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. >> not since the bart strike of 1979 have managers taken the controls of bart trains. bart's top leaders say that's one of the options they are considering if the bart workers strike next month. sergio is live near the oakland bridge tonight. the bay bridge rather with what this could mean for commuters. sergio? >> anyone that has traveled over the newly reopened bridge says it is a nightmare getting to an on-ramp lately. contract negotiations are continuing, but if there is a bart strike obviously traffic throughout the bay area is going to be even worse. today one of bart's top managers said commuters should be planning just in case. the back up heading to the bay bridge has been extending well into the night lately and for drivers stuck in the afternoon commute, the prospect of another bart strike is unsettling. >> it was awful. i think it took me about an hour to get on to the bridge. >> you couldn't get out of the building. it took 10, 15 minutes to get out of the parking garage and bart wasn't working. >> right now the bart trains are running, but contract negoti

that is what bart workers have told us the bart trains were previously located at. here's the issue. you cannot train managers or anyone else on the bart trains if they are connected to that third rail. the rail that powers those cars. so apparently what has happened is they have taken them to the warehouse where they are not under power and that allows them to do this training. we did talk to bart and the unions about the training now under way. >> to prepare for the possibility of a long strike, we feel it's only responsibility to plan ahead and think about skeletal train service. >> if they are seriously operating trains without certified train operators, that is reckless and dangerous. >> reporter: now a source gave us these pictures yesterday that reportedly showed the trains at the warehouse on mayor island. and again i have seen them for myself. i know they are here in the warehouse on mayor island. obviously no training taking place at this time of the day. but they were kept in the company that had been on a bart project. they did not get that bid. so we're

. >> not since the bart strike of 1979 have managers taken the controls of bart trains. bart's top leaders say that's one of the options they are considering if the bart workers strike next month. sergio is live near the oakland bridge tonight. the bay bridge rather with what this could mean for commuters. sergio? >> anyone that has traveled over the newly reopened bridge says it is a nightmare getting to an on-ramp lately. contract negotiations are continuing, but if there is a bart strike obviously traffic throughout the bay area is going to be even worse. today one of bart's top managers said commuters should be planning just in case. the back up heading to the bay bridge has been extending well into the night lately and for drivers stuck in the afternoon commute, the prospect of another bart strike is unsettling. >> it was awful. i think it took me about an hour to get on to the bridge. >> you couldn't get out of the building. it took 10, 15 minutes to get out of the parking garage and bart wasn't working. >> right now the bart trains are running, but contract negoti

petition banning bart strikes. not everyone is onboard with the idea. a city council man says he is looking out for the average joe, caught in the middle of the negotiations between bart management and the unions. he spent a few hours this morning at the orinda bart station handing out flyers promoting the online petition. >> people cannot get to their jobs, get to doctor's appointments and school so they want their voices heard and i am happy i am getting the support we are getting and we need legislation that bans transit strikes. >> standing against the wind. the vocal support is being pushed by republicans in southern california a man saying he worked for bart but supports the unions and showed up, saying this petition sounds politically motivated, especially since this councilman is running for assembly the. >> i am surprising that a member takes it upon himself to bring this up. what is his connection to bart? >> the passengers do not want another strike but were split whether the state should ban workers fro

of bart trains. bart's top leaders say that's one of the options they are considering if the bart workers strike next month. sergio is live near the oakland bridge tonight. the bay bridge rather with what this could mean for commuters. sergio? >> anyone that has traveled over the newly reopened bridge says it is a nightmare getting to an on-ramp lately. contract negotiations are continuing, but if there is a bart strike obviously traffic throughout the bay area is going to be even worse. today one of bart's top managers said commuters should be planning just in case. the back up heading to the bay bridge has been extending well into the night lately and for drivers stuck in the afternoon commute, the prospect of another bart strike is unsettling. >> it was awful. i think it took me about an hour to get on to the bridge. >> you couldn't get out of the building. it took 10, 15 minutes to get out of the parking garage and bart wasn't working. >> right now the bart trains are running, but contract negoti

maureen kelly >> pam: in other bart news.there are some signs that construction on the bart extension to san jose is gaining momentum. many of those signs are advising motorists to expect delays as traffic is diverted through or around construction in north san jose. >> pam: for example, both directions of hostetter road between lundy avenue and flickinger avenue are being temporarily shifted to the north as crews complete a trench under the road. >> pam: drivers along capitol avenue and montague expressway will also be impacted as the bart silicon valley extension from fremont to berressa moves toward completion in 2017. >> reporter: university of california, berkeley at the center of a 15 million dollar brutality lawsuit. it all surrounds the november 2011 police incident against occupy cal protesters. this is video of the alleged brutality. >> reporter: an activist group and 29 other protestors are suing uc berkeley, top university administrators, university police, the alameda county sheriff's office and the oakland police department. they are also accused of false arrest and viol

