more than 20,000 health care workers and other types of workers could go on strike at university of californiaampuses. members of the university, professional and technical employees are taking a strike vote. that wraps up tomorrow night. they say this vote follows nearly eight months of bargaining. those who could walk off the job include physician assistants, optometrists, mental health clinicians and many more across all campuses. they say they face a crisis of recruitment and retention amid unfair labor practices. we did reach out to the university of california for comment but have not heard back. a state bill would provide free diapers for low income families. the measure by san leandro assembly member liz ortega, would offer diapers at no cost for children enrolled in medi-cal who have a prescription for diapers. other states include new york, west virginia, and idaho. they all have similar programs. ortega said diaper costs have climbed dramatically, and they are one of the most frequently requested non-food items at food banks and charitable organizations. all right, here's a look at

nearly 40,000 employees across california are demanding fair wages and job security and safe staffing after months of stalled negotiations with the university well, with an overwhelming 98% strike authorization vote, workers are making it clear that they're ready to fight for the contract their patients and students and researchers deserve. veronica macias joining us live right now from uc berkeley to tell us more and also how it's going to impact students and patients today veronica, with so many patients out there. >> reporter: gianna, good morning. yes, lots of workers out here workers who at the moment are working without a contract. the reason why they decided the now be on the picket line is todemandsome changes under new deal. you can see workers have arrived here this morning. they're getting organized and ready to start this picket line at the university of uc berkeley but they're meeting all across the uc system and like you said, there are workers who work in the medical facilities and they are prepared to have those -- positions fulfilled if they need to head out in an emergency. but we do have workers out here who are here this

. >>> nearly 40,000 university of california employees across ten campuses walked off the job for the start of a three-day strike. at uc berkeley, patient care and service workers and researchers walked the picket lines today. the two unions representing the union are accusing the university of california of unfair practices. >> on my end when our staff are short staffed, we cannot provide the quality of supplies that we typically do to researchers. it negatively affects them. and that is the research that will end up changing the world. >> reporter: u.s. officials are disappointed they're spreading misinformation and they are not bargaining in good faith. >>> flu deaths in california have passed covid-19 deaths for the first time since 2020. this as the state deals with one of the most severe outbreaks in years. the california department of health says at least 900 people have died from the flu since october, surpassing the 500 flu related deaths recorded by this time last year. the 600 reported in the previous season. experts blame a drop in vaccination rates in children. according

of their concerns and what the university system is saying about negotiations. >>>>scenes like this one are playing out throughout the entire state of california. this morning, at all ten of the uc campuses, you have patient care workers, service workers and researchers. meanwhile, the university of california has released a statement saying that these workers are spreading misinformation and not negotiating in good faith. however, workers out here that we've talked to say they are experiencing unfair labor practices. workers say that they're feeling like this three day strike is going to push their bargaining. you have workers out here saying that they are sounding the alarm about understaffing that's impacting critical research at this world class institute. on my end, when our staff are short staffed, we simply just cannot provide the quality of supplies that we typically do to researchers and in turn, it completely negatively affects them. i mean, without the supplies that they need, they can't create consistent, reliable research. and that's the research that ends up changing the world. the majority of the strikers here. researchers and ser

. >>> day one of a three-day strike wrapped up across ten university of california campuses. nearly 40,000 uc employees walked off the job. at uc berkeley patient care and service workers and researchers walked the picket lines today. the two unions representing the workers use the university of california of unfair labor practices and they sounded the alarm about understaffing on critical research projects. >> on my end when our staff are short-staffed, we simply just cannot provide the quality of supplies that we typically do to researchers and in turn, it completely negatively affects them. i mean without the supplies they need, they can't create consistent, reliable research and that's the research that ends up changing the world. >> uc officials say they are disappointed in the union's decision to strike, claiming they are spreading misinformation and are not bargaining in good faith. >>> you may recognize the mountain, but did you know that it's home to some rare species? up next, the fight to keep it that way in the face of new development. >>> and he wore them every da

