. >>> let's get right to christin ayers who is outside the negotiations tonight. christin? >> yeah, the federal mediator coming out of a long day of negotiations in the building behind me a short time ago to let us know the trains will indeed run tomorrow. we've learned the talks will also continue tonight, and they will keep going possibly into the early morning as they did yesterday. what is still unclear is whether that means the strike deadline has been extended to tomorrow or whether striking is even off the table. we really don't know. the federal mediator would not answer questions about that. >> we are intimately involved in the negotiation process. we're devoting all our efforts and energy to achieve an agreement, the parties to achieve an agreement, and i will not be taking any questions. >> the man you heard there is the federal mediator, george cohen, head of the federal mediation service ace pointed by president obama. he's played a role in cracking tough labor disputes involving the nba and nfl, among others. some of his colleagues telling me if anyone can hel

gofrments back to christin ayers. the bart strike is almost 24 hours old and, christin, still no end in sight? >> that's right. after a lot of back and forth today, we now know the strike will, in fact, continue tomorrow. the union put out today a slightly-tweaked offer for bart's consideration saying if bart managers actually signed it, that would end the strike tonight, but, of course, bart management got that. they slapped that offer down and urged the union to instead come back to the bargaining table to start a new round of talks. the bottom line is that at this point, there are no new talks scheduled. there was no progress today, and at this point, as you said, liz, there is no end in sight. reporting live in berkeley, christin ayers, kpix 5. >>> i have good news for giants fans. i'm kim. i'm kim. puig may need a gps to find hom, to thsuffered in silence... hoped... and lived in a state of fear... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage.

. >> christin ayers tells u about a new proposal the union say could end this strike, but christin, just how new is the proposal? there are some tweaks but not quite enough to get management to agree to get the trains running again. >> day one of the bart strike, and the union came out with a plan to end it. >> this plan would allow us to reach an agreement without going back to the bargaining table, and, therefore, it would allow us to end the strike immediately upon signing. >> the union offer to take the pay, pension, and healthcare issues that both sides agree on and send the sticking point the work rules to independent arbitrator to make a final decision, but in a hayesly-called news conference, bart management slapped the down. >> simply a repeat of the same unacceptable offer they made at the bargaining table yesterday. >> it is not the same thing. >> bart management want it is union to come back to the bargaining table. they say they're open to bringing an independent arbitrator to look at the entire package, but the union say that could drag the strike out for weeks. >> no surpr

christin ayers tells us this one is really hard to believe. christin. >> yeah, it is, liz. these just seem to keep getting more creative. one actually targeted this auto body shop over the weekend. he actually went after an employee on the job. >>. >> it should have been routine. a customer dropped his car off on saturday and asked for a courtesy ride home to oakland. once this area of east oakland, the customer turned on the employee. he beat him she veerly and took all his money. the employee, now hospitalized with serious injuries. in oakland, it seems it's no longer enough to simply snatch a purse. robberies here are evolving. >> three men with guns came over and said we're taking everything. >> last weeshgs this woman and several other commuters liend up for casual car pools were held up. it seems criminals see an opportunity for theft everywhere. >> we're ranked as the most robbery city in the country wheng it comes to auto thefts, robbery, crime, you name it. >> just look at the numbers. fbi stats show there were more than 3800 rob flis oakland this year, up 24% over

kpix 5's christin ayers is live in oakland tonight with other details from our poll to want. >> ken, just a few moments ago, both sides came out saying they are no close tore a deal, essentially back to square one in talks, and our exclusive polling showing the public eager to strip the union of their power to strike. >> with the haggling continuing into the night, commuters are tense, torn and at the mercy of a looming bart strike. our exclusive kpix 5 survey usa poll found that 44% of responders think bart management has made a better case than the union. what's more, 53% of those surveyed think california law needs to change to ban transit strikes all together. >> obviously as a commuter, it's inconvenient, and it puts a damper on my commute. the power to actually shut down transportation are really sort of cripple a city seems to be out of step. >> such bans are already in place in new york, chicago, dc and right here in the bay area. >> even in san francisco, you cannot have a transit strike. >> city councilman steve glazer running for the assembly is gathering sittings in suppo

