to bring caltrain into the train service in the near future moving to other capital projects we fund we have a robust fleet renovation and replacement muni and it has all 3 operators we're funding bart and caltrain and muni has also very important radio replacement and communications project we've been funding and they moved into the transportation management center located in our building at market street this past year and in terms of the transparency and accountability of our operations i want to thank our deputy for finance cynthia for another 11 years in a row she also and her team led the improvements to sf come to make sure that members of the public can go to my street.com and let's us know if there's not an improvement you want us to look at the grants management prlt added consortiums and the sponsoring agency to go paper less and along a new impressed in a fancy way to help us become for efficient and in terms of our procurement policies i'm pleased we have a strong be l.b. that n e and for a contract ending during a fiscal year 2013-2014 we say a perform of 24 percent by

we're excited to begin our quarter management led by our deputy in planning a partnership with the caltrain and sfmta but with the san mateo partners as was mentioned the 101 and the 280 connecting san francisco and santa fe we're trying to insure we have an equitable framework for increasing the occupancy for the popcorns in those crossroads there the techniques our integrated travel management program has begun enter readies our balboa park study came to a close and it's begun implementing the two main recommendations one to rebuild the southbound ocean off-ramp so it's no longer a free right whipping by the city college u the off-ramp it's a free right its hazardous to the pedestrians we're trying to key that off into a signaled intersection and close the geneva after the more detailed analysis for the highway administration to consider the closing of the off-ramp on the 19th avenue we work with mta and the dpw along the 19th avenue in development for quite a while but the good news we're delivering a complete street project on 189th avenue that excludes water and sir projects it is trul

on the ground our yerba buena island is making significant process it's hard to see the work go caltrain is dismantling the older bridge but it is a $50 million project it is just going trooems well, i'm grateful to greg our pb construction managers this is the idea of building off-ramps of yerba buena side and the exit find the project is halfway through and has the engineering on the second set of bridges the west side bridges that follows the bridges being build right now on the central subway that is a $1.6 billion project 44 percent complete and, of course, last year, we sue the tunneling completed by the twin tunneling machines that was great we celebrated that by the theatre where the tunnels come out of the ground and 15i789 we statute the possibility and the feasibility of going forward two more stops to fisherman's wharf that project was released and found it was very cost effective in high performing jobs and rolled into the sfmta study through the transportation plan prioritization plan in charge the prop k denies with the transit center making a tremors transformation in our

bart and caltrain stop before 1:00 a.m. and bus service is limited. >> i can't remember the last time i went out in oakland because, you know, i don't want to have to hop on a bart at 12:30 and come back. that's early for us night folks. and i don't want to deal with a $40 cab ride home. it's just not worth it. >> reporter: he co-owns virgil tea room in san francisco and sits on the late night transportation working group. he is pushing to keep public transiting rolling into the wee hours so he can explore and his customers can stay longer. >> they have to be on bart at 12:30. we close at 2:00 a.m. so we're looking at 90 minutes to two hours of time that we would love to have people inside our establishment. >> reporter: bart can't offer 24 hours until it has a second tube but it's hoping to expand hours on friday and saturday with thousands of people needs to get around after dark. transportation advocates say it's time for transit agencies to hit the road. >> we are discouraging people from patronizing businesses in san f

a caltrain hit a car on the tracks killing the woman behind the wheel. kiet do is at the crossing where the accident happened and joins us live. >> reporter: good morning, that accident happened about 12 hours ago. you can see multiple crews still working on it now. they have been working throughout the night to clear the intersection for the morning commute. the tracks are open. the road is still closed to car traffic. they are also repairing the long red and white striped crossing arms designed to keep cars from getting on the tracks in the first place. it was a horrific scene yesterday evening. the impact threw the car 40 feet from where it came to rest against a crossing box and a pole. the damage was so bad it was difficult to tell what kind of car it was. firefighters pulled the 30-year- old woman out of the wreckage and took her to

