this morning. 78 nurses with the john muir behavioral health center in concord.side the health center right now rallying. trying to pressure john muir into a first-ever contract with nurses who only joined the union in 2021. they're on a one-day strike. this is a 71-bed acute psychiatric hospital that takes care of adults and adolescents. the nurses union accuses john muir of not having enough nurses at this facility and sometimes using nurses who are trained to take care of adult psychiatric patients but not young patients who have different emotional needs. they say this leads to unsafe working conditions. they also say veteran nurses have left for other places for better working conditions. the nurses want better staffing and better pay and benefits that are competitive with other hospitals. >> we are nurses and we take care of people. when we see management make decisions not based on safety or patient care based on money, that's when we're out here and we demand a fair contract. >> reporter: in a statement to us john muir health says since august of 2021 the

so this this isn't just a book about john muir. the subtitle is john muir and the friendship that saved yosemite. so you mentioned underwood johnson. who was he? how did they meet and why was he an especially effective partner for mirror that johnson was one of the fun discoveries. i came to this by wanting to do something about yosemite valley discovery. muir and i didn't know when i first started researching it, which would go. he had an amazing relationship with a woman named jean carr was the wife of one of his professors who was also a botanist. and muir was very into botany and geology, and they became sort of soulmates. she would introduce him to emerson and a lot of the famous scientists who would come out, her husband eventually went to berkeley and she was in in that area and would send scientists to come find him to be their guide in yosemite valley. so i thought well maybe that's the story and then when i got sort of midway into muir's life, i realized, well, this editor, robert underwood johnson, would be the person wh

at 7:00 this morning, as you mentioned, in just under 30 minutes, 78 nurses with john muir behavioral health in concord are going to go on a one-day strike to try to pressure john muir to agree to a first-time ever contract with these nurses. these nurses just joined the nurses union a couple years ago so this would be their first contract. they are accusing john muir of not having enough nurses at the facility, which they said has led to unsafe assignments, and they want better staffing and benefits that are competitive with other bay area hospitals. now, the hospital says they have bargained 30 times with the nurses and made 38 contract proposals, and that when it comes to staffing the behavioral health facility here in concord is in full compliance with title 22, which is a state regulation that dictates minimum staffing requirements. john muir also said that they will be able to take care of patients while the nurses are on this one-day strike. earlier this week you might recall nurses in hayward averted a two-day strike at st. rose hospital, over the weekend those union leaders a

. >>> in the east bay, dozens of nurses are about to walk off the job at john muir behavioral health center. "today in the bay"'s bob redell joins us live from outside of that facility, and we've seen a lot of these strikes lately. what are the nurses asking for here? >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus, good morning, laura. 78 nurses with john muir behavioral health, this facility in concord, they'll go on what is going to be, they say, a one-day strike to try to pressure john muir to agree to a new contract, a first-time ever contract with these nurses, who just joined the nurses union a couple years ago. the nurses union accuses john muir of not having enough nurses at this facility, which they say has led to unsafe assignments. they also want benefits they say are competitive with other bay area hospitals. we are still waiting to hear back, but the hospital did tell bay city news that they have bargained 30 times with the nurses and made 38 contract proposals, and that when it comes to staffing, the behavioral health facility here in concord is in full compliance with title

john muir behavioral health center in concord went on a one-day strike. the goal to pressure john muir into a new contract with increases in pay and staffing. they say they need more nurses at the facility and better pay and benefits that are more competitive with other bay area hospitals. >> we are nurses and we take care of people. that is what we do. when we see management make decisions not based on safety or patient care, based on money, that's when we're out here. we demand that we get a faria. >> in a statement, john muir health says staffing is in accordance with state regulations. the next negotiating session is scheduled for friday. >>> east bay celebrating 100 years this month and wanted something unique to mark the occasion. it's partnering with a brewery to create a limited edition beer using their tap water. all proceeds are going toward a good cause. here's nbc bay area's pete serranos. >> reporter: drake's brewing produces over 200 barrels a day at its san leandro headquarters. they're tasked with creating a beer primarily made of tap wate

and this grew out of her relationship with john muir. he was emerged at this time as the figurehead of the us conservation movement and allies, was right in there writing about it. she wrote a couple of very influential articles on wilderness preservation. she was an activist in helping to have mt. rainier turned into a national park. finally, this is one of the other things that shocked me in my discovery of her is that i realized, or i came to find out that a number of scholars credit her as one of a handful full of western traveler writers authors who opened try to mass tourism at the end of the 19th century. so i knew she wrote a book on china and i thought, oh, i could kind of, you know, wrap that up in a page and a half. but as i started finding these letters that she's writing to her editor, it was amazing because she went to china probably a dozen times and she had her finger on the pulse of all kinds of turmoil that was happening, happening in china at the time. and so she wrote her book on china, and it was published the summer

