>> and as we wait to see if bart workers will strike on monday morning. were taking a look at the number of commuters who use bart and bay area bridges to commute. why a strike could be worse this time around. >> a tough ending to an amazing season. the athletics eliminated from the postseason >> we have patchy low clouds. you may encounter in thick fog and the temperatures are racing into low 60's. we do have a modest warming trend to highlight and i will break down under 7 day coming up. >> we are not tracking any hot spots and bart trains

are up and running. the metering lights have not yet been activated there was already a stalled at the west and in san francisco. the traffic is flowing into the city. there was a little bit of slowing for highway 4. a little bit of slowing in the south bay. most of that slow traffic is confined to allan rock and 880. >> there is a bit of good news, bart unions said they have bargaining table. had to say last night. >> we have had two significant changes at the up bargaining table. in addition, bay area legislators will agree on

the need to avoid a strike. the union is expected that the general manager will sit down and bargain with the workers. we believe that these developments will break a resolution to a long and drawn out negotiations. for this reason we will continue to bargain through the weekend. >> bart spokesman rick rice issued this statement as the cooling off period ends and labor negotiations are extended. it reads in part. >> "we are grateful the bay our unions for the next few days and that the trains will be running while we continue to negotiate. >> bart was prepared to offer a new proposal but the unions told us they were not ready for it. we will continue negotiations at 10am." >> so talks are expected to resume this morning in about five hours.

bart will not be striking for the morning commute. the announcement came just before midnight last night. management and unions signed an extension preventing a strike through the weekend as talks continue. kron four's will tran is live at the west oakland bart station with an update, >> if they do not reach a deal by sunday midnight, the workers stated that they will go on strike. in the meantime people are showing up at this is to be a little bit lighter. it is available to bart riders. some of them are tired because the state of later than they normally would just to find out if they hop on ac transit or dry ice into work. i had a chance to talk to some of them and this is what they had to say. >> what time do you normally get up? >> i go to bed at 9:00 p.m..

i went to bed about 11:00 p.m. or 12 because i did not know if i was going to be late and i wanted to be on time. >> you look a little tired. >> yes, i am very sleepy. >> when you are not out of the woods yet, if they do not come up with a deal by sunday that will go on strike monday morning. >> i will not be ready for that. >> we have been here for weeks, covering this story. this a place, and usually it is half full and you concede that we only see three or four cars because a lot of people figured that there would be no trains and that is why they are telecommuted or they either called in sick to work. the good news is that the trains aren't running three out the bart system for now. >>

alignyou can get the latest by checking our facebook and twitter pages. as well as on our web site -- kron-4 dot com. you can also download our mobile app. the website and the mobile app have a section dedicated you can also get push alerts >> a major car accident in san francisco's mission district-and down to and ave. kron 4 the agriculture departmen terisn the scene with details. here is a video to show you of what we received wrapper this accident. police are

not saying much of but that the driver was taken to san francisco general hospital for observation. we're not sure if she was intoxicated at the time. they just added that they have taken her to the hospital. there has been 3 cars impacted by this. one vehicle has been told and we have this other a honda, you concede back here that a another vehicle behind may-- the suv was actually on top of this a dan and they had to pull it off. this woman driving and smashing into these three cars was quite significant. we do not know how fast she was going. more resonant that i just spoke with stated that he did not want to go onera but there just in shock. >> we will take a quick

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who was fond in a stairwell san francisco general hospital 17 days after she was reported missing was -- not-- the result of foul play. that's according to a family spokesperson. who is citing sources close to the investigation. meanwhile, san francisco mayor ed lee says he is ordering an independent review of hospital security before making that announcement he toured the hospital floor where lynne spalding disappeared. he also checked the alarm on one of the doors leading to the exterior stairwell where >> and this is a very busy floor and people are constantly moving. you have to put all of these facts into perspective. >> the mayor said he didn't see any security cameras in the hallway leading from spaldings room to the stairwell. >> the man arrested for

performing acrobatics while naked at a san francisco bart station has been released. 24-year-old yenier perez was doing handstands and flips and accosting customers and employees at the 16th street bart station. perez was released on the condition he continue to receive mental treatment. his lawyer says his action stemmed for a mental breakdown. perez is due back in court next wednesday. >> for the second year in a row, but detroit tigers ace pitcher justin has ended the oakland a's season. the deciding game 5 of the divisional series. >> verlander pitched a

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>> following the latest out of washington where the white house says president obama would ""likely sign"" a short-term extension of the debt ceiling-- even if it left the partial government shutdown intact. house speaker john boehner is talking to his rank and file about leaving the shutdown in place while raising the debt limit and setting up negotiations with the president over spending cuts.

