last night there was a crash in oakland, an amtrak train. we will hear from will tran who is live on the sea. the capitol corridor trains so far this morning will have a bus they could have the track we cleared before too much longer. we are waiting for that update. let's get a quick look at the bridges. the bay bridge looks great. no backups or delays yet. the commute is just unfolded. it is a light and easy ride. on marin county across the golden gate, it is a problem free as you head south oz. the crews are on the deck right now, reconfiguring the out of sonoma county and heading south through central san rafael and the golden gate bridge looks good. >>mark: we are going to get an update from jacqueline on a collision of these two amtrak trains. >>will: i am very busy--they are very busy right now putting be derailed train back on the tracks. one of my sources tells me that what they will be doing all day is try to fix the tracks because they were bent. trains coming from san francisco will stop in emeryville, they will get onto a bus and

and amtrak really is not sure at this point. we have learned that the next train out of oakland's jack london square station the 6:0 train, there -- 6:30 train there will be bus bridges provided for that train as well so essentially the next train has been cancelled. we'll let you know what's going on so expect delays on the tracks at least probably about an hour at this point. that is traffic. let's check your forecast. here's lawrence. >> all right, elizabeth. you will love this. lots of sunshine coming our way again the sun coming up on what looks like a gorgeous day outside. enjoy that autumn sunshine. not many days like this for the remainder of the year. 50s and 60s, very mild outside right now. we are going to plan on some great weather toward the afternoon. even warmer than yesterday and yesterday, pretty warm day outside. had some 70s and 80s. by the afternoon, the temperatures are expected to warm further. we are looking at 83 degrees in san francisco. that's 5 degrees warmer about 7 degrees warmer in livermore that co

amtrak hasn't confirmed it. it looks like a switch was not thrown that would have moved the commuter train to another track. the coast starlight train wasn't originally scheduled to be at the station at the time of the crash. it was actually running late at the time. so we have several roadways closed off here around jack london square as this investigation continues. train traffic now in and out of oakland is cancelled. those passengers being moved to emeryville and that's where our stephanie chuang is live right now talking to some of these passengers who have been derailed. stephanie. >> reporter: good morning. absolutely. here at emeryville this is the first north stop of oakland and people have been waiting here. they were supposed to be on that coast starlight train that was involved in the crash about 12 of them waiting here. one of them is louise dunlop of san francisco. good morning. >> good morning. the train was scheduled to leave a few minutes after 10 p.m. and the two amtrak employees announced it w

there's new information from amtrak?porter: we are just now hearing that they are hoping to have this open in time for the 6:30 train if you take the 4:30 or 5:30 train it is not coming through here. look behind me and check out why the trains that crashed are still on the tracks. they are working hard to clear them off. but, they are still here so the 4:30 and 5:30 don't expect them to come through. the two trains were pulled apart after 4:00 this morning many crews are trying to clear the tracks. and figure out why the crash happened. one inbound train slammed into a stopped train that was unloading at 10:00 last night at the oakland station. amtrak says it was a low speed collision. estimates put the train traveling at about 10 miles per hour. the people who were hurt suffered minor injuries. 16 people were injured. those onboard and those who saw the accident say ways a scary experience. >> me and my mom were waiting for him. all of a sudden we hear this big explosion. we thought i was a forklift. we were trying to s

amtrak says waits a low speed crash. -- amtrak says it was a low speed crash. >> i was on my phone all of a study heard a big crash and didn't know what happened. everyone got off the train, couple people hurt looked pretty serious. >> what happened to you? >> i just got jolted a little i got hit in the back. train hit and threw me in the back of my seat. >> reporter: firefighters last night side one of the operators ran through a red signal lie. amtrak says it has no comment about that. -- this is still under investigation. the train coming in was on the san joaquin line from bakersfield to oakland it was rifing from fresno. it hit a train from -- from the coast starlight line which travels from l.a. to seattle. bus bridges between emeryville and oakland stations that is available if you need to get between the two stations if you den want to mess with the hassle of it all. -- amtrak is offering refunds. their goal to have the station open by 6:30. they've made progress. we'll let you know if it going to happen. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> also, the bay area will find out later tod

