the train rolled into the station this afternoon at 3:what with full service at normal speed expected at 5:15 this evening that. is when all day bart is saying maybe they can single track. service was restored before 4:00. bart called it a heoic effort from workers here getting service restored required replacing a warped third rail, testing a set of power cables and replacing smaller communications and trains controlled electrickics. first of several trains rolled at about pk this afternoon, passenger service restored about 45 minutes later. >> this will be slower speeds moving into a safer speed and there is again a goal goal to

get everything back to normal in the morning. >> and bart aiming for full normal speed but now, we're told that will be in 15 minutes from now. there is extended service on the fremont line, and the daily city richmond line on those lines service normally ends at 7:00 and will be extended tonight until 8:00. >> let's take a look at what we can see. this is a look at approach to the bay bridge, oh, boy. there is bart back on track after that fire hasn't brought early reeleven.

and. >> carolyn? >> there are two stations that serve commuters in san francisco financial district. there is a when there is a shut down, people improvize. >> and there is a ferry building and we talked to at and t park. took muni back, now, we're here. >> and i was wondering about standing for 30 minutes for a train. and so this is -- i'm ghad they're open. bart is prepare sod i'm grateful. >> and so we did not hear

angry commuters today. and heard a lot of frustrations and relief now that trains are rolling again and that there is a reverse commute underway, so they can get home. >> there is a bart station closed roughly 13 hours today triggering a chain reaction traffic mess. and we're here with a look at the trouble spot. >> people taking ferries and buses and walking. that is folks have to get back now. and there is system wide delays until they get the service back up and running. and you'll find direct lines to richmond until 8:00 tonight

and ac transit is leaving service tonight f we do have a shot at -- there we go. there is sky 7 a look heading out of san francisco now. and this is slow and go. you'll find yourself in traffic and there is another shot here and there is another side slow and go as well today z we'll take a look at the drive times to let you know how long it's going to take to you get out of town. >> and there are commuters trying to get back into the east bay. and there are things going smoothly. take a look. this is where buses are there

isn't a line now. we shot this video. that is when a lot of people were trying to get back to the east bay and they're going straight to mcarthur bart and there is now giants fans had a had a hard time get together became. there to try to just wait so we've got to get back to dublin. >> and anything snels. >> did you have fun today? >> go, giants. >> and and gosh, darn it. they lost. that is so too bad for them. and there is nerve good spirit chz is great. they're going to try too catch it now that bart is up and running.

and and and there is a project under construction whit caught fire this morning. these pictures from jason b show how a building was nearly framed. this is how close it was to west oakland bart tracks. there is that is i told me they were 95% done and planning to wrap this portion of the project, the framing portion that, is, next week. now, the investigation focuses on a possibility of arson as a caution of the fire. there is a is after

questioning the security guard. the company command international told abc 7 news that he has been cooperating with oakland pd. telling them he saw three people near the back of the building. and there is investigators searching for clues. >> any time we investigate a fire and we're looking for burn patterns and to determine how burn pattern was, how hot it was. >> and alcohol, tobacco and firearms atf investigator was brought in. another sign arson may be involved. there is a senior housing project under construction because wood framing the fire spread quickly. >> there is very shot hot, talking about a two block area. >> 64 were trying hard to protect bart tracks and this morning you can see how

including the car. and there was twisted scaffolding. >> going to be a gorgeous building and just adding value to the neighborhood. >> this framing contractor employed between 25-30 workers. >>daling with one of the biggest concerns out here, everybody is on top of safety. >> all equipment lost. there are a few dozen workers showing up only to find the project gone. >> they're devastated there is nowhere to go to work now. >> and there is that clean up left to do. that is what they're doing. the building has been red tagged by the city of oakland. in oakland abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. >> and here is proving how hot out there. fire burned this parked car, melting a rear view mirror, causing head lints to bubble.

