albert williams was a rained at the hall of justice. abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow is there live. you say new details were released in court today. >> reporter: absolutely. williams pleaded not guilty in court today. he's being held on $50,000 bail. we heard from the judge that he had six prior misdemeanor convictions, mostly for theft. sfmta says it became aware of his prior criminal history through the police investigation, but it is unclear what human resources knew when the agency hired him 20 years ago. whether you live here or you're just visiting. >> cable cars are part of san francisco. >> it's just iconic, isn't it? >> reporter: now 20-year sfmta employee albert williams who was a cable car conductor 15 years is facing embezzlement charges. >> this agency is outraged. his coworkers are outraged. and disappointment doesn't begin to describe it. >> reporter: sfmta directser of transit say he used various schemes to hide it. >> that was the red flag. >> reporter: on november 2016 audit uncovered the theft. sfmta turned the i

bay and taylor street where albert williams of napa was arrested today. muni spokesperson say they suspect he pocketed hundreds of dollars in cash. >>> no luck finding plane of missing santa rosa couple. took off from truckee monday afternoon but never arrived in petaluma. focusing northwest of truckee. airport manager said they're expert pilots. >> flew often. competent pilots. flew all across california and very competent about what they did. >> richards have four daughters. >>> no signs of this fisherman juki dang's wallet and keys found in the capsized vessel. it's taking on water. coast guard looked for dang but so far no luck. >>> man accused of following a stanford student into her dorm and exposing himself. police searching for the guy. katie marzullo is life with reaction from students at stanford. >> reporter: unsettling crime. stanford police are actively investigating and asking students to be alert and report anything or anyone suspicious. just before midnight tuesday a stanford student said a man followed her into residence hall. in common a

bay and taylor street where albert williams of napa was arrested today. muni spokesperson say they suspect he pocketed hundreds of dollars in cash. >>> no luck finding plane of missing santa rosa couple. took off from truckee monday afternoon but never arrived in petaluma. focusing northwest of truckee. airport manager said they're expert pilots. >>lew often. competent pilots. flew all across california and very competent about what they did. >> richards have four daughters. >>> no signs of this fisherman juki dang's wallet and keys found in the capsized vessel. it's taking on water. coast guard looked for dang but so far no luck. >>> man accused of following a stanford student into her dorm and exposing himself. police searching for the guy. katie marzullo is life with reaction from students at stanford. >> reporter: unsettling crime. stanford police are actively investigating and asking students to be alert and report anything or anyone suspicious. just before midnight tuesday a stanford student said a man followed her into residence hall. in common are

. >>> the san francisco district attorney says 61-year-old albert williams faces felony embezzlement charges. authorities say williams used various schemes to conceal how much money he collected. they say he stole hundreds of dollars in cash each month but they didn't release a total amount. going forward they're going to consider eliminating the cash payments on cable cars. >>> a man threatening to jump off the elevated platform at the walnut creek station today brought the afternoon commute to a halt. it all started around 1:30 this afternoon when a man climbed out on a small ledge at the station and threatened to jump. that began a four hour standoff with police. it also led to the walnut creek bart station being closed. the standoff finally ended when the man was convinced to climb down a fire truck ladder. bart had stopped trains from going to the walnut creek station and that caused major delays for commuters on the point line, large crowds had to get off at lafayette and stand in long lines for the bus bridge that had been set up by bart. the bart stoppage was good for uber dr

accepting cash on cable cars after an operator was arrested for stealing fare money. 61-year-old albert williams was arrested yesterday at the turnaround at bay and taylor in north beach. sfmta telling us that an audit revealed missing money and an investigation led them to williams. he now faces felony embezzlement charges. it's unclear how much money was stolen. sfmta said, going forward, we'll immediately enhance management and oversight of our cash fare transactions and will explore long-term options such as eventually removing cash as an on-board payment option for our cable car system. >>> conservative pun did ann coulter still says she will speak on the cal berkeley campus next year bee state to the university canceling yesterday. the university said they couldn't guarantee safety. cal officials are afraid of more riots and violence like the ones surrounding milo yiannopoulos back in february. that caused $100,000 in damage to the campus. since the cancellation, coulter has been calling cal out. >> i am giving the speech. um, i don't know. what are they going to do, arrest me? um, they ca

