kaiser is still not stepping up. cornell: in december 20 19, 4 thousand kaiser middle health workers statewide launched a strike demanding kaiser shortened patient wait times and reduce therapist caseloads. unlike that action, monday's strike is open-ended and could go on indefinitely. dion: also tomorrow, nurses at st. mary's medical center in san francisco will hit the picket line in an effort to increase the hospital's nursing staff. the one-day informational picket is set to start at 1:00 p.m. nurses there say there's a chronic shortage that jeopardizes patient safety. they say that since a merger in 2019 to become common spirit, they have seen a drastic decrease in staffing. common spirit did not reply to our request for comment. sf general and kaiser permanente help walk-in clinics yesterday after the city received about 10,000 monkeypox vaccine doses. sf general says it administered 822 doses yesterday and all walk-ins were served. the vaccine clinic will open again tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. ucsf health says it is

cornell barnard has details and kaiser's response. cornell: picket signs are being constructed at the emeryville headquarters of the union representing nearly 2000 kaiser mental health workers from fresno to the bay area who plan to strike on monday. many say they are burned out. >> we are here because kaiser has been completely negligent in how it is allowing us to work with our patients. cornell: the union is demanding the health care provider increase staffing. >> we got patients waiting 2, 3, or four months for their next appointment. we all know you cannot do any kind of psychotherapeutic care when you got wait times like that. cornell: a new state law requires timely access to health care within two weeks in some cases. the strike threat comes after a bargaining session ended saturday with a tentative agreement on a wage increase for clinicians, but issues over staffing and working conditions cap both sides from reaching a deal. in a statement, kaiser permanente said strike is an unnecessary tactic to increase the union's levera

kaiser isn't giving her enough time to do. she says she and others are stressed to the point that the therapists need therapy. that's why they're leaving. it's unsustainable. it's a crisis that we're in the midst of, kaiser says in a typical 40 hour week. therapist get 34 hours to see patients and six hours for administrative tasks. kaiser says it's offered to increase that six hours to 7.2, but that the union wants nine union reps say that's an accurate and that what kaiser calls administrative task is actually important work related to patient care. right now it's about it. you the therapist will get about an hour a day to do that work, and it's not nearly enough regarding the strike these workers are preparing for in a statement, kaiser said, in part for the entirety of its 12. years of existence in u. h w has used the threat of strikes as a bargaining tactic and every contract negotiation. the strike will include workers such as psychologists, clinical social workers, chemical dependency, counselors and others. and with no

we have with us this morning willow florence a social worker at kaiser.'ll tell us about the demands the unions and psychologists, therapists, counselors from the mental health industry, what are you asking for in order to come to an agreement with kaiser? >> our primary request at this point own our demands are that kaiser comply with state law and actually provide the staffing that allows for patients to be seen in a timely way, that allows them to get better. currently, you're at kaiser, if you call in with depression or primary mental health issues, you might have a phone conversation within two weeks and you will not see an actual therapist for as many as six to eight weeks at times. people struggle even when they're referred out to outside services to even find someone and they come back and they are desperate and getting worse before they get seen. we are asking for kaiser to increase staffing, provide a model of care that allows for therapists to be seanable and stay and want to work at kaiser and allow us to see patients in a timely way that help

kaiser says.s strike here's a bargaining tactic by the union and says kaiser has made a more than appropriate offer. 7 35, the fbi and the department of homeland security sent a bulletin to law enforcement across the country warning of increased threats to federal agents after the search of former president donald trump's home in florida. many republicans are now calling for the fbi's affidavit for the search to be made public. the search warrant has been released . it shows the former president had at least 11 sets of classified documents. at mar a lago. the judge looked at this and said, yeah, there's evidence enough evidence to warrant a search warrant to go in there and retrieve those documents that are of high national security classification. these are the nation's secrets. this week, it was actually a win for donald trump. it seemed to motivate his base and people rushing to his defense, and, uh, feeling as if he was being picked upon and martyred. the former president's allies called the s

i've been with kaiser for five and a >> is far more patients in mental health services and there are workers. >> ar until october, last i checked it's august. >> kaiser sent a video statement addressing the strike saying the union is asking workers to get more time away from payment -- patients to work on them initiative tasks. >> the union's proposal to reduce time directly to seeing patients comes at a time we are faced with a 30% increase in demand for mental health care. >> kaiser permanente says they continue china higher mental health workers and challenges recruiting them is an issue nationwide. >> nationwide there is a shortage of health care workers but they say the bay area is concentrated full of qualified professionals, kaiser isn't being professional enough. >> they are leaving kaiser in droves because they can't handle it, too many patients and not enough of us in kaiser is not making an effort to recruit the excellent therapists out there. >> kaiser is still able to meet the needs of patients during the strikes. >> patients would receive care from those mental health c