bart has about 200 managers. some were former train operators. >> it would be a lifeline service for people who had no other alternatives in the event of a strike. >> the problem is, it takes 16 weeks to take someone from classroom to hands on train operation. the hands on training can only begin once the strike is underway. according to the contract torque bart won't say whether the classroom training is already happening. >> safety is what we are all about. safety always has been and always will be our number one priority. >> but the union says bart is playing with people's lives and that the managers don't have the proper experience to operate a train. >> how trains run by people who are not certified is not only a danger and a safety hazard, it's irresponsible. >> it doesn't just take train operators, it takes support staff and mechanics that they have yet to think about. >> management is missing the point. >> instead of trying to prepare, they should be sitting at the table with a bargaining to get a contrac

in that bart labor dispute. in the meantime bart management has a new backup plan in caseworkers go on strike next month. ktvu janine de la vega is joining us live from the fremont bart station. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning, dave. one bart rider i spoke to this morning says he feels as if parking lot would be holding him and other passengers hostage. he's not sure what he would do as an alternative and he doesn't want to think about it. the mercury news is reporting that bart would operate 200 free charter buses for commuters that would shuttle people between the east bay and san francisco stations. that is triple the amount it ran during the first strike. bart is also weighing whether or not to offer limited train service to the transbay tube. bart says those will be operated by certified former train operators who were promoted to management. labor unions are against that proposed idea. riders are already feeling frustrated. >> i think that is the least they can do. i'm glad they are doing i

it's to make way for construction on the new bart extension into san jose. the first changes will come next week. some of the lanes will be closed between lundy and flicker avenues in san jose. there will also be disruptions on the montague expressway and capitol avenue. >>> here we go again. we are a month way from the next bart strike deadline. the cooling-off period ends october 10. but from what our christin ayers is hearing, the two sides are going nowhere fast. >> we haven't seen the union agreements or proposals what we feel is a reasonable amount of money for settlement. >> reporter: that was the charge from the bart board of directors today a clear sign that the cooling-off period ordered by the governor has become a deep freeze. bart management blamed the unions for not responding to their most recent offer. >> we have been trying to meet with the districts since august 12. they are refusing to meet with us. >> reporter: the unions have tried repeatedly to meet with bart over the past three weeks. they showed me emails requesting that bart get back

"we want bart to step up and do their job, we do ours every single day". los sindicatos dicen que quieren que los funcionarios del bart hagan su trabajo, tal como lo hacen sus trabajadores todos los dias, y acepten reunirse con ellos lo mas pronto posible para lograr un nuevo contrato laboral. en un comunicado, la agencia de transporte revel que las negociaciones se van a reanudar en una semana, es decir el 9 de septiembre. ademas, dicen que hasta la fecha, no han obtenido ninguna respuesta de los sindicatos sobre la ultima oferta que les hicieron. outro ---los puntos de discordia siguen siendo los aumentos salariales, el plan de pensiones y cobertura medica de los trabajadores. ---es todo de mi parte, regreso contigo. cesar ---los ojos del pas estn puestos en la capital del pas donde el congreso deber tomar una importante decision.. ---el presidente obama anunci que pedir autorizacion para una accion militar en siria.. ---lori montenegro con el informe.. take pkg 00:01 00:25 - 00:29 01:21 - 01:29 01:47 pkg pkg lori montenegro banner: incertidumbre en el c

they showed me e-mails that bart get to the bargaining table. an august 16th response from bart's chief negotiator says face-to-face meetings would not be fruitful. bart management claimed it has been flexible, offering workers raising up to 10%. >> the feeling that on the board's part we've moved a lot, we've made a good faith effort. >> reporter: but the unions say -- >> when you take contribution into retirement, into medical, the raise equals to 1% over the next four years. >> reporter: another sign the unions claim that bart management is twisting the truth. >> they're hoping lies will win them support from the public. >> the two sides are scheduled to get back to negotiations on september 12th. that will leave them less than a month before the cooling off period expires. >>> taxi companies are fighting back against ride-share prs they say are snatching business. new ride share program regulations cover services like sidecar, uber and lift. but it pushed off the final vote for a couple weeks. >> we have had experiences in taxis in san franc

would be possible to run a skeleton bart service. >> reporter: those with bart say they have 209 union managers because of their background in transportation. >> as trained operators or other rail operations. >> reporter: bart is in the early stages of evaluating how this would work and how trains operate. as for the bay 6 -- >> very limited in scope and duration. it would be a lifeline service for people who have no other alternatives in the event of a strike. >>> continuing our team coverage we heard from the bart union management and they say putting managers behind the wheel of trains is a safety concern. >> they don't have knowledge to run trains and they should not be put the public at risk. >> bart union were quick to react about putting managers in there if a strike is underway (they have to go an additional 90 days of probation to make sure they're certified. it's irresponsible to train managers that they are operators. >> reporter: unions say not only are there not enough qualified managers to run the trains but to do all the other jobs to keep the trains rolling. >> it's a s

