if you are headed westbound stay on i-5 to 205 better drive.herwise to the altamont pass looking good because everything is clogged up before that. >>> new this morning, 90 minutes from now, at 7:45, aaa set to release holiday travel forecast. annual predictions for traffic on the ground and in the air as americans hit the visit friends and loved ones, this is going to be a heavy travel season because of the improving economy. >>> mothertrend named car of the year, tesla is taking home the prize. tesla model s sedan is the first car without a combustible engine to be named mothertrend car of the year the magazine raved about the -- motortrend car of the year. it gets equivalent of 118 miles per hour, motorfriend said it is one of the quickest -- smartphone customers are about to have a new option it isn't from apple or google, new release from blackberry. >>> holiday shopping season is almost here. michael finney looks at=x >>> high temperatures today mid to upper 60s for most of us low to mid 60s coast high clouds and sun, wet weather afternoo

no problems here headed westbound into san francisco. take a look at golden gate bridge, wet ground across the span. north span road work has been picked up. southbound, down to four lanes for regular friday morning commute. no fog over the waldo grade. >> eric: bird's-eye view that bay area tourists won't be getting anymore. >> talk about a dedicated shopper. meet a woman who is giving new meaning to early-bird. >> today i'm talking to one of our favorite tv doctors, he is serving up strong medicine, tough love. dr. phil how the rules of life are changing and what you need to do to stay in the game. and why do men cheated particularly powerful men? looking forward to hearing his answer >>> here is a look at vollmer peak looking over to san francisco. you can see rain is falling right now. as far north as fremont and it is heading down to colma and entire peninsula is getting wet. we'll start with that first and see fulton street down to alemany boulevard and colma, see the airport is getting wet. we'll have flight arrival delays larkspu

on san mateo westbound, as well. stalled big rig, that is cleared out of lanes. bart would be your best bet commuting from the bay bridge. bart is on time. clearing stages for this accident. dublin interchange and hire a look at drive times off the altamont pass, trafficking traffic is bunching up. 880 into the maze and there is the drive from 80 to 45 minutes from the carquinez bridge. >> this morning, head coach jim harbaugh is expected to be back at work after being treated for an irregular heartbeat. he underwent a minor procedure yesterday. he visited the facility before doctors sent him home. he is expected back at practice in santa clara. patrick willis said, quote, he is tougher than a two dollar steak. >> eric: it's still going to be tob tough. hostess, thousands of layoffs expected right here into the bay area. >> kristen: important meeting happening today as president obama and congressional leaders try to avoid that fiscal cliff. >> and trading is under way on wall street. live look at the big board. dow

city westbound.re as well. westbound past north livermore accident partially blocking left lane, a grind out of the central valley this morning up and over the altamont pass, approaching a 30 minute commute to the dublin-pleasanton area. walnut creek north 680 at treat that accident is cleared. heading out southbound out of santa rosa, 101 just under 30 minutes, highway 4 slow out of antioch towards 242, westbound east shore freeway carquinez bridge to the maze under 20 minutes. >>> san jose police officer puts his life on the line to save a young girl. next, how he's being honored. >>> heads-up trick-or-treaters, how you can turn that candy into cash, first here's another highlight from the giants' victory celebra >>> like i said you guys better be proud, you guys need to be proud, we are all world series champions here wearing orange and black in san francisco. >> how do you like that teamwork off the field, love it. san jose officer set to get the highest police award today for his role in a hosta

580 roadwork until 11:00 westbound drive looking good. >>> 4:54. community honoring the memory of a local marine killed in afghanistan. he was 19-years-old when he died a year ago. a memorial to joshua has been established in danville at the veterans building community support has helped his parents get through a difficult year. >> the community has gone over and above what i think is normal in supporting us, loving us, and showing up for fundraisers and just letting us know how they have honored our son's life. >> they say joshua's death should remind everyone we still have military serving overseas and they deserve our support. >>> major merger this morning, cisco systems buying maroki for 1.2 billion dollars it lefts customers manage mobile devices from the cloud from the internet instead of having to install programs on laptops or phones. analysts see this as a big step. >>> san francisco may be shedding some of its anything goes image when it comes to public knew did board scheduled to vote on ordinance to prohibit nudity in most public places

westbound. interstate 80 westbound is practically stopped in emeryville.switched to the traffic map to take a look of this the east shore freeway ride coming down from highway 4 is ashley back up 45 minutes to get you to university avenue and then another 40 minutes to get into san francisco. it is also affecting the rights of the richmond san rafael bridge. as well as the san mateo bridge is being used. there's nothing wrong with the camera is the traffic that is stopped virtually all the way across span. it does move in waves this backup does. something like an accordion. it is a 25 minute drive time from the san mateo bridge the backup begins well before fattal plaza. a bad bad morning. the golden gate bridge ride decide to use the richmond san rafael bridge the commute will be what one has to come from marin county. >> good morning george storm tracker 4 all lit up. most of the bay area is under some degree of wet weather. of course it is heavier now along the coastline parts of the north bay at least southern tip. it looks like we do have had the inte

