there's space on the docks to unload vessels. >> reporter: who is scheduling the dock workers, is that not pma. >> pma orders the labour. >> reporter: is pma ordering enough labour so there's not a slowdown. >> pma orders the labour that is available. they are not willing just to throw labour at this. we need the right workers in the right ways to move cargo in an efficient reliable manner. >> the two sides locked in this labour dispute. what do they need to understand about the impact on you? >> you know i don't see how it helps any of them to delay. i don't. this is a fight between them but i wish that they can get the job done go to work. i have to go to work. we all have to go to work every day. >> melissa foster -- foverter is looking for other ways to get her product from overseas. it may cost more. >> both sides met with a mediator. some of the key points wages, pensions automation at the dock - and a big one for the workers is how future workplace disputes will be addressed. the talks are scheduled to resume storm. >> for more we are joined by the economist jock o'connell an ex

to see dock " everywhere.: see it also said about them dumping mattresses like this one here on the sidewalk. she told me the area is relatively clear that it's ever been before but she says the fact remains that there's still a lot of trash and debris on the streets of redwood city. we rent weekend across this backpack with to jackets inside. >>: upstarted day is clean >>: you should make a note about it >> reporter: is a good thing as a residence take pride in their community and esther isn't one of nice people in a sea of people be behaving badly i sensed i it i suggested certain contexts san mateo public works to keep the area clean. >>: in the streets by fair oaks avenue try keep it clean. >> reporter: stanley roberts kron 4 news >> pam: another restaurant manager is apologizing after a knee saw a police dog and ask him to leave. >> reporter: joe wrangles of the shoot out with several other grant is the reason he suffers from post- traumatic of issues today. which is why wrangled now requires a service do

the pma said the average dock workers on the west coast earns $147,000 a year and raises over the next five years will boost that pay to 160 grand. it has offered to continue fully funding all health care with no deductibles, premiums or copays and also raising pensions 11% and giving dock workers jurisdiction over the maintenance of trailers used by trucks for cargo at the ports. apparently this is not enough. >> concluded the latest offer is far as we can go at this point. >> reporter: the union said both sides are extremely close to a resolution and to shut the ports down now would be reckless and irresponsible. in the meantime, companies like honda and subaru are reportedly paying more to fly in auto parts and in the u.s. hog farmers say the bottleneck is hurting their exports to asia. jim mckin nen said in a conference call if it comes to the standstill they can have a period giving power to a mediator to bring about a contract. as the shutdown in 2002 proved it can take months maybe longer to recover and this time there is more competition coming with the widening of the panama c

is not done on the dock by dockworkers.iz: we're seeing a lot of computerized machinery. but we're seeing humans run that machinery and humans running the big cranes. don't they matter, and are they not worth fighting for here? >> there are humans running most of the machines. but that's not true around the world. okay. there are many ports around the world that are much more automated than ports around the united states. for example, you'll see when you drive by a port, stacks of containers, either coming in or going out. and those stacks are built by a stacker crane. in the united states usually, that stacker train has a driver. there are term naturals around the world where someone is sitting in an office somewhere directing the computer what to do. one of the questions for the union is how we keep control of this work that is related definitely to the business of loading or unloading the ship, but isn't done on the dock and conversely management wants greater flexibility to do things in new way with different people per

an apparent deal between the dock workers and the pacific maritime association. we do not have any information about the specifics of that deal. but obviously, it's a fluid situation. we will of course bring you the latest information as it becomes available. in oakland, devin fehely kpix 5. >> the dispute at the port is causing a backlog of ships on the bay. only on "5", kpix 5 reporter don ford with an exclusive look at the people trying to control the chaos. >> san francisco pier 80 for san rafael 1, alpha bravo sam. >> reporter: when commercial ships enter the bay, they are being watched and studied by the coast guard. >> we keep an eye on what's happening in the bay. >> reporter: inside this building we get a rare look at the control room. >> just coming off the dock. >> huge, huge vessels going under bridges, right beside each other all happening right here. >> reporter: in nerve center communicates with the captains and pilots, make sure everyone sees everything, very important when the port is crowded. >> san francisco is unique. we have significant curre

