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Quiet morning as far as weather goes so far abundant sunshine you saw at the bay bridge and you can see it over as well. Looking out at the horizon, not really a cloud in the sky to be seen. So skies are going to remain nice and clear throughout much of the day today as we work our way through the forecast we are going to see winds picking up into the afternoon. Thats really good going to be the only thing that interrupts what is otherwise going to be a pretty pleasant. One ahead of us. Some 60s for your highs in San Francisco 70s and oakland well, san jose in the 80s, im talking more about some cooler temperatures in the next couple of days still to come james. Thank you john new this morning. A new report finds that Violent Crime on barges up more than a 115 over the last 5 years including robberies. And aggravated assaults, a grand jury report finds the agencies also facing some Serious Problems when it comes to keeping its ridership the report shows bar last 8 of its ridership sinc
Me. But yesterday i asked the police what happened and they didnt want to tell me. Police say the man was found by his roommate. So far, they have not released his name. Police say b. A. R. T. Is up. And it is just one of the reasons ridership on the agency has declined. Reporter we spent the morning talking to b. A. R. T. Riders here at the lafayette station and when we asked team them what theyd like to fix or improve, just know everyone mentioned this. Bart needs to improve four things, when it comes to ridership and satisfaction. They include cleanliness on trains, fare evasion and security. People shooting up, you it like there is any police presence. The grand jury report released yesterday found that overall, crime on b. A. R. T. Is up only slightly robband 14. Aggravated assault is up more than 115 over the same period. Were at a point now, where its almost like the wild, wild west. On borah allen says believes the security are connected. Plement personnel tell me that the peop