the union line. this is only about this long and i thought that would make a great movie. unfortunately i don't make movies. but occasionally i do write books and i thought should i write a book about these guys? i suppose as a novelist that synopsis would or could have been even of to make up the rest but i write history so i had to do some research to find out if there are enough facts available to tell the story. i did a little research and learned yes indeed there were such facts facts, memoirs, letters, dia ries in a newspaper stories others that were written as part of a story eyes had to dig them out of the archives including right year the national archives. that was big because that enabled me to have the holy cow experience to take the papers out of boxes. i wrote the book is called "junius and albert's adventures in the confederacy" because it is an adventure story. a straightforward adventure story that keeps you awake late at night wondering what will happen next. will they make it home?

the unions sunday night. that was the offer that was rejected. these are public statements from both sides going into the meeting we do not know what they are saying inside being discussed behind close doors but, of course we'll be here to get an updates by the party when these talks will conclude sometimes tonight, chris pritchett. ktvu channel 2 news. >> but the unions rep says bart workers has considerable skills during the years of the job making them valuable and difficult to replace. the unions says it should be seen as perspective. >> it is actually the minimum wage that people says according to the government. these workers are not well off. >> the most of them are executives, specialists and police officers, 147 bart employees made more than $200, 000 a year. >>> baseball fans, eric masser rasmussen is outside. >> reporter: you know a's has nearly 12000 parking spae. with the station just outside o. they were not happen that it is still shut down because of the strike. >> we set up special cameras to

now, of course, this is also costing the union -- the strike is cost the union workers as well. they are not getting paid. they are not getting paid for the 4th of july holiday. in oakland, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> hopefully they will get it settled today, cate, thank you very much. >>> if you plan to ride public transportation today, check the schedules. things are different because of the 4th of july holiday. because of the bart strike, ac transit is offering beefed up service with 11 additional buses. the nl and f lines will run every 15 minutes instead of every half hour. bus service will be normal tomorrow. as for the other parts of the bay area transit agencies are also operating on holiday or limited schedules. some muni bus routes will be rerouted because of the fireworks road closures. muni light rail will be running on a weekend schedule. samtrans and caltrain will also operate on sunday's schedule. >>> the holiday is shaping up to be a hot one. a live look outside over the city. beautiful shot. lawrence tells us the triple digits weather is about to fade. good news.

of the union. decisive enough to keep at bay the forces which hoped that lincoln could be persuaded to revoke emancipation, decisive enough to keep people look back and understand the confederacy would not be able to mount a serious invasion again. lincoln, however was not satisfied with a decisive enough result. why do i have a strange feeling that there may be some unreconstructed confederate veterans who are getting in a last word on this subject? lincoln was not satisfied with a decisive enough result. after a ten they pursued which ended than with the army of the potomac backing lee's army into a pocket with its back to the rain flooded potomac river, no knockdown blow was struck at the rebels and the lee's damages army was able to slip across the potomac on improvised and bridges and through barely usable fords. we had in our grasp, lincoln whales. we had only to stretch forth our hands and they were hours. a great deal of the blame for lee's as kate was swayed by lincoln and others at the fe

always felt like the unions, the president have the unions back. maybe doesn't. mae it will be at the mercy like everyone else. >> well, i am willing to find the good news here. as a journalist sometimes write a story and find out the bulk of the sides the road about a your story. as the out virginity to pat yourself on the back and say you did a good job. i think the fact that unions and management are upset about this legislation tells us that maybe it is accomplishing exactly what it set out to do. i need to remind everybody says it has not been said once, adding tens of millions of more americans to the roles of people who get health insurance. one last point to make. it should not come as a surprise that the people are upset about the way some of it is going to play out. >> she makes a good point. everyone has to buckle up and y we're covering mor the person did to you get to keep your health insurance as it is, but that is what -- that is now happening for us right now. this is dangerous. charles: one of many promises. >> and i think he's getting to a point

the union wants double that. so right now, it is a stalemate, this is an unusual occurrence for b.a.r.t. labor negotiations because in past deadlines they tend to go right up until midnight. the last strike as you know was 1997. but there have been many contracts since then until they go up to midnight and even past midnight but continue talking and ultimately they will cut to the brink and come up with a deal. so for the union to leave like this is unusual and it caps a day yesterday. a very unproductive day full of animosity between the two sides in which the union left the talks yesterday at 4:00. it was only at the urging of governor brown and the labor department today that they got them back into this building. and ironically they moved the talks to this neutral ground out of b.a.r.t. headquarters and here to caltrans headquarters i think hoping that the change in location might change some of the mojo around these talks which has been so negative. but clearly that didn't work. they spent less than five hou

