collective bargaining agreements entered into by the federal government are binding and enforceable under the law. the union says 54% of federal workers are required to work in person every day. and for those who don't, they say, quote, telework and remote work, our tools that have helped the federal government increased productivity and efficiency. this is something that >> probably going to head to court. the federal workers union says it will be ready to enforce its contracts if the incoming trump administration doesn't honor them. >> in washington, i'm maddie beer-temple. >> all right. maddie back here in the bay taking a live look at coit tower on a friday night. >> it is friday, lawrence. and the weekend ahead has some more rain for for showers to go. we've got a bright future ahead as we head in toward the new year, the sunshine is going to come back and we're going to see a lot of sun as we head in toward that first week in january. but right now we've got a couple storms to deal with out there tonight, looking out toward the golden gate bridge is looking southbound out there right now. don't get all we see this view. but out

collective bargaining agreements entered into by the federal government are binding and enforceable under the law. the union says 54% of federal workers are required to work in person every day. and for those who don't, they say, quote, telework and remote work, our tools that have helped the federal government increased productivity and efficiency. this is something that >> probably going to head to court. the federal workers union says it will be ready to enforce its contracts if the incoming trump administration doesn't honor them. >> in washington, i'm maddie beer-temple. >> thanks, maddie. a recent study about climate change claims people around the world experience about 40 more days of dangerous heat this year compared to last climate. central researchers say 2024 is likely going to be the hottest year on record. according to the analysis, the nina weather pattern which naturally warms the pacific may have caused temperatures to spike earlier in the year. the warm ocean waters also fueled other destructive storms. they say as well as heavy downpours. >> climate change then play role and often a major role in most of the events

collective bargaining agreements entered into by the federal government are binding and enforceable under the law. the union says 54% of federal workers work in person every day. and for those who don't, they say, quote, telework and remote work, our tools that have helped the federal government increased productivity and efficiency. this is something that >> probably going to head to court. the federal workers union says it will be ready to enforce its contracts if the incoming trump administration doesn't honor them. >> in washington, i'm maddie >> tonight is your last chance to ride the free ferry from richmond to san francisco since november. first, the ferry has been offering these free rides to promote the service. the last ride moves richmond at 08:30pm, tonight for the city. and then after that, it's back to the regular $4.70 fare. nice while it lasted netflix's to christmas day football games were the most streamed games in nfl history. that's according to. >> preliminary figures by nielsen. the league says once all the numbers are in and they expect both games average, about 30 million viewers viewership peaked during halfti

collective bargaining agreements entered into by the federal government are binding and enforceable under the law. the union says 54% of federal workers are required to work in person every day. and for those who don't, they say, quote, telework and remote work, our tools that have helped the federal government increased productivity and efficiency. this is something that probably going to head to court. >> the federal workers union says it will be ready to enforce their contracts if the incoming trump administration doesn't honor them. >> in washington, i'm maddie beer-temple so many. how is this part of the incoming administration's plan to cut government spending? >> workforce is something that elon musk and vivek ramaswamy have talked about. the 2 of them have been tapped by president-elect trump to lead this new department of government efficiency where they say they want to cut 2 trillion dollars in federal spending. all right. maddie live for us there in dc. thank you so much. today, the last chance to ride a free ferry from richmond to san francisco since november. 1st, the ferry has been offering these free rides. >> today, t

breaking news overnight the biden administration locking in a remote work deal with the largest federal workers union in the country this is the american federation of government employees a security agreement for more than 42000 social security workers that protect their ability to work from home until 2029 and an updated contract, doge floated in the remote work for federal employees, you know that as part of an effort to shrink the size of the government, hedge fund manager billionaire bill ackman posted this on x biden is attempting to make permanent the deep state before he leaves office by burdening the government with untenable contracts so donald trump and doge cannot succeed this needs to stop now it is an interesting take trying to blow up the place. imagine creating a contract before you leave office so the incoming president cannot get what he wants there is always ways around it, let's say the biden is able to secure if your federal worker you have to come into the office and the other performance measures introduced by doge, you got a performance some of those performance and reviews ha

collective bargaining agreements entered into by the federal government are binding and enforceable under the law. the union says 54% of federal workersk in person every day. and for those who don't, they say, quote, telework and remote work are tools that have helped the federal government increased productivity and efficiency. this is something that probably going to head to court. >> the federal workers union says it will be ready to enforce its contracts if the incoming trump administration doesn't honor them. >> in washington, i'm maddie beer-temple. >> still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news rideshare company. lyft is suing the city of san francisco while the company claims the city is overcharging them. >> actress olivia hussey, less best known for her role in the 1968 film, romeo and juliet has died. her performance is julia earned her a golden globe and international acclaim. his career included roles as diverse as mary and jesus of nazareth. horror classics like it and black christmas. she is survived by her husband, musician david glenn. i sleet 3 children and a grandson. her family remembers her as a remarkable person who'