in a long standing labor dispute between the shipping companies and the dock workers union. kron four's jeff bush is live tonight in oakland with the latest on what this all means jeff. the cranes at the port of oakland will be silent for a total of four daysthe pacific maritime association's latest reaction to the ongoing labor dispute between the conglomerate of 70 shipping companies and the dock worker's unionnothing loadednothing unloaded. the port loses money small businesses don't get new merchendise and exports, mainly agricultural, sit warehoused during that time. craig merrilees i.l.w.u. they've decided that closing the ports is going to give them some kind of leverage or atvantage and in trying to reach a contract with 20,000 dock workers they must feel this closure is going to put them in a stronger position. it's definatly a flexing of the association's muscles and does squeeze the workers who would be making premium pay during the weekend and the holidaysbut this action affects truck drivers and other supporting workers as wellworkers who have nothing to do with

dock workers are told to stay at home this weekend.ke to both sides and has the latest on negotiations. >> reporter: by 4:00 p.m. word had spread to truck drivers at the port of oakland, waiting to load or unload shipping containers before the weekend set down. the pacific maritime association which represents 70 port terminal operators and cargo shipping companies says nothing will be moved off or on to any ships this weekend at the 29 port on the west coast. >> just waiting, waiting all the time. all day. in a line. >> reporter: for thousands of truck drivers no loads this weekend means no pay. this driver says for him each trip means $500. >> when you don't work, you don't take container from the port you don't earn money. >> reporter: labor negotiations have been dragging on for nine months. pma, is accusing the 20,000 dock workers of a deliberate work slow down. >> if the union is going to work at 40, 50, 60% below normal, will continue their slow down, then we really don't have a choice. >> reporter: the association's president i

dock workers reached a tentative deal to end the gridlock at west coast ports. but as mark kelly tells us, there's such a big backlog, it could be a long time before everything gets shipped out. >> reporter: andrew burns is the mastermind behind the flame stower. >> position the blade over the fire. >> reporter: the device uses fire to charge electronics. say a cell phone. >> bang, you get the bling and it starts charging. >> reporter: andrew says he has a lot of orders but one problem. the backlog at the port of oakland could delay those orders getting to customers. >> it's very frustrating because, you know, if you break out your binoculars you can see your boat and kind of like watch it. >> reporter: west coast ports oakland included have been a mess for nine months as dock workers and shippers failed to settle on a new contract. last night, a breakthrough. a tentative agreement was reached. the port is set to reboot operations tonight. so why the backlog? a port spokesman explains. >> ship containers, the truck trailers that carry the container, none of them

may recall, is an environmental ship recycling consultant who we hired as part of our contract with dock wise. document already wise came and shipped her to china where they have been working diligently to recycle her in a safe and environmentally friendly manner and i'm happy to report she has been officially dismantled, it is all done and i would really like to thank our incredible team, led by daly dunnun and a whole bunch of other folks including maintenance staff who i haven't mentioned. it was a group effort but really pressed forward by daly dunnan, so if you will join me in a round of applause for daly, then continuing with our good news, i would like to introduce jay ox who was a regulatory environmental specialist in our maritime division and jay is going to give a very very quick update on our maritime air emissions inventory which i will not give away the punch line other than to say it's good news. so jay. >> thank you, monique one moment please. okay, so as you may recall, in 2005 the port did an air emissions inventory, a maritime air emissions inventory. this was part of

