. >> across the street, this will only be available in local areas and union negotiators. >> now they know that when they were moved engine 33, up 34, the 5, and to reach out for firefighting resources. >> city negotiator says it is too late to save those jobs even if they do reach an agreement now. and there would have to be to be able to do with less for this vital service. in san jose, craig sklar. >> and this is the second week of the ac transit, more cancellation, more delays. the fight between the transit and the union will be gone to court tomorrow. christine connolly walks us through what could be ahead for commuters. >> the sad news it is with the commuters is the there is no clear light at the end of the tunnel. legal battle. there facing a $56 million deficit for the last two years, and labor concessions stalled. the labour wanted to in a stall a $56 million savings reforms. on friday, the will both return to court and asked the judge to overturn the new contract. three outcomes. one, the judge to throw out the new contract. this would most likely be appealed and possibly l

reporter: to give you background about this dispute, ac transit and the amalgamated transit union negotiated but no new contract could be agreed upon. but among other things, it changes over time rules and copay policies for employee health insurance. the contract became effective two weeks ago, ac transit says they've had any where from 15 to 20% more bus operators call in sick. union president and ac transit will continue to work until they get a contract agreement. >> if it wasn't the fact that service was disrupted, no one would know we were in negotiations. but by ac transit changing the way they put service on the street has caused a disruption and of course they are blaming it on us for not working. when in reality it's not going to work. >> reporter: ac transit tells me if the judge does decide to lift the contract they'll have to look at ways to save money. cutting weekend service would be an option. and right now ktvu's rob roth is inside an alameda county superior courtroom. he is listening to a judge and court hearing proceedings and he'll have a report for you later on tonight.

as i mentioned before, we have calls in to the union negotiate or and ac transit is checking an update of service for us and we will pass that along to you. jade hernandez ktvu channel 2 news. >> a small group of squatters spent the night in two va indicated properties as part of a protest against homelessness. i want to take you out there. the groups rallied and marched down mission street before some of them took over an abandoned hotel. the group claims that 30,000 housing units sit empty in san francisco while as many as 15,000 people have no place to live. officers did not try to stop them but they did try to contact the landlord. >> if the wants us to remove them or prosecute them for trespassing we will. >> a permit suggested the last time anyone lived in the building was 1990. they brought supplies but it is still unclear how long they intend to stay. we want to take you to the area. things are quiet but we do understand there are still squatters holed up inside that building, presumably planning to stay there until somebody kicks them out. we will continue to update that story

. >> reporter: claudia hudson has been a bus operator for three decades and is the lead union negotiator. >> this is the deal -- operators get to choose for themselves whether or not they can operate a bus on the road safely. this is a case where ac transit refuses to train. >> reporter: hudson says they face quick turnaround times to and from work and operating buses on unfamiliar routes. ac union says if they get the -- >> the bus drivers should be showing up for work. 20% of them not showing up are doing a disservice for the riders. they need to come to work. there are no safety issues. >> reporter: right now inside of an alameda superior court room, a judge is weighing whether or not to decide to grant that injunction over the work schedule. a decision could come right now, today, or within five days. reporting live in oakland, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, jade. >>> new numbers released today show a drop in unemployment in most states, including california. the labor department says 39 states declined last month which is a slight improvement from may. in califor

. >> and also, no available will be this sign, something it the union negotiators. >> now they know that0, and in 33, and in 33, and june 30th, and on the these firefighting resources. >> city negotiators says that it is too late to save those jobs. and even if they find an agreement now. and they are all hopefully will be rehired later. and in san jose, >> and a 1 month old has died from whooping cough. he is the seventh infant in california from whooping cough to die. kate thompson reports that in santa clara county it is a huge spike in cases with this illness. >> this year, there have been 97 cases of whooping cough in santa clara county. more than one half have been reported in the last few weeks. the county doctors health department says that this historic late spring/summer is one of bricks are the worst. this year is an especially worse with the outbreaks-- >> this is worst than first four times worse than last year. amy's are most vulnerable, at 3 inoculations of two months, four months, six months and if unless all three inoculations? they're not protected. have parents and car