president-elect trump says he wants to block the biden administration's agreement with the federal workers uniono work remote through 2029. watch. >> if people don't come back to work, come back into the, thoffice,they're going to be di. somebody in the biden administration gave a five year waiver of that, for five years people don't have to come back into the office. it involved 49,000 people. for five years they don't have to go? they just signed this thing. it's ridiculous. so it was like a gift to a union and we're going to obviously be in court to stop it. >> but the union is ready to fight back, saying, quote, telework and remote work are tools that have helped the federal government increase productivity and efficiency. we trust the incoming administration will abide by their obligations to honor lawful union contracts. if they fail to do so, we will be prepared to enforce our rights. maria, as i send it back to you, whoa, read the room here. a lot of people are working five days, right? maria: that's good. gerri, thank. meanwhile, chicago is pushing to become the next silicon valley of q

and the leader of a federal workers union says that the plan by elon musk and vivek ramaswamy to cut down on government employees dramatically could have a disproportionate effect on black workers and the government services that a lot of black americans rely upon that union leader will join us to explain. plus, consent decrees are how the feds keep an eye on troubled police departments. the justice department this week says that the memphis police department needs federal oversight, but the city says they don't want it. is this a sign of what's to come with the trump administration set to take over soon? we have an expert who has worked with the white house on police reform to join us. and why a senator from montana is fighting to bring back this logo of washington's nfl football team. the personal connection to one native american family, so that is coming up to be watching. >> have a great show. >> thank you very much. >> let's start right now well, first of all, there is an angle of this debate over federal workers and cutting or moving the workforce out of dc that we have not ta

and the leader of a federal workers union says that the plan by elon musk and vivek ramaswamy to cutown on government employees dramatically could have a disproportionate effect on black workers and the government services that a lot of black americans rely upon that union leader will join us to explain. plus, consent decrees are how the feds keep an eye on troubled police departments. the justice department this week says that the memphis police department needs federal oversight, but the city says they don't want it. is this a sign of what's to come with the trump administration set to take over soon? we have an expert who has worked with the white house on

federal employees union. i think it is really a shame. i believe there is no reason that federal workers, that government workers should be in unions. it is a shame that has to happen because they have a dog in the fight. the last thing i would like to say is that the department of defense has had seven audits in a row, and they could not meet these audits. they failed every single one of them the last several years, and 14 years before, they started the audits, and that was the first one they were able to come close to doing. host: you say elon musk and we rock look at -- they look at the pentagon and how they spend money? senator bernie sanders tweeted out on december 1, elon musk is right, the pentagon has a budget of 886 billion just failed at seventh audit and a row. it has lost track of billions. last year, only 13 senators voted against the military industrial complex for love fraud. this must change. for all of you watching this morning, would you say that elon musk and vivek ramaswamy, the cochair of this unofficial informal commission, the department of government efficiency th

talking about the federal employees union, i think it's really a shame that the federal union, there were so many -- i believe it was f.d.r. said there's no reason that federal workers, that the government workers should be in unions. it's just a shame that that has to happen. because they have a dog in the fight. and the last thing i want to say is that you have the department of defense have had seven audits in a row and they could not meet these audits, they could not, they failed every single one of them. the last seven years. 1457bd years before that, they started the audits. and that was the first one they were able to even come close to doing. host: you say elon musk and vivek ramaswamy, look at the pentagon and how they spend money? caller: yes. they're very wasteful. host: so you may interested in this. senator berneie sanders, independent of vermont, tweets on december 1. elon musk is right. the pentagon with a budget of $886 billion just failed its seventh audit in a row. it's lost track of billions. last year, only 13 senators voted against the military industrial complex and a defense budget full of waste and fraud. this must change. for all of you watc

through these massive votes that you can raid social security in order to pay pension funded union federal workers. and in further incentivize and increase that insolvency date. >> and that's what's interesting. and not to dive into inside baseball too much or pbgc wanting to get in there and rescue. these things usually happen under cover of night in these massive omnibuses. and yet now we're starting to learn more. and i think people are wising up to this. >> that's the magic of doge. >> maybe so. and that's what i'm really hopeful for. >> ellen. >> thank you. absolutely. we've got about 2.5 minutes to go. tom, i want to get you in. and then. lindsey, your thoughts? go ahead. >> you know, on wednesday, it was an important day in many respects. it showed the consequences of the election. i was in meetings on wednesday morning. everyone i heard was unhappy. the republican caucus across the board was unhappy with what mike johnson had planned, had planned in the afternoon. we were all told it's, you know, a done deal. effectively, we may be unhappy, but they're going to do what they typically do is

