caltrain now says that that person was a boy. he was hit just before 4:30 p.m. north of the rail crossing. caltrain has not released any further details about the boy or the circumstances behind his death. this is the 13th death on caltrain tracks this year. >>> an arrest has been made in connection with a deadly shooting in san fransisco's mission district early yesterday morning. investigators say they've arrested 56-year-old vincent jacobo. it happened on bartlett and 2 t streets at 4:30 in the morning. the victim has been identified as 28-year-old maurice white of san fransisco. no word on a motive for that shooting. >>> time now 4:45. police in santa cruz have arrested five teenage gang members in a drive-by shooting of a 12-year-old boy last year. that's according to santa cruz sentinel. joey mendoza was on his way to his home on the lower ocean neighborhood on august 8th, 2012 when 19-year-old andrew carrera and four other gang members confronted him. mendoza was shot twice in the back, died on the scene. the names of the four suspects have not been relea

no delays on bart, ace, muni and caltrain. bart, muni, caltrain and ace as well as ferries. westbound traffic heavy from 8th street approaching loveridge. it picks up through pittsburg into concord. a backup at the toll plaza in just a few of the toll lanes. the metering lights are still sof. san mateo bridge looking good as with 880. leaving oakland bound for hayward. nothing but light traffic that awaits you for both directions of the highway 892. that's a look at thursday's traffic. now to lawrence. got a lot of sunshine coming our way. the temperatures going to be cooling down just slightly around the bay area the sea breeze likely to kick in a little bit early. mostly clear skies but a weak system east of the bay area overnight. a lot of sunshine. sunshine warming things up the next couple of days but today the temperature will be down. high pressure weakening just a little bit. flying out of the sfo should be a good day to do it mostly clear no delays expected there. around the country got a couple of spots to watch out for slight chance of showers in denver especially

caltrain will be offering extra service. all their trains including the baby bullet train will be stopping off at the millbrae bart station where passengers can park for free. so far no delays reported for ac transit, the ferries or caltrain. that's a look at the monday commute. now to lawrence with the forecast. >> all right. we are starting out with thick fog around the bay area especially near the coastline into some of the north bay valleys, as well. visibility down to a half mile in santa rosa. out the door clouds over the bay bridge. a lot of folks trying to get to work this morning without bart but nonetheless you have clouds out there now. temperatures cool in spots. 40s and some 50s at this hour. i think by the afternoon though we are enjoying mostly sunny skies away from the coast. we have this blocking ridge in place so that's going to keep the jet stream well to the north so we are going to stay dry for now. i think plenty of sunshine latter part of the day. some 70s inside the bay. some 80s in the valleys but ke

no delays reported for golden gate ferries, caltrain or ace. meanwhile, if you plan on hopping in your car and making the highway 4 commute, so far that has been trouble-free with light traffic leaving antioch bound for pittsburg down the willow pass. even the altamont pass so far is looking okay westbound 580 fine leaving the 205 interchange. looks like we may have some roadwork eastbound because sensors are picking up slow traffic there. the 580/680 interchange over in you understand did that's still in good shape with no major problems to report to you for west 580 heading down the dublin grade and the bay bridge toll plaza is wide open so enjoy the light traffic. that light traffic stays with you across the bridge into downtown san francisco. that's a look at "kcbs traffic." >> thank you. >>> some breaking news now from pleasant hill. loud explosions woke up the dove court neighborhood after a house caught fire. it started about 1:30 this morning. firefighters say when they got there, the house and the cars in the driveway were all consumed

. >>> caltrain now says a pedestrian struck and killed on caltrain tracks in menlo park yesterday afternoon was a boy. he was hit before 4:30 p.m. caltrain has not released any further details about the boy. this is the 13th death on caltrain tracks this year. >>> in san jose, a child is being treated in a hospital after being hit by a vta light rail train. it happened as the train was approaching gish station on 1 1st street after 7:30 last night. the child was rushed to valley medical center. there's no word on their condition. the cause of the accident under investigation. >>> during a visit to the bay area california schools chief tom tore lack son talks tom torlakson talks about the shift. the goal is to produce more engineers, scientists and college ready kids. one of the biggest changes is throwing out the star test. torlakson says all kids under common core will take tests on computers starting in march as a part of a pilot program involving 3 million students. >> 21st century learning skills involve critical thinking and problem solving, not so much multiple choice tests and memori

to berkeley from san bruno. >> we have to take caltrain and then take ac transit all the way over, which makes our commute like an hour and a half longer. >> reporter: a lot of people gave up on local travel altogether. >> today actually is a lot quieter. there's not as many of the street performers or the preacher guys. >> reporter: others were just plain confused. >> i just looked up the connection on google maps and there's like a warning sign saying bart is closed due to a labor dispute. >> reporter: for businesses that rely on bart's foot traffic -- >> business has declined a lot. >> reporter: but for many, it's a time to try new things. >> can't be dependent on one thing only. you have to be able to diversify, know how to make multiple routes to get where you want. >> reporter: as for that union vote, no date is set. >> so we have to make sure that everybody has an opportunity to read it understand it and then we are going to vote it. >> reporter: arbitration is a possibility but the unions only want the work rules portion of the contract on the table. bart wants the whole $57 mill

