and in hopes that some of them can be rehired, the firefighters' union has a new proposal to the city including cuts in wages, benefits. and as kate thompson reports the mayor says that it does not go far enough to save the city enough money. >> surrounded by fire fighters and the been laid off the union announced this proposal. a five. quarter pay cut, reduction and rare retirement for new hires and mayor chuck reed says that the firefighters union looks like a lot like the previous two, three. and the ball short. the city requesting a 10% cut- fall short. we're offering a $4 million concession and it is not enough with their offering. >> the average salary is $120 k and with health benefits, pensions, that is adding another $60 k. >> the average cost of a firefighter, a police officer is over $180,000 per year. we cannot afford to keep as many as we would like. >> the firefighters' unions of the police did not have to give of the 10% and was scared layoffs. and the police is twice the size. -speered layoffs, and they're saying that these savings to not get at up. in in terms of doll

it calls in the contract is due to the firefighters union in this city to get uglier. kron 4 craig has a look at what's >> here in san jose the firefighters' union is point to multiple house fires on thursday as part of the city needs to come to terms with the union on new contract bring back 49 laid- off staffers. visit to fires and one morning showed response times along for the risk of fire fighters safety to great, two houses burned 2 mi. from each other inside of an hour. the said the city will give them a contract negotiations over this. in san jose kron 4 news. >> to new in our coverage the ongoing contract dispute between the city of san jose and its firefighters union, the result of a non-binding showed overwhelming support for the and position among firefighters by secret ballot. some 600 firefighters voted 88% to reject the city contract. if there's no progress think ultimately the binding of penetration. in san jose kron 4 news. >arbitration. in san jose rob kron 4 news. >> a manhunt continues at this hour for the suspect to 20 year- old andrew barrientos.

the union wanted to be 5 1/4%. 49 laid-off firefighters at once to rehired so that the union which is multiple fires that struck the city yesterday has proved that a deal must be made soon. kron 4 greg brings us up- to-date. >> is images but for less and saving held up by the firefighters union with evidence that the city council meets to agree on city union contract on their terms the same response time was slow or enforceat unnecessary risk. >> politics of paul public safety. we saw that yesterday appeared four fires broke in san jose yes they are part overstretched critically thin and lack the resources to protect the public >> it was then before we cut back to 49 firefighters, we are incredibly empty >> dear chuck reed said the union is using the fires as a political tactic. >> every time you all the press conference to blame somebody for something is not connected to the event in question of course it's political. the facts are the way they responded to the fires are the way we would of responded to the fires two years ago. in san jose craig kron 4 news. >> the mayor of san as th

. >>> negotiators for the city of san jose and its firefighters union plan to meet tomorrow afternoon. they will be discussing the union's latest proposal in hopes of getting some laid-off firefighters back to work. 49 lost their jobs last week. the union's latest offer includes a two tier retirement pay structure in which benefits would differ for newly hired employees. but the firefighters pay reduction offer remains at 5.25%. city officials have been calling for a 10% salary concession from all city workers in order to avoid heyoffs. >>> san jose city council is facing a long session today. it is the deadline to get measures on the november ballot. and councilmembers have several to consider. one would allow less expensive pension plans for new city workers. another would end or limit binding arbitration for police and fire unions over contract disputes. there are two proposed tax measures. one raising the city's sales tax by a quarter cent. the other would put a 10% tax on medical marijuana. >>> palo alto city council voted to put a measure on the november ballot that would take a

mean time san jose firefighters union will be back at the bargaining table with city leaders on wednesday. 2 side are hoping to work out a deal that could reinstate nearly 50 laid off firefighters. the union unveiled the latest proposal yesterday but the city says it falls at least 4 million dollars short of the 10 million dollars needed to bring back those workers. >> demonstrators say it is time to stand up for messerly. couple dozen pro pesttor rally outside san jose city hall in support of the former bart police officer. messerly convicted last month of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of unarmed passenger oscar grant. one demonstrator today was messerly's father. >> tragic this whole thing has been and time for people to get a sense of who he is. >>reporter: protestors say they plan to rally every week or two around the bay until messerly is freed. sentencing is set for november. he faces 5 to 14 years in prison. >>> also today in oakland man agreed to plea deal for his role in the violent protest that followed the messerly verdict. tyrone moore was accused of having a

the firefighters union said it will make a major announcement tomorrow. the union will detail a new proposal for cuts in wages and benefits, in an effort to get 49 laid-off firefighters reinstatessed. the historic layoffs been yesterday as part of a citywide cut back to close a record $118 million budget shortfall. city leaders said they want concessions that amount to 10% savings from all of the unions. so far the firefighters union has not been able to strike a deal to avoid layoffs. >>> a smoky grass fire burned seven acres and threatened a herd of cattle in contra costa county. it took hold near willow avenue and highway 4 just before 6:15. firefighters were concerned that the fire would jump some railroad tracks and burn homes on the other side. that fortunately didn't happen. it took cal fire and contra costa firefighters more than an hour to contain the blaze. there was no property damage, and no reports of injury. >>> firefighters in southern california are gaining on the major wildfire that has been burning for several days. crews are fighting th

