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and the hayes valley area remains more vibrant. people walking along the boulevard.t's absolutely wonderful to go to the hayes green because any day where the weather is halfway decent there are not only people sitting around and doing what have you, but there are children there. >> san francisco always seems to be sfaised with a challenge of providing more housing. as with any other neighborhood, district five has to provide housing as well, while preserving historic buildings, diversity and the neighborhood character. >> what i think about gentrification? i think that it's all connected to opportunities. and i think that the shame it's not really about gentrification. the problem is that many minority people were never allowed to build the wealth and build and have the opportunities to be able to access the same properties and the same rents as other people. the way we see it at l.a. hill heights, if we take these young people right now and insure their success through the school system, and -- there's another chapter on the school system right now and we're going

russia is building its version of the silicon valley and the village of. the would be silicon valley will get special tax rates and other incentives but will this project make russia the country of world class and evasive products nobel prize winner and co-chair of the skull covered size city project. is here to answer this question. this is one of the most respected scientists in the world does research into semiconductors has become a cornerstone for all modern high tech devices his work in the nobel prize ten years ago when russian president medvedev said he wanted modernization and you know patients in the economy and industry was definitely thinking of people like to take the lead it's seen as a priority to restore russia's intellectual potential and stop the brain drain. on his american colleague roger kornberg have been invited to spearhead a scientific c.t.d. a moscow the russian silicon valley today's arrest has come to spotlight to talk about what's ahead for the russian science. thank you very much for coming and coming to the studio well first

low to mid-70s south bay and north bay valleys. by 4:00, the east bay valleys low to mid-80s.ow 70s arounds the bay. mid-70s the north bay. upper 50s along the coast and 62 downtown san francisco. here's your accu-weather seven-day forecast. it actually gets even cooler by about 6 to 8 degrees when the temperatures bottom wednesday. we'll gain that back and then some. temperatures should be pretty close to average from friday, saturday and into sunday. good morning, megan. you have a new crash? >> a new injury crash in sr. involving a big rig and a van. northbound 101 at the 80 split. this was blocking the three left lanes but got word they've been able to divert the crash to northbound 101 at 9th street. north bay commuters, let's go outside for a live look at the ride in san rafael. here's a live look at 101 heading southbound and the drive time from 37 to 580. a light 9 minutes. once you reach the golden gate bridge you'll find a beautiful ride making your way into san francisco from sausalito. eric, kristen? >> megan, thank you very much. coming up on 6:09. >> we have the

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, the east bay valley and also the north bay valleys. that's where the heat advisory is until 8:00 this evening. watch out. it is day three and day three. even when it starts to cool, looking at mid to upper 80s around san francisco, richmond and oakland. mid-90s through the south bay, upper 90s and near 100 in the north bay and well over 100 in the east bay valleys. eric? >> mike. more on the heat. firefighters are racing against the clock and the searing temperatures the daylight will bring. they're trying to control a 375-acre brush fire burning east of mount diablo near the intersection of morgan territory road and curry canyon road. it's about 50% contained now and here's amy hollyfield with the latest. >> the fire got off to a big and fast start incurry canyon. so big smoke could be scene as far as away as san francisco. it was enough for residents of this rural area to start getting ready to leave. >> live with this threat all summer every summer. and it's something you think about. i have an evacuation list that i have inside my

valley. the latest traffic updates go to our website at abc7news.com. just click on that traffic link under abc 7 extras. eric, kristen. >> megan, thank you very much. it's 5:19. >> talk about a scary crash. head-on crash caught on video. plus... ♪ >> street performance found a sour note. why they say san francisco is trying to stop the music in some tourist spots. gegegegegegegege >>> just released video here showing a scary moment last week for the utah highway patrol. a suspected drunk driver driving the wrong way on the interstate slammed right into the officer's cruiser. fortunately neither driver involved in the crash was seriously hurt and the wrong-way driver was arrested. >> the split between tiger woods and his wife is now a done deal. the world's number one golfer and elin with both present when it was made official. they were share the parenting of the two young children but no other details are being disclosed. it's nine months after woods crashed their s.u.v. outside their home

low to mid-50s in the north bay valleys along the coast.d to upper throughout the bay to the south bay and the east bay valleys. around the monterey bay, 53 or 54. same thing with gilroy and salinas. sunshine arounds the bay this afternoon but cooler than average. cloudy tonight with drizzle less likely. more confined to the coast than this morning. coolest afternoons will be wednesday and thursday. today here we are at 5:00. we watch the surge of fog and low clouds try to move into the east bay valleys by 8:00. a hard time making it completely overcast there. a quick retreat back to san francisco and the coast by noon. they'll just hang out at the coast and a lesser extent san francisco as we look into the 3:00 hour. 50s along the coast, 60s and 70s arounds the bay and 80s. even close to 90 brentwood but that would be the exception it the mid to upper 80s rule the east bay valleys. low 80s walnut creek and san ramon. on the east bay shore richmond, berkeley, oakland still in the mid to upper 60s. san leandro, hayward, southward in the low