westbound 50, watch for delays. southbound 295, we're seeing a buildup in volume down towards 32 as the lace start to form -- as delays start to form. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> ocean city is bracing for a nor'easter. lowell melser has the latest. >> we're back here in ocean city about a week after sandy. things will unfold at this morning and make things pretty interesting as far as flooding. we're at the southern end of ocean city. have had to move sand out onto the beach. officials said emergency personnel are closely monitoring the storm and will think about implementing an emergency plan later this morning. this storm will suspend rehabilitation work on the boardwalks and cleanup efforts including here at the inlaet. >> we have to halt some of our efforts. we're likely to see flooding in the downtown area. it will tougher have an impact on us -- will have an impact on us. igh tide will hit at 1:50. we will monitor the storm all day. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> when a child is born, d bell

westbound 24 -- i'm sorry. westbound 80. it looks pretty good.i have 24 on my mind and show should you. we'll tell you what's going on there that could delay you big time. =8 >>> a big party outside of the white house last night celebrating president obama's re-election. the crowds started gathering after several news outlets started to declare president obama over mitt romney. the obamas are set to return to washington, d.c. later today. >>> new yorkers were able to follow the election just by looking at the empire state building. l.e.d. lights displayed and lit up in blue after president obama was re-elected. >>> some voters described strange problems with voting machines when they tried to vote yesterday. one reported problem was in pueblo county, colorado, a swing state which president obama ended up winning. voters say there -- say there was a glitch in the ballot machines that automatically changed votes in the president's favor. >> when an individual would press the romney button, it would come up obama on the printed record. >> those mach

this is westbound. traffic moving around it okay. be aware that you cannot exit on to treasure island. officials realize that traffic is okay now but the commute hours are coming, they realize this could change. here's why this is happening. police are trying to stop a man at bush street they were told he was armed, this was in san francisco, they say he took off. while he was trying to escape, he shot at the police officers at least once. they followed him to treasure island. they say he jumped out of his car and now he's threatening suicide. police say he's on the shoreline in treasure island, before the guard booth before that vista area if you have been to the island you know what area i'm speaking about. they say it is too dangerous to let people in and out they are afraid he might fire. right now fresh island is on lockdown, no one allowed in or off, people live on treasure island so this is causing an inconvenience that will only get larger as the morning progresses and people need to get somewhere. i spoke with a man stuck in

first reports of another big rig accident at greenville westbound up towards woodside, 84 closed due to downed power lines between grand view and highway 35 north 101 flooding into petaluma area several problems with an accident near petaluma boulevard north peninsula very slow due to accident before whipple all of these accidents due to flooding in lanes. slow it down folks. >>> from power outages to dangerous driving to flood warnings south bay to the santa cruz mountains all being hit hard by this storm. kira klapper joins us live from los gatos many. -- >> reporter: luckily for my photographer the camera has to turn against the rain so it is hitting my photographer's back coming straight at my face, so windy here along highway 17 we have video from an hour and a half ago higher up the summit from where we are standing, a tree fell near summit road there are signs warnings drivers to reduce speeds. from standing along 17 now, it doesn't appear they are slowing down. of course, people who drive through the santa cruz mountains everyday now the roads well there's a lot of standing w

big problems out of the tracy area westbound and eastbound 580.ted to show you the waze app looking at that highway 4 accident westbound somersville traffic spotters saying heavy traffic and accident in the left lane. the waze app is free, available on the app store and google play. >> latin america leaders say the legalization of marijuana in the united states could put a crimp in their fight against drug trafficking. leaders of mexico, honduras, costa rica, and belize are yf$ the impact of votes. top adviser to mexico's incoming president said, we can't handle a product that is illegal in mexico trying to stop its transfer to the united states when in at least part of the united states has a different status. >>> better stop the jokes about female drivers not that you made any terry. new study shows more women have drivers licenses than men. the trend is fueled by a big decline in young men getting licenses between 1995 and 2010. researchers say this trend is likely to lead to safer, smaller and more fuel efficient cars, fewer miles driven and l

where we have flooding in the westbound direction here. niles canyon road is also closed in the westbound direction actually in both directions between mission boulevard and seminal role. that is due to a mudslide. --a seminaole rd. looking at your golden gate bridge ride there is a slow trip through marin county. speaking of the north bay there is flooding that has highway 121 shut down between 116 and eighth avenue. >> it sucks. i do not know what else to say. we did not know what was going to happen based on the last few weeks here it is such a great team and a great group of guys. we have a tough pill to swallow. the only thing i did to lose my job was get a concussion. >> a tough pill to swallow. good morning gary. that is the first word we have heard from alex smith. he is right there was something special with the team there were clicking but now. >> i do not blame anything that was ms. said. that other talk about i was happy for the other guy. obviously you do not want anything to happen to anyone of a negative manner but, that stu

westbound area. >>a semi truck lost his items and it landed on their area were car skidded and received flat tires. we do have a big shot was short to you later. you will see that the ride here westbound is jammed up as you try to come down the shore freeway. let's get back to the rest of the bridges around the bay area. here is the san mateo bridge ride. >>rand is on the golden gate bridge for a soft bond ride. there is big delays for the shore freeway here is your golden gate bridge ride at 101 south bond. >southbound. >>this is a little warm out here but this is people snow boarding. they're stating that is a great and that it is enough snow. they stated that they have been enjoined the runs and they have a lot list (it they're hoping to open a more this weekend and if you ask of them they stated that we will take whatever we can get. >>i like coming up here and then i can go back to work tomorrow. this is a little guy and his pretty advanced for a sage. >>how much snow can we expect in the tahoe

