oakland's police chief joins us for a conversation on what's working as he works to make oakland safer. >>> and the dixie fire ravaged communities. heartbreaking picture from above. good tuesday evening. this is nbc bay area news tonight. i'm janelle wang. we start with an issue our investigative unit has been tracking since april. organizers of a me too protective say 134 students and alumni have reported being sexually abused and harassed. they held a demonstration in downtown los gatos, candace nguyen was at that protest and joins us now. >> reporter: it's been one year since the school district hired a law firm to first investigate a single case and then broader claims of sex abuse. what happened with that investigation? we got answers and spoke with students rallying today. >> no means no! >> reporter: what started as a high school movement has turned into a community movement with about 100 voices chanting led by the group. it involves mostly current and former los gatos students. you heard from melissa broomfield who said she was sexually molested in recent years. >> i remember

livelihoods and the oakland chinese chamber of commerce is holding oakland city leaders partly to blame for these conditions. >> so the reason actions. >> fund, the police by a majority of the oakland city council. and for it says the base, the dire situation. im not is enough. >> haaziq madyun kron 4 news. >> boy did reach out to governor newsom's office and oakland city council president nikki fortunato bas on whether they would support a state of emergency. so far we have yet to hear back from them. oakland mayor libby shaft office did release this statement. it reads in part, the mayor shares mister chance frustration with the city council's decision to shrink the police department and strongly supports his efforts to bring more police and community resources to protect chinatown's residents and businesses oakland already collaborate with state and federal agencies to decrease violent crimes and she welcomes any and all additional investigative resources from the state. the violence against asian americans and particularly the targeting of our elders is unacceptable. and coming up t

in oakland and headed to the day we will see clearing. 72 in oakland this afternoon with mostly sunny skies so a pretty day in oakland and all across the bay area. as we take you into san francisco you can see those fog temperatures across the region from 50 to 60b0 so headed to the afternoon we were talking about the heat inland. 91 and concorde in livermore, 81 in san jose with sunshine, the northbay looking at upper 70s to low to mid 80s and around the bay from 66 in san francisco this afternoon with a mix of sunshine and clouds and low to mid 60s at the coast. let's check in with gianna for a look at traffic and i know you are tracking conditions for supercomputers, too. >>> and that is our slow spot, it's 35 minutes so give yourself a few extra minutes as more and more cars at the roadway. the morning commute is starting to progress a little bit there. westbound 880 is looking pretty good, highway four noted lee's, no delays, and good morning to you, traffic is moving light. things are pretty quiet out of east bay headed into san francisco this morning, no metering lights and tra

in oakland and headed to the day we will see clearing. 72 in oakland this afternoon with mostly sunny skies so a pretty day in oakland and all across the bay area. as we take you into san francisco you can see those fog temperatures across the region from 50 to

mostly meant 74 oakland, a bit more vocal down by early next week. measures in hand san jose staying in the 80 no record- setting temperatures in store for us. mid-nineties and the ebay tomorrow and wednesday it just couple of degrees cooler with additional class on thursday. temperatures will top 90 degrees pretty much every day, but inland parts on east bay. northbay highs will be in the upper eighties . along the coast temperatures taken the mid-60s across the board as we enter the rest of the week. there is an outside chance that the system that produces way to access the clouds on thursday will try to strike a couple of dried lightning strikes. does not look like a big concern here we will talk for a better look at tomorrow's temperatures at 5:00. does not look as bad as we had last year. >> thanks, puppet coming up for the first time in over a year canada opens its borders to fully vaccinated americans. some terrorists are not wasting any time. >>> thousands of children howled back to class and how worried should bay area parents be on the firs

for oakland unified. some students are ready but not all teachers are ready. some say they're sticking to zoom school until mandatory vaccinations are in place. governor newsom says he is confident reopening schools today without the mandate. recently the oakland teachers union ratified safety agreement with the school district, proper ventilation systems, supplying masks and gloves to everyone, classroom cleaning and disinfecting and offering covid testing every two weeks. still some teachers say they don't feel safe. the state superintendent will be visiting other schools throughout the district today there to welcome back students. >>> as we look toe roadways for your monday morning ride, busy at the bay bridge toll plaza. they're blocking those left lanes. it looks like traffic is still slow, metering lights are on. as we see more cars, things might get busier at the bay bridge toll plaza. 205 to 680, 45 minutes. we are seeing slow spots out of morgan hill, 101. headed to hellyer from sfo, peninsula.