people affected are amtrak drivers.d out of this area, but that will be causing some big delays to people who use amtrak to commute. >>> let's move along and book at the bay bridge toll plaza. this mornings commute looks pretty good north and southbound on i-80. >> you have mostly clear skies, few high clouds heading up to the north. they will clear out and overall we'll have lots of sunshine today and temperatures continue to head up. it's not two hours but they're warming up into the upper 80s. lots of clouds to the north and they will thin out. there's not much going on but what's there is easterly or northerly. i think we'll top out tomorrow to maybe close to 90 and start a little cool down as we go into the weekend. we're not expecting rain until wednesday now. 50s, mid-50s upper to 60. there's a big difference between some of the lows. really mild over towards san francisco, hayward and cooler, upper 50s in the north bay. can't find a breeze. san jose and fairfield earlier there was a breeze. now the key is right

amtrak collision near jack london square.e will tell you through is affecting you. >>> golden gate transit and ferry customers, the next time you call the information center you may get an automated voice. today the district's transportation committee is scheduled to vote on changes to the customer service center. the plan includes reducing hours of operation and employees. and switching to an automated voice system. the move could save three million dollars over the next decade. right now the district is facing an 89 million dollar shortfall over the next five years. >>> san francisco has been raking in an extra $75,000 a day in parking meter fines from people parking in the city on holidays. starting last july, city parking control officers issued 72% more parking citations on labor day, veterans day, memorial day and july 4th. those four holidays used to be free and motorists are caught by surprise now. transportation officials say most businesses are open on those holidays. the only free parking days left in san francisco

they say they were on the amtrak train out of bakersfield. many were still in their seats when they were slammed from behind. it jolted everybody and knocked a lot of people out of their seats. this train behind me which we believe was the pacific starlight that runs from seattle to l.a. it is now about 18 passengersthat are injured. most of the injuries from what we saw were whiplash and those to the elderly and people who were in wheelchairs there. we are not sure what happened, but we can see some inspectors looking at the switch which is just behind me. upon looking at it myself, the train railroad switch track has not switched over in the position that would push the pacific starlight on to the other track so it could go around the bakersfield amtrak train. so that appears to be what happened. how this train slammed into the back of this other one. there is a derailment, a small derailment here, but there is no major injuries that we have heard of at this time. i'm alan wang reporting live down at jack london square at the oakland amtrak

they say they were on the amtrak train out of bakersfield.e still in their seats when they were slammed from behind. it jolted everybody and knocked a lot of people out of their seats. this train behind me which we believe was the pacific starlight that runs from seattle to l.a. it is now about 18 passengersthat are injured. most of the injuries from what we saw were whiplash and those to the elderly and people who were in wheelchairs there. we are not sure what happened, but we can see some inspectors looking at the switch which is just behind me. upon looking at it myself the train railroad switch track has not switched over in the position that would push the pacific starlight on to the other track so it could go around the bakersfield amtrak train. so that appears to be what happened. how this train slammed into the back of this other one. there is a derailment a small derailment here, but there is no major injuries that we have heard of at this time. i'm alan wang reporting live down at jack london square at the oakland amtrak station. b

the train that was moving ran a red signal, according to amtrak representative. >> the amtrak has notaid when service will resume in the area. they do have a bus shuttle. they had a train go through here in the last ten minutes. i'm going to check out to figure out what was going on. it's not the train that was involved. i'm trying to figure out what happened here. when i find it, i will bring you the latest about the commute and what's going on. live, paul chambers, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> arson investigators are trying to determine who started an early morning fire in oakland. that started just after 3:30 in a vacant home on 73rd avenue. it appears the fire was set on purpose because a suspicious liquid astound in some of the bedrooms. the fire was quickly put out and damage to the home is minor. >>> a woman was shot in oakland just a few hours ago, but police say the victim is making it difficult for them to investigate the attack. ktvu's kraig debro has the sorry. >> reporter: a lot of unanswered questions this morning. police did tell me on scene that the victim is not cooperat

