. >>> bart ready to make its biggest come back yet. we are live in the east bay with push to bring passengers to prepandemic levels. good morning. it is monday june 7. i am len kiese. >> i am michelle griego. we begin with a live look toward the north bay. you will see that jacket when you head out for lunch, gusty winds about to blow throw. pack your hair spray. >> i won't need any but let's head to darren peck. he has that good hair. >> i have had to use plenty to get ready for this newscast. and it's not windy in the studio. we have already had a 40-mile an hour gust. we will go to the other, mount diablo in the east bay with sunrise at 5:48. it is windy already. the wind here where we live at lower elevations like looking from treasure island to the city, how gorgeous is the start of this day. the wind for the majority of us starts at noon. that's when the wind advisory goes into effect from noon until 8:00. a lot of us are under the wind advisory but not everybody. even if you are not in the wind advisory, plan on it being noticea

then if we see someone without a mask, our station agents, our bart police officers, bart police non-sworn officers, who are patrolling the trains, have masks and they will ask someone either to put on a mask or they will give them a mask. so the vast majority of the people, 96% at our last data capture, or wearing their masks. >> reporter: so the mask mandate will continue throughout the rest of the next couple of months. it'll end, we are told, probably in mid-september. we're live and pleasant hill this morning, i'm justin andrews, kpix 5. >> taking live look at the city of san francisco were this morning mayor london breed is going to talk about the reopening, the city had already announced it'll align itself with state guidelines on masks and general business operations. high risk events will have some extra restrictions. mayor reed and dr. kovacs announced what they are calling the safer together order. mega events will need to submit a health and safety plan 10 days in advance. indoor mega event organizers will need to collect proof of vaccination or negative test results. once the

we are seeing masks still required on bart. we have not heard of any issues. we have not heard any complaints. here is video we took moments ago of people arriving for their trains. those we have talked to said they think it's a good idea that masks are required. one woman said, she feels safer with everyone in masks. bart officials say the masks are required because the tsa is requiring them on flights and in airports. one person said, he is not sure what to expect today on this reopening day. he is okay with still wearing masks on bart. >> probably a good thing for now. until everybody gets comfortable . i am curious about how it will be with the seats and everybody sitting next to each other. and how people will react. it has been a very curious thing to anticipate. >> reporter: bart is not the only place you will need masks. you will need them at schools, childcare facilities, hospitals, healthcare facilities. indoor and outdoor make events, that would be a parade or a festival or a sporting event. prisons, jails and also in homeless shelters. this is for

nbc bay area's tom jensen is at the bart station with the changes. it picked up a lot lately. >> reporter: it picked up a lot. and one of the things riders are seeing is a lot or train. dozens more at the busiest station. it doesn't matter if the job takes you from the east bay to san francisco. >> the commute is getting back to normal, i think. >> daily traffic back up getting bad again. >> i don't want to be in traffic. oi would rather ride the train and get back no normal. >> reporter: she is fully vaccinated and bart is running social distancing training, a woman returned to the train for the first time in more than a year. >> we will be back on bart more and more as things continue to open up and travel opens up too. >> reporter: bart says it has seen an increase in riders, more like 70,000. but that is nearly three times the ridership shay saw in the peak of the pandemic. >> we are adding trins. >> it just added 26 now trains to weak day routes today, and 16 for saturday. we will see the greatest increase. >> depending on the hour, it could go

that is the big state bart is targeting . to lure people back to the trains and routines they are going to offer 50% off affairs for the month of september. for those of you commuting now bart says they are doing what they can to make it easy for you. check the schedule. you will see more trains now and they are becoming more frequent. be sure to check in. and looks like a lot of people woke up this morning and did not do that. we're here to let you know there are some changes here on the bart. >>> san francisco city hall several g today and at least that means that weddings can happen. the mayor will officiate the first four ceremonies at 11:00 this morning. the city will also raise the price flag. >>> california continues to build on its progress in the fight against covid-19. the seven-day positivity rate old and steady at .8%. there is a potential setback. the us is at risk of not reaching the president's goal of 70% of adults receiving at least one dose of the vaccine by july 4. >>> first lady joe biden and doctor fauci

