. >> for employers we ask you to allow employees to telecommute or to telecommute more often, or requesthem to do that. if telecommuting good night work we -- doesn't work we ask about policies for core work hours so employees can avoid the peak commute times. >> here's what they bay area council is worried about. it constant ducted a pole, asking if there's a strike, what would you do. more than 50% of respondents said they would switch to their car. 17% would work from home. 13% would hop into a carpool. so the majority of the people getting into their car. of course, they bay area council is hopeful there won't be a strike. one member suggested today the b.a.r.t. management and union go behind the closed doors, lock the door, and don't come out until they have an agreement. but if there is a strike this friday they want to be ready, and they even created a web site to check for updates and suggestions. we have a link on our web site. so check out abc7news.com for all the information you need. live in san francisco, abc7 news. >> stay with abc7 news for the latest on the b.a.r.t. strik

. >> so for employers were asked that you allow employees to telecommute or allow to telecommute more often or he ree quest them to do that. if telecommuting doesn't work we asked you relax policies about core work hours. >> a poll taken by the bay area council highlights the reason why there is such concern about a possible bart strike. 50% said they would switch to cars. 17% work from home, 13% carpool or ride share. >> now, stay with us for the latest on the bart talks. we have a range of resources for you in case of a strike including how gs agencies plan to handle extra passengers you'll find our waze traffic app and follow us on twitter for breaking news updates. >> we have a pleasant day here, that there are high clouds, it's mainly sunny now looking towards the golden gate and up north. current temperatures 59 degrees near san francisco. 73 across the bay in oakland. another live view of a beautiful sky over the bay from our camera. 76 santa rosa. 77 novato. 79 fairfield and livermore. 76 and one more live view from our camera looking west out over the bay. and this is our fir

. >>> met troet poll tan transportation commission is encouraging the public to te telecommute if they can. we'll tell you what one bay city is helping make that option easier. for knothose who cannot telecommute, the ferry will be expanding service and there will be an additional landing to help reduce dock congestion. as for the other transit options, we have a list of resources for you at abc 7 news.com. you can also download the exclusive abc 7 news waze app to navigate traffic, follow breaking develops on twitter. >>> richmond police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man found inside a mangled car. this is what they found at ohio avenue and 7th street after a t several gunshots were picked up. the man died at the scene. he crashed his car after being shot just before 6:00 last night. investigators have not released the suspect information. >>> a san francisco man is back home after surviving 18 days lost in a remote canyon. 72-year-old gene penaflor gave a thumbs up and his family greeted him after rescuers pulled him out of a deep canyon. he had gone hunting on september

. >> for employers we asked that you allow employees to telecommute or allow employees to telecommute more often or request them do that if it doesn't work we ask you relax policies about core work hours to avoid peak morning and evening commute times. >> the group says the strike occurred while a lot of people were on vacation. now, if there is a strike you can go to abc 7 news.com to find out about nalt tiff options and traffic maps and our waze traffic app. >> a natural gas pipeline raising safety concerns will remain shut down in spite of objections from pg&e. california public utilities commission ordered to keep pipeline closed off while it investigates whether it poses a danger. officials persuaded a judge to step in and order the pipeline shut down after a memo expressed concerns it could explode like the situation in san bruno. the pipeline runs between highway 101 and interstate 280. >> students had to shelter in place today after residents reported a strong smell of gas. it was reported in large parts of north richmond. employees waited outside fr an hour, the fire departme

. >> for employers we asked that you allow employees to telecommute or allow employees to telecommute more often or request them do that if it doesn't work we ask you relax policies about core work hours to avoid peak morning and evening commute times. >> the group says the strike occurred while a lot of people were on vacation. now, if there is a strike you can go to abc 7 news.com to find out about nalt tiff options and traffic maps and our waze traffic app. >> a natural gas pipeline raising safety concerns will remain shut down in spite of objections from pg&e. california public utilities commission ordered to keep pipeline closed off while it investigates whether it poses a danger. officials persuaded a judge to step in and order the pipeline shut down after a memo expressed concerns it could explode like the situation in san bruno. the pipeline runs between highway 101 and interstate 280. >> students had to shelter in place today after residents reported a strong smell of gas. it was reported in large parts of north richmond. employees waited outside fr an hour, the fire departme

many plan to telecommute or work from home. another is to change your work schedule so you can travel during off peak hours. car pooling is also an option. caltrans is extending car pool hours in the event of a strike. >>> many people will be hopping in their cars in the event of a strike and that will likely create major traffic problems. the california highway patrol is anticipating heavier traffic and says every available officer will be working to keep things moving as we just mentioned car pool lane restrictions will be extended and enforced for much of the day from 5:00 in the morning until 7:00 -- 7:00 at night. >>> at ktvu.com you will find a dedicated sixth to help you get around including transit schedules and live drive time traffic. our coverage is set to begin at 4:00 a.m. >>> british security officials say they thwarted plans for a large scale terrorist attack with the arrest of four men. the four are thought to have set up a plot just like the one in nairobi. >>> the libyan al-qaida suspect seized in tripoli nine

