b.a.r.t. turn stiles and squeeze through them and jump over them. now they're looking at some new fare gates. each has its pros and cons but they share the same goal. putting a end to the problem that costs up to $25 million a year. we often focus on the issues plaguing b.a.r.t. as part of the better bay area initiative. >> besides fare evaders, we're looking at the plan to raise fares. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. tells us they are considering raising rides by 50 cents a ride. they say they're doing in it part to improve the trains. to crack down on security. they want to add more officers and to compensate for the fare evaders.

>> this first look as a way to crack down. >> there are still kids who will be able to jump this but it will be a lot harder. >> reporter: one replace many is used in new york city. another in boston. the least expensive is this one. >> these four leads that you can see we can increase the pressure. the most inexpensive. $15 million to do whole system. >> reporter: they hope it will curb the number of people who jump over which they say is a big loss every year. >> reporter: so while we're here, someone just pulled the fire alarm at the station so they could avoid paying. it is the same day they're reviewing their budget. it will be a fare increase of 5.44%. >> i think our riders want a word class system. i think it, we'll have a new train control system. >> reporter: so it costs $9.10 to go here at glen park station,

roundtrip to oakland. we did the math on it. with the fare increase, it would go up by about 50 cents. it is an increase some riders say a bay area reality. >> it is so expensive already. it is just one more thing. >> reporter: have you ever jumped the gate? >> of course. i grew up here. kids are resourceful. we won't let trump build the wall and we won't let b.a.r.t. build the wall either. >> reporter: such a bay area answer. they've already started cracking down. they've aed air pressure to the gates making it harder to get through. but they're going to be reviewing a number of other things including potentially adding a charge, a bigger charge to paper cards of they are also

considering a pilot program would allow discounted cards. >> thank you. these issues are coming tomorrow. abc news will be there and report back on what happens. meanwhile, we devoted a week to covering b.a.r.t. as part of our commitment to building a better bay area. we talked with riders, management and road trains to every station. you can see all of these stories. the night of the ghost ship fire, the sam wrote to his mother, i'm alive. i'm out. he was likely the last to make it out when the horrible fire broke out. defense attorneys thought it would sway the jury too much. still, he took stand.

and laura anthony was in the courtroom. >> reporter: sam maxwell was one of the last people to survive the fire. with translation from a speech therapist, he testified from his wheelchair about the night of december 2, 2016. he'd been there before for music events. he called the front stairway dangerous with a section that looked like a boat ramp. when the fire broke out, he said there was a bottleneck. the stairs were difficult for anyone to navigate. i thought i was going to burn alive on those stairs. >> to hear someone who was there in the fire and saw how unsafe the stairs were. to know that my sister was in that and that's how she died. very painful to her. >> we're glad he got an opportunity to speak out. we think it important for him and the process moving forward. >> reporter: the defense then

revealed the cross-examination of the arson investigator, maria sabbatini demanding to know why the national response team was not called in when there were so many deaths. the defense attorneys claim it was arson although sabbatini found no such evidence. >> what are you trying to show? >> that she's incometent, hiding the truth and trying to protect the city. pg&e will moving forward with the fund for wildfire victims. the fund is intended to provide short term help including housing assistance to victims of the 2017 and 2018 fires. it will not resolve property claims against pg&e. that's expect to total close the

$30 billion and prompted the bankruptcy filing in january. state lawmakers created a bill for vaccinations. it comes with thigh of the number of measles in supporters say some doctors have been selling exemptions. the state did away with nonmedical exemptions in 2016. they say it enter fears about the dr.-patient relationship. the assembly will now consider the bill. >> in the east bay, the rainbow flag won't be flying at dublin city hall at they rejected the idea in a 2-3 vote. they unanimously approved in support of the pride

