please help me get justice for my daughter. >> a heart broken father showed up a the a mcarthur bart station last night to find out two of his daughters had been stabbed. the younger 18-year-old nia wilson was killed. her sister in the hospital in critical condition. >> it's a father's nightmare. i watched on tv i never imagined this would happen to me. >> this morning police found a large knife on a construction site. they bagged it up as evidence and removed it from the scene. police are still searching for the suspect who stabbed the two women as they were exiting a bart train. the women were traveling from richmond and got out around 9:45 p.m. the suspect followed and attacked them on the platform. a motive is not known. >> it was a random attack. and obviously many questions about why this person attacked these two women but it does appear to be random. >> police shutdown mcarthur station which is a busy r transfer point. friends and family members gathered at the scene. a gofundme site is raising money for funeral and medical bills. it describes nia as a woman full of life, sma

. >> a crowd of about 500 people gathered at the mcarthur bart station to demand justice. >> we have team coverage. amber heard from the victim's family, and has reaction from the community. we begin with debra, and what the chief says as he made the announcement about the arrest. >> reporter: arrested at 6:30, 21 hours after it happened. the chief had called this kill one of the most vicious he had ever seen in his career. as for a racial component, he says every possibility is being looked at. >> this is really about the justice for nia wilson, her sister latifah, and their family. >> reporter: bart police chief says he hopes the arrest of 27- year-old transient john lee cowell is the first step in healing for the heartbroken family of 18-year-old nia wilson, stabbed to death sunday night as she and her sisters switched trains. >> very dangerous, not only in the bart system, but throughout the communities in the bay area, so we're glad to have him in custody. >> reporter: he was arrested at the pleasant hill station on an antioch bound train. the train was stopped, and searched aft

the mcarthur bart station, they came together to offer support to the victim's family and to demand justice. how police were able to find the suspect, and take him into custody. >> reporter: the chief briefed us here at the rock ridge station late this evening. he was very grateful for the passenger tips that led to the passenger 12 hours after the crime. >> this is about the justice for nia wilson, her sister latifah, and their family. >> reporter: bart's police chief says he hopes the arrest of 27-year-old transient john lee cowell is the first step in healing for the heartbroken family of 18-year-old nia wilson, stabbed to death sunday night as she and two of her sisters switched trains at the mcarthur station. the attack was unprovoked. >> very dangerous, not only in the bart system, but throughout the communities here in the bay area. so we're ecstatic to have him in custody. >> reporter: he was at the pleasant hills station. the train was stopped, and searched after a tip from a rider. it was the second tip in an hour. cowell he face had been widely publicized since noon. >> an uneven

investigators say on sunday night he came up behind wilson on the mcarthur bart station platform and lly stabbed her. they also say he seriously injured her sister. he was tracked down and arrested at the pleasant hill bart station after bart police announced an alert for his capture and he was spotted by a bart passenger. >> he wanted to know what was going on. our officers asked him to step off the train and he might match somebody we're looking for. he voluntarily got off and volunteered his california id card and placed him in candidate cuffed. >> he actually went back to the crime scene going to the same bart station platform will wilson was killed. audio recordings by bart police indicate he wrote on two packed evening commute trains on monday through the east bay while police were out there searching for him. >>> some rider sas the attack on two sisters along with recent violence has them fearing for their safety. they witnessed everything from drug use to robberies and beatings and many say they feel most comfortable riding the trains through the commute hours but the off peak

last night wilson )s father returned to the mcarthur bart station to see a growing memorial. ansar mohammed was greeted by tearful supporters. an artist from the east coast gave him a portrait he painted of nia waering a death to racism shirt. bart police say john lee cowell stabbed the 18-year-old >>> you know, to speak justice with my daughter. >> they say he stabbed the 18-year-old to death on the bart platform sunday night also wounding her sister. the sister now recovering at home. relativ relatives say the 27-year-old is mentally ill living on the streets. he was released from prison in may after serving time for second-degree robbery. >>> only on nbc bay area we are hearing from the girl that sat next to him when he was arrested. he was taken home from work and said he boarded a train and says could have been her. >> nia wilson could have been any woman that looked like me or her. we shouldn't have to live like that in 2018. >> he saw on social media and immediately recognized him to call police and say how peaceful of it was when he was arrested. >> 4:33. also developi

