other person cowell threatened was at macarthur bart. e says that woman saw cowell pull a knife and both women reported the incidents. since wilson's death, bart has increased police patrols on trains and the chief says he'll present a comprehensive crime fighting plan to the board next month. (ken) in march ... bart started a 'fare evasion' proof of payment enforcement program. (grant) it is made up of a team of 6 inspectors who walk around trains asking riders to see their tickets. (grant) kron 4's gabe slate followed up with bart about this program to see where it's happening, and how effective it seems to be. sound from - debora allen - bart director district 1it's really like a needle in a haystack, they're looking for people who are evading bart when they could just stand in front of the gates. debora allen sits on the bart board of directors. she says what they have learned so far from this pilot enforcement program is that the problem is worse than they thought. sound from - debora allen - bart director district 1the problem is w

wilson was killed at the macarthur bart station. she was on the platform with her two other sisters, when police say, transient john cowell approached the three and fatally stabbed nia in the neck. one of her sisters was also stabbed but survived. attorney robert arns also dropped this bombshell, that cowell had threated others on bart property. robert arns: "a 72 year old woman was threatened." other person cowell threatened was at macarthur bart. he says that woman saw cowell pull a knife and both women reported the incidents. since wilson's death, bart has increased police patrols on trains and the chief says he'll present a comprehensive crime fighting plan to the board next month. (ken) breaking news out of the east bay tonight. there is a vegetation fire burning in martinez right now. it's happening in the area of alhambra road on highway 4. firefighters are battling a 30 acre fire. it has been raised to three alarms. right now highway 4 is closed in the area as this fire burns,area as this fire burns, again....a three alarm a

say they plan to sue bart.lson is the young woman killed on july 22nd at the macarthur bart station. her sister was also injured in the attack, which bart police say appears to be random. john cowell has been charged with murder and attempted murder. according to the wilson family's lawyer, the suit will quote "allege bart failed to meet the duty of common carriers to provide riders with the highest standard of care." wilson's funeral is this coming friday. ( robin )the family of nia wilson... the family of ( robin ) ( robin )the family of nia wilson... say they plan to sue bart. wilson is the young woman killed on july 22nd at the macarthur bart station. her sister was also injured in the attack, which bart police say appears to be random. john cowell has been charged with murder and attempted murder. according to the wilson family's lawyer, the suit will quote "allege bart failed to meet the duty of common carriers to provide riders with the highest standard of care." wilson's funeral is this coming friday. (

now bart also has an app, it's the bart watch app. . where riders can report inappropriate behaviour.they also suggestt calling bart police or notifying the train operator using the intercom on the train.in san bruno, charles clifford kron 4 news. starting tomorrow-- the d-m-v will now be open on saturdays at dozens of locations in the bay area. this is in effort to ease the long lines an experience we've all had at the d-m-v. the long lines on the new federal mandated security upgrades on driver licenses and identification cards. the new schedule will cost 220 million dollars to hire more employees to help accomodate the millions of people who will need to upgrade within the next five years. the d-m-v will remain closed on sundays. (ken) new tonight at nine.... the urgent manhunt for a suspect accused of executing president george h-w bush's former doctor is over. (vicki) from our partners at c-n-n- andy rose as the details on the suspect identifed as joseph pappas who was found dead today.... joseph pappas, the man suspected of fatally shooting a houston cardiologist, whose former p

bart trains.ive to walnut creek. and we'll look at what some of the riders will say to you about some of the proposals. >> reporter: the riders said they generally feel safe riding bart, but they would welcome safety measures after three people were killed in one week. and the proposal does include barriers to the areas and also hiring more bart police officers, including emergency call boxes on platforms and uptrad -- upgrading the security system. riders i talked to like the ideas, especially following the recent wave of violence. >> it makes one wonder, is it safe on bart? is it safe anywhere you go? >> reporter: what will make you feel more safe? >> more police presence. the next day they were. >> reporter: the ceo of the bay area council plans to speak at today's meeting. he wants bart to accept help from other law enforcement agencies to increase the patrols. and council said that the safety proposal has a lot of good ideas and they will take time and money and the meeting happens this morni

fare evasion crime, it's very unlikely that a person who in september bart police presenting the bart board of directors an official update on this pilot provide numbers showing it's success or failure so it's early to but debora allen says the money could be better spent. sound from - debora allen - bart director why not have those officers at stations getting people, or invest gates and entry secure, people ride the elevators gates, we have emergency exits can walk through all day long" (ken) the two men being charged in the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire were back in court today. the alameda county d.a.'s office says ered this time around. derick almena's attorney -- tony serra says jury trial may be in another county or next year. those are the options now on the table in the people versus derick almena and max harris at the alameda superior court house in oakland. the two defendants allegedly responsible for the lives of 36-people who died in a fire whilghost ship trial date hearing postponede attending an music event at the ghost ship back in 2016. last week judge james kramer

