bart has started a bus bridge. and there's no word on when service will be restored.more on this development. sara. kinda sad.>update so its 6, and still no been here since guy who has like the other an hour early hope to leave course you but i mean of frustrating thanks sara. ( marty ) ( marty ) sara. thanks sara. ( marty ) here's a live look at the bay bridge. ( marty ) dave spahr has your forecast... (dave)rain will spread across the region today as a disturbance sinks into the area. some rain could be heavy at times. rain will taper to showers tonight and remain into sunday evening. monday is forecast to bring dry conditions before another disturbance brings light rain on tuesday. dry conditions are expected for the second half of the week. week. se

bart has launched an internal investigation trying to prevent this from happening. >> i needed bart to get to work that day. >> reporter: haley is one of 150,000 people who regularly ride bart on saturdays. two days ago they experienced a significant computer outage. >> a change my schedule and cost me more money. >>

bart has launched an internal investigation trying to prevent this from happening. >> i needed bart to get to work that day. >> reporter: haley is one of 150,000 people who regularly ride bart on saturdays. two days ago they experienced a significant computer outage. >> a change my schedule and cost me more money. >> bart is launching a forensic information into an outage that impacted more than 100 locations and shut down the entire system. transfer stopped in their tracks. since that moment we have had no problems whatsoever with train service working as designed. >> reporter: a spokesperson for bart says the agency is working to determine the root cause from this happening again. >> now we are waiting for cisco to tell us what happened. why did it fail? why were the layers of redundancy not working? >> i am not frustrated and i'm not surprised. she uses bart to commute most days. if you use but you need a backup plan. >> that is adulting 101. bart officials to me there are expecting to have answers from that investigative study in the next couple of days. >>> this evening we are lea

find out what bart has to say about it. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the embarcadero. (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. showers returning this afternoon after a primarily dry evening and start to the morning. expect isolated areas of precipitation and the potential for an isolated thunderstorm to pop up. skies will remain partly cloudy with sunshine seen at times between passing clouds and showers. after today's showers and temps in the upper 50's and low 60's skies will continue to clear and dry out tomorrow with temperatures on the rise for the weekend ahead. expect temperatures to boost out of the 60's in some cases and back into the 70's on saturday and sunday for some areas. skies will remain dry through the weekend before a chance of rain returns to the bay early next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. (robin) in national news... a man pulled over for speeding

. >>> bart has addressed one of the most common complaints from riders, broken escalators. it admits it will take a long time to complete. >> it focuses on four busy stations in downtown san francisco. now, these repairs are going to take seven years while bart has the money to fund the project, the reason it will take so long is because of a lack of licensed trained and qualified people to actually do the work quickly. bart will rely on a single installer and single maintenance system. >> i wish i could make the 7- year implementation plan change just like that. >> they could get people from other cities to come in and do the work. they could contract the work out. that much money, work overtime. get it done. >> and the money being used for the project comes from measure rr which voters approved back in 2016. >>> one of the biggest nights in pop music is now in the books. joining us to talk about the i heart music awards is gabby from 90s 94.9. >> right. there's nine categories that they fans could vote in socially. it is fun to give the fans control at the awards show. >>

and a tech savvy transit rider turns her clipper card into jewelry.you might be surprised at what bart hasken) a 4-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot in the head... and a man and a woman have been detained. (ken) thanks for joining us, i'm ken wayne... (catherine) and i'm catherine heenan in for pam moore.... it happened just after two o clock this afternoon at a home on

bart has collected about $32,000 so far. >> president trump heads to alabama tomorrow, to tour these areas that were ravaged by tornadoes. at l 2aste alabama on sunday. among the dead are seven people from the same family and at least fourarch teams are still r people who remain unaccounted for. >>> meanwhile, the white hs reb its missile program. >> scott mcgrew, you have pictures. >> i do. it's amazing that something only the cia could use. >> looks like we have an issue with your microphone there. >> we'll maybe get back to you in a moment. >> all right. we'll get back to you in a bit there, scott. >>> so the russians, chinese and europeans were meeting with iranian officials in vienna to talk about that iranian deal. we hope tor thatn a little bit. >>> also coming up next. >> on this midday, emotions running high in sacramentoal ne decision not to charge city officers with the death of her son. >> anybody against their will? >> i don't need to. why would i? howtu r. kelly -- >> that is r. kelly, not stephon clark's mother. he was speaking to gayle king about the explosive allegat

