Computers to students in need another 20,000 still must be distributed. And district Officials Say that wont happen by next monday that number the 20,000 over the next few weeks and may actually be more than 2 weeks in order to get them to all of our students. That thats based on an estimate. Based on surveys that weve done what our school sites have reported families that need computers should contact their school not the district. As far as broadband access. The district says 10,000 wi fi hotspots are still needed and also wont get to students in need by next monday. Our teachers will not. In any way. Penalize students who are unable to get online they know that this is something thats were were rolling out as quickly as we can based on the resources that we have available. Both to purchase but also to distribute those materials to our students and their families teachers preparing for the first day of Distance Learning say now more than ever it will take teachers and parents to help children succeed. Can we get that the relationships built in the household so that students feel comfortable with their cameras on so that students and families feel comfortable with talking to the educators so that they can logon so that they can have the resources meant if we dont build that early on the same way we did before in person. Then its even going to be more drastic because families all they have to do is not modern. So we want to make sure we dont need people behind and teachers say the work of making sure no one falls through the cracks begins this week what were going to be doing this week as part of our training is identifying students who did not communicate last semester. And theyre going to be the First Priority is figuring out where is the phone number was a family what do they need. Were also learning a little bit more about the daily online instruction weve heard its anywhere from 3 to 4 hours a day depending on your grade but were finding out from the School District that does not necessarily mean your child will be in front of the computer for those 3 to 4 hours interacting with the teacher. Live in San Francisco. Dan kerman kron 4 news. Thank you the first day of school is in the books for the students in the oakland unified School District students, teachers and parents are adjusting to an Online Learning format. Due to covid19 all of this happening against the backdrop of contract negotiations between the School District and the Union Representing oakland teachers. A working meeting with ourselves because we received a late in the evening yesterday contract negotiations are moving into a second month between the oakland unified School District and the Union Representing oakland teachers, however, chaz garcia who sits on the oakland education associations Bargaining Team says the 2 sides are getting closer to a deal were getting closer i there was somewhat of a stalemate at one egg. Theres been some movement. So thats encouraging she says some of the remaining sticking points are scheduling for secondary schools and employment for substitute teachers and training is really important as well a lot of our teachers spent a significant amount of time doing tech support and thats where having another joel im support with instruction is really helpful because learning doesnt slow down. You know doing tech support but you know learning to continue well if somebody can support students along the way. How does he describe the collective bargaining atmosphere after a little over 2 months of negotiating any has it really been contentious but it also you know were not up. Seen well advised together anything like has it bad you kron 4 news. Schools in South San Francisco will not start until august 17th originally classes were supposed to start august 12th. Now school Officials Say they are revising their plan for reopening according to super in the superintendent this initial phase of Distance Learning could last for 3 weeks or longer depending on Public Health conditions. All students will do Distance Learning. If Health Indicators improved the district says it will start transitioning to what it calls phase 2. Were only the districts most vulnerable students would be invited back to campus for in Person Instruction and everyone else would remain in Distance Learning phase 3 would after a significant decline in cases and hospitalizations in phase 3 students in transitional kindergarten through 12th grades would be allowed to return to school with the consent of their parents contrary to earlier believes more and more young people are getting infected with covid19 kron fours Maureen Kelly explains how one bay area county is trying to reverse that trend. Nearly 100,000 you tested positive for coronavirus in the u. S. During the last 2 weeks in july. The American Academy of pediatrics says thats a 40 increase in child infections across the state since the study a u c berkeley Infectious Disease expert says those stats are changing our understanding of a virus that was first believed to be a problem mostly for older people because of who was winding up in the hospital and before we understood asymptomatic spread the image that people have is children are ok theyre not to get real sick. And so children young adults they tend to be doing things that are less safe like not social distancing, doing things like not wearing a mask this pandemic is very very children who have much more difficulty with impulse control. What to do something and they want to do it right now in their brains are really developed. This court. 