the meeting started with a moment of silence for oliver tyrone williams. and then it was time for public comment. news station agent suzanne gambel told about watching nearly 30 people an hour jump the fare gates, and about a scary experience she recently had at the south hayward station. >> i called the police on a man who was chasing a woman on to the train in south hayward. he hurdled the gates to get at her. >> the bart board has selected new fare gates, but right now is looking for funding. >>> building a safer bart is part of building a better bay area. after tuesday's stabbing, bart announced it would add more police as well as community service officers and fare inspectors on platforms and trains. abc7 news reporter kris reyes rode bart all day to look for the extra police presence. >> i'm going to be riding the daly city train. i'm going to be riding the pittsburg-bay point train and the warm springs south fremont train. and i'm going to tell you what i see. we're also going to be talking to riders, seeing if they're seeing more security, and if t

. >> you could feel the emotion there from family members of oliver tyrone williams. he was the man killed on b.a.r.t. while he was trying to help somebody else. good afternoon, i'm larry beil. >> i'm ama daetz. this is hours before the suspect and his killer appeared in court. jermaine brim was arraigned in court today. he tried to steal shoes from another passenger on b.a.r.t. >> laura anthony was in court today joining us live with the latest developments. laura. >> reporter: hi larry. this is an extremely brief court hearing. we were allowed in with still cameras. but the suspect, jermaine brim hid behind a will or hid his face the entire t he did not enter a plea. he's been charged with five felony counts, including carjacking, murder and theft. there are special circumstances attached for great bodily injury and the use of a weapon among other things. he was arrested tuesday afternoon in a gas station parking lot not far from the south hayward b.a.r.t. station. b.a.r.t. police say he got into a fight on a b.a.r.t. train headed through hayward, grabbed that man's

a man identified by police as oliver tyrone williams stepped in. she said he began to beat up the good samaritan after he refused to give up his shoes. >> the attacker had him pinned down and they were trying to wrestle over the knife that's when the homeless gentleman tried to diffuse the situation. >> police say the knife belonged to williams. brynn went on to stab the oakland man five to ten times. >> the homeless gentleman said he regretted not using the crowbar he had on him. >> reporter: once the train pulled into the station, hump friday's said brynn ran out. >> i had medical gloves on me, so i drew them on and jumped out of my chair putting pressure on the stab wounds. >> reporter: she knew she had to keep him awake. asking him questions, you're a raiders fan because he was wearing raiders clothes. >> reporter: by the time the paramedics took over she said he was conscious barely. >> he was an upstanding citizen and a good person. >> reporter: melissa colorado nbc bay area news. >> so brave. yesterday we told you the suspect in the case was

running through sophia humphrey's mind on tuesday as she was applying pressure to the neck of oliver tyrone williams as he lay dying on a warm springs bound bart train. sophia, ache college nursing student ran into jermaine brim shoeless before she boarded. >> i made a beeline for the gentleman in the middle of the train, he took one of his shoes. that is when mr. tyrone approached, and, stopped him basically. said don't take issues, it's not okay to steal from other people. >> reporter: brim laughed, then came back and began attacking williams as another homeless man tried to break it up. >> i was enthe knife was pulled. >> reporter: when the train pulled into the station, brim ran , she got out of her wheelchair to help williams who was bleeding for multiple stab wounds to the neck. >> i spoke to him, try eep m ta raiders fan because he was wearing raiders gear. ask about the tattoo on his arm. i couldn't hear what he was saying. >> reporter: she held pressure until paramedics arrived on scene. >> it had been feasible for emergency services to have arrived, you know, within minutes rather than sev

