bart station with the latest. >> we got here we were surprised to see the train is still on the track. firefighters are surprised they are still here, too. this turned out to be more complex than they thought. they have in estimation when they can move the train. here is video of how this started. there was smoke coming from under the tracks at 6:15. they were able to evacuate the people off the train. no one was hurt. when they got the fire out, firefighters realized a huge 1,200 pound sell any conductor box fell off the train on the tracks. the only way to move it is to break it apart into pieces and they are still working on that. >> what looked like it would be a two hour thing and we with put out the fire and they would move the train and everyone would go

home has turned into an all-night cooperation between bart and our fire district getting this machinery off the track. the only way was to cut it apart with torches. >> they think they have another hour of working on breaking the box apart. then they can move the train. then they have to bring in a train to move that box off the track. there is still a lot of work remaining from what they thought was a simple fire. no word open when it will be cleared. they will be single tracking through orinda so expect delays. we see commuters arriving and gathering on the platform. people are going to try to get through but it will be slower than usual.

>> sue will follow-up on that. new details in the accident that killed two bart workers. bart has suspended a controversial policy giving track workers responsibility for their own safety. the change comes days after two workers were killed by a bart train while inspecting tracks in walnut creek. investigators will analyze the data from the reenactment. two life-sized mannequins were placed on the track to sometime late where christopher shepard and larry daniels were working when they were hit. trains now have to slow to under 27 miles per hour when someone is working on the tracks. we will have more on the story from katie marzullo at the top of the hour. >> developing news in concord: there is an investigation over a storage yard fire. the flames damaged several cars and trucks. would -- propane tanks were a

concern. the fire was knocked down on 20 minutes. no word on a cause. >> people in santa rosa are supporting a family would 13-year-old boy was fatally shot by police on tuesday afternoon. neighbors chanted demanding justice in the field where the 13-year-old andy lopez died. three was carrying a bb gun designed to look like an assault rifle when the police saw him. officers repeatedly told the boy to put the gun down but a witness would warned the boy about carrying it around watched the tragedy unfold in his rear view mirror. >> opened the door and shot, three shots. >> did they warn the kid to put the gun down? >> i didn't hear anything like that. i was a few feet away. >> he moved the gun toward the direction of the deputy and the deputy was fearful he would be shot. >> the sheriff has released no information of the deputies but

to say they are on extended leave. it is the third fatal shooting by santa rosa police. >> there will be protesters on the second anniversary of the eviction of occupy protesters and where thousands gather for a three-day training exercise. they will train officers to respond to terror attacks and disasters. the military-style training leads to violence. demonstrators will gather outside the oakland marriott city center hotel as vendors market equipment and occupy rally is scheduled for tomorrow night on the plaza. >> the contra costa county fire department is canceling plans to close another fire station because of rebounding real estate values. they report that the county fowl -- officials say tax revenue has given more money than expected.

they could be able to re-open two of the seven stations closed in 2011. however, budget protections show that fire district is still spending up to $10 million more a year than expected to collect. >> golden gate bridge drivers could have to cough up another dollar to cross the span starting next spring. the district is facing a $142 million deficit over the next five years. officials will meet tomorrow to discuss whether a one dollar toll hike is needed to close the deficit. it costs $5 to cross and $6 if you do not is a fast track. the board will discuss options next month at the public hearing in february and a vote later that month. >> registered thursdays and elected leaders will gather today to denounce plans by kaiser permanente to close the pediatric hospital unit in hayward next month. they say there are not young

patients hospitalized at the facility and those that are hospitalized there will be moved to oakland. the medical offices that serve most child patients will remain open. the nurses union opposed the move saying it will be a hardship on parent whose have to travel further. kaiser permanente has not decided to do with 21 measures who work at the hospital. >> in washington, dc, the white house plans to push back the deadline for mandatory health insurance by about six weeks. the move comes as experts scramble to fix technical bugs with the health care website. the deadline to sign up and avoid a penalty is february 15. >> president obama says he wants congress now to focus on overhauling the nation's immigration system. he will speak in 9 east room of the white house to call on lawmakers to take action soon. house speaker boehner raised the possibility of a house of representatives vote but most republican house members question offering citizenship to people with broke united states

immigration laws to be in the country. >> waking up not so foggy this morning but, mike, we have clouds. >> clouds will have delays in sfo but not san jose or oakland. the next 12 hours are starting off in the 40's and low 50's with clouds but not muching for. for noon we will have clouds especially at the coast and it will be cool, still in the 50's and inland in the mid-60's and in the 50 at the coast at 4:00 with partly sunny conditions and hazy sunshine an the bay and low-to-mid 60's and low 70's inland. you will node a coat from the upper 40's at 7:00 to the mid-50's to near 60 bay and inland. moving forward, a warming trend at a couple of degrees tomorrow and high clouds in forecast and same for saturday and sunday. last warm day. what does that mean for monday? that is in the seven-day forecast.

