went from one tow company to another tow company that this situation came up. is that correct? >> i believe what happened he applied for a second permit to operate as a second company, not to replace the first one. >> this is a question of granting a rehearing. is that correct? >> that's correct. >> just clarifying this is a issue of granting a rehearing, not a hearing of the merits of the -- >> that's correct. >> and i believe we have some information from the city attorney's office that would lead us to conclude we should regrant the rehearing. >> based upon some of the comments made at the last hearing that is correct. the legal aspects of the case are quite clear in terms what is in the code and what isn't. i believe what was not said, especially my myself at the hearing, the question was not so much the pure legality of the code, but the question of whether the man should have an opportunity to work, and i believe that's where i was going. the question whether this is new information to me. it's not. i accepted what the police department said last time and

they are waiting if -- for a tow truck there and we have debris in 880. kristen?udy shows obese drivers are more likely to die in a crash. researchers found upon impact an obese driver's lower body is from peopled further before the seatbelt stops them. the extra weight prevents the belt from fitting snugly. >> authorities suggest the vehicle design may need to change to provide better protection in the emergency medicine journal. >> the 49ers are headed to the super bowl and karen -- kaepernick's tattoos are in on-the-spot light. we interviewed the gentleman would has been working on the tattoos for kaepernick. this is video of him getting the markings and some have called the tattoo shot wanting the ill imagine of kaepernick tattooed on their body. >> i am amazed. i didn't expect it to be this big. you know? >> the catch is that he is actually a patriots' fan but he is happy it is the 49ers and cap are knick -- kaepernick going to the super bowl. we will follow the 49ers headed to new orleans and we will have live reports from the big easy next week. >> we are f

a tow truck collided with a pickup. the impact slammed the tow truck right into the side of a building in front of the northern parted. we spoke to a woman who saw it happen. >> the driver of the towing truck was hurt very badly. he was thrown out of his cab onto the sidewalk. >> the pickup ended up into a park lot. they had to sues the saws of life to get them out. >> home prices in the city increased more than 12 1/2% in november compared to a year ago. that is according to the case schiller index one of the most widely watched price gauges. san francisco saw the second biggest increase in the nation behind only phoenix where places jumped 23%. san francisco niners faced media day in new orleans this morning. this is the chance for reporters to get a glimpse of the lighter side of the athletes leading up to the big game and a chance for the media to get up to question alex smith. >> to be starting and playing but it's a blessing to be in the superbowl. so enjoying it. we have a great team and great group of guys, lovi

a tow truck collided with a pickup. the impact slammed the tow truck right into the side of a building in front of the northern parted. we spoke to a woman who saw it happen. >> the driver of the towing truck was hurt very badly. he was thrown out of his cab onto the sidewalk. >> the pickup ended up into a park lot. they had to sues the saws of life to get them out. >> home prices in the city increased more than 12 1/2% in november compared to a year ago. that is according to the case schiller index one of the most widely watched price gauges. san francisco saw the second biggest increase in the nation behind only phoenix where places jumped 23%. san francisco niners faced media day in new orleans this morning. this is the chance for reporters to get a glimpse of the lighter side of the athletes leading up to the big game and a chance for the media to get up to question alex smith. >> to be starting and playing but it's a blessing to be in the superbowl. so enjoying it. we have a great team and great group of guys, lovi

there is slow traffic and once the tow truck gets on the scene.co, showing you on the abc app. ninth and brennan, a tow truck and car with injuris and sounds like someone was ejected from the car. it sounds like a sad and bad scene at ninth and branon with an overturned in the streets of san francisco. metering lights on in the bay bridge and trafficking is backing up. >> thank you. new this morning, four people have been arrested in the deadly brazil night club fire that killed more than 230 people. police arrested the promoter of the event. a bank member and co-owners of the club in custody following the tragedy. it is believed that yro technics was responsible for the fire. the sealing covered with foam that spread the flames. >> the new strategy companies are using this year to make a super bowl commercials more successful than ever. >> jc pennies made headlines when it said >> we are back with a look at your wind. oakland 3 miles per hour . west at 7 . northwest at santa rosa . look at the coast gusty in half moon bay and in the beaches that'

