and so is the westbound on-ramp to the freeway. on scene, a deputy said it could be shut down until noon today. cate caugiran, kpix 5. >>> as cate said that on-ramp still remains blocked so there are a few issues on the roadway, no delay on the main lanes of the freeway but a few issues after that officer- involved shooting overnight and the eastbound lanes of castro valley boulevard blocked by foothill boulevard and again that westbound 580 on-ramp at foothill is shut down possibly until noon. so definitely impacting the rest of the morning commute. westbound 237 looks good leaving 880 through milpitas. and taking a check of a couple of our other bay area roads, this is a live look at the nimitz, 880 in oakland. this is the scene of that gun battle. a lot of incidents overnight, two freeway shootings overnight. anyway, everything is back open here, no delays between wn oakl and the ride on westbound 580 beginning to pick up a little bit towards the dublin interchange but that drive time still between 20 and 25 minutes heading out

only one lane gets by in the westbound direction.ghts valley highway 128 between scott road and spencer lane is re-opened and it was closed early because of the fires up there. >> it is now 6:42. trading is underway on wall street with a look at the big bart and the dow is off 54 points. we will check with bloomberg business report and the new york stock exchange. >> first, one of the youngest victims in the boston marathon bombings is waking up at home. an update on the fires burning in the north bay. we have the three separate fires burning in the knights valley area that claimed 200 acres and the smoke is being >> covering novato, oakland, sunnyvale, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> it is 6:46. one of the boston marathon bombings youngest victims is back home in the bay area, in time to celebrate a very special day. abc7 news reporter kira klapper is in martinez. >> good morning to you, today is aaron hern's 12th birthday and he is back home in time to sell operate with family and friends. he and his parents and little

we're here an exit at 92 westbound. take a look behind me. you can see that traffic is crawling because only one lane of traffic is open. the chp shut down westbound traffic because self miles away on the bridge itself at the decline is li that limo that cat fire. westbound traffic beyond this point is shut down. it has been for 45 minutes. rescue crews are still working on the highway, which is why the cars are not allowed to go in that direction. i did see a chp car speed down the highway toward the toll plaza just a few minutes ago so there's a lot of activity on the highway, and you can see this backup. drives are asked to use the dumbarton bridge to get around, at least for the next several hours. lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> ama: lillian kim is on the san mateo county side of the bridge. you just spoke with the chop -- chp. what can you tell us? >> i need to make one major clarification. a chp officer told us inside wereople inside were teenagers, teenagerr going to or coming back from the prom. that is wrong. the people inside, al

westbound lane headed eastbound. all lanes are re-opened on westbound 24. >> down but not out. the new fight berkeley is launching today to stop the sale of the historic post office. >> new details emerge in the boston marathon bombings with the big city event that was the first choice of targets. >> we follow developing news in southern california. this is a picture where a huge wildfire is forcing evacuations this morning. what a firefight today. more >> covering los altos, antioch, petaluma, and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >> welcome back at 4:42. state legislatures and officials in berkeley are gathering to sign a joint letter calling for the sale of 9 historic post office in berkeley, after approving of the 99-year-old building. local leaders are calling for a moratorium on the sale of all historic post offices across the country. the sales part of the effort by the post office to reduce cost and generate revenue. >> the san francisco police department is exploring more options to keep the city secure in th

we are still backup, though, westbound direction along highway 24. kristen and eric? >> if you are a well well customer you could have money coming to you, a federal judge is ordering the san francisco-based bank to pay $203 million back to custom would paid overdraft fees. the judge re-instated a ruling made in 2010 that they appealed process, the highest dollar amount checks first rather than going by transaction date and made customer accounts drain faster and more likely to incur overdraft fees. wells fargo said any will continue to appeal. >> the new baby ping -- penguin has a name, almost inus. he is four months old and is named in honor the woman who described the african penguin species in 1758. we are the only tv station with behind-the-scenes access this morning as linus is ready for the naming ceremony at 10:00. >> another animal story which is more frightening. a bus driver in pennsylvania had a close encounter with a four legged passenger. deer jumped through the front window but the animal war more frighten. he opened the door and let the dee out. this w

we're here an exit at 92 westbound. take a look behind me. you can see that traffic is crawling because only one lane of traffic is open. the chp shut down westbound traffic because self miles away on the bridge itself at the decline is that limo that caught fire. westbound traffic beyond this point is shut down. it has been for 45 minutes. rescue crews are still working on the highway, which is why the cars are not allowed to go in that direction. i did see a chp car speed down the highway toward the toll plaza just a few minutes ago so there's a lot of activity on the highway, and you can see this backup. drives are asked to use the dumbarton bridge to get around, at least for the next several hours. lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> ama: lillian kim is on the san mateo county side of the bridge. you just spoke with the chop -- chp. what can you tell us? >> i need to make one major clarification. a chp officer told us the people inside were teenagers, either going to or coming back from the prom. that is wrong. the people inside, all of the

