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it's in berkeley westbound 80 by gilman. they are running a traffic break to clear a big rig that lost its trailer. we are seeing some delays. out towards the san mateo bridge, no delay here. everything is really quiet on westbound and eastbound 80 about a 13-minute drive to get you across the bridge. and here is a live look right now at the nimitz up and down the nimitz freeway. taillights are northbound as you can see, it looks great past the coliseum. we are already seeing a few brake lights coming out of tracy through the altamont pass. not enough to impact your drive time, though. that's still only about 14 minutes. but just a heads up, we are seeing few delays it looks like towards north flynn and this is what it looks like near the dublin interchange. there is some roadwork still out there until about 5:00 this morning from hacienda towards san ramon road. all right. here's a look at some other bay area drive times. westbound 580 as you just saw, still looks good. the nimitz and the eastshore freeway 19 minutes or so

avoid westbound 580 at this point if you can.sing the interchange. san mateo and dumbarton bridges are looking good at this point. golden gate bridge bridge no delays at this point. the bay bridge toll plaza. the main lights are still on. they should be turned off shortly. >>erica: we are waking up to fog not only in the north bay but along the east bay shoreline the offshore plants have them bring in some fog to the bay area. here's a look at temperatures. we are on the climb oakland one of the warmer spot currently at 47 degrees. by this afternoon we will see upper 50s low 60s and then it looks like we will be in store for a warming trend as we transition into the weekend. i will highlight the possibility of record- breaking one coming up at about 15 minutes for it . in a story will only see on the kron4. kron took a vote right underneath the eastern deck to check on the repairs to the broken bolt on the new span of the bay bridge. broken boats almost the real to the grand opening of the new span over the labor day weekend. cre

now, the drive times headed westbound, 580, into dublin from tracy is not a bad right and westbound four from antioch to concord is 15 minutes and from san francisco, under 20 minutes and everyone is at the limit. 680, through the walnut creek area beyond north main to highway 24 everyone is at the limit and 24, as well, looking good to the tunnel, and bay bridge, holiday light, no metering lights and everyone is at the limit on the upper deck into the city. matt and kristen? >> a car tries to ram a police car in san francisco and that leads to pursuit. at 6:30 the chase, the shots fired and how it all comes to an end. >> first, get fit in the new year. michael finney reviews what you hi. i'm henry winkler. and i know there are many myths out there about a reverse mortgage, so i want you to know the facts. there are currently no credit score or income requirements to qualify. you can get tax-free money from the equity in your home. you can use the money to pay off your current mortgage if you have one. the remaining money can be used for anything. there's no monthly mortgage payments. an

same goes for westbound traffic treat you could see we have very slow westbound traffic. the rest of the way to 1013 golden gate bridge looking good. >>james: the freezing cold temperatures results in some homeless deaths over the past few nights. at least five homeless people have died over the last two weeks. the most recent death happened behind an empty storefront on village parkway in dublin. police found the body of a man at around 12:30 friday afternoon. many outreach workers we spoke with say they are working hard to steer people into shelters. since november 28th, four homeless men died while out in the cold in santa clara county. three where living in homeless encampments.one in an open air garage. the deadly asiana airline jet crash at s-f-o. >>anny: federal investigators to interview dozens of experts and witnesses this week to try to determine what caused the deadly airplane jet crashed at sfo. officials with the national transportation safety board already have named several possible factors in the crash that left three dead and 181 injured. those include pr

>> we have another problem on westbound 80 this time as you make the drive south of the hoffman split in albany, if you are traveling near fill man street you will find this, a big rig carrying a trailer which begame detached and now is blocking one lane. we are seeing delays in the eastbound direction but all the activity is westbound and it is not causing any slow downs there. as we such back up to the canceled sig-alert we have residual slowing making the approach along the westbound direction with spectator slowing, as well, and the rest of the drive is quiet. how four is not affected and 28 minutes and you grab 80 west from the maze and northbound 85 to the san jose airport is under ten minutes and outside, here is the east bay, southbound side of walnut creek as you make the drive on 680 to the 24 junction, it is looking clear. >> trouble aboard the international space station a glitch that could force the crew to do an emergency spacewalk. >> a jeep crashes into a gas station and erupts in planes. heroes jumped into action. >> you think we have it bad here, the treacherous weat

if you are headed in the westbound direction at i-80 it is clear. drive time traffic shows the altamont pass 580 westbound from tracy to dublin is 25 minutes. highway 4 from antioch to concord is 14 minutes. from san rafael to san francisco is 14 minutes. the drive coming away from the maze and into the tolls is wide open. matt? >> thank you, leyla gulen. a poodle survived a strange trip to a recycling laboratory if san francisco. we have the story of survival from animal rescue. >> the captain who would here has never seen anything like this in his career. they have named her "gem" because they is like a precious gem who came from the trash traveling in a veto -- recycling truck and was found on the conveyor belt. can you trace which part of the city she came from and how she ended up injured and in the trash. a but -- we are trying to see if we can track what neighborhood she came from. >> they say she had bite marks and her back legs lame, but they are saying he is lucky to be alive. she is little, only ten weeks old and recovering and if you hav

