live from the cbs bay area studios. mrs. flooding parts of the carolinas. the largest fine ever on a public agency in california. bart has been ordered to pay $1 million. >> thank you for joining us.

>> breaking at this hour, stocks are dropping drastically. let's take a live at best a look at the business board. the dow is down about 510 points. this was tesco goes along with yesterday's dive. yesterday it dropped 800 points. we talked about currency fluctuations. we have talks about -- talked about tariffs and oil prices. these are reasons to pull out of the market. >> another major concern for investors, signals from the federal reserve of additional interest rate hikes. many people are cashing out. the unemployment rate is at 3.7%, the lowest since 1969. another breaking story, the california public utilities commission voted to poa $1 million fine on bart. it is the largest ever on a public agency. there's

>> reporter: the state dropped the hammer on bart. a 1.348 million dollar fine. 2 workers back in 2013. you may remember bart engineer, christopher sheppard and lawrence daniel were checking part of the track when they were hit and killed by a train in october 2013. a trainee was at the controls of the train with the supervisor riding along on the public killed -- utility commission. the trainer was on a cell phone and not properly supervising the trainee. neither sounded the horn before the crash. it looks like the trainee tried to but hit the door button instead. after the accident, they found that bart failed to complete a proper and timely report on the accident. we believe the actions of the

trainer showed a disregard for safety. it is a very large fine for public agency. it is necessary to provide a meaningful deterrent end -- and ensure real changes occur. >> reporter: the statea of mer they ofd to stay half of that more than $1 million fine pending a three-year probationary period that bart is about to start. they also will be ordered to put signs in their stations announcing the punishment. we are waiting for statement from bart on this. they say they will have one a little bit later on this afternoon. right now, live in san francisco, kpix . back to you.

there is an accident on danville boulevard. official tell us that a car went off the roadway and into a ravine. one person has already been pronounced dead at the scene. they are asking everyone to avoid that area. >> a storm watch in the golf. we are looking live at the aftermath of hurricane michael in the panhandle of florida. this building is destroyed in panama city. you can see that the roof and walls caved in. this is the view of overhead from a helicopter. two were killed by falling trees. a category 4 hurricane is now a tropical storm. there is widespread damage left behind. >> reporter: a curfew has been lifted and we are seeing more residents come out to survey the damage firsthand. hurricane michael shredded large sections of panama city. residents who rode at yesterday's historic storm still in shock. >> it is undescribable. if you look out the windows, you have peoples houses flying

by entries flying by.>> reporter: michael barreled ashore on the panhandle yesterday. it was one of the most powerful ever to make landfall in the us mainland. the storm surged rate -- surge reached 12 feet. it was just shy of a hurricane -- category 5 hurricane. it was pulling us out. i thought these walls were going to go next. they did not. an the roof of this gymnasium was ripped open like a tin can. an overturned truck littered the tour matt -- tarmac on the air force base. emergency officials say their top priority is search and rescue. they expect the death toll will rise. we have not been able to assess. it will take us time to do

that. we need to fully understand who did not evacuate. >> reporter: power lines like these are down all over the region. at least 650,000 homes and businesses are without electricity. utility companies say it could take days and maybe even weeks to finish repairs. >> this storm could have cost $10 billion. >> reporter: the governor says the search and rescue is a focus with teams fanned out across the panhandle looking for anyone who may be trapped. back to you. michael was the third most powerful hurricane ever to make landfall in the us mainland. >> thank you. we have been tracking the storm. where is it now and where is it heading? >> michael is moving over the

carolinas and into virginia right now. this is still a strong storm. it has been more than 24 hours overland and it is still carrying damaging winds and heavy rain. this is the latest on michael. maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour moving northeast at 23 miles per hour. 25 miles south of greensboro, north carolina at the moment. it will continue as a tropical storm over virginia later today. eventually it will go into the atlantic. michael is producing flash flooding across north carolina and virginia right now. tropical storm force wind gusts are occurring over south carolina and north carolina. we are watching that very closely for you. this is still a strong storm. wind damage is likely in the carolinas. flooding rains all the way north as washington dc. back to you. moments ago we got an update as to jackie ward reports that the b

questions including the continued delay. >> if we can complete our work, we will do so. like of the initial stabilization is complete. phase 2 is underway. fremont street is still close.this is a four level, temporary support system. these are two major girders. they have to hold the roof and bus below them. >> this was exposed to open tomorrow. the construction manager says it will be open no later than the 17th. not satisfied with the update the director of transportation demanded answers. >> if he could help us understand why that change and what level of competence we, the public should have. >> it was an evolving process. the design ended up being more significant than originally was projected. i think there was -- there is a

much more conservative approach that is our final product. >> reporter: what caused the cracks in the first place has not been determined. >> there is a lot to be done before they can think about opening the transit center. test results are due back the first week of november. then they have to be reviewed before they can consider reopening. the board said that while it is eager to open fremont and the train center. they are taking a cautious approach to fixing this. san jose and air b&b are launching a program aimed at creating temporary housing in the event of a disaster. it is called host core. it encourages people to open their homes to people in hqkes. residents interested in joining this will be able to do so

