at the height, about 440,000 people were riding bart. bart daily. ridership went off a a cliff after covid. bart offics say, now, about 40% of their ridership has returned on weekdays, and 60% on weekends. r all of its supporters, bart has plenty of critics. >> back in 1972, bart promised the customers safe, reliable, and clean transportation in they area. >> you will look something like this. along the way, you may stop at a magazine stand. enjoy the clean, spacious, architect designed station. segment kind of all three of those metrics they failed, especially in recent years. >> reporter: lawrence mike wells a senior fellow at the independt the independent the two based in in oakland. earlier this year, e group awarded bart with the disr of the california golden fleece award. >> the transit system has basicy been captured over the years bye labor unions, and by the politis the politicians, and bart is more focused on capturing more and more taxpayer subsidies, then being attuned to what the s want. >> he says, bart has become expensive and unsafe

balboa bart is the most highly frequented stations in the entire system that bart has, so i'm all for bike paths and travels on treasure island. i want to see that happen. but when stories are written that seniors and those with disabilities can't get into the station when we have those in abundance in my district, this is a mistake. i will not be voting for this recommendation today. i think staff needs to go back and do a better job of making better recommendations and i look at this central, and embarcadero freeway safety, six million, westside bridges which is down ten million. elevator modernization, everywhere other than in the neighborhoods, $13 million which by the way, we need to do that. that needs to happen. boone owe multiuse -- buena multiuse, three million. it's everywhere but in my district and it's consistent. i'm sorry and i'm not going to be supporting this and i think you all need to do a better job and i'm tired of my district being overlooked and continuously passed over. >> thank you, commissioner safai. commissioner melgar? >> thank you, chair mandelman. so, i w

right over here we have an apartment building on bart land on what used to be a bart parking lot.oversial but they seem to be going up at all of your stations. >> it is a major push in the bay area. u.s. wide, development at transit stations. we are leading that. there is no agency in the u.s. more progressive on development around the stations. right here, market rate housing and the next piece is affordable housing should >> there was a time when people would say live next to a bart station and you commute into the city and you don't have a car. now people don't have to live near the city. they don't have to commute to the city. you think people in the future want to live in something -- i have to be honest with you as plain looking and ugly as that? >> i will take exception at the ugly part but when we are building these things, people are wanting to lose them. they want to live there. from a supply demand, there is no shortage of demand of folks willing to live at developments around the bart station. >> one of the challenges bart has faced is definition of destinations. is it

people were watching bart was not only bart's very first public information officer.later wrote the definitive book on march history behind the metallic phenomenon. is a deliberate plan ambitious and concept and looking 50 years into the future. at first, it was only in the east bay from fremont to oakland took a long time for the ridership to build up the original estimate. when when the total system till 75 mile system was completed, was about 250,000 the key feature to its future, though the transbay tube would take until the fall of 1974 to unite the system, and it changed everything. transbay tube 130 ft. below the choppy waters of the bay was one of the most ingenious construction projects on the system. market street was dead, reinvigorated downtown san francisco skyline today and compare it with what it was like then a lot of markets rate. it's like a new world, billions and billions of dollars of new construction. new buildings, new offices by the late 19 seventies, riders finally seriously began barking without the translate to their proud of, you know, bart

according to a bart spokesperson. the weekday ridership is not recovering as quickly as we would like part spokesperson. jim ellison says weekend ridership is recovering a bit more quickly at 50 to 60 percent of prepandemic levels, but he says it's still not enough to sustain the budget the abc 7 news data team analyzed bart data from before the pandemic in january of 2019 through july of 2022. you can see total ridership drastically decreased with total station exit dropping from more than 10 million in july of 2019 to more than one million in july of 2020 in july of 2022 total station exits had only rebounded to more than three million is bart ever gonna get back to those numbers that it saw pre-pandemic. well certainly the remote work model has really changed a lot of the dynamics for us the biggest factor in our ridership is office occupancy prior to the pandemic in july of 2019 embarcadero and montgomery street, where the two stations with the largest number of exits in july. 2022 that was still true, however, th