sue? >> we have no delays right new. just some road work blocking the lanes. this is in the concord area northbound 680 at 242 several lanes are blocked. bart is checking in with all trains on time. there is the disabled train at orinda. they will single track through that area. there will be delays. right now, the toll plaza bay bridge toll plaza shows light conditions and no delays headed into san francisco. at san mateo bridge it is smooth with a few tail lights to the high-rise in foster city but in delays. >> good to see you. next, trouble at a south bay golf course but it is not the golfers that are causing the damage. >> a settlement in an occupy confrontation on a uc campus and

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coughing cupertino, concord, wine country and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> good morning, everyone on thursday morning. >> the eastern span of the bay bridge does not have so much fog but we could have some. we will check with mike coming up. >> new details in a deadly accident involving a san francisco muni bus and a bicyclist. the "san francisco chronicle" reports the because was not equipped with an important safety future, a guard that is a large device that keeps pedestrians and bicyclists from being crushed by the back tires. muni would not confirm the device was missing. the bus hit and killed a

78-year-old on friday as he turned from 11th street. the bus driver is a ten-year veteran. >> the san jose country club is posting guards looking foe vandals with four legs. wild pigs have been messing up the ferries and -- fair ways. >> the country club has seen better days. it has been torn to shreds by wild pigs. ted lives in the neighbor and took this video of the pigs if his yard. >> you used to see them once in a while and they would smell you and run. now they are more brazen and they look at you and they do not mine seeing you. >> the country club general manager, robert sparks, is fed up. >> we have had an invasion of up to 40 wild pigs on the club

property. we are talking from 200 to 300 pound large pigs some with tusks on males. >> they come down from the mountain and the fence does not stop them. they go under the fence and they set up a stronger fence. there are several ways the bigs can get on the course. sparks said they are leaving the mountains looking for water. >> they extract water from the grass from the roots from the insects and the grub and worms. >> beside the pensive damage to the course and neighborhood lawns there is a bigger concern. >> we had stories pigs on the street fining joggers and dogs and people walking and children and people are concerned about safety. >> sparks reached out to local government agencies and is waiting to find out what can be done to stop the pigs.

>> a former police officer who person sprayed students at occupy rally gets $38,000 from worker compensation. the 40-year-old john pike was fired in 2010 after he pepper sprayed protesters who ignored orders to dispersion. his personalness was posted onryan and three suffered from depression and anxiety after receiving death threats. >> safeway is taking a step to a potential sale. the chain has hired goldman sachs to explore a private equity takeover of all or part of the company. they got clearance from canada to sell the stores if that country. they operate 1,400 stores across the nation. >> lucky person in fresno purchased a lottery ticket that is worth $216 million, the only

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from january 1 so with that in mind this is the driest january through october we have ever had with records back to 1850 in san francisco. we have not had 4" of rain. we should have a lot more than that. the previous record for dry weather was 5.75" so we are shattering that record and hoping the pattern changes. look at lake effect snow off lake michigan, lake huron, lake ontario. it is colder in the east. back home we have cloud cover with no rain and no fog. we will talk about temperatures stepping out dress for the upper 40's in the north bay valley through concord and fairfield and everyone else in the low-to-mid fists including san ramon at 51 and livermore at 53 and san jose and oakland and 51 in san francisco. you can see the cloud cover is

out there but it is at a higher elevation than yesterday. we will have sunshine and it will take a while today because we are at 2,000 feet. we need the ground to get warm. the higher of cloud, the less ground to get warm so temperatures are cooler than acknowledge. warmer this weekend, cooler next week with a transition that usually has rain but it will not happen. the visibility shows through the morning commute you can see cloud cover everywhere cheering by noon but still some hanging along the valleys. by 2:00 that is gone and our cloud cover is out to the coast. temperatures will be in the upper 60's to low 70's through the south bay and los gatos and morgan hill, possibly mid-70's if the remain warmer spots. mid-60's to 70 on the peninsula. it will be cool loan the coast and mid-50's and low-to-mid 60's