westbound on highway 24 looks good. westbound highway 4 also looks good. this is 80 westbound.a very nice drive heading out to the mccarthur maze and to the bay bridge toll plaza. once you get to the toll plaza the traffic looks good. if you are driving to the toll plaza this morning it has been a soar nice drive. if you are coming in from fairfield and vallejo the traffic here on interstate 80 looks good. let's go to steve. >>> thank you. well, we do have a little component of a westerly breeze. just looking parts of san francisco, ocean beach, and even out toward kennings to be and part richmond. yesterday it was all east or northeast. no fog. it's still well off the central california coast. the first couple days in may would be very, very hot. it will be a little cooler around the bay. i still think 80s and 90s inland. 40s for some. 60s for others. it just depends. 47 half-moon bay. big change is fairfield. they were 66. now again it's early. it may not last. it may pick up. if it gets over to 15 all bets are off. i've seen it goes from about nine, ten to nothing. sfo also

westbound very sluggish from 8th street.he drive time coming through the pass, up to 32 minutes. that's a little longer than we see. the accident approaching the dublin inter change did not help. still both in the clear. that is traffic, back to you. >> thank you. just in time for summer, gas prices on the rise again and destination appears to be $4 a gallon plus. problems at two southern california refineries are pushing prices higher. the average price will cost you $4.10. san jose, it is $4.06. inventory is very low in california. >> there's a problem with the supply of coffee beans that could affect taste for everyday consumers. a disease called roya. used in the united states to produce coffee. over 30% of the crop is gone for higher quality beans. >> a fungus that gets on the trees. starts on the leaves. kills the leaves. the tree goes into hyper nation or dies. >> the loss will affect the flavor and taste. true for people who drink coffee black. experts say if you use cream and sugar you might not notice a difference.

and we have slower traffic there ten miles worth westbound along 37.to san jose checking out 87en i don't the julian off-ramp to downtown san jose traffic is moving smoothly. eric and kristen? >> a man is in custody this morning after leading los angeles police on a wild chase. look at video. the driver of this stolen white van led police on a pursuit open freeways and city streets sometimes driving the wrong way and hit several cars during the pursuit including two police cars. officers used spike strips and the driver jumped from the moving vehicle and ran to the wrong spot. look, wet cement took him down right there. he slipped and fell and police swooped in and made the arrest. >> for anyone who still uses the first generation iphone you are about to become obsess least. or your phone will be. the first iphone introduced in 2010 will be classified as "vintage" by june 1. if you need repairs parts are only available to iphones purchased in california at our state law requires and you can not have it serviced walking into a apple store. but the model

westbound highway 128 you will see both directions closed. on the other fire in napa county, near oakville cross road, c.h.p. is saying it does not appear there are closures but the fire burns. we have a high wind advisory issued through napa. and we have another high wind advisory for anyone driving high profile vehicles. >> developing news in the murder of an 8-year-old calaveras county girl. the parents are ling for -- pleading for the public's health. there was a huge vigil. >> long shot lead with more on that in a moment but first the heartbreaking memorial for leila fowler, 1,000 gathered dressed in pink and purple at jenny lind elementary school and listened to stories about the sweet and smart little girl. the family was this and her older brother comforted the 12-year-old brother who found her body. the mother made a brief comment but was overcome with emotion. >> i want to thank all of our appeal and friends for the overwhelming support you have given my family. it will never be forgotten. >> she was found stabbed to death in her ho

that is blocking up the ride westbound.y on a typical weekday it would be about a 45 minute commute time. on a friday you would expect to see a considerably less than that. this morning, drive times are running 50 to 55 minutes for the westbound commute and of mount passed out to the dublin interchange. no indication that the right lane will be cleared quickly. >> we are picking up cloudy conditions but the sunshine will poke through a little earlier today. expect mostly sunny conditions into the afternoon with temperatures ranging from the 60s along the coast and '70s along the bay and '80s for your warmest inland spots. breezy conditions will continue into the over night and into tomorrow expect even warmer weather. plenty of sunshine and upper 80s for some of you. i will have full details on what to expect for mother's day coming up a couple of minutes. >> topping our news this morning and americans that ke's cup team is morning after a sailboat accident in the san francisco bay kills one enters another. mike pelton is l

westbound 580 busy here. almost a half hour already between the altamont pass and the dublin interchange. that's a little longer than typical. this was an earlier spinout westbound 580 approaching springtown road in livermore so that's been cleared but may have left some bigger delays behind it. westbound 4 sluggish as well some of the speed sensors, the red ones, those are not the ones we like to see. those are below 25 miles per hour. once you get past antioch everything is fine. this is traffic. back to you guys. >>> police arrested the other thanker of a santa cruz party bus company for the death of a 25-year-old woman last year. jon reno st. james owns party bus of santa cruz charged with vehicular and involuntary manslaughter after natasha nolan fell out of one of his buses last july while on highway 17 near los gatos. the santa clara county grand jury accuses the owner now of gross negligence in overseeing his company. >>> san francisco fire department is not getting a new fire boat because it failed t

so is the westbound ride. has been heavy as well at 87. 280 especially out of downtown san jose from cupertino. >> we are waking up to sunshine and it will be cooler weather for this afternoon. the temperatures will gradually start to climb an effect by later on that will skyrocket. expect low 70's around the bay and low 60's for the coast. off the temperatures would jump 10 degrees as we head into tomorrow and saturday. saturday will be the warmest of the week. i will have a full look at your 7 day forecasts coming up. the time is 8 05 a.m.. >> i am here at broadway plaza and this is the parking garages outside of nordstrom. walnut creek police stated that they want help in this because about 8:50 p.m. a woman was leaving the store as he went into the parking garages and she was attacked, by a suspect. he grabbed her and attempted to grab her purse. the good news is this someone else came and helped her and the suspect ran that way. the other part of the good news is that the security cameras in the parking g

