a major headache for bart riders. a problem on the track causing big delays. >> we will start with cornell barnard at 24th street bart. in san francisco. what is going on? >> this is a good day to be uber and lyft or taxi driver you will be very, very busy. bart trains have stopped at 24th street station. a lost travelers headed to sfo are stranded. you are trying to get to... >> san francisco airport, a flight to denver. what happened? >> bart stepped at 24 there. cannot get through to san francisco airport. we have to come up with another means of transportation. >> what is your plan? >> uber and lyft. >> good luck. >> bart is saying a broke or shorted out an hour and a half ago. that led to trains stopping at 24th street station some turning back. bart told me in you are headed to sfo from the east bay from san francisco, you need alternate transportation. we talked to other commuters super frustrateed. >> a hassle. i have to go over by balboa to open my for but... >> can you taught get this? >> i am waiting for ub

sounds like so is bart.t says it's still trying to figure out what the problem is really and when they do, they have to figure out how to fix it. this could be a major problem for the entire morning commute. we're going to stay on top of that for you. let's go to other things now. i want to talk about the super commute and the traffic is going to be okay if you're driving on 80 westbound between fairfield and vallejo. no major issues here. traffic is continuing to move along well as you drive through the area and if you're driving to the junction no major problems coming through the area so traffic continues to look good. i want to put up this map here. actually, we'll put it up in a minute. vasco road at land fill, there's a closure at vasco southbound at the land fill because of downed power lines that's going on for two hours or so. you can't get to 580 right now, try a different road. the bay bridge toll plaza is beginning to fill in and lights are on. no problems in the south bay. we can take a live loo

bart is the only major issue.nother update in ten minutes and right now we will check with meteorologist mike nicco and look at our forecast, we have made it to the weekend. >> we are getting close. that for sure. speaking of seeing anything, you will not see anything but tonight the perseid shower, as natasha talked about, it will still be around in the northeast, best above a thousand feet and inland. the warm spot is redwood city at 60. the rest of us, we have palo alto and antioch in the low 60s and everyone else in the mid-to-upper 50s until mill valley at 47 and san francisco at 55. inland it is hot. light breeze. if you are on water or bicycling , high u.v. index with real heat coming up in the ten seven and triple digits. >> san francisco police will join the mother's crusade to get justice for her son shot and killed nearly ten-years ago. the boy was only 17 when he was shot 30 times in august of 2006 and his mother paulyet has been keeping the case alive and posting signs and passing out fliers, $250,000

major bart delays right now. service is affected in san francisco and the peninsula. >> initially there was no service at all for any of the peninsula stations. we just learned limited service has been restored however, bart officials say major wide system delays will continue for a long time. we're looking at one of the stations there. brian flores now joining us with an update on this situation. brian, you're at the 24th street and mission station. looks like a lot of people standing around. >> yes, we just overheard an announcement on the pa system saying there's limited service to the east bay stations but as of right now, the stations 24th street to down south including glenn park and south city and san bruno, al those stations are being affected right now and no service because of this issue involving what sounds like could be an le trick cal problem or cable program that sal has been talking about so a lot of people here affected. several people above ground trying to get taxis and uber, people heading the

out of all days of the year bart is delayed on the days i go on vacation, it is stressful. >> bart will single track the trains between daly city and the 24th street station until end of service today. they plan on making repairs overnight. >> a last riders are yelling for a taxi this morning in san francisco. abc was at the 4th street bart station where we found many looking for a cab or hop be on uber and lyft. passengers were left to fend for themselves art bart trains stopped. most riders were trying to get to work or sfo. a has it. i have to go over by balboa to open my store. >> tiring the stopped at 24th. could not get through to san francisco airplane. we have to come up with another means of transportation. >> your plan? >> lyft. >> trustee driver will get us there no problem. >> it is not how bart riders wanted to spend their friday especially on this "spare the air" day when public transportation is encourageed. alexis smith has the latest on bart delays and the alternate. >> if you want to drive or take uber and lyft, you are looking at key, the toll plaza is wide on, fast t

