laura anthony has the story. >> the reverend told abc7 news that it is something he and his guide dog do often, go for a walk in the neighborhood. but they didn't get very far. it was one block from home before someone driving a car hit them. >> backed into me and then -- hit the dog first and then hit me. luckily my dog was small enough to go up under the car. gite driver who sounded like a woman asked if he was okay. she said she was going move her car and then she suddenly drove away. >> i think she pulls over. she goes into the cul-de-sac and makes awe turn and then goes around my body and back out of the cul-de-sac and speeds off. >> police say simply asking if someone is okay isn't enough. >> that is still hit-and-run, isn't it? >> it is. you are obligated to stop and provide your information and your financial responsibility. >> besides the frightening run in with the car, he was frustrated by police officer who would not take a report because the reverend who was totally blind could not of oner a description. an officer did return to take the report. police are circulating fli

laura anthony has the story. >> the reverend told abc7 news that it is something he and his guide dogo often, go for a walk in the neighborhood. but they didn't get very far. it was one block from home before someone driving a car hit them. >> backed into me and then -- hit the dog first and then hit me. luckily my dog was small enough to go up under the car. gite driver who sounded like a woman asked if he was okay. she said she was going move her car and then she suddenly drove away. >> i think she pulls over. she goes into the cul-de-sac and makes awe turn and then goes around my body and back out of the cul-de-sac and speeds off. >> police say simply asking if someone is okay isn't enough. >> that is still hit-and-run, isn't it? >> it is. you are obligated to stop and provide your information and your financial responsibility. >> besides the frightening run in with the car, he was frustrated by police officer who would not take a report because the reverend who was totally blind could not of oner a description. an officer did return to take the report. police are circulating flier

laura anthony has the story. >> the reverend told abc7 news that it is something he and his guide dogighborhood. but they didn't get very far.its it was one block from home before someone driving a car hit them. >> backed into me and then -- hit the dog first and then hit me. luckily my dog was small enough to go up under the car. gite driver who sounded like a woman asked if he was okay. she said she was going move her car and then she suddenly drove away. >> i think she pulls over. she go cul-de-sac the cul-de-sac and makes awe turn and then goes around my body and back out of the cul-de-sac and speeds off. >> police say simply asking if someone is okay isn't enough. >> that is still hit-and-run, isn't it? >> it is. you are obligated to stop and provide your information and your financial responsibility. >> besides the frightening run in with the car, he was frustrated by police officer who would not take a report because the reverend who was totally blind could not of oner a description. an officer did return to take the report. police are circulating fliers in the neighborhood ask

laura anthony slif tonight with the story. laura? >> hi, dan, well this is one of several interseks here where they have a full battery of traffic cameras. they record every driver's move for one man this, is where a simple moving violation led to a fine that gave him a serious case of sticker shock. >> this fee was outrageous. >> he didn't know he'd run a red light months earlier until a notice came with a link to a short video it showed my car braking with the taillight on, i came to the stop. i was doing about a mile or two an hour but there was not a car around. i romed through it. >> neil conceded he did the crime but the fine blew him away. >> $549 i haven't had a ticket in 20 years. >> in this case, the first $100 was a base fine for running the light. after that, a penalty assessment of $100, county assessment, dna fund, court construction, state surcharge, emergency medical services emergency air transportation, court operations. convictions assessments, 1ss today help pay for night court plus $59 for traffic school. the tot

laura anthony is live with the latest for us. laura. >> i'm standing on ashborn circle. let's show you what it looks like up the hill here, the house is on ashborn circle. you can see police vehicles tlchl we understand this started a little before 2:00 this afternoon. let's show you what the scene looked like from sky 7 hd. right after it happened we understand from contra costa county sheriffs police and the lock smith was trying to help police gain access to a home here to serve an eviction notice. apparently the occupants of the home fired out of the doors, through the door hit the lock smith in the leg. he was taken for treatment. and what he have now is a standoff of sorts. police do believe that this man, the gunman is still inside of the home here at ashborn kirk yismt neighbors being kept back joining me right now jimmy lee. jimmy, what is the latest? >> we're trying to resolve this peacefully. he's barricaded. we have our team trying to communicate with hism but the priority now is to resolve this peacefully. >> did this man shoot through the door? >> that is m

