Today. We left november city to avoid the smoke there. And here we are. In more smoke. Between the smoke and the warning from local authorities, many businesses here just decided to keep the doors closed. The whole thing, you know w the covid and everything, its very sad. You know. But you have to just trust, you know, that it will work out. Right now take a look. We got have for you in the last hour or two here from the bay. The super scoopers are on the job here in marin county. Picking up water and bringing it over to the fire behind me here. That is exceptionally good news. And as i mentioned at the top of this report, the marine layer showing up is also very good news. We just got an update from the firefighters on how today is going. Its impressive. We will bring that to you at 6 00. Wilson, thank you, im ken bastida with how some firefighters who traveled in from the rockies to help out just became victims themselves. Burglars breaking in and stealing their stuff. As if the flam
During business hours. A number of student athletes have tested positive for covid19 here at uc berkeley. Two of the Largest Bay Area School Districts have announced plans on how students and staff will return in the fall. Promoting parties drawing the pandemic. How social media posts by one south bay club are leading to concern, anger and pushback. Heat and hazy skies in the forecast. Ill have a closer look coming up. News 11 00 starts right urthi. Tonight, two of the largest School Districts in the bay area agree. It will be Distance Learning this fall. San jose unified and San Ramon Valley unified announced their decisions ahead of official state guidance tomorrow. The pandemic has forced School Leaders to make some very difficult decision, and their plans for the school year are a big focus of our efforts to build a better bay area. Abc7 News Reporter Lauren Martinez is in the newsroom with the details tonight. Lauren . Dan, san ramon and san jose made decisions late tonight to not
Dipping. Thdr is shrouded in red and labeled and complete data. Dr. Sara cody says what the virus is doing today is a mystery. We dont know if our cases are rising, plateauing or decreasing. Reporter the problem is a glitch in the Electronic Data Systems the state uses calls called a California Reportable Disease Information Exchange or cal ready system. Some data is reportedly getting stuck in the system, which feeds information from the labs to the state and counties. This lack of data doesnt allow us to know where the epidemic is heading, fastest growing, or not. Reporter that is not reassuring news to people whose livelihoods depend on the accuracy and case numbers going down. Im about to protest. Hows that . Some days they say its really high, the cases, and some days they say go lower. So i dont know. I really dont trust anything at all. Im being honest. Reporter the county is watching hospitalization data, which is reliable, and those numbers are leveling off. But dr. Cody says
Reversing plans when it comes to staff and students returning in the fall. I believe the San Ramon Valley Unified School District should we open on august 11th as scheduled with full remote Distance Learning. Reporter and late tonight, san jose, one of the area, made the call to go virtual until october 2nd. p. The district says, quote, this outcome comes with major disappointment. We believe that inperson instruction, even in a limited capacity, is the best way to serve our students. It went on to say we are grieved by the emotional toll on our students from being unable to see their classmates and teachers facetoface. The goal here is to have one common platform that all students can interact with. These announcements come the night before Governor Newsom is expected to make a call on whether Distance Learning will be recommended or required. Ill let the governor describe that tomorrow. I have some insight and some understanding what that will look like. But its going to be nearly im
Breezy again this afternoon. Not much of a change in our pattern. So hopefully youve enjoyed the last couple days. Upper 50s to near 60 at 7 00. At the coast the clouds will be most stubborn. Very comfortable 73 to 79 at noon. 79 around the bay to 88 inland, so maybe a degree or two warmer today. And then back into the 70s, enjoy a wonderful evening. Well give you an update on the weekend forecast coming up. Bay area College Sports quickly becoming the latest victims of the coronavirus pandemic. First we had stanford which canceled some fall sports. Now you suc berkeley confirmingt of its studentathletes have come downulul reporter yeah, tough to imagine that sports could happen in the fall with news like this. Eight uc berkeley studentathletes now testing positive for coronavirus, though we dont know which sports they participate in. So we do know that so far 125 studentathletes have returned to campus in preparation for voluntary outdoor conditioning workouts, berkeley officials, the