to the issue of the caltrain railway yards. there's a capital and other cost if you have the trains stored somewhere he will we need to understand the capital and operational costs. when the dp x is finished and there's caltrain service to transbay you'll dead heading because the train storage is not going to be at transbay you're doing that your set up to manage if we're talking about an incredulously cost for dead heading we need to understand that cost so as and region we can make a judgment as to whether it's worth it or not >> i've got 20 thoughts revolving in my head. first, i want to thank michelle and staff important all of the work that's happening and i think when i wanted to share and it's not for sympathy but for appreciation for where we are. this is a challenging project fourts it's not a green fold project and we're trying trying to convert diesel into a new technology it's not just the building of addressed infrastructure to our rail system but a culture it's a par define shift to a new technology so there's a l

the contact will also aid the city sporting tjpa and caltrain's and other agency. looking specifically at each of the components the first components being the i 280 project this slide clearly shows the barrier that i 2 in the slated section is on the area i it's a 1 point mrusz barrier two places to cross the section. the city has been really successful at taking down other boulevard the embarcadero and the obamacare takeoff and the opportunity that has come to the areas with boulevard those sections. as stated before we're building on work completed this is two options utilizing the boulevard of on slaetdz i 280. if we were able to move the elevated section we go could better improve the bicycle and transit and other transportation areas my case mission bay but to get back to the spider web area other options for changes exist. specifically looking at the anticipated work anticipated with the boulevard component we're be looking at replacing this with a surface boulevard and making special attention to the traffic impacts to the bay bridge, the i 80 and as well a

really thank you for the opportunity to give an update on caltrain modernization program. currently we're a diesel push-pull system we operate between kilroy and san francisco. the bulk of the service we provide is between san francisco and santa fe and we provide limited peak service is from santa fe so gilroy. since 2004 when we implemented our baby bullet service we have roughly 25 average week day riders and now we're at 53 thousand and climbing. in terms of governance of the caltrain service we're governed by the joint powers board from the 3 counties that provide funding for the service and policy gieps so that's san francisco, san mateo and v ta you see the organizations from the 3 that county's involved in that. the basis for the modernization program is our blended system vision i see the major tenants of that is a community driven approach using a two-track system we current have with speeds up to two hundred and 70 missiles with a certain amount of grade separation we have roughly 43 at grade crossings in the 51 miles between santa fe and san francisco. currentl

around the bay area, most of the major transit area agencies are weekend schedule like bart like caltrain. ace train is on a modified holiday schedule, normal holiday is they don't run any trains, they are running one less train this morning that were normal. the god news all are reporting no delays, mark. >>> thank you, george, and the search is on going right now for tear tied a crowd of shoppers in san francisco. shooting a man on market street. right next to the part station. kron 4 -- general right now with more on the search and the condition of the man who was shot, will. >> well mark, the reason we are here he is still inside life threatening injuries, his name not being released., we do know from the san francisco police department in fact he was targeted, here is video of the scene it happened around 7:15, talked about the west field mall, hundreds of people outside at that time this being president's day weekend, great weather, after shot the fired everybody scattered they ran inside the mall all over the place, market street which is right now the police department they didn't

now, caltrain has installed external cameras but there are no cameras filling the crews in the controlab. caltrain said the cam cameras were not be needed once a new system is installed. >> if a train is coming in too fast, it will slow the train down. so it's able to automatically prevent accidents. >> now, as for b.a.r.t., b.a.r.t. does have cameras that monitor the conductors but they don't have cameras that look out towards the tracks. >>> 7:16. football players at northwestern university want to form a union. the players say they work long hours including weekends and holidays but the only pay they see is their scholarship money and they don't get medical benefits. they say they earn money and deserve. the national labor forward must decide if the football players are employees or students in a class. a hearing into that continues in chicago today. >>> 7:17. in marin county, they are spending millions of dollars to make it easier for people with disabilities to get around. a class-action lawsuit was filed back in 2008. county officials have just agreed to spend at least a million

here we are in 2014 and we learned that caltrain and other rail lines have yet to fully act. the train accidents keep coming and so do calling to improvement safety. december's train derailment renewed the push to outfit trains with cameras painted at the engineers and the tracks. the ntsb made the recommendation after this commuter train and freight train collision. a train that investigators blamed on the engineer who passed a stop sign. the inward and outward faces cameras that could potentially prevent accidents are missing from caltrains. it has yet to put in cameras the to monitor train crews inside the control cabs. >> we think this safety system that we're putting in place offers much more than cameras on board loco motives. this is an enhanced safety system that's going to automatically stop trains. >> reporter: christine dunn today dismissed the need for inside cameras given the system said to be installed by 2015. >> it's going to tell us how fast the train was going. when the train stopped, when it slowed down. >> reporter: but it will not show what the engineer w

