Neighbors continue to say they dont want this Navigation Center built. They are pointing to an attack that happened in that building to prove their point. Im amanda del castillo. B. A. R. T. Is on its way to san jose. But after todays big announcement, expansion is on the fast track. Im Cornell Bernard in San Francisco. Theres a settlement in lawsuits over the sinking of the millennium tower. Abc7 news starts right now. Now, news to building a better bay area. Its just so dangerous, and i just dont feel that anybody has received assurances. Despite strong pushback from the community, a Navigation Center for the homeless is under construction right now. Recent attacks by the homeless in the area have reignited the debate. Our reporter attended a meet bring concerned neighbors got answers. Liz . Reporter good evening. Yeah, the construction is under way right now for the center. In fact, this structure was put up behind me today. Around the center are several residential buildings, and the neighbors say the attacks in this area only proves the point that building this center isnt going to be safe. I know that everyone here seems very committed to the idea that youre going to help establish a safe and sane Navigation Center. As you see, none of us believe you. Reporter that was the message delivered over and over again at a planning meeting wednesday night to discuss safety at what will soon be San Franciscos largest Navigation Center for the homeless. We are promised it will be safe eventually, but its not now. Reporter in opposition to the Navigation Center isnt new. Its been approved by the city and this structure on the side of the center was put up before the meeting. But its this incident, a homeless man attacking a woman at a condo next to the center, along with two other recent attacks, that have neighbors doubling down. I dont know where that particular assailant was there because of that Navigation Center. But the city is unable to keep us safe. Im hopeful that food, bodies like this will be able to identify solutions to problems like that before they happen. And to design a plan to make sure it doesnt continue to happen. Reporter extra police will patrol the area, but many say its not enough. There was one woman that offered support. It seems to me to be a fundamental right to support the vulnerable among us. Reporter one of the neighbors we spoke to offered a warning to the city. He said hes writing up a Ballot Initiative to make it harder for the city to build or renew lease it is this center proves to be unsafe, he will move forward with it. Thank you, liz. Silicon valley is known for tech innovation. The federal government is stepping in to help build a better bay area, as the next phase in b. A. R. T. s expansion hits the south bay. Amanda del castillo is live tonight. Amanda . Reporter ama, a big day for vta b. A. R. T. Riders, and the bay area. Assistance from the government would mean that funding for that full commute across the south bay could arrive ahead of schedule. Vta is on track to get a big funding boost from the federal government. The administration was in town wednesday with the news. Im very pleased to announce 125 million funding allocation to Santa Clara Valley transportation authority. Reporter vta is the First Transit agency in the nation being considered for this program. The injection of money is expected to speed up the approval process for major infrastructure project. In this case, vtas four station b. A. R. T. Extension that would take riders through san jose into santa clara. Infrastructure will need to be delivered faster. It will be interesting to see how we make it through this Pilot Program. Reporter come december, san joses station in district four will be the new end of the line. He says hes learned firsthand that growth does not come without growing pains. Overall in the long run, were building a community, not for just the People Living here today, but for future generations. Reporter for now, vta will work to complete a formal application to get phase two on the fast track. Second extension going from North San Jose to downtown san jose and on to santa clara, 2026 cant come soon enough, but it will be here in many ways before we know it. Reporter money would allow the vta to fast track its funding process by more than 14 months. Construction on phase two would begin in 2022. In san jose, im amanda del castillo, abc7 news. Amanda, thanks. 40 new Police Officers have joined the b. A. R. T. Police force this year, boosting staffi inin leveling to a new high. Off of those officers have joined from other departments. Many were lured by higher salaries. The agency still has 34 Vacant Police officer positions to fill, but theyre making good progress. Abc7 news devoted a week to covering b. A. R. T. As part of our commitment to building a better bay area. See all of those reports on our website, abc7news. Com. East palo alto officials got a look at the Pilot Program that launched in may. It was the first city to set up a safe parking zone which has turned into a popular idea for other cities. We want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. Join our better bay area facebook group. A wrongway driver caused a big mess on the bay bridge. This was about 9 00 tonight. You can see the tail heights there. A tow truck kept oncoming traffic from slamming into the car. The Highway Patrol stopped traffic on the triple digbridge the driver to make a uturn. A uc davis graduate was stabbed to death last night. 27yearold margery was walking a dog when someone attacked her. She worked as a Program Director at the washington center, setting up graduate students with internships and jobs. Positive, fun loving, helpful, energetic person who loved helping people. Police arrested the suspect, 24yearold elias arageny. Police say he did not know her before the attack. A grass fire burned down three structures and a barn today nearby ron firefighters responded just after 5 00 p. M. Today. It was under control by 6 00, so they moved quickly. Witnesses say the flames spread fast. I just heard crackling, and then all of a sudden the flames just burst up. I guess as high as the power lines. Thats when i backed out of there. The red cross is assisting 21 people who live near the burned area with housing and supplies tonight. