struck. >> this is one of those crimes something so despicable. an act that's so despicable that it's hard to describe. >> reporter: he helped plan the attack but was not in court today. the two men were retaliating for a shooting in berkeley earlier that night. and even more chilling according to police records we obtained, williams and carolyn knew that the women and children they were after lived in that apartment. police say they did get help from the public and were able to release a sketch. >> we developed information that a local gang was wanted for a killing. >> i am [ bleep ] but i'm also excited since the day i got the

call that she was dead. >> reporter: rob roth, ktvu channel two -- channel 2 news. now to the latest on the government shutdown and the impact from washington, d.c. and locally. neither side appears to be ready to be the first one to blink. let's begin with our own julie haener with what's happening. >> reporter: some ideas are taking place. but at the same time there's no shortage of finger pointing and there are strong reactions to the government being closed for business. >> i'm really upset they would actually let this happen. >> it's ridiculous and it's affecting everyone. >> reporter: lawmakers appear to be far apart in reaching an agreement. right now both sides are being

blamed. democrats say that's no way to run the government. >> goodness they won't even sit down and have a discussion about this. >> i've seen the house republicans, time for photo ops. and these silly stunts should end. shutting down the government isn't kid stuff. >> reporter: president obama is showing no signs of backing down. today he said republicans are to blame for the federal shutdown. because of their effort to wipe out the health care law. >> republicans in the house of representatives refuse to fund the government unless we defunded or dis dismantled the affordable care act. they've shut down the government over an ideological

debate. >> the shutdown did not stop veterans from seeing the veteran's memorial. ktvu channel two news. fire crews reacted quickly to a a grass fire burning in a park. the fire burned in the regional parks and west of the el rancho verde park. it started shortly after three o which -- after three o -- after 3:00 this afternoon. the fire did not threaten any buildings. at this point it's not known how it started. three people were taken to the hospital after a munni bus and truck collided. fire crews arrived at the scene. the mission bus was trying to get around the car that was double parked when the accident happened. three people on the bus were hurt. none of the injuries appears to be life threatening. back down to the government

shut down. this is the first full day and already we're feeling the effects. thousands of federal employees in the bay area were told not to show up for work today. allie rasmus is here and tell us that it's not just hard for them. >> reporter: when many of them don't come to work it means they're not spending money here at the cafes, restaurants and shops in this neighborhood. >> the lovely arrangement we were going to deliver today. and now we're not. >> reporter: a delivery amanda amante had to put on hold. >> how much did you want to spend. >> reporter: because the woman that was supposed to receive it was a furloughed worker who did not show up today. >> just the whole idea demoralizing that's what it is. >> reporter: she is was so frustrated she put this sign outside her shop. >> this is the way i feel. we're not you know i can't respect either one of them. they're not working as a team. >> reporter: the shops and cafes at the oakland city

center cater to the thousands of federal workers that work across the street. >> $1.65 please. lunchtime it gets busy. >> reporter: but not today says the manager of this store. by noon only 20 customers had come in. normally half the number that usually show up. >> i hope it doesn't last long really. for everybody's sake. >> reporter: the dellums building was not empty. military employees were told to show up to work. but the security guards and custodians outside the complex it was business as usual. but the baristas noticed a change. >> nobody got sent home early but i think by the end of the week we're going to have to cut hours. >> reporter: and businesses say they can handle fewer customers for one or two days. but they're worried that if this shut down goes on for

weeks, their business will really day care a hit. allie rasmus, ktvu news. and people who booked a trip to alcatraz were standing in line waiting for a refund. that left many tourists who had made plans months ago very disappointed. >> i'm a little upset with the republicans, with the government in general but it's disappointing that petty arguing, inconveniences american citizens, tax paying citizens. and all the 800,000 workers that are being furloughed. >> tourists can get refunds or book other tours across the bay. nearly 1,000 federal workers are now on unpaid furloughs. though in washington, d.c. lawmakers are still getting paid. some representatives say they're going to donate their salaries. palo alto congresswoman said this about republicans who are now just announcing they're

