demonstrators are upset over bart cutting cell phone service and the shooting death of charles hill. >> it is unfair the bart police department is allowed to shoot people like charles hill. >> reporter: tensions were high when they moved to the embarcadero station where a protester crossed over the gate. it appeared he encouraged the crowd to do the same thing. that's when officers stepped in. there was a scuffle between police officers and demonstrators. two protesters were arrested for interfering with bart operation. the crowd walk back to civic center bart station. after that the protest ended. bart stations were not shut down and police say there were no reports ofiaries or property damage. in san francisco, reggie kumar, kron 4 news. >>> our reporters say there were more police officers than protesters today. officers were waiting on a bus just in case things got out of control. >>> today's protest was different than the previous two. the hacker group "anonymous" organized the protests. that decision paid off as the protesters were calmer today. >>> a section of highway 12 whic

. >> charles hill's doctor, the man shot by bart police after he threatened them with a knife. she won't stop demonstrating until she gets answers. >> if they can explain to us publicly why they had to shoot oscar grant and charles hill, i would like some public accountability. >> elizabeth cook, cbs 5. >>> police spent more than six hours in an east oakland neighborhood looking for carjacking suspecteds. the officers were searching an area in ban croft. it started in west oakland 11:30 this morning when four men stole a jaguar. officers spotted that car and chased it until the suspects crashed the car and took off on foot. one of suspects pulled a gun out, forcing an officer to fire. no one was hit. officers went door to door looking for the carjackers. >> i just got pulled out of my house because someone ran this way. they put my husband in handcuffs. they put my little brother, trying to take my rent a car back and now i'm stuck and can't get anywhere like i committed a crime. >> one of the suspects was arrested in east oakland. another interstated on interstate 580. the sus

in a letter released this weekend, a doctor who treated charles hill is attempting to put the focus back on hill's death and says she will join protesters on monday. the doctor writes charles was a member of the invisible class of people in san francisco, mentally ill, homeless, and not reliably connected to the help me he need. while i had seen him agitated before, and while i can't speak to all of his behavior, i never would have described him as threatening in such a which to warrant the use of deadly force. and protesters' demands also include the disarming of b.a.r.t police. that protest is scheduled to begin here at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow at civic center station. live in san francisco, monte francis, nbc bay area news. >> all right, thank you, monte. >>> tropical storm irene is headed into canada tonight, but it left plenty of flooding and other damage along the eastern seaboard. flights were canceled by the thousands. hundreds of thousands of people are still without power tonight. flooding is widespread. and new york city's entire subway system is still shut down. meteorologist nick

and blatantly displayed displays of brutality by bart police left people like oscar grant and charles hill dead the people of san francisco is now taking to the streets to send their message that something has to be done to demonstrators are demanding the release the surveillance video that supposedly shows what happened the night charles hill the shot and killed that was july third there is some video you can see here disruptive protest there. now that was over the fourth of july weekend and the protests have continued since but recently protesters of notice of the bar police are catching on that they're attempting to stop these protests before they even get started and this time by asking service providers to cut off cell phone signals in the stations a good thing everyone seemed to notice was a sudden lack of so-called services because that. is specially when you realized it was not a random if you can get anything serious even if you are absolutely nothing. yeah what if something awful happened how can people call for help or inform their loved ones or the border cops that afraid of pr

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disband its police force due to recent police shootings including that of oscar grant and charles hill and protesting the decision by b.a.r.t. to turn off cell phone service on trains and understands grou underground in san francisco. >>> what if we told threw is a place it is completely legal to launder money. a secret room in a san francisco hotel. mike anderson introduces us to rob, the world's only coin washer. >> hi. i'm rob holson. i'm a coin washer. we're here at the st. francis hotel in san francisco. we've been washing the coins here since 1934. the general manager noticed the coins were dirtying the ladies' white gloves and he decided the coins should be washed. that's what we're doing here today. >> the coin washer room is physically as far away from the hotel room as you can get. there is only one key to the lock, that opens the magic door with no writing on it. the washing process takes about seven hours. we get the coins all jumbled up. we have a machine that sorts them. then a washing machine with buckshot, soap and coins in it. once the coins are washed and dried, they'

