that law could radically alter the suburban landscape around b.a.r.t stations, giving b.a.r.t the authority to override local zoning laws to build housing. here is "abc 7 news" reporter carlos saucedo with the story from the east bay. >> reporter: the bay area is known for its housing crisis and traffic con jeks. a new law signed by governor brown aims to address both. assembly bill 2923 allows b.a.r.t to build housing and shops out of empty station parking lots. >> we need to build morehousing that's affordable to working families in the immediate vicinity of the b.a.r.t stations. >> reporter: 250 acres of surface parking lots around 26 b.a.r.t stations would be looked at for more than 30,000 new homes. >> it will be up to b.a.r.t to decide exactly the mix of units, but at least 20% of all units need to be affordable at every individual site and across all of b.a.r.t's transit-oriented development 30% of the units need to be affordable. >> reporter: supporters say it would elevate the quality of life for many bay area residents who would be able to afford to live near a b.a.r.t station and

stations, giving b.a.r.t. to override local zoning laws to build housing. >> reporter: the bay area is known for its housing crisis, and traffic congestion. but a new law signed by governor brown aims to address both. bill 2923 allows bill to build housing and shops. >> we need to build more rousing that's affordable to working families in the immediate vicinity of the b.a.r.t. stations. >> reporter: 250 acres of parking lots around 26 b.a.r.t. stations would be looked at for more than 30,000 new homes. it will be up to b.a.r.t. to decide the mix of units, but at least 20% of all units need to be affordable at every individual site and across all b.a.r.t.'s transit. >> reporter: supporters say it would elevate the quality of life for many bay area reside residents. should be left up to cities. >> this isn't about whether to build housing. i would say that b.a.r.t. already has enough problems. >> reporter: catherine baker voted against the bill, saying cities like dublin have done a great job adding housing uni

everybody is like okay, we made it. >>> b.a.r.t. police released a statement saying they arrested the man, 47 years old from san francisco. for making criminal threats and other outstanding warrants. >> we ride the b.a.r.t. every day. we don't want to feel we'll be a saus salted here. >> b.a.r.t. police were monitoring. i saw them a few minutes ago. >> one question from a lot of the passengers is how with all the cameras, all the security did a man holding two chainsaws out in the open get through the fare gates on to the platform and on to the train in the first place? in oakland, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> a mading. >>> thanks, leslie. >>> in the south bay, the san jose city council okayed a multimillion dollar project to upgrade the access and payment systems at parking lots owned by the city. as reporter chris nguyen explains, one part of the project is raising concerns about privacy. >> if you've traveled to downtown san jose during a big event, you're likely familiar with the crowds as well as the ongoing traffic that

this allows b.a.r.t. to create guidelines around many other stations. b.a.r.t. has said it wants to build 20,000 housing units at or near stations over the next two decades. 30% of the homes would be affordable housing. supporters say the legislation up to speed up building, and new housing, while helping building and traffic congestion. opponents say takes away from the people who live near the stations. >>> fleet week kick off along the san francisco coast. local, state, and first responders practice drills with military personnel. they are preparing for disasters ranging from earthquakes to terrorist attacks. >> if there is a u.s.-based catastrophe, or a hurricane, whatever the case may be, the community asks for help through fema, and then across the department of defense, and down to us. we are the ones who provide the defense to support that. >> our partnership with our state, and our federal partners and armed services, could not be more important. in a catastrophic event, particularly the type of earthquake. which we are likely to experience in our lifet

some b.a.r.t. board members have been vocal with their concerns about the exemption, though right now there are no current plans to change any of it. i'm reporting live from millbrae b.a.r.t. station, abc7 news. >> frustrating for how few people are paying those fines. >>> supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh will not return to teach at harvard law. according to "the washington post," the university made that announcement in an e-mail to law students last night. it did not give a reason why. hundreds of law students had signed a letter calling for kavanaugh to end his teaching commitment, but they had not sent that letter to the school's dean as of last night. >>> only on abc7 news, a bay area woman who went to yale law school with kavanaugh is revealing why she cannot support him for the supreme court. >> she spoke exclusively to kristen zee. >> you did not want to go on camera and talk about kavanaugh. what changed for you? >> what changed for me was the hearing and listening to his anger and hi

