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license plate readers are one step closer to being installed at bart parking lots now that bart's board a policy regulating terms of use for the technology sotsot bart police chief carlos rojas says the transit agency will start a pilot project to test the system using four automated license plate readers that they have not used until nowsotcommunity input helped to establish a 30- day rentention policy for information collected by the plate readers. however during that time frame other law enforcement agencies will have access to that same

the staffing level we have now, we don't have enough. >> reporter: a barts spokesperson says that bart has 197 officers but there is a recommendation that they add 19 new officers. they are planning to do that in the coming months and they will not have to raise fares to do it bart says. >>> east bay congressman and presidential candidate air recollect swalwell is headed to parkland florida for a conference on gun violence. he announced last night that he was running for president. i hope you were with us when he joined us live on mornings on 2. he told us his focus is on stopping all gun violence not just school shootings. >> i don't want to just address the mass shootings in our classrooms or synagogues or our theaters. i also want to address the violence that plagues our streets like in oakland where i was a prosecutor. >> he is the second former alameda county prosecutor to seek the nomination after kamala harris. there are currently 18 major candidates on the ticket. swalwell plans to hold a forum at douglas high school. >>> there will be a special election in alameda to decide if

if you have any information call bart police. >>> violence on bart has prompted bart officials to takemore action to make sure passengers are safe. on the list is adding more police patrols and giving station employees identifiable neon green vests more on the changes coming to bart. >> reporter: soon after he arrived at the west oakland bart station monday evening he saw a aer two more fear cheats. passenger say that's not all. >> what time i even experienced a fistfight on the bart train and it's like i personally feel they could stand to beef up security. >> reporter: bart says it is beefing up security in response to passengers concerns. starting monday many bart employees are now wearing bright green vests to show their presence alicia trope with bart says fair inspectors are working extra hours and an additional day during their work week expect we know mandatory overtime is not sustainable, so the idea is to deploy them and keep going for a bit and then pull it back. >> reporter: trope would not say how long the in creased -- the increased patrols will last. artificial did say i

at bart stations this year alone. bart is unleashing a new crime-fighting tool. the board of directors giving the thumbs up to the blepolice force to use automated license plate readers in hopes of catching criminals who break into cars or steal them. however, privacy advocates say i.c.e. agents might access this data. north berkeley bart station, melissa has more. >> reporter: raj, this is part of that never-ending debate between privacy and protection. and we could see those license plate readers at this bart station parking lot because bart has listed this as one of the priority places to install the license plate readers. because bart says criminals have stolen 15 cars from this lot and broken into 14 other cars. the question is, will the license plate readers be enough to bring property crime down? >> big brother. some people don't like it. coming to bart parking lots. >> we have mass, mass parking lots. they're huge. >> reporter: that is the decision the bart board of directors made today when they approved a pi

he was held up at gunpoint in a bart parking lot and then turned ser a bart officer tried to convince not to file a >> yes, senior vicky nguyen joi with the exclusive report. vicky, this raises serious questions about how bart officers handle crimes. >> reporter: raj, anoushah, imagine someone pulls a gun on you and your friends while you're visiting oakland. they steal your wallets and your phones. you call bart police, but instead of investigating, they tell you taking a report would be a waste of resources. >> why do you want this report? you guys are all getting these phones -- at the end of the day, most of the time these guys are long gone. >> reporter: you're listening to a bart police officer speaking to the victim of a violent crime. >> usually the cars they're in are stolen so there is nothing to trace them in. so that's why i'm saying writing -- thisor of resources. >> reporter: the victim said he and his friends were parked at the fruitvale station in january. >> i pulledn and blocked me in with their car. they came at us with gunpoint and basically told us, phones and wal

the sixth bart leader to step down in recent weeks. >> reporter: the bart director was not pressured to leave, they say. they were caught off guard and they see this as an opportunity to give the agency a fresh start. >> i have stayed a long time and we have accomplished a tremendous amount. >> reporter: the general manager has led bart for 8 years. under her watch bart saw a huge growth. she led the passage of a 3.5 billion dollar bond measure. >> it is never a great time to leave an organization as busy as this we have accomplished so much and new trains -- >> reporter: her announcement surprise the board of directors. >> from a point of view you will see she has done an exceptional job. we are at a pivotal point and we have an opportunity to demonstrate, to our riders, they should have faith in us. >> reporter: 5 other executive leaders have retired or are about to retire from head of operations to the police chief. >> i'm very proud of the fact that since i have been here we have become a more proactive police department. >> reporter: some say bart have been dysfunctional. >> wri