they are angry about what they say is police brew tally following a july 3 shooting of charles hill. on the civic center bart station after he threatened them with a broken bottle. tensions between protesters, bart and bart riders. >> the initial protest was well taken but i think continued protests are just inconsiderate and not justified. >> the people on the train should understand he was praised for having the trains on time. it's the riders who should stop the bart. we are on their side. >> reporter: again, another live look at the scene at un plaza with protesters. we just got an update from the san francisco police department, the powell station hasn't been shut down and the protesters coming back up and heading east on market. this is a fluid situation. number 4 in a series of protests based around that shooting and bart's reaction. we will monitor the situation and keep you informed. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> now to the search for a gunman who killed a father right in front of that man's six-year-old son. ktvu's patty lee is l

two officers fired their weapons after charles hill threw a knife at them which you can see circled in blue there. the officers have been cleared of wrongdoing and are back on duty. one officer is working for the f.b.i. there are four investigations underway by bart internal affairs division, a citizen review board and independent police auditor. also a separate san francisco police investigation in conjunction with the district attorney's office. >>> oakland police sbarmd a fruitvale neighborhood searching for two men said to be armed and dangerous. one of them was armed hiding behind a jose de la cruz rec center. the other suspect was caught in a complex next-door. they jumped out of their vehicle and ran from police around 7:00. both men were in custody within 30 minutes. >>> and that manhunt was happening near the chapel where mourners were attending a service of khar loss nava, jr. alan wang reports on the service and the arrest of a second suspect. >> friends and family filed out of the rosary service where they saw carlos nava, jr. in a small casket. his parents were touched by

. >> reporter: people have been protesting over the bart police shooting of 45-year-old charles hillt's subsequent shutdown of cell phone service during one of those protests. in response, police have been temporarily shutting down certain downtown san francisco bart stations arresting dozens of protestors and, of course, all that activity has disrupted bart service. now, we have also learned this morning that there's a new group on facebook called, bart commuters -- or commuters take back bart, i should say, planning a counterprotest tonight at 5:00 when the actual protests, the main protests are happening. we don't know how many people are going to show up for that. about 145 people "like" that facebook page but that doesn't indicate how many people will show up. folks are going to have to be prepared for a lot more activity again tonight. back to you. >> i know it's early, but are any of the commuters kind of trickling in saying here we go again kind of thing or -- they have to be tired of this i would think. >> reporter: well, you know, we have heard before that they are getting

it took place in response to the fatal officer involved shooting of 45-year-old charles hill a week earlier. b.a.r.t. says their intelligence suggested another more chaotic protest was planned for last thursday but sweet says the truth is that the number of charles hill protesters were diminishing. >> so what do we do? we invite a brand-new protest by getting all of the first amendment propone ents to come out and protest this now? that decision needed to be vetted just a little bit more. >> reporter: sweet says board members were simply informed that cell phone service was being shut down. none of them had an opportunity to vote. >> under very narrow circumstances, you can put public safety above free speech. and so that is what we did. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. cites a 1969 supreme court case that the agency used to justify their decision last thursday. >> there may be fcc regulations that are involved, there may be new law that comes out of this, but i think right now there's not a legal precedent that says this was wrong. >> reporter: now b.a.r.t. spokesman reminded people today that as a r

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cross the fair day when one >> it is unfair that the bart police department can shoot people like charles hill the was inebriated and a schizophrenic with a move to the the market aerostation and one protester tried to use his pass to enter the gate and at last other protesters to join there was a scuffle between police officers and protesters to and protesters were arrested for interfering transportation bart stations were not shut down and there were no reports of injuries or property damage >> our reporters at the scene said there were more protester whomore police and protesters. when this week's portola to stay out of that's why things were much, yesterday in the past two weeks and now we take a look at but new york city this is video here so we can just watch the clouds as they move through this is why air traffic controllers were when concerned and canceled so many flights. >> this couple came up from of flight in new york she was to head to china for saturday better plane was delayed because of irene. they were told to take a flight to san for cisco and get on that complaint to china s