s office says 61-year-old albert williams. he used various schemes to hide. how much money he collected every month. >>> and happening today if you see a lot of police cars in north berkley this afternoon it is likely a drill. berkley police will be participating in training exercises. people in the area may hear some simulated gunfire as well. police also plan to close scenic avenue between virginia street and ridge road during part of the training. it will wrap up at 3:00 this afternoon. >> all right. >>> time is 4:37. governor jerry brown defending his integrity. what he said about adding profess ren treatment projects. . >> good morning you can see the traffic is doing pretty well around the bay area. this is 24. not a bad looking drive heading over to the tunnel. >> our system is moving out and we're getting clearing skies behind that but there are some okay rainfall totals. the system is about ready to fall apart in the santa cruz mountains santa clara valley. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. it's 4:40 and a popular bray area ravioli factory closing a

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last week, police arrested another cable car operator, albert williams.horities found $32,000 in cash in a safe and packed luggage at his home. the mta says it is considering removing cash bears for its cable our system. >>> a thief has taken something priceless from one woman in oakland. she told us the burglar got away with her last memories of her late father. >> he was able to lift his arms and give us a waiver and then he passed away. >> reporter: it was days ago that hillary wallace said goodbye to her father, six months to the day after he was diagnosed with colon cancer. >> everybody that has met him adores him. >> reporter: tonight, her grief is compounded by another loss. last week, after having dinner at this restaurant, someone broke into hillary's car. what the thief took was irreplaceable. >> my dad's financial and legal paperwork, camera, memory cards with every photo i have ever taken of him. >> reporter: she had gathered the pictures on a hard drive to create one of her dad's dying wishes. >> he asked me to put together a video stream to

yesterday san francisco police arrested 61-year-old albert williams of napa. prosecutors say he was pocketing hundreds of bucks for himself every single month. >> that's not good if that's true. >>> 5:41, former nfl player aaron hernandez killed himself in jail. the strange twist that affects his murder cases. >>> happening right now, seaworld says its last killer whale born in captivity is in san antonio. this comes months after the park decided to stop breeding the marine mammals. >>> nintendo getting even more nostalgic after its classic was a huge hit, the company looking to release a super nes mini with dozens of different games. figure that out. back in two minutes after this. this is gus. someday, gus will invent this thing and change the world. this is the thing that could change gus' world. and this is the doctor that could cure that thing so he can grow up to invent this thing. sutter health. proudly caring for northern california, birthplace of pioneers. proudly caring for northern california, toll plaza >>> it is 4:54 right now, you're watching "to

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police arrested 61-year-old albert williams of napa county at this cable car turn-around on bay and taylornorth beach today. sfmta told us an audit revealed missing money and an investigation led them to that operator. en. the suspect faces felony embezzlement charges, unclear how much money was stolen. in a statement tonight stmta said, "going forward we will -- sfmta said, "going forward we will immediately assess management and oversight of our fare transactions and assess long term options such as eventually removing cash as an on board payment option for our cable car system." >>> tonight the show did go on for fox news without bill o'reilly. kpix5's christin ayers shows us how the cable news network addressed the firing of its long time host. >> bill o'reilly is leaving the fox news channel. >> fox's biggest rating star bill o'reilly is out after increasing allegations of sexual harassment. >> you are about to enter the no spin zone. >> 21st century fox made the announcement in a statement saying, "after a thorough and careful review of allegations against him the company and bill o'

last week, albert williams was arrested. authorities say they found $32,000 hidden in his home. because of the crime, the mta says it is looking into going cashless for its fare system. >>> in menlo park, two construction workers are recovering after taking a fall on the grounds of the new facebook building. they were 40 feet up when the steel beam under them dropped the level. their safety harnesses kept them from hitting the ground but they went to the hospital with lower body injuries. construction is on hold on that part of the building until cal/osha investigates. >>> the nfl draft kicks off tonight. and it's in philadelphia for the first time since the 1960s. hundreds of college stars are hoping to find a home with a team during the three-day event. the nfl has set up several interactive activities for football lovers, as well. it's a huge night for the 49ers who have the second overall pick. the raiders will have to wait a little longer. they have the 24th pick in the first round. are you like my husband one of those guys who just watches the draft? >> i used to. i used w

