regarding the transbay. regarding the transbay. madam clerk, if you could please call items 28 through 40. >> items 28 through 40 comprise the special order at 3:00 p.m. the board of supervisors sitting as a committee as a whole for a public hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the following 12 proposed resolutions of necessity authorizing the acquisition of various real property by eminent domain for the purpose of constructing the transbay transit property. each resolution is an individual file and i will read each block and lot number, beginning with 85 natoma street number one. block number 3721, lot number 109. 85 natoma street number 2, block number 3721, lot number 110. 85 natoma street number 3, block number 3721, lot number 111. 85 natoma street number 4, block number 3721. lot number 112. 85 natoma street number 5, block number 3721, lot number 113. 85 natoma street number 7, block number 3721, lot number 115. 85 natoma street number 9, block number 3721, lot number 117. 85 natoma stree

she is in san francisco where a new transbay terminal is being built. anne, good morning. >>> reporter: good morning. the demolition starts at 10 a.m., sydnie. here's the wrecking ball behind me that red machine that you're looking at. they call it big red, a propos. it is 85 feet tall and it is going to be bashing into the old transbay terminal here at fremont and mission within the next few hours. but transbay terminal is 71 years old. the last bus departed here august 7th. so it's been closed since then. the crews have been gutting the inside of this building, getting rid of the hazardous materials and selling off anything of value. the wrecking ball is going to be slammed into the building several times over the next two or three months until all the debris is piled into the basement. they say they are going to use that basement like a bathtub to gather the material and recycle much of it. here's what the new transbay terminal center will look like in 2017. a new financial center in the district will have shops, apartments, transit terminals includi

here's what the new transbay terminal center will look like in 2017. a new financial center in the district will have shops, apartments, transit terminals including the future high-speed rail system. coming up at 6:30 we'll be talking with one of the guys in charge of today's big project. again that wrecking ball tearing in here at 10:00 four hours from now. >> quite a sight. thank you, anne makovec in san francisco. >>> johannes mehserle will learn today whether he can walk out of jail sooner than expected. he will be in court for a bail hearing at 1. 30 as he appeals his conviction for involuntary manslaughter. last month,mentally was sentenced to two years for killing an unarmed passenger, oscar grant, at an oakland bart station. >>> police in antioch are trying to figure out who shot and killed a 2-year-old on his birthday. they say he was playing with his 4-year-old brother yesterday. one of them found a loaded gun in a bedside drawer and pulled the trigger. the boy's mother talked with her brother after the shooting. >> she wasn't doing good. was

train operator spotted smoke in the transbay tube. while we were at the station, we saw some smoke coming out of a tunnel. it was noticeable, even an hour after the smoke was first reported. emergency crews were dispatched to 30 and 32 in oakland, the access point to the transbay tube. the problem appears to be with an insulator. for 50 minutes the tube was shut down, but b.a.r.t. has re-opened one side of the tube. riders are able to get to either side of the bay, but with only one track in patience it's taking longer. some home have had to wait up to an hour. >> it happens sometimes. so, it's okay. an adventure. >> friend's 90th birthday party. not going to get there in time. if i do, he may be gone. >> our crews are down inside the transbay tube, and they found what appears to be preliminary anywherery an insulator problem. that's the piece of equipment that holds the electric third rail that supplies power to the train. separated it from the ground. and so the insulator had what they believe, preliminarily, is mineral buildup. >>

update on the status of childcare facilities at the transbay transit center. this is an information item. commissioner campos: we have emilo cruz. commissioner dufty? commissioner dufty: i requested this because of my concern about the importance of planning for child care as part of the transbay transit center. the imperative that we plan in advance. the worst examples that uc of child care and job development programs as when they are shoehorned into an existing facility. commissioners know -- i know some of you are supportive of the measures i have before the board today which allows these things to take place, allowing opportunities for the city to develop a child care. in my opinion, i feel the transbay joint powers authority has been lackluster in their forthcoming about these plans, and most recently, have expressed to me, they're concerned that they cannot identify where the funds come from. ironically, we met over the past month trying to identify a funding gap for the central subway project. i would challenge mr. cruz, whom i respect greatly, to show

