if the city is able to reach an agreement with the firefighters' union in the next few weeks or the next couple of months, the mayor says the city will work hard to bring become those laid off firefighters and bring them back to work. live in san jose, nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much, kim. >>> final check with scott. >> you promised that facebook story, real quick, guy -- woman goes on facebook, checks out facebook, finds her husband on facebook getting married to some other woman at disneyland. yeah, be careful what you do on facebook. didn't turn out. >> no, no, not be careful what you do don't get remarried.

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 ask

now, if the city is able to reach an agreement with the firefighters union within the next few weeks or the next month or so the mayor says that the city will work to bring back those laid off firefighters as quickly as possible. live in san jose, kimberly tere, nbc bay area news. >> thanks, kimberly. >>> another big story we are watching this morning, hundreds of people evacuating their homes in southern california as wildfires continue to burn out of control. these are live pictures this morning and see where the flames burned right up to the house. the flames and smoke are out there rite there. that is safe but seven square miles near the town of palmdale have burned. at least two buildings have been destroyed. thick, dry brown grass and brush fueling the flames north of state route 14. as they zoom out here, you can see where the fire line is and comes up to homes and where firefighters made their stand. now, another part of that fire is along the same road. it was contained at 350 acre but again, dealing with some out-of-control wildfires this morning in southern california. >>>

it was a polite but tense atmosphere when mayor chuck reed met with the firefighters union this afternoon. since the city and union are battling over two issues. the union are at impasse on a contract with no new talks scheduled. so the city's firefighters will be officially laid off at 8:00 tomorrow morning. >> we know it's going to put the community at risk. their property at risk, then it's going to put the firefighters at greater risk. >> every department had to take a hit. >> reporter: ironically the dispute seems headed to binding arbitration, a city charter process that allows an outside meet mediator to make a final decision. >> city of san jose has lost control over employee cost. the average cost for firefighters and police officer is doubled in the last ten years. >> reporter: angry union officials say a city charter change should follow months of public hearings. >> not let's come up with an idea last minute, throw it in and somehow we're going to educate the citizens through the newspaper and sound bites and news clips. it's not a safe way to do business. >> reporter: again 5

, but tense atmosphere as the mayor met with the firefighters union today since the city and union are battling over two budget issues. first the city manager and the union are at an inpass eight labor contract, millions of dollars apart. so 53 of the 720 firefighters are set to be laid off at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. >> we know it's going to put the community at risk, property at risk and firefighters at greater risk. >> every department had to take hits, police department, fire department, management, everybody took hits. >> reporter: the dispute seems likely to binding arbitration, a process that allows an outside mediator to make the final decision that. is scheduled to begin on november 1st, just a day before election day. >> the city has lost control over employee cost. the average cost for a firefighter and police officer is doubled in the last ten years. >> reporter: angry union officials say a charter change should follow months of public hearings. >> not, let's come up with an idea last-minute and somehow educate the citizen read through the newspaper and sound bites. it's not a s

teresa garcia is live in san jose and the firefighter union has been trying to head this off? >> they really have, but you know, i spoke to the mayor today and he says it's too late down to the wire. it's not too late to reinstate those men and women who are firefighters. san jose is tenth largest city in the nation but has one of the lowest staffing levels. it responded to more than 80,000 incidents last year. they try to get them in less than 8 minutes but firefighters are starting their last shift on saturday. >> san jose resident is frustrated public safety has come to the point that people may have to protect themselves. >> i'm just fortunate i live across the street from these guys. they are good people, some of the best americans we have. >> now 50 firefighters are being laid off at the end of this month and nearly three dozen vacant positions not getting filled because the union and city haven't agreed on a labor contract. >> they have not been willing to give us the concessions, the amount would be somewhere close to 10% of the cost per employee in order to avoid layo

the firefighters union has agreed to some concessions, but not the 10% pay reduction that mayor reed requested from all city workers. >> the proposed concessions that would save money and save certain jobs but it would leave a gap of approximately $6 million because they are requesting a no layoff pledge. >> union leaders say the layoffs are short sighted because the city has invested a lot in training these firefighters. but the fire departments in other cities may benefit. >> and they are going to capture well qualified fully trained people that they don't have to make that investment in. >> four engines will be cut citywide and the city and the union will likely head for binding arbitration this fall. >>> it is 5:05. no sign of survivors in a military plane crash outside anchorage, alaska. a fireball and plume of smoke rose hundreds of feet rose over an air force base following that crash last night. there were four people on board the cargo plane. one witness said he heard a huge bang when the plane went down less than a mile from where he stood. >> we could tell that he was goin

