livermore to dublin and over to hayward. it has been very nice. interstate 680 is off to a good start. at 4:29 let's go back to the desk. >> bart work herbs remain on strike. forcing commuters to find other routes. and traffic jams are expected on the roads leading to san francisco. alex savidge is live in oakland with the latest move. good morning, alex. >> reporter: we are heading into day four of the bart strike. as you can see behind me here picket lines remain open. and in stations all across the system. while there are no new talks scheduled at this point late last night the two unions did make a counteroffer. that would allow for changes to work rules related to new technology. that had been a sticking point that caused negotiations to break down last week. now the unions say they are willing to accept bart's pay

increase. bart has not issued a response to the union's latest counter offer. but they have called for an emergency meeting to talk about labor negotiations and that is scheduled for 3:00 this afternoon. it will be closed to the public. bart managers are willing to e start negotiations with a federal mediator. striking workers out here they have it will candles, they have also put up signs honoring the two workers struck and killed by a bart train over the weekend. many hoping that accident will spur a deal. again no plans for the two ties to return to the bargaining table. live in oakland alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. the time is 4:31. more computers are hitting the water to avoid traffic during this bart strike. yesterday there were almost double the amount of riders as usual. by the end of the morning more than 1900 people had hopped on board. on friday the ferries carried

about 7200 passengers which is almost three times the usual amount. cal trans has expanded car pool hours for the expectation of more people being on the roads. some hov lanes will be open until 12:00 to believe i-880 from san jose to the bay bridge. and 680 to 580. the same applies to highway 92 in hayward, highway 84 in fremont, and major toll plazas expect for the golden gate. a new app is available to help solve drivers commute issues during the bart strike. it matches up user profiles to help with car poolers. commuters may not be able to take bart, but they do have the

option of takes a charter bus. the transit agency is providing buses for people heading to san francisco. coming up at 4:45 janine de la vega will be live in fremont with where you can find the buses. be sure to stay with ktvu and ktvu.com with new information surrounding bart. you can also get updates and sitter. a pub -- management, labor leaders will make presentations to a panel opponented by governor brown. union members have twice vote down deals approved by their negotiators. the hearing at the state building scheduled at 9:00 this morning. truckers at the port of oakland are also planning to protest this morning. we spoke to one of the organizers last night who says truckers will protest against

unsafe working conditions and unfair labor practices. he says they will not block port entrances however due to a temporary restraining order. it begins in just about an hour. time is 4:33. the ntsb has joined the investigation into a deadly accident at the walnut creek bart station where two workers were killed this weekend. tara moriarty is live. tara. >> you know a lot of people have been asking how did this accident happen? how is it possible that two people on the tracks could not hear a train coming? and i'm told by a bart worker that the trains are actually pretty quiet and you really don't hear them until they are right up on you. this area is also near a freeway. so he says its understandable on how this could happen. right now bart workers are cleaning up the scene of this

accident. dozens gathered nearby for a candle light vigil. saturday the two workers were struck and killed by a four-car nonrevenue train while doing a track inspection. one was doing the inspection while the other was supposed to be on the lookout. radio transmission suggests confusion about whether work was going on along the track. bart was training people on the train on how to operate and have the skills in the event of an extended strike. the ntsb arrived early yesterday to exam the tracks and begin its investigation. there we walked the accident scene with the parties. mechanical inspections are being accompliced on -- accomplished on the equipment. >> >> reporter: investigators will look at many factors. the ntsb will be on scene for four to ten days. the investigation will take anywhere from six months to a year. the ntsb will be providing an update at 4:00 this afternoon.

and barts board of directors will have a meeting at 3:00 this afternoon to discuss the tragedy as well as labor talks. live in walnut creek -- hit just after 1:30 this morning and centered two miles south of black hawk. one viewer in the area tells ktvu news they felt one big jolt. at this point there are until reports of any damage. proposal for tiger regulations on gun dealers is about to go before the pleasant hill city council tonight. gun dealers will need a police permit that is renewed each year. they will have to install an alarm system as well. there will also be strict rules on where gun dealers can be located. the the new rules would effect where dogs are allowed

in the -- dogs also would be required to be on leash at five beaches and parks in marin county. if you'd like to weigh in, the hearing gets under way at 1:30 this afternoon. time is 4:36. two workshops are scheduled today to discuss anurias aunt grading system -- a new restaurant grading system in santa clara system. hang color coded plaquers in their windows to indicate any health code violations. a second meet willing be held in english at 2:00 this afternoon. this morning president obama is scheduled to talk about the glitches in the affordable care act website and some plans to address the issues. the website has been plagued with problems since it went online earlier this month.

