you can see the ac transit buses behind me, because ac transit will be running today. catastrophic is how ac transit describes the situation today, as the threat of a bart strike and ac transit strike loom. bart already got the governor to step in. now ac transit is asking him to do the same. the governor is expected to make his decision today. here's where things stand with ac transit. the two sides have negotiated since march. there had been two tentative agreements. those are agreements the union leaders have recommended to their membership. but both have been voted down by workers. once on august 17th, again on october 2nd. >> the work conditions are horrible and deplorable. i don't like it. if we don't get real good breaks and they want us to pin us to the medical and then they say they will give us a raise over the next three years, but the money we're getting is going to the medical costs. >> reporter: the workers issued the 72-hour strike notice on monday. tonight at midnight is the deadline. ac transit says the request for a 60-day cooling off period was hand-

come thursday morning, ac transit buses could come to a halt. that's a big inconvenience to riders like alisa. >> i'm left in limbo twice. >> she takes bart and the bus. working from home is not an option and losing ac transit is a blow. >> i work for the tender loin after school program. >> there's no way you can work from home? >> not at all. i'm in it from 9:30 in the morning to 6:00 at night. >> the timing couldn't be worse. we asked ac transit why strike at the same time bart is threatening the same action. >> it could be a coincidence but it is not tied with the bart negotiations. the bart negotiations are totally separate from the negotiations that ac transit and local 192 have. >> but for commuters they feel left out in the cold with limited ways to get around. >> especially cause tomorrow is my birthday. but bigger picture, it impacts a lot of people and the bridge will be backed up which is pretty new. hopefully the boats don't break on theirs. >> reporter: so frank, we reached out to management at ac transit for a comment on this stri

stay tuned for continuing coverage of bart and ac transit. we're updating our website, you can check us out on facebook and twitter. >>> returning now to the government shutdown. we'll look at the senate floor, you see senator ted cruz of texas. lawmakers are taking up a deal to end the gestation. the vote is ex -- government shutdown -- and it's expected to be any minute now. >> reporter: the treasury department is running on fumes. the white house says the nation won't be able to borrow any more money in 24 hours. the stalemate broke at noon. it reopens the government, much of it closed for two weeks. it pours enough cash in the treasury department to pay the country's bills in february. our country came to the brink of disaster, but in the end political adversaries set aside their differences and disagreements to prevent that disaster. they have a bipartisan committee to hash out a budget by december. they said it should never have taken this long. >> there are crazies, the tea party crazies are dominating the republican caucus. >> it's ti

of strike came up after ac transit workers rejected not one but two contract proposals. >> what is acransit's response to the notice? >> reporter: we did reach out to them and at this time they are not giving us any comment. >> mark kelly live in san francisco. thank you. >> well, the east bay felt some shaking overnight. a 3.2 earthquake hitting the berkeley hills about 1:07 a.m. hundreds of people went to the geological survey web site. there were some aftershocks. 2.7, 2.6 about an hour later and a number of smaller ones early this morning. two days away from the 24th anniversary of the loma prieta earthquake. 42 people died when the freeway collapsed in oakland. it was a magnitude 6.9 with epicenter in the santa cruz mountains. >> at least 85 people are dead following a powerful earthquake in the central philippines. the 7.2 struck at about 6:30 our time last night bringing down buildings and bridges. more on the quake that shook two heavily populated islands. >> reporter: rescuers raced to search for survivors of massive earthquake. 7.2 hit after 8:00 in the morning killing dozen

as our ac t board president said. when the mayor came in and i was elected to office we talked about what it would money mean to revitality market street. i realize that policy are a leap of faith you put a policy out there you pass it and sign it by you need private actors to come and participated in the vision and a process. we're lucky so many people have said they want to be part of that vision to do that and ac t was one of the first. they deserve a round of applause (clapping) >> truly, truly for believing in this very early on. the strand has been a colorful piece of mid market. it's surprisingly he many people come down this block and never saw it but no more. thanks to the office for parallel to preserve the soul of building this community. and we also want to recognize and we'll be joining a lot of other arts organizations the lodge store gallery and want 59 market we'll enjoy an hour here to bring another arts center to mildred mid market. i always want to realize ellen the arts director (clapping) >> again

