comenzamos ahora esta media hora con los conductores de uber y lyft que como les adelantamos, salieron protestar en san francisco este lunes por la mañana y es jessica gallegos quien estuvo presente en esta manifestación y nos va a explicar qué están exigiendo estos conductores. más de 100 conductores de las empresas de viajes compartidos, como lo son uber y lyft, llegaron hasta la sede principal de estas 2 compañías y lo hicieron precisamente hoy. uno de abril, día de los inocentes, porque según ellos, ser conductores no es una broma y están exigiendo mejor salario y mayor seguridad. trabajadores de uber y lyft condujeron en caravana hasta llegar primero a la sede principal de uber en san francisco. allí entre arenga, sosteniendo pancartas y vistiendo una camisa que decía unidos nos levantamos. exigían un trato justo y seguro que necesitan dignidad, necesitan acción y necesitan que los escuchen. de acuerdo al gremio de conductores, estas 2 compañías están tomando ventaja de inmigrantes, familias de bajos ingresos y de adultos mayores. ellos hacen lo que le dan la gana contra los chofe

joining me to discuss is the ceo of lyft. see you at one market, feeling a little home sick. >> deidre, it's not the same without. where are you? >> it's also the location we sat down with our first interview when you took this job a year ago. my first question to you, what would you do first as lyft's ceo to turn it around. you said you wanted to be competitive again. how have you been? >> yeah. well, we've been growing every quarter. up 10%, 17%, 26%. and that growth is because our customers, our riders and drivers are well done. we've got a lot more to do, but i'm excited about the first year. >> in terms of market share, have you been able to strengthen your position? part of that was making lyft more competitive against uber in terms of pricing and driver supply. any metrics to share on that front? >> i mean, look, when i started, i said we weren't going to focus just on market share. we were maybe in the high 20s. now we're in the low thirds. the focus is on women plus connect. online pickup promise at the airport. 70%

, que se han manifestado frente a la sede de estas zonas de uber y lyft en san francisco.ndremos los detalles enseguida en nuestro noticiero de las 5 30. vámonos ahora a roseville, donde se está llevando a cabo una investigación tras el descarrila miento de un tren de 9 vagones durante el fin de semana. el incidente ocurrió ayer, alrededor de las 18:30 de la tarde. no se reportan heridos y aún no está claro qué había dentro de los vagones. sin embargo, union pacific afirmó en un comunicado que no se liberó ningún contenido de los vagones. la organización mothers against murder ofrece una recompensa 10.000 $ para resolver un asesinato que ocurrió el pasado 8 de febrero. ese hecho cobró la vida de frank finney a eso de las 20:00 de la noche, cerca de la avenida universidad wall street. la organización busca contactar a quien estaba en una camioneta blanca, esa que ven ahí. estaba detenida en la carretera y dicen que aparece y que probablemente quienes iban a bordo pudieron haber visto cómo atacaban a feyre. y a las 17:00 de la tarde, con 4 minutos, vamos a cambiar de informa

at those levels, uber and lyft say they could stay in the market.recent afternoon near minneapolis-st. paul airport, drivers waiting for customers expressed mixed feelings. >> in order to keep the job, to keep the companies in the city, we need something. >> i don't think -- no. i don't think so. if they can work something out, fine. reporter: 95% of all minnesota rideshare trips begin in the twin cities. so a departure from the metropolitan minneapolis-st. paul area would effectively end the apps' presence in the state, and that has prompted concern among policymakers on both sides of the aisle. lawmakers are trying to finalize legislation before may 1 that would both satisfy drivers and keep the companies operating here. meanwhile the minneapolis city council has said it may reconsider its ordinance as soon this week. but no matter what happens, the situation in minnesota is being watched closely, says cornell university's andrew wolf. >> what uber and lyft are doing in minneapolis is not new. there are pushes in other cities and i think minneapol

muchos de los afectados, como raúl, explicaron que uber y lyft toman casi un 60% de sus ganancias.es locales también salieron a las calles. esto ocurrió frente al hotel la quinta, donde algunos levantaron su voz expresando su descontento y preocupación por la construcción de un complejo de viviendas para personas sin hogar. argumentan que el proyecto podría afectar la seguridad y la economía local. el próximo miércoles, el condado llevará a cabo una reunión para analizar su construcción. y mira esto. el aeropuerto internacional de oakland podría estar en proceso de cambiar su nombre. la administración del aeropuerto está considerando renombrarlo y poner el aeropuerto internacional de oakland de la bahía de san francisco. sin embargo, la propuesta no está siendo bien recibida por todos. hay pasajeros, hay empleados del aeropuerto que no están de acuerdo. temen que eso pudiera generar confusión con el aeropuerto internacional de san francisco. el 11 de noviembre se someterá a votación el nuevo nombre y cientos de personas no pudieron salir de big sur este sábado y el domingo incluso