bart riders on the sfraeps line. you have a ten minute delay.date coming up around 6:30. >> thank you, alexis. good morning good morning is coming up at 7:00. . >> hi, jenninger, a look at what's ahead. >> hi there. coming up on gma, we are live for that incredible national championship game. getting that sweet redemption after losing last year in the closing round. we'll tell you what they are saying this morning. we have an exclusive. for the first time, the doctor dragged a off that united flight after refusing to give up his seat is breaking his silence. what he is saying a changed his life and airline policy. >>> and new breast cancer screening, dr. ashton will be here with a couple headlines for you and legend abby talking to us. finding your wolf pack, i love to find out that even abby wamback does not like running. >> that makes me feel so much better. >> i feel very aligned with her right now. >> thanks, see you soon. getting workers out of the hall of justice is going to cost a lot more. >> it ♪ grocery outlet bargain market ♪ - i love

starting monday, many bart employees are now vests to show their presence. bart says police officers and fare inspectors are working extra hours and an additional day during their work week. >> we know mandatory overtime is not sustainable, so the idea is to, um, deploy them, keep it going for a bit and the then pull it back. >> reporter: she would not say how long the increased patrols will last. a source tells me it will be for a month. bart officials said they'd look at the week to week results to see what works and what doesn't and make changes accordingly. >> i think they need more patrols, more community meetings to get input from the riders. >> we need to get to having dedicated officers at the station and also just to ride trains. the staffing level now, we don't have enough. >> reporter: she says are currentl years. still some passengers say they don't feel safe on bart. >> they need to be consistent, and if we know that they're not consistent, you're going to have those folks who will slip in and create havoc for a lot of people. lot of people. >>

>>> well, bart is rolling out new safety measures. they will help potential victims and authorities investigate crimes in a matter of seconds. and a meeting happening right now over the proposed rate hike for pg&e cancers. seresto, seresto, seresto. jake... seresto, seresto, seresto. whatever your dog brings home to you, it shouldn't be fleas and ticks. seresto gives your dog 8 continuous months of flea and tick protection in an easy-to-use, non-greasy collar. seresto, seresto, seresto. ohh no, jake. seresto. 8-month. seresto, seresto, seresto. >>> all righters a look at your top stories right now. a suspect 34-year-old isaiah joel peoples was being treated for ptsd. four people where are hurt as he drove into the crowd on a sidewalk in sunnyvale yesterday. >> a shotgun was located in the trunk of the vehicle. no other weapons were located. hit computer was collected during the execution of the search warrant and will be examined in the coming weeks. we still do not know what his motives were. >> isaiah joel peoples is set to be arrai

. >>> before you get on bart this morning, make sure you have a way to play. >> bart is cracking down on fare evaders. nbc is looking at a way to build a better area. we want to know if riders think this will work. abc news is live for us. hi, jobina. >> reporter: hi, we have done extensive experiencesbart. many not feeling safe on the ride or fare evaders, the homelessness is impacting their ride, for example, people sleeping on the train. this survey that revealed safety was the primary concerned. bart says its officers and fare inspectors will start working extra hours and on days off to increase presence on trains, platforms and stations, bart employees will be wearing lie visibility vest to provide an additional layer of presence in the system. >> we heard from our riders is they want to see more employee presence throughout. they want to see us at fare gatesen on the trains, at the platforms and the stations. >> you hear something on the news and after a week or two, you don't see them much at all. >> reporter: it's not clear how long this enforcement period will last. but bart

vianey ad libs tz bart parking lot.en turned to us -- after a bart officer tried to . >>> he was held up at gunpoint in a part parking lot. hi then turned to us after an officer tried to convince not to file a report. this raises serious questions about how bart officers handle crimes. >> imagine someone called a gun on you and your friends while you are visiting oakland. they steal your wallets and your phones. you call police, but instead of investigating, they tell you taking a report would be a waste of resources. >> why do you want this report? you guys are not getting these phones. what is the report for? at the end of the day, most of the times these guys are long gun. >> you are listening to a bart police officer speaking to the victim of a violent crime. >> there is nothing to trace them in. that's why i'm saying, this report being written is really like a waste of resources. >> he and his friends were parked at the station back in january. >> i pulled in the parking lot. two men pulled up behind and basically