here we are in 2014 and we learned that caltrain and other rail lines have yet to fully act. the train accidents keep coming and so do calling to improvement safety. december's train derailment renewed the push to outfit trains with cameras painted at the engineers and the tracks. the ntsb made the recommendation after this commuter train and freight train collision. a train that investigators blamed on the engineer who passed a stop sign. the inward and outward faces cameras that could potentially prevent accidents are missing from caltrains. it has yet to put in cameras the to monitor train crews inside the control cabs. >> we think this safety system that we're putting in place offers much more than cameras on board loco motives. this is an enhanced safety system that's going to automatically stop trains. >> reporter: christine dunn today dismissed the need for inside cameras given the system said to be installed by 2015. >> it's going to tell us how fast the train was going. when the train stopped, when it slowed down. >> reporter: but it will not show what the engineer w

caltrain and muni are doing well. back to the desk. >>> a berkeley firefighter is dead after a tractor accident at his family's home. tara moriarty is at the firehouse where he worked where she just learned firefighters there were up most of the night mourning this loss. >> reporter: good morning. firefighters we've learned were up until 3:00 this morning having an impromptu memorial for tony nunes. they say he was an all-around great by, heart of gold. one firefighter said he had a picture of his facebook page of him giving a tour of the firehouse to a bunch of kids. he said he was really well liked. nunes was killed in a tractor accident last night around 6:30 on his family ranch near the national park. a procession of firefighters and other crews escorted his body to the coroner's office. he was killed while driving his tractor. it slid 200 feet downage embankment and rolled, pinning him underneath. he was working on a dirt road to prepare for the rain storm. firefighters poured into the coroner's office grief stri

caltrain right here will most likely be relied on heavily. here in the bay area. san francisco will be home to the nfl experience and other major events while santa rosa will host the super bowl with the two cities being 45 minutes away from each other. it may be challenging to handle the traffic. that's why officials went to new york to see how the week- long festivities were handled. their top concerns, security, transportation and the logistics of getting hundreds of thousands of super bowl visitors around the region. on sunday, the transit was overwhelmed with double the amount of fans estimated. train stations were packed. some santa clara commuters are concerned about the planning here. >> i feel like the system right now if there is an stent, it's all -- accident, it's all chaos and it's hard -- and it's hard to handle. i think it's at a standstill. so if there's more people and there's a standstill that could be a problem. >> reporter: the mercury news reports that the transportation authority is handle game day and can expect to carry as many as 12,000 fa

caltrain and muni. nothing too bad.but there are some delays if you time the trains, you might be more upset if you go up there and catch the next one. let's go back to steve. >>> a couple of breaks in the clouds. it's only going to kind of juice things up here. i think the possibility of thundershowers. lightning strikes off big sur. our powerhouse low is sending in impressive totals. some heavier rain totals, no doubt about t we thought the heaviest would be in the santa cruz mountains. that's exactly what's happened. bonny doon is probably at 3 inches. fill roy, 1.70. i think this is michael on the alamo wc, walnut creek border. 1.14. there it is. right there. the low. it's heading towards central california. if it was going over us, all bets would be off. this would probably produce waterspouts, maybe severe weather in the valley, maybe tornadoes down to southern california. so until this gets east and south of us, we are a -- even though there might be sunbreaks, things could pick up. most of the rain up in cloverd

incidents which have cleared leaving heavy backups away from the altamont pass, and in san jose, caltrain is shutting down the off-ramp to northbound 101 and that is because of road flooding so we have road flooding and ponding and we want you to stay in the piddle lanes and avoid the solo vehicle spinouts and the hydro planing. >>> the rain is causing an issue if drivers on the roads. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard ran into trouble spots and is at the again again. cornell? >> rain is making for challenging driving. behind me there is a shot of a wet bridge but you fatter in the look slides it is more dangerous. that is what drives are dealing with in the not bay. this is 101 near spencer avenue in sauce let with rocks falling loosened by the overnight rain falling on to the road where more than a few drivers were slamming interest them and popping tires and breaking rims in two. jeff was headed to the golden gate bridge when he hit the rocks. >> i was headed to work and came around the corner and i hit a bolder and it blew my tire and rim. >> scary, right? >> unsettling. >>> c.h.p. w

a month later they ran into each other again on caltrain and exchanged numbers.y started taking the same train and less than a year later, they are set to marry in may in wine country. in honor of the transit system that brought them together, they plan to ensue caltrain tickets as part of their wedding decor. >> love is on the train. >> [ laughter ] >> no? >> something similar -- congratulations. >> i would like you to continue that over the sky camera network -- >> oh, oh. >> we got a full moon but not on this view here. golden gate bridge, drizzle and a full moon on valentine's night. a lot of love in the air. we'll have details on the weekend forecast, and if you love rain, i know you'll love my forecast. >>> how about baseball on valentine's day? we have live spring training coverage like nobody else in the bay. coming up in sports, we'll go to scottsdale and hear from an eager orange and black squad on day one. >>> a clean sweep for team usa in the debut of a brand-new olympic sport. an all-american medal ceremony in the men's free ski slope style. janelle

gigi is in charge of budgets for the buses and caltrain. won't you answer these questions how you're spending public dollars, ma'am? we caught up with her before a public meeting. we wanted to ask about a second set of books used to create fake and inflated expenses. in september, we asked her boss about hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments made to consultants for insurance. errors the district first denied then called honest mistakes. you insist it's a mistake when the people who made these entries were told to do so? >> absolutely. >> reporter: you say this is intentional? >> yes. >> reporter: david ramirez was an accountant from 2001 to 2012 and says he quit after getting fed up with finance managers ordering him to log fake expenses and to inflate others. he says the district kept this second set of books to keep track of the money. >> so this is where the money really went? >> really is going. >> we're talking millions now. >> reporter: he says this allowed finance leaders to hide millions so they could later spend that money a