the metro link system is very similar to the caltrain system here. the truck driver that stalled this truck on the tracks told authorities he accidentally turned onto the train tracks. he's not from the area. i thought it was a highway and became stuck knowing the train was coming. he says he got out and walked away before the train made impact. when emergency crews arrived, they found three cars of the five car train on their sides and a truck that was destroyed. the metro link commuter train was in oxnard making its way east when it hit a utility truck pulling a trailer at a crossing at about 5:40 this morning. crash turned the truck into a huge fireball. officials say the crash could have been much worse. the collision happened on a straightaway and authorities say that enabled the train engineer to see the truck on the tracks from a good distance and start applying the brakes. the train was still not able to stop in time. officials say 28 of the 51 people on board were injured. four of them critically. many were evaluated at special areas before

we've worked jointly with the transbay joint powers authority on all the thought approvals with caltrain and the costs to be railroads by the federal and state and tida you see a photo simulation of the completed project right now if you're driving from oakland to san francisco to get ouch of treasure island you have to take the off-ramp on the lsd we're building westbound on and off-ramps on the west side so if you're going towards treasure island you'll take the off-ramp on the right side and a new loop on ramp to go ahead and go to the city westbound before you hit treasure island and merge. >> as i indicated we've been working for the last 8 years for the environmental approve by 2012 this credits the transportation authority board for over $49 million we received from the federal and state governments through federal highway bridging fund and state proposition b funds $26.53 million plus we're happy to report the expenditures are over $26 million and the professional change orders are looking good less than in essence 2 percent two to three percent in terms of the change orders zee

2015 to make sure we have met the false work erection for this project san francisco bay bridge in caltrain it opening their new bike and animal facility and we're coordinating to make sure the bikes and animals are brought safely to the island franklin there's in an active construction zone in that regard there's changes to the sides and joint caltrain is requesting we're identifying those challenges and they have long lead items we have to get the final approvals quickly d b gold compliance met the goal as i indicated and finally a reminder u.s. coast guard they have strike restrictions to stop traffic less than 5 minutes from any location so that concludes my presentation. on the ramps this is all the work that's going on on the east side of the island i want to shift to the west side of the island the west side bridges this is an aerial photos those are the brings that led to the westbound on ramp on the west side of the island as well as the are the tie into the eastbound as you're traveling from san francisco to treasure island that left off is right in this picture there and what we

it has been 14 hours after a fatal caltrain wreck.trying to get this inters i saw a commercial that said you can save $500 by switching to progressive. that was me, mom. [ laugh ] i thought you said "that was me, mom." [ laughter ] >>> five things to know at the :55. congress has until friday to pass a bill funding the department of homeland security. yesterday, senate democrats filibustered a republican funding proposal because it would also repeal president obama's executive actions on immigration. senate republican leaders now plan to unlink the two issues. >>> recreational marijuana use is now legal in alaska and it all starts today. last november voters approved a ballot measure legalizing pot. it allows adults at least 21 years old to possess up to an ounce of pot and up to six plants. smoking in public is still off limits. >>> the measles outbreak appears to be slowing down. health officials say the total number of infected patients in california remains 123. the same as last friday. the first time in weeks that there are no ne

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on the ground our yerba buena island is making significant process it's hard to see the work go caltrain is dismantling the older bridge but it is a $50 million project it is just going trooems well, i'm grateful to greg our pb construction managers this is the idea of building off-ramps of yerba buena side and the exit find the project is halfway through and has the engineering on the second set of bridges the west side bridges that

there so this phase of work is to had a traffic analysis and environmental review and prepare the caltrain approval package to move that closer to prelims the second element is labeled and element one the color of the southbound on ramp on to i 80 that creates conflicts around the balboa station so the identification to close the ramp to only enter from ocean avenue this phase includes a ramp case analysis that is approved by conflicts and the administration before we could moved with the implementation of a pilot or permanent closure of that so the idea to move those closer to a closer analysis and documentation we need and get those approvals in like that so we can push that forward i'll include a component as we outreach to 9 community including the cac that's been involved in the appropriation and recommendation our schedule moderating to so 0 do the ramp enclosure 0 analysis and the environmental for the ramp project by mid the middle of next year so that's a quick alfaro i'm happy to answer any questions you may have. that's the final item in this package of appropriation. >> thank y

