that doesn't sit well with the firefighters union. >> they've had to close fire stations. they've had to layoff firefighters and eliminate positions. and now you have a department head that is able to use city fuel for all of his personal activities. >> ktvu looked at the chief's contract. it shows a $250 a month private vehicle allowance but not a specific perk for gasoline. the chief says that gas perk was part of the verbal agreement but says he's willing to renegotiate his contract. >>> 6:26. a new law forcing a small but critical safety change is prompting the shut down of several pools in alameda county. the concern is with main drain on the floor of the pools. state and federal laws that went into full effect july 1st require all public pools to replace old drain covers with new ones. >> old covers were tend to be a little more flat. i think one of the problems associated with that was that there might be a possibility of a suction hazard. >> alameda county has shut down an average of 10 pools a week since the law went into effect. inspectors in all other bay area c

as cecilia vega reports, the union's latest offer falls well short of that. >> laid off firefighters turned in their gear and walked away with little more than these blue t-shirts to show they used to be san jose firefighters. >> this is what we have left. i'm still proud to wear it. i will always be proud to wear it. >> 49 firefighters were laid off, this station closed and three engines and one truck are out of service because the city and firefighters' union could not reach an agreement. firefighters say the consequences could be deadly. >> if there was a fire in that community across the street, where they would have yesterday enjoyed a response time of two to three minutes you will now see seven to eight minutes in my estimation. >> in a last-ditch effort after the final layoffs were official, they announced a 5% pay cut and reduced benefits for new hires. there would be no guarantee against the future layoffs, and the union would agree to new ways of staffing the fire housesthat could save in overtime costs. the plan may not go far enough for city hall. city officials say they

the san jose firefighters' union will be back to the bargaining table on wednesday. the two sides are hoping to work out a deal that could reinstate 49 laid off firefighters and reopen a closed fire station. the union unveils its latest proposal sunday but the city says it falls at least $4 million short of the $10 million needed to bring back those workers. >> parents in san jose are pushing for better safety measures and a new state law after seeing their school gutted in an arson fire last month. trace elementary lost much of its campus in the july 5th fire. parents say a loophole in state law allowed an addition of the school to be built without sprinklers or automatic fire alarms. they wants to demand those safety measures in all school construction. one of the main streets in downtown petaluma is open again at this hour after a water main break shut it down overnight. it started shortly before 9:00 last night when water was seeping out of the ground on petaluma boulevard at western avenue. there was little flooding but the street buckled. authorities had to div

members of the firefighter union say they are upset. >> they have had to eliminate positions and now you have a department head that is able to use city fuel for all of his personal activities. >> the union says that his truck was updated with lights for official use, not the bmw and the city attorney says she believes the chief but the contract was not handled according to a proper procedures. >> i would be looking at in the contract including an offer letter and in this case this one was not submitted to the city attorney's office. >> reporter: today the chief told me that he is willing to renegotiate his total compensation package with the city estimated at more than $200,000 a year. reporting live, jana katsuyama. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> law-enforcement officers hauled away truckloads of marijuana today. helicopters spent hours lifting load after load of marijuana. the legal pot growing operation was discovered by of property owned by the marin water district. >> the people who are responsible for these illegal operations have no regard for public safety nor do they have any con

turned in their gear yesterday, the firefighters union made a proposal to the city of san jose hoping to save their jobs. it's a combo of pay and benefits cuts. there are new rules for new firefighters' pensions and it allows for future layoffs if needed. but the city says the 5.25% cut in net pay isn't enough. the city asked for 10%. >> a significant gap between what the firefighters are offering in concessions and what we would need to hire those 49 firefighters back. that difference really is a gap of over $6 million. >> reporter: this morning the union president told me he is hoping the city will take what they are offering and allow at least some of the firefighters back, enough to restaff an engine or two. and here near station 30 in downtown san jose, another neighborhood that is now without its fire station, another danger sign posted there across the street warning people of what has happened. now, a new fire chief also started today in san jose. he obviously has a lot on his plate. in san jose, anne makovec, cbs 5. >>> but is it the challenge that's making you move? is it th

layoffs started yesterday after a firefighters union contract dispute with the city. but tomorrow firefighters say they will have a major announcement about the dispute though we are not exactly sure what they are going to say. >>> a new trend at bay area farmer's markets and it changes the way some customers pay for their produce. >>> two candidates were invited but only one was there. jerry brown attacks meg whitman for not showing up. >>> i'm lawrence karnow. lots of clouds by the afternoon after starting with lots of clouds and fog. here comes the fog again though. we will talk about that next. ,,,,,,,,,,,, but each one tries to offer the >>> bay area farmer's markets offer fresh food and each one tries to offer the kind of produce that appeals to that particular neighbor. what a farmer's market is doing to better serve their neighborhood. >> reporter: on the second week of the new farmer's market at the cal palace it is miss clark's first visit. >> it is really a wonderful treat. >> reporter: she gets government help with food purchases, what used to be called fo