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bart isn't the only place you still need masks. you need them in schools, child care facilities, hospitals or healthcare facilities. any kind of mega event like a parade or a festival or a sporting event. prisons and jails and homeless shelters. this is for everyone, even those who are vaccinated. bart officials are not too worried about enforcement saying they've been getting about 96% compliance from people when it comes to wearing masks. if someone refuses they will escort them off the train. live in pleasant hill, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> one of the places that might feel the most different today, the gym. so gyms are allowed to reopen at full capacity and many are dropping the mask requirements. abc 7 news reporter matt boone is finding out a lot of people are keeping those masks on on the treadmills. he's live for us in san jose this morning. hi, matt. >> reporter: good morning. yeah. behind me if you take a look actually i'd say about half the people here are still wearing their masks even though if you'

bart ridership is also on the rise today, bart began adding more trains to it's saturday schedule. ktvu is elissa harrington tells us just how many more trips to expect and some other change. on the way, bart shared this video on social media showing the gates rising at a station entrance that has been closed since october. entrances are back open, and starting today, more trips have been added changes. bart calls significant in the agency's recovery efforts from the covid 19 pandemic, so we've added 16 train trips for saturday, beginning today, and we've done it because we want to be ready for when the state fully reopened, bart spokesman jim allison said saturday. ridership is growing even faster than weekday ridership. most of added trains will be on the yellow line. that's because bart has found many people heading back and forth between the city and the east bay on weekends, but it's slowly starting to pick up. so we're hoping that once the state fully reopens, more people come back to public transit, and we're beefing up our schedule to meet that need mask enforcement is stil

the big changes coming to bart starting today. sometimes they say, "it might work, it might not work." and so i ask myself the question, like, "why even get the vaccine, if it can also harm you?" for me, it's like taking a 50/50 chance. hi andrea. some say that the vaccine is harmful or that it might not work, but that's not true. millions of people have been vaccinated with no ill effects. and i can tell you that getting the vaccine is far safer >>> right now at 5:30, another sign of the times. that the end of the pandemic may be closer. if you're about to jump on bart, changes that could save you a lot of time. >> plus, al fresco may be a no go. what city leaders are about to debate in hours. >>> whipping winds take aim on parts of the bay this monday morning. meteorologist kari hall covers it all as "today in the bay" continues right now. a very good monday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm chris sanchez. great to see you in person. we're going to check in with meteorologist kari hall who is watchi

. >> bart comes back to life more with increasing service. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live with what we can expect today. hi, amy. >> reporter: they're adding more trains. that's going to add up to about 26 more trips monday through friday during those commute hours. bart officials say it is clear command is up and they need to respond. they saw their highest high ridership on thursday. they will be adding trips on their busiest lines. mostly during the commute hours. that blue line from dublin to daly city, you're going to see 30 minute frequencies through august 30th on that line. august 30th is the big date when bart says service will really start to look normal again. right now they aren't back to regular hours. you're only going to see the trains running from 5:00 to 9:00 on week days and 8:00 to 9:00 on the weekends. they'll be going back to being open till midnight on august 30th. still a few more steps to go toward being back to normal. instead of waiting 30 minutes between trains on those lines you now have to wait 15 minu

they just talked with bart. call and they heard that bart is seeing ridership increased nowhere near to where was pre pandemic, but slowly but surely we're seeing things go back to normal. so bart is adding 26 trips to the monday through friday schedule if you ride bart, you're going to want to take a look at your screen now for the details. the additional troops will be on the busiest lines, including yellow which is in iraq to sfo green line to daly city redline richmond to millbrae plus sfo trains will be running more frequently as well. most of the added trips will be during the busiest times during the monday and and the morning and evening commute periods increasing service will help to avoid crowds and continue distancing. they're going to be running those longer trains to so they can space people out more 7 new trips from sfo be added on weekdays to support the tourists visiting this summer. a 30 minute frequencies will remain. unfortunately, though, for the blue line serving dublin pleasanton to daly ci

. >>> continuing on our road to recovery, bart expanded weekday service to match rise in ridership. the transit agency plans to use federal relief money to get back to prepandemic levels. you will notice additional trips in the morning and evening commutes. trains will run four to 14 minutes apart during peak hours. reverse commute nonpeak trips will better serve all types of riders. bart is also offering more trips on saturdays. >> there are people standing or sitting next to me or there is like a kid on their lap. i am just not comfortable with it. >> you are not psychologically prepared for that. >> yes. >> trips have been added to increase service and bart hours remain 5:00 to 9:00 on weekdays and 8:00 to 9:00 weekends. midnight service monday through saturday will return in late august. june 15, bart will open entrances and exits closed during the height of the pandemic. >>> developing in san jose, an early morning shooting investigation has turned into a homicide investigation. police responded to the scene at dubert lane and sandy drive around 3:00 this morning. the man was r

