a live shot westbound. warning drivers that there is a problem. 92 westbound.bound remains closed. debris spilled to 101. two right lanes, southbound 101. sig-alert in effect. two more hours. get you around this. we'll take a look at the map for alternate route. you can loop to freeway. or the dumbarton bridge. if you haven't gotten to the san mateo bridge that's the best route. sig-alert in effect, ramp from 101 to westbound 92 is shut down in san mateo. eric? >> all right, sue. thank you. >> less than two hours, second suspect will be in court who is accused of being involved in shooting of a 3-year-old boy. the community will pay the last respects to the victim. >> the community responded to the boy's death. check out where he was shot. it's covered with hundreds of stuffed animals and candles and children's book including the little engine that could. the funeral is scheduled today. friends and family held rosary service for the victim. 3-year-old carlos nava was shot in crossfire of a drive-by shooting last week on international boulevard at 1:00 in the af

westbound 24 stacking up to wilder road. westbound 4 you can now use both tunnels towards oakland. that center bore was just re- opened from chp. you can see speeds are slow behind it though. 14 miles per hour but hopefully we'll start to see some recovery here very shortly. let's go out to the south bay. that's where we are also dealing with a second accident. the on-ramp remains shut down to southbound 101 approaching the capitol expressway so you have to use tully road as unalternate. in the meantime the rest of the south bay looks okay including traffic coming out of downtown san jose in the northbound lane of 280. southbound looks fine as well. bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights are off. sometimes they turn it on later on friday's because it's lighter than we typically see so delays not too bad right now heading into san francisco. that's a check of traffic. here's lawrence with your forecast. >> it's friday. this is great. it's all good right now even with the fog and low clouds. that's not going to bother you except it will be cooler everywhere you go. socked in at the c

but westbound 92 so far in the clear. that could change. so the dumbarton bridge or you may want to consider the bay bridge, as well. they did turn on the metering lights so we are left with a backup here. backed up just the usual stuff to at least the west grand overcrossing. a little sluggish up the incline but not too bad into san francisco. that's your traffic. for an update on your forecast, here's lawrence with more. >> gray in some of the camera shots you had there elizabeth and looks like the fog, well, a little thicker around the bay area this morning but not too bad. mostly sunny skies coming our way but heading out thicker especially at the coastline. dense fog over skyline boulevard. today 50s. this afternoon sunshine and warm to hot inland some places streaming up into the 90s by the afternoon. plenty of 60s and 70s inside the bay, 80s in toward the santa clara valley and 60s at the coast. more well defined low clouds and fog, remember it was just very, very patchy yesterday. today looks like it is reestablishing itself somewha

westbound 24. we just found out about this. i have it on the map. westbound 24 in the caldecott tunnel there is an overturned vehicle. this is we just found out about this westbound 24 inside the caldecott. please give yourself plenty of time if you drive from orinda to oakland. we'll find out more as soon as we know more details. this is a look at westbound highway 4 coming up to the willow pass grade. it is a nice drive with no major problems. >>> and this mornings commute at the bay bridge toll plaza looks pretty good if you are driving westbound on the bridge it looks pretty good into san francisco. and the morning drive in san francisco is fine. northbound 101 and northbound 280 looking good coming out of daily city. let's go to rosemary. >>> good morning, to you. start out with gray skies over most of the bay area and portions of the valley this morning. the northbound and inland areas seeing the mostly cloud eye skies. livermore and concord dealing with clear skies. this trough of low pressure will be sinking south into the weekend. our tempe

westbound 237 heading off 880 exiting milpitas towards san jose looking good westbound.ound 237 between 880 and 101. bay bridge so far, so good no metering lights. no delay up the incline to treasure island. we have a lunchtime giants game against the cubs around 12:45 so extra traffic early this afternoon. looking good down the eastshore freeway, westbound 580 and the nimitz through oakland. back to you. >> you're having an easy day. >> so far, so good. >> thank you. >>> this morning much of the east coast is slowly getting back to normal following hurricane irene. but for millions, this nightmare is far from over and just this morning, as jessica stone reports, the white house announced that president obama signed major disaster declarations for new york and north carolina. >> reporter: the swollen passaic river has taken row after row of houses in new jersey. >> the home we built for our kids are gone. adults can handle it. the kid, you know, they don't have anything. >> reporter: dozens of residents were forced to leave behind everything tuesday after irene's floodwa

they will have to get off westbound 580 at sir francis drake. the bridge is closed at the 101. a man with a gun has barricaded himself in a room at the extended stay hotel. the suspect fired one shot from the building. we have an officer on the phone. what can you tell us about traffic and how long this is going to take? >> reporter: unfortunately, it's still a very active incident. as far as an eta to own, i can't tell you. it's our goal to open the freeway as possible and cause as little inconvenience to motorists as possible. >> an extreme thing to do to block off both sides like that. >> safety of the public is our number one goal. we can't risk it. so we did close it but we have moved the closures up to the sir francis drake on- and off- ramps so folks will be able to get across the richmond/san rafael bridge. >> i know your focus is on the freeway, the bridge there, but do we have any idea just how far the reach could be for this gunman? i mean, it looks like you have shut it down for miles there. >> yeah. we had a very wide perimeter. our