mental health workers at kaiser are set to walk off the job in a matter of hours. the impact it's already having on patients and the response from the hospital. >>> also, we're tracking a warmup, temperatures set to reach dangerous levels in parts of the bay area this week. meteorologist kari hall tracking that and an air quality advisory now in effect. this is "today in the bay," streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online, of course. >> here we go monday morning. good morning to you. the team all back together again. >> finally. let's see for how long. >> i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we've all taken our little breaks here and there but we're back together and starting with a look at that forecast. >> it's going to be hot these next few days. that's what everyone's going to be talking about. high heat coming in for the inland areas and we are under a microclimate weather alert as a result. let me show you where these areas will be impacted. we'll have an excess self heat watch in effect for all of the red shading here, mostly our i

kaiser permanente. these are healthcare professionals not happening just here, but also in san jose, sacramento and fresno, 2000, all together. and this is an open ended strike. so this will go on indefinitely in till they reach a deal. so let me bring in one of the striking health care professionals. here is lot of my morris. you guys negotiated over the weekend. could reach a deal giving you a chance to give your argument on why you guys are here and not inside the building. a strike is really a last resort. we don't want to be here. we want to be taking care of our patients. >> we want to be in the field and in the trenches of this mental health crisis. but you can only squeeze so much out of a human being. and since the covid-19 pandemic, kaiser has squeeze more and more patients into our schedules. we are factories. they, you know, are claiming that we just want to have less time to see our members. but what we're asking for is time to do a central patient care duties. if you're a child therapist,

kaiser officials call this strike a bargaining tactic. patients are certainly feeling the impact here. ktvu tom vacar is joining us now live from san francisco medical center with an update on this action, tom well , just as they promised some 2000 mental clinicians decided that they were going to take their protests to the streets. the problem is, we have no idea because it's indefinite and ongoing how long it will last. the union says kaiser has about one full time mental health clinician for every 2600 members that they say has led to a record number of therapists. leaving the hmm. oh, the h m. o says it's about money and giving therapist more paperwork time away from patients union rejected our offer without even allowing its members to vote on it. make no mistake. this strike is not about access to care, as the union claims. they want the people of california to believe that you know, we're just a bunch of selfish therapists who are concerned that you know, i'm not getting a big enough raise this year. i'm here because i work directl

. >>> speak with kaiser mental health employees who might walk off the job. and kaiser's response. >>> an update from investigator still trying to pinpoint her whereabouts. >> good evening, we begin with a live look outside of san jose and walnut creek. had a sneak peek this weekend. we are tracking possibly dangerously hot temperatures in parts of the bay area this week. not just the heat but also the smoke. this is the view from our camera in emeryville. hayes drifting in from the six rivers fire burning in trinity and humble counties. that has triggered an air- quality advisory tomorrow. >> reporter: you some of you and walnut creek. a spot right now it is only cool down to 70 degrees after highs were in the mid to upper 90s and around the bay area we are seeing 90s around calistoga. the excessive heat watch for part of the north bay, east bay on tuesday. we will see temperatures likely from 100 to 105 degrees that includes a widespread area there of the inland east bay and addition to that we are also talking about the smoke advisory as mentioned before w

that's not really possible with kaiser. trying to act like like there's a shortage of therapist. no, there's a shortage of therapists who want to work under the conditions that kaiser has for their therapist saw jeffrey kaiser did respond to your claims are unions claim? so take a look at your screen. this is what they had to say. they say that we have the deepest appreciation and gratitude for a mental health professionals and the extraordinary care that they provide to our members. despite the union's harmful tactics. >> we remain committed to bargaining in good faith to reach a fair and equitable agreement. that is good for our therapists and the patients. here's what you need to know. if you have a non-emergency appointment, there's a good chance that kaiser has already reached out to you to reschedule. but in case you have any uncertainty by all means call kaiser up to find out if you have an appointment still on the books, if not, then you'll have to scramble and find out other places to go to. kaiser did say that the

kaiser released a statement saying "it is our policy not to charge for covid testing. have not changed that policy. we are reviewing our members allegations and if we identify a a technical error on our part we we will certainly correct it." this all comes as kaiser mental health workers are entering the second week on the picket lines. lines. more than 2000 therapists, psychologists, social workers, and counselors are calling for a staffing boost. kaiser called the strike disruptive and unnecessary adding in a statement that the union's primary demand is "for members to spend less time seeing patients." > >> dr. anthony fauci who serveds the nation's top infectious disease expert is stepping down at the end of the year. dr. vowed to who will turn 82 in december served as medical adviser to seven presidents before covid. he shaped the government response to diseases like hiv and was an early voice during san francisco's eights c. eights crisis. >> he risked his career. people ridiculed and criticized him but but at the same time i think just as many people respected an

