and in the ferry building are the marvelous shops. this is food heaven in the ferry building. so the pilot boats go out and get stationed outside of golden gate, and meet incoming ships and transfer a pilot aboard who pilots the vessel into the bay. and these are gentle men and women of the highest repute. one of the most challenging jobs, i can imagine. i'm not a pilot, but i'm always impressed by the incredibly extensive knowledge. that is a powerful force in the bay. it's sort of like the structural engineering community in the city's scope of engineers and architects. the pilots are very powerful because people respect their opinion. they have this well-developed pier, beautiful pier. >> yep. >> right? >> yep, they do. >> and here is one of their boats. you can see the pier is perfect. you don't see any rot in any of these piles. if you want to look inside, we just happen to be coasting along and here is an historic renovation of the pier underway just north of the ferry building. >> is it 5? >> just next door to the port's offices at pier 1 and up to essentially pier 7, t

the old ferry building and fern liz. -- ferries.nd that was the main transportation system around the bay. are ferries making a come back? >> slowly. they definitely saw their hayday fade away. you have the racks going under the ferry building. second to charring crossing, london was a major ferry passage way. and since then, yeah, ever since actually loma-prieta, there's been somewhat of a resurgence very small compared to what it was in its height. >> a fire boat. we still have a couple of fire boats. in fact, after loma-prieta earthquake, the phoenix which is the boat on the right, went and pumped water out of the bay into the portable water supply system, it's called. portable water supply system up into the marina. and that water was what was used to put out the fires in the marina. so based on that experience, instead of selling the phoenix, which was the intent of the city at that time, the city actually went out and they bought the guardian from surplus, i think it was from seattle, is that right? and they brought in the sec

the ferries would also extend service hours. however officials warn. that parking at ferry terminals will be a problem and they encourage passengers to carpool to the docks. and stay with kron4 as we continue to bring you the latest developments on the bart strike threat. we'll continue our coverage all morning. and you can always find up to date information on our website, kron-4-dot-com. >>mark:san francisco pride festivities are this weekend. and after wednesday's historic rulings from the u-s supreme court paving the way for same sex marriage in california, a record number of people are expected to take part in the fun. organizers are anticipating about a million people to take part in all the events. this is video from last year's celebrations. authorities are stepping up security, especially in the wake of the boston bombings. the pride parade starts sunday morning at 10:30 at the corner of market and beale streets in downtown san francisco. this year, congresswoman nancy pelosi and state attorney general kamala harris are expected to attend. pol

ferris while, check. >> what? ferris while, yeah.approved a half billion dollar ferris while for staten island. to staten islander john, who might be seeing circles, what do you make of this. >> it look like hey, we're building an amusement park, there are still tons of people homeless in staten island, they are not amused by thought of $500 million going into a ferris wheel. neil: hat has to be one -- it has to be one hell of a ferris wheel. >> like the london eye. neil: each unit could be a home for staten islanders who are out of their home. >> there are plenty of people, as we've documented who still have no homes. neil: focus on them, not this is, that what i'm saying. >> i think that city should focus on those people, the federal and state response to be focus onned on those people, we're seeing, small steps in the improvement of that, but what people might be overlooking right now, is that this ferris wheel is supposed to attract long-term recovery dollars to staten island. and the long-term recovery affords -- efforts led by

the ferries would also extend service hours. parking at ferry terminals will be a problem and they encourage passengers to carpool to the docks. coming up on kron 4 news weekend.it has been an historic week for the supreme court. we talk to a hastings law school professor about that after the break. live look outside. bay bridge let's take a quick look outside this morning. ♪ we don't have a ten step filtering process for our water. we don't need it. because crystal geyser is made by nature, not by man. crystal geyser is always bottled at the mountain source. look at them kids... they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you couldn't just stream movies to a device like that. one time, i had to wait half a day to watch a movie. you watched movies?! i was lucky if i could watch a show. show?! man, i was happy to see a sneezing panda clip! trevor, have you eaten today? you sound a little grumpy. [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet

