westbound across the san mateo bridge at the highrise.g rig crashed into a stall, fuel leaked, it blocked all lanes for a while. looks like possibly the left lane open westbound as you1e hga across theç san mateo bridgegvxecause they were only gonna have all traffic heldq for aç few minutes. it is causing at least five minute delays at this point.q%i "sig alert" issued they are saying to use the dumbarton as an alternate. so far looking good if you are heading through that directionçó traffic now backed up towards 880. >>> good morning. we have a warming trend we've been advertising all weeklong. right now we have fog at about 200 feet if you are headed over the golden gate bridge, bay bridge bridge you can see that. 74 today in san francisco, we add on a couple more degrees tomorrow. 86 in livermore, 80 redwood city. today anywhere from two to five degrees, another two to three degrees of warming saturday. then the fog returning for some areas around the bay on sunday, the real cool down will get underway into next week. >>> it is 6

there are sig alert in effect eastbound and westbound phillies had happened in the westbound direction, gave a clear plan into the back of a pickup stalled on the bridge. that was the first incident. >>darya: traffic is stopped. >> there is a one lane open at the scene of big rigs cannot squeeze through the small opening that is there. then, there were emergency vehicles eastbound stopped in the fast lane opposite the accident. the emergency vehicles were struck by other cars approach and crashed. draft of >>george: a look at the upper deck shows traffic is moving pretty smoothly. hour hot spot, the san mateo bridge, traffic is at a standstill westbound in the back up eastbound. sig alert are in effect for two-three hours. do not have the san mateo bridge this morning. use the alternate instead. >>james: here is a live look from the roof camera in san francisco. blue skies, sunshine into in some spots we have fog but it is not widespread. that tops our morning headline. this afternoon it will be sunny, warm and hot. a further inland, the warmer it is going to be. this evening we will k

in major accident westbound.in reaction accident occurring eastbound and eight fuel spill as well. a two-three hour closure of the bridge is now being forecast by the california highway patrol. we will have more on the kron4 news returns. >>george: we are continuing to cover a major hot spots, the san mateo bridge with sig alert and affects both directions was found in the eastbound. traffic is now being held at the toll plaza. traffic has been stopped, in front of that is a 7 mi. long parking lot leading to the scene of a big rig accident that has the to right hand lanes shutdown. clearing the traffic from the bridge is going to be a problem. the chp thinks it is going to take two-three hours to get the incident clear. it also involves a fuel spill into the bay because the coast guard has been notified of. in the opposite direction headed he's bound, an accident occurred across from the westbound problems and has blocked 1-2 lanes of the eastbound commute as well. your alternates are the dumbarton bridge and the

expect a little slowing developing in antioch westbound 4 at this point.ll check out the north bay ride for you, no problems still no major accidents on bay area freeways. southbound traffic on the right, this is near the marin civic center on this side. you will find windy conditions across the richmond-san rafael bridge, san mateo, dumbarton and the benicia bridge. as we go to the waze traffic maps or traffic app, you can see the ride is still looking great through the south bay, no major problems reported. even on the peninsula easy commute on 101 there's a traffic spotter tango 74 moving over 40 miles an hour, probably well over that on 101. when slow downs pop up, you can find out with this free app and download it by going to abc7news.com/waze. >>> it is 5:22. >>> next, new study highlights the healthiest counties in the bay area. >>> delay in george lucas' plan for huge digital media facility near his ran in marin county. >>> why people are being encouraged to take a half hour walk in the park today.blic's p flavor. that's "america's money." i'm pau

someone reported moderate traffic westbound 237 a couple minutes ago, thank you for that.have a few traffic spotters on the road no major problems 680 out of the sunol grade and 880 through milpitas. when it does slow you can find out by going to abc7news.com/ waze, done load the free traffic app to your smartphone or iphone. >>> 6:20. >>> i'm going for a little alliteration. call them google glasses. >> high-tech lenses will let you use apps without ever touching a mobile device. ♪ beth! hi! looking good. you've lost some weight. thanks. you noticed. these clothes are too big, so i'm donating them. how'd you do it? eating right -- whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multi-grain cheerios -- 5 whole grains, 110 calories. creamy, dreamy peanut butter taste in a tempting new cereal. mmm! [ female announcer ] new multi-grain cheerios peanut butter. >>> 6:23. good morning everyone. you are looking live at east sun beginning to rise there, beautiful thing to time of morning the sun turns orange and a littl

live shot westbound 80 turning into eastbound and this is westbound 80 traffic towards the bay bridge to the right there are wind advisories for the bay bridge, richmond san rafael and golden gate bridge as well. look out for a wet ride now southbound 680 walnut creek towards highway 24, half a dozen spin-outs in the last half hour. not causing huge delays you don't want to turn into one of those. here's 280 san jose northbound out of santa cruz mountains highway 17, bear creek road now blocked both directions highway 17 because of a 40 foot tree in the lanes. >>> 5:03. californians have seen more severe weather including a tornado. amy hollyfield is live at the bay bridge with an eye on the storm. >> reporter: good morning. it is fits and starts now we are getting a break at the moment at the bay bridge toll. 30 minutes ago we in heavy rain driving on the bridge. not only does it impact visibility there's standing water, spots that catch you off guard, surprise you. there's also wind out there jostling you around. it is definitely a two-hands on the wheel morning. you are looking at

