the united steel workers union is on strike at oil facilities around the country. union members may be joining them in coming days. the union called for a strike after a fourth contract offer was rejected. about 400 employees at the tesoro refinery in martinez are off the job. they say it's not about money - but claim health and safety problems are at the heart of dispute. so far, the strike is not affecting gas prices. . but there are signs that the falling gas prices we're enjoying -- could be levelling off. the price of crude oil rose by more than a dollar and a quarter a barrel today. that's the third day in a row prices have gone up. it's only a matter of time before that increase is passed on to consumers. super bowl 49 will forever be remembered for that play -- and the "play calling" that led up to it. now -- the bay area is ready for the super bowl spotlight. santa clara is hosting super bowl 50 next year. many of the events planned for fans. will be in san francisco. kron4's j-r stone talked to santa clara's mayor -- about what organizers are focusing on.

union workers and management. >> what do we want? >> fair contracts. >> reporter: that's what it looked like in southern california yesterday. the united steel workers' union is on strike at nine oil refineries. mostly in california and texas. the strike is in response to a breakdown in contract talks between the union and shell oil. which is serving as the lead company in national negotiations. the tesoro plant in martinez has more than 400 workers. they plan to join the strike as soon as the refinery can be shut down safely. and that's probably going to happen sometime today. one local expert says gas prices will not likely go up immediately. but if the strike drags on, expect to pay more. >> if the strike goes on a long time, we might start to see prices rise. because some of the refineries probably won't be able to keep up their usual production. and in california runs on a very tight supply demand balance. >> reporter: the topics in the dispute include wages, health care costs, safety, and the use of contractors in staffing. by the way this is the largest worker walkout in the industry in 30 years. live in martinez, ryan takeo, kpix 5.

. >> the nationwide walk out begone when talks between the united steel workers union and shell oil, lead negotiator between the countries broke down, setting the stage for the largest strike in the u.s., since 1980. >> there are quite a few on the line who are terrified. >> absolutely. >> it's a very strange time. it's anxious for all of us. in the past decade. hundreds of workers were killed on the job. hiring more union workers make the work place safer. >> we have good wages and benefits. we work in a dangerous environment. and so for us it's about staffing levels. if you can't go home the way you came in, it's not worth it. >> the b.p. refineries are operating using replace. workers. the company told us in a statement: university of toledo law reform implications. >> the interesting thing is gas prices have gone to lows that we have not seen in decades. if there was a significant change this prices, they'd go up. that wouldn't affect everyone. >> i want everything to be fair, it's important to me. i want to go to work, come home and see my children. >> so far they have not reach

so far the united steel workers union which represents those oil workers is telling its workers to walk out of nine refineries in california, texas and elsewhere. more facilities could be affected. the order coming after the union and u.s. refiners failed to reach an agreement on a new contract early this morning. both sides say they still do hope, though, to reach an agreement over pay benefits and safety before the strike extends even further. >>> president obama set to unveil his new budget tomorrow. it includes rolling back about a trillion dollars in automatic sequestration cuts that began in 2013, and it will reportedly seek to boost spending by $74 billion, or 7% over current caps. chairman of the house budget committee tom fife telling maria bartiromo the president's budget is just bad news for american families. >> every single dollar that's taxed and every single dollar that's borrowed is a dollar that can't be used to pay the rent, to pay the mortgage, to buy a house, to buy a car, to send your kids to college. so the things that the american people want to do, the president'

the workers are taking part in a walk out by the united steel workers union and refineries in california texas and connecticut. working conditions and staffing are said to be unsafe and the company is offering a fair contract. united states oil surprises rose over concerns on supply but the increase probably will not last until the strike goes nationwide. >> government updated the number of measles cases detected so far. the centers for disease control reports 102 indicates in -- cases in 14 states. 91 cases are confirmed in california mostly linked to disney outbreak with patients in san mateo and santa clara and alameda and marin counties. officials warn against the trend by some not to vaccinate saying getting the shot is the best way to prevent measles. >> the biggest stars if hollywood will get together for a lunch. the lunch is in their honor and bradley cooper and expected to be there along with clint eastwood and oprah. >> we remind you that abc7 is the oscar station. you can watch the david alward -- academy awards on sunday, february 22 right here on abc7. >> meteorologist mike