by why were they trying to tow the rig when they did? what was the rush?did it then because the weather forecast looked so good. they say there was a two-week window where the weather was going to be good enough to tow it. turns out that does not appear to be the case. we have now obtained a letter, exclusively, sent to the president of shell, to ed markey, who will likely be the democratic nominee for john kerry's senate seat, for now, he is the top dog on energy issues. he writes "conversations with alaska at the national weather service don't back up shell's claims regarding the weather forecast. while shell cited a two-week good window of weather, the national marine forecast only extends for five days, not two weeks. shell's rig operations only happen for two weeks" shell has not appear to do consult at all, after november. if they had been in touch with the weather service, they would have learned what actually was forecasted winds reaching 25 knots and seas reaching five feet. shell says they only moved this rig because of a two-week window of good

but it means less mon tow give. but less money to invest.eople don't give to charity because of a tax deduction . unfortunately higher taxes hurts the rich and everyone . people who invest and create >> you think it is an unintended consequence of the fiscal cliff. >> i don't think so. mimit u middle class voters are more likely to give a larger share of the income charity and that will not change with the tweak with the cap for higher income folks. >> we'll see strong be number neceary the month of the fiscal cliff negotiation. as why move out of the recession, that will give people more money to give to charity and we'll see it bounce back more than what it wa wh the nonprofit outlets are calling a hair cut in the cap . remember what the alternatives were, too? extend the bush tax cuts which arguably through us in a economic crisis before to cut and have sequester cut that we have tabled for a couple of months and those people would have needed more. >> but at the same time john, many nonprofits came out in the fiscal cliff debating and th

they are waiting for a flatbed tow truck to get that out of there. but in meantime brake lights behind the stall in the right lane before treasure island jamming up all the way on to the incline section. kristen? >> we will watch that closely. the oakland museum of california is releasing a picture of a rare artifact stolen last week. police say someone took off with the golden quartz box dating back to the california gold rush. some estimate it to be worth $800,000, and a $12,000 reward is being offered. you can call the tip line at 510-777-28905. >> oak police is released a sketch of kidnapping suspect who tried to kidnap a woman walking on east 12th street near a bart station in december. she got away. oakland police ask you to call if you recognize this man. >> this morning a driver is recovering after a dramatic rescue in the eat -- east bay. a driver host control of the truck yesterday. witnesses say the truck lost the brakes on the road and slipped on its side and dumped a load of cut down trees. the crews tried to right the truck and the driv

the ship towing it lost the engines, lost the connection to the rig.ip tried four more times to hook up to the rig. they were unable to establish a connection. they brought in another ship to help. but that had to be abandoned after the bad weather. the rig finally slammed into the nearby island, threatening everything around it. but why were they trying to tow the rig when they did? what was the rush? what shell says was they did it then because the weather forecast looked so good. they say there was a two-week window where the weather was going to be good enough to tow it. turns out that does not appear to be the case. we have now obtained a letter, exclusively, sent to the president of shell, to ed markey, who will likely be the democratic nominee for john kerry's senate seat. for now, he is the top dog on energy issues. he writes "conversations with alaska at the national weather service don't back up shell's claims regarding the weather forecast. while shell cited a two-week good window of weather, the national marine forecast only extends for fiv