is in place at bart to take us into the next decade. the police chief and an assistant gm have recently announced their departures. >> it tells me that there is enormous dysfunction in the management of bart. >> reporter: they say she has worked hard, but that every aspect of the agency has worsened. >> maybe it is in our interest to clean house and get new leadership and hopefully do something better. >> reporter: they have invested in the system. hundreds of new train cars are in the pipeline. including other improvements that will not be seen for years. >> this is a system that is nearing its 50th year. it was in a shambles. when we look back in 5 years or 8 years, we will really see her legacy. >> reporter: passenger spoke about high fares, safety concerns, and unreliable service. >> if it was the driver sector, she probably would have been replaced right now. i don't think the job has been done that needs to. >> we have seen ups and downs up bart. glad to have the opportunity to serve you and the customers who rely on bart. >> repo

. >>> plus, bart's big vote. the decision coming today about cameras, what they'll record and the concern for some over who gets to see that information. >>> and a widening crisis, the most measles cases in 25 years across the country. the update we're expecting to get today about the problem in california. "today in the bay" continues right now. >>> a very good now thursday morning to you, thanks so much for joining us, i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. a lot of people are enjoying the warmer weather. is it going to continues or cool off a bit? >> it is going to continue the next couple of days. not as hot. we're not talking widespread records here, it's still about 15 degrees above where we should be. here's a live look outside in palo alto. we get this day started. it will be in the upper 50, look at that temperature trend, reach nook the low 80s by 1:00, reaching 82 degrees there, 84 in san jose, some upper 80s for some of our inland areas. mike, you are looking at a traffic alert. >> we are looking

they say it is an important tool to make sure the bart stations are safe. it includes four cameras that a single station and then winds through -- bart will review the statistics before they expand the program. kpix 5 . >>> it is official, former vice president joe biden is in the race to become president. he is leading in the polls but nicole kelly and tells us that was such a large pool of candidates that nobody is a shoe in. >> reporter: he wasted acng the one who could be his potential rival. >> joe biden wants to win the presidency on his own. >> i asked president obama not to endorse. whoever wins the nomination should win it on their own merits. >> reporter: he had a three- minute campaign video that largely focused on the race riots in charlottesville. that's when he decided to run. >> in that moment, i knew the threat to this nation was unlike any i had seen in my lifetime. his video appeared more like a general cam patient -- campaign. >> if we give tre fundamtally o -- alter the character of this nation and who we are. i cannot stand by and allow

. >>> an unexpected announcement from bart's general mark. grace crunican announcing she will retire. >> reporter: a state senator describes the gm's performance as below average. but her supporters say she's a hardworker and well-respected. >> i'm announce my plans to retire from bart and to begin the next cheaper of my life. >> reporter: grace crunican's announcement come as a surprise to the board of directors. >> it was in that moment that i could see that this is a very big decision. >> reporter: crunican spoke of the accomplishments during her eight years with bart. cleaner stations, widespread clipper car usage, and improved relations with labor unions. >> a capable, diverse, and n and energetic team is in place at bart. >> reporter: police chief, carlos rojas, and an assistant gm recently announced their departures. >> it shows me that there's enormous dysfunction within the management of bart. >> reporter: senator steve glazer says crunican has worked hard but that every aspect of the agency has worsened. safety, cleanliness, and mas

. >>> bart is taking a new approach to catching fare evaders. the changes being made right now even before more officers are added to the force. to the force. >> reporter: do you feel safe? >> no, not on any public transportation in the bay area. >> starting today bart is stepping up patrols and making station agents more visible. i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. bart says it's a direct response to passenger surveys that show safety is a top concern. new at 10:00, amber lee live look at the plan underway. >> reporter: frank, the plan started today during the morning commute. you'll see more officers and fare inspectors. fare inspectors. soon after we arrived at the west oakland bart station monday evening, we saw the man going through the fare gate without a ticket. not long after two other fare cheats. passengers say that's not all. >> one time i experienced a lik they could beef up security personally. >> reporter: bart says it is beefing up security in response to passenger concern. starting monday, many bart employees are weari

on standby know bart has not been affected yet. and they've moved everybody back including the media so nobody gets hurt if they come down to the good news is we're not hearing of any injuries to firefighters or anybody. >>at the building at the timing this is great news because daria at its peak that black smoke followed by the huge orange flame, so it's turned white and that is a great sign. so we'll be back with more of our live team coverage of this fire in oakland is just aew minutes, >>my company and oakland and you can see from this picture. just and how high and these flames are rising from the roof and that's before the roof collapsed that with the combination of the fire the heat and all that water that ceiling had no chance. >>and you can see the thick black smoke about an hour ago just reaching beyond the skyline of oakland he could be seen for miles pam moore was actually driving on 5.81 she saw it. so it's impacting the entire east they would imagine at least upper east bay and was definitely affecting the minutes of

