we will talk to a bart board director. he joins us live in the studio. e has his side of the story next. bart workers and if they do walk off the job, coming up. ,,,, ♪ at kaiser permanente we've reduced serious heart attacks by 62%, which makes days with grandpa jack 100% more possible. join us at kp.org and thrive. four days away from the endf the cooling off period. wor may . >>> bart negotiations with unions are coming down to the wire. we are now four days away from the end of the cooling off period. workers might go on strike this friday if they cannot strike a deal. other bay area transit companies are preparing. there will be extra votes -- boats as well as other transportation. >>> we have bart board director zachary mallet joining us to look at the latest in negotiations. we just had one of the union representatives here. they basically said you guys have not been negotiating in good faith. that you are unreasonable. >> i would beg to differ. in negotiations, both sides start at unrealistic and -- ends. the reality is to come to the middle. we a

and you just heard the bart board president call for union to come back to continue negotiations.says going on strike is not an option. >>, they've got about five and a half hours to see if they want to discuss it. the union says they just want to ash trait the last few work rule issues they can agree upon but bart board wants the entire pay. >> two of the last package. >> going back to square one. starting almost whole negotiation today. >> just depends. if the arbitrator going look at that rather than just portion they're not agreeing on now. so will be interesting to follow this. we'll continue to do so throughout the evening. both on air, you can follow breaking news updates on twitter on abc 7 news bay area. >> yes. we're going keep on this for next five and a half hours, midnight is the deadline. we'll sfee bart does go on strike. >> still head why end of the government shult down could mean welcome news for consumer [ male announcer ] progresso is so passionate about its new tomato florentine soup, it took a little time to get it just right. [ ding ] at first, it wasn't the

and you just heard the bart board president call for union to come back to continue negotiations. he says going on strike is not an option. >> will, they've got about five and a half hours to see if they want to discuss it. the union says they just want to ash trait the last few work rule issues they can agree upon but bart board wants the entire pay. >> two of the last package. >> going back to square one. starting almost whole negotiation today. >> just depends. if the arbitrator going look at that rather than just portion they're not agreeing on now. so will be interesting to follow this. we'll continue to do so throughout the evening. both on air, you can follow breaking news updates on twitter on abc 7 news bay area. >> yes. we're going keep on this for next five and a half hours, midnight is the deadline. we'll sfee bart does go on strike. >> still head why end of the government shult down could mean welcome news for >>> end of a partial government shut down spelled welcome news for consumers. >> yes. a look head to prices we can expect to pay. >> yes. >> we'll take it yes.

bart board of directors has scheduled an emergency meeting. that will happen at 3:00 this afternoon. although it will be closed to the public. you can see behind me picket lines remain up. as we move into day four of the bart strike with no new talks scheduled between these two kids zoo sides. workers say they are not allowed to talk publicly. but late last night the unions did make a counter mashment. mash count -- counter measurement. the unions are willing to accept bart's pay increase of 12% pay raise over four years. so far bart has not issued a response to the latest counter offer. they are willing to restart negotiations with the federal mediator and they have been in touch with the unions. in the meantime striking workers have it will candles and also put up signs honoring those two workers that were struck and killed by a bart train over the weekend. it is an accident that has led to a somber mood out here. they say they just want to get back on the job as soon as possible. alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >> there is also a new app

damage is $250,000. >>> cyclists may be able to board bart trains all day soon. today the board of directors will take a final vote on whether to make all-day bike access a permanent policy. if approved, bikes would be allowed on all trains except for the lead car and the first three cars during rush hour. bart's been testing a new procedure over the past couple of months. >>> all eyes are on san jose mayor chuck reed as he addresses pension reform at two events on the east coast. today the mayor is set to deliver a keynote speech in new york about his efforts to overhaul pensions for public employees. tomorrow he will be on a panel in washington, d.c. about pensions for police and firefighters. >>> contractors who worked on the troubled healthcare website are testifying in front of the house committee. cbs reporter danielle nottingham tells us this is just the first of several hearings on the problems. >> reporter: designers of healthcare.gov came to capitol hill to face lawmakers questions about the troubled website. >> this whole battle is about whether america

before the bart board meeting even started, a group of demonstrators showed up outside with signs sayingthat they believe that bart managers and the board should be jailed and held responsible for the deaths of those two workers who were hit by a train over the weekend. now, this group isn't affiliated with bart's unions. they said they are pro-union, and they say that bart's policies of not having workers on the track, for instance, or not warning of oncoming trains were a factor in their deaths. inside the first board of directors meeting since the tragedy, as you said, the board held a moment of silence, and they offered resolution on behalf of christopher shepherd and lawrence daniels, who were checking on the track when they were hit. it was being operated by a manager in training in the event of a longer strike. bart has suspended that practice, though, of making workers responsible for their own safety on the track. called simple approval. now operators slow down, stop, or will be recruited, but activists say this is about a climate of not caring about worker safety. >> we are say

