kpix 5's kristen aires. >> reporter: it will open on labor day. that information is coming from top transportation officials exclusively to us tonight. the vote tomorrow is essentially a formality, they say. the bridge is expected to open on labor day. >> reporter: the decision to open the new bay bridge over the labor day weekend is expected to be formalized in a public vote tomorrow morning by these men, the heads of the bay area toll authority, caltrans, and the state transportation commission. the governor has already thrown his support behind the labor day opening after a federal report and a series of independent reviews deemed the new eastern span safe enough to open with a temporary fix of 32 busted bolts. now it will be a mad dash to pull the opening off. crews are expected to shut the bridge down for five full days as they scramble to pave it and paint it. there is demolition work still to be done. caltrans has told us their crews are up for it. >> in a sick kind of way, people thrive on being stressed to do a great job and the challenge

kpix5's kristen ayers is outside the talks and says it is all about who you want to believe. kristen. >> yeah, ken, both sides not just engaged in talk, but also in dualing pr campaigns. they left negotiations tonight with very different stories about what was accomplished tonight. in what has become a daily ritual of addressing reporters after walking away from the bargaining table, bart's chief negotiator claimed there was some movement today. the unions told us there was absolutely no progress today. why is that? >> as long as you continue to meet, there's progress. >> is there any definitive progress? >> i think so, yes. >> i can tell you there's not much progress happening at all from the district side. >> union reps say they didn't even sit down with bart until 4:00 p.m., because the district was in a closed session with the board of directors. the only movement that we saw today was the careful cooreography. bart workers stormed the board of directors meeting demanding that hock be replaced. >> if you get rid of thomas hock, who seems to be the problem, maybe we can mo

s. eric and kristen? >>guest: construction work to get the new bay bridge ready next week continues around the clock and we continue our coverage near the toll plaza. matt? >> yes. before we get to an update on the construction i want to tell you about a conversation with c.h.p., the accidents around the maze are not related to the closure and traffic is heavy this morning but they say it is lighter than what they expected. we shot this video in the past hour and we watched at work picked up for a new drainage system and crews took the asphalt from 2" to 6" lower and laid down the new asphalt this morning. >> work is progressing very well. we have not had any hiccups. at yerba buena island tunnel the road surface is finished and a lower deck is half done. it will improve traction in wet conditions and will last longer. things are going well and everything is on schedule and they anticipate opening up by the deadline on tuesday at 5:00 a.m. they hope to re-open the bridge then. >> bart is reporting an incr

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kristen ayers, kpix5. >> bart is rolling to the rescue during the bridge closure. kpix5's brian webb reports they are gearing up to handle the extra crowds with limited 24 hour service. >> the bay area commute is about to hit a sour note with the bay bridge closing for close to a week, bart may be your best shot to get from here to there. >> you know what? they probably will use bart. >> standing room only. very hot. >> while the bridge is closed, bart may see 20 to 30 percent more riders. maybe even setting a few records along the way. >> don't have to worry about fees and anything like that. it's a simpler way to go. >> would be a good way to promote this transit. >> when the bridge is shut down, bart will step things up with ten cars running day and night to get passengers where they need to go. two main lines will run through the night while the bridge is closed. but, less than half the stations will stay open during those late night hours. bart officials insist they are on track to handle the huge crowd. >> there are concerns there aren't enough volunteers to cover ni

at this day and it is quiet, and through the central valley, mid-90's to 103 in fresno and 83 in tahoe and same in los angeles. kristen and eric? >>guest: a new app that is helping women find a perfect bra called third love, the san francisco-based start-up promises to help women find a perfect bra side. you take two photos of yourself in a tank top and the app helps you fine the perfect fit. 85 percent of women wear the wrong side. >> i have never benefited before and it took three or four minutes in the privacy of my own home. you can do it in your bathroom for four minutes and you are done. >> a nasa engineer is on their engineering team. to find out about third love watch "good morning america" at 7:00 right here. >> five days without the bay bridge and we examine the economic impact the shutdown will have on bay area businesses as work is underway to on the new eastern spokesman. >> topping the streaking we are at a peninsula high school sending a stern warning to students and parents after a back to school prank. >> a new video making a palo >> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> a warnin

most of us may not escape the 70's in our remain what of the areas on thursday and friday and we will start to warm back to average on saturday and sunday. kristen and eric? >>guest: listen to this, don't know if i want to sign you up but the madness we know as running of the bulls is coming to the bay area. it is expected to happen next year and the event will be similar to the running of the pulls in spain where bulls run down narrow streets while people try to catch them or run in front of them. the running goes on at several united states cities starting in arizona this month. the great bull run is scheduled to be in the bay area next june with exact location "to be determined." >> you do not reach my head by running head of bulls down the streets. >> don't want to text fate. >> will a-rod be allowed to play? >> good morning, at 4:51, this is a picture of the golden gate bridge and one of the possible places where there could be additional police monitoring this morning as a result of the department of homeland security beefing up their presence at transit hubs or travel hundreds because of the global travel warning imposed on citizens. righ

s. the seven-day forecast shows two to four degrees cooler tomorrow and again on sunday and monday a chance of a shower. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, we have warmth in the forecast. kristen and eric? >> cats on the tracks, the felines that should down the new york subway station. >> this is the second day without the bay bridge and we will look at a shot of the oakland maze and you can see traffic is moving slow as drivers realize they cannot take the split to the bay bridge so they have to go to the right and that is not a big problem so far. it wasn't yesterday and so for people are not too confused and we will check with leyla gulen and see if there are trouble spots. >> they had a different type of commuter mess in new york with power cut to two subway lines in brooklyn after kittens were loose on the track. it caused two hours of delay and service interruptions. transit workers armed with cat food and crates finally got the kittens and trains were back up and running. >> now, back outside on the road, our engineer is using cell 7 technology to show us how it is looking from the driver's perspective. you were on northbound 880 a few minutes ago so if you are driving

60's and 70's around the bay and north bay and south bay and cooler on thursday and friday we could have measurable water precipitation, more like drizzle, falling from the sky. back to kristen and eric. >> new this morning, the private ambulance service that serves santa clara county has filed for chapter eleven bankruptcy protection. arizona based rural metro the largest ambulance operator serving rural communities has operations in 21 states. last month, rural metro missed a crucial $15.5 million bond. santa clara county officials brought in the c.e.o. to explain the financial problems. rural metro filed for bankruptcy protection in a delaware federal court yesterday after striking a deal with lenders to trim debt. >> san jose travel agent filed for bankruptcy after being accused of taking thousands from customers. sunlight closed in june and the owner is accused of making off with money and passports after buying airplane tickets to vietnam. the bankruptcy attorney claims there is no money to refund the customers. >> someone is richer this morning after winning $1 million playing powerball in milpitas which matched five of the six winning numbers in saturday night's draw