. >>> nurses at john muir behavioral health center in concord holding a one-day strike. they are calling for a better contract to improve recruitment and retention, improve benefits, and more training. >> you are not valuing quality mental health care and you are certainly not valuing nurses! john mure, please know this! when you take on one of us, you take on all of us! >> john muir released a statement saying we believe we have been very fair and we continue to bargain in good faith. it also encourages union leaders to do the same. >>> and new housing project aims to combat homelessness in the east bay. the city of alameda celebrated the opening of dignity village. the new transitional development is located near the college of alameda on fifth street. it has 47 rooms and conserve up to 60 people at a time. the mayor says this is a big step in the path to ending homelessness. >> what we are doing here in the city of alameda will be an example for other cities to follow, because we all have not only the ability but also a moral obligation to address and end homelessness

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it sent saint rose hospital in hayward and then at john muir behavioral health center in concord. we have video from picket lines that formed at john muir behavioral health earlier this year in all, nearly 300 nurses are expected to strike over their claims that the hospital has failed to meet their demands for better contracts. saint rose officials say they are aware of the strike but do not intend to hire replacement workers. they do expect to continue normal operations by thursday. as for john muir officials there also say that they will continue to care for their patients during the duration of the strike. >> and today, chp officers and the national guard are joining forces in coming to san francisco to tackle the fentanyl crisis. governor newsom approved this plan last month. national guardsman are not going to troll the streets. instead, 14 criminal analysts will work behind the scenes to identify illegal drug cartels. the chp, however, is not shared how many of their officers are going to be deployed, but they say they're going to help deter criminal activity and provide sp

we have video of the picket lines that formed out at john muir behavioral health center earlier this year in all, nearly 300 nurses are expected to go on strike over claims that the hospital has failed to meet demands for a better contract. saint rose officials say they are aware of the strike and they do not intend to hire replacement workers. expect everything to return to normal by thursday. as for john muir, officials there say they will continue to care for patients during the strike. >> and today, chp officers and the national guard are coming to san francisco to help tackle the fentanyl crisis. governor newsom approved the plan last month. the national guardsman they're not going to be patrolling the streets. they are going to form 14 criminal analysts will be there in forming a team to work behind the scenes and helping to identify illegal drug cartels. as far as the chp and their involvement. we don't know how many officers are going to be deployed, but we do know they plan to help deter criminal activity in pride, special training to san francisco police. >> let me be clear

. >> happening today, nurses at john muir behavioral health center in concord are set to go on strike because of the nurses say they are not happy with the contract offer. crawford's michael thomas is live in concord with the latest. good morning, michael. >> yeah, good morning, everyone. you know, double coverage. it is raining out so be interesting for this strike. you know, the nurses here at john muir a behavior health say they've been in negotiations with hospital officials for almost 2 years. and now they're demanding some type of a change only for them. but they say also things that can benefit patients. let's get into some video from previous strikes that we've covered. you know, according to a press release, put out, there's going to be over 70 concord nurses at john muir, behavioral health. that plan to strike for 24 hours starting this morning. now, what are they asking for? will they want to contract that they say will ensure better recruitment and overall retention, adding that many nurses are leaving for multiple reasons that includes pay benefits, safety and other thing

they're not doing so it seems like john muir is prioritizing their profits over their patients. the nurses have been negotiating with the hospital since 2021 when they voted to unionize. officials at john muir say dozens of bargaining sessions have been held, and there have been several contract proposals at six. oakland's fire chief has announced his resignation, effective june 22nd reginald freeman that served as chief since may of 2021 before that, he was the fire chief in hartford, connecticut. freeman told staffers that he is taking an executive job in the private sector. freeman said in his resignation letter that it was a painful decision. but he said he had to put the needs of his family ahead of his dedication to his firefighters, freeman added quote i am humbled and inspired by my headquarters staff and all members of o f d, who accepted the challenge of being the best versions of ourselves that we could be as an organization and every time i challenge them to pursue and obtain greatness, they accepted and ran through the finish line. we recently spoke to the chief one