kaiser permanente. mental health, clinicians and supporters spent sunday afternoon preparing signs at the union of healthcare workers headquarters in every bill. >> and of an open ended strike beginning monday. we want our patients to get the they kathy raise a licensed clinical social worker at kaiser in walnut creek. she's one of the thousands who plan to walk off the job will out as long as it takes is a crisis right now and help with kaiser. >> and we are we're the place now where we are. we know that it's now it's time to do it. now they have to step up and and reach out and cover their patients to strike involves more than 2000 mental health workers like psychologists, therapists and social workers. according to the union negotiations with kaiser ended saturday with executives rejecting union proposals to increase staffing and long waits for mental health therapy appointments. kaiser responded to the planned strike in a lengthy statement that reads in part. >> despite all that we are doing, we lik

this morning, one, thousands of kaiser mental health workers on strike, demanding that kaiser boost staffingreggie: a mikey fax clinic reopens at -- monkeypox clinic reopens at 8:00. kumasi: democrats requesting an intelligence damage assessment after document seized from mar-a-lago. lawmakers have seen no proof that trump declassified the documents. reggie: brittney griner has appealed her sentence or drug smuggling in russia. drew: hot inland today, even hotter tomorrow. well into the 90's inland, even around the bait shoreline, 70's and 80's. jobina: sig alert in oakland do to a deadly crash that happened around 3:00 morning. we can see after the left-hand side, cars are getting through with one lane. kumasi: author slaman srousti now speaking after an attack on friday. reggie:a warning. a south carolina woman died after being hit by a beach umbrella. >> and review morning about beach umbrella safety. >> it takes anywhere from 35 to 40 seconds per umbrella. >> the victim's husband saying how quickly things turned for the worst. >> it was just a regular day, then this happened. sudden wins

kaiser still not stepping up.r 2019, 4000 mental health workers launched a strike demanding kaiser shortened patient wait times and produce therapist caseloads. unlike that action, monday's action is open-ended and could go on indefinitely. in emeryville, cornell barnard. dion: also tomorrow, nurses at st. mary's medical center in san francisco will hit the picket line in an effort to increase the hospitals nursing staff. the one-day informational ticket is set to start at 1 p.m. at the hospital. nurses say there's a chronic nursing shortage that jeopardizes patient safety. they say since a merger in 2019 to become, they have seen a dramatic decline in staffing. common spirit did not respond to the request for comments. still ahead, it's been one year since the taliban took over afghanistan. hear from the woman behind a bay area organization that is still trying to change lives. and a little later, an update on asterisk anne heche ---- on now you can save big on supersonic wifi from xfinity. can it handle all of m

kaiser management. psychologist, therapist, counselors, and social workers are demanding better pay situations, more staffing, and they need extra time to complete complete administrative work. >> we would like to see kaiser e kaiser permanente provide timely access for us to care for peope for people and get immediate services and not have delays. spot kaiser disagrees and officials last year say they saw saw increased staffing and impr. and improvement. regarding the walkout, they said, the strike is an unnecessary tactic to increase the unions leverage at the bargaining table making it harder, not easier, to deliver mental health care.> >> a positive start to wall str. wall street. the nasdaq was up 80 and the s&p was up 17.> >> today is one year since the u.s. pulled out of afghanistan. for a lot of afghans, it is a day marked by trauma and fear. cbs news correspondent, imtiaz tyab, reports. >> reporter: the lightning fast takeover of afghanistan just weeks before the united states military withdraw

we're outside the kaiser building here in san francisco on gary street.still quiet, a couple of people starting to set up, but that all is expected to change by 6:00 a.m. when the picketing will begin. negotiations came to a halt between kaiser and the union representatives psychologists, therapists and counselors and why the rest of the weekend was spent getting ready for the strike this morning. now that is expected to start at 6:00 a.m. kaiser and the union representing mental health professionals agreed on a wage offer but not that comprehensive settlement that would increase staffing, and consequently reduce patient wait times. that's what the union says this is about. new mental health clinicians to keep up with increasing dempetr enough. >> our case loads are unworkable,stnable and that's mostly why people are leaving. we lost 17% of our union membership in the last year. >> seeing people suicidal. >> reporter: the health care workers are fighting for more time outside of clinical care to send emails and coordinate patient care. kaiser says it offe

