however, we do have the capacity to complete a high-speed rail between merced and bakersfield. >> so, it will be finished but the rest of the project is on hold until the state can find a lot more money. san francisco david chiu says he wants a full high-speed rail system but he agrees with the governor's approach. >> we have to make sure that the projects that we have already started get done and see where we go from there. >> reporter: jim nelson says they should just scrap the whole thing. >> i know the valley and that train will not save the economy of the valley. it would just put more billions into it. >> reporter: he says we have spent too much money to stop the project and if it isn't complete by 2022, the state will have to refund $3.5 billion to the federal government. >> with all due respect, i have no interest in setting back 3 1/2 billion dollars of federal funding that was allocated to this project to president donald trump. joke the high-speed rail authority has a habit of going way over budget so today, governor newsom says he wants to see some serious transparency and

((assembly speaker anthony rendon - d-lakewood)) "the extent to which a train from bakersfield to merced fulfills the original vision to what california's voted for, and to the extent it doesn't link the two largest urban areas in the state seems problematic."((ashley standup)) the governor announced he also replaced the head of the board overseeing the project.. that board is scheduled to meet next week. tag. coverage on the proposed changes to the high speed rail project tonight. while some are viewing the governor's comments as an abandonment of the project... proponents remain optimistic the route from san francisco to l-a will still be

he wants to focus on finishing the bakersfield segment said. the governor also had a laundry list of priorities in his state of the state speech. within 60 days, newsom says he will have a plan ready to handle the bankruptcy and he also wants to object funds that would go towards fixing the housing prices. the governor is also calling for expanding medical coverage for all people under the age of 26 regardless of their immigration status. >> the idea was always to connect central valley commuters to the bay area but now this is all put into question. >> exactly. it was originally to connect san francisco down to los angeles but the idea of bring it to san jose, that seems to be starting and stopping in the central valley for now with billions of more dollars from the public or private sector and that will not be easy because there is not a lot of money to be made between bakersfield and merced. so, what is newsom doing? he is scaling back and buying time to save money and hopefully will get more money to get it going again. for right now, he ha

((assembly speaker anthony rendon - d-lakewood)) "the extent to which a train from bakersfield to merced fulfills the original vision to what california's voted for, and to the extent it doesn't link the two largest urban areas in the state seems problematic."((ashley standup)) the governor announced he also replaced the head of the board overseeing the project.. that board is scheduled to meet next week. tag. (grant) (grant) the governor talked about a lot more than the high speed rail today.. including how he plans to tackle homelessness and address the bankruptcy filing of p-g-and-e. you can find more on our website at kron-4 dot com. (vicki) and while many view the governor's comments as abandoning the san francisco to los angeles stretch of high-speed rail, proponents remain optimistic it may still happen(grant) the bullet train was to arrive at san francisco's cal train station. that's where kron 4's dan kerman is live with

quickly moved to high-speed rail, nothing he is scaling back the project to run between merced and bakersfield. the current plan, he says, would take too long and cost too much. >> now, i know, i know some critics are going to say that is a train to nowhere, but i think that is wrong, and i think that is offensive. >> the reality is no extensions to the bay area were ever going to happen before this spine was built. >> reporter: on water issues, newsom is downsizing the delta tunnels project from two tunnels to one, and is clean drinking water is a priority, he reiterated his commitment to addressing the housing and homelessness crisis. >> if we want to california for all, we have to build housing for all. we have so much work to do in this area, but these he's articulated how we've got a put on a roof on everyone's

but scaling it back to run between merced and bakersfield in the central valley. >> right now there isn't a path to get from sacramento to san diego let alone from san francisco to l.a. >> governor newsom says the high-speed rail project has been too costly an taken too long with little oversight and not enough transparency. in his first state of the state address, the governor touched on the state's housing crisis and president trump's proposed border wall. but it was his startling announcement to scale back the rail project that caught many off guard. a lot of work has already been done and money spent on the high-speed rail project since voters first approved it more than a decade ago. what happens now with the big change? reporter anser hassan is live in san jose with perspective tonight. ancer? >> reporter: that's right, dan. many have said this project has problems. but those people who support it say the governor's announcement today kills momentum and jeopardizes the project's future. >> governor gavin newsom is putting the brakes on california's ambitious high-speed rail project.

