two lanes are are blocked on southbound 87 before the curtner off-ramp. this is affecting the blue line for vta riders. >>> the worst of the winds are behind us. we still have issues, potential problems in the north bay mountains and east bay hills and the diablo range until 11:00 tomorrow morning. look at these temperatures in the afternoon, upper 60s to low 70s a little spring coming our way. >>> powerful winds could bring more damage today. gusts toppled power lines yesterday in the east bay and north bay triggering outages for tens of thousands of people. >>> number five, today b.a.r.t. will officially launch its new ambassador program in response to concerns about passenger safety. ten unarmed uniformed workers will walk the trains between 2:00 p.m. and midnight. >> number six, an apparent lyft e-bike fire in san francisco overnight. this is on grove and buchanan in the western edition neighborhood. it's not clear yet what caused the fire. >>> and number seven, the big winner of the oscars was a south korean film, "parasite," which won four awards in

there is a bus bridge between curtner and the station as a result. now we get to the map because you can't see it in this shot but the distraction. experiencingucur security head has gotten into the area and said it was tremendous back-up then. that was ten minutes ago. and now it is jammed up past capitol expressway and more traffic toward the 101 and they know to avoid that but that is the ripple for the south bay. the rest of the bay is smooth. a crash reported over the san mateo bridge toll plaza. it does look like there is an incident at the base of the high-rise because traffic jammed here and it flows smoothly westbound. use the dumbarton bridge as an alternate. but i want to continue with our coverage of making it in the bay. now if you think your drive is gettingn ma wo bridge, well you absolutely right. i've got numbers to show it so turn to the screen and i know you're busy but take a look at this because we've been working with caltrans to look at historical data. the vehicle hours of delay and that is how many hours each year that you an

southbound 87 at curtner avenue there is a deadly crash. northbound is also affected by this and the sad news aside, the commute is slow in that area. northbound at curtner avenue, 87 and i would avoid the guadalupe parkway. driving into the valley heading this way you will see slow traffic approaching highway 17 as well. it is a logjam getting into the west valley. driving north on 101 it looks okay from sunnyvale and palo alto. here is 280 near downtown and that looks all right. the traffic has been okay in contra costa county. slow on highway 4 and 680. no major trouble on 24 getting to the maccarthur maze it is not as windy as yesterday and here is steve paulson with more. >> that is correct that things are tailing off a little bit. seems like everybody is getting rain other than us. seattle has too much, la and san diego getting rain. this is normally one of the wettest months. santa rosa, simms is going san jose but we have not had a drop yet. there's nothing forecasted to come in this week as well. there was a hint on late saturday i

but rail service is returning to curtner and tamien. the sheriff's office is investigating the crash. >>> and today, another bay area city is taking debates over the pg&e power shut off last year, and talk about pg and e's reliability, and also turning it into a public utility. >> and now, all democratic candidates are focusing on new hampshire. >> that is right. they not taking anything for granted in the granite street. >> while the president trump will sail through on the republican side, the democrats are harder to figuret. this is joe biden with video of him campaigning in guilford, new hampshire, and biden did poorly in iowa and he needs a strong showing in iowa. we have to be careful to pick winners and losers one state in, and ted cruz is beating donald trump at this point in 2016, and a lot of the attention is turning to sanders and buttigieg. you can see them as guests on "meet the press." sanders may have the edge tomorrow in new hampshire, simply because it is his neighborhood. he is from vermont next door. president trump i

the man was walking on the tracks running parallel to highway 87 near curtner avenue. he was hit by a southbound train and the man's name hasn't been released as of yet. no one on the train was injured. >>> former ceo elizabeth homes appeared in court today. homes is trying to get her indictment dismissed. she's charged with feminie, conspiracy and fraud after the company's blood testing technology. investigators revealed that the technology did that exist. homes is evaluated to go to trial in august. if convicted, she faces up to 20 years in prison. >>> today president trump unveiled a budget plan calling for deem cuts to medicaid and food stamps. it will also cult subsidies to low income housing. analysts say the proposal has no chance of passing the democratically controlled house. >>> the justice department announced three lawsuits today over what it calls unsanctuary policies. another suit seeks to block a ban in washington state on deporting undocumented immigrants to seattle's airport. >>> ilitier not something you see everyday and there's a good reason for that

