a teenager hit and killed by an amtrak train in the east bay. it's an accident that could have been easily avoided. we'll tell you how. and the latest developments on the santa rosa mother too far to protect her daughter from being bullied at school. what her family members and attorney are saying in her defense. the kron 4 morning news starts right now. an 18-year-old woman is dead after she was hit by a train she never heard coming. the incident happened last night around six in san leandro. will begin at what the agenda of that weather. angh tis fletcher it is may 20th. at that house out there? a got us the conditions got to get carried is a live look from our los camera of our studios of man as ave half. clinton is also close as here's a look at the winds. to an oakland 70 mi. an hour sustained lands. fees 7 redwood city. some laws a question top out as 68 degrees street san francisco and 63. '70s for san rafael and santa rosa. for his luggage as satellite and radar picture. most of the activity out toward the sacramento area appoint city an

the new national system was dubbed amtrak.er rail travel rose by 11%, but the success is a mixed bag. it doesn't turn a profit, meaning we the taxpayers foot part of the bill to run it. financial troubles aside, amtrak continues to beat its own ridership records. so happy birthday to amtrak. that's our show for today, i'm ali velshi, sayonara. rocked by a latests yeah explosion. crisis in ukraine, russia's grip now tied with the east, and the nato leader now calls the emelin an enemy. >> may day demands angry crowds across the globe, choose today to take to the streets. from the ashes how a crack down on the taliban is creatingew

you know, amtrak -- there's a problem with amtrak. idea that somehow putting this into the private sector doesn't work. you know, this is not a surprising argument coming from republicans. it's always the argument take anything that's happening in the world, and this is the argument that they funnel it through. it's always proof that big government is a problem. it's not surprising that is the answer here. >> the argument would be that you get these long wait times because there isn't a profit incentive. you also get -- that could happen you should obama care. >> well, i mean, this is about mismanagement. it's also -- you cannot manage a failed system. to quote the liberal economist paul krugman, he called this socialized -- the try were of socialized medicine. v.a. it's not such a triumph. if you don't have a private system or have individuals making choices about their care, pushing care up or pushing prices downward, you have an endless demand on services and no matter how much you throw at it, no matter how many good official uz p

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you know, amtrak, you have a problem with amtrak, i have a lot of problems with usair and united andrican. this idea that somehow putting things off into the private sector is going to make everything work also doesn't work if you consider your experiences, at least experiences i've had with insurance companies, health insurance companies. so this is not a surprising argument coming from republicans. it is always their argument. take anything that is happening in the world and they follow it through. there is proof that big government is a problem. so it's not surprising. >> kim, you know, the argument would be, well, you get the long wait times because there isn't the profit incentive. you also get rationing which is in effect what is going on now in va and that that could happen under obamacare. >> well, i mean as george said this is about mismanagement. also, you cannot manage a failed system. this is called socialized medicine, the va. it's not such a triumph. when you don't have a private system, you don't have individual consumers who are making choices about their care, pushin

a teenager hit and killed by an amtrak train. while walking with earphones in. the latest details, next. developing news this morning. a fire destroyed two vehicles at a san jose home. they've been hauled away. now investigators are calling that fire suspicious. >>anny: hi guys. we are looking at any conditions this morning. and also ahead with his body signs out there. we also have a chance of some act of weather. asked his elegant temperatures. 55. in the fifties also for our friends in livermore. 56 and oakland. temperatures are getting up into the '60s and '70s on again. we're watching his arms as of that could bring us, showers or even an isolated showers. also talk about your memorial holiday weekend forecast. but first here's george with your traffic. if our >>george: going anny. as we continue to monitor an area like the back of is just beginning to form and when the advisory is in place this morning for the san francisco fed oakland and bay bridge in the nation bridge and are to read. also i remind advisory this morning this is a ride on interstate 580

>> the republican problem in the following way, kirstens is amtrak has trouble and so do usa airs. airlines go out of business. amtrak is run by a government that prints money and can never let am tram go out of business no matter how many wills with it loses. what the republicans should see is this: this weekend, memorial day weekend, americans are driving on the interstate highway system. when the government decided to build that, and the country needed it, it did not go into the highway building business and start a federal highway construction company. it dealt with the private sector. it got done. they can do the same with this. there is no reason why you give people vouchers to be deemed in -- no ron you cannot give vouchers to the veterans to be used in private hospitals. what you do you think? >> a fiercely divided ukraine votes on a new leader amid a surge in violence. we will talk with the senator in ukraine as part of a group monitoring the election. this is the quicksilver cash back card from capital one. it's not the "limit your hard earned cash back" card . it's not t