westbound great out of milpitas towards sunnyvale. and again, this is that westbound 580 drive, 18 minutes out of the altamont pass. usually in the next 15 minutes or so we start to see some delays but you can head out now through livermore and beat the rush. so far looks really quiet towards the dublin interchange. even highway 4 through antioch no delay through pittsburg-bay point. and all mass transit off to a nice start so far, as well. bart systemwide on time. they should have more than 20 trains running. muni metro, caltrain and ace train number one all on schedule. that is a check of your "timesaver traffic." back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> on to the boston bombing investigation now. the fbi returned yesterday to the cambridge apartment of suspect tamerlin tsarnaev. the no official details of the search, but sources say small amounts of bomb residue were found in the home. it's still not clear where tamerlin tsarnaev will be buried. a funeral home director hasn't found a cemetery yet willing to accept the body. >>> 4:47 now

the left lane is still blocked. 580 westbound causing delays there.a motorcycle versus a car on 680 northbound. so be aware of it. 280 down in san jose, we have had this over the past hour. this heavy back up on the right-hand side as you make the drive toward highway 17. >>> let's check in with steve. >> thank you very much. some locations this morning were quite cold. a few upper 30s. a lot of 40 s. santa rosa, napa in there. 60s. already 76 in half-moon bay. not far away 44 and calm conditions. smoky kind of hazy. numerous reports of smoke coming in. that's because we have a north breeze coming down from the napa county fire. 60s for some. heat advisory is out today. again, i don't think it will be record breaking but might be close for a few. the coast yesterday dealt with a south breeze and had fog. not all of it but from about marin county. today will be different. northwest breeze at ocean beach and san francisco state. everything is good today if you want to head over to the beaches. things change big time. sunny warm to hot. hot inland and wi

for the westbound ride the drive time is about 60 minutes.n mateo bridge highway 92, it was a wind advisories earlier this morning and they have not changed the message. the wind advisory is still an affect. the golden gate bridge is still easy for 1 01 southbound no delays. the public transit ride is also easy as we are tracking no delays for bart, ace train, or the muni metro. >> the search is now over in bangladesh after this factory collapsed. the death toll has risen again. more than two weeks after a building in bangladesh, housing factories full garment work bet, the death toll has reached a hire milestone. government officials said the total number of people confirmed dead is now 1127. the recovery operation is winding down and it is expected in the by tuesday. more than 2400 people were pulled out of of the rubble alive. so far today, no bodies have been recovered. the owners of the building and the factory are under investigation over accusations that it would their workers enter the premises on the day of the collapse despite crack

westbound 580 on-ramp at castro valley is closed untinoon today. that's a check of your "timesaver traffic." for the latest on your forecast and the weekend forecast, of course, here's lawrence. >> yeah. weekend looking good, too. >>> we have a lot of sunshine in spots already, a few clouds as you approach the coastline. nice shot from our mount vaca cam early on today. cool temperatures in the valleys but looking good over the bay. just a couple of patches of fog there. numbers running mainly in the 40s and 50s in the valleys. 52 san francisco. 53 livermore. by the afternoon, we are expecting things to stay cool running below average. usually in the 70s, six degrees below average in livermore, 69. 60 san francisco. 71 concord. more on that weekend weather forecast coming up in a few minutes. back to you. >> thank you, lawrence. 6:05 now. >>> richmond police need help finding the killing of a woman's neighbor called granny. 64-year-old bonita todd was sleeping when her apartment was riddled with bullets yesterday. >> i heard the gunshots and hit th

this is westbound highway 92 and southbound 880.ident at the toll plaza that shut down all three right lanes. the crash is gone but look what it is done to the ride on the san mateo bridge. the floodgates have opened t traffic. it is clearly not doing a good job. drive times 32 minutes. the better alternative is the dumbarton bridge instead. the bay bridge is not a good alternate, it is jammed up at the toll plaza even affecting the ride coming from the nimitz which is backed up over the westbound lanes. the golden gate bridge as been a smooth ride all morning, as in free through marin county. this ride is a good one, drive times under 40 minutes from highway 37. >> check out all these sunshine in your camera shots, we are off to a good morning. cloudy along the coastline. mid-50s currently in concord, 57 oakland, low 50s north bay. taking a look it temperatures into the afternoon, we could see a little of a boost for the coast due to the sunshine out right now. the sea breeze will help moderate temperatures and land. i do not think

westbound 580 still in the green. so is the nimitz and the eastshore freeway. 19 minutes on westbound 80 from the carquinez bridge to the maze. and that yellow sensor just popped up. westbound 580 is starting to slow now through the livermore valley heading towards dublin. bart everything is on time. that's a check of your "timesaver traffic." the latest on your forecast, i guess is today supposed to be the hottest day, lawrence? >> this is as hot as it's going to get. hotter than the weekend and hot as it's going to be for the week. outside now skies are mostly clear. a little breezy over the mountaintops and some of the valleys. temperatures bouncing around a bit even some warm numbers already into fairfield over 70 degrees. by the afternoon, though, we are soaring into the low 90s inland. 80s inside the bay. sunshine at the coastline temperatures in the 60s. high pressure dominating the weather strengthening somewhat. so as the ridge builds in for today these temperatures going to soar to their warmest levels of th

