millions of rail passengers will see their fares rise injanuary passengers will see their fares risease passengers will see their fares rise injanuary following an increase in the rate of inflation. rail companies are allowed to raise fares by as much as the retail prices index figure forjuly which is 3.6%. passenger groups said commuters would be worst—hit, and suggested that the rpi measure should be scrapped. the most widely watched and used measure, the consumer prices index, was unchanged at 2.6%. we spoke to some passengers to see what they thought of being charged more for the service. every time we get on the train it feels like there are not enough seats bases, especially for what we pay for. at the moment, there is a lot of hard work to be done with service quality before they increase fares. they want people to holiday in this country and spend money here but we cannot get down the road for the cost of what they are asking you to pay. it's ridiculous. it will affect me because at the moment i get it at a discounted rate and if it goes up i probably won't be able to afford

millions of rail passengers will see the biggest rise in fares forfour years.january, because of a rise in the rate of inflation. the increases will affect season tickets, so called "anytime" tickets and some off—peak fares. unions have called it a kick in the teeth for passengers. 0ur transport correspondent, richard westcott, has the story. quick coffee. good boy. little treat for einstein the cat. and catch the train. rebecca‘s commute from taunton to bristol costs £3,500 a year and it‘s due to go up by £130 next year as most commuters face a 3.6% price rise. there is this gradual erosion of your actual real wealth that‘s happening to an awful lot of people where you will find that your salary may have gone up but everything else is going up so much faster and so much more that year on year we‘re all actually, it feels like, worse off. it‘s not the train companies that set around half of our rail fares, it‘s actually the government and they‘ve been putting the fares up for years because they want to change who pays for the railways. it‘s all part of a plan t

rail fares will go union with the eu. rail fares will 9° up union with the eu. commuter groups say it is the customer who will suffer. the actions of kensington and chelsea borough council will be examined indie investigation into the grenfell tower tragedy. looking at the markets, and this is how london and frankfurt ended the day, and how the dowjones and the nasdaq are getting on at mid—afternoon on the east coast. the northern ireland blood transfusion service has apologised to 120 members of the indian community who were turned away from giving blood. they weren't allowed to do so because of confusion about whether they had been to india and needed a malaria test. peter coulter reports. members of northern ireland's indian community wanted to organise this blood drive to do something positive. around 120 people were due to attend. there are people who travel from delhi, and those who travel from delhi, and those who travel from delhi, and those who travel from derry, because there are people all over the place. if you we re people all over the place. if you

that makes us worse off when they put up fares like that. carriage and everything else. they're pretty tatty these things now. campaigners have criticised the use of the rpi rate of inflation, which is usually higher. but the rail firms say they face the same increases. railway companies' costs are going up in line with that inflation as well. so they have to cover the costs in order to provide the services that we want as passengers. ministers argue that the money is needed to pay for a £40 billion upgrade to the network. a lot of it is still victorian and it's struggling cope with record numbers of passengers. critics claim fares have outstripped wages for years and say it's time for a price freeze. the government could still change its mind in the autumn budget. richard westcott, bbc news, luton. that's it from me for now. i will be back with newsday again tomorrow. tynemouth sport today. —— time now. good morning. i'm tulsen tollet. welcome to sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: liverpool will take a

rail fares on top of that is another squeeze, rail fares on top of that is another squeeze, and for manyis a different measure of inflation from the cpi which the bank of england looks at. that is perhaps good news for some people, such as pensioners, whose pensions are linked to these rpi index, but if rail fares and other items are links to the rpi index, that is more painful than the rest of us. thank you for explaining all of that, jane. winners and losers on both sides of that rpi argument. the easing of tensions between the us and north korea helped the markets. you see brent crude around $50 a barrel, which we use as an indicator of the economy, but many traders are away on holiday. and that's all the business news. the government wants to establish a temporary customs union after brexit. the eu commission has welcomed the proposals, but others say the document lacks detail. let's speak to the former ukip leader, nigel farage. where do you stand on this? enough detailfor you? where do you stand on this? enough detail for you? it is not much detail, the big direction worries me. it

that makes us worse off when they put up fares like that.ing else. they're pretty tatty these things now. campaigners have criticised the use of the rpi rate of inflation, which is usually higher. the rail firms say they face the same increases. railway companies costs are going up in line with that inflation as well. they have to cover the costs in order to provide the services that we want as passengers. ministers argue that the money is needed to pay for a £40 billion upgrade to the network. a lot of it is still victorian and it's struggling cope with record numbers of passengers. critics claim fares have outstripped wages for years and say it's time for a price freeze. the government could still change its mind in the autumn budget. richard westcott, bbc news, luton. the british explorer pen hadow and his crew have set sail from alaska, in a bid to become the first people ever to sail by yacht to the north pole. it's been impossible until now because of arctic ice. but that's melting at an unprecedented rate — meaning the 3.500—mile jour