((assembly speaker anthony rendon - d-lakewood)) "the extent to which a train from bakersfield to merced fulfills the original vision to what california's voted for, and to the extent it doesn't link the two largest urban areas in the state seems problematic."((ashley standup)) the governor announced he also replaced the head of the board overseeing the project.. that board is scheduled to meet next week. tag. (grant) (grant) the governor talked about a lot more than the high speed rail today.. including how he plans to tackle homelessness and address the bankruptcy filing of p-g-and-e. you can find more on our website at kron-4 dot com. (vicki) and while many view the governor's comments as abandoning the san francisco to los angeles stretch of high-speed rail, proponents remain optimistic it may still happen(grant) the bullet train was to arrive at san francisco's cal train station. that's where kron 4's dan kerman is live with more on the bay area impact. dan? hi speed rail southbay reax 0212195 insertsoti'm terribly disappointed he wouldnt be more bullish about it.former santa clara

the lanes would run on interstate five between the grapevine in sacramento and highway 99 between bakersfield and stockton. that would make the freeways less congested and safer. >> you will know it is safe you will be very safe if you have passengers and you pay attention. we looked at the study or the data in germany. the traffic accident rate is lower than those in the state. >> high-speed lanes could be built with tax money or using cap and trade dollars that are going to the high-speed rail project. >>> san francisco's chinese new year parade is this weekend. christina explains what the city is doing to make safety a priority. >>> we can push limits of creativity more every year. there are i made you statues. you statues have so much life and color. >> reporter: this is the first look at the over-the-top floats for the southwest de. 2019 is the year of the pig. >> you will see pigs everywhere. pics, i think the quality that people gravitate are the abundance and the joy of the animals. >> reporter: you will see l.e.d. lights and the dazzling sparkle courtesy of a mile of marler and with

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however, we do have the capacity to complete a high- speed rail link between merced and bakersfield. >> the governor emphasized he is not abandoning the project altogether, but there are no longer plans to build the bullet train n hern caia stead, the real products will linkieof preset and bakersfield.>> i note some of you want to throw away this whole project and give up on this endeavor. i offer you this : abandoning the high-speed rail means will have wasted billions of dollars with nothing but broken promises partially built commitments and lawsuits. >> newsom is also appointing his economic development director as the next chair of the rail authority. the governor says his pic will push for more transparency and require contractors and consultants to explain how taxpayer dollars are spent. the governor did emphasize that abandoning the entire project would require the state return more than $3 billion in federal funds to president trump and he is not about to do that. >>> new at noon, a federal jury just reached a verdict in the trial of joaquin guzman . hillary reports on the c

((assembly speaker anthony rendon - d-lakewood)) "the extent to which a train from bakersfield to merced fulfills the original vision to what california's voted for, and to the extent it doesn't link the two largest urban areas in the state seems problematic."((ashley standup)) the governor announced he also replaced the head of the board overseeing the project.. that board is scheduled to meet next week. tag. coverage on the proposed changes to the high speed rail project tonight. while some are viewing the governor's comments as an abandonment of the project... proponents remain optimistic the route from san francisco to l-a will still be built. the bullet train was to arrive at san francisco's caltrain station... that's where kron 4's dan kerman is live with more on the effect on the bay area. dan.... hi speed rail southbay reax 0212196 insertthe original plan was for the high speed rail to come up through the central valley and turn west near madera, and head through the pacheco pass to gilroy and on to the n jose's diridon stationsot rod diridon/former county supervisor :10i'm disap

he wants to scale back at least for now, high-speed rail from only merced to bakersfield. obviously raising questions about the future of high-speed rail. on water issues, gavin newsom talked about downsizing the delta tunnels product from two tunnels to one, and said clean drinking water is a top priority. the governor also pledged it to create a new commission on homelessness and housing. >>> you're watching ktvu fox 2 news at 6:30. the big headline from today's date of the state address, the uncertain future of high-speed rail. >> gavin newsom says he wants to finish the section already under construction, but he admitted there may not be enough money to move forward from l.a. to silicon valley. andre senior here now to explain the governor's not giving up, andre, but he does want to rein the project back in. >> reporter: california's hand high-speed rail project is behind, and something is living off the rails. during governor newsom state of the state speech, he hinted that part connecting the bay area to the southern california may no longer be part of the priority.

