stations. it led to fabulous architecture. a city much like london. we were surrounded by rubber -- railroad stations each with a personality or architectural quality, which made chicago famous. but for the traveler, we were a royal headache. you could imagine travelers for hundreds of years coming , into chicago from 1870 through the early 1970's arriving in one station and having to schlep their bags to the next. in many cases, the trains were a mile apart. the stations were not connected. you could see the systems that connect many parts of downtown that the system was not a line to serve the terminals. the terminals were not directly located inside the subway or the rapid transit system. as a result, chicago became kind of a connecting nightmare for travelers. they tried to develop a coherent system of connections surrounding the city. in chicago if you look at the map, the enormity of the footprint. you have tracks all the way to the lake. as railroads declined, you could see the pressure to take his big -- these six stations and consolidate them

stations. they do not think of quadrants of cities. you had underground parking under large parts of the facility, as well as the norm is -- enormous industrial facilities. 1930 3 was a bad time to open a big station. cincinnati learned the hard way that the handwriting was on the wall. the enormity of the railroad system. within a few years, the industry was terrified at the changes it was seeing. this facility would see it within 20 years. it went heavily underutilized because things changed. if you wonder how this process began and why it was profound for smaller cities, as early as the 1930's, it was clear that railroads were doomed. you could imagine why. this is new mexico. i put this in because they have the distinction of being one of the few cities that had a railroad with the standard gauge, which meant it could go anywhere in the u.s. they felt the future was in narrow gauge railroading and they shrunk the track gauge. by the 1940's and 1950's, it was evident that if you were to ship a rail car, it would have to be transloade

studio production, editing, and government needing coverage including the ongoing conversion of the station city hall facility to a modern high-definition digital facility. michael's efforts in collaboration with other staff were instrumental in sfgtv insight from a tiny startup operating in a crushed one of the best local government channels in the country. he has produced a mist shot, directed, and edited dozens of programs for sfgtv including distress sf which provides san francisco's neighborhoods district or weekly legislative update series, and many election related programs. michael has also served as board member and board president for local community media nonprofit public education government channel, and facility for berkeley california. it is clear that michael is really dedicated his life to open government, to ensuring the public has access to what is going on among inner board chamber and other places where government decisions are made as a crucial work for ensuring that the public is well informed, and knows exactly what we are doing. so i really appreciate that work. michael p

city bus. flash flooding from the thunderstorms flooded amtrak's union station and city streets. the capitol south station stairs into a waterfall. there is more wet weather in the forecast. meteorologist ivan cabrera is tracking the weather. >> john and christine, the northeast today and the next several days with 2 to 4 inches falling yesterday. another spot in the north central u.s. with severe storms. it will not be severe in the northeast, but the problem is not damaging winds, but heavy rainfall. this is what is already happened across the northeast. a good area of 2 to 4 inches of rain with the ground saturated. specific totals a couple of records in wilmington and also in baltimore as well. 2.5 inches of rainfall fell in a short amount of time. that is why we continue with the flood watches across the northeast corridor. this will continue not just today, but tomorrow as well. we will have a series of disturbances moving through. heavy rainfall potential here anywhere from d.c. to philly all the way up to 95. from 2 to 4 inches in the next 48 hours. guys. >>> ivan thanks.

right now, the maryland transportation department is thinking about closing down the laurel station. the city council president said that the station is vital to the city's economy and way of life. >> people get off this stop and come up main street and the city and spend their money, and they live here. they are in a brand new development predicated on the fact that you can walk to the railroad station. that's what we are about. >> the city council is distributing 2500 pre-printed postcards urging that the current station be spared. >>> this week, a fascinating story of a local student athlete named skyler baylor. >> baylor is the first openly transgender division 1 swimmer,. >> reporter: this is skyler as a young girl, pretty smile, seemingly always active. >> i played virtually every sport and wanted to try everything. >> reporter: try everything but never seemed comfortable inside. >> in my head, it was like, okay, a tomboy. that was how i described myself. >> reporter: it was deeper, born a girl, she doesn't feel like one. >> maybe when i was 6 to 10, i had a desire to be a boy and arm w

