still amtrak's authorities are not opened in the public. mr. secretary would you support amtrak becoming the other row road and holding open public meetings? type and had a chance to evaluate the effect that would have on amtrak's governance obviously they operate by different requirements than a government entity because it's a quasi-government roleov certainy agree that high-level transparencycy is important and how corporations and public reports conduct their business. >> could you please investigate that and you get back to me directly and riding what your opinions are in that. it'sri w very important and i ae with you the more transparency everybody involved in this especiallynv those subject to ay decisions for board of directors need to be public. thank you. increase funding for amtrak has allowed the agency to hire a significant number of employees in the last two years. how many employees has amtrak hired for key operational functions to track entire repair and electric track repair? >> the question is? >> how many employees has amtra

i was concerned to see the recent mark from the house cut funding for amtrak. they are working with resources that are sometimes spread thin but working toward a very important mission. >> as you know i support amtrak. we need to have more stops as we discussed in the past trenton as well as metropark and throughout the entire northeast corridor in new jersey. how is, how specifically do you ensure amtrak's internal processes prioritized day-to-day operations from the top down? >> it's something we communicate in our engagements with amtrak desire for a focus on results for the end-user. they're balanced a lot of competing priorities in terms of their capital needs, operations and maintenance and their vision for the future but we know one of the biggest obstacles amtrak's reliability has been an investment and would leave the of stork invested where making to the president infrastructure packages helping them to get ahead of that. >> thank you. i yield back. >> the gentleman yields. ms. norton is recognized for five minutes. >> mr. secretary, we have recently

video from a rally earlier this year, the san joaquin joint powers authority, which manages amtrak servicevalley, voted to decommission the station, citing safety issues. that closure is set for later this year, and a new stop is being built in oakley. many residents, though, say losing this station would mean losing access to the rest of the bay area. in a letter to the jpa, congressman john garamendi questioned the intent of the closure, writing quote, i am deeply unsatisfied with the explanations offered by the joint powers authority on its rationale for closing the antioch pittsburgh amtrak station. moreover, i am awaiting a specific plan for how the joint powers authority will facilitate public transit for the contra costa county residents affected by this closure. the agency has not publicly responded to the congressman's letter. >> investigators are searching for the cause of a major fire that burned through a warehouse in berkeley early this morning. you can see the intense flames here pouring out of the building. crews were called to seventh street and haines avenue at 3:00 this m

immediately following my classes, in the morning, i had to take amtrak, that is a train, from berkeley to san francisco, which was a two-hour long ride because i was speaking at the women's center in sacramento to the college students there to talk and share my testimony while they had praising worship. after that, i got to talk to a group of catholic mommy bloggers. >> mommy bloggers are what? moms at home and working on the internet and giving their creative endeavors there? >> yes, it is a group of catholic mom and talk about their children. it is funny because there is a stereotype that there is a catholic mom with five children and they take care kids to daily mass. it is cool to she how they're living their faith at home in a different way than i am. >> speaker supporting each other. one thinks the internet of going to your favorite places and staying in your little circle. as i look at what you touch through your internets presence, there is organic network of catholics that are doing various things. i notice the photographic or video thing called one secret mission. >> yes. >>

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you take out train amtrak or vta to get to the game. you can purchase a joint adult caltrain. plus vta day pass or use clipper. if you are driving. lots will open at one 30 on sunday. gates will open at 3 kickoff is at 5 o'clock niners saints sunday. meanwhile, you can watch tomorrow's raiders game against the cowboys right here on kron. 4. we have a pre and post-game show as well. we'll also have next weeks preseason finale against the niners raiders niners friday, august 23rd right here on kron 4. oakland unified school district's celebrating the opening of a brand new library. >> the golden state warriors read to achieve program partnered with markham elementary to renovate a new reading space students, staff and former warriors player festus is eeli gathered for a ribbon cutting ceremony today. school officials say that the new library comes after years of the school needing an upgrade. coming up in the next hour. >> weeks after a fire destroyed a beloved local book store in oakland. the community comes together to help get that business back on its feet. >> south state an

