3 local Taxi Companies are preparing for a busy night this new years eve. News 13s Lauren Brigman is live along from inside our mobiltrak unit. Lauren, how are they planning to deal with the extra calls . Some companies are bringing in extra drivers to work on of their busiest nights of the year. 3 Checker Cab Company operates in hendersonville andd asheville. On any given day, they have about 15 taxis on the roads. But tonight, they will add up to eight increase in calls. The owner says though cabs will be in high demand, his rates will not go up on this busy night. 3 george scottowner, checker cab 27;2940the rates are two fifty a mile, on a meter. Say ten miles, would be 25 dollars. Five miles, is what, twelvefifty. 3 3 3 3 3 i26 is back open this morning. After a fuel leak caused a crash and shut down part of the interstate. Traffic was backed up for miles near the tryon exit on the polkhenderson county line. Troopers say a truck was leaking fuel. Making the road slick. That caused
Well continue with fog and morning sunshine. As we head into the early part of next week, 90s are a possibility. It will be the upper 50s and upper 60s for the coast. Focusing on. Bay bridge looking good for the westbound trip. Traffic moves well for all three of them. Drive time running at 11 to 12 minutes from the maze working your way to San Francisco. A live look at the san mateo bridge. No problems getting to the bridge. The top speed is 60 Miles Per Hour as you work with our yeah to the 10192 interchange. It is 402. San Francisco Police have announced an arrest in a hit andrun crash that killed a two yearold girl. It happened on Mission Street on friday night between 4th and 5th street. It was not of the driver, but the childs aunt. This 25yearold is charged with felony and child endangerment. Show and her twin brother were leaving with her aunt. She attempted to cross the street against the signal. She left the toddler in the middle of the street to go back to the sidewalk to ge
Form, not fight the current and pull yourself away from the shore and away from the rip current and once you are out of it, swim your way back in or ride the waves back to shore. Its decreasing today, 4 to 6 feet, drop from 1 to 3 feet and no risk over the weekend. When we come back well talk nd about the beautiful holiday weekend. That is a little on the steamy side. Thank you adam. On the west coast meantime, they are dealing with huge waves and dangerous rip currents as well. Tropical storm marie is felt on the Southern Coast of california now, waves top 20 feet and there are several water rescues, like this one at newport beach, you can keep track of the accuweather forecast any time by downloading the free 6 abc Storm Tracker app, if gives you hourly forecasts and weather alefts posted for your area. The body of a new jersey student is found in the same area where he went missing in israel. Aaron sofer disappeared last week while hiking in the jerusalem forest, he is from lakewood
Good afternoon, im pat lawson muse. Im Barbara Harrison in for jim handly. We are tracking developments in a hacking attack that aff 40 million people. The company says Key Information from millions of credit and debit cards may have been stolen during this busy shopping holiday season. Steve handelsman is live at a target store with the latest. Steve . Reporter hi pat. Hi barbara. Beautiful day here at target, but not a beautiful story for the retailer. The company says they regret the inconvenienc inconvenience. They are investigates and authorities are investigating. All of this doesnt put shoppers in a christmas mood. Its a peak shopping season buzz kill. Target customers learning their credit card information might have been stolen. Anger in the new york area. I might be done shopping at target for awhile. Reporter worried target shoppers in boston. Its concerning. I shopped here quite a few times. I want to check out my account to make sure its straight. Reporter the problem wasn
Up from both 101 and interstate 280 and we are tracking fairly slow traffic through the east bay on both interstate 680 southbound and also on the 580 commute as well as for the nimitz freeway traffic is back this morning. I will have a complete check coming up the 49ers still on track for a return trip to the super bowl as they beat the carolina panthers. Colin kepernick with a touchdown run in the Third Quarter to make it 20 10. Niners in control. And kap with some mockery here. Doing panthers quarterback cam newtons superman touchdown celebration. Then kap does his own trademark bicep kiss. The niners score the last 17 points. To win it 2310. The seahawks win over the saints on saturday officially marked the end of 49ers football at candlestick park. The niners only shot at another home game would have been to host the saints for the nfc championship. Instead, the 49ers 3424 victory over the falcons will go down as the final game in candlestick history. Stick with kron 4 and you won