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This . Reporter well, its hard to christoforous with more say because they have said so tonight. Reporter rescue crews and stunned townspeople raced toward a Union Pacific train in much over the past decade. They have had a couple of midland, texas, after it struck bankruptcy filings. They have had a lot of acrimony with the unions. A parade float carrying wounded the Union Members say they have american veterans. The veterans were on the way to been giving up and giving up. So they are the ones really a hunt for heroes banquet which drawing the line in the sand at was to be followed by a weekend deer hunting trip. The trailer in which the vets this point. And hostess says that they cant go on. Were riding was being pulled they say they cant go on. Well see what happens across the tracks when the tomorrow. All right. Len ramirez in oakland, thank you. Remember all that pain at ....
Bart train anytime today just keep in mind that they are operating on a sunday schedule bart trains will only be running every 30 minutes. Amended schedules also for golden gate ferries, caltrain, no Service Today from the altamont commuter express, no Service Thursday and friday. 880 commute everything is light leaving oakland bound for the hayward area no delays heading into fremont. And also Silicon Valley freeways are also moving at the speed limit. Thats a look at kcbs traffic. Now to frank. 5 01. Shopping on thanksgiving its the new way apparently to spend the holiday and its starting in just an hour from now. Right now kpix 5s mark kelly at redwood city store thats getting ready to open its doors. I bet you have company. Reporter its quiet. Doors open in an hour at the kmart in redwood city at 6 a. M. Still no on ....
Heres what the scene was like at gap on Market Street at 11 a. M. When they opened up. They had some customers but it cant compare to the rush and all that stampeding that typically comes with black friday. Todays thanksgiving shopping was actually quite tame in comparison. Heres earlier this morning, we were at the old navy in dublin expecting a line waiting for the doors to open at 9 00. And not a soul. We talked to some today who say stores should not open on thanksgiving. We are just noticing the gap is open. Thats unreal. A day off would be good for everybody. Better for everybody. I used to be a huge black friday shopper, midnight im good with that. But 5 p. M. . Thats bad. Reporter whether you think its sad or not, the fact is its happening at that kmart store over there in redwood city, they will actually be opened up all the way through black friday. That means the lights will be on in that store for the next 41 hours stra ....
For don and jessica. Thats what people are talking about today. No deal on capitol hill. We are live with Tara Mergener with more. Reporter the federal government is coming to a slow down with many workers off the job and congress at a stalemate. Thousands of federal workers had just a few hours in the office this morning before they were told to go home. The budget stalemate in congress has partially shut down the federal government for the first time in 17 years. A sign that the Lincoln Memorial is turning away visitors. Lawmakers are still going at it this morning. The government is closed because of the issue ration ality of what is going on on the other side of the capital. Reporter the Senate Quickly rejected the latest temporary spending bill passed in the house because it includes an amendment that weakens the h ....
Intersection of reid. I understand he had a little girl and certainly to go through her life without her dad is going to be very unfortunate. Reporter his vigil is a somber but one its also laced with a different kind of emotion. Anger on behalf of these letter carriers who tell us tonight their higher ups within the u. S. Postal service were negligent in keeping them safe and they say tyson barnettes killing is an example of how dangerous their job is. Anybody can walk up to you. Its terrible. Were doing it too much. Hes gone. The blood is on the hands of calvin williams, the district manager. Reporter kenneth lurch is with with the union that represents mail carriers and is pointing his finger at the higher ups in the u. S. Postal service. They failed to heed the warnings. Hes been made aware hundreds of times from the union, myself personally that somebody was going to get seriously injured or killed. Reporter upper management did not show up to the vigil but did announce an additio ....