live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> hundreds of bart passengers stranded at four east bay stations this morning after a fire that caused injuries and triggered system wide delays. good morning, i am eric thomas. >> i am kristen sze. service now is restored on bart but only hours after frustration. the investigation is underway as to what sparked the fire. amy hollyfield is at the san leandro station with the latest. amy? >> kristen, bart officials say they know the train was going five miles per hour which they say is normal. they do not know why there was a fire. they admit it must have been

very scary for those on board. the people inside the third car of the bart train were so scared at 4:38 they knocked out the train's window. the car was filling with smoke. >> this was an electrical arcing which looks like a fire a big splash and creates smoke. three people were hurt and taken to the hospital but bart did not specify what they were treated for. >> on the ground, commuters were surprised and confused. service was shut down on the fremont, dublin and richmond line south of the coliseum station. five stations including lake merritt and san leandro were closed. >> i don't want to hear my managers' voice about me being late. this is frustrating. >> bart had to power down the third rail causing the major disruption. they for not know what caused the arcing on the northbound train from fremont to richmond a line that has been underconstruction. >> too soon to say if the construction had anything to do

with this. we have damage to the third rail right now they are repair. >> many stood and stared at the closed doors of the station wondering what was going on and why no one was this to explain. bart riders realized they were all going to have to help each other and let those with no idea where to go tag along on the bus with her. >> we are confused. the station is not helping. trying to make the best of a not so great situation. >> it was every man for himself^. they could not get bus bridges into place during all of this. the normal bus routes absorbed all the extra people. service was restored by 9:00 this morning but some people early in the morning said they were giving up throw in the towel and take the day off. >> thank you. the minute there was an issue with bart commuters jumped into the cars so instant traffic

jams. this was the scene on 580 approaching the maze with traffic backed up for drivers well before the usual slow points and it was worse on 880 where at 8:00 it took three times longer to get from 238 to the maze. bart is running now but there are still delays with bart. leyla gulen what can passengers expect? >> there were constant delays and more on that in a moment but this is what we like to see: green. we got word there are now no delays so a.c. transit had to absorb the passengers. what is it doing to traffic? they took the car instead, and we are left with heavy backups. we do not see this at this hour even the car pool lanes with traffic still stacked and packed coming away from the macarthur maze. if your travels take you through hayward through san leandro

along 880 to get to san francisco from there it will take 45 minutes a few extra more minutes than normal. >> the day started with a challenge for commuters and it will enthe same way. in less than 12 hours doyle drive will close for a long weekend of work. doyle drive south of golden gate bridge will close tonight at 10:00 and will fought re-open until 5:00 on monday morning. crews will finish the section of new road and open a new main artery to get from the marina to the bridge. drivers should avoid the area. the closures is in red. highway 101 is closed in both directions from south of the bridge to the balance of fine arts. highway one will stay open but delays up to two hours are expected through the weekend. >> for help navigating the closure, get waze on your smartphone downloading it for free from the app store and join the abc7 group. >> more breaking news, former san francisco 49er ray mcdonald has been charged with

domestic violence. the d.a. just announced he was charged in an incident involving his former fiance as she was holding their two-month-old china at her home back in may. the 30 year old was released after san jose police announced he was being investigated in a possible sex assault in april. mcdonald will be arraigned on the new charges this afternoon. >> happening now, san leandro police are looking for the intruder whose broke into a home early today and shot a man living there. the victim did not go down without a fight. we are outside the san leandro police department. >> yes a shelter-in-place order was listed where this happened early this morning but some of them are on edge because as you said the home invasion suspect are known to be loose. the homeowner who was shot by one of the were it -- suspects is in the hospital he is not the

only one likely shot. two to four men broke into an older couple's home and one suspect shot the suspect and the homeowner shot a suspect. they are investigating who shot first. >> they were in the house, they were stat eled. i am not sure how the suspects got in. we are working on that. it looks like the victim will survive. certainly a rough night for them . >> this is a live report from san leandro. >> happening today loved one remember a 32-year-old woman who was gunned down at san francisco's pier 14. kate steinle was shot on wednesday as she walked with her father. she died from the injuries at san francisco general hospital. there will be a private memorial for kate steinle in pleasanton today. new details are emerging how the

