Lets get right to john live in oakland where the bart talk are happening. Not much encouragement tonight. No. We wish we could tell you whether or not trains rolling again in the morning but that is still being decided and so it appears this 11th hour still being played out at variety of locations. The head of the federal Mediation Service appointed by president obama left with his team for break to meet with parties in the case. Bart board president tom said earlier the Transit Agency would not pwunl on the last final offer of 12 percent raise over 5 years with added Union Contributions for Health Pension benefit. That hasen fawr 88thed the union which say bart is attempting to force a strike through bad faith negotiations. Situation. We need the union to discuss this offer in earnest if they want to counter they want to say we can get to the same savings another way we are all ear on that. Even though we have been talking we feel they have no intention of reaching an agreement. We be
Federal mediation and Conciliation Service and all of our concern about the public interest, im authorized to announce the trains will run tomorrow. Bart management gave unions a take it or leave it offer over the weekend putting talks to a skraeching halt. The unions responded yesterday with a counter proposal. The district stood firm in final numbers. Reporter some kind of shift took place overnight. Reporting live, cate caugurian kpix 5. The alternatives for getting around the bart strike may be limited to carpooling. Hov lane enforcement will be extended from 5 a. M. To 7 p. M. On 80, 680, 880 and 92 and 84. And Ferry Service will be beefed up in oakland, San Francisco, al media, Alameda Harbor bay. Check out our strike is your viefsh al guide on kpix. Com. If you are hoping to catch a bus, that could be difficult too this week. Ac Transit Union issued a 72 hour strike notice which hits thursday at midnight. Mark kelly with more on this developing story. Mark, good morning. Reporte
June. Whoosh reporter uc Berkeley Students targeted by muggers. One produced a handgun and demanded a cell phone reporter kron four gets a response from campus police. Whoosh reporter and her family says she committed suicide after being sexually assaulted and bullied at high school in saratoga i cant imagine what its like to be betrayed by your friends. Reporter tonight the mother of audrie pott is speaking out about her daughter. Reporter and they call it greyhound therapy. This former psychiatric patient from las vegas says his treatment was a one wat bus ticket to San Francisco. Do you feel like you are the first person they have done this with . No. Are you kidding . Reporter continuing our Team Coverage. Pam people who rely on bart say. The last few days have been stressful. As strike deadlines have come and gone. Pam kron 4s scott rates is live outside a bart station in walnut creek. With reaction to tonights strike deadline. Scott . Pam developing tonight. Bart workers may not
Right now time is running out for bart and union to strike a teal that would keep trains running tomorrow mornin morning. We are an hour away from the midnight deadline and minutes ago 81 gave bart a counter proposal. Good evening. We have Live Team Coverage for you tonight. Lets get rate to john who is in oakland where the negotiations are taking place. John . And anticipation building for whatever is going to happen tonight whether it is a settlement or a strike. Some Union Members gather here outside the caltrans building in oakland where negotiations are still going on. Few minutes ago the executive director logical 10 21 said the union had made an offer tonight to bart. The gm of bart she is here tonight. So is george cull license the head of the federal mediation service. Appointed by president obama to settle this dispute. Bart last best final offer was a 12 percent raise over 4 years. Union members also have to contribute more for Health Pension benefits but tonight again the y
About an hour between bart and unions. And right now its uncertain whether trains will be running tomorrow. Cate caugurian is in oakland where the unions made a counter proposal and took a break for a few hours. Michelle, they will be back here in just an hour. We did speak with bart management or a Spokes Person from bart just a few moments ago who confirmed the chief negotiator will not be at todays bargaining session. Heres what they had to say about his absence. He is not here today. Hes not needed. Grace is at the table. She is in charge. She is leading this and we have another lead negotiator. He is here along with our team. He is not needed. Grace is leading the charge. Reporter now, he might not be here but both sides including the federal mediators will be returning here to the cal trance building in just about an hour where they will resume talks after negotiating for almost 17 hours overnight. We were here overnight when federal mediator told the media there would be no stri