passengers to take alternate transportation. no buses were eve put in place. this affecd passengers on the richmond line coming into oakland from richmond and berkeley. i took a cab from berkeley here to the bart station. that s expensive. yeah. about $30. i m going to a doctor s appoinent. they know about the inconvenience on the bart so it s going to be okay. the good news, the morning commute is over. the bad news, bart doesn t know when service will be restored. crews are working on the problem. i m live from the fruit dale bart station in oakland. all righ thank you very much. the bay area is getting ready for what could be a week of rain. the chp is investigates wheth wet roads caused it big rig crash. it crashed about 12:30 this morning. the driver suffered minor injuries. and ashe rain falls here, the snow is falling in the sierra. chains or snow tires are required for highways 50 and 80 and some predictions say the sierra could see 10 feet of new snow in
reporter: this couple expressed without speaking how important marriage is to them. happy. i m speechless. it seals the deal. that s what we re waiting for. reporter: vanessa and marie held a marriage ceremony without a license on sunday. cbs 5 was there. today they came to city hall to make their marriage legal. it was a joyous celebration and this is just the continuationof the celebration. reporter: the joy turned out to be a bit premature. the good news is, the stay is lifted. the bad news is the judge is the stay is it lifted next wednesday. oh!! so we have to wait a week. sorry, everybody. reporter: but a marriage delayed is a marriage denied. the disappointment was too much for kristin. it s just this dream that s just a little bit out of reach. and for a moment, i felt like i was equal. i felt like a real american. [ crying ] reporter: on the other side of that emotional issue are the people who campaigned for and essentially won a vote of th
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