. [♪] >> i moved to the richmond district in 1950 mine. i was two years old. ved from chinatown and we were one of the first asian families to move out here. [♪] >> when my mother decided to buy that house, nobody knew where it was. it seems so far away. for a long time, we were the only chinese family there but we started to see the areas of growth to serve a larger chinese population. the stress was storage of the birthplace of that. my father would have to go to chinatown for dim sum and i remember one day he came home and said, there is one here now. it just started to grow very organically. it is the same thing with the russian population, which is another very large ethnic group in the richmond district. as russia started to move in, we saw more russian stores. so parts of the richmond is very concentrated with the russian community and immigrant russian community, and also a chinese immigrant community. [♪] >> i think as living here in the richmond, we really appreciate the fact that we are surrounded three natural barriers. they are beautiful barriers.

this is the richmond side of the richmond to san rafael bridge.s morning, all of these lanes off to the left are closed up. now, they may open some of them before 6:00 but the entire project scheduled to clear at 6:00. however, yesterday was the same schedule and they didn't clear until about 6:30 so plan on possible delays headed toward the richmond-san rafael bridge if you travel between 5:30 and 6:30 in the morning. we'll continue to follow that closely. contra costa county an easy drive across the carquinez bridge and benicia bridges, no problem, and really the issue are the orange blobs there through the tri-valley, livermore, 580, fog there, low clouds at the very least, and here also through south county, highway 17 may be an issue, darker roadways and low visibility as fog and low clouds drift through the area. 101 is clear about a half hour, san martin was showing fog, you know about that, keep that in mind. 101 just north of 680/280 interchange clear view, clear drive no problem and a nice ride as well on your early commute here, capital

i live in the richmond district. i thank dana for her effort to update the audio monitoring, but at this point, it has been woefully insufficient. many reports have been given of people being bothered by noise. the old standard of several hundred feet have been thrown out the door, and outside lands can make their noise any way they want with no requirements preventing them. there should be standards, and they should be electronically monitored professionally. at present, outside lands has no prohibition or quantitative standards whatever. this is not acceptable in any city in the country, yet san francisco is allowing this. all they have to do, outside lands can listen and say we accept or we don't accept. this is not a professional approach. i recommend that quantitative standards be reinstituted like we had before, and that they be reasonably followed. they should hire an outside auditory source for safety. the people who are there very close to the speakers will have their hearing damaged. there are 90 to 110 dba

the richmond-san rafael bridge, berkeley in walnut creek with rain. alamo, san ramon in across the peninsula at millbrae and san mateo getting a brief heavy downpour. we have like rain moving into redwood city. it is active this morning due to that cold front that pushed through bringing rain and wind. behind it we have this unstable air in the atmosphere with a potential for isolated thunderstorms with the instability. we have coastal advisory for flooding until 9 am with minor flooding possible in the low lying and coastal areas. we have the high surf warning until 5 pm with high surf breaking waves up to 40 feet or higher with the increased rip current risk. cloudy skies with mid to upper 50s, and a mild start to the day. as we show you the current wind speed, it is definitely not as windy as it was last night but still talking 90 miles an hour wind at half moon bay, 18 at sfo and in downtown san francisco. 20 hours sustained wind and berkeley and 19 in vallejo. we will see 30 to 34 mile an hour wind gusting this morning with the wind tapering off t

you can see that light rain right over 580 there, the richmond bridge. showers moving right over the bay bridge as well as over san francisco there. and for west alameda. you can see the showers. and as we head down to the south bay, can you see practice campbell, saratoga, light rain this morning. off and on light rain for today. this is a weak weather system. this trough of low pressure. we are going to be watching this tomorrow. that is a powerful pacific front. that will be the storm to watch. the timing on this from 3:00 to 11:00 p.m., very wet as well as windy. how windy are we talking about? a high wind watch will be in effect for tomorrow in the affect to tomorrow night for the entire bay area. highest gusts 50 to 60 miles per hour. downed trees and power lines are possible. that storm watch scale for tomorrow, the biggest impacts, rain and wind at a seven. flooding at a six. the commute for tomorrow in the afternoon and evening at a nine. we'll time it all out for you on futurecast taking you hour by hour coming up. >>> this time around, we start