tnk.viim's family got their first look at the man accused of stabbing a woman to death at oakland's mcarthur barttion. dozens of family members packed a courtroom. the suspect did not enter a plea to first-degree murder charges. he remains in custody and is due back in court next month. his family claims he's been in and out of jail for years without being treated for mental illness. >> wilson's mother disagrees. i don't want to hear that he's crazy. he's playing crazy. >> it's a very, very troubling case. >> reporter: his attorney didn't speak with reporters. he discarded his backpack, leaving items that contained his name and date of birth. >>> it started with a stop for speeding and ended with two victims of child molestation being rescued. chp officers arrested kenyatta norwood on highway 29 in napa. thear olee was driving a stolen car and he had child pornography, showing a 5-year-old and a 17-year-old. several agencies worked together putting clues -- using these images to put clues together and found both victims between 24 hours. >>> facebook lost nearly a quart of his value, about $150 b

that crime happening sunday night on the platform at oakland's mcarthur bart station...a motive...still being determined. but the pain is profound for the victim's father. amsar el muhammad/victim's father:my daugther was everything to me she was so beautiful, so inspirational, she had dreams, i'm supposed to be plannin gher graduation not her funeral and all i want is justice for my daughters. nancy o'malley/alameda county district attorney:it's a very very troubling case, its a brutal horrific murder and attempted murder and so for our whole community, it's an awful situation and that's why we are treating it with the seriousness we have(grant) the d.a. says the two charges both carry life sentences, and she says additional charges could come if they find evidence. cameras were not allowed in the courtroom, cowell did not enter a plea and the arraignment was continued to august 22nd. cowell's family says he's battled bi- polar disorder and schizophrenia...but the d-a says she's confident he will be declared mentally competent to stand trial. (pam) with these recent crimes... bart ride

. >>> john lee cow well, the man accused of stabbing a man at mcarthur bart station is due in court today. he's facing charges of first degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon. he's being held at the jail in dublin. sunday night he came up behind wilson and fatally stabbed her also seriously injured her sister. he was tracked down and arrested at the bart station after bart police announced an alert for his capture and he was spotted by a bart passenger. our officer asked to step off the train and voluntarily got off. he volunteered his california id card and placed him into handcuffs. >> according to the bay area news group actually went back to the crime scene going to the very same bart station platform where he was killed. audio recordings by bart police indicate he rode on two packed evening commute trains on monday through the east bay as police were trying to track him down. >>> the attack on the two sisters along with other recent violence on bart has riders fearing for safety. several passengers say they witnessed everything from drug use and robberies to beatings and many

sunday night police say he came up behind 18-year old me ya wilson at the mcarthur bart station. he's also accused of stabbing and seriously injuring wilson's sister in what police describe z as a brutal and unprovoked attack. wilson's father was waiting outside the courtroom earlier this morning and he says it's important for him to be in the courtroom every day even if it means coming face to face with his daughter's killer. >> i would never see many daughter again. she will never be able to pursue her dreams. no parent ever wants to go through what i'm going through now. all i want is justice for my daughter. that's all. . >> reporter: wilson's father says she was scheduled to granl wait with high marks from dewey academy this december with dreams of joining the military. the man accused is scheduled to be arraigned at 2:00 today and we just got confirmation he is facing murder and attempted murder charges. live in oakland, allie rasmus, ktvu fox two news. >>> police have released new surveillance images of a man wanted for a deadly attack on saturday. bart says footage taken

be friday morning in oakland for 18-year-old nia wilson who was killed in a knife attack at the mcarthur bart station. the funeral will be at axle goss pell church on 66th yeah and will start at 11:00 a.m. she was killed by a man as she stepped off a train at the bart station. a man has been charged with her murder and the attempted murder of her sister who survived the knife attack. he is has a long criminal record. he was paroled just two months ago. >>> the san francisco board of supervisors is expected to vote this afternoon on whether to put a cannabis tax on the november ballot. if the tax is a proved it would take effect in 2021. the board could adjust the rates but they couldn't exceed 7%. the chamber of commerce opposes the measure saying may hurt the cannabis industry. the board will also consider amending the planning code to ban marijuana shops in china town it. was approved earlier this month by the land use and transportation committee. since california legalized marijuana sales people in china town have opposed it. people who support it worry about the precedent it could set fo

sunday nights vicious murder of 18 year old nia wilson at oakland's mcarthur bart station has caused unimaginable pain for her familysot amsar el muhammad/victim's father 08-18 my daugther was everything to me she was so beautiful, so inspirational, she had dreams, i'm supposed to be plannin gher graduation not her funeral and all i want is justice for my daughters. wednesday family and friends filled an oakland courtroom for the arraignment of the man accused of stabbing her to death. john cowell has with on murder for killing wilson and one count premeditated attempted murder for the stabbing of her 26 year old sister letifah... ksot nancy o'malley/alameda county district attorney 40-50it's a very very troubling case, its a brutal horrific murder and attempted murder and so for our whole community, it's an awful situation and that's why we are treating it with the seriousness we havethe d.a. says the two charges both carry life sentences, and she says additional come if they find evidence. all crime, we are still investigating, we are still gathering evidencecameras were not allowe

