departure from vallejo going to stop at at&t park for giants fans before the ferry heads to the ferry building. >> right now a closer look at where the fire started at 7th and mandela parkway in oakland that site is -- the traffic is the flames had such a serious impact on bart service. >> commuter from the east bay getting to san francisco faced so many delays. >> you can transfer once you go san pablo. >> that was the scene a short time ago transbay terminal. ac have advisers were on hand to guide commuters to the correct bus and any connections. the line of passengers trying to get on those buses all around the brock. -- all around the . >> we have a conference starting on time, unfortunately we are not going to be on time. >> i usually have an hour and a half commute on bart and another 30 minute bus ride today i think it will be over three hours. >> ac transit is letting commuters with bart tickets board the buses for free those with clipper cards need to have cash value loaded to pay. >> commuteers sent great photos and video to ureport. >> they tell the story from the beginning

how is the mood on the ferry?>> the mood on the ferry, i think they are grateful they got texts from kgo-tv to let them know there's a bart issue. most people that's how they found out and decided to take the ferry instead. people if line, waiting to get tickets i have my little booklet i get everyday. people standing in line here ore together city. the third boat did awry, pulled up as we were pulling -- did arrive, pulled up as we were pulling out. >> good, katie was saying the crew was kind of delayed because if he were like everybody else sitting in traffic. a lot of waiting. can you confirm jennifer, that you have to pay, right to ride the ferry? >> yes. i believe it is $6.50 -- $6.25, for a one-way ticket. i would be smart and get two. >> jennifer standby. you want to show people what going on the right. you see folks again at the bus stop trying to get on an ac transit bus. one of these buses that already has passengers on. folks there jammed up at the entrance to the bus trying to get on hoping for a spot.

departure from vallejo going to stop at at&t park for giants fans before the ferry heads to the ferry building. >> right now a closer look at where the fire started at 7th and mandela parkway in oakland that site is -- the traffic is the flames had such a serious impact on bart service. >> commuter from the east bay getting to san francisco faced so many delays. >> you can transfer once you go san pablo. >> that was the scene a short time ago transbay terminal. ac have advisers were on hand to guide commuters to the correct bus and any connections. the line of passengers trying to get on those buses all around the brock. -- all around the . >> we have a conference starting on time, unfortunately we are not going to be on time. >> i usually have an hour and a half commute on bart and another 30 minute bus ride today i think it will be over three hours. >> ac transit is letting commuters with bart tickets board the buses for free those with clipper cards need to have cash value loaded to pay. >> commuteers sent great photos and video to ureport. >> they tell the story from the beginning

let's find out what's happening at the ferry because a lot of people are hoping to get on that ferry, but that's been busy and ktvu cara liu is out there now. so what's the situation. >> we actually have earnest sanchez with us right now for the latest update. he's been up here for hours this morning. >> things are going really well. >> what do folks need to know at this point? how's your web site doing? what do they need to know for the commute hope. >> the web site crashed this morning. we had a lot of people coming to get information about the service. >> the san fransisco bay ferry is offering service throughout the day from alameda oakland and san fransisco. there's a boat right here right now. we'll take everyone here that's waiting and we have a boat that's about 5 minutes out so we're going to run enhanced service throughout the day and people are welcome to take the ferry. >> take a look at this line, a few hundred people, but this line pales in comparison so to what we saw an hour and a half ago. this line was wrapped around the building. you did have quite a few boats boats

since the opening of the ferry building, parking resources have been lost, including ferry plaza, and the july 2008 closure of the pier which had 40 spaces capacity. since the closure, the port has made many changes to parking in the vicinity, including expanding valet service in front of the ferry building, expanding the availability of street parking by adding additional spaces on davis street, moving farmers trucks off the streets, especially on washington street, and installing higher technology meters that allow for demand pricing and can control the demand and supply. several other parking resources are expected to go away in the near future, including parking surrounding the agriculture building, up to 72 spaces, and that is associated with the development of the downtown very terminal, and the redevelopment of 75 howard parking garage, which there is a speeded commercial development on that site which would eliminate up to 500 spaces. parking at ferry plaza, pier 1 have an average of building are all consistent policies in the waterfront plan to locate parking on the op plan s

