For some schools where a reopening plan is in the works but it is subject to change. Cornell bernard is live with the story. Reporter thiss changing by the hour, by the day. And it could transform lunch areas like this one here at steele lane elementary into learning spaces. It all depends on what covid19 decides to do in Sonoma County. We are planning for whatever may come. Santa rosa city schools superintendent feels like shes preparing for battle. Thats what back to school is feeling like these days. An arsenal of supplies has been ordered. Enough hand sanitizers. Well have one gallon jugs in each classroom. We have enough face masks and shields. Reporter theres also a plan for 16,000 students to return to School August 17th. Were splitting our student body in half. Reporter the districts plan looks Something Like this. 8,000 students would be at school just two days a week. Then switch places with the second group of students, Distance Learning from home. The fifth day, everyone wo
Organizations that are against black lives matter. I will be down here as a scare tactic. We are not afraid. We refuse to be afraid. We are going to come down and march. We are going to make sure our voices are heard. Reporter folks are in fact, quite excited to be here. This has been, as i mentioned peaceful, but also in the air was a warning from the police chief from yesterday, as he was told that on social media there would be people coming here that might try to defend the police. As far as we could tell, that did not develop. We have not seen any counterdemonstrators in this crowd. Right now, the biggest danger is the heat. It is in the high 90s in martinez as this peaceful demonstration continues. In martinez, thank you. To San Francisco where one person is dead and another injured in a house fire that happened after 11 00 on sacramento street. Authorities say the victim was injured in the fire and is expected to be okay. No word tonight on the cause. The other big story we are
Good morning, where did the weekend go . It is already monday and were looking at cooler temperatures after a hot day. Here is a look at the Treasure Island camera with low clouds and areas of fog. Were starting off our day with that gray start along the coast and the bay. Clear skies are inland. We are in the 50s and 60s. Through the afternoon, we are 89 in concord after triple in oakland and 66 for San Francisco. We will have the rest of the week coming up. Back to you. Breaking news, china has imposed sanctions on four u. S. Officials including senators marco rubio and ted cruz. The Foreign Ministry says it is in response to u. S. Nations over alleged human rights abuses in chin john. China is expected to make further remarks as the situation develops. Unty will r the doors once again. You can see we are in san jose were some will soon be able to hit the gym. I know that these folks are excited. Oh, my gosh. Some have been here since 4 00 or 5 00. There is a long line of people wait
Amy hollyfield is live in sonoma with more on these new restrictions. Reporter good morning. Look behind me at this sign, it needs to come down. It says but not anymore. Restaurant, winery, tasting rooms cant have customers inside any longer. Movie theaters and bars must close again. This just went into effect at midnight. County Officials Say they just cant have crowded bars right now as the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise. Were particularly talking to the young folks. They seem to feel invulnerable to what is happening around them. And this is not party land. We want to be safe as a community, we want you to be safe. Reporter county officials hope these new restrictions will motivate residents to do what they can to flatten the curve. They really need people to wear masks and socially distance so they can get the businesses open again. And these closures will be in place for the rest of the month, as of right now they are set to expire august 2. Amy hollyfield, abc 7 ne
What anybody else should or would do in that situation. Reporter cochrans entire life is about service. Shes worked in hospitality for 20 years and has been teaching yoga for ten years. I felt very protective of them. You know . It was, yeah, you dont come in here and say those kinds of things to people. Especially people feel so raw coming out of the quarantine. Most of these people it is the first time theyve been out to dinner, right, and you have someone attacking. It was just, no. No. I dont have time for this. Cochran wasnt even the waitress for the arosa chan family who was celebrating a birthday. She was just nearby. I am not a mother but i felt almost maternal, right . Like im this is my family and i will do whatever i can to protect these people. To have somebody hate you just because of the way that you look is just beyond me. I dont understand it. Its not something that i will condone ever again. Being silent. Reporter and she wasnt. Get out of here. Get out of here. Report