. >>> negotiators for the city of san jose and its firefighters union plan to meet tomorrow afternoon. they will be discussing the union's latest proposal in hopes of getting some laid off firefighters back to work. 49 lost their jobs last week. the union's latest offer includes' two tiered retirement pay structure in which benefits would different for newly hired firefighters. but the firefighters pay reduction offer remains at 5.25% and city officials have been calling for a 10% salary concession from all city workers to avoid layoffs. >>> a cal undergrad was killed in pakistan's deadliest plane crash. the 19-year-old was flying to islamabad to play in a soccer championship. she was a native of pakistan on cal's crew team and she was to begin her sophomore year in the fall. that plane crash was last wednesday. all 152 people on board died when it went down in stormy weather. decoding of the flight recorders that were found could take weeks. >>> a man is expected back in court today in connection with a hostage ordeal at children's hospital in oakland. he was charged yesterday with 5

thus has a free to retreat to the bargaining table with the firefighters' union their in the transfer under way to bring back some 49 firefighters there were layoffs during the weekend. the offering a proposal which includes cuts to wages, benefits. as kron4 kate thompson reports it does not go far enough records mayor. >> stunned crowd of reporters or been laid off, the union on sunday announced this provo, of 5.25 percent pay cut, reduction entire reserve for its, the new deployment sensate 20 overtime. mayor chuck reed says the latest proposal looks like all lot like the previous two-three. nothing falls toward the city needs a 10 percent said. >> what they ever offered is a 04 million dollars in concessions, because of. >> the august is were under $20,000 without the benefit of tension that comes jones up another $60,000. >> the average price or fire for error, please seltzer is now over hundred and $80,000 a year. we cannot afford to keep as many as we like. the >> union says the police determined that i have to cure the 10% and whispered layoffs. but the police the room and is t

by the firefighters union. they want to see if it will be returning to their old jobs are looking elsewhere for dueled women. there were emotional as the talk about the experiences last week when this man was in a career that responded to a call work eight year-old girl died in an apartment fire. >> as a sitting back and reflect on the situation after i know that, that of the engine it 30 that found the girl, they are no longer working today. the girl, that down the body, she is no longer working today. today's elastase. the first draft that i arrived on scene, they're no longer working today. when i go home, my first ended will not be working today. it is a very rough situation. it is a little hard to take an aunt i just hope that the city comes into some sort of concrete and. >> this family of 48 hours left before completing an gear on the job and passing probation. >> it makes me think that if you were born to graduate from college and about to receive a diploma they say it, " well you might need to go back

. >>> san jose is reviewing the latest proposal from the firefighters' union to restore dozens of jobs. nearly 50 firefighters were let go over the weekend, and two stations closed. the union is proposing a combination of pay and benefit cuts but the city says the 5.25% cuts in net pay not enough. it asks for 10%. >> a significant gap between what the firefighters are offering in concessions and what we would need to hire those 49 firefighters back. and that difference really is a gap of over $6 million. >> the union hopes the city will take what it's offering and hire at least some of those firefighters back. it's unclear when the city might respond to the firefighters' union offer. >>> caregivers at two nursing homes in oakland launched a week-long strike. [ chanting ] >> they are unhappy with the progress of negotiations with two assisted living facilities. piedmont gardens and grand lake gardens. they say management has offered a wage increase of 1.5%. but workers say there would also be a cap on health insurance and a $3,000 deductible. in addition to that a 401(k) plan would repl

in san jose the firefighters union is trying to come up with a way to get laidoff firefighters back on the job. the union offered a new proposal yesterday to the city but the city says it still doesn't contain enough cost savings. >> when you consider how much we would need to have avoided the layoffs we need almost $10 million so there is a $6 million gap between what they are offering and what we actually need. >> with less firefighters the citizens can suffer but there is not enough firefighters to back us up in these big incidents that the injuries, could be death. >> the city is closing two fire stations. in addition to the firefighters another 142 city employees lost their jobs in this latest round of cost cutting layoffs. >> 5:03. minutes ago healthcare workers at two nursing homes in oakland went on strike. kraig debro is at one of those facilities now. he has the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i am on 41st street off piedmont avenue. behind me some workers have just got in off their shifts here at speed monte gardens, which is a retirement community. these peo

the firefighters got laid off and they closed station houses and so the firefighters union said hey enough of this. now what was really interesting about this whole thing -- >> wait the firefighters union turned on him? >> yes. julie this is what they did. >> we talked about that earlier this week. firefighters union turns out the gas pump he was using, was right next to a station. click took a picture of him tanking up his bimmer. >> still ahead, they are running for governor but this weekened they competed in a different kind of race. >> which gubernatorial candidate won the battle of the bobble head [ male announcer ] when meg whitman arrived at ebay, they had 30 people and an idea. meg's job was to make it happen. it took leadership. focus. and the ability to bring people together. meg whitman delivered. named one of america's best ceo's by harvard business review, she grew ebay 15,000 strong and made small business dreams come true. now meg has a plan to create jobs. fix sacramento. and deliver results. meg whitman. for a new california. with my citi thankyou points when it happened..