there is a side of the car burned. melted taillights and flat tires. you can see heat just melting part of the car away. and there is a idea of how close fire was to west oakland bart station. that construction on 7th street is pretty much bumped up next to the bart tracks on 7th street only 243 feet coming between the two. that is why flames have such a serious impact on the tracks and service. >> and bart shut down had people scrambling. and there is a mark matthews live in san francisco. mark, long lines formed all afternoon. >> and there is last of the long lines. it's disappearing into the terminal here that, is good news. ferry service estimates 12,000 to 13,000 passengers crossed the bay today and this is

because of the shut down. just a half horg ago stretching there and back and there were free pins being handed out sm. grumbling about the web site crashing today and the votes that -- boats that loaded thup morning couldn't get out of the area over in alameda because the dock couldn't handle boats being pulled into service. so this has been a trying day. >> one dock, only two sides. sending three, four boats there is a standoff. >> we missed the 8:30 perry. making it at 9:30. i left at 7:00. so just maybe two, three hours to get here. >> and is there a quick commute home? >> i hope so. thank you. >> and there is a long morning

and they're adding an extra boat to get passengers out from san francisco, back to oakland and that is helped some, as we can see the line dwindling to just a few people waiting to get on this boat here and they should be back over in alameda. >> and there we lost mark at the last minute. those folks are going to go home and have a cold drink. >> there is more speck lack tar video of the fire, one of the videos and pictures we've seeing through you reports. >> and this is some cell phone video. listen to flames crack eling. there is a man saying he was shocked by the seize of the fire. >> and here is what the area looked like just days ago. a rg commuter snapped this photo on tuesday during his ride. the wood fuel for the fire.

>> and there is a long lines in oakland, a commuter tell us ticket takers let people ride free. >> lng bay bridge back ups didn't have to be as bad. there is this video, you can see lanes are empty. there are toll lanes backed up. and you do have to sign up for a transponder. we'll have a link that will help to you do so. otherwise, you'll gelt a citation in the mail which you can have waived if you sign up. and we'll stay with this story into the night as the investigation deepens so stay tuned to abc 7 news and you can go to abc 7 news.com for lots more video and your pictures and we'll send out updates on twitter. >> moving on to other matters

coming up under cover narcotics sting that resulted in a bonus bust leading police to the driver they say killed a man in a wheelchair. >> and how in the world did this huge garbage truck end up trashing a home. >> there is heat returning to the bay area and so, too is the fire danger. >> thank you. stay with us. abc p news at 5:00 continues in one minute.

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. good news west oakland bart station reopened an hour 15 minutes ago after that fire shut it down. bad news is that the affects from traffic still a problem, these are live pictures from sky 7 on the approach to the bay bridge on the san francisco side. and there is some other news

of the day. and looking at a garage truck smashed into a home because it lost brakes and began rolling backwards. it slammed into an suv and that didn't stop the truck. it kept going and then, smashed into a home and came to a stop just feet from a homeowner. but nobody was injured in this unusual crash. >> and there is a deadly hit and run crash that killed a man in a wheelchair. and it became about in an unlikely way. >> yes. >> and there is when they know how important this was. >> holding back tears, familiar members thanked police for making an arrest in the killing of the 52-year-old confined to a wheelchair, he was crossing a street last september and police say he

was struck and left on the pavement. he died on the way to the hospital. igniting community outrage but no arrests until now.. >> and if weaver not able to solve a case that doesn't mean they go out of sight, out of mind. >> police say an under cover drug operation led them to a 25-year-old daniel barnett. narcotics officers spent months gathering tips to this black lexus and crash we're able to obtain the vehicle with damage with that from the skmigs and we're table to get admissions from mr. barnett and and and working with federal agents saying they trakd down barnett and caught him after a short chase. >> found to be in possession

of illegal narcotics. >> he said they got their case together owe vehicular manslaughter, his sister told police she's thank oofl thank you so much. >> in richmond abc 7 news. >> sandhya patel with a look at the accu-weather forecast. and and there is real heat. we're going to see 100 degree readings and that is high fire danger, high temperatures today, 78 degrees and there are now going to show you live doppler 7 hd. skies are clear. and there is a fire weather watch goes up and runs until saturday morning we can see

