kron 4's justine waldman is in san francisco at one of the most congested intersections. >> catherine: she has been at fifth and bryant which is a really bad spot we would check and adjusting all little later. charles clifford is life charles are you there? yes i am. long live of people waiting to catch the bus. long live the cecil all round the corner is waiting to get into the terminal cancer catch a over at the casual car pooling that is where people are sharing cars to get back and forth. i went in to get on that a.c. transit buses which is the only record, best bus service. bart shuttle buses rented by bart and a lot of angry people for commuters and students are upset about what happened tonight. safe bart that a lot of bay area >> i do not have a job rainout i am trying to get the school as far as brian to school it is unknowing. unknowing >> catherine: had churros we are hearing that some people are saying today's traffic was worse than it was on friday. are you hearing that? >> reporter: i will agree with that. the evening commute is also a little bit longer that it was on fr

justin waldman, kron 4 news. >> pam: bart did not go on strike today.s. who got up extra early this morning.to make sure they get to their destinations on time. >> i did not know if i was going to be late seller wanted to be on time. >> i was a bit behind. >> -- so i wanted to just leave a little bit early. >> i even asked the toll collector if there was a possibility of a strike. if he had any idea of? if there were going to stop? but i did also hear the door is not going to be any warning. >> pam: stay connected with kron-4 on the bart negotiations. you can get the latest by checking our facebook and twitter pages. as well as on our web site -- kron-4 .com. you can also download our mobile app. and the website and the mobile app, have a section dedicated to bart.you can also get push alerts to get the latest information. >>this just in to the kron 4 news roomnew tonight at six.police have charged an 18 year old with robbing and beating a 70-year-old woman in a walmart parking lot. this was last friday night at the walmart on osgood road. you can see t

justin waldman, kron 4 news. >> we encourage you to stay connected with kron 4 about the b.a.r.t. negotiations. you can get the latest on our website, kron4.com, and check our twitter and facebook pages. you can download the mobil app which has a section dedicated to b.a.r.t.. >>> other news now, a body found at san fransisco general hospital on tuesday morning is now confirmed to be lynn spalding. the patient who went missing from the hospital september 21st. spalding's family and friends have plenty of questions and they are outraged about this turn of events, even calling for the resignation of some hospital staff. >> san fransisco general has explaining to do, immediately. >> you go there to be taken care of, and to be watched, and kept an eye on, and you can so easily disappear. >> are there cameras covering every exit and entrance of san fransisco general? were they working the day of lynn's disappearance? and if they are not now in place or working, how long is it going to take for them to get down to radio shack and get some cameras. >> the search party is under the impres

number 1 we work very hard and i just think we deserve better." >> reporter: in daly city justine waldman kron connected with kron- 4 for the latest on the bart strike. check in on kron-4.com. also - our facebook and twitter pages. you can also download our mobile app to get push alerts for the latest bart information. >> this is the anniversary of a tragic day in bay area history. on october 20th 1991. the oakland hills firestorm killed 25 people and burned nearly 4-thousand homes. the blaze took 3 days to contain. it is still one of the worst fires in u-s history. the economic loss was estimated at $1.5 billion. at the fire's peak, it destroyed one home every 11 seconds. gusting winds and 90-degree temperatures spread the flames to more than 15- hundred acres. >> coming up on the kron 4 news weekend. kron 4's vicki liviakis will tell us where to book your holiday dinner reservations. look at them with that u-verse wireless receiver. back in our day, we couldn't just move the tv wherever we wanted. yeah, our birthday entertainment was a mathemagician. because if there's anything that improves

