The he federal Mediation Service here working 20 hours per day for four days, the parties should have been able to come to an agreement. Its because this employer is entractable and committed to having the workers go out on strike its not management that asked for a strike its union. Were available to continue to bargain and to discuss items. Now, unions say they will work through end of the schedule tonight. They will not leave passengers stranded. And will then park trains and unless something changes they will go on strike. I spoke with a uc berkeley labor expert who said at this point now that the mediation period is over, that were going into unchartered territory and said a lot will depend on the strike and how difficult sit on the bay area economy, and commuters. And at some point we might see Legislature Step in if things dont get resolved on their own n oakland laura anthony, abc 7 news. Word of a strike is dispagt news for bart riders coping with the threat of a strike all we
We do begin on a more serious note this hour. Help us, that is the message thousands of typhoon survivors are saying as food and water and medicine has been slow to reach hard hit areas. Aid has been arriving to the airport but getting it out to the city and local towns where roads are washed out and emergency crew killed has been quite difficult. It tops 2300 and at least two americans were among them. Ian williams is in the philippines. Ian, the flow of the aid as many people have commented seems frustratingly slow. What is being done to improve that flow of aid . Reporter ari, there is aid in country and theres plenty more on its way. The real problem is getting it to where its most needed. The Philippine Government described this as the biggest and most challenging logistical effort theyve ever undertaken here. They said they are dealing with it and are promising to step things up but not nearly quick enough for those desperate survivors. Now, one of the problems was the local gove
Lot of attention inside and outside of washington, d. C. Insight into Hillary Clintons first time time as first lady. We take you through that story today. We are opening phone lines to you for your thoughts and reactions. Give us a call. Numbers are you can also catch up with us on twitter, facebook or email us we want to give you straight to that Washington Free beacon story. Friendunt of the closest to the first lady. The reporter on this story is Alana Goodman of the Washington Free beacon. She joins us on the phone now. Good morning to you. Good morning. Duringks for coming on this busy 24 hours for you. She wasdiane blair . A very close friend of Hillary Clinton. Called her her best friend in her biography. They stayed very Close Friends throughout the years. She was working on bill Clintons Campaign and was a close adviser to Hillary Clinton while she was in the white house. Theyre very close. Host what is the history of this archive that you went and looked through for several
Clinton. The entire world has been upset. The entire world is a different place during obama and clintons term. She has done a horrible job. She caused so many of the problems. Let me tell you something, shes caused death with incompetent decisions. The rest of the republican field launching a final push. Ted cruz and Chris Christie with multiple events today. Cruz in iowa. Christie in New Hampshire. Jeb bush needs to comeback after pulling ads from iowa and south carolina, he will rely on retail handshaking politics. He is keeping up his sharper attacks on donald trump. Donald trump, i dont believe, is going to be the nominee. If he is, he will get crushed by Hillary Clinton. His views on policy have shifted with the winds. He is a strong supporter until recently of Hillary Clinton. Now he is the front running candidate for the republican nomination. Someone has to call him out. Ben carson has new Campaign Leadership this morning after his manager and Communications Director quit. He
Iran. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im christine romans. Im john berman. This morning, it is all very real in iowa and new hampshire. The race for 2016. Now taking place in 2016. The Iowa Caucuses are just four weeks from today. Circle it on your calendar. The big news today, donald trump unleashing his First Television ad of the campaign. We should get our first look at it any minute. He has new attacks on Hillary Clinton. The entire world has been upset. The entire world is a different place. During Barack Obamas and Hillary Clintons term. Shes done a horrible job. Let me tell you something. Shes caused death. Shes caused tremendous death with incompetent decisions. The rest of the republican field launching a final push. Ted cruz and Chris Christie with multiple events today. Marco rubio is set to make appearances in both early voting states today. Jeb bush, he needs something. He needs a comeback. After pulling ads in South Carolina and iowa, he will rely on handshaking pol