for the bay area as -- whammy for the bay area. a.c. transit pull the strigger and pull the -- trigger and trigger and gravinotice of a -- gave note offense a strike. i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. >> a.c. transit workers gave their 72 hour strike notice, they could walk off the job on thursday. bart carries 400,000 riders a day. a.c. transit carries 174,000. runs 116 bus lines and 30 go type san francisco. if -- into san francisco. if there is a bart strike there could be fure options for commuters thursday. if both go on strike we could be faced with a mess. ktvu's tom vacar is live where

union leaders gave a grim update. >> reporter: i am going to update you on everything. bart came out and drew a deep, deep line in the sand and the unions immediately responded all but declaring a strike for midnight tonight. they are claiming bart's management has been bad faith, surprised them, done everything to do something to them that is negative. they can go on strike in 72 hours but it would be subject to the governor calling a 60 day cooling off period which is almost certainly what would happen if bart goes on strike. to bart, it is a big mess. here is what both sides had to say. >> we feel we have reached the limit. financially of what we are prepared to offer. to settle this. >> the strike notice we issued and the disruption in service

lay squarely at the feet of bart management and the district. >> time for the union leadership to let us know, let the people know whether they will take on offer to their membership. >> if you want to blame a strike on somebody, lay it at the bart board of directors for not having the back between help solve this -- backbone to help solve this. >> reporter: this last, best and final offer that was issued by bart has great legal significance. we will talk to two experts who know about this and what the elements of that are because you will need to know that because this could cause a major change in the way bart operates, that coming up in a few minutes. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> now even before the announcement from a.c. transit workers that they could walk off the job thursday morning commuters, the chp and other groups have been getting

ready for tomorrow's possible bart strike. ktvu's allie rasmus is here with what we will face tomorrow. >> reporter: if bart workers go on strike all day carpool hours will be in effect 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. caltrans switched out the signs to reflect that change. chp says if more people carpool there will be fewer cars on the road and less congestion. >> reporter: commuters haven't forgotten the grid lock the last time bart workers went on strike in july. >> read it the 24. it is a big hassle. >> reporter: with the threat of another strike it feels like deja vu. >> i feel like we have been down this road, feels like it happened 2, 3 times already. i am ready for resolution.

>> reporter: during the strike on july 1 the average drive time from the tunnel across the bay bridge was 38 minutes. 17 minutes longer than average. >> [ inaudible question ] >> 45 minutes. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> 2 hours. >> reporter: if bart is on strike tomorrow and you are driving solo the carpool lanes will be off limits. if a strike happens chp will be enforcing the carpool hours like they did during the last bart strike. in july they issued 122 carpool violations in san francisco. a strike tomorrow would come at a busier time of-year. >> it could be more congested. every available officer will be out on the roads.

we treat this as every other day but expecting heavier traffic. >> tomorrow the chp olympians to have -- plans to have extra officers to clear stalled cars a ufthe road -- off the roadways. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> if there sabart strike tomorrow -- is a bart strike tomorrow there are alternatives. additional ferries will be on the bay with extra service to san francisco. a.c. transit is adding buses for its service but those workers have issued a strike notice and could walk off the job thursday and casual carpoolers. >> bart says it will provide up to 200 charter buses to take passengers free of charge into

the city. that is double the number from july from 5:00 a.m. till 8:00 a.m. and leave the terminal in san francisco from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. bart says it will cost $400,000 a day to pay for the buses. bart has $20 million allocated to pay for alternative transportation in the event of a strike. >> www.ktvu.com has a guide to help you get to work if there is a strike. look on our home page for other options and live traffic information. and the ktvu channel 2 news morning news starts at 4:00 a.m. with live team coverage to help you navigate. >> people using cal train can expect delays after a pedestrian was hit and killed on the tracks in menlow park. it happened at 4:22 p.m. this afternoon. cal trains spokesperson said trains started moving about

5:30 p.m. but they are being single tracked through the area. sam transand vta are accepting cal train fairs while they clear the traction. university of california at berkeley police issued a crime alert. a robbery last night near the library. two men approached a student, and took his cell phone. two other people were robbed also over the weekend. students say they are already on alert. >> if i am walking late at night or if i am walking alone i need to get where i am going and i will have the stuff on me. >> police are advising students to keep their electronics out of view and if they are alone call for a escort to walk with them. continuing coverage now, a truck driver was crushed to death by rebar today at the 49ers new stadium site.

