Taking on a new battle outside the ring to the governors office. Good morning and thank you for starting your day with us. Today is saturday, september 23rd. I am max darrow. Elon musk is already quite busy running tesla, spacex, and the social media platform x, formally known as twitter. But he is setting aside some time for local politics here in San Francisco. He is going after dean preston, then to toss 100,000 into the mix to get him out of office. We talked to supervisor preston for his reaction. The only reason anyone is interested in what elon musk has to say is because he has billions of dollars. I would say to him, use those funds to actually solve some of our problems instead of trying to intervene when you are upset at a local city supervisor. He is a billionaire. He is very right wing. He does not want to be taxed. And he is mad that folks like myself have a lot of support in this city. Preston held a meeting this week about car breakins. It was getting a lot of backlash and is the one that got musks attention. He said that the city needs to pound in the message to visitors. Do not leave anything in your cars. Critics accused him of giving into thieves and victim blaming. On friday, the car was broken into near golden gate park. I thought in the back not that much, obviously. We did not know how serious the problem was. We just knew there were breakins. We did not actually think it was this serious. This was our first day in San Francisco. As for musks promise to the campaign that wants to oust preston, we reached out friday and we are told that musk has not sent any donation in so far. A twoyearold was shot and killed in vallejo yesterday. And this morning there were still a lot of questions surrounding the tragedy. Police were looking for evidence along alhambra avenue ever since they had evidence that a child was rushed there after being shot. The twoyearold boy died at the hospital. A neighbor came home after it to find lots of police, including an armored car. There is so much that vallejo could do. This is such a great city. It is just, you know, underfunded. It is underrepresented. It is seen as a hallmark of crime. And it is very sad. The city has a lot to offer. Police were trying to figure out whether this was an accident or a crime. We will bring you any updates as we get them. Business owners in oakland say crime is driving customers away, and they are upset that the city recently missed a deadline to potentially get millions of dollars in grant money to fight retail crime. So now as many as 200 businesses are planning to go on strike next tuesday in hopes of sending a message to the city. One oakland Restaurant Owner told our Andrea Nakano that they may be forced to close for good and we see the reason why right outside. Reporter closing up shop for a strike is not something struggling businesses want to do, but they say if they do not unite now and demand real change they may have to close their doors for good. Last december, nigel jones opened up calabash in uptown oakland. What we have here is our curry goat dish. Reporter he is using recipes he learned from his grandmother and full of traditional flavors from jamaica, but business has declined over the last nine months. When we first opened, we were doing, say, 4000 5000 a day, but now if i can get 2000 per day i am happy. Reporter well we were filming inside, this car became a target of a smash and grab. We are in a situation where the crime is driving our Customer Base away. Reporter it is not just here at calabash, but crime is having an impact on many businesses. The owner of le cheval announced he is closing his doors due to crime. If we do not do anything now, immediately, then all of us will be facing the same issue. Closures. This is not what we wish to see. What we are trying to do is make everyone understand this is a structural problem. Le cheval is not closing because their food is not good, their cocktails are not tasty and their servers are not excellent. That is not the case. Their customers are being terrorized. Reporter they are demanding two things. One is for funding. And the others to get Law Enforcement agencies involved to get order back to the streets of oakland. We are fighting not just for open businesses, but for our residents to have a comfortable , social, and vibrant life. Reporter jones is hopeful that change will come soon as that Community Rallies to take a stand against crime. He rallies not only to his own dream of owning a business but to also be a role model for others. Have you ever just kind of thought, oh, my gosh, it could be me. Yeah. Every day. I am thinking about it, even now. Public School Teachers and staff in San Francisco say they are ready to walk off the job of negotiations with the district do not move forward. Teachers say, low pay, low class sizes, and nightmarish payroll issues have dragged on since last year. They are getting ready to authorize a strike. If that happens, teachers can walk off the job in october. Janitors and lunch workers could also strike. There are about 50,000 students across 132 schools throughout the city. Now, for a fight for pensions that do not involve teachers, or Public Workers at all. Mixed martial arts fighters say they need help. They are often left broken after their careers have finished. Their annual salary is only about 64,000. But a new state bill could set up a first of its kind plan to help. Reporter ivan is a san jose business owner, husband, and father of three. But when he puts on the gloves, he becomes a warrior and an expert at unleashing violence against his opponents with fists and feet. Ivan is a professional mixed martial arts fighter with a championship belt in the middleweight division. And what they fivewin, twoloss record, there has been a lot of bruises and blood letting in this sport. But at 37 years of age and with nagging injuries, ivan may have thought his