a live picture from the lake merritt bart station where early this hour there are bart workers picketing. >>> welcome back to the ktvu morning news i'm claudine wong in for pam cook. >> good morning, everybody i'm brian flores. let's get you started with weather and traffic. steve paulson is here. >> fog is back. it will be a much, much cooler over by the coast. its not making much of a surge inlapped. we will get a little bigger difference on the forecasted highs. today we all get 60s and 70s. its not moving too far inland. 40s or 50s but its much, much cooler for some over by the beaches and bay. san francisco which was 79 yesterday i mean 78-80 and the last three days going 68 today. 38 in reno. 40s for many. probably a few 30s to the north. other than that it will be nice and warm if ts 60s and open is. here is sal. >>> we are looking at the commute and right now it looks good if you are drying to get to the city in your car. if you want to get up early and do that, that would be a good idea. we will see more people using their car today. we will see earlier backups. right now it sti

a look at the lake merritt bart station in oakland. like all other bart stations across the bay area, it is closed. a woman is trying to get in but the trains are not running. we will keep you updated when the trains start to run as bart is continuing to look for staffing at all the stations. >> there are shuttle buses they contracted for that are still running so thank goodness. right now we are keeping an eye on the freeways as folks turn to the freeways, again, in light of no operating trains. >> and our news engineer is behind the wheel and has a report from cell7 technology. how does it look, dick? >> matt, we have a backup starting at the bay bridge toll plaza. i checked the ride on highway 24 from the tunnel and traffic is starting to mount. it is moving at the speed limit but getting heavier. we had a backup starting at the bay bridge toll plaza at this early hour. i'm in the far left cash lane. there is a ten-car backup. there is a bigger backup in the fast track lanes, almost an eighth of a mile. i will show you why: we have a

they moved the train away from the crash site at the lake merritt bart station. ion members are holding the picket line. this is the fourth day of the bart strike and the second day the safety board has taken over the investigation. last night, bart employees at the walnut creek and lake merritt bart stations stood together in solidarity and held a moment of silence to honor the to men who lost their lives after being hit by a bart train on saturday. the victims were identified at a contract worker, larry daniels, and christopher shepard, a member of the union. >> the family is grieveing. we are in a state of shock. it is a senseless tragedy. ridiculous. preventable. >> shepard was a senior track engineer and worked for bart three years. officials say he and daniels were inspecting the tracks near walnut creek when a bart train on routine maintenance run hit and killed them. ntsb is leading the investigation and they expect to be in walnut creek inspecting the rains and safety records for the next few days. union members that moved here have been somber. the opera

last night, bart employees at walnut creek and lake merritt stations stood together in solidarity and held a moment of silence to honor the two men who lost their lives afterening hit by a bart train on saturday. the victims were identified at larry daniels and a member of the union. >> my co-workers were tears and we didn't know the person involved but you work in that environment and know the ramifications each day. >> chris was a senior track engineer and worked for bart three years. bart officials say he and daniels were inspecting the tracks near walnut creek and a bart train on a maintenance run hit and killed them. ntsb is leading the investigation and will be in walnut creek inspecting the train and records for the next few days. the operator of the train could be interviewed today. ntsb hope to have that stage, the first phase of the investigation, wrapped up in the next ten days. now the latest on the bart talks. the board will hold a special meeting this afternoon to discuss the strike and negotiations. the labor strike now enters the fourth day. the two biggest unions deli

the lake merritt bart station is open but trains are still not running. e station agent arrived and he said they are trying to get the system back up. the new bart contract: the four day strike ended with a tentative agreement. the general manager would not release the details of the deal until the union members can review and ratify it. it is called "fair." >> we have reached a tentative agreement on the outstanding issues. we will go back to work and continue our efforts to keep the bay area moving. we did not want to strike. we are glad to have a tentative agreement we feel will work for all parties. >> so far, not everyone is back to work. this is the scene a few minutes ago: lights were on but nobody was home. the station agent just arrived and fund passengers away. one guy's car broke down and he rented a car and he was hoping this is the last day of rent a car. i talked to a spokesman for bart and he says 6:00 a.m. is the new time they hope to have trains up and running but it will be sporadic. >> by 6:00 a.m., that is the heart of the morning commu

