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police in the east bay searching for a hit-and-run driver who took the life of a 12-year-old girl. >> the biggest reservoir to be drained all because of a dangerous threat. dozens of bart employees taking home six-figure overtime caps. abc 7 news starts right now. now news to build a better bay area from abc 7. >> reporter: dozens of bart workers are taking home six-figure overtime checks. a bart board member wants answers. >> it's a very visceral, relatable concern about who's minding the store. >> reporter: the i-team found one bart employee worked 361 days in one year. reporter, melanie woodrow looked as why bart doesn't just hire more people. >> bart provided us with the 2018 compensation for all employees.

certain departments and employees stood out as receiving more overtime pay than others. we asked bart why. they say thav move up to 430,000 people a day. >> it's a very complex organization and sometimes we have to pay overtime. >> reporter: they paid one employee more than $172,000 in overtime. in some cases overtime pay was nearly twice an employee's regular pay. >> reporter: why is there so much overtime pay? >> we're proud of the fact our employees are willing to go the extra mile and give the work needed to make sure it goes. >> reporter: the person who opens and closes the station, provides passengers information and deals with emergencies. one of the station agents in 2018 worked 361 out of 365 days at more than 40 different

stations, making more than $114,000 in overtime. >> i don't think 361 day as year is good for an employee. i don't think it's great for an agency. >> reporter: he's on bart's board of directors. >> it's a very real, visceral, relatable concern about who's minding the store. >> reporter: bart's deputy general manager wouldn't answer questions about individual employees. why not hire more employees to cutback on some of the overtime pay? >> in almost every case it's more financially sound for the district to pay an employee overtime than to hire an additional head count. if you have one person working overtime, you're paying one pension, paying for one family of health care, verses if you hire a person, you're paying double that. >> from a dollars and cents

standpoint, you can make a case that overtime costs less. i think from a morale standpoint and the public perceptions standpoint is in the fact these are good jobs. they're middle class jobs that enable people to live in the bay area, i would air on the side of expanding our personnel. >> reporter: in 2018 some departments paid more in overtime than others. vehicle trouble deck. one technician made nearly $162,000 in overtime, almost twice their regular pay. add that in and more than $253,000. also police operations. remember the bart employee that made more than 172,0$172,000 in overtime? at in regular pay more than $279,000. >> we hired over 63 officers last year alone and on track to have a fully staffed police

force before the end of the year. >> reporter: for all the good they're doing around public safety issues, he doesn't want to see something like overtime pay set the agency back. >> year out there doing the right thing and then this comes along and i go oh. it's part of life as a bart director. >> reporter: bart tells the station ageent who worked 361 days in 2018 is still a bart employee but not working at any station. they would not say why. and they're in the process of compiling compensation data but doesn't have a firm timeline of when it will be repeated. and all this week we're dedicating our building a boater bay area to bart. on to developing news in the east bay, police are searching for suspected hit-and-run driver who took the life of a young girl.

>> a neighbor shared this security camera image of a truck that hit the 1year-old. >> abc 7 news reporter is live with the story tonight. cornell. >> reporter: yeah, that tragedy happened this afternoon. that 12-year-old and her sister walking home from school in this cross walk when please say a male driver struck a girl and kept knowing. >> it's terrible. we should have the right for your children to learn how to walk. >> reporter: reacting to news a neighbor was struck and killed in this crosswalk. >> we determined it's a 12-year-old girl walking in the crosswalk with her sister struck by a black ford f-150 pick up truck. that truck subsequently fled the scene. >> reporter: a neighbor's security camera captured this image moments before the accident. witnesses told investigators the truck was headed west and turned

left on to crow canyon where the girl was struck? >> we stopped, we looked back and then took off. >> reporter: and the kids noticed the truck when they were walking home from school. >> my daughter says it's a ford and my son says the tires were more than half his size. it was a truck they'd never seen before. >> reporter: a suspect driver still at large. two sisters who believe they were safe in this crosswalk. >> they did everything right. they waited for the crosswalk signal, started crossing when they were allowed to and individual made a few bad choices, which severely impacted a lot of people's lives tonight. >> reporter: chp following leads tonight. they obtained video from home security cameras. abc 7 news. >> thank you. now to breaking news in san francisco where a wild story has ended with a car suspended of running over at least two people

in the hate ash bury neighborhood. the driver had been seen run p yelling threats. a man behind a wheel and a woman behind the passenger but officers caught up to the pair. we're told one officer has nonlife threatening injuries. the freeds are ordering the biggest reservoir to be drained because of earthquakes. it's east of highway 101. that's >> reporter: they are ready to see something done about the safety risks. so, the feds are now demanding, ordering that reservoir be drained. and that process starts by october 1st.