. >> reporter: investigators were also keeping an eye on 61-year-old albert williams, another cable car conductor. he was finally arrested last week. the investigation revealed the monies reyes and williams were handing in was less than what was collected by some of the other cable car employees. it appears they were working separately. >> they were keeping the money for themselves and again as our chief said it's a violation of public trust. >> reporter: the district attorney's office revealed muni is now looking back at its numbers for the past four to five years. the agency believes tens of thousands of dollars could be missing. >> when you go back several years, if the accounts don't match the dollars that should be coming in, that can create some discrepancies. >> reporter: like a lot of money? >> yes. >> reporter: in williams' case, a search of his home found $32,000 in a safe along with several cars and receipts for high-end purchases. today the mayor said the agency has to get out of the cash business. >> when you are handling a lot of cash, you're going to probably find some of

the district attorney says 61-year-old albert williams is facing charges of felony embezzlement. orities say williams used various schemes to hide how much money he collected every month. >>> the wife of the pulse nightclub shooting in florida will be back in federal court in orlando florida this morning. last week nora salmon pled not guilty to charges that she knew about her husband omar mateen's plans to attack the pulse nightclub and did nothing to stop him. 49 people were killed. 68 others were hurt in that shooting rampage. when they questioned her on the day of the shooting. salmon's trial is set for june. >>> near san diego a driver angry about a parking ticket now faces more problems than a fine. police say the man was so irate about the ticket he crashed his red convertible into the police traffic scooter and knocked it over. police later tracked down the driver several blocks away. the driver could now be charged with a felony. >>> as we've been talking about it this week the dmv is now cracking down. ten officers staked around the area and city hall yesterday and they

. >> investigators were also keeping an eye on 61-year-old albert williams another cable car conductor who was finally arrested last week. the money they were handing in was less than what was collect bid some of the original cable car employees, appears they were working separately. >> they were keeping the money for themselves, it's a violation of public trust. >> it's revealed they're looking back it's numbers for the past four to five years. the agency believes tens of thousands of dollars could be missing. >> when you go back several years if the accounts don't match the dollars that should be coming in that could create some discrepanci discrepancies. >> like a lot of money. >> yes. >> a search of his home found $32,000 in the safer and several cars and receipts for high-end purchases. today the mayor says the agency has to get out of the cash business. >> when you are handling a lot of cash you will find officials that don't know how to handle it properly. >> he says the cable car system is a $30 million a year cash business. >> you're looking at profound change. some will come

albert williams was in court this afternoon. for now he's accused of embezzling $1,919. investigators found $32,000 in cash at his home. williams had several methods to keep the fares in one scheme he wouldn't give riders receipts if they paid with cash. >> his coworkers are outraged and disappointment doesn't begin to describe it. >> over the past five years investigators say williams reported lower fare earnings than other operators on the same route. it will strengthen oversight of crash fare transactions on cars. >>> the owners say vandalism and graffiti are daily problems and city leaders have failed to address the numerous complaints. the decision comes a year after it closed its flagship deli because of vandalism and rising rent. mayor's office issued a statement calling the decision to close, the factory sad. it says while they sympathize with the owner's frustration, quote, we do not have the resources to provide cleanup services for private, residential or commercial properties owners. >>> you could not miss the crowd or the smoke from sky 7. it is 4/20 and the

a we can ago a another conductor albert williams arrested on similar charges. tourists usuallily pay cable car chairs in cash. seven bucks a ride adds up. tell they say they'll look at a number of factors. >> cable cars are unique there is a lot of people come from all over the world, heavy percentage of riders. any change in the process needs to be vetted very carefully with not only with people that would come from all over the world to ride the cars but the local businesses, the hotels. there is a key stake holders. >> the two conductors were arrested after the agency noticed a disparity in fare collection totals. >>> a peninsula man is visitingis attention police are asking for help finding him. he spoke to his wife last thursday and hasn't been heard from or scene since. . he was supposed to mees meet his wife if he orlando airport. there is no evidence he berded a played. i i drove away from home in his car. >> san francisco is plugged in mayor lee sign agnew law strengthenening the city as investment in electric vehicles. starting next year san francisco