>>george: capitol corridor trains share the trackway and use the same stations as amtrak. for that reason, capitol corridor trains will be affected. the first to eastbound trains have already departed. the first westbound train is due into emeryville and 5-6 minutes, at 6:08 a.m.. instead of continuing on to the jack london station, passengers there will board the buses after they disembark. it i have no information that suggests that amtrak or the cattle corridor will be subsidizing taxicabs. i do know that they are providing bus and bridges in place between oakland, emeryville, jack london and the oakland coliseum station. >>george: let's get to the freeways. we are not tracking any hot spots on the roadways. the ride on the bay bridge is backing up with no major problems. your ride on the san mateo bridge at last check was good. on the right side is the commute directions. traffic is still pretty light. the golden gate bridge is a problem free for your trip through marin county. a quick use a check. the freeways are still showing mostly green as they are on san jose fre

the bus at the antioch amtrak station got here at 9:30. the driver does not know whether or not he is going to be intercepting passengers on the train that got in the accident tonight or perhaps passengerswho were going to come here who need to bypass the crash site. a short time agoe talked to two young passengers on the train. they are now at the resort waiting for a bus. they were on the train and they were not hurt. but here is what they said happened a short time ago. >> we were riding along in the train. we heard this loud noise. all we could see was dirt and sparks and things of that nature going by. >> i could just see the front of the truck and the sparks and a lot of debris and everything in the air. when i seen out the window that's it. >> those two cousins were not hurtrt. they did not see anybody who was injured, and they did not see anybody who were shaken up. the conductor told them apparently this big rig who may have had two trailers according to them, the rear end did not cross the track in time. at least to their recolle

the bus at the antioch amtrak station got here at 9:30.e driver does not know whether or not he is going to be intercepting passengers on the train that got in the accident tonight or perhaps passengerswho were going to come here who need to bypass the crash site. a short time ago we talked to two young passengers on the train. they are now at the resort waiting for a bus. they were on the train and they were not hurt. but here is what they said happened a short time ago. >> we were riding along in the train. we heard this loud noise. all we could see was dirt and sparks and things of that nature going by. >> i could just see the front of the truck and the sparks and a lot of debris and everything in the air. when i seen out the window that's it. >> those two cousins were not hurt. they did not see anybody who was injured, and they did not see anybody who were shaken up. the conductor told them apparently this big rig who may have had two trailers according to them, the rear end did not cross the track in time. at least to their recollecti

and they moved them to an amtrak yard. in fact, they moved the engines to a yard. as for the coast starlight, all they had to do was slap another engine on that and the rest of the train continued on its way up to seattle about 10 hours late. >> must be a train turn, "slap." [ laughter ] >> very good. >> reporter: you know. >> i do. anne makovec. thank you. >>> we are learning more about the victims and the accused shooter in the salon massacre in southern california. mourners have started a memorial just outside the beauty salon in seal beach, where eight people were gunned down. according to his niece, the salon owner was killed in the shooter. 42-year-old scott dekraai is under arrest for it. his ex-wife michelle worked at the salon and friends say that they are both in the middle of the custody dispute for their son. in court filings, she claimed that he was unstable and physically abusive. >> i would assume he probably snapped, thinking, you know, she is going to try to get custody and maybe, you know, they will give her custody because she's a mom. >> it's no

amtrak released a written statement. in that statement it says nothing about how this happened or what can be done in the future to prevent it. the two trains hit head-on. they were going in opposite directions on the same track. one pulling into the station the other was unloading. >> all of a sudden we hear this big explosion we thought waits a forklift. >> reporter: amtrak described the incident as a low speed crash those who experienced it says it was scary. >> i was on my phone then heard a big crash and didn't know what happened everyone got off the train. a couple people hurt. >> my brother fell off his wheelchair rolled back, got a nick on the face now he's in agony from his neck down to his back. >> reporter: 17 people were hurt. the injuries were minor from bumps and bruises to a broken arm. act tram isn't saying what caused the -- amtrak isn't saying what caused the crash a firefighter says one of the operators was to blame. >> the train that was moving ran a red signal, according to amtrak representative. and