the san jose firefighters union gave a new concession proposal today to the city. in an effort to save some if not all of the 49 firefighting jobs that were lost on friday. now the local 230 put forward the new proposal saying it will save the city more than $5 million. at a press conference today, the union said they will drop their no layoffs policy. the city had asked for a 10% pay cut. the union says they'll take a 5.25% pay cut and a two-tier retirement plan for new firefighting hires. now the city of san jose has $118 million budget gap, and they need to close $6 million of it in order to keep firefighters that were just laid off. now union officials say the firefighter layoffs will make the city less safe. >> 49 firefighters that the city's 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. >> right now, the fire department has an overtime budget of $10 million. they say they have a plan to cut at least 3 million or almost one-third of the budget down. we

union could not reach an agreement. [ siren ] >> firefighters say the consequences could be deadly. >> if there was a fire in that community right across the street today, where they would have enjoyed a response time of two to three mitts, you'll see seven to eight minutes. >> in last minute offer, they offered 5% pay cut and reduced hires. there would be no guarantee against future layoffs and the union would agree to staff firehouses that could save in overtime costs. the plan may not go far enough for city hall. >> city officials say they are looking for firefighters to make $10 million in cuts and they say this current proposal falls far short of that, about $4 million. firefighters dispute that figure >> at this point given the budget situation and $118 million short fall it comes down to the numbers. >> many of the firefighters who rushed to last week's fire that claimed the life of an eight-year-old girl are now out of a job including brandon. >> the crew that found the girl, they are no longer working today. the girl that found the body, she is no longer working today. firs

. >>> san jose's firefighters union said it will make a major announcement regarding the fate of the 49 recently laid-off firefighters. the city started cutting staff this week to help balance its record $118 million deficit. san jose leaders say the layoffs became necessary after the firefighters union rejected a 10% cut to pay and benefits. a press release issued two hours ago, the union says it has new proposal for pay and benefit concessions. the union says it's a final attempt to avoid drastic fire and medical service reductions. >> firefighters in southern california are closer now to containing a major wildfire that has burned for several days. fire crews are fighting the fire on the ground and from the air. in the desert community of palmdale north of los angeles. the 14,000-acre crown fire is 62% contained. it destroyed one house and three mobile homes. the fire has charred more than 13,000 acres of brush over a 22 square mile area, and some homeowners have joined firefighters to put out the flames near their property. >> we just want to make sure everything is okay. firefig

members of the firefighters union overwhelmingly rejected the latest contract offer. the cities proposal called for concessions including a pay cut of 9% in exchange rehiring 49 firefighters. the union rejected the deal saying the city is asking for too much. firefighters say yesterday's 3 fairs are an example of how staffing issues can compromise public safety. >> we had a fire in a small area, it wasn't surprising, we looked at each other and said this is what we are talking about. >> san jose mayor reed con p tends the fire department's response was not affected by the layoffs. >>> in san francisco a hazardous material scare sent workers running from a hunters point recycling plant. has mat crews say 20 people were exposed to the powder. most had eyes washed at the scene, one person was taken to the hospital. tests determine the powder was ammonium phosphate. nonhazardous. >>> workers at the chocolate factory were evacuated at 7:45 due to a gas leak. pge says a crew broke a 2-inch gas main outside the building on 139th avenue. it forced employees to relocate to a d

the city rejected the firefighters union latest proposal. why? it claimed it would have saved the city $5.3 million. >> we need $10 million to reinstate the firefighters that were laid off. we asked the fire union to make concessions that would allow us to reinstate those firefighters. they offered a little over $4 mi million to do so, so we are $6 million short. >> so the union says this is putting politics over public safety. >> we've asked the union to put it to a vote of the members to see if they want to save the jobs of these 49 firefighters and make concessions. our police department voted for concessions to save the jobs of police officers. we are asking the union to put it to a vote and let the members decide. >> so it's on mend, they maybe need to bend a bit more, you're saying? >> well, i think the membership will be very interested in trying to save the jobs of these firefighters that were laid off. get them reinstated. we would like to hear from the members directly. let them decide. the union leadership has not been willing to agree

anne makovec is in san jose where the firefighters union is meeting >>> today firefighters in san jose are facing a difficult choice. should they agree it a 9% pay cut so their laid off colleagues can be rehired? anne makovec in san jose where firefighters soon meeting at this hour. anne. >> reporter: good morning, and they are voting right now as the union is currently trying to prove its point. there was a delayed response to one or more of those fires. he is talking about three fires in west san jose within the same 3.5-hour period yesterday morning. this house on del monte court burned quickly. it took firefighters 10 minutes to get there. now the goal of the fire department is to 8. that's slow. 6 is the national standard. >> reporter: the union voted to -- [ please stand by for realtime captions, due to technical audio difficulties ] stand by, please. technical difficulties. [ no audio ] morning to repair a ruptured underground pipe on the peninsula. it spewed thousands of gallons of raw sewage into the area. the pipe is near davit lane and anchor circle, in redwood shores. it's

on sunday the firefighters' union offered to cut firefighter salary by 5 1/4% low several retirement and benefit changes to the city said it is just not enough it's seeking 10% in cuts. all this is going on as the fire department welcomes in a new chief. today chief william mcdonald said he's convinced the city can offer good public protection. >> we have implemented dynamic deployment will refine it and find ways to make it work better. we expect the same level of commitment from the guard arm and they've always had. we have fewer resources but were very clean. were the leanest of those in terms of our capabilities that something will have to manage. we like to of been able to avoid laying anybody off i see it's something we should of been able to find ans way beachs were able to do that. a >> the firefighters' union will sit down with the city on wednesday to find an agreement closer to the 10 percent cut in pay and benefits that the city said it needs. the union said it has a counteroffer that does except larger cuts. the winners from duck tape stopped at the prom. have been selec

