5 a short time ago. This happened along jones road between the walnut creek and Pleasant Hill stations. Kpix 5s brian webb reports. Reporter ann officially this is a bart police investigation. And its kind of turned into an eerie scene out here. The crowds have cleared out, the workers who came down here to see things for themselves, they are gone, too. What is left is this empty four car bart train standing still on the tracks frozen in time and the bodies are still near the tracks about 500 feet to the south of us covered with tarps and there are a few bart officials running between the two scenes. This is what we know from bart management so far. Two employees were hit by an out of Service Train about 2 00 north of the walnut creek station. They were working on a reported dip in the track at the time. By procedure one of them was supposed to inspect the track, the other was supposed to be a lookout for incoming train traffic. Both are said to be experienced on the tracks and around the train. The train itself were told was on a, quote, routine maintenance run with an experienced operator and several others on board but being controlled by computer when the workers were hit. We have radio transmission of a dispatcher and the train operator talking as the accident happens. Here it is. Keep coming, keep coming, hold on, hold on, stop, stop stop all stop. Train 963 routing c53, c54 canceled. Let me know when youre ready to proceed ahead after your break. Bart emergency, bart emergency. Bart emergency, go ahead, central. Central, 3963. We just struck some individuals at approximately 16. 2 on the c 1 track. Central, be advised it may be bart employees. Reporter so bart officials have not released the victims names at this point. Bart officials insist they did not know exactly who was driving the train. That was three hours after this accident happened. They have a long investigation ahead of them which will include looking at videotape from the train that was pointed straight ahead and that should show them exactly what happened. Live near walnut creek, im brian webb, kpix 5. Da lin is also at the scene with new details on the workers who died and what they were doing on the tracks. Da. Reporter thats correct, ann. We are actually standing near where the bodies are as brian mentioned. They are still out here and its still a very active scene. A lot of investigators are on and near the tracks. They are looking for clues as to how this happened and why this happened. We do know that one person was a union member who decided to work despite the strike and the other person was a bart contractor. Our hearts and prayers go out to the families of two workers who have just been killed. Reporter management says both victims had years of experience working for the transit agency. These are two longterm Railroad Track specialists. I cannot overemphasize to you how long these people have been in the business and not just working for bart but i believe that both of these employees have a considerable amount of time with the freight railroads, as well. Reporter the two workers were inspecting the tracks near the walnut creek station. They were out looking for what was reported to us from an earlier train that there might be a slight dip in the rail. And they were out doing an inspection to see if they could identify whether in fact that was the case or not and where that dip was. Reporter the bart train that hit them was being operated by a Computer System but we understand at least one person possibly two were standing in the operators cab. Bart would not say whether those were bart managers or nonUnion Members. The labor issues, the negotiations, are not in the forefront of our mind. We have just lost two people in the bart family. And thats what our focus is on, getting through this evening. Reporter now, including these two workers, there have been seven fatalities in barts 40plus years of operations. Live here in walnut creek, im da lin, kpix 5. Kpix 5s joe vazquez is live in oakland now. He has been talking to bart unions, two of which of course are on strike. Joe. Reporter ann, in fact, this is the picket line at lake merritt station. There is outrage, theres anger here. What they are saying publicly is, condolences to the families. Now, one of the two men who was killed is a union member calle afscme, the third union made up of middle managers. That union is not on strike but they were asked by the union to honor the strike. Todays victim did in fact cross the picket lines. The afscme president says the victim is a longtime employees. Its not clear whether he was doing the job he normally does, today. They said there is no doubt in her mind that the strike and the fact that people were doing jobs they are not familiar with contributed to the fatalities. Union people, my members are train controllers. Its a yearlong training. They know exactly how to deal with emergencies. The train operation itself is a 16week training. Theres no way that managers could be trained and be up to speed certified. So yeah, i think that this could have been avoided but thats my own opinion. Reporter so heres what some Union Workers are telling me off camera behind the scenes. Theres a lot of talk here about something called a safety clearance. This is whats issued through central operations. The control center. They broadcast through the entire bart system. They let train operators know about routine maintenance like the one performed today. So what are you supposed to do in that scenario described by bart today . Well, one train operator tells me they are supposed to put it in manual and slow down to no more than 27 miles an hour. They are supposed to honk as they come nearby. And that would clear the track and then the workers on the track would have a chance to move to an area they call a refuge area. Was that done today . There are a lot of questions because, a, was the safety clearance issued properly . Because you have people in Central Operating there without the jobs that they normally do. You have train operators today at least one manager according to two Union Officials that a manager was operating that train today. And the men