the building inspectors are on scene along with amy hollyfield. no injuries, right, amy hollyfield? >> good morning, kristen, no one was hurt. look at damage: it happened in the back way area in front of the store. it came down and it was very loud. there was too much water. too much for the roof to handle. the rain delivered as expected. a heavy relentless soaking in the north bay. it created a slow and soggy commute. it was too for this roof at the santa rosa come mart to handle and it collapsed at 7:30. surprising firefighters when they arrived on the scene. >> we don't see structures fail like this very often. this is an older building. they have hidden leaks and dry rot and other things weakening the structure and when a storm comes in that will show the weakness and that is what happened. there is an ongoing investigation. ak-mart emmy ayes think this canopy was already starting to sag so they had built a fence around it so nope would walk under it. >> we hoped it would not come down...that is why we nuclear -- we took the precaution. >> the inside of the store is okay. it hap

we will talk to amy hollyfield who has been there throughout the morning. thousands of women are gathering from all over california here now in san francisco. looks live we are having problem with the live shot so, instead, we are going to a new dispute in pacifica on the heels of el nino-influenced storms with people who were firsted to move are asking the city to do something. and meteorologist mike nicco has the forecast. >> reggie, and everyone, welcome to a sunny to which the broadcast center. i am keeping the umbrella close because there is a chance of a stray shower and i will show you the best chance and when that happens before the big warming trend hits the gillette mach 3 turbo still feels better after 10 shaves than a disposable on it's first. mach 3 blades have twice the coatings. for a closer shave with zero redness. get an incredible experience shave after shave after shave. gillette. the best a man can get. >> benicias san ramon, san mateo, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> thousands of women at san francisco's moscone center for t

. >> now, a amy hollyfield and what is coming up at 7:00. amy? >> good thursday morning. next on "good morning america," deadly weather in the south more than 1' of rain fell. residents are forced to evacuate and a state of emergency declared in parts of louisiana. we have the latest next right here. >> see you at 7:00. >> now checking in with sue. we have had the rain all morning. is it causing problems on the road? >> it is causing slow traffic. that is a good thing. we doesn't want people to go too fast in the wet. here is the richmond-san rafael bridge moving nicely. we a minor delay if you come in from the we 580 direction. when you are over the toll plaza you are moving nicely at the limit. a lost brake lights through walnut creek at 10 minutes from highway 4 to highway 24. slowing beyond north main and slow traffic to the 24 junk. on 24 heading to the connell it is not bad with slow traffic from the central valley which is typical and slow traffic through hayward, as well, and we are back in a few minutes with the toyota lake tahoe report to see the road conditions

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amy hollyfield has more. amy?s, we are getting wet here, it started in petaluma north on highway 101, and you can get a look at the intersection at old redwood highway where it is not coming down in a heavy downpour we are not getting sheets of rain but it is a nice study heavy solid rain. how is that? it is not sprinkles. it is not drops. but it is not sheets. you will want to prepare for a wet commute were here in the north bay, adding extra time to the driving time this morning because you will want to slow down and do not forget the rain exercise. i checked with the c.h.p. and they have not reported any problems. we did not experience any issues as we were drive on highway 101. they do want to remind everyone to slow down and leave space between you and the car in front of you. it is wet. >> today's rain means that demolition of a cliff side apartment building in pacifica is on hold and it is now scheduled to start tomorrow morning and city representatives say they will likely have to wait until next week to t

amy hollyfield shows us what is going to change. >> reporter: san francisco is one of the city's most dangerous corridors. we're talking about the straight part that gets you to and from the golden gate bridge, not the crooked tourist attraction. >> i've almost been run over a couple of times. >> reporter: some say it is so bad, they avoid it. >> i'll take chestnut or another road. >> reporter: transit officials have a plan, including building islanding for pedestrians so they have a safe place to stand. they also want to build more sidewalk at intersections, forcing a car to make a wider turn to the driver has a better chance of seeing a pedestrian. >> that makes sense. >> reporter: officials also want to create more sidewalk at bus stops so people have a safe place to wait. >> that would make sense. as you can see, it's a busy road, so anything they can do to improve safety would be necessary. >> reporter: but this all comes at a cost. not only $12 million it would take to construct it all, but it would lose 46 parking spaces. businesses say that will hurt. >> we're disappointed abo

our reporter amy hollyfield is in the north concord bart with a look at what they are doing to get down to this problem. amy? >>> yes, reggie, a bus from pittsburg just arrived and the people on board are very exasperated. they want to know when the should are resolved. bart has not said. we got progress over the weekend. officials ran a test train. on the troubles tack between pittsburg/bay point. it appears to run smoothly. crews worked all weekend on the problem and brought if an expert from the east coast. no word on when it will return to normal. that is frustrating if you ride a bus from pittsburg/bay point or pittsburg to concord. >> it is difficult. i get open at bay point and it is should down i have to get this earlier, more traffic, and it is difficult. >> people are saying taking the bus bridge is adding a lot time to the long commute. when they are on the train, the trains are shooter because 50 trains were knocked out of service because of the power surge. we expect a progress report. the word now is to expect more included trains. and the because bridge. no trains between