continue to demand that bart disbands the force due to recent police shootings of oscar grant and charles hill. many riders are frustrated with all the demonstrations. >> i don't think it's necessary for them to do it every week as a statement. it is destructive for my coworkers to have to go to the east bay. bart is closing not only civic center, but montgomery and embarcadero. they are stranding a lot of people. >> freeways are clogged as well. anonymous will protest the decision to turn off the cell phone service on the trains and underground. >>> the lawyer for two american hikers sentenced to eight years in prison on spying charges in iran is filing an appeal today. shane bauer, josh fattal and sarah shourd were detain and shourd was released on bail and did not return. the men were sentenced to years for espionage and illegal entry. the lawyer told the associated press the appeal could be granted immediately or take up to two months to be processed. there is hope that the pair might be pardoned. the sentence was handed down during ramadan when court traditionally show compassion. pardons

service, take guns away from the bart police, and reopen the investigation into the shooting of charles hill. at the special meeting by the bart board tomorrow morning, they will discuss the cell service disruption issue. meantime, bart officials say their number one priority is rider safety. >> we were acting for the safety of our passengers. imagine being stuck in two hours in the middle of the commute. we cannot have that. we can't look back and say we're sorry for the people that got hurt, we should have cut off cellphone service but we didn't. we have to protect our passenger safety. >> last night's bart protest lasted three hours but with everything that happened, there was just one alert san francisco text message sent out. that's a service that's supposed to alert people of any issues. kron4's j.r. stone talked with the people who run the system and they siit works well. >> reporter: protests delayed commutes and arrests have become an all too familiar sight. bart officials have sent tweets about the delays. 511.org has kept a close tab on the advisories but there was just one alert

them from using cellphones what they believed would be a dangerous protest of the shooting of charles hilly bart police. >> i was confident that there was going to be conflict and i didn't want people get hurt. >> but it violated first amendment rights of protestors and threatened safety of passengers according to public association of officials. >> it's compelling interest but to impasse to block the speech of thousands based solely on the possibility of a protest that might impact public safety, does not meet the rigorous tests under our first amendment. >> what if there had been a fire? a critical incident inside those tunnels? somebody was having a heart attack aboard a bart train. they need to call 911 immediately. >> the reaction from passengers is mixed. >> it's about free speech and opportunity to communicate how we want to and when we want to. >> the chief says there were enough police officers and bart personnel on duty to respond to any emergency quickly. that he traded free speech for passenger safety. >> if somebody got hurt or killed, i don't think that price is what we're go

police shooting of what was said to be a knife-wielding man, 45-year-old charles hill. they say they still want justice and accountability. nearly 100 protesters disrupted evening service, b.a.r.t. had to temporarily suspend service at that station. it had a ripple effect. now with word of another action looming on its website b.a.r.t. is saying protesters may try to disrupt service as early as today in downtown san francisco, saying as always b.a.r.t.'s primary mission is to ensure your safety and keep our trains on time. b.a.r.t. may need to close some stations temporarily or make other service adjustments on short notice. it advises riders to have alternate plans just in case but also gives information on where you can keep up with whether b.a.r.t. trains are on time or not. reporting live, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> let me catch you for a second. this is sort of a silly question. you don't know when the protests are going to be. but are they going to be in the morning or the evening even though we don't know what day? >> reporter: that is a terrific ques

. >> reporter: people have been protesting over the bart police shooting of 45-year-old charles hillin july. and bart's subsequent shutdown of cell phone service during one of those protests. in response, police have been temporarily shutting down certain downtown san francisco bart stations, arresting dozens of protestors and that of course has disrupted bart service. we have also learned this morning of a counterprotest by a new facebook group t calls itself commuters take back bart. it is scheduled also for 5:00 tonight when the main protest happens. we don't know how many people will show up for that but we likely will see many more faces here tonight hoping that bart service and muni service don't get too badly interrupted, guys. >> stephanie, you mentioned that the protestors were planning not to be past the fare -- downstairs area. so is the hope there that it would disturb the commuters less? >> reporter: yes, grace. that's exactly the point. it seems this new guideline that they posted online is so that they don't have people resenting them because the bart closures really h