waze app, check this before you leave this morning, westbound 580 and eastbound for that matter, westbound typical out of the central valley, eastbound jammed because of a jacknifed big rig at north greenville still blocking lanes of traffic three lanes blocked guess bound towards i-5 give your -- blocks eastbound towards i-5 give yourself extra time. southbound san francisco before 2801, -- before 280, 101. -- it. >> a hot debate among 9er fans. today we find out which side harbaugh is on. >>> 138 points in one game. the record just shatte >>> good news as we look at tahoe this morning snow falling at highest elevations you don't need changes if you are heading up that way you have the good and not so good there we would like to the snow drop down lower and get more mountains covered. 50s and 60s most areas, gulf coast 70s, delays around cleveland, detroit, both chicago airports, watching sfo like a hawk and still no delays even with the low ceiling and rain. excuse me san jose and oakland on time. >>> 6:25. 49er coach harbaugh will hold his weekly session with the press today and his tea

westbound 4 big rig caught on fire off to the shoulder waiting for a tow truck. you can see by the yellow sensors, traffic is slow out of the antioch westbound. first reports of a stall coming into san francisco north 101 vermont, a taxi stalled in the right lane. >>> 5:21. >>> next iphone regains dominance on the marketplace as it prepares to unveil new additions this week. >>> grand finale for "dancing with the stars." we'll tell you who took home the trophy last night. >>> today on katie -- [ inaudible ] >>> good morning. both sides of the bay the bay bridge and east bay just starring to get wet with sprinkles and rain moving into the south bay a little. >>> where is the rain now? >> heaviest rain in the north bay this is a loop we are going to stop it, yellows here from sea ranch to fort ross through bodega bay also right here are the winds gusting in excess of 30 miles an hour. wet weather, the heaviest offshore and the lighter rain from highway 101, san rafael, cortamadera into the east bay, berkeley just sprinkles now into the south bay and the rest of the

expect delays westbound 580 out of the central valley. >>> 6:31.we continue our coverage of the storm with amy hollyfieldly in fremont where divers are having to cope with -- cope with wet roads. >> reporter: it is wet out here. it has eased up a bit it did rain throughout the night it was a slow and steady rain not a blinding one don't cancel plans this morning, do grab your rain jacket or umbrella. chp did see a lot of calls overnight about standing water on the roads and spinnouts, be aware of thats you ahead out. those spots can suprise you. don't forget your umbrella or your jacket. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> new from los angeles, gunfire erupted at a packed halloween party at the university of southern california, wounding four. two men under arrest. police say an argument between the men escalated when one pulled out a gun and began shooting. critically injuring the other. three bystanders also shot, their injuries are nonlife-threatening. none of the people involved are students. >>> in hollywood, three people were shot during a hallowe

sounds like there's a duplicate accident westbound that one on the shoulder. expect delays out of antioch, 20 minute ride from hillcrest towards 242. good news in oakland southbound 880 at high, injury accident cleared out of lanes traffic should be getting by without delay. >>> we continue to follow breaking news out of redwood city where a water main break is flooding streets and two hopes near brewster avenue and warren, in the downtown area near the san mateo county government center. hopefully, that will be cleaned up as workers begin to show up in a few hours. crews are using pumps to remove water from the base s of two hopes. police are diverting traffic -- around that area which can get busy. fire officials tell us the water came from an eight inmain, most of the water ended up gushing into the -- storm drains, water service shutdown to some homes. >>> striking union employees at the port of oakland are continuing their 24 demonstration phase one started last night at oakland airport. as amy hollyfield tells us, phase two is getting underway what is go

update on accident in vallejo, now clear westbound 780 at lemon street.looking at our waze app, it does show a lot of the fog around the bay area, our cameras cannot show you atey west or eastbound it is socked in fog, great way to navigate the commute this morning. it is a free app, abc7news.com, get more information or download it on the app store on google play. >>> 5:25. an environmental group is going to court to challenge state environment environmental report that could pave the way for more sand in san francisco bay. bay keeper says the stud fails to take into consideration the erosion at ocean beach, the area on the southern stretch of the great highway faces erosion during winter months. last month the state commission approved the review for sand mining permits in san francisco ansa soon bays two companies are seeking 17 --% increase in the amount of sand they can remove over a 10 year lease on state owned land. >>> fallout from macy's parade creating a crisis for one new york police agent the confetti was made from shredded confidential police

they are out of the bay bridge westbound.y may be operating at least on the lower deck inside the tunnel. take a look at the toll plaza, you will see all the lights that would normally be on here and here etcetera are also out. it could create hazardous driving conditions. a lot of flooding reporting on the roadways. here in ralston northbound high standing water was the cause of an accident that is still blocking the left lane on the northbound side. on the nimitz freeway the sensors cannot show if there is the back of on the northbound side. >> thank you george this has been kron 4 we are following our colleges the lights are out on the bay bridge. that may cause a slowdown. as far as the customers in neighborhoods around the bay area 10,000 people are without power in the north bay. 4000 in the peninsula and south bay. and 1000 in sonoma. 350 people in san francisco. 300 in central coast. too much in the east bay and 70 in san jose. the numbers may increase unfortunately as the storm continues. >> thank you mark let us get