she was hit and killed by an amtrak train. brittney silva was slated to graduate in june. the memorial is being held at san leandro high school. that's where kron 4's philippe djegal is live tonight, philippe? >> pam: pam. >> reporter:brittney silva's mother cynthia says it was important to give students here at san leandro high school a chance to remember brittney at a place where she lived and not where she died. tonight, _ _ _ _ _ _ of her classmates, friends and family are gathering here in the school's quad area. >> reporter:where they are lighting candles, will share a momemnt of silence and share stories about brittney. many are also wearing purple ribbons -- brittney's favorite color. brittney's younger step- sisters also plan on singing a song in her honor. >> reporter:earlier in the day, brittney's mother and sisters spend some time along the tracks here an amtrak train hit and killed her monday night. witnesses say silva was wearing earbuds at the time and didn't hear the train coming. >> reporter:cynthia silva says an accident like this has always been a fear o

for an 18-year- old girl killed by an amtrak train monday night -- while she was walking on some tracks near her home. friends and family think the world of brittney silva. and, a s kron four's philippe djegal reports. a large crowd gathered to remember the popular teen. britnney silva's mother cynthia opened the memorial service by driving home a message she shared with us earlier in the day near the scene of the accident. sot- "i just want everybody to know to teach their kids to take one headphone out when they're walking. don't use both the headphones or do what i used to do to brittney and cut one of the headphones off, because then she would have heard the train coming." cynthia fighting back tears during the service as did many of brittney's classmates and teachers. more then 150 showing up at san leandro high school wednesday night to remember the teen who was preparing for prom and college. sot- "she like everyday just brought life into our theater class and its, i still cant really get over it." sot- "she can be in tears blubbering and she'd still have a smile on her face." mo

she was hit and killed by an amtrak train at 6:00 last night. she was just a month away from graduation and heading off to college. family and friends showed up last night to create this makeshift memorial. police say the witnesses saw her walking along hesperian boulevard yesterday evening. one man yelled out to her to warn her of an approaching train-bus police said she couldn't hear because she had headphones on. by the time police arrived, they say she was already dead. her body found about 50 yards away from where she was hit by that amtrak. kpix 5 spoke to britney's mom last night. >> i told her, one if i have not told her a million times you always leave one bud out of your ears so you can hear the surroundings around you and never be walking and paying attention to your phone. you always want to hear somebody running up on you. it was not about a train coming. >> reporter: back here live at the memorial no other injuries were reported. and police do tell us that the arms on the amtrak train were functioning just fine, frank, at the time

we have hot spot to talk about whether his an amtrak train. while walking with earphones in. villa--a teenager hit and killed by an amtrak train. while walking with headphones--aerophones end. gephardt an 18-year-old girl is dead after she was hit by a train she never heard coming. the incident happened last night around six in san leandro. police say brittney silva was wearing earbud headphones when the amtrak train hit her on hesperian boulevard. witnesses tried to warn her, but she could not hear them. the family has a memorial set up next to the tracks. silva was a straight a student accepted to two different universities. she wanted to be a doctor. another lawsuit is expected this morning in the deadly roof month. from a family of one of the students who died in the fiery crash. 18 year old ismael jimenez.who was a senior at inglewood animo charger high school near los angeles. was one of ten people killed when the tour bus he was on collided with a fedex truck. that bus was on a college visit trip. at least one student hurt in the crash have already filed suits against

brittney lost her life from this amtrak train. mark kelly, kpix 5. >>> some breaking news in oakland right now. chopper 5 is over the port of oakland a big rig crashed into a power pole. that's near 7th and maritime streets. that's knocked out power at the port closed streets leading to the terminal there. the crash also left wires dangling near the bart tracks headed to the transbay tube. bart trains are being slowed as they pass through the area. so expect delays. the port authority's spokesman says all the terminals at the west end of the port have lost their power. pg&e crews are working to restore power, no estimate when it might be done. no injuries reported. >>> hi-def doppler tracking rain in parts of the bay area right now. let's check with our meteorologist lawrence karnow, who has an eye to the sky right now. lawrence? >> yeah, frank. a very interesting day develop around the bay area. we have some clouds moving through now but our hi-def doppler radar has been tracking some scattered showers. so far it's been light and

silva was hit and killed tonight by an amtrak train and her familiar and friends are calling this a -- family and friends are calling this a horrible accident. she was a senior at san leandro high school just weeks away from graduation and she was a 4.0 student headed to college. san leandro police say that witnesses saw brittney walking along hesperian boulevard this evening and tell us one man yelled out and tried to warn her of an approaching train, but police say she couldn't hear because she had headphones on. by the time police arrived they tell us she was already dead. her body was found about 50 yards away from the point of impact. i spoke to her mother who came to the scene. she found her daughter's sandal and crushed phone at the scene and i spoke to her just minutes ago. take a listen. >> i told her once if i've not today her a million times you always leave one bud out of your ear so you can hear the surroundings around you and never be walking and paying attention to her phone because i always told her that's how you'll get mugged. you always want to hear somebody running