station. wow! also city streets. the flooding turned the stairs at the metro capital south station -- looks like a waterfall. >> there is potentially more dangerous weather in today's forecast. meteorologist ivan cabrera is tracking the weather for us. >> john and christine, the weather we have seen across texas is shifting to the east. all of the shower and thunderstorm activity will be there. we have been talking about significant rainfall. look at this. 2.5 inches in baltimore. that was a record yesterday. these are the rains we could see today. parts of new jersey with 4 inches of rainfall. this is radar estimated. i think that will continue for today as our frontal boundary is in place. flood watches he ses remain in effect. forecast radar, you see the showers and storms continue to bubble up here. not expecting severe weather outbreak but heavy rainfall. rivers and streams are high. we could talk about flash flooding this afternoon. as far as the forecast rainfall what we are expecting, anywhere from 2 to 4 addi

golden gate division which is half of the police department, half of the city that includes bayview, ingleside, mission station. then we have the other side of the city. we are getting there. how does it distribute among the shifts that we work. the police department has three main shifts. as you can see they watch half the majority as it's working and you look at the calls, the majority of the calls coming during the day time. that changes every 6 months, when they are taken for this slide, day watch had the most. swing has the second most and midnight has the lowest some of the accomplishments that we have. we have needs to abide by. we have attended conferences. they get certification of training. it's a very good training. we have faculty lesson plans. as terry was saying that is something we look forward for review. implementing assist, which is applied suicide intervention training. we had one in january, i'm planning one within the next 30 days for cit. so that's working very well. some of our goals. everything in the police department takes time to be implemented like anything else in our government. i

there are 44 fire stations throughout the city. the size of the fire station is also not unausual as the projsect the same site and has the same capacity. the estimated construction schedule is 14 months and doesn't appear to be anything unusual about the type of construction proposed, therefore the department believes there are no unusual circumstances present at the site or where w the project. we have evaluated the appellates claims the project can have significant effects on the environment in air quality, hazardous material, nys, land use [inaudible] regarding haserdize materials, we explained the history regarding a 1987 underground storage tank and in 1998 the fire station installed a 3 thousand gallon underground storage tank and discovered a 600 gallon ust when it went through the snaugz process. soil samples were collected and it was determined hydrocarbon levels didn't exceed allowable state levels and dph approved the closure in place of that 600 gallon underground storage tank. therefore, the project site poses no envir

and the city finds that 500 people have car sharing membership. they expect that number to grow.ve our train station, that's the message from the city of laurel. officials will meet today to launch a campaign to save the historic world train station. a new plan approved by howard county wants to close the station and close it with a stop at a new howard county site. a press conference will be held at 11:00 this morning at the station on main street. city officials want to hear your thoughts. >>> drivers beware. a new red light camera is popping up in the city of fairfax. according to our news partner wtop, it will be monitored on plantation. >>> dangerous jellyfish are washing up on the jersey shore. life guards along parts of long beach island discovered a portuguese man of war. the sting can be life threatening. and painful box jellyfish were found north of long beach island new jersey. >> we want to stay away from anything called man of war. >> first, we had the shark attacks. now, the jellyfish we're worried about. >> i didn't know they could be life-threatening. >> you don't have any problems i

station. first the city of berkeley backtracking. what it plans to do regarding the balkany collapse that killed six people. >>> it is thursday, june 25th. friday eve. >> i'm pam cook. 4:30 is the time. and steve here's here. we love our job, love what we do. we're tired by the end of the day. >> it's early. >>> there's people up. >> there are so many people awake. more and more people. >> probably pretty warm inside your house. usually when i open up the sliding door in the morning, cool down the house, it barely went below 70. probably not going to stay there for long. there's not any fog. if there's, it's very little. already in the 60s for many. so it won't take long. the breeze has approach

i'm happy we have affordable housing but captain lazzaro we recent the oldest moldy police station in the cityery much (clapping.) supervisor jane kim (clapping.) >> thanks bunny she works in my office it is always great to be back home i am sure i spent 6 years of the chinatown community family and continue to be part of the family and of the neighborhood one of the things i leader added chinatown cdc i carry to this day on the board of supervisors things get talked about a admits normal that is an opportunity not true but what is true that in country there is opportunity and one of the things i've leader another cd c turning something into tragic as suzy mend the 1989 leadership whether the former international hotel we partnered with st. mary's to build hundred units of affordable housing for your seniors in the city to many of the sites on broadway when did freeway was there to build affordable housing i'm sure you're aware of it is really, really difficult to build affordable units multiple unit housing their current 3 thousand plus homeless children and one of the wealthiest cities in th

