Different for many families tomorrow as dozens of School Districts around the bay area will be closed. Ktvus greg liggins joins us live with how families are getting around the bay area. Reporter tomorrow the school behind me as well as mr. Other schools in alameda will be closed as well as schools in oakland, San Francisco, across the bay area, across california, for that matter. So many parents are trying to figure out what to do about child care and also trying to insure their kids continue to learn while theyre out of school. This weekend the nonprofit Bay Area Tutoring Association has been getting a flood of calls for help. The last few days have been unprecedented and the number of phone calls and emails that we received on our website in terms of how can i support my student or how can i make sure that the academic needs of my student are met the next several weeks has been incredible. Reporter chris norwood, founding director of the association, says many parents are trying to
So it is slowing down long the flat section. 84, the dumbarton bridge just fine but getting over there from the bridge toward marsh we see slowing already. The rest of the bay shows a smooth drive. A crash near the dublin interchange. Perhaps near san ramon, well track that down as well. Back to you. Thanks, mike. Well now back to the growing coronavirus outbreak. We have Live Team Coverage for you. In team two minutes well take you live with a Infectious Disease doctor with more on the story. And Sharon Katsuda is tracking what bay area leaders will do this morning to prepare. But first lets check in with tracie potts live in washington this morning with more on actions President Trump is taking. Tracie . Reporter laura and marcus, the president wants to limit who is coming into the country with coronavirus by rescreening people when they hit the ground. But also hes been talking with drugmakers to try to speed up development of a vaccine, Health Experts telling us that typically take
All right. So, were good. Item number three, approval of the minutes. Wi aer going to approve four sets of minutes today. The prebudget hearing january 18, 25 and february 1 and the january 23rd regular meeting. Do we have a motion to approve these minutes . Move to approve all of them. Second. Any discussion, commissioners . Any punt comment . Ok. All in favour . Aye. Opposed . Approved. Item number four is where members of the public can address the commission on matters that are within the matter of jurisdiction and are not on todays agenda. Do we have any Public Comment . For general Public Comment . Yes, please. Hello, everyone. Im name is bonnie, may i have the overhead, please . Im here to talk about the islay creek watershed, flood mitt investigation, opportunities, Climate Change, and the triple bottom line. And here we are upstream at the School District, the lshaped piece of land which is under that black [laughter] you cant see it because its under that black. Ok. Right her
We will get to the gun control debate in the moment but we begin with developing news and pittsburg as a shelter place has been lifted after a strong order was detected at a nearby railyard. People near of north parkside drive near 17th street and railroad are now allowed to go outside. Fire Officials Say someone reported an odor coming from two cards tank cars. Has been is on the same. Officials are asking people nearby to stay indoors to be safe and sirens were sounded and that caused some anxiety and concern in the neighborhood. That shelter in place has been lifted. To capital for the senate is considering a measure for background checks. Some lawmakers are questioning other proposals including the presence call to give guns to teachers. Caroline shively live in washington with the latest. Reporter it has been nearly 2 weeks since the fatal Florida School shooting sparked the student advocacy effort for gun control like never before. As students prepare to return to school in the m
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