more than 20,000 health care workers and other types of employees could go on strike at university of californiaampuses. members of the university, professional and technical employees are taking a strike vote. that wraps up tomorrow evening. they say the strike vote follows nearly eight months of bargaining. those who could walk off the job include physician assistants, optometrists, mental health clinicians and many more across all campuses. they say they face a crisis of recruitment and retention amid unfair labor practices. we have reached out to the university of california for comment. a state bill would provide free diapers for low income families. the measure by san leandro assembly member liz ortega, would offer diapers at no cost for children enrolled in medi-cal who have a prescription for diapers. other states, including new york, west virginia, and idaho, have similar programs. ortega said the diaper costs have climbed dramatically, and they are one of the most frequently requested non-food items at food banks and charitable organizations. coming up tonight is the trump administrati

asks me, who has not responded to the university's proposal or counter-proposals since may of 2024? according to the university of california, they have made new offers. to me, that's the other union two weeks ago that includes an 18% increase in wages over five years, and it begins with 5% wage increase this year. the uc and upped one of the other unions met for a mediation at the end of january. there was an offer on the table that was a 5% across the board increase, and 3% in two or in two and three years. so the strike here began midnight. it will continue through friday. ucsf says that they are prepared for this. the unions say they did give the uc plenty of time to prepare for this and get contract workers. and so if you are here for an appointment, you should not feel an impact. the unions say otherwise, however, but we will see this continue on until friday in san fraisco, ginger conejero saab. nbc bay area news. thank you. ginger. well, the suspect linked to the overdose deaths of two teenagers in santa rosa was in court today on drug charges related to two other santa rosa teenagers who overdosed. nbc bay area's k

now, with regards to update, the university of california says negotiations began in june of 2024 and they still continue. so as mentioned, there are two unions striking. the union represented in green semi will end their strike at midnight tonight, while the other union, upt, wearing light blue, will continue to strike for a third day tomorrow here at ucsf and other uc campuses across the state in san francisco, ginger conejero saab nbc bay area news. new at 11. also in san francisco, the mayor there, daniel lurie and community leaders gathered this morning to discuss safety efforts made during the lunar new year and nba all-star weekend. the city's chinese chamber of commerce says the lunar new year parade was a success. thousands packed the streets for the parade and the street fair after muni saw its busiest weekend since the start of the pandemic. mayor lurie says crime was down 30% compared to last year, and it was the safest lunar new year since 2017. lurie also discussed an overnight multi-agency operation to bust a drug market in jefferson square park. 84 people were arrested

ali: sheri weiser with the university of california, thank you. dr. thank you for having me. ♪ john: if you go grocery shopping, you don't need us to tell you that eggs are expensive and, in some places, in limited supply. in 2024, the average price of a dozen large, grade a eggs jumped 65% while overall food prices rose just 2.5%. and the agriculture department predicts prices will go up another 20% this year. a big reason for these sky-high egg prices: the bird flu outbreak that started in 2022. since then, efforts to limit the spread of the virus have led to the slaughter of more than 145 million chickens, turkeys and other birds the vast majority of them egg-laying chickens. two perspectives on this: david anderson is a professor and livestock economist at texas a&m university. and angela rasmussen is a virologist at the university of saskatchewan. david, help us by putting these high prices into perspective. in historical context where they stand? david: these are all-time record high prices. in a historical context we are at the peak, the highes

the university of california represents 230,000 undergrads, 70% of whom got federal financial aid. the data includes names, addresses, bank accounts, social security numbers, credit reports, driver's licenses, and more. today marked a legal win for critics of doge. early this morning, a federal judge temporarily blocked musk's team from accessing u.s. treasury files this week. doge staffers gained access to sensitive and confidential information this week, including social security numbers. today's action came after 19 states attorney general sued the federal government yesterday, accusing musk and his staffers of breaking federal privacy laws. the order blocks anyone who isn't a treasury worker from accessing that data. it also orders any copies of the data to be destroyed. california attorney general rob bonta was part of the coalition that sued the federal government. in a statement, he said that he is pleased that the court moved so quickly, writing, quote, the president does not hold the power to give americans bank account and social security numbers to anyone he'd like. okay

the university of california is being sued over allegations of using racial preferences in admissionsniversity officials say that undergraduate applications collect race and ethnicity. information for statistical purposes. only not for admissions, which the supreme court ruled as unconstitutional. 2023. that lawsuit comes as the department of education is investigating 5 universities over alleged antisemitic harassment stemming from last year's protests over the israel-hamas war. nancy loo reports of how uc berkeley is included in both of those cases. >> according to the lawsuit, the university of california system continued with race based preferences for admission despite state and federal laws which prohibit the practice. the suit filed on behalf of a group of white and asian students claims that a 1996 state constitutional amendment banning consideration of race led to a sharp enrollment drop in black and hispanic students at sees most competitive schools, ucla and uc berkeley. the complaint says the top tier universities responded by allegedly enforcing discriminatory practices t