. >> the transportation commission is encouraging people to telecommute if they can in the event of a strike. san lenadro public library will offer free wi-fi and public work space which is available from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 o'clock p.m. tomorrow and wednesday and 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. thursday and friday. if you cannot telecommute the ferry will equity expand service with telephone boats in operation rather than the usual eight boats with an additional landing at the san francisco ferry building to reduce dock congestion. >> we have a complete lit -- list of resources for you at abc7 news.com . you -- richmond police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man found in a mangled car. this is what they found at ohio avenue and 7th after "shot spotter" sensors picked up gunshots. he crashed his car after being shot and investigators have not released any suspect information. >> a san francisco man is back home this morning after surviving 18 days alone, injured and lost in a row most canyon of mendocino county. the 72-year-old gave thumb's up at the medical center. his family greet

many plan to telecommute or work from home. another is to change your work schedule so you can travel during off peak hours. car pooling is also an option. caltrans is extending car pool hours in the event of a strike. >>> many people will be hopping in their cars in the event of a strike and that will likely create major traffic problems. the california highway patrol is anticipating heavier traffic and says every available officer will be working to keep things moving as we just mentioned car pool lane restrictions will be extended and enforced for much of the day from 5:00 in the morning until 7:00 -- 7:00 at night. >>> at ktvu.com you will find a dedicated sixth to help you get around including transit schedules and live drive time traffic. our coverage is set to begin at 4:00 a.m. >>> british security officials say they thwarted plans for a large scale terrorist attack with the arrest of four men. the four are thought to have set up a plot just like the one in nairobi. >>> the libyan al-qaida suspect seized in tripoli nine

sent a letter to employers asking them to be creative this time around by letting their workers telecommuter let them come in off peak hours to avoid grid lock. there are some things that cannot be done online so they're urging some will try car pooling. in addition to having advice for business owners, they had ideas for those at the negotiating table. >> we encourage the union and bart management. stay in there, close the door and come out when you have an agreement. >>> there was a brutal attack at a safe way store. they arrested the man that sucker punched the manager. they released this video hoping it would release to an arrest. 39-year-old charlie johnson was arrested at his home in oakland t.manager of the safe way on bancroft avenue was badly injured. police are not releasing the mug shot of the suspect until the victim has had a chance to identify him. the manager of the store is in the hospital in serious condition. >>> smoke from a fire at a san jose lumber yard could be seen from miles today t.fast moving flames laid way to stacks of red wood decking. this is just off monterray

. >> the metropolitan transportation commission is encouraging the public to telecommute. the san lenadro public library will offer work space and free why my if the trains stop running, which are available from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 o'clock p.m. tomorrow and wednesday and from 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. thursday and friday. for those who cannot telecommute the ferry will expands of 12 boats are in operation rather than the usual eight and there will be an additional landing at the ferry building to reduce dock congestion. the other transit agencies we have a complete list of resources at abc7news.com and you can down head the exclusive abc7 news app to navigate traffic follow breaking developments on twitter@abcnewsbayarea unun. >> a man was found dead in a mangled car after the "shot spotter" sensors picked up gunshots. he died at the scene after being shot when he crashed his car. >> man survived an incredible 18 days alone, injured and lost in a canyon of mendocino county. the 72-year-old man gave a thumb's up at the medicalst. his family greeted him after he was pulled from a de

many others will telecommute or car pool. >> i think that is what most offices do, and 80% do. and 20% that actually show up, don't need to commute. they live within walking distance. >> probably car pool with friends, call up some buddies and see if they're headed to where i'm headed. just take my bike on b.a.r.t. and car pool instead. >> i need an mri and an appointment with the pain clinic, but until i know the settlement i won't schedule. >> casual car pool was extremely popular during the strike in july. no doubt many people will be choosing that option again. with so many more cars on the freeways, carpool lanes will be enforced from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on interstate 80, 880, and 680. >>> we have assembled a range of resources for you at abc7 news.com, including alternate transit openings and real-time traffic maps and download the exclusive abc news waves traffic app to help you navigate the streits. >> an elected official who does not believe transit workers should be allowed to strike tike took his protest to the stations. he was encouraging riders to sign petitions

many others will telecommute or car pool. >> i think that is what most offices do, and 80% do. and 20% that actually show up, don't need to commute. they live within walking distance. >> probably car pool with friends, call up some buddies and see if they're headed to where i'm headed. just take my bike on b.a.r.t. and car pool instead. >> i need an mri and an appointment with the pain clinic, but until i know the settlement i won't schedule. >> casual car pool was extremely popular during the strike in july. no doubt many people will be choosing that option again. with so many more cars on the freeways, carpool lanes will be enforced from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on interstate 80, 880, and 680. >>> we have assembled a range of resources for you at abc7 news.com, including alternate transit openings and real-time traffic maps and download the exclusive abc news waves traffic app to help you navigate the streits. >> an elected official who does not believe transit workers should be allowed to strike tike took his protest to the stations. he was encouraging riders to sign petitions

