scscience meles, executive v vie president of seiu local 73. we will follow the strike the of detroit, uaw and gm have reached an agreement though it has not been fully voted on by the union. aocthis little c correctction, and ilhan omar are endorsing bernie sanders. refuted to leave has not yet -- she did to leave has not yet done so. when we come back, as more than threaded thousands of lanes are displaced by turkey's invasion of northern syria, president trump defends his decision to withdraw for the kurds, paving the way for turkeys assault. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. nermeen: as many as 300,000 civilians have been displaced as turkey's assault on kurdish-controlled areas continues in northern syria. turkey invaded the region on october 9, shortly after president trump virtually greenlit the assault by abruptly withdrawing a small number of u.s. troops who were protectinig kurdish areas in northern syria. since t tn, the kurds have aligigned themselves with thee russian-ba

the district has offered seiu they will get whatever wage settlement we get. away the district made the argument for us. yeah, we are standing shoulder by shoulder with them. we are talking. maximizeng to try to our energy in order r to maximie our power the bargaining table. the district does have the ability to avoid a strike by delivering on the promises that mayor made when she was campaigning. what we say is put it in writiting. if you''re going to campaign on the idea of basic education supports, put that in writing. that could avoid a conflict as for now, she has not been willing to do that. someone once said earlier, it is tied to the fact t this is a mar comprise of the people who were there from rahm emanuel's administration, in fact from daley's administration before that. it is about us trying to hold the city clinical establishment to its promises and overcome the inertia of the way the system has been run for so long. juan: has the mayor herself into the negotiating table? at the final hours it is the people in charge have to sit down directly an

the seiu is holding a presidential forum in los angeles.of america's largest and most politically involved labor unions. in fact, it represents 2 million health care workers, janitors, security officers and public service employees of all walks of life. joining me now is the president of the seiu mary kay henry. good to talk to you again. >> good to be with you. . >> thank you. what are you looking forward to hearing from the candidates at the forum? i spoke to you a couple weeks ago and asked you the same question. i'm curious to get your thoughts about have the issues changed and what are the pressing issues? >> they've been the same as when we talked about, ayman. this summit shows that 2020 presidential candidates understand they have to answer the demands of working people for unions for all. and that means rewriting the rules in this economy to put more power in the hands of working people so that we can get to a bargaining table and negotiate a better life for ourselves and families and all communities in this country. because the pe

workers with seiu local 521 are on strike in santa clara county. today, they set up in front of places like the family resource center at the facilities and fleets department, and the public defender's office. tomorrow will be others, and the day after will be more. >> reporter: the workers say the strike is about unfair labor practices, including the reorganization of some departments, and the moving of others. >> the working conditions have deteriorated exponentially. it's about the work load, the vacancy, the inability to retain staff. >> reporter: jeff smith believes the strike is about money. that the union wants double what the county has offered. the package on the table right now had been seeing 3% raises for five years, and totaled about $625 million. >> they basically will have the decision to make about whether they want to return to the bargaining table, and come up with a contract, whether they want to continue to believe that there's a billion dollars hiding in my pocket some place. >> reporter: so far, clients we spoke with with say

members of seiu 73 say they will be on the picket lines today in solidarity with the teachers. earlier this month, more than 30,000 chicago teachers and support staff went on strike to demand better pay and benefits, smaller class sizes and more nurses, counselors, social workers, and librarians. the historic strike brought the country's third largest school system to a standstill. after a 40-day strike, a new four-year deal between the united auto workers and general motors was approved friday. the contract was supported by 57% of the labor union. it includes an $11,000 bonus per member, annual raises and more affordable health care costs. general motors still plans to close three factories in the united states. about 48,000 united auto workers walked off the job over one month ago, making it the longest national strike at gm by united auto workers in nearly 50 years. california democratic congressmember katie hill has admitted to having relationship with a campaign aide before coming into office. the house ethics committee has also opened an investigation into allegations tha