. >>> san jose leaders are asking the firefighters' union to take the city's latest offer to firefighters for a vote. the two sides spent the afternoon behind closed doors hoping to work out a deal that could reinstate 49 firefighters laid off over the weekend. the city leaders stay that will happen only if firefighters agree to take a 9% cut in pay and benefits. the union offered three and a half percent in cuts offering 4 million in savings. it is accusing the city of not taking the of oner of concessions seriously. >>> president obama says the battle to contain the bp oil spill is finally coming to an end. that's because the "static kill" appears to be working. the heavy mud has been pumped into the oil well, pushing the oil back to its source. engineers plan to start pumping in cement tomorrow. but the spill won't be declared officially dead until two relief wells are completed later this month. there will be more on the static kill effort tonight on "nightline" after this newscast. >>> coming up here next, the mother of one of three hikers being detained in iran is making an appeal.

after 49 firefighters were laid off this past weekend, the firefighters union came up with a new package of concession. and they included a 5% cut intake home pay and increased co-pays for doctor visits and prescription drugs. but the "mercury news" reports the city council wants to cut total compensation by nearly 9%. the council wants the union to let its members vote on that. >>> a.c. transit service may soon return to normal starting sunday. that's when the transit system switches back to the old schedule to comply with a court ruling. on monday an alameda county judge ruled that a.c. transit drivers don't center to work under a new contract imposed by management. a.c. transit has reported a higher rate of second calls since the contract was imposed. now an arbitrate her help the two sides work out -- now an arbitrator will help the two sides work out a new contract. >>> the next step in the battle to plug a leaking oil pipe in the gulf, coming up. >> ron dellums will not seek a second term in november as mayor of oakland. how he made the announcement. athe jennehugealegehugeavin hot

the alameda firefighters union is questioning one of the perks as fire chief as the department faces deep budget cuts. witnesses say these pictures show chief filling up his personal car at the city gas pump last saturday. the chief says he is doing nothing wrong and that free gas is part of his compensation for being on call 24/7. that does not sit well with the firefighters union. >> they've had to close fire stations, eliminate positions and now you have a department head that's able to use city fuel for all of his personal activities. >> ktvu looked at the chief's contract. it shows a $250 a month private vehicle allowance but not a specific perk for free gas. the chief says the gas perk was part of a verbal agreement but that he is willing to renegotiate his contract. >>> time now 5:26. a new law forcing a small but critical safety change is prompting the shut down of several pools in alameda county. the concern is with the main drains on the floor of the pools. state and federal laws have went into full effect july 1st require all public pools to replace old drain covers with b

. >>> the latest proposal by the firefighters union is too little too late. the offer includes an increase in the retirement age and changes for the retirement pay structure. 49 firefighters were let go because of the city's budget crunch and an official says the department is smaller and the savings were not enough. >>> president obama said u.s. troops will be pulling out of iraq as promised and then schedule be there said to be out of the country by the end of this month and all non- combat groups will be on by the end of the big european right now there are 70,000 troops in iraq and a the end of august there will be 50,000. in october 2007 there were 170,000 as of today there have been at least 4,413 u.s. military deaths in iraq. >> the hard truth is we have not seen the end of american sacrifice in iraq. but make a mistake, our commitment in iraq is changing from a military effort led by our troops to a civilian efforts led by our diplomats. >> the troops will be conditional forced to train iraqis. >>> two huge cranes are on their way to the port of bosto

the city and firefighter's union went back to the bargaining table but negotiations hit a stalemate when the city rejected a new offer from fire fighters. every city department needed to make cuts and the firefighters didn't make enough of them. reid wants the department to vote on an 8.9% cut in take home pay. the executive board will vote on that proposal next tuesday. >>> teachers, police and firefighters may catch a break if a bill moving through congress is approved. a $26 billion jobs bill cleared the snatd today, but it still needs house approval. nancy pelosi will call lawmakers back into session next week to finish the bill, which would give states $10 billion for education programs, 16 billion to plug other holes in their budget. the new report shows that $348 million in state funding has been cut from california's preschool program. california spends more than $3600 a year for each prekindergarten student. state, local and federal government s spend 11,000 per student from kindergarten through 11th grade. >>> a new phone call home, a uc berkeley grad imprisoned in iran is bein

union officials say firefighter layoffs will make the city less safe. >> 49 firefighters that the city has invested in are leaving employment today. and this is really not a tolerable situation for anybody, starting with the citizens. it puts them at grave risk. >> reporter: now there's a new fire chief that starts tomorrow. chief mcdonald. and one of the cost-saving things they also put out there today is that they have a $10 million overtime budget. and they plan on cutting that overtime expense by at least one-third, which is at least $3 million. and that's part of what the new chief will be doing. so we'll have more on that as it comes available. reporting live in san jose, rhea taramina. >>> a judge is likely to decide tomorrow whether or not ac transit has the right to force a new contract on its employees. either way, it could mean big things for riders. bus drivers have been working under an imposed contract for nearly two weeks because the company and the union could not come to an agreement on the number of issues. so a new contract was imposed. one the transit agency says wo