giving back their salary. >> they're looking for some kind of band aid to look themselves look like, angels. so, i am not going to play to the cheap seats. again, i didn't come here for the valerie. >> eshoo and other bay area representatives have not said if they're accepting their salaries. nasa one of many federal agencies that went into shut down despite its 66th anniversary today. nasa's mission control is still on the payroll but things such as the agencies twitter account are idling. that means no updates on nasa's tracker or space probe. observatories, academics and other astronomers are still on duty to monitor the skies. on facebook we're asking our viewers to finish this

sentence. i think congress should -- and already we've had thousands of comments. you can leave us yours, just go to ktvu on facebook. in 30 minutes we'll take you to washington where world war ii vets were blocked from seeing the memorial in their honor. and we head to congresswoman sea -- to yosemite who was shutdown today on its 133rd birthday. we will bring you developments on facebook and twitter. a man's life was changed forever because of a hit-and- run today a new reward was announced. when you hear what happened to this man, it's incredible he's even still alive. new at 5:00, cara liu in fremont and she talked to his family about what happened and the long long road ahead. cara. >> reporter: well frank, the family disparately wants a hit- and-run driver to be held accountable. the accident happened here along fremont boulevard. it's a small stretch with a lot

of accidents. you can see the skid marks from a crash. john vidal was hit while driving his bike south on the fremont. his daughter alexis says he suffered trauma. after six weeks in intensive care and three weeks in the hospital, he still doesn't remember walking her down the aisle. >> your dad all growing up was the strongest person you know. and to see him immobile is really hard. the one person you want to talk to is him and he's not there. >> reporter: alexis says it'll be a year or two before doctors now how much he will recover.

a camry may have been taken to an auto body shop with damage to the front bumper. fremont police announced today thanks to an an anonymous donation, a $10,000 reward has been offered to find that driver. now to ongoing coverage of the b.a.r.t. negotiations. we will show you the count down clock. you can see that b.a.r.t. and its unions have five days left to reach a deal before possible strikes. talks in the b.a.r.t. labor dispute met today. the talks focused on financial issues. the two sides are said to be far apart on the key issues here of wages and benefits. b.a.r.t. tells us that talks are scheduled for almost every day until the two sides reach a contract agreement or that 60 day cooling off period expires on october 10th. tonight at 6:00, tom vacar exploring the war of words

between b.a.r.t. and its workers. ac transit workers are voting today. it calls for a 9-1/2% pay raise over three years and lower health care contributions. union negotiations recommended it to employees over the weekend. the results on the vote are expected tomorrow morning. california's health care program already on the way and there's already problems. the heavy demand for health department care right here in the bay area. >> plus a milestone for the 49ers new stadium. we're going to get an up close look at what they're installing. >> but first, new information on that power outage on the cal campus. the incident one week ago that is said to have sparked it all and the questions that remain. >> right after the break the fog has cleared. and you know temperatures are going to warm up. how warm is it going to get in your neighborhood? i'll have the specifics back here in just a few minutes.

new information tonight on an explosion. we learned the problem started a week ago with some criminal activity. well tonight we sent ktvu's tom vacar to investigate and he found that authorities said it was a cooper theft that was to blame for that power outage. tom now reports on the chain of events that resulted in last night's power failure that also led to injuries. >> reporter: today 11 buildings are still without power. three of them containing classrooms where 10 classs have been cancelled so far. >> we will get together and study. that's kind of what we do at berkeley, you still study. >> luckily i was off campus. but the whole house was getting headaches from whatever was

leaking from the explosion. >> reporter: going together, those buildings and classrooms will be powered by generators. >> it's not just the buildings it's the people. >> reporter: thieves stole cooper wire from a remote underwire volt. it flattened a normally round power cable. the uc electrical crews thought they had repaired the damage, a explosion happened last night. two hours later as power was being restored, a power vault exploded injuring five. >> we do not yet know whether the damage done by the theft of the cooper wire was the cause of the explosion. >> reporter: the thieves are directly responsible, civilly and criminally to those injured. >> i know that our police department is going to leave no