republicans continue to breast the new health care law and the website problems. >> its been a fiasco. loaded up with smart people, bring them back to washington and fix this problem. its ridiculous and everybody knows that. >> some republicans are calling for health and human services secretary kathleen to resign because of problems with the website. we're also following talk of a new budget battle that is brewing in washington, d.c.. a 29 person bipartisan committee is up against a december 13th deadline to come up with a plan that both democrats and republicans support. one thing both sides will not do is shut down the government again. the 49ers are head to london after defeating the tennessee titans in nashville. collin kaepernick pass for nearly 200 yards. and rushed for 68.

the 49ers won 31-17. after the game the 49ers headed aboard a virgin atlantic flight to london. the team tweeted this photo with the #uk49ers. joe is traveling with the 49ers. he tweeted this pick cur of the plane just before boarding. joe will be bringing you stories throughout the week. time is 4:39. a public safety concern surrounding what we know about earthquakes and fault lines here in california. the reason a new report finds fewer earthquakes are being mapped. we're live in fremont where people are taking free charter buses into the city this morning. we'll tell you what you need to

know and how it looks so far for your commute. and right now on the roads not all that bad as the people who are getting on the roads early are feting a de-- are getting a decent commute. i will give you one guess what is on the coast and making a little bit of push around the by but inland temps will still be warm because of that fog, it will be cool.

welcome back to the ktvu morning news. time is 4:43. if you are joining us bart is on strike again this morning. this is video of union workers picketing over the weekend. no new talks are scheduled. we are keeping an eye on the morning commute. janine de la vega sat the fremont bart station where charter buses are being brought in. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is the first charter bus that has arrived here at

fremont. 33 people are on board. we will go on here just to see you know you can see how many seats this bus holds. about 57 seats. people started arriving at 4:10 in the morning to board this bus to insure they got a seat. let's go to video we took in the last 20 minutes. the first people as i mentioned started arriving here very early just after 4:00. bart is providing free rides on charter buses from nine bay area bart locations. commuters can catch buses from sell sir roadway toe, west oakland, walnut creek, concord, lafayette, st. helena and hayward. bart will have between 5-15 buses at each of the locations and service runs from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.. they may stop early if buses become full. they will travel directly to the city and won't transfer to west oakland. one commuter said she will continue to use the buses. >> i think i will continue

sticking with it for now. i have other coworkers that are use the ferry, the cal train and those didn't seem to be a whole lot better. >> reporter: they will run from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and the loading zone will be at the transbay terminal on howard street between fremont and biel. if you want to assure you will get a seat, you want to come early. i want to show you a shot. there is a line of about five people or so waiting outside to get on. of course they want to make sure they will get on the bus because again you know these can fill up early because this might be a true test of how busy it will be on monday. on friday many people took the day off. reporting live janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you.

time is 4:45. the california public utilities commission will hold a hearing about a controversial natural gas pipeline that runs underneath san carlos. a judge ordered pg&e to reduce pressure in line number 147 after an e-mail raised questions about a quote san bruno like situation. they petitioned to have the line put back into full service. there is a renewed international effort to end the civil war in syria. plans are in the works. opposition forces say will only agree to negotiate if president assad will step down. >> the conference cannot take place without the presence of the opposition which represents the majority of the syrian people who oppose the regime. >> the renewed call top stop the violence in syria began after the deal reached for

syria to get rid of its chemical weapons. carnival crews lines investigating the death of a worker. the crew member was working yesterday on the carnival conquest. he was on a man lift which raises workers on the outside of the ship when he got wedged between the device and a platform holding one of the ships life boats. four families in walnut creek are looking for a new place to live after an early morning fire broke out. investigators say the fire started above a garage and quickly spread through the two- story building. no one was hurt. firefighters say if the building had a sprinkler system the damage would not have been as extensive. thousands of other apartment buildings also don't have fire sprinklers. that is because the state only requires they be installed in

new apartments. following smoke detectors, fire sprinklers are the best form of fire protection. some landlords agree but i have -- people wholly in the oakland hills are pleading with boaters. this comes 22 years after the areas devastating fire storm. >> i've never seen anything like it. >> this weekend marks 22 years since the oakland hills fire that killed 25 people and destroyed more than 3,000 homes. the anniversary comes as ballots went out to voters on a property tax increase that covers the cost of clearing brush and other prevention work. homeowners would see their fire prevention taxes rise to $78 a year. while renters would have to pay $39. >> in this day in age of springing budgets this is too important. >> ballots must be returned to the oakland city clerks office

by november 13th. the beacon on mt. diablo will shine again this pearl harbor day. the rotating light was in need of an extensive repair but the state couldn't afford to do the work. now the contra costa timessen -- the light known as the -- >> good news there. we wish we had better news in terms of today's traffic. sal is keeping an eye on it. i understand there are more cars on the road than usual. >> there are more cars right now. hopefully the commute will will be spaced out. we are going to see more cars on the road and on friday the peak of the commute was between 6:30 and 7:30. we'll see what happens today. out to the live pictures we go. this is 80 westbound.