one more note about b.a.r.t. b.a.r.t. says the elevator attendant pilot program at two stations is a success. b.a.r.t. began the pilot at the civic center last april in an effort to stop people from using drugs and urinating in the elevators. the agency says the stations and the elevators are now cleaner, maybe you've noticed this. the program is slated to run until november of next year. >>> we are learning more today about the man who sent bombs in the mail to top democrats. >> t it's "ga's " trs aminat oe"ntert.ivenot just any internet. mobile lines included" internet. it's internet from xfinity that makes your life... simple. easy. awesome. get a special offer on xfinity internet and tv for $35 each a month for 12 months when you bundle both, and ask how you can save on your wireless bill when you include xfinity mobile click, call or visit a store today. >>> here are the stories making pridtrumpaid in an interview today that he will sign an executive order to end birthright citizenship for children of nonu.s. citizen

b.a.r.t. has to physically retrieve a video. anyone who is victimized on board an actual b.a.r.t. train is suggesting that number of train car by police. live from police headquarters, henry lee, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> a bill approved by governor brown is designed to ease some of the bay area's housing shortage. the bill approved yesterday allows b.a.r.t. to create guidelines for developing housing. b.a.r.t. has said it wants to build 20,000 you -- new housing units. about 30% of the homes will be affordable housing. supporters of the law applaud the effort at new housing, while helping traffic congestion. but, opponents say it takes the boys away from local governments and people who live near the system. >>> a short time ago, ktvu confirmed that a lake -- body found near lake chabot is that of a missing teenager. the family of 18-year-old mariah davis says she hasn't been seen since last monday. now, police are investigating the case as a suspicious death. davis' body was found near the dam at 4:00 this morning east of san leandro. the case is being investigated by the east bay re

some b.a.r.t. board members have voiced their kernlconcerns abou exemption but there are no plans for a change. >> it's existed for a long time but we haven't been able to change to modern times. this is just an example of it. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. launched its fare enforcement operation in march to crack down on those fare evaders. riders are asked to prove they've actually purchased a ticket and cheaters are given a $75 citation. i'm reporting live from the millbrae b.a.r.t. station, abc7 news. >>> supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh will not return to teach at harvard law. according to "the washington post," the university made that announcement in an e-mail to law students last night. but it didn't give a reason why. now, hundreds of law students have signed a letter calling for kavanaugh to end his teaching commitment, but they had not sent that letter to the school's teen as of last night. >>> only on abc7 news, a bay area woman who went to yale law school with kavanaugh is revealing why sh

we were at the b.a.r.t. board of directors last thursday, and since that time, there's been some progress. we want to urge that to continue, and specifically, we're asking that they confirm and enter into these agreements for the 24th street bus node, which is a central locus from where a lot of low-income, low wage workers find their way to work close by. we want them to settle on a route that takes them from the transit center to 24th street without stopping at civic center and powell street and embarcadero because that will slow down this -- what's already going to be a fairly slow surface ride, and we want to ensure that they get to a bus schedule that's going to match a current b.a.r.t. train. so there are some amendment -- one amendment that we proposed to the kurccurrent resolution, we're hoping to see that move forward today. >> supervisor tang: thank you. and did you want to state for the record exactly what that amendment is? >> sure. on the second page, lines 10 through 13, it's now shown that the

new video on b.a.r.t. that has commuters concerned. >>> the very dry air that's brought our fire danger also giving us a stunning sunset tonight. we'll have more details on the red flag fire warning plus what you can expect for halloween in about seven minutes. chainsaw. it )s the latest odd, frightenig and nerve wracking >>> okay. check it out. riding alongside a man swinging a chain saw. it is the latest odd, frightening and nerve-wracking encounter on a b.a.r.t. train. and as you can imagine, his fellow passengers were not amused. anousha rasta joins us live from the fremont b.a.r.t. san diego. this is just another wacky day on b.a.r.t. >> reporter: dangerous and not fun for those passengers. b.a.r.t. arrested that man yesterday. he's facing a number of charges, but tonight a b.a.r.t. passenger is demanding to know why it took the agency so long to send help. >> i kind of thought it was like a halloween type thing. >> reporter: it's not what she expected or even what she's seen on b.a.r.t. before. a man

