is not as highlighted as the great work that happens in the stations, the fire houses. but it is really everyone. it touches everyone. everyone since 1989 has been part -- minimum requirement is that they are emts and they work at every station. i'm an emt and anybody who has been hired since '89 has to keep up their emt certification. and we have the subset that provides life support. so, ems week should be appreciated by all because it's the firefighters, emts in the stations and the paramedics that work at some at the stations and some at station 49. everyone on the command staff that i'm looking at, including chief ollie, who is the senior member, is an emt. [laughter] >> senior member in terms of seniority. senior member too i think as i'm looking out. so, we're real proud to be cross trained as emts and firefighters. it's a proud week for us. looking back, there was some roadblocks and stops and starts. but i think we have a very, very good service that we provide on both the fire side and ems side. >> commissioner veronese: my hat's off to everybody because you ar

to be served now out of the station. that doesn't mean ordinary maintenance, as you're saying. >> i would just like to add that i share the concern because one of the things that i saw when i -- in reviewing this is, you know, apparatus bay doors. and so they're not new -- the idea that a fire house has apparatus bay doors, the house gets called, goes into automatics, apparatus bay door opens. they've been on fire houses in san francisco the last 80 years. they're automatic. they are not originally installed doors. they've -- they've been maintains and removed and replaced in the past without a bond. so it gets a little hazy whether it's maintenance or capital improvement that that is, you know, a component of a structure that has outlived its life like shower installations or change in use because of the occupancy. you know, apparatus doors are in every other fire house. so at some point, every sippng apparatus door clearly has to be removed and replaced in the fire department -- and in the police department, for that ma

-- roughly in the july time frame. pump station two is our other major sea water pumping facility for the abss, and that project is in construction. we're doing hazardous material abatement and historic arti fact preservation at the moment, and then we'll move into the structural improvements that we plan to do in that building. we had intended to advertise or abss pipeline grochlt contract in may. it looks like that'll be in june, and that involves a series of motorized valves including a new water supply on clarendon near summit reservoir. for eser 2014, we are in construction on irving street pipeline. similarly with ashbury bypass pipeline, we're waiting for that to get another way, a public works project and finally mariposa francois. and a good portion of that pipe is already installed on what's about -- which will eventually become the rhea lined terry francois boulevard. up coming milestone we're joining with a public works pipeline to connect on 19 avenue. and we have another project known as ingleside university mound. mo

all of you are invited out at station 49 for all the members at station 49. anybody from the department really can come. we do have food coming later for the crews coming on later. they work 12-hour shifts and some will be coming later. we want to make sure we properly acknowledge the get work all our members do and this week we're really highlighting ems. today in the plaza, there was a display of not only our vehicles and when i say ems week, we are partners with them. the two private companies that also assist in the response. we want to acknowledge them as well. wanted to acknowledge those that were present on the command staff over at the library a couple of hours ago. i attended briefly but then met with you, president cleaveland and vice president nakajo. helping present an award to the ray lim award to retired captain sandy tong. lots going on this week and proper acknowledgments being made. that concludes my report at this time. >> president cleaveland: thank you, chief. is there any public comment on the chief's report? seeing none, public comment is

they're there from the moment the station opens around 4:00 a.m. in the morning to the time it closes at 1:00 a.m. and their job is to do a few things. first, they greet our customers, bart and muni. they greet the customers and take information about the types of customers that are using the elevators. they do an actual count, every time someone comes in. and record that information. so first, i'd like to give you data and then i'll tell you about the responses we've heard from many people. so we have always known the elevator was well used, i don't think we had a sense of how well used it really, really was. and we think with all of the promotional and the marketing and the stories around the elevator attendant, that increased that number. but i am happy to report, so the first three days, we saw an average at civic centre, almost 1900 users. so your jaws can drop, because mine certainly did. we also did capture different types of users. we cover people with bikes, people with strollers, luggage and ada. i want to be clear, we don't ask people if