all lanes still blocked on westbound 580. a full look at your traffic coming up. [ speaking spanish ] >> a cat wandered into a tv studio in miami, snuck over to the old green screen. the weather wall there. the cat stealing the spotlight during the meteorologist live broadcast. in the sure he picked up on it. the weatherman keeps his cool. it's one of many that usually wanders outside in the parking lot. apparently snuck in and decided to make a canyon. >> sure didn't. >> that's cool. >> i guess they have a problem with stray cats in that area. >>> it was an act of kindness on a cold new york street. >> but the photo of one officer's generosity is warming hearts all over the world. an arizona tourist snapped this picture here. it shows an officer giving a barefoot homeless man a new pair of boots. nearly half a million people have "liked" it on the department's facebook page. >>> i just looked down at this gentleman's feet and could you see the blisters from a distance. it was so cold that i knew i had to do something. >> the

taillights moving westbound. checking some drive times across the bay area, we are starting to see some slowdowns to the altamont pass in livermore also on highway 4 through antioch but not enough to impact your drive times. the major roads still look good in the clear. that's a check of traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> on capitol hill today, a series of hearings all set to begin to investigate the attack on that u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. as susan mcginnis reports, former cia director david petraeus is now on the list of witnesses. >>> reporter: after calls by congressional leadership, former cia director david petraeus will testify before congress tomorrow about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >> good luck, sir. >> thank you. >> reporter: petraeus was scheduled to testify today before a house intelligence committee but those plans changed after he resigned following his admission of an affair with his biographer, paula broadwell. benghazi i

it is here at the bay bridge westbound. if you're looking at the upper deck and what to do not see is the lights that are along the suspension span. the lights are out on the bridge and the toll sergeant stated that all of their lights are out. >> i understand that fasttrack is still working. i spoke with caltran and asks them what would happen if the metering lights are not activated. the metering lights are not on right now but will they have any power to turn the morning? if they're not then you may have a real problem for the bridges. >> rain and wind are making things difficult for people on the road as you just saul with george. >> commuters be where. i was a man on the freeway because i just want to show you how much standing water is out here. look at all the water that is splashed is people drive bass. there are so many standing water puddles out here. i was given a little nervous to reach for my cup of coffee because you should have both of your hands on a will. you know one of over 50 m.p.h. because it is to bed.

finally westbound 580 earlier big rig accident at dublin interchange cleared, damage is done, very slow from the altamont pass. newark boulevard three lanes blocked with flooding going to be a tough commute give yourself plenty of time. >>> we will get back to keira clapper in los gatos. reestablishing the sound to bring you the latest in the south bay. >> you will see pit in a couple of minutes. ahead, rescue off the coast of mexico, the bay area help to save an injured cargo ship worker. >>> holiday toy danger. coming from overseas, the new alert you need to know. >>> welcome back. 6:11. >> we continue on storm watch. kira klapper live in los gatos. >> reporter: good morning. just when we thought it couldn't get any worse the rain is pick up, the wind is picking up, it feel like you can see the rain is coming straight at us wind coming from every direction, sideways from the top, feels like it is coming from the ground sometimes. we have seen two transformers blow this morning. the main concern off of highway 17 the morning commute, traffic picking up, so are cars' speeds. you would t

san mateo bridge drive looking good, no problems westbound towards foster city.erything at the limit between clawiter and foster city boulevard, 13 to 14 minute drive, typical on the san mateo bridge. light at bay bridge no metering lights yet, no problems upper deck, ramp closures east and westbound to treasure island folks who cannot get on or off the island due to police activity, not affecting your drive into san francisco at this hour. >>> 5:39. >> next, the investigation into yasser arafat's death. the drastic steps that have just been taken to get to the bottom of mystery k >>> important meeting today between susan rice and lawmakers over deadly cons . >>> good tuesday morning. downtown san francisco low 50s no problems with visibility here although there is fog by the delta and east bay, temperatures held down today due to more cloud cover increasing throughout the afternoon about 60 around the bay, strong storm system by this time tomorrow. >>> 5:43. palestinian officials say yasser arafat's remains have been reburied hours after being exhumed as part of

because of an accident westbound 80, right before the tunnel. we'll have more commute details coming up in just a few minutes. >> thank you. >>> a sliver of hope for hockey fans in san jose and throughout north america. negotiators for the players union and owners of the nhl resume talks today after day long negotiations saturday in new york. they are trying to reach an agreement to end the player lockout, which has already canceled about a quarter of the season and new year's day winter classic. >>> they are playing basketball though. the warriors on the road in sacramento. game 4 for golden state. the kings were up by 16 in the third but of the warriors coming back. nice steal leading to a three. stephen curry got it. golden state within 5 but klay thompson and curry both missed shots in the last 10 seconds and warriors suffered their first road loss of the season. they are 2-2. 94-92 the final. >>> we have two half court buzzer beaters. and they are tying for today's play of the day. it's kind of a double dish here. here's the miami heat's co

