Has ordered the vessel and not to go anywhere. And it digging into the investigation of why it swiped the tower 6 of the bay bridge and the National Transportation safety board has announced that it is investigating the crash is is that it is a major marine casualty with one half a Million Dollars in damage, so far. Kron4s Maureen Kelly attended a coast guard briefing where they outlined their next steps in the investigation. Reporter tuesday investitgators interviewed the bar pilot. The local person tasked with helping to manuever the 752 foot vessel thru these waters. The captain and key members of the crew will also be interviewed. Drug and Alcohol Testing is already underway. The coast guard says human error is one of the possibilities they are looking at. That is something that we will always look at is. Pilot error, can lend her. Reporter inspectors and investigators plan to go thru every inch of the ship. Including testing the navigation equiptment meant to help guide the tanker around obstacles like the bridge. There was a quarter mile visability the day of the also under scrutiny. The physical damage the oil tanker sustained. We are trying to go to climb to get an internal view of the whole scene it in the. Hull. If you have a comment or story idea for stanley, email us at peoplebehavingbadly kron4. Co m reporter officials are also interested in this scrape you see because of the potential for pollution. They continue to monitor the water. And so far no leaks has been detected. The ship had already offloaded its cargo before the accident monday. With that said, they obviously also troubl they did t trouble with a lot of fuel. Reporter the crew of the overseas reymar remains on board. The coast guard says the ship will be kept here until investigators are satisfied. As long as it takes. Reporter Officials Say it could take months before a cause is determined. Maureen kelly kron4 news. Reporter at this hour, we are learning more of this pilot. Kron 4s dan kerman has more on the pilot. And some other incidences involving the pilot. Reporter this pilot that was maneuvering the vessel that hit the bay bridge has had three previous incidences in the last four years. On august 27th, 2009, the captain was piloting this 565 grace towards the port of San Francisco when briefly grounded. There was no damage and what this Incident Review Committee could not find any failure with the action, he was ordered to take more practiced trips. On two days later, on august 29th, he was taking this vessel out from the san joquan stockton and it damaged a catwalk. He was also practiced as expectedto tomore practice courses. And as he was supervising a trainee at the ship was going from redwood city to the richmond harbor. This tug boat was attached and it made contact with the bottom of the channel causing minor damage. While he was only supervising he was blamed for pilot error. No action was recommended by the Incident Review Committee skilled pilots of the river it is easy to make contact with the bottom or problems. It is a very narrow transit. Changing conditions, shallow water. I would characterize this as a reminder incidences. Reporter the executive director of the Pilot Commission for San Francisco, san pablo, and because they are co conducting their own concurrent investigation he will not comment. However, there are new investigations in the works. This regimen with agility testing, for the pilots and physical ability this will create also a medical review regimen for the job officer. Reporter dan kerman, kron 4 news. Reporter 0 there are federal authorities involved in the investigation there is a nonprofit. Is also wanting some answers tonight. Just some short time ago i spoke with the executive director. Even of the was not an oil spill it is extremely alarming. One thing but we are concerned about is the vessel, and the coast guard. And understand what type of information they have. How heavy the fog was. And what type of instructions directions. And what type of judgment calls the official pilot had to make on deciding the transit. In other words, was it is preventable . Should it not have set sail when it did. Reporter the bottom line is that there is still a lot of Unanswered Questions and that shipping is not going anywhere until there are some answers. Reporting live from Treasure Island, terisa estacio. Pam thanks terisa we will check back in with you tonight at sixoclock. Again, another look at the ship as it sits in the san this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc7 news. Coming up tonight at 530. Kron4 takes you behind the wheel of one of the massive tankers, in a Maritime Academy simulator. Stay with kron4 as we continue to follow developments in the tanker hit of the bay bridge. You can follow updates on the web at kron4dotcom, and our facebook and twitter pages. If you have not been feeling well lately. You are not alone. The flu season started early and it is getting stronger. In fact, so many people are getting sick. Kron 4s Justine Waldman tells us. Having the flu shot. Might not completely protect you. Reporter the flu season is off to a strong start. According to the cdc ca is having widespread activity. Reporter dr. Randy bergen is an Infectious Disease