westbound 237 beyond mccarthy this accident to the right. hearing from a traffic spotter saying all lanes are open but slow heading through there. that's the commute. >>> our time is 6:09. >>> a safety warning for thousands of new school buses. the mechanical defect that has prompted a federal investigation. >>> warning for golden gate commuters the unlikely protesters who could day your trip across. >>> internal document that raises new questions for pg&e. how the company was warned about faulty pipeline welds more than a decade before the deadly >>> a day of action planned by labor groups may 1st, it could include an occupy-related morning blockade of the golden gate bridge bay protesters. today the examiner reports it could coincide with plans by union toll takers to possibly go on strike over changes to their retirement and health care plans. if any of the unions in the golden gate bridge coalition opt to strike the occupy movement says they would spring into action, blocking traffic on the bridge. >> the federal government is investigat

westbound traffic coming off westbound 80 or westbound 580, they're trying to get traffic on to i-5 this going to be a mess. we saw the heavy traffic in both directions. we'll keep you posted on our website as well. >>> searchers are in the heat in santa rosa right now scouring two parks for a missing 15-year-old last seen six days ago. katie marzullo is live at the search command center in spring lake park. >> reporter: one of the first things searchers with dogs did this morning was go to a location not at either of these two parks the spot where investigators last got a signal for charlotte molinari's cell phone that signal went dead monday they didn't find anything this morning they have good reason to continue searching the wooded area around these two parks. saturday morning charlotte told her dad she was riding to ving like one of the pieces of that led investigation -- riding her bike to spring lake. one of the pieces that led to the investigation. it is clear she left of her own freewill but they are desperate to find her. >> as we got more information there might be some emotio

on the westbound side of the dulles toll road lamp to the inner loop. the road is shut down on that ramp there. the crews can get the car out of the woods there. it may take awhile to pull it out. in the meantime on the westbound of the dulles toll road exit route 123. i'll show you what it looks like on the map here on the westbound side of the toll road. you can make it to the beltway onto the inner loop. otherwise you'll have to cross the beltway to spring hill and pay the toll again to get toward the beltway. let's look on the other side of town. northbound 95 things l looking -- are looking okay. we'll take a live look over to 395 as well. right now on the northbound side at duke street actually looking great as you head through landmark toward seminary road and the 14th street bridge. we'll look at the accident near tyson andrea and mike. >>> coming up next in sports, two amazing shots from yesterday's master's golf tournament you have to see to believe. >> unbelievable. right now it is time for a check of ire question of the mortgage. the average

again, a potential hot spot developing and 24 westbound. rest of the east bay traffic is fairly typical. no. down 101 is already starting to slow in your ride to the mid peninsula still looks good with no problems on the bay shore or on interest 880. >>mark: we are following a developing story out of the east bay, an attempted kidnapping of a seventh grade girl walking to eldorado middle school in concord. officials say a man and a beige and passenger van stopped the girl and asked her to get into the vehicle. she told him now and she walked away but he continued to ask for to get into the vehicle. she was able to get away and called her parents. the man is described as a bald, in his thirties, have the staff with a black mustache and goatee. possibly of polynesian descent. >>darya: we will continue our look of the latest developing news, and that's here is a live shot as we're watching the shuttle discovery to make its way to the smithsonian -- to the airport, dell is international, being flown from cape canaveral. it took off at about 3:4

westbound traffic coming off westbound 80 or westbound 580, they're trying to get traffic on to i-5 this going to be a mess. we saw the heavy traffic in both directions. we'll keep you posted on our website as well. >>> searchers are in the heat in santa rosa right now scouring two parks for a missing 15-year-old last seen six days ago. katie marzullo is live at the search command center in spring lake park. >> reporter: one of the first things searchers with dogs did this morning was go to a location not at either of these two parks the spot where investigators last got a signal for charlotte molinari's cell phone that signal went dead monday they didn't find anything this morning they have good reason to continue searching the wooded area around these two parks. saturday morning charlotte told her dad she was riding to ving like one of the pieces of that led investigation -- riding her bike to spring lake. one of the pieces that led to the investigation. it is clear she left of her own freewill but they are desperate to find her. >> as we got more information there might be some emotio

we have a few traffic spotters moving at 27 miles an hour westbound 4 antioch.pour by going to abc7news.com/waze. >>> -- 5:54 >> labor department has just released weekly jobless report a gauge of our economy. new applications for benefits fell to 357,000. the lowest in four years. that signals stronger hiring and could pave the way to a lower unemployment rate. >> for the rest of the business headlines here's bloomberg's jane king. >>> has it been a while since you got a raise? workers are now expecting a bump up in salary for the first time in four years. citing the labor department employment for older workers, 55 and up on the rise. many with improved health are jumping into the workforce others have put off retirement. closer look at the nation's job picture when the jobless claims are lease add head of the opening we get the march jobs report tomorrow. stocks took a tumble as demand dropped at a spanish bond auction. red bull may no longer give you wings. senator durbin says caffeine limits should be imposed on energy drinks because of potential health ris

