Some temperatures are cooling. There is not a screaming delta wind. It is not as hot as yesterday. We have 50s and 60s on the temps. We have fog and low clouds. The highs today are near average for some, slightly above for others. All right, over to allie, you said you had a minor blip, or is that better now . It is getting better. I am talking about south bound 238 before westbound 580. You can see it on the maps. It is no longer coming up as a crash on the maps. There is still some towing that needs to be done for this single vehicle crash. It is not causing too much backup. If you are taking i880 past the coliseum, you will see no problems to worry about. It is a short drive macarthur maze, 16 minutes. Once you get to the bay bridge toll plaza, things are pretty clear it is nice and easy on this monday morning commute. Lets go back to the headlines. Happening today, Oakland School students have the first day of school. There is still no deal between the Teachers Union and Oakland Un
The better off well all be out there. Ikea. Make the dream yours. Announcer from abc7 live, breaking news. Director of the California Department of public health, dr. Sonia angel reportedly announced she resigned her post effective immediately. In email to staff didnt give a reason for resignation. But departure comes a week after glitch was discovered in the data system that caused underreporting of the cases in the state. Governor thanked her for her service. Im eric thomas. Im dion lim. On the heels of that resignation, lets look where coronavirus stands in california right now. State reported more than 8,300 new cases of the coronavirus today, well above the sevenday average, may be due to clearing a backlog. Positivity rate is back up to 5. 7 . As the pandemic goes on, were focused on how to build a better bay area for all of us during this time. Health is part of that, another part is education. Were less than 24 hours away from the start of the school year for thousands of kids
It personal leech its getting a little close. Reporter mission resident nate haguel and his friend checked out valencia street saturday evening. Parts of it are closed to car traffic for more Outdoor Dining space. Everything is a calculated risk. 89. The concern from doctors as social distancing circles spill into others. You dot best that you can. Im just afraid that this event leads to another minisurge. And a major bay area freeway reporter the doctor says the setup on valencia is more just reopened after being blocked by protestors. Challenging than the parks. The spaces are more constricted. Plus, President Trump takes perspective. E different in a action to provide more economic relief. How it could impact you. When you pack a lot and a race against the clock of people in, i think all of thats off. In oakland. Reporter with both classes start in less than two days. Locations, he says time is a teachers are factor. Most people spend a few still not happy with the hours at these si
Along the bay, some 90s popping up in land and ill talk more about what to expect later on this monday still to come daria thanks a lot john at 5 oclock our top story, the fall semester for oakland starts today online thousands of students will have class virtually yeah, but the Teachers Union and the district are still hashing out plans for Distance Learning even though online instruction begins. This morning. We have kron fours gayle ong to explain. On monday, thousands of students with the Oakland Unified School district will report to class virtually in the zoom call usd spokesperson john sasaki had little to say about specific teaching plans, partly because the district is still in negotiations with labor partners the beginning of year so important for teachers to ponder students yet another stunts to get to know their backgrounds and the things they deal with outside of school. And they cant do that now because we are all this is sort of the Teachers Union and district have been
With the National Guard about providing reinforcements as an already devastating wildfire season. Threatens to get even worse. The scu fire complex is the second largest fire in state history. Scorching now more than 365,000 acres containment is up to 20 . Its followed closely in size historically and currently by the lnu complex fire which has burned more than 356,000 acres in the north bay that complex is 27 contained and then theres the czu complex in the Santa Cruz Mountains thats burned. But 80,000 acres and containment has grown to 19 altogether these local fires have burned about 800,000 acres in just over a week all right, lets get a closer look at each of those major we start off with the scu lightning complex and. Contra costa Alameda Santa clara, san joaquin and stanislaus counties more than 365,000 acres have been scorched in the fires are 20 contained tonight, 5 people have been injured 3 1st responders and 2 others more than 20,000 structures are threatened. Now that lnu