the audit showed conductors do not always collect fares and when cash fares are collected, it's possible conductors may keep some of the money instead of depositing it. more than $10 million in cash fares was collected during the last fiscal year. the report says cable cars should move to a cashless system. muni says that would be difficult because many tourists ride the cars and those cars are not set up to handle a farebox system. >>> a fire at an elementary school last night may affect the first day of classes on august 24. the fire started for 6 pm at dixie elementary school on idle barry would -- idle berry road. the sheriff's office tweeted a fire photo. the fire was confined to the roof and there is water damage inside. the district is on summer break so no students or teachers were present. the fire chief thinks the fire may be connected to work being done on the roof. crews were applying hot tar to the roof yesterday. he met we found some extention cords dose extention cords which were screwed into the roof which may have caused some damage and been an extension -- and ignition

that makes us worse off when they put up fares like that.ge and everything else. they're pretty tatty these things now. campaigners have criticised the use of the rpi rate of inflation, which is usually higher. the rail firms say they face the same increases. railway companies costs are going up in line with that inflation as well. they have to cover the costs in order to provide the services that we want as passengers. ministers argue that the money is needed to pay for a £40 billion upgrade to the network. a lot of it is still victorian and it's struggling cope with record numbers of passengers. critics claim fares have outstripped wages for years and say it's time for a price freeze. the government could still change its mind in the autumn budget. richard westcott, bbc news, luton. india's prime minister, narendra modi, has led his nation in marking the 70th anniversary of the country's independence from britain. the division of colonial india into two states, india and pakistan, in 1947, was followed by sectarian violence between hindus,

. >>> taking on fare evaders. it's a story you'll see on a 7. >> we spent the morning with bart police cracking down on fare evaders. that story is coming up. >>> growing excitement over next week's solar eclipse. what makes it so different from the last one in the u.s. nearly 40 years ago? >>> a san francisco restaurant named one of the top new restaurants in the u.s. what the owner is saying today about the honor. >>> let's check tracffic. this is the tsan mateo bridge. traffic was backed up more heavily than what you see now. things are clearing out a little bit. smooth sailing on the right hand >>> with crime on the rise, bart is stepping up its efforts to what some consider a gateway crime. thatcrime. that is fare evasion. we tagged along with bart police as they conducted a sting operation. we have a story you'll see only on abc 7. >> reporter: bart police didn't have to go undercover to conduct this sting. they simply stood back in full uniform, watch and then intercepted suspected fare evaders caught in th

rail fares will go up by 3.6% injanuary — the biggest increase for four years.assenger groups say commuters will be worst hit. and i am in india, where the people are remembering partition 70 years on. the grenfell tower public inquiry will examine issues including the cause of the fire — and the actions of kensington and chelsea council. mudslides and floods in sierra leone have killed more than 300 people — thousands more have been forced to flee from their homes. also in the next hour — the british explorer hoping to reach the north pole, by yacht. the expedition has just departed from alaska — aiming to highlight the impact of climate change. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the government has confirmed it wants to negotiate a temporary customs relationship with the european union, to be in place after the uk leaves the bloc. the secretary of state for exiting the eu, david davis, says a deal would prevent trade disruption until a permanent settlement could be reached. the eu commission says it will study the proposals, but the european parliament bre

. >>> as police cracked down on bart fare jumpers, they are also investigate a violent robbery outside an east bay station. kpix 5's jessica flores has details from oakland. >> reporter: just as bart is facing a spike in assaults and robberies, a rider is attacked here last night in the parking lot for the ashby bart station. according to bart officials, two men knocked the victim down, punched him and kicked him, before taking off with the victim's backpack, wallet and watch. medics took the victim to the hospital with swelling and cuts. police are still looking for the suspects who they say are also suspected of another robbery around the same time in a nearby neighborhood. as police try to crack down on robberies and assaults, bart officers are also working to stop fare cheaters a problem costing the agency $25 million a year. >> we're cracking down and we want to make sure that people know that the free ride is over. >> reporter: police issued 238 fare evasion tickets in july. bart has approved hiring 7 employees to tackle the problem and is working on raising the barriers at the g