the secondb deadly accident there in four months. work will resume tomorrow. ktvu's ann rubin is looking into the safety record of the sub contractor involved and has the latest. >> reporter: an accident, however cal-osha inquiry could take months. a contraction worker was fell when rebar crushed him about 6:30 a.m. cal-osha will look into the lighting conditions at the site, though the fork lift looked fine and they were using a spotter to watch the process. following the accident the general contractor shut down for the day. they say they have been cleared to resume work tuesday morning.

>> we will hold a all hands meeting inside and talk about this tragedy and the access the workers will have for the support systems and that -- we will have a safety discussion as well. >> reporter: we looked into the safety records of the sub contractor. in 2007 there was a serious accident. a 5 story parking garage in flue collapsed, killing one work -- florida collapsed killing one worker and a 2013 instants where they received a fine of $3,700. both the sub contractor and general contractor are coping with the investigation and -- cooperating with the investigation. live ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details now. this is the second death at the site in four months.

a construction worker was killed on june 11 in an elevator shift. he was an employee of the sub contractor. construction was halted for two days following the death. replacing paper and pencils, the new education standards and why they could jeopardize funding and the glitch that delayed -- glitch that delayed unemployment checks. the warning they had. >> chilly mornings and warm afternoons. the swing in temperatures you could see tomorrow. [ male announcer ] you can change your tomorrow

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unions accept it. this comes as a.c. transit workers announced today they could walk off the job on thursday. if both go out on strike that could mean trouble for commuters considering a.c. transit is part of b.a.r.t.'s back up plans. b.a.r.t. made its last, best and final offer. it would give a 12% raise during had next four years. that is 3% a year. employees contribute 9.5% to their health plan, $132 a month and workers would begin contributing to their pension plan. 1% the first year. ktvu's tom vacar explains the significance behind this final offer. >> good morning everybody. >> reporter: today a negotiator sited magic words. >> we were very surprised, stunned to get the last, best and final offer. >> reporter: she presents a

last, best and final offer. labor lawyer says that has legal consequences. >> using the terms, last, best and final offer is usually meaning we are done. >> reporter: once a last, best and final offer is presented to the union, the employer will ask the union to print. if the unions say -- to present it. if the unions say no they have more information they are at an impasse. unless negotiations continue b.a.r.t. can declare an impasse and declare its last, best and final offer on the employees. >> they can hire people off the street. they can have managers run the trains. they can operate with any strikers who don't want to

strike. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. may have had made a mistake in the last, best and final offer. >> it is good for two weeks. b.a.r.t. isn't saying what it will do before two weeks. >> experts tell ktvu by leaving the door open that suggests that negotiations could still be ongoing and that means the olympians can call -- the unions can call this unfair. now that you know what the offer is and the significance, what do you think? join the conversation on facebook and tell us if you think this last, best and final offer is a fair one. new at 6:00 p.m. changes coming to california classrooms and education officials are taking a risk to do it. it prompts to be a new way of teaching that produce more college bound kids. today the state's school chief talked to ktvu's ken pritchett

and how it could cost california millions of dollars. >> reporter: her child is learning in a new way. common core is being taught and she approves. >> kids of different levels will get their needs addressed. >> reporter: he and other parents were briefed on this way of teaching. >> good idea. those who need help, they could get the help. >> reporter: what is common core? a new way of testing in which kids take tests on a computer. >> not so much multiple choice tests. really hands on learning. >> the superintendent was promoting tech with a new non- profit.