that part of the story is live from the san francisco ferry building. >> we're here at the ferry building. the ferry goes to the east bay. take a look there. is a lng line of people but that line is not half, there aren't half as many people on that line because of the problems on bart. and ferries were just one alternative used to get into the city. officials say 200 thousand people come to work here. victor who takes bart to work was hit with an extra long commute. >> the minutes to hours. seen from sky 7 hd commuters faced a huge back up on the bay bridge. some took ferries from the east bay and so if all who modes were backed up what does the evening commute look like? robin says the ferry was packed this morning. >> hopefully i won't have problems frying to get back home on the 5:15. >> here, lose yeez is back to ride share. this ride in made her half an hour late for school. >> it's friday. but yeah, happy traffic. >> joanne took ac transit and says there were buses to deal with the overflow from bart. she knows bart is now back on track. >> so i guess i'll take bart and hope for th

the ferries would also extend their service hours, however, officials warn parking at ferry terminalsroblem. they encourage pensions to carpool to the docks. >>> stay with us, as we continue our coverage on the possible bart strike. we will let you know whether bart workers will walk off the job. the deadline, the contract to expire is sunday night at midnight. check in with the weekend news for the latest on negotiations as well as the website and our comcast 24 hour channel 193. >> triple digit heat and more on the way for the weekend. we have the excessive heat warning in effect for most of the bay area. we will hit the triple digits away from the coastline, saturday, sunday, monday, and even tuesday. now here is the problem. satellite and radar showing we have a lot of thunderstorm activity to the east, area of high pressure over the four corners, it's just retrograding to the west and we are seeing very warm, dry air. we have a spare the air day. an aalert the next couple days and because of this we have this very hot weather in store for us. taking a look at the south bay, tomor

tonight bay area transportation owners are beefing up bus and ferry service as a precaution, but will it work? jean, what is the plan b here for the nearly 400,000 people who use bart on a daily basis? >> reporter: you know, raj, commuters are getting e-mails from the boss telling them a possible strike is likely from bart on monday. transportation officials say the labor contracts expire sunday night and time for bart riders to have a backup plan. word of a possible bart strike is spreading along the tracks. >> i just found out about it from e-mail. >> a memo went out from my boss, i think, monday. >> reporter: transportation officials are urging employers to tell workers bart may not be available after labor contracts expire sunday night. bar bartest two largest unions authorize add strike. with hundreds of thousands of people relying on the system. the transportation commission said it's time for riders to make backup plans. >> in san francisco and the oakland staff takes the bart over and vice versa. we work with yoult and the youth we employ work at the coliseums and bake bart. >

san francisco bay ferry will add additional vessels, but not nearly enough. >> there's no way that ferries can absorb the capacity. >> reporter: golden gate ferry says don't think about it. it is already at 100% capacity and will not be adding ferries. >> that was a nightmare. >> reporter: sam is talking about the six-day bart strike in 1997. >> we car pooled in early in the morning. so probably do the same thick this time. >> reporter: if you do car pool, bart parking lots will be free and available to use to coordinate rides. >> it's not going to be good. concern some other options for you. ask your boss if you can adjust your work hours. maybe you can telecommute. or just avoid traveling all together. that is if you can. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> with the bart strike looming, the bay area council, a business policy group has strong words for union members. the bay area council's ceo said quote, bart unions are using their power to hold the bay area hostage, disrupting the economy, harming the environment and wreaking havoc on residents. go to ktvu.com and click on the bart s

and the ferry service is the bay.e three additional vessels added to the san francisco bay ferry service fleet. this will allow them to carry 30-thousand additional the ferries will also extend their service hours. officials are warning commuters who already use the ferry service that they full capacity. they are also warning that parking at the terminals will be a problem, and they encourage passengers to carpool to the docks. and for those of you who could get stuck driving to work tomorrow because of the strike, here' a check of gas prices around the bay area. currently it costs 4-dollars and 7-cents for a gallon of regular gas in san francisco. 3-dollars and 96-cents in san jose. and oakland also coming in at 3-dollars and 96-cents. about 200 people spent saturday morning attaching the symbolic pink triangle francisco. triangle was originally used by nazis to identify and shame homosexuals. pride. oakland police are hundred block of sunnyside male and a female. available. one person was arrested when francisco. ex