i regret embarrassment i caused the station. my recent actions do not reflect the high standard of conduct expected at kgo more do they represent the integrity with which i have conducted my professional sports and broadcast careers. i have nothing but grate memories working here. and covering four world series, three super bowls, three nba championship runs. a stanley cup and two u.s. opens. i want to wish the station, and all my fantastic colleagues at abc 7 the best as they move forward. it has been my pleasure to work with you. i also want to thank all the great viewers that supported me over the years. through thick and thin. it has been a great run from a super bowl champion with 49ers to riding in parades with other world champs here in the city by the bay process. as a 40-year resident i'm humbled by the support and will never forget how fortunate i have been to ride the wave of bay area greatness. hope to see you down the road. that statement from mike shumann. abc 7's president and general manager tom cibrowski release

. >>> a member of bart board of directors tackling the outgoing drug problem at the bart station. and who he is bringing into helping. >> you may have seen this video shot last month in the civic center park station. people shooting drugs in the open at the start of the morning commute. they are lining up the hallway in various states of consciousness. >> our writers experience bad things at the station and it affects bart. >>reporter: the work -- was set up in his spot here. >> i feel responsible as a director and i can ask people not to shoot up here and that's the best i can do. >>reporter: there was an increased presence here at the station in large part because of dusty's appearance. the police chief says he's doing his best pair expect our officers are out here doing a very difficult job and shortstaffed. >> chief rojas says keeping this activity out of bart stations is like a cat and mouse game. >> your people with serious problems with addiction of drugs and at the same time we want to prioritize the safety for our ridership here in the station. >> dusty is talking with the

it is the fastest-growing station in terms of ridership in the caltrain system and yet is not even accessible at this point. it is a very challenging location for a station. there are clearly operational benefits, and it allows the possibility, which we did not include in the cost estimate, of even expanding underground at the fourth at townsend station which would be an underground station at that location. there are obvious negatives to this alignment. there is some increase in cost, about 900 million, we think, that requires additional environmental review of the segment that is south of the railyard. it requires relocating storage and maintenance facilities, as i said, and probably requires some relocation of utilities. so where are we headed here? we think this is a reasonable, doable timeline, obviously there are factors, that will come into play here, that might affect this timeline. but we are, of course unit may, updating you, on tuesday of next week, we will presenting the same pub -- presentation to the public. over the next five or six weeks, we'll be doing presentations and we wi

the change. if you're wondering what's name of this station, the identification will be obvious. upgraded lighting would also be uniform throughout the system. >> i would like to see little coffee shops down here. >> that's also on the drawing board. >> what i think customers will notice is that it's going to be easier to get around the stations. it's going to be a more pleasant experience for them as they do that. >> he tells us bond money will help pay for the plans without taking anything away from improvements to the system's infrastructure. quality of life issues like cleanliness will still be a priority. carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >>> okay. let's look at what you think b.a.r.t.'s focus should be. you can see on the bottom of your screen are the live results from you voting. coming in from abc7news.com/vote. crime and safety remains the top concern at 51%. a lot of folks also care about cleanliness. more trains and modernizing facilities. you can continue to vote. >> pg&e doubled its support to help oakland young people succeed in higher education endeavors. the company is a

if, for whatever reason, the passenger is unable to get to the station at the right time, or if the station perhaps with an accessible taxi, to get the passenger to a station which they can access. —— inaccessible. that's where the station is inaccessible. but as the 0rr is currently reviewing the disabled passengers policy, and i will see that the noble baroness ' point is passed onto them. some disabilities are, of course, hidden disabilities. and i declare an interest as someone who wears two hearing aids, and actually hears very little. now, those people have great difficulty coping with train announcements and bus announcements, made audibly, to passengers who do not suffer in that way. what progress has the government made with ensuring that there is an obligatory provision of both visual and audio announcements on both buses and trains? my recollection is that when the buses went through your lordship's house a few years ago, an amendment was passed obliging buses to have both audio and visual information available. my understanding is that the regulations in order to facilitate that