westbound has improved heading towards the pittsburg-bay point commute. also, westbound 580, lawrence mentioned winds whipping up out there and chp issued a wind advisory for the altamont pass. so again no bridges right now. just up over the altamont pass they issued it right after midnight and it is still in effect. we just called and got an update with them. let's go outside show you a couple of live traffic cameras. live look at the san mateo bridge where everything is fine westbound and eastbound 92 coming up over the high-rise and crossing the flat section of the span. and westbound 580 you saw that drive time still only about 19 minutes from the altamont pass to the dublin interchange. that's where our camera is. but it is starting to get busy westbound in the commute direction. >>> the justice department has opened a criminal investigation of the internal revenue service. it comes after the irs admitted it flagged applications for tax- exempt status from conservative groups like the tea party. susan mcginnis has the latest. >>> reporter: a report f

it's westbound. the drive time should be about 20 minutes right now actually from the altamont pass to the dublin interchange. there may be a smaller fender- bender off to the right shoulder in livermore. let's go to the bay bridge and you can see no delay coming into san francisco. yeah, the metering lights have not been turned on yet. looks good across the upper deck. let's go to our maps and show you what's going on. all right. i take it back. look at that. our sensors are picking up slowing in livermore. drive time is 33 minutes, the accident in lanes westbound approaching airway boulevard. it's really slow in that area. and the drive time is in the heavy category coming out of the altamont pass. westbound four is the usual slowing through antioch so just your usual delays at westbound 4. once you get past the antioch exits, everything looks good. we'll check mass transit coming up. in the meantime, it's time for weather. >> it is weather time. yes. >> what time did i go to bed last night? >> tha

altamont pass through the livermore valley in those westbound lanes, slow there.ave more "timesaver traffic" plus a check of your weather coming up in 10 minutes. >>> it was fun while it lasted. but the sharks' run for the stanley cup is over for this season. >> it is over! last night 7th and deciding game of the series. in l.a. last night justin williams scored two second period goals for the kings. san jose's dan boyle made it close in the third period with this rocket from the blue line but that was it. 2-1 the final score. the kings advance to the western conference finals to face the winner of tonight's chicago-detroit game. >>> 12-year-old aaron hern threw it right over the plate when he tossed over the ceremonial first pitch for the as-giants game in the coliseum last night. he was injured in the boston marathon bombing last month, the martinez boy. a number of as visited him while he was in the hospital while they were playing the red sox in boston. nice. >>> how about the game? mike making his major league debut. giants in oakland and he got hit hard. der

again, westbound 580, the on-ramp to the castro valley boulevard westbound 580 on-ramp still shut down in castro valley and it will be some time befored up. we still see more sheriff deputies including highway patrol arriving to the scene to assist. again, if you live in this area, you may want to fine another alternative to work. we are in castro valley this morning for abc7 news. >> thank you. it is 6:15. american airlines is rewarding passenger whose da not bring a carry on bag. passengers are allowed to board early with theally -- the passengers can be seated first. the goal is to speed up boarding. the airline has no plans to charge fees for carry on. >> new details in the man accuses of holding three cleveland women hostage for a decade. the television station at cleveland reports that police have seized twoing dos from the home where ariel castro is accused of holding the women captive, a third was found him when he wasone is a chihuahua ar two are terrier mixes and are in reasonably good health but they have matted and tangled air. it is not clear how the animals could be tied

580 to westbound 80 at the maze. we have a little bit of traffic and the bay bridge toll plaza meter lights are on with bumper to bumper traffic in the westbound direction. in san we have sine tracking in affect at the most is the northbound and southbound trains are moving along a single track. expect delays. >> we are continuing to follow breaking news in redwood city, a three-alarm fire at an apartment building, possibly two injuries and these are live pictures with films dying down a bit as the water continues which started at a car part fire and spread through the building. >> the warriors fall short against the spurs k9 advantix ii not only kills fleas and ticks, it also repels most ticks before they can attach. the leading s, but doesn't repel. a tick that isn't repelled or killed may attach and make a meal of us. get veterinarian recommended k9 advantix ii! we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day... bloc

westbound 237 that ride looks good. this morning, heading out of milpitas towards sunnyvale, and westbound 580 we are seeing our usual delays here coming out of the altamont pass. the drive time is up to about 30 minutes now out of tracy and then continues to be heavy all the way through the livermore valley as you head towards the dublin interchange. let's take outside show you a couple of live traffic cameras. a live look at the bay bridge obviously with the sun coming up it makes it harder to see where the backups begin, but it should be just to about the west grand overcrossing. they did switch on the metering lights shortly after 6:00. so there was also apparently a slow-moving driver on the upper deck. we heard that from a member of the kcbs phone force so that made the metering lights cycle more slowly. now we have a backup probably about 15 minutes to get on the bay bridge and one more live traffic camera, we have the 880 freeway in oakland. northbound and southbound past the coliseum, very quiet, 15 minutes or