a legal defeat for starbucks involving the firing of two workers who tried to unionize. a federeals court rejected starbucks appeal of a case by the national labor relations board. the board had found that the coffee chain illegally fired two philadelphia baristas who wanted to organize a union. the justices said starbucks did not have legal standing or the qualifications to challenge the constitutionality of the board's administrative judges. the appeals court also ruled that starbucks engaged in unfair labor practices by firing the baristas. starbucks argued it fired the workers for poor work, performance, and behavior. a lot more news ahead. terry mcsweeney joins us now with what's coming up next. right now at six, they sprang into action after the disaster in santa cruz. and we are hearing from the firefighters who saved construction workers after part of the wharf collapsed while they were on it. plus, the man who wanted to ban tiktok is now throwing a lifeline. the new move by president elect trump that could save the app from being banned next month. and it's dry now, but

workers are running scared now. strained to reach out and act out. bloomberg writes the following. the american federation of government employees, the union representing 42,000 social security workers reach an agreement with the agency last week to protect their telework until 2029. what you think about some of your former federal colleagues sitting home for another five years? >> there are ways around this. we can do what's called a rare. doge is going to find ways to get these people either off your and into the office or gone like some of my former employees -- former colleagues. they went to the private sector. it's your choice and schedule f should be a four-letter word. send you on your way. >> trace: what you think about the same thing. the five-year contract, doesn't seem like it's going to go over very well with the doge committee. >> i hope it doesn't. i think that's ridiculous. the last time i went to a social security office i had to wait two and a half hours. that's not the public service that the taxpayers are paying for. i think we as taxpayers need to demand our money's worth. >> trace: give us our money's worth. that's ri

federal workers to return to the office. he is vowing to fight to president biden steel with a major federal union which insures remote work forndly transition and it is, but there are two events that took place that i think a very terrible, one is that if people don't come back to work, come back into the office, they will be dismissed. and somebody in the biden administration gave a five-year waiver of that so that for five years people don't have to come back into the office. in a ball 49,000 people, for five years they don't have to -- they just signed this thing. it's ridiculous. so it was like a gift to a union, and we are obviously going to be in court to stop. >> emily: carly, i knew that they use to attach their mouse to a fan and the house to rotate so that the status would remain green. let's just get to work. how about just get back to the office, because we all are. how about that. >> carley: i'm sure that that guy is may be a good person, maybe not a great worker and the fact that -- may be creative, this is donald trump the businessman coming out and he will run the country like a business and is saying you are

federal workforce. >> thousands of social security workers recently signed a new union contract, ensuring tele work through9, a deal that would be extremely difficult for trump to overturn. governor newsom was at the california mexico border today just ripping into president elect trump for his immigration and economic policies are cover correspondent a time. wallace reports. >> yet governor newsom criticized president-elect donald trump over his proposed mass deportation and tariff policies. policies newsom argues will hurt california. >> and not even complicated is one of the biggest tax increases in u.s. history that this guy, donald trump just proposed. that's a of a thing. governor gavin newsom blasting president elect donald trump over his position on tariffs. >> last month trump posted this on the social media platform. truth social vowing to impose a 25% tariff or tax on all imports coming into the united states. in his post to the president elect said his policy is meant to make mexico and canada in his words, pay a price until both countries put a stop to illegal drugs and undocumented immigrants

federal employees union. i think it is really a shame. i believe there is no reason that federal workersthat government workers should be in unions. it is a shame that has to happen because they have a dog in the fight. the last thing i would like to say is that the department of defense has had seven audits in a row, and they could not meet these audits. they failed every single one of them the last several years, and 14 years before, they started the audits, and that was the first one they were able to come close to doing. host: you say elon musk and we rock look at -- they look at the pentagon and how they spend money? senator bernie sanders tweeted out on december 1, elon musk is right, the pentagon has a budget of 886 billion just failed at seventh audit and a row. it has lost track of billions. last year, only 13 senators voted against the military industrial complex for love fraud. this must change. for all of you watching this morning, would you say that elon musk and vivek ramaswamy, the cochair of this unofficial informal commission, the department of government efficiency that