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right over here we have an apartment building built on bart land on what used to be a bart parking lot. they are kind of controversial but they seem to be going up at all your stations. >> and we are going to continue. it is a major push in the bay area and u.s. wide is development at transit stations. we are leading that. there is no agency and if the u.s. more progressive on development around the stations. market rate housing right now and the next piece is affordable housing. >> there was a time and people would say live next to a bart station and you commute into the city and your job and you're living and you don't have a car. now people don't have to live near the city. don't have to commute to the city. do you think people in the future want to live in something -- i have to be honest with you as plain looking as ugly and that? >> i will take exception at the ugly part that i do. when we are building these things people are willing to lease them. they want to live there. from a supply demand there is no shortage of ma live at developms around the bart station. >> one of the cha

larry: another new high for bart.p was at the second highest level yesterday since the start of the pandemic. the transit agency says more than 180,000 hopped on trains yesterday. kristen: bart is celebrating 50 years of service this week. abc7news is taking a look at the past, present and future of the bay area's biggest transit system. today, we look ahead to bart's future. larry: a lot has changed over the first 50 years, which means a lot will change in the next 50, as our society embraces remote work, autonomous vehicles. can bart survive another 50 years? stephanie sierra tries to answer the question. stephanie: bart has long been the backbone of our regional economy. for 50 years, people have relied on it to travel to and from work , the airport, recreation and to shop, but today, the trains sit empty compared to what it once was. how empty? this bargraph will give you an idea. it shows ridership from 6:00 a.m. until midnight during july. more than 133,000 people rode bart on the average weekday, only 32% of wh

prepare for delays on bart. if you're in the east bay , bart says the sunday it's going to be single tracking near the pleasant hill station to fix the track that was damaged when that train derailed between pleasant hill and conquered back in june. the work this sunday and next sunday means yellow line trains will be delayed by as much as 15 to 20 minutes. there will also be full weekend closures in that area two weekends in october and once in november. starting today, california adjusting its covid guidelines coming up in the next half hour. the different mask rules depending on where you live, and we're tracking hurricane fiona this morning, we're going to show you the damage that storm is already caused a here uh is understaffed, making it hard to respond to the hundreds of emergency calls that come in every day. you can imagine. ktvu is andre senior here in the studio now to talk about the challenges these dispatches are facing all the time dispatchers . hundreds of calls here. dispatches at oakland's fire

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tom joins us now live from the west oakland bart station with the latest from bart officials, tom well, this is the second time within six days that somehow the transbay tube has been blocked or unusable and single track which they're doing right now, if you're going to take part i want to tell you straight up, think otherwise. because this is not going to be fixed probably until tomorrow, and it's very, very slow. in fact, just a little bit. i saw 200 people waiting for a train. to go into the city. now the bar at the park people just did hold a news conference and they told us what was going on, and they apologize . and just as importantly, tried to explain what happened, but here's what the folks on board had to say. civil engineer. masiello really was one of the folks in the transbay tube under the bay and what he says rapidly became a frightening and somewhat panicky situation. we stayed for more than two hours out there with no power. there was no light all dark. we use our cell phone. there was oxygen deficiency. we kind of like people were didn't receive proper direction. what

bart was the best thing that could've happened.u play for money it is a different game. >> in his three decades at bart the transit agency has evolved to become a course that connecte space and san francisco. at the at the height about 440,000 people were riding daily. ridership one off a cliff after. officials say now about 40% of their ridership has returned and 60% on weekends. but for all oe supporters, bart has plenty of . of critics. >> back in 1972 bart promised the customers safe, reliable and reliable and clean transportatin in the bay area. >> in the apollo street station you will look something like th. along the way you stop at . failed, pecialn rent yrs. nt years >> a senior fellow at the independent institute based in . this group awarded golden flew >> the transit system has basicy has basically been captured ovee years by the labor unions and te politicians. bart is more focused on capturing more more taxpayer subsidies than being attuned to what the customers want. >> he says bart has become expensive and unsafe wi

bart supports the staff recommendation funding for all 3 bart priority protects. i know that hopefully our next president is awaiting to comment virtual. i will complete and thank you all and i really do feel that working through the process that our bart directors simon, myself and lee have really established strong relationships with you and appointees and feel good what has been accomplished. thank you, again. >> thank you. director dusty. do we have director lee on remotely? yes. i'm here. >> we hear you and now see you. >> excellent. thank you chair mandelman and commissioners, i of course want to echo commissioner dusty's remarks and thifrng ronen and safai. gives me hope that this board is likely to fund it all and deep need in the transit system. even elevators, construction design and next generation fare gates. i want to thank the quick work of staff. and bart staff in manage together and figuring out a path forward. so thank you for your time and thank you for your, yes, vote on this today. >> thank you. director, lee. >> and if there are no others you