they will get a tow truck so it could be blocking the lane. bart and muni and caltrain, everyone off to a great start. we have road work north 85 at the 101 merge. >> today, a peninsula community is mobilizing to prepare for possible flood along a creek that caused major damage in a storm last in. abc7 news reporter is live in east palo alto. >> the creek is behind me, it looks mellow right now but do not let that fool you. the officials say this creek has caused problems and they expect it will cause problems again. so they will attack it today. they will line the creek with sandbags. it took them a day to prepare the sand bags. they filled 4,000 sandbags. they are hoping the sandbags will keep the creek contained for the rainy season. they are worried. the levee and the creek are damaged l is water that eroded the bank. the damage happened on christmas eve. there was heavy rain that night and the creek came up over the levee and flooded seven homes and streets. it cost $2.7 million for repairs. officials have to fine the money, the city of e

firefighters surveyed through the debris of this mess of a store called up in smoke as they watched a tow truck try to pull this dog grooming van out of a store. >> there were reports called in saying they saw it speeding down the road with a tire off and things were flying. >> reporter: it plunged into the storefront and shortly after, two or three people were seen running away. inside a couple of packs of beer were found. >> they were partying inside the van and they had alcohol and they were dui and that probably contributed to them running into a business. >> they are left to clean up the mess. and they are damaging merchandise. this is only one of two vans and this will cause them a big loss in revenue. >> the bus was supposed to be at the expo. i don't know. >> if we just remodel it, we've got a lot of stuff with a lot of money and the water saturated everything. >> the damage inside this smoke shop is pretty extensive and it is unknown just how long this store will remain closed. reporting live janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >> we just spoke with the oakland airport and the

towed closer to highway 29. there was an accident above on highway 37. that is under investigation but what happened next is clear. this is what it looks like under highway 37 at highway tween as the loaded truck burned. the accident happened at 6:40. the truck involved in an accident on 37 dropped 50' on a grassy area and burst into flames and good samaritans got involved. >> the witnesses and off daughter paramedic pulled over and went to the big rig to assist the driver. they found the driver upside down in the cab in the seatbelt. they freed him from the cab. >> the truck driver was taken to the hospital and he died of the injuries. firefighters put the fire out and called in haz-mat to figure out the environmental hazards of the items that burned. the truck was carrying a large number items including plastic storage containers. it is believed there has been no contamination of the waterways. >> the chp shut down 37 in both directions for hours with the traffic jam stretching for miles on 37 and on highway 29 and on interstate his 80 where folks did

the tow boat was towing a barge out to see. the force of the impact threw two people into the cold water and sunk the sailboat. >> they were rescued by a crew from golden gate and a crew from san francisco fire department. >> the two victims were not seriously injured. the coast guard says the tugboat and barge were order back to port so the crews could be questioned. there is no word on what caused the collision. >> the discovery of a suspiction package in chinatown forced the closure of a busy intersection. the bomb squad was called to vallejo and stockton streets where someone spotted a metal briefcase. local pisses were told to shut their doors and stay in place. >> it was a metal case and we had no other way to determine what it was other than just because there was so much pedestrian and vehicle and tons of people out here. so we had to have that for safety. >> a robot recovered the object. san francisco police say they took to an undisclosed location and "entered it safe over-from gun buybacks to marches the controversy

so the tow crew is what's blocking the lane.e accident ran off the roadway and into a ditch. they are working to clear it now. in the meantime, expected a few delays southbound 101 near the blossom hill road exit. also, this is another problem spot this morning. the chp is working. there is some sort of debris in the road or at least there was westbound 580 at north livermore avenue, causing people to have flat tires. still off on the right-hand shoulder and now we have a long line of brake lights behind that scene. so 20 minutes now the drive time is in the yellow considered slow now because the delays have picked up towards the dublin interchange. just a quick note for caltrain. slight delays northbound train 101 about 10 minutes behind schedule. everything else is reportedly on time. but caltrain did send out a tweet about that. otherwise, bart, ace train 1 and 3, muni, ferries, everything else pretty much good to go. let's go outside and show you some more live traffic cameras. this is 880 near the 66 exit. close to the coli