"bart robert arns, attorney. it cares about safety of passegers, but that is not true, the family wants this to be a turning point." (estacio track) attorneys representing nia wilsons' family came out swinging friday... announcinga sweeping lawsuit against bart in the murder of the 18 year old. wilson was killed at the macarthur bart station on july 22. she had been on the platform with her two other sisters, when police say, transient john lee cowell approached the three and fatally stabbed nia in the neck. police say he also injured nia's sister, who survived the attack. arns. "the violent crime against nia could have been prevented if bart would have stopped fare evaders." attorneys representying nia's family point to fare evasion as a major contributor in nia's death.... cowell, had been cited before as a fare evader on bart. they believe if bart had a better system in place to crack down on fare evaders, then nia would still be alive. they also dropped this bombshell, that cowell had threated others on bart.

violence at a bart station. the same stationwhere a woman was killed last month.police are investigating a stabbing at oakland's macarthur bart station. it happened last night just before eight o'clock. 2 men were injured. one suffered a big gash on his face... the other a cut to his arm. police say the wounds are not life threatening. so far there have been no arrests. the station reopened later that evening. ( marty )we will continue to track this story and bring you the very latest. we first brought you this story as breaking news on our mobile app last night. download our kron-4 mobile app to always get the latest breaking news alerts. ( marty )new evacuation orders are in effect as the mendocino complex fire continues to grow. people in the potter valley community have been told to evacuate immediately.meantime -- here are the latest numbers: the mendocino complex fire is actually 2 fires burning in lake and mendocino counties. they are the ranch fire which has grown to more than 115-thousand acres.it's 28

now bart also has an app, it's the bart watch app. . where riders can report inappropriate behaviour. they also suggestt calling bart police or notifying the train operator using the intercom on the train.in san bruno, charles clifford kron 4 news. <"and we need some answers, the community needs answers as to what's happening to black bodies inside of the jail."> coming up at eight... community members are outraged after the deaths of two black inmates of the santa rita jail. we'll hear the demands tonight, plus how authorities are responding. plus -- why two boaters had to be rescued by helicopter... video of how it was pulled off when we come back. and -- d-m-v saturdays. four new locations are opening up. we went to one of them - to ask if people think the new hours will make the lines better..... or worse. my name is jamir dixon and i'm a locate and mark fieldman for pg&e. most people in the community recognize the blue trucks as pg&e. my truck is something new... it's an 811 truck. when you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to

>> more bart police presence on the bart. the next day, they were like at the exit and at the escalators. what happens, happens on the bart. >> reporter: that is part of the safety proposal being discussed i had to. and they are hiring more bart police officers to monitor the station and ride the train. and other parts of this action plan include raising barriers to keep the fare evaders out and marriage call boxes -- emergency call boxes on the platforms. they have say that the improvements are a good idea and they would take time and money. they are encouraging bart to work with the officers from law enforcement departments served by the agency. >> we're talking about having a show of force on bart on the trains in the stations all the time so that the passengers of bart and the loyal rider cans see -- riders can see that we operate in a mutual aid configuration when we need it. if they need to assist us, they are readily available. they are starting with public comments. and the plans are only being discussed. there will b

to patrol bart stations.a part bart general manager's proposed safety and security plan. bart officials want to focus on stations in san francisco and oakland where most of the crime occurs. retired bart police chief gary gee says hiring more officers might not be the answer to ending the violent crimes. sot: trt :19 "if passengers see officers on the train, they are going to feel safer but as far that have occurred in the last few weeks, even having an officer at each of those stations and aboard the trains where occurred wouldn't necessarilyprevent those random acts of violence." some of the other features of the safety and security plan includes harder to by pass fare gates, adding a second proof of payment team during evenings commute and installing platform emergency call boxes that connect directly to bart police. manager grace crunican will present the plan to bart's board of directors tomorrow. in lafayette, sara stinson, kron4news <"if passengers see officers on the train, they are going to feel safe

officers to patrol bart stations.<"it would cut down on people who that would otherwise not do certain things if an officer were there. they wouldn't act certain ways. they wouldn't be so destructive."><"but certainly having more patrol there would be a good way to prevent crime.>other features of the proposed plan includes making it harder to by pass fare gates, adding a second proof of payment team during evenings commute and installing platform emergency call boxes that connect directly to bart police.<"i think it would be very helpful as the people who can defend themselves on bart is far and few between.">bart general manager grace crunican will present the plan to bart's board of directors tomorrow. in walnut creek, sara stinson, kron4news.### (vicki) joining us now to give us more insight on this proposed security plan is rufus jeffris with the bay area council. (grant) rufus-- what can you tell us about the call for a mutual aid response? (vicki) other local stories we are tracking tonight... in the east bay..