united steel workers union are on strike after talks with shell oil company broke down. the martinez family is in the middle of a maintenance upgrade so it is running at half capacity right now. in a statement, tsor said quote we intend to operate our refineries with fully qualified personnel and are confident in our ability to continue to responsibly meet the needs of our customers. >> what were the seahawks thinking? did you see that play? not only the top play but the top commercials. we are geeking out here. we have the analytics of what scored big with the record super bowl audience. >> scott budman is live outside tivo headquarters in san jose to show us what we watched the most. >> data is everything in the tech world. you're right. we got puppies ad to tug on our heart strings and in the middle after great game, we got an over the top halftime show. >> sure there was a game on sunday. and a whole lot of people watched. >> but according to tivo even more people tuned in to the halftime show. >> proving that we love football -- ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> but we love katy perry e

. >> reporter: the nationwide walk out began when united steel workers union talks and shell oil, the lead contract negotiators for new oil companies broke down. it set the stage for the largest oil workers strike in the u.s. since 1980. >> i am sure there's a few people on the line who are terrified. >> absolutely. it's a very strange time. anxious time for all of us. >> in the past many have been killed on the job. the u.s. w says hiring unioners will make the workplace safer. >> we have good wages and benefits. we work in a dangerous environment. so for us it's really about safety and staffing. if you can't go home solve ... >> reporter: the b.p. refineries in toledo and indiana is operating using replacement workers. the company told us in a statement: university of toledo joseph slade says that there could be national implications. >> the interesting thing is of course, gas prices recently have gone to you know lows that we have not seen in decades. sure, if there was a significant decrease in production prices would go up and affect everybody. >> i wanted everything to be - i wa

>>catherine: the united steel workers union went on strike sunday at hrs facilities around the country other union members may be joining the coming days. the union call for a strike after a fourth contract offer was rejected. about 400 employees at the tesoro refinery and martina has are off the the job. they say it is not about the money but claim health and safety problems are the heart of the dispute. >>catherine: another huge recall has been ordered on several cars models because of faulty air bags it involves more than 2 million older cars which could have a problem with crash sensors meeting air bags could deploy for no reason. is the second time around for this with the same problem if you have an accurate and dx, a dodge viper a jeep grand cherokee, a honda odyssey, a pontiac bite or a toyota corolla made between 2002 and 2004 you should call your dealer. ♪ ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing really good around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of living off the taste of the air ♪ ♪ turn aro

county where some 800 members of the united steel workers union went on strike at a facility in carson. it's among nine refineries most of which are in california and texas where workers are striking. >> well, it's the biggest strike we've been in since -- in 35 years since 1980. >> strike is in response to a breakdown in contract talks between the union and shell oil which is serving as the lead company in national negotiations. >>> the strike is also affecting a refinery in the bay area. the plant in martinez employs more than 400 people. they plan no join the strike as soon as the refinery can be shut down safely. and that's likely to happen sometime today. one local expert says gas prices will not likely go up immediately but if the strike drags on, expect to pay more. >> if the strike goes on for a while, the refineries probably can't continue to run at their normal level. and we may start to see a splay shortage. -- supply shortage. >> the topics include wages, health care costs, safety the use of contractors, and staffing. >>> chp looking into a fiery car crash that killed two m

. >> the united steel workers union called for the strike after contract talks with the oil companies broke off. as for gas prices, analysts say they are not likely to be affected immediately. but will go up if the strike drags on. gas prices are slightly on the rise. that's according to gasbuddy.com. here the average prices for a gallon of regular unleaded in our local metro areas -- >>> it is 4:36 now. police are focusing on a missing man that's possibly victim in a case of a body parts found in a suitcase in san francisco. and he could be the murder suspect's friend and former roommate too. a 58-year-old man was already missing out of vallejo when someone found the suitcase on a san francisco treat last week. investigators are now trying to confirm if there was a dna match. 54-year-old mark jeffrey andrus is the suspect and was arrested on friday. >>> police in san francisco are investigating three home invasion robberies. the first happened on friday on fair lawn street in the ocean view neighborhood. a female suspect held a woman at knife point and took jewelry and money. on sad,

