take bart if you want to get around this.rp as it has been the last couple of mornings in the 40s and 50s and the afternoon is warmer, check out my forecast, 66 in san francisco, and the rest of us 71 for 74. get ready for 70s and 80s even at the coast this weekend. >> four, a man would led officers on a chase from oakland to pleasant hill is in custody. police tried to stop him eastbound 24 for following other cars too closely but the driver crashed into several c.h.p. cars while trying to get away. >> oakland city council member wants the unanimous to bring the all-star game to oracle arena and the league is discussing today had to move it to north carolina after the new anti-lgbt law. >> hillary clinton and bernie sanders ball el it out in new york exposing the division between the two candidates that border on personal issues. >> grab your ripped unions and flowered head happens because the music festival is being kick off in southern california with headliners lcd sound system and guns and roses and calvin harris. >> tha

. >> no relief for bart passengers after a weekend of testing, bart isn't still ready yet. bart will resume normal weekday service for the north concord stations. a puzzling surge damaged at least 50 train cars two weeks ago forcing bart to rely on shuttle trains. this week bart will continue to use the shuttles but also resume normal service at times as

if you tried to replace bart today it would be more like $40 billion. bart's a great system.very system has problems. every great system has problems. >> the system is expanded far beyond the dreams of its planners, he says, now carrying millions of passengers. >> millions and millions of passenger miles. and where would they have been otherwise? on the road somewhere. >> reporter: bart has indeed become indispensable for the bay area. once revolutionary, it remains one-of-a-kind. with design limitations and extra costs built in forever. jackson van der becken, nbc bay area news. >> that was part three of our closer look at bart's biggest challenges. if you'd like to seat other parts of that series go to our web site, nbcbayarea.com. there you'll find them right at the top of our home page. >>> the state of mississippi receiving a backlash from the bay area. mississippi just passed a controversial law which restrict rights for lgbt. today the community, today mayor ed lee said san francisco's taxpayers will not subsidize legally sanctioned hate and bigotry against any person

. >> no relief for bart passengers after a weekend of testing, bart isn't still ready yet. bart will resume normal weekday service for the north concord stations. a puzzling surge damaged at least 50 train cars two weeks ago forcing bart to rely on shuttle trains. this week bart will continue to use the shuttles but also resume normal service at times as experts continue to search for the cause of these problems. coming up in about 20 minutes from now at 6:30, investigative reporter reveals bart's troubles may not be only old age. some were built into the system from the very start. that's ahead at 6:30. >>> just now into the newsroom, information about the san francisco man beaten by sheriff's deputies. he's being moved to the marin county jail. he was arrested last week after an fbi raid. today he had his first appearance in the san francisco federal court. mark matthews is outside of the courthouse and mark, you have new information now from his mother. what is she saying? >> reporter: olga petrov called me to say her son was moved and called her and said he had been bea

bart officials have told nbc bay area investigative reporter jackson van der becken that bart faces ace backlog expected to take a decade or more to resolve. >> reporter: as bart's trains enter a fifth decade of service, richard severo, maintenance supervisor at hayward says workers are forced to be creative to keep them rolling. >> the computer systems are in on obsolete. we need to look for parts on e. bay. sometimes we fabricate them in house. >> you're like santa's workshop. >> that is correct. >> reporter: last summer about five trane air conditioners began to fail each day. crews equipped hundreds under the tranes. elsewhere technicians grind down bart's one-of-a-kind steel aluminum wheels to keep trains in service longer. and rush to build components burned out in recent unexplained power surges. severo says bart's technology is clearly outdated. >> so it's like buying a computer in 1980 and trying to keep it alive today. and you go back dell and say can you repair this? they'll say that thing belongs in a museum. >> randy rentzler, spokesman for bart says bart's maintenance ha

bart downtown? is there a discount because they come on muni for that? >> i'm not sure how that workwise the transfer. >> just trying to remember what the deal was on that, so that's okay. just the extension of the 14 to daly city bart helped a lot of residents in my district t is the quickest route to get downtown so i support the project. >> great. thank you very much. seeing no other questions or comments we'll open up item 7 to public comment. any members? seeing none public comment is closed. if we can have a motion on that. >> motion to approve. >> thank you motion by commissioner avlease and seconded by commissioner cohen and take that without objection. item aithd, please >> item 8 rail capacity strategy update. this is information item >> we have graham from sfmta. >> good morning commissioner, graham [inaudible] thank you to tuque tauc about the work we are doing here. it is a start of major investment and near term actions mta can take to help improve the system today. we'll go over the w

