he spoke with the acting bart police chief. rusty stapp, bart mob attack victim:doors opened and a mob of teens stated attacking and well he defended his well he well he defended his department even going so far as to say that train operators didn't know what was going on. acting bart police chief jeffery jennings defending his police department monday saying that bart hours.sot this past weekend i don't know if they are juveniles or adults we arrested 16 people with my extra staffing which thwarted a lot of activity.at this point jennings says only one juvenile is still being directly linked to the mob attack. bart doesn't plan on releasing video of the incident. saying it would be against state law. however, former bart police chief gary gee says while that may be correct he's talked with several experts who say they could also use the law to release the video to help identify the suspects.sot what bart could have done and who knows maybe they did go to the district attorney's office or go to the juvenile court try to seek an order to release it. as to preventing the attack.monday th

you can also change cars, reach out to bart p-d on your cell phone or the bart-watch app, or the intercom sot - i would press the intercom button and hope that someone will come. otherwise you gotta fend for yourself mario brown (black guy) - i think that bart should do something to make sure that responses to situations like this is quickermookie flora (asian) - like any major city you're gonna have bad people and you're gonna have good peoplestandupbart officials are looking into what happened. i'm told there are cameras installed on of their rail cars. by the end of all train cars are expected to have working cameras.from san francisco. (steve) here is a look at just some of the bart crimes we were tracking over the memorial day weekend. yesterday, there were car burglaries at the millbrae, colma and el cerrito stations. on sunday -- a man was punched and robbed at the richmond station. and on saturday, a train operator was attacked at the pittsburg -baypoint station. (pam) tonight... an east bay community is mourning... again... after two more young lives were lost. the two teenagers

so very costly for bart.oday at the bart board of directors meeting they will hear an update on the fare evasion task force, tasked with coming up with a way to crack down on cheats. right now the bart director says a new california law is in the way. so if you are under 18, you get a pass because lawmakers don't want juveniles to have a mark on their records for such a petty offense. >> juveniles currently can't be held accountable for fare evasion. the problem continues and gets worse. >> reporter: bart officials are considering following what muni does. they give out tickets to youth offenders and those tickets do not go on the young person's record. bart could spend more than a million dollars on such a plan to beef up enforcement. and bart officials tell us anywhere between 3 and 5% of riders are not paying for tickets. today that meeting is at 9 a.m. in oakland. reporting live in san leandro, i'm jessica flores, kpix 5. >>> some bay area high school students are gearing up for their careers early with h

we'll be back with more on the major bart delays. major bart delays due to an earlier stall.it and run crash on the san mateo bridge , from 880. (james) tracking your morning forecast... the world according to gary is after the break. (darya) police say tiger woods was asleep at the wheel but had no alcohol in his system when officers spotted his car stopped along a florida road. an affidavit released tuesday said woods was alone and wearing his seat belt when jupiter police officers found his mercedes early monday in the right lane. the car's engine was running and its lights were on. the report says officers woke woods, who had "extremely slow and slurred speech" and told them he took several prescriptions. according to the report, woods was confused and asked how far he was from his hobe sound home. officers said woods was cooperative but failed a roadside sobriety test. breath and urine tests showed no alcohol in his system. woods' arraignment in palm beach county court on a dui charge is scheduled for july 5. (darya) a brawl breaks out between the giants and nationals on

she filed against bart and the app's maker. we spoke to her information. >> they didn't disclose the information. had she known that they were going to track her in this way, perhaps she wouldn't be utilizing the app. >> reporter: she alleges when the bart app is on, it allows them to track a unique identifier or a phone i.d. and it's location and says her privacy policy is hidden by the keyboard. >> it's not conspicuously disclosed. >> reporter: when a user first signs up for the app. >> they didn't say anything about the fact we're going to be also in the background using your app to track you and kind of create a database of information on people. >> reporter: she says she believes it's a violation of the state's cellular communications interception act that requires agencies to post its privacy policies very clearly. bart released a statement on their website denying the claims and saying the app is a helpful tool to report security concerns. part of it reads the safety and privacy of our riders are a priority and we want t

a man is attacked at a bart station. hear why bart is now investigating it as a hate crime.s... and here's a live look outside... embarcadero. . [ birds chirping ] [ inhales, exhales ] [ announcer ] cigarettes are not just dangerous when they're smoked. [ rat squeaking ] they're dangerous long after. cigarette butts are toxic. they release chemicals that poison our water... and harm wildlife. and millions... are polluting our environment. [ sniffing ] [ seagulls squawking ] ( mark ) take a look at this... a bear tried to break into a home in connecticut. you can see his paws pressed up against the glass. one woman was baking brownies inside her home when she saw the unwelcome visitor. the bear managed to get onto the deck railing, stand up and peer in. he was even able to open the screen door, but not the glass sliding door. but the bear was persistent. poli

