. >>> well, santa clara valley health care is preparing for a system-wide nurses strike. the picket lines will be at all three of the county's hospital. and valley medical center. nurses across 13 county medical clinics are also expected to strike. nurses are calling for increases to staffing, pay, benefits and security. santa clara valley health care says that patient care will not be impacted. >> clearly, it is very disruptive to our typical patient services, but we feel as though we have made the maximum effort to ensure that our services can continue to the community who we care for. >> now, it says that it has spent millions of dollars to cover the strike, and it brings in more than 1,000 contracted nurses because of the strike. the hospital began training fill-in nurses yesterday. some of the patients appointments have been rescheduled until after the strike. so far as contract negotiations go, santa clara valley health care says it has been generous with the terms in a new contract. >>> all right. a commuter alert. if you are headed anywhere along the central coast.

happening now, santa clara valley health care is dealing with a systemwide nurses strike. this is a live look at valley medical center in san jose right now. one of the places where the nurses will be picketing. this is expected to last three days and those picket lines will be outside all three of the county's hospitals, valley medical, also o'connor hospital in san jose and st. louise regional hospital in gilroy. nurses are calling for increases to staffing, pay, benefits and security. santa clara valley health care says it has spent $20 million in order to cover staffing during this strike, and is bringing in more than 1,000 contracted nurses. we are talking with the nurses about what they are asking for. we can tell you that some patient appointments have been rescheduled until after the strike. santa clara valley health care says it has been generous with the terms of the new contract. again, we are talking about nurses as well. >>> new at 6:00, b.a.r.t. is revealing new insight surrounding its bleak financial picture. the new numbers indicate the rail system will face

santa clara valley health care says it has spent $20 million to cover the strike and is bringing in more than 1,000 contracted nurses. some patients' appointments have been rescheduled until after the strike. santa clara valley health care says it has been generous with the terms of the new contract offered to those nurses. >>> happening today, the state department of water resources will conduct another snow survey. this is the fourth of the year. it's happening at 10:00 in the morning and governor gavin newsom will be there. experts say the april survey is considered peak of the seasonal snowpack, the last time they did the survey they reported about 18 inches. recent storms could help today's survey. meteorologist, kari hall, you've been monitoring all of that. how should it look? >> it looks pretty good. as we take a look at some of our sierra snowpack that basically measures it automatically, we're right at where we should see those snowfall totals in the central sierra, at about 102% of the normal amount. the best is in the northern sierra and the southern sierra, still not too bad

there will be a representative from santa clara valley health care. we are waiting for that. picketing outside valley medical began early this morning. valley medical along with o'connor hospital and saint luis hospital are also participating in this strike. the vice president of the nurses' union says they understand the strike is impactful, but says it must be done. >> it is important the nurses have been put in this situation because the county could have done things months ago to keep the county safe. the nurses have had to make this bold move. it is unfortunate the county put the patients in the middle, but we need to do what's right. >> reporter: the issues at the heart of this strike are staffing, pay, benefits and security. nurses here say understaffing is a major problem and that puts lives and licenses on the line. valley medical says their proposed terms are generous, including a 10.5% increase. >> we feel as though we have made the maximum effort. >> reporter: they also say they have prepared for disruptions by contracting a thousand nurses to fill in and spending

santa clara valley medical center. the nurses are calling the increases to staffing pay, benefits and security. santa clara valley health caret care will not be impacted. >> clearly it's very disruptive to our typical patient services, but we feel as though we have made the maximum effort to ensure that our services can continue to the community who we care for. >> now, it says it has spent $20 million to cover the strike, bringing in more than 1,000 contracted nurses. hospitals began training fill-in nurses yesterday. some patient appointments have been rescheduled until after the strike. as far as contract negotiations, santa clara valley health care says that it has been generous in terms of a new contract. >>> it is 5:38 now. new data shows something that people trying to make it in the bay know all too well. san jose and san francisco are among the top ten cities in the nation where it is cheaper to rent than it is to buy. this is across the u.s. new numbers from realtor.com show that in february paying rent in san francisco was 96% less expensive than a monthly mortgage payment. when it comes to san jose, the differenc

santa clara valley health care says that it has spent $20 million to cover the strike and it's bringing000 contract nurses. some patients' appointments have been rescheduled until after the strike. santa clara valley health care says that it has been generous with the terms in a new contract. >>> well, a commuter alert for people along the central coast. this is because authorities are telling us that drivers need to avoid highway 1, this is after part of the road collapsed. it happened saturday as the heavy rain moved through that area. now, the collapse is near rocky creek bridge, about 17 miles south of monterey. at this point it's unclear when the highway will be repaired. caltrans says the highway is closed but the chp will be escorting residents who show proof of residency in that area. california state parks have temporarily closed all of the parks in big sur for day use and camping because of that road closure. we will have that full list, as you can see on your screen. you can see all the closures. now, officials say that they want you to avoid camping in that area. but if you