this was the lake merritt bart station the last 40 minutes. there was no activity. re slowly coming in and the agent is now on duty. what happened this morning? bart spokesman said not everyone who works the morning shift other the commute got the e-mail "return to work." slowly, people are coming back to work. the system is slowing ramping back up and bart is running. >> the mass confusion with bart has frustrated a lost commuters and drivers would now are facing more cars on the road. we want to hear your thoughts on the bart situation. post your video online or instagram. we have a range of resources for you at abc7 news come to get around where you need to go. you can fine the alternate transit options and download the abc7 news traffic app. >> breaking news in the north bay, firefighters are investigating the cause of a two-alarm house fire in san rafael that broke ought at a large two-story house. there is no word on the cause of the fire that caused the roof to collapse. the house is being rented and no one was home at the time of the fire. >> we are following

we are at the lake merritt bart station. ter six months of negotiations, and a cooling off period, still until deal. at 4:00 yesterday afternoon the federal mediator i merged -- emerged from cal tran with no talks. the union said bart presented the switch in a final minutes of talks. >> so basically what management did is produce in essence a poison pill saying great we've made this amazing progress after six months. we have an economic frame work agreement but wait there is more to all the workers. >> reporter: the union said they wanted to take the issue to arbitration but bart wanted arbitration for the entire contract. now bart's board president made a last minute plea at 7:00 last night saying bart would be willing to up its last offer of $57 million. but union leaders say their phones never rang and no offer was presented to them. bart says it wants the union to put it to a vote. >> many commuters were forced to drive to work and the extra traffic caused big backups on bay area bridges. the bay area council which is a k

at lake merritt bart station pickets continue to hold the line. e been here since the strike started four days ago. the bart strike and the second day, the national transportation safety board has taken over the investigation of the death of two engineers hit and killed by a bart train. last night bart employees hold a moment of silence to honor the two men who lost their lives after being hit by a bart train on saturday. the victims were identified as contract worker larry daniels and christopher shepard a member of the union. >> i showed up and some of my coworkers were in tears. we didn't know the person involved but you work in that environment and you know the ramifications. >> christopher shepard was a senior track engineer and worked for bart he years. officials say he and daniels were inspecting the tracks near walnut creek when a bart train on a machine run hit and killed them. the ntsb is leading the investigation and expect to be in walnut creek inspecting the trains and safety records of the operating train for the next few days. the op

this morning at lake merritt bart station union members continue to hold the line.employees at walnut creek and lake merritt stations stood together in solidarity and held a moment of silence to honor the two men who lost their lives afteren

the lake merritt bart station a memorial of candles as they continue to picket. now, we know the names of those two victims involved in this weekend's crash. contractor larry daniels from oakland and also, bart supervisor christopher sheppard. friends say christopher sheppard was only a couple of years from retiring. sheppard had an extensive resume' in the rail industry. he was a senior track engineer at bart and before that, worked for amtrak. we spoke with chris' friend jeff smith. smith said he noticed chris was working longer hours during the strike. [ pause ] >> reporter: now, another memorial for sheppard and the other victim larry daniels is growing at the site of the accident. bart says the two men were inspecting a dip in the rail near the walnut creek bart station when they were hit by a bart train. investigators are -- federal investigators will be here in the bay area for the next couple of days. they say they plan to interview everyone involved and inspecting bart equipment. live in oakland, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> christopher sheppard lived with h

chanting by union workers in the background ] >> reporter: i have a dozen picketers here at the lake merritt bart station, which is closed. all of the bart stations closed this morning. now, these people are not getting paid during the strike. we have no idea how long this will last but that could be a factor in this. this morning, at this point, no new talks are scheduled. >> progress was being made. we were substantially close to reaching agreement. but in the last minutes, in the last part of the bargaining, bart sort of did what we call a switch. they came up with a poison pill. >> reporter: that poison pill not pay, not benefits, but work rules. after finally coming to agreement on economics, talks broke down when management insisted on rule changes in exchange for a 12% raise over four years. >> this contract, this labor negotiation, is all about the long-term sustainability of bart and its contributions to the economy. >> reporter: the federal mediators declared an impasse and basically gave up. now they say it may be up to bart riders to tip the scales. >> tell the board, give them more o