the chairman of the subcommittee on tell commission -- telecommute patients and members focus commerce committee more than other members do. issue, there's probably one member of congress somewhere who's actually interested in that. on the whole, there a lot of issues where there is not a lot of interest from capitol hill. the commission ofs routinely thousands licensed transfers every year .hat you between small parties unless it is somebody who is a constituent and that particular congressional district there's not a lot of attention from capitol hill. the important part of the work of the commission that needs to operate smoothly and it is not something they are hearing about every day on the hill. some the issues that i mentioned and blair mentioned, those are issues the commission probably does hear about. that congress has been focused on issues other than those confronting the fcc recently such as budget issues and the debt ceiling issues, does that prevent legislation such as cell phone unlocking from getting forward and getting through congress? almost any congress, there are

unanimously backed by supervisors calls for businesses to consider requests for flexible start times, telecommuting or job sharing. the mayor said he would sign the bill. it would make it illegal to fire employees who as caregivers request flexible schedules. businesses who violate the rules could be fined $50 per day per worker. >>> only on kpix 5, the new enforcer who is making sure bay area racehorses don't end up being slaughtered for food. >> and a cyclist almost lost his life. coming up, why he is the one in trouble now with the police. >> mild weather, we have plenty of sunshine and temperatures are really going to warm up throughout the week. how warm? your seven-day forecast coming up. ,, [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to find big savings on the things you need. just make a straight line to safeway. your club card gets you deals you can't find anywhere else. this week, folgers is $6.88 for the large size. that's a lot of coffee. skip the warehouse. charmin is $13.99 for 24 double rolls. and lean cuisine entrees are just a buck 99. real big deals th

if you have a choice, telecommute or carpool. the hours will be extended from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. this includes 80, 808, 680 and all toll bridges. for more information visit our website, www.nbcbayarea.com. at the on top of the page you will see b.a.r.t strike resources. that has all the information you need. if there is a strike we will be on early starting at 4:00 a.m. >>> if you are counting on using ac transit, they issued a stroke notice today compounding the traffic troubles. george, this is huge. this would be a huge mess. ac transit is supposed to pick up the b.a.r.t slack. >> it definitely could. we are talking about 100,000 people who use ac transit every day. you couple this with the b.a.r.t strike and this could be a crippling blow. come thursday morning, you may not see ac transit buses on the road. >> will have to pedal harder. >> reporter: the union which represents more than 1800 bus drivers, mechanics and other workers has given ac transit a 72 hour notice they will walk off the job at 12:01 thursday morning if an agreement is not reached. this saturd

officials say the space is available as a place to telecommute if you cannot travel to work. the work spaces are available from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 o'clock p.m. tomorrow and wednesday and from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. thursday and friday. the governor brown spent the weekend rejecting 30 bills on his base including three sponsored by bay area democrats including one by a senator from san jose that would extend the stat houston limitations for some childhood victims sexual abuse. he vetoed a measure sponsored by senator hill of san mateo that would require pharmacists to notify prescribing doctors when they substitute generic for brand name drugs. the governor rejected an effort by a senator leno to give the prosecution an option of reducing heroin and cocaine possess charges from a felony to a misdemeanor. today the cupertino city council will approve a plan for the new space shift-like headquarters for apple. the commission has approved the building and it will be four stories tall and offer three million square feet of work space and is expected to house 14,000 employees. >> as

. >> if telecommuting doesn't work, we ask you relax your policies about core work hours so employees can avoid the peak morning and evening commute times. >> reporter: jim lazarus with the san francisco chamber of commerce says he hopes strikes like these are illegal in the future -- because the public relies on transportation. >> stay with kpix 5 for all the latest developments. you can find up-to-the-minute updates. go to kpix.com. >>> the other big story of course the government shutdown. in the past hour a preference conference by the president calling on congress to end the shutdown and raise that nation's debt limit. we're now in the second week of a partial government shutdown. the government could hit the debt ceiling in nine days. president obama took questions, called on congress to pay its bills. he called house speaker john boehner earlier and reportedly said, negotiating on financial issues would set a dangerous precedent. mr. obama says he is willing to have a conversation but not under the threat of putting the nation in an economic crisis. >> their basic jobs are pass

really should only use them in an emergency if you are not able to readjust your work schedule, telecommute, take a carpool or the ferry, we are talking to some folks this morning to see what their plans are. live in walnut creek, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> meantime bart's 400,000 daily riders are dreading a repeat of the first bart strike in july. as you recall they jammed into boats and buses to commute between the east bay and san francisco. at the time the strike lasted four and a half days before the trains started running again. passengers say another walk out could be much worse since the last strike happened over the 4th of july weekend. for thousands of as fans the dream of a world series has been crushed again by detroit and justin verlander, game 5 was held in oakland last night, 48,000 fans were there for the do or die game but detroit came out strong from the beginning. it was this 2 hit home run by cabrera in the 4th that put detroit in the lead and there was no going back from there. >> it is tough, you know, to come this far and then you know have