. >>> a local e-mail is trying to take a bart strike off the table. plus a bay area car maker is now on the road to more availability. >>> back right after the break. beautiful sun set. warmer tomorrow and fire danger warning stays in effect. the forecast for friday coming up. tesla test >>> the clock is ticking down to the possibility of another bart strike. now just two week into the cooling off period. bart management and union met separately with little indication progress is made. they heard from members of bart's union today and later met behind closed doors to get updated and adjust their proposal. >> we're having that discussion with the board, and then we'll go back and speak with the unions. >> we believe the agreement is available to be reached, but it has to be reasonable. >> the two unions spent their day in a joint strategy session. face to face negotiations will resume tomorrow. >>> some believe it's time to take the option of a strike off the table. >> stop bart from striking. >> steve spent about two hours this morning trying to get b

bart says talks are set to pick back up on september 9th. the two unions representing bart train operators say management is engaging in unfair labor practices in their words trying to force employees to vote on bart's final offer before any further bargaining can take place. a bart spokesman said workers never responded to management's latest contract. in the mean time, bart has been running trains around the clock since the bay bridge closed on wednesday. and employees say the 4 hour shifts highlight the difficulties of the job. a union representing bart workers took to twitter eluding to unruly passengers who have been calling problems. one tweet from the transit union local 1555 referred to annoying drunks riding the trains this labor day weekend. there was another tweet sent out. this one said the things we've seen during the bay bridge closure, yikes. riders we talked to have noticed a different kind of crowd. >> it wouldn't be my -- the crowd i'd like to ride the train with at all points in time. but you know, it is what it is. you kn

>>> at another bart strike might be right around the corner. they are far from reaching a new contract deal. that means trains may stop running again after the cooling off point expires. jr stone spoke to them. >> it is time the get serious about the possibility that bart may not be running on october 11. >> reporter: you heard it there. the possibility of yet another bart strike. >> we feel that we have at least an obligation to see whether or not it would be possible to run some type of skeletal bart service. >> reporter: they would include the peak hours of the community. they have 200 nonunion managers who may be able to help because of their background in transit operations. >> not many of them, but some of them have training. >> reporter: bart is in the early stages of evaluating how this would work. the focus would be on the transbeirut. as for the bay six ... >> skeletal service, very limited in scope and duration. it would be very much like the bus service. a lifeline service for people with no other alternatives. >> reporter: jr stone

. >> and coming up on kron 4 news tonight at 11:00, bart managers preparing for the worst as contract negotiations go nowhere, the move managers are making so that some trains are still running in case of a strike. >>> hundreds of people waiting in line for the release of the new iphone and the new details of the pit bull attack that led one little boy dealing o f the long road recovery. ♪ i wish i was made of money. i wish you were too. chances are, you're not made of money. so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico motorcycle. see how much you could save. chief probation officer is now behind bars for possessing child photography. today forest was sentenced to the county jail and he must register as a sex offender. forest was found guilty of two counts of possession of child pornography back in july. he was arrested last year in december. forest spent 34 years as a probation officer in san mateo county. >> get out of the way. >> get out of the way! >>> today long line and temper do not mixed. people were lining up to buy the new iphone, it was bad that people were you feel

. >>> new at 5:00 bart secret is out. we are getting new details and a look at the warehouse where bart is training managers to run trains. kpix 5's linda yee on the loophole bart is using to prepare for another strike. linda. >> reporter: liz, on sunday, bart management did load up two train cars on a flatbed and moved it from a manhattannians yard to this warehouse -- from a maintenance yard to this warehouse on mare island. managers have been getting hands on training just in case, and this is all as an unpleasant surprise to union leaders. the bart cars sit inside the warehouse. this is the staging ground for training managers to operate bart just in caseworkers strike october 11. bart says some are former train operators and what they are doing is not in violation of the contract because they are not driving on the rails. >> we have two trains that are off of bart property on mare island that we have set up and there are no tracks or third rail power. it's mainly so employees that may want to be certified or the ones

we'll soon get fresh bart numbers from yesterday. but on saturday, bart recorded the second highest ever ridership. 279,000 riders with special trains set aside for a's and cal fans. the third busiest day was last thursday. friday was the fourth busiest day. the golden gate feiry system had huge ridership. 3100 more than last sunday. on saturday, more than 8900 people took golden gate feiries that was up about 3200 over last saturday. for today's labor day holiday, bart is running on a saturday schedule. golden gate transit and the larksburg and sausalito feiries will run on a weekend holiday schedule. >>> happening today, bart workers will hold a news conference on what they call a welcome of progress in talks to avert a strike. negotiations are not scheduled to resume until september 17th. that's almost five weeks after a 60 day cooling off period was ordered. attorneys for two unions have accused bart of violating the terms of a court order by requiring a vote from workers on its latest offer. bart says the offer made on august 10