topping our news this noontime, san jose firefighters union is turning up the heat in a staffing dispute with the city. this follows budget cuts that eliminated almost 50 firefighters. ktvu's kraig debro joins us now with more from a news conference that took place during the last hour. good afternoon, kraig. >> reporter: yeah, good afternoon, tori. firefighters released a transcript and a tape, actually a cd, this is the transcript here of what they are calling the smoking gun in this dispute with the city. firefighters are claiming that those budget cuts that they have to take actually are gonna reduce the response times and they challenge the city to prove them otherwise. from the day those laid off turned into their gear, there was a threat to public safety, they say. slower response time. now they say the city knew that to and have an audiotape to prove it. >> when fire extends beyond room of origin, what the data tells us that's in the published materials, you get an eight to ten-fold increase in loss of property. >> reporter: the tape was a recording of a presentation given by kat

on sunday the firefighters' union offered to cut past the hour is by far a quarter percent along with the disease as it is not enough they're looking for something more long lines of 10 percent salary cuts. real fall that i think the latest offer from the city is nine and a half percent. if we will see of the union goes for that. students return to trace elementary school in san jose and is to run 11 days from now as the district races to get ready for those glasses after that arson fire this is video of one myerson was fought running back on june 5th district officials say they will be ready for portables on site and at a middle school across state even as the district is trying to raise funds to pay that insurance deductible for new building this in as a fireman donated $5,000 to help but and this lady's see here for a cell which from the fire of trees. we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. let us go back outside and it was another look up or risk camera incidents as though you can see there's some fog, low clouds same matter

. >> san jose this morningspv a mr announcement expected from the firefighters' union about pay and concessions it could save millions of dollars in reinstate lost jobs. it comes to days after the city laid off 49 firefighters the city was forced to close fire station 33 from station 30. we talked to residents. they say if it's not reopen it could be catastrophic. >> when you look at the area you can see how close fires have gotten to the houses before their contained. this man's home is 200 yds from a fire that took place early july. >> having been fired department around a corner that whole hill was on fire there was a huge fire there's five trucks there was another one just about half a mile away from here. i don't know what they will do if they shut this one down the nearest one as downtown it will take them 10 to 15 minutes. >> gabriels lives block away four years ago a fire spread all the way to his front door before being contained. he and other neighbors say the station last year from enclosed. he knows how crucial emergency response is. >> i have two young children there's a lot of chi

in san jose, firefighters and the union there are trying to come up with a way to get 49 laid off firefighters back on the job. the union offered a ne proposal yesterday to the city, trying to save the job of dozens of firefighters who were laid off friday. however, the city says this new proposal still doesn't have enough cost savings. >> when you consider how much we would need to be able to have avoided the layoffs, we need almost $10 million. so there's a $6 million gap between what they're offering and what the proposal actually saves. >> with less firefighters, the citizens, you know, can suffer, but also there's not enough firefighters to back up up in these big incidents that could be injuries, deaths. >> with the layoffs of the firefighters, the city of san jose is closing two fire stations. in addition to the firefighters 142 other city employees lost this their jobs. >>> muni drivers are getting a 6% raise. the average muni worker is now going to earn more than $29 an hour. the increase is going to cost the city around $8 million and to make up for the difference, they will issue cu

the layoffs started yesterday due to the firefighters union's contract dispute with the city. >>> the newest bay area farmer's market is miles and worlds away from the pricey upscale version of the ferry building but offers the same fresh healthy food. what the farmer's market is doing to better serve the neighborhood. >> reporter: on the second week of the new farmer's market at the cal palace it is this woman's first visit. >> it is a really wonderful treat. >> reporter: she gets government help for food purchases. what used to be called food stamps. >> i'm serving the country as an american volunteer and able to get them to compensate for the low amount i receive. >> reporter: but over the past decade instead of paper food stamps california has been giving out electronic benefit transfer and there are still a lot of places it can't be used. >> do you want to try one, go ahead and try one. >> reporter: what is a farmer going to do with a plastic payment? enter the government provided atm-like machine that allows farmers markets to cash in on government benefits. >> it was an easy tr

the firefighters' union will sit down with the city on wednesday to try and find an agreement closer to the 10 percent cut in pay and benefits that the city wants. new details tonight the long-awaited decision in the proposition 8 same-sex marriage case is just a day away the u.s. district court said the ruling will be announced tomorrow appeared to same-sex couples sued to overturn the voters approved ban on same-sex marriage saying it violates the constitution. turning now to decision 2010 coverage meg whitman has spent nearly $100 million in her quest to become california's governor. during the six week period which ended on june 30th as she raised about $3.3 million from outside sources. this we'll opponent democrat jerry brown raised slightly more than 2.6 million. her campaign has about $10.3 million in the bank while brown says he is $23 million of the bank. he is only spend 131,000 during that six week period when it wouldn't whitman said she spent $20 million during that period california's campaign watchdog agency is considering how regulate political appeals to voters that

union says the city isn't saving any money even after they laid off the firefighters, since the cuts have led to more firefighters working overtime, up from 10 firefighters a day to 17. that's is double the pay over the period. >>> as of today, california's budget is now 58 days overdue. republicans and democrats are at odds over how to deal with the state's $19 billion budget shortfall. republicans want cuts. democrats favor tax increases. >>> the l.a. times is reporting governor schwarzenegger plans to go on a trade mission in asia. >> he is expected to discuss a number of issues, including the pace of the recovery, but it is not likely he would offer any detailed plan of what the central bank will do going forward. many investors are waiting to make decisions based on what bernanke says. we'll have more on his speech in a live report from washington, d.c. coming up in a few minutes. >>> the time now 7:08. let's go back to sal, see what's happening on the roads. sal? >> this friday, we had a pretty decent commute that leads me -- i always lose track. i know my facebook and twitter

