Protect striking workers in california. Plus, the fight against retail theft. The bay area cities and counties cashing in big from the governors new plan to crack down. Good morning to you. It is friday. Woohoo praise, praise. What is it . The 16th. The 15th. 15, 15, 15. Were halfway through the month already. Is it the 15th . All day long. All day long. Start to finish. Good morning on the 15th. It is a cooler afternoon. We begin this cooling trend that is going to last through the weekend. But this morning youll step outside. It feels mild. It feels a little bit muggy. Our marine layer is thick this morning. Were dealing with overcast skies, some drizzle along the coast. But despite that mild fuel this morning, were on our way to a cooler afternoon. A live look at san jose. Good morning. Were finding mostly cloudy conditions from this Vantage Point and with our marine layer slow to break down through the next couple of hours, that slows the warming process and that leads to a cooler afternoon and also a breezy afternoon in that cooling trend does continue over the weekend. Well preview that coming up in about eight minutes. Lets say hi to joe and traffic soon on this friday. Thank you, drew. Good morning, everybody. So we are going back to the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are on. They flipped on at 534 and you can see just some minor slowing as people approach the toll booths there. But for the most part, the bridge itself is pretty clear. San mateo bridge, its beginning to pick up just a bit in the eastbound and westbound direction, but youre still at the limit. And then our slow down antioch to concord went away. Youre right on time now at 16 minutes. Tracy to dublin. A minor increase from the last time we checked in. Its now 34 minutes for that ride. Kumasi, thanks, jobina. Now to the historic coordinated strike against detroits detroits big three auto companies. Thousands thousands of United Auto Workers members walking off the job in three states overnight after failing to reach new labor deals with the big three and jobina. This strike has the potential to get even bigger. Gmac so what were learning here is that about 13,000 of uaw, 145,000 members are on the picket line at all three auto plants. And that number could grow if a deal isnt reached soon. The president of the United Auto Workers union is not backing down in the fight with ford, General Motors and stellantis members want a 40 increase in wages and stronger benefits like cost of living adjustments. More paid time off pensions and an increase in retiree pay. Ford and gm are offering a new 20 wage increase. Just half of what the union is looking for. The head of gm spoke to Good Morning America saying shes extremely disappointed workers are on strike. When gm does well, our employees do well. Weve had record Profit Sharing over the last several years that our employees have participated in and now, in addition, were putting a 20 growth wage rate increase along with other bonuses that come as a part of that. So this is a very, very Strong Financial offer, again, along with other world class benefits and health care and the fact and i think what our employees most is most important to them is job security. There are ten states from michigan to texas with union plants for all three automakers. That could be impacted by the strike. Automakers say theyre facing extraordinary financial pressures as they build electric and gas powered vehicles. They fear labor costs could drive up vehicle prices above their foreign auto competitors. Reggie jobina, thank you. Weve seen numerous high profile strikes this year, which has led to some calling it labors hot strike summer. Some of the strikes include oakland teachers walking out of the classrooms. Of course, a dual strikes by sagaftra and wga have all but brought hollywood to a halt. Experts say some of the unrest can be tied to the pandemic. The rise in workers striking since the pandemic is significant and again, think it goes back to the fact that the pandemic ruptured the status quo. And when you are in the midst of a crisis where a lot of things that you took for granted have become unraveled, you also recognize that this is an opportunity to make changes, to move yourself forward. As for all of these labor actions potentially doing damage to the economy, it may not be as bad as you fear increase of strikes is an interesting sign of unrest in the labor market and you might think that having a lot of strikes would disrupt out industries and whole sectors to the detriment of economic wellbeing. But in fact, history shows that that is not really the case. There are very few labor actions which have seriously disrupted in the long term, and leaders of the unions always say that when theyre dealing with the size of these companies, that without the power of collective bargaining, workers have very little hope of making gains. Another strike is looming about 60,000 Kaiser Permanente workers have voted to authorize a strike if there is no contract agreement by the end of the month, it would be the Largest Health care strike in us history. Kaiser workers across seven different states are demanding new contracts. Its workers want better pay and for the company to address Staffing Shortages. Kaiser says there are two bargaining sessions with the union next week. Kaiser tells us its committed to reaching an agreement that ensures market competitive pay before that contract expires september 30th, a bill that would provide Unemployment Benefits to striking workers is now heading to governor newsoms desk. The California State Senate passed a bill yesterday after it was approved by the Assembly Earlier this week. If the governor signs a bill, it would take effect in january. The bill would allow striking workers to collect Unemployment Benefits after being on strike for two weeks. San francisco is cashing in big on governor newsoms new plan to crack down on retail theft across the state today, the citys police chief and District Attorney will be joining the Governors Office to outline how this money is going to be used. Abc7 News Reporter lena howland live in San Francisco. This morning with the impact that this money will have here and across the state. Lena well, as high end businesses here in the Union Square Shopping district have been no stranger to retail theft, we have learned that the biggest chunk of funding heading here to the bay area is coming right here to San Francisco. Now, we now know that more a little bit more than 15 million will go to the citys Police Department, but itll be used to hire more officers and boost Crime Prevention efforts. Another 2 million is going to San Franciscos District Attorneys office. Mayor london breed says this is increasing the Police Departments capacity to be more effective and proactive in the city. But she thinks more changes are still needed. Our hope is that this will help, but ultimately you know, like there are some state laws that make it more difficult for us to be as aggressive as we want to be. And we hope that in addition to the resource forces that are desperately needed, that we look at some real changes, she says 2018 state law, which was meant to decriminalize street vending, has made it impossible for the city to enforce a lot of the illegal vending from retail theft thats been going on now. Three other bay area District Attorneys offices are each getting 2 million. Those offices are in alameda, santa clara and sonoma counties and three other local Law Enforcement agencies are getting money to 15 million to the San Mateo CountySheriffs Office. 