the been laid off the union announced this proposal. a five. quarter pay cut, reduction and rare retirement for new hires and mayor chuck reed says that the firefighters union looks like a lot like the previous two, three. and the ball short. the city requesting a 10% cut- fall short. we're offering a $4 million concession and it is not enough with their offering. >> the average salary is $120 k and with health benefits, pensions, that is adding another $60 k. >> the average cost of a firefighter, a police officer is over $180,000 per year. we cannot afford to keep as many as we would like. >> the firefighters' unions of the police did not have to give of the 10% and was scared layoffs. and the police is twice the size. -speered layoffs, and they're saying that these savings to not get at up. in in terms of dollars saved, the police had a lot more savings. to avoid the layoffs. with 70 police officers. reporting in san jose, kate thompson, kron 4 news. if ♪ >> a live look, the golden gate bridge with foggy skies hugging the coastline. you can barely see the bridge through this shot. temperatures are cool in those locations. 87 degrees in half moon bay

on the table the city wants the union to accept an 8.9 cut in pay and benefits that's in order to seraph more than $10 million. the union wanted to be 5 1/4%. 49 laid-off firefighterst once to rehired so that the union which is multiple fires that struck the city yesterday has proved that a deal must be made soon. kron 4 greg brings us up- to-date. >> is images but for less and saving held up by the firefighters union with evidence that the city council meets to agree on city union contract on their terms the same response time was slow or enforceat unnecessary risk. >> politics of paul public safety. we saw that yesterday appeared four fires broke in san jose yes they are part overstretched critically thin and lack the resources to protect the public >> it was then before we cut back to 49 firefighters, we are incredibly empty >> dear chuck reed said the union is using the fires as a political tactic. >> every time you all the press conference to blame somebody for something is not connected to the event in question of course it's political. the facts are the way they responded to the fires are the way we would of responded to the fires two years ago. in san jose

kron 4 craig has a look at what's >> here in san jose the firefighters' union is point to multiple houseires on thursday as part of the city needs to come to terms with the union on new contract bring back 49 laid- off staffers. visit to fires and one morning showed response times along for the risk of fire fighters safety to great, two houses burned 2 mi. from each other inside of an hour. the said the city will give them a contract negotiations over this. in san jose kron 4 news. >> to new in our coverage the ongoing contract dispute between the city of san jose and its firefighters union, the result of a non-binding showed overwhelming support for the and position among firefighters by secret ballot. some 600 firefighters voted 88% to reject the city contract. if there's no progress think ultimately the binding of penetration. in san jose kron 4 news. >arbitration. in san jose rob kron 4 news. >> a manhunt continues at this hour for the suspect to 20 year- old andrew barrientos. sedan, and it's green in color. 4mje548. he is armed and dangerous should become contact with him your aske

the iteam they were understaffed. >> it could be that san jose's unprecedented layoff of firefighters is over almost as quickly as it again. the firefighters union said it will make a major announcement tomorrow. the union will detail a new proposal for cuts in wages and benefits, in an effort to get 49 laid-off firefighters reinstatessed. the historic layoffs been yesterday as part of a citywide cut back to close a record $118 million budget shortfall. city leaders said they want concessions that amount to 10% savings from all of the unions. so far the firefighters union has not been able to strike a deal to avoid layoffs. >>> a smoky grass fire burned seven acres and threatened a herd of cattle in contra costa county. it took hold near willow avenue and highway 4 just before 6:15. firefighters were concerned that the fire would jump some railroad tracks and burn homes on the other side. that fortunately didn't happen. it took cal fire and contra costa firefighters more than an hour to contain the blaze. there was no property damage, and no reports of injury. >>> firefighters in southern california are gaining on the major wildfire that has bee

. >>> san jose is reviewing the latest proposal from the firefighters' union to restore dozens of jobs. nearly 50 firefighters were let go over the weekend, and two stations closed. the union is proposing a combination of pay and benefit cuts but the city says the 5.25% cuts in net pay not enough. it asks for 10%. >> a significant gap between what the firefighters are offering in concessions and what we would need to hire those 49 firefighters back. and that difference really is a gap of over $6 million. >> the union hopes the city will take what it's offering and hire at least some of those firefighters back. it's unclear when the city might respond to the firefighters' union offer. >>> caregivers at two nursing homes in oakland launched a week-long strike. [ chanting ] >> they are unhappy with the progress of negotiations with two assisted living facilities. piedmont gardens and grand lake gardens. they say management has offered a wage increase of 1.5%. but workers say there would also be a cap on health insurance and a $3,000 deductible. in addition to that a 401(k) plan would repl

the cuts be enough? we >> the union is saying yes but the city is saying no. their sank to hire all of those firefighters back. that would have to go deeper. >> the union is desperate to get these unemployed firefighters back to work. this morning the union president sent them a new proposal which he thinks will help san jose save millions of dollars. >> believe that this will easily have the money in place to save jobs. >> some of the concessions. there will take a pay cut and to reduce retirement benefits for new hires. the will find new a deployment models to say what cost. >> play think that this has real solutions and is not only in such structural reform but it will keep people in the past and the new deployment model is set to save dollars. >> the chief negotiator say the numbers do not add up. the clean all the cuts claim about $4,000 in savings. the city needs to satanic million dollars. big gap there. the city points and out that the new hires and will help san jose to save money in the future. the city needs the money now. and this city negotiators say that there is no guarantee and that new m