no delays reported for golden gate ferries, caltrain or ace. meanwhile, if you plan on hopping in your car and making the highway 4 commute, so far that has been trouble-free with light traffic leaving antioch bound for pittsburg down the willow pass. even the altamont pass so far is looking okay

no big delays reported for them, caltrain or ace. the bay bridge commute backups at the toll plaza extending to the 880 overcrossing with the metering lights on. toward the livermore valley accident clearing westbound 580 at greenville. >>> checking out your weather today, we have a lot of sunshine coming our way maybe slightly cooler than yesterday. but not by much. the sea breeze kicking in a little bit earlier in the afternoon will help to drop the temperatures out toward the coast. a weak system sliding through california overnight brought a few high clouds but those are sweeping out of town. the ridge of high pressure weakening a little and that will be enough to allow the sea breeze to kick in earlier in the day. out the doorstepping outside running in the 40s and the 50s. not quite as cold as it was yesterday but still cool in spots. as we head toward the afternoon we'll find plenty of sunshine though, 80s in the valleys, a lot of 70s inside the bay. out toward the beaches you will see that sea breeze so maybe a little bit coo

. >>> caltrain celebrated its 150th birthday yesterday in style. the anniversary bash was held in menlo park complete with jortory, a brass band, and a historical re-enactment. caltrain is the oldest continuously operating passenger rail line in the western united states running a 50-mile line between san francisco and san jose. >> 150 years of continuous service, which is really quite remarkable. certainly the railroad has changed many times over that period, but one way or another people have been being transported from san francisco to san jose. >> so here is a fun fact for you. caltrain's inaugural trip was back in 1863 carrying a party of dignitaries, officials, and friends to palo alto to kick off train service. they rode in three passenger cars and an open car. >>> coming up on "today in the bay," what's in a name? the sharks look to keep a streak alive at the s.a.p. center. >>> wait until you see spectacular catch by a stanford wide receiver which you have to see to believe. ♪ for a store near you go to benjaminmoore.com/bayarea. see to b

samtrans oversees caltrain, samtrans buses and transportation authority. the district has a $500 million budget. the d.a. says the inquiry began after whistleblowers came forward to point out what they believed were illegal accounting practices. they said they were instructed to flaraudulentry report expens the district never had to ask for more taxpayer money. they said the district routinely paid for expenses out of improper accounts. these are claims samtrans denies. he says his inspectors are currently waiting for the results of samtrans'latest audit. >> what you have to have is an audit. you have to have the records to look at that. and an independent audit. in this case, that -- i'm not making any secret about it -- we're waiting for it. there's such an audit being done. it's supposed to be out within the next couple months and we want to see the independent audit that's being done. >> reporter: meanwhile, members of the citizens advisory committee for caltrain say they have full faith in the district leadership but welcome outside oversight of the a

ferries, caltrain and ace also reporting no delay. hayward southbound 880 approaching whipple an accident blocking one lane traffic jammed from beyond 92. a quick check another update on the bay bridge, metering lights are turned on before 6:00 this morning. so we are backed up towards the overcrossings almost to the foot of the maze with 15 to 20 minutes to get on the bay bridge. that is your latest "kcbs traffic." back to you. >> thank you. >>> it's 6:39. using social media to buy a gun. the online forum more and more people are turning to, to get weapons now. >> and google has a cool new feature. how it's transforming your handwriting. >> and the market opened up about 10 minutes ago. let's check the numbers. today is a very good day. we are going to check the numbers and more with moneywatch reporter gigi stone right after the break. ,, facetime... has really chand few minutes ago... that, after the labor depart reported the number of new jobless claims is down by 1 thousand in the latest repo. from cbs moneywatch, gigi s reports

caltrain also sent out a tweet this morning. northbound train 103 behind schedule from 10 to 15 minutes late but that ace train 1 is a problem since early this morning leaving the central valley, still about 20 minutes delayed. ace train 3 is on time. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> president obama and one of his top officials are taking responsibility for the problems plaguing the nation's new healthcare website. the president spoke at a rally in boston yesterday. he vowed to get the problem solved promptly and said the healthcare reform program will live up to its promise. health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius apologized for the glitches when she faced a number of questions from a congressional committee. >> who was in charge as it was -- >> was in charge up to -- >> at that team, who is the individual -- >> michelle snyder is the -- >> michelle snyder is the one responsible for this debacle? >> well -- [ pause ] >> -- excuse me, congresswoman. michelle snyder is not responsible for this debacle. hold me ac

remember, caltrain is on a normal weekday schedule. they are offering baby bullet service this morning which will pick up passengers at the millbrae bart station. you can park there for free. also, extra service on our local ferries, as well. that's a look at traffic. now to the desk. >> all right, liza, thank you. >>> we have team coverage on the breaking bart news this morning. mark kelly is checking with commuters in walnut creek. but first, to kpix 5 reporter anne makovec in oakland on the breakdown of the contract talks. [ loud chanting by union workers in the background ] >> reporter: i have a dozen picketers here at the lake merritt bart station, which is closed. all of the bart stations closed this morning. now, these people are not getting paid during the strike. we have no idea how long this will last but that could be a factor in this. this morning, at this point, no new talks are scheduled. >> progress was being made. we were substantially close to reaching agreement. but in the last minutes, in the last part of the bargain

