you are not going to transmit to somebody unless you became infected. because you were vaccinated it is unlikely you would come down with measles. >> reporter: a mother says she will continue oo ride the train -- to ride the train. . >> these are the vulnerable people. >> reporter: officials say they don't know how the contra costa county resident was exposed. he or she at home and recovering. we should mention this is the first measle confirmed case in contra costa county. last year there were four cases. at 6:00 p.m. the restaurant this individual went to. >> before we let you know, what symptoms should people look for and how much time has to pass before riders know they are in the clear? >> reporter: well, symptoms are obvious.

the fever. the cough. the running nose. red, watery eyes. as for being in the clear, and you have a rash on your face and neck area. as for being in the clear, it is tied to the rash. you are containish four days before the first -- contagious four days before the rash and after the rash. officials say the best thing to do is go to your doctor to make sure indeed you are clear. >> mike mibach in oakland. thank you. talks stalled again. west coast ports will be closed through the weekend. negotiations between the companies and dock workers were supposed to resume today but were cancels. they won't hire crews through monday. cargo has been slow to cross the docks. the port was shut down last weekend. employers play it on

longshoreman and dock workers deny slowing down. tonight authorities finally know the name of the person whose dismembered body was found in san francisco. and today ktvu's john sasaki spoke with that man's mother. john, what did he tell you? >> reporter: he wants no attention because of the cases. he wants answers. >> reporter: he explained what he is going through saying mislive over. i lost -- life is over. i lost my life. my only son. he has been depressed lately. he met his son's former roommate mark andrus. he is supposed to be his friend. i didn't like him. he doesn't look decent. that is probably why he killed my son. my son wanted to get away from him. prosecutors let mark andrus go without charging him because of a lack of evidence despite the fact surveillance video showed

him at the scene. he says the most hurting thing was the district attorney let him go. i don't think this is the america i used to know. i was sad. it hurts me with what we have seen. what more evidence do you need? he is so upset she writing letters to -- he is writing letters to find out the reason for releasing the criminal. they caught him red handened. they weakened the -- handed. they weakened the case. he said he was an art and say he shared this painting he did of a new york yankee. one of the neighbors told me he met mark andrus and he suspected there was something off about him. >> as we have been reporting the man who was arrested, mark andrus, died after he was released. how is his death effecting the police investigation? >> reporter: there is not going

to be prosecution now but they are still investigating. they still want to find had crime scene and what the cause of death was and the missing body parts in the case. >> john sasaki, thank you. president obama today sent a request to congress to authorize the use of military force against isis. it focuses on air strikes. he said this is not a request for a long term ground offensive. he said it will be limited to rescues and special forces. republican leaders say they are not winged the plan will a-- convinced the plan will achieve its objective. >> it will take time. especially from urban areas. but we are on the offensive. isil is going to lose. >> if congress approves the request it would be the first war authorization made by congress since 2002 when they gave george w. bush authority

to attack iraq. lieutenant governor gavin newsom announced today she running for governor in 2018. i talked with him this afternoon and i started by asking why he is starting his campaign so early. >> what this gives me is a platform to spend the time to make a case on why this should matter. it is not about candidates. it is about how you can impact the lives of people. two, long runway in terms of resource -- [ talking at the same time ] >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> fundraising as well. we are living in a world where there are folks that we can't talked about that could write a check tomorrow. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] your name was known

around the country has it been hard to maintain that? >> that is not port. it is a -- important. it is a different platform. people are running past him to talk to me. 10 minutes ago you were still -- so it is a different thing -- we come and go. a moment in time. i think there -- anything i learned, the things i most proud of are the things that are most controversial. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> the biggest challenge of our time, not just in the state, country, social mobility. the california dream was economic opportunity, social mobility, ability to move past your income class.