b.a.r.t. police staffing. >>> bay >>> we have some thunderstorms but they're on highway 80, continuing moving to the north. that's where the heavier rain will be. down around phoenix, some of that could spill back into the high desert. we have the big player right here in our neighborhoods. it's going to stay offshore for the most part after the morning hours. we're going to get our heaviest rain this morning, but places like tahoe have chances of wet weather today, tomorrow, thursday and again saturday when it falls in the 50s for highs. >> thank you. >>> on the peninsula, a warning about a controversial cell phone case. the san mateo sheriff's association is sharing this post on facebook. you can see here parts of the case look like a gun. the sheriff's association says it could cause people to call 911 to report you. they say you could end up being held by police or shot by officers who mistake the case for a weapon. >>> a brazen and very loud act at the powell street b.a.r.t. station but p

b.a.r.t. station, you'll need a jacket. we're in the upper 50s, by by about second quarter we'll be in the upper 70s for dublin, which is a great forecast for a sunny afternoon. >> vianey, funny you talk about that dublin station, we have it right here. it moves very 134509ly here. i also want to point out in addition to the b.a.r.t. station, top of the screen, first time in the morning we've been able to see the dublin grate. watch the north bay and along the coast as the morning develops, we'll see patches floating around. that's what fog does. we haven't seen this move much. just sitting there north of 680. that's standard for your first for the south bay. and of course the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are on. highway 4, we know the slowing through pittsburg, baypoint, that's the first for the county, but the marker there, that's an evacuation area, and we're talking about the effect toward the b.a.r.t. station into pittsburgh. it may have limited parking. pete will talk about why,

you might have seen these racks on 16th avenue b.a.r.t. where b.a.r.t. had a one-year pilot program. so they are installing 10 more bike racks at 16th street station and 20 new at 24th street station. the second component is to install five bike channels. and the third is improve safety and user experience at the embarcadero, open for use in march 2020. did i answer your question from the sfmta to fund a bicycle education outreach project? this is a 12-month contract similar to previous years where sfmta will provide multilingual outreach for biking and offer over 40 classes to adults and kids to teach things from how to learn to ride a bike to traffic skills 101, both in classrooms and on the streets. there will be evaluation that will look at attendance, demographics and increase safety. the next request is for bicycle safety education but targeted for schools. this project will fund 2-week classes at six middle and high schools and three elementary schools. expected to reach about 430 kids. and the elementary school kids will receive fundamentals of b

that leaves one b.a.r.t. station closed, talking about the ashby b.a.r.t. station which has been closed for quite some time pretty much since the beginning of service. someone wandered in, to that person they have now a scene to clean up to make sure everybody is safe and in the macarthur station, that's what they aid. each system helps each other. toward the freeway we have the backup at the bay bridge toll plaza, as you'd expect. the rest of the bay shows a smooth drive. we have recovery nice quick recovery northbound 880, some slowing toward dakoto, earlier crash is clearing from the roadway and other crash at whipple cleared but a second crash looks more slowing. all lanes opened from the earlier overnight crash north toward union city. building across the san mateo and dumbarton bridges. south bay the northbound push at 280 and 17, iand palo alto show you the peninsula is picking up volume. no slow spots for the bay shore freeway or 101 to the north bay. >>> 6:52. happening now, major audit shoct questionable medi-cal claims. it finds the state payed a

