Master builders share secrets. Sf, so good on day two of the closure, sky 7 w over the construction work tday, crews are finishing road work where the new eastern span meets the tunnel. At the other end of the bridge workers repaving the area around the bay bridge toll plaz yal only traffic there today has been a lng line of construction vehicle autos here is how we got to this point. Take a look at the time lapse video. Showing the new span being constructed piece by piece, good evening. Weve learne lieutenant vernor gavin newsom will cut the chain when the new bridge open autos yes. Well have a live report on just a moment. There iseavy traffic around the bay area because of th closure, take a look. You can seeed lines on this map have traffic backed up. If youre waiting for someonee uz get home or making plans to get away, you may be in for a long wait. Sky 7 live you can see eastbound has heavy traffic this evening. Now latest road conditis. Laila . Yes. Good afternoon, good evening, i should say. Taking a look behind me yes, ve got red lines out there. Heading towards San Francisco bridge another 30 minutes. Traveling from San Francisco into marin county that is a nightmare, on our, 30 minutes. Here is a look at the golden gailt bridge. You can see traffic crawling makes it up to the waldo tunnel. Anotheloif shot for you this is mill valley this is a different pspective of that traffic in the northbod direction youre headlights coming towards us. You can see how slow up to 580. So slow conditions indeed. Taking a look athe san mateo bridge thats that 30 minute commute heading out ofoster city. Slow going with an earl report of an accident that is clear. No crashes to report but its slow because of the congestion. Its a stand still this is in the ty before you head over to golden gate. You can see weve got nine Miles Per Hour speeds, eight miles per ho, slower in places. And you can join ou group. Carolyn . Ama . Over to you. Now, weve got i u sky, excus me, sky 7 technology. Hello to dick. Where are you now, dick . Well, laila im sthbound on highway 880 gng through oakland just coming up to the 23 avenue off ramp. I just made trek through marin county over thebridge down 80. I can tell you east side has been good so far slowing a little bit at university avenue. On westbound 80 until getting past that maze for the bridg off ramp. And so that is something of a Traffic Congestion ea there with destructn. That marin commute has been horrible. As justentioned a time for you if youre leaving San Franciscoaybe taking grant circle route to go out to walnut eek, from San Francisco, to highway 24 youre lking at 2 and a half hour plus ride going through marin county and back over to that spot froSan Francisco. All right, dick. Thank you so much we appreciate your sitting in traffic today, caltrans assures us traffic tie ups are short term pain f long term in. As they do massive aunts of work getting the bay bridge ready. Here is a look from ou camera looking down at the construction with crews scraping and gradin there. Hi, heather. Hi. Who kw paving and striping could be complicate prod ses . You can say theyre putting frost ongt cake here at westbound approach with all kinds of lane striping going on. Every manner of carts, lots of markerseing made with paint so its a etty complicate prod ses but theyre moving along well here. Its too ely to say if theyll be able to open early. Last update about an hour ago. Rk readying new eastern span for traffic is moving along well but its too soon to say if it might open early. Folks probably heading out of town for labor day weekend. We dont want people planning based a phantom opening date. Right now weretaying 5 00 a. M. Tuesday morning. Among the a monument bridge needs monumental maintenance. Caltrans working the old but sound western span the bay bridge. With only one lane of acte traffic and plenty of sunshine workers can accomplish what would normally take four months. Including replacing lights that, includes drain clearing. The gure removeal. These workers suspended from a tower on a platform with engines clamping down on cables and carry them down, theyre repairing a line supplying air for painting machine. On this structure it could be hardo see the decay and it has to be inspected top to bottom every two years. So this is a great savings for taxpayers, for us, its safer, we sa money and time. We save the ri of injuries for workers. On the other side of the tunnel, work mars on to get the new span ready for traffic. Paving is don lower deck almost done. Democrat laifgs thousand feet ofld deck to make way for the bike path is almost complete. Grinding and paving at the toll plaza wrapping up and transitioning to striping. Its been said its not as dratic but its important this, is the last major hurdle we need to get over t get this ope youre looking at a big truck here. We believe it one of the perm lane pieces of equipment with a small guide wheel in the front. Paint paint comes shooting out of the back hopefully were going to take a look ahow this works here its hot that is striping going down that would be the left exit into the tll flaz plaza parking lot on the way approaching toll plaza to go stbound over the bridge. So erything is on schedule but too soon to say if that means it might open earlier than 5 00 a. M. On tuesdayqux. You may wonder about people who live and work on treasure island. Its possible, but tricky. Were live with that part of the story. Most everyone here hasne of these. This gives you access and tomorrow, 200 guests of a wedding will be using this to get to the reception. The bride to be and her brides mades have been busy, she and her fiancee are having their reption on treasure island. Their guests will be gen a pass. But its going to be a bi of a challenge for some. How are we supposed to get there . Can we take eastern span from the east bay . Ande told them, no. So they were concerned but you know theyre close enough to derstand and be willing to