celebration. >> being an openly gay man and the first openly lgbtq official in dublin, i understand we have some work to do. part of the reason i brought this forward is to start the dialogue. >> they said that many residents feel the city's whole flagpole area should be reserved for federal, city, state flags only and were concerned about favoring one group over others. a student pleaded not guilty to charges of sexually assaulting two. we 20-year-old finn wolf was arrested last week. police say he assaulted a woman in 2017 and assaulted another woman last year. his attorney says the alleged encounters were consensual. police have said there may be more victims who have come forward. >> the woman caught in a moouni door and dragged on to the tracks has filed a claim against

san francisco. this is video of the incident at the embarcadero station obtained by the examiner. i reports that troy lee has identified as a passenger who got her hand caught in the door and dragged to the tracks last month. she suffered a collapsed lung, broken remembers, as well as final and pelvic fractures. she is seeking payments for her medical expenses and distress. today it was graduation for nearly 7,000 students. many will live and work in the bay area. >> this means the future of the graduates may not be so easy. however, that's not stopping them from doing their part to build a better bay area. >> the pomp and circumstance at san jose state university

represents a special time of year. college graduation that leaves many feeling on top of the world. >> you now possess new found power. the power of a college education. like our favorite comic book super heroes, with that power comes responsibility. >> the average loan debt is $15,000 after graduation. nearly half of the graduating class already have jobs lined up. for some, there is still uncertainty. >> it would be nice to stay here and continue to the booming legacy of the silicon valley. the cost of living is so high. >> despite the challenge, roughly half the graduates are expected to remain in the bay area. >> there is a sense of obligation once students are out of school and have graduated, to

do right by their families. they are living very modestly to accommodate that. >> i want to do strength and conditioning. i want to work with athletes. i've playe baseball. getting people stronger, quicker in the sport they love. >> many doing what they can to build bear bay area. in san jose. abc7 news. >> they identified as first in their family on pursue a four-year degree. the majority of first generation students on campus are students of color. environmentalists are not happy about a cooling plan. a top consumer group is knocking tesla's vehicle. it was nice to see the sun

again. it was a warmer day. i'll let you know how long the warmin

a local tech firm wants to use bay water to cool a data center. abc7 news eric thomas is live in alameda to explain why. eric? >> reporter: the city of alameda is always looking for new ten ants of the old alameda naval base. it is high-tech and low maintenance. there is some disagreement over what role this bay and those seals should play in it. >> these harbor seals, happy and

serene, have no idea they're at the center of a battle over progress versus protecting the environment. the storage company wants to turn this old missile manufacturing building nearby. full of servers that create heat. >> it consumes massive am of energy, massive amounts of drinking water, produces waste water and uses a lot of greenhouse chemicals. >> reporter: he talked to us by face time after stepping off a night home from ireland. he said the company wants to use a nearby asset. >> we take naturally cold water and we simply borrow it....... >> they want to use circulation to cool and then put it back into the bay. >> 80 per more energy efficiency. we don't produce any chemicals or waste water.

>> they have requested a lease for the project and four out of the five city councilmembers approve. this is the lone holdout. he said it would run right under the dock these seals use for a home. >>. >> they were talking with the toxic algae. >> he said that's because the water work four degrees warmer than when it was taken out. he says not so. >> it goes into the water. it will be less than tenth of a degree fahrenheit. when it blends with the bay, it will be unmeasurable. >> it's like trust us and if you don't trust us, trust the state regulators. >> and they have ten tevily signed off on this plan and they have completely signed off on a similar project that nautilus has going right now in stockton. the vote will begin next month

of. a review of tesla's lane changing technology says it could create a risk. it allows cars to automatically change lanes. in an article today, consumer reports says the feature doesn't work very well. it says it is far less competent than a human driver and even cuts off other cars. at least three deadly crashes including one in mountain view have involved the tesla assistance features. tesla maintains it is only to assist drivers and it is the driver's responsibility to remain in control of the car at all times. >> it seems like many of us can't get enough of subscription services. >> this o is amazing.