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opened. >> trains will operate express-type pick up services only from the select outlying station toss center city for the papal visit. >> be prepared to walk at least a few you miles or more. private vehicles will not be a viable option. >> the world meeting of families is also creating two guides, one know before you go and other for locals is call papal visit play book. >>> make your plans for pope's visit by going to cbs philly.com click on papal visit to see the plan. >>> mayor nutter will be part of the delegation head together vatican to finalize plans for the visit. "eyewitness news" anchor jessica dean will be traveling with them and look for her reports from the vatican starting machine on "eyewitness news". >>> texas residents are bracing for heavy rain and flooding as remnants move inland. flash flood warnings are in effect for some areas in south central texas and meteorologists warn strong win will last throughout the day. cbs news correspondent wendy gilette has the latest. >> reporter: tropical storm bill weakened overnight whipping up waves along the texas coast as it continues to

the paoli thorndale line has 18 none center city stations but during the visit the train will only stop at two paoli and radnor, to ride you'll need a special $10 pass that goes on sale in july. >> special one day passes will be required for both saturday and sunday. other rail instruments will not be accepted over the weekend. as for parking at the station that have only about 100 spots good luck. >> maybe someone should drive you and drop you off, but don't anticipate you will drive up and park your car and jump on the train. >> they are promising online guides soon. >> this will share up to date mass transit and maps to help people to get from point a to point b. >> the thinking is many many people will have to get from point a to point b. details are still to be worked out. like septa expect operations at patco and the new jersey transit to undergo changes for the two days that the pope is in town. >> to repeat not like an eagles game. thank you. >>> delegates from the archdiocese and the city of philadelphia and the world meeting of families travel to rome nemt week for their final

the service station is the city of chicago point for me. >> commissioner antonini and yeah. i have an idea i've heard all the comments and it seems like the one thing people have been talking about to nobody talked about the retail space and everybody is amenable to the service component as commissioner richards second-degree murder is a logical candidate and admittedly the convenience will have to shrink but you enter the gas station on california street and go out on california not a steiner entrance to get gas but if you're going to the service they're they'll be a barrier so no one going in will cross over into the gas station that eliminates the unfortunate traffic situation and moore is talking about on steiner that makes that more difficult for the patrons to be on the right-hand side of california and i don't believe there are hi left turns by maybe they can come left the convenience store will be limited to the south west portion of the property that is whatever would fit in there when you accumulate the service areas with the couple of bays as well as the car or tw

be open. >> trains will operate express type pick up service only from the select outlying stations to center city for the papal visit. >> the world meeting of families is also in the process of create creating two guides that will be available soon. one for visitors called know before you go. another for the locals called the papal visit playbook. >>> and right now, we have posted a link to the city's mass transit plans on our website. just go to cbsphilly.com and click on papal visit. in the meantime the mayor will be among a sell gig heading to the vatican next week to finalize plans around that papal visit and i'll be traveling with them. you can look for my reports from the vatican starting next monday right here on "eyewitness news". >> quite a day outside. hot you humid but gave way to storms tonight. "eyewitness news" in the francis francisville section of the city where the rain came down hard. but with this latest round of unsettled weather comes a change in the pattern. meteorologist kathy orr is here now with more on that. kathy? >> we like a change in the pattern when it's heat and hu

the newest fire station in the city was also the first to close due to budget short falls and a dwindling staff. >> ensuring a browned out fire station can be operable again or simply getting to an emergency faster. whatever the case may be we do it with people. >> reporter: today's tentative agreement between the city and firefighters union won't open the closed station. mayor sam liccardo said the breakthrough that could lead to solving other issues. >> there are promising signs that there are other bargaining units that are willing to sign a tentative agreement i think in the next couple weeks. >> the four-year deal signed today at city hall gives firefighters their first raise in seven years. they'll get a 14% increase between now and 2018 and it may reverse the trend of firefighters going to other cities. >> the huge significance is to provide stability. the big thing we wanted to do is make sure that firefighters don't continue to leave city service. >> reporter: the relationship between firefighters and the city has been strained for years. but changes in the economy and changes at