abc reporter laura anthony has more. >> reporter: with so much of the terrain rugged and inaccessible and in some places on mt. diablo, the firefighters just have to let the flames go. like this? >> we're seeing it burn down to gray ash. >> what you're seeing here is not typical california burning conditions the first part of september here, so we're about a month and a half ahead of schedule, in the second year of a two-year dry spell. >> the ground crews were able to push back the flames at summit road, they held the line and then got out of the way to let the dc-10s drop the retardant just below. by mid-day, the main aim of the firefight was to keep those flames on this side of summit road. despite those efforts, a good part of mt. diablo state park has been charred, including this picnic area, and the fire has grown significantly in the past 24 hours, but so too, has the containment line. >> we're opt optimistic we'll hold it down on the road and tie it down on the south blank of mt. diablo. >> reporter: by mid-afternoon, they helped to create a fire line on the south side of the

here's laura anthony. >> people are stressed. >>reporter: scott is one of nearly 200 employees who work at the main muir lab facility in north concord. complex that will close by the end of the year. >> uncertainty and everything up until this point is hard on them. now that we have an official announcement people may have an opportunity to get on with things. >> john muir health has sold muir lab to lab corps which already has a large presence in the east bay. >> we have gotten frequent complaint both from patients and physicians about the cost of our lab services. >>reporter: john muir health spokesman ben drew told us that muir lab could no longer compete. in an increasingly tight marketplace dominated by a few large companies. >> this is not reflective of the work that they have done. simply the realities of what we are facing in a very competitive lab services industry. >>reporter: while the 56,000 square foot facility in north concord close muir lab 26 patient service centers in northern california will stay open under new

laura anthony has story that is tragedy on every side. it was horrible. h. chris moving van to middle school moments after an suv shit hit and killed a seventh grader classmate of his daughter. >> medley i could see the bike underneath the truck and could i barely have the also boy covered up and i could tell this he was not good. >>reporter: 12-year-old was riding against traffic on the byron highway on the shoulder of the road when mom who just dropped off her own kid made a right turn hitting him. >> she felt she had struck some sort of object and medley pulled over to the right shoulder. that's when she realized she struck a child also takened her children school here. >>reporter: the accident happened just before 8:00 a.m. minutes before the first bell. school administrators medley notified students about what happened and brought in grief counselors. >> the children are very sad. whole school was brought together again extremely sad. the young boy was very popular and well known. >>reporter: we were told he an others would often see him riding his bike

here's laura anthony. >> one of them pulled a gun. and literally announced that this was a hold up. >> andy the crime recently plagued the neighborhood where he has his design business. week ago today he and a co-workers were held up at gun point at 10 in the morning. >> the ung man who pulled the gun led me around the office and force immediate to open drawers and desk and if was continually asking me where is the money where's the cash where's the valuable. >> we had a armed robbery in our neighborhood. >>reporter: he lives a few block from where commuters held up at gun point earlier this week. he and other residents are raising money in a crowd site to pay for private security in the neighborhood. >> we think as private citizens can do is if sort of take someone out of collective action and essentially help oakland pd bring out another set of eyes and ears to our neighborhood is. >> i think small price to pay for more eyeball out on the street and people taking note and saying it's not okay to come into our neighborhood and hold g

laura anthony has that story from the east bay. >> we need to know what we are to go before we do it. >> i think it's a no-win in the long-term. >> while lawmakers debate whether to support president obama's call for a limited military strike in syria, others in the bay area have already made up their minds. >> we're very much against u.s. intervention in syria. rick is with the mt. diablo peace and justice center, a group that will demonstrate against u.s. involvement in syria saturday in walnut creek. >> basically without a history of false information, it really needs to be investigated. there's no -- the u.s. shouldn't be the policemen of the world, let alone the judge, jury and executioner. >> it can turn the first step in a long and slippery step into a war. >> the president obama can make a good case for taking limited military action against syria. >> what a limited military response by the united states would do would be to ratchet up the cause of using weapons of mass destruction against people in syria. >> i think he's making a horrendous choice. >> she said one heinous act

laura anthony abc 7 news. >> friends and family said about buy to a popular high school student from danville today. robert owe lando killed in a car accident returning from a fishing trip last week. loved one as tended of a funeral mass in his honor, students joined the family to pay respects. he died the night before his first day at as a senior in high school. two friends survive that had crash. police looking into the cause of the accident saying drugs and alcohol do not appear to be factor autos still no sign of a driver wanted for a hit and run accident killing two women yesterday in san jose. a memorial marks the spot where cameron and christina were kill killed when a mercedes-benz broadsided their toyota. the chp about to stop the car when seen waiving before the crash. but officers decided not to pursue the mercedes on city streets. family are appealing to turn himself in. >> the white house trying to win over congressional leaders to make a strike on syria but lawmakers are still very skeptical about the plan. how the obama administration is making its case. >> top republi

