What the problems were with those underground cables and knowing that even though it eve was a really risky call anall tough call for metro gm paul pl wiedefeld that they foundhefo defects so serious in at leastea three parts of the line thatt trains should not have been running along those tracks. Ck now, things did open onn schedule at 5 oclock thislohi morning. Take a look at the video weeo w shot here just as the station manager came in and opened upne those gates and the passengersse started to go in. Gin. So, good news for riders. Er there was a question perhaps pea that maybe foggy bottom where we perhaps the most seriousus repairs were needed to be done n may have caused a delayed opening on some of the orange,ea blue and silver line this morning but turns out repair rai crews were able to get to everything patched up song pat everything opened on time as normal this morning. Ng lets take a look at the videohd from the press conferencerenc yesterday where really just some stunn
Is going on here. They know this will cause major issues. The Board Chairman jack evans talked about how he felt the entire metro area would be affected. Impact the metro region. He said the safety is paramount in the situation. We know they talked to the o. P. M. About making adjustments. But we dont know what they are. We know they have had some communications with the Public School system in d. C. We dont know exactly where those talks are now. Wiedefeld indicated there might be a Transportation System that could be put in place. Some buses for both regular passengers and perhaps for school children. We will have to see. Reporting live, Richard Reeve, abc7 news. Leon thank you. You hit it on the head. This is going to affect the entire region. Because of that as you might of commuters draws to job. We pick up the Team Coverage from the rosslyn station in arlington. You have talked to folks who expressed shock at the news. Mike frankly, leon, they dont believe me. They are just heari
Upgrade and get even lower. 16yearold Joseph Martin will be in the house, too. Courtesy Draymond Green. Green tweeted yesterday hes tweeting three oakland teenagers to the game to witness history. Martin, a former refugee, who now plays point guard at Coliseum Prep Academy is among them. I just want to thank you for his good work on the court like keeping his team up when theyre down. Hes like the hardest team for the warriors. Theyre just such a special team. Not just because theyre good its because of who they are and how much they love the game. Reporter we are back here live. Taking a look at the scene outside oracle arena. The arena doors are now open and fans are going in. Were less than an hour and a half away now from tipoff time. Reporting live in oakland, im Jodi Hernandez, nbc bay area news. Thank you very much, jodi. Every fan who attends tonights game will get a tshirt. It says not on our ground. The warriors have lost only two games at home this season. And at one point t
Rig riders. Lets start with mark segraves, live with more on the unprecedented move. Mark . Yeah, barbara, this is unprecedented. Only when they close for weather has Something Like this been done. And you know this is going to cause a lot of problems for a lot of people tomorrow. But metros new gm says any threat to Public Safety is too much to risk. While the risk to the public is very low, i cannot rule out a potential life and safety issue here and this is why we must take this action immediately. Sudden closure of the entire metro system comes one day after a fire at Mcpherson Square station. Metros gm says early reports indicate the fire was caused by a faulty jumper cable like the one seen here. The smoke incident last year at Lenfante Plaza was also caused by a faulty jumper cable. So wiedefeld has ordered an inspection of every jumper cable in the system. He knows short notice will take its toll on the region. When i say safety is our highest priority, i mean it that sometimes
Microclimate forecast. Lets head over to mike to get a look at how the roadways are moving. Just like a family pot luck, when you have the rain coming through, you deal with the leftovers. All over the bay will be slick. Slicker in some spots and some live cameras coming up. Update towards the Castro Valley. Westbound 580 eden canyon road and no slowing as you head over towards the Castro Valley and the maze moves well after an earlier motorcycle had a little problem around the 24 interchange and a smooth drive in towards San Francisco. Back to you. Plenty of reason to celebrate right now. No longer chasing history. The warriors have officially made history with more wins than any other team in the history of the league. Live look at oracle arena where the fans and ws celebrating breaking another record. The warriors reached that magical number of 73 wins after beating the grizzlies and that excitement dwrgripping the bay area. One person getting in on all that hype Stephanie Chuang. Y