albert williams is facing the same charges as reyes. this, after police discovered at least 32- thousand dollars in a safe at williams' home. (steve) new at 8in hercules, crime is on the rise. police are looking for at least four suspects responsible for major burglaries in one neighborhood. kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke to one of the victims who lost not just a lot of money, but irreplaceable heirlooms/. this is the toyota avalon that police say the suspects were driving while commiting their crime.two homes burglarized in two hours.police say tuesday morning - the suspects broke into a home on the 100 block of newbury street.while police were investigating that incident - fermin reyes came home to find his stuff turned inside out.fermin reyes /burglarly victim:when i opened the garage door, it's kind of suspicious because the side door is open, the light in the door is open, the because the side suspicious it's kind of the garage door, when i opened /burglarly victim:fermin reyes out.turned inside find his stuff came home to find his

albert williams was in court this afternoon. for now he's accused of embezzling $1,919. investigators found $32,000 in cash at his home. williams had several methods to keep the fares in one scheme he wouldn't give riders receipts if they paid with cash. >> his coworkers are outraged and disappointment doesn't begin to describe it. >> over the past five years investigators say williams reported lower fare earnings than other operators on the same route. it will strengthen oversight of crash fare transactions on cars. >>> the owners say vandalism and graffiti are daily problems and city leaders have failed to address the numerous complaints. the decision comes a year after it closed its flagship deli because of vandalism and rising rent. mayor's office issued a statement calling the decision to close, the factory sad. it says while they sympathize with the owner's frustration, quote, we do not have the resources to provide cleanup services for private, residential or commercial properties owners. >>> you could not miss the crowd or the smoke from sky 7. it is 4/20 and the

albert williams is facing charges of fare embezzlement. various schemes to hide how much money he collected every month. >>> happening today thousands of people expected to gather at golden gate park for the annual 4/20 marijuana party. it has been an unorganized party for years but this year it's supposed to change. ktvu's allie rasmus is live. >> it's still an unofficial, and illegal sanction event. that's new. compared to last year. this year a handful of business owners from the nearby neighborhood got together and put up about $100,000 to pay for things like portable toilets, fences we just mentioned, security and medical personnel to be on hand. the hope is by doing that they'll diminish some of the concerns people in the neighborhood have had about this event in previous years about trash and sanitation and hopefully prevent this event from being shut down entirely in the future. now this year's 4/20 event is also very strictly 18 years and up. no children allowed. the san francisco police say they will be working with child protect

last week, another cable car operator, 61-year-old albert williams was arrested. s also charged with stealing fares. police say they searched williams' home and found $32,000 in cash in a safe. earlier this week, muni said it may eliminate cash fares on cable cars. >>> now to mendocino county. a woman got a front row seat to a landslide happening on highway 101. take a look. >> run, run, oh, my god, holy cow. >> wendy cornberg, she's the one that posted this video to facebook. she was in her car when this happened. one lane of a two way highway had reopened monday after another slide earlier this month. >>> you don't have to be in southern california to see the huge number of wildfires blooming there. look at these images, this was taken from space. the wildfires in riverside county, you can see the broad bandsover bright yellow and orange -- bands of bright yellow and orange. purple, canterbury bells, white desert lilies and red monkey flowers. the spring display is called a super bloom because there are so many flowers. the experts say the heavy rains between dec

albert williams faces charges of felony embezzlement.used various schemes to conceal how much money he collected each month. >>> the city oakland is reaching out to those forced out of their homes because of a deadly fire last month. they are helping the tenants left homeless after the fire. they have managed transitional housing for people in the building. tenants should start getting that financial assistance as soon as tomorrow. >>> happening today, if you see a lot of police cars in north berkeley this afternoon, it is just a drill. berkeley police will be participating in training exercising north of uc berkeley campus. people in the area may hear simulated gunfire and may see police cars and ambulances. police also plan to close scenic avenue during the training. it starts at 1:00 and is scheduled to end around 3:00. >>> cracking down on people misusing disabled placards. the sting conducted in san jose to catch the parking cheats. >>> interrupted by an nfl player. the surprise appearance that got the white house press secretary a