we're learning some new details about an assault at an amtrak train station in solano county. it happened after 11:00 this morning at the fairfield. vacaville station. police say that terrence royston, senior physically attacked a man and his wife. they were both taken to the hospital and are expected to be okay. a school resource officer was nearby, heard the call and rushed to the scene. royston tried to run, but the officer was able to catch him. he faces several sexual assault charges. well, a warning in the east bay tonight of an uptick in racist and anti-semitic activity in several cities. now, these screenshots were taken from the next door app showing the fliers that residents say they found in front of their homes. the lafayette school district sent a letter to the community on monday informing residents of these fliers. walnut creek city council member kevin wilk tells ktvu that these fliers have been found in his city as well, as well as in pleasant hill and concord. also in concord. just last week, at least two people were seen hanging this banner off the highway 2

you can caltrain amtrak or vta to get to the game. you can also purchase a joint adults caltrain and bt a day pass or use clipper. but if you are driving parking, lots will open at one 30 pm on sunday, gates will open at 3. the niners and saints games kicks off at 05:00pm. a puppy ends up in a rough situation. the rescue story coming up next. >> cyclists being airlifted to safety at the pacific union far as and napa county today, rescue teams said the cyclist was injured. no word on what those injuries were, though. and take a look at this. a little dock in danville decided to take themselves for a walk one way or another. thank god, no injuries for them. this afternoon, san ramon valley firefighters responded to an animal rescue at a home. neighbor called in after seeing a dog roaming the home's roof escaping out of a second-story window while its owners were out. firefighters then climbed onto the roof and returned the pop back home inside. that is. kron four's your kron four's your local election headquarters. federal law enforceme

i remember polling up to the amtrak station, writing up the escalator to the platform.ps, doors open and dad steps —-dash dad steps out. as soon as i saw him, i ran down the platform and jumped into his arms. like magic, mom brought out a cake, they sang happy birthday and i blew out the candles. dad hugged me and he said he had to get back to work. he crossed to the south bound train and off he went to d.c. that was a snapshot of one moment of one day on this extraordinary journey of being joe biden's daughter. [applause] joe biden is the oh g girl dad. [cheering and applause] he told me i could be anything and i could do anything. as a child, i would sit on the leather chair in his office doing my homework and he would sit next to be doing his work drafting the violence against women act. [cheering and applause] he was not just a girl dad. i could see, and he was not just a girl dad, i could see he valued and trusted women. [cheering and applause] how he listened to his mother. how he believed in his sister. most of all, how he respected my mother's career. [applause]

i remember pulling up to the amtrak station in wilmington.t the train stopped, the doors opened, and dad stepped out. as soon i saw him, i ran down that platform and jumped into his arms. like magic, mom pulled out a cake, they sang happy birthday and i blew out the candles. dad hugged me and said that he had to get back to work. he crossed to the southbound train and off he went to d.c. that was a snapshot of one moment of one day on this extraordinary journey of being joe biden's daughter. [applause] joe biden is the og girl dad. he told me i could be anything and i could do anything. as a child, i would sit on the leather chair in his office doing my homework, and he would sit next to me doing his work, drafting the violence against women act. [cheers and applause] and he wasn't just a girl dad. i could see that he valued and trusted women. how he listened to his mother. how he believed in his sister. and most of all, how he respected my mother's career. [applause] dad was always there doing everything he could to be a true partner to her.

use with caution in dogs with a as the amtrak train pulled. into st.s were on the lookout for derek alldred. >> train pulled into saint paul station, all eyes were on the look out for derek alldred. >> had everyone familiarized themselves with his photo? >> we briefed everything up. let everyone know here is the photo. here's the plan. >> reporter: plain clothed officers scanned each train car ready to pounce. >> and this is a long train. there are a lot of ways to get on or off a train. >> yeah. although we had everything covered. >> so you are looking and looking and looking. and? >> he wasn't there. >> reporter: derek was nowhere to be found. >> he evaded law enforcement again. >> yep. >> reporter: the investigator didn't know what happened. but was hopeful derek would use the stolen card again. for a few days he heard nothing. and then. >> we got a tip. he used the card. he was on a train headed west. okay. now let's work that angle. >> did you know where he is going? >> we eventually get information as we are making phone calls and interviewing pe

