demario henderson/bart rider: i'm making sure i'm very alert on bart because you never know what might go down. you might have a scuffle, you might get robbed. it's harsh in the bay area but you got to be aware of your surroundings and you've got to know what's going on.others think there should be more cops on trains..to keep criminals away. but former chief gee says there aren't enough bart police officers to man each train, each day.gary gee/former bart police chiefto put police officers on each of those cars number one would be cost prohibitive. so bart police resort to the traditional form of policing and that is have officers assigned to sectors or beats that are responsible for 2/3 stations(hermela aregawi)like those passengers were saying.. former bart gary gee says the best thing passengers can do to keep themselves aware of their surrounds.in san francisco, hermela aregawi, kron 4 news. (steve ) happening now... police in rancho cordova are investigating the death of a toddler who was found inside of a car... and as of right now...a man and woman have been detained and are be

. >> and we look into crime on bart trains.p next we will hear from victims who say bart ignored a troubling trend. join elmo cookie monster, abby cadabby big bird and all your child's sesame street friends as they discover that everything makes music from cookie jars to spoons and so much more its sesame street live elmo make music sing along with furry friends and stomp your feet to a sesame street beat don't miss sesame street live elmo makes music playing city national civic san jose june 10th & 11th tickets on sale now through ticketmaster . >>> welcome back. it's now 4:20. we have learned that robberies of all kinds are on the rise across the bart transit system. >> we spoke to riders who say that its part of a bigger problem and they want to see some major changes to improve safety. >> the overwhelming majority of bart rides are uneventful but passenger who say they were targeted, threatened, beaten and robbed say there is more bart can do to keep passengers safe. saturday night april 22nd, passengers on board a train pu

bart should have heeded .among the most disturbing revelations was that his was the latest in a series of mob style attacks. >> there are reports of armed robberies in these stations. it does not look like bart is having a modest amount of protection for the people using the system and the people that work there. >> the train stops and the doors open. they came at me and ran off. >> reporter: he was targeted one month before. in his police report he tells officers he was threatened by men with guns. when they pull into the coliseum station the robbers attack. taking his phone and laptop and backpack. a police officer said he was not the first either. >> they said it does not happen a lot but there has been a spike lately. >> reporter: is bart doing enough to keep people safe? >> we contend they are not. >> reporter: an attorney representing the men said it is part of a pattern. >> the incident of these type of mob style robberies does appear to be spiking and appears to be particularly concentrated at the coli

agency...starting today bart passengers will be able to see the same bart crime data as bart police cam) today bart announced it's giving passengers a new way to keep track of crimes happening on the bart system.. good evening... i'm steve aveson.( catherine )(on cam) and i'm catherine heenan... pam is off tonight. it's a comprehensive website that maps the details of criminal activity --- both on and off bart property today kron4's haaziq madyun talked to passengers - to see what they think about being able to get bart crime information... rabia keeble is looking at crimes that have occurred in the area of the lake merritt bart station. she is doing it on her cellphone using crime mapping dot com bart officials say increasing public access to bart crime data is an important part of the transit agency's new transparency inituitive

. >> reporter: bart said they were open to that meeting.he police chief said he wants bart to be safe for everyone. >> thank you christian. if you have a tip for two investigates, we would like to hear from you, e-mail two investigates at our website, ktvu.com. >>> a jury in oakland found three men guilty in the death of a mother killed trying to protect her children. chyemil pierce was killed by anthony sims, alex davis and michael stills. >>> the jury has made a decision in the murder of michael tyree. >> with their careful consideration and just verdict, they treated michael tyree as a man of value, a person with strengths and problems, rights and dignity and a family who >> the re. 15 years to life in prison and they are set to be sentenced in december. >>> police in berkeley are asking for help finding a woman with downs syndrome missing for 12 years now. she was visiting her sister on parker street in berkeley in september of 2005 when she went missing. this is an age progressed drawing of what it's believed she would look like knew a

a major bart closure this weekend.bart officials say they will be closing the track between the fremont- warm springs and south fremont stations. bart officials will be running test trains on the track on saturday and sunday. they say the tests make it unsafe to run passenger trains. there will be free bus shuttles between the stations every 15 to 20 minutes. passengers should expect up to 30 minute delays. (james) planned parenthood is slated to close three bay area locations this month. the closures are a result of a state funding issue. the clinics in pittsburg, vacaville and central richmond are closing their doors. officials say they help patients regardless if they have insurance or not. in those cases, clinics get a re- imbursement from the state but planned parenthood says there is no longer enough money to fund the program. officials are pushing for more funding including money from the cigarette tax. planned parenthood plans to direct their patients to other nearby planned parenthood locations. ( mark ) with