. >> reporter: she says the suspect then left and then came back and began attacking oliver tyrone williams as another homeless man tried to break it up. >> they wrestled with the knife for awhile before, um, the attacker managed to get ahold of it and stabbed mr. tyrone multiple times. >> reporter: she was already in communication with emergency services via a texting app when she says the suspect ran as soon as they got to south hayward station. that's when the certified nurse's assistant grabbed medical gloves from her backpack, got out of her wheelchair and tried to help. >> i applied as much pressure as i could. >> reporter: and waited for paramedics to arrive. >> why is it taking so long? >> reporter: she talked to williams, trying to comfort him and keep him conscious, even though she couldn't hear him speak back. >> one of the things people fear is dying alone, and i was glad i was able to be there for him. >> reporter: now she has been in contact with mr. williams' family, giving them reassurances that he was not alone in his final moments after life aboard that bart train. coming

oliver tyrone williams tried to stop another man from stealing the shoes of a sleeping passenger on tuesday afternoon. williams was stabbed with his own knife with jermaine brim. brim made his first court appearance yesterday. williams family was there and his brother is heart broken. >> he is a hero for what he did. he was -- he gave his life for somebody else. >> williams family has set up a gofundme page to help pay for his funeral. we have a link to it on abc7news.com. >>> the abc7 news i-team lea the trial for two bay area teens accused of killing an killing an police officer will be set for next year. italian prosecutors say elder confessed to killing the officer during a scuffle that followed a drug deal. dan noyes spent days in rome covering the story. you can see his reports by going to abc7news.com/iteam. >>> city college of san francisco officials announced it will cut classes for the spring semester because of a projected $13 million budget deficit. the examiner reports that city college will also reduce its summer class schedule by 25 mrs. 225 credit classes and more than 60 no

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police say brim stabbed oliver tyrone williams after he tried to stop brim from stealing another passenger satisfies shoes. the altercation started at i the bay point stations and he ran off the train two stops later. his family is wondering why no one helped. >> he gave his life for somebody else. that's the way he was. it's frustrating that, you know, he goes three different b.a.r.t. stops before you know, somebody gets there to help him. and by then it was too late. >> family members are hoping to raise money for williams' funeral. we have a link to the go fund me page on abc7news.com. >>> abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area. one of the big issues is b.a.r.t. that includes safety on the trains. b.a.r.t. is adding more police and community service officers and fare inspectors on platforms and riding trains. kris reyes rode b.a.r.t. all day long today looking for the extra police presence. >> i'm going to be riding the daily city train. i'm going to be riding the pittsburg bay point train and the fremont train and i'm going to tell you what i see. we're also going to be

. >> you could feel the emotion there from family members of oliver tyrone williams.e was the man killed on b.a.r.t. while he was trying to help somebody else. good afternoon, i'm larry beil. >> i'm ama daetz. this is hours before the suspect and his killer appeared in court. jermaine brim was arraigned in court today. he tried to steal shoes from another passenger on b.a.r.t. >> laura anthony was in court today joining us live with the latest developments. laura. >> reporter: hi larry. this is an extremely brief court hearing. we were allowed in with still cameras. but the suspect, jermaine brim hid behind a will or hid his face the entir

as for that latter family of oliver tyrone williams, they're coming to term what happened tuesday afternoonn that bart train. >> it upsets me that he was the only person on that bart that -- that gave their heart to protect somebody else. >> reporter: the family of the man who died trying to prevent a theft on bart

tyrone oliver william's niece: "he was always very big on doing what was right">(ken) family members of bart stabbing victim tyrone williams tell us they're devastated over his death. (pam) tonight, william's niece talked with kron-4's haaziq madyun about her uncle... and how she wants him to be remembered. sot(pam) two years ago, coulter was scheduled to speak but canceled, claiming berkeley did not have enough security. coulter's top

oliver tyrone williams tried to stop another man from stealing the shoes of a sleeping passenger on tuesdayon. williams was stabbed with his own knife during a struggle with jermaine brim. brim made his first court appearance yesterday. williams family was there and his brother is heartbroken. >> he is a hero for what he did. he was -- he gave his life for somebody else. >> williams family has set up a gofundme page to help pay for his funeral. we have a link to it on abc7news.com. >>> the abc7 news i-team learned the trial for two bay area teens accused of killing an italian police officer will be set for next year. the lawyer for finnegan elder told dan noyes, the trial has been fast tracked. the two are charged with the fating stabbing of a rome police officer in july. italian prosecutors say elder confessed to killing the officer during a scuffle that followed a drug deal. dan noyes spent days in rome covering the story. you can see his reports by going to abc7news.com/iteam. >>> just in at live desk, new developments in the ongoing trade war between the united states and china. china's