bart's track is about 6" wider than the standard transit system. >> somebody designed bart in 1960. i don't know what the thought process was. >> reporter: and bart is set to resume testing soon. it ordered 775 of these brand- new cars. it's expected to start rolling them into service slowly by the end of the year. in oakland anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> reducing car crash fatalities is the goal of some of the brightest minds in sillicon valley right now. they held a self-driving car forum today at stanford. their goal, get some ideas from stakeholders as they develop legislation and guidelines for all those driverless cars that are coming our way. 32,000 people died in car crashes in 2014. and experts say the technology is there to get that number to zero. >> we should embrace the new technology in a safe manner so technology providers like texas instruments can help making instrumentation safe. >> google says that the cars will be available to the public by 2020. >>> a baby seal stranded on ocean beach is being nursed back to health right now in marin. the fuzzy pup was spotted early

tom, the president of bart. this is a $77 million five-year contract. no strikes, but at the same time, bart is facing some big deficits, and how can we pay for this? >> is actually $50 million over the four years of the contract, 77 million over 10 years, and it is about $850 million a year for this, but it's more than we budgeted for, but well within what we can afford. this instability. we can plan around it, and we were able to get some medical cost savings that we did not budget for the contract. it's a good deal for the workers in a good deal for the bay area.'s back the critics say you are giving away the store, and so you can have everything rolling smoothly before the election come november. >> this is lower than those in the prior contract, and it's a status quo contract. >> if that goes ahead, the next question is are we going to be taking money that would otherwise going to the trains enough keeps in order to pay for this. >> to some degree, yes. we allocate money from the operating budget to the cap

it's so bart can preform maintenance. breaking news: north korea has fired what appears to be a ballistic missile off a submarine. this is just the latest artillery to be fired -- in an apparent protest against ongoing military drills between the u-s and south norea. the north has also been facing tougher sanctions after it tested a nuclear weapon back in january. >> marty: where health the table in the medical findings released this week the san francisco apartment for a so the buyer. currently are trying symptoms being monitored closely note known treatment for the virus and is still insists there's no risk to the general public the first case of a zeka in february. . close >> marty: and make sure could help women live longer. there's a link between the amount of vegetation around homes and significantly lower death rates. this city for more than 1000 women over a year. comparing the number of deaths and the group by satellite imagery. five states will vote on tuesday explain how foreigners are hoping to wrap up the nom

the interesting afternoon for bart. >> rosemary a test start to the new era of bart trains. >> conducting a test when this happened. it overshot the tracks and crashed into that dirt embankment. >> good evening. i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. we have developing news about bart. one of the new cars derailed during a test run. it happened near industrial park way and pacific street in hayward before two this afternoon. sky fox 2 captured these pictures from above the train and live pictures and bart says it was only going about 10 miles per hour and there were a few operators on board. no one hurt and the car overshot the end of the track and plowed into a into a berm. bart took delivery a few weeks ago and hoping to get the first ten car train in service by the end of the or next year. you can see they are leading that new car away. we will get more information this afternoon. >>> wanting to be transparent about officer discipline. >>> henry lee is here and joins us with what the city is doing. >> reporter: frank and julie, the city will providing to the public a summary of

and sold bart did an incredible job for the community. >> former bart manager says that he believes that the system got overcrowded and that maintenance took a backseat to expansion. that's the story jackson is working on for tonight. watch it here at 6:00. >>> federal officials are inspecting the yorba buena tunnel because concrete is crumbling and it's not just because of normal wear and tear over the last 80 years. corrosion to blame. a piece, you'll remember, of the wall fell on a car in january. and then caltrans found more than a dozen damaged areas along the bridge. the federal highway administration and caltrans using equipment that can see inside that concrete. >> getting a real good look what they look like, not just the surface, several feet back as well. and an idea if there's any problems farther beyond tunnel from what the eye can only see. >> now, caltrans says no serious dangers to drivers. >> high-risk sex offender is now free and in reasohnert park. this man jonathan hoppner is in their city. released on parole after serving jail time on molestation and sexual batt

train from pittsburg to bart board meetings in oakland. and he says it's been frustrating.particularly when the weather is bad. >> : it was cold, it was windy and it was so inconvenient for myself and other rides that evening. > >kate: sunday.bart said engineers had found no problems with the tracksso now they're looking at the train cars themselves. wondering if something is wrong with the internal electronics. earlier this weeka bart spokesman said there is no timeline for having the system up and running. >> : hopefully fix it. > >kate: i asked if any more trains were damaged during the testing and she said she wasn't sure and that should get back with us on that reporting in north concord. kate cagle. kron 4 news. >> vicki : we have an update to a story we first brought to you last night. a man missing since monday has been found dead in san francisco. police say michael shaffer was last seen in san mateo where he lives. this picture had been circulating since he was reported missing by his family early in the week. they said he had a