bart has reported no other issues since then. ( marty ) the loud sound of airplanes may soon be a thing of the past for residents near s-f-o new technology is being tested right now... that could all but silence the commercial aircrafts kron 4's haaziq madyun has the story. nats/haaziqwhat's that sound overhead?sotthat is the sound of another airplane flying over this foster city neighborhood heading to sfo. that noise is part of the foster city lifestyle that may soon be coming to an end thanks to a ground based augmentation system or gbas being tested at sfo. sfo spokesperson doug yakel explains how it workssotand he says there are a couple of real benefits for the airport and those who live along the arrival flight pathsot

bart. kron 4's dan kerman has reaction from bart officials ...b the violence and keep riders safe. this is the altercation that lead to a stabbing on bart friday afternoon... police are still looking for this man in connection with the attack... but that was just the first of several incidents... on saturday at the coliseum bart station a woman was injured when she fought off a man trying to steal her backpack... a suspect was arrested... monday night at 930 on a train heading from the daly city bart station to colma a man struck a woman in the head... he too was arrested... and then at 1130 that same night a man was arrested at the orinda bart station after throwing a woman to the ground on board a train and stealing her backpack.sot stabbing and people getting jacked, its really going crazy right nowbart riders are shaken upsoti do worry about my safety, i do whatever i can to minimize my chances of getting robbed by not exposing my cellphone or backpacksot bevan dufty/bart board president :51i want to say i am sorry and as an agency we recogni

bart has several thank you posters on display for riders to sign and leave messages. >>> people in mill pete as, mill pete as knows the smell. the city is ready to finally figure out the source and a solution. >> from the air it's imperceptible. on the ground it's smacking you in the nose. >> i moved back here three years ago. what is that smell. >> for years millipede as has been saddled with stinky city. >> in the summer. >> i haven't smelled anything that bad any place. >> help may be within sight thanks to a pilot program. public works director says $85,000 is allocated for an odor monitoring program. three sights are the sewage treating plant, compost plan. >> is it compost or sewage, i don't smell the difference. we'll pinpoint what we're smelling. >> there's a stronger order the closer to the resource recovery plant. but they don't want to be prejudice so they will send out volunteers and employees with handheld devices to identify the orders. executives for service e-mailed a statement, there are multiple facilities in the area. we're optimistic that a study could lead to answer

. >> bart board president announcing the transit system has agreed to a multimillion-dollar contract to replace 41 escalators at downtown bart stations. >> this is how we welcome people. are they welcome to an entrance where the escalator is working and when they're safe from the rain and there is not dirt on the stairs, and our employees feel good. >> the project will cost $96.5 million for 41 escalators. that's about $2.35 million apiece. installation and the first couple years of maintenance will be handled by the schindler company of new jersey, in part to work out all the bugs and to allow bart to beef up its staff of technicians whose have their own challenges. >> i met an escalator repair person who in his first month on the job was chased by someone at civic center station with a hatchet in their hand. >> that worker was not injured, and bart has since beefed up its security policies. now why does it cost so much? bart says it actually came in under the projected cost, but part of what makes it so expensive is each one of these escalators has to be just about custom built and

and a tech savvy transit rider turns her clipper card into jewelry.you might be surprised at what bart has to say about it. (ken) a 4-year-old (ken) (ken) (ken) a 4-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot in the head... and a man and a woman have been detained. (ken) thanks for joining us, i'm ken wayne... (catherine) and i'm catherine heenan in for pam moore.... it happened just after two o clock this afternoon at a home on ritchie street-- between bancroft avenue and macarthur boulevard... that's in o vi park. (ken) kron 4's michelle kingston is live at the oakland police department with the details. michelle? (michelle)police will stay on scene tonight investigating inside of the home.they tell us we will not receive an update tonight -- so at this point -- all we know is the young four year old boy is in critical condition. (mk)denise knockum, oakland "just pray he comes through.. come on, right now the baby is at the hospital as we speak so we just pray that he makes it through."right now -- a four year old boy is in critical condition at the hospital ... after being sh