as you continue towards castro valley on 580 west.dge check for you the bay bridge still looks good no problems back up toward delays for the west bound ride heading over to the san mateo bridge highway 92 that looks pretty good as well we see heavier volume of traffic in the early morning our them we are used to. no back up at the toll plaza for the san mateo bridge. the golden gate in the south down 101 ride still doing well for lanes south no backups on the stand or the waldegrave northbound traffic with only two lanes that is enough to keep traffic from backing up on oil drive at 1 01 northbound. public transit and ace train just a bit delayed otherwise things look good or the mention despite yesterday's derailment in truck is on track this morning. >> we want to go back out to live pictures of our breaking news story at a phoenix we have reported plane crashed into a building. it's not reported any more its there there's evidence of that the black charring on the building there's another angle i saw earlier and it shows the outli

mid-70s north bay valleys and upper 70s to low 80s in the east bay valleys.emperatures from 2 to 7 degrees cooler today than yesterday. the cooling trend deepens tomorrow. about another 4 degree launch in afternoon highs which puts the inland neighborhoods in the low 80s. the bay in the upper 60s and the coast in the mid-60s. frances, any problems? >> no big problems but we have that continuing road work going on in san jose. in fact, we have a live shot of it here if i can get out of the way. you can see a little behind me. the connection ramp from southbound 101 to southbound 880 will be closed until about 5:30. just another 20 minutes. but the south 101 connector to north 880 will be closed until 7:00 this morning. you see lanes are blocked as well. only a few lanes there getting by on the left-hand side. traffic still pretty light as you make your way through san jose. you may want to consider the guadeloupe parkway as an alternate. the early road work in hayward has been cleared. one-way traffic control on highway 92 until 6:00 this morning. that goes on

mid-60s around the bay into the north bay valleys. 70 napa.id-70s the east bay valleys and south bay low 70s for your lun time temperature. sunshine will dominate the bay at 4:00 with upper 60s, near 70 around the bay. the south bay and north bay mid-70s and low to mid-80s the east bay valleys. upper 50s to low 60s along the coast into san francisco. let's take a look at tomorrow. a small change in the forecast. cooler as the sea breeze kicks in and a few more clouds linger over our sky. for mondays, tuesday, wednesday, thursday and even into friday next week, temperatures look above average for the first time in about two months. frances? >> if there's anything you can do to avoid westbound 580 through livermore, i think it will be worth it. big delays because of an overturned big rig before airway. the two left lanes blocked since 4:30. traffic is jammed for miles from out towards airway. it's causing real big delays for drivers out of the altamont pass. starting to see slowing there, 32 mph. if you can, of course, try to take says train. if

mid 70s your valleys.organ hill 80 with sunshine but clouds around the monterey bay and mid to upper 60s. the cloud cover keeping sacramento about 84 but eventually sunny there. palm springs, that's the warm spot, 101. the fourth and final game with the cubs. pockets of sunshine at at&t park. afternoon game, 12:45 first pitch, temperature 52 warming to 62. forecast, just minimal warming tomorrow and you can see the warmth start to spread starting sunday and into tuesday. low to mid-90s inland. cool at the coast with low 60s and in between the bay mid to upper 70s. frances? >> a couple new accidents heading through the napa area. jam miss son canyon, an accident involving big rig that may be blocking a lane. walnut creek no trouble here or contra costa county. let's check out the san rafael commute. 101 looking good southbound as you make your way towards 580 through san rafael. the san mateo bridge also trouble-free with the earlier road work. both ends of the bridge all gone. we'll head to the south bay a