thus has a free to retreat to the bargaining table with the firefighters' union their in the transfer under way to bring back some 49 firefighters there were layoffs during the weekend. the offering a proposal which includes cuts to wages, benefits. as kron4 kate thompson reports it does not go far enough records mayor. >> stunned crowd of reporters or been laid off, the union on sunday announced this provo, of 5.25 percent pay cut, reduction entire reserve for its, the new deployment sensate 20 overtime. mayor chuck reed says the latest proposal looks like all lot like the previous two-three. nothing falls toward the city needs a 10 percent said. >> what they ever offered is a 04 million dollars in concessions, because of. >> the august is were under $20,000 without the benefit of tension that comes jones up another $60,000. >> the average price or fire for error, please seltzer is now over hundred and $80,000 a year. we cannot afford to keep as many as we like. the >> union says the police determined that i have to cure the 10% and whispered layoffs. but the police the room and is t

the city and these firefighters? the city rejected the firefighters union latest proposal. why? it claimed it would have saved the city $5.3 million. >> we need $10 million to reinstate the firefighters that were laid off. we asked the fire union to make concessions that would allow us to reinstate those firefighters. they offered a little over $4 mi million to do so, so we are $6 million short. >> so the union says this is putting politics over public safety. >> we've asked the union to put it to a vote of the members to see if they want to save the jobs of these 49 firefighters and make concessions. our police department voted for concessions to save the jobs of police officers. we are asking the union to put it to a vote and let the members decide. >> so it's on mend, they maybe need to bend a bit more, you're saying? >> well, i think the membership will be very interested in trying to save the jobs of these firefighters that were laid off. get them reinstated. we would like to hear from the members directly. let them decide. the union leadership has not been willing to agree

were laid off some of them could be brought back in the city in the union to agree on pay. on sunday the firefighters offered to cut firefighter salary by 5 1/4% low several retirement and benefit changes to the city said it is just not enough it's seeking 10% in cuts. all this is going on as the fire department welcomes in a new chief. today chief william mcdonald said he's convinced the city can offer good public protection. >> we have implemented dynamic deployment will refine it and find ways to make it work better. we expect the same level of commitment from the guard arm and they've always had. we have fewer resources but were very clean. were the leanest of those in terms of our capabilities that something will have to manage. we like to of been able to avoid laying anybody off i see it's something we should of been able to find ans way beachs were able to do that. a >> the firefighters' union will sit down with the city on wednesday to find an agreement closer to the 10 percent cut in pay and benefits that the city said it needs. the union said it has a counteroffer that does except larger cu

. >>> now to the south bay, san jose firefighters weary from battling a fire are mired in another battle. members of the firefighters union overwhelmingly rejected the latest contract offer. the cities proposal called for concessions including a pay cut of 9% in exchange rehiring 49 firefighters. the union rejected the deal saying the city is asking for too much. firefighters say yesterday's 3 fairs are an example of how staffing issues can compromise public safety. >> we had a fire in a small area, it wasn't surprising, we looked at each other and said this is what we are talking about. >> san jose mayor reed con p tends the fire department's response was not affected by the layoffs. >>> in san francisco a hazardous material scare sent workers running from a hunters point recycling plant. has mat crews say 20 people were exposed to the powder. most had eyes washed at the scene, one person was taken to the hospital. tests determine the powder was ammonium phosphate. nonhazardous. >>> workers at the chocolate factory were evacuated at 7:45 due to a gas leak. pge says a crew broke a 2-inch gas main outside the building on 1

the issue. >>reporter: firefighters argue that preventing future layoffs is in the best interest of public safety. voters get the final say in november. mean time san jose firefighters union will be back at the bargaining table with city leaders on wednesday. 2 side are hoping to work out a deal that could reinstate nearly 50 laid off firefighters. the union unveiled the latest proposal yesterday but the city says it falls at least 4 million dollars short of the 10 million dollars needed to bring back those workers. >> demonstrators say it is time to stand up for messerly. couple dozen pro pesttor rally outside san jose city hall in support of the former bart police officer. messerly convicted last month of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of unarmed passenger oscar grant. one demonstrator today was messerly's father. >> tragic this whole thing has been and time for people to get a sense of who he is. >>reporter: protestors say they plan to rally every week or two around the bay until messerly is freed. sentencing is set for november. he faces 5 to 14 years in prison. >>> also today in oakland man agreed to plea deal for his role in the violent protest that

officials at the bargaining table says the new proposal, ninth so far from firefighters is $6 million short. fire union says the plan actually amounts to millions more. >> there are positive things in it, in terms of the amount of benefit reductions that firefighters are going offer, it appears to the same as their prior offers. >> it rips my heart out. i can't tell you the pain i feel personally. it's not right and it's not fair. the city needs to find a way. >> but stations like this one remain closed and 49 firefighters are out of work. >> i took this job expecting to 30 years here and now it's six months. >> city officials say realistically in order to rehire the 49 laid off firefighters, the union would have to offer more cuts that is laid out in the current proposal. all of this is coming as the san jose fire department is set to have a new chief begin his very first day tomorrow. >>> an alameda county judge is expected to rule on the labor dispute that impacting a.c. transit service. they are trying to get a contract lifted that was imposed by the a.c. transit board. it's designed to safe the ag