. >> union negotiations and contract disputes are always about theater. and the union leadership gets people to come to public meetings like this and make like they are really hurt. as soon as things are settled, all of the bad feelings go away. >> the ac transit spokesman says they are in danger of going bankrupt and the employees need to compromise. otherwise the agency has to cancel the weekend service. >>> san jose's pursuit of the oakland a's is off the november ballot at the request of major league baseball. >> i think everybody has agreed the right course of action is to honor the commissioner's request and let him finish his process, which we hope is done quickly, but it is the commissioner's process and we will let that play out before we go to the ballot. >> the decision comes a day after bud selig asked him to delay the vote on funding a downtown ballpark. the main issue is the giants have territorial rights in santa clara county. major league baseball has agreed to pay for a special stadium election in san jose possibly next spring. >>> oakland

the room, locked the door, and see if they can bring something out , very much like a 24 hour union negotiation. i think we are close. i really do. >> how do you feel about that? >> we are always open for discussion. we went with this because it was our only option and we feel we need to be able to control and assure our use and that some regulation is not going to change our access to that spectrum. with that said, we state that part of our plan, our desire, is to be able to create partnerships with commercial carriers. in a sense, we have a shared network. it is just a difference of who holds the license. that is one of the key issues. we are not trying to exclude the commercial carriers. we just need to control the license and insure access. >> is that something you could possibly conceive? or do people in your organization feel that is something you have to have control over? >> we need to hold the license. we have made that clear. >> let me ask this. this is washington, d.c. deals are made all the time. often both parties go off not happy but willing to swallow it. you cannot do it in fron

. >> union negotiations and contract disputes are all about theater and the union leadership gets people to come to meetings like they are really hurt. as soon as things are settled all the bad feelings go away. >> a high percentage of drivers have been calling in sick and led to cancelled runs or delayed routes. a.c. transit says the system is in danger of going bankrupt they may have to further cut service eliminating weekend runs. >> we keep hearing how hard it is for some folks to find work. one silicon valley giant continues to hire. google's worldwide work force grew by 2,000 people. 10 percent gape. about 22,000 people work at google and they plan to hire more people in mountain view and hiring in china despite problems in the world's largest internet market. >> toyota is recalling 412,000 passenger cars to fix a steering problem. 373,000 cars made up to 2004 may have a faulty steering bar that may crack. recall includes 36,000 lexus models which may have a problem with the steering shaft tleeflt accidents have been linked to the steering problems. here is rob nelson. >> good morn

. >> now, phil, most of this hinges on union negotiations that broke down. are they going to get back to the table and talk about this? >> reporter: they are already back talking about some sort of way to try to tax oaklander to try to pay for more but dana, even they are frank in saying they are not sure they are going to come up with enough money or compromiseses to change this. the situation is tougher. we'll see how the summer goes, the high time. >> it sure s phil matier in oakland, thank you. >>> now back to the shootout on 580. the "chronicle" has learned the shooter byron williams was angry about what he called a left wing agenda by congress. simon perez at the shooting scene with the suspect's criminal history. simon. >> reporter: allen, we are here at the scene which is right over top of interstate 580. we are just a little west of the grand avenue exit. take a look over there. the shooting happened in the westbound lanes which is the cars that are going away from us. oakland police and fbi are on this case and they are trying to figure out if when

. >> reporter: claudia hudson is the union's chief negotiator and tonight she says the union wants to go back to the negotiating table but the district refuses to open its doors. >> we are a union and by law we have a right to negotiate our benefits, working conditions. >> reporter: a a superior court judge is expected to decide on friday whether the prior contract should be put back in place or to keep that imposed one. reporting live tonight here in oakland, mike mibach, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> authorities today released the name of a 6-year-old boy who drowned monday afternoon at castro valley high school's swim center. investigators say paul sniffin of castro valley was at the swim center as part of the daycare and his parents were not present. a lifeguard spotted the boy at the bottom of the crowded pool. lifeguards performed c.p.r. but were unable to revive him. >>> six people injured in a deadly bus crash last week in fresno are suing the greyhound bus line. almost two dozen people were hurt and six people were killed when a greyhound bus slammed into an overturned suv last t

. >> reporter: claudia hudson is the union's chief negotiator and tonight she says the union wants to go back to the negotiating table but the district refuses to open its doors. >> we are a union and by law we have a right to negotiate our benefits, working conditions. >> reporter: a a superior court judge is expected to decide on friday whether the prior contract should be put back in place or to keep that imposed one. reporting live tonight here in oakland, mike mibach, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> authorities today released the name of a 6-year-old boy who drowned monday afternoon at castro valley high school's swim center. investigators say paul sniffin of castro valley was at the swim center as part of the daycare and his parents were not present. a lifeguard spotted the boy at the bottom of the crowded pool. lifeguards performed c.p.r. but were unable to revive him. >>> six people injured in a deadly bus crash last week in fresno are suing the greyhound bus line. almost two dozen people were hurt and six people were killed when a greyhound bus slammed into an overturned suv last t

expected for ac transit this week of course there has been no change in contract negotiations between the bus system and the union representing its drivers. another round of sickos it may very well be expected. that course will cause cancellations or even delays at the very least for drivers. the dispute is over contract negotiations at hit an impasse and with no contract in place the judge ordered them to work a deal to arbitration that allow ec transit managers to oppose the contract on the strivers during that the negotiation process. the driver is union is headed to court on friday to try and get the old contract reinstated while they're at the bargaining table. the siege of the board by boat this week to appeal the order for binding arbitration searle lot going on we will find out more. >> a change in leadership may be on the way for be keep. it could come as early as today. reports both here in the states and overseas say that the peace seo tony hayward is on its way out. it's bordet's me today a day before the company announces results for the second quarter. one of the possible reclaim is meant for haywar