let's gib r begin with laura anthony. laura? >> well, let's show you what's happening here right now. i'm on the south side of mount diablo. this has been the priority here, we're just about, boy say a couple miles below the summit here, up high. there are no homes threatened immediately on this side of the mountain. we're many miles from the home. this is above 2000 feet. we have flames in the last few minutes and there are crews up there with bulldozers trying to draw a line there. it's their priority to keep the fire up and prevent it from coming down further, as for the height of the fire, it's above 2,000 feet good news for residentsthon side making fighting the fire tough. >> with so much of the terrain rugged firefighters just have to let flames go. through this tinder dry manzanita. >> a big issue is access. this part we're on now has summit road against it. we're trying to hold it at summit road, that is a priority and around the back side of the fire below us here. >> crews were able to push back the huge flames that t

laura anthony slif tonight with the story. laura?well this is one of several interseks here where they have a full battery of traffic cameras. they record every driver's move for one man this, is where a simple moving violation led to a fine that gave him a serious case of sticker shock. >> this fee was outrageous. >> he didn't know he'd run a red light months earlier until a notice came with a link to a short video it showed my car braking with the taillight on, i came to the stop. i was doing about a mile or two an hour but there was not a car around. i romed through it. >> neil conceded he did the crime but the fine blew him away. >> $549 i haven't had a ticket in 20 years. >> in this case, the first $100 was a base fine for running the light. after that, a penalty assessment of $100, county assessment, dna fund, court construction, state surcharge, emergency medical

laura anthony is live with the story. laura? >> hi, dan, well layoffs have leveled off here in contra costa county, that is probably little consoleation for folks here, many, i'm told will move on with the new company that bought the lab but colleagues will not. >> people are stressed. >> scott fernandez one of 200 employees work at the main fa sill any north concord, closing by the end of the year. >> the uncertainty and everything up until this point has been hard but we have an additional announcement people may have an opportunity to get on with thing autos john muir lab sold muir labs to lab corps. >> we have gotten complaints both from patients and physicians about the cost of our services. >> john muir health spokesman says they could not no longer compete in the tight marketplace come baited -- dominate bid a few large company autos this is not reflective of the work done, it's realities of what we're facing as a -- in a competitive industry. >> the 56,000 square foot facility will close muir lab patient service centsers

abc rrter laura anthony. >> throughout the day looks like there has been improvements in the last coupleth of the summit on the danville side here on summit road. you can see at this point a little bit of light smoke. acreage has grown, it appears firefighters have had good success getting a line around the fire in large part to those bulldozers up interes interest -- there. >> with so much of the terrain rugged, someplaces firefighters

laura anthony is live with the story. laura? >> hi, dan, well layoffs have leveled off here in ntra costa county, that is probably little consoleation for folks here, many, i'm told will move on wh the new company that bought the lab but colleagues will not. >> people are stressed. >> scott fernandez one of 200 employees wo at the main fa sill any north concord, closing by the end of the year. >> the uncertainty and everything up until this point has been hd but we have an additional announcement people may have an opportunity to get on with thing autos john muir lab sold muir labs to lab corps. >> we have gotten complaints th from patients and physicians about the cost of our services. >> john mu health spokesman sayshey could not no longer compete in the tight marketplace come baited -- dominate bid a few large company autos this is not reflective of the work done, it's realities of what we're facing as a -- in a coetitive industry. >> the 56,000 square foot facility will close muir lab patient service centsers will stay open

laura anthony joins us live with the latest on developing news. laura? >> police think they've identified and are not calling them suspects at this time. in the meantime, david lamont's family wants them to get better. >> we have a very good man to deserve anything bad happening to him oo. with her husband, david lamont snil a coma, agnes lamont wants those police to find those responsible for beating the father of two outside of his home. >> he is such a loved person. and he's such a good person. he does so much to try to make our community better to make life good for his family. and we're in so much pain. >> the information led to identity of several involved party autos police will only say they're interviewing several persons of interest, young people from the area's two high schools. to see what they might know about the attack that left lamont with severe head injuries. >> i will say persons of interest who attend both of our local high schools. >> he did not want his face shown, one neighbor told police he saw a brown suv leaving about the same t

laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> well, you're never too old to chase your dream autos those words from a 64-year-old today, she became the first person to swim from cuba to key west, florida without a shark cage. >> this is video as she was get together shore. the swimmer's fifth attempt at this. >> abc news reporter marcy gonzales had more on the feat. >> diana says she went into her place in history. >> looks like a sol tear sport. >> merging from the water this afternoon exhausted and struggling to speak after 53 hours of swimming. becoming the first person ever to swim the grueling 103 miles from cuba to florida without a shark cage. the 64-year-old set out saturday morning near havana. that splash marking the chapter in the incredible story of a woman who refused to give up, never letting failure stand in the way of achieving the dream she's chased 35 years, she first tried it in 1978 then twice in 2011 and again, 2012. each time, dehydration, exhaustion and poisonous jelly fish stings forced thor abandon the mission. on her fifth attempt with aid of a kelly fish protection suit and

laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> still ahead tonight here on abc 7 news a neighborhood where low rent is in high demand. why google is now interested in affordable housing. >> new poll sni place at san francisco tra. what it will mean for plans to rename it after a local politician. >> another pleasant day today, i'll have the accu-weather forecast shortly. >> every item phone shallly on sale when you can name your price. ahead >>> sky 7 live over a shooting at 94th avenue and birch street. you can see this area is cordoned off by police, we know two people have been shot. we'll keep you up to date on this, you can continue to follow our breaking news coverage on twitter on abc 7 news bay area. >> never mind google glass and driverless cars. it's affordable housing in the backyard in mountain view. the family apartments located on highway 856789 abc 7 news and business and technology reporter david louie with the story. >> on the outside franklin street family apartments have a mediterranean villa look. the kinld of complex you'd expect to be high rent. this is silicon valley. >> some of

in san francisco, laura anthony abc 7 news. >> let's go back and check in with one you having. >> i'llt. might be sworting or jacket. live doppler 7hd just watching some low clouds developing off the coast line here. go the other khpts to enjoy the sun and warm-up because temperatures go downhill tomorrow saturday especially. of breezy attack 0. smart morning fire danger i hope creasing with guide pwloyndz brings thick down to escape the rain. ears any cloud cover north to size concrete coach used if you look at the action people's exhibit. north bay everywhere it's saturday. much cooler then this it just it. >> now medical that gave only thank your gut. fwu union hoard has had sum people complaining of disis in around first blood. alcohol level.03 level.037. almost 5 pass b lice hadn't had a drop all day long. discovered he had a prout every it was con veringt it into alcohol. it into alcohol. >>> match the. >> sports and a's change magic number and you aren't going to believe the dodgers. celebrating and then there is celebrating. waiting. your celebrating. waiting. your goglossophob

latest from laura anthony. >> we are looking at it very seriously. >>reporter: first time mentioned during the prosecute longed talk between bart and the union. possibility that manager might operate the trains in the event of lengthy strt striking. >> that's a planning exercise right now. not sure that we are able to do that but i will say that that's something that we are looking at. >>reporter: came from bart assistant manager speaking to the metropolitan transportation commission about the district plan if there is another strike in october. last time bart manager operated the train with passengers on them was in 1979 when the union went out for three months. p back up bay area freeway. and now contractually bart couldn't begin to train any of the 200 manager until after strike began. >> i would be extremely concerned if if think about having manager run trains. >>reporter: at the time local president of the transit union which represents bart 400 train operators. >> our train operators go through 16, 16 week period of training in other words for

laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> despite the moderate fall, temperatures we're experiencing we're about to enter a yofd high fire danger in the bay area. spencer christian is here with live doppler 7 hd ask a red flag warning. >> that is right. looking you can see sunny skies across the bay area, it's dry. one spot is not dry before going to the red flag warning over in this area between vacaville skb winter as long interstate 505. isolated showers but it's isolated. the bay area certainly dry across the board. and we have red flag warnings to friday afternoon at 3:00. winds out of the north at 15 to 25 miles per hour we'll have gusts from 35 to 45 miles per hour over the higher peaks. humidity will be below 30%. once again this is mainly for higher elevations. diablo raimpblgt i'll have a look at the accu-weather forecast, let me just show you current gusts we do have strong gusts across a wide range of the bay area now. strongest at sfo. 40 miles per hour. you can see why there is such a concern about fire was winds this strong. >> yes. certainly, thank you. >> an arrest tonight in th