you have to get in line for the ferry. you have to get in through traffic in the ferry.dropped off. >>george: maybe today would be a good day not to drive a tank of various debt. >>justine: check this out. >> we are little grubby to start with. i took a bus the day before that is always a good the big challenge. the ferry has a much quicker line and they have the chance -- to the bosses. you can follow information on kron 4 news interface. the investigation into the fire that started all this is continuing. >>james: if this is not raining. >>erica: there is not really windy conditions out there. a lot of the fog as part of. we have made it up to 61 degrees from mountain view. everything else is mostly in the 50s pin we're seeing lots of sunshine but is expected to be the cooler day of the week. we will start our official warm-up by tomorrow. later on this weekend precedes a possible triple digits entablature. here is the forecast fall -- future cast4. you can see by the after day the red living in but that is not in our area. it'll be mostly the '70s and '80s around area

there is a looping back to get to ferry boats. of course they have added an extra boat this afternoon. and there is four times number of riders here this morning in oakland. that adds up to between 12, 13,000 people riding the ferry today. >> people are did you say they're getting free rides? are they have a good mood about that? >> they were paying 6:30 but were able to buy ticket on the boat. they weren't accepting tickets but perhaps that is changing as the day goes on. i'll check in to find out and we'll be back with you at 5:00. >> thank you so much. >> there is an amber alert for a santaosa man suspected of kidnapping his three daughters saying he on fronted his estranged wife in a shopping center, he took the daughters saying she would never see them again. and a 3-year-old sophia, 5-year-old mariah and 7-year-old alina are believed to be with their father in a chevolet tahoe. and this is if you see this man, asked to call patrol immediately so they can get the girls back where they belong. >> just moments ago police announ

for many this was their first time using the ferries. commuters gathered around the schedule boards trying to figure it out. but with the board backed up, they had no choice. >> my husband told me to hurry so we could get to the ferry to get to work on time. so that is exactly what happened. we live in alameda, we understood that part was down so he drove me to the alameda ferry and here i am. >> san francisco bay ferry service typically runs one vote per hour but because of the commute chaos they increased that to four or five per hour. unfortunately for normal part riders they had to pay a little more than just extra time. ferries did not accept bart tickets, with all the stress on commuters, they say they would rather take a smoother ride and i know that lines were busy this morning. for a check on the situation we have more live. ... >> hello. good afternoon everyone. your joining us right now on the ferry that connects san fransisco to alameda and oakland. and, the people that you're looking at, they're either trying to make their w

you can see a ferry just pulling away.t was loaded up with hundreds of people and it left essentially no line here that san francisco ferry terminal. i can count maybe 10 people waiting for the next one to come now that bart is running trains, traffic dropped here. this afternoon, around 3:00 p.m. lines started building here with commuters. the longest weight seemed to be -- wait seemed to be an hour. the ferry service is running three boats from san francisco to oakland and two from san francisco to almead a. by -- alameda. by 5:15 the crowds started shrinking here. >> not that bad, during the summer lines are longer from san francisco to oakland. >> reporter: were you expecting a mess? >> i thought they would be able to handle it. you can fit a lot of people. they are usually not full. >> reporter: they will continue operating additional ferries from san francisco to oakland, alameda till 8:30 p.m. tonight. live, you can see there is already another ferry that is about to pull up here in the distance awaiting for passeng

amy hollyfield is live at the alameda ferry terminal. there is a great incentive to try it. >> reporter: that's right. usually it is going to cost $7 for a one-way ticket. it is going to be free all this week. their way of trying to entice you to come and try this and see if you like it. here's a look at the new the first new ferry added to the bay area since 1992. it will be a 40 minute trip connecting the east bay to the peninsula. officials hope 375 people will use this ferry everyday. >> we've been working closely with genentech and commute.org and they will meet with the shuttles and bring them back in the afternoon. >> reporter: today is the first day of service this ferry will be running from alameda and oakland's jack london square to the new terminal in south san francisco in the morning you can enjoy coffee and muffins on sale on the the afternoon, they will be offering beer and wine this is opening two years later than officials had hoped. how, they are celebrating today. there will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony later this morn