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. >> i have a couple people i can car pool would but otherwise i would just telecommute and work fromate's one commuter. >> you could understand their frustration most of the bart riders are coming from the east bay to san francisco and they say they are want to look at the ferry at that option but the one thing that will not consider is a taxi. >> stay connected with kron4 with the latest of a bart strike appeared >> to get the latest on our kron4 the outcome, facebook and twitter pages or download our mobile app where you can get pushed alerts to get information about the bart strike. >> in northern california costco is recalling thousands of rotisserie chicken because of and concerned about salmonella. >> more than 13,000 kirkland signature foster farms chickens are being recalled. >> also related products like sued, chicken salad, and leg quarters. >> their report were removed from the costco in south san francisco. >> had earlier recall was for 9000 chickens. >> there have been no reports of the old nest. >> after four nights of baking a out tonight is a real. >> right now millio

people are thinking they will work at home and convey it into a three-day weekend, if you will, telecommuting. so it is not clear what kind of crowd we'll see this morning just given that fact, but if it were a normal weekday like it was last time, i can tell you, you do want to get here earlier because that line will be getting long. reporting live here in oakland, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, you're out there, thank you very much. we are talking about the ferry service because that's one of the factors this morning as bart trains are out of service. i have to be honest, last time there was a bart stoppage we didn't have the big burst toward the ferry system that we thought. so we are just preparing that they are adding service, but we'll watch as things develop. right now the bay bridge is light, it is friday and we'll look at the berkeley curve. this is the area with the red lights on the right. that's the berkeley curve where we expect things to stack up today, even on a friday in backups, and it will be holding there for a good portion of the morning into the afternoon hours.

. >> of course given that tomorrow is friday, a better option would be to telecommute. not everyone can afford to do that. for those of you have to come into the city, bart will have double the number of charter buses. the transit agency had only 70. now, the number between 150 and 200 bus that's will take commuters nonstop in the east bay into san francisco. caltrans will extend carpool lanes and hours. and there is a san francisco ferry transporting about 6,000 passengers during the last bart strike, nearly 20,000 people used the services. >> we believe we can do that again. we have 12 vessels in service. 2004 on loan from our friends at the golden gate ferry. so we think we're well positioned. >> it's scary. you're going to have to deal with that coming into work. >> the hope is that a strike is averted. >> to make a decision now. >> some people decided to drive aross the bridge to use golden gate transit. listen up, this is important. both agencies want everyone to know they will not add buses or ferries. in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> good to know, thank you very

four cars because a lot of people figured that there would be no trains and that is why they are telecommuted or they either called in sick to work. the good news is that the trains aren't running three out the bart system for now. >> alignyou can get the latest by checking our facebook and twitter pages. as well as on our web site -- kron-4 dot com. you can also download our mobile app. the website and the mobile app have a section dedicated you can also get push alerts >> a major car accident in san francisco's mission district-and down to and ave. kron 4 the agriculture departmen terisn the scene with details. here is a video to show you of what we received wrapper this accident. police are not saying much of but that the driver was taken to san francisco general hospital for observation. we're not sure if she was intoxicated at the time. they just added that they have taken her to the hospital. there has been 3 cars impacted by this. one vehicle has been told and we have this other a honda, you concede back here that a another vehicle behind may-- the suv was actually on top of this a dan

. >> of course given that tomorrow is friday, a better option would be to telecommute. not everyone can afford to do that. for those of you have to come into the city, bart will have double the number of charter buses. the transit agency had only 70. now, the number between 150 and 200 bus that's will take commuters nonstop in the east bay into san francisco. caltrans will extend carpool lanes and hours. and there is a san francisco ferry transporting about 6,000 passengers during the last bart strike, nearly 20,000 people used the services. >> we believe we can do that again. we have 12 vessels in service. 2004 on loan from our friends at the golden gate ferry. so we think we're well positioned. >> it's scary. you're going to have to deal with that coming into work. >> the hope is that a strike is averted. >> to make a decision now. >> some people decided to drive aross the bridge to use golden gate transit. listen up, this is important. both agencies want everyone to know they will not add buses or ferries. in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> good to know, thank you very

. >> the transportation commission suggests telecommuting. it's a friday. >> i'm working from home. >> so those of you who have to come into the city, bart will have double the number of charter buses during last strike, the agency had only 70. now, number between 150 and 200 buses located at nine stations in the east bay. caltrans will extend carpool lanes. then, san francisco bay ferry. they transport about 6,000 passengers during the last bart strike in july, nearly 20,000 people used their services. >> we believe we can do that again. we have 12 vessels in service if there is a strike. two of those vessels on loan from our friends at the golden gate ferry. so we think we're well positioned to serve the number of people we did last time. >> i'm going to take the ferry. all you can do. or call in sick. >> mtc says casual carpooling may be a better option for many commuters. >> we're just getting started here on abc 7 news at 4:00 we're going to bring you any developments as soon as they happen. >> we have a full range of resources for you i