westbound direction, unfortunately, we have this problem involving a big rig that last a trailer and it is block one lane there. it is not causing any delays which is the great news but you will find some delays as you head we beyond university avenue to the maze. if you are making the drive you could run into slow-and-go traffic. definitely warmer weather on the way this afternoon but we still have to contend with dry air this morning. that is possibly yielding some freezing temperatures up in the north bay which continues until 9:00 for the freeze warning but it could be the last time you have to worry about the pets, plants, pipes and yourself with the freezing temperatures. we have close to average temperatures. the warmest is morgan hill and san jose and santa cruz at 60, and everyone else is in the mid-to-upper 50's and we will have sunshine for the better part of today and a few high clouds in the afternoon hour. now the cold snap we are wake up to highly unusual 5th straight "spare the air" day but mike says it is the ninth overall and some are feeling the health impact. what

all westbound lanes are currently closed. they're hoping to reopen one, but because this is a deadly scene, you're going to have to get the coroner out there to do an investigation. we're expecting at least until afternoon before they can reopen. still, no estimation for the reopening from chp guys. back to you. >> thanks a lot. also happening now, bart and its two biggest unions are back at the bargaining table trying to resolve a problem with a contract both sides agreed to in october. >> we just herebied from one of the head of bart's -- she's never seen anything like it trying to go back on a contract that was already ratified by the union. she also said that they want a resolution, and they welcome this federal mediator who is meeting with both sides here in oakland this morning. we have video of antionette bryant, who is the head of atu, local 1555 which traenz special agents and operators. she says that the issue is no mistake or clerical error. bart says it is. the board of directors approved a contract without a paid

westbound from hacienda towards san ramon road. also if you are heading towards the bay bridge more roadwork this time on the incline section of the bridge toward the island. no metering lights at the bay bridge toll plaza. extra light for some reason at the san mateo bridge barely any traffic in the westbound 92 lanes. they are leaving hayward towards the high-rise and towards the east bay here's a live look at the nimitz where you're cruising along past the coliseum. that's your "kcbs traffic report." back to you guys. >>> 4:40 now. the fbi has a new website focused in on the most wanted criminals with ties here to northern california. northern california's most wanted.org profiles fugitives wanted in 15 counties from oregon to monterey bay designed for citizens to leave anonymous tips and view profiles. >>> spending money on police officers is better than prisons according to a new study by the public institute of california. it finds an additional dollar for policing prevents crimes up to 7 times more. but for oakland, getting

westbound 237 right now we are not seeing any big delays heading towards zanker road and westbound 580 through the altamont pass and the livermore valley we are seeing bigger- than-usual bums. there was one earlier stalled big rig approaching north flynn and traffic never fully recovered. so let's see, the drive time up to 26 minutes right now. once he get past vasco better toward the dublin interchange. remember kcbs when you hit the road, tune to kcbs radio 740-am and 106.9-fm. that's a check of traffic. lawrence, it's still cold outside. >> no getting around that. still some very cold temperatures especially in some of the valleys. things beginning to change and you see a lot of clouds off the coastline helping with our air quality in the next couple of days. cold front slowly working its way toward the bay area but not before we squeeze in plenty of sunshine. but it's going to be hazy a lot of the pollutants starting to build up in the atmosphere. temperature-wise, liz mentioned, still cold outside. 24 degrees in santa rosa. freeze warnings up in the north bay valleys. 29 in concor

we have a stalled westbound 580 at grant line road throwing traffic. bumper to bumper and it things out as you exit the pass. 101 southbound from san francisco to the airport is ten minutes and 880 northbound from 238 to the macarthur maze is 13 minutes and 101 northbound from highway 85 to the san jose airport at 11 minutes and outside this is the bay bridge toll plaza under dense fog from oakland into san francisco so be careful and make sure you use the low beams. >> our team is 5:10. >> dear santa, how you and an army of santa helpers can make a child's rush come true. >> this woman just gave birth three days ago. the backlash she is getting for po prove it. enough is enough. d-con baits are specially formulated to kill in one feeding. guaranteed. d-con. get out. with grands mini pot pies. only four ingredients. and a few easy steps. weeknight dinner in a flash. and my family devours them. pillsbury grands biscuits. make dinner pop. guys... [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls, with cinnabon cinnamon, are an irresistible sunday morning ide

memo westbound we are looking at them and no delays westbound >>: if this went over to the peninsula we are looking at 10192 no problems right now three to 80 also ended good shape. so far, no eyes this morning but caltran did have to come up with sand to spread on the road race to increase the attraction. hopefully they will have to do that today but nonetheless, be aware of possible ice on the roadway this morning. your san jose ride looking pretty good. darkness is a good thing because that doesn't mean we have too many headlights or tail lights all 1 01 at 8 '80s we're in good shape right out of the south bay. bay bridge toll plaza, no delays or metering lights at this time. and the san mateo bridge, showing some delays westbound on the span. >>james: new york real officials are re-opening another track that was damaged in a deadly train crash last sunday. metro-north railroad announced that repairs on a second hudson line track are finished. sunday's crash killed four people and injured 67. the national transportation safety board is trying to determine the cause of the crash. a

