bad shape, yes, we have had -- it preceded andrew cuomo, hundreds of millions of dollars from the mta budget taken for his projects that have nothing to do with it. andsed the mta like an atm, we see the results he has had 7.5 years to avoid this very avoidable crisis in our your except way, and he has done next to nothing. why would the next four years be any different? governor cuomo: my opponent lives in the world of fiction. i live in the world of the act. -- fact. by subway system is owned new york city. ms. nixon: in is been controlled by the governor since 1965. governor cuomo: could you stop interrupting? as well as you do. the funding over the past 30 years for the subway system has come from new york city for the

mta says if the companies can't keep their promises, it will revoke the permits immediately. another development out of the state capital, lawmakers with the assembly approved the bill that will allow scooter riders to not wear helmets and ride on faster moving streets. still needs the governor's approval to become law. in san francisco, andrea nakano, kpix 5 news. >>> a city council candidate says she feels violated. her campaign materials stolen from her car. why she thinks she's been targeted. >>> a california democrat calls for a boycott of in and out. his political beef with the burger chain. >>> bay area homeowners left with a huge headache, a giant tree branch comes crashing down, crushing several cars. party run for cover when shots ring out. >>> new video could provide clues in an oakland double homicide, hundreds of people at a block party run for cover when shots ring out. this happened in 2016. two people killed, 22-year-old terrence mccrary jr. and a 20- year-old craig fletcher cox -- >> i really want people to come forward because it was a lot of people at that

the state cannot find the mta without sharing it with the city. if they would do 50/50, i would do it. marcia: you do not think you should try to send as a message in good faith just to do it this one time? i want to find a $33 billion plan. that is what we need to fix the subways. not with theit, one step at a time, incremental approaches. we had something, and the city would not find it. it got delayed. -- the city would not fund it. need the city and the state to both share the fiscal responsibility. marcia: ok, your time is up. , would you do away with the fare hike and have the state cap the shortfall? think it ises, i unconscionable that we're thinking about -- governor cuomo is thinking about raising the fares on a system that is so poor. as someone on their each day, i know firsthand how the rates have tripled under governor cuomo, how the trains are slower now that they were in 19 80, how we have the worst on-time record of any system in the country. would you delay the fare hike and pickup the shortfall? and governorwould, cuomo knows th

it has not been a good summer for the san francisco mta.aks tunnel included a subcontractor with a shoddy safety record and one worker died, also a driver shortage causing service reductions and today mayor london breed sent a letter to ed reesekin, executive director of the mta. "i am seriously concerned about the lack of background checks performed on major construction contractors and opaque process to select scooter pilot permit recipients," and wrote, "muni must be more dependable. the budget grew by $60 million last year. so i expect that conditions will improve in the very near term future." >> we appreciate the focus on the sfmta and we're going to redouble our efforts to insure we're improving service for thousands of riders every single day on muni. >> reporter: paul rose is the spokesman for the sfmta. >> we look forward to continuing to work with the mayor's office. she has been a great champion as a supervisor for transportation and transit issues over the years. >> reporter: the recipient of the letter, ed reesekin reports to

sf mta manages the improvement project for the 100 year tunnel. patrick was rest to san francisco general hospital where he died. sf mta says at the time 40 workers were evacuated from inside the tunnel. >> safety is always our number one priority. it is our top concern. right now, we are focusing on making sure everything is completely safe for our staff and our contractors to resume work on the site. >> reporter: nearby businesses who saw the first responders were stunned to hear about the death. >> everyone was mortified -- horrified. said. everyone was hoping you would be okay. construction sites are dangerous. >> reporter: a construction worker who did not want to go on camera spoke of those dangerous. among them, noise from various machinery and lack of visibility from the dirt and other materials. loved ones want answers. >> i am not sure if it dropped or swung. if it is a steel beam probably 8000 pounds. it does not have to hit you too hard in the head i do not think. how he was in the wrong place. >> reporter: san francisco mayor london b