christin ayers reports. >> reporter: it should have been routine. a customer drops his car off at alameda collision repair on saturday and asked for a courtesy ride home to oakland. once they crossed into this area of east oakland, the customer turned on the employee. he beat him severely and took all his money. the employee now hospitalized with serious injuries. in oakland it seems it's no longer enough to simply snatch a purse. robberies here are evolving. >> three men with guns came over and said, we're taking everything. >> reporter: last week, this woman and several other commuters lined up for casual carpools. it seems the criminals see an opportunity for theft everywhere. >> we're ranked as the most robbery city in the country! when it comes to auto theft, robberies, crime, you number it. >> reporter: just look at the numbers. fbi stats show there were more than 3800 robberies in oakland this year up 24% over last year making oakland the nation's robbery capital. if the surge continues, the "san francisco chronicle" reports, 2013 could be a

christin ayers in the news room. thank you. >>> one east bay politician has his way, we won't see a bart strike ever again. councilman steve glazer launched an online petition. he wants to put a measure on the state ballot to let voters decide whether transit strike should be outlawed. he says he already has the support of several east bay mayors. >> the commuters not being heard by our elected leaders. >> holding a super majority in the legislature. we should note he is running for the assembly. >>> and over at ac transit, the govrper says he will seek a 60-day cooling-off period. ac transit workers were set to go on strike last thursday before the governor stepped in. >>> the feds say two men killed by a bart train while work on the tracks this weekend were following proper procedures. ntsb nefrths have finished investigating the train involved. they need to calculate the speed. so far it doesn't appear there was anything wrong with the train. >> the inspection of the equipment also verified that the lights, horn a

christin ayers live in oakland tonight with the very latest. tune in tomorrow morning, if all elsz fails, beginning at 4:00 a.m.. we'll have the very latest on the bart situation. get an update then. >>> well, in addition to spying on e-mail and phone calls, the nsa is also scooping up millions of contact lists from e-mail and instant messaging accounts. according to the washington post in a sang l day last year the nsa collected almost 700,000 e-mail address books from yoo hoo, hot mail, facebook, gmail and other providers. why? it's all in an effort to find possible links to terrorism or other criminal activity. >>> senator majority leader harry reid says perhaps tomorrow will be a brierth day. negotiations stretching into the night tonight, and danie lle nottingham says that senate is closing in on a deal to reopen the government. >> the senate's top republican and democrat weren't far apart on the floor. for the first time in recent memory, appear to be not far apart in spirit. >> we've made tremendous progress. we are not there yet, but tr

kpix 5's christin ayers says, that's not all. the majority of people are so fed up, them a new law. >>> reporter: with the haggling continuing into the night, commuters are tense, torn and at the mercy of a looming bart strike. our exclusive kpix 5/surveyusa poll found that 44% of responders think bart management has made a better case than the unions. what's more, 53% of those surveyed think california law needs to change to ban transit strikes altogether. >> obviously, as a commuter, it's inconvenient and it's putting a damper on my commute. >> the powers to shut down transportation really cripple a city, it seems to be out of step. >> reporter: such bans are already in place in new york, chicago, d.c. and right here in the bay area. >> even in san francisco, you cannot have a transit strike. >> reporter: orinda city councilman steve glazer, who is running for the assembly, is gathering signatures in support of a statewide ban on transit strikes. christin ayers, kpix 5. >> negotiations resume at noon today and before that the b

kpix 5 reporter christin ayers reports unions have given up a little ground in their latest proposal. >> reporter: the latest union proposal slashes bart employees' salary increases to 3.75% over two years and 4% the third year with another 10th of a period of time raise for every 10th of a percent that weekday ridership goes above bart projections and the unions now want bart to reimburse employees 72 cents for every dollar they contribute to their pension. as for bart, they are still offering employees a 2.5% pay raise over 4 years. >> we made a little progress. they came down a little. not very much, but they came down a little. >> management has not changed its recommendations on wages since the 60-day cooling-off period began 52 days ago. >> reporter: christin ayers, kpix 5. >> two sides though do remain tens of millions of dollars apart as contract talks continue. >>> ac transit workers said no though their latest contract offer. the tentative agreement called for a 9 1/2% raise over three years. union leaders were happy with it but workers say it's not enough. leaders say they

christin ayers now with more on what yellen might bring to the job. >> i think she is the single best qualified person in the end tire world for this job. >> reporter: in her early years as a professor at uc-berkeley's haas school of business in the 1980s, not even janet yellen's closest friends saw her taking the national stage. >> she is shy, smart, thoughtful. >> reporter: but professor andrew rose, who has worked alongside yellen for 28 years, says she burnished her credentials here over the decades. yellen's star has risen here at haas, from twice winning excellence in teaching awards to being named professor emeritus. her colleagues say she is more than ready to head the fed. yellen has been second in command to ben bernanke at the federal reserve since 2010 and now she could be the first woman at the top in its 100 year history. >> and i think a woman as head of the federal reserve a qualified woman would be a very positive thing for this administration. >> reporter: her colleagues at haas say it is likely that yellen would do what ben bernanke has, keep interest rates low and