the budget battle continues in san jose between the city and the firefighters union. rob is alive and san jose with the latest on negotiations there. >> those negotiations continue but there's very little progress to report. late this afternoon union officials met behind closed doors at headquarters to consider the city's latest offer. this is calling for 8.9% in total compensation pier the union's offer about 5%. let's go to the videotape we can tell you caught in the middle or roughly 49 firefighters who were laid off a week ago last!0 friday in addition one fire station has been closed another one is on part-time heard one fire engine and four fire trucks are also being mothballed as a result of these budget cuts and that's as union president randy public safety at risk. here's how he put it. in fact on august 1st when they limited those 49 firefighters and they took five engines or companies out of service we had to grass fires in town that were significant that not typically overwhelming cured with a loss of the firefighting resources the system in san jose almo

the city says to rehire the firefighters' union needs to accept a 10% pay cut. >> we are so overwhelmed that an agreement will be reached that saves money and retire as firefighters. >> the captain of the city will still look at the proposal and if they do not get the $10 million in savings will get $5 million in savings. that is half of the firefighters' jobs. >> tonight they do not know, is there a time line? let's find out this week? >> there is not a timetable, they will not find out this week. they fear that is not safe, there is no plan schedules, the planned meeting is not set up. >> ok real quickly i cannot stop thinking about the jobs. >> i know the new chief's is coming to town and he starts tomorrow morning. >> thank you so much we will keep everyone posted on what happens. a total of 49 san jose firefighters were laid off again and turned in gear today. the trading center at about 8:30 p.m. it here are some fire fighters are finishing their last shift before checking in their equipment. the light of firefighters averaged less than a year with the department. we had some and

official says the union plan doesn't come close. cecilia vega reports. >> reporter: laid off firefighters walked away with little more than these blue t-shirts to show ty used to be san jose firefighters. >> that's all we have left, but i'm proud to wear. >> it 49 firefighters are laid off. station is closed and three engines and one truck a out of service because the city and firefighters union could not reach an agreement. [ siren ] >> fireghters say the consequences could be deadly. >> if there was a fire in that community rit across the street today, where they would have enjoyed a response time of two to three mitts, you'll see seven to eight minute >> in last minute offer, they offered 5% pay cut and reduced hires. there would be no guarantee agains future layoffs and the union would agree to staff firehouses that could save in overtime costs. the plan may not go far enough for city hall. >> city officials say they are looking for firefighters to make $10 million in cuts and they say this current proposal fal far short of that

, the union would have to offer more cuts that is laid out in the current proposal. all of this is coming as the san jose fire department is set to have a new chief begin his very first day tomorrow. >>> an alameda county judge is expected to rule on the labor dispute that impacting a.c. transit service. they are trying to get a contract lifted that was imposed by the a.c. transit board. it's designed to safe the agency more than $15 million but workare upset about changes. more than a dozen bus lines were cancelled. >> a suspected drunk driver is accused of hitting a pedestrian and two bicyclists out on the street today. it happened along danville boulevard this morning causing a big commotion what had been a quiet sunday morning. >> we heard a guy yelling out of the street. there is a guy that ran over two bikers and driving a red truck. crazy, knocked over a pole and what not. he's gone up street here. >> neighbors were able to get the driver out of his car and hold him until police arrived. all the victims are expected to survive their injuries. we have a reporte

we will find out. >> firefighters union agreed to fight to return to that the union. louisa has more on the forecast. >> not go where seeing plenty of fun once again he was stopped in with low cloud cover once again the windshield wipers are probably going at some point during the morning we are seeing below average temperatures as we head towards the afternoon as we head toward start cooling trend. san francisco we're pushing 53 degrees, high- temperature 58 no weight vessel. redder and 808 concord could further and the indigo the warmer it gets. we're going to continue to search a warm-up. 52 and david his gun at them they. to 57 per oakland, concord, fairfield and hayward. 60 mountain view and san jose. your afternoon highs 70 degrees and santa rosa, 88 fairfield, 69 mill valley, 77 and petaluma. redwood city is topping out in the mid-70s. savvy in the mid- 60s oakland, berkeley mid-70s and of course further inland to sell the warmer it is going to get. 18 antioch, below the mid '80s really do the same room bali. then into the santa clara valley futures and the upp

the firefighters union says lay offs slowed down response time to several fires the city disputes that. >> to me i was just glad they got here period. >> did it seem like it took them a long time. >> seems like forever when your house is burning and your in your underwith a hose, it's hard to say. >> reporter: hundreds of firefighters stood behind their union leader while ballots were being counted. union leaders say they offered to make their own comparable cuts but the city turned them down. they also say the lay offs left them shorthanded during the cluster of fires yesterday. >> we all looked at each other, we said this is what we've been talking about. >> any time you have multiple fires in a single area, you have stretched resources. that would have happened last year as much as it did yesterday. >> it's hard to focus on political issues when your house is behind you in ashes, hard to say. >> reporter: san jose is pushing the november ballot measure that would allow the city to modify the arbitration process. live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu news. >>> the napa county district

