Building up here in terms of excitement and preparation whitney give you a look at all the activity. We help folks lined up 10 deep to get a look. You can see a dragon coming through right now. And all along, as you pin through the crowd, you can see just how many people come. This is what it looks like every year. This is a parade that does not disappoint. One of the only nighttime parades left in the country. We have folks from utah over here. Folks from germany and hayward. Let me ask you quickly, have you ever seen a parade before . No, i havent. Reporter not anywhere . Not on tv . No. Bucket list. Reporter its a good one. Reporter first time here . First time and im so happy to be here. Reporter all the way from germany, what are you hoping to see . All. Reporter you will see the best ever. Lets look down here. This is where our grandstands are. These are some of the best seats in the house and this is one of the beginning acts of the parade already getting into place. The folks a
I will tell you more about that in my next report. Kira. Francis, thank you. Barts two largest unions and management return to the negotiating table today in a last minute bid to avoid a strike tomorrow morning. The few sides negotiated all day yesterday. Key issues include wages and many others. Both sides say they are work to go avoid a strike. We are not at impasse. Our team is prepared to negotiate and get a contract. We are not at impasse. We will go as long as as we need to go if we need to if it looks like we can get something done and get an agreement. Both sides plan to return to the war gang table a few hours from now. Barts current contract expires at midnight tonight. San Francisco Mayor ed lee had strong words yesterday tore both sides in the negotiations. Work out a deal or else. If they cant get it together, i think a privilege to negotiate an agreement between the two, then i think that privilege might have to be removed. And if it is, its a sorry state. Its a failure.
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