Counties that are on the watch list for increased coronavirus activity. Abc 7 News Reporter Lyanne Melendez has local reaction. Reporter School Districts in the buy area had every intention of welcoming back students in the fall. Until covid19 numbers recently forced the state to roll back business reopenings in several counties. Marin county, for example, is one of the districts on the states watch list because of its rising numbers. Yet this morning some parents came out to support inperson learning. Already children who have not schooled since march 16th and 17 whoth need to get back in front of the eyes of our teachers. We believe it can safely be done. Reporter the white house has threatened to cut funding if schools dont fully reopen. When he says open he means open in full, kids being able to attend each and every day at their school. Reporter therefore continuing with the Distance Learning model has not been an easy decision for many School Districts. Heres the state superinten
Lets check in with our industry forecast. That kind of disturbed me, dont let science get in the way of open something that is what we have to rely on, isnt it . The 12 hour planner, upper 50s to near 60 as we head through 7 00. Clouds will peel back to the coast revealing sunshine and 71 to 79 for our bay and inland the same as the last couple days and gorgeous evening on tap. And well take a look at the warmer weekend coming up. Uc berkeley confirms eight student athletes have now tested positive for covid19. Health one of the areas that abc 7 news is focused on in our effort to build a better bay area. And Julian Glover is live with what we know. Obviously a big concern. Reporter yeah, a big concern for the student athletes out there. It is pretty hard to imagine that sports could go off happen, rather, in the fall when were getting news like this. Eight uc Berkeley Student athletes testing positive for the coronavirus. We dont know which sports they are involved with just yet, but
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. San jose decided on an all Distance Learning method until october 2. The Governors Press conference is set for noon today. Amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. Dublin Unified School District also voted last night to start the school year entirely virtual. The board approved a tentative deal with the teachers union. And oakland, berkeley, san san leandro and new haven have all said they plan to start with Distance Learning in the fall. We could learn more today about the next stem of reopening San Francisco. Jobina fortson has that at the live desk. Good morning. Yes, mayor breed and other city leaders have expressed their concerns about the rising number of cases in the city, in fact earlier this week they did announce more reopenings would b
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
Not. Reporter they put out surveys, they had town Hall Meetings and in the end, they found that people were very divided when it came to reopening schools and i think districts have always wanted someone highup to help them with that decision. School districts in the bay area had every intention ofn the fal covid19 numbers recently forced the state to roll back business reopenings in several counties. Marin county, for example, is one of the districts on the states watch list because of its rising numbers. Yet this morning, some parents came out to support inperson learning. There are chern who have not schooled since march 16th and 17th who need to get back in front of the eyes of our teachers. We believe that it can safely be done. Reporter the white house has threatened to cut funding if schools dont fully reopen. When he says open, he means open in full, kids being able to attend, each and every day at their school. Reporter therefore, continuing with the Distance Learning model ha