Latest on the talks. Reporter no deal yet, but b. A. R. T. s lead negotiator spoke a few minutes ago, said his team met face to face with the unions this afternoon, and the talks are moving forward. Meantime, the Lieutenant Governor gavin newsom believes a deal can happen tonight. The marathon bargaining session began today with both sides feeling the pressure of a Midnight Strike deadline. But there was optimism from unions. The talks were moving in the right direction. Wed like to drive towards a bargain today. Today is the day. So stay tuned. Unions say supplemental issues like worker safety are getting resolved. The Lieutenant Governor is sitting in on talks. He believes an agreement can happen, and at this point it would make no sense for unions to strike. I feel a level of comfort, but in this case, now growing level of confidence that theyll get a deal. B. A. R. T. Riders are preparing for a possible strike on monday which could leave stan green without a ride to work. He is so frustrated with the talks, he wore this sign in front of the building. This is pure insanity. We want the Union Representatives to come out and set us free. Tell us. They will not strike. Reporter that man wants to see a law which prevents b. A. R. T. From going on strike. Federal mediators sent by the white house is now sitting in on talks. He arrived this afternoon. Our cries will crews will be here all night to bring you the latest. The last strike happened during the fourth of july holiday so many people were on vacation. If a strike happens this week, it is expected to be much worse for commuters. Lillian kim is live in berkeley with a look at how you can survey that nightmare commute. Reporter people we talked to say they have a plan in case theres a strike. Chattered buses will again be an option. That service is between 9 east bay b. A. R. T. Stations and downtown San Francisco. People can catch a bus between five 25 00 to 8 00 a. M. At these stations. Even service from San Francisco back to those stations will be 3 00 to 7 00 p. M. As for ac transit, it will increase bus service as needed, especially on transbay lines. Ac prance sit bus stops located inside the b. A. R. T. Stations will be moved off b. A. R. T. Property. The San Francisco bay ferry is another option. Service will be expanded. 12 boats in operation instead of the usual eight. Many others will telecommute or car pool. I think that is what most offices do, and 80 do. And 20 that actually show up, dont need to commute. They live within walking distance. Probably car pool with friends, call up some buddies and see if theyre headed to where im headed. Just take my bike on b. A. R. T. And car pool instead. I need an mri and an appointment with the pain clinic, but until i know the settlement i wont schedule. Casual car pool was extremely popular during the strike in july. No doubt many people will be choosing that option again. With so many more cars on the freeways, carpool lanes will be enforced from 5 00 a. M. To 7 00 p. M. On interstate 80, 880, and 680. We have assembled a range of resources for you at abc7 news. Com, including alternate transit openings and realtime traffic maps and download the exclusive abc news waves traffic app to help you navigate the streits. An elected official who does not believe transit workers should be allowed to strike tike took his protest to the stations. He was encouraging riders to sign petitions banning strikes in california. Believes the rights of many should not be affected by the right office a new. Its important for both management and labor to work things out around the bargaining table. If they cant do it, it shouldnt be a consequence for us, the riders and the commuter. Sever major cities including boston, chicago, and even San Francisco, have banned transit strikes. Theres a web site called ban b. A. R. T. Strike. Com. You can learn more by going to our web site. The abc7 News Digital Team introduced hash tag dear bart as a way to sound off. We received dozens of tweets and video. One tweet dear bart. Im quite disappointed you negotiate on last day to hash out a deal you had day one stuart but started weeks later. A big fail, and stephanie tweeted dear bart, you get paid a really nice salary to push buttons all day. Suck it up and think about other people for once. You can send videos on twitter and instagram, and videos to the abc7 news februaries facebook page. Nat leaders hit a bump in efforts to end the shoeddown. Harry reid toll hi fellow senators, quote, americans Want Congress to compromise. Reid and Mitch Mcconnell remained a at odds over spending issues. Mcconnell mentioned a Bipartisan Group of 12 senators proposed reopening the government for six months while raising the debt limit through january. Closer to home. Two more restaurants reopened at San Franciscos cliff House Building after being offlimits because of the federal government shutdown. The cliff house is on federal parkland and operates as a concessionaire. They were closed for nine days and to say them 12,000 a day. A 72yearold San Francisco man is back home tonight, recovering from being lost 18 days in the Mendocino National forest. Gene penaflor and a buddy hiked but disappeared. He told his family he and his friend separated before he fell and knocked himself out. He