so why isn't that happening in contra costa county? because we don't need to. so so contra costa county is what we call an integrated system. so we have a whole clinical arm and we have a whole ecm arm. and so we don't need to have our ecm program provide clinical care because our our clinic system does that. but it doesn't always. and cases fall through the cracks. that's what the department of health care services found in the 2023 audit of contra costa health, after receiving anonymous complaints, the state found patients complained about not receiving enhanced care management services. in one case, a comprehensive history and physical examination wasn't completed and without proper assessment, the state said patients may not receive important behavioral and medical health screenings that can help identify and prevent illnesses. does the state know that contra costa county is not providing clinical care through its ecm program? yes, when we reached out to the state, a spokesperson repeated in an email, both clinical and non-clinical needs must be addressed by

>> and fried food, carnival rides and chaperons the contra costa county fair runs through the weekendwhat organizers hope to accomplish with the new rule agreement with teachers who threaten to strike. the two year agreement gives teachers with the contra costa county school educators association union a 6% retroactive raise dating back to july of last year. they will also get a 1% raise starting on july 1st. an agreement provision allows salaries to be renegotiated if the cost of living adjustment exceeds 2. bargaining unit members must now vote to ratify that agreement. former workers from the radisson hotel in oakland are demanding payment for more than $404,000. they say they were not paid. they spoke out today in front of the oakland airport. hotel workers first launched complaints four years ago, and last october, the city determined the hotel did engage in waive wage theft, withholding money from 128 workers. but nearly six months, six months later, those workers say they still have not been paid. >> the city attorney's office needs to file a lawsuit to force the radisson to pa

but part of the program is accused of cutting corners in contra costa county. the new medi-cal benefit is called enhanced care management, or ecm. it's supposed to care for the whole patient, meaning it addresses both medical and social needs. but a whistleblower with contra costa health is speaking exclusively to our investigative unit. the nurse says the county's program is ignoring medical requirements altogether. as a result, she says, vulnerable patients are slipping through the cracks. do you have first hand knowledge of patients being harmed or dying as a result of this? yes, yes they do. it's been heartbreaking. it's been really heartbreaking, because we are supposed to be, helping these patients. nbc's candice wynn is leading our investigation. some strong allegations here. what's the county's response? so i have reached out to the ceo as well as the chief medical officer of contra costa health. they repeatedly declined to sit down with me, but their communications officer, she spoke with me, and i asked her about concerns that these patients are gettin

far above the state standard of 20 minutes, and the issue is not new and it's not unique to contra costa county. >> it's my personal opinion that that emergency medical services ems in this state needs a significant overhaul. >> the number of calls for ambulances is straining the system, according to officials in contra costa county, an issue that was highlighted after the number of ambulances available reached the number zero on the saturday before mother's day. >> there's 911 calls keep coming in and ambulances sit at hospitals with patients unable to transfer the patient to the hospital, the situation becomes worse and the number of available ambulances gets reduced. >> this isn't a new thing. this has happened periodic over the years and it's not unique to contra costa. >> since september, the number of ambulances has increased from 54 to 72 per day, but officials say they've received 240 calls for an ambulance this year alone. more than two thirds of them needed serious advanced medical attention, and paramedics are hard to hire and keep. >> we are putting up to a dozen firefighter emts th

members so why isn't that happening in contra costa county? because we don't need to. contra costa county is what we call an integrated system. so we have a whole clinical arm and we have a whole ecm arm. and so we don't need to have our ecm program provide clinical care because our our clinic system does that. but it doesn't always. and cases fall through the cracks. that's what the department of health care services found in a 2023 audit of contra costa health after receiving anonymous complaints, the state found patients complained about not receiving enhanced care management services. in one case, a comprehensive history and physical examination wasn't completed and without proper assessments, the state said patients may not receive important behavioral and medical health screenings that can help identify and prevent illnesses. this the state know that contra costa county is not providing clinical care through its ecm program. yes, when we reached out to the state, a spokesperson repeated in an email, both clinical and non-clinical needs must be addressed by ecm te

joining us now, contra costa county supervisor diane burgess. supervisor burgess, thanks for being with us. this seems like a really bad mix here. increase 911 calls overcrowded ers and a staffing shortage. how do we get to this point? well, i want to point out that this is not unique to contra costa county. matter of fact, it's not even unique to the bay area. it's a national issue, and it is a crisis. as someone that has had to wait for an ambulance, those seconds, minutes are excruciating. so it is a crisis. however, there's a lot of things that we can do better. and i'm glad we're talking about it, because i think part of the things that we can do better as the chief said, is utilizing our primary care physicians, our urgent cares, and knowing when to not call for an ambulance or go to the emergency room is really important. yeah, you bring up a good point there. is there something that you can do as a county supervisor to help fix this issue, like in real time, tangibly? good question. and that's part of the reason why i brought this up, be