>> we're getting reports. they report the fda allowed medical device manufacturer medtronnic to withhold reports of a faulty product. the record issues involved a now recalled defibrillator. that was found to cause random shocks and failed to activate during cardiac emergencies. the fda spokesperson says the agency has effectively ended that program which allowed some manufacturers to keep malfunctions private. an airbag recall. it is just more than 43,000 yaris hatchbacks that may fail to deploy. this affects model years 2015 through 2017. she said the airbag might crack

over time. dealers will replace the parts for free. many americans are interested in signing up for more subscription services like netflix and spotify. a new survey says more than one-third of americans believe they'll sign up for even more of those monthly services over the next few years. the majority of people polled say the top interest is in video on demand services. on average, people have three subscription services. and disney is getting ready to launch in november a giant service. we are seeing sunshine for the first time in a couple of days. the question is, will it last? >> i'm going to guess, the answer is no. >> i'll give you a couple of dry days and then it will change.

people are out enjoying the sunshine. 66 in the city. 69 in oakland. nice and mild in mountain view. san jose, santa cruz, in the low 60s to the upper 70s. 68 in livermore. compared to 24 hours ago, yeah, you can feel the difference. you are you're making your plans for the weekend. let's look at tonight going into tomorrow. it will be dry for memorial day plans of not the entire weekend.

looking at the shark tank, you can see filtered sunshine. live doppler 7 showing you some high clouds passing through. if you're heading to the beach, watch out along the coastline. you have a high surf advisory until 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. rip courage risk is high. 15 foot waves as we look at the hour by hour forecast. some clouds around. we go into tomorrow. this is when things get interesting. not so much tomorrow morning. we'll have some clouds and fog around. tomorrow afternoon, a weak system is passing through the sierra and it may trigger some isolated showers over the higher terrain down to our south. we're not expecting a widespread rain event in the bay area. a little fog around tomorrow afternoon. 70 in oakland.

72 in san mateo and 69 degrees in santa cruz. a little of everything. the warmest day of the next seven will be on for our next -- i should not say that. the holiday day will be on friday. definitely brighter and milder as we head toward memorial day. saturday, an isolated shower or two. sunday morning is when we see the showers continuing into the evening. sun and clouds tomorrow. a little change friday. a slight possibility of an isolated shower in the evening. by memorial day, we're looking at some sun. dry conditions and milder. and then we'll warm it up for

you. by wednesday, back up to where we should be this time of year. overall, looking like a nice pattern. >> do we believe her? >> you always say right as >> just enough rain. at 5:30 on world news with david muir -- >> coming up, breaking news involving thousands of u.s. troops. we're standing by live. severe weather hitting now. the new tornado on the ground today. the concern in the northeast. and the dangerous rv chase, smashing into cars and the dog jumping from the rv. thank you. from michael finney, the warning parents should give their kids heading off to college. taking a ride in an ambula

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ford is hoping to get into the delivery business. it wants to do so using robots. dimming it walks like a high school can carry packages weighing up to 40 pounds and go up and downstairs. ford wants digit to be able to carry deliver 40s self-driving cars to customers' doorsteps. they say sometime it is inconvenient for people to walk outside and take a package from a self-driving car. they hope to roll it out by 2021. young robotics engineers, including some from the bay area, showed off their skills from the state capital today. they got a special visit from governor newsom. his office honored the four high school teams that won at the international first robotics team earlier this year of i think this shows you can be a high schooler and build these

incorrect machines. >> we just want people to see here we're and what we're doing. >> and do you see how many girls? the indianapolis 500 is known of course for cars reaching incredible speeds. but that's not the case with another race that took place there today. check this out. you're looking at the 40th annual zoo-opolis race, a tortoise race. it features radiated tortoises with food at the finish line. they are native to madagascar and known for their star pattern shez. quite spectacular there. >> there's the winner there. ready, set, shop. we recently won't a shopping spree for each other and now we

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