. >> as of now, the only part of the plan that will be finished is the stretch between merced and bakersfield. state lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are at odds with the governor's approach. >> we have to make sure that the projects that we have already started get done and see where we go from there. >> i know the valley. that train will not save the economy of the valley. we will just put more billions into it. >> as kpix 5 clinical reporter explains, governor newsom has flip-flopped on the issue before. >> governor newsom has a tortured history when it comes to the high-speed rail. first he was for it and then against it and then forward again but with reservations. today, we got a clear statement of policy. the governor says he wants to put the brakes on the san francisco and la project and just focus on the bakersfield segmentwe might actually have eugh money to complete it. he appointed his own economic development director to be the new head of the high-speed rail and promised radical transparency. he said that the high-speed rail authority folks will have to put all of their expe

the governor wants to dramatically scale back the project and build a high-speed rail from merced to bakersfield. and that's it. in our effort to build a better bay area, we asked if this would put transportation improvements in jeopardy. the bay area counsel says it will benefit us in the long run. >> the idea is to keep the project going and having from bakersfield to merced form a spine from which the rest of the system can grow. >> governor newsom insists he's fully committed to building the high-speed rail. >>> a wire fox terrier named king is now america's top dog. he ws named best in show at the westminster kennel club dog show in new york city last night. king is the first terrier since 2010 to win the title. terriers are the most dominant group in westminster history. 47 times. the runner-up was a bay area havanese named bono after the u-2 singer. no havanese has ever won the competition. he came in close this time. still runner-up. king is on top once again. he's the king once again. >> i don't like when they do that. make that weird. >> that's all i'm looking at now. i don't like that

we're hearing it's a bakersfield merced segment. that's created a field day for republicans up here in washington. kevin mccarthy is almost gleeful. he's been handed a political gift saying he all along said thst believed it was a of money and it wasn't feble. and this news from gavin newsom drops at the same time that demo trats areking up their green new deal proposal, which called for vastly expanded high speed rail. so you have california, which theoretically could be a shining example of high speed rail adds green initiati, you have the governor, the democratic governor scaling it back, and kevin mccarthy isery ready to tell that to anyone whoks. >> sean, president trump is jumping in. his interpretation ithat high speed veil dead and he's saying, hey, california, give us back the $3.5 billion we gave you fo. this projec what are the chances of that happening? >> probably slim, actually. i think the state's going to take all the money they can from that and try and has actually deployed it. when the initiative goes forward, we

scott: he's a bakersfield native, been there forever. his story was when he was 19, he bought a lottery ticket. he won, i think it was $5,000, it was like his first time playing the lottery. he used that money to open a deli, i think it was called "kevin's o's," his big thing was baking his own bread. he said he was very successful at this that business. he also would buy cars, i think at auction, and sell them. but even with this background and with his father, who was the firefighter, being a bakersfield native, there's also very sort of decidedly political background that he had. he saw bill thomas as his mentor, started working for him in his office at he same time he was opening the deli. he got involved in politics pretty early, he was 19 at the time. eventually became his chief of staff. followed a very traditional route into politics. thomas was a great mentor for him. connected him with all kinds of donors, he was a natural. at building those relationships. then he made it to the california assembly, he was in his 30's at the ti

. >> he's a bakersfield native who has been there forever. his story was that when he was 19, he bought a lottery ticket likee was the winner of $5,000. use the money to open a deli. his big thing was baking his own bread. he said he was very successful at that business. he also would buy cars at the auction and sell them. even with this background in with his father being the firefighter and bakersfield native, there is also a very sort of decidedly political background that he had. he saw bill thomas as a mentor. he started working for him in his office i think at the same time that he was opening the deli. he got involved in politics pretty early. he was 19 at that time. eventually became his chief of staff and followed a traditional route into politics. thomas was a great mentor for him. he connected him with all kinds of donors, he was a natural at building those relationships. and then he made it to the california assembly, was in his 30's at the time and very quickly became the assembly leader. it was a time sort of like his times in c

. >> bakersfield native, been there forever. his story was when he was 19, he bought a lottery ticket. he won, i think it was $5,000, it was like his first time playing the lottery. he used that money to open a deli and it was called kevin's, his big thing was baking his own bread. he said he was very successful at this that business. he also would buy cars, i think at auction, and sell them. but even with this background and with his father, who was the firefighter, being a bakersfield native, there's also very sort of decidedly political background that he had. he saw bill thomas as his mentor, started working for him in his office at he same time he was opening the deli. he got involved in politics pretty early, he was 19 at the time. eventually became his chief of staff. followed a very traditional route into politics. thomas was a great mentor for him. connected him with all kinds of donors, he was a natural. at building those relationships. then he made it to the california assembly, he was in his 30's at the time. and he