something the union found not acceptable. some of those laid off on shopped for new jobs elsewhere in the bay area. >> i live look good side from our mount tam cam you can see the fog pushing in through the day right now traded patchy around the bay by dance along the coast line at this hour. temperatures cool along the coast 55 half moon bay, 16 san francisco but look at our inland spots. '80s this afternoon '80s in antioch also mild in the north bay with temperatures mainly in the '70s same thing in the south bay. it will keep similar weather in the forecast for the weekend will take a look at coming up a bed. stay with us rob black and your money is coming up after this break. with high-speed internet from at&t, 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 download videos and -- wow, that was fast. you can do it all from the comfort of home. so, as you can see, it's a -- whoa. i'm gonna

members of the firefighters union rallied at one of the threatened stations and then fanned out to neighborhoods that would be losing the station, and they say that closing the firehouses would mean an increased risk to public safety. some local residents share that concern. >> fire station seven is in my neighborhood but that was slated for closure two weeks prior to the chase elementary school fire so i am concerned about the lack of fire stations in the area and the slow response time. . >> the union says it offered concessions that are identical that police officers offered and the city approved and they say that proposal would save the 54 jobs slated for layoffs. . >>> in other news around the bay area tonight, a palo alto playground is destroyed. investigators want to know who set it on fire. the fire started late at night, on july 7 at hoover park. and witnesses say they saw juveniles in the area just before the fire started. investigators are offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to arrests. . >>> a new weekly farmer's market at the cow palace could mean a new direction for th

the firefighters' union is stuck in a contract dispute with the city. many of the first to be fired were the last to be hired. >> what comes to mind is devestation. i never thought this would happen. came here with the intention of serving 30 years for a career an continue to serve the citizens of san jose and to be honest i'm just completely dump founded right now. just absolutely cannot believe that this is happening. >> the firefighters say that they offered the department $9 million in wage and benefit cuts but the city says it was really only half that. no talk is scheduled but the firefighters could be rehired if an agreement is reached. by the way, the firefighter layoffs were only a quarter of city workers who have been laid off. nearly 200 were let go across various city departments today. >>> also tonight activists called on uc berkeley to rethink a research partnership with b.p. the protestors unhappy with b.p.'s response to the gulf oil spill gathered in front of a construction site where cal is building a facility for the new energy bioscie

of the firefighters union went and they say closing the firehouses would mean an increased risk to fire safety. they say they have offered concessions that are identical to those the police officers offered and that the city approved. they say that would save the 54 jobs slated for layoffs. >>> palo alto police are hoping a $2,000 reward might lead to an arrest in connection with a playground fire. the fire started late at night on july 7th at hoover park. a jungle gym was destroyed. they say they saw juveniles in the area just before the fire started. >>> few officers from the vallejo police department mean changes in how they are patrolling the city. ed mac oh vick talks about how it would impact the people living there. >> these are uncharted waters, we haven't had this kind of problem before. >> the problem fewer officers and more dangerous confrontations. today there were only six officers on duty in the city of vallejo with a population of almost 117,000. >> we're committed to doing the very best we can with what we were given. >> starting today vallejo police officers are doublin

fire stations and members of the firefighters union rallied at one of the threatened stations and then fanned out to neighborhoods that would be losing the station, and they say that closing the firehouses would mean an increased risk to public safety. some local residents share that concern. >> fire station seven is in my neighborhood but that was slated for closure two weeks prior to the chase elementary school fire so i am concerned about the lack of fire stations in the areand the slow response time. >> -- in the area and the slow response time. >> the union offered concessions identical to the police officers offering and the city approved and they say that proposal would save the 54 jobs slated for layoffs. >>> the palo alto playground that is destroyed, investigators want to know who set it on fire. the fire started late at night, on july 7 at hoover park. and witnesses say they saw juveniles in the area just before the fire started. investigators are offering a $2,000 reward for information leading toest arrests. >>> just two days after a toddler was killed by a pit bull, anoth

the firefighters union is stuck in a contract dispute with the city. many of first fired were the last hired. >> the first thing that comes to mind is devastation. i never thought this would happen. came here with the intention of serving 30 years for a career and continue to serve the citizens of san jose. and to be honest i'm just completely dumbfounded right now. absolutely cannot believe this is happening. >> the firefighters say they offered the department $9 million in wage and benefit cuts but the city says it was really only half that. there are no talks scheduled. but the firefighters could be rehired if an agreement is reached. by the way the firefighter layoffs were only a quarter of the city workers laid off. nearly 200 let go across various city departments today. >>> there has been a massive aerial assault, but tonight some 20 square miles have now burned north of los angeles. it's a scene so devastating that the governor toured the area today. >> the first 24 hours are the most important time to contain the fire. so they've done extraord

