And i am elizabeth cook. So far more than 9000 people have died from covid, we are in hayward with how Health Officials are cutting down the testing wait time. For weeks, trying to get a coronavirus test across the bay area has been a problem with firstcome firstserved locations available. You can now mark one more off the list but they will still be producing the same number of tests every single day. They rush to locate and isolate new cases of coronavirus continues in the state of california like at this testing site near the airport. We are trying to squeeze in as many test as we can you will need an appointment unlike the station. Going all the way down mission boulevard which is probably a couple miles away, so the wait times were really bad, so what this does is cuts down on the wait time and the traffic. While testing is increasing key indicators spread are in modest decline statewide. There were just over 5700 new cases reported over the weekend which pushed the seven day aver
At ross. Yes for less. After a tumultuous school year for oakland which included a weeklong teacher strike the first day of the school next monday might be off to a rough start. Good evening. Reports from Woodland Elementary in oakland. And tells us the district is under pressure to replace about a quarter of its principles. Reporter im here at acorn Woodland Elementary in oakland. One of 20 schools and the districts whose principals have quit and gone elsewhere. The former principal here said he saw the writing on the wall. It was time to go. Any regrets . No regrets. Reporter leroy gaines used to be the principal at acorn elementary. He helped to train his peers and sat on the unions board. What he saw troubled him. Just being in those spaces gave me a clear understanding of the turmoil and only oakland but the state is in. In terms of finding and our finances and our ability to keep those in mind and stay in the black. Reporter it was a tumultuous year for the Oakland Unified School
Scale in almost one month. Thanks for joining us. Kristen sze in for ama daetz. And im dan ashley. A light storm with plenty of effects. You can hear the wind whipping, abc 7 news was as chrissy field in San Francisco where we found weather vanes spinning and white caps on the bay. A few hours later rain and hail pelted vallejo, enough hail to start piling up on this cars windshield. Snow dumped on the sierra most of the day as you can see from the lake tahoe tv at heavenly mountain resort. Chains are required for drivers. Thats on both interstate 80 and highway 50. In the midst of the stormy weather. Look, we see the sun breaking through giving glimpses of rainbows like these. Nice. We want to get the latest information so well bring in the expert. Thats abc 7 news weather arrange Spencer Christian to track the level one storms. Thank you. Despite the weather of the rainbow the weather wasnt a pot of gold. Here is a look at live doppler 7. Things are calm for you but numerous reports
Police in Oakland are investigating a destructive act of vandalism at Lake Merritt's large public menorah that left the Hanukkah candelabrum in pieces and hateful anti-Semitic graffiti where the menorah stood.