united steel workers union demanding more pay and stronger benefits. joining us from the sister network, lauren? >> the united steel union goes on strike for the first time since 1980. it represents 30000 workers. >> the walk outs mostly in texas and california. and represent 10th of the american capacity. two-thirds of the refining capacity. workers are looking for a new national contract represented by shell here. and oil prices are cut in half and energy companies slashing the budget and they may not have as much leverage and them being fed up could cause the prices to go up. the national average today is 2.06. a week ago. 2.03. >> exxon mobile profits are down six percent. this is still managed to beat expectation. kson cutting the share buy back program a third. >> jon back to you. >> lauren, thank you very much. >> and a new report detailing a mission between the u.s. and israel cooperating to take out a top hesbollah terrorist. we'll speak with a former cian officer about it. threats are always evolving. at first we were protecting networks. then

the united steel workers union said a u.s.inery strike expanded to two more plants due unfair labor practices by oil companies. walk outs and bp's refinery in indiana and ohio began sunday morning. workers on strike at 11 u.s. plants including nine that account for 13% of u.s. refining capacity. >> u.s. west coast ports are set to reopen to shipping today following a weekend shut down by terminal operators heightening labor attentions. they were idle at several ports adds a number of ships remained anchors offshore. the decision to shut down the 29 ports affected not only retail goods but u.s. agricultural exports. a shut down could cost the economy around $2 billion per day. >>> the big night for sam smith at the grammys. the british singer -- ♪ ♪ >> there you go! we don't need him! you can sing it for us. sometimes so you to hear it. >> i think he's young. i think he's 22. took home three of the top four awards. smith won best new artist and song and record of the year for his hit "stay with me." he to give song writing cred

negotiations with the united steel workers union fell apart on friday.oined the strike. 6,500 workers at 15 refineries and production facilities. >>> yesterday was nice. >> it was nice. >> it was amazing. balmy conditions here in the northeast. are they going to last? no. no they are over. it is freezing again. there is a wintry mix in texas. more than 1,200 flights canceled all across the country. the majority in dallas. let's go to meteorologist pedram javaheri for an early look at the weather. >> john and christine, good morning. good monday morning to you. look at the perspective across the country. just about every location across the country below average. some areas in northern and central texas, 30 to 40 degrees below average. south florida, you will be okay. western united states you will be okay. it will be above average. countdown is on for spring. march 20th. 25 days left. we are getting there. slowly but certainly get there in the next few weeks. temperatures this morning goose egg in chicago. the windchill already pretty brutal. 22 below in

united steel worker's union which represents 30,000 employees at 200 oil refineries pipelines and chemicalt nine sites in california. this is the biggest walkout since 1980. they want higher pay and more worker protections. they are not getting that threatens to disrupt two-thirds of the country's fuel production. consider the backdrop here. oil prices cut in half since june energy companies/ing budgets as a result so the union way may not have as much leverage. may only cost prices you pay at the gas pump gog up. in the past week gas prices are higher than two pennies. >> american sniper revenues are up 32 million on super bowl weekend that's a record. "american sniper" beating padding ton and all man ache each bringing in $8 million. >> chick pill lay giving away free copies all month. no purchase necessary. it has the bigger slice of the breakfast market. it is also taught in goodwill. it is giving away the partnership with family owned producers. let's show you how producers are doing. hopefully february will be better. leah back to you. >> don't miss lauren on the fox business network

