June. Reporter last year vta said construction was ahead of schedule and predicted opening in december, 2017, but integrating the extension into b. A. R. T. s existing Computer Systems ran into problems and pushed the dates back, now possibly back again. I was hoping to take b. A. R. T. This whole year starting in 2018, but i guess ill have to wait a few more months. Reporter b. A. R. T. Riders say all delays are disappointing. They should stay on schedule. I think any kind of delay does affect people that ride transit and actually depend on it as well. Reporter so at this point we still cant tell you when b. A. R. T. To san jose will open. If there is cooperation between the two agencies, it could be as soon as june. If not, it look more like september. Reporting live in san jose, len ramirez, kpix5. Vehicl a woman was killed this afternoon as she was crossing the street in berkeley and the driver was in a city vehicle. It happened shortly after 1 p. M. At channing way and fulton stre
12cent tax hike also questioned. The hike is coming into effect just as refineries switch from the high costing summer gasoline to the cheaper winter blend. So you may not notice the tax increase right away. It was an intentional, deliberate way to mask this tax increase to the california motorists. The fact of the matter is the roads are falling apart and getting worse and we need to do something. Reporter so there you have it. Its going to be a real question whether the bump at the pump were seeing today winds up getting flattened at the ballot box. In emeryville, phil matier, kpix5, back to you. You think the gas tax is high . Kpix5s devin fehely is live in san jose with how truckers could feel the brunt of the new taxes. Devin . Reporter yeah, the increase tax on diesel was most dramatic climbing 20 cents from 12 to 30 to 166 increase that many are concerned could send a Ripple Effect through the entire economy. Well someone is going to pay for that gas because its a service. Repor
To sign off on these safety requirements is the last step b. A. R. T. Needs to get these trains into a daily rotation. Despite this delay and a few others theyve had this year including a test car crashing, b. A. R. T. Says they still hope to have all of these new cars into the lineup by the year 2021. In oakland, jackie ward, kpix5. New at 6 00 bay area carpool lanes could get a lot more exclusive. Theres talk of turning two person lanes to three. Those freeways would include interstate 880 in the east bay, highway 237 in the south bay and highway 101 on the peninsula. Kpix5s different feel different devin devin fehely joining us now from the freeway. Reporter there is serious concern tonight about what one potential fix might mean for everyone else on the road. Our objective is to get those lanes moving. Reporter one potential plan to speed up the carpool lane is increasing the number of people per car from two to three. The idea is to make sure that there is an advantage, a time sav
Coming that will hit russia hard particularly putin as an individual [ nonenglish name ] was raised in russia but lives in san jose. She was at the consulate today to get some documents and says she does not want to see a repeat of the cold war. I remember those times. I didnt have enough food and i wear the same clothes like everybody else. It wasnt nice. I dont want to repeat that. Not new generation, not old generation, because its bad. Reporter yeah, we have already heard reports that an American School in russia will be shut down and the official twitter feed of the American Embassy outside the Russian Embassy in washington, dc is promising repercussions. According to harp, this kind of back and forth between the u. S. And russia is likely to make it difficult for a Trump Administration to unwind this damage obama has done once he is sworn in. In San Francisco, melissa caen, kpix 5. Its not first time president obama has done this. Earlier this year, he expelled two Russian Diplom
Kron4s Lydia Pantazes is there live tonight. Lydia earlier, people were able to briefly get into their homes but not allowed to stay. Why . Nats. Crews busy Pressure Washing streets in the rockspring neighborhood. As crews clean. People who live here were allowed to go into their homes for the first time. We went to get in to get our stuff, theyre allowing that. Long nguyen and his family only took out essential items. No one who lives here is allowed to stay overnight. Im just trying to go inside and grab as much as i can right now because i dont know when theyre going to let us go back in and grab the rest of our belongings. I wish they would let us know more, like a timetable when or how long we have to wait or what are the steps being taken, theyre not letting us know too much about whats going on. Some of the people who went back in took precautions. Wearing bags over their shoes to avoid contamination or surgical masks. We just want to protect ourselves for our health and everyth