who were on the track were they doing the jobs they normally do . Thats also not clear. So a lot of questions here right now by Union Members a lot of anger because its unclear whether the communications that was supposed to happen today was done properly. Reporting live, im joe vazquez, kpix 5. And this tragedy is sure to have an impact on the ongoing strike and because of the strike, traffic in the east bay and parts of San Francisco have been a mess for much of the day. Lets take a live look in fact at the interstate 580 680 interchange cars. They are back up. This is a look at the bay bridge. It has been like this all day. Terrible coming into San Francisco. Not much better going east. Lets bring in phil matier. He is at the lake merritt bart station where Union Workers continue to walk the picket lines. Phil, we hear from joe, who is saying that the Union Members privately are already talking about the safety issue. Reporter thats right. And the question, where do we go from here . One of the questions is. How does this affect talks and the strike . I know as this tragedy unfolded, in fact Union Leaders and bart directors were meeting privately to try to work out some sort of agreement that could put an end to the strike and get the talks back to the table and get work going. As a matter of fact, bart president Tom Radulovich and seiu president Roxanne Sanchez were together when they got the news. Now, initially, it came as quite a shock. It sort of brought a reality check to what were dealing with here. Its not just money and work rules. Its safety, as well. As far as where it goes from here remains to be seen. Atu one of the unions says lets already take the contract we have and put it to a vote something that could take up to a week and delay getting back to the table but tonight, Antonette Bryant didnt want to talk about that. I think its important to remember what happened today. We are not here to talk about work. Two men are dead. And this is an extremely tragic situation. I think thats where we need to keep our eyes focused. Reporter its going to be a question the next couple days. Thank you. We hope youll stay with kpix 5 and kpix. Com for continuing coverage of todays accident and the ongoing bart strike. Well be right back. , the Great American novel. So you can happily let life get in the way, while planning for tomorrow. So you can finish the Great American novel banking for the life you have investing for the life you want chase. So you can womans body twice a fullk before she was found in a st a hospital orderly reportedly walked over a missing womans body twice a full week before she was found in a stairwell at San Francisco general hospital. The San Francisco chronicle reports the worker reported seeing the unconscious woman to the Sheriffs Department. 57yearold Lynne Spalding disappeared from her hospital room september 21st and she was found more than two weeks later. Its not clear if spalding was alive when the orderly saw her or how the Sheriffs Department handled the call. A familiar spokesman says, this adds insult to injury. Other bay area headlines. New uc president Janet Napolitano is vowing to keep tuition affordable. During a visit to ucsanta cruz she noted how tuition has tripled the past decade and says officials are working to keep the costs down. Napolitano took over about three weeks ago and is stopping at all the uc campuses. She was a controversial choice and has been met with protests at her last two stops. The San Jose Police department thought it was picking up dozens of new recruits to join its ranks. It turns out about half of the recent class is considering working for our police agencies. The class of 40 just graduated in september. The San Jose Police force has seen its numbers dwindle in recent years due to retirements, layoffs and cuts. And the family of a 2year old east oakland boy is praying that he will recover from a gunshot wound. On sunnyside street yesterday, Diante Jackson was seriously wounded by a stray bullet playing outside his home. Police say the shots were fired two blocks away. Diante was last listed in critical condition. No arrests have been made. Where do they keep coming from . For the second time in just days, a rarely seen deep sea creature has appeared on the california coast. Along the coast today it was 57 degrees in Half Moon Bay to 86 degrees inland in livermore. Your neighborhood pinpoint forecast up next as the news continues on kpix 5. ,,,,,,,,,, for the second time in lessn a week. A snakelike a sea creature is drawing crowds to a Southern California beach. For the second time in less than a week, you should see roberta recoil a snakelike oarfish washed up this time in oceanside in san diego county. Police called in experts from seaworld. The Scripps Research institute as well as the National Oceanic and atmospheric administration. Researchers will do further study on the animal. Nothing like that. We only brought the natural ones in to take a look at a snake we ran into at lake del valle. I wont go back in the water dont do that to people who swim in the open water its not nice we have a beach hazard in Effect Tomorrow night through tuesday. Well get to that. But right now lets get to this. Whoo live kpix weather camera looking towards the bay waters. Highs today 57 degrees in Half Moon Bay to 86 degrees in livermore. And right now, we are in the 50s in San Francisco. You need a jacket if you are going to be out and about in the city on this saturday night. 60s in oakland and 70s santa rosa and also mountain view, livermore still at 80 degrees. Again todays high very cool in Half Moon Bay. Otherwise 67 degrees in pacifica. 78 bayside in oakland and alameda. Spot on for this time of the year in san jose. San francisco was actually five degrees above normal. Tonight, dipping into the 40s and 50s across the board. 