. >> bakersfield native, been there forever. his story was when he was 19, he bought a lottery ticket. he won, i think it was $5,000, it was like his first time playing the lottery. he used that money to open a kevin's, t was called his big thing was baking his own bread. he said he was very successful at this that business. he also would buy cars, i think at auction, and sell them. but even with this background and with his father, who was the firefighter, being a bakersfield native, there's also very sort of decidedly political background that he had. he saw bill thomas as his mentor, started working for him in his office at he same time he was opening the deli. he got involved in politics pretty early, he was 19 at the time. eventually became his chief of staff. followed a very traditional route into politics. thomas was a great mentor for him. connected him with all kinds of donors, he was a natural. at building those relationships. then he made it to the california assembly, he was in his 30's at the time. and he became the

he says he wants to scale it back from merced to bakersfield, which is already under construction. he said some will say this is a train to nowhere, and then he said personally, i find that offensive. was that -- >> it was a curious,. this is a $77 billion project that has never really -- obvious he not come to fruition, but just fraught with many, many problems. he is allowing one little segment to go ahead and then back feeling that. he says with -- >> where that basically kill it? >> is basically got to be dead, in the sense it's only going to get more expensive over time, and if you stop something, how do you pick it up years later. >> he seemed to double down on his stand against president trump and the white house of policies that seem to run counter against california. i'm just curious, what are your general thoughts about that? >> well, it was a part of this teach he went away from what he was going to do in california, and for california, and he basically threw red meat at his. we are deeply posted in california, so he can make any comment you want about the president, and

[applause] -- fresno, bakersfield and communities in between are more dynamic than people realize. there is another story ready to be told, a story of a region hungry for investment. a workforce eager for more training and good jobs. californians that deserve a fair share of our states prosperity. to support oure regional projects or and south. we will finish phase one of the environmental -- we will connect three vitalizing central valley to other parts of the state and push forward for more federal funding and private dollars. but let's get something done once and for all. [applause] for those of you, i know you are out there, the just want to throw away the whole project, giveaway -- give up on the whole endeavor, i offer you this. abandoning the project entirely will mean we have wasted billions of dollars with nothing but broken promises, partial commitments and lawsuits to show for it. with all due respect, i have no interest in sending back $3.5 billion of federal funding that was allocated to this project to president donald trump. that would have to happen. we just would w

fresno, bakersfield, and communities in between are more dynamic than people realize. the valley -- [applause] valley may behe known around the world for agriculture, but there is another story waiting to be told, a story of a region hungering for investment, a workforce eager for more training and good jobs, californians that deserve a fair share of our state's prosperity. look. we will continue to support our regional projects north and south. we will finish phase one of the environmental work. revitalizenect the central valley to other parts of the state and continue to push forward for more federal funding and private dollars, but let's get something done once and for all. [applause] and for those of you, i know you are out there, that just want to throw away the whole project, sort of give up on this whole endeavor, i just offer you this. abandoning the high-speed rail entirely means we will have wasted billions and billions of dollars with nothing but broken promises, partially fulfilled commitments, and lawsuits to show for it, and with all due respect, i have n

(justine) friends and neighbors are devastated, after a bakersfield mother of 5 died in a house fire. (jr) kristina stratton's home went up in flames thursday night... her four four children who were home with her managed to get out. eamma lockhart has the details. angelo frazier, pastor/family friend:"great personality, she loved jesus, very bubbly. when she walked in the room you knew she was there."that's how those who knew her describe 38- year-old kristina stratton. someone who would do anything for her five children, ranging in ages from 7 to 18.and family friend and pastor angelo frazier says that is exactly what she did as her home went up in flames late last night.angelo frazier, pastor/family friend:"she went into the home late last night to try to save her kids." frazier says four of the kids were inside the home at the time of the fire, and stratton was unable to get them out.he says the children were upstairs and as they heard her scream from downstairs, they jumped from the second story window and escaped.when kern county firefighters arrived on scene.they were unable to

