Coming through quite smoothly. If you pan over here, traffic is already building. All this traffic happened over about 15 minutes or so. The anticipation was building for quite some fulltime it was set to reopen tomorrow, but they were told they were going to reopen between 9 and 10 tonight. That was delayed until 10 15 or so, because they were cleaning debris off the bridge. At about 9 30, they were all sitting and waiting. Now that the cars are streaming through, the chp officers are here. They say theyre here to enforce people not stopping and takingturetures. All of those things are extremely dangerous for the other motoring public. Its an inconvenience for people trying to get from point a to point b. Were honored to be one of the first focus. Were excited to take pictures. No stopping, right . No, and hes going to be photographing, texting, and facebooking. Ill be the person driving. Reporter that last voice was the voice of a chp police officer. Theyre serious about enforcing people to keep moving. If youre on the passengers side, youre free to take photos, but not if youre driving. It was a bayday of speeches earlier. Community leaders and bridge officials did make it a splashy opening earlier today. Dan carmen has the story. Reporter Gavin Newsome was surround bid mayor ed lee, former mayor willie brown, oakland mayor jean kwon, and a few others as he had the ceremonial cutting of the chain. Its been said many times that bridges are monuments to progress. As i stand between mayor lee and mayor kwon, i hope this is more than just connecting two land masses. I hope that the progress thats being represented at this moment is for a generation to dream big dreams and to do big things. The chaincutting has bfn a tradition sinced bay bridge opened in has been a tradition since the bay bridge opened in 1936. The mayor put on protective gloves, a protective mask, grabbed a blow torch, and in less than 30 seconds, the chain was cut. There was a procession connecting the from yesterday to today. It started with classic cars and ended with brandnew tesla cars. At the bay bridge toll plaza, dan kermin. Since then, it has opened. Continuing our team coverage, charles clifford. Charles, youve been looking at the traffic. How does it look from your viewpoint . Reporter right behind me as you can see, the eastern span is open. It took two decades and its cost 6. 4 billion, but its done. Cars are out on the deck. The eastbound lanes came through, escorted by about 30 officers. And now things are moving well here. We can hear people honking their horns in the tunnel below us. People are also stopping on buena island and coming up to check out the view. Theres a strong chp presence on the deck. As you heard dan say, theyre trying to keep people moving and keeping people from stopping and taking pictures. The bridge looks beautiful tonight. Its lit up. Im told that not all of the lights are actually completed on the bridge. It will be brighter than this when they finish in a couple of years. And coming up in less than 10 minutes, j. R. Stone shows us the new views. B. A. R. T. Negotiators say theyre still waiting for a response from the unions on latest contract offer. They explained why they have not presented that offer to members. Contrary to whats been reported in the press, that this is a positive gain, it is not. We want tbroing a ratifiable agreement to our members. B. A. R. T. Management said mediators have set a schedule resuming bargaining on september 9. San jose coveraged sky port drive at north port street. A silver mercedes hit a toyota headon, killing both both occupants. That person apparently ran a red light. The driver of the toyota is identified as 62yearold carmen zovaya. She and her friend were heading to the airport where they both work for a food service contractor. Friends of both talked about what happened. She was a hard worker. She never stopped. Constantly had to tell her to slow down. Police still looking for anyone who might have seen the crash as they look for that driver. The driver faces felony hit and run charges. Its been a its been a wet evening in parts of the San Francisco bay. Most of the showers have departed the bay area for tonight. Theres a still a chance of showers for the remainder of tonight. We are looking for the newly reopened bay bridge. Look for partly cloudy skies, fog coming in off the ocean, and tomorrow, sunshine for the afternoon. President obama says that he is ready to punish syria for its Chemical Attacks on civilians. But his first battle much closer to home. The white house is trying to get congressional support for a military strike. The president meets tomorrow with some lawmakers and has already picked up conditional support from two key senate republicans, john mccain and lindsey graham. John mccain said a vote against military action would be cat trophic, but other Lawmakers Point out that Many Americans do not want the u. S. To be involved in yet another conflict. Coming up, the yosemite wildfire rages would be accurate catastrophic, but other Lawmakers Point out that Many Americans do not want the u. S. To be involved in yet another conflict. Coming up, the yosemite wildfire rages on. New tonight, j. R. Stone had a chance to drive across the eastern span of the new bay bridge. He shows us what you can expect to see. Reporter time to check out this new eastern span weve all heard about. I had a chance to drive my work hot rod, a red pontiac vibe glorified by gary ratnich on the bridge. Its wide open. The new lights are something to look at. And the water, can you actually see. As you get close to the tunnel, you can look south to see the old eastern span, something that looks just that, very old, but certainly a site to see. The road might not look out of the ordinary in the tunnel, but look to the west, and youll see what could be described as one of the most scenic shots in town, a shot of not only the golden gate bridge, but island as well. And whats a trip over the new bridge would talking about the is gnu suspension tower . I could spend all day looking up at these cables. Okay, back to the road and the toll plaza, but theres still one thing to see, the 1,000 foot long section of the new pedestrian bridge. Who would have thought youd see all of that . Firefighters are getting a better handle on the wildfire in and around yosemite. More than 235,000 acres have burned. Its now about 70 contained, up from 60 earlier. Full containment still not expected for about 2 and a half weeks, so around september 20. This is now the 4thlargest fire in californias history. 