the know the san francisco riders union can't be here today because they're professionals working or regular folks that have a job and can't be here at a meeting like this are organizing their own community meetings and busting at the seams with supporters for the project. there seems to be i enough support to make those hard choices to get this project going. we've waited too long. we need to find more than what we have or face a crim spelling of the system and i encourage them to get it going even if it means making hard choices. >> thank you. director. >>i want to echo what director ramos said. i know he has more experience than a lot of this and i am concerned with the delay and i would like this to move faster and there is the ability to whiz past van ness and it's the bus passengers and they're not going to be stuck in traffic. in mexico and riding the brt and the cars stopped and the bus going through with headways was amazing. one question. with the fine details and such as parking meters added on side streets that was talked about. is that sorted out in the design phase? has

union local 258. the san francisco transit riders union. the mta advisory committee. a lot of folks working together, our fleet engineers, mechanics, supervisors, operators, most of whom are under the leadership of john who has been the driving force of getting these here. the one person who was so excited about this is our mayor. he kept saying when are we going to get to ride those buses? i'm happy to say this day is here. i would like to introduce you're san francisco mayor,ed lee. [ applause ] >> thank you. some of them have arrived and all of them will arrive by july. i want to thank the commission and ed riis skin and the staff for investing properly. this is what we talked about for a number of years. when you realize that many of the buses that we have are over 13 years old in the city and you realize on how not only how run down they are but we keep replacing the parts over again. we have learned the lessons of fuel economy, of ergonomics and designs and free coating on there and material that won't absorb the moisture that sometimes is spilled on there. thes

rider protest at union square in san francisco. thousand once willing to work for b.a.r.t. for less pay i took b.a.r.t. yesterday and plenty of chatter on the trains about a possible strike and here at fremont park station. a lot of people coming up asking what is going on? so, lots of anxious people, hopeful that the unions and b.a.r.t. will strike a deal. now, b.a.r.t. has an estimated 400,000 riders every day who would be impacted. the question is how are they feeling about this? are they supporting that? a poll of 475 people release friday by the bay area council said 69% disagree b.a.r.t. workers are not paid enough and those we spoke with here had a split reaction. >> i think they already get paid a decent amount considering their job. but i mean, i think that we both have to come to some sort of median and compromise. >> but they make excellent, good money. i'm not saying they should be satisfied with that but they haven't received anything, the people behind the scenes haven't received anything in six years and that's just unjust. >> reporter: what people did agree

union members must still ratify the contract. a.c. transit serves 181,000 riders in the east bay and into san francisco a day. >>> happening today -- in fact, in a couple of hours, a critical hearing in the b.a.r.t. labor dispute will begin. b.a.r.t. management and labor union leaders will present their cases to a special board of inquiry in a public hearing. the hearing will take place at the state office in downtown oakland. both sides will talk about the issues and how a b.a.r.t. strike or a lockout would affect the public. the board will report to the governor by the end of the week, and governor brown could then consider calling for a 60- day cooling off period to keep the trains rolling. this morning's hearing starts at 10:30. it's open to the public. as we said, it will be held in the state office building at 1515 clay street in downtown oakland. ktvu will stream the hearing live on our channel 2 website, ktvu.com. >>> more than four years later, more people working for b.a.r.t. may be blamed for the oscar grant shooting. johannes mehserle went to prison for almost a year for the involuntary manslaughter of oscar grant both new

she's one of the 181,000 daily riders taking the fwous a security job in san francisco. the unioners walked into ac transit head quarters to hand commissioners their are formal strike notices. local president says the notice would have gone out if workers walked out. >> we'll continue to try to bargain a contract. through the evening and into next two days. but want ac transit to know theer that we're serious about getting a fair contract for members. >> she says there are safety issues including meals have to be worked out. >> it's has not been part of the negotiation pros ses at this point. >> clarence johnson says the real sticking points are wages and health and welfare benefits saying they're only 1% apart but the union contributes nothing towards health benefits. >> apparently we're asking them to pay 10% like all other employees do. and there are several proposal that's would get them to that 10% figure over three years. >> williams says the union drew a line in the sand to strike there is wiggle room without a strike it would have to be significant progress with number of

riders can breathe easy. a san francisco judge ordered a 60-day cooling off period for talks between b.a.r.t. management and its unions. the decision was made over the weekend and will keep b.a.r.t. services running until at least october. >>> and if you look to the skies early this morning, you may have seen a perseid meteor shower. >> the owner of a 5.16 carat diamond about the size of i skwlil bean, the 12-year-old was search for less than ten minutes before he found the brown diamond. it's the 27th largest diamond ever found in that park. definitely struck it rich there. >>> turning now to some business news with rumors swirling over the next iphone, an announcement is expected september 10th. "consumer reports" say it will have a fingerprint sensor embedded in its home button. >>> stocks posting the worst week since june. the dow dropped 1.5%. >>> prices to fall, the average price of a regular gallon of gas dropped about 8 cents in the last two weeks to $3.60. >>> intense would be an understatement for this conference call between aol ceo tim armstrong and about 1,000 employees from the local news site patch. her