there are concerns that traffic could hurt the nearby hospital and the police station. the city as an opportunity. >> what is exciting from the city's perspective is we are activating a neighborhood, a fairly new neighborhood with a lot of day time use with an evening entertainment use. it's very complimentary. >> environmental impact report is not final. the public has 45 kays to comment -- days to comment and the students i will respond. it is possible san francisco could sign off on the plan by this fall. i got a chance to talk about that with the president and ceo of the warriors but first we talked about the glory that is this final series, 40 years in the making. >> i think it's what everybody works their whole life in this game to accomplish, what every player who ever puts on a pair of sneakers dreams about being on this stage at this point in their career. it's a rarer opportunity and very few people get a chance to take advantage. we want to be sure. >> we don't want to jinx anything but if warriors do take the championship, what is that going to mean to the franchise.

opened. >> trains will operate express type pick up services only, from the select outlying stations to center city for the papal visit. >> reporter: as parking a at select regional rail station that is will be opened will be brutal. >> we're working with the local municipalities to provide additional parking but realistically, we expect people to be dropped off at those locations. >> reporter: the plans to run business as usual for world meeting of families, that leaves a visit for pope francis. there are also going to be some changes to amtrak services as well, bottom line here message is if you plan on coming to philadelphia during the papal visit or live or work in the center city area start preparing immediately. reporting live tonight from city hall, todd quinones for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> it will be quite an event todd, thanks very much. >>> details are still ironed out but you can take a look at some of those plans todd was just talking about we have posted links on our web site at cbs philly.com, click on papal visit. the mayor will be among delegation heading to the vatican next wee

city. make it to the malvern station, you will have a train ride into downtown. for the norristown high-speed line, service suspended norristown over to radnor, your best bet, for the septa system, the buses and trolleys, go to septa.org click on the system status button, and you can check the individual bus route. because there are some detours in all of the neighborhoods too many to mention individually here, and again respect those closures, they're out there for a reason. you heard thousands of folks still without power. the power crews have street blocked, so they can make their repairs this morning. new jersey transit ac, rail line service suspended amtrak running this morning they hope to run regular schedule or close to it, expect delays. how much, keystone line, the line that that runs from fill toy harrisburg, have about 45 minute delay. that will was right in the bee line of the major storm that came through last night. philly international got hit hard too last night. a lot of planes were either canceled, or diverted away from philadelphia, during the

critical emergency response was diverted to different metro stations around the city including a call about a radio active bomb at union station. the prosecution played three 911 calls in court. in one call, the caller tells dispatch me and my friends are on a bus. we have bombs. we are going to blow up the entire bus. that call came in a week after he was charged with identity fraud in richmond saying things like you have 25 minutes to get to the metro station. the night of the "state of the union" here on capitol hill, he tells 911 the people connected to the attack in france will ambush the presidential motorcade and kill the president. according to court residents his cell phone called 911. get this. 338 times since last june. his attorney saying he is not a government hater. he just made stupid mistakes. he is held without bond for mental tests. he is due back in court on thursday. he faces 30 years in prison. john gonzalez, abc7 news. kimberly: coming up at 6:00 an naacp president resigns after the bombshell she is not african-american. what she is saying. jonathan: shark attack

they sent photographs of the bust to newspapers and television stations in the nearby cities hoping forait lasted just three days. >> skeletal remains of a woman were found -- >> wilaiporn cox was watching television when she saw the bust on a local news program. >> then i call my husband, tell my husband what i saw on the tv. >> her husband karmen picked up a newspaper, looked at the bust and thought he recognized her as well. >> called her back and i said, it's awful close. i think we ought to do something. >> they said the bust looked like their friend who lived in a nearby town whom they hadn't seen for the past five years. they told police she left her husband richard and had returned home to her native thailand. when police questioned richard, he did not believe that the skull found at the boy scout ranch 100 miles away from his home was that of his wife. richard said she told him she missed her family in thailand and she wanted to divorce him. he said he personally drove her to the st. louis airport five years earlier to take her flight to thailand. he said that was the last time