into the city at that hour, and it is very important that we ensure they maintain their access, and bart has worked with a host of transit operating across the region. 64% of the riders coming in from the east bay disembark downtown. so the plan does create 14 new express buses that run from 3:45 a.m. to 6 p.m., and two san francisco and peninsula routes. please visit www.bart.org, and we'll keep tracking this to make sure that service remains reliable and as good as possible. san francisco has received $8 million from the active transportation program for two projects. last month i mentioned the $2 million alaini safety project for signals for pedestrians and bicycles close to the farmers' market area, and this was one of the top recommendations from the 2017 study, and it continued with commissioner ronen. and we shared with commissioner haney, and now with all of you, we received a $6 million regional grant from m.t. c., for the sixth street pedestrian project. the t.a. did help m.t. w w. with these early phases, and we still have $9 million to implement these projects. so that's really g

you might be surprised at what bart has to say about it. ( darya ) plus...have highlights from last night's victory on the road. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. i'm head coach jay wright and this is the lowe's "do it wright playbook." why don't you break down this kids technique for us, matt. sure thing jay. lawn care is all about the fundamentals. see how he starts the trimmer low then cuts up and inward? that stops that shrub from casting a shadow on it's bottom leaves. he is trimming at a high level and he knows it. if there was a scholarship for landscaping, i'd sign this guy yesterday. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) showers returning this afternoon after a primarily dry evening and start to the morning. expect isolated areas of precipitation and the potential for an isolated thunderstorm to pop up. skies will remain partly cloudy with sunshine seen at times between passing clouds and showers. after today's showers and temps in the upper 50's and low 60's skies will continue to clear and dry out tomorrow with temperatures on the rise for th

has been stabbed ... and 3 women were attacked and injured on bart. kron 4's dan kerman has the details. is is the altercation that lead to a stabbing on bart friday afternoon... police are still looking for this man in connection with the attack... but that was just the first of several incidents... on saturday at the coliseum bart station a woman was injured when she fought off a man trying to steal her backpack... a suspect was arrested... monday night at 930 on a train heading from the daly city bart station to colma a man struck a woman in the head... he too was arrested... and then at 1130 that same night a man was arrested at the orinda bart station after throwing a woman to the ground on board a train and stealing her backpack.sot stabbing and people getting jacked, its really going crazy right nowbart riders are shaken upsoti do worry about my safety, i do whatever i can to minimize my chances of getting robbed by not exposing my cellphone or backpacksot bevan dufty/bart board president :51i want to say i am sorry and as an agency we recognize the things we need to do and over th

some riders agreed. >> with the amount of money that bart has, that should a it nee. people depend on t. >> reporter: bart says it's too soon to talk about updates and cost until investigators pin point the cause, but says it's commit today do what it takes to ensure it doesn't happen again. >>> bart says that it will have a full report on what caused the shutdown for its board members on thursday. we're live in san francisco, tom jen sen, nbc bay area news. >> tom, thank you. president trump's former press secretary is coming to the bay area. sean spicer will speak at cal next month. the berkeley college republicans made that announcement today. spicer is one of the first high-profile speakers booked on campus since the college republicans settled a lawsuit with the cal administration. that lawsuit stemmed from the violent riots in 2017 that coincided with the booking and cancellation of appearances by other conservative speakers, including milo yiannopoulos and ann coulter. bacco. the city council expected to vote tonight. it's been considering the ban for several mo

>>we're following bart has a new parking garages over the walnut creek fire station but you got to pay extra for you do yes actually a private garage in so for that reason prices are a little higher crawford's christina tate rowe explains now from walnut creek and christina. >>now they're public damp spaces are up it last year for a price ranges you guys were saying when from $3 a day from their original garage here to 15 to $18 and a big difference, but just like you are saying it's a private or a garage owned by a private company a lot of changes here it's not only shaken up how many spaces are available. but also again those prices. now the company that owns it is the same company was putting together the walnut creek transit village which is going bring shopping and some more food right you're to walnut creek park station that earlier i did speak with some are fighters who say hey we're actually really excited. top some new permits pieces but it's those day to day spaces worked we're really worried about what's going to take a look at this graphic we need for you guys to show you t