westbound 580 at north flynn. there is slowing going on in the earlier accident in eastbound direction. so far, so good. your public transportation checked in with bart, caltrain, muni. everybody running on time. a.c. transit no, delay there. there you have it, down on the span and thick when you come up on the waldo tunnel toward your golden gate bridge commute. the toll plaza is light, and you will find fog on the span. to delays or accidents reported westbound in to san francisco. terry, eric? >> sue, thank you. >>> 6:40. >> for the first time in two weeks as far as the 401(k) is concerned, that is a good thing. you see the dow jones up 135 points. right now. wow! good news. >>> the vote coming today that will end a political standoff and send thousands of airport employees back to work including dozens in the bay area. >> water wonders. the intriguing new evidence of life on mars. ♪ mmm. oh gosh. oh dear. big deal. you're delicious. so what. i've got news for you. there's no such thing... ...as a bear sheriff.

so it is in the commute direction westbound 24. our sensors are now actually picking up some slowing behind it from orinda. so yeah, we are starting to see some delays because it sounds like one of the lanes of the center bore is blocked. so for a while they had to completely at least center bore just for a short time. right now just one lane is blocked. it sounds like tow crews are on scene and an ambulance already left. this was an injury crash. the car actually flipped over. it overturned. so again we're still not sure how long it's going to be out there. we have been calling chp to check it out but in the meantime there is a little bit of slow traffic so plan accordingly if you are heading out of orinda towards the macarthur maze. commuting towards the bay bridge, this looks great. no delay at all, all the way across the upper deck heading into san francisco. that is your traffic. for an update on your forecast, here's lawrence. >> i know how much you love the fog and i don't want to disappoint! and we have plenty of it showing

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antioch, westbound highway 4. not bad. travelling from lone tree to 242. 101 from marin county. 37 to 580. 580 out of the central valley. your bay bridge toll plaza, minor backup now. a little fog on the span. >> thank you. 6:09. the bay area county that is ready to offer homeowners thousands of dollars to make homes energy efficient. >> mixed messages. conflicting message about the bay area hikers that spent two years in ira ir the kincaids live here. across the street, the padillas. ben and his family live here, too. ben's a re/max agent, and he's a big part of this community. there are lots of reasons why re/max agents average more sales than other agents. experience, certainly. but maybe it's also because they care about the markets they serve and the neighbors who rely on them. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. sweetie i think you need a little extra fiber in your diet. fiber makes me sad. oh common. i dare you to taste one hint of ber in fiber one. oh, i'd be able to tell. why don't i

if you are traveling or have people traveling high-5, westbound 580. farther west around the altamont pass. north flynn. a stall blocking the center lane there. you can see the slow traffic remaining there. accident at burr. traffic is light at northbound 280 direction. the metering lights are off. kristen, eric? >> thank you very much. >>> 6:08 now. >> just ahead, google gets graded. while one of the bay area hottest tech companies is getting a credit downgrade. >> plus, the work woes. the bay area congressional representatives get an earful at a forum on job creation. >> how about a cup of coffee with your sun block? the new evidence that the morning joe may be offering protection from the afternoon sun. go! go! completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step forward. go! go! with deposit friendly atms, you can make ultra fast, secure deposits with no slips or envelopes. take a step forward and chase what matters. >>> good morning. take you high above the clouds on a gorgeous shot for a terrific sunrise for us. underneath the clouds, we're

on the westbound side.o look at the public transit before you leave the house, if you are coming from the central valley. the ace train running, all trains on time so far. muni, caltrain, bart no, delays this morning. before you leave the house, check the website abc7news.com. click on the lower left-hand of the computer scene, bay area traffic. >> thank you. >>> directors of the san francisco municipal transportation agency meet today to make it easier to find a cab in san francisco but it could make riding in the cabs more expencive. the plan is add 87 more cabs to the current fleet of 1,500 vehicles. the "san francisco examiner" report it includes issuing part-time permits. many cab drivers oppose extra competition but the increase could come with the several meter rate hike that would raise cost of three-mile trip by more than $2. surveillance video from cabby is helping the police put together case against robbery suspect. here is the video. you can see the woman walking near polk and francisco street.

no accidents on the westbound side. antioch brake lights westbound looks like slow and go between hillcrest to loveridge. not bad though into pittsburg, in fact highway 4 looks good towards the eastshore freeway. golden gate bridge not a bad ride as you work your way into san francisco. however, you're still going to see delays south 101. 12 minutes from 37 to 580. no delays going northbound. jumping over to the eastshore freeway, a few sluggish conditions just a little slow and g40 miles per hour as you work your way westbound at berkeley into emeryville. approaching the bay bridge metering lights are off and slight delay in a couple of lanes there at the toll plaza but overall traffic light clear across the upper deck into san francisco. earlier roadwork wrapped up, no delays out of san francisco into oakland. the rest of our bay area bridges pretty much the same story. traffic looks good on the san mateo bridge. no delays in both directions between 880 and 101. right now we are looking at 13 minutes between hayward a