reports seiu local 521 has not indicated how long the strike will last.ital janitors, social workers, clerical staff and employees in parks, law enforcement and libraries. county officials say they have been preparing for a strike for many weeks and they will fill the essential positions in county hospitals and jails. >>> this morning the santa cruz sheriff's office is looking for multiple suspects in the death of a kidnapped bay area tech executive. tushar atre disappeared early yesterday morning from his house in santa cruz. a body was found hours later along a road. someone inside the house called 911 to report a home invasion and kidnapping. the 50-year-old was last seen leaving the area at 3:00 in the morning and was believed to be forced into a white bmw suv that xwlo belonged to his girlfriend. the suv was found miles away hours later. >> investigators r. investigating. >> people with money sometimes get sucked into interesting situations. >> the sheriff's office did tell us they believe there are multiple suspects involved in this, and they do not

help says seiu is refusing to negotiate. >> now to new development in the im preachment probe to president trump's efforts to pressure ukraine to investigation joe biden and his son. the president has resisted democratic attempts to get documents and witnesses. house investigators want documents from mike pence and saying he may have been on the infamous july phone call. now nancy pelosi defended the investigation. >> some people say why are you doing this? he's not worth it to divide the country. he may not be but our constitution is worth it. our democracy is worth it. >> well, there are report that is another intelligence official is deciding whether to file a whistleblower report. the second is alarmed by president trump's efforts to get president trump to investigate joe biden. >>> the weekend just about here. you plan on warm conditions out there. temperatures in the 80s, maybe approaching 90 degrees. today was nice, lots of sunshine. san francisco 69 today. lots of 70s and a few spots in the lower 80s. we'll continue to warm up the numbers in your saturday forecast. sunday will be t

. >>> happening today more than 12,000 seiu workers will go on strike. there's no indication how long the strike will last. the union represents hospital janitors, social workers, clerical staff and employees in parks, law enforcement and libraries. county officials tell us they've been preparing for a strike for several weeks and will fill essential positions in essential services and county hospitals and jails. >>> this morning the santa cruz county sheriff's office is looking for multiple suspects in the death of a kidnapped bay area tech executive. tushar atre disappeared early yesterday from his house in pleasure point. a body was found later. amanda has more. >> dozens of surfers and visitors taking in the view. this is the usual scene at pleasure point. but on tuesday, serenity was replaced by sheriffs deputies. news of the early morning abduction of tech executive tushar atre shook the neighborhood. the sheriff's office says someone inside this home called 911 to report a home invasion and kidnapping. 50-year-old atre was last seen leaving the ar

the seiu has about 12,000 employees.ty issued a statement saying it is willing to negotiate and that it has offered workers salary and benefits package worth $625 million over five years, but the county says the union wants more, and something the ceo says may not be sustainable. the county hasad weeks now to set up some sort of contingency plans. we'll see how that works out. we don't know how long they plan to stay on the strike but they do have a news conference scheduled for later this morning. we may get more information about that then. we're live in east san jose, i'm roz plater for "today in the bay." >> hopefully a resolution can be found sooner than later. thank you. 6:46 for you this morning. >>> new details california is extending the presence of national guard troops at the u.s./mexico border. governor gavin newsom signed an order allowing 100 troops to remain there another six months. newsom says the troops still will not aid with the federal government's immigration operations. they'll focus on deterring s

seiu represents hospital janitors and social workers to park employees and law enfor enforcement. the chapter president says it is an attempt to force employees to accept the same proposal put forth months ago. >>> coming up, the final decision on whether to close market street to drive sgleers and we have an update on several aftershocks that rocked the east bay. >>> and a close look at the new devices that google willomg wee >>> first it's 4:37. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here's mike. >> let's look at some neighborhood temperatures. we have 51 in daly city and pacifica. san bruno, 54. everybody else on the peninsula, whether it's on the bay side or the coast side, just mid to upper 40s. we have 50 in hayward and san jose. san ramon and concord. 52 in san francisco. 51 in san rafael. 60 up in the hills in los gatos. if i didn't mention your neighborhood, you're in the 40s. you can see a lot less cloud cover out there right now. you can see it lurking along the coast. it will slowly leak into the bay today. it won't be as cloudy nor a