drivers from uber and lyft staged rallies outside both uber and lyft headquarters in the city.say they're being impacted by low pay and high company fees. they also say they're having trouble accessing health care stipends under state law. now we reached out to the companies. lyft said it has rolled out several new driver features, including increased pay transparency to ensure drivers always make at least 70% of their weekly fares. uber told us they have made, quote, significant improvements as part of their commitment to make uber the safest and fairest platform. a winery in the south bay planning a major development. what it hopes to construct that it says would make it a premier entertainment destination. and then later tonight on the 10:00 news, san francisco police say two teenagers under arrest in a deadly shooting at a bart station. plus, governor newsom reacting tonight to a florida supreme court decision upholding that state's six week abortion ban. the battle over reproductive rights tonight in a winery in saratoga, announced they plan they have filed preliminary pla

on monday, dozens of rideshare drivers rallied outside the san francisco headquarters of uber and lyft. >> they say that drivers are dealing with low pay high fees and dangerous working conditions. they believe that these companies have made it hard for drivers to earn a living. a lot of the drivers sleep in the car to come from far away from sacramento and they're homeless in their cars soul. what >> humanity is that to someone have to sleep in the car to be able to provide for their families. they are also concerned about the growth of self-driving car technology and worry that it could one day put drivers out of work completely. it would affect a lot of people and the economy. >> where they without a job. in a statement to kron 4 lyft said we are constantly working to improve the driver experience, which is why just this february, we released a series of new offers and commitments aimed at increasing driver pay and transparency, adding that drivers will always make at least 70% of the weekly writer fares after external fees. but drivers we talked to said that after they pay for insu

lyft and the metropolitan transportation commission are set to announce tomorrow.he expansion of the bay wheels bike sharing program. 500 next generation e-bikes will be rolled out in oakland, berkeley and emeryville, along with 24 new docking stations. lyft says they hope this expansion will grow ridership and reduce operational costs. and there it is, complete totality. >> amazingly beautiful. once in a lifetime. >> i had no idea we would see this much of it here. it's so cool. >> i'm just grateful to be here. it's a blessing. >> the incredible show that we waited for and we'll wait a long time to see again. millions of people spent the morning looking up as the skies went dark for that total solar eclipse. >> now, here in the bay area, we didn't have that 100% totality view even so, people still packed the viewing party at the exploratorium to admire the rare celestial event and truly, we've seen so many amazing images from the eclipse from all around the country. >> we really have just incredible. the excitement has built up for weeks, and the solar show certai

the medallions fell by the wayside when uber and lyft hit the streets.s who already paid for the medallions took out loans. but with business down and an almost worthless medallion, many stopped paying the loans, damaging their credit. abc seven news talked with one medallion owner who is still trying to pay his loan while struggling to make ends meet. >> they don't think even we are human beings if they think they spending $1 billion on homeless, they should give us some break on the medallion price. >> it's safe to estimate that about 300 of those medallions sold through the program have been foreclosed on. >> recently, during an sfmta board hearing, taxi drivers suggested the city bail them out. some medallion owners will be asked to start paying the yearly medallion fee again. it got waived during the pandemic. it was the talk of the country all day yesterday, continuing into. eclipse here in the bay area. we only got a partial solar eclipse. the moon just covered a portion of the sun, but that didn't stop people from coming out to enjoy what was the

lyft assures that drivers get at least 70%. these drivers say that's a flat out lie. driver organizer kunert drove from l.a. to the protest and said there are two sides to this issue, the company's profit margins and everyone else. >> riders and passengers that take cars with us, with are with you. you are not our enemy. we're in this together. your rates have gone through the roof. our pay has declined. >> lyft shared this statement saying, "we are constantly working to improve the driver experience, which is why just this february we released a series of new offers and commitments aimed at increasing driver pay and transparency. this includes a new earnings commitment and an improved deactivation appeals process." uber says that it has created a new system for drivers to appeal deactivations and to protect them from false allegations. the company also says it works with insurance companies to help drivers obtain affordable coverage. >>> still ahead, more than 1,500 people in one california community have been cut off from the outside world, the efforts to get things

lyft and the metropolitan transportation commission are set to announce tomorrow.on of the bay wheels bike sharing program. 500 next generation e-bikes will be rolled out in oakland, berkeley and emeryville, along with 24 new docking stations. lyft says they hope this expansion will grow ridership and reduce operational costs. and there it is, complete totality. >> amazingly beautiful. once in a lifetime. >> i had no idea we would see this much of it here. it's so cool. >> i'm just grateful to be here. it's a blessing. >> the incredible show that we waited for and we'll wait a long time to see again. millions of people spent the morning looking up as the skies went dark for that total solar eclipse. >> now, here in the bay area, we didn't have that 100% totality view even so, people still packed the viewing party at the exploratorium to admire the rare celestial event and truly, we've seen so many amazing images from the eclipse from all around the country. >> we really have just incredible. the excitement has built up for weeks, and the solar show certainly did no