finalround. The uncertainty of my future has been a yeah. The uncertainty of my future has been something that i have really been meditating on and putting lots of thought into what the next step might be. Reporter unlike other professions, there is no pension plan. But that could change thanks to a bill by San Francisco assemblymember matt haney. One of the challenges that they have aids, this could be a pretty short career. And sometimes they have injuries that are longlasting and they feel that after they are done fighting, no one is looking out for them and no one is taking care of them. I think this pension fund we have set up will help to do that. Reporter mna is a state regulated sport and california has the largest number of fights and fighters. A percentage of concessions and Souvenir Sales will go into the fund for fighters who have at least 14 bouts in california. This had unanimous bipartisan support. Democrats and republicans. No cost to the state. There is commitment to improving it over time. There are millions of fans. Reporter millions of fans and some fighters but many make only a few hundred dollars per fight. I think the bill is mandatory. Fighters really need it. I think families need it. And a lot of my peers do not have a fallback plan or any other skill set in which they can rely on. Reporter ivan has made enough to open his own gym and while having a pension would help, he is counting on his fitness and martial arts training businesses to help him and his family into the future. The bill is sitting on governor newsoms desk. He has until october 14th to decide whether to sign it or not. Coming up, a Tropical Storm makes landfall on the east coast. We will tell you which states are likely to feel impact. And here is a live look outside at San Francisco oh ms. Flores, what would we do without you . Leleader o of many, and d pet wranglgler too. You u report to o your b, everery afternoooon. So beautififul. Soso becoming g a student t an might t seem imposossible. But what i if a schoolol cocould be thehere for allll o . Carereer, familyly, financnces and menental heal. Wellll, it can. Nanational uniniversity, supportiting the whohole yo. Welcome back. The time now is 7 13 on this saturday morning. State highway 87 is closed in the northbound direction between interstate 280 and highway 85. Detours are in effect all weekend as caltrans repaved the lanes. It is reset to open at 5 00 on monday morning. Tropical storm ophelia has made landfall in north carolina. Now folks on the east coast are buckling in for dangerously high winds and rain. Wins around 70 miles per hour. Nearly 8 Million People from the carolinas to delaware are under Tropical Storm warnings. The National Hurricane center forecast potentially lifethreatening flooding for parts of the east coast. Some communities are already experiencing Power Outages this morning. Ophelia will move north along the coast this weekend. Forecasters say it should quickly we can now that it has made landfall but the system could bring up to seven inches of rain in parts of the region and could even spawn tornadoes in the area today. Darren . Okay. Air quality will get better for most of this forecast. It is just not there yet. Saturday, we still have some residual left over smoke. It will not be as bad as it has been but there will be enough smoke left over that the bay area air Quality Management district has expanded that is spare the air until saturday. This one is going to deliver widespread rain too much of the pacific northwest. And it is enough that we get some of it. Dust storm does have an Atmospheric River fueling it but that is going a little too far north for us to experience that side of the storm. It will dump three inches of rain on the Northwest Side of this date. It is going to have a large amount of raindrop on it , and that pretty much ends our risk and vulnerability to more smoke from it. It may put the fire out entirely. There may be some left, but the smoke will not be an issue anymore. We take a look at late monday and tuesday and there are some showers that to hold together to bring some rain to sonoma county. Maybe even into marin and napa. It just will not be a lot. Look at the totals there. We pick up perhaps a 10th of an inch of rain late monday night into tuesday morning. Take a look at the highs. Midtoupper 70s on saturday. Upper 60s for the city and immediate bay. Sevenday forecast shows that chance of rain on monday. And it does not last long. Next week, we remove that chance. San jose, you do not even get that rain icahn. It just does not look like the showers will go far enough so summer. When we take a look at the inland east bay, technically you may get a drop or two out of this. And for the beaches, you really need to be north of the golden gate to experience much rain here. Construction got underway on a coastal landmark. The capitola wharf. Merchants say repairs were a long time coming. And as Elizabeth Cook tells us, hopefully it will come back bigger and better than ever. Reporter construction crews have mobilized on the capitola wharf. Especially for me. I can see it every day. I wish i could go to sleep and wake up and it was open. Reporter destruction from the storms leaving an iconic landmark unrecognizable. I got a call saying that wharf had been destroyed. I was watching live television. I only watched half of it. I cannot handle it. I was crying a bunch. Reporter the goal is not just to handle storm damage but handle future weather events. The community is heavily reliant on tourism business. It was not quite as busy as they should have been. And i think a lot of people from outside the area think that the beach is still closed, but it is not. Reporter the repairs are fully funded with capitola measure f money and money from the state government. It has, was, and is still being affected by tourism being down and then they step up to the