top stories we're following this tuesday, august 13th. union workers in the city of hayward walking off the job this morning as they begin a 3-day-strike. more on the negotiations that have both sides at a >> and a young boy in antioch is recovery after being attacked by a pit bull. what his family is doing to protect him from another attack. >> new details this morning on the opening of the new span of the bay bridge. how it could be ready by labor day week after all. >> we continue to monitor a pretty good ride around the

bay. take a look at your bay bridge commute. the meeting lights have not been activated but we are minutes away. we're still seen slow traffic what a mystified 80. there is some light to moderate conditions for the south bay. 101 is just showing the first slowing. >> new this morning. more than 300 hayward city workers are not showing up to their jobs this morning as they begin a three day strike. the city is firing back claiming if they don't report for work. temporary workers will come in and do their jobs. kron 4's will tran is live at hayward city hall. >> the negotiations are not continuing and co-workers instead of showing a car in front of city hall. they are

claiming that the city is not negotiating in good faith. they stated that they have filed charges against the city because of unfair labor practices. they are at many places throughout hayward. they stated they are looking for a raise if they have to contribute to their benefit packages. they stated that enough is enough. if they plan to go on strike today as well as the next two days. >> do you work for the city of hayward? >> yes. i am a senior secretary. i have been working for the city for over 10 years. i am not at work today because the city has failed to negotiate with us. they wanted 17 percent and we have already

given them 12 percent. i told them that i cannot afford to give more. it is becoming critical to membership. we just cannot give any more. that is not true. this is an unfair labor practice. we have been trying to negotiate with them since the beginning. we never said no. we turned in an offer and two days later it did not pass. that is not true. we are willing to talk at any time. >> they stated that they would bring in temporary workers to do your job. any concern with these temporary workers will be permanent workers? >> that is always a concern. he is not fun to be on strike. we're here because we feel that we are forced to be here. this would be

retaliation and this is not illegal to hire these people. i do not know if they can do as good job as we do. we are talented. we should have some value. >> thank you so much for speaking with me. the city stated that says we're not offering the firefighters arrays is that we are not going to offer its to you. they stated that they should also work and not get their races. we will get reaction from the city of hayward. >> aligna little boy from antioch is facing a long road to recovery after being attacked by a neighbor's dog. hunter kilbourn was attacked by his neighbor's pit bull while at his friend's house on sunday. the dog attacked him,

piercing its teeth into his skin, ripping through his face and head. his stepdad tells us this isn't the first time the dog has shown aggressive behavior. the dog is currently quarantined at the antioch animal services. hunter is recovering at u-c davis trama center right now. >> in the south bay today. a meeting on the wrongful death lawsuit brought by the parents of audrie pott. she's the 15 year old girl who committed suicide last year following a sexual assault. potts' family recently reached a tentative settlement with two of the defendants in the lawsuit. pott was allegedly assaulted

last year. partially nude pictures of her were taken while she was passed out at a party in saratoga. audrie killed herself after those photos circulated online. three teen boys have been criminally charged in the case. >> developing news involving the bay bridge. the federal government has given a green light to have that new eastern span open as early as next month. >> kron 4 terisa estacio is live on a treasure island with details. >> we have calls into caltran to see what they had to say.

>> still ahead on kron 4 morning news. the father of an 8 year-old who was stabbed to death in her own home speaks out for the first time. >> a disturbing twist in the amber alert case involving a man and a 16 year-old girl that he kidnapped. what we're learning about james dimaggio today. >> flames burst out of a gas pipeline in illinois overnight. it is a video that you have to see. those stories and more when we that you have to see. those stories and more when we come [ male announcer ] what is performance? 0 to 60? or 60 to 0? [ tires screech ]