>>> following breaking news on westbound route 267. trying to get on the inner loop of the beltway where that ramp is still shut. here's where we are so far. watching the scene, we have a flatbed on location trying to pull the car off, back on to the roadway. the cord that was used has snapped. i've watched them try to drive it, but the wheels are spinning. they're not able to get the car back on to the roadway. it looks like it is going to take some time to clear the vehicle and accident. for now, traveling westbound. route 267, you cannot get on the inner loop of the beltway. you have to loop around to connect to the inner loop of the beltway. traveling along i-270, nice story now as you make your way southbound, as well as northbound. travel lanes are open. no issues as you make your way to the lane divide. traveling on route 50 eastbound, a sun glare here making your way at 301. westbound travel lanes are open. and your travel speeds, 65 miles per hour. eight minutes to get from 301 to the beltway. aaron, eun, back in ten minutes.

and westbound i'm not sure. when all lanes close on interstate 80, as you might imagine, it's really going to be -- every minute it's closed it will lead to a bigger and bigger backup. >> and you mentioned every minute is closed, and at this point with this bees a police investigation, we have no idea how long it will stay that way, right? >> yes. and what we don't know is what happened here was someone shot, was someone injured? obviously is if it's more serious they'll close the lanes for longer. and this is a causeway so people can't about on surface streets to get around it. it's causing a big problem. >> all right, sal keeping us posted on this. the shutdown of 80 near sacramento, we'll have more details as they're available. >>> suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi due back in court today. he probably won't get news he wants to hear. ktvu's claudine wong joins us live from san francisco with the very latest on that. claudine. >> reporter: dave, ross mirkarimi wants his job back, and he will fight

westbound continues slow past the scene as well. mountains at laurel, left lane blocked there. 205 second accident this morning, coming out of central valley tracy boulevard, multi-car accident blocking the right lane. i wanted to show you east shore freeway, it is bumper-to-bumper as you head through emeryville and berkeley, we have an accident reported at gilman which would be in this area you can see traffic bunched up westbound into the macarthur maze. >>> folks at home, breaking news from southern california. the scene where officials are trying to figure out now get in 500 pound bear out of somebody's backyard. nearby homes have been evacuated. we'll continue to follow the story and bring more as we get it. other bear sightings in glendale over the weekend a bear broke into somebody's freezer and ate the frozen meatballs. >>> we are learning the process of digging through a fourth bore of the caldecott tunnel took longer span expected and cost much more. caltrans did not mention the excavation took longer than expected because

and has created a visual has a for your westbound rights.george: this is still spring break week for many. even with the letter it is lighter than usual traffic. >>erica: dry conditions around the bay area. sphere fluoresce still dealing with a little that what weather in the south bay, especially for those of you feel livermore area. highway 101, we are seeing yellow and orange indicating for the heavy rainfall. allied yourself extra time if that is your commute this morning. a little bit of what weather and the vallejo and it richmond area. as we take a look at what is on tap for the rest of the day off we will continue to see residual showers and the chance of thunderstorms. partly sunny conditions. into the later part of the afternoon below looks like the rain chances will stick in the north bay and from maine for the life in nature. as we take a look at what is on tap for the weekend it looks like we will see dry and warm conditions. >>mark: we are continuing team coverage of the weather. yoli eceves is watching conditions in burlingame

westbound highway 4 accident in the median slow out of antioch past the scene not so bad into concord. >>> 6:02. rescue attempt that started in waters off southern california resumes at sunup off the central coast where a gray whale is tangled if a fishing net. terry mcsweeney is live along the coast with more. >> reporter: just got off the phone with the california whale entanglement team. crews heading out of moss landing across the monterey bay from where i'm standing now leaving in 20 minutes going out to try to find this whale, a 40 ton california whale entangled in very thick fishing line. if they cannot get that line off this whale, it could be the end of the whale. take a look at the first sighting we have, video from last tuesday in southern california off laguna beach when the whale who has been named june, was discovered, dragging 50 to 100 feet worth of crab pot line, very thick line impacting the whale's ability to eat. yesterday morning the whale is spotted coming into monterey county it has three buoys attached to it that's what the crews did last week, making her easie

westbound 82 looks good on the san mateo bridge and westbound traffic looks good heading out to the high-rise. so far so good in san jose northbound 280 and in fact 280 and 17 are rough to a nice start, let's go to steve. >>> thank you, mostly clear skies, some high clouds and patchy fog but the jetstream is now going to the oregon border. the direction the wind is coming from, it is heading out to the delta as well. upper 40s to lower 40s on the temperatures, and they will not cool off much more on temperatures. parts of santa clara valley as well, temperatures upper 60s or lower to mid-#0s and we'll see a cool down tomorrow. it will increase that westerly breeze, today looks good and the end of the week is looking mild or warm. i don't think there will be much of a changeover by the coast. a few high clouds more to the north and a few patches of fog then you hit upper to low-to- mid 70s and we'll see a cool down and we start to see things turn around, yeah, about the same saturday and then a cool down on saturday. pam? >> all right, thank you steve. coming up on 5:00, a contentious divorce