m with >> i think the problem with lifted over is people and l lyft. d they cal by this way, if they do leave, people will get back to doing what they do wil bac best, which is having a few drinks and getting on the highway and driving really fast. so yeah, he dri i hope i hope it happens because i think it's terrific. oh, i ought to just stopuple that joke. a couple of lines sooner. yeah, tim, you did. and what happened was. i said the same joke twice. and this is what this is goinggo to push more towards computers and automation because it's cheaper. and it's like i go to a pharmacy i and, like there's a guy behind the counter and i'm trying to pay at the counter and he's like, use the automated and say, hey, stupid you directly to the thing that's goingirecting to replacee yeah, i hate those automated checkout things. i don'atic chet do them well, but that's how i feel about that. definitely matter me becauser to i'm a comic, so it doesn'tbecaus reallye yeah, you know, kennedy there's this idea that if you don't supporadt some of this stuff, that yo

lyft race know about it. 32 in 9, 5, for victor later in the 4th quarter.nd sets the screen. steph curry knocks down the 3. steph had 33 points 8 assists. but look, first are feisty group. 7. they bring it back. make it close down 5 there. jetty osman with the but at the end of the day. draymond made more plays than the spurs. he gets the offensive rebound finds klay thompson. he said let's go back to bay warriors. get the win one, 17, one, 13, now their home. they take on the dallas mavericks on tuesday. all right. that's your look at sports. >> all right. in baseball, the giants started their season down in san diego against the padres over the weekend. the giants looking to take 3 out of 4 from the padres sunday. but they lost 13 to 4 giants are now in la they take on the dodgers tonight. first pitch 7 tent. as for the a's, the game was a very close one. they were looking to avoid a sweep against the guardians. the a's win on the walk-off 30 in the 9th inning. final score for 3 open gets its first win of the season and now they host the red sox tonight a

today, lyft is set to announce it is expanding the bay wheels bike share program.ny will roll out 500 new bikes in oakland, berkeley and emeryville, along with 24 new docking stations. lyft says they hope this expansion will grow ridership and reduce their operational costs. >> the slow economic recovery of downtown san francisco has the attention of other california city leaders, who are having the same issue. san francisco mayor london breed met with the mayors of sacramento, long beach, and riverside at the state capitol yesterday for the first legislative hearing on california's post-pandemic recovery. mayor breed expressed support for a series of bills created by bay area lawmakers, which would encourage renewed investment in downtown san francisco. the ceo of san francisco's union square alliance also attended the session and says the meeting gave her hope. >> bar and restaurant boom in union square. we're actually expecting quite a few more announcements of new restaurants this year and into next year. >> mayor breed told told the group that both violent cri

our top stories out of san francisco where rideshare drivers are rallying outside headquarters of lyft and uber demanding better pay and better job security kron. 4 s charles clifford has the latest. >> well, here in san francisco, rideshare drivers are demanding the companies like uber lyft do more to support and protect drivers. on monday, dozens of rideshare drivers rallied outside the san francisco headquarters of uber and lyft. they say that drivers are dealing with low pay high fees and dangerous working conditions. they believe that these companies have made it hard for drivers to earn a living. a lot of the drivers sleep in the car to come from far away from sacramento and they're homeless in their cars. so what >> humanity is that to someone have to sleep in the car to be able to provide for their families. they are also concerned about the growth of self-driving car technology and worry that it could one day put drivers out of work completely. it would affect a lot of people and the economy where they without a job. in a statement to kron 4 lyft said we are constantly working

drivers from uber and lyft staged rallies outside both uber and lyft headquarters in the city. they say they are being impacted by low pay and high company fees. they also say they're having trouble accessing health care stipends under state law. the drivers say if ridesharing is their only source of income, it's hard to make ends meet in the expensive bay area. >> right now, we're in lyft are taking 70% of the rides, and it's not fair because we have to pay maintenance for our car, insurance for our car. and at the end of the day, we get nothing. >> yeah. let's go. >> we reached out to the companies. lyft said it has rolled out several new driver features, including increased pay transparency to ensure drivers always make at least 70% of their weekly fares. uber told us they have made, quote, significant improvements as part of their commitment to making uber the safest and fairest platform. >> new at five a man who suffers from schizophrenia is suing the santa rita jail after a failed suicide attempt, saying that he wouldn't have tried to die by suicide if he had received the

