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deadline of another possible strike. we have coverage from concerned commuters to tonight's march and rally. the formal notice tonight from union leaders, we're live at union leaders emerged after 7 tonight and gave their 72 hours notice. >> reporter: and then they went right back in to continue negotiating. the notice does not mean no talking. in fact, they're expected to keep it at it for the next three days. but if recent history is a guide, here we go again. >> we don't want the system or the service interrupted. >> reporter: angry and frustated union negotiators have no choice but to give 72 hours strike notice. >> we can't continue to negotiate against ourselves. it takes two parties. >> reporter: it's the same

complaints that stopped trains and shuttered stations in july. a 30-day contract extension was supposed to change the dynamic between the two sides. it has not. >> the things that we had signed, thought were agreed upon, they came back and said, no, these are no longer -- do we agree to them so we've gone backwards in the last 30 days. >> reporter: 30 days, half of them with the appearance of progress, negotiating teams coming and going, spending hours upon hours in a downtown office building, but ultimately no traction. >> we are not yelling at each other. >> reporter: shouting might be an improvement because what's been happening inside, mostly silence. >> you always have disagreements. there's always different points of view. but at the end, people are willing to say, hey, i don't like this because of this. can you move this. can you do that? that is not happening right now. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. spokesman calls the 72 hour notice disappointing and says the

unions are the ones failing to respond to reasonable compromise. >> we're in there doing talking. we're back tomorrow. we can talk way past august 4th if that's what works. but a strike is only going to stall the process. >> reporter: at 9:00 tomorrow morning at the b.a.r.t. board meeting, union leaders plan to make an appearance and ask the board to revamp these negotiations before it's too late. then they will make their way back over here to grand avenue to resume negotiations about 11 a.m. talks here for the night ended within the past hour. . now to eric rasmusson on the show the union solidarity that snaked through the streets of oakland. >> reporter: things wrapped up here a couple of hours ago. union leaders said the goal of tonight's march was to unite riders and workers. its a not clear if they won any new support tonight and eveougho

work out a deal -- 72 hours to work out a deal, employees seem to be digging in and preparing for another strike. >> strike! strike strike! >> reporter: sounded more like a threat. >> are you prepared to be on strike? >> yes. >> reporter: patty shoehorn and her two children were among hundreds who joined this march. >> when do we want it? now! >> we want b.a.r.t. to negotiate on solid principles. >> reporter: danny ghofr tried to lend some star power to the fight. >> i'm hear soully because of you. not to take pictures, not to do anything, soully because of you. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. employees say their fight is over workers safety and pay and benefits. but riders watching from the sidelines aren't exactly sympathetic. >> here we are. >> they're trying to win your support tonight.

>> we'll see. i don't see anybody making an argument to me. i just see it in the way of me getting home. >> i use b.a.r.t.. it's frustrating. we don't want to go on strike. all i can do is ask them and try to get them to understand where we're coming from. >> reporter: even if it means shouting to anyone who will listen. it was a peaceful march out here tonight. look at this, our camera caught a union leader stopping a woman who was writing messages in chalk in the middle of the street. . two members much the b.a.r.t. board of directors sat in on the talks today. they say they observed no progress being made. and at this point said a strike seemed probable. >> whatever management is doing has not yielded the results everybody would like. >> james chang is the longest serving member. he said the board has been left out of the process but the woord

has a -- board has a dut to be fiscally prudent. we pick up with amber lee, live in san fransisco after talking with regular b.a.r.t. riders who are already making other plans. achler. >> reporter: tonight we spoke with workers at one business here in the financial district. they tell me they empathy with union workers but they're caught in the middle. it's a busy week in this galleria. there's the added stress of a possible b.a.r.t. strike. half the employees here say they rely on b.a.r.t. to get to work. >> very worried to where i couldn't sleep just because i'm worried on how i'm going to get to my skwob, you know. i work two jobs. i live in fremont. >> reporter: the owner of the salon says 80% of his chients rely on b.a.r.t.