as kpix 5's christin ayers reports, people are now reinventing an old concept to fight off crime. >>> reporter: it began with a bold stickup at a casual carpool last week. one of the victims, amy's neighbor. >> there's been a more serious uptick and i feel like more brazen nature. >> reporter: in six months, there have been 28 robberies, 32 burglaries, and 8 assaults in this rockridge enclave and neighbors got fed up. >> let's use modern technology to try and bring the community together. >> reporter: she and her neighbors wanted private security guards to patrol their streets. but how to raise the money? they launched a page on crowdtilt.com urging people to contribute to the cause. >> it's been about a week and we have raised around $20,000. >> reporter: in just a few days, another rockridge neighborhood has raised more than $13,000 on crowdtilt and a third just over $1,000. but does private security even work? one swath of oakland's oakmore neighborhood hasn't seen a home burglary for 7 months since hiring a private guard. but not everyone is convinced. >> it would be nice if the c

as kpex 5s christin ayers reports from the memorial in oakland at the b.a.r.t. station. >> reporter: somber strike march, union members lit candles and carried signs in remembrance of the workers who died in the accident. >> and wishing this never happened and it d. >> reporter: patricia shoehard is president of ask me local train 93. she said b.a.r.t. may have assigned managers to fill positions they don't usually work because of the strike and that this tragedy did not have to happen. >> and it is no way that managers can be trained and be up to speed. yeah, i think this could have been avoided and that is my own opinion. >> reporter: one worker said there are protocols to avoid this type of accident. that the train should have been in man yell and -- manual and going 20 miles an hour and is there should have been a series of horn blasts and warnings. for months, unions have been warning that allowing hastily trained managers to operate trains during a strike could lead to safety concerns. union leaders declined to talk politics. >> and at this point, we're no

christin ayers, kpix 5. >> union city, brian w has been talking -- brian webb has been talking to riders. . >> reporter: several riders have big looking into buses. we saw these flyers posted. others admit they have no idea how to handle the situation and they better figure it out in a hurry. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. riders are well aware of what is coming. >> i saw it on twitter. online. i was shocked about it. >> i hope they settle quick. it is ridiculous. >> reporter: wondering how you will get to work is retene around here. >> rough on me not knowing if i will get to school that day. not being able to sleep. >> reporter: when i asked about work place rules getting in the way of a deal some see both sides and some don't care. >> who should control that? >> both. both. compromise. >> yeah. >> they are paid the most out of all the cities so i don't see why they should strike to get more. >> reporter: if you ask b.a.r.t. riders if mass transit strikes should be outlawed the answer is of course. >> [ inaudible ] >> it is greed on both sides. >> reporter: riders really the ones caught in the

. >> reporter: christin ayers, kpix 5. >> the neighbors are considering donating funds to neighborhoods that couldn't afford private security. >>> billions of dollars of benefits untouched. what is keeping so many californians applying for food stamps. >> and a not what you would normally see, why this plane end up on a bay area pressway. >> how fans rallied to celebrate the sharks. >> a fire in napa county. look at the wind gusts blowing the smoke from the north to the south. 52 miles per hour right now. we will talk about ,,,,,, female announcer: the savings really stack up during sleep train's during sleep train's inventory clearance sale. save 10, 20, even 35% on a huge selection of simmons and sealy clearance mattresses. get two years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. even get free delivery! sleep train stacks the savings high to keep the prices low. the inventory clearance sale is on now! guaranteed! ♪ sleep train ♪ you ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ to a new law the governor sd today. but they'll >>> illegal immigrants will be able to apply for california driver'