well bart is here to stay.ss experience that adapts to new innovations like smart cars and autonomous vehicles making it easier for riders to get to their destination and that involves maybe one transport account. maybe under the clipper and envelope that allows you to take advantage of maybe more efficient ride. share technologies automated vehicle technologies that can get you to that trunk line. what will that experience look like in 50 years. we'll ride share companies in autonomous vehicles like these robo taxis be the new normal in 50 years. we're going to see robo taxis everywhere mark rose kind is the chief safety innovation officer for zukes amazon self-driving vehicle company based in foster city offering mobility as a service. unlike uber or lyft. it's a carriage style car where passengers face each other. there's no steering wheel side mirrors or traditional driving controls. so you're gonna have your own little cocoon where you get to sit there and enjoy your ride with optimal air conditioning and

of the embarcadero bart station in san francisco. the commuter problem started this morning when a train in broke down in the transbay tube. hundreds of bart passengers, they were stuck in the train in the dark the entire time before. finally being rescued and kron four's dan thorn talked to one of the rescued passengers. also people who are trying to avoid bart for their trip home tonight. he's in the newsroom with the latest. dan. >> well, vicki and catherine, it was a frightening day for some commuters in a really frustrating one for others. bart riders have encouraged to look for other ways to get around or get out of the city tonight. and these delays are expected to disrupt service throughout the night. >> a bart train blackened by a power failure in the transbay tube. cell phone, flashlights. the only way for hundreds of passengers to seeing what i do suffer from anxiety. i know that if i were to start and in are having an anxiety would not help at all. and the pool at soft this summer. >> this not all trapped. bart riders can

renderings for bart's second. transbay crossing. it could do more than build a better bay area advocate say it would revolutionize rail travel across northern california as part of the program called link 21 abc 7 news reporter suzanne fox is in the newsroom with more and to explain what's in store here suzanne. so capital corridor and bart are talking about building. second transbay crossing to carry trains from both systems. it's going to go under the bay. it's still decades away, but people who can on public transportation say we need it and we need it now. the traffic the congestion the backups all over the bay area. it's bad. it is frustrating in that there aren't always options to get you where you need to go right now to get between oakland or alameda and san francisco catherine. poston says it takes time a lot of it. she'll take the ferry twice a week takes 30 minutes to go to oakland and can additional minutes go to alameda and then it's a 40 minute right if you're going to alamed it's 40 minutes. so and if she drives it's

bart is celebrating 50 years in operation this month.rtation agency held an event at the lake merritt bart station and plaza today. transportation secretary pete buttigieg and house speaker nancy pelosi offered comments those on hand actually opened up a time capsule from 30 years ago. bart board members and elected officials taking turns pulling items out inside. they found things like a vintage part ticket, a vhs tape and a scroll of original bart employee signatures. they then put new items into that capsule, including a clipper card and a mask. bart, of course, most recently expanded routes into san jose a couple of years ago. mayor sam liccardo spoke about further expansion. >> we're thrilled to celebrate the opening and in the berryessa north as a session, we're going to keep on building all the way to downtown and on santa clara carrying more than 100,000 daily riders. we're thrilled to see part continue to expand in my neighborhood so we can all together be a closer neighborhood. >> here in the bay area. >> throughout the month o

a lot of standing and waiting friday afternoon at san francisco's embarcadero, bart station bart is but rain, but nothing we they're working with the that goods. you know, but bart is working on is an electrical problem in the transbay tube that stranded 2 trains under the bay just past 7 in the morning. >> one train was able to coast into san francisco. the other set in the dark with passengers aboard until crews manually restored power and got back to oakland. we apologize for the poor level of service. we had this morning, although it was putin problem. >> we understand that inconvenienced many thousands of people in the bay area and did not live up to the standards. >> to which we hold ourselves part single track trains all day while they tried to fix the problem. but midafternoon barred announced it could not be fixed without shutting down train travel entirely in the 2, something they didn't want to do during the friday commute as a result single tracking through the to continue causing long delays to and from the east bay. >> it's hard to blame it all on bart. but, you know, it's