without a vote by the union's 1,700 members because negotiations hasn't reached an impact. nc transit wants the workers to stay on the job until the court makes a ruling. >>> several services in the city were involved in an exercise for a terrorist drill. 200 people responded to a simulated terrorist attack on bart. in essence, the agencies are learning to work together as federal help arrives. >> we would be on our own, we wouldn't get help from the federal government until two or three days. >>> police in walnut creek are preparing for a tense situation tied to next week's shooting in a former bart police officer trial. it is scheduled for monday afternoon, now there's word that supporters of grant's family also plan to attend. some people in walnut creek say they hope there are no problems. >> i am concerned about it, i think that this is an issue that the two sides will never ever agree on, i think they both think that justice has not been done. >> rally organizers in support of mehserle are getting the word out on facebook and other websites. they say they want to show

it shows how hard it is to abortion negotiate with the union when it will be honest with the public. >> they say it's difficult because you want to negotiate she said every day she is hoping to sit down while you sit down with them and enter negotiations? >> that's ironic they actually want to they walked away from the negotiation table. which was an impasse and that contract was imposed not a bad contract at all if freezes the wages a lot of people are losing their jobs or having which is cut. they're asking for $10 a co pay a minor contribution to health care. the bulk changes work rules and allows saving money by not paying overtime unless they work 40 hours first. that seems to be a reasonable request. the irony is dat you caused our problems is if they don't compromise the system will be insignificant financial distress. that will be on their tombstones. >> 15 minutes ago she responded to that saying the threat of ac transit canceling weekend service was a threat to the union drivers was when she sought. >> i wish she had the good sense and the union would have a good sense to re

details for county judge that has ruled third-party talks with union leaders to reach an agreement on a new contract. hearing negotiations are not allowed to strike. kron4 news is at reggie kumar tells us if he they are willing to go along with it. >> union local workers are happy to judge in their favor if the transit is to negotiate with the arbitrator. claudia has been says that 10's it was not allowed >> they're going to go into arbitration the work and certain are day for eight hours pay. i want to see at to get a restraining order against 80 transit. >> they want to change in work rules relating to over time. the trade agency also wants workers to out pull over there for medical benefits. on july 23rd if they cannot both sides will have to submit candidates by july 27th for the judge to determine the arbitrator. >> contacted them and they said the traveling country it does not worry about bus service. all workers will be on the job. in oakland i am reggie kumar for kron4 news. >> i broken oil rigs, this is live looking at the water, the waiting period has been extended and fires in southern california, the crews ar

and then, lawyers will communicate with union leaders and they'll negotiate with us what is the next step. >> ac transit is considering whether to appeal and trying to close a budget deficit that it faces this year, and next. >> the state's unemployment rate fell ever so slightly last month. the edd says unemployment dropped to 12.3% from 12.4% in may. but employers cut nearly 28,000 jobs in june, most wore those temporary census positions. the nation's rate is 9.5%. here is how picture looks in the bay area. solano county has the highest rate, 12.2%. alameda county, 11.5%. >> computer giant hewlett-packard plans to close it's campus in cupertino consolidating in its headquarters. several thousand workers will transfer to palo ooltor over two years. the 100 acre campus is home to some of the personal computer divisions and commercial software units. it's a tough call the mayor says this is a devastating blow to the city, getting significant tax revenue from hp operations there. >> there is a foundation arm of cal state university stanislaus paid sara palin $75,000 to speak at its 50t

the counsel of san francisco says the unions should be negotiating. >> and there is more finger pointing tonight about ac transit labor dispute holding up examples and ac transit says there is only itself to blame. we're live in oakland tonight with both sides. >> this war the words continues today. and a judge will decide whether to grant the union requests to lift the imposed contract. saying if that happens it will be left with no choice but to layoff workers in order to balance the budget. for the fourth day, bus service was not relie yanl. the district says 190 workers called in sick today. >> there is less buses out there. >> atu workers, the two sides failed to come ato an agreement june 30th. >> it's been 23 days ago. the district walked away from the negotiations. >> there is a a walk away from the table facing a deficit and something had to be done. the board took action. so the district could remain solvent. >> there is a call on the high number of sick calls. the union says there is unattainable work schedules for many. today, including a husband and wife fine-tin tuned their

