collided. at this moment i haven't had any reports of injuries. what this means there is damage to the third rail at four different sections that will need to be repaired immediately. we do have service in the transbay 2. all trains have to share one track. we are single tracking through the transbay two in order to repair the damage. >> okay so we expect a big impact from this. again just to summarize this is a damage in the eastbound direction. so every train needs to be on one track single tracking through. both directions. slowing thicks down considerably. we know that when there have been problems people try to get in their cars and that causes trouble on the roads. how to get around it, that will be tough trying to get in and out of here. sal castaneda will be watching this all day long. at this point some people say the best advice is if you can stay home today is stay home

and out of the mess. >> yeah. some people might be hearing will this and decide to stay home or drive unfortunately. we will be watching the bridges for you this morning. remember, when bart does have a major problem, we do norrally see that people will drive. this is the area between the oakland west station. west oakland station and embarcadero. the third rail has been damaged inside the tube as you heard claudine say. so basically it's down to if bart tracks are two lanes it's down to one. that will really make big delays getting in and out of san francisco. we will let you know more. i want to take a look at the bay bridge. it is light. people may hear about this. get up and hear about it and may take their cars. earlier you are going to see more people on the bridge getting in. this afternoon you will have a big commute getting out if everyone winds uptaking the cars. make plans for that. we'll be here all morning long. it's 4:31 let's go back to the

desk. >> we will continue to follow this breaking story throughout the morning and don't forget any time of day you can get updates on our website at ktvu.com. and also right to your smart phone mobile. we're also following breaking news out of san francisco where restaurant was destroyed. two other buildings badly damaged by an overnight fire. tara moriarty is there in san francisco with more on the challenges firefighters face to put this out. tara. >> reporter: crews left the scene awhile ago. we are here where a french restaurant has gone up in flames. you can see the rubble out there. cries say the flames were going pretty strong when they arrived. this was a two-alarm fire so about two dozen crews were here. and there are two other buildings that were destroyed. one of them is an apartment building. we understand some people will

not be able to get back in. this fire comes with a hefty priesting $1 point -- price tag $1.5 million worth of damage. tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. we have details on the latest response to the city's violent crime. police enforced a youth curfew for the first time in years. the one night curfew began at 11:00 last night and wrapped up a few hours later. they were looking for any teenager out alone on the street. >> we don't really need anybody under the age of 18 out on the streets at night. >> the youth curfew comes after five deaths and more than 50 assaults this year. many of them gang related. the most recent deadly crime

took place on may 19th when a 16-year-old boy was shot and killed while sitting in a car with friends. you can expect more offices on the street in san jose. special operations, swat, and gang units will all take part. an elementary man was shot and killed outside of an elementary school yesterday morning. they will also focus on gang neighborhoods and their beats. san francisco police are investigates the stabbing of two men. at 2:00 a.m. the hen were stabbed on 18th and valencia streets right in front of a pizza restaurant. they were with a group of friends who tried to take them to a hospital and ended up about a mile away on 16th and carolina streets. that is where they called police. the two victims were taken to san francisco general. police are questioning the people they were with. time is 4:34.

the search will resume in the south bay for a missing man who suffers from dementia. james was last seen yesterday morning near his home on santa teresa drive. he is six feet tall. he was last seen wearing a blue shirt, blue jeans, and brown slippers. he is unable to talk and reportedly shuffles when he walks. so keep an eye out for him. also new information this morning federal agents consider a texas man a person of interest in a ricin scare. if they searched his home. his wife called police after spotting a container with a strange material in the refrigerator. she also discovered internet searches for ricen on the farm -- ricin on the family computer. wild weather continues in the mid west after another

tornado touched down in oklahoma. the national weather service says the latest twister hit the town of broken arrow late last night causing major damage to homes and businesses. so far no injuries have been reported from the storm. it was a different story in arkansas where a tornado touched down injuring nine people. this is a look look at a home in eden. tornado's tornado appeared to be far less powerful than those in meromes where 24 people were killed. more severe weather expected today. z 4:36. a vallejo man is in jail after painting a crosswalk on a street known for accidents. friends say it was hoping it would get drivers to slow down.

but the painted crosswalk is considered felony vandalism some he was arrested and being held on $15,000 bail. >> if everybody went out there and decide the i need a crosswalk in front of my residence, we would have them everywhere. there has to be a rule of law here. >> cal tran has sandblasted away the the hand painted crosswalk. next they plan on grinding down that intersection and repaving it. also this morning high speed rail opponents will ask a sacramento judge to put a stop to the project. the former chairman of the project will lead the group arguing all construction plans should be put on hold. he says the project has doubled in costs since voters approved it in 2009 and ridership estimates have dropped. the high speed rail project is already a year behind schedule. now 4:37. we want to go back over to sal. if you are just waking up and joining us, big problem for the

morning commute. effecting bart but people on the roads as well. >> that is right bart has damage to the third rail inside the transbay 2. that means that one of the tracks is not usable this morning. bart will be single tracking inside the transbay 2 between oakland -- between west oakland station and embarcadero. bart system will still be returning it will be way behind. if you want to get on bart you should get on early or if you decide you want to stay home and work from home, that will be a good idea. or get out on the roads early. let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza. it's still nice and light although we might see people getting there early and spreading out the commute. this could turn into one of the things everyone hears about it and they will make adjustments. we'll see what happens and how early the bay bridge toll plaza gets busy. san jose happily far away from this. now back to steve.

