i'm thuy vu. have a good night. captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for sunday, april 19th: the italian coast guard searches for survivors after a fishing boat packed with hundreds of migrants capsizes in the mediterranean. american military trainers arrive in ukraine, prompting an angry response from the kremlin. a scandal at the f.b.i. forensic investigators routinely exaggerated the evidence they had against defendants, including several already put to death. and in our signature segment, hackers seizing personal data and holding it for ransom. next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is m

. >> welcome to kqed "newsroom" i'm thuy vu. on tonight's show we will examine the stand also that have shaken the public trust in the san francisco police department. you will hear from chief greg suhr and attorney george gascon. >> i was appalled shocked and astonished that in this day and age something like this could happen in the san francisco police department. >> sergeant yulanda williams is a 17-year veteran of the san francisco police department and president of officers for justice which represents african-american policemen and women. earlier this year she learned her name was mentioned in a series of racist text messages exchanged between fellow officers. >> i take it was not a personal attack on me but on all women of color. >> at first four officer were under investigation and now that number has grown to 14. >> i see this as a systemic issue and it's also the tip of the iceberg. i felt in my heart when they said it's just four i said if there's four, there's more. >> the public is starting to see what our clients

i'm thuy vu. we all know that getting around the bay area can be difficult. traffic is a mess, and public transportation isn't always easy. on tonight's show, we're going to look at what is and is not working with the bay area's biggest public transit system. in a moment, i'll talk with leaders of caltrain, muni and the valley transportation authority. but we'll begin with bart where ridership is soaring and passenger satisfaction is sinking. scott shaver spoke with bart's general manager, grace crunican. >> welcome to "newsroom." >> thank you. >> what do you see as the biggest challenge facing bart? >> well, we have a couple of challenges on our plate. we have the challenge of new riders wanting more of our service. we have the highest ridership ever. we have challenge of replacing almost the entire system. we're about 45 years old in construction. 42 years from the public's point of view. and we don't have the money to replace all of that. >> what's your experience? >> generally, really great. i love riding bart. and drake does too. >> if you could change a

i'm thuy vu. have a good night. captioning sponsored by wnet >> stewart: on this edition for sunday april 26: devastation in nepal following a powerful earthquake and aftershocks. as many as 2,400 people are feared dead. following a day of protests over the ath of a young african american man in police custody, tensions in baltimore increase overnight. and in our signature segment from new york: a block by block plan to bring internet access to poor residents. >> it's ridiculously expensive here in the united states to have this basic thing in your house that makes possible every other aspect of life. >> stewart: next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour we

i'm thuy vu. we all know that getting around the bay area can be difficult. traffic is a mess, and public transportation isn't always easy. on tonight's show, we're going to look at what is and is not working with the bay area's biggest public transit system. in a moment, i'll talk with

i'm thuy vu. we all know that getting around the bay area can be difficult. traffic is a mess, and public transportation isn't always easy. on tonight's show, we're going to look at what is and is not working with the bay area's biggest public transit system. in a moment, i'll talk with leaders of caltrain, muni and the valley transportation authority. bu

. >> welcome to kqed "newsroom" i'm thuy vu. on tonight's show we will examine the stand also that have shaken the public trust in the san francisco police department.