the contra costa county fair is back open for its 88th year. bethany collins is a chaperone. she brought her 12-year-old son in a couple of his friends. she says it's nothing like it was last year. >> we were here last year and there were a lot of fights and it got kind of sketchy toward the night, so i really do feel safe. >> reporter: collins is here with her entire family last year when she witnessed one of the malays. >> we were over in the smaller kid area and i don't know what happened but it was like a big swarm of people and they were knocking over the railing on the rides and yeah. >> reporter: jill is the ceo of the contra costa county fell. >> it's kind of celebration for the county. >> ringel says the fair is not seen the large afterschool crowd but something had to be done to keep the fair and enjoyable experience for everyone. >> we were seeing a lot of teenagers basically getting dropped off and had nothing to do but cause problems, so we we wanted everybody coming to the fair to feel safer. >> reporter: among the teens at the fair, the chaperone policy is gett

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contra costa health, which found proper, proper medical care isn't always being provided. and patients sadly, audrey, they are falling through the system's cracks. wow, how's contra costa countyealth responding? yeah, so i asked for interviews with the system's leaders, and they all declined to speak with me. but their communications officer told me that while they're not providing medical care through medi-cal ecm program, their version of it, they say they have a separate arm, a separate department within coco health that provides this clinical care. and that's why they feel that they're covering their bases. okay are there i understand that there are tens of thousands, or i should say tens of millions of tax dollars involved with all of this every year. yeah, that's right, tens of millions of dollars and a lot of lives at stake. so all of that in my story tonight at 11. all right. thanks for that preview. we'll see you at 11. still ahead, bay bridge could soon shine bright again with a new set of lights. we've got an update on the fundraiser to put up a new display and we're talking about our climate in crisis, the new risks to the bay area as our seas continue to rise. me

but already designers are unveiling a new model car to be used in contra costa county. show you the upgrades that could soon be part of an a super thin, flexible patch with maximum otc strength lidocaine that contours to the body to relieve pain right where it hurts. and did we mention, it really, really sticks? salonpas, it's good medicine. families displaced in the aftermath of the mass shooting in half moon bay. the board of supervisors unanimously passed the plan today to buy 47 manufactured homes and install them on a lot, about a mile outside downtown half moon bay. 19 of them will be for families from the farm where the shooting happened last january, seven workers, you may remember, were killed and the terrible state of their housing came to light in the aftermath. >> a conference on the future of automated transportation brought officials from across the state and nation to san ramon today, and it gave local leaders an opportunity to see the newest car model that could soon be used in contra costa counties. proposed micro transit system. abc seven news reporter

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so why isn't that happening in contra costa county? because we don't need to. so so contra costa county is what we call an integrated system. so we have a whole clinical arm and we have a whole ecm arm. and so we don't need to have our ecm program provide clinical care because our our clinic system does that. but it doesn't always. and cases fall through the cracks. that's what the department of health care services found in a 2023 audit of contra costa health, after receiving anonymous complaints, the state found patients complained about not receiving enhanced care management services. in one case, a comprehensive history and physical examination wasn't completed and without proper assessment, the state said patients may not receive important behavioral and medical health screenings that can help identify and prevent illnesses. this the state know that contra costa county is not providing clinical care through its ecm program. yes, when we reached out to the state, a spokesperson repeated in an email, both clinical and non-clinical needs must be addressed by e

and yet police are now investigating an armed robbery of 2 people who work with the contra costa county fair. so police say the employees were depositing cash from of the fair at a bank around 02:30am, this antioch? that's police say robbed them of the money and personal belongings at gunpoint. so far no arrests have been made. police are not released. any description of the robbers. time now 604 and right to it. today, 3 men accused of killing a security guard for kron 4 in oakland in 2021. >> they'll be in court later this morning for a plea hearing. they face murder and attempted murder charges. attempted robbery charges for the killing of kevin nishita. he was shot while protecting a kron for news crew in the middle of the day on a story and oakland we're going follow this hearing set to start at 09:00am. a teenager is injured and another in custody after a fight and a high school and id with a stabbing. this happened around noon christopher high school in gilroy. the teenagers got into a fight in the locker room and then one of them pulled out a knife and stabbed the other. the stu