those are some of the biggest complaints we get from bart riders. bart says relief is on the way. they showcased one of their new cars today set to go into service next year. >> welcome aboard. the next station is embarcadero. >> reporter: this is bart's new ride. the train car just arrived a few weeks ago. transit leaders hope this will be the solution to all the recent delays and shutdowns. >> they will help relieve congestion and they will improve our reliability. >> reporter: the current trains are 43 years old and bart says they are breaking down more often. service between the concord and pittsburg-bay point stations still isn't back to 100%. engineers can't figure out what caused the electrical spikes that damaged bart cars. >> oh, it's been crazy. yeah. late to work. late to appointments. [ ding ] >> reporter: bart believes the new cars should make passengers happy. aside from reliability, there are a lot of upgrades. >> i am pretty comfortable. 6'3", 250, and, you know, i got plenty of leg room. >> reporter: space for bikes, wheelchairs and plenty of standing room. also m

they need bart more and more. >> this this is a pivotal moment in bart history. >>> a study after settlement in 2014 showed four things failed needed fixing and now appear to have been fixed through this deal that will keep labor at peace for the next five years. >> we are reestablishing the trust and respect at bart between labor and management. communication, strategy that did not involve us beating each other up in the media, providing us the information that we need to bargain in good faith and avoiding the breakdowns and communications and the negotiations. >> both sides acknowledge that we need to refocus on this system. both sides agree that we need to focus on service to our riders. >> we need to keep the bay area moving and we know it and it will take work to do it. >> wages will rise over the four year deal by 10.5%. the potential for additional bonuses exist but only if bart achieves certain growth and reliable goals. bart says it can do it all without having to hike fares. the proposed 3 billion-dollar bond issue in november is not for wages or bonuses but solely for new equipmen

last january, gunman shout and killed a man on a bart plain west oakland. some camera may know been decoys and did not record the crime. the suspect is at large. this mom is glad her son was not hurt and says no more bart trips for now. >>> the search is on for this man waned for the robbery and assault of two hikers in solano county. man assault it one of the women and took money from them both. he is described as hispanic main, 25 years old, 5'5", short black hair, and a light mustache. >>> in san mateo this man is missing and may be without important medication. police gave us this photo of michael schaffer. 39 years old and his family reported his missing on monday. he was last seen in san mateo and may be driving a gold camera, 4mjt621. >>> what's old is new again for sports fans in oakland. overstock.com pulled out of the naming rights deal for the coliseum. abc7~news was at the coliseum when the giants visited the athletics. the a's tell us the stadium is no longer known at the odot come coliseum. overstock will sile do more promotions and you can ca

cesar ---no mas huelgas en el bart! menos por los proximos 5 años blanca ---este fue el inesperado anuncio que se hizo el da de hoy en el rea de la baha...pilar nino nos tiene mas detalles. take lot 0;01 ;10 0;29 0;36 01;09 1;28 pkg mila martinez/usuia l rt 22:28 sabes que el ano entrante de los trabajadores del bart? o noooooooo. not again!! pues si esta noticia le trae malos recuerdos y revive pesadillas acordandose de la huelga en el 2013... no se preocupe tanto!! hoy en un frente unido la gerencia y los trabajadores del bart anunciaron que ya lograron un acuerdo tentativo para el proximo contrato el cual ni siquie sea vencido... to para los usuarios que... leopoldo ruiz/trabajador del bart/sindicato atu 17:08 no va a haber huelga no va sea son 5 anos de on de nada, o paz... paz laboral? paz laboral si 17'15 oliver uribe/usuario del bart 24:05 bueno necesitamos mucha hay bilidad en el bart, siempre inconvenientes, entonces es bueno para todas las personas que usan el bart 24:13 el nuevo acuerdo tentativo cubrira del

. >> and bart happening right now what we have not seen in a while is three weeks bart trains moving again in both directions between pittsburg/bay point and north concord. riders are thrilled. it is 20 days of delays. the problem started march 16 when the electrical remember caused a major meltdown. the fleet of future, this is what bart is calling it, thousands have been inside one of the models, the trips are equipped with microplugged doors to seal out the noise in the new cars and you can see the color scream covered with fabric that is easy to clean. if you bring your bib bicycles on board, there are new bicycle racks in every scar. and kgo decided to keep radio talk show host ronn owens who was said to move to the afternoons on sister station and now they changed their mind because of listener outcry. he will be on radio from 10:00 to noon a day an hour less. he posted this message and i quote, "i have all said you are the best listeners and you have proven it again." >> high has been with kgo radio for 40 years. 30 newsroom employees are out. kgo radio is now affiliated with

only a bart station and also a bike station. before he brought his own bike this san francisco resident a frequent rider through the bike program that began three years ago. >> it is very convenient. you can come by bart and take the bike and it is easy. i think it is helpful. >> now the bike share program is expanding from san francisco san jose and the peninsula to the east bay. the program is proposing 34 bike stations with 350 bikes in berkeley and elmerville and oakland, a first phase of more than 100 stations in the east bay proposed and 1500 bikes. >> whether they live in east bay and work in san francisco or vis vice versa they have a way to begin the trip. >> it is near the cal campus downtown berkeley and transit hubs and emeryville. >> we hope having the transportation service encourages people so people are leaving their cars behind and switching to active transportation and riding a bike and enjoying the day on top of a bike. >> riders can pick up and drop off bikes and buy annual memberships or purchase passes. som