in menlo park, there was a fail caltrain accident so right here it is shut down. it appears that caltrain is affected but watch out that intersection is closed off. bart has 23 trains running on time and ace train one is late and caltrain has no delays. >>> california health officials say the number measles cases in the state is holding steady and the department of public health says that number of measles cases standed at 123 the sail total as friday. the state released new numbers three times each week. yesterday is the first time there has not been an increase since the outbreak linked to disney theme park in december. indicates have been reported in 15 other states. >>> promising new study finds chip are much police likely to develop an allergy to pee senators if they are exposed as babies. researchers studied 400 babies between four months and 11 months and those given peanut butter were 80 percent less likely to develop an allergy by aim five. the babies were fed four teaspoons a week and it seems exposure helps build a toll ran. the babies were checked to m

and congratulations to caltrain for certifying the eir for the caltrain implication and we'll get ours pretty soon and we continue to explore more detailed delivery methods and continue our close coordination with the project stakeholders including california high-speed rail, caltrain, fatah and fra and the city. we intend to present in the february meeting the rfp for the transit center sponsorship naming rights and plan to issue those in february and receive proposals in april and recommend to the board for approval in may. the name will be used to fund the rooftop park and expect to close escrow on the sale of blocks 8, 9 and 5 this year, and release an rfp for the sale of block f, parcel f. we'll continue our risk assessment effort and update our risk management plan to include the latest exposures and update requirements for contingency levels.eds we plan to present to the board at the may meeting an update to the budget for phase 1, that will take into account any monies brought in from the naming rights and additional proceeds from the sale of block 5. also additional funding th

. >> another deadly accident involving caltrain last night in san francisco and out of service caltrain hit a man inside a tunnel near the 22nd street station around 9:00 last night and he died at the scene. train service was delayed but was moving again after two hours. >> santa clear county supervisors will get an earful this morning as public has been on plans to by a new cell phone tracking system that would catch criminals. supporters say it chips away at our privacy. >>> the tools are designed to find a cell phone and the sheriff is urging supervisors for boy the half million devices which are called "stingrays." law enforcement officials say this could help find missing people. it would also be used to track down criminals. opponents argue that the tools imtrain on privacy. >> we have no intention of using this type of technology to eavesdrop on people. the california constitution is very very specific about when we can listen to private conversations. >> idea to get the stingrays came about after the disappearance of a 15-year-old girlfriend in 2012 vanishing on the way to schoo

late last night another person was hit by caltrain. train killed a man in the tunnel south of san francisco, no word on why he was on the tracks. in morgan hill the driver of this truck ended up stuck on the train tracks. the impact sent his truck flying. union pacific officials say the man drove around the crossing arm. the family says the truck stalled. >>> a san jose woman connected to a crime spree in the south bay will be in court on murder charges later today. 19-year-old gabriele laortiz and another woman using heiser's credit card at a convenience store. investigators say this is another picture of ortiz. last week a man said he hired her through a prostitution website. when she got to his freeh month house investigators say she drugged him and left four men in the victim's house. the men beat and robbed him. >>> a disturbing case of animal cruelty. they found a dead miniature pinscher puppy friday. someone placed both dogs in a sandbag and threw them from a moving car. shelter workers are now treating the surviving dog. >> if

caltrain reports a tree down across the tracks. we did not see it because it's dark from our chopper but one train is stopped and another train going past it. sounds like trains are at single tracks, they can only go past certain stations on one set of tracks, they have to get past the tree and onto the track, single tracking and that's restricting to half the volume for the traffic flow between san mateo and burlingame, causing the. heiness in ladelay. we're getting more details. >> how large a tree, for example. >> abobstacle course. thank you. >>> major announcements surrounding prince harry's future in the military. >>> plus the trouble of too to many electric cars. we'll take a look coming up in business and tech. >>> here are today's top stories, two san francisco officers shot and killed an armed man in the mission last night. police say the suspect was trying to steal another man's bike. >> there's a new report that prince harry will leave the british armed forces later this year. the prince served two tours of duty in afgh