the memorial day weekend. (grant) new at nine... a popular gas station on the peninsula..y be the target of credit card skimmers once again. this is concerning to customers that frequen the 76 on el camino real in san mateo near hillsdale shopping center... that's where we find kron 4's hermela aregawi.. hermela, what is the evidence that this might be the case? (hermela aregawi)according to the national associaton of convenience stores.. each pump should have a unique serial number on it. if it doesn't have one . or if the strip is voided.. then it means the machine may have been tampered with.an observant customer noticed that is the case here at the 76. a couple of the pumps don't have serial numbers at all. and one says void on it .. out of eight pumps. this gas station was the target of scammers early last year. at the time police said.. the culprits put card skimmers inside the pumps as opposed to where you slide your credit card. that makes it a lot harder to detect.. so it went on for weeks before an employee noticed the tampering. we spoke to customers here.. a co

new reality inside the station, people blatantly doing drugs out in the open, others slumped over like zombies, showing us what has changed.>> reporter: an ordinary day at civic center station, thousands of passengers make their way through the turnstiles, making things tidy, and drug users found spots to get a fix. >> we can clean a hallway, 20 mins later, it's chaos.>> reporter: the latest meeting between raymond frank christie police and the same cisco police. >> we are working together today , tenderloin officers were going around saying hello to everyone. >> reporter: this young couple stopped to should up in the hallway, while law enforcement might be pushing, the flood of drugs and the station in the streets above keeps pushing back. >> it got worse over the last six months, more people out here on the streets. >> law enforcement isn't the answer, just that. >> reporter: homeless advocates who joined today's meeting. >> safe injection sites, that actually connects people to treatment. that is the thing, is that we don't have enough of those resources ava

she is at the station right now. >> good morning, we are underground here at the civic center bart station. you that same hallway you saw with the drug use. take a look now. it is free and clear. not too long ago, there was rapid drug user. one of the board members was so upset with this, that he said, i'm going to hold court, i'm going to come in at 5:30 am. i'm going to talk and keep a watchful eye. >> i've seen a clear corridor, i've seen some people looking for trouble. when they saw me, they decided to go someplace else. i'm seeing happy writers. >> i've seen dozens of bart writers --riders much happy. -- much happier. >> what about next week, you said you would come back this afternoon and maybe tomorrow morning as well? >> salvation army is coming out, they said they wanted to do a volunteer cleanup and i said we really don't need that we have great custodians what we need are treatment slots, things like that. they are going to be here this afternoon for three hours connecting with and helping people get services. we are meeting with the mayor. he has been resolute that he does not

the station agent says she found this as she was getting ready for her shift at the concord bart station showing two men using drugs inside an elevator in the parking garage. it was in the morning around 4:30 just before the station opened. this picture curtesy of claycord dot com. the agent goes on to say that she is frustrated that this is going on and that bart is failing by not providing enough security or tackling this issue. alecia troust/bart spokesperson. we are certainly concerned. there is an opiod crisis going on and people are using our stations to use drugs and sleep. george perez, rider. i see needles in the bathroom. and it is not just the elevators, but riders say they see needles in and around the bathrooms and trains frequently. john taylor, rider. i am worried someone is going to get hurt. this is the not the first time - bart has been contacted about a drug problem these are images from the civic center in san francisco. troust. we are working with our partners. sf police are now going to go and help patrol. bart riders say they are quite concerned and feel bart needs

one of several stations used frequently by the >> there are no bathrooms inside the station. for many it's been easier to use the elevator as the place it relie relieve themselves. he's one of several who will be working here and at the civic center station from 5:00 a.m. until 1:00 a.m. 7 days a week. >> it's ground zero for the frustration that riders feel. about homelessness and feeling unsafe. >> they work for a community based organization. >> we are tasked with bringing a sense of safety and security. to areas that have become chaotic. >> the cost of the program is $600,000. paid for by bart. they will be in place for six months. remember, it's a pilot program. after that period, both will evaluate the program to decide whether or not it's worth keeping. >> bart is not the only one dealing with a public health hazard. oakland city counsel member got down and dirty in effort to help clean the system. tweeting this video. that's a live rat. it's among the trash and filth he encountered yesterday during a clean oakland day. volunteers help clean up areas turned into dumps.

