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
Bay. Protesters and counterprotesters exchanging heated words at times and later protesters managed to stop traffic on highway 17. Marianne favro is live for us with the new developments. Marianne . Reporter anousha, right now you can see traffic is moving smoothly but it was a much different story just a couple hours ago when police say protesters from a black lives matter march spilled onto the highway. It was chaotic as tffic came to a standstill on southbound 17 and the protesters eventually forced the closure of both directions. Some drivers stuck in gridlock got out of their cars and were walking on the highway while chp officers tried to divert onto highway 9. In happenedaround 11 00 this mo downtown. There were heated exchanges between protesters and counterprotesters. Some who waved american and Blue Lives Matter flags. Both sides listened to each other and presented their arguments passionately. Organizers say the goal was to protest systemic racism and represent the black li
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And get a flex 4k streaming device with peacock premium included for no additional cost. Sonoma county bracing for big crowds this weekend. Amid a spike of coronavirus cases. How families are celebrating small here in the east bay. Getting a group together for july 4th, while you may be tempted Health Experts suggest you resist. Building a better bay area, this is abc7 news. We are facing a very different fourth of july this year. Coronavirus cases are surging and hospitalizations are on the rise. Bay area residents who hoped for return to normal will instead find beaches closed, wos, the officials are outdoor hoping all of us will just stay safe and stay at home. Tonight, marin county was added to californias watch list after an increase in transmission rates and hospitalizations. Many of them are from the outbreak at san quinton prison. And also added to the states list, montrae and san diego counties. Firefighters in San Francisco have already been busy. A house was damaged in a fir
So good luck. The strangest school year in modern history has finally come to a close. My daughter jane graduated from preschool this week, which she is very proud about, even though, lets be honest she got a degree in coloring. But it is a milestone, and its never too soon to start planning for the future. So i sat down with jane to reflect on where she has been and to help her figure out where shes going. Well, jane, first of all, congratulations on graduating preschool. Are you proud of yourself . Thank you. Yeah. Jimmy you did a good job in preschool. Have you thought about going on to kindergarten . Continuing your education . Hmm, im kind of like scared and excited of. Jimmy youre scared and excited but you are going to go to school. Youre going to continue . Yeah. Jimmy are you going to get a job this summer . Possibly. Jimmy possibly . What kind of job do you think you could be good at . Art. Jimmy could you maybe be an artist . Yeah. Jimmy where would you get a job like that .