it is been the great american lie. we lost that. that is foundational in everything we need to do. >> this is the second time he is running for governor. his first run lasted only six months. we put the conversation up on www.ktvu.com. driver was burned over 80% of his body today after his motor home burst into flames in oakland near the coliseum. three people pulled the man out but he was already on fire. firefighters were hampered because of exploding propane tanks but they got the fire out after 10 minutes. the driver was taken to a burn center in san francisco. no word on what caused it to catch fire. the bay area toll authority voted to install a pedestrian and bicycle pathway on the richmond san rafael bridge. it would be on the upper deck of the bridge. and on the lower deck, the

break down lane would be turned into another lane. they say they have earmarked $74 million for the project that could be completed by 2018. however approval is needed for a host of state and federal agencies. half a billion dollars is at stake in the powerball drawing and we are three hours away. ktvu's tom vacar went to one lucky spot in the bay area. >> reporter: the lotto ticket machine was extra busy today. last february they printed the winning powerball ticket. 1-175million long shot. >> going in with a large group of wonderful people. so it wouldn't be as large but it would be great to win. >> going all over the place to buy the tickets. >> reporter: how many places have you been? >> this is our third one.

so far. we will go again to buy tickets. >> reporter: how many tickets are you buying and why? >> 20. just like everybody else. i want to hit the big one. >> reporter: say you win this, how much money do you really get? >> i won't know till i get it. >> reporter: if the winner takes the value, 338 million. tax 134 million. if it was purchased in california there are no state taxes. the winner still gets a cool $184 million check. that is enough to buy a top of the line golf stream private jet to take you and 13 friends anywhere in the world and give each of them a new rolls-royce and a million dollars home and still have 100 million bucks

left over. >> i would make investments. >> reporter: if you put it into stock and investment fund and took out $7 million a year, you would never eat into the money you won. >> if you never go after your dreams you will never achieve them. >> reporter: it is possible no one will win tonight and that would mean the next drawing could top $650 million. tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. coming up, fighting for the right to die with dignity even though she is not dying. why she decided to sue the state anyway. >> and accused of a sexual attack on a pizza delivery person, the reason the suspect is being tried as an adult. >> accusations of police brutality. >> while police aren't the only ones pushing back against the proposed solution. and natural options on the shelf. and for our consumers, that means having

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the berkeley as you recall approved new rules for police tactics during protests after demonstrations turned violent. not everyone is happy with the exchanges. brien flores -- brian flores has more. >> the concerns of police brutality remains a hot button issue as seen during last month's city counsel meeting. >> we live in a system where police can devalue black lives. >> reporter: last night the city counsel voted to put a moratorium on certain police tactics during protests. it puts a temporary hold on

police using rubber bullets and tear gas during protests like we saw in december. >> it doesn't seem to be a sensible decision. >> reporter: the ceo of the chamber of commerce. she said many businesses especially downtown businesses feel the city doesn't have their best interest. >> businesses deserve to believe that the city security is looking out for them as well as looking out for the people who live here. >> reporter: dozens of businesses were damaged during december protests. luting also. protesters were injured and so were officers. he says the city counsel taking away the tools they need to keep people safe is not a good idea. >> our job is a very dangerous job. the fact is, what tools will we have? we need the proper tools, the protection equipment to do our

jobs. >> reporter: despite the moratorium he believes officers will have all the tools they need, especially during violent protests. >> december 6 and 7 was a violent crowd. >> reporter: for now it moves on to a police review board that will examine what happened in december. that commission could take months deciding whether or not to permanently change police tactics moving forward. >> i mean it looked like a war zone to see the tear gas. >> and once again that was brian plor ezreporting. the city counsel -- brian flores reporting. a stalemate on immigration. speaker of the house john boehner implored the senate to pass a bill that funds the department of homeland security and defunds president obama's executive action on immigration. >> the house has done its job. ask the senate democrats when they will do something. other than to vote no.

>> democrats blocked the bill three times last week. they want to take out the part blocking the action on immigration. national little league organization stripped last year's team. they said the jason -- jason -- jackie robin son team broke rules. they later wenten to the white house can and -- went on to the white house and met president obama. a team from las vegas has been declared chapters. -- champions. today at the at&t pebble beach national pro-am. ktvu's joe fonzi, they take it seriously and want to win. >> reporter: they know they are not the best golfers in the world but they are competitive.