. >>> coming up, two seghts looks at crime happening on bart trains and how bart is ignoring a troubling trend >> we have more coming up on ktvu news right after the break . >>> welcome back to ktvu news, all of the news, weather and information you need to know throughout your day. >> bart police announced a series of burglaries of cars at their stations, police are not giving us the suspect's name because he is a minor. >> that's not the only sign of trouble on bart. two investigates has learned that robberies are on the rise in all parts of the system. christian said it's part of a bigger problem and they want to see marriages changes to improve safety. >> reporter: saturday night. the train pulls into the coliseum station. >> the passengers went, no, no. >> reporter: a mob rushes in, robbing passengers, some of the mob turned on this man. >> they hit and kicked me. >> reporter: they tried to pry his eye phone from his hand. >> they took my phone, continued on for a few seconds more and then they got off the train. >> reporter: his wife and 19 year old daughter were on the train, unha

the best way is to have someone drop you off at the bart or walked to bart so you don't have to worryut your car. maybe have a friend drop you off and you will be good to go.>>> steve says it will be a nice day out there. >> very nice and much better than if the parade were held on saturday. it will be nice today, subtle changes with more fog. we have some high clouds with his weak system brushing by to the north, and temperatures today similar to yesterday was 60s to start off. 76 is that 2:00 so not too bad. tomorrow 82 at 2:00. we are looking for nice weather and tomorrow we will talk about temperatures picking up with that excessive heat watch posted. not so much on friday and more so on the weekend but some people don't like anything over 75. it will be over 75 unless you at -- are at the water's edge. by sunday upper 90s in san francisco looks to be in the 80s heading towards sunday. around the half moon bay, montero, 90s with fog sneaking back in. not much there yesterday and only down toward santa cruz. look how close he gets here as we have a slightly cooler forecast with thi

the news came as police were investigating the fatal shooting of a bart train -- on a bart train thatpened in front of a fake camera. so there was no evidence. that sparked outrage. the victim 19-year-old's murder is unsolved. >> i can't tell you how many times i have been on the train and there's some illegal activity going on. but definitely i think it's long overdue. >> reporter: 470 train cars will have four cameras each costing $463,000. now, today at 11 a.m., bart officials will be here at the concord bart station to make this announcement. they will be showcasing the last installation of the security cameras. live in concord i'm jessica flores, kpix 5. >>> the man who reportedly shot a deputy in the face is now behind bars. he was arrested at a motel last night. authorities say that's where he was hiding after he reportedly shot the deputy at the regional transit station in sacramento. it started when they came in contact at the station according to authorities. at some point a gun was pulled out and the deputy was shot. we're told he was rushed to the hospital and is in stable

employees can monitor live camera feeds in bart's maintenance shop from bart's platforms and in bart elevators. but not on the trains. because it's a recorded feed, if an incident happens on your train you'll need to report the car number which is above those doors when you contact bart police. >> the new train cars the train operator can punch in and see each car live from his cab. that's a huge improvement. we don't have that in these old cars. >> reporter: so next time you get on a bart train look up and see what bart car you're on just for reference. also, those new bart cars about a half dozen are supposed to be unveiled at the end of the year. that will you allow the bart operator to actually see what's going on in each individual car in real time. in dublin, juliette goodrich, kpix 5. >>> president trump will visit paris next month. he just accepted french president emmanuel macron's invitation to attend bastille day celebrations. they will mark 100 years since the u.s. entered world war i. the white house says the visit will reaffirm the powerful links between the two countri

troast says bart has saved seven million dollars.h bart is in a hiring freeze on vacated positions due to retirement... it is filling in new openings for janitors. though, bart concedes it's cheaper to offer current employees overtime... rather than fill the vacated positions have to pay out benefits. philippe four news. (pam) planned parenthood is slated to close three bay area locations ... this month. (grant) the closures come after their federal funding is threatened under the trump administration.(grant) the clinics in pittsburg, vacaville and central richmond are closing their doors. officials say they help all patients...regardless if they insurance... in those cases they get re-imbursement from the state. but it's been low....and it's costing them. they are pushing for more funding including money from the cigarette tax. planned parenthood plans to direct their patients to nearby locations. (pam) with the recent outbreak of botulism at a walnut grove gas station... a 22-year old survivor is speaking out about her experience w

now, today here at the concord bart station, bart officials will be gathering making this huge announcement and showcasing the last installation of the cameras on the trains. jessica flores, kpix 5. >>> in a few hours three men accused of beating a loud driver are due in court for a preliminary hearing. the three have pleaded not guilty to charges of assault. they are expected to appear before a judge at 9 a.m. a fourth suspect quintrell anderson was also arrested for this attack caught on cell phone video on highway 101 in march. chp officers say he and the three other suspects were riding on dirt bikes when they beat down a driver. >>> tonight president trump tenants his first 2020 campaign fundraiser and it's at his own washington hotel. so far he spent 5 evenings at campaign style rallies since being elected with audiences of thousands. president trump has raised more than $7 million during the first three months of the year. >>> senate republicans are forced to take a step back and regroup as support for the proposed healthcare bill within the gop continues to wane. kpix 5's jackie war