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>> new information is surfacing about james dimaggio. he is the man who kidnapped the 16 year-old girl, and is suspected of killing her mother and her younger brother. he was said to have been infatuated with the 16 year-old. a new report shows a disturbing similar story between the suspect and his father. a woman who says that dim aggio's father, james everett dimaggio, pursued

her what she was a teenager. the woman, who did not want to be identified, said that senior dimaggio had dated the girl's mother, a broker with the mother and told the then, a teenager that he loved her. she says that after she refused, his father broke into her house, carrying a shotgun and handcuffs. here is what a psychiatrist has to say about the alleged pattern of behavior toward teenage girls are both the father and son. >> a another bizarre tight end, this past saturday, august 10th, when james dimaggio was killed by fbi agents, this was the 18th

anniversary of the very day his father apparently committed suicide. >> bay area hospitals are being told to be on alert after a woman tried to pass off as a nurse. 29 year-old crystal cook was gone and scrubs and wearing a stethoscope and a fake nose as bad at valley medical center. sheriff's deputies arrested cook, who has no medical background, on suspicion of a pair of misdemeanors. she has since been released. it does not appear that she got access to any secure areas like the are and there is no sign that she tree to anyone. >> a traveling hospital technician accused of affecting dozens of patients with hepatitis c through needles tainted with his own blood has reached an agreement. david kwiatko

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>> take a look and this video out of illinois.

firefighters are battling a wall of smoke flames after a massive gas pipeline exploded overnight. witnesses said they saw flames shooting upwards of 200 ft. into the air. the ppipeline ignited just north of interstate 88 in erie. at one point, residents within 1 mi. radius were evacuated but they have been allowed to return to their homes. no word this morning of any injuries due to the blast. >> we are same breaks of sunshine. sunny skies over portions a oakland. the temperatures are mainly in the mid to upper 50s. as we take a look at the headlines. the fog and the cloud cover will be sure to retreat as we head to the early afternoon. you can

expect plenty of sunshine. similar weather patterns for tomorrows in fact we will continue with this for the next couple of days. as we bring down the afternoon high we have '70s and '80s. campbell will have a high of 84 degrees. to the east bay this is where we will pick up '90s. pittsburg will be one of the house boss at 92 degrees. upper 70's for vallejo. downtown san francisco will have a high of 67. low 80s for napa. >> for those of you going to a's game against the astros the first page is at 7:05 p.m.. we will noticed an increase in cloud cover. it

will be a little windy outside. the southwein terms ofr extended forecast, the seven day of around the bay show the temperatures stable. we will see plenty of '90s as we head into sunday. >> we're still watching a pretty good commute. the chp have a few stalls or around the bay but no high spots. the commute to the san mateo bridges looking okay with an 11 minute commute time. the golden gate bridge ride 101, has no

problems. there is light traffic north or south bond. as far as the east bay we only have added a few minutes to the drive time from hercules to berkeley. westbound is at 16 minutes. the san ramon valley ride is problem free. they're all looking gray was no real buildup or congestion. they're under 25 minutes as you head south to the golden gate bridge. we're still tracking a good ride on public transit with no delays to report. >> the time is 6:19 a.m.. the driver of the deadly party bus accident on interstate 280 near porto love valley has been arrested. we brought to this story live on kron 4 morning news yesterday. 43 year-old jason quinonez faces three

charges of felony at d.u.i., hit and run and manslaughter. he fled the scene but was found nearby. he suffered only minor injuries. the parting was when down an embankment south of alpine road killing the only one passenger. investigators are still trying to contact the owner of the bus for questioning. >> san jose police are investigating the discovery of a body near a busy interstate. a meals a body was found a kron 4 p.m. yesterday afternoon near a sound wall in the area of interstate 880. this is video courtesy of our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. police say it does not appear that the man was hit by a car or there were any signs of foul play. the coroner's office is

working to determine the exact cause of death. >> 8 year-old layla fowler was stabbed to death and own home more than three months ago in foothills of the sierra. for the first time her father is defending her 12 year-old brother who has been accused of a crime. >> we do not know what is next. we do not know the answer to those questions. we are the parents. >> the fowler family says that they have received threats and that they are living in fear. her brother is said to be back in court next month. he faces a second-degree murder charges and has yet to enter a plea. >> president obama has

signed an order pertaining to the government's use of the communications technology in its intelligence gathering. the order instructs the director of national intelligence to form a review group on the matter. the review was announced friday at the president's new conference. according to the order, the review group will look into whether the u.s. is using its capabilities in a way to best protect national security. >> b.p. assuming the u.s. government over a decision to bar the oil giant from getting new federal contracts after the company pleaded guilty to manslaughter and other criminal charges related to the 2010 gulf of mexico oil spill. b.p. says is seeking an injunction that would lift an order by the environmental protection agency that suspends the company from such contracts.

