now at noon, a muni driver sick-out creating a chaotic commute. >> i've been here for how many years. they never improved the service. i'm really ticked off. >> regular riders an tourist react to a -- and tourists react to. the nationwide search continues for a san francisco man who allegedly had explosives in his apartment. now he has posted what appears to be a suicide note. and the new technology

being shown off at the worldwide conference a commute nightmare for muni riders and disappointments for tourists. hundreds of drivers call out sick in protest. good afternoon. i'm tori campbell. this all has to do with a proposed labor agreement that some drivers are not happy about. katie utehs is live in san francisco with reaction from angry riders and also a driver. good afternoon, katie. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. last we heard from muni, officials are meeting to try to determine what to do with the evening commute because as we've been reporting all morning, it was a mess. let me show you the line behind me. they still don't know how many drivers called out sick today. we have learned the mechanics are still working but that didn't help with the commute. as you can see, there are packed buses and long lines.

>> are you ready? >> reporter: san francisco muni drivers are out of tune with the proposed contract. >> we're gonna have to sing some blues on the way -- when we go. >> reporter: hundreds called out sick in protest. it's technically not a strike but had a impeculiar impact on the morning -- impact on the morning commute. >> i'm really ticked off. >> reporter: commuters faced delays of more than an hour. nearly late for work, she and another muni driver hailed a cab. >> sad i think now. >> reporter: while tourists found disappointment at cable car stops. >> i'm very sad. [laughter] >> reporter: they will return to holland without heard the iconic cable car bell. with so many drivers out, muni could only run around 200 of its normal 600 trains and buses and no cable cars.

those behind the wheel expressed concerns over the contract. >> yeah, i'm not very happy about that. >> reporter: as one rider put it to muni management and operators, uncan't always get what you -- you can't always get what you want. >> you can't have it all. we have to share. sharing is good. >> reporter: this is where all transportation converges right here in downtown san francisco. b.a.r.t. is trying to help ease some of the rain. they are honoring muni fares for all kinds within san francisco and daly city. live in san francisco, katie utehs, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. more details on the proposed labor agreement. it was the subject of a vote last friday pie muni operators -- by muni operators. we don't know what the outcome was. but union officials voiced concerns over the offer. the proposal would give workers an 11.2.5% raise. but workers would pick up a 7.50 pension payment currently

covered by the mta. if the union rejects the contract, the two sides go before an arbitrator. we're following new developments in the fbi's search for a san francisco man accused of building explosives in his apartment. alex savidge is live why an online letter that suggests the man at the center has committed suicide. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. it certainly reads like a suicide note, this letter supposedly written by ryan chamberlain, a well-known political consultant here in san francisco, wanted by the fbi after a raid here in his apartment over the weekend. it's unclear when this letter was written but it was timed to automatically post to facebook this morning. in that letter, chamberlain talks about his deep depression, failed relationships and career struggles. at one point it reads this is the end of the line for me. chamberlain has been on the run since saturday when the fbi

said they found bomb-making tirles inside his apartment. in the letter, he offers some insight into the online activity that may have drawn the attention of federal agents. the letter describes a downward spiral. it says, i got dark, i got real dark. i explored ways to put an end to what i was going through. i binge watched tv. sometimes i didn't get off the couch for days and scoured the internet. one of his former colleagues is troubled by what he read. >> it's a very sad letter. he was tormented by severe demons. i'm sorry he didn't have a support system to reach out to. >> reporter: he's worked for a number of political campaigns, including gavin newsom's run for san francisco mayor in 2003. in the letter, chamberlain said he was angry for not being

recognized for his efforts to help newsom get elected. i reached out from the fbi for comment but have not heard back. as far as we know,ate gents are still -- agents are still searching for him. there was a tweet supposedly sent from chamberlain, it was an update to his facebook letter. it said in reference to the explosives supposedly found in his apartment, nothing they are reporting is true. we're live this afternoon in san francisco, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alex. there's a stepped up police presence today at an oakland elementary school after a little girl was attacked with a hammer, apparently over a family feud. the 9-year-old was attacked friday at la fayette school in west oakland. police say the mother of another student lured the third grader into a bathroom and beat her with a hammer. the girl is expected to recover.

haseemah diam was arrested. the school district tells us counselors and extra police are on campus as a precaution. >> we don't have any report or suggestion of possible retribution but we want to take every measure possible to give people a level of comfort in the wake of such a traumatic incident. >> school officials say haseemah diam is a frequent volunteer and is charged with assault with a deadly weapon. happening now -- apple is urn vailing new features -- unveiling features at the worldwide developers conference in san francisco. people began to line up at the moscone center yesterday. tim cook delivered the keynote address showing off the new operating system for iphone and ipad. it's called ios 8 and for mac, iosx 10 yosemite. the new system will be made available for free this fall. cook said yosemite makes it easier to share information with all of your apple devices.