bart has closed fruitvale station and they did to around 3:00 20 this afternoon. said it expects service to be restored soon. >> on wall street, is talks have there were state since early january on new signs of slowing growth. here in the u.s. and around the world, traders reacted to a wave of weak economic data from china and europe. bond yields fell to their lowest levels in more than a year. the yield on the 10 year treasury bill fell below the yield on the three month, which is considered a signal that a recession could be coming. the dow fell 460 points to close out the week. that is a decline of slightly less than 2%. the nasdaq dropped 196 points. that is a drop of about 0.5%, and s&p 500 was down 54 points, just under 2%. >>> we took that life picked up the golden gate bridge, and you can see all the clouds out there. let's get an update on the current commissions. >> we had a push of rain role to write when a lot of people were getting in the car. one place that had not seen as much rain as san jose. you're taking a live look at it now. even san jose has

bart service today. there is a mechanical problem. sarah has more. >> reporter: of course, normally saturday service on bart starts at 6:00 this morning. and right now it is 7. the doors at the lake merit bart station closed. there are people wonder what is going on. and we know that the crews have been working on it overnight. and it is two critical system. one is the traction power supply system that sends power to the train and the second is the train control routing system that is how the trains are maneuvered to different routes and directions. without the two systems, bart cannot safely run trains. we know there are multiple crews trouble shooting the problem. but we don't and estimated time of when bart will reopen. and bart did suggest using the trip planner to come up with another route. and we're standing by for a media spokesperson with bart to explain what the plan is for the day and when the riders can expect to get back on bart. but right now it is completely shut down throughout the bay area. all services shut down and we're wait

you might be surprised at what bart has to say about it. (grant) and after the break..rowing questions on capitol hill tonight about áwhy the f-a-a didn't immediately ground boeing 737 max 8 jets sooner. alright, you excited? yeah! waaahoo... well... that was fun, right? it's time to get more. lower fares. better service. sweeter rewards. alaska airlines. the heads of the department of transportation and the f-a-a both testtifed before congress today. (ken) senators want to know exactly why two boeing airplanes crashed and whats being done to make sure it doesn't happen again. (grant) as our washington d-c correspondent alexandra limon reports.. changes are coming. two boeing 737 max 8 jets have crashed in five months - killing 346 people . investigators believe the crashes were caused by faulty sensors and overly complicated software.lawmakers want to know why the faa allowed boeing to certify its own airplanes as safe to fly... elaine chao / u.s. secretary of transportationi am of course concerned about any allegations about coziness with any company transportation se

. >> it's always nice and bart has several thank you posters on display and writers can sign them forrain operators. >>> the trump administration laying out a blueprint for making the u.s. safer and more secure. >>> i am seeing a lot of 70s and we are off to the races with our temperatures. we have rain in the forecast and i will time it out when we come back. >>> today at 1:00 p.m., fox 2. >>> i never planned on being in an accident but i was left with many questions. i've got to call the barnes firm and that was the best call i could have made. >>> a navy veteran from southern california has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in iran. michael white of imperial beach, south of san diego, was arrested in iran and the associated press reports he was charged with insulting the supreme leader of iran and posting private information online. he went to iran to see his girlfriend and had a plane ticket back to the u.s. but his lawyer accuses them of using white as a political pawn and president donald trump announced the u.s. was withdrawing from the nuclear deal two months before white w

the fruitvale bart station has reopened -- after shutting down this afternoon because a passenger wasstabbed on a train. kron4's haziq maadyun has the latest. a live look outside right now... as we get our first look at the four zone forecast with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: it has been a wet day for the bay area with rain starting this morning and it continues tonight. on the doppler radar we can see plenty or rain over the bay area and heavier rain is on the way. the rain will be heavy at times before midnight before turning to showers. on the satellite you can see the cold front coming through. lows tonight will be in the 40s. we will see partly cloudy skies with cool temperatures tomorrow with highs in the 50s and 60s. it will be partly cloudy on sunday but mostly dry. rain will return sunday night and monday and well into next week. (ken) a government watchdog says fema wrongly released the information of 2.3 million survivors of california wildfires in 2017 in a massive data breach. the information of victims of hurricanes harvey, irma and maria were al