bart is facing a class action lawsuit filed by a woman who says the bart app is collecting information from users. we spoke to the attorney who named bart and the app maker. >> they are offering a way to report criminal activity. >> the bart watch app was launched in 2014. this is promotional video on their website. it is the focus of a federal lawsuit. they are involved in connection of private user information. a woman filed the suit against bart and a company based in massachusetts. >> they didn't disclose they were doing this. had she known they would track her, perhaps they wouldn't utilize the app. >> it allows bart to track a phone i.d. and the location. she says the privacy policy is hidden by the keyboard. >> it is not disclosed. >> they didn't say that we will also in the background using the app to track you and create a database of information on people. >> she says she believe its is a violation of the cellular communication interception act. bart released a statement denying the claims saying the app is a helpful tool reporting security concerns. bart does not use the sys

that's according to bart. at the bart meeting board of directors will hear an update on the fare a vegas task force that's tasked with coming up with a way to crack down on cheats. right now the bart director says the agency is having trouble penalizing anyone under 18. if you are under 18 you get a pass because lawmakers don't want juveniles to have a mark on their record for such a petty offense. >> we need help through the legislature for that to happen. if there aren't consequences, whether they are good kids or not they are likely to find that attractive to do. >> reporter: bart officials are considering following what muni does. muni gives out tickets to youth offenders and the tickets do not go on the person's record. bart could spend more than a million dollars on such a plan to beef up enforcement and bart officials say that anywhere between 3 and 5% of riders are not paying for their tickets. the meeting is today at 9 a.m. in oakland. hotel also be swearing-in the new police chief carlos rojas and he

<bart rider: "there's a lot of parking. parking goes for acres and acres but there's just a lot of cars. i mean people from danville, walnut creek, pleasanton that drive all the way to lafayette bart, park here so they can get on the train.">( mark ) bart suggests using bus routes 6 and 25 to get to the station. when construction is complete, access to the station will be a lot easier and the current bus stop will be relocated in order to accommodate more buses at the station. ( darya ) the morgan hill police department is looking for the driver involved in a hit-and-run. police say this man was involved in a hit-and-run incident yesterday afternoon near tilton and dougherty in the north end of morgan hill. one person was injured. the man was

by bart personel once the mob jumped those gates and jumped those once the mob bart personel misteps by fare gates, lack of answer for its bart must attorney says stapp's (grant) stapp's attorney says bart must answer for its lack of security at fare gates, and the misteps by bart personel once the mob jumped those gates and headed for the platform. bart...now has 45 days to respond to the claim. if bart rejects it, stapp's attorney says a civil lawsuit will be filed. kron 4's j.r. stone continues our team coverage tonight. j.r. you spoke with the acting bart police chief about this. what did he have to say? kron4's j-r stone is live tonight at the bart station in daly city... and j-r what is bart saying about this family's claims? bart is trying to crack down teen fare evaders.... but, getting in criminal trouble for not paying... if you are under 18 years old will not happen anymore. bart police officers have been directed by the chief not to arrest or cite kids under 18 years old.. for not buying a ticket. this follows a new law which went into effect in january for all public tra

this is a significant step though for bart to san jose. it's an exciting one but also one that is dangerous. valley transportation authority workers are knocking on doors spreading the word of a new potential hazard in this neighborhood. the new bart tracks running through northeast san jose are now electrified. >> you can't see it you can't smell it but if you touch it it's too late. >> reporter: she is talking about the electric third rail of bart which runs the length of the tracks on the 10-mile extension into san jose from warm springs. energized with 1,000 volts of electricity. >> put it in perspective, even 42 volts of electricity can be fatal. so if anyone comes in direct contact with those tracks, um, it's electrocution. >> on first street the electrification is above for the light rail and these are actually on the ground. >> reporter: san jose has never had bart tracks before. vta is worried people might confuse them with regular train tracks and attempt to cross them. the tracks are protected by sensing with barbed wire -- with

bart is instructing bart agents to turn away people who don't pay for tickets. in terms of being able to cite anybody under 18, right now they can't do that. >>> today the former acting u.s. attorney general will testify before the senate judiciary subcommittee. sally yates is expected to contradict the trump administration's claims regarding michael flynn's ties to russia. yates will address the sequence of events. on january 26th she met with white house council and told them flynn was lying when he denied discussing sanctions with the ambassador. >>> there are so many questions here. as to who knew what when, what was done with this. >> former national intelligence director james clapper is also scheduled to testify. a federal appeals court in virginia will consider the legality of the travel ban. the trump administration is repealing a maryland judge's ruling. it would have banned all refugees for 120 days. critics say it discriminates against muslims, and it's unclear when the court will issue a ruling. >> >> a fourth american is being detained at north kor

bart recommends taking the bus or the train to the richmond bart station.people going to dublin - pleasanton have to take bart to 19th street.. and transfer to a bus that takes you to the fruitvale station. (steve) bart police arrested three teen girls in connection with an assault in february. the victim reached out to me through social media last week and shared her story with kron4's maureen kelly.. tess pawlisch says she was just sitting on a bart train when she was attacked. she was diagnosed with post concussion syndrome after being hit in the head several times. this happened at the west oakland station. now police say they have arrested three of the teens involved. and that a fourth teenager is expected to be arrested soon. (pam) an arrest has been made in the brutal murder of a castro valley woman 36-year-old luckie dacany of stockton has been charged with the murder of andrea st. john. the 59 year-old's charred remains were found in the garage of her castro valley home in december of last year. officials say, dacany killed st. john with a knife, t