and soon enough, san francisco's old transbay terminal will be nothing but rubble. don knapp shows us demolition day one. don. >> reporter: allen, bringing down the transbay terminal one blow at a time isn't quite the spectacle of watching an implosion and coming down in a few seconds but there is some spectator value here and no small share of nostalgia. >>> reporter: the wrecking ball took the first bites out of the transbay terminal beginning the demolition and construction project that will replace it with a $4 billion so-called grand central station of the west. it's good riddance according to a "chronicle" columnist who called it a sink disgrace, a decaying pit of despair for the homeless hoards. that may have been an important public function recently. unofficially sheltering the homeless. last summer the city moved them out and locked up the building. many watching the demolition remembered the good old days with warm thoughts. grace thomas got off a train near 1927. >> the memories i had when everything was jumping in that building in '72, it makes me feel

you cannot have a unique, vibrant community around transbay, certainly not

there were major problems on the transbay tube. sharon will have more details on that coming up in a live report. all the rest of mass transit is problem-free. bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are off and no troubles there. back to you. >> thank you. >>> so far, the series of winter storms has not been as monstrous as earlier feared but it is causing its share of problems in the bay area. there was minor flooding in a low-lying area near the highway, one exit on 101. floodwaters in redwood city cut off access to a mobile home part. fire department cleared the water. >>> nearby hillsborough the storm sent a tree crashing down over el cerrito street bringing down power lines and slammed into a home. no one was injured. a similar problem in marin county where tree branches came down on power lines in san geronimo. crews cleared the wood. >>> power is back on just about every where in the bay area for pg&e customers. they say a little more than 300 local homes and businesses are still without power this morning and that's a far cr

the emotion tied to the transbay terminal. >> i just love that hearing the kids say move that bus. well, a lot of people are chanting no more rain. we have got it. i'll pinpoint the area where it will rain the hardest. you're going to be surprised as eyewitness news continues right here on the cw. ,,,,,, there tonight. the san francisco conservatory of music carolers provided the music. the lighting ceremony is a tradition dating back more than half a century, to the days when the presidio served as an army post. the case of the guests versus the seafood restaurant is now on the judge's plate. we've told you about the two customers suing the seafood peddler in san rafael. they say they were burned by hot garlic butter when their escargot exploded in their faces. the case went before a judge today. >>> san really. they were burned by hot garlic butter when their escargot exploded in their faces. it went before a judge today. >> it literally jumped 2 to 3 inches out of the plate and like small balloons just exploded hot grease. it got me in the tear duct. it got another person on the

one other point -- i was doing one of these interviews, and they asked me about transbay, and i was not even thinking. it was probably on my phone or my i had doing something else, and i was giving an interview at the same time, and i just went into the talking points about climate change and a new neighborhood and affordable housing, and i was talking 40 we will or three minutes of ourtransbay -- about transbay not paying attention, and i had to stop myself and say that i was really giving the talking points, but when i stop to think about it, this is an incredible project, and i probably have been rounded and involved in too long to fully appreciate how incredible it is. you have to take a few steps back to look at it, and if you think about the -- about climate change, about the future of the state of california and our transportation systems, if you go to enough regional government meetings and talk about regional airport expansion and you have that kind of perspective, trust me, this is huge. it has been my honor, my pleasure to have been part of it over the last eight years. thank

train operator spotted smoke in the transbay due. we were at the embarcadero station, and we saw some haze coming out of the tunnel. it was noticeable an hour after fir reported. million crews were dispatched to the access point to the transbay tube. the problem appears to be with an insulate for. for 50 minutes the entire tube was shut down. b.a.r.t. has since re-opened one side of the tube so one instead of two tracks are operating. riders can get to either side of the bay but at it taking longer. some home had to wait an hour. >> it's not the commute time or anything, so it's not important. you just have to go with the flow. >> life happens. just be patient spend -- patient spend joy is. >> the crews found what appears to be preliminarily an insulator problem. it's a piece of equipment that holds the electric third rail that supplies power to the trains. it separates it from the ground, instance rates it from the ground. and so this insulate for has what they believed prim nearly is mineral buildup. >> reporter: the only line in o

