francisco into the east bay. hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am gasia bay.frank somerville -- hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. >> labor talks resumed today between b.a.r.t. and the unions and a deal may be close. however right now with no b.a.r.t. service traffic is heavy as thousands of commuters turn to buses and ferries and the ntsb is releasing new information about the deadly accident over the weekend. >> we have team coverage tonight. first we begin with ktvu's ken pritchett. the union now says there are only two issues that still need to be settled in the negotiations. ken? >> reporter: both b.a.r.t. and the unions have expressed optimism or hopes that a deal might be done today. we are still waiting on that and we have seen no negotiations here at the headquarters where the negotiations have been taking

place although b.a.r.t. expected a mediator to range such a meeting. all that said progress has been made today. late this afternoon the union representing a majority of b.a.r.t. workers said two issues remained, that is narrowed down from five before the week. the union and b.a.r.t. have been talking and both sides say work place issues separate the two sides from a deal. b.a.r.t. says it expected a mediator would have gotten both sides -- they expect both sides will get together to have meetings. the union said that b.a.r.t. should be -- when it comes to the meetings, more engaged in the negotiations. >> there is no reason when we were here all day yesterday from noon to 2:00 a.m. and vin here in the -- been here since this morning management shouldn't be putting

in equal time and equal commitment to get this done. >> even b.a.r.t. expressed this afternoon optimism that a deal might be reached by this time, 6:00 p.m., with the hopes of getting the trains running tomorrow. that hasn't happened. b.a.r.t. says when a deal is reached it could take 16 to 18 hours to get the trains rolling again. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >> now to ktvu's sal castaneda in our traffic center for the latest on how the roads are looking. >> reporter: it will be tough as you might imagine. we have news chopper 2 out there helping us do this. highway 24 and from our live bridge camera eastbound. you can see it is tough. the fog rolled in to san francisco. it is taking twice as long on 101 getting up to the bridge.

highway 24. by the time you get here it should be a decent drive but it is taking 15 to 20 minute longer. if you live in danville you might consider using 580 instead. it gets heavy till you reach the lake shore area and then it breaks free over the hill. back to the desk. >> it has been a long haul for commuters trying to get out of san francisco. ktvu's david stevenson has been monitoring the traffic and joins us now. at 5:00 p.m. the lines were really long. >> reporter: that's right. in the last hour things picked up but you can see how long the line is. we will pan from one tend to the other. you can see hundreds of people waiting in line. two different lines trying to get on ac transit buses. this is longer than the line on

friday. half hour ago there were close to 300 people inching along, waiting to get on buses bobay. look at this. people seem very patient. we notice fewer are asking ac transit for directions to buses. a sign that maybe what the strike ighas done is -- strike has done is educate people. no surprise the strike has been forcing commuters to leave work early. many folks today left home hours ahead of normal just to make it to the city on time this morning. >> i have to get to the b.a.r.t. station an hour earlier to wait for the bus. not a big deal. >> reporter: we are seeing longer lines of chartered buses. the commute is still beginning even after the sun is setting.

reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> people lined up in oakland this morning to catch the ferry to san francisco. ridership was 183%. that is almost triple the number of people on an average week day. normally ferries transport 2600 people. today that number was 7500. >> fast track is helping ease the crunch on bridges. they say fast track lanes at the bay bridge moved 4 times faster than cash lanes. more than 10,000 drivers signed up for fast track since b.a.r.t. workers threatened to go on strike. >> the ntsb wrapped up a briefing on the investigation into the tragic b.a.r.t. accident that killed two workers saturday.

the train oper was training -- operator was training at the time of the accident and the train was traveling faster than originally thought. the program information suggest it was moving at 60 to 70 miles per hour. the two workers were killed while inspecting tracks. >> there were six employees on the train at the time of the accident. we examined various down loads, the image recording equipment is prepared for shipment. >> the ntsb said it could take months before a final report is released. >> more details about the two b.a.r.t. workers killed in saturday's accident. lawrence daniels and chris shepherd were struck by a four car train. lawrence daniels was a b.a.r.t. contractor who had a business in the sacramento area. chris shepherd worked as a

traffic engineer for two and a half years. >> they are controlling the speeds. making sure the trains aren't close to each other. keeping a safety record of all the trains. >> union leaders say long before saturday's accident they conventioned the safety of training managers -- questioned the safety of training managers. stay with www.ktvu.com for new developments as well as the strike. and get updates on facebook and twitter. pg&e won permission to reconnect the natural gas pipeline in san carlos. it was taken offline after an e- mail raised questions about its safety. pg&e petitioned to have the line put back into service saying the pipeline is safe. this allows pg&e to reopen four valves that connects that line with four other lines.