union members still need to ratify the contract. a.c. transit serves 181,000 riders a day in the east bay and san francisco. >>> an amber alert remains in effect for two san diego children and their kidnapper. authorities believe james lee dimaggio may be on his way to canada or texas with hannah anderson and possibly her brother ethan anderson. the mother's body was found with an unidentified child. family believe that is ethan anderson but authorities say they are still looking for two children. >> there is a possibility that the child's remains that were found in the burned out home is that of ethan anderson. but we don't know. we haven't been able to make a positive i'd at this point. >> family and friends held a vigil for the missing children. james lee dimaggio was a family friend but cheesepressessed concerns about -- she expressed concerns about his behavior. he is driving 2013 blue nissan versa 4-door car, california license plate number 6wcu986. >>> ariel castro's prison in cleveland, ohio is now a pile of rubble. crews tore the home down today with help of michelle knight and her mom. she was locked in that home with two othe

union has given a-c transit a 72 hour strike notice. if the strike goes into effect, 181-thousand riders traveling in the east bay, san francisco and the ll be affected each day. amalgamated transit union local192 represents over 16- hundred mechanics and bus operators. they threatened to go on strike back on july 1st but put the idea on the back burner as they continued to negotiate. a rep from the union says the current threat of a work stoppage shows us how tough the negotiations have been. it is not only bart that's dealing with a possible strike. as of 12-01 wednesday morning, a-c transit buses may come to a halt. the president of the union walked into the board of director's meeting today. and handed them 72 hour strike notice. while mediators continue to Ñáçwçñ that several airline traffic recovers from delays due to a computer outage street for the system was our online booking and check and carried it started at about 840, and it was restored ito to the three flights in the air weren't affected. taft >>jacqueline: >>james: note we will take a quick break and be back with a full report >>james: we are back. watching a hurricane

riders can breathe a little easier. a san francisco judge ordering a 60-day cooling off period for talks between b.a.r.t. management and its unions. that decision was made over the weekend. it keeps b.a.r.t. running until at least october. >>> if you looked to the skies early this morning you may have seen the perseid meteor shower. close to 100 meteors are blazing through the sky each and every hour. >>> and a boy on vacation is now the owner of a 5.16 carat diamond. it's about the size of a jelly bean. the 12-year-old was searching in arkansas'rater of diamonds state park. it took less than ten minutes to find that brown diamond. it's the 27th largest ever found in the park. no word on exactly how much the gem is worth but some reports put the value in the thousands. >>> better news at the pump for you over supplies causing prices to fall. the average price for a regular gallon of gas falling about 8 cents in the past two weeks to $3.60. so for more on business now, we turn to cnbc's seema mody. good morning. >> richard, the market comes off a down week with the dow snapping a six-week winning streak. investors will get data on

san francisco this morning where there's still hope to reach a deal. cate. >> reporter: i'm sure riders are hoping for that for sure and the unions aren't actually callingg it a resumption strike. no matter how you spin it for the riders coming out of the embarcadero station this morning, really it's going to come down to being a monday morning commute nightmare. now, right now the unions are placing the blame at bart's chief negotiator tom hock. he is thought to have a hardball tactic. bart says they are only picking about them because they can't talk about the issues. bart hopes to compromise but there is no indication from both bart and the unions of reaching a deal by that monday strike deadline. >> it looks during at this point. there is no evidence that the district or its negotiators are prepared to do anything differently than they have done in the last 30 days. >> we believe there is a way to both ensure that our employees are adequately compensated and that the public is served by reining in the rising cost of benefits. >> reporter: bart says they are extremely disappointed by thursday's move and a strike will only set things back like decisio

union threatening to strike at midnight if an agreement is not reached. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo joins with the temporary transbay terminal of san francisco. riders are anxious for a resolution. >> i can tell you we wait to hear what a.c. transit has to say i have talked to a lost bus commuters and they say if there is a strike they can take bart if they have to. they don't have to like it. a lot commuters coasting into san francisco on board an a.c. transit bus say they sympathize with the workers. >> it is a hard situation when a strike is your only recourse, when you are trying to negotiate in these circumstances so what else are they going to do? >> more than 1,600 employee could walk off at midnight, drivers and staff, more than 180,000 riders would be left in the lunch. their sympathies could diminish if they cannot catch the bus. >> i am for the workers but for the convenience of the bus, i am torn. >> some say the bus is the best option and they do not want tobin convenienced. >> i use it to get to work. it stop to blocks from my home and two blocks from work so it is convenient. >> i don't live close to bart. for me it would be driving i

union's move. they said this only sets things back in terms of that negotiation process. live in san francisco, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> and our exclusive kpix 5 surveyusa poll asked bart riders which side is making a better case. 44% say management, 19% the unions, 29% neither. the rest say they are just not sure. the poll has a margin of error of some 4.3%. >>> one thing that is certain commuters are frustrated that bart and the unions can come to a deal. kpix 5 reporter joe vazquez talked to bart's longest serving board member who says the negotiations are the worst he has ever seen. >> i must say we were not very impressed. >> reporter: james banks says he has never seen anything like it in his 23 years as a bart board member. he says after observing the negotiations, he is shocked at how little is getting done. >> they haven't even got to the core of the issues that they are talking about. you know, general and supplementstals, they didn't even talk about the generals. they're just talking at each other. >> reporter: is it loud, boisterous? >> not loud. a little argumentative as you might expect. but i think the bart negotiations that we have one position and that's it.

