Fell int the train and the reporter it happened at the downtown petaluma station 10 days ago. Melissa stranges 5yearold daughter slipped and fell between the gap between the train and platform. It was terrifying. Reporter as the doors opened, Officials Say the little girl got off before her mother, and instead of walking this way to safety, she walked along the yellow strip and fell into the gap. Somebody screamed somebody fell under the train, and once i heard her scream, i mean, you know your own children. Reporter a passenger immediate lit hit the emergency brake stopping the train from going forward, then a conductor jumped down onto the tracks. The conductor went under the train and pulled her out and handed her to me. Reporter at that moment what was going through your mind . I think a little peace because i had my daughter. Reporter melissa, whos a pediatrician, assessed her daughter was a little banged up, but otherwise fine. How could this happen . Well, we have a safety strip
Spokesperson said an internal investigation is underway. Meanwhile there are now extra markings and red paint to remind people to stay back from the gap. Mom is really concerned about the gap. She says its 7. 5 inches, which she feels is too big allowing a little girl to slip through. Well, our gap meets the requirements and all safety standards. Reporter melissa wants a Safety Investigation and more. They should stop the train until they fix the problem. Same with a bridge, you shut the bridge down if theres a problem, assess for safety, fix the problem, and then get up and running again. Reporter in petaluma, joe vazquez, kpix 5. Another san jose mom whos also a marathon runner is the latest victim of a deadly flu strain here in california. Katie thomas died two weeks ago. The 40yearold mother of three came down from the flu on january 2nd. Two days later she was dead. Season she was so healthy, and so vibrant, and just doing so well in life, and you dont think a healthy 40yearold wo
Lets begin with allie rasmus in our newsroom monitoring the latest developments. Reporter the president , first lady, and Vice President mike pence and his wife observed a moment of silence on the white house lawn. All flags will be lowered to half staff to mourn the victims and in the meantime, authorities are still trying to figure out the motive for this atrocity and any indication for what may have compelled 64year old Stephen Paddock to commit the deadliest mass shooting in modern u. S. History. Police believe he acted alone and say there has been no connection between him and any International Terrorist groups. Paddock is convicted accused of killing over 50 people and injured more than 500 others. Police say paddock had driven from his home in mesquite, nevada 80 miles northeast of las vegas to check into a hotel on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel and casino where they say he broke the window of his room to rain down a constant barrage of gunfire on unsuspecting concert
No word on who sent the letter. It sure didnt feel like spring today. It is cold outside. Lets get a look at how cold its going to get. Remember those 12 days in a row of above normal temperatures . Now today our third day in a row below normal temperatures. This cold front is now behind us. It was perfectly sunny out, but theres a cold wind. Tonight will be the coldest temperatures of the week. And theres a frost advisory between 4 00 and 9 00 a. M. We need to bundle up and cover up the new plants. As for tonight, it will be chilly. 51 at 7 00. All the way down to 40 at midnight. Close to 80 again this week. Coming up in just a few minutes. Happening now a neighborhood is under an advisory following a water main break. Concerned. Reporter the water is running again on oak park drive, boiled. A broken water main on highway 242 was the cause of the problem. After the pipe was repaired, there was a boil water advisory for 24 hours which made life more difficult for the mother of this new
Operations to the highest level. Cnn correspondents join us from Southern California with the latest. Lets start with alex field in ridgecrest. Alex . Cyril, it is going to be a long night for people here in ridgecrest. The power is out. It is dark. There is not a clear handle right now on how much damage was done, but certainly the people throughout this community lived through a terrifying number of seconds as that second tremor struck. It was, of course, as you say much more powerful than the first one. We felt it alongside the rest of the community here, people taking cover, people screaming, people concerned about injuries. Some people briefly it seemed trapped in their homes. Then we witnessed a fire and immediate onslaught of emergency vehicles quickly responding. But certainly a little bit of difficulty getting through to 911 in the immediate moments following that quake. This is a night that people in this community will not soon forget. Of course, what is most important right