make the trip. She isnt willing to make r trip to the job. She works in bkeley. I requested sunday and monday off. I dont feel like dealing with the clouds. Soits a couple days off. The lack of tourists hurt ny businesses here. Bu dan likes peace and quiet taking muni to his stob. If anything making things easier. There iso other traffic on the bridge. Taking muni bus is smooth sailing. One person seeing the bright se of the bay bridge closure. And stay with us for live coverage throuout the bridge closure well be streaming the morning and afternoon caltrans briefings on abc news. Com. Also, well be live at 3 00 monday for the oicial chain cutting. Plus well have a continuous update on construction work on twitter at ababc 7 news bay area. D coming up in our next half hour a family wth a rich bridgebuilding histry. Theyve worked on virtually all of the bay area bridges since the very benning. What theyre saying about the transition. There is a new plea fr a mother of a 22yearold murder victim in the east bay. The resident shot and killed inune following a car accident. S mother is holding out hope someone will come forward with information to identify killers. Nick . This is the intersection where the victim was shot and kill. Traffic cameras may have captured images of those responsibility but theye asking for the public for he. The void cannot be filled. Maria is woman in pain. Her son was shot and killed in oakland in juchblt the case is unsolved. There have been additional 22 homicidesince iyas incident z theyre short staffed. June 12th iya was on the way home. Police say he was rear ended ar the corner of market street. And stanford avenue. He got out of the car to Exchange Information with the other party. Investigators say cameras captured two men in a sedan qon kon fronting iya and shooting him one time. Police have not located the car or suspect. So i have a sense that he, opd is perp, being outpaced and outrun by criminal ootz solve rate in oakland is unacceptably low. Oakland City Council Member serves on publ Safety Commission admitting there are not enough cops. Abc 7 newsearned there are more detectives juggling from the year and over 100 from last year. The city plans to fire 31 civilians to help in including evidence technicians ime lab analysts part of the investigation and crime solving team. 00 flyers have been prted and bill boards displa information for information leading to arrest. In the hope someone out there has a conscience and would come forward. With information that could help apprehend the criminals. Police tell me they continue to investigate the killing of iya mccanno and committed to clearing the case, arreing and identifying those responsible. If you have information wev posted a link on our web site to both Crime Stoppers and oakland pd. Thank you, nick. Still head a home ls man come together rescue of a San Francisco police officer. His brave act his connection to the Police Department ia story on abc 7 news. A battle of a fire that is bad newsor the valley it warmed up today. Ill let you know what day you might see showers here. [ male announcer ] at sizzler. Its back for a limited time fire grilled steak and golden allyoucaneat shrimp for an incredible 9. 99 only at sizzler or how to find big savings on the things you need. Just make a Straight Line to safeway. Your club card gets you deals you cant find anywhere else. Load up the cooler. Your favorite Pepsi Products are just 2. 47 a 12pack. Charmin is 11. 99 for 24 double rolls. And make it a giant scoop. Breyers ice cream is only 2. 88. Real big deals this week and every week. Only at safeway. Ingredients for life. Here is a look at traffic on hhway 101 in mill valley. Abc 7 news morning traffic reporter will be back in our next half hour with the latest troublspots for the weekend get away during the closure. Officers in a San FranciscoPolice Station today thand a homeless man who came to the aid of a colleague attacked when she tried to make an arrest. After four days of looking for ryan rasso poce found him. The 35yrold was a wanted man as a hero. Officers being beaten up. Soy did what is right. It happened on monday eving after 7 00. A woma causing trouble near the 4700 block. One officer respondeto the report of a woman jumping on cars, denting them. Vandalizing it the sargeant says the female officer was alone. The officer tried to calm the woman and investigators say the woma became agitated and aggressi. Police say the woman then attacked the officer. The person had the officer kind of a n. A choke hd. Kind of banging her head, beating her like, hear head in the wall a little bit. A small cwd stood by and watched. Rasso says thewoman went for the gun, he grabbed her, wrestling her down untilother arrived. Investigateors learned more about rasso when talking to him. They found his father was a former detective. And thate was down on his luck. Hhas been homeless. He has had a rough timef it in recent months. We wantedo reach out to him and let him know, he has friends. Cops chipped in to help him find head phones and rasso saysis father would be proud of him. Firefighterexpect a long fight still ahead to contain this sierra fire. At 200 acres rim fire is the fifth biggest in california. Cal fire says air support ha been crime krit cal. Thousands of homes remain threatened. Evacuation orders lifted in tuolomne city. Pele say theyve been expecting a big fire. Its been years since we had one come through. You know it . Took care of the brush and everything. So job is worried. Smoke spread into parts of the central valley. Children and other adults being asked to stay indoors. Well strike team from San Francisco helping out fighting the rim fire is backome tonight. The team arrived just minutes ago at division of training. They helped turn the fire back house to house, going arou the house moving wood piles out of the way, and lawn it wont get into fuel then spread to other fuels then get to houses. 