tough duty for me, the 49er giants shoot out yesterday, celebrity shoot out today. we enjoy another beautiful sunset here at cypress point. >> beautiful day. >> reporter: they used used the different format. two favorites. clint eastwood and bill murray picked teams. >> we each choose low and then high. >> clint picked me first. kind of not so fast. it was first of the high handicappers. >> reporter: s a usual the golf is just part of the story. but some of these guys can play. huey lewis made an approach that would have made any pro happy. he was happy to be in the company. >> i like to talk to him and steal his ideas. he wrote awesome songs. yeah, it is fun. you have a bunch of people and

personalities here for the week. >> reporter: he had one of the day's best shots. this birdie that fell on number three. the gold of all amateurs make the cut and play with their propartners on sunday. >> -- pro partners on sunday. this is my gift to her that i am not home for three days. >> i love her so much i am going to try to make the cut. >> reporter: the shoot out came down to a chip off. murray's effort, not so good. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: it was won by another country singer. the eastwood team beat the murray team 3-2. >> i had good laughs except

when i was swinging the clubs. [ indiscernible ] >> get him next year. >> i hope so. i don't know anything that could happen. i will try. >> reporter: today's event earned $100,000 for charity. now the celebrities have a night to think about teeing it up tomorrow with their pro partners. >> reporter: it gets going tomorrow on three different courses. i don't know, can we figure out something for me to do down here next week? is that possible? >> you are the envy of the news room. [ talking at the same time ] [ laughter ] >> thank you. beautiful. couple hours south of us. where we are here in the bay area, not bad. >> how long we have been doing had story and how often do we

go oh, my god it is raining, windy and here they get the perfect day, the perfect week for this event. around here as well. last week, we had rain. showers. rain over the weekend. and here we are into a dry patworn a few clouds. typically i -- pattern with a few clouds. we are into the january pattern that we are into in january. dry weather through the five- day forecast. what that means is fog returns. we have a dense fog advisory that will go into effect tonight down around modesto, south of stockton. be ready for dense fog. and patchy fog around the bay area as well. wasn't a lot this morning but we will see some tomorrow. 63 santa rosa. headlines are a warm thursday. dry pattern continues throughout the week and the

weekend looks nice. there. nicer than last week. today's highs. we go up. 73 santa rosa tomorrow. 67 today. san francisco 70 tomorrow. san jose mid-70s tomorrow. nice looking day for your thursday. a warmer thursday at that with temperatures 3 to 5 degrees warmer than today. why? because the air will sink and it creates less in air quality. think about it, air rises it cools, air sinks and warms. that is what is happening. warmer at sea level than a thousand feet or 500 feet. a few degrees. 5 degrees warmer. difference between a thousand feet and sea level. typically. there is the fog tomorrow morning. temperatures will be in the mid- 60s to mid-70s. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view, i will get the temperatures, by the way, we will get those in,

i wanted to get you to the five- day forecast, i am running utof time. the week is dry and warm. next week the models are not giving us much in terms of wet weather. hopefully we will get something going. enjoy what you got. we are the envy of 98% of the country. so -- it is not winter here at all. more like spring. >> we are going way out looking for rain. >> not in the five-day forecast. right now it is not on the next 5 day. but that could change. >> and then march. thank you. thank you, bill. coming up here, a look at a place that most people have never seen. >> a unique city where firefighters get hands on training and ken wayne got access inside to see how they do it. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> president obama is heading to the bay area tomorrow.

his visit follows his actions today against isis. new details about his stop in the bay area. plus -- >> long lines in san francisco. and it is not for an apartment or apple product, the reason people waited all day. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m.

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children with free dental screenings. >> you have to floss. they started off this morning in santa clara. 47 elementary school and 9 boys and girls clubs. it pays attention to any issues children may have with their teeth. >> we have some kids that have severe -- urgent care. they have teeth that are rotting. you know, severe cavities. large cavities and they need to see the dentist. >> they are showing and teaching the children how to floss and brush. children with serious issues are being given assistance. emotional testimony today in the murder trial of the american sniper chris kyle. today his wedo got -- widow got

emotional immediately. eddie ray routh is charged with killing kyle and a friend at a gun range in texas two years ago. his attorney says he is not guilty by reason of insanity. the captain of the costa concordia crews liner was cruise liner was convicted to 16 years in prison today. 32 people were killed when the ship steered too close to a island in mid-january of 2012. it was towed away last july. if only for a moment fans of house of cards could watch the new season on netflix. a bug released 10-15 episodes early. it is a popular show.