always felt like the unions, the president have the unions back. maybe doesn't. maybe it will be at the mercy like everyone else. >> well, i am willing to find the good news here. as a journalist sometimes write a story and find out the bulk of the sides the road about a your story. as the out virginity to pat yourself on the back and say you did a good job. i think the fact that unions and managementre upset about this legislation tells us that maybe it is accomplishing exactly what it set out to do. i need to remind everybody says it has not been said once, adding tens of millions of more americans to the roles of people who get health insurance. one last point to make. it should not come as a surprise that the people are upset about the way some of it is going to play out. >> she makes a good point. everyone has to buckle up and say we're covering more. the pson did to you get to keep your health insurance as it is, but that is what -- that is now happening for us right now. this is danrous. charles: one of many promises. >> and i think he's getting to a point

always felt like the unions, the president have the unions back. maybe doesn't. maybe it will be at the mercy like everyone else. >> well, i am willing to find the good news here. as a journalist sometimes write a story and find out the bulk of the sides the road aut a your story. as the out virginity to pat yourself on the back and y you did a good job. i think the fact that unions and management are upset about this legislation tells us that maybe it is accomplishing exactly what it set out to do. i need to remind everybody says it has not been said once, adding tens ofillions of more americans to the roles of people who get health insurance. one last point to make. it should not come as a surprise that the people are upset about the way some of it is going to play out. >> she makes a good point. everyone has to buckle up and say we're covering more. the person did to you get to keep your health insurance as it is, but that is what -- that is now happening for us right now. this is dangerous. charles: one of many promises. >> and i think he's getting to a point

referendum in the european union. there was unanimous support on this side of the house from the conservative party. what was noticeable is that although there was a 19-page briefing from the labour party like every other bit of paper nowadays, we find it lying around the house of commons -- labour members could not make up their mind which way to vote. >> does the prime minister agree with a former conservative treasurer that the money received from asil nadir is tainted and that the conservatives have a moral duty to give it back? when will he return that money? >> the honorable gentleman should start with the fact that his party has taken £1.6 million not a £5,000 cap -- from mr.. mills and advised him how to dodge the tax. >> under the last government, communities such as thanet were left and abandoned on benefits. was my right honorable friend impressed by the thousands of jobs created in sandwich, london array and our jobs fair? this government are putting people back into work. >> my honorable friend is absol

the pockets of its trade union paymasters. edward miliband: let me first join the prime minister in paying tribute to andy murray for his fantastic victory -- following virginia wade's victory in 1977. it was a fantastic achievement -- he showed extraordinary determination, and the whole country is incredibly proud of him. as the government consider party funding reform, will the prime minister tell the house how much his party has received in donations from hedge funds? the prime minister: i am not surprised -- mr. speaker: order. the prime minister, i know, will want to answer the question put to him, and we must hear him do so. the prime minister: i am not surprised that the right hon. gentleman has this sudden interest in party funding. let us be frank: every donation to the conservative party is fully set out and public. let us be clear what this real scandal is about -- it is about trade union fixing of political appointments to this house, so when he gets to his feet, let us hope he addresses the 40 seats that unite has

within the unions? >> i congratulate my honorable friend the member for the way that he presented his bill on a referendum and the european union. there was a unanimous support on this side of the house from the conservative party. what was noticeable even though there was a 19 page briefing from the labour party, which like every other bit of paper now we find lying around house of commons, they couldn't make up their mind which way to vote. >> thank you, mr. speaker. does the prime minister a great with the former conservative treasure that the money received is ted did and they have a moral duty to give that back? when will he return that money? >> i think the honorable member should start with the fact that his party has taken 1.6 million, not from a 5000-pound cat but 1.6 million from mr. mills and advice in how to dodge attacks. >> under the last government communities were left abandon the benefits. with the right honorable gentleman and pressed by the thousands of jobs created at our job has? th

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tomorrow and will give bart and the unions more time to negotiate. let's listen in on the press conference earlier. >> i'm delighted to report that the parties have agreed to accept the recommendations of the mediators and myself to return to work and continue bargaining process. in order to reach an agreement. i'm advised the trains will be running as soon as feasible and consistent with the safety of the workers and riding public. >> reporter: from what we're hearing we're told that the negotiations stay remain far apart that bart and the unions are nowhere close when it comes to some of the facts and figures and some of the salary rate issues which were some of the main sticking points in this particular strike. so they're not any where close. but they have come to this middle ground. this will allow commuters to get back on those trains and allow negotiations to continue. both sides say they feel like 30 days will be enough time to come closer within their negotiations. >> 30 days is 30 days. there's nothing saying that they couldn't come to the