westbound 80 traffic towards the bay bridge still moving through the maze, westbound 580 backed up to overcrossing. live shot of the san mateo bridge, no major trouble now westbound out of hayward towards foster city and san mateo it has been slow westbound heading out towards half moon bay, you can see that with the exclusive waze traffic app this is because of earlier overturned crash that happened almost an hour ago reported by one the traffic spotters. we have a traffic spotter right now moving through the area at 25 miles an hour. looks like traffic is slow as you can see that person was heading eastbound, there is steve 1027 heading towards skyline moving at 40 miles an hour. slow traffic in both directions on highway 92. golden gate bridge looking good at this point. that earlier accident central san rafael cleared traffic recovered. abc7news.com/waze is the place to go to have information when you need it. >>> 6:39 now. >> it appears wall street could be in for a rough ride today. live report from the new york stock exchange straight ahead. here is a live look at the board. do

it could be eastbound, westbound, chp en route saying possibly westbound at this point.ers will be heading eastbound out of the half moon bay. i want to take you to the waze traffic map to show you that we are picking up slowing from drivers who just went through the area around 31 miles per hour that is in the westbound direction. of course, if you are heading through there, turn on waze so we can track the slow down for you and you can share that information with other commuters. bay bridge toll very minor wait now for some of the cash paying lanes. >>> 5:38. >>> next, coming soon to a theater near you the movie star signing on to tell the oscar grant story. >>> r-rated stripper truck that caused a stir in a san francisco neighborhood. >>> a new movie is being planned about oscar grant and the day leading up to his killing. his family has signed a deal for the independent film titled "fruitvale" named after the bart station where grand was shot on new year's morning 2009. fruitvale is the brain child of east bay filmmaker who is the writer and director of the film. osc

cause trouble this is from the toll looking westbound on the right.ou remember last friday the san mateo bridge westbound shutdown because of those accidents it started with a stall. live shot of the bay bridge toll, minor wait for some of the cash paying lanes there was an accident earlier this morning, that did start with a stall as well, friday light commute so far. i-80 looking good, westbound traffic flowing well towards the maze golden gate bridge traffic fine now everyone gearing up for the doyle drive closure i'll have details and detours coming up on that and i will be here this weekend. >> sneaky ways around that clogged bridge this weekend. >> we always knew you were sneaky, now we know for sure. >>> the latest on the golf course debate why there could be a new delay. >>> more speculation on a possible royal baby that's not theirs, no. but he were looking at onecl >>> the fate of -- [ unintelligible ] >>> it is going to be a big weekend for prince will and princess kate celebrating their first wedding anniversary sunday. [ talking over each

westbound mid span. there's some haze, but you will be able to see it. it looks like half way across that flat section, there is slowing that starts up toward the high-rise. we will track this back to the maps. other issues, as well, for the south bay, looking at northbound 880 at 237. the truck was on fire, it's blocking the westbound direction off of northbound 880. back to you. >>> thank you, mike. pair of new bay area ipos this morning a day after yet another business and tech reporter scott mcgrew joins us. yesterday's was spectacular and that sets the tone for today. >> it really does. now, keep in mind, it shouldn't because every company should stand on its own, right? an investor shouldn't say i missed yesterday's ipo rocket ship so i'll get on the next one. you need to examine every company on the merits and doing that is totally up to you. i can, though, give you the background on today's ipo, proofpoint, set to sell stock for the first time on the nasdaq this morning. the ceo is this man gary

look at all this slow traffic here westbound.ic is backed up almost all the way out to the toll plaza but not quite. we are looking at our camera. it quite hasn't reached the toll plaza. some people are happily driving on to the bridge thinking it's going to be a normal commute and then they will be stuck in this. you don't want to be that person. now as news chopper 2 get there is and we are getting there there has been another crash in the eastbound direction where someone ran into a squad car and police car. now even more units are on the way to this. you would think this was friday the 13th the way this is going down. but we will let you know more as soon as the chopper gets there. all right let's collect ourselves and go over to is the news chopper 2 going to get there? let's go to steve now. >>> all right, sal. expect for fog by the coast and the fog horns have been sounding. other than that it's clear and it will be very warm for many today. temperatures warming up today own tomorrow. temperatures in the 50s. it's really m

on the bay bridge, the westbound ride is heavy at the toll plaza.n 18 minute drive out of the macarthur maze. conditions on the upper deck are actually pretty good. your ride on the san mateo bridge has been delayed free and incident free all morning long. so has the right on the golden gate and 101 southbound. the drive time is about 34 minutes from highway 37 to the toll plaza. >>mark: it seems the pain at the pump is getting a bit easier. jackie sissel has been tracking the five week drop in beery gas prices. >>jackie: there is a drop, 45 in the last week, 145 in the last month. we will take it any way we can. it's the california average is still sitting at $4.21. only alaska and hawaii have more expensive gas and california. as i said, we will take it any way we can get it at this point. the bad news is most analysts believe we will see those prices spike back up towards. between may and labor day traditionally prices go up. the price of oil is still at $100 a barrel. >>darya: let's take a look at the markets. the big board's are looking good. t