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it was mainly confined to the santa clara valley. today it's moving into the east bay valley.ou want some relief from it, you have to hang around the north bay, the central bay and coast and even into parts of the south bay. we won't quite have the poor air quality there. here's where the hottest weather's going to be. heat advisory from noon until 8:00. all the areas in orange which is pretty much the bay shore and into our valley. temperatures around mid 90s in the bay to 106 inland. be careful this afternoon. >> good advice, mike. 4:32. the hot weather means high fire danger continues. keeping a watch for hot spots. the 70 acre brush fire started along highway 4 and san marcos boulevard yesterday just before 6 p.m.. the flames got dangerously close to some hehomes but 85 firefighters on the ground and in the air were able to keep it away. >> so consumed. it was really close. the top of the hill, it was just -- i could see like the little -- like the sparks, i guess. but they were getting it contained. there was a lot of firefighters out there. >> the potential is pretty big

upper 90s north bay valley and upper 90s to near 100 in the east bay valleys.t&t park afternoon game so you'll be sitting in the heat. 12:45, about 84 degrees. but it will drop a little down to 78 by the end of the game. accu-weather seven-day forecast. check out the drop tomorrow, 6 degrees cooler, 10 degree drop almost everywhere on friday and temperatures nearly 20 to 30 degrees cooler we'll a whole lot more clouds saturday and sunday. megan, what's going on? >> good morning. right now road work the only thing that might slow you down. no accidents, no major slow spots. commuting through contra costa county, a live look at walnut creek. 680 at the north main exit. taillights problem free heading into the san ramon valley right now. we have a repaving process going on in solano county that has a couple lanes blocked in both directions of interstate 80 between sassoon valley road and air base parkway. that should be cleared up 7:00 this morning. >> megan, thank you very much. 6:10. >> the new reason why scientists say thousands of gallons of spilled oil in the

mid to upper 70s in south by valleys, also north bay valleys and low to mid-80s the east bay valleys. temperatures below average. will drop even more so wednesday. look to be the coolest day as we loose about 6 degrees away from the coast. we will gain that back and maybe a little more. temperatures closer to average over the weekend. near 80 around the bay. low 60s at the coast. hi, megan. >> good morning. following a crash in hayward right now. it's eastbound 92. a car slammed into the sand barrel in the center divide. spilled sand all over the roadway. cal tran is working to clear the scene of that. it's early enough we're seeing speeds moving at the limit through the area. not going to slow down your hayward commute at this time. outside a look at the south bay and san jose. a live look at 280 at the 17 overcrossing. very light traffic. no problems for the downtown san jose area right now. also san jose a live look at 101 at the 880 overcrossing. a nice ride heading all the way up to the peninsula. >> 5:07. >> why you may be grabbing your smart phone instead of your credit card. >

elsewhere low to mid-50s from the north bay valleys into the east bay valleys.mid to upper 50s around the bay and low 50s along the coast. around the monterey bay and inland cloudy conditions and low to mid-50s. we will see sunshine, especially away from the coast and san francisco this afternoon. looks like it will be the warmest afternoon in this week's forecast. cloudy, cool, mist possible again tonight. and a cooler afternoon starts tomorrow and lingers through the first part of the weekend. here's a look at the water vapor imagery. kind of get an idea what's going on. a jet stream diving from canada, going to build backwards or retrograde as we like to say to the west-southwest. that's going to bring cooler air from canada, will cool that air more as it brings it over that ocean water. that's why we're looking at a midweek cooling trend. today mid-70s milpitas. low 80s most neighborhoods in the south bay. may hit 85 los gatos and san jose 79. 68 millbrae the cool spot on the peninsula. low to mid-70s else where. the coast upper 50s for you with fog all day.

upper 70s in the east bay valleys and low to mid-70s in the east bay valleys.and areas will jump a few degrees today, we'll hold steady tomorrow. warming trend brings our temperatures back close to average if not above throughout the weekend away from the coast. sounds like we're off to a rough start. frances has your first accident. >> just up in hayward and reported on southbound 880 and 92. injuries reported as well so we have chp and emergency crews heading there. one lane is blocked so let's check out the traffic in that area in my nest report. here's a live shot of the 280 and 17 interchange in san jose. traffic is light around most of the bay area but if you're heading through highway 17 later on this morning, hazmat says there's been big delays because of it this landscaping work. southbound lanes are blocked, at least one lane. 6:00 to 11:00. so one lane open and then in the northbound direction it's closed from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. if you want to try to avoid those directions during that time. eric, kristen? >> all right, frances. thank you so much. it's

low to mid-80s the east bay valleys. upper 70s to low 80ss north bay valleys and mid to upper 60s around san francisco and oakland. as we talked about the beginning of the show this is just the beginning. away from the coast we drop another 4 to 6 degrees tomorrow and about another 6 to 10 degrees as the coolest weather settles our neighborhoods on saturday and even morning drizzle is possible. temperatures start warming sunday and it will feel like summer again early next week. megan, do you have an update? >> we are still following the injury motorcycle crash in pleasanton eastbound 580 within the center divide and still have that car on fire eastbound 580 at 680 blocking the right lane. just got reports of muni delays. there's no light rail service now between west parttal and the zoo. outside to a live camera shot. this is 280 at the 17 interchange. there's reportedly a large structure fire burning near del monte. it is visible from the freeway. traveling on 280 throughout the san jose area you may see smoke. there's