. >> come thursday morning, ac transit could come to a halt. >> ac transit issued a 72 hour strike notice after rejecting two contract proposals. hundreds of people are shaken up after a small quake in the berkeley hills. >>> one person is dead and two others injured after a shooting. >>> from across the bay, to around the world, the stories ma that matter on kpix 5 news this morning. >> hi, everyone. and good morning, tuesday october the 15th. i'm frank mallicoat. >> and i'm michelle griego. time is 6:00. moments ago, an update on bart talks that continued all night long. let's get right to kpix 5 reporter cate caugurian at cal trans headquarters in oakland. >> reporter: frank and michelle, the federal mediator came out and says that both sides will be taking a break from negotiations until later this afternoon. bart management and the unions walked out of the building after nearly 17 hours of negotiations. still no word on a deal. the federal mediator assured commuters trains will be running today but not comment on the progress of negotiations. >> at the mediator's request, we'll be ta

me asusta que nos quiten los buses porque que vamos a hacer ahora 1:25:29 leticia zavala/usuaria de act 1;14:14 muy mal porque necesitamos movilizarnos 1:14:18 como un balde de agua fria le ha caido a muchos la noticia de que ahora tambien hay amenaza de huelga en el sistema de autobuses ac transit y que podria estallar este jueves. maria segura/usuaria de autobuses ac transit 1:31:09 preocupada y enojada las dos cosas 1:31:11 maria lopez/usa los autobuses de ac transit 1:23:53 de sorpresa porque yo no sabia nada 1:23:56 1;31:25 ahora lo que faltaba tambien los del bus 1:31:27 por ello, hoy directivos de la agencia confirmaron que le han solicitado al gobernador del estado intervenir para que imponga 60 dias como periodo de enfriamiento en esta disputa laboral,aplazando asi la huelga. clarence johnson/vocero de ac transit 1;42:00 pensamos que esto nos permitira tanto a nosotros como al sindicato reunirnos y lograr un mejor acuerdo. william lopez/sindicato atu 1:34:27 no es falta de consideracion con el publico que usa su servicio, irse a una huelga cuando saben de la crisis que hay en

tran -- bart and ac fran sit developments.we'll bring you updates on our website. >>> two children are back home safe. family members say the 1-year- old and 3-year-old were in the back seat last night at 22nd and folsom when a woman jumped in and drove off. the suv was found about 45 minutes later ban donned in a driveway on sweeney street two miles away. the children were not hurt but police are still looking for the woman who is described as thin, white, and pale with short curly, burgundy colored hair. >>> some people are wondering whether protecting the families in the newtown, connecticut school shooting will go too far. crews will begin demolishing the school building next week. they plan to finish before the december 14 anniversary. contractors are being required to sign confidentiality agreements while workers will guard the perimeter of the school to prevent onlookers from taking photos or videos. >> i think it would make sense to keep people from taking souvenirs from the school or making comments in the wrong way.

full service, no delay for bart, muni, caltrain and ace -- except ace train number 3 is late by 10 minutesace train 1 so far on time. highway 4 delays leaving antioch. backup westbound 4 slow from "a" street. but get into pittsburg traffic picks up and the 580/680 interchange going to be backed up for you this morning from beyond vasco. now, the bay bridge commute it is stacked up solid with the metering lights on. traffic is backed up from beyond the 880 overcrossing getting into the city. so expect some delays getting into the city. once you're in san francisco, all city freeways are moving at the speed limit including 280 and 101. san mateo bridge looking good. still no big delays approaching the pay gates. it's fine across the bridge heading into foster city. the golden gate commute is trouble-free. still no problems leaving southern marin heading into s south bay looks good, no major accidents for 101 and 280 in the silicon valley. north 101 just a little sluggish approaching mckee. that's a look at "kcbs traffic." here's lawrence. >> should be another great day around the bay area we

ac transit has given its 72 hour notice to strike. that means come thursday morning buses here at the ac transit center may not be running. this will halt bus services. of course, there's a chance a deal could get hammered out before thursday morning. it's not looking likely. there's no meetings on the calendar to negotiate at this point. of course, with the bart strike looming too, the timing is horrible. so we asked the ac transit union if there's any connection between their strike and barts. >> it could be a coincidence. our strike notice is not time ed d for the bart negotiations. the bart negotiations are totally separate from the negotiations that ac transit and local 192 has. >> reporter: so this 72-hour notice to strike came after ac transit workers rejected not one but two contract proposals, michelle. >> what is ac transit's response to the strike notice? >> reporter: well, at this point we reached out to them. they aren't giving any comment at this time. >> okay. mark kelly live in san francisc. thank you. >>> one guy that

the first one is for ac transit.ay cooling off. >> coming up we will have the latest on bowling with their big announcement for the 787 production. >> will have more on markets and it looks like it will be a down day. what is going on with netfix's sa stocks. we will have more coming up. >> top stories we are following on this wednesday, october 23rd. another mass transit agency has labor problems-- and governor jerry brown has stepped in to avoid an ac transit strike. details on this story coming up. >> and bart trains are getting back to normal this morning. coming up we'll track your commute times. >>