last january a gunman shot and killed a man on a bart train in west oakland. some camera may have been decoys and did not record the crime the suspect is still at large. this mom is glad her son was not hurt. >> have to find other means of him traveling. >> reporter: mom says no more bart trips for now. abc7~news. >> the buy area is about to heat up. today was mild with partially clear skies. tonight it's chilly but don't get used to that cooler weather. meteorologist drew tuma has more with live doppler 7hd. hi, drew. >> coming off of a really nice spring day across the region. a live look from the golden gate bridge camera showing you fair amount of sunshine now giving way to cloud cover along the coast. not cooling temperatures along the coast. san francisco, half moon bay, mid-50s. you move inland, with total sunshine, and antioch, 79. livermore, 75. concord, 74. future weather shows you overnight tonight, once again, the low clouds will push inland so tomorrow morning first thing as we wake up sunday we'll have the low clouds. at mid-week, big area of hig

the reason, bart's track is 6" wider than a standard system. >> somebody designed bart in 1960. i don't know what the thought process was. >> reporter: bart is going to resume testing very soon. it ordered 775 of these new cars. they are expected to be slowly rolled into service before the end of the year. life in oakland, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> weather is the other big story this noon. lightning and rain around parts of the bay area today. it was a slick drive on the golden gate bridge with gloomy skies out there and, of course, all those raindrops. and commuters in oakland had to take it slow on west 880. roberta is tracking it on hi- def doppler. >> it has been so active this morning! incredibly active with lightning strikes primarily east of the bay. good afternoon, everybody. let's go ahead and go to our live hi-def doppler radar. you see that we still have a line of showers very heavy downpours. but primarily in throughout the central valley from stockton south along i-5 and then a little cell moving out of the livermore area now and the precipitation is now sagging to

bart put its new $2 million train car to the test and something went wrong. good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm larry beil in for dan ashley. the new train car plowed into a pile of dirt this afternoon near hayward along the section of test track. tonight bart is responding. >> sergio is live in hayward with the story. sergio? >> it took bart workers a few hours to dig the new train car out of the dirt, and they towed it away to something they call a barn to check to see if there were any damageses. damages. this week's old bart car plowed into something called a sandbox. it didn't derail. it came to the end of a test track used to train operators and test systems. >> none of the wheels came off of the running rail. it was easy to pull it off the birm. >> since it did not jump the tracks there was no damage to the wheels. they tell me there wasn't any damage to the rest of the car either. >> like your automobile that goes through extensive testing before you are able to buy it and then do our testing and that's what this test

bart can do it all without hiking fares. the proposed 3 billion-dollar bond issue is not for wages or bonuses but for equipment and infrastructure. >> we're eager to keep it going and the rebuilding of the system going. >> when i introduced this piece that i put on there. there were a couple of guys sitting here and looked at me like i was from another planet because they know how contentious the situation is. but it was palpable and you could feel the goodwill because the folks at bart in the unions and in management understand that the public won't tolerate anything else and i think that they have made an honest attempt to do this. we will see how it work out and subject to mutual approval and a worthwhile effort because we will have five years of labor peace. >> it is great time. i remember during the strike, you could tell how angry the two sides were and came out separately and criticizing each other and they are all working together. >> and these are the same people, the general manager and most of the members of the b

bart put its new $2 million train car to the test and something went wrong. good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm larry beil in for dan ashley. the new train car plowed into a pile of dirt this afternoon near hayward along the section of test track. tonight bart is responding. >> sergio is live in hayward with the story. sergio? >> it took bart workers a few hours to dig the new train car out of the dirt, and they towed it away to something they call a barn to check to see if there were any damageses. damages. this week's old bart car plowed into something called a sandbox. it didn't derail. it came to the end of a test track used to train operators and test systems. >> none of the wheels came off of the running rail. it was easy to pull it off the birm. >> since it did not jump the tracks there was no damage to the wheels. they tell me there wasn't any damage to the rest of the car either. >> like your automobile that goes through extensive testing before you are able to buy it and then do our testing and that's what this test

. >> license late reader that every bart parking lot is the pitch bart police made this morning to the agency. our reporter is in oakland where this is already push back to the plan. amy? >> you got it, three people here at the bart board speak out with concerns about privacy and the board listened saying they want to create a committee to take closer look. >> they used them on bridges and in some private buildings and parking garages, but putting them here in a bart parking garage raised concerns among privacy activists. >> why do you need this at all? why suddenly now, after 44 years of operation does bart suddenly feel they needs to know the license plate of every car? >> they say having the cameras in the garages could help crackdown on crime. >> can you narrow down the timeframe with the thefts occurred and because there is only one entrance or maybe a couple of entrances and exits you can go back and see, well, what car last or arrived before that happened. >> right if you they are installed at the mcarthur station because there is power to support them. they are not turned on fi