. >>> details on what bart are doing to improve safety. >>> we will shut down juvenile hall. >> this is a responsible. >> the debate intensifies over the future of san francisco's juvenile hall. >>> an uber driver accused of dropping off passengers and going back to trying to break into their homes. new video tonight.>>> beginning with breaking news, congressman eric swalwell is in the race for the white house. >> live tonight with reaction from his hometown.>> reporter: he graduated from dublin high school back 99he is now a 4 term congressman, we have found students who met him, following his career and wishing him well. >> i'm pretty proud that he is our representative from our district. >> reporter: she's talking about congressman eric swalwell, who might be the most favorite -- famous graduate from dublin high school, he is no stranger to many of them. >> he was cool, he met us on the steps of congress. >> reporter: many are excited he is running for president. >> it was fun to meet him. >> so i am running, about three more miles. >> reporter: he has been hinting about a preside

rush to the bart station to find parking, then catch a train. >> it's a horrible place to park. sometimes when i work in oakland, i get here at 6:30 to park and i can't find parking. >> reporter: not only is it a headache to find daily parking, it is a strain on the finances as well. >> if you don't get parking instead of three dollars a day, it forces you to go to the other lot and pay $18 a day and i can't afford that. >> reporter: this is the reason why, sky drone five gives us a's eye view of the brand-new 900 capacity parking garage pick this privately developed lot just opened up at the end of march and departure, a daily rate goes for $18. in the old bart operated garage, it is only three. >> is a beautiful building, but, i can't see the justification of that. that much of a gap. >> reporter: this is just a first step in renovating the entire walnut creek bart station into a transit village. shops and housing. bart says there is a reason for the $15 difference between the two garages. >> this is a revenue stream that the developer needs to finance the construction of this

bart has 197 officers. recommends that bart hire 19 new police officers each year for the next 5 years. bart says it is on track to dost fiscal year starts. they will hire 19 new police officers. bart says it will be able to do that without raising fares. >>> for more of today's top stories, let's check in with dave clark in the newsroom. >> the taliban is claiming responsibility for a suicide bombing innistan where three american troops were killed. three sefshs men were killed and three others were killed kabul . the names of those killed are not being released until their families are notified. >>> steve minushian says that his department plans to follow the law in his review of the request of a top democrat to have president trump's tax returns provided to lawmakers. richard neal made the request last week in a letter to minushian and set a deadline of tomorrow to hand them over. >>> east bay congressman eric swalwell who was with us earlier this morning is headed to park land florida to hold a town hal

last week, bart's police chief announced plans to retire next month. >>> bart's board of directors iss on how to keep passengers safe. includes $2 million to hire more police officers. but the examiner says some of the directors are against hiring more armed officers and would prefer to hire unarmed ambassadors to patrol bart stations instead. the budget reportedly includes $500,000 for more inspectors. the bart board is expected to vote in june. >>> bart is going to be closing down some tracks in the east bay later this month. 50-year-old tracks replaced between the pleasant hill and concord bart stations. that should mean for a smoother, quieter ride. that will add about 20 minutes to your travel time. the first weekend of the closures is april 27 and 28th. >> hopefully no problems with bart this morning during this friday commute, or on the highway, sal. >> mike, gasia, one of the new bart trains and the train itself makes the ride smoother, too. if you get on one of those new trains, you'll know what i mean. let's take a look at the south bay. i promised you a look at interstate 2

years with bart. years with bart. eye >> reporter: safety, cleanliness, and massive overtime. >> maybe it's not in our interests to clean house and get some new leadership. >> reporter: bart's president devin duffey says conigan has invested in the system. improvements that won't be seen for years. >> this is the system nearing its 50th year. it was in a shambles from a standpoint of replacing our infrastructure. >> if it was the private sector, she probably would have been replaced by now. >> despite the challenges, and see something ups and downs at bart, i am fortunate to have had the opportunity to serve you and the customers who rely on bart. >> reporter: her last days will be july 6th. >> amber lee, live for us there. thank you so much. >>> vallejo's embattled police chief has been chosen to stay on as the city's interim chief after he retires. critics say be able to double-dip. vallejo's city manager says the arrangement will save money because they won't be paying for the chief's health benefi