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. >> through the air corp station, encircled by a city of 100,000 it's more than a nuisance to the people that live nearby. it's a danger. there are accidents and a helicopter crash, and crime including rape committed by american servicemen. now a stall to move the marines met with protest. a small amada of kayaks and boats take to speed at the news cycle. expanding the base would damage an eco system. mostly they want the marines off the island. >> we have a governor opposed to the land reclamation here. he was voted in by a huge margin. the people are supporting us. >> that governor campaigned against the u.s. bases and in november was elected in a landslide. more than half the 50,000 u.s. military personnel in japan are stationed on okayina way, but the island was tiny. half of the land mass. abbingin awans think it's not ware. it was rated the highest, and income the lowest. now tourism is booming. while the u.s. presence was seen as an economic life line for abbingin awa it's now -- okinawa, it's seen as a drag on growth. most would be better without it. but there's a problem. the go

mouth in the digital age part of summer advertising push that includes displays in new york city busy penn station a billboard outside its bus terminal. that ad in new york city did cost $350,000. and install layings like these less expensive cost money as well. so if you're from philadelphia, you might wonder how does all that spending affect you and is it worth the price? the answer officials say is the return on invest many tourists come here they spend money. >> pubs that's for sure. cheesesteaks. >> we had a budget set just to be here for a couple of days. >> reporter: that spending gets tacked money that goes into city covers and can be used, say, to fix next spring's potholes. what's the value of a hash tag? if it brings more tourists to fill it could be a lot. matt rivers cbs3 "eyewitness news". of course philadelphia right now preparing for its biggest event of the year. that is the visit of pope francis. >> today the pontiff had a high profile meeting at the vatican and we'll tell you about that. >> also ahead here tonight the manhunt continues for two killers who escaped a prison in new

for the people on the northbound train the reply with the bus with the menlo park and redwood city station this is couch trained to up its tally of the year san francisco police a one of the suspects in the home roberts early this morning was worm a clown masks that look of four and a net susceptive of that arm and days and robbery in the victim said the melville or stairway into the home with at least one carried a handgun the weekend is here is so is the weather warmed up. >>reporter: we have a nice day today take a look at the temperature is right now san francisco + san jose sixties and the more concord in santa rosa 12:00 a.m. by midnight libraries averaging about 9 mi. our the illinois case with the to 64 degrees 53 for the close by 5:00 p.m. parts of our right now possible with the sacramento will allow the thunderstorms and lightning indications there will we're picking up the wind speeds the cloud cover in place with an assault on a to move off it will push of to the scare was aware and be prepared for the thing right here is a move for giving us a chance to warm things up for par

. >> this petrol station is closed until a tanker turns up with new supplies. as we saw around the city about a third of stations were closed the result of panic buying throughout weekend. without the free flow of cash the greek economy could grind oa halt. >> there is no shortage of petrol, there is plenty in the country but petrol stations need to pay for it up front had cash, now that the banks are closed. >> reporter: and for now the banks are firmly shut. with confusion outside some could take the limit of 60 euros, the limit. antonious, 82, waits outside with friends. >> he heard a report it would open at replied day. it didn't. he waited an hour then gave up. >> reporter: so there are a lot of questions for greek finance minister am he wasn't answering them on the way in to work. instead, we heard accusations of betrayal from the european commission in brussels. >> translator: egoegotism. sustained effort. >> in germany are gerlg doesn't want toangela merkeldoesn't want to go down in hiflt history as the minister who preside he over the fall of the euro zone. >> we will suffer be