today marks day two of the workers strike for employees in the university of california. system. upt represents health care, research and technical professionals who say they've been fighting for new contracts, which will address the lack of recruitment and retention. two protests will happen again today, one at uc berkeley and ucsf at mission bay. both strikes start at 7:00 this morning. san francisco's mayor daniel lurie is putting a new plan in motion to try to revive downtown. he wants all city employees to come back to work in person to try to boost the local economy. but as today in the bay's gia vang reports, some business owners say it's too late. it's online orders that keep atiqur rahman busy at nine kearny street near san francisco city hall. he's been operating at this location since last december, already noticing before i got here, they were cleaning the downtown and everything around civic center. coming soon. there could be more walk in customers. that's because all san francisco department heads got this letter from mayor daniel lurie with the subject line in-pers

and i think that's why so many of us are out here today and you send your child to university of california as if this car burglary, you know, your students should not have to wait 6 months to see a psychiatrist, a psychologist for the lifeblood of u of u c we connect. >> the doctor's to their patients, the patience to appointments. right? so were critical in what we do. and we're just asking they called heroes one point and we're asking them to treat us like the heroes on >> the university says it's disappointed about the strike saying, quote, we have offered each union many for wage increases. health care premium reductions and other offers to directly address the issues they've indicated are important to their members. university says it's working to reduce impact. a strike patients, students and staff. all right. so they're going to be out here all the way through friday. they tell to continue this strike and we're going to hear more from what these union members are saying today about their demands coming up in the next half hour for now, back to joey, thank you. >> 805, is a time. and

university of california students government is suing the u.s. department of education over doj's alleged access to students personal data. a lawsuit by the uc student association represents 230,000 undergrads. 70% of them receive federal student aid. according to the chronicle, that lawsuit claims that doge has been feeding students financial data into ai systems and asks a judge to block doge from accessing more data. >> governor newsom signed a new bill into law, approving $50 million to fight legal battles against the trump administration. the law allocates $25 million to the california department of justice to bolster funding for legal services. the other $25 million will go to nonprofits to provide free legal immigration services and support for those facing eviction, partner violence and wage theft. the governor said the funds are not to be used for immigration services for non-citizens convicted of serious or violent felonies. >> fcc has sent a letter to san francisco radio station kcbs questioning whether its report on immigration enforce

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more than 20,000 health care workers and other types of workers could go on strike at university of california members of the university professional and technical employees are taking a strike vote. that wraps up tonight. they say the vote follows nearly eight months of bargaining. those who could walk off the job include physicians, assistants, optometrists, mental health clinicians, and many more across those campuses. they say they face a crisis of recruitment and retention amid unfair labor practices. we reached out to the university of california for a comment. we'll let you know if they respond. >> our time now. 535 democrats are pushing back against the efforts by president trump, elon musk and doge to cut federal agencies and government workers. 14 attorneys generals, including california's rob bonta, filed a lawsuit saying that elon musk is an unconfirmed and unelected government employee who's exercising power beyond what the constitution allows. now, in washington, democrats rallied in front of the department of veterans affairs, where workers have been laid off. protesters also in

the university of california is being sued over allegations of using racial preferences. >> in admissionsuniversity officials say undergraduate applications collect race and ethnicity info for statistical purposes only and not for admissions, which the supreme court ruled is unconstitutional in 2023, a lawsuit is coming as the department of education is investigating 5 universities over alleged antisemitic harassment that stemming from last year's war between israel and hamas. nancy loo reports and how uc berkeley is involved in both cases. >> according to the lawsuit, the university of california system continued with race based preferences for admission despite state and federal laws which prohibit the practice. the suit filed on behalf of a group of white and asian students claims that a 1996 state constitutional amendment banning consideration of race led to a sharp enrollment drop in black and hispanic students at sees most competitive schools, ucla and uc berkeley. the complaint says the top tier universities responded by allegedly enforcing discriminatory practices that prioritize