bart police.a mother's warning after she says her son could have died. .. eating cereal. (ken)and next: scary moments for those evacuated in the californina fires. you'll hear a daughter comforting her mother as they try to get away from flames. (lawrence)ten at ten my name is jamir dixon and i'm a locate and mark fieldman for pg&e. most people in the community recognize the blue trucks as pg&e. my truck is something new... it's an 811 truck. when you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you don't hit them when you're digging. 811 is a free service. i'm passionate about it because every time i go on the street i think about my own kids. they're the reason that i want to protect our community and our environment, and if me driving a that truck means that somebody gets to go home safer, then i'll drive it every day of the week. together, we're building a better california. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone

needles on bart. to riders about the problem. <>( james ) bart officials are asking riders officials are bart ( james )<> ( james ) bart officials are asking riders who see such behavior ... to report it to bart police.they also suggest notifying the train operator using the intercom on the train. ( james ) a 6-point-9 earthquake kills almost 100 in indoesnia. officials say hundreds of people are hospitalized... and thousands of homes have been damaged. the earthquake hit bali. this video on social media shows customers inside a store there. ( darya ) the search for a missing 3-year-old boy leads police to a remote compound in the high desert of new mexico. police did ánot find the missing boy but they found his father.. siraj wahhaj... and 11 starving children and 3 women believed to be their mothers. the sheriff of taos county called it heartbreaking.. he says the chidlren looked like refugees. there was no food.. fresh water.. and no shoes. deputies arrested wahhaj and another man lucas morten... w

major bart delays up to 20 min major bart delays up to 20 min systemwide.30 min from the maze to sf. major bart delays up to 20 min systemwide. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 continuing a trend of overall comfortable weather across the bay area with temperatures again showing a range from the 60's along the coast to the 80's inland again. do expect temperatures just a bit warmer than yesterday's with skies also clearing just a bit faster than continuing a trend of overall comfortable weather across the bay area with temperatures again showing a range from the 60's along the coast to the 80's inland again. do expect temperatures just a bit warmer than yesterday's with skies also clearing just a bit faster than yesterday's. into the weekend highs inland will return to the 90's with temperatures along the coast remaining steady. ( james ) 4 your health this morning... a measles outbreak has hit almost 2 dozen states... including california.( darya ) kron 4's charles clifford

to patrol bart stations.ncreased police presence is a part bart general manager's proposed safety and security plan. bart officials want to focus on stations in san francisco and oakland where most of the crime occurs. retired bart police chief gary gee says hiring more officers might not be the answer to ending the violent crimes. sot: trt :19 "if passengers see officers on the train, they are going to feel safer but as far as the incidents that have occurred in the last few weeks, even having an officer at each of those stations and aboard the trains where these incidents occurred wouldn't necessarilyprevent those random acts of violence." some of the other features of the proposed safety and security plan includes making it harder to by pass fare gates, adding a second proof of payment team during evenings commute and installing platform emergency call boxes that connect directly to bart police. bart general manager grace crunican will present the plan to bart's board of directors tomorrow. in lafayette, s

bart is not being transparent enough for me. >> reporter: this is more bad news for bart, which has been plagued by increased violence at its stations. the department of justice said that violence jumped 69% in the past decade. they had a series of arm robberies one where 50 young people attacked passengers at the coliseum station. and in 2018, bart reported more than 200 violence crimes. and this summer, three people died after attacks on bart in a span of five days. a man died after getting attacked and cut at the pleasanton bart station. and a man was killed after getting stabbed at the bart station. and then nia wilson died after she and her sister were both stabbed. the acid said distribute agency distribute agency -- the agency said they hired 18 people in the last few months. and they are pulling surveillance video for this case. they don't have a suspect in custody. lee martinez, ktvu news. >>> in san hose there, is a significant police response that chevron gas station on bird avenue just north of 280. it started about 5:15 this morning. the police have yet to say why they respo

got an update from bart. i'm talking about the oakland station as well. they is just there is some debris they have to clear out on the underground attracts. that is causing delays at the lake merritt to station. it is like a domino effect, it is affecting all the stations. we are at the hayward station right now. a pretty quiet morning. the commute is just really starting to pickup we are hearing the latest just the latest -- delays are expected for the fremont line. there is a crack in the rail between hayward and bay fair. they have emergency repairs going on now on the track. the second equipment problem is reported in downtown oakland. debris on the underground it track outside of lake merritt. bart said, we were getting reports of false occupancies in downtown oakland that was the latest from bart they have issued a generic 20 minute delay because that means the delays are varying by train. it's could be a much longer delay if you're trying to take part into the city, daly city. we don't know yet if the