amy hollyfield is making her way from highway 92 in san francisco county interest san francisco. iding shotgun and we wanted to see how long it would take. amy? >> matt, we are in south san francisco. we decided to take interstate 280, a good choice if you can. grab the interstate. it is only taking us 13 minutes to get from highway 92 to south san francisco. we hit rain and we had a smooth ride until a couple of minutes, look at the windshield it is. coming down with she'ds of -- with she'ds of rain at daly city. we just hit it. we had clear ride moment ago. be represented for anything. interstate 280, we are maying if time and people are moving. we have been going 60 and 65 the who will time. >>> caltrain service is become up and running in the south bay after a map was hit and killed near the santa clara station. this happened before 8:00 last night open southbound tracks. scene temporarily shut down the tracks. as of right new no other dills have been released about the incidents or you have. >> do not plan on taking the bay bridge bike path while demolition work is done the a

amy hollyfield is on the scene. what is happening right now, amy? >> it is time to go. this is the day that authorities have decided they are going to clean out this area at division street. they say they have done all the talking they can do. trying to convince people to leave the area and go to a shelter saying no more talking, though requireds to shelter today. today they are enforcing the order that is in place. they estimate that this are about 50 tents left here to clear out this morning, and this is the area around division and show place square so they have to elections they are working. if they refused to go, the city can take their stiff and store it for 90 days. people can claim it or after 90 days the city can throw it away. the homeless would refused to go will be arrested for violating the order. however, it has been peaceful and cooperative so for. officials say they are not having any trouble, a couple of people have told me they do plan to pack up and leave and they understand they knew this was coming. one person told me he plans to move around the cor

i amy hollyfield. >> happening today an inmate at santa clara county jail will take the stand during a hearing for three prison guards accuses of beating a mentally il lot inmate to death. the sheriff deputies are accused of killing 31-year-old michael tyree in august. the prosecutors say the inmate will testify the guards were in the unit while he was being beaten. the judge deciding whether there is probably cause to put the fares on trial. >> the sonoma county sheriff is investigating after man's decomposeed body washed ashore south of salmon creek beach. the coroner is trying to identity the cause and identity. the last people reported missing in the area was santa rosa attorney steven mitchell. deputies stopped looking for him a few weeks ago after there was nos of foul play. >> family and friends gather to remember a 22-year-old mother from san jose, two weeks since her death of stacey aguilar. police say her boyfriend shot and killed her after a party on valentine's day. >> necessity how -- i don't know how someone could do that. she was happy. super nice. outgoing. >> her rem

our reporter, amy hollyfield, is there gathering new information. we will see her in a report at 6:30. good morning, at 6:00 a.m. i am reggie aqui. >> i am natasha zouves. it is wednesday, march 16. glad you are with us. mike? >>> welcome back. nice to see you. good morning, everyone, a look from the camera, it is calm. and clear morning. tomorrows are running the same as yesterday. 40-50 at 7:00. you can head outside for lunch take the sunglasses, low-to-mid 60s and the coast will be the low 60s but the rest us in the low 70. mid-50s to low 60s this evening. the pollen is high. >> a couple of issues. near san jose an accident is a sig-alert. that is severe remark alert southbound 280 before lee a big-rig and overturned vehicle partly blocking the last lane of traffic. heads up. the sensors are not indicating slowing but we will follow that. >> we have an important alert in palo alto for parents after a man exposed himself to a young girl and started following her home. our reporter has the sketch you need to see. and the worry the man's behavior co

amy hollyfield is in pleasanton as commuters are rolling. >> i got a text from a man on the first traine train derailed say it was a smooth ride and everyone was calm and relaxed. some look out the when at the spot with the train derailed. here is what it looked like yesterday. an upsetting thing to look at and think about the passengers say they not worried about taking the train. >> no second thoughts. i am happy to ride again. drove yesterday. driving home thinks so i lie the train. no second thoughts. >> no serves? >> if. trains are slow down through the area where the accident happened but the rock is fine. we will test it. for you. we will help on the nbc trip at 6:48 to take the ride through the area with a report from the train. join us as we test drive the ace train. >> ace rain is trying to figure out what can be done to prevent an accident like this from happening again and will meet with union pacific of installing fencing with sensors along the stretch of cap beyond. the sensors alert engineers if a mutt slide or trees hit the tracks. they are used in western colorado. for

