Coliseum. The fedex truck crashed with another car, and one of the drivers was killed. All lanes are closed. Cars are being forced off the freeway at the 66th avenue exit. Were trying to divert all traffic off and then they can get back on south of 66. If this is your commute i would highly recommend finding a different route. Reporter authorities havent released any information about the victim. They dont know the cause. I asked if alcohol was involved, they said it doesnt look that way. Speed may have been a factor this is all under investigation. At 4 30 we were told this would probably be shut down for a couple of hours. At least possibly more. Live in oakland, Amy Hollyfield, abc 7 news. Amy, thank you. All right, sue hall is tracking how to get around this, sue, is 580 an option here . Thats what were recommending this hour. No delays on 580 at all. Big rigs are also advised to use 580. The shutdown, lots of slow traffic here as the chp officer said they are diverting off and bri
A. M. , the sun is starting to come up. We have headlights in the northbound direction of 101, taillights heading south. This is the 880 overcrossing. Traffic is at the limit in that part of town. Across town to 280, looking good, too. Snaking your way from san jose up towards cupertino. The 17 880 overcrossing for about a nineminute drive. Well come back with that mass transit promise in just a few. Okay, we want to begin this hour with developing news. Tropical storm harvey forecasted to drop substantial amounts of rain on louisiana after making landfall again early this morning. An official says the death toll has climbed to at least 11. Evacuations continue in southeast texas, with more than 10,000 rescues in the houston area alone. Harvey has soaked some areas around houston with more than 50 inches of rain, which is nearly a u. S. Record for a Tropical Storm. We have also just learned that the largest refinery in the nation near houston is being shut down right now, meaning gas p
Lefthand lanes. Havent seen updates and it does not look like its slowing down the carpool lanes. Hopefully it means its all clear. Not all clear if youre trying to get out of tracy. Westbound 580 into dublin, 54 minutes. No delay, southbound 680, and northbound 85, you still look good at 15 minutes. Ill update that crash we have in san jose in less than ten. Okay, here at the live desk, we continue tracking Hurricane Irma. The storm cutting a path of destruction across the caribbean. At least ten people are now dead. The tiny island of barbuda is the worst hit so far. This is an aerial view of the destruction. Officials say 95 of the buildings are damaged. Also want to show you the storm right now. This is a live picture of the Dominican Republic. We have been watching this all night and all morning, and if you can believe it, this is actually much less windy than it was just a few hours ago. Evacuations under way in florida ahead of the storm. Officials there saying this morning key
Well talk more about that in your day planner up next. Alexis . I want to take you back to the morgan hill area where we did have the sixcar collision. It sounds like five out of six of the vehicles pushed off to the shoulder. That is certainly some good news. Some lanes are getting by now. We have some delays about four miles at the moment. A quick check outside, a live look at the toll plaza. An earlier incident around Treasure Island long gone and residual delays are, too. We have some lingering b. A. R. T. Delays and road closures in the north bay. Well check on those next. The death toll is expected to rise in the six north bay fires. Officials say at least 17 People Killed statewide. 11 of the victims from Sonoma County. Three from mendocino county. Two from napa and one from yuba county. Officials say if you live in these areas in red you need to get out now. That includes Moon Mountain road, mission way, london way, martin road, cavedale road and adobe way. Between Agua Calient
And blockbuster price hike. One movie theaters plan to change prices at the box office. Would you pay more . A good thursday morning. We begin with President Trump declaring that the Republican Party is unified despite a scathing public rebuke from two gop senators. The president will need the help of those same lawmakers to pass a sweeping tax overhaul bill. This morning there are mixed messages on what that bill could mean for your 401 k plan. Abcs Serena Marshall has new details from washington, good morning, serena. Reporter kendis, diane, good morning. Those new details include those tax plans could be up for negotiation, those 401 k plans, excuse me, could be up for negotiation in the tax bill the president wants signed on his desk by the end of the year. Americans Retirement Savings could be the battleground for a republicans promise for a tax overhaul. President trump eager for a legislative win pushing tax reform on fox news. Theyre passing this bill along very rapidly. We hav