North. As electric base camp, what we want to do supply all material, all type of equipment that is going to be used for restoration purposes on rebuilding our line. More than 1000 more than 1400 power are being replaced. But the polls are not regularly replaceable. What we are doing, in the area, the high fires but areas is where we are replacing them with thicker, stronger, more resilient, covered with fiberglass. When will the power be back on . Jim shaver lives in nearby deer park. It has been off the whole time. Since sunday last, lapis lazuli but the sunday before. Uses a small generator, says he understands the magnitude of rebuilding the system. Look at this, my house is still standing. Im worried about being out of power for while. What about the people who have lost their places, you know, he so you have to think about what, what you have and what you are fortunate for and stuff coming up we dont have. They say once possibly two more weeks to fully restore power in the area.
Reporter thats what happened to april riveras son. She is now the founder of National Coalition against Prescription Drug abuse. It basically shut down your breathing. He went to sleep after being out with his friends. The night before he was supposed to come out for winter break and basically went to bed and didnt wake up. Reach out to must speak out, tell somebody, get some help. Reporter how will they do without reach with Distance Learning in effect . Reporter they do have a link. We will post it on our webpage for sure. Obviously that video was shot and put together before the shelter in place. They plan to have webinars an share the video with students, even during Distance Learning. Its also on all forms. And itgeout inram ere in the community. You got our webpage too and we will have all the information as well. Heres a quick check of our other top stories. And handcuffs suspect grabbed an officers gun and shoots up inside of a patrol car. Investigators said he was cuffed from
Integrated device with connectivity built right in dramatically increases the chances that learning is available from anywhere. I think if theres a Silver Lining with covid, its classes like this one. Reporter with classes starting next monday, the Oakland Unified School district is is looking for laptops for 2,000 students. They ordered 2500 laptops in june but theyre not ready yet so students will receive the computers they got last spring. Were going to be using our own devices that are delegated for schools in order to meet the gap. And once the devices came in, well be swapping out. Reporter stateunding to strn Distance Learning. Apple and tmobile say the cost to a School District for an ipad and Internet Service is 580 per student per year, including tech support. Were going to have teams that are dedicated to each one of your districts. If you need anything or have students that need to stay connected or are having issues, were going to be there for you. The Companies Say they c
Sick leave. Health Officials Say the goal is to slow the spread of the virus in Alameda County where many people who test positive continue to work for fear of getting fired. Heres a look at the numbers in the bay area. There were 973 new cases for a total of over 56,000. San francisco and santa clara had the highest numbers with about 240 new cases each. 16 deaths were reported in the bay area including six in marin county and four in contra costa county. The bay area has now seen 858 deaths. As for the state numbers today, a total of more than 524,000. And there were 202 deaths bringing in the state death toll above 9700. The superintendent of california schools says work is underway to connect up to a Million Students to help with distance learning. The state is getting help from two high tech giants to get those kids connected. The start of school is just days away for some School Districts. Hundreds of thousands of students in california dont have access to computers, have poor in
But this lack of data doesnt allow us to know where the epidemic is heading. The state department of Public Health has deployed a tech team to figure out what happened. Until it is fixed, labs are being told to manually report all positive cases to local health departments. Heres a new program, getting paid to stay at home. Alameda county will pay people who cant afford to selfisolate. The goal is to slow the spread of the virus. Melissa colorado is in oakland with the details. It was not like a cold. People go to work with a cold. This will affect the whole community. Reporter its the coronavirus conundrum impacting low income people who test positive for covid19. Go to work and expos others or stay at home and lose your paycheck and maybe even your job . These are individuals that work in construction, work in restaurants, work in grocery stores. Reporter ceo jane garcia treats uninsured and undocumented patients in oakland. Their employer is asking them to provide documentation that