first, amy hollyfield has a look at what is coming up on "good morning america" at 7:00 a.m. >> goodoming up, the race for the white house, wisconsin is the next state to vote and it could be a turning point. this morning, g.o.p. hopeful john kasich joining us to cuts the latest comments and the the latest comments and the upcoming primary >> benicia, san ramon, san mateo and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> five stars in the soccer team have filed a complaint charging the united states soccer federation with discrimination. federation with discrimination. the five players they are requesting an investigation of united states soccer, the governing body. the soccer said they are disappointed that this action was taken. >> pore history for the worse last night, draymond grown became the first player in nash history where at least a thousand points, 500 rebounds, on assists, 100 steals and 100 block shots in the season. is that aural? they won 103-96 overtime victory over the jacuzzi in utah improving 68-7. if they finish 5-2 they will own the all-time wins record. the warriors a

today, the trains are running again and amy hollyfield went on board. >> reporter: ace train passengers couldn't help but get out of their seats and look out the window at the sight of the train derailment. some felt a little anxious for their own safety. all said they had the victims on their minds. >> i was just trying to imagine huh those people felt. it's dark out there, you know, at the time the train derailed. >> it must have been scary it's quote a drop. >> reporter: the drop was into the alameda creek, where one of the two derailed train cars landed. nine people were hurt in the crash. all survived. work crews cleared the wreckage from the tracks by late yesterday afternoon and train service restored today. >> i'm happy to have it back, yeah. pretty much my only mode of transportation. >> reporter: ridership was down today by about 200 people on each of the morning's first two trains. ace officials don't know if it's because people were nervous or didn't know the trains were riding again. >> no, i don't want to drive. i drove yesterday. traffic was really bad. >> reporter: they

amy hollyfield is near the crash site. crews are still there more than ten hours after the derailment. >> we are told by investigators this was a put slide triggered by the rain that sent a tree on to the track and the train hit the tree. the car is still on the its side in the creek. they have lit it up. crews were out here all night long. they were working to clear this scene. the ace train derailed at 7:30 in sunol with 205 people on train. nine were hurt. one car landed in a correct. it started to flood. the talk is the miracle that everyone survived. crews say it was tough to get to the victims. its with $. the car was submerged. it was down a hillside. this is not something they have done before. >> were forked -- responded horrific shiites but never a train derail president so it is inbound. >> of nine people who were hurt four have serious injuries. everyone is expected to survive. the focus is to get the train cars out of here. they moved two of them. they have three to go. the one in the water is the toughest to

residents to evacuate and businesses to close, this morning there is still a big impact, and amy hollyfield is at center street. amy? >> yes, people had to navigate around this key intersection in moraga where crews are working on the sinkhole. a lot of people spent a lot of time detouring around this only to find that parts of moraga were shut down. >> the morning routine was knocked off kilter in moraga today. from the coffeeship to the post office to the gym to the daycare center, all the basic places that make a morning hum were dark and closed leaving some wondering, what to do next? >> i don't know. weeing figure it." i teach at st. mary's so i can...i don't know. my wife and i will switch. all the culprit? >> this sinkhole on rheem boulevard with a light pole knocking out utilities. >> 35 customers are without power, and 2,500 is how many customers are without gas. we work safely and as quickly as possible to get back working. >> some hoping to kill two birds with one stone going to the gym. >> and maybe take a shower because we don't have hot water. i guess not. i will go do work li

amy hollyfield is near the crash scene and talks with investigators. amy, we will start with you. >> reggie they are saying a mudslide caused this. they hope to is it cleared out of here by 4:00 this afternoon, an ambitious clear. they have a ways to go. they have cleared mud off the tracks. they have cranes in place to pull the car that is lying on its side in alameda creek out of here. first responders are also still thinking about the intense rescue effort that happened here. getting a look at the derailed train in the light of day was a shock for workers as they arrived this morning. many say they felt like they were looking at the set of a movie. >> unbelievable. you think the power of a train that is pushing the cars when they derail, and the train does not stop like a car, it keeps going. that shift with the engine pushing the cars must have been terrifying. >> workers came up with a clean up plan. by daybreak they cleared three of the cars but moving the two derailed cars would pose quite a challenge. >> one car is down in the creek and they pla

our reporter, amy hollyfield, is in berkeley to explain. amy? >> natasha, the commuters are telling us they are disappointed to hear this, say they think bart needs to focus on their issues. according to the "san francisco chronicle" employees are set to likely get $1,000 bonus because ridership is up. to bow in us is in the contract bart agreed to this to settle a strike. this comes as service was knocked own between pittsburg/bay point inconveniencing thousands of riders. commuters are questioning this perk. >> the problem with bart, it needs to be fixed any, because commuting back-and-forth with this problem it is trouble i have friends that commute, that needs to be fixed before the remain employees get a raise. >> bart board member told "san francisco chronicle" the bonus is incentive for employees to work at full exist. in the number of riders bart has had continues through june, employees are is the to get bonus. >>> thank you. if you take bart in the east by today bart is still running limited planes between north concord and martin news