work orders for the weekend went out to dock workers this afternoon. for the last nine months, dock workers and shippers have been in a bitter dispute that led to weekend closures and slowdowns, but yesterday broad a break through way five-year tentative agreementwen the international longshore and warehouse union and the paski maritime association. the association represents shipping company and port terminal operates at 29 ports from san diego to seattle, including aport of oakland. one man who has waited 16 years to go through the process of becoming a dockworker says now that this dispute is over, may finally get to work. >> i'm glad for the dock workers, the union, the shipping, the country actually, because we can move forward and it will help because of the delays. >> according to a spokesperson for the port of oakland it will take least six weeks to off- load the backlog of cargo at terminals. >> hayward police released a sketch of a man they say tried to kidnap a 14-year-old girls she was walking home from girl. investigators say she was appro

they are moving in the right direction. >> dock workers have to approve this. you said this was important for the federal government to get involved. secretary of labour commerce perez did, and he set an ultimatum. is that what got the deal done? >> about it did. >> in some businesses they had to figure out other ways to get the product dispersed. is this hurting them? >> i think so. the importers, exporters visibly and the supply change determining the ports of entry. it's going to mean - it means a lot of nurturing up and down the supply chains going on. >> thank you jock for your insight >>> greece will get a deal with the european leaders, extending the bailout. an agreement will be reached. detail will be provided. it will put markets into new territories. the s&p closed at new records. all three major indexes were up half a percentage point >>> new trouble for president obama's health care overhaul. hundreds of people that signed up received the wrong information. >> good evening, just when the administration has turned the corner, something like this hap

this replica is docked here for the next two weeks.e goal of the captain and 9-member crew who live on board for months at time is to give history buffs a chance to come on board ask see for themselves what like was like for an 18th century sailor. chris is the captain. good morning, thanks for waking up early and talking to us. >> good morning, welcome aboard. >> reporter: pirates are really popular right now, and you don't like to consider this a pirate ship, per say, but 200 years ago, the pirates and merchants all used the same type of vessels, correct? that's correct. the pirates would use any type of shift they could take. and we all love these ships, and are very big on the adventure. that's why i became a sailor. i get to do the fun parts of being a pirate, a, but i don't have to go dew any killing or stealing -- have to go do any killing or stealing. this is very much part of oakland's history and america history. we love to teach this and share this with our kids, our communities, and & get them in touch with it, and have the

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 s

dock organizers were working on -- dock workers were working on saturday. >> we were told over the radio that if we took a unit break, which is when we all take break, that we would be fired. even that is what it says to do in our contract. >> it is a bitter disappointment for the port of oakland. and that is happening at one port. >> now the workers lost pay for the rest of their shift but they could be called back to work today. we are getting mixed signals about the port being open today. >> facebook shuttle drivers could be getting more pay and better benefits. according to the wall street journal it would include a pay jump from $18 to $24.50 an hour. on friday more tech company shuttle bus drivers including those that work for apple, yahoo will vote on their contracts. >>> nearly two dozen families in walnut creek have been told to pack up and turn in their keys. a deadline to evict people was up last night. but people tell us they are not leaving. they are being evicted from a handful of older homes. so they can build a new high end complex. but until then they say there is no oth

those docks are going to be closed.pany made that clear. >> the work is scheduled for monday morning right now, negotiations according to the pma are far apart on crucial issues, including pay. >> the pma has concluded the latest offer is as far as we can go at this point. >> the ports are so mired in congestion, with over crowding, that many importers are trucking or railing their cargo down to the gulf coast or the east coast in order to get them moving, if at all. you can't do that with food, produce, fruits, vegetables, because they will simply spoil. which means a lot of it, which is already spoiled second- degree gone, and no more is being shut upped. reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new at 6:00, the san jose family says right after san jose city leaders cleared out a large homeless encampment known as the jungle last december, they began to notice new neighbors. the jungle was the largest homeless camp. the family is dealing with new problems right in their own backyard. ktvu's rob roth explain