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kron 4's justine waldman is live in oakland with the latest, justine? >>reporter: the main spokesperson for the bart management and the union is saying that she could finalize the deal. now, she is able to hear both sides of the labor dispute for herself. >> they have to explain to her what their grievances are. >> the question that she has been given mostly is what to the unions want? what can they do to solve the salary dispute in the compensation that is a holding up the talks with the very beginning. while you have been listening i was able to talk to some union members said were walking into the building. they have another update at 10:00 p.m. this evening. however, there is still no deal. both sides will work to out the weekend to avoid a bart strike on monday. justin waldman, kron 4 news. >> pam: new tonight at 8-- for the third time this year, the bay area stands on the brink of another bart labor dispute. the drama, which has played out for months, started last spring. kron 4's charles clifford shows us how the situation got to this point. >>re

justin waldman, kron 4 news. >> catherine: thank-you. dan kerman is live at oakland for the bargaining table details. >> reporter: danreporter it continues, the both sides have said that are committed to getting this done it tonight but there is no guarantee. there is one thing that they can guarantee is no more late night notifications of weather or not the trains will run or will not run. >> there will be train service operations. >> reporter: for the last couple of days, they have negotiated after midnight. whether or not the train to be running. bard said the public is not responding well. >> the bart traine-phones and e- mail is off the hog! many people are concerned in the bay area and frustrated that burnett able to tell them at a reasonable or if the trains are going to run. >> the apologized but said that this was necessary. >> we had 90 days on the cooling off and after that management was not available. >> reporter: they changed their course. >> today, that the commuters and large in the community will know already whether or

number 1 we work very hard and i just think we deserve better." >> reporter: in daly city justine waldman krons. >> stay connected with kron- 4 for the latest on the bart strike. check in on kron-4.com. also - our facebook and twitter pages. you can also download our mobile app to get push alerts for the latest bart information. >> clear skies for notice, the low clouds will continue to press into the bay area of this evening and overnight for right now, mild temperatures pittsburgh, 70's. and in san francisco, 60s. temperatures are free coming cooler and tomorrow, low clouds in the morning with partial clearing a 78 degrees in santa cruz. and slightly warmer for the heart pumping festival i will have your complete pumpkin festival forecast -- coming up. >> offwith halloweeen right around the corner. one very generous middle school student is using the holiday to give back to needy children. still ahead. >> this is a pirate to. >> what child does not get excited about halloween however, for some families if they are not able to afford a costume a lot of children that cannot afford a costume. >

. >> catherine: kron 4's justine waldman went to check it out. a short drive on treasure island the big building on the barge is not hard to miss. >> reporter:tucked behind the new bay bridgethe 4 story structure has black cover over part of it. >> reporter:with white stairs on another side and what look like antennas on top. and a private security company guarding the piers entrance >> reporter:who is in charge of this? i don't know. you don't know or you can't tell me? both rumors are. google is behind the project. >> reporter:why the building is on the bay and what it is for remains a mystery. >> reporter:i have never seen it before >> reporter:i sorta assumed it was there to dismantle the old bridge. >> "part of why online speculation is growing the barge belongs to googlegoogle has a patent for a data center that uses the oceans water for cooling." >> reporter:in maine, a very similar looking complex has been under construction since last year. it is made of shipping containers. >> reporter:despite all the secrecythe building on the barge he

. >> pam: kron 4's justine waldman has your alternate routes. >> reporter:remember this? full ferries. long lines for >> reporter:plans are now in motion to keep the commute smooth in >> reporter: charter bus service >> reporter:thousand dollars for buses. $900,000 for buses. >> reporter:starting on friday 150 buses commuters. you can catch the free bus at the following 9 stations >> reporter:el cerrito del norte west oakland lafayette, concord walnut creek, dublin/ pleasanton ,hayward fremont and san leandro the buses will go to the san francisco transbay terminal from 5 am to 8 am. there will be 5 to 15 buses at each station during the weekday. parking at the bart stations is also free in the event of a strike. bart will also increase the amount of buses to 200 for next week. speaking of buses ac transit will put its biggest buses on its busiest routes which includes 60-footers making transbay runs. the fares stay the same. >> reporter:and sf bay ferry will put out all available vessels. the special schedule will have departures every 45minutes. the oakland to sf ferry

live in oakland justine waldman kron 4 news. >> reporter: this image here shows the explosion from last campus. a few people hospitalized. between california and grant hall. rocky the campus about 640 of last night. a few hours before this explosion the power went out across campus. some people were stuck in the elevators. the outage and explosion could be related to a copper wire situation. nearly a dozen buildings all around campus. >> pam: a call center is officially open in concord. to help answer your questions about the affordable care act. more than 160 agents have been training non-stop over the past week, in preparation for today's opening. >> pam: the concord facility is one of three state call centers open to help people who are eligible to find health care plans under the new statewide exchange. for more information, just go our website. kron 4 dot com. >> >> reporter: on the first day of open enrollment for obama care. from members of coverage california the agency will oversee the program and the state. >> i'm confused on the whole thing and not sure what if he is yet or h