the paoli thorndale line, service only operating between malvern and the center city station.ristown high-speed line, service suspended between norristown and radnor. your best bet, if you use the buses, the trolleys or the trains, go to the system status button on septa.org, you can pick your bus route and be able to see if there is a detour along that route. the new jersey transit ac rail line service is suspended, amtrak, they're running regular schedule, some minor delays, the the keystone running with 45 minute delays. checking out the damage, start with the washington township steve keeley on the roadway there. hey, steve. >> everywhere we drive in this town, just devestation, trees in the houses, power lines down, and i say this constantly, nobody's even at a lot of the power lines, meaning, there is present danger, here's what i was talking about at 7:05. this street light is only about as high as an s.u.v. roof. it doesn't have to be one of the bigger suv's. look at the dangling transformer, the top of the power line, where the electric lines are. this tree down elect

you can meet a buyer or a seller in the parking lot of the rockville city police station. police are offering tips to make all transactions safer. >>> stay with us now. "news4 today" continues at 5:00 a.m. >> "news4 today" starts now. >> it is 5:00 a.m. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we are staying on top of two big stories starting with our heat wave. at 5:00 a.m. temperatures range between the high 60s and mid 70s. 77 already in washington, you can feel it, it's humid and muggy out there. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein with how far and how quickly those temperatures will climb today. >>> but we begin with breaking news on the roads, an accident at suitland parkway and firth sterling. melissa mollet has more. >> good morning. right now, again, this breaking news here in the district. still a problem there. suitland parkway at firth sterling avenue. right now police are pushing you on to firth sterling there. you can take a right and get

if you have outdoor plans start things off with live look outside the area station here in center city where we do have nice clear skies for you, also seen the humidity drop off. feels pretty good outside. and certainly we're expect to go see some pretty pleasant weather unfold throughout the dayment kick start the work week maybe still in school this week, maybe filing off and you can enjoy that nice sunshine here, great weather coming ahead for you here to enjoy. so storm scan3 looking completely clear at this point. did have just frontal boundery cross on through last night heat got chance to build up yesterday specially in the morning, man was it muggy outside. but now seeing all of that clear away, and with lower dew points also, allowing some more comfort. it will be hot, just specially for the first half of the day isn't going to feel all that terrible to you. right now nice, mild, at 77 currently at the airport, 73 atlantic city, in at 72 in reading. even the mid 60s currently up in the mountains so foles great for the folks maybe camping up that way. seventy-five in palmyra, m

in the digital age as part of the summer advertising push that includes displayness new york city's penn station and billboard outside it bus terminal. that ad buy did cost about $350,000 and installations like these a lot less expensive cost money as well. if you are from fill awe might wonder how does does all of that spending affect you and is it worth the price? the answer is the return on investment when tourist come here they spend money. >> pubs, that is for sure, cheese steaks. >> we had a budget that is here for a couple of days. >> reporter: that spending gets taxed it goes into city coughers and can be used to fix next spring potholes. so what is the value of the hash tag fit brings more tourist to philly, it could ab lot. matt rivers, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> how much food do you waste? probably more than you think surprising reasons why so many of us throw out good food. >>> speaking of food this is not your average fish, we will let you know what goes into this unusual treat this just may be the next big thing when it comes to breakfast. how about that when we come back. >>

firefighters and the city of san jose has been strained for years because of the lack of a contract and budget cutbacks forcing staffing shortages and even the closure of fire stations. but changes in the economy and changes at city hall and union leadership help breakthrough the bitter feelings. >> what we saw this year from the fire union leadership, was a real strong sentiment towards working constructively to finding a way to be able to restore pay that our firefighters deserve and doing it within our means. and i think as a result, we are able to reach an agreement faster than we were with any of our 11 bargaining units. >>> there is a lot of work left to do between the city of san jose and its other units which is worse than the firefighters were. it's hoping good vieps that are coming out of this agreement will spread to those other unions. -- vibes that are coming out of this agreement will spread to the other unions. kpix 5. >> firefighter ship and the city will begin solving other cities including staffing little shortages and the closure of certainly fire stations. >>> ray mcdonald just lost a round in court. a california judge dismissed a defamation laws