the ferries also extend service hours.ficials warned that parking at ferry terminals will be a problem and encourage passengers to car pool to the docks. stay with kron4 as we continue to bring you the latest developments on the bart strike threat. you can always find up-to-date information on our web site, kron4 .com. will carry the bart union news conference at 10:00 a.m. or on our 247 news channel comcast 193. >> nelson mandela's health improved overnight even though he still remains in critical condition, doctors say he is now stable. one of the former president's daughter said he is still opening his eyes and reacting to the touch of his family. south africa's president, and jacob zuma visited mandela yesterday. crowds continued to gather outside the hospital for a big joke, singing and dancing. mandela, who is 94, has been on the critical list since sunday. >> president obama headed to south africa, the second stop on his three nation tour of africa. as of right now, president obama does not have plans to visit nelso

the ferries would also extend their hours.als warned, that the party that ferry terminals will be a problem and that they encourage passengers to car pool. >> stay with kron 4 will help the latest to let you know whether or not you have to have a plan b for your ride to work on monday. we will keep you updated all our web site, facebook, and tweet ter. >> nelson mandela's help improve overnight. even though, he still remains in critical condition, doctors said that he is now stable. one former presidents and daughters said that he is still opening his eyes every act and to the touch of his family. south africa's presidpresident visited mandela yesterday. crowds continued to get aroused by the hospital. >> president obama is headed to south africa, the second stop on his three nation tour of africa. this is video from earlier this morning when the present less of a call. as of right now, president obama does not have plans to visit nelson mandela in the hospital. yesterday, the president called the former leader " a hero for th

. >> and another item which is moving forward is the downtown san francisco ferry terminal project and you may recall that is a project at the ferry building sponsored by the water emergency transit authority also known as weta they are looking to expand the terminal area here with up to 3 new ferry gates and related passenger amenities as well as an enclosure of the lagoon that is over here in front of the restaurant so that there could be a place for emergency cuing in the event that there is a reason to evacuate downtown or get the people across the bay quickly. those three new gates will support service to rich montheder, berkeley, treasure island, america laous and redwood city and a big undertaking on behalf of the emergency sprans sit thoser and so to do so they need to do eir under the quality regulations and an eis environmental impact statement and under federal and environmental projection act purposes and so for the purposes of the federal eis so the authority is the primary lead for that action as they are providing some of the funding. and the port itself is considered ai

we heard reports from the ferries that they had high ridership than normal. (indiscernible) >> and just to mention the only other thing that i know if that weekend is the 49ers opening season game on sunday. not necessarily going to the specific area of the america's cup but anytime there is a game at candlestick the traffic north-south gets backed up. that will impact whatever happens because the game is going to start at 4:25 in the afternoon. i think you want to factor that in for that we can because that would be the opening weekend for the final. the other question is, given that we do think that they will be more out-of-town visitors i hear and see your shuttle from market street to marina, but what about union square? with the private operators have shuttle services because these are people who may or may not know how to use local transit. they could ask their hotel concierge, but will there be shuttles to where most tourists will congregate? the usage demand will be different than what we have seen in the past. >> two parts to that. one is that the am

with some of his belongings, and police did spot him, and at this point, they are waiting for the ferry to get close enough to really rescue this guy, because it is dangerous. >> well, it is kind of like, you made it, but now you are busted. >> he did end up getting arrested for violating the immigration act. >> look at the desperation of this guy that he felt to put his life in danger like that riding near the propeller of a giant ship. >> makes you wonder what kind of life he was trying to escape and how heartbreaking that he has to go back. >> but he is not the only one, because apparently this happens quite often. just in 2013 in this same port they have arrested 61 people trying the do what he is doing. >>> and atm robbery didn't go as the thieves planned in houston. according to store owner and video, these guys rammed the truck into a convenience store five times before they got in. as you can see here, the guys are putting the atm machine in the back of the trushgs bck, bu you notice something? >> it is plugged in. >> is according to the store owner, they tried to drive away, bu