this follows, as you know, the death of an 18-year-old stabbed at the mcarthur bart station one week ago. >>> we are hearing from the family of a man killed at a daly city construction site. a 34-year-old husband and father. abc 7 news reporter, amanda has the story. >> reporter: the death of a construction worker is being felt far beyond the job si he was a dedicated father of four, devoted husband and devout family man. >> right now, everyone is in shock. no one believes it. >> reporter: that is the victim's niece. her uncle worked construction for nearly a year. friday was the first time he reported to martin street in daly city. they were working on a 24-inch concrete storm drainpipe for a housing development when a trench gave way. he didn't make it out. working to recover his body went on 12 hours. after combing through the dirt and debris, they were finally able to locate and recover his body. you can see the aftermath of the recovery effort in the trench in the distance. the site is deemed dangerous. work is prohibited. for now, cal osha is looking into it and the family is p

. >> it's been one week since the 18-year old nia wilson was fatally stabbed at the mcarthur bart stationaining in law enforcement and using his own money, he is taking a stand. >> i was motivated to come up with a solution and ways to have the women young and old to be safe. >> it's important to know we're safe and these kits make that it's a small sense of security. >> as a team of volunteers handed out kits, manof young women themselves realized bart police can't be everywhere. >> if you cl still going to take them a while to get there. there's people in the community actively helping each other and you're safe and feel ready to have everybody else have your back, that's an awesome thing. >> some however are still worried about riding the rails. >> i think it will help but to be honest, i don't think anything can cure the fear i feel. >> it's a small expense which he hopes will gain some steam. he plans to hand out the ready kits for the duration of the summer and give female riders a piece of mind. >>> authorities say a man was killed over the weekend when the car he was drufing went

but first i want to show you this growing memorial here at the mcarthur bart station, this is one of two. in this first one you can see people have been leaving candles and flowers as well as balloons, notes for nia's family, and also to the right of this one is another extensive one, lots of candles there, lots of notes for her family. they tell me that they were rather shocked that picked up and arrested while still riding bart. the family had planned to get together today to make funeral arrangements for nia wilson yesterday. her sister also a stabbing victim in this attack, latifah wilson, told me she and her sisters rarely took bart. >> they don't ride bart, she hated bart, she would not sit on bart, she will just stand there. she will not catch bart only if we really have to go somewhere. we just coming from a family function, you know, and going on our way home like we usually -- don't talk to nobody, just listening to our music. and all of a sudden we transfer and just to get blindsided by a maniac. for what? i don't know why. >> reporter: and that is the lingering question t

this happened sunday night on the mcarthur bart station flat form in oakland. along with the charges of murder and attempted murder, cow well is facing enhancements of using a deadly weapon. he faces a possible life prison sentence if convicted. >> it's a very troubling case, brutal horrific murder and attempted murder. so for our whole community, not saying bart specifically but for our community it's really an awful situation. and that's why we are treating it with the seriousness we have. >> cowell has not entered a plea to the charges against him. he's due back in court on august 22nd. >>> wilson's family was in court for the hearing facing her accused hearing for the first time. family members still in shock over her death and struggling to understand what happened. >> the past three days have been extremely painful for me ya wilson's father and family. >> my daughter was everything to me. she was so beautiful and had dreams. i'm supposed to be planning her graduation, not her funeral. >> her relatives entered the courtroom for their first look at cowe ll

the attack happened sunday night at the mcarthur bart station in oakland. in addition to charges of murder and attempted murder, cowell is facing enhancements of using a deadly weapon. he's facing a possible life prison sentence if he's convicted. >> it's a very troubling case, brutal horrific murder and attempted murder and so for our whole community and not saying bart specifically but for our whole community, it's really an awful situation. and that's why we are treating it with the seriously we have. >> john lee cowell has not entered a plea to the charges. he's due back in court on august august august 27th. me ya wilson's family in court to face the accused killer. the family still in shock as you can imagine and many of them were emotional during the hearing. her father dismissed reports that he's mentally ill. >> basically i think it's an excuse. i hate to say that but why would they choose two young black girls? that's all i want to say. . >> me ya wilson's father is heart broken and he says he should be planning to attend her high school graduatio