suspect francisco sanchez was held in sheriff's custody and released. we uncovered an official document that shows the sheriff department requested sanchez be returned to san francisco in march on a 20-year-old marijuana charm. the letter asked the federal prison in southern california where sanchez turned time to notify the sheriff department when he was ready for pickup. sheriff mirkarimi said his department was only responding to a request. >> all the contact was initialized by the feds. once that happens, it is our obligation to arrange transportation. >> sanchez was held in san francisco for these weeks and then released. he was arrested on july 1 in the shooting death of kate steinle. >> her family and friends will gather for a private memorial at the ruby hill winery today with a promotion of her legacy and have raised $58,000. if you would hike to help out, head to abc7news.com.

stay with abc7 for continuing coverage of the pier shooting on air and online. our reporting continues on twitter, twit at this time -- twitter@abc7newsbayarea. >> there will be a big signed to remove the confederate flag from the state capitol after debating it for 14 hours. some believe the flag symbolized history. others say it is deeped in hate. lawmakers decided to show respect for the nine people shot to death last month in the black charleston church. >> we stand on this historic moment giving thanks to those who crossed party lines to recognize that south carolina needs to be in a better place. we believe we are in a better place. >> governor haley will sign the bill at 1:00 o'clock p.m. our time. the flag is expected to come down tomorrow morning and moved to a confederate relic room. >> it has been a damp morning across the bay area today.

>> you can tell. many in the north bay actually woke up to showers. we will look right now from our walnut creek camera. this is what most us saw, cloudy and drizzly. >> meteorologist mike nicco is on the roof with what is going on. >> thank you. good morning. i know they are bulky at times but to stay dry have one, because drizzle will dominate the forecast at 9 bay and the coast. look at live doppler hd they continue to room across the north bay where you can zero neither park 101, all those areas, petaluma hill road and stronger showers to point reyes the areas that have been showers while the rest of us have drizzle and thunderstorms in the sierra. the next three hours we will continue to focus north. look how the showers are moving from north to south. on the north bay you want to have the umbrella because you are the most likely to be wet

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>> did you notice anything different when you log on to facebook or opened the app? there was a subtle change to friend's icon over gender equality. rather than the female be smaller behind the male counterpart it is featured prominently and shaped proportionately with an updated hair-do, as well and similar changes have been made to the group's icon. >> finding the perfect selfie you took way back when is going to be easier when apple releases the ios9 update there will be a new folder called selfies that will automatically store all self portraits. it is now clear how they will determine which photos or selfies but it is believed they will store all photos taken with the front-facing camera. >> yahoo is trying to revive their fortunes, just launching a service that you can win cash

rewards by playing daily fantasy experts game where you pick your players and compete throughout a season for fun and pragueing rights. -- and bragging rates. this is the first time users can now win money. the struggling company helps to attract new users and advertisers with the service. >> tonight at look a night bay area neighborhood is dealing with a crime wave. this comes after squatters moved in to the community. we spoke with a squatter who refused to leave. >> i do is a reason to believe here because i put my time, money and work if this house. i am not leaving until i get paid. >> we investigate where police are powerless. >> morning showers in the bay area. will they stick around? meteorologist mike nicco has the answer in your accweather forecast next. >> missed opportunity in stereo.