former bart police chief said the cameras on bart trains may not prevent all crimes. but the footage obtained after the fact can help solve crimes. in the past two thirds of the cameras on bart trains were decoys. >> the fact that the train cars are equipped with cameras that not only are operational but can also record and store footage they can be retrieved and used as evidence is a vast improvement over having no video. >> reporter: only cameras on bart station platforms and parking lots can be viewed in real time. many riders we spoke to said they had no idea the cameras on trains were not immediately accessible. >> it would delay getting authorities. >> it does not seem very safe to me. >> i think you should be live reporting all the time. you never know what can happen. >>> the san francisco sheriff's department is teaming up with google to reach high school dropouts. today they launched a pilot program where mobile classrooms visit neighborhoods in san francisco san mateo and alameda county's. adults who have dropped out of high school can attend class inside a

also, buy a clipper card or bart ticket in advance.another tip is have someone drop you off at the station, or take an uber or lyft, parking your car will be tough. also, even if you're not going to the parade tomorrow but are still riding bart plan ahead. bart is adjusting service to push as many long trains to oakland as police so that could give other riders fewer options.reporting live in walnut creek lydia pantazes kron4 news. ( mark ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning.( james ) and now we want to continue our team coverage with robin winston who is in the traffic center with more on the parade and road closures that go into effect today. robin. ( james ) and if you don't want to

cesar --tenemos noticias para los usuarios del sistema de transporte publico bart.as autoridades aseguran haber reforzado la seguridad en todos sus trenes.. take boxes lucrecia borchardt en vivo desde una estacin de este medio de transporte nos cuenta cmo lo lograron. lucrecia. lu on cam --con una inversion de casi un millon y medio de dolares. as las autoridades del bart aseguraron esta maÑana el cumplimiento de su promesa de instalar camaras de seguridad funcionales en todas sus unidades. gabriella banner marcos jose alicia take pkg gabriela vargas/usuaria del bart "no creo que sea muy seguro tampoco porque a veces no funcionan" "para eso pagamos impuestos oiga, para tener seguridad y no tenemos seguridad" --la opinion de esta usuaria parece ser la de muchos pasajeros del bart luego de que la investigacion por un asesinato en enero del aÑo pasado, en la estacion de west oakland, sacara a relucir que la mayora de las cmaras a bordo de sus trenes eran falsas. marcos garca/usuario del bart "vas y preguntas quiero ver las cmaras porque alguien me robo. imagnate pero a

. >> just hours after bart said that security cameras have been installed on all bart trains there was report of an attack. why it may take a while for bart police to get that video. >> reporter: it's happened again. another attack on board a bart train. at 11 wednesday night a group of teenagers attacked a victim on a train headed to dublin. the victim was punched and bloodied had a phone stolen. the train operator called it in. >> this is a physical altercation. >> yes. i was looking back i saw them swinging at someone sitting down in the second car. >> reporter: at tack happened just hours after bart said that all train cars now outfitted with cameras. four per car. there is a big catch. >> it cannot be seen live in realtime. >> reporter: that means that bart police have to request that the footage be pulled off a recorder in each car. a process that takes time. especially as victims don't report crimes immediately or aren't sure which car they were many. how long does it take to get the video in a police source said that it's a minimum of days. the source added that if the right pe

the most people that have ever road bart -- rode bart was for the 2012 giants parade in san francisco with thousands riding bart and they are preparing for shattering that record with the warriors championship parade here in 2017. they are preparing for the huge crowds and using longer trains running more often this morning. >> we will do the best that we can. we have increased our capacity in the east bay core and mustering as many trains as we can. we have done a lot of the preventive maintenance to get the trains ready and in operation as best we can. we have the benefit of the hindsight in a lot of the decisions are based upon the data from the 2015 warriors parade. >> reporter: the best advice from bart and as sal pointed out, be very patient. you will have plenty of company so be patient when you head out on the bart this morning to get down for the parade. another piece of advice is to leave early. if you have not left early, leave now. you want to head out the door and give yourself plenty of time to get down here to downtown oakland. grab a good spot along the parade route. t

bart swore in their new police chief less than a week ago .argeting mob style attacks is on his radar. >> about the news reports. anytime you have an incident such as that, it's a public safety concern.>> reporter: data shows only 5% of writers say they have seen an officer riding a train. bart chief of police said one solution is redeploying officers and some writers are reporting seeing more officers on trains. >> that should include patrol officers in vehicles and on foot but also when the trains. >> reporter: rusty said he is going ahead with the planned lawsuit against bart. he said he does not want another family to go through what he has been through. he stresses he hopes bart here's his message. >> i don't want to see it fail. to succeed, it has to be safe. >> reporter: bart has established a task force to crack down on his mom style robberies. we are hoping this is just the beginning of their property with part. i said i would like to sit down with the police chief. he said he would be open to that meeting. he said he wants bart to be