amtrak released a written statement. in that statement it says nothing about how this happened or what can be done in the future to prevent it. the two trains hit head-on. they were going in opposite directions on the same track. one pulling into the station the other was unloading. >> all of a sudden we hear this big explosion we thought waits a forklift. >> reporter: amtrak described the incident as a low speed crash those who experienced it says it was scary. >> i was on my phone then heard a big crash and didn't know what happened everyone got off the train. a couple people hurt. >> my brother fell off his wheelchair rolled back, got a nick on the face now he's in agony from his neck down to his back. >> reporter: 17 people were hurt. the injuries were minor from bumps and bruises to a broken arm. act tram isn't saying what caused the -- amtrak isn't saying what caused the crash a firefighter says one of the operators was to blame. >> the train that was moving ran a red signal, according to amtrak representative. and

evening commute after what amtrak is calling a low speed collision here at the amtrak station in jack london square. at least 16 people were injured in the collision, about 10:00 last night, according to amtrak and oakland fire officials the coast starlight from los angeles to seattle was parked here at the station. that is when a train coming in from stockton and bakersfield hit it at a speed estimated between 15 and 20 miles an hour. the oakland fire department says it was told by amtrak officials that the moving train ran a red signal light for some unknown reason but amtrak will not confirm that information. passengers today say despite the accident, they still feel confident riding the train. >> the alternative for me is driving on 880 south and you hear about accidents all the time on 880 south so i feel like people -- we're shaken around but it's not a fatal injury whereas travel by car is a lot more dangerous. >> reporter: train service resumed on both tracks this morning. early-morning commuters drove buses from jack london square to emeryville to make their connections. amtr

amtrak train out of bakersfield. many were still in their seats when they were slammed from behind. it jolted everybody and knocked a lot of people out of their seats. this train behind me which we believe was the pacific starlight that runs from seattle to l.a. it is now about 18 passengersthat are injured. most of the injuries from what we saw were whiplash and those to the elderly and people who were in wheelchairs there. we are not sure what happened, but we can see some inspectors looking at the switch which is just behind me. upon looking at it myself, the train railroad switch track has not switched over in the position that would push the pacific starlight on to the other track so it could go around the bakersfield amtrak train. so that appears to be what

as investigators stray to find out how two amtrak trains slammed into each other. first that you are looking at train 318, we have confirmed it started out in bakersfield on its way here to oakland. it's considered a c passenger train. the train was moving at approximately 25 to 30 miles an hour when it hit the back of train number 14, train 14 is the starlight train. it started in los angeles, it was on its way to seattle. employees on train 14 say they were detraining passengers, trying to board new ones on their way to seattle when they heard what sounded like an explosion and then bodies were moved around. we spoke to one passenger who got on the train, she described what she said has a frightening scene. >> we heard like a big bang, like a bomb. >> sounded just like that. >> we saw the -- >> reporter: that was the mother of a passenger on the train. her son is paralyzed. he was forced out of his wheelchair by the impact of the collision. we are told he had a back injury and possibly a head injury. the family members live in haywood. they say they were waiting

one of the train according to an amtrak representative ran a red signal. and they were probably traveling about 15 to 25 miles per hour. >> reporter: but other explanations might exist and the union representing railroad workers agree. >> it's very easy to blame the conductor or anyone involved. >> reporter: under certain conditions and with permission from dispatch trains can pass red signals at a slow speed instead of stopping. and he says other factors could come into play such as the switching or signal error. amtrak and the federal railroad administration are investigating. >> there is usually more to the story than folks might think. >> reporter: each of the locomotive had a wheel pop off the track. service was disrupted for hours but it resumed early this morning. ken pritchett. >>> a federal appeals court upheld the position of a ceo because of his role. prosecutors say rays failed to disclose that dates were altered on stock options given to employees. reyes is set for release in november. >>> today the labor department says says applications were

an amtrak train crashed into a truck last night near discovery a.than 30 other passengers on the train were hurt, none of them seriously. the driver was also on harmed. nonetheless, some passengers we spoke to called the experience intense. >> we felt they really have the jolt. the lights went out, we did not know what happened to for quite a while. >> we panic. everyone was wondering what was going on. >> we were very scared. >> i m4 and a half months pregnant. >> that crash means that several passengers had travel plans delayed. kron4's craig skalar is reporting live from oakland at the amtrak station. >> we are looking at a train that will be heading off to bakersfield. passengers were brought back here to take another train today. there is still not transportation out there in brentwood. here are scenes from the accident yesterday. car with a lot of buses from the nearby resorts, there were four buses on to bakersfield. the train was shut down and the tracks were shut down for quite a while. to this book with a customer who told me he was coming