at today's meeting the bart board voted to modify its rule. bikes will be allowed on all trains expect the first three cars of a train during the peak commute hours. >> another labor dispute is brewing. the union that represents municipal utility workers says talks have stalled after months after labor negotiations. >> what we're looking for is something that recognizes the value of the employees and our long time viability as an agency. >> members of ask me local 2019 in front of oakland's mud offices. its members are willing to compromise on pension contributions but want a fair wage increase. east bay mud says it will continue to negotiation and does not consider the talks stalled. >>> we now more details about twitter's public offering expected next month. the san francisco company plans to price its shares at between $17 and $20 and going to offer about 70 million shares. if those hold, twitter would raise about $1.6 billion. and another san francisco company are not as bad as wall street projected. zenga expectations. words with friends

. >>> several union leaders attended the bart board meeting. they blamed bart board for the deadly accidents on the tracks. >> the arrogance and kalis is offensive. >> this would be a quiet time for them and not filled with all the things that have been happening. >> the divide between bart workers and management has never been deeper. this comes as both union members and the parking lot board gets ready to -- bart board gets ready to vote. >>> it happened wednesday evening. investigators say an electrical motor overheated but the age of the train may be am factor. the car that caught on fire was part of the oldest fleet. the vast majority of barts trains were first put into service back in 1972. >>> twitter is trying to avoid the same criticism facebook received when it went public. twitter announced its setting a price of $17-$20 is a share of its initial public offering which will happen next month. facebook was criticized for pricing its shares too high at $38 each. >>> santa clara county is increasing efforts to encourage children to switc

. >> union leaders are critical of the bart board. >> it's doing nothing for project. and that is a tra vesty. >> as the clock ticks down ed lee postpone aid trip to china, hoping to help forth an agreement. >> bart negotiations continue the bart board president is speaking live. >> it's become crippling for the district. we're unique in this clause. few people in the world, if anyone still has this. i will give you an example. if you have been faxing, a report, to people we can't access e mail anymore without a mutual agreement. union would have to say we're e mailing it. you can imagine this filling out that existed it's become the very, very expensive proposition getting in the way of our providing service we need to provide. another important issue for us is 40 hour week. currently you can call in sick, not show up. then come in and get overtime. most workers don't abuse this, but some do. workers that don't and riders are paying for this, now we need to clear this out of of the contract. we want to give them a fantasticly good contract that is what we've offered bu

the program will end on december first unless bart's board of directors vote to make it permanent. e not allowed on the first 3 cars during peak hours. >> bart says clean up has started at stations hit by vandals during the strike, take a look at that last night. police say this is one of nine locations vandalized from the maintenance yard to the storage area and will cost thousands of dollars to clean it up. >> it is pretty bad. you really noticed it when you got off the train. just like i said they looked like they came up through the tunnel and just -- just feed everywhere. >> police arrested 23-year-old lob bonnie hernandez and zachery borders in the case, police say they caught them vandalizing the richmond yard and checking video looking for even more possible suspects. >> three states are now in a war of words over who can claim bragging rights as the site of the first flight. north carolina says wilbur and orville wright conducted the flight in 1903 but ohio says it is the birthplace because that is where the wright brothers were from, now connecticut also joined the fray, s

let's put yesterday behind us and move forward. >> reporter: today the bart board is expected to approve a plan to bring in buses to take people from bart stations to the city. 200 this time as opposed to 70 during the strike in july. >> it's a drop in the bucket to what bart usually carries but we want something for those who have no other way into the city. >> reporter: riders are just waiting for word. >> my husband and i have been thinking about it for a couple of weeks now trying to plan for if that were to occur. >> i think it's a tragedy that they can't reach an agreement after this much time. >> reporter: the majority of riders are very upset not knowing what's going to happen tomorrow. one of them gave us this sign. he is encouraging people to protest the strikers if that does indeed happen tomorrow. of course, we'll keep you posted on the negotiations. right now live in oakland, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> we have an exclusive poll that shows what bay area commuters think. the message to both bart and unions: enough, already! our kpix 5 surveyusa poll taken last night finds that t

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the bart board was to discuss the agreement in closed session and won't vote on it until unions do. in oakland, john fowler, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> a rule made track workers solely responsible for their own safety, requiring one worker to be on the lookout for oncoming trains while the other was working. larry daniels of oakland and chris shepherd of hayward were both struck by the train as they were working on the tracks saturday. >>> we know what caught on fire underneath a train causing a long commute last night. now, investigators are trying to figure out why it happened. >> reporter: frequent bart rider madeline bell heard what happened at the orenda station. her fear was not fired. >> i was worried first of all because the strike just ended that there would be another huge delay. >> reporter: there was a delay for some passengers when fire and smoke could be seen coming out at the cole station. >> we figured out it was a motor reactor, which is a electrical component of a car. it weighs about 1200 pounds. >> reporter: radio dispatchers held the doors open. some passengers sa