. >> a 12-year-old boy a victim of a brazen robbery in a bart station. he was returning home from the el cerrito station. he was stopped bay man with a gun. cornell bernard is live with the story. >> reporter: the good news here, the 12-year-old wasn't hurt but shaken off after an armed gunman stole his wallet inside, the bart station. his mom wants to know tonight, where were the police? >> i was in shock. >> this parent named even na says she never expected to get a call from her son saying he had been robbed inside a bart station. >> scared. traumatized. >> reporter: her 12-year-old son talks about the chilling armed robbery which happened at the el cerrito del norte station on friday at 6:00 p.m. he was coming how many from his cousin's house when a man came from behind and told him to keep walking. we agreed not show his face. >> he put the gun to my waist. i looked down and i seen the gun. >> reporter: the man ordered him to keep moving town the station staysway. >> he told me to stop where there wasn't cameras so they couldn't see, he started reac

and just 16% rate bart as poor. caugiran is live at the concord bart station with why bart is going to need some help. >> reporter: bart riders we spoke with say tt they support a proposed bond that could come up in the november ballot. but the problem is they say they have a hard time trusting bart. >> right now it's too crowded. midnight, 10:00 at night, i'm getting on the train and i still got to stand up. i get on the train 6:00 or 7:00 in the morning i still got to stand up. that doesn't make sense. >> reporter: bart is working to get back on track with rider confidence. the transit agency is still doing damage control after an electrical problem caused a major meltdown on the pittsburg- bay point line forcing riders to take shuttle trains or bus bridges. but bart riders seem forgiving. when we asked how reliable the system

and just 16% rate bart as poor. kpix 5's cate caugiran is live at the concord bart station with why bart is going to need some help. >> reporter: bart riders we spoke with say tt they support a proposed bond that could come up in the november ballot. but the problem is they say they have a hard time trusting bart. >> right now it's too crowded. midnight, 10:00 at night, i'm getting on the train and i still got to stand up. i get on the train 6:00 or 7:00 in the morning i still got to stand up. that doesn't make sense. >> reporter: bart is working to get back on track with rider confidence. the transit agency is still doing damage control after an electrical problem caused a major meltdown on the pittsburg- bay point line forcing riders to take shuttle trains or bus bridges. but bart riders seem forgiving. when we asked how reliable the system is, our exclusive kpix 5 poll found 8% said it was excellent. 44% said it was good. 34% said it was fair. and only 12% said it was poor. bart admits it needs help and is consid

tonight, andria borba asked bart what went wrong. >> reporter: bart service was not disrupted and no one was injured but bart is trying to figure out why their new car didn't stop. >> this is not how we wanted things to go. >> reporter: just a bit of understatement from bart tonight. around 2:00 when the brand spanking new bart car of the future that rolled out to much fanfare two weeks ago. >> they will help relieve congestion. >> reporter: overshot a test track between the hayward and union city stations and was buried in eight feet of sand. today, it was supposed to be a test run. >> we were training our new train operators today but it has not been determined if it was operator error or something else. >> reporter: video from chopper 5 shows the new car was filled with sandbags to simulate the weight of actual humans before it slammed at 5 to 10 miles an hour. >> we have to make it as realistic as possible. >> reporter: bart spokesperson taylor huckabee says once it was dug out, it seemed okay, without significant damage from the impact. >> if something like this were to happen,

the mcarthur bart station but have not turned them on. they hope they will help solve rot crimes which make up 94% of investigations at bart stations. people with privacy concerns want to know more about what they will do with the information and in there will be any public oversite. >> happening right now a search is underway for this missing man, 87-year-old on was last seen at his home in hayward yesterday at 5:00 people. he is described as hispanic, bald, brown eyes and standing 5' 5" and weighing 142 pounds. last seen wearing a straw hat, gray sweater vest, black shirt, and black pants. he suffers from a medical condition and could be disoriented, so please call hayward police if you see him. >> the man pacifica police say shot his pregnant ex-girlfriend in the head is still lose and fortunately she and the unborn baby are expected to be okay. ricardo left the scene in a green camry, and in pacifica the police responded to the shooting at the apartments. he tried to kidnap johnson. when she resisted he shot her. year, the officers sw

