night shift workers are loading and unloading cargo ships at regular times now. earlier they took part in an illegal work stoppage. long shore man all took breaks at the same time and did other things to slow down productivity. they were sent home for the day. >>> facebook bus drivers overwhelmingly approved a deal that bumped their pay and gives them better working conditions. the drivers work for a transportation, they will have to work out the details with facebook. drivers for other tech companies will vote on unionizing this week. >> activists are dealing with a bizarre trend. birds being poisoned but not intentionally. workers for the group "wild care" say turkey as a resultures are getting sick after scaffaging on euthanized an mals. the birds end up inguesting the drugs that killed the animals to bebegin with. >>> first they were found bear he breathing but tonight they are doing much better. >>> a report tonight on dangers of trains carrying crude oil and other fuels. the government predicts the trails can derail on average 10 times a year over the next

workers are spending the day unloading cargo ships at 29 west coast ports including the pot oakland shown here in the video. this comes after a fur day shut down. secretary perez says the dispute could cost american businesses hundreds of millions of dollars if it dragged on. >> vice president biden is all the talk on social media today after getting too close and way too personal with the wife of the new defense secretary. our reporter has the latest. >> vice president was seen whispering her ear and touching her shoulder behind her husband and some critics call this hands-y and others brush it off and say he is a close talker, that is who he is. >> you would be the judge. creepy? or friendly? pictures and video of vice president biden have gone viral and they she him at a ceremony yesterday swearing in the new defense secretary asking carter when he got close maybe too close. i am grateful to the president the vice president, for your trust. >> heap keeps his hands on the woman's shoulder for 20 seconds and whispers in her year. she smiles but then counter has plenty of others cringing.

workers are unloading cargo ships at 29 west coast pores including oakland. tom perez said this could cost american businesses hundreds of millions if it drags on. >> united states senator boxer and state senator will talk about the need for vaccinating kids. both are sponsoring legislation to revent spreading preventable diseases. centerses have said there are two separate outbreaks with 20 new cases in the past week. boxer's bill ensures all children in head start programs are vaccinated unless they are too sick. and the doctor is trying to repeal the% kneel exemption that allows parents to opt out of vaccinating children >> the way you deal in 415 change you have to dial one plus 415 as if you are calling a another area code so if you are calling us from 415 number you dial if you do not a recording will tell you to hang up. this is happening so the state can introduce a new area code, 628, an overlay meaning it will be assign to new numbers in the 410 region. 628 phone numbers will be assigned next month. the dialing change starts on saturday. >> we will

workers are unloading cargo ships at 29 west coat ports including oakland after a shutdown.s hundreds of millions in it drags on. >> a new poll shows what of california voters want for secretary of state condoleeza rice to succeed senator boxer although she said it is not a consideration. a poll shows 49 percent of vote efforts were more inclined on vote for republican. california attorney general kamala harris was second with 46 percent. so far the democrat is the only announced campaigner for the seat. >> new orleans crews are in the cold cleaning up after mardi gras celebrations stopped at midnight with temperatures in the my -- mid-50s on fuse and then dropped 20 degrees. officials say between 50 and 150 tons of trash will be collected. now the season of lent begins today, ash wednesday. >> starting on saturday, anyone who is dialing from a 415 phone number to another 415 has to do it differently. say you want to call a 415 number you dial 1-415 and then the number. if you do not remember the 1-415 a recording will tell you to hang up. the call will not go through unless

issues like pay. 29 west coast ports were down over the holiday weekend with no loading or unloading of cargo ships and the impact is f worm wide from citrus grows to building fasteners in southern california which sells system screws for metal building. we are just getting to the point where business is good again. just getting to the point where we are making money again. good money. and this hits. it is one more thing as a business owner to worry about and stress about and notship at night -- not sleep at night about and you hope it comes to a resolution. >> the white house has been hands off on the issue until now, with lawmakers calling on the president to supervene with exporters losing so much money. perez will try to in fact a solution. >>> it is 6:05. a family is struggling with unbearable emotions and financial stress. their mother is budgeter ring a glory-eating bacteria sharing the story with our reporter. daisy lee was diagnosed february 1, the bacteria produces toxins that destroy tissue including skin and organs and the family does not know how she get the infection. lee has had four