the first building has seen delay after delay. they say the earthquake risk is unexpectedly high. so work can start. >> i never saw any work done in the day. that's about it . >> reporter: the latest project estimate puts the cost at $563 million. a parcel tax will cover $65 million. but much of the money will come from increased water rates. the fear a powerful earthquake could damage the dam and some are concerned about how it will effect wildlife. >> i know it won't be forever. but until then, i think think tk has a way of surviving no matter what. this will leave the district without any control, ultimately impacting communities downstream. this includes parts hit by

historic floods in 2017 when water flowed over the banks of coyote creek. >> it affected a lot of people leving near the creeks. and i saw lots of floodings along the roads and the streets. >> reporter: valley water is sponsoring a bill that would expedite permits and move it along as quickly as possible. in morgan hill, abc 7 news. new details. students are heading back to class tomorrow but not on their own campus. they'll be at three other schools. ninth graders will go to ralph bunch and 12th graders to westlake middle. they've been closed since thursday morning. testing is underway to determ fn -- determine if a cancer-causing chemical is there. >> if you're not up front and

transparent, we don't know what to do and the people that know what to do, they're not doing what they're supposed to do. >> year go tooling bring in more experts that can share information with us. >> reporter: final results are expected at the end of the week. we've created a helpful explainer to all your questions on our website, abc 7 news.com. fears the coronavirus is spreading outside china sent stocks plummeting today. its worst day of trading since february 2018. a fourth passenger from the diamond princess cruise ship has died. the white house is seeking $2.5 billion in an emergency request. senators to be briefed tomorrow on an outbreak. and a federal judge has extended a restraining order that blocks the transfer of

anyone in travis air force base to costa mageau. shocking video. a senior citizen attacked and humiliated in san francisco tonight. stanford finally post as plaque and why some say it's too late. neighbors get quite the surprise when they check their security video. this week we are going to experience the kind of winter that may put us in record territory. all that is ahead but first a look at "jimmy kimmel live" right after abc 7 news at 11:00. >> tonight you'll learn my secrets to skin care. i'm looking at your neck and it doesn't seem pencily at all. i would argue trump has a big

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in 1988, our dear friend paul newman had a vision. a place where kids with serious illnesses could just.be kids. [bruce] so he founded a camp. and the joy of playing, laughing, and simply belonging had a profound effect [julia] freeing the children to reach beyond their illnesses and discover new strength. [bruce] from that one camp the seriousfun children's network has grown, serving 30,000 kids globally every year. at no cost to their families. well, if you've seen this, you know it's hard to watch. the video posted on instagram shows an older asian man collecting empty cans being

confronted, assaulted and humiliated. they're looking for the man who taunted him. and they condemn this and lobby for more resources to unify communities. >> i truly know the way to address this type of violence is bringing communities together and making sure that people are educated about how you address differences. >> reporter: now, as the video went viral offers to help the man and his family began pouring in from all around the globe. new developments tonight, harvey weinstein is hospitalized after feeling chest pains. per he's okay and will be transferred to jail once released. he was found guilty of two counts and acquitted of more serious sex crimes. he faces 5 to 29 years in prison. a plaque with a quote from chanelle miller was posted on campus.

in a case that drew national attention. supporters of miller, including professor michelle dauber scrubbed the plaque today. the plaque suddenly appeared this week and culminates what's been a four-year saga. >> she wrote "you took my time, my privacy, my energy and so forth -- and of course the "you" referred to brock turner. at this point i think it refers also to stanford. >> reporter: stanford originally rejected the quote she chose for the site she was assaulted but reversed its decision. got a visit from a mountain lion early this mornic. and easily hops over the fence. police say this is a reminder to keep pets inside because mountain lions tend to be most

activality dawn, dusk and night when they go hunting. scary we haven't had any rain. >> sandy. >> you can blame it on this blocking ridge of high pressure that has been preventing any of the storms from getting here. so, it's been diverting the storm track. we're going to take a look at what it is doing, which is bringing this gusty shores. and that's one of the reasons it was so warm today, well above average. and as we head towards tomorrow, first thing around 9:00 a.m., oakland 57, san jose, 54. around lunchtime, it's mild across the region with plenty of sun out there and once again another warmer than average day with low 70s showing around 3:00 in the afternoon. it is a little bouncy, the camera, because of these gusty winds. here's a look at your record lowest february rainfall ever.