11 million to the Santa Clara CountySheriffs Office and 8 million to the San Jose Police department. Now the Governors Office is hosting a press conference about this announcement at 10 00 this morning. We have also learned that District AttorneyBrooke Jenkins and police chief bill scott will be there live in San Francisco. Lena howland, abc seven news. Thank you, lena. City leaders in oakland say they are planning to petition the Governors Office to try to get some of the money to fight retail crime. And this is because the city was disqualified and because state Officials Say they missed the deadline. A city spokesperson says the Police Department had its applications and materials ready, but the Citys Department of economic and Workforce Development did not submit the application on time. The city administrator called the outcome unacceptable. If youre looking for something new to check out this weekend, we got you covered. The highly anticipated sunset night market is kicking off in San Francisco tonight. 80 vendors are going to be packing irving street and offer an array of asian foods ranging from boba tea to beef noodle soup and ube pies. The event will also include a dance zone with live music and djs and a fun zone for kids. The sunset night market happens between 20th and 23rd avenue and it runs from five until 10 p. M. Coming up, the as proposed relocation when Major League Baseball owners expect the new vegas stadium to open if the upcoming vote goes through. And caught in a good romance with an iconic rock band whos joining the Rolling Stones on their new album, 6 to 9 this morning, looking at the three day forecast, a cooling trend begins today and that will continue into the upcoming weekend. 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It will also bring about a cooling trend through the weekend. So you can see by 10 a. M, still dealing with a lot of fog out there. That cloud cover slow to break down. So that slows the warming process and that will lead to a cooler afternoon today. Cloudy along the coast, sunshine around the bay shoreline and inland. Temperatures slightly, if not average for this time of the year. Carmassi thank you, drew. Still to come on abc seven mornings accessible taxis. Were going to show you cruses new driverless vehicles cater to riders in wheelchairs. Plus, rebrand reading berkeley how the university is considering multiple name changes to clear the air between the school and its sports program. And as we head to break, were taking a live look outside right the feeling of finding the Psoriasis Treatment shes been looking for. Sotyktu is the firstofitskind, oncedaily pill for moderatetosevere plaque psoriasis for the chance at clear or almost clear skin. 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The plan calls for a 33 000 seat ballpark on the strip that would open in 2028. Last week, a group called schools over stadium filed a petition to put a bill to fund the ballpark on the ballot in nevada. So unfortunate news this morning. The man behind oaklands famous warriors home has died. And now theres a group thats trying to save the mans home and his two dogs. Lloyd kenmores home was decked out in blue and gold with all kinds of warriors memorabilia and his superfan status entered the spotlight as the dubs dynasty took off. Can more nearly lost the home because of a reverse mortgage his mom took out and he passed away late last month. So now Oakland Animal Services is desperately trying to find homes for his dogs. Baby and rambo. If youre interested, they are at the shelter. Applications are now open for a new program in oakland. Its an effort to help boost local businesses. Mayor shengtao Just Announced activate oakland. It offers 400,000 in grants to help facilitate events like festivals, block parties and pop up shops. Officials say the plan includes an equity component to make sure events are held across the city. The deadline to apply is october 12th. Are the names for uc berkeley too confusing . Thats what a 19 Member Task Force believes and theyve released an 18 page report to outline the changes they suggest. So here are some of the recommendations. Currently, the academic part of the university is called uc berkeley and the task force is recommending changing that to simply berkeley. The athletic entity is currently cal and the Task Force Says it should be just changed to cal berkeley. According to the chronicle. Chancellor carol christ cabinet accepted these recommends options, but the cochair of the Task Force Says a final decision hasnt been made yet. Rock band the Rolling Stones has some new music coming. Yep, they reveal the track list for their first full album in nearly two decades and some huge features are on the list. Iconic bass guitarist for world Famous Rock Group the beatles, former mccartney is confirmed to be on the project. Singer lady gaga is going to be featured on a song titled sweet sounds of heaven. And you can also expect to see elton john. Stevie wonder when the 12 song album comes out and were about a month away. So it comes out on october the 20th. I want to know the age of the person who wrote this story. Is it giving young yeah, iconic bass guitars for world Famous Rock Group the beatles. Oh, so just saying. The beatles. Yeah got it. Yeah its like my friend worked at the station and they were calling these people senior djs. You wonder how old they were. Oh, no. Oh, no, no. They werent even 60 yet. Oh, no, no. They got fried. And rightfully so, though. Dont sing your anybody really let people be. Yes, they are elders and not the elderly. 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That came in 23, came out. Oh man. Oakland airport camera this morning were dealing with overcast skies. We have a pretty deep marine layer that is giving us some drizzle along the coast right now. Well get sunshine around the bay shoreline and inland, but the coast is going to remain socked in with fog today thanks to that deep marine layer. Were starting a cooling trend today that continues over the weekend. And really for much of the seven day forecast. Just want to get you the latest on hurricane lee as a category one storm continues to weaken as it heads north. But it has a pretty large wind field associated with it already seeing the clouds from the outer bands into new england, parts of the midatlantic this morning, the path will take it into