first, transbay cable, an incredibly sophisticated technology that provides part of that supply, and the re-cabling of pg&e, and i want to thank everyone who worked very hard to make that technology work over the past year and have the cable in operation. and also pg&e, who really were also very hard -- worked very hard to replace all the cables, and now, san francisco has a reliable secure supply. really, there are people that i want to thank. first of all, the mayor talked about listening. i just have not met a politician over my six years in california who listens with a full year's like gavin newsom -- listens with full years -- listens with full ears like gavin newsom. who helps us get through to something that will satisfy the community. i cannot thank you end up. out of all of this, we became very good friends as well. supervisor maxwell, we are finally here, and we are celebrating. city attorney, we have phone calls that were sometimes not pleasant, but we are here again. but the people i want to thank is the community. you hosted this plant for so long a time. you also were

we started demolition of the front of the transbay building. many of you may have seen that on television. we also received the first $25 million in aero funding. in addition, you may have heard this and this is the board of supervisors passed a unanimous resolution of necessity to allow certain properties to construct the project. i would like to thank the san francisco board of supervisors for their work. we have 86 items -- in agreement with the state historic preservation organization -- to preserve such items and then provide them to museums. the department of transportation in oakland will also be using them as interpretive exhibits. you will be seeing some of the pictures later. with respect to the transit building, we expect tell the court palais to issue as a document on december 20. that will begin the review and common process, and it will take approximately 13 weeks, as agreed on by everyone. we also, as you know, issued a request for design proposals for the design and build glazing package. all bidders attended a fee proposal conf

you won't believe some of the stuff they are digging up at the site of the new transbay terminal whenme back. switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> san francisco supervisors may take action to clear the way for the new transbay terminal. four properties are standing in the way of the project literally . the property owners have not agreed to sell. demolition has already begun on the old transit center. today san francisco supervisors will decide whether to take over the buildings through eminent domain. >>> the wrecking ball has been coming down on the old transbay terminal so what's under all that rubble? anything worthwhile? here's ken bastida. >> reporter: doesn't really look like much now. but this empty lot used to be a thriving neighborhood. >> what we're doing in this particular area is looking at the daily lives of people who live in this block between the late gold rush which would be late 1840s, through the san francisco earthquake and fire 1906. >> repo

just a lot of work. >> from the rapidly disappearing transbay transit terminal, wayne freedman abc 7 news. >> wow. >> and still head tonight, a young bay area man wants his good name restored ychl he's asking a judge to throw out a 4-year-old hate crime conviction. >> there is a story of musicians giving away tunes on the price of a school book. >> how much rain is on the way in the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> don't get stung by credit cards. how to avoid gettitititititititi you can see >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> sky 7 overhead. a chase ended on southbound 880 in oakland and a huge traffic mess. >> the driver collided with two chp cars near oak street exit no. one was hurt and this is on to southbound 880. >> here is a live look at traffic from sky 7 hd on 8806789 headlights going south as you can see very busy a san francisco teenager is going court off his record changed. it's a legal move angering many in the asian community. the story only on 7. >> matthew was 17 at the time. he was one of about 20 people all of them white, who attacked

demolition of the transbay terminal began last week even before the project acquired all the buildings that stand in its path. tomorrow the san francisco board of supervisors will likely vote on a resolution of necessity which could lead to an eminent domain taking of the buildings. they bought up several buildings for the project dubbed the grand centralstration of the west. owners of four buildings in the way turned down offers. >> my clients support the project. they don't dispute that the properties are necessary to the project. quite the opposite. it's just we want the project to take all the properties that are in the path not just some of them. >> reporter: the buildings and the offers are four-story 568 howard, $6.2 m neighbor 564 howard, 1.45 million. a million dollars for 60 tehama and about 3.58 million for three owners of 58 natoma 580 hours already taken in parts. chris daly told the examiner the owners were holding out for more money. no one at city hall returned our calls for comment but this attorney says. >> the issue my clients haven't said they are going to take 580

