Theyre crowded now, but we have a lot of plans of how to increase the capacity of the system. Reporter do we even have the b. A. R. T. Cars to handle the people once they live here . We seem to have a hard no and those b. A. R. T. Cars are coming, albeit very slowly. Reporter now b. A. R. T. Will be getting 169 new cars next year. Those 8 and 9 car trains that you see in the morning will become 10 car trains. If. Reporter but they will still need another 300 cars. We wish we had all the funding today, but we dont. So well need to continue to work on that. Reporter and one of the plans for trying to get that funding is called regional measure 3 and it is something thats making its way through the legislature now and could be on the ballot for us to vote on next year. It would require a 2 increase on bay area bridge tolls run by the state. The idea is to generate money and a good part of that money would go to buy b. A. R. T. Cars and other improvements needed so that people can take b.
We just got word from chp that they have cleared all that activity from that crash out of the lanes there. So traffic should start to pick up but be prepared for some residual delays in the meantime. If you are making your way over towards the bay bridge toll plaza, once you get past that accident, you are in the green and smooth sailing all the way to the toll plaza. No metering lights just yet. And we have about a 12minute ride from the maze into San Francisco. Theres an effort in california to as you make your way the state a sanctuary state. Anne makovec reports. Reporter the bill would make a strong statement on behalf of the state. It is up for another reading in the assembly. We have heard of sanctuary cities. There are many here in the bay area. But this could make the entire state and sanctuary state. Democrats pushed for it starting in january less than a week after President Trump signed an order threatening to withdraw federal grants from sanctuary cities. The bill would pr
Leaders and the president s response to charlottesville. Its bannons first extensive interview since he left the white house. But we begin this morning with todays eye opener your world in 90 seconds. The winds have increased. The rain has turned into lashing sheets. Hurricane irma turns deadly in the caribbean. Hurricane irma shows no signs of weakening. Still a powerful category 5 storm. Taking aim at florida after leaving a trail of destruction in the car this is going to be like a buzz saw coming through the florida keys. Look at the size of this storm. Its huge. Just one night. Theyre not getting anything. President trump struck a deal with the democrats that starting with funding for Hurricane Harvey victims. Today was a good day in a generally partisan town. Donald trump jr. Is heading to capitol hill for a meeting on the investigation leading into the russians involvement in the 2016 elections. Its time to be forth coming with the american people. Seahawks Michael Bennett accus
Reporter this is tam nguyens council district. If that is the situation, i hope it wont happen. I would urge they do anything to fix it. Reporter they allow housing to be built in known flood planes, the new berryessa b. A. R. T. Station too. The flood may prompt a reevaluation of planning and building. Preventing another flood will be the focus of hearings. We will have Additional Information and know exactly what is it that went wrong and how we can go ahead and prevent that from fute damage. I dont know what the answer is right now. Reporter n san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. And we will get to that News Conference in san jose just as soon as it begins. A mudslide is preventing crews from repairing a damaged pipeline in the east bay and thats cut Water Service to 90 people. That slide is blocking Morgan Territory road near marsh creek road. Morgan territory road is closed. This is 10 miles east of walnut creek. Water crews cant get in there to fix this until the hills stop sliding
Department in disarray. With fall out over the deadly oakland warehouse fire and this month, allegations that officers failed to arrest a man who shot up a neighborhood. Oakland Police Chiefs have come and gone, i asked how she would be dinner. I am not a quitter. There is not quit in me, even when there are challenges. There are many hats i wear and many masters that i serve. Reporter the new chief was greeted warmly by high ranging officers and mayor libby schaaf who blasted what she called a macho culture at the department. We chose you for your character. Leading by example and Holding Others accountable for the most ethical conduct. We chose you for your warmth. You are a charmer. Reporter its too rly to say whether or not in a charm will help her with officers. I think that she said all of the right things, thats good. But we have to wait and see and we have to hope for the best, support her where week and hope that she is successful. Shes an athlete and it seems like she approac