riders feel caught in another game of b.a.r.t. limbo, with no end in sight. >> unions say a strike is something they definitely do not want. sunday's hearing begins at 9:00 a.m. san francisco superior court. if a deal is not reached by midnight sunday, that 60-day cooling off period will likely happen. >> ama: we're going to be monitoring the talks all evening with live updates at 6:00 and 11:00. and as soon as the judge makes his decision on the cooling-off period tomorrow we'll bring it to you on air and online on abc news abc7news.com. and join us monday morning for updates. we'll be on a half hour earlier, at 4 a.m. >> the family of a 21-month-old missing girl in oakland handed out fliers, 30 days after she webb'sr saysmissing. someone snatched her from his car. today family focus an effort around a beach frequented by the family. >> authorities called off the search for a missing oakland mother after finding a body in the same area where they were looking for 50-year-old sandra coke. authority does not expect to release the identity of the body found until monday. it was discovered yesterday in uninconcern operated park. she was last seen with a -- comes say she brief

. >> i believe it was a fair package for the union for the riders and for bart's long-term investment. >> reporter: yesterday a san francisco superior court judge granted the governor's request for a 60-day cooling-off period. that means no strike, no lockout until midnight october 10. back to you. >> do we have any idea how far apart they are? >> reporter: the two sides both agree that they are no closer to the major sticking points than they were last week. and there are still no talks scheduled today. we don't know when they are going to start up again. both sides agreed that they need some time off. >> they have two months to get it going. cate caugiran in daly city, thanks. stay with kpix 5 for the latest developments in the bart negotiations. you can also find information anytime at kpix.com/bart. >>> right now a section of a resort is sinking into the ground in central florida. it's part of a villa at a resort in claremont that apparently collapsed partially overnight. this happened at the summer bay resort ten miles west of disneyworld at clermont. 30% of the three-story structure fell into the 50-foot- wide sinkhol

. >> i believe it was a fair package for the union for the riders and for bart's long term investment. >> reporter: yesterday a san francisco superior court judge granted the governor's request for a 60-day cooling-off period. that means no strike no lockout until midnight october 10. reporting live in daly city, anne, back to you. >> any indication on how far apart they really are? >> reporter: no good news. the unions and bart say they are still not any closer to a deal than they were last week. they are still far apart on the major issues which means tens of millions of dollars apart. again, we have heard there no new talks scheduled in the next couple of days both sides claiming they need a break. >> thank you. stay with kpix 5 for all the latest developments in the bart negotiations. you can also find information anytime at kpix.com/bart. >>> new this morning, a water line erupted on valencia and 26th overnight. water shot as high as five stories into the air. bill wright sent us this picture showing the geyser reaching well above a three- story building to the left. it was really coming out. fire and public works depa

riders. there has to be a balance. and i think the board, the governor, the mayor of san francisco, everyone's got to step in now and put the pressure. the unions have requested instead of 9:00 to have the hearing at 1:00 for the court. the hearing. >> is that possible? >> we are going to see. everyone is waiting. >> the situation has been unprecedented already having the superior court house open this morning. >> to be candid, i admire labor for trying to extend to try to get a deal to the very end. we are going to be holding tight. i mean, in terms -- we are going to be working to the very end to try to get the best deal. but labor, give them credit. they want to extend that hearing date to 1:00 to see if there is anything that can be done behind the scenes. >> realistically, we've been negotiating since -- for months. >> i couldn't agree more. you know, at this point you never know. everybody's very positive. >> could we talk briefly about if there is a strike, once the 60-day cooling off period ends in october, why not prepare for it a little bit better? you have 60 days. can we get more buses? you have people lined up and then the buses ra

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riders and the union. >> bargaining is expected to resume toward the end of the week. if no agreement is reached, workers will have the right to strike at any time. >>> more details now, san francisco mayor ed lee released a statement regarding the actions saying i applaud governor brown from taking the steps necessary including the 60-day cooling off period. >>> now to a developing story in the philippines. 23 fishermen are missing and 1,000 people are in shelters after a powerful typhoon. it happened monday morning local time. the province is without power. the typhoon sustained winds of 109 miles an hour with gusts up to 130 miles an hour. it's the strongest typhoon globally so far this year. >>> survivors on the asiana airlines flight that crashed in san francisco last month will get an initial $10,000 in compensation. the airline says the money is to cover medical and transportation costs. 288 passengers who survived the crash are eligible for the payment. the carrier may pay more after the u.s. national transportation safety board completes an investigation into the accident. three people died when the main landing gear of the boeing 777 struck a seawall on july 6th sending t