we are get, word that just 15 minutes ago a caltrain crashed into a pedestrian at the palo alto station. that person was apparently on the tracks at the time. no word on that person's condition. the train is stopped at the station. we are following this closely and we'll have more information as soon as we get more. >>> meanwhile, firefighters are dousing some hot spots left over from a deadly house fire in sunnyvale. flames erupted in the home at 5 a.m. around burned for some time before anyone noticed. by the time 911 was called the fire burned through the roof. an elderly man was found inside dead. heat damaged homes next doors forcing evacuations. >> shocking. that much fire? i mean, that is scary. >>> investigators still trying to figure out what caused the fire. so far they don't suspect any foul play. >>> a terrifying scene in southern california this morning when a commuter train derailed after colliding with a tractor-trailer. dozens are injured. reporter teri okita explains why the truck may have been on the tracks. >> reporter: several cars of a metrolink train lay on their s

caltrain said they will work throughout the tight to make the repairs. they -- night to make the repairs. their goal is to have this busy intersection reopen in time for the morning commute. >>> in a separate incident about 90 minutes ago caltrain hit and killed a man in a tunnel in san francisco there. have now been six deaths on the tracks this year compared to 10 all of last year. >>> tonight finally some action at the port of oakland. christin ayers, what are you seeing now over there? >> reporter: tonight at the port of oakland we captured the cranes moving again full steam ahead for the first time in a long time. the port was practically paralyzed all day after dockworkers walked off the job mid shift toe, but by 7:00 dock -- today, but by 7:00 dockworkers had been ordered back to work and all phases of terminal activity are up and running. eight vessels are being loaded and unloaded tonight and another 18 ships are lined up waiting to come into port. >> we estimate now it's going to take six to eight weeks to get back to normal operations. there's

. >>> caltrain service is back on track after a train hit a woman this afternoon. that woman was on the tracks at the palo alto station. the incident shut down service in both directions for about an hour. 200 people were on that train when it happened. the woman was taken to a hospital to be treated. no word on her condition. this is the third caltrain accident in the last 24 hours. >>> first one happened in menlo park yesterday afternoon. a train collided with a car stuck on the tracks. that car absolutely exploded left a twisted mess of metal the driver died at the hospital. and in san francisco, another caltrain hit and killed a man in a tunnel about 9:30 last night. 6 people have died on caltrain tracks just this year. >>> well, charred met tal is all that's left of a produce truck that was hilt by a train in southern california. that collision caused five cars to derail. it happened in oxnard during the morning commute. 28 people were injured four critically. reporter randy paige shows us the aftermath. >> reporter: the fireball broke through the predawn dark

what happened with caltrain?as a train that hit a person, dave and tori and now caltrain has major delays. we're going to morgan hill and emado avenue. caltrain hit and killed a pedestrian and now the system is shut down in the area. the system is not completely shut down everywhere but there are going to be delays because the trains go all the way down to gilroy and then turn around. so right now, vta is honoring caltrain tickets. give yourself extra time if you use caltrain. there's no word on when they will have it cleared up. but they do have an investigation going on when a train hits a person on the tracks. this happens a lot more than we would like it to at all. it seems to happen quite a bit. right now, caltrain is giving delays -- unexpected length. they don't know how long it will take them to get out there. let's take a look at san francisco. i want to move the maps to richardson at francisco. people think of richardson as lombard. it's right there in front of the palace of fine arts. there is an injur

caltrain the single tracking as crews cleared the same.tical condition at stanford hospital no injuries to the hut for under so train passengers. caltrain said the initial reports said that the gay crossings were working at the time of this time >> reporter: francisco hernandez current continues to grow the memorial for him. a unexcused drum driver plowed into him and took off from the same police did take a person into a arrest of 25 year-old driver. hernandez left behind three children and unfortunately in this case they were on vacation in mexico with their mother. >> reporter: and campbell police responded early monday morning took three different car fires and sediment drive. and the police have determined that it eats it was arson and east fire was started separately inside each car. investigators were able to rule out the this was not this is an isolated incident. we have represent we have apprehended the person responsible. >> reporter: the deadline has passed for the 18 people of tenants in this apartment has passed and in order f