. >> reporter: an empty hallway backdrop at the civic center bart station is not the usual site. >> i don't know. it is almost like normal for them to be there. >> reporter: this file video showing rampant drug use inside the same hallway last week has since led to the area being cleared and joint patrols by san francisco and bart police. bart is considering an idea to close the walkway completely. the agency plans to seek approval from the state fire marshal. >> it would look like a wall and have a door in it so that officials and custodians could go back and forth. >> reporter: if the idea is approved, it is unclear if it would be temporary or permanent. riders have concerns. >> how much more are they going to take away? are they going to take out the whole bart stop because people are in this area doing stuff? >> it is not common, but significantly enough times that all the escalators and elevators have closed down it wants. they have not result the maintenance issues. once they can guarantee at least one accessible way, at least an elevator working on t

i got to hang out with them, and take a look at it and get a tour of the station. it really is beautiful, a state-of-the-art station. it is worthy of this department, and it's cool to see. so i was there for a little barrett and i went over to station two, the arson task force over there and had lunch with them, and that was it wase experience. a lot like station 35. thirty-five is a lot older, it seems. it is a little station and needs some work, but it was really interesting and good to see the relationship between the police department, because the police department heads of people station there, as well, for obvious reasons. i didn't know we actually had members of our departments that are armed, for purposes of arson. i guess that totally, it makes sense, thinking about it but i did not know. it was interesting to see. it was an interesting experience to learn more about fire and what they do and hats off to the chief, because they express the support they've been getting from the chief's office, to make sure that that unit even existed. i don't think too far b

or to our vol unteer host progrm where we are working with the xun tansd mayors to get staff station help through the volunteers, and we have this around communities, and as quinn mentioned in maine, the extensive program there, and we are anxious to work, and we have been working with all of the communities impacted there to commit a good presence to observe folk, and the vast majority of the ticketing is done by phone or online today. >> and this is looking out for, again, we have a generation of technically savvy, and the grandkids could do it quickly, but it is not always a solution for them. >> and at this stage, the passengers can call and they can make a reservation, and they don't have to print the ticket, and the conductors through the handheld can look up their name, and have the reservation, and we are trying to make it as easy as we can to have folks show up at the station, and so we are looking at the new ticketing platform, and kiosk to make available in station to allow the customers to come and print any materials they need right away, and access the customer service t

if few are used to getting up at six o'clock in the morning to get the 6:45am from your station, and m, that could have a huge impact. in other parts of the country, on north nutrients, some changes there. the electrification has changed. there will be fewer services at the weekend on the trans—pennine express —— trans—pennine express. primarily, it will be felt in the commuting belts around london. it could be an interesting day at the mainline stations tomorrow morning in and around southern england. thank you, angus. let's talk now to the travel editor of the independent, simon calder. this is an annual event, but nothing on this scale. but do you think will be the impact tomorrow? what would be the impact tomorrow? what would be your advice? i have been running around the railway stations in central london since early this morning and i'm afraid it seems to be getting rather worse. bearing in mind that this project was originally known as thameslink 2,000 because it began at the millennium and here we are in 2018, so there has been a better time to prepare for reds. i'm seeing not