. >> they will catch bart and it is good thing. you can jump on bart and go get your car later. >> the other issue for tonight's game is the price of parking. >> they say parking for tonight's game will be $30. >> typically home games, parking is free. >> keep that in mind. they say parking will be 30-dollars tonight and typical games. the fans will be saving $10. >> they could also park at the coliseum bart station to save some money. bart moved the sliding pay rate and pay anywhere from seven to $30. we expect them to add more train cars as well and it is going to be very busy going in through tonight. >> back to you. >> bart is continuing to work fully restoring service to the bay point and north concord stations. they are testing them between the two stations. it doesn't mean service is back for good. bart stayed train shuttles are still in the rotation. they will pinpoint the source of the electrical problem that damaged cars three weeks ago. >> they are investigating a deadly shooting. it happened before 9:30 at silver and sa

you may have seen on the news bart perks we are working together with bart to [inaudible] corroded portionoffs the system, the transbay [inaudible] embarcadero and mun gumry stations and the idea is sign up for the program and earn points through the clipper card for shifting travel outside of the peak period to ease the congestion problems on bart and extend [inaudible] this doesn't take place medium and long term capital planning but a important way we can partner with the community and public to extend the life and the capacity of our system. you can find more nrgz at sf [inaudible]/bart travel incenseive. in terms of the local work the treasure island management team put together 3 grant applications so hopefully we will be successful working with ticd the [inaudible] community development and [inaudible] we submitted a state cap and trade grant for affordable housing and. we submitted a federal tiger grant for a hybrid vessel we hope toacquire for the ferry service and applied for federal inclusive planning impact grant. i highlight these because it is terrific to see there are no program

this power surge has plagued this bart station for almost three weeks now. so while normal service has resumed for the morning commute, it may not stay that way. for weeks, bart has been testing the line between the pittsburg-bay point and north concord stops trying to figure out what caused the problem that shut down the area. a shuttle service was in place between the stops to bring passengers to and from the stations and it was determined that the c cars were the ones that were acting. those are the cars with the oldest propulsion system. so people who start here will be able to continue inbound by train here. jackie ward, kpix 5. >> jackie, when will bart know if the line is fixed and regular service can resume for good? >> reporter: we spoke to a spokesman jim alison. he says he hopes that the decision is made sometime after 9 a.m. >> all right. jackie ward, thank you. >>> bill cosby has partially succeeded in putting a defamation case against him on hold relating to accusations of sexual misconduct. a federal judge issued a stay yesterday blocking the

about bart's leadership. >>> thanks, frank. looking forward to more at five. >>> one of the biggest challenges in space is how to reintegrate into site, how to find a job. >>> the justice department is stepping in and we will tell you more when the four on 2 returns. >>> a court ruling in the deflategate scandal upholding a four-game suspension for quarterback tom brady,, new england. a court overturned a lower court judge and sided with the league. the lower court judge had thrown out the suspension saying the league did not give him proper notice. today's ruling may fuel another round of debate over what rule, if any, brady played in using underinflated footballs in the 2015afc championship game. brady, a san mateo native. >>> i can't keep up with that. suspended and not suspended. >> there you go. >> it is time to get social and take a look at some of the stories that people are talking about on social media. you know the saying, life gives you lemons, you do what? >> you make lemonade. >> here is what beyonce did. >> an hou

you may have seen on the news bart perks we are working together with bart to [inaudible] corroded portionoffs the system, the transbay [inaudible] embarcadero and mun gumry stations and the idea is sign up for the program and earn points through the clipper card for shifting travel outside of the peak period to ease the congestion problems on bart and extend [inaudible] this doesn't take place medium and long term capital planning but a important way we can partner with the community and public to extend the life and the capacity of our system. you can find more nrgz at sf [inaudible]/bart travel incenseive. in terms of the local work the treasure island management team put together 3 grant applications so hopefully we will be successful working with ticd the [inaudible] community development and [inaudible] we submitted a state cap and trade grant for affordable housing and. we submitted a federal tiger grant for a hybrid vessel we hope toacquire for the ferry service and applied for federal inclusive planning impact grant. i highlight these because it is terrific to see there are no program

==boxes== >>> is it bart or big brother watch you? a lot of people are questioning bart's plan to install license plate readers at its parking lots. what's bart's reasoning here and will this happen? >> reporter: well, to keep you safe. they already installed that license plate reader at one of its stations last year. it's not turned ot just yet but they hope to turn them on at all stations. that's in addition to cameras like the one you see here behind me that already exist. look around and cameras are already almost everywhere. >> a few years late but it's 1984. big brother is watching. >> bart deputy chief wants more. >> the attempt is to reduce more crime in our parking lots. >> in the last two years, there have been more than 6,000 incidents of burglary, personal property and caught owes. it hopes to install similar technology at every station. >> chances are you're already on camera but these new license plate readers can produce images of license plates and people and can check the information gathered against law enforcement d

bart has yet to say when the new rule will be enforceed. >>> bart's board aproblem $3 million to fix broken escalators in san francisco mostly to replace 20-year-old parts. >> the electrical problems knocked some of the bart trains out of service in the east bay is again. but we do not know the cause. bart hired a special team to determine the source of the surge between the bay point and north concord station. 50 are cars were knocked out of service. a similar problem damaged cars in the transbay tube in february. the source is still not clear it is always poll it could come back. >> have a message for bart? can you share it with us # #dearbart. we could use your comment here. >> happening today, the ambitious san francisco start-up shuttle is shutting down the uber for kids, willing to pay highly screened drivers founded in 2014. it raised $12 million but not enough. they where a letter saying they could not raise the money to continue operations. rides booked for today will be honored. >> a police search is underway for the person who stole a car from a soledad driveway with a two