. >> we'll keep an eye out on your next bart ride. you may come across l bart man. the bay area's newest public transit looted or bartman who also goes by barc l b and late is a local wrestler with a particularly eye-catching costume. oh, look, he's got the bark. his outfit matches missions of remote the bar. now we talked to him and he said he volunteered to this because it simply because he just loves public transportation. >> getting more people on public transit is something i really believe in and being able to wear this mask even briefly to get people. the chance i have a tweet where i pulled the clip from people public transit. wrestling match. to be able to put that into people's hearts is something really special. >> i think that's awesome. now. bartman encourages others to keep using bart citing it as environmentally friendly transit option in a great way to socialize with others. on know i grew up riding bart and would not have to get to and fro through the bay if it wasn't for bart. so keep breitbart. you guys. the california the decorations for this fam

and of course, everyone wearing masks still on bart. they told by june 15th they should have some of those entrances and exits that have been closed during the pandemic. they're going to reopen them now that more people are writing now i'm about to do a zoom interview with bart to hear more about this. so tune in at 8 o'clock and we will hear from them get to all the things you need to know if you ride bart for now live in daly city. sarah stinson kron 4 news. thank you very much, sara. just another sign of things going back to 2019. yeah. things her getting back to no-mal at san francisco city hall to their reopening today. the public for the first time. >> in 15 months. most of the departments are going to be back up and running. you do need a mask if you're going to go inside and the city hall is open from. >> 8 to 5 monday through friday. >> in the north bay fire fighters. they are mopping up after they contain a brush fire in the overnight hours. this happened on black log road in canfield. officials sent out this picture from the

those who depend on bart will want to listen up. you can see the additional troops will serve our busiest lines that we've seen in the bay area for bart yellow. that's antioch through san francisco sfo rather green line, which is a so through daly city where i'm at right now and red richmond millbrae in a cell phone. most of the added troops will be during the morning and evening commute period where they're really seeing a lot of more people riding bart. they said with these added trips trains will run with in oakland in san francisco for a 15 minutes apart during peak hours that helps a lot because i've heard from bart riders that it kind of takes a long time. and if you miss your train is to wait up to an hour. so this is going to help a lot some rivers commute non peak trips will be added to be serving all of the writers and 7 new troops from sfo will be added on weekdays to support some of those summer travelers that are coming to the bay area for vacation. and they also have 30 minute frequencies with that will remain on the b

." >>> now to new details for bart riders. bart is preparing to take it up a notch in its return to full service. starting tomorrow, the number of trains running 15 minutes apart will double monday through friday, and more trains will run on saturdays. 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on weekdays for now, and midnight service scheduled for the middle of august. and then amtrak is boosting its service tomorrow. they are expanding the number of weekend and weekday trips. >>> at 7:39, still to come on "today in the bay," elephants are on the move. coming up, how much trouble this herd has caused and where since they have started their migration. >>> make your promise official today at tosanramonwithlove.com. or scan the code. come on, let's make the promise together. >>> good morning. it's 7:41. we do have cloudy skies over the coastline, and right now a great shot of san francisco. i do want to show you a couple other views, of course. walnut creek, we have the sun peeking through through the interior valleys including san jose, and a gre

bart is getting closer to a pre-pandemic schedule. the agency is adding new trains to its busiest lines as they have started to see ridership pick back up. kron four's. sarah stinson has more from the daly city bart station. >> starting today. bart is adding 26 new trips to its weekday schedule and 16 more trips on saturdays. that's because they've seen increase ridership. take a look at video from this monday morning. you can see a lot of people going into the daly city bart station going up to the platform masks and all because those are still required on bark and people now have to weigh less time since part is adding more trains. be time will be going from 30 minutes to 4 to 15 minutes for trains that run within oakland and san francisco that we think a lot of folks are going to show up. >> going to their jobs today and be pleasantly surprised that they have more options in terms of when they can get there that they'll have more trains available to them. these new rides, these new trains are being added to our 3 busiest lines, yel

it is a bart station. most of the 30 acres that that market sits on is set to be developed with offices, apartment and retail shops. the flea market would be moved to a smaller site. >>> new details, walnut creek police not commenting on what witnesses say was a loud explosion and arrest soon after, apparently involving fireworks. the explosion happened a little after 10:00 near broadway plaz za. we're not showing the man arrested because it's not clear why he was detained. san mateo county deputies said ill local fireworks are tied to two in custody. authorities in nook have discovered 15,000 pounds of illegal fireworks head of the fourth of july holiday which is right around the corner. weather wise, a lot of people have that day off. maybe some barbecues, get together, finally, not a lot of fireworks though. still putting those off. let's check in with kari who has a look at that forecast and we'll see a warmup. >> let's celebrate our time together and not have to worry about the fireworks yet. it's bee

he works here for bart. he is inspected to give us an update on their requirements, as far as when you get on the train and wear a mask, so that is coming up in 30 minutes. we are live this morning in pleasant hill, i'm justin andrews with a bart behind me, back to you. >> just in time. justin, thank you. >>> let's go live to kpix 5's emily turner. she has a sweet assignment, bakery in burlingame , welcoming customers this morning. emily, getting the taste of anything over there? >> reporter: not yet, but it's on the list, because man, take a look at everything they offer. looks great. the thing is, nothing like this has changed, but it will look a whole lot different here at copenhagen bakery in burlingame. i'm with the owner, ralph. ralph, you can see all the signs of covid with the mask requirements, the exits, what are you going to do physically different to change, now that today's the day? >> we are going to try to be a little cautious to work our way into this, because, you know, switching it from one