westbound highway 4 is extra slow right now.g lone tree is clear. eastbound is sluggish as well towards the antioch bridge. through the altamont pass, it's delayed past first street where we have a stalled big rig. the coldest outbreak of weather for the season so far. we have cold air slipping down from the gulf of alaska. we have chilly temperatures outside now overnight lows dropping down into the 20s and 30s in some spots. winds kicking upholding some temperatures up but as winds calm down temperatures drop off again. around the bay area, frosts near the coast. this afternoon, plenty of sunshine. but that cold air will make for some chilly temperatures and then an even colder night tonight into tomorrow morning. these temperatures down in the 20s in many spots inland. a cold outbreak all over the country. no problem at sfo. mostly sunny skies, no delays expected. if you are headed around the country, though, looks like mild weather in houston. snow showers in denver high 11. so cold air making its way around much of the coun

westbound 237 in silicon valley, looks okay right now. we don't have any major incidents going on out there. so that's the good news if you are about to start off on your morning drive got to get to work on time and bart if you want to consider that, they still have all trains running and they should have more than 25 close to 30 now and they are all on schedule including all those stops heading towards downtown san francisco. here's a live look at our sensors. all green through the altamont pass even from 205 out of tracy no major brake lights yet. give this another half hour or so but for right now through the livermore valley, towards the dublin interchange, between 15 and 20 minutes now closer to 15. that's a live look near the dublin interchange headlights moving westbound and it still moves at the speed limit towards the castro valley y. down the eastshore freeway these are live traffic sensors, 61 miles per hour right there by ashby avenue. looks like that from the carquinez bridge to the maze. other bridges at the limit. 13 minute

coming from the central valley, 30 minutes into dublin/pleasanton and highway 4, westbound, this is the drive from san rafael to san francisco. it is flowing smoothly southbound 680 walnut creek to 24 junction. >> thank you, sue. in the north bay people are stocking up on supplies because of the cold. in novato it was slow at the firewood until yesterday. many bought enough to keep warm for the next few days. amy hollyfield has a report in the next half hour from the north bay with the lowest temperatures in the bay area this morning. >> all an the bay area people are trying to protect plants from frost. cover and water your plants to help them keep from getting frozen. other strategies include stringing christmas lights around them and putting a tarp to trap the heat. blood -- floodlights keep the warmth in. the 130-year-old tortoise is in a barn with heat latch -- lamps. >> we had extra hay so they cozy. >> the water temperature for the alligator is being kept at a cozy 75. >> a cold snap can damage a warm weather pleasure, your swimming pool. pool companies remind owners to shut off

westbound approaching mccarthy an accident blocking a lane. solo car accident searching we are not seeing any delays so may have actually already been cleared to the right-hand shoulder. the rest of the south bay problem-free on 101, 280, the guadalupe parkway towards the san jose airport. bay bridge there is a lot of thick fog this morning coming through the macarthur maze. be extra careful on the eastern side of the span. chp issued a dense fog advisory early this morning. and there's also the metering lights so you have fog and metering lights meaning extra delays backing up towards the overcrossings. remember kcbs when you hit the roads, tune to kcbs radio 740- am and 106.9-fm. that is your latest "kcbs traffic." lawrence has weather. >> a thin layer of fog only a few hundred feet thick down at the surface. some of the visibilities less than a quarter mile so be careful this morning if you are headed out the door. that will lift in the next couple of hours. we have more clouds coming in our direction. those clouds maybe bringing with it a

westbound is looking good.actor but you can see the orange and mike will talk about that developing in the san rafael area with the spinout with a car in the center divide and the drive time if you are headed out, 580 westbound looking good, highway 4, into concord, a breeze and 101 into san francisco from san rafael at the limit. matt and kristen? >> next, better news just in for formula one car racing legend michael schumacher after a weekend ski accident and doctors are encouraged. >> new controversy for the "duck dynasty" patri [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents on their own are fantastic. but add some sauce, pepperoni and cheese and fold up the crescent dough and presto, tuesday night just became crescent pizza pocket-tastic pillsbury crescents. make dinner pop. [ angelic music plays ] ♪ toaster strudel! best morning ever! [ hans ] warm, flaky, gooey. toaster strudel! [ female announcer ] try new pillsbury heat-n-go mini pancakes. ♪ i'm on the hunt, i'm after you ♪ ♪ smell like i sound ♪ i'm lost in

antioch commute looks good westbound 4. a few taps of the brake lights closer towards that "a" street exit but otherwise looks great out towards pittsburg-bay point and concord, also all bart trains in the area running on time. that is your latest "kcbs traffic." back to you. >> all right elizabeth, thank you. >>> an oven door weighing 300 pounds flew across a kitchen at the santa rita jail in dublin. 10 inmates and a deputy were hurt in the explosion. one of the inmates suffered critical injuries. the oven blew up while inmates were baking cornbread a little before noon yesterday. >> trying to figure out exactly what happened and again, you're talking equipment that's now close to 25 years old. >> these ovens operate much like an oven at a house, typical gas oven in a house. it's just much larger. >> the entire jail was put on lockdown for several hours while the injured were tended to and investigators moved in. >>> the feds say that chevron violated dozens of environmental laws before last year's fire at the richmond ref

