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. this is kpix 5 news. the fate of everyone who rides bart depends on what s going on inside this building right now. good evening, i m elizabeth cook. i m allen martin. here s the very latest. as commuter backlash grows, both sides are back at the bargaining table tonight along with a new set of state mediators, but linda yee says nobody expects breakthrough tonight. maybe not breakthrough but hopefully progress. about 45 minutes bart management came out and picked up fast food from mcdonald s then went right back in and continued talking. i m told bart management has given a new offer to the union, but they re waiting to hear back. bart negotiators looking grim saying nothing walking into talk. new mediators, anything. but union representatives say they re encouraged to be back. we re hopeful. we hope we can get everybody back to normal. yeah. we want to go back to work. both sides were dressed down in a letter from state leaders who said they we ....
building in oakland. linda, are you getting any inclination we are closer to a breakthrough here? allen, they have been at it for four hours now. that s the most encouraging sign. they haven t been out here yet. bart negotiators looking grim, saying nothing. walking into talks. no mediators, anything? but union representatives say they are encouraged to be back. we are hopeful. hope we get everybody back to normal. both sides were dressed down in a letter from state leaders who said they were disappointed at the lack of proposals and counterproposals. and, that bargaining had been abandoned. there s been a backlash from two days of excruciating commute. worry about money and all this. this isn t helping anything. it s not helping anybody. it is inconveniencing everybody. that anger is not lost on either side. we hate to see people suffer. so, the best thing we can do is get a resolution. end the strike and move forward. we hope to stop inconveniencin ....
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it s unfair labor practices, it they have to do what they need to do to be treated fairly. reporter: but those tired of the traffic just want it to go away. they worry about money and all this. this isn t helping anything. it s not helping anybody. it s inconveniencing everybody. reporter: there have been offers from the state secretary of labor and the attorney general who help mediate negotiations. the unions say they support that. ryan takeo in oakland thank you. day two of the strike was worse than day one. ferries and buses were overwhelmed and drivers faced grueling gridlock on bridges and streets. elizabeth wenger is in the traffic center with how the evening commute looks now. reporter: it does not look good, elizabeth. it is really backed up. let s get a bird s-eye view right now from chopper 5. once again, the worst of it is all that approach to the bay bridge. look at that 101. right now it is a very slow crawl from the 280 interchange all the w ....
yesterday because her workers were not surprised. but she is still upset. well, more than frustrated. whatever more than frustrated is the severe aggravation. and exhausting, because the days are long. reporter: she thinks the bart workers, who average about $60,000 a year plus overtime, are paid well enough. they re not on the poverty level for sure. reporter: it seems like the biggest divide between the public and the two parties negotiating is money. those who support the unions will put up with a strike. it s unfair labor practices, they have to do what they need to do to be treated fairly. reporter: but those tired of the traffic just want it to go away. they worry about money and all this. this isn t helping anything. it s not helping anybody. it s inconveniencing everybody. reporter: we don t know if there will be any new proposals tonight. but we just talked to the seiu president who said they are here mainly because the state s top mediators ar ....