so many are coming -- clients rely on b.a.r.t.. he expects translations next week if trains stop rolling. >> we're on pins and needles and biting our nails in terms of the next 72 hours to see what happens. >> reporter: lessly chen says her commute from oakland to downtown san fransisco is quick on b.a.r.t. by it means driving to work if there's a strike. >> pay $30 to strike, oh ... >> if we can't get here on time, what's going to happen? oert these two started working here two days ago. she is dreading a strike. >> there should be a way to work it out. >> reporter: the employees are looking to each other for help car pooling. in ashley's case she plans to stay at a co-workers house in san fransisco. if there is a strike, just like she did during the first strike in july. >> bust out my roller bag again

and pack a week's worth of clothes. >> reporter: everyone cannot understand why b.a.r.t. and the union haven't come it an agreement. and now it's down to the wire again. . and here is another look now at our countdown:00. a little more than three days until that union deadline. stay with ktvu for continuing coverage. get alerts on your phone or your tablet. the moment we learn from the strike is on or off. and later tonight, continuing coverage. we talk with businesses gearing up for a possible b.a.r.t. strike. the preparations underway and one business that stands to benefit. . now to some developing news tonight from the state department in washington. officials there have announced a plan to shut down all u.s. embassies and consulates due to

an unspecified threat. they're taking the action out of an abundance of caution but did not say how long they would remain closed. egypt, iraq, and afghanistan are the focus. sunday is a workday in those countries, but embassies in europe and latin america would be closed that day anyway. an alameda judge accused of stealing $1.6 million from an elderly neighbor pleaded no contest today. paul seemen was arrested in june of hast year after a two-year investigation. today he entered the no plea contest to charges of elder abuse and perjury. instead of a prison sentence he gets five years probation. he is also barred from practicing law in california and is paid about $300,000 in restitution. his sentencing is set for october 22nd. the city of richmond will file a haw suit against chevron

related to hast year's refinery fire. the fire did great harm to the community and chevron needs to be held accountable. it was august 5th when fire sparked from a ruptured pipe and thousands went to the hospital complaining of respiratory problems. richmond will now pursue a lawsuit. the mayor will hold a news conference tomorrow. chevron says a lawsuit would be a waste of the city's resources. california and nevada's lawmakers are going to team up to protect lake tahoe. the lake tahoe restoration act with california senators feinstein and boxer. it would authorize $415 million for environmental projects at tahoe and tahoe basin. a bay area teacher convicted of abusing his young students. >> the facts of this case are

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supporters of reproductive rights are calling it a milestone but john fowler ex-mains why some women may have -- explains why some women may have trouble getting access to the drug. >> reporter: some women say it's about time. >> it is something that should be an option. >> reporter: this woman hopes her daughter had never be able to by plan b on her own. >> we would be discussing things before that happened but there are other girls who don't have that support system. >> reporter: the plan b emergency contraceptive is available for $50 without prescription or age restriction. we found it at cvs pharmacies and at walgreens, at this store it's behind the counter for theft reasons. wal-mart says it will be in stores next week. >> it's a wonderful day when women have additional birth control options available to

them. >> reporter: despite today's new federal rules, some women may have difficulty getting plan b. one if the pharmacy chooses not to carry it, and costs may be a barrier for a lot of women. >> reporter: opponents say they'll fight emergency contraception. >> it encourages people to beiscuous promisecuous. >> reporter: two businesses have filed lawsuits saying the cost should be covered in their health plans. . a multistate crackdown on i-80 is being called a success in california. no fatalities were reported

during the 8-day period dubbed the i-80 challenge. highway patrol agencies took part in the safety challenge. from july 24th through the 31st, two people were killed in collisions. those fatalities happened in nebraska and ohio. we have new information about a deadly shooting in antioch. police say a gunman opened fire on two people in a car on delta fair boulevard. the male victim has been identified as 23-year-old lavonte crumby. the other man is from vallejo. in oakland robbers are targeting construction workers. it seems to be happening more and more these days. as ken pritchard tells us, those