up our federal workforce, including nearly 30,000 federal employees who work in my own congressional district. as a former union president of iron workers local stench, i'm also proud to stand in solidarity with the american federation of government employees, the national treasury employees union, our postal employee unions, and over 30 other labor organization that is tirelessly advocate for fair wages, safe working conditions, and quality health care and pensions for our federal workers. with less than 40 days until the presidential inauguration, the new trump administration has already announced its intent to target and scapegoat federal employees. all in the name of cost reduction while at the same time extending trillions of dollars in tax cuts for the richest americans. this reflects a blatant disregard for the sacrifices made by federal workers at the v.a. and elsewhere and the critical service that is they deliver to the american people -- services that they deliver to the american people. according to president-elect trump, america workforce is full of deep stoat rogue bureaucrats, crooked and dishonest people who are destroyi

the union that represents hundreds of workers at the women's federal prison in dublin is blasting theecision to permanently close it. the prison has been plagued by scandal and was first temporarily closed in the spring. the bureau of prisons announced the permanent closure last week, citing infrastructure and staffing issues. the union's letter reads in part, quote, this decision was made without warning, without consultation and, most disturbingly, right before the holiday season, a time that should be spent with loved ones not in uncertainty and fear for the future. the group is considering legal action. >> exactly three weeks from now, parking within 20ft of the approach to a crosswalk becomes illegal statewide, but you may not get a ticket right away. sfmta says it's handing out so many warnings, it's turning to some parking procrastination. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez looks at how cities across the bay area are handling the rule change. >> come 2025, parking in the bay area will be a little more challenging. the statewide daylighting law impacts intersections. it wil

the union that represents hundreds of workers at the women's federal prison in dublin is blasting the close it. the prison has been plagued by scandal and was first temporarily closed in the spring. the bureau of prisons announced the permanent closure last week, citing infrastructure and staffing issues. the union's letter reads in part, quote, this decision was made without warning, without consultation and, most disturbingly, right before the holiday season, a time that should be spent with loved ones not in uncertainty and fear for the future. the group is considering legal action. >> exactly three weeks from now, parking within 20ft of the approach to a crosswalk becomes illegal statewide, but you may not get a ticket right away. sfmta says it's handing out so many warnings, it's turning to some parking procrastination. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez looks at how cities across the bay area are handling the rule change. >> come 2025, parking in the bay area will be a little more challenging. the statewide daylighting law impacts intersections. it will be illegal to park w

workers to return to the office. the push comes after a union representing federal employees just struck a deal to extend hybrid work the latest. i know downtown is empty, nobody is there. >> right, dana. no doubt about that. washington, d.c. leaders are now calling for a centralized return to the office plan for federal workers suggesting it would be good for everyone including restaurants like the. the restaurant industry in d.c. has been hit hard. we spoke to an owner to what it would mean to get employees back in the office. >> having people back in the neighborhood is great for revenue, great for servers, great for tips, it is great for community awareness and keeping the streets safer by having more activity and where there is more activity there is more police and more police less crime. >> the union representing 800,000 government workers has tried to protect the work from home option adding, quote, exaggerating the number of federal employees who telework and portraying those who fail to show up for work is an attempt to demean the federal workforce and justify the privatization of public sector jobs. >> da

and quote, the federal mediation process with the flight attendants union is expected to resume early next year. >> workers at amazon warehouse is in san francisco and across the country. they went on strike today claiming low wages, poor health care benefits and work safety concerns. amazon says the strike is illegal for us. rob nesbitt spoke with amazon workers today and reports on what they're asking for. the amazon workers on strike in san francisco are part of a nationwide strike of about 10,000 employees were refusing to clock in until the company to go sheets. amazon, however, says >> that the union does not actually represent their this is video of amazon workers starting their strike at the amazon warehouse on toland street early thursday morning in san francisco. the teamsters union says amazon has refused to come to the bargaining table and negotiate a contract with their members. workers like layup hensler want to promise of higher wages and safer working conditions as amazon workers were treated some men. >> we >> are treated no we on are subject to really that same productivity rates. amazon

federal workforce. thousands of social security workers recently signed a new union contract ensuring telework.mely difficult for president trump or his administration to overturn. we'll caltrain's annual holiday train is back this weekend and they're providing us a glimpse now of that rain this morning. kron four's will tran standing by live in san francisco with a you've got to head on everything. good morning. will. >> merry christmas, everybody. they are performing right now. just to give you a taste of what you can expect this weekend. look at this. a sneak may have the band out. they got the band back together. some of them, i believe the uniform a little bit tighter than last but that's okay because they got the snow going. got the music and the performers all they need this week is, know, this is what you can expect if you go to 9 stations. caltrain's, going to be in san francisco to move around the bay area and it will stop and they will they will be accepting donations. my favorite nation, which is donation and it's also the salvation army's favorite nation as well because they want t