. >>> feeling safer on bart. the agency announcing new steps to keep passengers secure. >> we are live in oakland with a look at what bart is considering. >> reporter: and the bart board meeting is still going on right now. it looks like they will hold off on much of this 12 point plans because several are under scrutiny from the public and members themselves. >> the movement toward an emergency safety plan. stabbed to death getting out of of a train. it one of three people who died within less than a week. sending bart into damage con control. >> our system needs to be safer for the public and for our employees. the public needs to be given reassurances. >> that is the bart manager who kim up with a -- came up with a $28 million plan. the rest of the proposal includes more fare inspectors. new boxes on platforms, a crack down on pan handling and a switch to specialized camera and that is the main point of contention >> i see taking advantage of opportunity that criminalize folks who are trying to ride the bart.

meaning bart police would patrol trains and police from local departments in cities where there are bart stations.that we think a mutual aid situation could provide getting more officers into the stations and around the stations and could really show passengers on bart that bart takes their safety seriously and also shows criminals this is not a place for you. as to how much a plan like that would cost it is unlcear. at least one board member we talked with earlier this week said she wasn't against the idea for the short term but didn't speak to it on the long term.(j.r.)i did talk with riders today to get their thoughts. we've also talked with those on the bart board of directors. you'll hear what they had to say tonight at 10. live in san francisco, j.r. stone kron 4 news. (vicki) a call for help is coming from the c-e-o of a prominent public- policy advoca bay area to help bart fight violent crime. the ceo of the bay area council -- jim wonderman -- is calling for regional mutual aid from bay area law enforcement to help provide public safety on bart. offcials at bart say their office

we watched here at the powell street bart station more than a dozen people entered and left the bartystem without paying. all that within a 15-minute time period. most of those fare evaders happened literally feet away from bart police headquarters. bart now has six months to review this public entity claim. if they reject it the next step for the family is filing a lawsuit in alameda county court. we're live in san francisco. christien kafton, ktvu fox 2 news. >> it's something when you look at that video, i counted at least four or five people who walked through without paying. >> reporter: that's just a small portion of the ones that we saw. these are the ones that we picked because it was very clear what they were doing. there were numerous other instances and again, remember, this all happening in about 15 minutes. we weren't even waiting that long. >> all right. thank you, christien kafton. >>> tesla's ceo elon musk reveals he is working 120 hours a week and he is taking ambien! the new report that reveals his personal battles while trying to turn the electric carmaker around.

a major delay on bart. sue, what can people do if they need to use bart?'re going to have to wait. right now they're saying 20-minute delays. they've upgraded that from major. more than 20 minutes to 20 minutes. if you take bart expect delays as this is right near the bay fair station. you can see the track repair. looks like they're testing the track now to see if it's train worthy. as soon as they reopen that track they -- for a time we're single tracking through there. that looks like they are still doing that which is causing the delays. we'll check back in a couple minutes. here's drew with a look at your weather. >> good morning, sue. we're taking a look outside right now from our rooftop camera along the embarcadero in san francisco. what we're noticing we already have holes in our cloud cover s atheloud aquicko car t more sund to yesterday. so your 12 hour delay planner, mix of sun and

and bart staff is working on this as well">there is a sense of urgency for bart board director debora allen who is working on a solution to an increase in crime in 2018. violent crime is up 2% from this time last year. she has come up with a five point plan to increase safety for passengers. number one hire more officerssotthe signing bonus represents the challenge of trying to hire new bart officers in such a competitive market here in the bay area. as you can see starting salary for a bart officer is $67,872 compared to $83,013 for san fan francisco police officer and $110,000 for deputy in the alameda county sheriff's office, which leads us to number twosothiring new officers could take some time. board director allen proposes calling in help from other bay area law enforcement agencies sot

bart general manager grace crunican will present the plan to bart's board of directors on thursday...in oakland haaziq madyun kron4news ( robin ) in the east bay... an el cerrito man is arrested for trying to meet a teen girl for sex. police say john vinoya was actually talking to an undercover officer... when he set up a meeting at a home. police arrested vinoya when he showed up at the home. he's now facing a number of charges... including attempted lewd acts with a child. ( robin ) the modesto man who was planning a christmas day bombing on san francisco's pier 39 ... has been sentenced to 15- years in prison. 27-year old everitt aaron jameson admitted that he tried to aid a terrorist organization. the ex- marine planned the attacks with undercover f-b-i agents... thinking they were an islamic state group. investigators say he offered money to the organization and even offered to carry out violent attacks himself. jameson's attorney argued that he had been having second thoughts and did not actually take steps to follow through with his plan. ( robin ) a santa rosa man was arrested