. >> if they could explain to us publicly why they had to shoot officer grant and charles hill, i woulde some public accountability. >>> police pulled out of an east oakland neighborhood tonight where they spent the day searching for several carjacking suspects. an area along bancroft between 84th and 88th was cordoned off about six hours. police were looking for four men who carjacked a jaguar just before noon. one officer gave chase until the suspects crashed the car and took off on foot. one of the suspects reportedly pulled a gun and an officer fired at him but missed. police went door to door looking for those suspects. >> i got pulled out of my house because they said someone ran this way. they took my husband in handcuffs. >> tonight oakland police have two men in custody and are still looking for two others. >>> oakland police are searching for suspects who shot and killed a man in front of his 6-year-old son. this happened yesterday outside a market on the corner of international boulevard and 103rd. police say the two men stopped 39-year-old jose esparza and his son leaving th

protesters rally against the death of charles hill, a homeless man shot and killed by b.a.r.t. lice at civic center station. officers say hill was armed with a knife and threw a bottle at them before he was shot. >>> the town of atherton taking the state's high-speed rail plan to court. at issue, the project's environmental impact report which leaders say is based on flawed writership numbers. the town also says the report doesn't do enough to spell out the traffic impact of the proposed rail line. this is the second time an environmental impact report has been challenged. the high-speed rail project is a planned 800-mile railway connecting the bay area and southern sacramento with southern california. >>> new numbers out this morning show nearly 1 out of every 5 students in california who should have graduated this year did not. dropping out before graduation day. the state department of education says 94,000 teenagers hit the streets without diplomas this year alone. and even more worrisome, 17,000 eighth graders quit before going to a single day of high school. in oakland, 53

phone service in order to prevent a planned protest over the july officer-involved shooting of charles hill, a homeless man. anonymous is calling b.a.r.t.'s decision dangerous a violation to human rights. b.a.r.t. officials maintain their decision was based on keeping both their patrons and employees and also protesters safe. b.a.r.t. officials have not said whether they plan to shut down cell phone service again tomorrow during the time this planned protest is going to be held. they say they are making the decision now. once they come to a decision they don't know whether they will make it public. live in oakland, nbc bay areas in. >>> authorities found the bodies of a kidnapped girl and her father last night after a statewide amber alert. the green toyota was found in a remote area of eldorado county. our nbc station in sacramento has the latest. >> reporter: i am standing in remote eldorado county. this is where that car was found. and what is interesting about talking to people here is that they've never seen nor heard from this father. this is exclusive video of the green toyota it fou

the protest last month over the fatal shooting of charles hill led to a near shutdown of the b.a.r.t system. they told us that they are concerned about b.a.r.t cutting off phones and what could happen in a real emergency with cell phone service blocked. >>> a colorful demonstration had a serious purpose in san francisco today. drummers and dancers performed outside of the department of homeland security building. protesters are demanding that the federal government and the community's program. that program requires law enforcement to get fingerprints of people put in custody. >> many people are getting caught up in this wide net they are throwing and it is not addressing community safety. that is not making our community safety when communities do not trust the public officials and the police. >> reporter: san francisco is among cities that tried to opt out of the program. homeland security officials say they expect all u.s. law enforcement to be in compliance by 2013. >>> on wall street today, investigators finally got a chance to exhale after one of the most volatile weeks on recor

in response to the agency's efforts to shut down a protest over the july 11th fatal shooting of charles hill, a homeless man. the day of that scheduled protest on thursday, b.a.r.t. police shut off cell phone service and as a result that protest never happened. anonymous, along with other organizations and some lawmakers, say this is censorship and a dangerous violation of civil rights. >> we feel truinterrupting cell phone service on the platform level is well within our rights. cell phone service is an amenity provided to b.a.r.t. customers only within the last few years. b.a.r.t. was built in a pre-cell phone era and we existed for 35 years without it. and i assure you that freedom of speech was thriving in the 1970s when b.a.r.t. first began service. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. officials said they shut cell phone service down thursday in the interest of public safety but say they have not made a decision yet whether they will do it again tomorrow during the time of that planned protest. they say even when they do make that decision it might not be made public. b.a.r.t. officials say they do wa