. >>> the sf mta is expected to resume work today in the twin peaks tunnel after the death of a worker. 51-year-old patrick ricketts died after being hit by a steel beam. his family and friends were devastated. >> osha and sfm va were inspected part of a tunnel where a worker was killed friday afternoon. >> i fell apart and started calling friends and family to get a prayer chain. he has been my best friend for close to 30 years. >> family and friends have identified him as 51-year-old patrick ricketts. a family friend who lives in washington says ricketts has worked in construction for 15 years and leaves behind a wife of more than 20 years and two adult children. >> he has touched a lot of lives. touched a lot of people. he is a good man. a great man. >> ricketts was employed by shipment construction based in oakland. ricketts was rushed to san francisco general hospital where he died. sf mta says at the time 40 workers were evacuated from inside the tunnel. >> safety is always our number one priority . the is our top concern. right now what we are focusing on is making sure that eve

brinkman: thank you, for your 28 years of service to the mta. >> clerk: gene barish, tony dilorio, andy thornely. >> good afternoon, my name is jean barish, i'm a long-time resident of the richmond district. i'm speaking on my own behalf but also a member of the planning association for richmond board of directors and other transit associations in the city. i'm not a car owner and i rely on muni to get all over town, so i'm in support but i have concerns about two issues. one has to do with the use of the red lanes which were designated as transit-only. suddenly we have learned they will be used by for profit vehicles, chariot shuttles and a lot of other vehicles. those of us involved with the b.r.t. for years had no idea it was happening. we are concerned this bait and switch approach is unacceptable. i'm here to ask you to please defer making this decision until you have had time to study the impact. the e.i.r., for example, barely mentioned if it did at all the impact of the transit vehicles. i would like to ask you to defer that decision. the other issue is removal of the spruce str

san francisco's mta has unveiled this website.t lets you focus on a single nighborhood the find out about changes to muni service, bike lanes, or parking. the mta says suggestion and complaints from commuters inspired this interactive map. you can find it by going to our website, abc7news.com. >>> well, a warning for parents as you start your become to school e your child sick. >>> tackling the nightly struggle of getting kids to go to bed. how some popular disney characters could help. >>> and glitz and glamour on the jade carpet. well hear from the stars of crazy rich asians at tonight's hollywood premier. >> all of that's ahead for you. but first a look at what is coming up on jimmy kimmel live after news at lefng. jimmy? >> thanks, dan and ama. i dare you to watch the show. >> i was looking up, and you know? always in these moments, you look like cher. copd makes it hard to breathe. so to breathe better, i go with anoro. ♪ go your own way copd tries to say, "go this way." i say, "i'll go my own way, with anoro." ♪ go your own

nixon: i have to do what but governor cuomo knows the mta is controlled by the governor.t is a state, it is a state agency. [applause] and to begin anything else is completely disingenuous. the reason the subway is in such bad shape, yes, we have had, it preceded andrew cuomo but he stole hundreds of millions of dollars from the mta budget for his pet projects that had nothing to do with it. [applause] to use the empty a like an atm and we see the results. he is at seven and a half years to avoid this very avoidable crisis in our new york city subway, nds done next to nothing. why with the next four years many different? cuomo: my opponent lives in the work of fiction. i live in the world of fact. [shouting] let's get a few facts, okay? the subway system is owned by new york city. the subway system -- [talking over each other] cuomo: can you stop interrupting? [applause] can you stop interrupting? what one can you stop lying? cuomo: do as you do. the funding over the past 30 years for the sfunding over the0 years for the subway system has come from new york city for the c

departments that such affordable housing and governed by the ad min code we left outperformed uc and mta. we are communicating with them to bring them in. >> what about pw? >> public works here, yes. >> there are amendments to be introduced and you have copies of that. >> go through it. >> sure. they are technical. globally. >> i think you have to talk about them goalie. >> we are de wheating department of before public works. -- deleting department of before the public works. >> that is in the charter. you keep doing that. it is in the charter. >> the city attorney is here. >> go ahead. >> on page three we are inserting the word of. on page 4 line 23 it says department of office it should be or office. page 5 line 19. we are changing initial date commencement date for reporting from july 15, which is past us which we have past to december 15th. one more. on page 6, line 8, the approval, permit. we replace that with any approval, permit. it explains what we are intending to do. >> you did it technically, not at the global level. >> the first is global that appears several places. >> any