crash on caltrain tracks killed one woman and tied up traffic for hours. stephanie chuang is live in menlo park. crews are still out there this morning fixing the tracks. >> reporter: that's right good morning, laura. it's blocked off from el camino reale to about laurel street. the caltrain has been here overnight and put in the two signals damaged by yesterday's crash and they will be letting the trains through this morning, the first one left at 4:30, supposed to roll through menlo park at 5:04 so in just minutes. the crash around 4:00 yesterday afternoon was so big this is what was left of an acura suv, an impact so great the suv's engine was knocked clear away. the woman behind the wheel just 30 years old had to be extricated, taken to the hospital where she died. traffic backs up frequently from el camino reale and there is a risk getting stuck on the tracks in the path of a train if drivers aren't careful. >> just a basic fund mem rule. don't stop on the tracks. don't start across the tracks until you're sure you can get all the way across. >> repor

caltrain says it's one of the best ways to increase safety. monday's fatal crash between caltrain number 360 and a car at the ravens wood crossing has many calling for increased safety measures. >> i hope something gets done fast because this is a major, major loss. >> reporter: joey davey was working when he heard the crash. >> it was just a pretty traumatized type of experience for a lot of people. it didn't even look like a car. it looked like it was just metal pieces everywhere. >> reporter: caltrain reminded everyone tonight that trains travel up to 79 miles per hour. >> so no one should ever be on the tracks stopped in their vehicles. you should never pull on to the tracks unless you can safely cross to the other side. >> reporter: caltrain says grade separations where traffic crosses above or below the tracks is the best way to prevent accidents. >> any time a pedestrian or vehicle has to cross the tracks there's a safety concern. so it would be a significant improvement. >> reporter: most recently grade improve was was completed in san

that's because caltrain crews are trying to repair the gate. the car smashed into it last night after it was hit by a train and the crews here have a self-imposed deadline to meet. caltrain crews worked non-stop to fix the crossing gate before the evening rush. last night thousands of commuters were stuck for hours because of the fatal collision here at the crossing in the park. just before 5:00 a train smashed into a car and just before noon today, another tragedy on the tracks. this one involving a train and pedestrian just over a mile away at the palo alto station. the adult female victim was taken to stanford medical center still conscious. >> initial reports indicate that it appeared to be an intentional act. >> reporter: every year on average 12 pedestrians die on the tracks according to caltrain. almost all ruled as suicides. car versus train accidents average about once a month. six of them resulted in deaths. >> i think the one in menlow park is an accident waiting to happen. >> reporter: she lives near the raven wood crossing though i

caltrain progress for the federal approval those were prepared and approved in december of 2011 as i indicated previously we were going to replace 3 bridges and rieftsd 5 we've received the environmental approval in december of 2012 as we went ahead and studied did engineering in particular, the soil analysis we realized it was going to be an expensive project with an inherent risk it would require expensive construction and you see the steep hillside construction frankly when we started to we were the bidding community we found that frankly not a lot of people want to bid this in terms of meeting the federal requirements we prepared the analysis because that project cost was something we wanted to see if we could lower and minimize the risk of construction and frankly, we've done just that we went to the analysis study that exclude the contractors as well as engineering experts they are recommendation to shift hillcrest road to the north and frankly push the roads into the hillside and build a tiered retaining wall this will approve the retrofitting and tida it will require addition

whether trying to get from the outdoor neighborhood to downtown or better connect the residents to caltrain and so we really hope through this analysisless come up with a set of recommendations knowing also i know supervisor cohen has requested something similar for her district and can't emphasis the importance colleagues i ask for your support on this item. >> okay possibility on item 10 seeing none, public comment is closed and colleagues, can we take item 10 same house, same call? we'll take that without objection. that will be the order item number 11. >> item lotta's fountain allocate 3 hundred plus in police vehicle u prop k and that praying funds subject to be attacked to the distribution schedules an action item. >> any public comment on item number 11 seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues, can we take item 11 same house, same call? wokts that will be the order we'll new call item 14 out of ordered or order before we 0 go into closed session. >> item 14 adapt the annual report this is an action item. >> okay supervisor tang. >> supervisor cowen congratulation we look fo