the wrecking ball is working its magic starting the demolition of the old transbay terminal late this morning. in its place is a fancy new building billed as the grand central of the west but a lot of work needs to be done between now and then. tara moriarty joins us with more. >> reporter: people have been stopping on the sidewalk all morning long and taking pictures and gazing out of windows of these big huge office buildings that you see here. all to witness a piece of san francisco history become history. >>> you could hear and feel from it several blocks away. the demolition of the old transbay terminal building made the ground shake. [ cheers ] >> i walked by here and saw that half the terminal is gone. >> reporter: she remembers the building from her childhood. >> i spent a lot of time there taking the bus to the east bay and i didn't realize what a beautiful building it is inside. >> reporter: she and hundreds of others snapped photos and gawked at the wrecking ball. >> kind of a groundbreaking and bringing this facility back to the future of san francisco. >> reporter: the $4

you cannot have a unique, vibrant community around transbay, certainly not for families, if you do not have child care. currently, only 51% of the family seeking licensed child care are doing so. to date, even in the presentation, you have not said anything that dissuades me that tjpa has been absolutely lackluster. it has not been brought before the board, nothing in writing, nothing adopted. it is just words. i am concerned that these words will not have meaning. >> what i can report and take back to the executive director is the recommendation that we move something to the board which states where we are at the staff level, which if i can repeat, is a commitment that all the parcels we put up for development put in a requirement that the developer comes forward with a plan that includes a child care facility. once we develop a plan and design that incorporates a child care facility, we will collectively be charged with the task of finding a way to pay for that facility. the tjpa is willing to move toward making it a reality, but quite honestly, it has its own financial capacities as

major delays on bart, smoke in the transbay tube. smoke was reported just before 2:00 this afternoon in the tunnel that takes trains from san francisco to oakland. the entire tube was shut down in both directions, while inspectors looked into the problem. no word yet on what happened. trains have started traveling through the tube into san francisco on one track, but riders can still expect major delays heading into the east bay. >> not unhappy yet, however, if it goes on, i will be. >> inside that tra run between richmond and fremont were not impacted. it's not clear when service will be back to normal. >>> other big story of the day, relentless rain pounding the bay area. high winds and heavy rain, responsible for bringing a tree down on the peninsula. part of it landed on this house in hillsborough. also took downpour lines as it fell across the street. >>> well, this weekend's storm is causing a lot of headaches for homeowners in the east bay, but none as what we're about to show you. elizabeth wenger tells us flooding has become

. >> what caused a closure of the transbay tube today that made fans late for the raider game. >>> history is made tonight with the uconn women's basketball team. the winning streak that is staggering. good evening, i'm ann notarangelo. still some heavy downpours out there. even some reports of thunder and lightening. marin county earlier this evening. we can expect a break in the rain through most of tomorrow but get ready. another gully washer is on the way. earlier today around the bay area the heavy rain caused flooding, power outages downed trees and accidents. don knapp is along the embarkadaro in san francisco where the rain has really been heavy at times. >> reporter: that's right, ann. this on again, off again storm keeps catching us by surprise. it is almost perfectly dry here the next minute wham. the rain came in fits and starts sometimes so heavy windshield wipers and storm drains couldn't keep up. flooding low lying areas that usually ends up under water in heavy rains. the storm and lightening caught us by surprise as we waited to do a live report later in the evening. we ar

-- at transbay as well as the ongoing evolution of the neighborhood in mission bay. she has all those components. she is a perfect match for the need we have at the commission right now, which is why i support her appointment. supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker please. good morning. welcome to the rules committee. >> i am the executive director for employment house south of market, and i'm here to support agnes. she has always been a good person, always called me and asked for my opinion. as the service provider for the job referrals, i think her addition to the commission would be important. with the economy the way it is any need to get everything going as far as jobs are concerned, we need a really good, strong compliance program with redevelopment. they are the model for that compliance system, and i would like to be able to work with agnes on that, and i think she provides a unique perspective in the she balances out the membership. she will be the third woman in that commission. more importantly, filipino. we have had a long history in the south of mark