million budget deficit over two years and looking for about $15 million in concessions from union workers. negotiationslled, a contract was imposed on the workers, it landed in court. bottom line, the riders say they're feel like they're caught in the middle. >> it is like a shot, if you're trying to get to work, it is tough explaining to your boss why you're late, especially when your boss has a car, so they won't pay attention. >> union blames management on the delays. the union is trying to push for working under the old terms. again, at least until this whole thing is settled. >> reporting live in downtown oakland, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> a 7-year-old girl is recovering from surgery this morning after a pit bull bit her in the face over the weekend. witnesses say she was in a backyard near the intersection of mcarthur and 82nd avenue in oakland when the owner of the pit bull asked her if she wanted to pet the dog. that's when the dog lunged at her and bit her in the face. we don't know if the dog's owner will face charges and also the dog was taken away by animal control, but we don'

no changes in the contract negotiations between the bus system and the union. as a result another sickout is expected causing delays and cancellations for riders. it is about contract negotiations that are at an impasse. both sides have to go to arbitration in the meantime ac transit can impose its contract. the drivers union will be fighting it this way ac transit board of ed directors may appeal the order for binding arbitration. >> a change in leadership may be in store at 4 bp. reports in the states and overseas say bp see all tony award is on his way out. bp says no final decision has been made about a possible management change the board meets today the day before the company announces results for the second quarter. one of the possible replacements is the lob dudley heer is dealing with the day-to-day events of the oil spill. he would be the first american to head the oil giant. back on track after tropical storm bonnie they will reconnect a drill rig to the relief tunnel that will pump in mud and cement to sell the ball. drilling could resume in the next

that after a day of intense negotiations with the police union. we are standing by and have the latest. >> reporter: this could be a major breakthrough but there is a catch. there is always a catch. and in this case, the catch is for this to work the people of oakland have to go to the ballot and vote to heavily tax themselves. >> the motion passes. >> reporter: they voted 5-3 to -- the tax would not just charge homeowners $360 per parcel it could lead to the rehiring of the 80 police officers. leadership of the oakland police officers association agreed to some concessions in order to get the measure on the ballot. >> the only way we can actually meet their demands if we have attacks that would allow us to do that. >> reporter: they have agreed to have officers ca late their payments into their pension eventually achieving 9% by the third year. in exchange, the council has agreed to guarantee no layoffs for three years. >> if it does pass then we will have enough funding to guarantee we wouldn't have to lay them off over the negotiate two years a

negotiation. however, the union has a lot to say on the issue coming up on kron 4 we'll hear exactly in our own wordsards to their thoughts about the judge's decision. >> alright will see you then. thank-you. severance go violent crime rate has dropped in the first six months of this year. violent crime is down 10% that's compared to the same period last year and down 20 percent compared to 2008. homicides are down 4% in 2009 dropped 5% from the previous year. a partially these to the los homicide levels the bay area and san francisco has seen since the 1960's. christine conley shows us how this is the reason. chris >> drop in almost every category unsound san francisco according to police chief. the mayor's office credits the drop of the news so the horse and strategy that allows officers to target hot spots. if officers are saturating key areas of the city like you see on this map. if the western addition, bayview hunters point visitation valley and the mission. we recently saw the new strategy at work when officers were deployed to the day's few district after several high-profile attacks like the

they are facing a $56 million deficit and says it needs union workers to improve contract concessions in negotiations stalled last month they imposed a controversial new contract on the drivers and members of the union objects to the new work rules and shift changes and says the contract was imposed about 150 to 200 employees have been calling in sick every day. >> it could be a result of the union's efforts. >> blackmail, they are blackmailing the public. >> ac transit riders are paying the price and the to eliminate weekend service it promises to give the public six weeks notice. >>> in marin county and city is installing new surveillance cameras that can take pictures of every car going in in -- the town. they are situated the cameras are around the only route to and from the area. one is being installed on the boulevard and the other on paradise stripy the cameras will help officers catch criminals but opponents say they worry about invasion of privacy. >>> state employee unions are fuming again over furloughs. governor schwarzenegger has reinstated a friday furloughs beginning next month most st

we wanted to make sure that if there's a union contract in which there's union negotiation or other time allotted official time that it not be done clandestinely, using it around telecommuting. the fact is if a union leader who is also a federal employee has a right to have so much time spent doing that this would not stop them but it would make it very clear that you can't simply be working out of your house and use that as collective bargaining time or other work that would not be manageable. it's very clear that we were limited in this. this does not fix everything, mr. speaker. it simply makes the bill revenue neutral and in a couple of important areas assures the american people that their taxpayers are not being misused while they're tall commuting. with that i'd like to yield to the gentleman from georgia. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for -- the gentleman is recognized. mr. gingrey: mr. speaker, i want to thank mr. issa for offering this motion to recommit. since the stimulus passed last february, the private sector has shed over 3.2 million jo

