Parents and students protesting tonight in pleasanton. The big question, when will middle schoolers and High Schoolers get to come back to school . Rent relief and eviction protections on its way tonight to those impacted by covid. The storms heading out. Ill let you on up. Ski shops like this one busy as the rush is on to get to tahoe. Ill show you why that might be easier said than done. Abc 7 news starts right now. Announcer building a better area for a safe and secure future. This is abc 7 news. I mean, if youre coming from the bay area and youre trying to head up to a ski resort tonight, you probably are not going to get through. That is the warning from caltrans tonight. If youre thinking of heading up to lake tahoe, just dont do it. Blizzard conditions are making the roads extremely treacherous. Right now 80 is closed because of several jackknife big riggs, multiple spinouts and heavy snow. There is no estimated time for its reopening. And 350 is open but with chain controls ove
Most restrictive teier. Thats purple. Kiviran contracosta and solano counties San Francisco had been in the least restrictive yellow tier. Now its in the red, the second to the worst. Marin and san mateo moved from orange to red. Take a look at this map. All of the bay area is classified in red or purple with either substantial our widespread coronavirus activity. This troubling trend is happening statewide. 94 of californians live in the most restrictive purple tier. Were tracking them all with this interactive map on our website, abc7news. Com. And abc 7 news anchor liz kreutz is here with the latest on the changes across the state, including an apology, liz, from the governor. Reporter thats right, dan. There was a lot of news at this briefing today. We did get that apology from the governor for attending that dinner at french laughtonery. Every bay area county but one moved into a more restrictive tier. The only one that didnt is Sonoma County and thats because its already in the m
Later today, daytime highs eventually on the warm side yet again weve gotten used to this lately though upper 70s 80s right alongside the bay and 90s for a few inland spots. Daria. Thanks a lot lets get to our top story right now the fall semester for oakland is here online today, thousands of students. Well Start School Year the district spent the week distributing computers and wifi hot spots to students who need them. There are frustrations though with the Distance Learning plan has some parents reported last week that their students didnt get their laptops yet. Attendance is mandatory for students in all of their classes. The beginning of year so important for teachers to ponder students yet another stunts to get to know their backgrounds and the things they deal with outside of school. And they cant do that now because we are all this is their students. I know this is a really different than what youre used to when you were hoping for and. Were going to get there were going to mak
Thousands cases to go unreported. The state is still trying to go through that backlog. The governor has called a News Conference for tomorrow at noon. You can watch it live right here at nbc bay area. Our other top story, the bay area going back to school, but not like any of us remember it. Most students will begin the year learning at home. Tonight, families were out doing some lastminute back to School Shopping. The new normal theyre learn sglg a lot of families headed to this target tonight for back to School Shopping. But there is less focus on clothes and more focus on buying computers and chargers. She and her two sons are headed into target for their annual back to School Shopping pi pilgrima pilgrimage. They came out with pencils and this shirt. His mom says she definitely spent less last year. Last year i got way more notebooks, binders. Now everything is on zoom or computer. Thats not necessary. And there is not need to invest in new jeans or pants for her sons if no one is
The covid19 tracking a system. A computer glitch caused several thousands cases to go nbcbayarea. Com. On the top left corner. Unreported. The state is still trying to go nbc is launching a new series through that backlog. The governor has called a news called coronavirus and the conference for tomorrow at noon. Classroom. You can hear from a team of you can watch it live right here experts for the best answers to at nbc bay area. All of the questions from teachers to parents to students. Our other top story, the bay area going back to school, but coronavirus in the classroom kicks off tomorrow on today. Not like any of us remember it. You can also catch complete most students will begin the coverage, back to School Coverage on today in the bay year learning at home. Tonight, families were out beginning at 4 30. Were finding out about more cases of covid19 in the area doing some lastminute back to and the state. School shopping. California is reporting some of the new normal theyre lea