it's part of a proposed bart safety and security plan...that was announced today bart police are now emergency staffing mode. now there will be more officers patrolling on bart trains. the increased police presence is a part bart general manager's proposed safety and security plan says the transit agency spokesperson alicia trostsot sot bart deputy chief lance haight explains why trains and stations in oakland and san francisco are key areas of focus during the emergency staffing periodsot

now bart also has an app, it's the bart watch app. . where riders can report inappropriate behaviour.alling bart police or notifying the train operator using the intercom on the train.in san bruno, charles clifford kron 4 news. (ken)new at ten: the mystery continues surrounding the disapperance of iowa college student.. mollie tibbets and the reported discovery of a red shirt during the search. officials are not giving away alot of details - that shirt may be similar to one mollie wore to work.plus - all new video of mollie before she went missing.. jim moret has more. olice are probing a possible break in the case of missing iowa college student mollie tibbetts. a red shirt found thursday near a previously searched hog farm may belong to the missing 20-year-old. it's the first major potential clue discovered in the search for tibbetts, who hasn't been seen since july 18 when she left her boyfriend's home to go for a run.a person mowin the lawn in the area found the article of cl employees of a day care center where tibbetts worked, according to fox news. investigators are now scourin

it is urgent bart to get help now. law enforcement departments in the cities and counties it serves. >> we are talking about having a show of a force on the trains in the stations, all the time so that the passengers of bart, the loyal riders, can see they're going to be safe. >> reporter: bart said in a written statement the collective bargaining agreements say clear that only bart police may provide security and the bart police chief says there is already an agreement in place with the areas law enforcement agencies each other out when necessary. >> we operate in a mutual aid configuration when we need it. if they need to assist us they are readily available, if we need to assist them we do the same. >> reporter: the bay area council says that agreement only covers emergencies and wants a proactive approach. many bart passengers say they seldom see officers on trains or in the stations and would welcome a stronger police presence. >> i'm petrified with everything that has been happening here with all the crime. >> re

hoping with their work, the fatalities surrounding bart will stop.pkg at the richmond bart station ..eir help.we could walk them down to the bart station, or to their cars. we just want them to know the community cares this comes after 4 people were recently found dead at different bart stations. i just cant even think about that we want to prevent those types of issues from re-occurring in the bay areanot everyone is willing to accept the offer at first glance.at first there's an apprehension, they don't know what we're doing. as the days went by they saw us and were more receptivebut there are definitely those who appreciate it.sometimes i don't feel safe anymore and i come home latei thought, what a great thing to do. what a wonderful community thing to do. it exemplifies what a great community we live in after helping out in richmond, the safety escorts headed over to el cerrito del norte. it didn't stop there.we got folk at pittsburg, concord, west oakland, macarthur station, as well as the ashby stationit's just a little bit more comforting to know that these people are out here

hoping with their work, the fatalities surrounding bart will stop.pkg at the richmond bart station ... safety escorts, we want you to feel safe tonight.a group of men volunteer walk anyone that may need their help.we could walk them down to the bart station, or to their cars. we just want them to know the community cares this comes after 4 people were recently found dead at different bart stations. i just cant even think about that we want to prevent those types of issues from re-occurring in the bay areanot everyone is willing to accept the offer at first glance.at first there's an apprehension, they don't know what we're doing. as the days went by they saw us and were more receptivebut there are definitely those who appreciate it.sometimes i don't feel safe anymore and i come home latei thought, what a great thing to do. what a wonderful community thing to do. it exemplifies what a great community we live in after helping out in richmond, the safety escorts headed over to el cerrito del norte. it didn't stop there.we got folk at pittsburg, concord, west oakland, macarthur station, a

bart platform last month.sister is still recovering. 27 year old john lee cowell was arrested the next day at the pleasant hill station. >>> n,a died and her sister is still recovering. twenty-seven-year-old john lee cowel was arrested the next day. he's now facing murder and attempted murder charges. >> we were around the same age, but i felt it was my duty to protect her and i wasn't there. so i just owe it to my community to not let that happen again. >> last night people gathered to call for justice for nia. some said, evening to they didn't know her personally, it was .to have their voices heard. the funeral starts at 11:00 a.m. this morning at the acts full gas pell church in east oak land. that service is open to the public. >>> time now 6:57. time for your phonal five. >> san francisco will celebrate the opening of new navigation center this morning. it is located right near an on ramp from south vaness on to highway 101. this is the first time a pearl innocent shelter will be open on caltrans property