47 degrees overnight in santa rosa. Area of low pressure way out there over the western pacific. Its causing some very large surf to arrive here by tomorrow night in through tuesday night. So we have that beach hazardous statement into effect for sneaker waves and also some strong rip currents are likely. Never turn your back on an angry ocean. Its going to be beachside tomorrow. Meanwhile, Central Valley for your sunday, warming into the low and mid80s. 68 degrees once the clouds scrub out of monterey bay. Upper 50s in eureka and in the sierra, 69 degrees after a morning low expected tonight of 26. Tomorrows highs, maybe just a smidgeon cooler than today. Low 60s in pacifica. 60s, 70s bayside, 80s inland. Well have the return of the onshore wind out of the west 10 to 15 miles per hour. Heres your extended forecast. It does get interesting. It looks like a repeat performance on monday, tuesday. Then we introduce a few clouds on wednesday. Well call it partly sunny with. Cooling down on thursday. Then friday there is a slight chance of rain returning right here to the bay area from San Francisco to the north. It definitely bears watching. All righty. We know youll watch it for us. Thank you very much. Vern is here and its all about football. Football, football. Thats what saturdays are for. Maybe a lilliard work. Straight ahead a former 49er now tennessee titan sounds off before tomorrows game and stanford bounced back big time from last weeks loss. A onehanded grab by the son of a stanford great. Who is that . Coming up. ,,,,,, look at them with that uverse wireless receiver. Back in our day, we couldnt just move the tv wherever we wanted. Yeah, our birthday entertainment was a mathemagician. Because if theres anything that improves magic, its math. The only thing he taught us was how to subtract kids from a party. Lets get some cake in you. I could go for some cake. [ male announcer ] switch and add a wireless receiver. Get uverse tv for 19 a month for 2 years with qualifying bundles. Rethink possible. Could be smelling rose bowla 2nd straight year. Clem football. College football. Are you buying this logic . If oregon runs the table the ducks will play in the National Title game. If stanford handles its business it could be smelling the rose bowl a second year. Have to get past the bruins though. Look at this. Watch this catch. Cody whitfield full extension, onehanded, 3rd quarter, 30 yard play. Son of nfl lineman bob whitfield. Thats a thing of beauty. Thats a touchdown later near the goal line is Tyler Gaffney pounding the rock to make it 173. But ucla made a game of it. Made it a onepossession game but lurking was jordan richards. Picked off quarterback Brett Hundley twice today and the turnover turned into points. Gaffney again. Career day 171 yards and two scores. The cardinal held the bruins to 266 total yards. Trent murphy the sack on the last play of the game. Stanford wins it 2410. Stanford now stanford now 61. Now, auburn in white on the road at texas a m. Tre mason extends for the touchdown. They had to review it. The call stands. Tigers up by 4. And no johnnie manzeil magic this time on fourth down run down in the final seconds. Number 24 auburn upsets the 7th ranked aggies 4541. South carolina riding high on the bird scoring play. On the byrd scoring play here. So they were also part of the upset parade. Tennessee got a last second field goal off the foot of michael palardy. The volunteers stunned the gamecocks 2321. Nfl note. The raiders are off this weekend. They get the steelers next week. The 49ers are road favorite to beat tennessee. Titans Just Announced that jake locker will be the quarterback tomorrow. One of his moving targets delanie walker. The former 49er traded in the old 46 for the blue 82 for the titans. Walker now the number one option at tight end for the first time in his career. Off to a pretty good start already catching 20 balls for two touchdowns. People always ask tell me my family and my agent, i say i play for the titans now. I dont know what San Francisco doing. You know . If you ask me anything about titans, i can tell you that. Im playing the San Francisco 49ers i know the fans are watching back there and im here i have to show off of course against them. When the muppets mention you, you know youve made it big. Michael walker the 22yearold rookie pitched the cardinals to the fourth world series in 10 years. Three postseason starts, 21 innings, one run, 22 strikeouts. Walker was named the nlcs mvp the first rookie since Livan Hernandez back in 1997 and he outdueled the odds on cy young favorite kershaw. You know who he was doing it against, youre talking Clayton Kershaw arguably the best pitcher in baseball and , you know, for him to show up and pitch pitch for pitch for him throughout this whole deal and keep us in these games and we beat them twice. I guess a lot of the talk goes back to last year whenever they are up three games to one and how they kind of let it slip away. But, you know, i kind of took it in my owns hands where i wasnt going to let that happen. This morning on College Game Day after lee corso pickedthe seminoles of Florida State to beat clemson, actor bill murray on the set came to clemsons defense, picks up corso and slams him to the turf. Murray laying the smackdown on the on the game day set this morning. 78 years young. There you go. A little fun. Ally frivolity this morning on college games. Thank you, vern. Thats it for us at 6 30. Well see you at 11 00. Well have the latest on the bart accident that killed two workers today. Captions by caption colorado comments captioncolorado. Com ,,,,,,,, dr. John york is barely recognizable behind the beard but his Football Team is showing less of a disguise by the game. The 49ers aerial attack wasnt the sole reason they beat the cardinals which is fine by their head coach. The running game, pounding the meat, grinding the meat. Reporter frank gore hoped to make hamburger out of the titans this week. We are firing up the grill next on 49ers preview. Your realtime captioner is mrs. Linda m. Macdonald welcome. Lets look back to arizona. Two point game late in the 3rd quarter. Reed pounced on the loose ball. San francisco has it. 89yard drive that lasted nine minutes and 32 seconds. Hunter wraps it up. 49ers win 3220 the final. The titans were in seattle in week six benefitting from a botched field goal that jason ran back for a touchdown. Their only trip to the end zone in that game. A three bounty game in the 4th when marshawn