westbound 237, still nice and light.ng millipitas through san jose and problem free this morning. and elsewhere, the bay bridge, the usual stuff through here unfortunately and metering lights are on. turned off before 6:30. it is backed unto the end of the parking lot. and overall not too bad. a 10-minute wait. and sluggish, the slow traffic from the incline to the s curve. the drive time is only 21 minutes. if you're using the east shore freeway from the carquinez bridge to the maze and mass transit, this looks great. bart has more than 44 trains running on time. and ace train, 1, 3, all fine. and muni, cal train, everything on schedule. remember, kcbs, radio partners where we pool all of our information with them. so once you're done listening to us, once you hit the road, you can tune to kcbs at 7:40 a.m. or 106.9 f.m. that is your traffic. >> back to you. >> no more fighting down there, plenty of cameras to go around for everyone. >> thanks, you guys. >>> 6:47. wall street not reacting well this morning to friday's d

westbound 80 looks great.where you can see our green sensors showing speeds over 40 miles per hour. mass transit everything is on time. your drive along the peninsula looks great as well, 101 and 280. and your bridges if you are crossing the san mateo bridge we can show you a live look. our cameras past the toll plaza, westbound 92 in the commute direction, fine, 13 minutes still from hayward to foster city, basically no delay. that is your traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> two young children are recovering from cuts, bruises and burns all blamed on a man and woman in vallejo. police say the victims are a 5- year-old boy and his 4-year-old sister. neighbors at their apartment complex in vallejo say the boy was pleading for help and saying he was being abused. the children had rope burns and other injuries. their mother's girlfriend and a girlfriend's adult son are now under arrest. >>> the bodies of the 30 u.s. troops killed over the weekend in afghanistan are expected to arrive at dover air force base t

westbound 580 near estudillo may be blocked. back to you. >> thank you. >>> she allegedly robbed alex trebek. this morning why the suspect is in more trouble than originally thought. >> plus, a 9-year-old boy hailed as a hero in the south bay. how he stemmed in just in time to -- stepped in just in time to save a toddler from drowning. >> and forget "snakes on a plane." the rude surprise for a family during a recent road trip. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, i'm a dancer. and until now, my feet showed it. [ female announcer ] gold bond ultimate healing foot cream. 7 penetrating moisturizers and vitamins, 'cause foot skin's 20 times thicker. this stuff really works. >>> good morning. live to chopper 5 over the scene of police activity in san leandro. you can see surface streets are blocked in the area. this may be the end of a police chase on 580 at estudillo. lanes may have been re-opened. but, of course, this police activity continues on the surface streets in san leandro. we'll continue to keep you updated on this. right now back to the

it will be slow through that construction zone heading westbound but it's not unusual. the slowdown is in bay point and pleasant hill -- did it again. let's move along -- my hands are too big sometimes. westbound 80 from pinole. the richmond traffic looks good. you will see some traffic heading up. the road sensors are showing traffic. i want to hive the maps to san francisco -- move the maps to san francisco. there is a surf rescue going on at ocean beach. they found a person who needed

westbound 24 this is a look at westbound 4 coming up to bay point out of pittsburgh and traffic is moving well. 6:'01 -- 6:01 let's go back to the desk. >>> we are minutes away from the opening bell on wall street. it looks like another down day. take a look if you missed it dow jones off 3.5%. 419 points. allie rasmus is in san francisco this morning with how the overseas market reacted overnight and the big bank getting ready to lay off thousands. >> reporter: as you mentioned the dow dropped more than 400 points yesterday. overnight trading so far has not faired much better. this is a look at the major end says in asia. there is a lot of red on the screen. japan's nikkei fell more than 220 points overnight. hong kong was also down. we are half an hour away from markets opening in the u.s.. analysts expect the downward trend will continue. the dow and s & p closed down yesterday after investors responded to a lot of negative economic news. inflation is up and so was weekly unemployment claims and home sales were down. there is still ongoing concerns about europe's debt crisis. europe's

reports of an accident westbound 237 at lawrence expressway.cle may have hit a metal table in the roadway. it's stuck on the side blocking the left lane. that's going to cause a slowdown there. right now, this portion of 237 not doing too badly. all right. more on that coming up. back to you. >> i'll take it. 5:38. a sidewalk on the golden gate bridge is sporting a new look. the goal, pretty simple to prevent bicyclists and pedestrians from running into one another. there's now one lane marked for bikers and one for the walkers on the east side of the bridge. there have been concerns about more collisions while bicyclists are banned from the west sidewalk which is closed for retrofit. >>> and the albany man accused of running down four cyclists in san francisco must stand trial for attempted murder. that's according to to a san francisco judge. 40-year-old david clark allegedly targeted cyclists within a 6-minute period last june. all four did survive. they were badly injured. his attorney says he will pursue an insanity defense. >>> pg&e will