these aren't the station wagons your mom took you to school in and that's for the better. the lean sporty wagons are a newfound niche in the auto industry where practicality meets performance no matter what you call them. dave coons, abc 7 news. >> accuweather forecast with drew tuma. >>> we see the cloud cover roll in from the coast of tomorrow morning. a lot of us wake up to gray skies as our marine layer has returned. live doppler 7 with satellite tonight showing you, we're dry, however, we do have a fair amount of cloud cover on satellite. we'll zoom in right over the heart of the region across san francisco, stretching into the east bay from richmond down to oakland and we have that low cloud cover that's expanding at this hour and a similar set-up in the north bay right now from santa rosa to yountville and the cloud cover that's filling in overnight tonight. winds were certainly breezy today, still active in some parts, especially through the delta fairfield right now and a gust of 23 miles per hour and elsewhere, not as bad but through the early part of the day tod

at the station. bout the plan yesterday on 0 the 4 on 2. >> certainly the city, the san francisco police department and bart itself has recognized that we've reached a tipping point in terms of substance abuse and people with addictions coming into the stations which has, you know, in the videos you have seen which are disturbing, that is a small snapshot of the 20 hours that the station is open, nonetheless, it's unacceptable. >> allison says the salvation army has helped to get people in substance abuse program. >>> administration plans to revive a regular answer era rule banning federally funded family planning clinic from talking about abortion with female clients, prohibiting clients from sharing officer building space with abortion providers. the ywca is among the critics. >> we are very concerned. our mission is to ensure that women, particularly women of color have access to choice and opportunity. this is exactly what we shouldn't be doing in our country, we should bism proving health access

the station agent who took the photo... ons. ( darya ) bart officials say one of their new cars has been vandalized. this is video of those new cars as they get ready to begin service in antioch. someone spray-painted one of these new cars while it was in the station yard. the renewable diesel cars are set to debut tomorrow afternoon with full service starting on saturday. ( darya ) happening today... bart officals will hold a meeting about the future of the proposed expansion to livermore. the board is expected talk about the results of the final enviornmental impact report... and dicuss the next steps moving forward with the expansion. ( james ) this week marks two years since 15-year-old pearl pinson went missing in vallejo.. her father is now speaking publicly for the first since her disappearance. ( james ) pearl was kidnapped while she walking along an overpass.. on her way to school. police found her blood on the over

and on board trains because of the physical drug use the stations like in the corner or elevator. >> right now, i find it bit hard to believe crime is down. >> they insist the crime rate is lower than it was a year ago and to build up the momentum. bart police said they hired 22 officers. there are still 30 openings. >> so, the more visible we are and the longer we can sustain a presence, the less of those type of visuals you'll get. >> jackie ward, kpx5. >> they're working to fill those positions soon as possible. >> kpix 5 has the details. >> city officials are afraid the driverless cars will add to the packed traffic situation in san francisco and now they want data to find out how much. >> this comes as state regulators allow a new pilot program that puts passengers in new cars. they're asking the state public utilities commission to mandate the. >> heart breaking or making a sharp turn or taking turns too fast. >> most of the companies wanting to use driverless technology are against this. among them uber and lift. >> a lot of people have doubts about the

the coffee house -- one of three watering holes on station. but offers a welcome respite from the cold. >> doug: one thing about this continent that's special is the vertical hierarchy. everybody respects up and down equally. the janitor really does have a sense that their action is right at the frontline. that doesn't happen as much elsewhere in the world of science. tangibly seeing a contribution. >> anthony: what brought you here? it's cold down here. >> doug: it's part of some kind of personal honor. people who come as a scientist might think of their science as driving them more than thinking of coming to a place that is definitely different than anywhere else in the world. >> anthony: despite its seemingly endless whiteness, what you see is a desert, technically. the highest and driest on the planet. a frozen desert holding 61% of entire world's fresh water. it looks like nothing lives. you won't see a single plant, a single leaf, and certainly not a puppy. even the sun this time of year never sets. it moves in lazy circles around the sky

the clerk inside the station was able to escape by kick out the jammed door.one at the gas station was hurt. police are investigating the cause of the crash. (pam) it is the break fire investigators have been hoping for. new video of a suspected arsonist .... who torched a major apartment construction site in concord. (ken) kron4's haaziq madyun spoke to the owner of a business next to the site about this break in the case you are looking at surveillance video of a suspected arsonist responsible for the april 24th five story complex construction fire on concord blvd in concord. federal investigators with the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives have released this video as key piece of evidence that the fire was intentionally set, causing $55 million dollars in damage at the sitesotnext door to the construction site the owner of alpine pastry & cakes is encouraged by this development in the in