kron 4's justine waldman is live at the o-dot-co. where fans are streaming in to watch game one.that 6:37 and they have been in tailgating at the coliseum and we are expecting that this is going to be shaking with these fans in the stands at shaking the bleachers. kron 4 is the only place that you can see this footage. and just a few moments ago the pitcher, bartolo colon the fans gave him a standing ovation. this scheme is sold out. 48,000 fans this-game is sold out. they have added 13,000 extra seats and it is going to be so much fun tonight. people are having a great time, in the batting practice just wrapped up and they are getting ready to get the field ready. they are getting things ready and it is showtime, soon. baseball in the month of october is what this is all about. we are standing by. we will see the first pitch and about 30 minutes and speaking to fans just how excited they are. and how confident they are. i think that we are going to take it one team at a time in the full recap tonight at 8:00 p.m. and it is exciting! >> pam: you are so lucky, have fun, just in we

need a few hours to get their plans in place to help you get around creek and the news room, justine waldman, kron 4 news. >>james: stay connected with kron4 as we continue to follow the latest with the bart negotiations. you could always find follow the latest on what's going on up our facebook and twitter pages. you can also download our mobile app with the very latest on the bart talks to you think it puts the lie to us as we get no information we will send it out to that way. >>james: it is to or die for a day to night. that's just it is to or die for the case tonight. rookie sunny brae will start game 5 against the detroit tigers of the a l d s at the coliseum very great shut down the tigers in game two pitching a scoreless innings and striking out nine. the tigers counter with just over a blander who matched a great pitch for pitch in game 2. the lender also eliminated the a's in game 5 last year. first pitches at 5 07 tonight. and we want to see your oakland a's pride. send us your best man pictures to breaking news at kron4 dot com-breaking news at kron dot com. or to our facebook page 3 w

on treasure island justine waldman, kron 4 news. >>james: let's find out about traffic. >>: i'm talking plenty about the traffic. >>george: we are looking as slow traffic all around the bay area. multiple hot spots and that's almost become the new normal. interstate 80. we still haven't recovered from a very early morning problems. we are still looking at over 30 minute drive times. hercules to berkeley. south 680 west for really jammed up this morning. we're looking at typically higher traffic here. a typical traffic is east bound on interstate 580 heading from castro valley into dublin. look of this rise still jammed up. south bay freeways have it on 10185 and 280. and the peninsula commute is really slow. the north bound ride from mountain view to redwood city. the southbound ride from millbrae. and to 80 is looking at trouble that it doesn't usually see. accidents leading to 92 are slowing of the traffic of the light of to crystal springs. and we are looking as slow traffic down to and water from of the 92 interchange. the north bay commute still running over 45 minu

kron 4 justin waldman tells us why and how this is happening. >> reporter: just a few days after theda put out a warning saying jerky treats made in china are linked to the death of almost 600 dogs, the agency now wants to make major changes. it proposed new rule that's would require makers of animal food to put new procedures in place to prevent pets from getting sick. the illnesses are caused by bacteria, chemicals and even allergic reactions. under the proposed rules, facilities would have to address issues like sanitation, make sure that the processing and packaging of food is done in ways that protect against contamination and animal food makers will have to have plans in place to correct any problems. by 2015, the fda must have these rules in place. the fda believes that the new rules will keep animals and people safe, saying that food contaminated with something like salmonella can also make people sick as well. >> a homeless man was injured today when a home made device exploded in a garbage can. it happened in san francisco's tender line district. emergency crews responded t