stay home and telecommute? not really. let's begin with austin hahn. >> it's aggravating actually. we're looking at deciding what is going on. they don't tell you until 12:30 in the morning so i set the alarm and have to check to see what is going to happen. >> austin hahn today joined plenty of other people in what we'll call legion of wonderers, wondering will they get to work tomorrow? if so, how? >> bus, bridge, ferry boat? >>. >> reporter: alternatives are few, it would be difficult to move to an office in this building, a company called regis will rent you an office. >> by hour and day. we have lounge that's we can have use, too. >> reporter: any calls on this with bart going on? >> i've had a couple inquiries based around part time for the day and a couple coming into our lounges. >> reporter: car rent agencies have seen an uptrend too,. even rent a relic. >> did you ever think of yourself as alternative to bart? >> in the transportation field you're competing against a wide variety of things. >> reporter: so, we wait, wonder. it's limboland of modern commuting left in stasi

asking its members and business groups to be super flexible in the event of a bart strike with telecommuting, days off and other ways to keep employees off the roads. >> this is an emergency situation. it's very possible that within a couple of days, we're going to have a bart strike. >> reporter: amy worth, mayor and chair of the transportation commission says that the economic damage from a strike will dwarf this summer's $73 million a day hit. >> we expect the cost will be even higher this fall in the event of a strike because people are back to work and they're back to school. so there are many more people commuting. this only addresses about 10% of the demand that is on bart each day. >> reporter: a survey of bart riders guarantees grid lock. >> of those bart riders, over 50% said they would switch from bart to their cars. >> reporter: and it's not just the commute. >> we have to think also about what happens all day long. the trucks that have to deliver the foods and the groceries, the utility companies that have to continue to maintain their routes. all of the other things that have t

if you have the option to telecommute, i would suggest that. light rain in d.c.e're going to have the rain on and off all day long into the afternoon. look at temperatures struggling to get into the upper 50s. some 60-plus readings down in extreme southern maryland on the eastern shore, but a raw day nonetheless with winds out of the north, northeast 10 to 15 gusting at times 20, even higher than take. coastal storm sitting there, not moving much. a little bit of lightning and thunder near the center of low pressure. a nontropical low but clearly the moisture is coming in off the atlantic and giving us the wetness. 2.3 inches of rain reported from jan in reedville. a lot of rain just since yesterday. eight tenths in southern fauquier county around bealeton. thanks, joe, for that report. and also prince frederick a while ago at eight-tenths. it's probably up to an inch now. heavier showers from northwestern calvert, eastern charles county. also seeing some of the yellows now well north of baltimore. that came through baltimore earlier. we're now seeing southwester

>> it is possible to telecommute do so. >> it is possible to take the day off to mars do so. >> triedoid putting too much demand on the transportation during the peak periods. airline >> if you absolutely positively have to be there i recommend carpooling. >> the car pool lanes hours have been extended for tomorrow. >> from 5 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. continuously on how we 868880 and the approaches to in from the san mateo bridge. >> you can stick connected to kron4 the outcome and come up as expected advice on how to get around. >> again that strike starts tonight at midnight you could check out our facebook and twitter pages and download are mobile apps where there is a bart section to get information on the latest news. >> we continue to follow the breaking news no deal on the bart negotiations appeared >> will have the weather will we come back. >> a huge fire airport building on the peninsula look at the damage we continue to follow breaking news no deal reached in the bart dispute manning a strike beginning at midnight. >> firefighters said people were lucky to get out alive at the sea

nations as well as individual citizens in other countries through various arrangements, through telecommutingasions -- telecommunication providers. this is truly unprecedented in history. what we're seeing is secrecy and surveillance are completely subverting security and liberty, not just in the u.s., but for many, many citizens around the world. those are the three that stand out for me. there were other disclosures made that also speak to economic espionage, financial espionage, as well as other forms of misuse and abuse of access for the purposes of the u.s. gaining the upper hand across any number of areas. , you said over the weekend as she visited with had nosnowden that he top-secret information as your question about whether the information that edward snowden brought with him from the u.s. was turned over to russian authorities where he is now, or chinese authorities when he was in hong kong. >> amy, it had to do with this red herring about the four laptops he took with him to hong kong. you don't store a lot of information on laptops. otherore information ways. when i was asked tha

maybe some people are telecommuting.in the past, we have seen this parking lot fill up pretty quickly. this morning, still quite a few spaces available. that's the latest from here reporting live in west oak lala. >> visit nbcbayarea.com. at the top of the page, you'll find a tab called b.a.r.t. strike resources. you see it right there. this has all the information you need to get through a potentially frustrating day. "today in the bay" will start 30 minutes earlier at 4:00 to help get you through the expected traffic mess. >> we will be here for you. as for a.c. transit, governor brown says he may have to step in to avoid a strike that could affect passengers as early as tomorrow. a.c. transit asking governor brown to issue you a 60-day, cooling off period like he did in august for b.a.r.t. they say they plan to walk off the job at 12:01 tomorrow morning if an agreement is not reached. more than 1600 union members want higher wages and better health benefits. a.c. transit serves more than 170,000 riders each day. >>> 6

they are just so frustrated that they have looked for other options, maybe stayed home and maybe telecommutedeen friday and tuesday, ridership was down by about 5%. reporting live, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> thank you, christie. talks are ongoing. nbc bay area has a whole page devoted to strike resources. go to our website and click on the area of your screen and you will see real time information. >>> to another potential commuter headache come tomorrow. we are talking about a possible strike by a.c. transit workers. governor brawn says he is considering intervening with this labor dispute. a.c. transit has asked him to issue a 60-day cooling off period just like he did in august for b.a.r.t. they say they plan to walk off the job at 12:01 tomorrow morning. more than 1600 union members want higher wages and better health benefits. they serve more than 170,000 riders daily. >> a father in san jose now bleeding for your help as he searches for his two missing daughters, last seen sunday night at a local church event. "today in the bay's" chase cain is live at the valley christian h

