you're encouraged to use mass transit to avoid parking problems. >>> there was a cleanup day at aberdeen school part of the program toen courage members of the ripken taf -- staff to get involved with the community. >>> nationwide millions of stray and surrendered animals and up in the care of humane shelters. are the shelters really no kill? >> you have to be careful about the language. what no kill means -- what we think this means is no killing of any animal, but there are some shelters that use that language in a different way. >> coming up tonight at 11:00 on abc2, we'll tell you what -- how some shelters are getting around the words no kill. >>> rainy weather making a huge mess in michigan. how much rain they've already seen and the crazy rescues it prompted. it's star wars day. >>> more than six inches of rain fell in some parts of michigan and showed no signs of stopping. advisories are in effect for flint, michigan. a trucker got stranded on top of his semi truck and had to be rescued by boaters. >>> check out this australian news team. they took star wars day very seriously. pe

a lot of my colleagues on this conference don't have much mass transit. but for us mass transit is for you what highways are in new york city. we get 3.5 million people on and off manhattan island. it's an amazing thing. it's an economic engine. it's close to a metropolitan area. some places need wide-open spaces. some cities are dense. new york is one of them. we can't do it without mass transit. we serve 2.6 billion trips a year to commuters in a 5,000 square mile area that covers about 20 million people. we can't continue to ignore the backlog. oil ask unanimous consent that the rest of my statement be put in the record. we need help on mass transit and there are a number of us on this committee who will fight very, very hard for it. it's important to us as roads are tom of you. thank you. >> thank you so much, senator. now i will get it right and we will hear from representative herrera butler. >> thank you, madam chair. it's exciting to be a part of this committee. it's time for a plan that will strengthen our nation's transportation infrastructure. a strong tr

you'd use mass transit, walk, bike. there will be free bicycle parking.ve some video to show you of that. this is from 1987, you could see hundreds and thousands of people crowding the bridge. it's a little, but no danger to the people. there are concerns over terrorism so they're not doing the bridge walk this year. the celebration this year is going high-tech, yes there is the for that. you could learn cold endgate bridge facts. you can become a certified experts if you look through this. if you put your finger over the bridge you could even painted yellow and black. the bridge was almost painted yellow and black of the navy had their way. >>> we like there international orange. >>> damage control, the refunds for people that bought facebook stock last week. and the fight over the words that would have adlai e. in the hot seats. >>> it we are up and so is the stock market we will crush,, [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the stree

i know a lot of my colleagues do not like mass transit. for us mass-transit is to you what highways are. we get three and half million people on and off manhattan island. without mass transit it could not exist. there are some places that need wide open spaces and some cities that spread out. there are some cities that work because they are dense. new york is one and we cannot do it without mass transit. it is a 5000 sq. foot area that covers 20 million people. we cannot ignore the backlog. i will ask the rest of my statement be put in the record. there are a number of us on this committee who will fight hard for mass transit. it is is important to us as it is too many of you. >> now, we will hear from representative butler. >> thank you. it is exciting to be part of this committee. a strong transportation system is important -- it is as important to my corner of washington state as any other area of the country. it is a link from vancouver to olympia. it means jobs for my region and all of our regions. i look forward to working with members of b

i know a lot of my colleagues don't have much mass-transit but for us mass-transit is for you what highways are in new york city. we get 3.5 million people, and amazing thing. and economic engine. close to metropolitan area. 10% of gdp. without mass-transit it couldn't exist. some places need wide open spaces and sins cities spread out but some cities--new york is one of them and we can't do it without mass-transit. we serve 2.6 billion trips a year to commuters and a 5,000 square mile area that covers twenty million people. we can't continue to ignore the backlog. i ask unanimous consent and the rest of my statement be put in the record. we need help on mass-transit and a number of us on this committee will fight very hard. it is important. >> thank you, senator. now i will get it right and we will hear from representative herrera butler. >> thank you. is exciting to be part of this committee. time for a plan that will strengthen our nation's transportation infrastructure. a strong transportation system is as important to my corner of washington state as any other region in the country. it