2. Understand the consequences of that. Thats where we need. Good parents. Good grandparents and really importantly. A good society to guide. These children in the bay area, many counties are showing a number of positive cases is growing among young adults. In San Francisco, 35 of cases are people aged 30 and younger people, 30 and younger also make up roughly 35 of Contra Costa County positive cases. Health officials there have Just Launched a Youth Ambassador Program theyre in the process of selecting 25 young people between the ages of 1524 to help develop social media campaigns like the one you see here to help influence other young people to protect themselves. And their families from this virus. Maureen kelly kron 4 news. New at 6 because of the coronavirus mean spread by a sneeze or a cough. The centers for Disease Control warns that air filtration in schools is important to help slow the spread. According to a federal report in june an estimated 41 of americas School Districts need to update or replace or ventilation systems in at least half of their schools. Virginia congressman bobby scott is now calling for the federal government to help with those improvements. Well education secretary betsy devos says one solution may be teaching classes. Outdoors healthy children who become sick almost always recover from covid but they can pass the disease on to adults. The u. S. Has now surpassed 5 million cases that happened over the weekend today theyre close to 5. 1 million covid19 cases in the u. S. A 163 americans have died from the virus. Here in the bay area there are more than 59,000 covid cases and more than 800 related deaths, the most cases are in Alameda County, where there are more than 13,000 infections. The virus has also been deadliest in Alameda County with 205 deaths. You can find a complete list of cases by county on our website kron 4 dot com. Governor Gavin Newsome address the public for the first time after that major glitch that backlog almost 300,000 coronavirus record send now the sudden resignation of the states Top Health Official has taken place kron fours Capitol Bureau reporter Ashley Zavala has the story. Why exactly californias Public Health director resigned is still not completely clear less than a day after accepting her resignation governor gavin, newsome is staying tightlipped about doctor sanya angels abrupt departure. That right not to have personnel conversations in public. I dont know that it serves a larger good at the end of the the buck stops with me, im accountable reporters repeatedly pressed governor Gavin Newsome on the sudden step down of one of californias top Health Officers why she leave doctor sanya angels Resignation Letter sent sunday did not include a reason this is a fluid situation, angels stood alongside new son at the start of the pandemic and has been a part of key decisions in the process her departure comes days after state leaders learned a technical issue in the states electronic reporting system for diseases led to a backlog of 300,000 records most of them covid19 related the governor confirmed the department of Public Health knew but did not immediately notify him about the issue were all accountable in our respective roles for what happens underneath i dont want to air. Any more than that health and Human Services secretary doctor mark galli said monday the issue was fixed and the backlog of records has been cleared counties now have access to data they can process for planning and Contact Tracing all in a virgin but thoughtful way so we can make sure we support. That commitment to data and upscience to continue to guide our way. The state is now in the process of developing a new electronic reporting system just for covid19 Governor Newsom acknowledged this would take some time he says that coupled with doctor angels departure he says his administration is ready to move on. Reporting in sacramento, Ashley Zavala kron 4 news Governor Newsom also weighed in on the president s Unemployment Benefits plan saying california simply cant afford it. The president outlined his executive action on unemployment this weekend. It would have each state foot 25 of the costs associated with a 400 per week payment for each unemployed person that would amount to between 700 billion to 3 billion dollars in taxpayer funds per week but Governor Newsom says california doesnt have a source for that money. Coming up Santa Clara County schools are expected to resume online the Digital Divide that is affecting disadvantaged neighborhoods. Plus controversy over returning to class as some states resume in Person Instruction. The growing concerns infections can spread out of control. And next Oakland Police say theyre seeing a spike in deadly Oakland Police address a recent spike in deadly crimes across the city today chief Susan Manheimer toured in east oakland neighborhood. Where a man was shot and killed early sunday morning, the shooting was just one of a handful of homicides that happened over the course of 48 hours. She says theyre investigating gang conflicts and other connections to gun violence. This tour was to show the Police Department says it stands with the community. We are not alone. We are seeing a major spike in gun crime and shootings and many of our major cities in this quarter we and we have been here before about we drove down gun crime then and we will do it again. The aerial