we spoke with amy hollyfield about progress. you got a chance to ride a test train? >> we did. we have good and bad news. the good news is bart said they repaired 36 of the train cars over the weekend. the trains were not so crowded today as last eke of the bad news, there is no service teen here and north concord and pittsburg/bay point but for a few lucky riders who managed to catch a ride. >> here is an unusual sight nearly empty bart train headed to san francisco during the commute. do not adjust your eyes. it was a test train on a section of track that has experienced power subjects. some riders were invited to try. i am not sure it would work so i took a chance >> the ride went fine. everyone else had to ride a bus bridge between bay point and north concord a stretch of highway known for heavy traffic. >> it is a tranition. the power surges knocked 50 cars out of service. they are not at root of the problem. we are laying out every possibility. one by one we are eliminating them. it is a long and tedious task. >> this train looks promising. do not get too excited. they ar

amy hollyfield is at san francisco state on the investigation and reaction. >> the video is still making the round on youtube. it has pick up 250,000 new views just this morning. that has quite an impact on the people who live with the woman. >> it is one thing to see video of something that happened on your campus spread like wildfire. it is another weapon the person in the video is your roommate. >> it went viral. it is on the radio. everything. so... >> were you surprised? >> it has been going on for a while. >> she is referring to her roommate's focus on race-related issues. [ inaudible ] >> she is into black power. >> the woman has been identified at bonita tindel telling a white student in the video, cory goldstein the dreadlocks are part of her culture. >> if she would talk to me about this in an open and loving and respecting way and teach me about issue i would be receptive but she had to attack me and made me feel, demoralize me and made me family uncomfortable. all the person would took the video thinks charges should be finalled because she was physical. >> the officials are

amy hollyfield is at the wharf with the prices you can expect. amy? >> yes, it will be cheaper than last year. it will be $2.930 a wholesale. last year was $3. but it is slim pickings. they are say they are not seeing so men as they usually do. it could be a short season. as far as quality, they like what they are seeing. >> they are all hard, not soft. they are good quality. >> the first haul from the small boats is in. the big boats, though, are due in tonight. a lot more crab coming in. later, this evening, they will come in and you see them soon in the restaurants and stores. >> about time. this morning, donald trump is scrambling to clarify his position on abortion after commons sparked a lot of outrage. before the comments, presidents showed that donald trump had 70 pbs negative rating among women around the nation and tiffany is in the newsroom. >> yes, during a townhall event last night donald trump said that women who receive an abortion should face some form of punishment if the procedure is banned. when chris matthews asked if men should fa

amy hollyfield is at the police department where they just held a news conference. amy? >> yes, kristen, we have learned the name of the man who died here, george bays, 66 years old. he lives here in livermore. they say he shot himself and left behind a suicide note. he did it in a very public way, right on the street next to the police department but also look at what is across the street: officers were worried of their safety, but, also, the safety of the people living and likely sleeping in that apartment complex on pacific avenue where it happened at 3:00 this morning. an officer was just running here to the station from taking a report from a family about a missing suicidal man. when he get here he recognized the car parked at their station. he approached the car, sought shotguns stepped away and called for backup and heard a blast from inside the car. a second officer arrived. he fired back which is what some residents heard. >> at 3:00 in the morning i heard four gunshots. they were very loud. right here. it was nerve wracking. >> the second officer exited his veh

in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> a sixth oscar if a graduate of san francisco state. they've had more than 1 nom 19 nominations in the past 20 years which is impressive. >>> we turn to spencer christian with a look at our weather. >> we've had record highs in several locations for this date of course. let's look at live doppler 7 hd. we have mainly sunny skies with a few high clouds around and it's still really mild. check out the 24 hour temperature change. 12 degrees warmer in san francisco right now than it was at this time yesterday. 12 degrees warmer in palo alto, 10 degrees warmer in antioch and san jose. you get the picture. it's warmer everywhere. 71 in san francisco and oakland. 72 at concord. 74 in san ramon. 75 at san jose. 79 at los gatos. beautiful western sky looking westward from emeryville. these are forecast futures. cooler tomorrow, sprinkles developing up north. rain likely wednesday night. stronger weekend storm is possible. so let's take a look at what's coming our way tomorrow starting at 4:00 -- at 4:00? 8:00 tomorrow morning. it will be a sunny

amy hollyfield? >> yes, kristen, neighbors and city officials say that a contractor is to blame, a critical error made on friday afternoon and saturday the rains came in causing a disgusting mess and that is why you see repair and clean up crews here today. this is what the raw sewage looked like, coating the shower floor, the bath almost floors, the hallway, but looking at it is nothing compared to smelling it. >> unbearable. i almost puked. >> jason was climbing into bed and he heard a bubbling noise in his home and checked the toilet and saw the sewage spewing out one of three homes damaged. as you look at the gross video of what happened, he says believe it or not the neighbor across the street had it much worse. >> this is literally sewage 3" high. upstairs and downstairs. ours is only upstairs. >> this happened because of a back flow sewer line putting in at a home. >> someone said they guys capped the line improperly and they they...the rain swept it into the main line. >> he is selling the ho