wewe have a call into the union lead negotiator but we've not heard back yet. the union is expected today to head to court to get an injunction which lists the current schedule and that schedule is tied to a newly- imposed contract, it became effective sunday. due to the number of drivers out sick, service at the dumbarton bridge was down 50%. a union representative told one media outlet some workers were too unfamiliar with the new structure to work giving an excuse as to why some drivers did not show up for regular duty. the newly imposed contract instituted new work rules with regard to overtime, a copay policy for medical care and a two-tier pension plan. ac transit says if the union has their way there will be additional layoffs and service cuts because the new contracts helped cut the district costses by $15 million. the district puts ac transit in jeopardy of becoming bankrupt. i just got off the phone with the ac transit spokesman. he told me this morning again he doesn't know how many buses are affected this morning. but riders can expect some delays. w

now, both sides of the city and police union have been embroiled in bitter negotiations for weeks to try to shake the city's projected $50 million come next fiscal year. fine hi last night, a breakthrough when the city council voted to propose a dollar a day parcel tax for homeowners for the november ballot. officers would start paying into own pension. but the measure needs a two- thirds majority. >> it was a hard thing to think about. we think a lot of homeowners can't afford that amount but we wanted to meet the union halfway. it's a chance for the community to weigh in. the only way we're going to retain and save or bring back more officers or have more officers than we had before is by inkeysing revenues -- increasing revenues. >> reporter: the police officers association is refusing to comment on the situation, posting signs saying no pre, no interviews. the hope is to hire back those 80 officers laid off last month. measure y would suspend a minimum staffing requirement until 2015. here is a look at staffing at the oakland police department. prelayoffs, the number stood at 803

disagreement boils down to a fight between ac transit and the amalgamated transit union, three months after negotiations stalled ac transit imposed a contract on union members which took effect two weeks ago. it saved the agency $15.7 million by changing the overtime rules and could pay policy and implements a two year pension plan. since it became effect ac transit said they have had a 10% increase in bus operators calling in sick, they call this a sickout. union members deny the sickout say their union praters are worried about running different routes on different shifts. they took it to court where they asked a judge to lift that new work schedule. a judge is expected to ruling later this morning. we have been following the story for you -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: -- in oakland this morning jade hernandez ktvu channel 2news. >> time now is 5:35. let's head right now to sal castaneda -- [overlapping speakers] [ inaudible ] >> -- i wanted it to be light for you and so far it is cooperating out there. let's go outside. i want to see that traffic all over the place actually looks pretty good. this is

union. >> teresa garcia is live at the county courthoe in oakland with the latest. >> good morning, the negotiations bween the two sides are strained but now even more so. they are inside the court. atu, transit works union trying to get an injunction against the newly imposed contract. some bus workers are showing up, they realize passengs need a ride but it's going to be a domino effect problem. >> everybody is late. i pay $45, it's crazy. >> passengers say they stand lose a lot more than the a.c. transit bus drivers who ha called out sick the last couple days. >> my boss says yesterday, if you are late tomorrow y don't have a job. >> they are apologizing to the riders and 200 drivers have called in sick. >> i had no choice, i had to wait for another bus. >> how long? >> abou 20, 30 minutes. >> they say the union workers are protesting a newly imposed labor contract but bus drivers are calling out. >> people are being forced to day and people that workday are forced at night. so they have to scramb for child care. >> a judge ruled into favor of the challenge of the labor contract and ordered both

union. >> teresa garcia is live at the county courthouse in oakland with the latest. >> good morning, the negotiations between the two sides are strained but now even more so. they are inside the court. atu, transit workers union trying to get an injunction against the newly imposed contract. some bus workers are showing up, they realize passengers need a ride but it's going to be a domino effect problem. >> everybody is late. i pay $45, it's crazy. >> passengers say they stand to lose a lot more than the a.c. transit bus drivers who have called out sick the last couple days. >> my boss says yesterday, if you are late tomorrow you don't have a job. >> they are apologizing to the riders and 200 drivers have called in sick. >> i had no choice, i had to wait for another bus. >> how long? >> about 20, 30 minutes. >> they say the union workers are protesting a newly imposed labor contract but bus drivers are calling out. >> people are being forced to day and people that workday are forced at night. so they have to scramble for child care. >> a judge ruled into favor of the challenge of the labor contract a

down to a situation where these people might have to be laid off, breakthrough in the negotiations between the union and the city may take place, and in which case those people may be called back. but that's hope against hope right now. >> it's iffy. all right, len ramirez in san jose, thanks for the latest. >>> some say big brother is setting up shop in a bay area town. others contend it's all about safety. without a doubt it's going to be hard to get in or out without somebody knowing about it. tiburon has started installing cameras on the only two roads in and out of town. linda yee reports they will take pictures of every car coming and going. linda. >> reporter: yes, allen. you know, four of those cameras will be posted right here along tiburon boulevard. you can see some work being done on that median behind me. 40,000 cars a day pass through here. none will escape being documented. love them or hate them, these surveillance cameras are here to stay. >>> reporter: the electrical work is going in. cameras will be posted on the only two roads leading into tiburon. the busy tiburon boulevard and