waving chainsaws on b.a.r.t. what a witness is saying about the transit agency's response time. >>> and if you have ever felt uneasy about walking through a officials in san francisco have a new program to help you feel safer. >>> president trump has vowed to overturn obama care, but there are grassroots efforts underway in a number of predominantly republican states to expand obamacare. reporter doug mckelway has more tonight from washington. >> we are just volunteers talking about the health bill coming up. >> reporter: repealing obama care has been trump's top priority since taking office. now, red state voters may be poised to strengthen it. voes that opted not to expand medicaid under obamacare. building support for ballot initiatives that would offer affordable coverage for low- income residents. that leaves four western states, idaho, montana, nebraska, and utah, voting on the measures this year. allowing them to tap millions of dollars in federal funding for healthcare. >> we thought medicaid expansion wa

there is no delay reported right now, but b.a.r.t. is saying use the next station because of the parking restriction. >> in fact we have new video of the evacuations in contra costa county. while you were sleeping, 4,000 people in baypoint had to pack up and leave their homes. >> this is in the air of sassoon, and they've been told to go to a concord church and pittsburg b.a.r.t. station. pete, there's a large evacuation, a lot of moving parts. what's the latest you've been able to find out. >> reporter: good morning. we're standing at the pittsburg bay parking lot, i think mike mentioned the north parking lot. that's where we're at. several cars here, more than unusual, because folks have been evacuated. we want to show what you the scenes were like when they were evacuated from their homes. they're saying the evacuations were caused bay a utility vault housing valves for a chevron natural gas pipe loon catches fire last night in baypoint. they had a power line fell on the structure following a grass fire earlier in the evening. fire

b.a.r.t. is responding to the threat of pipe bombs by increasing security across the entire system. and "abc7 news" cameras spotted extra officers and canine units patrolling san francisco civic center station. >> b.a.r.t. overall is taking another step towards beefing up passenger safety by approving tv monitors and local apps to be installed. today, they also approved rules governing how they can use the data. eric thomas is live with the details. eric? >> reporter: of course, ama, this was all in the works before the suspicious packages were ailed out, and it was signed off on by privacy advocates, as long as it didn't include facial recognition technology and as long as the data wasn't kept forever. for the b.a.r.t. board, it's a balancing act. security versus privacy. for the passengers we spoke with, it's not even close. what's more important to you in a b.a.r.t. station, security or privacy? >> for me, security. >> safety more than privacy. >> reporter: the b.a.r.t. board says it was tr

. >>> it's bun of b.a.r.t.'s major issues, fare evaders. we captured this video of rider after rider pushing or jumping the fare gates. some fare cheats can't be cited we learned. lillian? >> reporter: ama, this is the result of a decades old decision that excepts san mateo county from many of the rules applied everywhere else. it happens all the time throughout the b.a.r.t. system. jumping and bypassing the fare gates. paying customers take notice. >> it's upsetting. you don't want to necessarily call someone out on it, but you would hope that there would be better systems in place for catching that. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. launched an enforcement operation in march to crack down. riders are asked for proof of payment. but san mateo county is except from the program. when b.a.r.t. was formed in the '60s, san mateo county opted out. which means the same rules that apply to other areas don't apply on the peninsula. >> we have the system that's existed for a really long time, but we haven't been able to adjust to modern times with respect to ou

you're starting with a b.a.r.t. station closure. >> kari, we were notified about police activity, unspecified what is going on but the ashby station is closed because of police activity. early commuters riding with b.a.r.t. want to go to the downtown berkeley station as an alternate. that's your closest station. we're tracking what exactly is going on or how long it's going to take, but no word from b.a.r.t. police. the rest of the rails are operating with no o alternates as far as any station issues.oadws as well, a build for the east shore freeway and the bay bridge toll plaza, those metering lights turning on probably in the next ten minutes or so. right there north ooks88 like sd be clear from the ad schedule j after 5:00 a.m. this will not clear until probably 6:00. bob redell is here. this is the deadly crash we've been talking about. two people have been killed as a result of an overnight crash, it happened at about 10:40 last night, and that has northbound 880 completely closed just shy of whipple road. folk

