Decades of planning and a couple of years of delay, b. A. R. T. Just announced the brandnew berryessa station in North San Jose will open in a matter of weeks. You can see the Transit Agency just unveiled the opening date as june 13. The last hurdle was completion of all the safety tests. Just moments ago both agencies signed off on the safety certificate, thats the big binder you see on your tv screen. Now its up to the California Public Utilities Commission which has 14 days to sign off on the safety certification. This is part of a 2. 3 billion extension into san jose. Both stations were supposed to open in the summer of 2018 but there were delays and issues with trains not stopping where they were supposed to on the platform. Turns out there was a problem in communications between the computers on the trains and the computers at the stations. This is what happens when we flip me on its head in Silicon Valley and make it we. If theres one thing ive learned in the years ive been hono
Joining us. Im law are garcura garcura gar. Vianey arana is in for kari with a look at the friday fun forecast. Friday fun forecast will be complete with Cool Temperatures and breezy winds. So get ready for it. I think youll enjoy it. 60s and 50s right now. A sneak peek at your san jose temperature trend looking in through this afternoon we will comfortably be in the 70s. Mostly clear skies. Ill talk about the rain chances sortly, mike. Vianey, were looking at an easy drive around the bay. One spot a portion of sunol. Getting in to livermore as we look at a slow drive getting in there it looks like were having a little bit of trouble with your microphone this morning, mike. Well try to work that out. Developing news were following this morning, a series of fire in a santa teresa neighborhood has now merged into one large fire burning off near the expressway and highway 85. Thom jensen is live near the scene this morning, thom, are arson investigators there . Reporter we havent seen the
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Set them back years as anything like it was in 2008 and its going to be horrible. I mean we lost 33 thousands of teachers for students, California Teachers Association president ito be boyd says the cuts will result in layoffs furloughs an increased class sizes ultimately the students will suffer any loss to our classrooms who are for students to benefit. Well be devastation. The governors proposed cuts include a 10 reduction in the States School funding formula and a 10 cut to both the usi and California State University systems. The School Funding is less than what the governor and vision earlier this year, but it may be enough to maintain current Academic Year services, the proposal, however is still a significant setback for schools everyone is going to feel the pain and its unfortunate that. Our students our children that we actually educate have to feel that pain again hasnt been that long ago that occurred before. Governor newsome says hes trying to soften the blow and avoid wha
Desperate to keep him locked up. Good evening, im elizabeth cook. And im ken bastida. In dublin. Hes been there for over a year facing life in prison on child molestation charges. Kpix 5s Juliette Goodrich shows us officials are outraged because they say he is dangerous and could flee. Reporter hamze is behind bars, charged with sexually assaulting multiple victims between the ages of 6 and 12. A judge is considering reducing the bail amount. And were just absolutely opposed to letting somebody like that out of jail. Reporter and from the mayor of dublin we dont think its right. Reporter to the chief of police its unconscionable that youre going to let somebody out like this whos victimized children. Reporter still leaders and Law Enforcement want to make sure hamze is kept behind bars because they say he poses a serious safety risk to the public. This happened before. The mayors of the trivalley have written letters in opposition of theseas. Were opposed to zero bail, opposed to early