we've got big news out of silicon valley.reed to buy computer security software maker mcahave i for nearly $8 billion. also today's stock futures are falling off unemployment applications reached the half million mark last week for the first time since november. how investors are reacting in a live report from the new york stock exchange in 15 minutes. >> this morning a major sign the war in iraq is beginning to wind down. the last u.s. combat troops left overnight crossing the border into kuwait for flights back to the u.s. john hendron from washington with the latest. good morning, john. >> good morning, terry. as the u.s. military leaves iraq, the obama administration claims to fill the void with an army of civilians bringing the mission to a close. the last combat brigade is gone from iraq. >> we're going home! we won! it's over! >> the fourth striker brigade crossed over into kuwait last night. as the u.s. mission officially turns from war to diplomacy. >> our commit in iraq is changing from a military effort left by our

castro valley 74. to mid-80s in the east bay valleys today and low 80s morgan hill, 76 hollister. santa cruz sunshine and 72. 69 watsonville. 64 monterey. that front coming near to the coast, mid to upper 50s for the rest of us. let's see how this plays out. here's the low. look how fast it's moving. rapid descent on the jet stream and bringing some unseasonably cool weather that's been locked up in canada with it. here we look at dry conditions and sunshine this morning. same thing at noon. and then at about 7:00 this evening, the clouds creep in during the overnight. wake up to the clouds and drizzle. most of the showers stay offshore but you can see a stray one close to the north bay valleys so many afternoon. seven-day forecast, drier, calmer a little by sunday afternoon and temperatures jump 10 to 12 degrees starting tuesday through wednesday with morning and afternoon sunshine. megan? >> good morning. no need to rush if you're getting ready to leave the house. you should have a nice commute await

low to mid-70s the south bay and north bay valleys. upper 70s to near 80 in the east bay valleys.area that will continue to feel the bulk of the warmth as we head through the week. by sunday near 90. near 60s at the coast and even warmer for monday and tuesday. frances? >> all right, mike. back to san jose where we have this hot spot on north 101. the good news is this injury accident has just been cleared from the lanes but a lot of left over slowing on north 101 from 280 towards sold oakland road. there's actually two separate crashes in the area. heavy traffic on 101. the drive time from highway 85 to 237 about 30 minutes. adding an extra five minutes to your commute. if you take 101 normally, you may want to consider highway 87. 9 minutes from highway 85 to north first street. if you want to head that way, 280 is delay-free. it's looking good. no problems on the bridges this morning. take a look at the bridge toll plaza. just a minor backup for the cash-paying lanes but great on the san mateo bridge and the. >> trading underway on wall street after a horrible day yesterday. a

-80s in the east bay valleys.mperatures pretty close to yesterday. if you enjoyed it, enjoy today. santa rosa the same. 1 degree cooler. about 2 degrees cooler in san francisco. accu-weather seven-day forecast. we have a slight cooling trend for tomorrow, about 4 degrees cooler than today but then we gain all those temperatures back on sunday and build upon them. mid-90s all next week inland with near 80 around the bay and mid-60s at the coast. kristen, eric. >> feels like summer's coming on. 640. >> are things sizzling on wall street or not. a live report from the new york stock exchange straight ahead. right now taking a look at the big board. fret flat. the dow up 3 points. >> three airline tickets, no i.d. needed. the story of three young and unaccompanied travelers. has southwest airlines doing a lot of explaining. >> he's usually saying you're wrong but she's saying i'm sorry. the racial slur that has a well-known talk show host apologizing this morning. >> also sheriff deputies and have discovered a person

low to mid 50s in the north bay valleys into the east bay valleys through most of the bay and coast.t mountain view and san jose you have 58. monterey bay, cloud deck and inland and mid to upper 50s for you. warmest nephew of the next seven and coast, sunny spots will develop. cloudy tonight and drizzle near the coast. higher elevations, golden gate bridge and then the cooling, it returns on wednesday and hangs out through the weekend. cloud cover, all of us touched by clouds through 7:00 and 8:00 this morning. quick retreat back to the coast by noon. then pockets of sunshine develop along the coast during the afternoon hours keeping you in the 50s and 60s. with 50s and 70s dominating the bay. we may squeak out a 90 in antioch and brentwood. east bay shore, from oakland south we have low to mid-70s. hercules also, but richmond holding to the 60s. along the peninsula, sunshine today, low to mid-70s. as you look to the south, we'll have about 80 degrees. half moon bay, cracking 60 along with the sunset district. south san francisco mid to upper 60s. 80 in santa rosa to near 90, low 90s