they're not doing so it seems like john muir is prioritizing their profits over their patients.he nurses say they've been negotiating with the hospital since 2021 when they voted to unionize. officials at john muir say dozens of bargaining sessions have been held, and there have been several contract proposals. california appeals court has upheld a state ban on semi automatic ar 15 style rifles. state law classifies them as assault weapons. in the ruling, the court said the high capacity rifles are weapons not typically possessed by law abiding citizens for lawful purposes. that means the state can still prohibit their sale and possession, the california rifle and pistol association says the appeals court ruling was uniformed and legally inconsequential to get to some breaking news right now out of atlanta. the man who police say opened fire inside a medical facility. has been captured after an hours long manhunt. police announced just about 20 minutes ago that 24 year old dion patterson was taken into custody, but they have not released yet where he was caught or how. police sa

they're not doing so it seems like john muir's prioritizing their profits over their patients.e 2021 when they voted to unionize. officials of john muir see, dozens of bargaining sessions have been held, and there have been several contract proposals in what many see as another blow to san francisco's beleaguered downtown district. north trump says it's closing its two remaining stores. they're ending its 35 year presence in the city. ktvu bailey o'carroll reports on what led to the decision and what this means for the city's future. this is not, you know a doomsday situation, but it is a significant problem that's affecting this one part of our city in a very dramatic way. nordstrom is the latest retailer that has decided to exit downtown san francisco this summer. it will close its flagship store and nordstrom rack store on market streets. the seattle based retailer blamed the closure on changing downtown landscapes. in a statement released on tuesday, the company's chief store officer, said quote i want to be really clear that this decision had nothing to do with our team's

dozens of nurses at john muir behavioral health center are staging a strike.made 38 contract proposals. >>> happening now, bob is talking with both sides. he'll have a live report ahead. all this comes as oakland >>> ready to set sail. the competition getting under way in the san francisco bay. >> plus, the actors of the hit new peacock show "mrs. davis" give us a sneak peek at this week's new >>> this morning on the third hour of today, hollywood ending. celebrating their soccer game's amazing turnaround. celebrated by fans. what the movie stars say they have planned for the sequel. >>> plus,

nurses rallying outside john muir behavioral health center in concord this morning.> is not only asking for better pay and conditions, but also better training for new nurses. they say the ones who know how to do this job, keep believing. >> everyone can do this job. you know not you can't just take a nurse off the street and have them be a fight. nurse. we are a specialty. and so it is especially concerning when we see that management and can't retain these nurses that have a lot of experience. >> john muir health says that it has come to the table more than 30 times in the last 2 years and believes that what it is offering now is fair. the next bargaining session is set for this friday. >> take a look at bart's new vehicle. it's not one that passengers will ride, but bart says it will make for a better ride. the agency says the vehicle inspect tracks using lasers, sensors and cameras. >> it's all about on-time performance. so the systems and the data that this vehicle is going to collect this, going to help us predict it's going to help us respond and it's going to

we have reached out to john muir for comment.ried to open a new bay area restaurant is running into a problem why he may ditch his plans. plus time is running out to shop for mother's day, and florists are preparing for a busy weekend. give your small business one tech solution that checks all the boxes. it's all here with the comcast business complete connectivity solution. peace of mind with cyberthreat security. the power of the largest, fastest reliable network. plus, save up to 75% a year with comcast business mobile. the complete connectivity solution. from the company powered by the next generation 10g network. get started for just $49 a month. and ask about an $800 prepaid card. comcast business. powering possibilities™. easiest weekends of the year. james torres reports from the san francisco flower market retail experts predict we may be easily spending more than $35 billion on mother's day gifts. majority of that coming from just flowers. for mother's day weekend. the vendors start early , and i mean one am early. oh,

. >>> police are investigating a two vehicle crash on the john muir parkway that killed one person atabout 10:40 pm last night, honda and toyota crashed into one another near central avenue, they both went down the embankment and hit two separate trees. police are still trying to figure out exactly what caused the crash. >>> this headache for some people who parked at the letter e bart , after a fire in the parking lot, likely started as someone was trying to steal gas from one of the cars this afternoon, flames spread to other vehicles but no word yet on suspects. >>> and shakiness felt across the segment ovale, 5 point were magnitude quake rattling plumas county, lake, nor, just north of chico, it was found in chico, checking on damage there but felt across the segment area, there have been a number of aftershocks, the most recent one was 3.0, as we check in with paul, no one felt to done here, but in sacramento people were describing it not so much as a shaker but a rolling earthquake. >> there were people who did not feel it is all, our chief meteorologist said he didn't feel a th