like to express our deepest sympathies to the family of nia wilson who was fatally stabbed at the mcarthur bart station on sunday night in what appears to be a senseless, random attack. but we are relieved that a suspect has been taken into custody and will support our bart representives on next steps. we also send our condolences to the families of dimitri scottkin, 69-year-old who was struck and killed while crossing slope boulevard last week and kevin manning, a petty cab driver who was hit riding on the embarkadero earlier -- last months and died on june 10. we have a vision zero committee coming up and hope to talk about more that we can do to prevent these crashes and deaths and injuries and, with that, i conclude my remarks. are there any public comments on the chair's report? seeing none, public comment is closed. we will go to the executive director's report. ms. chang? >> thank you so much, chair peskin. i begin my report on another update regarding the earthquake safety work. as you recall, the bart team has been working to retrofit key parts of the original track and tunnel and stat

she was stabbed to death at the mcarthur bart station on sunday. woodrow posted this video of nia wilson's mom saying she wants justice for her baby. david louie tweets whoever just won mega-million in san jose got another $21 million added to winnings. california lottery says final sale numbers raised the jackpot to $543 million. the lump sum payout is more than $320 million. >>> now, to the extreme weather across the nation, with temperatures soaring with the triple digits in parts of the west, torrential rain is drenching the east. maggie rulli has the story. >> reporter: extreme flooding, fires and heat are putting millions of americans in harm's way. heavy rains are washing away roads in pennsylvania. from above, entire neighborhoods are seen under water. up to 30 people were rescued in hershey alone. but the flash floods turned deadly in monroe county as the body of a missing woman is found. the ground is so saturated, roots are giving way. >> i heard this huge bang. and i thought it was a car that crashed. >> reporter: a man in massachusetts

sunday nights vicious murder of 18 year old nia wilson at oakland's mcarthur bart station has caused unimaginable pain for her familysot amsar el muhammad/victim's father 08-18 my daugther was everything to me she was so beautiful, so inspirational, she had dreams, i'm supposed to be plannin gher graduation not her funeral and all i want is justice for my daughters. wednesday family and friends filled an oakland courtroom for the arraignment of the man accused of stabbing her to death. john cowell has been charged with one count of murder for killing wilson and one count of premeditated attempted murder for the stabbing of her 26 year old sister letifah... ksot nancy o'malley/alameda county district attorney 40-50it's a very very troubling case, its a brutal horrific murder and attempted murder and so for our whole community, it's an awful situation and that's why we are treating it with the seriousness we havethe d.a. says the two charges both carry life sentences, and she says additional charges could come if they find evidence. sot we haven't alleged a hate crime, we are still inv

police say the suspect, right here, john cowell, attacked the sisters at the mcarthur bart station lateies. he'll have a live report in our midday newscast. get more right now at the top of our homepage. >>> police in los angeles a short time ago confirmed the trader joe's worker who was shot and killed at the start of a hostage standoff on saturday died from a shot that was fired by police officers. the suspect and the officers had a brief gun battle following a police chase. following that, the suspect went into the store and took hostages. on our twitter feed, link to those full details. we'll have more local news coming up on nbc bay area in an hour. >> stay connected to your world wherever the world takes you, get the nbc bay area app. of the! kari hall times out the scorching temperatures. >>> tomorrow, is the hottest day of the week. kari hall times out the temperatures. >> plus, we continue reporting on our schools, when families should consider so-called school insurance. our consumer team explains. >>> nbc bay area responds. >> we'll help solve your consumer problems. >> they

bart train. the first headed to mcarthur station, the scene of the murder. >> we searched the train there, but didn't find the individual. >> reporter: then another passenger had another tip on another train headed toward antioch. >> two officers from the bart police department searched the train and located john lee cowell and he was taken into custody at that time and detained for a short while there at the pleasant hill station and has since been transported to the lake merit bart police department. >> reporter: he got on the train along with three sisters last night, and he random attacked two of the three women, slashing nia wilson's next and killing her. latifah wilson was wounded. then the suspect took off his clothes and disappeared into the night. this afternoon police put out an alert for the suspect, a resident of concord, a transient with a violent past. he's been arrested for a multitude of crimes over much of the last decade, he was even arrested for shooting into a dwelling. in october 2016 he began serving a prison sentence for a robbery in contra costa county. he was released in may

sunday nights vicious murder of 18 year old nia wilson at oakland's mcarthur bart station has caused unimaginable pain for her familysot amsar el muhammad/victim's father 08-18 my daugther was everything to me she was so beautiful, so inspirational, she had dreams, i'm supposed to be plannin gher graduation not her funeral and all i want is justice for my daughters. wednesday family and friends filled an oakland courtroom for the arraignment of the man accused of stabbing her to death. john cowell has been charged with one count of murder for killing wilson and one count of premeditated attempted murder for the stabbing of her 26 year old sister letifah... ksot nancy o'malley/alameda county district attorney 40-50it's a very very troubling case, its a brutal horrific murder and attempted murder and so for our whole community, it's an awful situation and that's why we are treating it with the seriousness we havethe d.a. says the two charges both carry life sentences, and she says additional charges could come if they find evidence. sot we haven't alleged a hate crime, we are still inv

