The scu fire is also in four counts. The three wildfires have burned more than 775,000 acres. All of these fires started by lightning one week ago. Reporter heather, good afternoon to you. Contain system up, which is good news. Also good ws, a large no longer in direct threat from the flames. But if you look screen left, off in the distance, thats smoke rising above the hilltops here in the santa rosa mountains. Those homes along the highway 9 corridor are still in danger, so crews are using an old technique in hopes 0 of making gains the firefight. Just north of felton, firefighters are taking advantage of higher temperatures higher humidity to work gains the fire. The weather is cooperating to help us get those containment lines around those communities that are involved. Reporter firefighters are using fire to fight the 78,000 acre fire. The difficult task burning the vegetation on the ground but preventing the flames from going up into the trees, because if they do that, they could
Covid vaccine. Good evening. Im ama daetz. And im dan ashley. Dr. Anthony fauci told Mark Zuckerberg during a Facebook Live that a abc ns leit stepe, cerencouraging, dan. Cautiously optimistic was the first thing dr. Fauci said after being asked about a reliable vaccine. He pointed out theres one of many promising vaccines that could enter a phase three Clinical Trial by the end of this month. Its the question on everyones mind, when will the world see a safe and effective Covid Vaccine . Dr. Anthony fauci had a promising answer to Mark Zuckerberg during a Facebook Live today. Im cautiously optimistic about this, mark, because of what weve seen. Given the technologies we have and the different platforms we moved from literally the day that that sequence was put on a public database. Reporter that sequence transformed within 61 days to a promising phase one trial. So where are we right now . There are multiple candidates, not only one. I may talk as the proto time of one but more than o
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
Its way wednesday starts. I would just be accumulating debt weighing signed a lease for an apartment at stone fire berkeley before the pandemic in november of last year away is a rising senior at u c berkeley, hes supposed to move in his new apartment on august first, but when the campus announced its closure in the spring he notified Property Management identify them all the way back in april of this year that i wanted to terminate but since then there hasnt been any successful negotiations going says his Lease Agreement says he is responsible for 6 months rent to terminate the lease, im just a coming out of college is no possible way. Island would be able to pay 30,000 to terminate the leases. The hasnt even started yet playing says he knows many other students in the same predicament. And our desperately seeking out legal advice we spoke to a tourney already job of torreon so the ornament that they have to raise the frustration of purpose. So you know somebody comes in and are being