Solano. That super commute for people who drive in from fairfield, american canyon, hidden brook, you know this whole area. This is look at the commute here. Driving through. Theres a little slow traffic on 29 and 12 which will surprise no one. Always seems like its slow there. Eve where else looks good. Driving in to hercules and on 680 through martinez. Its a nice looking drive through the maze. When you get to the bay bridge toll plaza traffic is light for the most part. Theres a lit of a crowd but its not going to take you to long to get through. This morning the president is back in washington following an appearance at the g7 summit in europe. On monday the president announced trade talks between the United States and china were back on. Mark meredith is here now with what comes next for two of the largest economies. Good morning. Reporter good morning. The president left europe optimistic. The United States and china could reach a trade deal but the president made it clear there
People in and around athens, greece this aft greece. So far no reports of damage or injuries. Lyft and uber drivers are ready to make some noise this want to b considered employees and enjoy all the benefits. Abc 7 News Reporter anser hassan live at uber headquarters. Good morning, anser. Reporter good morning. As you mentioned, uber and lyft drivers dont want to be considered contract workers anymore. They said if they were made employees, they would likely get more benefits and higher pay. The drivers have been protesting for the past several months. Today is very specific to California State Assembly bill 5. Several years ago the Dynamex Corporation was sued, they were sued because they were accused of wrongfully classifying workers as independent contractors. We spoke to an uber driver back in may. He says he makes about 200 a day. But after expenses, he claims its just not enough to live on. I love this industry. I love the driving. I love meeting people, a living wage. Were askin
Thank you for joining us here on kron. 4 news at 2. Im justine waltman. That breaking news skyline. High school in oakland was placed on lockdown today after shots were heard near campus. This all began around 11, 30 this morning. No injuries have been reported. Police are saying now they have detained people in connection to this incident. We do have a live picture right now outside of Skyline High School where we are expecting Oakland Police to address the media right now. You can see the crime scene tape. Thats a possibly parents or guardians. Theyre waiting for their kids to come out and the microphones there in the front as soon as Oakland Police approach the podium and start to give us new details. Well bring that to life right here on kron. 4 news at 2. And this latest shooting is coming as a woman is fighting for her life after she was shot near lake merritt in oakland. It happened yesterday around 12 30pm, in the afternoon. Heres video of the scene from the citizens app. You c
Some pockets of fog out there. Be careful of that. Theyll. Theyll burn off. But 40s and 50s on the temps here, thats our system coming in the last in this series and its lifting north and falling apart but it will drag across some high clouds here on this october sky patchy thick fog 40s 50s more sun to the south, more clouds to the north. This will be the coolest day of the week, 60s 70s to near 80. Unfortunately sal has to head out to livermore. Whats going on, sal . Yeah, theres a an overturned crash there. Steve on 580 coming down to the bottom of the Altamont Pass at greenville road. Overturned car. Several people have pulled over now to see if they can help Fire Departments on the way. And we also have some slow traffic well before it southbound 680 at sonoma boulevard. There dealing with a crash there. If you live in pleasanton or san ramon or heading south on 680, thats a factor. Bay bridge is crowded now backed up to the maze. New crash reported southbound 101 at sierra point
Nbcs pete serratos is in San Francisco, where thousands of people fill the streets. Reporter first thursdays is kicking off tonight in downtown San Francisco, and organizers believe its the perfect event to attract business to the city. A party like atmosphere taking over Second Street in downtown San Francisco for the citys inaugural first thursday event and is bringing together the community through music, dance. Come get your sample of this and plenty of food. An exciting time for residents who say the energy in downtown hasnt been the same since the pandemic. I just livens people up. It gets people out of their house. You know . It made San Francisco exciting. The downtown area as a whole has seen its fair share of retail closures, with dozens of businesses leaving the area over the past few years and less foot traffic as businesses move towards remote work during the pandemic, according to a report from the San Francisco standard. Since 2019, around 47 of businesses surrounding un