. >> these comments were made at a press conference at lake merritt bart station. all bart's unions were represented there. 1555 is planning two vigils tomorrow, at the lake merritt and walnut creek bart stations tomorrow evening at 6:00 p.m. >>> now to continuing coverage of the bart strike. it appears the strike will continue into sunday as bart management and union officials remain at an impasse. the two sides broke off talks on thursday. one union plans to present bart's latest offer to its membership for a vote in the coming week. leaders are not optimistic members will approve it. no new talks are scheduled. stay with nbc bay area news for continuing coverage of the bart strike. go to nbcbayarea.com to sign up for breaking news alerts. you can also find a complete list of community alternatives to get around the bart strike. if the bart strike continues into monday morning, today in the bay will have you covered with live team coverage. we'll be on early starting at 4:00 a.m. with a look at the traffic impact. >>> new at 11, a new twist in the case of woman fo

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

sort of had to pick up the slack when bart did go on strike. >> well, hopefully they can get the trains rolling soon this morning. cate caugiran live at lake merritt, thank you. >>> plans to ban future bart strikes are moving forward. orinda city councilman steve glazier started a petition last month to ban public transit strikes in the state. he has been collecting signatures at bart stations, oregon and new york already have laws banning public employees from striking. and city law stops san francisco muni workers from walking off the job. glazier will hold a news conference today about his campaign. >>> with bart trains not ready to roll yet, ferries are still a good option. sf bay ferry will continue its strike schedule through the end of the day, 12 boats instead of the usual 8 running during the strike. >> it could be another long day on the roads with traffic. let's check in with liza battalones. >>> reporter: until the moment folks can take bart, we can expect delays at the bay bridge toll plaza. right now, we have backups and an accident in the clearing stages. you can see the blinging lights there. two-car accident blocking one lane. we

ktvu alex savidge is live at the lake merritt bart station right now to tell us about the new counteroffer from the unions and what bart management is doing. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. both sides taking steps to get a deal done here. barts board of directors has scheduled an emergency meeting. its a meeting that will be closed to the public. meantime this morning you can see picket lines remain up here and at stations all across the system as we move into day four of the bart strike with no new talks scheduled between the two sides. workers out here are not allowed to talk publicly or comment on negotiations. but late last night the unions made a counter offer to bart management. they said their proposal would allow for changes to work rules related to new technology. that has been the sticking point that caused negotiations to break down last week. the unions are willing to accept barts pay offer a 12% raise over four years but they will not budge on safety proposals. so far bart has not issued a response to the unions latest counter offer. this morning i did reach out

we are at the lake merritt bart station and these candles have been put here in their memory. >> veryedicated, well loved, honorable. >> the senior track engineer worked at bart for nearly three years. he and a contractor were inspecting the tracks when a bart train on a routine maintenance front hit and killed them. he lived in hayward and leaves a wife and two grown children. >> the family is grieving. they are in a state of shock to put it mildly. >> the contractor has been identified as larry daniels from oakland. his family declined to comment, but we know the railroad consulting engineer had 30 years of experience. >> a senseless tragedy. ridiculous. absolutely preventable. >> tonight bart employees at the lake merritt and bart station stood together in a moment of silence. many didn't know either, but they came to pay their p ares. alan holly was one of the first to show up to the accident site. >> i showed up and some of my co-workers were in tears. we didn't know the person involved, but you work in that environment and you know the ramifications every day. >> since the accid