a major bart closure this weekend.ey will be closing the track between the fremont- warm springs and south fremont stations. bart officials will be running test trains on the track on saturday and sunday. they say the tests make it unsafe to run passenger trains. there will be free bus shuttles between the stations every 15 to 20 minutes. passengers should expect up to 30 minute delays. ( james ) police have made an arrest in connection to a string of car break-ins at several bart stations. earlier this week... bart police reported as many as 16 cars had been burglarized. nine of those happening in one day at the millbrae bart station. a daly city police officer arrested two teens yesterday for auto burglary in the parking lot of century theatres - which is near the daly city bart station. one of the teens was then identified as a suspect in the string of bart crimes. ( mark ) we now know the name of the man shot and killed by san jose police last week. it happened on east saint john street last sunday. police say 35-y

something happens on bart. there's no bart police around to do anything usually, so i don't think it's going to make much of a difference." > we did talk to one person who said the cameras do not make him feel safe. he said he'd there were more bart officers on the train.live in walnut creek, lydia kron4 news. (mark) thanks lydia. ( darya ) the family of a missing san francisco father is coming to his defense after allegations of an affair. 48-year-old piseth chhay went missing last month. and now rumors are surfacing that chhay may have been having an affair with the wife of the person of interest in the case. bob tang is a family friend of chhay. last weekend police found human remains in a hayward warehouse where tang had worked. he is believed to have fled to cambodia shortly after chhay went missing. chaay's cousin spoke to kron four about the rumors of the affair. ...

bart stations. on monday, bart police reported as many as 16 vehicles had been burglarized. nine of those - at the millbrae bart station. yesterday, a daly city police officer arrested two juveniles for auto burglary... in the parking lot of century theatres - which is near the daly city bart station. one of the teens was then identified as a suspect in the string of bart auto burglaries. since the suspect is a juvenile - bart police are not releasing any details about the suspect. (vicki) get ready dubs fans... we are now less than an hour from tip off - for game one of the nba finals. (grant) the warriors are getting ready to square off with the cleveland cavaliers - at oracle. sports director gary radnich is on set - with a preview of tonight's matchup. the sports world ready to concentrate on the bay area tonight. its been awhile since their has been a glamour nba finals with stars like cury..durant and lebron james.... mark carpenter is live at oracle mark... after so much talk of how these pla

" "basicamente lo que estamos diciendo es que no somos ice, somos bart....aron el microfono para expresar su apoyo a la "politica de transito seguro" en una manana repleta de historias personales, como la de esta madre, cuyo esposo se encuentra en una carcel de inmigracion 2:49:44 uno tiene miedo.... transportarnos" el voto, con ocho directores en contra y uno a favor, -prohibe el uso de recursos para enforzar leyes migratorias -asi como el asistir con cualquier detencion o investigacion de ice... la informacion de personas detenidas por la policia del bart, no sera diseminada a agencias migratorias... criticos de la resolucion alegaron que esta es ya una practica, por lo que la resolucion era innecesaria... sot 2:54:00 "what i am opposed to is writing a law... "me opongo a una ley que es innecesaria y que puede sentar un precedente peligroso"dijo esta jovencita, la unica voz publica en contra de la resolucion.... defensores de los inmigrantes, aplaudieron el resultado... 2:29:00 bart needs to be a safe area where individuals do not have to worry about using

bart said it's waiting for bart police to give them a plan on how to enforce it. now, some members of the board again say that they don't like the rule because it unfairly targets the homeless. today the bart board school board meeting at 9 a.m. in oakland. live in fremont, i'm jessica flores, kpix 5. >> jessica, is there any chance they will keep it? >> reporter: well, one director says there might be common ground to reach something they can do to tweak the measure although right now it looks like most of the board wants to overturn it. >>> the time now 8 minutes after 5:00 on this wednesday, june 8. one bay area summer camp is creating the next -- i'm sorry, thursday. -- creating the next secret agents. their skills during their time undercover. >> tracking rain this morning, we are seeing some light to moderate rainfall throughout much of the north bay. this band of showers slowly spreading south throughout your morning commute details on how long it will last coming up. >> and things are moving well along 101. this is right near third avenue. so if you are ma