of the union. there is good news that all sides of the house would agree on. curiously, the u.k. government has published a report suggesting somehow it will be in spot -- scotland. being sure i'll. -- being purile. and from his favorite conservative commentator as trite. will the prime minister addressed these pure i'll -- purile stories? >> the need -- a legal device is absolutely clear. clear from the government and the commission. they had absolutely none. the legal device is clear. it scotland votes, it will have to line up behind serbia and kuntsevo in order to get back into the european union. >> my right hon. friend agrees that the country will understand if members of parliament failed to engage in the debate on the membership for the european union, letting the people decide in a referendum on whether or not they want to have membership being negotiated on that basis. this is not an issue in which parliament can run away from it. >> my friend has a long track record for his support for th

the unions and bart were not able to agree on a new contract. but they were able to agree to extend the old contract for 30 days which will allow the trains to continue to run and will allow negotiations to continue between bart and the union. so it sounds like at the last minute, -- >> unfortunately christin ayers signal is breaking up. but bart trains are going the start running tomorrow at 3:00 in the afternoon. they have agreed to 30 days extension of the old contract so people will get back to work they have 30 days they believe they can work out a new deal in that time. >>> we all know what goes up must come down and on nights like tonight, it's not just the fire works that pose a threat. bay area police departments are warning against any celebratory gunfire. they enlisted the help of a newark bay service called shot spotter that can locate gunshots. >> it's very reliable. it's very fast. it's very precise. we're calling 100 percent of the time effectively very quickly within 30 to 45 seconds with a high degree of precision. >> in the pas

both sides blame the other sides. >> reporter: it was not just the rank and file of bart union workers attending this rally. the negotiators were here too. a sign no one was at the table. >> i gather talks have been suspected. >> she said at noon today she heard nothing from bart leadership in 12 hours, since the latest offer that included a raise. >> $1 a head. four years from now will not revolve this. >> the union will return to talks when it has a substantial proposal. >> one that we increased on saturday. that they have yet to respond to in a meaningful way. >> reporter: bart doubled its raise offer to 8% over 4 years. there are other issues concerning healthcare and pensions but we are left with this. a strike. massive traffic backups. and both sides blaming the other. >> i would say this is the worse negotiations i participated in. >> we are sorry for the disruption with the traffic. we hope to get our people back to work and the trains rolling. >> reporter: talks could resume at any time. there is just no indication that will happen today. at 6:30 p.m. we will have representati

and the biggest unions when will the strike and? we will bring you the latest from the negotiations when the strike will -- end.... >> with 80s along the bay, and your forecast, coming up the. look at them kids... they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you couldn't just stream movies to a device like that. one time, i had to wait half a day to watch a movie. you watched movies?! i was lucky if i could watch a show. show?! man, i was happy to see a sneezing panda clip! trevor, have you eaten today? you sound a little grumpy. [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. (male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >> pam: on day four of the workers strike for bart. now, everyone wants to know -- not when -- but if a deal can get done. let's get you caught up on what we know right now. another overnight bargaining session brought more progress. both the union and management representatives

the union's we have antoinette brian with the transit union. >> what is your response to the last offer from bart?. >> was a counterincrease?. >> there was a reduction in our wages to >> what is the union sent to the union now? >> week requested 4.5. which is 13 1/2%. >> and then a one half a percent to be paid into our pension from the cola. >> we have not heard back from bart. >> are you ready to go back to the table? >> yes we are ready and we have no reason to keep the public waiting like this. >> was acquitted bake break and be back with more you're on timeout leo! ♪ ♪ some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof. some things will. save up to 20% on an ikea kitchen. i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? oh, yeah. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. [ wife ] sorry. [ male announcer ] but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a passat. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $

to talk when unions presented the issue on the table. so still finger-pointing. hopefully they can come to some type of resolution. live in oakland, back to you in the studio. >> if and when they do sit down and talk again, what is your read on how willing to compromise each side may be? >> both sides don't want a day 3 strike. but again, it will always come back to those major sticking points and whether or not they can find a compromise on pension, pay, health benefits and safety. >>> frustration showing on the faces of commuters struggling to get to work for a second straight day without bart and tempers boiled out when bart ran out of buses for its free shuttle. sue kwon was at one of those stations where people were turned away. >> reporter: i'm sue kwon in walnut creek. bart doubled the number of buses servicing east bay commuters. they were supposed to run until 9:00. but by 7:00, they were all full. >> i got here actually later here yesterday. 8:30. i was able to get on a shuttle. so i'm here earlier and now i can't get on the bu

bart claims the two unions that threw in the table. they could not compromise on salary, health care and safety. unfortunately this means 400,000 riders will have to find another way to get to work this morning and transportation officials say this will have some mayor -- major impacts on other mode of transit. we could see an extra 60,000 cars on the road. they urging commuters to find other ways to get to work. we are talking car pooling, ferry, especially if you can work from home this morning. it will be quite a big mess on the roads. >> all right. thanks. >>> the bart strike is on. we'll hear from union leaders as commuters deal with a traffic mess. >>> and a live look. this is chopper 5 over san lorenzo. we'll take a break right now. we'll be right back. stay with us at 4:30. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald >>> good morning, everyone. it's a busy monday. it's the first day of july. good to have you with us. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm brian hackney. michelle is off today. the time now is 28 minute

