it didn't work out. see what we can do. >> the firefighters union ifts sifts it's offering to make kons yegss. the chief negotiator says it falls $6 million short. >> fire fighter proposal is saving million that is significant. it's a significant difference. >> early on, the mayor warned there would be consequences for union that's did not help the city make it through the recession. the firefighters union says leaders decided where to cut. >> they're making a policy decision and fwam bling with lives and properties of the citizens and it's bad. >> from city hall and beyond, real people are caught in the middle of the fiscal crisis. >> just disappointed and frustrated. all of those things we've done to get to this point is gone. >> and everyone hopes some kinld of deal can be reach sod 49 laid off firefighters can be reinstated. the city is now asking for binding arbitration. >> and thank you very much. >> other news now. the contract dispute hitting bus drivers against ac transit won't be solved before monday leaving riders wondering again if buses will run this weechblgtd today the union asked a judge to interseed. -- interior seed what. did the judge have to say to that? >> reporter: she said she needs to think bit for a little while in the monday. ac transit says it has to close a projected $56 million budget deficit over two years. and that it had to impose a contract for a quick $16 million savings. >> ac transit bus drivers and mechanics have been working under an imposed contract since july 18th. today, lawyers for their union were in an alameda county courtroom asking a judge to lift that contract and put things back as they were before the 18th. lawyers for ac transit were there, too, arguing their side the judge said she'll decide monday at the earliest. in the meantime, drivers say they'll continue to work. >> we said we're going to work. we're working. we're working. my members are we working? yes. >> and a key legal question is whether either side broke rules of an agreement made with another judge when the contract expired with no deal, both sides agreed to go to finding arbitration. this is with certain rules in the meantime. >> the rules... are that we don't strike. and that the district don't impose. we have not striked. and we have not -- we're not on a sickout. we're working. but the district is imposed. >> we're saying in the courtroom today is that how -- how is how does the district get away saying that the union can't strike. but at the same time, it can impose? >> ac transit says the union is staging an organized sickout, causing service disruptions. >> riders experiencing missed buses every day because drivers, 15-20% of them aren't coming to work. it's breaking what they pledged to the judge. it's breaking really promises to serve taxpayers in the riders of ac transit. >> this is to suffer as a result of it. you know? we're not a part of the conflict. we're patronizing and have places to get. and that will be horrible. and this is just complicate bid this funding. >> and ac transit says if the judge overturns the imposed contract witness will have no choice but to layoff drivers and possibly eliminate weekend service in order to stay alive financially. the yun says says the absentee nix is not a sickout but result of sudden schedule changes by ac transit which has put drivers or made drivers have conflicts and hardships in their personal lives. in oikland, abc 7 news. >> and thank you very much. >> police are investigating the shooting of a man on east near 100th avenue. and witness identified the victim as a tattoo artist taken to highland hospital where he died. that makes him the city's 49th homicide victim. an oakland man faces several felony charges after police say he took a worker hostage at gun point overnight at children's hospital. >> the drama began around 3:15 a.m. witnesses say the 49-year-old grabbed a female staffer inside of the emergency room. police officers arrive atd the hospital just minutes late yir and he immediately surrendered. nobody was hurt. investigators believe he was the same man who forced a woman out of her -- and stole her car in a gas station just minutes before. he is charged with car jacking and false imprisonment and being an exfelon in possession of a firearm. >> police released a surveillance image of a man wanted for two attempted bank robberies saturday, july 17th. first just after 9:00 in a wells fargo bank. the second about 90 minutes later in a wells fargo on 40th street but the suspect never got money there. is a $5,000 reward for information leading to a conviction. >> palo alto police release aid sketch of a man wanted in a string of home burglaries has been seen outside of the homes with a boy about 10 years old and have taken place within the past two weeks. are. a wildfire in los angeles county is threatening 2000 homes and structures. and this afternoon it's now burning close to a palmdale neighborhood. this is a live picture. about 5% contained and that is where leo stallworth joins us with the latest. leo? >> this is a beast. and in this community, of palmdale, just beyond homes you can see here which is called delta ridge community. firefighters have just finished trying to beat back flames that hit the trees in that area. not more than a quarter mile. i won't say a quarter mile behind these homes. there are at least 100 homes in this area. and they have had to undergo a one incredible air assault just beyond these homes, putting down flames. and they managed to do that. problem is that they don't know if the ire is out. there are hot spots there. every time it comes with air assault, flames come back again, here we are, back in the same situation. a lot of the area has been evacuated. hundreds and hundreds of residents in the community have been evacuated. i'm standing with a resident now rifing in this community near delta ridge watching this unfold and it is shocking. >> it's amazing. i've lived here since 92 never seen flames getting this clo.s it's against the backyard of the community w way the wind picked up here in the last mour two, hours, it could jump and that is what is scary part. >> and with that wind wiping -- whipping. the embers falling everywhere gets into your throat choking you up that. is one of the problems you're dealing with and i'm dialing w if the calms to evacuate, we're ready to go and will take dogs and cat. we'll take what we can go and we've got the cars ready to go. >> now, out in palmdale, lancaster it's called high desert. very dry. talking to this resident just minutes ago. and he was saying that wow. one of the issues he had is if it caught, if a fire happened, if a fire ever occurred in this community, was going to be big. >> as you can see, if it makes it across the road there is nothing to stop it until it gets to the next subdivision. flames coming through the valley here. it's a dangerous area. the fighters are fantastic. we've seen them from burbank, pasadena, glendale, manhattan