. >> this has been a miserable commute for caltrain passengers after a train broke down south of redwood city at 8:00 this morning. right now delays are running at least half an hour and i will show you at look at passengers trying to crowd on the platform in belmont. passengers were affected at the san carlos and redwood city stations. >> more than 13,000 people in the bay area are without power. the latest numbers from pg&e show that the biggest cluster is in the north bay including sonoma county with nearly 12,000 homes and businesses affected. in the east bay, 500 are in the dark. close to 500 people are without power in the south bay. >> can you track the rain in the bay area using live doppler 7 hd on our abc7 news weather app. our weather app makes it easy to share pictures of how you are welcoming the rain. you can download it on our website as abc7 news.com/app. >> the emergency room is back in action after a mysterious hazardous material situation forced ambulances to be turned away. eric? >> the good news is they have been accepting ambulances since before 10:00 this morning.

. >> we have break news from caltrain. they holding all trains interest san francisco right now due to a near miss. we got more information that there is a pedestrian on the tracks right now. they not going to have the trains go anywhere until the pedestrian on the tracks, that situation is resolveed. >> and a michigan boy who thought he did fault have any friends and his new friends on oa is that millions of people will qualify for financial assistance. it's important to remember that the lower your annual income, the greater financial assistance you will receive. enroll today at coveredca.com. >>> at 4:00, the perfect box of sweets for your sweetie. michael finney teams up with "consumer reports" for taste testing to find out what you should indulge in. >> big business: california historic droughts account lack rain is bringing in a flood of customers locking -- looking for water. >> the 50th anniversary issue of sports illustrates including famous women who have been on the cover and a plastic doll. mattel said they wan

ferries, caltrain and ace all on schedule. we'll have more traffic coming up.ers are under arrest in monterey county accused of carrying out an elaborate operation to steal cars. kpix 5's anne makovec is in the newsroom reporting why victims were hesitant to come forward. >> reporter: the d.a. says people who live in king city started complaining about shady officers years ago. then after a six-month investigation, the d.a. says it turned out to be true. the victims in this case, poor hispanic people driving through the small town of king city. >> these are the people who are really disadvantaged, they're not always english-speaking. >> reporter: and according to district attorney dean flippo, they were targeted in a grand scheme to steal their cars masterminded by these men, the acting king city police chief, the ex-chief and two officers. they are charged with bribery, accepting a bribe, or embezzlement and here's how flippo says it worked. >> people driving vehicles were being stopped. they had in general no license. and the vehicles were being impounded. th

ferries caltrain and ace however, everything else is on schedule.inued delays on the nimitz. lawrence? >>> a lot of clouds beginning to move across the skies now. out there live and a cold start to the day in many spots. nice clear skies overnight before the clouds moved in and some of the temperatures down in the 20s and 30s early. a chance of rain but not today. most of the clouds going to continue to drift through the skies with a mix of sunshine and temperatures will be cool though. low 50s out towards the coastline. and then as we get in towards tomorrow a chance of showers late in the day and chance of shower also on thursday. ♪ >>> good morning, to you. it's 8:00 in the west. welcome back to "cbs this morning." brace for more stormy weather if you are traveling, and much of the country faces snow, sleet or ice. hundreds of flights already canceled. >>> the new farm bill puts a 15 cent tax on christmas trees, and we'll look at why the critics call the electrician a disaster. >>> and then what was his problem with newman, anyway? but first here

bart, muni, caltrain and ace are all on time.ember to tune to kcbs radio 740-am and 106.9-fm for the latest traffic information. that's a check of traffic. here's lawrence. >>> i think the fog is beautiful. throughoutit will break up this afternoon. if you are headed outside today, watch out for the patchy, dense fog especially early on this morning. that will go to inlift throughout the middle of the morning then some partial clearing into the afternoon. the storm track today will stay north but that may change especially toward the weekend. dense fog advisory is now posted for most of the bay area. visibilities less than a quarter mile now. other spots around the bay area not too bad into san francisco but that could change in the next couple of minutes. high pressure building in just enough to send the storm track north. so that will keep us dry for now. we'll see passing clouds. so not entirely cloud-free. around the state, not a bad day to get up to the snow but we've got a lot of fog into the central valley so watch out for