always felt like the unions, the president have the unions back. maybe doesn't. maybe it will be at the mercy like everyone else. >> well, i am willing to find the good news here. a journalist sometimes write a story and find out the bulk of the sides the road about a your story. as the out virginity to pat yourself on the back and say you did a good job. i think the fact that unions and management are upset abo this legislation tells us that maybe it is accomplishing exactly what it set out to do. i need to remind everybody says it has not been said once, adding tens of millions of more americans to the roles of people who get health insurance. one last point to make. it should not come as a surprise that theeople are upset about the way some of it is going to play out. >> she makes a good point. everyone has to buckle up and say we're covering more. the person did to you get to keep your health insurance as it is, but that is what -- that is now happening for us right now. this is dangerous. charles: one of man promises. >> and i think he's getting to a point t

president of the union today. he said a stand-down like this is common whenever there is a death on the job. he said the union is doing its own internal investigation and they want to allow their members time to grieve the loss of a very popular coworker. in the meantime, -- >> what can you do? just sit there and roll the punches. >> reporter: punches that are felt well beyond the port. >> every 1,000 of our containers equals eight direct jobs whether it's truck operators, the people who work on the terminals, the retailers who rely upon the goods to arrive on their store shelves daily, so it does affect a lot of jobs. >> reporter: in oakland, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> the union and the port say the longshoremen will be back to work tonight by 7:00. the union's contract doesn't technically allow for this stand-down, but they say it is standard practice and a safety precaution. >>> a san jose police officer shot and killed a pit bull this morning when it attacked him. the incident happened about 1:30 a.m. officers a

. 6 of the employee unions will stage a one day walk out. essential city services fire police and emergency services will not go on strike. but here's what will be affected. there will be no parking enforcement and no street sweeping. pools, recreation and senior centers as well as facilities at the city parks will be closed. all public libraries will also be closed as will city hall and other civic center buildings. >>> new tonight the biggest single loss of firefighters since 911. 19 firefighters have been killed in arizona. they died on the job fighting a big wildfire north of phoenix. a forestry spokesman says the men were forced to deemploy fire shelters. >> it was a shot shot crew normal circumstances when you're taking fire line you make sure you have a good escape route and you have a safety zone set up. and evidently their safety zone wasn't big enough, and the fire just over took them. >> the temperature in the phoenix area topped 115 degrees today. the fire started friday and has burned a thousand acres. >>> santa cruz county two

want to end the three hundred year old political union. who dares break with history to pay less to a foreign pocket retain its share of resource riches hundred it's environment of nuclear friction yes many believe strength lies in the union as referendum can't begins in earnest focus is turning to the key players in the campaign the leaders the media and london's reach. will scott take the high road and rebuild hadrian's wall we talk to alex salmond the first minister of scotland on his personal and political quest for sovereignty. aleksandr salmond the first scottish minister thank you very much for being with r.t. to day i would great pleasure to be to be here what the light to have you fill me in scope so you have sat recently and this is your quote the political union does not work for scotland anymore until scotland back and imperils our future what is so wrong with remaining within the u.k. . a democratic. fifty years old. if for two thirds of my life scotland has not had the governments we vote for for two thirds of my entire lifet

but for now the company and the unions are still at the table. union leaders say they will give at least 24 hours' notice before taking actions. we'll be covering the bart strike throughout the day including up-to-the-minute coverage of the evening commute today at 5:00. when you're on the road, check traffic with kcbs radio at 740- am and 106.9 fm. a commuter's survival guide including a list of transportation alternatives is on kpix.com. >>> the other big story, of course, is the weather. coming up, a look at how long the scorching weather will go on and why there are concerns about california's power supply. >> and if a bart strike wasn't enough, look at what else caused problems for this morning's commute. >>> i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the kpix 5 weather center. we are talking a heat wave smack-dab right in the middle of it now. when will it break? we'll talk about that coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, a-c transit >>> in addition to the bart strike here is something else that contributed to the commuter nightmare today. an ac transit bu

we are waiting to hear the official word from the union officials in just about half an hour. what does all of it mean for commuters? it means the last bart train will run tonight as scheduled. but, come monday morning there will be no b.a.r.t service tomorrow. that will leave 400,000

