Twocar crash on the upper deck of the bay bridge. This will make for a messy commute for anyone coming from the east bay into San Francisco. You can see the flashing lights there. The backup is extending into the tunnel here. If you take out the map here. You can see where this is. And also where that backup is. Look at that. The crash is after Treasure Island. That backup is extending further and further towards the toll plaza. Here are the speeds for everyone. 11 and 21 Miles Per Hour. So slow ride for you this morning. Be careful out there. Thanks. At abc7 news were focused on ways to building a better bay area. One issue we all face is making city streets safe. Welcome to life in the slow lane. A group in San Francisco is pushing the city to lower all speed limits to 20 Miles Per Hour. They say this is an effort to save lives. Lauren martinez has the details on this. Lauren . The resolution does not mean that speed limits will be immediately changing in San Francisco. The resolution was passed by the Pedestrian SafetyAdvisory Committee last night. From here it will go to the board of supervisors and they will take it into consideration. Almost 20 years ago, john local w john lowell was jogging when a speeding car hit him in the mission district. He sustained severe injuries that left him permanently disabled. He thinks san diego needs more signage and physical reminders to slow down. I was thrown, i believe, 20 feet in the air and landed on my side and sustained traumatic brain injuries. Speed was a factor in the severity of the injuries i sustained. An sfpd traffic inspector says theres been 26 traffic fatalities so far this year. Aside from this resolution, theres also vision zero which aims to end to get zero fatalities by 2024. Reporting live in San Francisco, lauren martinez, abc7 news. We want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. Share them by joining our building a better Bay Area Group on facebook. In about an hour, the remains of a korean war veteran will arrive at sfo. He will be greeted by his 92yearold sister who lives in the bay area. Army Sergeant First ClassPhillip Mendoza was killed during the battle on december 2, 150. His remains were accounted for in august after President Trumps summit with north Korean Leader kim jongun. Mendozas remains were identified by scientists in the more than 55 boxes turned over by north korea. He will be buried on friday in dixon in solano county. Welcome to life in the slow happening today. A threeday hearing starts in iowa where a judge will determine whether the confession of the man accused of killing Molly Tibbits will be thrown out. She disappeared in july of last year. Her body was found in august. Christian rivera has been charged with her murder. Investigators say he led them to the body. Riveras attorneys say interrogators didnt fully explain his rights to him. New details on a disturbing assault in San Franciscos china town. Mayor london breed says police will increase foot patrols. The attack that happened was caught on video. A suspect got out of a black suv, ripped a cell phone out of the victims hand and just knocks him out cold. All of the victims are in their 60s. In addition to more foot patrols, the city is considering a number of other safety improvements for the neighborhood. Its been heartbreaking to see whats happening. The targeted violence on our elderly community. Investigators think the suspects responsible for other the police chief says there are some leads in the case. At the live desk were getting a live look inside the room where the impeachment hearings will take place today. We saw a flurry of activity. A lot of photographers coming out here. So were interested to see what will happen in the next few minutes. There might be someone inside the room here. To get an idea of what will be happening today, one of the witnesses is bill taylor. The current top diplomat in ukraine. He told house investigators that the administration withheld aid to ukraine over political investigations. Democrats are trying to prove their claim that the president pressured ukraines leader to investigate his rivals. Special live coverage of the impeachment hearings begins around 7 00 a. M. Right here on abc7. Reggie . Thanks. Today is the last day for democratic president ial candidates to qualify for the next debate, which is coming up in a week. That comes as a new poll by Monmouth University shows that south bend, indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg moved to the top of the field among likely iowa cauc caucusgo caucusgoers. Hes at 22 . Joe biden at 19 . Elizabeth warren at 18 . You have to take into account that less than onethird of caucusgoers say they are furmly s firmly confident of their choice. Hillary clinton said she is being pressured to run in 2020. Clinton says she has no plans to enter the race, but shell never say never to another run. 