these people are older, they're city people, they use the subway and mass transit, they own cars or have driver's license, and when you're 75 or 80, they don't want to drive. how do they get an id with a picture on it. >> the iclu, the nacp legal defense fund and different groups must go into court and get an injunction against these states, the country and government for using this form to try to discourage people from participating. to be able to cast a vote should be very simple like getting a glass of fresh water. >> i agree with you. same day registration would be fine with me. here is your book, "across that bridge" it's an honor to have you on. joe williams is a white house reporter for politico, fill in some details if you can what will be done now in reality, not in theory or moral victories, how will people get to vote given all of these laws like in georgia and pennsylvania that are onerous requirements to get to vote. >> it seems like when barack obama put his hand on the bible in 2008, it evaporated. they will take some tactics from the '60s, and teach people at churches, ge

ben cardin and barbara mikulski are using this to push for federal safety standards for mass transit systems. the washington archdiocese is condemning georgetown for selecting kathleen sebelius as a graduation speaker. it calls the selection a shocking choice. she offered the requirement in the 2010 health care law that employers provide their workers with contraception coverage. georgetown is a catholic jesuit university. >> congress wants to know what the general services administration is doing to combat wasteful spending. federal news radio reports a senate committee asked the gsa to give it more informations about its financial management and internal controls aimed at preventing waste, fraud, and abuse. several top agency officials resigned or were fired in the wake of an inspector doubles report on excessive spending at a 2010 training conference near las vegas. >> testimony resumes today in the trial of former presidential candidate john edwards. defense attorneys try to prove edwards did not know about the money used to hide an affair with videographer rihanna enter. his dau

commonwealth the taxpayers invest let's say let's say building mass transit let's say building public utilities but who's going to. tell us where the tax the tax payers are people work people have to right now words words we were paying our workers the corp what does the corporate welfare money out of my ass in your system as i mean well i want that commonwealth money to go back to the commonwealth not to the one percent so i'm not you know and i don't want to recognize an individual. how many people you really think will want to do that. i mean i think everybody i mean one hand about we should all and we should collectively contribute to this what if i what i am going to generate or i don't think it's right there on the chairs and i'm going to jump in right now jason you've been very really satirist i'm ok yeah can the tax system be more demonic democratic because again this is one of the things that really bothers me here is that we have you know one percent of the population that seems to do extremely well the crisis is over for them a long time ago but everybody else is stuck with different elements of the crisis here

they don't expect this to cause any major delays, just a heads up, use the san mateo bridge, 237 as alternates. a quick check of mass transit everything is showing no delays. that is a check of traffic's, back to you guys. >> 6:19 a.m., an emergency landing in boston after a passenger tried to get off of the airplane mid flight. police say 40 year-old man tried to open an emergency cabin aboard the flight, toys. a flight attendant finally subdued him. the passenger faces charges of interfering with a flight crew. his family hopes the charges will be dropped because he suffers from a medical conditions. >> a sacramento valley woman in custody this morning accused of running a methamphetamine scheme by mail. narcotics detectives say that she send postcards soaked in the drug to her husband who is serving time in jail. >> the recipient just puts it in a liquid to bring it back to the methamphetamine state. >> detectives are trying to determine if her husband was reselling the methamphetamine or just using it himself. >> the first drug shown to prevent hiv infection is one step closer to government approval. a panel of fda advi

use these down 580 in the meantime. coming up we will check on mass transit. back to the desk in the meantime. >> 6:36 a.m., the red cross is helping 37 people after they were displaced after a four alarm fire here in san francisco. it began just for 10:00 this morning. burning to apartment building is near valencia st.. several firefighters being treated for non-life threatening injuries because of a collapsed staircase on the scene. it occurs three and half hours to finally contain the fire. to alamo residents have to neighbors to thank for saving them from a burning home. a father and son that live next door rushed in to help, the pulled a man in his fifties from the burning home. that man said his 96 year-old mother was still inside. they found her on aware of the fire. >> at that point the flames were very high. and then my dad said " you need to go ". >> we picture up and carry her out >> they were able to put the fire quickly. the fire is still under investigation this morning. it may have started from some hot coals that were dumped into a plastic cont