tension intensified this weekend because shipping companies hired workers to move cargo unloaded by dockrkers. >> we've seen build up in lines at the gate truckers have had to wait some teams several hours >> the tactic eased backlog when regular operations resumed today, ships were able to unload cargo and truckers able to freely enter the port. workers still face the threat of a lockout. >> business owners are getting impatient, talks between dock workers and ports dragged on since summer. losses are now starting to add up estimated into millions of dollars at this point. how delays are holding up new jobs. >> oxen solar manufactures panels for ten companies. just one part held up in port can stop production. it has an estimated eight containers stuck on the docks or ships in the bay waiting to unload. it's trying to move from the port of long beach by rail. doing that is more than double to ship ship from overseas >> there are a lot of finished goods and orders but that becomes more difficult. >> long shoremen, some make $147,000 a year, may be slowing down efforts by u.s. companies t

tension intensified this weekend because shipping companies hired workers to move cargo unloaded by dock workers. >> we've seen build up in lines at the gate truckers have had to wait some teams several hours >> the tactic eased backlog when regular operations resumed today, ships were able to unload cargo and truckers able to freely enter the port. workers still face the threat of a lockout. >> business owners are getting impatient, talks between dock workers and ports dragged on since summer. losses are now starting to add up estimated into millions of dollars at this point. how delays are holding up new jobs. >> oxen solar manufactures panels for ten companies. just one part held up in port can stop production. it has an estimated eight containers stuck on the docks or ships in the bay waiting to unload. it's trying to move from the port of long beach by rail. doing that is more than double to ship ship from overseas >> there are a lot of finished goods and orders but that becomes more difficult. >> long shoremen, some make $147,000 a year, may be slowing down efforts by u.s. companie

meetings taking place after ports along the west coast were shut down, making it impossible for ships to unload cargond domestic cargo to be shipped overseas. we'll have the very latest next. you don't know "aarp." the aarp fraud watch network the nyet ♪ jon: happening now, a desperate search for3-year-old april foster. she was seen thursday morning leaving a karaoke bar with a man she met hours earlier. they called police when she didn't show up for work. investigators spoken with the man as well as foster's estranged husband. both have been cooperative. so far they say there is no evidence of foul play. we'll keep an eye on this developing story. >> new information on a major work stoppage in this country. the u.s. labor secretary is meeting with both sides after an ongoing labor dispute shut down operations at major west coast ports. ships have been forced to wait offshore unable to load cargo. you have the problem the other way around. you have a lot of folkses here in the united states want to get their cargo overseas. chief correspondent jonathan hunt joins us live from the port of los angeles.

and the employers intensify this weekend because shipping company hired temporary workers on saturday and sunday so they could move a cargo already unloaded by union dock workers. the port says a slow did you know by dock workers left ship idling in the bay because they can't unload the cargo oychlt we seen significant buildup in line at the gate. truck hers to wait several hours to get through the gate and into the terminal. >> the weekend tactic eased the backlog when regular operation resume today at the port ships were able to unload the cargo and truckers able to freely enter the port. workers still face threat of look out if they can't agree on new contract soon. >> alright. well what a difference day make. we have a pretty rough weekend with wind and rain we need every drop of the rain but not the wind. >> certainly. sand why has the latest details on what is ahead with the little strong as well. >> we rerun january. remember how dry and how warm it was. we may be talking about records we may be talking about records. rain was here. much needed now it's gone. check out live doppler 7hd. if hold on to that for a little longer no. we

. >> reporter: even if the dispute ended today, it could take weeks, even months to unload these ships and their cargo containers filled with auto parts, electronics and other merchandise. in colorado, big ring bicycle shop depends on shipments from asia. >> obviously disconcerting. >> reporter: owner scott mormon has plenty of bikes now but he's starting to see delivery delays. >> at a certain point it will cost us sales. >> reporter: there are estimates that a total west coast port shutdown could cost the u.s. economy $2 billion a day. lester? >> joe fryer tonight, thank you. >>> still ahead tonight, the secret to their success. a restaurant where the employees have amassed over a million dollars in savings and an owner with a loyal staff that never wants to leave. >>> also, 8 million fans and counting for a little country music. a captive audience and a farmer who is outstanding in his field. >>> welcome back. now to an ongoing series of reports we're calling good job. focusing on people across the country who have found creative ways to solve all too common problems. we were inspired by a little r