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bart says that's not true. >> there's no explanation other than bart is not treating these negotiations seriously and do not intend to come to an agreement in an expeditious manner. >> the current calendar is not set in stone. just because their current calendar is what it is doesn't mean that we can't add days and we're willing to do that. >> right now there are no new talks scheduled until monday. that would give them about two weeks to figure things out. bart workers can go on strike on midnight on october 10th. >>> bay area drivers are getting ready for another bridge closure, the golden gate. ann notarangelo tells us it will make driving a lot safer. >> reporter: october or november of next year, they are going to shut down the golden gate bridge so they can install a new movable median. now, these will take the place of those plastic pylons that really don't do much to prevent a head-on collision. what they will put in their place are 800 one-foot real thick heavy steel concrete barriers. to do this work, they are going to have to shut down the bridge for 52 hours essentially a we

bart and the unions remain far apart on a contract deal. and now management says it has a plan b for strike. we'll hear from both sides. more than 3-thousand acres on mount diablo is nearly out. we'll have an update and tell you just how much it cost to fight that fire. the u-s and russia reach a groundbreaking deal today in the crisis in syria. we'll have all the details. good morning and thanks for joining us on this saturday september 14th. i'm marty gonzalez. we'll get to your top stories in a moment but janu for your weekend forecast. developing news thisthe u-s and russia reach a groundbreaking deal today. on the framework to eliminate syria's chemical weapons. kron 4's mike pelton reports the latest on this breaking story. mike? the deal comes following the third day of negotiations in geneva between u-s secretary of state john kerry. and russian foreign minister sergey lavrov. the two made the joint announcement today.laying out a series of steps the syrian government must comply with. among the steps.the two diplomats say syria has

bart has more than 40 trains all on time. we'll hit the roads get a check of our live traffic cameras after the break. and you could save hundreds." display lighting up a stree one uth korean shopp >>> well, if you thought the dallas cowboy stadiums dream was big wait until you see this. it's a giant video display lighting up a street in south korea. the sky road is about 700 feet long, the longest in the world. >> looks like the one in old town vegas. >> cool. >>> speaking of cool, students at a school in oakland are getting out of the classroom and they are going right on to the ice >> it's the first school in the country offering figure skating classes and since it's a public charter school, it's free to the students. and that's why oakland school of the arts is this week's "cool school." >>> reporter: oakland school for the arts offers several creative outlets for its students and now it has a new one. after hitting the books, the students come across the street here to the oakland ice center. they do a few warmups, lace

bart management and officials are talking about another possible bart strike. there are 24 days. 5 hours left in the court- imposed of day cooling off period. tom banker is joining us live in oakland where bart officials wrapped up a news conference moment ago. are the two sides any closer together? >> reporter: the bart union that held the news conference. they claim they made a $10 million concession by lower wage demands and trying to do other things with the numbers to make that happen. whether that is really true, whether that is a serious proposal to be considered by bart, we don't know yet. we do know that when you hear what other people had to say, including the governor and chief negotiator for bart and what riders say this is nowhere near being settled. cornered by reporters the governor commented on the reality of the stalemate of the long dragged out bart negotiations. >> i exercised my power. that was the cooling off period. now we are in collective bargaining which says both sides talk together. if they don't agree workers can't go on strike. >> w

by this comparison, bart is a safety star. >> i do feel save. i've commuted every day for nine years. >> where folks do have a problem is with conduct in and around bart. >> i've seen people committing crimes. i did have my car broken into last week >>> a woman struck and killed while riding or bike was identified as an internet pioneer. diane coy was the first financial officer in amazon. she served on the board of the national resources defense council. she leaves behind an 8-year-old son on. yesterday, a delivery van turned in front of her. the driver is cooperating. >> conservative groups will continue a fight for boy scouts. it was intended to put pressure on the group to lift its ban on gay troop leads, the measure will be reintroduced next session >>> senate bill three we effects not just the boy scouts. it essentially is a tax on values >>> the conservative, helped raise questioned about the california tax measure >>> and oracle cup faced a number of things today. to the delight of many fans, team new zealand needs only one more cup. the

for all bart riders. kpix five's john ra, on how he wants to change t balance of power and protecy area >>> with the threat of another bart strike looming one man is taking a stand for all bart riders. kpix 5's john ramos on how he wants to change the balance of power and protect bay area commuters. >>> reporter: the only reason the orinda bart station looks so quiet is because there's no more room in the parking lot. every space is taken by commuters hustling off to work. >> hello. >> reporter: that's where steve glazer was this morning. >> if you want to stop transit workers from striking it's a petition. >> reporter: he is running for state assembly tapping into public anger over the bart impasse by circulating a petition to make it state law that transit workers cannot strike. >> even in san francisco, you cannot have a transit strike. but in california, there is no law and therefore, they have this ultimate punishment to us the riders if they can't find agreement. >> reporter: glazer had no trouble f