then trump says this -- >> i really -- i have to say moore amtrak -- i watch sheldon sitting proud in the white house when we gave miriam the presidential medal of freedom. that's the highest award you can get as a civilian. the equivalent of the congressional medal of honor, but civilian version. it's much better because everyone gets the congressional medal of honor that soldiers, they're either in very bad shape because they've been hit so many times by bullets, or they're dead. >> congressman, your reaction to that? >> number one, you know, what a horrible thing to say. number two, this is exactly the type of statement, the type of conduct that turns off the swing voters and suburban america that defeated trump three elections in a row. the maga movement, 1820 and '22 again, this is donald trump being his own worst enemy. keeping that anti-trump coalition together. a lot of people say, well, maybe he'll change course. this is who donald trump is. he hasn't changed in all these years. and i think it's unlikely to happen in the next couple months. >> not to mention, isn't he undermi

. >> amtrak and other railroad partners held a special ride along today as an early kickoff for september's rail safety month. the round trip departed oakland's jack london square station, headed to the hayward station before returning to the oakland station. the mission of the rail safety month is to promote rail safety tips in and around railroad tracks and crossings, and we are a very impatient society. >> we are trying to hurry and get where we need to be, and we want you to see tracks, think, train. >> stay off, stay away, stay safe. it's not worth risking your life. >> california had the second highest number of highway rail grade crossing collisions in 2023, according to operation lifesaver reports. new at six san francisco. just received a $70 million boost in state funding for affordable housing and transit improvements, and this money will go toward developing 174 new homes across two 100% affordable housing projects. >> that first is located near china basin at fourth and brannan. the second located next to mclaren park. the money comes from the affordable housing and sustainable

. >> tonight we're following a developing story about an assault at an amtrak station in fairfield. this happened after 11:00 this morning. police say terrence royston, senior physically attacked a man and his wife. they were both taken to the hospital and are expected to be okay. a school resource officer was nearby, heard the call and rushed to the scene. royston tried to run, but the officer was able to catch him. he is now facing multiple charges. >> police in dublin are investigating an incident at dublin high school in which five adults went into the boy's locker room and attacked a teen. ktvu jana katsuyama has the very latest. >> reporter security was increased at dublin high school tuesday. school officials sent an email alerting all families that a student was attacked in the boy's locker room by five people last friday. one was a dublin high school parent. >> i wasn't really much aware of it until i got home when i found out through the email. >> superintendent chris funk says the five attackers beat the student with their fists. the superintendent says the 15 year old st

the options that a caltrain amtrak of eta to get to that game. you can also purchase a joint adult caltrain and the tea a day pass or use clipper. but g parking lots are going to be open at one 30 pm on sunday. gates open at 03:00pm. now the niners and the saints game is at 5 o'clock. we'll send it back to you both. all right. thanks a lot. reyna 10, 40 and still ahead on the kron. 4 morning news. the giants going for the win against the braves will take a peek at what happened after the break. >> how ai is transforming google products from cameras to smart watches. plus a chat life like you might forget. you're talking to a computer. i'm rich demuro. that's coming up in rich on tech. you head towards the weekend. we do have daytime highs that are going to be a little bit cooler along with an opportunity of some showers north of san francisco. >> got your forecast. >> 10. 43. it's a great friday. looking forward to a nice weekend to loot lead. john's got our forecast. good morning, jon. big. we are looking at a nice friday. indeed. lots of sunshi

a suspect has been arrested in a reported assault at the amtrak station. the station is on vandyne road, right near peabody. it's not clear how serious the assault was or how many people were involved. we are expecting an update from fairfield police at any moment. >> the man accused of killing two people in a wrong-way collision on a south bay freeway could soon be facing charges. a woman and a 14 year old boy died in the crash, which happened on highway 85 near the santa teresa boulevard exit. ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary is live near the crash site with the very latest jesse. >> and chp officials say they are considering and recommending the filing of federal felony manslaughter charges against duncan mccrary, the man who was driving the pickup truck. they say his driving on highway 85 for eight miles in the wrong direction wasn't the case of just the driver, who was confused or suffering a medical emergency, but someone who was likely under the influence. video posted on the social media platform reddit shows the startling reality right before a