in san jose the firefighters union is trying to come up with a way to get laidoff firefighters back on the job. the union offered a new proposal yesterday to the city but the city says it still doesn't contain enough cost savings. >> when you consider how much we would need to have avoided the layoffs we need almost $10 million so there is a $6 million gap between what they are offering and what we actually need. >> with less firefighters the citizens can suffer but there is not enough firefighters to back us up in these big incidents that the injuries, could be death. >> the city is closing two fire stations. in addition to the firefighters another 142 city employees lost their jobs in this latest round of cost cutting layoffs. >> 5:03. minutes ago healthcare workers at two nursing homes in oakland went on strike. kraig debro is at one of those facilities now. he has the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i am on 41st street off piedmont avenue. behind me some workers have just got in off their shifts here at speed monte gardens, which is a retirement community. these peo

. >> the firefighters union is planning to make a major announcement tomorrow regarding the recently laid off firefighters. atthe city started cutting its budget this week. the layoffs became necessary after the firefighters' unon rejected a 10's doubt pay and benefits. the union says it has a new proposal for pay and benefit concessions. more details are expected to be announced at a news conference starting tomorrow at 11:00. >> a small brush fire disrupted east bay traffic for the afternoon today. the fire broke out shortly after noon along interstate 5 # -- interstate-580. firefighters got it contained in ten minutes. >> we quickly started going up the left and right flanks of the fire, pinching the fire off. we have a very wide space between the next slope, and which we were able to get the fire out at the end. >> emergency vehicles forced one westbound lane of 580 to close while crews mopped up the scene. it created quite a backup but the situation returned to normal after a couple hours. >>> in southern california, cooler temperatures and calmer winds are helping crews get the

the firefighters' union says that the dynamic employment model is a deployment straty. i'm told it dolls exist, it's not full operational but that's because there are three phases, the second phase that computer software model which was not in place. that's the description of having to use magnets to decide which engines and trks to send to those fires yesterday. on the vote to take reductns, we may know the results as early as noon today. reporting live in san jose, theresa garcia. >> san francisco's fire department is given e all clear after a hazardous material scare at the recycling plant on pier 96. that incident began about 6:30 this morning at west coa recyclin a box traveling down a conveyor belt broke open and released a white powder into the air. more than a dozen people reported eye irritation. 11 required treatment. one was taken to the hospital as a recaution. >> nothing life-threatening at this point. just more concerns i guess that they were relieved of their issues, that they were experiencing with the treatment that they were doing here. >> the environm

the city says to rehire the firefighters' union needs to accept a 10% pay cut. >> we are so overwhelmed that an agreement will be reached that saves money and retire as firefighters. >> the captain of the city will still look at the proposal and if they do not get the $10 million in savings will get $5 million in savings. that is half of the firefighters' jobs. >> tonight they do not know, is there a time line? let's find out this week? >> there is not a timetable, they will not find out this week. they fear that is not safe, there is no plan schedules, the planned meeting is not set up. >> ok real quickly i cannot stop thinking about the jobs. >> i know the new chief's is coming to town and he starts tomorrow morning. >> thank you so much we will keep everyone posted on what happens. a total of 49 san jose firefighters were laid off again and turned in gear today. the trading center at about 8:30 p.m. it here are some fire fighters are finishing their last shift before checking in their equipment. the light of firefighters averaged less than a year with the department. we had some and

the firefighters' union says that the dynamic employment model is a deployment strategy.'m told it dolls exist, it's not fully operational but that's because there are three phases, the second phase that computer software model which was not in place. that's the description of having to use magnets to decide which engines and trucks to send to those fires yesterday. on the vote to take reductions, we may know the results as early as noon today. reporting live in san jose, theresa garcia. >> san francisco's fire department is given the all clear after a hazardous material scare at the recycling plant on pier 96. that incident began about 6:30 this morning at west coast recycling. a box traveling down a conveyor belt broke open and released a white powder into the air. more than a dozen people reported eye irritation. 11 required treatment. one was taken to the hospital as a recaution. >> nothing life-threatening at this point. just more concerns i guess that they were relieved of their issues, that they were experiencing with the treatment that they were doing here. >> the

. >>> the firefighters union in san jose is trying to come up with a way to get dozens of laid off firefighters back on the job. the union offered a new proposal yesterday to try to save the jobs of 49 firefighters who were laid off friday and saturday. the city says the new proposal till still does not contain enough soft savings, as the city struggles with the $118 million shortfall. >> when you see how much we need to avoid the layoffs, we need almost $10 million. so there's a $67 million gap teen what they are offering and what the proposal states. >> the citizens can suffer now and there's not enough firefighters to back us up in these big accident. there could be injuries. there could be deaths. >> the city is closing two fire stations. another 142 city employees in addition to the firefighters lost their job in this latest round of cost-cutting layoffs. >>> in the last hour, healthcare workers have been rallying hoping to gain ground in an ongoing contract dispute. kraig debro is live in oakland this morning with more on the heart of this disagreement. good afternoon, kraig. >> reporter:

the firefighters got laid off and they closed station houses and so the firefighters union said hey enough. now what was really interesting about this whole thing -- >> wait the firefighters union turned on him? >> yes. julie this is what they did. >> we talked about that earlier this week. firefighters union turns out the gas pump he was using, was right next to a station. click took a picture of him tanking up his bimmer. >> still ahead, they are running for governor but this weekened they competed in a different kind of race. >> which gubernatorial candidate won the battle of the bobble head [ male announcer ] when meg whitman arrived at ebay, they had 30 people and an idea. meg's job was to make it happen. it took leadership. focus. and the ability to bring people together. meg whitman delivered. named one of america's best ceo's by harvard business review, she grew ebay 15,000 strong and made small business dreams come true. now meg has a plan to create jobs. fix sacramento. and deliver results. meg whitman. for a new california. with my citi thankyou points when it happened... [ glas

