Publ . Ic. There is still a few kinks to work out. Good evening. Christian heartnet is at the Golden Gate Bridge. The barrier is in place. As far as an earlier opening, we will still have to wait and see. The top priority has been figuring out how to move the median. It will be moved 3 to 4 times a day by zipper trucks. It takes time to make sure they have it down. Today the zipper truck operators are going through training to get it right. Navigating that accurately within a half inch takes practice. We have crews going through that. There are changes drivers need to be aware of. The inside lanes will be half a foot narrower. It shouldnt be a problem if drivers take it slow. The merge is no longer left to right from the inside lane. It is right to left. The speed limit on the waldo grade is 45 from 55. Chp will enforce that. Watch your speed. The bridge district is on track to open at 4 00 a. M. Live in San Francisco. As he point said out, be prepared for a different drive. Those warn
Is solid, but the process of how it will be moved daily that needs to be worked out. The barrier will be moved 3 to 4 times daily by the zipper trucks. It picks up the barrier and moved one lane over, it takes practice and they want to have it down before opening the bridge to the public. The zipper operators are going through training. Navigating that and placing the barrier action vatry accurately takes practice. And some finishing touches left as well, crews need to stripe the approaches at either end of the bridge. The bridge district is on schedule to open at the 4 00 a. M. Time on monday morning. Theres a possibility that it will open sooner than that. You know when this is said and done, are there significant changes drivers should know about . The most important change the south bound side supporting the bridge on the waldo grade. 55 miles an hour was before, it will be changed to 45 miles an hour and the bridge district said that chp during the opening week will be there. Watc
And debora youve been watching the preparations going on all evening. Reporter its eerie out here right now, usually its full of tourists but as you can see its empty. This parking lot and the popular vista point on the north end both closed about an hour ago. Very soon transit buses and construction trucks will be the only vehicles on the golden gate. Yellow tubes in their final appearance on the golden gate bridge. Clearing the way for the Construction Zone down the middle that will make them absolute. Were closing at 9 00. Reporter at the same time cars were being chooed out of the parking lot early so theyll be empty well before midnight. Vista point is off limits for a few nights and on reopening the view for drivers will change dramatically. Cruising alongside a concrete wall so oncoming cars arent killers. 16 deaths in more than 100 head on wrecks since 1970. Its a different era but this is a good change. Its really exciting. Reporter bridge captain lisa lacoti worked her way th
Ambulance to be able to transport that victim. Were told that the woman who was the vietnam of this pitbull attack was in bad shape. Emergency crews were called to a home. According to the Fire Department the victim is in in this attack is a woman in her 40s. She suffered serious injuries to her face, arms and legs, and was rushed to the Playing Field here where an air ambulance was waiting. She was flown to John Muir Trauma Center in walnut creek. Neighbors tell thus were quite a few emergency vehicles, including fire, police, and animal control officers. And alert on when we left the animal control guy was here, and it seemed like there were a lot of people out front, kind of getting interviewed by animal control. Now know the neighbors . We dont know them. Reporter according to the pinole Fire Department, the dog was taken into custody by the animal control officer and there were no other people who were injured. A authorities have not yet released the name of the dog owner, nor of
Thank you. We have breaking news now in the east bay. This is a live look in livermore where at least one person is dead after police and firefighters responded to reports of a shooting in an upscale neighborhood. It happened just after 4 30 this afternoon. You can see they have the scene roped off there. This is near Winding Stream drive and altamont creek drive. We have a crew on the scene trying to get more information right now. So stay with us here on abc7 news or follow us on twitter. Hayward Police Arrested a suspect accused of shooting at an officer and then holing up in a home. This afternoon the s. W. A. T. Team moved in and as what appeared to be gas or smoke powder out poured out from the windows and then they took map away in handcuffs. This began at 2 00 a. M. When police say the suspect shot at an officer in a traffic stop. The officer was not hurt. Police say the suspect was driving a car that could be connected to a shooting last night. The parents of a woman charged w