the writers guild and the local nurses union includes nurses at the john muir behavioral health center in concord. they are holding a one day strike to improve recruitment and retention. >> you are not providing quality mental health care. please hear this. when you take on one of us, you take on all of us. >> meanwhile, the entertainment industry is already feeling the impact of the writer's strike. late-night shows are in reruns. daytime productions have shut down with repeats expected once they run out of banked episodes. the same thing expected for soap operas and with no future talks between the two sides, it is uncertain how long the stroma will run. >>> new signs that the u.s. labor market may be softening. drop opening spell in march for the third month in a row. employers posted 9.6 million vacancies while layoffs and separations increased to the highest level in more than two years. americans now bracing for another rise in interest rates. we will discuss the fight against inflation. the expectation is that that will raise interest rates by a quarter point. >> you sell fewer

. >> it's always important to us that we get both sides of the story, john muir released a statement saying we believe we have a very fair offer on the table, they also said they encourage union leaders to do the same. let's talk about your wallet and your money right now, we can tell you interest rates are going up again, the feds announced a quarter of a percentage point increase, putting it at the highest level in 16 years. it's an effort to bring down inflation. >> you can see a slowdown in consumer spending, you see a slowdown on the housing market and we are seeing moderation in wage growth, although it still remains relatively rapid. >> inflation is now 5% which is down from the 9% jump last summer, but the fed also asked to balance the uncertainty in the banking sector, just two days ago, first republic bank failed. plus, there's the political standoff on the debt limit, if a deal is not reached, the u.s. government would default on its bills. jerome powell is not committing to a pause on future rate hikes but says he did not rule it out either. >>> the impact on wall street

officials at john muir say dozens of bargaining sessions have been held, and there have been several contract proposals. francisco district attorney brooke jenkins is defending her decision to drop all charges against walgreen security guard who shot and killed a suspected shoplifter. prosecutors say store surveillance, video and witness statements indicate the suspected shoplifter 24 year old banco brown threatened anthony before being shot and killed, the district attorney says pursuing murder charges would be an ethical and would create false hope for a conviction. in this situation. we had a shoplifting incident that really escalated into an altercation that under the law qualifies as a robbery, even if somebody felt like their life was in danger. why in the chest? why why would it be in somewhere that it would be so lethal? now bancos friends are questioning the shooting and want to see the store video. legal analysts say the security guard felt his life was in danger and that is actions likely would be seen by a jury as appropriate. ktvu spoke with san francisco supervisor astr

john muir officials say they will continue to care for their patients during the strike.th this live look outside at a shot. we can kind see the golden gate bridge there. it's very breezy out there. those rain clouds are kind of started to roll in as well. kyle is going to walk us through the forecast and where is their ace winter storm watch or warning what's happening? a winter weather advisory. i a first time for a winter weather advisory. it's not entirely out of the question that this happens. but it's unusual, right? so we do see this up in tahoe starting tonight at 9 o'clock. >> and it goes through 11:00pm on tuesday. that's because they're looking out for gusty wind and some snow, particularly as you get up in elevation of this is what is happening right now. so it's pretty nice out there right now. and you can see over the next few days how the weather kind of changes. now, remember, we had a lot of melting here. so this will start to slow that down a little bit as the temperatures get cooler. but the rain and the snow showers can actually exacerbate melting, too

demonstrations are planned at saint rose hospital in hayward and john muir behavioral health center in concord. here are pictures of the pickets that happened at john muir behavioral h to go on strike over the claims that the hospitals failed to meet demands for better contracts. saint rose officials say that they are aware of the strike but do not intend to hire replacement workers. and they do expect to continue normal operations by thursday. john deere officials also said that they will continue to care for the patients during that strike. >> it's 505. and also today, chp officers in the national guard are coming to san francisco to help tackle the fentanyl crisis. governor newsom approved this plan earlier in the month. national guardsman last month guardsman will not patrol the streets. instead, 14 criminal analysts will work behind the scenes to identify illegal drug cartels. the chp did not share how many of their officers are going to be deployed. but they say that this plan will help deter criminal activity and provide special training to san francisco police let me be clear.