. >> the longshoremen's union represents 20,000 dock worsers. they are servicing larger ships under increasingly dangerous conditions. the death rate on the job is higher than firefighters and police officers. the shutdown at more than two dozen west coast ports has a lot of businesses hurting. >> reporter: ports full of goods are stranded at docks. american meat and produce can't be stent to consumers in asia. local companies are starting to feel the strain. one washington state importer says it is having trouble fulfilling orders from big box retailers on time. >> typically we can pull a container from the port within two days of a vessel arriving. today we're looking at 7 to 10 days. >> reporter: the 29 pacific ports see about a quarter of all u.s. international trade. $1trillion worth of cargo passes through each year. dock workers and their employers struggling to reach a deal in the long-standing labor dispute. besides meeting thursday for the first time in nearly a week. >> we're this far apart. i think a resolution could be done soon. >>

ships waiting to dock grinding to halt over a brewing labor dispute dispute. linzie janis on what's behind the conflict. >> reporter: a bird's eye view of a massive traffic jam -- empty trucks waiting to be filled. while out at sea a fleet of massive ships stuck unable to unload their cargo. on a normal day here at the port of long beach, you might see a couple of ships waiting to dock, but right now there are dozens stacked up, as far as the eye can see, all waiting to unload. a dispute between dock workers and shippers triggering partial shutdowns at 29 west coast ports from seattle to san diego. an 11-day shutdown could cost the u.s. economy up to $2 billion a day and 21,000 jobs. and it means you could end up paying more for electronics, shoes and clothes. >> retailers are losing money when cargo isn't reaching them. and serious impacts on the overall national economy. >> reporter: small businesses, already feeling it. >> i would say we're going to lose at least 20% to 25% of our export at least. >> reporter: we'll told they could be close to an agreement.

in war, it is the ship at sea not at the dock that counts.n the spaces between our bulky cargo, we packed russians, cops, hospital supplies like bandages and plasma, and dozens of other valuable items the boys overseas were hollering for. but this was the payoff cargo. nothing less than 84 grown railroad engines complete -- eight full grown railroad engines. the idea was that these fellas would be ready to run as soon as we could set them down on rails somewhere in the pacific. they were tied up to the dock where they had the biggest claim in the harbor, the 100-ton job. the way the crane handle those babies, you would've thought they were toy electric trains. if they dropped, the hannibal victory would have never sailed from frisco. one of our mates told me afterwards of this voyage gave him a bad dream. he dreamed he was an old greek king. what is his name? damocles. instead of the sword dangling over his head, it was a locomotive. one by one, they were set into place on the deck. four hatches, eight locomotives. easy. easy does it. relayed

management reports the issue of fixing broken truck trailers is a real problem on the docks, and may soon be resolved. if that's the case it may be the domino which sets off the final resolution before the ports completely shut down. jane wells, san pedro, california. >>> coming up virtual reality. the technology may seem far away from everyday reality, but will the capital money continue to flow into what some are betting will be the next big thing. >>> a federal judge has rejected an nfl concussion settlement for a second time. the league's proposal of more than $750 million involved 5,000 former players who have sued over head injuries. the judge said the nfl should expand payments for some of those claims especially for families of players who suffered from chronic brain damage diagnosed only after their deaths. >>> strong outlook out today from the rail industry a sector that is looking to spend more and hire more this year. freight railroads planned to spend nearly 30 billion to lay track, add engines and create around 15,000 new jobs. this comes as the national rail network ha

on a normal day that dock behind me would be bustling with activity. but take a look at this perspective from the air. for the most part the parking lot behind me is completely empty. no one is hauling goods in or out of this facility. those containers you see stacked high, they are unpacked. meantime offshore dozens of ships are sitting waiting simply to dock. from seattle to san diego, 29 of the nation's busiest ports are on a fast track to nowhere. merchandise isn't moving. >> right now we have about 1,200 containers that are in limbo. >> reporter: jake jabs runs american furniture warehouse in denver. >> this is all imported goods. a lot coming out of india, out of china. >> reporter: overseas inventory should fill his 14 showrooms. instead it's floating in the pacific. >> it's hurting business. >> reporter: at this citrus plant in california, the crop is flourishing but sales are not. fruit that should be selling overseas is instead spoiling. if growers can't sell oranges, they can't pay employees. >> first one up is 2130. >> reporter: jobs and pa