while out at sea a fleet of massive ships stuck unable to unload their cargo. on a normal day here at the port of long beach, you might see a couple of ships waiting to dock, but right now there are dozens stacked up, as far as the eye can see, all waiting to unload. a dispute between dock workers and shippers triggering partial shutdowns at 29 west coast ports from seattle to san diego. an 11-day shutdown could cost the u.s. economy up to $2 billion a day and 21,000 jobs. and it means you could end up paying more for electronics, shoes and clothes. >> retailers are losing money when cargo isn't reaching them. and serious impacts on the overall national economy. >> reporter: small businesses, already feeling it. >> i would say we're going to lose at least 20% to 25% of our export at least. >> reporter: we'll told they could be close to an agreement. >> thank you. >>> and this school bus swerving into oncoming traffic. the police scrambling to save them. gio benitez with what happened next. >> reporter: tonight, frightening video of a school bus out of control in

ships are often waiting out at sea for hours to unload their cargo. this coffee shop in oakland relies on almost all of their beans that arrive by ship. >> as each day goes on it's getting harder and harder to get our coffee off the boat. every single pound, every single bean of coffee we roast comes from -- comes off the boat basically. >> the labor dispute means longer waits for customers who want certain products. that could change if the dispute is not resolved soon. >>> super bowl 50 will be played in february of next year at levi stadium in santa clara, as you know. the deadline is coming up fast now for local businesses that want to get in on the action. abc 7 news reporter, carolyn tyler is in the newsroom with more. a golden moneymaking opportunity. >> that's right, dan. the host committee is promising that super bowl 50 will have a regional approach and be the most diverse ever when it comes to helping small businesses share the economic impact. >> hundreds of people packed the scottish wright center in oakland to learn the playbook for super

even though cargo ships are being loaded and unloaded again, a very big backlog remains. >> back to full force, but not yet back to normal here at the ports of los angeles and long beach and all up and down the west coast. they started unloading ships at 8:00 a.m. local today. take a look at what it's like out on the water. you'll still see what's like an armada out off the shore. one person compared the view to "d" day. if you line up the ships, it would stretch 579 miles. stack them up and they would reach the international space station. but trucks were moving finally. employers say it could take six weeks to three months to unclog the ports, and it could take until april for all the union locals and employers to ratify the proposed five-year deal for a situation which the labor secretary said was causing too much collateral damage. >> it was being felt by farmers in the midwest, by small business owners large business owners retailers and others with whom i spoke, who were trying to do their jobs. and take advantage of this tailwind that is the u.s. economy. >> reporter: the gps map

with dozens of ships unable to unload cargo. the shutdown continue the u.s.conomy could lose 2 billion a day. >> still to come. dramatic testimony and dash cam video and all revealed in the american sniper trial. and former first lady barbara bush weighs in on jeb running for president. she was opposed to the idea in 2013. but what does she say now? oh i'm on the cookie air diet. you just... and that's it. i prefer real food fruit, nuts, and whole grains. great grains cereal starts whole and stays whole. more processed flakes look nothing like natural grains. let's get real. you get sick you can't breathe through your nose... suddenly... you're a mouthbreather. well, put on a breathe right strip and instantly open your nose up to 38% more than cold medicines alone so you can breathe and sleep shut your mouth and sleep right. breathe right. we come by almost every day to deliver your mail so if you have any packages you want to return you should just give them to us i mean, we're going to be there anyway why don't you just leave it for us to pick up? or you co

ships are afternoon ordinary offshore unable to load or unload the cargo. coverage begins with 7 news reporter david louie. >> loading unloading containers >> loading unloading containers. critical operation with billions of dollars of cargo inside. the long shore men who do this work without a contract since last july. no new deal even after 9 month of talk. both sides long shore manchester united and maritime association, employer group have been talking tough. employer are threatening to shut down 29 west coast ports as early as next week. yawn won't acknowledge it but dock workers have been engaged in aparent work slow down. trucker who get paid for every container they hall to and from the port say they are losing money because fewer contain remembers moving. >> please do something about it >> please do something about it. customer are lasting the load. drivers are lasting their wage and these people don't do anything about it. >> they earn from 250 to 1500 dollars for each container they call if he saiding on distance. >> if we are if the bringing any

in fact, there are still a handful of cargo ships idling in the bay costing bay area businesses millions of dollars. the sound of unloadinga shipping container is music to the ears of importers like taylor chow. he waited a month and a half for this. it was supposed to arrive december. this container arrived at the warehouse this afternoon. he is waiting for 20 other containers of dried goods tied up at the port. >> we don't have product

the backlog of ships waiting to unload cargo has cost the economy and disrupted international trade.e it will still take several months to clear the backlog. >>> a man arrested in connection to the shooting of a minneapolis police officer today. it happened this morning. investigators say two officers were targeted. one was shot and rushed to a local hospital. this man andrew neil under arrest, now facing burglary domestic assault and other charges. but police have yet to link him directly to the shooting. jack highburger is live outside north memorial hospital in north minneapolis tonight where the wounded officer is recovering. we understand in fair condition right? >> reporter: police tell us he's expected to make a full recovery. a lone bit of good news despite what's been so far a really turbulent day. it all started around 5:00 o'clock this morning, about five to ten minutes from where i'm standing right now when police were going to a domestic assault burglary type call, shots were fired. apparently at police officers, hitting this officer who was pulled inside his vehicle by