throughout the bay area, but come thursday morning, ac transit could come to a halt. commuters throughout alameda and continue cost counties will have to pay the price. this toubl whammy has been frustrating and annoyed. >> very unfoj gnat. especially because tomorrow is my birthday. bigger picture, it impacts a lot of people. the bridge will be backed up which is pretty new. hopefully the bolts don't break on there. >> the ac tran soit officials have not made a public comment yet about this looming strike for ac transit workers, and no new negotiations veb have been scheduled. in oes oakland, kpix 5. >> thank you. >>> there is another news tonight. a bomb scare at lax. dry ice bombs exploding in a restroom at one of the terminals. authorities confirm there were three devices. nobody was hurt and no flights were delayed. a dry ice bomb exploded yesterday in one of the employee bathrooms, as well. >>> dozens of afrss are combing a san francisco street right now looking for clues in a shooting that sent three people to the hospital. it happened just before 730 at rose a

ac transit has given their 72 hour strike notice. that strike could begin thursday morning in a deal is not reached by midnight wednesday. ac transit serves 18 cities in alame alameda. 174 -- actually, about tens of thousands of riders daily. they've been trying to hammer out a contract for numerous months now. >>> this could be a double whammy for the bay area commute. bart workers have threatening to walk off the job as early as tomorrow morning. we do have some breaking news now from the headquarters of the negotiations. are you with us? >> reporter: i am with you. bart and the unions making their last minute moves. they're doing it all on live television. it's hard to keep up with it. tom, who is the president of the bart board, moments ago, he made a statement saying that the last and best offer they made yesterday was a good offer. he feels that what they've put forth to the two unions is a great offer. you have the executive director speaking right now. he's saying it is unfair for bart management to stick this offer down thei

about two week ago somebody on the street in oakland fired shots at ac ac people.bus injuring 2 people. about a week litter another shooting on a bus left man wounded. >> increase the staffing so that we have more sheriff's either visible on the coaches or they have more sheriff's that the response time is reduced. >> unless something is worked out 1800 workers will walk off the job thursday stranding more than 100,000 regular daily rider. in the east bay, abc 7 news. >> possibility of both bart and ac transit worker striking at the same time has many commuters panicking tonight. of lillian is live at the fremont bart station with that part of the story. lillian? >> many commuters really have no idea what they are going to did. no bart and no ac transi transit. some now worried about losing their jobs. scenario commuters don't even want to think b.they have no other choice in the come days. miss scott lives from san leandro but work in fremont she works on both to get to work. >> if they both go outt of a job because i'm a tempp i need this. >> with possible trans it strike this week c

the expert says ac transit workers want a better deal in part because of b.a.r.t. either way, east bay bus riders could be without a ride as soon as thursday unless the governor odes taco bell cooling off period. the ac transit bus line might as well be a lifeline. it's how riders like this waiter get to work. like many ac transit riders, he does not have a car, and he can't imagine what it would be like without a bus ride. >> it would hurt loot of people, too. >> it would hurt loot of his coworkers. half of the lum staff took public transit in today. >> a lot of money would be lost for people whoa just can't get to work. >> obviously, it would be a real mess. >> that's why ac transit asked governor brown to step in and order a 60 day cooling off period to delay a thursday strike. ac transit leaders have come to two agreements with 192 leaders, but the rank and file rejected both of those deals. >> now we are at a quandary wondering what we will hear from the union next and where we should go from there. >> yesterday ac transit leaders said the timing of this strik

no bart and no ac transi transit. some now worried about losing their jobs. scenario commuters don't even want to think b.they have no other choice in the come days. miss scott lives from san leandro but work in fremont she works on both to get to work. >> if they both go out i'm out of a job because i'm a tempp i need this. >> with possible trans it strike this week commute percent a car thankful they have one. cortez prefers to take bart to the job in free mont but will drive if the trend stops running >> less time it was smooth for me. i left lick 4 in the morning as opposed to like 5:45. >>reporter: that's a lot. >> yes. it's a handful. >>reporter: others will raely on transit family to get to work. >> about kind of burden on them because they got to wake up and early if the morning to get up and take somebody all the way to oakland at 5 or 6:00 o'clock in the morning. >>reporter: as for everyone else, options are slim why some people aren't even going to tray. >> i work the in the city i have to call in sick. >>reporter: the is that what you did last tim

we are talking about 100,000 people who use ac transit every day. you couple this with the b.a.r.t strike and this could be a crippling blow. come thursday morning, you may not see ac transit buses on the road. >> will have to pedal harder. >> reporter: the union which represents more than 1800 bus drivers, mechanics and other workers has given ac transit a 72 hour notice they will walk off the job at 12:01 thursday morning if an agreement is not reached. this saturday the union rejected a proposed contract. >> it sends a clear message to the negotiating team and to ac transit that our members are still suffering from some of the debilitating cuts that they experienced during 2010, '11 and '12. >> a strike would mess up this rider's daily routine. he rides every day. >> people are going to strike, they're going to strike. i can't do much about it. just have to cope with it and hope things get better. >> reporter: while the union is looking for better pay it's the proemds to increase their health care contributions to $300 a month that has angered ma