another project site where we can off-load the material those details are being worked out with caltrain timed the stems of $290,000 and finally the rain that the city has desperately 23450e9d as lead to construction details it's now targeted for early may have of 2015 we've initiated the project for the overall budget that amendment is expected to be proved on february 3rd of 2015 this was detailed from the january date due to the detailed of caltrain being worked it is taking longer than we expected we ask you approve that asking the thomas contract increasing the engineers construction management contract by one hundred owe thirty he thousand dollars increasing the construction contact and one hundred owe $48,000 and another 2 hundred 13 thousand 2, 3, 4 conformance me are kevin from ocii and tom from the sf engineers should you have additional questions. >> thank you very much colleagues any questions. >> okay. thank you for your presentation opening it up for public comment seeing none, public comment is closed. at this time if everything is await objection colleagues let's same hou

that was actually the second death today involving a caltrain. a woman was killed when her car hit a train. that happened at the ravenswood avenue crossing near alma street. officials say the impact sent the woman's acura suv 40 feet through the intersection. the 30-year-old woman was taken to stanford hospital, where unfortunately, she was pronounced dead. a caltrain official told us the woman was likely on the tracks because of traffic ahead of her. >> sometimes in peak commute hours traffic will back up across the railroad tracks. that's what happened. someone stepped on the tracks. >> the accident shut down caltrain service for the start of the evening commute, delaying passengers up and down the peninsula. tracks in both directions reopened by 7:30 this evening. >>> george shirakawa has changed his mind and entered a plea of no contest in a mail fraud case, involving a fake campaign flier. he served about 6 months in another case for illegally funneling campaign contributions into a secret slush fund. >>> new at 10:00, we're hearing for the

caltrain said this will enminimal -- minimal delays.at was the first of two fatal actions involving caltrain, a man was in the tunnel and was killed dying at the scene. train service was delayed but moving after two hours. >> breaking news another train accident. this is a metro link train in ventura county some of trains are spread around like toys. and there is the wreckage of a truck. we have not confirmed that is what happened, but it looks to be a dump truck flipped upside down and the remnants of a fire, perhaps, on part of a trailer. we do not know what happened or about injuries. >> we understand that a triage area has been set up. all we know the vehicle was on the tracks at the time of the collision but we do not have information on how many people may have been injured. i hear what sounds like the helicopter pilot, the voice of the pilot. can we listen to that? >> the red triage is likely those who are seriously injured and they have people giving the most help. we are getting a little bit of information as far as how many we

three caltrain accidents in just 24 hours. the most recent just before noon today. a train hit a woman at the palo alto university avenue station. the woman survived and paramedics rushed her to the hospital. no word on her condition. >>> and less than two miles away crews are still repairing a crossing gate on the train tracks in menlo park after a caltrain smashed into an suv on the track. this was what was left of the acura after the crash. the female driver died. caltran says she couldn't get her car off the track because there was too much traffic. also yesterday, a caltrain hit and killed a man in a tunnel south of san francisco last night. police have not said why he was on those tracks. >>> and then there's today's big crash. this is a live picture from our chopper in california. this is the metro link train crash in ventura county north of l.a. in oxnard. the train, barrelling down the tracks, hit a produce truck and sliced that truck right in half. the driver of the truck got out and ran. the truck exploded into a fireball. you can see cell phone video her

caltrain officials say it appears the woman was trying to commit suicide. she was rushed conscious to stanford university hospital. officials have not released her condition. and caltrain crews just opened the rail crossing to traffic for the first time after a deadly crash last night. the train hit a woman at nearly 80 miles an hour. she died at stanford hospital. you can see the results of the impact. officials say her car was stuck on the tracks when the car came speeding towards her. the car flue 40ew 80 feet. it averages one carver sustained train accident a month since 1992. six of them have resulted in deaths. >>> two southern california commuter rail officials say passenger cars designed to absorb impact likely saved lives during a crash this morning. metrolink train struck an abandoned pickup truck two hours west of los angeles. 30 passengers were injured, four of them critically when three of the trains cars toppled. the truck driver city took a wrong turn and got stuck on the tracks. a short time ago police announced the driver will be charged wi