low to mid-70s the north bay valleys with mid to upper 70s in the east bay valleys. all right.oys of summer still here at at&t park. taking on the rockies now. 7:15 first pitch. going to be cool and breezy. 64 dropping to 58. accu-weather seven-day forecast, about 10 degrees warmer around the bay and inland by thursday. only about 4 along the coast and anyways when the heat peaks. we will get cooler during the holiday weekend. good morning, megan. >> good morning. road work to be on the lookout for commuting through the south bay. this is 101 at the 880 overcrossing. you will find coming from northbound 880 that the ramp to southbound 101 is closed until 7:00 this morning. a big rig crash has shut down an off-ramp in vallejo. the columbus parkway off-ramp is closed. this is coming from eastbound 80 in vallejo due to a big rig crash. road work causing delays in pleasetant ton. you'll find a few lanes are blocked between hacienda drive and the boulevard. that should be reopened and cleared by 6:00. >> it's 5:36. >> a major new bike path is ready to open in the north bay. there's

once again you see the clouds streaming into the east bay valleys.'ll have an update on the warming trend that will peak this weekend. >> here's a live shot at a bay bridge toll plaza. quite a few accidents this early morning. i'll have an update on one in hayward coming off the san mateo bridge 92. >> it is 6:01 this tuesday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. today county supervisors in the east bay and south bay will begin considering legislation that will force pitbull owners in their communities to have pets spayed or neutered. both triggered by the mauling death of a two-year-old concord boy. theresa garcia is live in our san jose bureau with more. >> this morning the board of supervisors of both santa clara and contra costa county will consider this pit-bull related ordinance and could be shaped from a 2006 san francisco law that followed the mauling death of a 12-year-old boy there. this morning the counties will be considering this new law that's being proposed, and it would require all pitbull type dogs i

the south bay, north bay valleys, mid-70s. near 80 in the east bay valleys.seven-day forecast. since this is day one of the cooling trend, we'll drop another 4 degrees tomorrow. hold in the low 80s inland through sunday. near 70 around the bay and mid to upper 50s at the coast. good morning, frances. how's the bay bridge this morning. >> mike, they turned on the metering lights but that's not going to slow you down. no delays at the bridge toll plaza. those low clouds in the distance. let's check out the san mateo bridge next. it does looking foggy here but sometimes the camera lens does get fogged in. westbound traffic is flowing well. a little more congested on the westbound side but 14 minutes from 880 to 101. we'll check out the peninsula. 101 looking good. that's northbound traffic there heading towards sfo. southbound traffic towards san mateo is fine past 292 but there is an accident reported in san mateo on city streets. look for this north of delaware at east popular. let's check out the east bay as well with live shot of 680 in walnut creek. the usu

the livermore valley socked in with fog. by the time we hit 7:00 a.m. widespread fog out there even up till about 9:00 a.m. the fog not going anywhere. we may see lifting to the napa valley and the delta but still the media bay area's still socked in continuing to noontime. into the afternoon we will keep a low clouds around mixed with sunshine out there. we should see some bricks of blue sky as well. 51 for napa, redwood city, livermore and fremont 54. in the afternoon load to mid '70's peddle my 72, 74 mill valley, the peninsula will fill cold today the 57 san francisco, daly city staying in the '50s as well, 63 in oakland, in through union city and fremont 72. the common no. 3 danville and pleasanton 77 and in the south bay 84 morgan hill 74 san jose. your seven their on the bay close off more as we head into your friday it will be chilly one break out the sweaters. >> i just pulled some down from the other day as a matter of fact. no hot spots for the bay area minor accident on 880 south near high street not delaying that right at all if you're goin

movingnto the east bay valleys.hat's where those that are most susceptibl to high concentrations of ozone and lower parts of the atmosphere needed to stay inside, the elderly, young and those with respiratory problems. check where the stars are next to the temperatures. those are all the areas i'm forecasting a record high temperature from 91 san francisco, 93 oakland, san jose 101 and concord at 103. we'll talk about how long this heat will last. we could be 20 to 30 degrees cooler by the weekend. >> mike, thanks a lot. as those temperatures rise today, pg&e is asking everyone to reduce the amount of power they use. the utility is issuing an energy alert between the hours of 11 a.m. so starting now and 6 p.m.. every customer is asked to save electricity by turning off lights, waiting to do laundry and taking the stai instead of elevats. that will help free up electricity and assure the state's wer grids can handle the inease in fan an air conditioner use. >> oakland police are calling for help in dealing with the c

