Mta looks at the Surveillance Video on a week by basis. Were able to take a look at the service on the streets from week to week to see how well the mask compliance is going. Reporter the sfmta also reported having trouble with a few passengers when told to mask up. According to their data from april to august 31st, this are 63 verbal altercations specifically dealing with masks and nine operators have been assaulted. One driver was struck several times with a wooden bat in july. There was a minute toiature involved, as well due to facial compliance or lack thereof. Its a scary situation, indeed. Reporter roger out Transit Workers Union local 250 a believes many more drivers are not reporting passengers who dont compile to avoid any interruption to their bus route. We would like to see more assistance out there, boots on the ground in terms of people, workers, assisting us with more compliance. Reporter the sfmta says a few things are helping. Its mandatory for bus drivers to use the p
This wednesday and we will begin in kentucky were grand jury has chosen not to charge the 3 Louisville Police officers for their role in the death of brianna taylor. Taylor was shot multiple times by officers who burst into her home on march 13th while conducting a no knock warrant in a narcotics investigation. Prosecutors say 2 of the officers who fired their weapons were justified in using force because they were protecting themselves. However, former officer seen here Brett Hankinson who was fired earlier this year for his role in the shooting was charged with 3 counts of wanton endangerment which means extreme indifference to the value of human life. But this was for firing into the apartments of taylors neighbors. These long awaited charges were immediately met with frustration and disappointment. As for months protesters have pressured kentuckys attorney general Daniel Cameron to arrest the 3 officers and now none of them are facing criminal charges in taylors death. And this tea
Traffic is so slow back from trimble all the way up to the scene. It looks like a drive time is about 42 minutes because of this crash will not only because of this crash but weve had several along that stretch we had about 3 or so so 42 minutes right now from san jose to menlo park you want to get out there early looks like or accident northbound 85 at all and it is out of the way a little sluggish 87 and here at the bay bridge toll plaza check this out looks good into San Francisco right delay free on 80 west, its an easy 11 minutes off to the fremont street exit james back to you ok, thank you very much robin at 9 oh one. The big breaking news story this morning, the United States has just surpassed 200,000 deaths in the coronavirus pandemic a milestone that we anticipated was going to happen this morning and it looks like it passed in california more than 15,000 people have died of covid. But our Positivity Rate is actually going down which is a good thing governor newsome says the
Fall as this is the last friday of summer youre more than the rest of your forecast is still ahead james all right john thank you 6 oclock. Lets take a quick live look here at the bay bridge. So far so good youre still making good time from oakland in a San Francisco, the morning backup really hasnt taken hold yet. And maybe well enjoy a friday light commute well have to wait and see but for now anyway, its looking all right. The san mateo bridge also moving well. Volume a little heavier here, but you can still see the traffic moving pretty much at the limit even though it is getting a little more congestion out there on your right from san mateo out towards foster city and then one final stop for you we have the Richmond Sandra fell bridge and in this one we do have a few lanes beginning to backup as the morning commute begins to but no major incidents, no problems reported on the span itself so once you get past the toll plaza. Youre making good time into marion county. The big story
Potential nominees. He says and hell do that this week for Washington Bureau reporter Raquel Martin talk with leaders on both sides of the aisle about whats to come next. Every week is got to be tense is probably heightens. Blood pressure a little bit in the Justice Ruth Bader ginsburgs death on friday these are a republican senator ripley blunt expects a battle to fill her now vacant seat we will get to it. Before this Congress Ends as President Trump has a constitutional duty to nominate ginsburgs replacement and unlike in 2016, he sees no reason for delay, the senate and the white house are now under the control of the same party it would it would be almost political and governmental malpractice if republicans decide were going to unilaterally disarm here so far only 2 republicans say the winner of the next election should pick the next Supreme Court justice but democrats will need to ward to block the nomination. The hope is that cooler heads will prevail democrats like congressman