busses and ferries were packed and traffic jams snarled roadways for hours.erage, commute times jumped from one hour to three hours. by monday evening, bart and union representatives had returned to the negotiating table, but a deal was still days away. by tuesday morning, transit times had improved as commuters began adjusting to the situation by carpooling or working from home. but busses and ferry boats remained full and anger towards bart was growing. >> everyone is mad! >> meanwhile, negotiations dragged on... >> on wednesday the two sides met for more than 14 hours and tempers began to flare... >> i am mad, i am upset, i am disappointed. >> reporter: on thursday, the standoff entered it's 5th day and negotiations remained tense... san francisco mayor willie brown was even brought in to try to find a solution. >> this is a voluntary process and if one side says they don't want to negotiate then it's a waste of time. >> reporter: finally, at 4am on the morning of september 13, a compromise was reached. >> we reached a deal! >> reporter: the final deal gav

if ac transit doesn't stop, there's cal train, ace, and ferries, but don't expect extra ferry servicef there is a bart strike. if you must drive one of the worst commutes could be the bay bridge. and all frats the freeways leading up to it. officials say it will be business as usual for construction crews in san francisco. so, the roads could get very busy. back to you. >> if there is a strike, we'll have team coverage starting monday morning on kpix5 and on kcbs radio. you can also go to kpix.com for a list of alternatives. >>> more than 1500 public workers are preparing to strike monday as well. great. their unions are battling with the city over what they call dishonest budget numbers. they want to raise following a 27% pay cut they took during the recession. >>> labor disputes aside, the heat really is on this weekend. we talked about it a little bit. california is dealing with one of the harshest heat waves in years. temperatures in death valley could hit 130 degrees before it's over. the bay area is baking as well as the mercury rises, the demand for power also heats up. pg and

where they need to go. >> san francisco bay ferry operates 11 ferries across the bay and they are trying to get more vessels in service by monday. a.c. transit will run eleven extra shuttles but if a.c. transit strikes that will not happen. >> if the unions do not strike on monday, riders are allowed to bring bicycles on all the trains. the board is opening up trains to bicycles at all hours including rush hour part of a five-month experiment. the change gives riders new freedom. they will decide in the fall weather to make the policy permanent. if there is a bart strike we have a full range of resources on our website as abc7news.com. from the latest status on bart talks to commute options and downloading our exclusive abc7 news waze traffic app to help you negotiate the freeways, all in one spot, abc7news.com. >> you will want to join us early monday morning for the latest on the bart strike threat. abc7 news anchors and traffic reporter leyla gulen will bring the latest on contract talks and a look at how all of this is affecting your week-day commute. we hope you will join us for ear

there would also be a huge increase in ferry service from the current 20,000 ferry seats to 50,000 seats. sam trans will run a shuttle from the daily city and coleman stations to link up with muni at the top of the hill in daily city. stay with us for continue in coverage of this threat to a bart strike. we will be watching the negotiations on ktvu.com. you can sign up to receive alerts on the strike and we have a link to bus and ferry schedules. >>> now power and air- conditioning is crucial for many in the bay area for the next few days with a heat wave descending on many inland areas. janine de la vega joins us now, good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. i am here at boomerang bay and i could not help myself. i rolled up my pants to get in the water and it feels great. you can see them waiting for the waves to come up. it is beautiful out here, mid- 80s now but the temperatures are expected to creep up even more. people made a mad dash to get in as soon as thegates opened, scorching temperatures are expected to come later, reaching low 90s in san jose, in gilroy near the triple

ferry terminal.ethod, passengers pay for parking by using a clipper card. if a fee is approved it could take effect as early as this fall. >> 8:20 and lisa argen joins us. what kind of day would say take a ferry across the bay? >> definitely nice out there with sunshine. we do have some sun in marin county but in napa, mixture of clear sky in santa rosa with marin layer up to 1300 feet at san carlos airport. waking up to partly cloudycloudt the coast. right now from mount tam, you can see the marin layer, with temperatures a little bit warmer at our coast due to the insulating cloud deck. yesterday we broke a record at watsonville. low 40s of a moon bay. 56 with clouds in santa cruz. 57 in oakland. here is a look from emeryville camera with partly cloudy skies. plenty of sunshine on the way for oakland with a high of about 69 today. certainly cooler than yesterday. 60 in fairfield and southwest wind blowing over 20 miles an hour. you are about 12 degrees cooler this morning than yesterday morning. 57