. >>> a cleanup after hundreds of thousands b.a.r.t. a giant nail appears where an 800 pound hammer disappeared weeks ago. >>> a vandal was caught on camera defacing campaign signs. the video that helped police tracking down and why the candidate feels he is a target. warning, california. a handful of billionaires have spent over $70 million on campaigns to undermine our public schools. and electing a former wall street banker named marshall tuck to superintendent of public instruction is all a part of the billionaires' plan to take money away from neighborhood public schools and give it to their corporate charter schools. that's why tony thurmond is the only candidate endorsed by classroom teachers for superintendent of public instruction. because keeping our kids safe and improving our neighborhood public schools is always tony's top priority. public schools california's public schools rank 44th in the nation. 44th. i'm marshall tuck, i'm a public-school parent, and i know we can do better. in the public schools i led, we got more fun

no delays for b.a.r.t. i will talk about a train shift that might be an sure for local commuters, coming up. >>> 5:10, coming up a breast cancer drug showing a lot of promise when it comes to treatment. >>> moviepass is in more trouble, and the danger of drones. >>> still ahead, a new report shedding new light on teen driving. what dramatically increases the chances of young drivers getting into a deadly accident. that story is coming up for you. it's 5:11. you are watching "today in the bay." >>> good morning, it is 5:13. chilly in some spots, including willow glen. by about 10:00 a.m., mid 50s expect a predicted high in those 70s, it will be quite lovely and seasonable, but we'll break down some possible changes in a bit. >>> we're looking at a nice drive for the peninsula, talking about disruption, a shift over there. >>> happy thursday. stocks fell a bit on wednesday, a bigger drop in the bummer of homes he built. netflix did super well. yeah, this is right, this is the apparently company of moviepass,

b.a.r.t. is stepping up security in response to the threat of pipe bombs. a camera spotted extra officers and canine units patrolling san francisco civic station. b.a.r.t. says there are no specific threats but encourage riders to speak up if they see something suspicious. >> we all take b.a.r.t. to work every day. i want to feel safe and come home. so i think it's safe. they need to make sure the riders are safe. our employers do it for us, why not b.a.r.t.? >> they won't say how long this heightened security will last. >> b.a.r.t. is going to add a number of new surveillance measures. the plan calls for upgrading cameras, installing video monitors so riders can see what's happening, adding emergency phones that connect to police dispatchers. riders can look for a mobile app that will guide them to a station based on their location. >> a man suspected of pretending to be a rideshare driver and sexually assaulting a woman is under arrest. 40-year-old brandon sherman was suspended from uber in

another b.a.r.t. rider did the next best thing by rec best th something. >> we're joined now with the details. >> reporter: i think it's safe to say, we have all seen some pretty interesting things happen on b.a.r.t. but the video you're about to see raises the question, what would you do if you saw this? >> i didn't stop him, because i was just so scared. >> reporter: when thea was at the b.a.r.t. station in san francisco yesterday, she didn't expect to encounter this. >> he's now taking the items that he could carry in his arms. >> reporter: a man, setting off alarms on dozens of gift sets, all while onlookers calmly walk and wait for their trains. no officers were nearby. >> we were all just watching. it's embarrassing to say i didn't stop him. >> reporter: one bystander did call the police. >> you could tell that she was upset, because they probably wouldn't even hear her. >> reporter: it wasn't enough for anything to be done. >> we didn't have the reporting party provide enough information for ou

see what it means to passengers, next. >>> b.a.r.t. is stepping up efforts to improve on one of its biggest complaints from passengers. that's the cleanliness of its station. >> the transit agency hired an outside consultant who has begun retraining crews on newtek aches and establish consistent standards throughout the system. ktvu's rob roth spoke with a worker who said the training is already paying off. >> reporter: in his 3 years cleaning b.a.r.t. stations, john brooks swears he has seen it all. >> we pick up feces, urine, groceries, dog food, milk, you name it. >> reporter: the hardest to clean? >> probably week-old bomb and. >> reporter: brooks and the rest of the 122 person cleaning crew has just completed or about to complete a 40 hour training course on new techniques, on how best to clean that and more at all b.a.r.t. stations. >> we know we've got a long way to go and appreciate the public being patient with us. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. brought in a well-known cleaning consultant from portland, oregon to teach them how to clea