then that towing vessel saw four of its engines fail. then they failed the first, second, third, fourth, try. then a second vessel was brought in to help. it was forced to cut its connection to the rig because its own crew was put in danger. and as a result of all that, the shell rig was left floating alone in the ocean, and it slammed into sitkalidak island, where it now sits damaged, holding on to the toxic damage. that rig was one of two shell oil rigs drilling in the arctic in recent months after recently being given the thumbs up by the federal government. how has the other rig done? don't ask. back in july, the other rig nearly ran aground after dragging the anchor. the same month, the coast guard found more than a dozen violations involving the rig safety solution and equipment. in terms of the equipment, they staged, as a result of the containment system they were called a "spectacular failure" after the equipment was "crushed like a beer can during testing." if you live in this part of america right now, that record is the truth

outer lanes are blocked, fire and tow crews out there, as well.w backups extending to highway 4. richmond parkway towards san pablo avenue that might be your best alternate to get around this mess. so this is a good sized delay for this time of the morning. drive times creeping up, 32 minutes just in the westbound lanes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. and once you get past san pablo dam road things look good towards the berkeley area. once again if you are going towards the bay bridge toll plaza, we have good sized delays once again approaching the pay gates. westbound 580 just kind of a hit-or-miss brake lights right now from 20 5 -- from 205 towards the dublin interchange, the usual commute across that stretch. westbound 4 busy this morning. also, a the although of fog reported. chp very early this morning before we got in the door issued a fog advisory between antioch and the pittsburg area. so yeah, really slow. we are seeing a pretty good long line of red sensors meaning a lot of speeds are under 25 miles per hour. elsewhere here's a l

oh no, i... just used my geico app to get a tow truck. it's gonna be 30 minutes. oh, so that means that we won't be stuck up here, for hours, with nothing to do. oh i get it, you wanna pass the time, huh. (holds up phone) fruit ninja!!! emergency roadside assistance. just a click away with the geico mobile app. >> welcome back, we will look at today, we are going to have a few sprinkles but for frost. rain is likely for all of us this afternoon, and this evening, the rain will turn to more scattered showers. if you travel an the state the best chance of wet weather is along the coast and into northern california, north of 80. that is where we see the best radar returns much scattered showers to the south. the warmest weather is san diego and los angeles and palm spring low-to-upper 70's and and upper 40's with scattered showers around yosemite. >> a new list is ranking the hottest neighborhoods in the country when it comes to real estate activity and three of them are in the bay area are on the list. livermore is the 5th hottest neighborhood in the country. number

>> towed up by a tow plane. up to altitude.uses thermals and momentum to fly, and he can't fly indefinitely. you know, he runs out of altitude eventually. >> well, yeah. he's in a nosedive. you're running out of altitude pretty quickly. how do you land? >> he's definitely got serious skills but his facial expressions are awesome, too. you can tell he's still kind of nervous up there. >> he's upside-down. >> and only 22 years old. imagine what he's going to do in the next few years? >> he's a world champion already in glider aeroaerobatics. so, yeah. where's do you go from here? >>> the nfl playoffs start this weekend. football fans all over the place are fired up. as you can imagine. like this guy. >> yes. >> oh. >> tackling the christmas tree in his redskins jersey, because, he said, if the redskins make the playoffs, i'm going to tackle the christmas tree. and he sure did. >> this appears to be, the cowboys didn't get into the playoffs in the final week of the season. you can see, dad lived up to his promise. you know, the tr

the good news for them is the city rescued their cars and towed them out. the bad news is the commuters parked there went around cones set up just for this reason because these lots were expected to flood. so they'll have to pay to get their cars back. commuter car rescue courtesy of the city of laurel, about a dozen cars saved by the tow hook. elsewhere employees in low lying businesses were ordered to get out, about 250 people moved during the day. the patuxent river rising slowly as the washington suburban sanitary commission was forced to open the floodgates at its upstream dams to release an unexpected pulse of floodwater from last night's rains. craig moe is laurel's mayor. >> we're hoping for the best and we'll see what happens as the night goes. it's going to be a long day for a lot of us here. >> reporter: earlier in the day a sad discovery in a makeshift riverside tent camp populated by homeless people just off route 198. the body of a woman who was last seen alive a couple hours earlier by another camper who urged her to get out was found in the