mechanical problems for one of ships so they are going to use bus for 7:00 departure and 8:30 departure out of san francisco. other mass transittems reporting no delays. good way to go considering bike to workday, as well. traffic is heavy westbound 205 through tracy. some construction going on until 6:00 this morning. you can see it's backed up all the way to i-5 and then heavy and slow to just about west grant line road. you can download the free traffic app. go to abc7news.com/waze. >>> up next, the war on elvis that is rocking the auction road. >> marilyn road, what could generate even more publicity for one of world's most famous celebrities. much. and that's "america's money." i'm rob nelson. >>> checking bay area baseball. giants are off today. last night the dodgers beat the giants. a's lost to the blue jays. a's start a four-game series against the tigers. >> another artwork has been auction today are a huge price. this image of elvis as a cowboy went for $37 million at an auction last night. it's called devil elvis and was done by andy warhol. only 22 images exist. >>> french fashion house chanel has made a bold deci

mass transit. >> it is wednesday may 9th. >> good to have you with us. nearly 6:00 and we have a live update on breaking news. >> a hazardous material situation near menlo park. ann mackovic is in the north fair oaks area where hazmat crews were called to deal with chemicals in a truck. >> i would venture to say that these materials are not that hazardous because we're not very far from the right now. things seem to beat the escalating at the scene. here's what happened according to sheriff's officers. the hazmat team has not spoken with us so we're not exactly sure what kind of chemical they may have been dealing with. this is on addison way at a business technology park. apparently surest officers came upon some men that were working in a pickup truck around 3:30 a.m.. they deemed suspicious simply because there were guys hanging around a truck at 3:30 a.m.. once officers got there they say that they smelled a strong chemical smell and back off at that point. it wrote the area off and called in the fire department who then called an hazmat team. they h

we transition to mid to upper 90 degree heat sunday, if not near 100. this is the air mass that will be visiting usebraska, minnesota, mankato, minnesota all above 90. still 79 in des moines. temperatures are plunging behind some power house storms to the west. rockford made it to 84 today. we improved 11 over our high of 71 yesterday. hitting 82. midway hit 82. we had a lake breeze. lit pretty much disappear tomorrow. at this hour we're in the 60s. it will keep us from getting cool tonight. dew points starting to creep up. high grass pollen. moderate mold spores. tree and weed pollen were moderate today. the headline is this warm weather that's coming into the area. cold front will pass and temporarily interrupt the 90s tomorrow. bringing slightly cooler weather especially near the lake friday

down in the meantime your going to ones used for expressway to grant fremont or dss sunnyvale saratoga's fremont that's your best way to get around. mass-transit looking get everyone on time that police reported there in the golden gate bridge-looking pretty good this morning as traffic is elizabeth. sunshine will be showing off a little bit today at the peak of a warming trend across the bay gorgeous picture behind me to live look over the bacon to the bay bridge in the background and temperatures are little nicholas had i will be a different story by this afternoon led to busy mid-50s in some spots say 55 to 3 right now in concord a cell a difference in temperatures do yesterday and today so we're going to see the warmest temperature is of the week san jose is going to see nearly a 10 degree difference ever more coming in and alone 90 sell what's in store for the rest of the week including the all-important weekend will tell you look at your seven day forecast coming up a few minutes. 6 05 villages a few hours man from the will make a final stop on his brief visit to the day and that of explains is still in jail for most the surrounding the

