now on abc7 news at 5:00, federal investigators are on the scene of a b.a.r.t. train accident that killed two b.a.r.t. employees. when they expect to get some answers. another work stoppage set for tomorrow could bring traffic of a different kind standstill. and how store owners in the east bay are fighting back to protect their businesses from thieves. abc7 news at 5:00 starts now. a team of investigators is now on the case after a b.a.r.t. train strikes and kills two workers. but federal investigators say will be their focus. good evening, thank you for joining us. sky 7hd was over the accident scene yesterday as local investigators responded. dispatch calls indicate there were six people on that train at the time. it's still unclear who was

behind the controls. nick smith is there tonight where federal officials are beginning their probe into the accident. nick, what's happening now? reporter: well, ntsb investigator in charge just finished speaking. we have new information. this is what he had to say. >> my concern coming out here, as it is for every investigation to find out what happened. gather the facts, and that's all we'll do is gather the facts and make the measurements, open every door, spread out with the expertise from the parties and look at every single part of what went on out here and make a determination what happened. >> his final report could take as long as six months. we learned the things they'll be looking for, video record those cabin. there nor video recorders on the trains facing outward down the track but there are cameras and digital recording inside the cabin. allowing investigators to see

who was in the cabin at the time of the accident. and they'll be working at the training and safety of workers, one thing under review, tracks and wayside safety. that means what was the section of those authorized to be on the track at the time. ntsb investigator in charge, jim farrell, said they'll take as long as they need to find out what happened and caused the death two of employees. >> every part of the operation out here, inspections, you name it. >> officials with the national transportation and safety board arrived this afternoon. they're leading the investigation into the death of a b.a.r.t. engineer and a contract worker struck and killed by a train yesterday afternoon. >> it was loud bang. >> the sound of the. pact and the disturbing scene that followed left neighbors shaken. the severity of the crash identified in this emergency call. >> fire emergency, go ahead.

>> it was gruesome. it was awful. just sad. and makes you think, what -- if they weren't on strike, this would all have been prevented. >> union workers walked off the job and continued to hold the line. b.a.r.t. officials called the accident a tragic day in b.a.r.t.'s history and resisted the opportunity to link the death of the employees and previous safety issues raised by unions. >> did you have experience in rating a train? >> the vice-president of the union insists current experience can make all the difference when it comes to safely operating equipment. >> unless you're out there every day, operating those trains and that equipment, you can't replace that experience. >> b.a.r.t. officials have not said who was operating the train or the status of their certification. they say the two engineers were performing track maintenance. >> the labor issues, the

negotiations, are not in the forefront of our mind. we just lost two people in the b.a.r.t. family. >> b.a.r.t. says the train was running to the concord station after maintenance work when the accident happened. it will about up to the ntsb to figure out what happened. >> b.a.r.t. workers are paying tribe tribute to the two men killed. and members of the union had black ribbons on their picket signs two vigils are about to begin in an hour. we'll have live reports on the tribute to the workers at 6:00. as both workers and barret bear management deal with the tragedy there are few indications of any quick resolution to the strike. now in its third day.

b.a.r.t. says its board of directors will hold a special meeting to discuss contract talks. members plan to vote on the last contract offer next week but don't expect it to pass. no negotiations are schedule. both sides say they're waiting for the other to make the first move. in a statement today, b.a.r.t. says it's open to restarting mediated talks if the mediator determines it's appropriate to resume discussions. here are some commute options for those who rely on b.a.r.t. b.a.r.t. is providing charter buses from stations at 9:00 a.m. carpool lanes are expanded from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. the san francisco bay area will operate 12 boats. and m cap can get you from the east bay south to san jose, av transit will be on the regular schedule and additional trans-bay buses. we'll have the latest

developments and download the abc news app. i no let's check our traffic on this sunday without b.a.r.t. service. >> the good, the bad, and the ugly. the bay bridge is the good. let's look at some of the road sensors, richmond san rafael bridge, a great alternate for you. 101 south through marin county, looking good. a little slow traffic on the golden gate bridge. let's look at our outdoor shots. look at the bay bridge, virtually no backup here whatsoever so that's great for you, and as we move on, take a look at 80 berkeley, it's jammed up bit moving. ten mints from golden gate field, and golden gate bridge, a little fog, not quite down on the span, and you can see traffic is flowing nicely into and out of san francisco, slow traffic through 19th avenue