big changes coming to bart. the police to the stepping down next month after only 2 years on the job. we spoke with bart police chief carlos rojas about why he is retiring. >> i had a wonderful time working with the great group of people. >> reporter: he says he is most proud of improving the culture at bart police. a force more productive and proactive than when he arrived years ago. >> the camaraderie of the officers is what i will miss the most. the experience i will remember the most -- >> reporter: he rose through the ranks through the years. he has a son, an athlete at west point, in his senior year. >> i'm set to experience my son playing soccer at a very high- level for the last time in his life. that i will see family. >> he admits he faced challenges. rampant drug use of the civic center station. and an officer involved shooting. his worst day, the fatal stabbing of a passenger, just 18 years old. >> so far, it was unprovoked and it was an outright homicide of a beautiful young lady. >> it was followed

the boxes are in response to feedback that bart received following the stabbing death of bart writer, last summer . >> san francisco mayor london breed announced an ambitious plan to provide affordable housing for teachers but it would need the approval approval of voters. the mayor wants to put a $500 million bond measure on the ballot in november. she also wants to rezone city property so that housing can be built for teachers on city- owned land . >> you're watching ktvu fox 2 news at 630. today marks one year since the arrest of joseph d'angelo, the alleged golden state killer. prosecutors say he killed 13 people and dozens of women and 6 california counties in the 70s and 80s . >> you may recall d'angelo was tracked down through dna entered from a relative through a dna website. emily tells us that same technology husband used to solve dozens of cases. >>> a ridged golden state killer, joseph d'angelo was arrested in 2018 thanks to genealogy, identifying a suspect using dna, public websites and family trees . >> a year ago i was driving back from l.a. and my phone started ringing

something you probably never seen on bart.w york spent minutes loading trees on to a plane sunt u sunday night. they say people were mostly amused. they all clapped when the doors finally closed. new york subway officials say it is fought allowed. i'd be upset a little bit. >>> the group black pink now has the biggest video debut in history. >> youtube says black pink song "kill this love" broke two records. it has the most views. beating out ariana grande next. she reached 100 million views the fastest. less than three days. they will perform at coachella on friday. >> impressive. >>> a 3-year-old girl got a password wrong way too many times. >> get this. now the tablet is blocked for 47 years. evan osnos turned to twitter for help after his kid locked his ipad. take a look here, the screen displays, try again in 25 million 536,442 minutes. he asked twitter on how to unlock the device, some of the top responses were rebeat your 3-year-old time travel and sell it online on ebay with the description new and used only once. >> c

robbed at gunpoint in a bart parking lot. now the victim is turning to npc area after a bart police officer tried to talk him out of filing a police report. >> we have the exclusive report. >> reporter: good morning, imagine you had your phone and wallet stolen at gun point, you call bart police hoping they will investigate and maybe catch the bad guys, instead, your filing report would be a waste of resources, it happened to this young man. he's a juvenile so we are hidin. he was sitting in a car in january when a man walked up and robbed him. hear for yourself what he was told by the police. >> literally writing this report being written is really like a waste of resources. >> well, bart police chief carlos ro interest jas says that's inacceptable. he wants clients to know they are entitled to a police report. he encourages people to be aware of their surroundings, hear more of the officers response in our full report online right now at nbc bay area.com/investigations. >>> it's 4:49 right now. hope to get more test takers.

. >> he was held up at gun point in a bart parking lot and then turned to us after a bart officer tried to convince him not to file a report. senior investigative reporter vicki left us with one final report. a report that raises serious questions about how bart officers handle crimes. >> imagine someone pulls a gun on you and your friends. you call bart police but instead of investigating they tell you taking a report would be a waste of resources. >> why do you want this report? you guys are all getting new phones. what is the report for? at the end of the day most of these guys are long gone. >> you're listening to a bart police officer speaking to the victim of a violent crime. usually the cars that they're in are stolen so there's nothing to trace them in. so that's why i'm saying writing, this report being written is really like a waste of resources. >> the victim says he and his friends were parked at the bart station in oakland back in january. >> i pulled in the parking lot. two men pulled up behind and blocked me in with their car. they came at us at gun point and basically to

