Reporter the county is performing contact tracing. The story i was looking for is that so far to our understanding, theres no hospitalizations, so far people are doing well. Reporter the past chiefment services, she said outbreaks in childcare facilities are expected. Its not surprising to me. Is likely people are coming in close contact, you younger age groups in general. Its hard for them to socially distance. Reporter she said children are successfully able to fight covid19, they are more likely to pass it on to others and be sidelined. They are doing okay with it but they can transmit it to grandma and grandpa. Reporter like Sonoma County, many are pushing for reopening schools. Reporter we have not hurt k 6 in person education. Reporter Sonoma County is in a purple tear for reopening, the lowest category. Heres a look at the numbia health department, 16,000 children under the age of five have current contracted the coronavirus. That is only 2. 2 of the total number of cases. That
Thousands of families in sonoma are being told covid will keep students out of the classroom until the end of the new year, or until this new year. Summer actually pushing back. We have the frustration being felt by so many. Reporter following Public Health directives, Santa Rosa School board has voted unanimously to stick with distancelearning through december. That brought a boisterous response. No more zoom no more zoom reporter masks couldnt muffle their discontent. Dozens of parents, students and teachers mind santa rosas old Courthouse Square to say no to zoom school. We need to get these kids back in the classroom. What started off as a 2 to 3 week shutdown has turned into six months. These kids are really suffering. Reporter critics note Sonoma County has about a half million residents and 114 covid death. These families say in person instructioshybrid is a great wa start. You have half the kids go in monday, tuesday, sanitize wednesday and the other kids go in thursday, friday
President trump arrives in california today in a smoky haze is blaming the wildfires plaguing the west coast. Not on Climate Change but on the failure to properly manage the forests this came up in a public discussion between the president and governor newsome and those 2 kept a very civil very point. The governor has acknowledged that Forest Management is an issue but not the issue newsome pointing out that most forest land in california is federally owned still should our leaders be addressing more thoroughly both concepts Climate Change and Forest Management i asked our political analysts. Over 45 of californias 33 million acres are controlled by the u. S. Forest service and therefore its measured budget has all gone to fighting fires. So trump can blame this all in california. And you can remove Climate Change from the equation. The droughts are killing all vegetation that are tinder for fires. We didnt have fire tornadoes before the world got warmer, super fires are now the norm n
There was not a whole lot of information. That was mother is one of 31 nursing home residents and eight staff numbers of been infected. Evening to you. The nursing home says it is responding to the outbreak, and iceland people as needed. Some staff and families are worried, nonetheless. Parkrose gardens is a Senior Living Center Located in fairfield. It is described as a Memory Care Community for residence with alzheimers or dementia. New at ten, deborah is here now with the concerns from loved ones. Reporter no one but staff in or out, hard enough on families, but it added a positive test into becomes excruciating. I would like to figure out t reporter a worried daughters the anonymous to protect her mother who lives in a nursing home in fairfield. And is newly positive for coronavirus. Ive been told she is okay, and she doesnt show symptoms. But if you i want to see that for myself, how to talk to her. Reporter they specialize in memory care with the slogan reimagine the living exper
The president and the governor both talking Fire Management today. What firefighting veterans and environmentals had to say about the very topic. Poor air quality creating more problems during the pandemic. What a doctor says you need to know about your childs health. Ill let youw tair quailimo, whiy city leaders say any change is a shared responsibility. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. Tonight keep the windows closed tight. Another evening of hazardous air quality. You can see most of the bay area is seeing red or unhealthy air. Lets check in with sandy patel. Its getting old. I want to show you the air quality right now. Across the bay area everyone in the red still. If you look at fort brag. Theyre in the good air quality for now, as you will notice from liver more, all unhealthy right now. The visibility, because of a combination of fog and smoke, down to 2. 5 Miles Per Hour in liver more and not just locally but around the state with 28 fires burning, mill