Now at six after several days of being told to shelter in place, thousands of people at burning man will hopefully be able to leave today. Were showing you the mess left behind as people get trapped in the mud and preparations are underway for one of San Franciscos biggest conventions. But organizers say it might be the last unless the city can fix some of its issues like crime and homelessness. And have you all seen this on the subway on bart, on anything . Apparently things got a little fishy on this commute. That does not look cool. Fish right there. Yeah. Look like you had like a giant fish there. Okay nothing. No no. I dont know where that was, but like in new york city, when you have the subways and its already, like, so humid and nasty smelling as it is, imagine a fish in there. No, thanks. Thanks. But anyway, good morning to all of you. It is monday, september 4th, labor day. Im gloria rodriguez. Yes, were happy youre here. Thank you. Thanks. Were going to start with a check of
Harrison street in San Francisco. A chp officer on a motorcycle was thrown after colliding with a cadillac sedan. Its unclear how the crash occurred. Officer mark andrews of the chp told us by phone. First responders got to the scene south of market almost immediately. Emergency personnel arrived on the scene within approximately 1 to 2 minutes of the traffic collision. The motor officer was transported to San Francisco General Hospital with parents non life threatening injuries. Medical staff here at General Hospital are still treating him. And were still unsure of what the extent of the injuries are at this time. The driver of the cadillac was said to be cooperating with officers. That person was also taken to the hospital, although its unknown if they were hurt. According to officer andrews. I do know that there was another vehicle involved with the motorcycle. Mike larkin lives in the outer sunset, but parked his car here earlier today to run an errand. When i got here, it had all
Downpour in the desert turns burning man into a mess. This morning tens of thousands of festival attendees are stranded in the desert and more rain is on the way. It is pretty bad. There is little butterflies. A scare late last night at lax. A suspicious package gets a response from the bomb squad. A San Francisco caf÷ reopens for business after the owner says lawlessness in the city forced her to shut down. Good morning is start thank you for starting your day with us we begin in the nevada desert. Tens of thousands of people are stranded at burning man. Heavy rain and flooding has turned the festival into a soggy mess. People are sheltering in place as roads in and out of the area are closed and more rain is expected to fall today. According to the Pershing County Sheriffs Office, a person has died but they have not released any more information about the circumstances. Is annual event attracts people from all over the world including people from right here in the bay area. There is
Growing longer as unions in california and others across the country push forthe writers guif america for the Screen Actors Guild ups, teamsters and rail workers. Among those pushing for change in 2023. Its part of a rising trend. More than 16 million workers here in the us were represented by a union in 2022. Its up 200,000 from 2021. Our tom vacar joins us now live from the newsroom to discuss the changing labor landscape. Tom. Well, when you win, you have success. Yes. Now, its usually equal pay, better pay and fairer work rules that are the main reasons a lot of people are taking a second look, or at least considering union membership. Three major unions, the National Flight attendants union, who got 60 plus billion dollars in federal relief to keep their airlines alive, as well as United Auto Workers have authorized strikes against their employers. The striking actors union already on strike, hoping for similar success as the ups Teamsters Union had that won their third raises und
Monday, september fourth. Happy labor day to you all. Were going to start with the check of traffic with jobina. Yeah. Okay. So theres a couple of things we need to talk about right now. Well bring in the graphics. We have a crash. Were following in orinda at the moment. It was causing a minor slowdown. Isnt the counter commute direction eastbound 24 before gateway boulevard, our Biggest Issue is going to be this closure. All lanes on westbound 80 between 780 and vallejo and state route four in hercules i was in this mess coming from nap napa yesterday. So just a heads up that that is still in place until tomorrow at 5 a. M. And emeryville very light right now of course is labor day. So we dont expect a lot of traffic, but we do have that closure that well be talking about all morning long as we in here with a live look at the san mateo bridge. Hey, drew. Hey, jobina. Well take you to the tam cam this morning and we will start out with some low level fog. You can see its patchy. Some o