stone unturned. >> reporter: all for just a few feet of cable worth $3.20 a pound. tom vacar, ktvu news. a 19-year-old man from san francisco is in custody. police arrested page at about 6:00 last night after he was identified as the suspect. the shooting happened last saturday night in antioch. 24-year-old bragg of brentwood was killed, another man was wounded. the suspect is being held at the county jail in lieu of $2 million bail. police have not said what led to the shooting. san mateo police are asking for the public's help in identifying bank robbery suspect. this man is accused of holding up a wells fargo at noon. he approached a teller and demanded money while carrying a device that appeared to have a red detonating button. he got away with an undisclosed amount of money. the suspect is described as middle-aged and heavy set. anyone with information is

asked to call brentwood police. facebook is doing what it can to bring affordable housing. the move will keep facebook in compliance with the city's affordable housing contract. it will be located two miles from the construction project. happening now, oakland a's fans gathering at frank ogawa plaza to cheer on the 2013 champs. looking at live pictures here it is packed there. fans are wearing green and gold to show their support as the team prepare to head into the play offs. this so called a's oaktober rally is to honor the team. the tickets to the division

sere reu -- series is already sold out. and less than 100 seats are available for game two. the division series is the best of five. 40-year-old colon will be on the mound for the a's. game two on saturday will also be at the coliseum. it will start at 6:00 p.m. the teams then go to detroit for games three and four. if there's a deciding game five, it'll be back at the coliseum in oakland. a week from this thursday. now to bay area weather we are expecting a warm up throughout the week. let's go now to our chief meteorologist bill martin for when things will peak. >> temperatures did come up a little. you saw daytime highs into the 70s. weather system is staying to the north. it's going to set us up with the bay area later on into the week that will be stunning. very warm, very sunny. clear at the coast as well. in the meantime we're dealing with temperatures in concord.

75, 75 in walnut creek. nice looking afternoon out there. tomorrow's temperatures come up a few degrees. a little bit of warming each day as we go toward the bay area weekend. slightly warmer tomorrow, the extended forecast is for warmer and breezy. and of course the breezy is going to come from the northeast or offshore. and that will get you fire danger. so fire danger is going to come up significantly on thursday, friday. i think thursday and friday night are going to be the nastiest nights. not so much the heat but the wind component. the winds look like they want to blow overnight as we go into thursday night and into friday. so we're tracking that for you. as we go into the next few days and the air is going to do what it did last week. they're almost the exact same pattern. this one will see a little bit more wind. you get the nice daytime highs coast and warm to hot temperatures inland. so it's going to be very beautiful thursday into saturday. take a peak out and you can see the forecast for the san jose area. as we see as it pops in here

for you. let's try a little bit more. it's the forecast, it's going to pop in there. it's not popping in there right now but if it did it would tell you that -- thanks frank. just bail me out any time. 79 in livermore. look for forecast highs slightly warmer than today as i mentioned. 74 in vallejo, 74 concord. your wednesday, beautiful. air quality not bad. not bad for this time of year. this pattern, this type of pattern can get you a spare the air day but the winds are going to be enough on thursday and friday that the air quality will be okay out of the north. the forecast highs then, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday ends up being the warmest day on the bay area weekend. with temperatures on saturday easily getting into the upper 80s. you will even see some upper 90s. there's your five day forecast with your area weekend in view. the fire danger something we will be paying close attention to. by thursday night and friday night kind of in that range.