trans-bay service, caltrain, ace and ferries. don't expect extra ferry service if there is a bart strike. now, if you must drive, one of the worst commutes is the bay bridge and all of the out lets leading up to it. officials are saying it will be business as usual for the construction crews. >> if there is a strike, we will have live coming starting at 4:30, or you can log onto our website for your bart survival guide. >> to make matters worse, ac transit could go on strike tonight as well. operators and mechanics have been in negotiations for three months. the negotiations are continuing. they will try to provide service in case of a bart strike, but ac transit simply isn't equipped to handle the large number of people who normally take bart. >>> two teenagers are injured after being shot in east oakland last night on sunny side street. the two victims, a male and a female are in stable condition. the police have made no arrests. >>> and a man was shot and killed on his porch in antioch last night. the same man was shot in the

we captured the accident at the ferry with the kayak on board.witness tells us that quite windy on the bay at the time and abc 7 news was open board the ferry when the little boy and the man were picked up. >> they will get the kayak don't worry. >> okay. >>reporter: and there was no need to worry about that kayak. it is in good shape and so are the people who were on it. they ended up with bonus ride here and happy ending. >> new video tonight from the peninsula. road in atherton blocked by massive tree tonight. collapsed about 8:20 this evening on meddle field road in san bone avenue. tree blocking middle field road right now and at&t lines tangled up with the tree. as you can see in the video. in word if cable or phone lines affected. >> police search for group of people who attack 3 of these over the weekend. they were here early sunday when group of 8 men and women suddenly attacked them. during the scuffle one of the students was hit in the face with either a rock or bottle. police are looking for a thin white man in his 20's with long blon

. >> we have the ferry. that's pretty much the only option and i don't want the ferry to be packed. >> the metropolitan transportation commission says it will spend nearly $20 million to beef up alternatives for commuters like buses an ferries. >>> this morning and later this evening pride week perfectly timed kicking off in san francisco's castro district. tonight at the w that bik kickoff party will take place there and pride organizers planning for a bigger attendance than usual after yesterday's supreme court ruling on prop 8 and the defense of marriage act. celebrations in the castro after the historic ruling went well into this morning. >> the deejay had the muse ifk flowing and thousands of people spent the night getting their groove thing on. that party started at 6:00 p.m. and, of course, included lots of good vibrations, hugging, kissing celebrations. a lot of people said they've been waiting a very long time for this day. >> we worked so long for this, i can't help just laugh. >> did you ever thin

san francisco bay ferry will add vessels. not nearly enough to transport bart's daily passengers. >> there's no way ferries can absorb all of that capacity. >> reporter: golden gate fore says it is already at 100% capacity. other options if you can, adjust your work hours, telecommute or avoid traveling all together. that is if you can. mike mibach, confident. >>> the san francisco police department is also gearing up for a possible bart strike. we caught one police chief greg sur to ask him about the department's plans. >> we're working closely with the mayor's office and muni and please have more than one plan. >> chief suhr suggest people stay at a friend's house. it would become a problem if the bart strike lasts a long time. we have helpful links on ours? , ktvu.com. right under the bart strike tab. you can sign up to get an alert. if you need to make alternate plans, we have a link. we're posting the schedules for the major bus and ferry lines. >>> now to the weather. if you've been outside you know it's been hot. espec

the ferry packed with passengers changed course to pick him up. video was captured of the ferry with the tandem kayak on board. a witness said it was windy on the bay at the time. we were on board the ferry when the little boy and a man were picked up. >> they will take care your kayak, don't worry. >> there was no need to worry, the kayak is in good shape and more importantly, so were the kayakers. >> you can always buy a new kayak, they don't make cute kids like that. >> and they had life jacket on, precautions out on the bay. it is unpredictable out there. >> there was a small craft advisory yesterday. we talked about that and how the winds would kick up in the afternoon and it would make white caps. that is the case again today. that is the perfect explanation on why you should not kayak today because it is a small craft advisory. bigger craft? okay. we have 50's out there this morning, 48 around half moon bay for the cool spot. here is a look at what is going on as far as today's temperatures, we are going to look at 50's through the morning