westbound skyway at fifth, the early accident has been towed off of the bay bridge. the fire at oak street, avoid that area in san francisco. fire crews are on the scene and emergency crews are on the scene. highway one, road work until 5:00 this morning and one-way traffic control. the golden gate bridge is cleared off the waldo grade to san francisco. the macarthur maze shows everything is moving nicely here. kristen and eric? we will keep an eye on the san francisco fire. >> new details on sexual assault allegations against 49ers wide receiver and investigators are questioning the accusers' claims . >> now the tech bytes this morning. >> microsoft and dell partnership, providing the financing to take the computer maker private which is the largest maker of computers that run on windows. if you prefer nets by hand check out the target i-notebook. what you write on paper appears on an ipad using a special pen and sensor and the "wall street journal" says there is a certain flare to hand written notes. >> people would rely on personal hand written notes will like thi

. >> reporter: a typical tow boat moves 15 loaded barges. it would take six locomotives pulling 216 rail cars, or 1,050 tractor-trailers to move the same amount of goods. so it's clear how vital the river is to the nation's commerce. operators say if the mississippi doesn't get any precipitation in the next few days, it's going to be too shallow for tow boats to operate, bringing shipping to a standstill. george foster, who runs tugs up and down the mississippi has already tied up some of his fleet. >> we're predicting to go another two feet lower than we are right now. >> reporter: shippers want the army corps of engineers to temporarily release water from the missouri river to raise levels on the mississippi, and offset any slow down in trade. >> we are already hearing about potential layoffs at manufacturing facilities, waterside and landside facilities. and just for january alone, we estimate that 8,000 jobs are going to be impacted. >> reporter: america's shipping super highway, now struggling to keep afloat. kevin tibbles, nbc news, on

it slammed into another tow truck and from what we understand there's a lot of damage to that tow truck as well. but again, there's three people that have been injured so far. if we take a look at the scene, newschopper2 is up ahead as well. brannan headed northbound is currently closed right now. so if you are heading towards 9th and brannan near the pier 1, currently closed right now, but according to police, they will be opening it up soon. the pickup truck was traveling at high rate of speed, slammed into a meter post and made a little bit of damage to the building but not enough to where it was significant damage. 9th and brannan, northbound brannan is closed for the time being. officials say it will be open in -- very soon. the drivers from what we understand from investigators as well had to be taken out with the jaws of life. as you can see as we're going back to the truck, very extensive damage. still unclear whether alcohol or speed played an impact on this. witnesses say that one of these vehicles was traveling at a high rate of speed. but as soon as we have more information,

to the right you can see what remains of the truck has been towed closer to highway 29. there was an accident above on highway 37. that is under investigation but what happened next is clear. this is what it looks like under highway 37 at highway tween as the loaded truck burned. the accident happened at 6:40. the truck involved in an accident on 37 dropped 50' on a grassy area and burst into flames and good samaritans got involved. >> the witnesses and off daughter paramedic pulled over and went to the big rig to assist the driver. they found the driver upside down in the cab in the seatbelt. they freed him from the cab. >> the truck driver was taken to the hospital and he died of the injuries. firefighters put the fire out and called in haz-mat to figure out the environmental hazards of the items that burned. the truck was carrying a large number items including plastic storage containers. it is believed there has been no contamination of the waterways. >> the chp shut down 37 in both directions for hours with the traffic jam stretching for miles on 37 and on highway 2