robberies are becoming increasingly violent. >> reporter: today demolition pour these two construction workers. they must focus on the job. but also keep an eye out. >> you got to watch out. you got to watch out. you don't know what they're going to do to you. >> reporter: they've heard of the recent rash of robberies, just last night two construction workers remodelling a house were pistol whipped and robbed. ronnie witnessed a different robbery after construction worker a few days ago. he was taking his wallet, i felt bad for the guy, he was bleeding and everything. >> you got the money and you're working and you got the tools, a quick supply for them. >> reporter: two doors down, we talked to contractor trey billings. >> any time anything is left out, anything of value it will

be taken. >> reporter: the gunpoint robberies are worrisome. when they came work inside, these two make sure to lock the door. oakland police says it has increased patrols, reached out to neighborhoods to raise awareness and has investigators working on the matter. . google is preparing to launch its first smart phone with a made in the u.s. stamp on the back. the moto x had go on sale in a month at all four major carriers. it is assembled in texas with parts from asia. it has 252 different color combination. it was a record day object wall street. positive reports on u.s. unemployment and chinese manufacturing set the dow jones

and s&p 500 to all time highs. the dow closed at 15,628. the nasdaq was up 49 and the s&p 500 closed above 1700 for the first time ever, up 21 points today. new numbers reported today show automobile sales in june were up sharply compared to hast year. general motors reported sales were up 16%. chrysler and ford had 11% gains. toyota was up 16.5%. industry analysts say sale numbers are almost at prerecession levels. and federal job figures for the month of july are due out tomorrow and some economists expect the unemployment rate to dip. it fell to 326,000 hast week, the lowest level since 2008 and and the unemployment rate is expected to fall from 7.6 per

cent down to 7.5%. new at ten, a landmark bar in the south bay is heading into its last weekend. it is set to close sunday after 36 years in business. owner tony mckenna says the building changed hands and the new landlord wants more rent. >> it's emotional. i try to keep myself busy. >> the blues bar has been a haven for musicians and fans over the year. mckenna says chris brown and the uptown blues band will be there on sunday night. . the fog cleared from the coast and it's working its way back in. we have fog up to pacifica. and the fog will be back late tonight, early tomorrow morning and you'll see it when you get up. the fog forecast for the morning

hours, it will be more up in here. i think it will fill in more toward san rafael. you know it what it means, it means a warmer day. conversion shrunk down a little bit. it's tightened up to 1300 feet which means there is not as much cool air moving inland and this heat, these 90s will start to work their way west. friday looks like one of the warmest day of the week: when i come back at 10:45 we'll go looking into the bay area weekend and i'll show you what's going to happen. storms are kicking up a lot of dust near phoenix. a huge wall of dust moved across the desert south of phoenix today. these clouds are called haboobs. they're common in dry areas like arizona and new mexico. harvest time is here. we had take you to one napa valley winery celebrating extra early this year.

you will die a little every day. >> she was deceived, threatened, and abused. up next, her kidnapper learns his face and offers one final defense.

a judge in ohio sentenced ariel castro to life in prison for holding three women hostage for more than a decade. one victim made an emotional courtroom speech condemning her abuser. >> reporter: michelle night one of the three women victimized by ariel castro for 10 years, had her moment. >> i will not let you define me. i will live on, you will die a little every day. >> reporter: despite agreeing

to a plea that will keep him behind bars. castro still put up a defense when he made his statement to the court. >> people are painting me like a monster and i'm not a monster. i'm sick. >> reporter: but castro was painted a monster by his victims and by the therapist that will continue to help the victims for psychological and physical trauma. judge michael russo claiming castro is a threat to society, a verdict that left the victims with a small sense of resolution. >> you took 11 years of my life away and i have gotten back. i spent 11 years in hell, now your hell is just beginning. >> reporter: in her statement michelle night also said she now hopes she can help others