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we captured the accident at the ferry with the kayak on board.witness tells us that quite windy on the bay at the time and abc 7 news was open board the ferry when the little boy and the man were picked up. >> they will get the kayak don't worry. >> okay. >>reporter: and there was no need to worry about that kayak. it is in good shape and so are the people who were on it. they ended up with bonus ride here and happy ending. >> new videorom the peninsula. road in atherton blocked by massive tree tonight. collapsed about 8:20 this evening on meddle field road in san bone avenue. tree blocking middle field road right now and at&t lines tangled up with the tree. as you can see in the video. in word if cable or phone lines affected. >> police search for group of people who attack 3 of these over the weekend. they were here early sunday when group of 8 men and women suddenly attacked them. during the scuffle one of the students was hit in the face with either a rock or bottle. police are looking for a thin white man in his 20's with long blonde hair. >

the mtc is helping us where we could charter buses and have a ferry service.here are other options. they don't want to see a strike. the bay area doesn't want that. we hope to have a contract everyone can agree to. >> reporter: as far bart union workers, the situation doesn't seem toimprove. they are trying to have the situation get better, union reps say bart is not budging on their proposals. >> it appears they are ready to push us out on strike. they refuse to bargain with us. we have our feet planted firmly and will do whatever we need to do. >> reporter: the question of a strike is still out there and will be until june 30th. there are things that could take place, an extension on the current contract. the governor could get involved. negotiations are ongoing. j.r. stone, kron4news. >>> the leaflets the say critical safety issues are ignored by bart management. >>> after terrorizing tenants they have pleaded guilty to 4 felonies. they tried to drive tenants out and convert it to condos. this is a hole in a tenant's living room floor. they wanted the floor

the ferries would also extend service hours. however officials warn.rking at ferry terminals will be a problem and they encourage passengers to carpool to the docks. stay with kron 4 news as we continue our coverge on the possible bart strike. we'll let you know whether bart workers will walk off the job. the deadline sunday at midnight. check in with the kron four weekend news for the very latest on negotiations. as well as kron four -dot -com and comcast channel 193 it has been a scorching weekend across the bay area this weekend. and the east bay is no exception. where temperatures soared into the hundreds. the heat is on. a massive heat wave has the west in its grips. and isn't letting go anytime soon. death valley - where they know hot - approaching a scorching 130 degrees today record or near record temperatures expected everywhere from phoenix toin las vegas, not everybody is sitting in an air- conditioned casino. while some 200 people were an outdoor concert. some people chose to beat the heat by heading out of the hotspots. short of high-taili

there's also caltrain, ace and ferries, but golden gate transit district warns don't expect extra ferry service if there is a bart strike. if you must drive, one of the worst commutes could be the bay bridge and all the freeways leading up to it. consider using casual car pool or tell commuting because officials say it will be business as usual for construction crews in san francisco so the roads could get very busy. back to you. >> all right. thank you, elizabeth. >>> not taking bart will cost you more money if you drive your own car. gas prices going up 3 and a half cents statewide monday morning. the gas tax is going up. california's gas tax will be the highest in the country. want more bad news? okay. i i've got it. more than 1500 city of oakland employees are geared up for a strike on monday. workers from local 21 and seiu 1021 say this all stems from 15 weeks of, quote, unsuccessful negotiations with the city. they claim they made several concessions and cutbacks in the past and with the economy improving, they should be able to get some of their wages back. >> of court services,