. >> the mayor of san francisco, by the firefighters union. they say it does not go far enough to save the city money, real money. with 49 firefighters laid off. with a union of a pay cut of 5%, reduction in . -chuck revo-san jose, and with the benefits of firefighters are too expensive. >> the average cost of a firefighter, a police officer. it is over $180 k per year! we cannot afford to keep as many as we would like. personally, i wish the whitmore firefighters, police officers were this cannot afford them. -i wish we had more. >> the would like 10 percent more to rehire the 49 that has and recently laid off. ♪ >> that fog is hogging the coastline and just for the past couple of days over the golden gate bridge. -hugging. our current satellite is showing that it is a couple of breaks of sunshine into the north and on the san mateo coast but not that much. fog scaling into san francisco and our current conditions is cool closer to the coastline. they denied degrees in san francisco, 57 degrees and happened in inland, warmer but still below

. >>> the san jose firefighters union is trying to reverse the layoff of 49 firefighters. as laidoff san jose firefighters turned in equipment the union was making new concessions hoping to save some jobs. but their latest proposal may be too little too late. the union is offering to take a five and a quarter percent pay cut. the city wants 10%. >>> a magnitude 3.6 earthquake rattled central california just about two hours ago. it was centered some 145 miles south of san francisco. there are no reports of injuries or damage. >>> claims of progress. mexican police claim some successes in their war on drug gangs. but will it do anything to stop the violence? >>> can they plug it once and for all? we may find out tomorrow if b.p. can make a permanent fix to the leaking oil in the gulf. >>> a very thick fog now moving in on shore. will we finally get some summer heat? we will talk about that coming up. ,,,, ♪ [ horns honking ] ♪ [ male announcer ] come into an at&t store and experience tv like you've never seen before. ♪ for a limited time, get u-verse tv for only $29 a

. >>> city leaders say the latest proposal by the firefighters union will not save jobs. they offered a cut in retirement benefits and a new deployment strategy but the mayor said it's not enough and the city needs 10% in cuts to rehire the 49 firefighters just laid off. >> average cost of a firefighter is $180,000 a year. i think we need more, we just can't afford them. >> police officers didn't have to give up 10% of salaries, they were safe from layoffs. >>> it was a descent day out there today. the fog pealed back by noon. 7:00, fog along the coast and along the bay. pushes back by noon. the coast stays under the fog for the next several days. temperatures into the afternoon in the upper 50s. for inland, plenty of sunshine, upper 80s. we will look at the temperatures, plus a big cool down mid-week, i will have details in a bit. >>> johannes mehserle is scheduled to be sentenced november 5th. today supporters were rallying outside city haul. 20 people marching with signs. johannes mehserle was there. he appreciated the -- johannes mehserle's father was there. he apprec

firefighters union says they of a major announcement that will detail a new proposal for cuts and wages and benefits in an effort to get 49 laid off firefighters back on the jock. historic layoff begin last week as part of city cutbacks to close $118 million budget shortfall. city leaders say they want concessions that amount to 10% savings. >> this morning, firefighters in southern california are predicting full containment tomorrow. crews are fighting the fire on the ground and from the air in the desert community of palmdale. right now the 14,000 acre fire is more than 80% contained. it's destroyed one house and three mobile homes. blaze has charred brush and 22 square mile area and some homeowners put out flames near their property. >> firefighters did a good job. the fire is going to smolder for a while and you can tell there is an area of ash on top. >> an evacuation order has been lifted and firefighters say no structures are threatened right now but hundreds of residents remain on alert this morning. smoke from the fire has triggered and air quality alert for the area. >> dozens

meanwhile we should learn later today about a firefighters union vote in san jose that could help restore some jobs. last month the city laid off 49 firefighters. their union is voting on whether to accept a 9% pay cut and changes in requirement. if it passes, city officials say all 49 firefighters will be rehired. >> for the first time in nearly two months, governor schwarzenegger called in capital leaders for a budget meeting. the governor met yesterday with democratic and republican leaders from the senate and assembly. the meeting lasted less than an hour. words to describe it included positive and no progress. the state is looking at issuing iou's because of an impasse what to do about a 19 $billion deficit. >> residents say they will appeal a planning commission's decision to allow swedish home furnishing giant ikea to open a warehouse from its existing store. last night the planning commission voted 4-3 to allow ikea to move forward with its plan. some don't want the store to expand into their neighborhood. they say the warehouse will cause more traffic in their neighborhood and po

. >> the firefighters union is planning to make a major announcement tomorrow regarding the recently laid off firefighters. atthe city started cutting its budget this week. the layoffs became necessary after the firefighters' unon rejected a 10's doubt pay and benefits. the union says it has a new proposal for pay and benefit concessions. more details are expected to be announced at a news conference starting tomorrow at 11:00. >> a small brush fire disrupted east bay traffic for the afternoon today. the fire broke out shortly after noon along interstate 5 # -- interstate-580. firefighters got it contained in ten minutes. >> we quickly started going up the left and right flanks of the fire, pinching the fire off. we have a very wide space between the next slope, and which we were able to get the fire out at the end. >> emergency vehicles forced one westbound lane of 580 to close while crews mopped up the scene. it created quite a backup but the situation returned to normal after a couple hours. >>> in southern california, cooler temperatures and calmer winds are helping crews get the