. >> the firefighters' union will sit down with the city on wednesday to try and find an agreement closer to the 10 percent cut in pay and benefits that the city wants. the union said it has a counteroffer that except larger cuts. all live look outside at traffic on this tuesday this is the walnut creek camera the headlights' our northbound traffic moving well in both directions. we'll be northbound traffic moving well in both directions. we'll be right back. a fantastic opportunity to get a great offer on an all new cadillac srx luxury collection crossover... ..with a bose premium sound system. and an ultra-view sunroof designed to let more summer time in. summer brings out the best in all of us, so now's the perfect time to get behind the wheel of a new cadillac. hurry in for great lease or purchase offers on an all new srx during cadillac's summer's best sales event going on now at your cadillac dealer. you can connect to the internet at blazing fast speeds. wow, look at that! so you can go online and check out the news, or you can just catch up with old friends -- hey buddy. you can d

how the firefighters union stalemate in san jose is impacting fire protection. >> i think about it every day. i think about what am i going to do. >>> forced to become adults overnight. why there is a push to keep kids in foster care after they turn 18. >>> and spending months trapped under ground. why space experts may be, the answer to helping those chilean miners cope under ground. good evening i'm ken bastida. the news starts right now. >> i'm dana king. tonight an oakland police officer is in the hospital and the gang member who shot him is still on the lose. officers went to his home to try to arrest the 20-year-old suspect. the officer is now being treated. >> reporter: dana, we're outside highland hospital we are getting updates hour by hour by the freemont police officer. he is listed in critical condition. the surgeon coming out and letting us know it is a touch and go situation. >> he took a gunshot wound through the groin and through the pelvis. he's in critical condition. >> reporter: the freemont police officer is part of a joint task force tracking down wanted criminals in

. >>> negotiationstors for san jose and the firefighters union meet tomorrow afternoon in hopes of getting some firefighters back to work. 49 lost their job last week. the latest offer includes a two- tier retirement pay structure in which benefits would differ for newly hired employees but the firefighter's paris ducks offer remains at 5 1/4%, far short of what city leaders have been calling for. >>> a-ra.c. transit drivers will not have to work under a new contract imposed by management. yesterday animal a immediate a county judge suspended the contract that went into effect last month. bus drivers were unhappy and ac transit has reported a higher rate of sick calls since the contract was imposed. now an arbitrator will help the two sides workout a contract. meanwhile, ac transit plans service cuts hater this month. >>> the state is holding off on distributing federal grant money to low-achieving schools including many in the bay area. at issue is how the state education department prioritizes applications for federal school improvement grants. a total of $311 million is at teak steak, a

union was one of accident community members at the podium for this rally. he said they see the effects of alcohol abuse every day. >> call all the time for somebody down on the street, man down unconscious on the street. >> reporter: in many cases the city ends up paying for those. those expenses and the cost of maintaining the city's sober centers add up to about $17 million a year. >> it is a burden that needs to be equally shared bye everybody in the city. i mean it does effect everybody in the city. >> reporter: if approved by the board of supervisors the alcohol fee would charge wholesalers 35 cents per gallon for beer, a dollar a gallon for wine and $3.25 for every gallon of liquor sold in the city of san francisco. >> it all comes down to money. it is money the state doesn't have, it is money the city doesn't have. >> reporter: he owns a cafe in san francisco and says even though the alcohol fee would be levied on to wholesalers, the costs would get passed on to him and patrons and would hurt his business, especially in a recreation. >> we have all l

yesterday the firefighters union unveiled a new proposal to try and hire back the 49 firefighters laid off this weekend in that proposal the union announced it is willing to give up pay races and removing a no layoff provision and is willing to give up 10% of benefits to new hires. >> the san jose firefighters is stepping up once gene and making yet another proposal that we believe should knock down all the barriers. >> although there are some positive things in it, in terms of the amount over paid reductions and benefit reductions the firefighters are willing to offer, it appears to be the same as their prior offers. >> reporter: now the city of san jose's chief negotiator says even with the latest concessions there is still a 6 million dollar gap between what the union is offering and what the city needs. the fire department is also undergoing a change in leader shich. a new fire chief starts this morning. >> 6:47. this morning police are warning you drivers in daily city about a planned dui checkpoint tonight. it is being conducted by police on hillside boulevard and hoffman streets