amy hollyfield is at headquarters in alameda. all the coast guard is announcing this because of the impressive amount, but also because they want you to see this video. this is a crew out of this alameda office climbing on board a slippery vessels and taking two people into custody. this is just south of mexico. officials say the drugs were likely headed to mexico where they would be unpacked and repackaged and then sent to the united states. they consider this a medium to large bust and you could tell they were pretty proud of the operation. we got do hear about it from the commanding officer by telephone. she is still out on assignment. >> in this case we were able to safely remove approximately 4,800 pounds of cocaine from the develops there what no way to tow the vessel several hundreds miles back to shore and it pose add hazard to navigation to other marineers in the area. we think the smuggleing has been in place a while. >> this is a look at the semi submersible, made for drug smuggling because most of it is under water. t

live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> new this morning we're learning more about the possible third party that fbi agents might try to use to unlock a terrorist's iphone without apple's help. apple opposes a court order to create software to open farook syad's cell phone. 14 people died when farook and his wife attacked in san bernardino. >>> a tour bus crash in union square that hurt 20 people. abc 7 has learned san francisco police have ruled out brake failure as the cause of that november crash. investigators believe the bus driver might have thought he stepped on the brake while he hit the accelerator while heading eastbound on post street. >> the bicyclists and barricades, it's somewhere that he starts to accelerate rapidly. at some point down the road, he reaches speeds upwards of 45 miles per hour. >> police have issued the driver a traffic citation for speeding. they also say he was involved in a previous crash. they didn't disclose any details about that collision. >>> b.a.r.t. is on track to issue bonuses to nearly 3500 workers. b.a.r.t. agreed to issue $1,0

amy hollyfield? all the car has been towed away, and police have left the scene, but there is still evidence here that something terrible happened. shattered glass from the bullets piercing the car end withs and hurting two people. >> the shops were fired at 1:00 this morning in berkeley. one of the victims set out to look for help. >> there were four or five gunshots and i looked out my front door and i saw a guy limping up the street. >> a man and a woman sitting in a a car had been shot. they both survived. but are in critical condition. berkeley police say it looks like they were targeted. >> at this point it is not clear what the motive was. but it does not appear random. >> the car has uber and lyft stickers in the window and will not say if it was related. a resident offers another possibility. >> i think had has been some drug dealing here over the years. i think people come here to do it and they get out. it is convenient to the freeway. >> it happened next to the bart station. people were a

amy hollyfield is at the wharf this morning. >> good morning, reggie. i spoke with a crab fishermen and they are not beginning out. the pots are loaded out but it is not worth bringing in crash if you do not have a price set so they still have to negotiate a police. he said he is relieved because the weather is not supposed to be good out there and with his small boat he said it would not be safe. this is just a late start. usually they are heading out in november but this year the crabs had a dangerous toxin that forced the season to be post pointed. the crabber testing safety now but the fishermen are not sure what to expect as far as the quality of the crab and the rice. >> that is where we make owe money. sal mop was terrible last season. we are coming off a terrible sal mop season. now we are going into...a terrible crab season. ever continue we get a couple of crabs in the middle it will not be like a full season. >> restaurants that rely on job say business has been slow this year. they been serving crab from washington, dc, and oregon, and they

amy hollyfield has team coverage in sunol. amy? >> good morning, reggie.ment we hear is "it feel like a movie set." you can see what i mean, huge powerful lights here have lit up the hillside and you can see the tree, the train car, on its side. a lot of people are say they cannot believe what they seeing and it is a real train car on the embankment. crews stayed overnight to keep the scene protected and to figure out how they are going to move this train. they listen to work on that today. they do not know how long it will take. there were 205 people on the train. nine were hurt. four have serious injuries. but not life threat being. all are expected to survive. some did not know what happened. >> a car was in the river. it did not family like that much of a bump but...it was nasty. en is okay. >> officials say this morning that the ace commuter train derailed because of a mudslide that sent a tree across the tracks. the train hit the tree. it happened

amy hollyfield is at the north concord bart. amy? >> good morning, reggie.hey are not happy of heading into a second week of dealing with the issues. we have some progress. this is a test train running between pittsburg and north concord which is the stretch of track giving off too much power and damned 50 trains. the test run was smooth. no word open when it will run for the public. we met a rider who is getting up 45 minutes earlier than usual to drive from brentwood to north concord. >> usually i get on at 4:15 now i get here earlier. i have to drive to north concord coming from brentwood. >> why not take the bus? >> i don't take buses. >> bart is providing buses from pittsburg to north concord for people would want a ride. there are no trains running between the two stations. we are expecting a progress report today from bart but as of right now they are saying continue to plan on shorter trains and the because bridge. >>> president obama is waking up in