oliver tyrone williams tried to stop another man from stealing the shoes of a sleeping passenger on tuesdayfternoon. williams was stabbed with his own knife during a struggle with jermaine brim. brim made his first court appearance yesterday. williams family was there and his brother is heartbroken. >> he is a hero for what he did. he was -- he gave his life for somebody else. >> williams family has set up a gofundme page to help pay for his funeral. we have a link to it on abc7news.com. >>> the abc7 news i-team learned the trial for two bay area teens accused of killing an italian police officer will be set for next year. the lawyer for finnegan elder told dan noyes, the trial has been fast tracked. the two are charged with the fating stabbing of a rome police officer in july. italian prosecutors say elder confessed to killing the officer during a scuffle that followed a drug deal. dan noyes spent days in rome covering the story. you can see his reports by going to abc7news.com/iteam. >>> from the live desk, new developments in the ongoing trade war between the united states and china. chi

oliver tyrone williams of oakland died, but another passenger to try to save him. 22-year-old sophia humphrey is a nursing student from fremont. she is in a wheelchair. humphrey says she tries to help williams whose neck was bleeding from several stamp stab wounds. >> i spoke to him, try to keep him talking. asked him about being a raiders fan because he was wearing raiders care. i couldn't hear what he was saying. >> williams died on the train. primas in custody and faces several charges, including murder. >>> police in salt lake city say a suspicious package found at the utah jazz basketball arena turned out to be harmless. investigators say the box simply contained standard tools like wrenches. the box was found last night after the jazz be to the warriors. most fans had artie left the building. and people remained including both teams were ordered to evacuate. >>> a man is in jail this morning after a bomb was found at a high school in south san jose. police arrested 36-year-old andrew white early yesterday following a standoff. is currently being held for outstanding warrants. a

court documents reveal new details about him jermaine brown is now charged in the murder of tyrone oliver williams who police say was trying to stop brim i'm stealing another person's shoes, enforced and herman was in court today and has the latest. >>bart murder suspect remain brim seen here in a green and white jail jumpsuit made his first court appearance thursday, he's charged with murder robbery attempted robbery and 2 counts of attempted carjacking it was tuesday afternoon when he is alleged to have repeatedly stabbed this man tyrone williams in the neck, killing him aboard a bart train. this after police say williams tried to stop britain from stealing someone's shoes. court documents shed more light on what happened after the attack. police say after leaving the south hayward bart station. witnesses advised the male was now shirtless still barefoot and was attempting to wash off blood from his body and clothing at the gas station. court documents say the suspect then ran over to an auto dealership grabbed the keys for a car from an employee and attempted to steal the vehicle. it did not st

the suspect remain bram is now charged in the murder of tyrone oliver williams who police say. >>was actually trying to stop brown from stealing another person's shoes. well for kerman was in dublin today where bram made his first appearance in court. >>bart murder suspect remain brim seen here in a green and white jail jumpsuit made his first court appearance thursday, he's charged with murder robbery attempted robbery and 2 counts of attempted carjacking it was tuesday afternoon when he is alleged to have repeatedly stabbed this man tyrone williams in the neck, killing him aboard a bart train. this after police say williams tried to stop him from stealing someone's shoes. court documents shed more light on what happened after the attack. police say after leaving the south hayward bart station. witnesses advised the male was now shirtless still barefoot and was attempting to wash off blood from his body and clothing at the gas station. court documents say the suspect then ran over to an auto dealership grab the keys for a car from an employee and attempted to steal the vehicle

college student is sharing her first hand account of a deadly attack on a bart train.(2-shot) tyrone oliver williamss stabbed and killed when he tried to help a stranger. tonight -- the woman you just heard from ... also tells kron4's michelle kingston... she hopes he found some sort of comfort knowing that she was there, and that he did not die alone. michelle is live tonight at the south hayward bart station. michelle? (wipe vo) bart officials said earlier this week, the suspect, jermaine brim had walked away from a san leandro psychiatric facility ... before the stabbing. he was listed as an 'at- risk' missing person after leaving the facility. yesterday during his court appearance, we learned he was previously charged just this past may, with the negligent discharge of a firearm, shooting from a car and possession of a concealed and loaded firearm. as michelle mentioned.. brim is currently being held without bail at the santa rita jail. ((ken))happening tomorrow... brace for backups on the bay bridge.caltrans will be doing maintenance from saturday night into sunday morning. at least two lanes i