after 49 firefighters were laid off this past weekend, the firefighters union came up with a new package of concessions. but the city council says it is still not enough. it wants deeper cuts and now it's asking the union to let its members vote on that. >>> a.c. transit service is expected to return to normal this sunday when the transit system switches back to the old schedule to comply with a court decision. on monday a judge ruled a.c. transit drivers do not have to work under a new contract imposed by management. a.c. transit has reported a high rate of sick calls since the contract took effect. an arbitrator will help work out a deal. >>> oakland will have a new mayor next yea ron dellums not running again. he announced it to a few staff members and then released a statement to the public. dellums didn't give a reason for not seeking a second term. >>> well, she is used to legal drama. but not like this. the role supermodel naomi campbell is playing in a war crimes trial. >>> and not your average traffic stop, the surprise one cop got when he tried to pull over this suv. dentures a

in san jose, city officials and the firefighters union have agreed to return to the bargaining table tomorrow. they are gonna try to find a way to bring back at least some of the 49 firefighters laid off over the weekend. there are hopes the city's new fire chief who just started this week will have some new ideas to bring to those negotiations. late last night in palo alto, the city council voted against placing a controversial measure on the november ballot. that would have affected how the city conducts labor negotiations. the measure would have eliminated a city charter provision that allow force a legal arbitrator to make the final decision when talks stall between the city and firefighters and police union. the council said it needs more time to study the issue. >>> let's see what's sal -- what sal is seeing in our commute. everybody behaving themselves out there? >> we are doing okay. we're just checking out last- minute stuff at usual. i think -- do it safely. i think it's easier to do it on the b.a.r.t. train if you are delayed. let's take a look at 101/280. some tweeters, w

the san jose firefighters' union will be back to the bargaining table wednesday. >> a water main break in petaluma is keeping marge downtown streets closed while crews make repairs. water has been seeping out of the ground at petaluma boulevard at western avenue since last night. there was little flooding but the street buckled. the latest on these stories at 6:00. >> 5:47 now. a much better idea who's funding the governor's race. the contest expected to be the most expensive gubernatorial race the u.s. has ever seen. reports show us who's funding whom. terry mcsweeney joins us now. terry, meg whitman has been the big spender. >> she has. outspending jerry brown by a 200-1 margin. that doesn't tell the entire story. some outside groups are spending millions on behalf of jerry brown. no matter how you cut it, former e-bay executive meg whitman is draffing the money. she spent $20 million in the five-week period ending june 30th. she spent more on the average day than mr. brown spent this year. again, a 200-1 margin. whitman reports 10 million in the bank. where's the money coming from?

there is no more back-and-forth between the firefighters' union and the city. either the firefighters take a 14% pay cut which will bang that colleagues. or reject it and keep the same salary but have you are firefighters on the force. i've covered this vermonts i can tell you the firefighters are very frustrated and confused because previously they were offered the same amount as a priest police union. they accepted the police proposal rejected firefighters claiming it was not enough. will tran kron 4 news. >> san mateo garbage workers are getting back to work today after today's strike prompted by stalled contract between allied waste in the union this morning the trash come piling up as we can show you video coming to kron 4 theory the trash has been sitting out for a few days now. to gain more news faster yoli as she is live in san carlos waiting and watching. >> could morning mark. they didn't pick it up on this side of history but they did pick up on my side of history we have video of them picking it up at 630 this morning. they would jump off the truck

. >> reporter: but the firefighters union which seen layoffs of firefighters and station closed because of lack of money says the chief's mixing of personal and professional cars just doesn't cut it. >> this seems like an additional fuel cost against the philosophies of us trying to save money by the city. >> reporter: plus, no one at city hall has been able to find a record of the agreement giving the chief the free gas. >> he asserts that it was an oral agreement. >> reporter: put it all together and you have the mayor saying it's over. >> he will not be filling any vehicle at this point in the city gasoline facilities. >> reporter: the chief still says it was a good deal for the city financially, but concedes that the argument is a hard sell when fire stations are closing. >> you get car allowance plus gas mileage. i mean -- and you get paid a good salary. >> it's a negotiated package. >> reporter: like he said, the chief tells us that he is also willing to sit down with the city manager the new one and work something out, try to work out a new deal. but it's interesting, juliette. t

>>reporter: well the firefighters union is blaming recent cuts to the department but the city denies that saying the delayed response was the result of 2 big fires in the same area at the same time. tomorrow firefighters will continue voting on whether to take a nearly 9 percent cut in pay and benefits in order to bring back 49 laid off firefighters. >> swedish home furnishings jaint will add warehouse few block from his existing east bay store an addition opposeded by neighbors. it's located at the interchange of 3 busy freeway and while the planning commission voted in favor of them tonight neighbors say the fight is not over. amy is live in emeryville. >> what a meeting tonight carolyn. easy to think of emeryville as one big, big box store but there are about 7000 residents here and many of them are fighting hard against ikea. there is no denying the power of ikea. >> i love that it is cost effective and very modern. >>reporter: the swedish furniture store in emeryville attracts steady crowd of people from all over the bay area shopper did not she up at tonight's planning commissi