the question for the union, if the police union can agree to concessions, why not the firefighters? >> we've made an identical proposal in that all the features in the police officers' proposal we have and we have added value features in ours. ours is worth more money. >> reporter: now the city's response to that is comparing police staffing and firefighter staffing is apples to oranges. the exact same proposal wouldn't work for both departments. the city has also said it is rolling out a new dynamic staffing program that will enable them to better staff and man the city with fewer firefighters. they say they have a goal of an eight-minute response time 80% of the time and still will be able to meet that. live from san jose, garvin thomas. >>> thanks very much. >>> in canada a pilot is recovering after just escaping a dramatic crash. a practice run for an air show. you can see he ejects just before the plane bursts into flames and crashed. no one on the ground remarkably was hurt either. investigators are looking into what caused that crash. witnesses say they saw the plane zipping

the firefighters union says it was a huge problem earlier this week when a major fire involving several buildings ate up most of the department's resources. >> there were 14 neighborhoods we couldn't protect. we didn't have enough companies. >> reporter: in the middle of a long, hot summer, many communities now find themselves without the usual safety net. george lewis, nbc news, los angeles. >>> this was a pivotal day for a new weight loss drug called qnexa -- another great name. in the end an fda panel decided not to approve it. there were several concerns in the end about side effects including depression, concentration, memory problems and the risk of birth defects. >>> and we learned something interesting about dick cheney's latest heart procedure. last night on msnbc the head of aortic surgery at new york presbyterian hospital told rachel maddow dick cheney has no pulse, no heartbeat. his heart valves remain closed with this new device that's been implanted. he now has a continuous flow of blood. it runs on batteries, by the way. he's supposed to carry extras with him. at night it

and benefit bus mayor chuck reed says the firefighters' union came up $6 million short to avoid layoffs. >> we have to implement this. we don't have a lot of choices in the matter. we don't have enough money to keep all these firefighters on the payroll that is why we ask for concessions. >> reporter: the people that hurt the most will be those that live in san jose. >> the firefighter doing everything that they can to respond as quickly and efficiently as possible but there's only so much that we can do. >> reporter: after saturday, the future will be a big question mark for sales and his wife, shauna. >> luckily, i have a job and we will be okay for now. it is going to put some strain on to us, but you know, we will make it work. >> not something i'm looking forward to i was hired and came into this, planning on being here for 30 years. now it looks like i'll be here for six months. >> reporter: george kiriyama, nbc bay area news. >>> a number of san jose firefighters will be retiring in january. some of the firefighters who got laid off are hoping they will be able to come back to re

training a class of 30 firefighters costs about $1.5 million the union says. and the union says there have already been calls from contra costa and santa clara counties and even burbank. some consolation and opportunity for the future perhaps, but today firefighters are going home hurting. >> i told my wife it didn't work out. see what we can do. >> reporter: the layoffs have not end the bickering between the union and city hall. city hall is saying that the firefighters could have made greater concessions. the union is saying 49 firefighters' jobs are sacrificed to make a political point. elizabeth, i know it's you back there, elizabeth. >> thank you, don knapp live for us in san jose this afternoon. that's tough. >>> well, some tense moments at children's hospital in oakland this morning after a man with a gun grabbed an employee. >> a gentleman came into the hospital, appeared very disoriented, just, you know, appeared like he needed help. and he ended up actually pointing a gun at an employee and held the employee with a gun for about three minutes. the op

i have an update on a lot of bart delays in the east bay. >> also this morning, the firefighters' union in san jose plans to submit a proposal to stop the layoffs of dozens of firefighters. 5:30 a.m. thank you so much for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm kristen sze. >> the battle over arizona's law arrives at a san francisco federal courtroom. they plan to appeal a judge's ruling that blocked some of the provisions from it's new immigration law. the law went into effect at midnight. opponents provisions include requiring police to check detainee's immigration status. >> they need to step up, the feds do, and do the job that they have the responsibility to do for the people of america and for the people of arizona. >> they have to make sure we're no longer targeted as a community. >> back here in the bay area, protestors blocked seventh street in front of san francisco's federal building to show their support for undocumented immigrants. police arrested 19 people including many clergy members after they refused to get out of street. >> union representing san jose firefighters pla

i will try to get reaction from residents as well as the firefighters union through the morning. will tran kron 4 news. >> 10 06 right now continuing following are developing story its cac workers and the ac transit union in a dispute as we know this morning so far we have 147 drivers that have called in sick that number is coming from ac transit but the drivers are questioning that so let's talk now to the other side. we talk to the union drivers let's talk to sam about this. i just talked to the union had about 15 minutes ago first all she's questioning your numbers on the sick calls saying it's really not it's inflated or it's just drivers that have been sick for a long time in not part of any protest. >> that is not a true statement i'm sorry she's not being honest with you in she's not being honest with the riders. 147 drivers out this morning it slowed service down that's the reality not something somebody would make up. i think it's just disingenuous and dishonest to say otherwise. it shows how hard it is to abortion negotiate with the union when it will be honest with the