. >>> an obstacle facing san francisco's transbay terminal.could happen to some local businesses standing in the way. >> and time is running out on a parking perk. how one bay area city is crack down on broken meters. >>> and we have wet roads, wind advisory and now a new accident in san leandro. busy morning already. we'll have details after the break. lightning fast. lightning strong. verizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world. come on... isn't it time an auto insurer gave it to you straight? that's why you should talk to state farm. but not yet. first, talk to any one of the 40 million drivers who already have state farm. 40 million. yeah, that's more than geico and progressive combined. by a lot. 40 million drivers. more savings. and discounts up to 40%. where else you gonna get discounts like that? call an agent at 1-800-state-farm or go online. >>> we are still seeing light rainfall out there so we'll take a look at it with your hi- def doppler. light rainfall in livermore, pleasanton and san leandro. these

'72, it makes me feel sad that the building is gone and it's ove with. >> the story is that that transbay terminal for over 20 years had the only black-owned bar, restaurant inside that serviced the whole financial district. >> reporter: mark was an immigrant youngster when he came here. >> teary eyed to something that's original in san francisco go. nothing i can do about it. >> for me it's a piece of history, you know? i love history. and just to see it come down it's sad. >> it represents some of the architecture of the '30s and '40s, the art-deco. there wasn't much left in aesthetics in this building. >> reporter: there were no tears among these action-hungry kids. >> oh, that's good! >> reporter: they cheered the good hits and protested vehicles that blocked their view. >> hey! >> move that truck! >> reporter: nor was there any soupy sentiment from the crane operator, who has been busting up buildings for 32 years. >> i been doing it so long it don't make --just breaking concrete. you know? figure how the building comes apart. >> reporter: the 8,000 pound wrecking ball swinging close

. >>> plus a green light for new transbay terminal. what defiant building owners were forced to do. >>> all right. we're just getting word now of a new six-car injury crash on the upper deck of the bay bridge. as you can see, they are turning the camera now so we can see the traffic is beginning to stack up already on the incline. chp and ambulance both heading to the scene. we'll talk more about alternates right after the break. ,,,,,,,,,, as long as i can remember i've had sensitive teeth. i never did anything about it because i felt t ke okay this is not life threatening. maybe i just need to sip a certain way. or eat something a certain way. until i went to the dentist one day. the dentist gave me sensodyne toothpaste. once i tried sensodyne and kept using it i realized okay this really works. i have stopped using sensodyne in the past for like a week. and then i would notice slowly but surely that same sensitivity would start coming back. i said let me go back to using the sensodyne. this one is a keeper. >>> all right. good morni

four properties stand in the way of transbay transit center project because the owners haven't agreed to sell. the authority in charge of the project has already acquired 13 other properties. demolition has already begun on the 71-year-old building. >>> 5:12. a big boost for bay area jobs. one city's push to hire more local workers. plus, a break for drivers who are lucky enough to find a broken meter. how long you can expect that free ride. >>> and a wet start to our morning commute. here's live look at traffic heading into downtown san jose on the guadalupe parkway. got a new accident in santa rosa. we'll have details after the break. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, lightning fast. lightning strong. verizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world. >>> busy morning weather-wise. it's going to be a busy morning for traffic as well here's why. look at all this rainfall we have coming down out there. it's playing favorites for now mostly in the north bay the heavier rainfall through guerneville, santa rosa as well as calistoga that's where it's coming down heavy to sonoma

empezo a quedar reducida a escombros ... ...porque se inicio la demolicion de la vieja terminal " transbayuina de las calles fremont y mission------en el lugar del edificio (que tenia 71 anos) se construira de aqui al 2017 una nueva terminal...---en esta se invertiran 4 mil millones de dolares, y se la denominara "gran estacion central" ------decenas de curiosos se dieron cita para no perderse este historico momento--- ----en dos minutos regreso con informacion desde mexico .... la captura de un sicario del narcotrafico ... que tiene nada mas (y nada menos) que 14 aÑos ... y cuya diversion era decapitar y descuartizar !!!! ----ya volvemos ... ... ---nos vamos a mexico, en donde la detencion de un menor de edad, refleja que el narcotrafico y la violencia .... no han respetado edades--- ---agustin olais tiene los detalles de la captura de ... el ponchis ...--- soldados del ejército mexicano detuvieron a edgar jiménez lugo, "el ponchis", presunto sicario de 14 años acusado de decapitar y descuartizar a narcos rivales, en morelos... según los militares, "el ponchis" trabajaba bajo las órdenes