you can see a tow truck on the scene, police as well. travel lanes in that area is open and the volume is light. traveling around the beltway, no issues here. here's a live look at the wilson bridge. as you look to the american legion bridge in both directions, no accidents to report. aaron and eun, over to you. >> thank you. >>> the roads are closed inside the district, capitol hill, d.c. >> metro just opened its doors. taking a train may be one of the best ways to get to the mall. >> there are some stations you can't get to. mt. vernon and smithsonian archives are closed throughout the morning. >>> president obama will be sworn in today on two bibles. one to martin luther king jr. and one to abraham lincoln. >> he may take the oath of office this morning but his second term began yesterday. >> so help you god. >> so help me god. >> thank you mr. chief justice. >> chief justice john roberts swore him in, in this private ceremony in the white house. >> by law, he has to begin on january 20th. the public ceremony will take place today. so

that rig is hooked up to the tow truck. they are ready to tow it off of the scene.he fuel spill that may have gone in the dirt on the side of the road has to be handled by the right agency. northbound 101 now building all of the way back into santa clara starting to slowdown at great american parkway but that jams up as folks are squeezing by from five lanes down to one or four lanes down to one approaching fair oaks passing by lawrence expressway. the rest of the area is okay. quite a sight with flashing lights and crews there. the southbound side you'll be distracted as well. better news for oakland. southbound side of 880 where the fuel spill is located blocking two lanes has just cleared from the incident report but it's right now slow from 980 into downtown. back to you. >> hungry, mike? tofu is on the menu at chipotle. a new burrito filler comes with shredded organic tofu. company officials hope that vegetarians and vehiclia veganse the taste. it will be tested at seven bay area locations starting february 12th. >>> tonight marks the end of the road for the sh

a tow truck is on the scene. the earlier disabled passenger truck that we saw is loaded, ready to be towed out of the roadway. see a box truck there, as well. i-95 in both directions still seeing spots that are snow covered. you'll will have to give yourself extra time. if you're leaving the house, please be safe. on 50, this is what i was talking about. some lanes are open. some lanes you're still seeing snow. at least two lanes open on 50. this is at davidsville road. give yourself plenty of time. >> thank you. >>> the actor whose voice brought charlie brown to life has been arrested for stalking. 56-year-old pet robins pled not guilty in a san diego court after police say he repeatedly threatened his former girlfriend as well as a plastic surgeon who performed breast enhancement surgery on her. reports say robins bought a gun, although he's not received it yet. robins did the voice of charlie brown in specials including "a charlie brown christmas" and "it's the great pumpkin, charlie brown." >>> a flower shop

it was being towed to seattle for maintenance when it broke free. the rig is used largely for test drill and is part of shell's effort to open arctic waters to oil production. that exploration, though, has been opposed by environmentalist out of fear the arctic's harsh conditions are no match for even the most robust equipment. shell says the $290 million "kulluk" is made to withstand ice and its reinforced steel hull should protect its oil and fuel tanks. what the coast guard hopes to do is get salvage workers on the deck to get an up close look to check for damage or leaks-- weather permitting. if all is well, the next step is to figure out how to get that rig off the rocks, if that's possible in the first place. >> mason: no easy task. lee cowan, thanks, lee. there was a grim start to the new year in chicago. since midnight, at least 11 people have been shot. one was killed-- the city's first homicide in 2013. last year, chicago had more than 500 murders, most involving guns. there was a surprise reunion at the rose parade. and what does it take

if you don't settle down, your truck is illegally parked, i can tow that as well. i will do that as well. i can screw you over. i would rather not do that. your attitude will dictate everything that happens, and right now your attitude sucks. you i can make your night very difficult. >> by now, more than five minutes have passed. for ryan, it all seems surreal. what should he do to get out of this situation? what can he do? can he make it in time to say his good-byes to a woman who has meant the world to him? >> my mom's relationship with ryan was very different than a typical son and mother-in-law relationship. they were very good friends, very close. you know, my mom was like a jokester, so was ryan. >> when joe got diagnosed with cancer, her hair started falling out, so what i did was she bought a wig, i put her wig on and i told her, you see how good it look? i try to cheer her up. it worked. >> tamisha and ryan have been holding vigil at her mom's bed for three weeks, rarely ever leaving her side. but on march 17th, the night of the incident, jeanetta seems to