a live look at the richmond-san rafael bridge. where a big rig overturned because of the high winds. kpix 5's christin ayers is at the toll plaza right now.. christin? winds so high they blew a big rig towing a trailer onto its side on eastbound 580 around 8:00 tonight. amazingly the driver was not injured and managed to get out of the truck safely. right now the left two lanes of the highway are blocked. it's unclear when they'll reopen. tonight in oakland all that wind and rain turned deadly...downing a heavy branch on cal trans property along interstate 580. the victim: a man in his forties who may have been seeking shelter along the highway. friends found him trapped under the tree and by the time authorities arrived...it was too late. "ofc. eli davis/chp one of the branches of the tree had broken and fallen on top of this individual and unfortunately he had succumbed to his injuries. " authorities say use common sense on the roads out here and go slowly. they say if you think you're going slow alreadyâdrop your speed five mile

the new richmond ferry terminal is open... kron four's philippe djegal reports on the beginning of round-trip rides to and from san francisco. (philippe) as benita kapoor takes a peak at the schedule... a sigh of relief... knowing her round-trip commute to san francisco three-days a week from richmond just got a lot shorter.benita kapoor/residen t- "two hours going and sometimes you get stuck -- you can't leave until eight o'clock, otherwise it takes, uh, three hours coming back this is going to save a lot of time." the dollar project to bring the san francisco bay ferry to the new richmond terminal near the craneway pavilion on harbour way south was funded by both the state and federal governments. after launching the first ride at 6- 10 in the morning... the ferry will continue to offer six round trips to and from san francisco... for now -- only on weekdays.tina hashami/frequents richmond- "like other cities, it has challenges, and this is a very positive. this ferry will impact richmond's image." the ride each way lasts abo

we've got a few puddles left on the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge. always one of the spots that takes the longest to dry. very light volumes as you can see here. about seven minutes as you leave richmond to get into marin county. a quick check of our traffic maps. a lot of fog in the north bay. parts of the south bay as well. we do have a backup approaching a rollover crash before glenwood drive. chp ran a traffic break. it was blocking a lane and a half. now it's the left lane. right lane is fully able to get by. the backup not as bad as it was. we'll keep our eye on that. drive times coming up before 5:00. >>> a song for children that's gone viral is a top 40 hit on the billboard charts. >>> a row pobot that folds your laundry. >>> an infectious song, now a top 40 hit. baby shark ♪ >> baby shark is now on billboards top 100 list at 32nd. >> a total of 20 million streams this week on services like apple music and spotify. >>> harley davidson first all electric motorcycle. it will cost about $30,000. >> it goes from zero to 60 in just under four seco

. >> a big rig loses control and blows over in the wind on the richmond san rafael bridge. we're live with the clean up. >> and problems in the santa cruz mountains. a tree crashes and blocks all lanes and mudslides create hazards on the road. i'm ken bastida. >> and i'm elizabeth cook. high definition doppler showing the storm pushing out of the bay area. still tonight we're dealing with rain showers. you can see it through the live cameras looking toward san francisco and along the peninsula. wet roads tonight for drivers along the san mateo bridge, the rain still coming down out there. 17 - blocking all northbound lanes at laurel road for about 45 min >> yep, it's been a mess in the santa cruz mountains all night long. a large tree fell across highway 17, and it blocked all the northbound lanes at laurel road for about 45 minutes before crews could get their chain saws out there and cut it away. earlier a mudslide shut down southbound lanes near the glenwood cut off right in the middle of the evening commute. >> in the north bay tonight, the story is flooding. this was th