traveling eastbound and westbound on route 50, in the clear.ime westbound, looking at 63 miles per hour to get from 301. this live shot here, to the beltway. connecting to the beltway, here's a live look at college park. traveling on the inner loop here and outer loop, as well, your travel lanes are open. not seeing any problems. travel speed on the outer loop, though, traveling at 61 miles per hour. just nine minutes to get from route 50 to i-95. back in ten with a look at the rails. back to you. >> we'll see you then. thanks. >>> after two close losses the nats put together the most complete game to hand the hot new york mets their first loss. the surprise starter had a stellar outing, striking out six and allow two hits in five scoreless innings. jayson werth handled the offense in the 6-2 win. the nats now 3-2 on the season. they'll look to take the series from the mets this afternoon. go, nats. >> let me clear my throat on this one. >>> the wizards won. yeah, for the second morning in a row. the wizards waking up winners. >> woohoo. >> was

westbound brake lights beginning slow from hayward towards foster city.s, heading out this morning. 24 moving well towards the caldecott tunnel, 80 east shore freeway nice drive highway 4 starting to slow out of pittsburg and antioch. all mass transit on time. one problem to report on the peninsula northbound 280 farm hill road accident blocking the left lane there. >>> 5:57. >> right back after these

there is a backup through livermore on 580 westbound. fluctuating between 33 and 35 minutes. it starts to kick down and then it kicks back up just a little bit from time to time. the slow going persists and at about this time of david drive time should be closer to 24 minutes instead of 36. tsongas as we approach your afternoon highs, it looks like most spots will struggle to make it out of the afternoon '50s. as we head into the evening, it looks like the call winds will persist with enjoyable whether stretching into the weekend. a full look at the forecast coming up in our next report. >>mark: a big drop on wall street on this wednesday morning. the dow jones continuing from yesterday's late date losses. the dallas of 146. 13,053. [ birds chirping ] [ inhales, exhales ] [ announcer ] cigarettes are not just dangerous when they're smoked. [ rat squeaking ] they're dangerous long after. cigarette butts are toxic. they release chemicals that poison our water... and harm wildlife. and millions... are polluting our environment. [ sniffing ]

not too bad, westbound virtually clear at this time. travel speed eastbound from fairfax county parkway to the beltway, 55 miles per hour. about 11 minutes to get to the beltway from fairfax county parkway. inside the beltway, clear travel right now. and this is a live look eastbound, westbound. spout run parkway, you're clear. eastbound, travel speeds 51 miles per hour. about 12 minutes from the beltway to gw parkway. and the rails are open. aaron, no reported delays. over to you. >> all right, thank you. >>> new this morning, a frightening crime overnight. a shooting in the 8500 block of victory lane near the intersection of benal drive. police responded to a call of home invasion. they discovered a person shot and took that person to a nearby hospital. police are not releasing much information beyond that right now. we will continue to update this story as more details become available. >>> prince george's county police say they are looking for a gunman who caught a thief in the act and shot and killed him. detective say 26-year-old

you know about the typical delays westbound 4 antioch westbound 580 through the altamont pass. want to show you the waze traffic app, street level slow downs. basco road is jammed getting on to westbound 580, four miles an hour reported heavy even eight minutes ago. as we look up on basco road heading out of livermore, heavy traffic reported there as well 21 minutes ago near -- we have a traffic spotter still moving at over 40 miles an hour. of course that person will encounter slow down. you can keep track of all the slow downs down to the street level by going to abc7news.com/ waze. you can put this free traffic app on your smartphone or iphone. >>> 6:21. >>> facebook fights coming up, unfriendly court battle over who -dad, why e you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are the great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a perh

this is westbound 80 and that traffic moves well but we had a lot of fender beners in san jose.n overnight crash and people don't believe it was a factor. just before it started to miss a car flipped over near the seminary exit and the vehicle had slammed into the center divide. the driver flagged before authorities arrived. a passenger was left behind but she suffered minor injuries but authorities suspect speeding is the cause of this crash. westbound interstate 580 before 24, two right lanes were blocked and at one point this truck was overturned. it looks like the camper shell was there, tow trucks arrived on the scene and they are getting ready to clear it. just be careful out there, one person was slightly injured in this crash. 5:31 let's go back to the desk. >>> police in fairfield are investigating a deadly shooting. it handed out side not far from the air force base. alex savage has been talking and joins us now with an update, alex? >>> it led to p-'s place bar. one man killed, another injured outside the bar. police are checking the surveillance cameras as they worki

hillcrest to 242 looking at un10 minute drive westbound -- under 10 minute drive westbound towards concord. ace train number 1 and 3 on time out of stockton. muni, bart, caltrain everybody on time. live look at the golden gate bridge from the waldo tunnel, [ unintelligible ] >>> 5:38. still ahead, we'll bring the latest on breaking news. the massive fire that has taken the lives at -- of at least two firefighters. >>> rescue only on 7. >> was it revenge? questions about race as a hey guys, breakfast! ♪ [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cereal, there's more whole grain than any other ingredient. that's why it's listed first on the side. from honey nut cheerios to cinnamon toast crunch to lucky charms, get more whole grain than any other ingredient... without question. just look for the white check. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> breaking news from philadelphia. two firefighters have died. just getting that word two firefighters have died battling a massive