we reached out to kaiser and they offered their responses. well, they're not going on camera, but this is what they're saying to us. >> they say kaiser permanente has made it known. we are prepared to meet with the union at any time and we'll continue bargaining in good faith. our goal is to reach a fair and equitable agreement and bring this strike and are negotiations to a conclusion. they say that both sides have been trying to work out a deal for more than a year. i've already talked about how the patients are caught in the middle of all this more than likely non-emergency appointments. they've already been pushed back. if you have any uncertainty call kaiser permanente about your appointment. these workers, they're here today. and then tomorrow they will all rally for a march through downtown oakland with thousands of workers trying to send a message to their employers. back to you. >> all right. thank you very much for updating us. the on their cause. they're well. thank you. >> 8, 0, 6, is the time. and happening now, a new invasive sp

kaiser they say just isn't being competitive enough. >> providers are leaving kaiser in droves because they can't handle it. there are too many patients and not enough of us and kaiser is not making any effort to recruit the excellent therapists who are out there. reporter: kaiser says it's able to meet the needs of patients during the strikes. >> patients will receive care from those mental health clinicians who choose patient needs over the strike. reporter: the workers tell me they would like nothing more than to be back in their offices instead of striking and are ready to sit down with kaiser to work things out. >> we're going to stay out as long as it takes, but we're also acutely aware that our patients need us and we want to be there for them. reporter: strikes are set to continue indefinitely at different kaiser permanente locations throughout the state, including here in the bay area. in san jose, zach fuentes, abc7. >> and you can find local resources by going to www.abc7news.com/takeaction. >> it is a busy monday as you can tell. nothing new about wildfires in california. w

adequae care. >> kaiser disagrees. officials say lester they increased staffing and improve mental health services. kaiser says about the planned walkout, the e is an unnecessary tactic to increase the union's leverage at at the bargaining table. making it harder to deliver mental health care. that's a look at the bay area beat. > >> let's look at the forecast. the skies awake so i am awake ad so far it is beautiful and it's going to be warm. >> that just warmed my heart. > >> let's take a look at what's going on into the afternoon. official sunrise in a few minut. few minutes. it's already a beautiful day as we wake up. i have been talking about it, the temperature outlook for the next next 8 to 14 day showing above l conditions throughout the state and in the bay area. we are expg are experiencing an excessive heat watch in the morning and the east inland has. that's impacting the central valley of california. sacramento valley of of the area. closer to home, co, walnut creek and san ramon are being impacted by the e

down between the union and kaiser management. those on strike include psychologists, therapists, social workers are more. they want better pay, more staffing and time to complete administrative work after seeing seeing patients. >> we would like to see kaiser permanente take mental health serious and provide timely access when it comes to care for for people who war in acute or crisis situations and get immediate services and not haves have delays that will further deteriorate there mental health. health. > >> kaiser says in response to this that last year they increased staffing and did improve mental health services. kaiser's says the strike is an unnecessary tactic to increase the union's leverage at the bargaining table, making it harder, not easier, to deliver mental health care. > >> coming up on kpix and streaming on cbs news bay area, the drought busting way livermore is using waste water and how you can benefit. > >> plus, we have our first look at 49ers quarterback trey for years, california's non-gaming tribes have bee

they say kaiser permanente has made it known.ared to meet with the union. >> at any time and we'll continue bargaining in good faith. our goal is to reach a fair and equitable agreement and bring this strike and are negotiations to a conclusion. they say that both sides have been trying to work out a deal for more than a year. i've already talked about how the patients are caught in the middle of all this more than likely non-emergency appointments. they've already been pushed back. if you have any uncertainty call kaiser permanente about your appointment. these workers, they're here today and then tomorrow they will all rally for a march through downtown oakland with thousands of workers trying to send a message to their employers. back to you. >> and food service workers at sfo plan to rally today to demand stable wages and better working conditions. this comes after workers voted to authorize a strike or getting a live look at sfo right now. and organizers say they want the airport to increase their pay and improve their healt

kaiser writes its charge is not to charge for the multiplex test.ons promising to make fixes if it is a technical error that is found. >>> pfizer submitted to the fda plans for its new covid booster shot which the drug maker says will cover the latest omicron subvariant. once it is approved or authorized, it will be available to anyone over the age of 12, and could be available before the end of next month. ahead on the "today" show, a new interview with see kk director rochelle walensky who is talking about the updated boosters and also big changes coming to the cdc as well as the latest on the monkeypox outbreak. >>> a quick check of the weather and traffic together before we go. >> we're looking at our microclimates in full effect as we see in august. 94 inland but reaching up to about 70 today in san francisco. >> crash on the shoulder north 880 didistraction at the end of the arrow is causing a backup san leandro headed toward the coliseum. more slowing north of the coliseum. a construction and repair crew at broadway. >> watch out for them on