bart daily. ridership went off f after covid.has returned on weekdays and 60% on weekends. for all of its suppor, its supporters, part has plenty of critics. >> back in 1972 bart promised the customers safe, reliable and reliable and clean transportatin in the bay area. >> all three of those metrics he failed, especially in recent ye. recent years. >> reporter: this to your fellow to your fellow at the independet institute based in oakland, earr this year the group awarded part awarded part with a dishonor of the california golden fleece aw. >> the transit system has basically been captured over ths by the labor unions and by the s the politicians and bart is more more focused on capturing more and more taxpayer subsidies thag attuned to what the customers w. customers want. >> he says bart has become expensive and unsafe with a numr of robberies and killings. >> our crime rates is extremely low when you consider is the public. public space. much any other puc space is going to have a far hir crime rates. >> one thing supporters

people were watching bart was not only bart's very first public information officer.ch history behind the metallic phenomenon. is a deliberate plan ambitious and concept and looking 50 years into the future. at first, it was only in the east bay from fremont to oakland took a long time for the ridership to build up the original estimate. when when the total system till 75 mile system was completed, was about 250,000 the key feature to its future, though the transbay tube would take until the fall of 1974 to unite the system, and it changed everything. transbay tube 130 ft. below the choppy waters of the bay was one of the most ingenious construction projects on the system. market street was dead, reinvigorated downtown san francisco skyline today and compare it with what it was like then a lot of markets rate. it's like a new world, billions and billions of dollars of new construction. new buildings. new offices by the late 19 seventies, riders finally seriously began barking without the translate to their proud of, you know, bart. over the decades, bart has had its r

kumasi: bart riders may face another day of delays.vice limited between concord and pleasant hills. bus bridge in place. sue: i was just looking at that. there is no cost ridge. it is a singletrack between concord and pleasant hill. free ride on the. this morning. just ask the driver to take you through death to the nearest cooling center. >> they mar-a-lago detailed the governments nuclear capabilities. other documents contained details about u.s. operations so secret many national security officials do not have access to them. kumasi: steve bannon expected to turn himself into authorities in new york tomorrow. sources confirm the charges are related to accusations that band any defrauded people who donated to an online campaign. >> deals with homes once the new trial -- elizabeth holmes wants a new trial. >> in gma first look, elizabeth holmes requesting a new trial. in a motion filed this week, her legal team points to an uninfected visit to her home last month by dr. adam rosen north, who allegedly said he felt guilty and part like

the commuter alert from bart is in effect here. will impact people who depend on the richmond line. make a couple of transfers and then you will eventually make your way to millbrae and because of an equipment shortage. a live look at the san mateo bridge. those headlights are traveling westbound. nothing major happening. we will check another busy day? of course - you're a cio in 2022. but you're ready. because you've got the next generation in global secure networking from comcast business. with fully integrated security solutions all in one place. so you're covered. on-premise and in the cloud. you can run things the way you want - your team, ours or a co mix of both. tion'laep fr invative company. bring on today with comcast business. powering possibilities. kumasi: the biggest convention to root return to san francisco since the pandemic. dan ashley set down with salesforce founder mark benihoff about his hometown. dan: after a drastically scaled pandemic version. how do you feel after you see this atmosphere? >> three thousan

sharon chin, kpix 5. > >> bart is a licensed family tht and brought mental health services, two free health clini. he will help choose his successr before he retires to spend more time with his wife of 46 years and three kids and four grandki. > >> a man putting tote a sight to sight to see. >> i do this kind of needle crat about eight or nine hours a day. day. >> it is what he is putting togr that is giving the neighborhood a new, friendly feel. you have to see it. > >> and you also had a chance toe your favorite 49ers fan. get your cell phones out. scan the q the q r code on your screen. i'l wait for a second. to nominate members all season long, we will will be highlighting the super fans there in the have you seen my new phone yet? it like, folds in half. i would never switch to samsung, i love my phone. what??? ♪♪ (...it folds in half.) you see i love my phone. i would never switch to samsuuu... (gasping) ♪♪ i believe prop 27 is the right thing to do. i had experienced being in shelters at a young age. having nothing. prostituting. we don't choose this life. i never knew what sa

bart. officials say there was a problem with the power to the third rail that supplies the train cars and that caused the train to stop in the transbay tube. ktvu tom baker has been talking with passengers who are caught in the mess, and he also joins us live from west oakland, bart station with that and also the latest from a bart official. tom. well we are still in an extremely slow, extremely limited service here on bart simply because they're single tracking through the through the transbay, too, because they've got crews down there trying to figure out what we're wrong and making sure that it doesn't happen again. they hope to have it all fixed by tomorrow. the problem is, of course, right now. and they, bart officials just held a press conference here telling us what they know what they hope will happen as we try to move forward with this. this issue that really caused a lot of problems as you will see right now. civil engineer maciel ely was one of the folks in the transbay tube unde