ferries, the caltrain and others all reporting no delay. here is a live look outside at 880 and the cokeland coliseum area, everything there is cruise -- oakland coliseum area. everything there is moving right along. that is traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> it is 4:38. concord police are looking for three armed robbers who duct taped a 12-year-old boy and his grandmother, than ran from the home. the suspects made off with a safe. the conference call is reporting the boy later manage -- chronicle later managed to free himself and got ahold of police. >>> we are hearing from the family of a man shot dead by alameda sheriff deputies last week. relatives fought back tears as they shared memories of him. they say he had his issues, but didn't to die. >> my father was a good man. we talked on an everyday basis. my family, we are now crippled. we depended on our father for a lot of things. now we have to it is here and rebuild. our life is changed drastically because of what happened. >> groins was killed monday after he allegedly assaulted

caltrain and ace also reporting no delay.ou guys. >>> heavy snow in the high country is blamed on a deadly crash. eastbound i-80 near soda springs was shut down for much of the evening yesterday after a deadly accident. a lexus spun out of control and went off the road as the car was getting pulled out another lexus lost control and struck and killed one of the passengers from the previous car. the victim, a woman, was standing on the side of the road. >> when that lexus hit the pedestrian, the pedestrian was thrown 80 to 100 feet of our east of where we're standing. >> the woman died at the scene. the lexus that struck her may have been speeding when it lost control. >>> and you are looking live at olympic park in sochi. the opening ceremony is just a few hours away. it kicks off at 8 a.m. our time. but here in the u.s., we won't see the lavish ceremony until tonight. sochi is 12 hours ahead of us. >>> and this morning, we are learning more about the threat that caused tsa to ban all liquids on flights going to russia. offic

ferries, caltrain and ace train 1 look good. that is your latest "kcbs traffic." your latest forecast, here's lawrence. >>> a lot of clouds out there now. still seeing some scattered light showers but nothing too heavy just yet. likely going to see things picking up in the afternoon. hi-def doppler radar is tracking the current system as its really just beginning to set itself up. a few light showers along the 101 south of san jose. scattered showers also in the north bay and some more off the coastline. i think as we head toward the afternoon, rain going to start to spread to the south and become more widespread, as well. out the door we go. we have mostly cloudy skies a little patchy, dense fog too. the temperatures are in the 40s and the 50s. this afternoon, kind of muggy outside. we'll see numbers mainly in the mid- to upper 50s in the afternoon. going to be a little bit of a wet commute on the way home but this just the beginning of some much heavier rainfall coming our way. and they are starting to get ready for the possibility of some flooding. for more on

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. >>> food trucks are coming to menlo park's caltrain station starting february 19th. ten food trucks will roll into the station parking lot every wednesday evening starting at 5:00 p.m. some downtown business owners have expressed concerns but no appeals when were filed. the event is one of 25 by a company called off the grid. >>> a tech executive is getting a big salary boost. >>> ed at celebrities are back -- and the celebrities are back at one of the most famous golf courses in the world as the pro- am kicks off. [ man ] yo buzz! drop that beat! remix! ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ ♪ ♪ you got that medley crunch ♪ go! go! buzz! ♪ go! go! go! buzz! ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ ♪ clusters, flakes ♪ that medley crunch, crunch! ♪ clusters, flakes ♪ that medley crunch, crunch! go! ♪ ♪ ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ ♪ hey! you got that medley crunch ♪ ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ >>> investors seem to be buying back in after the big selloff on wall street. it's estimated the budget deficit will fall to $514 billion this morning. that's the lowest in five years. a new report sho

bart, muni, caltrain and ace all on time. here's a live look at 880 where we have overnight roadwork shouldn't be out there for much longer in oakland heading downtown and then into san leandro. that's your latest "kcbs traffic." back to you guys. >>> some parents won't take their children back to the crazy kids entertainment center on new york's long island again. that's because of what happened there on saturday. a private group rend the place rented the place for an adult pajama party including nudity. >> it's privately owned so i don't think that you can really tell them how they can use their facility. i don't agree with it. >> they should be closed down and cited. >> absolutely. some party goes posted photos of what appears to be naked people at the party. management closed the facility last night for a thorough sanitizing following that adult party. >>> take a look at this video. a cow fell through a bridge in florida. if you look closely you can see one of her legs dangling under there. she had escaped from her pen an

ferries, caltrain and ace train 1 no problems out of the central valley.ay bridge quiet this morning and a clear start as well leaving oakland into san francisco. but look at this. can you guess which bridge this is? this is the golden gate bridge. obviously it's a bit foggy coming out of marin county into san francisco. that's your latest "kcbs traffic." back to you guys. >> thank you, liz. 4:49 now. >>> happening today in washington, president obama and the french president meet at the white house. president obama welcomed him to washington yesterday. they will focus on issues of importance to both nations today including syria and iran. and tonight there is an official state dinner at the white house. >>> kraft foods is doing away with artificial preservatives. rachel kim explains the reasons behind the changes. >> open the hatch! >> reporter: 1-year-old elliott and his 3.5-year-old evan are used to eating whole grains and vegetables. their mother makes sure what she is cooking up is good for them. >> you really want to strive to feed them in a healthy