us is heading from the channel 7 logo -- northbound. it looks like it is heavier northbound but everything is open. if you take mass transit metrorail are on normal service. >> we love your outfit. >> sure do. >> we have 69 degrees. >> coming up, anybody looking for a house has good news now. why the time to buy maybe now. >> our children's safety and well-being is implanted -- >> parents outraged about a community ambush. neighbors were not even notified about walmart. >> is school uses the trayvon martin case as sfx: sounds ofof marching band and crowd cheering sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering so, i'm walking down the street, sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering just you know walking, sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheeeering and i found myself in the middle of this parade honoring america's troops. whicis actually quite fitting because geico has been serving e military for over 75 years. aawh no, look, i know this is about the troops and not about me. right, but i don't look like that. who can i write a letter to about this? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more

way toward downtown sf and a quick check of mass transit you'll notice the delays apparently the california street cable car line is down for repairs they're using shuttle buses and sen and in the meantime all other me lines except at one cable car line reporting delays. >>> 60 to announce incentives a police will the extra patrols on the on the on the ground for celebrations. this comes during a recent spiking game violence there. and it's not system are they're putting extra patrols on the street is today through sunday. they're expecting a very good weekend it downtown san jose arrest for everything from public intoxication to violence are common during the sigurd the mile festivities thousands of people come from all over the region to celebrate even though the city's big festival since 2010 here's a look at last year's party the concern this year's game violence tensions have been doing lately in violent crime has been up three homicides seven stabbings and one non fatal shooting from last friday. including the beating death of 14 year-old territory as. gang intervention groups say that has ignited further tensions in fact some of those gro

use caution as you see them cruising down the roadways. here is a live look at 580 in pleasanton. we see extra volume but typical. mass transit is a good choice. right on time. no delays to report this morning. you can see a few cars working their way south bound out of marin county into san francisco. 13 minutes now, southbound 101 to the golden gate toll plaza. we're still seeing lots of green so so far no problems for a ride to work. we're seeing some slight delays as you work your way through their but once you get past the section of roadway the traffic looks pretty nice. 880 northbound, some construction near the mays. that is a look at traffic and it is a very nice forecast as well. >> it took me about three hours to ride to work today and i feel invigorated! we have a sea breeze kicking in with patchy fog towards the coastline. a little chilly in some of the valleys. by the afternoon these temperatures bottom out but run well above the average. well into the 80s inland. plenty of '70s inside debate. sunshine into the afternoon but the ridge is weakening. not pumping in very much cold air. we have the sea breeze blowin

use richmond san mateo bridge that is a better option. antioch a full freeware closure from leverage that is in effect until 530 westbound sees tellez as well. he will check mass-transit next. >>> an alert for new writers in san francisco tonight several lateral and bus lines and shut down or rotted. here's a look at the lines affected they include two light rail lines and for bus routes. it allows crews to make street and rail improvements. a birthday bash happens this weekend for golden gate bridge during 75 years old >>> dozens of people expected to come out and enjoy the big festival at crissy field and watch fireworks. elizabeth when you're at this point. >>> this is part of the ambiance of the golden gate bridge a little wind and fog. we experienced the elements firsthand. a big celebration this weekend they're setting up tents and stages, they expect a lot of gridlock as well. the big shebang is 9:30 p.m. sunday night fireworks show some fire were shot off the bridge others will come from a barge in the bay and the organizers promise it will while you the best views will be between four. and ran aground, also of the marin headlands promises good for ops it caps

use the brake lights a little sluggish. all drive times in the east bay in the clear, west bound to 37 for silicon valley and easy of away from milpitas to san jose. mass-transit good to go. no issues for bart or the ferries. we have in the and the shutdown will tell you about that coming up. >>> two homes destroyed as a wall of fire rages near the california and nevada border. it began near gardner ville nv strong winds spread the flames across 4,000 a. the wind shifted direction and push the fire away from homes crucial for full containment by the weekend. a controlled burn was not put out properly and may be the cause. >>> republican senators as the secret service scandal whiter than believed. the secret service director mark sullivan and prepares to testify today. he is prepared to say the scandal did not result in a breach of national security agents and columbia preparing for the president's visit. egyptians going to the polls and what many consider the first free and fair presidential elections. polls opened across the nation of 82 million, the winner announced june 21st, the first elections since hosni mubarak and ousted from office >>> how many school