, amtrak is going gangbusters. in terms of passenger traffic, up 10 of the last 11 years. last year, a record 31.6 million passengers. the northeast quarter account for the lion's share. 11.4 million trips, down slightly from the previous year. the major growth is in routes between smaller city. one important railroad story per taping to freight and rail traffic because of all the freight trains carrying crude oil out of north dakota, there are fewer freight trains for covering other purposes such as transporting cars from the factory to the dealerships wind chill sear a backload of 160,000 brand new cars at factory lots and the backup is not expected to be resolved not later this july. now back to laura with the latest on bus traffic in new york city. >> hi, doug. several bus companies reporting increases in ridership and we're seeing it here at the port authority. expects to carry over 75,000 passengers, greyhound sayings they'll move more than a quarter million customers this weekend, and reps say ridership is c

britney sill have was killed by an amtrak train her mother says the teen was texting and listening to music when it happened. laura? >> this is about the time that this occurred. just minutes ago britney silva's mother, family and other friends walked out here, you can see cynthia silva is hugging someone there at the scene. there is a memorial that spring up. about this time last night apparently britney wasn't looking for listening to her surroundings. >> music isn't worth their lives. >> cynthia silva says she doesn't want other parents to go through what she is going through 28 hours after her daughter was struck and killed by an amtrak train while texting and listening to music. . >> i preached take one out. take one out. so you can hear what is going on around you. >> she was set to graduate in june. >> she's a student that should have been a success story. >> britney was active in the drama department. >> all year, she was so into it she did every score spot on. >> there are grief counselors on hand. >> just so nice, and come mrechlting people all the time. no outgoing, loving.

teenager from hearing a train that killed her. 18-year-old brittney silva was struck and killed by an amtrak train near her home in san leandro about 6:00 yesterday afternoon. police think the high school senior failed to hear the train or warnings from witnesses because of those earbuds. >> i told her once if i have not told her a million times you always leave one bud out of the ear to hear your surroundings and never be walking and paying attention to your phone because i always told her that's how you'll get mugged. you always want to hear somebody running up on you and a train coming. >> brittney silva was in the news last month after the victims of an explosion of a homeless camp ran to an apartment for help. >>> a sonoma county woman is on bail after she was arrested for allegedly assaulting a boy she says was bullying her daughter. more now from kpix 5's joe vazquez in santa rosa. >>> reporter: >> that's a really good mom. she is a good person. >> reporter: betty is the family nickname for the mother who came to olivet elementary on friday to confront the boy bullying her daughter. >

britney sill have was killed by an amtrak train her mother says the teen was texting and listening to music when it happened. laura? >> this is about the time that this occurred. just minutes ago britney silva's mother, family and other friends walked out here, you can see cynthia silva is hugging someone there at the scene. there is a memorial that spring up. about this time last night apparently britney wasn't looking for listening to her surroundings. >> music isn't worth their lives. >> cynthia silva says she doesn't want other parents to go through what she is going through 28 hours after her daughter was struck and killed by an amtrak train while texting and listening to music. . >> i preached take one out. take one out. so you can hear what is going on around you. >> she was set to graduate in june. >> she's a student that should have been a success story. >> britney was active in the drama department. >> all year, she was so into it she did every score spot on. >> there are grief counselors on hand. >> just so nice, and come mrechlting people all the time. no outgoing, loving.

her body found about 50 yards away from where she was hit by that amtrak. kpix 5 spoke to britney's mom last night. >> i told her one if i have not told her a million times you always leave one bud out of your ears so you can hear the surroundings around you and never be walking and paying attention to your phone. you always want to hear somebody running up on you. i never thought about hearing if there's a train coming. >> this lady walks in and she has all this skin hanging off and and she is screaming like help me, she jumped into my bat tab. >> reporter: that's an interview we had with brittney silva we had with kpix 5 last month. silva and her mother witnessed the aftermath of an explosion at a homeless camp near their home. the burn victim showed up at the silva home asking for help. now brittney was struck and killed by an amtrak train last night. >> mark, a question. were the railroad crossing lights working at the time? >> reporter: it was working fine . the arms were functioning properly. the lights were on. and there were no other reports of any

