To the billing. One of 18 sites around the county where picketers are operating this morning. A total of 1000 people walking the picket line. They say they know how to heal the sick and care for people and they do it with her own hands. Lets take a look at the video. [ crowd chanting ] reporter the picketers say this is not a money driven strike. Its about work conditions and housing and filling vacancies. They say about one in six positions remain vacant and that does have an impact. With one in six positions being vacant come if we care about the community we will have to do something about it. Its been a problem for many years but nothings changed. We are using this contract to highlight that into something about it. Reporter on the other side of the Divide County executive jeff smith the says money is the driving force during closed doors. The agency said the county remains committed to a fair and equitable contract. On the table from the county is a 3 raise each of the next five years equaling 625 million. He said the union rate is 23 times that amount and says Union Leadership has miscalculated and painted themselves into a corner to the detriment of patients who need county services. This as the union canceled negotiations yesterday that will take place today. Right now no plans for the two sides to get down and talk. He hopes there can be progress but only when both sides agree on the facts and not when one side is presenting what he calls alternate fax. Smith wants to see a mediator assigned to try to bring these two sides together. Right now the county is prepared for the strike to go on for several weeks. At least for the rest of this week and weekend and possibly next week as well. We will try to bring you his comments later in the afternoon. Jesse gary, ktvu fox 2 news. Back to you in oakland. A very active picket line at valley medical center. We had north to San Francisco where safeinjection sites could soon become a reality. A federal judge ruled the sites do not violate federal drug laws and that opened the door for lawmakers to create a Pilot Program. Elissa harrington is live in San Francisco to explain what this decision means for the city. Reporter . Many Public Officials are rallying behind these Safe Injection Sites including mayor london breed. They say the sites will cut down on crime and help save lives. Following the judges whirling mayor london breed released a statement that said in part, they help prevent overdoses, reduce public drug use, prevent the spread of disease and connect people to medical care that can help treat their addiction. The mayor said her office would be working closely with the City Attorney to understand what this means for San Francisco. A safeinjection site would bring intravenous drug users inside to a Clean Environment with sterile needles but the actual drugs are not provided. A judge in philadelphia ruled these do not violate federal drug laws. Senator scott weiner co authored legislation to authorize a Pilot Program in the city. I asked him what this means moving forward. This is a huge deal. We are trying to start a safe injection site here in San Francisco and working at the state level to pass legislation to allow that. But theres been a specter of the federal government and threats by the department of justice to go after cities and individuals that participate and so, having a federal ruling that this does not violate federal law is a huge deal. There will be further appeals and this is not completely done but its a big step. Reporter the department of justice previously sued to block the sites in philadelphia from opening. Opponents argue that Safe Injection Sites will normalize and encourage addiction. In San Francisco, elissa harrington, ktvu fox 2 news. Four people were killed in a crash in San Francisco this morning. The collision involved a wrong way driver on north 101 near candlestick point. All lanes were shut down for six hours. Cristina rendon has the story. Reporter the impact of this crash was so strong and disruptive, no one survived. It was a sad scene with both cars mangled on the freeway. The chp side one of their officers was driving on northbound 101 when they saw the accident around 12 30 am. You believe a woman in a silver sedan was driving the wrong way on about 101 near paul avenue near candlestick. She crashed into a taxicab nearly headon and died at the scene. The taxicab driver was also killed as well as the two pack centers in the backseat. Its unclear how long the woman was driving the wrong way but chp said people called in to report seeing that car on 101 near the 280 interchange. At this point we do not know if drugs and alcohol were involved however that is something we take a look at not only in this collision but all traffic collisions, especially at this time of day or night. Reporter chb is looking into whether everyone was wearing their seatbelts. At least one of the passengers was ejected from the back seat of the taxi. The woman in the sedan was in her 30s. The taxicab driver was a man in his 60s and another taxicab driver showed up this morning to try to figure out what happened. I dont know but im feeling bad when i saw the backseat and two people in the floor. I said oh my god. I dropped my client and came back because i cant go on like this. I need to know who was the driver. Reporter we do not have the names or ages of the two people in the backseat of the car. We only know they