yesterday mayor reed met with the san jose firefighters union. the city and union are $6 million apart on a labor contract. so far no new talks are scheduled. >> the city of san jose has lost control over employee costs. the average cost for a firefighter and police officer is doubled in the last ten years. >> reporter: with that in mind it appears a dispute may be heading to a binding arbitration which is a city charter process that allows an outside mediator to make a final decision. on tuesday, the city council will decide if the arbitration will go before voters in november. something it appears the mayor may want to happen to limit authority. the public information officer just arrived on the scene and we will have an interview with him and bring it to you and as soon as we do we very much the it willest. -- we will have the latest. >>> 7:05. >>> oak land police are out there searching for suspects in two late night shootings. both happened within a half hour period, just eight miles apart. the first shooting happened just shortly after 10:0

the firefighters union is stuck in a contract dispute with the city, which faces a big budget shortfall. for many, the layoffs come less than a year after they started their careers. >> first thing that comes to mind is devastation. never thought this would happen. came here with the intention of serving 30 years a career and continue to serve the citizens of san jose. and to be honest, i'm just completely dumbfounded right now just absolutely cannot believe that this is happening. >> reporter: the city could still hire the firefighters back if the two sides reach a deal in the coming months. >>> in order to save crucial services such as firefighters, you would be willing -- would you be willing to pay higher taxes? businesses in one bay area district have been paying more in taxes for years. and they are actually asking for it. joe vazquez shows us why. joe. >> reporter: here's suggest don't see every day a huge clean wall face no graffiti. this is a major accomplishment here. die to the fact that some of the business owners have decided to pay extra taxes voluntarily here. >> reporter

training a class of 30 firefighters costs about $1.5 million the union says, and the union says there have already been calls from contra costa and santa clara counties and even burbank. some consolation and opportunity for the future perhaps, but today firefighters are going home hurting. >> i tell my wife it's going to work out. see what we can do. >> reporter: the layoffs have not ended the bickering between the union and city hall. city hall is saying that the union could have given up more concessions. the union saying city hall cost the jobs of 49 firefighters to make a political point. in san jose, don knapp, cbs 5. >>> let me show you what's happening right now in southern california as we take this live picture from the helicopter coverage down there. a wildfire is burning north of los angeles. this has forced about 2,000 families now out of their homes. it has just jumped the california aqueduct. now it's been heading toward a subdivision on the edge of palmdale. several buildings have burned already down there. but it's not really clear yet just how many of those were homes

to speak out against the immigration. >> and with budget cuts, firefighters' union failed to come to an agreement on contract with the city. 50 firefighters will lose their job this weekend. this will save the city $6 million this fiscal year. the union offered a 3 percent cut but the city needed at least 9%. kron4's craig sklar has a closer look on how this will affect fire protection. >> and in the san jose fire department it will be felt citywide but no more than inch and 30. these stores will shut for good and this station is one of the busiest. on the final day, the engine had three calls, and the three hours. >> with that these cuts, the will not be enough people to man the truck, the station, and with a smaller staff. it will only be opened periodically. and union leaders failed to come to a compromise with the city. and they also said that it is difficult for seasoned to lose. >> the young folks, expected to come and be here for at least 30 years. it was not even there ritter, our reputation as to not let off. >> and with cut parks and other parts of the city with a sit-in ne

the question for the union is, if police can agree to concessions, why not firefighters? >> we've made an identical proposal in that all of the features that were incorporated in the police officer's proposal we have and we have some added value features in ours so ours is worth even more money. >> but the city's response to that is that staffing for police departments is very different than staffing for fire departments, as they work differently and the same proposal can't be used for both. that's one reason why the firefighters latest proposal was rejected. the city says, in response to these threatened cuts, that they're rolling out something called "dynamic staffing" something that will help them move firefighters around the city more easily and help keep response time down, even with fewer firefighters. reporting live from san jose, garvin thomas, nbc bay area. >> thank you. >>> speaking of fires, fire crews are battling a six-alarm grass fire burni ining vakville. some of those properties have horses as you can see. the fire is just one of three burning right now in

we will negotiations continue with read all the unions representing firefighters, clerical workers and custodians. >> man here in oakland police headquarters and at the pta has led to a less officers they will continue their efforts to keep the public safe by maintaining a fully staffed patrol division. however denoted to do so every available officer will be on the street and less people are victims of violent crimes or in progress crimes. patrol officers will not come to the scene and take police reports. that responsibility falls on the victims of crimes themselves. at oakland police headquarters kron 4 news. >> karen san francisco 5 car robberies in one night. one of them here in this quiet street in his valley. there clear if any are related were scattered through the city. all the cases the robbers used and gunna is an still things excel phones cash and purses. always be aware of your surroundings of trotted to carry too many things out the open side look like a target. in severance is good and kermit kron 4 news. >> it all started around 4:00 tuesday afternoon this interchange a