millions of rail passengers will see the biggest rise in fares forfour years. a rise in the rate of inflation. the increases will affect season tickets, so called ‘anytime' tickets and some off—peak fares. unions have called it a kick in the teeth for passengers. our transport correspondent richard westcott has the story. quick coffee. good boy. little treat for einstein the cat. and catch the train. rebecca's commute from taunton to bristol costs £3,500 a year and it's due to go up by £130 next year as most commuters face a 3.6% price rise. there is this gradual erosion of your actual real wealth that's happening to an awful lot of people where you will find that your salary may have gone up but everything else is going up so much faster and so much more that year on year we're all actually, it feels like, worse off. it's not the train companies that set around half of our rail fares, it's actually the government and they've been putting the fares up for years because they want to change who pays for the railways. it's all part of a plan to shift the financial

robert says the worst fare evaders the elevator outside the fare gate.y evaders go up and down bypassing the gates and the staff. you can weigh in on facebook. i'll put it up right after we're done here. in fremont, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >>> it is 6:36. happening today alameda county wants your input on a massive bike and pedestrian plan. this particular plan is for the unincorporated areas of the county shown in the shaded portion of the map. the goal is to create new paths and to make old ones safer. overnight we dug deeper into the county's plan. right now there are nearly 42 miles of existing bike paths in the unincorporated areas. the goal is to create more than 200 miles of new paths. >>> at 6:37, the roads are showing that. traffic really starts to pick up. it looks like we are seeing some slowing in the south bay but the biggest issue right now is an area in richmond where we see severe troubled spot out here because there have been three accidents in the past two hours. several lanes blocked. right now westbound 80 right before exit

they did the audit last year and found out cable car operators weren't collecting fares from everyoned the cable cars. as part of the audit they road 30 times and were only asked to pay their fare about half of the time. we talked to an auditor this morning and he said when it's packed it's tough to get to everybody. >> there's people who know how to get on board without you getting to them. you have to be safe first. you have to be in your position to put the brake on and to take care of that aspect of the cable car. so you're going to miss some. >> the audit also found that the cash fare system on the cable cars makes it vulnerable to fraud and theft. two cable car operators were charged with embezzlement earlier this year. the audit recommends the cable cars switch to a cash free system or if that's not possible at least install fare boxes and require passengers to pass through them. >> one of the unique attributes of the cable cars is that they're completely unpowered and getting up those hills using a cable under the ground. there's no power going into the vehicle so there's no p

we should say the real fare increases will come into force in january real fare increases will come intoping up, prices for most of the things still rising and as we discussed, the bank of england discussing it will go higher before it falls back. that's right, i think, higher before it falls back. that's right, ithink, if higher before it falls back. that's right, i think, if we see a peak, we are talking about a peak of 3%, the bank of england is, in october are talking about a peak of 3%, the bank of england is, in 0ctoberfor consumer prices. that means retail prices probably peaking just under 496. prices probably peaking just under 4%. if they are right, unless sterling falls and we have heard david davis talk about turbulent times ahead and usually sterling falls, that means inflation could go higher. if inflation is coming down but we have locked in those real prices at three and a half, say percent, for the next year, that seems pretty high and i wonder whether they shouldn't change the basis on which they calculate price rises in the real sector. reticular it's a service, it has

they pocketed some of the fares in cash.eceipt is written, there is no record of the transaction. one of the men is accused of using the system to pocket as much as $32,000. now, back here on camera, the audit says the muni can't switch to a cash-free system, then it should install fare box that's passengerswould have to pass through. that is not a great option either because of the way that the cable cars are designed. the cable cars are iconic. you can understand why you wouldn't want to do anything to change the look or function of them. we heard back from muni this morning. while the agency appreciates the findings in the study that the audit concluded, he said that they will be looking at other ways to promote cashless fare options for people who ride the cable cars many back to. >> look forward to hearing more about the other ways. thank you, allie. >>> new crime statistics for san francisco show a jump in the number of homicides so far this year compared to last. the examiner obtained data showing there were 41 homici

for more, go to cnn.com/fareed. and read my "washington post" column this week. >>> and let's get started. >>> we'll get back to north korea, but first we must begin with the horrifying events in charlottesville, virginia this weekend. it all began with a gathering of people who are anti-immigrant, anti-semitic, anti-black, what some might call anti-american. these racist protesters were there to oppose the removal of a confederate monument. the events ended with a terrifying scene as a car drove into a car of counter-protesters injuring many and killing one. the president responded, but, disturbingly, didn't single out the racists, instead condemning, quote, hatred, bigotry and violence, on many sides," unquote. let's bring in a panel. melody barnes was director of the white house domestic policy council under president obama. she's now visiting professor at the university of virginia. rick pearlstein, historian of american conservatism. also a historian, tim naftali, direct he shall of the nixon presidential libra