on holly street and 86th avenue seen a significant amount of gun violence recently chief manheimer says opd has taken more than 500 guns off the streets. So far this year, Richmond Police are investigating their tents homicide this year. According to police there alerted through a shot spotter and responded to the 1500 block of chancellor avenue. Officers say they found 50 yearold Maurice Jackson suffering from a gunshot wound while he was sitting in his car. Police also say they found a woman that was a passenger in jacksons car to nearby residents also suffering from gunshot wounds. Jackson later died from his injuries the adult woman in her 40s is expected to survive. She was taken to the hospital in serious condition. As School Resumes for 10s of thousands of students most of them will be hitting the books from home via Distance Learning, but that has exposed what is known as the Digital Divide. Thats when students from disadvantaged neighborhoods, lack Internet Access and the computers and other tools ago with it as kron fours rob fladeboe tells us Santa Clara County in the city of san jose say theyve made commitments to help bridge that digital gap. Markey here at franklin elementary welcomes kids back to school from a distance until now though an estimated 15,000 students in this and other Santa Clara County School Districts lack the devices to learn from a distance. Another 9,000 have no Internet Access at all students who do not have access to the internet or own computers are being left out of online opportunities and are in danger of falling behind. The county will spend 7. 1 Million Dollars to Bring Technology to disadvantaged neighborhoods says county supervisor dave cortese who proposed the funding said the technology is change in while it has changed it has now left gaps once again. At a time when we cant afford those and we dont have the luxury of waiting earlier the city of san jose and atnt announced a partnership to install 11,000 high and hot spots within the city. The city council approving a 0. 2 Million Dollars for Digital Infrastructure and digital devices for an additional 11,000 students it is beholden upon us to make sure that we give them every to a possible every 2 necessary every resource that is within our grasp to make sure that we. Help them catch up and we help them thrive in this area. Communities lacking Internet Access are also among those hardest hit by the coronavirus it isnt just about Distance Learning but rather about connectivity to health care and just about Everything Else is Franklin Mckinley board Vice President ramon opsahl. Accessing cal works programs meals have telehealth therapy covid19 testing and learning are all needed to be able to to access the internet in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news. This weekend. The total number of coronavirus cases diagnosed in the United States is ticking closer to 5 million meanwhile new york and georgia has now given all schools, the all clear to hold in person classes. This fall has Brett Connelly reports this comes as Health Experts warned that coronavirus cases among children teens and young adults is skyrocketing. Schools get the green light new york giving schools the allclear to hold in person classes. This fall. By our infection rates all School Districts can open. Everywhere in the state. The governor of what was once the epicenter of the pandemic now leaving it up to School Districts to convince parents it safe for kids to go back to school. We have to make sure theyre safe and what were saying is they are not safe. If the transmission rates are not low and have been low for 2 weeks they are not safe. But concerns are growing with Health Experts warning that coronavirus cases are skyrocketing in children, teens and young adults in the state of georgia more than 200 students and a teacher is from one School District or quarantine. This after several people tested positive for covid19 during the first week of school. If you open to fast of kids get sick of adults get sick of have to sit back down into a few weeks thats the worst possible outcome just further 3 traumatize kids in dangerous the adults in their lives. Also in georgia, a picture of a crowded High School Hallway went viral on twitter the school suspended the student who posted the picture but later overturned the decision. I was concerned for the safety of everyone in that building and everyone in the county. Im britt conway reporting. A federal judge has ordered pg an aide to better inspect highvoltage power lines. The the judge wants the company to hire more treat room trimming supervisors and upgrade records of electrical equipment. This is an effort to try to prevent deadly and destructive wildfires and other disasters. The conditions are part of pg es probation after the deadly san bruno gas explosion back in 2010. Take a look outside and see how things are shaping up with this a Weather Forecast on a monday chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow here as we give you a live view at the bay bridge toll plaza looking over the east bay hills partly cloudy dont know the difference when partly cloudy to partly sunny what is it like this its kind of the same thing is all in perspective half empty thats right. Yeah, those clouds are definitely rolling in right now can and well see more of that overnight tonight kind of thinking up outside i think they can often may see some drizzle likely to spend many the valleys do so overnight