the westbound center bore is closed.lthough, we're getting reports that that is just about getting ready to be cleared. for now, the sig-alert in effect. center bore is closed. right bore is open. you can use that this morning. just getting word of a bart delay. 10 minutes. richmond and fremont, millbrae direction. due to earlier medical emergency. so bart experiencing a little bit of an issue. no problem with caltrain, mass transit. ace train, ferries on time. no problems there. san jose, southbound 101, the onramp to the capital express way is closed. accident there as well. tully road would be your alternate. once again, be ever you leave the house, abc7news.com will have the latest traffic information for you. click on the bay area traffic. left of your computer screen. >> what started as exhibition basketball game between georgetown university and chinese team turned in a bench-clearing brawl. it was part of a so-called good will tour. not much good will as they exchanged blows. the georgetown coach pulled his playi

westbound 580.going to try to launch chopper 5 to see what's happening in the area but right now i know that the two right lanes are blocked until further notice. you're going to see slight delays working your way westbound 580 approaching police activity near he is sta dill low. stick to the left there to get past that mess. accident near treasure island was cleared to city streets. extra volume but dose sent speeds heading into san francisco. lower deck roadwork wrapping up in 15 minutes approaching the sky way. various lanes blocked in that area but no major delays. san mateo bridge problem-free. everything clear as you work your way out of hayward heading across the bridge into foster city. once you hit 101, things are looking good. we had an earlier vehicle fire on 101 near hillsdale but that's cleared out of lanes completely and no delays along the peninsula. roadwork between 37 and atherton hooks like we are clocking in 13 minutes southbound 101 from 37 to 580 as a result. golden gate bridge

or use westbound 237 to get around it.ps, the rest of the south bay accident free typical north 101 through san jose. northbound 280, extra volume but still moving at nice speeds. back to you. >> thank you. >>> well, you could call it my big fat geek wedding. this couple out of texas call themselves techies and tied the knot in an unusual way. they did, they had a computer monitor for a minister. >> computer voice: you may now share your vows with one another. >> all right. miguel hanson and diana wesley said their vows in front of a 30" monitor. they say there was nothing traditional about their wedding. but the human touch was still needed. they had to have their license signed by a justice of the peace after they said their vows to a computer. and apparently, they met on the sweet on geeks website. >> really. >> yes. she made her character with nerds candy. >> cute. >> all nerds all the time. very sweet. >>> thanks for joining us today. up next on "the

i just got word of a new accident westbound 80 in albany. this one is 80 westbound at the albany exit. >>> in overnight news man is in custody after a police chase through the north bay. the sheriff's office notified police that the suspect, 4-year- old gerald mccarthy was riding a motorcycle, possibly drunk and warmed with a handgun. officers spotted him yesterday afternoon. they chased him onto highway 101. when they cornered him he displayed the gun and threatened to shoot himself. >> swat was called initially because we didn't know what we have. >> he did surrender around 10:30 last night. >>> we're hearing conflicting reports as to whether an american who was kidnapped has been rescued or not. he works for a u.s. company that advices area pakistani agencies. earlier this morning a police chief said he was redeuced but now he says he's not been freed. we will stay updated on that story. >>> it's the news apple faithfuls have been dreading. steve jobs announces he is stepping down. >> reporter: his contribution to culture is massive. his

there are no big backups on 92 westbound. for your drive of the golden gate bridge, it is false, false, false. pretty goodspeed's despite the fall. >> if you are heading to tahoe via 50, you may encounter some delays. >> giants avoiding a four game sweep against the phillies. they are archrivals now. her this way and keeps the giants a half- game over second place arizona. they will now be facing at the pittsburgh pirates. the oakland a's are 12.5 games back in the american league west. joycelyn hem had a homer in the tenth inning. they beat to raise five- four. >> the time is 720. we are back with more than a couple of >> 26 officers were injured breaking up the protests. >> the california department of parks and recreation has order the city of bell to repay money owed by the end of the month. city council had not approved some contracts or failed to award them through competitive bidding. eight former city officials are charged with corruption in giving themselves a exorbitant salaries and perks. >> investigators are tryin

their ride westbound, the backups have been sold. this stretch but it is no one a solid block of below 25 mi. per hour traffic. the drive time is still running at about 48-49 minutes from antioch and to convert. it should be about 33 minutes at this time of the day. it is still a hot spot. really, the only alternate would of been will pass road but it is already very heavy, 680 southbound is typically slow from pleasant hill. again this is a more typical cost will time pattern. continuing with a bridge check, the debris, a 20 minute drive time from the macarthur maze for the westbound ride. we have noticed a big change in the last week and a half. the san mateo bridge is still heavy but it easier drive time. 13 minutes with no drive time reporter across the span. through marin county, the drive times are still under 40 minutes. >> a little bit of fog clinging to the coastline. temperatures in the east bay will cool down like everywhere else this afternoon. partly cloudy conditions through oakland. here is a look right now at your tem

westbound connector ramp is shut down and police have issued an alert and think it will be there for a while. we will let you know more about that and another report is minutes ahead. let's go back to the desk. >>> bart service is back on track after a chaotic commute in downtown san francisco. demonstrators confronted police who were in riot gear at the civic center at the bart station and protesters are angry about recent shootings concerning bart police and they are also age any about cutting off cell phone service as they shut down all four downtown stations but no injuries or arrests have been reported. federal communications commission has launched a formal investigation and the federal agency will investigate whether bart has the legal right to selectively i will limb name -- eliminate cell phone service over concerns of a possible protest. we will have reaction from a bart union official in the next half hour. >>> overnight in beaumont a dive team pull add car out of a pond and street racing may be responsible. the dive team off island parkway around 3:00 this morning divers