no bart and no ac transi transit. some now worried about losing their jobs. scenario commuters don't even want to think b.they have no other choice in the come days. miss scott lives from san leandro but work in fremont she works on both to get to work. >> if they both go out i'm out of a job because i'm a tempp i need this. >> with possible trans it strike this week commute percent a car thankful they have one. cortez prefers to take bart to the job in free mont but will drive if the trend stops running >> less time it was smooth for me. i left lick 4 in the morning as opposed to like 5:45. >>reporter: that's a lot. >> yes. it's a handful. >>reporter: others will raely on transit family to get to work. >> about kind of burden on them because they got to wake up and early if the morning to get up and take somebody all the way to oakland at 5 or 6:00 o'clock in the morning. >>reporter: as for everyone else, options are slim why some people aren't even going to tray. >> i work the in the city i have to call in sick. >>reporter: the is that what you did last tim

there are about 180,000 people will take ac transit everyday.ome of them told me that they can i get around without ac transit because bart does not work. they are hoping that something happens before this expires. >> this is added difficulty because we have already had two bills but they have been voted down. who knows of they can't even reach an agreement. >> this is the same thing with a bart's. the negotiators stated that they have to bring it back to the ranking a file. it is never a done deal to the ranking files as a yes or a no. >> so far this morning i see a few people had it to the airport and others are running at to make the next train. it is just like a normal commute which is something we have not seen in about a week. you concede the operator opening up the gates of time. many of them were stranded yesterday after they showed up only to find that it was not enough staff so the trains enough start rolling on time. commuters this morning and are glad that they're running. >> it was horrible. i had to call my job and tell them that i

use ac transit buses?> mean per day monday to friday its about 190,000 troops. that is a lot of people moving on round. trips * >> pam: >> would say, it's about half that sold a person taking a round trip is still a significant number. and not a terrible public transit. >> pam: do these developers against any creed for those as calling for a long? >> very few transit agencies allowed to go on strike. pics system such as new york and others are not accurate so this will increase the calls to implement this in the bay area but that remains to be seen. >> pam: this certainly had hurts the bay area economy and budget for many families are affected by this destruction. who speaks for the commuters and all of this? >> i think the union feels the same. people are exhausted from the whole summer of having their summer plans inconvenience that agencies like my and others have no power or authority to stop or modify these plants at all. >> pam: the worst just to me in ac transit carries 190,000 people on a weekday a

no delays reported for golden gate ferries, caltrain or ace. meanwhile, if you plan on hopping in your car and making the highway 4 commute, so far that has been trouble-free with light traffic leaving antioch bound for pittsburg down the willow pass. even the altamont pass so far is looking okay

trains to ac transit buses rolling, governor brown using his power to avoid an ac transit strike which was set for this morning. yesterday governor brown appointing a board to investigate the contract disputes between ac transit and its unions. that will put off any strike for at least one week. after the investigation the governor can request a 60-day cooling off period like he did with part in august. more than 100,000 people rely on ac transit. back to work for hundreds of thousands of federal employees who have gone without a paycheck more than two weeks. last night congress finally passed a bill to end the 16-day partial government shutdown and prevent a possible default. the measure restores government funding through january 15, and also extends the debt ceiling through february 7. but, we could be facing this crisis again in just a couple of months. tracie potts, she has the latest from washington. >> reporter: inside the white house just before the midnight deadline relief. >> we'll begin reopening our government immediately. >> reporter: president obama signed the deal after

ac 360 later starts right now. >>> good evening, everyone. welcome to "ac 360 later." a lot on the table tonight to talk about with our panel. breaking news an off duty nypd detective arrested in connection with that attack on an suv driver by a group of bikers. >>> also is it time for the washington redskins to dump their name? >>> we begin with our other breaking news on day eight of the government shutdown there's a possible glimmer of hope for the other looming mess, the debt ceiling. with me on the panel tonight cnn international correspondent and christiane amanpour, jeffrey toob toobin. let's get the latest from dana bash. dana, what's this glimmer of hope? >> the glimmer of hope, i'm glad you emphasized maybe, maybe glimmer we'll see. because it really is unclear if

you have ac/dc and pearl jam.ith ac/dc. >> jimmy: did you learn english before you started acting? or did you act in your own language? >> actually, i acted in england before i knew how to say hello in english. >> jimmy: no. >> yes, i was 16. and i was doing a tv pilot where i was a ranger chasing zombies. this is madrid, spain. okay? >> jimmy: that's like the number one show in america right now. [ laughter ] >> you're kidding? they got me. >> jimmy: you are way ahead of your time. exactly. you're a forest ranger chasing zombies? >> yeah, yeah. i was saying all these lines, and i didn't even know what it meant. but -- >> jimmy: what were you saying? [ muttering ] [ laughter ] >> and basically, they thought i was the zombie. >> jimmy: oh, my gosh. when you play it reverse -- what he's saying is, "don't smoke cigarettes in the forest." [ light laughter ] now you have -- you are a big star. gosh, we love you. you're just great in every movie your in. i'm a big fan of yours. so thank you for coming on. "the counselor