of the mta. "i am seriously concerned about the lack of background checks performed on major construction contractors and opaque process to select scooter pilot permit recipients," and wrote, "muni must be more dependable. the budget grew by $60 million last year. so i expect that conditions will improve in the very near term future." >> we appreciate the focus on the sfmta and we're going to redouble our efforts to insure we're improving service for thousands of riders every single day on muni. >> reporter: paul rose is the spokesman for the sfmta. >> we look forward to continuing to work with the mayor's office. she has been a great champion as a supervisor for transportation and transit issues over the years. >> reporter: the recipient of the letter, ed reesekin reports to the mta board and in a statement today the chairwoman of the board, sheryl brinkmann, wrote in part, "i am confident that the sfmta can get back to track after a difficult summer. mr. reesekin and his leadership team have ma

the mta says suggestions and complaints from commuters inspire this interactive map and find it going abc7news.com. it's going to be a handy tool for a lot of folks. >> i might have to use that top that looks great. not looking great, the lineup at the bay bridge toll plaza. not differnt than any other monday through friday commute. the metering lights are on at about 5:29 this morning and unless you're using the carpool lanes you will have the backup to sit through. no further delays the rest of the way into the city. we are seeing delays westbound 580 tracy to dublin, 59 minutes. new crash involving two cars and a semi before the chicago area in the concord area. your drive time up to about 28 minutes. southbound 101, you're in the green at 15 minutes. check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >> thank you very much. hi, everybody. wide range of emotions in antioch from anxious to happy to sad, as it's the first day of school. 65 degrees at 9:00. it's going to top out at 96 this afternoon. poor air quality is possible, so outdoor activities may be limited. 63 at 9:00. sunol glen unifi

san francisco's mta unveiled this website.s to muni service, bike lanes or parking. the mta says suggestions and complaints from commuters inspired the interactive map. find it going to our web page, abc7news.com. >>> the san francisco unified school district doesn't want kids going to class hungry this school year. that's why students will continue to have access to free and reduced price meals. according to the examiner, free breakfast and lunch to students in households that receive cal fresh benefits. families that don't receive nutrition benefits can apply for free or reduced priced meals. the program will begin in july and will continue through june of next year. >>> now to your morning money report. back to school for a lot of kids as we just mentioned and "gma" is looking at where you can get school supplies for the least amount of money. >> a family went to a big box t compare their shopping. becky of "gma" shopped for the same items on-line. >> we got all 20 things, about $162. >> we got 19 of the 20 i tims, we spent

. >> he stole hundreds of millions projectrs from the mta -- he used the mta like an atm, and we see the result. he has had 7.5 years to avoid this very unavoidable crisis in our new york city subway him and he has done next to nothing. why would the next four years many different? >> my opponent lives in the world of fiction. i live in ththe world of fact. let's just do a few facts, ok? the subway system is owned by new york city. the subway system -- folks it has been controlled since 1965. folks can you stop interrupting? folklks can you stop lying? >> as soon as you do. amy: that is cynthia and it in an governor cuomo debating in the only debate before t the democratic primary on september 13. the united natioions has accused the nicaraguan government of repressing and retaliating against government critics following wide scale protests. according to a new report by the united nations high commissioner for human rights, approximately 300 people have died and 2000 have been injured since april. the u.n. report accused the government of carrying out extrajudicial killings, enforced

. >> reporter: sf mtas is passengers will notice a quicker and smoother ride. >> we would have been able to completely avoid any impact for the rest of the system but we did the best we could. >> reporter: the plan is to have the testing of all tracks and equipment completed by friday. with a goal of resuming service early saturday morning. in san francisco, ktvu fox2 news >>> education secretary betsy devos reportedly looking to get guns in the hands of teachers. coming up, how she wants to fund the firearms. >>> searching for answers after firefighters say verizon put their firefighting efforts at risk. wha speed rates. >>> welcome back. two state assembly members will begin looking into why verizon reduced internet speed for firefighters as they battled the largest wildfire in california history. the process is called data throttling and it happened at the mendocino complex fires. firefighters say when they began using more bandwidth than usual verizon suggested a more expensive plan. crews ultimately switched to a different service provider and verizon issued a statement after it hap