and golden gate park and also hazing. that's the san mateo bridge and that's moving smoothly. so looking pretty good. ugly is in half moon bay. the pumpkin festival wrapping up, and the highways jammed. a range of resources at abc7.com to help you get around during the strike, including alternate transit options and real-time transit maps and download the waves traffic app to help you navigate the freeways. follow up on twitter for breaking news updates. workers from the port of oakland held a rally. truckers are planning a work stoppage tomorrow morning to protest unsafe working conditions and unfair labor practices. their demandses include a green emission fees to truckers and compensation for hours they spend waiting for a a load at te part. >> it takes us three to seven

hours to get a transaction. long lines out there, and we have to idle three to seven hours. can you imagine what that is doing to our environment. >> the are port of oakland has not returned our calls for comments. >> a flier has forced at at least three families in walnut creek because of a fire. the flames went through the roof of the apartment complex. this fire started just before 2:00 this morning. the cause is under investigation. investigators say it does not appear suspicion. no one was injured. a total of four units were destroyed. the red cross is helping those forced out of their homes. another state joins the list of those recognizing gay marriage. the story is ahead. a local small business owner needs your help tonight. he is hoping you can help him catch a thief. >> the new information about the great escape of two killers.

how investigators believe the two got the formed documents and what led to their capture. >> i'm meteorologist leigh glaser. a lot of sign but a lot of fog right near the coast. what will that mean for you monday morning commutes? we'll look at that forecast,

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get your flu shot this season. the owner of a concord convenience store that was robbed yesterday caught the suspects on tape. this is the second time in two weeks the tobacco express on will low pass road has been hit. you can see two men robbing the cash register and taking

t-shirts off the racks. the opener hopes someone can identify the suspects. >> somebody see the video and check it out, if the police help us. concord police confirm they're investigating two robberies at the store. the most recent attack was yesterday morning at 5:30. >> now that two convicted killers are in custody, florida investigators are focusing on finding out who made the phony documents. charles walker and joseph jenkins appeared on escape charges. it's believed the men paid $8,000 for someone to create the forged release papers. investigators expect more arrest. they say a close associate for the men tipped off the police, leading to their cap cure. >> same-sex couples can tie the knot? new jersey tomorrow morning.

last week, the new jersey state supreme court rejected governor chris christie's attempt to block same-sex marriages. the ruling cleared the way for ceremonies beginning at 12:01 monday morning. >> an incredible scene on a busy bridge. check out this wild ride. how it finally came to an expend what the driver says caused it. taking a live peek outside. some weather changes to start off ore leak, meteorologist. >> leigh: log has the forecast, and join us at 6:30 for a lock inside one of san francisco's cool places, the exploratorium. more tonight

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here's a live look now at traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza. much better than yesterday. yesterday, no one was going anywhere. of course, b.a.r.t. trains are not running because of the strike. >> gridlock on the roads is expected earlier tomorrow than on the first day of the strike on friday. so we're beginning our morning newscast a half hour earlier. join us at 4:30 a.m. >> a truck driver in china had a really bad friday afternoon commute. check this out. surveillance video captured the moment a truck swerves violently from side to side on a busy bridge after the driver lost

control. the truck smashed into the bridge's guardrail before eventually toppling over on the side. amazingly no other vehicles were hit and the truck driver wasn't hurt. he says it started when he slammed on his brakes after realizing he was too close to the truck in front of him. time to find out what our weather will be like as we start the work week,. >> leigh: has that. >> the fog has really been a problem righter in the coast today, and also that fog moving through the golden gate the past few hours. starting to move back just a little bit. the live doppler 7hd already picking up some of the fog. you can see just moving down the coast, and that's pretty much what we have to teal with for your monday morning commute. the fog, is moving over the bay right now. heading over towards the golden gate bridge. mt. tam cam showing clear sky over the rest of the bay. it's cool in san francisco right now. 54. san carlos, low 60s. 72 in san jose.