. >>> as for ac transit now, be prepared for thursday's strike. jody hernandez is in oakland this evening. this is linked with part in terms ter -- bart in terms of the impact to bay area commuters. >> reporter: commuters are very nervous at this point. negotiations between ac transit and its union aren't taking place at all. the workers are prepared to go on strike at midnight tomorrow. the 180,000 people who catch the bus, the ac transit bus, may soon be stranded. >> i'm very upset. they need to work something out. >> reporter: he says he doesn't know what he'll do if ac transit workers strike. 570 buses could stop rolling at midnight tomorrow as the union threatens a walkout thursday morning. >> if the buses go on strike, there's no way for me to get to school or work. i don't know how i'm going to do it. >> i apologize to the public. i know a lot of people depend on us. >> reporter: they've been unable to reach an agreement workers can live with. not only are they upset at a proposed hike in the cost of medical benefits, they say safety concer

ac transit bus drivers could join them as early as thursday. whoosh >> reporter:in the south bay, a fatal accident brings work to a halt at the 49ers stadium contruction site. >>its pretty emotional. pretty banged up in there >> reporter:a delivery truck driver crushed under a load of metal, the second fatality at the site since june. whoosh >> reporter:uc berkeley students targeted by muggers. >>one produced a handgun and demanded a cell phone >> reporter:kron four gets a response from campus police. whoosh >> reporter:and her family says she committed suicide after being sexually assaulted and bullied at high school in saratoga >>i can't imagine what it's like to be betrayed by your friends. >> reporter:tonight the mother of audrie pott is speaking out about her daughter. >> reporter:and they call it greyhound therapy. this former psychiatric patient from las vegas says his treatment was a one=wat bus ticket to san francisco. >>do you feel like you are the first person they have done this with? no. are you kidding? >> reporter:continuing our

this a live picture from the ac transit one of the ac transit stations in oakland this morning.e can see people there waiting. people leaving two or three hours earlier than expected. we've seen long lines not only on ac transit but the ferries as well. and also on the roadways. on the bridges as well. we are keeping an eye on things this morning. keeping an eye on the traffic as well as this bart strike continues. >>> apparently the 60 day cooling off period did not work. bart workers walking on the picket line once again. trains stopped running earlier mismorning. leaving hundreds of thousands of riders trying to find another way to work. today's strike came after a marathon session lasting 30 hours. it abruptly ended late yesterday afternoon. the two sides were close to an agreement on the economic issues but the talks broke down and the most important thing no new talks are scheduled. >>> one person that wants to make sure this never happens again steve glazer. he will be out fathering signatures for -- gathering signatures for a petition to end strikes. he is asking commute

ken wayne. >>> ac transit runs buses from fremont to richmond. along with transbay service in downtown san francisco. all of those commuters could be forced to find alternatives if ac transit workers walk off the job. >>> twitters ipo is nearing and now there's word the san francisco company plans to raise more revenue by selling ads on other websites. twitter may use it own data to target and sell ads on other websites. twitter is looking for more ways to make money as the company is preparing to go public next month. >>> the wall street journal reports that the los gatos company is negotiating with comcast and time warner to be included in their service areas. right now netflix users need to hook their tv sets up to the internet. netflix has already signed a similar deal in england with virgin media. >>> it was cold out there this morning. it's going to be cold again tomorrow morning but not as cold. these are the current numbers, 51 in santa rosa. 58 in concord. so it's kind of warm actually. those are automated stations. temperatures temperat

our response is no but are you talking about order or ac transit. if you're talking about ac transit, keep your eye on the governor. we've been watching as the buses do as they do every day line up along 14th and broadway to start that i day but tonight is the deadline. the strike notice issued by the union and one driver we talked to this morning said he is prepared to walk off the job. are you ready to strike? >> if it's what has to get done, it has to get done. >> reporter: are you planning on being work tomorrow? >> i'm planning on it. i'll get dressed but if it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen. >> reporter: ac transit says the request for a 60-day cooling off period was hand delivered to the governor's office yesterday morning. and officials say if it's not granted, the results could be catastrophic. riders say the uncertainty is hard to handle. one man told us he rides every morning with the same group of commuters and all of them are worried. >> we all catch a bus together. we all know each other. it's throwing everybody off. got everybody o