tonight low clouds and fog on the way. Thunderstorms popping up over the Sierra Nevada again this was going to be interesting the coming days, High Pressure building in other Desert Southwest and that moisture rotates are right around that ridge, you see those pop up thunderstorms into the afternoon. Still cloud surging back on shore a cool 60 degrees in San Francisco, some of the patchy fog 67 in oakland 78 degrees in san jose 84 in livermore 82 in concord 68 degrees in santa rosa. Overnight tonight, well see clouds surge well on shore its going to pushing them not only the bay but many spots in the may be all the way into the Sacramento Valley and then tomorrow morning clouds giving way to some afternoon sunshine temperatures staying relatively mild for this time of year maybe even a little bit below the average but then were really going to start to warm things up and i think were going to round out the week on the hot side here we go the better part of summer weve had this trough kind of car down along the west coast thats about to change High Pressure over the Desert Southwest thats going to start to back in as a ridge builds in bringing us that dry desert air and well see those temperatures soaring in the latter part of the week overnight tonight, well see low clouds and fog, plenty of a surging well into the interior valleys and even all the way into the delta and then by tomorrow afternoon, maybe a couple public thunderstorms over the Sierra Nevada again as we get the midweek maybe a little bit less fog and latter part of the week, maybe a little bit of an offshore wind or at low is going to be generally in the 50s by day tomorrow looks like a nice day in the afternoon very comfortable temperatures. But an 80s inland 70s, a few 80s around the bay and 50s and 60s and patchy fog at the coast next couple days. We start to crank up the temperatures hey were talking some triple digit heat by friday and saturday. Thank you our San Francisco mayor london breed announced today along with other city officials said all phone calls from county jails are now free. They say the move will lift the economic burden from low income communities. The Sheriffs Office negotiated a new contract with gtl rather than paying her call minute the city will pay per device in addition to implementing free jail calls the Sheriffs Office eliminated commission or profit in the jail commissary and dropped prices for many items. Santa clara police are warning citizens after they say a scammer impersonated a Police Officer claiming to be enforcing an Immigration Violation and demanding money. The caller was able to spoof their number to make the victim believed they were calling from the Police Department the department would like people to know they will never asked for payment over the phone. They also added that responsibility for enforcement of civil immigration laws. Rest with ice not. The Police Department if you receive a similar call youre asked to hang up and call the Police Departments nonemergency number. Coming up tonight at 6. 45 lawmakers are weighing in with their thoughts on the Upcoming College football season details on why many dont want to see the season canceled. And next the president speaks from the white house talking some tense moments at the white house this afternoon President Trump was escorted out by secret Service Agents during his White House Briefing. After a shooting near the white house prompted a lockdown just he told police was promising rapid Economic Growth and as you can see here during his briefing. Hes being told that he has to leave that White House Briefing briefing room. President said he expects us economy to grow at a record pace in the coming weeks. He also said hes considering cutting taxes for middle income families during the pandemic. We must stop politicizing the virus and instead be united in our area. Condemnation of. How this virus came to america, how this virus came to the world. And were going to figure it out and were going to find out. And were very angry about it. The president said the tax cut would create more jobs. He also defended weekend executive orders that would extend Unemployment Benefits to jobless americans but the president doesnt have the power to appropriate money that power lies with congress. Ahead lebanons government stepped down today in the wake of protests there after that deadly blast in the countrys capital. And fire officials in baltimore are still searching through rubble to try to find survivors after a deadly explosion more on that coming up. Whats next a sixer to be President Trumps executive actions seem to be confusing lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. Details on why some President Trump is sparking new confusion over additional Unemployment Benefits and has recently signed executive orders. He now says some states may not be required to pay part of the benefits of governors request federal help. Lauren fox explains. With negotiations for a new stimulus package at a standstill on capitol hill. President trump tried to sidestep congress and take Coronavirus Relief into his own hands signing executive orders. I think it actually works better. We do it. The way were doing it you cant beat the deal we made. The president s move does not provide a clear path to help millions of americans out of work, my constitutional. Advisors tell me theyre absurdly unconstitutional unfortunately, the
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