beautiful shot out towards the east bay, mt. diablo, sunshine, napa, 70. and 84 in livermore. here is a look at what you can expect this upcoming work week. we'll go with more patchy dense fog overnight, mainly the bay, the peninsula, and the coast. slightly cooler temperatures near the bay and the coast tomorrow, and then we'll all begin to cool down heading toward the latter part of the work week. the cloud pattern, we started with dense fog, mainly near the coast, starting to peel away just a little bit, just in the last few hours. all of that will start to move back inland overnight tonight in fact by that 5:00 a.m. commute time, i think the golden gate bridge will probably see quite a bit of fog as well as out towards the great highway, but it should burn off -- back off the coast by around tomorrow afternoon. let me go ahead and show you the setup as we head into the latter part of our work week. we will not see a lot of changes tomorrow.

temperatures come down a few degrees, and heading into tuesday and wednesday, this low pressure system off the coast is going to bring us a very strong onshore wind component, and by wednesday, you'll notice clouds moving in, each day, even into thursday and friday, looks like we'll see more clouds and temperatures by friday will come down as much as 10 to 15 degrees, especially inland locations. so if you have been in the 80s, get ready for temperatures in the low 70s. we're keeping a close look on this beach hazard advisory. be prepared for strong rip currents and the possibility of sneaker waves. overnight temperatures with the fog in the north bay, protected valley areas, near the golden gate bridge, as well as the coast, maybe even a little mist and drizzle. we had that on the golden gate bridge last night and possibly could see that tomorrow morning. here's the highs for monday. bring it down a few degrees. 77, santa rosa.

look for the fog to hopefully peel back off the coast. san francisco, 66. 73, fremont, and 80s in the inland locations. concord, 79. >> also change until we get wednesday, thursday, and friday. and that's when we'll get the effects of the low off the coast, much cooler temperatures, more low clouds and fog, and then we'll start to warm things up next sunday. we thought we would bring sprinkles in next sunday but we'll take that out of the forecast for right now. >> thank you, leigh. shu is actually with the 49ers, so, colin you have the highlights. >> in nashville. you know about nashville. great town. colin kaepernick with his most explosive and most efficient game of the year. shu witnessed that today. frank gore, fining the end zone a mul

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>> the 49ers are beginning to look like themselves again. that means collin cap per desmic the niners offense running on all cylinders. in nashville, jake locker back. as for cap, the guy was captivating. untouched. 20-yard for the second quarter lead. nobody had it bitter. next titan possession, brock not biting on the pitch and go. the turnover leading to points, gore, first touchdown of the game. the kaepernicking life is good.

vernon davis, career high 180 yards receiving last week. 62 yards receiving on on four receptions. then gore into the end zone for a second time. another 34 receiving for the wiley vet. all three phases working, offense, defense, special teams. the titans get a late score. 31-17, the final. niners, 5-2, heading to london to face jacksonville next weekend. >> mike shumann is in nashville with the team. tune in tonight for shu's conversation with the tying end. >> never underestimate brotherly love. last week tom brady beat rob ryan with a touchdown pass.

today brother rex able to exact revenge. game-winning 56-yard field goal. new nfl rule, you cannot push into a fellow lineman and push him into the pile. 15-yard penalty. the second chang makes good. 30-27. rex ripes and the jets win. >> redskins and bears. cutler leaves and the backup, the pass with left than four minutes to play. rg3 leads washington on a touchdown drive. redskins win 45-41. >> anymore need as hail mary on the final play, trailing buffalo 23-20, ryan handin the hill almost snacked not ones but twice. on the run, 55 yards. davis has a chance but the bills

knock it done. buffalo, nice road win, 23-21. >> cal product matt is hovering well above the cut line for a second strategy week. tied for 30th for the shrinerses hospital for children open in las vegas. winless since this victory 16 months ago. leader to start the day. never threatened. 18 holes. perfect read. 5-under today, 24-under for a tournament, and the sixth win. tonight at 6:00, reaction from the 49ers and where stanford's win landed them in this week's top 25. they're moving up. ahead, shocking sight. what is questioning on here?

>> parts of california could be more susceptible to earthquake damage because of budget cuts. and some police officers are leaving the city of san san jose immediately after graduating from the academy. >> 21 peel were set aflame in cleveland. setting a new guinness world record. the fiery student raised money for charity. that does for us here at 5:00.

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