let's move along and take a look at westbound bay bridge.is backed up for a 15-20 minute delay at the toll plaza. if you drive through livermore that earlier car fire is out but we still have traffic on 580 westbound. it's pretty slow coming over to the altamont pass. let's go to steve. >>> sal. >> yes, sir? >> the sharks are attempting to sweep. but speaking of a sweep, it was a great, great game at at & t park. the dodgers were swept by the giants. >> good morning. we do have partly cloudy skies. i mean from last week it was hot. it was 90 degrees. now coming off the sierra nevada. rotating around a low that did not come from the west. it's here. now most of the activity is one of those ones it's a broad brush. as long as the low is off the coast and rotatingngn cloud cover we are in line for possible scattered showers. i think we got a break in the line. so partly sunny. mostly cloudy here in the morning you get the atmosphere to get a little more cloud cover later today. maybe afternoon thunderstorms. i would think south and east more so

construction on the bay bridge westbound with volume building in the westbound direction and we have lanes that will be blocked until 5:00 a.m. in the westbound direction and eastbound we have paving work in affect as we take it to san jose here is a look at the 280 away from 17 and that is quiet at this our. >> it was a bumpy ride across the bay bridge because of high winds. what are the conditions like now? abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield has more from the bridge. >> it is very windy. i heard the wind advisory was canceled and it is still windy. it is not going to be a good hairdo. just give up. when you drive across the bridge i think it is a two hands on the wheel morning. pay very good attention and sit up straight. you could be knocked around and not only the bridges. check out this video from across the bay area of wind-driven problems. we have trees down in millbrae at 9:20 last night a tree came down on a windshield and shattered it. not just happening in millbrae but headed up north wind toppled a tree in mill valley at the same time at 9:10 and it fell on some power line

westbound 580 through the altamont pass the usual delays. more than a half hour drive time between the altamont pass and the dublin interchange. it starts to break up past north livermore avenue. and the great highway is closed this morning. they have to do sand removal so it's shut down in the usual spot in both directions between lincoln and sloat. a quick look at the bay bridge toll plaza. they switched on the metering lights so we are seeing delays in all the lanes jamming up towards the overcrossing, probably 10 minutes to get on the bay bridge. that's traffic. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> will it be santa clara or miami, florida? just a few hours from now, the national football league will announce which city will host the 50th super bowl. kpix 5's elissa harrington joins us from santa clara with more on what's at stake and quite a bit, i might add. good morning. >> reporter: quite a bit. we are talking about "super bowl l." the 49ers have a new stadium that's going to open in 2014. and this is the place where we might be seeing

it's been an hour heading westbound two lanes remaining blocked.ffic alert is still in effect heading towards marin county. and we are seeing miles-long backup unfortunately in the westbound lanes. also updating you on this. we have a major injury crash involving a motorcycle highway 12. it's approaching kelly road. now we're hearing the westbound lanes of 12 are blocked in the area. that's a check of your "timesaver traffic." back to you guys. >>> thank you. some video now, newly posted on youtube appears to show monday's deadly crash of an american cargo plane in afghanistan. u.s. investigators are using this video in its probe of the crash. the boeing 747 plunged shortly after take-off from bagram air force base killing all 7 american civilians on board. it was carrying military vehicles from the uae. >>> they are trying to determine if there is a connection between a girl's murder and attempted kidnapping. there was a memorial in valley springs for 8-year-old murder victim leila fowler stand to death at home on saturday. her mother spoke last n

westbound 4 starting to see some brake lights now as well through antioch once again in those westbound lanes. nothing, though, once you get towards the pittsburg-bay point and concord area. then top speeds towards willow pass. mass transit is on time. live traffic cameras now, we have them scattered all across the bay area. and here is one across the san mateo bridge. our chp reports just alerted us to a stall on the flat section of the bridge on westbound 92. now, of course traffic is so light and it is so early it shouldn't cause much of a delay but it is in this direction heading out towards foster city heading out of hayward. and once again, bridge crews are working to clear it right now. let's go out towards 880 in oakland. overnight roadwork in both directions of 880. you could see it earlier approaching high street. it is gone about now because it is after 5:00. 15 minutes the drive time northbound 880 between 238 and the maze. if you are heading out of town a flight to catch over by oakland airport, southbound looks good past the oakland airport continuing down into hayward. le

we had a fatality in lafayette at westbound 24. here is a look at what happened. a car was traveling in the eastbound direction on westbound 24 and it hit head on a car and that left a lot of debris behind and of course one person died in the crash. right now, we have all lanes re-opened along westbound 24 and we will go back to our map and i can show you the conditions coming away from 680, completely clear conditions and this is the area where the crash happened. this was a fatality. terrible conditions. right now, everything has re-opened. we will be clear as you make that drive. >> it is 5:20. robin roberts faces a small set back in her recovery from a rare blood disorder. >> also, good fuzz for -- good news for a sonoma county theater. hollywood comes to the rescue. >> headed to las vegas, an interview with tim mcgraw and his summer night concert, and rose an cuts it up, and i go for broke with stars. tune love your pandora bracelet. he went to jared. the ballet slippers? i used to dance. hearts? it's called the red hot love bead... oh. ...i've said too much.

