traveling from san joaquin to bakersfield, traveling 15 to 25 miles an hour. the train that was moving ran a red signal, according to amtrak representatives. >> reporter: in all, 154 passengers were on board both trains. we talked to somebody on board. he said it was scary and it was like a jolt. >> she was standing and it knocked her back, knocked her back to me. i picked her up and i got her on her feet and her hip was hurting. >> there were reports of 17 injuries to passengers that were taken to area hospitals with minor injuries. >> reporter: eight hours after the accident, crews use locomotives to place the trains on the tracks. as you can see, there are people getting on and off the train here. the train service is back up and running.

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the train was coming from the san joaquin line from tpwres know -- from fresno.line that travels between l.a. and seattle. they've been runningóq[iz#bus bridges all morning between emeryville and oakland station if you need it. if you don't want to mess with it, they are offering refunds. oakland station shutdown no word on when it will reopen. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> we'll keep you posted. 6:55. >>> newspapers and radio and tv stations are fearing this morning they could become reluctant players in the battle over medical marijuana. it appears the government is ready to punish media out lows that run ads for pot clubs. medical marijuana is legal in california, federal law says it is illegal to place an ad for illegal drugs, including marijuana. >>> one final check on weather and traffic. nice one today. >> it is. here's a quick look at expected highs. northeast even south bay locations in the 80s even coast half moon bay today expected high of 76°. santa cruz today in the 80s as well. gilroy 88 expected high, 84 santa cruz. one more day, high pressure wil

amtrak officials say around 10:00 last night the starlight train was struck by the san joaquin train. now, amtrak officials are telling us the accident is under investigation, and they're giving us little details about the incident. but they did tell oakland fire department more. >> the other train was traveling from san joaquin to bakersfield. the rain that was moving ran a red signal, according to amtrak representative. >> now, 17 people were injured. we actually caught up with one man who was on the train. here's what he had to say. >> she was standing up near the front and it knocked here clear back on her back back to me. i picked her up and got her on her feet and her hip was hurt. >> there were reports of 17 injuries to passengers that were taken to area hospitals with minor injuries. >> it's unclear when amtrak service will resume, although they have a shuttle service to nearby stations. >>> this month marks the 20th 20th anniversary of the oakland hills fire storm. ktvu's reporter karen moriaritys that story. >> next thursday is the actual anniversary of the oakland hills fir

the coast starlight was unloading passengers when the san joaquin ran into it. passengers went flying. >> we got launched into the front of the train. >> we fell, i ran into the bar. i guy in a wheelchair fell over and bumped his head and was bleeding from the head. >> 17 people were hurt but all are expected to recover. amtrak won't confirm that it told firefighters the san joaquin operator ran a red light. but workers have said that a nebraska dispatch center failed to throw a switch that would have put the trains on different tracks. >>> new details emerged today about the man who allegedly shot and killed eight people at a southern california hair salon. court papers reveal that the suspect, 42-year-old scott dekraai had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress syndrome in 2008. this afternoon city officials spoke today about the worst tragedy in seal beach history. >> we're a strong resilient community and we must now come together to help one another come to grips with this shattering experience. >> a victim is in critical condition in the hospital. >>> t

a lot of rail lines share the same tracks including the coast starlight and the san joaquin trains whichce trains so ace train number one actually we learned running about 15 minutes behind schedule. all other forms of mast, bart, caltrain, muni ferries, no delay on all other forms of mass transit. >> a good day to slow down and enjoy the ride outside. skies mostly clear, just a few high clouds drifting through. beautiful fall weather outside. numbers into the 70s. 80s and 90s into the valleys. high clouds over the ridge and it will hang out for the next couple of days. good news for us, lots of sunshine coming our way, temperatures going to be soaring by the afternoon. of course we just don't have many days like this left in the fall. temperatures 90 degrees expected high today in livermore 89 in concord, 88 in santa rosa and about 83 degrees in san francisco. even along the coastline. sunshine there and about 73 degrees in pacifica. next couple of days looking nice. toward the weekend a few more clouds move in. temperatures are expected to cool down on saturday and sunday. that's a loo