union represented here, has not responded to the university's proposals or counter-proposals since may of 2024, according to the university of californiacreases over five years, beginning with a 5% increase this year. the uc and upt met for mediation at the end of january. the offer on the table was a 5% across the board increase and 3% in years two and three. so the strike began at midnight. it will continue through friday. the university of california says they have prepared for the impact and are fully operational during the strike. we'll continue to monitor this. you can find the latest on air and online at nbcbayarea.com. in san francisco, ginger conejero saab nbc bay area news. thanks, ginger. now to the school closures in the south bay. the franklin-mckinley school board in east san jose voted on which specific schools are closing. the three schools now on the chopping block are mckinley elementary, los arboles elementary, and ramblewood elementary. it was a 3 to 2 vote last night. the closures come as the district is facing a $22 million deficit. the district says enrollment is down 40% over the last 14 years. all right. it's t

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more than 20,000 health care workers and other kinds of workers may go on strike at the university of californiaampuses. members of the university, professional and technical employees are taking a strike vote that ends up tonight. they say that vote follows almost eight months of bargaining. the people who could walk off the job include physician assistants, optometrists, mental health clinicians, and many more around campuses. they say they face a crisis of recruitment and retention, as well as unfair labor practices. we tried to contact the university of california to get a comment, and we'll bring you more on that as we get it. well, today in oakland, many people who live along harrison street will join a protest demanding that the city of oakland make the streets safer. people who live around harrison street between 27th and interstate 580, say the design of the street makes it dangerous to try to cross traffic. later this morning at harrison and hamilton, neighbors will demand that the city reduce the traffic line lanes, have a continuous safe bike lane and also make improvements in pedest

thousands of workers across the university of california system have launched a strike. we are bringing you live pictures of that action happening right now at ucsf mission bay. the pickets are happening across every uc campus in our state. the unions representing healthcare research and technical staff are alleging unfair labor practices. they say the university is trying to prevent workers from speaking out about a staffing crisis. they want thousands of workers to be hired across the system. in a statement, the university system said we have offered each union meaningful wage increases, health care premium reductions and other offers to directly address the issues they have indicated are important to their members. a spokesperson also says emergencies at uc hospitals will not be impacted, though some surgeries could be rescheduled. now to the east bay, as antioch city council has voted to temporarily suspend that city's police commission. mayor ron burnell says the recent resignation of a commission member leaves the group with four members. not enough for a quorum. he

more than 20,000 health care workers could go on strike at university of california campuses. l employees are taking a strike vote. that wraps up tonight. they say the vote follows nearly eight months of bargaining. those who could walk off the job include physicians, assistants, optometrists, mental health clinicians all across the campuses. they say they face a crisis of recruitment and retention amid unfair labor practices. we have reached out to the university of california for comment. we'll let you know when we hear back. >> state lawmakers are now considering a bill that would require california state university to reveal more information about its purchases and investments. it would require csu to publicly disclose any expenditure that exceeds $10,000 starting july of 2027. the current requirement for disclosure of csu purchases and contracts is $50,000 or more. supporters say this bill will provide more transparency in csu's financial dealings. a state bill would provide free diapers for low income families. the measure would offer diapers at no cost for children enrol

universities fearful of losing their research funding, but really spell it out for people. what are we looking at here? >> well, you had two right there. first of all, the research funding at the university of californiasan francisco, berkeley and davis will incur very serious funding on their multiple research programs. the national science foundation, the national health institute. all of those are critical funding sources for ongoing research and medical, mental as well as economics. so that is happening, and those research programs are coming to a stop, or they have stopped and they're not likely to start up again. also, take a look at golden gate national park, all of that. and over on the east bay side, there are three other national parks that are losing summer employees as well as probational employees. so the services and the availability of access to those parks is likely, as is already, and is likely to continue to be very bad in the months ahead. we know you. yosemite is going to be a very difficult place to find enjoyment because of the national park service employees. some are not being hired. but we can go on and on about this. some of this is deadly serious. we know, for example, and y

some other headlines tonight and new at six, a lawsuit accusing the university of california of discriminating against asian and white students. a group called students against racial discrimination filed this case in federal court. they claim the system favors black and latino students over whites and asians. despite academic achievements. and that's that. that violates a state law. they say that's supposed to block race as a factor in public education. the filing argues that black and latino students are placed at a, quote, academic disadvantage because of the university's practices. the uc says it will defend its policies in court. tonight, we have a new sry from our investigative unit at just 22. he is possibly the youngest clergy abuse survivor now suing the church. and now he wants the public to hear his message. he says the ongoing claim that scandal is a problem of the past is wrong. he sat down with investigative reporter candice nguyen, who's been following the latest allegations against the church. now, i do have to give you this warning. this story does involve the topic of sexual