>> those little grimlins always come at the worse time. >> i appreciate you jumping in. and we're learning more about the tasting room. it's going to be called the torpedo room. it'll be the first tasting room outside of the company in chico. the tasting room will seat about 75 people. it will offer 12 packs and cases to go. you tube plans for a new kind of award show. >> plus a special surprise for a bay area algebra teacher. the award he received today and why his students are celebrating as well. >> now to julie haener in the newsroom with news of a somber anniversary. >> it was a week ago that poly class was kidnapped. we reveal the major advances helping bring missing children home. plus a major south bay

bottleneck. >> bumper to bumper, a real mess. >> details on the freeway shut down tonight. and the design to fix the problem. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00. and also my coach. this is my booster club. this is the guy who's graduating ready for a great career in technology. [ male announcer ] in 2012, 90% of devry university grads actively seeking employment had careers in their field in 6 months. find your career success in the bay area. learn how at devry.edu.

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governor jerry brown signed a new law that's designed to help protect student athletes. the legislation requires that coaches keep students off the field after a concussion. he must be cleared before he or

she resumes any athletic activity. officemax recognized teacher of the years. it's all to make sure teachers have much needed classroom supplies. >> we wanted to congratulate and celebrate mr. steve matisse your algebra teacher for winning this year's teacher of the year. >> how about that, steve matisse teaches math in roosevelt middle school. he's one of 15 bay area teachers who received a teacher of the year award today. each of those teachers also received $1,000 worth of classroom supplies. >> for the kids alone this is fantastic. just to be able to share this with them and a lot of these guys were in my class last year. so it's, it's nice to be rewarded for the work that we do. >> officemax hands out the

award to a total of 1,000 teachers each year. the supplies are phept to help ease -- the supplies are meant to help the need that teachers have to spend their own money for supplies. you tube will be hosting an event in new york. the event will be streamed live online. lady gaga and eminen are among those expected to perform. the celebration takes place november 3rd. and years of planning for apple's new spaceship building is set for tomorrow. the city hopes to have the entire project approved by november. two dogs, beaten to death and then burned in the east

bay. >> reporter: those killings devastated that east bay family. why another family says the killings were justified. >> and why many people are not getting signal but they're getting hope. >> and yosemite closed on its own birthday. why it's not just visitors feeling the effects.

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someone beat these two dogs to death with a shovel then burned and buried their bodies. it's a story we first brought to you on the ktvu morning news. the owner of the two dogs that were killed says she is devastated. >> ktvu's john sasaki live in brentwood with what those two dogs did that actually made the killing of them legally justified. john-- >> reporter: frank and gasia this is the area where the dogs were found. they headed to this trail to a near by ranch and that is where something went horribly wrong. what happened here at this brentwood ranch on saturday was bloody and horrible. >> all i have left is their

ashes in a bag. >> he beat them to death with a shovel. he took their bodies to his place of employment. used their equipment to dig a hole. put those dogs in that hole, poured gasoline over them and burned them to nothing. >> reporter: the dogs escaped from the family home on spring haven court on saturday and ended up on a ranch on creek road. that's where randy chris says the dogs attacked some egg laying chicklings and ducks. >> the dogs came in and killed all of them. >> reporter: his son beat the two dogs to death with a shovel. >> basically wild animals running lose in the neighborhood and it's really the responsibility of the owner. i think everybody is aware of that. >> reporter: county neighborhood services says killing the dogs was not a crime. >> killing an animal that is

attacking poultry is legal in the state of california. >> reporter: but what stunned the owners is that christ did not get in contact with the owners after killing the dogs. >> i'm devastated. i'm broken. it will never see -- i will never see them again. the dog owners decided against a vigil because of threats made online against jonathan christ and his family. christ told us he has been placed on administrative leave because of this incident. live in brentwood. more details now, according to california law anyone can kill the dog that is found in the act of killing, wounding or persistently pursuing livestock or poultry. brentwood police are now investigating. fire investigators tell us the cause of a fire this

morning is being declared undetermined. flames broke out shortly after 2:00 a.m. in a shed used as a classroom at trinity christian on marshal street. no one was hurt and only the shed was damaged. investigators say they found no evidence pointing to a cause but they also say there's no reason to believe that foul play was involved. two suspects accused of killing a man they lured to an atm are eligible for the death penalty. prosecutors have charged 21- year-old alexis aresiga and andrea mcfall. the victim 62-year-old wava was found unconscious in his car at about 4:30 last saturday morning and later died. police said he had been shot in the head. petaluma police are warning car owners. in all of september a total of