. >> well, in fairfield, police are investigating a sexual assault at an amtrak station.t happened after 11 yesterday morning. police say terrence royston senior, sexually assaulted a woman and then attacked her husband. they were both taken to the hospital and expected to survive. a school resource officer was nearby and heard the call, rushed to the scene. the suspect tried to run, but that officer was able to catch him. he's now facing multiple sexual assault charges. >> a group of san francisco residents is suing the city for what it's calling deplorable street conditions. the group lives on shotwell street in the inner mission neighborhood. this morning, they announced their lawsuit, which they filed in state court. the neighbors say they've asked the city for years to take action on issues such as violence, homelessness and sex workers in the area. >> shotwell is a slow street and narrow. the neighborhood consists of families with children and small businesses. to have a parade of jones and young women with little clothes on, walking along sidewalks are not the sigh

scranton joe, takes the amtrak to work. we know what he has done now.i just think that is a lot of sugar in this building and maybe that's normal. maybe that's what they do at conventions. maybe they say republicans do that. but, all i can say is life was different four years ago. i had the opportunity to talk with some folks in chicago. there is a lot of people that have been critical on the left about our pieces, about going to the south side. i have been doing this for years now. talking about the violence and everything that's happening in chicago. and they want to know while the cavalry was sen. these are residents that have experienced the worst. losing family members, sons, daughters, husbands. here is just a look at it step up the security and enforcement. ngeghtd just for them. when they leave they will be gone. >> can we continue to vote for the same people this is how it's going to be? >> what would be your message to the leader in the democratic party i holy spirit my daughter prematurely. i would ask her to step her game up and please do mo

amtrak says commuters should be ready to take alternative transportation on monday and maybe tuesday as well. the agency says it plans to prioritize bus service to schools. the annual tradition returned to oakland's chinatown today. hundreds came out for the return of the street festival. this marks the event's 35th year. oakland mayor sheng thao was at the opening ceremony, along with other elected and community officials. festival features, which you would expect of a vibrant cultural celebration. performances, vendors, food, activities and more. up next, searching for the source. we meet the peace officers, finding answers after a wildfire breaks out is it possible to count on my internet like my customers count on me? it is with comcast business. keeping you up and running with our 99.9% network reliability. and security that helps outsmart threats to your data. moaire dida twoo? -your data, too. there's even round-the- clock customer support. so you can be there for your customers. with comcast business, reliability isn't just possible. it's happening. switch to reliable comcast

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it is the new maintenance facility and the new amtrak station we know the crucial manufacturing in the modern infrastructure is driven by information technologies and computers are the products of american design and ingenuity. they come to depend on other countries for their production. 90% of the chips we invented are made overseas alarmingly, china is trying to become dominant. we wrote the chips and sciences act to change that trajectory. it allows us to build manufacturing in -- and are growing our economies. in the past three years we have added 670,000 construction jobs. think about that. this is the way to start. hiring is expected to pick up more in the coming years. more and more projects will get underway. that does not take into account the jobs throughout the manufacturing supply chain because we make sure these laws, the first ever, have the strongest by america rules ever. the steel iron pipes and other construction materials are being made in ohio and across the u.s. by american workers, not as previously imported from china. pipefitters, bricklayers, iron workers, mach

we are hearing about amtrak, capitol corridor train 521. we're told it remains stopped just east of fairfield and vacaville. they're saying it's because of a trespasser who came into contact with some train equipment. but that's the extent of what they're telling us. the good news, though, bart and ace trains, those seem to be running on time. then i'll take you to the south bay. this is our 87 cam showing you. really? no delays through the south bay at this time. back to you at the desk. >> thank you. amanda. breaking overnight, several san francisco police officers are gathering evidence on market street now. it's not clear exactly what happened, but you can see a corner of market between jones and seventh is blocked off with police tape. we see those vehicles there and the officers on the scene. we do have calls in to police for details about this incident. we have not heard back yet. when we do, we will update you. >> vice president kamala harris has decided who her running mate will be now. a public announcement could happen at any tim