this was the last time that they walk the picket lines there, john muir behavioral health.arly 300 nurses are expected to go on strike over their frustration with the hospital and the failure to meet demands for a better contract. saint rose officials say that they are aware of the strike and they do not intend to hire any replacement workers. they expect things to return to normal fully by thursday. as for john muir, officials there say they will continue to care for the patients during the strike. >> it's 705. and today, chp officers and the national guard come to san francisco to tackle the fentanyl crisis. governor newsom approved the plan last month. the national guard is not going to be patrolling the streets. instead, 14 criminal analysts will work behind the scenes to identify illegal drug cartel. so that's the guards part. now, what about the chp? they didn't share how many of the officers are going to be deployed, but what they do say as they plan to help deter criminal activity and provide special training to the san francisco police officers. >> let me be clear.

she was then transported by air ambulance, john muir medical center and walnut creek. hopefully she recovers. we do want to get your check of your 4 zone forecast. taking a live look at transamerica pyramid >> we still have a little bit of cloud cover hanging out is going to last for a while. >> yeah, especially for your monday morning commute know, well, we're going to try dense, low clouds and fog. in addition to that high cloud cover, that's also going to bring us drizzle for your monday morning drive. so let's take a look at current conditions out there right now for your sunday night. hope you had a great mother's day bay area. we're tracking that deep marine layer. thanks to that cool sea breeze pushing that fog bank along the coast. visibility right now at or near 0 for our bay area coastline hasn't really made its way into our inland valleys. but all of that is going to change during the overnight hours bright and early for your monday morning. shortly before 6 o'clock in the morning, everyone from coastal valleys going to see visibility at or near 0 with bette

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she was transported by air ambulance to john muir medical center in san francisco. they're working - on plans to bring more summer concerts to golden gate park. the events will be held following the annual outside lands festival. well, gayle ong has more on the reaction from the neighbors in that area. >> outside lands always a busy time for golden gate park. and with the thought of more concerts, people who live nearby have mixed views. >> neighbors of golden gate park have complained over the years about the noise traffic in trash from the annual outside lands music festival. it's pretty bad. i sometimes leave town. i leave town. the days can be incredibly >> loud and throbbing. and it's it's yeah, i find it very on friday, the city of san francisco announced their plan to bring more summer concerts to golden gate park. >> the 2 to 3 day event would be held on the weekend following the outside lands festival which usually takes place in august. neighbors shared their thoughts. ideas tell know. >> off the top of a summonses called a jam. i think if that were acoust

they're trying to pressure john muir to come to a first-time contract.ildren. the nurses unit accuses the hospital of not having enough nurses at the facility and sometimes using nurses who are trained for taking care of adult psychiatric patients but not trained for young patients and they're saying that leads to unsafe nursing conditions. they say veteran nurses have left for other places with better working conditions. the nurses want better staffing and better pay and benefits that they say would be competitive with other area hospitals. >> we are nurses and we take care of people. that's what we do. when we see management make decisions not based on safety or patient care, based on money, that's when we're out here. and we demand that we get a fair contract. >> reporter: in statement to us, the hospital said that since august of 2021, they have held 31 bargaining sessions with the nurses and made 39 contract proposals. the next negotiating session is scheduled for friday. john muir said the nurses have not presented any evidence of unsafe nurse-to-p

happening now nurses have john muir behavioral health center and conquered her on a one day strike. the nurses say they are striking to bring attention to their demands for a new contract. the nurses say they need more staff better training and to keep themselves in their patients safe in the psychiatric wards. you are striking because we have noticed that, um drama behavioral health management has made a series of decisions driven by not driven by patient safety or staff safety rather driven by monetary. um, it's a monetary decision. we've reached out to john muir behavioral health center for a comment but have not heard back from them. meantime the oakland unified school district and the teachers union are continuing to negotiate before tomorrow's strike. the district's latest proposal would ensure that every oakland teacher gets a pay increase of at least 13% and as much as 22% teachers say more negotiations need to happen before their union will send a deal for the teachers to vote on the school district says it is working in good faith to reach a contract and added quote. we ar

that facility located just stop ignacio valley road near john muir hospital. this action comes after. >> a resident of the facility died from drinking. so our first michael thomas is in walnut creek with the latest. >> the senior living facility behind me is one of 2 locations from a trio when it comes to having its license possibly removed with state officials filing for that motion to be approved in. it's all relating back to deaths that happened while these residents were in the care of the facility. atria senior living is now facing 2 battles with the california department of social services back in march, the department filed to % remove licensing at the company said location. >> that's after 2 people died and one person was injured from drinking industrial-grade dishwasher liquid. and now the second is here in walnut creek at the location where social workers filed for a license removal on april 27th. this comes after one man died at the location which officials say were injuries consistent with drinking, accused to liquid cleaning agent. reached out to