we need help on mass transit and there's a number of us on this committee who will fight very, very hardfor you. it's important to us as well as many of you. >> thank you, senator. now i will get it right. we will not hear from representatives that later. i thank you a maverick in number. it's exciting to be a part of this committee. it's exciting to be a part of our nation's transportation infrastructure. a strong transportation system is important to my corner of washington state as to any other region in the country. is critical, a link from vancouver to bolivia, safe, efficient movement of people and product names jobs for my region, and oliver regions. working together with members of both parties from both sides of the rotunda to keep our system funded in a responsible way. and to help find solutions, folks in southwest washington want to see the best possible agreement from this committee and i'll do my best to help make that happen. in this group we have both solid experience, not in chair, and new ideas. both are needed to produce the solutions we need. for instance, innovative

mass transit on holiday schedule. bart will be operating on a sunday schedule. no service for ace trains this morning or this holiday. >> thank you frances. thanks everyone for joining ushis morning. >> we are going to keep watch on the dumbarton bridge hopefully will reopen as scheduled tomorrow morning at 5:00. we leave you with one last look at the house fire in fremont we've been following as breaking news. no word of injuries looks like the fire is out you can get the latest on abc7news.com and you can get breaking news on twitter @--.

mass transit, they are looking good. golden gate bus service this morning not affected by this strike. that's the good news. high wind advisory on the san mateo bridge use extra caution. i want to live you drive times. east shore freeway not bad to the maze highway 4 getting a little sluggish out of antioch and altamont looking good 580 westbound towards the dublin pleasanton interchange. san rafael southbound taillights towards central san rafael, past the civic center, a few cars on the road, no delays if you are headed up and over to the waldo bridge. golden gate looking good, doyle drive, good for day two. live shot of the bay bridge toll, accident reported with a car into a toll booth at lane that is now cleared. >>> 5:10. >>> american drivers are shifting into manual. the money report is next. >>> celebration of the bay area boating season takes an ugly turn. >>> want to complain the way you are screened by airport security? there's an app for that. >>> injured sea lion pup gets ready q@q@ >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> good morning many less homeownership share of the privately owned hopes in the u.s. at a 15 year

us. slight chance of a shower in the north bay tomorrow otherwise dry and warmer. >>> don't forget take mass transit

mentioned this bill is important in our efforts to make sure that mass transit is under the umbrella for the sharing of information. let us not forget that in 2004, al qaeda detonated multiple explosives in rush hour on a packed commuter train in madrid, spain, killing 900 people. a little more than a year ago, a group linged to al qaeda killed more than 50 people on the london underground. we have not experienced mass transit attacks. in september of 2009, someone was arrested in new york city for plotting to blow up new york city's subway and a man was arrested in 2010 who was plotting attack here in washington, d.c. he was sentenced to 23 years in federal prison. recently we learned from dumonts taken from the commound of osama bin laden following the successful navy seal raid that al qaeda was plotting to attack u.s. mass transit systems to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11. millions of americans travel each day on mass transit to work but these systems, such as subways, have relatively few security measures this bill will change that and make sure that fusion centers bring together federal, state and local law

us. it wasn't for nothing that the nazis made bonfires a book. senator barbara boxer chairs the committee working on legislation dealing with of the nation's roads, bridges and mass transit. today she says she's optimistic the house and senate can come to an agreement on the bill. her news conference this afternoon was about 15 minutes. >> hi everybody. i want to try to complete this before i have to go down for the next vote. at the opening of the surface transportation bill conference on may 8th i said i would give regular updates so here i am to talk about the progress. i'm not going to be addressing specific negotiations between the conferees but i can tell you we have moved past the organization and we've had about 20 hours today staff to staff and we are now working on the substance of the bill. the staff has been meeting every day all the issues. we broke down into groups centered around the committee's you would have the senator working on the pay for us and senator rockefeller transportation safety on the highways, bridges. you would have the banking committee dealing with transnet and then the other issues we've broken down there are other issues restore act an