the unions are the foundation of the workers party when it was founded. now the protested across brazil and the labor unions have mostly been on the sidelines. >> there are thousands of labor unions in brazil and equally as many divisions. the unions will have to decide whose side they are on if they are going to support the workers because they will fight with our without them or if they are going to continue on the side of the government. a day for unions to tested their ability to take the streets, mobilize, something that they show they can do, even if a smaller scale than organizers predicted. in time whenent brazilians feel the need to protest, not just those unions. after two days of debate, and landmark bill has been passed in ireland, it has enshrined a woman's right to abortion. >> the bill is passed. the result was met with applause. it was passed by 127 volts to 21. it has divided the mostly catholic nation. there has been protests on both side of the debate. let's go straight to charlie engle who was on the phone. yes vote, what a has been th

in the union square area. we've reviewed the shadow studies relative to 706 mission and find any impacts on the park to be dee minute miss. any shadowing of the park is a small area early in the morning and in winter. the union square business improvement district has devoted considerable work to improving union square. we would oppose any project we felt would harm the park. in this case there are limited negative impacts. thank you for your consideration of our position. sincerely karen flood, executive director and david needle man, president. copies of this letter will be e-mailed to everyone. thank you. >> thank you very much. next speaker. >>> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is matthew and i am president of friends of yerba buena. we support growth within this city. we support bringing the mexican museum to jessie square. what we cannot support is the greed of the project sponsor which seems to dictate the process that has been taking place before us and destroying the beauty and resources of our

soviet union ended by the way oddly we had it with the soviet union but that's another story really quickly because we're running out of time so the reset idea is it all forgotten and dad now. well in america it's a pejorative as something that obama's enemies use to show how long wise he is and say it failed the reality is obama got what he wanted from the respect he got a russian held in supplying nato forces in afghanistan and he got tougher sanctions against iran he got moscow's cancellation of that s. three hundred defense system i think the problem is once again so you tell me if you can think of what did moscow get in return nothing they want to compromise on missile defense they wanted an end to nato expansion they wanted to ensure american democracy promotion in russia and washington refused so the reset failed but washington got what it wanted now we're starting all over again or we thought we were before snowden with a new we used to call a detente during the old cold war with a new detente but it's going to fail unless american policy changes it's a sad story but it's a

bringing in the union spormter and author of state of the union. all right, phil, give me your take on the non-union twinkie. >> well, remember fair and balanced. in the lead-in, you said that the company no longer has to deal with organized labor. true enough. no longer also has to do with disorganized management. i mean, we've discussed many times litany of malfeasance contributing for years now to the demise or almost demise of the brand, so new start with a new company. >> but the principle reason that twinkie and the ding dong have been saved is because there's no management. they no longer have to deal with the dupe publictive work rules imposed, a big reason why the nonunion twinkie is back, isn't it? >> well, unlike you, i'm not trying in the instances to mmke an ideological point. i think there was too much much a complex set of restrictions in management. granted, there also was a huge litany of management problems. they went through bankruptcy. they changed management several times. >> it is an ideological point, phil. it is. it's a very

always felt like the unions, the presiden have the unions back. maybe doesn't. maybe it will be at the mercy like everyone else. >> well, i am willing to find the good news here. as a journalist sometimes write a story and find out the bulk of the sides the road about a your story. as the out virginity to pat yourself on the back and say you did a good job. i think the fact that uons and management are upset about this legislation tells us that maybe it is accomplishing exactly what it set out to do. i need to remind everybody says it has not been said once, adding tens of millions of more americans to the roles of people who get health insurance. one last point to make. it should not come as a surprise that the people are upset about the way some of it is going to play out. >> she makes a good point. everyone has to buckle up and say we're covering more. the person did to you get to keep your health insurance as it is, but that is what -- that is now happening for us right now. this is dangerous. charles: one of many promises. >> and i think he's getting to a p

the offer the union rejected was for more than $15 per hour, but now, the nonunionized workers under new management are making $11 an hour. so did everyone lose here? joining us, richard bronsky and rick berman, and, rick, should the workers have taken the deal back in november? what do you think? >> well, sure, in hindsight, they should have, and, quite frankly, in foresight they should have. what was clear was this company was on the verge of bankruptcy, and the union never gave the employees the right to decide whether or not they wanted to go out on a strike and put the union into bankruptcy. there was never a secret ballot strike vote. and that's really the harm to the employees here, because they didn't get to make their own decision about losing their own job. >> richard, what's your take here? >> well, this is a classic repeat of the way in which we're paying american workers. we're impoverishing the american worker. that's bad for the economy. no buying power. no demand stimulus. to refight the old battle is maybe good politics right now, but what's happened is a company whi