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>> welcome back. the opening bell is bringing. >> we are tracking numbers. >> the developing story pushed is the bay bridge. the federal government has given a green light to have the new eastern span of the bay bridge open as early as next month. kron4 terisa estacio is live on treasure island with details. >> the federal government is stating that this is a possibility. as you may recall back in march 30th bolts or compromise. caltran called in many independent auditors. to take a closer look at bolts

the are buried under the tower. the federal government stated that they did their independent review and that the team was impressed with the new approach, the fix that caltran and did. in a letter we received in basically stated that it is all systems go and that the reinforcement is strong enough and that caltran is on course and that they can open the bridge on labor day. there was a another independent review. it is still up in the air whether or not the bridge will be open but now the federal government is stating that it is clear. we will try to reach out to caltran and we will keep trying to reach them by phone. >> faugh we will se if that happens on labowe are waking upo

sunshine and this morning. the temperatures are cooler than where we were yesterday. it looks like everywhere is in the '50s. oakland is coming in at 57 degrees. we will be monitoring these numbers in afternoon and i'll show you the 7 day around the bay coming up in just a bit. the time is 6:32 a.m.. >> we continue to monitor a pretty good ride around the bay. here's a quick look at the bay bridge. if you will see that the backup is filling in at the toll plaza. the drive time is 16 to 17 minutes. light to moderate conditions. the most slowing as for interstate 580 and highway 4. both of those highways are in the east bay. the peninsula is still looking good. there's still no

delays for the north bay ride on 1 01 southbound. >> the time is 6:32 a.m.. more than 300 hayward city employees will not be showing up for work this morning because they are going to begin a three day strike. the city is firing back claiming that if they do not report to work, temporary workers will replace them. kron4 will tran is live in hayward city hall where the negotiations have turned nasty. >> they will continue to de galicia and the city stated that they're not eligible to get a new contract. just to give you an example and to government aid the firefighters got their last contract, they just finished

theirs. they stated that these workers behind me, they do more turk maintenance and animal control and that they're not eligible for new contracts until 2015. they stated that they receive theirs back in 2010. if they stated that they will not negotiate with them. this is not sitting well with the people behind me and they're looking for a raise. i had a chance to talk to the city spokeswoman and this is what she had to say. >> we have been negotiating a good faith since last fall. we have tried to get someone at the table to look at concession packages. the fire fighters have already deal with next. they will have service was available

and police and fire on the job. city hall still remain open. >> the services are being provided by temporary workers. the striking workers stated that there is no way you can bring in temporary workers to do what we do. a lot of people, some people are not on strike because they wanted to go to work. the people that did chose to go to work are doing double shifts. according to the city of hayward the stated that you should not miss a beat. >> if i it live and hayward, what might i notice of which the department might not be open? >> they stated that the temporary workers should be on the job and that they should be able to perform the jobs. they stated that some of the managers will have to step in and work or

they could just go home. they are just refusing to work with the union and they stated that they're not eligible for contracts. it this will not cost the city of hayward financially. >> i statestate officials failed to properly monitor a $373 million upgrade to the states outdated pedro system. that is according to reports that was released by the senate office. the upgrade, cost the 21st century project, in february. the project's

contractor,sap public services, was fired after tests showed serious problems. the state had already spent $254 million on the project. >> still ahead on kron 4 morning news at 6:00 a.m.. an attack on an nt gabor by a neighbor's pit bull has people sounding off on social media. we would share some of your comments. >> attorney general eric holder announcing big changes involving nonviolent drug offenders. you will hear from him coming up. >> we are also keeping an eye on bay area weather and traffic.

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>> welcome back. a little boy in antioch is recovering this morning after being attacked by a neighbor's dog. hunter kilbourn was mauled by his neighbor's pit bull what he was over at a friend's house. the dog attacked him,

piercing its teeth into his skin, reduced from the space and his head. >> that dog is currently quarantine athe any animal services. if the homeowner fights to get the dog back, the process to possibly eut hanize the dog can take longer. >> are pinballs inherently dangerous dogs? are the victim's parents responsible and is mullinauling? these are

some of the questions people are dressing on the kron4 facebook page. >> summer uricoechea, the parents allowed the child next door knowing that this dog was dangerous the stabbed dead set on the news that he was a bit wants to buy the doll. that is just sad. children and dogs should not balways be supervise. >> billy ralls, there were three adults there, it took two seconds for that dog to snap, do not blame us if if you do not have an idea. stop posting ignored stuff i am his father and i saw

those things.he whole thing. >> celeste kautz, i am sick of hearing that it is the owner not the dog. when did you ever hear about a pug mauling a child? i know good people who have owned pit bulls and done everything right with their training only to have their dog attack. >> join the conversation by first " lucky " the kron4 facebook page. then sound off below the comments