the dumbarton bridge is an easy drive. 101 to the peninsula or caltrains is an option for you. over here the approach to the bay bridge for north 880 and west 880 to the east shore freeway is packing in out of 24 though the tunnel. here at the bay bridge toll plaza, you can see the backup at the left with the metering lights. then onto the span, it's a smooth drive to san francisco. we have tremendous backups forming on the approach. back to the maps you can see how bad that is from 24 here building to the lafayette area and pleasant hill and concord, that's 680 south with the arrow at the top of the screen. a big volume of traffic is kicking in. chase cain is out there with a lot of the folks taking buses. now a lot of folks have to take taxis or cars. expect more traffic there over the next few minutes. 680 south, still okay heading down to the dublin interchange and this area of the tri-valley, no big surprises in that with a nice flow here. we'll see flowing through sonoma with a crash clearing near highway 84. the big issue is getting to the bay bridge and along the east b

caltrain will be offering a baby bullet train which will be picking up passengers at the millbrae bart station. you can park there for free. that's some of the extra local transit service that's being offered now during this bart strike. again, no major delays for bay area roadways just a brief delay at the bay bridge pay gates. that's traffic. back to you. >>> to help you get around during the strike, we have a complete survival guide on our website, kpix.com. >>> let us not forget it's friday, the weekend is here! mr. happy is here with more. >> i haven't forgotten, big guy. glad it's friday. glad to be with you here today. it's a great day ahead. michelle is like, i want to smack you. >> i say that often. [ laughter ] >> a lot of sunshine. we are starting out with patchy fog early on today but i think by the afternoon, we are going to see plenty of sunshine in most spots away from the immediate coastline. but the fog a sign. sea breeze making a return so likely going to see cooler temperatures at the coastline but warmer in the valleys. outside partly cloudy over the bay now. the te

in oakland at the caltrain building. >> now traffic on friday morning and leyla gulen. >> we have at least 54 trains running on time and we have a new problem involving an accident along eastbound 80, the second accident that has been reported so far this morning and it is involving a car that now is blocking two lanes. it may have spun out of control. we had an early incident with a stalled truck and a bus clipped it. we are slow there coming into the city and another area of slow traffic in a moment but we have a report of vasco road blocked right now because of an axle in the intersection see how sluggish it is with a report of a two-car crash and everything on the shoulder but busy traffic. that is the forecast. >> good morning. an hour and 24-minute delay at sfo because of the low ceiling. it is at 1,100 in oakland so it is gray with visibility reduced in the north bay. count on the low clouds and fog and at 50 into the mid-to-upper 50's later in the day with the sea breeze and around the bay mid-50's by 7:00 and mid-60's at noon and highs ranging from the upper 60's for low 70'

transit, samtrans and caltrains. for those looking to drive, there's always casual carpooling. >>> the b.a.r.t. strike, it goes on this morning. the commute is heavy and a mess around the bay area. commuters are searching for alex savidge is live with more. >> reporter: burt's board of director -- burt's board of direct ears has scheduled a meeting this -- directors has scheduled a meeting this afternoon. it's closed to the public. you can see picket lines remain up near at the lake merritt b.a.r.t. station in oakland and across the system as we head into day four with the b.a.r.t. strikes with no new talks scheduled. late last night, the unions made a counteroffer. seiu and atu said this would relate to change of work rules related to new technology. that was a sticking point that caused negotiations to break down. the union are willing to accept a 12% raise but will not budge on issues of safety. b.a.r.t. has not ibed a response to the -- issued a response to the latest counteroffer. i reached out to the a spokespe

full service, no delay for bart, muni, caltrain and ace -- except ace train number 3 is late by 10 minutes. ace train 1 so far on time. highway 4 delays leaving antioch. backup westbound 4 slow from "a" street. but get into pittsburg traffic picks up and the 580/680 interchange going to be backed up for you this morning from beyond vasco. now, the bay bridge commute it is stacked up solid with the metering lights on. traffic is backed up from beyond the 880 overcrossing getting into the city. so expect some delays getting into the city. once you're in san francisco, all city freeways are moving at the speed limit including 280 and 101. san mateo bridge looking good. still no big delays approaching the pay gates. it's fine across the bridge heading into foster city. the golden gate commute is trouble-free. still no problems leaving southern marin heading into s south bay looks good, no major accidents for 101 and 280 in the silicon valley. north 101 just a little sluggish approaching mckee. that's a look at "kcbs traffic." here's lawrence. >> should be another great day around the bay area

caltrain also got a great start so far out of the central valley. that's your latest traffic. back to you guys. >> all right. liz, thanks. >>> it was the flight from hell for a group of passengers trying to fly out of oakland. it took three planes and 12 hours before they were finally able to take off. kpix 5's mark kelly with more on the morning flight that didn't get off the ground until late last night. mark >> well, frank, on a typical day, a flight from here in oakland to utah just takes a quick 90 minutes. this was not a typical day. passengers were so frustrated with the whole ordeal, they sent kpix 5 exclusive video of it. it all started 9:30 a.m. monday. flight 1032 pushed back from the gate only to find a cable controlling the front landing gear snapped so passengers were then put on a new 3:00 p.m. flight, but that also had a mechanical issue and arrived three hours late. finally, when the third plane went back to the gate for fuel, passengers went off. >> i have been imprisoned by allegiance airlines for over nine hours, and i am outraged. this airline should go ou