. >> for all of the discussion about negotiations and unions and pensions and contracts and things like that, the city of san jose has treated me very well. i would just like to thank them for the opportunity of the service i did. >> the san jose city manager says she hopes to require a recruiting firm and have a new place in chase by the time davis retires. davis has no plans to take another job. he plans to step down october 30th. >>> in san francisco, the police chief there is preparing to hire civilians who would help investigate certain crimes. the chief says it will help the department do its job better during his tough economic times but not only -- not everyone is so sure. david stevenson is live in the city tonight with our report. frank, we just spoke with chief gascon and talked to him about the plan to hire civilian investigators to collect, fingerprints, dna and take police reports. the goal is to free up officers to focus on more serious crimes. >> we want people to go in there and make the victim feel good about the process. >> reporter: chief gascon said he's looking to

negotiating book. >> the european union stands together in sending a strong signal to the iranian leadership. we are asking tehran to return to dialogue and cooperation and to turn off the road leading to nuclear armament. >> the eu underlined that the sanctions are designed to put pressure on the iranian leadership, not the civilian population the sanctions tight restrictions on trade, transportation, and finance. a ban on new investment in the country's oil and gas sector is seen as europe's most effective leverage. >> i think the energy sector is the key point to the sanctions. it is the strength of the iranian economy and the greatest of vulnerability because they are so dependent on it. it can hurt their energy sector, then you hurt the iranian regime. >> the eu hopes that iran will seek the opportunity to allay concerns about its nuclear program and will set a date for reviewing -- resuming talks. >> a tribunal has convicted the first former khmer rouge official in connection with atrocities under pol pot's activities in cambodia. he has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for crimes a

the union then filed a lawsuit against ac transit asking for negotiations. this after the agency opposed contract workers the contract is set to go into the back tomorrow. it includes slashing labor costs by about 9% as well as increased fares administrative cuts. meantime the union's president said the judge's ruling is from of good thing for everyone. >> it get this to a place that i believe that will get a fair contract and we will continue to provide the highest level of safety and service for the riding public. it's our responsibility as bus operators to make sure we get our passengers from point a to point b safely, on time every day. we have not been on strike in 33 years. it shows in 18 years we know how to negotiate with the district into service on the street. >> judge just a both sides to return to court next friday ac transit's facing a projected $56 million budget deficit. the agency serves alameda and contra costa county. san francisco the crime rate is dropping violent crime has dropped in the first six months of this year. violent crime is do

the reduced officers had to arrest them for your the union that represents these workers have been in negotiationsith the hyatt hotel. talks have stalled over rising health-care costs and wages. the hotel wants workers to contribute to health care a local to union worker said coldly this will force highet to listen to their demands. >> we have reached depth we are trying to send a message saying or not to go way we are here to fight to secure fair contract. we had over 100 people who sat down so were willing to take rest of that. >> the entire event was a publicity stunt that cost the city money. >> through these boycotts and labor actions they have taken away $8 million worth of city tourism dollars and that goes directly to the taxes that are generated by the money. that goes to the coffers of the city. >> they're willing make negotiations again if the negotiation is a made soon the protests will continue. >> we will follow that time now is for 38 back with more moment over night headlines. traffic moving along highway 92 weather and traffic not far away. back in 60 seconds. lists woman: yes! di

the union is currently in contract negotiations. it is premature to talk about combining the two carriers. each airline must recognize their own responsibility. all of the past mergers -- although there are announcements that delta is working fine, they are operating as a separate carrier. i am a product of one of those mergers. i was at two a. -- twa. we heard the same predictions. st. louis is a ghost town. the people in kansas city have lost theei obs. plans are going over to china to be maintained. it is time to put a stop to %+is. enough is enough. i look forward to yourn.%- questions. >> thank you. >> thank you mr. chairman. since most of my analysis today resembles my testimony before thisscommittee two years ago, my first recommendation, as foreshadowed by the gentleman from haaaii, is that congress ought to hold retrospective hearings. has it accomplished its stated objectives? has competition been adequately protected? i do not have the answers. there is no question that the daacerr would be invaluable. in art -- the answe

