Theyre getting robbed right now. The push to get kids back in the classroom tonight. The bay area parents who say home schooling isnt helping. And the cold continues but for how long. Were tracking the chilly temperatures. And a not so smooth transition of power. I think it will not help the president s legacy. President elect joe biden breaks his silence about President Trump refusing to concede. We have a lot to get to tonight. We begin with Health Officials sou sounding the alarm. In the first ten days of this month alone more than a Million People tested positive for covid19 in the united states. In california cases are also spiking here. The state pushed two of our local counties into the most restrictive tiers. Contra costa county and santa cruz moved back to red. What does this mean and what counties are next . Reporter california covid cases are rising. The state announcing 11 counties will be forced to add more restrictions including contra costa and santa cruz. And more other
Theyre [ bleep ] gone. No, theyre not. Reporter the rant about their students goes on for nearly two minutes. This parent was record lt. I was heart broken and confused and i couldnt believe i heard that come out of a teachers wife. Reporter she said her son tried to clarify a question about his assignment at the end of third period english. Hes like, i cant turn it in. I like, you didnt turn it in. You didnt submit. Other students andtudents ann were still confirmed. Reporter can you confirm if both teachers are on leave. The School District did confirm both are on administrative leave. Abc 7 made several requests for an interview but sent the following statement saying if i wouldnt have brought it this far, those teachers would have still showed back up in class today. Reporter stephanie sierra, abc7 news. Well stayen top of that story. Hurricane delta is pounding southwest louisiana with heavy rains and powerful winds after making landfall several hours ago. The storm is weakening.
The red flag warning takes place right now, good evening i am julie haener. Pg e are anticipating a shut off. Pg e says that the Public Safety power shut off will affect several customers and 15 Northern California counties, and the bay area it will mostly affect customers in napa county. Santa clara could expect their power to shut off at 3 00 and continue throughout the day tomorrow. We spoke to someone and he said its okay if it reduces the risk of fire in his neighborhood. I would rather lose power for of yours rather than breathing that type of air in for days. Santa clara county customers could have their power back on this time around night other affected bay areas will continue with the outages until friday. Tran62 the conditions that prompted the conditions. Bill martin is tracking the warnings and the wind speed were basically it is a wind speed of at tonight as far as what they are going for. The red flag warning and affect. I will do a move here we we go through the current
Strong. Were talking about potentially over 50mile an hour gusts, Strong Enough to knock down tree branches especially any trees weakened by fires in the north bay the past couple of months and if those get knocked down into power lines, thats why were concerned about the power aspect. Red flag warning goes through friday morning at 11 00 in effect for north bay mountains, east bay hills, valleys and santa cruz mountains. Its the combination of the gusty winds, especially in the higher terrain, the heat and very low humidity, talking relative humidity levels in the Single Digits that has us the most concerned. Paul, thank you. The pg e update on the power shutoffs is underway right now. Lets listen in. We want to show you where we stand at this hour regarding this Public Safety power shutoff. A Severe Weather event with hot, dry conditions and high wind gusts is expected to begin this evening. Forecasted gusts are anticipated to reach about 55 Miles Per Hour. We expect these high winds
In terms of acreage. It has burned nearly 366,000 acres and is 25 contained. Five people there including three First Responders have been hurt. And 31 structures destroyed. In santa cruz and san mateo counties, officials this morning confirming a second death connected to the czu fire. Officials say a 63yearold woman was found dead inside the fire zone. Six people remain missing. That fire has burned at least 80,000 acres and is 19 contained. One person has died and 538 structures have been destroyed. Now officials are holding a News Conference right now about the lnu fire. Lets listen in. Fire engines assigned to incidents from arizona,idaho, nevada, new mexico, texas, oregon, utah, washington, and montana. And thats part of the 375 engines that were requested. One thing i want to touch on real briefly this morning is driving. As we start to repopulate areas as well as curiosity is regarding some of the wildfires is we really want to encourage people to stay out of the area. We have a