bart systemwide on time bart, muni, caltrain and ace all on time. and up to tahoe, it's snowing. and there are chain requirements on highway 50, interstate 80 and highway 88. if you have any questions about your morning commute once you hit the roads, definitely tune to our radio parents, tune to kcbs radio 740-am and 106.9-fm to our radio partners. that's traffic. back to you guys. >>> 4:49 now. the death of actor philip seymour hoffman is once again putting the spotlight on substance abuse and now cbs news' maria medina has the story of a drug that can help people who overdose. >> reporter: a heroin overdose like the one in this short film for the chicago recovery alliance. >> this is for real. >> reporter: it happens every day killing thousands each year. but now watch what happens when a drug called narcan is given to that man, a man once on the brink of death. >> can you hear me? >> yes. >> there he is. he is back from the dead. >> reporter: he is suddenly awake because of one simple injection of narcan. now in california anyone can ask a doctor for the drug under a new law

ferries, caltrain and ace train 1 hearing of no problems this morning out of the central valley. what we have a lot of right now is that overnight roadwork. the antioch bridge, highway 160, closed once again until 5:00 this morning. if you are in eastern contra costa county, continue on eastbound 4 to i-5. and one more quick look at the bay bridge toll plaza where everything is free-flowing in both directions. that's your latest "kcbs traffic." frank, michelle, back to you guys. >> elizabeth, thank you. >>> authorities will not press charges against a man accused of stealing a cake from a well- known california hotel. madonna inn posted surveillance video of the alleged crime online. a suspect was later identified. but san luis obispo police say the hotel no longer wants to pursue charges because the cake has been paid for. madonna inn is famous for its uniquely decorated guest rooms like caveman, safari and one that resembles a golf course. >>> one of the nation's biggest grocery store chains may be up for sale. pleasanton-based safeway says discussions now are ongoing but the c

ferries, caltrain and ace train 1 look good. that is your latest "kcbs traffic." your latest forecast, here's lawrence. >>> a lot of clouds out there now. still seeing some scattered light showers but nothing too heavy just yet. likely going to see things picking up in the afternoon. hi-def doppler radar is tracking the current system as its really just beginning to set itself up. a few light showers along the 101 south of san jose. scattered showers also in the north bay and some more off the coastline. i

the transit district in charge of caltrain and sam train buses is under fire again for how it's handlinglic money. >> uncovered hundreds of thousands of dollars in errors last summer. tonight we reveal what an insider calls a second set of books at that agency. investigative reporter vicky nguyen joins us with that story. vicky? >> reporter: jess and raj, sam train sent over stacks of financial documents, but it's what they didn't provide that is troubling, invoices, checks, and backup for a list of expenses all missing. now we've uncovered the documents former employees say were used to hide how the district spent millions of your dollars. we went to the person in charge of the money to ask why. just wondering if we can ask you some questions about these numbers. gigi harrington is the chief financial officer in charge of budgets for sam trans buses and cal trains. why won't you answer these questions about how you're spending public dollars? after weeks of requesting an interview, we caught up with her before a public meeting. we wanted to ask about what insiders call a second set of b

will open up just one lane but it will be several hours after that before the highway is open and caltrain is estimated that the highway could build open by 10:00 this morning. >>> thank you, matt. and they hope to open one southbound lane. >> sow -- how soon, sue? >> hopefully in an hour. that is southbound 101. northbound 101 is the commute direction. this is a solid line of traffic backed up and it is a five mile backup to the scene of the accident. very slow going northbound direction of 101 and one lane southbound hopefully will be only in an sure or so. improving conditions on westbound 205 with the right lane closed before 580 we had a big rig overturned and it has been cleared with the cleanup remaining and remark is improving at 52 minute from i-5 into the dublin/pleasanton area. mike is on the roof with the weather. >>> in the elements again this morning. from the roof we just had a shower pass over ahead and now dry el is falling. we had a shower cross the bridge so we will look how wet that is. it looks like the rain could be ramping up again. folks are coming at us from marin

various caltrains also leaving on time out of stockton this morning.t is not on time is the drive on westbound 580 on tracy. look at the red sensors. a stall and hit-and-run accident, one in livermore and another near grant line causing the problems come from 205. expect more slow traffic than you are louised to seeing at this time -- than you are used to seeing this time of morning. here is a live look at northbound and southbound 880. looks great. no problems this morning downtown to oakland. all the lanes reopened after overnight roadwork. similar stories crossing the bay bridge. everything looks great at the toll plaza and mid span to treasure island. here is a live look. the ride to the airport, to san bruno, along the peninsula, everything is moving at the speed limit. moving well through the south bay. that is your latest kpix traffic. >> thank you. >>> well, we have been enjoying beautiful, spring- like conditions. that will continue today but not for long. by storms coming in our direction. along the coastline right now a little fog in the san