want to the three hundred year old political union. who dares break with history to pay less to a foreign pockets retain its share of resource riches hundred it's environment of nuclear friction yes many believe strength lies in the union as referendum countdown begins in earnest focus is turning to the key players in the campaign the leaders the media and london's reach. will take the high road and rebuild hadrian's. we talk to alex salmond the first minister of scotland on his personal and political quest for sovereignty. aleksandr salmond the first scottish minister thank you very much for being with r.t. today i would great pleasure to be to be here what delight to have you fill me in scope so you have sat recently and this is your quote the political union does not work for scotland anymore until scotland back and imperils our future what is so wrong with remaining within the u.k. . a democratic. fifty years old. if for two thirds of my life scotland has not had the governments we vote for for two thirds of my entire lifetime scot

the union says the average worker makes over 76 thousand dollars. muni workers come close -- making close to 74 thousand. >> pam: but the average worker for all the other transit agencies in the area make less than 70 thousand dollars. and as for government agencies, the average worker for the city of san francisco makes over 74 thousand dollars. but that's as close as they come. think of it this way. the average bart worker makes almost *double what the average worker for the oakland city school district. we asked one union representative about the report. she said it's untrue. >> pam: bart said today. that it can give the unions the raises it wants. but would have to raise ticket prices in response. bart says it would raise fares, each year.over 3-years to pay for the unions proposals of a more than 20-percent salary increase. bart says riders would have to pay 11-percent more in 2014. that is about 40 cents, based on the current average fare price of $3.59. >> pam: in 20-15, almost 6- percent more. and almost 10-percent more in 2016. we asked uni

the unions' current contract days. negotiations will contiue trains will run until at workers return to the job.but they are far from happy. >> pam: a richmond couple is dead after illegal fireworks cause an explosion at their home. their son. critically injured. this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. showing the aftermath. you can see the home here. this is on 21st street, near roosevelt avenue in richmond. >> ".we couldn't do nothing for them, it was bad" >> what we saw was the firefighters what they saw. and the neighbors said that they still soft a fire at 1:00 a.m.-2:00 a.m.. when the four who >> we understand that to people died here. there is a strong possibility because of the fireworks. >> it is truly sad because there were people inside and that we could do nothing for them, it was bad. >> pam: the fire started in a make-shift in-law's suite. at the couple's home. firefighters are not yet damage to the home. courtesy of heicopter >> and of course not all the celebrations were illegal.

but the shutdown frustrates truck drivers. >> it is the union workers and they are in cahoots. i understand but maybe some of the port but not all of them. you are putting thousands of people out work. >> an accident on the job we shut down for 24 hours to investigate the accident and will to mourn our losses. >> the union says her name, joy, is also a description of her personality. the union workers will be back on the job at 7:00 tonight and as you can see the truck drivers will be here waiting and ready for them. >> thank you, a new individual joe surfacing of violent protest s in oak including this posted on youtube an example of what police are looking for, asking people who took video of protests to turn them into police so they can be prosecuted those who vandalized downtown after a florida jury found george zimmerman not guilty of the shooting death of trayvon martin. >> happening today, in 20 minutes, a vigil will be held in san francisco for one of the three victims of the asiana flight 214 crash. the group is hold the vigil for the 15-year-old and scheduled to me be

that's what the unions used to be for. now they need t be fo. >> even the unions, soon enough the girl xoults will come out and say this is a joke and a half half. >> i said get rid of it and have a single payor system. that's what it shows us. >> obama care is wrong on so many llevels,nd even the unions now get that. the state exchanges are not going to work. they pushed off the employer mandate. is there still an individual mandate? nobody knows. even pelosi herself says we have to read the darn thing. nobody knows and it's confusing everyone, even his most loyal followers. john, i know you're not one of the most loyal followers, but what do you think about this? >> free pizza, right? this was sold as this is going to be free insurance, everybody is going to happy, we're all going to sit around and sing couple dkumbay kumbaya. you'll be able to keep your existing insurance. surprise, surprise, those are wrong. this was passed in a completely partisan manner just to get it done and you're starting to see the ramifications

in lieu of the bart strike. >> the union has mentioned the possibility of an ac transit workers strike. >> meanwhile workers for the city of oakland when out on strike today for astrike appear >> they are protesting for more pay and also the unfair labor practices of ocher leaders appeared >> we are going to be getting some cooler temperatures but that will be later on in the week. >> right now it remains at a very warm as we head into the late hours of the evening. >> early tomorrow morning will be in the '70s and '80s. >> it will quickly get into the 90s and triple digits again to mar in the bay area. >> with 75 degrees in half moon bay 72 in pacifica. >> we will have more on the heat wave and when it will in coming up in a few minutes. >> ahead at eight. same sex couples across the bay area exchanging their vows. a look at some of the ceremonies ehld today. plus: firefighter battle a grass fire in the east bay. and: tragedy in arizona after 19 firefighters are killed in a massive blaze. how the state is honoring the fallen heroes. >> will be back in a you kids should count yourselve