12 vehicles of various makes and models were reported stolen in petaluma. in august the number was nine in july it was six. officers say they have definitely noticed an up tick in stolen vehicles. >> we also recovered four stolen vehicles here. they're stealing a vehicle from some place else and driving it here then stealing another vehicle. >> reporter: the suspects may have a key that is able to unlock certain vehicles allowing them to drive away. >> this is the first day people could sign up for the state's insurance exchange cover california. john fowler here with who may be able to apply and the problems they're encountering. >> reporter: we found many older college students tonight

who tolerated the delate. students phoning for help care tonight. >> the website is downright now, okay. >> reporter: 36-year-old counseling student henley temporarily disappointed today but like many here is grateful. >> it's a god given right. it's great that people get to have health coverage. >> i have lupus. >> reporter: she learned her preexisting conditions will be accepted. 69-year-old janet penelton says she has a heart condition. >> this is a start. we're speaking out against this situation here. >> reporter: supervisor chan says 200,000 people in alameda county alone could benefit. >> it really only takes one trip to the energy and one hospital stay to bankrupt people. >> reporter: kinkade told me one energy visit for her daughter cost $4,000. >> she can't breathe or her chest is, you know pounding.

and i took her to a couple of places and they wouldn't take us because we didn't have insurance. >> reporter: covered california has earmarked $27 million for 7,000 outreach events through the end of this year. even though many people say they qualify, they remain opposed to this insurance scheme. reporting live and on merit county in oakland. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. when we asked viewers on our facebook page whether they plan to sign up. many said yes but several said no. marcelin est john wrote in i can't afford it. a coverage with good policy is $500 a month for just me and dave ray road no penalty is cheaper. you can join the conversation, just search for ktvu.com on facebook. at 5:45, look at that a closer look at the first seats being put in place. plus a road rage incident caught on camera. the confrontation that started

it all. and a world war ii memorial closed due to the federal shut down. but not for long. why a group of veterans was allowed in and their message to congress.

now to our continuing coverage of the federal government shut down and the hundreds of national parks and monuments that are closed off all across the country.

the national park service you see them there, putting up barricades at the lincoln memorial this morning. the last government shut down almost 20 years ago lasted for 28 days and set off a public outcry over all the parks being closed. and there was more disappointment for visitors to the national mall over at the world war ii memorial. the honor flight network brought more than 90 world war ii veterans from mississippi to washington today so they could reflect at the memorial. some members of congress and their staff actually moved the barriers so that the veterans could get an up close look. and some vets didn't mince words about the impasse in washington. >> well, we have less brains in washington right now than we've ever had since we've been a nation. >> reporter: a spokeswoman for the national park service says the barricades were later put back up. and the government shutdown has even pulled the plug on the national zoo's popular panda camp and other web cameras. the zoo is closed to the

public. thousands of people have been checking the progress of the zoo's new female panda that was born in january. in its message on the website, the zoo said the shut down will -- shutdown will not affect animal care. the dow rose 62 points, nasdaq was up 46. investors are trying ascertain how the shutdown will affect securities. twitter reportedly plans to go public next month, the sac is already busy with a number of pending ipos including twitter. making progress on the 49ers new stadium. >> these are the first of more than 68,000 seats going into the new 49er stadium in santa clara. yes there was a ceremony for them and we'll show it to you. >> also ahead a new wrinkles in

the new bag ban. how some areas are adding a new twist. >> winds are going to switch around. fire danger starts to crank up. i will let you know when it becomes an issue for you. back after the break.