>> in a statement crowd for lyft says we're constantly working to improve the driver. experience, which is why just this february, we released a series of new offers and commitments aimed at increasing driver pay and transparency. we also reached out to uber for a comment but so far have not heard back. the city of sunnyvale is thinking of launching a ride share service of its own to help disadvantaged residents get around the rideshare service would cost less than 5 bucks a ride. the city council voted last week to move forward with the plan and start applying for grants. the city will partner with the transportation company called silicon valley hopper to bring the service to sunnyvale and cupertino where supporters think the elderly and students will benefit the most. >> for the first time, san francisco is offering affordable housing in an attempt to help educators live in the areas they teach applications open tomorrow for the shirley chisholm village, the housing project is located in the outer sunset neighborhood on 43rd avenue just south of lincoln way. there w

today, they rallied outside the san francisco headquarters of uber and lyft. they say drivers are dealing with low pay high fees and dangerous working conditions. they believe these companies have made it hard for drivers to earn a living. a lot of the drivers sleep in the car to come from far away from sacramento and they're homeless in their cars. so what >> humanity is that to someone have to sleep in the car to be able to provide for their families. >> in a statement to kron 4 lyft says, quote, we are constantly working to improve the driver. experience, which is why just this february, we released a series of new offers and commitments aimed at increasing driver pay and transparency. compher also reached out to uber for comment. but we have not yet heard back. some writers in the north bay can now catch smart trains for free. the agency making the announcement today saying it applies to anyone under 18 and people over the age of 65 smart says youth and seniors represent 42% of sonoma and marin counties get account for 25% of ridership. smart says the goal

the events will go from uber headquarters to lyft headquarters, both of which are in san francisco. some of the issues they plan to address are low pay, unfair deactivations, high company fees, safety risks and declining earnings. drivers will also raise concerns, they say, over autonomous vehicle impacts to the industry. >> and this week, santa clara county nurses are planning to go on strike. the three day strike is set to begin on tuesday. the nurses say they want better pay patient safety and an increase in staffing levels. the county hosted a news conference to respond to the charges. the county says it will do its best to minimize disruptions to health care services during the strike. >> new at 11 san jose police were on the scene oa deadly crash and officials were forced to close off parts of saratoga avenue to investigate thera happened just a few hours ago near the harbor park football juries in pronounced dead on scene southbound saratoga avenue is now reopened, northbound saratoga will remainlosed while officers investigate. officials say they' adving the public to contin

este servicio sería similar al proporcionado por empresas como uber y lyft, pero sería administrado poras similares. mientras tanto, la ciudad de pittsburgh ha complementado y ha completado 2 proyectos destinados a mejorar la seguridad cerca de las escuelas y la accesibilidad para los peatones. según las autoridades, el primer proyecto involucró la instalación de 10 balizas de destello rápido en 5 cruces peatonales cerca de las escuelas, con un costo de aproximadamente 147.000 . el segundo proyecto consistió en la actualización de 17 rampas en las aceras, ajustando a la ley de estadounidenses con discapacidades y la comisión de transporte metropolitano y lyft anunciaron la llegada de cientos de bicicletas eléctricas al este de la bahía, ambas empresas agregarán más de 500 bicicletas eléctricas de nueva generación y 24 nuevas estaciones de acoplamiento, tanto en oakland, berkeley y emeryville. it's really important as a last mile solution to smart station como parte de la expansión del programa de bicicletas compartidas by wills, esto ocurre inmediatamente después de la implementación de

we reached out to uber and lyft.constantly working to improve the driver experience, which is why they point out in february. they >> released a series of new offers and commitments aimed at increasing driver pan transparency over didn't get back to us with a comment. >> they is going to be new restrictions on how long you can have a short-term health insurance plan. kron four's catherine heenan takes a closer look at that. >> crack down junk health insurance. the biden administration has just finalized plans to limit short-term health insurance plans. 2, 3, months with the option for a one-month renewal. this is a big u-turn on trump era policy that allowed people to have those plans for up to 4 years. last administration took that provision which is very narrow. >> for a limited emergency coverage and made a loophole. so maybe the the white house is spending the move as a way to protect consumers, arguing that short term plans. >> do not offer comprehensive care. they're being told you can pay this innredibly low p

. >> it may be a bit harder to get an uber or lyft today. drivers are planning a series of rallies they're calling. drivers are no fools. they say they are noticing declining pay due to high company fees and sudden ride cancellations. drivers also want to fight against the shift toward autonomy vehicles. lyft responded to abc seven news, saying in part that it has a quote, new a new minimum earnings guarantee that drivers will always make at least 70% of the weekly rider fares after external fees. end. quote. we did reach out to uber. we have not heard back. still to come, san francisco's lgbtq community, responding to backlash over the proclamation of transgender day of visibility. >> then a ski trip to remember the wild weather that caused these chairlift cars to rack back and forth 6 to 8 this morning. >> i mean, it's really tough to find a better way to start the day that sunrise at 654 this morning. and it's nothing but sunshine and it's all about warm temperatures this afternoon. we'll look at your favorites are in one place. let's tak