b.a.r.t. station, it will be another cool morning with low 50s. all of this will be clearing out shortly after sunrise. by 8:00, we're seeing mostly sunny skies and then a lot of sunshine into the afternoon as those temperatures warm up fast today. we'll talk more about that, a look at our microclimates and mike is still tracking that traffic alert. >> after hitting refresh on our web searches, we got information that they just cleared the traffic alert for san jose. we'll give you a big view of the bay. a little build for hayward. a wooden pallet eastbound approaching treasure island out of san francisco. i'll track that. lighter traffic so far. into the south bay where the recovery now -- we're in recovery mode north 101 at mckee. i didn't get a chance to change this sign. left lanes are open. all lanes are open. northbound 101 at mckee. we did have this backup forming starting back at capitol expressway. we did see that shift i warned you about. folks were shifting over to 87 with more slow

my money on justin, b.a.r.t. may be quickest. thomas got short straw, casual carpool, half hour since showed up and no one has stopped. leonard, ac transit. 6:01, over the bay bridge but still on 80. tomas is done. still standing in the sidewalk of speer and howard waiting for casual carpool. >> moving but have feeling not going to win the race. >> in time it took lyanne just to get on the bay bridge, had a winner.nt toot my own b.a.r.t. horn but justin in 54 minutes to berkeley, he made it. number one. other three commuters are in thick of it right now. >> we're now making great progress, about five minutes away if you will. >> thomas is still stuck in san francisco. >> not a single car came to pick up berkeley crew. >> but he made a friend. >> we made it. i came in second. let me tell you. got here at 6:23. who got here? >> 5:45. >> getting on bay bridge at 5:54. how long did it take you? just got here. i beat you. >> got here about 6:27. >> make friends on the bus? >> no, everybody was quiet but nice. >> public transportation

on the b.a.r.t. massacre. so, saying some really strange and bizarre things while on for this b.a.r.t. train. he also made mention of, i could freaking kill somebody, i could chop somebody's head off. those were the words coming out of histo have more video from you later and more a.t. station in oakland, back to you guys. >> do we know anything more about that man? do we know where he is now? and, does he have a criminal past? >> reporter: he does have a criminal past. mostly petty theft and computer crimes. he has two arrest warrants, one out of san mateo in san francisco. police also tell me that when he was arrested, he actually had a variety of several people's i.d.s on him and that those two chainsaws were stolen. so, they believe that may have come from some of the thefts going on recently. so, he does have a criminal past but they were not going to more details on the drug charges. definitely, behind bars now and has a court date tomorrow morning in oakland. of course, this woman tells us she hopes he

and b.a.r.t.etting out of the city, we have a delay, 20 minutes suddenly reported on delays for trains headed to antioch and dublin/pleasanton lines. caltrain back from the weekend work and dublin to 580 moves smoothly pastth b.a.r.t. station itself. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay," it's the concert people will be talking about this morning. ♪ >> straight up, we're freezing this video. you want to stick around for this and see what paula abdul does next. you don't want to miss it. >>> and on twitter, look at what i did this weekend, partied like an 11-year-old, up until about 9:00. follow me on twitter @krisnbc. warning, california. a handful of billionaires have spent over $70 million on campaigns to undermine our public schools. and electing a former wall street banker named marshall tuck to superintendent of public instruction is all a part of the billionaires' plan to take money away from neighborhood public schools and give it to their corporate chart

. >> b.a.r.t. has been hit with the largest fine stemming from a 2013 accident. b.a.r.t. was slapped with a $1.3 million fine and put the transit district on three years of probation stemming from the incident. the commission said it will stay half the fine if b.a.r.t. comes in compliance with safety two people were killed oklahoma 19, 2013. today the agency sent this statement responding to the fine. nothing is more important to b.a.r.t. than safety. a safer system for our employees will provide for a safer system for our riders and a better b.a.r.t. the agency also says it has retrained employees, implemented new safety procedures and requires trains to slow down when entering work zone. >>> santa clara county prosecutors charged a central valley man with felony assault. 34-year-old david gonzalez of madera is charged with felony assault with great bodily injury. police arrested him on tuesday after surveillance video showed him punching a man twice in a levi's stadium parking lot after the sunday game. the 33-year-old victim is still in critical condition. gonzalez is

if you're on your way out to the dublin b.a.r.t. station, it will be another cool morning with low 50s