this tow truck and another car at least two injuries.vehicle. serious injuries reported. traffic control in the area ninth and brannan in san francisco. as we check on the bay bridge commute, metering lights are on. it's backed up from the toll plaza. >> good day to be at work already. >>> one last check with michelle in new orleans. we went through a cemetery, bourbon street. what's up for today? >> reporter: today we'll try to take in some more sights of new orleans. we'll go to [ indiscernible ] street where the natives go. that's the native bourbon street. so we are going to hit up frenchman street and then a very special treat in just a few hours. we're actually going to go talk to the ladies of "the talk." one of the hostesses is from the bay area. so you know who she is rooting for in super bowl xlvii. >> 9ers all the way. thank you, michelle. we'll see you tomorrow morning. great job. thanks for watching "eyewitness news this morning." remember, we're reporting live from new orleans all week all night all morning wall to wall you

there were telephone polls but they were towed in land. he fought his way through with a smaller group and the symbol men, the largest group of men on top of pointe du hoc and found some tire tracks and moved inland. these men had trained for six months prior to d-day, some of the greatest, most trained men of the invasion. they trained for six months scaling clefs without safety harnesses. cliffs that were 300 feet high with full equipment and gas masks, grenades, the whole nine yards, they scaled those cliffs and did that six months. officers and more combat simulation, they fired over their heads as they climbed the cliff for six months. these men were ready. as lavelle got to the top he sought higher tracks, on an old french road and started to pursue what he saw as tracks, he thought maybe those with the guns. he walked down this country road. there were germans all over the place, patrols and everything else. they avoided them. miraculously they split up into groups. they were in a firefight, split and to groups and they found the gu

it was towed during a storm to seattle when it was separated from the tow lines. crews are gearing up to attempt to recover the rig. dominic is track from the la news room. >> hey, there. describing it as firm's agrounded drill ship on the rocky banks. on the islands that is just south and means seriously stuck and how to get it out of the water is a massive plan. it involved sea and air and land operations. the risk is more bad weather is coming in the area it could mean hostile conditions . today they flew in more crewing to fix the power on the rig. their lives are at risk in doing this. >> so many people involved in the resphonce operation. we have air and float assets and people staging . it is it maintaining that safety. we have having this situation for days and in challenging condition. >> staste for people and safety for the shore line and for the sea there. environmentalist fear the kulluk it spill the fuel. >> conditions in the artic is much worse than conditions they encountered receiptly. there is no question that it confirms it is time to stop all dr

excuse me, the tow truck here to tow the car that spun off the roadway. 66 eastbound, a slow trip haymarketbeltway. are you seeing congestion and delays. travel lanes are open. >> thank you. >>> 6:43 now. growing ridership has metro thinking of building two new tunnels as part of its long-term plan. the "washington post" reports that the ten-year plan will be presented to the board today. it includes a proposal for a tunnel that runs underneath 10th street to thomas circle. that's pictured on the right. and a second tunnel under the potomac between rosalyn and georgetown seen on the left. leaders are also proposing some underground walkways to be built between stations downtown so riders can transfer lines without waiting for a train. the plan calls for about $26 billion in funding over the next 30 years. >>> and soon there will be only one way in and out of the pentagon station. metro was closing the south side entrance to replace three 18-year-old escalators. you will still be able to use the three on the north poseidon trans. work is -- north side entrance. work is expected into the fall