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contra costa, it has arrived. and this is something that you could actually see and feel that will be a reality in eastern contra costa county. >> the first section is expected to be finished by 2027. a similar project by the same company that's underway in san jose, but contra costa will probably finish first because of the roadway construction that is less complicated in those open spaces. >> okay, so where is this money coming from? right now that's unclear, but transit planners say it will be a partnership combining funding with private investment. >>> in san francisco, a teen was hit by the car during the police chase that happened just outside francisco middle school this morning where they struck another pedestrian earlier at jones and market and then took off. officers pursued the suspect to north beach when they hit that 14-year-old girl. police finally stopped the driver at embarcadero and green and took him into custody. both victims were taken to the hospital were non-life threatening injuries. we spoke to one witness outside the school that saw the accident happen while dropping off her grandson. >> my heart dro

shop now at sleepnumber.com >>> the contra costa county fair continues this weekend. lots of people expected to be out, including teens with their chaperones. the policy was put into place last year for teens 18 and under to be accompanied by an adult that's at least 25 years old after fights broke out. in one day fair organizers are implementing the rule again to keep the fair safe and fun for everyone. the chaperone policy is getting mixed reviews from the teens. >> feel like the fair is a place where kids go to have fun away from their parents. the chaperone policy takes away from that. >> it's a good way of protecting everyone in the park, sort of. i feel like we've had a lot of dangerous incidents at the park. now that we have this new rule, it's going to keep it safer and more fun for everyone else. >> you have one more day to enjoy the contra costa county fair. it wraps up tomorrow. >>> well, speaking of festive things, a big anniversary this weekend as the roller coaster turned 100. opened in 1924. cost them $50,000 to build. it only took 47 days to build that

county officials are saying that this is not new or unique to contra costa county. >> it's my personalthat emergency medical services, ems in this state needs a significant overhaul. >> the number of calls for ambulances is straining the system, according to officials in contra costa county, an issue that was highlighted after the number of ambulances available reached the number zero on the saturday before mother's day. >> there's 911 calls keep coming in and ambulances sit at hospitals with patun

. >> health officials in contra costa county say the opioid epidemic is worsening kron four's. philippe djegal reports that the county is receiving millions of dollars from settle lawsuits from manufacturers and is reaching out to the community for ideas on how to use it to combat the crisis. >> the state has settled several national lawsuits against opioid manufacturers, distributors and other groups held responsible for the opioid epidemic and expects more funds in the future contra. costa county has already received about 5 million dollars of that money and health services is holding listening sessions for ideas on how to spend and combat the crisis. we are at a point where >> our approach has to also include some harm reduction in. this is something that we didn't he started alcohol and drugs. but we know that they picked the crisis is forcing us to change our approach and meet the needs the community. the county says the funding will be used for opioid abatement treatment and prevention activities need work with individuals who are not ready to embrace treatment. >> but coo

members of the contra costa county school educators association rallied in pleasant hill yesterday. teachers say they don't make enough money to live in the district that they teach in. now, the contra costa county office of education has agreed to a two year deal. the agreement includes a 6% raise, retroactive to last summer, also a 1% raise in july. the raises can be renegotiated if the cost of living rises more than 2% before the end of next year. a staple oh, another round. by the way, i have to let you know of tesla layoffs in the bay area this time. the company is cutting 600 jobs from its offices in palo alto and fremont. tesla has been slashing jobs since january. the company is restructuring it as it faces a weakening demand for electric cars and increased competition. the cuts will affect workers from all areas of the company, from factory workers to engineers. okay, the weekend is here. it is friday, vienna. another beautiful day outside. and oh, i just saw a foggy picture. we still got some fog and low clouds by the coast, but inland it looks really nice. it's going to de

and through the rest of contra costa county, alameda county with smooth drive. there is a crash over on the right shoulder in the commute direction. you see no slowing on the sensors out of the altamont pass, but i'll watch that closely. a couple of new incidents on the peninsula. i don't think there's an issue, but we'll track that as well for one on one. here's san jose, easy drive back to you. thanks, mike. helping pave the way for future teachers. coming up next on today in the bay, the company giving opportunities to graduates looking to get into iorly childhood educat coming weeks might be asking themselves, now what will luna duran of san francisco found herself asking herself that very same question several years ago when going to college wasn't an option financially. she works for bright horizons, a preschool and early child care center in south san francisco which fully paid for her associate's degree in early childhood education. luna has been able to move up the ranks from teacher to instructional coach, who oversees a team of educators starting a jo