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it was stopped at the jack london station when it was struck by the san joaquin train. amtrak officials are not saying much about the ongoing investigation but they gave a little more information to the oakland fire department. >> the other train was traveling from san joaquin to bakersfield, traveling 15 to 25 miles an hour. the train that was moving around a red signal according to the amtrak representative. >> reporter: the good news, amtrak is, once again, running through the area, even though, as you can see, we can come back out here live, there was a locomotive involved. that's still there. there are crews repairing the tracks at this hour. but the good news, trains are running smoothly through here, once again. we'll stay on top of this and bring you the latest as we find out more about this ongoing investigation. live in oakland, i'm paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new this morning, one man is in the hospital after being pulled from a burning building in oakland a little over an hour ago. firefighters were called to west street around 6:30 and smoke cou

one train was coming in from san joaquin.ther train was the coast starlight traveling from l.a. to seattle. both strains of flu about a foot into the year ended both locomotives left the track. 17 people were injured with non-life threatening injuries and take into the hospital. will tran has been watching the scene at jack london square. >>will: great news to pass along. there was so much fear that the station would be shut down but they made such a good process that around 6:30 a.m. they cleared the tracks as far as the heavy equipment. they were able to get one of the trains that was involved in the collision out of here. the other train is still here but it is not a problem. upon early this morning there were using bus bridges but that is no longer necessary. the trains are now stopping in emeryville and moving forward to san jose or santa clara. the bottom line, if you are just getting up and need to hop on amtrak, it is as if the accident never happened as far as you are concerned. >>mark: this accident is coming just t

and the conjuration credit for species and california tiger salamanders in mitigation for the san joaquin pipeline system project and authorize the general manager san francisco public utilities commission to negotiate and execute a professional service agreement with wildlands. accept work performed by melton cascade for water enterprise water system improvement program funded contract hh-914, roselle crossover a perfect, modification number 10, increasing the contract with the time expansion and authorized the final payment to the contractor. does any commissioner was to remove any of these items, a through d? president vietor: no removal from the consent calendar. is there a motion to adopt the consent calendar? >> so moved. >> second. president vietor: any public comment? >> we have no cards. president vietor: all those in favor? opposed? motion passes. >> next item, a decision to authorize the general manager to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the san francisco arts commission for the process of defining their working relationship and responsibilities of each department

the two trains are the san joaquin line between bakersfield and oakland and the coast starlight which runs from l.a. to seattle. again, bus bridges go you need to get between emeryville and oakland. amtrak will be offering refunds. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> 5:02. bay area will find out later today who will replace anthony batts as chief of the oakland police department. batts announced his resignation this week. we are finding out he quit following the release of a highly critical report. terry mcsweeney is live at police headquarters. >> reporter: oakland police are not moving fast enough to make the reforms that were ordered, required by a federal judge. the order came down seven years ago. that report came out this week, a day or two hater, batts resigned as police chief. -- or two later, batts resigned as police chief. he says he was not allowed to do what he needed to do to fight crime because of a bureaucracy that made change impossible. >> no chief wants to be in a position where he or she has been held accountable but does not have the power to make an impact. >> reporter

for we will seek your approval for the clothes out of another project in the san joaquin region. that is all i have for you today. >> any questions? >> it very impressive. it amazes me that we have all of these shutdowns without any problems. >> believe me, this is the highest risk on the program and i think the water and a price deserves all of the credit. >> thank you very much. "thank you. >> that concludes the general managers' report. >> any further comments? >> we have no speaker cards. >> the next item is the bay area Ãsupply and conservation agency report. >> good afternoon. i do have comments on the general managers' report. first of all, let me follow up on something that came up. the commissioner asked for copies of documents that i have referred to. you might have received those. i have those here and i should have given them to michael before. it is always a pleasure to see -- i find his reports informative and sobering. he spoke about the federal budget process. i learned how little discretion actually has. today was even more so in terms of the financial status and

i would like to introduce the sheriff of san joaquin valley -- county. thank you for coming. i would also like to acknowledge some members of the board and guardians of the city. mike anderson of the sheriff's department. dave everly from emergency management. jamie o'keefe, jan ford. did i miss anybody? where is mike? i mentioned jamie. she has her whole family here today. as we enter the solemn moments, i like to call joanne hayes- white up to lead us through. >> thank you. you will hear more about the guardians of the city. it is a wonderful concept. welcome to station 10. this is our museum. it has beautiful pieces and parts of our city and history and department. as you can see, it has outgrown this place. the guardians of the city are working on a place where our departments' histories will all be housed together so that the public can come, visit, and do research. my hat is off to all of the volunteers putting this concept together. thank you for that. i would also like to acknowledge the presence of one of my predecessors, also a huge history buff who knows so much ab

there's a lot of with work to be done two trains involved san joaquin between bakersfield and oakland and the coast starlight which travels from l.a. to seattle. again, this station is closed. if you commute into here everyday you are not coming through today. if you have tickets contact amtrak. they will give you a refund there will be no penalty. amy hollyfield, abc7 news.0f=y >>> we'll continue to follow that developing news. in oakland the mayor and city administrator set to name the interim chief of the police department this morning. chief anthony batts announced his resignation tuesday and says he will officially leave in early november. he says he can't manage the department with the resources he's been given. assistant chief is expected to take over, he's done it before. jordan has been in the department 23 years. he served as it rum chief in 2009. >>> newspapers and radio and tv stations -- tv stations are fearing they could be reluctant players in the battle over medical marijuana. the federal government is ready to punish media outlets that run ads for pot clubs. >> report

