And in parenthesis it says you will find out why. They say if they are removed from that station they will move to another station for the morning commute. The madero station is one of the busiest on the b. A. R. T. System. At 6 00 a. M. Tomorrow it could be shut down. This flier is calling for a protest on the platform for what they call police i think its a little disrespectful for the the people who work downtown because we come down here to work. Were not involved even though we would want to be involved. Reporter we found b. A. R. T. Riders both concerned and understanding about the timing of the event. I guess i will probably still take the b. A. R. T. Because i dont really know another way to get into the city. Youve got to do something to attract attention to the cause, right. Nobody pays attention now unless its disruptive. Reporter on the flier theres a group of demands including the charges be dropped on protesters at the west oakland station. I think thats a lot of nerve. Y
A drunk driver hit this pole at a nearby house and came to a stop down mount vista drive after hitting a parked car. The two hit at the fruit stand were rushed to the hospital. The man who neighbors say is named francisco has life threatening injuries. Neighbors are hoping he pulls through. Everyday, yeah, that is their living. It is sad someone drinking and driving is ruining their life. Reporter the kids usually are with their parents while they work there, but not today, these neighbors say that the kids are with their grandmother in mexico. In san jose, christian hartnett, kpix5. And still no sign of the hit and run driver suspected of killing and oakland pedestrian. Police say two people were hit crossing at 33 and san pablo yesterday. One of them died. The other is said to be in critical condition. A 15,000 reward is offered for information leading to an arrest. Martinez police are looking for a could be car thief that allegedly hit the woman whose car she was trying the steal. T
It is about at that location where that crosswalk is, and thats where mother and child were hit. Just beyond, where you see in this video, you see those chp cars lined up in a row is the crosswalk. About 75 yards from that point on the on ramp is the white suv, that has since been towed away by chp. It had just taken the on ramp, when it hit the mother pushing a 1yearold in a stroller. Both on scene have been taken to hospitals. They were seeking answers about what happened here about the condition of mother and child, and talking to the chp. This onramp was closed for several hours. Chp investigators search for evidence of the impact, and other indications of a cause. Investigators could also be seen talking to a woman. The driver of the vehicle is crop rating with chp. Alcohol and drugs have been ruled out at this point. However, the cause of the accident is still under investigation. The speed is something that the chp is looking at, its unclear if the accident took place here on tu
A pedestrian hit in San Francisco has life threating injuries. Happened a little before 7 00 p. M. On hudson avenue. About a block south of young blood coleman playground. The driver stayed at the scene and the cause of the crash is under investigation. San Francisco May be on the task of taxing sodas like the idea put in place last year in new york city. Those behind the proposal say it is not just about bringing in more money. Brian webb has more. Reporter two cents announced on sugary drinks, almost a quarter a can. The Old Fashioned Soda Fountain is alive and well, but the idea of a soda tax is falling flat with customers like chris miles. I dont know if they are taxes that would help the situation at all. Reporter sodas have changed a lot over the years and so have the people drinking them. Twothirds of americans are now considered overweight or obese with one out of eight now saddled with type two diabetes. The approach is similar to the approach with tobacco taxes. Reporter scot
The plan is to have trains running through here by start of service tomorrow morning. This is what it looked like last night. A bart train with part of a cab hanging over the edge of the tra tracks. Now the train cars are gone, and 200 foot sections of the rails are getting fixed. Our goal is to have them operating by 8 00. Reporter a massive situation with this one banged up from the accident. The cars were then put up on flat bed trailers and taken away for ongoing repairs. The investigation is continuing to find out why two cars jumped their tracks at an interchange. We apologize for this obvious accident. And we apologize for the inconvenience it caused many of our contra costa riders. They shuttled passengers from here to the station. We were supposed to arrive at the concord bart station and we ended up driving out of our way because it was shut down. Damion will pick up his friend after she gets off work. And she had a tough time here, as well. It was okay, it inconvenienced my