hill bart station you see behind us and the conquered bart station after a little more than one houris morning. but commuters are still being urged to plan for at least a 10 minute delay. this causes delays of about 20 minutes because all trains in this area worshiping the same track earlier this morning and had to wait for each other in the impacted areas. it was a big improvement from last night when this station had no service, instead offering a bus bridge where passengers had to get off the train, get on a bus that took them around the section of the truck that is impacted, and get back on the train. we saw crowds of people riding bart rushing to get to the buses last night. one rider was forced to jump through these hoops to get home to antioch. >> the inconvenience is we got to hop off bart, get on the bus come and go to our destination. >> these are not the guys to get mad at. they are out there working hard. lena: but officials told us this was all because of a heat related trackside problem. that happened as bart was already slowing trains down systemwide because of the hea

dan: you can stream a bart 50 years special on the streaming app. check out other historical part videos on demand as well. karina: a rape victim is suing san francisco accusing the police department of using her dna to arrest her years later. the practice of using dna to make rest in other cases was revealed earlier this year, this true backlash and led to the police department launching a reviewing the das office filing a complaint. in this instance she was arrested late last year in connection with a burglary, the charges were later dropped. >> jane doe was a victim. she found herself in the most carious and scary situation. big brother, our government used something she gave to them, her dna in a moment of need against her. karina: back in march, is that he believed the woman who filed the lawsuit today was the only person arrested. dan: an event typically associated with week had ci. tryusua th exercise -- military personnel, usually takes place near the waters to show how the navy can assess -- assist san francisco. this is if roads or bridges

passengers say bart provided no moral support, either myself? i've tried several times to call 911 and the birth police and for the last important told me he we are not. we are not the one that issues you should call and talk with go to the board website. at one point, he says. the operator said that passengers were told they were going to get off the train and cross over to the other track. she told us there was a big slope. you guys need to take care of the old people because they cannot like go there. that meant that older passengers would have to be assisted by younger ones. told you to walk literally across the railroad tracks, and right so yeah, so there wasn't like you were going to go on a bridge or up over or anything. you had to walk across the across, but that did not happen because the power finally came back on a horrible experience. i can see when power was restored. the train returned to west oakland station where paramedics were waiting. some of like the board passenger did the medical checkup while we got off the board. so yeah,

people were watching bart mike healy was not only bart's very first public information officer.ve book on march history behind the metallic phenomenon. is a deliberate plan ambitious and concept and looking 50 years into the future. at first, it was only in the east bay from fremont to oakland took a long time for the ridership to build up the original estimate. when when the total system till 75 mile system was completed, was about 250,000 the key feature to its future, though the transbay tube would take until the fall of 1974 to unite the system, and it changed everything. transbay tube 130 ft. below the choppy waters of the bay was one of the most ingenious construction projects on the system. market street was dead, reinvigorated downtown san francisco. look at the skyline today and compare it with what it was like then a lot of markets rate. it's like the new world billions and billions of dollars of new construction. new buildings, new offices by the late 19 seventies, riders finally seriously began barking without the translate to their proud of, you know, bart. over the

at the concord, bart station. passengers poured out of busses to get back on bart trains. the hot weather disrupted service throughout the day slowdown trains and did more track inspections as a precaution. i want to say that this is the worst heat wave i've ever experienced here. i can't remember ever going outside for 20 seconds and just dripping sweat skyline high school, the football team practice under the hot sun precautions are being taken. players take frequent breaks for water practice. we try and stay in the shade. we stand locker room until we're about to come out. maybe five minutes before when you hit five. don't you just get rid of it. alright head coach says he's keeping an extra close eye on the players looking for symptoms that the heat maybe too much language. if they're moving really slowly if they can't or they're cramping up real bad on the minds of the players their game friday would rival marry monte in orinda. i know that they're practicing, and i think it's 100 and six it's in orinda , so if they can practice in 106, we can practice in 103. back at