there is a big camera on 80 westbound. is a jackknifed truck or some sort of stalled truck here on west 80 at powell street. you can see traffic is coming to a standstill. chp just crossed with a sig alert on this. this is live television so he's kind of panning the camera and tilting it down for us. something that is definitely wrong here we will let you know what is going on. westbound. there it is. there is the flair pattern. west 80. just at powell street. there is some sort of a problem with a truck there. and freeway is down to a couple of lanes. this is a huge problem for 80 and it hasn't started raining yet. we will be in trouble unless they clear this up rather quickly. another traffic update is minutes ahead. let's go back to dave and pam. >>> thousands of jobs including many right here in the bay area may be lost. just before our 4:30 news this morning the company that makes hostess twinkies announced it's going out of business. janine de la vega is in los gatos with how the news is impacting local stores. >> re

westbound 92. now let's go back to the desk. >>> we begin with overnight news from the east bay and the update to the story we first brought you last night. just a few hours ago authorities found the body of a man who fell to his death at the oakland quarry. alex savidge is live at the scene where the investigation is under way. alex. >> reporter: it certainly appears the wet weather played a role in this accident. the oakland fire department believes this man in all likelihood slipped and fell off a steep cliff and ended up drowning in this water filled rock quarry that is right behind the rock ridge shopping center. investigators say the man was out looking for his lost cat last night behind his house when he lost his footing. a rescue team from the oakland fire department began to search just after 7:00 last night after the man's friend reported him missing. rescuers put a boat into the water and repelled down the side of the cliff. eventually the alameda county sheriffs dive team began an under

first westbound 580 at 680 big rig blocking all lanes westbound except for the connector ramp you can get around traffic relatively light now we are happy there is some traffic getting by. you can see we are seeing slowing on the dublin grade past the scene of the accident. folks are taking their time. other "sig alert" in the cotati area 101 railroad avenue northbound pwhud slide blocking right lane -- mudslide blocking right lane this is near woodside highway 84 closed between grand view and highway 35, downed power line you cannot get through many millbrae area tree down on the freeway, chp en route to clear that out northbound 101 past millbrae avenue. >>> tens of thousands are without power in the bay area. more are watching potential flooding. the storm is unleashing heaviest rain and strongest winds. katie marzullo is live in the north bay. >> reporter: we are on miller avenue at camino alto near the safeway in mill valley, rain coming down hard at times at an angle many take a look at this massi tree that just snapped at the -- at this massive tree that just snapped at the roo

westbound 92 at hillsdale, stalled big rig second lane from the left.high wind advisory on the san mateo bridge. expect high winds on all the bay area bridges this morning as well. let's look the our -- at our waze app, looking at 880 through san lorenzo towards hayward, heavy traffic, light rain beginning to great way to navigate your commute, free app for your iphone. >>> 6:52. >> storm watch coverage continues. next we check in with our reporters in the north bay and along the coast. >> and the abc7 morning >>> good morning. sic:53, live picture gorgeous one of lake -- 6:53, live picture, gorgeous one of lake tahoe. by late this morning above 7,000 feet you can see the peaks will get more snow and the ski resorts should be happy about that if you are driving up there, bring chains. >>> back to our storm watch coverage we have reporters on the coast and in the north bay. >>> let's begin with amy hollyfield in san rafael. getting wet yet? >> reporter: good morning. it is getting windier, a little colder, the storm has been a tease all morning. let me s

. >>> looking good from the carquinez bridge into the macarthur maze 80 westbound a little busier, still just about 20 minutes between those two points traffic looks like it is flowing nicely no metering lights light minor delay paying cash on both sides of the tolls. oakland east 980 at 580 first reports of stall blocking right lane, napa 121 at 29 overturned vehicle blocking a lane there as well. >>> >> 6:01. operation impact is underway in oakland which puts highway patrol officers on the streets to help out the short staffed oakland police department. terry mcsweeney is at the substation to tell us how the first night went. >> reporter: this is where chp officers reported for duty last night. it is having an impact, a number of arrests, several cars impounded by chp officers on the streets of oakland. when the officers reported at 7:00 last night it took 30 minutes before there was a violent crime. look at video of the grocery outlet on 2900 broadway a man with a gun robbed the place customers were inside at the time, a customer called in that crime that is what police are hoping for

this is westbound 92. eastbound 92. so far no major problems across the san mateo bridge between hayward and foster city. all right. let's go to our maps and other live traffic cameras. we'll show you what else is going on. i mentioned flooding reports. this just came in within the last few minutes by the airport. southbound one a couple of lanes blocked due to standing water in the road and down by woodside a tree fell down knocked down some power lines in the area. both directions of highway 84 shut down between grandview drive and that area. also mud slide reported in lanes another traffic alert northbound 101 approaching railroad avenue. so at one point all lanes were blocked. now just that far right lane that's blocked. but it is pretty slow in the area. elsewhere here's another live look across the golden gate bridge. the north bay is getting pounded. so be extra careful if you are driving across the golden gate from marin towards petaluma. southbound one looks okay right now across the span. they did some lane ch

