Another labor dispute just to add drama and frustration to the commute around the bay area. Ac transit now facing a strike deadline tonight and Claudine Wong is out there covering those developments. Of course the big news this morning about the other labor dispute. Bart trains are run drag but the negotiations once again went into late night or early morning, however lieu into it. And however you look into it and well have all the latest developments in a moment. Its wednesday, october 16. Im pam cook. Im brian flores in for dave clark. Lets get your wednesday started with meteorologist Steve Paulson with a of course that isnt uncertain. Thats right. We have a lot of certainty here. Its going to be a nice day. Clear, cool for some. Sunny and nice by noon. Sunny and warm this afternoon. 39 santa rosa to 57 san tran. So a huge disconnect. Were going for 80 today in san fran. Ive seen about 60 toward funston and just a hit of an off shore breeze. It should be in the upper 70s to near 0.
Around heavier wandebands of ra right up through the bay area. As we stop the radar scan. For the south bay, you are in some of the heaviest rainfall we have had all day long and at this hour, we expect zones of the rain to continue as least for the next two hours at this point, with the more consistent rainfall before we get clearing in here for tomorrow morning. A as we get a look at the overall rainfall totals. It has been impressive across the bay area. Across the north bay totals have surpassed in some cases 1 inch. And san jose at. 16, it has about the sub moisture and that plume of moisture is moving to the south. Eventually showing signs of clearing. We will look how long it will linger coming up in 15 minutes. The rain may have been a factor in a deadly accident. A man was walking when a car hit him and dragged him nearly mile. This happened just after 6 00 had evening on broadway, fire crews had to use air bags to lift the car off of the victim. Medics pronounced him dead at
A month since a worker found the body in a stair well at San Francisco General Hospital. Investigators asked for help finding someone who saw a woman lying in the stair well days before Lynne Spaulding was found. Deputies say the key witness may not exist. He is representing five members of the Sheriffs Office who provided security at San Francisco General Hospital. Today investigators interviewed them about what happened. He told ktvu he thinks the story about a potential witness who may have stepped over a womans body is made up. I dont think there was anybody who said there is a dead body. I havent heard anything credible that seems to suggest that that happened. I think that is fantasy. Reporter he says Lynne Spaulding was about to be released. Sources say a week passed before anyone ordered a thorough search. He said the deputies relied on medical staff for information about the patient. I believe what was conveyed was limited information that it wasnt great cause for alarm. Repor
Reporting live in San Francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. Police are investigating a collision this morning that cept a pedestrian to the sent a ped to the a pedestrian to the hospital. A car hit them. Paramedics took the victim to the hospital. Some words tonight from the family of the 13yearold boy killed by a sheriffs deputy while carrying a fake rifle. His mother spoke today as the family filed a federal lawsuit. Ktvus allie rasmus is in San Francisco where the lawsuit was filed. The mom was as blunt as you could get. Reporter calm but angry when she spoke out about this. This is a copy of the complaint and the attorney said the goal is so the family and gather what happened the day he was killed. Reporter the parents of andy lopez walked into the room this afternoon. The mother expressed her outrage. [ speaking Foreign Language ] reporter we want for to be justice, we want the killer to go to jail. He is sitting at home while my son is dead in a freezer. On october 22
All i can say. Reporter residents as far as three miles away reported feeling the explosion. The blast knocked the home off its foundation. Roof shingles, tar and splintered wood are strewn across the lawn. Firefighters say the debris field is 200 yards. The length of two football fields. It was a pretty big impact. Reporter a dozen windows in neighboring homes were blown out. Firefighters say a gas leak in the dryer is what likely caused the explosion and subsequent fire and that natural gas also fueled the flames. Investigators estimate the home is a total loss, with more than 225,000 in damages. Although firefighters say they are confident what caused this explosion was that natural gas leak, they did bring in atf officials today just to do a thorough investigation. Live in hayward, kimberly terry, nbc bay area news. Thanks, kimberly. New details tonight on a patient who was found dead in a hospital stairwell. Today, officials released the cause of death for 57yearold lynne spauldin