were a man and a woman. Chp said they found loaded on the scene so its likely the couple had just been picked up from the airport. We reached out to National Taxi and an employee said they do not want to comment until the taxicab drivers family is notified but he did say this is a sad situation for everyone involved. Cristina rendon, ktvu fox 2 news. The Alameda CountySheriffs Office released video after the death of Dujuan Armstrong at santa rita jail. He diwill bei held at the jail last june. We are now learning the coroner ruled armstrong died of asphyxiation while being restrained in custody after a restraint called the rabbit was placed on him. The Armstrong Family was told he died of a drug overdose. The da said no criminal charges will be filed because none of the deputies acted recklessly. The search for a kidnapped millionaire tech executive is now a homicide investigation. The Santa Cruz CountySheriffs Office confirms the body of tushar atre was discovered Tuesday Morning inside his girlfriends abandoned suv. Investigators say several people broke into his santa cruz home hours earlier and abducted him. Authorities say they believe the motive at this point was robbery. So far there has been no description of the kidnappers. An update to a story we brought you yesterday. Police are searching for a suspect who stole a car in emeryville with a baby inside. This happened yesterday morning on hollis street near the home depot. The little girls mother stopped to go into a taco bell and left her daughter in the car with the engine running. Iman hopped into the car and took off. The baby was found later unharmed. Police say the is no reason to ever leave a child unattended in a car, especially if the engine is running. Its easy to say that we dont want to take a baby out of the car because its sleeping or they dont want to disrupt the bay because the baby may be comfortable sitting in a position, but, obviously not doing so resulted in the situation, resulted in the baby being kidnapped. A Good Samaritan spotted the baby still in her car seat on the side of the row half a mile away. At the corner of 28th and union streets. They car is still missing. It is a 2018 honda accord with california plate number, 8egl341 french president Emmanuel Macron went to Police Headquarters in paris where at least four Police Officers were stabbed to death by an administrator. The office that he made a visit to offer a show of support to the victims families and the Law Enforcement community. Investigators say the attack began in an office and elsewhere at the large police compound. The suspect was eventually shot and killed by officers. Authorities say the motive is unknown and there were no previous problems with the suspect who was a 20 Year Police Veteran in the Police Department intelligence division. Several new bills to try to prevent catastrophic wildfires in california. We have a rundown of the new rules that both utilities and homeowners will have to follow. With a blue angels set to fly into town, Francisco City leaders are getting ready with plans to keep fleet week fun and safe. Still, clear skies over a good portion of the bay area. A nice thursday out there but the wind will be a factor later this afternoon into the evening. We will talk about those changes heading our way. Some of the safety plans for fleet week were announced this morning in San Francisco. The police chief and the fire chief Jeannie Nicholson and the sheriff said they will be coordinating efforts with the state, federal and military officials. They will be focused on promoting Public Safety during the more than 60 events taking place during fleet week. Be vigilant. If you see something, say something. Speak up. Call us if its an emergency. Dial 911. We will be there along with other Public Safety partners. The Fire Department will put extra resources on duty during fleet week to ensure that we are able to take care of everyone. Fleet week events begin on sunday and will end october 16. The Police Department is advising people attending to use Public Transportation to get to and around the city. Pg e says its equipment may have sparked nine wildfires in california so far this year according to a report from politico. That would be in addition to the hundreds of wildfires apparently caused by pg e power lines over the past several years including the camp fire indiana county. This comes from Court Filings emitted by the utility. Pg e did not say which fires were sparked by its equipment but were told by a judge it had a week to provide the information. Governor gavin newsom signed two dozen bills aimed at reducing the threat of wildfires. Debora villalon said the new laws include standards for homes and increased oversight of utility companies. We were the first one to move back in up here. Reporter home since may and surrounded by rebuilds under construction. In this neighborhood surrounding the silverado golf course, new fire laws are welcome. All very necessary. This area up here has had fires before and will probably have fires again. This is a statewide problem although it started in the north bay. Reporter here in bill dodd senate district, the atlas fire remains a vivid and fueled his work heading a panel that crafted recommendations into law. In a set of 22 wildfire bills now signed by governor newsom. I think that this will save lives and property and, hopefully come be able to sleep a little better. Reporter