paid for it and bart tom who is president of the bart board is the director for the mission area and he was very revolved in that my former colleague now the ocean boulevard city council rebecca helped we have pretty good service on the west side of the east bay we had some problems in the some of the routes that went further out but i think this effort this publicist effort is very important so everybody thinks whether you're coming to pirate or work over here, whether our cleaning up after people that need to get home at 3:00 o'clock in the morning there the transit available and absolute supervisor wiener for all the work and this publicist effort means many more people will permanently be aware of the possibilities of getting around after midnight. >> thank you. >> (clapping.) >> thank you so one of the things that we when we started to project we were first focused on patrons getting home on the bart and the clubs closing at night and started focusing more than on workers when they get off work late another night one thing we've not focused on originally but know an issue a numb

it's designed to bring bart to san jose and santa clara. the tax on the november ballot would raise $1.5 billion towards that effort. and bart wants to bring more commercial stores and services to its train stations. right now there are vendors selling snacks and flowers, but bart is partnering with a company called trans-mart to find 50 retailers. >> one of our partners was an organic dry cleaning company that allowed bart riders to drop off and pick up their dry cleaning on the way to work. >> interesting. a pilot program launched last november. the length of the leases range from one to seven years and receptacle can range from one to $4000 per metropolitan. >>> electronic signs will be on one of the most congested highways in the bay area. more than 100 signs are being constructed on interstate 880 between the carquinez bridge and the bay bridge. there'll be green yellows if the lanes are clear. and a red x if the lane is blocked. the idea is to give drivers enough time to change lanes and ease congestion. >> always something new on the

a guy got killed at the bart station. let's be real. >> reporter: davis is referring to the still unsolved deadly january shooting on a bart train, a shooting that forced bart to reveal many of the cameras on trains are decoys and not actually operation. bart isn't saying if the rifle was loaded or not. police do say the weapon is not known to be associated with the crime. passengers wonder how it got on the platform unnoticed. many are relieved it's now in the hands of police. >> and i'm surprised an employee found it. unless a passenger found it and told the employee. but, yeah. i'm actually happy nobody decided to keep it. >> reporter: passengers we talked to also say they believe bart should let passengers know when they find a weapon at a bart station to help raise awareness and encourage people to be on the lookout. reporting live in oakland, jean elle, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jean. >>> now to a story we first broke at 5:00, the knife attack in london that killed a florida woman that is hitting close to the

bart riders were alerted by tweets from sf bart alert telling them trains were not stopping at that stationse of police activity. 90 minutes later, bart service was back to normal. >>> and a late night shooting at oakland's lake merritt. it happened just before 10:30. we don't know his condition. so far no arrests have been made. >>> a san jose police officer is out on bail after being accused of giving confidential information to a vietnamese street gang. the nine-year veteran police officer was arrested as part of a five month investigation called operation gang of thrones. almost two dozens suspects linked to street gangs were arrested on charges including public corruption, drug trafficking, and assault. police seized weapons, cash, and gambling machines but arresting one of their own disturbed the police the most. >> sadly our investigation revealed that derek antonio, a san francisco police officer, was providing confidential law enforcement information to members of this gang. >> the nine-year police veteran is facing six felony counts. and police say he's been on administrative leav

bart riders were alerted by tweets from sf bart alert telling them bart trains were not stopping at the civic center station because of police activity. 90 minutes later the bart station reopened, and bart service was back to were no. >>> and bart will be making more use of its space inside stations. the transit agency is working with a company to bring more retailers to their stations. there are stores at two stations, but that is changing. our janine de la vega live from the fremont bart station to explain the changes and people's reaction to them. janine. >> reporter: yeah, so far in talking to people this morning, they say it's an interesting concept. i have been asking what do you want to see? what sort of retailers? most popular answers coffee, of course, and food. trans smart is the company that has partnered with bart. they are looking to find about 50 retailers. here's some artist renderings of what the retail spaces would look like. a pilot program was started last year, and now they want to expand. it's looking for businesses from clothing to personal services. an open ho