so it would really -- if they could get the teachers union -- you still have to negotiate this stuff the teachers union at the local level. so it's not a o'done deal even if we get this. but it really gives them momentum and some money to get this ball rolling in areas like differential pay, paying teachers more to work in difficult schools. those are things that no one would even talk about two or three years ago. and people are really talking about them now. and i think that what arne duncan said was this is releasing a torrent of reform that nobody wanted to talk about. but the reality is that -- >> nobody in the teachers union -- >> well, even at the local level because -- >> lots of people in the country who want to improve schools -- >> it's true. but if you are a democrat you didn't want to talk about it -- >> president obama ran on it. he said we're going to have accountability because we care about the students more than the teachers unions. and now he's delivered. >> it's been tough to talk about it at a local level or state level. that's for sure. >> what's the time frame

nobody wins in oakland as 80 police officers are laid off after negotiations between the union and city break down. and california's public education system falls further behind with a shorter school year. and the controversial hunters point shipyard development wins key approval from the san francisco board of supervisors. also, state supreme court chief justice ronald george's surprise announcement of his retirement. justice ronald george's surprise announcement of his retirement. coming up next. captioning by vitac, underwritten by fireman's fund ♪ >> belva: good evening. i'm belva davis, and welcome to "this week in northern california." after our two-week hiatus. join meg tonight on our news panel, john wildermuth, reporter for the "san francisco chronicle," on the controversy over development at hunters point shipyard. louis freedberg, senior reporter and adviser for california watch on the state's shrinking school year. and robert gammon, associate editor with the "east bay express" on cuts in the oakland police department. and starting with carla marinucci, political reporter fo

union workers refuse to approve millions of dollars in contract concession. ac unit is facing a $56 million deficit over the next two years. the agency imposed controversial new work rules last month after bitter contract negotiations broke off with the amalgamated transit union. ac transit claims 150 drivers have been calling in sick every day for the past week because of the labor dispute and that's led to delays and cancellations on a number of bus routes. >> ultimately weekend service ending could be a result of the union's efforts to overturn the -- >> black bill. they are blackmailing the public to get the public on their side. >> ac transit says if it does decide to eliminate service on the weekends it will give the public six weeks' notice. >> people think coming out for special elections would be a good way to do a baseball law. those special elections cost a lot of money. >> what's oakland doing to stop the as from leaving? the current mayor is trying to keep the team but ultimately the fight may fall to the next mayor. today, political editor randy shandobil talked with the candidates. >> an irony impossible to miss. the oakland coliseum closed to the public so they could shoot moneyball. . >> perata sai

this after a day of intense negotiations with the police union, joe vazquez is at city hall the latest tonight. joe. >> this could be a breakthrough but there is a catch. always a catch. in this case the catch is for those officers to be rehired the people of oakland have to go back to the ballot in november and about to raise their taxes heavily. >>> um, the motion passes. >> reporter: the council voted 5-3 to place a four-year partial tax on the november ballot for 2010. it would not just charge $360 per parcel, it would lead to the rehiring of the police officers and stave off more than a hundred more police officers next year. leadership agreed to some concessions. in order to get the message on the ballot. >> the only way we can actually meet their demands of three years of no layoffs is if we have a tax that would allow us to do that. >> the police union would agree to have them escalate their pensions in to the office. and eventually achieving 9% by the third year. in exchange the council has agreed to guarantee no layoffs for three years. >> if it does pass then we'll have enou

that contract was approved by june 30th without a vote by the union's 1700 members because negotiations had reached an impasse. ac transit is telling its employees to stay on the job until the court makes a ruling. >> all right. time now is 5:04. and on this friday morning it appears things might be off to a good start. right, sal? >> that's right, claudine and dave. good morning to you. good friday morning. we are doing pretty well, now as your are driving to work on 80 westbound it looks pretty good out to the macarthur maze and beyond to the bay bridge. once you get to the toll plaza it is light. there are no delays on the span into san francisco. >>> this morning's drive is going to be okay on 280 northbound up to highway 17. here is steve. >> a little change here today. if you are watching us down towards maybe salinas, tropical moisture coming up. it will stay south and ease of us. for us, though, low clouds over oakland, so yesterday they were shallow, today they are still shallow but higher and making more of a push. it was on the coast at this time yesterday. it is today. so th

the new contract was imposed on the union july 18th after negotiations stalled. >> very frustrated and i'm a senior, and i'm handicapped, and it is taking away my freedom. >> we have waited 20 minutes, 45 going to an hour, hour and 15 minutes. it is really chaos. >> a court hearing on the issue is set for tomorrow. >>> would you pay to drive in and out of san francisco? it could happen. it is called congestion pricing and there are three new proposals from the county transportation authority. first, a $3 toll during weekday commute hours for everyone entering and leaving the city from the south. plan 2, a $3 toll to get out of the downtown area during weekday morning and afternoon rush hours. and then there is a plan 3, a $6 one way evening toll out of downtown san francisco on weekdays. paying you to get out of town -- you pay to get out of town. >>> driving habits appear to be changing since it got more expensive to cross the seven state-owned bridges in the bay area. according to the bay area toll authority, 12,000 fewer vehicles have gone through carpool lanes each day this month c