live at bart mcarthur station, ktvu news. >>> a woman is due in a san mateo courtroom today accused of trying to kill her newborn baby in the mcdonald's bathroom. she's facing a charge of attempted murder. police say last september she tried to flush her newborn baby down a toilet at a mcdonald's in redwood city. a coworker claims she saw her hold the baby face down in the how let. she claims she didn't know she was pregnant. the baby survived after being placed in a medically induced coma. rofrjts robert is one of the people who received the call that runs about a minute long and says it's paid for by the road to power.com. gam met tweeted about it and his comments ended up on john fitzgerald website. the site says the calls for a smear campaign unauthorized and not from him. >> it's weird, people say it's a smear against the campaign because it seemed to be the same things he's talking about and believes in. >> we kept fidz gerald's westbound sate, a concord business man and the republican running for congress against democratic incumbent. the site also has wording that denies the ho

. >> at the time of sunday's deadly attack, bart police said the officers were at mcarthur station. cowell was about to escape. >> the app allows you to take a photo and file a report with bart. they want to report people urinating on trains and using drugs f there is no time to use the app, call the police and exit the train as soon as possible. >> we want to follow up with bart officials, we are vevying dear bart, we launched five years ago. as long as you use the dear bart hash tag, we will find your comments to get answers for you. >> a four-hour amber alert ended with the victim safe and the suspect in custody. 16-year-old isabel was found safe. they issued the alert, she said she was abducted in opportunity.potted east on highway 4. he was arrested e-epps was not withart rider who she called for help. >> a wild fire is burning near the park. west west yosemite. >> rangers started urging visitors to leave earlier today. >> i know a lot of my friends are leaving, and going to hirer places. >> strictly for vistors. we have fire fighting equipment. >> flames burned 59 square, 26%

he had just transferred at the same mcarthur station where the mrder had taken place the day before. bart says in their may report that the stations with the most violent crime include richmond, mcarthur, coliseum and daly city. the advisory committee met this morning and the board president talked to me about rider safety. >> reporter: why not have bart put an officer on every single train? >> budget. >> reporter: how much would it cost to put an officer on every single train? >> we don't have enough officers to deploy them in every single station. >> reporter: bart runs 75 trains a day through 48 stations. they are short staffed on police. >> we've had 41 vacancies at one point, and now down to 25. our recruitment efforts are working. we're getting more people on the streets. >> reporter: bart encourages riders to report crime, especially weapons, threats and violence by using their bart app or calling in. there is no way to text. things they want riders to report include people urinating on trains, and people fondling themselves, they generally do not want reports of things like solici

bart is redoing the entrance to the mcarthur station in oakland. this is what is will look like when it's done in six months. access to the station is limited. pedestrians and cyclist share a narrow path to get to the platform. workers will help direct passengers around the construction. >> on the heels of their controversial summit. could another meeting be in the works? when russian president vladimir putin maybe headed to washington. >> a web site to support firefighters actually has the community angry at them. over comments about the homeless. that story coming up. president leader "vladimir putin" to the >>> right now at 6:30. coming to america. president trump invites russian leader vladimir putin to the white house. the trump administration is confirming talks are going on between russia and the u.s. to make that visit happen. >> no formal agenda and no confirmed date. president trump indicates he will talk tough. >> top intelligence officials say they haven't even been told what went on the in the first meeting since only translators were

bart platform will return to the courtroom today. john cowell was charged with attempted murder stabbing her sister who survived the attack. it happened sunday night at the mcarthur station. later today he will be in a courtroom for charges on a parole violation. prosecutors charged a stabbing suspect with murder after the victim died from infected stab round. that attack happened last week at the pleasant hill bart station. the 20-year old attacked the 51- year old with a knife during an argument. he suffered a wound on his knee and he was later found dead at his home. he was one of three people who died after at occasions last week. another victim was 47-year old don stevens who was punched saturday. he hit his head on the platform and died from injuries. police still searching for his attacker. >>> a family searching for answers after the bodies of two men were found last weekend inside an oakland home. they were discovered on add line street. relatives of one man created a memorial for him in their front lawn. the family members contacted us to fund out how mr. ford and his friend died. the coroner's office says oakland police put a hold on the cause of death