plate and become a Community Member or community leader. Reporter enhancements like a new arch and lighting are handled by donations. Everyone has a new story. We call it the heartbeat of capitola. It is amazing the support we are getting from the local community. If all goes as planned and the weather cooperates, the city hopes to reopen the wharf next summer. Trying to protect a pair of bald eagles. B. A. R. T. Had agreed to protect some trees they had originally planned to chop down. Neighbors were worried about two eagles that were seen flying around the trees. After b. A. R. T. Consulted with state and federal wildlife officials, they agreed to cut some trees but leave three large ones for the eagles. A bakery icon turned 102 years old on friday. Betty wheat susskind was honored at the middle school that was named for her. Students and staff honored the local trailblazer with flowers and signs. She served as a National Park ranger at the racine the Rector Museum in richmond. At the age of 100 years old, she was the oldest active ranger in america. She has been a staunch social justice advocate has lived in the east bay since the 1920s, and on friday shared her decades of wisdom with the students. It does not matter what they do. How they live. It is all going to be a surprise. I think that is probably as it is. The rest of her birthday plans included pizza and cake. We help she had a great one. And Atlanta Braves player in exclusive company and all of major league baseball. The giants are in the fight for their lives as elevation numbers get lower and lower. Plus, the niners are shelling out the giants chances of making the playoffs one seem so high. But this roller coaster which included major losing streaks has put them at 5. 3 in the game against the dodgers. This weekends series against l. A. Could be the last and for the giants. Shaman in yakima period for San Francisco. He allowed just three hits in 11 shutout innings. The longest of the season. Top of the ninth. Tyler fitzgerald in just his second Big League Game provides some insurance for his first career homeland. Cisco winds 51. The 49ers ownership must be pretty happy with the teams 30 star. Kyle shanahan and general manager john lynch were awarded with multiyear contract extensions. The 30 start was the first since 2019 when they reached the super bowl. A big reason why, the amount of talent throughout the entire roster. There is just a lot of dudes on this team. I generally like you could walk into either huddle and it feels like youre on a pro bowl roster. You feel like youre surrounded by amazing guys. They have proven themselves and continue to do so. It only gets better. They get the cardinals next sunday and a long, long time to rest. That is it for sports. Have a great day. Ronald acuna made baseball history last night become just the fifth player to join the exclusive 4040 club. He smashed a homer deep into the stands in a game against the Washington Nationals last night. That was number 40 for the season. Combine that with his 68 stolen bases and he joined an elite group of players to have at least 40 home runs and 40 steals in the same year. You will recognize others on the list including jose canseco. Before acuna joined this list, he made another record, becoming the only player in mlb history with at least 30 homers and 60 stolen bases in a season. Coming up, the United Auto Workers expand their strike to include nearly 40 additional plants around the country. A live update on the contract dispute after the break. And negotiators in hollywood are reporting progress. Talks between the union and major studios will continue today. It is 7 24 this morning. Let us check out your cbs deals. I am going to be honest with you. This is the first time i have ever been a excited to unbox a scale. This is a smart scale that will measure so much more than your weight. It will help us sustain and maintain a Healthy Lifestyle as we get older things to Everything Else that it measures. So after i had my son, i realized the number was only one small part of measuring good health. Now, you download the app and this will measure your body weight, of course, but also your skeletal muscle rate, things like your metabolic rate, your muscle mass, body fat, bone mass, you name it. Things that i really love though, the body water and body age. Very interesting. Easy to use. You step on it with bare feet and it sends a signal through your body and the signal can move more easily through muscle than fat and that is how it gets all the info. I love it because everything is on my phone. I can take it to the doctor and show him the trends so i have everything with me at all times. This is such from cbs news bay area, this is the morning edition. Welcome back. It is 7 28 on this saturday morning. Thank you for joining us. I am max darrow. The union is raising pressure on two of the big three automakers. Two parts and Distribution Centers in southern california. Bradley blackburn joins us this morning from new york. Bradley, what is the latest on the strike and its impact on the industry . Reporter well, max, the strike that started just over a week ago is growing now and it is hitting automakers where it could hurt them. They are striking against facilities that provides their parts. That means for customers it could get very frustrating, very quickly. From coasttocoast, picket lines grew louder on friday. The United Auto Workers union turned up the heat on General Motors and so lantus. It is time for us to be treated fairly. Reporter more than 3600 workers joined. Some car repairs could come to a screeching halt. Dealers have a limited amount of supplies and will not be able to repair cars or do maintenance on vehicles. Reporter they join more than 13,000 Union Employees that were already striking at three plants in the midwest. The union is demanding higher wages and better benefits. We got 6 in pa