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a major delay on bart. sue, what can people do if they need to use bart? >> they're going to have to wait. right now they're saying 20-minute delays. they've upgraded that from major. more than 20 minutes to 20 minutes. if you take bart expect delays as this is right near the bay fair station. you can see the track repair. looks like they're testing the track now to see if it's train worthy. as soon as they reopen that track they -- for a time we're single tracking through there. that looks like they are still doing that which is causing the delays. we'll check back in a couple minutes. here's drew with a look at your weather. >> good morning, sue. we're taking a look outside right now from our rooftop camera along the embarcadero in san francisco. what we're noticing we already have holes in our cloud cover s atheloud aquicko car t more sund to yesterday. so your 12 hour delay planner, mix of sun and clouds, sunshine effective at warming us up later on this afternoon, especially inland. we're going close to 90s degrees in our warmest spots. download the a

at this point i would not recommend just getting on bart -- getting off bart. i was still take it.are driving on highway four tch a bart trained. also looking at some of the other roads, highway 24 looks all right getting up to the called the cut. if you're driving on the bridge it looks all right getting to the toll plaza. the commute on the roads has not seemed any worse even though we have had these bart problems and will hopefully stay nice and light like this. let's go to steve. >>> warmer lows. a little muggy coast and bay. water temperatures half come up and that makes a little difference. day one of a warmer patter. how many days? three. it will cool off by sunday for some and then everybody by monday. san francisco forecast high today is 68. that's where they should be this time of year. 67 wednesday. 61 on monday. we will be climbing up. a few more breaks in the clouds . 56 is the boy temperature at san francisco. bodega bay 53. half moon bay 59. monterey 57. 50s and 60s for temperatures. 59 livermore. 62 concorde. close for most. 58 concorde pavilion for east bay tempera

bart deputy police chief ed alvarez sotbart police department: "our stationhe time so we didn't have any passengers. our trains were not moving. it is something that happened in the parking lot outside of the station. ultimately our victim was found on warm springs blvd outside of the station">bart police investigators are still trying to piece together the events leading to the stabbing sotdeputy chief alvarez explains why it took about 12- hours for bart police to release these images to the publicsotsot debora allen is a member of bart's board of directors. she says

the idea is you should be able to bart to work as well. >> yes. >> some -- at least one bart director from the east bay is facing the question is bart is a transit agency you're supposed to be moving people. is getting into development a distraction? >> when you look at the 50s and 60s, decisions were made to give us access to rights of way on the freeway and give us land and that's why we have as robust a system as we do. 60 years later we have the opportunity to look and say, okay, can we be a good neighbor and respond to the need for housing? can we make vital communities around the station? i think that's something that contributes to safety and the vie at that time of neighbors. in balboa park, the community is excited about it. so i recognize the suburbs are different than the city but hopefully we can do a good job in tracying the issues. >> it's interesting people went to the suburbs to get away from it but now people are saying, no, you have to have it as well and they're not too happy. >> we'll see. >> that seems to be the motto here [ laughter ]. >> i want to thank you for

hoping with their work, the fatalities surrounding bart will stop.pkg at the richmond bart station ... safety escorts, we want you to feel safe tonight.a group of men volunteer walk anyone that may need their help.we could walk them down to the bart station, or to their cars. we just want them to know the community cares this comes after 4 people were recently found dead at different bart stations. i just cant even think about that we want to prevent those types of issues from re-occurring in the bay areanot everyone is willing to accept the offer at first glance.at first there's an apprehension, they don't know what we're doing. as the days went by they saw us and were more receptivebut there are definitely those who appreciate it.sometimes i don't feel safe anymore and i come home latei thought, what a great thing to do. what a wonderful community thing to do. it exemplifies what a great community we live in after helping out in richmond, the safety escorts headed over to el cerrito del norte. it didn't stop there.we got folk at pittsburg, concord, west oakland, macarthur station, a

it's not like we show up tomorrow and we are bart officers, just like bart officers aren't going to showp to our jail and be jail officers, so it's a little complicated">the president of bart police officers' association released a statement regarding the request for regional mutual aid "the bart police department is currently saturating the system with our own officers and civilians in an effort to reduce crime and restore the public's confidence. the bpoa feels this is a much more practical way to address the recent surge in random violence."haaziq madyun kron4news (pam) investigators are searching for a homicide suspect.... after a woman was found bleeding on the street in fairfield. she was found in a parking lot on north texas street. this was around 11- p-m last night. police were responding to an assault at a business there. that's when they found an unconscious woman. she was later died at the hospital. now the incident is being investigated as a homicide (ken) san francisco police are looking for a hit and run driver who left a pedestrian in life-threatening condition. it happen