one of many closed bart stations this morning. [ loud chanting in the background ] >> the lake merritt bart station in oakland. they have been out here for a couple of hours. the talks broke down late yesterday afternoon. that followed a 31 hour marathon negotiation session. bart's two largest unions are on strike. no new talks scheduled now. they had been close to a deal finally agreeing on pay an benefits, but then management insisted on changes to work rules. [ screaming in the background ] >> unions decided to if they wanted to take the money that was on the table, but not the work rules that were on the table. >> the thing that was amazing is they put these issues on the table that for six months we were never told these were primary issues. we reach a -- a -- an economic framework, we move to their direction on pension, we move to their direction on healthcare, we lowered our wage proposal, and then all of a sudden these issues that weren't discussed at the table are deal breakers by the district. >> reporter: now, the union has offered to take the work rules issue to an arbitrator. b

meanwhile take a look here as the investigation continues, workers are picketing outside the lake merritt bart station. federal investigators are back here in the bay area as you mentioned, frank, and yesterday agents walked through the tracks, sifted through evidence and eventually moved that train. the plan now for investigators is to interview anyone involved and to take a closer look at bart equipment. >> we took some measurements and wanted to get a good look at the lay of the land the accident area before we were going to move any equipment which is commonly done by us. >> reporter: meanwhile, a community mourns the loss of two men, a bart employee and a contractor. the two victims were inspecting a dip in the tracks saturday afternoon when they were hit by a train bart says was controlled by a computer. now, federal investigators will be here in the bay area over the next few days but this is a report that will take some time. ntsb officials say it could take any up to a year. live in oakland, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >>> larry daniels a contractor from oakland and christopher sheppard of

he is at the lake merritt bart station where union workers continue to walk the picket lines. phil, we hear from joe, who is saying that the union members privately are already talking about the safety issue. >> reporter: that's right. and the question, where do we go from here? one of the questions is. how does this affect talks and the strike? i know as this tragedy unfolded, in fact union leaders and bart directors were meeting privately to try to work out some sort of agreement that could put an end to the strike and get the talks back to the table and get work going. as a matter of fact, bart president tom radulovich and seiu president roxanne sanchez were together when they got the news. now, initially, it came as quite a shock. it sort of brought a reality check to what we're dealing with here. it's not just money and work rules. it's safety, as well. as far as where it goes from here remains to be seen. atu one of the unions says let's already take the contract we have and put it to a vote something that could take up to a week and delay getting back to the table but t

stand between bart and its unions, let's check in with kpix 5 reporter anne makovec at the lake merritt bart station. >> reporter: a few dozen picketers, day one and no end in sight. i spoke with both sides of the dispute. they are willing to talk. right now, no new talks are scheduled. >> if we hold the line, we're going to play poker until this is over and wait to see who blinks first. >> what do we want? >> a contract! >> reporter: union members started marching at 4 a.m. less than 12 hours after talks broke down. >> progress is being made. we were substantially close to reaching an agreement. but in the last minutes in the last part of the bargaining, bart sort of did a switch. they came up with a poison pill. >> reporter: that poison pill not pay, not benefits, but work rules. management insisted on changes in exchange for a 12% raise over four years. >> our union members should work a full workweek before they are allowed to collect overtime on their regular day off. >> reporter: plus, bart says a lot of the employee business right now is inefficient with money being wasted doing thing

we are at the lake merritt bart station and these candles have been put here in their memory. >> very dedicated, well loved, honorable. >> the senior track engineer worked at bart for nearly three years. he and a contractor were inspecting the tracks when a bart train on a routine maintenance front hit and killed them. he lived in hayward and leaves a wife and two grown children. >> the family is grieving. they are in a state of shock to put it mildly. >> the contractor has been identified as larry daniels from oakland. his family declined to comment, but we know the railroad consulting engineer had 30 years of experience. >> a senseless tragedy. ridiculous. absolutely preventable. >> tonight bart employees at the lake merritt and bart station stood together in a moment of silence. many didn't know either, but they came to pay their p ares. alan holly was one of the first to show up to the accident site. >> i showed up and some of my co-workers were in tears. we didn't know the person involved, but you work in that environment and you know the ramifications every day. >> since the acc