said this is the first bart on bart public art project.he idea is to get people off their cell phone and interacting with each other. those involved in the project have more ideas. can't wait to see what is next. >> did you see the bart group has a selfie stick and they had their phones out, and their purpose was to get everyone off the phone. >> we have a track alert and tough to get out of the central valley and through the tri-valley. we got off the phone with c.h.p. and the good news is both blocking incidents, westbound 580 at vasco and before livermore are cleared of the all lanes are back open. look at this red back in to tracy through the altamont pass, 12 miles of backup! it will take a long-term to recover. windy problem on northbound 101 at the expressway with a new two car incident. but now, mike nicco has the forecast. >> good morning, everyone, sunscreen and brooms over the coliseum today as we wrap up the four game set with possibility of a swoop by the a's at 12:30 first pitch and warming up to 70 and warmer than that with

the bart riders? it's a big one.hey could soon see something they haven't seen for more than a decade. this is what roberta is referring to. open bathrooms! the agency is reconsidering remodeling and re-opening the facilities at two stations as part of a pilot program. one at the powell station in san francisco, another at the 19th street station in oakland. renovations are expected to cost about $400,000 for both stations. maintenance would then cost at least $100,000 a year. if bart's board of supervisors approves the project this fall the bathrooms would likely open by 2018. >>> we are learning more about the young man who was found in the stairwell of a san francisco mall. investigators say he is 28-year- old frank galicia. his body was found wednesday morning. it was in the stairwell of the westfield center on market street. employees say you can only get into the area with an identification or keycard. the victim's family says he was a chef at sons and daughters restaurant about 6 blocks from the mall. the case

that's ok bart, it is here.tly, like having the longest hours of any bank. don't just bank. bank human. >>> nbc 10 competition to watch is locally sponsored by the all-new 2017 chrysler pacifica. >>> tensions are running high tonight after a police-involved shooting in milwaukee. take a look. this is video of one of four fires set by protesters overnight. it's all in response to the police-involved shooting. yesterday an officer shot and killed man who allegedly ran from a traffic stop. police say the man had a gun. investigators have revealed that the man who was killed and the officer who shot him were both african-american. we're going to continue to follow this story. also we're watching the weather. glenn? >> yeah, just how long is this dangerous heat going to last? i'll tell you when we can finally see some relief. plus when you can see some storms in my neighborhood forecast. and spent eleven months in a pow vcamp.m what donald trump said about our members of the military being captured is a disgrace. he'

artists say that this is the first bart on bart public art project. the idea is to get people off their cell phone and interacting with each other. the horror! those involved have more ideas in the works. >> i get nervous when people are in masks on public transportation. >> my reaction. >> i don't know, mike nicco... >> in san francisco, i don't think twice. >> good morning, everyone, how about this? going for the sweep today. four game set, 12:35 first pitch, positive would and a's 67, warming up to 70s, high u.v. index and it will feel 10-15 degrees warmer. it is thursday and thinking about doing something for the weekend and heading to santa cruz you can see the temperatures are in the upper 60s to low 70s with fog in the morning and sunshine in the afternoon. traveling around at the state, we have mid-to-upper 90s through the central valley and hazy south of monterey and 64, mid-to-upper 70s around san diego and los angeles and 1023 in palm springs and a stunning 80 in lake tahoe. safe travels. >> looking outside on our bay bridge camera, we had

