rusty stapp and his dublin family are now looking for a total of three million dollars. they were returning from a birthday dinner in san francisco... when the mob began pounding on the dublin bound train as it pulled into coliseum station. strapp and his family allege the transit agency did nothing to prevent the april 22 mob attack and robbery...and the person driving the train should have realized people were pounding on the doors...and never opened them. rusty stapp, bart mob attack victim:doors opened and a mob of teens stated attacking and robbing people.i was beaten on the head arms and i was kicked in the ribs , i had a lot of contusions and my ribs are still sore and in fact i was back at the hospital since.i go back to the feeling of helpless ness and the inability for me to protect my family.(grant) stapp's attorney says bart must answer for its lack of security at fare gates, and the misteps by bart personel once the mob jumped those gates and headed for the platform. bart...now has 45 days to respond to the claim. if bart rejects it, stapp's attorney says a

if bart rejects it, stapp's attorney says a civil lawsuit will be filed. kron 4's j.r. stone continues our team coverage tonight. j.r. you spoke with the acting bart police chief about this. what did he have to say? kron4's j-r stone is live tonight at the bart station in daly city... and j-r what is bart saying about this family's claims? bart is trying to crack down teen fare evaders.... but, getting in criminal trouble for not paying... if you are under 18 years old will not happen anymore. bart police officers have been directed by the chief not to arrest or cite kids under 18 years old.. for not buying a ticket. this follows a new law which went into effect in january for all public transportation systems in the state.. muni will not call the police on fare cheats under 18 years old instead gives them an administrative ticket for about $60. so it is not criminal, avoid

stapp his wife and their 18 year old daughter were just returning from san francisco after celebrating his daughter's birthday. after he was beaten, his cell phone was taken and his wife's purse was stolensotits hard to feel helpless you shouldn't have to go out in public and feel that helpless. there is better security in the mall and in the public library than on bart now stapp and his wife and daughter have each filed million dollar claims against the transit agency alleging negligence it's the first step towards a civil lawsuit. sot paul justi/attorney for stapp family 57-105it was simply outrageous that bart did absolutely nothing to prevent this despite the fact they knew it was coming and new it was happening.stapp and his attorney says among other things the train conductor should not have opened the doors when the train pulled into coliseum stationsotthat bart conductor knew about this observed it, saw them beating on the train and still opened the doors and allowed them accesssotthey have taken millions of dollars in homelands security money, if they cant prevent an attack on

rusty stapp and his family are now suing bart for three million dollars. they were returning from a birthday dinner in san francisco when the mob began pounding on the train as it pulled into the coliseum station. stapp and his family claim bart did nothing to prevent the attack and robbery. they say the person driving the train should have realized people were pounding on the doors and never opened them. ( james ) stapp's attorney says bart must answer for its lack of security at fare gates. bart now has 45 days to respond to the claim. kron four's j-r stone spoke with the acting bart police chief about the attack. acting bart police chief jeffery jennings defending his police department monday saying that ba

(grant) stapp's attorney says bart must answer for its lack of security at fare gates, and the misteps by bart personel once the mob jumped those gates and headed for the platform. bart has 45 days to respond to the claim. if bart rejects it, stapp's attorney says a civil lawsuit will be filed. ( pam ) bart is trying to crack down on people who do not pay for their ticket..these "fare cheats" cost the system almost 25- million dollars a year. but, if you are under 18- years old, getting in criminal trouble for not paying... will not happen. kron 4's justine waldman is live tonight in san francisco with why bart cannot cite young fare cheats.. here at the glen park station i saw a handful of people pass through the fare gates without paying.but bart police can't do anything to those cheats who are under 18 years old.because that is against the law. the fare evaders sneak out.. usually through the emergency swinging doorwhile other riders pay their fair share to ride bart.16 year old aleigha beavan-szabo sees kids her age skip out on paying, often. sot if you just don't have two dollars

rusty stapp and his family are now suing bart for three million dollars.a birthday dinner in san francisco when the mob began pounding on the train as it pulled into the coliseum station. stapp and his family claim bart did nothing to prevent the attack and robbery. they say the person driving the train should have realized people were pounding on the doors and never opened them. ( darya ) stapp's attorney says bart must answer for its lack of security at fare gates. bart now has 45 days to respond to the claim. acting bart police chief jeffrey jennings says bart police officers were working extra hours before the mob attack and continue to add increased security after the attack. < jeffrey jennings, acting bart police chief: "this past weekend i don't know if they are juveniles or adults we arrested 16 people with my extra staffing which thwarted a lot of activity.">( darya

rusty stapp, his wife and 18- year-old daughter were returning home to dublin from san francisco. the man said he was beaten and robbed by at least three teenagers who bobbed their train at the coliseum station last month. and a legal claim, the family accuses bart of negligence and failing to take safety measures that could prevented the attack. >> my family could not think of this happening to another family in six months. if we don't take bart to task and hold them accountable. >> the family said it also wants bart to release the surveillance video of the robbery in order to get the public's help to identify those responsible. bart officials said the video cannot be released because the suspects appeared to be under age. bart would not comment on the family's legal claim. >>> police in danville are searching for two suspects and attempted smash and grab robbery at costco. this happened last night around 9 am. police say the three men walked into the store, one smashed a jewelry display with a hammer. that suspect was chased down and detained by store employees. the two other me