bart passengers in contra costa county. instead of relying on a shuttle this morning, they will be taking the train at last. kpix 5's jackie ward is live at the pittsburg-bay point station, where bart is testing a route that's seen all kinds of electrical trouble. jackie? >> reporter: yeah. michelle, the people we have spoken to said it's been quite the hassle to start their day on a shuttle, but this morning, that is not the case because train service has resumed between the pittsburg-bay point and north concord train stops. for almost three weeks, that part of the line has been tested by techficials as they trying to fit -- by technicians as they try to figure out the problem. while it's been difficult for bart, it's been a headache for commuters. >> i'm relieved. relieved. i have been going on that shuttle for a while and it's a nuisance and delays me at least 20 minutes from getting to work on time. really excited about it. >> reporter: so while train service is back up and running between the two stations for this morn

is all comes as bart is ready to ask voters.. developing story, bart agreed to a four-year deal aimed at preventing future strikes as they are getting ready to ask voters for $3.5 billion to fix up the aging system. >>> they get the certainty of no strikes, no service interruptions. they announced a new contract to raise pay by 10 1/2% over the next four years. and at the same time, guaranteeing no repeats of the strikes in 2013. it is five years of labor peace. >> we all realize what we want to do is up our game and improve what happened last time and look to the future and rebuild the system. that is what is all about. >> but he said to vote no saying the new deal is more about politician than good policy. >> i think it is a bad deal, extend ag bad contract from 2013 is a bad thing to do. >> bart's 3,000 workers are already the highest paid in the nation and they get benefits for only $129 a month. >> several deficiency work rules. >> like what? >> well our train operators do two round-trips per day and miscellaneous yard work,

cesar ---no mas huelgas en el bart! zo ela de hoy en el rea de la baha... take boxes --- y pilar nino nos tiene mas detalles desde daly city... pilar, te escuchamos-- take lot ;01 0;15 very quick ;20 0;40 0;47 01;20 1;39 27:0gracias bnas tardepues sorpresivo, se hace con un ano de anticipacion y con la participacion tanto de la gerencia como de los sindicatos. 27:13 mila martinez/usuaria del bart 22:28 sabes que el ano entrante nuevameee vence el contto de los trabajades del bartnoooo! pues si esta noticia le trae malos recuerdos y revive pesadillas acordandose de la huelga en el 2013... no se preocupe tanto!! hoy en un frente unido la gerencia y los trabajadores del bart anunciaron que ya lograron un acuerdo tentativo para el proximo contrato el cual ni siquiera se ha vencido... esto quiere decir para los usuarios que... leopoldo ruiz/trabajador del bart/sindicato atu 17:08 no va a haber huelga no va a haber interrupcion de nada, o paz... paz laboral? paz laboral si 17'15 oliver uribe/usuario del bart 24:05 bueno neces

first, the bart police chief will present the pilot program to the board today.ill have to answer to privacy advocates who are concern about what bart will do with the information collected from the cameras. riders brought up the issue. >> joe really have any opinion one way or the other. i don't have anything to hide. i don't have a problem with it. but i can see how other people could be bothered by it. >> rot crimes make up 94% of the investigations facing bart police. the chief things the cameras could help track down the people committing the crimes. those with privacy concerns want bart to answer questions how they will control the information. >> the man police say shot his pregnant ex-girlfriend in the hold is still loose. she and her unborn baby are expected to be okay. this is who police are looking for, looking the scene in a 2003 silver toyota camry. police responded to the shooting in pacifica at an apartment complex yesterday. he tried to kidnap johnson and she resisted he shot her. officers swarmed the house searching for him but no one was found o

bart. no delays. >> way to go, bart. >> no shuttle trains. that is good news. we will watch that. muni because rail, no delays, ace train coming into vasco ontime. back with a look at walnut creek and the south bay commute in a few minutes. >> more concern in the east bay this morning as it appears someone targeting people and property with bb guns has struck again. matt is at the san leandro police police department this morning. matt? >>> good morning. police have used undercove officers to try to get these guys but no arrests. in an industrial section of san leandro, police say vandals used bb guns to shot at four packed car. likely the same group of men who have been driving around recently shooting at cars and store fronts and in a few cases, people. >> they hit me in the head. i am glad they did not hit me in the eye or on more than once. >> that is scott bradley hit in the forehead with a bb gun while standing outside the first united methodist church. he will have to wait for the swelling before they remove the pellet. police are hoping for more leads, they are believed in