the bart system is now running again but for a while, bart had some major issues this morning bart system is recovering after a system outage left many stranded on platforms at 24th street mission in san francisco. trains were not taking passengers after that point down the peninsula, including to the airport. a lot of people are just standing around with no place to go. eventually, they realized or the system realized that their was problem with an inlate for somewhere down the tracks and -- insulator somewhere down the tracks and now they are running but slowly between milbrae and mission. trains are running now. traffic into san francisco, about a 10 to 15 minute wait before you make it on to the stand. caltrain experiencing some delays. a train becoming disabled after the locomotive failed. they had to get people off that train and single track around the problem. still some major delays on bart. the other trains are running but running late and no word yet on whether they are able to get that train out of the main line off to a citing so they can resume normal service. 7:30. let's go

has completed the civic center bart station and posit 24th st. and told the sfmta will finish a new pedestrian plans of the city called later this summer. i invite the public to check out our website and the fact sheet for more complete rundown of all of the border improved projects that have been delivered recent. thank you. >> thank you. any questions or comments-yes commissioner avalos >> just a comment on the program in district 11. we put in i believe a couple hundred thousand dollars for doing street calming traffic calming streetscape work and the excelsior and in the all-night are quickly trying to move quickly on the excelsior. we've had a lot of difficulty with the mta, really moving projects now were talking about dpw doing that and want to make sure your staff can help my staff to make sure that we get things moving before the end of the year? did absolutely. >> thank you >> have a good break in august. well-deserved >> any other questions or comments? any public comment on item 3? seeing none, public comment is closed. >>[gavel] >> i

and the company partnering with bart wants to lure more retailers to more bart stations because they want to give more commuters more options. trans-mart the campaign working with parking lot held an open house. they showed off artists renderings of what the retail space would look like. they want to give riders more variety. we asked riders what they wanted to see. and one commuter thought of something useful. >> apparel. most of the money like on games, they can get apparel here too. and it could be much cheaper, affordable. i think that would be good. >> coffee would be useful and other times of morning goods and stuff, snacks, things like that. in general, i think it's just important to sell whatever sells. >> reporter: trans-mart started the program in november where a couple of companies are selling food and flowers. when more retailers are brought in the company would decide which of the stations should have it next. the length of the lease ranges from one to seven years. and rent can run up to $4000 a month depending on which station and how large the retail space is. >>ian j

the goal for bart as we look at the wall net creek station this morning is for people to know about bart perks so that riders can be rewarded and hopefully the program is ease over crowding during the morning rush hour. there was a bit of a promotional video talking about the bart perks pilot program. it ticked off on tuesday and -- kicked off on husband and it -- tuesday and it offers points for people who sit to off hours. you need to be 18 and have a clipper card and a paypal account. it works like this. you are earn one point for each mile you travel on the system. you earn more points, however, if you travel during what's called bonus hours. those are the times between 6:30 to 7:30 in the morning and 8:30 and 9:30 in the morning, a bulk of the congestion happens during the rush hour between 7:30 and 8:30. if you offer cash incentives for people to we'll their -- tweak their riding schedule, it will ease over crowding. will it work? >> it would be better because in the morning there's more seats, less passengers, so more people left in the morning, it would free up the commute for th

was offering some passengers a chance to earn free rides on bart. >> it's called bart perks. >>line live at the walnut creek bart station we've been talking to riders to see what they think of this program. >> reporter: i would say that many people don't really know what bart perks is all about. that's the goal, is to let people know exactly what this program is all about so that they can switch their schedule for the morning commute. bart knows that it's very busy during the morning rush hour but hopefully this program will change that. ♪ . ♪ [ music ] ♪ . >>> the bart perks pilot program kicks off tuesday and is slated to last six months. it offs passengers to rearrange their schedules away from the peak hours. you earn one point for each mile you travel on the system. you earn points if you travel during what's called bonus hour. these are the times between 6:30 to 7:30 in the morning and 8:30 and 9:30 in the morning. a bulk congestion happens between 6:30 and # 7:30. will the program work? that is question we've posed to bart riders this morning. >> there's more seats, th