the repairs will take seven yearsle while bart has the money to fund the project are administrators say it will take a long time because of a lack of licensed, train and qualified people to do that work quickly. bart will rely on a single installer and a single maintenance system. >> i just wish i could snap my finger an make the seven year implementation plan happen like that. >> they can train them. they can get people from other cities to come in and do the work. they can contract this work out. that much money, work the overtime. get it done. >> the money come from measure rr which voter approved back in 2016. >>> there is an update regarding the repair work for the $2 billion sales force transit center in the city. there have been not any more problems following last year's discovery of the cracks in the two steel beams. crews have completed tests to the building's concrete bolts an all the cables. administrator previously announced that repairs would finish up by june but there is still no firm date on when the building will finally open its doors again. transit center was origina

it's something that bart has been using, fairly successful use of these kind of multi-height hand straps. the second thing we would like feedback on is potential archway that we could put over the top of the train. there will be a tradeoff, we estimate that folks 6'4" and under will clear that archway. but taller folks will not. incidentally, the passenger -- the passenger -- >> tom maguire made a face back there. >> the -- >> wait 'til public comment, tom. [laughter] >> the passenger messenging find is lower than this arch, so it's not the only place that we ask tall people to duck on the train. but it is -- it will be a tradeoff. the second thing we are bringing you for consideration is three different seat types. the current seat design we have is a bench design, and the second seat option b is more closer to what we have on the busses, so, kind of a more individualized seat and the third type mirrors most closely what we have on the current. the seats themselves, we do estimate that we'll lose about one official seat per quarter of the train but that's really debateable. we are seein

. >>> bart has also announced what caused the entire system to shut down for several hours on saturday morning. bart's assistant general manager of operations told board's board of directors this morning a network switch failed and then quickly overwhelmed bart's complex computer system. the outage was first reported at 2:45 in the morning. power was not fully restored until 11:00 in the morning. bart says it's now working on a backup system sure the outage on saturday does not happen again. >>> repair work on the salesforce transit center may be done by june. the transfer a joint powers authority board of directors met this morning. they went over his lessons learned from phase 1 of the project. crews have been repaired and reinforcing steel beams first in fremont street in san francisco ever since cracks were discovered there back in september. officials say they have to wait for an independent review panel to complete its investigation before announcing an official reopening date. >> i would again like to thank the public for their patience as we undergo the necessary steps to reope

bart. kron 4's dan kerman has the details. is is the altercation that lead to a stabbing on bart friday afternoon... police are still looking for this man in connection with the attack... but that was just the first of several incidents... on saturday at the coliseum bart station a woman was injured when she fought off a man trying to steal her backpack... a suspect was arrested... monday night at 930 on a train heading from the daly city bart station to colma a man struck a woman in the head... he too was arrested... and then at 1130 that same night a man was arrested at the orinda bart station after throwing a woman to the ground on board a train and stealing her backpack.sot stabbing and people getting jacked, its really going crazy right nowbart riders are shaken upsoti do worry about my safety, i do whatever i can to minimize my chances of getting robbed by not exposing my cellphone or backpacksot bevan dufty/bart board president :51i want to say i am sorry and as an agency we recognize the things we need to do and over th

recognize what our riders want. standup dan kerman/daly city 131 so no specifics but it seems as if bart now hashe message and will beef up police presence in the months ahead and violence continues to rise. at the daly city bart station, dan kerman kron 4 news. (grant) another disappointment for a bay area family... that's looking for accountability.. elana mondragon was 16 years old and pregnant when she was shot and killed in 20-17. her uncle telling us.. she was a good kid who was in the wrong place at the wrong time... and attorney general xavier becerra's decision to not investigate the case has that family upset all over again. the incident was at an apartment complet in hayward... fremont police were part of an undercover sting operation... they were after the driver of a car mondragon was in... the car started to leave... and police say the driver tried to run them over to get away. police say they shot to save their lives... and mondragon was killed by that gunfire. the driver was later captured. last year... alameda county d-a nancy o'malley's investigation revealed there's not eviden

but a man shaving his head on the bart train has one passenger concerned while others are just shrugging their shoulders. >> he's shaving his head on the train. >> reporter: and it doesn't bother jacob friar one bit. >> this is not the worst thing i've seen. i'm upset i didn't know there was a plug-in. >> i don't think i would feel threatened or upset. i don't think i would bother to complain. >> reporter: jenny chow is complaining. she videotaped the man shaving his head while riding on a millbrae train at 16th and mission this rn was himself, and certainly if you onwe or barber they do have policies to keep things sanitary. >> r videotape riders doing odd things all the time. people shooting up on a bart platform went viral. this man was caught on cell phone video brandishing a chains chainsaw. he was arrested. >> my riders are frustrated. this is not what they want to see. it's not what they want to experience. >> reporter: we asked bart board president bevan dufdy if the man shaving his head on the train was breaking any rules. >> no. >> he's not? >> no. >> reporter: bart officials s