federal workforce. thousands of social security workers recently signed a new union contract ensuring telework through 2029 that would be extremely difficult for trump to overturn. in washington, rebecca castor fox news. >> well, in bay area weather, another mild to warm day out there. it's kind of been a warm weather stretch here after the chilly morning. a nice recovery into the afternoon hours and temperatures. as you can see, a couple 70s to report. santa rosa, the sonoma county airport, 70 livermore, 70 degrees san francisco mid 60s and san jose in the upper 60s, 69 degrees has been somewhat of a dry weather stretch, although this morning you may have encountered a few sprinkles or maybe some drizzle out there. but for the most part, in general it has been a dry weather stretch about to nine days, and we're going to tack on a few more into the weekend and into early next week. here's the long range forecast models do put into motion, and as you can pick out into the weekend. this is saturday and sunday. and then into monday. we are still dry and then even beyond monday we are still dry for tuesday and

a major union deal might throw a wrench into plans to trim the federal workforce, however. thousands of social security workers just locked in hybrid work protections to the year 2029 in the latest contract they agreed to. alexandria hoff is on that story. what did you find out? >> the union representing 42,000 social security administration workers has secured a deal to maintain their current telework levels. a member told me comes out to two to three working from home each week depending on p person's role. the deal was signed by commissioner martin o'malley before resigning to run for democratic national committee chair. he said at a hearing last month that flexible work schedules have been mutually beneficial. >> we have driven up overall productivity by 6.2% over last year. a lot more windows than there are staff. not because we're lazy, not because we don't show up for work, it is because there are fewer of us. >> but tighter federal staffing levels for agencies is one of the major goals of the new department of government efficiency or doge like we've been talking about. op-ed penned in the "wall street

. >> the union, representing hundreds of workers at the women's federal prison in dublin, is blasting the decision to permanently close. the prison has been plagued by scandal and was first temporarily closed in the spring. the bureau of prisons announced the permanent closure last week, citing infrastructure and staffing. the union's letter reads in part, quote, this decision was made without warning, without consultation and, most disturbingly, right before the holiday season, a time that should be spent with loved ones not in uncertainty and fear for the future. the group is considering legal action. >> breaking news from overnight u.s. officials say a missing american may have been found in syria. they say the person seen in this video that is circulating online could be travis timmerman. timmerman is a missouri resident who went missing from hungary earlier this year. u.s. officials say they're working to provide support to the person in the video. thousands of people have been released from prisons across syria this week after rebels toppled the country's former president, basha

. >> yesterday, the union that represents hundreds of workers at the women's federal prison in dublin is blasting the decision to permanently close it. the prison has been plagued by scandal and was first temporarily closed in the spring. the bureau of prisons announced the permanent closure last week, citing infrastructure and staffing. the union's letter reads in part, quote. this decision was made without warning, without consultation and, most disturbingly, right before the holiday season, a time that should be spent with loved ones not in uncertainty and fear for the future. the group is considering legal action. >> the manhattan district attorney is vowing accountability for the murder of unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson. d.a. alvin bragg said he's confident suspected gunman luigi mangione will be quickly extradited to new york to face a second degree murder charge. mangione is fighting extradition from pennsylvania, where he was arrested and initially charged with gun and forgery offenses. we will get the defendant here and bring him to justice through our court proceeding.

attempts by the department of labor and the national labor relations board to push all workers into unions and extend the federalovernment's control over the work force. additionally, we've worked to protect the retirement savings of workers and retirees, save private insurance, and increase health care affordability, protect small businesses, allow flexible work arrangements, and expand worker choice. we've been busy, mr. speaker. of course, i can't talk about the committee's work without talking about my passion for accountability. as elected representatives, it's our duty to hold the federal government to the highest standard of accountability so that hard-working taxpayers dollars are used effectively and efficiently. when we push for answers, parents are no longer left in the dark. lawmakers are better informed when it comes time to consider legislation. and american taxpayers see where their hard earned money is going. none of the work accomplished by the committee was done by me alone. i was bolstered at every turn by the support of my colleagues. more importantly, i had the incredible talent of a dedicat

want federal workers to come back to the office, and that is -- because most corporations have now required -- most, for the most part, for workers to come back in the office. i think their unionstle different take on all of that. so i think we'll side table that for now. but let's talk about the business of the house, because house speaker johnson is facing a fight to keep the gavel. there are some lawmakers that are on the fence. congresswoman claudia tenney told me yesterday on this program that the house speaker has her total support. listen to what she says. >> i support speaker johnson 100%. i supported him when he was running, and and he -- i supported jim jordan, you know, when we went through all this. i think he's done a very admirable job. he understands what's at a stake. what some of these people that are frustrating to see my to own colleagues say, well, why does he work with democrats. we have to work with democrats. cheryl: what's your reaction, congressman? >> well, first of all, claudia is correct. i would add to her talking points, which are completely correct, we need to make sure that the timing of this is done connectly. we have literally -- correctly. we