. >>> we'll let you know the plans happening today at the station. along with a new extension, opening up in antioch. and warriors have their hands full. it's a must. win game 6. >> we'll preview what they'll be facing going into the night's game. a lot to talk about this morning. >>> it might be good basketball- watching weather. because it is a little soupy out there. but by this afternoon, are we going to be okay? >> yeah, this afternoon, it's working out nice. we're going to clear things out nicely for your saturday afternoon. we have been advertising a warmup this week. but not really for today. as we head into sunday and monday, that will be kicking in. as we look out you toward the golden gate bridge, still lots of cloud cover and cloud cover for your saturday morning. even patchy drizzle for portions of the north bay. but the clouds will gradually move out. we have been tracking the system. you account seed activity -- see activity on radar. the clouds will gradualitily move out of the picture as well. looks like we still have clouds out there

they are denouncing different types of frogs they say they have hundreds of reports that at the polling stations that were being committed frogs what we saw in the streets was that the government actually installed these red tents where people get can get food with the so-called fatherland cards that are given away by the government and that proved the support of the people and they were giving giving away food very close to the polling station something they had promised they wouldn't do this time. ok in the last presidential election in two thousand and thirteen eighty percent of the electorate showed up at the ballot box you've spoken about the fact there were rather long lineups for supermarkets rather than the polling station are we anywhere near those kinds of numbers this time around. polling stations were really really empty we did see longer lines at supermarkets and bus stations and people are talking about the lowest participation in venezuelan history we don't know for sure what the number of abstention will be but what we can say for now is that it was not only the opposition that d

he was walking out the back door of the station when he came face to face with the family of bears. a mama bear and her two cubs were busy rummaging through a trashcan in the parking lot. the station says it is now working with wildlife officials to bear proof it's bins.>> they all seemed equally scared of each other so i guess it ended up okay. the weekend news is next, we will see you at 6 o'clock. jo >> ninan: defending john mccain. the ailing senator gets bipartisan support from bill clinton and lindsey graham after he was mocked by a white house aide. also tonight, north korea announces the date that it will dismantle its nuclear test site, setting the stage for next month's historic summit. lynsion in israel-- another deadly conflict days before the opening of the us embassy in jerusalem. cae controversial arrest of an nfrican american man at a waffle house. the mayor defends the police. we young man speaks out. and she's whipping up the royal wedding cake, and she has a cali c

sort of open drug use in the station that was caught on video. that footage was taken by a b.a.r.t. writer, shannon gafford it's gone viral. it shows people ingesting drugs are passed out in a quarter at the civic center station. the images disturbed and outraged dusty. he went to the station early yesterday morning to serve as a deterrent to people using the hallway to take drugs. the salvation army also sent outreach workers. >> that corridor can go from mary -- mayberry to chaos in about 10-15 minutes. it's something that we have to focus on. >> white right here? i know they have no other place to go. but not right here in the front of everybody. families walk by. children. >> reporter: -- >> they met with the mayor to discuss ways to keep the city's b.a.r.t. station clean and safe. >>> golden gate bridge officials considering raising the cost of parking near the bridge. this morning at the clock, the bridge highway and transportation district will meet. drivers right now parking in the employee parking lot pay five dollars a day on weekends. t

and to keep the stations clean bart just hired 20 new custodians. in san francisco justine waldman kron 4 news. (ken) a big story we're following. while abortion remains legal in the united states, the trump administration is once again setting its sights on.. if not restricting it, forcing health care providers not to talk about it. (pam) kron 4's dan kerman has more. the trump administration is proposing a change in rules that will bar federally funded family planning clinics like planned parenthood from making abortion referrals, and from having facilities for on-site abortionssot gilda gonzales/planned parenthood, northern california 12-21 abortion 2018 is safe and legal and this action will turn it back and that is not an action is wanting to go into gilda gonzales with planned parenthood of northern california says these federal funds pay for services other than abortion she says the administrations attempt to cutting funding is no surprise and if it happens it will have its greatest impact on those most in need.sota vast majority of our client