this is in the westbound direction at 580 at livermore avenue. involving a motorcycle hitting a wall with three lanes blocked. c.h.p. is reporting this with quite the backup. this could be a nasty commute in the next few minutes. right now we are looking at heavy backups from tracy over the altamont pass to the accident. we will have more details as it becomes available. in san jose, this is where we have an accident with four cars northbound 87 at capitol expressway and one or two lanes blocked. >> per break is almost here. 7 on your side shows options for kids that does not break the bank. >> the search for two missing cruise ship passengers takes a new turn. >> a classic book hits the big screen >> covering daly city, dublin/pleasanton, los gatos and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> 6:15 on friday. the search for the couple who went overboard during a carnival cruise has been called off. a camera caught the 30-year-old man and 27-year-old woman falling from the carnival spirit on wednesday night. both are from australia. the couple wasn'

westbound 80 by san pablo dam road. the correct location was westbound.f to the right hand shoulder too. delays. that is a check of traffic. the latest on your forecast, here's lawrence. >> we have patchy coastal fog today. sunshine showing up in the valleys. the sun coming up. should be another very nice day outside. it's going to be slightly cooler than yesterday. we have fog moved in. a little thick in spots. i think toward the afternoon, mostly sunny skies there. temperatures in the 40s and the 50s right now. by.afternoon though, warmup very nicely. 60s and 70s around the bay. a little breezy towards the golden gate and breezy out toward the coastline. a cooling trend underway. more about that in a moment. back to you. >> thank you. dramatic new video of the cleveland kidnapping rescue. the cell phone video shows police breaking into the home of ariel castro. earlier amanda berry had escaped and called 911. astro is in jail on an $8 million bond accused of kidnapping and rape. >>> attorneys for james holmes are expected to ask a judge to change his pl

westbound livermore their way boulevard.of our helicopter apart issue with abc seven news. on the freeway. you're looking at all lanes of 580 west bound completely down in livermore. here's a location of the accident. you mentioned there were major injuries at least one fatality reported in this accident. the carter has been summoned to the scene in addition there is as we say medevac helicopter landed on the freeway right now. that is why all lanes the shutdown. they will try to get one of the persons airlifted to the hospital. there is one fatality here. i believe we, no we do not have the chopper is actually landed right here. it is in front of the other emergency vehicles. this vehicle rolled over several times. it came to rest on its wheels. >> we understand the parties that were in the vehicle was ejected. that is why the major injury and fatality. >> major delays sadly, of course, no great alternate routes to the area. you could take 84 to pigeon pass road which will still be caught in the back up. or they mention in

westbound looks okay. slowing there but not much towards san rafael. this is an ongoing stretch where lanes are blocked usually around this time of the mornings, northbound 680 between north and south mission. they have a couple of lanes blocked and that one will wrap up around 6:00. so it's one of our later running roadworks. westbound 580 through the altamont pass, we like to show you this, one of our first spots to back up especially over 205, tracy and through the livermore valley. but for right now you can beat the rush, 18 minutes. and bart all trains so far on time including all mass transit actually looking pretty good. that's a check of your "timesaver traffic." back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> president obama is heading to mexico today. he is scheduled to meet with the country's new president. they will talk about mexico's improving economy. they will also discuss u.s. immigration reform plans including ideas on better securing the border between the two countries. president obama's three-day trip will also include a stop in costa rica. >>

just northwest of calistoga westbound 128 is shut down by scott road. fires burning and a tree down blocking the roadways so they have one-way traffic control in effect for the next couple of hours. there are only slight delays towards the bay bridge. we'll have more on this windy commute coming up. >>> a big bay area company is making it easier on employees have a baby. sunnyvale based yahoo will offer 16 weeks paid leave to new mothers and up to 8 weeks for new fathers. also $500 towards grocery and baby clothes. sounds good. yahoo's ceo marissa meyer gave birth nine months ago and only took two weeks leave. she made headlines recently for banning telecommuting. >>> the fda announced changes to the morning-after pill policy. currently plan b is sold behind counters and customers must prove they are 17 to buy it but now it can be out on store shovels and the minimum age to buy now is 15. >>> it's tough enough for a parent to have a sick child but imagine waiting two years for a remedy. well, 2-year-old hanna has lived her whole life in an illinois hosp

westbound highway 4, antioch, pittsburg-bay point, all in the green this morning on westbound and eastboundoks like they just cleared an accident in san francisco. it was a minor injury crash southbound 101 on the connector ramp to eastbound 80. mass transit no delays so far. that's a check of your friday morning drive. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> the man accused of kidnapping three women and holding them hostage for a decade could get the death penalty. ariel castro has already been charged with four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape but could face charges for forcibly causing one of his hostages to miscarry. that crime is considered aggravated murder in ohio. >> i fully intend to seek charges for each and every act of sexual violence, rape, each day of kidnapping, every felonious assault, all his attempted murders. >> neighbors in cleveland who knew ariel castro describe the former school bus driver describe him as a happy respectful man. the ex-wife says he was a monster, beat her and played twisted psychological games. support is pouring in for the three women freed

to the east bay westbound 580, c.h.p. just arrived on the scene and this is where we have an accident blocking a lane. look at the traffic over the altamont pass, 20 miles per hour, just easing up headed into livermore and the highway four, to 9 miles per hours between antioch and pittsburg. >> new this morning, abc7 news has obtained the bratton report which calls for recommended changes in the oakland police department. it will be officially released later this morning and it come as day after the sudden resignation of police chief jordan. our reporter is at headquarters with more on the story. >> good morning, eric, one of the recommendations is to get investigators out of this building this downtown oakland. the report found that the department needs to use decentralized investigations saying that centralized investigations are not working and the number of robberies and burglaries continue to grow. on that point, the report also found the city doesn't investigate burglaries. they found they only have one part-time in