the currently free service will go half fare until labor day, after which full fares will apply. though seniorsers students and the disabled will stay at half fare. full fare round trips can run as high as $23 a day, but commuters can buy an unlimited monthly pass for $200. >> when you take into account what it takes to put a vehicle on the road, i think absolutely that is a fair price. >> i would love to take the train if possible but it is really, really expensive. for me it is not as worth it to take the train as to drive. >> reporter: weekday service will begin from 4:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. there will be 34 trips on weekdays and ten daily trip on weekends. these are not railroad tracks, far from it. they are brand new commute relaxescies on the 101 where the commute is almost always sold out. >> you can't do that on highway 101, knowing exactly what time you will get to your destination from the time you leave your home. >> if the smart train will reduce the afternoon traffic on 101 north, that will be a blessing. >> reporter: one complaint, not enough stops. >> i hope it work

>> well a lot of ways to beat 2.75 fare. guard yet agaiangel has seen th. >> number one method, they go under, they do australian crawl, they go down under like this. boom, boom. then they surface, and they go bye-bye and run to the train. >> since 1990s, they have used these as a cornerstone of their policing. the manhattan district attorney is no longer prosecuting the individuals. and this is as two produc lawmas look too recriminallize it. the question to decriminal size, state senator jesse hamilton, who is behind the bill said these arrests, just target low income, nonwhite new yorkers. >> a criminal record of a misdemeanor, so they can't be productive in society makes no sense. let's take resources put them in the front end, get them out of trouble. >> howie armstrong agrees, 15 years ago she was in her early 20s and arrested for fare invasion, it was a mistake, she used a student i.d. rather than a mta ticket. >> i felt that i was being targeted. >> those arrested face $100 fine. for fare evasion, and they spend one

jim, chris, and fareed zakaria. come back, the president says maybe his threat of fewer and fury to north korea wasn't tough enough. but what will the rest of the world think? i'm going to speak to two men who know the u.n. well and ask them what they think. happy anniversary dinnedarlin' can this much love be cleaned by a little bit of dawn ultra? oh yeah one bottle has the grease cleaning power of three bottles of this other liquid. a drop of dawn and grease is gone. ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. the most awarded luxury suv of the century. this august visit your local volvo dealer to receive sommar savings of up to $4,500. tit's easy-drinking... local volvo dealer it's refreshing... ♪ if you've got the time ♪ it's what american lager was born to be. ♪ we've got the beer. ♪ welcome to the high life. ♪ miller beer. only tempur-breeze® mattresses. use an integrated system of technologies to keep you cool while you sleep. so you wake up feeling powerful. only

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the fare increase goes into effect in october. last fare increase were a couple of years ago. >> you would think if they have more ridership they would be making more money and lower rates instead of increasing them. >> reporter: yeah. you would think so. more people are buying tickets. you think that they have more money and not be in the red. but they are expecting again $18 million deficit by next year. they claim it's because it costs them more to maintain and repair trains with increased demand. >> neda iranpour, thank you. >>> one of the two men charged in the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire will be in court this morning. derick almena was the master tenant at the warehouse where 36 people were killed last december. he is facing 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. at today's hearing he is expected to ask to have his bail reduced and he might enter a plea. >>> we are following breaking news out of campbell, where a fire is burning in a residential area. kpix 5's jessica flores is life at the scene with the latest. >> repo

>> well, fareed, i certainly hope not.the one hand, i do think that rhetoric has gone up, but at the same time, i'm not certain how much comments by the american president would change north korean behavior. we've had past presidents that have been calm and quiet when it comes to north korea, ones more vocal, and north korean behavior somes to be the same in either case. so to me the most important thing now is to avert miscalculation, and in that sense some of the very strong statements by the u.s. this past week may actually help to reinforce deterrence. we have to remember, in 19 93 bill clinton once said if north korea used the nuclear weapon it would be the end of the country as they nigh v knew it, and that was a pretty strong statement of deterrence. >> as victor cha points out, nothing has changed north korea's behavior. you can act tough on them and threaten, be less threatening. you know, there are many who say, look, that is country that is buying insurance what appear to be an array of world powers that want to