parking will be scarce at the bart station. do not use the lake merritt bart station.h street or the 12th street station. lake merritt is very small . patient is key. there will be a lot of bart writers today. be patient. we spoke with people taking bart to the parade. >> traffic is crazy. and i am not a big fan of driving and it. >> you do not have to worry about parking or traffic. you do not have to worry about it. >> reporter: if you are taking bart, there could be some delays. they are pushing as many trains in oakland as possible. >>> the parade starts at 10:00 this morning. if you are going to the parade or baseball game , this is a route of the streets that will be blocked off. keep in mind that ac transit will reroute the buses. you will see the tours and they are in place. the parade starts at 11th and broadway. it goes down broadway and then will turn onto west grand and then on to harrison street. traveling over to 19th. at that point it will go to lakeside drive and continue at the convention center for the big rally. in preparation for the parade several

the busiest hours for bart. last time around, 2015, were 8:00 in the morning until 10:00 in the morning. get your clipper card ahead of time so you can avoid the long lines of the ticket machines. we saw that last time. when you get on the trains, move toward the center so more people can file in and don't block the doors. if you block the doors, you could shut down the entire train and that would be no bueno. get off at 19th street or 12th station. avoid the lake merritt station. it's not big enough to handle the crowd. >>> we have you covered, we'll have live television beginning to end. our nbc bay area team of anchors and reporters posted up and down the parade route. we have tons of cameras. we'll capture your favorite basketball stars and sky ranger will be up there in the air as well. you can watch it on nbc bay area here at 9:30. >>> meantime, we continue to follow developing news in san francisco. the memorial is growing outside a u.p.s. warehouse and customer service center where an employee opened fir

bart says a person was punched. then four people believed to be under 18 grabbed the victims phone and ran out of the east dublin station. the new cameras come more than a year and a half after it was discovered bart had been using some decoy cameras on trains. and in california fires are burning across the state. there are at least eleven active wildfires up and down the coast.. now california senator dianne feinstein is warning this fire season could be more severe than last year. this winter's heavy rains spawned heavy growth. which has now dried out after an early summer heat wave. combine that with millions of trees that died during the drought and we have what she calls a potentially catastrophic situation. (james) now lets get a check of weather and traffic. seasonable summer pattern will remain in place with a marine layer along the coast leading to areas of night and morning low clouds followed by sunny afternoons away from the coast. these conditions are expected to continue through the 4th of july holiday

i have heard about, you know, some people taking over bart trains. they were probably emboldened by the lack of cameras and police presence. so now this is a step in the right direction. >> all of the bart railcars, 669 of them, will have four surveillance cameras on board each train the entire system costing $1.4 million. in concord, i'm jessica flores, kpix 5. >>> ford is launching its new bike rental service in san francisco today. kpix 5's anne makovec on why some local companies say it's bad for their bottom line. >> reporter: today 450 bikes hit the streets of san francisco as 37 bikeshare stations opened for business. it's a new program between ford, the nonprofit motivate, and the sfmta called, gobike. >> we think that san francisco is a fantastic city for bicycling. >> reporter: it is the fastest growing mode of transportation here. >> today marks the day that we take that -- build on that success and really blow it out of the water. >> reporter: but there is controversy over who will be making use of the bikes. locals looking to get from po

the bart board of directors also passed a resolution making bart a "sanctuary" transit system.... declaring the agency's commitment to being a secure and inclusive system for all passengers, regardless of their immigration status. here in vallejo on thursday fire fighters battled a fast moving wild fire that started just to the east of the toll plaza on the martinez bridge. this fire started when a car broke down on the side of the road. the flames spread quickly up the hill and turned into a four alarm fire. crews from the entire area responded. they had to stop before it went up the hill. they were successful for the most part the flames did burn some back yard fences on one house. no one was injured and no homes were lost. in vallejo charles clifford kron 4 news (ella sogomonian)in brentwood a home invasion robbery wednesday before midnight ended in a shooting but it was the homeowner that acted in self defense according to police that killed two suspects wearing masks. neighbors say surveillence footage captured the aftermath and believe there may be a third or fourth suspect

improving safety on bart.:00, what the transit agency is announcing today in the wake of the major scandal last year surrounding decoy cameras on the trains. >>> also a new way to get around. sal tested out a new bike share program that is being rolled out in five bay area cities today. >>> yes, i did. but right now i'm looking at other commutes that with your car are not going well. let's look at the golden gate bridge. this commute looks good heading down to the toll plaza. >>> if you look fog, we have a big fog bank that looks good. temperatures inland are set to warm up a teeny bit. we will take a look at that. at ikea, we believe your perfect student deserves the perfect room for the perfect price. so she can afford to feel at home even when she's miles away. and you can help her feel bright, without breaking your budget. and... who's there? hey. a boy? you never told your dad and i about any... oh, on the bed? absolutely not! okay... studying together is fine... and at ikea, we believe that letting go ca