bart, muni, caltrain and ace all on time. that is the latest from here in the "kcbs traffic" center. here's roberta with the forecast. >> this is the most active weather day this workweek. i'll explain. but right now, temperatures not as cold as yesterday at this hour except in napa at 42 degrees. otherwise partly cloudy skies across the central bay into the low and mid-50s. it is currently 51 degrees in fremont through union city. an area of low pressure is passing to the east of the bay area. we have a snow-rain mix in the high sierra backing all the way through yosemite. some of those clouds drifting into our area. and certainly the cooler air mass. so today's temperatures going down except for san francisco. it will be pretty equal to what we experienced yesterday in the mid-60s. 47 santa rosa. seven-day forecast nothing but sunny skies and seasonal highs through tuesday. that's your pinpoint forecast. good morning, frank and michelle. >> good morning. thank you. developing news in berkeley now. several people had to evac

as for caltrain, they will operate on regular service, but all trains including the baby bullet express will stop at the mill brea. >>> this is expected to hurt the bay area economy. some 400,000 people ride bart each and every day. when they hit the road, that can slow down traffic considerably. the region lost $73 million per day in loss productivity and commerce during the last strike that went on back in july. the impact is expected to be much larger this time around, so brace yourself and plan accordingly. >>> the unions are blaming bart management this morning saying they were this close to a deal before things fell apart. >> it got ugly quickly. kristy smith is live at the lake merit bart station where workers are behind you out on the picket line making themselves heard. good morning. good morning to you, john and marla. a lot of finger pointing and shouting going on this morning. both sides said this was something they absolutely did not want, yet here we have this morning on the picket lines. the bart trains are shut down for the second time in months. normally we would see pe

caltrain and a's train 1 and 3 are both reporting no delay. so i think a lot of folks made plans, found alternates, decided to stay home. it is the start of a holiday weekend as well so bay bridge toll plaza is super light this morning. no metering lights. and just not a delay at all getting into san francisco. once again other direction some problems. that is the latest "kcbs traffic." with more on your weekend forecast, we have roberta here. >> hi, liz. good morning, everybody to you as you head out the door this morning. we have some overcast skies haven't seen that in quite some time. official sun-up at 7:13. not going to see it due to that right there. we have the return of the low clouds, the patchy fog and currently, it's chilly at 46 degrees in santa rosa. concord 47. it's in the upper 40s throughout the tri-valley and low to mid-50s across the central bay. so out the door this morning, in the 40s and 50s. later today the clouds dial back to the coast revealing the abundance of sunshine. we'll have highs streaming from the 50s at the s

the ferries, caltrain and ace are on time. >>> good morning. let's step outdoors this morning where you will need a light jacket or even a sweater because currently our air temperatures span from 47 degrees in santa rosa -- oh, boy, just dipped down in the last couple of minutes to 45 now. 59 degrees in oakland. we do have partly cloudy skies in livermore in the mid-50s. today we'll see a few clouds and as a result it will be cooler than what we experienced all weekend long. but the coolest day of the workweek is still straight ahead on the seven-day forecast. first let's pinpoints your forecast. under partly cloudy skies, 68 degrees in san francisco. that's down from 83 yesterday. we will realize 80s inland. here's the extended forecast. the coolest day of the week is wednesday. michelle and frank. >> thank you, roberta. >>> 6:03 now. a busy weekend for firefighters in parts of the bay area. this fire on san francisco's yerba buena island right in the bay was one of several small fires that burned that began shortly before 8:00 last night forc

ferries and caltrain no delays. northbound 680 coming through walnut creek, all that overnight roadwork had been blocking several lanes of traffic. all that is picked up now. eastbound 4 now is still sluggish through antioch. there are some lanes blocked until about 6:00 and westbound the compute begins to stack up a little bit. your usual bottleneck there as you approach "a" street just a little slow-and-go. here's a live look outside towards the golden gate bridge. a few more cars on the road now that we're past 5:00 in the morning. a few more coming southbound through marin county heading towards doyle drive. everything is moving at the speed limit and a couple of overturn accidents in marin county on 101, those are all now clear. here's a live look at the san mateo bridge westbound 92. still holding steady 14 minutes out of hayward. same thing out towards the bay bridge. problem-free this morning. if you have any questions about your morning commute, tune to our radio partners, kcbs, find them on your radio dial

and no problems reported for caltrain or altamont commuter express. that's a look at "kcbs traffic." here's lawrence. >> a lot of fog around the bay area this morning, delays at sfo of over an hour on arrivals due to low clouds and fog early on. even some drizzle at the coastline. so cloudy start to the day in the bay area. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. looking toward the afternoon though we'll find a lot of sunshine inside the bay and the valleys but still staying very chilly out toward the coast. almost a 30-degree temperature spread from the coast to the valleys. minor changes over the next few days maybe just slightly cooler. high pressure a blocking ridge is in place sending the jet stream well to the north. so we are going to keep the weather dry for now and probably for the foreseeable future. and then maybe things begin to change toward the end of next week. in the meantime, sunshine in the central valley about 84 degrees in sacramento. 86 in fresno. partly cloudy skies into the monterey bay at 60 degrees. around the bay today you head insi