the death touched off a heated debate at today's meeting of the bart board of directors. kpix 5's da lin was there for the fireworks. da. >>> reporter: in continues meeting indeed. -- intense meeting indeed. union labor members lashed out at the bart directors at a meeting here today. months of labor negotiations, two strikes and the deaths of two workers, both sides admit their relationship is broken. >> shame! shame on everybody! >> reporter: atu president antonette bryant scolded the bart directors partially blaming them for the accident that killed two workers saturday. >> the arrogance and callousness with which these entire negotiations were handled are offensive and now we have two people dead. >> reporter: she said the board did too little too late. the directors opened the meeting with a moment of silence for christopher sheppard and larry daniels, even dedicating today and tomorrow to the two track inspectors. >> for you to come out with this is lawrence daniel day or christopher sheppard day, really?! this should not have happened! >> reporter: some union member

bryant admits the accident is still under investigation, but she lays the blame at the feet of the bart board. >> and these resolute students are insulting because this should not have happened. these two people should be with us. we still not be standing here talking to you about this. we told everyone what would happen if untrained people would do this. look at what has happened. two people are dead. >> both sides agree much healing must take place before workers and management can ever refer to themselves again as a family. >> bicyclists are finally being allowed to bring their bikes on bart trains. the bike ban has been lifted.and bikes will be allowed on bart starting december 1- st.with a few restrictions. bikes will not be allowed in the first car at any time or in the first three cars during peak commuter hours

joining me this morning is the president of the bart board. we asked the union representatives to appear as well, but they didn't feel that it was appropriate this morning. you are the person in charge of bart right now, so the question is, what is the latest on the accident reports? >> on the accident, we're all still staggered from this accident we've had in the middle of this labor dispute. we've had this loss of two of our coworkers. one thing, it's sobered everybody up. i was actually with one of the union workers when we heard the news and it struck us that we need to end us. we lost members of the bart family. on the accident itself, the national transportation has come in and put us under a gag order and said that further updates are going to come from them. >> was there any idea of what went wrong. >> we don't know yet. >> if you're under a gag order, we're not going to get too much more on that subject. let's move on to the talks. you said you were in talks with a union leader when the tragedy occurred. tell us about that and is there

a short time ago, word from a bart spokesman saying that the meeting was canceled without giving a reason. the national transportation safety board is leading the investigation into the deaths much two bart workers struck and killed by a train on saturday. in week, the inspector will interview everyone on the train at the time of the accident possibly as early as today. abc7 news reporter was told the operator of the train will be tested for drugs and alcohol which is standard operating procedure. safety records will be reviewed and data will determine the speed at time of impact and who was in the cabin. >> i spoke with the union president and she and her members are planning the next session. there are no meetings scheduled at this time according to a spokesman. >> saturday's deaths marked the 6th and 7th employees killed on the job in the 41-year history. one victim was this map, christopher shepard, a member of the union. the other was a contract worker, larry daniels. thousands tried to take the buses provided, but they had to turn people away. you can imagine how they feel. abc7 news, amy hollyfield, joins from walnut creek

the contracts then go to bart board of directors for final approval. the board could vote at the next meeting in november or could call a special meeting before then. tentative agreements were announced monday night ending the bitter four day strike, the second bart strike this year. it's over now. the agency's two largest unions as i mentioned, the vote will happen. >> the bart board of directors gets to vote. the one group that doesn't get to vote on it is us. that's why we sat down with willie brown and chronicle political reporter and talked about what are the long term implications of this on off again strike. >> management and labor. >> the riders, let's not forget them. long term fall out? >> no long term fall out. clearly the people who lost, management and labor, will be at each other's throats constantly, but the riders will forget about it in ten days. >> will they forget about it next time when a ballot measure is on for tax or bond or transportation. >> they'll be quickly reminded of it, of the days and hours in traffic, the ways you had t

bart's board did give author observation today to make some movement. sources are telling me bart has not yet done so at this hour. right now are focusing as the exhibition approaches on this cooling off period. >> if there is not a deal there didn't need to be a strike. >> in the open session the board authorized bart officials to spend for charter service. those buses would carry about 6,000 passengers a day. if they decide to strike they would give the public some advance notice but there's no indication as to whether they are considering that option. i got word from inside they are meeting with management so that is a good sign but one of the union people saying thousands watching eare farther away than they were two days ago. see if they are able to reach a deal before midnight tonight. reporting live. channel 2 news. >>> more dales now the bay area's are set to police department in the event of a bart strike. it's already notified workers to plan as if there is going to be a strike. >> they should expect there will be a strike tomorrow and of cour