stopping bart from halting fare cheats. the action the transit agency is considering taking. >>> russia takes center stage as the former u.s. acting attorney general heads to capitol hill to answer questions. >>> it's monday, may 8th. i'm she shell griego. >> the morning rush is about to start as we take a picture of the bay bridge and 880 not looking too bad. looks okay right now. >> oakland looks great. but on the other bay o'er roadways, not so much. we are attracting hot spots on westbound 580. that's a car fire. and that's not causing the backups. but 680. we are tracking big slowdowns heading into san knoll boulevard. and the traffic is backed up to 580. the drive times in the red. it's going to take a little over 30 minutes as you make your way from mission -- or 580 towards mission boulevard. give yourself extra time and space between that stretch. and northbound 101 is getting slow. cruising speed, just under 40 miles per hour. the drive times showing yellow and red. back over to you, roberta. >>> did i hear your g

beaten and robbed on a bart train ... now he's pointing the finger at bart personnel. whooshheavily damaged in the winter floods ... highway 37 needs millions of dollars in repairs.so where will that money come from?north bay commuters may not like the answer.you're watching kron four news in prime time. "this bullying, it has to stop. it really has to stop." (steve) those are the words from a vallejo middle schooler's motherwho just found out how badly her daughter's been picked onfrom a youtube video. thank you for joining us i'm steve aveson.(pam) and i'm pam moore. the incident the mother is talking about... happened several weeks ago, but now, the parent is finding out about the video that students at school have already been passing around. (steve) kron four's spencer blake brings us the story from vallejo that you'll see only on four. (nats: yelling, hitting)the sixth-grade girl getting beaten up in this video is the daughter of emma simms."i pulled it up on youtube last night and i was horrified. i haven't been th

sot: tom devine, bart commuter//"bart spokesman taylor huckabee reported there is no cause yet for whye trains came off the track but don't believe it was a mistake by an employee.in daly city ella sogomonian kron 4 news. ( marty ) a nine-year-old boy is trying to keep his life going after his mother, father and grandmother all died in a car crash the day before mother's day. and yesterday his football team played it's championship game in san jose. and as kron four's philippe djegal reports -- they made sure he did not feel alone. (philippe djegal)nats- "what's up big guy." a long and hard fought season capped with a shot at a title... and yet, on this day, it's family first.nats- "hey, say what's up to your brother." the day before mother's day, 9- year-old adrian kais (kay-isss) lost his 33-year-old parents fred and sulema... as well as his grandmother edenita in a deadly car crash in salinas. fred was an assistant coach on his son's football team -- the central coast black knights.shannon roberts/commis sioner- "the score doesn't matter at all. nobody's out here for w's or l's. we'

burglaries in one day at bay area bart stations.eport. ( lydia ) one man is injured in a police shooting in fremont. i will have the details in a live report. ( anny ) and.... coach steve kerr steps back in to help the team as they gear up for game one on thursday. hear what kerr is saying about coachiing in the finals. and we unveil the new nba finals t-shirts that go on sale this morning. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom..(mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (james) it's cloudy and cool this tuesday morning with widespread 40s and 50s. the marine layer is pretty deep, meaning heavy mist and drizzle will reach the inland valleys. ultimately, we're expecting a partly cloudy day with highs in the upper 50s at the coast, mid 60s to low 70s along the bay shoreline, and mid to upper 70s inland. it will continue to be windy all around. gusts will reach 20 - 30 mph with the strongest reserved for the coast. expect temperatures no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min

ktvu's christian kafton is live at a station outside of bart about how passengers feel riding bart versus muni. good morning. >> reporter: as you might imagine, passengers will have a lot to say. we are on market street. if you take a look, we are at the montgomery station. bart and muni carry hundreds of thousands of passengers. while crime on muni is trending down, bart riders are dealing with a surge in robberies. bart riders followed recent high profile crimes where dozens of teens robbed a bart train, seven passengers at once. an overall increase in robberies for the first three months of 2017 compared to last year. bart stresses that overall crime is low with 1.6 robberies per 1 million trips. this morning bart says the overall crime has been trending down the last two years. while there has been a recent spike in theft of electronic devices, bike thefts and other crimes are down. crimes on muni are trending down at a four-year low. the transit agency is partially crediting the hashtag keep them safe ad campaign making sure that workers are safe. now, despite the fact that crime rat

this is the claim filed today accusing bart of negligence. man and his attorney say it's a systematic failure. >> might family can't think of this happening to another family. if we don't take bart to task and hold them accountable. >> he says he was beaten by a group of juveniles on a train when it stopped at the oakland coliseum station. he was sitting across from his wife in 18-year-old daughter. the family was on the way home after celebrating their daughter's birthday in san francisco. >> we were pulling in and they were beating on the train. right where we were sitting. when they walk on the train, there wasn't a care in the world. they didn't hesitate for what they did. they didn't say a word to anyone. they immediately started beating and robbing. >> he says three juveniles beat him on the head, and stole his iphone before the mob targeted other passengers and took his wife's purse. >> my wife leaned over and my daughter to protector. i started eating on many -- on me and my daughter was screaming. >> surveillance video showed to him.