firefighters in this case were focused on the stores loading dock here behind the store where a trailer began to burn late last night and the fire very nearly spread to the store itself. crews were able to come in here and they were able to contain it before it did that. let's show you photos that were tweeted out by the fire department after they were called out to the safeway here near manuel parkway. this fire started around 11:30 last night. the trailer that caught fire had a pressure washer inside that was being used to clean the store. that trailer was destroyed but thankfully the flames didn't spread to the flammable and combustible materials inside that loading dock. but the fire did send quite a bit of smoke drifting into the store itself and this safeway that normally is open 24 hours has been forced to close. an employee told us the store in all likelihood will reopen around 6:00 this morning once they finish the cleanup inside the store. the cause of this fire again, the trailer that burned near the loading dock still being investigated by firefighters. >> all right we will

. >> this is the port of oakland where dock workers resume work tonight.he union and their employers reached a tentative contract last night. 29 west coast ports are slated to return to full operations this evening. b( f the ports. the agreement means goods on the docks and piled in warehouses will start moving as early as tonight. union members must still ratify the agreement. >> clearing up confusion. state representative mike honda held a community meeting to discuss the3>uÑ president's competitive action on immigration today. he ordered deportation deferrals for more than 4 million undocumented immigrants last month. but this week a texas judge put a hold on that order. that's got a lot of people confused and a lot of people worried. congressman honda spent the day in fremont encouraging those falling under the order to still apply for documents. >> we want them to have the right information, besp&f÷ prepared for the eventuality of moving forward. that means they'll have to have the right documents prepared. >> on monday the department of justice plans

that while management has offered concessions, the dock workers, quote, won't budge. for "nightly business report," jane wells at the port of los angeles. >> the impact of the slowdown is already being felt. according to goldman sachs research shippers have diverted cargo away from the west coast ports even at the expense of increased freight costs and that's leading to a decline in intermodal volumes for union pacific. and retail rerouting shipments using air freight and that is helping companies like fedex and ups. >>> we begin our market focus tonight with disappointing results from aig. the insurance giant saw its profit slide hurt by weak performance in its corporate category. the company announce addd a buyback that adds to the nearly $5 billion in stock it bought back last year. it also declared a dividend of about 12 cents a share that has a yield of about 1%. after the bell the shares were volatile. before the close, the stock was up 20 cents to $52.45. it was the opposite story for cbs which also reported after the close. the tiffany network with better than

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to unload vessels. >> reporter: who is scheduling dock workers is that pma?ey order the labor that is true. >> reporter: pma ordering enough labor so there is not a slow down? >> pma is ordering the labor that is available to be able to deal with the situation that the slow downs created on the waterfront. pma is not willing to slow labor at this that is not the answer we need the right workers in the right ways so that we can move cargo in an efficient, reliable manner. >> reporter: the two sides that are locked in the labor dispute, what do they need to understand about the impact on you? >> you know i don't see how it helps any of them to delay my freight. i just don't. this is a fight between them but i wish that they can get their job done go to work because i have to go to work everyday, we all have to go to work everyday. >> reporter: foster is now looking for other ways to get her product from overseas it will cost her more but it may be the only way to keep her small business afloat. talks between two sides resumed today and key sticking points is wa

association latest reaction to the ongoing labor dispute between seven is shipping companies and the dock workers in a nothing loaded and nothing on loaded. is definitely a flexing of the association and the squeeze brokers who will be making premium paid during the weekend and holiday is but this has an effect of divers and the supporting workers as well workers wear nothing to do with this dispute. >>: 15 is much longer you start to say in mollet from west coast port. >>james: coming of the number of measles cases is on the rise in the bay area will say what the latest patient has the bay area officially concern this morning will has residence and was settled and never run on guard this morning and coming up after the break were getting a head start on the competition. >>james: police say the man would require using the restroom and pressler department store will have service image of the suspect you see he reportedly grabbed the man's backside what he was using the urinal in the men's room and macy's concern is getting this with the case on monday when a woman says she was photographed

