San jose sam lacardo, hopped onto a b. A. R. T. Train at the 12 12th street station and headed into the city together. The mayors are asking voters to support measure rr, which would raise about 3. 5 billion in property taxes and that money would pay for improvements to the 44yearold b. A. R. T. System. The money would pay for replacing and repairing about 90 miles of track throughout the system, and also it would pay for some much needed seismic retro fitting. The mayors say passing the bond measure is critical to the regions transportation system. I am cold front this will pass and thats because bay area residents cannot afford to wait to break down the federal gridlock that has denied regions like ours the desperately needed funds to maintain our infrastructure. So we are taking action before its too late. This is money that will be very well spent, and its not sexy. Its smart. Our collective interests in the region should be reflected by collective action. Reporter now, opponents o
Yes, we have an easterly breeze that brought smoke from the saddle fire. Today will be better. Fog and low clouds will send temps plummeting, 60s, 70s and 80s. Sal, things better or picking up again. Its slow. We dont have a lot of crashes but we have a lot of slow traffic. Good morning, steve. Lets go out and take a look at the east shore freeway. 55, minutes to dry between the carcinas bridge and mcarthur maze. We dont have anything to blame. Its slow traffic. When you get to the bay bridge toll plaza, you will see another 20 minutes or so. Maybe longer than that trying to get onto the bridge, and slow traffic on 80. Highway 4, slowing from antioch through bay point to concord. Well if you want the maps up. 68 well put the maps up. An accident right near a street. Traffic in hayward is not doing well. Another rough morning on thursday. 7 01. The city of oakland has handed down punishment for a dozen Police Officers implicated in a wide range scandal involving a sex worker. Alex savid
It is that when you get to this age that that person felt path to take. Neighbors a little while ago. Neighbors tell us the victim did have some medical issues with quite often. Police would not tell us what mr. Lang has told about this incident. He is cooperating, and he is speaking to police about this incident here. We are waiting to get an update on the charges he may face. We will keep you uptodate on the situation going on on wesh 2 news at 10 00 and 11 00. Jim breaking news just into the newsroom. We have brand new evidence in the brutal attack of a sketch artist at universal s islands of adventure. Wesh 2 s Angela Taylor joins us live in the breaking news center. Angela we re getting a firsthand , perspective. Man, frederick torres, stabbed a fellow character artist with a pair of scissors. You can see a video of tour is chasing ferguson through the victim run to a Security Officer , then takes off running new the bottom of the screen with the alleged attacker in hot pursuit. P
Dan jim, right now the smoke is getting heavier and rolling across the road. In a wendover farms neighborhood from right to left in big clouds. This is where firefighters have been today. Behind that row of houses a couple hundred yards, that is where the fire is located. Firefighters are winning the battle. They were what they were losing at 1 00, and what was a small fire enlarged and was driven by the wind and could not be contained areas they called in air support for water drops. They had bulldozers and fire yards. State road 407, that inbetween the fire and the neighborhood. I have anxious because it is dry, very dry out here. Stand at it right now. We have units on bobcat trail monitoring the fight over the wendover farms area. 35 acres and is 90 contained. State road 407 is still close from i95 to 405. There is a big airshow going on, pyrotechnics at that show tonight. Angela remember, the fire danger is high right now, and it is possible other areas could see brush fires spark
[booing] stewart and you can see the huge fight. Managed to get on stage. Supporters not happy with those protesters showing up. But if an item started to happen. Trump called into msnbc and told them he met with police for 30 minutes before shutting the event down. He also spoke about what he s violence. Donald trump you of people that feel differently about other elements, and it all comes together. You see all over. You see it in lots of different locations. There is a lot of anger in the country, and is very sad to see actually. Stewart the Chicago Police department is saying it never recommended trump cancel his campaign rally. There is an officer bleeding from the head. They had sufficient manpower on the scene to handle any a number of trump events have been marred by protests and some fights. We will stay on top of this throughout the evening. In the breaking news center, stewart moore, wesh 2 news. Jim thanks. Meantime things are a lot tamer here in central florida, as senator