patrol at bart stations and on trains?sot "two weeks ago no but recently i had a knife pulled on me between west oakland and embarcadero, totally unprovoked, it was a homeless person. he was not all there mentally, tried to threaten me for my backpack. i ignored him and he kept walking so i'd say yeah. i'd like so more police patrols"nat/haaziqi'd say yeah too if that was my storysot "absolutely! i think it's kind of scary when you're catching the bart late at night sometimes, i get off work late sometimes and it would be nice to know that somebody is there" sot"definitely..."sot"i disagree! i don't think police presence is necessarily making anyone safer. i was on a train recently and the police came on, cause a commotion and made me feel less safe"sot"ummm...? nat/haaziqit's a tough question for you isn't it?sot "yeah, i mean i think yes as long is there are more checks on who are the police">clearly the majority of the folks i spoke to say they want more police presence, similar to the bay area council's twitter poll re

the family of nia wilson is suing bart.ilson was killed on july 22nd at the macarthur bart station. the 18-year-old was stabbed in the neck. her sister was also hurt in the attack... which bart police say appears to be random. john cowell has been charged with murder and attempted murder. the wilson family says bart failed to keep their daughters safe. wilson's funeral is set for 11:00 tomorrow morning at the acts full gospel church in oakland. (grant) police in san ramon are asking for your help in locating a teenage girl. 14-year-old taylor cusick was last seen on monday night in san ramon.. according to a facebook post from her mother. san ramon police did confirm that she ran away from home. taylor is 5-feet 4-inches tall with dark brown hair and green eyes. (vicki) in the south bay... 4 people are arrested after police say they were prowling in a milpitas neighborhood. somebody called police to report people shining flashlights into parked cars on washington drive. when police arrived the suspects ran away. police even

on bart. the death of 18-year-old nia wilson last month at the bart station in oakland called into question whether bart is doing enough to keep its riders safe. riders tell us they would like to see more safety measures in place. >> my reaction to this, it's nothing new. it's sad we live in a world

bart officials are going to talk about safety on bart.. ( will ) the 49ers are taking on the dallas cowboys tonight at levi's stadium. i'm live with the details. ( james ) and more smokey air expected today for the bay area.we'll take a closer look at how you can protect yourself. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom..(james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james ) the wildfire fires burning in mendocino, lake and colusa counties are creating smoky skies in the bay area. a "spare the air" alert is in effect today. john shrable joins us now... much like yesterday skies today will be dry and sunny but with smoky to hazy skies as more smoke sits over the bay area from nearby wildfires. temperatures will peak warmer than yesterda

bart police say the are stepping up a security. some writers say it is not enough. >> it seems like there is the same set of excuses going on with no measures being taken to make sure this never happens again. >> reporter: rusty staff is suing bart. he and others were attacked at the column station in april of last year. neil wilson's family announced this week they too are suing bart for the same reason. >> i hope the repetitiveness of the lawsuits and all of us keeping us in the public eye makes the change that needs to happen. >> reporter: the police chief says the violence isn't specific to the transit agency. instead the bay area as a whole. >> again safety is a top priority. >> reporter: bart says they are cracking down on toll evaders and installing more cameras an paying overtime to crease staffing by 15 to 20 officers each day. >> are over time officers will be focusing on the trains. >> reporter: rusty says it is not enough. and that bart is responsible for neil wilson's death. police knew the system was dangerous. >> if

>> reporter: that's right, dan and kristen, this bart parking lot, any land that bart owns within a half-mile radius of its stations could be turned into affordable housing. it's a contentious debate. affordable housing or allowing cities to retain their power to control their zoning? ab-2923 would empower the bart board to adopt new transit oriented zoning standards for each of their stations. parcels owned by bart within a half-mile radius of stations could be developed for housing, and local jurisdictions would have to conform to new bart zoning standards. tim grayson co-authored the bill. >> it's past time for our cities to come to the table with real solutions for housing, whether they consider -- transit -- affordable housing development. >> i don't think bart is in that business at all. >> reporter: you get a tidal wave of opposition if you talk to neighbors. >> i have some grave concerns that with the power, they're an agency that can't handle their coe mission, which is transit. >> that's kind of ridiculous. they have no idea what's going on around their station. who's going to polic