111 buildings have been destroyed. A popular San Francisco restaurant reopened today after an outbreak of e. Coli left many people ill. Reporter the popular restaurant burmese superstar is back in business after voluntariry closing its doors because of an outbreak of e. Coli. 9 of the infections came from the restaurant, from people who opened here on august 16 or 17. The neighbors i spoke with seemed pretty unfazed. This is probably one of the best restaurants in the galaxy. You take a chance any time you go out, the quality of the food and cleanliness of the kitchen. Reporter so you would come back . Ye i feel i should always give someone another chance. There are if there were lions, tigers, and sharks there, i would wear kevlar and still go. Reporter have you gone there . I havent, and i havent been there. You should go. Ill hold the mic for you and you can enjoy it. Reporter the Health Departments investigation is ongoing at this point. I should also mention that the Health Department did not require the restaurant to close its doors. They did that of their own volition. The owner of the iran says this is the first case of e. Coli recorded in the restaurants 16 year history. Flu shots are offering more protection these days. Certain vaccines will guard against 4 strains of flu rather than the usual 3. Not everyone will be able to get them, because they have so new, they make up only a fraction of the years supply. Health officials recommends anyone over the age 06 months gets a flu shot. Gorgeous clouds makes for a spectacular sunsets. We have a lot of fun currently at golden a lot of fog currently at the golden gate bridge. There may be a leftover shower for tonight. Tomorrow, clouds early on, mostly sunny and breezy for the afternoon. It will turn much warmer as we get to the end of the weekend. At midnight twheebz are the high clouds that have been over the bay area. Theyll mainly be out of here by morning. Look for a few clouds leftover, and then things clearing pretty fast. Mid to upper 70s for the south bay. Mostly sunny and breezy san liandro, 72, close to 90 for antioch. San francisco into the upper 60s, upper 70s and low 80s. Heres the 7day around the bay. A lot of heavy fog and drizzle for wednesday and thursday. And then we see offshow winds come i our way, meaning the blow out to the ocean. Katherine . A 64yearold woman did something today shes wanted to do for years. She swam from cuba to florida. She was exhausted and sun burned. She was the first person to do this without a shark cage. She didnt even wear a wetsuit. She did this 4 other times but is calmed to jellyfish and fatigue. Today, her dream came true. Youre never too old to chase your dreams. Never give up. The swim took 53 hours. Her lips were swollen, and tiffs pretty sunburned. She was taken to a hospital for observation. In sports, the as try to get back to the top of the a. L. West standings, scene the 49ers look at their quarterback options. Youre looking at a time lapse of the traffic as the bay bridge opened at 10 15. Well be back in just a moment. License and registration please. Whats this . Uhh, its my Geico Insurance id card, sir. Its digital, uh, pretty cool right . Maybe. You know why i pulled you over today . Because im a pig driving a convertible . Tail lights out. Fix it. Digital insurance id cards. Just a click away with the geico mobile app. Welcome back. The as hosting the rangers with first place at stake. Yeonis cespedes, they said he shortened his swing up, and it paid off. The solo home run to left. 10 as. 3 batters later, watch the ball get past leonys martin. The as lead 20. Its 22 when coco crisp, the hottest batter in the league in terms of home runs last now, his 7th home run in 10 games. Its the 15th straight game theyve hit a home run. 42 the as win, now tied with the rangers atop the American League west. Barry zito back on the mound for the San Francisco giants, and this little giants fan gets a highfive from a player and walks back to his mom. Barry zito, we keep asking if this is his last start as a giant. If it was, it wasnt a good one. 2 runs score for the padres. In the bottom of the 4th, it gets worse, hundley, the solo home run to make it 40 padres. Final, padres win 41. A little surprise out of raiders camp. It looks like terrel prior will get the start at quarterback. According to a report in the chronicle, the head coach told prior he would be the guy, a intis spriez bauds the raiders traded for matt flynn in the offseason and owe him 6. 5 million guaranteed. Neither quarterback really stood out in the preseason, although prior has been more dynamic. Youre look at chris harper, the raiders have added him. He was drafted by seattle but cut saturday after drops like this one, only to be signed to their practice squad. Roger federer had the crowd behind him at the u. S. Open today. Lets go roger. Fans always rooting for underdog, and thats what the oncemighty federer has become, an underdog. He lost in straight sets today to spains Tommy Robredo in the third round, his earliest exit. Tiger woods was way back, 18 back. The winner was henrik sti incomeson out of sweden. I feel bad for roger. Its just bad to see him this way, but at 32, youre done. So what can i get you . Well take something tasty and healthy. If you wanna go and fly with me its buzz the bee on your tv oh how did i get this way . Hey must be the honey theres a party going on in your cereal bowl os can help lower cholesterol oh why does it taste so great . Hey must be the honey hey must be the honey hey must be the honey hey must be the honey so were agreed. Assuming nothing goes wrong in the next eight hours, Jayden Michael tyler will be the next tgs cast member. Eight cities, 40 comics, one slap fight with a tsa agent. Im done. Jaydens the one. [sighs] now we just have to make jack think that hiring jayden was his decision. Who are the decoys we will be using for the audition . Uh, middleaged female comic with a bolo tie, oneman band who only plays halloween music, and australias jackie mason. Jack will hate all of them and pick jayden. Ugh, i hate doing this to people. They all think this is their big break, but were just using them. Call it the hornberger system. Youve never been on the other side of this, pete. Auditioning is hard. So much rejection. Elizabeth lemon, i am represented by suzannes bplus talent. My carpets need a deep clean. Next and then you call your mom and tell her, it went great,