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it's interesting that we find at least in the bart numbers from a few years ago, bart was turning about 10% ridership within the city. over 70,000. this is not nearly as extensive as bart. you make a great point. we want to work with you on this question. i mentioned from the high speed rail, high speed rail authority recognizes in their business plan, service needs to get to transbay and transit centre and that's the intent. the role of that station still to be worked out. it's a good question director gee. we want to make assure i -- sure it works for passengers. finally on the question kind of a specific question to the demand projection. did you look at regional buses perhaps on express lane or any kind of scenario for the overall corridor for caltrain. not just looking at caltrain by itself? >> i did assume some level of services and projects in place. i will get the details. >> director lipkin: certainly from a high speed perspective, our goal by mandate from the voters to get our services to salesforce transit centre. sebastian in your presentation, you did a marvelous job throug

bart is online, the other systems. and the south bay, light rail service today, that's just what's going on for april 25th. we will talk more about that later in the show. back to you. >> sounds good, mike. >>> well, 5:23. coming up on ""today in the bay," the type of gas that was reported in the air moments before the explosions. >>> but first, here's a look at what we are sharing this morning on social media. "today in the bay" kari hall is posting on her instagram account. her daughter with a mignon, follow her on instagram, kari hall weather. least (four peoplk city. . >>> exploding manholes hurt at least four people. this is in new york city that one caught a camera reporter there at nbc in new york. all of those victims are expected to recover. elevated carbon monoxide levels were reported in that area, prompting some evacuations. the utility cut power to that area. there is no word so far on what is causing those explosions. >>> 5:26. hang today, dozens of bay area women will be honored as emerging leaders on va

. >>> a big change at bart. the police chief there says he's stepping down next month after just two years on the job. his decision to retire and what he plans to do next. >> i had a wonderful time working with a great group of people. >> reporter: carlos rojas tells us he's most proud of improving the culture at bart police. a force more productive and proactive, he says, than when he arrived two years ago. >> the quality of the officers is what i'm gonna miss the most. and the experience that i'll remember the most. >> reporter: rojas came to bart from santa ana where he rose through the ranks to chief. and return to southern california and his elderly parents. plus he has a son, an there is at west point in his senior year. >> and i'll spend more time with the family overall. >> reporter: rojas admits he faced challenges. rampant drug use at the civic center station. and a fatal officer-involved shooting in which rojas released body camera video about criticism of excessive force. his wfrt day, the pass. day,

you can hop on bart bart runs through that area anyway between el serino enrichment so they are providingd for people looking for an alternate this morning. so that's why we have the delays if you want to drive into san francisco recovering from police activity a treasure island, big back appear that whole spilling into the maze and very crowded across the upper decks, i'm not seeing a huge improvement for your drive in yet. the fog was a factor in your commute to the golden gate, the richmond center feel they've been covered in fog here. you are finally delay free, but it may be a little hard to see for you out there 8 minutes from the pay gates out to one on one and south 6.80 and and roddy accident working so it's going to be very sluggish, leaving signal into fremont on south 6.80 so that will put you and 22 minutes now from the dublin interchange to mission south john. well robin it has been a cause. >>morning some areas are beginning to see some clearing skies, one of those areas, san francisco lookout much clear the shot is if you're just tuning in. he obviously didn't see how fogg

: she has seen bart through highs like the passage of measure rr, a $3.5 billion bond measure to pay for improvements at bart stations, but also lows like rampant drug use in stations and the stabbing death of nia wilson last year. deborah allen, who represents cal nut creek, calls her a strong leader. >> in the two years plus that i worked with her, is probably the strongest woman leader that i have ever worked around. >> reporter: allen said she had no idea the retirement was copping, but said crunican had clashed with a trio of board members who didn't like her idea of beefing up law enforcement in the stations. steve glaser, a long-time bart critic says the resignation of chief rose roe hjas could have clue. >> it's not a surprise to see literally every top manager at bart saying goodbye. >> whether this was one big disagreement that led to her resignation, or a buildup of straws that finally broke the camel's back, we don't know yet and may not know for a while. what we do know for certain is chief rojas of the bart police will retire in may, and crunican will retire in july. er

