Is more work to do. The not so good news, the racial achievement gap remains large when it comes to educating black kids and latinos statewide. So what can be done to close that gap . Looking at schools like this one. San leandro high school has been closing achievement gaps. Reporter how was that done. They have a variety of programs, career education, pathway, academic pathways. Reporter a junior at san leandro high takes at achievement test this year for the first time. He feels he is getting prepared in school every day. They reach out and ask what they can do to help me in class when im struggling. Its happened. Last year in chemistry, i was able to pass the second semester. Reporter peter allen is with San Jose Unified School district and says districtwide students scores improved but he acknowledges the racial achievement gap exists for a number of reasons. I think theres a number of factors, socioeconomics being key among them but also i think some institutionalized prejudices
Golden gate bridge. And then we have our high spanning all the way to 94 degrees in ukiah. We still have the full forecast ahead which may be some surprises but right now, rocky, do you have any surprises for us . I do not have any surprising luckily but lets take a look at your bridges now. Carquinez bridge to the maze, westbound will take but 20 minutes and your toll plaza is looking good. Metering lights will come on about 5 30. Your san mateo asan mateo, 880, 101 into the peninsula west bounce 15 minutes. Looking good there, as well. On the Altamont Pass, not looking good. Westbound 580 at north flynn road there was a stalled car there. Its been towed now but still causing some major delays. Cars driving down 10 Miles Per Hour. Well keep you updated. San joses Police Department breaks down its progress in a case called operation gang of thrones. Maria medina reports from san jose where a cop was just arrested as part of the investigation. Reporter that officer could have his gun ba
Think the image is taking a hit . No doubt. Its painful. But again, people will rise up again and we need to Work Together more. I would like more to involve the Police Department and then i hope with this people know the police work hard and well cooperate more for good results like this. Reporter as for why it was called operation gang of thrones, based on a tv show. Live in downtown san jose, kiet do, kpix 5. There are other problems for the san jose Police Department. City leaders are looking for a solution to officer shortages. Currently the department has 200 vacancies. Next week, the city council will consider an emergency measure allowing the chief to sidestep Union Agreements to get more officers on the streets. That could include moving cops assigned to investigations to patrol duty. We want to give you a closer look at the latest video thats coming in from the deadly earthquake in italy. This video is from a drone thats flying over amatrice. The town isnt there anymore accor
The damage from the air. The epicenter was near norcia in the up brea region at northeast of rome. Seth doane reports. Reporter rescue crews carried a young girl to safety after she was pulled from the rubble in amatrice. The earthquake flattened homes and trapped people. It struck around 3 30 p. M. One town clock stopped marking the time. Residents woke to find their communities leveled in some case walls cracked open or destroyed. This woman says a wall fell next to her. This is a remote mountainous region. This is an area where italians in particular will come on vacation. One of the issues is getting the equipment in to sift through some of the rubble. And, of course, the ambulances in to try to get those who were wounded out. In the village eight miles from amatrice, frustrated survivors waited for rescue crews to dig out loves ones in the rubble. This man says no one has gone there yet. They sealed off the area and kicked us out. [ nonenglish language ] reporter at the vatican, p
Southern part of the state and a few showers near burlington to start the day. As we take a look at our forecast today we do stay on the cloudy side with some cooler temperatures. Mid80s and a slight chance for afternoon and evening showers. Right now lets check in with joel. We have a couple trouble spots to start out this morning. Arapahoe and that is our camera at dry creek. A couple areas of Police Activity with some roads that are closed. 13th and oc eola is the only thing that will trip you up on the side streets. It is a nice drive on the highways. The aftermath in Charlotte North Carolina as protesters the jump fund vehicles, like this one here. A dozen officers are her this morning and our hena daniels has the latest on the violence. Reporter steps away from officers in riot gear. A moment of peace was brief. Some protesters in attendance kicked the canisters back. Others took turns hurling Water Bottles squad cars. Causa erupted after lemans got was shot by Police Yesterday a