other stories city of san jose the firefighter unions continuing negotiation this afternoon an effort to rehire some of the 49 hot fire fighters who lost her job last weekend. they will meet today to discuss the union's latest proposal which the city has neither rejected or accepted. eliminated demand to guarantee no firefighter layoffs and changing retire benefits. >> change state law and for san jose unified school district to install fire detectors when there remodels the school. this after the fire that destroyed much of trace last month. they would like to amend state law to install alarms and sprinklers regardless of funding. >> watching wall street doubt jones a slight drop rain now quarter of a percentage point. but what a day yesterday was up to 08. kron 4 newsroom about that massive earthquake in indonesia we have learned there is no threat of tsunami. that coming in from the geological survey id is 6.3 construct a hundred miles offshore 26 mi. down. it's been an hour now no word of damage or injury so we're hopeful it is good news. indonesian no stranger to earthquakes. in

>>the san josi firefighter's union launch a last-difficult effort to save the dozens of jobs. the city says there is nothing new about it and it comes a little too late. ktvu's paul chambers reports. >> reporter: standing tot, possibly for the last time, nearly all 49 san josi firefighters say they are  hopeful to get their jobs back as the union offered their ninth proposal to the city. >> the san josi firefighters are stepping up and making yet another proposal that we believe should knock down all the barriers. >> there are some positive things in it in terms of amount of pay reductions and benefit reductions the firefighters are willing to offer. it appears to be the same as their prior offers. >> reporter: with the new proposal, the s say they will save the city millions of dollars into the future. the union is giving up payre raises into fiscal year 2011 and also they are removing the no-layoff provision from the contract and willing to give up 10% of benefit for new-hires. >> when you consider how much we would need to have void the layoffs, we need almost $10 million

. >> reporter: but the president of the alameda firefighter's union says this is all wrong. how can you allow the fire chief an unlimited supply of fuel for whatever vehicle he chooses to put it in without accountability. we obtained a copy of the employment agreement between kapler and the city. it does allow him to use his private vehicle. >> as the fire chief, you're on duty 100% of the time. if you get a call, you're needed, you respond. >> reporter: chief kapler says he uses his honda ridgeline most of the time for city business. when he gases up, chief kapler says he always records it in the department log. but there are times when he drives him bmw. it is okay for you to use city gas for personal use. if you're going out to the movies? are you going to gas up? >> again, i'll say, yes, because it's in my agreement. it's in the contract that i entered into with the city when i came here, that i would have personal use of my vehicle and fuel to use for it. >> reporter: the agreement shows a $250 monthly allowance, but nowhere does it specifically say he can use city gas.

. >> taking the city's latest offer straight to firefighters unions for a vote. they spent several hours to work out a deal that could reinstate 49 laid off firefighters. city leaders say that will happen only if firefighters agree to take a 9% cut in pay and benefits. the union has offered up 3.5% in cuts amounting to $4 million in savings. union leaders are now accusing the city of not taking the union's offer of concession seriously. >> time to check the weather. mike has been talking about it's gonna stay the way it's been. a little lower than it should be in some people's minds. >> yeah. how low can you go? some records coming, right, mike? >> absolutely. record low temperatures. tie them in oakland and hayward yesterday and even cooler this morning. could see more record cold temperatures when you step outside. look, we're about 1 to 2 degrees cooler in most areas, even 3 in los gatos. let's take a look at those temperatures. we're stuck in the 50s but mainly the low to mid-50s. only mountain view and san jose at 57 barely make it into the upper 50s. temper

the firefighters union said city lay offs made it difficult to respond to all of the i said incidents. >> to me i am just glad that they got here at all. >> reporter: did it take them a long time? >> it's long when your fire is burning down and you're standing in your underwear with a hose in your hand. it's hard to say. >> reporter: firefighters would allow san jose to rehire the 49 firefighters laid off last month. the more than 650 union members rejected the offer this afternoon by almost a 90% margin saying the union did its best. >> we offered to give them enough money to not lay off those firefighters and they rejected it. >> reporter: firefighters acknowledged the three firefighters set the mood for today's vote. >> it all happened to come down at once, it was a spectacular because we had a lot of fire in a small area and at the same time, it wasn't surprising to any of us. we all looked at each other and said, this is what we've been talking about. >> reporter: chuck reed said he was disappointed with the vote today. but that the fire department's response to yesterdays fires

or police unions. the city council says it needs more time to study that issue. >>> in san jose city officials in the firefighters unions have agreed to return to the bargaining table tomorrow to try to find a way to bring back some of the 49 firefighters laid off over the weekend. there are hopes the city's new fire chief who just started this week will have some new ideas to bring to those negotiations. >>> time now 5:44. california's getting rid of its current academic standards and they're adopting ones used by most schools around the country. the state board of education decided to make the switch yesterday to help give kids what it calls a stronger more organized approach to math and english. this will also give the state of california a better shot at winning the federal race to the top education grant. california's current curriculum was considered one of the best when it was adopted 13 years ago. critics say the common standards just aren't tough enough. >>> meg whitman and jerry brown shatter