it's one thing to have an ac transit strike.o have it while b.a.r.t may be going on strike, i think that's too much. keep an eye on the governor to step in and say cool it down at least on that part. >> phil, thank you. >>> we can't help but think of how bad the traffic was during the last b.a.r.t strike. liza btaloni shows us where it could be worse. >> reporter: if july was any indication, ken, we are in for epic commute tomorrow should this strike go down. san francisco was bumper to bumper on battery and, embarcadero all getting towards the bay bridge. the bay bridge toll plaza wasback up all day long as folks -- wasback up all day long. at its worse, the bay bridge toll plaza wasback up along highway 24. very long delays. took folks up to two hours to get into san francisco during the last b.a.r.t strike. even with the extended car pool hours, you can expect very long commutes for not just the bay bridge but getting towards the san mateo. also, the golden gate commute was very rough this past summer when traffic volumes are

ken wayne. >>> ac transit runs buses from fremont to richmond. along with transbay service in downtown san francisco. all of those commuters could be forced to find alternatives if ac transit workers walk off the job. >>> twitters ipo is nearing and now there's word the san francisco company plans to raise more revenue by selling ads on other websites. twitter may use it own data to target and sell ads on other websites. twitter is looking for more ways to make money as the company is preparing to go public next month. >>> the wall street journal reports that the los gatos company is negotiating with comcast and time warner to be included in their service areas. right now netflix users need to hook their tv sets up to the internet. netflix has already signed a similar deal in england with virgin media. >>> it was cold out there this morning. it's going to be cold again tomorrow morning but not as cold. these are the current numbers, 51 in santa rosa. 58 in concord. so it's kind of warm actually. those are automated stations. temperatures temperat

>> about 1000 people take ac transit.sure what they will do if they go on strike. some of them stated will go to the picket line if no deal is made. ac transit board of directors asked the governor to grant a cooling off. as of right now we're still waiting for the governor to respond. they stated that this will in danger of the public's health and welfare. earlier this morning i spoke with one operator about her feelings. >> i have not had a raise in five years sprea. i think we wil get attention is on both of them strike a the same time. >> do you want to be a truck? >> no, definitely not. >> on two different occasions that came to its tenets of agreement and both times the union voted against it. commuters are just a just and estate that worst case scenario the government's fiscal law. at this point no one knows. >> these argovernor will grant a cooling off. >> we'll follow the latest on a-c transit and a possible bart strike. stay connected to kron-4 dot com. that's where we tell you how to get around the bay. we'll a

some commuters can't imagine the possibility of overlapping strikes by both bart and ac transit workers. >> that would really be bad. it would hurt a lot of people, too. a lot of money would be lost for people who just can't get to work. >> bart and ac transit workers face similar issues, both wanting pay raises to make up for financial setbacks from the last contract. ac transit workers say they may strike at midnight tonight. >>> one of the bay area's oldest traditions may become history. downtown san jose's veterans day parade has been held every year since 1919 and is one of the biggest in the nation but organizers say the 95th parade next month could be the last citing the loss of grant and private funding. a save the parade drive is under way to raise money for next year and beyond. donors should contact the united veterans council of santa clara county. >>> in other bay area headlines, huge flames and loud explosions woke up the dove court neighborhood in pleasant hill early this morning. firefighters say a house fire started in the garage at about 1:30. when crews showed up it s

no delays reported for golden gate ferries, caltrain or ace. meanwhile, if you plan on hopping in your car and making the highway 4 commute, so far that has been trouble-free with light traffic leaving antioch bound for pittsburg down the willow pass. even the altamont pass so far is looking okay westbound 580 fine leaving the 205 interchange. looks like we may have some roadwork eastbound because sensors are picking up slow traffic there. the 580/680 interchange over in you understand did that's still in good shape with no major problems to report to you for west 580 heading down the dublin grade and the bay bridge toll plaza is wide open so enjoy the light traffic. that light traffic stays with you across the bridge into downtown san francisco. that's a look at "kcbs traffic." >> thank you. >>> some breaking news now from pleasant hill. loud explosions woke up the dove court neighborhood after a house caught fire. it started about 1:30 this morning. firefighters say when they got there, the house and the cars in the driveway were all consumed