." >>> b.a.r.t.ests its high tech shake alert system, designed to detect major earthquakes so the trains can slow down before a disaster strikes. the trains will reduce speed around 11:00 a.m. for the test. all trains and all stations will broadcast an alert to passengers to simulate an warning earthquake alarm. after the test, b.a.r.t. leader also join lawmakers and seismologists to talk about the expanding that shake. e across the entire west coast. >>> starting today, commuters who work at b.a.r.t.'s west oakland station will haveen dee. daily rates will be 50 cents higher, totally $10.50. single day reserve parking rates aring if higher to $13. the monthly rate will not be changed right now, but it will go higher in november 1st there. west oakland has higher parking rates than every other b.a.r.t. station due to extremely high demand. maximum rates at all other stations are no more than $3. >>> happening today, many people across the bay area will celebrate indigenous people's day. san francisco

b.a.r.t. station, it's also going to start out at about 53 degrees and at 9:00, we're already at 60 degrees. our temperatures will be warming up fast today, and that's going to be the main story, as we head up to about 85 degrees today in east san jose, and in morgan hill. we'll see also a high of 85 in walnut creek. danville 88 degrees and 77 in oakland. in daly city we're up to 70 degrees today, so nice little warmup there. palo alto reaching 83 degrees, and 73 in the mission district, with the north bay reaching into the low 80s. even some upper 80s for ukiah today. as you're getting dressed, you do need something to stay warm during the early hours, but later on today, short sleeves and maybe some sandals, if it's risu then tomorrow, we've got the art and pumpkin festival happening in half moon stas at noon and t that time we'll be at about 60 degrees, only coming up a few more degrees fro valleys are going to be much warmer, there may be a lot of people headed to the beaches. ale he be up

. >> b.a.r.t. community service officers. >> bring the sound down that's my fault. >> we were observing that. i was so worried about the pictures getting there clearly because i wanted to show what you she shows. he she has the view on the passengers on the parking lots. she security for the entire system. she is one of the team there. and they have surveillance kammers from the bay area and they do look at the footage. in fact officer shaw was able to track the movements of the john lee cowl a suspect in the reason keent of malia wilson at the b.a.r.t. station. any do use that footage in stewart era security purposes. in total monitoring 4,000 cameras across 48 stations in 4 counties around the bay area. that's of an unending a 24-surveillance foot am. soon to be feist counties as b.a.r.t. moves moves no the scene carr county. but some folks are asking and are concerned about privacy. but when you hear the story how the surveillance footage helped solve a crime or at least get the suspect it's imp

. >> meanwhile, b.a.r.t. announced it is beefing up security too because of the news about the mail bombs. the transit agency telling nbc bay area that it is putting more officers on its trains. our krit salas set teams are always on the lookout for anything that could be heightened security. >> reporter: to be clear, no specific threat has been made against b.a.r.t. or against the santa clara county democratic party. but all those changes are just precautions. reporting live in san jose, a unusual owe. >>> we have breaking news to pass along. we have just learned about 60 seconds ago that the time warner building in new york city has been evacuated once again. this is where it was evacuated yesterday where cnn new york is based this is the time warner building in columbus circle, in midtown manhattan. it's been evacuated because of another suspicious package. that building where cnn is, again, is vac watd. we'll continue to monitor the breaking news as we get more information as it comes into the newsroom. a