. >> congressman row chan an to support the striking members of the seiu members. they say the centerens of the strike the primary reason is because they want more money is what president county says. >> their pack on on the table is two to three times as much as we can afford. >> the county has 12,000 employees but view you fewer than 300 picket at a time so county services are available. >> okay. better bring the student id getting into east bayh scho ooo safety concerns following a shooting last week. nbc bay area melissa colorado joins from us hercules high where the changes are going into effect. late it out for us melissa. >> well that's right, jessica, the junior varsity game hercules versus kennedy got pushed up to today one of the many changes the district is making after the scary shooting on friday that had a lot of parents concerned about the safety of their kids. >> there were a lot of mistakes made and friday night's game and there was not enough security. >> kristin lob ohs knew something was wrong when he she went to pick up her daughter and a frien

they are all members of the seiu and they maintain county road, provide mental health services and provide support to children and families. ann rubin is outside the public defender's office where workers have been picketing all day. >>> union workers say they didn't want it to come to this but after negotiating for six months they say they are no closer to a contract. >> they are hitting the picket lines for the first time in 40 years. workers with the local union are in strike in santa clara county. they set up in front of places like the family resource center and the public defenders office. >> tomorrow there will be others. >> reporter: the workers say the strike is about unfair labor prep as is including the reorganization of some departments and the moving of others. >> working conditions have deteriorated exponentially. it is about the workload, the vacancies, the inability to retain staff. >> reporter: jeff smith believes the strike is about money but the union wants double what the county has offered. the package on the table right now happened to have 3% raises for five years an

seiu local 521 has not indicated how long the strike will last.he union represents hospital janitors, social workers, mental health providers and clerical staff, employees in parks, law enforcement and libraries. county officials tell us they've been preparing for a strike for several weeks and will fill essential positions in essential services and county hospitals and jails. >>> this morning the santa cruz county sheriff's office is looking for multiple suspects in the death of a kidnapped bay area tech executive. tushar atre disappeared early yesterday morning from his home at pleasure point in santa cruz. a body was found later. amanda has more. someone inside the home called 911 to report the in invasion and the kidnapping. >> santa cruz is notorious for different things going on. people with money sometimes get sucked into interesting situations. >> sheriff's office believes that there are multiple suspects involved, though they do not believe the public is in danger. >>> in the east bay, a beloved wife and mother of two is dead. a victim of

political organizer for seiu local 1001. i'm excited we're at this juncture in this movement to close jewe juvenile hall. we know it was a challengely start and it required a lot of meetings. i think many of you got to meet samuel carr to speak with him to learn about his experiences and what he brings to the table. we are very excited he applied and we're very excited that other members of sieu local 10/1 applied and. >> aarti: less of who you chose we will ensure that the voices of all of our members are part of the process. for me personally, because this is an exciting opportunity, i think an opportunity to create a bigger table that brings together the public sector workers but also the non-profit workers' community and people who have been directly impacted by juvenile hall in a positive and negative way to ensure we create a better system going forward. we're definitely committed at local 10/1 and ensuring the purchases ex the goals of the legislation are accomplished and that is for us that the main priority and agai

the purple and white signs of seiu local 521 greeted commuters in downtown san jose today. joining the rolling walk outs was a lot of social workers and home care workers. >> we are fighting for the community. we are fighting for services and programs and the needs of our clients, our families. and we are here to say that we want a fair contract. we want to make sure that our community is safe. >> workers claim their jobs are compromised by insufficient staffing levels and inefficient reorganization. the county says its offering workers an annual 3% salary hike over five years and cannot offer more. >> i know you're really monitoring the next 48 hours for us. we don't want to scare people. we just want people to be prepared about the potential for the fire danger and what could happen because of it. >> that's exactly right. a few minutes ago you asked me what would it feel like during this wind event. we've been through wind similar to what we're going to get. i think the real danger is if a fire breaks out, that would make the wind situation even worse because it creates i