busy westbound 580 out of the altamont pass towards the 580680 interchange. also a handful of accidents along the eastshore freeway. we'll have details coming up. >>> a shootout at a gas station on carlson and imperial overnight. there were two victims in a white chevy tahoe. neither was seriously injured despite several rounds being fired possibly even from an assault rifle. their suv hit a natural gas meter at the station causing the gas to be shut off. pg&e crews are still on scene working to fix that. a nearby motel was evacuated as a precaution although we have no word this morning on possible suspects. >>> and another overnight shooting is under investigation. this time in cupertino. these are live pictures of what the scene looks like right now. a santa clara county deputy shot a man about 9:00 last night on stevens creek boulevard at tan tal avenue. investigators say the men fired on the deputy who was trying to question him about a stolen car. they have blocked that stretch of stevens creek for the investigation and it should affect your morning comm

westbound direction on san mateo bridge. bunchal and moving fairly well both directions. 80 berkeley bunching up in richmond. a lot of headlights. smooth sailing. no stalls or accidents. approaching the maze. once you get in the toll plaza, take a look. the metering lights have been turned on. you will find traffic back to the west grand overcrossing heading westbound toward san francisco. no stalls or accident on upper deck. traffic is flowing smoothly to the city. >> all right, sue. thank you. >>> 6:38 now. >> no evidence that americans are burrito-eating, golf-playing, massage-loving bunch. i don't know if a lot of folks can afford doing those things now but the dow is rally something far. >> not at the same time. bart rolls out the ideas of cars of the future. one thing that the various designs include that should make the riders happy. >> plus, improved surveillance camera coming for muni and why some riders say they go too far. >> it's called the worst violence london has seen in decades. this morning, it appears to be

she was on westbound 80. so they shut down three lanes of the highway to gather shell casings over there. they gathered more than 50 shell casings last night. they think it was an ak-47 they were dealing the weapon of choice. all of the victims are expected to survive. police are now trying to figure out who shot at them and why. >>> santa clara county sheriff's deputies are investigating a shooting involving a deputy after a gunfight with the suspect late last night. investigators say the deputy tried to stop the pedestrian but the suspect ran and took a shot at the officer. the deputy fired back hitting the man. this all happened on stephens creek boulevard near tantau avenue around 9:20 last night. the man was taken into custody. the sheriff's deputy was not hurt. it's not known why the deputy was trying to stop the pedestrian. >> right now san francisco police are investigating an overnight shooting outside a restaurant. just after midnight they were called to a restaurant at 19th street in the mission di

heading westbound, people coming to work. we check in with sue hall in a couple of minutes to find out how the traffic is moving along. >> the national park service wants to remove cabin from one of yosemite historic campgrounds because of the dangers posed by fallen rock. that is the preferred alternative. in a new report released today. section of curry village was closed in 2008 after falling rocks hit 17 cabins. nobody suffered any serious injuries, but the rock slide prompted a safety review. the camp dates back more than a century. park service will hold a public meeting on the new proposal next month. >>> state controller john chiang is warning that declining state tax revenue may trigger more budget cut. the budget that governor brown signed in june relies on projected $4 billion increase in tax increases this year and chiang says california collected $539 million less in july than the budget estimated. continued drop could trigger automatic mid-year cuts to schools and social services. public schools could lose up to

again, this is westbound 92 the ramp to southbound 101.want to consider avoiding the san mateo bridge and using the dumbarton instead. we'll continue to follow this in the next hour. in the meantime, back to you. >> thank you. >>> in the next half hour a top school cop in the east bay is off the job this morning. what he is accused of saying that got him in trouble. >>> plus the dmv will have to pay up. the legal battle is lost against a transgender woman. >>> in an hour and a half the second suspect who was involved in the shooting of 3-year-old carlos nava will appear in court in las vegas. we'll have the details about how police caught him and information about carlos' funeral mass. >>> here in san jose, if you have been in a car accident but nobody has been hurt on your house alarm goes off, chances are police will not show up. what you can expect if you live and work here as a result of the police layoffs. that's coming up. ,, ,, sure, pulling the mold, mildew, and grime from out of the porous caverns of grout takes the right tools, b

chp earlier blocked off lanes of traffic on westbound 580 just near the 150th avenue x its. its. -- avenue exits. they are trying to see if these shootings are connected. they towed the car away and we do not know if the crime scene on the highway and the crime scene here are connected but we are waiting to get more information. alameda's public information are expected to be out here shortly and we will be right back, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> one of the key witnesses in the bryan stow beating case has died. matthew lee was with bryan stow the night he was attacked outside dodger stadium. according to the news lee died sunday to an allergic reaction to nuts in his salad. meanwhile the two suspects appeared in court. sanchez asked for his bail to be reduced. the judge postponed his request when they are both due back for their arrangement. they released new details of the attack. sanchez surprised bryan stow from behind and punched him in the side of the head. he tells authorities he immediately lost consciousness and fell to the ground. >>> cities across the nation will be h

