public. >> i guarantee you today that the riding public and community at large in this community will know no later than 10:00 as to what they can experience tomorrow. >> reporter: both sides returned to the table for another long session. neither is giving detail buzz they have been working for the last, best, final offer from management. a $57 million package that includes a 12% raise over four years. >> bart's phones are ringing off the hook. >> bart says riders are getting frustrate skptd threat of a strike, day after day, cut into revenues. what many fewer trips over three weekdays of service. >> people just taking fer whereys or staying home, our ridership is down for weekday trips. >> understand we're not trying to disrupt service. we never have been from day one. we've been trying to get a deal.

>> the general manager is back and has been here since friday. bart controversial lead negotiator is also here this afternoon. he had been absent for a couple days. unions seem to be happy about that. he is back today and again, unions have said they will give notice to the public about whether there is a strike tomorrow by 10:00 tonight. we'll be here, we'll bring you that as soon as it happens. in oakland laura anthony, abc 7 news. for days bart riders have been on edge, not knowing whether trains will be up and running in the morning and today, sound ofg. >> keeps you in the dark not knowing if they're going to be able to get home or have to call for a ride. >> this is uneasy. >> just get to work and do their job autos i just made plans saying i can't make it

to school. i don't know anyone else that goes out to san francisco. >> very money to make sure i can get back some way. you can find out immediately. just down load our abc 7 news app you'll get breaking news alerts. tomorrow morning at 4:00 abc 7 news morning team will have latest developments if there is a strike we'll have commuter updates for you. >> showdown over the government shut down could soon be over. we've got a live look now as the senate gets set to vote on the bill. lots of news out of washington, d.c. today, only hours to beat the deadline for the national default, congress is taking up a bipartisan bill. once wrapping up voting the bill will move on to the house but this is only a temporary fix. this bill funds the government

until january 16th. >> our country came to the brink of disaster. but in the end, adversaries set aside differences to prevent that. >> this is far less than any of us hoped for but far better than what some have sought. >> there are no major changes to the health care law. that was the main sticking point. speaker john boehner says house republicans will not block the deal. >> i feel the pain of visitor who's plan for years to make this trip. finding a park barricaded is an image difficult to erase. >> rangers talking about what it feels like to have to turn away people. they posted a video called i am a park ranger, responding to angry visitor who's criticized them. coming up on abc 7 news at

6:00 shut down surprise people who came halfway around the world only to see their dream trips he vap wait. >> parents of two children taken by a car thief last night just spoke to abc 7 news. a neighbor discovered the volkswagon suv blocking his driveway in the bay view around 6:30 last night. the thief left the engine running. two children, aged one and three were fine they were strapped into their seats. a woman stole the suv after the mother stepped out just a moment. >> she didn't stop. i got hit by the car and thrown on to the hood. i fall off. >> i'm grateful that through that i had a feeling it's going to be okay. >> the san francisco police have not made any arrests in this case. doctors confirm the children were not harmed. >> imagine how frightening. >> city college of san francisco one of the largest community colleges in the country has a new chancellor

tonight. he saided -- headed up several colleges. the troubled university is currently trying to keep accreditation. >> reporter: this is at a.pointment seen that city college trying to get things back to normal. >> yes, we will get accreditation done. we'll find a way to continue to be the best economic engine for this city and the surrounding region. >> reporter: city college will lose accreditation next july unless able to make financial and man gear yil changes. all of chr being worked on for example, the college recently hired a firm to try to collect money from students who haven't paid. >> to take a look at student >> reporter: tileler worked at

other community colleges and will report to the special trustee. >> he is the governance of the institution. i will make recommendations to the board in this case. he's got experience had i'm very, very pleased with the choice made. >> listen to what students want. just keep an open ear. >> reporter: tileler is a product of community college. >> i left home at 15 and a half and i never went back. i was homeless for a little whichl a kid on the streets. i had wonderful teacher who's got me through high school. then i went to college. >> reporter: tileler will stay as chancellor two years, beginning on november 1. his salary? $285,000 a year. in city college, abc 7 news. alaska airlines confirms

tonight damage to an enzblin a plane forced to make a landing in oakland is consis stwent a bird strike. it happened this morning. once in the air the crew made an emergency landing in oakland. passengers and crew transferred to another flight and then, took off. for hawaii. police say a man arrested in the dry ice explosions at los angeles international airport considers himself a prankster. the 28-year-old says it was a joke. one device exploded sunday, another, monday night. he works for a contractor cleaning planes at the airport. he's being held on $1 million bail. >> an east bay city taking community support to another level because of a 2-year-old zbirl a fight for live. ahead a story about lifting spirits. >> a fire in the east bay.