we captured the accident at the ferry with the kayak on board.witness tells us that quite windy on the bay at the time and abc 7 news was open board the ferry when the little boy and the man were picked up. >> they will get the kayak don't worry. >> okay. >>reporter: and there was no need to worry about that kayak. it is in good shape and so are the people who were on it. they ended up with bonus ride here and happy ending. >> new video tonight from the peninsula. road in atherton blocked by massive tree tonight. collapsed about 8:20 this evening on meddle field road in san bone avenue. tree blocking middle field road right now and at&t lines tangled up with the tree. as you can see in the video. in word if cable or phone lines affected. >> police search for group of people who attack 3 of these over the weekend. they were here early sunday when group of 8 men and women suddenly attacked them. during the scuffle one of the students was hit in the face with either a rock or bottle. police are looking for a thin white man in his 20's with long blon

ed ferris. (sounds like) >> good afternoon commissioners. good afternoon executive director moyer. my name is ed ferris -- local 10 -- is an important decision that will impact the success of the cruise industry here, and will be for many years to come. they should not be made quickly or without careful consideration. whatever terminal operators you choose let's make business decisions that promote labor peace instead of labor unrest. labor unrest can quickly and significantly diminish the quality vacation experience for cruise ship passengers. for some passengers this is their first experience with san francisco and it needs to be a pleasant and enjoyable one. i'm concerned about labor unrest in the future. we would respectfully request that you hold off on this authorization of the management agreement negotiation to begin for at least a month and allow us to continue to have forthright discussions and try to work out some of the details of our dispute. we certainly would like to be able to make a decision by formally endorsing the terminal operator, it is an important decision w

we have dock work at the ferry terminal resulting in the addition of an extra ferry all this week. bart is on time. no delays with muni. if you are headed out, 580 show as drive from the central valley at 92 the san mateo bridge from hayward to 101. southbound 101, san francisco to the airport, if that is where you are headed. >> twinkie lovers? get ready, your wait is over. >> also, two men were rescued after being thrown from horses and the accident now has police looking for two bicyclists. >> man on a wire, the record breaking attempt to cross over the grand canyon on a tight >> covering daly city, dublin, los gatos, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> marin county officials are looking for two young mountain bikers who caused a serious accident that left two women and a horse badly hurt. the women were airlifted to the hospital after being thrown from the horses. the sheriff deputies captured the rescue on video. the women were riding on a trail when the horses were spooked by two mountain bikers racing on the trail. they stopped and left the scene despite pleas to sta

that means more people on the road, more people on ferry and the ferry does not start as early as i do. >> more people on the road and more people on the ferry with 400,000 daily passengers would would have to fine another means of transportation. if a strike is authorized it does not mean there will be a strike. union leadership could call a strike and give the district and the public notice but keep talking and avoid a strike if a resolution is made in time. they have until midnight on sunday. a union representing transit workers is reminding commuters that the east bay bus drivers have authorized a potential strike and is concerned of reports that a.c. transit could absorb large numbers of riders strand by bart strike. their strike begins on sunday and they have authorize add strike they are hopeful to avert a strike. they are working with the mediator. >> you put the word "muggy" on the forecast. >> how often do we do that in june and early july? muggy air mass on us and look at temperatures, in the mid-to-upper 60's in the south bay, and los gatos at 59 and sunnyvale is warmest at

transit and the san francisco bay ferry will add extra buses and ferries.ands are being put in place no -- for a possible strike on monday. we will follow this story very closely. >> thank you, hundreds of thousands of commuter will be stranded if bart workers do strike and they will have to experiment with other options for trying to get to and from work. abc7 news reporter is in the east bay where an alternative takes place. cornell? >> that is right, 400,000 people ride bart each day. if there is a strike casual car pooling is a good alternate. in north berkeley at the bart station on sacramento street, this is one of many pickup areas for casual car poolers headed to san francisco from the east bay. car pooling has been around for decades and it is people to use, wait in the morning at one of many casual car pool spots between 6:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and they are usually marked with signs. many of them are in oakland. you line up, first come first first-come-first-serve situation. many drivers say if there is a strike they may stay home. >> the manageme