the mta approved applications from two companies.ne year permits were granted to the company's scoot and skip, leaving out the better-known brands lime, bird, and were. the agencies say scoot and skip offer the best solutions for the city's concerns and probe -- including providing helmets and offering in person training. each company can deploy 625 scooters in the first six months of the pilot program . the decision comes after the city issued a cease-and-desist order to scooter re to come up with regulations. >>> firefighters in menlo park quickly put out an overnight fire at a commercial building. san mateo county issued an alert around midnight about this fire on constitution drive along the facebook complex. county officials told people in the area to shelter in place. 50 minutes later they said the fire was out and normal activities could resume. >>> calfire announced last night very destructive car fire in the reading area is fully contained. it started more than five weeks ago and is the sixth most destructive wildfire in cal

that's because that five acre park reached capacity in the afternoon so the san francisco mta began restricting access police outside had to count the number of people exiting before they could allow the same amount of people to enter. lines of people get in. >> i want to see the park up erhe it takes eventually come here. i think that it's really exciting, and i think that the next generation's way to get around the city and around the bay area. >> as he mentioned, when the california bullet train is completed, this will be where people can hop aboard. the brand new transbay terminal replace the old attorney general te -- terminal that was shut down in. they created a temporary terminal just a couple of blocks away. well, as of tomorrow, the brand new terminal here is going to be starting bus service across the bay. reporting live in downtown san francisco, i'm seth cantana. >> thanks so much. >>> an update for you now on that intense brush fire burning near fairfield. this one you see in the video. we first told you about the fire as breaking news last night at 5:00. more than 1 ,000 acres ha

i will serve at the pleasure of the mta board of directors and as long as they give me the privilege and honor of serving, i will. >> reporter: passengers are just along for the ride. >> they have a lot that still needs to be done. >> reporter: as for the twin peaks tunnel, there will still be a few more intermittent closures in the overnight hours. the best bet is to check the muni website or its app. >>> dozens of dads and father figures brought their children to the first day of school in hayward today. the million father march aims to help fathers be more involved in their child's education starting a long term commitment on the first day of school. this is the eighth year the school district has participated in the nationwide event. >>> several high school sports are back in business in oakland at least for now. late last week oakland unified said it was cutting 10 team sports. the district said it needed to save half a million dollars to chip away at a budget deficit, but the chronicle report said the cuts affected girls much more, 347 female athletes compared to 183 male athle

. >> reporter: tom mcgwire from the mta says two scooter mo than wch applied tut but lime scooter was shut out, the ceo telling abc 7 news today's disdecision is disappointing. >> safety first. don't forget your helmet. >> reporter: skip let me test drive the scooter which has a wide standing platform and a brake light. a list of requirements is on the dashboard including wearing that helmet. katherine likes having more transportation options. her son rides a nonelectric scooter but wonders if it will work this time. >> i'm glad they're going to come back with hopefully some regulations, but it's like telling uber not to double park. >> reporter: the scooters can be activated through an app on your phone. the two companies with will be allowed to roll out 625 scooters each, the number may be increased after a safety review by the city. cornell barnard, abc 7 news. >>> most commuters already know their drive to work is getting longer and more frustrating and not only in the bay area but across the country. a survey by educated driver.org says the commute nationally across 1,000 cities

san francisco's mta has unveiled this website.t lets you focus on a single neighborhood to find out about changes to muni service, bike lanes, or parking. the sfmta says suggestions and complaints inspired the interactive map. find it going to our web page abc7news.com. >>> you are never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. talk about sending the kids back to school. antioch unified school district starting today. 65 at 9:00, 96 at 3:00. unfortunately the possibility of poor air quality. outdoor activities probably going to be sunol glen, 62 at 9:00 a.m. what's going on with hector as it barrels on the islands. it continues to weaken, category 3, 125-mile-per-hour winds moving to the west at 16, going to go south of the islands where it's going to be breezy with a potential of flooding rains and definitely dangerous surf. here's alexis. >> good morning, mike. a new problem in the north bay. want to take you up to the point ray station area where we have got downed power lines that has state route 1 closed in