>> here's the statement that we got from lyft.nstantly working to improve the driver. experience issues of why i just this february release, a series of new offers and commitments aimed at increasing driver pay and transparency. and we also reached out to uber for comment, but we haven't got her back from them yet. >> soon they're going to be new restrictions on how long you can have a short-term health insurance plan. kron four's catherine heenan reports. >> crack down junk health insurance. the biden administration has just finalized plans to limit short-term health insurance plans. 2, 3, months with the option for a one-month renewal. this is a big u-turn on trump era policy that allowed people to have those plans for up to 4 years. last administration took that provision which is very narrow. >> for limited emergency coverage and made a loophole so big you could drive a truck the white house is spending the move as a way to protect consumers, arguing that short term plans do not offer comprehensive care. they're being told tha

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. >> thank you so much, lena, and it might be a little harder to get an uber or lyft today. drivers are planning a series of rallies they're calling. drivers are no fools. they say they're noticing declining pay due to high company fees and sudden ride cancellations. drivers also want to fight against a shift toward autonomous vehicles. lyft responded to abc seven news, saying in part that it has a, quote, a new minimum earnings guarantee that drivers will always make at least 70% of the weekly rider fares after external fees end. quote. we reached out to uber and have yet not heard back yet. >> restaurant and cabaret asia sf. it was set to permanently close today, but it says it will host performances now through april. the business website says due to overwhelming demand, asia sf is adding shows during 13 nights this month. the venue opened in 1998 and it features transgender performers lip syncing. asia sf two owners say the business has been unpredictable since the pandemic, so they are choosing to retire. happening tomorrow, the city of oakland is set to meet with the a

katie: let's talk about uber and lyft.view is that home depot will continue to take share from lowe's. it seems like a similar duopoly to uber and lyft. who else is competing with uber at this point? who is their serious competitor? >> i think in different segments of their businesses, there are some competitors but they've streamlined but shorn up all of the underlying businesses and turn the company to profitable. we got it had $28 a share -- we got in at 40 in the stock had been a 28 but it's 75 or 70 60 doesn't feel like a bad decision. that's the conundrum that investors have two way. relative price to share ratio in stocks that don't pay a dividend in the name was attractive and what drives our fundamental work is management and a catalyst for performance. profitability was the catalyst and that's a name we still hold and i've added to it over the past few months where the market bottomed in october of 2022. in november, we added more. katie: it's always great to speak with you and we hope to do so soon. still ahead,

. >> it's a ride share drivers rallying outside the san francisco headquarters of uber and lyft todayey say the drivers are dealing with low pay high fees and dangerous work conditions. >> a lot of the drivers sleep in the car to come from far away from sacramento and they're homeless in their cars. so what humanity is that to someone have to sleep in the car to be able to provide for their families? >> in a statement to kron 4 lyft says we are constantly working to improve the driver experience, which is why just this february, we released a series of new offers and commitments aimed at increasing driver pay and transparency. we reached out to uber for comment but so far have not heard back driving along this scenic a highway. one coast highway won't be possible at least for a while. and you can see why over the weekend. >> landslide close to the portion of highway one between big sur and carmel. portions of the southbound lane crumbled into the sea. here about 2000 tourists were trapped in the area because of that. caltrans has been escorting traffic around the damage lane to try to

lyft says it is always improving the driver ther short stint of rain over the weekend. first alert meteorologist jessica burch has your forecast. >> reporter: it's another dry day in the bay area. high pressure sitting just offshore, keeping our temperatures nice and above average. mostly clear skies throughout the bay area. later into the evening hours tonight, some coastal clouds moving along areas in pacifica, bodega bay. but other than that, it is going to stay clear for us today and tomorrow with partly cloudy skies rolling in for wednesday, and rainy skies moving in heading into thursday and friday. i'll show you the reason why that's happening in just a second. but for now, high pressure is keeping us nice and dry and those temperatures sitting in the 70s today. 60s along the coast. but this cold front is moving their way to the north. this area of low pressure cooler, not only this weekend, but into early next week. the climate prediction center is showing our temperatures below normal as we head into this weekend. but that is not the case for us today. actually

they are expanding the bike share program that runs with lyft. and then two dozen docking stations. the expansion will encourage people to use other forms of transportation in the community. >> making it more likely that people use transit every day. it is a healthy way to add more transit as well. >> many of the docking stations are near bart or muni stops. they can also access the bikes using the clipper card. it is the -- post office on stuart street. alex padilla and laphonza butler proposed the bill saying feinstein is a towering figure. >>> life has changed in israel and gaza since the hamas attack. also a special sisterhood striving for change. >> they have met for more than 20 years with one mission. finding common ground. how they are using the power conversation to build a better world. >>> coming up, if you enjoy the day you will get two more days like it. rain for the weekend. >>> normally you go to the airport to travel. right now, the runways at lax are looking pretty good. purple and yellow flowers around the airport. some plants even appear to be -- known as african