mid to upper 70s in the east bay valley and mifd mid-70s the north bay valley. rosa 1, concord, san francisco and san jose pretty much the same as yesterday. about 13 hours and 47 minutes of sunshine on this tuesday. for tomorrow, look for pretty much more of the same but then the pattern slowly shifts on thursday all the way through sunday and into monday. temperatures could be 8 to 12 degrees warmer by the time we get through the end of the weekend. frances, the winds are fairly light out there. hopefully that's helping with the grass fire. >> that's good news to hear because apparently car fires are starting a grass fire right solve highway 92 eastbound as you come off the san mateo bridge. that's on the shoulder but it may cause delays and the fire crews are at the scene right now. we also have an update on the fire in alameda. this may be a pier on fire reported on sherman street and buena vista avenue. apparently some of the smoke is visible from 880 but so far not causing slowing for drivers making their way on 880 through oakland at this point. we'll kee

heat advisory, it's for the santa clara valley, the east bay valley, the north bay valleys.d it is for 8:00 today. they'll need to take precaution for heat sensitive individuals. heat exhaustion, very easily could overcome you today because this is the third day that you'll be outside in it. let's look at the temperatures. they range from 83 los gatos to half moon bay 57. still very warm in most areas. that will be a higher base camp for us to reach warm weather today. low 60s around the monterey bay and inland. the cooling breeze will return to the coast this afternoon. it will push inland tomorrow and cool us all thursday, friday and saturday. like the weekend we'll have some of the coolest weather in this forecast. down in the south bay we'll flirt with record highs once again with mid to upper 90s. around 100 in saratoga and los gatos. on the peninsula, millbrae 88. at the coast mid-70s today. that high will happen probably around noon or 1:00 and start to drop in the afternoon. daly city 80. downtown san francisco, sausalito, mid to upper 80s. near 100 for the rest of t

low to mid-70s in the south bay, north bay valleys and mid to upper 70s in the east bay valleys.ere's your accu-weather seven-day forecast. we're going to stay the course for the most part. we may fluctuate a few degrees until thursday when temperatures start warming. friday, saturday and sunday we'll actually be close to where we should be this time of year which is the upper 80s inland, upper 70s around the bay and near 60 at the coast. let's take a look at traffic. here's your first look with frances. >> all right, mike. might get more than you already are. let's take a look at interstate 80 in berkeley. traffic around the bay area is looking great. no problems at all westbound. that drive time is 19 minutes from the carquinez bridge. the eastbound direction, a heads up. folks are still on vacation. between truckee and reason no, major road work going on so cal tran is warning drivers that there could be delays of up to 45 minutes and more through that area due to lane constrictions and a lot of other things going on. they say avoid traveling through that area between 10:00 an

the north bay valleys and upper 70s to near 80 in the east bay valleys.our seven-day forecast, slow warming trend away from the coast. by thursday we'll be about 10 degrees warmer everywhere at the coast about 4 degrees warmer. megan has a new accident. >> we have a new crash in milpitas. eastbound 237 approaching 880. the slow lane is blocked. as you can see everything is still green which means it's not affecting traffic yet. everything moving at the limit through that area. also commuting through vallejo today, be aware the columbus parkway off-ramp is closed from westbound 80. this is due to a big rig crash. a check of drive times for your monday morning commute, 19 minutes making your way out of antioch on westbound 4 to 242. westbound 580 about a half hour to make your way throughout the altamont pass from 205 to 680. no delays in mass transit. a live look in san jose. this is 280 at the 17 overcrossing. no problems heading northbound making your way through the downtown san jose area. in san jose, a live look at 101 at the 880 overcrossing. it's pr

and that extends all the way to the east bay valleys, the sacramento valley and fairfield.res this morning are cool, in the 50s. and we're looking at numbers just around 60 in sunnyvale. so look for the mist and drizzle to hold on throughout much of the day here along the coast and because of the extensive cloud deck in our east bay valleys, slow clearing today and a cooler afternoon. yesterday we saw some 80s. no 80s in the forecast today. you have to go all the way out to sacramento even to get some low 80s. so low clouds, areas of drizzle and we will see sunshine much sooner tomorrow in the late morning hours. that begins our warm-up and then much warmer as we head into tuesday and wednesday. well, even some 90s perhaps. here's the culprit. it's an area of low pressure, a deep trough that is just off the coast this morning and associated with this trough, not only that strong marine air but a cool pocket of air that's gonna push right on through today. so today definitely the coolest day we'll see in the next seven. and here's where we stand with our mist and drizzle. lo