. >> at this hour we are waiting at the bart board of directors that are coming down the sidewalk rightaddress the news media. >> guards at general manager that make the decisions. >> these are the ones that did the general manager orders. >> we want to pan over and show you this man who is the president of the bart board and he's want to make a statement right now. >> " i am president of bart board of directors with other directors with me we have been in this building so thank you since sunday night working to try to get an agreement appeared >> on sunday we push for a comprehensive proposal with a 12% pay increase over four years this is the best benefit package in the country the union said no to us. >> we have been a trying to negotiate we know that we had this show some flexibility in have onto many things. we are willing to put more money on the table to get a deal. the other thing where we show flexibility on a package up work rules that we are really needed. >> the rules may do we have control and can we make decisions for the districts about overtime, about judge thomas simons

bart train. firefighters got flames under control, passengers boarded on to buss or other trains. bart had to go to single tracking into the morning. officials think the fire came from a semi conductor box under a train car. >>> one more note about bart. starting december 1st, bart will allow bicycles on trains at all times, only exception during peak commute hours when prohibited from first three cars of the trains >>> abc7 news learned son of a city gardener accused of running over a woman in a park was arrested yesterday in a different hit and run accident involving a bicyclist the 19-year-old was at his father's court appearance, according to police he hit a bicyclist making a right turn in the outer mission neighborhood. the cyclist was not badly injured. his father, a pled today for felony man slaught scombrer hit and run. >>> families of victims in the deadly limo scene fire just filed a wrongful death lawsuit against six companies they claim caused or contributed to the accident. the companies include ford, also in the suit are the companies that modified and stretched the

the bart board ended simply approval. the state legislature announced it would be looking into this incident. and a group of pro labor activists are demanding a criminal investigation. >> we think the bart board of directors are personally responsible. they never asked the manager about this situation of bringing in replacement workers to train. >> it is unfortunate people are politicizing the issue while everyone is still grieving and answers will come from an ntsb investigation. >>> a bart train fire caused a 12-hour headache at this station. smoke poured from underneath the bart car disrupting service on the bay point line. it was traced to the semiconductor box. now engineers are trying to figure out what went wrong. >>> let's turn your attention to obama care. the contractors who built the website healthcare.org in the hot seat today on capitol hill. steve handelsman joins us with more. >> reporter: she said, don't tell me about overloaded systems. she says amazon.com doesn't crash on christmas, does it? don't blame

bitter. >> you would never believe the two sides just settled a strike angry members blaming the po bart board and making things work with the union. was it a to be a straight resolution in memory of two workers killed on the job but what happened next stunned the board. >> shame on everybody at the arrogance and callousness which these negotiations are handled and now we have two people dead. >> the transit union head blamed the board for saturday's deadly accident. as we reported was it eye none union driver training run saturday that killed christopher she hard and lawrence daniels while inspecting track. >> this is something we had been warning about. we told the public and you. >> one station agent blamed the board. you're all elected officials and need to be recalled because of your lack of leadership. >> workers are under a gag order and to steer away from blame and remember the fallen workers. >> this should be a quiet time for them and not filled with what's been happening. >> unikwlon leaders say in the 40 year history the deindividual has never been deeper. but it won't vote on the

a tentative agreement must be voted on and ratified by members of the union and approved by the bart board of directors before it takes effect. the agreement provides the reasonable wage increases. a compromise in addition to changes that will allow for innovation and input from workers. thank you. [ applause ] >> good evening, my name is antanette bryant. i am here to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement with bart, but i don't want it to be forgotten that two lives were lost during this time and i want those families to be remembered and i want them to know we continue to extend our heartfelt condolences to them and their families. i will read the following statement. today on behalf of the members of atu 1555, we reached a tentative agreement with bart management on our standing contract issues. we will go back to work and continue our efforts to keep the bay area moving. we did not want to strike. and we are glad to have a tentative agreement that we feel will work for all parties. we would like to thank our riders, our riders that stood by us and understood what we were

> reporter: why that last offer is so important is at 6:00 p.m., but live, the president of the bart board of directsers about to announce -- directors is about to announce that. what compliments that is a a.c. transit strike as well. >> speaking of the a.c. transit strike this will be unprecedented if bart and a.c. transit will be on strike at the same time. >> take the bay bridge crossing, 16,000 people every day ride a.c. transit across the bridge. if they are like the bart folks, half of them, 8,000 will put cars on the bridge. think about what happens with bart and a.c. transit, all those people trying to get across the bridge, ferries and buses, it would be useless. the president of the bart board is here and i will put a microphone up here and as soon as you want to take him, please do. >> reporter: he is the president of the board and under pressure to get this resolved. >> thank you for coming out. the last, best and final offer, i was authorized, we feel we reached the limit of what we are prepared to offer. the bargaining team is inside. they staid there -- stayed there till 2:3

the contract has to be ratified by bart board of directors. union leaders are going over that fine print. >> the sooner we can get everything signed off, the sooner we can get it to our members for review. >> bart workers can vote as early as tomorrow. they must approve that contract by a simple majority. barts board of directors will need five of the nine board members to approve it. ktvu learned the two bart strikes have had a major financial impact on other tran sit agencies. but what we discovered may surprise you. that story coming up at 4:48. >>> a judge will consider governor jerry brown's request for a 60 day cooling off period between ac transits and its unions. a worker strike would seriously disrupt public transportation and harm public safety. if the judge agrees, unions will not be able to strike. it wants to introduce day passes that would cost $5 for adults and $2.50 for youths. discounts would apply if the passes are used with clipper cards. >>> sheriffs deputies shot a suspect they thought was armed only to find out the rifle w