now, with regards to the other union, university of california says negotiations began in june of last year and they still continue. now, ucsf wants to clarify here that the bargaining happens between the office of the uc president as well as the unions. they will remain fully operational. they say that the majority of their scheduled appointments, as well as surgeries will continue, but there is a bit of impact. some that have, some that have other kind of surgeries that could be postponed or rescheduled have done so. they want to minimize the impact of on patients here as much as possible. but. some of those surgeries. we'll keep an eye on how this continues to develop throughout the morning. laura. but for now, we'll send it back to you. all right. thank you very much for that recap. well, new overnight oakland school leaders have reportedly approved major cuts to help offset a massive budget deficit. in the late night vote, board members approved plans to lay off up to 150 workers. as the chronicle reports, more than half are expected to be full time positions. the district faces c

in developing news, the university of california is being sued for using racial preferences in admissions. university officials say that undergraduate applications collect racing, ethnicity, information for statistical purposes only and not for admissions. the supreme court ruled this is unconstitutional. they did that in 2023. the lawsuit is coming as the department of education is investigating 5 universities over alleged anti-semitic harassment stemming from last year's protests over the war between israel and hamas. nancy loo reports on how uc berkeley is included now in both cases. >> according to the lawsuit, the university of california system continued with race based preferences for admission despite state and federal laws which prohibit the practice. the suit filed on behalf of a group of white and asian students claims that a 1996 state constitutional amendment banning consideration of race led to a sharp enrollment drop in black and hispanic students at sees most competitive schools, ucla and uc berkeley. the complaint says the top tier universities responded by allegedly enfo

take 2.80, or 82 to maneuver around right now thousands employees of the university of california are on strike claiming unfair labor practices. got union members on the picket lines at both uc berkeley and ucsf benioff children's hospital this morning. >> in fact, in the city is kron four's joey horta, he's been following the latest there. joe. >> loud out here. if you can hear right now, hard to hear myself that there are quite a few people out there right now protesting letting their voices be heard the demands are calling for its all over staffing. they say that's main point they're trying to get across the university system. and quite a few folks out here, couple 100 looks if you were to out here in the picket line down 7,000 members across the bay area. now american federation of state county and municipal employees along with 5,000 from university professionals and technical employees. both unions claimed there in the middle of a staffing crisis. the university disputes that unions have been working without a contract for several months. we're talking about health care workers

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california, asas we menoned, is part of the lawsuit. the university of california system says the order will cut hundreds of millions of dollars from its budget annually. president trump is expected to pardon former democratic illinois governor rod blagojevich. blagojevich was a former celebrity apprentice contestant and served eight years in prison. he was convicted of trying to sell president obama's senate seat after the 2008 election. the former governor began serving a 14 year prison sentence in 2012, and in 2020, president trump commuted his sentence. president trump is now expected to issue a full pardon. here's a big one. elon musk wants to take over san francisco based openai. the billionaire is leading a group of investors in offering to buy control of openai for $97 billion. the wall street journal, citing musk's attorney, saying he submitted the offer today in a post on twitter or x, openai ceo sam altman said no thank you and offered to buy twitter for $9.7 billion. musk replied, calling altman a swindler. they don't have a good relations

. >> his name, stanley jones, and he and his father just filed a lawsuit against the university of california and the u.s. department of education. the joneses allege that uc is engaging in racial discrimination in admissions, despite the law banning the use of race in the process. joining us live now to talk about their lawsuit, nanjiang stanley's father and the co-plaintiff in this new lawsuit. nan, thanks for being here. i'm going to start here. why isn't stanley joining us today? >> well, so he is facing a lot of pressure socially and in his social circle and in general macro environment generally. there's a lot of hostility towards asian-americans standing up for their rights on college admission, as witnessed in the sfa versus harvard case. so yeah, i got a thick skin. i can deal with it. so i'm here. >> okay. i think everyone is pretty familiar with stanley's story and his credentials, but one person's results don't prove a pattern or practice right. many high achieving brilliant students are qualified yet rejected by the ucs. do you have any specific evidence of racial discrimination?