. >> cargo ships are awaiting out in the bay dock and unload. the other 28 sea ports along the west coast are opational today. it appears since workers of the other ports are on the clock today this oakland break issue doesn't seem to affect the major agreement friday otherwise those workers would have been sent home too today. the shipping companies have put in a work forward workers to come in and work the night shift tonight which begins in less than an hour and remains to be seen whether the labor unions have fulfilled that request. nannette miranda, bay area news. >> watch the latest tonight at 11:00 and on-line, nbcbayarea.com. >> you saw that beautiful light there behind nannette. she was there at port. >> there's more. >> this is san jose. after 70 degree temperatures this weekend though a change is coming. meteorologist rob joining us. any rain drops? >> we saw a few today but the theme was the wind becoming strong. 64 degrees in san francisco. wind speeds at 30 miles per hour. up towards napa. you see santa rosa. notice the wind direct

. >> reporter: cargo ships areb waiting out in the bay to dock and unload.he other 28 sea portsjea along the today.im rs sinceqlvz] workers at other ports are on the clock this oakland break issue does not seem to affect thesí÷ major agreement reached friday. otherwise those workers would have been sent home, too. now the shipping companies have put in an order for workers to start the night shift tonight starting at 7:00. and it remains to be seen whether the labor union will send workers to fulfill that request. live in oakland nbc bayé Ñ area news. >> of coursevho as you can see there behind nanette looking beautiful, blue skies.wb#-=ìáhp &hc& let's check ha o:#zñin. >> the skies are clearing out. oakland andc

cargo. and lines, plenty of ships, in the bay, waiting to unload. live in oakland, kpix 5. >>> $30 billion of goods passes through the port of oakland each year. >>> cleanup is continuing right now, on much of the bay area, following the big weekend storms. workers were out before dawn this morning clearing away a tree that came down in the 2800 block of buena vista way in berkeley. no one was hurt when the tree came crashing down to the crown. >>> santa cruz highway 9 sought of highway 35 is closed. a tree three to four feet in diameter fell across the crowd and power lines are down in the area and chp tells us, it will be closed until late tomorrow afternoon. >>> and this is what is left of a giant monterey line in the hills, and it clipped part of the roof and gutters of this home and barricaded the front door. >> when i heard the cracking i was sure it was a tree coming down. i was thankful it didn't come through the house and i was okay. >> up until about 400 customers in vallejo were left without power when this tree blew over last night at ba

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if you took a helicopter you can see the sea of ships waiting to unload their cargo. >> right.reflection of the global economy now. it's so much of it is just in time, right. we have reduced the amount of money that we want to spend on warehouseing goods and on shipping times so we get them through the ports right to our factually to build out very very efficiently, and when there is a choke point as the ports are for the vast majority of exports going out to asia and imports coming in from asia particularly, then you see this kind of phenomenon, and it slows everything down. automakers in the u.s. and retailers. >> there are parts that are being held up in some of these cargos. >> and the work around is expensive. a lot of the automakers are flying stuff in. now air freight, they are shipping them to mexico or to canada laura stevens, our reporter has this on dotcom. the work around costs money and ultimately gets passed along to the consumer. >> now you have the question of whether or not washington specifically the president, will get involved in this. what, if anything is a

. >> a dozen ships anchored in the bay are waiting to unload cargo from asia. >> without an arbitration, yubin can do whatever they want. that includes staging devastating slow downs up and down the coast. >> that has the group threatening to shut down the ports. the last time was in 2002. >> it would be foolish. ports are moving and congested but they're moving and a shut down would be a disaster. >> contract talks continue in san francisco. at the port of oakland, david louie, abc7 news. >> a man arrested for molesting an 8-year-old girl in a $0.99 store is a registered sex offender who committed an identical crime five years ago. how police found him quickly. >> the suspect was arrested last night. he's a registered sex offender. and oakland police sargent checked the state data base and found he lives near the $0.99 store where the 8-year-old girl was molested on sunday afternoon. investigators say a man touched the girl inappropriately in the toy section. sargent nelson says they're able to connect to that sexual assault. >> he had an ankle bracelet put him in about the $0.99 store