one of his bills allows an independent auditor to make sure utilities actually do their needed tree trimming. Pg e admits this year its only one third through its own to do list. We are already paying for the service. How does that work for us over . Not very well. Reporter legislation addresses the fire safety power shutdowns to make sure medically fragile residents are not left hanging in a blackout. To know and understand who they are, where they live and to make arrangements. Reporter and in a fire lawmakers want to speed response and coordination by creating a wildfire warning center. Leaving together the mix of weather stations, lookout cameras and local alert systems. We did not have any of that on october 8. None of it. Reporter dodd also said the state is stepping up on fire resistant building standards and enforcement of defensible space. Funds will help homeowners harden dwellings and landscapes. Inspectors will make sure it happens. We did not have the Climate Change aspect to these fires in the past. We do now. Its here. We should not back off. Reporter alongside the new law, california is fast tracking Forest Management adding engines, aircraft and hundreds of firefighters. October 8 is the twoyear anniversary of the north bay firestorm. In napa, debora villalon, ktvu fox 2 news. Governor newsom has signed a law overhauling california Charter Schools. The bill is seen as a compromise between the state teachers unions and Charter School supporters who have long argued over how Charter Schools impact public education. The Governors Office said the law increases transparency, empowers communities to consider the fiscal impact of the new Charter Schools on existing schools and protects highperforming Charter Schools. This is the first Major Overhaul of the Charter School law since it was enacted 27 years ago. Governor newsom signed a controversial bill into law that allows the city of San Francisco to act as conservator to people who are addicted to drugs or dealing with mental illness. This allows the city and los angeles and San Diego County to help people who may be a danger to themselves. Those people will be allowed to go to court to dispute the decision to require the appointment of a conservator. Critics say despite good intentions conservators means stripping a person of the rights to make decisions for themselves. City leaders in San Francisco could soon get the green light to a makeover of more than two miles of Market Street. The better Market Street project would widen sidewalks, rebuild muni stopped in ban private cards between embarcadero and octavia street. Cars would be allowed to cross market. The San Francisco examiner said the sm pta is poised to continue in january of the city signs off the plane. The project will face a vote from the Planning Commission and the Public Works Department next week. If the sfmta gives final approval on october 15, construction could last through 2022. Justin herman plaza. A popular space on a day like this to sit outside and enjoy some lunch. Sounds like a great plan. Lots of sunshine this afternoon. Temperatures a little cooler compared to yesterday but no big changes. Here is the live camera looking toward San Francisco pay for your thursday afternoon in the clear. Temperatures as a mention cool off a little bit compared to yesterday but its a shortterm deal because we warm up a little by tomorrow. And into the weekend definitely heating up by saturday and into sunday. There is a chance we could have those offshore winds caboose the fire danger toward saturday. No Warnings Issued yet but something we will be watching as we head into the weekend. Today, lots of sunshine over Northern California. Clouds as you can see to the north as we come in closer to the bay area. Clear skies and current numbers mainly in the 60s and a few spots already in the lower 70s toward concord and walnut creek. Hayward, 63 and San Francisco sticking in at 60. As we show you these windspeeds. These numbers are not too bad but they will definitely pick up, especially coast side and around portions of the bay later this afternoon, late this afternoon and into the evening. That will be the biggest change for today. Here is sfo already. A westerly wind sustained at 15 but gusting up to 22. Let me sorry this graph once again. It will reinforce the weather method into the weekend with the warming trend heading our way. A little drop off inthe numbers. Outrough is setting up to r north so slightly cooler. Gusty wind. Winds around 2030, may be approaching 35 mth by this evening. The wind will back off as we head into early tomorrow morning then into the weekend here we go. Lots of sunshine as the area of High Pressure wants to rebuild and with a set up that was set up that northeast wind that will dry things out and boost the fire danger, especially by saturday afternoon and into saturday night. Take a look at the wind forecast model for today. We are showing you those numbers going up a little bit. 3 00 this afternoon and into the evening hours, these will sync up to the stronger wind speed as well. This is 7 pm and a bit blustery up there, especially on the coast. This is thursday night. The wind will back off as we had into friday. Highs this afternoon, a touch cooler than yesterday but no big changes. San francisco, 65. More neighborhoods, san jose, 73. Three months, 71. Half moon bay, 63. We have lots of sunshine in the forecast for two tomorrow. We co