. >>> bart is being sued by a woman who says the bart watch app is secretly collecting private informationrom you. >> christina run down talk to the lawyer for the woman who filed a class-action lawsuit against bart and the app maker. >> reporter: police are offering a new way to discreetly report criminal and suspicious at the. >> the bart watch app was launched in 2014, it will provide is to discreetly report criminal activity with their cell phones according to this promotional video on bart's website. the same app is the focus of a federal lawsuit alleging the transit agency is involved in the "clandestine collection of private user information." pamela moreno filed the class- action suit against bart and the app's maker, a company called ebert space in massachusetts with respect to her attorney. >> they did not disclose this information. they did not disclose they were doing this and had she known there going to tracker in this way, perhaps she would not utilize the app. >> reporter: she alleges when the app is active, it allows bart to tracker you -- if's unique identifier or a phone

who use bart parking lots to be aware of a rise in auto related crimebart policeit takes the community to partner with us and our see something say something campaign that has been around for a long time is very important for not only when we are riding the train but also when we are in the parking lots and not leaving our valuables exposed where other people can see it and maybe take advantage of your carelessness">in oakland haaziq madyun kron4news here in san jose the defense has rested as the penalty phase of the sierra lamar trial nears conclusion. on the final day of testimony, the grandmother of antolin garcia torres's two children said his life should be spared. garcia torres himself again declined an offer to testify on his own behalf. closing arguments set for next tuesday after which the jury will begin deliberations. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (( steve v.o. )) one of the most popular attractions in the south bayhas a brand new reason to visit with secrets that are decades old. [ birds chirping ] [ inhales, exhales ] [ announcer ] cigarettes a

we have a bart delay. we'll tell you about that in a couple minutes. >>> speaking of bart, it's being sued after a reported $95 million deal derailed according to the cron kuala lump chronicl. they teamed up with transmart. the deadline arrived but the promise was not fulfilled. bartlett the contract expire so transmart is suing, claiming bart held up the firm's store designs, drastically cut the amount of space it was promised and acted inappropriately in rejected transmart's financial plans. >>> a parents alert. a mike spike in little league injuries leading to big concerns from doctors. >>> and a woman accidentally backs her car int ♪ the opioid my doctor prescribed for my chronic back pain backed me up-big time. before movantik, i tried to treat it myself. spent time, money. no go. but i didn't back down. i talked to my doctor. she id: one, movantik was specifically designed for opioid-induced constipation-oic- and can help you go more often. number two? with my savings card, i can get movantik for abo

. >>> bart has an app to let riders report crimes anonymously. but a new lawsuit claims it's secretly turning you into a victim. >>> more trouble for california's most scenic highways. the new challenge caltran crews are facing on highway 1. >>> we're headed to break at 4:39 but keep tabs on weather 4:39 but keep tabs on weather and tra >>> welcome back, breaking news out of manchester, proof that tensions are high after yesterday's attack. a shopping center justry opened after being evacuated this morning. i want to show you this morning from a bbc reporter. we just got word employees are being led back into the shopping center. again, this is in manchester. this video tweeted by a bbc reporter when those folks were asked to leave. so far no update from police. we know one person is arrested at the mall but police don't think it was connected at all to last night's concert attack. natasha? >> jessica, thanks for tracking that. this morning, new trouble for bart. it's being accused of violating riders' privacy. a lawsuit claims an app intended to

at a bart station in el cerrito.a county district attorney's office is 'not' seeking the death penalty in this case. ( pam ) in the south bay... the long running trial of the man convicted in the march 20-12 murder of sierra lamar... is nearing an end. closing arguments in the penalty phase of the trial got underway today... attorneys for garcia- torres asked the jury to show him mercy .... by sentencing him to life in prison without parole. the prosecution argues that the death penalty is the only fair and just sentence for sierra lamarr and her family. (steven clark/legal analyst):" i think in the back of the jury's mind is that if he's executed the knowledge of where sierra is will go with him and that may be a kind of subliminal thong that's out there with this jury, that the location of sierra is still a mystery (pam) the jury (pam) the jury deliberated just two days before reaching a decision in the guilt phase of the trial. clark says the penalty phase in a capitol case like this, deciding whether someone live