. >> reporter: the county is prepared for the strike to last week's adding seiu could walk away from the negotiating table. union reps will continue their rolling strikes shutting down different sites each day until there is a settlement. jesse gary, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> now to the latest with lawmakers behind closed doors hearing testimony from the man who originally brought the whistleblower complaint to congress. president trump urges his phone call with ukrainian leader was perfect. lauren blanchard is in washington now with more. >> reporter: the president said his white house wants a formal vote in congress on the impeachment inquiry. although he acknowledges it will pass in the house, he thinks it will come at a price for democrats. >> i really believe that it they will pay a tremendous price at the polls. >> reporter: the white house planning to send a letter sent to nancy pelosi saying it won't cooperate with the impeachment inquiry until she holds a former boat on the house floor approving the investigation. pelosi said she is not required to do so. politically it could put

seiu local 521 represents everyone from hospital janitors and social workers to park employees and laworcement. the union chapter president calls the proposal an attempt to force employees to accept the same proposal put forth months ago. >>> coming up, the final decision on whether to close market street to drivers. >>> and a closer look at the new devices that google will be releasing in the next few weeks. >>> first a live look outside as the city wakes up. here is meteorologist mike nicco. >> we are feeling the influence of that cold front even though it's not here yet. it is taking away all the cloud cover we had yesterday. it's limited from that perspective. waking up to clear and cool decisions in our inland east bay neighborhoods. 50 in danville. most of the is. brentwood, 48. antioch and pittsburg, 52 and 56. look at some other neighborhoods. 53 in san francisco. oakland, hayward, san jose, 50. mountain view, 52. 51 in pacifica. the rest of us in the mid to upper 40s. for your commute, here is the smidge, 50. it's clear all the way over to the peninsula. we're looking westboun

and the rest are expected to resume nuclear negotiations this weekend >>> thousands of santa clara seiu workers begin the strike for what they say are unfair labor prices and the union represents thousands of workers include hospital staff, maintenance crews, social workers and some in law enforcement been pickets went up at 6 am this morning at the san jose family resource center on north king and sticking points include pay increases, benefits, staffing and scheduling disputes of the union accuses the county of restructuring the department of family and children services without negotiating the changes.>> i think if we lose this center will end up having a lot more children in the foster care system which is what we're trying to prevent. the union says it is the first time this of talented workers has been on strike and 40 years in the county says the union is demanding nearly double what it is being offered now and they say they are proposing 3% salary increase each year over five years the union hasn't said what it is asking for bit >>> the murder trial of the hillsboro real estate

an estimated 1000 workers were outside the valley medical center in san jose supporting the seiu local 521 strike. members say they are fighting the county's unfair labor practices and workers from across the country are joining. >> we have people out here on the streets that are picketing because we have janitors, we have emergency room and nurses out here supporting us today. the main problem is we don't have all the staffing and equipment we need to do our job here appropriately. >> the vote is set for tuesday on what the county says is its best and final contract offer. the latest offer includes pay raises of 3% over five years and removes requirements for county employees to contribute to their healthcare coverage. >>> around 25 members of chicago teachers union are in strike today after months of negotiations overpay, class size and benefits collapsed between the union and the school district. the city says that the union rejected an offer for a 16% pay hike over five years. teacher say in the past 10 years they have endured three salary freezes and multiple furloughs and layoffs