. >> you could see changes in the b.a.r.t. stations. they are promising to clean up the rampant drug use. >> reporter: as promised, b.a.r.t. has stepped up to tackle the growing number of passenger concerns. homeless people camped out or passed out. b.a.r.t. promised to sweep through stations clearing out the homeless. in san francisco, it is one place where homeless people come to seek shelter. but the men were told to pack up and head out. >> yes. i fee like they're keeping it cleaner. i feel like they've been doing a great job. >> even b.a.r.t. police rounding up homeless folks. some passengers describe the station as making them feel safer. >> do i feel more comfortable knowing that it is clean. i know it is unrelated. >> but not all b.a.r.t. passengers are satisfied. >> i would rather have it be nice than a dump of the will. >> i feel like it is getting a little bit better. it is not so consistent. >> he's visiting from new york city. he appreciates the extra staffing help and the station upkeep. he said the homeless issue is unacce

and the san leandro station. let me talk about the other big issue we've been tracking all morning long. that is the crash here in crockett. this has shut down the two right lanes of eastbound interstate 80 right before you get to the carquinez bridge. as you can see there you have the cars getting by in that far left lane. only and right now we have cleanup going on after an earlier big rig crash. this big rig overturned in the middle of the night and burst into flames. one person inside that truck was seriously hurt. there you see the wreckage of that rig after it was pulled away from the scene. but again, major cleanup operation following this big rig crash. now, there was a secondary crash as a result of that degree crash. so just up the road, also on eastbound 80 in the crockett area, this crash happened shortly after that first big rig accident. and we have just learned from the chp that one person was killed in that crash again to a secondary crash, a car apparently slammed into a truck in that area. and on

people who appear to be high on drugs lumbering through the station. that is painting a different picture. you can forgive bart riders for being a little skeptical. >> no, no. >> reporter: given images like this. a man appearing to shoot up in an elevator at the concord station. >> right now i find it hard to believe that crime is down. >> reporter: and that video of a drug users. but bart police investment criminal rate is different than a year ago. >> we are seeing a downward trend, which is very positive. we're going in the right direction. >> reporter: property crimes are down 2% year to year. robberies are down 9%, but the bart system has seen an increase in aggravated assaults. there were 34 last year. this year 33. the chief points out more than 400,000 people are on the trains and subways per day. >> of course, you know, one aggravated assault is one too many, but when you consider the area we cover, it's not where we want to be, but it's definitely something we need to work on. >> chief rojas says hiring 22 officers over the last twomonths have

the solar powered antioch b.a.r.t. extension station will open to the public tomorrow. >> it's an exciting day for the residents of eastern contra costa county. they've been rating far rail extension for a long time. many thinking it's long overdue, but it's finally here. >> this is part of the highway 4 widening project, which expanded highway 4 between pittsburgh and brentwood. b.a.r.t. is expecting as many as 2400 people to ride the 10-mile stretch in each direction per hour during rush hour. >> those two projects together are really going to help this area. everyone knows highway 4 is an absolute nightmare, and we're really hoping this alleviates some of that pain. >> we got a sneak of the diesel multiple unit vehicles that will carry riders 11 minutes along highway 4 from antioch to pittsburgh bay point. they run on bio diesel. >> a lot of people are concerned when they hear diesel but it is renewable diesel, and it was half the price of big b.a.r.t., but when you experience it you're not going to miss anything about big b.a.r.t.,