speaking of bart. mass transit in the bay area right now, it is looking all good so nothing to worry about there. but if you head to southbound 242 near solano way in concord, there's a crash there, two-car crash. cars are moving up to 50 miles per hour so not too bad but we'll keep an eye on it. altamont pass out of tracy cars at 12 miles per hour. so very slow there. slow-moving at the dublin interchange altamont pass and 680 will take you about 20. let's head to your bay bridge toll plaza stacking up towards the maze. the maze to downtown right now will take you up to 20 minutes. but this will die down in a couple of hours. but come afternoon time there is a giants game and it is at 12:45 first pitch so expect some major delays. >>> good morning. it's 6:17. we have local overcast skies. air temperature in san jose at 60 degrees. santa rosa is ai cool spot at 51. 64 in oakland. a mild start there. winds are increasing in the past 30 minutes. that's an onshore push in san francisco across the bay to t

first off, it's a long walk to the nearest bart station. as of right now there is no freeway exit that would get drivers to this immediate area. one appealing aspect is it can handle direct ferry access. we are standing by here at the howard terminal at the port of oakland. we expect executives will be taking a tour of this waterfront site thinking about the possibility of building a ballpark here. that tour is going to happen sometime later this afternoon. tom vacar is following this story. he will have the updates on that tour and what comes of this meeting on later editions of ktvu news at 4, 5, 6 later today. >> for years we at ktvu have been following the hunt for a new site. we will bring in jason applebaum. >> the silent owner of the a's, you hear from lou wolf. i think the fact that he is getting involved is a good sign they are serious about it. also a couple months ago the new commissioner of baseball said that oakland is viable, the east bay is viable. i think the a's think oakland is a site and revisiting the waterfront is a gre

if successful, bart may decide to expand to include all underground stations.francisco, abc7 news. >> the berkeley city council will hold a special meeting to consider modifying the minimum wage ballot measure. one would make the change in october of 2019. tonight, the council will consider having one measure on the ballot. >> for the first time, police chief tony chaplain indicated he wants the job, permanently. abc7 news was at a discussion with he discussed recent introduction of officer-worn body cameras. >> we have over 60 cameras in the field now. and this is trial and error for us. >>. >>> one victim's family hired john buress. he claims the police officer that shot joseph mann was an alcoholic and unfit for duty. two years before, his wife received a restraining order claiming he abused her and their children. >> if they'd followed policies of calming the situation down, not creating a conflict, this would have never happened. >> police say mann raised a knife toward them and they had to shoot. police believe mann should have handled the situation with

cornell barnard is at the bart station with reaction. >> we are getting an earful from bart riders would say finding a public restroom in san francisco is next to impossible. including all bart stations. ten underground stations restrooms have been off limits. since 9/11 attacks for security reasons. bathrooms now are storage facilities. bart bosses considering reopening the restrooms after a lost complaints from riders. it is time for relief. >> figure to help public...sometimes we are at everyone's mercy you and cannot use a restroom. >> i commute each day and people always need to use the bathroom. >> you would like to see them reopened. >> maybe even remodels >> that would be considered, too. many transit agencies is reopened subway bathrooms. bart board will talk about unlobbying the idea this morning at the meeting. >> happening today the first of two services will be held for a former san mateo redidn't killed while playing pokemon go. a viewing is held for calvin riley in san mateo at 6:00 p.m. at st. gregory's church. police are searching for the gunman who shot and killed riley

can have an opportunity to sell to bart commuters. they showed off artist's renderings of what the retail space would look like. they are looking to attract around 50 retailers to bart. they want to give riders more variety. we asked riders what they would like to see. >> a coffee shop. somewhere to get breakfast, you know. >> reporter: even though you can't eat on the trains? >> well, maybe. but like if you just like if you are getting off the bart and you have somewhere else to go, you don't have to go to like somewhere else. >> food. headache medicines. snacks. just kind of everyday stuff that people forget, kind of need. cleanliness things maybe. deodorant. stuff like that. >> reporter: trans mart plans to launch that expansion in san francisco and oakland first. they would see how they do and decide which of the 43 bart stations should have retailers next. the length of the lease ranges from one to seven years and rent can run anywhere from $1,000 to $4,000 a month depending on which station the store is at and how large that ret