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this is happening feet away from bart police headquarters. bart has six months to review the claim.ily will file a lawsuit. >>> up next, three young workers shot and killed during the robbery of a drugstore almost 40 years ago. >> they were innocent promising kids. >> we look at what's known as the pay less murders. one suspect was taken into custody and let go. >>> details on the funeral service for aretha franklin. ♪ ♪ can world-renowned artist red hong yi use the chase mobile app® to pay practically anyone, at any bank? all while creating a masterpiece made of tea leaves? ♪ ♪ yes. but this isn't for just anyone. ♪ ♪ hong yi! it's for the strongest man in her life. ♪ ♪ life. lived red's way. chase. make more of what's yours. california had the worst wildfire season on record. scientists say, our weather is becoming more extreme and we all have to be better prepared. that's why pg&e is adopting new and additional safety precautions to help us monitor and respond to dangerous weather. hi, i'm allison bagley, a meteorologist with pg&e's community wildfire safety program. we're workin

would be built on what's now bart's parking lots.ion of the bill does include a policy to replace some of that parking availability. but it there's still plenty of opposition from --but there's still plenty of opposition from cities who are afraid it will strip local control. >> we can have people from oakland and san francisco deciding what gets built in concord. >> it shifts a little bit how that collaboration was. and it shifts it in a way to kind of push forward the project. >> reporter: supporters poin th pleasant hill as a housing success story that could be emulated across the bay area. the bill has already gone through the assembly and it is now on the senate's calendar for today. live in the newsroom, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> today the aclu is expected to file a complaint on behalf of dozens of parents separated from their children at the border. immigration agents allegedly coerced those parents into signing documents they didn't understand. some even gave up their right to be reunited with their children. all 76 parents i

that they are suing bart. ( robin )after tons of backlash over rider safety on bart... the transit system is hiring more police officers. however... they are struggling to fill the open positions at a time when violent crime is on the rise. kron4's haaziq madyun brings us the latest. a quick glance at some of the starting police salaries in cities along the bart transit system shows bart police at the bottomfremont police officer $99,146daly city police officer $85,776concord police $85,488union city police officer $72,096bart police officer $67,821sot that is no longerse t and the lower pay scale is having an impact on hiring new officers which is directly linked to keeping passengers safe says the president of bart police officers association officer keith garciasot

i ride bart every day. >> reporter: even with the increased staffing, bart still had incidents.his past saturday, bart officials say 59-year-old jamar coleman slashed the thumb of a passenger at the macarthur station. after the incident, the agency released video surveillance of coleman, which led to an arrest by oakland police on thursday. >> we were able to leverage our surveillance technology and the great work of our detectives and officers and to bring this person to justice. >> reporter: even still, bart claims passengers saw a difference with the added emergency patrols. although those shifts are over for now, they are not going back to normal staffing. instead, there will be the standard 24 officers working and two other specialized units including the department's critical asset protection team or cap. >> six officers and sergeant concentrated in the central corridor in san francisco and oakland. we have k-9 officers that are very visible to the public. >> reporter: starting next month, bart will use a $6.8 million federal grant to improve safety which includes upgradin

(mk)gary gee, retired bart police chief"in my 37 years with the bart police department, i don't believe there was any two year period where we experienced that sort of violence."three deadly stabbings in five days ... and now bart police are in emergency staffing mode -- adding more officers to bart trains -- but retired bart police chief gary gee says that's not necessarily the answer.gary gee, retired bart police chief"if passengers see officers on the train, they are going to feel safer but as far as the incidents that have occurred in the last few weeks, even having an officer at each of those stations and aboard the trains where these incidents occurred wouldn't necessarily prevent those random acts of violence."bart passengers say they see the officers -- but aren't feeling any different.joseph pineda, bart passenger"out of the last three times i went twice a good amount of officers like maybe 6 or 7 officers they were in a group just talking to each other."michelle kingston, mkingstonnewssome say this is just a temporary solution -- one that won't last.joseph pineda, bart passeng

it makes me feel safer. >> the bart police chief also says bart will have overtime available for officersrs. >>> the formal sensing hearing for the two men convicted in the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire in oakland begins today. derek almeida and max here is accepted a plea deal which means there will be no trial. they pleaded no contest to 36 charges of manslaughter for the 36 people killed in that fire on december 2 in that fire on december 2, 2016. almeda will get a nine-year sense, harrison six years in jail. we will have live coverage from the courthouse all morning and all day right here on ktvu fox2 news. victims of last year's wildfires in the north bay rallied at the state capital against a plan that they say would let pg&e off the hook when it's equipment starts fires. they want lawmakers to reject the governor's plan to reduce liability for utility companies if the utility company acted reasonably. the governor wants to limit that liability, saying the increasing number of wildfires in california could threaten the existence of utility companies . the governor's plan would no