. >> the nationwide walk out begone when talks between the united steel workers union and shell oil, the lead negotiator between the countries broke down setting the stage for the largest strike in the u.s. since 1980. >> there are quite a few on the line who are terrified. >> absolutely. >> it's a very strange time. it's anxious for all of us. in the past decade. hundreds of workers were killed on the job. hiring more union workers make the work place safer. >> we have good wages and benefits. we work in a dangerous environment. and so for us it's about staffing levels. if you can't go home the way you came in it's not worth it. >> the b.p. refineries are operating using replace. workers. the company told us in a statement: university of toledo law reform said there could be national implications. >> the interesting thing is gas prices have gone to lows that we have not seen in decades. if there was a significant change this prices they'd go up. that wouldn't affect everyone. >> i want everything to be fair it's important to me. i want to go to work come home and see my children. >>

the united steel workers is telling the workers to walk out of nine refineries in california, washington state texas, and kentucky. the move coming after the u.s. -- amid the union failing to reaching a agreement on a new contract early this morning. the last nationwide refinery strike happened in 1980 and lasted about three months. >>> plus, the massive winter storm expected to dump heavy snow in the midwest and northeast later this evening. potentially making traveling a risky endeavor. the northeast getting the worst of it beginning around midnight tonight. we'll see what happens with the snow. i'll be back with the update at noon eastern. the doctors are in. back to "sunday morning futures" and maria. ♪ ♪ thank you, eric. john kerry is set to travel to ukraine this week to meet with his counter part in the country. putin has tightened his hold on crimea even as the west extended economic sanctions against russia. on friday i sat down with former treasury secretary larry somers to get his take. i asked him about the president's new budget plan. >> look, i think the president believes we need to get the growth rate of the economy going up. i think he believes

necessity gosh yaxgotiations with the united steel workers union fell apart friday.rkers. >>> you know it summer when it is 45 degrees yesterday. we had a taste in the east but it is all over. the wintry conditions are back. more than 1,200 flights canceled today. let's get to meteorologist pedram javaheri for an early look at your weather. >> john and christine, good morning. look at the perspective across the country. just about every location across the country below average. some areas 30 to 40 degrees below average. what i can tell you, countdown is on for the official start of spring. march 20th. 25 days left. we are getting there. getting there slowly but get there in the next coming few weeks. take a look at this. temperatures this morning. goose egg in chicago. 39 in d.c. and new york city. the cold air will move in to the northeast as we head in on tuesday. the windchill already pretty brutal. 22 below across minneapolis. 17 below in chicago. in the teens and 20s in the nation's capital. a clipper system but light snowshowers. the metro cities will not get

the united steel workers union says the strike affects nine refineries in california washington stateexas and kentucky. but more could join in. a full strike would affect 64% of our nation's oil production. >>> and talk about a one-two punch even as a lot of people are digging out from the first blizzard of the year another major storm is now moving in will. it's already hitting the midwest expected to dufrnl up to a foot of snow in some places. blizzard warnings posted in chicago. and then the storm is headed to the northeast by tonight. and it could be bad news for people planning to travel to those super bowl parties. i'm eric shawn. i'll see you at the top of the hour. now back to "#mediabuzz" and howard kurtz. >>> the usual media hype surrounding the super bowl between the seahawks and patriots has been almost entirely replaced by the fallout from deflategate. robert kraft saying the nfl owes his team an apology if no evidence confirms that the patriots deflated footballs in the af skrchltc championship. >> this would be this n. direct con tax to the public discourse which has be

it began after united steel workers union failed to reach an agreement to get a contract with severalompanies that started today. >> they're calling for more job security. when the house passed keystone pipeline and the senate passed keystone pipeline in a bipartisan way and the president issues a veto threat that's what these folks are upset about. the administration doesn't recognize that more energy and more jobs for this country are good things. >> negotiations began january 21st. they're asking for more pay and stronger rules to prevent worker fatigue among other things. they represent workers at more than 200 refineries and terminals terminals. >>> steve forbes joins us up next on benjamin netanyahu. exploring and looking for something better. that's the way i look at life. especially now that i live with a higher risk of stroke due to afib a type of irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. i was taking warfarin, but wondered if i kept digging could i come up with something better. my doctor told me about eliquis... for three important reasons. one, in a clinica