. >>> a san leandro teen was hit and killed by an amtrak train yesterday afternoon.e think brittney silva was wearing earbuds and didn't hear the train or warning from witnesses. silva was a high school senior. >>> san francisco may close the crooked section of lombard street to cars for a few weekends this summer. the goal, cut down on traffic. if the four-week trial period is approved today, closures start june 21. >>> stay with us. traffic and weather in just a moment. ,,,,,,,, >>> we have slowdowns on the eastshore freeway again. westbound 80 approaching pinole valley road exit. we have been waiting for them to completely clear the three- car crash. it sounds like it's mostly off to the right-hand shoulder but chp are still on scene and we're seeing backups into hercules and continuing westbound through richmond. you can see that drive time in the red and at the bay bridge toll plaza, it is backed up fully into the maze. it's also starting to slow a bit on westbound 92 crossing the san mateo bridge. that's traffic. here's lawrence. >> reporter: low pressure slidi

their captor, aerial castro, killed himself in prison. >> friends of a teen killed by an amtrak trainill not be forgotten. she was killed when she crossed the track on monday. there were hubs and tears last night at san lenadro high school. silva was set to graduate next month. hundreds turnout to support her. >> she was a straight a student and going to graduate next month. i didn't finish teaching her how to drive a stick shift. i don't know how to bury my daughter. >> witnesses say silva was wearing ear buds as she walked near the train and didn't hear people shouting the warnings. >> police are looking for the gunman in a brazen armed robbery in san jose. lock a this surveillance video. >> down. now! on the [ blank ] now. >> you can see the man pointing a shotgun at customers at the convenience storm. he knocked one person to the ground. the gunman got away. >> bart is discussing how much to charge for the new tram ride to the airport with the country charge at $3 but plans have been previously discussed for fare between $4 and $6 by 2017. the system will set the peers june 12. >>

police are still on the scene of that collision involving an amtrak train and a terning. ktvu's ken pritchett joins us from the scene of that collision at hesperia boulevard and spring lake drive. >> reporter: this 18-year-old victim was walking southbound here along hesperia boulevard. she lives next to these tracks in that apartment complex. it was a horrific scene here, because of a young person who died along these tracks, but also because there were friends and families here, and we witnessed them put this story together and realize it was their loved one who died. this is 18-year-old britany silva. she was college bound, says her father, until this evening, when she was killed by a southbound amtrak train. this man was walking close to her as she began to cross the tracks. >> i saw her. go now, go now, go now, now. >> reporter: he says silva was on a phone. the phone you see here in the pink and blue case. friends and family walked up to the crime tape to see that phone shattered on the ground. it is the moment they realized it was her. cindy says she was here just

>>> new at 10:00, an outpouring of grief for an 18-year-old girl who was struck and killed by an amtrak train. tonight, friends and family, gathered in san leandro to remember britany silva. she was a high school senior who was planning on attending her senior prom. on monday, she was walking on railroad tracks next to her home, with ear buds in, and didn't hear, or see an amtrak train approaching. family members say britney had been accepted to five different universities, and wanted to be a doctor or a marine biologist. she also had just gotten her first job, and her first atm card. she was very excited about that. one classmate spoke with everyone, dealing with her loss. >> somewhere, somehow, we've all bun touched by the kind of person she was. >> britney's family lives right next to the tracks. her mother said she had on instantly warned her daughter about not having both budses in her ears when she was crossing the train tracks. >>> now a harrowing story about a girl kidnapped for ten years. she was even forced to marry her captor, and bear his child. jana katsuyama is tracking la

she also says amtrak will help cover some of the cost. a and still ahead on kron4, it's a site that's attracting a lot of people to the beaches of half moon bay. a dead whale has washed ashore details coming up. plaza and held in captivity for a decade we now know what happened police say she was brainwashed as a teenager for and what the weather is nice here colorado is being funded with bizarre spring 49 is the time. it was all politics is intensifying in the lead up to the june primary thrift and leads to the release of surveillance video of and east of a politician shoplifting it happened at neiman-marcus in union square. assemblywoman mariy hayashi is seen holding her own neiman- marcus back as she grabbed several items and heads into a dressing room back in 2011. you can see security keeping an eye on her. she pays for some of the clothing that leaves three of the jury goes out to stop her and that leads to the arrest. of to pleaded no contest to misdemeanor grand theft and receive three years' probation for if the video is releasin

police are still on the scene of that collision involving an amtrak train and a terning. ktvu's ken pritchett joins us from the scene of that collision at hesperia boulevard and spring lake drive. >> reporter: this 18-year-old victim was walking southbound here along hesperia boulevard. she lives next to these tracks in that apartment complex. it was a horrific scene here, because of a young person who died along these tracks, but also because there were friends and families here, and we witnessed them put this story together and realize it was their loved one who died. this is 18-year-old britany silva. she was college bound, says her father, until this evening, when she was killed by a southbound amtrak train. this man was walking close to her as she began to cross the tracks. >> i saw her. go now, go now, go now, now. >> reporter: he says silva was on a phone. the phone you see here in the pink and blue case. friends and family walked up to the crime tape to see that phone shattered on the ground. it is the moment they realized it was her. cindy says she was here just