>> sal, thank you. the coast is clear. everything is looking good here. not much of a breeze unless you have some of the higher elevations. a couple upper 40s here. calm conditions. clear. 50s on the temps. again a little cool but high pressure has been nosing in and started yesterday. it will continue to do so today. you can see it right here. temperatures will be begin to warm up. it looks like two days and out. saturday will be the warmest day. and a little low will form off the coast on sunday. that will bring back the fog. today 4-8 degrees warmer. it will be warmer coast bay and inland. the coast will be sunny and nice. on saturday we will have high fire danger. but 70s and 80s and 90s. sunny and warmer. coast is clear. 60s and 70s and 80s and some of the low 90s. i haven't seen the 90s for awhile.

that ends today. we will get a couple in there. warm to hot on saturday. that will be the warmest day. then a little cooler on sunday. monday and tuesday back to fog and normal temps. >> thank you, steve. 4:39 is the time right now. an american mom jailed on drug charges south of the border. see what happened when she returned home to arizona. competition for muni. the new private bus service launched this week. good morning. traffic on 80 westbound may be effected bymajor problems on bart. [ man ] get the 20 piece mcnuggets.

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good morning. we have breaking news in case you haven't heard bart has major delays because of a problem in the transbay tube. they will be single tracking. the trains will be sharing one track in and out of san

francisco. expect it to cause major delays this morning. bart is asking people if they could work from home or perhaps figure out a way to car pool into and out of the city because they are expecting major delays that will not be fixed in time for this morning's commute. stay with ktvu we'll have more on this coming up. this is a look at bay bridge toll plaza. we might see more cars coming through because whenever bart problems, people tend to drive. we'll keep an eye on the toll plaza for you. >> thank you, sal. we will continue to check in with you. 4:44 is the time right now. an arizona woman jailed in mexico on drug smuggling charges is back in the u.s. this morning. she was greeted by her family as he walked out of jail. the mother of seven was arrested last week after mexican soldiers found marijuana under the seat of a commercial bus she was taking back to the states. surveillance footage from that bus was commercial to her release. her lawyer says it shows her boarding the bus with only her

purse, blankets, and bottles of water in her hands. an american woman has been killed while fighting in syria. nicole ansfield was raised in flint, michigan. the 33-year-old single mother -- they then joined opposition forces in syria's war. all three died in a battle with syrian forces this week. hagel is attending a security conference in singapore. he all discuss reports that chinese computer hackers have stolen data from dozens of programs. the father of a 27-year-old helpen immigrant says the story

fbi agents are not adding up. the fbi says ibragim admitted to being involved with one of the boston bombing suspects before attacking an agent. yesterday a state appeals court scrapped the state's latest thee that injection procedures. that means california has to go back to the drawing board. there are 725 inmates at san quintin's death row. more companies are hiring here in the bay area but more young people are having a hard time finding work. it's about 25% among teenagers and young adults. the reason they say older

workers are reenters the work force with more experience. >> we have so many youth and adults competing for the same jobs. even at the fast food retail sales associate positions. >> a survey found 57% of retirees want at least a bart time job. the best advice for young people is be persistent and work on their communication skills. california's minimum wage could be going up in six years. they passed the bill that would increase to $8.25. by 2016 it will be up to $9.25 and adjusted for inflation after that. minimum wage has not kept pace with the rising cost of living. but businesses dealing with the cost of health care reforms can't afford to pay those higher wages. this is the first week of operations for an alternative to muni on one bus route.

leap transit runs on the same streets as muni's exline. it only runs during commute hours but its buses offer leather seats and wi-fi for $6 payable through an iphone app. >> san francisco has been growing a lot. muni is over capacity on a lot of computer routes. we have set out to try to develop the best commuting experience possible. >> more than 1100 people have signed up for leap transit and they are looking to expand two other muni routes. reviews are mixed over napa's five-day bottle rock festival. local business owners attended a city sponsored meeting at city hall. a majority of them said their business was effected. most of their regular customers could not reach them because of the outside. others say it brought in more money in those five days than two weeks. suggestions were also offered