this after the firefighters union failed to come to an agreement with a contract to the city. joining us to talk about the situation is brandied bikini. and i sang in a great randy? >> action is to connie. thank you randy. how many firefighters are we talking about that are for sure to be laid off and there is no way of saving jobs. >> looking at 51 to 53 firefighters between now and monday morning, but they will be released and we to believe that there is a way to save the jobs that will accept the contract proposal because we do not have enough money to pay them off. >> to you are willing to make recessions because every city is asking if public workers deal to make concessions to help balance the budget. were you willing to work with them? >> absolutely. we've been working feverishly since last march to come with an agreement, the police officers came to an agreement that accepted the city to have the resources to maintain all police officer positions and we followed suit and provided the same kind of cut available to pay the wages of the 63 firefighters protection provided

firefighters union and the city still trying to finalize a contract. if it all works out, firefighters could be re-hired. >>> hayward police have now arrested a 178-year-old girl they say pulled the trigger in an execution style killing of two teenagers. they are not releasing the girl's name because of her age, she is accused of committing the murder with this man. it took place on may 9th. 18th-year-old boy and another boy was robbed and told to lie down. that is when the robbers opened fire. >> i feel really sad for that person. we're also very sad what happened to our kids because they were just kids. they were only 18 years old. >> and victims were best friends, they had just graduated from high school and were hoping to go to college. 21-year-old suspect could face the death penalty. no word on whether the 17-year-old suspect will be tried as an adult. >> tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary since three hikers were captured and detained by iran. rallies are being planned in several cities including san francisco to demonstrate support for them

the union says it's less an million. there is one thing they agree upon and that both sides say they would like to get the firefighters re-hired before they are hired elsewhere. there is a displaced firefighters list in the state and there are 40 positions available throughout the bay area. >>> one point the union has stressed is the dits parity between the staffing level in san jose versus other major city. san francisco is number four out of 25 cities with comparable populations. san jose has the fewest firefighters per capita. >> we have breaking news in the east bay, a traffic nightmare on interstate 80. you can see where it is. it's near albany west of gill man but past university. a car in a big rig crash. there are minor injuries and the chp told us nobody died. it has shut down at least four of the five eastbound lanes and you can see will is a big back-up and very few cars are getting by. they are letting cars getting around one at a time and backing up eastbound. but westbound traffic is backing up as well as p

. >> they say the proposal fell six million short. the union says it's less an million. there is o thing they agree upon and tat both sides say they would like to get the firefighters re-hired before they are hired elsewhere. there is a displaced firefighters list inhe state and there are 40 positions availae throughout the bay area. >>> one point the union has ressed is the dits parity between the staffing level in san jose versus other major city. san francisco is numberour out of 25 cities with comparle populations. san jose has the fewest firefighters p capita. >> we have breaking news in the east bay, a traffic nightmare on interstate 80. you can see where it is. it's near albany, west of gill man but past university. a car in a big rig crash. there are mino injuries and the chp told us nobody die it has shut down at least four of the five eastbound lanes and you can see will is a big back-up and very few cars are getting . they are letting cars getting around one at a time and backing up eastbound. but westbound traffic is backing up as well as people slow down nea

the union and the city had tried to come up with a new contract to prevent layoffs in the and they could not agree on terms. 50 firefighters will lose their jobs this week they will save $6 million this fiscal year the union offered 3 percent cut in pay and benefits but the unions but they said that ended to 9%. >> the layoffs in the san jose fire department will be felt city-wide no more so since engine 30 brother doors were shut for good. this is one of the busiest. on his final day before shutting down the crew was called out on three incidents that about three hours. with the cuts there will not be enough personnel to man the engine or truck appeared station 30 will be opened periodically with temporary crews based on need but that would be rare. leaders who c,gv)+pxu hammer out an agreement say it's tough times for young firefighters. >> the young folks thought they had a career they came here expecting to give a career of 30 years of work and thought they had come to the employer of choice and history of never laying off. >> as the states of vital services leaving this neighborhood

firefighters we spoke with, residents will feel the cuts to the four stations as well as to the two ladder tucks. for example, one of the stations on the lis slated for cuts was one of the first to respond to a fatal fire last weekend. if an engine had to respond further away there could ha been more injuries. >> california public utility commission is hoing a hearing on a new policy that could make it harder for utility companies to cut off people's power when they can't afford to pay their utility lls. a propal is expected to be volunteered on today that would prohibit utilities to demand dpos dprits qualified low income customers. it requires companies to inform customers that they have a right to arrange a payment plan. >>> a new report shows the congtion crisis on the bay bridge appears to be working. delays in reaching the toll plaza from near freeway ramp fell from 19 to 10 minutes in the first month of congestion pricing. the toll was raised to $6 for drivers that cross the bridge during pk commute hours. there has been an crease of had a00 riders for bart. carpoolers were required

