. >> tom baker will continue the bart strike coverage. >> katie utehs, ktvu news. >>> they don't know if they can rely on bart to get to work tomorrow. they had a lot of strong opinions about the possibility of a strike. >> i think it is ridiculous. it is very inconvenient. i got up early not sure if i was taking the ferry or bart. >> i am p a federal worker. so i especially thighs with them and it is inconveniencing everybody around here. >> make a decision. >> everyone is struggling and you have to compromise. >> they are hopeful talks will be successful and the labor dispute will be resolved soon. >> they are 200 charter buses. getting to and from san francisco. the. >> they plan to increase its service in the event of a strike. >> the san francisco bay ferry which is a popular alternative in july. plans to add more service. >> the chp plans to extend carpool hours in the event of a strike. and be enforced all day until 7:00 p.m. >> stay with ktvu and the bart negotiations and the possible strike tomorrow. you can also get updates on line as well as facebook and twitter. >> preside

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tom, who was a genius. i did not realize that he was in bad health. howard bakercan write with this much authenticity and not be one of the boys, you know. but he's just brilliant in what he did. insurance guy, decided he would write. john grisham, a lawyer, and compiled 900 pages of manuscript that they weedled down into a book part-time. some people just have that knack. >> brian: let's talk about something less important but very impactful, the shutdown in washington. who do you blame on this? >> i have traveled a long distance to get away from all of that. [ laughter ] >> brian: i dragged you back. >> here is my read on that, i think what's going on right now is not terribly important. makes for a lot of good news, who is out of work and which government employee also have a few holidays and get their pay back later, which will happen. and a few things close down, it's unfortunate, but what concerns me is the reason that we have the acountry phony that we have and will continue to have on the debt ceiling debate that. is we've got $17 trillion debt. americans

tom. i'm tracking an accident, unfortunately, involving a pedestrian. in northeast along 34th street and bakerpe of debris in the roadway partially blocking your left lane. eun, back over to you. >> thank you. >> get the latest news and weather >> announcer: from nbc news, this is today's take with al roker, natalie morales, and willie geist. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to today on this wednesday morning, october 2nd, 2013. i'm willie geist along with al roker, natalie morales and brooke shields in with us all week. how seriously is brooke shields taking this job this week? >> very seriously. >> i went home and we did a bit yesterday, a segment, about cleaning your household and cleaning the back of your washer and dryer and this is what happened -- the lint -- i vacuumed it. for people that do want to do it at home, i pulled it away too far from the wall and i disconnected it. >> you're going to be wearing dirty clothes. >> i'm going to be stinky but anyway, this is -- i didn't know that that was even an option. >> you have to do the back of the fringe too. >> i know

peter baker and scott wilson writing in their respective papers about president obama saying i did not know on those two issues. teresa, democratic color, what do you think? let's go to tom. i think this is an overarching problem of leadership. in leadership, you should have a goal in your self to be held accountable for what happens under your leadership. this is a problem of not getting the correct information -- it is aidsduty to remove the that are not doing their jobs. this is a problem of people not working together. host: a communication problem within the white house? caller: yes. host: what you do about that? caller: you have to figure out why he was not informed about these problems. he is a busy person and you ides that figure relevantthis is a topic that needs to be brought to his attention. someone should have the foresight to alert the president . leadership is about being able to see the consequences of your actions before everyone around you. tracy, mechanicsburg, pennsylvania, republican caller. what do you think? caller: as a 65-year-old, obama will be held accountable. he alone shut down the government trying to cram obamacare down america's throat. wh