sot mos ivan pineda, usuario de bart karla rivera, usuaria de bart vo pero quiza uno de los casos mas resolver el nuevo jefe... es el ocurrido el 22 de abril cuando 50 jovenes cometieron 7 robos en grupo mientras iban abordo de los vagones... sot carlos rojas, jefe de la policia de bart vo rojas fue el jefe de la policia de santa ana... al sur del estado... por 5 aÑos, ha recibido varias medallas de valor, tiene una licenciatura y una maestria en justicia criminal, y ha sido entrenado en la academia nacional del buro federal de investigaciones.. .conocido como fbi.... hoy se convirtio en el primer jefe latino de la agencia de transporte... sandra bermudez, noticiero telemundo 48... take vo / cesar --- debajo de la frontera, nuestras cmara hacen un recorrido en uno de los muchos tneles usados por narcotraficantes para traer droga de mxico a estados unidos --- gabriel live continua la accion en corea del sur, honduras y estados unidos vieron accion esta madrugada en el mundial sub20 ademas take sports vo todo listo para que tigres y chivas el dia de hoy disputan los primeros noventa min

sot diana escobar, usuaria del bart no hay tanta seguridad como deberia keira galdamez, usuaria del bartveo los carros de policia pero no veo a la policia por ningun lado vo en este momento bart estan revisando una gran cantidad de grabaciones de sus sistemas de vigilancia pues la victima de la mas reciente agresion sexual no recuerda el numero exacto que identifica al vagon en el que fue atacada.... se sabe que solo 35 de 669 trenes del bart no tiene un sistema de camaras de video ...esos seran instalados a finales de junio... por lo pronto si usted ha visto a este hombre llame al 510-464-7040 o si prefiere permanecer en el anonimato marque el 510-464-7011... sandra bermudez noticiero telemundo 48... topvo cesar --el neurocirujano acusado de agredir sexualmente a tres niÑos compareci hoy en corte. --"james kohut" se declar inocente de los cargos que se le imputan durante una audiencia en el tribunal de santa cruz. --dos enfermeras tambin enfrentan cargos por presuntamente sodomizar a los menores. --si son hallados culpables, los tres enfrentaran la cadena perpetua. top vo lorena -- una

but barts emergency lights didn't come on and days later, emergency lights failed at bart's richmond station . and this was just the tip of the iceberg.sotwhat we found is 14 stations didn have emergency light systems. that's nearly a third of the stations in the bart system.. yet bart says inspection reports indicated these systems had been tested and were working. now bart is suggesting some of its employees weren't doing their job properlysotwe are taking necessary disciplinary action based on what our audit found. when it comes to the documentation paperwork check and balances , the preventative maintenance that should be taking place , how often it should be taking place, the documentation is provided when it takes place new batteries like these are now in place in 6 of the stations, while a temporary fix is in place at the others until all 14 stations have new batteries. this will allow enough light for passengers to safely evacuate in case of an outage, until an emergency generator is brought on site. (vicki) in san francisco... supervisors are considering new ways for people

bart stations.bart police reporting a rash of car burglaries - we'll tell you where this is happening. (grant) but first, the san ramon valley unified school district dealing with several controversies tonight... the latest incident involves a teen - being filmed while using the restroom. find out how the school is responding. (brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. (grant) zero tolerance policy for bullying. that's what some parents and students in the san ramon valley unified school district are calling for after a recent incident at san ramon valley high school......involving a student video taping a classmate who was using the restroom. although the student was arrested for invasion of privacy, the student was allowed to return to school after a short suspension. this is the latest in a string controversial incidents in the school district...dating back to 2016 that some view as bullying, racially insensitive and islamaphobic.

this afternoon, bart is apologizing for today's commute mess. kpix 5's jessica flores on what happened and how passengers had to deal with it. >> reporter: thousands spent the morning waiting at least an hour to board bart into san francisco including this rider in west oakland. >> it's made me about two hours late for work. >> reporter: just before 7 a.m., the train headed towards richmond broke down right at the entrance of the transbay tube where one track crosses over to the other. >> broke down in the worst possible position, which was an interlocking that we rebuilt last year and so the interlocking itself was in great shape. unfortunately, the train was not in great shape. >> reporter: the train blocked all the transbay train traffic into san francisco. after about 30 minutes, crews pushed the train out of the way. but bart spent a couple of hours working to get trains to catch up to schedule. >> yeah, i had a friend who called in today because it's too much. it's been too much of a delay to get in. >> reporter: bart officials say the $3.

a man is attacked at a bart station. hear why bart is now investigating it as a hate crime. learn the fate of the man accused of killing sierra lamar. kron four's will tran is live at the courthouse as we wait for the verdict to be read in court. who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. that breaking news we are following... in less than an hour we will learn the fate of the man accused of killing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. taking a live look outside at the court house in san jose. we have complete team coverage this morning. good morning i'm mark danon.( darya ) and i'm darya folsom. we will get to will tran live at the court house in a minute, first we want to check in on weather and traffic. . (james)we're