moorlach says he wants to see two lanes on each side of both eye 5 and highway 99...that's from bakersfield to stockton. although he doesn't have a price tag yet, the senator says his plan is more realistic than a high speed rail that's still years away from being built. ( robin ) if the bill passes, it would mean new northbound and southbound lanes on both i-5 and state route 99. the other lanes on those highways would have a 65-mile-an-hour speed limit. ( robin ) in national news... president trump says an "illegal coup attempt" has been made against him. adding that the would-be perpetrators are former acting f-b-i director andrew mc- cabe... and current deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. jessica schneider explains. the president -- on a twitter tirade against andrew mccabe,

about the idea. >> we will see how that turns out but it could be like the audubon or the i-5 from bakersfield all the way up. >> the traffic on those roadways will polyp no matter what so no one is going 100 miles an hour. >> no doubt. >>> we have a traffic alert on 580 already with a handful of accidents to slow you down, especially on 880 around later a straight. they do have everything at the right shoulder but the damage is done and you can see the line of red on the maps was ptech 20 miles an hour. it is slow-and-go southbound on 880 and hayward. the accident at eight street is clear but you can see the traffic is slow at the castro valley area. it is slow at the connector and at the nimitz freeway. give yourself extra minutes on 880 this morning. highway 4 is loading up. we are seeing the brake lights at a pittsburg into bay point with the traffic beginning at railroad, sluggish into the bay point with bates at 25 miles an hour. we have no accidents in the area you are clear when you get past 680 toward the east shore freeway and on 80 should not be a trouble spot this morning with traf

from stockton all the way down to bakersfield. senator john moorlach says its all in an effort to cut back on air pollution and greenhouse gases. he says when you're in traffic, your car is emitting gases that are bad for the environment. the proposal comes on the heels of another day of bumper to bumper holiday traffic. although moorlach doesn't have a price tag yet, the senator says his plan is more realistic than a high speed rail that's still years away from being built. (ken) if the bill passes, it would mean new northbound and southbound lanes on both i-5 and highway 99. the other lanes on those highways would have a 65-mile-an-hour speed limit. they share a lot of the same concerns and they are both running for pres

he says he lost his army greens when he moved from one part of bakersfield to another back in 2016. the loss left him heartbroken because he said he sees the uniform as a representation of the time he spent serving his country. the owner of the shop said he could tell that lopez was the rightful owner and let him have it for free. =( robin ) lopez says he'll add his uniform to a shadow box he's been building to commemorate his time in the military. ( robin ) coming up on the kron-4 morning news at 5... we're less than 48 hours from a possible teachers strike in oaklan... and educators say they're not backing down until their demands are met. ( robin ) and... less funding for the state's high speed rail... after a major budget cut puts funds into the borde

newsome called for a more realistic train route between merced and bakersfield. newsom says this could reinvigorate economy in the central valley. despite his comments ... his office released a statement hours later ... saying that newsom is fully commited to building a high speed rail between san francisco and los angeles. ( james ) in addition to his comments on high speed rail ... the governor is backing off governor jerry browns twin tunnels shipping wa but endorsed a one canal option. newsom also pledged half a billion dollars to reduce homelessness and announced that sacamento mayor darrell steinberg will head a new homeless and supportive housing commission. ( james ) the governor also promised to sign a rent stabilization plan to address the rising cost of housing... but some hope it's not a code word for rent control. ( darya ) the warriors are a roll before the all-star break. they ha

the governor wants to scale back the project and focus on building the high-speed rail from merced to bakersfield. in our effort to build a better bay area, we asked if this would put transportation improvements here in the bay area in jeopardy. the bay area council president says it will actually benefit us in the long run. >> the idea is to keep the project going and to have the central valley connection from bakersfield to merced form a spine from which the rest of the system can grow. >> governor newsom's office issued a notice saying they're fully committed to building a high-speed rail line between san francisco and los angeles. >>> edna the firehouse katmai return to fire station 49. the fire commissioner tells abc 7 news he'll bring up a proposal today to revise the policy thatt banned animals on fire department property. she began visiting as a feral kitten. a department staff member adopted her after she was ordered out on monday. >>> klay thompson is expected to play in portland tonight. if you're queasy, don't look at the screen right now. he suffered a dislocated finger. this was the