berkeley family is suing the university of california and ucsf benioff children's hospitals. they claim the school and the hospital rejected potential intern because of her race. that internship is part of a high school program intended to encourage students interested healthcare professions. the lawsuit says the student in question had a four-point oh gpa was picked for an interview after applying the teenager says the interviewer asked her about race and she responded quite. she says she was then rejected from the program. days later. ucsf says it cannot comment on the last. >> president trump's nominee to be health and human services secretary has cleared a procedural hurdle. the senate advanced robert f kennedy junior's nomination in a 53 to 47 vote along party lines today. during his confirmation hearings, kennedy said he'd prioritize fighting chronic diseases. he thinks additives in the foods americans eat and pollution in the environment or root causes. kennedy is drawing criticism largely because of his skeptical views about vaccines. final vote on him is expected tomo

the university of california student government acted swiftly, suing the department of education fridaygally sharing personal financial information of millions of students with musk and his workers, violating the federal privacy act of 1974. it seems like overreaching to me on the amount of data and the quantity of data. stanford adjunct professor ronjon nag questions why musk would need such detailed information for simple, cost saving analysis. if you want the name, the loan amount, the income amount, the location amount, it's going to be so defined. you're going to know who the person is, who they are, and what their dynamics are. and so really, that's not really required for a cost cutting exercise. in their lawsuit, the uc students said they, quote, did not consent to their information being shared with musk or any other department of government efficiency parties. this is a fundamental idea in data privacy, as the user given permission to access your data record and which parts of the data record and in what circumstances. fundamentals. which attorneys for the uc students in calif

university needs to address that. this is the second strike for the two unions. they're accusing uc of unfair labor practices. university of california, though, is blaming the unions for the negotiation breakdown, saying in a statement that they failed to respond or even attend the most recent bargaining session. okay. it is looking good. that is the sentiment of people who live in san francisco, which is good news for people working to improve the image of the city by the bay. however, city business and government leaders say there is still a lot of work to do, even as the whole bay area faces some big challenges. here's nbc bay area quintana. the city beat breakfast, hosted by the san francisco chamber of commerce, is where leaders from across the city's business community share their perspectives on the accomplishments of the last year and goals for the next. it's also when results of the city beat poll are released. the sponsors of the poll say residents seem to indicate things are looking up in the city. this particular year is proven for the last two years that people feel san francisco is going in the right direction. here are

of education has launched an investigation into five universities over anti-semitism on campus come back in, madison, what schools are we talking about? madison: columbia univerty, portland university, university of californiay of minnesota twin cities, and northwestern university. according to the department of education, widespread anti-semitic activity reported at each of the five institutions and the northwestern university president was singled out in the report for misleading congress and "actively entertaining the request to hire an a an anti-zit rabbi and putting anti-semitist faculty on their campus". department of education working with the department of justice and department of health and human services to conduct these investigations and to combat anti-semitism on these campuses. ash, there's a new sheriff or new administration in town, and we heard this on the campaign trail and know from what we're seeing there's a low toll lance per an -- low tolerance and seeing repercussions with lawsuits like this. ashley: quite right. madison, thank you very much. coming up, thousands of demonstrators protesting trump's immigration policies marching through downtown los angeles for the second day and com

thousands of university of california health care workers are going on strike tomorrow. this strike will affect every campus in the uc system, as well as the uc medical centers. two unions are planning overlapping strikes one tomorrow, one thursday, the other running through friday. they're accusing the uc system of not bargaining in good faith, which the university system denies. you can expect to see a picket line outside the ucsf medical center on fourth street in san francisco, though most appointments and surgeries will, we're told, go on as scheduled. >> our next adventure, state farm in california's insurance commissioner are planning to meet tomorrow in oakland to discuss a double digit rate hike. the insurance company wants to raise its rates between 15 and 38%. it says last month's wildfires in los angeles county have left it in a dire financial situation. today, state farm estimated that it will cost $7.6 billion to settle those fire claims, though the company's own insurance will cut that dramatically. insurance commissioner ricardo lara says the company must