lyft said their drivers make an average of $30 nationally. both said they made improvements to driver safety features and easier deactivation appeals.>>> many workers got a raise today. a new law increased the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour. workers are cheering. but it also means customers are likely to pay higher prices with fewer employees serving you. >> it usually costs me around 5 dollars. >> reporter: she said she paid nearly 1 dollar more for her drink today. she said it is worth it knowing that starting today workers at major california fast food chains are getting a big raise. they are now earning $20 an hour.>> i am willing to pay extra for them to make more money. i think it is their job. >> i am happy for the people who are hard-working in the fast food industry. >> reporter: he knows what it is like to work in fast food. he said he was punched in the nose once by an angry customer. >> you deal with many customer picks. they make me feel less. now knowing that they have more money is great. >> we're not wall s

several years later, when uber and lyft hit the streets, the medallions fell by the wayside. just like that, blackberry and i put 40 years into here, and now they're throwing us all out. hundreds of us taxi drivers who paid for their medallions had taken out loans. but with business down and a worthless medallion, many stopped paying, damaging their credit. >> it's safe to estimate that about 300 of those medallions sold through the program have been foreclosed on recently during an sfmta board hearing. >> taxi drivers suggested that the city bail them out. >> the right thing for the city to do now is to return all or most of the money to the medallion buyers. >> new york city taxi drivers suffered the same damaging consequences, but since 2022, new york has awarded $350 million in debt relief to those affected. san francisco has offered nothing. ibrar ahmed is one of those medallion owners who dished out $250,000 today. he is still trying to pay off his loan while struggling to make ends meet. >> they don't think even we are human beings. if they think they're spending $1 bi

hundreds of new e-bikes are coming to the east bay as the metropolitan transportation commission and lyft are behind the move, wanting to 500 next- generation e-bikes and 24 docking stations in oakley -- oakland, berkeley, as part of the bike-sharing program in the bay area after docking stations were added in san jose and san francisco last fall, they say you will improve public transportation. >>> at the anchor desk with garvin thomas and -- what is coming up. >> how do we define what is newsworthy? something you have never seen that qualifies that thing today was a house being transported across san francisco bay. we had to know more so we sent velena jones to find where it was coming from and going, and most importantly, why? >> nice house. >> not much of a yard. do you need tissues four bay area proud? a young woman's dreams coming true on a san francisco stage, we will show you how. >> i cannot wait, i know you are working really hard and rushing to the anchor desk. they don't get to see that but you're working so hard. i will ring the tissues. >>> coming up, the top trending story

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drivers from uber and lyft staged rallies outside both company headquarters in the city.mpacted by low pay and high fees. they also say they're having trouble accessing health care stipends. >> under state law, a rent is so high, food is so high, and we're some people come from really far away and they're sleeping in the cars to try to provide for their family food on the table. >> we reached out to the companies. lyft said it has rolled out several new driver features, including increased pay transparency to ensure drivers always make at least 70% of their weekly fares. uber told us they have made, quote, significant improvements as part of their commitment to make uber the safest and fairest platform in our time now. >> 446 a new study is out that says it now takes a six figure income to afford a median priced home here in the u.s, according to the study by bankrate, americans need an annual income of $110,000 a year to afford a median priced home. that's a 46% increase in just the last four years. bank rate says california is number one on the list when it comes to the

some businesses will reimburse lyft and uber rides with a purchase. >> as for how other cities are fairing, businesses to downtown dropped more than 21% between march last year and this february. san jose saw a jump by about 28% in the same time frame. ahead at noon and streaming on cbs news bay area, clean up effort underway in the midwest as multiple states try to recover from deadly tornadoes. >>> how it got easier for drivers to charge their electric vehicles right here in california. >> it's a mild forecast as we kick off the week. we have a nice warm up with a big cool down heading into our weekend forecast with a slight chance of showers. i will time that out for you in your first alert forecast. >>> a live look outside before break, sutro tower reaching up in the blue skies, trying to touch >>> a big clean up effort underway after a deadly storm system left a path of devastation in the middle of the country over the weekend. more than 100 tornadoes were reported across six states on friday alone with more storms on saturday and sunday. at least five people were killed. the storm sy

it is part of an expansion of the bike share program run by lyft in the ntc.ew docking stations to oakland. berkeley and emeryville. officials said the expansion would encourage people to use other transportation. >> they are strengthening that value proposition. overall, it is a healthy way to add that to their lives as well. >>> many of the docking stations -- writers can access them using lipper card. >>> as the administration calls for a halt to the fighting in gaza, israel announcing plans to move forward with a major offensive. coming up , we will hear from a nurse that risked her own life to help those caught up in the crisis. >> i knew that whole time. it's a situation -- >>> a major dam removal project is underway near the border. a key role in restoring the salmon population. >>> it makes me feel great. >>> we're gonna hear from the rookie plainly unexpected role in the push for the playoffs. nothing dims my light like a migraine. with nurtec odt, i found relief. the only migraine medication that helps treat and prevent, all in one. to those with mig