now we know this the bart board authorizedñr new offer to be presented but we have learned that at thistime the offer has not made it past the negotiator. now bart gm did attend part of today negotiations according to spokesman for bart she wanted to to show her support for the effort to reach settlement agreement. now the union have not issued a strike notification which suggest to us that the union leadership will agree to keep negotiating. now the last strike lasted 4 and a half days and according to the bay area council, bay area lost 73 million dollars to lost productivity. i can tell you that the teams have told me off camera they plan to stick it out through the night. we'll continue to provide updates throughout this newscast. in fact, i even brought a tooth brush and pillow to stay here all night if we have to so that when the morning team comes in we can provide everyone with the latest information. this is 7 news. >> thanks. he's on it there. we are on it here. stay with up. if any development during the newscast we will bring it to you right away of course and we'll stay the

abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> it's now in the hands of the general manager and bart board. nt the strike. >> this is the news commuters did not want to hear. barring a last minute deal bart workers will strike at midnight tonight. >> a car careens into two children. also ahead. >> people running and you know, yelling they can't get up there was a partial roof collapse. >> massive flames and rescues from a huge apartment fire in redwood city. >>> bart commuters need to prepare after marathon negotiations talks have broken down. thanks for joining us i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm larry beil. prepare for a bart strike at midnight after negotiating more than 30 hours, two sides came out today and said they cannot reach an agreement. >> laura anthony joins us live in oakland, laura? >> reporter: cheryl, they do not appear to be crying wolf so this time, this time it appears union threats to strike is real. everything fell part this afternoon after 30 hours of negotiations that began for the most part at 10:00 yesterday morning there were rumblings there is going to be an announceme

of silence after the death of two workers, but things got heated as they tried to shout down a bart board member. >> this would be a quiet time for them, and not filled with all the vitriol that's been happening. excuse me, i have the floor. >> things did calm down and the board voted to do away with a procedure called simple approval that made workers responsible for their own safety while working on the bart tracks. the procedure came under scrutiny after that deadly accident saturday. >>> 435:00 now. let's get a look at weather. lawrence is' oakland zoo. >> boo at the zoo. >> reporter: hey, guys, check this out. we've got a walking stick. where is it walking stick from? new guinea. it's only a plant eater, thank goodness. they're going to have a great event. boo at the zoo this weekend. this is one of the best zoos in the bay area to check out. we're going to learn more about that in a minute. outside now we've got quite a few clouds. temperatures running a little bit chilly in the 40s and 50s right now. this afternoon these numbers will stay down, too. probably low 70s inland. a lot o

said the two men were to be responsible for their own safety on the track under a policy that the bart board voted to eliminate today. that will change is just the beginning for bart. safety key focus of the meeting today. here's nick smith. >>reporter: this was the first bart board of director meeting since the death of 2 workers on the second day of a labor strike. >> i would urge that the they plan to put together as quickly as possible, presented to this board. >>reporter: board director keller wasted no time calling for a top to bottom system wide safety investigation by an outside agency. as act of transparency to both bolster public trust. >> initiate thanksgiving investigation as quickly as possible because as in the previous tragedy it wasn't until we got that report out in front of the public that we were able to turn around the perception. >>reporter: always decision made to end the simple approval process. that made ground crew responsible for own saved with one serving as lack out for other while performing maintenance on the track. it was that practice that they were working un

now we know this the bart board authorizedñr new offer to be presented but we have learned that at thistime the offer has not made it past the negotiator. now bart gm did attend part of today negotiations according to spokesman for bart she wanted to to show her support for the effort to reach settlement agreement. now the union have not issued a strike notification which suggest to us that the union leadership will agree to keep negotiating. now the last strike lasted 4 and a half days and according to the bay area council, bay area lost 73 million dollars to lost productivity. i can tell you that the teams have told me off camera they plan to stick it out through the night. we'll continue to provide updates throughout this newscast. in fact, i even brought a tooth brush and pillow to stay here all night if we have to so that when the morning team comes in we can provide everyone with the latest information. this is 7 news. >> thanks. he's on it there. we are on it here. stay with up. if any development during the newscast we will bring it to you right away of course and we'll stay the

driving the train were not certified train operators and she lays the klay blade at the feet of the bart board. >> " this is a direct result of the fact that the board of directors did not get actively involved in these contract negotiations on we pleaded them to an " >> much healing what's take place before anyone can refer to park again at a family. there do it for mission tonight about the death of lynee spalding who was a patient at san francisco general hospital and was found dead in a stairwell. >> her family's attorney says he was told that a man who first found the 37 year old woman on october 8th is a mystery perry >> the man has not come forward to identify himself. >> our family spokesperson says initial reports said was the man got the attention of a single hospital worker he laughed. >> all they know is the guy was wearing a badge. >> it was suggested the matter was a quarterly or data to appear in the hospital says it does not have orderly's. why the sentence is assured department is leading the investigation and has not said much publicly appeared >> she checked into the hospita