it is raining now at the richmond bridge. you have seen the cells move through. i can show you on the picture of the traffic approaching the bridge where -- and you can see if you have time to look up at your screen, look at the rain coming down. you can see it illuminated by the headlights there. it's coming down hard and the traffic is slowing down as it should driving over to marin county. got a message from my buddy who says his power has been out for a long time since last night in san anselmo. that means some of the traffic lights are not going to be working in parts of marin county where the power is out. this is a look at 80 westbound driving out to the macarthur maze. this morning in san francisco northbound 101 slow and go from just near the 280 interchange. 280 is also slow out of daly city. 680 is slow. the south bay commute is moderate. there's northbound 280. because of the holiday weekend coming up for some, that if you're going to the snow, right now there are chain restrictions on 80 and 50. you can get the specifics on the caltrans website. >>>

today, the new richmond ferry terminal opened... ron four's philippe djegal reports the services launched it's first round-trip rides to and from san francisco. (philippe)nats- ground broke on the new richmond ferry terminal in the spring of 2017. almost two years later... you now have more options commuting from the east bay to san francisco.benita kapoor/resident- "it's fabulous -- exciting."tina hashami/frequents richmond- "we have been looking forward for this day for a long time." the first trip from the new terminal on harbour way south near the craneway pavilion launched at 6-10 in the morning. one of six round trips offered on weekdays during the morning and evening commutes.benita kapoor/resident- "(philippe) how often do you think you'll use it? (benita) um, probably about three-times a week." several hundred people showed up for the grand opening. with a-c transit bus services connecting bart riders to the new terminal... and, free limited parking in the lot... the new ferry service is expected give travel

said we have zero vacancies in the richmond. within two weeks, 159 vacancies were reported. there was an on-line reporting form. we gave that to d.b.i. d.b.i. went from having 40 properties on the list to over 200. i'm proud to say our neighborhood was instrumental in increasing that number, as well as the press and media around that. we then, based on that list of the number of vacant storefronts, our office sent a mail letter to every single one of those property owners, asking them to engage in our office because we really are trying to understand the problem. not surprisingly, the vast majority of those property owners didn't respond, but we did have some great conversations with some folks. some of those people were actually small businesses who are talking about -- so we got the small business owner, not the property owner who were talking about the property challenges that maybe they were having with their landlords or the challenges of trying to stay in their space. some of the folks were talking about kind of like permitting process, and so i think that gets to some

today, the new richmond ferry terminal opened... kron four's philpe djegal reports on the beginning of round-trip rides to and from san francisco. (philippe) as benita kapoor takes a peak at the schedule... a sigh of relief... knowing her round-trip commute to san francisco three-days a week from richmond just got a lot shorter.benita kapoor/residen t- "two hours going and sometimes you get stuck -- you can't leave until eight o'clock, otherwise it takes, uh, three hours coming back this is going to save a lot of time." the 20-million dollar project to bring the san francisco bay ferry to the new richmond terminal near the craneway pavilion on harbour way south was funded by both the state and federal governments. after launching the first ride at 6- 10 in the morning... the ferry will continue to offer six round trips to and from san francisco... for now -- only on weekdays.tina hashami/frequents richmond- "like other cities, it has challenges, and this is a very positive. this ferry will impact richmond's image." the ride each way

it is a quiet ride across the richmond san rafael bridge. we'll show you a live look at that. so far traffic is moving okay through here, but we're still seeing that reflection off the roadways. so still dealing with a lot of slick surfaces in and around the bay area. let's jump over to the bay bridge toll plaza. so far so good as far as traffic goes, no delays, no troubles coming out of oakland into san francisco right now. you've got a few cars in those cash lane, but overall a quiet ride. but there is a wind advisory in effect for the bay bridge as well. and quiet conditions on the san mateo bridge. right now 15 minutes to travel on to 92 if you're going from 880 towards 101. so very relaxing drive through there. however, again, windy condition, so be careful as you work your way through there. we'll get a look at the south bay coming up in just a few i want m z minutes. kenny. >> thank you. >>> 4:03 right now. all lanes are back open this morning on the richmond san rafael bridge after fierce winds last night. take a look at the damage. it knocked over a big rig that was to