>> reporter: this happened at a bart station friday afternoon. bart police responded to a call of a possible attempted robbery. they tried to question the suspect, but say the young man was combative and resisted arrest. cell phone videos posted on social media show officers apparently struggling to control him. you see the man kicking at one point. bart says he bit an officer and spat as well, but some say the man wasn't resisting, but adjusting his body so he wouldn't get hurt. they say officers used excessive force by kneeing him when he was already down. they felt the force could have severely injured the man. a retired officer saw the footage, and he knee to the back is a tactic to gain control of uncooperative suspects. >> use the knee to brace the body on ground to gain control of the arms and legs. >> reporter: so that's very common, something officers are trained to do? >> yes, always trained to do. >> reporter: some have also questioned this hit to the man's head. it appears he spot in the officers face. >> >. if being spat upon were th

. >>> and was this arrest at a bart station excessive force? former bart police officer weighs in. >> we first showed you that video yesterday of the violent struggle on a crowded train platform. da lin showed the tape to a former bart police officer when said the officer did what he had to do. >> reporter: a chaotic scene, a local crowd. >> get your feet off his stomach! >> reporter: this happened at a bart station friday afternoon. bart police responded to a call of a possible attempted robbery. they tried to question the suspect, but say the young man was combative and resisted arrest. cell phone videos posted on social media show officers apparently struggling to control him. you see the man kicking at one point. bart says he bit an officer and spat as well, but some say the man wasn't resisting, but adjusting his body so he wouldn't get hurt. they say officers used excessive force by kneeing him when he was already down. they felt the force could have severely injured the man. a retired officer saw the footage, and he knee to the back is a

if successful, bart may decide to expand to include all underground stations.he berkeley city council will hold a special meeting to consider modifying the minimum wage ballot measure. one would make the change in october of 2019. tonight, the council will consider having one measure on the ballot. >> for the first time, police chief tony chaplain indicated he wants the job, permanently. abc7 news was at a discussion with he discussed recent introduction of officer-worn body cameras. >> we have over 60 cameras in the field now. and this is trial and error for us. >>. >>> one victim's family hired john buress. he claims the police officer that shot joseph mann was an alcoholic and unfit for duty. two years before, his wife received a restraining order claiming he abused her and their children. >> if they'd followed policies of calming the situation down, not creating a conflict, this would have never happened. >> police say mann raised a knife toward them and they had to shoot. police believe mann should have handled the situation with more care. >> a one and a

there is another major bart closure this weekend.and glen park bart stations are closed again for the rest of the weekend. this is now the third of seven closures. officials say crews are working to install sound dampening equipment in an effort to make rides quieter. other work includes improvements to the balboa bart station. crews are also trimming trees near the track. there are express shuttle serivces available to help commuters get to their destinations. >> marty:decision 2016. in an effort to boost his poll numbers, donald trump is trying appleal to and win over african- american voters. c-n-n's steve nannes reports that trump is also blaming the democratic party for his drop in popularity. >> :presidential nominee "i'm asking for the vote of every single african-american citizen in this country who wants to see a better future." >> reporter:donald trump's latest plea to black voters came during a campaign rally in dimondale, michigan friday - to a predominantly white audience. trump accused democrats of taking black voters f

bart perks will reward rider whose travel outside of the peak morning commute which bart said is between:30. riders win a point for every ride they take and if you take a ride during off-peak hours it could be worth up to since points each and they can be changed for cash reward. there is no benefit for the evening commute. you can christian the program by registering hip are card on bart's website >> the warriors have released the pre-season schedule and three of the seven games are in the bay area, at oracle arena and one at the s.a.p. center in san jose. that is october 5. >> that game will receive this, a bobblehead of klay thompson in a sharks jersey. draymond green and steph curry will be headed out october 4 and october 21. >> like that. >> your accweather forecast with meteorologist mike nicco. >> check out how clear it is, no marine layer clouds but they will come back along the coast headed into to afternoon. we will look at our day game, a quick to game set with the dimmed backs and tough loss last night, 63 at 12:45 and warming to 68, breezy and watch out for the strong sunsh