we will get his take on the union that is forcing it's workers back into the office as it pushes for federal employees to keep working from home. plus the numbers are in, fox news now learning president biden spent nearly 40% of his presidency on vacation. our political panel weighs in on that in moments. but first, chanley painter is live with more on the democratic soul-searching after the presidential election did not go the way they wanted it to. good evening. >> reporter: good evening mike. here we are almost two months post election and the democratic party is still reeling as to how it can recover from sweeping losses. new research is spotlighting just how bad it is. the progressive group conducted a trio of swing voter focus groups who cast the democrats as we can overly focused on diversity and elites, finding "when asked to compare the democratic party to an animal, one participant compared the party to an ostrich because they've got their heads in their sand and are absolutely committed to their own ideas even when they are failing. president biden leaves office in just 24 days an

federal prison and a fine of $250,000. a three-month hotel strike in san francisco is set to end according to the workers union. they've reached a new contract with hilton, marriott and hyatt workers. after reaching that agreement last week. the union says the new contract through preserves workers. health insurance plans provides wage increases and protects workers against under staffing. we've reached out to hilton for comment but haven't yet heard back. >> well, a popular arab street food restaurant is closing one of their locations in san francisco. the restrant's name greens and also social media. it's going to close at san francisco ferry building location after just 2 years. the say the closures, unexpected beuse of the ferry buildg choosing not to renew their lease in order to make way for construction. january 31st is going to be last day of service at the building. if you're still doing the last minute christmas shopping, you're not alone. you services. most people are planning to keep shopping right up until christmas. and with nearly 24 hours until christmas day, when less than that last minute, sho

federal level, how many of those will really impact us here in california? hard to know. also coming in 2025, in california, employers will no longer be allowed to legally call mandatory meetings to gauge its workers union, and they won't be able to force employees to use accrued vacation time before using paid family leave benefits. also, sick leave will be allowed for people to assist family members who are the victims of certain violent crimes or threats, and california job applicants will no longer be required to provide a valid driver's license unless they are driving on the job. new video this morning of a return of a popular south bay event shop with a cop is back in san jose. public safety officers across silicon valley took 200 children and their families out to breakfast. this morning. and then right there it was on to that shopping spree over at target on college avenue. the recipients are all children facing significant life challenges from high profile and traumatic incidents. it's the holidays. a lot of families are going through some hardships, and we're just spreading joy in the community, bringing officers and children who otherwise would not have a holiday experience if it was not for

federal prison and a fine of $250,000. level tail strike in san francisco set to come to an end according to the workers union, they reach a new contract with hilton, marriott and hyatt workers last week. the union says a new contract reserves workers, health insurance plans relies wage increases and protect workers against under staffing, reach out for comment. we haven't heard back yet. and a popular arab street food restaurant closing one of their locations in san francisco. the restaurant name reeves announced on social media. it would be closing at san francisco ferry building location just after 2 years. there. they say the closure is unexpected because the ferry building is choosing not to renew their lease in order to make way for construction. january 31st will be the last day in the building. it is still doing that last minute. christmas shopping. you're not alone. new survey says most people are planning to keep shopping right until christmas. and with less than 24 hours until christmas day, last minute, shoppers packed into stores and broadway plaza some folks. >> it's been quite busy with people from all over

this is the federal reserve's preferred measure of prices, and it will track changes in spending more quickly than the consumer price index. well, union workerstart a five day strike today. this is to protest lack of progress in contract talks. the walkouts are scheduled in los angeles, chicago and seattle and could spread to hundreds of stores across the country by christmas eve. the union, which represents baristas at 535 locations, is seeking higher pay, more benefits and additional staffing. starbucks says that it already offers pay and benefits worth $30 an hr for baristas who work at least 20 hours per week. how cute are they? it looks like these days island life is really treating the spartans football team right. if you don't remember, san jose state is taking on south florida christmas eve in the hawaii bowl. ahead of the game, the team is posting clips to instagram and from the looks of it, they've already won. no matter the score, i mean, we still want them to win though. we do. all right. a familiar face is returning to saturday night live this weekend for its annual holiday episode. shouldn't someone put some decorations up? yeah