>> it is looking slow coming through the altamont pass along 580 in the westbound direction. coming from tracy you are down to 15 miles per hour, and speeds pick up to 34 but you will hobble around headed through livermore. as we take the drive to san jose we have one spot which is busy on 101 before you get to 880, and 29 miles per hour with some slowing and it picks up at 44 miles per hour northbound direction at 10 minutes to head over to the san jose airport. the drive time traffic along 80 westbound from highway four to the toll is 16 minutes and 280 southbound under 20 minutes and petaluma to 580, that is 22 meant drive along season 101. >> it is 6:11. the family of joe paterno turns the tables and the new lawsuit coming out today. >> new this morning the company that makes the popular apple gadgets has new competition. >> new video shows torrential rains in texas >> covering fremont, palo alto, not bay and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> good morning, on this thursday. well look at the camera looking down on the city, a gorgeous shot. a few low clouds. it will b

same thing on westbound 580.ting to bunch up a little bit approaching the dublin interchange. but if we quickly go to our maps, westbound 580 coming out of the altamont pass, the drive time is actually lighter than normal still for this time of the morning. 29 minutes coming up over the altamont pass through the livermore valley and we are actually seeing one continuous line of brake lights now from 205 out of tracy all the way towards 680 in pleasanton. that's traffic. back to you guys. >> all right, elizabeth. thank you. >>> feeling the pinch from sequestration now major security concerns with protecting the san francisco bay. >> kpix 5 political insider phil matier, congressman eric swalwell and former mayor willie brown join us live from caffe roma. the first question to congress swalwell, congress found the cash to put air traffic controllers back on the job. what are they doing about coast guard patrols around the area? >> we need to end the sequestration. it left us more vulnerable. our bridges and tunnels

there is no backup for the westbound ride.ky enough to have a job they go to work today, you have an easy ride going in. the san mate bridge, highway 92 no delays is down or westbound. there is a little slowing on the approaches toll plaza but not much. the golden gate bridge ride looks good. if not seen the usual flow of northbound cars that we typically would on a friday morning. the writer of the bay area is light. second of traffic maps, 60 minutes drive time from hercules to berkeley, almost unheard of at this hour. westbound 24 no delays to the caldecott, a little slowing on the approach. 680 southbound, to 42 they all look good. a little bit of congestion building in on the bay shore freeway north of 237 toward palo alto. the marin at ride is still under 38 minutes from about two central sever fell to the golden gate bridge. >> some labor unions that initially backed president obama is a health-care overhaul are now frustrated and angry about what they say are unexpected consequences of the plan that could hurt their me

and traffic looks good coming on westbound 80. so far coming in from vallejo and gulfing all the way -- and moving all the way down to the mccarthur maze. there is no problems on the bay bridge toll plaza. we like to look at it now. get what it looks like when it's completely empty there. and in san jose northbound 101 looks good. bay shore boulevard near highway 101 still the scene of a truck accident there. 5:07 let's go to steve. >>> and by the way if you have weather information sp weather. you can find me weather information or ask me question. a little bit of rain. came all the way back. gave us a lot of clouds and some rain and now it's giving rain to parts of california but we're done. i'm sure it will pick up moisture and cool air aloft. but for us high pressure is building in. the low moves out. temperature with that morning fog and again it's more fog and low clouds. yesterday the cloud deck was way, way up there. sunny and warm. 60s and 70s. mid 70s or a few upper 70s inland. as the low moves out that allows heights to

over the altamont pass, eastbound 580s one lane remains blocked and this is westbound commute that islower at 16 miles per hour, the continue speed, headed out of tracy to dublin/pleasanton and here is a picture of our golden gate bridge with the construction we had northbound, that is all cleared, a clear drive coming from marin city through sausalito and into san francisco. >> the british government emergency committee plans to meet today after a produce tall deadly attack on a london street when two men with butch are knives hacked another man to death before the two were shot and taken into today. the prime minister says there are strong indications it was an act of terror and officials say it could be muslim extremists. the victim is not identified but he was a soldier. las vegas police are investigating former a's outfielder canseco for sexual assault. he is named a suspect but they have not charged him with anything. canseco took to twitter last night saying police came to visit him and he tweeted about the investigation referring to a woman by name and giving her phone number.

all lanes are blocked westbound in the commute direction since about 1:30. use mount diablo to get back on the freeway. but in the meantime, expect delays. we have some areas of overnight roadwork including across the golden gate bridge. some lanes blocked this morning heading out of san francisco. so we'll have much more what's already shaping up to be a busy morning commute coming up. in the meantime, back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> now to some breaking news in southern california. two large wildfires have consumed thousands of acres and continue to burn this morning. this is the springs fire, the largest of the two fires that are burning in ventura county right now. here are the latest numbers. at least 8,000 acres have been torched. 25 homes have been damaged. flames broke out early yesterday morning. it reached the pacific coast highway, which was shut down twice yesterday. the fire is 10% contained right now. >>> the fires are burning about 50 miles from l.a. the fire in the jurupa valley forced hundreds out of their homes. edward lawrence has the