beach. santa claire reeta. from all over the area well. appreciate this. and the water retardant, 7:47 helicopters and dropped. these guys are still professionals, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> and be safe. hundreds of water guards throughout palmdale since this fire took off just yesterday. so firefighters are on it trying to protect as many as they can. rez dentsz are evacuating as they should. live in palmdale abc 7 news, back to you in the studio. sorry, folks i'm choked up. >> i understand. thank you. >> and thank you for information there. >> bp began scaling back clean up in the gulf today. the company laid off some 16,000 workers and that is about a third of the peak work force. officials say they're just isn't enough oil to clean up anymore. some of those workers did return to fishing jobs today. and the government reopened a large area east of mississippi declaring seafood there save to eat. there is a delay in the up yorts to permanently cap the ruptured well. crews found sediment forcing them to postpone sunday's static kill operations until tuesday. >> and tomorrow works -- -marks a one-year anniversary since three uc berkeley graduates were detained. this morning their mothers were join bid 60 protesters in new york. and the three were arrested while hiking along the iraq-iran border they have been accused of spy bug never have been charged nchl may, their mothers were allowed to travel to iran to visit them but they haven't heard from them since. the moms say they've put their lives on hold trying to free their kids and keeping pressure on the ire yawnin government you know we don't want to go back unless we're going back to pick up our kids thoints it's way past time. way overdue there. is no reason to hold them anymore. we're calling on the government of iran to let them go, immediately. >> rallies for the hikers being held in several cities over next few days including san francisco. president obama called for their release today issuing a statement saying that he wants to make it perfectly clear that sarah, shane and josh have never worked for the u.s. government and that they're open-minded and add convenient truss young people. >> state of arizona is raking in donations for a fund to defend it's immigration law now receiving more than $1.6 million. 75,000 of that came in on wednesday. the day a judge brought the key pro vision of the immigration law. arizona immediately appealed a ruling and today, the court in san francisco said it will take up the case in early november. >> and prosecutors in portland oregon say a 54-year-old massage therapist accused mr. gore of groping her and making unwanted sexual advances. the prurt prosecutors say the case has problems among them, his accuser fail aid polygraph test and appears to have been paid by the "national enquirer". mr. gore denies accusations. >> coming up, a new study finds what is good for battling britel bones may not be good for the heart. >> and it's demolition day at minetta airport paving wait for a project to take off. >> it's going to be cool to warm this weekend. i'm jand patel. i'll show you the temperatures and the rest of the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> and take a look. the commander in chief in the drive's seat for the first time in several years. the news continununununununununu >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. demolition of terminal c at minetta international airport began today taking about eight weeks will be replaced by a 1400 space parking lot. terminal c closed at the end of june when terminal b opened. the new parking lot expected to open in the spring. >> president obama says the new jobs being added at chrysler show bailing out the failing auto maker may have been unpopular but the right thing to do. and this is just days after it hired 1100 new workers in a production plant. the federal government provided chrysler and gm about $80 billion last year. the president says the move saved two from bankruptcy and loss of more than a million jobs. >> today, this industry is growing stronger creating jobs and manufacturing the fuel efficient cars and truck that's will carry us towards an energy independent future. you're proving the nay sayers wrong. >> part of the administration campaign to capitalize on the auto industry as evidence of broader recovery. >> and there is a way to keep seven private development centers through august. the preschools were going to close today, they lost funding because of the state budget crisis. the school board to keep the program running through summer. it's serving 700 children. >> calcium supplements many women take may contribute to a bigger health problem. a study from university of auckland found women who took calcium were 31% more likely to have a heart attack. the consummation from dairy products not linked to an increase in heart attacks. the researchers speculates the supplements may elevate calcium levels in arteries which is associated with a increased risk of heart disease. >> the obama administration is turning to a familiar and trusted face to push his health care law to american seniors. announcing today andy griffith will be pitching the plan on a series of cable tv ads. officials say griffith will tell seniors good things are coming including lower cost prescriptions showing they're more skeptical. administration hopes the image as of small-town american values will help ease concerns about the changes. >> the san francisco spca began a 72 hour adopt a fund to find homes for 72 pets. it's being held in maddy's adoption center on florida street all sorts of animals were available but kitten season makes cats a top priority of the adopted felines receiving an exam, vaccinations, spay, neuter and microchipping. the shelter is open until 10:00 tonight and from 10:00-10:00 tomorrow. ending sunday evening at 6:00 p.m. >> let's hope folks show up. >> we'll find out whether weather is going to be decent for that. >> it's going to be nice for the weekend. going to be and let's get you outside. i'm go sthog this afternoon in where you can see marine layer there. and this is shallower than in previous days. we do have a stronger wind coming out of the west at sfo gust gusting to 32 going push fog and low clouds you're looking at well into our bay side communities. and some inland valleys. here is the way it looks in terms of temperatures. 50s at beaches and and and cool at the coast and temperatures towards next week. this afternoon, and there is a onshore flow, wind coming off cooler ocean water heading towards inland communities. as i told you yesterday. temperatures expected to be cooler in our inland communities. with exception of antioch and pretty much bayside inland areas either at about the same level or cooler today. and tomorrow another trough is going come through here, coming up sunday, tonight fog moves in over the bay. 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