the two sides remain on separate floors with the federal mediator going back and forth between them. bart s general manager is in on the talks tonight. we are under a mediator gag order and by that, that means that we are not discussing what is currently on the table. we want to be able to tell the bay area if the trains are going to be running. we don t want the bay area to wait until late in the evening again. one reason why the unions believe there has been progress, bart s chief negotiator who has been a lightning rod in these talks is not at the table. he has been in disney land of all places. he spoke at a conference today. but bart will be back at the bargaining table tomorrow. and one man who has advanced negotiations is george ko hen. appointed by president obama, he played a role in cracking some tough labor disputes involving the nba and nfl. if anyone can help strike a deal, it s him. now all riders want to know is whether they will catch the train tomorrow.
resolution. reporter: because after deadline after deadline has come and gone that last resolution leaves the threat of a strike tomorrow hanging over commuters heads. can they just tell us in the afternoon? i d appreciate that. reporter: bart and its unions negotiated until after midnight last night emerging at around 10:00 to announce that trains would roll today. negotiators are working in small groups trying to pick apart a $57 million package which bart calls its last best and final offer. we are intimately involved in the negotiation process. we re devoting all our efforts and energies to an agreement, the parties to achieve an agreement, and i will not be taking any questions. reporter: that man, george cohen, is a federal mediator. he is known as an ace in the bargaining business. he was appointed by the president so we are hoping he is going to be able to help these parties get something done today. i understand bart s chief negotiator missed yesterday s
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sort of, says the youth pastor. there is a service, actually. we re servicing the people in our event by doing this event. reporter: back to you. more than 5,000 people in san francisco s tenderloin neighborhood received free meals today thanks to those at glide member church. kron4 s mike pelton shows us who got to dig in and the massive effort to put it all together. reporter: with christmas music blasting in the background, volunteers were at it beginning at 6:30 this morning. they have been carving hams and turkeys, cutting up vegetables as glide served a breakfast, ham, eggs, grits and biscuits and with the help of more than 500 volunteers, glide offered a christmas lunch, ham, turkey, stuffing and dessert, a meal many say they can t otherwise afford. these are the kind of meals we used to have with my family back home. so it kind of reminds me what christmas is all about, sharing, showing love to one another. it s so much out there where people are hungry an
oakland, mid-30s in san jose, 32 degrees in concord, so freezing over there, just two above that in livermore and really chilly in santa rosa sitting in the upper 20s. we will take a look at where those temperatures are headed coming up in my full report. justine. thank you so much. our top story this morning is the battle over the care of an oakland teenager on life support. it s becoming a war of words as jahi mcmath s family is running out of time to keep her on a ventilator. after the 13-year-old was declared brain dead following a tonsillectomy more than two weeks ago. kron4 s mike pelton joins us live this morning from oakland s children s hospital with the very latest. good morning, mike. reporter: justine, jahi s family attorney says they have taken one step forward by getting the alameda county coroner to consent to a move, but several hurdles remains before they can move her to a facility. the court order expires monday evening at 5:00 and ahead of that deadli