Workers to put their picket signs down and get back on the job. They both agree that they have to talk to make that happen. At this point, they do not agree on where those talks should take place. With b. A. R. T. Workers on strike and stations closed, frustrated commuters slowly made their way home on crowded buses and packed ferries. The afternoon ferry would not be a problem. Apparently now i have to wait for another hour. Its frustrating. Reporter with the bay area in gridlock, b. A. R. T. Union leaders say they are looking for a solution. They spent the day crafting a plan they say would end the strike. This plan would allow us to reach an agreement without going back to the bargaining table, and therefore, it would allow us to end the strike immediately upon signing. Reporter unions sent b. A. R. T. This letter agreeing to wage health care and pension deals hammered out at the bargaining table. And suggesting to take contentious work rules to arbitration. The unions say workers c
The number of riders to go higher if that strike continues next week. With bart out of commission, commuters are turning to buses and ferries as the evening commute gets underway. It ticks me off quite frankly. Theyre inconveniencing thousands and thousands of people. Its a drag. Working at 5 00 a. M. In the morning and getting off at 1 00, i really want to get home because its been a very long day. Reporter San Francisco ferry increased its fleet by four. Thats opening up our ability to move people in and out. Reporter the line for the ferry at 2 15 this afternoon stretched down the embarcadero. I thought the afternoon ferry would not be a problem, but i have to wait for another hour. Reporter its a slower and more expensive way to get across the bay. At 14 for a round trip ticket, its more than double a cost of bart. You cannot drive into the city. You cannot drive out. People work here. Now what are they supposed to do . How long is this supposed to last . Reporter thats the questio
And Savannah Guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today on a monday morning. Im matt lauer. Im Savannah Guthrie along side Natalie Morales and al roker at his weather post. Well check in with you in a few minutes. We have former Vice President dick chaney here this morning. Hes in our green room. If you look at him now and think about how he looked the last time he was on the show, it tells the story. He was here about three years ago and i said dont take this the wrong way but you look a lot better than you did then. He had major Health Problems and discusses at lot of those and how severe they were in this new book. He received a new heart. He is very open about how close he came to death. Well talk to him in a few minutes. Well get to that later on. Lets get to todays top story and al, its the hurricane called raymond. Nobody loves raymond in this case. Especially our friends down in mexico. This is the first major hurricane in the pacific. We
So i get out before this plummets. Well, should we drink to that . Yes my dear friend andy medina was on the show on friday. He made an unbelievable pumpkin dip thing that was everybody went crazy for. Everyone loved it. What else did they go crazy for . Andy makes a margarita thats crazy, okay . It is so soaked in lime, he takes limes and just squeezes them. Fresh lime juice. It was delicious. Everyone said on the website, where was the margarita. Thank you for the dip but we need something to wash it down. We posted it on the website. Klgandhoda. Com youll see lots of lime and deliciousness. Id like andy to come back quite often. When he came into our lives he could barely, barely boil water. Now he can make anything. I always call him martha when hes in the kitchen. But hes amazing. So fun to have him back. You guys, theres been some video circulating. Its angered a lot of people. There are scout leaders, as you guys know, who were glen taylor in particular, who shall remain nameles
Says. Now, that was just one of the tapes released earlier by tmz. Here is another tape. Take a listen to this one. Ross, this has created a firestorm within the nba. Reporter yes, this is uncharted territory for the league. This is Donald Sterlings first crisis hes facing. No one knows what he has powers over, but he said he has broad powers to protect the league. Many believe that commissioner adam silvers will issue a hefty fine. Because 15 sponsors have already abandoned the clippers, and well see what happens from this point on. Were see Team Clippers and other teams coming forward and doing acts of protest courtside, bad news at the worst possible time. This has been a banner year. But of course this is a shadow over the league. Its one of those things where were banding together. Lebron james has been speaking out against Donald Sterling wearing the black socks and black arm bands. Adam silver must make a stand, this will be the first thing that he does, and he needs to protect