we're right now at the seiu punishment. so know your audience.r unions and workers here that applaud any time the impeachment push is brought up. but i want you to hear when i've asked voters about actual decision making for 2020 and how the impeachment issue will play out. listen to what they said. >> some people say it will affect the 2020 congressional elections. i don't know, but even if it does, i think it's come to the time where it's a moral issue now. i think we have to do it no matter what the consequences are. >> the impeachment push is a made-up thing. he has proven that time and again. the democrats, i'm sorry to say, are poor losers, and they just cannot give it up. >> so interesting to see how this plays out among republicans and democrats. we spoke to trump supporters who are attending some of these events to protest the candidates and really focusing in on saying don't impeach, whereas democrats, many of them, are saying it's about time. ana? >> okay. leyla santiago on the campaign trail for us. thank you. >>> the fourth president

it's an issue withized labor beyond the culinary woer >> other unions here like afscme and maybe even seiurer melove their medical plans.in i the prospect of losing that is going to weigh on theiri minds esly if another candidate, the most likely one of course is biden if he-- if he sticks around, to keep pointingc that out yld lose your insurance with warren or sanders. u >> yang: whion leaders and rank-and-file members loke rojas and li are still deciding which candidate to back, they have clear message about wha it will take to win their support. >> they have to know about thets benehat we have. we have good health insurance, good pension, good pay. it's very important. >> we need somebody rking together with the union. immigration is important for me because when somebody's coming here somebody's having dreams. >> yang: the faces of what could be crucial support next year when nevada helps pick presidential winners and losers. hnfor the pbs newshour, i' yang in las vegas. >> woodruff: tonight marks the 100th anniversary of a notorious moment in baseball's history, the white sox losing

>>> santa clara county said it made its last, best and final offer striking county workers. 12,000 seiu workers held six days of strikes at various county departments including roads, parks and social services. the county's offer includes pay raises of 3% over five years and also changes the amount workers would have to contribute to their health insurance premiums. it is not known when the union members will vote on that offer. the county says it hopes to take the dispute to mediation if the union does not accept the offer. >>> san francisco community members will rally for what is being called a rally against insanity. demonstrators are demanding the mayor london breed make san francisco states and clean. is organized by san francisco mayoral candidate ellen lee zhou. he opposes plans for homeless navigation centers and said that will only attract more homeless people to san francisco from other cities and destroy what processes call the quality of life. the rally begins at noon today on market street. governor gavin newsom speaking in san francisco for the 75th project homeless conne

clara county says it's made its last best and final offer to county workers on strike that 12,000 seiu workers have held six days of strikes at various county departments including roads, parks and social services. the county's offer includes pay raises of 3% over five years and changes the amount workers would have to contribute to the health care premiums. it's not clear when union members will vote on the offer for the county says if the union does not accept it the next step is to work something out through mediation. >>> san francisco qe2 members will rally for what they are calling a rally against insanity. demonstrators are demanding that mayor london breed make san francisco safe and clean. this is organized by san francisco mayor candidate ellen lee zhou . she opposes plans for homeless navigation centers in the city and said they will attract more homeless people into san francisco from other parts of the bay area. the people at the demonstration say that would impact their quality of life. struck a woman from menlo park will be sentenced today for her role in the college adm

. >> reporter: after several months going without a contract, workers with seiu local 521 pickup their picket signs this morning. union officials say it's their first strike in 40 years. and workers come from santa clara county and child support services, among others. your picketing at 12 different sites. they say they are striking based on what they call unfair labor practices including reorganization of some departments and -- the county thinks the strike is about money. the county's last proposal was about $625 mifive years. the county said the union is demanding a package worth twice that in county executives say the money is just not there. >> and they basically will have the decision to make about whether they want to return to the bargaining table, come up with a contract. they want to continue to believe there is $1 billion hiding in my pocket someplace and, therefore, stay on strike and not have a contract. >> there is no way that people there for children who will come out here and lose a day of pay for something that ain't true. because all we do is every day is fax. our jo