fans were really excited for a brief opportunity to watch the new season. netflix pulled all the episodes within a half hour. they plan to release them february 27. >> then you can binge watch. neighbors are determined to take back their community. >> the action they are taking in this room tonight and what they are demanding from the city is coming up. >> fighting in court for the right to die. the case one woman made today in san francisco and the opposition that she fighting. >> candlestick park serving another purpose before it comes down. special training police are doing there this week.

a neighborhood determined to protect its community from crime. people living in the valley say there have been 100 burglaries in two plummets. that is three times the -- months. that is three times the amount as last year. in an hour neighbors will address growing concerns about rising crime while the city is tack algpolice staffing shortage. -- tackling a police staffing shortage. ktvu's azenith smith is here with more. . >> reporter: the community is

coming together to take back their neighborhood so to speak. i want to show you. there are 500 seats set up here. that is how many people they think will be here tonight. neighbors say they are doing all they can to stop the thieves. >> reporter: in san jose you don't have to look hard to find a victim whose home was broken into. >> we look out for each other now. we look at -- out the window. >> reporter: every home on this street is armed with security cameras and neighborhood watch signs. >> i am worried about who will be at my house. >> reporter: on guard now that this neighborhood had been riddled with home burglaries. triple the amount of last year. police staffing is stretched thin. >> when you see a large increase like that there is

reason for concern. >> reporter: some families hired private security to patrol their streets, paying $40 a month for the service. she started this petition to relocate a police substation. she gathered 1,000 signatures. the mayor admits while property crimes are done more needs to be done. >> we have a lot more work to do and we will work hard to restore it. we will have to be smarter. be more innovative and reach out in the community. >> reporter: he says police plan touppatrols -- to uppatrols. -- to up patrols. >> they need to help us get our neighborhood back. to be safe again. >> the mayor said there will be news tonight in regards to arrests made. the meeting starts at 6:30 p.m.

tonight. >> azenith smith, the neighbors share the concerns of so many people but they are active about their concerns. thank you. a teenager accused of kidnapping and raping a pizza delivery person appeared in court today. the arraignment of darrion miles was postponed. he was arrested sunday hours after the attack. authorities say he was wearing a ankle monitor for parolees. prosecutors explained why they decided to charge him as an adult. >> because of the serious nature of a crime. she was kidnapped and raped. sodomized and robbed at gun point. >> prosecutors say there are no weapons charges at this point because it is unclear if a real gun was at this point. winter is a busy time of

year for firefighters for battling house fires. but in the bay area crews can train year around at a facility. ktvu's ken wayne got access inside this training center that gives firefighters real world experience so they know how to respond to these situations. >> reporter: all about getting hands on experience. the fire department build something unique here in the bay area. not a classroom, it is a mock city. a place few people outside the fire department have ever seen. on a small corner you will find store fronts, houses with gates and all the typical infrastructure you will find in a city neighborhood in san francisco. it is as real life as possible, meant to give firefighters a chance to put their skills to the test. >> that is where you pick up good stuff. >> reporter: as you can see

firefighters put me in their burn building to show what it is like to be trapped in a house fire. if you find yourself in a burning building you will be how surprised you could be disoriented. the power could be knocked out, room filled with smoke, making it impossible to see anything. school children are told to stop, drop and roll, but after that? at 10:00 p.m. we will have tips from firefighters that could help you and your family survive a house fire. and we will look that fascinating scenarios firefighters go through, including rescuing people in elevators. all information that could save you during an emergency. more tonight on the 10:00 p.m. news. >> when the firefighters go into a burning house it is pitch black. it is impossible to see. >> right. even day light, the room fills up with smoke so quickly, you

are disoriented. there are things you need to do. think about the firefighters, they are going into buildings and trying to find their way around. they have tips on how they get out of housing that are burning when they can't see. >> what was it like for you? did you start to panic? did your heart rate go up? >> you know, i knew the firefighters were there. i knew i wasn't in danger but it gave me the sense of oh, my god, if i was in my house, at work, and the room filled with smoke and the power went out, you are blind. you got to think ahead of time when you are at home or at work, what are you going to do? >> i remember the elementary school assignments, this is why you practice. >> how many people do that? >> none. none. thank you. some rush to save victims, others track down the boston

marathon suspects. the special award for 22 americans today. >> and coast guard is investigating an oil sheen, what that slick might be and where it might be coming from. >> how did you start your morning? not like this. a lot of happy people here this morning. we will tell you why, coming up.