we do need a special tow truck to get this off the roadway. not a standard tow.ks will have to pause to get around this. it will be an issue north through oakland past the coliseum. let me take you to the map and shows you what is playing out for sensors. right here we don't see slowing showing up but over the next few we'll see that. we'll track that. our chopper is on scene. once you get past that north into todowntown we have volume traffic heading toward the bay bridge. we'll get back to it. right now also want to show you the accident we're tracking. the crash has folks moved to the side of the road. one on your right-hand shoulder and one in the center divide west 80 around san pablo. the off ramp there. that has traffic jammed up. you can get over at san pablo avenue and get past the backup but that will get more traffic over the next 20 minutes as well. there's the delay. the orange on our maps shows where there is fog. that's prevalent throughout the east bay and definitely for the north bay. watch that as well. now we get back to the approach to the bay

you can call aaa and that means towing your car up to 10 miles.he service is available and i saw a lot of taxes sister on the road this morning coming into work >> tara told them to be somewhere. which you always do. >> i did. there were a lot of other options with mass transit and we do have a traffic hazard in san mateo, a ladder on 101 off ramp which is blocking two lanes of traffic and caltrans is on its way. you can see traffic is moving along nicely into marin county and headlights are moving into san francisco. at the bay bridge toll plaza, same thing, traffic is looking good moving into the city and traffic westbound towards foster city and on the left- hand side towards hayward looking good. here is steve. >>> the system is producing very light showers and it is a fast mover and i will show you in just a second so you can have a better look at it. it is not doing much in the way of moisture. everybody on the cloud cover said mostly cloudy, 27 ukiah and sacramento and cold air is coming in later on. even though there is a few little shower

tow truck on the scene. not causing any delays.raffic to the left is southbound, which is mostly the flow of the rush hour. just a little bit of a distraction through the stretch. virginia, i want to move quickly to a map. northbound is gone. but three more through deals sold thale city. >> 6:21. despite congress coming to terms on the deal, still a lot of concern about the u.s. credit rating. >> moody saying there is a possibility the u.s. credit rating can take a hit. -- moody's. >> wall street will look to build on the stellar start to 2013. the dow reaching 308 points. the market direction for january has predicted the rest of the year about 0.75. moody's credit rating agency has a new warning for congress,, to shrink the opposite or the top- notch credit rating could be cut. looking to grow the business with new technology. zipcar helps to locate cars instead of the trend should reject traditional rental counter. reusable plastic cups at starbucks. it will be sold for $1 and giving customers at 10 cent discount for refills. >>

the 415 covers marin county and in el cerrito tow, he hopes to change his. >> that is the biggest problemd other than that, most people are going online to do things in any event so i don't think it will be as important as it was 20 years ago. >> they say there are two main options, one to cut the city in half, east side would get one area code and the west side and marin county gets another one. another option is overlay where new numbers will be assigned an area code. >>> scar face actor al pacino is coming together about the discrazed life of -- disgraced life of joe paterno. the movie will be based on the best selling book happy valley. joe paterno died shortly after he was fired as a result of the penn state child sex scandal. >>> it officially start in utah and this year there are four movies with bay area ties. it takes a look at the shooting of bart police officer and another movie, steve jobs. it is starting ashton cup of char and -- cup of char and -- kuchar and again jeremy lynn. the movie kink, it is about a san francisco based pornography company. >>> time now 5:25 let's chec

. >> now, i'm david louie a plane is being towed after making a landing in san carlos airport.ne was flying in from southern california. mid field. the plane ran out of runway, scraped a levy, landing in low tide. escaped unharmed. it's not known houchl damage was done to the plane. a tow truck worked to prevent possibility of fuel or oil leakage. >> it doesn't appear to be fuel leakage well. won't want to cause that by lifting the plane out improperly. and don't want to gouge the levy or do damage that could fret tleten it. >> the plane is registered to an address in scotts dale, arizona. the owner is a ceo of a logistics company. for six hours. the airport is used by private pilots and jets. faa will step in, continuing its investigation n san carlos, abc 7 news. >>. >>> bank of america will pay $10 million to settle claims about mortgage investment that's soured. most of the money will go towards buying back mortgage that's b of a sold to fannie mae. b of a bought countrywide in 2008. the purchase led to a series of lawsuits, fines and losses for bank of america. >> the ever