. >> : memorial brought flights year-old student struck and killed by an amtrak train on monday night brizola just a month away from graduating her family san leandro high school planning to attend college in order to pursue a career in medicine they told police that she was wearing ear buds when the train hit her with which is why it's believe she did not hear the train approaching nor the screams from by standards were trying to get her to move of the way to a her mother had a message for other young people. >> : all people need to take their headphones of the years >> : the need to. new the take is not worth the life. >> : the family trying to raise money to cover funeral costs any money left over will be used to relocate the family they live only steps from the tracks or brittany was killed >> : we are dealing with developing news tonight only a few days away from major closure on one on services goes busiest road was the soft on lane and interstate 280 will be shut down for more than 100 hours starting on thursday evening. what's the telex putting why this is the closure is neces

they say on the amtrak, if you see something, say something. they said nothing. >> exactly. >> thank you both for joining us. we'll have you back. up next, stephen colbert takes on the right wing's monica truthers. they're crazy. >>> lewinsky's return is great news to republicans. because this reminder of the darkest chapter of the clinton legacy comes right before clinton launches that 2016 campaign. now that's over, done. take the bathtub out of the storage because we're getting president chris christie. >> welcome whack to "hardball." that was the great steve colbert talking about the return of monica lewinsky last week in an article she wrote for "vanity fair." he dove into the conservative media theory that lewinsky's reappearance may be all part of a plan cooked up by hillary clinton herself. >> hillary is trying to make this 16-year-old news old news. you see, if we talk about the lewinsky scandal now, then we won't be talking about it now when she's running in 2016, because if tles. >> one thing the conservative media is known for, it i

. >>> we are now hearing from the mother of the girl hit and killed by an amtrak train and live on the details just before she was hit. tara? >> reporter: the teen edger just apparently -- teenager apparently had a fight with a family member and was talking on the cell phone when she was hit and killed. her family said she was a straight-a student getting ready to graduate and had just been accepted to column. she was walking along the train tracks just before 6:00 when she was hit by the train and a witness said she was on her cell phone walking on the sidewalk when he called out to warn her but she did not respond. >> she was a wonderful person. she always made everybody smile. she was the light of the room light of the party. >> now a public service announcement was released to warn people of the danger of walking near train tracks. it shows a man walking with ear buds oblivious to the train coming. last year 76 people were killed by walking on train tracks. we will head over to her school and hopefully get some reaction from her classmates. i am tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 mornin

>>> new at 10:00, an outpouring of grief for an 18-year-old girl who was struck and killed by an amtrak train. tonight, friends and family, gathered in san leandro to remember britany silva. she was a high school senior who was planning on attending her senior prom. on monday, she was walking on railroad tracks next to her home, with ear buds in, and didn't hear, or see an amtrak train approaching. family members say britney had been accepted to five different universities, and wanted to be a doctor or a marine biologist. she also had just gotten her first job, and her first atm card. she was very excited about that. one classmate spoke with everyone, dealing with her loss. >> somewhere, somehow, we've all bun touched by the kind of person she was. >> britney's family lives right next to the tracks. her mother said she had on instantly warned her daughter about not having both budses in her ears when she was crossing the train tracks. >>> now a harrowing story about a girl kidnapped for ten years. she was even forced to marry her captor, and bear his child. jana katsuyama is tracking la

san leandro britney silva was killed last night by an amtrak train. her mother says the teenager was texting and listening to music when it happened. tell laura now in san leandro. >> music isn't worth it. need to take the head phones out of the ears. it's not worth not worth their life. >>reporter: cynthia doesn't want other parents to go through what she is going through. 24 hours after 18-year-old daughter britney silva was struck and killed by an amtrak train while texting and listening to music. >> i preached to her 1 million times to take one out if you have to listen to the music take one out. so you can hear what's going on around you. >>reporter: britney a senior at san leandro high school. also set to go to the prom this weekend and graduate in june. >> she is student that should have been a success story. someone who had really turned her life around. >>reporter: britney also active in the school drama department. >> just the whole year she was so into it like every about spot on performance. >>reporter: at this high school grief counselors