westbound 580 closer towards the dublin interchange there was earlier roadwork westbound approaching hacienda. now that we're past 5:00 that's cleared and everything looks good towards the castro valley y. that's traffic. >>> it's been a while since we have seen the 60s around the bay area but they could be here as early as this afternoon. out the door we go. it's still cold very cold in spots inland but not as cold as it has been. high pressure is building in overhead. clouds moving through overnight. we have freeze warnings up still in the interior valleys frost advisories inside the bay but otherwise looks like the temperatures not as cold today. yesterday as a matter of fact last week we have had a lot of numbers in the low 20s and even the teens inland. today, you're starting out at 27 degrees in concord. 26 in santa rosa. 34 degrees in san jose and 44 fairly mild into san francisco compared to what we have seen. toward the afternoon mostly sunny skies. warmer temperatures outside. and slow warming right on the weekend. these temperatures could end up being above average as we h

not arrived on the scene but they are headed there now, and it is involving three vehicles westboundhighway 4 at laurel road on the on-ramp to westbound four so if you need to make it to the freeway, expect to see activity there as you travel along westbound four through antioch, that is where we are seeing the most traffic that clears and into concord. the bay bridge is solid red so brake lights in the westbound direction 20 miles per hour is the top somebody as you approach this area and you get closer to the city it is down to 21 miles per hour but the 25 minute commute because of an early issue we had and as we look at highway 24 through lafayette and orinda we are still in the clear with a slow down through the caldecott tunnel. >> new this morning, sports illustrated announces the sportsman of the year, the nfl quaterback grace the newest cover. >> first, "the hobbit" is one of a dozen new movies upping up in hi. i'm henry winkler. and i know there are many myths out there about a reverse mortgage, so i want you to know the facts. there are currently no credit score or income r

if you are a silicon valley driver once again here is a live look westbound 237.aybe a little fog on our traffic camera there as well as you head towards zanker road. 8 minutes on 237 between 880 and sunnyvale. if you are any questions -- if you have any questions on your morning drive once you hit the road, tune to kcbs radio 740-am and 106.9-fm. that is your latest "kcbs traffic." for your forecast, here's lawrence. >> all right. we are looking at some changes today although not big changes. not going to see any rain but we have a whole lot of clouds outside right now and elizabeth mentioned some fog showing up, visibility a quarter mile into san jose. still the king tides will be the concern likely going to see some flooding possibly along the embarcadero expecting to reach the max there at almost 10:00 this morning at 7.1-foot tied. that's big time. in the afternoon we get other way minus 1.5 feet around 4:30. so flooding around the bay today. looks like as we head toward the afternoon it will be a mix of sun and clouds. the bay area air quality management has

that's if you just want to go westbound on 92. el camino real is closed from borel avenue to 20th because of this deadly accident. police say a car hit a man on el camino real near highway 92 at about 6:15 this morning. he died at the scene. the police closed off the road to investigate and gather evidence. they are calling this a hit and run because they've determined that two vehicles were involved in the accident. >> there appears to be two vehicles involved. one vehicle that remained here at the scene. the other vehicle that fled the scene, swhoi a white buick. it was last seen fleeing southbound on el camino real. that's all we know at this point. as we're gathering more information about the investigation. >> reporter: that white buick was last seen traveling southbound on el camino real from 92. at this point, we don't have a license plate number. again, police are still trying to gather evidence. we don't know if that white buick is the car that hit the man or if it's the other car that stayed that was responsible for hitt

just the westbound lanes from about a street. loosening up and operate the meeting whites are on parade your backed out well beyond the 880 past. golden gate bridge no delays in either direction of watching wall street this morning after a big day on friday. the dow jones industrial average breaking a five day losing streak. the previous five trading sessions. the dow now sitting above the 16,000 mark. the s&p 500 climbed back above the 1800 mark. we have news on friday the u.s. economy has added about 2000 jobs a month for the past three months and the u.s. employment rate patrick fell from 7.3 to 7%. the federal reserve will start tapering back to its massive bond buying program by the end of the year. in fact the fans got over three + six trillion dollars on its balance sheet right now. at a recent survey suggests economists think 62 percent of them think the bonds will be tapering at the end of 2014. another third the% thinks it will happen in the second quarter. it's like to be kind of ugly as the festers to taper is bound b

westbound 92 san mateo bridge. that looks good heading out to the high-rise and until major problems if you are driving on interstate 80 nearby. we are also looking at the freeways coming in on the bay bridge approach. you can see there is a little bit of fog there. just as steve has mentioned. no problems on the bridge itself getting into san francisco. 580 westbound looks pretty good as you drive to castro valley and 238 traffic is easy getting over to 880. let's go back to steve. >>> thank you. very good morning. some fog. it is transitioning day today. it will be sunny but not as warm as sunday. the cooling begins to the cooler. to the cooler. begins on tuesday and then much, much colder as we go into wednesday. i mean really colder. some of that fog is moving in advance of a front that is moving into the north. probably not a lot of presip out of this once you get a cold regime like this. possibility though of hit and miss showers tomorrow. 30s on the temps or 40s. some of these temps will look rather warm. th