service by bart trains are bartr running at delayed speeds. we have sky 7 running over some bart tracks. this is live view. you can't see anything near except for the track. just a few moments ago we saw some trains moving. that is your latest update on what is going on with the earthquake and of course keep it tuned to abc 7 news for all the latest. >>> all right. transitioning to someone who didn't feel it. >> i didn't feel it. i was getting ready for this. we will talk a little sports coming up in sports. the warriors well after a weekend -- [ indiscernible ] the giants hit the road for a six game road divisional trip. tonight kicks off a key two game series in l.a. against the dodgers. san francisco best 50 in 27 overall. three and a half game lead over l.a. in the nl west. giants ready for a battle against their long time rivals. >> we have faced those guys twice already. you already know you are going to have a battle on your hands. try to have a good approach and try to come out on top. >> i probably wouldn't look beyond the first game

grand has also been a bart is tweeting. you know, they. >> they slow down trains so that they can grow inspections right afterwards. we. >> you mentioned that path. they're now saying. minute ago they said there is a 20 minute delays. systemwide because of protocols, those inspections know indication there's any damage, but that is the residual delay some more kron 4 employees marisol or assignment editor she lives 5 minutes from the epicenter and about 10 minutes she met mean freeman. she says she felt a pretty strong for about 5 seconds. a couple neighbors outside now you know, they want to the outside. if there is an aftershock tony or promotions guy said he felt very lightly in also and then a couple of other people on you know, fulfill actually who another another production guy felt it pretty good. he's in san francisco and russian hill. big says someone in millbrae orinda. yes. and then there's that. there's a reminder to donate blood. it's you know, people, pointing out that. had this been much worse and we need a t

you usually only have to wait for a bart train about every 15 to 30 minutes. for the most part, writers say the transit system is efficient. despite the limited trips available. you're usually here. it's on schedule. yeah, today we noticed it was exactly 67 is the schedule, it suggested, and we wanted to give ourselves a little bit of time. so right at six, was evident pulled out. mark and lynn childers are headed to hawaii today, taking the bart from under the 24 freeway from lafayette. to sfo trips like these will be happening more frequently. we are seeing writers start to come back. and because of that, we want to make sure that we're offering them the opportunity to get to their job to get it wherever they're going as quickly as possible. monday through friday, bart is adding 26 trips to the red, green andel les from antioch to sfo. barry s a to daly city and richmond to millbrae. i think it's great news. i think it's going to be heard her for people who commute traffic is more so they really great when it does start up again. ridership is now at about 17

bart is adding more trains to its schedule starting tomorrow. bart says it is adding 26 more weekday trips to its schedule on the yellow, green and red lines. the edit trains are on the edges of the morning and evening commute periods. bart is also adding 16 more trips on saturdays service currently runs until nine o'clock every night, bart says service until midnight won't return until the end of august because it still needs to hire more train operators. and station agents. san francisco city hall will reopen to the public tomorrow for the first time in 15 months, most city hall offices will reopen their doors for in person services, such as obtaining birth certificates applying for marriage licenses and paying property and business taxes. the building will be open weekdays between eight am and five pm all city hall. visitors must wear masks. and stay six ft. apart from others tomorrow, the fda is expected to announce whether it will approve a new drug for alzheimer's disease for the first time in nearly 20 years, the agency will decide the fa

apart from others, bart is adding more trains to its schedule. starting tomorrow. bart says it's adding 26 more weekday trips to its schedule on the yellow, green and red lines. he added. trains are on the edges of the morning and evening commute periods. bart is also adding 16 more trips on saturdays right now, service runs until nine o'clock every night, bart says service until midnight won't return until the end of august because it still needs to hire more train operators and station agents. bay area teen who was diagnosed with a heart condition back in april, has died. we first told you about lamont jones, the third back in april, around mother's day, he began complaining of covid like like symptoms, and he couldn't keep food down. he was eventually diagnosed with dilated cardio myopathy, and after several surgeries to help his heart pump blood complications set in and the 15 year old passed away. last thursday, the teen's parents say their son was a good student and gifted baseball player who had never experience severe illness. they say you likely had this c

if you've ever been running late for bart. you know, it's very helpful to have another one coming shortly. most of the added troops will be during the busiest times during the morning and evening commute periods increasing service will help to avoid crowds and continue that distancing. i was talking about 7 new troops from sfo be added on weekdays to support the toure is that we're going to be seeing this summer more mortars coming to the city into the bay area 30 minute frequencies will remain for the blue line serving double in pleasanton to daly city until august 3rd is change saturday as well. so have 16 more trips throughout the day. most being added on the yellow line serving pleasant hill to daly city. only as well as one more trip for us on saturday. saturday ridership has recovered faster than weekday. ridership on saturday may 29th bart saw the most people riding since the pandemic with 41,000 plus riders. that's a 29% or 29% of the prepandemic writer to ridership weekday. ridership has reached 70,000 which is only 1