. >> bart also has several thank you posters on display for riders so sign and leave messages for their train operators. >> they should give everyone a day off. >> not on monday especially. >> the power ball jack put is up fo $550 million, the odds of hitting all numbers is one in 22,020,000,000. but this eventually pay out. >> now to our health check, if you been taking a low douse, dose aspirin, doctors say it would be better for people to control their blood pressure, stop smoking, exercise and eat better. the american heart association said as best low dose aspirin is a waste of money, at worst it could lead to internal bleeding. >> the apple watch can sometimes detect internal heartbeats. the study was paid for by apple, researchers said it did not include enough seniors for them to recommend the watch as a way to detect irregular heart beat. >> scientists said a form of gene therapy on blied mice may lead to a way to get them to see. the same therapy could be used one day to cure blindness in humans. >> the creator of the jelly belly jelly bean is venturing into new territory, the

bart parking lot. the victim's identity has not yet been released. (vicki) new details tonight about the 4-year-old who accidentally shot himself in oakland. the alameda county d-a's complaint says the gun belonged to this man-- terrance wilson, and it was left under a pillow on a bed. officials say the boy, navaun jackson, got ahold of the gun while he was watching t-v by himself in the bedroom. police say wilson told them he sleeps with the gun under the pillow, and he forgot it was there. wilson also has two felony convictions that prohibit him from having a gun. he now faces three criminal arges. the little boy remains in the hospital on life support. (justine) a teenager's violin is finally a teenager's violin is finally returned... afterere left it on a muni bus... and it was removed by another passenger. kron 4's charles clifford was there for the reunion. very y afternoon, grateful teenager received his prized violin back. the san francisco returned this 1200 dollar violin to 14 -year-old william paik. william accidentally left the violin on

has more. happening now -- police are still searching for a man wanted in connection to yesterday's stabbing at fruitvale bart station. the victim suffered non-life threatening injuries and is said to be in stable condition. but as kron 4's sara stinson reports -- the stabbing has many bart riders feeling uneasy tonight. (on cam) <"yet another act of violence on bart, now bart riders tell us they're feeling anxious and on edge as we learn more about the stabbing and with the suspect still on the loose."><"it's shocking and scary since i ride bart everyday."><"you could be minding your own business the next someone could be attacking you.">here is a photo of the suspect from the security footage that shows what unfolded at the fruitvale bart station just before three friday afternoon.two men got into a fight on the train - once it stopped at the station - the fight spilled out onto the platform.a man was stabbed and taken to the hospital with non life threatening injuries. the suspect fled the scene on foot - he is described being about 30 to 35 years old, 5'6 to 5'8 tall with a slender build wearing a green c

. >>> bart's board of directors has voted to approve a contract to replace dozens of escalators in downtownncisco. according to bart, the contract is worth $96.5 million. for more on this project, we are joined naba communications manager with bart, felicia. good of you to come on today. we appreciate it. it sounds like you have a lot of escalators that you are trying to replace mainly in downtown san francisco , so help us understand when the work is going to get started and how long it's going to take to replace these escalators. >> yeah, we are going to replace 41 really old units with beautiful, modern units. we are going to start getting them spring of next year, and we will be able to get six done per year, so we think it's going to take about seven years to get all of it done. >> and what is the inconvenience going to be for riders at this work is happening. what do people need to keep in mind? >> we will have to take a unit out of service and block off that area for several months while we work to basically tear out the old units and then put in the fresh technology, those very clea