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>> either telecommute, hopefully, if not, try to bus it in. >> i think it's so pitiful. the government just opened back up. why would b.a.r.t. do that to us? you know? >> reporter: what are you going to do tomorrow? >> i'm going to wake up 3:00 in the morning and go to a site and get a carpool by 4:30 in the morning. and that's terrible. on a friday. >> they need to get back to work. everybody else pays for their benefits. i pay $900 for health care. $92 for your whole family. come to the real world. >> reporter: what are you going to do tomorrow? >> i'm hoping to go to our east bay office. but i'll be behind here because my work's here. so -- >> reporter: commuters tell us they feel like victims of a tug-of-war between the unions and b.a.r.t. one says that has gone on far too long. in july a four-day strike crippled the system and riders who went through that say this time could be worse with more people on the road. they're saying they want the unions and b.a.r.t. to figure out a contract. the sooner the better. because they will be suffering in the meantime. some told

if you can telecommute, today is one of those to pull out of your hat and go for it. we do have clouds. we rain varying in intensities across the area. some seeing a local, just some drizzle. others it's coming down at a pretty good click. the temperatures are barely going to move today. when we're overcast, when we're wet and have a stiff wind out of the north, north east, there's no way to heat up. you're not going to get the sunshine to heat you up. it's not like we have a wear wind coming in so temperatures fairly stagnant. moisture has been coming in off the atlantic since yesterday afternoon. you see some of these heavier showers here coming through central prince frederick now and in toward eastern charles county, up through north of baltimore. a little bit of this darker green and yellow now west of culpeper through warrenton and central southern fauquier. the stuff by haymarket and gainesville is tracking more northwest so that will get into northern fauquier. a lot less rain than down south and east. there's the lull. let's check with monika samtani now. she

if you can readjust your work schedule telecommute or take the ferry or carpool bart is obviously urging you to do that first, live in walnut creek, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> because bart did not go on strike this morning all bay area transit agencies running on a normal schedule. if there is a bart strike monday though ac transit is expected to pick up most of the extra burden. it will run regular buses from the east bay to san francisco and to the peninsula and extra transbay buses as they are available. >>> the san francisco bay ferry will also pick up the slack if there is a bart strike, even though monday is the columbus day holiday for a lot of people the ferry will launch extra boats and extend service hours to handle the extra demand. >>> the chp says all hov hours and locations are normal today, but if bart workers go on strike monday morning the hours of the hov carpool lanes will go all day from 5:00 to 7:00. to make sure you stay right here with us on channel 2 with ktvu for all the continuing coverage of the bart negotiations you can also follow us on twitter an

how about letting workers choose their own work hours, telecommute or provide incentives for carpool? the alternatives are better than the alternative. >> we would be short staffed and it would be pure chaos here without those people. >> reporter: whether you count another strike's impact in loss productivity or the number of commuter headaches, these business leaders hope companies thinking ahead could ease any potential pain. >> healthcare? >> reporter: there's a live look at frank ogawa plaza from the air live video from chopper 5. the bay area council says july's strike cost more than $200 million in lost productivity and a strike now that would cost millions more according to the bay area council. live in oakland, ryan takeo, kpix 5. >> it's getting down to the wire. we are only two days away from the end of the cooling-off period. our own don knapp is following every step of the bart negotiations. don, any hint as to what is happening inside that building tonight? >> reporter: well, there is some sense of it. now, we were told that they were supposed to talk about wages, health

folks, commuters to think of other options they might have, including readjusting your work hours, telecommutic, carpooling and even cycling. live from walnut creek, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> if there is a strike tomorrow morning it would cause gridlock on the highways and bridges and it would make an already bad situation on the richmond san rafael bridge worse, cal trans crews have been working there. it is already causing big track jams, a bart strike on top of that would put thousands more cars on an already busy bridge. >>> you remember how parking prices in san francisco shot up in july during the 4 day bart strike? transit leaders are taking steps to make sure there are plenty of places to park if there is a strike. 4000 extra spaces will be available at garages in the downtown area and 2000 spaces available at at&t park. make sure you stay right here with us at ktvu channel 2 for all the continuing coverage and make sure you follow us on twitter and facebook for the latest developments anytime. >> another massage parlor in campbell is accused of running a prostitution ring.