our next abc seven news at dancer at 11 is the upcoming fight outside of uber and lyft's headquarters in san francisco. tomorrow, rideshare drivers of the two companies say they will be staging a series of rallies called drivers are no fools. they say they are noticing declining earnings due to high company fees and sudden ride cancellations. drivers also want to fight against a shift toward autonomous vehicles. lyft responded to abc seven news tonight, saying in part, quote, we are constantly working to improve the driver experience, which is why we released a series of new offers and commitments aimed at increasing driver pay and transparency. end quote. we reached out to uber as well and have yet to hear back. tonight there is a political fight over the true meaning of this sunday. this year, easter coincides with transgender day of visibility, and now conservative leaders are clashing with the biden white house over the president's annual proclamation. abc seven news reporter tara campbell shows you how the lgbtq plus community in san francisco is responding. tonight >> celebratio

where later this morning ride-share drivers plan to depart in protest caravans to the headquarters of lyft. they are upset about low compensation and what they say are the activations without justification among other issues. lyft says in a statement that it recently made several new commitments including pay guarantees and improved processes repealing the activations. >>> in oakland on sunday businesses and families held a rally in front of city hall is what they described a quest for a better city. one shop owner was cleaning up her clothing store after someone broke in yesterday morning. we've got that story and more on the solidarity rally. >> reporter: the solidarity rally comes at a pivotal time for business owner taylor , especially after someone burglarized her store on sunday morning. she thought about closing the store back in january. >> this doesn't make us feel ambitious about staying. >> surveillance fitted -- video shows that someone used a hammer to smash the glass door and kicked it open. >> on easter, to be violated this way feels terrible. >> reporter: a thief took two c

some businesses will even reimburse lyft and uber rides with a purchase. >> as for how other cities are faring when it comes to foot traffic, in san francisco, visits to downtown dropped more than 21% over the past year. but san jose saw a jump by about 28% in the same time frame. >>> other news, tattage grill is a few blocks down from the station in the heart of downtown san francisco and celebrating 175 years in business. the oldest continuously run restaurant in the state. it's great stuff. local leaders gathered at the grill in celebration of the milestone. >> it's part of the lore of san francisco. it is old school. it still has booths. but it doesn't dwell on nostalgia. it's still a relevant restaurant today. >> it really is a great place. at today's event, mayor london breed declared april 28th tadich grill day. darren, have you been? >> i've been a couple of times. it has a great feel. >> it's an old world feel, but as aaron peskin said, it's still contemporary. and we had great weather this week and even more ahead? >>> yes, by the end of the week near 80 for the many inland sp

the rally will go from the uber headquarters to lyft headquarters. both are in san francisco. the issues they will address are low pay, unfair deactivations, high company fees and safety risks. the drivers also are concerned about the impact of autonomous vehicles and how that affects the industry. >> well, in baltimore, crews are working to establish an alternate channel around the site of that collapsed bridge in order to allow shipping traffic to resume at that port. >> and the demolition crews are busy. they're cutting through pieces of the mangled metal, hoping to clear a navigational channel. now, the biden administration approved $60 million in emergency relief, but that's just the beginning. transportation secretary pete buttigieg hopes congress will release even more funds. >> if you remember the 2007 bridge collapse in minnesota, ultimately about $260 million put together, including funds that were put through congress on a bipartisan basis. and i hope and expect this to will be a bipartisan priority. >> but hey it's not clear how long it may take to establish that a

i think by the way, lyft and uber, they're in big trouble if, in fact, tesla does get this, because -think they -- that's a whole different topic, but as far as the impact, but we have -- they're going to do, call it 2 million vehicles, more or less, if you get to just for easy math, a million robo-taxis, a lot of those are going to be tesla-owned, they are going to own their on taxis some will go to third parties. if you get to that million and assume about three rides per day, you effectively can double the operate income i was just talking about the importance of revenue, but i think that is the math so, that's about $10 billion per year, they did last year $9 billion in operating income. that's with a million robo-taxis the beautiful thing about it, it's a waterfall factor. as you continue to add the cars, the impact to the robo-taxi fleet continues to compound. >> gene munster, thank you so much for joining us. we'll check in with you when the call starts. dan, going to give you the final word here, tesla shares up 8%. >> yeah, i you this it's going lower. listen, if you are buyi

lyft also responded, saying its drivers will always make at least 70% of weekly rider fares after fees. >> starting today, fast food workers across california got a big pay raise. a more than half a million employees are now earning at least $20 an hour. abc seven news reporter lena howland looks at the impact on this wage increase for employees. business owners and you as well. >> april 1st marks a fresh start for fast food workers across the golden state, with a new minimum wage of $20 an hour. that's $4 higher than california's general $16 an hour minimum wage. >> pero even though we are the engine of $1 billion industry, too many of us struggle to keep up with rent, our bills, and the rising cost of living. >> angelica hernandez, a mcdonald's worker, has been in the fast food industry for the past 19 years, and she says this will make a big difference in her personal life. >> this raise gives us more of a chance to make ends meet, a chance to breathe a little easy, a chance to buy a coffee, or maybe take our family to the movies. >> the state doubled its minimum wage for most worke