john muir officials also said they will continue to care for those patients during that strike. now bart's planning to update its parking fees if approved. and then the minimum daily fee would be $3. all stations. the maxx fee, $8. this would not apply to parking at west oakland where parking now cost 10, 50 a day monthly parking passes are can also go up to a minimum of eighty-four dollars. the bart board hold a public hearing on the proposed changes may 5th. well, they expect a vote on the proposal in june. well, in honor of asian american and pacific islander month, we're highlighting and api leader in the bay area. suwannee could go go to currently serves as santa clara county's fires. first woman, asian and lgbtq fire chief over the weekend we spoke with her on kron 4 and she took on the position last year, says her previous experience in the biotechnology still helps her to this day. >> one of those experiences, whether it was part time jobs or my educational academic career, i feel really fit into my role currently in advocating for the community. i think the perspectives

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. >> for their part, john muir management says they have come to the table more than 30 times in the last 2 years. and they believe what they're offering now is fair. the next bargaining session is set for friday. >> more snowfall in lake tahoe. there it is. yes, each group hosting this video of snow falling on donner summit in truckee. the national weather service issuing a weather advisory warning residents of hazardous driving conditions up there like tahoe got a couple of inches of snow, but some high altitude areas could actually get up to 9 inches of fresh powder and wind gusts. those could get as high as 50 miles per hour along sierra riches. >> well, the resort said they were going to stay up and of them too july. it looks like that was a good call, especially with this may surprise as we look live here, interstate 80 at castle peak. lawrence is crazy. >> yeah, it is. while you know, i've been captain of this year at this time of year. usually it's nice. you're enjoying the beautiful pine trees that great smell. and the weather is pretty decent. but this year, boy, it is just

again, that was karma dickerson reporting tonight, nurses rally outside the john muir behavioral health center in concord has. >> this started the 24 hour strike this morning. the group is asking for better pay better recruitment and overall better retention adding safety at the facility is also an issue. the nurses say they want better training for new nurses as the patients in this particular facility needs special care. >> and the ones who know how to do the job. keep leaving. >> everyone can do this job. you know not. you can just take a nurse off the street and have them be a fight. nurse. we are a specialty. and so it is especially concerning when we see that management and can't retain these nurses that have a lot of experience. >> john, your says that it has come to the table more than 30 times in the last 2 years and believes that what it is offering now is fair. the next bargaining meeting is set for this friday. meanwhile, redwood city has a new police chief. christina bell was appointed today and she will be officially serving the position on june 5th bill has held various p

nurses at john muir behavioral health center in concord or on a one day strike to say they're striking bring attention to their demands for a new contract . they say they need more staff and better training to keep themselves and their patients safe in the psychiatric wards. we are striking because we have noticed that, um drama behavioral health management has made a series of decisions driven by not driven by patient safety or staff safety rather driven by monetary. um, it's a monetary decision. we've reached out to john your behavioral health center for comment. we have not yet heard back. the oakland unified school district, meantime, and the teachers union continued to negotiate before tomorrow's strike. the district's latest proposal would ensure that every oakland teacher gets a pay increase of at least 13% and as much as 22% teachers say more negotiations need to happen before their union will send a deal for the teachers to vote on now, the school district says it is working in good faith to reach a contract, it added quote. we are committed to continuing to work with our labo

we have reached out to john muir for comment. now on that mercury spill in martinez, which closed the amtrak station contra costa health says hazmat crews have removed most of the toxic substance from downtown streets, but the train station will be closed through the weekend. officials believe somebody initially dumped the mercury in a trash can in a train station parking lot. after the trash was collected on monday, the mercury appears to have dripped along the garbage trucks route. anyone with information about the source of that mercury is being asked to call martinez police. on whether a nice little warm up today. in fact, temperatures have been trending up a little bit over the past 2 to 3 days and looks like that warming really kicks in and your saturday forecast for the inland neighborhoods take a look at the highest from this afternoon a few more eighties to report toward concord, livermore, an anti ox, san jose topped out 74 oakland, 68 in the coast. not much warmer there out towards pacifica 59 degrees. most areas a bit