yesterday mayor chuck reed met with the san jose firefighters union. they are far apart and no new talks are scheduled. every department had to take some hits, you name it, everybody took some hits. >> reporter: with that in mind it appears the disabout may be headed to arbitration that allows an outside mediator to make the final decision. on tuesday the city council will decide if that will go before voters in november. it appears something the mayor may want to happen to limit the arbitrator's authority. >> an investigation continues this morning after a body was found floating in the waters near alameda beach yesterday. police say the victim is a 25- year-old asian man who 11ed there was found there early yesterday afternoon. if you have any information about this you are asked to contact the east bay regional park police. >> 5:04. a 17-year-old girl is among two suspects arrested and accused now in the execution style shooting of two young hayward men during a robbery in may on west park street. the victims raffle avilla and car loss san bros from

busiest. >> across the street, this will only be available in local areas and union negotiators. >> now they know that when they were moved engine 33, up 34, the 5, and to reach out for firefighting resources. >> city negotiator says it is too late to save those jobs even if they do reach an agreement now. and there would have to be to be able to do with less for this vital service. in san jose, craig sklar. >> and this is the second week of the ac transit, more cancellation, more delays. the fight between the transit and the union will be gone to court tomorrow. christine connolly walks us through what could be ahead for commuters. >> the sad news it is with the commuters is the there is no clear light at the end of the tunnel. legal battle. there facing a $56 million deficit for the last two years, and labor concessions stalled. the labour wanted to in a stall a $56 million savings reforms. on friday, the will both return to court and asked the judge to overturn the new contract. three outcomes. one, the judge to throw out the new contract. this would most likely be appealed and p

haaziq madyun >> and also, 50 firefighters were laid off over the weekend because the union could not come up with a contract agreement with the city. station 30 will be closed. those crew of fighters will only be opened sporadically, and other cutbacks and reduce the number of engines to fight fires. >> and with the 50 people laid off, there will be in a priority of getting rehired. although, that is uncertain. and >> week to, the dispute of the ac transit continues. there are more soccer ssix calls and, andy will hear these issues and decide weather a new contract would be imposed on workers should be thrown out. ac transit says that will help bridge their deficit and without it? there will be in the rest, and ending weekend service and that decision was made it will likely appeal it. christine connolly, kron 4 news. >> san francisco police department is doing some new transportation, equipment is the t-three f scooter. it is like a sedgeway but with three wheels, and these are on loan for the department. for efficiency, dependent ability, and 80 mi. per hour, and eight hours on a c

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says the firefighters' proposal fell $6 million short so they decided to move ahead with the layoffs. union president calls eight dangerous policy. >> they would have been coming but firefighters will come farther away and ultimately result in some person being either injured more gravely or possibly dying or a house will burn more dramatically or more completely. >> we're calling it dynamic deployment that puts resources where they are most likely needed. >> they have safety in mind and that is why they will be shifting firefighters around wherever they will be needed most. last year firefighters responded to 80,000 incidents. so probably some of those response times are going to increase. what the city says. if it gets an agreement with firefighters by august or september, they are willing to reinstate them and call them back to their jobs. live in san jose, teresa garcia, "abc 7 news." >> it's 4:42 now. budget cuts will make san jose surrender part of their crime fighting arsenal. they will eliminate their s.w.a.t. team and along with their canine unit. officers point out that pol

the first of the firefighters to lose his job turned in his gear this morning after the city council and union would not come to an agreement. many of the lay offs were among those who recently joined the department. >> we started the program and the saying was 30 years in, 30 out. and i'm surprised that they let me go after one year. >> the officers will remain on the force but the city is under such financial strain that it can no longer afford to maintain training and funding for the units. vallejo has laid off 63 police officers and made deep cuts in the fire department because of it ongoing budget deficit problems. >>> the budget battle in sacramento is threatening the closure of child care centers. christien kafton is in oakland with the latest. >> reporter: child development center behind me is one of seven sites in danger of closing and closing their doors for good for a lack of funding. now a group of parents is stepping forward saying, they'll run the day care programs themselves if it comes to it. anita is one of the seven oakland centers that had their funding slashed to

binding arbitration in november or if the city and the union come to some sort of agreement before this. but, whatever happens, those 50 firefighter jobs will be lost come this weekend. live in san jose, kiet do, cbs5. >>> for the second night in a row many bus routes from san francisco to the east bay were canceled. in all, 14ac transit lines were cut. it's part of the ongoing driver sick out now in its second week. drivers are protesting the new contract that has been imposed upon them. tonight's cancellations caused long lines at the trans bay terminal. the court hearing on the dispute is set for friday. >>> well you may soon have to pay just to get in and out of san francisco. it's called congestion pricing and there are three new proposals from the county transportation authority. first, a $3 toll during weekday commute hours for everyone entering and leaving the city from the south. plan number 2, a $3 toll to get in or out of the downtown during weekday morning and afternoon rush hours. and plan number 3, a $6 one-way evening toll out of the downtown on weekends -- weekdays. for