as laidoff san jose firefighters turn in their uniforms and equipment today the union was making new concessions hoping to save some jobs but the latest proposal may be too little too late. >> we believe this will easily have the money in place to save all the jobs. >> reporter: and with that the san jose firefighters' union laid out its plan. a combo of pay and benefits cuts and a concession that would allow for future layoffs if needed which they say could reverse the layoffs of 49 firefighters this weekend. >> my crew has been broken up. my station has been closed. >> surreal. really surreal. we had just received it less than a year ago. all our names put on it. it was the achievement of a six- year goal for myself. >> reporter: the union's proposal has firefighters taking a 5.2% pay cut but the city wants 10%. the department says it will save extra money by cutting down on overtime with a new computer system that will deploy resources strategically but they say they can't put a figure on that. >> it really comes down to the numbers and for the amounts of savings. >> reporter: the

the firefighters' union says that the dynamic employment model is a deployment straty. i'm told it dolls exist, it's not full operational but that's because there are three phases, the second phase that computer software model which was not in place. that's the description of having to use magnets to decide which engines and trks to send to those fires yesterday. on the vote to take reductns, we may know the results as early as noon today. reporting live in san jose, theresa garcia. >> san francisco's fire department is given e all clear after a hazardous material scare at the recycling plant on pier 96. that incident began about 6:30 this morning at west coa recyclin a box traveling down a conveyor belt broke open and released a white powder into the air. more than a dozen people reported eye irritation. 11 required treatment. one was taken to the hospital as a recaution. >> nothing life-threatening at this point. just more concerns i guess that they were relieved of their issues, that they were experiencing with the treatment that they were doing here. >> the environm

they're hoping that could be retired and the firefighters' union offered a new proposal to the city. the they could be-retired. kate thompson reports that the mayor-to retire these 49 people. >> sir run toch-----rehire the union offered this proposal, a 5 percent pickup, a reduction in retirement for new hires and a over time savings. and chuck reed says that the latest looks like the previous two, three and they fall short. the city is requesting a 10% cut. offering $4 million in concessions which is not enough. >> the average salary is $120 k and 8 is with another additional $60 with pension and health benefits >> now, the average salary is over $180,000 per year and we cannot keep as many as polite. >> the union does not have to give up the 10% and was spared layoffs. and the police is twice the size of the of firefighter saw the fir savings to no add up. >> and in terms of dollars saved. the police came up with a lot more savings that allowed the delayed layoffs of the 70 police officers. reporting in san jose, kate thompson, kron 4 news. >> and despite the big budget problems, t

. >>> the firefighters union in san jose is trying to come up with a way to get dozens of laid off firefighters back on the job. the union offered a new proposal yesterday to try to save the jobs of 49 firefighters who were laid off friday and saturday. the city says the new proposal till still does not contain enough soft savings, as the city struggles with the $118 million shortfall. >> when you see how much we need to avoid the layoffs, we need almost $10 million. so there's a $67 million gap teen what they are offering and what the proposal states. >> the citizens can suffer now and there's not enough firefighters to back us up in these big accident. there could be injuries. there could be deaths. >> the city is closing two fire stations. another 142 city employees in addition to the firefighters lost their job in this latest round of cost-cutting layoffs. >>> in the last hour, healthcare workers have been rallying hoping to gain ground in an ongoing contract dispute. kraig debro is live in oakland this morning with more on the heart of this disagreement. good afternoon, kraig. >> reporter:

. >>> and san jose city leaders and the firefighters union were back at the bargain today. they were asked to vote on a compensation reduction so that the 49 firefighters laid off last weekend could be rehired. san jose is trying to save $10 million. union leaders did not comment tonight. >>> well, the giants catcher buster posey receives a giant honor before being forced to leave tonight's game with an injury. >>> plus, abs tonight at candle stick park. sports is next. >>> right now on kron4.com, a judge has overturned the ban on same-sex marriage. come join our conversation and be sure to vote in our poll to let us know if you agree with the judge's decision. also be sure to watch all the videos. vk those people are happy 'cause they're gonna have a good time, and they've got extra money in their pocket. those are happy passengers. how much does it cost for those snacks again? nothing. at southwest airlines, when we have a sale, it's a sale. [ male announcer ] southwest airlines has flights starting at $49 one-way. book now only at southwest.com. [ rand ] how can you not

we're working with the firefighter's union. >> reporter: constant lives very close to this fire, he discovered firefighters were battling several other fires when this one broke out. one only two miles away. forcing the department to call for mutual aid to staff the fire houses throughout the city. >> we were depleted, it took us a while to get here. our first engine that arrived here, which is way on the west side of town was engine three from the center of the city, downtown san jose. >> reporter: firefighters had to evacuate several near by homes because of a gas line that ruptured during the fire. i can bring you out live, pg & e crews are working right here. it'll take several days to make repairs. union voting will take place today and tomorrow. jade hernandez. >> this is a story we will continue to follow. thanks jade for that update. >>> at this hour the investigation continues into a terrifying explosion at a cupertino home. 12 firefighters rushed to the home last night. neighbors say they heard a loud explosion before the home burst into flames. an elderly woman who lived at that hom