caltrain still offering that extra service. they are reporting no delays. no problems either reported for the altamont commuter express. the bay bridge drive is going to be a slow one. we have had two accidents both of them at the toll plaza and traffic is backed up beyond the 880 overcrossing approaching the pay gates. the golden gate commute southbound traffic on 101 that's going to be fine. highway 24, you can see right here our caltrans cameras picking up some slow traffic. there was an earlier accident in the westbound direction at telegraph. that's just been cleared from lanes. the san mateo bridge has been trouble-free this morning. very foggy though for the golden gate. that's a look at "kcbs traffic." now to lawrence. >> that thick fog also causing some delays at sfo of almost an hour and a half on arriving flights. so a foggy start all around in many spots right now except in the far eastern interior valleys, we're seeing some clear starts for them. but looks like the clouds going to slowly break up throughout the morning hours and by about the mi

caltrains will stop at millbrae to pick up passengers who park free at bart station. >> others are turning to ferries to get across the bay. jonathan is at the jack london square terminal to see how it is going in oakland. >> ferry service employees are putting out special signs for the special commute. the folks who are showing up here early are getting in line. this is the quiet before the storm. seven commuters are getting in line. if you want to look at the video from friday, it will be a crush of people lining up for the ferries leaving every 45 minutes from the terminal in oakland. first boat is 5:30, next at 6:00 and 45 minutes thereafter. they are running four extra boats but that will not make up for the extra capacity. they have told riders it will be a first-come-first-serve situation and those who usually ride the ferry are not guaranteed until they show up really early. you may want to know if you are coming to take the ferry they will not sell tickets on the boat but you have to buy them on advance or have cash on your clipper card. if you leave the city to come to oakland yo

. >> here is a picture of the caltrain building in oakland where bart and union negotiators are on the 14th hour of talks. you are looking at the podium where we are waiting for word when a deal is completed. hopefully that comes soon. there are new signs they are motivated to work hard. a federal mediator is ordering them to keep going until they get something done. keep ituned here to abc7 news. >> the cupertino city council is expected to take a vote over plans to build a new headquarters for apple. the planning commission has approved the space ship-spaced building at four stories stall with three million square feet of work space. it will house 14,000 employees. a final vote for approval is next month. >> this morning, optimism is growing in washington, dc that a new plan could re-open government and raise the country's debt ceiling soon. democrats and republicans spent the day negotiating a deal to keep agencies open until mid- january. now the house of representatives and senate have time to negotiate a long-term budget. lawmakers are briefed of the deal later this morning. it i

caltrain no delays action to the south bay a look at san jose, no problems. we'll show you the rest coming up. >> we look forward to it. 4:38. good news for commuters in the east bay. the long anticipated fourth bore of the caldecott tunnel is set to open next month. weather permitting it hopes to open the weekend of november 16. mark your calendar. the project is aimed at easing traffic in the tunnel that connects orinda and oakland. it consists of three boarres. there will always be two bores open in each direction. >> it is 4:39. still ahead, today marking 24 years since the earthquake rocked the bay area. we'll show you how communities across the area are now using today to get ready for the next big quake. >> and the story behind this photo by a sacramento mother. that mother is responding to the controversy. to those who've waited... worried... poked and prodded... taken risks... and lived in a state of "what if?"... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for tho

caltrain and ace also should be all on schedule so far this morning. here's a live look outside. very quiet. 4:19 this morning. no big hot spots. a lot of green on our traffic sensors, including the interchange. a couple of yellow ones towards 680. west side, the drive time is 14 minutes. so all clear so far through the livermore valley. getting a live look outside. here's a look at the golden gate bridge. they should be doing lane changes shortly. traffic is slow nice coming into san francisco. over all nice commute. that's the latest from here. back to you. >> thank you. >>> four bay area power players are on fortunate magazines list of the 25 highest paid women. oracle president tops the list earning $43 million next to yahoo ceo marisa meyer at $46 million, facebook ceo is third at $26 million. >>> well, you can add macey's to the list of stores that will open thursday on thanksgiving night. gigi stone has more. >> the stocks rose high est est level in 5 months. top senate leaders say they're within strike us distance of an agreement. the u.s. is two days away from running ou

bart, caltrain and muni are reporting no delays. >>> bart riders can rest easy this morning, although many are frustrated. there will be no strike. negotiations are still ongoing, though. ktvu's tara moriarty joins us from oakland where labor talks are being held. any closer to a deal? >> reporter: we don't really know. but at 12:30 this morning, they decided to call it quits and they will be back at it at 10:30 this morning. they have been hunkered down on the 13th and 15th floor of the cal trans building for months, trying to iron out a contract. they couldn't get it done last night, but we noticed they did break five hours earlier than the night before. could it be they know the end is near, or are they simply tired and need rest? we've discovered that general manager has spearheaded the talks for bart since monday, when bart's lead negotiator left town for another meeting. his absence and the general manager's presence has helped talks progress. last night around 10:15, we did hear from the federal mediator. >> in support of the public interest and all the riders in this area, the

