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>> you see a lot of weirdos sometimes but other than that, don't really nobody bother you. >> reporter: then i met an italian businessman headed to the warriors game. i asked how it compared to systems around the world. >> yeah, it works well. >> reporter: a woman sharing her food with a homeless man. you can follow my trip on twitter. abc 7 news. ♪ >> reporter: i started our coverage on the first train this morning. i caught the new connector train

to pittsburgh and transferred to a regular bart train. it was already at standing room only. >> you move with the crowd. if somebody stands in your way, you become an obstacle. kind of what i saw during rush hour. >> reporter: this is 8:15 in the morning. >> i've been riding bart since 9:00 this morning. trash hasn't been that big of a problem on the train but definitely outside of the trains, i've seen spilt coffee. people sleeping in the hallway leading up to the train. definitely a strong smell of urine in the air. >> one of the problems with bart and especially in san frisk oo stations is the homeless. a homeless man went down the aisle begging for food. everybody igxcept f one wom your reaction is some people are put off by it and your reaction is? >> to help them out. >> reporter: a matter of a human

being being human on a crowded train on a busy afternoon in san frisk oo. >> reporter: they would like them to be cleaner and safer. one issue that came up a lot in the bart customer satisfaction survey is fair evaders. it upsets a lot of bart riders. but they put their heads down, they deal with it. because they say it's better than driving. >> we are getting a tremendous response from abc 7 news viewers sharing their opinions about bart with us. >> these are just some of the comments we received on abc 7 news.com. and i like the take bart out to events in san francisco bp unfortunately two weeks ago my sister and i got on bart and we hear a commotion and two people are attacking a young girl. they stole her phone. a couple of us tried to help her with no avail.

i do not feel safe and will no longer ride until i see security. >> i dislike riding bart because of the constant harassment by pan handlers on the train. >> click on a day on bart story. scroll to the bottom and you can submit your comments and they may even be read on air. >> we're taking all your comments and concerns and year going to take them straight to bart. as a matter of fact, bart boardo president joins us on "midday live" on abc 7. andlrks here in san jose. one transportation mode removed from that list, high speed rails. reaction to governor next. and a powerful storm as it rolls to shore. >> first though. here's a look at what's

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in our effort to build a better bay area, we're focusing on transportation. tonight governor gavin newsome is -- turns out he's not completely slamming the brakes on a bullet train to the bay area. live from san jose to explain what he's talking about. amanda. >> reporter: dan, deardon station is expected to be a stop once it's finally here. we know people are hoping governor newsome will find some way. he's fully committed to building such a project. people think it's not t idea is to keep the project going and have the senc central valley connection form a spine from which the rest of the

system can grow. >> reporter: a high-speed rail system meant to take travellers from los angeles to san frisk oenow at $77 billion and the initial 2020 completion year pushed back to 2033. >> current project as planned would cost too much and respectfully take too long. >> reporter: and too far off track. c copp was chairman of the high speed rail authority but now he's become a kritic. he says they failed to have all financing in place. then it fell on taxpayers. >> i feel bewildered by how this can be advertised or pervaed to the public, to taxpayers -- >> reporter: across the peninsula more idea on dollars and development. >> great to see some of those high-speed rail funds work a lot

better. >> reporter: he's pushing for a line between bakers field and persed. live at san jose jose jose station. >> look for a new group called better bay area. new at 11:00, school board members have voted not to make a name change for now. thousands crowded a board meeting. there were three hours of heated public comment from residents of lucas valley and the board just voted 4-1 to reject individual suggested name changes but will if all aspects of the community have input. the term, dixie"" have been viewed as racist by some. a school has been without heat since last thursday and might be another week before

things are fixed. big heaters were brought into classrooms today as a temporary fix. the gas leak knocked out the central heating. >> the district needs fix this. this is ridiculous. there are kids in here. and there are kids in here, it's freezing. they knew about this last week and it's tuesday and it's still not fixed? >> repairs have been debecause of the intense storm expected tomorrow. >> we're already getting some of that rain. absolutely. and let's take a look live doppler seven. getting you down to street level radar. getting some down pours. 11:42. 12:10. we're seeing moderate pockets of rain from oakland --land --land-

get you to south city n to san bruno, down the peninsula into the south bay. losalitiose. mountain view, steady rain. pockets of moderate rain in the santa cruz mountains. mt. dioblow -- and 41 in half moon bay and those continue to remain on the higher side into tomorrow's commute. 50s, 60s on our impact scale, this is a strong level three. tonight/tomorrow expect drenching rain. four to six inches for the coastal range and those wind gusts, 45 to 60 miles per hour. kgo roof camera showing you a slippery view. visibility poor for your morning commute. richmond san rufell bridge showing you the rain drops.

rivers are a big concern. russian river expected to crest thursday night. above flood rage. near navarro expected to crest above flood stage. napa, near flood stage. tomorrow morning 5:00 a.m., you're seeing the drenching rain the pops of reds and oranges. you will notice wide-spread heavy rain. 8:00 a.m. it's still going. 10:00 a.m. still looking at wide-spread rain but moderate pockets and turning to more scattered showers. the winds will ease up a bit as well. i want to show you the rainfall projections. they're quite impressive. especially in the santa cruz mountains and in the wettest north bay locations. three and a half to almost five inches of rain. that's why we have a flash flood watch until 10:00 a.m. thursday.

land slides, debris flows and certainly the chance for rock slides. high wind warnings and advisories until 10:00 a.m. thursday. they could take down trees and cause power outages. tomorrow morning 30s, 40s. you need to the rain gear. windy and wet for the afternoon. mainly 50s. 60s. milder in terms of temperature. fro up to five feet of snow is expected. accuweather seven-day forecast. level two for valentine's day. level one, lighter system friday through sunday, president's day is dry. all right. well with, she captured the hearts of abc 7 viewers. now we have an update on etna

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