downtown and south san francisco and sausalito and upper 60's to low 70's in the north bay valley and mid-50's at the beaches and the east bay shore, mid-to-upper 60's and the warm spot is low-to-mid 70's. that is it. the seven-day outlook shows minimum warming tomorrow and the warmest days are saturday and sunday it will be sharply cooler monday, tuesday, and milder on when next week. >> good morning, everyone, road work right now and we will look at thing for not so dense as it was yesterday morning. eastbound a 80, greenville to north flynn, until 9:00 this morning, you can see the westbound is starting to slow from the central valley. we have a tree in the pacifica area, northbound highway 1, the off-ramp is blocked by a tree. a soft san rafael from novato this area, the headlights headed southbound to the civic center, move sailing to the golden gate

bridge. no delays through the san ramon valley. >> 4:49. work is underway to demolish sandy hook elementary school, the scene of the pass shooting that claims the lives of 20 in first grade and six school employees. the school is being knocked down. all equipment and asphalt will be pulverized to prevent souvenir hunting with a new school completed by 2016. >> a colorado judge ordered the release of a 1999 grand jury indictment against the parents of john after being missing.

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lots of emwatch tv before bed but now fewer and fewer are turning on the tv because more people are switching on their smartphone, tablet or ipad for a few minutes at bedtime. 41 percent watch videos on the tablet before bed compared to 36 percent who turn on the television and are watching more tv shows than ever. the survey found that people are watching 19 hours a week compared to continue hours just two years ago. >> some people could be watching too much tv. a man believes that big foot is living in his backyard. he owns the sizable property west of red bluff and says over the last few weeks there have been strange occurrences like woodpiles moving around and a couch dragged 20' across the yard. what convinced him is when his brother had a run in with a creature. >> he yelled, like a yelp.

after about five minutes of this, it was two or three came from here. >> the man doesn't believe big foot will try to hurt him but if now he is keeping his distance. a team of big foot hunters is headed to the area to investigate the claim. >> are you sure that is not mendocino county? >> good morning, everyone. this is how it looks from emeryville. the clouds are lower than a while ago but not reducing visibility unless you drive into the cloud cover. we will have temperatures below average from three degrees in napa to seven in san francisco with a high only 62. quiet across the state the central valley will be in the low-to-mid 80's. tahoe is 68. yosemite national park is 74. only mid-to-upper 60's with cloud cover in san diego and los

angeles m sue? >> we have system road work in the lanes with in major stalls or accidents. richmond-san rafael judge approach has been delayed with construction and you will find slow traffic westbound. bart is expecting delays in orinda but no problems because of a disabled train there will be single tracking. we have the toll plaza which is light headed into san francisco with no delays on the upper deck. >> it is 4:55. the final parent being treated for injuries sustained in asiana flight 214 has left san francisco general hospital. the hospital did not identity her but she has been transferred in good condition. she has resulted in paralysis and road burns over a third of her body in the crash the she had 30 surgeries during the 15 week stay.

a doctor called her the sickest patient she has ever treated. >> the dove brown is taking steps to help those affected by the fire near yosemite national park and signed an order providing local aid to ages and nonprofit organizations affected by the fire. the fire burned 250,000 fires in and around yosemite national park in august, the third largest wildfire in state history. the governor has asked president obama to declare a major federal disaster. >> this is a new recall of prepackaged foods that could be contaminated. oregon-based fine foods is recalling a variety of products including coleslaw and meat products including chicken, ham and beef. we have a link to a full list of the recalled products at abc7news.com. >> if you or your parents are 65

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning. you did not do one of these! >> i did. >> that is how we starting the 5:00? paper cuts? thanks for joining us. >> nice to see you this morning. mike has the weather. >> good news. the fog is not as dominant in the forecast. our lowest visibility is if santa rosa at 1.5 mile. livermore and san jose are at five miles and everyone else has a low ceiling but no fog hugging the ground reducing the visibility. we have hazy sunshine around noon. that will transition. temperatures are below average the at coast. 62 in sanfr