one of many closed bart stations this morning. [ loud chanting in the background ] >> the lake merritt bart station in oakland. they have been out here for a couple of hours. the talks broke down late yesterday afternoon. that followed a 31 hour marathon negotiation session. bart's two largest unions are on strike. no new talks scheduled now. they had been close to a deal finally agreeing on pay an benefits, but then management insisted on changes to

kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran live at the lake merritt bart station in oakland this morning and cate, we hear it's all about staffing i guess, right? >> reporter: yeah, that's right. we did get a tweet from one of the unions that said that we just don't have enough people to staff the bart station so you're seeing even probably behind me commuters coming up to these doors going inside and coming out just as frustrated as they were yesterday because these trains are not up and running even though the strike is over. we're hearing somewhere in the

bart station. here's cate caugiran live at the lake merritt station in oakland. ight be back toby, but stations are looking like ghost towns right now. >> that's right. it appears the word is getting out slowly. we saw a big rush of commuters here at 4 a.m. when bart trains were originally supposed to roll out. so maybe some commuters have found alternate ways of getting to work this morning planning ahead. we know there are about 45- minute delays on these bart trains. hopefully tomorrow will be business as usual because in fact the bart strike is over. now, bart and its two unions did come to a tentative agreement last night. it still has to be approved by bart's board of directors and the unions have to vote on it. neither the ounces nor bart manage -- neither the unions nor bart management gave us the details of the bargain. apparently lieutenant governor newsom who sat in on the discussions last night wasn't happy about how far the disagreements went. >> this is the last time this has to happen. everyone is fed up and no one wants to see this happen again. th

phillipe djegal is live what is the latest. >> reporter: well, the pictures are still at the lake merritt barton. they are doing so, however with heavy hearts. they are saddened by the employees from the worksite. we do know that the unions or the bart management did not meet face to face. how greaseball quiff 1555 management and we spoke with -- president 1555 and we did also speak with one of the management of the s c i eu, 1021 at lake merritt. she is participating in the remembrances of the two workers that were killed. she is likely also going to bring the latest bart management negotiations to her side. still however, no deal. reporting live, phillipe djegal, kron 4 news. >> as a reminder, there are still weekend transit operations availableif you're heading into san francisco - bart will offer limited charter bus trips. they'll be from these 9 bartrunning from 6 to 9 in the morning.and then again from 3pm to 6 pm. also - a-c transit will run many of its regular saturday bus lines - twice as frequently. as for ferry service - it starts just before 8 a-m but won't run as frequently as it

scott rates is live at the lake merritt bart station. a second vigil has just wrapped up. scott? >> reporter: right now, there are no talks scheduled for monday morning. bart management issuing a warning to make alternative plans on trying to get to your destination. this is the second of two different vigils. who concede the president all local union and she was here with many of the other union members lighting candles. there is a contract on the table but they are expected to vote on in this but it is expected to be denied. bart is saying that they are open to going back to the negotiation table swift meat eaters. i spoke with the local union she had this to say. >> i think that it opens the door that what we need to talk about. 8 deaths in 41 years is just too many. the management should take a moment and change these practices. am i happy that it is at the same time? my answer is no. these are two separate issues. >> reporter: i can tell you that the bart board of directors plans on holding a special meeting at 3:00 p.m. to discuss labor contracts and of course count on kron

union members are clutching candles in addition to the picket signs outside the lake merritt bart station in oakland. the strike is taking on a new complexion now that the deaths are involved. >> we are not here to talk about work. two men are dead. this is an extremely tragic situation. >> like i said, we are numb. we are grieving ourselves. we are just trying to put it together. >> the union victim is a member of 3993 that represents train controllers and some supervisors. a union official tells abc7 news that the victim was a project manager whose job would never call for him to be out on the tracks. while they have not reached a deal with bart it is not on strike. although the union is honoring the picket line. the victim decided to go to work today. >> although we encourage them not to cross. it is their choice to not cross or to cross and this person unfortunately decided to cross. >> and union officials claim they are hearing inside information about why this train was out on the tracks in the first place. >> i am being told that the train was training drivers to run a limited serv