>> a new poll suggests that americans are finding little they like about the republicans or democrats. few of those surveyed in a new a-p poll approve of the way president obama is handling most major issues. they say the president is *not decisive, strong, honest, reasonable, or inspiring. four out of five people surveyed describe the g-o-p as unlikeable, dishonest, and not compassionate. >> the time is 6:17 a.m.. let's find adult about the weather. >> we are waking up to cold

weather. napa but is coming in at 42 degrees. take a look at livermore. it is 49 degrees if you are heading out the door. these are not even your morning lows. the temperatures will continue to dip. not only are we delete with cool temperatures. we are also seeing problems of the visibility. we also have dense fog along the coastline. this is something that we do not definitely see but it is out there. just drive with extra caution. >> future cast 4 shows by lunchtime that we will still be in the '50s. the rest of the bay area will only be in the '60s. the will take a while for things to heat up. take a look at the evening, you probably have plans and the temperatures will be back in the '50s. it will

definitely be a day for you to address and later spread your afternoon high will shape up to be cooler for this time of year. san jose will have a high of 72 degrees. it will be warmer in the east bay with walnut creek have a high of 76 degrees. we will struggle to get out of 50's for ocean beach. a good mixture of 60's and down the east shore line. napa bug will have a high of 74. >> it will minimize the temperatures to keep them cooler. expect a modest warm-up for the weekend. a string of sunshine, pretty quiet conditions for the next seven days. >> kron 4 terisa estacio is

still alive on the scene of eight accidents that occurred near cancan't ave. you cannot cross geary road. this is a major in about an out about our interior. >> looking at the bridges, we are not tracking any hot spots. it appears to be a lighter than normal commute not just because it is friday but a lot of people had anticipation that bart would be closing. they make alternate plans. it is a light ride. over on 92 it is likewise with lighter than usual traffic. we're still tracking only 11 minutes.

>> we are updating of your drive times. we're checking the maps. look at the east shore freeway. it is still about 12 to 30 minutes with no delays for west 24 or assault 680. we do not have any signs of congestive. 580, is still heavy to alta mount pass as expected but not unusually so. there was an accident on the dumbarton bridge, westbound at 84 but it has been cleared. 101 this soul between the 280, 6 a, 880 interchange. the north bay ride is still delay free. train at 3 05 was taken out of service because they had mechanical problems. there

will be some northbound delays. >> aligna new jersey judge has refused to delay the start of gay marriage in the state. governor chris christie's administration request yesterday. the judge ruled last month that the state must start recognizing nuptials of gay couples starting october 21st. the state government asked her to delay the requirement until the state's top court can resolve its appeal. an appeal to a higher court has been made by the administration. >> a probe by the ohio department of corrections found that two prison guards didn't perform required rounds at the facility and falsified records the day convicted

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computer shipments numbers for apple are down. the five major pc makers in the united states, it was the one whose shipments failed last quarter. overall pc shipments in the u.s. grew by 3.5% in the third quarter. apple's fell by 2.3%. a possible reason for this decline is that apple has not released a major update on their mac book line. >> how about some bipartisanship with your latte? starbucks is asking customers to help pressure lawmakers in washington to end the partial government shutdown solve the ongoing budget crisis. is distributing a petition asking congress and the white house to "reopen our government to serve the people". customers are encouraged to sign the petition online or print out a paper petition and drop it off at the nearest starbucks. ads will also appear friday in newspapers - such as the new york times and usa

today - that can be torn out, signed and dropped off at any starbucks location. >> a california jury finds toyota was not responsible for a deadly crash in 2009 that was caused by sudden acceleration. noriko uno was killed when her 2006 toyota camry suddenly sped up to more than 100-miles-per-hour and crashed into a telephone pole. the jury deliberated more than four days before returning the verdict. toyota is facing a large number of lawsuits in state and federal courts over claims of unintended acceleration in their vehicles. the automaker maintained throughout the trial there was no defect in the car. >> we will take a break.