because of it, kaiser hasd it, kaiser has canceled many mental health appointments. we have seen hundreds of workers hit the street to make their voice heard. they are calling for increased staffing and pay r the mental health department. t, kaiser released a new statement about the strike saying, quote,e strike in this disruption to patient care does not need to hn not need to happen. it's primary primary demand is for union members to spend less time seeing patients adding, quote, our patients cannot afford a prl cannot afford a proposal that significantly reduces the time available to care for our patients and their mental health health needs. we remain committd to reaching a fair and equitablt fair and equitable agreement that is good for clinicians andr patients. this is all playing ot is all playing out while governor newsom announced a masr plan to help youth struggling. it is something a group of bay area teenagers are focused on. we spoke to several who spent their summer making a documenta. summer making a documentary. reed cowan shows us how they arg the l

hundreds of kaiser health care workers returning to the picket. picket lines. the demand from employees in northern californi. northern california. > >> doing nothing over there. >> how do you feel? >> i waited for an hour over he. over here. >> dozens of families finally back home this morning. how a dd a downed tree is raising serious serious safety concerns in their their neighborhood. > >> we are heating up into the a. the afternoon. i have good newsn store halfway through the week, things will change. > >> in the morning makes, new tothe classroom. the viral tweets leading to some strong opinions of what colors are associated with which subjects in school. > >> let's take a look at the top. top stories. a volunteer dive team says it has found a body in in a car belonging to missing te teenager kiely rodni. members of a group say they discovered the suv 14 feet underwater with the body inside it. last night, investigators pulled the vehicle vehicle from the reservoir to te campground with a 16-year-old vd 16-year-old vanished. she was reported missing after

kron four's gayle ong reports. >> kaiser permanente. mental health, clinicians and supporters spent sunday afternoon preparing signs at the union of healthcare workers headquarters in every bill ahead of an open-ended strike beginning monday. we want our patients to get the care they kathy raise a licensed clinical social worker at kaiser in walnut creek. she's one of the thousands who plan to walk off the job will out as long as it takes is a crisis right now health with kaiser. >> and we are we're the place now where we are. we know that it's now it's time to do it. now they have to step up and and reach out and cover their patients to strike involves more than 2000 mental health workers like psychologists, therapists and social workers. according to the union negotiations with kaiser ended saturday with executives rejecting union proposals to increase staffing and long waits for mental health therapy appointments. kaiser responded to the planned strike in a lengthy statement that reads in part. >> despite all that we are doing, we li

kaiser is now facing a lawsuit for charging patients to get tested for covid-19. stephanie tells us what you need to look for on your bills. >> reporter: right below is a charge of $310 for what is apparently a flu test. that is the basis of this lawsuit. patients across the state may be facing a similar conundrum after getting a bill like this for a service that is supposed to be free. >> we filed a class-action lawsuit last week in alameda county superior court. >> reporter: he is representing a patient who took a covid-19 test and, weeks later, received a bill for $310. he said that the patient tried disputing the charge, but kaiser didn't budge. >> the representative was tested in sacramento. we have heard from people who were tested in san francisco and have received bills. so this does not seem to be an isolated incident. >> reporter: kaiser ensures more than 40% of californians, so he believes the number of patients impacted may be huge. in the past few weeks he has heard from a number of people with similar bills. >> we don't know why or whether this is an

. > >> a live look from san francisco where kaiser workers are beginning their third week on now you can save big on supersonic wifi from xfinity. can it handle all of my devices? all that. and it comes with a 2-year rate guarantee. what?! ok! no annual contract. no equipment fees. oh, and a free streaming box. i like streaming. it's all just $50 a month when you add xfinity mobile with unlimited data. will you add a motorcycle? no. did you say yes?! the new xfinity supersonic bundle. it's kind of a big deal >> welcome back, good morning. the lunchtime forecast from noon noon through 2:00 a pleasant day day with 80s for the inland from from the coast to the base 60s so if you are packing your lunc, your lunch, you don't have to add that extra water bottle. for for the inland areas jumping from the mid-80s to the upper 80s as early as 3:00 and it is a a beautiful day on the coastline but we are heating up into the next couple of days. more on that coming up in the full forecast. > >> time for the morning mix on your monday. mattel is adding a new barbie to its inspiring woman collecti

without that, this doesn't work. >> you're looking now at picket lines of kaiser in san jose. that strike, as well as this one in san francisco. they're happening now and will continue until 2:00 this afternoon. we're also told the picket lines will move to oakland tomorrow. and of course, the strikes will continue to happen until both sides come to an agreement. and that's the latest that we have here in san francisco from the kaiser here. >> thank you. >>> new at 11:00, the water main break slowing down traffic in solano county. it is happening along the alamo ramp near i-80. at last check, both east and westbound directions were shut down. the chp is warning drivers to drive slowly through that area. >>> we are learning new details about a double homicide in san francisco's bay view district. police have arrested a man they say is responsible. this happened early saturday morning near jennings street. this is video of that scene from the citizens app. a man and a woman were shot there. both later died at the hospital. 23-year-old irvin hernandez flores, a relative of the vi