this is a live look at the lake merritt bart station where trains are not running and bart union workersn strike and picketing. talks went for 30 hours straight but broke down last night. obviously this is going to have a huge impact on the morning and afternoon commute. but we are here to help navigate you through it. >>> a little bit of good news it is friday, october 18th i'm brian flores in for dave clark. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. time is 5:30. as we are sitting in the car in traffic and waits for the buses and ferries, what will the weather be like? >> the fog is back. we can see some of it there. and unless you are looking for it, it won't make much of a push bay side. the wind has turned more west, southwest. easterly is more east. that is a big difference. some areas half-moon bay and pacifica showing an easterly component of an east breeze. subtle changes. highs still near 80. there will be lots of sunshine. 40s for some. near 30 for others but san francisco much, much cooler today than it was yesterday or the day before. we'll go 68 for a high in san francisco. 40 ukiah.

right across the street from the lake merritt bart station where picketers also still on the picket line waiting for any official announcement but again mayor kwan has tweeted out that an agreement announced that he is near other question remains if an agreement is officially reached when will taken run. bart says the longer we go that the tight that could effect how many trains are put on the track tomorrow. how often they respect and how late in the morning they will finally be up and running earlier bart said if a deal had been reached by 6:00 o'clock tonight that train would be running in time for morning rush but the official but bart has to decide in the morning when they can get train on the track and how many fending on when this announcement comes and when it does happen we bring it to you live on abc 7 news. >> thanks very much john. standby there if you would. as john said bart had said it takes as long as 16 hours to get the i system back up and run fully we wouldn't expect it to happen by the morning commute. but maybe some taken back assuming announcement comes here in the

abc7 news reporter john alston has more from the lake merritt bart station on how workers are reacting to the loss of a colleague. >> union members of clutching candles, in addition to their picket signs outside the bart station in oakland. the strike taking on a new complexion now that deaths are involved. >> we aren't here to talk about work. two men are dead. this is an extremely tragic situation. >> like i said, we just aren't -- we are grieving ourselves. we are trying to put it together. >> the union victim was a member of afscme union 93, which represents train controllers and some supervisors. they tell us the victim was a project manager, whose job would never call for him to be out on the tracks. while afscme has not reached a deal with bark, it is not on strike, although the union was honoring the picket lines. the victim, however, decided to go to work. >> although we encourage them not to cross, it is their choice not to cross or cross and this person unfortunately decided to cross. and union officials claiming they are hearing inside information about why the track was ou

john alston has more from the lake merritt bart station on how workers are reacting to the loss of a colleague. >> union members of clutching candles, in addition to their picket science outside the bart station in oakland. the strike taking on a new complex now that deaths are involved. >> we aren't here to talk about work. two men are dead. this is an extremely tragic situation. >> like i said, we just aren't -- we are grieving ourselves. we are trying to put it together. >> he was a member of afscme union which represents train controllers and some supervisors. victim was a project member whose call would never call for him to be out on the tracks. while afscme has not reached a deal with bark, it is not on strike, although the union was honoring the picket lines. the victim, however, decided to go to work. >> although we encourage them not to cross, it is their choice not to cross or cross and this person unfortunately decided to cross. >> and union is hearing inside information about why the track was out on the tracks in the first place. >> i'm being told that the train was trai

abc7 news reporter john alston has more from the lake merritt bart station on how workers are reacting to the loss of a colleague. >> union members of clutching candles, in addition to their picket signs outside the bart station in oakland. the strike taking on a new complexion now that deaths are involved. >> we aren't here to talk about work. two men are dead. this is an extremely tragic situation. >> like i said, we just aren't -- we are grieving ourselves. we are trying to put it together. >> the union victim was a member of afscme union 93, which represents train controllers and some supervisors. a union official tells abc7 news says the victim was a project manager, whose job would never call for him to be out on the tracks. while afscme has not reached a deal with bart, it is not on strike, although the union was honoring the picket lines. the victim, however, decided to go to work. >> although we encourage them not to cross, it is their choice not to cross or cross and this person unfortunately decided to cross. and union officials claiming they are hearing inside information a