. >> john muir medical center in walnut creek. >> there is new data on us at cisco's drug epidemic.xaminer's office says 268 people have died in the first 4 months of this year as a result of accidental overdoses. at 72 more deaths than last year. nonprofit leaders say there are factors that may be driving up the overdose rates and the deaths. >> when there is heavy policing of people use drugs when there isn't a safe place for them to go tends to drive the overdose rates higher. you tend to rush your use. you tend to use more so that you're not using more frequently at for fear of being caught. >> the temporary safe consumption site called the tenderloin center closed in december. >> then the machines could be arising tool in the nation's fight against the opioid epidemic. a growing number of cities and local governments, including here in the bay area are stocking public machines with free, narcan and other harm reduction items. the fda recently approved the overdose reversal for over-the-counter sales as narcan, along with an arc and some vending machines have been modified to di

she was taking a john muir medical center. was another rescue in the south bay , where chp golden gate division air operations were called into action again saturday when a hiker needed help and alum rock park in san jose. that hiker fell from a rock and was hurt. firefighters heard the calls for help. ah finally, they were able to reach the hiker at about 10 30, the managed to get that hiker to safety. today san jose clears out hundreds of homeless people along coyote creek, we have a live report on the $5 million flood protection plan. plus you're about to meet a man who just was awarded a diploma at cal state east bay. we'll tell you about how he pursued a college degree after being locked up in prison for 27 years. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ receive a $7,500 ev lease bonus on a new volvo electric vehicle. plans. to expand the use of a new security tool and more airports around the country launched the new facial recognition technology at 16 airports around the country last year. ktvu andre senior joining us now to talk about the local airp

she was treated at john muir medical center, and there was another rescue in the south bay.alled into action again saturday evening. when a hiker needed hiker needed help, but alum rock park in san jose that hiker fell from iraq. firefighters in the area could hear the calls for help and managed to get him to safety. a disaster has been declared in alaska, where the governor says near record flooding is affecting the community of circle, alaska on the banks of the yukon river. an ice jam is formed on the river and water spilling over the bank's flood warnings are in effect through tonight. many buildings are swamped in large blocks of ice may push further onshore people are being urged to go to higher ground until the water recedes. they area biologists are worried about how california's recent record breaking rain could affect some of the state's most endangered fish. a series of strong storms helped build the creeks where salmon hatch and spawn heavy rain also destroyed salmon spawning beds and washed away many of their eggs. biologists are now tracking the number of coho

and you can see here in the video footage of fire and rescue crews rushing that person to john muir medicaler via helicopter. this scary situation. 2 other cyclists were with the victim when they crashed person's name, not released publicly. but officials are warning mountain bikers to be really careful, especially when they're on tough terrain like this always wear helmet. you never know what's going to take a spill. 7.51. on the clock and a judge has ordered a psychiatric view now of the 21 year-old former uc davis student who's charged in 2 fatal stabbings and an attempted murder. this after an attorney for carlos dominguez says that his client is not mentally competent to stand trial. dominguez is accused of killing 2 people in stabbing a 3rd all within a span of just several days. all starting late last month, uc davis confirmed to us that he attended laney college in oakland before moving to davis. a motive for the stabbing is still unclear. we'll take a break here at 9.52. coming up in the next hour, another race horse has died golden gate fields. why activists are calling for activi

line at (833) 317-4673 in shell ridge, the writer was placed onto a backboard and then flown to john muir medical center in walnut creek, where he's being treated by the trauma team. that person whose name hasn't been released, reportedly facing life threatening injuries. operations at san francisco international airport are getting back to normal tonight after thousands of travelers were forced to evacuate this afternoon. here is a live picture tonight mounted sfo, according to the flight tracking website. flight aware there's been at least 288 delays today as ktvu is bailey o'carroll reports. it was an unintended item that for some travelers out of terminal two i suppose, said a suspicious package caused the evacuation enclosure of say lines this afternoon. it lasted about three hours and impacted thousands of travelers. we talked to some who were near the front of that t s a line when the security breach happened all of a sudden the t s a started screaming breach, breach breach, and they put up signs to blockade people going through security. craig burns and his family were set to leav

strikes that we've covered now, according to a press release, there's over 70 concord nurses at john muir behavior health. that plan to strike today, which will be for a 24 hour period. now, what they're asking for is a better contract. they say that they want to ensure better recruitment and overall retention for the nurses here, adding that many nurses are leaving for multiple reasons that includes pay benefits and safety. they want health officials to improve patient safety here at the location as well while offering stronger staffing measures and better training for nurses in the specialty unit. one nurse from the health center chemical dependency unit put out a statement saying, quote, their understanding they're under staffing. excuse me is resulting in unsafe assignments. new nurses working without proper support or training. an experienced nurses regularly leaving for better benefits and conditions elsewhere and quote, now, currently there are 78 nurses from john behavior health center, part of the california nurses association and have been since february of 2021, today's strike