bart is adding seven rides from sfo. bart hours 5:00 to 9:00 weekdays. 8:00 to 9:00 weekends. midnight service returns august 30th. >>> well, the great debate over the great highway headed towards a decision this week. on thursday, the sfm board of directors and commission going to hold a special joint meeting to talk about a pilot project and gather feedback from the public. signs posted all along the stretch of highway by ocean beach. the city closed the road to traffic last april. now some argue it's creating too many traffic problems in surrounding neighborhoods. others want the change to be permanent. >> as a highway, it is definitely a beautiful one. but i think it works better as a public space. >> i have had dreams for years we would close down a bunch of streets and make them into gardens and public spaces without cars. i thought that was a real blessing. >> sfh ta has been studying how people use that space and how traffic impacted. the june 10th meeting is a chance for the public to weigh in. >>> live look at san francisco from emeryville camera. is this one cloud o

if you are a right or you may have seen the bart man. we'll show you how his story of becoming a lucia door for public transit and the popular pinball museum in alameda has finally reopened. we'll take you there. plus, we will also talk live with the head of the california seismic safety commission to give us his insights on that deadly condo building collapse near miami. those stories and much more still to come tonight here on kron. 4 news at it. doz are still unaccounted for. after that condo collapse in surfside, florida. >> today crews finding more bodies buried beneath the debris and rubble. the death toll now stands at 9, 152 still unaccounted for after thursday's collapse as the search for survivors ntinues. the big question that is on everyone's mind is how this all happened in the first place. joining us tonight to talk about the scene unfolding in florida tonight is doctor kidney a moto, a structural engineer and also the head of the california seismic safety commission. doctor miyamoto, thank you for joining us here on kron,

crew are putting out the flames across the street from the bart station. the smta are rerouting two lines. a big day for stanford grads. that uh held their first in-person commencement since 2019. it looked different with the face masks and physical distancing, but the commencement speaker, actress, writer, producer, ray, noted how far the students have come. >> you guys are incredible for making it this far. obviously, this past year and a half has tested so many of us. i can't imagine having to muster the en theis y. to get a degree while the world falls apart around us, but you did it. >> more than 1400 seniors got their diplomas. >> reports of unruly passengers are on the rise across the country. the agency has gotten about 2900 reports since the beginning oh of the year. most of those had to do with passengers refusing to comply with mask wearing rules. this comes on the heels of another scare in the sky on a delta flight out of los angeles when several had to subdue an off duty flight atend didn't. the flight was headed to atlanta and they heard a ma

bart closes at 9:00. for a lot of folks, that is a hardship, especially those who want to use the system on the weekends. the number is showing the greatest increases in ridership is not coming during traditional commute hours, but on the weekends and the hangout for bart -- they have to hire and train more operators in order to get that service spread across more hours of the day. that takes time. >> laura, thank you so much. >>> new developments from last month's devastating colonial pipeline cyber attack. the justice department says has recovered money paid in ransom to the hackers. the cyber investigation into the hacking was led by fbi agents assigned to the san francisco field office. the best slaver sleuths are faced right here. -- they are expected to be based in russia. ransom money is very rare, but the justice department wants to send a message to bad actors. >> we will continue to use all of our tools and all of our resources to increase the cost and consequences of ransomware attacks and othe

i don't want to speak for bart, but my understanding and with the caveat that i am not with bart and don't know the process. i want to say that i heard they closed those locations after september 11, 2001 and haven't re-opened due to fear of terrorism. that could be something i am miss remembered. i am not 100% sure. i believe they have restroom facilities but they are not operable. >> that is my understanding. i thought they did have them. anyway, doesn't impact this and i am happy to have the pit stops there to serve not just folks on bart but folks in the area. it i imagine during rush hour and everything that things could -- folks could benefit from bathrooms from batter as well. i understand you do not preside over the bart station. >> right. >> ok. >> thank you, chair preston. i want to clarify. what are the hours? from what time to what time? >> thank you, supervisor chan. at those three locations -- let me bring it up real quick. right now 16th and mission it is open 24 hours currently. mission is open 24 hours. i think there are negotiations ongoing right now with budget cha

you usually only have to wait for a bart train about every 15 to 30 minutes. for the most part, writers say the transit system is efficient. despite the limited trips available. you're usually here. it's on schedule. yeah, today we noticed it was exactly 67 is the schedule, it suggested, and we wanted to give ourselves a little bit of time. so right at six, was evident, pulled out. mark and lynn childers are headed to hawaii today, taking the bark from under the 24 freeway from lafayette. to sfo trips like these will be happening more frequently. we are seeing writers start to come back. and because of that, we want to make sure that we're offering them the opportunity to get to their job to get wherever they're going as quickly as possible. monday through friday, bart is adding 26 trips to the red, green and yellow lines from antioch to sfo. barry s a to daly city and richmond to millbrae. i think it's great news. i think it's going to be heard her for people who come here because you're traffic is more so they really great when it does start up again. riders