poor air quality east bay valleys, also in santa clara valley.ve heat advisory, heat xau xausa -- 30 degrees cooler by the weekend. >> spare the air day. commuters are encouraged to take mass transit but we're having ray problem with the vallejo ferry system. a mechanical failure shut down the ferry system. the 7:00 out of vallejo has been cash registered. the 8:00 leaving out of san jose has been cancelleds it had there will be transit buses in place. >> we'll be back with a local update at ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ññ the most powerful half-ton crew in america has a powertrain backed for 100,000 miles. chevy silverado half-ton a consumers digest best buy and the most dependable, longest-lasting full-size pickups on the road. now get 0% apr for 72 months on 2010 silverado half-ton models with an average finance savings around $5,800. and those germs can end up on your soap pump. fact: your soap pump can harbor hundreds of bacteria. introducing the new lysol no-touch hand soap system. it senses hands and dispenses soap that kills 99.9% of bacteria to h

valleys. by 4:00 sunshine just about everywhere except along the coast. half moon bay 60s. san francisco and oakland and most of the bay and san rafael mid to upper 60s. the warmerest weather in the east bay valleys. upper 70s to low 80s. your accu-weather seven-day forecast. 4 degrees warmer tomorrow and 4 degrees cooler friday. you'll notice friday morning drizzle's back in the forecast. as that cooler air mass settles the weekend, more drizzle followed by cooler afternoon temperatures but just when monday comes around, notice some warmer and drier weather. good morning, frances. any hot spots? >> mike, possibly one developing now with a new accident in the south bay has been reported on southbound 880 on the expressway. apparently the car flipped over but landed back on its wheels. it's in the middle lane now and chp are on their way. here's a live shot of the golden gate bridge though where you can see well across the span and i didn't have to use my wipers this morning in san francisco. s

lots of push of cloud cover all the way through the east bay valleys into parking lot central valleys noon you can see those areas, east bay valleys and the south bay clear but still the bay and most of the north bay covered in clouds along with the coast. not until 2:00 we see the sunshine in those neighborhoods. the 50s to just about the 70s. a few 80s but they're getting pushed deeper and deeper east into the central valleys. brentwood and livermore as close as we get. mid to upper 70s through the rest of the east bay valleys. more 60s on the east bay shores. temperatures should be slightly cooler today. mid to upper 60s to richmond. castro valley, union city, fremont, newark, 70, 71 degrees. millbrae 68. low to mid-70s on the peninsula with a mostly sunny sky. cloudy around the coast, upper 50s for you. downtown, south san francisco, sausalito under cloud cover and low to mid-60s. san rafael 68 and more sunshine later this afternoon and low to mid-70s ins north bay valley. mid 60s and a few upper 60s, santa cruz at 67 and salinas. morgan hill at 80. i just got some coffee, i promi

the rest of the east bay valleys in the mid to upper 70s.y and hollister low to mid-70s and clouds arounds the monterey bay and mid 60s for you. sea breeze to sacramento 84 and chico 89. a little warmer fresno 93 but not bad this time of year and sunshine 71 over tahoe. bring it home. zito takes the mound for the giants. tough loss last night. temperature 60 at 7:15 at at&t park. cloudy dropping to about 56 degrees. for tonight cloud cover once again, misty arounds the bay, drizzle at the coast and low to mid-50s. your accu-weather seven-day forecast, just baby steps inland, a couple degrees here and there all the way until we reach the upper 80s to near 90 over the weekend. mid to upper 70s arounds the bay and low 60s at the coast. wanted to share a couple cool weather shots sent in by one of our viewers. pictures of wave clouds. this is a shot that tim from -- tom from kelsiville submitted to you report. very cool cloud formation. wave clouds developed over the mountains when there's a strong jet stream and a pretty stable air mass. these

nature valley. 100% natural, 100% delicious. >>> good morning. it's 4:42.ake a live look outside at downtown san francisco. you can see the america building doesn't look as drizzly this morning. not as much mist out there. you may not need your windshield wipers but don't expect any warm temperatures. we'll hear from mike and see how your commute's going with frances all coming up. more news for you. a member of the san francisco board of supervisors is questioning why mayor newsom is apparently opposed to a proposal to add a fee to alcohol sold in the city. the fee would raise an estimated $16 million to cover city-funded public health costs associated with alcohol abuse. the san francisco examiner reports the measure's sponsor says the mayor's opposition comes as a surprise. avalon says he wonders if newsom's financial interest in the wine and restaurant industry is affecting his acceptance of the alcohol legislation. a bill has passed the state senate and headed to the assembly. sponsored by john perez would allow juvenile defendsers with long sentences