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the man who was using a cane, was struck and killed by an amtrak train. a woman just kept walking. police don't know who sunny is or where she went. the victim's name not released. >>> looks like a clothes dryer may hatch cove cost a family a . at noon, a fire, crews had to be called in to assist. the home belongs to the former palo alto city manager, and burned to the ground. daughter and friend were inside when the fire started. a neighboring home caught fire but was not damaged. an elderly woman and two dogs rescued from the second home. a sunnyvail couple, a home invasion on the 1,000 block of syracuse. the victims e s elderly. the robber came in at 3:00. getting a suspect description. hispanic male between 35-40. 5'7." average build. full beard. sunnyvale police are asking for the public's help on this one. >> a big loss for the golden state warriors tonight. big development off the court as well. three hours before tonight's tip-off, the nba announced it will apin tpoint a chief execut officer to supervise. the ceo appointment will happen quickly. tuesday the league banned do

there's a sidewalk that amtrak goes through.e was scene with a -- seen with a woman at the accident. the police are urging that woman to come forgot. >>> a woman recovering in a hospital after fall into out of a building. this 3-year-old is doing great, walking, talking. they want parents to check their window screens. >>> they're making progress with this wild fire. this wild fire has burned around 200 acres and has forced evacuation of at least 56 homes. the -- 56 homes. crews are looking to put out the northern side. brian? >>> city hall supporting the warriors tonight with the blue and gold. well, i think we'll see the lights turned off tonight, unfortunately. >> yeah. >> i'm not making light of the situation. here is a live view of the bay bridge, and we have a beautiful sight out there although it's windy and cool this evening, and we'll continue to see a cool weekend after a week where we saw temperatures in the 80s and 90s. so tomorrow, few clouds and a lot of sunshine. we'll see those winds off the ocean tomorrow aftern

. >> a vigil is held for for a san lenadro killed when she walked into an amtrak path near her home. she was wearing ear buds and did not hear or see the train. she was truck on monday night at spring lake drive near the apartment complex where she lived with her family. investigators say silva was walking down to calm down after an argument on the phone. the vigil is at 8:00 at san leandro high school. she was a senior. >>> a search is underway for 41-year-old woman missing since she was dropping off her kids at school. she weighs 118 pounds with blond area and blue eyes last seen wearing a pink shirt. the national park service and police launched a search for her last night but had to call it off at darkness. the white vehicle was found at point reyes. she may have been despondent over life events and a gun was missing from her home. >>> new this morning, president obama is praising the veterans affairs secretary shinseki but said there is accountability for any problems other the delays in veteran health care. >> my attitude is, for folks who have been fighting on the battlefield,

. >>> a new video of a growing memorial at the scene of a deadly amtrak train accident. an 18-year-old was struck and killed there earlier tonight. it happened just before 6:00 p.m. the family lives right next to the tracks. tonight's silva's mom spoke about the loss of her daughter. >> my daughter was a wonderful person. just beautiful. she was fun to ride roller coasters with. enjoyed live. she had the whole world in the palm of her hand and going to graduate this year. >> silva was walking with ear bud style earphones and didn't hear the train or the people warning her of the approaching train. >> the train coming and he waving and screaming and yelling. stop the train, coming, run, run, run. >> the southbound train stopped on the tracks and the teen's body was about 50 yards away. >>> let's get to the weather. a live look at san jose. and interesting weather this evening. san jose showing clouds rolling in. lightning and thunder are nearby. our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is with us. severe weather for a lot of northern california. when do we see it? >> this cor

according to officers, the man was walking near the railroad tracks when hit by an amtrak train. officers say drugs and alcohol do not appear to be factors in the accident. >> two homes burned today. several people and their pets were able to get out alive. firefighters got the call about noon. the fire went to three alarms. fire firms say one of the homes belonged to former city manager, frank. his daughter and her friend were inside when the fire started. an elderly woman and two dogs were rescueed from the second home. the cause is under investigation. >>> an elderly woman dead after a house fire in oakland. it was engulfed in flames when they got there. they were able to get it under control. neighbors warned them, someone was inside that home. >> we have several 911 calls coming into our dispatch center. they pretty much alerted us that someone might have been in the house or trapped, so, that really extradited our response. >> reporte >> the victim's name has not been released. no firefighters were injured. >>> a geological survey says a 2.7 magnitude earthquake struck sout