first ferry scheduled to leave the richmond dock in just a few minutes. that's where we find ktvu's elissa harrington. are you ready? you're on the first boat, elissa? >> we did. we just boarded. and everyone who rides today gets a bag that says, richmond, your ship has arrived. there is wi-fi and snacks. a lot of people we've talked to. it get the them out of the gridlock. and it's only a 35-minute trip across to san francisco. you're one of the first people board. why did you want to ride the ferry? and what does it mean for you? >> a shorter commute. two-hour commute compared to 35 minutes. i'm excited. >> how big of a deal is this to have out of richmond? >> it's really good. i was looking at the vallejo bridge, and that's a little longer and i'd have to cross the carquinez bridge. but i'm excited. no toll. just hop on the ferry. >> what is this like for you? are you on board? excited? >> i'm incredibly excited i lived in point richmond on and off for 20 years. and there's always been talk of a ferry. the commute is hard. to get to the city on bart is

this and to the north, some moderate rain falling from mill valley mill valley through novato, the richmond san rafael bridge and over to wx salinas. north, some scattered showers and sevastopol some and petaluma, some light rain stretching to the sonoma valley and napa valley and snow coming down in the sierra. the wind is expected to be breezy and that is what we are getting with napa recording winds gusting and novato, 18. west and breezy for the brunt of the afternoon and then in time for the evening commute, it begins to taper off and here's a look at the futurecast. still not slick and the heavief should move east and then look at the 10:00 area, snow showers wednesday morning with the brunt of that heavier and stronger story moving in by late wednesday afternoon. the rainfall amounts, we could see one half inch to one inch over the next 24 hours or so and in the sierra, snow falling and an advisory starting later this afternoon and at home, by tomorrow, a high wind watch and a bay area advisory with possibilities for flooding and i will have details in a little bit. >>> a developing

golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) coverage on the storm. heavy rains caused flooding in parts of the bay area.( james ) kron4's will tran is in the east bay ... in the small town of port chicago... looking at one flooded area. will? in the east bay ... the storm turned deadly after a tree branch fell on a man in east oakland. the tree branch came down near the ardley avenue overpass ... which goes over interstate- 580. officials say one person was staying underneath the tree at the time. the incident happened just before 5:30 yesterday in an area behind a fence that was closed to the public. the victim has not been named. officials say the branch came down on cal-trans property. on withers avenue near pleasant hill road ... the contra costa county public works department was busy cleaning up a downed valley oak tree. luckily no one was hurt and no property was damaged. but its just one of many weather-related incidents that crews expect to respond to in the

the marin head lands and towards richmond and kensington, moderate showers right now. the morning commute, i think it will be the tougher one. rain and breezes this morning. they'll be intense locally but very isolated during the evening commute. if you're headed to tahoe, sue will talk more with this. we have a blizzard today and winter storm warning tomorrow. more snow coming sunday. it looks like saturday is your window. 7:00 through noon, all of us with a chance of showers. look at those yellows during the lunch-hour and notice into the evening commute shall they start to taper. here's my seven-day forecast. tomorrow is a 1 for especially the north bay. saturday we get to dry out, except for the north bay. light rain sunday to the early afternoon hours. on the holiday, monday, a stretch of warmer and drier weather. tahoe? toyota tahoe report. i get that backwards. here it is. >> we do have the toyota tahoe report comingorirst tehe season. what a great way to get started. we've got lots of snow falling right now. if you're headed towards squaw alpine, chains required

crews are moving the lane closures as they do work on the richmond side. we saw flashing lights and cars and trucks move out of the roadway. only two lanes richmond to san rafael but that's plenty for the light traffic. a smooth flow of traffic, in the shot we saw low clouds hovering around, still above the deck, not enough to be fog but kari showed you above the cloud cover, we showed you below so we have you covered everywhere. over here livermore lower visibility there and watching the sensors for 17 and 101. we'll track it. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> with begin with security at the border, it will dominate the conversation in washington today. a panel of 17 lawmakers selected with a border security compromise will meet for the first time today and it's open to the public. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live on capitol hill for us and tracie, this is a crucial meeting as a possible shutdown is possible for us next month. >> it is, marcus, so this is sort of the dream team of politicians who have been put together to try to come up with some