. >> a dozen ships anchored in the bay are waiting to unload cargo from asia. >> without an arbitration, yubin can do whatever they want. that includes staging devastating slow downs up and down the coast. >> that has the group threatening to shut down the ports. the last time was in 2002. >> it would be foolish. ports are moving and congested but they're moving and a shut down would be a disaster. >> contract talks continue in san francisco. at the port of oakland, david louie, abc7 news. >> a man arrested for molesting an 8-year-old girl in a $0.99 store is a registered sex offender who committed an identical crime five years ago. how police found him quickly. >> the suspect was arrested last night. he's a registered sex offender. and oakland police sargent checked the state data base and found he lives near the $0.99 store where the 8-year-old girl was molested on sunday afternoon. investigators say a man touched the girl inappropriately in the toy section. sargent nelson says they're able to connect to that sexual assault. >> he had an ankle bracelet put him in about the $0.99 store

the west coast, that is the port situation here, los angeles and in long beach, cargo ships, city in the bay not being unloaded a labor strike that is brought the secretary of labor tom perez out here on the president's order to try to get some things moving. >> the businesses are feeling the pain. >> and he wants california's top political seat announcing he's going to be running for governor. >> no shocker there. we're already talking about them we'll talk about why he announced so early, why that's important. >> we'll hear it from him himself. >> let's take a quick check on your weather forecast today, live look at the golden gate bridge, blue skies. it is gorgeous outside if you liked yesterday, going to be pretty similar today. temperatures on the cool side another warm afternoon, even along the coast, the little bit of cooling ahead, we'll take a look at your 7-day forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> and today is the final day you can enroll for health insurance undercoverred california. covered see a.com list events and store locations by zip code for consumers who want to enroll at the last minute

it will take workers a few months to clear the backlog of cargo that's been waiting to be unloaded from ships at those ports. >>> two venues a in the san francisco bay area have canceled shows by bill cosby in the wake of sexual assault allegations against cosby. the venues have not rescheduled. a change.org petition put pressure on the venues to cancel the show. more than 20 women have accused cosby of sexual assault going back decades. he has never been charged, though with a crime. >>> if you love a good sherlock holmes mystery, here's one that's been solved. a man in scotland recently found a sherlock holmes story that had been sitting under some books in his attic for decades. sir arthur conan doyle created the fictional detective in the late 19th century. he wrote the short stories in 1904 to help raise money to replace a bridge that was destroyed by floods. >>> today in bucks county, they will be celebrating the birthday of the first president of the united states, george washington. it's his 283rd birthday. the celebration will be held at washington crossing historic park. there will

cargo ships are backed up waiting to unload freight. this is just one of 29 ports on the west coast all caught in the same standoff affecting trades with asia. the maritime association, which is threatening to walk out, claims that workers have been waging a slow-down which is why the ships are stacking up down shore. >>> california drivers could be slapped with a new fee. let's take you outside. this a live look at 101 in palo alto during this evening commute. state assembly speaker tony atkins proposed a plan to improve our freeways and roadways. each driver would pay about 52 bucks a year. according to the governor's office california needs to find a way to pay for $59 billion in overdue road repairs. the new fee would require two-thirds vote from state lawmakers to pass. >>> the shack has been sacked. the once to go place for electronics, radio shack, is now closing its doors. it filed bankruptcy this afternoon. it will sell up to 2400 stores. in recent years, they have been losing money due to competition from online shopping and,

ships in already. since the docs of manila have crashed, the hook was offshore and we have unloaded our cargo. almost the end of the journey and we all heard what happened, so those of us who can leave the ship and climb aboard to head for the shore. for some of us this was the first time that we would be seeing the destruction left by modern warfare. first, the japs direct the waterfront then we had to blast them out when we came back. it will be many years before the scars are healed. our wheels are coming a shower -- ashore. the filipino stevedores get busy , setting on the tracks. here is a filipino tom sawyer to help. our railroad men check the bearings and look over the blueprints. then they get busy. the engines will soon be done. this is where the wheel belongs on a rail ready to roll. in the meantime the chief mate is taking a look at what used to be a familiar street scene. manila was once a peaceful prosperous city. some others from the victory are sure to. but this is the worst. they don't take kindly to seeing something like this. now comes the job of putting on the couplings. next