we have plenty of stop-and-go traffic westbound i-80 because of a hit-and-run accident that is blocking the number three lane and the backups continue to grow as you can see, with the yellow that extended out of this area, where the slow starts. it is painful to make it around the curve from san pablo to east richmond so be prepared if that. as i take you over the altamont pass road at grant line road we have a multi-vehicle accident with folk out of their cars exchanging information and that could also cause a bit of a delay because it is so narrow of a road. it is bumper to bumper. >> crews have blocked off seen of a house collapse in the twin peaks neighborhood on crown terrace that collapsed at 10:30 last night. the how was in the process of being remodels. no one was inside the house when it collapsed. there everyone no injuries. nod would on the cause of the house coming down. we will look at the damage in a report from the scene. >> firefighters in the central coast are continuing to battle flames near big sur and crews admit december wildfire is a rare appearance. katie marzullo

westbound is wide open toward concord. everything else is on time. no delays.afael, southbound into san francisco, cars are there but everyone is at top speeds. >> oakland police have launched an animal cruelty investigation after finding nearly a dozen pit bulls at a training site for dogfighting. here's the dogs the officers found yesterday, many were chained in the backyard of a house without food or water and were suffering from wounds consistent with dogfighting. >> 11 pit mixes fighting equipment, training apparatus and weight belts and vests, and treadmills, and medications, things like that. classic dogfighting operation. >> the treadmills are designed to boot the 12578 now -- the stamina but some could be adopted after they pass a temperament case. >> new mexico is the 17th state in the nation to recognize same-sex marriage after august when eight the state's 33 counties began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex marriage couples after a county clerk independently decided to allow the unions. the battle escalated to the highest court which ruled yeste

blocking up to three lanes on westbound highway 4.he freezing temperatures are causing some dangerous driving conditions can this morning. let's go tout to kiet do, he's live in o linda. you have seen black ice on the roads. >> reporter: yes, we are live. and the chp warned of black ice early this morning, and we found it inside the caldecott. this is a far right tunnel in the rare right lane. if you look closely, there's a patch of black i10 to 15 long, coming from the water dripping down the side of the tunnel. it went onto the roadway and it froze, and then that water continued to go down the gutter and then that water probably froze for another 50 to 75 yards as well. so cold conditions out here, sub freezing temperatures. in fact, when the wind is blowing out here, probably 10 to 15 miles per hour, check this out. this t-shirt froze within 10 to 15 minutes. this gives me some idea of how quickly the moisture, once it gets on the ground, it can freeze and cause black ice. we are hearing reports that caltrans is out there. we put s

so, it looks like more volume is building on highway 37 in the westbound detection. drive time traffic 680 southbound from walnut creek to dublin is 15 minutes 101 southbound from santa rosa to san francisco is 51 minutes and along highway 17 through the santa cruz mountains from highway one to los gatos it is 25 minutes. here is a look from our emeryville camera, you can see the traffic is moving well coming arm from the maze into san francisco and from emeryville camera you can see the traffic is light but building as we round our way over to treasure island and into san francisco but right now it is only going to take you 11 minutes to get there. ahead, seven things to know as you start your day. those who'vd ewelcome to covered california. now, you can no longer be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com. [ female announcer ] we eased your back pain... ♪ ready or not. [ female announcer ] ...so you can be up there. here i come! [ female announcer ] ...down there, around there... and under there for him. tylenol® provides

westbound 580 that could slow you down. it will be picked up by 5:00 in half an hour. at the bay bridge toll plaza we have a high wind advisory on the san mateo and traffic is moving along. it is fine and looking heavy. the high sided vehicles are more prone to be flown around by gusts. >> if you shopped at target monitor your credit cards, the secret service is investigating a massive security breach that could have affects millions in the united states. matt? >> hackers hit the bull's eye at target. they stole the why credit and debit card information from millions. the company says this breach started the day before thanksgiving day and went through the black friday weekend until december 15th with 40 million accounts possibly affected. it happened in stores not on-line. experts believe hackers broke into the computer network stealing data collected when customers swiped the strip on the back of debit and credit cards. >> they put the information on a new card and duplicated that card and used it as if it was their credi

looking right here at the westbound lanes of benning road, the westbound lanes are chessed. all lanes of bladensburg road are closed. take a look at this video shot earlier by one of the workers on 0 the scene and you can see the water gushing from the broken pipe and gladding the intersection. d.c. water says they are only seeing a water outage to the hechinger plaza nearby. the residents in the area are not impacted at this point. work continues. this is going to be a problem for a lot of folks who use these two very major roads. traffic right now is very light, but we are expecting to see significant delays as the volume begins to pick up here. now with more on traffic, we'll send it over to danella. >>> good morning, megan. we'll start with the rails, folks waking up using metro. bru brunswick east train 870 just five minutes. over to the roadways not a lot of volume in our area as you make your commute this morning and you take the southeast/southwest freeway, clear. no accidents to report. a live look past seventh street. very light volume here. now making the commute

so if you are traveling westbound highway 4 in the commute direction, it looks good. eastbound a few tapping of the brake lights as you get closer to the antioch bridge but in concord closer towards 242 there's no delay there at all. for the second straight day we have that high wind advisory for the bay bridge. be extra careful high-profile recession two hands and the steering wheel no delay towards the toll plaza at all. that roadwork should be in the final clearing stages from the incline towards the tower. if you're traveling in walnut creek it southbound 680 looks good if you are continuing out towards danville or out towards the macarthur maze, caldecott tunnel no problems out towards orinda. 880 and 237 if you are a sill sell commuter, we can show you a live look, if you are a silicon valley commuter. no brake lights towards sunnyvale. bart would also be a great option, maybe you have to get to work on do some holiday shopping later today. so far all bart trains are on time. that's the latest "kcbs traffic." back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> stock futures sug