take bart if you can. golden gate field re-instated the boat to at&t park today.ow is running on time. ace train one leaving and headed to lathrop. all the green is if. road sensors show good traffic conditions. we have an accident involving a semi and car at stone valley road. partly blocking a lane but now it is in the clearing phases. we will check back on that. we will look at bay bridge commute ahead. >> bart's threat of future is here. >> meant to want you about the sound. >> i will not make a judgment. it will take some getting used to the sound of a new horn from bart's train, the first to be delivered to the age. 775 are on order for the oldest fleet of rail vehicles in the country being built in upstate country and will be delivered at a rate 16 a month, the new cars will have six positives of rigorous testing overnight before they start rolling in december. >> the train will knock your sock off compared to the only train. it is not your daddy's train it is the future. we have six doors rather than measure doors. it allows for easy entrance to the car an

the bart police chief will (the idea .a to the board later today. >> in the spike in crime against verizon a coincidence? the company said maybe not with more than 100% increase in-network sabotage like severed cables, and officials believe the timing is suspicious because the subject started around the same time a massive worker strike. officials have new joined the investigation. rewards up to $10,000 are offered for information leading to an arrest. >> consumer groups urge the federal government to take action against ikea because poor design could be killing kids. dressers from the malm behind have been blamed for the delegates of glee children and several groups want ikea to be forced to stop selling the line. they are easy to tip over and ikea knew of the safety conditions before the recent degrees. >> microsoft is teaming up with san francisco based company for an unusual project. >> jane is here with the money report. >> good morning, lower start here today. we have the bank of japan not stimulating the economy as

everything is moving for bart system wise. all mass transit is on time. no delays along 880. we'll check highway 4 coming up. >>> first they took aim at cars. but now police warn, vandals armed with bb guns are attacking people on bay area streets. betty yu talked to a man in san leandro who got shot in the head and has the x-ray to prove it. >> reporter: scott bradley was outside a church talking with a friend when an suv rolled by. >> we heard that snap, snap, snap and about the second or third i turned and i got hit. and i knew right away what was happening. i just dropped to the ground and said, they're shooting. >> reporter: he shared this photo with us. he was hit once with a bb gun. an x-ray shows the bb lodged in his forehead. he says doctors can't take it out right now because of the swelling. >> it was very random. it was very surreal. i would say that this is a quiet part of the area. relatively sleepy at that time. >> reporter: it happened around 10 p.m. two fridays ago. san leandro police believe scott wasn't the only victim that night. about a mile away, a man s

. >>> more bad news for the bart riders, and they will still have to use the shuttles between the north concord and bay point, your mornings on 2 starts now. >>> good morning and thank you for joining us on this mornings on 2 on this monday, on this mornings on 2 on this monday, april 4, and i am pam cook. >>> welcome back. >> it was nice to get some extra time to get ready.>> good morning everybody and i am brian flores, and i'm a little bit jealous that you had that time.>>> a warm saturday, cooler sunday. >> and what will it be like tonight? >> it will be okay, and a little bit warmer. starting a little bit today, and a lot tomorrow, wednesday topping off near 90 for some. today is a transition day, and some patchy fog, and high clouds, and overall temperatures starting off in the 40s and 50s, ending up in the 60s and 70s. you can see a little bit of the fog overall, and we have a live camera, if you please, and let's take a look outside. let's see if sal is ready, and get ready, we have some warmer temperatures later in the week.>>> gotcha, i have my flip- flops in my shorts already

waiting for a bus, maybe some of them would normally take bart. see some of them are getting on a bus right new because the bart station is closed. can you see is bart employees in the yellow jackets, and they are check out the electrical panel when the "all clear," is given they want to make sure things are oh before they allow people to go underground. a number people are stopping at our camera to say how they have been inconvene conferenced. we mentioned some 40,000 customers that are without power between berkeley and here. we 8 be out here monitoring the situation and bring you the latest as we have it. >> thank you, melanie. >> another update on broking story from the to which the show, we told you about a closure because of a san mateo county sheriff pursuit that handed and now, we get an update the stretch of road is re-opened southbound and northbound. you are good to go there. >> winds are picking up and meteorologist mike nicco is on the roof. >> it is breeze here but i am sheltered from what everyone else is dealing with and i can see

downing me now, arkansas state senator bart hester who supported marco rubio. bart, nice to have you on. >> hey, thanks for having me, brooke. >> i'm just curious, first out of the gate, have you heard from anyone from the cruz campaign trying to woo you? >> well, you know, i'm friends with the cruz state chairman, state representative bob ballinger and he is certainly working hard for the cruz campaign and encouraged us to support cruz and the national delegation. >> so as perhaps you wou support cruz, i'm curious if you have received, as we've been hearing reports, any threats from trump supporters? >> oh, i think there's threats in everything we do in politics. but you know right now, i'd like to be very clear that i still have a marco rubio sign in my yard and i'm rubio to the end. should it get down to those two guys and i'm going to be -- should i be an elected delegate there at the national convention, between the two, trump and cruz, i would be changing my vote to cruz for