and how kaiser is responding.s. good morning to you, pam. well behind me. it's quiet this morning. that strike is not set to start for about another hour now, but we know both sides of the argument here shining and aggressive light an aggressive public light on this issue. healthcare workers say kaiser shutdowns and contract negotiations when it comes to hiring more people that would have reduced time. the time it takes for people having to see their specialists now. union members say they've been working without a contract since september. they began prepping for their protests this weekend. outside of union offices in emeryville. those protesting say they actually came into an agreement on pay with the medical healthcare system. but one problem still remains the amount of time they are given to see patients and handle paperwork. currently the breakdown of a 40 hour week is about 34 hours for seeing patients and six hours for the administrative work. the union is asking for more time f that extra work, arguing it

kaiser has d departments. kaiser has canceled appointments as a repulsive the stripe. today, kaiser released a new statement saying, quote, this strike and this disruptiono patient care does not need to happen. it's primary demand is r union members to spend less time time seeing patients, adding, quote, our patients cannot affod our patients cannot afford the proposal that significantly reduces the time available to care for our patients and their mental health needs. we remain committed to reaching a fair and and equitable agreement that isd agreement that is good for our clinicians in our patients. state law requires healthcare ps to offer patients timely care, n during strikes. state regulators . state regulators say they are closely monitoring complaints fm patients about kaiser's compliance to those rules. > >> still ahead, why are more and and more tech companies in the day area laying off workers dese record low unemployment. track n actor reflects on the importance importance of theater classes is theater classes in schools as more and more districts look to c

we did reach out to kaiser and they did respond. they say we have the deepest appreciation and gratitude for a mental health professionals and the extraordinary care they provide to our members. >> despite the union's harmful tactics, we remain committed to marketing in good faith to reach a fair and equitable agreement that it's good for our therapists and our patients. if you have a non-emergency, there's a good chance. kaiser has already reached out to you and pushed back that appointment or you might be going to an out network. kaiser is trying to work with those as well. so you can get your treatment. but more than likely your chances of seeing therapist obviously has gone down because they're on the picket line. if you have any by all means call kaiser and check on your appointment. and like i said, the bad news for all of this, as far as the patients are concerned, there is no timetable on when they will get back to the bargaining table. so more than likely will be right back here tomorrow morning. back to >> meanwhile, nurse

kaiser is trying to work with those as well. so you can get your treatment, but more than likely your chances of seeing therapist obviously has gone down because they're on the picket line. if you have any by all means call kaiser and check on your appointment. and like i said, the bad news for all of this, as far as the patients are concerned, there is no timetable on when they will get back to the bargaining table. so more than likely will be right back here tomorrow morning. back to you. a lot of moving pieces. yeah, thank you very much will. and that's not the only picket line you're going to see in san francisco today. we have nurses at saint mary's medical center in the city, also trying to call attention to >> their staffing shortage. a problem. they plan to do that by holding an informational picket today. so it's not an official strike, but it is an informational picket. >> nurses say the lack of staffing is impacting their ability to care for their patients properly because they just don't have the time to see everybod

this is what kaiser has to say about all of this. kaiser permanente has made it known. we are prepared to meet with the union at any time and we'll continue bargaining in good faith. our goal is to reach a fair and equitable agreement and bring the strike and our negotiations to a conclusion. but right now the conclusion seems way off in the distance because i can tell you they will strike not just here tomorrow, james and area once they all get here in the morning time, they will go to oakland and then marched through the streets of oakland to kaiser permanente's headquarter at that location. so if you are a patient of kaiser permanente and you have a non-emergency appointment, chances are that it has been pushed back. but if you have not heard from kaiser and you don't want to waste your time and gas coming down to the location you might want to call ahead just to make sure your appointment is still on back to you. good advice. thanks a lot. we'll. >> and we'll also see a picket lines out at sfo as well. food service workers there are going to be demanding better wage