it has an estimated eight containers stuck on the docks or ships in the bay waiting to unload.'s trying to move from the port of long beach by rail. doing that is more than double to ship ship from overseas >> there are a lot of finished goods and orders but that becomes more difficult. >> long shoremen, some make $147,000 a year, may be slowing down efforts by u.s. companies to manufacture in america. and may prevent them from create be jobs that pay only 10 or $15 an hour. >> there are 20 plus more employees going to hire as soon as that equipment arrives and before to train them first but that is all delayed >> the same for exports the citrus growers expecting to lose 25% of the sales. and food distributors worry they won't be able to fill orders for asian markets because containers are delayed. >> coming up is lunar new year, it's difficult. i still have containers out there. everything is left behind. and supply short. >> a community meeting on ex-expabding the bridge to three lanes right now. a lawmaker introduced a bill to speed up the process of converting an emergency

it has an estimated eight containers stuck on the docks or ships in the bay waiting to unload. it's trying to move from the port of long beach by rail. doing that is more than double to ship ship from overseas >> there are a lot of finished goods and orders but that becomes more difficult. >> long shoremen, some make $147,000 a year, may be slowing down efforts by u.s. companies to manufacture in america. and may prevent them from create be jobs that pay only 10 or $15 an hour. >> there are 20 plus more employees going to hire as soon as that equipment arrives and before to train them first but that is all delayed >> the same for exports the citrus growers expecting to lose 25% of the sales. and food distributors worry they won't be able to fill orders for asian markets because containers are delayed. >> coming up is lunar new year, it's difficult. i still have containers out there. everything is left behind. and supply short. >> a community meeting on ex-expabding the bridge to three lanes right now. a lawmaker introduced a bill to speed up the process of converting an emergen

pick me up the paper every day. >> as the delivery vehicles were preparing to leave the loading dock, crystal heard her supervisor tell vicky to go outside and play the parking lot. >> i was just fixing to tell him i don't feel comfortable about any of this, so i'm just going to go home and you can make your decision. >> before she could say anything, the supervisor saw vicky lying on the ground not moving. >> she could tell, even the distance that she, you know, had been hit. >> when crystal got there, vicky was unconscious and not breathing. no one else was there, and there was no indication what happened. vicky was rushed by ambulance to the odessa hospital about an hour away. crystal followed in her car. as if crystal and vicky hadn't already been through enough, the ambulance broke down along the way. >> we almost hit it. we were right behind the ambulance and we almost hit the ambulance because it slowed down to such a point that we had to get out of the way. >> eventually, the ambulance got to the hospital and vicky was rushed to intensive care. >> that's when it really hit me,

the reason it closed is because of a fire that was here near the loading dock. it was a trailer that was parked here. it caught fire. this fire quite nearly spread to the store itself. that was the big concern. but crews got in here and they were able to contain it before that happened. these are photos that were tweeted out by the san rafael fire department. this fire started about 11:30 last night. that trailer that caught fire it happened a pressure washer inside of it that was being used to clean the store at the time. that trailer was destroyed but thankfully the flames didn't spread to the flammable and combustible materials that were inside the loading dock. that fire sent quite a bit of smoke into the store itself and that is why the safeway was forced to close for several hours. it was closed for about six hours or so. again i walked over to the front entrance and told by an employee the store is back open after this fire and again pam they are investigating exactly what caused the fire. >> good news is the store just opened. >> back open now. yes. >> t

west coast port slow down a top obama administration official is here to help end the dispute and dock workers will return to work after being off the job four out of five days. >>> this is the port of oakland this morning and we are seeing movement and i have seen a few cars, the cranes are up and containers are stacked and ready to be unloaded. the port is become open after being shut down four days and the federal government is stepping in the labor secretary thomas perez is in san francisco today and will meet where union officials and representatives of shipping companies will the goal is to have him jump start talks and move forward in ending the labor dispute that has dragged on for months. the last contract ended in july and both sides can taught gray on issues like pay. 29 west coast ports were down over the holiday weekend with no loading or unloading of cargo ships and the impact is f worm wide from citrus grows to building fasteners in southern california which sells system screws for metal building. we are just getting to the point where business is good again. just gettin

