Span. And for a while, they even threatened to postpone its opening. This is a serious issue and its being taken seriously. Reporter but its not over. Our snapped bolt will now be cut up into pieces and taken to a lab for more tests. The fact that they broke after nearly 5 days at the highest possible tension means that at least initially these bolts could last a very, very long time. Reporter still, not everyone is slapping high fives at least not yet. I think were still looking at, oh, i would say several months worth of additional testing to have an absolutely clear picture of where were at and again, thats the long term. On the short term basis i think we know where were at. Reporter wheres that . Were into good place. Reporter and that place may be the opening one week from today. On treasure island, phil matier, kpix 5. With no traffic going over the bay bridge, officials expect more activity certainly on the Golden Gate Bridge. Theres concern those drivers may not be up to speed
This morning, the United States is considering military action against syria after what secretary of state john kerry described as undeniable use of chemical weapons. Without mincing words, kerry said there must be consequences for the attack. Susan mcginnis is here in new york with the latest. Good morning, susan. Annemarie, it is clear that the u. S. Is moving closer to a military response, Officials Say the white house is still considering how to respond to this deadly gas attack. On monday, secretary kerry made it clear the president believes there must be accountability. What we saw in syria last week should shock the conscience of the world. It defies any code of morality. Reporter kerry was responding to last weeks attack outside damascus, the video of suffering men, women and children is difficult to watch. They were exposed to what experts believe was nerve agents, hundreds died. The indiscriminate slaughter of civilians, the killing of women and children and incideno women an
160,000 acres. Three spot fires started by embers overnight flying over the firelines. The fire is burning on the western edge of Yosemite National park. Teresa garcia with what People Living in the area are being told. Reporter the concern was evident as hundreds got the latest news from fire officials. These are pretty tough people that live up here. Pretty independent people. And they are going to want to protect their homes and property above everything else. Reporter they got good news. Firefighters have established containment lines along the southwestern edge of the blaze, the area with the biggest population. On the less active areas of the fire where it was safe for crews to continue putting in containment lines, we upped that containment to 20 . Reporter so thats good news. Theres some progression, yes. Reporter one of the most active parts of this fire is pushing eastward into Yosemite National park. One of the top concerns is how close it is to hech hechy reservoir two mile
Died and it was supposed to be those teens first day of school. Instead, they will be mourning the loss of one of their own. The accident happened just before 9 00 last night. You can see just how badly this car was damaged. Danvilles police chief says the car was going northbound an el capitan drive in a well lit area when the driver lost control and hit a tree on claridge drive. Too early to tell. Theres no obvious signs of anything. Thats what our investigators will be working on to make sure that they can pinpoint speeds and other things. Theres nothing obvious such as cans of alcohol or anything like that. Reporter the teen killed was a passenger sitting on the right side of the car. He died at san ramon regional hospital. The driver and the other passenger were taken to john muir medical center. Police say they are in critical condition. Officers say all of them were males. The teen killed was 16 years old. The driver and the other passenger were 17 years old. The cause of the cr
International boulevard. The fire was first reported about 3 hours ago. There are no reports of any injuries. And the cause is under investigation. Now the rim fire. Its burning near Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite National park and it has spread to 160,000 acres at 20 containment. Crews worked through the night on three spot fires started by embers flying over the firelines. They are making a little progress. Teresa garcia trees is in Tuolumne City cbs reporter Teresa Garcia is in Tuolumne City with more. Reporter definitely feeling like theres finally light at the end of the tunnel here. When you hear numbers like 20 compared to when we were speaking with you yesterday it was only 7 containment but still there is a lot of concern out here. We are in Tuolumne City, and this is the Mountain Community under an evacuation advisory for many days now. Thats what has brought hundreds of firefighters here. They basically built up a major base camp. They are ready to spring into action if