but along at that volume picking up for the westbound direction.o far, though, it's incident free. that's good news. >> very good news. thank you, mike. >>> 6:20 now. over the weekend, french voters made it very clear they do not support the current president. scott mcgrew says that french revolution could have serious effects on europe's recovery. >> who would've ever thought we'd be following french politics so closely. but europe, america's biggest trading partner is in extreme danger of recession and the decisions french voters make will have an effect on the country, the continent, and eventually us, as well. sarkozy did not get enough votes over the weekend to prevent a runoff with this man. holland rejects most of the plan put in place by germany and france to save the european economy. now france and germany have been pushing their neighbors for austerity, cut programs, reduce prejudi pensions, and it's clear if sarkozy loses in france, that plan will collapse and you've got france and germany on opposite sides of a major issue. also over t

highway 24, this is the ride westbound coming out of the caldecott tunnel.ya: divers today plan to be back in the waters, the reservoir is in morgan hill looking for clues in the disappearance of sierra lamar. here's a look at the work they did yesterday. volunteers are also out searching landis see. both searches turned up nothing. >> divers will be out here today. 6-7. far >>darya: yesterday was to windy and they didn't get much time on the water. >> yes. i asked them if win was a concern today and they said it is not promising but they're hoping to get in as much of a productive search as they can. they could be expanded to anderson reservoir as well today. cox >>mark: will tran has details in berkeley high school. >>will: school administrators are not saying how much did it take to have absences' remove or how long this was going on, for they noticed people making unauthorized entries into the computer system. they believe is justified to kick out the students because they say the act was deliberate. like most schools they planned to use this as a teachi

let's two to -- westbound 237. look at the rest of the freeways there i -- on -- this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is a little lighter than it normally is. the traffic here looks i want to move it up to highway let's go to steve. >> thank you. a very happy friday. we had the tropical system that came in tuesday and wednesday. lows near 60 degrees. cool front went by and gave us rain. it also brought our afternoon highs down last night. only 50s and 60s. today a little warmer. 60s and low 70s today. but some of the cool lows this morning for the end of april kenwood is 37. near sonoma. not in town. 38 st. helena. los gatos 39. novato 39. and woodside 39. that is pretty cool for this time of year. napa 39. fairfield low 40s. livermore at 42. even 46 hayward and the oakland airport. a few high clouds zoom on down. but behind that it won't be -- a little breezy. and -- not like that's week if. tea sun nebraska and bries city. giants home tonight taking on the prey draw -- padres it will be clear and cool.

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. >>> good morning it is a nice liking drive in both directions, also westbound 24 traffic looks good, eastbound 24 approaching bart station, it is not causing a big delay but you should be aware it is there. traffic looks good on the downtown freeway, let's go to the desk. >>> more ground and underwater searches are underway today for missing teen sierra lemar. joining us from the volunteer search quarters in morgan hill? >> reporter: yes, that's right they are going to resume their ground searches and the sheriff's department will include two more reserviors. now yesterday they scoured some ponds near sierra lemar's home. a video showed the coyotety creek area. sierra lemar's cell phone was discovered a few miles from her home. her electronic phone, with a pair of pants and one of those new items revealed some new leads in the case but they deadlined tell -- declined to tell us what it is. >> we are hoping it does result in something significant. >> investigators say she never made it. >> reporter: underwater searches came up empty but police are planning to send dives into another

80 through berkeley towards the bay bridge right now to delays around the bay area and westbound 80 little crowded now overall looking good. i want to show you the waze traffic app this is a great tool to have to help you decide on what your alternate or detour should be. i've seen things backed up here when some traffic spotters are moving along 19th avenue a crawl at five miles per hour, even on the weekend. right now in commuter moving around 25 miles an hour. right now there aren't any delays. but i bet this weekend it will be jammed packed. they are recommending heading over to the richmond san rafael or bay bridge and avoid that all together. you can download this free app by going to abc7news.com/waze. >>> 5:20. >>> it decision-day, next nfl teams make their picks, next the local lucky quarterback -- >>> solving a mystery, the personal struggle forcing a giants' star to take a break from baseball. i >>> good morning. it is wet out there you are looking at a live picture of traffic on i-680 in the walnut creek area near north main taillights heading southbound. we'll have an u

westbound flowing well from the carquinez bridge to the maze.ou don't need chains on 80 now you will need them on highway 50 heading up to tahoe and the sierra. highway 1 in pacifica still this crash may be blocking right lane northbound 1 past manor drive. traffic still fine the rest of the peninsula, 280 and 101. contra costa county not much slowing even out of antioch. southbound traffic looking good here towards highway 24 down through the san ramon valley. also, we'll check out the waze traffic app to show you the commute in parts of the east bay. commuters getting ready to head out antioch, things look good there, even through the altamont pass. we have our traffic spotter moving at over 40 miles an hour on westbound 205. always one of the first to report slowing there. traffic has been a little lighter. a lot of folks are on spring break. you can find out the real-time traffic by downloading our free app. abc7news.com/waze. >>> almost 55:15. >>> we know finding a job can be tough. -- how a new report says shoddy background searches can ma