the price rise will affect season tickets and some off—peak fares in england and wales.elcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the author and former conservative advisorjo—anne nadler, and the broadcaster david davies. a reminder of what is on the front pages. the express leads with new figures that suggest house prices have soared by 10,000 pounds on average since last year's brexit vote. the i claims the government is to announce there is be to no land border with the ireland after britain leaves the eu. the guardian reports that a government plan to mirror european customs controls after brexit is being ridiculed in brussels. the ft carries a picture on the indian prime minister celebrating the 70th anniversary of his country's independence. the mirror headlines calls from campaign groups for the government to freeze rail fares after an increase of 3.6% was announced for january. the telegraph claims the number of babies left brain damaged following nhs blunders has increased by almost a quarter in one year. the daily mail

police to catch fare evaders. and it was easier than expected. >>> i'm spencer christian with a look at the warming trend that started today. i'll show you how warm it will be in the next few days in a moment. >>> most people come to the oakland zoo with binoculars or cameras. but monday, you might see folks looking through these. what could be a popular eclipse viewing spot ahead on "abc7 news." >>> preschool teachers have a new way to boost their income. we'll show you how it all works. ♪ ♪ isaac hou has mastered gravity defying moves to amaze his audience. great show. here you go. now he's added a new routine. making depositing a check seem so effortless. easy to use chase technology, for whatever you're trying to master. isaac, are you ready? yeah. chase. so you can. >>> san francisco police tonight are questioning a security guard at burlington coat factory after he shot a suspected thief three times. it happened just after 2:30 outside the store on howard and 5th street. there's no indication the theft suspe

if you can control fuel, presumably you can control rail fares.ve been increases for seven years. that is what some of the papers will be alluding to. there will be an argument about this. the good news is, if you need your £10,000 to pay for your railfare, you is, if you need your £10,000 to pay foryour railfare, you might is, if you need your £10,000 to pay for your railfare, you might be able to sell your house to pay for it according to the daily express. that is extrapolating! indeed. the express have got a story that seems to fly against some of the other trends around house prices. the average price of a house has gone up by £10,000. i think the interesting thing, reading between the lines is how they are presenting this as a sign that britain after the vote to leave the european union has got a healthy economy. some people would suggest, and i have a lot of sympathy with it, thatjust stating the health of the economy on ever rising house prices is not a healthy way to look at it. in fact, the threat that george osborne made about house pri

rail fares will go up by 3.6% injanuary — the biggest increase for four years.assenger groups say commuters will be worst—hit. my pay has nowhere kept up with inflation, so more of my salary has just been paying for me just to come to work. the grenfell tower public inquiry will examine issues including the cause of the fire and the actions of kensington and chelsea council. mudslides and floods in sierra leone have killed more than 300 people. thousands more have been forced to flee from their homes. and i'm in amritsa where the people of india are remembering partition 70 years on. and coming up in the sport on bbc news... premier league clubs will vote on closing the summer transfer window before the start of the season. it currently runs until the end of august. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the government has confirmed it wants to negotiate a temporary customs relationship with the european union to be in place after the uk leaves the bloc. the secretary of state for exiting the eu, david davis, says the deal would prevent trade disrupt

, and increase >>> caltrain is increasing the fares and parking fees to cover operating costs.y is now planning to increase the zone fare by 25 cents eliminate the eight-ride ticket discount and increase monthly parking to $82.50. >>> and all lanes cleared along northbound 880 to southbound 101. traffic still slow along northbound 101 heading to the south bay. we have a new accident southbound 880 at decoto road and it has one lane blocked. your travel time from 238 to 84 is under 20 minutes. san mateo bridge getting heavy in that westbound direction but we are still in the green making your way into san francisco. we continue to track delays over at the bay bridge toll plaza. roberta? >> good morning, everybody. let's head to san jose where we have overcast skies there, as well. everybody is reporting mostly cloudy skies. temperatures in the 60s to 70. it's 76 degrees in livermore. today, 60s, 70s 80s and 90s and yes another downright humid day. we have a threat of a thunderstorm at any time. maybe even rain or isolated lightning strike. we'll keep our eyes to the sky, cooler

bart police say they issued 238 fare evasion tickets in july. the problem causes the agency $25 million a year. >> we're cracking down and the free ride is over. >> bart officials say cracking down on fare evasion helps reduce other crimes. 11 fare cheaters were arrested this week, most of them for outstanding warrants. >>> a court hearing in san francisco clears the way for a murder suspect to be sent back to chicago. a nationwide manhunt for him ended here in the bay area. andrew warren and the other suspect in the case, former university professor wyndham lathem have both agreed to return to illinois. kpix 5's susie steimle has foll brutal stabbing since last week. susie. >> reporter: well, liz, chicago police confirm today the victim in this case was stabbed more than 40 times. the more we learn the less we know about one of the key suspects. andrew warren appeared in the san francisco hall of justice today. he is a question mark in a murder case that captured international attention, andrew warren a financial officer at oxford university ap