the governor wants to scale back the project and focus on building the high-speed rail from merced to bakersfield. in our effort to build a better bay area, we asked if this would put transportation improvements in the bay area in jeopardy. the bay area council president says it will benefit us in the long run. >> the idea is to keep the project going and have the connection from bakersfield to merced form a spine from which the rest of the system can grow. >> governor newsom's office issued a statement after the state of the state address yesterday saying that newsom is fully committed to building a high-speed rail line between sf and l.a. >>> new at 6:00, lufthansa airlines suing a passenger for taking advantage of a flight hack. it's called hidden city. a passenger booked the flight with multiple stops but gets off the plane at a layover point instead of making the connection. people do this because it can often be cheaper than booking a direct flight. there's at least one website that helps you hack the system. lufthansa says it's a violation of their terms and conditions. they do not want yo

. >> orange county senator john wants to see two lanes on each side of both i-5 and highway 99 from bakersfield to stockton and no 65 mile per hour limit would apply. >> if you look at what is happening in germany, the freeway accidents are a lot less than our roads. >> he said this plan is more realistic. >> so why don't we provide people with vehicles, the opportunity to just drive 100 miles an hour and get to san francisco in a shorter period of time than train would? >> first thought what do you think? >> how much will that cost? >> that seems like a little too sweet to be real. >> he doesn't have a price tag just yet. >> we have already paid for the right of way. we don't have to buy that. now it's just how much per mile is the concrete going to cost. >> now it seems he needs to get driver refsed revved up about the idea. >> he said there are several details to work out including whether or not there would be a minimum speed limit. back totch fire after a car was. more than 100,000 pickuppotent' car wash. the companyfuel pump's feed por. potential fire hazard inand incs ridge line truck. t

the lanes would run on i-5 between the grapevine and sacramento, and on 99 between bakersfield and stockton. morlock argues the lanes would make their freeways less congested and more safe. >> you are going to know it is safe. you're going to be very safe if you have passengers, and you are going to pay attention, and so we looked at the study or the data in germany, and there traffic accident rate is a lot lower than those here in the states. >> morlock says high speed lanes could be constructed with gas tax money, or by using cabin trade dollars that are currently going to the high- speed rail projects. >>> caltrans is looking to fill 330 maintenance jobs because of the 2017 gas tax bill. in november, deville survived an initiative that would have repealed it. that the agency needs to get enough crews on the road to make the repairs that the bill promised. salaries range from $39-$75,000 a year, depending on experience, but they are urging anyone to apply. to take a look at the job openings, you can go to ktvu.com and click on the web links tab. >>> more questions about whether the attack

the central valley after the governor announced he would only focus on finishing the project between bakersfield and merced. newsom said the cost was too high and the project would run out of money. now the project may lose even more momentum. today president trump said he planned to cancel more than $900 million in federal grants for the high-speed rail. and the u.s. transportation department said it's also considering legal options to recoup $2.5 billion it already gave to the project. the governor said in a statement "this is california's money and we are going to fight for it". >> president trump obviously wants to derail high-speed rail in california. >> reporter: in a tweet president trump called the project "the failed south train" adding the cost overruns are becoming world record setting. >> these are serious issues that impact the economy and quality of life in golden state. >> reporter: andrew agrees that money took a one-way ticket to california, not a roundtrip back to washington. >> if we spent it, we obviously use today for the project. it's kind of hard to go back and undo that p

. >>> now governor newsom wants to finish a stretch of land between bakersfield and madera. crews are deep into construction in fresno. building a viaduct over the san joaquin river. plans to shift focus away from silicon valley prompting a huge response from bay area transportation advocates. we are at the train station which was once envisioned as a future high-speed rail hub. >> reporter: with the governor said today is casting a lot of doubt as to whether or not this station will be a future hub for high-speed rail. passengers who ride the rails every day were just hearing about the governor's state of the state announcement that high-speed rail may be limited to the central valley and will not be coming to silicon valley in the bay area anytime soon. >> i think it's idiotic and i think our country is going backwards. >> reporter: he commutes between fresno and san jose and was looking forward to a future high-speed connection >> they had to make it easier for us. transportation is number one. like other countries like japan and china. >> reporter: high-speed rail was ov