let's go out and take a look at westbound 24. westbound 24 looks good.ct nearby here there's a report of an overturned vehicle on the pleasant hill onramp to westbound 24. so if you're driving this that area, watch forte crews to show up. they're sending medics to the scene. the commute looks okay at the bay bridge toll plaza. the traffic is moving along well. in fact, as i watch -- steve, if you're using -- when listening to me on the air, pan the camera to the right. we decided to do that. let's take a look at northbound 280, that traffic is getting busy year. let's go to steve. look at this. a couple of breaks here. maybe a little bit of sunshine. mostly cloudy skies. the front last night and then this morning. now we're waiting for the low. let's look at san francisco's rain totals. that's from our observer mike polanski who keeps real good information. 1.83. april, 2.62. that's 164% of normal. his site, 18.22 inches of rain. what's amazing is nearly nine inches of that rain has come down since march 1st. that's incredible. yearly average is 26 or 23

now it sounds like it's westbound 80 at appian way. we're looking at an accident. the car went off the roadway up the hillside. no major injuries, but we'll have a tow truck that will have to pull the car off the embankment. and again, that's going to be westbound. the correction coming in off the reports there. we have a smooth flow westbound continuing down to the bay bridge, 18 minutes after the bridge to the toll plaza and no major problems right now. we'll see a heavier volume because spring breaks are over all over the bay now. highway 4, the only issue right now is construction at hill crest off the eastbound side, the off ramp there, we're looking for westbound to slow down, about 5:30 this morning, 5:20. we'll get a live look at the bay. moving smoothly with the taillights. no wind advisories across the bay. back to you. >> welcome back, mike. >>> well, san francisco police asking property owners to secure the vacant buildings to keep protesters from squatting after word of a possible takeover by protesters may 1st of an undisclosed property. earlier this

heavy traffic westbound 237 approaching zanker. is recovering slowly approaching the laurens expressway because of aefrler crash. southbound 880 on the stevens creek boulevard off-ramp temporarily blocked because of a crash north 101 sluggish through san jose. mass transit no delays including muni's f-line: live shot of 880 at kingvale. chains not required on 80 at this . they are screening trucks at applegate if you are heading up to the sierra you will need chains on highway 50 now have them handy if you are heading up there. >>> 6:52. in a stunning turn "star wars" creator george lucas is scrapping plans to build a huge filmmaking digital complex on his ranch in marin county. heat been battling to build the complex for more than two decades. now he will sell to developers looking to build low income housing. neighbors complained the complex would lead to increased traffic and noise. the planning commission recently ok'd the plan over strong opposition. opponents appealed to the board of supervisors. the company will now bill the

this time also westboundality nutley. cones are up, and i'll give you a travel speed making your way eastbound. no issues as you're heading from sudley road connecting to the beltway. in fact, fairfax county parkway to the beltway, 54 miles per hour. it's never too early, right, eun? >> that's right. for the morning team, they've been here overnight. this is dinnertime. >> exactly. whatever excuse you need. >> 4:43. 45 degrees. >>> still to come, a would-be robbery victim arrested. the clue in this video that police say tipped them off that someone was trying to pull a fast one on them. >>> and next, a clarification this morning from the mother of trayvon martin about something she said t what makes the sleep number store different? the sleep number bed. the magic of this bed is that you're sleeping on mething that conforms to your individual shape. wow! that feels really good. you can adjust it to whatever your needs are. so whatever you fe like, the sleep number bed's going to provide it for you. now, sleep number redef

also checking the south bay on westbound 237 stop and go traffic.up on mornings on 2 we will follow that. let's go toasty. >> thank you. that is a big fog bank out there. temperatures will be cooling down. so temperatures today 50s and 60s. system inching closer lifted that fog and spread it locally inland. we'll have more about possible rain coming up later. >>> coming up on mornings on 2 three weeks after a gunman killed seven people classes resume this morning. what is ahead for students. >> tents popping up overnight in the latest occupy encampment. ♪ beth! hi! looking good. you've lost some weight. thanks. you noticed. these clothes are too big, so i'm donating them. how'd you do it? eating right -- whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multi-grain cheerios -- 5 whole grains, 110 calories. creamy, dreamy peanut butter taste in a tempting new cereal. mmm! [ female announcer ] new multi-grain cheerios peanut butter.

westbound westbound. >>> sal is back.u are physical lowing a wild situation in san francisco. is that what you are focused on now? >> that is right we are trying to get more information. we have a camera crew there now. we are watching it from one of our tower cameras. this is the overturned car in san francisco at the corner of embarcadero and green. i can see the car is absolutely flip over here. it's partially blocking one of the f-line tracks and trying to find out more information about this. but you can expect delays on the embarcadero near green. someone was injured in this crash. it appears the injure the person has been taken out of the car and taken away to the hospital. let's move along and take a look at westbound bay bridge. the traffic is moverring along nicely -- is moving along nicely. also we are looking the at commute here on northbound 280 getting up to highway 17. >>> a very good morning. the system hung around. our system has moved off. you can see right there. now it's up in the sierra nevada. but fo