the firefighters belonged to one of three unions yet to reach an agreement with the city. the police officers' union approved a contract earlier this week to avoid lay of yos, but they did not agree to all of the city's demands. san jose is struggling to balance a record $118 million deficit. >>> meantime, a judge today ordered ac transit and its largest union to go into arbitration to settle a contract dispute. the bus drivers and the mechanics' iewn union called for arbitration when the ac transit board imposed a new contract after talks broke down. the agency is facing a $56 million deficit. a new contract would have saved $16 million. >>> and state employees apparently will not have to take a big pay cut in minimum wage. they wanted salaries reduced to $7.25 an hour until a state budget is signed. but a judge today sided with the state controller john chung who said it would take 69,000 hours to reprogram the state's aging payroll system and cost as much as $11 million to do so. the ruling guarantees that wages will not be cut before september. by then the state is exp

union in san jose plans to submit a last ditch proposal to stop the layoffs of dozens of firefighters. i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm kristen sze. >> the state of arizona plans to file an appeal today at the ninth circuit court after a lower federal court ruled to block several of the provisions of its new immigration law. that law takes effect in midnight. the law fueled a protest in downtown san francisco. arizona's courtroom battle over immigration, they wanted to show support for undocumented immigrants. [ siren ] >> police arrested 19 people, mostly clergy members that were blocking traffic during the busy evening commute but what was supposed to be a protest to mark the eve of arizona's controversial immigration law, it was a rally for undocumented workers. a requirement that police check their immigration status while enforcing other laws. arizona's governor promises to continue to fight. >> we knew what was going to april and we knew the other side was going to appeal. >> legal analyst dean john says the case is poised to go all the way to supreme court? >> the judge said she was

the union failed to come to a agreement with the. this will save the city $6 million a year. the city said the cut needed to be 9%. >> reporter: the layoffs will be felt city wide. these doors will be shut for good. this station is one of the busiest. on its final day the crew is called out on three incidents in three hours. with the cuts there won't be enough personal. other stations will remain open but with smaller staff. union leaders failed to hammer out an agreement with the city. >> the young folks, they thought they had a career. they came here expecting to give 30 years of work and thought they come to the employer of choice. it wasn't even on their radar. >> reporter: a vital service is leaving the neighborhood and cutbacks in other parts of the city as well. >>> the fog was hugging the coast line this afternoon. it's dense right now. here is what we can expect over the next couple of days. dense fog along the coast. tomorrow morning the fog will be dense along the coast and around the bay. then we are left with sunny and mild conditions. cele keep the same weather

ultimately this is where my heart is. >> firefighters' union failed to come to an agreement with the city on a contract. san jose was to save $6 billion for the budget deficit with the 10 percent cut in firefighters' wages and benefits. some of those laid off are now on track for new jobs elsewhere in the bay area. the oakland school board voted to put a parcel tax on the november ballot to help increase teacher salaries. the measure is expected to raise $20 million a year if it passes. that's property owners to pay $195 annually for 10 years. voters will now have to vote on it but it could have a difficult time passing because the oakland city council voted earlier this week to place a $360 per year parcel tax to raise money to hire more police officers. both measures passed oakland property owners would have to pay an additional $555 a parcel taxes annually. >> i look at our current conditions it is a little warmer out there and are in the spots. temperatures reaching 9 degrees in antioch the first time we've seen in 9 degree temperature in quite some time. pretty well in the north

money to keep the firefighters on the payroll that are going to be laid off. union has not offered up enough money in concessions for this year in order to be able to accomplish that. >> the mayor says the city wanted to do a balance of city services. in order to make due firefighters will now be shifted around to wherever they are needed most and they have a lot of incidents to respond to last year 80,000 and still the possibility for firefighters to be re-hired if enough concessions are given and an agreement is reached with the city. >>> time is 5:31. hayward police have made a second ready in the double murder after three months of investigating. latest arrest is a 17-year-old girl who police say pulled the trigger after she and aside yeah washington robbed the victims. the crime happened in the early morning hours of may 9th. investigators say 18-year-old person and another person was robbed and shot in the back execution style. >> all indications that both men were complying and doing what they were being told to do by these robbers. for whatever the rea