. >>> a big turnout for a memorial for a student killed by an amtrak train. people at san leandro high school made donations and brought flowers in honor of brittany silva. >> she was about to graduate. i know it affected a lot of seniors. we already lost another senior. we are heartbroken. >> reporter: brittany was wearing ear buds and did not hear the train coming. >>> a southern california woman is free. ten years after she was kidnapped as a teenager. stacy butler police tell us the kidnapper forced him to marry him and have his child. >> something is not right here. >> reporter: neighbors are in shock after isidro garcia was arrested on suspicion of abducting this woman at the age of 15 and holding her captive for a decade. >> who would imagine a guy would do something like that, you know? >> do you believe it? >> i don't believe it. >> reporter: the case came to light monday when police say the alleged victim who used the lame laura artiz filed domestic charges against her husband. police contacted her after she reached out to her sister on facebook. or

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who was hit and killed by an amtrak train earlier this week. >> pam: brittney silva was going to graduatechool staff, family and friends of silva will gather at san leandro high school tonight at 8. on the campus quad. san leandro police and witnesses say, silva was wearing headphones and apparently did not hear the amtrak train coming. silva's family has set up a fund. to help the family to assist with funeral costs. >>police say a california kidnapping victim has been found alive.after a decade. santa ana police in santa have booked this man on a string of charges, including kidnapping for rape - and police say 41-year-old isidro garcia abducted a 15- year-old girl a decade ago.and held her hostage. >> catherine: he's accused of forcing her to marry him and have his child. one of the astounding parts of the story -- the now-25- year-old woman came forward after finding her sister on face-book. >> catherine: police say garcia was dating the girl's mother and lived with the family in 2004 when the girl was 15.they say he drugged her and drove her to a house in compton where he locked her

amtrak train hit 18-year-old brittney silva on monday. there were hugs and tears last night at the san lenadro while. hundreds turned out to remember her and support her family. >> she was straight a student and going to college when she graduated next month. i didn't finish teaching her how to drive a stick shift. why foe how to bury my daughter. >> witnesses say silva was wearing ear buds walking near the train and didn't hear people shouting a warning. >> the family of a teen who is battling a life-threatening disease is getting much needed help. many are stepping up to make a difference. here is ama daetz in livermore. >> i like to live life to the fullest but it is hard because i have a hard time breathing. >> 16 yearly wants to be like her friend: happy and healthy. but hannah hewitt has cystic fibrosis a life-threatening disease that makes it feel she is protecting through a straw. >> she has been in the hospital numerous times last self months. her left lung is declining rapidly and health is declining. hannah hewitt's family move

happening tonight, a candlelight vigil is held for a san leandro teen killed when she was hit by an amtrak train. police say 18-year-old silva was wearing ear buds and did not hear or see the train on monday night at spring lake drive near an apartment complex where she lived with her family. investigators say silva was walking to couple down after an argument on the known. the vigil is held at 8:00 tonight at san lenadro high school where silva was a senior about to graduate. >> this morning, a.c. transit chief financial officer is scheduled to enter a plea on embezzlement charges after take 500,000 from the baptist church in east oakland. clinton was in charge of the financial accounts. he spent the money on luxury cars, kids tough tuition and a government club membership. the officials say they are confident that the agency's money is safe. >>> richmond voters are asked to approve half a cent sales tax in november to fix the pothole covered streets. the tabs rate would rise from 9 percent to 9.5 percent and hope to bring in $7 million a year for repairing richmond's difficult listen dat

service was held for a teenager killed by a train this week. 18-year-old britney silva was hit by an amtrak train on monday as she crossed the tracks in san leandro. there were a lot of hugs and tears certainly at tonight's service. at san leandro high school hundreds turned out to remember this teenager and to support her family. >> he was a straight-a student and she was going off to college and graduating next month. i didn't even finish teaching her how to drive a stick shift. i don't know how to bury my daughter. >> witnesses say britney was wearing headphones when she walked near the train and didn't hear them shouting a warning to her to get out of the way. >>> police are looking for the gunman in a brazen armed robbery in san jose. >> get the [bleep] up. >> police released this surveillance video. you can see the man pointing the gun at customers at a convenience store and he hit one person in the face knocking him to the imrownd. the gunman got away in a toyota sedan driven by an accomplice. >>> 49ers linebackerral -- aldon smith pled no contest connected to two incidents in san jo