federal prison and a fine of $250,000. a three-month hotel strike in san francisco is set to end according to the workers union, they've reached a new contract with the hilton, marriott and hyatt workers reached agreements last week. the union says the new contract preserves workers, health insurance plans provides wage increases and protect workers against under staffing. we've reached out to hilton for comment. haveenot yet heard back. >> well, a popular arab street food restaurant is closing one of its locations in san francisco. the restaurant name marines announced on social media close it s a fear building location after just 2 years. the say the closures, unexpected because the ferry building choosing not to renew their lease in order to make way for construction. january 31st is going to be the last day of service at the building. look, if you're still doing christmas shopping, you're not alone. news service says a lot of people are planning to keep shopping right up until christmas. and with nearly 24 hours in current chilled christmas day, last minute, shoppers packed into stores bali plaza in walnut creek. on monday

annmarie: the american federation of government employees, a union representing 42,000 social security workersl protect telework until 2029. this is one of those i know you want to bring them all back, but at least this 42,000 working for social security we will let them hybrid work. jonathan: there is a myth for european tourists that we come to america and would look at the infrastructure and say americans do not pay enough in taxes, they need to do something about this. then you come to america and they start going to the taxes you are paying you are paying close to 50% in new york city. city tax, local tax, we need to do something about what is going on or not going on in washington, d.c. which is why so many people are on board with this effort. annmarie: they say there is way too much spending and we cannot pay our bills. entitlement programs will be running out. the money is not there. what i find interesting is what ed mills said. the pushback is going to be challenging from people who were in that room. republicans. the margin is so slim. it is the slimmest margin republicans have had

today, many tsa workers remembered the pain of working without paychecks for more than a month in 2018, during the first trump administration. one union member said many federal security officers struggled to pay their bills in the longest government shutdown in u.s. history. >> i knew officers that, you know, couldn't even put gas in their car. a month with no pay is tough, especially during the holiday time. you know, i mean, not only christmas, but if you're a property owner, you have property tax, etc. so it's tough. >> union officials say the public also suffers during government shutdowns with social security checks in jeopardy. border security agents working without pay and parks and other federal facilities all closed. >> new at ten. an alleged drug trafficker will face charges in the bay area after being extradited from honduras. federal officials say gustavo orozco was arrested in berkeley in november of 2022. he was later indicted by a grand jury on charges of trafficking fentanyl, cocaine and heroin. after his indictment, he traveled to honduras. authorities say he was brought back to the u.s. yesterday and will be in court in san francisco on mon

federal prison and a fine of $250,000. >> well, a 3 month-old tell strike in san francisco said to come to an end, according to the workers union, they've reached a new contract with hilton area and a high of workers reach an agreement last week. the union says a new contract preserves workers, health insurance plans provides wage increases and protects workers under staffing. we've reached out to hilton for comment and we haven't heard back just yet. a popular arab street food restaurant is closing one of its locations in san francisco. the restaurant named greens. they announced on social media. they're going to closer. san francisco ferry building location just 2 years after it was open. say the closures unexpected is because the ferry building is choosing or not renew their lease in order to make way for construction, january 31st of the last day that they're going to be in that building. >> gas prices have seen some slight drops as some holiday travelers will be hitting the roads this week. some nice timing there. according to aaa, here's some of those average prices for most expensive the top, least expensive at the botto

ten federal employees don't go into the office yet the government owns and runs 7700 empty buildings, and those workers want to stay home. president elect trump says he plans to challenge their unionhem to until 2029. other places that doge could cut waste, heritage foundation points to 3 million for girl's centered climate action in brazil and 125 million for racializing public health and they'll outline their priorities and how they'll cut $2 trillion in two years. stuart: that's the low hanging fruit. lauren: where do you start? stuart: low hanging fruit for sure. go grab it. all right, thanks, lauren. coming up, trump team reportedly working with officials in mexico and el salvador to help carry out administration's mass deportation plan. they might take back migrants but what about criminals? we're on it. virginia's governor glen youngkin hopping on board the no tax on tips trade. >> i announced our initiative to provide no taxes on tips to all of those hard working folks in hospitality and restaurant and food industry. personal services. this is a great way for them to keep more money in their pocket as opposed to giving it to a government. stuart: yes, indeed. dirty jobs gu

union pushback over reducing telework include the department of labor, treasury department, had to go to epa, centers medicare and medicaid, in equal employment opportunity commission. this report no 6% of federal workers report full-time in person and we know now the report out today much less than that that joni ernst abides as short-term or aggressive auditing of employee performance needs to happen as well as auctioning off of unused office space. there is a lot of that downtown and we see that everyday. >> mike: alex, thank you very much, sandra. >> terrifying words in the english language is i am from the government and i'm here to help. periods bid to write code to a warning from larry kudlow's guy as he said decades ago and now that same sentiment is back under president-elect trump inc. as he lives here now, larry kudlow, fox business. we always look back at those moments but they have president-elect trump coming vivek ramaswamy and elon musk meeting on the hill. speaker johnson on the hill. there is a buzz on the hill but what do you see coming from all of this and we watch that play out and you said this is not just about cost cutting to be clear. >> there will be a budget side investment c