former bart police chief said that the cameras are on bart trains may not prevent all crimes but thatideo after the fact can still help solve crimes. in the past two thirds of the cameras on bart trains were decoys. >> the fact that the train cars now have cameras that are -- operational but can also record and store footage that can be retrieved and used as evidence. it's a vast improvement over having no video. >> reporter: as it stands only camera on bart station platforms and parking lots can be viewed in realtime. many riders we spoke to said they had no idea that the cameras on trains weren't instantly accessible. >> it was delay in helping to get authorities to the bart. >> doesn't seem safe to me. not a deterran to anything happening. >> i think there should be live recording. you never know what could happen. tons of people get in and off every day. >> reporter: in oakland. henry lee. >>> federal judge has blocked a new state law banning the possession of gun magazines that hold more than ten bullets. it was due to take effect tomorrow after being approved by voters last year

bart meets at 9 a.m. in oakland. jessica flores, kpix 5. >>> thank you, jessica. 19 minutes before 7:00 on this thursday morning. another live look at capitol hill, where we're now less than 15 minutes away from former fbi director james comey testifying! we'll have updates throughout the morning. >> and the market just opened up about 10 minutes ago. let's get a quick look at the big board here. you can see the dow is up about 14 points. coming up, we'll get an update from kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. >>> good morning. welcome back. taking a look at your highs around the bay, low 70s for much of the south bay. warmest in san jose, palo alto. upper 60s to near 630 at the coast. east bay temperatures in the low 70s for the warmest spots. upper 60s for concord, walnut creek. around the bay mid-60s for alameda, berkeley, sausalito. north bay temperatures in the upper 60s. 69 novato. the full forecast is coming up. rain is coming up. >>> a judge ordered uber to hand over a report that might reveal what i

employees can monitor live camera feeds in bart's maintenance shops from bart's platforms and in bart elevators but not on the trains. >> the new train cars, the train operators can actually punch in and see each car live from his cab. that's a huge improvement. we don't have that in these old cars. >> reporter: until the new train cars roll out, passengers say these new cameras do give them a heightened sense of security. juliette goodrich, kpix 5. >>> new clues into last year's warehouse fire that left 36 people dead. a worker with the oakland fire department claims to have seen exposed wiring in the ghost ship warehouse two months before the tragedy. the information is part of an amended lawsuit that includes the city of oakland, alameda county and the state of california. the suit claims that the agencies failed to shut down a crowded fire trap. an estimated 100 people were inside the warehouse for a music show on the night the fire started last december. most of the victims killed were trapped upstairs unable to escape from a makeshift stairway. >>> people in palo alto could be i

employees can monitor live camera feeds in bart's maintenance shop from bart platforms and in bart elevators. but not on the trains. and because it's a recorded feed, if an incident happens on your particular bart train, you will need to report the car number which is above those doors when you contact bart police. >> the new train future train cars the train operator can see each car live from his cab. that's a huge improvement. we don't have that in these old cars. >> reporter: until the new train cars roll out, passengers say these new cameras do give them a heightened sense of security. juliette goodrich, kpix 5. >>> and come friday, you would be on a bart train leaving san francisco at about 58 or 59 degrees and end up out towards pittsburg at 94 or 95 degrees. so bring your jacket if you are going the opposite direction. very wide temperature spread. almost 40 to 45 degrees which no other place in the country can do without a major elevation change. look at the fog enveloping the city of san francisco right now. financial district off in the distance. losing the view! redwood city toda

i can give you some of the tips bart offered up to us today. they said avoid this lake merritt station on parade day. it is likely to close early and trains could even bypass it. it is one of many tips they offered out to commuters and parade goers. thursday, they said, let's just be civil and roll with the changes. barton thursday will certainly break record ridership set during the last warriors parade and the san francisco giants 2012 world series win. >> in 2015 the crowd estimate was that a million people came to oakland to witness the parade and the rally. this year therojectionsth aat. we've heard numbers as high as a million and a half to 2 million people.orr: all bart morning commuters are being forewarned. leave by 7:00 a.m. or you could get caught up in the crush of fans. bart is removing nine trains thursday morning from the pittsburgh/bay point line to handle warrior crowds in oakland. and half the trains from fremont warm springs to san francisco will be diverted to th rter sta even cross the bay. bart says they guarantee that lin

former bart police chief gary gee said the cameras on bart trains may not prevent all crimes but the footage after the fact can help solve crimes. in the past two thirds of the cameras on bart trains were de coys. >> the fact that now all the train cars are equipped with cameras are not only operational, but can also record and store footage that can be retrieved and used as evidence. it's a vast improvement over having in video whatsoever. >> as it stands, only cameras on bart station platforms and parking lots can be viewed in realtime. many writers we spoke to said they had no idea the cameras on trains aren't instantly accessible. >> it doesn't seem very safe to me. it's not a deter enter to anything happening in realtime. >> i think that there should be live recording all the time on the train. you never know what could happen. tons of people get on and off the train every day. >> bart will be getting new trains at some point that will be out fitted with cameras that can provide live feed but for now all cameras are not live. >> how can you tell what train car you're in? they wa