and i'm bart as well. the mask mandate currently enforced by the transit system will be officially lifted next saturday, october 1st, bart is still recommending riders wear a mask, especially when the trains get crowded and state health officials still strongly recommend those who are at high risk of severe illness continue to wear a mask in crowded indoor facilities. a lot more ahead here during kron. 4 news at 3 o'clock today, including new details in the kristin smart murder trial. what newly released documents are revealing about the possibility for a plea deal. and clearing homeless camps near schools and parks. the new state bill being proposed and how homeless advocates are reacting. kevin: i've fought wildfires for twenty years. here's the reality we face every day. this is a crisis. we need more firefighters, more equipment, better forest management to prevent wildfires and reduce toxic smoke. and we need to reduce the tailpipe emissions that are driving changes to our climate. that's why cal fire

bart back in the 70's. the caption simply says king charles road part. now, the world, of course, continues to remember queen elizabeth, the second and watch as the new king takes the throne in england here at home, the uk consulate in san francisco raise their flags today. >> to mark the formal accession of king charles, the 3rd to the throne. flags have been at half-staff to honor queen elizabeth. the second who passed away at the age of 96 on thursday. flags will return to half-staff tomorrow until midnight the day after the late queen's funeral. >> so the queen has really succeeded in modernizing the world family and taking it to the institution that it is today. i think that they can see it having served with such dignity of a such a long period of time. she's provided such stability in the uk and is a global statesman. the will be keenly felt by everybody. >> those looking to pay their respects can sign the book of condolences at the uk consulate on sansom street and san francisco. it's open weekdays

bart will connect to caltrain. that will allow people to come from the east bay into silicon valley. zach: the project aims to serve 46,000 regular trips in 2025 and limit congestion. construction of previous bart stations, for those who remember, we are told this new phase will be a lot less disruptive. >> the new technology that will bring bart to san jose is with a single bore tunneling versus a two twin bore tunnel. the single bore is being used all over the world. we will build that at san jose, which allows the whole structure to be integral. zach: vta has a contractor for the tunnel building and are working to get other contracts locked down. construction is set for 2024. the goal is for systems to be up and running by 2030. >> i truly believe that transportation affects our quality of life. it is the part of the fabric of the community. the idea that we can put this large investment into the system and connect it to our other services, to have it be such a vital part of our lives, is important to me. zach:

and bart was encouraging people to take other forms of transportation. they said it was a power issue on the transbay tube connecting the east bay to san francisco. they've been using a single track to get through the tube. and we just got some new video and pictures from someone who was on that train. now you can see they went into the tube and it went dark. they say the power went off while they were in the tube. they were headed from oakland to san francisco when it got stuck in that power went out now, once the power went back on, they got some messages they might have to go bac person says thaty have been slowly moving back to west oakland, and they will get off the train there, but it seems like there was a lot of confusion for a while. about what could be done if they were going to have to get off the train in the tube there if the power was going to come back on , so it sounds like they were. it's stuck in the tube about 200 passengers again. bart is confirming 200 passengers on board that train as it was stuck now. we also are hearing from other

and speaking of bart. >> bart says if you're in san francisco in looking for relief, you can do so downtown underground at their powell station, reporting live in walnut creek. i'm rob nesbitt kron, 4 news. all right, rob, stay cool out there. >> bay area schools are trying to make sure students stay cool as well as they return to class after the long holiday weekend, the bottle school district is actually cutting school shorts. keep students out of the heat. parents reportedly found out about those changes on labor day. the bottle unified school district has a heat plan with precautions to get through the heatwave safely. that plan includes doing a half day at 3 campuses, including sutton elementary school in nevada, high school and he'll education center. >> you'll have p e indoors and very exercise on that. and then recess will also be indoors where they're going to play inside inside and just keep them kind of in the coolest part that we can. and then like i said, we're going to be providing lots of water. >> principal says they hope to get air conditioning at loose at an elementary by

well, bart is actually nowhere near to normal. the situation being that they're single tracking through the translator right now, which slows everything down, canceled some lines. we'll get to that in a minute. but you have to realize that this is the second translate tube slowdown in just six days. civil engineer maciel ely was one of the folks in the transbay tube under the bay and what he says rapidly became a frightening and somewhat panicky situation. we stayed for more than two hours out there with no power. there was no light all dark. we use our cell phone. there was oxygen deficiency. we kind of like people were didn't receive proper direction. what to do. people were very afraid. i was afraid, he said. bart provided no moral support, either myself. i've tried several times to call 911 and the birth police and for the last important told me, he we are not the not the one these issues you should call and talk with go to the board website. at one point, he says. the operator said that passengers were told they were going to