. >>> and san jose city leaders and the firefighters union were back at the bargain today. ey were asked to vote on a compensation reduction so that the 49 firefighters laid off last weekend could be rehired. san jose is trying to save $10 million. union leaders did not comment tonight. >>> well, the giants catcher buster posey receives a giant honor before being forced to leave tonight's game with an injury. >>> plus, abs tonight at candle stick park. sports is next. >>> right now on kron4.com, a judge has overturned the ban on same-sex marriage. come join our conversation and be sure to vote in our poll to let us know if you agree with the judge's decision. also be sure to watch all the videos. vk those people are happy 'cause they're gonna have a good time, and they've got extra money in their pocket. those are happy passengers. how much does it cost for those snacks again? nothing. at southwest airlines, when we have a sale, it's a sale. [ male announcer ] southwest airlines has flights starting at $49 one-way. book now only at southwest.com. [ rand ] how can you not wan

the offer was announced yesterday by the firefighters union. it includes a two tiered system for newly hired firefighters but the concession remains at 5.25 first but the city asked for 10%. the city's new fire chief takes over today. the takes over from the current chief who retired in june. mcdonald has some staffing ideas that could reduce overtime costs. it remains to be seen, though, whether that would save enough money to bring back some of the lost jobs or re-open the fire station on communications hill. >>> a wildfire north of los angeles should be fully contained by this evening. that fire has burned nearly 22 square miles of brush in the antelope valley. it started thursday. four homes and five outbuildings have been destroyed. yesterday, crews say they made a lot of progress. they got a line around 87% of the fire with help from cooler temperatures and higher humidity. investigators believe that fire was sparked by somebody working on a car wheel. >>> in kern county two men are charged with misdemeanors for accidentally starting a wil

commission has the power to revoke the operating permits of those nightclubs. >>> in san jose, the firefighter's union is deciding whether or not its members will get a chance to vote on proposed 9% pay cuts. that pay cut would bring back 49 firefighters laid off last week. >> i believe the firefighters should follow the san jose police department. the san jose police department wanted to avoid layoffs. so they asked for the exact number to avoid layoffs and the police met that. >> i think everybody's goal is to move as quickly as possible and again get firefighter its back so they can provide the safety services to to their citizens. >> the city has asked the union to vote on the proposed pay cut. the firefighters union says they will decide next week exactly how to proceed. >>> 8:3. they've had commute problems in the peninsula all morning, sal. what's happening? >> we're updating the crash on highway 101 in palo alto. we have had the crash for almost an hour now, maybe a little more than that. i have a map of the area. 101 northbound at university avenue, the accident also tied up the fast lane in

. >> the city asked unions for 10% cuts in salary and benefits. the firefighters union came up $6 million short according to the mayor. the union say the discrepancy was in the thousands of dollars not millions. >>> the air space over a wedding isn't usually a no-fly zone by chelsea clinton is no ordinary bride. >> reporter: former first daughter chelsea clinton and mark mezvinsky tied the knot behind closed doors with the whole world watching. the pride parents of the bride, former president bill clinton and secretary of state hillary clinton, shared the experience with a collection of guests shuttled through tight security and police barricades. the big to-do made the tiny town of rhinebeck, new york, seem a whole lot smaller. for a president's daughter who spent her whole life shunning the camera's eye, that is probably fine. some are calling it america's royal wedding, rumored to cost in the millions or hundreds of thousands, but for two american families it is one priceless day. brian mohr, nbc news. >>> still ahead, savings versus safety. costing taxpayers m

. >> the mayor of san francisco, by the firefighters union. they say it does not go far enough to save the city money, real money. with 49 firefighters laid off. with a union of a pay cut of 5%, reduction in . -chuck revo-san jose, and with the benefits of firefighters are too expensive. >> the average cost of a firefighter, a police officer. it is over $180 k per year! we cannot afford to keep as many as we would like. personally, i wish the whitmore firefighters, police officers were this cannot afford them. -i wish we had more. >> the would like 10 percent more to rehire the 49 that has and recently laid off. ♪ >> that fog is hogging the coastline and just for the past couple of days over the golden gate bridge. -hugging. our current satellite is showing that it is a couple of breaks of sunshine into the north and on the san mateo coast but not that much. fog scaling into san francisco and our current conditions is cool closer to the coastline. they denied degrees in san francisco, 57 degrees and happened in inland, warmer but still below av

here are today's top stories. >> mere chuck reed says the new proposal by the firefighters' union doeso save the money for the city. if a recently laid-off 49 firefighters, and if the union includes a 5.4 goquarter of this city is requesting a 10%. the average firefighter is $180 k! annually. reporting in the san jose, kate thompson. >> danville, the brother of san francisco out filter cououtfiele schelder hit a bicyclist on danville boulevard, kept hitting, testing, kept driving, and then had a city light, and kept driving, and then it turned into a neighborhood. and then hid and occupied as you be and there was a deatheprior to dui conviction, and is bill is at 350 k! >> -bail. >> and how can it this muni drivers be getting a raise? there is a city charter, and comparing to to the most money and average of the salary and that is with the many operators are going to have to get paid. and this could go away if it makes its way onto the november ballot with enough signatures. >> and in san jose, the stadium is this problem, owned by at&t is right in the middle of the proposed stadium. a