but ac transit workers are poised to go on strike. >> we're going to start with ac and go to bart and update everything. it was a hard day, a hard day of hard-nosed negotiations and dualing press conferences. >> bart began this morning. >> we're closer, are we close enough to reach a settlement. >> the union countered. >> our proposals are $40 million apart. >> bart says that's closer to $100 million. we've made another proposal. we're waiting for that response. >> the response vague. >> the assumption we'll meet to financials every day until we get to a settlement. >> the majority seems to be this. you have a job, you are blessed in that way. some people are looking for that. it's not fair, a lot of people depend on it. >> many support the unions. >> there's tons of money coming into the bay area. people working for. transit, their salary should refrequent that. >> the union blame bart. >> the closer we move the further apart they say we are. they brought in someone trying to cause a strike. >> the best practice is to hire outside experts to negotiate these very complex contracts. >>

if i am going to drive or take ac bart? >> catherine: you can get the latest on the transit threats by bart and a-c transit - on kron-4.com. you can check whether trains and busses will be running and look at other options. or you can also download the new kron-4 app. for updates on the go. grant? >> two incidents at oakland's airport.leaving passengers concerned.and for a time.stranded. the first incident was an emergency landing. officials say an alaska airlines boeing 737 took off from san jose mineta at 8:30 this morning.it was headed to honolulu.but one of the pilots reported a possible bird strike. this is video courtesy of our helicopter partnership with abc7 news. the pilot felt something go into an engine.and landed as a precaution. the passengers were eventually transferred to another plane. later in the morning.an allegiant airlines plane had smoke coming from one of its engines as it was leaving the gates - about to take- off. the pilot shut-down the engine and returned to the gate. passengers had to wait for an

now ac transit is on the clock. the governor announced he wants a 60-day cooling off period to avoid a strike. the sue -- superior court will decide. ac transit and the union haven't come to an agreement yet. >> reporter: we have reduced visibility. let's look at our visibility in half moon bay. we have portions of the north bay with reduced visibility. we have a dense fog advicery for the north bay. as we head into tomorrow, late tomorrow we will see clearing. as we look ahead we have changes on the horizon and a possible storm. more in my full report. >>> still to come we have more on the victim of the school shooting in suburban reno. why the teacher is being called a hero. >>> apple does it again with the new ipad. >>> a woman found dead at sf general, that's next as the news continues. i love watching tv outside. and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why? because it's so much better than cable. it's got more hd channels, more dvr space. yeah, but

word of a possible strike caught some off guard. >> ac transit says they might go on strike wednesday night. >> that could be a catastrophe, man. >> if bart goes out and we're out it would be catastrophic. >> reporter: ac transit was blind sided. the agency writing the governor asking him to delay the strike while investigating possibility of a 60 day cooling off period. >> we'd tell the governor is that a strike would severely impact live in the bay area was' know it. >> people trying to get to work, people trying to get to school. it's just going to be all bad. >> then, i can't get to work. i can't go pick my kids up from school. i can't do anything. >> tamika says despite frustration... >> so you're standing with workers? >> yes, of course. >> reporter: workers voted down two contract proposals at the time concerned over driver safety and objective to having paying for part of health care. >> at this point, what more they want. we haven't been given any new proposals. >> ac transit says it's prepared to sit down and negotiate. >> what will do you if there is no bus service thursday

ac transit will be using as many extra buses as they can.gency will also be using its largest buses for transbay service and increase the number of trips across the bay. ac transit will move all of its bus stops to locations outside of the street for loading and unloading of passengers. commuters are not pleased about having to wake up early but they don't want to risk being late to work. >> i come in really, really early to work every day so that i can leave and go home really, really early. i have no clue what time this bus is going to come. so therefore i have no clue what time i'm going to be able to leave work today. i'm very upset. >> reporter: now here is video we took earlier this morning of some of the first buses coming in to pick people up to go into the city. once the commute picks up, there will be staff at the transbay terminal and the bart stations to help direct passengers to their buses. ac transit is encouraging everyone to play with chipper cards or you can -- clipper cards or you can pay with cash but you need to bring th

the last minute intervention to keep ac transit buses rolling tomorrow. >>> ac transit buses are rolling tonight, despite the threat of a walkout come midnight. john fowler in oakland, with how the governor's office intervened to put the brakes on a strike. >> reporter: well day and night, 180,000 east bay riders use ac transit. the governor late this afternoon ordered no strike, and a seven day period during which a board of inquiry will gather facts. they be the governor may ask a judge for a 60 day cooling off period. >> very relieved for our drivers, particularly the school children who would have had to find some alternative form of transportation. >> seven days, that's great. then what? then i'll be back on edge. >> reporter: oakland high schooler, winny smith says her children could not get her to the school of the arts and back without this bus. >> it would cost me school time, i would have to miss work. my grades would go down. >> we're sympathetic to the riders, i don't want to be on strike. my family has to use public transit to get to school. >> reporter: david lyons said the