the catalyst was the recent shooting death of charles hill a homeless man who attacked bart police.art surveillance video shows one of two officers firing his weapon just as a knife is thrown at him. on various blogs and website, protestors say they will stage more demonstrations and interrupt service. above the civic center station this afternoon, san francisco riot police are on standby. the lieutenant in charge said in the last protest, demonstrators were lighting fires and climbing on top of the trains. that won't be tolerated today. some bart commuters say they sympathize with the cause but not at all costs. >> i mean, it's -- i agree to protest it but, you know, don't disrupt the system because people still have to get to work and home, take care of their families. >> reporter: other bart riders they won't mind if their station is closed or if protestors stop the train. >> you know, if there is something really unjust that needs attention brought to it, i'm okay with my day being disrupted a little bit such this a greater issue can be dealt with. >> disrupting just to disrupt

back on july 11, you've seen the video, people protesting the death of charles hill by b.a.r.t. police, caused chaos for commuters. >> we felt like it was a great tool to utilize for this specific purpose in order to give us somewhat of an advantage. >> b.a.r.t. says it realizes turning off cell service is an inconvenien inconvenience, but not something the agency plans to do regularly. >>> asian markets are up tonight following tuesday's major upswing on wall street. stocks shot higher after investors saw small signs that the economy might not be headed into another recession. the dow was up 423 points. the gain follows a government's report that unemployment benefits dropped for under 400,000 for the first time in four months. but why are so many people still looking for work in the south bay? coming up, we'll go to a job fair and show you why so many people are having such a hard time finding work in silicon valley. >>> decision 2012. it was anything but boring. eight republican candidates for president mixed it up in iowa tonight. >> and we'll try to not ring the bell that m

police officers shot and killed charles hill in july. officers say they want b.a.r.t. police disbanded. they say they're fighting for their free speech rights. b.a.r.t. turned off cell phone sense on the platforms to tray to stop similar activities earlier this month. >> are you going to take everybody's take shirts away that has advertising for corporations? look at this. the whole building is covered in advertisements. they have free speech but we don't? that's wrong. >> reporter: the b.a.r.t. police department says sxins loud noise create an unsafe environment for commuters. and after mobilizing dozens of officers at least four time since july, they say it is time to enforce the rules and make arrests. >> it is not an environment for large crowds to do anything other than wait for trains. once you put in a situation where people are restricting movements, yelling, chanting, it becomes very unsafe. >> reporter: the roaming protests caused repeated closures of several b.a.r.t. stations during rush hour. some commuters left work early to try to avoid the chaos. le say

the protest was in response to the fatal shooting of charles hill last month by a bart police officer. anonymous, along with other organizations and some san francisco leaders say bart's decision was dangerous and a violation of civil rights. >> we feel interrupting cell phone service on the platform level is well within our rights. cell phone service is an amenity that has been provided to bart customers only within the past few years. bart was built in a precell phone era, and we existed for 35 years without cell phone coverage. and i assure you that freedom of speech was thriving in the 1970s. when bart first began service. >> reporter: bart's spokesperson jim allison says shutting down cell service will be a consideration monday afternoon as well, with anonymous planning a protest at the civic center bart station at rush hour. >> i'm not against protesting because protest brings about change. but people need to be aware of other people. bart riders told us they're concerned some protests are getting out of hand, especially the ones that have stopped train service. they also say th

marks 01 months since the bart's protests in san francisco after the officer involved shooting of charles hill at the civic center bart he was shot in and killed on july 3rd. if they do try to disrupt service of art might need to close down some stations temporarily or make other adjustments on very short notice. >> we will be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues. stocks are continuing an upward climb today. the dow up to record 93 points. back over the 11,000 >> the time is 8:09 a.m.. we are tracking a hot spot on the nimitz freeway in hayward. better news for this motorcycle accident that started out blocking the three middle lanes. it has all been moved to the right-hand shoulder. because of the lanes are open the drive times are not as that as they otherwise might be from san leandro into fremont. your normal drive time would be about 23 minutes. right now it is running 28-29 minutes a southbound. that could grow a little. if you wanted in alternates, consider using hesperian boulevard although it is already getting back up. >> right now facebook is down for several thousand use