last week, you will remember, another cable car operate ear, 60-year-old albert williams was arrested and charged with stealing fares. they searched williams' home and found $32,000 in cash inside his safe. earlier this week, it may eliminate cash fares on cable cars. >> e. and check in with mark. taking a walk the pa of the hour and starting to warm up. >> and a great day to walk outside, mike and gas, asia. this is the beginning -- gasia. you will notice significant changes into saturday. the fog cleared out and a few high clouds this morning and on the satellite right now, a few high clouds into the bay area the past few hours from this morning and the main storm track, the main energy is into the north. this is the forecast for friday and saturday. a few minor changes over the weekend. checking in on the current numbers and 50s and 60s and 70s. novato, 70 degrees and fremont, 64; san jose, 66 degrees. the wind speeds, we're expecting a breeze to kick up for today and it were, especially for the north bay hills and east bay hills and not bad. and to 12 miles per hour. in is that on

i'm going to show the conduct are albert williams. . they found him said he was pocketing hundreds of dollars each month. unclear how long it's been happening. williams is now charged with two felonies. >>> time magazine's most influential people in the dochlt colin kaepernick not the first niem they recognized kaepernick last year he was the former 49ers quarterback remains a free agent some point to his decision not to stand for the national and them last year as a reason that other teams are hesitant to sign him basketball news now. saying he wants to avoid unnecessary distractions steph curry is stepping away from social media throughout the playoffs p. curry says he deleted every social media app from his phone. before the playoff started. a few days ago. he says it's the third consecutive year that he has done it. >>>. >> getting you a the tweets. >> the ach is off his phone but either steph or someone in his camp are still tweeting because he is tweeting before the games and after the games. maybe. >> check out. >> could be his w

. >> reporter: last wednesday, this man, 61-year-old albert williams, was arrested for allegedly stealing cash fares. when police searched his home, they found $32,000 in cash and a packed suitcase. then yesterday, another operator david reyes, was arrested for the same crime. >> not surprising in today's world. but i just -- i got a receipt and pay cash at the little window. i don't know how else it works. >> reporter: police would take the cash fare offered by riders but not give a receipt. no receipt, no record of payment. so that money went right into their pockets. >> again, if you get caught, you can suspended but he lost out altogether. [ indiscernible ] >> not worth it. >> not worth it at all. >> reporter: so now sfmta is looking at the possibility of doing away with the cash fare option at all. it almost seems like cash is an antiquated system and you would have moved away from it before. why in the until now? >> well, i think -- why not until now? >> i think the cable car is 150 years old steeped in tradition. >> reporter: sfmta says they don't know how long this potentially has

. >>> a san francisco cable car operator is accused of stealing fare money. 61-year-old albert williams of napa county was arrested yesterday at this cable car turnaround on bay and taylor in north beach. mta told us that audit revealed missing money and an investigation led them to williams. he now faces felony embezzlement charges. it's unclear how much money was stolen from the sfmta. in a statement, it said that, going forward, we will immediately enhance management and oversight of our cash fare transactions and will explore long-term options such as eventually removing cash as an on-board payment option for our >>> and the time now 5:09. one bay area county is sitting on hundreds of thousands of dollars just waiting for the rightful owners. >> and how a south bay teacher is using music to inspire confidence in his students. >> i'm looking forward to seeing that and hearing that. good morning, everyone. your time check now 5:09. rain pushed through overnight. now we have sunshine but i have a change in the weekend forecast! a change you will need to know about. >> and things are ch

last month albert williams pleaded not guilty to similar charges. authorities say they found $32,000 in cash in williams' home. they won't say if that money is from cable car fares. >> it is embarrassing. this is why i think we have to get out of the cash business. i think that's always an attractive thing is that when you are handed a lot of cash, you are probably going to find some officials that don't know how to handle that properly. >> reporter: the transit agency is considering bog to a cashless system in stead of bag tickets on board perhaps passengers would purchase tickets in advance. >> what would be required would be things like particular machines in key locations as well as what i call the distribution network so someone could go -- come in and check into their hotel and get a cable car ticket. >> reporter: that seemed fine with many tourists. >> i think that would be a safer way to pay for the car instead of paying cash. that way you know where the money is going. >> this is really better to pay here. >> reporter: in cash. >> in cash.