the live look now of an amtrak train crash in eastern contra costa county. a big rig and a train collide. the train was heading south from oakland to bakersfield. here's video from moments ago. 204 passengers on board, dozens of people are injured. but it appears right now that none of the injuries are life threatening. want to repeat that. none of the injuries that we know of right now are life threatening. in fact, they are minor to moderate. miraculously, the truck driver that was hit by the train is alive and unharmed. the truck driver along with his passenger. an amtrak track near brentwood. >>> more explosive testimony at the trial of conrad murray. witness after witness testified that attempts to save jackson's life were too little too late and possibly worst. stephanie stanton spent the day inside the courthouse in l.a. >> richard? >> reporter: dramatic testimony from the paramedic who tended to michael jackson the day he died. he said paramedics arrived june 25, 2009 at 12:26 p.m. and discovered jackson in full cardiac arrest. >> his skin was very c

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an amtrak train pulling into the amtrak station rear ended another train about an hour ago.er holmes is live to tell us what she's learned. >> reporter: ken, railroad inspectors have arrived here on the scene, they're down there at the point of impact and assessing the damage. i'm told about 50 feet of track was damaged at the point of impact. next step is to separate the two trains back them up. remove them off the track so they can make the repairs so that trains can begin again moving through this area. now i want to show you some video that's into our newsroom of the point of impact. as you can see, this was a pretty powerful jolt. a head on collision involving two amtrak trains. one heading from the bakersfield area, the other from los angeles. now, i've actually been down there to the point of impact. you can see one of the wheel is actually knocked off of the track. there is damage there to the concrete. still, a pretty powerful head on collision. one of the trains was stationary, while the other slammed into the front of it. all of the passengers onboard both of the

it's been a busy moving 0 the amtrak tracks here -- busy morning on the amtrak trains. what our cameras saw after that crash and who officials say made the mistake. i am a face unclogger. i am a nose coach. i am a throat untickler. i am a human cough suppressant. and i am the sniffles worst nightmare. i am a target pharmacist. ask me about cold and flu remedies. >>> breaking news in oakland. firefighters are mopping up hot spots from a fire. one person was taken to the hospital. tara moriarty has more. >> reporter: firefighters pulled that man out of the burning building just when we were arriving on the scene 15, 20 minutes ago. joining me is the battalion chief to let me know what's going on. i know you guys came out a little after6:30. what happened? >> when we arrived, there was dogs in the way, barking at the firefighters, and once they got inside, they used their hose and they found a male victim and he was transported to hospital. the neighbor suggested there may be more victims trapped inside. i know in your initial sweep you didn't find anyone. what's the statu

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these are the amtrak trains.ing in from san joaquin and the bakersfield to oakland train slamming into the starlight going from oakland to seattle. 17 people were injured. non-life threatening injuries is what they are saying. will tran has been live on the scene. >>will: things are back to normal. people are waiting for the trains to arrive. here is video that we got about five minutes ago. ibus bridges were in place for most of the morning. some good news to pass along, the damage to the tracks, there was some concern. we spoke with one of the engineers who said one track was damaged about 20 ft. or so but not so badly that they could not tweak it. they should be done with the repairs and 15-20 minutes making available, all three tracks. until now, they have only been using it to different tracks. the trains have been running parallel to the one that is sitting here. later this morning, all three tracks should be available. >>mark: this accident comes on the heels of another amtrak accident two weeks ago where

now, amtrak officials are telling us the accident is still under investigation. they give us little details about the incident, but they told oakland fire a little more. >> the other train was traveling from san joaquin valley. the train that was moving ran a red signal, according to amtrak representative. >> now, 45 oakland firefighters responded to the call. in all, 17 people were injured and taken to area hospitals for minor injuries. now we can come out here live and you can see people are here investigating the scene. we'll bring it to you as it develops. once again, the train headed to seattle has left the area. i'm paul chambers. to tell you more about the commute, let's go so sal. >> in this area of jack london square, you can't drive on the end of the oak street. it's closed for a good long while. so if you're coming to jack london square area, you should be aware of that. also, we'll be keeping track of the train service to make sure they're not delayed. they very well may be just a little delayed. again, as paul mentioned, that train that was involved,