bart said they evaluate the stays every six months.lots are full they raise the price to park by 50ent whys. you can say your station could be a victim of its success. including this one. 30 people in berkeley are still without water this morning, as east bay mud crews work to repair a water main break. you can see the crack, the 79-year-old iron pipe burst early yesterday morning sending a 200-pound manhole spot air and water gushed into the streets. we were at cornell and gill ma as they wored to fix it. about 50 customers were without water and it is a good remind to keep extra water handy. >> i cannot underscore how important it is to have message water supplies at your home. >> they believe the pipe broke because it was just old and it is already busy reporting 40 meals of aging pipe in the east bay. >> a san diego police officer killed in the line of duty is honored. a mass for the store will be held thursday in san diego, the memorial is on friday. a 16-year veteran of the force, that leaves behind a wife and two children. he an

bart is spending close to two million dollars to combat a stinky problem. that problem is people using their elevators as toliets. kron4's maureen kelly shows us what's being done, and talked to riders stuck riding the elevators who are anxious for it to be completed. nats grinding >> reporter:sparks fly as workers prep the floorboards at this elevator at oakland's colesieum stattion. they are putting new plywood and stainless steel on the bottom of 80 of bart's elevators. the new covering will eventually be coated with an epoxy that is supposed to keep the bottom of the elevator water tight. standup this elevator at civic center is the next on the list to get the work done.those who take it say that day can't come soon enough. it stinks in there bite the elevators be nasty our kids can't even breath in thim if i can hold my breathe a good while i'll make it cause it's funky in there. i got on the elevator with this father and and daugther what's it smell like.urine what's your reaction i'm gonna barf. really it's gross the floor was actually wet. here you

if you want to bring bart to santa clara, pay for it. as devin fehely reports, a top cabinet official is warning the project could stall out. >> reporter: bart trains are set to roll into milpitas and east san jose about a year from now but from there the transit system faces huge potential hurdles that could derail plans to bring it it santa clara. that's a big reason why secretary of transportation anthony foxx made a special trip to tour the construction today. >> if you don't have local funds to match federal funds, it's a no go. >> reporter: a half cent sales tax would pave the way for the transportation to santa clara. if the measure fails there's concern the project could stall. >> if it doesn't pass, we won't have a way to fund the second phase of bart to downtown san jose and to santa clara. >> reporter: the bart extension will mean tens of thousands of new riders for the county's transit system which has seen ridership plummet over the past decade. the total number of trips on vta buses and trains has dropped 23% since its heig

bart said it is also nontoxic and this will cost $340,000. this is a frustrating problem for bart officials is tried a few other solutions that have not worked and the passengers are frustrated, too, saying that people are even doing this, and they not too sure this is the answer. i have when leader an hour, get here earlily to wait for the trains and i saw four people peeing over there. they need more available bathrooms. >> this idea is a long time coming. they have talked about glass elevators to try and deter people from peeing in the elevators, and they hired a company for more than $1.4 million to replace the floors of the elevator but that did not work. now they will try the coating they hope to have in place by this spring. >> breaking overnight in the south bay, three people have been arrested after what started as a noise complaint. it happened after midnight. officers say a fight started after two groups con fronted each other over a loud noise. they used sticks and bottles. the video show as large pipe on the ground. two people we