telecommuting, car pooling, should all be an option. >>> as far as options are concerned, which sweater shall we wear today? it is going to be a cooler one. we do have some clouds that are going to be making it into the bay area. some moisture now being spotted over sacramento. look at our live doppler 7 hd radar satellite where we do have the cloud cover that will come and visit the bay area. it will start to dissipate, though, in the afternoon hours. the sun will burn it off a bit. a look from our kgo roof camp towards the embarcadero and bay bridge. looks like things are looking clear as you look towards the east bay. currently temperatures, though, are going to be on the cooler side. about five to ten degrees cooler than yesterday. 53 degrees in san francisco. oakland just one degree warmer than about an hour ago. san carlos, san jose, all going to be in the lower 50s. los gatos, mid-40s. cool temperatures in the north bay as well, mid to upper 40s are going to be the norm. day planner for the next 12 hours. for breakfast it's going to be 50 degrees inland. 64 degrees around the bay

. >> they are able to stay home and telecommute. >>> so many commuters are unable to do that and findhemselves in traffic at the bay bridge or waiting in long lines at the bart stations waiting for those buses. now, mobile5 has been cruising a bay area roadways and right now, heading along looks like that may be him in the tunnel over at the bay bridge. westbound traffic fine at the bay bridge toll plaza no accidents but take a look, delays are building at the pay gates with backups now extending to the 880 overcrossing. remember, during the strike, there will be extended carpool hours beginning at 5:00 in the morning all the way until 7 p.m. in the evening. now, the golden gate commute has been looking okay southbound traffic fine getting into san francisco with no big delays so far leaving southern marin. if you plan to catch the larkspur ferry, that parking lot fills up quickly. in fact it should be full closer to 6 a.m. this morning. so far no delays reported for the larkspur ferry getting into san francisco. the silicon valley drive 880/237 interchange has been good. we haven't h

these folks may have planned to telecommute. let's look at the rest of the commute. the tri-valley not recording volumes. typical slowing. not an issue. but you have a crash there at castlewood. slowing for 880 southbound out of union city into fremont. in the south bay no major concerns. look across the bay, nice christina. and we're talking about a smooth drive. how is this weekend shaping up? >> it's looking good. we have fog out there this morning but once this clears we have a warmer day on tap. that warming trend continues into saturday and sunday. good morning to you. happy friday. thanks for waking up with us. temperatures are chilly in the mid-40s in the north bay. we have thick fog, at its thickest between now and 7:00 a.m. maybe 7:30, after which time it will start to burn off. we don't expect this to linger all day long. keep in mind it's going to be foggy. by 10:00 a.m. completely clear conditions over the greater bay area. looking good for that. then the fogolls in as we head to tonight. we have a ridge of high pressure, that's going to lead to warmer d

carver on the day she was working from home in an attempt to get her fired for violating agency telecommuting rules. despite several attempts they were never able to find ms. carver ever doing anything wrong. once the agency discovered what was going on, they placed judge andrus on administrative leave. final troubling finding was a system of destruction of documents. once allegations began to surface publicly. both mr. conn and the agency, the agency took the unusual steps to destroy documents, potential related to a known open congressional investigation. after "the wall street journal" article committee found that mr. conn had hired a local shredding company to destroy over 3 million pages of documents. is former employees informed as he shredded all copies of the db list along with a warehouse full of files. yet another employee destroyed all the office can get on with the hard drives and a massive bonfire. ms. slone note the number of e-mails from judge daugherty to mr. conn mysteriously went missing. the agency for its part could not find any of judge daugherty's e-mails either. while m

. >> reporter: he also recommends telecommuting and changing your work hours is able to do so. >> catherinear-old boy has been seriously injured after being hit by a light-rail train in san jose. >> catherine: kron four's rob fladeboe shows us how it happened. the 7-year-old boy remains hospitalized in serious but stable condition, after he was struck by a southbound train pulling in here at the gish street station along north first street about 730 monday evening. >> reporter: it happened like this.the boy was not on the tracks but rather here at the edge sonoma turn of the platform when the train arrived, clipping him as it went past, knocking farther back onto the platform. >> reporter:the sheriff's accident reconstruction team will know more after it's completed a review of video from vta cameras mounted on the platform >> reporter:and on the train itself. meantime, parents and other adults are advised to keep close watch over children. >> reporter:vta says the train operator is undergoing routine drug and alcohol testing. the boy has a head injury but is expected to survive. in san jos

. >> commuters are spreading to carpool take a bus and some even telecommuted if a possible strike doesw is 8:34 a.m. and we will check in with a look at the weather and the commute. >> there are plenty of slow spot all around the bay area. >> the 680 ride into the san ramon valley out of walnut creek is slow. >> the commute is back up all the way into danville. >> the san mateo bridge we have hit the peak of traffic were from time to time it stops along the span along the toll plaza and other places. >> it will stop in one location and then back up and start back up again with 18 to 20 minutes drive times. >> here you can see 1 01 north down drive times are over 40 minutes. >> plenty of sunshine out there but looks can be deceiving it is gorgeous but a cold start to the morning. >> 49 right now in pleasanton. >> san francisco right now is at 54 degrees. >> this afternoon expect mild conditions in the upper seventies. >> cool weather and a possibility of some showers are expected for the balance of the week. >> the breaking news story the san jose fire department is working on containin