kron 4's justine waldman talked to lynne spalding's friends about new allegations saying an employee saw a person slumped in the stairwell and nothing was done about it. >> reporter: an orderly at s f general told and nurse that he sought and found unconscious moment in the stairwell about one week before they sit out spaldeens body. the news this paper also reported that they saw twice the one going up the steps and won going down the steps. this has not been confirmed. her family is out reach. out reached raged! >> reporter: it is unclear if the deputy effort checked the stairwell or went to the car wrecked stairwell. >> my heart goes up to the professionals m sure they're a lot of people who are upset about this spirit but those two institutions have very very hard questions to answer for when spalding's family. >> reporter: posting on is block site that it is committed to finding out what happened so that it will never happen again. this would have a good samaritan rolling in his grave friends of lynne spalding are deeply disturbed by a new report in the sf chronicle that says an

as kron 4's justine waldman tells us.the hospital has made some security changes.ow lynne spalding diedand when.is still under investigation. that information will help piece together how the 57year old san francisco woman. was found dead behind an alarmed door in a stairwell17 days after she went to sf general for an infection. as a way to improve securitysf general has now made several changes. starting with. daily fire stairwell checks updating all fire stairwell alarms so that they require deactivation by a staff member. if a fire stairwell alarm rings, it will trigger a security check by sheriff deputies >> when you see individuals also of school grounds report that to the school or to the al denys police department. other thing is to encourage students to come report it as soon as it happened. he started twice now taking pictures of students write out in this yard and the tickler he has shown chosen a time on around 150 to 2:00. is >> scary but i like to think the best of people so hopefully is not negative. >> i think is important that we also involve the ki

kron 4's justine waldman is here with what pet owners need to know. justine? >> reporter:almost 600 dogs have died. and more than 36- thousand have become ill. the common link between these bad treats and the animals that got sick. the jerky treats are made in china. dog owners need to start checking the label. >> barking dogs >> reporter:treats are supposed to show love not make your pet sick. a dog owner at lafayette park in san francisco discovered she brought a bag of treats made in china with her but won't be using them anymore. >>now that someone told me i def look at where they are made. >> reporter:with her mini- beagle pixie karen richerdson. has no interest in feeding her four-legged friend any jerky treats made in china. >>i am just very careful since these problems started happening don't know where it is from then i don't give it to my dog. >> reporter:some signs your pet might be sickit drinks extra water, or starts to throw-up and have diarrhea. >>drinking water >>of doct. >>veterinarian dr allan stewart. tells me kindney disease caused by the t

we begin our live team coverage tonight with kron 4's justine waldman. metropolitan transportation commission. about the threat of a double whammy-- bart *and a-c transit workers walking off their jobs. >> reporter: >> way to a deal is not have the management, all here and have it thrown down people throughout spirit their lack of ability to do that the lack of ability and will to a plan to do the reason we're heading for a strike at midnight. >> we do not believe the strike is necessary or smart but we need the unions to meet us. >> reporter: so-called final offer is not entirely set in stone. >> they want to counter or get to the same savings the same way we are all ears on that. >> reporter: but the money will not change. >> reporter: areas this is not all about money. >> it wasn't just about economic issues it was the work world things that we haven't talked about in months and it felt like it's not important at all the sudden they put it on the table and to provoke a strike. >> reporter: the only positive thing to say at this hour is that the two si

kron-4's justine waldman has more on our top story. >> this is not just negligence, this is gross negligence. >> the attorney stated that she was not in the hospital when they found her body. he shared with me new information about what she was actually wearing when she was discovered dead. >> she was dressed in her own clothes, her purse was near her body. >> the attorney stated that she left personal belongings behind. >> herself on however, was left in her room, on the bed, she was a blanket over it. >> family put up posters and stated that she was last seen wearing something different. it is unclear now if this is what she was wearing at the time of her death. it is clear that she never left the hospital alive. >> logic tells you that when she was there-stashed >> in the family is shocked that someone wearing a name tag at the hospital might have seen her suffering in the stairwell and even told another staff member. >> he said words in the effect that there was a person lying on the stairs between the third in the fourth floor. >> he stated that he's not sure that if they ever did a com