the city asked all unions to take 10% pay cuts but says the previous firefighters union proposal wasn't enough. >>> eight separate wildfires are raging in washington state, burning thousands of acres. at least one home is destroyed and dozens more threatened. firefighters and aircraft from all over the state are pitching in to fight this fire. >>> it is now sunday morning in tehran. meaning three uc berkeley graduates are beginning their second year in an iranian jail. sarah shourd, shane bauer and josh fattal were detained near the border. organizers say their imprisonment violates international law. >> the public needs to be reminded sometimes as i myself need to be reminded that they are still there. i go on with my daily life. so does everybody. a year goes by. that is a long time to keep up the energy of attention. >> similar rallies were in london, paris, new york and minneapolis as part of the international weekend of action. >>> a san jose institution is hours away from shutting it doors. cardinal coffee shop is serving its last meals as we speak. we are joined live from san jos

the firefighters' union says that the dynamic employment model is a deployment strategy. i'm told it dolls exist, it's not fully operational but that's because there are three phases, the second phase that computer software model which was not in place. that's the description of having to use magnets to decide which engines and trucks to send to those fires yesterday. on the vote to take reductions, we may know the results as early as noon today. reporting live in san jose, theresa garcia. >> san francisco's fire department is given the all clear after a hazardous material scare at the recycling plant on pier 96. that incident began about 6:30 this morning at west coast recycling. a box traveling down a conveyor belt broke open and released a white powder into the air. more than a dozen people reported eye irritation. 11 required treatment. one was taken to the hospital as a recaution. >> nothing life-threatening at this point. just more concerns i guess that they were relieved of their issues, that they were experiencing with the treatment that they were doing here. >> t

the san jose firefighters union today is trying desperately to get dozens of firefighters back to work after had he lost their jobs to budget cuts last week. abc 7's terry mcsweeney is live in san jose. going to offer up their own package in hopes of getting those firefighters rehired. >> a package that according to supporters would mean the reopening of station 33 on communications hill. also the rehiring of the 49 firefighters laid off last week. the city is saying it is not even half of what's needed. the announcement of the plan was made yesterday. firefighters joining tonight at a news conference, this is after the 49 firefighters were laid off last week. first time in san jose history that's happened. the plan will allow for a two-tier retirement system for new hires, meaning reducing benefits by 10%, increasing employee contribution and hiking the retirement age. this on top of the already offered 5 plus percent pay cut. a city negotiator says it's just not enough. >> at this point given the enormity of our budget situation and $118 million shortfall, it comes down to the number

and the new firefighters union includes is a quarter percent 5 percent pay cs not enough, the work city is requesting a 10% cut. the average firefighter is $180,000 per year. reporting in kate thompson. >> and san francisco, the muni operators are one day away from getting a 5 percent pay hike. and how was that possible with other city employes with concessions in the budget constraints? it is already written into the city charter. and to average of the celery and that is what the munich opera writers will have to get paid. and on this november ballot, would make that go away. for muni salaried employees. >> and the brother of neate sherhold is being held on 14 charges, and hit a bicyclist on danville, hit a pedestrian, kept driving, and then hit a pickup truck, kept driving. and then are rounded at this corner and hit this city traffic light, kept driving. moved into a neighborhood, and hit and occupied s u v. and with a dui, and driving without a license and this bill is at 300 to keep thousand dollars. in danville. >> and the stadium for the a's has had a snag and this building is ow

the firefighters union came up $6 million short according to the mayor. the union say the discrepancy was in the thousands of dollars not millions. >>> the air space over a wedding isn't usually a no-fly zone by chelsea clinton is no ordinary bride. >> reporter: former first daughter chelsea clinton and mark mezvinsky tied the knot behind closed doors with the whole world watching. the pride parents of the bride, former president bill clinton and secretary of state hillary clinton, shared the experience with a collection of guests shuttled through tight security and police barricades. the big to-do made the tiny town of rhinebeck, new york, seem a whole lot smaller. for a president's daughter who spent her whole life shunning the camera's eye, that is probably fine. some are calling it america's royal wedding, rumored to cost in the millions or hundreds of thousands, but for two american families it is one priceless day. brian mohr, nbc news. >>> still ahead, savings versus safety. costing taxpayers millions. would a new money saving measure put you and y

here's what the union is proposing that all firefighters will to give five or pay cut. reduce retirement benefits for new hires and find new deployment model to save on over time across the city's chief negotiator says the proposal does not provide enough money to save great now. he goes on to say and to rehire the firefighters' union would have to come up with a 10% a get. the brother was the ancestor giants baseball player is now behind bars andthe younger brother of san francisco giants outfielder nate schierholtz has been arrested in northern california for investigation of drunken driving after witnesses say they saw his pickup truck strike a bicyclist, a pedestrian, two other vehicles and a light pole. a group of bystanders witnessed the sunday morning incident in danville and held 23-year-old cainan schierholtz for deputies. he was and run, driving under the license. witnesses told investigators the pickup was francisco bay area community and struck a bicyclist and is that one witness described driver >> he was reminded the absence of something he could hardly ta