caltrains has been stopped since about 4:45 in both directions. as soon as the wreckage of this car is moved away they will attempt then to open one of the lanes potentially the eastbound lane. at this point it's still unclear. bay area's michelle roberts is headed to the scene right there. she'll be there in a few minutes. you can see the firefighters still loading the pieces of the car there. as soon as she arrives, we will bring you the very latest information. >> another crash on the train tracks in time in morgan hill. union pacific officials say a man drove around the crossing arms when his truck stalled on the tracks. his truck was smashed. thankfully he got out before that train hit. the dunn avenue mane avenue and san pedro avenue crossings remain closed now as investigators canvas this scene. >> the answer might be in the surveillance video. a break in the case of a south bay murder. police arrested a woman who might be tied to similar crimes throughout the bay area. damian trujillo first broke the news on our bay area news ap and joins

. >>> a woman is dead and an intersection is closed after her car was hit by a cat train in -- caltrain in menlo park at

caltrain tracks in menlo park reopened just about an hour ago.they have been closed since yesterday when a train crashed into an suv. the driver of that suv died. >>> former secretary of state hillary clinton will be dlifrg a keynote address at the conference for women today. the first time the event has opinion held. >>> today santa clara county leaders are expected to vote on a proposed cell phone tracking system that allows law enforcement to track all phones in a specific area. >>> a mystery in the sky above paris. place want to know who is flying drones over city landmarks. overnight police spotted at least five drones flying over locations like the eiffel tower, the louvre and the american embassy there. french authorities say they don't believe the drones pose a threat. >>> closer to home, berkeley could soon become a no drone zone. city council meeting tonight to discuss a dwo year ban on drones. many local governments have been scrutinizing drone use over privacy concerns. >>> can you ban a drone over your own property? the law is strugg

caltrain says tracks, there was a tree on the tracks, a lot of trs on the peninsula, we'll track thattween san mateo and burlingame. send it back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> it's 5:54 right now. one small hungarian village is so broke the mayor put the entire village up for rent. for $778 a day you can rent the village, 100 miles southwest of budapest for the price the whole town to could be at your disposal. two paved roads and two gravel roads,dus stop and office, seven event halls, a bash, three other random buildings, six horses, two cows, three sheep and ten acres of land. >> are we building noah's ark? >> who needs the google plex in mountain view, move there. >> space a-plenty. >>> home burglaries are nothing new but think about what if it's the home that's actually stolen? >> that is exactly what happened in a small town in oregon. someone reported this log cabin missing tuesday. sheriff's deputies found it in a nearby town about half a mile away. investigators are trying to figure out what happened. they say three people were claiming to own the cabin and one sold it to a fo

menlo park was the scene of a tragic accident between a caltrain and a car.and part of the problem is the intersection that is block down from where the collision happened. the intersection of oak grove avenue and alma street causes cars to back up all the time when the signal turns red. several cars are stopping on the tracks putting themselves in dangerous situations. >>:this last accident was needless, we need some kind of safety device for example a laser ranger could tell the train to stop >> pam :caltrain says that in order to solve the problem cities need to build grade separations at crossings. but grade separations are costly so in the meantime, officals are telling drivers stop, look and listen at crossings before another accident happens. this caltrans accident was one of three in the last few days tonight berkeley could become the first, large bay area city to ban drones. the controversial issue is at the center of a debate tonight. kron 4's jeff bush is there to tell us what happened. jeff? >> jeff :law enforcement agencies across the country are testing out the usefullne

station -- near a menlo park caltrain station.es commuter can expect after a deadly crash at one intersection. bulldog: oooh! mattress discounters' $197 mattress sale! television announcer: get a serta mattress any size for just $197 each piece when you buy the complete set. the $197 mattress sale... bulldog: oh boy! television announcer: ...is on now. ♪ mattress discounters ♪ >>> there's been another big earthquake in japan. the up sgs says a magnitude 5.9 quake -- usgs says a magnitude 5.9 quake rocked japan. this follows a 6.9 quake off the northern japanese coast earlier this month. there's no word yet on whether this newest quake caused any injuries or damage. >>> a deadly crash at a caltrain station is progetting new calls for -- prompting new calls for safety along the train tracks. a woman's suv became boxed in by traffic at the ravenswood area crossing. people there say that intersection often getting backed up and can get confusing. the solution may be grade separation where the traffic causes bosque or below the tracks.