. >> steve white and i will conclude by just asking you to e-mail the mta board to support relocation of the inbound 38 to gough and geary. the board meeting is next tuesday at 1:00. >> thank you, very much. any other general public comments? hearing none. any old business? hearing none. new business? item a. requesting authorization to modify the exiting grand agreement with institute on aging for the provision of increasing the center for elderly suicide prevention and grovgrief-related services for programs capacity. during the period of july 12,018th through june 302,019th for $180,000, for a new grand amount of 485,273, plus a 10% contingency for a new total amount not to exceed $533,800, welcome. >> good afternoon. president, commissioners and director mcspadden. i am program annalist. today where here to seek your approval for a modification to i.o.a.s, center for elderly suicide prevention as known as the cesp program. the cesp program provides 24/7 crisis support to older adults and adults with disabilities. out calls that increase social connectiveness for isolated individua

mtas will honor her legacy. there's the big screen biopick starring jennifer hudson.he did share her thoughts as well. >>> time is 7:45. the world series champion houston astros are in town tonight playing the oak land a's for an important series. and the a's trail houston by two game for first place in the american league west. it means if the a's can sweep this weekend, they can sweep the first place. unless fill up the ballpark for the playoff push. that starts tonight at the coliseum. >>> steph curry said that former president trump invited him to play golf but he's too busy to say yes. he said that would he love to play golf with president trump but he has too much going this summer to make the trip out east. they have played golf several time before. they played a charity tournament in dallas last year. >>> 7:46. let's check traffic. ally is hitting for sal right now. >>> we have a couple minor problems. let's go to the maps and show what you you're talking about the first one that we just found out about ten minutes ago, the westbound 580 and the eastbound conn

i got you the pretty usual mta's pabd plenty of surprises into the show the biggest awards, video ofhe year artist of the year when to the camilla cabello. >> you didn't get to see the broadcast. if i didn't like the camilla cabello shots game i'd be wasted on the floor. >> fair, fair. we saw performances from nicki minaj from the ocula downtown. it's like a mall. >> it's like a glorified train station. >> right. exactly. >> we saw a soaking wet sean mendez. >> oh, love it. >> how did that make you feel in. >> it made me feel wonderful. everyone was, look at the crowd. >> it was amazing! >> thank you for that >> jennifer lopez performed an epic matchup of her huge hits. take aok. [ music playing ] [ music playing ] >> okay. you were there in support of your sister. what was it like to be there as she became the first latin artist ever to win the michael jackson video vanguard award? >> i will tell you the answer if you tell me the truth. did you know they were saying r-u-l-e at the start of the song. >> are you serious? >> are you l-e? >> so many people on the internet. >> i'm sure.

. >> the key difference between the mta and my former escort agency was that i ran one set of books. >> roger stone has been making super super weird instagram post about davis with her child. why do fbi agents dispatched by robert mueller keep asking my friends if i am the father of this baby. in a statement today stone said kristin davis is a long time friend of associate of mine. i am the god father to her 2-year-old son. joining me to help understand what is going on is michael issi koff. what is going on? >> i can attest that kristin davis was very close to roger stone at the crucial period that mueller is looking at. i remember interviewing roger stone at the office of yahoo and kristin davis showed up with him and they left together. so you know, clearly what is interesting here to me is that mueller obviously -- stone obviously remains clearly a subject of mueller's investigation. mueller has farmed out other aspects that he has come across such as michael cohen's taxi stuff and the illegal election money to the southern district in new york. he hasn't done that with roger st

in light of the above, i request a hearing to be held to request officials from the mta and training division to look into these matters and discover what has concerned and what can be done help the agent become more efficient. my second is, collegues, i would like to adjourn our meeting in honor of mr. phillip scott ryan, district 5 resident, who left us on july 20, at the age of 78. he was a husband, father, grandfather, mentor, advocate for justice and friend to many members of the city family. he was a san francisco native who attended s.i. high school and santa clara university. he served in the army. in 1962 at the age of 23, became the youngest legislative aide in the california legislature. his entry to public service, was the beginning of lifetime career. in 1964, phil went to the south to be an organizer during the mississippi freedom summer, battling politics that summer, set the course for his life. phil once said of his experience that summer, "i learned the limits of american law and the extent that law has institutionalized bigotry." phil enrolled at howard university.