. >>> a top official overseeing the new bridge span says he is frustrated with caltrain. he learned of water leaks from reporters, not from caltran. he says it's happened before. as a result, he wants caltran to provide a complete list of problems along with how they will be fixed and at what cost. >>> the mother of jahi mcmath has send word about her daughter. jahi was declared brain dead by doctors after complications from tonsil surgery in december. her family never accepted that, and moved jahi to an undisclosed care facility. in a letter, despite people saying she must be dead, and how i must be ignorant. i can tell you she is much better physically, and i can see changes that give me hope. read the mother's entire letter at ktvu.com. >>> new security concerns are raised at san francisco's general hospital after an elderly woman was assaulted in her room. as david steveson reports, that was just one of several incidents. >> reporter: the family of 93- year-old mary perez, says she is recovering well after being assaulted. >> she is doing well, she's getting better. s

steady rain forced caltrain to close the intersection of highway 121 and 12 yesterday. >>> it is stillthe radio of the abc broadcast center and the rain has ended with breaks if the cloud cover to my south. that is going to be the trend headed to the afternoon hours. until then we have drizzle and patchy fog with half a mile in santa rosa. as we look at the clouds hanging around downtown san francisco, dress for temperatures in the upper 50's to low six this afternoon, and you can put the umbrella away after the morning rush. >> the screen is not frozen we just have a lot of traffic. on the map there are a couple of problems, including fog in certain areas along highway one through this area and at santa rosa, top speeds with delays over the golden gate bridge because of fog and stalled vehicle southbound 880. >>> five, a man is if custody following a s.w.a.t. stand off that came to an end just before 5:30. miss have been northbounding with the man barricaded inside his 6:30 last night and he is known to be violent with weapons was wanted for felony arrest. >> hayward police are invest

and for the most part caltrains officals say motorists have been prepared.e planning to head to tahoe to take advantage of the snowfall, stick with the kron four weekend news. coming up in about an hour, we'll be speaking with northstar resort to see how much snow has fallen overnight. the rain may be a contributing factor in concord as a propane truck slides off the road and hits a tree. it happened early yesterday evening along highway- 242, near grant street. the tree fell on top of the truck after it was hit. luckily, the propane tank was empty at the time, and the driver was able to escape without injury. c-h-p officers on the scene have a warning for those traveling this rainy weekend. one firefighter was injured trying to cut the tree away from the truck. officers on scene say, he is okay but is suffering from broken ribs. shocking news for the cal community. as a member of the football team -- defensive lineman ted agu -- passes away while working out with teammates. the cause of death is still unknown at this time. the team doctor says trainers noti

. >> reporter: but city counsel thinks it could be caltrain. one idea would give city employees free train passes in exchange for giving up parking permits. >> there is no one solution. we feel there is no silver bullet. what you want to do is push forward on a whole bunch of fronts, and, you know, solve it little by little by trying these different approaches. >> reporter: city counsel wants to revamp permit marking, add shuttles through palo alto taking a lesson. >> the founder of park wiz.com is right here. >> consumers will spend 2500 hours over the course of their life looking for a parking spot. that's 100 days of your life. >> reporter: and palo alto does not think that's time well spent. >> we want people to have an easy time parking. >> reporter: they realize to do that they have to add parking spaces. they will look at building garages, but that takes time and the first of next year, they have new parking permits going into effect. that will squeeze out a few spots that are available right now. that's why they are hoping to get at lea

. >>> a top official overseeing the new bridge span says he is frustrated with caltrain. he learned of water leaks from reporters, not from caltran. he says it's happened before. as a result, he wants caltran to provide a complete list of problems along with how they will be fixed and at what cost. >>> the mother of jahi mcmath has send word about her daughter. jahi was declared brain dead by doctors after complications from tonsil surgery in december. her family never accepted that, and moved jahi to an undisclosed care facility. in a letter, despite people saying she must be dead, and how i must be ignorant. i can tell you she is much better physically, and i can see changes that give me hope. read the mother's entire letter at ktvu.com. >>> new security concerns are raised at san francisco's general hospital after an elderly woman was assaulted in her room. as david steveson reports, that was just one of several incidents. >> reporter: the family of 93- year-old mary perez, says she is recovering well after being assaulted. >> she is doing well, she's getting better. s

all trains, ferries, bart, muni, caltrain and ace is on time.s transit would be a pretty nice idea for now. also we are starting to see backups on the bay bridge. check out the latest tweet from "kcbs traffic." traffic jams from the west grand overcrossing. metering lights are turned on after 6 a.m. tracking the storm here's lawrence. >> reporter: starting to see those gusty winds around the bay area and so far a few showers beginning to show up. let's check the hi-def doppler radar right now and you see the bands of moisture just beginning to move onshore. that's what we are expecting in morning stronger bands continuing to intensify throughout the morning hours and then become heavy as we head into the middle of the day. closer look you can see some of the cells just about to push into san francisco with some stronger bands of moisture and some heavier amounts of rainfall. but it is interesting just off the coastline, we have some very unstable air and so we are seeing numerous lightning strikes just off our coastline. the possibility we could

