AWAY. >> THE HOLIDAY TRAVEL WEEKEND IS OFF TO A ROUGH START. A BAD FIRE ON THE BAY BRIDGE AND A DEADLY BIG RIG CRASH IN THE SOUTH BAY ARE MAKING FOR MAJOR TRAFFIC HEADACHES TONIGHT, ABC SEVEN NEWS REPORTER ZACH FUENTES IS LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM TRACKING THE TRAFFIC TROUBLE. HEY, ZACH. HEY, KRISTEN. >> AND THERE IS A LOT OF THAT TROUBLE AS WE KICK OFF ONE OF OUR BUSIEST MEMORIAL DAY TRAVEL WEEKENDS IN DECADES. JUST GETTING FROM PLEASANT HILL INTO THE CITY. TOOK ONE OF OUR COWORKERS 2.5 HOURS THIS AFTERNOON, AND THEY ARE NOT ALONE. LET'S START WITH THAT MESS ON THE BAY BRIDGE. TAKING ANOTHER LIVE LOOK HERE AT THE BAY BRIDGE TOLL PLAZA, WHERE TRAFFIC IS JUST CRAWLING ALONG. IF THAT EIGHT HOURS AFTER A BIG RIG FIRE THAT SHUT DOWN SEVERAL WESTBOUND LANES, THE BIG RIG CARRYING ORANGES CAUGHT FIRE NEAR TREASURE ISLAND AROUND NINE THIS MORNING, THE CHP THINKS THE REAR BRAKES MAY HAVE STARTED THE FIRE. IT TOOK HOURS FOR CREWS TO CLEAN UP WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE TRUCK, AND ALL OF THE ORANGES ON THE ROAD. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. AND IN THE SOUTH BAY TONIGHT, A DEADLY CRASH HAS PART OF 101 SHUT DOWN. TWO SOUTHBOUND LANES OF 101 ARE CLOSED JUST NORTH OF BLOSSOM HILL ROAD AFTER A HEAD ON CRASH BETWEEN A BIG RIG AND A HONDA SEDAN GOING THE WRONG DIRECTION, THE DRIVER IN THE SEDAN, A 22 YEAR OLD MAN FROM SAN JOSE, DIED IN THE CRASH , ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THAT PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE HONDA HAD ENTERED THE FREEWAY AND WAS TRAVELING THE WRONG WAY, SO IT WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANES JUST PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE CHP SAYS THE VEHICLES ARE CLEAR NOW, BUT THEY'RE STILL CLEANING UP A FUEL SPILL FROM THE BIG RIG. THEY SAY THE SOUTHBOUND LANE CLOSURES WILL LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS, AND IT'S REALLY JUST ROUGH ON ALL OF THE ROADS ALL OVER THE BAY AREA. YOU CAN SEE HERE ALL OF THE RED ON GOOGLE MAPS. THERE'S A LOT OF IT FROM THE BRIDGE BACKING UP ONTO 580 AND 880. THE DRIVE UP ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CALDECOTT TUNNEL IS ALSO LOOKING SLOW. WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HEADING OUT TONIGHT FROM MEMORIAL DAY TRIPS, THE CHP SAYS IT