westbound ride. this has been a metering slight delay. temperatures are already starting to warm up nicely. we will have details and a full forecast coming up. we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news. >> a gunman wearing military uniform killed seven men of the mollusk and shot them execution-style. intense fighting continues in libya. the missiles landed harmlessly in the desert. quick kick combined been kicked bonds inched object. >> chocolate dandies started with a check on traffic. george is tracking the hot spot on 92 in 101. if it back above the bay bridge. let's get an update. >> that hotspot has cleared out. let's take you to the 92-101 interchange. things have cleared up pretty nicely. yoli eceves told me it will be about 1030 or 1045 before the connector ramp is reopened. people have been doing pretty well with using the alternates, foster city, mariners island of blvd., delaware and el camino rhianna. no problems getting on to one's rear one southbound. getting on to the san mat

that's the ramp right here from westbound 92 to southbound 101. obviously it's blocked by that truck. but southbound 101 is also closed in a couple of lanes. now, we have the traffic getting by, but we have a couple of lanes that are closed here along southbound 101. if you are driving out here from belmont or heading on south. two of those lanes will be closed at the alternate. and i think it will be to use 280 southbound and you can use 92 to get back on southbound 101. and it is a better option for you. if you are driving west of the san mateo bridge, you'll need to go northbound 101 and double back out here to head south. let's move along and take a look at the teleplays which is backed up for an 8 -- toll plaza, which is backed up for a period. i want to show you the east bay. you might want to consider going down to the bridge out here and doing that instead. i think a lot of people are doing that. it's not too bad on that bridge. 7:10, let's go to steve. >> thank you kindly, sal. a lot of fog on the coast. some of it is working its way up t

right now at 17 minutes westbound. that's your traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> imagine you're on vacation and you get call back to work. why that's the situation right now for congress. >>> plus, one of the biggest meat recalls ever. it's now under way. the different brand names connected to the deadly salmonella outbreak. coming up. >>> and this is a list you do not want to be on. how mark zuckerberg one of the richest men alive ended up on this list. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,, ♪ [ male announcer ] who's your car's best friend? gasoline that cleans. chevron with techron. care for your car. we're just learning iran s amba >>> we are following new developments on the two uc- berkeley graduates who are being held in iran. we are just learning iran's ambassador to iraq says he expects josh fattal and shane bauer to be released very soon. they were'sed two years ago accused of crossing into iran while hiking in iraq but the ambassador said they should be releasedsoon. cargilll is recalling millions of pounds of ground turkey. one person di

area on the westbound side.amont pass "friday light" westbound 580 to 680. no delays approaching the dublin interchange. bart, ace, muni, caltrain off to a good start. bart has 41 trains right now systemwide. and oakland looking good as well northbound no delays as you work your way towards the maze. that's a look at traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> let's take a look at some of the top stories on this friday. a man is being held after a hit- and-run critically injured a 9- year-old boy in san francisco. the suspect was eventually caught after a big chase in hayward. >>> a partial shutdown of the faa is about to end. the senate will likely approve a deal today and send it to president obama's desk. hundreds of airport construction workers right here in the bay area will finally get to go back to work. >>> and the nation's unemployment rate fell slightly last month to 9.1%. the economy created 117,000 new jobs. both numbers are better than what economists expected. >>> now, the new jobs report is expected t

two accidents at hilltop westbound 80 blocking the left lane, another reported westbound 80 at airbasethe right lane so a little bit of a struggle there. looks better though on bay bridge. no delays there at the toll plaza. accident southbound 680 at olympic. chp working on getting this out of the left land but you can see we are seeing lots of green on our sensors, traffic nice in both directions. off the antioch bridge, still safe but once you hit antioch itself, westbound 4, slow and go conditions. we'll check the altamont pass coming up. back to you. >> thank you. we have bruce bochy online 5. he would like to have a word with you. >> sorry. >> if you have a bat, bring it to candlestick. >> get her some giants gear. >>> coming up in the next half hour, no pooch left behind. the setback for operation chi chihauhau in the bay area. >>> why a deputy said he was forced to pull the trigger in an inches company. >>> and the bizarre chain of events that ended in a gas leak. >>> will we get answers into what set off the deadly san bruno explosion last year in federal investigators set to r

westbound 237, you can't really see much, can you?ut everything is moving okay for your silicon valley ride. not sure what happened to our camera there. golden gate bridge no issues. a little foggy out there. and a little bit of slow traffic through novato all the way down into san rafael. ongoing roadwork across that stretch until september actually. so your drive time, 12 minutes between highway 37 and 580. mass transit on time. that's your traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a little dark there, huh? >> okay. 4:54. the heart of the silicon valley is the geekiest metro area in the united states. that's according to the latest list from the u.s. national science foundation. let's take a peek. the san jose, sunnyvale, santa clara area ranks first with 18.2% of their entire workforce in science, technology, engineering or mathematics professions. the vally is followed by boulder, colorado, framingham, massachusetts, huntsville, alabama, and on the outskirts of the silicon valley, the san francisco-san mateo-redwood city area. congr