we have the traffic camera from the richmond san rafael bridge and as well from the east bay, berkeleykland and a wet start to the day over the bay bridge into san francisco. also from the peninsula, redwood city, saratoga with light rain this morning. here is the wet transamerica cam with mainly mid 50s to start the day. we have light and scattered showers this morning. we turned at is the time frame storm, 3 pm to 11 pm today with the strongest wind as well as the heaviest rain. we have damaging wind and, heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms possible with this system. let's time it out on the future cast hour by hour. here we are at noon and you the as we go through 3 pm you can see the widespread heavy rain. through 7 pm you can see this line that is the actual pacific front we are tracking. one that front rows across the bay area we will see a burst of heavier rain and the strongest wind at 7 pm, especially in the north bay. through 8 pm rolling across san francisco. 18 p.m. it will push across the south bay. that is the timing of this weather system and tomorrow showers. the futu

here's a look at the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge.have metal debris on the bridge. westbound lanes around the mid span. someone hit that and they got a flat tire unfortunately. we have traffic starting to backup there. a quick check of drive times. southbound 680 walnut creek to dublin, in the green at 14 minutes. no issues for you. southbound 101, santa rosa to san francisco filling in and slowing down at 1 hour 3 minutes. now both lanes are blocked near laurel road. trying to get the flipped vehicle on to its wheels and tow it away. highway 1 to los gatos, 1 hour, 14 minutes. >>> some of b.a.r.t.'s original train cars are still in operation. this week the b.a.r.t. board will look at what could happen to the cars when they retire next year. here are several options under consideration. the cars may be sold to another transit system operator for use, scrapped and recycled, buried in the ocean for use as an artificial reef, or reused as housing or shelters. more than 400 cars are slated for retirement in 2020. some interesting options

a live look at the richmond-san rafael bridge. aded through the toll plaza could soon see relief during the morning commute. >> marin officials will push for an extra lane on the upper deck. westbound commuters have had enough with all the awful traffic. abc 7 news reporter jobina fortson is live with more. jobina? >> reporter: good morning. well, commuters are so ready for this. with traffic wait times expected to get worse, this couldn't have come at a better time. check out the bridge. you can look at that. if you see on the right-hand side here, that is where the $25 million bike and pedestrian lane will go on the upper deck traveling westbound. this is what it's supposed to look like when it's finished. traffic officials want to remove the barriers and put a third lane of traffic there during commute hours. a third lane was added last year going eastbound. commuters appeared ecstatic about that. the original plan was to conduct a four-year pilot project for the bike and pedestrian lane going westbound. officials in marin are h

it is one of the places that has not only a landmark in the richmond district, but also in san franciscosmall theatres showing one or two films. a unique -- they are unique also to the neighborhood and san francisco. >> where we are today is the heart of the richmond district. with what is unique is that it is also small businesses. there is a different retail here it is mom and pop opening up businesses. and providing for the neighborhood. this is what we love about the streets. the cora door starts on clement street and goes all the way down to the end of clement where you will see small businesses even towards 32nd. at the core of it is right here between here and 20 -- tenth avenue. when we see this variety of stores offered here, it is very unique then of the -- any other part of san francisco. there is traditional irish music which you don't get hardly anywhere in san francisco. some places have this long legacy of serving ice cream and being a hangout for families to have a sunday afternoon ice cream. and then also, we see grocery stores. and also these restaurants that are just n

richmond still is one of the most affordable places in the entire bay area. so, so he could live in richmond and butte to san francisco, we are looking forward to reverse commute, you know? right of the terminal in richmond, right next to it, is the visitor center for the world war ii homefront national historical front. so, we are hoping a lot of people will buy the ferry here to san francisco and go there and spend a half-day and toward the park and have lunch maybe, come back. >> reporter: thank you so much for chatting with us that was definitely a fun and quick over here to san francisco, took about 35 minutes and if you want to hop on board, there are 40 trips during the morning commute and for the take you battering the evening commute, cost nine dollars for a ticket or if you have a clipper card it is $6.75. live in san francisco, elissa harrington, ktvu, fox 2 news. >>> the 2020 presidential race, at least one report this morning indicates senator kamala harris has decided she will seek the democratic nation. we have a request today for more comments