the crash was first reported in the westbound lanes near first street just after 10:00 a.m. the chp says a hummer rear ended a jeep cherokee and the jeep burst into flames. the officers say one person in the jeep was killed. the hummer also caught fire. the chp initially shut down the highway in both directions causing a huge backup. right now the even lanes are open. traffic is moving slowly, but the chp expects the westbound lanes to be closed for several hours. >>> we're also following a breaking news story out of san rafael where a pedestrian has been hit and killed. it happened near the facialer's markets. mike, what happened? >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. right now i am on civic center drive basically between the civic center and the marin county fairgrounds. behind me you can see the yellow crime scene tape is up. directly behind the tape you see the blue tint and the tarp. that's where the victim remains at this hour. i talked it a witness here on season who was at marin farmers market to the right of where the victim is and he said this happened an hour ago. he

three lanes are blocked and it will be 45 minutes and this is a huge problem for highway 4 westboundnd it will be backed up already to antioch and if you can avoid highway 4 please do because of this crash. >> let's move along and look at the westbound bay bridge which is backed up for a delay. 82 and 87 northbound is looking good with 101 and 280, 603, let's go back to the desk. >>> it is cold and cold weather shelters are full this morning after explaining that for you people died from exposure to the cold. joining us live from san jose, they are telling us about some of the changes which have been made, good morning. >>> last week, they just had 50 beds open and they did make a change and they did add beds and last night 200 people slept here. it is now 27 degrees here in san jose and it is so cold so workers are telling me they are not turning anyone away. the challenge has been getting to those living on the street and the cold weather shelter is now available. outreach workers handed out other blankets and other homeless end calm. s and -- encampments and it is being investigat

hey, look at that, westbound 580 so far still in the clear. that won't last long. otherwise the nimitz freeway and the eastshore freeway also good options right now. more "kcbs traffic" coming up in about 10 minutes. >>> there is a new babysit they are in town a bouncy chair with an ipad holder for babies. the ibouncy chair is a fisher- price creation and some experts aren't taking this sitting down. they call it an embarrassment for mankind. wow. >>> it's not easy to find the right gift for the person who seeps to have everything. but what about tech gadgets this year? cnet's sumi das shows us ideas that might work for everyone from gardeners to travelers to lego enthusiasts. >>> reporter: as you shop this holiday season, avoid the duds and head for the high-tech gifts that are just plain cool. here are our favorites. for the young and young at heart, the lego ev3 adds new features to everyone's favorite building blocks allowing you to construct fairly sophisticated robots. >> education-wise, these toys are great for learning to program, learning mechanics. >> rep

it is on the right-hand shoulder westbound 580 approaching north flynn.ut they did notice there were some brake lights this morning coming past grand line towards vasco. 23 minutes now is that travel time. so once you get past vasco though things look better out towards the dublin interchange. also another accident coming in this time in hayward. southbound 880 before highway 92, as you head closer towards that nature is bridge turnoff there are a few delays there, as well. the bay bridge toll plaza lighter, people taking time off getting last-minute holiday shopping done. no metering lights yet. unusual. westbound traffic is a little backed up approaching a few of the pay gates there in the far right cash lanes but for the most part looking good into san francisco. that is your latest "kcbs traffic." things are getting warmer for the weekend. here's lawrence. >> a lot of sunshine coming our way as high pressure builds in overhead this morning. starting out with some partly cloudy skies and some chilly temperatures out the door even some patchy fog has ma

westbound 237 similar story for the silicon valley drive. looks great out of sunnyvale. showed us everything at the speed limit right now through the altamont pass and the livermore valley. the drive time down to 15 minutes right now on the stretch between there and the dublin interchange and even the eastshore freeway we often see some busy conditions through berkeley and it's not the case. everything good from ashby to the macarthur maze. mass transit everything is on a regular schedule today. starting tomorrow, some mass transit including ferries on a holiday schedule but for right now bart systemwide on time with more than 51 trains all running with no delay. that is your latest "kcbs traffic." for more on your forecast now, things are getting interesting, here's lawrence. >> they could be interesting. it's going to stay dry here but we could see a little flooding due to the king tides, the astronomically high tides. still outside we have high pressure overhead. that will bring lots of sunshine. a bit hazy. but yeah, we are going to see some unusually high tides. thi

westbound 580 rougher ride coming for grain bill. it's been a slower commute out of the optima and into the livermore valley and we are getting details now of a fatal accident occurred in the south bay off the freeway on stevens creek boulevard at would would checker. >>mark: want to go live to sematech salmon that at terminal 83 kron4 jack ysabel has details on that water main break. >>: >>: i'm here at terminal 8 at san mineta airport. -- terminal a. water main break. say about a 6 in. water main broke sending thousands of dollars that judge gallons of water through the security at baggage claim area. they shut all of that down had to evacuate. they sent crews and to do the cleanup. what does that mean for passengers. it means a lot of headache. about 40 percent of all of the traffic at man at the airport here in san jose comes out of terminal a. that includes a wide and airlines delta jet blue and virgin america. >>: people have to check in here and then take a shuttle or walk down to a terminal b to go through the security checkp