everything is flowing well systemwide bart on time ferries, caltrain and ace train 1. when they left stockton on the ace. here's lawrence. >>> things changing weather- wise. some clouds creeping closer now no rain just yet but that will likely change throughout the day today. so we have some cold temperatures to begin with some of the numbers down in the 20s and 30s but throughout the day the clouds will be on the increase and then a chance of showers developing by late this evening, cloudy and wet rain heavy at times overnight tonight into early tomorrow morning. in fact, the commute tomorrow morning could just be a mess. then a stronger storm now looks like it will head toward the bay area and i think taking a better look at that storm may actually impact much of the bay area with some very heavy rainfall and much-needed rain. increasing clouds throughout the day. we have to wait until the cold front gets here before we see heavier rainfall moving in starting later on this evening. so most of your day is going to be dry. but into the evening hours, a chance of rain h

accusations of improper payment, the transit district that runs sam trans buses and caltrain are underormer insiders reveal a second set of books used to hide how they were spending millions of your dollars. they say managers deliberately logged fake expenses and hid the extra money to spend at their discretion and without scrutiny. >> this is public money that is supposed to be helping for the public interest and it's zbloxt wondering if i could ask about these numbers. >> samtrans insists the recent audits have come back clean and deny it mismanaged public money. tonight vicki asks to explain the spending, it takes you inside the alleged second set of books. >> we're learning new details about leaks on the new eastern span of the bay bridge. water is collecting under roadway behind plates that are supposed to be sealed off. engineers are not sure how the rain is getting in. the bridge is safe they say a. lotle metals expert tells us the problem shouldn't happen. they warn if it's not fixed fast the metal will corrode. >> our coverage of the sochi games continues next. two new olympic

lines double tracked through places like mountain view, there will be improved connections with caltrainof this seems like a while off but 2016 is creeping up. christie smith, "today in the bay." >> before you know it, it will be here. thanks. >> let's join christina loren. did you watch the entire game? >> did not, sir. watching that radar. >> that a girl. >> it was a lot more interesting. i don't like to throw the word spanked around but that happened. 45 degrees in the east bay to kick off the day. we're headed toward a very cool day. have that jacket ready to go. you want to bundle up the little ones. they look so cute in that winter gear. finally they can use it for longer than a couple days. all week long with temperatures in the 50s. low clouds and fog expected each and every morning. then we bring that storm track back as we head throughout late wednesday into thursday so. let me give you an idea what if i'm talking b. we set that future cast in motion for you, we stop at early thursday morning, meet back here. we're going to see light rain showers mostly at the coast and the nor

mass transit a great idea, bart, muni, caltrain and ace on time.st "kcbs traffic." here's lawrence. >>> that was a good storm system that moved through now we are just seeing scattered showers but rain totals impressive over 2." we just checked in boulder creek over 3" of rain. could see more than that with this next storm system. out the door we go. you can see storm number one is headed eastward. on the back side of that still a couple of scattered showers. you can see some of that on our hi-def doppler radar. you may have heard thunder. we have had numerous lightning strikes throughout the bay area overnight but things beginning to settle down. through the middle of the day it will end. toward the evening hours tonight guess what, those winds are ramping up again. this storm system developing off the coast probably some stronger gusty winds. we are going to have to watch this very closely. we could see gusts over the mountaintops to 60 miles per hour into early tomorrow morning. if that happens, we'll likely see some trees coming down, some powe

ferries, caltrain and ace also look good. and, of course, rain here often means snow in the sierra. chains are required on 80, 88 and 50. we have been talking about all this rain. someone has been experiencing it firsthand. let's go outdoors for a look at what conditions are like right now. here's kpix 5 reporter anne makovec. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it is raining, we're finally able to pull out all this rain gear for an actual storm, not just sort of the sprinkles that we saw last time around. so we got the boots, we got the hat. we have ready for action today. you can see here in downtown walnut creek this is my very unscientific experiment. i'm trying to find out exactly how much rain is going to fall during our broadcast this morning. so we'll keep measuring that. you can see this puddle. now, actually an unremarkable amount of puddles as we drove around town today. we were trying to see if any of the drainage was blocked and that there would be a pooling in the water. but we didn't see a whole lot. it's a different story on the highways. stories of people havin

golden gate ferries and caltrain and a.c.e. train number one also on schedule out of the central valley. if you have nimbys about the morning commute -- any questions about the morning commute. tune to our radio partners at -- that's your latest kcbs traffic. more on the forecast now. here's lawrence. >>> all right, i liz bit some clouds just off the coastline. those likely to pay a visit to the bay area. going to stay dry though for today but that may soon change. out the door we go this morning. it is cold in spots. breezy in fact in some areas and temperatures dropping off into the 20s and the 30s outside. especially in the interior valleys but as we sail through the day those clouds will be on the increase and so you're going to keep the temperatures on the cool side and then a chance of some midweek stormy weather. a few showers could head our way as soon as tomorrow. and showers expected into thursday. flat ridge of high pressure off the coastline now. you can see the front slowly weakening and making its way toward the b