last week 61-year-old albert williams was also arrested for supposedly doing the same. under cover police were keeping an eye on both of them. >> they were keeping the money for themselves and, again, as our chief said, it is a violation of public trust. >> reporter: the district attorney's office revealed muni is looking back at its numbers for the past four to five years. the agency believes tens of thousands of dollars could be missing. >> when you go back several years, if the accounts don't match the dollars that should be coming in, that can create some discrepancies. >> reporter: like a lot of money. >> yes. >> reporter: in williams' case, a search of his home found $32,000 in a safe along with several cars and receipts for high-end purchases. >> it is embarrassing. this is why we have to get out of that cash business. >> reporter: haley says the cable car system is a $30 million a year cash business. >> you're looking at profound change, you know, some will come very quickly. others will come over a period of a few months perhaps. but i do think you'll see chang

. >>> a san francisco cable car operator accused of stealing fare money 61-year-old albert williams ofunty was arrested at this cable car turnaround on bay and taylor in north beach. >>> an accident still causing a major backup for drivers along westbound 4. the crash near bailey, the backup beyond loveridge. expect close to an hour commute out of antioch over to hercules. your drive time still in the red and yellow across the board. making your way to the bay bridge toll plaza still stacked up at the maze. expect over 30 minutes into the city. >>> good morning, sunshine! wow! what a spectacular start to your day after overnight rain in which we saw a few raindrops in the san jose area to nearly .3" of rain in santa rosa. we have a hint of some fog next to the seashore working its way into the bay. but that will dissipate. very mild numbers. livermore in santa rosa the cool spot at 50 apiece. otherwise mid-50s around the rim of the bay. see that right there? that's that weak front that passed through while were you sleeping. now a clear slot indicating high pressure is building in. tod

getting the first look at the cable car conductor accused of stealing fare money. 61-year-old albert williams arrested yesterday. he is now booked into the san francisco county jail on charges that include embezzlement. a police task force found that williams used several schemes to hide the amount of cash that he was collecting during his cable car shifts. investigators think he stole hundreds of dollars each month. so far, they have not said how long it was going on. >>> landslides have forced a shutdown of 101 in mendocino county. rocks and soil have tumbled on the road more than once about 6 miles north of [ indiscernible ] the amount of debris was more than a previous slide three days earlier. crews are using dump trucks to haul the stuff away. it's not clear when the highway will open in either direction. >>> for many reasons including the mudslide and landslide threat drier weather is very welcome in the bay area. and we get it. six of the next seven days should be rain-free. high temperatures on a beautiful thursday, we had rain. just after midnight for the central bay, the east bay a

last week we reported that another operator, 61-year-old albert williams, was arrested on charges that he was stealing fares. police say they searched his home and found $32,000 in cash inside a say. investigations began two month ago after muni officials alerted police of discrepancies in the fare receipts. muni said it may eliminate cash fares on cable cars altogether. >>> let's check in with mark tamayo. just a beautiful day. >> yesterday we had some lingering showers. today, this afternoon, mostly sunny skies. here's our live camera. a bit of some haze twoing but we are in the clear and we are warming up, and that trend will continue by the weekend. take a look at the big picture out here in the pacific, the satellite. you see the clouds but they're arc well out to our north. that's a big area of high pressure that will build into the area. with that we are talking about a dry weekend forecast and warming one as well. up and down the state we are in the clear. maybe just a few high clouds approaching our coastline. it's just about it. a nice afternoon out there with the temperature

last week conducteddor albert williams pleaded not guilty to similar charges. authorities say they found $32,000 in cash in williams' home. they won't say if that money is from cable car fares. >> it is embarrassing. this is why we think we have to get out of the cash business. i think that's always an attractive thing is whrur handing a lot of cash to someone, you are going to probably find some officials that don't know how to handle that properly. >> reporter: the transit agency is considering going to a cacials system in stead of buying ticket on board, perhaps passengers would purchase particular in advance. >> what would be required would be things like ticket machines in key locations, as well as what i call the distribution network so someone could check into their hotel and get a cable car particular. >> reporter: that seemed fine with many tourists. >> i think that welcome back a safer way to pay for the karen stead of paying cash. that way you know where the money is going. >> this is really better to pay here than cash. >> reporter: what if they wen