you can see several of them are picketing outside of the lake merritt bart station.st train was at fremont this morning as workers walked off the job. talks between the union andment broke down yesterday after 30 hours of negotiations. union leaders say they were on board with wages and pensions but could not agree to work rules by management. it could lead to unreasonable working conditions and assignments. >> we reached an economic framework and moved in their direction on pensions and health care, we lowered our wage proposal and suddenly the issues that were not discussed at the table are dealbreakers. >> work rules, really, mean, do we have control? can we make decisions in the district about staffing? about overtime? about job assignment? bart management says the final offer addresses the essential work rule efficiencies bart needs to mod werize the operations. union leaders were will to go to arbitration over the rules but said management wanted to include economic issues. no new negotiation sessions are scheduled between bart management and the unions and the

standing by at the lake merritt bart station is kron 4's mike pelton. they put these issues on the table but for six months river never told that these were primary issues we reach an economic framework. we moved to their direction on pension. we move to their direction on health care. we lowered our wage proposal and that all of a sudden these issues were discussed at the table. these are due breakers by the district. we see essentially as an effort to jam the unions and do exactly what they've done is force us out on strike. we spent six months working on that economic framework so we have agreement. in other words if the district in the union have an economic agreement we don't need to renegotiate that. a full agreement so we proposed was on this work rule issues. the modification of the contract we wanted. we agree to arbitration on some of those limited issues. we thought that was logical. why not have a deal and grabs on economic. piper hist i have never seen a process like this in my life i question their actual skill and intention. >>: what is i

. >> we have coverage and we will start you with matt keller at lake merritt in oakland where bart workers on the picket line. >> at the bart station today this is what you will see: striking bart workers here since 4:00 a.m. the last train topped early this morning at fremont. talks broken down between management and the unions after 30 hours of negotiates. union members were on board with the economic issues but could not agree to 9 work rules put in by management. those issues have been on the table for months. the union says there is when way to get workers on the job. >> if they immediately agree to enter into arbitration on the remaining language that broke off in the end, we would be willing to take that package back to a vote to the membership, stop the strike and go back to work. >> these are work rules essential to maintaining the future effectiveness of the agency. the unions decided they wanted to take the money on the table but not the work rules on the table. >> a man was arrested after he threw a cone at the picketers saying they were keeping him from getting to his job. the

merritt in oakland. matt? >> there is a picket line. i spoke with bart management and no negotiations are scheduled if now. that could change at any moment. that means workers are stilt striking. several showed up at the bart station at 4:00 a.m. and promised to picket until they have a deal. workers gathered at bart stations but rather than running the trains they were holding signs. a few hours earlier at 5:30, they were literally attacked. we saw a man upset of the strike throw a cone at them. half an hour later bart police arrested him. it wasn't all negative. several people driving by honked in support of the unions. union negotiators say talks broke down yesterday not because of the economic issues like wages and pensions but because of work rules. they say management is asking for too much and it could lead to unreasonable working conditions. >> what is your shift? what is your assignment? what is your job for the day? maybe you have a specialization in one area and you are asked to move to an area you don't. the rules in the contract are to help decide how that is done. >> management says the negot

bart and management. let's talk about this with kpix 5's phil matier. phil is at the lake merritt station where union workers continue to walk the picket lines. phil. >> reporter: first of all, even before this tragedy occurred, as a matter of fact, friday night, union leaders and bart directors began a dialogue about how to try to end this. both sides realize that they went one step too far that this got way out of hand that they had not intended to have a second strike but that it happened and the question was how to bring things back. today's news the tragedy came as, as a matter of fact, the president of the bart board, tom radulovich and the president of one of the striking unions, roxanne sanchez were meeting privately to come up with a way to get the deal and the talks back to a federal mediator, back to a neutral ground, back to a set of languages that could get them back to the table and possibly bart workers back to work by monday or tuesday. one of the variables, however, was the second union, atu, announced that they would take the last best offer that bart had offered