amy hollyfield has the controversial decision. >> they say this is not an antigun issue but it is annvironmental issue. look at the hundreds of people would came out to the meeting to support the gun club, the chabot gun club they were hoping they can save it. the east bay regional parks district board is worried of the lead contamination from used shells. members think the concern is overblown. >> overwhelming issue is lead like everyone else, an issue we cannot get ambassador from. law is necessity lead contamination in chabot lake. it does not run down into the lake. they are containing it on the property. there are ways you can pull it off. and have it recycled. >> the vote was unanimous, all seven members voted to close the club after more than five hours of debate the they said the 50-year-old club can have a year to shut down. >>> thank you. baseball season is right an the corner. if you landing to take the ferry to giants games, buy your tickets now. ferry rides depart from larkspur term mall and dock outside at&t park costing $12.50, 25 round trip and four and under ride for

amy hollyfield is at the embarcadero station. >> taking trains away does not help a very crowded situation. we look forward to hearing what bart passengers have to say. bart is saying they now have 80 cars that are in the shop. that is because they have electrical problems and the problems are happening in the transbay tube, trains are going east and are getting knocked out of service. officials do not know why. it is a mystery. it worsens this week. on monday, bart lost 40 cars. this comes as ridership is up. they are losing trains. ridership was at a record high in february. the commute is just getting started and early. trains are rolling. we plan to talk to passenger. we will ask about the issue. stay with us as we bring you that part of the story. >>> we appreciate it. a day after santa clara county sheriff laurie smith installed the cameras she paid for in the jail, a major fight between inmates was caught on camera. the sheriff said it broke out yesterday afternoon in the maximum security unit of the jail in san jose. we told you about the fight on abc7 at 4:00 yesterday. the unit w

amy hollyfield is in brentwood. >> an amazing story. you are shopping at a c.v.s.brentwood and then you are the key to an arrest robbery suspect, the man that police call the "beered bandit." he is accused in a dozen bank robberies and all the way from gilroy to sacramento on monday robberies in lafayette. there was good surveillance video of him. he wore sunglasses and hats but that beard was always visible giving him the name "the beered bandit i a shopper at c.v.s. spotted him and it ended here. police say he was buying razor to shave off that beard. >> cannot believe that story. >> enjoy attack on brussels, police discovered a new attacker in the subway and he is still on the loose. tiffany wilson is in the newsroom. tiffany? >> belgium police say a

amy hollyfield is near the site of the sinkhole that led to a gas leak. >> i have good news. the gas is not leaking anymore. the threat is over. however, the inconvenience will linger. this street will be closed for a while and the gas has been shut. to explain that further i will bring in pg&e spokeswoman. can you tell us about the gas shut off? >> because safety is our top priority, we were looking at the situation moment by moment and as the sinkhole continued to grow we decided it was hazardous. we needed to get back out and shut it off. we used our valve system to shut off seven valves. that impacts 2,500 customers. their gas has been impacted. we are going to be working through the night and through the day to make sure we restore service safely and as quickly as possible. >> people will miss the hot shower. can you give always rough estimate? it is a work in progress, i know, of when the street is re-opened and when people get their gas back? >> the street will depend on the sinkhole. that is something the town of moraga will have impacted. as forgetting service back w

amy hollyfield is in pleasanton this morning. commuters are ready to board. amy?gie we are at train station with electronic signs letting people know service is restored. they will be slowing down through the affected area. here is the big moment that made the day possible. the crews pulled th derailed california off the track. 75 people worked nonstop to get it cleared to resume service. ace train derailed on monday night in niles canyon while traveling from san jose to stockton. nine people were hurt. everyone survived. investigators say the train derailed because of a mud should, mud and possibly a tree landed on the tracks. train hit the debris. they will study the event recorder in the train to check the speed and how the brakes were working. investigators say the track looks good. they will slow the trains down through niles canyon where the derailment happened. to be sure. the first train will pass through at 5:40 this morning. >> ace train is trying to figure what could be done to prevent an accident like this from happening again. they said they will meet

amy hollyfield is at the wharf with the prices you can expect. amy?eaper than last year. it will be $2.930 a wholesale. last year was $3. but it is slim pickings. they are say they are not seeing so men as they usually do. it could be a short season. as far as quality, they like what they are seeing. >> they are all hard, not soft. they are good quality. >> the first haul from the small boats is in. the big boats, though, are due in tonight. a lot more crab coming in. later, this evening, they will come in and you see them soon in