here at the ferry building we're told the ferys were more crowded than usual. fires are one way people managed to bypass bart this morning. there were a lot of frustrated workers in downtown san francisco. many faced an hour delay. >> delays i heard about likely we'll take the bus again. it's not a bad alternative. repairs meant delays ranged depending on why you started out. computers forced to drive faced a huge back up on the bay bridge lasting most of the morning. compute yirz forced to seek alternate transportation two. more boats were placed to help with the crowds. so what does this evening's commute look like? >> it will be better going back home. hopefully i won't sprob lems trying to get back home. >> here on beal street melissa is back to vallejo. making her late for school. >> crossing our finger buzz we're about to sit in traffic. happy traffic. -- traffic. >> bart problems did not constitute an emergency transportation issue but did point out any mode of problem causes huge problem that's is where y.san francisco office of emergency services says

take a look at how san francisco bay ferry service is going help. the sits tim operates eight vessels. cal train not going plan any routes or longer trains. there is not much more they can do. all of these things will help. transit operators hope they can come to the rescue. nobody can order casual carpoolers into service but hope is that trifs would use them as carpool pick up locations parking at part bart stations would be free if there is a strike. we have a link for you on abc 7 news.com. look under see it on tv. by the way now is a great time to down load our new smart phone app. you can sign up to receive alerts on all of the latest information on a possible strike. the app is easy to down load just go to abc 7 news.com/apps for details and remember you'll need to down load the new one because the old one will be going away, soon. >> the supreme court's long-waited decision on prop 8 is due to come down tomorrow morning. prop 8 approved in 2008 and if allowing same-sex marriage in california officials say weddings could resume by late july. a

ferry service and adding trains and buses. many cal trains cars are already at capacity. >> it will be hectic. you know, going to be bad. >> the scope is uncertain because we also have contracts expiring at several other transit agencies. including ac transit. >> reporter: the impact will be most visible on the bay bridge and on the peninsula heading to sfo. the hope is many will share their seats. >> we got a robust system of calccarpooling now -- of carpooling now. that will have to broaden to cover all the other places that bart goes. >> reporter: transit officials say companies should talk to workers about flex times and they are advicing to consult 511.org if -- advising to consult 511 511.org if a strike occurs. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> today bart's two biggest labor unions sued. >> we have been trying to get the district to come to the table to negotiate or talk about safety issues for 40 years. this is not something that is new. our members have been assaulted over years. >> they accuse officials of re

more on the ferry. >> i will maybe car pool. that is it. got to be positive. >> i will be on vacation so i hope if they do go on strike it will be over by the time i get home. >> the deadline to come to an agreement is midnight on sunday but even then, if they don't reach an agreement a strike is not inevitable. union representatives say if it comes to that point that is when they will decide whether to call the strike. reporting in berkeley for abc7 news. >> adding to potential nightmare for commuters, east bay bus drivers have also authorize add potential strike. the union is concerned about reports that a.c. transit could absorb the riders stranded by bart strike. the contract expires on sunday, as well, and a.c. spokesman is hopeful a new contract will be negotiated in time to avert a strike. the two sides are working with a state mediator. >> negative patriots hernandez has been let go from the team after he was arrested this morning. he was led from the home in handcuffs. an arrest warrant was issued for the 23-year-old in connection

there would also be a huge increase in ferry service. from the current 20,000 ferry seats to 50,000 seats. samtrans will run a shuttle. again people talking about driving into work, car pooling into work monday if bart shuts down. we want to hear what your ideas are for the beating the commute crunch if there is a strike. you can post those ideas on our facebook page or tweet us at ktvu. katie utehs ktvu channel 2 news. >> stay with us here for continuing coverage of this bart strike threat. we will bring you the latest developments as they happen on air. be sure to sign up for mobile ktvu and you will get an alert on your mobile device. >>> the city of oakland could be caught in another strike. as tara mentioned to you union said they would make a major announcement at 10:00 this morning. we don't know what that announcement is. earlier this month city union members voted to authorize a strike. city jobs include street and parks maintenance, engineers and housing inspectors. last night the oakland city council approved a two year $2 bil