6 n volunteer group. Each firefighter coleted wildfire training. Ce to see them getting an upper hand there. Yes. Theyre worried aboutot, dry conditions were hot around here, o. Yes mid to upper 90s so its heelting up around here but things going another direction into the weekend. Well talk about changing pattern for holiday weekend. Right now were just watching fog near the coastline. 97 in livermore up to 96 in fair feel. 77 San Francisco. 68 half moon bay. And down peninsula into south bay, upper 80s to low 90s. 98 degrees in morgan hill, if its too hot were going back off with the heat. Shallow fog layer here. Oakland 74 now. 80s from redwood city to los gatos, gorgeous view towards financial distri in San Francisco. Its still warin santa rosa. 93 right now. Fairfield in the 90s. Here is a view from our camera. Its just nothing blue blue skies for you goitsing to change. Sun, high clouds tomoow. Cooler sunday, chance of showers. A sligh chance going to be in the north bay. I wont cansem plans this weekend. Moisture rotating around this area of high pressure. Its monsoonal moisture this afternoon. Some moisture works towards the bay area well see high clouds to warm again, tomorrow, but filtered sunshine and look what happens thursday. Cooler about w. A slight chance continuing through sunday night. Isolated thunderstorm not out of the question. Its wee hours of monday. Temperatures, mild, mid to upper 50s to low 60s. Saturday in the south bay, 85 san jo. 89 los gatos, high clouds in the santa cruz. 74 millbrae. Still pleasan 67 sunset district. North bay nice day. 60s coast side. 90s up around clear lake. Napa towards east bay 76 oakland. Filtered sunshine there. 90 walnut creek and livermore, accuweather forecast, cooler sunday down into upper 80s by monday, labo day. Mids inland. Mid60s coast. A warming trend taking us through friday well see mid90s returning. A court weighs in on californyou dont need to camp t californyou dont need to camp t til labor day to reward yourself get the queen size sealy gel memory Foam Mattress for just 497 not to labor the point. But this sale ends monday. Mattress discounters a bill to strengthen limo scene safe is now on its way to assembly. Five women died on th san mateo bridge when their limo caught fire, leslation from jerry hill would ad inspecks for limb yeses carrying fewer than 10 people and reire two fire extinguishers on board. Charging 25 per limo to offset the costs. The bill sailed through committee today. The u. S. Court of appeals is preventing state farmers from force feeding buck ducks and bans the sale of foie gras in california. Producers say theaw interferes with commerce. There is more ahead in our next half hour including the latest from abc 7 morning news traffic anchor laila oday two of the closure. Latest on a crisis in seara. What the esident saying about military action and war chest in place. New lap tops going to one school. How devices hoping teachers revolutionize less yn plans. When is the last time youve seen kids female narrator through labor day female narrator through labor day at sleep train, get 36 months interestfree financing plus big savings of up to 400 on beautyrest and posturepedic. Even get three years interestfree financing on Serta Icomfort and tempurpedic, plus free sameday delivery, setup, and removal of your old set. 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Updatingocal top story caltrans says workn the new span of the newbridge is going well,oing to show you a live picture now. Official as announcing the project on schedule and bridge expected to op on time which is five, tuesday morning. Lieutenant governor and former San Francisco mor newsom will cut thehain during official openg ceremony well before that. At 3 00 monday afternoon. Today, crews finished painting lane lines on etern suspension span. Youre looking at video and says all paving work shoul be completed by the ening. And caltrans provided this video ofa9 . Crews working on western side of the bridge. San francio side is getting some fesh paint and new pavement, as well as new lights during this closure. Were seeing the impact of the closure on bay area freeways lets turn now to abc 7 morning news traffic reporter. Hi there. Yes. Indeed its been a busy afternoon this, is what were warng about. You know we started off on light note. That is what weve got. 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To three players in the world prepared together today for the opening of the championship tiger woods adam scott and Phil Mickelson perfect day. Tir had four birdies on the day. He is five shots back of lefty. Phil started a day with seven birdies and tied a career best of 28. Hes the coleader with brian davis at 8 under. The first season with the spartans. Kobe bryant continues rehabbing his torn achilles. Im not sure jumping off of a 40 foot platform is rt of a program. Kobe saying if i can run, i can jump. And iosted this video to his vine ak perha auditioning for abc show, splash. Abc 7 sports brought to you by a belly flop . Good form. Its okay. Thank you. Join me tonight at 9 00 on cable channel 13. Coming up. I saw more in 30 minutes here than i did in four days of hiking the fire lines. New weapon in battle to outflank a monster wildfire ound yos stim. Then at 11 00 will the bay bridge closure turSan Francisco into a bit of a ost town this weekend . Well find ou and right now lets give youa last look at traffic on the fray get away during bay bridge clo shurks you can see the red onhis map. We want to take a look at the bridge. Traffic heav here as it move as cross the bridge towards haywardqo; but s moving. So its thingsm proving since afternoon. Improvement is good. Well take it that is this for this edition of ab7 news. From larry beilnd Spencer Chris chirngs dan ashley, all of us here at abc 7 news, thanks for joing us. nacwcn in new york citys war on crime, the worst criminal offenders are pursued by the detectives of the major case squad. These are their stories. [crowd shouting]