county officials are saying that this is not new or unique to contra costa county. >> it's my personal opinion that that emergency medical services, ems in this state needs a significant overhaul. >> the number of calls for ambulances is straining the system, according to officials in contra costa county, an issue that was highlighted after the number of ambulances available reached the number zero on the saturday before mother's day. >> there's 911 calls keep coming in and ambulances sit at hospitals with patients unable to transfer. the patient to the hospital, the situation becomes worse and the number of available ambulances gets reduced. >> this isn't a new thing. this has happened periodically over the years and it's not unique to contra costa. >> since september, the number of ambulances has increased from 54 to 72 per day, but officials say they've received 240 calls for an ambulance this year alone. >> more than two thirds of them needed serious advanced medical attention, and paramedics are hard to hire and keep. >> we are putting up to a dozen firefighter emts through parame

. >> plus controlled burns in contra costa county. as the temperatures rise. so does wildfire danger. that's not the only trouble they want you to be looking out for and starting today. you're encouraged to take some extra steps to spare the air. why small prevention is a top concern during the month of may. and i'm keeping an eye on the weather today. beautiful nice temperatures out there to be got a chance of rain this weekend. i'll have details coming up. your weather after >> the city of oakland is facing some new criticism after an audit revealed widespread lapses were to blame for the failure to secure a grant to fight crime. the city auditor's office released an extensive 37 page report detailing how and why the city missed out and millions of dollars. kron four's terisa stasio has been digging into this report for us. he joins us now live from the newsroom with the latest here. thanks for joining us. the report lays out a very critical examination of what went wrong. it also points to the mayor saying that a lack of leadership contributed to the city b

the contra costa county fair isn't the only site that has adopted a similar policy. after brawls on its grounds last year, great america in santa clara adopted a similar policy requiring minors to have a chaperon who is at least 21 years old, at the fairgrounds in antioch. sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. sergio, thank you. tonight some highs and lows for san francisco struggleith homelessness, the city says despite its efforts, there's been a jump in unhoud people over the past two years. take a look here. these are new numbers from this year's point in time count. you can see how this has trended since 2019. the city says it identified more than 8300 unhoused people. that is up 7% since 2022. but the city says progress is still being made. the number of people living in tents or on the street is down to a ten year low, with fewer than 3000 counted. but now the city is also trying to keep up with the rise in homeless families. city identified nearly 440 unhoused families living mostly in vehicles. mayor's office recently announced a plan to expand emergency shelt

contra costa schools education association teachers were calling for better pay. they claim that they weren't making enough money to live in the district. that they teach in. well, tonight, the contra costa county education said that they have reached a tentative deal. the two year agreement includes a 6% raise that can be renegotiated if the cost of living rises more than 2. superintendent released a statement saying in part, quote, this agreement increases the compensation for our hardworking employees while ensuring that this agency remains fiscally sound. more drama in the san francisco mayor's race a planned forum between mayor breed and supervisor aaron peskin has been canceled, and the chronicle reports a separate debate scheduled to happen at the same time, which is next monday, has lost another participant, daniel lurie. breed and peskin have all dropped out of that debate. hosted by together. sf mayor breed cited concerns that the group is too closely connected to one of her opponents, mark farrell. the five major candidates have agreed to participate in a debate next month. we're back in 60s up next. in danger of losing their homes, we investigate a spike in evictions impacting the e

the fire chief in contra costa county says the community is in danger. our jodi hernandez is looking into an ambulance shortage. and what the solution might be. also, neighbors say he threatened to kill him. to kill him. the new details we're learning about the gunman that san jose police shot and revolutionizing air travel in east bay. congressman tells us the changes he's pushing for after a close call at sfo. the news at six starts right now. good evening and thanks for being with us on this monday. i'm raj mathai and i'm jessica aguirre, sounding the alarm on an ambulance shortage, the contra costa county fire chief says it has gotten so bad. sometimes there's no ambulance available to respond to an emergency. but as nbc bay area's jodi hernandez tells us, just buying more ambulances may not actually help. ever since covid, the ems system has been in a state of crisis. that's how contra costa county fire chief louis burchard describes what emergency workers are faced with too many calls for ambulance service, not enough resources to get patients into