. >> after a day of failed negotiations, the city leaders say the firefighters union will allow members to decide how much is too much to give back. get back 48 firefighters that lost jobs to budget cuts. >> yesterday tied a couple record lows. the cloud cover even cooler this morning. mist and drizzle. how these cold temperatures will last through the weekend and whether we'll set anymore records. >> a new problem for bay bridge commuters. this is an injury accident off the bridge into san francisco westbound 80 near 9th street. lanes are blocked. we'll have more details after this. >> 6:00 right now. i'm terry mcsweeney. >> i'm kristen sze. topping our news right now, san francisco police investigating the attempted robbery of a federal agent, a robbery that ended very badly for the suspect after the agent opened fire. abc 7's theresa garcia joins us live from the hunter point neighborhood to tell us the latest. >> good morning. the suspects who attempted this robbery likely didn't expect they would come up against a person, a victim carrying a gun who turned out to be a federal agent

the firefighters union says it will members vote on cutting their package by nearly 9%. and also vote on paying more for health and retirement plans. 49 firefighters lost their jobs in san jose, closing several spaces to help close the deficit. union leaders say they've not received guarantees that laid off firefighters will be retired -- rehired if those cuts do get approved. >> officials in marin county spent the day destroying several illinois legal marijuana growing operations. authorities say they were near foothills in west marin county. you can see from our video, authorities used a helicopter to lift plants to a waiting truck to haul it awaichl the marin county sheriff and several other state and federal law enforcement agencies took part in this operation today. 50 and still to come a school district demanding more from students. >> i like helping people. it's fun. and it's -- better for them, too.. >> next, where kids are required to volunteer in order to get their diploma. >> i'm sandhya patel. a one-day warm up is coming up. one day z then, get ready for cons

the firefighters union says it will decide next week how to proceed. >>> 7:49. gilroy police are saying that even though they have seen a drop in overall crime, gang violence has exploded in the city. at a town hall meeting, police encouraged maybes to be on the lookout for suspicious activity. they say since 2007, gang violence has doubled from 44 incidents then to 85 last year. now, while those numbers could drop this year, police say there's still a lot of work to do. >> we're continuing to see gang signs, a lot of assaults. >> now, gilroy police say las animas work is popular -- is a popular hangout for gang -- hang out for gang members. >>> one bay area county says it's seen a dramatic increase in the demand for food stamps. >>> we'll find out which bay area town has joined the smart meter rebellion. . >>> more than 25,000 residents received food stamps in the month of june. that's a 77% increase from two years ago -- officials are saying more families could receive help. they are actually setting up a network. in a unanimous decision yesterday, the town co

. >>> the labor dispute between the city of san jose and its firefighters union drags on. tonight union members rejected the city's latest contract offer. it included an 8.9% cut in pay and benefits in order to save more than $10 million for the city. if it had been approved, the city says it could have rehired 49 recently laid off firefighters. we talked to the firefighters as they voted today. >> reporter: some 600 firefighters met behind closed doors to hear the details of a new contract that would cut their total compensation by roughly 8%. city hall has been pressing the union to allow rank and firefighters vote on the contract. after the meeting they did just that by secret ballot the firefighters in a nonbinding vote overwhelmingly rejected the offer. they announced the tally was 88% opposed and just 12% in favor even though accepting it would mean 49 of their colleagues that were laid off last month would get their jobs back. >> actually, the firefighters that were laid off, most of them were here and listening to the way we voted. and they even after they heard al

. >> reporter: as last group of 49 firefighters turned in their gear yesterday, the firefighters union made the 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%. >> our goal really is to be able to at this point hire back all the 49 firefighters that were unfortunately laid off. and the proposal they are making is unfortunately very, very far short of what we need to be able to do that. >> reporter: this morning, the union president told me he is hoping the city they will take what they are offering and at least allow some of the firefighters back to restaff an engine or two yesterday the union held a press conference talking about the risks of public safety. >> if there was a fire in that community right across the street today where they would have yesterday enjoyed a response time two of to three minutes, you will now see seven to eight minutes in my estimation.

the firefighters union announced that proposal yesterday. it includes a two tiered retirement system for newly hired firefighters but the pay conception remains at 5.25%, far less than 10% that the city needs from the workers to help balance the budget. >>> this comes as the city's new fire chief takes over today. that's willie mcdonald who previously served as fire chief of scottsdale, arizona. he takes over from the chief who retired in june. union officials say mcdonald has some staffing ideas that could reduce overtime costs. it remains to be seen whether that could save enough to bring back some of those lost firefighters jobs or re-open the fire station on communications hill. >>> a wildfire north of los angeles should be fully contained by this evening. that's if everything goes as planned. that fire has burned nearly 22 square miles of brush in the antelope valley. this since thursday. four homes and five outbuildings have been destroyed. yesterday, crews say they made a lot of progress. they contained 87% of the fire with the help f

unions and the county. >> we are not allowed to strike. the city can make an offer for us without arbitration and we have no choice. >> reporter: still a lot of emotion going on. at this hour the city council is still debating the issue. it also wants to address another possible city charter change to revamp its pension center for all new employers. looks like the city voters will have plenty to ponder when it comes to election time. >>> we will know tomorrow morning what a federal judge has decided about the constitutionality of proposition eight. late this afternoon, a court spokesperson said federal judge von walker has made a decision in a lawsuit brought by two same-sex couples who say california's ban on same-sex marriage violates their constitutional right. the decision will be announced using the city's online system. >>> the idea is quiet simple. if neighbors know each other it can be a powerful crime fighting tool. and that's the position behind national night out. events have been planned to keep the streets safe. sal castaneda