they are running on a normal weekday schedule as well as the ferry, caltrain and ace. i'll have more thursday traffic coming up. >>> russian scientists have found a meteorite that landed there in february. look at the size. scientists found it in the bottom of a lake about 42 feet deep. they believe it may be the main part of the meteor. they had to use a special scale to weigh it. it clocked in at more than 1200 pounds before breaking. >> lawrence says that's where it's -- >> a lot of money? >> yes. >> a lot of do re mi. >>> facebook is changing its policy for teenaged users now. now teens will be able to share their posts with anybody on the network. until now, they have been limited to sharing only with their own friends or friends of friends. teens who switch their settings will get a warning though that they are exposing themselves to a much broader audience. >>> apple is reportedly cutting back on orders for the iphone 5c the cheaper model iphone that comes in five different colors. a struggle to gain traction against the premium phone, the 5s is outselling it by

right now no delays for caltrain or the altamont commuter express. that's a look at "kcbs traffic." >> thank you. >>> wall street apparently wasn't impressed with apple's latest toys. apple shares fell after the company's big unveiling in san francisco. the company has revamped the macbook pro and it's offering its new mavericks operating system for free. the highlight was the ipad air, which is 72 times faster than the original ipad. >> it's not a game changer by any means, no. it's thinner, lighter, nicer in every regard but no, it's still the same ipad in a lot of ways. >> the ipad air hits stores november 1 at $500. >>> kardashian's proposal extravaganza is the buzz in the area. the local party planner who had only 12 hours to help kanye west pop the question to kim kardashian. >> is there a science behind puppy love? perhaps. we'll fill you in when we come back. >> ready? go get it! ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a lot of fog out there right now but as we head into toward the afternoon we'll find some hazy sunshine into fremont about 70 degrees staying mi

we're also looking good for the ferries, caltrain and the altamont commuter express. heads up for this major problem in hayward, southbound 880 at "a" street. there's an overturn accident blocking two lanes of traffic. at last check it was beginning to slow down traffic through the area. now, the winds are going to affect traffic this morning. lawrence has been talking about those strong winds and the chp has issued a high wind advisory for the bay bridge and several other bridges across the bay area. just keep it easy if you want to make your way across the winds. you will feel the winds especially in a high-profile vehicle. for the rest of the bridges, san mateo bridge looks good with no delays approaching the toll plaza. that's a look at traffic. michelle? >> thank you. >>> back to that story where several children were hurt after a school bus crashed into a pickup truck in san jose. it happened on 28th and julian streets yesterday. the bus struck the back of the pickup as it made a left turn. the pickup then spun out of control and hit an suv. three kids on the bu

mass transit also looks good for bart, muni, caltrain and ace train number 1. that is your latest "kcbs traffic." back to you. >> thank you. >>> 4:47 now. the pope's security team wasn't expecting this. a little boy there is just on the stage at vatican over the weekend and gave pope francis a big hug on the leg. pretty cool. the pope didn't skip a beat. >>> a little more than an hour from now a big day of testimony begins on capitol hill regarding the trouble-plagued healthcare website. as cbs news' susan mcginnis reports, a top white house official faces some tough questions. >>> reporter: health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius will be in the hot seat today testifying in front of a house committee about problems with healthcare.gov. >> the president should ask the secretary of health and human services kathleen sebelius to resign her position because of the disastrous rollout of obamacare. >> reporter: in prepared testimony, secretary sebelius blamed contractors hired to build the website for the centers for medicare and medicaid services or cm

is on time, caltrain is telling passengers to expect delays because of a broken down train. one of the southbound trains is stopped on the tracks, just north of the san mateo station. the trains are now single tracking and i have posted more information on twitter. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza where it's definitely backed up. give yourself extra time. >>> all right. thank you tara. we'll take a look and today will be partly sunny, partly cloudy, a few isolated showers. wednesday, thursday friday look good. the mornings will be cold, the days will be nice. maybe next rain will be on sunday. >> on sunday. all right. thank you, steve. thanksst that's our report for this morning, thank you -- thanks. that's our report for this morning. thank you for making ktvu channel 2 news, your news. ♪ nice car. sure is. make a deal with me, kid, and you can have the car and everything that goes along with it. ♪ ♪ so, what do you say? thanks... but i think i got this. ♪ [ male announcer ] the all-new cla. set your soul free. [ male announcer ] the all-new cla. i want y

they have retrained the managers and the supervisors a small group of them to run cell caltrains if the strike happens but they wouldn't go in and start doing that unless the strike lasted a week or more. they want to hold off initially to see how things go. i don't think they want to anger the unions or their questions about safety. so there's not going to be trains out of the gate. it's going to be buses and ferries. and it's going to be a lot of cars on the roads if they stay with the three days heads up. >> thank you, phil. >>> new at 5:00, taxpayers could soon be picking up the tab for former three strikes inmates. santa clara county is considering a plan that could help ex-cons live rent free. kpix 5 reporter mark sayre is live in san jose to explain the thought behind this plan. mark. >> reporter: elizabeth, it was last november that voters approved a plan to release some 3 strikes inmates early and santa clara county says by giving them some financial assistance, that is could help improve public safety. >>> reporter: as many as 3,000 state inmates could be released from prison

no delays reported for the first caltrain or ace. the bay bridge is wide open. i'll be back in a few minutes with another look at the morning commute. >> thank you. >>> new details this morning. someone was at the controls of the bart train that struck and killed two workers on the tracks over the weekend. kpix 5's joe vazquez reports, it was a bart employee who was being trained at the time because of the strike. >>> reporter: >> we'll look at training procedures, past training, we'll look at 72-hour history of everybody involved. we won't leave any stone unturned. >> reporter: investigators say they spent 8 to 10 hours interviewing employees and learning quite a bit more about saturday's fatal train wreck. the ntsb reports six employees were on board the train for a training session that includes one trainer and two trainees, the other three were maintenance workers. investigators say one of the trainees was in the cab operating the train at the time it ran over the two men on the tracks. contractor lawrence daniels and bart engineer christopher sheppard. befo