. -- captions by vitac -- the contra costa county fair went on without a hitch this weekend, but going to the bank to deposit the profits is now a much more unfortunate story. good evening. i'm ama daetz. it's a nearly $90,000 heist in antioch, and it involved the money you may have spent. police say the two victims were employees at the fair. abc seven news reporter j.r. stone spent the evening in antioch and has more on this investigation. jr. >> police say the two employees went to go and try to deposit the money in the night drop box at 218 in the morning. they had thousands of dollars with them when they were held up at gunpoint. the contra costa county fair ended late sunday night, but it's what happened in the overnight hours after the fair at this bmo bank, a mile and a half down the road in antioch that is raising eyebrows . >> two of our employees possibly were taking a very large cash deposit to a bank not too far away, and were robbed at the bank, not on the fairgrounds. >> craig cannon is the president of the contra costa county fair board of directors. he was not the one

now to a growing concern in contra costa county. the fire chief today is sounding the alarm about an ambulance shortage. it's an issue we've seen pop up in the south bay. right. and now it's actually reaching other parts of the bay area. so let's go ahead and bring in our jodi hernandez this afternoon. jodi, you have been looking into this story for us. what are you learning? well, the contra costa county fire chief acknowledges that there is definitely a serious problem. and there are a number of factors. first of all, the number of 911 calls is up significantly. they transport 229 patients a day to the hospital. but even adding 18 ambulances last year hasn't helped out a ton. and even if they added more ambulances, he says, there's a severe shortage of paramedics. but what seems to be the biggest issue is not enough space at hospital emergency rooms. so often the ambulances get to the scene quickly, usually within minutes, then spent more than an hour outside the e.r. waiting to offload the patient. just this morning, the chief to

now to an incredible story out of contra costa county. a car crashed, rolled over, then caught fire on highway four. and that's when a man driving by stepped into action to rescue a three year-old girl. our jodi hernandez talked to that man today. she joins us live. and jodi, thank goodness he was driving by at that moment. yes, it really is a good thing. 40 year old troy white tells me he was driving his own young daughter home from soccer practice tuesday evening, when he came upon the crash scene right here along highway four at the 160 junction. that car was flipped over on its side and was on fire. his daughter screamed, somebody is in the car and so he immediately pulled over and jumped into action. the former marine ran to the wrecked car where the mom had just managed to crawl out. he saw a three year old little girl trapped, buckled in her car seat with her feet dangling. she was saying, help me, help me, and i don't like this. as her panicked mom was screaming. now, white says he struggled with the car seat straps, but he was fi

in contra costa county. jodi hernandez, nbc, bay area news. new details tonight on that driver accused of opening fire at other cars on the freeway. it happened yesterday evening in san ramon on 680. police say a man named lee brandon o'connor began firing the gun, his gun, out of his window. he had at least one car. no one was hurt. luckily, police arrested o'connor moments later. investigators say they did find a gun in his car. o'connor is now facing a list of charges, including attempted murder. there are new abuse allegations against an east bay priest. this time, the alleged victim is an adult, the diocese announced. father sunil orthel can no longer work as a priest in oakland while it investigates these claims. orthel, a salesian priest most recently worked at saint joseph's basilica in alameda. not many details yet, but the priest is accused of violating the personal boundaries of an adult. this comes on the heels of our investigative units deep dive into a new wave of child sex abuse allegations against the church. you can find our 3

so why isn't that happening in contra costa county? because we don't need to. so so contra costa county is what we call an integrated system. so we have a whole clinical arm and we have a whole ecm arm. and so we don't need to have our ecm program provide clinical care because our our clinic system does that. but it doesn't always. and cases fall through the cracks. that's what the department of health care services found in a 2023 audit of contra costa health after receiving anonymous complaints, the state found patients complained about not receiving enhanced care management services in one case, a comprehensive history and physical examination wasn't completed, and without proper assessments, the state said patients may not receive important behavioral and medical health screenings that can help identify and prevent illnesses. this the state know that contra costa county is not providing clinical care through its ecm program. yes, when we reached out to the state, a spokesperson repeated in an email, both clinical and non-clinical needs must be addressed by e

this is according to the contra costa county sheriff's department who responded to the incident friday afternoon. neighbors tell us the boy was visiting family kron four's jack moment. reports. >> afternoon on friday contra costa county, first responders rushed to bethel island. reports of a 5 year-old drowned in bethel island. we had a young male drowned. >> landing over there. john sullivan, a neighbor says each of these homes has a dock news hitting close to his home. he says this tragedy was praying for you know, it didn't work you're the rescuers did the best they could. neighbors tell us the boy was visiting relatives in the complex and fell off the dock in the back of the home. so neighbors say a drowning like what happened here on friday is really uncommon. some of them have been living here for years and say they've never seen anything like it. >> but they also said at the same time, water safety is at the top of mind spreading sand words of advice for people who have boats just like this one. i'm very sad about it. hearing about it that that breaks my heart. darlene weaver ha

