The Supreme Courts new term beginning monday with several cases on the docket. Next legal expert talk about what to expect and how the absence of Justice Scalia might impact the court. It is an hour an and a half. Good afternoon. On behalf of the Pacific Legal foundation and National Review institute we welcome you to todays third annual Supreme Court review program. I would be ungracious if i didnt also thank jones day for this wonderful room and wonderful accommodations. We would also like to welcome those millions of cspan viewers i mentioned earlier who were watching at odd hours of the night and day worldwide. National review is supplying our moderator who will i will introduce in just a moment. As for Pacific Legal foundation we just won our ninth victory in a row in the Supreme Court. That victory in the hawks case was unanimous against the United States government as well our last victory. As you can see, as much as we missed Justice Scalia last term a vacancy doesnt always aff
Ahead maybe more seasonal temperatures. Bay area commuters breathing a sigh of relief. No bart strike today. Governor brown has imposed a 60 day coolingoff period. So all bart trains on schedule, no problems for bart, ace, muni and caltrain. We also have better news for the 280 drive. We have fatal accident overnight involving a party bus. All lanes are opening. 880 237 has been troublefree and still looking good for both 880 237 rolling through the fremont and milpitas area. Live pictures of the 580 680 commute. Westbound 580 where it is more crowded so far this morning, no major slowage for west 580 approaching the dublin interchange. Thats a look at your drive into work. Now to the news with frank. Breaking news this morning near Portola Valley where one man is dead in that crash of that small party bus that liza just told you about. Chp says the bus was headed northbound on interstate 280 just before 11 00 last night when it went off the road and hit a tree. The driver fled the sce
Threat of a villa at our resort near that left a villa at a resort near disneyworld collapsed and another one is sinking. 30 of the structure fell into a 50foot sinkhole. Everyone got out safely. More on that coming up but first a look at traffic with liza battalones. We have action on bay area roads and slow on the Altamont Pass. Westbound 580 still backed up beyond grant line road and that stays heavy in patches through the Livermore Valley towards pleasanton because of an earlier accident involving a big rig. Its still in the clearing stages westbound 580 approaching 680. Great news, no strike on bart. Bart trains are running with no delays on the system. No problems for bart, ace, muni and caltrain. The bay bridge drive early delays. In fact, crews switched on those metering lights earlier than usual. So at 6 01 expect a backup from the 880 overcrossing jampacked at the pay gates getting into San Francisco. Golden gate bridge commute a nice ride leaving southern marin towards the c
Unions on walking out on the latest proposal introduced late saturday night for a wage increase over four years and a reduced employees contribution to their pension. I do believe it was a fair package for the union for the riders and b. A. R. Ts longterm investment. I n vestment. There is lighting on the tracks and in the tunnels and the stations themselves. There is human urine all over the system. Reporter this morning a San Francisco Supreme Court judge granted the governors request for a 60day cooling off period. The injunction means no strike and no lockout before midnight october 10th. We have been at it since may 13th. Four to five days a week. Some times sevendays. What do you think about them saying taking a break. I am not going to take a break. I thought he just had a 10day vacation. Reporter they say they are far apart. No new talks are scheduled. B. A. R. T mentioned taking a break do we know how long . A few days to reassess the situation and hopefully they say get a few
Driver. Three northbound lanes are closed indefinitely on interstate 280 near the alpine road interchange. And for the second week in a row, the bay area last avoided a bart strike but with stalled negotiations it seems both sides arent any closer to solving a dispute. Sharon chin reports. Reporter Union Negotiators left at around 6 30 saying no talks happened at all. Nothing in 5 1 2 hours. We would ideally like to settle this as soon as possible. Reporter minutes after Union Representatives took off, bart negotiators came back from a break. We gave them an offer last night waiting for a response. Reporter bart managers accuse the unions of walking out on the latest proposal introduced late saturday night for a 10 wage increase over four years and a reduced employee contribution to their pensions. I do believe it was a fair package for the union for the riders and for barts longterm investment. Reporter but the unions say they refuse to consider proposals that dont address worker safe