. >>> negotiators with san jose and the city's firefighters will meet this afternoon to discuss the union's latest proposal. it comes just days after 49 firefighters were laid off. the union's new offer includes a two tier retirement pay structure in which benefits would differ for newly hired firefighters. but the union's pay reduction offer remains at 5.25%, that's far short of the 10% the city is asking. >>> san francisco giants outfielder nate schierholtz says he will stick by his brother and support him in getting counseling that needs. 23-year-old cainan schierholtz was arrested sunday morning in danville following a series of hit-and-run collisions that injured four people. he is still in jail. nate schierholtz said he didn't learn about the arrest until that night. he tells the "san francisco chronicle" his younger brother's actions are "irresponsible." >>> there is a new warning to anyone considering enrolling at a for-profit college. here's why. an undercover government investigation of 15 schools found virtually all career or vocational colleges run by private companies made misl

firefighters point out while the union and city argue about money, lives are on the line. >> if there was a fire in that community across the street today where they would have yesterday enjoyed a response time of 2 to 3 minutes you'll see 7 to 8 minutes in my estimation. >> the city is throwing cold water on the new proposal saying number one many of it is not new. number two, saying it provides $4 million in savings, not $5 million as the firefighters say. he any case it needs $10 million in savings. too little, too late and wondering why firefighters took this discussion to a news conference yesterday morning instead of taking it to the negotiating table. it's a further irritation between the two sides. it's going to be discussed today but at first blush city officials are not impressed with this new offer. live in san jose, terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> terry, thank you very much. caregivers at two nursing homes with a strike this morning. involves healthcare workers at piedmont gardens and grand lake gardens assistanteded living centers. they've been bargaining since february.

the san jose firefighter's union came to the table with a new concession proposal but is it to late? paul chambers. >> reporter: good evening. we are live in front of fire station 30 that closed its doors at 8:00 this morning. shortly after the last of the firefighters had their final good-byes. >> it's a little rough, it's a little hard to take in. >> it rips my heart out. i can't tell you the pain that i feel personally of these young men and women. it's not fair. >> reporter: standing together possibly for the last time, nearly all 49 firefighters say they hope to get their jobs back as the union offers another proposal. >> the ng up once again and making another proposal that we believe should knock down all the barriers. >> there is are positive things in terms of the amount of pay reductions and benefit reductions that firefighters willing to offer. it appears to be the same as the priorities. >> reporter: the firefighters say they would save the city millions into the future. the union is giving up pay races in to the 2011. also they are removing the no lay off provision from

the latest seven san jose the firefighters' association first union executive board will be taking a low for a deal there is a meeting scheduled for 9:00 a.m. as the board discusses with the city has put forward on the table for negotiations. take a look, here's what the union is voting on the city is proposing a 9 percent cut in bay. those cuts would save the city more than $10 million, that could mean that some of the 49 firefighters and police of the layoffs could be rehired. if the firefighters are pushing for 3 1/2% it said from now would save the city over $4 million. >> this chp plans to crack down today on drivers to ignore the hands free self lamotte. the law went into effect about two years ago officials say drivers are starting to revert back to their old ways, the chp driving well on the cellphone can be very dangerous will look at the numbers but since lot effect in july of zero aid flow there is even more than 1200 collisions throughout the state or cell phone use was a contributing factor. those crash's resulted in 16 deaths and more than 850 injuries in the past two y

>>> negotiators for san jose and its firefighters union plan to meet tomorrow afternoon. they will discuss the union's latest proposal in hopes of getting some laid-off firefighters back to work. 49 lost their jobs last week. city officials want a 10% pay cut for all city workers. >>> the jail population in san francisco has dropped 21% in the past four months. numbers show there are now 450 fewer inmates a day. some authorities say the closure of the city's drug lab has resulted in fewer cases being prosecuted. >>> traffic and weather right after this. ,,,,,,,, >>> good morning. we just watched them issue a traffic break on westbound 24 near central lafayette exit. you can see a little bit of slowing, though they did clear an accident out of lanes. and it remains slow on westbound 24 towards highway 13 through the caldecott tunnel. the good news is the bay bridge, it's been problem-free and not many even cars out there as you approach the pay gates. it is slow up the incline. 880 through oakland, still stop and go heading towards downtown but nothing unusual no accidents

. >> the president of the cells a firefighter's union said the recently offerednine layoff of 9 firefighters. >> less engines we had a month ago and one less truck and of course our capacity as last that was before. san >> as a fire chavis said his department will make do but concede to the layoffs of 49 firefighters could have an impact in a worst-case scenario. >> there's the potential that there will be some incidents that will occur the same time will be stretched perhaps even make a spin and the level of service can provide. >> response times could be impacted not just of the fires but also to traffic accidents like this one that occurred outside city hall today. >> is in a matter of when or if it's a matter of when there's going to be a loss of property or loss of life that will be directly linked to the loss of those firefighters and the engines were on. >> he says the system almost collapsed recently won a pair of grass fires erupted simultaneously but she says there's no need to panic. >> where some and then we have been we are among the low staff departments that you will see in te