ride bart. we rode through his favorite stop which he got to announce ending up at the airport for the return trip. this is the day he will never forget.'s mom still holds out hope to meet the man with a small act of kindness that has gone a long way. >> it was a positive thing. not a negative thing. >> reporter: they are thankful for the experience and help the you see them and bart, just say hello. >> all that he says high to a lot of people himself. >> -- >> reporter: he lose fruitvale. -- he loves fruitvale. >>> the waterpark in dublin is set to open one week after a child was thrown from one of the water slides. the investigation is still ongoing. it is not known how the 10-year- old flew off down to the concrete below. he walked away with only a few scratches. it was the emerald plunge and will remain closed indefinitely. the park will be open daily. >> reporter: -->>> a bill asking to reconsider daylight savings time. >> here is an american clock from 1850.>> reporter: fred has been repai

the bart station at pleasanton, dublin, that's one of the busiest bart stations. look at the slowing we saw in san jose, northbound 101, saw that first burst of traffic just starting to ease up so the silicon valley. we'll talk about oakland in just a couple minutes. back to you. >>> breaking news overnight. investigators are looking into a suspicious fire at a south bay school. san jose firefighters were called to caroline davis middle school around 9:30 this morning on the south side of the city. we talked with a security guard when we arrived a president scene. he said the suspects may have tried to burn down one of the doors. we have calls out to the fire department to get more information. we'll let you know when we get it. >>> warriors pride reaching a fever pitch because just a few hours from now the parade will take over the streets of oakland. >> more than a million people are expected to attend and a lot of folks are trying to get a good spot along the route. the parade starts on broadway. goes up grand around lake merritt and ends at the kaiser conventi

as a result all of bart's 669 trains will have cameras. later in the show we'll talk with passengers about the changes. reporting live in walnut creek, lydia pantazes kron4 news. ( mark ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) the family of a missing san francisco father is coming to his defense after allegations of an affair. 48-year-old piseth chhay went missing last month. and now rumors are surfacing that chhay may have been having an affair with the wife of the person of interest in the case. bob tang is a family friend of chhay. last weekend police found human remains in a hayward warehouse where tang had worked. he is believed to have fled to cambodia shortly after chhay went missing. chaay's cousin spoke to kron four about the rumors of the affair.

but bart admits that nobody is actually watching the bart cameras in real time. there are now four cameras on every train. bart riders say they appreciate the new cameras but some would prefer officers on each train. but the former bart police chief says that would not be cost effective. ( mark ) bart says the best thing passengers can do to keep themselves safe is to be aware of their surroundings. ( darya ) in the east bay... a wallet thief and credit card fraud suspect known for targeting bay area yoga studios has struck again. police have identified the suspect as christopher newton. they say this time he is suspected of stealing from people at the 'just-be-yoga' studio in walnut creek. police say they captured him on surveillance video. investigators say that newton is likely targeting small fitness studios because of the low s

a little boy who absolutely loves bart.y bart treated him like a vip, including the opportunity to announce his favorite station over the intercom. >>> weekend is here. our meteorologist bill martin will run us through the forecast and what we can expect. >>> a big day today for a bay area boy from oakland who absolutely loves everything about bart. today he got a treat that he will never forget. got a chance to go behind the scenes and announce his favorite station over to intercom. >> the 11-year-old has been blind since he was two. as paul chambers reports that caught the attention of a generous stranger. >> diane and her son are frequent bart riders. hopping onboard is one of the 11-year-old's favorite thing to do. it started nine years ago when he had surgery and was in a coma. >> there's a bart train that goes by children's hospital. when he woke up he would ask everyone to be quiet and listen for the sounds of bart. >> he has a genetic condition present at birth and can affect anyone. since his diagnosis he's had two

bart giving riders a new way to track crime. how you can see the same data that bart police see. the bathroom. when things go wrong here, you remember. quilted northern is designed to work so well, you can forget your bathroom trips. but daddy gator can never forget. "i've got to motor out of here. this is no place to raise a child." bart riders have been asking for more transparency about crime in the system... now they're getting a response. bart unveiling a new way for passengers to track crimes and see the same data that bart police do. kron-4's haaziq madyun talked to people about what they think about the new tool. rabia keeble is looking at crimes that have occurred in the area of the lake merritt bart station. she is doing it on her cellphone using crime mapping dot com bart officials say increasing public access to bart crime data is an important par

