The ground in walnut creek looking at what led to the deadly accident involving two bart workers. The investigators spent the night on the tracks trying to piece together exactly what happened. Nbc bay areas damian is in the area. Reporter people have been placing flowers and candles along this chainlink fence. Were near highway 680. On the other side of this fence, the tracks that claimed the lives of two bart workers. Investigators dressed in what looked like hazmat suits told me they spent the night on these tracks. They used huge spotlights so they could gather evidence at the scene. Bart says two workers were on the tracks inspecting them when an approaching train hit them. They are identified as Chris Shepherd and larry daniels. The train was an auto and was making routine runs during the strike to keep the system working properly. The federal investigators are scheduled to talk to the driver today. They will also analyze other systems data on the train as they piece together wha
Laura is off. We have real time traffic updates and transit alternatives running across the bottom of your screen all morning long. Heres where things stand between b. A. R. T. And the unions. The unions say they sent a new proposal to b. A. R. T. In hopes of bringing both sides back to the bargaining table. As of last night b. A. R. T. Says it has yet to see that proposal and as of right now no new talks are scheduled. This afternoon b. A. R. T. s board of directors will hold an emergency closed door meeting to talk about labor negotiations. The key issues in negotiations continue to be wages and work rule changes. To help you navigate on the roads we have Team Coverage for the b. A. R. T. Strike. Mike inouye watching the traffic but we start off with Christie Smith live at the lake merritt b. A. R. T. Station. picketers are up early this morning. Good morning, christie. Reporter good morning to you. Thats right. This is around the clock operation. I talked with some of the workers
Children hospital oakland isnt commenting on camera. Only releasing statements that its carrying for the grieving family. Its a sad situation that has brought a lot of people together to pray for mcmath tonight. And at this point, no one knows how much longer this very emotional situation will continue. Reporting live in oakland, jean elie, nbc bay area news. Thank you, jean. Want to give you a live look at the eastern span of the beleaguered bridge. Cal trans announcing those cracked bolts have finally been fixed. What it mean for the safety of the bridge. You may remember back in march, it was discovered that about a third of the bolts of the new eastern span had snapped during nps. That set off all kinds of red flags. Engineers put up temporary shims so the bridge could open on labor day. Caltran officials showed us what the permanent fix looks like. Its called a steel saddle. Its purple on your screen. It replaces the broken rods on the bridge. It also allows the bridge to sway in
Track tomorrow morning. Time is crucial because it takes 16 hours to get bart trains back rolling again. A bart spokesperson said earlier today that he is optimistic. If a deal could be made by 6 00 today, trains could be rolling by tomorrow morning. Whether that happens remains to be seen. Well be covering this story all day long. Well have an update at 6 00. Lets take another look at our rush hour traffic. On your left is interstate 880 in oakland. On your right, highway 101 in palo alto. The left lanes moving. Slow going, but its pretty typical during this time of night. Commuters are now using their cars or theyre using ferries and buses. Ridership on the San Francisco bay tripled this morning. On a normal monday, it carries 2600 passengers. Other people boarded ac transit buses to get across the bay. Its been crazy to leave my house at 5 00 in the morning and you get to the city around 8 00 when bart takes about 45 minutes. Many drivers skipped Public Transit all together and deci
First as things get going. Big announcement came just after 10 00 p. M. Tonight following almost 12 hours of negotiations today. Yawn members bart officials and politicians gather outside mtc headquarters in oakland. We are expecting announcement earlier but apparently Union Leaders had asked for some contract language earlier bart was offering 12 percent raise over 4 years however tonight neither side is saying exactly what is in the tentative deal which ends this 4 day walk out. Team is recommending the contract to the members so that carries a lot of weight to the members. They respect the negotiators and the union so i believe it will pass but we have to explain it to the members. Simply say that this offer is more than we wanted to the pay but it is also a new path in terms of our partnership with our workers and help to us deliver the bart service for the future. A lot of people lives have been impacted by what has happened so on behalf of all of us in this region we are grateful