. >>> tomorrow is day two of the statewide healthcare worker strike for kaiser.000 kaiser mental health workers, including counselors, psychologists and staff, were picketing today.they say, contract negotiations have stalled. the union wants higher pay, increased staffing, and shorter patient wait times. kaiser says, it's made a fair offer for the union already. >> someone said, six months. they're already in a crisis. that crisis is going to become full-blown. we're going to need a lot more services at that point. >> the union's proposal to reduce time directly seeing patients comes at a time when we're faced with a 30% increase in demand for mental health care. >> kaiser says, it hired nearly 200 new mental health clinicians. they also say, patients will still receive care during the strike on the clinicians who choose to keep working. the strike continues tomorrow, from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at look kaiser locations in oakland, santa clara and santa rosa. >>> san francisco to laguna honda hospital, an extra two months to try to stop a forced shutdown of the

we have pointed this out to kaiser for many years. we have demanded more resources. we have demanded a sustainable work environment kaiser has refused to provide >> statement to kron 4, a kaiser hr spokesperson says the company is prepared to meet with the union at any time and we'll continue bargaining in good faith. employees say their march will take them to kaiser's headquarters in oakland today. all right. well, switching gears, the white house is taking new steps to combat the monkeypox outbreak. 1.8 million doses of the vaccine will be made available by monday with a special focus on health agencies hosting large lgbtq events. this is monkeypox cases continue to rise nationwide. >> we're learning how well these vaccines work against monkeypox and in this specific outbreak, this is a 2 dose vaccine series. we expect protection to be the highest 2 weeks after the second dose of the vaccine. 50,000 courses of the treatment drug tee box. we'll also be made available next week. that numbers 5 times greater than the reported case load in the u.s.. well here at home,

kaiser has refused to provide >> in a statement to kron 4 kaiser hr spokesperson says the company is prepared to meet with the union at any time and we'll continue bargaining in good faith. employees say their march will take them to kaiser headquarters in oakland tomorrow. >> exotic dancers at a nightclub in southern california are the latest workers hoping to unionize as they fight for better working conditions and increased pay. the dancers at the star guard and dive bar that's in north hollywood have submitted a formal petition to the federal government to join the same union that represents entertainers, actors, equity. they say that the dancers have reported issues with compensation, including wage theft, along with risks to their health and safety in the workplace. the dancers are also seeking health insurance benefit and protection from unjust termination. the nfl has reached an agreement with cleveland browns quarterback. >> deshaun watson. he will be suspended for the first 11 games this year and pay a 5 million dollar fine. and this is a lighter punishment than the yearlon

kaiser permanente recent cash releasing a statement. -- kaiser permanente releasing a statement. >> theye been negligent and how they are allowing us to work with patients. ryan: they said the strike is unnecessary to increase the union leverage at the bargaining table and making it harder, not easier, to deliver mental health care. the bill does require timely access to people getting health care but they say with the influx of new patients they are seeing, it is taking we and a sometimes months to get access to the health care they need and that is part of the reason why they are going about the strike the union wants them to hire more staff workers and that is why they are going on strike today and they said this could go on for as long as they need. live in san jose, ryan curry, abc 7 news. kumasi: the taliban is celebrating a milestone in state took over but so many are struggling. jobina: they are celebrating what they call independence day but most afghans are not on the street celebrating. this time last year, they took control and tossed the country into turmoil and pushed count

hurt kaiser permanente's ability to meet the needs of our patients. that is the point of the strike. the reality of that strike will only reduce access to our care at a time of unprecedented demand. >>> and rally years are not giving up their fight to save a long-term care facility. supporters of laguna honda hospital gathered in san francisco ahead of a looming deadline. nbc bay area's thom jensen shows us how they will be impacted by the closure. -- >> we want everybody to recognize that this is a pause. >> reporter: based and standby side with other protesters on the front steps of laguna honda hospital, trying to get a permanent stop on the transfer of patients from the federally funded long-term care facility. >> i want you to look at the numbers. if the numbers are correct, between five and nine people have died. >> reporter: they say skilled nursing patients like the 86- year-old mom betty that has dementia faced transfer trauma when they are suddenly moved and they worry that it is fatal for betty and others, the centers for medicare and medic

inevitably hurt kaiser's patient. that is the point of the strike. the reality is that the strike is going to reduce care of unprecedented demand. >>> and now businesses are moving forward with the return two events. first up is the san jose jazzfest. maryann favro is taking us there. >> reporter: you can see that san jose is bringing a boost to downtown businesses by the return of two festivals. the sound of the pandemic is broken be by the sound of saxophones and solos. no longer restricted by covid, they are cranking up the volume and so now, this man has been coming to the festival for every year for nearly a decade, and he is happy they are making a big comeback. >> i like to come over here at this place with that music and charlie wilson. >> reporter: thousands are expected to enjoy the festival for three-day run, and 12 stages are to come alive launching a new business. >> it is going to be increasing our business 25 to 30% more, and we are already busy in these two day, but with this, it is going to be more. >