an alert employee helped catch martinez of concord. officers say the employee had reported seeing the suspect peering into cars with a flashlight and that stolen property and burglary tools were found in the suspect's position. two cars in the hotel had been broken into. they're now checking for other possible thefts. the 49ers new stadium is one step closer to being finished for next season. there's been plenty of stages of construction that have generated awe among fans but today, boy today was extra special. new at 5:00, robert handa joins us from levi stadium where son fans got to see their own seats being installed today, robert. >> reporter: that's right we say it and a lot of fans say it as well. whenever they look at the new stadium you can't believe how fast it's gone up. and today another milestone. levi stadium will hold 68,400 seats. with 48,000 of them being put in the lower bowl all designed

to put fans closer to the action. we were there when crews set up the first rows. to show how easy it's going to be to put in the new seats when the original ones start to get worn out. super fan miranda who followed the team from kesar to kapbd -- candle stick now to santa clara says her new seats are going to be wonderful. >> more room seat and fits from behind. >> reporter: what do you think of today? >> unbelievable. you look at this stadium compared to the other stadium and it's wild beyond dreams. >> it's a shell, now you start

to fill it up. >> reporter: the 49ers say it will take about 17,000 worker hours to install the rest of the seats. there probably won't be a ceremony for all all of them. maybe in the last one which will be in june. the way the seats are selling they are going to be hard to get. live in santa clara, robert handa. crews are hard at work. the old pavilion is now being called the sp center. and crews are replacing banners with permanent signs. they're working on getting signs in place on the south side. >> we hope this south area will be done by thursday. we have a 7:00 game. we anticipate that all the work will be done on the south side here by thursday night. >> business management software company sap struck a five year deal worth more than $8 million for naming rights. well let's go back now to those oakland a fans who are gathering in oakland to cheer on the 2013 american league

west champs, let's listen in for just a few seconds. >> now it's like a we get about six people to 60 people coming to tailgate with us and the memories are nonstop. a lot of good memories with friends. that's another fun part of coming to an a's game. that's a great parking lot. >> a lot of fans there, they are mighty excited about the a's making the play offs. it's a best of five game series coming upstarting on thursday. actually friday, make that friday. the first game friday then saturday then the games switch back to detroit for games three and four. then game five if necessary will be in oakland a week from this thursday. let's see how the tailgating will be for fans. >> the weather is going to be great as we go into the bay area weekend. it's the heating up here and that intensify it is fire danger.

because we're into october and that's the time of year, september, october, november. we're going to have very high danger. we're not looking for high fire danger from heat necessarily. this week very similar to what we saw last week. temperatures right now 75 in concord. 74 in livermore so those are the current numbers. highs tomorrow will be slightly warmer than today. the winds are relatively light. kind of variable. a little bit of a west wind at sfo. sustained at 15. those winds the next couple of days are going to start clocking more northerly and more northeasterly and that warms us up. gets rid of the fog and increases fire danger. it was really chilly this morning in those inland bay valleys. we had areas that were down to 43 degrees. it was chilly. liver liver-- livermore as we go into

tomorrow. we're expecting to warm up very nicely. check out san jose where we're looking at temperatures in the upper 70s, maybe everyone a cup -- even a couple of low 80s. the clouds moving through. some high clouds move through, tomorrow daytime highs oranges are 80s. more oranges, this warming trend will continue right into your thursday and your friday and your saturday. so san francisco downtown tomorrow daytime high 69 degrees. 66degrees at lunchtime. patchy fog in the morning but it should go away quickly. it continues that way until fire danger peaks as we head into the bay area thursday night and friday. 77 in pittsburgh tomorrow, 79 in brentwood. santa clara valley, 75 in san jose these are forecast highs for wednesday already. and then a five day forecast

with your bay area weekend in view. these days, thursday night, friday night, into saturday morning. this period here i think the fire danger will come up a little bit. wouldn't be hard to get a fire weather watch especially friday night. we'll be tracking that for you. there's your friday forecast. it's classic fall weather. this is what you expect and this is what we're going to get. we'll be watching the fire danger for you. no records, but the winds become the issue. >> very typical. thank you bill. today shoppers in redwood city and diners in san francisco are adjusting to a plastic bag ban. the san francisco law was already in effect for stores but a reprieve for restaurants expired yesterday. restaurants in san francisco must now use ecofriendly bags and charge 10-cents for each bag. redwood city restaurants the exempt from the ban. but they must provide paper bags and charge 10-cents. shut down by the shutdown.

yosemite closed. why it's not just visitors upset about the closure. back to julie haener with more on what we're working on for 6:00. >> 20 years ago poli class disappeared. look at how that changed the way we look for children. >> and negotiations get heated again. what the unions are accusing b.a.r.t.'s chief negotiator of this time. these stories and more coming up. look at them with that u-verse wireless receiver.