in order to be able to do that, fares have to go up in line with it. year, travelling to work will be an even bigger slice of most people‘s wages. tom burridge, bbc news. some of the other stories making bbc news at 5.00pm. the families of victims of the manchester arena attack are to receive £250,000 each, from money donated by the public. so far £18 million has been raised, and donations still coming in. 22 people died in a terrorist bomb attack at the end of an ariana grande concert in may. a man has died about falling from a balcony at the london stock exchange. emergency services were called just before 10.00am, but he was pronounced dead shortly afterwards. police say they are investigating the circumstances of the death but are treating it as non—suspicious. rail travellers are being advised to avoid london waterloo until thursday — after a train derailed early this morning outside the station. no—one on board the train was hurt. three other people were treated at the scene by paramedics. the incident means 13 platforms are now out of use — 10 w

they were only asked to pay the fare half the time. we talked to a cable car operator this morning who want today remain anonymous. >> there are people who know how to get on and off before you get to them. you try to get everyone. because you have to be safe first. so you have to be in your position to put the brake on. and to take care of that aspect of the cable car. so you're going to miss some. >> reporter: the audit also found that the cash fare system on the cable cars makes it vulnerable to fraud and theft. earlier this year, two were charged with embezzlement for pocketing some of the fares in cash. the audit recommends that the cable cars switch to a cash- free system. if that's not possible, install fare boxes and require passengers to pass through them. muni officials say a fare box wouldn't work because of the way that the cable cars are designed. a spokesperson from sfmta paul rose says they would like to maintain flexibility for customers who pay for their ride. over the years we have used audits like this to pinpoint wa

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is trying to crack down on those fare evaders and make them pony up their fare. in fremont, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thanks a lot, kris. >>> alameda county wants your input on the master bike and pedestrian plan. this particular plan is for the unincorporated areas of the county shown in the shaded portion of your map there. the goal is to create new paths and to make the old ones safer. overnight we did some digging in the county's plan. right now nearly 42 miles of existing bike paths in the unincorporated area. the goal is 200 new miles. >>> taking a look at our commute this morning. some problems out there on the way. looks clear in this shot. a lot of green out there. we do have problems on the toll plaza this morning where an rv ran into the golden gate bridge plaza. they have some lane closures as they try to work out that situation. it's 5:36 right now. pretty soon we'll be looking at the weekend forecast because we're already on wednesday, halfway through our workweek, kari. >> yes, we are. now we are going to take a look at saturday's foreca

police to catch fare evaders. and it was easier than expected. >>> i'm spencer christian with a look at the warming trend that started today. i'll show you how warm it will be in the next few days in a moment. >>> most people come to the oakland zoo with binoculars or cameras. but monday, you might see folks looking through these. what could be a popular eclipse viewing spot ahead on "abc7 news." >>> preschool teachers have a new way to boost their income. we'll show you ♪ what should i watch? show me sports. it's so fluffy! look at that fluffy unicorn! he's so fluffy i'm gonna die! your voice is awesome. the x1 voice remote. xfinity. the future of awesome. >>> san francisco police tonight are questioning a security guard at burlington coat factory after he shot a suspected thief three times. it happened just after 2:30 outside the store on howard and 5th street. there's no indication the theft suspect was armed, but some sort of fight broke out that caused the security guard to fire his weapon. the man accused of

another issue is fare evasion.in the latest numbers, the highest numbers that i'm seeing happened in february and march as far as overall incidents go. but the nibz numbers dip in may and jand want to point out that bart tells us that's about the time when bart police ramped up its voke e focus on the issue. so some of the numbers from may to june when it comes to overall fare evasion incidents is that it's down 20% compared to previous months and in that number have you kielttations which are down nearly 30%. bart says fare evasion incidents in august unfortunately doubled those june numbers and as far as the problem of fare evasion at bart, it cause the bart system overall $25 million annually. we're live at the walnut creek bart station, pete suratos for today in the bay. >>> thank you very much. 6:38 right now. speaking of bart, got some delays through the this morning. >> yes. >>> you guys have been talking about that switching problem they have on the peninsula side. specified between the millbrae and the san