. >>> some violence on board a bart train. service has been restored and oakland fruitvale bart station after a passenger was stepped on a richmond bound train as it arrived in the station.other. the suspect still at large tonight. the victim was taken to the hospital with what bart said are nonlife burning injuries. bart closed their fruitvale station around 3:20 this afternoon while police collected evidence. the station reopened to service around 5:00. >>> in santa rosa, north bend 101 is closed because of a chp is calling a major collision . you can see helicopter on the roadway from this picture tweeted about offices. this is at the geyserville exit, and traffic is being detoured off the highway there. the estimated reopening for the highway is about 6:30, we will update you if that changes. >>> a boy on a scooter was hit by a car this morning well on his way to school in the east bay. the accident happened in clayton and mitchell caney road and four oaks lane just up block from mount diablo elementary. as henry lee tell us, parents

bart. and he has been with us for years and years.ited way. >> i am with united way. >> reporter: and your program is called? >> earn it. keep it. save it. it is about preparing tax returns for people free of charge. and we like people with the earn it, they should keep it, and save it. so we are trying to do those things. >> reporter: we should all do that. who qualifies for your help? >> basically, if you are about $60,000 or less, we can go ahead and do your tax returns for free. >> reporter: for free, that's excellent. >> for free. also other free programs and if people want to find out where those programs are locally, all they have to do is dial 211. >> >> reporter: 211. what is the biggest questions that you are getting for taxes? >> why is my refund smaller. >> reporter: that's what we are hearing from everybody. >> but they have forgotten that their with holding is lowered. they have seen lower in your paycheck. >> earn it. keep it. save it. thank you for your time. 211 if you want to get free help. or right now. reporting li

this after a nearly a one- contract was approved by the bart board of directors. kron 4's gayle ong has the details of this new escalator s riders. montgomery street bart station in san francisco..at 5:45 p-m thursday - people lining up..not for a train..but the stairs..person: "these are escalators that are constantly breaking down and it's infuriating to our riders, constantly being met with an esclalator that's not working.">bart spokesperson alicia trost says this is one of 41 escalators in downtown san francisco that bart will repair, thanks to a 96-point- five million dollar contract approved by bart board of directors thursday. trost says current esculators at the embarcadero, montgomery, powell and civic center stations are made by different companies that are no longer in business... many of the units being replaced are

and bart says it has machines that will accept credit and debit cards. up until now the clipper card or bart ticket did not have enough money to exit the system, the machines inside the gates only accepted cash so writers would have to ask a station agent for permission to leave and use a machine outside the gate but new machines will only accept debit and credit cards to load onto clipper cards, not paper bart tickets. these will be installed next month. >>> tourism in san francisco set a record and is expected to continue growing. according to the tourism bureau, the number of visitors rose just over 1% up to 28.5 million people. spending was up by more than 2% to $10 billion. they also had 58 million passengers in 2018. the bureau says with the newly reopened convention center, the city could draw even more visitors this year. >>> making progress in the wildfire cleanup. where crews will head monday after being thrown off schedule for a week because of some heavy rains. >>> up next, the prime minister was calling it one of new zealand's darkest days. w

bart station in west oakland, and they say she knew the suspect. an argument led to that shooting, it's the latest in a series of violent crimes that has some bart passengers on edge. >> i don't think bart does enough about safety and i don't think bart does enough in terms of operations, i use this station a lot, i do think about it now, and again. >> investigators have not said how the gunman and the victim knew each other or what the motive was for the shooting. >>> and bay area parents were among a parade of executives and tycoons in federal court yesterday. they're accused of bribing their kids way into elite colleges. >> did your daughter play volleyball. >> among them the heiress to the hot pockets fortune. she is accused of paying $100,000 to get their daughter into a college for folly ball recruits and another $50,000 and had photo shots as a water polo player to get her daughter into usc. >>> hecharged in this scheme. six appeared in court and five are expected in a judge, and that includes a palo alto hedge fund manager. >>> and the battle of the u.s. and mexico border is entering another chapter. president trump will close another section of th

bart parking lot. the victim's identity has not yet been released. another big story tonight. for the second day in a row-- another case of measles has been reported. and this time it's in the south bay. the santa clara county health department says, another person who returned to the county... after traveling internationally ... has come down with measles. kron 4's dan kerman has been following this story... he joins us live from the newsroom with the details. dan? (dan)unlike the second case this is not an international traveler who was visiting santa clara county.. this is a santa clara county resident returning home after international travel. third case of southbay measles 0329196 insertthis rash more commonly known as the measles continues to make its way back.. santa clara county has reported it's 3rd case of the year. in this latest case a santa clara county resident returned after travelling internationally and came down with the measles. the county health department says this is not related to the incident announced march 26 when an international traveler visiting th