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whatever steps are advised to ensure their safety and the safety of the general public. police are looking for a man who took photos of a woman inside a rest room. officers say the man snuck in at the community center monday. a woman looked up from the stall and saw someone holding a cell phone over the wall. she yelled and the man ran out. >> it is scary. we come here to get an education and we find out there is somebody taking pictures of us in the bath room? care -- scary. >> investigators think the same man is responsible for a similar crime last year. he is in his 20s. 5'6" and a buzz cut. congress approved a bill to build the keystone xl pipeline and that sets up a show down with president obama who threatened to veto the pipeline. the house voted in favor of the

bill. the senate approved it last month. however even though republicans control the house and the senate they don't have enough votes to overcome a veto. it would send oil from canada to the gulf of mexico. republicans said it would boost energy independence. democrats call it a gift to the oil industry. legendary college basketball coach jerry tarkanian has died. he built a dynasty at the unlv. leading them to the national championship in 1990. inducted into the basketball hall of fame three years ago. his son says he was hospitalized on monday with breathing problems and an infection. jerry tarkanian was 84 years old. 22 police officers and firefighters received the highest award for public safety officers today. vice president joe biden and attorney general eric holder awarded each the medal of

valor. it is given to officer whose exhibit exceptional courage to try to save or protect the lives of others. among those honored today officer whose saved lives at a shooting in wisconsin and 7 peoples of the water town police department ins and the -- in massachusetts and fire department because they captured one of the boston marathon suspends and killed the -- suspects and killed the other. >> we train our kids to think that -- that is who we are. but you are a reflection of it. >> two were honored after they were killed in the line of duty. it is not over yet. candlestick park is coming down but not without serving another purpose. what the stadium is being used for this weekend. >> and how about this, starting the morning with a full on dance party.

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several marinas. it appears to be marine diesel fuel and samples have been sent to labs. this time wildlife hasn't been effected. no estimate on how much spilled or from where. clean up efforts are underway and they hope to know the source tomorrow. new at 5:00 p.m. all right how did you start your morning? guessing it wasn't with a two hour dance party. it started in new york ask migrated to san francisco. at 7:00 a.m. a couple hundred people hit the dance floor in the south of market area of san francisco. and ktvu's noelle walker was up bright and early with them. >> reporter: as the sun wakes up from its slumber and the morning commute kicks into gear. it is an hour when the moon

isn't quite asleep. [ music ] >> reporter: but an office building in san francisco -- [ music ] >> reporter: is wide awake. >> i am not a morning person, these are the only things i get up for. [ music ] >> reporter: a dance party. >> i love to dance. like my favorite thing in the world. >> reporter: at 7:00 a.m. am. >> something else. really -- at 7:00 a.m. >> something else. really is. >> a trend right now that people are jumping on. they want to get pumped up before work. >> reporter: the mix is like a jolt of caffeine. there is coffee cups. >> i can do this and get to my morning meeting on time. >> reporter: an unconventional way tonetwork with -- to network with fancy foot work.

work. [ indiscernible ] [ music ] >> reporter: it is better than just oak -- okay. studies have shown dancing -- >> makes you smile. brings the mood up. makes you creative. ready to think about work stuff. >> i do this for a couple hours. i have so much energy for the rest of the day. happier. and in a better mood. >> reporter: it is 9:00 a.m. time go to work in san francisco. noelle walker, ktvu fox 2 news. >> cool. takes an act of congress to get out of the house by 8:30 a.m -- [ talking at the same time ] >> if it gets them up, gets them out there, fantastic. that one guy couldn't stop moving. >> i know. [ talking at the same time ] >> you are a surf guy -- >> i am shocked.

do that thing you were doing -- [ talking at the same time ] [ laughter ] >> i don't get going in the morning either. because of our jobs. the weather is great outside. do exercise. mid-60s. upper 60s. low 70s. highs from today. 70 morgan hill. 73 oakland. wow! february. right? doesn't feel like it. tomorrow is warmer. mid-70s. jet stream is going up and over the top. like january. we experienced it was so dry. at least this pattern with the ridge of high pressure. nice looking system out here. the story goes more of the same. high clouds over head. still a fair weather pattern. the clouds are falling off the ridge. the ridge -- right -- like a ridge -- a hill, right?