an amtrak train pulling into the amtrak station rear ended another train about an hour ago.l us what she's learned. >> reporter: ken, railroad inspectors have arrived here on the scene, they're down there at the point of impact and assessing the damage. i'm told about 50 feet of track was damaged at the point of impact. next step is to separate the two trains back them up. remove them off the track so they can make the repairs so that trains can begin again moving through this area. now i want to show you some video that's into our newsroom of the point of impact. as you can see, this was a pretty powerful jolt. a head on collision involving two amtrak trains. one heading from the bakersfield area, the other from los angeles. now, i've actually been down there to the point of impact. you can see one of the wheel is actually knocked off of the track. there is damage there to the concrete. still, a pretty powerful head on collision. one of the trains was stationary, while the other slammed into the front of it. all of the passengers onboard both of the trains are now off. all

in a few hours amtrak police will resume their investigation why a amtrak train smashed into a truck in rural contra costa county. here is the scene. >> amtrak train 718 was on its way to bakers field with 700 passengers but it hit a semi truck carrying corn. it happened in this unincorporated area of east contra costa county near bixler and orwood roads. the impact scared passengers, some of whom panicked. this doctor helped a pregnant woman when the woman started screaming. >> we were so scared. and he said we have a pregnant sitting beside me and she was screaming with a panic attack. so i'm a physician so i tried to control her. >> it was panic. everyone is wondering what's going on, what's going on. no one heard anything for about ten, fifteen minutes when they announced it on the speakers. >> i was falling asleep. then i just felt the jerk and i was kind of like freaked out a little bit. >> just a little bit? >> well, a lot, actually. >> i thought it was a joke, like we heard this loud noise and with we looked out while we were slowing down all you saw was dirt and sparks and t

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amtrak guest rewards members earn double points this fall for any trip on amtrak. . >>> lamp posts, manholeovers, things you pass every day could hold electricity. we wanted to know how bad the problem is in the bay area. we go "in depth" tonight with this second look. >> it's stray voltage and it happens when electrical wires come in contact with things like manhole covers and light poles. in this case, a handrail at 12th and fulton in san francisco. >> every day, people are coming within inches of this structure. >> reporter: this man makes a living scouring the country for stray voltage. his company's 45 trucks are equipped with a sensor that sounds an alarm when the truck passes a charged area. think of this pole here on michigan street as a live wire. i'm going to touch it with this ground lead to show you how much energy is coursing through the pole. i touched this through my barehand, i would say feel a shock. under the right conditions to kill me. it only took about 50 volts to electrocute jody lane in new york when she stepped on to a charged metal plate while walking her dogs. thi

>>> amtrak is back on track as federal investigators are looking into the reason why two passenger trains collided. good evening. >> we broke the train crash story right here last night. now, federal railroad investigators are on the case. they are looking into why one amtrak train crashed into the other that was stopped at a station. 17 people were injured in the collision. investigators say they plan to examine the train equipment, interview the crews on both trains and check all radio and cell phone exchanges with dispatchers. they are not ready to say what caused the crash but we found clues. we are live in oakland along the stretch of the tracks where the investigation is now focused, eric? >> reporter: ken, i have been in contact with union pacific tonight. they are in charge of the rails and switches and part of the investigation. our contact there told me a cause has not yet been established. that is bit early reports that a train rammed through those read signals back there. -- those red signals back there. trains are rolling again, 24 hours after passengers aboard two amtrak tra

by amtrak and the federal rail administration. there is a passenger that can see what happened. >> roughly 150 passengers were aboard both trains during the collision. 17 people hurt and only minor injuries were reported. >> this could have been a catastrophe. >> two weeks ago another atrain was involved in an injury collision in solano county. the passengers we talked to here say they're not worried about safety. >> thank you very much. and warning tonight from san francisco district attorney the city is not immune to hate. the d.a.made that statement after a verdict in an assault case today that happened last year outside of the night cap bar in the tender loin. two men arrested for beating two mexican nationals were found guilty of assault and battery. both tied to white supremacist groups and investigation into the crime caused the d.a.to send this message. >> is that we are not here to hate. we have active white supremacist groups operating within our city and county. we're going have to work together to make sure it's not to