the united steel workers union called a strike after it claims contract talks with shell oil broke down. shell is serving as the lead company in the negotiations. in a statement, executives said we intend to safely operate our refineries with fully qualified personnel and are confident in our ability to continue to responsibly meet the needs of our customers. >>> so far this quinn tear it's been feast or famine. looks like we might be getting a feast this weekend. >> we are sure hoping that forecast does come true. you'll see the scrolling seven-day ticker it is not your eyes, but yes, we actually have a rain icon. a couple of them on there in the coming days. take a look outside at the sky camera network. you can see temperatures in the 60s. we have an overcast. tomorrow morning's forecast into the afternoon, what you're going to find here is not super combed temperatures. it's going to be mild again for tomorrow. we'll likely average 72 in the south bay. 70 in the tri-valley and north bay. upper 60s. a mix of sun and clouds. obviously tomorrow we are not looking at any kind of storm s

workers in the east bay. the nurses joined members of the united states steel workers union on the picket line yesterday at the golden eagles refinery. the dangers faced by the workers extend beyond the refinery. >> what they are facing are are also public safety issues because they are asking for the right to be able to shut down production when they identify safety problems. >> the nurses say they also want to expand the reach of their work as passion advocates. >>> stanford university board of trustees approved a tuition hike. tuition for under graduate students will be more than $45,000. for students who live on campus total under graduate fees will jump to more than $60,000. but stanford says only one- third of students actually pay the full tuition with two- thirds receiving some sort of financial aid or scholarship assistance. >>> for the next couple of days some students at the convent are on a tech time out. yesterday students sealed up their cell phones and tablets and anything else with a screen inside envelopes. they will remain in the envelopes until sunday morning. fifth graders to high school se

the united steel workers union called for the strike after contract talks with the oil companies broke off. as for gas prices analysts say they are not likely to be affected immediately. but will go up if that strike does drag on. >>> gas prices are starting to creep up anyway. that's according to gasbuddy.com. you can expect to pay -- >>> an 8-year-old girl says a man sexually assaulted her while she was looking at toys inside a store. police say on sunday afternoon, the man grabbed the girl in the 99 cents only store on mission boulevard in hayward and touched her inappropriately. he then ran out. the girl's mother was in a different aisle. the suspect has a flat top haircut, and was wearing a white t-shirt, dark jeans, and black tennis shoes. >>> former swimmer has pleaded not guilty to five felony charges in connection with an alleged sexual assault. yesterday court appearance in palo alto was the first in the case for 19-year-old brock turner, prosecutors say he sexually assaulted a woman who was drunk and unconscious outside a fraternity party last month. police say two men on bi

the united steel workers union points to an explosion this week as they threaten more walkouts over safety to a jump in gas prices. the market will watch the talks if the deal is not reached by sunday. this could be the biggest refine refinery strike since 1980. >>> it is a date. one of the most anticipated boxing show downs set. floyd mayweather jr. will fight manny pacquiao on may 2nd. this is expected to be the richest boxing fight in history. mayweather is expected to earn at least $120 million. pacquiao's split is around $80 million. the fight has been in the making as you know for five years. to $120 million, i'll get in the ring. i'll take my chances. give it to me. >> i'll do it for 60. >> fight of the century. already sold out at mgm grand. >> if you walked into my office and said i cannot believe we are not doing this story. this is the biggest trending story. >> it is the biggest boxing match. >> is it pay-per-view? >> i'll end up at somebody's house. >> yeah. dylan dreyer may have a boxing fight at her house. >> are you done talking yet? it is cold. we have this sign freezing b

it was called by the united steel workers union and already there are picture lines up at -- picket linesoro refineries in texas, washington state and kentucky. workers say the strike is more about money. they are concerned about worker safety, understaffing and fatigue. the strike was called after steel workers rejected a fourth contract offer. >> the national was willing to continue talking even beyond the midnight deadline and industry walked away and was unwilling. >> reporter: the tesoro plant here in martinez will continue to take in crude oil during the stoppage and also ship out what's been refined. there is a concern about the strike spreading to other refineries around california which produced our state's unique blend of gas. we're expecting that blow duction will be halted -- production will be halted entirely here at the tesoro facility by this thursday. that's when we should begin to see workers on the picket lines. in martinez, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we're learning more this morning about the man who was arrested in the gruesome discovery of body parts in a