people want to blame the union. in a retired firefighter. because of the union i have a better lifestyle for risking my life running into buildings to save you people in your property. guest: i am glad that there are firefighters. really glad. recent studies show that thankfully, firefighting is one of the least risky profession. the thing that we have to understand is that everything has a cost. when the government pays union prices for anything above the market price, first the private sector can compete. more importantly, taxpayers are paying that money, less money that they can spend on hiring a cleaning lady, going on vacation. let's not forget, stimulus data, every job created is a cost. it costs $280,000. how many people in america can claim that they make that money? an enormous amount of money that is actually spent. i can tell you that people that actually receive these jobs probably do not make that. everything has a cost. everything that appears to be good appears to be paid for by someone else. i am not saying that there are not

firefighters have been laid off because of union negotiations not met. and saturday, this station will only be open sporadically, and numerous will see cutbacks with engines cut back. and in an agreement, 50 of the people getting laid off will receive priority upon retiring. >> and another week continues, with ac transit, the second week. mark hall and sex, and more delays for commuters the judge will hear a long faugh >> with this decision was made, there would most likely appeal it. christine connolly, kron 4 news. >> and a spike in whooping cough and the month of july, so far, over half a have been in july. health experts say the most well marble are toddlers, infants of not have their series of three shots that are most vulnerable. and experts are also reminding adults and especially those that come into contact with small children to get the booster not to spread whooping cough. reporting in the san jose, kron 4 news. >> an san francisco, new transportation it is called the t-three motion stand up scooter. in this kind of like a sack with a with thr

the firefighters belong to one of three unions yet to reach an agreement with the city. the police officers union approved a contract earlier this week to avoid layoffs but did not agree to all of the demands. san jose is struggling to balance a record $118 million deficit. >>> a judge yesterday ordered a.c. transit to go into arbitration to settle a contract dispute. they called for arbitration late last month when the ac transit board imposed a contract when talks broke down. they are facing a $56 million budget deficit. new contract would have saved it $16 million. >> state employees apparently won't have to take a pay cut to federal minimum wage. the governor wanted it reduced to 7.25 an hour but a judge sided with state controller john chiang and it would cost as much as $11 million. the ruling guarantees that wages won't be cut before september. by then the state is expected to have a spending plan in place. >> being right in the middle of legislative politics, we're recognized as the tax paying everyday citizens for the state. >> right now the state budget is more

firefighters' union still to come to an agreement with the city on a contract. san jose wants to save $6 million from its budget deficit with a 10 percent cut in of wages and benefits something the union found unacceptable. some laid off on track for new jobs somewhere else in the bay area. >> and other similar day across the bay area we have of this morning and sunshine in the afternoon with multimeters bay area wide. this afternoon which united degrees in antioch. 58 and san francisco right now, 55 half moon bay '70s in the south bay and north bay. the see the fog cut in the coast line right now if you sunbreaks of to the north bay but the fog will still inland and it will be dance along the coast and by tomorrow morning we'll the fog and drizzle. will be left with the afternoon of sunday and we'll conditions which will continue its next week. will take a look richard said forecast coming up in a bed. >> a live look from our developing story of fire near palmdale 25 square miles burned fire fighters working feverishly to try and save homespun to the major powe

the labor unions gave millions in wage kons yegss to help. >> firefighters are battling three blazes that erupted today in a rural county burning on both sides of highway 14. the fires forced authorities to evacuate a fire camp manned by prison inmates. there is residents being warned to prepare to evacuate there. five homes are being threatened. >> and there is cool yir weather in southern kern count gee helping firefighters burn a blaze on the western edge of the mojave desert. the fire destroyed 25 homes, it's 25% contained in northern kern county a fire in sequoia national forest burned about 16,000 acres along with eight homes. >> former usda ploimy shirley sherrod says she plans to sue the conservative blogger that posted an edited video that made her appear racist. >> he had to know he was targeting me. at this point you know he hasn't apologized. i don't want it. at this point. and and he'll just... >> sherrod resigned after the blogger posted the editing video online. it made it appear sherrod didn't want to help a white farmer. she was talking about overcoming racial prejud

the cause is under investigation. >>> firefighters in san jose, meantime, left the bargaining table and took their case to the streets. san jose is trying to close a budget gap. most other unions have come to an agreement to make concessions and save some jobs. firefighters have yet to strike a deal. today they went door to door warning people response times will shoot up if firefighters are laid off. some are asking if police can agree to concessions, well, why can't the firefighters? >> we've made an identical proposal in that all the features incorporated in the police officers' proposal is in ours and ours has added value features. >> the city argues comparing police to firefighters is apples to oranges. san jose firefighters currently make an average of $180,000 a year. >>> a sacramento boy is in the hospital tonight and his teenage brother is behind bars after a shooting. a 16-year-old boy was handling a loaded gun when it accidentally went off the boy's 12-year-old brother was hit in the upper chest and rushed to the hospital. the victim had just finished sixth grade. >> a good k