this happened a few hours ago at an amtrak station. authorities say the changer both traveling at low speeds. the cause of the crash is under investigation. a busy hair salon. was a restaurant after. >> this is our first look at the suspect. >> when they pulled the shirt realize he had on a bulletproof vest. they took it off. the first shots are fired in middle at the afternoon. he walked into the salon and started firing. we are unsure if the shot entrance. ran.e we have fatalities. >> seconds later he got into his car and drove away. >> was taken into custody. we do believe he is the only time.t at this >> he got on the grounds. and he had a cargo pants on. >> magazines were out. reporting. we have an alert for appearances morning. streetppened along the early tuesday morning. he was walking to the high school. then was standing on corner. to the crow.lking >> i was kind of freaked out. it is ruined the committee atmosphere. >> the girl was able to break free. not hurt. the suspect had an eyebrow piercing into here. babys a former ca

>>> amtrak is back on track as federal investigators are looking into the reason why two passenger trains collided. good evening. >> we broke the train crash story right here last night. now, federal railroad investigators are on the case. they are looking into why one amtrak train crashed into the other that was stopped at a station. 17 people were injured in the collision. investigators say they plan to examine the train equipment, interview the crews on both trains and check all radio and cell phone exchanges with dispatchers. they are not ready to say what caused the crash but we found clues. we are live in oakland along the stretch of the tracks where the investigation is now focused, eric? >> reporter: ken, i have been in contact with union pacific tonight. they are in charge of the rails and switches and part of the investigation. our contact there told me a cause has not yet been established. that is bit early reports that a train rammed through those read signals back there. -- those red signals back there. trains are rolling again, 24 hours after passengers aboard two amtrak tra

. >> live look that amtrak that has stopped here after an accident. again 200 people hurt in the accident. they are still in the process

i've been on amtrak trains i know how fast they can go. this could have been a very bad incident. >> after the damaged trains were removed and overnight repairs on the track, the station reopened and service resumed at 8:00 a.m. >> i know there has been accidents. but i can walk on the street and get hit by a car. >> we're back live this, is a southbound train just pulled in minutes ago showing things are back to normal here at the station that. train is actually on track number two. the accident happened on track number one. and this is closest to me. amtrak is advising anyone with a ticket to contact them for a full refund. in oakland abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> and the number of white supremacist groups in san francisco is growing acording to the district attorney who says people should be concerned about this. abc 7 is live in the tender loin. the neighborhood says seems to be a gathering place for neo nazi autos why san francisco is in the district attorney says it's well known that this city offers good services and it's a good plac

another amtrak crash this one in northern california. the amtrak train collided with a semi trucks.eople on the train but only minor injuries were reported thankfully the train did not the real. investigators are still determining how the crash happened. >> this high-school football game turned ugly. the quarterback made a running play and after he was tackled the players started fighting. even a coach was punched in the face. police were called in in the game was called off. >> 1 competition the men and women who were called upon to save lives in the water. >> why hundreds of truckers participated in a convoy. >> what does it take to grow a 800 lb. pumpkin? all of this coming up. illinois lottery. pick 3- 2-4-8 pick4- 3-9-6-0 1-10-5-7-21 lotto jackpot is 2.75 million. 3-36-16-37-21-22 have a great night. public safety scuba divers got some realistic experience today. the fire department sponsored the dive team competition they tested the skills of highly trained divers. among the submerged challenges were a boss in the water, it crashed airplane and underwater search for weapons an

the train that was moving ran a red signal, according to amtrak representatives. >> reporter: in all, 154 passengers were on board both trains. we talked to somebody on board. he said it was scary and it was like a jolt. >> she was standing and it knocked her back, knocked her back to me. i picked her up and i got her on her feet and her hip was hurting. >> there were reports of 17 injuries to passengers that were taken to area hospitals with minor injuries. >> reporter: eight hours after the accident, crews use locomotives to place the trains on the tracks. as you can see, there are people getting on and off the train here. the train service is back up and running.