. >> usually, usually ride the bart and then i got a ride from my girlfriend this morning. waited in traffic just from lake merritt. >> reporter: the line snaked along the embarcadero, held at the mercy of boats. >> i'd say extra travel time per day is 2 to 4 hours. it's unpredictable. >> reporter: now, this is really an all-day commute situation with the lines out here waxing and waning all day long. commuters hopeful they can perhaps get back soon. live in san francisco, andria borba, kpix 5. >> up-to-the-minute coverage on the strike at kpix.com/bart. >>> chaos before the bell. a middle school student opens fire on campus. >> there was pure fear in these children's eyes running everywhere. >> the teacher who died protecting other students. >> a plan to tighten the leash on man's best friend. a fight to let dogs roam free in popular bay area parks. >> there are the haves and have nots with sunshine this morning and warm temperatures. 80 in pittsburg but 54 in half moon bay? that was today's high. a live look outside vacaville, mount vaca looking good. we'll talk about how long that temperature spread will stay b

merritt station. trains at some stations did not show up until about 6:00 a.m. but by the afternoon service everything was back to normal. >> during the strike the graffiti taggers vandalized several bart stations, but they may not get away with it. the hardest hit was glen park in san francisco. as carolyn tyler found out firsthand, you can't believe how bad it is. >> it is shocking and appalling. this graffiti greeted the riders at the bart station. from one end of the platform to the other, from the stairs to the marble benches and to the elevators, the walls and even the tracks. the graffiti is everywhere. >> disgusting. it really is. all of a sudden i looked at it and i came out and it was like, whoa. >> it was crazy. >> he was nearly speechless looking around a at the extent of the damage and wondering how much time and money will have to be spent cleaning it up. bart's police chief says his officers and the nonunion staff were controlling the bart property during the strike, but this is one of nine incidents on both sides of the bay. >> some people have cut holes in the fence. some people have climbed over the the fence. >> what about surveillance cameras? >> yes, we do have sur

merritt station. trains at some stations did not show up until about 6:00 a.m. but by the afternoon service everything was back to normal. >> during the strike the graffiti taggers vandalized several bart stations, but they may not get away with it. the hardest hit was glen park in san francisco. as carolyn tyler found out firsthand, you can't believe how bad it is. >> it is shocking and appalling. this graffiti greeted the riders at the bart station. from one end of the platform to the other, from the stairs to the marble benches and to the elevators, the walls and even the tracks. the graffiti is everywhere. >> disgusting. it really is. all of a sudden i looked at it and i came out and it was like, whoa. >> it was crazy. >> he was nearly speechless looking around a at the extent of the damage and wondering how much time and money will have to be spent cleaning it up. bart's police chief says his officers and the nonunion staff were controlling the bart property during the strike, but this is one of nine incidents on both sides of the bay. >> some people have cut holes in the fence. some people have climbed over the the fence. >> what about surveillance cameras? >> yes, we do have sur

merritt station. trains at some stations did not show up until about 6:00 a.m. but by the afternoon service everything was back to normal. >> during the strike the graffiti taggers vandalized several barttions, but they may not get away with it. the hardest hit was glen park in san francisco. as carolyn tyler found out firsthand, you can't believe how bad it is. >> it is shocking and appalling. this graffiti greeted the riders at the bart station. from one end of the platform to the other, from the stairs to the marble benches and to the elevators, the walls and even the tracks. the graffiti is everywhere. >> disgusting. it really is. all of a sudden i looked at it and i came out and it was like, whoa. >> it was crazy. >> he was nearly speechless looking around a at the extent of the damage and wondering how much time and money will have to be spent cleaning it up. bart's police chief says his officers and the nonunion staff were controlling the bart property during the strike, but this is one of nine incidents on both sides of the bay. >> some people have cut holes in the fence. some people have climbed over the the fence. >> what about surveillance cameras? >> yes, we do have surveil