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. New developments tonight involving the millennium tower, that San Francisco skyscraper that is leaning and sinking. A settlement has been reached involving homeowners, and Cornell Bernard is here with the latest details on this. Reporter the tower has made International News for years and brought lawsuits from hundreds of homeowners. Now legal journey appears to be over with a plan to nix the building. Its the high rise with killer views, but thats not what made it famous. It was sinking, and slightly tilting. One homeowner rolled a golf ball across his floor to prove it and hundreds sued. A lawyer says a tentative agreement has been reached to stabilize the building and compensate residents for the towers defect. It includes 100 million to drill 52 new perimeter piles to stabilize the foundation. They will be drilled 250 feet into bedrock. The Transbay Joint Powers Authority about the developer agreed to compensate the owners for the loss in value of their homes. The claim is the difference between what the units are worth today and what they should be worth. You measure that by looking at all the other similar buildings in the area, and the appreciation levels theyve had, which the millennium has not had. Reporter they claimed construction on the Transit Center caused their building to shift. Word of repairs on the tower could mean good news for buyers and sellers in the future. Once its fixed, the market will find an equal lib breeium, and it will be a good place to be. Reporter details of the settlement, how much the homeowner also be getting, is confidential. Homeowners had no comment. A judge must approve the deal rnlernard, abc7 news. Im Wayne Freedman in San Francisco. Coming up, the beautiful plan for an engagement, foiled by a car burglar. Find yourself tossing and turning at night . How a New Discovery could help with insomnia. Im sandhya patel. Our natural ac knocked the temperatures down. The forecast is coming up. Heres look at whats coming up on jimmy kimmel live. Tonight, we take over canada. How is dildo . Great, fantastic. Are you excited to be there . Ive been excited. Upbeat music shes doing it again. No coverup spray here. 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He faces eight felonies for unlawful intercourse and lewd acts with a child. He remains in custody at a martinez jail. The district has placed him on leave. A very rude awakening for one couples dream proposal. Someone stole the Engagement Ring during a car breakin while they were in San Francisco. Its just brutal. Wayne freedman spoke with this heart broken pair. Reporter this ring should have been the center piece of a wedding proposal everyone saw no so much as an if but a when. How long have you two been dating . 14 years. 14 years . Since high school. Reporter helen is back in philadelphia now with nothing but sad memories of San Francisco. She and allen had just flown it. They had an hour to kill. But their walk in that park ended badly when they discovered that while away, someone stole their luggage from their car. He was super distraught he was sitting on the curb with his face in his hands. Reporter its the kind of case that San Francisco place report too often. Car breakins are reportedly down 10 this year compared to last. But thus far, this year, from january to the end of july, 13,676 cases. We investigate all these crimes. Ultimately the suspects who committed these crimes, we want them in custody. Our city cannot continue to thrive if people are afraid to leave their car unintended. Reporter that was then the acting mayor in april of 2018. Too many diamonds in the street they said from automotive glass. The city promised signs like these, and printed in at least four different languages. 16 months later the rental car company didnt say anything about the car burglaries. They didnt issue any kind of notice about the issues happening in San Francisco. Reporter the only good news is that helen and allen continued on their vacation he planned to propose at yosemite. He did so any way, with a piece of costume jewelry. Hes having the original ring remade. All we need is each other. Reporter and that is the story for their grand kids. In San Francisco, Wayne Freedman, abc7 news. A beautiful ring. Definitely. People who do not get much sleep but are always full of energy, they might be able to thank their genetics. Researchers discovered a second socalled short sleep gene. People that have it averaged only 6. 25 hours of of of of of f felt fully rested. Developing news. Hurricane dorian left its mark on the u. S. Virgin islands. Fallen tree branches litter the streets of st. Thomas. At one point, it was raining sideways driven by the wind. Power outages are widespread across st. Croix and st. John. Meteorologist sandhya patel is keeping an eye on where dorian is headed next, and the threat it poses to the u. S. Mainland. Sandhya . Take a look at hurricane dorian, it is gaining strength as it pulls away from puerto rico. The radar showing you heavy bands of rain that were there earlier also moving northward. This is a category 1 storm. Winds of 85 miles an hour. So definitely has gained strength. Its moving to the northwest, and on this track, it will continue to move away from puerto rico. But it is posing a major danger to the bahamas this weekend and to the florida coastline. It is a category 3 hurricane by the time it approaches florida. Storm surge and heavy rain are going to be two of the major problems with this storm. Now well turn your attention back to the bay area from our mount tam cam. Watching that marine layer, it has deepened today. Most areas in the mid 60s to mid 80s today. This was our natural ac from around tam cam and that marine layer 2,000 feet deep. It has pushed into the north bay, parts of the east bay. In you stepped outside, feeling a little muggy out there, the ocean water temperatures right now, s ancisco,terey in theow 6 upr 50s in ba dbodega bay. And it is making it feel mild to warm out there. Mid 60s to the low 70s. So it might be tough to sleep tonight if you dont have the air conditioning, which i know a lot of homes dont. Cameras showing you the overcast skies. Mild, below average temperatures inland the next few days. Warming up for the labor day weekend. Tomorrow morning, 5 00 a. M. , it is definitely going to be gray out there. Well have some spotty areas of drizzle by 4 00 p. M. , the fog pulls back to the coast. Everyone else sees sunshine and comfortable weather. Mid 50s to the mid 60s. The slippery roadways near the coast where there is some drizzle around. For the afternoon, a mild day, 86 in concord. 81 in san jose. Low 70s around oakland, 69 in richmond. 81 in santa rosa. 68 in San Francisco. And 64 degrees in half moon bay. Going to tahoe for the holiday weekend, mild and sunny after morning lows in the 40s. Low 80s all four days. So looking good. Our local forecast is looking great, as well. Accuweather sevenday forecast. Below average inland. And then the temperatures rise for labor day weekend. But no weather extremes. 60s to 90s. Good for any outdoor plans. Excellent. 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