muni and caltrain also experiencing no delays. pretty good start to the tuesday morning, here's steve. >>> we have some kind of a rain/snow mix up in the sierra. kingvale reporting some light rain 33 degrees. blue canyon says rain but it's snowing in boar hill. after i'd say by noon most of this should be moving off towards the east as that low continues to send in bands of clouds. 35 lake tahoe and 37 reno. 37 yucaipa. if it wasn't for the cloud cover we'd be even colder than that but there's a lot of partly cloudies and mostly cloudies out there. but it's hard to pick up though the radar just doesn't do it justice here. there's still coming on shore towards monterey. big sur a lot of rain. in the santa clara valley a lot of rain. it's there. so we'll see pockets of that up in the sierra again some mix of rain and snow but around -- you know it looks like you know still some snow showers but nothing compared to yesterday. 40s on the temps and cooler to the north. 50s because of the cloud cover to the south. and you can see the li

delays on caltrain. this is just in the southbound direction, up to ten-minute delays because of earlier problems. northbound seems to be doing okay. no delays reported for the b.a.r.t. system but as you head for 680, that's been very crowded. southbound traffic slow coming off the venicia bridge and walnut creek over to 24 and bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights and traffic booked from the foot of the maze. that's traffic. here's liz. >> thank you, lisa. >>> partly cloudy and cool with a beautiful sunrise over mount vaca so dry skies here but checking high-def doppler, a few scattered pop-up shower in the santa cruz mountains and 101 through san jose, morgan hill. heads up. we're seeing scattered showers that will continue throughout the afternoon. temperatures out the door -- 39 degrees in santa rosa, low 50s in oakland and vallejo, cool again tomorrow with a warmup by the end of the work week. ♪ >>> it is 8:00 a.m. in the west. welcome back to "cbs this morning." the government's health insurance

ferries, caltrains reporting everything on schedule. that is your latest traffic. >>> low clouds stretching well on shore. not the rel dense fog that we've seen the last couple of days. we have patchy fog out there. delays at sfo of over an hour and a half. over san jose cloudy skies and really most of the bay area looking at plenty of clouds except the far reaches of the east bay. temperature wise we're in the 40s and 50s now. by the afternoon it's going to stay very, very cool out toward the coast. highs only in the low to maybe the mid-50s with low clouds continuing. 60s, some hazy sunshine insides the bay and 70s well inland. next couple of days looks like we'll keep the temperatures down. warming up a little bit with a few high clouds moving in saturday and sunday and clearing out on monday. >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour, the new film "12 years a slave" is already getting oscar buzz.it's the stark portrayal of a real-life memoir. chiwetel ejiofor is in our toyota green room this morning. he'll

we learned a project manager at caltrains tells us, they're it tentatively planning to open it in just one month on the weekend of november 16. however, we're told that date is not set in stone. the $417 million project will allow for two dedicated tunnels in each direction. >>> now to the south bay, where a distight between a mother and her son led to a place standoff this afternoon. officers were called to anmar court about 3:15 in the afternoon. police blocked off the dead end street. about two and a half hours later, the man finally surrendered, and was taken into custody. police say he did have a weapon, and there were other family members taken out of the house. >>> plainclothes police officers on campus, after four armed robberies in just the past week. the hold ups have happened in and around the campus. the latest was yesterday morning. police say it's an unusually large number of armed robberies. they are warning students and faculty to be extra vigilant, and pay attention to your surroundings. >>> a san francisco couple is expressing gratitude tonight. ken wayne is live now

caltrains service is delayed after a pedestrian was hit and killed on the train tracks. aa major street. the tracks and the fact there is no activity because trains are stopped. cal train number 258 struck a pedestrian at 4:22 p.m. this afternoon. bus shuttles have been brought in. and sam transis accepting fairs on its buses. we don't know why the person was on the tracks. we are working to learn their identity and understand more fact said. a cal train hit and killed someone on the tracks in menlow park. service is delayed and passengers are being bussed to their destinations. >>> $76 million a day. how much national parks are losing in revenue every day the government is shut down. and that doesn't take into account the neighboring businesses that depend on tourist dollars. >> what am i supposed to say to my employees? what am i supposed to tell their families? this is an economic disaster caused by congress and the president of the united states. >> he runs a business and he is not alone. yosemite national park would normally have seen 106,000 visitors over the past

caltrain and muni are not expecting any delays. let's go to steve. >> nice graphic, sal. >> thank you. >>> we're on the back edge of the high clouds. already sunny in the north bay. it will be sunny for all in a couple of hours. a little bit of patchy fog. there's the system. not a lot to it. there will be a lot of traffic. but the weather will not be an issue for the game. 68 today. mostly clear, west wind at 15 miles an hour. overall everything looks nice for the weather this afternoon. the clouds will be out of here in san francisco. 68 degrees. there will not be much change for us. high clouds, patchy coast fog and then mostly sunny. i think it will be sunny, nice to mild. all of that cloud cover will be gone. the low we had didn't do anything here. but boy did it in southern california, arizona where it's snowing in flagstaff. had some decent snow in the sierra. it looks likes they will get some more on -- it looks like they will get some more hon sunday. the clowng -- more -- more on sunday. once this system goes by, it will