. >> the union says they are willing to start a negotiation. if say the immigrant, they are in san were' if an arrest words, over a new contract. meanwhile, bus drivers took part of a sickout. i'll look at the impact it's having riders and that it will "meg whitman says she'll run california like her company..." seen this attack on meg whitman? who are these people? they're the unions and special interests behind jerry brown. they want jerry brown because, he won't "rock the boat," in sacramento. he'll be the same as he ever was. high taxes. lost jobs. big pensions for state employees. the special interests have chosen their governor. how about you? built with quality and backed with the best coverage in america including a 100,000 mile powertrain warranty. that's 40,000 more miles than ford. chevy silverado half-ton. a consumers digest best buy and the most dependable, longest lasting full-size pickups on the road. now get 0% apr for 72 months on 2010 silverado half-ton models with an average finance savings around $5,800. 'cause they're gonna

we will negotiations continue with read all the unions representing firefighters, clerical workers and custodians. >> man here in oakland police headquarters and at the pta has led to a less officers they will continue their efforts to keep the public safe by maintaining a fully staffed patrol division. however denoted to do so every available officer will be on the street and less people are victims of violent crimes or in progress crimes. patrol officers will not come to the scene and take police reports. that responsibility falls on the victims of crimes themselves. at oakland police headquarters kron 4 news. >> karen san francisco 5 car robberies in one night. one of them here in this quiet street in his valley. there clear if any are related were scattered through the city. all the cases the robbers used and gunna is an still things excel phones cash and purses. always be aware of your surroundings of trotted to carry too many things out the open side look like a target. in severance is good and kermit kron 4 news. >> it all started around 4:00 tuesday afternoon this interchange a

delays expected that ac transit this week, there has been a changing contract negotiation between the bus system and the unionr round of cigarettes are expected that of course will cause cancellation, delays for writers say the dispute is over contract negotiations that had an embossed with no contract in place a judge ordered the two sides to work toward a deal to arbitration but allowed ac transit and the trent to continue with its and rows contract on those drivers the jurors union is heading to court to try and get the old contract reinstated while negotiations continue. these teachers aboard my vote to appeal the order for binding arbitration. the above change in leadership may be in store here for bp and may come as early as today. reports in this overseas say that the pc eo is on his way out, though bp's says no final decision has been made its board is meeting today a day before a company announces results for the second quarter one of the possible replacement is robert dudley kono oversees the day-to-day response. if he raises hayward he would be the first american to ever had the british drug giant.

>> reporter: a spokesman for the hotel council of san francisco says that union members should have spent their time negotiating today instead of wasting time on this protest with what he characterized as a publicity stunt. the council says that the unions refuse to acknowledge the fact that the hoe it will and hospithotel and hospitality industry is struggling financially. live in san francisco, tracy grant. >> obviously no traffic is moving right now. >> reporter: right. this is actually stockton right behind me. and it's completely blocked off. the police were ready for this. there are barricades and a lot of officers out they're try to move people out of the way. >> all right, well, obviously avoid the union square area tonight. tracy grant in san francisco. thank you. >>> hate crimes are on the decline in california, but new numbers in tonight show those crimes are hardly a thing of the past. the office of the attorney general released the numbers tonight showing there were 1100 hate crimes before it last year. that is a 21% drop from 2008 when there were 1397 such crimes in california. and it's well off t

. >> the firefighters union ifts sifts it's offering to make kons yegss. the chief negotiator says it falls $6 million short. >> fire fighter proposal is saving million that is significant. it's a significant difference. >> early on, the mayor warned there would be consequences for union that's did not help the city make it through the recession. the firefighters union says leaders decided where to cut. >> they're making a policy decision and fwam bling with lives and properties of the citizens and it's bad. >> from city hall and beyond, real people are caught in the middle of the fiscal crisis. >> just disappointed and frustrated. all of those things we've done to get to this point is gone. >> and everyone hopes some kinld of deal can be reach sod 49 laid off firefighters can be reinstated. the city is now asking for binding arbitration. >> and thank you very much. >> other news now. the contract dispute hitting bus drivers against ac transit won't be solved before monday leaving riders wondering again if buses will run this weechblgtd today the union asked a judge to interse

it appears that the remainder of the state's employee unions will be negotiated that issue as well. think that is inappropriate way for issues to be addressed. host: time for quick chequestion from california. caller: isn't the unions really the big problem in california, especially when it comes to the legislature. host: we have about 20 seconds left. guest: i think the real problem is that the revenues that come into the budget on an annual basis are significantly less than the money, we need to pay for public services. we have a tough road to hell. host ifh