the audit shows conductors do not always collect fares. when cash fares are collected, it's possible conductors may keep the money instead of depositing it. more than $10 million was collected during the last full fiscal year. the report says cable cars should move toward a cashless system. the san francisco muni says that could be difficult because so many tourists ride the cars. the cars themselves are not set up to handle a farebox and -- system picks to empire and elementary school may affect the first day of classes on august 24. the fire started before 6:00 last night at dixie elementary school west of highway 101 the marin county sheriff's office tweeted a photo of the fire. flames and smoke cover the roof of the building. the fire was confined to the roof of the building but there is water damage inside. the district is on summer break. the fire chief thinks the fire may be connected to some work yesterday the fire crew was lying down some hot tar for the roof. >> we found some extention cords which were screwed into the roof which

the price rise will affect season tickets and some off—peak fares in england and wales.he terms of the public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire have been released — the actions of the local council and the recent refurbishment of the block will be among the issues examined. the search for survivors continues following mudslides and floods in freetown in sierra leone which have the claimed lives of more than 300 people. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. we'll bring you the latest reaction from our teams in brussels and westminster — on the government's plans to create a temporary customs union following brexit. the eu has warned that the timetable for a deal is tight — and discussions about trade aren't a priority. as rail fares are set to rise at the beginning of next year, i'll talk to a sustainable transport campaigner about the outlook for rail travel and the reaction from passenger groups. india's prime minister leads commemorations marking 70 years since partition and the establishment o

. >> yes, she wasn't too sure about the pool but we will see how she fares with the ocean coming up in a bit. she's best baby. it has been wonderful spending time with her but nice to get back in the swing of things. >> we are happy to have you we will talk about the weather. >> that is why we're here, we

the currently free service will go half fare until labor day. after which full fares will apply. the seniors, students andisabled will stay at half fare. full fare round trips can run as high as $23 a day but commuters can buy an unlimited monthly pass for $200. >> when you take into the account of what it takes to put a vehicle on the road, you know i think absolutely that's a fair price. >> i would love to take the train inform possible. but it's he can pensive and for me -- expensive. and for me, it's not as worth it to take the train as drive. >> reporter: weekday service begins at 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. there will be 34 trips on weekdays, 10 daily trips on weekends. these are not just railroad tracks. far from it. there are brand new commute capacity needed commute capacity in a place where the 101 during the commutes is almost always sold out. >> when they leave their home, they know what time they will get to the defendant initial on the train. you can't do that on highway 101. >> we will cut that in half while you are drinking latte and enjoying the cell phones and doing what

kristin leone is live in fare land where this all happened. >>reporter: it happened at this restaurant here at the golden china in fare land where police say a man barged into the restaurant with a gun in one hand and pepper spray in the other, terrorizing the employees who were working inside and all f this was caught on camera. take a closer look at that video now. police say it happened at 11:00 at night on july 21. you can see there the man wearing a baseball cap walks into the restaurant with a gun in his hand point employee. then right there you see her try to fight him off and push the gun away from his h hand. police say at one point the suspect then pulled out pepper spray and sprays not just her, but another employee there near the counter. now he ended up taking off with money from the register, but we're told no ones was seriously hurt. yet in this case officers say this could have gone in a completely different direction, especially because the employee tried to fight off her attacker. in is a pretty violent individual coming in.

friday, similar sort of fare.me pretty hefty showers across the northern half of britain. hello, this is breakfast, with dan walker and naga munchetty. president trump announces a new strategy to take on the taliban in afghanistan. he says there will be no hasty withdrawal and the us will "fight to win." these killers need to know they have nowhere to hide, that is no place is beyond the reach of american might and american arms. good morning. it's tuesday, the 22nd of august. also this morning — ford announces a scrappage scheme for diesel cars. steph has more. yes, good morning. ford is the latest car maker to offer incentives for uk drivers to scrap their old diesel cars for less polluting new models.

the full page they have here about the new boss of uber, but of course, they have been subsidising faresolderfunds, in order to gain market share. all that is absolutely fine, but it means that the business model itself, other than for the great convenience of it, is not necessarily proven, given that they have rendered through battles to fight. that is potentially pollinate them. how quickly does it had to make a profit? if we look at amazon, for example. many other start—ups has spent years not making profit, just growing, and growing. yes, what those don't have art the same regulatory issues that uber has. it is fighting on all fronts. in london, it is fighting for licensing in london. it has not yet completely got over the hurdle of being able to exist without any concerns. your point is well made, you don't have to make a profit straightaway, but it is right at the front of the list of things you must deal with. in five seconds, can he change it? of course he can. you think you will? a 93v, course he can. you think you will? a gay, thank you mark. so that you here. thank you to you