. >>> another south bay city is looking to save people money on uber and lyft by rolling out his own version, sunnyvale will have it for a fraction of the cost. they want to greet the on program for -- one-way fares are $3.50, with discounts for seniors, students, and those with disabilities. the city council has applied for state and federal funds to cover the cost and how it is implemented depends on what kind of funding they receive. >>> cruise is getting a second chance to put his cars on the road, not in california but in phoenix. there is a catch, the cars are on the street today but only with human drivers. the relaunch is after the company ceased operations in october following a san francisco accident that dragged the woman 20 feet. after that incident, the dmv in california pulled the operating permit. in arizona, they will not operate as taxis but used to create maps and gather rote information across phoenix. they say this is the next step in the goal to resume driverless operations but did not give a timeline for doing so. >>> boeing is showing that the company is produc

drivers from uber and lyft will stage a series of events to address critical issues impacting their work. the rally will go from uber headquarters to lyft headquarters, both of which are located in san francisco. some of the issues they plan to address are low pay, unfair deactivations, high company fees and safety risks. drivers will also raise concerns about the impact of autonomous vehicles on the industry. >> our time now 405 the city of oakland, reportedly plans to offer a five year lease extension to the a's at the coliseum. espn is reporting that deal would give the a's a temporary home until its new stadium in las vegas is built. as part of that new deal, the a's would pay more than $19 million a year over five years for a total of $97 million. reports showed that right now they paid just 1.25 million a year. the a's current lease at the coliseum expires at the end of this season. the two sides plan to meet tuesday about this proposed contract. that includes an opt out after three years. >> the weather was pretty nice in most places around the bay area for easter egg hunts, brunc

dozens of drivers held what they called no fools rallies in front of uber and lyft headquarters in san noticed a decline in pay due to high company fees, delayed stipends and sudden ride cancellations. they're also fighting for better methods to appeal deactivations and protect drivers against false claims from riders. >> there is no process in place by these companies to fast track drivers and put them back on the platform. >> uber tells abc seven news they have made significant improvements, allowing drivers to appeal false allegations. lyft also responded, saying its drivers will always make at least 70% of weekly rider fares after fees in the north bay, sonoma could become the first us county to ban some controversial animal feeding operations. >> the board of supervisors is considering a ballot measure to end factory farming, also known as concentrated animal feeding operations. critics say those kinds of farms exceed animal population limits and contribute dramatically to pollution and other health and safety concerns. it's estimated there are approximately 24 factory farms in so

they want better working conditions from uber and lyft. they're going to have a series of events, a caravan and also a rally to highlight critical issues. they say that they have low pay on ferre de activations, a high company fees and there are safety risks to their jobs that they want addressed. they're going to be too news conference is one for the uber. the other front of lift headquarters both in san francisco. >> well, the city of sunnyvale is thinking of launching a ride share service of its own to help disadvantaged residents get around that ride. share service would cost less than $5. a ride. the city council voted last week to move forward with the plan and start applying for grants. the city will partner with the transportation company called silicon valley hopper to bring the service to sunnyvale and cupertino where supporters think the elderly and students will benefit the most. >> 9.10, and still ahead on kron 4 morning news officials are trying to figure out what caused a small plane to crash in truckee killing 2 people. and

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the rally will go from uber headquarters to lyft headquarters, both located in san francisco. some of the things they are protesting against include low pay, unfair deactivations, high company fees and safety risks. drivers say they are also worried about the effect of driverless cars on the rideshare industry. >> are starting today, most fast food workers in california will be paid a minimum wage of $20 an hour. ktvu amanda quintana has more on the impacts. the new minimum wage could have. >> this is a $4 increase from what they were getting before at $16. so this applies to employees at fast food chains like mcdonald's here. they have to have more than 60 locations. they also have to have limited or no table service. now this will give californians fast food workers one of the highest minimum wages in the country, the state's minimum wage for all other workers is $15.50 an hour. labor unions and the fast food industry have been fighting over wages for years before lawmakers passed this law last year, saying many of the more than 500,000 fast food workers in the state they ar

so they rallied outside the san francisco headquarters of uber lyft yesterday.ng with low play pay high fees and dangerous working conditio s. so they believe these companies have made it hard for drivers to even earn a living. >> a lot of the drivers sleep in the car to come from far away from sacramento and they're homeless in their cars. so what humanity is that to someone have to sleep in the car to be able to provide for their families? well, in a statement across 4 lives says, quote, we're constantly working to improve the driver. experience. >> which is why just this february released a series of new offers commitments aimed at increasing driver pay and transparency before we also reached out to uber for comment. we haven't heard back from them just yet. more issues for united airlines. this time of flight traveling to sfo frankfurt, germany, that a return to the airport after a toilet overflows in the cabin. trump was rob nesbitt reports. airline says the incident involved a maintenance issue. >> united airlines has been a hot topic on social media and i