mr. bart's the opportunity to reschedule this but our congress woman says thank you, mayor lee we have to recognize this is the congress woman's great pleasure to represent those areas. and thank you to the airport director john martin she considers him brilliant. she wanted phone calls to know this new decade will see the airport for having seen for travelers. there will be a nice hotel and it will make san francisco airport itself is great designation. it will create jobs and this has a massive ripple effect on the area. we know we think the airport is always under construction that's because the economy is changing. this will be your decade in the sun congratulations. (clapping) >> thank you brian, of course, the - i'm sorry the airport is owned by the city and county of 70 but we're a strong partnership. we're happy supervisor pine is here to say a few words. supervisor >> good morning. it is a pleasure to be here in the county to talk about the renovation of this incredible airport. on behalf of the county board of supervisors we couldn't be more satisfied with this airport. it's a k

h is on vacation. >> the interviewer a sense that there's no conflict of interest between bart the mediator mrnion would need to stay with real issues and not about the conflict of interest which there is not. >> the interviewer says that when one is working really hard to not have a service interruption and one to resolve negotiations and keep this emphasis the bay area commuters had a as well as the future of the company for bart. >> we'll have more of a comeback from the break. good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats that can helplo. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ wow. delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. the morning east bay crews are working to repair a water main break at 166 ave. eli >> residents have good news that the water has been restored and crews have filled in the giant holre bear >> the water main broke around 1:00 a.m. this morning and water was gushing dow

mr. hock being away from the table, nothing could be significantly accomplished. >> bart said today it can give the unions the raises they want, but would have to raise ticket prices in response. it would include increases and fairs each year in record tore pay for the union proposals of 20% salary increase over the life of the contract. this means writers would have to play 11% more in 2014. that is about 40%. in 2015, almost 6% more, and almost 10% more in 2016 according to bart. stay with kron 4 news as we continue our coverage on a second possible bart strike we will have all of the latest information on kron 4 as well as our 24 channel comcast 193. a major southern california event erupts into chaos. we will show you the video. new tonight at 11:00, a community meeting sheds light on the investigation of a 66- year-old woman who was shot and killed in her car last week. what investigators are saying tonight. >>> a united airlines employee and his girlfriend behind bars accused of stealing passenger bags at sfo. >> new tonight, about 30 resident ins east oakland came together to hear f

mr. hawk was hired for $300,000. i reached out to the president of the bart board of directors and he did not return my call tonight.ten, earlier he was under fire for going on vacation, now it's a potential conflict of interest. are they going to have to find alternate ways to go to work? what does this mean for the negotiations? >> it could certainly have an impact on negotiations. the unions are plotting their next move. they are willing to take legal action if he is not removed and that could certainly put a wrench in things. >> all right, kristen, thank you. >>> and thankfully, it doesn't look like this anymore. it took hours, but traffic has recovered after a complete shutdown at the bay bridge. cars stacked up at the toll plaza and in the city. it's all because of a suspicious device was found. the bridge was closed in both directions for about half an hour while the bomb squad removed the device. still, no word on what it was. >> the new span of the bridge is getting a temporary fix. crews are placing steel plates to help stabilize seismic safety devices under the bridge. and if the shims work, the new bridg

in the car pool lane so i think the more people become aware of bart strike the more they put themselves and probably did a lieutenant mr. car pools and they were wise about how they got to the city. >>reporter: while the strike may not have thinned out the crowd heshtion it may changing the way people are getting around. in san francisco, allen wong abc 7 news. >> so again bart trains should start running tomorrow. a lot of people have tomorrow off but if you don't, here's some information on how you can get around until the train actually start going again in the afternoon. ac transit plans to operate on regular weekday schedule tomorrow. extra buses will run on some transbay express routes. muni, cal train and sam tran will operate on the regular weekday schedul schedule. golden gate transit buses and ferry run on modified schedule. >> now bart will also run limited charter bus service on first come first serve basis. buses will arrive at 5:00 a.m. at 5 stations el cerrito, del north, walnut creek, west oakland, dublin, pleasanton and free mont. leave for san francisco as as soon as as they are filled. of course find

in the car pool lane so i think the more people become aware of bart strike the more they put themselves and probably did a lieutenant mr. car pools and they were wise about how they got to the city. >>reporter: while the strike may not have thinned out the crowd heshtion it may changing the way people are getting around. in san francisco, allen wong abc 7 news. >> so again bart trains should start running tomorrow. a lot of people have tomorrow off but if you don't, here's some information on how you can get around until the train actually start going again in the afternoon. ac transit plans to operate on regular weekday schedule tomorrow. extra buses will run on some transbay express routes. muni, cal train and sam tran will operate on the regular weekday schedul schedule. golden gate transit buses and ferry run on modified schedule. >> now bart will also run limited charter bus service on first come first serve basis. buses will arrive at 5:00 a.m. at 5 stations el cerrito, del north, walnut creek, west oakland, dublin, pleasanton and free mont. leave for san francisco as as soon as as they are filled. of course find

mr. bush is there for a two-day summit on african women. >> straight ahead, we have the latest on the bart strike as the walkout enters day two and the role that former san francisco mayor brown is willing to play in bringing both sides together. >> we are following the impact on traffic with the bart strike. this is cell phone traveling on the bay bridge right now headed west. it seems like a lot of cars are >> we have breaking news right now. >> we still are waiting to hear from the district of the we have not heard anything from them. there has been a lot of information in the media that is again misinformation. >> this morning, bart contract talks are going nowhere fast. both sides are waiting for the other to make the next move. caught in the middl