responsible for two deaths in the last two years both of which we've covered on this program that of charles hill forty five year old homeless man was fatally shot after he confronted bart police with a knife and a case of oscar grant an armed man who had been shot in two thousand and nine and whose death was caught on video. was now over the fourth of july weekend of this year this was the scene when protesters stormed the bart system. demonstrators are demanding the release a surveillance video that supposedly shows what happened the night troll silva shot and killed that was july third there is some video you can see here destructive protests there. so bar claims that it shut down cell service on thursday to keep people safe but a lot of people don't see it that way not to mention the legality of their move is being questioned as the f.c.c. has launched an investigation now anonymous also launched an over the weekend hack the transit services website and lead to over two thousand user names e-mails and passwords and they say that's just the beginning and today at five pm pacific time they're s

attained down on a stomach oscar grant a week ago another shooting this time the forty five year old charles hill sparked a new anger so why the cell phone where it's for safety reasons. the thought being that having phones to coordinate a protest might create unsafe conditions for commuters on the platform at least that's the official line supplied even though cops with guns who know they won't really get punished if they shoot someone seems to be the greatest threat to public safety so it looks like you'd be best to avoid trains on the bart system altogether not only might you be shot but once it happens you can expect if you want to call the paramedics all that commotion might make things safer but ever fighting for truth justice and law is another mistake in a bar in defiance of their research on communication on sunday the group hacked into the bart website releasing the personal contact information over two thousand customers signed onto their e-mail list and released the following statement we are anonymous we are your citizens we are the people that we do not tolerate oppression from any

first amendment rights even if you don't believe that the bart officials did anything wrong with charles hill which was the homeless man that was killed you have to look at it in in terms of our first amendment rights and you have to look at how this might set an example for future protests are government officials going to have the ability to do this in the future if bard officials are left off the hook here or left out you know completely you know let go in this case and i really hope that they're not i hope they serve consequences and i hope that americans wake up come on we're supposed to be able to be politically active without being intimidated by officials this is scary stuff and people need to wake up and realize it and that's you know perhaps the unfortunate thing to when we see these poll results here from survey usa is. more of the attitude of the having to be tough on crime more of the post nine eleven world where you better be safe you know and you give up your freedoms in order to do that but it shows that some people's attitudes i think are very subdued about this at the moment

and blatantly is blatant displays of brutality by bart police allege people like oscar grant and charles hill dead people of san francisco have now taken to the streets to send their message that something has to be done. demonstrated to the manager this is surveillance video that supposedly shows what happened that night charles childers shot and killed that was july third the wrist some video so you can see here destructive protest there is truth and that was over the fourth of july weekend and the protests have continued since the recently protestors of notice of the bar police are catching on and they're attempting to stop these protests before they even get started and this time by asking service providers to cut off cell phone signals in the stations even the everyone seems to notice. the so-called service makes. it specially when you realized it was no. if you can't get anything here we see. you are actually. yeah what if something awful happened how can people call for help or inform their loved ones or the border cops that afraid of protesters that they're willing to put everyone's s

the weekly demonstrations were sparked by the july third shooting of charles hill. and the agency's decision to cut cell phone service. the demonstrations prompted station closures and alienated bart riders. >> i hear why they are angry, i don't agree with the way they are going about it. >> i had to leave work early to avoid them. and trains are packed because everybody is doing that. >> reporter: members of "anonymous" are calling for the protest to stay above ground to keep the focus on the shooting instead of interrupted train service. police say they will move quickly if they stop street traffic tonight as they did last week. >> asking folks to wait to get home because transits. >> reporter: a counterprotest by "commuters take back bart." officials say they are improving their san francisco the weekly demonstrations. >> last monday we didn't have any train delays and only two stations were closed. the scene here at un plaza you can see a number of protesters gathering. we are expecting some of the protesters may go down to the area by the gate and take the prot