. >> he said the traffic coming westbound on market street and turning right to go westbound on fourteenth street would conflict with people coming east on fourteenth accessing market to turn left or go straight. if it has a green light, wouldn't westbound church and market street, everybody will have a red light and nobody turn right on iran? i don't understand the conflict. >> we have heard the explanation. that will be the end of this conversation. next item? let's do 12 or 13, whateve rit is. -- whatever it is. >> you do have one member of the public. august 15, 2011, approving the employment agreement. the only speaker is christopher. >> i don't know enough to oppose or approve the gentleman's appointment, but i like to point out that he has a connection with security issues. i would encourage you to go gentle and a continued connections there because we know the homeland's security in the fbi come looking for cabdrivers, and it has created one of the problems. i don't pretend to represent any of the individual drivers for any of the special matters, but there is a juggling act that i

there are no major problems on westbound 580. i was just looking at one of my maps here and the traffic in san jose is still looking pretty good here. as you look at the south bay 17, 101, 280 and 85 are off to a nice start. let's go to steve. >> i would hope so, sal. >> i would hope so too. >>> tropical clouds kind of winding down. they continue to push off toward the east. we don't have to worry about too much. for us the fog is there. it's back. temperatures 50s and also 60s. a little bit warmer on some of the lows. yesterday we had cooler readings until the knot bay. the fog burned off sooner and the temperatures warmed up. most locations say calm but travis still west, southwest at 23. we still get a delta breeze. that is not bad. i think today is a push from what we had yesterday very close to what we had today temperature wise. that is big thunderstorm complexes there but that is well to the east of us. it looks like a cool down tomorrow as the low digs in. that will probably be tomorrow. nice at the coast. warm inland. mo

westbound traffic on the bay bridge is light. this is a look at northbound 280 approaching 880 that is also looking good. we've had a pretty decent first hour for most people. this is the first hour of the commute. 680 traffic looks good. coming up next we will run down that accident we have on the lawrence expressway and let you know what that is doing to traffic. let's go back to the desk. >>> thank you. it's 5:57. and it's happened again in palo alto. burglars again hit another school. what has happened and why officials are so concerned. >>> why the teenager that was the focus of an amber alert search is under arrest. >>> good morning similar picture. lots of low clouds and fog. we warmed up inland yesterday. we will still have that? i've got news for you. there's no such thing... ...as a bear sheriff. you think i'm afraid of you? hey what? you don't have to be mean to the cake. i do. you don't. i do. just eat yoplait light. they have great flavors like... boston cream pie, raspberry cheesecake. even though i work here, i'veo

let's look at the westbound bay bridge. there are no major problems, boy the newsroom is buzzing. some sort of breaker rule and we will get it on the air as soon as possible. westbound heading out to the high-rise no major problems right now and if you are driving on northbound 280 any time soon it looks good through downtown san jose. steve, i have an exciting job i work in the middle of the newsroom. >> i know everybody is yelling about a breaker, we will tell you about it. temperatures will continue to start their trend downward and they began it yesterday and there is a bigger fog bank at the coast but the beach weather is not the greatest, what can you say. usually september we get that northeast wind and it's. >> with us and beautiful but 5 -- glorious and -- and its glorious and beautiful but usually by noon the fog does peel back but it has been a tough bad month. it looks cooler, sunny and breezy at times, high pressure continues in the middle of the country. 40 days, i think where parts of oklahoma and texas have been over 40 days. the cooling trend will start as the sys

now westbound ignashia valley road is back open. there is also a traffic light nearby. it will be somewhat slow. eastbound only one lane is open. let's move along and take a look at 237. we are getting a little stop and go traffic here past 880. 6:49 let's go to steve. >>> we have low cloud deck. puts us a little bit more on the low. temperatures will warm up a little bit inland today. not a rot. but a little bit. we have a quiet pattern. it appears a significant low pressure system will move into the pacific northwest over the weekend. that will usher in a cooler pattern. it's a quiet pattern. no extreme one way or another. i would lean more toward the cool. higher clouds continue to work their way up from southern california. no big deal. it's the main low clouds that are over us right now. san to rosa 50-degree -- santa rosa 50 degrees. sea breeze cut in half. it's still there but not as strong as yesterday. the system that is developing right there pretty impressive for this time of year. we will work our way toward the pacific northwest and northern california. tha

a tow crew just arrived on scene westbound 580 approaching the maze.o the sand barrels with oil spilled on the road. so they have to clean up that. so right now they have one lane blocked off. so slight delays approaching the accident. fog at the golden gate bridge. dense fog advisory for stretches along the peninsula including portions of 1 through daly city. and 880 through oakland hooks great. no issues. >> no singing today? >> not today. [ laughter ] >> i'll wait for friday. >> josh groban concert at hp pavilion tonight, as well. >> big fan. >> he is sort of the celine dion of men. very inspirational. >> i'm sure he would love that. [ laughter ] >> josh would say, now those tickets i was sending over there -- not anymore. >> no way. thanks a lot. >>> in the next half hour, how much is that doggie in the window? why thieves are ditching the laptops and going after lap dogs. >> plus, bart protests spill into the street once again in san francisco. a chaotic scene last night as police make dozens of arrests. >>> i'm kristy seifkin live in daly city, w