driving men matching the descriptions of missing inmates richard matt and david sweat to the city's amtrak station. the 48-year-old matt and 34-year-old sweat were discovered missing on saturday and police are searching the woods a few miles from the mack mum security prison in upstate new york. >>> disturbing allegations tonight against a camden county fire chief. what investigators say they found on his work computer has an entire community in disbelief tonight. he was led away in handcuffs by police last night. >> tonight he's facing serious charges. fox 29's dave stratt wise is live outside the volunteer firehouse in audubon dave? >> reporter: iain, homeland security investigators were monitoring child porn sharing sites on the internet when the fire chief came on their radar screen. last night, they showed up here at the fire station and arrested him. >> very disgusting. very disgusting. very. >> reporter: walter ash lives right across the street from the audubon park volunteer fire company. he was stunned to hear that fire chief john terruso was arrested wednesday night here charged with usi

city for the parade and rally. this was video outside the lake merritt b.a.r.t. station this afternoon. crowds tried to leave. you can see -- look at that line, that is just to get into the station. >> so many people. ktvu's cristina rendon is at lake merritt with a look at how it is going. >> reporter: things quitted down here within the past hour. 2:00 p.m. it was jam packed with people. that rally just ended. everyone was trying to get home. people said it felt like they were sardines arriving and leaving the b.a.r.t. stations. >> the celebration isn't over for the hundreds of fans. they are still cheering as they wait for b.a.r.t. fans. >> it was fantastic. you know? great seeing all the players. >> the environment sow rounding -- it was -- surrounding. it was good. >> wasn't been all fun. >> long time. >> terrible. i don't know why they are not letting us in. >> reporter: hundreds of people packed the b.a.r.t. station. lines flowing outside and inside one person passed out from the heat. taken away by paramedics. b.a.r.t. was expecting half a million riders this morning. that is 15% higher than usual. >>

in ghana's capital city a gas station explosion killed 150 people. it swept up fuel storage tanks. many were gathering at the gas station to take shelter from the rain. ghana announced three days of mourning. >> in china, a capsized cruise ship with hundreds on board is back upright. authorities say there's no chance of finding anyone else alive. more than 350 people are missing from monday night's accident on the yangtze river. 82 bodies have been recovered. another contender jumped no the crowded race for the g.o.p. presidential nomination. former texas governor rick perry. we look at what the packed field means, and for those that don't make the cut. family members of a muslim man killed in what the family calls a terrorist operation speak out about his death. per cent pass >>> an emotional vice president joe biden led the mourning for his son beau biden. hundreds game to dover, the legislative haul to pay respects. beau biden died of brain cancer at the age of 46. president obama will deliver the yule any at his funeral on saturday >>> the family of a muslim man fatally shot by

over the past few months, more than 64,000 passed through the italian city's main train station, manyeading to northern europe. 10,000 migrants have taken the route since january alone, but the crisis continues. more people are making a perilous across the mediterranean. clive merrin reports from the sicilian port of catania. clive: we've been allowed on board and a telling coast guard ship, and these passengers plucked from the mediterranean are caught between two worlds. where have you come from? >> somalia. clive: they are escaping poverty and persecution, but the chances of becoming new citizens are remote. they are setting foot on the continent that can't ignore them but doesn't want them. >> europe. clive: what are you hoping for? >> i want to continue my education. clive: what else do you want? you are a doctor? >> yes. after i take my education -- clive: you will go back? >> yes. clive: more than 400 arrived this day. they are pretty happy. they've spent a lot of time in the water. they spent a lot of money. they are taking huge risks, and they are finally here in europe. now

city classic. the classic station wagons on display. the earthquakes home saturday night against the galaxy. i'm mike mibach and that's the weekend watch. >> okay, and if you want to find out anything more about the events that mike mentioned, go to ktvu.com. >>> well, he is the newest member of the nba champions. >> with the 30th pick in the 2015 nba draft, the golden state warriors select kavan looney from ucla. [ applause ] >> the power forward went at the end of the first round last night. he is 6 feet tall. he has to be more than 6 feet. >> i think we are missing something there. >> he is almost 7 feet, rights? >> just eye balling that. >> we are going to look that. he is towering over that guy there. >> let's go with over 6 feet for now. >> for sure. >> we will get more details. >>> the time now, 7:40 right now, and paying -- 4:40 right now. coming up, the final good-byes and special jest gesture that president obama is planning for the family. >>> and we are looking at highway 101 in san francisco. this commute looks good and pam, by the way, h e is 6'9". >> thank you. >> a great play