at the concord bart station. icture appears to show two guys using drugs inside a parking garage elevator. <"we are certainly concerned. there is an opiod crisis going on and people are using our stations to use drugs and sleep.>( robin ) this is the not the first time bart has been contacted about a drug problem. the station agent who took the photo... says she feels that there is not enough police to patrol the stations. ( robin ) the man who was the target of a 9-1-1 call because he was b-b-q-ing with his family at lake merrit in oakland... is now being recommended to serve on that city's parks and recreation advisory committee. kron4's haaziq madyun has the story. sotjust like that this man who thought he was just going to lake merritt in oakland to have

i regret any embarrassment i caused the station. my recent actions do not represent the high standard of conduct expected at kgo or the integrity with which i have conducted my career. nothing but great memories working here and covering four world series, three super bowls, three nba championship runs, a stanley cup. i want to wish the station and all my colleagues the best as they move forward. it has been my pleasure to work with you. i also want to thank all the great viewers who supported me through the years through thick and thin. great run from super bowl champion 49ers to riding in parades with other champs in city by the bay. as 40-year resident, humbled by the support. hope to see you down the road. abc7 president and general manager released this statement. we thank mike for his 24 years with the kgo team and wish him all the very best. let me add that shue is a good guy, made a mistake, we wish him well. >> we do. >>> still to come, san jose county sheriff facing queions from within the ranks. >> confusion turned to outr

the 24-story tower is three times taller than any other structure around the station. oakland is zoned for just 90- foot buildings. the city council approved the project last year, granting the developer an exemption because the developer agreed to reserve about 10% of the units for affordable housing. now, this is really all part of bart's pushing to bring affordable housing near bart stations. later today at 10 a.m., city officials will meet with the developer here for that groundbreaking. reporting live in oakland, i'm jessica flores, kpix 5. >>> a chase through l.a. ends in bakersfield. police say a paroled sex offender evaded officers in a motorhome with his 11-month- old daughter and 3-year-old son still inside. the suspect has been identified as 46-year-old stephen houk from oregon. he is on the loose and armed. he is wanted for child abduction and weapons violations. >>> it was not a pleasant ride for some visitors in japan got stuck on a roller coaster got stuck. riders were hang there is for two hours. >> oh, no. >> before rescuers finally managed to get them

and a senior manager at the station says the shooting was politically motivated. to see schools released this is an ordered political killing of a former russian journalist who was criticizing the policy of the russian federation who was living in ukraine for the past one and a half three is and he worked as a presenter on his t.v. show on crimean tatars t.v. channel a.t.r. where he used to talk about russia he wrote articles about russia i cannot think of any other reasons but the russian authorities were a challenge more from the russian reaction from moscow. the russian response to all this is pretty textbook they've got you know a well used formula for what they do when incidents take place the they are likely to be blamed for they call for an independent unbiased and swift investigation they say that the incident itself looks like some sort of provocation and they also suggest that the incident is going to be used by russia's adversaries as a way of attacking moscow and we've heard pretty much all of these points being hits by russian commentators by russian

the gas station says the problem has been fixed at the pump. >>> sfo looking to hike fees.xactly how much a hike is going to be is up in the air. we do know it would go into affect in july. uber tells us, we value our partnership with sfo and support their efforts to create a great experience for travellers. the proposed fee increase goes against their consumer friendly approach and will not help to ease congestion at the airport. this was a frightening scene in oakla oakland. you can see a deck that fell hurting two people. it happened yesterday at a home about a block from mills college. firefighters tweeted their vantage point. this is their picture. we don't know the extent of the injuries at this point. >>> coming up, kicked out of school for instagram posts. a local student says she was given a choice to take them down or don't graduate. she's not going to back down. we have that story and the rest of the news plus your forecast coming up at 7:00. mahathir moham . >>> and we are back on this saturday may 12th, 2018. a little drizzle here in new york city. happy early