ferry service in more than two decades. commuters can hop aboard in alameda on jack london square. 40 minutes later they will arrive at the new oyster point ferry terminal in south san francisco. next week the rides are $7 each way remember, free this week. coming up, amy hollyfield will be live in alameda as the first ferry sets sail. >>> we are learning that an american was the pilot of commercial airliner that crashed in niger 's largest city his identity has -- nigeria's largest city his identity has not been released yet. the plane slammed into two buildings surrounding homes and shops in the area. it is not known how many people were killed or hurt on the ground yet. the cause of the crash is under investigation. officials say the pilots had radioed in before the crash saying the plane had engine trouble. nigeria's president has declared three days of national mourning. >>> man accused in the murder of florida teenager trayvon martin is waking up in jail again this morning. his attorney expects to file a motion ford a

a parking agreement with the master tenet with the ferry building was executed in 2001 to provide parking spaces to visitors at the ferry building a number of locations including seawall lot 351 and the golden gate with a garage. given the ongoing retail business in the ferry building iraq, parking may be temporarily impacted during the construction of eight washington. as shown on the table, ports that is working with stakeholders such as the ferry building to maximize parking availability during construction and the bill port obligations under our parking agreement. staff has been discussing this proposal with the ferry building and is hopeful we can reach agreement for the interim parking needs and their long- term parking needs. i would now like to discuss project action recently taken by the city's planning commission and recreation and park commission. including certify the final eir, approving the general plan and zoning map and then to allow increased site, a conditional use permit pursuant to planning code, making determinations of consistency with the city's general plan, the jo

the first new bay area ferry line since 1992 as part of the san francisco bay area ferry system.ide is expected to take somewhere between 40 and 50 minutes to and from i just spoke with one man who says he really hopes this works out. >> what will the time difference be between driving and taking a ferry? >> probably save me about 45 minutes. >> on the ferry? >> yeah. yeah. >> that's a big difference. >> yes. >> so if this works out, would you do it every day? >> well, i'm going to do some dry runs and see how that works out. and if it works out okay, i'll do it every day. >> all right. >> now, on the other end, he'll end up at the $26 million terminal at the oyster point marina working for one of the nine companies that's offering shuttle service on the ere eothd to the job site. and considered the next big step in creating the larger network of ferries with richmond, berkeley, and treasure island likely to be worked on next. and i think our timing is absolutely perfect this morning because that's the ferry right there coming in this morning. so i counted at least a dozen people

harbor bay island ferry or the vallejo ferry.sit from 12th street or macarthur and there is a possibility the barge could find some buses to make available from other stations. specifically, if you are driving this morning you could be using southbound 880 to westbound 92. that is a much better option than the bay bridge. so is their right across the richmond san rafael bridge carrying you over to marin county. if you take that route, you have a clear shot on the 101 southbound and a clear shot to the golden gate bridge as well serious sphere, you can see traffic is lighter than usual. if you normally drive the bay bridge, if that is your normal route this morning, if you're coming out of the kindle area you may want to consider not going to the the bridge this morning but instead using it richmond san rafael bridge to take you to 101. some act of >>george: with backups as they are, now at the time for people to start making a choice for the alternate, especially the people that are driving. the san mateo bridge and perhaps the d

one of the new ferry terminals right here in alameda. the new ferry service starts today. and includes from east bay to oyster point in san francisco. the arrive will take about 50 minutes from alameda and 40 minutes from oakland. it's already being built as a far less stressful commute. the ferries will include free wi-fi, food, and a bar and dock at the new $26 million ferry terminal in south san francisco. the standard fare is about $7. as dave told you there is a special offer this week. it will be free for this week for riders as the authority works out any kings in the system and again they are obviously trying to promote this new service right now. so the big benefit of course for folks is getting to avoid the traffic on the bridge. so they are saying this will be a much, much better alternative to your standard commute. we will continue to monitor the situation out here and bring you the first trip out. for now we are live in alameda i'm christien kafton. >>> right now santa clara county sheriffs divers are on the way to the uvas reservoir to search for sierra lama