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>> we are back. we are watching wall street. the dow is up by one point. >> joining us on set is our financial expert rob black. >> let's begin with retail sales. they were not dead, what is your take? >> i would said that they were good. restaurants fail but we should see a slight improvement. they stand to look a little bit better because we are adding jobs. >> we tell is very critical for our economy. we like to pay attention to retail sales. >> you have a big purchase

for like cars and other things. how does this play into leit? >> one of the things that can be misleading of our retail sales is gasoline prices. that actually hurts our economy. will like to spend on things that add to the economy that have a lasting. retail sales are not perfect. sometimes the housing numbers are hard. the automotive and numbers are weaker. big-ticket items need to be accounted for. >> i wish i had one on hand. on one hand look at the economy and you think it is doing great but all the other hand there is a ton of stimulus. without the

stimulus, will probably bounce along. >> let's talk with corporate news about j.c. penney. one of the board members decided to step down. >> he is that active investor and he owns about 17 to 18%. he brought in a run at johnson who built the apple stores and it was a mass of thought. he has a new ceo, he stated that need to get rid of him and make sure that the pay their bills on time. the rest of the directors were like shut up in the kick the mob. ed ouy. >> the other corporate nils, black berry are now putting up a for sale sign. they are just getting out of the phone business i guess

they cannot compete. >> microsoft, apple, maybe google and maybe samsung four years ago that had 54% of the market but now they have less than 3%. it is a road kill. apple stock went up. they have a new phone coming september 10th. there tried to build back, there certainly do with something. >> rob will be back with us at 915 to talk about winners and losers. >> a pitcher is worth a thousand words. if take a look outside. it is just a little cool outside. we do

have scattered clouds holding one. the temperatures are widespread in the '50s. 55 degrees out the door in san mateo. you will notice that the temperatures will be one to three degrees warmer than where we were yesterday. the temperatures will remain in the low 70's and downtown san francisco would check in with a high of 67 degrees. it will be fairly thick but the temperatures will be mild. we are holding on to 70's are in concord. >> a quick look after travel forecast. washington d.c. will have stoas but there temperatures will be close to '90s. we're in triple digits if you're headed to dallas. chicago will have a high of 71 degrees. upper

80s for salt lake city. >> we have stable weather would temperatures exactly where they should be. the time is 6:50 a.m.. >> we are my entering nice traffic around the bay. the traffic load is typical. is about 16 minutes from the macarthur mayes. it is not too bad of a ride. 92, the san mateo bridge has seen the volume increase. the drive time on the span is still a 11 to 12 minutes. the commute to the golden gate bridge is okay for 1 01 southbound. looking at your east shore freeway we are updating the drive time 16

minutes for hercules to berkeley. we're picking of slowing for 680 at 24. 1 01 is slow going just before the 280 f, 1 01 interchange. we're picking of slowing for highway 85 through saratoga. the north bay ride is just a little slow which is still under 30 minutes. >> hillary clinton is kicking off her call which she calls on a voting rights. the former secretary of state will be at the mosconi's center. she had the highest award issued. she told those in attendance that she is looking at the national security global leadership. >> attorney general

shareholder was also in the bay area yesterdaeric holder wat in the bay area yesterday. he stated that it this time to stop treating low offenders as kingpins. he stated that these are all low level offenders. >> a quick reminder as we take a quick break for you to download our new kron 4 news app. this is a another way to give you more locals. ♪ [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be great if all devices had backup power? the chevrolet volt does.

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>> a case of mistaken

identity. kevin lewis was named the second winner of a giveaway. he is very happy about it but the only problem is that he is not the right chemicals. the real winner with the same name was that time. the casino stated that they have ratification process that failed. the casino stated the they are committed to doing the right thing for gas and they awarded him, both of the kevins received a million dollars. >> can you believe that! >> we will take a quick break. coming up as 7:00 a.m.. we will have more about the teenager cool and committed suicide. >> we have a more disturbing details about the dimaggio

kidnapper. >> in gary's world, we will learn about the fans will through the banana at the baseball game.