. >> right to our reporter, amy hollyfield. what is happening? to the livermore story we were on the way to the correct story but sent to livermore. a busy morning. this is the situation here. it was active here recently. we still have police on the scene. we have crime tape up here on pacific avenue in front of livermore city hall. where you see the police officers that is the back entrance to their police department. that is where the threat was happening. there was a man posing a threat here and had officers very concerned. at this point, they are telling us the threat is over. they are not actively looking for anyone. however, they don't want to give us any more details than that. they are keeping us at a distance and working on gathering their information working on deciding what to tell us and what to release. they did want to get the word out to the people of livermore there is not a current active threat. nothing to be afraid of. but something happened. we will stay here and work the developing situation. stay with us. we continue to gath

amy hollyfield is at the embarcadero station. >> taking trains away does not help a very crowded situationk forward to hearing what bart passengers have to say. bart is saying they now have 80 cars that are in the shop. that is because they have electrical problems and the problems are happening in the transbay tube, trains are going east and are getting knocked out of service. officials do not know why. it is a mystery. it worsens this week. on monday, bart lost 40 cars. this comes as ridership is up. they are losing trains. ridership was at a record high in february. the commute is just getting started and early. trains are rolling. we plan to talk to

amy hollyfield is following the storm. how far have you gotten? where are you? >> we made it to novato. no rain yet. we have wind. message crews are gearing up for the storm. they say they are ready to respond to mud, power outages,ed ins. -- and glads but they need to you do your part. >> we have problems with candles during the power outages. have batteryies for flashlights and battery powered radios. >> the north bay is expected to get the most rain. we will drive around this morning checking it out. day with us for updates. >> the rain means demolition of a cliff side apartment building in pacifica is on hold. now it is scheduled for tomorrow. the city representatives will likely have to wait until next week to tear down the apartments. the city took emergency action after cliff erosion threatened to send the building crumb to the beach below. >> part police want you to see a murder suspect would shot and killed a man on a train a month after killing the man is still on the run. >> bart police released the video showing the suspect inside two of the stations

. >> amy hollyfield is on the scene with the details. they are still coming in. >> look behind me.ce have a presence were they blocked off the street at prince. they are still working the scene. we are just a block east of the south berkeley bart station and we are told two people in their 20s were shot, a man and woman inside a car. we see the evidence markings of several bullets. we are told the man got out of the car but was found in the middle of the street suffering from the gunshot wounds and the woman was found inside the car. they were both taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries with no arrests made. at this time police do not have a suspect description and they do not know how many suspects they are looking for at this i'm. i asked if it looked like it was random or targeted and they say it is too early to tell. >>> we know you will track the details. good morning, i am natasha zouves. >> i am reggie aqui, welcome to wednesday march 16th. >> nice to see you. welcome back. good morning, everyone, a look at radar satellite and a lack of clouds. it looks calm fr

amy hollyfield is near the site of the sinkhole that led to a gas leak. >> i have good news. gas is not leaking anymore. the threat is over. however, the inconvenience will linger. this street will be closed for a while and the gas has been shut. to explain that further i will bring in pg&e spokeswoman

amy hollyfield is following the storm. how far have you gotten? where are you? rain yet. we have wind. message crews are gearing up for the storm. they say they are ready to respond to mud, power outages,ed ins. -- and glads but they need to you do your part. >> we have problems with candles during the power outages. have batteryies for flashlights and battery powered radios. >> the north bay is expected to get the most rain. we

amy hollyfield is joining us with the proposal. amy? >> yes, matt, they are talking about making the sidewalks wider. talk about making the crosswalks more visible. how about new islands for pedestrians? anything they can to make the area safer. this is the street that take you to and from the golden gate bridge, not the crooked part. it is one of the most dangerous stretches in the city. to make the changes they have to taking away some packing spaces but and say that is okay if it means pedestrians safer. >> i do. though should get rid of packing and it would be safer for the pedestrians but they need to lose the left hand turn. >> there will be a vote on the safety proposals at the board meeting at 1:00. if approved, construction could start this summer. >>> thank you. the port of san francisco is spending $63 million on provements to the waterfront the next few years. according to the "san francisco examiner" it will not put a depth on the backlog of needed repairs. the port hopes to renovate bathrooms and enhance security and fix f

amy hollyfield is there now. amy? >> yes, people are starting to wake up if livermore. they wonder, what is go on? police do have to area proposed off with tape. this is pacific avenue in front of livermore city hall and the police department. the call came in as livermore police were threatened by a pan. police have not said how it ended but the threat is over. they are not looking for anyone. for those starting day, this is unnerving. they are lying to plan around it. >> i wonder what going on. not a big deal. but if there is a threat, why want do go run on the trail. that is it. >> police are keeping quiet. we have reached out to the public information officer and other points of contact in the department. we have been told they get back to us. >> san francisco police union members are accusing the d.a. of making drunken disparaging remarks against minorities. this is the latest in the ongoing dispute between the two parties with the new statements under penalty of perjury and it happened back in 2010 when gascon was police chief. both sides have been going at it sin