wrote at one point and we're asking them to treat us like the heroes all >> in response, the university of california said, quote, we have offered each union meaningful wage increases, health care premium reductions and other offers to directly address the issues they've indicated are important, too. their members, ucsf says it has staff on hand to cover people who are on strike even though they to reschedule some medical procedures organizers say the strike will continue through friday. still ahead, the white house is taking a new approach choosing. >> we will report about the president why some media experts say they're concerned. plus, an update on the suspect accused of selling drugs to 4 teams in santa rosa. >> ultimately overdosed. >> and why a san francisco based pride orchestra set perform at the kennedy center perform at the kennedy center was wiped off that schedule. i guess what i'm looking for from you is, i mean, i know how the fire affected me, and there's always a constant fear that who's to say something like that won't happen again? that's fair. we committed to underground, 10,000 mi

4 weeks for tough. westman is a professor of israel studies and political science at the university of california los angeles. he joins us from ally now. thank you very much for being with us. you'll reaction 1st of all to donald trump's press conference. i mean, can you try and rationalize or explain where he is coming from and what he's actually trying to do here, as well as hot. i didn't think i could be surprised any longer by president trauma stevens, but i must say that i was genuinely quite shocked by his them onto this press conference. and they really seem to come out to prove, i mean, is to previously about, you know, the real estate value of gauze on his southern no child cushion is also mentioned this, of course, trump has a long history in the real estate business, but it's still really quite shocking that he basically views this issue to a real estate level, jesus, and in those tubs, i think it's a completely outlined brush idea, frankly, one that is completely impractical, as well as morally on acceptable buddies. and it's the one that's going to be talking now and, and that's in m

thousands of university of california health care workers are going on strike tomorrow. this strike will affect every campus in the uc system, as well as the uc medical centers. two unions are planning overlapping strikes one tomorrow, one thursday, the other running through friday. they're accusing the uc system of not bargaining in good faith, which the university system denies. you can expect to see a picket line outside the ucsf medical center on fourth street in san francisco, though most appointments and surgeries will, we're told, go on as scheduled. >> our next adventure, state farm in california's insurance commissioner are planning to meet tomorrow in oakland to discuss a double digit rate hike. the insurance company wants to raise its rates between 15 and 38%. it says last month's wildfires in los angeles county have left it in a dire financial situation. today, state farm estimated that it will cost $7.6 billion to settle those fire claims, though the company's own insurance will cut that dramatically. insurance commissioner ricardo lara says the company must

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library and author and political history, and he is a senior scholar in residence at the university of california, irvine a life trustee of the university southern california chair of rhodes scholarship selection committee for southern california and the pacific, and a member of several nonprofit and for profit boards between two decades as a practicing lawyer, he served as chair of the homeland security committee in the u.s. house of representatives, chair of the u.s. securities and exchange commission, and associate counsel to the president. he has written for fortune the wall street journal, the new york times, forbes, the detroit news, the denver post, the washington, the los angeles times, and dozens of other publications. his new book, woodrow the light withdrawn, was released just last week. please join me in welcoming christopher. thank you very much andrew. and you know, andrew's voice is so much better than mine that i'm going to explain a little bit why that's so. but i want to know right away. can you hear me in the back. it's okay. all right. oh, i have a paralyzed vocal cord and the

funding through the department of defense, then through the university of pittsburgh, then through the regents of the university of california, san francisco and then all the way to us we were awarded a grant to the department in the amount of $218,447 to participate in a study comparing pain medications and trauma specifically, this study addresses the use of fentanyl versus ketamine. this is a collaboration between our ems division, our medical director and ucsf. >> the funding that we are receiving here is for a combination of items specifically two major ones which part? first part of it is training which is our medical director working to with our ems staff to develop a training curriculum for our members and then having our members go through that training curriculum. and then the second part of that is to enroll patients into the study itself. i have deputy chief peng here to actually answer some of the questions programmatic questions about this study if there are any. but i'm happy to answer any questions. this is for approval. this would then go to the full board. >> there's a couple other minor contractual languag

. >> thousands of workers of california, california university or university of california workers continue to walk picket lines this noon. we were at the uc berkeley and ucsf benioff children's hospital when the picketing began at 7:00 this morning. another round just began at 1130. scenes like this are playing out across every uc campus in the state. the unions representing health care, research and tech staff are alleging unfair labor practices and claim the university is trying to prevent workers from speaking publicly about staffing issues. they want thousands of workers to be hired across the system. >> someone leaves, uc doesn't replace that employee. and if you think about it, if you're missing employees. who does that affect? [music] that affects the patient. that would be your cousin, your uncle, your aunt, your grandmother. it's the patient. and it also affects your employees. >> do workers plan to continue their strike tomorrow and thursday as well? in a statement, the university system said, quote, we have offered each union meaningful wage increases, health care premium reduct