abc 7 news ter laura anthony. >> throughout the day looks like there has been improvements in the laste hours, we're just south of the summit on the danville side here on summit road. you can see at this point just a little bit of lit smoke. acreage has grown, it appears firefighters have hadood success getting a linearound the fire in large part to those bulldozersp interes interest -- there. >> with so much of the terrain rugged, someplaces firefighters just have to let the flames go. like through this tinder dry manzanita. >> thing that's won't normally burn we're eing burn down in hos here. >> we're seeing not typical california burning conditions. so we're about a month and a half head of schedule this year. >> crews were able to push back te huge flames and they got out of the way to let dc 10s drop retardant just below. by mid day, main aim to try to keep the flames on this side of summit road. including this one. fire has grown in 24 hours, so, too has containment ne autos conditions could changnow. we're optimistic we're going to be ableo find a way to tie it down in on the so

abc rrter laura anthony. >> throughout the day looks like there has been improvements in the last couple hours, we're just south of the summit on the danville side here on summit road. you can see at this point a little bit of light smoke. acreage has grown, it appears firefighters have had good success getting a line around the fire in large part to those bulldozers up interes interest -- there. >> with so much of the terrain rugged, someplaces firefighters just have to let the flames go. like through this tinder dry manzanita. >> thing that's won't normally burn we're seeing burn down in hours here. >> we're seeing not typical california burning conditions. so we're about a month and a half head of schedule this year. >> crews were able to push back the huge flames and they got out of the way to let dc 10s drop retardant just below. by mid day, main aim to try to keep the flames on this side of summit road. including this one. fire has grown in 24 hours, so, too has containment line autos conditions could change now. we're optimistic we're going to be able to find a way to tie it down

. >> laura anthony has a preview for us. >> before you can get to this, you have to start with this.t's part of the preparation for the 31 annual glammaramma fashion show. a four-city fund-raiser making this last stop tonight in san francisco. this year's theme, fashion in a new light. >> there is something for everybody. for men, women, for the avante guard to traditional. >> this year a lot of the clothes will feature a mix of patterns best rule is 80-20 rule. 80% of larger print and 20% smaller print. >> beyond clothes, hair, makeup there are local cause that's will benefit from the show including a's emergency fund, glide foundation and project open hand its just such a wonderful thing to be part of. >> the producer has been involved for 25 years. >> it's music, dance core yag graphy. >> the fashion show will feature designers and there will be live performances from sheryl crow and the somerset. in its three decades macy's first class fashion show donated $30 million to hiv-aids services, prevention, and research. in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> thanks for joining us, i'm carol

laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> still ahead tonight here on abc 7 news aeighborhood where low rent is in high demand why google is now inrested in affordable housing. >> new poll sni place at san francisco tra. what it will me for plans to rename it after a local potician. >> another pleasant day today, i'll have the accu-weather forecast shortly. >>very item phone shallly on sale when you can name your price. female narrator: sleep train challenged its manufacturers sleep train challenged its manufacturers to offer even lower prices. but the mattress price wars ends sunday. now it's posturepedic versus beautyrest with big savings of up to $400 off. serta icomfort and tempur-pedic go head-to-head with three years' interest-free financing, plus free same-day delivery, setup, and removal of your old set. when brands compete, you save. mattress price wars ends sunday at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> sky 7 live over a shooting at 94th avenue and birch street. you can see this area is cordoned off by police, we know two people have been shot. we'll keep you up to

laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> that is a lot of money. >> it is. >>> weather surcharge, forecasting tax, the graphics fee. >> i'm afraid to make a mistake now. here's a look at live doppler 7. things look pretty good. we have a pleasant evening around the bay area. skies are clear, windy, breezy, gusty in spots. a little on the cool side. over in tahoe in the afternoon and now into the evening, nighttime hours, a little mix of rain and snow showers. they're light and in the higher elevations. still, let's get back to the bay area. we've got interesting weather, too. looking from our rooftop camera here, under clear skies. 57 in san francisco and san carlos, 60 in oakland, 56 las cados. another live view looking out over san francisco under clear skies and breezy conditions. 59 in santa rosa and at napa and nevada. 60 apiece in concord and livermore. one more live view from our south beach camera, downtown san francisco looking along the bay bridge. these are our forecast features. it will be turning warmer tomorrow. this warming trend will continue right through the weekend. a red flag