the other day, i found needles on the ground. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. says it hopes to have all cleaners go through the training by the end of january. after that, the people who clean the actual b.a.r.t. cars could be next. in oakland, rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> new details lead to more questions about the death of jamal khashoggi. i'm in london and that's my story coming up. >>> also, a new video emerging of a tense conversation between a protester and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. >> why don't you get out of here? >>> we have breaking news out of san francisco her a two alarm fire is burning at a high- rise apartment complex. this is happening on davis street in the financial district. we just got this video in from the scene. you can see smoke coming out of the units. firefighters on the scene are working to knock down the flames. these are live pictures from sky fox. this is on davis street in the city's financial district in san francisco. two-alarm fire. as we pull out, you can get a better view of the building on fire. crews are on

after the test, b.a.r.t. leaders will join lawmakers and seismologists to talk about expanding that shake alert system. the goal is to someday have it running across the entire west coast. >>> a bay area tradition under way right now. half moon bay pumpkin festival is going on. this year, the festival is live streaming the event. at last check, the biggest pumpkin was weighing in at 1,654 pounds. it's from a napa valley. >> big pumpkins there. >> that's a lot of pie. >> i lot of pumpkin pie. >>> much more ahead this midday edition of nbc bay area news, including more of this morning's top stories. plus, a warning before you grab your smartphone and check your facebook notifications. >>> and in ten minutes, a special treat for you and something you'll only see here on nbcbayarea.com. we're giving you an inside look at the navy's newest ship that was docked in san francisco over the weekend for fleet week. it's an exclusive you won't want to miss. we'll see you on the other side of the break. d at at&t, we beli

when b.a.r.t. has a delay at one station, they follow all the trains affected to the end of the run. this time it was antioch out of san francisco. like i had reported, we have now green status. no

after the test, b.a.r.t. leaders will join lawmakers ayn seismologists to talk about the expanding shake alert system. the goal here is to someday have it running across the entire west coast. >>> starting today commuters who park at b.a.r.t.'s west oakland station will have to dig deeper into their pockets. daily rates will be 50 cents e higher totalling $10.50. single day reserve parking rates are going higher to $13. the monthly rate will not be changed right now, but it will go higher november 1st. west oakland has higher parking rates than every other b.a.r.t. station due to extremely high demand. maximum daily rates at all other stations are no more than $3. >>> today marks the one-year anniversary of the deadly and destructive north bay wildfairf that destroyed thousands of homes and killed dozens of people. tom jensen was one of the first to arrive on the scene and he joins from santa rosa to revisit the unbelievable evening and how the north bay responded. >> reporter: we were on that all night a yea

b.a.r.t. community service officer alita shaw is everywhere. one minute she's looking over this rider as he waits for his train to arrive. the next minute, she's zooming in to a license plate parked oue headquarters. >> we're 24/7. >> reporter: when a crime happens, she sifts through hours of footage and hunts down a suspect. camera angle by camera angle. >> i look at the luggage. it's the best thing to help identify a suspect. you can help them capture someone that's done something wrong, it's the most rewarding thing. >> reporter: she felt that way this summer when she was able to track down the movements of john l lee cowell. b.a.r.t. police cannot physically monitor every the video live. they are adding more officers to the unit. >> i guess i'm a little concerned about privacy. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. rider bruce maxwell remembers the last time he felt scared for his safety while riding the train. >> a couple guysed y. a camera same as a police officer, but it all comes down to how police follow up with the footage. >> i don't know if cameras

>> as many are aware b.a.r.t. will begin their retrofit in february of 2019 and as a result b.a.r.t. will be opening one hour later in the morning. i know they have been working with all the different transit providers through the bay area to ensure the early morning workers are able to get to work and i know they have been working with m.t.a. and thrilled they originally everyone was going to be going to the salesforce transit tower and finally a shuttle at the b.a.r.t. stop. there's an interest for a b.a.r.t. shuttle from the transbay to the district, that is only served by b.a.r.t., those stops there. i just want to get a report from you guys on how this is going to affect all of our other service in general because of the market street lines people need to access in the morning and also how we are partnering with b.a.r.t. to keep people coming from sometimes very far distances to get to work in a timely fashion. >> chair c. brinkman: thank you. vice chair heinicke? >> >> vice chair m. heinicke: unfinished busi

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