now we know this the bart board authorizedñr new offer to be presented but we have learned that at thisme the offer has not made it past the negotiator. now bart gm did attend part of today negotiations according to spokesman for bart she wanted to to show her support for the effort to reach settlement agreement. now the union have not issued a strike notification which suggest to us that the union leadership will agree to keep negotiating. now the last strike lasted 4 and a half days and according to the bay area council, bay area lost 73 million dollars to lost productivity. i can tell you that the teams have told me off camera they plan to stick it out through the night. we'll continue to provide updates throughout this newscast. in fact, i even brought a tooth brush and pillow to stay here all night if we have to so that when the morning team comes in we can provide everyone with the latest information. this is 7 news. >> thanks. he's on it there. we are on it here. stay with up. if any development during the newscast we will bring it to you right away of course and we'll stay there

has to be approved by union members, they could start voting as early as today. >>> meantime the bart board is also expected to talk about last saturday's deadly train accident. a bart employee and a contractor were killed near walnut creek's bart station during a maintenance and training job during the strike, that tragedy, that is the subject of a controversial news conference this morning. we will tell you more about that coming up at 6:30. >> firefighters are looking to the cause of a fire at a concord storage facility overnight that created quite a distraffic for drivers, it broke out around 11:00 last night near concord avenue, as you can see from the video there were flames. a car there also caught fire. no one was hurt. >>> investigators are also going to search for the cause of a fire in san rafael tuesday morning that gutted a home there. the journal reports the investigation was delayed because it took 14 hours to find the tenants. fletcher and bonita carson, scheduled to be evicted when that fire broke out tuesday morning. they were later found at a resort outside marin. the car

the regular board meeting will be followed by a special meeting to recognize christopher sheppard and laurence daniels, the bart workers who were hit and killed by a train on saturday. the board is also scheduled to meet in closed session is about labor negotiations. and the agenda also includes a final vote on whether to make 24/7 bicycle access on trains a permanent policy. the morning. temperatures produced similar to what we saw yesterday if he did not see fog yesterday your probably waking up to it this morning. here's a live look from our mount tam cam you can see some of flights into the distance. we are looking at a deeper more rain layer. that means the fog is not as extent. it's actually pretty shallow a little bit cooler as we head into tomorrow. and looking ahead a storm approached the bay area as we head into tomorrow but i don't think it is going to have us. we will continue with a cool down into next week. full details with that the visibility of still pretty dense just like yesterday. hopefully we don't have any delays. take a look at temperatures. fondle of three ads even up to the design for t

they are planning to hold a press conference outside a bart board meeting this morning. you just heard from the bart spokesman about this issue within the past hour. >> they are doing an independent investigation. they are going to draw conclusions. we are in the middle of a grieving process. it's extremely up that there are some who want to politicize these two very tragic deaths. >> he the workers were on the tracks. a manager training to be a driver during the strike was operating the train at the time the two workers were killed on the tracks. the workers were operating under what's called simple approval when they were on the tracks. that means they were responsible for their own safety. the warning process will be beefed up until investigators figured out what went wrong here on the tracks in walnut creek on saturday afternoon. >> what do we know about the group united public workers for action? >> reporter: neither of the unions is involved directly with that group. it's sort of a union for unions. it's public workers all over california and it's basically a politi

no one was criminally charged -- but the p-u-c fined the limo operator for carrying too many >> bart's board of directors honored the two workers killed on the tracks last weekend. laurence daniels and christopher sheppard were hit and killed by a train. but the meeting was not the healing moment the board might have hoped for. a-t-u president antonette bryant admits the accident is still under investigation, but she lays the blame at the feet of the bart board. >> this resolution is insulting because it should not have happened. these two men should be with us and we should not be standing here talking about this. this was no accident and we told everyone what would happen if untrained people will operate these trains. look at what has happened. two people are dead. >> both sides agree much healing must take place before workers and management can ever refer to themselves again as a >> the time is 6 07 a.m.. construction all around the richmond san rafael bridge is causing headaches. this is one of the stories we are working on. we would try to find some answers. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i ♪ know i can't de

the president of bart board of directors called on union leaders take last, best and final offers to for vote. one labor official blasted part bart for making a last minute offer warning commuters to find another way to work. they've threatened a midnight strike and it appears that is going happen. abc 7 news is covering this tonight. clearly they're breaking down. >> they're still ongoing and talking inside of the building. if there has been progress made today it's not evident in the rhetoric we've heard in just the past hour. bart board president made a preer appearance saying the offer was done so with the blessing of the board. a union leader came tout say that offer is unacceptable, and that the threat of a strike tomorrow is very real. >> for 150 days at this point we think that it's time for union leadership to let the people of the bay area know whether they're going to

