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The countdown to shutdown down to the wire. Sen. Chris van hollen, d maryland there is lots to get done and we can do itbehind the scenes senators working to come to an agreement on a spending bill to avoid a Government Shutdown ahead of the midnight deadline. Sen. Dan sullivan, r alaska the decision whether or not the governments going to be shut down is really in the hands of senator schumer and his colleaguespresident trump delaying a weekend trip to maralago for some last minute dealmaking. ...

Dublin grade we have crash that will be busy and blocking lanes westbound 580 over the dublin grade. It has been there since 4 am, and the traffic is backed up from the dublin interchange. The commute will be very slow. Heading out to that seen in a moment as soon as i get to some of the other commutes to help you get to work. Highway 4 is very slow with that earlier accident on highway 4. That was not as serious but the traffic from antioch out to the base point is slow. Bay point is slow. We w...

Accident and the alert we just saw from caltrans is in order to get the trucks out of the way and the vehicles out of the way and to clean up the debris they may not be able to get all of the lanes reopened. I want to get over to Sal Castaneda in the Traffic Center keeping an eye on the backup. Things are not looking much better, westbound 580 that is. These are the maps and look how long the backup is on the freeways and i want to explain about why this accident, even though it is just blocking...

The highway because two lanes are open, lanes three and four are open but lanes one and two are closed which is why the traffic is dragging along. They hoped to have it cleared by noon but that is not happening because one of the semi trucks involved in the accident had a full load. They tried to drag it but that was not working. They literally have to take everything out of the truck, and we have another truck waiting to take on that freight but it is taking a long time. This crash happened sev...

Officials are desperate to avoid violent clashes. Reporter they cited the incident that happened earlier this year. They want to make sure it doesnt happen again. It is a leisurely afternoon. If you look behind me you can see several dozen officers are staging on that side. Behind our Camera Position you can see they are doing the same thing underneath the trees. Hopefully you can see that. They are moving Police Officers into place. I am told the securities and perimeter put in place between 4 ...

Blue bottle. And continue coverage on the homeless problem with a look at how rental laws are pushing people on the streets. Stay with us, ktvu fox 2 news at 6 30 is next. Now to todays top stories. Live pictures from skyfox over ucberkeley where about 200 protestors have gathered tonight ahead of a speech by conservative writer ben shapiro. Streets in the area are closed down and dozens of officers are standing by. Cal reportedly spent more than half a Million Dollars to pay for security for to...

Counterprotests. Theres been a Large Police Presence here. They have been here all day made up of ucberkeley police, police from other uc campuses, and city Police Officers. They have been walking in large groups of about 6 or 7 or 8. Now they are kind of dispersed in different spaces. Some groups opposed to the shapiro appearance scrawled messages on sidewalks and signs around campus. Others have said the barriers, closed sections of campus, clusters of police [ pause ] have militarized the cam...

Should be as well. Looking good for a friday morning. At almost 5 01, we expect light traffic anywhere. Over here west 237, this should get even lighter because this incident on the right shoulder, clearing from the lanes. Ill let you know if theres anything to hang you up there. North 85, the disabled vehicle, it sounds like its all in the Center Divide which is a concern. Folks have to make their way from the Center Divide to the right shoulder. Be careful as you get toward that junction. Over...

Forecast as you get ready to head out the door. It will be a nice and cool start as you go through the dropoffline, it will be in the upper 50s. You may even have to turn on the heater for a little bit. Later today its going to be nice. Windows down in the car or the bus. Walking home will be really nice. The high temperatures expected for today, up to 77 in san jose and 80 in napa, San Francisco, 66 degrees. Did you feel that . We had shaking yesterday in East San Jose. Ill talk about that comi...

Help of victims banks, and vendors where the suspects used stolen cards and checks. This video, for example, shows the woman Police Identify as Antoinique Bryant shopping at the target in pinole. She orders a drink at starbucks, and eventually leaves with a cart of merchandise all paid for with someone elses money. Though theres no physical abuse in these cases, there will be charges beyond just theft and burglary. You can take financial advantage or target a victim because of their age for a Fi...