the scope also includes funding for puc and mta for construction and support services. total authorization is phase 2c -- the mou amount to date then would be $19,709,347. this portion is being funded by ocii with existing bond proceeds. regarding the contracting per 2013mou we are relying on the city's contracting requirements, the city has 25% lbe goal. michell engineering chose to construct the project is city-certified -- 72% based on ocii's policy. the city has mandatory participation levels of 50%. the next step july and august dpw awards contract to general contractor and issue notice to proceed. will begin construction in september and project will excellent in mid 2020. here are the two actions. we have representatives of dpw, contracting folks, and also cmg to answer any questions. thank you. >> thank you. do we have any speaker cards? >> >>clerk: i did not receive any. >> chair mondejar: i will close the public comment and turn to fellow commissioners for any comments or questions. >> commissioner bustos: i have a question regarding the design. one of the thi

one significant activity that's happening in the city that's a collaboration between the mta, public works, and the public utility commission is the masonic streetscape project. it runs from geary to fell and there will be some paving that will good from fell down to haight. and this is a project that is nearly complete and it's addressing one of the city's high-injury corridors. you will recall when we brought this to you for approval that at the time it was seeing a significant number of injuries and fatalities of all modes. people walking, people driving, people biking. so it really was a divider of neighborhoods almost like a mini freeway running through the neighborhoods in san francisco now includes a landscaped median. a public plaza will be one of the last pieces to get completed. upgraded utilities like water and sewer. of course, it's been repaved. there are bike lanes to go behind the bus stops, trees, sidewalk planters and pedestrian-scale lighting. by the time we next meet, the construction should be just about complete. this was largely funded by our own revenue bond to

the mta says both scoot and skip are developing locking mechanisms to keep scooters from blocking sidewalks. >> these companies demonstrated the highest level of commitment to our city's values for prioritizing public safety, promoting equity and, of course, safeguarding our shared public spaces. >> scoot and skip will hit the streets by october 15 with 625 scooters each. if all goes well, they may be allowed to double that number. both of those companies also plan to offer helmets. however, a lot of riders may not need them. a bill curtly sitting on govern brown's desk would wave the helmet requirement for people 18 years of age and over. brown has until september 30 to sign or veto the legislation. >>> oakland police are releasing new surveillance video of a block party shooting. that incident happened in 2016, but police are still looking for leads. the victims, 22-year-old terrence mccreary jr. and 20-year-old craig fletcher cook were killed when gunshots rang out. today police released this footage, two men coming around the corner on a sidewalk. they're being called persons of interes

. >>> the sf mta is planning to improve background checks on potential contractors. muni says it will now verify responses on questionnaires. mayor breed ordered muni to improve it screening process after it was revealed that contractor had previous safety violations. >>> police are investigating a new wave of cell phone tests aboard b.a.r.t. trains. at least five tests have been reported in the past week. they happened at the west oakland, bay city, lake merritt and south haywood station. it's unclear if anyone has been arrested. >>> lock ran out for a suspect in another ring of bay area lottery thieves. jose santa mayor turned himself in. investigators say that more arrests are possible. >>> tall orange flames and dry brush shut down part of an east bay highway. as many as five fires broke out around 7:00 last night near highway 4 in martinos. up to 40-acres have burned. the fire marshal says that, fortunately there is no wind in that area making it easier for crews fighting the flames. >>> epi pen is being rationed by kaiser. for many, it takes two injections to s

. >> the san francisco mta says the project should be finished on time, it should come under budget asu want a plastic straw with your drink you may soon have to ask for one at all california restaurants. lawmakers sent governor brown a bill prohibiting restaurants from handing out straws unless customers request. the legislation does not ban straws out right and does not apply to fast food chains. the bill is a small step toward reducing plastic use and fighting ocean pollution but opponents say that it will only punish restaurants but the restaurant industry has not come out against the bill. restaurants that do not comply could face fines.>>> and other bill on the desk with of the governor would ban for-profit companies from running charter schools, the legislated is supported by the federation of teachers which says it will stop the practice of diverting public dollars away from students for corporate profit. there are currently 34 charter schools in california run by for-profit corporations. >>> there was a fire in fremont at the tesla plant but it will not slow down production of