. >>> a new had vision for public transit in contra costa county. >> this is something that you could actually see and feel that reality in eastern contra costa county. >> how these robotaxis could help ease the gridlock in growing suburbs and cities. >>> the police chase will take a scary turn when the suspect on the run hits a middle schooler on her way to class. >> and a witness describes the chaos in school drop off. >> my heart dropped and i just broke down crying. >> the new name and the new image. hear from a teen

the contra costa county fair went on without a hitch this weekend, but going to the bank to deposit thes now a much more unfortunate story. good evening. i'm ama daetz. it's a nearly $90,000 heist in antioch, and it involved the money you may have spent. police say the two victims were employees at the fair. abc seven news reporter j.r. stone spent the evening in antioch and has more on this investigation. jr. >> police say the two employees went to go and try to deposit the money in the night drop box at 218 in the morning. they had thousands of dollars with them when they were held up at gunpoint. the contra costa county fair ended late sunday night, but it's what happened in the overnight hours after the fair at this bmo bank, a mile and a half down the road in antioch that is raising eyebrows . >> two of our employees possibly were taking a very large cash deposit to a bank not too far away, and were robbed at the bank, not on the fairgrounds. >> craig cannon is the president of the contra costa county fair board of directors. he was not the one making the day to day operations call

and that's what's going on in contra costa county.st year's fair, punching, kicking and hair pulling brawls shocked other guests, staff and security. the fair closed early that night and a strict rule was imposed back then, which continues this year. >> anybody 18 years or under is required to have a chaperon 25 years or older, and for each chaperon they can only have for 18 years. and under youth with them. >> so now you get the real county fair experience with the fair queen and her court making the rounds. add to that livestock rides, food, entertainment, arts, crafts and cooking competitions, a petting zoo, kids pedal tractor competition, chainsaw and cheese carving, auto racing and oh yes, even camel rides. >> we are a family friendly event and we want our family and friendly people to feel safe when they're out here at the fair. >> at the end of the day, rules are rules and if they can't be responsible on their own, sometimes you have to enforce, you know, a guide there to help. >> we need to have that kind of good atmosphere an

and then we'll zoom over here in contra costa county, circling a crash on ignacio valley road, which is the continuation of kirker pass, which is a cut through for a lot of folks through contra costa county. so that's the middle number there. it's starting to grow. so watch that route. you might want to stick toward highway four and 680. that is still moving smoothly. we don't like to see that orange today show is just moments away. but we are continuing today in the bay on roku and other streaming platforms live at eight. the reason you could soon see an extra $24 added to your monthly electricity bill. sorry, don't shoot the messenger. yeah, don't . all right. that does it for us here on today in the bay it's going to be a beautiful. so maybe we should take the midday outside the windows. turn off the lights inside. try to save on the power bills. exactly. that's a good day. and you can spend it on heat. . >>> hi there. good thursday morning. those campus protests escalating overnight. >> yeah, tensions building as police ramp up the response nationwide. it's may 2nd. this is "today

volvo retailer to learn more. >> and they say you can get some money to help you buy an e-bike contra costa countyu need proof of purchase. and the only other requirement is that you be a contra costa county resident over the age of 18, no matter your income, the cash rebate is on a 50 bucks and it could be up to 300 depending on your income. this is a way that, you know, they promote in you know, it's better for the environment. but here's the thing is it's also pretty expensive to get the bike. yeah. so it's a cool program. a lot of we care for, by the way, see how bad the kids were in on roads being safe. we've been talking a lot about traveling in commute. we actually have a hot spot right now. >> on the bay bridge for all of you guys traveling this morning. look at this. we're tracking accident on the bay bridge. this is right at the fremont street exit. so not an opportune location, especially at the peak of the morning commute is already pretty busy and congested out there. 80 westbound east of fremont street that exit. we know the right and center lanes are blocked. traffic at a very slow