bart. >> people are vigilant on bart. you don't see police often but i would like to think the riders are watching for one another. things can happen. >> reporter: bart police are busy getting a new chief of police later, bart has seen a spike in crimes particularly robberies of electronic devices. we are on standby at the north berkeley bart station hoping to learn more about last night's incident. live in berkeley, christien kafton ktvu fox2 news. >>> 7:36 am, memorial service held today for a beloved san jose police officer who died of cancer at the age of 37. officer michael lewandowski joined the police department five years ago. he was a captain in the army and fought in iraq and afghanistan and was awarded the bronze star. he was diagnosed with lung cancer two years ago even though he did not smoke. while undergoing chemotherapy, fellow officers donated more than 2000 hours of their personal vacation time so he could continue to get his regular pay. >> i know all of us expect that he

so let's be clear: clearasil works fast on teen acne, not so much on other teen things. >>> the bartmerit station will be closed and bart has set up a bus bridge to settle passengers you can see the crews are installing new tracks and taking out the old wooden ties and the new tracks according to bart will be safer and the bus bridge can cause 20 to 40 minute delays for the riders today. the work began last month and will continue on selected weekends throughout july. >>> good morning and welcome back to mornings on 2, it is monday, memorial day, may 29 and i am allie rasmus in for pam cook. >>> we have a big fog bank with more enhancement for some inland. there are few locations that bumped up another staying the same but today looks cooler. the giants day baseball is at 1:05 pm with washington in town. we will see sunshine, and upper 50s to low 60s with the west wind at 20 miles an hour. we have this system coming in, not enough to chew up the fog but if anything it is enhancing it. there is a strong breeze behind this so it will be a breezy and blustery day, for some downright win

hear what the new bart police chief says about the crime happening on bart trains. and next...have fastrak you could be owed hundreds of dollars. we'll tell you the reason why...and how you can get the cash. and here's a live look bridge. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) if you use fastrak...you may be owed some money. the bay area toll authority owes drivers more than one million dollars in unclaimed checks. according to fastrak -- the claims go back to 2005. transit officials say the money is from uncashed checks, overpaid fines or money from accounts which were automatically closed. motorists have until july 11 to claim refunds. after that the bay area toll authority will keep the money. fastrack says there are still more than 60-thousand unclaimed checks... some worth more than one- thousand dollars. we put a link on our website at kron4.com where you can find out how you can claim ( mark ) general motors is accused of cheating on emissions tests. a lawsuit claims that g-m used what it called "defeat devices" to make su

bart officials shut down oul all power to the tracks before escorting the bart passengers book to the daly city station that's about a quarter of a mile away. we spoke to a passenger who was on one of the train cars that left the tracks. >> i was in the car with the two ladies, i believe that's the one that went off of the track. it was jumping up and down like pretty hard, you know, and then it just snchlt makes noise ] and then just stopped. >> this cell phone video is from passengers that were on board another bart train that stopped next to the derailed train. those passengers witnessed the people getting out of the bart cars and then walking down the tracks. now, bart initially shut down service in both directions between colonel ma and balboa occasions, however, they have just resumed service on a single track so they said expect major delays around the daly city stations. we have seen a couple of trains make their way back down these tracks, again, there are officials here. they are expected to be here for hours and we'll continue to update this breaking news as it develops. we

police at the fruitvale bart station in 2009. >> i'm hopeful. i believe that the police chief has come in on a foundation of chief raines initiating to make progress and reform. >> reporter: chief rojas says among his top priorities building trust in the community. >> i have to get out there and really connect with the various, um, community groups and individuals within the community so they get to know not only myself as the police chief but also bart as a professional organization that it is. >> reporter: in oakland, jessica flores, kpix 5. >> trouble at tesla. the carmaker is facing questions about worker safety at its fremont factory. carter evans looks at employee claims and what tesla's reply is. >> the vehicle itself is an amazing, you know, accomplishment. >> reporter: it's how they get it built. >> what we have to go through to make it for them. >> reporter: these four workers say the assembly line in the factory of the future is behind the times when it comes to safety. what is the chief complaint here? injuries. injuries are the numb

but they recommmend reaching out to bart p-d through the bart watch app or the intercom inside the carpress the intercom button and hope that someone will come. otherwise you gotta fend for yourself""i think that bart should do something to make sure that responses to situations like this is quicker".>( darya ) bart officials are looking into what happened. there are cameras installed on all but 2 dozen trains. by the end of next month, all train cars are expected to have working ( mark ) a plane heading to s-f-o from j-f-k airport in new york had to be diverted to michigan after a laptop caught fire. this happened last night. officials say a lithium computer battery malfunctioned. people noticed smoke coming from a bag holding someone's laptop. the fire was put out before the plane landed. no one was hurt. ( mark ) san jose police say a san jose state university student lied about being kidnapped and forced to drive 500- miles north to oregon. we reported last night that the woman was found running along a road near bandon, oregon. the 22- year- old told police she was kidnapped at kn

you can also change cars, reach out to bart p-d on your cell phone or the bart-watch app, or the intercomcar. sot - i would press the intercom button and hope that someone will come. otherwise you gotta fend for yourself mario brown - i think that bart should do something to make sure that responses to situations like this is quicker mookie flora - like any major city you're gonna have bad people and you're gonna have good peoplestandupbart officials are looking into what happened. i'm told there are cameras installed on all but 2 dozen of their rail cars. by the end of next month, all train cars are expected to have working cameras.reporting live from san francisco. ( james ) a plane heading to s-f-o from j-f-k airport in new york had to be diverted to michigan after a laptop caught fire. this happened last night. officials say a lithium computer battery malfunctioned. people noticed smoke coming from a bag holding someone's laptop. the fire was put out before the plane landed. no one was hurt. u-s secretary john kelly says he's contemplating expanding a ban on laptops in carry on luggag