specialst at kaiser permanente. He says. More and more cases of the flu are coming in to this office this winter. We are seeing more of the tradition influenza body aches and pains. Upper respiratory congestion. Reporter the call centers, clinics and emergency room are all busy with people suffering from the flu. Even people who did get the flu shot. No vaccine is 100 as i say you are protected with the vexing than without. Were never going to say that you were going to get 100 percent protection. Reporter doctor bergen notes it takes two weeks for a flu shot to take full effect. Get one to protect yourself. But the flu virus going around now. H3n2. Is making a lot of people, really sick. H3n2 tends to be more sever and that is the virus that is circulating right now. Reporter to stay healthy, the best people who are sick and wash your hands. In walnut creek Justine Waldman kron 4 news. Californias flu activity is pam investigators now say, a petaluma teenager, found dead on the side of a road in lake tahoe, may have been disoriented. Allysa byrne apparently tried to walk three miles in freezing weather to her hotel. After attending a music festival. El dorado county sheriffs say, the 19yearold took off her jacket at some point and boot prints that were found suggest the disorientation. No word yet if alcohol or drugs were a factor. The man accused of setting his girlfriend on fire in San Franciscos Bayview District is behind bars. Dexter oliver is facing attempted murder and arson charges. Investigators say, they tracked down the suspect at a hotel in oakland. Oliver is suspected of throwing gasoline on his girlfriend and setting her on fire after an argument. The victim a mother of three, is recovering at a San Francisco burn center. It was foggy earlier take a look this is what drivers were dealing with that the toll plaza. You can see how thick it was in this is from mt. Tam right now. And as it is getting darker. I am here in the Weather Center with jacqueline there are reactions with what we can expect. Yes. It was a bit cooler. Because theit felta bit cooler because of that low 50s. We did see temperatures below 60s, elsewhere. 60s in redwood city, 61 in san jose. 60s in pleasanton, fremont, and a santa rosa. It was a very nice today. As we take a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. Clear skies. That is going to change. The satellite radar showing that it is set up associated with this system approaching the coast. The tail end of this system is dragging offshore. A bit of a one half horseshoe shape. Towards the coast for tomorrow. And rainfall for tomorrow afternoon clear what will time it out on futurecast. And more importantly, the rainfall and fog. Catherine details on what the elaborate a booby trap that he had waiting for him at the apartment. From the colorado shooting. Pam approval. A foggy morning around the bay area early today. A foggy mornyou cant move the tv there. Yuhhuh. We have the wireless receiver. Listen. Back in my day, there was no uverse wireless receiver that let you move the tv away from the tv outlet. We can move it to the kitchen, the patio, the closet and almost anywhere. Why would you want a tv in the closet . [ both laugh ] [ fancy voice ] brilliant idea, darling. [ female announcer ] the wireless receiver only from at t uverse. Get uverse tv for 29 a month for six months. At t. Pam a quick live look at bridge traffic on this tuesday evening commute. As many of us experience first hand, it is not always easy getting around the bay area with so many vehicles on the road. But, some relief could be ahead, thanks to a new, first of its kind study. Which pinpointdd some the worst troublespits. Kron4s george rask has more. This is tracking over 3000 drivers using their cellphone and gps signals. This is the first time it has been done one of the worst areas they found was the 101 corridor through south east san jose. Keep in mind it is not only the freeway but the traffic leading to the freeway that contributes to these slow downs. The study found that many people get on the freeway are round the same time. And another concern is the castro valley, the 580, and highway 92. Again traffic leading from outlying areas onto the freeway will lead to the slowdowns. And the san ramon dublin. And crow canyon road. And highway 1 0 1 in the sun rafael region. Again, all of the redwood city feed systems. Caltran and local transportation officials are reviewing these results and want to contribute additional metering liked to spread out the volume of drivers. This study has shown that if they can reduce this by 1 per cent it can improve your drive time by 14 percent. That is eight minutes per hour. George russ, kron 4. Pam ithat was george rask. Dry weather is bringing out road crews in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Heavy december rains are blamed for mud and rock slides which have taken out a stretch of vine hill road near highway 17 kron fours rob fladeboe has the latest on the continuing efforts to clear the storm damage. Reporter after negotiating a bumpy onelane ride across washedout vine hill road for more than a month, residents have no problem with new delays now that work has begun on a permanent fix. I actually saw before