Contract dispute. Two major top stories. Well start with the bart talks. The governors action means no strike on monday and no talk of a strike for 60 days. The latest now from abc 7 News Reporter laura anthony. Reporter only guarantee to make sure we have train service. Governor jerry brown says he will order a coolingoff period to keep bart trains running. Focus will be getting as much done at bargaining table. We are at the table and trying to make it happen. We are talking about the economic proposals and we are here to compromise. We wish the governor had not made an announcement he was going to seek for a coolingoff period because it would have been better if both parties felt the pressure necessary to arrive at a deal. We got a list of rejections from them. They have if the last two days are any sign, a final agreement could still be far off. Given the last 30 days and this seven days with no movement, little resistance to bargaining, only surface bargaining, it does not serve t
The message nearly derailed a serial murder case today. Thanks for joining us. That is the brother of one of the alleged murder victims. The message here came in the form of a sign. The judge was afraid the jury had seen. Vic lee is live tonight tochl plain. Vic . The sign was on the windshield of a truck here. The brother told us he had erased the signs on friday but the judge was worried the damage had already been done on the day that the prosecution was wrapping up its case. The 79yearold listened as prosecution delivered closing arguments. Hes charged with murdering four prostitutes decades ago. At the hearing larry rogast told us he doesnt want the Death Penalty for naiso. I dont want him going to death row. That is too good for him. There are too many folks in death row. Hes got internet access, media access, books, libraries. I want a main line prison without, life without. The prosecutor tried to link each of the four victims to naiso by showing a list of the women and momento
And cbs News State Department correspondent margaret brennan. And well look at another story that rocked washington, the sale of the Washington Post. Well talk about the future of newspapers with former Washington Post editor len downie. Former New York Times editor bill keller. And john harris, editor in chief of politico. Theres a lot to cover, but this is face the nation. Captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, face the nation with bob schieffer. Schieffer and good morning again, Michael Hayden who served as both the c. I. A. And n. S. A. Director now consulted for the cherdov group here in washington, joins us as our lead guest this morning. General, the president made that News Conference on friday, and he said the American People need to know more about what the National Security agency is doing because there are a growing number of people in the congress who are wondering is the n. S. A. Infringing on americans right to privacy . What do you think you ran the pl
Of this found its way out. Reporter these drugs may have made it out to the concerts and streets if not for pure luck. In this instance we were lucky. Reporter liz Good Police Work by the sfpd on a normal disturbance burglary call but they followed up on it mr. Hagerl cut himself on the balcony. Both he and the other suspect turns out have pretty extensive arrest records for trafficking in drugs. Breaking news, this thursday will be the announcements of the opening of the new span of the bay bridge. The federal Highway Administration signed off on the fix for those busted bolts on the bridge. Now today the toll bridge Oversite Committee say its independent experts agree using metal shims as a temporary fix to allow the bridge to open to traffic while the permanent steel saddle is installed. Opening a bridge getting the construction completed dealing with the public notice, all these things are significant logistical details that they are making sure they have all the is dotted and ts c
But not everyone is so sure thats a good idea. The best thing to do would be to wait until the retrofit is complete, then open the bridge. Reporter but experts and transportation officials have repeatedly insisted that the real threat to Public Safety is keeping drivers on the old eastern span, which remains vulnerable to an earthquake. The existing bridge is the one folks ought to be worried about and thats the one they shouldnt be trusting. Reporter the Oversight Committee agreed that the bridge will open the morning of september 3rd with little fanfare, a simple chain cutting ceremony and potentially a larger scale celebration next year. The temporary fix will be going in this weekend. It should take only about a day to install it. Just to give you an idea of how quickly this whole process is moving along, within about an hour of that unanimous vote happening, we saw that caltrans had already put signs up along the approach to the bay bridge, announcing the bridge closure from augus