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san francisco bay ferry. that's one way if get to work this morning. >> for the other ways let's check in with frances. >>> luckily, the stall on the bay bridge has been cleared. we had an earlier injury crash at the bay bridge toll. metering lights were turned on at around 5:50 that's a good half hour earlier than usual. here's the live shot of the bay bridge toll, backed up into the maze. i asked peter taylor in our transmission group to show me a shot of the oakland maze. it is just backed up already this is westbound 80 coming out of emeryville and -- sorry let me just show you if you heard that. westbound 80 emeryville towards the bay bridge this is westbound -- westbound 580 backed up through the maze heading towards the bay bridge. when i see a back up this bad it usually means a half hour wait getting to the toll plaza and metering lights which were turned on early. this is what you can expect if you have to drive. do consider ac transit you can get on one of the oakland stations the west oakland stat

the question now, jackson's at harpers ferry now. the question before lincoln was clear, what should he now do with fremont and mcdowell. should he permit fremont and mcdowell to join mcclellen or should he employ them against jackson and against the unknown force that was supposedly confronting geary? there was no panic in lincoln's decision, again, they were simply the wrong ones. on the afternoon of may 24th, he telegraphed his decision. in consequence of general banks' critical position, i am compelled to suspend general mcdowell's movements to you. the enemy is making a desperate push on harpers ferry and we are trying to throw fremont's force in their rear. in their rear, which you wouldn't put them there if you were afraid for washington. in their rear, behind jackson to intercept him as he retreated up the valley. lincoln's orders to fremont reflected a poor understanding of logistical problems the field commanders faced. on may 24th, he directed him to move against jackson at harrisonburg, and operate against the enemy in su

kate is that the ferry terminal where a lot of people will be coming off the ferry today >> we're hearing that more people are heading to the ferries in jack london square and alameda trying to get around the mast of the morning commute because of the bart systems that are down. we've taken a look at the schedule so if you are coming from jack london square there are a few ferries going out. if you are in alameda we have ferries coming to san francisco at 715, 820, and 925. any moment we expect a lot of east bay commuters coming into the city. it goes both ways. we have the schedule up and we're waiting for more people to come. we saw commuters checking the schedules to see when the ferries will be coming. there is one thing to note, the buildings here are not honoring part tickets so it will cost you a little bit more but it might be worth the hassle trying to get to work this morning. >> the time now to 650. coming up, another update on a construction fire that is erupting bart service. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> we are continuing to follow breaking news on the morning commute. some pe

they had to bring another ferry? n.. >> that is what commuters saw saw but not what was experienced. >> and there is usually taking bart. this is better. that is not to sate wasn't a departure. >> and there is my husband earlier saying bart is closed. so i got my daughter up to drive me to the ferry. and i got to the ferry there are a million people. >> and my wife said bart is on fire. so i'm like i should take the ferry today. i don't want this traffic on my motorcycle. it's more dangerous. we had to scramble. >> and two in south san francisco, abc 7 news. >> and sky 7 is live over the scene of a grass fire in marin county near tiburon ranch. >> you're looking live now there is and there is charred ground around it showing how much of the area burned. and nothing was threatened. >> and there is hot, dry weather in the area. and sky 7 is headed to check out reports of another fire nearby. we'll show it to you when we get there. >> still to come a chase ends in gunfire. >> and there is this video. what is this? a tru