moving over to san jose, southbound 87 before the curtner avenue off-ramp. we're getting reports of a crash between a pedestrian and a light rail train. >>> high winds challenged the world's best golfers at the at&t pebble beep proam along the shores of monterey bay. nick taylor faced off against phil mickelson during yesterday's final round. taylor finished at 19 under par for the tournament. this marks his second win on the pro tour. >> it feels amazing. again, i don't think it's going to sink in for quite some time. i don't know if i blacked out the last five hours, just played golf and now i'm here winning with a trophy. it's amazing. >> it was windy but how gorgeous is that setting? yesterday's victory will help taylor stay on the tour as one of golf's top 125 pros and qualifies him for his first masters in april and the pga championship in may. >>> valentine's day is coming up on friday, the san francisco zoo has an idea in case you want to adopt one of the zoo animals as a gesture of your affection for your significant other. >> because nothing says a

the commute not forgiving but going easy. 101 and 85 slowing and 87 as well north past curtner. an issue for the santa cruz mountains, to or from highway 17 a shoutout, bear creek road connector by the hairpin turn there is a disabled big rig. it is stuck there. that is why they are not allowed there. we'll let that discussion happen between law enforcement and the people involved but that may be a factor to or from highway 17. the rest of the bay shows a smooth drive. the incident on the san mateo bridge has cleared but the commute is building up for westbound 92 across the peninsula and westbound across at richmond-san rafael bridge. we have a good wait and a good sunrise. so you focus on what you want. i focus on the traffic. >> i'm focusing on the weekend already. >> there you go. >> hopefully a lot of fun. >> and warm weather. we'll continue seeing that into saturday where inland areas reach into the low 70s. the bay will reach about 67 degrees and 63 degrees for the coast. on sunday it is pretty much the same. just a couple of degrees lower for the valleys but up to 62 deg

north 87 around capital expressway where the slowing is up to curtner so two issues through san jose and that is the commute direction and the rest of the commute looks good. p the back-up through dublin has cleared up and blended in with traffic releasing toward pleasanton. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >>> well busy night for police as a chas spanning the bay ends with damage and that driver in police custody. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us live along 880 with new video and more about this crazy chase. kris? >> reporter: it was really fast as we saw it going by on freeway and then the ultimate end was a very violent crash in san francisco. that is not where it started. this all started in vallejo overnight where police say they were responding to a report of a shooting. they tried to pull a vehicle over, suspected to have some role in that shooting. but the driver had another idea and hit the gas instead. vallejo police tried to pull the driver over in vallejo and the chp picked up the chase as it headed into oakland where the driver hit surface streets before a t

it is still slowing. 87 northbound a crash cleared at capital expressway still slow from 85 toward curtner. typical transition through the rest of the south bay. dumbarton bridge now seeing more slowing and the san mateo bridge is getting a little bite lighter. >> we'll have another update coming up for you in about 30 minutes. around for the best price but what if you need an x-ray or surgery. >> i want people to shop for health care and save money. >> it can work. even if you have insurance. >> it is possible that you could get a much better rate than what you're insurer is offering you. >> nbc bay area responds with a health care hack that could save you big money on your next medical bill. >> in my experience, it happens a lot. >> tonight at 11:00 on nbc bay area news. we investigate. vo: while other candidates argue about health care, mike bloomberg has a record of doing something. as mayor, he protected women's reproductive rights. expanded health coverage to 700,000 new yorkers. and decreased infant-mortality rates to historic lows. as president, he'll build on obamacare, cap medica

>>> a typical monday pattern but the south bay did get hit jammed up past curtner near the station for light rail where the deadly crash happened affecting southbound lanes and distracting northbound. the ripple effect. 680 at bulger canyon a crash blocking one lane and it is a wood trimmer and tree trimming truck and slowing through bankruptcy for the east shore freeway down toward the bay bridge toll plaza where the metering lights are still on. back to you. >> thank you. >>> happening now alameda county deputies are revealing details about with a shooting last night in hayward at about 10:30 at a home on medford avenue where investigators say two men got into an argument and one pulled a gun and both were shot in the struggle. neither injury is hiefg. we'll have more details on home page. >>> and "parasite" taking home best picture. you could see the top ten moments and the fashion highlights as well. putting himself through college but becoming an educator and he always said his greatest goal was to make sure that all of the students and his family become productive citizens. obama