. >> it is unfair that the bart police department is allowed to shoot people like charles hill who was an inebriated schizophrenic and needy of help. >> i cannot speak to his behavior on that day by consent never knew of him being a lethal threat. i never figured he'd be a person than any legal force. and that his primary doctor i'm a physician that had the opportunity to taking care of him several times. >> to people were arrested, no property damage and a travel delays. reporting live the san francisco i and cherished goal. >> reporter said that they're more police officers than protesters. the sfpd police officer, waiting on a muni bus chested case things get out of control. and today was much different the hacker group anonymous organize the protest. this week organized as told protesters to stay out of the bart station and that decision seems to a panel. it seem more calmer today than the last two weeks. we continue our team coverage has reggie takes us inside the center of today's protest. >> dozens of protesters walked along market street some wore masks similar to one the previ

two officers fired their weapons after charles hill threw a knife at them how can see to the right. the officers have been cleared of wrongdoing and is back on duty. one officer is working for the f.b.i. but there are our investigations underway by bart internal affairs division and independent police auditor and a separate police investigation in conjunction with the district attorney's office. >> a police chase in the heart of oakland tonight. officers were pulling over a car connected with a carjacking. the suspect jumped out at fruitvale and 15th street. that started a 30-minute manhunt. police arrested two men, at least one is believed to have been armed with an uzi. one man was found hiding behind the jose de la cruz rec center. no one was injured. >>> we have learned that the police chief of oakland schools is under investigation. he reportedly made racial slurs against a black officer. vic lee has the story. >> on july 18th, police chief pete sarna and three of the staff attended a charity golf tournament the sequoia sequoia country club. >> they were driving home and sarna

online yesterday calling for a demonstration at the civic center station over the fatal shooting of charles hill by a bart officer. the transit agency asked the police to shut off cell phones. they. >> actually the media relations people made that decision. >> the tactics that the cops use, i'm not always privvy to. >> he said it was the public relations department that made the decision. >> we -- [inaudible]. >> reporter: people say they are concerned about what could happen in an emergency with cell phone service blocked. bart said it was to try to keep passengers safe. >>> green technology bringing more good news to the south bay. the new jobs this new business is bringing to san jose. >> and the changes linkedin is maybing after an up roar over priv acy. . >>> more than 90 bands and 2 hub thousand fans over a three day period in golden gate park. david stevenson is here and besides the music it was bringing in a lot of temporary jobs and a lot of money. >> reporter: fake a look. take a look. you can see some of the thousands of fans screaming through. 60,000 expected for the first day of out

justice, no b.a.r.t., says they are demanding justice and accountability following the shooting of charles hill. police said he came at them in a threatening way with a knife. back to b.a.r.t.'s website, saying again that protesters may disrupt service as early as today in downtown san francisco. and as always b.a.r.t.'s prosecute i mary mission is to ensure your safety and keep our trains on time. b.a.r.t. may need close some stations temporarily or make other service adjustments on short notice. it advises riders to know what your alternate plans could be in the event of a disruption. also on the website gives information on where and row you can find out if the trains are running on time. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay". >> i know it's early out there but at this point are you getting any idea of what may be happening as the trains are supposed to start running? >> reporter: you know, the trains run early, early morning but i can tell you at this point it's very quiet here. when this happen, again in mid july it was the evening. i think with these proteste

. >> reporter: they want police disarmed following the july shooting of charles hill. a group wants bart to pool guys for shutting off cell phone service. organizers urged protesters to remain peaceful. >> i heard there would be something going on and i'm with anybody who wants real change. >> reporter: the protesters marched down market street for a time walking in to street traffic. police formed a line and the demonstration returned to the sidewalk. things turned physical at one station when police month moved into arrest a demonstrator. some on lookers said they were fed up. >> wrong. >> no you are wrong > >> if they was to stop they from going home i would be ready to bust them too. >> like no we are doing it again? i'm looking at my train thinking i might make it today. >> reporter: one person protested the protesters. >> i have been following and i think its silly. on the spur of the moment i went to walgreens and made up a sign. >> reporter: two people were arrested, they were protest laid leader who had mega phones and their faces covered with makes. the masks