tuesday our inland valleys and cooler after that.o it's a little bump that we haven't seen in a while. >> all right, lisa, thank you. the girl scouts of northern california are facing some tough choices. a record number of girls are attending jam p this summer but scouts are struggling to find the money to keep the camps running. assignment 7 reports, dan ashley reports why bay area girl scout properties may go up for sale. >> camping has been part of the girl scouts throughout almost all of its 100 year history. there's no question camp activities have evolved over the years. but the basic idea remains. >> a lot of people think that it's just guys who go to do all like the outdoorsy stuff. but i think it's important that girls do it, too. >> this is a girl scout camp in the hills of santa clara county, 280 acres of outdoor adventure. campers learn to ride. >> i have a horse. her name's fannie and she's really nice. >> shoot bows and arrows. >> fire at will! >> we have a bull's-eye! >> and overcome challenges. >> gotta warnafter. >>

valleys.y 4:00 sunshine just about everywhere exempt the coast where you'll is he it. mid to upper 60s along the east bay shore from oakland to fremont. low to mid-70s palo alto and san jose. same thing in the north bay valleys but low 80s in the east bay valleys. let's take a look at your accu-weather seven-day. what i meant by roller-coaster, down today, up a few degrees tomorrow, a few more thursday and the coolest weather hits right on the weekend with the warmest area inland with the mid-80s. upper 60s along the coast. let's turn to frances, see if she has her poker face on. >> some people will tonight. i think that's why we're going to see a lot of heavy traffic on 87. it's say lady gaga concert at h. p. pavilion. affecting traffic through the area on highway 87 and 280. right now traffic is light but you see some road work going on 101. both directions. southbound from 880. and northbound from hellier up to oakland road. check out 101. looks great northbound past 880 on to the peninsula

over into the east bay valleys.hat's where we have the mid to upper 80s. temperatures getting closer to average today. maybe a degree or two warmer than yesterday. about as warm as it gets. a change is on the way. about 4 degrees cooler tomorrow and a more degrees cooler for thursday and friday. look at that. it now spills into the weekend well below averages. temperatures with low 80s inland. upper 60s to near 70 around the bay and mid-50s at the coast. frances is back. any problems this morning? >> hey, mike. no accidents. smile really brightens things up. road work going through hayward. a connection ramp closed northbound 880 to westbound 92 until about 5:00 this morning. so you will be detoured or you can take other detours instead. also the eastbound direction as you approach 880, some lanes are scheduled to be blocked as well this morning. and you'll find more road work on the other side of highway 92 arounds half moon bay. one-way traffic control until about 6:00 this morning. that goes on for just another f

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not today in unland valleys. there's a change for you there but everyone experiencing warmer weather tomorrow. the view from mount tam this morning. lots of cloud cover. it's in the 60s there. . we will look at a cooler day much of marin county, especially mill valley. breezy but then this marine layer shrinking substantially tomorrow and into early next week. temperatures right now are cool, in the 50s. it's 54 in napa and fairfield. the fog extends to the delta and we are looking at mist and drizzle in oakland this morning. and also into the sacramento valley looking at the gray. so it will be some time till it peels back. 55 half moon bay as well as san francisco. we really haven't seen much of a change day-to-day in the city. the peninsula, areas around the bay. but we will be looking at that mist and drizzle hanging on throughout the morning hours. so cooler today. sunnier sooner tomorrow. that's going to bring warmer weather as soon as tomorrow. much warmer weather for a couple of days next week. here's a g

mid-70ss south bay with mid to upper 70s the north bay valleys and low to mid-80s in the east bay valleyslet's take a look at your accu-weather seven-day forecast. this is the beginning of the cooling trend. well below average today all the way through the ends of the forecast. looks like this will hang around even longer. low to mid-80s inland. upper 60s, low 70s around the bay and mid to upper 50s along the coast. frances, any road work we should be aware of? >> some lanes closed in san jose. here's a live shot. 101 and 880 interchange. if you're watching us in hd, you can see the cal tran's crews off to the right there. the south 101 connector to southbound 880 is blocked until about 5:30 this morning. you can take the parkway, that will get you on to 880. and the south 101 to northbound 880 as you can see across your screen from that direction to that direction is blocked until 7 a.m.. head over to the san mateo bridge. traffic flowing well here in both directions. a bit foggy out there. northbound 880 in hayward right now 92 you'll be detoured at tennisson to 92. eric, kristen. >> fr