unload shipping containers before the weekend shut down. the pacific maritime association, which represents 70 port terminal operators and cargo shipping companies says nothing will be moved off or on to any ships this weekend to the 29 ports on the west coast. >> just waiting all day in a line. don't make nothing. >> reporter: for thousands of truck drivers no loads this weekend means no pay. this driver who doesn't want his face shown says for him each trip means $500. >> when you don't work you don't earn money you know. >> reporter: labor negotiations between pacific maritime and the international long shore union have been dragging on for nine months. 20,000 dock workers are accused of a deliberate slow down. >> if the union is going to work at 40, 50, 60% bele normal, then we really don't have a choice. >> reporter: the association's president issued a statement yesterday in a youtube video i don't these slowdowns are having the same result as a worker strike except that workers are getting a paycheck. >> reporter: the president says they have offered dock workers $160,000 a year. but a spokesman for the union says that number is inflated

presidents of dollars in cargo is on the ships waiting to be unloaded. a big.rary currently now being used to resolve workplace conflicts. >> new details on the three money byes found stuffed in a garbage bag in pleasant hill. look at new photos of the adorable trio they have new names, now, and are growing each day and all weigh over two pounds now. the puppies were found abandoned at a park last month and were discovered by a couple warthog dog -- couple walking their dog the foster family will keep one of the puppies. the other two will be up for adoption. >> a police officer tazes a high school student and reveals this was in other choice. >> new speculation surrounding tesla motors and the biggest names in the valley. stay tuned. (mom) when our little girl was born we got a subaru. it's where she said her first word. (little girl) no! saw her first day of school. (little girl) bye bye! made a best friend forever. the back seat of my subaru is where she grew up. what? (announcer) the 2015 subaru forester (girl) what? (announcer) built to be there for your f

in fact, there are still a handful of cargo ships idling in the bay costing bay area businesses millions of dollars. the sound of unloading a shipping container is music to the ears of importers like taylor chow. he waited a month and a half for this. it was supposed to arrive december. this container arrived at the warehouse this afternoon. he is waiting for 20 other containers of dried goods tied up at the port. >> we don't have product to sell. people are coming but no product to sell. >> reporter: he already lost $40,000 from canceled orders. he estimates he is losing a $1,000 a day during slowdown. it's already lasted several weeks. >> manmade disaster. we couldn't survive. >> reporter: the lunar new year is coming up and extra orders especially for seasonal products are coming in. >> if they came in late, they are not able to use it no matter what. >> reporter: useless after new year's? >> they are basically useless. >> reporter: over in san carlos this company is looking to sue the port and union after $1.5 million worth of product has been sitting in the port since december 15. >> president obama could say go back

cargo. dozens of ships are waiting to unload. are on the way. >>> 20th century fox denied it held takeover talks for discovery communications. one report they're trying to create a 100 million-dollar company. 21st century fox is the. >>> admission into orlando's magic kingdom, now $105. prices at disneyland in california, 99 bucks. amazing. >>> be sure to watch fox business's fantastic new show. it is called "strange inheritance." i'm sure you know. that it is tonight at 9:00 p.m. jamie colby is featuring a family whose business was destroyed by hurricane sandy, but trying to rebuild it with old comic books and unique support tune by late rock and roll legend to his sons. very cool story. don't want to miss this one. >>> fighting for a one-way trip to the red planet. we're talking to one finalist for mission to mars. i have thoughts who she should take with her. >>> even space is not safe from the occasional selfie. turns out astronauts are just as vain as the rest of us. ♪ there's nothing more romantic than a spontaneous moment.

. >>> tons of cargo can move after dock workers came to an agreed. ships are waiting to be unloaded. the ports handle about $1 trillion of cargo each year. the dispute has been going on for nine months. >>> a problem with healthcare.gov has the tax returns of thousands of people on hold. the federal government is asking people who received subsidized private coverage to hold off on filing for tax refunds because the information they need to file is not accurate. >>> the police officer with the spinal injury is walking now with the help of a remarkable device device. officer jeremy romero was nearly killed a year ago in a car chase. he is in the same facility where gabby giffords was recovering. romero calls himself robocop. with three weeks of rehab, he plans to go home and wants to take a walk with his son. >> how about that. >> what a great story. >> and the technology keeps getting better. he wants to work again. the hope is they make the legs lighter and faster. >> so he can get around more easily. just to do that. sheinelle, thanks. >>> dylan is back with a closer look at the w