in case the city holds the festival next year. 4:48 is the time. the big traffic news this morning is problems on bart. >> that is right i want to show you a map. what has happened between west oakland and embarcadero they have single tracked the trains. a couple of maintenance vehicles overnight got into a collision. bart says no employees were hurt but there are big delays expected for the entire morning commute. they are going to single track trains inside the transbay 2. it will make for very big delays on bart. what you can do is you can drive which a lot of people end up doing. let's take a look the the roads getting through. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza and it's still not very crowded. bart is also suggesting if you can do it, you might want to work from home on this friday. but one thing is for sure we

will see more people on the roads. we're also looking at the south bay and east bay commutes. let's go to steve. thank you, sir. clear skies. the only fog is down toward l.a. and san diego. nothing here and nothing in monterey. today is a good day. still a little cooler napa and santa rosa in there. very strong unseasonally cool system that gave us this big cool down ejected out. you can see the line of high pressure that is building in. syping everything up to the pacific northwest. today and tomorrow we get a little jump up in the temps. nothing we have seen before. sunny today. everybody. increased fire danger. mainly friday night into saturday. sunday we start a cool down. this will not last long. today sunshine and warmer weather. the coast is clear. there is not much of a breeze.

there is a decent little breeze. 60s and 70s and 80s and low 90s. a little cooler sunday. pam. thank you, steve. 4:50 is the time. we will continue to keep an eye on that problem with bart. not just on buses but also on the roads. oakland animal services says it has no choice baa to euthanize a badly abused dog. it's hoping surveillance video will help track down the person responsible. and scientists keeping a close watch on an asteroid that is heading in our direction today. ñáçwçñ

dang to the third rail. only one trackway available in and out of san francisco causing major delays for the entire morning commute. this is also expected to put more pressure on the roads. stay with us. we'll be here watching especially the bay bridge teleplay va. let's go back to the desk.

oakland animal services are looking for the people that badly abused a female shepard. some of this video is hard to watch. early yesterday morning surveillance video shows a man driverring the -- delivering the dog to animal services in a plastic crate. she had been starved and beaten. >> these things don't occur over night. that dog had been left unattended without any attention for an extended period of time. >> the director of the shelter says he wanted to get the word out so they could find the person responsible and get justice for that dog. he says they have given the dog some medicine for the pain but her injuries are too extreme and she will have to be put down. astronomers are tracking an asteroid that will make its closest approach to earth later today. you can see the radar images of the 1998 qe2.

that is less than two miles apart. >> we are tracking quite a number of large asteroids of this size that do cross earth's orbit. that is the one we are concerned about and tracking closely. >> astronomers do add there is no chance it will hit earth. the closest it will get in the next 200 years will be today's pass. that makes it so faint you would need a telescope to see it. that is the good news. the bad news is the morning commute. yeah we do have major delays on bart. there is a problem in the trance bay tube so they will be single tracking trains in and out of sprains. the toll plaza you might want to watch it. we will be watching it for you. people may actually be well they might be taking the car instead of taking bart this morning. we might see more traffic. san francisco northbound 101 traffic looks good approaching

the 80 split. san jose happily affray from most of this. now let's go to steve. >> sal, thank you. clear skies pap little cool for some. it will be sunny and warmer today. temperatures right now 40s and 50s will end up with 70s and 80s and 90s. 60s and 70s and 80s and we did pencil in a few low 90s. we start a cool down on sunday and a big-time cool down on monday and tuesday. today and tomorrow the warmest days. coming up next we continue with our breaking news effecting hundreds of thousands of bay area commuters this morning. the crash in the transbay tube that is causing big problems for bart riders and people on the road. as a record collectio. no. there was that fuzzy stuff on the gouda. [ both ] ugh! when it came to our plants... we were so confused. how much is too much water?

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since 4:30 this morning expect long delays throughout the morning. two bart maintenance vehicles collided with each other in the transbay tube. only one track is running at this time and repairs will take hours. we do have live team coverage this morning. we have claudine wong who is out in the city. first we are going to go to sal who is going to help us through all of this. sal, as you've been talking it doesn't just effect bart it will mean more people will take their cars. >> people will will say i will just take the car into the city so you might see more traffic on the roads. remember bart major delays expected throughout the entire morning commute. this isn't one of the things that will go away at any time this morning. now ktvu claudine wong is out at one of the bart stations she has arrived there. she will tell us what you can expect. actually she will be with us a little bit later. one of the things i want to

mention is the tracks are not going to be repaired this morning. there will be delays for you for the entire morning. we will let you know how that effects the road. let's go back to the desk. thank you, sal. we will continue to cover this throughout the morning. any time of day you can get information on our traffic section of the website ktvu.com and sign up for mobile ktvu for alerts to your phone. >> we're also following breaking news in san francisco where restaurant was destroyed by a fire. it happened on 14th street. that is where we find tara moriarty with more on why this is a very costly fire. >> reporter: this fire was pretty much involved by the time crews got here. the restaurant you see behind me here is is a french restaurant. it had flames shooting out of it about 60 firefighters had to be on scene here. let's take a look at v