Back to the table any time soon. The federal investigation heats up into the deaths of two bart workers hit by a train on saturday. The unions are demanding answers. Abc7 News Reporter is in oakland. New information this morning. We have learned a bart Board Meeting has been canceled in light of efforts by Union Members to have the board sound off directly to their concerns. All of this is on the fourth day of the dispute that shows no signs of resolving. Union members continue to hold the line. Early today, local 3993 sent a letter surging the members and public to attend a bart Board Meeting and push them to provide answers for the recent deaths of two bart train employees. A short time ago, word from a bart spokesman saying that the meeting was canceled without giving a reason. The National Transportation safety board is leading the investigation into the deaths much two bart workers struck and killed by a train on saturday. In week, the inspector will interview everyone on the trai
Live from the kgotv Broadcast Center this is abc7 news. Thanks for joining us. The first monday morning commute, but all focus on a federal investigation into the deadly accident. Two employees are killed by a train. We are in oakland with that story. Nick . This morning, we are here because unions continue to hold the line at the lake merritt bart station on day four of the bart strike, two daze after a bart employee was struck and killed by a train on the tracks between walnut creek and concord. Investigators with the ntsb took over the accident scene on sunday and spent much of the day inspecting the train and conferring with local and state counterparts. This week, the inspector and his team said all will be tested for drugs and alcohol. Safety records will be we viewed and digital data will help investigators determine who was in the cabin of the train and the speed at the time. We will spread out with the expertise that we get from 9 parties and look at every part of what went on
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Not dry rot on the windshield. We will look at live doppler 7 hd and you can see holes in the cloud cover. There is a half moon over me. If i wait three miles to the south i would hit drizzle. If the commute takes you a long way expect the changes to be variable. The green is barely on map from antioch through fremont and down this way headed to the southeast. Scattered drizzle through 7 00. We will see increasing sunshine. Temperatures are close to yesterday. The only difference is a lot more sunshine. It will be breezy from time to time in the afternoon hours. Safe travels. That means when we have slick roads, be careful and watch the speed. Slow down. We have an issue brewing in fremont. A possible house fire here with Traffic Control in place at mission boulevard. A major thoroughfare. You may find some activity that could slow you down. We will lock outside and see what is happening at the toll plaza you can see it is light conditions away from the maze. As we look from emeryville
Now on abc 7 news, breaking news out of the east bay, a bart train hits and kills two employees. Well tell you how it happened in a live report. And developments in the bart strike. A bart union rep says it will vote on barts Contract Offer but riders should not expect an end to the strike any time soon. Abc 7 news starts now. Sky 7 hd is live over the scene of a deadly accident involving a bart train in the east bay. Two bart employees have been killed. Hello. Im anna dates with the Early Edition of abc 7 news at 500. Nick smith has an update for us, nick . Reporter we understand that those two employees were hit near north main and jones. We have also heard from a bart employee the two killed were nonunion employees suggesting they may have been management. Greg just arrived to the scene. Shes getting information and will confirm that information and update us. I want you to look my shoulder and see the train involved. The two bart workers may have been performing maintenance between