tonight new concerns over a lack of ambulances and emergency resources in contra costa county. >> thetransport every year and a shortage of resources to keep up with the need. ktvu is crystal bailey reports. >> it's my personal opinion that that emergency medical services ems in this state needs a significant overhaul. the number of calls for ambulances is straining the system, according to officials in contra costa county, an issue that was highlighted after the number of ambulances available reached the number zero on the saturday before mother's day. >> there's 911 calls keep coming in and ambulances sit at hospitals with patients unable to transfer the patient to the hospital, the situation becomes worse and the number of available ambulances gets reduced. >> this isn't a new thing. this has happened periodically over the years, and it's not unique to contra costa since september, the number of ambulances has increased from 54 to 72 per day. >> but officials say they've received 240 calls for an ambulance this year alone. more than two thirds of them needed serious advanced medica

so out of contra costa county the build happens, but nothing dramatic. s is moving smoothly as well. the rest of contra costa county shows a pretty similar backup that we typically see on a monday highway for highway 37, richmond for west 80, and of course, the bay bridge. the metering lights have been on. they're slowing approaching san francisco and the backup here because the metering lights are on, is back to the end of the parking lot, as well as off the 880 overcrossing at the bay bridge. back to you. thank you mike. happening now. small business week is kicking. off in san francisco, and the mayor and other leaders are hosting a public event at pier 70 tonight. the theme is love letter to makers and manufacturers. the week features workshops, networking opportunities and other events. your local grocery store could soon be without self-checkout stands. it's all thanks to a new proposed bill in california up next, the way one lawmaker aims to tackle shoplifting by cracking down on self-checkout. plus severe flooding in texas. new video of the fright

and just hours after the contra costa county fair wrapped up over the weekend to employees attempting to deposit money at a bank in antioch were robbed at gunpoint of nearly $90,000. kron four's tweeted all explains how this happened. >> 4 days of fun at the contra costa county fair and with an astounding monetary loss and it did not even happen at the in any very disappointing and unfortunate any of police investigations. lieutenant desmond bittner says to fair employees were held up at gunpoint at around 2.15, monday morning. occurred after they left the event park carrying about $88,000 in cash collected from admissions fees drove over to the bmo bank which is in the no parking lot of the 2500 block of road here in town. once they part approached the depository and opened the box, tenant bittner says a car pulled up and a gunman wearing dark clothing and a mask help the victims up suspect fled in a vehicle. and that's all we have at this time. we stopped by the administrative offices here at the event park with questions about the incident. but the ceo and manager job ringle declin

new at five tonight, the contra costa county fair comes to an end on a bad note. two fair workers robbed at gunpoint right outside of a bank, costing the fair tens of thousands of dollars. >> basically, the fair goers and the family are the ones that are really going to possibly suffer at next year's fair. >> going into this year's fair, the concern was over people's behavior.ft a fight caused the event to close early las year, and now we have learned robbed at almost $90,000 in cash while visiting a bank before dawn monday morning. our crime reporter, henry lee, is live at the antioch police department with the latest in this investigation. henry >> well, antioch police tell me it was standard practice for workers at the fair to go to the bank in the middle of the night. now, past deposits of cash went on without a hitch. but this time things did not go smoothly. two contra costa county fair workers carrying cash from parking and entrance fees robbed at a bank in the middle of the night by a man who may have had a gun. it was a large haul. >> there were in route

you know how you bikes are so great, but they're pretty expensive to will now in contra costa county,o $300 in these cash in rebates for any e-bay bike e-bike that you buy or have bought in the last 6 months. all you have to do is have proof of purchase and you have to be a contra costa county resident over the age of 18. it's pretty this program anybody. and also you get the most money. if you're at 400% of the poverty guidelines. so the more that you need that money that the county is size, the more money you get. but well, i was talking to doctor. everybody love miami by kicks. let me tell ya once you do the e-bike. don't want to go back. yeah. and it's not because i'm lazy change. it's just you know, you have the ability. you can work out a little bit if you want, if you if you don't want your going up a hill, like, yeah, give a healthy friends that are big bicyclists. they think those hills are field. ok. and so i'm going to have the e-bike the a go at them and just tell that it's a normal bike, right? right. covid well, we are looking outside at the bay bridge, not a lot of wind

health officials in contra costa county say the opioid epidemic there is getting worse as kron four's. philippe djegal reports the county is getting millions of dollars from lawsuits settled with manufacturers and the county is reaching out now to the community for ideas about how to best use it. >> doctor pam has spent years working in pharmacies and has seen the worst of opioid epidemic people are every day time deflating talked or pam among the community members who attended opioid community listening session hosted by contra costa health services in concord. thursday's is this for that? we are planning to have. the state has settled several national lawsuits against opioid manufacturers, distributors and other groups held responsible for the crisis and expects more funds in the future. the county has already received about 5 million dollars of that money and is holding the listening sessions for ideas on how to spend and combat the crisis. remain abatement treatment and prevention. the latest statistics from the contra costa county meds coalition shows that county wide in 2022, th