bart says the wage demands are too high. and now both sides are arguing about holding daily contract talks. >> there's no explanation other than bart is not treating these negotiations seriously. and do not intend to come to an agreement in an ex-south padre island dishes manner. >> the current calendar is not set in stone. and just because their current calendar is what it is doesn't mean we can't add days and we're willing to do that. >> bart says that there are no new talks scheduled until monday. it doesn't give them much time to come up with a deal. bart workers can go on strike on october 11th. >>> construction is scheduled to begin on the second phase of the macarthur transit village in oakland. they started the project two years ago at the bart station. today crews will begin building an affordable housing community with 90 units. bart is warning much of the station's parking lot will be closed because of the project. >>> today appears to be the last day for two local "fresh & easy" grocery stores. they are among 50

so it was 24-7 for bart too. hour after hour, mile after mile, the passengers crowded on, regulars hoping for a seat found themselves with little option but to make room. >> standing today. >> making room for folks who you recall ail drive. >> i knew i could not drive into the city so i took bart. >> but you can have that kind of track without having an impact. >> bart trains ran that far and that is a huge wear and tear. it is over 40 years. >> playing catch up won't happen quickly, they are working over time to get trains back in service, don't be surprised if your train has fewer cars than normal. >> at the end of the day it shows why we can't operate 24 hours a day. we have less trains than last week and our crews are working extra hard to try to play catch up today. >> so getting these trains back on track, that is the short- term issue but really when you are taking about bart service the long-term issue remains these ongoing labor negotiations and this impending possible bart strike. tom is keeping an eye

>>reporter: bart insists they need to plan for a strike they hear could last a month and if the bart board approves, management driving the trains, if there is a walkout, it would only be on a limited basis. >> it would only be a few trains going through the transbay tube during the peak of the peak commute, but it's really on bart to make sure we have some sort of backup plan. >>reporter: the union says bart's backup plan proves management doesn't expect to have an agreement. >> what they need to be doing is putting in the efforts that they're using to train these managers to get a deal done, that's what we're doing. >>reporter: both sides insist they don't want to see a strike. negotiations begin again on monday. on mare island, linda ye, kpix5. >> negotiators say the parties are still tens of millions of dollars apart. if the two don't agree to a new contract by october 10th, a second strike could be in the works. >>> backers of prop 8, the same-sex marriage ban invalidated are setting sights on a different issue. the national organization for marriage wants to put a referendum on

sue kwon is at the bart statement with an -- bart station with an update. sue. >> reporter: you know what, it's early but they did have a lot to say. extremely frustrated. and they just want this deal done. and as you just mentioned, basically that one proposal on the table will be discussed today as negotiations pick up again for another session. as you could hear, bart was not happy. it was not enough movement. they are making concessions and going from 5% down to 4.5% wage increase over three years. that's a 17% increase. bart wants them do go as low as 10% over a four year period. riders we talked to shared nightmare stories of having to stay in the city, being stranded, three hour commutes and they want to outlaw strikes by transit workers and have a mediator cut the deal for both sides. >> live over here and i work in the city. go back and forth. >> last time what did you do? >> i slept in the city. >> you slept in the city? >> yeah, i slept in the city. >> he slept in a hotel for five days because work was just that important. and another person we t

the bart and union cooling off period ends on october 10th. that means, without a deal, trains could stop running and workers could strike. on october 11th. it is official. california lawmakers have approved renaming the western span of the bay bridge. after the former mayor of san francisco -- willie brown. but there is still controversy. as kron 4's justine waldman reports. a lawsuit has been filed over how the decision was made. sot as far as calling the bb wbb that is going to take some getting used to i guess. don't get too comfortable with the name change a san fransico lawfirm filed a lawsuit thursday to stop it. saying lawmakers approved a shady deal bob planthold sot only by contin suspend the rules are they only able to consider this to start the suit claims. the measure was not introduced by a local legislator as required by law. instead by one out of los angeles. also, there is public opposition to the name change including an online petition. but the real kickeraccording to the plantiff sot finally. willie ain't dead whiteney leig

challenging for other people near the bart station. kron four's jeff bush explains what happened and shows you who police are looking for. el cerrito police say the attack happened on monday night around seven o=clock. police say that a woman in her 20's was leaving the el cerrito bart station and was walking home. she had her head down and was texting so she couldn't see her attacker.who, out of nowhere, came and started beating her uppunching her in the head and the face. then, that attacker grabbed the woman and started dragging her into the bushes. you can see on your screen, a police composite sketch of the suspect. police say the suspect is a hispanic man in his 20's, roughly five feet, five inches tall with a medium complexion and stubby facial hair. police say the victim was screaming and a nearby resident heard the screams through the window. she went to check out the situation. that scared off the attacker who ran away in the opposite direction. police say this is a perfect example of one reason why you should not walk and te