that's because the ferry service added additional ferries. in the past hour, most of the folks we have seen headed out are giants fans going to the game. folks headed to the u.s. open or others visiting the city. an estimated four to five times the normal number of passengers took the lines today. it did move rapidly for folks once they got moving. they waited maybe a half hour, maybe less. san francisco ferry said that they scrambled to get more in. a lot of folks in line told us this has been an hours long commute for them to get to work. one man took b.a.r.t. for a stretch and then used the bus and took the shuttle to get down here to london square. he estimated it took him four hours to get to work. >> what can you do? there is nothing else you can do. if i could, i probably would have just stayed at home but i can't. so that's why i was hoping they could get b.a.r.t. fix by tonight so i can get home. >> reporter: the website for the ferry did crash earlier today because so many people were trying to use it. they say they are working to g

for these reasons, the ferry building cannot support the project as proposed. it violates the eop rights under the parking agreement and is premature for this commission to approve the project as currently proposed, until the city's obligations to provide the eop adequate parking are legally bound into the project. there is nothing in this project so important to warrant the breach -- the city's breach of the parking agreement. >> cameron. >> i'm actually here to read a letter on behalf of will travis. after spending 16 years as the executive director of the san francisco prompt -- conservation and development commission, i offer my unqualified support for the proposed project located on seawall lot 351. i will stress the role it will play in san francisco -- in making san francisco's embarcadero a truly world-class boulevard. the waterfront today is remarkably different from what it was two decades ago, in large part because the city and the port and the cbc -- bcbd have been working together on this. the result is a historic piers along the embarcadero. some

my name is bill ferrie. i am a long-term cow hollow resident. i am a user of the waterfront and nine in favor of the 8 washington project. i think it is -- i am in favor of the 8 washington project. i think it is a good use of valuable land. it clearly has attractive financial benefits to the city and to the port, regardless of how the funding is divvied up between those two entities. over $10 million for affordable housing, more than twice that amount in direct fees and payments. the $50 million of ifd funds, again, depending on the timeframe you choose. but substantial in any case. increased parking, and incremental tax revenue from businesses and residents, plus, badly needed jobs. in the context of a port operating budget at $90 million a year, this is significant revenue. it is money the port badly needs for waterford -- waterfront improvements. and in the context of the city budget, there never seems to be enough. if the city portion of these funds should make a meaningful difference. finally, it seems unlikely that there are alternative u

parking has been discussed about parking for the ferry building plaza. it has been discussed about removing parking from the existing design because it does not need so much parking. how do these things balance out? the parking and unit costs all increase the costs overall, bringing in more tax revenue for the city, much needed tax revenue. the exchange of seawall lot 351 is an existing surface parking lot and a private club. we are exchanging an existing parking lot for a brand-new park just north of this new development in exchange for six tennis courts. a brand-new park for six parking lots -- for tennis courts or a parking lot underground. that is the exchange. raising more revenue through i f p's enter taxation and all of the benefits being given to developers of low-income units seems to be more of a benefit to the city and what is existing on the spot right now. i urge you to move forward with this and bring this before the rest of the board and continue to allow this project to move forward. thank you. >> good morning, good afternoon. my name is

the ferry is free this week as part of an incentive to get parks -- get passengers on board. once passengers arrive in san francisco. there are shuttle buses including one for genentic workers. workers -- workers say that's a strong enough incentive to get them out of their cars and on board the ferry. >> i'm gonna try to make this part of my regular commute. >> reporter: the ferry plans on 100,000 passengers for the first year and is ready to expand service if needed. christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a porn actor accused of murder was arrested in jame. he's also suspected of videotaping the homicide and posting it online. he was taken in custody in berlin. he's wanted in canada on first- degree murder and other charges. police say he killed a chinese college student he had dated and then mailed the victim's body parts that canadian political offices. >>> the torn for the florida man accused of shooting fail tally trayvon martin is accused -- fatally trayvon martin is was in court today. the judge accused of defendant and his wife of not disclosing all of their asse