amy hollyfield is on the scene. amy?200 pg&e employees are on the way to the scene right now. they will work to get people's gas turned back on. look behind me, at all of the activity going on here as welcomeers are trying to figure out how to deal with the sinkhole at reach boulevard. it opened yesterday at 2:30 and it was complicated when a power pole severed the gas line, with the gas liking they evacuated the movie theater, the gym, the strip mall and people had to shelter in place. the gas was shut off last night and now they have to work to get it back on. someone is going to come to your door if order to turn the gas on and they have to enter your him. that is how gas is turned back on in situations like this. if people are able to stay home and it is not inconvenience, that is wonderful. if it is going to be an inconvenience we are not asking people to stray home we will still be in the area and we will continue to come identity and people are more than welcome to call our number and society up an -- set up an ap

amy hollyfield is at the wharf. amy? >>> yes, the boats are ready to go. they are loaded up with the pots, but, first, a crucial test today. buyers want the crab tested, that was caught over the welcome to see the quality of the crab and they will north a price. they are concerned that crabs soften this time year and are worry about the quality. the fishermen were anxious to get the season started that was delayed four months because the crabs were found to have domoic acid. they are now toxin free and safe to eat and weapon the quality is assessed and the price is set, the fishermen will head out. they suspect that will be on wednesday and you can start looking for crab in your stores looking for crab in your stores on thursday or friday. >>> this morning, small businesses throughout the state are trying to figure out how to handle the new minimum wage. over the weekend a tentative deal was reached to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour. but some rains are reconsidering trimming menus and raising prices in order to pay their employees. some may reduc

we go do amy hollyfield driving through the north by all morning. you made it to santa rosa? >> that is right. we are in santa rosa. we are getting a break. this is a light sprinkle. this is all. i checked with the sheriff and dispatch said it was buy it and was grateful saying the last few hours they have not had rain. it has been nice. more is coming. yesterday it was expense. and relentless. everyone keeping an cry on the creeks in mill valley are filling up quickly so fires, businesses and residents all are watching closely. >> we had three storm oh the weekend the first hitting now so we have a heightened level of awareness. >> there will be reverse 9-1-1 calls if crabbies spill over the pumps. what out for that. officials and other message responders saying if you can, stay home. don't go out. >>> thank you, amy. we have a lot of information to get through the weekend storms including about el nino and the latest weather forecast from the weather team at abc7news.com/el nino. >> now, developing news in richmond, police are look for the person who gunned down a young man

from san francisco, i amy hollyfield. >> a develop news, berkeley police are accepting for the suspect in a bizarre animal cullty case. a grounds keeper at the berkeley marina found five animals shot with pellets. tiffany is in the newsroom. all the animals died? that is right, berkeley police say it look like someone used the animals as target practice. saturday afternoon, a grounds keeper at the berkeley marina found a bosom, a cat, and three raccoons two foaming at the math and in distress. three of the animals were dead. the ground keeper transported the surviving two animals to the animal shelter and one died after arrive and the last was euthanized. scans showed they were shot by some sort of pellet gun. >> how could anyone be cruel to animals, the most innocent being ever and to take out their adepress open them is is...inexcusable. >> it is not just inexcusable but it is a felony christmas. police want your help to identify the person or people who killed the five wide animal. if you saw someone carrying a gun or suspicious animal at the berkeley marina call police. >> this pet

amy hollyfield is explaining from berkeley. >> we fine support for workers among the riders say theyre happy that the bart employees will get bonuses. according to the "san francisco chronicle" bart agreed to the bonuses during contract negotiations to end the strike in 2013 but the round of bonuses comes as bart has had mechanical problems, not great timing, but others think paying employees and paying for repairs should be separate. they unrelated and it is perfectly great they get the raise and befuss. that is fantastic. great for workers. >> the bonus kicks in if ridership is up. which is it. if it continues through june the bonuses will be paid and that will cost bart $3 million. >> if you take bart in the east bay it is running limits planes between the north concord and martin news and pittsburg/bay point with passengers sweeping trains to continue to oakland and san francisco. bart is still trying to figure out what caused an electrical surge that pit dozens of cars out of service. the system has hired outside experts. the surge has damaged 50 rail cars forcing bart to close

affordable model three and excited customers are lining up in walnut creek and our reporter, amy hollyfield there right new. amy? >> yes, look behind me. it is along for 5:30 in the morning. a man is walking up to get in line catching out since yesterday to be able to put a deposit down on the model 3 which will cost $35,000 a fraction of what the current tesla costs explaining the popularity and the enthusiasm. i have secretary at the front of the line, the fellow waiter have let him step out. you got hour at 1:00 yesterday afternoon. i am passionate about the environment and tesla has made being green cool what no one else has continue. i have wanted one but silt out of my price range. thiscy fordable at $35,000. how is waiting in line? >> we have a community here, we all came here not knowing each other and we have been talking about cars, things we love to do and sometimes we will sleep. i set up a tent so i can sleep but there is a lot of passing time before the opening. >> and soon you will be in the new car and you will not remember this moment? >> i will always remember this moment.