bart tweeted the stabbing victim has been taken to the hospital. but the injuries are not life threatening. we know the victim is a man. we have a crew on the way to the station now. and we'll update you as we get them. >> more breaking news. san francisco public defender died from a mixture of cocaine. and alcohol. coupled with existing cardiovascular disease. according to to the san francisco medical examiner report released this afternoon. he passed on february 22. we are reviewing the report. you can follow him at dan noise. he'll join us with more details at 5:00. >> we have developing news nationally. special counsel mueller submitted his report regarding russian interference. in the 2016 election. >> how much of that report will be made available to the public is still unknown. we are live in washington d.c. >> i have in my hand the letter attorney general sent to congress letting them know the special counsel handed him full report on the russia investigation. bar says the first summary on the report can come as early as this weekend. >> re

paul chambers was live at the west oakland bart station where a shooting has riders they're concerned, paul. >> reporter: bart police want to make sure you understand no time were any of the passengers of the transit agency targeted yesterday shooting. many we spoke with yesterday said they are excited and happy to hear that an arrest was made so quickly. for most people it was business as usual at west oakland bart station. bart police say around 10:30 thursday night, two teens who were not passengers of the service got into some kind of incident on the streets of oakland in front of the bart station. for some unknown reason, the two who police say knew each other came into the parking lot, and that is where the 17- year-old female was shot and killed by the 16-year-old boy. a woman who uses the station daily says her rideshare driver told her about the incident. >> he had heard himself, bang, bang, bang, bang, and he had to take an alternate route to get out of the parking lot here. >> reporter: investigators say the homicide is isolated, and no passengers were involved. still, some

bart station. the victim suffered non-life threatening injuries and is said to be in stable condition. but as kron 4's sara stinson reports -- the stabbing hasy bart riders feeling uneasy tonight. (on cam) <"yet another act of violence on bart, now bart riders tell us they're feeling anxious and on edge as we learn more about the stabbing and with the suspect still on the loose."><"it's shocking and scary since i ride bart everyday."><"you could be minding your own business the next someone could be attacking you.">here is a photo of the suspect from the security footage that shows at unfolded at the fruitvale bart station just before three friday afternoon.two men got into a fight on the train - once it stopped at the station - the fight spilled out onto the platform.a man was stabbed and taken to the hospital with non life threatening injuries. the suspect fled the scene on foot - he is described being about 30 to 35 years old, 5'6 to 5'8 tall with a slender build wearing a green colored jacket and blue jeans.with this being another violent attack on bart - everyday riders say there needs to be more security.<"it's just not safe. it's not

. >> what is bart doing about it? susie, hase surprising news. >> reporter: bart is implementing what it calls station hardening right now. and that is adding some barriers like this to the emergency exit, to make it more difficult to jump over. but what about the fare gates? the ones that you have seen in those videos, of people hurtling themselves over during rush hour. the runs right here. well, there is no plan in place right now, to replace those, not even at bart's newest patients. >> take a peek inside bart's newest station, one of two sets to open later this year, in san jose. it looks high-tech, except for something pretty old school. parts fare gates. they are the same gates that the cameras caught a constant stream of people pushing and jumping through without paying, in a recent undercover investigation. >> it is frustrating. >> parts director was shocked when she learned the brand-new stations still have the old- style gates. >> that is something i have been asking for since the day i was elected, and attended my fi

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bart. based british petroleum has suffered a setback in attempts to greenwash its image on climate change after the exposure of the company's lobbying against limits on emissions of methane the power he powerful heat trapping greenhouse gas documents detailing b.p.'s efforts on two fronts to convince a drop of ministration to lower methane limits have been obtained by greenpeace the documents record b.p.'s efforts to convince the trump environmental protection agency and the bureau of land management to rescind rules meant to limit methane leaks from fossil fuel extraction operations b.p.'s head of exploration bernard looney is scheduled tomorrow to address an energy trade show on the topic it's called methane emissions getting to zero that will be interesting. the company's stock by the way has been taking a bit of a beating as of late and we will have to see how it plays going forward we keep an eye on that for you. and president hassan rouhani of iran is starting an official visit today to neighboring iraq where the embattled iranian leader will seek iraqi help in blunting the effect of u.s.