westbound 580 taillights moving westbound, so far, so good in the commute direction going against the commute we still have roadwork through areas of livermore. the eastbound lanes approaching north greenville. 880 the nimitz we like this camera. everything quiet towards downtown and the macarthur maze. that's a check of your time- saver traffic. for more on this crazy weather forecast, mother nature just cannot make up her mind. >> no. i know. we like it. i mean, today is going to be just something else outside. we had a beautiful weekend weather-wise. today is going to be warmer and lots of records being set outside. temperatures mainly in the 50s. we are seeing some patchy ground fog showing up in the north bay valleys into napa and santa rosa. so watch out for that early on this morning but this afternoon, enjoying that sunshine all the way to the coastline. it's a beach day and we won't have many of these days for t remainder of the year. 80s, a beautiful day everywhere in the bay area. high pressure holding on with the offshore wind bringing lots of sunshine coming our way today

the ride on a zero westbound 14-15 minutes. hercules to berkeley.ned they have cleared up the problems on westbound 580. there was an accident north of livermore abbott know. your ride to the south bay looks great after early one in problems and the 4:00 hour. in marin county to a 23 minute drive from the bottle to the toll plaza of the golden gate bridge. >> james. >> thank you george. let us talk about gas prices as we continue to track prices we notice that are still falling. the averages about $3.89 for a gallon of regular gas. in san francisco getting closer to the $4 mark. $4.20. in oakland $4.88-a-$3.88. >> imagining of the east coast to day york and new jersey continue the ration thing. you have to be i or even to go fill up. the lions have gone for two or three hours down to 45 minutes in the jersey-- alignthe lines. >> investigators have released this composite sketch of one of the man connected to an attempted kidnapping of a 14 year-old girl in oakland. look at the sketch. a man who looked like this approached a girl from behind on monda

but the westbound ride is backed up to stevens' drive.all traffic is being hailed what every position the emergency vehicle. this accident occurred in the eastbound direction it is still having an impact on the westbound side. your best option would be for you to use 580 westbound and it may save you some time. and again their big delays. >> checking our bridges. it is a 16 to 18 minute drive time. looking at your san mateo bridge the drive time is loss slowing down in the 7:00 a.m. hour. for the golden gate bridge is still quite foggy but no problems. this commute has not began to slow yet. >> less quickly update you on the propositions. >> prompt 37 is the labeling of genetic tools. it would require labeling on all process fooled that had any genetic material inside of it. as you see here borders by large enough margin said no. 53 percent of voters turned down. >> we will have more on kron 4 news as we continue our election coverage. as we leave you will hear a sound bite from president obama. >> what are earned your vote and not i have

take this as your alternate to westbound rte. 40. you can see here at the haten memorial bridge, all westbound lanes remain closed. that is the very latest on traffic pulse 11. >> our big story this morning as he travels through northeast baltimore, two water main breaks has two roads impassible this morning. >> they are hoping the one on cold spring will be fixed in the next couple of days but this one on new york road could be trickier. we have been watching a bulldozer go deep into a hole pulling out concrete and dirt -- the first one broke on cold spring lane early during the morning rush. just about 1 mile and a half away where we are in the 4600 block of york road, this one broke. they're saying it has nothing to do with the hurricane, but the culprit is old age. >> it is one of the things that happens with old infrastructure. we cannot predict when it will happen. >> the good news is the one on cold spring not affecting water for any residents. a day care had to be evacuated because of water damage. right now officials are not

highway 4 westbound into concord good, 80 east shore freeway under 20 minutes into the maze. no problems with bart, muni, caltrain everybody on time. bart, great way to get to a night game at memorial stadium tonight at 6:00 always limited parking there take mass transit you can. -- transit if you can. >>> 5:20. >>> pitching in to help victims of superstorm san the lead our parent company disney is taking and how you can help. >>> a night for country music superstars to shine. the big winners. >>> another live picture if florida, the atlantis journey. >> i think that's memories of atlantis the way we would like to remember her atop a cone of flame heading for earth's orbit right now she >>> fog is out there, not around the bay sfo flight arrival delays probably not going to happen. >>> the walt disney company abc 's parent company has announced a two million dollar contribution to victims of hurricane sandy. >> we are doing everything we can including the cash donation encouraging our employees to donate on their own which we will match dollar for dollar. >> sandy's cost to t

that began westbound 80, chp saw a driver who was speeding, weaving and nearly hitting construction workers then on to 15th, that's the video, the vehicle being chased jeep suv, hit a parked vehicle which hit a person on a bicycle. the person on the bike seriously injured, you see the damage, the rider taken to the hospital. again, serious injuries the vehicle being chased was going the wrong way down 15th street. now look at video from 17th and south van ness a short time ago. the crash took out the signal box here making this intersection uncontrolled. the vehicle stopped there, also knocked part of a streetlight down. the driver of the jeep taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. we were told that the driver is being charged with dui, hit-and-run, evading a police pursuit. again out here at 17th and south van ness as traffic increases it is going to be more dangerous i've seen cars going through at 25, 30 miles an hour, shooting through this intersection. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> 5:03. in antioch police investigating fatal shooting at apartment complex a man found inside a un