cargo will start getting loaded and unloaded again. but it could be a while before things are close to normal. many ships have been sitting on the water near the port of oakland waiting for the dispute to end. it could take two months to get things back on track. >> the ship containers, the truck trailers that carry the containers, none of them are where they need to be. reneed to restore that balance of assets before we really get back to normal. >> the contract needs to be ratified. >>> during christian hartnett's story out of san jose that somebody yelled a profanity in a car driving by. we apologize to the viewers who heard that profanity. >>> i need a officer over here. >> a chaotic scene and a confrontation that leads to a fatal police shooting. we'll hear the first 911 calls for help. >> very excited. on a scale of one to ten, 11. >> while they are minding their ps and qs, what hundreds of bay area kids >>> for the first time we are hearing the 911 call that led to a fatal police shooting in emeryville. a store guard called police to report a suspected shoplifter. >> she is trying to -- [ indiscer

all it did was probably anger some of the people at the table, but the ships were not unloaded, so that means we didn't have any cargo to pick up. so it's a ghost town this morning. >> some of the issues that need to be resolved include wages and work rules. the talks have been going on for 9 months. they handle about 250% of the nation's international trade. >>> now to wall street, where the markets ended lower after choppy trading. nasdaq lost 18, and the s & p 500 slipped 8. disappointing news on china trade, and new worries about greek debt drove the decline. >>> the operators and clients of a medical marijuana dispensary. a federal judge has now agreed to allow that pot club to remain open while it defends itself in court. new at 10:00, heather holmes in berkeley with the ongoing battle between the state and the feds over medical marijuana. heather? >> reporter: frank, just a few months ago, congress passed a spending bill that prohibited them from going after laws that comply with state law. this case, involving this pot club began in 2013. and the feds are going forward with shutting it down. card carrying can

cargo congestion that has crippled west coast ports. >> i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. let's take a look at the port of oakland and you can see crews unloading container ships. >> alan wang is live with the story. >> i interviewed the spokesman for the longshoreman and asked if the union accepts responsibility in the blow to california's economy. he essentially said this was something that had to happen. >> there is blame going around. it is part of the democrat tib process. the workers have to have a voice and they have to stand up. >> the port activity is going to be restored to full capacity. a five-year tentative agreement will leave coastal ports and it ends a 9-month labor dispute. california exports like agriculture has been riding on the docks waiting to get out. president obama ordered the labor secretary perez to come to san francisco to intervene. he still has confidence in the arbitration system. >> i think it is an efficient system that works. sometimes it takes too long and in this case it took too long. >> the labor dispute between the long shore men and the association caused significant damage to the u.s. economy. he has $800,000 worth of g

shipping operations were suspended this afternoon. they are being forced to wait offshore unable to unload cargo. 25 percent of the gross domestic productis linked to cargo that goes through the court. how big of an impact does the shutdown have? >> julie, big. estimates that it could cost 1 to 2 billion a day and the shutdown continues and we can tell you with the ships stuck at sea, they are carrying goods that people carry every day. like bottled water and iphones. now the specific maratime said the union has been slowing down work and creating gridlock on the ports as a tactic to leverage negotiations over pay and pensions. >> the slow downs are having the same result as a strike. and the workers are still getting a paycheck. >> the terminals cannot withstand anymore and we are close to grid lock. >> the union said it is not true and said the pman is responsible for the congestion and trying to get the upper hand. >> this is a shocking development. to have the companies close the ports down in the weekend in the middle of the congestion mess that is affecting customers for the better part of 2014 is a real blow. >> union members pro

cargo congestion that has crippled west coast ports. >> i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. let's take a look at the port of oakland and you can see crews unloading container ships. >> alan wang is live with the story. >> i interviewed the spokesman for the longshoreman and asked if the union accepts responsibility in the blow to california's economy. he essentially said this was something that had to happen. >> there is blame going around. it is part of the democrat tib process. the workers have to have a voice and they have to stand up. >> the port activity is going to be restored to full capacity. a five-year tentative agreement will leave coastal ports and it ends a 9-month labor dispute. california exports like agriculture has been riding on the docks waiting to get out. president obama ordered the labor secretary perez to come to san francisco to intervene. he still has confidence in the arbitration system. >> i think it is an efficient system that works. sometimes it takes too long and in this case it took too long. >> the labor dispute between the long shore men and the association caused significant damage to the u.s. economy. he has $800,000 worth of g