ferry and we will update the ferry schedules as well. is a ferry from 8:30 a.m. and rice in -- arrives in san francisco and 830 buses are running from the mcarthur maze station in downtown oakland and the word is, there are long lines of people trying to get on buses. some people don't have the option, they have to get into the car and tough it out and that's what we'll see all morning long with no bart service. we will show you, it has nothing to do with the traffic report, let's toss it back and forth to dave and pam. >>> this happened 11:00 outside the lockwood garden housing complex. two people were standing in front of the apartments when somebody started shooting at them. both victims were wounded but the injuries are not life- threatening. so far no arrests have been made. >>> george cass cone -- george gas cone will formally charge the bicyclist who hit him. he is facing a charge of felony vehicular man slaughter for running over and killing a 71- year-old man in the castro district in march. prosecutors have concluded he was gro

ferry to accommodate extra travelers. >>charles: there is no guarantee that all of these folks will get on. we are seeing people from the giants gave the losses it very seriously have disappeared and now we're starting to see fans from the golf tournament showing up to get on the ferry and head back to the state. we will stay here for the next couple of hours and have updates coming up. >>pam: all this started with an early-morning fire in west oakland query dan kerman is standing by at the scene of the fire. how >>dan: we consent at this point, a pg&e crews are still here, atf agents as well as oakland fire inspectors have not been able to get inside this building the has the remains of safe. cut this was going a the fourth story senior housing complex. all that is left of the building is the cement dries. this area caught fire and then caught the bart tracks on fire catching the third rail and damaging various tables. it is for that reason that our service was out for such a long time. at this point, the cause of the fi

this is the line at the ferry building or at the ferry terminal in jack london square in oakland as peoplecome down and try to get into san francisco using the ferry. all our people the normal are here trying to get onto the ferry. you've heard that people have been waiting for quite a long time, but the ferries have been running efficiently in and out of san francisco area here is a live picture of the pearls of coming back just about to load more passengers on the way to san francisco. here is a look at exclusive video that we just got of the bart tracks. the fire damaged several yards of insulators which protect the electricity. without those working, trains are unable to run at this point. we will check back in with tara coming up in about 30 minutes. let's go back to the desk. >> 8:16. more of the big names teeing off at the u.s. open. b jason, that's johnson, and reduce -- tiger woods, phil michaelson, bubba watson started about a half hours until. he hoped his shot to the right. tiger landed the ball right in the middle of the fairway. he knew tori campbell's watching. a lot of peop

monday, the first ferry at the oyster terminal. it relieves a traffic headache for barney who travels from call me up. >> the drive is very stressful, so this is the way to go. i'm surprised we do not have more ferries in the day. but i'm so glad they have done this. >> the easiest to meet in 10 years ... >> the san francisco bay ferry celebrated the new service with a ribbon cutting. three ferries will leave oakland and alameda each weekday morning headed to oyster point. it will return twice in the afternoon, one very will lease out san fransisco going to the east bay and one returning in the afternoon. >> we're very excited about it. the san francisco bay ferry provides this new service between south san fransisco and alameda and oakland. a commuter service and for the first week is free to commuters. >> rights are free for the first weekend afterwards a one-way trip will cost $7. cash and credit cards are excepted. >> it will still be less than might commute. >> i think that the big deal is that it alleviates the stress of the

lucky that we have ferry terminals to get in and out of san francisco. another way of transportation. you know, instead of battling the traffic on the bay bridge. >> reporter: they will continue operating additional ferries from san francisco to harbor bay till 7:30 p.m. tonight and san francisco to oakland till 8:30 p.m. tonight. and again, ferries are coming here every 35 minutes. lines have been moving well here. reporting live from san francisco, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and from the ferries to the road conditions. sal castaneda has been in the traffic center since 4:30 a.m. this morning. >> reporter: they have to get their cars back from san francisco across the bay. 101 hasn't gotten better. usually on a normal commute day by now we are seeing improvement but today there are too many cars in san francisco. let's look at the next picture, that would be 880 south. that looks normal. and you want to get out of san francisco to the east bay, considering using 100 -- consider using 101 south bound to the san mateo bridge. not that bad