>>> the problem spot is westbound 580 through the altamont pass.tially we had a two-car fender-bender. it was in the center divide. and now we have a broken-down big rig all approaching grant line road. so traffic is really beginning to stack up behind it. 27 minutes now is that drive time between the altamont pass and the dublin interchange. so we'll go flying over this area and we are seeing the slowdowns again beginning in tracy and continuing all the way out to about north livermore avenue. once you get past there, things improve as you get closer towards 680. a quick look at the milpitas ride 880/237. no delay so far this morning for silicon valley commuters. and show you a couple of more live traffic cameras. the nimitz 880 is moving fine overnight roadwork cleared out. golden gate bridge four southbound lanes open to commuters heading towards san francisco. that is your "timesaver traffic." back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> a glitch in the new golden gate bridge toll system. drivers no longer have to stop at the tollbooth but if they don't

westbound 237 silicon valley commute is looking good. you can't see it there but -- there it is towards sunnyvale. it's nice and light. so once again our busiest drive time is definitely the livermore valley commute on westbound 580. a beautiful morning across the san mateo bridge. traffic on the flat section out over the high-rise still 15 minutes and coming ease bound into hayward looking good in both directions across the span. there was a stall approaching 29th still blocking one lane but obviously not causing a delay near the oakland coliseum and at the bay bridge the metering lights are on now. so we are left with delays behind the pay gates jamming up towards the 880 overcrossing but look at this. the sun comes up across the upper deck of the bay bridge. quiet this morning once you get past the incline towards the "s" curve. that's a check of your time- saver traffic. >>> gorgeous weather around the bay area hot inland but plenty of sunshine all day long. even out toward the coastline going to be one of those beautiful days. out t

westbound, the bay bridge toll plaza is loading. now, as we look at the great highway, that is still shut down because of high winds that happened a week ago. it still remains closed between lincoln way and slope so if you want to go to the beach you may have to hoof it. here is san rafael, southbound 101, the tail lights with traffic building at this hour. kristen? >> our time is 5:55. parents are warned to keep medicine out of the reach of children. a new study shows that goes for medical marijuana, too, doctors say increased use of medical marijuana could lead to more young children getting sick from accidentally eating food made with the drug like brownies or candy and other treats. the hospital treated 14 kids for eating marijuana from 2009 to 2011. >> new study could drive women hoping to become moms to get weight loss surgery. researchers tested children born to overweight women before and after they had obesity surgery. they found kids born after mom lost lots of weight were slimmer than their siblings with fewer risk factor

expect some delays if you are traveling westbound 24 in oakland.adio partner sky one just through over the scene. two left lanes are blocked approaching college avenue by rockridge bart. a car struck the center divide. and again, a fire truck just arrived on scene so now two lanes are blocked. our sensors are picking up possibly just beginning a little bit of slow traffic there once you get past the caldecott. northbound 280 approaching saratoga avenue no delay out of downtown. westbound 580 super backed up all morning, just a solid wall of traffic pretty much coming from tracy out of 205. 40 minutes now between the altamont pass and 680. let's get a check on the bay bridge. metering lights on, have been on since just after 6:00. so now it is backing up towards about the foot of the maze. you're looking at probably 15 to 20 minutes probably more like 20 minutes, to get on the bay bridge. and then we checked our incline camera, as well. pretty tight squeeze up the incline out towards treasure island. san mateo bridge this is a bright spot. no delay

as we look at the drive through berkeley the commute in the westbound direction along 80 we see plentyf traffic but it is a short 13 minute drive from highway four to the maze we had an early wreck on the eastbound side but that is cleared off the freeway. headed into dublin, this is causing quite the backup, four miles, in fact. you are down to 16 miles per hour with top speed westbound 580 coming up on 680 where we had an accident involving a big rig blocking one lane. >> top california story counselors staffer all the schools in valley springs this morning following the arrest of leila fowler's older brother in the 8-year-old girl's murder. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard has the latest. >> another blow for the small community in calaveras county. days ago police were looking for a suspect described only as a man with long gray hair and now the manhunt is over and leila fowler's brother is charged with the murder. a small m remains outside the home of where the 8-year-old leila fowler was found murdered. her killing set off an intense manhunt and her brother told police he was ho

this is westbound highway 42 and this is a connecting ramp which is blocked because the truck lost its load all over the roadway there. also as we take a look over here, the powell street on ramp there was actually a car and a big brewery truck that collided and this is causing some delays on 880 westbound. the metering lights have been on for 20 minutes and you can see we are looking at a 15 to 20-minute wait as we drive into san francisco. 280 near the 880 split, traffic is looking good in all directions, here is steve. >>> good morning, not too much of a breeze, there is a little bit but yesterday was howling for some and temperatures really started off much cooler for many, not for all, it is still going to be a warm to hot day and that's not there today. heat advisory is out and it is marginal, maybe 90s. 49 in napa and 49 in santa rosa and there is anywhere from 49 to 41. most locations are in the 50s although there are some 60s. i just heard from west coast pete and he said it will be hot and it will be and if you can't stand of heat wait two days because it's going to be much c