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amtrak guest rewards members earn double points this fall for any trip on amtrak.amtrak.com. . >>> a chaotic scene in new york city today as 700 demonstrators taking part in that "occupy wall street" moment moved their demonstration to the busy brooklyn bridge. the demonstrators were trying to walk across the bridge. hundreds were arrested. for the past two weak the demonstrators have staged large protests in manhattan's financial district speak out against corporate greed and social inequality. >>> protests echoing those themes hit the west coast of the nearly 2000 people marched to los angeles city hall, taking the government to task for the 2008 bank bailouts, the high unemployment rate and questioning what they call "the overwhelming power of corporations." many of those who took part in today's protests carried signs talking about their own economic troubles. >> the pentagon is taking new steps it says will make the military trials at guantanamo bay more transparent. this week the pentagon announced it will allow journalists to watch the proceedings on closed

this is at the amtrak station at jack london square. the trains involved in the collision are trains 717 and train 14. once again, it's a low-impact collision. we know at this hour all trains are not operating now. the station has been shut down at jack lemmon scare. >>> a fremont teenager who loves to scare people is getting the fright from city hall. the city issued a cease and desist order for his haunted house. jean elle has a look at city government at work. >> these will be jam packed full of clothes and stairs on the backside. >> reporter: chris loves to scare people. his backyard haunted house is famous on delaware drive. >> every year we go there. >> i like the suspense. but it really scares you. >> this is the house of horrors. >> reporter: this year was going to be his biggest house of horrors yesterday. building for months, the 18-year-old and his friends were ready to decorate until the city of fremont sent him a cease and discyst order. >> my mom told me we had a citation. >> reporter: the city checked into the haunted hou

. >> live look that amtrak that has stopped here after an accident. again 200 people hurt in the accident. they are still in the process of unloading passengers as we speak. amtrak will provide a bus to take the unhurt passengers to their destinationsinations and we will bring you updates. live near, da lin, kron 4 news. >>> big weather changes coming to the bay area. cooler today. still nice enough to enjoy the beach. over the next few days the weather is taking a downward turn and if you combine that with the big events this weekend, it's not the best mix. jacqueline is here to tell us about it. cooler temperatures and rain. >> yes, it was cooler today. couple days ago it was so hot. temperatures widespread in the 90s. today 70s. 20-degree slide in two days. for the weekend, cloudy conditions. storm passes to the north and more rain as we head into next week. high temperatures today in the 70s. 76 antioch. 78 livermore. 78 in mountain view. 76 san jose. weather headlines for tonight, foggy conditions to start the day tomorrow and 20% chance of north

moments ago i mentioned people stuck on that amtrak train and then there's this. a jet blue flight loaded with passengers on a tarmac for more than seven hours and the plane leaving florida for the airport in newark, new jersey when the storm forced a detour, so it landed at connecticut's bradley international. passengers saying, they had no food, no water, no working bathroom for hours. one woman calling a local fox affiliate from the plane. >> no, they're totally filled and nobody can go in them. you have to hold it, it's ridiculous, this airport, this airport is just leaving us here and not doing anything about it. >> and power is in and out. bathrooms are locked and someone else called the state police. jet blue confirming six planes flying to new jersey were diverted to bradley airport and would not say exactly how long they sat on the tarmac. sound familiar? jet blue making headlines on valentine's day in 2007, snow p and ice storms strappeded planes at nearly 11 hours and the company issued an apology then. a week later offered a customer bill of rights int

the sky and the whole neighborhood would go out >> . >> at least 50 people were stranded in this amtrak train headed for boston. and passengers on a diverted jetblue flight sat on the tarmac for seven hours. >> people were quite upset. >> a trick on the eve of halloween that is far from a treat. they are investigating the jetblue flight and three others that were kept on the tarmac for several hours. we're talking about tens of thousands of dollars for passengers. >>> things were much calmer tonight. let's go to steve standing by the weather center. >> a cold night ahead. we're just watching a few high clouds. none of them will amount to much. tomorrow monday, the last day of october, look at these numbers. just in the freezing mark gain gaithersburg. nothing for the needed to metro but the cooler air will stick around for one more day. are you ready for a nice early november warmup? my forecast is coming up in just a few minutes. >>> the new hit show "10 am" is sparking new interest in the iconic airline -- "pan am" is sparking new interest in the iconic airline. we spoke with some loc