surprise, mom to told me beau and hunter to get in the car i remember pulling up to the wilmington amtrak station riding up the escalator to the platform the train stops doors open, and dad steps out as soon as i saw him, i run down that platform and jump into his arms like magic. mom brought out a cake. >> they sang happy birthday and i blew out the candles dead, hugged me and he said that he had to get back to work he crossed to the southbound train and off he went to dc that was a snapshot of one moment of one day on this extraordinary journey of being joe biden's daughter joe biden is the og girl dad he told me i could be anything i could do anything as a child, i would sit on the leather chair in his office during my homework and he would sit next to me doing his work drafting the violence against women act any wasn't just a girl dad i could see any wasn't just a girl dad. >> i could see that he valued and trusted women how he listened to his mother, how he believed in his sister and most of all, how he respected my mother's career dad was always there doing everything he could to be

i remember pulling up to the wilmington amtrak station, writing up the escalator to the platform, the platform and jump into his arms. like magic, mom brought out a cake, they sing happy birthday, and i blew out the candles. dad hugged me, and he said he had to get back to work. he crossed to the southbound train and off he went to d.c. that was a snapshot of one moment of one day on this extraordinary journey of being joe biden's daughter. joe biden is the og girl dad. he told me i could be anything, and i could do anything. as a child, i would sit on the leather chair in his office doing my homework and he would sit next to me doing his work, drafting the violence against women act. and he wasn't just a girl dad. i could see that he valued and trusted women. how he listened to his mother, how he believed in his sister and most of all, how he respected my mother's opinion he was doing everything he could to be a true partner to her. dad, you always tell us but we don't tell you enough that you are the love of our lives and the life of our love. i had my wedding reception my parents b

you can take out caltrain amtrak or vta. you can purchase a joint adult caltrain and bt a day pass or use clipper card. but if you are driving parking lots to open at one 30, those gates open at 3, the niners and saints game starts at 05:00pm. and take a look at this. san francisco's pains of the street car show rolled through the mission district earlier on saturday. organizers say this is the biggest cruise in the u.s.. it started yesterday at the palace of fine arts. then once all those classic cars came together, they cruise on down to the mission. cause a bit of a traffic backup, but a lot of these cars were outfitted with hydraulic said that and made sure that people second gridlock ahead, a show to watch. folks were stuck in that traffic. and this was the first time the king of the street car show has been held in california since i was decriminalized. that low rider cruising. that is. and still ahead, we're learning about a massive new hack that allegedly involves every american's social security number. >> how exper

i remember pulling up to the amtrak station in wilmington.mped into his arms. like magic, mom pulled out a cake, they sang happy birthday and i blew out the candles. dad hugged me and said that he had to get back to work. he crossed to the southbound train and off he went to d.c. that was a snapshot of one moment of one day on this extraordinary journey of being joe biden's daughter. [applause] joe biden is the og girl dad. he told me i could be anything and i could do anything. as a child, i would sit on the leather chair in his office doing my homework, and he would sit next to me doing his work, drafting the violence against women act. [cheers and applause] and he wasn't just a girl dad. i could see that he valued and trusted women. how he listened to his mother. how he believed in his sister. and most of all, how he respected my mother's career. [applause] dad was always there doing everything he could to be a true partner to her. dad, you always tell us, but we don't tell you enough, that you are the love of our lives and the life of our

i remember pulling up to the amtrak station in wilmington.jumped into his arms. like magic, mom pulled out a cake, they sang happy birthday and i blew out the candles. dad hugged me and said that he had to get back to work. he crossed to the southbound train and off he went to d.c. that was a snapshot of one moment of one day on this extraordinary journey of being joe biden's daughter. [applause] joe biden is the og girl dad. he told me i could be anything and i could do anything. as a child, i would sit on the leather chair in his office doing my homework, and he would sit next to me doing his work, drafting the violence against women act. [cheers and applause] and he wasn't just a girl dad. i could see that he valued and trusted women. how he listened to his mother. how he believed in his sister. and most of all, how he respected my mother's career. [applause] dad was always there doing everything he could to be a true partner to her. dad, you always tell us, but we don't tell you enough, that you are the love of our lives and the life of o