the clock is ticking toward another potential bart strike. negotiations ended for the night with either side any closer to an agreement. a strike could happen as early as october 11th if they can't figure it out. sue kwon has an update on what the governor is saying about the labor dispute. >> reporter: you know what, if you look at this like a chess game and each group is moving their pieces, the employee's union did move their chess piece yesterday. they did put a proposal out on the table and bart is considering it. we should hear their reaction a little bit later on today. but in a statement the spokes person says bart sees little change in the newest proposal. doesn't represent any significant movement. employers went from 5% wage increase to a 4.5% wage increase. but bart still wants a 4 year contract and a 10% increase over that period. here's what riders might want. want to outlaw strikes by transit workers and have a mediator forced. >> they haven't shown appetite for binding operation. i do not want to see a strike. i urge the parti

and around the clock bart service seems to add to the tension of the ongoing bart labor dispute. >>> right now we're still looking good around the bay area when it comes to the closure. as we look at the new bay bridge, almost ready for traffic. >>> for your labor day, cloudy, muggy, perhaps a few sprinkles falling. i'll have a look at what you can expect for your neighborhood, coming up. . >>> we are now on day five of the bay bridge closure. we'll tell you how construction has been going. and a little bit more about ceremonies to mark its opening. >>> we're live in san jose where a deadly accident just happened a short time ago. police are looking for a driver of one of these cars. >>> an update on bart negotiations expected later this morning. the new information we could learn even though both sides don't plan to meet until later this month. >>> plus a fire fight goes on near yosemite. what we're finding out may have caused the rim fire. all on ktvu news. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> good morning we want to take you

bart train could come to screeching halt come october 1 11. that's why management coming up with plan b. last week bart brought 2 cars to wear house at transportation in vallejo. 12 manager non-union but certified operators have been going through refresher training course. on what bart calls non-working equipment. >> also lacking into the possibility if it's safe and if the board approves it of having limited train service for passengers. >>reporter: bart may run some trains during peek hours with the non-81 operators. something it says is allowed if the union strikes. >> we have to prepare for the possibility of strike and it's our responsibility to have some options for the bay area if that were to occur. >> we would hike them to come to the table with the same level of intensity to get a contract as opposed to training people that aren't ready to do the job. >>reporter: union representing rain operators calls bart move disingenuous and against the rules because treng of non-union personnel can only happen on equipment that is not powered u

. >> a un día de reanudar las platicas de generentes y trabajadores del bart, los portavoces del bart dicen que es importante escuchar a los empúleados. >> el tiempo pasa y el 10 de octubre terminan los días para llegar a acuerdo. según el portavoz del sindicato, primero quieren abordar el tema de la seguridad. >> luego tendremos el reportaje, pero les digo que la seguridad es prioritario. volvemos. >> en noticias univisión 14 novedades sobre el proyecto que daría licencia de conducir a indocumentados. >> visas u ayudan a que imnigrantes indocumentados vivan en el país. >> investigan a un agente de patrulla de caminos que protagonizo un accidente. le diremos que la paso a este motociclista. ya volvemos. >> sigue vigente la alertra ambiental en la bahia. más de 1700 bomberos acudieron. >> el gobernador brown tiene un proyecto para umentar el salario de 8 a 9 dólares la hora. llegaria a 10 el 1 de enero de 2016. el proyecto actual esta en el senado. >> se aprobo un plan del gobernador para evitar liberar a reos de california. se ordeno la liberacion debido a la sopbrepoblacion c

bart train could come to screeching halt come october 1 11. that's why management coming up with plan b. last week bart brought 2 cars to wear house at transportation in vallejo. 12 manager non-union but certified operators have been going through refresher training course. on what bart calls non-working equipment. >> also lacking into the possibility if it's safe and if the board approves it of having limited train service for passengers. >>reporter: bart may run some trains during peek hours with the non-81 operators. something it says is allowed if the union strikes. >> we have to prepare for the possibility of strike and it's our responsibility to have some options for the bay area if that were to occur. >> we would hike them to come to the table with the same level of intensity to get as opg people that aren't ready to do the job. >>reporter: union representing rain operators calls bart move disingenuous and against the rules because treng of non-union personnel can only happen on equipment that is not powered up. bart operator showed me

than bart is not treating these negotiations seriously. >> it's a war of words between bart and the unions and it looks like negotiations are at a standstill. >> october or november of next year, they are going to shut down the golden gate bridge so they can install a new movable median. >> concrete barriers already put in their plans -- will be put in their place. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. >>> good morning, it is thursday, september 19. i'm brian hackney. >> i'm michelle griego. time now is 6:00. >>> developing news as you wake up. check out those flames. a chemical plant fire lit up the sky in western oklahoma. last night's fire hit chemicals containers inside the plant setting off explosions. nobody was injured. >>> it's back to school for kids in colorado. torrential rain and floodwaters forced schools in boulder county to close for six days. the heavy rains warned out roads and did he -- washed out roads and