. >>> we are developing a story to tell you about in contra costa county. firefighters are mopping up two separate fires right now. this is the aftermath off of the road. we saw firefighters spraying down what looks to be metal debris. firefighters say about 20 acres burned. so, the fire started after 4:00 this afternoon. not far from the antioch b.a.r.t station. here is video from our radio partner. there is no word of any service impacts >> just a few miles away, firefighters put out a second fire through the plaza. they went in aggressive mode because of the wind concerns, let's check in with our meteorologist darren peck on that, dare snen. >> the wind is a factor in that because of the location for the fires, you can see where antioch is on the virtual map. i will put wind streams on that in a moment. first, a bird's-eye view from this camera that sits on top of mount diablo. when you look at it in a live window you can see antioch in the foreground, the bridge, the fire was out here. there is san important feature in that view. two different water the

. >> against the contra costa county superintendent, the contra costa county schools association says it's a bargaining team is in a fact-finding hearing with the county's office of education management. the group says it may be on strike in the fall of the deal is not reached the rally. we'll be at the county's office of education in pleasant hill. also happening tomorrow, the fairfield to soon unified teachers association is hosting a rally to bring attention to their contract negotiations. >> they say it passed for the school district members say they want to attract and retain highly qualified educators with the salary that keeps up with today's cost of living. they're calling on the school district's management to resume contract negotiations. that rally will be held at the district office in fairfield. in the south bay, dozens of teachers rallied outside of los gatos high school today demanding better pay. >> they say they're in the lowest, paid to category in the county and most teachers have to work 2 jobs to make ends meet. rally was also held at saratoga high school. >> it's

new concerns over a lack of ambulances and emergency resources in contra costa county. ansport every year and a shortage of resources to keep up with the need. ctv's chrystal baillie reports. it's my personal opinion that that emergency medical services ems in this state needs a significant overhaul. >> the number of calls for ambulances is straining the system, according to officials in contra costa county, an issue that was highlighted after the number of ambulances available reached the number zero on the saturday before mother's day. >> there's 911 calls keep coming in and ambulances sit at hospitals with patients unable to transfer the patient to the hospital. the situation becomes worse and the number of available ambulances gets reduced. >> this isn't a new thing. this has happened periodically over the years and it's not unique to contra costa. >> since september, the number of ambulances has increased from 54 to 72 per day. but officials say they've received 240 calls for an ambulance this year alone . more than two thirds of them needed serious advanced medical

>> now at 5.30, we're learning the to contra costa county fair employees who were robbed at gunpoint in antioch. we're carrying nearly $90,000. robbery happened over the weekend. just hours after the county fair had wrapped up. >> kron four's philippe chagall explains how it all happened. >> long after the last visitors exited the contra costa county fair at the event park in antioch. police say 2 fair employees were tasked with taking the money collected from admissions fees to the bmo bank depository on summersville road to drop off the catch. they parked in the bank. lot at around monday morning as they were in the process opening a box. vehicle pulled up. suspect exited approach. the 2 victims >> the bag, which is a backpack full of cash. >> and their cell phones, antioch police investigations. lieutenant desmond bittner says the lone suspect was armed and pressed the gun into one of the victims backs were told the loss was a right around $88,000. so to be exact has 87,000, 800 and some change. the suspect left in a vehicle and has not been found. all we have and the suspect was

drownings over the weekend, including a 5 year-old boy's fatal incident on bethel island in contra costa county. thank you for joining us here on kron. 4 news at 5. i'm noelle bellow and i'm grant lotus. it is really a scary reminder of just how important it is to stay safe in the summer months. kron four's rob nesbitt. >> spoke with a first responder and joins us now in the studio with their advice this evening. rob. >> granda, well, more people will be spending time by the water as temperatures warm up. but this is also when rivers are moving dangerously fast during the snow melt and important time to be vigilant. the middle of may and california's rivers are moving fast and cold. it's a dangerous time to be in the water and first responders have been busy. the waters of the san joaquin river in stanislaw county clarmed the life of a 30 year-old woman after she jumped in the water to save her 11 year-old daughter. we've had, you know, multiple. >> fatality incidents just in the last week contra costa county, a 5 year-old boy drowned over the weekend on bethel island. >> larry collins with cal