westbound matilda is completely closed.lipped over, lost control or blew a tire overnight. spill fuel on the roadway. let me try to get you around this. westbound 237 to maude avenue is one alternate. take fair oaks from 101 to get around matilda avenue. estimated time for opening is 7:00 this morning. if you normally use matilda avenue to get to your commute, westbound, not going to happen until after 7:00. look at the bay bridge maze. a live shot for you as you head to the toll plaza. traffic is flowing smoothly from the 80 to 580, 880 junction. no problems there as well. >>> 5:40. >> still ahead, the bay area health department offering free whooping cough vaccinations this week. >> also, why the people who slashed car tires and vapid -- vandalized cars may f f f fx my contacts are so annoying. i can't wait to take 'em out. [ male announcer ] know the feeling? try acuvue® oasys brand contact lenses with hydraclear® plus for exceptional comfort. it feels like it disappeared on my eye! [ male announcer ] discover why it's t

this is the incline westbound toward san francisco. kristen, eric? >> sue, thank you so much. 4:41. >> big brother is watching and will soon be riding san francisco buses. >> still ahead, privacy concerns that muni is raising. >>> bart, cars of the future. your chance to weigh in on [ male announcer ] kentucky grilled chicken. now with new bigger white meat breast pieces, marinated for juiciness. freshly seasoned and slow grilled by real cooks. just wait until you try this kentucky grilled chicken. it's that good. today tastes so good. detergent alone doesn't fully dry your dishes. it leaves spots and residue behind. add finish jet-dry and they dry two times better. and they're shiny. that is shiny. lysol no mess automatic toilet bowl cleaner cleans your toilet and freshens your bathroom with every flush. so it's always at its freshest. >>> good morning. 4:43 on the abc7 morning news. the lights of the city. the office buildings. it looks very pretty out there. but the marine layer, lisa was telling us about, shrinking back. not as much overcast as y

we have an accident on westbound 24. this is san rafael. very good. i want to have you look at this, because there is roadwork northbound from f rvsheites parkland. southbound, your commute drive direction is very light. hardly any traffic coming through. look at westbound 24. an accident at the caldecott tunnel. cleared from the lanes now. you will find very little traffic. want to remind you that bart is offering a new free shuttle between lake merritt station and alameda, every 30 minutes in the morning drive commute. no delays of any mass transit this morning. abc7news.com is the latest. >> toyota and the company that ran the nummi auto plant in fremont agreed to pay money to settle a lawsuit. workers on the medical leave in the months before it closed last year claimed the rights were violated under the americans with disabilities act because they were denied bonuses offered to employees that worked during that time. >> i can't believe they'd treat us like, this after the work we put in that place. >> people that worked there one year got more mo

we have this accident westbound 580 at grant line. again it's clearing but some slight delays as you approach the scene. past there, not too bad. elsewhere headed towards the bay bridge off the eastshore freeway, a little sluggish no lights on yet but we'll check on that. that's a look at traffic. back to you. >> thank you, gianna. >>> 6:07. bart versus "anonymous." another round coming up tonight. who beside commuters is suffering. >> plus new pictures of the lockerbie bomber apparently in a coma and near death. the secret that he could take to the grave. >>> and ride with the 40. cross-country journey for some bay area motorcyclists. that and more coming up. , [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ ♪ there it is. [ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. ♪ [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help y

the san mateo bridge and had a problem reported westbound. the golden gate bridge ride which is still a problem free communes in the southbound direction. there is a stall on the incline what can the right hand lane. we will take a quick break into the kron 4 morning news will be right back. >> new this morning, and violence rages in london. here are some of the images, you have police officers holding a baton. this guy at has ability face and his tooth books shipped. or the other big story aside from the riots are the five years. businesses and homes have gone up in flames. the british prime minister who left vacation early is now saying that they are going to triple the number of police officers on the streets. >> compared with the 6000 police on the streets last night in london, there will be some 16,000 officers tonight. all leave within the metropolitan police has been cancelled. there will be eight coming from police forces up and down the country and we will do everything necessary to strengthen and assist those police forces who are m

traffic is a very light westbound.e is louisa with a quick check on weather. >> good morning, george. look at this and you from mt. tam. it is actually clear. we have sunshine to start your day off and into the afternoon. partly cloudy conditions. we will have to look at your full forecast coming up. >> >> the big story continues to be wall street. gary schlossberg is joining us from wells capital management. you see what is happening in france, is that affecting the markets today? >> " is happening in france as a part of a larger concern. once that hits the banking system's there is a pullback and critic. we could see him mirror of what happened to thousand eight. that kind of destruction is not good news for the stock market. >> what you think about the argument that we see with treasury inseams concerns about the triple a credit rating of in france is of concern. canada says there downgrade is one of the best things that ever happened to them. >> it encourages discipline. i did not think we are out of the woods yet.