. >>> city leaders say the latest proposal by the firefighters union will not save jobs. ey offered a cut in retirement benefits and a new deployment strategy but the mayor said it's not enough and the city needs 10% in cuts to rehire the 49 firefighters just laid off. >> average cost of a firefighter is $180,000 a year. i think we need more, we just can't afford them. >> police officers didn't have to give up 10% of salaries, they were safe from layoffs. >>> it was a descent day out there today. the fog pealed back by noon. 7:00, fog along the coast and along the bay. pushes back by noon. the coast stays under the fog for the next several days. temperatures into the afternoon in the upper 50s. for inland, plenty of sunshine, upper 80s. we will look at the temperatures, plus a big cool down mid-week, i will have details in a bit. >>> johannes mehserle is scheduled to be sentenced november 5th. today supporters were rallying outside city haul. 20 people marching with signs. johannes mehserle was there. he appreciated the -- johannes mehserle's father was there. he appreciat

wants to limit binding arbitration which using an outside mediator to solve disputes between the firefighters unions and the county. >> we are not allowed to strike. the city can make an offer for us without arbitration and we have no choice. >> reporter: still a lot of emotion going on. at this hour the city council is still debating the issue. it also wants to address another possible city charter change to revamp its pension center for all new employers. looks like the city voters will have plenty to ponder when it comes to election time. >>> we will know tomorrow morning what a federal judge has decided about the constitutionality of proposition eight. late this afternoon, a court spokesperson said federal judge von walker has made a decision in a lawsuit brought by two same-sex couples who say california's ban on same-sex marriage violates their constitutional right. the decision will be announced using the city's online system. >>> the idea is quiet simple. if neighbors know each other it can be a powerful crime fighting tool. and that's the position behind national night out. events have been

. >>> san jose leaders are asking the firefighters' union to take the city's latest offer to firefighters for a vote. the two sides spent the afternoon behind closed doors hoping to work out a deal that could reinstate 49 firefighters laid off over the weekend. the city leaders stay that will happen only if firefighters agree to take a 9% cut in pay and benefits. the union offered three and a half percent in cuts offering 4 million in savings. it is accusing the city of not taking the of oner of concessions seriously. >>> president obama says the battle to contain the bp oil spill is finally coming to an end. that's because the "static kill" appears to be working. the heavy mud has been pumped into the oil well, pushing the oil back to its source. engineers plan to start pumping in cement tomorrow. but the spill won't be declared officially dead until two relief wells are completed later this month. there will be more on the static kill effort tonight on "nightline" after this newscast. >>> coming up here next, the mother of one of three hikers being detained in iran is making an appeal.

yesterday, the firefighters local 230 union unveiled a new plan in the attempt to try to rehire the 49irefighters laid off. as part of that proposal, the union said they will give up pay raises for the 2010/2011 year. firefighters say even with these new concessions, the public will be at risk while the city's chief negotiator says the union's latest proposal doest go far enough. here's what both sides had to say about it. >> with less firefighters, the citizens can suffer but also there is not enough firefighters to back up up in these big incidents, that there could be injuries, could be deaths. >> when you consider how much we would need to have avoided the layoffs, we need almost $10 million. so there is a $6 million gap between what they are offering and what the proposal actually saves. >> reporter: and that is exactly why the city says it will not be able to rehire the 49 firefighters laid off, even with those new concessions. now, the layoff and changes come at a time of new leadership for the san jose fire department, the new chief, william mcdonald, begins his first day of wo

the city favored firefighters lay offs in order to close a budget. >> it's no doubt that we continue to worry about our residents. we're working with the firefighter's union. >> reporter: constant lives very close to this fire, he discovered firefighters were battling several other fires when this one broke out. one only two miles away. forcing the department to call for mutual aid to staff the fire houses throughout the city. >> we were depleted, it took us a while to get here. our first engine that arrived here, which is way on the west side of town was engine three from the center of the city, downtown san jose. >> reporter: firefighters had to evacuate several near by homes because of a gas line that ruptured during the fire. i can bring you out live, pg & e crews are working right here. it'll take several days to make repairs. union voting will take place today and tomorrow. jade hernandez. >> this is a story we will continue to follow. thanks jade for that update. >>> at this hour the investigation continues into a terrifying explosion at a cupertino home. 12 firefighters rushed to the home last night. neighbors say they heard a loud explosion befor

. >> reporter: as last group of 49 firefighters turned in their gear yesterday, the firefighters union made the proposal to the city of san jose hoping to save their jobs. it's a combo of pay and benefits cuts. there are new rules for new firefighters' pensions and it allows for future layoffs if needed. but the city says the 5.25% cut in net pay isn't enough. the city asked for 10%. >> our goal really is to be able to at this point hire back all the 49 firefighters that were unfortunately laid off. and the proposal they are making is unfortunately very, very far short of what we need to be able to do that. >> reporter: this morning, the union president told me he is hoping the city they will take what they are offering and at least allow some of the firefighters back to restaff an engine or two yesterday the union held a press conference talking about the risks of public safety. >> if there was a fire in that community right across the street today where they would have yesterday enjoyed a response time two of to three minutes, you will now see seven to eight minutes in my estimation.