7:25 ferries.those onboard were grateful they've been waiting for this. >> relocated from new york and i had the entire bay area to look at. and i love alameda but hate long cutes. when i found out the ferry was coming in i said alameda. >> given the opportunity to take a ferry to work or sit in stressful highway is an easy answer. >> reporter: representative spears one of several dignataries at the ribbon cutting ceremony also here for the groundbreaking ceremony in 2009. they were hoping this terminal and the service would be opening a couple of years earlier than now. but, they are excited it is here and that was the focus today. this ferry will pick people up at the alameda terminal and jack london square and bring them to south san francisco if you want to try it this is the week. all of the rides will be free. after that a round trip ticket will cost $14. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> right now two of san francisco's busiest muni lines are back on track. the n judah and j church rolled out f

the ferries's ride -- the ferry's ride takes about 30 minutes from oakland. the ferry -- the ferry includes free by-by, food, a bar and it -- wi-fi, food. >> when cuss customers arrive -- when customers arrive, they will be met by shuttles and that will take them from the ferry terminal to their place of employment and will bring them back in the afternoon, all free. >> reporter: now to the special deal. standard fare will be $7 each way. but for this week you can ride the ferry for free as the ferry promotes the service and it works out many kinks. we'll have continuing coverage. christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:08. some more commuter news. san francisco's n-judah is back in service. it was closed for repairs, repairing tracks, an upgrade to sidewalks. >>> hey, sal, i know you are watching the commute and the weather changing and wet stuff coming in. >> you know the weather is gonna play a role in some commutes. it looks like it's a morning in february out there, although it's lighter earlier. let's go outside and take a look at some of these thi

ferry. >> absolutely. if there are more updates we will continue bringing them to you throughout the day. >> tara before you go can you ask him about the process? i know they had to scramble to prepare for this. before he leaves can you ask him what was it it like scrambling to pull all those boats together. >> absolutely we have a question from our anchors. what was it like scrambling to get all this together last minute? surely you were not expecting this this morning. >> no, we weren't and we got the call early this morning just after five we called dispatch and they quickly started notifying crews and trying to get additional crews and boats going. some of our crews were stuck in traffic trying to get to the boats but they did a wonderful job and we're so proud of the crews and captains today. >> how have the folks been here in line? you haven't heard a lot of screaming. >> they've been great. the san fransisco bay community have tolerated a lot and put up with a lot. they're very understanding and pat

7:25 ferries.those onboard were grateful they've been waiting for this. >> relocated from new york and i had the entire bay area to look at. and i love alameda but hate long cutes. when i found out the ferry was coming in i said alameda. >> given the opportunity to take a ferry to work or sit in stressful highway is an easy answer. >> reporter: representative spears one of several dignataries at the ribbon cutting ceremony also here for the groundbreaking ceremony in 2009. they were hoping this terminal and the service would be opening a couple of years earlier than now. but, they are excited it is here and that was the focus today. this ferry will pick people up at the alameda terminal and jack london square and bring them to south san francisco if you want to try it this is the week. all of the rides will be free. after that a round trip ticket will cost $14. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> right now two of san francisco's busiest muni lines are back on track. the n judah and j church rolled out f

20 years for the new ferry service that launches in just a few hours. and crews have been working the night to recover them bodies from the tragic plane crash in nigeria. we will tell you what challenges the crews face. >>> i will time all the chilly conditions and the rainout, coming up. >>> its frank the inconvenience lasted more than a week. this is to accommodate construction. patrick studio is with the story. >>> for the past 11 days it's been hard to get anywhere year in severs is go and that's because we had projects replacing seven rails. these lines carry more than 50,000 riders daily. writers have defied other rides for the past 11 days. >>> what about our success? hello will it affect them? >>> the bar soap plus were affected to you. the panhandle is also back ( >>> there is another new way to get around the new area where a new ferry terminal is opening. >>> the water transportation had hoped for this project have been finished more than two years ago. but is now open and it gets under way today. this is going to be the new first fair way se

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