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boy check out this video, new york police are examining this cam video of a confrontation between an angry motorcycle driver and a family in an suv. one appears to intentionally slow down and is bumped by the suv. that led to a complete stop and some bikers reportedly started to slash the tires of the suv. the horrified driver then plowed right through the scene. hit three bikers, severely injuring one. the angry group then traced the vehicle for miles and caught up with the driver in traffic. >> one of the bicyclists he got off his bike and he started attacking the person in the range rover, breaking the windows. after they got him out of his car they beat him up. >> reporter: the man had his face slashed but is expected to

survive. he was celebrating his wedding anniversary. police arrested the man who slashed his tires and the one that got off his bike. the plane crashed sunday night after arriving from idaho. a ceo of a construction company and his son were believed to be among those on board the plane. >> a heros story can coming out of a tragedy in colorado. five people all from the same family were killed in a rock slide. one girl survived, she told rescuers that her father covered her as the boulder fell saving her life. back now to the government shut down, visitors to national monuments and parks are being told not today come back some other time. people are being turned away no matter how far they've come and

even though as yosemite's 123rd anniversary. >> there's no hiking, the park is closed. >> reporter: those are the words thousands of visitors are now hearing. >> this is ridiculous. >> reporter: from new mexico, to south dakota. >> i'm really furious. >> i'm most unhappy. >> reporter: did you ever think they would just close yosemite. >> no not for such a reason of course. >> reporter: there is the day the federal government shut down began the closure of one of the most popular national parks, yosemite. and it's happening on its birthday. >> does it feel like happy birthday, now go home. >> yes. >> reporter: the visitors are now being told to start leaving. by tomorrow drivers will literally be told to turn around ending dream vacations for some who spent long time savings to make this happen. >> we literally planned this trip for a year. >> reporter: campers whether

they have reservations or not are being told out to clear by thursday at 3:00 p.m. 660 of yosemite employees are being furloughed. >> a once in a lifetime thing for me. >> reporter: not once in a lifetime thing that you want to be celebrating. >> of course not. and we have more on the effort that will wrap up the biggest fire in california history. firefighters are monitoring a few hot spots that remain. but because of the federal shutdown the agency could run out of money. and that could stop efforts to stabilize the area. -- is claiming b.a.r.t. is wasting money for flights

for its top negotiator. >> a little girl gunned down at a sleep over. now her mother says this is the day she's been waiting for. >> i don't get to see no years more with my daughter. now i don't want them to see any more light on the streets. >> we are inside court as her alleged killer faces a judge for the first time. a grim reminder it's been 20 years since poli class was kidnapped and killed. how this high profile bay area abduction changeed the way missing children cases have been handled ever since. union leaders are pointing fingers tonight. not at b.a.r.t. management but at the tab the transit agency is covering for its top negotiator. good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. much of it for what they say

are unnecessary expenses. here are some of the expenses they're complaining about. thomas hock $350 an hour fee. first class flights, meals and 500 donation and wine. >> reporter: in other words another concession in order to make a deal. later this afternoon though, the mud slinging began. >> i think that the truth is in the ticket. >> reporter: the unions say thomas hock is drinking and fine dining and flying first class on the public's dime. >> this is absolutely outrageous that they would allow their out of state chief negotiator to spend more than what an entry level b.a.r.t. service worker would take home in a year. >> reporter: before the news conference, b.a.r.t.'s general manager issued