this comes as kaiser mentalh workers are entering their second week on the picket lines. lines. more than 2000. they are calling for staffing boost to reduce appointment wait times. kaiser called the strike disruptive and unnecessary, adding in a statement that the union's primary demand is quote for members to spend less time seeing patients. > >> reaction pouring in to the gs decision to just say no to the safe consumption sites for illegal drugs. sara donchey rep. donchey reports. >> reporter: reaction to the veo of sb 57 hswift. >> a governor who has been on the forefront of so many groundbreaking policy efforts to to veto a bill like this, it angers me and it was as an organization we are upset. >> reporter: advocates have beeg on making safe ingestion sites . a reality. opponents like the head of san francisco police officers union have been sharp s claiming they would make policing harder. >> we want to arrest drug dealers but when we tried to art drug dealers, if there's a prodt they want to sell, you will have have a clientele. this will keep keep the clientele going. >

they say they, uh they had negotiated with kaiser over the weekend, and kaiser end up shutting down negotiators for the contract that would have hired more people and reduce the time it takes to see these professionals. now these demonstrations they're not just here in san francisco. i want to give you a look at the campus in san jose. and there it's much of the same. we're talking nearly 2000 workers at four different campuses planning to be part of a strike today, hoping to see some changes. the reason we're on strike is because cars are permanent is not making any good strides and the direction that we think is acceptable for patient care. so this is the first step that we stand together with the community and our patients to make kaiser do the right thing and make mental health a priority. you know you're dealing with an extravagantly wealthy company billions of $50 billion and more in cash reserves eight billion in profits last year if they wanted to make a difference if they wanted to do a better job, it's not a big deal. they could do it. four total campuses within kaiser system particip

. >>> thousands of kaiser mental health workers hitting strike lines today saying that patients are not getting the care they need. 2000 counselors and staff going on strike after the contract negotiations between the union and kaiser permanente have stalled. the union wants an increase in wages and is also demanding a comprehensive settlement to increase staffing and reduce patient wait times. kaiser says the pandemic has left it struggling and it has given the union a fair offer. >> someone has to wait three months or six months. they are already in a crisis. the crisis will become full- blown where they need more services. >> the proposal to reduce time directly seeing the patient comes at a time when we are faced with a 30% increase in demand for mental health care. >> kaiser says it hired 200 new mental health clinicians to try to keep up with skyrocketing demand. the healthcare giant says that patients will still receive care during the strike. >>> 2 1/2 years after the first covid lockdown santa clara county's health officer will be reliving early days of the pandemic. dr. sarah

this is what kaiser has to say about this strike.in, that will start at 6 o'clock this morning and go until 2 o'clock in the afternoon. every day until a contract is reached. the kaiser says we have the deepest appreciation and gratitude for mental health professionals and the extraordinary cere they provide to our members. despite the union's harmful tact u.s. tactics, we remain committed to bargaining in good faith to reach a fair and equitable agreement. that is good for our therapists and our patients. here's a little bit of good news. reena and james, this same strike happened in southern california involving 1900 kaiser mental health professionals. and they were able to reach a deal as far as the patients are concerned. they of course they are hoping that a deal is reached quicker sooner than later. but the prepare of they already said this will be open. it. >> interesting. all right. thank you very much. well and 5.33, we have some related news with nurses at saint mary's medical center in san francisco, calling attention now

now, kaiser says. they've offered the northern california unions a more than appropriate deal, and a similar version was recently accepted by the unions in southern california. latest proposal will keep these therapists among the highest paid in the profession. with excellent benefits and support. the union rejected our offer without even allowing its members to vote on it. make no mistake. this strike is not about access to care as the union claims. argument even on display inside public transit. these ads will be on bart train starting tomorrow. kaiser says non urgent appointments might need to be rescheduled for its patients. the california department of managed health care is monitoring the strike to make sure patients are still legally being taken care of, and this is an open ended protest. so there's no telling when or how soon this will all be over. kalp fill the void for the thousands of workers that are not showing up to work. reporting in san francisco. i'm james torres, ktvu fox two news. nu

. >>> day two of a state-wide strike led by kaiser mental health workers, 2,000 are taking part. they say the contract negotiations have stall and their union wants higher pay, increased staffing and shorter patient wait times. kaiser says it's made a fair offer to the union. >> if someone has to wait three months, six months and they're already in acuity of a crisis, that crisis is going to become full blown, they need a lot more services and care at that point. >> the union's proposal to reduce time directly seeing patients comes at a time when we're faced with a 30% increase in demand for mental health care. >> kaiser goes on to say in a response it hired nearly 200 new mental health clinicians and patients will still receive care during the strike, this is from clinicians who chose to keep working. that strike will take place from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at locations in oakland, santa clara, and santa rosa. >>> san francisco's laguna honda hospital is getting an extra two months to try to stop a forced shutdown of the facility. the feds recently cut funding and decertified the