. >> after a day of failed negotiations, the city leaders say the firefighters union will allow members to decide how much is too much to give back. get back 48 firefighters that lost jobs to budget cuts. >> yesterday tied a couple record lows. the cloud cover even cooler this morning. mist and drizzle. how these cold temperatures will last through the weekend and whether we'll set anymore records. >> a new problem for bay bridge commuters. this is an injury accident off the bridge into san francisco westbound 80 near 9th street. lanes are blocked. we'll have more details after this. >> 6:00 right now. i'm terry mcsweeney. >> i'm kristen sze. topping our news right now, san francisco police investigating the attempted robbery of a federal agent, a robbery that ended very badly for the suspect after the agent opened fire. abc 7's theresa garcia joins us live from the hunter point neighborhood to tell us the latest. >> good morning. the suspects who attempted this robbery likely didn't expect they would come up against a person, a victim carrying a gun who turned out to be a federal agent

anne makovec is in san jose where the firefighters union is meeting >>> today firefighters in san jose are facing a difficult choice. should they agree it a 9% pay cut so their laid off colleagues can be rehired? anne makovec in san jose where firefighters soon meeting at this hour. anne. >> reporter: good morning, and they are voting right now as the union is currently trying to prove its point. there was a delayed response to one or more of those fires. he is talking about three fires in west san jose within the same 3.5-hour period yesterday morning. this house on del monte court burned quickly. it took firefighters 10 minutes to get there. now the goal of the fire department is to 8. that's slow. 6 is the national standard. >> reporter: the union voted to -- [ please stand by for realtime captions, due to technical audio difficulties ] stand by, please. technical difficulties. [ no audio ] morning to repair a ruptured underground pipe on the peninsula. it spewed thousands of gallons of raw sewage into the area. the pipe is near davit lane and anchor circle, in redwood shores. it's

49 _firefighters some of them we understand could be brought back if the city in the union agree on dates. on sunday the firefightersunion offered to cut past the hour is by far a quarter percent along with the disease as it is not enough they're looking for something more long lines of 10 percent salary cuts. real fall that i think the latest offer from the city is nine and a half percent. if we will see of the union goes for that. students return to trace elementary school in san jose and is to run 11 days from now as the district races to get ready for those glasses after that arson fire this is video of one myerson was fought running back on june 5th district officials say they will be ready for portables on site and at a middle school across state even as the district is trying to raise funds to pay that insurance deductible for new building this in as a fireman donated $5,000 to help but and this lady's see here for a cell which from the fire of trees. we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. let us go back outside and it was another look up or risk camera

the department expects to save about $100,000. >>> and in san jose more firefighters turned in their gear today. the layoffs started yesterday due to the firefighters union's contract dispute with the city. >>> the newest bay area farmer's market is miles and worlds away from the pricey upscale version of the ferry building but offers the same fresh healthy food. what the farmer's market is doing to better serve the neighborhood. >> reporter: on the second week of the new farmer's market at the cal palace it is this woman's first visit. >> it is a really wonderful treat. >> reporter: she gets government help for food purchases. what used to be called food stamps. >> i'm serving the country as an american volunteer and able to get them to compensate for the low amount i receive. >> reporter: but over the past decade instead of paper food stamps california has been giving out electronic benefit transfer and there are still a lot of places it can't be used. >> do you want to try one, go ahead and try one. >> reporter: what is a farmer going to do with a plastic payment? enter the government provided atm-like machine that allows farmers markets to cash in on g

there is no more back-and-forth between the firefighters' union and the city. ers take a 14% pay cut which will bang that colleagues. or reject it and keep the same salary but have you are firefighters on the force. i've covered this vermonts i can tell you the firefighters are very frustrated and confused because previously they were offered the same amount as a priest police union. they accepted the police proposal rejected firefighters claiming it was not enough. will tran kron 4 news. >> san mateo garbage workers are getting back to work today after today's strike prompted by stalled contract between allied waste in the union this morning the trash come piling up as we can show you video coming to kron 4 theory the trash has been sitting out for a few days now. to gain more news faster yoli as she is live in san carlos waiting and watching. >> could morning mark. they didn't pick it up on this side of history but they did pick up on my side of history we have video of them picking it up at 630 this morning. they would jump off the truck and job over to the t

the firefighters union says it will members vote on cutting their package by nearly 9%. and also vote on paying more for health and retirement plans. 49 firefighters lost their jobs in san jose, closing several spaces to help close the deficit. union leaders say they've not received guarantees that laid off firefighters will be retired -- rehired if those cuts do get approved. >> officials in marin county spent the day destroying several illinois legal marijuana growing operations. authorities say they were near foothills in west marin county. you can see from our video, authorities used a helicopter to lift plants to a waiting truck to haul it awaichl the marin county sheriff and several other state and federal law enforcement agencies took part in this operation today. 50 and still to come a school district demanding more from students. >> i like helping people. it's fun. and it's -- better for them, too.. >> next, where kids are required to volunteer in order to get their diploma. >> i'm sandhya patel. a one-day warm up is coming up. one day z then, get ready for consi