gusts and there is dry fuels and we can be facing critical fire weather conditions. temperatures right now into 50s alock long the half moon bay area. a good 91 degrees in antioch there. is a wide range of conditions. warmer tomorrow inland. hot day, saturday. and there are cooling sunday, father's day. tomorrow morning just patches of fog, temperatures into 50s across the bay area and there is if you're head together second round a few patches of fog and there is a shallow layer and a beautiful day for round two of the u.s. open. there are high temperatures getting warm, up to 91 in concord there is 81 in fremont

there is 76 in oakland there is warmer day around monterey bay. there is iser accu-weather forecast. a warmer day to a hot one on saturday. and there is 100 inland. father's day, mid 60s to mid 90s and a cooler forecast into next week. and there is temperatures coming up. >> official start of summer. >> we're going to get a preview. >> and the giants matt cane, super hero and his pitcher perfect game and how it added to commute chaos. >> let's take a look live over the approaches to bay bridge on the san francisco side. 80 is still backed up badly moving along very slowly on

this thursday evening. stay with us. os

>> that is baseball history being made last night. matt cane tossing the first perfect game in giants history. and that is incredible. >> we can enjoy just a moment. but the joy ended this morning. people realized that he will be challenged in getting from point a or point b and wayne freedman is standing by. >> if you like playing with words we can call this a fiery 24 hours there, is matt cane throwing fireballs and there is that not small fire in the east bay this morning. perfection can be fickle. at and t park is a perfect

example. bart and problems ran a perfect storm of congestion. >> a nightmare. >> this nightmare is quite the opposite from last night. and is this possible to find a perfect balance in less than 12 hours? apparently so. >> there is a quarter of one. >> you're expected to be here at 10:30. you'd miss batting practice. >> these turn styles. of have you ever wondered how many come to a giants game? >> surprising how not crowded it was. >> the game was official i a sellout. and perfect attendance, they say, but lots of tardy autos what do you learn? what do you take away?

>> this is creative. >> i would be the perfect answer. >> i'm just glad i'm here. >> is in times of stress the bay area pulls together. san francisco bay had a boat on the docks right here at the ballpark to take people back to the east bay. at at and t park abc 7 news. >> and there is bart trains running into san francisco. crews able to get services before 4:00 this afternoon. >> they had to repair a section of track damage bid a fire breaking out just before 2:00 this morning right next to the west oakland bart station. there is tens of thousands had to find different ways to get across the bay and jamming local freeways. we want you to know you can

relie on us, proud to bring live coverage all day long and we've been sending out breaking news alerts to get information as soon as it happen autos and we invite you to follow, friend us and down load our exchoosive waze app. there are a lot of resources to keep you as best informed as we can. >> and there is a fabulous sue looking at traffic. >> and taking a look at that in just a moment. if you're headed from the maze to the kark kark bridge it's starting to thing out a little bit. northbound up to 80 split you'll find about 40 minutes bumper to bumper traffic and there is an earlier accident that is now out of lane and there is extra time and patients will be the key this

afternoon. taking a look now this is not a surprise there, is a live shot if we don't have that we'll continue on. here is a look at waze app. it's a free april that we use all the time. and there is reporters showing us slow traffic heading northbound and southbound in and out of san francisco. 280 is very slow z there is a grind, too, leading into the bay bridge. >> there is breezy and get ready for slow time. >> coming up at 9:00 on coffee tv 20 hope you can join me then we'll have latest on what

is causing teesd transbay terminal as the investigation into the fire gets underway and the sun of a former golden state warrior now the best high school player in the country. and this next move my be more important than the game of baseball and then at 11:00 we're going tyke you back to 1979. that is when the tube shut down for more than three months and you can imagine if you recall what a nightmare that was. >> one last look outside from sky 7 and there is a shot of the city and traffic heading to, and from, the bay bridge. >> thanks for watching. >> game two of the finals coming up next. >> see you tonight at 9:00. hello?

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