take a look. what added fuel to these flames. >> i'm sandhya patel. live doppler 7 hd seeing clouds right but will it track rain is in the weekend preview coming up. >> just getting word from washington senate passed a measure to end the shut down we'll have more on this for you

dear bart right new i wake up at 4:30 to go to work at 6:00 a.m. f you go on strike i'd probably have to wake up at 3:30 in the morning. >> dear bart i'm tired and i'm frustrated and it's -- difficult how unpredictable bart is every morning. i don't know if i'm going wake up and not be able to get to work every morning.

bart riders fed up with being in limbo. the digital team introduced hash tag dear bart so you can sound off. post your groats using hash tag dear bart. fire investigators think a pile of oily rags may be the cause of an explosive house fire. fire started in the garage, the magnesium exploded and burned. an 11-year-old and her parents managed to get out. >> i saw just across the street the whole house was to be engulfed in flames. the fire destroyed a garage, damaging the home. a power line came down so firefighters had to make sure none of the water hit the line until pg&e arrived to turn it off. the homeowner was staining his

deck and had left those rags near his garage. a young girl is battling a brain tumor, she and her family are getting support not just from friends but also, strangers. >> reporter: marley's daughter was a lively 2 and a half year old until last month. these are his photos. she was diagnosed with a brain tumor, now undergoing chemotherapy. the family is not coping alone. >> delaney didn't have a choice to get her head shaven. very a choice. >> this is one of the things that delaney's family is helping lift their spirits. firefighters are losing their locks. her father has been part of the crew here for eight years. >> it's to show that little

bit extra how much we do care about him and his family. >> reporter: it seems everyone in livermore knows about the newtons. the family sometime dropped in for dinner at foss barbecue joint downtown. now, co-owner will throw a fund-raiser. >> november 13th is going to be about delaney. i think the family will see how many people care. >> reporter: many people have purchased tee shirts and sweat shirts sthai team delaney. her dad says support has been overwhelming. >> it's not a fund-raiser it's we're here. you've got not just your family but a whole community behind you. >> reporter: newton says he and his wife are keeping a diary. his brother starting a blog, so one day, she will know how the community put its arms around her. you can find resources on our

web site abc 7 news.com. a recent graduate of uc berkeley law school is in prison boot camp after being sentenced for beheading an exotic bird. he was sentenced to "time" at the nevada boot camp. he and two other students captured on surveillance video drunkenly chasing a bird last year at flamingo hotel. the other students pleaded guilty to misdemeanors and were fined and sentenced to community service. police arrested two people they say used counterfeit money in morgan hill. officers picked up the two a target store, police say they tried to use a fake $100 bill there. just last week a new $100 bill released with new features making it harder to counterfeit. >> it's all systems go for a

new huge space ship like apple campus in cupertino. the campus planned near 280. the city council votedded to approve the project. it's estimated the cost will run about $5 billion. this campus will include 3.5 million square feet of office space, with a fitness center. city council takes one vote next month and it should be finished in 2016. >> thousands of unemployed california workers may not get their benefit checks because of a computer problem. >> now, lawmakers want to do something about it. i received dozens of calls about thchl we got a hold of officials and this state officials heard from workers, too. well, today, some lawmakers

called for hearings on the problem that's delayed benefits or to thousands for several weeks. the problem began on labor day. edd was upgrading computers and the system, get thshlgs lost track of 300,000 eligible workers. and a committee will take a look at how that happened. >> we want to understand what happened and how what happened will impact next steps. >> leaders went to straighten out how computer problems happened and prevent another crisis. hearings could begin next month. san francisco may be one of the expensive cities to live in but it's also got some of the fattest paychecks. a survey shows workers earned the biggest pay increases in the nation over the past year. wages jumped average 3.7%,

nationwide only 1.7%, it's not just because of our booming industry. the survey says earnings up also, in media, publishing and science. here are the other cities on the top five list just below san francisco, number two city in getting raises baltimore with an average wage increase of 3%. seattle coming in third, and next, atlanta. now, you've probably seen those out of office auto rely whuz send e mail. but there is an auto rely for smart phones about to be used while driving. microsoft launched a drive mode for windows smart phone drivers can sign in when behind the wheel. the phone will send a reply but in callers know you're too busy driving to safely pick up or text back. the goal? cut down on distracted

driving. coming up at 6:00 showroom mod yes. you go to the store find a sofa, it's not quite what you tested. you'll see how we got one company to get off the couch and help a consume year nice. >> thank you. >> sure. >> back to breaking news now. the ac transit strike threat. the governor appoint aid committee saying quote a strike will if permitted to occur will disrupt public services and endanger public health, safety or welfare. ac transit workers were planning to likely go on strike after midnight tonight. and have voted down two delays. the governor could dot same thing he did with barkt asking a judge to issue a cooling off yood to give leaders two more months to negotiate.