the new system enables users to make or answer phone calls on their computers. apple unveiled a new app focused on health and fitness. david stevenson will have more on the news at 5:00. california's primary election day is tomorrow. if the early numbers are any indication, there will be a historically low turnout. the registrar's office says despite the lower interest, there are a number of critical issues and important seats to film. the governor's seat is up for grabs and voters in san jose will choose the mayor. ktvu spoke to some people with about their thoughts on the expected low turnout. >> i think it's a disgrace and it does give small, well- organized or strongly motivated groups a great deal of leverage. >> i think a lot of people don't have incentives because it's not something that people deeply care about.

there's nothing that i think is sort of a hot topic, that's on the ballot this time. but i'm still gonna go. >> a coalition of canis bis -- cannabis clubs plan to found out marijuana to those who show ballot stubs to proof they voted. half of the city council's ten seats arate stake in this -- are at stake in this -- in this election. at ktvu.com, you will find more information under hot topics. and oakland city councilmember is announcing plans to create a rainy day fund for the city. libby shaff plans to create the reserve in response to governor brown's request to use one-time revenues. she says the this is necessary to stabilize oakland's finances now and in the future. mayor ed lee presented his

proposed two-year balanced budget. it closes budget deficits of $66.7 million in nis cal year 2014/2015. and the mayor eoffice says the budget -- mayor's office says the budget improves, the economy, strengthens social services. the obama administration is issuing new rules to cut carbon emissions by nearly a third. the rules seek to reduce carbon emissions by 30% by the year 2030. states have up to three years to submit their plans on how they will comply. this is a key element of president obama's promise to fight climate change. >> the head of the epa says there's no reason for fossil fuel industries to suffer under the new rules. she says technology exists to make those businesses more energy efficient. >> more efficiency means we

need less electric to cool our refrigerators or to charge our phones. for the fuel we burn, let us get the biggest bang for our buck. >> some say the regulations are designed to hurt or even kill the coal industry. preparing for the big one. the south bay school one in the state to wafern that the big one -- warn that the big one is coming. growing controversy over the release of an army sergeant held by the taliban for five years. why some in congress and the afghan government are questioning the legality.

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one person is dead after the driver of a truck fell asleep at the qheel in vallejo early this -- wheel in vallejo early this morning. the box truck slammed into a couple of trees on the westbound side of 80 at redwood parkway. the chp says the driver was delivering mattresses to a department store. he said he fell asleep an drift

off the road. a passenger was thrown from the cab and killed. the chp says that man was not wearing a seat belt. the cleanup took all morning since the truck was leaking diesel fuel and a hazmat team had to beat 7:30 in westwood, not far from the ucla campus. there were no reports of any serious damage or injuries. meanwhile, a school in the south bay is demonstrating its earthquake early wearning system. janine de la vega is live at mel pete tis christian school with -- milpitas christian with a safety drill. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. this school is one of two that has this latest technology that warns people on campus that an earthquake is coming seconds before it is actually felt. now, this sort of infrastructure is spreading slowly to other schools in the state as well as public transit

agencies throughout california. children from milpitas school participated in an earthquake drill using the quake guard technology. as soon as they heard the alarm, they ducked and covered and quickly evacuated the classroom. this technology was engineered by seismic warning systems. the company officials say it detects, analyzes and issues a warning in less than one second before the quake comes which gives people time to protect themselves. the system has been installed here at the school for the past ten years. but today, a representative from the state office of emergency services came to observe the system which may be installed in other schools in the central valley. >> our system actually alerted them but it can shut off a gas main, start up backup generations. whatever they might want to do, we brought this tool to work with. >> anybody in here? hello? >> anybody in here? >> reporter: seismic warning

systems recently formed a partnership that made it possible to be installed at fire departments in the imperial valley. that was funded by fema and the office of emergency services. the company is trying to expand more in the bay area. in the company's 13-year history, it never had a false alarm. reporting live from milpitas, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. the u.s. military says army sergeant bowe bergdahl is in stable condition and still receiving treatment in germany. this afternoon there is a growing controversy over his release from taliban captivity. many are happy he's coming home but some in congress say the president secured his freedom illegally. >> reporter: army sergeant bowe bergdahl is on his way home after five years in captivity. bowe bergdahl is receiving treatment at a us military hospital in germany. he's going through a reintegration process before returning to american soil. >> if he comes up too fast, it

could kill him. >> reporter: u.s. officials authorizing the release of five taliban suspects held at guantanamo bay in exchange for his freedom. the admin stration taking heat for the negotiation with republicans say the white house broke a law which required congress to be notified ahead of any gitmo release. >> we're gonna do a thorough review about what this thing looked like and how they did it and what assets and resources they used and why and what legal opinion they used to say that they didn't have to follow the law. >> reporter: the afghan government also concerned about the swap. president hamid karzai learning about this after it was complete. >> translator: if the united states of america moved these five people without an agreement with qatar, this act will be considering violating all international noermts. >> reporter: white house officials defending the move saying the main concern was freeing a prisoner of war.

