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Sky 7 is live over the bridge. caltrans closed two lanes in the eastbound direction to inspect the area. those lanes reopened 15 minutes ago. traffic is backed up well into marin county. >> this isn't the first time concrete chunks have fallen off the brink and created a mess. the same thing happened in february. >> the abc7 news reporter has been following problems on the richmond-san rafael bridge from the beginning. >> more pieces falling off the old bridge. sky 7 was overhead this afternoon when a work he jarred loose another piece of concrete.

Blocked at mexico's southern border pain number of women and children upon allowed through today, while others found their own way in. adriana diaz is there. >> reporter: this is the latest stop on a risky journey to a new future, or at least the hope of one. countless migrants, mostly from honduras, slept overnight on this bridge that stretches from guatemala to mexico. on friday, the massive group tore down a fence allowing some people to stream through. their reasons are clear, according to this honduran migrant. he said, "there's hunger, corruption, insecurity, and inuncertainty. that's fo...

The balance between life and death came down to a matter of seconds. this green truck managed to stop lufew feet from the precipice. other vehicles weren't so lucky. down below, rescue teams raced to find any sign of life, miraculously pulling survivors faom the wreckage and the rubble. families on vacation, workers e d truckers on what should have been a routine journey. one man hurt in the collapse managed to escape with an injured shoulder. "i flew for about 10 meters," he said. "i hit a wall and that's it. d f the 3-ember anything else." foot bridge gave way during a ndden and violent summ...

Billions over budget bullet train. >> i make no bones about it. i like trains. i like high speed trains even better. >> governor brown is a man on a mission to build high speed rail, this despite recent revelations that the first segment currently being built in the central valley is over budget by 35% for a total of $10.6 billion. during his state of the state address today he implied that cost overrun is part of the process. >> like any great project there are obstacles. there were for the bay area rapid transit system, for the golden gate bridge and the panama canal. i'll pass over in silen...

Shook l.a. earlier this week. but a study from the u.s. geological survey says the chance of a quake magnitude 8 or larger in the next 30 years has doubled since 2008. experts say a major quake along the san andreas fault in southern california could kill 1800 people, injure 53,000, destroy 1500 buildings and damage 300,000 more. a serious quake could also cripple the city's water supply and take as long as six months to repair. >> who thinks about the pipes in the ground? we don't want to spend money on that. it's out of sight, out of mind. >> reporter: while nearly $14 billion has been spent...