he says all kids under common core will take tests on computers starting in march with a pilot program involving 3 million students. the star tests are dead. >> governor jerry brown signed a bill to do away with the star tests. move to the future. let's not look at the old tests. >> reporter: the u.s. department of education is fighting california's move to get rid of the old tests and it could costs millions in funding. he says the u.s. department of education wanted california to use the old and the new tests simultaneously. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. new developments stemming from the delay in unemployment benefits to thousands of californians. there is word officials had prior warning about a computer glitch that caused the back up. they knew some claims would

have to be manually processed because of the glitch but problems arose when more claims than expected needed to be filled out by hand. edd says all of the claims have finally been processed. a warm day today. 82 in napa. 81 santa rosa. highs into your tomorrow, warmer than these or similar. high pressure is dominate right now. that means no rain and this pattern, high pressure brings you fog in the summer but this time of year the fog, here it is, you see it going this way, winds are blowing this way, that is the off shore winds that keep us warm and dry and, you know, out of the fog pattern, cool pattern for the week. 75 concord. 72 napa. 73 fairfield.

over night lows cold. 30s last night. tomorrow morning you can go -- most of the numbers tomorrow will be low 40s, most upper 40s, low 50s. it will be cool but not as cool as this morning. tomorrow, sunny and warm. like today warmer. tuesday through wednesday, tomorrow through wednesday, continues to warm. wednesday the warmest day of the week. highs tomorrow, no fog along the coast. just ran the fog forecast. didn't show anything. all the 80s in here. 80s are significant. significantly warm. 78 in oakland tomorrow. downtown. day time high, air quality remains good. >> tuesday's highs. wednesday's highs look like these. maybe a degree or two warmer.

see what i mean, where fire danger comes up. this is not a significant major off shore red flag warning event. your run of the mill event. fall, weather is great. things could change. we are tracking that. looks like a nice weather pattern. into the bay area weekend. cooler towards the end of the week. slightly. not a big cool down. this pattern has been steady and true and continues that way through there week. >> the best weather always. >> it is. >> thank you. coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36 back out to oakland where bart talks are coming down to the wire. the union is saying riders should prepare for the worse tomorrow. a thanksgiving first. one of the america's most popular retailers changes its mind about staying closed on thanksgiving. join us for these stories and more on bay area news at 7:00

on tv 36. barry zito says good-bye to san francisco. his parting message to giants fans.

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pitcher barry zito is saying good-bye in a big way. he took out a pull page ad. he mentions the giants two world series championship along with the ups and downs of his 7 years with the team. he said i want to thank you the dedicated fans of san francisco for the fire in your hearts for giants baseball. >> pretty classy move. >> nothing but class since he got here. he has been through down times. >> ups and downs. >> rose to the top of it. >> the 49ers. >> they did well yesterday. >> and raiders. 49ers put togetherring a few -- put together a few wins here. the offense is doing it up as they have gone three connective games, scoring 30 or more points the defense taking care of business. four more turnovers yesterday against arizona. they turned their last 10

turnovers in the last three games into points and a rookie, what a choice he was as the number one pick. number 35 in the highlights. in the middle of everything it seems. >> good. opportunistic. you love seeing your defense generate turnovers. when they are involved in turnovers it is something in the past been very good for us. encouraging. she getting in on -- he is getting in on that. recovering. causing, intercepting. something that has been, you know, very good for the defense. >> can't help but think of another guy in the 49ers defensive backfield, ronnie lott. the raiders, if you have ever been to a football game, chiefs, arrowhead, loudest crowd in the history of professional sports. it effected terrelle pryor for

sure. offensive line had something to do with it too. 10 sacs against the raiders and three interceptions after his best game last sunday in san diego. this was a step back yesterday. >> that is part of the growth of a young player. you know, and so now the key is does he learn from, move forward from it and play better against pittsburgh. that is what we are looking for, young players you will have ups and downs. you have to give him an opportunity it continue a grow. >> time to get to www.ktvu.com and put in your vote for this week's high school game of the week, featured on friday night and we will turn in the winner thursday evening. there are your choices -- again www.ktvu.com and punch up high school football. we will take care of it. the raiders yesterday, it is so loud in kansas city, one of the loudest games i ever went to,

joe montana and steve young, incred -- deafening. >> louder than seattle. >> louder than seattle. >> nice to see alex smith -- [ talking at the same time ] >> undefeated. >> thank you. tonight at 10:00 p.m. the latest on bart, up to date on negotiations of the strike deadline and we learned a.c. transit workers could walk off the job thursday, the latest on that tonight at 10:00 p.m. >> have a good evening, everyone. ♪ for a store near you go to benjaminmoore.com/bayarea.

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