. >> catherine: kron 4's justine waldman is live at holly park with the details.ne, we're hearing the suspect turned himself in? accuse >> reporter: of killing his mother, right here. charged for felony and manslaughter and hit and run accused of running over christine 7 mire. he was caught a short time earlier. his lawyer has maintained from the beginning that he did not know he meant anyone over. just a few months the to the few minutes ago, this is a horrible case and the want to let people know that san francisco park is safe. >> like to make sure that justice to the family and justice to the community which is barry corbin. our sake our parks should be a safe haven. >> reporter: succumb back out here live at holly park there is a memorial set up for the victim. with flowers and candles burning. this is where she was sunbathing and where thomas byrne announced he is accused of running her over. thomas burnoski-his arraignment is set for tomorrow afternoon. >> reporter: the test ban less than a month wednesday to pay bulls attack the young boy. those two dogs h

kron 4's justine waldman has new information on what lynne spalding was wearing when her body was found --- two and a half weeks after she was reported missing. >> "this is not just negligence. this is gross negligence." >> reporter: the attorney for lynne spalding's family tells kron 4 news. the 57-year old mother of two. was not wearing a hospital gown when officials found her body. he shared with me new information he just learned from sf general. about what spalding was wearing when officials discovered her in the stairwell. >> "that she was dressed in her own clothes and her purse was near her body." >> reporter: attorney haig harris says. she also left some personal belongings behind >> "her cell phone left in her room. it was on her bed with a sheet or blanket over it." >> reporter: missing posters the family put up near the hospital say she was last seen wearing blue jeans, black boots and a black sweatshirt. with the words "san embroidered on it. it is unclear now if that is what she was wearing at the time of her death. it is clear to harris, spalding never left the hospital a

. >> reporter: her friends tell kron 4 news that they are devastated and also angry at the hospital. i and justine waldman kron 4 news at 8 >> reporter: is unclear how much progress they are making. in the meanwhile the mediator in the case he sees signs of hope where the strike could be averted in oakland then common kron 4 news. >> reporter: years which need to now we talk with one of the top negotiations for bart muni and she did not say they plan to give them a heads up if they need to strike on thursday. it is their policy to give a seven to our policy has up if they need to strike. and that is the very latest will trend kron 4 news. >> reporter: $73 million hit a day in lost productivity as workers set and traffic. during a fall strike could translate into more cost more cars jamming the roads. maureen kelly kron 4 news. >> reporter: the smoky to alarm fire on monterey road erupted around 745 tuesday morning to buildings stacks and stacks of redwood decking immaterial reduced to a smoldering ruin and no injuries reported. the cause of the fire still to be determined and san jose kron 4 news spirit >

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details on the death of woman whose body was found in a stairwell at s-f general hospital kron-4's justine waldman the lawyer. representing lynne spaldings' family. >> reporter: the pedestrian killed >> reporter: >> she was dressed in her own clothes. her purse was near her body >> reporter: she also left personal belongings >> >> herself phone was left in her room it was on the bed and made with a sheet or blanket over it. >> reporter: was last seen wearing blue jeans boots and a sweatshirt. is unclear as to if that is what she was wearing when she dropped, she was leaving. it is clear that she never left alive. >> lynn spaulding was there the entire time. i think so. >> reporter: someone not wearing a name tag may have seen her suffering and the stairwell and even told a senior staff member. >> reporter: questioning if the sheriff's office ever did that did a search through out the hospital. >> could not believe that they searched the stairwell that they would not have found this woman. >> reporter: lawyer also told me that he expects to hear from the sheriff's office this week about when and wh

kron 4's justine waldman talked to lynne spalding's friends about new allegations it's claimed that anmployee saw a person slumped in the stairwell -- and yet nothing was done. >> this is the sort of thing that a good samaritan would help. to >> their friends are disturbed about this. an orderly at the hospital told a nurse that he saw an unconscious woman in the stairwell about one week before they found her body. the 57 year-old was missing for 17 days. the newspaper stated that the orderly saw the body twice once going down the stairs and once going up the stairs. san francisco general has not confirmed this. even so, her family is out rates. >> this is a protocol issue. this is a basic management issue. how can you ignore some one. >> they reported that the nurse contacted the sheriff's department who patrols of the hospital but it is unclear if the deputy ever checked the stairwell. >> i mean this seriously. my heart goes out all the professionals. i am sure there are people who are upset about this. do not forget the fact that this institution has a very, very hard questions. fra