25,000 teachers represented by the chicago teachers union as well as 7500 support staff represented by seiu launched their strike on thursday. the new york city council has approved an $8 billion plan to close rikers island by 2026 and build four new jails across new york city, in what many are calling a national model for prison reform. new york city council speaker corey johnson backed the closing of rikers. >> conditions matter. these jails are disgusting. these jails should have been closed years ago. we are doing it today. i will probably vote yes. thank you all very much. amy: for decades, human rights activists have protested the violence, abuse, and mismanagement inside rikers island and have called for its closure. yet many activists now oppose the plan to replace rikers with four new jails. the group no new jails nyc staged a protest outside city hall on thursday. this is a member of the group. the same mayor and a lot of the same city council members voted to increase the nypd budget by over $100 million to hire more cop now they want to who knows how many billions of dollars bui

members of seiu local 521 have put down their picket signs until further notice. the union says it's postponing its rolling strike out of concern for public safety. the union has been working without a contract since june. >>> also new this morning, you may have to pay more to park at b.a.r.t. stations. the transit agency looking towards variable pricing based on demand, it means the amounts you pay depends on how busy the parking lot is. right now there's a $3 cap on parking fees at every parking station besides west oakland. >>> we'll look at the morning commute in a moment but i think we need a good weekend. >> we could use one. >> yes. >> the winds are calming down. it's a cool start. we're looking forward to a beauti weath weekend, as we get ready for fleet week and a live look in san francisco at the golden gate bridge, as the ship just passes by under the bridge. we have all clear conditions, and we'll keep it mostly clear throughout the weekend. looking at what it feels like as you get ready to head out the door. it's very chilly in the north bay, looking

members of seiu local 521 actually put down their picket signs until further notice. the union is postponing its rolling strike out of concern for public safety. the union has been working without a contract since june. >>> a former san mateo police officer is guilty of committing rape while on duty. jurors convicted noah winchester on 14 counts including kidnapping and raping five women over two years. he faces life in prison but he'll be sentenced in december. >>> apple is being accused of caving to pressure from china's government. the tech giant dropped an app from its store used by demonstrators in hong kong. the app called hk map live was being used to track police. apple says the app was endangering law enforcement and people who live in hong kong. critics also accuse google of doing the same thing from its google play store. in the meantime, the nba is canceling all media events for its players in china. it comes following backlash by china following a tweet made by the general manager of the houston rockets, supporting hong kong protesters. the nba put its po

[cheers and applause] >> look, folks, i have been supportive of and been supported by seiu for over 40[applause] >> reporter: today warren is without a national organizing director after she fired hers, rich mcdaniel yell, for inappropriate behavior. yesterday she addressed the firing saying that her campaign conducted an investigation, they had a process in place to look into it, they hired outside counsel. she also says she's grateful to those people who came forward with the accusations. today we will hear from beto o'rourke, senator amy klobuchar and mayor pete buttigieg. leland? leland: all right. hillary vaughn, we'll continue to follow the candidates, appreciate it. >> a 27-year-old florida woman is in police custody after her parents found two dozen pipe bombs in her bedroom. investigators say she also seized knives, hatches, material on mass killings, bomb making and domestic terrorism. she admits to making the pipe bombs and says she planned to use them on people without naming specifics. leland: hong kong's embattled chief executive says they might employ drastic measures to

the president of one seiu local that represents janitors and security officers said those workers and their families, quote, will continue to relive the trauma on a daily basis until they're compensated for 35 days. 35 days of income they went without. already living on the edge in this body because of -- and this body because of its inaction, because of its head in the sand, because of its -- pa pardon my language -- bone headedness, this body simply ignores them and washes their hands. i don't know their names so we're not going to do anything to help them even though it was the trump shutdown that betrayed these workers. he denies the same -- the same president betrays workers by denying the overtime pay therve' -- they've earned. the same president puts people on the supreme court who put their thumb on the scale of justice always to support worker -- always to support corporations over workers, always to support wall street over consumers, always to support insurance companies, health insurance companies over patients. put on top of that the trump tax cuts, a massive giveaway to