the unions want a 20% pay hike over the next three years. if the bart caves to the union demands, they say they will have to raise fares by 18%. cate caugiran, kpix 5. >>> authorities in florida now say 8 people were hurt after a series of explosions at a propane plant. >> flames could be seen for miles after the blast began late last night at the blue rhino facility near tarvaris. the investigation still is in its early stages but it appears equipment failure and human error may have been factors in the explosion. >>> taking a last check of traffic this morning, our biggest drive time once again the altamont pass commute. up to 36 minutes now just changed between the altamont pass and the dublin interchange. and, of course, we had this accident two cars in the center "twilight" -- in the center lane stacked up at the struck scales. san mateo bridge crowded in the westbound lanes of 92. drive time up to 20 minutes out of hayward heading towards foster city. obviously very gray start to our morning. lawrence has the forecast. >> a little clou

the majority of americans have doubts about it. >> ahead of the teamsters union. >> three unions this week wrote to the administration saying they are failing because of regulatory interpretations. i am beginning to wonder whether this can work. not because the bill is not good, but because any huge enterprise like this does have an ugly rollout. medicare had an ugly rollout. the drug benefit in the bush administration had an ugly rollout and then worked well. it is not going to work as it was conceived perfectly. you need to make legislative changes. you need to make -- tweak it. if you cannot do it because if you brought it to the floor, it would be a disaster in the house, you cannot do that. and younot get tweaked have people are actively trying to undermine it. some governors are artfully trying to undermine it. new york state is actively trying to make it work. that is why it works. parts of the opposite happened in the house. the house attempted to tweak it as the president asked. -- the opposite happened in the house. the president ordered the democrats to oppose it. i find it

involving the union night here and the hyatt hotel corporation. a tentative agreement involving pay increases and pension benefits. if approved, unite here has agreed to end its global boycott of hyatt. >>> the san francisco ritz- carlton has sold. $476,000 per key, which is how the hotel measures these types of transactions. it has been sold to fair lodging group, which is based in annapolis. >>> sweltering heat continues into the week. how long parts of the bay area will see temperatures topping 100 degrees. >> a new law bringing big change to menus at chinese restaurants. why some say banning one popular dish is discrimination. >> in two minutes, making mone hey, look! a shooting star! make a wish! i wish we could lie here forever. i wish this test drive was over, so we could head back to the dealership. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. test drive! [ male announcer ] but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a jetta. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 d

and the union square in general. we support this project. the development of the mexican museum would be a major addition to the san francisco and the neighbors. the additional of the additional residents will add street light in the area. we have reviewed the study to mission and find any impacts in the park to the minimum. the union square business improvement district has voted for considerable work and contribution for improving the square area and union square park. we would oppose any project that would harm the park. in this case with the limited negative impact we support this project. thank you for your consideration and david, president. >> thank you very much. i just want to mention to members of the public we have a rule in our chamber of no signs because they are a bit disruptive to the proceedings. you are welcome when it is your turn to speak about what you would want. otherwise community with your sign. if i can ask you to put the signs down. that would be appreciated. next speaker. >> good afternoon.

th's what the unions used to be for. now they need to be for. >> even the unions, soon enough the girl xoults will come out and say this is a joke and a half half. >> i said get rid of it and have a single payor system. that's what it shows us. >> obama care is wrong on so many levels, and even the unions now get that. the state exchanges are not going to work. they pushed off the employer mandate. is tre still an individual mandate? nobody knows. even pelosi herself says we have to read the darn thing. nobody knows and it's confusing everyone, even his most loyal followers. john, i know you're not one of the most loyal followers, but what do you think about ts? >> free pizza, right? this was sold as this is going to be free insurance, everybody is ing to happy, we're all going to sit around and sing couple dkumbay kumbaya. you'll be able to keep your existing insurance. surprise, surprise, those are wrong. this was passed in a completely partisan mannejust to get it done and you're starting to see the ramifications of i

the unions want to remain of the current at $92 a month. >> the numbers -- >> the total misrepresentation of the fact, yes. >> are the taxpayers are going to put up a 18% fair increase of the pay of the raise. >> but, the unions say the bart's surplus in money will cost riders nothing. whatever the truth maybe, it appears that the gap be and unions appears to be abaptist. >> stop negotiating with us at the table >> we apologize for the fact that the public has been dragged into our labor mess. >> strict deadlines, five and a half day and counting. tom vacar ktvu channel 2 news. >>> scott calls for a hearing. he says just one double park vehicle can disrupt the entire transit line. last year the city issued 22000 ticks for double parking. [ indiscernible audio ] >>> it was a bittersweet homecoming for today of a bay area's family of a soldier who died of the korean war more than 60 years ago. these photographs provided by the army here shows the ceremony,. on thursday, stein burt will be laid to rest atnags cemetery in san bruno. >>> power waves in the hawaii coast. the storm prompted road