bart's lead negotiator- thomas hock - to step down. union seem more optimistic, the a-t-u representatives expressed frustrated on the >>: they are not willing to bargain. however with mr. kopp being away from the table, there was nothing that could significantly be accomplished. >>anny: stay with kron 4 news as we continue our coverage on a second possible bart strike. we have all the latest information on kron four - dot -com as well as our 24/7 bay area news channel on comcast 193. kron4 morning news continues after this break but first here's a live look from our san mateo bridge. cloudy start once again as more details on your full forecast when we come back. details on your full forecast when we come back. hñ good morning. following a developing story out of florida where officials say there are at least three critical deaths after a series of explosions rocked a gas plant. it happened near orlando in central florida last night. this is video of the flames from the explosion. authorities first feared that as many as 15 workers at the "blue rhino propane plant" could have been killed when several blasts blew off the building's roof. witness in the area describe th

mr. bush is in tansania for a superintendent on women. >> and there is a high profile bay area politicians who wants to step in the middle of bart strikeisspew. >> long lines for ferries yesterday and now they are longer today. ahead, we are at jack london square in oakland to show you how long the wait is this morning. >> at the bay bridge toll plaza you can see the backup because of extra cars in the mix because of the bart strike. there are some cars getting through at fast track and getting through at the h.o.v. lanes but, otherwise, it is a at 6:00, day two of the bart strike and you can see it is even more jammed than yesterday in the cash-paying lanes as folks try to get to work without bart. >> we have complete coverage of all the things that have to do with bart and, also, this

bart strike? and that is the question. now joining us now is mrs.morning. >> we have been at optimistic about this from day one. >> the problem is that it turned into a strike and this has through everyone into it. all the commuters have had a difficult time getting around. now, we are back to that same, waiting for this august 4th deadline. what do you see going 4 for today? >> our team has been ready to negotiate since april 1st. we are hoping that everything will come through and we can negotiate some. >> the general perception is that the yen and bart management have to draw the line and that no one is willing to move close. do you feel that there is willingness on both sides? >> our team is prepared to do what is necessary to get a good contract. we would like them to do the same. health and safety is something that you cannot compromise. our position a step it has to be addressed. this is for the safety of the writers and for workers you cannot minimize this. >> last time, would be similar notice of there's a strike again for august 5th? >> ab

mr. hawke has been on vacation for the last 12 days. the clock is ticking. >> reporter: this morning this morning bart gm grace crunican was giving a speech those with the american transportation association. union reps interupted and began chanting "tom hock has got to walk." he is the lead negotiator for bart who is back at the table today after taking off several days for an approved vacation. a negotiator who is from out of town and being paid big money to come up with a deal. you heard union reps saying 12 days vacation but those with bart say it was a five day leave. union reps i talked with said their bargoning teams were not picketing but others with the union were. those with bart say they have no plans to get rid of tom hock. >> reporter: one of the unions are still talking at this time the other has finished for the evening. they tell me they're very upset over accusations that their employees make a certain amount of money. some of the information coming out in recent days have the majority of their employes make $62,000. if you do not count in management. but tonight again both sides at the table trying to negotiate a deal. l

bart station. the news is back in the morning. see you at 7:00. >> we'll certainly be watching that. thank you. >> the time is 9 minutes before 7:00. mr. with us. >> it is an interesting forecast. chance of thunderstorms. but long clouds sweeping back in and there's a chance we could see thunderstorms popping up throughout the day. watch out for that. a little unsettled through tomorrow. a mixture of afternoon sun and monsoonal clouds rotating on through. high pressure over the desert southwest. the circulation around those pressure patterns bring with it a chance of thunderstorms. just a slight chance. about a 20% chance of thunderstorms rotating back into the bay area. a lot of clouds out there. low clouds and fog causing delays to over an hour now. if you are headed across the country, delays to get to new york due to thunderstorms right now. 88 degrees. nice and sunny but hot in denver and a chance of thunderstorms. steamy heat toward houston. highs around the bay, you'll find those numbers in the 80s. 73 in hayward. breezy. mid to upper 80 s inland and inside the bay those numbers running in the 60s and the 70s. slight chance of t

mr. to let our bridge check it picked up but he bristled past periods if pump >>anny: bay area commuters are now just nine days away from the expiration of the bart contract extension. and it might surprise you to know that the two sides have not met for the past two days. as you can imagine, barred passengers and other committed to separate the the last four day strike earlier this month are not happy. here's what some of them had to say. >>: i can't believe it. >>anny: everyone we spoke with said they are already making plans on how they will manage to get around without arts if another strike happens. in the san francisco bay service expects full ferries like this one if there is another bart strike. the ferry service met yesterday to hammer out its plan. to start, more vessels will be used. 13 of them are available. and we are forecasting a traffic nightmare in the bay area tonight due to several high profile event. the biggest by far is the jasey just a terribly concert at candlestick park. --jay-z and justin timberlake concert. 53,000 people are expected to attend. and rock star john mayor is play the shoreline amphitheater were 51,000 are