Absolutely spread into the community at large. Reporter out of the 8000 prisoners statewide, only a couple hundred are expected to be released here from san quentin. There is support for this, obviously as we just saw but what more can you tell us that the timing of the releases . Reporter we are hearing that 3500 prisoners are expected to be released by the end of this month and it will continue until august and possibly go into september. Thank you. California experienced its deadliest week of the pandemic yet averaging more than 80 deaths per day and that is the average. Nearly 7800 new confirmed cases yesterday and yesterday 140 new debts. The test Positivity Rate is up to 7. 4. Los angeles county remains a hotspot for the most new cases. Right now Oakland Unified School district officials are holding a Virtual Meeting to discuss plans for the start of the school year next month and the meeting is just getting underway and the first day of instruction is set for august 10 and distr
Help were clear. Let them go [ applause ] reporter and now Governor Newsom has responded. A plan to battle the virus that is wreaking havoc inside california prisons, now up to 8,000 inmates could be eligible for Early Release by the end of august. I think its a good step. Reporter former inmates and advocates have been worried, especially surrounding san quentin, the site of the states largest covid19 outbreak. 7 prisoners have died. We cant afford the luxury of a slow roll out and continuing to make incremental changes in the state prison populations. We need a large scale release. We need to follow the Public Health experts leadership on this. Health experts agree. Large packed settings are a prime place for the disease to spread. Its really a chicken coop of risks for covid. Reporter ucfs doctor peter plods the governors decision to then the prison population, but remains fearful. It may not be enough. The devil is in the details. Because 8,000 inmate six only 7 of the states count
Just over one hour ago the School District announcing students will be headed back to class but with big changes. Good evening. Betty yu is in oakland with the latebreaking details. Reporter the unified School District said the first day of school this year will not be filled with the kind of joy and excitement that teachers, parents and staff traditionally look forward to because of the pandemic and we are hearing initial pushback against the plan that was just released via a Virtual Press conference. School in oakland will begin in one month with Distance Learning for all students and the district will introduce phases of blended learning where students will attend Student School in person and to some Distance Learning. The district expects that the first base phase will last for weeks and it will ensure the school sites in oakland will have enough time to implement covid 19 safety plans. The district is also encouraging everyone in the community and that is students and teachers to
Breaking news here in the bay area. A school bus carrying special Needs Children crashes in petaluma near washington and maria drive near the petaluma valley hospital. Chopper 5 was overhead showing what appeared to be a pickup truck that was involved in that accident. At least one student was injured. Police advise drivers to avoid the area. A woman died in a car crash her baby fighting for his life. Kpix 5s cate caugiran is at Valley Medical Center for us and cate, how is that baby doing . Reporter well, veronica, we know the baby is a boy and valley medical representatives told me just a little while ago that that baby boy is still in critical condition. The woman was 18, two months away from giving birth. She worked at this taco bell in morgan hill. Her supervisor told us her brother was driving her home after her late night shift and then this. Their honda civic hit a bmw that was parked on the shoulder of highway 101. This is, you know, a tragic incident. We have a family now tha
The biggest kabooms will go off once again over San Francisco Bay, but there are also plenty of ways to feel the sparkle all over the Bay Area.Plus, choke down a win at a hot dog eating contest, join the Polk Street pub crawl, or keep it classy with concerts by the San Francisco and Santa Rosa symph.