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daughter ready each morning. >> great tune because i don't listen to my wife when she tried to teach me so i listen to someone else and lend how to do it. >> tom and his daughter came in second but you can tell by the smiles they are both very happy with the finished product. he learned three different styles, so his daughter will look even cuter from now on. >> i was going to ask you drink the beer before the braids? that is what i want to know. >> why have a daughter the you is daughters. did i miss something...talk to me about what i missed. maybe i am glad i missed it. >> high frizz factor today. now what is going on outside, if you are walking to the studio, i was dry and i wondered if i should take an umbrella the rain looks to be across the door, and i decided not to do it and then it was drizzly, and i

looked like a krispy kreme glazed doughnut. not a happy drizzle but enough to cause issues and it will keep the streets wet this afternoon and this evening. by far, look at the larger storms and thunderstorms rolling through the sierra. we hope they are hitting the reservoirs. the camera is out of balance here and this is supposed to be lake tahoe, i wanted to show you that and hopefully we will capture the thunderstorms. it kind of messed up the camera and sfo still has a lot of cloud cover and the peninsula has drizzle and flight arrival delays. call ahead there. this is how it looks in san jose -- really, san jose but no one else. the fire danger is going to stay higher than the rest of us. now, as we look from emeryville and look at the rain and drizzle that is taking over the bay area, that is what we call for: drizzle along the coast in san

francisco. showers, then, scattered showers and storms in the north bay and inland east bay. this will give us another chance driving through drizzle tomorrow morning and it will be dry and warmer headed through the weekend. we will talk temperatures, quickly, today, low-to-mid 70s through most of the south bay and 73 at san jose. upper 60s to mid-70s on the peninsula, and we will have mid-60s along the coast into downtown san francisco at 64 and south san francisco at 66. as you head through the north bay we will hit low-to-mid 70s and this is the best chance of this area, you guys for having more showers. you have had .1" from bodega and petaluma north. that will start sliding south over the next hour so marin county, get ready, the rain is on the way. berkeley richmond oakland, upper 60s and low 70s. and mid-to-upper 70's in our inland east bay neighborhood. tonight the best chance again, for thunderstorms is to the north like they are today. they will be less in intense difficult than this morning. look at the green, this

signifies a future radar run of where we think the drizzle will be heaviest and we will all have to deal with it. the weak side of the low, we have mountains that help with the lift so we have a best chance for widespread precipitation the form of drizzle or thunderstorms depending where you are today. this is how it plays out: the area of low pressure slides across this evening that could precipitate a burst of heavier drizzle away the bay and the coast and maybe some scattered showers. overnight, it is drizzle. by tomorrow afternoon we will see clearing. we will not be worrying about wet on friday. the seven-day forecast shows we will have morning clouds and afternoon sunshine. temperatures jump two degrees afternoon day. by next week 60s at the coast and 80s and 90s around the bay and inland. summer will come back then. until then we have another 24 hours of wet weather. >> thanks mike. it could be wet today. but the weather looks great if you are outside this weekend.

pawlenty to do in the bay area. >> our reporter, leyla gulen suggests some events to explore where you live. >> gin thousands this week in san francisco for the 39th avon walk to end breast cancer. tremendous strides have been made. still one in eight will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their life. your participation means more research and support for those fighting the disease. registration ends tomorrow night. hayward was the harbor of steady blues musician and today the blues festival celebrates sweet 16 with the most diverse set of blues musicians including israel's king of the blues guitar, laser body. from cool cats to cute kitties the north american tour of hello kitty friendship festival. meet the happy gangs hello kitties.

a vice around every corner including exhibits and fashion and life stage shows. for more information go to abc7news.com. leyla gulen, abc7 news. >> a royal photo shot. >> all your friends, prince william kate, and princess charlotte up close. just

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>> coming up at four, protecting bags on board, a proposal by a major car company to keep little ones safe on the road. fence looks at who you should tell "no," to when they ask for your social security number on abc7 at 5:00. >> the britain's royal family has something to share, beautiful photographs of the christening of princess charlotte showing proud mom, duchess indicate holding the little princess. >> charlotte's big brother prince george in his dad's arm and one of the royal family, everyone surrounding princess charlotte after she was baptized on sunday. >> last, but not least is the picture of kate charlotte the royal family said they are happy to share the photos and hope everyone enjoys then as much as they do. that christening gown is ten

times her body length. >> indeed and probably dates back to the third century a.d. have a great day.

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