cargo congestion that has crippled west coast ports. >> i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. let's take a look at the port of oakland and you can see crews unloading container ships. >> alan wang is live with the story. >> i interviewed the spokesman for the longshoreman and asked if the union accepts responsibility in the blow to california's economy. he essentially said this was something that had to happen. >> there is blame going around. it is part of the democrat tib process. the workers have to have a voice and they have to stand up. >> the port activity is going to be restored to full capacity. a five-year tentative agreement will leave coastal ports and it ends a 9-month labor dispute. california exports like agriculture has been riding on the docks waiting to get out. president obama ordered the labor secretary perez to come to san francisco to intervene. he still has confidence in the arbitration system. >> i think it is an efficient system that works. sometimes it takes too long and in this case it took too long. >> the labor dispute between the long shore men and the association caused significant damage to the u.s. economy. he has $800,000 worth of g

cargo unloaded as quickly as possible. moving down there. it's expected other take up to three months to get shipping flow back to normal. >>> there's concern tonight about the demolition of candlestick park. neighbors say the dust is endangering our health. cate cauguiran tells us those neighbors are giving the city an earful tonight. >> here at the shipyard, neighbors are already arriving to give the city as you said an earful and to voice their concerns about the demolition nearby. candlestick point neighborhood committee has bip on the city's case since a proposal to implode the former stadium was put on the table. now as developer lennar works to mechanically demolish the stadium, the concern is the dust from the construction affecting the air quality. neighbors want to know how the city is monitoring these particles in the air as well as where these so called monitor boxes are. >> just show us where they are and convince us that we're being protected. then we'll leave it alone. because at least we know they're doing their best effort to protect the community. >> lennar did not want to comment o

keach: but roman seagoing merchant ships carrying upwards of a thousand tons were too large to navigate the tiber river, so cargos were unloadedonto smaller vessels downriver at the port city of ostia. ostia was once a bustling commercial city with shops and restaurants... villas and apartment houses for merchants and shippers... theaters, parks and enormous warehouses crammed with every possible commodity. archaeologist amanda claridge. it's clear that the merchants, the many, many thousands of people involved in the supply of the city of rome who did base themselves in ostia -- all the transient ships' captains and the crews and all the people who worked in the port and the supporting industries -- shipbuilding and so forth -- made ostia a very thriving city. keach: the economy of ostia was much more complex than teotihuacan's and at the other end of the spectrum from copan. everyone in ancient ostia was a specialist making or selling things or providing a service. in front of the theater, around the edges of what was once an enclosed park, shipping agents from cities all over the empire kept their offices. here they could m

unload cargo containers. it's the drivers who haul the containers who are complaining the loudest. the pacific maritime association, representing the shippers claims the union has engaged in a work slowdown. it points at 14 to 16 ships anchored in the bay and outside the golden gate. drivers say they're losing money, because of fewer container movements. >> you make one move. sometimes we make two or three moves. >> they earned from 250 to $1500 per container of trucks depending on distance. >> right now we're digging into our savings, buying things on credit trying to make due to service our customers. and make sure we're not the problem. >> the longshoreman's union denies a slowdown. >> most of 2014 has left all west coast ports suffering from terrible congestion problems, that makes it difficult and very dangerous for workers to operate in this environment. >> the management group lays blame squarely on the union. >> some may wonder how the union was able to take such action to cripple the west coast ports. the answer is short because they can. >> contract talks continue. the union says they're close management is threat thing to shut down the port. at the port of oakland, david louie, abc 7 news. >>> coming up a

ships at 29 ports are being forced to wait at sea unable to unload cargo which can cost the economy an estimated $2 billion a day. secretary tom perez is meeting with both parties this weekend to help resolve the issue. >>> well, testimony will resume monday in the murder trial of the man accused of killing american sniper chris kyle. it was a dramatic and emotional first week. kyle's wife took the stand to talk about her final phone conversation with her husband before eddie ray routh allegedly shot him and his friend at a shooting range. will carr is live in dallas with more. will? >> reporter: hi, heather. the crux of this case is whether routh was legally insane when he pulled the trigger, and taya kyle took the stand and described the last time she saw her husband, that she gave him a kiss and a hug just like any other day. prosecutors say that kyle and littlefield were trying to help routh whose family says he was battle ptsd. so they took routh a former marine to a gun range. that's where he shot both men a combined 13 times. then stole kyle's f-350 and took off and later gettin