everything is going up over the ridge. a trough is when we get rain, it goes down, like a valley. when you hear ridge, almost talking fair weather pattern. what we get from ridges, high pressure. same thing. idea. poor air quality. valley fog. that is where we are. we will see valley fog. air quality took a hit. 62 livermore. the current temperatures. san jose tomorrow highs 74. today low 70s. tomorrow mid-70s. actually going to be hot. turning the air conditioner on -- [ talking at the same time ] >> in the car? >> yeah. all the time. >> kicking it on in the car. that is unusual for february. count the number of times you do that in a year. winter months. warmer on thursday. warmer than today. and we stay in the warm pattern. this high pressure stays with us for a while. the high pressure the air

sinks. the air quality is not as good. when it sinks it warms. that is where we are. valley fog tomorrow morning, central valley, we have a dense fog advisory from sacramento -- from sacramento south. highs, 79 fremont -- or fairfield area. notice temperatures out here are cooler because the fog is out here. cooler air here. warmer air around the bay. warmer bay and ocean temperature. warmest temperatures tomorrow are away from the central valley where the dense fog advisory exists. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view. dry. dry. dry. if it didn't rain last weekend we would be singing the blues right now. we had a great rain last week. that will help.

enjoy this week. hopefully something breaks loose. >> thank you. going to court for the right to die. >> even if i never use it i want that choice to be mine. >> the case one woman is making that she should get to choose when and how she dies. >> jewel jewel -- julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> operators are getting ready to shut down. tom vacar will have what this could mean that port of oakland. and a sea lion pup discovered, we talk to the ranger who helped rescue the animal. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m.

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candlestick park is coming down. the san francisco police will use it for training this weekend. they will be doing training inside the stadium saturday and sunday from 10 to mean 2:00 p.m. -- 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. police wanted to let the public know there could be house noises. -- loud noises. cancer patients are asking doctors be able to prescribe dogs to allow terminally -- doctors to allow termally ill patients to end their live. ktvu's rob roth has more. >> the lawsuit was filed in

san francisco. >> reporter: she is battling leukemia but is in remission. she is not terminally ill but if that changes she wants to choose how to end her life. >> i want that choice to be mine. to die where i want, when i want and how i want. >> she one of three cancer patients with two doctors who are suing the state, asking physicians be allowed to scribe drugs to bring -- prescribe drugs to bring a peaceful death to terminally ill patients. >> i would have to hope i was doing it the right way. >> the law in california is not clear whether a physician is at risk so physicians are deterred from making this choice veil.

patients are left to suffer. >> opponents argued there needs to be protections for patient whose are merely depressed. >> there is not evidence that suggest there is risk to patients. risk to people with disabilities. or that it in any way underimines -- undermines good care. >> reporter: oregon doctors are permitted to give patients a lethal dose. >> i don't want to go to oregon. no one anybody there -- i don't know anybody there. i can't transport my life to together do that -- to oregon to do that. . >> the case could be decided by the california supreme court. reporting live in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. the ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00 p.m. starts now. good evening.

i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. >> operators shutting down as a labor dispute intensifies. tomorrow some services won't be available and the effects could hit millions of people. we get the new developments from ktvu's tom vacar. tom, you have been following the story for several mucks now, what did you -- months now, what did you learn? >> reporter: this is an extremely dangerous maneuver that could impact both parties, you and me and the entire u.s. economy. >> reporter: starting tomorrow and for 4-5 days no shanes will be -- ships will be loaded or unloaded. the employers say they will not pay for slowed down work especially for weekend and holiday premium pay. besides saturday and sunday, thursday and monday are holidays. what will be open are the yards so containers could possibly be

picked up and taking to firms waiting for them,suming employers will -- assuming employers will allow it. >> you cut to the double talk and the ports are going to be closed for moving containers off of ships. and that is pretty much the thing here. >> reporter: this stems from the labor negotiations that have been going on since last may, including scheduled talks that were canceled today. >> maybe they decided they will go a different route -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: most of the ships serving the west coast and asia are bunched up at the west coast docks -- at the west coast docks or off shore till space becomes available. we are days from a situation where the