. >> reporter: they want police disarmed following the july shooting of charles hill. a group wants bart to pool guys for shutting off cell phone service. organizers urged protesters to remain peaceful. >> i heard there would be something going on and i'm with anybody who wants real change. >> reporter: the protesters marched down market street for a time walking in to street traffic. police formed a line and the demonstration returned to the sidewalk. things turned physical at one station when police month moved into arrest a demonstrator. some on lookers said they were fed up. >> wrong. >> no you are wrong > >> if they was to stop they from going home i would be ready to bust them too. >> like no we are doing it again? i'm looking at my train thinking i might make it today. >> reporter: one person protested the protesters. >> i have been following and i think its silly. on the spur of the moment i went to walgreens and made up a sign. >> reporter: two people were arrested, they were protest laid leader who had mega phones and their faces covered with makes. the masks

from using their cellphones which they believed would be a violent protest by the shooting of charles hilly bart police. >> i was certain there was going to be conflict and i didn't want people hurt. >> they say it violated rights of the protestors. >> sub safety is a compelling government interest but to impasse and block the speech of thousands on the possibility of a protest that might impact public safety does not meet rigorous tests under the first amendment. >> what if there was a critical incident inside those tunnels? what about somebody having a heart attack aboard a bart train? >> the reaction from passengers is mixed. >> free speech and opportunity to communicate about when we want to. >> the chief says there were enough police officers and bart personnel on duty to respond to any emergency quickly. he traded free speech for passenger safety. >> if someone got hurt or killed i don't think that is price we're going to pay for free speech. >> the decision wasn't made lightly and it came from top officials. he says it was a smiamful act. >> it's shocking to see these tactics being

for bart officers and apologizing for shut down as also servers and reopen the investigation of charles hill withdraw officials are saying number one priority is rider safety when in we have to a first and foremost to protect our passenger safety or a protest on monday lasted three hours and where that is to alert people of any issues hot on the commute had just $1 went out how they talked to those that run the system and it said was work well and should not be concerned. bart officials sent a tweet after tweet blaze hand by they have kept a close watch of advisory's there's only one that alert in san francisco won. >> something that is so fluid it was more of getting a minute by minute update on twitter >> got a text marseilles' colored system could be major event that the events of a eight earthquake or a similar that what happened on tuesday on east coast means that text message system does in fact work and get more use in certain stances >> 1 in case of emergency it works where >> is how often they plan to utilize the system >> we also have a number of tools in our toolbox to communicate

and re-open the investigation into charles hill's death. he is the 45-year-old who was killed when bart officers shot him in a july 3 confrontation. now, this morning, again at 9:00, the board will consider whether to set a new policy that could mean clarifying whether a wireless blackout is okay or they could ban turning off wireless service altogether. they will not take action today, however. they are just going to have a public discussion about this. and frank, we should mention the ftc is also looking into this. so we'll have to see what the public has to say but again we're expecting a good turnout here this morning. >> i imagine after all that happened the last couple of weeks. stephanie chuang, thank you. >>> and more information will be unveiled this morning regarding'10-year-old murder mystery in santa clara county. prosecutors will discuss the case of jeanine harms the los gatos woman believed killed in 2001 but her remains haven't been found. the d.a. office got a private lab test result on some of the fiber evidence that could

you know what, triggered the plant protest was the shooting of a homeless man, charles hill, several weeks ago. bart police said they fired at him when he started attack them with a knife. word was leaked that there would be a series of surprise protests throughout august. the plan is to disrupt bart service during the commute hour at several stations in san francisco. san francisco police officers some of them in riot gear continue to stand by and they say they will help if bart officers ask them to. you will recall that last month there was a protest and demonstrators were able to successfully shut down one bart station in the city. that protest turned a little ugly and there were multiple arrests. dana? >> linda yee, keep us posted. thank you very much. >>> the man accused of running down a 9-year-old boy leaving a giants game is back in custody tonight. a judge today increased bail and sent 21-year-old andrew vargas back to jail after he pleaded not guilty. vargas is accused of hitting ryan white and several other cars last thursday night and then taking off leaving the scene. he