the state will only commit to finishing the stretch of track between bakersfield and merced. >>> nowadays the smallest piece of land could be at a center of a big fight. that is the case in san francisco along interstate 280 on the edge of the dogpatch neighborhood. kpix 5's wilson walker tells us neighbors are at odds with the respected charity. >> reporter: it is an example of just how in demand any space can be in san francisco these days. a disagreement over the best use for the strip of green along interstate 280. the san francisco marin food bank right nearby needs more space specifically in regard to truck access and parking. for several years they had the lease of the straw strip of, small strip of green beloved by many dogpatch neighbors. the green would be lost for parking. the food bank says it needs the room. neighbors say they need the green space . >> really our goal is to ensure that more people who need basic food support get it. that property is critical to our ability to reach more people. >> i think this is just a reminder we have these reminders all the time that we ne

under the governor proposal noul only built between merced and bakersfield. >> i'm concerned the central valley region won't have the ridership necessary to make this project as efficient. >> reporter: but on the other side flt track are those who oppose it from the start. >> a lot of happy people in the peninsula they will not have 120 mile an hour train going through their back hard. >> reporter: they say they do need a robust rail station, but not this one. his concern millions closed. >> grand central station of the west looks like will not happen for many years. but that's a sad situation and investment that we will have lost. >> reporter: and i spoke to the city of palo alta, they had been big opponents of this. they said they are focused on the lines, which will still continue even though the rail project is put on hold. reporting live, "abc7 news." >> thank you. >>> well, this is the last thing par tenth probably wants to hear, it's cold, and their child's o heat. the bay area school where this is happening hand what's being done to warm things up. >>> scientists hope to learn fr

bakersfield firefighters say they were able to rescue four children, but one person was left inside the home. the family's pastor told reporters the mother was not home when the fire started and that she rushed in trying to save her kids. the four children suffered minor injuries. investigators are looking into what may have sparked that fire. >>> shocking images out of glendale, arizona, show police officers tasing a man nearly a dozen times. now after spending months in jail, the father of two is suing the cops accusing them of torture. a warning, the video may be hard to watch. the footage gives a dramatic picture of the amount of force the officers used. you can see police grabbing the man's arm while he is still strapped into the vehicle. they continue to struggle for him. he would drop into fetal position after being tased by police. by the end of the ordeal, the man from arizona had been tased a total of 11 times, according to his lawsuit. his wife, a friend, and two young children were all inside the vehicle and witnessed the whole thing, which happened following a routine traff

when the initiative goes forward, we kn the flights from bakersfield to merced will be the first ones that will bec eled for the high speed rail project. it's just silly. i will tell you, when i was director of the office of planning and research we study high speed rail and the viability both in cal across the country and even europe is scaling issue.on that he needed to get out of it but unfortunately he handled it very nfpoorly. he ced the press and public about what it is and what he said originally he wanted to do isn't legal with regards to the initiative. now he'sr feelingnd and trying to -- >> all very nebulous. katie, the governor also said in his speechre thatdent trump's depiction of america is, quote, at odds with california values. what kind of proposal is newsom offering to counter what is coming out of the trump administration? >> i think gavin newsom talks a lot about a california for all and the california dream. he's proposing things like entually starting a single payer health care system here, which, of coue, is something that the trump administration actually woul

he is focusing on finishing the section between merce darchd bakersfield. >> those are small towns. >> i don't see mass transit in the form of rail being effective. >> among the agencies saying the rain has a future issuing a statement that reads, the state's high-speed rail project is required to$713 million towards caltrain's $2 billion project to electrify with the fleet that will reduce travel times, improve train frequency and increase system-wide capacity for rail service that over 65,000 riders depend on. >> the transit center plans to be a future station. the director told us they are waiting for more details on the governor's plan. reporting live nbc bay area news. >> our team has been digging into issues for months now. our senior investigator recently got a look at the work being done. let's say off t bat if they did notes told you this was happen fast. >> we saw questionable spending and flawed decision making. jim patterson of fresno told me, quote, this is the nightmare we were worried about in the valley. also, along route 99 in the central valley, you can see other ins