federal court appearance. what we're learning from newly released writings from his. notebook, plus starbucks workers set to go on strike today in three major cities. and the union says more are coming before christmas. also, it's helped millions of people lose weight. but now more than a thousand people are suing the makers of ozempic, saying they had no warning for severe side effects. they're experiencing it doesn't say it on the pamphlet that you're going to be hemorrhaging. >> and if it had said that on the, i wouldn't have taken it. >> andy, take a seat. >> anderson. look at this. you're wet, disheveled. there's debris hitting you. we need to be ready for new year's eve maybe you are ready. >> new year's eve, live with anderson and andy. live coverage starts at eight, when you really need to sleep. >> you reach for the really good stuff. >> ezequiel ultra helps you sleep better and longer when you need it most. >> its non-habit forming and powered by the makers of nyquil. ezequiel ultra. when you really, really need to sleep, you didn't get where you are playing it safe. >> you seek opportunities others don't. your growing ambition needs a partner built fo

federal detention center in brooklyn. the time for the arraignment has not been announced. over 1,000 workers joining the picket line saturday in san bernardino, california, adding to hundreds of amazon facilities affected by the strike. the unionnues to say it will picket 24/7 until their demands are met. meanwhile, starbucks baristas expanding their strike in several states as well. workers shutting down dozens of stores across the country as the union says the company has yet to present them with a, quote, serious economic proposal. well, we told you earlier about a new christmas movie debate over whether or not harry potter is a christmas movie. we asked you what you think. leah is all for it, saying christmas break is the perfect time to do a harry potter movie marathon. carley: that sounds so nice. pe.griff: michael agrees, citig the christmas tree and christmas sweater in the movement. this person disagrees. she says if the whole movie isn't based around christmas it's not a christmas movie. you've got a point there, terry. carley: fair points by all. griff: die hard is a c a chriss movie. carley: okay. i don't know. i simply don't know. i think both of them can be considered christmassy. is he ready? turns out nearly a

unions i want to thank your for this opportunity to testify on this important legislation. as a largest transportation labor federation in the country represent hundreds of thousands of workers we are confident proper implementation of this bipartisan bill will strengthen aviation safety standards come sustainably grow our workforce and hands body the service. the number of significant additions labor parties codified in still include protection of airline employees to consult efforts to close existing safety gaps and provisions to address the shortage of air traffic controllers. now these privations busted up amended quickly and accurately. airline workers including flight attendants get agents by the end of the personal face an alarming increase in workplace assaults and reports and present levels of verbal abuse threats physical violence since the pandemic. it is interesting to see congress take meaningful steps to address this situation to provisions in the 2024 reauthorization. a key measure includes minimum standards for self defense training for front-line workers empowering them to protect themselves. from the ramp to the raider of aviation professionals ensure the s

federal workers back in the office. there is no doubt that is going to create big push back right away, including a union fight. remind us. does public support matter to trump? if a policy is unpopular, he does not have to run for re- election. right? if a policy is unpopular, could that change his thinking? >> the court of public opinion definitely matters to this president. i think about what happened to matt gaetz. matt gaetz said he does not want to be a distraction to the president. guess what? the president accepted his pullback from his nomination for the department of justice. i remember it was public outrage during a gun shooting one president-elect donald trump was president. and he had this big white house east room for him and was talking about, i want to do this. he sounded like he was more pro- gun legislation than he was pro- nra. and then i guess after that the nra talk to him because he was listening to the course of america and seeing kids get shot and then he wasn't to the nra and changed his tune. he listens to media. he could be watching right now, chris, on msnbc. the court of public opini

union cut bargaining short and workers are determined to get a fair deal. so either way, we'll let you know what happens with that latte. new this morning. the biden administration is canceling federaltudent loans for 55,000 workers to the public service loan forgiveness program. it's the latest round of targets that helps teachers, nurses, service members and law enforcement provides about 4 billion dollars in total relief for college loans since taking office. biden administration has canceled a record 180 billion dollars and student loans benefiting about 5 million americans. >> 9.25 is the time the san francisco department of public health now has an expert educating its staff about issues surrounding weight stigma and body positivity. so the department hired verjee, tovar now tovar describes herself as a leading expert on weight based discrimination and body positivity. she's also the author of the book. you have the right to remain fat and has contributed as a writer to forbes magazine should work with the department through june of next year. >> its 9.26, and still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. what has been done to address theft and drug crimes with prop 36, how it is me

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