. >>> and a man was hit and killed by an amtrak train while walking in richmond today. police say the man's cane may have gotten stuck in the railroad track. officers believe the victim was with a woman. she left before officers arrived and richmond police want to speak with her. >>> in the south bay, police are looking for a man who robbed an elderly couple at 3:00 on syracuse drive in sunnyvale. he busted in their house and later managed to escape. the suspect was described as latino, 35 to 40 years old with a full beard and a green shirt. >>> a los angeles police officer is dead tonight. the victim of a hit and run. colleagues saluted as the body of six year veteran roberto sanchez was taken away. the driver took off and was later arrested. a second officer in the patrol car is in critical condition tonight. >>> one of the hottest congressional races in the country is taking place in the south bay. a new district is up for grabs. the encoupleincumbent had refused to debate, but now that has changed. >> reporter: if viewers were looking for fire, they were out of luck

a memorial grew overnight at the scene of a deadly amtrak accident. a train a student did not see coming. 18-year-old brittany silvo was wearing earbuds when she was hit and killed by a train yesterday around dinnertime. at a vigil last night her mother told us her daughter's life was just getting started. >> my daughter was a wonderful person. beautiful. fun to ride roler coasters with. she had the whole world in the palm of her hand. she was getting ready to graduate this year. >> witnesses told officers they tried to warn her that a train was coming but she did not see or hear them. >>> the man accused of kidnapping and killing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar will now face the death penalty. jeff rosen made that announcement yesterday. this despite the fact that lamar's body has never been found. accused of taking lamar as she was walking to school. lamar's father support the district attorney's decision. >> if he's found guilty of this crime myself, my family feels it should be the ultmal penalty for taking, you know, something so dear to us. >>

year-old brittney so was crossing the railroad tracks with your earbuds in and didn't hear the oncoming amtrakrain. this happened monday night, tonight's memorial will be held at san leandro high school at 8:00 p.m. >>> a group of teenagers want to create a memorial for their alhambra high school classmate. the 14-year-old from martinez was killed by train in march. it includes a climbing structure, climbing area and barbecue neighborhood where jenna lives. city officials like the idea but homeowners association owns the land turn them down. >> i think their mindset right now is that we are not taking it seriously, were just couple of high school kids doing a project i think we need show them we are committed to doing this. >> the students tell us if they get the project approved they're confident they can raise 30-$40000 to pay for the park. >>> for the second time in today's the bay area construction worker has died on the job. today's incident involved a man who fell three stories to his death. were alive now and san jose near sierra road and north capitol avenue were katie investigators ha

. >>> not far from the freeway shooting a man was killed by an amtrak train. it happened shortly before 2:00 this afternoon near cutting and carlson boulevards in richmond. witnesses told police the man was walking with a cane crossing the tracks with a woman. police believe the man's cane may have gotten stuck in the tracks and in the path of the train. >>> the teenager who stowed away in the wheel well of that jet is now out of hawaii and said to be back in the bay area. betty yu is live outside the family's home in santa clara. betty, what's the latest? >> reporter: brian, i can tell you that the family of yahya abdi has not come to the door today because of the overwhelming media attention. i did speak with the 15-year- old's brother off camera and he said that yahya is not at home with them tonight and that their dad is returning from hawaii soon. what happens with the teen next is unclear. >>> reporter: yahya abdi has made another trip after surviving the dangerous flight to maui hidden in the wheel well of a plane 13 days ago. a hawaii state official di

service was held for a teenager killed by a train this week. 18-year-old britney silva was hit by an amtrak train on monday as she crossed the tracks in san leandro. there were a lot of hugs and tears certainly at tonight's service. at san leandro high school hundreds turned out to remember this teenager and to support her family. >> he was a straight-a student and she was going off to college and graduating next month. i didn't even finish teaching her how to drive a stick shift. i don't know how to bury my daughter. >> witnesses say britney was wearing headphones when she walked near the train and didn't hear them shouting a warning to her to get out of the way. >>> police are looking for the gunman in a brazen armed robbery in san jose. >> get the [bleep] up. >> police released this surveillance video. you can see the man pointing the gun at customers at a convenience store and he hit one person in the face knocking him to the imrownd. the gunman got away in a toyota sedan driven by an accomplice. >>> 49ers linebackerral -- aldon smith pled no contest connected to two incidents in san jo

. >> more traffic trouble for drivers in this afternoon after an amtrak train hit and killed a man shutting down a busy intersection there. the collision happened at 1:40 p.m. this afternoon where it crosses the railroad tracks at carlson boulevard. this is south of richmond -- the richmond train station. the train was going to san jose when it hit the pedestrian. the train continued on its way at about 4:20 p.m. this afternoon. >>> now to new developments about the stowaway. he had taken yet another trip. live outside the boys home where we're learning that to -- the teenager is no longer in hawaii. >> reporter: the boy left to why yesterday. the question is, where will he end up? it may not be here at his santa clara home. the boy is reportedly in the custody of the social services. >> as one journey ends, another begins for a 15-year- old from santa clara. the teenager stowaway made national headlines two weeks ago for surviving a trip from san jose to malley by hiding in a wheel well of a plane. it was a longshot attempt to find his birth mother. the boy is no longer in hawaii. but wher