we have team coverage on the developing story and we begin with abc7 news reporter lilian kim with whate have learned about the victims. lilian? >> ama, both men are said to have had extensive experience. we are at the lake merritt bart station and these candles have been put here in their memory. >> very dedicated, well loved, honorable. >> the senior track engineer worked at bart for nearly three years. he and a contractor were inspecting the tracks when a bart train on a routine maintenance front hit and killed them. he lived in hayward and leaves a wife and two grown children. >> the family is grieving. they are in a state of shock to put it mildly. >> the contractor has been identified as larry daniels from oakland. his family declined to comment, but we know the railroad consulting engineer had 30 years of experience. >> a senseless tragedy. ridiculous. absolutely preventable. >> tonight bart employees at the lake merritt and bart station stood together in a moment of silence. many didn't know either, but they came to pay their p ares. alan holly was one of the first to show up to

lilian kim is live in san carlos with the story. lilian?7 runs under britain avenue. it is four miles long and according to city leaders a potential danger to the neighborhood. >> they insist nothing is wrong with line 147. they are turning off the natural gas transmission line because a judge told them to. those who live along the pipeline are relieved. >> i don't want to be in danger. >> the city leaders asked a judge to step in after pg&e e-mails surfaced. the transmission line which runs between highways 280 and 101 is similar to the pipeline that exploded in san bruno three years ago. eight people died from that blast and 38 homes were destroyed. >> who knows what is down there? their records are faulty. >> they say the hope is for pg&e to do a thorough inspection when the pipeline is turned off. a test conducted two years ago showed it to be safe, but city leaders want more proof. >> we haven't got the answer tots questions. we get the answers to the questions the engineers and professionals are doing this and hopefully we will be in

we have team coverage on the developing story and we begin with abc7 news reporter lilian kim with what we have learned about the victims. lilian? >> ama, both men are said to have had extensive experience. we are at the lake merritt bart station and these candles have been put here in their memory. >> very dedicated, well loved, honorable. >> the senior track engineer worked at bart for nearly three years. he and a contractor were inspecting the tracks when a bart train on a routine maintenance front hit and killed them. he lived in hayward and leaves a wife and two grown children. >> the family is grieving. they are in a state of shock to put it mildly. >> the contractor has been identified as larry daniels from oakland. his family declined to comment, but we know the railroad consulting engineer had 30 years of experience. >> a senseless tragedy. ridiculous. absolutely preventable. >> tonight bart employees at the lake merritt and bart station stood together in a moment of silence. many didn't know either, but they came to pay their p ares. alan holly was one of the first to show up

abc7 news reporter lilian kim is live in berkeley with more on commuter alternatives. lilian? >> ama, bart riders are no doubt happy about this one-day raw preif, but they are preparing for a possible strike. >> last time they went on strike i didn't have to go in at all, like monday through friday. >> mike mccarthy is one of the luck see ones. he is a programmer and just like last time won't be going into the office for a bart strike. >> it is more convenient and by the end of the week i wanted to see my co-workers again. >> for those who can't tele commute, the ferry will be expanding service. 12 boats will be in operation instead of the usual eight. ac transit will increase bus service as needed. bart riders are not thrilled about the prospect of taking the bus. >> i haven't ever taken the bus to san francisco. i don't know how that works. >> those who experienced it in july remember that long lines, crammed buses and short tempers. >> that was bad because we were waiting an hour for the bus. i guess we will be catching the bus. >> casual carpool was a popular option last t

lilian kim, abc7 news. >> thank you, lilian. in san franciscoa large a largee fell and blocked part of valencia street in the mission district. you can see the tree after the fire crews moved it to the side of the road. but the winds were so strong that it blew right back into the street. >>> the high winds are also causing damage to buildings across the bay. abc7 news reporter sergio is live in emeryville with a look at some of the problems there. sergio? >> ama, right now the winds are continuing to whip through here. you can see right now that the crews are still dismantling rubble there. you can see the winds tore the face-off of a storefront at the bay street emeryville shopping center. this all happened about 9:00 p.m. the facad of the forever 21 store came tumbling down on to the sidewalk and into the street. a couple cars were damaged in the process. luckily no one was injured. fire crews were making sure there was no fire danger, but left an hour ago. there were no details left on the price tag for this damage. in the m

lilian kim, abc7 news. >> thank you, lilian. in san francisco a large tree fell and blocked part of valencia street in the mission district. you can see the tree after the fire crews moved it to the side of the road. but the winds were so strong that it blew right back into the street. >>> the high winds are also causing damage to buildings across the bay. abc7 news reporter sergio is live in emeryville with a look at some of the problems there. sergio? >> ama, right now the winds are continuing to whip through here. you can see right now that the crews are still dismantling rubble there. you can see the winds tore the face-off of a storefront at the bay street emeryville shopping center. this all happened about 9:00 p.m. the facad of the forever 21 store came tumbling down on to the sidewalk and into the street. a couple cars were damaged in the process. luckily no one was injured. fire crews were making sure there was no fire danger, but left an hour ago. there were no details left on the price tag for this damage. in the miss

abc7 news reporter lilian kim is live in berkeley with more on commuter alternatives. lilian? >> ama, bart riders are no doubt happy about this one-day raw preif, but they are preparing for a possible strike. >> last time they went on strike i didn't have to go in at all, monday through monday th friday. >> mike mccarthy is one of the luck see ones. he is a programmer and just like last time won't be going into the office for a bart strike. >> it is more convenient and by the end of the week i wanted to see my co-workers again. >> for those who can't tele commute, the ferry will be expanding service. 12 boats will be in operation instead of the usual eight. ac transit will increase bus service as needed. bart riders are not thrilled about the prospect of taking the bus. >> i haven't ever taken the bus to san francisco. i don't know how that works. >> those who experienced it in july remember that long lines, crammed buses and short tempers. >> that was bad because we were waiting an hour for the bus. i guess we will be catching the bus. >> casual carpool was a popular option l

lilian kim is live in san carlos with the story. lilian? >> ama, line 147 runs under britain avenue. it is four miles long and according to city leaders a potential danger to the neighborhood. >> they insist nothing is wrong with line 147. they are turning off the natural gas transmission line because a judge told them to. those who live along the pipeline are relieved. >> i don't want to be in danger. >> the city leaders asked a judge to step in after pg&e e-mails surfaced. the transmission line which runs between highways 280 and 101 is similar to the pipeline that exploded in san bruno three years ago. eight people died from that blast and 38 homes were destroyed. >> who knows what is down there? their records are faulty. >> >> they say the hope is for pg&e to do a thorough inspection when the pipeline is turned off. a test conducted two years ago showed it to be safe, but city leaders want more proof. >> we haven't got the answer tots questions. we get the answers to the questions the engineers and professionals are doing this wen good