oakland police are investigating shootings that injured five people all within a span of four hours. the first occurred at 4:30 a.m. yesterday afternoon -- 4:30 p.m. yesterday afternoon. a few hours later a woman was shot in west oakland. then two 17-year-old boys were shot. and in another incident several more people were hurt and they crashed their car while trying to get away from a man who was shooting at them. a meeting on san jose's gang violence is getting underway right now. it is the first in a series of forums being held. information shared by residents will be used to help develop news strategies for preventing gang violence. there will be a second forum monday at the community center.

restaurant customers will have more information about where they are eating. new at 6:00 p.m. ktvu's robert handa joins us where he talked to restaurant owners about the restaurants th hosting a community meeting to figure out how to post a grade letting customers know how safe it is to come in and eat. >> reporter: people can't judge restaurants by the food but there are 7,000 restaurants in the south bay and they want consumers to have more information. she has been to restaurants where meals are scary. >> you would expect it to be fresh. but there are places where it is not all that great. >> reporter: they want to post a placard and a letter grade at restaurants after they have been inexpected for health and sanitation. they are in the middle of

holding commun meetings. food b i think it is great. >> reporter: two meetings were held today. one owner agrees with the goal but says the health inspections are enough. >> it is already being taken care of and well protected. so with this eratit. >> reporter: officials point out grading systems have worked out well. >> we have history from other jurisdictions where food born illnesses shrunk as a result of the program. >> reporter: meetings are being held daily throughout the county till the end of october. after that they will make a

recommendation and if approved it would go into effect 45 days later. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. judges gave california an extra 30 days to reduce its prison population. the judges said diator needs more time to seek agreement on how they should reduce inmate crowding. governor jerry brown wants a three year delay to give programs time to work. the judges pushed back the deadline till late february. was the body woman could th what must she have gone through? >> we hear from the family's attorney about this over sight. also -- >> i decided to cut the trip short and get back here. >> the deadly accident that prompted mayor ed lee to return home from china. >> coming up in 7 minutes, why

this month may be one for the record books.

we are continuing to keep an eye on the roads as people who take b.a.r.t. are finding other ways to get home. a deal to end the strike could be near. san francisco mayor ed lee is back in the bay area because of the b.a.r.t. strike. he is pleading for management and the unions to get an agreement done today. >> they know i haven't taken sides but that -- the system is invaluable to everybody and we got to get it working today. >> mayor ed lee says both sides are close enough and that he believes work rule issues can be setted and he offered his

condoleitances -- condolences to the workers killed. check with www.ktvu.com for more information. and get apodacea on facebook and -- updates on facebook and twitter. . new information involving a patient found dead at san francisco general hospital. the attorney representing the woman's family is speaking out. ktvu's david stevenson reports on what the attorney says he uncovered in the case. >> the body of lynne spaulding was cremated today, two weeks after she was found dead. she was missing 17 days. ktvu channel 2 news confirmed there was a report of a person in the stair well in the days before the body was recovered. it is unclear whether sheriff's deputies checked the stair well during searches for the woman. >> i heard that some hospital

staff had observed a body on the balcony prior to its being acknowledge as discovered. >> source received an e-mail tuesday indicating a hospital worker reported seeing a homeless person sleeping in the stair well where lynne spaulding was found. >> you don't go to a hospital and die of tragic circumstances all alone on a balcony. >> the hospital ceo said we feel terrible for lynne spaulding's family and friends as this part of the story must be painful. our hospital staff is committed to finding out what happened so that it will never happen again. san francisco general hospital declined to speak today about the investigations over the allegations. sheriff's department must wait before speaking out on the