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while vta is in limbo bart moving forward. starting tomorrow bart will add 16 train trips on saturdays. most of the rides will serve the pleasant hill and daly city area. bart also reopening all station entrances that were closed during the pandemic. >>> so did you see this near sacramento? a northern california company made a surprising discovery at the bottom of folsom lake. an airplane. sea floor systems was test its underwater survey equipment when it spotted the plane about 160 feet underwater. the crew sent a camera down, took pictures of the tail and the propeller. the company hasn't identified the plane but says there was a plane that crashed into the lake more than 50 years ago. never found. crews decided to look for the plane because water levels are so low. and you can blame that of course on the drought. so that's really freaky. jeff ranieri joins us now. and jeff, we've been talking about no rain for so long and suddenly at 6:00 you stunned us with some rain. >> yeah. we've been tracking this since earlier this we

i have a bart update though. starting monday they will be adding 26 additional trips to the weekday schedule and doubling number of 15 minute frequencies. a live look in walnut creek showing 680. traffic is starting to pick up but everything is moving at the limit. same story in san jose showing off 101, clear conditions on our roads. >> thank you. >>> roads are closed in san jose as crews are investigating a fire at a vacant home. about 50 firefighters responded to the scene on forest avenue near boston avenue. this was after 3:00 this morning. san jose fire captain said it appears the fire started outside of the home and moved in. it is not clear how yet but thankfully no one was hurt. >>> a fire burning in the area of last year's czu lightning complex is 80% contained this morning. this wildfire broke out yesterday afternoon in the santa cruz mountains in the boulder creek area, about three acres have burned. >>> a fast moving grass fire left extensive damage at two apartment buildings in antioch. you see the

. >> the next time you are on bart. keep an eye out for this guy who is known as el bart man. a look bay area's newest public transit. >> door. bartman also goes by. >> bartel be late and he is a local wrestler with a particularly eye-catching costume might be hard to mess his outfit matches his mission, which is to promote bart and they got a chance to talk to him a little bit earlier today on kron on. they want to know why he does this and that he told them he volunteers because he just loves public transportation. >> getting more people on public transit is something i really believe in and being able to wear this mask even briefly to get people. the chance i have a tweet where i pulled the clip from people public transit. wrestling match. to be able to put that into people's hearts is something really special. >> especially during a wrestling match. >> he made that himself. so that together. yeah, that's great. hart's going to love that. hartman encourages other people to keep using bart saying it's environmentally friendly and also great way to socialize with others. but

by the year 2024 you can expect all bart stations to be fully equipped with free wi-fi. i like the sound of free there. that's one new goal. the agency's digital railway program. this is to boost internet access on the trains as well. bart announced that initiative last year, but it was derailed by the pandemic. >> let's get going then. let's rev it up for the weekend. we'll check the morning commute with mike in just a little bit and see if folks are heading into work or out of town. it's going to get warm this weekend i understand, kari. >> yeah. just a little bit in some spots. not all of the bay area is going to see a big warmup and as you're heading out for work in oakland, still going to be a very comfortable day as our temperatures start out in the upper 50s. we'll have clouds that will slowly clear out by late morning. we'll reach into the mid 60s by 11:00 and see a high of 69 degrees here. we'll see some upper 80s in antioch today as well as some hotter temperatures farther to the north but we'll talk more about how hot it gets this weekend and where coming up i

and the bart and embarcadero elevators project. as i said, the senate committee need to release their titles which will be combined with the e. p.w. single senate bill. then the house and the senate will reconcile through a conference committee. the biggest challenge before them is to identify the funding needed to pay for the new bill. just for reference, just to maintain the current levels of funding which again is lower than what's proposed in both bodies, congress would need $70 billion a year above what is currently collected in federal gas tax. so they're going to have to cobble together funding from elsewhere. t.b.d. from that. we're currently working with regional, state, and federal partners, including the metropolitan transportation commission to review the bills and identify where we can advocate for improvements and advance san francisco priorities. finally, the other looming opportunity for transportation funding is the infrastructure package. discussions continue with the administration still seeking to advance the bi

