Youre wronbart service has resr a bomb threat was called into the west oakland bart station last night. The threat was made on an ac transit bus that was about to pull into the station. The bus was parked under the tracks at 7th and chester streets. The Alameda County Sheriffs Office bomb squad was called to the scene and k9 units searched the area. Service at the station was suspenede for almost two hours causing delays for commuters. i will wearing compared 40 minutes a lot of people or had. I was struck in montgomery for a few hours and heard that the bed was suspended. I heard billabong threat at west oakland bart to. James a spokesperson for Oakland Police says the bus and surrounding area were evacuated. The bus was searched but no explosive device was found. A new case of someone sneaking onto a plane at mineta san jose airport. And the suspect is someone familiar to law enforcment. Kron fours Charles Clifford fills us in on the latest security breach. 62yearold Marilyn Jean Har
The back end of this as we head into the next few hours or so. The high clouds will start to thicken as we head into that afternoon so are talking about a pretty muddy and warmer afternoon with temperatures manley and the 80s. Foggy conditions are early tomorrow morning am looking at a comfortable weather into the weekend. All talk about more coming up and about 50 minutes. george good traffic is backed up solidly into the macarthur maze even they 80 approach here is normally the easy way to the bay bridge is also backed up beyond the east from lanes of the toll plaza. The drive times are 24 minutes from interstate 580 and near that from the e short freeway. Youre ride through the south bay is earlier occurring accident one no one northbound that started this backup but otherwise overall drive times are not that bad at 32 minutes from the capitol expressway to the money via expressway. Even the guadalupe parkway is normal or perhaps little lighter than normal. james and it happened aga
Conduct an investigation but no bomb was ever found. The damage was already done to those who were stuck here at the station or across the bay in San Francisco. As you can imagine that there were many angry and upset commuters. I was waiting about 30 or 40 minutes. A lot of folks were hot and tired and we were wondering what was going on. We just saw a lot of cops. I just got back from San Francisco International Airport and i heard no announcement about some police activity. We left the airport and went back and them. I was stuck at montgomery for two hours. I heard there was stuff causing a delay in transportation to the east bay was suspended for however long. I looked upon googol and saw the bomb threat so i was just waiting. I have never been so happy to see west oakland. In my Oakland Jeff Bush you can hear the frustration in the passengers voices. The bomb threat was not credible and there was no bomb found in everything is back to normal. I am jeff bush reporting live. Pam moor
This is the cbs morning news for friday, august 8th, 2014. Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Three years after the withdrawal of u. S. Troops from iraq, military aircraft are making a return. American cargo planes escorted by fighter jets dropped humanitarian aid to tens of thousands of iraqi religious minorities. The president says its an effort to prevent a genocide. Its happening in the sinjar mountains in the northwestern area of iraq. They were forced into the area as the takeover of iraqi resources continues to expand. Tara mergener reports from washington. Reporter president obama authorized the targeted air strikes on iraq but he was quick to say they that does not mean war. Reporter the militant group known as isis is said to be advancing toward the city of erbil where american diplomats and civilians are serving. We are prepared to take action if they threaten our personnel or facilities anywhere in iraq. Reporter the president also confirmed humanitarian
You. We begin with the breaking news. The u. S. Military is ready to use force in iraq if necessary. President obama has now authorized air strikes against sunni militants known as isis, thats the same group thats cornered thousands of refugees on a remote mountain in the northern part of the country. The president announcing just hours ago that the u. S. Has come to their aid. This morning the u. S. Military is back in action in iraq. Today america is coming to help. Reporter president obama authorizing a military airdrop to help thousands of iraqi civilians stranded on this mountaintop surrounded by islamic militants. At least 10,000 people, all religious minorities, trapped in blistering heat without food or water. Nearly 20 children have already died. The United States of america cannot turn a blind eye. We can act carefully and responsibly to prevent a potential act of genocide. Reporter under cover of darkness, three air force cargo jets escorted by f18s dropped pallets like thes