case. in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. some truckers at the port of oakland walked off the job today cand takes too long. educators are hoping ac transit workers will stay on the job. at a hearing today they pleaand families. officials say ac transit services 32 schools in oakland and students would be hard pressed to get to school if there was a strike. >> they will not come to school if they don't have access to public transportation services. >> i haven't heard much discussions that is why i am here. a strike would impact all of us. >> the panel hearing the comments will submit a report to governor jerry brown by wednesday. governor jerry brown will decide whether to ask a judge for a 60 day cooling off

period. facebook says it is back to 100% after users were unable to post comments or send messages this morning. the problem happened while it was performing maintenance. the situation was resolved quickly. if you are looking to buy the new ipad mini get in line now. manufacturers struggled to make the smaller displays that could mean we will see long lines again when the product launches. tomorrow apple ceo will unveil several new versions of several devices, including the ipad mini. outside our doors another dry, mild day across the bay area. clouds along the coast and a cool afternoon along the coast. away from the coast, sunny skies and temperatures warming

into the upper 70s. want to touch on something interesting. october has been a dry month. as we get into the end of the month it doesn't look like we will see a lot of rain. san francisco gets an inch of rain in october and the last time we hadn't seen any rain in october, back in 1980. we will track this for you. if it turns out we end on a dry note without any rain in san francisco, 33 years since we had last seen that. high pressure remains in control of our weather. been like this for some time. that kept the off shore flow sunny, mild to warm. for the afternoons. at the coast line we continue to see the marine layer has grown over the last few days from 500 feet sunday to 1200 feet right now. it will continue into the evening hours and for tomorrow

as well. little change in the forecast for tomorrow. cool at the coast. mild to warm inland. right now 59 degrees san francisco. low 60s oakland. 74 fairfield. tomorrow morning a chilly start in the north bay. 40s. 50s around the bay. 49 pacifica. and for the afternoon tomorrow 83 in fairfield. 77 concord. 71 hayward. cool at the coast, pacifica 58 degrees for the afternoon. extended forecast showing subtle changes in the forecast. temperatures slide a tad. looking nice. 70s inland. into the weekend. 70s around the bay. 60s at the coast. and no rain. >> october is so pretty. thank you. the 49ers are across the pond in london. how the team is showing young

brits what it means to play american football. gasia mikaelian for bay area news at 7:00 p.m. >> reporter: coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36 b.a.r.t. talks, the first since workers walked off the job friday. and the charges that could land him in prison. join us for these stories and more on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36.

mark is here now talking about the 49ers. in london england. they got over there quick after last night's game and they hit the ground running as they take part in a couple of clinics for kids. this is video of kids who have grown up playing soccer. they were introduced to american soccer and grills colin kaepernick helped a few of the youngsters and he and a couple guys talk about what it was like with these young kids with american football. >> it is awesome. especially the fact that lot of times for a lot of these kids it is their first time picking up a football. to give them that first experience and teach them from the ground up is awesome. >> great atmosphere for the

kids. all the players. historic stadium. everyone is excited. >> he knows about english football, he is on the injured list. get on to www.ktvu.com and vote for the high school game of the week. there are your choices. look and make your decision by dialing in www.ktvu.com and hit high school football game of the week. i tell you what, you can be a winner and still not feel like one and jim leyland, manager of the detroit tigers, didn't quite lead the tigers into the world series, announced after eight year he had enough -- years he had enough. he made the decision at the age of 68 to leave the tigers over the summer but didn't make it public till today. one of baseball's good guys. he will stay with the tigers in

a low key capacity. the sharks are in detroit and they are scoreless after two periods right now. highlights of the game tonight at 10:00 p.m. they are scoreless right now and sharks are not used to that. they have been a high scoring machine but red wings holding them down. >> and the 49ersare looking good. should be -- 49ers are looking good. should be a good game. >> the jaguars haven't won yet and we will have that game sunday from london and joe fonzi is over there and we are here and we are jealous. >> we are. >> they should win 35-0. >> pretty much. >> how is that for a prediction. >> thank you. coming up tonight at 10:00 p.m. look into the deadly b.a.r.t. operator about radio calls and what they could tell us about what went wrong. >> we are always here for you

on www.ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. thank you so much for joining us, have a good evening everyone. >> good night.

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