Children. We are not going to sacrifice our students and children. Reporter the small group acknowledged the challenges of keeping kids home, but said the focus needs to be on safety. The schools are the pillar of our community. To keep the schools is actually keeping our whole community safe. Reporter officials plan to release reopening recommendations on friday. Saying in a statement, we recognize the different concerns and we will take all of this into consideration as we make a final decision. Its time for us to get our kids back to school. Reporter while, the white house continues to pull push for schools nationwide to reopen. President trump says he doesnt agree with the tough and expensive guidelines put out by the cdc. Hours later the director said new guidelines would be released. What is not the intent of cbcs guidelines is to be used as a rationale to keep schools closed. The Task Force Said its prepared to work with School Officials and governors to reopen, a more muted ton
Recovered so far, of the 34 people presumed dead. The cause of that fire is still unknown. Reporter the process of identifying the victims and notifying families is underway very search efforts for survivors ended tuesday after labor day dive boat excursion of Southern California turns tragic. 39 on board, 33 passengers, six crew. But early monday morning a fire broke out, dropping those sleeping in bunks below deck, blocking, according to the sheriff, the one exit and escape hatch. 34 died in the inferno, 20 bodies recovered. Deputies hope to find remaining victims today, but the conception remains upside down and unstable and 65 feet of water. It is never an easy decision to suspend search efforts, we know this is a very difficult time for families and friends of the victims. Five crewmembers sleeping on the top deck escaped by jumping off and taking a small boat to safety. Two went back to look for survivors but found no one. Today efforts will be made to stabilize the boat so that
Today, henry lee found out that a local High School Teacher was on the boat. Weve also learned that the majority of the victims are from santa cruz and the san jose area. Lori naylor spoke with several people today about the victims. Parents from a Charter School here in santa cruz along with the owner of a local diving company. Authorities tuesday revealed new information about the dozens of victims now feared dead in the dive boat fire in Santa Barbara county. While authorities have not released any names, the sheriff said initial information indicates that victims range from a 17yearold to some people in their 60s. The majority of the people on this ship appeared to have been from the santa cruz, san jose, bay area region, that contracted with this company that chartered this vessel. A Family Member identifies one of the victims as kristi finstad, the coowner of worldwide diving ventures in santa cruz, says that she was leading a p on the boat. We know that people here are learning
Was in attendance had that sense of warmth and and regard for each other and for the country. It was really special. Coming up next, sierra Club Volunteer harold wood discusses the legacy of con survey shifts that conservationists and National List john your john muir. By thes hosted California Historical society, as a part of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the wilderness act. We want to hear harold would tonight. He will give us an incredible surney through john muir life. That legacy is stronger than ever. To hearing forward you talk. I promise to be relatively brief here and just say a few words of welcome. And thank you all for coming. I want to say that i really am a huge fan of the two organizations that had us here tonight. The California Historical society, what a great place for great work that is preserving our cultural and historic heritage here in california. And the partner, the sierra club. For all of the great work it has been doing since 1892 to protect ou
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