that was at 7:30 tonight. 200 passengers were on board the san joaquin 718. the train did not derail. more than two dozen people have complained of minor pain, but authorities say there are no serious injuries. >>> things can get out of hand when the clubs close down for the night. in san francisco, city leaders have a new plan to curb shootings. >> linda yee on why the proposal takes aim at where club goers park their cars. >> working until 3:00 a.m. are rare, but under a proposed law, it will be necessary. the reason is lots have become breeding ground for violence. nightclub owner, steven lee, has his own security team to is court his customers to their cars. >> there are people in the lot. we call them parking lot predators. what happens is they engage our guests to where they sometimes disrespect the women. sometimes they pick fights with the boyfriends. >> last year, a fight and shooting outside a market club left one man dead and three others injured. next week, the san francisco board of supervisors will consider a law that will require parking lot ow

the trains to the proper track. 17 people suffered minor injuries when the coast was hit by the san joaquin while unloading passengers. one of the suspects caught on surveillance cameras causing a scene in santa clara has finally been arrested. police say eduardo mon montez was one of three men who walked into the restaurant drunk. tips from the public led investigators to montez. he was eventually booked last week and will be arraigned next week on charges of felony assault. >>> and the ceo of solyndra called it quits. he resined friday. harrison made headlines when he refused to answer questions during a congressional hearing about federal loans made to that company. his departure was considered before the company filed for bankruptcy. >>> might want to look in your car's glove compartment. maybe time to pay all those pes ky traffic tickets. linda yee on the one-time offer. >> a 50% off sale on unpaid traffic fines. here's the deal. it applies only to unpaid traffic fines that are at least three years old or more. if you pay it off during the first six months of 2012, you are only respons

. >> the other train was traveling from san joaquin to bakersfield, traveling 15 to 25 miles an hour. the train that was moving ran a red signal, according to amtrak representatives. >> reporter: in all, 154 passengers were on board both trains. we talked to somebody on board. he said it was scary and it was like a jolt. >> she was standing and it knocked her back, knocked her back to me. i picked her up and i got her on her feet and her hip was hurting. >> there were reports of 17 injuries to passengers that were taken to area hospitals with minor injuries. >> reporter: eight hours after the accident, crews use locomotives to place the trains on the tracks. as you can see, there are people getting on and off the train here. the train service is back up and running. we'll stay on p to of a -- on top of this and bring you the latest. we're still working to get that surveillance video. go to ktvu.com he. we might break -- ktvu.com. we might break it there and definitely during our shows today. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in less than an hour, mayor jean quan will hold a news

. >> the other train was traveling from san joaquin valley. the train that was moving ran a red signal, according to amtrak representative. >> now, 45 oakland firefighters responded to the call. in all, 17 people were injured and taken to area hospitals for minor injuries. now we can come out here live and you can see people are here investigating the scene. we'll bring it to you as it develops. once again, the train headed to seattle has left the area. i'm paul chambers. to tell you more about the commute, let's go so sal. >> in this area of jack london square, you can't drive on the end of the oak street. it's closed for a good long while. so if you're coming to jack london square area, you should be aware of that. also, we'll be keeping track of the train service to make sure they're not delayed. they very well may be just a little delayed. again, as paul mentioned, that train that was involved, one of them has been moved on. at 4:32, this is a look at northbound 80. traffic looks pretty good. and the morning drive is moving well on interst

a growing number of people in need of assistance in the san joaquin valley has prompted the farm to give back to its community. each week, the farm sends truckloads of produce to local food banks as part of the california association of food banks' farm-to-family program. >> we were seein' folks that when we went to the store, you recognize them working in the store, and then all of a sudden, you see them at our doorstep, uh, needing food assistance, needing help. uh, it's not just the single parent, the single mother, single father. you know, it's--it's the working people, uh, that still can't make things--uh, you know, ends meet. >> i think what each of us are given, you know, if we're given much, we're required to give a lot. and i think that's very important. you know, that's the way i was brought up, too. you--you have to give. >> giving back to the community that supported them for more than 70 years now is just one of the many reasons this family farm continues to thrive now and no doubt well into the future, too. for "california country," i'm tracy sellers. >> brought to you by a

starlight was stopped at the jack london square station unloading passengers when a commuter train, the san joaquin from bakersfield, hit it going about 20 miles per hour. >> we're just on the train and all of a sudden, it just pushed back, uhm, probably -- we were told it pushed back about five feet. so it was just a big jolt. >> reporter: the impact sent both of the engines off the rails. at least one of them hit a concrete platform. >> we were watching a movie and then, all of a sudden, we got launched into the front of the train. >> we fell. i ran in. a guy was bleeding. it was just crazy. >> reporter: 17 people were injured. six were taken to the hospital. no injuries are life threatening. there were no trains in or out of the oakland station all night long as the two trains remained on the tracks. inspectors checked the damage to the rail and repaired it this morning. in the meantime, passengers were bused to emeryville to catch trains from there. >> they encouraged people who wanted to turn in their tickets and come back in 24 hours to do so. but many of us -- there's about a dozen of us --