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heroes at one point and we're asking them to treat us like the heroes all >> in response, university of california says, quote, we have offered each union meaningful wage increases. health care premium reductions and other offers to directly address the issues they've indicated are important to their members. ucsf says it has staff on hand too cover those who are on strike, even though they did have to reschedule some medical procedures. organizers say the strike will continue through friday. >> we need to change the conversation and that's why i'm launching new podcast. and this is going to be anything but the ordinary politician podcast. >> governor newsom launching a new podcast called this is gavin newsom. he's partnering with i heart media to launch the solo interview podcast. newsom says it will cover topics ranging from the rising cost of eggs to the trump administration. the governor is also part of the sports and culture podcast politic in with agent doug hendrickson and former nfl running back marshawn lynch. >> coming up next, at 10 o'clock crushed to death. the homeless man found dead

it also means the nation's top research universities, which typically see a payment rate of above 60%, stand to be crippled. the university of california, providing us with a statement reading in part. life saving treatments for cancer, diabetes and strokes, including in children and new technologies and industries that translate into hundreds of thousands of well-paying jobs, are all at risk. the statement also warning for decades, the national institutes of health has provided essential funding that has empowered america's world leading research institutions. new administration guidance would imperil this vital support and jeopardize america's research preeminence. >> i hope that we'll get a change with all the advocacy that i think universities are going to immediately put into place with congress people. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> in oakland's fruitvale district, community groups held a rally to show support for immigrant rights. organizers said they wanted to send a message of humanity and compassion. they criticized ongoing immigration raids, calling them fascist. a federal judge has temporarily blocked the department o

worked for 10 years in the state legislature to start a medical school in my hometown, the university of california merced. my next goal is to bring a full-blown uc hospital to the valley. i am hopeful that my work in congress can help achieve that. >> you mentioned bipartisanship. your a centrist. i know it is early, but where will we see you practice that mentality? rep. gray: i just got my first cnn appearance the other day on a show with jake tapper with four freshman congressmen. they asked me if there are opportunities to work with the new administration and i said, of course there is. the new president has talked about border security, he has talked about dr. -- the aca -- he has talked about daca and fixing that for immigrants who have lived here their entire life. those are areas of common ground. i can develop a working relationship with anybody. one of my new colleagues on the same panel said he is here to destroy the democratic party's agenda, so that did not sound like working-together language to me, but i remain open-minded and i look forward to meeting with people like that and let

thousands of university of california workers are on strike across the state, accusing uc of unfair labor>> napa. >> many are university. >> and university. >> workers picketed at uc berkeley, ucsf benioff children's hospital and lawrence berkeley national laboratory. today, the unions representing health care, research and tech staff are demanding higher wages and health care premium reductions. they also claim the university system is not negotiating in good faith, adding it's trying to prevent workers from speaking publicly about staffing shortages. the unions plan to strike all the way through friday, you see, disagrees with the union's claims and in a statement says it is disappointed with the decision to strike. still ahead tonight at six, an educational program setting oakland students on the path to success. >> we knew that students needed to have the opportunity to attend any college that they wanted to, or make any post-secondary decision. >> what district officials say they're doing differently to give children in need a much brighter future. and tonight ate discrimination goes

california. >> first of all, the research funding at the university of california, san francisco, berkeley and very serious funding on their multiple research programs. the national science foundation. the national health institute. all of those are critical funding sources for on going research and medical, mental as well as economics. so that is happening. and those research programs are coming to a stop, or they have stopped and they're not likely to start up again. >> national parks are also losing funding and employees. that means places locally, like the golden gate national recreation center, muir woods and point reyes are all likely to start decreasing access for visitors. we're keeping track of the first 100 days of the trump administration, and you can too, at abc seven news.com and on our abc seven bay area app. >> today, the largest school district in california banned cell phones and other smart devices from the classroom. this is something we've seen in several districts in the bay area do, as well as students in los angeles will now have to put their phone, watch or smart glasse