so no ac transit strike concerns for next week. >> whenever people are going or however they're going get there, they're going to enjoy good weather. >> yes. would be nice if you could walk where you needed to be. >> in morning make you bundle up. we're going deal with a chill. afternoon, changes are coming up in the form of slightly cooler weather every day. this morning santa los roesa dropped down to 36. some of the coldest inland valleys. looking at live doppler 7 hd we might see high clouds coming through here. our radar is tracking those high clouds and i'll show them to you from a live picture perspective. check out our winds. they're now lighter compared to 24 hours ago. remember, they're coming out of this direction bringing us warmth? now we're seeing more of an onshore flow meaning cooler air on the way. some areas have dropped a few degrees like santa rosea,

napa. kgo you can see plenty of sunshine. filtered by high clouds, san francisco 77 right now. 82 oakland. san jose, 79. santa rosa, 81 now. livermore 83. the coast managed to still get up into low 80s. the warmth good about to change. beautiful view, clear skies and chilly overnight. slow cooling into weekend we're expecting no rain the next seven days so as you do head out of the door thinking about making plans for weekend, outdoor plans are looking fine. dry front coming through. high clouds and wind started to switch. we're going to continue to

a cooling trend. take a look at the temperature trend for san jose, it's flat. not a lot of change but next week those numbers coming down into upper 70s range. tomorrow morning another chilly one. mid to upper 30s into our coldest valleys. 40s, 50s across the bay area and south bay, 78 san jose. on the peninsula, 78 redwood city, mountain view. it's still looking good. downtown san francisco, 74 degrees a great day to walk the dog. if you're not, you stril enough daylight to get out there. north bay, 79 santa rosa and sonoma. east bay communities down a few degrees. 77 oakland. inland spots mild, 80s in fairfield. still running where we should be for this time of the year. temperatures will start to slip away.

and especially near the coast coming down into 60s range for weekend and fog in patches we'll keep you into 70s for the work week. all good things must come to an end, well norkt completely. >> thank you sandhya. >> cow girls road into town today. >> and then, at 6:00 the high tech spoon developed by a start up helping people who suffer from tremors how it

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it calls for a government reopening. the government's borrowing was set to run out tomorrow. we got word president obama expects to speak in a few minutes if he does, we'll bring it to you live. >> dramatic video of the earthquake that hit the philippines. take a look. this is terrifying. pick tires show the collapse of the bell tower. you can see people running around as it fell. more than 140 people died in the quake. one more piece of video, a water in swimming pool sloshing around right and left. the magnitude was 7.2 of the quake. a lawsuit over morgan hill students told they can couldn't wear tee shirts with american flag heads to court tomorrow.

this happened in 2010. the parents of three of the students are suing a school district. the principal and assistant principal saying their civil rights were violated. >> state regulators is he set to vote on a ground breaking requiring utilities to invest in energy storage. once they can be stored the grid can make better use of solar and wind power to again rate energy this, could jump start tech molg considered crucial to electricity industry, expected to spur innovation from batteries to wheels. >> speaking of electricity usage for lights on the bay bridge about to go up starting november 1, the light show which is really magnificent will shine from sunset until sun rise. now right now end agent 2:00 a.m. >> coming up next how often women

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>> there is a lot of work ahead of us including our need to earn back the trust of the american people. and we can do that by addressing real issues they care about. i said it before. i'll say it again, i'm willing to work with anyone, eager to work with anyone, democrat or republican, house or senate memberses on any idea that will grow our economy, create new jobs, and get our fiscal house in order for the long term. i've never believed democrats have a monopoly on good ideas. despite differences over the issue of shutting dhe government am convinced democrat asks republicans can work together to make progress for america. in fact, there are things we know will help strengthen our economy we can get done before

the year is out. >> well have more on the speech on abc 7 news at 6:00. welcome to "world news." tonight, breaking news. congress voting on a deal to end the shutdown showdown. the speaker raises a fist to say his team fought, but did not win. in flames. passengers describe a plane on fire after an explosive sound from an engine. prayers in the aisle. >> the plane started shaking violently and after that, the plane started filling up with smoke. and family secrets. something you never get to see. the secret ways more and more women are drinking at home and more than they let husbands or children ever know. >> i felt like i was having some "me" time with my wine. good evening to you. as we come on the