city leaders want concessions and we'll hear the firefighters' union offer. >> a nonprofit group is hoping what the city of vallejo can't do, save four police dogs. they are holding a fund-raiser using pet food express stores to make it easy to donate to the cause. >> we have pet washes in just about every one of our stores and this weekend for purchase of a token for a dog wash or money from the purchases will be donated to the police canines. >> the money will go to buy bulletproof vests and other equipment for the police dogs. they are hoping to raise $100,000. more than a dozen police departments have applied for the money. >> 80 police officers who lost their jobs are getting help from the community. volunteers at a church in berkeley and treasure box by donating special frozen dinner boxes. the donations are intended to feed the officers' families for an entire week. >>> oakland homeowners will now be asked not once but twice to raise their own taxes. the school board has voted to put a parcel tax measure on the ballot to increase teacher pay following the lead of the police departme

several males of the alameda firefighters' union say it isn't the first time he has filled up his car or even an all-terrain vehicle. today, we showed the photo to the chief and asked if that's true. >> yes. >> the bmw? >> yes. yes. >> the atv? >> no, no. >> reporter: the chief says the free gas is a benefit this was negotiated when he was hired back in 2007 because he's oncall around the clock. >> there was no wrongdoing. i didn't do anything illegal or anything against my contract. i've been acting according to the benefits in my contract. >> reporter: the contract does state in lieu of a city take- home vehicle, the chief could use his private vehicle and obtain a $250 monthly allowance. but nowhere in the contract is the mention of free gas. the chief said it was a verbal agreement. >> they've had to close fire stations. they've had to lay off firefighters and eliminate positions and now you have a department head that is able to use city fuel for all of his personal activities. >> reporter: the union says the chief's honda truck was outfitted with lights for official use. not the

. >> this morning, we are learning of a deal between the firefighters union and the city of san jose that could bring jobs ban sooner than expected. this week, 49 firefighters were laid off after the city and union could not reach an agreement on salary and benefits concessions. today, the union is expected to announce plans to accept deeper cuts. it's hoping it will be enough to reverse the tide of layoffs and keep four fire companies on the road. it's still unclear how many of the 49 firefighters' jobs will be restored. >>> 40 people arrested after police bust a cockfighting ring in the north bay. investigators were led to the property near american canyon after a tip. deputies from the napa county sheriff's office, along with officers from vallejo and napa found 50 birds at the scene, along with drugs and firearms. for a brief time, chp had to shut down american canyon road because so many spectators were fleeing the scene. >> we found approximately 65 at the lightened end to maybe 80 gentlemen actively viewing or participating in a cockfight in a makeshift arena up on the hill be

the firefighter's union originally said it would not allow its members to cut the total compensation package by nearly 9%. the union has now changed its mind and said members will vote on whether to pay more for health and retirement plans. 49 firefighters lost their jobs, and san jose closed several stations to help close its budget deficit. union leaders warn abc 7 they received no guarantee that sean laid off firefighters will be rehired even if the pay cuts get approved. >> one bay area military mother whose son died a hero fighting in iraq is now the target of an internet hate campaign because she believes a new video game is wrong. electronic arts will soon release medal of honor where players take on the identity of an american soldier or the terrorist that take on those soldiers. her son was killed in iraq in 2004. >> i just find it disrespectful and irresponsible for e. a. to be putting this game out at this time. americans are dying. i can't imagine who would really want to sit and shoot u.s. soldiers on a game. >> medal of honor is due out on october 12th. redwood shore ba

the san jose firefighters union over the weekend announced a proposal. it includes a two tiered retirement system for newly hired firefighters but the pay concession remains at 5.25%, and that's far less than the 10% the city says it needs from its workers to help balance the budget. >>> this comes as the city's new fire chief is taking over. he does so today, willie mcdonald. previously he served as fire chief in scottsdale, arizona. union officials say that he has some staffing ideas that could reduce overtime costs. it remains to be seen whether that would be enough money to bring back some jobs or to re- open the fire station on communications hill. a nearby business owner has just posted this sign that reads, your neighborhood is in danger. it urges people to call the city station to get the station reopened. >>> a wildfire should be contained this evening if all goes as planned. it has burned in the antelope valley since thursday. four homes and five outbuildings have been destroyed. yesterday, crews made a lot of progress. they contained 87% of th

the firefighters union said the layoffs made it hard to respond to all of the incidents, something that the city disputes. >> to my i was just glad that them got -- to me i was just glad that they got here, period. >> reporter: did it seem like they t took a long time snoop hard to same? >> reporter: more than 250 -- the city's latest profile called for about a 9% cut in total compensation but would enable san jose to retire the 49 the firefighters it laid off last month. more than 650 union members voted and rejected the offer this afternoon by about 88% saying they had made a comparable counteroffer. >> we offed to give them enough money to not lay off those firefighters and they rejected it. >> reporter: firefighters acknowledge the three fires in san jose yesterday set the mood for today's vote. >> but it wasn't surprising to any of us. we all looked at each other and said this is what we've been talking about. >> reporter: mayor chuck reed said he is disappointed with the vote but said the reduction the firefighters offered is not enough compared to what other city employee groups