During business hours. A number of student athletes have tested positive for covid19 here at uc berkeley. Two of the Largest Bay Area School Districts have announced plans on how students and staff will return in the fall. Promoting parties drawing the pandemic. How social media posts by one south bay club are leading to concern, anger and pushback. Heat and hazy skies in the forecast. Ill have a closer look coming up. News 11 00 starts right urthi. Tonight, two of the largest School Districts in the bay area agree. It will be Distance Learning this fall. San jose unified and San Ramon Valley unified announced their decisions ahead of official state guidance tomorrow. The pandemic has forced School Leaders to make some very difficult decision, and their plans for the school year are a big focus of our efforts to build a better bay area. Abc7 News Reporter Lauren Martinez is in the newsroom with the details tonight. Lauren . Dan, san ramon and san jose made decisions late tonight to not
Reversing plans when it comes to staff and students returning in the fall. I believe the San Ramon Valley Unified School District should we open on august 11th as scheduled with full remote Distance Learning. Reporter and late tonight, san jose, one of the area, made the call to go virtual until october 2nd. p. The district says, quote, this outcome comes with major 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. The goal here is to have one common platform that all students can interact with. These announcements come the night before Governor Newsom is expected to make a call on whether Distance Learning will be recommended or required. Ill let the governor describe that tomorrow. I have some insight and some understanding what that will look like. But its going to be nearly im
Happy sunday. ait is may 17. a good morning to you. a woke up to the sound of the a rain. This is on the roof this amorning. athey had this this morning to a see how this day is going to shape aup. a and rosemary, i think you said a yesterday morning it will be a a little bit off and on. Good morning. a waking up at the cloudy skies. a the rainy conditions. awe will begin to see peaks of a sunshine and blue skies. aalthough we will be completely. aa giving a live look bear over a the east bay shore where it is a a bit foggy and cloudy and a soggy. We are looking at temperatures ain the 50s. Lets atake a look at the radara i do imagine we have some a drizzle out there falling belowa the radar. Just a few sprinkles being apicked up around the east shora and areas over the north bay. a shifting and around the a peninsula. Not muach going on at the moment. aa we have inside the bay and as awe go towards the sierra we ahave snow falling here with a advisors expected that will last all the w
Frank amallicoat. Thank you for joining us on mornings on 2. Lets check out how athe weekend is shaping up. agood morning, happy saturday to aeveryone out there this mrning. a startig out with cloudy weather over the coast line and inside of aour bay, we will see an increase this cloud cover later toda. Rain is aexpected by tonight. Giving you a look at what is happening aover sfo, in additio to the lower clouds high clouds are acoming into the bay area ahead aof this system. 52 in santa rosa with a lot of asunshine. 55 over aSan Francisco. Cloudy skies over oakland, 56 degrees. a san jose, 56. Not aa bad start to the day. Afternoon ahighs are similar to yesterday. The abig change comes tonight into tomorrow when wet weather moves ainto the bay area and we have a bit of snow for the sierras. apolice are asking for the publics help in a search for a missing ateen age couple. The a16 and yeen year old were last seen in the sabt the rose area last night. Anyone who has seen them or had co
Participated in a drivethrough graduation today. As the parade circled campus, a d. J. Played the students favorite songs and graduates at the private all Girls High School received a decorated cookie and rose. While 17yearold ariel coates appreciated the effort, she had mixed feelings. Its a little sad because obviously i want to be with my sorry. Obviously i want to be with my classmates and with my friends. But its okay. Its better than nothing, so im just blessed. Reporter at uc berkeley this afternoon, graduates dressed up, took photos with family and friends, received balloons, and donned caps. What youd expect on graduation day. But the actual ceremony was far different than anything they could have imagined at the start of their senior year. A group of current and former uc Berkeley Students created a virtual cal campus they called blockley in the game of mindcraft. Today they had a virtual graduation in the Games Version of memorial stadium, which is normally packed with thous