santa rosa has 300ths of an inch in 1893. so nar entire month has had no measurable rain. and no measurable rain in 1864. we may see ties, all time records for some areas as well. take a look at the rainfall deficit. since october 1st, we're down ten inches in santa rosa. and so, definitely behind. live doppler 7 not showing any fog or clouds or rain. out the door a live look a beautiful view of san francisco from our sutra tower picture. warmer than average for the work week and record high-rise possible. as we take a look at the temperatures, breezy to gusty in our hills. clear skies expected to start the day and warm around concord, liver more.

71 oakland, 77 san francisco and 76 napa. up to 80 in santa rosa. 66 in halfmoon bay. here's one computer model that wants to bring in showers on sunday. this is one model. sierra snow showers. the other computer model is dryer. so, we're going to put in a slight chance. accuweather warm and much cooler weather for your saturday and sunday. only in the 50s/60s, perhaps that chance of showers, on sunday. let's keep our fingers crossed that we don't end up with [ inaudible ] all right. tomorrow on "good morning america" the sharks from "shark

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it's a crowd flash sing along created in part by an art lecturer at the school. >> there's a real power in singing and using our voices. so, we wanted to honor women's athletics and national women and girls in sports day. >> the voiceinizecluding the marching band, choir and athletes. people can go to add their songs going to wall of song project.com. >> excellent. that's great. on to sports. really emotional day in l.a. as the world celebrates kobe and gianna bryant. and the best female pla

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stephen curry also friends with her. and stealing the bucket for sabrina. playing with the flu and you wouldn't know it. third quarter, cardinal on the comeback. lexy hoe. it's a seven-point game. little bit later. williams dribble, pull up from midrange. that's good. stanford down five. too much oregon, too much unescu. most by any player, men or women's and 2,000 points, 1,000 assists, 1,000 rebounds. takes down that air ball for the clinching rebound. ducks win 74-66 clinching the pac-10 title. stephen curry among the many athletes, family, friends and entertainers to pay respects to kobe and gigi. >> as we spoke kobe and gigi are

holding hands, walking to the nearest basketball court. kobe will show her new mamba rules. >> he wanted to be the best basketball player that he could be and as i got to know him, i wanted to be the best big brother that i could be. >> nhl trade deadline for a conditional 2021 take. san jose is going to host the penguins on saturday. hey, did you see this? one of the best videos of the weekend from the xfl in st. louis. a girl holding a sign, thin mints for a football. i'd make that trade any day. he made that trade. he's going to open up the box and eat them on the sideline. what do you do with thin mints? you eat them. this is the abc 7 sports report

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♪ shine for the rest of your life ♪ ♪ stronger than ever, ever ♪ stronger than ever, ever ♪ shine every day and night ♪ stronger than ever, ever ♪ stronger than ever, ever [applause] >> tamron: hi! hi! hello! hi! hello! hello! welcome, welcome to our show! well! hi! hi, thank you! have a seat, have a seat on this wonderful monday, thank you so much for being here. you are going to faint here, let's calm down! amazing, that's how excited i felt over the weekend, i just

got back from the naacp image awards, it was such an honor for the "tamron hall show" to be nominated, i got a chance to present a performance by the great joe scot i was a powerful night and there was a tribute to kobe bryant and today fans will fill the staples center to honor the memory of kobe bryantr gianna. we were talking about this on the show, at some point in all of our lives we will experience grief and loss, everyone in here has gone through it, i'm sure. and how do you deal with it, is it okay not to upset the idea of closure. i said i don't believe in closure and i know a lot of folks disagree without so we are talking about important ways to move forward and is there a right or wrong way a? i say there is not, you've got to do with the way you can but we all will experience it at