the other think yes is a lot of people are encouraging folks to telecommute, car pool and do other things. it's going to be busy up there no matter what if there is a strike tomorrow. he would definitely have to bring your patience with you and understand there will be long lines everywhere just like here at jack london and square. all the bus terminals around the bay area are going to be fooled. >>mark: you can get the latest on our web site -- kron-4 dot com. as well as by checking our facebook and twitter pages. you can also download our mobile app. and the website and the mobile app, have a section dedicated to bart.you can also get push alerts to get the latest information. a woman is caught on video stealing mail from a san mateo apartment building. now residents want police to take action. this surveillance video footage recorded just after six o'clock tuesday evening shows a dark colored suburban driving into the oak view apartments parking lot in san mateo. a woman wearing dark pants and a white shirt parks the suburban across from the office. then walks up to the main lobby. she

folks plan to take the ferry, samtrans, telecommuting, carpooling. some are even riding their bike.ty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> b.a.r.t. has been training managers to run trains in case there is a strike. last month, ktvu told you that the training was taking place at an warehouse at mare island. there are about a dozen b.a.r.t. managers who are certified train operators. others are trying to get certification. still not clear where the plan stands right now. b.a.r.t. has said that managers running trains could only provide limited service around the bay area. >>> now, i want to take you live pictures. this is the caltrans building downtown oakland. this is where the labor negotiations are about to start in just a couple of hours. meantime, the b.a.r.t. board will be meeting just down the road in about 25 minutes from now. coming up for urat 8:45 -- for you at 8:45, the message union members plan to take directly to the board on this strike deadline day. >>> san jose police have overwhelmingly rejected the sit's latest contract -- city's latest contract. officers voted 954-2 against

was to film her in a day working from home in an attempt to get her fired for violating agency telecommuting rules. they never found her doing anything wrong. once the agency discovered what was going on, they placed judge leave.on administrative and then there was the systematic destruction of documents, once allegations began to surface. conn and the agency, the agency, took steps to destroyed documents known to be relevant to a congressional investigation, and it was found that mr. conn hired a local shredding company to shred over 3 million pages of documents. they shredded all copies of the they destroyed all office computers, along with the hard drives. there was also the number of e- mails that went missing. the agency, for its part, could not find any of judge daugher ty's e-mails. the agency approved a purchase of personal shredders for the offices. this occurred in the middle of a congressional investigation, when the agency was legally obligated to preserve all relevant documents. senator levin and i immediately office oflocal ssa inspector general agents to seize the shredders, w

. >> reporter: officials say the best advice might be to carpool or ideally telecommute. >>> and if b.a.r.t. strikes, a.c. transit will increase service. bus stops inside b.a.r.t. stations would be moved to the streets outside of the stations to avoid any confrontations. now, the san francisco bay ferry is on a regular schedule today. again, if there a strike tomorrow, additional ferry service will be offered in oakland and alameda. the ferry transported 19,000 commuters a day during the strike in july. that's more than the average of 6,000 passengers. car mool hours will be ex -- carpool hours will be extended on i-80, 680 and 880. casual carpool something also available at many east -- carpool car carpooling is also available. for more information go to ktvu.com and stay with ktvu for continuing coverage on the b.a.r.t. negotiations. if there is a strike or if the decision comes down late at night, we'll be on air half an hour early again at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. you can get updates online at ktvu.com as well as facebook and twitter. >>> 7:07. we're following breaking news out of san franci

i would say to you, we've tried to do a couple things and march a couple bills forward in telecommuting. we want back at work, the faa. we consider what they do essential. while we're doing this. we had discussions the other day that former speaker tip o'neill had to deal with this 12 times, even in his term. we are doing the same. we are trying to do our best. as it relates to the issue of agreeing to pay somebody, i think that would allow people who are at home to focus on making provisions with their bank, the credit union on how they would make sure that they get take out a short term loan, et cetera. .. as a matter of fact, i think that was the point that was made at least ten times last night. >> good for him. >> there was a little bit of a struggle in that. >> there may be that there are 800,000 people out of work who are going to be paid for the work anyway. thank you. >> former speaker o'neill's name has been brought up several times i hope and a favorable way. >> saying that we've been through this before when the speaker -- you are counting shutdowns as they were never shut d

left, so a lot of people have decided not to go to work or they have made other kinds of plans, telecommutinglks can do that in many jobs, and recently, and i mean just in the last 15 minutes, we went across the richmond san rafael bridge, and going across that bridge, what we found out was that while traffic was certainly, there was a lot of it, it was moving along at a relatively good speed and when we got to the end of the bridge and got off to come here, traffic moved slowly but it kept on moving. this is going to get worse after time, and the reason it's going to get worse after time is that more and more people are going to be seeking these alternatives, but even in the labor management mess that we have for the mediator, hope still springs eternal. >> we remain, ready, willing and able it to help the parties if they request us at some future time to come back in and try to help resolve that dispute. >> reporter: again, a lot of people no doubt made plans to not necessarily have to go to work today or just decided to go another way to drive, whatever, our next step will be to go down to