there's space on the docks to unload vessels. there's cargo to be delivered, and we're here to do it. >> reporter: yet another standoff, yet another set back for everyone else, who depends on the port, as they're bearing the cost of the conflict. oakland's rna trucking is among many companies getting stuck with empty cargo containers. >> we have no place to take them. a lot of the steam ship lines are just saying deal with it. hold onto it. >> reporter: the truckers say the shipping company continued charging them daily fees for each container not returned. >> right now, we have per diem bills from different steam trip lines bearing from $2,000 to $20,000. >> reporter: customers and consumers are also having to bear extra costs. >> they're having to pay stand by times for trucks waiting down there for eight hours at a time. >> reporter: one of the concerns is imported aluminum. >> this is all tesla. >> reporter: giant coil come by container. >> they couldn't build the car, it would shut down the factory. >> reporter: 12 ships are

they are loaded onto trains on dock or trucked a short distance to a dock or intermodal yard where they are sorted and loaded to movement. the containers are owned by the steam ship lines. we balance to mamptch back the empties. last yooer on our railroad we handled post recession record volume levels of freight. we have moved quickly to add capacity and implemented a record $4 billion capital program in 2013 followed by a 5.5 billion dollar program in 2014. we have announced a $6 billion capital budget this year. we have permanently expanded our network. the san pedro bay complex compromised of los angeles and long beach is the busiest container port in the western hemisphere hemisphere. bnsf transports more than half the international shipments and 75% of these units are loaded on dock. the remaining are handled off dock at the hobart yard in east los angeles. the facility is 24 miles by highway from the ports. bnsf has been working for well over a decade to build a near dock facility only four miles from the ports. our efforts to build this facility has been challenged for years and

dock. >>james:problems at the port of oakland and other ports along the west coast. could have a major impact on the u-s economy. >>james:a nine-month battle between west coast dockers and shippers has created a huge backlog of cargo containers. the pacific maritime association blames the longshore warehouse union for the slowdown. >>james:but. the president of local labor union i-l-w-u 34. says there have been problems because employers have taken away a second and third shift. >>james:now. the national retail federation is calling for an end to the dispute. >>james:a federal mediator has stepped into the negotiation process in hopes of settling the dispute. making national headlines this morning. >>james:today, president obama could send congress his blueprint for an updated authorization on the use of military force in the battle against the islamic state group. >>james:but congressional officials say the white house has to deal with democrats who don't want another ground war. and repub

a couple of candidates with me here tonight is bob fioretti and dock walls. dock, you first.escribe rahm emanuel's time as mayor. what has he done wrong? why are you challenging him? >> rahm has not taken care of those voters who need help most including our homeless our senior citizens young black men who are unemployed in the city of chicago. those voters who are living check to check, the disabled. rahm has not done anything to make life better for any of them. >> bob, you have called rahm imanemanuel emanuel, quote, the most destructive mayor the city has ever seen. explain that. >> first of all, this city is headed in the wrong direction. thanks, ed. that is a quote that i have used and it's true. he has declared war essentially on communities of color. he's all but declared war. when he presided over the cha, he oversaw the destruction of housing units in this city. we keep leading the charge for $15 an hour here in this city. it is important. yes, he did a $13 an hour increase but it doesn't take effect until before the next mayoral election in 2019. rahm emanuel stand