again, this is right here at john muir behavior, medical health center. you can see they've got a lot of picket signs here. this is right outside in front. so far there's only about maybe a dozen or so people, but they are expected everybody to arrive during the 7 o'clock hour. and if henry, our photographer can come this way, you can it's gone. there was a big that was lit up talking about the strike. but, you know, in the meantime, until that comes back, we're going to talk with megan. she is one of the nurses here at the behavior health medical center. talk a little bit about what you guys are looking for. >> looking for their contract with been doing this for the last 2 years are trying to retain quality nurses. we're trying to have safe patient care for our patients and give us a good working environment. we've been working harder and harder in this pandemic. >> and it's time that enough is enough. >> now, i do know during the press release you guys talked about you guys have been in negotiations for almost 2 years. right back in 2021 and what was re

what we do know is that nurses at john muir behavioral health center in concord are >> on strike. yeah. their contract talks broke down. let's find out the very latest now go live to kron four's michael thomas in concord morning. michael, >> good morning, everyone. i'm sure you can hear that sound. i mean, definitely heat up this morning. take a look at these are nurses from john. we are. they say that they going to go. she a ship with officials at the hospital for almost. years. and you can hear that that they're not backing down or not only mormon a compensation, but they also want to make sure that their safety is get going to be having that. they also want attention rate where house saying that nurses on the outside are not a good but we're going back over here. i'm going to speak with one of if you can chat with me for a work i've been here for 7 years is what are your thoughts this morning? you know, i know you guys are talking about compensation with tension and overall say, he is our number one priority. we work in a mental patients that you know, going through out of touc

she was transported again by air ambulance to john muir medical center and walnut creek. well, still ahead on the kron 4 morning news, san francisco is on track now to set a new record for annual overdose. deaths are going to tell you how many the city recorded since the beginning. >> of the year and the expiration of title. 42 didn't southern border that many had feared and expected. we'll have reaction from u.s. officials in a live report from washington. >> and today going to be another warm one 60's at the coast, 70's along the bay shore. still some 80's for inland areas. we do have some changes just around the corner, though, that breaking down, every one of them still to come. >> and we've got a special announcement about the kron. 4 morning news starting may 22nd. we're going to be starting off brand new schedule. we'll be on from 05:00am to 11 to join us for all the overnight local news traffic and weather. you can enjoy now on until 11:00am again. it started monday. may 22nd kron. 4 morning news is going to be weekdays. the 05:00am to 11. we'll be right 05:00am t

then they took her to a waiting a medical helicopter which transported her to john muir medical center. they're in walnut creek. still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news, san francisco is on track, unfortunately, to set a new record for annual overdose deaths. we'll tell you how many the city recorded since the beginning of the year. >> plus, san francisco's department of public health is urging m-pox vaccinations for people that are at risk of getting infected with that disease will have some tips for you. >> and we've got 60's at the coast today, getting some sunshine out there later on while looking at 70's along the bay shore and 80's remaining in left. your forecast is ahead. >> and a special announcement we are moving starting may 20nd or starting on the schedule. we're going to be on from 5 to1. join us for all the overnight local news traffic and weather thayou can enjoy. we're now on until 11:00am starting monday may 22nd the kron. 4 morning news weekdays from 5 to 11. we'll >> travel experts say memorial day weekend is expected to be busier than in 2019 before the pandemic. tr

nurses at john muir, a behavioral health center in concord started their strike against the facility today. they're demanding better pay and an improvement to the recruitment process. kron four's michael thomas has the latest from concord and the response from the health center. >> nurses here at john your behavior health center to go. she ation for almost 2 today. they say they've had enough and are demanding around 7 o'clock. this morning, nurses began setting up outside john, your behavior health center in concord for a 24 hour. strike when the nurse megan says is needed. we've been called heroes for the last 2 years and we're time for. >> john, you're to be put in their words to now. the group is asking for better pay better recruitment and overall better attention. nurse carla tells me that safety in the facility is also an issue. we have seen a of management am. >> making decisions based on profits rather than patient safety. >> and staff safety act. >> nurses today say they're also seeking better training for new nurses, adding that patients in the facility needs special care