i want to talk about this with fare fareed zakaria.we went on the air we got the statement about a preemptive retaliatory operation of justice, north korea threatening that. the military stands ready to retaliate in an u.s. attempt to carry out what they call a beheading operation against its leadership according to a statement from the korean people's army published in state run kcna on wednesday. also the statement goes on to say that the military will turn the u.s. mainland into a theater of nuclear war if it were to detect a sign of a u.s. attack. strong words. >> strong words. this is a regime that has been around for 75 years. they have passed the regime on from father to son to grand sorngs outlasted the soviet union, outlasted mao. all the arab dictatorships. one of the things they have realized is you have to make clear that you are willing to go all out. that you are willing to, you know, the stakes are as high as they could be and particularly what this seems to me to be aimed at is what their fewer use is that there is an i

is cracking down on fare evaders. last night officials out patrolling, 12 people were stopped for not getting tickets, four of them cited, and one person arrested. 25 citations were issued at the bay station. groups of teens stormed the trains and riders earlier this year. >> it's 6:10 now. a cloudy look outside. be ready for the drizzle to happen at any point thought the morning. live in san jose still cloudy but sunshine today. as we start out now at 62 degrees heading up to 79 a look at how you make those plans today. it will be nice and cool through at least noon. then we'll be at 73 degrees and upper 70s today. overall we keep those cooler than average temperatures. more on that coming up in a few minutes. mike takes us out on the roadways. >> this one will stick around as a problem point for the north bay for quite some time. extended closure. an overturned tanker, a fuel tanker spilling 1,500 gallons of diesel fuel on highway 1 in jenner. that's far north for most of our viewers but critical for friends up ther

and fairly murky fare as well across the midlands and down into the south east.t to the eastern side of the pennines and quite widely across scotland there will be drive fine and sunny starts. there will be some crowd but you will be faring a bit better than folks in northern ireland where it will be a west to the day. that rain keeps on coming. some of it will be quite heavy, the band of whether it gradually eases towards the north, light and patchy in any at all getting across towards the eastern side of the pennines. the eastern borders also staying dry for a good portion of the afternoon. if the sun comes out in the south, and it may do, you could sue the temperatures get into 2a, 25 possibly even 26. tuesday, same combo of front strand use their way up towards the top scotland. rain taking a long time before we see it in the far north. again, in the south or the smelter hair, the potential is there to see a temperature quite easy 26 or 27 degrees. now, here we are again, tuesday to wednesday same low pressure, driving the weather fronts oi’ pressure, driving

the free service will go half fare until labor day after which full fares lay ply. the seniors students and disabled will stay at half fare. full fare round trips could run as high as $23 a day but commuters can buy an unlimited monthly pass for $200. >> when you take into the account of what it takes to put a vehicle on the road, you know i. think absolutely it's a fair price. >> i would love to take the train but it's really expensive. and for me, it's not as worth it to take the train as to drive. >> reporter: weekday service will begin at just after 4 a.m. to almost 10 p.m. there will be 34 trips on weekdays, 10 daily trips on weekends. these are not just railroad tracks. far from it. they are brand new commute capacity. desperately needed commute capacity in a place where the 101 during the commutes is almost always sold out. >> when they leave the home they know what time they will get to the destination on the train. you can't could that on highway 101. >> we will cut that in half while the while you are drinking latte and enjoying the cell phones and doing w

the currently free service will go half fare until labor day, after which full fares will apply.h senior, students and the disabled will stay at half fare. full fare round trips could run as high as $23 a day, but commuters can buy an unlimited monthly pass for $200. >> when you take into account what it takes to put a vehicle on the road, i think absolutely that is a fair price. >> i would love to take the train if possible, but it is really, really expensive. for me it is not as worth it to take the train as it is to drive. >> reporter: weekday service will begin at just after 4:00 a.m. to almost 10:00 p.m. there will be 34 trips on weekdays and ten daily trip on weekends. >> these are not just railroad tracks. far from it. they are brand new commute capacity, desperately needed commute capacity on a place where the 101 during commutes is almost always sold out. >> when they leave their home they know what time they will get to their destination on the train. you can't do that on the 101. >> we will cut that in half while you are drinking la ta, using your wifi and whatever els

friday, similar sort of fare. some pretty hefty showers across the northern half of britain. welcome to this bbc news special. i'm jane 0'brien, in washington. in just moments, president trump will address the nation and lay out his strategy for afghanistan. already america's longest war, we will soon learn if more us troops will be deployed, and what his administration's approach will be to help secure the country for the future. welcome to this bbc news special. we are standing by for president trump to announce his administration's strategy to handle the ongoing conflict in afghanistan. in a rare prime—time address, the president will talk to us troops and the american public about the number of forces deployed