bart map.'s see a very happy new station, so they have a new stations and upgrade. bart both bemoaned and beloved is struggling in its 50th year with weekday ridership at 38% of pre pandemic levels. one way the transit agency is trying to entice people to ride is by touting its commitment to safety and bragging about their new cars. very modern and very much like some of the transit systems in europe or asia, another way bart is trying to lure people back is by offering 50% off for the entire month of september. greg liggins, ktvu fox two news. up next to family from berkeley pleas for help in finding their missing teenage son and we'll show you how people warning the loss of a teenager in truckee gathered together this weekend to find comfort plus in east bay community test technology to community test technology to prepare for wil you might already know that prop 27 taxes and regulates online sports betting to fund real solutions to the homelessness crisis. so how will that new revenue be spe

will today's incident just the latest in a string of problems for bart in recent weeks last sunday, bart service temporarily stopped in the transbay tube because 2 trains broke down between abarca darrow unlike merit friday at this was the 16th. there was a a deadly crash involving a motorcyclist and that disrupted service in downtown oakland for several hours leading to some chaos at a west oakland station. >> tonight, local police are investigating yet another deadly shooting that happened just before 2 o'clock this afternoon. 44th international. the suspects tried to rob a brinks armored truck. 3 people were shot. one of them died at the scene. a brinks employee and a bystander were injured. this is the city's 90nd homicide of the year. >> it's been a tough weekend. a city of we obviously have seen several homicides this week. we ask the community to continue to bring forth information, help us solve these crimes. we also asked the community to continue too help get rid of the guns that continue to plague our community. >> they're searching for a white vehicle that they say had a bunc

they found things like a vintage bart ticket, a vhs tape and the school of original bart employee signaturesey then put items into a new capsule, including a clipper card and a mask. bart celebrating all month long by offering a 50% discount on all tickets. so take advantage of that. and take a look at this ahead of this morning. celebration barred actually posted a series of tweets, including this one, a black and white photo of now king charles riding bart back in the 70's. the caption simply says king charles road coming up in just a bit. we'll have a report from england on the newly crowned king charles. yeah, king charles, the 3rd to be exact. congratulations to and let's get away tonight. >> we're going to show impacts of tropical storm kay and how it's going to affect this by tomorrow night, bringing a slight chance of pop-up thunderstorms are getaway forecast. >> in just a few minutes. >> our top story this half-hour, the world continuing to remember queen elizabeth, the second and watches a new king takes the throne in england here at home. the uk consulate in san francisco raised t

bart said the writer hit a barrier wall and thrown on the tracks between 19th and macarthur. the crash hd crash happened after 4:00 and caused major delays in all directions. > >> in daly city two adults and two kids were hurt when a balcony broke loose on the side of their home. they were taken o the hospital but are expected to expected to be okay. > >> in oakland, several homes among 580 were in ruins after a grass fire erupted alongside them yesterday knew. it happened happened in the 35th and mark ar boulevards at around 2:15. you can see how close that bar was to the freeway. for homes on quigley word damaged or destroy. or destroyed. >> i was at work and my daughter daughter called me and told me that there is a fire and i merey got my things and got on the freeway and drove here from ple. from pleasanton. and i was in disbelief. it was a really difficult drive. >> the good news is none of the people living in that area were hurt but one fire fire sufferedt related injuries. >> coming up, governor newsom and florida governor engage in a in a war of words over the force

street and mission bart station. the violence came just one week after community members members knocked down temporary fencing, blocking off the plaza. the plaza. bart put up the barricades to crack down on the sale of stolen goods and the drg market. > >> we're also learning a construction worker was killed by a roll away vehicle in the upscale peninsula city of hillb. police are calling it a tragic dent. > >> and more than seven months after alexis gabe vanished, her family picked up her car, the one police believe her boyfriend boyfriend dumped after killing . her family is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to her remains. jones later died in a shoot out with police. > >> now to the storm watch, the remnants of tropical storm kay s kicking up more wild weather in southern california. long beach long beach is dealing with rougs and drenching rains. a big departure from the heat wave in san diego county. strong winds are downing trees and power lin. 109-mile per hour winds were recorded in the san