through the open homes program. the sheriff's department and law enforcement agencies are launching a new addition to its 911 service. full -- people will be able to report emergencies by text message. the presentation kicks off in about three hours. a star-studded day at the white house. president trump hosted musicians and lawmakers after signing a music modernization act. he signed a bipartisan bear -- bill. afterwards the president met in the oval office with kanye west. i put this hat on. it made me feel like superman. yoa superman melo upto you, ame industry. >> his 10 minute speech touched

on everything from his bipolar misdiagnosis to his childhood ancoming up, concern mounts for a missing washington post reporter. we'll be right back with more news, weather and sports. you're watching kpix. and another look at wall street.. "adlib big board" "adlib big board" millions of americans head to big retailers for deals on

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could have a direct impact on your health. americans head to retails for retailers to get their fix on jewelry. traces of cadmium were found in jewelry at big esross and nordstrom. experts say that this can accumulate in the body over time. absorbed -- is absorbed through the skin. >> president trump says the us is being very tough as it tries to find out what has happened to a washington post reporter who has been missing for one week. there is circumstantial evidence that the government ordered the murder of the reporter. the us is working with turkey to investigate his disappearance. some on capitol hill want together -- put together

sanctions as retribution for his disappearance. what happened is terrible assuming it happened. maybe we will be pleasantly surprised. i tend to doubt it. >> his unwillingness to set out any consequences or threat of consequences tells the saudi's that we are okay with this kind of conduct and behavior. >> he was last seen entering the consulate in turkey. a scary plunge to earth. at astronauts are recovering after surviving an emergency landing. the astronauts were on their way to the international space station. two minutes after launch there was an explosion. it was the result of a failed rocket booster. the capsule has to make an emergency landing and the crew received medical attention. they are said to be feeling good considering what they went

through. russia is suspending manned space launches while they figure out what went wrong. this is the first failure for the russian space program since 1983. a check of our weather. it is looking beautiful in that monitor behind you. >> gorgeous. this is a blue sky. starting off the day for the coast and the bay with those clouds and now, the sunshine. check out the temperatures out there. 62 in oakland. livermore is 66 and 63 in san jose. santa rosa is 62. here is a satellite and radar view. we have high pressure off to the west. with that flow around the ridge we are tting those onshore winds. that is why today, the last day of our cool weather before we start to heat things up. taking you through futurecast, the sunshine will be here for

the afternoon. then for friday, the weekend, pure sunshine with temperatures really heating up for us. here is why we will see the changes. we have this area of low pressure to our south. the high pressure is well to our north. with that counterclockwise flow drawing in those northeasterly winds we will be looking at a warm weekend. if you're heading out to the coast, be prepared. i want to advise you about that beach hazard statement for all of our bay area beaches. there are rip currents. caution at the beaches. this is because of tropical storm sergio in the pacific. that will impact baja california and increase the southerly swell four to six feet in the bay area. our sunsets at 6:39 and sunrise at 7:14 tomorrow. let's show you what you can expect. we are looking at temperatures that are below average for this time of year. for today, we are looking at

temperatures around 75 degrees in morgan hill and 75 in san jose. 77 in brentwood and low to mid 70s in the north bay. we will warm up with offshore winds beginning on friday. then, as we head into the weekend, looking at a warm weekend ahead. we will be right back for --

something special fo and east bay woman brings her community together to do something special for. the jefferson award winner makes sure that young students get that gift of reading from accomplished people. that year is what kicks off the leaders are readers story our. >> -- >> reporter: leaders are readers pairs students with leaders who read to them. they need to be able to tell a story and read destroy. that is part of the reading experience. >> easy pick. part of the experience. the founder want students to

feel empowered and embraced by their entire community. i local holly -- high school color guard opens and closes each event. >> do you know miss michael montgomery, she was my student. each reader introduces himself to students before they begin. >> does >> reporter: amber children -- childress is impressed. people from all different fields with different jobs. i think it is important that students see the options that are available. >> reporter: this student agrees. >> they have a lot of jobs. i might get a lot of jobs when i grow up. >> reporter: this teacher says all her students lead -- leave inspired. they see other people who are excited about reading. it is not just their teachers or parents telling them. >> there was a little girl named millicent. >> people from the community are telling them that they are

excited. the time has come, the time is now. she is like a role model to me. she reads to us.>> she ends each event with a rating of her home. she is reached 600 bay area kids and give it away 200 books. >> to let them know that they are special. they have a voice. they should always, always stand on that. >> i know and we know that each and every one of you are leaders. >> reporter: for empowering young people with the gift of reading and community leadership this week's award goes to alan montgomery.

away.. we'll have more on the drastic drop coming up later on kpix 5 news at 5.. "adlib big board" "adlib big a final check on the big board. the closing bell is just a few minutes away. there is a drastic drop. we will have more on that at 5 pm. a lot of stress on the stock exchange. that does it for us. have a great afternoon.

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