they did anything to it and was absolutely shocked on how much and washed away. Reporter a dozen Mountain Roads damaged or closed by rock and mudslides in december. After clearing the slide and restoring that single lane in either direction, crews returned this week to finish the job. Theyre clearing away downed trees and digging down to solid ground, using tons of drain rock and concrete to shore up the hillside before adding a new, second lane across the 100 foot gash. This area got extreme rained. This sorrel is finally starting to dry out. The soil is finally starting to dry out. Elsewhere, water is still seeping from an even larger slide here on highland way off summit road, still closed after a huge slide left mud 3feet deep on the road, forcing residents to endure long detours. While some of the storm caused road repairs are backlogged due to a lack of funds, others, like vine hill road are on a fast track because its an alternate route to nearby highway 17. The last time the road was blocked it took 1. 5 years before it was fixed. This is certainly better than that. Reporter weather permitting, work on vine hill road should be complete by the end of the month. In the Santa Cruz Mtns rob fladeboe kron 4 news. Jacqueline it was a nice day but big changes. For the rest of the week with a system that is going to be dropping into the bay area. That will bring it some very, very cold air. Temperatures are going to be significantly cooler and even cooler on thursday. Fridays low. 20s. Near freezing for the bayshore. More on that but first let us take a look at the satellite radar. The fog is increasing and the main event is off the coast. Washington is continuing to press south. Towards our coastline and tomorrow, thats got a cloud coverage. With the chance of lingering showers on thursday. The futurecast, wh10 00 a. M. , mainly dry by 2 00 p. M. , it is one that rainfall will start in the north bay. By 3 00 p. M. , spotty shower activity. This will press the down to the south by 5 00 p. M. And livermore, the Santa Cruz Mountains and also by 7 00 p. M. , towards san jose. Notice, clearing along the north bay. As we go towards a 11 00 p. M. , take a look offshore. Spotty shower activity over the coastal areas. That will continue through thursday morning. Mainly dry over the bay area. A look at your extended forecast. Cold air with this system. By thursday, temperatures are going to be freezing. Pretty chilly for the bay shore. Friday, temperatures are going to be freezing nearly everywhere. Ll stay with us satu, sunday with the chance of showers. Catherine coming out of Gabrielle Giffords is marking the twoyear anniversary. When she was injured in the mass shooting in tucson, ariz. Card and a new group is dedicated to curb violence with her and her husband announcer can you see that lovely lady . Espn is apologizing today after commentator Brent Musburger focused on this young ladies beauty. During last nights College FootballNational Championship game. 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More on the probe into how a tanker hit the bay bridge. Plus kron 4 takes you behind the wheel of one of the massive vessels. In a Maritime Academy simulator. The colorado movie massacre. New evidence in a preliminary hearing for the suspect. Including dozens of graphic 911 recordings. And a hot air balloon crash. It was all caught on camera by a passenger. Thats next at 530. Sleep train has your ticket to tempurpedic. Experience the pressurerelieving comfort of tempurpedic, and sleep riskfree with sleep trains 100day money back guarantee. Get 36 months interestfree financing no down, and no interest for 3 years. Plus, get free sameday delivery. Sleep trains 100day money back guarantee, interestfree financing, and free delivery . Thats the ticket sleep trains ticket to tempurpedic is on now. Sleep train your ticket to a better nights sleep Secondhand Smoke affects everyones health. Its not just irritating. It can cause Heart Disease and even death. Speak up about Secondhand Smoke. Your health and the health of your family depend on it. male announcer this is bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. Now at 530. The investigation into what led up to an oil tanker hitting the bay bridge. This is video from our helicopter partnership with abc7 news over the scene. Just after it happened yesterday. Here is what we know. The pilot of the ship had three previous shipping mishaps. Although at least one official with the california board of pilots commission. Calls the incidents minor. The National Transportation safety board. Is now calling the recent crash a major marine casualty. Because the damage totals more than half a Million Dollars. The director of the Simulation Program at the california Maritime Academy in vallejo. Used their stateoftheart bridge simulator to give us an idea of what it is like for a pilot to navigate a cargo ship through the fog on the bay this simulation, we can recreate the same situation. And say that this is what happened. For now, we have what is considered a 3 mi. Visibility. We have an officer on watch, a shipmaster, and a pilot. Because this is happening during while i am piloting bible be speaking to the bridge capt. And the captain. On weather o