we saw it grow in popularity especially during the most recent bart strike and in fact bart is encouraging people to use casual carpool after october 11 if bart goes on strike. ken, until now, of course, casual carpool has had a very good track record. a lot of people perceive it to be very safe but clearly this is going to make some people uneasy. in oakland, ann notarangelo, kpix 5. >> also new at 5:00, smoke pouring out of the roof of this church. the church in oakland just a couple of hours ago. firefighters worked from the top down breaking apart the roof of that building on 8th street. just when it looked like things were calming down flames erupted on the other side of the church. smoke visible in the area, you can see it from san francisco in fact. no word how it started. >>> oakland's illegal sideshows are popping up again, the latest one turning violent [ screaming and gunfire ] >> shots rang out early saturday morning during the aftermath on middle harbor road near the port of oakland. you can see people kicking and jumping on the car because the driver apparently crashed into a

these bart cars are sitting up on flatbed trailers while bart insists familiarization training, not track training, will take place. >> we have about 12 managers who are already certified. we can start doing some training with noncertified employees. but we can't do the real hands- on training until employees actually go on strike. >> reporter: the union argues those bart managers aren't really certified. >> they may have previously been certified, but there are constant revisions, constant changes. and it's been years since they were certified. >> reporter: i looked for answers about bart's safety record and trained operator records. for two days now, the california public utilities commission has been unable or unwilling to give me that information, which raises the question, is the cpuc as cozy with bart as it once was with pg&e? today i filed a comprehensive california public records act request that requires the cpuc to answer each question in detail. meanwhile, the bart manager training season underway. >> we have to prepare for a possibly very long strike. everything we're hearing

station it happens way too often >> reporter:on bart the beggers come in all shapes and forms many of them use the altered bart tickets to releive you of your cash and some just straight out beg >> reporter:like this woman asking people for money, the same for this man in the twinkie shirt as they get pushed away they return >> reporter:these guys work in tandum using the altered bart tickets to get cash which buy the way is illegal (laughter) >> reporter: then there are the beggers that have what i like to call a captive audience by approching you while you are on the train >> reporter:in just a few minutes this man rack up a few dollars that he openly counts and then places the neatly folded money in his shoe >> reporter:first off never buy a bart ticket from anyone except from one of the machines and if you need help ask a station agent or a community ambassador >> reporter:and if you must give a begger money donate it to a homeless shelter at least you know its bsing used properly >> reporter:on bart stanley roberts kron 4 news >> ".you're my wife?!" >> pam: coming up on kron 4 ne

bart would use triple the number of buses and car pool lanes along the bart corridor would be in force all day. new temporary diamond lanes on highway 24 near the tunnel. one passenger said the backup plan is not perfect but helps them get to work. >> another strike is a real pain in the neck? >> for everyone. this is a lot of traffic on bart already. >> california pool -- car pool lanes will help out? >> yes. there will be extra service with the ferries and managers of bart could run some trains and the union says that threat bees public safety. the cooling-off period sends october 11. nears with bart management and unions will resume this morning and so far neither side has reported much progress in the talks. federal transportation officials are investigating whether asiana airlines met legal requirements in hing the families of passengers after july's deadly crash at sfo. staff with ntsb quickly raised concerns with the department of transportation. under law, the asiana airline was required to provide service to family members of the 291 passengers including promptly posting a tol

the bart cars sit inside the warehouse. this is the staging ground for training managers to operate bart just in caseworkers strike october 11. bart says some are former train operators and what they are doing is not in violation of the contract because they are not driving on the rails. >> we have two trains that are off bart property on mare island that we have set up. there's no tracks out there. there's no third rail power. it's mainly so employees that may want to be certified or the ones that are certified and want a refresher corsican refamiliarize. >> reporter: but union leaders say operating a train is a skill that takes more lessons than what the managers are getting and they insist what bart is doing could be dangerous for passengers. >> they don't operate the trains on a regular basis. i worry about something happening, say they have to evacuate a train, do they know those procedures? do they know what happens if a train derails or a switch splits? they don't know any of that and it's unconscionable that they wo

it could change bart's structure and management. transit unions could lose the ability to strike in the future in favor of processes used by other systems binding arbitration or independent wage boards. >> reporter: neither bart or the union could provide a spokesperson today, but we're going to pursue that part of the story tomorrow. eventually we'll get them to answer. ktvu channel 2 news >>> today, union negotiations got their say with a federal mediator. today, the unions got to comment on it, pay and benefits are the two major issues and the two sides are an estimated $100 million apart. the federal mediator schedules talks in the coming days. there are 16 days left and we could have another bart strike unless a contract is reached before then >>> new video tonight, a shocking assault inside a safeway store in san lel eshgs leandro. the incident happened yesterday morning at the save safeway store. anyone with information about this man is asked to call police >>> a multiagency sweep has lended eight wanted sex ovunderstander -