>> this has been an ongoing effort that our government has been involved in at every level. >> reporter: there are questions about the stat sis of bergdahl -- status of bergdahl before he was captured. there are reports that he desserted his unit. back to you. it's a cooler day around the bay area. i think it's a pattern that will hold for at least a couple of days. let's go outside and take a look at the partly to mostly cloudy skies. low clouds hugging the coastline. i think they will continue to hug the coastline for the entire day. giving you a look at the satellite view as we get away from the coast we're dealing with high clouds. partly to mostly sunny for our inland communities. it stretches into the east bay. san francisco covered a thnd here along the -- and then here along the coastline. take a look. we've actually got a

counterclockwise swirl here. this system helping to continue that onshore breeze, bring in the cooler air and clouds will hold stubborn because of that low. take a look at the winds. 22 miles per hour onshore in concord, gusting to 35 in fairfield. we know when we see it that strong through part, of the delta and through fairfield, it will bring us a cooldown. for today, just a some id deck of low clouds -- solid deck of low clouds. partly cloudy skies away from the coast. temperatures are anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees cooler than what we had just yesterday. we'll stay here as we get into wednesday, a warmer day in sore. it's a warming trend that will carry on as we get into friday and the weekend looks warm as well. along the coastline, mid-50s. mostly cloudy, cool. 59 san francisco. 63 in oakland. you go inland, partly cloudy to mostly sunny and 76 in antioch. that's a nice day. 71 in livermore. 71 in walnut creek.

microclimate is here with us. for the afternoon, let's take a tour. 77 expected for napa. 76 in novato. low 70s for san rafael. mid-60s sausalito. into the east bay, mid- to upper 60s for the shore line. upper 70s a few low 80s for the far inland areas. santa clara valley will be a nice day for you. 76 san jose. 780 degrees for morgan hill. 75 for sunnyvale. 62 san francisco, upper 50s to near 60 along the coast. tomorrow more of the same waking up with the fog, the patchy drizzle will be with us. perhaps a tad warmer. the warmup comes wednesday and thursday and mostly sunny skies and warm to hot for our inland locations. >> it's up and down. >> yeah. >> thank you. >> you got it. hundreds of new jobs open at nearly two dozen california universities. why the csu system is gonna

hire more faculty members after years of budget cuts. i earned a scholarship to mit. and worked across party lines to get things done. i'm alex padilla. i'll protect voting rights for everyone. and make it easier to start a business. so we create jobs and opportunity for all californians. what should we order? (announcer) alex padilla. secretary of state.

u.s. stocks mixed in afternoon trading after a trade group says u.s. manufacturing grew correcting its early statement that growth it slowed. investors were caught off off yard -- were caught offguard. the dow and s&p started the day at record highs and remain there.

the dow is up 18. the s&p is up just a fraction while the nasdaq is down 9. the california state university system is planning to hire 700 new full-time faculty members. it's an attempt to reveers years of class and -- reverse years of class and staff reductions and improve success. the system is looking at record demand in the fall. the number of undergraduate applications at the 23 campuses is expected to be 760,000. money for the hiring comes mostly from a $125 million increase in state funding last year. a woman in petaluma in need of a kidney transplant has found a perfect match. her ex-fiance. in january of last year, she had full renal failure. her doctors told her finding a perfect match would be a long shot. she never would have thought her ex-fiance would be the one. the two have a daughter together but different priorities led them to call off their engagement eight years ago but daniel said he never

hesitated to help her out. >> it was very easy for me to decide. she loves her mom and her mom is a good mom. >> i go to dialysis with people who have been waiting 8, 15 years for a donor. it's kind of a bittersweet thing for me right now. >> today will be her last day of dialysis. even though she has a new boyfriend, she says burdick will always be her perfect match. the annual auction for a lunch with warren buffett is underway on ebay. the bid is $350,000. all of the money goes to glide memorial church. buffett says he will talk to the winner and seven guests about anything they want except what he might invest in next. they are supposed to be more secure keeping you safe while you get your cash but is there a big loophole in a

common safety feature. 2 investigates the atms that are closed that many criminals know about. how easy it is to get in and the response from one bank -- at 5:00. thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. we're always here for you at ktvu.com and you can follow us on twitter and facebook.

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