this is on the heels of what we found out last week, conductor albert williams of napa, arrested for allegedly doing the same thing. $32,000 in cash was found a williams' home, even though he's accused of stealing about $900. the embezzlement investigation began two months ago at muni's request. >>> more signs that climate change is changing our ecology in california. the "press democrat" reporting it's causing moss animals found in the waters off the sonoma coast to die off. the organisms change their chemical structure when the water warms up but then disappear by dissolving as the water cools down. scientists at uc davis says this could happen to sea stars, sea urchins and many more kinds of marine life. those are food sources for many, many more mammals and animals. >> it's 6:08. i want to get you up and awake with this beautiful view of heavenly. this will put you in a great mood. that's a live camera. this weekend will be a warm one at 50 degrees tomorrow for the high and 58 degrees on saturday. yeah, we have a lot of snow on the ground but i expect it to be milting as on sunda

yesterday, san francisco police arrested 61-year-old albert williams of napa. prosecutors say he pocketed hundreds of dollars for himself every month. >>> happening today, foster city educators going to be protesting for better salaries. this happened at the foster city school district offices. the teachers and educators don't believe their salaries are enough for the cost of living in san mateo. talks with the district at this point have stalled. protesters plan to meet at 5:30 this evening, just before the school board convenes. >>> free tuition at the city college of san francisco, but it does come with a catch. students are going to have to work for it. the san francisco examiner reporting city college students would need to maintain a 2.0 gpa, and complete half their units every semester in order to qualify for free tuition. undocumented students will also meet california residency. city officials are still working out the details, but free tuition could be coming as soon as next semester. >>> a planned sewer rate hike could become official today. sanitary

i that's sounds familiar, home, because last week conductor can albert williams of napa was also arrestedfor doing basically the same thing. at least those are the accusations. $32,000 in cash was found in hs ago--' home, even though he's only accused of stealing $900. in embezzle meant investigation began a couple of months ago. >>> it is a busy morning and we continue to follow those grotests that are building in berkeley. up next, another live look from nbc bay area sky ranger as the possibility remains for those demonstrations to grow. >>> plus, san francisco has a new motto to fight the trump administration. we'll take a look coming up in business and =nats of opening bell= =runs 4= =cont vo= ad-lib numbers tech. >>> all right. all arms up on the new york stock exchange this morning. we are obviously tracking your stocks and right now everything pretty much up. the dow jones risen 2 points, the nasdaq hit a new all-time high ahead of earnings later today. >>> well, san francisco's tourism industry is worried about a cruel summer. a portion of the moss coney center is closed for renov

. >> reporter: now 20-year-old sfmta albert williams who was a cable car conductor for 15 years is accusedgez hundreds of dollars, maybe more. >> his coworkers are outraged and that doesn't describe it. >> reporter: he didn't give passengers receipts after not giving them money. >> that was the red flag. >> reporter: an audit uncovered the president-elect. they turned the information over to the controllers office and sfpd. it identified more than $900,000 stolen. in looking back five years, the san francisco's da's office, he had exceedingly lower totals on the same route and same shift as other conductors. >> i'm concerned because it makes us all look bad. >> reporter: the d.a.'s office also says investigators found $32,000 cash in a safe in williams' home receipts for high-end purchases, four to five cars in his name, and packed luggage. >> this is an affront to the entire agency, to the city, and we're glad we have been able to play a role in stopping it. >> reporter: s.f.p.d. says the criminal investigation is ongoing. sfmta's director of transit says he believes most cable car operat

last week, conductor albert williams of napa was arrested for allegedly doing the same thing. $32,000 in cash was found at williams' home even though he's only accused of stealing $900. the embezzlement investigation began two months ago at muni's request. >>> we are learning new details about a robbery heist on board a bart train in the east bay. this as we are previewing an important meeting about safety and bart's board of directors tonight. thanks to surveillance cameras, investigators are identifying the mob of teenagers accused of beating and robbing teenager this is past weekend. as we reported, roughly 50 teenagers poured on to a train at the coliseum station last saturday night. bart says they robbed seven passengers and injured a couple others as well. we learned surveillance video from inside the train has led police to some of the suspects. they're now in the process of arresting them. >>> happening today, we may learn more about how contra costa voters feel about the proposed west county jail expansion. supervisors in february voted to move ahead with the project. the boa

