All right, lisa, thank you. What School Looks Like for bay area students of all ages is coming into sharper focus. Districts are detailing their plans for fall. But the push to bring kids back to classrooms is getting push back from many teachers. The debate over education is so important it is a key focus of our efforts to build a better bay area. Kate larson heard from two of the Largest School districts in the bay area, oakland and San Francisco about what they are planning this fall. Reporter in a presentation San Francisco Unified School District laid out a plan for the fall. While staff has not yet agreed the district is recommending almost all students distance learn when School Starts on august 17th. Small groups of priority students may be able to do inperson school. And once data suggests its safe a gradual return to a hybrid distance and inperson plan would begin. I spoke to an sfusd elementary schoolteacher who says shes crushed she cant return to her classroom. I think com
Cooler in napa, 7 degrees cooler than yesterday at this time in concord. So we go through the morning and were in the 50s, but by noontime upper 80s, mid70s around the bay, still 50s at the coast. That sea breeze sets up for a cool day there, but 80s arrive around the bay with mid90s inland. Its going to be hot inland, even a few degrees warmer tomorrow. Well talk details for the weekend and cooling trend for the week ahead in a few minutes. What schools will look like for bay area students of all ages is starting to come into sharper focus. Districts are detailing their plans for fall. But the push to bring kids back to classrooms is getting push back from many teachers. It is a key focus of our efforts to build a better bay area. Abc 7 News Reporter kate larson heard from two of the Largest School districts in the bay area, oakland and San Francisco, about what theyre planning this fall. Reporter in a presentation for next weeks board of education meeting San Francisco Unified School
Alarming new numbers in the coronavirus crisis. 278,000 americans have now lost their lives to covid19 and the country is facing more than 14. 2 million confirmed cases. It is now the leading cause of death this week in the United States. Covid killed nearly as Many Americans just yesterday as died on 9 11 almost 3,000 people. That has the cdc using its strongest language yet to encourage the use of masks, calling them critical and saying in some cases masks should even be worn at home. And just a short time ago president elect biden talked about the pandemic. He told reporters he has not yet seen any detailed Trump Administration plan on how to, quote, get the vaccine out of the container into a syringe and into somebodys arm. Biden also said the u. S. Will be in what he called dire, dire, dire straits unless congress immediately passes a new pandemic stimulus bill. Lets begin this hour with the breaking pandemic news. Cnns nick watt is joining us from los angeles. Nick, there are new
December is less than a week old, but the u. S. Has already reported more than 1 million new coronavirus cases this month. And more than 14. 5 million total cases since the pandemic began. The growth rate is climbing alarmingly. We just saw more than 200,000 new cases for the fourth day in a row. And hospitals are just about at full capacity around the country. More than 100,000 patients with covid19 are in hospital beds for the last four days straight. Medical workers across the country are getting sick, tired, and burnt out. The cdc tweeted out, in all caps, just wear the mask. Its the same message, but with new urgency, as Many Americans continue to refuse to comply. And heres a prime example. A trump rally in georgia on saturday night. Theres no social distancing, and very few masks. President trump was campaigning for two republican senators ahead of a special Runoff Election next month. He didnt actually spend much time addressing the medical crisis, of course, sweeping the count
Great to have you along this hour. So there are many ways to measure the explosive growth of coronavirus now raging through the United States. Theres the daily tally of new cases. Take a look at this. New records are being set almost daily. A staggering 1 million americans have now tested positive in the first five days of december. And then theres the soaring death toll. Each day its enough to fill every seat in the Kennedy Center in washington. A frontline doctor in minnesota describes the crushing emotional burden being shouldered by nurses and physicians. Sometimes when you hear statistics like that, you become numb to what the numbers mean. For us taking care of patients, every single number is someone we have to look at and say, im sorry, theres nothing more we can do for you. Another family we have to call to tell them their loved ones are going to die. The careers picture of the crisis is hospital beds filling up all over the u. S. , filling up fast. As of now, a record 100,001