bart plans to spray then disciple down elevator shafts once an hour.tation is the guinea pig for that and if it wore it will be rolled out in downtown san francisco. they will still add urine resistant floors to elevators by april. >> $1.6 million is being spent to make through an avenue through berkeley is more accessible to those with disabilities. the state will wide were the sidewalks and make sure curbs are wheelchair accessible at stat -- at shattuck avenue. >> new, mike nicco how is the weather? >> we will start with a look at 87 near the shark tapping. you can see it is mostly cloudy in san jose but nothing is falling from the clouds at 57 degrees. my highlights for this forecast cycle, we will have an average summer day. cloud rolling back and temperatures warming up seasonal levels. the clouds and the drizzle are more likely tonight, and that will signify the beginning of a very minor cooling trend as we head into the weekend. the next six hours, in need for the umbrella and maybe a little mist loan the confident but this is it. we will look

it is the cost of riding bart. >> bart tweeted some tips suggesting you put tracking technology on yourr your phone. before you say this can it nap to me i'm so care, someone, a witness, put on twitter it happened so fast before they ever realized what was happening , they said the teachers were out the door. >> a surprising decision from the judge who sentenced a former stanford swimmer to only six months in jail for sexual assault >> the judge persky is reassigned to civil court. here is the developing story. >> judge persky asked to be move out of the criminal decision and is transferred to san jose to preside over civil cases. it is a rare but allowable move that will reduce distraction surrounding the persky cases in the spotlight since sentencing brock turner to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. the request was grand because another judge asked for a transfer to palo alto. the stanford law professor is leading a campaign to recall persky and questions his decision making no matter the court. >> women come to civil rights all the time for sexual haras

item 8 our last night 9 to 5 peter from the staff between san francisco and san mateo and looking at bart service later on in the evening to accommodate those commuters maybe worthwhile the parking study on our agenda number 9 that was approved by all members in attendance not a lot of questions i wanted to mention the c lc the expenditure plan estimate on the june meeting on the topic. >> thank you all the cac members for they're concentrated thoughtful input it made a huge difference and important points came up i wanted to mention that. >> all right. great thanks for your update no questions or comments for the board members. >> seeing none, public comment is closed. item 3 please. items three to four comprise the consent calendar those are routine staff will not present but if separated if anyone objects the item can be removed. >> seeing no request for sever items any public comment on item the consent calendar seeing none, public comment is closed. and let's do roll call i'm sorry motion to approve by commissioner avalos thank you do we have a second. >> thank you seconded by commis

. >>> bart says it's trying to get its station elevators in working order. part of the problem is people using the elevators as a bathroom. >> bart crews used the day to replace the elevators floor. it requires five days to remove the old linoleum, as well as the underlying wood flooring and then the metal underthat must be examined for rust and corrosion and be repaired if necessary and then a new floor installed, but this time sealed with a thick and permeable layer of epoxy before the elevator is returned to service. san francisco's service station gets upgraded next week and bay fair the week after that and so on. >> when the service is done, as it already has been in north berkeley station, what you will have is a floor that cannot be penetrate bid urine or any other liquid and it's a rough surface, what's good with that is even if it is wet, you don't slip on it. >> since some people will use the floor for a urinal. this type of flooring is far easier to mop up and sanitize and it prevents damage on the underflooring. rita uses the elevator every day.

. >> you may have noticed quite a few barts on the bart ride. about 20 people dressed in bart simpson masks and traveled car to car from 24th street to embarcadero station. they tell the partners that this is the first bart on bart public art project. the idea is to get people off their cell phones and interacting with each other. they have more ideas in the works. >> everybody took out their cell phones to take pictures. >> let's talk about the weather forecast. >> sandhya patel is here with what is in store for the next couple days. >> how about hot weather, dan and ama? we have a nice stretch of hot weather coming up. here is a look at the time lapse from the east bay hills camera. you can see why everyone is not dealing with the hot summer weather. it is just a beautiful time lapse as the marine layer is pushing in over the hills. it is 2,000 feet deep and that's why it progressed into the bay and also into the north bay on our radar. visibility is low. half moon bay is just over a mile now so watch out for that fog especially during the mor