we're also seeing some delays on bart. we've actually been seeing some delays on bart since that earthquake yesterday. >> and again, we were slowing down the track to check this morning. a major delay on the dublin pleasanton line in the daily city direction duty equipment problem there. there's also a 30 minute delay on the oakland airport connector due to some track maintenance. we'll keep a close eye on all of that as you head into the city this morning. no major issues as you're traveling from the maze to that fremont street exit a little under 9 minutes. meter like still turned off the san mateo bridge also looks great for you a little under 40 no issues, not tracking any major hot spots. we'll have more as the morning goes on. the dari and james, back to you. thank you. ran a 5.19 in national news. president biden hits the road today. the pitches 1 trillion dollars bipartisan infrastructure deal. >> yeah. can he convince the american people can convince fellow lawmakers to pass it. the fate is not a done deal. democr

beginning tomorrow, bart will add 16 trains, train trips, we should say. most of those rides will serve the pleasant hill an daly city areas. bart is opening all station entrances that were closed during the pandemic. making it in the bay. this is our series about the challenges of living here. probably the biggest challenge is the price. a new report looked at the share of million dollars homes in the 50 largest metros areas. the most expensive area, well, that's not hard to guess. it's here in the bay area, specifically, the san jose area, number one on the list, 47% of homes are valued at or above a million bucks. you see the other ones, the next concentrations of high priced homes, california, san francisco, 36%, l.a. 17% followed by san diego. rounding out the top five is new york with nine of the homes listed at a million or plus. >>> in-person graduations today at santa clara university. honoring graduates with an actual ceremony. they lined up and walked across the stage to receive their diploma. >> it's really wonderful. we didn't expect this to h

. >> create a new urban home area near the bart station. the whole point is to create. >> urban area where there's now 3,400 homes where people can live near the bart station. this is a 3.4 million square foot plan to create this beery us a bart urban village. the development tricks that flea market. as i said, and that leaves many of the 430 vendors worried about what will happen for them next. the vote was scheduled for last week. but it was delayed after fender started a 50 hour hunger strike demanding more time. they wanted to negotiate with the various a flea market vendors association. the bump family which owns the parcel of land and council members, though they said they will give them a little bit more time, but goes negotiations ended with 5 million dollars from the bunn family helping vendors with relocation fees and that was double the offer that was initially proposed. the plan is to disperse the money and help the people who are the vendors here. there was a compromise and city officials. >> at the end of the day, unanimously

i talked with some riders here at the daly city bart station. those who were here told me they're excited to hear this and makes just drive me how it will help them. >> it will have to get to work and school and wicker don't think it's going help me all that much because i'm pretty on time. but i think. more trains mean less crowded. so that seems good for everyone. >> and that's exactly right. we heard from bar earlier on a zoom call, they said they're going running the longer trains which means they can speaks people out war. now, i told you that ridership has increased and in fact, the saturday's has increased more than the weekday ridership on saturday may 29th. they saw 41,000 plus riders a day that day and that's 29% of prepandemic ridership and then we'd a ridership has about 70,000 riders per day. so like on a day like today. monday, 70,000 people comparing that to prepandemic times. not that much compared to what it was. 400,000 riders a day. so we're getting there slowly and surely in bart is looking at the numbers and adjusting accord

i'm calling on behalf of bart to express our wholehearted support. bart is proud to be a partner with the city and the development team in bringing 131 much needed affordable housing units along with the new transit plaza. i'd also like to take this opportunity to thank former supervisor john avalos and current supervisor asha safai and janice lee for this support. the area will be transformed into a vibrant community gatherings space that will be joined by bart and muni riders and the broader community. the new design will provide bart and muni riders and the community with state pedestrian and bicycle access to the bart station and seen with connectivity to muni and other transit service in the area. the balboa park up are yard project elm bodies our commitment. through this project, bart is supporting our city partner in fulfilling its supportable housing goals. encouraging nonauto transportation choices by future residents, increasing gas emissions and increasing bart leadership. lastly, it will continue to work closely with the city and the deve

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bart and san jose police went door to door in the neighborhood telling people about today's community event. it opened in june of last year, so there was very little fanfare or community engagement since the pandemic. both police departments wanted to reach out to the community and build relationships between their own officers as well. >> i think that presence is very important for every agency. that way that they see us out there and know they are safe and know we're somebody they could come and speak to and have that collaboration in the community. >> bart police and san jose police officers patrol this area around the new station. >>> we're making some changes here. we wanted to let you know about grabbing another weekday newscast. >> yeah. this all starts monday. here is the lineup. the 5:00 p.m. news stays where it's at right after ellen followed by a 5:30 newscast and a 6:30 newscast. join us for a brand-new program at 7:00. it will be followed by access hollywood. >>> firefighters have a new high tech tool to fight fires. they are the first in the country to try out a new type