overnight construction, again, tomorrow night including the westbound direction westbound reopened at 3:30 this morning. 680 southbound as you are heading down towards stone valley road, more construction going on. no major slowing. just a lane blocked southbound. tall -- a live look at 880 past the coliseum, construction crew hanging out around high street. getting set to move some of those cones that block the right lanes so far. and the off ramp at high street as well. we will follow this. there shouldn't be any major traffic breaks. back to you guy. >> okay, mike. thanks. >>> 4:40 now. kfl's cell phone restrictions could apply into bicyclists as well. new bill in sacramento could fine cyclists $20 for riding their bikes while talking on a mobile device. the senator says the cyclists rule would supposed to be included in the 2008 legislation. that bans motorists from driving while using cell phones. but it was mistakenly left out in the drafting process. the bill is working its way through the state legislature and could reach the governor's desk later this year. >>> my question is

it looks like the westbound lanes of highway 4 are still moving at top speeds. top speed in the south bay up and down 101 and 280. we still have some road work coming in to san jose according to caltrans is only scheduled until 5:00 this morning so there are likely wrapping that up right now. on the nimitz, still a nice smooth ride. for a while the high street off ramp was closed and they should be reopening that very shortly. if your continuing southbound, here is what it looks like on 880 and the 237 interchange. mass-transit is off to a great start. >> the nfl is requiring unruly fans who are ejected from games to pass a code of conduct tests. the stadium will have its own requirements of fans who misbehave to the point being ejected will need to pass the test. for example people ejected from met life stadium must take a for our online course that costs $75 so be on your best behavior. the trophy given to the university of alabama crimson tide for winning the 2012 ccs football championship is just a bunch of broken glass this morning. this was that its presen

travel speed making your way westbound, looking at 67 miles per hour.from 301 to the beltway. continuing on route 50 inside the beltway, this is a live look at landover road. you see a little more volume making your way westbound heading into the city. in fact, connecting to new york avenue, not seeing any issues to report at this time. nice and clear in the d.c. area. now back to you both. >> thank you, danella. >>> it's now 4:54. a metro rider broke his arm chasing after a teenager who tried to steal his ipad. >> this morning we're getting a look at the video that shows the virginia man running after the robber. this happened last friday on the blue line. 50-year-old daniel wenger said a man reached from behind him, grabbed his ipad, and jumped off the train at reagan national airport. >> doors closed on the metro train. the guy never left. he stayed right there in front of me. but on the outside of the door. >> he took off after the robber, breaking his arm when it was caught in a metro door. it's tough to see, but from the video, you can see the two

this is a look at 80 westbound. dave will be out of my hair in a half hour. northbound 101 approaching the 80 split that traffic looks good. there are no major problems here. southbound 101 also looks good to the airport. it's 4:30 let's go back to the desk. >>> there is developing news from southeast asia. a magnitude 8.6 earthquake hit indonesia. indonesian's president say there is are no reports of casualties or damage. tsunami warning has been issued for the entire indian ocean. there was a magnitude 8.1 after shock a half harrowing e.g.. these earthquakes hit the general area. a quart every of a million people were killed. >>> the president of oikos university says the future of that school is in doubt. alex savidge tells us why students may never return to that oakland campus. alex. >> reporter: good morning, claudine. oikos university students will continue their studies away from that campus. crass will likely be held temporarily at two east bay colleges. one of them is this school. the other is unitech college from fremont. classes have been dismisse

we'll focus here toward westbound 580. that's where you see the majority of the slowing for the bay area because this is a big stretch. 20-minute drive, big slowing coming out of the pass, but into the 50s and 40s. toward the dublin interchange. live look outside, shows you what it's like across the bay for the san mateo bridge. that taillight section, without any major issues for 101, guys. back to you. >>> the time is 6:11 right now. coming up, auto makers under fire after flames engulf a dozen cars. the latest on the federal investigation. >>> plus, the airline dissatisfaction going up, the surprising new report just ahead. >>> and will pro football players be hit with charges? >>> and taking a live look outside, beautiful bay bridge this morning, traffic picking up. mike's got tabs on that. rob is in telling us the forecast. >>> and for the latest news, traffic, and weather and all sorts of good conversation as well as cool photos, check us out on facebook at nbc bay area. we're there. [ female announcer ] what would y

> just getting word from the chp accident in the milpitas area don't have a map of it did happen westboundond mccarthy, four-car pile-up off to the right, slow there, so far a smooth morning for bart riders no delays for caltrain, san francisco's mooney. bay bridge commute, getting busier metering lights still off, sluggish traffic in that westbound direction as you approach treasure island tl still wide open a at the san mateo bridge, rough one this last friday everything as it should be both directions fine between foster city and hayward if you are heading for the silicon valley, new accident 237 westbound. so far 280 here in that northbound direction fine approaching and passing highway 17 that's the drive into work. >>> 5:53. >>> watch for more bikers without helmets this summer and more hope for job seekers. >> here's jane king with the bloomberg business report. >>> are you feeling more upbeat about the economy? 40% of businesses expect hiring in the u.s. in the next six months that would be welcome news for the college class of 2012. half of recent college s are either unemployed o