>> well, you know, he's limiting the segment for we're hearing it's a bakersfield merced segment. that'sfo created a field da republicans up here in n ashington. keccarthy is almost gleeful. he's been handed a political gift saying hell along said they believed it was a waste of money and it wasn't feesble. and this news from gavin newsom drops at the same timet democrats are talking up their green new deal proposal, whiche calor vastly expanded high speed rail. so you have california, which theoretically could be shining example of high speed rail adds a green initiative, you have the governor, the democratic overnor scaling it back, and kevin mccarthy is very ready to tell that to anyone who asks. >> psean,sident trump is jumping in. his interpretation is that high speed veil dead and he's saying, hey, california, b give uk the $3.5 billion we gave you for this project. what are the chaes of that happening? >> probably slim, actually. i think the state's going to take all the money they can from that and try and has actually deployed it.he the initiative goes forward, we know th

the central valley because that's the part that's under construction, and it runs between merced and bakersfield. ♪ >>> stormranger and mobile doppler radar has heavy rain over the santa cruz mountains. this is going to increase the rainfall in san jose by 11:53. we are tracking the flood threat for tomorrow. i will show you which river could overflow its banks, coming up in eight minutes. >>> we showed you the -- letting unqualified drivers behind the wheel at ride shares. what is being taken after our investigation. >>> what would you do, testing your dog's dna? is it worth the money? a warning from veterinarians. we are back in 90 seconds. drives with stolen of >>> the scheme continues. uber drivers creating accounts with stolen information and then renting out those bogus accounts to anyone willing to pay them. >> investigative reporter liz wagner first exposed last year that this employ is letting people get around background checks and get behind the wheel. now she found that these unchecked drivers may be picking up hundreds of unsuspecting riders. >> reporter: judge and raj, it started

we had an update on the older californiians act, and cal state university bakersfield has identified a group of students who would like to help with updating that legislation. this'll be discussed at our meeting at the end of this month. they're discussing that point -- there was a post election update. there was discussion of a long-term care -- long-term support and services, just figuring out where it would fit in. and then also, again, the idea of a california master plan on ageing, and there's a 20-year history of trying to get something like that going, and respite care is one issue. and then, there is senior rally day is scheduled for may 7, 2019. i'll get more information the end of the month. and then, all of the area agencies gave their reports. so we meet again february 27 and 28, and on the 28, we'll be attending the c-4-a capital day, so i'll report on that at the meeting. >> thank you very much, diane. does anyone have any questions? >> hi, diane, could you tell me, the meeting at the rally, was that the 7th? >> the 7th. >> okay. any more questions? any other comments f

moorlach says he wants to see two lanes on each side of both eye 5 and highway 99...that's from bakersfield to stockton. although he doesn't have a price tag yet, the senator says his plan is more realistic than a high speed rail that's still years away from being built. ( darya ) if the bill passes, it would mean new northbound and southbound lanes on both i-5 and state route 99. the other lanes on those highways would have a 65-mile-an-hour speed limit. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... hear from the sausalito woman who lost everything following a destructive mudslide..who she says is to blame. ( james ) kron 4 is making a major change in the way we bring you the news. we have launched the bay area's only commercial-free 24-hour streaming news service. it's called k

he's going to build a line from bakersfield so marsette and not the line to the silicon valley that was spoken of. the idea of going valley to valley in a train like this you can commute in and work in the san jose area. >> me be clear. be way off in t it's always to the innovation capitol of the world. that's always madego has to mak dollars and cents out of fiscal reality while still keeping the vision. he's said three things. one, build the first 160-mile segment which is what was called for to attract 3.5 billion in federal funds too. three, as they said in the speech, the bookends. the funding for electrify case. >> the good news, caltran still gets its money to electrify and carry many more than now. >> let's put the numbers on it. today 65,000 passenger trips crammed. this takes it 80% more to 110,000 weekday passenger trips and with the business web, we're going to go to 260,000. there's no way you're fog to be able to operate the line. we're going to end up with a project completed. >> i like eisenhower when he invisioned the highway system. highway started in rural america wit

moorlach says he wants to see two lanes on each side of both eye 5 and highway 99...that's from bakersfield to stockton. although he doesn't have a price tag yet, the senator says his plan is more realistic than a high speed rail that's still years away from being built. ( james ) if the bill passes, it would mean new northbound and southbound lanes on both i-5 and state route 99. the other lanes on those highways would have a 65-mile-an-hour speed limit. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news...a look at an untapped source of billions of dollars for students about to head to college. ( darya ) plus...meet the california girl who is a step closer to becoming an eagle scout. ( darya ) and coming up at 6 o'clock....why a company is recalling more th 400- thousand boxes of cer