"> (grant) a bart passenger who witnessed the fatal stabbing of tyrone oliver williams ...peaking to kron4 tonight ... after comforting williams in his final moments.(vicki) she tells kron4's michelle kingston she hopes he found some sort of comfort knowing that she was there, and that he did not die alone. (vicki) bart officials said earlier this week brim had walked away from a san leandro psychiatric facility prior to the stabbing. he was listed as an at risk missing person after leaving the facility. yesterday during his court appearance we learned he was previously charged just this past may with negligent discharge of a firearm, shooting from a car and possession of a concealed and loaded firearm. he's currently being held without bail at the santa rita jail. (grant) in fresno- a 15 thousand dollar reward is being offered for tips leading to the arrest of two suspects who fatally shot four men at a weekend party. on thursday- fresno police released photos of the four hmong (mong) american victims, who were shot sunday in a backyard while watching football. the victims

young woman says -- she was on a bart train on tuesday and witnessed the deadly stabbing of tyrone oliver williamshelle kingston, she hopes he found some sort of comfort .. knowing that she was there, and that he did not die alone. (ken) bart officials said earlier this week brim had walked away from a san leandro psychiatric facility prior to the stabbing. (pam) he was listed as an 'at - risk' missing person after leaving that facility. during his court appearance yesterday -- we learned he was previously charged, just this past may, with the negligent discharge of a firearm, shooting from a car, and possession of a concealed and loaded firearm. he is currently being held without bail at the santa rita jail. (ken) two people are in piedmont face charges in connection to a car theft. around six this morning -- police say they found the suspects driving this car in the area of ramona avenue and moraga avenue. officers received an alert from their license plate recognition camera. police also found a replica handgun in the car. (ken) take a look at this. martinez police say -- they found a large amo

on tuesday police say 49-year-old oliver williams who went by tyrone hodges, stopped jermaine grim from stealing another passenger's shoes, a helpful move that cost williams his life. he thought brim got a knife away from williams and stabbed him to death. his daughter is heartbroken williams won't meet his grandson. >> he was excited to hear about his grandson in december. now i know my dad won't be able to see him. because he wanted to help somebody. >> reporter: police arrested brim after the deadly stabbing when they got calls about a man matching his descriptionry charged with murder and carjacking. investigators say he walked away from san leandro hospital before boarding that bart train. we are also learning he's facing criminal charges in san francisco. the district attorney's office said brandon is facing negligent discharge of a firearm and possession of firearm charges. a judge released him from jail and set a court date. tonight brim is being held without bail and williams' grieving family is wondering why no one on bart helped him. >> i feel he could have had more help and

>>jasmine cardoza says it is important for her to let everyone know that is how are local tyrone oliver williamster being stabbed to death tuesday. well they south hayward by trade. but police say williams was trying to prevent another by passenger from being robbed of their shoes. >>the fact that he was always ready to do what was right. he was always big on doing what was right. >>so when you hear about something happening like this you. came to the aid of somebody who needed no i was not. >>his childhood friend raymond slaton says tyrone williams had his back covered even when they were in elementary school. williams family says he was raised in oakland, a huge raiders fan and a very gifted musician they don't have any bomb goes off with my guitar over and use the acoustics on the qatar has. >>beats for me has been cut doesn't says she and her local were very close. tyrell dollar williams family started a go fund me page to aid his loved ones. >>their hour of need. has it made kron 4 news. >>in the north bay 6 people were hurt after a car crashed into a filet o dollar tree got video car drove