. >> laura anthony is on the fire lines again. have you seen people returning home yet? >> well, boy have so-to-say these orders were loose today and there is no reason why residents couldn't have gone their home because things haven't improved dramatically, as you said. and it appears from our trip up to the front lines firefighters are definitely getting the upper hand. it was a day for kous dousing hot spots east of the summit on mount diablo. and making sure smoldering trees and brush above doesn't reignite and recreate the fire as it yeared on monday. >> they did agressive work last night and continuing work. we're still working on firming up more of the continuing areas so the fire swront a chance to jump down the line. >> residents recalling a close call. the fire did reignite, burning all the way to the road. >> winds just swirled up and jumped on a huge tree and went down this whole meadow like a river of flames. >> right there we have one of those things happen last night. it and happened very, very quickly. that is what we try to avoid where we are now. >> and

laura anthony has our story. >> basically these two we're thinking teens, one might be early 20s, walkto the porch. >> reporter: it started with a simple trip to the front door at a home on laverne drive in san leandro. two young men ring the bell and wait. it's just before 9:00 in the morning. >> they look a little nervous as you can see. waiting to see if anyone shows to the door. this is common throughout the bay area right now. >> reporter: when no one answers the home surveillance video shows the two jumping a fence to a side yard. they pry off a window screen, jump through it, and leave less than two minutes later. while stuffing jewelry and other valuables into their pants. san leandro police hope the public recognizes these two suspects. like they did back in february in another burglary case. soon after this video aired on abc 7 news, police received several tips that led to an arrest. >> really within a couple of days we had people identified in it. at least one of them was arrested. and i know that both of them were identified from really the footage. >> reporter: in this ca

anyone with information is asked to contact pleasanton police n.pleasanton, laura anthony abc 7 news. >> the police have arrested a peninsula pet smart employee for supposedly tipping off thieves when pet owners went on vacation. the victim all used the boarding service at this pet smart in san carlos. police discovered the link while investigators investigating 2 home burglary and car theft. investigators say 23-year-old employee would give thieves the address of the people leaving town. employee and 2 other people now arreste arrested. >> tv you give a member of your family you call your dog to be watched by someone else so i don't think the thought enters into your mind that they are going to do something bad with the information. >>reporter: pet smart spokesperson told abc 7 news today that the company is contacting everyone who used the boarding service and in forming them that their information may have been compromised. >> big news out of sacramento. governor brown signed legislation that allow work investigators get partial pay while taking family leave to care for sick siblin

laura anthony, abc7 nice. >>> the rim fire in and around yosemite national park is now the third largest fire in california history. it's 80% contained. this morning state route 120, which has been closed since the rim fire began, is back open. >>> the fire to the -- the fire temperature to the san francisco water and power system could reach nearly $30 million. repairs are underway to the roof and transmission lines at the hetch hetchy res score and hydroelectric powerhouse. the city spent about $900,000 for other power sources during the shut down. water service for bait area residents was not affect. >>> a man accused of killing a popular supervisor in san jose is held without bell. a woman was found ted inside her minivan outside an elementary school. the suspect, oscar, has been charged with murder. he did not enter a plea yesterday. police say the two new each other but have not said how. details of the case have been sealed during the investigation. he is expected back in court next friday. >> a married couple tubed. landlords from hell have been sentenced in san francisco. here t

and union locked in bitter contract battle and still with the latest on that now 7 news reporter laura anthony. >> we know govern brown asked the june to impose 60 day cooling off period on bart and union the message was clear. the negotiations should continue so far that hasn't happened. >> we have not been in the same building with them other than meeting that took place on other issues. >> bart and union agree. no face-to-face meetings sense august 11. and according to the union the first talk on the major issue. wages. pension. health care aren't scheduled until september 17. >> i'm extremely disappointed we haven't been able to come to the table before. it's not for the lack of trying. >> last offer on the table is one presented by bart before the cooling off. that is 10% raise over 4 years with greater employee contributions to pension and health care. union claim 1 quarter of the members would suffer a net loss under that proposal. worked for bart for 24 years. >> what they have in the package we actually and up with a negative i hope crease. in other words we are losing money. >> would

laura anthony, ab abc7 news. >>> the rim fire in yosemite national park is now the third largest fire in history. the fire burned 385 square miles. it is 80% contained. this morning state route 120 which has been closed since the rim fire began is back open. fire damage to the san francisco water and power system could reach nearly $30 million. repairs are underway to the roof and transmission lines at hech-hechi reservoir. the city has spent about $900,000 for other power sources during the shutdown. the water service for the bay area residents was not affected. >>> a man suspected of killing a popular schoolyard supervisor in san jose is being held without bail. she was found dead in her mini-van tuesday outside san antonio elementary school. the suspect has been charged with her murder. he did not enter a plea yesterdayment police have said the two knew each other and have not said how. details of the case have been sealed during the investigation. she is expected back in court next friday. >>> a married couple dubbed the landlords from hell have been sentenced in san francisco. he