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Flashing lights there from our camera. Thats because theres a twocar crash there. Injuries are reported. Two lanes are blocked. You can get a good idea of the backup. We know its extending more than two miles right now because this backup is well into the tunnel. The crash is not until you get on the other side of the tunnel. As we bring up the map, you can get an idea of the speeds people are dealing with. Down to 10 and 9 Miles Per Hour on the upper deck of the bay bridge. Please make sure to maybe try mass transit if you can. It will be a long is your business still settling for slow internet . Well time is money. Switch to comcast business now and get a great deal when you get fast, reliable internet. With a 30day moneyback guarantee, installation when it works for you, and 24 7 customer support. So what are you waiting for . Get this great deal when you sign up for fast, reliable internet. Call 18005016000 today. Comcast business. Beyond fast. Breaking news from the live desk, a massachusetts firefighter died this morning while trying to help his crew get out of a burning home. Lieutenant jason menard leaves behind a wife and three children. Fire Officials Say the firefighters were searching for a baby who had been reported trapped on the third floor. The baby was not there. Officials say menard guided his men to safety overnight but he couldnt escape the flames. The atf joined the investigation to find out more on the cause of the fire. San francisco is taking a big step to tackle the Mental Health crisis. The mayor joined supervisors to unveil the program they call a groundbreaking effort. It would provide universal Mental Health treatment to people who live in the city regardless of their ability to pay. Mayor breed says the goal is to reach vulnerable populations. What happens when someone is a schizophrenic . What happens when someone other things . 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Its punching through the Golden Gate Bridge and down in the south bay gorgeous sunrise. Not as much fog here until you get around san martin. We will have more clouds today a stronger sea breeze and cooler temperatures this afternoon. Thicker clouds tonight. A couple areas of drizzle. Thats about the only rain i can find in the forecast. Warm surge this weekend with near record highs possible sunday. Low clouds wiare the brighter ones. The high clouds are the darker ones. You can see atten int enoon, th still fog over the bay. You may need sunglasses from time to time. Theyll be a main stay in the forecast. Even with that, temperatures are still above average today. Mid to upper 60s around the bay. Low 60s at the coast. Tonight, some green. Some drizzle along the coast. East bay hills, temperatures in the mid 40s and mid 50s. Overnight, it will be mild. Tomorrow, temperatures in the 50s and 60s. Thats average. It reverses friday. By sunday were nearing 70 at the coast. Mid 70s around the bay. 80 inland. We will taper and a big pattern change will bring temperatures back to average starting wednesday of next week. Well see if theres rain with that coming up. Heres jobina. I just checked, the drive time to get across the bay bridge into San Francisco is 44 minutes. Thats because of a sigalert were following. If you look closely on our screen. You can see the blue flashing lights from the Police Department. Heres that backup that is extending further than two miles, thats because of a twocar crash on the upper deck of the bay bridge. Injuries have been reported. Emergency responders are there. Its going to it be a while until we see this cleared up. If i pull up the map here, you can get an idea of the exact location and the speeds. The crash is on the other side of Treasure Island. The backup extends well beyond that. Speeds here are 9 and 7 Miles Per Hour. Thats how fast people are moving across the bridge. Well keep you posted on this. 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Theres still a mess on the bay bridge. Such a mess unfortunately for people heading from the east bay into San Francisco. So we pulled up this red circle for you so you can take a close look and see those flashing lights. Those are emergency crews on the upper deck of the bay bridge. Theres a twocar crash. Injuries have been reported two lanes are blocked now. Look at the backup extending from the tunnel at this point. The backup goes all the way to the toll plaza. So if you have not left your house this morning, it might be a good idea to check out mass transit, maybe bart this morning. Its going to be a slow ride for you. What were seeing is the crash is on the other side of Treasure Island. Look at that backup. You can see everything there. Im seeing that the ride now across the bay bridge, 47 minutes. Here are the speeds. 9 Miles Per Hour and 7 Miles Per Hour. Its going to be slow. Ouch. Yeah. Hello, b. A. R. T. Hi, everybody. Heres the visibility. The fog is thick along the coast. Let me show you the wind patterns. You can see its moving up the coast, down the coast, through the golden gate and also spreading southward into the bay. Heres a look at it from mount tam. Fingers of fog, whether theyre rolling across sausalito, tiburon, belvedere through the golden gate and headed across the east bay. Its mild. 48 to 50. Well stay around 58 around the coast. Above average because of a sea breeze. Lets go back to jobina. Over at the live desk, were waiting for the first public impeachment hearing to get under way in just about 30 minutes. This is a look inside the room now. You