bart was able to restore service at almost 11 o'clock last night.unday, bart service temporarily stopped in the transbay tube because 2 trains broke down between embarcadero and lake merritt. then friday, september 16th, there was a deadly crash involving a motorcyclist that disrupted service in downtown oakland for several hours leading to chaos at west oakland station. oakland. police are investigating another deadly shooting. it happened before 02:00pm friday at 44th and international. the suspects tried to rob a brinks armored truck. 3 people were shot and one of them died at the scene, bring some ploy and a bystander were injured. and this is the city's 90nd homicide of the year. >> city of we obviously have seen several homicides this week. we ask the community to continue to bring forth information, help us solve these crimes. we also asked the community to continue too help get rid of the guns that continue to plague our community. >> now police haven't identified any suspects, but they are looking for a white car. the head, several people i

it looks at the past present and future of bart.head celebrating hispanic heritage month and the incredible stories of the people who make up the community here in the bay area next. we'll hear from a local author who writes about his journey at nine years old from wartorn el el salvador to marin county. i believe prop 27 is the right thing to do. i had experienced being in shelters at a young age. having nothing. prostituting. we don't choose this life. i never knew what safe was until i came to city of refugee. people that's coming through these doors are trying to break the cycle. prop 27 will help provide more funding for places like this and help people get off the streets. it feels good to have a place to call home. support prop 27. new salonpas lidocaine flex. a super thin, flexible patch with maximum otc strength lidocaine that contours to the body to relieve pain right where it hurts. and did we mention, it really, really sticks? salonpas, it's good medicine. ♪ hisamitsu ♪ salonpas, it's good medicine. tomorrow marking the

bart sent another train to help stuck passengers get to the nearest stock. rescue train came and picked us up and we got dropped off here at lake merritt bart passengers were offered free bus service from transit to get across the bridge, even though train service was available system. wide delays were long and one passenger headed to work in the city never made it. call in let everyone know what happened and on my way home now . other passengers told us they plan to use ridesharing to get to their destinations. all passengers had to improvise. they announced that the train going to want our creek is not going, so we're actually meeting a friend in one of creek. and he has to drive to, like married to meet us at around two o'clock, bart retweeted rider video of a tow train, saying all tracks were clear and full service had been restored. one week ago, seven year old mason bowen was at the lake merritt stations celebrating the 50 year anniversary of the transit system he loves a week later at that same station he expressed dismay summing up what disrupted his

this was the scene --bart running on a singletrack service. losing power. 200 passengers stranded. by the process of elimination are working to diagnose and fix this problem. >> thankfully, i didn't experience that in the morning. >> i don't know the back story but i know technology is always reliable -- is not always reliable. >> some keeping more calm than others. people were getting creative waiting and long lines to get the ferry across the bay. >> i would just guide them down to gate g. >> it was a first time. i could tell because they did not know how to buy their tickets. >> there were like oh k that's ok there's the bus. -- there were like oh there's the bus. >> have you taken the ferry before? >> no. the ferry is not convenient for me. bart is convenient. >> a rare behind-the-scenes look at real it safety. --rail safety. it comes after three deaths like this one at southwest expressway because people ignored warning signs. sheriff's deputies gave out citations and warnings, but they hope to make today a learning experience. >> you giv

mandate on board bart trains. 1st. this will be the first in-person meeting held headquarters on webster street in oakland. it's continued that conversation now with dr. alok patel who is joining us doc. what do you think about masks on bart? is this something that should end that if you were getting on a bar train, let's say in five minutes. would you wear a mask? elderly be completely honest. i still would be wearing a mask, but i want to stress that that is an individual risk assessment also kind of depends on how crowded the bart is but i think what's important is that we're paying attention to the community level. we're actually following those guidelines and if it goes below a certain metric, then it is fair to lift that mandate in the same way. la county is lifting mandates and they've been listed across the country, but this doesn't take away from the fact that individuals can still be at risk, especially if they're a vulnerable so lifting a mandate does not necessarily mean that we're completely out of th

you can stream the entire bart 50 year special right now. it's on the abc 7 bay area streaming tv app, you can find it in the bart 50 years section. we have some breaking news out of oakland now one person has died after a shooting in the parking lot of a napa auto parts store on 44th avenue and international boulevard. this happened just before 2 o'clock this afternoon brinks confirms. one of its employees was involved and councilman noel gallo says that employee shot and killed an alleged robber in self-defense. another person was shot as well. the councilman also tells us there were other suspects who did get away. gets a new development here with the poisoning of several people at a senior living facility in san mateo through a lawsuit that's been filed against atria park. we've learned a second person has died 93 year old peter schroeder last month at least three residents were given dishwashing liquid instead of juice one of the residents at 93 year old trudy maxwell died within days. the incident is currently under investigation. but