we have an ongoing hot spot and it's on bart this morning. we have a major problem the else or it'll don't ortiz station is close because a person was struck by a train. we don't know the condition of that person but they've shut down that station as well as the richmond station as the investigation continues, keep in mind that ac transit already runs through the area, so you may want to consider the 72 m or are as an alternate that will get you between richmond and el serino or to el serino plaza station is open that's a different station that can be used as an alternate keep in mind that trains are turning back so this is causing major delays anywhere from richmond to daly city anywhere from richmond to the fremont warm springs area, so plan ahead consider alternate or leave extra early as soon as i receive more information or when they tell us when those stations will reopen. i will definitely pass it on john. >>well we're still looking at conditions out there rob and just as we have all morning long one of the best views of that fog is he

d tax payers. >> bart to the south bay. transit officials provide an update about when it might be up and running. >> lots of clouds today. even some rain showers, especially for this morning. coming up, i'll let you know if we could be dropping a few more raindrops into the weekend forecast. >> dinner, dancing and even a photo booth. we'll go to prom night at children's hospital. [ loud traffic sounds ] [ distant traffic sounds ] [ music replaces the noise ] the new galaxy s10 on xfinity mobile. the phone and network designed to do more. get $250 back on a new galaxy when you switch and save today. say "get a galaxy" to learn more. >>> a fiery big rig crash backed up traffic for most of the day. southern marin fire released this video of the burning big rig. the driver of the 53-foot goodwiltruck lost control in the rain and went off the road. authorities told the marin ij that the driver had to break a window to escape from the flames. >>> bart to the south bay. it's been a long time coming. and officials promised no more

>>the wilsons family has officially filed a lawsuit against bart good evening, everyone and thanks for joining us for core 4 news at 9 on the and i'm just involvement in for grant lotus night the family claims that bart failed to provide the highest standard of care for its riders, an 18 year-old should not have had to die in order for them to take action on 4 scale on is live now here in studio with us with details on the family's lawsuit, gayle, the at half a week from florida. >>the key and justine back in august wilson's family folly public entity claim against age say bar never responded and that's why they are sailing now. >>neil wilson was 18 years old on the night of july 22th last with her 2 sisters when she was killed by john kowal trans and with a long criminal history now wilson's family attorney has filed a lawsuit against bart the 30 page suit alleges barred failed to meet the duty of common carriers to provide riders with the highest standard of care and to protect them against a reasonably foreseeable criminal conduct. it was an unprovoked attack. wilson was fatally sta

(robin) (robin) (robin) hundreds of burglaries and thefts hit bart parking lots last year... and now the department is going to use a new tool to protect riders. bart's board of directors approved automated license plate readers to be installed in parking lots. the transit agency will start a pilot project with four license plate readers which it owns... but has not used until now. (robin) later this year... the plate readers will be installed at all bart parking lots (robin) eating out at restaurants could soon cost you more money .. some of them adding a fee to help fight climate change. kron4's justine waldman has pkg)before the dinner rush at misson chinese food, i sat down with co-founder anthony myint who is cooking up a way for restaurants reduce its carbon impact.sot california's rest

bart police say they all happened and bart. >>parking lots last year now the department is getting a new tool to protect riders. earlier this week, bart's board of directors approved automated license plate readers to be installed in parking lots, bart's police chief carlos rojas as the transit agency will start a pilot project with for license plate readers that they currently own but have not been used until now. >>it all before that we have and it will be coming back to the border with statistical information on how helpful those cameras have been for us. >>police hope to install the plate readers at all bart parking lots by the end of this year. >>well a reminder for bart runn canceled for t wkend because crews are replacing the aging track way there. that portion of the track will be closed again tomorrow. bart officials say free buses will take riders between the 2 stations writer should expect to add 20 minutes to the normal time of their trip. >>it is time to choose between the show and and or the deep end today is nati

at the macarthur bart station last july. >>> a safety feature is being tested at the coliseum bart stationriders will now have access to an emergency call boxes on the platform. christina tells us the emergency call boxes are one part of a comprehensive safe the security plan.>> reporter: as trains pull in and out of the oakland coliseum station writers might notice bright blue emergency call boxes position throughout the platform.>> if i needed it i would use it. >> reporter: part of a pilot program at the coliseum station to provide 911 style service for writers.>> sometimes people might not have a cell phone. they drop their cell phone. and they don't have service. this is another tool in our toolbox.>> reporter: the manager of security programs said when you press the red button you are immediately connected to a bart police dispatcher. the call activates surveillance camera on top of the post along the dispatcher to see you and a view from the surrounding cameras in your area. a blue light will flash when the call is active. she said the call boxes are part of a layered approach to se