"we want bart to step up and do their job, we do ours every single day". los sindicatos dicen que quieren que los funcionarios del bart hagan su trabajo, tal como lo hacen sus trabajadores todos los dias, y acepten reunirse con ellos lo mas pronto posible para lograr un nuevo contrato laboral. en un comunicado, la agencia de transporte revel que las negociaciones se van a reanudar en una semana, es decir el 9 de septiembre. ademas, dicen que hasta la fecha, no han obtenido ninguna respuesta de los sindicatos sobre la ultima oferta que les hicieron. outro ---los puntos de discordia siguen siendo los aumentos salariales, el plan de pensiones y cobertura medica de los trabajadores. ---es todo de mi parte, regreso contigo. cesar ---a partir de hoy la tarifa de estacionamien to en las terminales de trenes de "caltrain" se ha establecido en 5 dolares y 50 dolares al mes... take vo ---el incremento fue aprobado dentro del presupuesto de operaciones de 2014 y servira para darle manteniemientos a las zonas de estacionamien tos dijeron funcionarios de caltrain... --

our reporting continues on abc 7 news bay area, another top story, bart officials warning tonight to prepare yourselves for another phone shall strike now. but they're revealing a back up plan to keep some trains rolling by having managers operate the trains. here is a live look, traffic is heavy ever since the new eastern span opened and another strike could make it worse. >> hi, dan this, top official said today until now, idea of having bart managers operating train was passengers on them is, quote, unthinkable. but the real possibility of another strike and the long run has bart rethinking that position. >> so we're looking at it seriously. >> it's the first time mentioned during prolonged talks between bart and unions, possibility managers might operate in event of a strike. >> that is a planning exercise right now. we're not sure we're going to be able to do that. but i will sthai is something we're looking at. >> it came from a bart assistant manager speak together transportation commission about the plans if there is another unions bart couldn't begin to train until of a stri

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>> le tenemos información al respecto. >> se dice que la naturaleza de las propuestas de parte del bart es la que impide llegar a acuerdos, el barto propuso un contrato de 4 años con incremento anual del 2,5% para llegar a un total de 10% en 4 años, los sindicatos piden contrato de 3 años con aumento del 21%, por lo que se piden mediadores. >> además, los representantes del bart piden aparte de las mejoras salariales mejoras en la seguridad y piden que el servicio no ponga en peligro la seguridad de trabajadores y usuarios del bart. >> los expertos mediadores son quienes nos pueden ayudar, dicen desde las oficinas del bart, pero los dirigentes sindicales creen que falta diligencia de parte de la dirigencia. >> hoy fue un día de manifestaciones sobre la reforma migratoria, que se podría ver afectada por el conflicto de siria. >> california tiene muchos inmigrantes, les pedimos a todos que sigan moviendo los corazones y empujando todos para el mismo lado. >>pedimos que el congreso tome una reforma en primer lugar, que lo hagan con el corazón, pero ahora están viendo el tema de sir

it will hurt credibility with the bart system and customers. >> when bart is not active or not moving it causes so much extra traffic and delays. >> reporter: coming at 6:00, what the governor has to say and what riders feel may be behind these endless negotiations. >>> state senator from los angeles county introduced a bill to prohibit bart workers from going on strike. republican leader hoff sent a letter to governor brown asking him to call the legislator into special session before the cooling off period ends in october. senator huff wanted to give the governor a tool to use to stop another bart strike. >>> in san francisco police chase two suspected car thieves this amp and arrested one. the other got away. the chase began in the 1700 block of lasalle avenue off of third street. officers say they saw a man and woman apparently stealing cars. when they tried to pull over the man he rammed the patrol car. the man then hit a house and ran from the car. police tracked him down and arrested him. the woman took off in another car. after a few minutes, police stopped chasing her in the

train appeared >> that there is another strike management will have to get the approval of the bart board of directors in order to let the fill in operators actually run the trains. >> but bart to a union said again today that they are strongly opposed to training plan appeared >> as bart contract negotiations drag on the clock is ticking down to a possible barge strike that could happen as early as october 11th appeared >> today we learned that bart management and is too large unions are planning to meet this coming monday to discuss the most pressing topics like wages pension and medical contributions. >> however the transit agency says it is already teaching managers have to start bart trains in case the bart talks continued to stall. >> the currency debacle and all appeared expires at 11:59 p.m. on october 10th. >> aken put your option crew working on a $155 million caltran project struck a gas main in san bruno perry >> this talk to caltran in both directions last night. >> firefighters said they weren't there were no injuries and evacuations were not needed. caltran says servi