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freeway. what led police and a man to shoot it out and the aftermath that kept the highway closed. >> trying to intimidate us to move on. how the first night on the job in oakland went for the guardian angels. a slow leak develops near the capped oil well in the gulf. why the government is concerned. the news starts now. this is cbs5 eyewitness news. "this broadcast realtime captioned by becky lyon." a barrage of bullets captured on home video. police and a gunman exchange fire on a freeway and its impact is felt for more than 20 hours. good evening, i'm ann notarangelo. it s...

>> i'm maureen naylor. maureen is off. part of an east bay freeway remains shut down after an overnight shoot out between a driver c hp officers. it happened at harrison street on-ramp in oakland. traffic has been tied up all day as police and the fbi investigate what happened. john joins us live from the scene with what they have found so far. >> reporter: as you can see westbound 5l 0 is still closed and eastbound traffic is slow through the area. this was an incredible story of officers surviving a gun battle on 580 and later finding evidence they may have foiled a major plot of d...

gunfire for 58 minutes on the freeway. we had team coverage on the shoot out. >> the white toyota pickup you see whittled with bullets as the suspect vehicle. if it loses after midnight with how thick cruiser pulled salute toyota over for speeding and weaving in and out traffic. the man pulled a gun and started firing. within minutes there were many chp officers firing at the man who was heavily armed. he had a bulletproof vest as well as up large handgun and a rifle. >> is the video goes on rte. www.youtube.com read and hear what it was sounded like carrion >> this is truly a chaoti...

home video captured it. a raging gun battle on a bay area freeway taking a series of alarming twists and turns. good evening, i'm ann notarangelo. well, it is being called every officer's worst nightmare. it started when the chp pulled over a car driving eratically on interstate 580 near graham avenue in oakland. now the fbi is involved. kiet do shows us how a traffic stop escalated into a shootout and then a bomb scare and much more. >> reporter: it looks like it finally might be reopening out here at 580 westbound in oakland. you can see here some of these chp patrol cars are getti...

a witness records the shootout as he hunkers down in his home. >> when the gunfire stopped, two chp officers were hurt, and the suspect shot at least four times. police say the man was armed with three guns and wearing a bulletproof vest. this all began around midnight when officers saw a car swerving in and out of traffic on 580 in oakland. the suspect's car stopped here west of grand avenue. the freeway was shut down most of the day while police gathered evidence. the suspect's name is byron williams. tonight he is in serious condition at highland hospital in oakland. lilian kim is...