it still has to be approved by bart's board of directors and the unions have to vote on it. r the ounces nor bart manage -- neither the unions nor bart management gave us the details of the bargain. apparently lieutenant governor newsom who sat in on the discussions last night wasn't happy about how far the disagreements went. >> this is the last time this has to happen. everyone is fed up and no one wants to see this happen again. the people in the region don't deserve it and the folks behind me on both sides don't deserve this and if there are any lessons to be learned, that is we have to work together. >> reporter: bart is still running that charter bus service at nine different stations. those will go on until 8 a.m. but we're hearing that those two are running on limited service. bart hopes to have full service restored in time for the evening commute. we know that the reason that these trains were setback a couple of hours is because the two sides didn't come to an agreement until 10:00 last night. so that really wasn't enough time to get these train operators notified.

bart board of directors met this morning and authorized a negotiator to put a new offer on the table. bart says two sides are just $16 million apart. we have live coverage tonight. heather, sounds like real progress, at least, being made. >> yes. the standards are so low that a new overhear can be considered progress. we have no indication that that offer is going to be good enough to avert a strike and get a deal done in time. indications are they're still millions of dollars part. the chief negotiator, tom hawk came with a new offer, one he calls reasonable, a good offer, compared to other transit agencies. but we have learned that that offer has bt yet been looked at by unions. they're still going over issues separate for each of the two unions. on the positive side, bart has not yet issued a last, best, final offer. unless the current one is a departure from what can come so far, unions are likely to reject this, outright. >> we're preparing to put something out there that gives them something to look at to take back to their membership to vote. >> i don't want to give anyone a fa

these are two separate issues. >> reporter: i can tell you that the bart board of directors plans on holding a special meeting at 3:00 p.m. to discuss labor contracts and of course count on kron 4 to bring you the details and the latest from the bart strike. scott rates, kron 4 news. >> this just in,oakland police say two people were injured in a shooting this afternoon. it happened around 4:30. near 73 - rd avenue and international boulevard. police are not giving any further information at this time. >> another day with warm temperatures, we made it into the 80s for the east bay. livermore, 87 degrees. it was a completely different story with the wind coming off the ocean. 60s near san francisco just 61 degrees. 75 degrees and other places near the bay. 5, 15 degrees cooler. as we go for the date to moral a similar pattern. the fog is pressing into the bay tonight and even tomorrow morning. look for fog along the bay and the temperatures are going to be about 55 degrees. what we can expect for monday? >> a san francisco man is dead after being shot this morning in the city's mission

a bart spokesman says that the ntsb is independently investigating the crash and it is not a time to fight. it is unfortunate that some want to "politicize" the unfortunate deaths. the boardeets at 9:00 a.m. and will hold a special session recognize the victims, christopher shepard and larry daniels killed on the tracks in walnut creek open saturday. bart has suspended the policy that makes workers responsible for their safety and now if anyone is working on the franks, -- working on the tracks, trains is to go below 27 miles per hour. >>> a lucky person bought a lottery ticket in fresno that hit the jackpot, worth $216 million, the only ticket in the country that matched. it came from this convenience store. the store manager has no idea who winner is but he is crossing his fingers. hopefully someone will come forward. they are my best friends. >> the store owner get as commission of $1 million. the numbers are 3, 23, 31, 34, 47. power paul -- ball number is 13. if you watched the other numbers you can earn from $3 to $20,000. on the high end, just give us the call. >> we are looking for bargains in the cruise industry as companies struggle to regain their image. bargain

the president of bart board of directors called on union leaders take last, best and final offers to their membership for vote. one labor official blasted part bart for making a last minute offer warning commuters to find another way to work. they've threatened a midnight strike and it appears that is going happen. abc 7 news is covering this tonight. clearly they're breaking down. >> they're still ongoing and talking inside of the building. if there has been progress made today it's not evident in the rhetoric we've heard in just the past hour. bart board president made a preer appearance saying the offer was done soh the blessing of the board. a union leader came tout say that offer is unacceptable, and that the threat of a strike tomorrow is very real. >> for 150 days at this point we think that it's time for union leadership to let the people of the bay area know whether they're going to take an offer to memberit's the midd. >> general managers saying unfair left is the final offer so we can reach an agreement. let's be clear. the strike notice for this year is disruption in servi

bart train on saturday. boarddecided to end the agency simple approval as it's called practice that make for those responsible for own safety when working near a track. shephard and daniels killed saturday working under that policy which is now changed. >> meantime we are getting a sense of the financial toll of bart striking took on san francisco restaurant industry. downtown restaurant took 3 million dollar hit during the 4 day strike according to restaurant consulting firm co-pilot. firm says the average restaurant in the financial district lost about 5000 dollars. >> safeway announceded a change to a popular charitable progra program. called he script and percentage of purchases to go towards schools. lisa has a lack at the changes and the possible many packet. >> fairly common to use a credit card at the grocery store. majority of scott valley high ask parents do. that's why they register for safeway e script program allow a perling of the transaction to go back to the school pta. but safeway change the terms

. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ bart board of directors honor to the two workers killed one hit and killed by train. but the meeting was not healing moment to the board might have hoped for. a t u president internet bryant admits the accident is still under investigation but she lays the blame at the feet of the bart board. >>darya: both sides agree much killing must take place before workers and management can ever refer to themselves again as a family. welcome back. now to the latest on the budget battle in washington. senators kerry reid and paul ryan agreed there is no " grand bargain in the works. in this year's of bitter partisan politics of they say a small bill that takes the edge off of automatic budget cuts known as a question as all but they are hoping for. official capitol hill the negotiations start next week. the lead the latest deal that reopened the government only last a few months. following the story of saudia arabia a big protest planned by the country's women. what will they be doing? the driving. it's illegal for women to drive and that ultraconservati

the deal that settled the bart strike is not being made public yet because the unions and the bart board have to ratify the contract. we are joined by cornell with the the lake merritt bart station. >> the tentative agreement has to be reviewed by bart union members. few details are revealed but it has been confirmed that it includes the installation of bullet roof glass for station agents. the strike is over. that is for sure. >> getting trains rolling again took a lot more than calling operators and station agents back to work. it took compromise and concessions on both sides to reach a deal one that the general manager admitted isn't perfect. >> this is more than we wanted to pay but it is a new path in terms of our partnership with our workers and helps us deliver the bart service for the future. >> grace 8 -- grace will not reveal the details until the contract is ratified. some say it was fair and generous to get the bay area moving again. >> our executive board does recommend the agreement but we want tour members to have the opportunity to review it, to ask quotes and get everyth

this was the first bart board meeting since the death two of workers on the second day of a labor strike. >> i urge a plan be put together quickly, presented to the board. >> reporter: the director called for a safety investigation by an outside agency. as an act of transparency to bolster trust. >> initiating this quickly as possible. it wasn't until we got the report out we're able to turn around perception. >> reporter: there was a decision made to end the simple approval practice that made ground crews responsible with one serving as look out for another. that practice the engineers were working under when struck and kill bid this train. >> you can't be that arrogant about something so involved as being a train operator. as operating a train on rails. with people are wayside meaning they're on the trackway. >> reporter: the trains under the new rules must be kept under 27 miles per hour in all work areas or rerouted if crews are on the tracks. >> workers will have to get a work order. >> reporter: it isn't clear what role, if any simple approval may have played in the deaths but bart

barts board of directors has called an emergency closed door meeting for this afternoon. talking about the status of negotiations. you do know that two people died on saturday. two bart workers. they were hit by am bart train. there is a possibility that tragedy may be a catalyst for helping to solve the strike. >> i think this is probably a good time to stop the fighting and just to get back to work and become a family again. because we will be a family again. >> now though new talks are scheduled, there is an offer on the table. it came from the union. last night barts two biggest unions made a counter offer. so far barts management has not responded. in that counter offer the unions will now agree to some of the work rules about new technology. some changes. but they won't agree to work rules that they say could cause unsafe conditions. bart has proposed using electronic systems for pay and reporting. also allowing flexionability and scheduling for -- flexibility and scheduling for times and locations. they would bring barts last offer to their members to a vote sometim

yesterday several union leaders were at the bart board meeting in oakland.ey blame the board for last weekend's deadly accident on the bart tracks near walnut creek. two track inspectors out there on the tracks were killed during a training run. >> the arrogance and callouses with which the entire negotiations are handled are now offensive and now we have two people dead. this would be a quiet time for them. >> union leaders say the split between bart workers and management has never been deeper. both union members and the bart board are set to vote on the new tentative contract. >> the fda is proposing new rules to make pet foods safer. the new rules would require anyone who sells pet food to follow certain sanitation practices and have detailed safety plans. that announcement comes after 600 dog deaths that may be linked to pet jerky treats. >>> the search is on for california's first big power ball winner. someone in fresno county bought a power ball ticket worth $213 million. the winner has not come forward yet but the owner of the fast and easy store th

the deal must still be ratified by barts board of directors and there are reports that bart directors are split over the agreement. the tentative agreement will go before bart's unions rank and file members and those members could begin voting as early as tomorrow. the union workers must approve that contract by a simple majority to seal the deal. and you may think other bay area transit agencies made a lot of money during the two bart strikes this year, but we have learned the exact opposite is true. ktvu checked with the two agencies most effected by the bart strikes. ac transit and muni. despite a spike in ridership. among other things the addition natis fairs did not cover fairs. >>> two bart strikes in one year has state lawmakers calling for a ban on transit strikes. . they point out transit workers are not allowed to strike in new york and other major u.s. cities. transit workers who can't strike can find other ways to cause trouble. that would mean repeated demand of maintenance checks. >>> a deadly tragedy on the bart tracks will have an impact on the service. brian flores wi