Incredibly dire. But still there will have to be cuts and that will hurt. It was a huge drop in daily ridership due to covid19 that caused b. A. R. T. s money problems. Our ridership went from 405,000 to 24,000. And since the low point of 24,000, weve now inched up to 45. Reporter fewer riders men less revenue and thats what shaped the budget the board passed today which includes an extra 44 million for cleaning. Its not just cleaning the stations. But its disinfecting the train cars every single night. Reporter also 146 million in cuts made by eliminating unfilled job and reducing operating expenses like putting off a return to ending service but tlayoffs planned. Youre going to notice things like the 9 00 p. M. Closure in the middle of the day. You should expect 30minute frequencies. This b. A. R. T. Rider isnt surprised. The economy is struggling and everything is losing money. Reporter the budget plan assumes at best, 50 of riders return this year. The number could be as low as 15
Expecting record turnout after this memorial day scene and myrtle beach welcoming tourists despite being linked to multiple outbreaks as a South Carolina doctor says theyre facing a category 6 hurricane of illness. The mayor joins us live. Flyovers and fireworks. President Trump Holding his fourth of July Celebration at mt. Rushmore expecting thousands but not requiring social distancing or masks. Insisting the crisis is being handled as testing trouble grows, the labs now saying they cant keep up with demand. Under arrest. Jeffrey epsteins exgirlfriend and alleged coconspirator Ghislaine Maxwell waking up behind bars accused of helping him recruit, groom and sexually abuse teenage girls. Now the lawyer representing more than 50 of epsteins alleged victims joins us live first on gma. Breaking overnight, the new charge filed in the case of missing ft. Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen. The gruesome discovery as her family demands justice. Caught on camera, the terrifying bison encounter in Y
Theres been an incredible spike of covid19 cases at san quinton. Tonight, in an y, i talk with multiple inmates. Her son was coughed on. Now, she has a message for the woman responsible. A illegal night time fireworks, not just keeping you up at night, they are disturbing the animals in local zoos. Building a better bay area, for a safe and secure future. This is abc7 news. Developing news. The confirmed cases of coronavirus are exploding in san quinton prison. On june 14th there were 48 cases, by this past friday, the number was up to 499. And right now, there are 523 active cases among inmates. At least 73 employees at the prison have tested positive. Abc News Reporter j. R. Stone talked with multiple inmates, some who have tested positive. I want to start by saying for safety purposes we are not revealing the names of the inmates that i talked with. They have been convicted of serious crimes, yes, but are now involved with their own Health Battles as they go up against coronavirus.
I didnt know. But he was joking because i only watched part of the video. Turns out there were 29 minutes of this on cspan that indicate he was joking about carrying the empty boxes for the camera. Which i didnt know. I dont have the endurance to watch mike pence carry boxes for 29 minutes on cspan. But i should have watched the whole thing, i guess. Bottom line is, i was wrong, he was joking. When i found out i was wrong, i acknowledged it by taking the video down and tweeting an apology of sorts to the best of my ability. Apologizing to the Trump Administration for spreading untruth is like apologizing to barry bonds for using steroids. Its hard, but the outrage from the maga hats. The outpouring of venom was disgusting. Stupid, too. But mostly disgusting. Some of these lunatics have the audacity to use the word christian in their bios. But that didnt stop them from wishing death on me, my family, my son. Some said they hope my son dies, they threatened my wife. There were hundreds o
We hear from the youth organizers in san jose, why they say theyre not letting this movement lose momentum. A forensic investigation under way into this Mountain Lion, to find out if he killed three marsupials at the San Francisco zoo. A full look at the weekend forecast coming up. Now from abc 7, live breaking news. And that breaking news is in San Francisco, as weve seen across the country, several statues have been torn down by protesters tonight. Can you see this monument being pulled to the ground. He established the California Missions and is accused of atrocities against nativeamericans. Francis scott keys statue was torn down. And ulysses s. Grant was brought to the ground. Yesterday city officials removed a statue of Christopher Columbus from coit tower. There was a movement to tear it down and throw it into the bay. We will have more on our abc 7 news app. Thousands turned out across the bay area and the country today to mark juneteenth, the end of slavery. Its so emotional t