>>jasmine cardoza says it is important for her to let everyone know that is how are local tyrone oliver williams died after being stabbed to death tuesday. well they south hayward by trade. but police say williams was trying to prevent another by passenger from being robbed of their shoes. >>the fact that he was always ready to do what was right. he was always big on doing what was right. >>so when you hear about something happening like this you. came to the aid of somebody who >>his childhood friend, raymond slaton says tyrone williams had his back covered even when they were in elementary school. williams family says he was raised in oakland, a huge raiders fan and a very gifted musician they don't have any bomb goes off with my guitar over and use the acoustics on the qatar has. >>beats for me has been cut doesn't says she and her local were very close. tyrell dollar williams family started a go fund me page to aid his loved ones. >>their hour of need. has it made kron 4 news. >>in the south bay, a man was arrested for punching a woman in milpitas william alexander was the man arrested and p

the memory of oliver williams who went by tyrone hodges will live on in these pictures. ( james ) thedly attack on bart is raising safety concerns. bart's general manger says the transit system is safe. and while some riders agree, others aren't so sure.( james ) to improve safety ... bart has hired additional officers to work overtime for nights and weekends. ( darya ) feces complaints in san francisco are soaring. the city has seen more than 25-thousand poop complaintss this year from january through november. the feces problem is so bad, the city even has its own "poop patrol" who cleans up human waste-- mostly in the city's tenderloin neighborhood. so far this year, the tenderloin received the most complaints-- nearly seven thousand per square mile. peop

oliver williams, who also went by the name tyrone hodges. one saying of the long-time raiders fan and family man, can the i can't believe this. life will never be the same." investigators say the 49-year-old was killed by this man, seen in a video shortly after the stabbing. 39-year-old jermaine jeremiah brim. brim was allegedly trying steal someone's shoes on the bart train when williams tried to stop him. brim used a pocket knife the victim was carrying to stab and kill him.police say the confron lasted about ten minutes. >> it was a fight that began. and anything short of having an officer on that train car, it would have been something that would have been tough to prevent. >> reporter: bart police walked out of the south hayward station yesterday with bags of evidence after the stabbing. they're also reviewing surveillance video. and tonight the general manager of bart is insisting the transit agency is safe. >> we've hired 54 police officers this calendar year. 54. that is a record. that's more than any two years combined. >> obviously

as for the victim oliver williams his friends tell us it's no surprise that he tried to help. >> tyrone was a beautiful >> she is not surprised the man she knew as her friend and neighbor tyrone gave his life trying to help someone else. >> and that is his nature is to always help people, you know? and i'm really sad to hear that this has happened to him. he's always willing to help anyone in the need of help. >> the 49-year-old williams was stabbed to death on a b.a.r.t. train near the south heyward station. he was killed with his own knife. one he killed in self-defense during an on train altercation with this man, jermaine brown. >> both individuals took it upon themselves to start a fight and it's something that unfortunately happened and somebody lost their lives as a result of it. >> investigators believe williams intervened when he saw brim trying to steal the shoes of another b.a.r.t. passenger that was asleep at the time. after allegedly trying to steal a mini van from a nearby car dealership. >> abc 7 news learned that brim was the object of an unspecified medical call in oakl

douglas and others say these are facebook photos of tyrone, the same man the coroner identified as oliver t. williams. >> that's his nature is to always help people. and he is always wanting to help anyone in need of help. >> the 49-year-old williams was stabbed to death on a b.a.r.t. train near the south haven station. he was killed with his own knife, one he pulled during self-defense in an altercation with this man. brim was arrested a short time later at a nearby gas station after allegedly trying to steal a mini van from a nearby car dealership. >> a good samaritan stepped up to try to diffuse the situation on the train and he ends up being the person that loses his life. that's very sad. >> now they are trying to look at video on their trains to see where the suspect and the victim boarded the train and he also talked about the fact that this started with the apparent or alleged attempt to steal shoes from another b.a.r.t. passenger. the chief told us they have not had any contact with the passenger. that he apparently walked away after all of this happened missing one shoe that the suspect all