tempers and of the firefighters were cut last week to to the budget deficit. many turn their badges and yesterday and now the union makes this proposal to try and get jobs back they propose a pay cut for firefighters are reduction in retirement and to find diplomat models to save on over time. chief negotiator says the proposal does not provide with savings. that's they have to accept a 10% pay cut. to danville a wild chase. the younger brother of san francisco giants outfielder nate schierholtz has been arrested in northern california for investigation of drunken driving after witnesses say they saw his pickup truck strike a bicyclist, a pedestrian, two other vehicles and a light pole. a group of bystanders witnessed the sunday morning incident in danville and booked for investigation of hit and run, driving under the influence and driving without a license. witnesses told driving south through the san francisco bay area community and struck a bicyclist and pedestrian and failed to stop. it then hit another pickup, a light pole and an suv. >> the impact on the front of the car was severe the air bag had deployed

. >>> the latest proposal by the firefighters union is too little too late. the offer includes an increase in the retirement age and changes for the retirement pay structure. 49 firefighters were let go because of the city's budget crunch and an official says the department is smaller and the savings were not enough. >>> president obama said u.s. troops will be pulling out of iraq as promised and then schedule be there said to be out of the country by the end of this month and all non- combat groups will be on by the end of the big european right now there are 70,000 troops in iraq and a the end of august there will be 50,000. in october 2007 there were 170,000 as of today there have been at least 4,413 u.s. military deaths in iraq. >> the hard truth is we have not seen the end of american sacrifice in iraq. but make a mistake, our commitment in iraq is changing from a military effort led by our troops to a civilian efforts led by our diplomats. >> the troops will be conditional forced to train iraqis. >>> two huge cranes are on their way to the port of boston

today. >> i feel like not safe if they move. >> reporter: as the last group of 49 firefighters turned in their gear yesterday, the firefighters union made a proposal to the city of san jose hoping to save their jobs. it's a combo of pay and benefits cuts. there are new rules for new firefighters' pensions and it allows for future layoffs if needed. but the city says the 5.25% cut in net pay isn't enough. the city asked for 10%. >> a significant gap between what the firefighters are offering in concessions and what we would need to hire those 49 firefighters back. that difference really is a gap of over $6 million. >> reporter: this morning the union president told me he is hoping the city will take what they are offering and allow at least some of the firefighters back, enough to restaff an engine or two. and here near station 30 in downtown san jose, another neighborhood that is now without its fire station, another danger sign posted there across the street warning people of what has happened. now, a new fire chief also started today in san jose. he obviously has a lot on his plate. in san jose, anne makovec, cbs 5. >>> but is it

the firefighters union says lay offs slowed down response time to several fires the city disputes that. >> to me i was just glad they got here period. >> did it seem like it took them a long time. >> seems like forever when your house is burning and your in your underwith a hose, it's hard to say. >> reporter: hundreds of firefighters stood behind their union leader while ballots were being counted. union leaders say they offered to make their own comparable cuts but the city turned them down. they also say the lay offs left them shorthanded during the cluster of fires yesterday. >> we all looked at each other, we said this is what we've been talking about. >> any time you have multiple fires in a single area, you have stretched resources. that would have happened last year as much as it did yesterday. >> it's hard to focus on political issues when your house is behind you in ashes, hard to say. >> reporter: san jose is pushing the november ballot measure that would allow the city to modify the arbitration process. live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu news. >>> the napa county district

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the 49 recently laid-off firefighters. the city started cutting staff this week to help balance its record $118 million deficit. san jose leaders say the layoffs became necessary after the firefighters union rejected a 10% cut to pay and benefits. a press release issued two hours ago, the union says it has new proposal for pay and benefit concessions. the union says it's a final attempt to avoid drastic fire and medical service reductions. >> firefighters in southern california are closer now to containing a major wildfire that has burned for several days. fire crews are fighting the fire on the ground and from the air. in the desert community of palmdale north of los angeles. the 14,000-acre crown fire is 62% contained. it destroyed one house and three mobile homes. the fire has charred more than 13,000 acres of brush over a 22 square mile area, and some homeowners have joined firefighters to put out the flames near their property. >> we just want to make sure everything is okay. firefighters did a good job. took off -- we got spoot fires -- spot fires. >> always a layer of ash on top. and then you hit it with a hose and it's smoldering and steaming. >> an evacuation order has been lifte

some of the perks of alameda's fire chief are being questioned by members of the firefighters union ashat department faces major budget cuts. witnesses say these pictures here show the fire chief filling up his personal car last saturday. he says he's doing nothing wrong and that free gasoline is part of his compensation for being on call 24 hours seven days a week. that doesn't sit well with the firefighters union. >> they've had to close fire stations. they've had to layoff firefighters and eliminate positions. and now you have a department head that is able to use city fuel for all of his personal activities. >> ktvu looked at the chief's contract. it shows a $250 a month private vehicle allowance but not a specific perk for gasoline. the chief says that gas perk was part of the verbal agreement but says he's willing to renegotiate his contract. >>> 6:26. a new law forcing a small but critical safety change is prompting the shut down of several pools in alameda county. the concern is with main drain on the floor of the pools. state and federal laws that went into full effect july 1s