who have been victims. ariel castro is sitting in jail waiting for paper work for his transfer to jail on monday. garrett tenney. the board hasn't revealed how many complaints it received but did say it referred an illinois law firm for further investigation. an attorney for that firm may have violated a 45 day waiting period by soliciting the attention of victim on a chinese social media site. he told one news outlet that victims need legal advise. delta airline is launching a new shuttle between san francisco and los angeles. the airline announced it will add one more flight in each

direction. the flights will be run by delta. crews at the winery in napa valley popped the cork on an early harvest. workers celebrated the picking of the first 15-tons of grapes for sparkling wine. growers say the harvest in napa county is about a month ahead of schedule and the wineries say they are expecting an excellent vintage with plenty of grapes on the vine. we're posting more video of today's celebration at ktvu.com. just look for the bay area living section. an opening landmark gets a new lease on life. through edward -- plus edward s -- snowden

gets to step outside the russian airport. plus a jury decides the fate of a teacher accused of molestation.

guilty on all charges. that was the verdict handed down today in the south bay against a former elementary school teacher accused of molesting some really young children. >> reporter: the jury began deliberating craig chandler's case late yesterday and this afternoon found the former school teacher guilty of lewd and mischievous acts. the case got more attention when the school principal andrin was convicted of a mid-

mid-demeanor. >> at least one of the parents that was in court today is incredibly relieved to be on the other side of this case. the facts of this case are unimaginable. the tragedy that was inflicted by mr. chandler is unspeakable. >> reporter: chandler left the courthouse without speaking. the students testified about the acts that chandler described as school lessons. he will return here september 27th for sentencing. since there are multiple victims he faces 75 years to life behind bars. in san jose, robert handa, ktvu

channel 2 news. new at 10:00, there was a special performance in oakland tonight. it was designed to help the families of a recent school shooting of an 8-year-old girl. young models took the runway to benefit the family of cora deen. alicia was shot and killed june 17th when a gunman rang the doorbell. both girls had a history with the studio. >> they were best friends and they would come here and get on this runway from 6:00 and 2:00 till we had to tell them it's time to go. they fell in love with the runway not just model but they were learning dancing and acting. >> omara's daughter and granddaughter were wounded as well. no arrests have been made. the head of the high speed rail authority is assuring california about safeguards on the new bullet train to prevent a rail disaster like the one

that just happened in spain. >> we have full train controls on every inch of our system. that kind of accident could not happen. >> reporter: he said the spanish train did not have any computer overrides and was going twice the speed limit. it's believed the conductor was also on the phone and conducting. the ground breaking -- in news of the world tonight after weeks in legal limbo, edward snowden has left the russian airport. snowden's attorney showed the asylum airport before leaving the airport. in italy the italian supreme court upheld a tax fraud conviction of silvio brolosconi. italian legal experts say it is

unlikely the 76-year-old politician will spend any time behind bars because of his age. another appeals court must decide how long if at all mr. brolosconi will be banned from holding public office. a navy helicopter opened fire and mistakingly killed five afghan police officers manning a highway checkpoint. it happened after the officers were attacked by insurgents and called for air support. a spokeswoman for the u.s. led international security assistance said the incident is now under investigation. hundreds of veterans turn out today honor a san francisco man who died in a prisoner of war camp in north korea. they joined the remaining family of sergeant joseph steinburg for funeral services.

sergeant steinburg's whereabouts where unknown until recently when dna from his niece was used. >> if it wasn't for american soldiers like mr. steinbach i wouldn't be here. >> when i saw him sitting his urn into the ground, i felt now i can rest. now it's over, he's home. >> reporter: sergeant steinburg was buried right alongside his three brothers all of whom were veterans of world war ii. the historic i magment building will soon be the sight of a new call building. the building sold for $8.9 million. that business is led by thomas henderson. he's the same man that bought the iconic rox, and iconic

movie theater. san jose mens store is closing its doors. store owner jose mendoza is retiring. he's a community leader who has -- that birth made headlines as the first by an oiled sea otter rescued then released into the wild. a thief caught on camera. how far one hungry bear went for a late night snack and the changes one restaurant is now making. and at 10:45, our chief meteorologist bill martin back with his complete bay area

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an alameda court judge has ordered the state department to come up with a safe level of a carsinogen chemical found in water. they claim the state is eight years late in setting a safe standard left for the chemical. crews with santa clara county vector control are preparing to spraying.