mass transit shows everyone is moving nicely with no delays, and no problems for muni, caltrain or bart. the accident on the livermore side of things is still there, a three car accident with metering lights on the bay bridge and trafficking up to the maze. >> a new government report finds healthy kids can die from the flu complications. the centers for disease control recommended all children six months and old are get a vaccine each year for flu with over 800 dying from the complications from 2,000 to 2012. 43 percent had no serious medical conditions and did not see a flu shot. pneumonia was the most common cause of death. >> officials have rescued a mountain lion cub found in san jose. the cub was mall nourished and dehydrated. the family trapped the cub and called in the wildlife from and the crew put it on supportive care. we are happy to report the cub is recovered and transported to a facility in sacramento. >> toppled trees, downed power lines, and flipped over tractor trailers. we will show you the damage from the wild winds that pummeled the bay area. >> first, though, breaki

we learned a project manager at caltrains tells us, they're it tentatively planning to open it in just one month on the weekend of november 16. however, we're told that date is not set in stone. the $417 million project will allow for two dedicated tunnels in each direction. >>> now to the south bay, where a distight between a mother and her son led to a place standoff this afternoon. officers were called to anmar court about 3:15 in the afternoon. police blocked off the dead end street. about two and a half hours later, the man finally surrendered, and was taken into custody. police say he did have a weapon, and there were other family members taken out of the house. >>> plainclothes police officers on campus, after four armed robberies in just the past week. the hold ups have happened in and around the campus. the latest was yesterday morning. police say it's an unusually large number of armed robberies. they are warning students and faculty to be extra vigilant, and pay attention to your surroundings. >>> a san francisco couple is expressing gratitude tonight. ken wayne is live now

and caltrain reporting on time. muni has some delays on the had he tre subway in bound. 7:22. >> a breezy start to the day for many and the winds providing a beautiful clear skies to the day. a life look from san francisco over the bay. the wind will begin to lighten up for the second half of your day. they are not going to go away all together but they are not as strong as we are seeing this morning. 50 miles per hour in concord, 22 in napa. 24 in fairfield. these are sustained winds so the gusts could be stronger than, that those little bursts that come according to some of our airports, livermore as well as fairfield and in the hills where the winds are really howling this morning clocking at around 20 miles per hour right now in some areas over the oakland hills as well as the bay hills. earlier, about 54 mile-per-hour gusts. now about 40. so blowing quite strong. those winds are peaking and i expect by the second half of the morning and into the afternoon, they'll begin to peak. even though the winds will begin

., caltrain and muni are doing well. 7:19. let's go to steve. >>> all right, sal. thank you. a lot of high clouds over us. a beautiful sunrise for those of you listening. there you go. it will be with us for the morning. but in the afternoon, i think we'll get sunshine, temperatures warming up for a few. but more likely into tomorrow. we get the north northeast wind. yesterday, santa rosa, 82 today. san carlos, 72 to 74. elevated fire danger, north- northeast wind more so tomorrow. this goes into friday afternoon. a northerly breeze, probably above 1,000 feet. we'll see this might be stronger which was not that much. there's that band of high clouds going through. upstream there's not much. the area of low pressure will dig into nevada. as that does, high pressure will build in behind that. we're in store for tomorrow. today we have higher clouds and sunny. it's not raining that much. things have calmed down a little bit in portland. it's still raining in seattle. five, six days of rain there. 31 in tahoe. 10 warmer in sacramento. very cool on the coast. half moon bay and pac

transit, samtrans or caltrain. on our facebook page, we're asking if you think transit workers should be allowed to strike. some in sacramento are pushing for a ban similar to ones in other large cities. you can join the conversation on our facebook page. >>> 8:08. a bill is sitting on governor brown's desk now designed to help guns off the streets of oakland. if the governor signs it, the city of oakland will be the only city in california with the right to make its own rules governing gun licensing and registration. the bill was introduced by rob bonta. he said it's not a cure for the violence but it will help to track plans. the bill is one of a dozen proposed gun laws now in the governor's office. >>> a high school teacher in fremont has been arrested on suspicion of touching a student inappropriately. police say they arrested the 66- year-old union city man friday after following up on a report from a parent. the unidentified teacher was cited and then released. he's expected to be in court next month. >>> a f

orinda traffic because of disable rain and that is not causing san francisco-bound delays and israel -- caltrain is on time. smooth sailing to the bay bridge and new we have a backup for cash-paying folks with no metering lights and back to overcrossings with no delays on the span. in san rafael -- no, this is walnut creek. traffic is flowing nicely with a delay to the 24 junction. kristen and eric? >> it is 5:41. >> uninvited guests are turning a country club interest a pigsty. >> winning ticket was struck in gold last night in the and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why? because it's so much better than cable. it's got more hd channels, more dvr space. yeah, but i mean, how did you know? i researched. no, i-i told you. no. yeah! no. the importan and i got you this visor. you made a visor! yes! that i'll never wear. ohh. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for two years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. >>> covering benicia, san ramon, and san mateo and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >> the traffic