Wish we had a second transbay tube. We just told you, the transbay tube is now open. We go to the west oakland b. A. R. T. Station. And the traffic is backed up now. A lot of delays because of this stoppage earlier. Reporter talk about horrible timing, right at the start of the evening commute. As you mentioned, were live outside of the west oakland b. A. R. T. Station. All of these commuters are looking down at their phones. Theyre ordering ubers and lyfts, trying to figure out a way to get out and get to the final destination. I have a commuter here. Jason from oakland. Walk me through it. You were on the train and what did you hear . Zb i was the last guy on the train, were packed in. Were going to hold the train for a minute. Everyones, okay. A couple minutes go by and they say, theres smoke in the tunnel. Were going to be probably turning this train around. And since i was the last person on the train, i was the first person off. I figured out how to get here another way. Reporter
Back to our breaking News Coverage tonight an explosion at the area that says a storage tanks for refineries in the east bay prompts a shelter in place for parts of Contra Costa County and that video youre looking at was provided by a viewer kron 4 viewer tory newman and she happened to be at the location. As that live actually blow off the top of that storage tank. Some amazing video from tory newman into kron 4 today, heres what we know so far about this for rodeo. The fire is burning at the new star Storage Facility thats a Storage Facility for refinery products as of right now Officials Say 2 tanks are burning there was some confusion earlier that there were 3 tanks of ah, but there are 2 tanks burning, those tanks are holding ethanol and there are road closures on both interstate 80 and highway for interstate 80 is now close likely until midnight tonight. And heres the. That we can show you of the shelterinplace area. The areas shaded in red contra costa Hazardous Materials says a
Words, uc berkeley seismology. So many of us can remember exactly what we were doing on that vennin inevening. Scenes like these burned into our memory. 880 collapsed. Marina district on fire. See everyday people doing some r heroic things. The quake struck at 5 04 p. M. The shaking lasted for 15 seconds. To many people it seemed much longer. Oh, my god. School gymnasium, a local bar, a classroom, once the shaking stopped the reality set in. Our neighbors and friends needed help. 63 people in all were killed. Nearly 4,000 people were injured. And there was about 10 billion in damage. Now, we focused so much of our attention here in the bay area on that night but the epicenter was down near santa cruz. Right now, city leaders are holding, about to hold, a moment of silence. 5 04 p. M. Two minutes from now. This is a live look in santa cruz. Historic pacific garden mall was leveled. Rebuilding santa cruz continues all these years later. Now, with all the new technology, theres still some
Last night, what a night at Madison Square garden. So many stars coming together for the victims of sandy. Theres Paul Mccartney playing with nirvana. Well have a lot more of the amazing show right there. Hello to robin at home. Great to have amy robach here. And rachel smith is in for lara today. And we have some chilling, new details about the gunman behind that horrifying shooting at the oregon mall. His exgirlfriend is now speaking out, saying his behavior changed dramatically the week before the shooting. We have video we couldnt stop watching. Here is why. 10monthold babies learning to swim, obviously, before they can walk. We sent our correspondent, lama hasan, to learn the secrets of the pool. Blissful and wonderful. And love listening to this right here. Music can mean only one thing. Jerry seinfeld is here this morning. But right now, lets get to the news. The chopper went down at north island air station as whats being described as a routine training session. All four crew m
Alleged sightings of the vehicle. So far none have panned out. Sign up to get a kpix next alert when there is an amber alert, just text alert to 45227. More breaking news in the east bay this near san leandro. A chainreaction accident injures a chp officer and has shut down two eastbound lanes of interstate 580. Kpix 5 reporter Ann Notarangelo is there. Ann, this officer was out trying to help a stranded driver . Reporter yes, exactly. Tonight, he is in stable condition, allen, after being hit while on a service stop. This wasnt a traffic stop. And if you look over to my right side, you can see thats the evening commute on eastbound 580, its going to be a mess. A little after 2 00 the chp officer stopped on the side of 580 right where 150th and fairmont drive onramp merges with the freeway. The officer had spotted two disabled cars and was offering help. Thats when another car driving on the freeway veered to the right. When a third vehicle came off the freeway and struck the rear, the