was alone for the next 18 days. He ate squirrels, whatever he could catch. He ate lizardses. He ate a couple frogs, snakes, and survival mode kicked in. When you have no food for 18 days, whatever protein you can get, you eat it. A group of hunters and a search team from the Sheriffs Office found penaflor yesterday. A man is in custody under suspicion of dui after smashing his car into a house in hayward. The crash woke up tenantses and employs say employs say the driver may have been operating another a high rate of speed. He was launched into a house. No one was at home at the time. Still ahead at 6 00, we are continuing to follow b. A. R. T. Negotiations. Well have updates throughout the half hour, and why a new report suggests the city of los angeles could be susceptible to dollars, and Al Ma Alamo Square park it getting a facelift. Im leigh glaser. A terrific week ahead. Well talk a look at the accuweather sevenday forecast in a bit, and it does include some nice beach [ yodeling plays ] [ hans ] toaster strudel [ angelic music plays ] dont overthink it. [ hans ] warm, flakey, gooey. Toaster strudel faster than kenny can dodge a question. Honey, howd that test go . [ female announcer ] in just 60 seconds, youve got snack defying, satisfying mmm. Totinos pizza rolls. Mmhmm. Hmm. [ female announcer ] zero to pizza. Pronto. Now in two bold new flavors [ female announcer ] zero to pizza. Pronto. Extra curricular activities help provide a sense of identity and a path to success. Joining the soccer team. Getting help with math. Going to prom. I want to learn to swim. Its hard to feel normal, when you cant do the normal things. To help, sleep train is collecting donations for the extra activities that, for most kids, are a normal part of growing up. Not everyone can be a foster parent. But anyone can help a foster child. Larges mayor wants to check out a report that at least 1,000 buildings face a risk of collapsing in major earthquake. This comes nearly 20 years after the northridge earthquake killed 27 people and caused major damage in 1994. Many of the buildings in need of retrofitting or 100 years old and officials have known about the risk for decades but have not urged landlords to retrofit. San francisco has big plans for a park recognized by millions. Tourists flock to alamo square. It has a long todo list. The city intends to repave walkways, build new bus routes and install a new watering system for the lawn. The work is due to begin in july of next year, renovations should be finished by december of 2014. Families in need can get Free School Supplies to vallejo. Backpacks will be given away monday, tuesday, and thursday. The locations are the omega boys and girls clubs, the springs town library and the john f. Kennedy library from 3 30 to 6 00. Up next we check in on the b. A. R. T. Negotiations as the midnight deadline and strike ticks closer, and meteorologist leigh glaser with the accuweather forecast. How hot it will be this columbus day as you look at the hive sunset. Im colin rush. Vernon davis, running wild at home against the cardinals. A recordsetting day for vernon. Thats later in were quickly approaching a midnight deadline for b. A. R. T. And the unions to agree on contracts. Here is a live look outside b. A. R. T. Headquarters where federal and state officials, including Lieutenant Governor gavin newsom has been sitting in on talks. Newsom believes a deal is close. Union representatives and b. A. R. T. Officials say theyre cautiously optimistic. If not. B. A. R. T. Workers could walk off the job at midnight. Join us monday morning for the latest on the strike threat. Well bring you the latest on weekend negotiations and a look how its affecting the morning commute. Join us at 4 00 a. M. On the abc7 morning news. For a look at how the weather will be, tomorrow morning, and the rest of the week, lets get to leigh glaser. A terrific week ahead. Enjoy it. You know that the season will be changing again here shortly. Live doppler 7hd not picking up any clouds at all. Just a terrific sunset for you out there this evening. In fact heres a look over the bay. Towards the bay bridge, from our exploratorium cam, and you can see blue sky. Not a lot of wind out there. Almost very, very smooth out there. San francisco right now, 62. San carlos, 70. Los gatos, 70. From our sutro cam, looking down towards the Marin Headlands and the golden gate bridge, delightful evening. Napa, 69. 72, fairfield. Novato, 68. 71, livermore. Heres another nice shot from the east bay hills cam looking out towards mt. Diablo. You can see the valleys enjoying a lot of lateday sunshine, and well keep it clear overnight. Not as cold, and the reason why is because were going to get into the warm offshore winds developing tomorrow. It will be a warmer day for monday, breezy over the higher elevation, local hills, and offshore wind through midweek and wednesday is a beach day. Heres a look at the satellite radar composite. The system brought parts of the higher el vegases of the Sierra Nevada a few white snow flurries overnight. The jet stream will start to shift toward the east, higher pressure building in. Well have shifting winds. The winds from land to sea. Theyll come press close to the surface which means the temperatures will actually start to come up, those offshore winds, and definitely right near the coast, thats where were looking for the warmest temperatures by wednesday, near 80 degrees. Heres a look at what you can expect in oakland. 