Were talking to one of her former colleagues. Also a woman hit by a driverless car in San Francisco. What video from inside that car reveals. And a new plan to stop car breakins unveiled in oakland. Will it work . Good evening. This is nbc bay area news tonight. Im raj mathai. Two major developments on capitol hill. The republican rebellion and the swearing in of our new senator. Bakersfield republican Kevin Mccarthy, as of today, officially removed, out as the speaker of the house. Something thats never happened before. And in the senate, Laphonza Butler becomes the third black female senator. Well go in depth on both of these stories in just a few minutes. We want to first, though, catch you up on some of the other headlines we are watching at this hour. Kaiser patients beware here. We are now hours away from the Largest Health care worker strike in u. S. History. If the two sides dont come to an agreement, that strike will begin tomorrow at 6 00 a. M. So there is still a night ahead
Old baby girl back flows, dislodging the milk she was choking on, until. In this situation, it is the greatest sound i could have heard in the moment. I know, like i said, when the baby is crying, baby is breathing. The baby is crying. Looks like we got some of it out. Reporter tonight, oswald will be honored with the life saving award at the San Pablo City council meeting. His colleagues say they are proud. Anytime we get these types of calls, incredibly stressful. I mean, the stakes are really high involving a small child, a oneweek old. Im going to do chest. We have been in contact with the mother, the babys doing great. She is very thankful for the officers actions. Reporter the father of a newborn baby girl himself, oswald says its the most memorable call for service he has ever experienced and wishes the best for baby zabath. Being a new father, it hit more close to home because i would want, you know, First Responders in my area to do the exact same thing if i was in the same si
For everyone. The amazing chance for kids to bond with servicemembers. Another barrier is about to be broken in the u. S. Senate. We are counting down to the historic appointment of californias new a senator. We start in San Francisco where the controversy over Driverless Cars could be taking a dangerous turn after he hit and run crash. According to police the hitandrun driver hit a woman on market street, soon after the crash, a driverless car ran over her. This happened in the city so my neighborhood after 9 30 last night. We were told rescuers found a woman trapped under the cruise vehicle and had to use the jaws of life to get her out. She is being treated for critical injuries, police tell us they are still searching for the hitandrun driver who hit the woman. It was added that the Autonomous Vehicle remained on scene, and did not have an occupant at the time. In a statement said to us overnight cruise tells us the victim was tossed into the path of the av by a human driven vehicl
Big cities. The cost of living is soaring in concord, and renters are pleading for help before they get priced out. The median price for rent has shot up 62 in concord in just the past decade. Spoke with some renters who rallied today, asking the city to give them a break. Tenants power. Reporter and nearly 50 people flooded Concord City Hall on thursday for a rally calling for more tenant protections in the city. Who city . Our city reporter one of the people spied in the crowd is kristi laughlin, who works for the Nonprofit Organization the east bay alliance for sustainable economy. She says they are here to fight for housing justice in concord. Is actually a rally in support of lowering the rent and stopping unjust evictions in concord. Reporter the rally consisted of several speakers sharing concerns and personal struggles regarding the increase in rent prices. Recently, an analysis came out of some of the ownership in concord. It actually showed that 66 of the properties are owned
Improve. They say pedestrian safety. The changes that could be coming to city streets. Could be getting a wnba team in the very near future. We have a live report. News station. Hes calling news 2. Thank you for joining us here on kron. 4 news at 02 00am just involvement. No turn on red signs could be going up all over San Francisco. The citys board of supervisors are considering this ban. They say to decrease pedestrian deaths. Kron 4 S Michael Thomas in San Francisco with the latest. These changes could come as early as january and it really is all happening just a month or so after we saw that 4 yearold lose their life while they were walking through the crosswalk with family, which is the intersection that im at now. This is video from that horrific scene. A situation that officials are trying to make sure doesnt happen again. The idea to ban turns on red lights across the city at all. Stoplight intersections came tuesday night at San Franciscos board of supervisors meetings. The c