>> reporter: crews will be fogging in this area in the next 15 minutes. they will also have an eye out for standing water that could be a breeding ground for mosquitoes. mosquitoes that could be carrying the west nile virus. >> we got notices by our doors saying that they are going to go ahead and spray for the west nile virus. >> reporter: santa clara vector control district will be spraying in the area bordered by montigue parkway. vector control said they found two dead birds in the area and clustered of infected mosquitoes. >> once those mosquitoes are

infected, it's a risk point for people. once those mosquitoes bite a person they're susceptible to the virus. >> reporter: most residents in the area say they're not concerned about the west nile virus and they will stay inside while vector control sprays the area. >> they said that it's very low levels, it's very diluted so it should not affect me or my daughter. >> reporter: we're live in san jose, christien kafton, channel 2 news. one judge from the most recent season of american idol is now set to return for an encore next year. >> two words in idol are i do and i do like to hear you sing. >> reporter: country singer keith urban is coming back but it's unclear who will join him on the judge's panel.

mariah carry, and nikki minage have all left the show. american idol returns in january. simon cowell who left idol for his newer show x factor announced he is coming back to the show. it's been described as an overthe top wedding with costumes for all 364 guests. and now vanity fair is publishing photos for sean parker's wedding. it reportedly cost $10 million and there were a lot of well known guests on hand including twitter founder jack toresi, newsom, sting and metalicca's drummer. sometimes it's the small things that make you a hero.

the sacrifice this marine made for the boy behind him. >> plus we'll show you the weather changes on tap for the upcoming weekend. we're going to show you the one group that could actually benefit from it.

continuing coverage now with another look at our b.a.r.t. count down clock. it's coming up on three days, one hour to sunday night. that's when b.a.r.t. workers say they'll walk off the job if their unions don't reach an agreement with management. a b.a.r.t. shut down next week will shut down not just commuters but also businesses in san francisco. >> reporter: news of another possible b.a.r.t. strike is giving folks in this restaurant reason to drink.

cafe zino is just around the corner from the b.a.r.t. stop in san francisco. >> if this happening again, that will be creating a huge impact on the restaurant. >> reporter: the bay area economic council which has been critical of b.a.r.t. workers, estimates a strike will cost the bay area $73 million a day in lost productivity. >> i'm hoping it's not going to happen again. >> reporter: front desk tony joe's 30 minute b.a.r.t. ride from san lorenzo became a much longer commute. >> i had to wake up a 4:00. it took me two hours to get here. >> reporter: half of the hotels workers live on the east bay. management is preparing to shift schedules and is warning guests about another possible transit strike. >> we're sending out an e-mail blast to all the travel agents who have booked people just to let them know. >> reporter: a strike could be a stroke of luck for barrett

transportation which served -- serves a long list of clients. >> they've asked us to boost the number of buses on routs. >> reporter: in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu news. if there is a strike the ktvu morning team will bring you the very latest a half hour early. join us at 4:00 a.m. monday. a photo of a young marine helping an 8-year-old runner is making the rounds on twitter. he asked kerr if he could run beside him. kerr helped the boy make it all the way to the finish line. kerr is now shrugging off the attention saying he did it only because anybody would do it. >> reporter: uc berkeley is

stepping up its cyber security efforts. university is doubling its funding for an information security program to $11 for the next fiscal year. there are millions of the attempts by hackers trying to steal information from the university. a rare parasite that's linked to prepackaged salad has sickened -- california is not one of the 15 states affected by the outbreak. a bear looking for a late night snack hit the mother load outside of a restaurant in colorado. as you can see, he walks away with an entire dumpster full of