now head toward the altamonte pass, westbound along 580, north flynn road. we do have quite a bit of backup now, it starts to spread toward livermore avenue, a bit closer there. it will get a bit emptier once you pass highway 84 but all backs up once you get closer to the duplin interchange. head back to southbound 880 at 92, this accident over to the shoulder, a little bit of slowing down starting to develop, back toward the altamonte pass, drive time traffic, 35 minutes from trace toy is duplin, highway 4. # to those who've been waiting welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage, and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com. >>> new this morning, police are investigating what led to the stabbing of at least three people outside the broncos/chargers game last night. it happened as they left sports authority field at mile high one of the victims is in critical condition. the other two are in stable. a fourth person may have been stabbed but left the scene before plirs got there

this is westbound for you. it also equally clear. golden gate bridge looking great in both directions. 101 a no problem whatsoever getting across the span. the drive time now approaching 30 minutes so long delays. >>darya: to a developing story the audio recordings of the 911 calls for made the day the sandy hook elementary massacre will be released tomorrow. this comes after a state attorney dropped his attempt to block the disclosure. last week, a connecticut superior court judge upheld the connecticut freedom of information commission ruling to release calls related to the december 2012 shooting. the associated press had challenged authority's refusal to release the 911 tapes. the calls are scheduled to be made public at 11:00 a.m. our time. >>mark: today president obama will start a new push for the health care go website. in any event at the white house he will highlight people he says have been helped by his health care reform law and website. --healthcar.gov website. in an event. the president also is expected to said the repu

you can see the headlights are headed westbound towards the mcarthur maze. we have no delays to speak of. highway 24 westbound toward the tunnel, things moving along quite nicely. >>> little change in the forecast for your monday. mostly sunny, mild, dry, ridge of high pressure continuing to dominate. the sinking air associated with the ridge helping to build pollution. it's not okay to burn in your fireplace unless you're exempt. unseasonably mild weather in the area. temperatures anywhere from 60 degrees in passivey ca to upper 60s for your afternoon. a few patches of fog around santa rosa, and 34 degrees there. low 40s in oakland. san jose tied a record setback in 1919. today we have another warm one. it's going to be chilly. as we get into the 10:00 hour, low 50s in the forecast and looking better as we get into the afternoon, low 60s by 1:00. afternoon highs, 62 in berkley, low 60s antioch into san francisco. if we head to the north, mid 60s for santa rosa. let's head to the south where temperatures will be mild. 66 morgan hill. who is lucky enough to g

let's go out and take a look at the commute now westbound bay bridge.an see that traffic is backed up for about a 15 to 20 minute delay. there are no major problems this morning if you are driving through. we've also been looking at the commute on the east shore freeway. we have some slowing coming in already from richmond through berkeley as you head west to the main part of oakland. 580 is slow coming from the altamonte pass to livermore. it does get better by the time you reach dublin. >>> thank you kindly sal. >> you're welcome. >>> good morning, cloudy, windy for some, not for all. maybe a few little showers. there have been a couple sprinkles, not that much. 50s mainly on the temps, cloud cover and also the breeze holding things up. breezy to windy later on and then tonight. cold air is on its way. be filterrering in. high temps set by noon. it's been a westerly breeze for most. altamonte pass, 44 miles per hour. looks like some rain as well. mount tam 37, napa airport 30 and concord buchanan says 24. some of the temperatures all in the 50s here.

let's move to some live pictures and this is a look at westbound 92. dumbarton bridge looks good on the peninsular and if you are driving on the peninsular, traffic in both directions looks good. at 5:01 let's go back to the desk. >>> they are warning all of you drivers, be very careful on the roads. freezing temperatures causing black ice and we are in lafayette right now. what do you see and tell us about the dangers we are talking about. >> well black ice is tricky and we have a couple of patches along highway 24. there is a sign on the roadway, warning drivers about this black ice. slippery conditions are on 24 eastbound near the ranch road in orinda and in lafayette. black ice is a thin coating of glazed ice on the roadway and while it is not truly transparent it is black and it is not surprising given this cold snap we have had over the past week. we want to remind folks to take it easy and ease off the gas and keep your hands firmly on the wheel. i am tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> well, the freezing warning especially dangerous

if you are traveling on the westbound 80 upper deck of the bay bridge or the new span of the bay bridge there is roadwork that should wrap up in 10 minutes. and looking towards the dublin interchange, westbound 580 all those headlights, that's the commute direction. it's actually the eastbound lanes from strobridge from castro valley out towards pleasanton where we have various lanes blocked blocked but westbound looks great all the way towards 238. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> well, talk about eating yourself out of house and home. >> that's what most of us would do if we live here. take a look. a life-sized gingerbread house is now on display at the ritz- carlton in half moon bay. they call it the sweet holiday entrance to the hotel/restaurant. here's what it took to build: 570 pounds of gingerbread, 165 pounds of royal icings, 228 chocolate bars, and 112 pounds of candy. >> it is all edible. it's all different colored gingerbread and edible items like cinnamon sticks, star anise, you name it. m&ms. it's on there. >> it took pastry chef christian brassfield and a team of elves