we are in croatia, in the country that will become the 28th member state of the european union on the first of july. a very warm welcome to this special edition of european journal. we want to take you on a journey across croatia, a country with a turbulent history. this region around the coast once belonged to the state republic of venice pier it austrians ruled here later -- venice. austrians ruled here later. croatia is giving up some of its sovereignty again now voluntarily by joining the eu. many croatians have mixed feelings, even if accession means an economic boom and even more tourists. >> she drives home, inland on the peninsula. the restaurant owner was out buying flower in a neighboring town. he is one of the 25 citizens of the smallest city in the world. >> i'm really glad to live in such a special community. so many people from all over the world are very eager to visit. >> it was first mentioned in a document from the 12th century with its tower and church. it has all the trappings of an old city. the people here who are catholics continue to practice ancient rituals. t

we are in croatia, in the country that will become the 28th member state of the european union on the first of july. a very warm welcome to this special edition of european journal. we want to take you on a journey across croatia, a country with a turbulent history. this region around the coast once belonged to the state republic of venice pier it austrians ruled here later -- venice. austrians ruled here later. croatia is giving up some of its sovereignty again now voluntarily by joining the eu. many croatians have mixed feelings, even if accession means an economic boom and even more tourists. >> she drives home, inland on the peninsula. the restaurant owner was out buying flower in a neighboring town. he is one of the 25 citizens of the smallest city in the world. >> i'm really glad to live in such a special community. so many people from all over the world are very eager to visit. >> it was first mentioned in a document from the 12th century with its tower and church. it has all the trappings of an old city. the people here who are catholics continue to practice ancient rituals. t

the unions want a 20% pay hike over the next three years. bart says if it caves to demands it means raising fares by 18%. and this comes from the riders. talks are expected to continue today. and we're told they will continue every day until that sunday deadline. live in millbrae, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> union officials say if another strike is necessary, they will give 72 hours' notice. >>> opening day is delayed. the new bay bridge's eastern span will not be ready labor day weekend. a caltrans source told kpix 5 even if the proposed quick fix to 32 broken bolts worked it would take weeks to approve and implement and there isn't enough time. the working theory for now is that the bridge will open in december. >>> surveillance video helped build a case against a bay area couple accused of stealing from airline passengers the day of the asiana crash. sean crudup a baggage handler at united and his wife raychas thomas were charged with stealing items from luggage. the suspects tried to return some of the suitcase items at nordstrom's and the

the unions. dennis: james just said it is about math, but you say it is not about math at all, how so? >> as a lawyer that dealt with the cleveland situation, they almost went bankrupt. ind(ráy of boston when they almost went bankrupt. i think it is about political will. havi been through this before, these kinds of sittions with the local governmentrunning into trouble going back to new york city, the real question the statend the city have to work together not at odds wi one another. dennis: is seems the time to show political will would have been whethe politicians turned down union demand for higher pension, higher pay, we are losing half hour population to 1970 or something. >> the pensio benefits were cut by 40% lt year. the average workern the city of detroit, nonuniform worker, their nefit will be $18,000 per year. this is not this grand situation. in obligation of aut 4% of total revenues. i think it is fair to say the pension issue has been blown out of proportion. dennis: there is a h

european union that is a life possibility that it would relieve the european union i think the effect of england leaving the european union after scottish independence would be that many headquarter companies would move to scope i think would be very. opinion but you know that's a choice for the people of england to me that's their choice and their will just i'm a choice so you can see a circumstance where the scottish financial sector would get more headquarters on the circumstance but i should say this goes five sets of very strong and very able and particular in the things it does best asset management long term investment trusts pension funds the long term investment or people's money or corporate money as opposed to the much more phonetic market driven. financial dealings of the of the city of london so to a great extent a skull should continue to do what we do best and that is to manage people's money carefully in long term investments and build up that special someone asset management which is proving so enormously successful this now with companies are melting and growing like

in the trade unions around the world yet. we help get the materials that they needed to be able to keep up with the efforts. it is very important. one time he was over at the international labor organization. he said we need you to come over here. he says it is against israel. it would be catastrophic for the world. he takes me to all the allegations. i admire him as much as anyone i said. it only you are as good as domestic policies. i said i was thinking precisely the same thing about you. i have a lot of respect for what you are about to do. we are worried about if either of you are both with these jobs. it is a national concern. they have pointed to the board. it is obvious that you are a sing this. i do not think you are qualified to serve on the board. i have serious concerns about your ability to stay objective. it is that you will be. i will not name names. we have had former union once say they would not be objective. muniz to say i do not think they're the same thing. you spend the vast majority of your career worki