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bell on wall street. dow futures are about a few points. 323 points. they are hopes that a compromise will be in a place for washington. there were record profits for the quarter but there revenue was down from 21 billion. their mortgage rates also dropping by a third. wells fargo has also been trading and down. we will be watching that coming up. >> a major car accident in san francisco has shut down tent out of brett kron 4 terisa estacio >> they have told always several cars. here is video that we want to show you

about this situation. the sampras's go police rushed out here when they receive reports of a it woman crashing in separate bills post. they found a vehicle that was born at a high rate of speed that crashed into these zero vehicles. the driver wa vehicles. the driver s transported to the hospital and we are not sure if she was under the influence. eight residents who lives here stated that he looked out and saw that his bioko was totaled. >> certainly, this investigation is on wrapping up. also, these three vehicles were towed away and they're trying to find out

exactly what happened and why she crashed into all of these cars. to illustrate is now open to traffic and is seen as the men cleared. >> will not go to george with more on the traffic. >> today avenue has reopened because at first you cannot crossb grstyeary road. we're past 6:30 a.m. and the metering lights have not been activated. this is due to conditions and that we are seeing and it appears to be a leiter commute especially from the east.

>> we will have cool to a mild conditions. as we head into the weekend at will get warmer especially for the weekend. columbus and that is looking pretty nice. i will bring doubt york 7 day coming up. >a letdown and 7 day coming up. >> >> bart will not be striking for the morning commute. the announcement came just before midnight last night. management and unions signed an extension preventing a as talks continue.

this means that workers could walk off the job at midnight on sunday evening if negotiations fail. when bart workers took to the picket lines back in july there was plenty of gridlock on the roads and long lines for all of the other alternative transportation options. >> when bart workers and took the picket lines and back in july, there was plenty of the grid lock on the roads, long lines for all of the other alternative transportation options. kron4 jackie sissel is live at the bay bridge. >> the traffic was not bad less time because it was the

fourth of july weekend. the schools are back in session and the economy is a growing. we have more people on the road. there is about a 2% increase across the bridges and even bart has even seen an increase since the summer. they have saved riders should go up to about 459,000. we're not out of the bill would just yet. if that happens, it may be much worse. >> the negotiations will continue. state-ow fortuned with kron o bart -tuned with kron4 on the bart negotiations. you can get the latest by checking our

facebook and twitter pages. the website and the mobile app have a section that is a dedicated to barred. you could also be pushed alerts for the latest information. >> police are searching for thieves who stole a laptop from the trunk of a car in these are pictures of the suspects. daly city police say these picture were generated through a software called prey that the victim installed on his laptop. so when the thieves went to turn on the laptop, the camera at the top automatically took a picture of them and then send those pictures to the victim via email. once he received those pictures, the victim quickly handed them over to daily city police which has helped generate several leads.

line >> and this is how the anti-theft software prey works. it allows users to track their stolen laptop using either the device's gps or the nearest wi-fi hotspot. it will trangulate and grab a fix on its location. but what's really unique is that you can also take a photo of whomever is using your laptop with your device's webcam. you can even grab a screenshot of the latest active session. , for example, if a thief is logged into his g-mail account - using your computer - you could see his last correspondence or grab his e-mail addrerss. >> a san francisco police sergeant has been arrested and booked on suspicion of misdemeanor drunken driving and hit and run. police say thomas haymond, a 22-year veteran of s-f-p- d, crashed his own car into a parked car while he was

off duty. it happened on tuesday night at 12th avenue and lawton street in the sunset district. a witness reported the crash and police arrested haymond at his home shortly after. internal affairs is now investigating the case. >> the family of missing baby- daphne webb held a vigil in honor of her second birthday. foryesterday also marked 90- days since daphne was reported missing. the birthday vigil took place on the corner of 79th and international boulevard in oakland from four to six yesterday evening. daphne's father -- john webb -- says she was kidnapped from his car in east oakland back in july. police originally arrested webb on suspicion of child endangerment but he was later released from custody. >> an undercover sweep of

three pleasant hill massage parlors led to the arrests of three women suspected of prostitution. anonymous tips and complaints about several local massage businesses led up to the undercover arrests. 58-year-old youyan feng on suspicion of prostitution at the healing garden spa. about 40 minutes later, officers arrested ying wang, 31, also for alleged prostitution, at the happy 8 spa. both women were cited and released. police arrested a third woman on suspicion of prostitution on wednesday evening at kai's new life spa. the woman was taken to county jail in martinez after giving officers a fake name. >> kerry arrives in kabul on unannounced visit for urgent security talks with afghan president kabul, afghanistan - kerry arrives in kabul on unannounced visit for urgent security talks with afghan president.