conductor is charged with embezzlement for stealing money he collected from riders. 61-year-old albert williamsrrested yesterday. investigators say williams hid the true amount of money he collected and pocketed hundreds of dollars in cash from cable car riders. local transportation officials say it may no longer take cash payments in its cable car system. a one-way cable car ride costs seven dollars. (darya) coming up... kids in the east bay may soon have a new school district. see how it could impact your child's current school. (darya) welcome back... checking the roads with robin... (robin) a fatal accident on 84 at palomares. heavy traffic on wb 80 into sf due to an earlier crash. no problems on wb 92 to 101 (anny hong): high pressure building off the coast will bring a warming and drying trend to the bay area and monterey bay region. expect temperature to warm through friday followed by a slight cooling trend for the weekend. ( darya ) doctors say a woman charged with killing an alameda county sherrif's volunteer is not mentally competent to stand trial. court appointed doctors found that

conductor is charged with embezzlement for stealing money he collected from riders. 61-year-old albert williams. investigators say williams hid the true amount of money he collected and pocketed hundreds of dollars in cash from cable car riders. now officials say it may no longer take cash payments now in its cable car system because of this. a one-way cable car ride costs seven dollars. ( darya ) a house teetering on the edge of a cliff in half moon bay has now been torn down. this is video from moments before the house came down yesterday. this past winter...the powerful storms eroded the soil under the home's foundation. the house is owned by the california state parks. it had been vacant for a long time. state parks says it was concerned the home was going to fall onto the beach below. ( darya ) the plan now is to fill the foundation with dirt. this is suppos

albert shirley small exhibition. this is a large exhibition surveying the magnificent william faulkner collection we have here at the library. william faulkner was a great american novelist who was born in mississippi and spent the last years of his career in the late 1950s and 1960s at uva. he is known for novels sanctuary and was also a poet and short story writer. it has been quite a long time since our last monumental faulkner exhibition. it also is the 60th anvergry - n

william faulkner. >> we are in the main gallery of the albert and shirley small special collections library at university of virginia. our current expedition is fall in her life work. this was a large expedition surveying the magnificent william faulkner collections that we have here at the library. william faulkner was a great american novelist who was born in mississippi and spent the last few years of his career in the late 1950s and early 1960s at uva. his his best-known for his novels that sound and the fury, and is also a poet and a short story writer. it's been quite a long time since our last monumental fall. expedition even though we often the individual items out or put on display in other contexts, we haven't really told the full story and given the public access to his huge range of interest in the collections for quite some time. it also is the 60th anniversary of his arrival at the university as writer and resident. we still have people coming to visit who tell us about having met faulkner while they were here. while he was at uva he was working on his own writing. also spent a lot of time

albert shirley small exhibition. this is a large exhibition surveying the magnificent william faulkner collection we have here at the library. william faulkner was a great american novelist who was born in mississippi and spent the last years of his career in the late 1950s and 1960s at uva. he is known for novels sanctuary and was also a poet and short story writer. it has been quite a long time since our last monumental faulkner exhibition. it also is the 60th anvergry - n anniversary of his arrival. we have people who visit and tell us about meeting faulkner while here. he was working at his own writi writing here and met with students, faculty, community members, faculty wives, female students from local or nearby women colleges since uva was only men at the time and other groups to talk about his novels, the state of literature and everything else. he also really enjoyed living in virginia. he had had a dream to learn to fox hunt. he was issued by the university even with the property stamp on the back. when he went on his last trip to oxford, mississippi and passed away and in the jacket was a pipe and pipe cl

william faulkner. >> we are in the main gallery of the albert and shirley small special collections library at university of virginia. our current expedition is fall in her life work. this was a large expedition surveying the magnificent william faulkner collections that we have here at the

albert gore gore jr. before i read it, why senator gore? why did you pick him? william: he asked to see an early manuscript of the book a couple of years ago, and when we passed it to him, and he felt that this book told the story of history in a way that people his age could connect with. unlike anything else that he had encountered. brian: i'm not sure this is an easy answer. how would he know, for instance, that you were doing this book? is this something around town everybody has known for a while? william: he appeared on stage with the capital steps. he has a wonderful singing voice, as well as a good judge of books. brian: i bring him up, because his statement is very strong. generations, this is the name of your book, is the most stimulating book on american history i have ever read. does that surprise you? william: well, it pleases us. we hope it doesn't surprise us too much. we tried to bring history alive and tell it from the vantage point that people actually lived it. most historians don't tell history that way. brian: he says ads it was predicted in scienti