envision there will be aesthetic treatments we'll have to implement has part of the project and caltrain has done similar retaining wall work on the one side of the island and match the topographic. >> any other questions seeing none and i think tilly chang. >> i want to thank our folks and the entire yerba buena team this project a complex and in addition to managing the top graph and the actual job they've been able to corridor with the other promotions tida and others in the first phase of yerba buena housing and in addition the caltrain is taking down the bay bridge and we are coordinating with eric mentioned the mta and reporting with the touchdown of the bike and pedestrians later this year i was pleased when a job like this is complicated and even in the middle of the night i want to commend them for a job well done we were on time and budget and continue to be on the budget. >> thank you and seeing no more comments from the commissioners all right. opening it up for public comment this was an informational item and next. >> informational item introduction of new items. >> seeing

last night a caltrain also hit the woman at 80 miles per hour and she died at the hospital. officials say her car was stuck on the tracks when the train came speeding to her and flew 40' across the intersection and 400 people on the train were not injured. another fatal action involved caltrain happened with an out of service train hitting and killing a man on the tracks in san francisco inside a tunnel near the 22nd street station. >> a person is dead after a five in a house in sunnyvale. we looked at the aftermath near the situation that broke out at 5:00 a.m. this morning and when firefighters found the bodies inside. the roof was caved in. firefighters say exterior walls are clearly unstable and that makes it dicey for them to go in to investigate. the victim has not been identified but neighbors say an early -- elderly man lived in the home. >> officers are arresting illegal game bowling in the south bay. matt was invited for the crackdown. >> after 10:30, officers raided the store here on capitol expressway in east san jose part of a sting on illegal gambling operation

i know there's been a lot of caltrain incidents lately but everything is on track this morning. no delays. "ace" train is also fine. golden gate ferries and bart systemwide no delay. if you have any questions about your commute once you hit the roads, remember kcbs, our radio partner, when you hit the roads at 106.9 fm or 740-am. that's the latest from here. let's get an update on your forecast. here's roberta. >>> liz, when i left my house at o:dark-00 this morning i could see the crescent mon and stars. air temperature was 40 degrees throughout the tri-valley but where we have the cloud cover this morning, it's a little bit more mild. not as cold this morning as just 24 hours ago and that really tells the story right there. it's our live weather camera looking out toward the transamerica building. those clouds are acting like a blanket so therefore, the temperature in san francisco is at 53 degrees. it has now turned partly cloudy in livermore at 42. but where we are clear and starry is dipped into the 30s in santa rosa backing all the way into napa and sonoma. here's what we

ñ >>> a caltrain crossing is still being worked on this morning after a deadly accident happened herey a vehicle got stuck there and the reminder that caltrain has for drivers. >>> breaking news in the south bay as a fire tears through a home. why neighbors fear the man who lived there may not have made it out alive. >>> 7:00. we're live in sunnyvale this morning, following breaking news. these are live pictures from a house fire that has turned into a crime scene as officials and neighbors fear the homeowner did not make it out of there alive. coming up in two minutes, we tails we just received from the scene. it looks like there's still smoke coming from the roof of the fire. crews still there. there is a long ladder. welcome back to "mornings on 2." it's tuesday, february 24th. i'm tori campbell. >> good morning, tori. >> good morning. >> i'm dave clark. >>> let's check your weather and traffic now. steve paulson is right over there. you know our forecast. >> clear, cold for us. 30s for many. even a couple of upper 20s up in mendocino county and some of the valleys around napa. a l