. >>> another set of public transit recovering, bart is beefing up its saturday service beginning tomorrow morning the agency will add 16 extra train trips, most will be serving pleasant hill, daly city, that corridor. one extra trip from sfo in the morning and one headed to the airport in the afternoon. bart says last saturday's ridership was about 27% of a normal june saturday the pandemic. >> tamara bartel also reopen all station entrances that were closed in october. >>> meanwhile, carnival rides, fried foods, pig races, covid vaccines, all the same place. this week and is your last chance to check out the san mateo county fair. in his first bay area county fair since the pandemic began and if you are not vaccinated you can get you are shot right outside the gates and get free admission. there is being held at the county event center from 11:00 to 10 p.m. through sunday. >>> down the county fair being planned for october 22nd through october 31st in pleasanton. >>> a live look at sfo where travelers are able to get vaccinated for covid. in 18 years and older can get the shot. is attrac

today, bart the saturday schedule on the busiest lines. also, all of the entrances that were temporarily closed they are open at this point. weekend ridership has increased 27% and is recovering at a faster rate than weekdays which saw an 80% increase. by the end of august, bart service will be back to normal. >>> as we approach reopening, counties are trying to vaccinate everyone they can. a different kind of outreach effort took place in the tenderloin neighborhood. the supervisor tweeted these photos saying he enjoin people from ucsf and the company tenderloin to take the windows vaccine to people who still needed it. he says the mobile teams were able to vaccinate people in five minutes or less. good work! >>> more than 18.6 million californians are fully vaccinated against covid. that is nearly 55% of those eligible to get a shot. estate is nearly 3.8 people are partially vaccinated. on average, that is close to 143,000 doses being administered each day.>>> of course, we are keeping track of california's vaccination progress with our

you usually only have to wait for a bart train about every 15 to 30 minutes. for the most part, writers say the transit system is efficient. despite the limited trips available. you're usually here. it's on schedule. yeah, today we noticed it was exactly 67 is the schedule, it suggested, and we wanted to give ourselves a little bit of time. so right at six was evident pulled up. mark and lynn childers are headed to hawaii today, taking the bark from under the 24 freeway from lafayette. the sfo trips like these will be happening more frequently. we are seeing writers start to come back. and because of that, we want to make sure that we're offering them the opportunity to get to their job to get it wherever they're going as quickly as possible. monday through friday, bart is adding 26 trips to the red, green and yellow lines from antioch to sfo. barry s a to daly city and richmond to millbrae. i think it's great news. i think it's going to be heard her for people who commute trap. think is more so the really great when it does start up again. ridership is now at

bart station. you can see. one of those cars. there was a van. it's burned to a crisp. so far there's no word on any injuries, but stay tuned to kron four's. we update you on the investigation. but again, 2 cars now catching fire at the coma bart station. 4.33 the time it's beginning. there. it is really the beginning of the real long road to recovery for. let's continue on. up forward. please. thank you to beginning a long road recovery for one bay area woman after she was stabbed multiple times outside her home 93 or 94 year-old on taylor. now back in her home after spending days in the hospital for her injuries. that attack happened last week near lower, hill road. we have kron four's. amanda, how are now speaking to her niece on how that woman is doing. >> bernie says she was in surprisingly high spirits when she first got home from the hospital. now she's feeling those injuries a little bit more, but they're hopeful. it's just part of the healing process. she was surprisingly happy and >> happy to be home. i think the weather was nice and she was feeling good with

bart is dealing with a ten minute delay but everything else is on time for public transit. headed towards altamont pass, early commute out of tracy into the 580 altamont area, it is business as usual. you have typical slow and go conditions towards dublin interchange, a 51 minute commute 205 to 680. it is 6:17, time to check your forecast. it is cooling down just a bit. >> especially after last week when we had the dangerous heat and everyone was asking when is it going to cool down? it is here. we have that ocean breeze kicking in and you see that gray start to our day. we are looking at the ocean breeze, cooler temperatures back down to where we should be. thank you so much for starting your work week with us. hopefully you are having some hot coffee, hot tea. i have had about three cups of coffee already to start our day. it's monday. concord you are 58, a little bit more sunshine and also in the south bay at san jose, 58 with mostly sunny skies. oakland, a gray start, 58. livermore is 57. downtown san francisco is 56 and 55 for santa rosa. here is what you can expect. t

you usually only have to wait for a bart train about every 15 to 30 minutes. for the most part, writers say the transit system is efficient despite the limited trips available were usually here on schedule. yeah today we noticed it was exactly 67 is the schedule suggested, and we wanted to give ourselves a little bit of time. so right at six, it was evident pulled out. mark and lynn childers are headed to hawaii today, taking the bark from under the 24 freeway from lafayette. to sfo trips like these will be happening more frequently. we are seeing writers start to come back. and because of that, we want to make sure that we're offering them the opportunity to get to their job to get it wherever they're going as quickly as possible. monday through friday, bart is adding 26 trips to the red, green and yellow lines from antioch to sfo. barry s a to daly city and richmond to millbrae. i think it's great news. i think it's going to be heard her for people who commute because you're trying traffic is more so they really great when it does start up again. ridership i