the strike affects three hospitals operated by santa clara valley health care santa clara valley medical center in san jose, o'connor hospital in san jose and saint louise regional hospital in gilroy. but as abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains, a deal is still a long way away. nurses using contract nursing, noting only one thing is on everyone's mind. >> at santa clara valley medical center, a contract for the registered nurses professional association of santa clara county, the county hasn't come to the table to actually listen to what we're saying, and they're continuing to push their agenda and not really coming in considering what we are asking for. >> and so the nurses felt the need to make this bold stand to get the county to actually listen to us. >> nurses voices were heard on this day, packing every street corner. last friday, many nurses from the trauma center staged a sick out as well. it led to a temporary closure of the level one trauma center. >> the nurses only do things like that because they're driven to the point where they feel like they're not bei

santa clara valley health care dice que la atención al paciente no se verá afectado durante esta huelga. autoridades dijeron que una persona tuvo que ser trasladada al hospital para recibir tratamiento. las lesiones no ponen en peligro su vida. eso sí. y en oakland, el departamento de policía está investigando un accidente en el que un peatón murió tras ser atropellado. esa colisión fue hoy en la madrugada, en la intersección de la avenida 98 y la calle san leandro, y ningún vehículo permaneció en la escena para prestar ayuda a la víctima. el incidente sigue bajo investigación y aún se desconoce la identidad del fallecido. vámonos ahora a san josé, donde la policía arrestó a un sospechoso por agredir físicamente a una mujer y causarle la muerte. ocurrió el pasado 31 de marzo cuando los oficiales acudieron a una residencia en la cuadra 500 de drive tras recibir un informe de una mujer que necesitaba atención médica. pero cuando los agentes llegaron al lugar, la víctima no estaba consciente ni respiraba. fue declarada muerta en la escena. el sospechoso fue ingresado en la cárcel del conda

santa clara county registered nurses professional association. they are calling for better pay and increased staffing. santa clara valley health care been preparing for the walkout and will have fill in nurses. it does not think patient care will be severely compromised, although some appointments may be rescheduled. >> our time now for 36 carpool lanes in california will soon be reserved just for carpools, right now, these carpool lanes allow cars with two or more people and also allow cars with them. maroon, green, and yellow stickers. these decals are for clean air vehicles. the california started allowing clean air vehicles to use carpool lanes back in 1999, but the dmv says beginning in 2025, they will no longer be allowed. and that comes after governor newsom signed an executive order back in 2020 requiring that all new cars and passenger trucks sold in california be zero emission vehicles by the year 2035. >> despite a loss in their inaugural home opener saturday, the bay fc saw a sellout crowd of 18,000 people packed into paypal park in san jose and. pam on and off the field. >> the club is having a big impact on the commun

. >>> it's day two of the three day walkout for nurses with santa clara valley health care.usands will be back on the picket line this morning. nurses at sf general are also planning a rally. the nurses say chronic understaffing is a major concern and calling for increases to staffing, pay benefits, and better security. hey lauren. >>> and a new target for scammers. people trying to find their runaway pets. we'll bring you one woman's close call and what you should watch out for, coming up. >>> plus, clean-up under way this morning after wild weather leaves a path of destruction across the country. some of the new video >>> welcome back. scam artists have wedged themselves into almost every type of business and now we're starting to see them use our desperation over a lost pet as bait. >> lauren toms joins us here in the studio and lauren, the scammers are pulling on heart strings to get to our wallets. >> reporter: good morning guys. it's a scenario you never want to live. runaway pet and clever scammers are preying on just that nightmare. i spoke with one dog foster who is

. >>> it is day two of the three day walkout for nurses with santa clara valley health care.usands will be back on the picket lines this morning. nurses at sf general are also planning a rally. the nurses say chronic understaffing is a major concern. they're calling for increases to staffing, pay, benefits and security. hey lauren. >> reporter: and a new target for scammers, people trying to find their runaway pets. we'll bring you one woman's clos she got that dress with the extra money she saved using our brand new grocery outlet app. it's been really fun seeing what everyone's doing with the extra money they save. nice shirt. just got back from vacation. a butler? super nice guy. i got to start using the app. >>> welcome back. scam artists have wedged themselves into almost every type of business. and now we're starting to see them use our desperation over a lost pet. as bait. >> our lauren toms joins us here in studio. i didn't mean to cut you off there. we have to get right over to lauren. >> good morning lauren. >> pulling on or heart strings right to get in our wallets