. >> reporter: rusty stapp says both he and his -- coliseum barlt station, boarded a train and began robbing people of cell phones, purses and wallets, in some cases beating victims into submission. this is one of them. he says two to three people were beating him, even kicking him at one point and that his wife fell on top of his daughter to cover her up and protect her. >> if they can't protect the basic passenger from assault and robberies, how are they protecting us from terrorism right now? you know, this was such an easy crime for these individuals to commit. that i want to shine a spotlight on this. >> b.a.r.t. personnel showed a conscious disregard for the safety of the b.a.r.t. passengers by failing to take any measures to prevent this attack from happening, starting with the two police officers that were in the parking lot through which these individuals passed. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. has previously said it made two arrests in this incident. and that several suspects, mostly juveniles have been identified. b.a.r.t. did not respond to our request for details on the lawsuit. >

. >> reporter: rusty stapp says both he and his -- coliseum barlt station, boarded a train and began robbing people of cell phones, purses and wallets, in some cases beating victims into submission. this is one of them. he says two to three people were beating him, even kicking him at one point and that his wife fell on top of his daughter to cover her up and protect her. >> if they can't protect the basic passenger from assault and robberies, how are they protecting us from terrorism right now? you know, this was such an easy crime for these individuals to commit. that i want to shine a spotlight on this. >> b.a.r.t. personnel showed a conscious disregard for the safety of the b.a.r.t. passengers by failing to take any measures to prevent this attack from happening, starting with the two police officers that were in the parking lot through which these individuals passed. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. has previously said it made two arrests in this incident. and that several suspects, mostly juveniles have been identified. b.a.r.t. did not respond to our request for details on the lawsuit. >

rusty stapp, his wife and daughter were returning home to dublin from san francisco. he said he was beaten and robbed by at least three teenagers who mopped their train at the coliseum station last month. in a legal claim, the family accuses bart of negligence and failing to take safety measures that could have prevented the attack. >> my family could not think of this happening to another family in six months. if we don't take bart to task and hold them accountable. >> the family said it also one spark to release the surveillance video of the robbery in order to get the public's help to identify those responsible. bart officials have said the video cannot be released because the suspects appeared to be under age. bart would not comment on the family's legal claim. >>> the bay area air quality management district issued four citations against the bolero refinery in benicia after last friday's glaring incident. 3 are for admitting smoke, the other is for causing a public nuisance. milero officials say they had to release chemicals that built up inside the refinery to p

rusty zap was with -- stapp was with his wife, he teens ran into his car, two suspects started punching a third started kicking him. >>> state lawmakers are considering a proposal that would allow bicyclists to legally roll through stop signs but could take a few years to clear legislative hurdles. the bill faced strong opposition yesterday prompting lawmakers to hold it until next year. opponents of this bill say if passed, it would encourage bad habits that might leave too much up to the bicyclist's discretion but supporters say in idaho where it is legal to yield at stop signs, bicycle injury crashes have dropped 14%. >> not all intersections have a lot of cars going through and if it's more of a yield thing, it's more convenient for bikers in general. >> the earliest date a final vote would be anticipated is in january of next year. >>> time now 5:56. working towards transparency, next when the san francisco police chief plans to talk with the public about the investigation into a recent officer-involved shooting. >>> and a verdict in the case of the man accused of killing sierra la

rusty stapp, his wife and daughter were returning home to dublin from san francisco. he said he was beaten and robbed by at least three teenagers who mob their train at the coliseum station last month. and a legal claim come the family accuses bart of negligence and failing to take safety measures that could have present -- prevented the attack. >> my family could not think of this happening to another family in six months. if we don't take bart to task and hold them accountable for this. >> the family said it also wants bart to release the surveillance video of the robbery in order to get the public's help to identify those responsible. bart officials have said the video cannot be released because the suspects appeared to be under age. bart also would not comment on the family's legal claim. >>> danville police are searching for two suspects and an attempted smash and grab robbery last night at cosco. this happened around 9:00. police said three men walked into the store, one of them smashed a jewelry display with a hammer. that suspect was chased down and was detain

of our response because we're not going to see a troubled kid going sideways and thinking he should stapp people anywhere near as the people around that kid will see it. so getting in a position where they feel comfortable telling us or telling local law enforcement is to find those needses, in the pieces of hay and stop this. >> thank you. >> director comey, can you pass on to your personnel how much we appreciate their effort. we'll set a record in questions asked and answered in 54 minutes, if i can. do you agree if sequestration goes into effect next year would be devastated to the fbi? >> yes. >> it's due to do so unless congress changes it? >> i've been told that. >> do you agree with me that if isil loses the caliphate these people will go out throughout the world and become terrorist agents and the threat of terrorism to the homeland is going to get greater over time, not smaller? >> yes. it will diminish in that their power to put out their media to the troubled people in the country will decrease, but the hardened killers flowing out of the caliphate will be a big problem. >> so