, and the crews are rebuilding the lake merritt bart station and bart has set up a bus bridge to shuttlethe passengers. bart showed us this time let's the video of the work and take a good luck, and you can see the crews installing the new tracks, taking out the old wooden ties to replace them with concrete. bart says the new contracts will be safer and the riders will notice a smoother ride. the bus bridge can cause a 20 to 40 minute delay if you are riding bart. the work that began last month will continue on selected weekends through july. >>> the bart police have arrested a man accused of punching the bart train operator around 6:30 pm saturday. earlier that same day the police arrested a man in connection with an assault on a woman and the woman's told the police that he assaulted her leaving the station. the police say these two incidents are not related. >> there are a lot of family and elderly people on board, and for them to have to see that is terrible. >> i would like to see more families on bart, and they need more cameras.>> a woman told the police she was sexually assaulted

so bart advises you to plan accordingly.will have a bus bridge in place for folks who need to make their way between the two stations. we'll take it over to our san jose map and you can see traffic definitely starting to get a little slow along 101 if you are making your way from 680 on up towards 880 there. typical slowdowns westbound 237 out of milpitas as you make your approach towards zanker road and past that, it is smooth sailing over to 101. hat's a check of your traffic; over to you. >> thanks, jaclyn. >>> we'll call on our live weather camera. taking a look at the golden gate bridge, we are totally socked in. it's the return of the low clouds and fog. [ foghorn ] >> yes! i love the sound of that horn. that means we are having a cooldown. give it to me one more time. [ foghorn ] >> thank you very much! all right. see that flag on the fly here? that's an indication we have a westerly wind at this hour. [ foghorn ] >> and that west wind is ushering cooler air mass in from the coast. look at the fog now beginning to "pu

you can tweet them @sf bart and use the hashtag "ask sf bart." >>> federal money for coast-to-coast clean up is expected to take a big hit in the president's new budget. the president is proposed zero funding for the san francisco bay. it currently receives about $4.8 million. the politically perilous cuts to medicaid, college loans, food stamps and federal employee pension benefits guarantee the president's budget won't go far in congress. that's despite the fact that republicans control both the house and senate. >>> the san francisco police department is facing a big overtime bill. why city supervisors are questioning the new police chief. >>> and a warning before your memorial day weekend flight. why you could face major delays at sfo. >>> it's 6:07. keeping an eye on weather and keeping an eye on weather and traffic throughout the so now i'm not being perky, telling you that drivers that switch to progressive save an average of $548! whoo! i mean, whoo. >>> we want to take you back to our situation on southbound 101 past candlestick park. we have all traffic temporarily stopped right

cesar la inseguridad parece reinar en el bart...tin de horas se registraron varios incidentes vientos en diversas estaciones al este de la baha... lo que tiene a muchos preguntndose .. qu pasa con la seguridad en este sistema de transporte?...andres brender reveal andres monitor est en la estacin de san leandro... andres, cual es el saldo que dejaron estos hechos? take andres lot ;01 ;14 ;27 ;55 very quick 01;13 01;32 andres lot estos tres incidentes registrados en menos de 24 horas dej a varias personas heridas y detenidas... y las autoridades an buscan a ms sospechosos... estacin de san leandro. 8:30 de la noche. las autoridades informaban que una mujer trat de robarle la cartera a una persona. .. aunque la vctima pudo escapar... recibi un golpe... la polica de la ciudad detuvo a la sospechosa. sot paola hidalgo/usuaria del bart en este momento si tengo miedo por lo que me acabas de decir estacin de bay point. alrededor de las diez de la noche. el reporte policial indicaba que una mujer le habra pedido un aventon a la vctima... cu

<bart rider: "there's a lot of parking.goes for acres and acres but there's just a lot of cars. i mean people from danville, walnut creek, pleasanton that drive all the way to lafayette bart, park here so they can get on the train.">( mark ) bart suggests using bus routes 6 and 25 to get to the station. when construction is complete, access to the station will be a lot easier and the current bus stop will be relocated in order to accommodate more buses at the station. ( darya ) the morgan hill police department is looking for the driver involved in a hit-and-run. police say this man was involved in a hit-and-run incident yesterday afternoon near tilton and dougherty in the north end of morgan hill. one person was injured. the man was last seen driving this 2000's chevrolet silverado truck. ( darya ) people living in the sunset district of san francisco are divided over bringing a medical marjuana dispensary into their neighborhood. the effort to open the dispensary is being led by former oakland mayor jean quan and her husb