you can see in the pittsburgh area, those headlights are westbound as you drive to 680 in concord. no delays aas of yet. here is steve. >>> thank you very much. our system is moving on shore as advertised. the rain is picking up especially towards the north bay and we have wind and rain picking up and most of the heavy rain is still on and off shore right now. things are picking up in the north bay and it looks like it is about over for them and it is beginning to really start to intensify and our front still has a ways to go but it is a fast moving system which is not going to stall out. up towards clover dale and lake county, things are beginning to light up and rushing river, not too bad. nothing too heavy, and in marin county, it is starting to move on shore so there is a little bit of an enhancement so out to the east bay this has been light. reports of rain are starting in capitoa but it is later than sooner when they will get the bulk of this but everybody is in on this. rain is picking up at half-moon bay airport and by 11:00 and noon this system is gone blasting through. b

westbound 580 through the altamont pass. that drive time still green 15 minutes through the altamont pass and 680. you can see things picking up through pleasanton. mass transit we always like to encourage you to use mass transit. so far everything is reporting no delay including bart systemwide. that's traffic. here's lawrence. >>> this day is flying by. outside today looks like a nice day out there. enjoy it. we are going to see a lot of sunshine in most spots and the temperatures will warm up nicely. not too bad this morning. 40s and 50s breezy in the hills approaching the coastline. high pressure strengthening today. a lot of 70s common even at the coastline. we could see a few 70s at the coastline. over the top of that ridge we have a few high clouds running right on through. we are going to see those continue to move by throughout the day today but high pressure holding strong. we have this low off the coastline that will likely bring a change in the weather. we'll see more clouds on that toward thursday, maybe some ra

westbound highway 4 a multivehicle crash.eard up to 8 cars involved in this accident approaching somerrersville road, so it is -- somersville road, so it is really starting to back up right now. off in a hot spot at this time of the morning so again at least one lane blocked in antioch in the westbound lanes of highway 4. here's a live look at the golden gate bridge, bridge traffic appears to be looking okay. this is our time saver traffic camera. you can see the headlights heading toward doyle drive in san francisco. no major delays and we have another traffic alert. we've been following this since early this morning. injury crash, knocked down a power pole in the ben lomond area, highway 9 pushing glen arbor road. pg&e, the latest word, 3000 customers in the area without power and all lanes are blocked. they're saying 8 or 9:00 before they can get the stretch of highway reopened. this is a check of your time saver traffic. busy morning for us. with an update on the forecast, here's lawrence. >>> things getting excited out t

the heaviest traffic is stop and go for 580 westbound. are a number incidence and rain that has caused this. this is all in the livermore area that has backed up the traffic passed to 05. things continue to get worse with the drive time at 51 minutes. at the bay bridge we are starting to see it as a backup westbound. the metering lights have been activated and at the san mateo bridge we have not seen an increase in the drive time periods for the golden gate bridge drive it is problem free of on a one southbound. it is under 25 minutes. >> it was all chairs and confess a on the streets of san francisco for the world series champions the san francisco giants. the big victory parade attracted close to a million people. as you concede there were thousands of people lined the street. the players went through the streets and convertibles and when they got to the big party there were serenaded by tony bennett. the players thank the fans for all of the support. >> we are enjoying. thanks to the fans and it is just a real honor to be up here and t

for the westbound. i will ask ericka if she refresh this map. on the 580. coming down from patterson on the interstate- 5 there is an east bound crash that blocked the slain.this lane-and also the 205 coming out of trees seat is also a problem that is lighter than usual tracy -- >> these resignation of david petraeus the top commander in afghanistan john allen is under investigation of 40's are investigating alleged inappropriate messages between general allan and kelly for kelly served as an unpaid social liaison reportedly sparked the investigation. jill kelly received a threatening e- mails from the woman that general petraeus was having enoug an affair with = = he is a four-star marine general that has succeeded petraeus. president obama and nominated alan to be the supreme commander. we are learning that the president is now putting that nomination on hold. >> thank you, the california state university will meet this morning to consider higher fees. those who take more than a fall load or repeat courses could see more fees. some of the arguments from s

you can make out those headlights moving westbound and it looks okay in the westbound direction but we have a hotspot developing in the eastbound lanes. to the maps a traffic alert issued because of a jackknifed big rig. weather doesn't help matters. traffic alert eastbound 580 approaching vasco road it sounds like at least three lanes are blocked possibly 4. so we are starting to see backups actually in both directions. right now the drive out of the altamont pass if you are heading westbound 16 minutes but again expect a good sized delay especially going eastbound. elsewhere southbound 880 approaching 980 they just cleared one spinout across the bay area one of many out of lanes so you can see how slick it is past the coliseum. we are getting more flooding reports by the way 101 near whipple also along the embarcadero coming into san francisco. the right lane is blocked off by cones. crews are working to clear up a bunch of water, standing water, in that lane. elsewhere, here's a live look across the golden gate bridge. not too bad so far for your marin county drive. a lot of overnig

we continue to have major delays on 580 westbound.f late accidents at green build and vassal robes low and the ride there. the bridges have been fairly heavy and foggy this morning and we are backed up into the macarthur maze for the westbound bay bridge drive. 22 to 24 minutes. 20 minutes drive times have been the norm but in the last hour of this and the sale bridge conditions aren't in a rapidly improving. the building a bridge is still sluggish and foggy. both in the way across the span especially from the south tower. >> the dense fog advisory expires in the next 45 minutes. i do not think this fog is going anywhere anytime soon. we will see hazy conditions even into the afternoon. a live look former james lick freeway camera shows visibility is down to zero for most of the north bay. highway 1 01 s priced as seven stories for anisette 80 for fairfield. not too much fog is of about for livermore stretching out for concord but the rest of the bay area is really foggy. fog is for it everywhere. least to see a clear pocket out in th