foter is said to weigh a ton when it's full, but that didn't bother the bear who dragged it 50 feet from its usual spot. the owners say they hope chaining the dumpsters will end these late night feedings. >> definitely a hungry bear. around here we're in an unusual weather pattern. this is typically what we see in the summer months. high pressure, 90s in the valley. what we're seeing is this low pressure center that's been persistent. it drives a lot of cool air inland. that means just mild temperatures. tomorrow this pressure is going to weaken a little bit. as it does temperatures will warm up. look in the last hour or so, see the fog returning along the coast. patchy fog going on right now. that fog will be around tomorrow morning when you get going. much like it was this morning. we just cool things off but it should burn off more quickly. the marine version instead of being 2,000 feet thick is down

to 1,300 feet. it's deeper, getting up over the coastal hills but it's not way over the coastal hills. it should be a lot warmer with temperatures in the valley reaching the mid- to you arer 80s. mid-70s as you get toward lafayette. mid-80s and upper 80s as you get into the warm spots eastern concord, eastern part of livermore valley. so a nice warm day. probably the warmest day we're going to see for a while because temperatures are going to start to trend down after that as we go into the bay area weekend. the extended forecast temperatures are going to throttle down just a little bit. it's not going to get cold. this pressure is a constant player offshore not just through the weekend but through next week. it's going to continue with this kind of mild, sometimes warm sometimes cool, lots of fog weather pattern. this is a good pattern for firefighters. i say a lot because this is the stresse center and we ve a

get 95 and temperatures inland you start to have fire problems. we've been getting a little break because of those patterns. these are your highs, 85 in liver livermore and around the bay 82. then along the coast, 64-1/2 in half-moon bay. there'll be some clearing again. there's your five day forecast, you get what i'm saying see that upper tier of numbers, 86, 85, 83. subtle stuff. here's your bay area forecast. if you guys were just saying. that's the best video i've seen in a long long time. >> he knew right what to do. >> he grabbed it and started walking off. >> he's a smart bear. a research vessel pulled out of san francisco headed to florida. the 272-foot long boat was tied

up to the explorotorium this week. it is headed to canada to a dead zone where six creatures regularly die because of a lack of oxygen in the water. how about those giants tonight. >> well, finally. hey, they can win. giants haven't been very good on the road this season. they've been even worse as a late game come back team. but today in philadelphia thanks to some very unlikely heros they saved their best for last. matt cain was acting like the 2012 version. phillies tried to push the envelope, john barry jr. singles. jeff francoir perfect score. johnson pappelbon gives up two.

then kishnick gets a third one. as pence scores the tieing run. very next batter another unlikely hero gets the giants papelbon. giants have to sweat a bases loaded zero out situation. but hang on to win a come back 2-1. a's were idle today but you can bet they watched the texas and arizone league. rangers hosted arizona. yu darvish took the mound. struck out 14 batters in just 7 innings pitch. rangers just came off a three game series sweep. three for four including a big bad homer in the second. rangers win 7-1. they trail by 3-1/2 game. >> a's are 4-6 against texas so

far this season. but coming up 49ers finish their first full week of training camp. people are dropping like flies. we'll tell you the newest injury victim, next.

the nfl set new rules that

limits practice time and amount of practice drills. the idea the lower the injury rate but hey things happen. 49ers had more than a dozen injured players sit out today's practice. all prolinebacker patrick willis had a brace on his left hand. coliver was cared car -- carted off the field in obvious pain. coliv er injured his left knee during a drill. coliver is reportedly out for the season. tiger woods loves ohio. this is the bridge stone invitational there. tiger had everything working today. he had his approach and set up a birdie put.

tiger shot a 4-under 66. stands back of web simpson. phil mickelson is two over. indy will be the first person ever to win four professional major tournaments. today invi park shot a under 55. that's sports as we see it. >> that's something, that's awesome >> she's a player and this is incredible stuff. they've added a fifth major this year so she has to win five majors. >> i can't wait for rangers- a's. >> great, this is a big test. >> and the ballpark is going to be rocking i hope. thank you for choosing ktvu channel 2. we'll see you the next time news breaks. >> our coverage begins at 4:30 a.m.

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