we notice fewer are asking ac transit for directions to buses. a sign that maybe what the strike ighas done is -- strike has done is educate people. no surprise the strike has been forcing commuters to leave work early. many folks today left home hours ahead of normal just to make it to the city on time this morning. >> i have to get to the b.a.r.t. station an hour earlier to wait for the bus. not a big deal. >> reporter: we are seeing longer lines of chartered buses. the commute is still beginning even after the sun is setting. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> people lined up in oakland this morning to catch the ferry to san francisco. ridership was 183%. that is almost triple the number of people on an average week day. normally ferries transport 2600 people. today that number was 7500. >> fast track is helping ease the crunch on bridges. they say fast track lanes at the bay bridge moved 4 times faster than cash lanes. more than 10,000 drivers signed up for fast track since b.a.r.t. workers threatened to

the labor disputes at bart's and ac transit has raised new questions about the role and relevance of unions in today's work world. we're seeing public anger towards organized labor, but the unions say they're fighting hard to protect decent wages and benefits. to give us historical perspective and analysis of the current fate of unions well, talked earlier with uc berkeley professor harley shakin. he has studied labor, the global economy, and the changing nature of work. professor shakin, thank you for joining us on the program. >> let me ask you -- >> it's very nice to be here. >> let me ask you, first of all, about the bart contract and the terms being offered to union workers, including a 15.4% pay raise over four years. what do you think of the terms? good contract? >> i think it's a very good contract. it's fair to both sides. a lot of hard bargaining got us here, but it's something in which both sides can go forward and build on it in constructive ways for bart, for the public, and for each other. >> and for the first time they will be paying into their pensions 1% per year and

just into the newsroom this ac transit co.ee if the governor will issue a 60 day cooling-off period. for ac transit. >> coming up stanley roberts tries to trash any of our viewers in this morning's edition of people behaving badly. >> look at them with that u-verse wireless receiver. back in our day, we couldn't just move the tv wherever we wanted. yeah, our birthday entertainment was a mathemagician. because if there's anything that improves magic, it's math. the only thing he taught us was how to subtract kids from a party. ♪ let's get some cake in you. i could go for some cake. [ male announcer ] switch and add a wireless receiver. get u-verse tv for $19 a month for 2 years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. our tracking and a couple of hot spots in san francisco with a multi car crash on the james lick freeway lanes are blocked by this multicar accident and it is also affecting the ride in the northbound direction from interstate 4 to the 280 interchange. >> the ride off for the upper deck bridge is also being affe

ac transit will increase bus service is needed.f you are driving, carpool lanes will be extended on interstates 80, 880, and 680. all the bay area toll bridges will run from 5:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.. casual car pools will offer several east bay pickup locations. the san francisco bay ferry will run extra bolats from oakland, alameda, and a vallejo. for a full list you can visit our web site at kron4.com >> here is a look at where you can catch the charter buses. but analysts 3 tothe el l norte was oakland lafayette, convert while mud creek, dublin-pleasanton, hayward fremont and san leandro. the buses will take people near the san francisco trans bay terminal on howard street between fremont and bill. ease the bay buses leave from 5 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.. the returns as will go from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.. there will be five to 15 buses at each station. parking at these stations are also free. >> stay with kron4 and visit the kron4 web site for continuing coverage. you can also get the latest updates on our facebook and twitter feeds.

. >>> good news for ac transit, buses will run tomorrow. a strike is stil looming. >> reporter: no ac transit strike. they asked the board to go over the dispute between ac transit management and the union. that will take 7 days. during that 7 days, the employees cannot strike. the buses will be running thursday morning. . >> if a strike for either agency happens, you can stay connected to kron4.com. we will have the latest developments, and you can stay informed on our facebook and twitter pages or download our app and get push alerts. >>> the government shut down is over. they are urging federal workers to get back to work. they made a deal to get the government up and running. the president signed it. senate leaders extended the debt dealing. the house followed and the president addressed the nation thanking lawmakers for finally makeing it happen. >> once it arrives on my desk i will sign it immediately and we will open r- immediately. >> the president signed it. it funds the government until january 15th and the debt limit until februa

ac transit wants them to pay $283 per family per month. the union claims that is too much. >> commuters who would be tingly hard hit if transit workers strike are those living with a disability. the independent resource center plans to hold a rally at the trans bay terminal to highlight how much people with disabilities rely on bart and ac transit. an employee says it was devastating for so many people that was disabled. >> they had to wait a longtime for transportation. at least i know one person who had to wait for several hours. >> peter men mendoza says it is not always an option. under the americans with disabilities act says those with disabilities who can use public transit cannot use the paratransit program. >> although there is no strike tomorrow there is no deal in place. if there is a strike in the coming days, bart has 200 buses that will run from nine stations, el cerrito, del norte, concord, dublin, san leandro and fremont. you need to get a round trip ticket in advance. carpool lanes on interstate 80, 880 and 680 are also ex