this is at the rosie riveter museum in richmond. the people will take the 35 minute ride across the bay and landing in san francisco at the mission and embarcadero. it is a bargain. it is nine dollars with cash, and only $6.75 with a clipper card. we hope this is a good thing for the ferry system. travel officials are hoping to quadruple the people riding the ferry's between now and 2040. >> the price is not bad and 35 minutes is good when you're trying to get into the city. >> just read or get on your cell phone, whatever you want. >> no driving, less stressful, and coffee on board, the way to go. >>> it is 5:33 am. >>> president trump is heading to the southern border and take this today and the parcel shutdown over the proposed border wall reaching day 20. democrats and republicans met yesterday in a contentious round of discussions. the estimate and are thousand employees are on furlough or working without pay, facing missing a paycheck tomorrow. no ends to the shutdown insight, the unions are taking action and unions are gearing

here's a look at the westbound side starting in richmond and going the opposite way.ant delays there as you approach the toll plaza. check out the drive time, too. just six minutes across and into marin county. westbound san mateo, in the green. dumbarton bridge looking great in the green at nine minutes. >>> alexis, i know you know the song and you taught me the dance moves. it's a catchy song for kids. it's hit the hot 100 list on billboards. >> baby shark ♪ >> it will be stuck in your head all day long, i guarantee it. baby shark is number 32 on this week's list. people have listened to this song 20 million times off of streaming services like apple music and spotify. it's an old nursery rhyme from decades ago. the version has become a viral hit. >> i don't know if the next thing is related. but new at 6:00, the birth rate in america is going down. why that could be a problem. >> maybe because we get baby shark stuck in your head. >> never want to hear that again. >>> you probably have to hear it in the next hour. >> cool. >>> also coming up, a rare vase could fetc

we see the backup coming off the richmond side. see the build on the map and the bay bridge heading west as well is your commute in toward san francisco, the toll plaza has the metering lights on. the green highlighting all across the bay shows you where you'll have the damp roadways and that will be the case but nothing major as far as any problems, although there's a water main break, the biggest in redwood city, el camino near redwood avenue. >> is it pretty bad? >> i heard it was a closure. we thought lanes opened earlier but we got confirmation there is a cleosure there. >>> looking ahead to the weekend, rain looks like it's in the forecast. >> this is the first round of many rounds of rain in the forecast over the next several days, so we walk out the door this morning to some light showers, even though this won't last all day long. there is another storm right behind that, that will be arriving on friday, and then there is another one right behind that. they're winding up out there in the pacific, and we're going to have a co

the murder of this 20-year-old woman in richmond shining light on a new law for juvenile offenders. the teen who pled guilty to her murder is now facing up to eight years in custody. kpix5's da lin at the contra costa county superior court in walnut creek. the judge says she's not proud of the outcome, but her hands are tied, right? >> reporter: that's right. the judge said she would not allow this to happen had it not been for senate bill 1391. she says she cannot allow passion to dictate her ruling. instead she has to follow this new law and the victim's family says they feel like they're being victimized again. >> see, the person that murdered my person admitted to it and smiled. that was very hard. >> reporter: the victim's family cried in court as a teenage suspect admitted to killing and robbing 20-year-old allie schweitzer. the teen admitted to shooting another man two days earlier in a home invasion robbery. >> we had our world and he took a spike and put it on top and hit it with a hammer and he shot her dead. i don't think he will ever understand that. i don't think he will