hit between antioch and discovery bay at around 7:30 tonight. 200 passengers were on board the san joaquin 718. the train did not derail. more than two dozen people have complained of minor pain. authorities say there are no serious injuries. >>> law enforcement agents have expanded their search of a remote area for suspected killer. they are searching a forced area of fort bragg for aaron. investigators say yesterday a three-man team from the alameda county sheriff's office got in a shootout with the suspect. now deputies were hurt, it's not clear if he was shot. >>> how dangerous is this guy? >> i would say yesterday's activities proved that he has the ability to pull the trigger. >> he is accused of killing two people, including a fort bragg city council member. >>> tonight, an american born al-qaeda leader is dead, killed in a u.s. air strike. al-awlaki inspired the fort hood major who killed 13 service members. pentagon had been searching for him for months now. the attack that killed him was only the tip of a much larger operation. >> missiles fired by the drone took out al-awlaki's

trains to another track. 17 people suffered minor injuries when the coast starlight was hit by the san joaquin while unloading passengers at jack london square. >>> one of the suspects caught on surveillance cameras causing a scene at a denies in santa clara has been arrested. police say that eduardo montes was one of three people who walked into the restaurant drunk last august and then began throwing silverware and punching a waitress and manager. tips from the public led investigators to montes. he was booked last week and will be arraigned next week on charges of felony assault. >>> the ceo of bankrupt cylinder dra has called it quits. brian henderson resigned friday. he made headlines when he refused to answer questions during a congressional hearing about federal loans made to the company. solyndra says it was before they got the loan. >>> it was sold by the susan g. komen, but the breast cancer action group wants "promise me" off store shelves. elizabeth cook found it on sale despite some questionable ingredients. >> any is a bobby never leaves home without using perfumes. >> i personal

benefits district and a small town in the san joaquin valley that has added benefits district for over 15 years, and i have seen their downtown area go from a ghost town to a thriving place where everybody within to i urge you to support this benefits district. thank you. president chiu: next speaker. >> good afternoon. i am the owner of a carpet store, and a property owner. i urge you to support this. west portal is one of the best family oriented neighborhoods in san francisco, and this is a catalyst that can make this community even better. it is a little village. this is something that has been needed for a long, long time, and i urge you to approve it. thank you. president chiu: next speaker. >> ♪ well, i look to the east, and i look to the west, and west portal is the place i like best they fix your abilities and your shoes, and they have movies, and for elsbernd, they have foodies. they fix your shoes, and they have food for foodies, and supervisor elsbernd's favorite restaurant for foodies yes, they know how to help you, yes, indeed, and i know they are going to take the lead.

another track. 17 people suffered minor injuries two days ago when the coast starlight was hit by the san joaquin while unloading passengers at jack london square. >>> a federal watchdog agency is reporting a spike in air traffic control mistakes near airports. the government accountability office says errors that cause planes to fly too close together have nearly doubled over the past three years. aviation officials say a new automatic system is identifying more incidents and a new policy encouraged controller to disclose the mistakes without being punished. >>> a 3-year-old boy is safe with his parents after spending 20 hours alone in the sierra foothills. the child wandered off from his family's home wednesday in the small town of washington east of nevada city. search crews spent the night looking for him but it was a logger who spotted him in the woods about 10 a.m. yesterday. just a mile from his home. >> were you scared? >> yes. >> yeah? >> yes. i just cried. >> he wasn't hurt. his parents have given him a whistle to hang on to in case he ever wanders off again. >> probably a good idea for

if you are heading out of town, we have the warmer weather in the sacramento to san joaquin valley. per 70s in los angeles and back home, upper 70s around los gatos, 75 in saratoga, as well as san jose, we're talking 73 as you head toward menlo park. low to mid-60s with the southwesterly flow. onshore flow shouldn't be as gusty as what we saw yesterday. 68 in downtown san francisco. got that low offshore. once that moves on through. we'll see the cooler conditions. out ahead of system, mid-70s to look forward in santa rosa. 78 in calistoga. near east bay, 69 in berkeley and see the sunshine by late morning in san leandro. 71 there. upper 70s for you. 80 in livermore and we'll look at the clouds breaking off by about 11:00 around the boardwalk 68 in monterey. so today, a little cooling and we'll look for the numbers to come up tomorrow. then tuesday and wednesday, extra cloud cover, still looking dry and warming up and nice by the end of the workweek. >> those 80s above normal? >> a little above normal. we should be in the upper 70s for this time of the year. >> construction of a 600

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