the westbound 80 backup extended to promote.mateo bridge is looking good in both directions but just a little bit of slight delays. the golden gate bridge is in good shape. >> good morning again rate spread >> and the morning. >>and gary. >> good morning. >> the warriors' loss to the bobcats. kurri played a glut. but obviously was a good to securrey played a good t obviously, they lost. >> he was signing autographs. there were stretched all the way around a block. they were showing up in their old jerseys when he played high school and college ball. his dad, is an announcer. >> i always say this line that when you get the sports fans calling in, i stayed right now, he is not a superstar because you have to win a lot of games in the playoffs. when i watch him play, and we watched the lebron so much. he may be a fun guy to watch. he is still emerging. >> you may say it, i am just taking a guest. you watch lebron a lot and you see kevin durant and i you are starting to see currey get a lot of national tv. >> you know, but when he m

westbound bay bridge looks good. right now traffic is moving along very nicely. the morning commute looks good on interstate 880 in oakland. this is right in front of the o.co coliseum. traffic is moving well. if you are driving on the bay area freeways, 580 westbound, a little bit of road work there at the 680 interchange, so far it's not causing a major delay. >>> thank you. we begin this morning with developing news. firefighters in redwood city are putting out hot spots from a smoky fire at a metal recycling plant. it started around 1:00 this morning at the simms metal management plant near the port of redwood city. the fire is burning car parts, old appliances and other discarded items sending up a huge plume of smoke. there are no reports of injuries. it's not clear how the fire started. there was another fire at the same plant about a month ago. we'll have a live report from the scene coming up in our 5:00 hour. >>> also happening now, a street in san fransisco is blocked off after a house suddenly collapses. ktvu channel 2 reporter alex savidge is there w

the other vehicle mercedes was going westbound on howard and apparently they failed to yield to the fire truck. there is no word on what kind of incident the truck was responding to at the time. the injured firefighter and a passenger in the car were taken to a hospital with nonlife- threatening injuries. >>> firefighters in east oakland quickly brought a fire at this abandoned building under control. the fire started on the second floor of the two-story apartment building on west stardust place yesterday morning. no one was hurt and the cause is under investigation. >>> dui crackdowns continue this week here in the bay area. officers have been out at checkpoints looking for drunk drivers for the past few weeks now. police say the holidays are an especially dangerous time to be driving on roads. >> a family of four last year in daly city three were killed at the hands of the drunk driver so we are doing everything we can to educate people and get the word out, make sure people are not on the streets drinking and driving. >> as of this weekend there were 142 drunk driving arrests, for the

we have areas of black ice through orinda westbound and eastbound highway 24.report of black ice and caltran is headed order thrust and -- and headed identity there, and heavy traffic making it into san francisco from oakland. >> it is 5:56. new this morning, america's fortune 500 companies are getting high marks for their support of gay and transgender couples six months after the supreme court struck down the defense of marriage act. that is according to a report out from the nation's largest lbgt advocacy group. two-thirds of fortune 500 companies and 90 percent large employers surveyed now offer health insurance and other spousal benefits to same-sex marriage couples. wal-mart and wendy's offer the we benefits. pg-13 movies are as violent as movies rated "r." researchers examined 400 of the biggest box office films from 1985 to 2010 and analyzed for violence, sex, tobacco and alcohol-related behavior. researchers found more than half of the most popular movies rated pg-13 featured a main character acting violently or engaging in risky behavior. the findings

westbound 80 near carlson 18 minutes on westbound 80 from the carquinez bridge to the maze.stbound 580 that's starting to crawl, however, as you pass the wind turbines all the way towards north flynn. and then things improve once you got past vasco road especially. highway 4 westbound approaching "a" street looks like a bottleneck there and once you get past the antioch exits everything looks good out towards pittsburg-bay point and concord. bart no delay systemwide. on time. all right. what's driving you crazy during your commute? david just moved to san francisco. and he writes: he is shocked by the terrible and dangerous conditions of the pavement in san francisco. in l.a. there's pay number to call to report potholes and if you call the city doesn't fix the pothole and your car is damaged, the city actually pays to fix your car. does san francisco have a similar hotline and arrangement? well, david, there is an app for that. and we went to find out how it works. >> so here i see a pothole. i have my 311 app. i can hit new requests on the phone. >> reporter: rachel gordon

westbound 580 no delay out of tracy yet.e'll let you know as soon as that drive time gets slower but for right now free and clear through the livermore valley. no mass transit delays. that's your latest "kcbs traffic report." back to you guys. >>> thank you. the blind man who survived getting run over by a train almost had to give up the guide dog that saved his life. >> insurance won't pay for his dog anymore, but then vinita nair says the story went viral. >>> reporter: orlando helps his blind owner 61-year-old cecil williams get around on a daily basis. >> he is always watching out for me. he is always looking for me. that's his job. >> reporter: on tuesday, orlando went above and beyond the "call of duty" when williams lost consciousness on the platform of a new york city subway station. >> we really tried to keep him from pulling him from falling on the tracks and stayed with him. >> reporter: they both fell on the tracks. the engineer stopped the train but several cars passed over them. amazingly, williams suffered onl