the new civil war museum and iron works in richmond, as well as historic williamsburg. we know he remains busy despite his tenure at a great university, which he helped raise the level to extraordinary heights. all while writing and researching, with a new book coming out in 2020. i think we are honored to have ed ayers with us. this is his first appearance with the lincoln forum and we hope not the last. we welcome ed as a member of our family who will present his topic this evening. ed, please. welcome edward ayers. [applause] mr. ayers: thank you everybody. i have to say, it is a little daunting to have to follow all of the great things you have done and the great work you do. i like to think of myself as a teacher, and even when i do, i don't think i am doing the good work that people in the schools do. i am honored to be with you and look at how many of you there are. despite braving -- i need to raise the mic up, i am told. i can hear myself better now. i usually ask for the bass to be turned up and my accent to be turned down, but i don't think they have the contr

heading through novato, marinwood, san rafael and across the richmond san rafael bridge and over the five dating. berkeley, walnut creek also getting spotty showers across the bay bridge into san francisco, the peninsula down through the site they and across the half moon bay. due to that heavy rain we are expecting with this storm system, we have a flash flood watch peaking in at 3 pm today with flash flooding possible with the already saturated ground from the rain yesterday. the heavy rain on top of that increases the flooding threat with flooding this afternoon and tonight possible. we have high wind alert and a wind advisory for the entire bay area, gusting up to 50 miles an hour and for the hills and coast up 60 les an hour. heavy rain, strong wind and a potential for flooding all making the scale a 7 with this storm impacting. that means for your commute home from work and school this afternoon and this evening, the impact is at 9. we will talk about the timing of the storm showing you the future cast hour by hour coming up. >>> let's check in with gianna for a look at the tra

it was kind of a mess on the richmond-san rafael bridge. we'll keep our eye on it. full freeway closure southbound oun 680 the sunol grade. that's due to roadwork as well. the purple at a standstill. there is a detour in place. allow yourself extra time to make the move. we'll go to vacaville where there's a big rig on its side blocking the right lane in the eastbound direction of 80 near cherry glenn. i'm not seeing a lot of slowing here. they're waiting for a big rig tow truck to get on scene. >> sue, thank you. facebook is paying people as young as 13 years old to access their browsing history on their smartphones. tech crunch reports this has been going on since the year 206. facebook pays users up to $20 per month to install an app called facebook research. the app tracks web searches, location information and private messages within social media apps among other data. it's similar to another facebook app that apple band last year. following the tech crunch report, facebook will shut down the ios version of facebook research. the app will continue to run on andr

the richmond san rafael bridge pretty quiet but overall a pretty light ride between 80 and 101. an easy ride out of hayward and foster city, the golden gate bridge off to a great start. the rain is on the way. >>> that's right. we are tracking this next storm system bringing increasing rain inanging through this friday. here's a live look starting off the day with 40s and 50s. concord at 52, oakland 48, livermore 45, downtown san francisco 50, 47 in san jose and 44 in santa rosa. it is not as foggy as yesterday morning and the east bay and carrier valleys are seeing patchy fog with increasing light to moderate rain through the day with this storm system. as we go through saturday, mainly dry in between the storms with another storm arriving sunday into monday. we have another one behind that one, so it is a very active weather pattern in the bay area. we are looking at 4 miles visibility for livermore, miin this is not extremely dense fog like yesterday but still patchy areas of fog. the storm watch scale for today into tomorrow morning with rain light to moderate setting us at 4

the next half hour. if there are any problems it will be a big issue. right now light traffic in richmondded to the north bay. >>> our investigative unit is exposing a serious lack of teacher training across the bay area relating to transgender students. >> senior investigative reporter bigad shaban will have the story tonight at 11:00 and has a preview for us this morning. >> good morning. we began this series more than a year ago, and now educators are making major changes to add more teacher training and they're crediting our reporting. >> you know, honestly, the conversation you and i had last year, it did give me pause, hmm, you know what? we need to do more. there certainly are students at every school in our district who identify themselves as transgender. >> reporter: tonight at 11:00, we'll show you which districts are now educating their educators and which aren't, plus we'll tell what you california's new school superintendent thinks about all this, that's tonight at 11:00. >>> 4:50 for you right now. the teenager accused of beating an elderly woman in a san francisco neighborh