. ♪ maÑana sabremos si el sistema de bart se convertirÁ en un santuario para inmigrantes.ne los detalles de esta iniciativa que podrÍa ser la primera de su tipo en toda la naciÓn. luz: recargando su tarjeta para montarse al bart, esta es la rutina de kevin, que depende de este transporte para llegar a su trabajo. >> pues de vez en cuando, porque a veces uno se encuentra con policÍas. y pues hay veces que la migraciÓn se pone ahÍ, verdad? y cuando uno no tiene papeles, como que se le da pena. luz: testimonios como el de kevin, y las autoridades del bart estÁn considerando cambios que, segÚn cifras, beneficiarÍan a mÁs de 500,000 inmigrantes indocumentados que viven en el Área de la bahÍa. "estamos asegurÁndoles a los pasajeros que los vamos a mantener seguros y que no vamos a participar en la agenda antiinmigrante". el director de la junta del bart se refiere a esta nueva polÍtica que introdujeron y prohibirÍa cualquier tipo de cooperaciÓn con ice, incluyendo que agentes de seguridad cuestionen a los pasajeros sobre su estatus migratorio. [audio en inglÉs] "nuestros recurso

. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ marÍa:a partir de hoy los inmigrantes indocumentados que usan el servicio de bart,r transporte pÚblico en todo del paÍs en apoyar a la comunidad inmigrante indocumentada de esta manera. una decisiÓn clara que abre las puertas para que inmigrantes indocumentados se sientan seguros y protegidos. >> me di cuenta que ganÓ la ley. luz: marÍa fue uno de los 40 testimonios que convencieron a ocho de los nueve directivos del barta darle la luz verde a la iniciativa que impide cooperaciÓn con inmigración. asÍ no se sienten intimidados que un policÍa del bart les pida sus documentos pasados en apariencia fÍsica o donde viven. una persona votÓ encontrarÁ ya que no -- en contra ya que no estÁ de acuerdo. otro punto que despertÓ polÉmica fue qué tan legal es aprobar esta iniciativa para una agencia de transporte. algo que respondiÓ un abogado presente. >> el gobierno federal no puede forzar a los locales a usar sus recursos para forzar la ley de migraciÓn. luz: como agencia pÚblica, el bart recibiÓ 55 millones de dÓlares del gobierno federal y ahora al negarse a cooperar con est

bart on time. things are looking good. if you are planning on trying to get around downtown oakland, you can park at the oakland coliseum starting at 8 a.m. lots a and b you can park for free and then bart into downtown oakland. if you transit many lines will be rerouted due to the street closures in the downtown area. so keep that in mind. your ride will likely be much longer getting to work this morning. hat's a check of your traffic; over to you. >>> you can catch all the action live at today's celebration from every angle. we are going to be broadcasting it here on kpix 5. our team is going to bring it to you starting at 9:30 this morning. >>> now to a live look outside. let's see -- oh, look at that, absolutely gorgeous. it's going to be a warm day for anyone heading out to the parade and roberta is in the weather center tracking our forecast. short sleeves today, roberta? >> absolutely. outside especially if you are heading out to the parade. you're going to be standing in bright sunshine for hours and hours and lack

we do want to improve decorum on bart . one of the unspoken things is homeless people sleeping on art trains with all of their stuff . to create a rule that says we will have bart police to take these people off of the train are a possible criminal charge sounds logical . what it does is leaves those people . we do not want to get them a criminal record . i do not think bart police want to spend their time measuring how much space someone is taking up on a street . >> i think that is the argument . they don't want to criminalize homeless people . there is discussion about how long it could take for a police officer -- a bart police officer to ticket people in the delays that could cause . you think there is a way around all of that to still enforce the law ? >> it is interesting . there is a problem . i talked to bev and dusty today . one of the perks of the law was that the homeless outreach team was not allowed to be on the trains or in the stations those are the people who are the point people to get people off of the st

also, buy a clipper card or bart ticket in advance.( lydia ) another tip is have someone drop you off at the station, or take an uber or lyft, parking your car will be tough.also, even if you're not going to the parade tomorrow but are still riding bart plan ahead.bart is adjusting service to push as many long trains to oakland as police so that could give other riders fewer options.reporting live in walnut creek lydia pantazes kron4 news. ( mark ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning.( james ) and now we want to continue our team coverage with robin winston who is in the traffic center with more on the parade and road closures that go into effect today. robin. ( robin @ tele ) the parade

bart says a person was punched. then four suspects -- believed to be under 18 -- grabbed the victims phone and ran out of the east dublin station. bart police say they are still reviewing the video. the new cameras come more than a year and a half after it was discovered bart had been using some decoy cameras on trains. (pam) another big story tonight: police say, an argument between two close friends .. turned deadly... with one woman running down the other with her car. in the city of campbell.. this is the first homicide in two years. the crime happened tuesday morning.. at the intersection of north leigh avenue and montemar way. kron4's rob fladeboe has what we know about the suspect -- and the victim. friend of victim"....i just cant believe it, i was with her a couple of weeks ago and now she's gone..."a close friend of the victim spoke to me after stopping by the scene of the crime here on montemar lane to pay her respects. friend of victim"....i did not see this coming, no one did, they were best friends, on