the firefighters' union will sit down with the city on wednesday to try and find an agreement closero the 10 percent cut in pay and benefits that the city wants. new details tonight the long-awaited decision in the proposition 8 same-sex marriage case is just a day away the u.s. district court said the ruling will be announced tomorrow appeared to same-sex couples sued to overturn the voters approved ban on same-sex marriage saying it violates the constitution. turning now to decision 2010 coverage meg whitman has spent nearly $100 million in her quest to become california's governor. during the six week period which ended on june 30th as she raised about $3.3 million from outside sources. this we'll opponent democrat jerry brown raised slightly more than 2.6 million. her campaign has about $10.3 million in the bank while brown says he is $23 million of the bank. he is only spend 131,000 during that six week period when it wouldn't whitman said she spent $20 million during that period california's campaign watchdog agency is considering how regulate political appeals to voters that c

. >> san jose this morningspv a mr announcement expected from the firefighters' union about pay and concessions it could save millions of dollars in reinstate lost jobs. it comes to days after the city laid off 49 firefighters the city was forced to close fire station 33 from station 30. we talked to residents. they say if it's not reopen it could be catastrophic. >> when you look at the area you can see how close fires have gotten to the houses before their contained. this man's home is 200 yds from a fire that took place early july. >> having been fired department around a corner that whole hill was on fire there was a huge fire there's five trucks there was another one just about half a mile away from here. i don't know what they will do if they shut this one down the nearest one as downtown it will take them 10 to 15 minutes. >> gabriels lives block away four years ago a fire spread all the way to his front door before being contained. he and other neighbors say the station last year from enclosed. he knows how crucial emergency response is. >> i have two young children there's a lot of chi

the city is willing to reinstate the firefighters, though, if and only if the union agrees to take anost 9% cut in wages and benefits. a top paid firefighter would lose about 11,000 dollars a year. when they met in this hall yesterday to vote on whether or not to make the concessions, voting ends today. pete constant says the department does not have conquered evidence the cuts are costing the city more than momentarily. >> it took our fire department 12 minutes to respond to a gas line explosion, and in those 12 minutes, what was really sad to hear is that we were not able to respond in the time that we should have responded, which is within the 8 minute response time. we've learned this morning the firefighter union is holding a press conference scheduled for 11 this morning. when the city made the cuts to the fire department, officials were supposed to install a computer program which would send and divert companies quicker to a dispatch fire also dealing with emergency calls. but firefighters say the program is not up and running yet. another risk when a fire pops up. they'll disc

members of the firefighter union say they are upset. >> they have had to eliminate positions and now you have a department head that is able to use city fuel for all of his personal activities. >> the union says that his truck was updated with lights for official use, not the bmw and the city attorney says she believes the chief but the contract was not handled according to a proper procedures. >> i would be looking at in the contract including an offer letter and in this case this one was not submitted to the city attorney's office. >> reporter: today the chief told me that he is willing to renegotiate his total compensation package with the city estimated at more than $200,000 a year. reporting live, jana katsuyama. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> law-enforcement officers hauled away truckloads of marijuana today. helicopters spent hours lifting load after load of marijuana. the legal pot growing operation was discovered by of property owned by the marin water district. >> the people who are responsible for these illegal operations have no regard for public safety nor do they have any conc

the san jose firefighters union gave a new concession proposal today to the city. in an effort to save some if not all of the 49 firefighting jobs that were lost on friday. now the local 230 put forward the new proposal saying it will save the city more than $5 million. at a press conference today, the union said they will drop their no layoffs policy. the city had asked for a 10% pay cut. the union says they'll take a 5.25% pay cut and a two-tier retirement plan for new firefighting hires. now the city of san jose has $118 million budget gap, and they need to close $6 million of it in order to keep firefighters that were just laid off. now union officials say the firefighter layoffs will make the city less safe. >> 49 firefighters that the city's invested in are leaving employment today. and this is really not a tolerable situation for anybody, starting with the citizens. it puts them at grave risk. >> right now, the fire department has an overtime budget of $10 million. they say they have a plan to cut at least 3 million or almost one-third of the budget down. we'

the new firefighting hires. now the city of san jose has $118 million budget gap. and they need to close at least $6 million of it in order to keep some of the firefighters. union officials say firefighter layoffs will make the city less safe. >> 49 firefighters that the city has invested in are leaving employment today. and this is really not a tolerable situation for anybody, starting with the citizens. it puts them at grave risk. >> reporter: now there's a new fire chief that starts tomorrow. chief mcdonald. and one of the cost-saving things they also put out there today is that they have a $10 million overtime budget. and they plan on cutting that overtime expense by at least one-third, which is at least $3 million. and that's part of what the new chief will be doing. so we'll have more on that as it comes available. reporting live in san jose, rhea taramina. >>> a judge is likely to decide tomorrow whether or not ac transit has the right to force a new contract on its employees. either way, it could mean big things for riders. bus drivers have been working under an imposed contract for nearly two weeks because the company and the union could not come to an