they're working on something coming off of the richmond-san rafael bridge on the eastern side of the span. otherwise, just slow and go out of the central valley. very typical for our early morning commute. we'll come back with the sunol grade full road closure again due to roadwork in a few minutes. >> thank you, sue. >>> developing news, victims of the devastating tubbs fire aren't satisfied with an official report of its cause. >> they say a homeowner's private electric system, not pg&e started the inferno. new video shows you exactly where the fire started in october of 2017. that red pin on the map shows the point of origin on bennett lane in calistoga. we have more information. >> privately owned electrical equipment next to this property on bennett lane in calistoga triggered the deadly blaze. that's conclusion of an investigation by cal fire, which has the support of some. >> if that's their judgment on it, i trust that judgment. they investigated it. i know they have the tools to do that. >> cal fire's 80-page report is based on witness statement, expert opinion and physical

as we look at the richmond san rafael bridge, like conditions with no troubles or accidents. we do have a wind advisory in effect here and also on the venecia bridge. eastbound 84 before 880, all lanes are finally open and for over seven hours the big rig was there with a trailer that lost the content. the sensors have changed from red to the green and working your way nicely to this area now. the northbound 87 over to northbound to 80 we have flooding in the left lane with two separate accidents in that area. we advise you not to use 87 right now and use 101 as the alternate. westbound 580 is beginning to stack up out of tracy to the 205 heading to 680 and both delays at the top of the pass. this is at mountain house parkway, and so far 27 minutes from the tool pipe to the 680. to use the east shore freeway and the 101, traffic is light. >>> we are looking at the storm that is not over yet. that powerful storm system brought a lot of rain and wind with showers behind his strong cold front today. we have chance of isolated thunderstorms and we have seen the thunderstorms along

let's go out and take a look at the richmond bridge. the approach. we still have one lane taken away for what i assume are is critical road work they are doing here in the middle of the commute. it is a little slow to have one lane taken away. the farleigh right lane coming up to the toll plaza. most of these lanes are open and traffic is getting busier in the area. the morning commute will be slow at the bay bridge. they turned the metering lights on about an hour ago. 880 n. and south looks okay but it is already slow in hayward driving south and if you look at the san mateo and dunbarton bridge, looks good but you can see some of the photographic in hayward from about 238 on down to tennyson road. 6:02 and let's go back to the desk. struck we are following breaking news. pg&e has officially filed for brinkley. pg&e facing millions of dollars in potential liability for the california wildfires. sara zendehnam is joining us live at the headquarters in san francisco. you have a lot more on this. morning. >> reporter: pg&e says their priority is safet

the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge. you have typical delays approaching the toll plaza. not far from westbound 80. we have a three-car crash that was pushed off to the shoulder. as you can see, you're pretty heavy. almost out to highway 4. not too far from there, southbound 680 approaching the benicia bridge. pretty heavy there on the northbound side at the toll plaza. we have reports of a large ladder in the roadway. chp on the way to check that out as well. i want to show you a really close call for boaters in new zealand. you can see them in that tiny rubber dingy. that is a cruise ship feet from the dingy. this happened last month but the video was just released. it was disabled at the time but managed to avoid being hit. the boaters are lucky they were not. >> this makes my heart drop. they are very lucky. >> you're a sailor. what happened? it sounds like the boat maybe lost power. >> yeah. the dinghy that they were on could n m was dabled and didn' a motor. they could not move out of way. the cruise ship is going

golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) breaking news we are following this morning... tesla announces plan to cut its staff by 7 percent.( james ) that's a big hit to the bay area. about 10- thousand people work at the tesla factory in fremont.( darya ) kron 4's sara stinson has the details. ( sara )out: kron four news." employees here at the tesla factory in fremont woke up to a memo about this seven percent cut this morning.you can see employees here arriving to work. the email started out saying the road ahead is very difficult.c-e-o elon musk says this is in effort to increase model three production while cut prices at the sametime.musk says they will retain the most critical temps and contractors.there are about 35-thousand people employed by tesla worldwide - this layoff will cut nearly 25-hundred employees in total. last year - tesla increased its staff by 30 -percent, but now it cannot support that size of staff.even though tesla shares fell eight percent