The driver from the mangled vehicle. Police are looking into whether alcohol or drug use was involved. Two other people went to the hospital. This morning one of their co workers told us they are both okay. The mayor says when he saw one of the individuals there at the scene, he was already on the phone calling police. I actually spend a lot of time riding in the back of that cone truck. And i saw just watching the news, getting ready to go get in the cone truck this morning, and i have a you it on the news and i freaked. You know, of course, im thinking about my buddies. And, yeah, its scary. The driver of the suv is still in the hospital. Antiochs mayor wade harper was driving home from the City Council Meeting when he did see the aftermath of that crash. He is a former Police Officer and stepped in to help and comfort the driver. I was able to tell the guy, do you hear the police and fire . They are coming for you. Hang in there. We got you. You know, just trying to encourage him to
The general manager says that all parties are aware that riders and taxpayers were disgusted with the double strike and chaos that led to the last contentious contract. Both sides acknowledge that we need to focus on rebuilding this system. Both sides agree that we need to focus on service to our riders. We need to keep the bay area moving and we know it, and its going to take a lot of work to do it. Reporter so what we wont be seeing is a repeat of this at least for another five years, maybe more. And bart says it can do it all without hiking fares. And given the spirit of comraddy by all parties today, a new chapter of managers and Labor Relations has dawned subject to mutual approval, which almost seems to be a slam dunk. Why are we giving them bonuses when the system isnt working . Those bonuses are agreed to in contracts such as the one you outlined today, arent they . Thats right. Theyve nothing do do with mechanical system failures and stuff like that. If ridership goes up 2 , y
San francisco upper 60s on the drive home when were gearing up for the warriors and also this weekend, when we will have temperatures warming up. A little bit more on all of that in a few minutes. Lets head to the east bay with mike to see how the roads are moving. Theyre moving well right now. Pretty typical pattern. Spring break rotating around the bay, the most significant one unified this week. Smooth traffic bernardino so0 and hayward and towards union city. Not quite reaching there just yet. Passing the san mateo brik we give you the live look. Chp says they got caught with gusts of wind here. San mateo bridge and dumbarton and benicia bridge. Watch out. No big issues, no historic proportions but you have something. Setting the stage. One shot at a very historic victory, mike, all eyes on oracle arena this morning. Pretty calm right now but in a matter of hours, 20,000 people paying an arm and a leg to try and see a piece of history. Washington warriors trying to seal their spot
Again, were watching this landing live at Portland Airport as the Alaska Airlines flight trying to safely return all those passengers back to the ground. Lets watch right now. It is about to make touchdown, we are hoping for a smooth touchdown of this flight. As we mentioned, we dont know how many people are on board. It looks like at this point it has been a successful landing, which is very good. A good point that they usually try to burn off much of that fuel just in case there is some sort of mishap when they do come in for a landing. Again, we are working to confirm that that is in fact the Alaska Airlines flight that lost cabin pressure. It appears to be the case. As you just saw, a very smooth landing at Portland International airport, pdx, after some very nerveracking hours im sure for the people on board that flight. We will stay on top of this story and bring you more updates as soon as they become available to us. Good morning on this wednesday, thau thank you for joining us
7lie244. It has damage to the left rear bumper and tinted windows. If you have any information, please call police. Were going to stay on top of this breaking news and will bring you the latest on air and online. We sent out push alerts on this breaking news to also get your updates on your smartphone. Download our nbc bay area app. Right now were following a developing story. There is an intense search for people trapped underneath rubble in japan. A strong earthquake struck southern japan this morning knocking down buildings and homes. So far at least two people are dead, dozens more injured. There is no risk of tsunami. The epicenter for that earthquake about 74 miles northeast of a nuclear plant, the only one operating in the country. Theres no reports of damage at that plant. There have been several aftershocks. The damaging quake in japan reminds everyone about the danger that quakes actually pose. Just by chance, a major Silicon Valley company is holding its own earthquake drill