westbound okay. nimitz 880 through oakland a quick trip between hayward and downtown, no delay towards the airport and coliseum. farther south smooth ride past towards milpitas and 237 so the silicon valley commute sof to a nice start. of course, a little wet outside, wetter throughout the day so bart is a good option. all trains including those heading towards downtown san francisco are on time. back to you. >> thank you. >>> some breaking news this morning. hostess says it's going out of business. the maker of cupcakes, twinkies and dingdongs announced the decision in the past hour. it follows a strike by thousands of workers across the country. anne makovec reports from outside a hostess store on san leandro. i'm look -- i'm looking on my twitter universe and it's going viral. >> reporter: i got off the phone with hostess and they say it was a difficult decision for the company to make but they did file a motion with the u.s. bankruptcy court to liquidate its assets so the store right here could b

this crash occurred 45 minutes ago and most directions are slow eastbound and westbound.rections have been blocked. now the traffic is coming in from the pass from highway 205 and it's just a big mess. the only up side if there is any at all is that people who were driving west of the crash, they are not seeing the usual level of traffic because they are stuck. you might want to get out there before everybody else does and they are heading out to dublin west. eastbound is also affected. they are clearing certain lanes and this is just a big mess in that area. we have a little bit of a backup in some of those outside lanes. and the morning commute is getting busier however it's not stop and go. let's go to steve. >>> san rafael, unofficially at 32 and 49 in downtown oakland, we are getting an easterly breeze and it's cold inland. it will be warmer with temperatures warming up with 70s by part of the coast with that easterly breeze. lots of sun it will be a little warmer to you to the about it will be there. look at dips in the temperatures, 50s to 30s. i have seen 53 degre

all westbound lanes were closed for more than two hours. the chp began to reopen all lanes about 10 minutes ago. and all of this because of a shoot-out. there were two abandoned cars riddled with bullets near an exit. police think whoever was in them ran off. of course, we have traffic conditions 24/7 at cbssf.com/traffic. >>> and then about a mile away, police were on the scene of another shooting in the neighborhood on seminary avenue at hilton street in oakland. police say a man was shot about 90 minutes ago and at this point we don't know if the two incidents are related. >>> and cbs 5 reporter christin ayers spent tonight in an oakland neighborhood and we've agreed not to reveal exactly which neighborhood except to say it's in oakland hills. the people there have come up with quite the crime-fighting tool and they don't want the bad guys to know about it. >> reporter: from the warning signs in this neighborhood to the security cameras, the message to would-be burglars is clear. you are being watched. but the cameras you see are just th

we'll end with this view of westbound 80 and the build. you're still around the 50s, upper 50s coming down through berkeley. back to you. >>> right now we have breaking news to tell you about out of daly city. let's get you a look here where it is on the map. evacuations under way near hillside park. this is because of flooding in that area. we give you a live look, our chopper is on scene there. mud and debris covering the streets this morning. crews from the water department are on scene and they say they are working on some kind of leak. we do have a crew on the scene. christie smith is there gathering information for us. we will bring you the latest on that flooding situation, evacuation in daly city coming up in a little bit. >>> this morning a san mateo county judge decides how to proceed after throwing out the murder charges against a man convicted of killing his once best friend. the judge also said police violated gregory elarm's fifth amendment rights by ignoring his request for an attorney. he was charged with the murder for the

a quick look at westbound 580.st want to mention quickly we have an accident approaching the dublin interchange, as well. westbound 580 is a slow crawl right now out of livermore. that's a check of your "timesaver traffic." for more on your forecast, let's go over to lawrence. >> not good news for commuters. we have rainfall that's about to slam the bay area. the showers are already beginning to show up outside but the main brunt of that still off the coastline just in time for the morning commute. check this out. high-def doppler radar showing you all the yellows and oranges off the coastline. that's going to be pushing onshore very shortly. already beginning to see some pockets of moderate amounts of rainfall sliding in along 580 along the 880 right now and looks look more of that is expected throughout the morning. it is going to come onshore. the bad news is, we see this band come on early-morning. then we catch a slight break. and then a stronger band comes onshore wouldn't you know it for the commute on the r

westbound 4 harbor big rig on fire, smoking on the shoulder still a good ride out of antioch. injury accident in san jose on the almaden expressway. >>> another look at where the rain and the winds are coming up. >>> next, new effort to fight rising gang crime in the south bay. how police departments are teaming up. >>> controversial plan to make flying safer at san jose's airport is put on hold. the reason for >> good morning. we are looking at live doppler 7 hd showing a line of showers offshore this is the beginning edge of the cold front. it continues to push on to the bay area and with it, the gusty winds have been gusting over 26 miles an hour this morning. the wind advisory has been boasted through 11:00 this morning. you can see -- heavier cells toward sea ranch off the coast of bodega this will continue to move onshore throughout the morning hours. >>> wet weather this morning is worrisome to a community of northern californians, already hit by an earlier disaster. rain, flooding, even mudslides could devastate communites in plumus county an area charred by the chips