. >> reporter: christin ayers, kpix 5. >> the neighbors are considering donating funds to neighborhoods that couldn't afford private security. >>> billions of dollars of benefits untouched. what is keeping so many californians applying for food stamps. >> and a not what you would normally see, why this plane end up on a bay area pressway. >> how fans rallied to celebrate the sharks. >> a fire in napa county. look at the wind gusts blowing the smoke from the north to the south. 52 miles per hour right now. we will talk about how long the wind sticks around and your weekend forecast next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, to a new law the governor sd today. but they'll h >>> illegal immigrants will be able to apply for california driver's licenses but they will have to wait. it doesn't take effect till january 2015. california is the 10th state. >>> a number hard to believe. 25% of kids in california live in poverty. 25%. that is according it a study. and there is help out there for them but it is hard to get. >> going to get better. >> reporter: she got layed off a few times. even with new jobs she h

let's check back in with christin ayers right outsi negotiations. >>> less than an hour left until you could know about the potential bart strike. right outside the negotiations. kristin? >> yeah, those negotiations are still continuing inside right now. they are keeping very tight lip about what is happening, but you can see them over here. how much media is gathered outside here as we are on the phone. we are prepared for the conference if they choose to come out and make one, as we're expecting at midnight. at this point still a waiting game on two separate floors with the mediator that will be going back and forth between them. but no indication of whether or not they will be striking at midnight. issuing the statement saying they are prepared for the possible strike getting other forms of transportation ready in case one does happen. at the same time they hope that they will decide the talks. we should learn that in less than 40 minutes, but again no indication of which way it will go tonight. in the past they have issued those 24 hour notices of the strike, which has not happened

let's get right to christin ayers in . >>> breaking news. less than an hour ago we got the word, the b.a.r.t. strike is over. >> and finally, some good news. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. officials and unions coming out of these doors just about an hour ago to make that announcement. they say they came to a tentative agreement about an hour ago. they came out and announced that. that means the trains had be running at 4 a.m. tomorrow morning. service will not be at full capacity. b.a.r.t. officials say it had be a little "raggedy." neither the unions or b.a.r.t. would discuss precisely what kinds of agreement they reached in this settle. that information is expected to come later. but we heard from the lieutenant governor who sat in on talks today. he was not happy with how far this disagreement went. >> this has been an extraordinary difficult weekend for everybody. this is a reminder that this is about people and a lot of people's lives have been impacted by what's happened. so on behalf of all of us in this region we're grateful we're here, but m

california has sent set many environmental standards for the country and world to follow, by christin ayers shows us about something california is doing that smacks of green hypocrisy. >> ken, oil refineries in california have been processing. that processing comes at quite a cost. check this out. what's inside this bag is a five blafk hoodi sxeshgs very dirty powder oh, can i get you a bag of koch. >> you wouldn't know about it unless you live near it like marilyn. >> this is petroleum koch. >> petroleum koch, a by-product of the oil refining industry. it's dirtier than cole. yet the refinery is one oaf three bay area refineries that produce tons of it. >> it is a dirty secret. california is the worst. >> he says california refineries burn the dirtiest crude in the nation, and as a result produce the most, but since both the state and feds consider it a by-product, not a wait, california's strict emissions law doesn't apply. >> refine is are produce as much as of it as they want. that makes it hard to sell in the u.s.. so what to do? . >> much of it right now is sold overseas. >> chr

live in oakland, christin ayers, kpix 5. >> bart is still going to be there when all this is over. they are looking to people to give them new feedback on new seats for the fleet of the future as they're calling it. riders were able to try out three prototypes at the downtown berkeley station today. we talked to some who questioned the timing of all of this. >> i don't know why they're doing this right before the strike. seems like a little bit of a public relations move. >> yeah. whatever new seats are chosen, they'll be made 74% recycleable materials and have easy to clean surfaces. >>> tonight, breaking news. there is word republicans are coming up with a plan to raise the debt ceiling at least temporarily. this information is just coming in. cnn is reporting this and saying republicans will talk about this plan tomorrow, but the plan would keep the government shut down. right now, financial markets in asia are up on this news, and earlier today, president obama met with house democrat to the white house. tomorrow he hosts the republicans. . the continue continues to advocate fo

christin ayers is going to take over and she will have updates throughout the evening and at 10:00 and 11:00. back to you. >> all right. i have to give credit to the commuters because they are a lot smarter than both the union in this particular case and bart management. they are going to do what they need to do to make sure they get to work tomorrow. we are going to help them out by providing updates all through the evening until negotiations you say stop tonight. ryan takeo in oakland with the very latest. thank you, ryan. >>> still up in the air on tomorrow morning's commute but the weather is going to be beautiful. >> the weather will not be playing a role in dampening tomorrow morning's commute although it make take you longer to get to work anyway. plenty of sunshine continuing although we'll see a few more clouds overnight and for the first part of tomorrow. let's go ahead and take a look at kpix 5 hi-def doppler. and as you can see, no sign of rain. no sign of rain for the foreseeable future. in fact, as you know, this time of year is really the most beautiful in the bay area.