. >>> progress was reportedly made during negotiations between shipping companies and dock workers. no deal was reached tom perez says the dispute has disrupted billions of dollars in international trade. hi issued an ultimatum to both sides. they must agree to a deal today or they will have to move the talking to washington,d.c.. >> we need a settlement immediate limit we need it now. we can't wait any longer. >> the main sticking point is whether to change the arbitration system the dock workers use to resolve workplace conflicts. >>> we are learning about an embarrassing glitch involving the affordable care act. the wrong tax information was sent out to 800,000 health care workers. it comes just after 100,000 customers learned they were given incorrect tax investigation. it effects no receiving subsidies. >>> african american students suspended from school in california at a much higher rate than their peers. that's a finding of a u.s.a today study that looks at data from the data suspension. african american students who make up about 6% of california's student population accoun

claiming that fruit may be rotting on docks. the economy recovers the last thing needed is a shutdown bringing billions ever dollars to a halt. washington sent a mediator to work. that did not help with the union accusing the port operators of not showing up to the table to talk. meanwhile a market lock out over the weekend has hit union workers. negotiations have gone on for nine months, it's incredible. i remember standing in oatland with the port saying there should be a deal done with the union and port operators. that was months ago. a federal mediator was brought on board. no progress, so president obama decided to send the labour secretary here. we are hoping to see a resolution soon. >> the iconic washington monument is shorter. government surveillance say it's stands 554 feet 7 inches, 10 inches shorter than what has been on record. it doesn't mean it's shrinking, but construction and a plaza raised the ground level. i'm antonio mora head to aljazeera.com. "inside story" is up next >>> hello, i'm ray suarez. on the subj

california exports like agriculture has been riding on the docks waiting to get out. president obama ordered the labor secretary perez to come to san francisco to intervene. he still has confidence in the arbitration system. >> i think it is an efficient system that works. sometimes it takes too long and in this case it took too long. >> the labor dispute between the long shore men and the association caused significant damage to the u.s. economy. he has $800,000 worth of garment imports off the coast waiting to get into port. >> we have had orders canceled and we had department stores can sell their orders. >> confidence in the port has been shaken leaving the ceo of the national retail federation to say we must dedication ourselves to finding a new way to ensure that this nightmare scenario is not repeated again. alan wang abc7 news. >> governor jerry brown said this costly port dispute has hurt many people and we are glad it is over. >> we are glad to tell you a baby is safe after a suspected it thief drove off with the child in san francisco. it happened at the sp

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california exports like agriculture has been riding on the docks waiting to get out. president obama ordered the labor secretary perez to come to san francisco to intervene. he still has confidence in the arbitration system. >> i think it is an efficient system that works. sometimes it takes too long and in this case it took too long. >> the labor dispute between the long shore men and the association caused significant damage to the u.s. economy. he has $800,000 worth of garment imports off the coast waiting to get into port. >> we have had orders canceled and we had department stores can sell their orders. >> confidence in the port has been shaken leaving the ceo of the national retail federation must dedication ourselves to finding a new way to ensure that this nightmare scenario is not repeated again. alan wang abc7 news. >> governor jerry brown said this costly port dispute has hurt many people and we are glad it is over. >> we are glad to tell you a baby is safe after a suspected it thief drove off with the child in san francisco. it happened at the sports basem

>>> more on the agreement to get dock workers back on the job. >> from ktvu fox 2. this is mornings on two. >> good morning. welcome to mornings on two. there is a beautiful shot this morning of the golden gate bridge. it's pretty clear out there. the sunrise looking fantastic. welcome to mornings on two. it's saturday february 21st. >> good morning. the distance you can see sliver of fog. you said it was a nightmare. >> it was soupy. that's what i was thinking. i was thinking of rosemary driving in white knuckled and worried because it was so thick. >> yeah. for most of us we got rid of the low cloud deck but like you said now we have patchy dense fog. i think we will have it through midmorning. a live look into san rafael. it's really over parts of the north bay as well as the east bay where the fog is. it's thick let's take a look at where visibility is low for some. in and around santa rosa as well as stretching in to napa. napa has improved over the last couple of minutes but the darker gray indicating visibility down to a quarter mile. from santa rosa in -- yo