of police for bart. >>> coming up on ktvu news at 6:30 pm, a slot tragedy in solano county. two high school students remembered after being electrocuted while trying to rescue >> jacob saw his friend in trouble so he went in the water after him. >> reporter: also had, one of the most robust snow surveys in state history. the result of today's all- important april survey. >>> more to come as we head into the rest of the week and friday will be wet. >>> today is #equalpayday. after the break, soccer star brandi chastain will join us live to talk about the efforts to close the gender pay gap. >>> checking the tuesday evening commute right now, this is 880 in oakland, not far from where dual events are taking place with the oakland a's hosting the red sox and an hour at 7:07 pm and the warriors hosting the deborah knapp x denver nuggets at 7:30 pm. here's a look at interstate 80. >>> that is a quantic park on the right. the university of across to the top of the screen, very slow as it always is in the commute dinner direction. fe... like flying, the dentist ...and guys named ro

bart is not being impacted right now.ging you live coverage and the fire is still raging. >> i tell you what is being impacted is international, one of the biggest streets there. it is blocked with fire equipment. i heard more companies are setting up with the hydrants out there trying to get water into the fire. more companies are arriving on the scene. it's a big fire. you are driving up to downtown oakland, it is to your right. a very dramatic picture for drivers. no doubt it will impact this commute. >> the first call came in around 828 this morning. we are coming up on 53 minutes ago. oakland fire responded on scene and went inside the building. we don't know how many people were brought out. there was a ton of fuel inside the building and they made the call to get all of the firefighters out. they will fight it with the water trucks out there. i also noticed the smoke. >> white and gray smoke. >> you can see the dark black smoke here is starting to change and that's a good sign. not saying that this thing is over as

. >> help wanted to fill the biggest role at bart. good evening. thank you for joining us.and i'm dion lim. twice in two weeks big departures for bart. >> last week it was the police chief, carlos rojas who announced he was leaving. today it's the general manager, grace kronigan who says she ready to walk away from a job that pays her more than half a million dollars a year. >> eric, any connection between the two here? >> this is not the only resignation we have to think about. last month, the assistant general manager in charge of relations with union workers resigned. chief rojas of the police announced his resignation and now grace crunikan meaning an almost complete management at bart. >> today i'm announcing my plans to retire from bart and to begin the next chapter of my life. >> reporter: she has seen bart through highs like the passage of measure rr, a $3.5 billion bond measure to pay for improvements at bart stations, but also lows like rampant drug use in stations and the stabbing death of nia wilson last year. deborah allen, who represents cal nut creek, calls h

a delay on the bart line. bart to sfo, a mechanical issue on the trains heading toward daly city. keep that in mind. sam trans, no delays for those systems. nothing really unexpected. we have the disabled vehicle southbound 880, 23rd. slower drive. this may be a break as they move to the shoulder or may be a problem that lasts a little longer. hoping to get an update. back to you. >>> thanks, mike. 6:10 for you right now. >>> do you believe in bigfoot? yeti. maybe not so mythical after all. the alleged discovery by one country's military. >>> plus, a big swing and miss for a big silicon valley company could pull the markets lower. we will take a look when "today in the bay" continues. it's no ordinary day at denny's it's crepe day. a family tradition we started about twenty-two minutes ago. and from the looks of it, this tradition is going to last awhile. denny's has new crepes! see you at denny's. [ announcer ]rchetiger woods.] [ tap of the putt ] expect anything different? [ waves crashing ] probably the most important shot dustin johnson has ever hit right here. [ crowd cheerin

back in august wilson's family found a public entity claim against bart, but they say bart never responded and that's why they are now suing they are now demanding that bart make changes including adding safety measures and posting crime notices, 28 year-old john lee cow is charged in wilson's murder. but his most recent court appearance was postponed over a battle over whether or not he is mentally competent to stand trial. olympic gold medalist order. >>weaver served as the keynote speaker at santa clara county's child abuse prevention seminar today in campbell weaver's been speaking out about the years of abuse she suffered while training as a gymnast spite. usa gymnastics team doctor larry nassar nassar pleaded guilty to numerous charges of possessing child graffiti and sexually abusing minors. he was sentenced to more than 200 years in prison. weaver says she along with many of her gymnastic team mates suffered silently for years at today's seminar she encouraged the victims of abuse who are often afraid to come forward to speak out. >>i want them to know that that they're not alone.