no delays ferry, caltrain, ace so far on schedule. here's a live look through the altamont pass.ors begin around 205 continuing past vasco. just kind of sluggish traffic all the way toward the dublin interchange. bay bridge so far no metering lights. they have been turning them on a little earlier than usual the past couple of days. they have been turned on before 6:00. well before 6:00, right around now, actually, between now and 5:50. so heads up. you can beat the rush by getting into san francisco and leaving now. 880 in oakland so far problem- free between the oakland coliseum and downtown oakland. that's your latest "kcbs traffic." here's lawrence. >>> checking all the fog around the bay area, not as thick this morning as yesterday, although some of that fog is still forming outside. out the door we go. plenty of clouds streaming in across california. high pressure building in over the central part of the state here. that's keeping us mainly dry although there's a slight chance of some sprinkles just to our north here. north of the golden gate bridge. as we head throughout t

some people didn't check the weather forecast and they are glad to be on caltrain this morning. >> definitely need the rain. >> we can needed it. >> reporter: not good for skateboarding? >> no, awful. hopefully i don't take a dive. >> reporter: yes. so it is coming down pretty good here in the south bay. kiet do, kpix 5. >> you can track the storm yourself from our hi-def doppler on kpix.com/weather. then click interactive radar to zoom in on your neighborhood. >>> new this morning it's already been a rough morning on the roads. check out this accident on southbound 101 in san francisco. a porsche swerved off the road and hit a tree. the top was down. the driver had minor injuries. >>> hundreds of thousands of people are without power in the midwest and northeast now. the latest winter storm that caused those outages has moved out. pennsylvania has nearly 500,000 customers without power this morning. >> downed power lines, trees falling on the power lines and across the roads and making it difficult for the crews to get there. >> the utility in pennsylvania is warning people that power may no

bart, muni, caltrain and ace all on time.emember kcbs at 106.9 fm when you hit the roads. >>> lawrence says i'll be very busy tomorrow. >> get ready. looks like a series of storms headed to the bay area. right now it is quiet and cold outside in some parts of the bay area. the temperatures dropping off into the 20s and 30s inland but just off the coastline some of the clouds beginning to filter toward the bay area. it's going to be a while before we see the rain moving in and in fact i think the better part of the day going to stay dry but into the evening hours, a chance of showers developing then rain tonight becoming heavy at times overnight tonight and into early tomorrow morning. then i think a big-time soaker is possible over the weekend. we could see some significant rainfall around the bay area between these two storms. increasing clouds throughout the day today but it's going to take a while before the front gets here so we'll have to wait for that. evening showers kicking in. rain overnight into tomorrow morning and

golden gate ferries, caltrain, and ace train 1. looks very good right now through the central valley. here's a live look at the bay bridge. a little fog in the distance there across the bay. westbound 80 traffic though looks okay right now coming into oakland. no metering lights and they should be picking up roadwork now if they haven't already on the incline out toward midspan. once again you can see a little bit of fog in our 880 camera. 15 minutes right now between 238 and the maze. this is northbound 880, southbound also looks great into hayward. that is your latest "kcbs traffic." for more on another fog filled forecast, day 3, here's lawrence. >>> more fog outside thick in spots approaching the coastline. we are also seeing a little drizzle out there so out the door we go, a lot of clouds this morning, slight chance of sprinkles mainly to the north, north of the golden gate bridge bridge again with a weak system sliding through. the rest of us dealing with some fog this morning. that should break up about the middle of the mo

improvements at great america station, there will be improved connections to caltrain, super bowl trains out on the roads. of course given all of the frustration and the tweets, no doubt the committee is going to be taking a second look. live in santa clara, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> thank you much. >> so, super bowl transit system not earning great reviews during the super bowl. >> a bay area company scored big with its commercial this year. ♪ come on get your toy ♪ ♪ girls make some noise >> all of those pink castles, goldieblox inspires girls with toys designed to get them interested in engineering and science. goldieblox won a national contest and became the first small business to air an ad during the game. intuit the software company picked up the $4 million tab for the spot and paid for the production. >> debby sterling a stanford grad runs goldieblox. tweeted out the puppy ad with budweiser the most rolled back to watch again. >> they released it early too. got a lot of publicity. everything everyone's talking about as well the rain we got. and more on the rway. >> t

northbound traffic is really backed up even beyond the caltrain station now.elays on northbound 280 trying to get off at king street. a live look at sensors now. westbound 4 there's a stall reported near railroad. traffic is really backed up into antioch. and out to the bay bridge, where traffic is stacked up into the macarthur maze. >> a lot of high clouds moving overhead now. but that will be the worst you see today. you will see a whole lot of sunshine outside. how about this for sunrise? gorgeous, the sun just coming up on what looks like a very spring-like day through the weekend. we are going to see some interesting temperatures outside. near 70 degrees in some of the val links. 60s even at the coastline, 70s in some of the valleys. rain the end of next week. >> we'll look forward to that. thanks for watching kpix 5 news this morning. your next local update is 7:26. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning to our viewers in the west. it is thursday, february 20th, 2014. welcome to "cbs this morn