lorena --hoy se report otro incidente en una estacin del bart...formacin...... take pkg :01 :46 take pkg el incidente mas reciente se reporto esta maÑana como a eso de las 5:26 en san leandro... la policia del bart encontro el cadaver de un hombre en el tunel que va del estacionamiento que se localiza del lado oeste de la estacion a la entrada del lobby... no se ha dado a conocer las causas de muerte ni la identidad del fallecido... horas antes, tambien en el este de la bahia... una mujer que abordo el tren en la estacion de richmond fue agredida sexualmente ... el sospechoso huyo una vez que llegaron a la estacion north berkeley... es descrito como un hombre de mas o menos 20 aÑos, 5 pies 6 pulgadas de altura y llevaba una sudadera con capucha... ese incidente ocurrio como a las 9 de la noche del miercoles... pero esto son solo algunos de los problemas ms recientes con los que se enfrentara el nuevo jefe de la policia del bart que esta maÑana jurament ante la junta de la mesa directiva... sot carlos rojas, jefe de la policia de bart vo rojas es de

he has been ordered to stay away from the bart system.other big story we are tracking tonight... a group of teens ácited at a bart station after they allegedly beat a man. kron four's hermela aregawi joins us live now from the colma bart station where the incident took place. and hermela - this is just the latest of attacks to happen at a bart station? the minors in this case were immediately captured and cited for the assault. this happened yesterday around 4pm. bart officers responded to a report of a man being attacked by five juveniles. according to police- the suspects fled to a nearby neighborhood but were quickly detained by officers. at that point, the victim positively identified the attackers. - and four of them were cited for battery and were released to their parents. the fifth suspect was not involved in the attack and was released without being cited. we spoke with passengers that use this colma station regularly.. they all said they still feel pretty safe here. (toloney davis/rider): i've been taking bart for a good minute.

. >>> a family in the high profile take over robbery on bart has filed a lawsuit. rusty and his daughter were returning home to dublin after spending the day in san francisco. he was beaten and robbed by teenagers. the family accused bart of negligence and failing to take safety measures to prevent the attack. >> my family couldn't think of this happening to another family in 6 months if we don't take bart to task and hold them accountable. >> the family wants bart to release the surveillance video to identify those responsible. bart wouldn't comment to pending litigation. >>> authorities investigations a fire set to a church in san jose. it was discovered yesterday morning. an ruben says this is on the heels of other suspicious fires in the neighborhood. >> reporter: pa >> reporter: parisoners are realing from the damage. >> it is a place of worship and santuar . >> reporter: a tool shed was destroyed and a staircase. >> blessed because this could have been much more devastating than it is. >> reporter: arson investigators are working with the atf. >> they pick up

a man attacked at a bart station.ow police were able to track down the teenagers responsible. and after the break... see how one bay area hospital celebrated with new moms this mother's day. ( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) in redwood city... the staff at sequoia hospital helped some new mom's celebrate mother's day with some sweet treats. six new moms-- along with their husbands and newborn babies-- were treated to cupcakes yesterday. the celebration involved moms who gave birth on friday or saturday. a hospital spokeswoman says parents and staff enjoyed the event so much last year they decided to make it an annual event. sequoia hospital doctors deliver over a thousand babies each year. ( darya ) in entertainment news... guardians of the galaxy takes the top spot at the box office for the second week in a row. so far that movie as pulled in 246 million dollars in the u-s. the comedy snatched staring amy schumer and goldie hawn came in second place with

. >>> happening today the new police chief of bart will be sworn in today, carlos rojas will take over as chief at a time when there has been a spike in robberies. christien kafton is in the newsroom with more on the background of the new chief, and there is word that something new happened at the north berkeley bart station.>> reporter: that's right and bark is not releasing many details about the incident but they are confirming they are investigating a sexual battery at the north berkeley bart station and we will follow up on that later today. all of this facing the new incoming chief and bart has been without a police chief system beginning of the year. carlos rojas is taking on the job and he headed up the santa ana police department for three years and takes leadership of the police department facing a fight in crime. after three years of declining crime a sudden increase in robberies, particularly of electronic devices has been plaguing bart including the high profile robbery last month were 50 use -- youths and beating a man on a bart train. the police are stepping up patrols a

. >>> it's a major overhaul at a busy east bay bart station. today in the bay's pete suratos is live this morning to break down the upgrades that will begin there pretty soon and this is going on for a couple months? >> good morning to you, sam, those upgrades by bart will begin some time in mid-may and it will be similar to those upgrades we've seen at other contra costa county bart stations such as concord most recently but we'll show you the project area that bart will be working on, the area that will be under construction. you can see that area highlighted in blue in this map. right there at the corner of happy valley and deer hill road. as far as improvements go, we'll see improvements to paving and landscaping in the area as well as better parking options. we'll pull up the rendering of that parking lot after the improvements that bart says there will be more options for motorcycles as well as cars that comply with the americans with disabilities act. now, there's also going to be a rain garden, we can show you that, you can see that pic