its obvious people are on the road a little early. we did have that strike back in july. this is something that is not brand new. as we look to the toll plaza, it is already backed up here and its not even 5:00. we have a little backup in some of the cash lanes. even if you don't use the bridge a lot we hope the bart strike doesn't take long. we encourage you to get fast track. moving along to the 880 freeway the traffic is moving well in both directions. if you are driving in pleasanton, traffic there looks goods. now let's go to steve. we have a little bit going on. not a lot. that is for sure. there is a lot of fog on the coast. its not going anywhere any time soon. inland temps will continue to be above average and warm. we are in a pattern here. its called blocking pattern. that is dense fog. clearing to the coast.

not really going very far. there will be a low approaching. i think it will do not much. maybe spin in high clouds. but it won't be until friday or saturday. i think it will end up moving to southern california. areas of fog. if you are stuck in that fog, it will not be very war. san jose overcast it will go 52 and 68. 74 downtown. you can see a lot of that gray. they are stacking up. some of that inland as well. the aforementioned low is right here. it has a lot of energy. it will drift toward us and put on the air brakes. 40s and 50s on the temps. walnut creek says 45. overall there is another low here. that looks like it will dumbbell around that other one i showed you. fog or sun. cool by the coast. some of that fog is reduced visibility.

60s or 50s by the coast. 60s and low 70s around the bay. and 70s and low to mid 80s inland. it just looks like what you see here is what we will have for the next five days. we are not expecting any offshore braze. not much change here again when we are in this kind of pattern. slow process to break it down. thank you, steve. time is 4:52. multiple investigations are under way in oakland this morning where the latest outbreak of violence took place. and the reason some experts say there could be a big rush to buy the next generation ipad mini.

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good morning. and welcome back. its day four of the bart strike. trains are not running this morning. it is the beginning of the workweek and traffic is expected to be pretty bad as this is the first monday under this strike. this is a live look at the san mateo bridge this morning. you can see traffic is flowing at this hour. sal is keeping an eye on traffic around the bay area. he will have a little bit more coming up. time is 4:54. a 12-year-old child has been hurt in a traffic accident until san francisco. it happened yesterday around 1:00 p.m. at third street. police say the victim was taken to san francisco general hospital with multiple injuries. there is no word yet on the child's condition. the cause of the accident is

still under investigation. police are asking anyone with information to call them. this morning oakland police are investigating multiple shootings that happened last night. one happened between 8:30 and 9:00 on bancroft avenue. police say two people inside of a car were shot. so far there is no word on their condition. a bit later two more people were shot at 73rd and welch street. a woman was shot in the neck. her condition is not known. more than 30,000 runners this weekend took part in the san francisco nike marathon. the running pack crowded around union square. then they went to the presidio and golden gate park. all the finishers receive a tiffany necklace and proceeds benefit the leukemia society.

for the third week in a row the sandra bullock, george clooney movie came in at number one. it has earned more than $170 million. tom hanks captain phillips held on to third place. and escape plan rounding out the top five. form apple re -- tomorrow apple ceo tim cook will unvail updates to the apple devices. that includes the ipad mini. apple manufactures have reportedly struggled to make a lot of the smaller displays that fit the mini. that could result in limited supply and translate into lines outside apple stores when the new mini launches next month. the national weather service is warning big waves are hitting the northern

california coastline. they are expected to keep pounding the beaches through tomorrow afternoon. fishermen and beach goers are being warned to stay back. time is 4:56. new information about the weekend death of two bart workers in walnut creek. what we are learning about the train that hit the two men. and finding alternative routes to work. where officials have seen one of the bigger increases for transportation. and the roads will be more crowded as people who normally take the trains will be on the roads. here it is 5:00 and we're already getting a backup at the toll plaza. if its inland, its clear. but if its by the coast and around the bay, some inland areas do have a little bit of fog. that will play into a pretty big difference into our temps. i love watching tv outside.

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with qualifying bundles. the bart strike moves into day four. and here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza on what looks like to be a busy morning commute. sal castaneda will tell you how long your morning commute could be and have some of the best alternative routes. we are live in walnut creek

at a memorial for two bart workers struck and killed by am train over the weekend. we will tell you about the ntsb investigation under way. a public hearing about a possible ac transit strike. what the leaders are debating. all ahead on ktvu channel 2 morning thinks. good morning, to you. these are live pictures. this is outside the fremont bart station. people are lined up waiting for a charter bus. good morning. welcome to a brand new day. it is monday, october 21st i'm dave clark. >> and good morning, i'm maureen naylor in for pam cook. we wa