>> this wilthey will discuss a looming end of october deadline for completing a security deal to allow american troops to remain in afghanistan after the end of the naled military mission next year. the u.s. wants a deal by the end of the month, that would allow any remaining troops to be able to conduct counter- terrorism and counterinsurgency operations. >> coming up on the kron4 morning samsung's galaxy gear. smart=watch. is now on sale in stores making samsung the first, big name=brand electronics maker to offer one it beat apple to the market.

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actually looks like the visibility has improved but we are still--we do have areas of dense fog as we head into the afternoon. it will start to warm-up. here's a look at future cast 4. we are still holding on to the '50s. arrest of the bay area will be in the '60s. >> we will see the '70s start to progress. we was see low 70's in places like napa and san tub rolls up. you can expect partly cloudy conditions and temperatures in the low 50's. keep your jacket handy. that afternoon highs look like this. san jose will be a few degrees warmer. walnut creek will have a high of 76 degrees. take a look at the upper 60s for castro valley and union

city. as we had a san francisco they will come in at 64 degrees. ocean beach will struggle to get out the 50s. >> high pressure is going to build over the eastern pacific. a modest warming trend will be on the way. columbus day assault too bad spiri it doesn't look too bad. e will have very quiet weather for the next seven days. rain is out of the forecast until about october 24th. we will keep a eye on that. the time is 0650 a.m.. >> there is a new accident that is a leading to the lower deck of the bay bridge. interstate 80 eastbound at sixth street.

the folks at caltran tell me that this should be cleared quickly. the tow trucks are on the scene. there in the process of removing one of the vehicles. there were two or three light is a block heading east. it has not translated into a back up on hospital curved.. >> the westbound ride to san francisco coming from the bay bridge has been pretty good all morning long. we were expected to see lighter than usual traffic especially from the east bay. sarah francisco and marin and due to people expecting a bart strike. >> there are no problems here and the 92 ride, the san mateo bridge has a drive time of about a minute climbing. there was an early

morning accident that might have done damage but no back up. the golden gate bridge is easy for 1 01 southbound. a quick look at some of the other conditions. lighter than usual traffic for 680 into walnut creek. west 580, the nimitz freeway is looking good. we do not have any slowing just yet 41 01 and the northbound direction of. >> the los-altos based on peninsula symphony is claiming that have a million dollars in its funds are missing. the missing money is the approximate amount of the orchestra's annual operating budget. an emergency fund set up for orchestra.has so far received enough season.on a scaled-down budget. police have begun investigating the claim.and

say there is a suspect in the case.but did not give >> the new york police department is investigating a missing norman rockwell painting. the work, titled "sport," depicts a fisherman wearing a yellow rain jacket and smoking a pipe. the 1939 painting recently sold at auction for $1 million. police say it disappeared last month from a storage facility in queens. the oil painting was sold from a private collector in birmingham, ala., at a sotheby's auction in new york on may 22. >> a grand jury has indicted one of the bikers charged in connection with a brutal attack on an s- u- v driver in new york last month. robert sims is the first suspect to be indicted in the september 29 -th attack. during which a driver was dragged from his s-u-v and beaten. after the grand jury hearing. sims' lawyer said his client was not involved in the actual attack. and >> if you were privy to the statement, then you would see that the entire participation of my client was that he primarily assisted in mr. mieses, the young man who got run over,

who we all seem to be forgetting. we all seem to be forgetting the fact the suv ran someone over. my client assisted him because the man was drowning in his own blood. >> the manhattan district attorney's office did not say what charges sims was indicted on. the s -u -v driver allegedly attacked by the bikers suffered multiple non-life threatening injuries, including two black eyes, cuts to his face and abrasions to his back and shoulders. take a look at the damage to the car. his wife and two-year-old daughter were in the car at the time -- neither was hurt. >> there are now seven bikers charged in connection with the attack. thirty-one -year-old james kuehne appeared in court thursday.where he pleaded not guilty to gang assault, assault and criminal mischief charges. kuehne was released on 200- thousand dollar bond.

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>> coming up on on the kron4 morning news. we are tracking software that gives police a hand on finding a stolen computers. we would show you how local police are using it. >> the government says that states can't open national parks during the shutdown is a foot the bill. we will look at whether that means bay area attractions might be reopening. >> baseball in the bay area has come to an end. we will talk to gary radnich about the end of the oakland a's season.

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