Im cheryl jennings. An unusual sight along interstate as you saw with heavy traffic on the holiday. Lasted for hours because several lanes shut down from a big rig crash. The truck hit a Center Divide and overpass here berkeley. The driver was thrown from the truck and died. Abc 7 news anchor eric thomas has the full story. Reporter with the trailer jammed under the University Avenue overpass and the tractor stopped some 50 yards away traffic on westbound 80 was backed up all the way from berkeley to martinez on this black friday. Its crazy. I was just telling my grandmother i feel like im on my way to work on a weekday. Trying to get shopping in for black friday and not getting there any quick. Reporter the Highway Patrol says the accident happened before 9 00 this morning. A witness who lives in a tent city near the freeway saw and heard it. First thing we saw was a tire pop. Tire blew, sounded like a gunshot. The next thing we heard and saw was metal folding after he hit the pylon u
Today once again above average. By the afternoon well be in the 70s around the bay and inland. Even by noontime, very mild. And at the coast, 60s prevail. It will be a dry day today. And then looking at the clouds giving way to rain by late tonight in the north bay. Ill time it out for you in a few minutes, chris. Lisa, thank you. Terrifying moments off the coast of Monterey County. A diver attacked by whats believed to be a great white shark yesterday in Stillwater Cove off pebble beach. The diver may owe his life to two First Responders who happened to be in the right place at the right time. Abc 7s Cheryl Jennings has the story. Reporter the diver was spear fishing with his father 80 yards off pebble beach when the shark bit his leg. He swam to the surface to tell his dad what he had seen when when he was at the surface, the shark actually attacked him. Reporter officials believed it was a great white based on the bite marks. The diver managed to get his boat back to shore. You see
Help the Small Business. On abc 7 news well see if Small Business saturday is bringing a boost to areas that could really use it in the north bay fire zone. And im meteorologist drew tuma starting the weekend off on a warm note but were tracking downpours on your sunday. The details ahead on the accuweather forecast. Whos in charge . Depends on who you ask. The Government Agency in a tug of war and leadership fight. Abc 7 news starts now. Announcer live where you live, this is abc 7 news. A plea to shop small today with a lot at stake for business in the north bay. Good afternoon and thanks for joining us. Im dion lim. Im eric thomas. We begin with a look at Small Business saturday, happening now in an area where it can make a big difference. Abc 7 News Reporter Cornell Barnard is live in Sonoma County where businesses have been in need of customers, and today those wishes were answered. Business pretty brisk in sonoma today, cornell . Reporter yeah, eric and dion, you wouldnt believe
Announcer now from abc 7 live breaking news imprisonments that breaking news a major bay area roadway should down after a crash kills at least four people. Now chp is on the look out for a driver who may be involved in the collisions. Good evening and thank to for joining us. Eric thomas. Four people dead another five injured in the crash it happened on web east east a san pablo road after 8 00 tonight. 511. Org map shows the severe traffic problem its causing right now. Lee say a minimum joins us from the scene. Lisa. Reporter deon, there is still a lot going on out here. Aus mentioned just a few moments all of highway 80 from to San Pablo Dam road all lanes closed. This is only part of the deadly scene. The farthest west of us there is a white fourdoor sedan you can see. It hit the citron divide and i learned a few moments ago that it happened after it left the eastbound lane, meaning it went over the Center Divide and not far from there are three other cars involved two dark colored
Anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees. Thats compliments of the southwesterly gusty wind. Were in the low 60s from oakland to concord. 64 in san jose. The wind gusts primarily above 1,000 feet near the Oakland Hills, mt. Tam. A wind gust of 36 miles an hour spring valley. As we go through the Morning Hours. You notice 8 00, 9 00, the line of showers from vallejo through San Francisco and along the peninsula. The core of the system later on tonight that will continue to bring gusty winds, heavy downpours and in between we could see an isolated thunderstorm. Your planner throughout the next 12 hours shows the rain and wind developing through the 8 00, 9 00 hour with 50s and 60s. By noontime, were still looking at some rain. By the later afternoon, were mild. Still ahead of the main system with a possibility of a thunderstorm and then tonight showers. Well talk about the week ahead, coming up. Carolyn . Lisa has been updating all morning long. So you want to keep track of the changing weather con