union workers at nine refineries have been told to strike. both sides say they're still hoping to reach a deal over pay, benefits, and safety. the united steel workers union represents workers at 65 plants across the country. they're going through the negotiation when oil prices have fallen by more than 50%. i think you have to go all the way back to 1980 since you saw the steel workers strike. >>> investigating moonies. whether they issued favorable grades ahead of the financial crisis. the doj set to be nearing a settlement with standard and pores over similar actions. the dow, s&p, nasdaq coming off two straight negative months. eight of the last main sectors finished january in the red. the worst financials down almost 7%. the best performing were utilities up more than 2%. >>> let's take a look at markets. futures are looking a little bit better today. you're going to see green arrows here as we look at the very frirs trading day of the week. it looks like the dows are up. the dow, the s&p, and the nasdaq had two consecutive months of losses. the dow and the svp had the worst losses since 2012. when you look at the two months of losses

oil production. 6,500 members of the united steel workers union are demanding higher pay.ces familiar with the negotiation say the talks could resume as early as this week. maria joins us. is this why the price of gas went up $0.13? >> absolutely. with this strike, very much in place, and the idea that they have not even set a date for a restart of negotiations this is keeping oil investors and some speculators in the market on edge. the truth is if the entire walkout were to happen, this would affect two 3rd of the capacity of the production of oil in the gas. that's what happened to oil in the last couple of weeks. we talked about it a couple weeks ago with this story broke this would be the one push up for the price of oil. until this is resolved i don't know if the prices will drop that much. at this point the issue surround a long term security in wages. they've already agreed on healthcare benefits and on most salary. but it's the long term security in terms of short term workers the idea to have temporary workers on the job. this is what -- >> non-union? >> non-unio

. >>> spokesman for north america's largest industrial union united steel workers. >> the plain thing we want people to understand is this is not good financial. this is not financial strike. it's about safety going home to our wives and our children. we live in the communities that these refineries are built in. some of the biggest concerns are the fatigue standards where people are worked long hours and lot of days in a row. we had an agreement for a fatigue policy, but it's not being followed or implemented properly. we have a lot of contracting out. when i first started in this industry 35 years ago i went to a four year apprenticeship school. we feel people coming to work are not qualified or safe but there are no checks or balances that we can find that forecast out. we are hoping that the industry will listen to what we're saying and give people an opportunity to learn these jobs and for us to teach and do these jobs. >> the united nations envoy to yemen say on mon jamal abdel malek, jamal el sleighal has shayal. has more. >> they haven't given their final answer. they say they

so far, the united steel workers labor union, which represents about 30,000 workers in the oil industryegotiator shell have failed to reach an agreement on wage rises and the use of contract maintenance workers. let's bring in the chief economist with the american petroleum institute, and the senior energy analyst with raymond james. good morning to you both. thank you very much for joining us here on cnbc. john, let me kick off with you. this strike now doesn't appear to be affecting demand but this is now -- for oil. but it is now 20% of the refining capacity in the country that potentially could be impacted. that presumably is an oil negative potentially moving forward. >> i'd have to defer any questions on individual refineries to the operators themselves. but if you look at the data for the last four weeks, production of fuel has been relatively constant and at very high levels. so far, things are looking very good. >> is morgan stanley right when they warned the u.s. crude stocks will build right the way through until may? is that the profile of what you see? >> well so far we've

union workers at three more plants walked out this weekend including at the nation's biggest facility. more than 6500 united steelorker members are on strike at 19 chemicals. the latest lund burg shows the latest price of gasoline rose 13 cents to $2.33 a gallon. it's down more than a dollar from a year ago. >>> operations resumed at u.s. west coast ports after they struck a tentative contract deal late friday. it could take months to clear cargo stacked up at los angeles and long beach. the two busiest shipping hubs. morgan stanley said the congestion has negatively impacted volumes of rail operations and trucking companies. you can take a look at the names in the space. all trading higher in friday's trade. >>> hollywood got a chance to honor their own on sunday night with the 87th academy awards. eddy redmayne won best actor. julian moore was named best actress for "still alice." and it was a big night for "birdman." it took home awards for best picture, director original screen play, and sincinemaing to if i. >>> and another big day for the banking sector and apology from hsbc as earnings miss the mark. we're