75 tomorrow, and then im going to forecast wednesday, your warm its day, 81. And well also see a nice warmup for san jose, monday, 77, but check out wednesday, 82 degrees. And then after that the fog will return and temperatures come down. Overnight temperatures tonight, with some of the offshore winds, the higher elevations. Not at cold, midup toker 40s in the north bay, 50, San Francisco, 48 for livermore. So heres a look at our highs for monday. 79, santa cruz. Mid70s for san jose, peninsula, terrific. Palo alto, 76. Half moon bay, 68. Pacifica, 67. 72 downtown San Francisco. And the north bay, 80, santa rosa, 79, oakland. East bay shoreline, look for mid70s, widespread there, and then 0 from pittsburg, concord, 80 for pleasanton. Tuesday, well look for breezy conditions, mainly over he hills as the offshore winds crank up. Wednesday is just a beach day. 80s across much of the bay area. Upper 70 to near 80 at the coast and then the fog will return and well cool down next weekend. Thank you, leigh. In for shu. The 49ers . Finally have their groove back, feeling good about themselves, especially their tight up. A the card vernon davis setting a record. 76 arizona. Safety on carson palmer. Two plays later, let the vernon davis show begin. Free play for kaepernick. Card and a halfs offsides. 107 fiber lead. Then vernon, 35 yards and makes the free throw as well. 171 in the air in the first 30 minutes. Finished with 180. To the third, carson palmer, second touchdown pass. Cards within two. Same score, fourth quarter, eric green fumbles. Kendall hunter caps the drive, and then the scoreboard, 320 the final. Niners improve to 42, afterwards jim harbaugh on the epic drive. A huge win. The game could have gone different ways through the course of the game, but i thought our players toughed it out when they had to. After his game, i cannot wait to hear vernons view tonight. Larry beils oneonone conversation with vern davis tomorrow night. His view only on abc7. Its was there for the taking for the silver and black, but they let them off the hook. Six straight wins to their raiders in kansas city coming in. Chief fansed would break seattles record today, the loudest Outdoor Sports stadium. Then the quit hit for the touchdown. 70 oakland. Alex smith, 14, 31, no turnovers , then the game is tight just before the half. Then smith took care of the football in the second half. Pryor back pedaling. Demps playing center field. The interception. Another charles touchdown run, chief with the 147 lead. Pryor likes to dance in the pocket but ten sacks is ridiculous. Thats what kansas city had. 177 game, less then 2 00 to go. Pryor picked by abdullah. 44yards for the touchdown, chiefs win 247. Their 60, the raiders 24, and left scratching their heads. Crowd cant make the type of mistakes we made against a Good Football Team like this and expect to win the game. So we have to do a good job of learning from this, mat touring from this. Drew brees, 3 or against tom brady. Saints trailing the patriot thursday the fourth. Brees thinking 40 against tom. Brady gets the ball trailing 2723. 70 yards in 1 08. Perfect pass to thompson. 3027. Scout product, max homa, finishing his pro debut with a fourth straight round in the 60s. 12under the tournament. He finishes tight for eighth. The first pga tournament leader coming in, 1over 72 to fall out of contention. Jimmy walker, the nine year vet. Putt from 30 feet. Got it. Final round 5under 66. Walkers first pga tour win in his 188th career start. An hour away from beijing, the great wall of china, where the warriors were today. This video provided by the warriors. Theyll play the first of two preseason games against the lakers. Very valuable. When you talk about teams getting it done during the season, playing for im other its movements like that this lays the foundation for togetherness and a family mentality. Bonding moments. This sports report brought to you by Orchard Supply hardware. Warriors in china, two games, starting tuesday. Thank you so much. Up next at 6 00, the tom hanks high seas drama tries to unseat gravity as box office champ. We continue to watch b. A. R. T. Negotiations tonight. This is a live look the caltrans headquarters where theyre meeting to avoid the Midnight Strike. Unions reps returned moments ago with food. Looks like a long night. Join us at 9 00 and 11 00 for a live update. Also at 9 00, the best bars in the world. A hand inflame the u. S. , handful in the u. S. , two in the bay area, then at 11 00, she became an outspoken supporter of gun control after surviving a shooting, so why was former arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a gun show . Those stories at 9 00 and 11 00. Tom hanks star power is usually enough to claim the top spot at the box office, but once again the stars in space won. Gravity earned 44. 3 million. Tom hanks modern pirate thriller came in with 26 million. Cloudy with a chance of meat bawls third, and runner, runner, and prisoner, tied for fifth. Thats it for us at 6 00. For leigh glaser, collin crush, mike
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