emma frank in oakland. parents and their kids tell me that they're afraid of having a covid outbreak at their schools and the district five school war director says that among oakland's public schools. safety protocols need to improve being the virus is there and the case is rising, you know, as parents were kind of worried, alfonso ramirez says it was a nerve racking decision. but come monday, bolt, his son and daughter will be back in their oakland classrooms

california superintendent of schools tony thurman tour did oakland elementary school with oakland mayor libby schaaf and district officials and even though there are many challenges facing us with the variant, this school district like many has taken into account the needs of our students and put all the safety measures in place. those measures include deep cleanings, air purifiers and all the rooms and asking parents to keep their children at home. if they're ill. i'm concerned. i want to know that they have a contingency planning. i'm feeling really good. i'm feeling really excited. i think our teachers and staff have done a great job getting ready. the school district reports about 850 students have opted for distance learning that's list in 2% of the school population. heather holmes a day filled with a lot of different emotions. rob roth reporting for us today. thanks rob students in the lafayette school district also went back to class today and tomorrow students in the san ramon valley school district returned to glass and then on thursday, students in the mount diablo unified sc

it's 10 from this direction oakland south oakland north reporting from this direction as well and it's that wind coming from where the fires are that is drifting our direction and the relative humidity has dropped off considerably as well. take a look at areas near travis air force base. 18% relative humidity earlier in the week, i was tracking relative humidity anywhere from 50 to 60 to 80% with that nice onshore breeze. the future cast here will show you as we get into the next 24 to 48 hours or so we're not going to see much change. we're kind of going to be stuck with this pattern. and the heat is going to last at least or saturday before things start to change as well. here's a look at a comparison from yesterday into today conquered going to 99 for today, areas near antioch and livermore expected to hit 100 getting into the north bay 92 for you today sandra fell around the bay 84 hayward 85 sam ato 76 in the city of san francisco. the extended forecast here. as we get into your bay area weekend notice temperatures just as hot, maybe even hotter getting into saturday before they d

the oakland education association says it supports the state and oakland unified school district's decision to push staff members to get vaccinated. i encourage all who can to get vaccinated. >> vaccines, work and they keep our students and community safe. says giving staff members who are hesitant to get inoculated an option to undergo regular testing is the right approach. and in fact, the union is encouraging biweekly testing for all staff regardless of vaccination status. we are calling for folks to be tested on where we are. >> with covid. could be just governor gavin newsom's visit to karl monk elementary school in oakland wednesday. >> educators stressed the importance of setting an example for the rest of the community today is really a critical step in ensuring that we get over the finish line. we prioritize safety, both physical safety and the social emotional safety of our community. as of now, the teachers union is not pushing for a vaccination requirement for students, especially since the vaccines have yet to receive full authorization from the u.s. food and drug in oakland ea

declare a state of emergency for the city of oakland, and send the chp to the city of oakland. all areas we need to help. >> reporter: that is carl chan, head of the chinatown chamber of commerce, reading from his letter to the governor. he says violent crime in oakland now requires a state intervention. >> we've got a rash of shootings, homicides, carjackings, assaults and robberies. hold the city of oakland hostage. >> reporter: chinatown leaders, people you know and have a good relationship with our standing in front of other television cameras, asking the state to come in and help with essentially mutual aid. are they right? have we reached that point? >> i think they're right in the sense that this department needs more resources and more help. >> reporter: chief armstrong says his department is already accepting help from the atf and the fbi to clear open cases, but he again said that his force is overwhelmed, something city councilmember lauren taylor also seemed to acknowledge today. >> i also hear the voices of deep east oakland residents when they tell me that the lon

. >> he tried to stop a robbery in oakland's chinatown, risking his own life. we hear from the good samaritan who stepped in to try to save a woman's life. this is "today in the bay." >>> all right. we made it to you tuesday morning. coming to you live here on air and on nbcbayarea.com. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we'll get to traffic in a bit, but back to school for san ramon unified in san jose as well. you know what it's going to be a hot one in the inland areas. >> san ramon is going to feel that today as the kids get ready to head out. we're starting out with a live look in dublin and temperatures in the upper 50s, the early hours, definitely the time to get out there and enjoy those outdoor activities. as we go into late morning into the afternoon it heat up. take a look at these high temperatures, 96 in livermore and concord. we'll see mid 80s for napa and san jose and mid 70s for oakland, san francisco headed towards 71 degrees. we are going to have hotter temperatures in the forecast. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. mike, do you

i spoke with a pair of oakland sisters who have been victims of violent crimes. most recent case, just yesterday afternoon. >> i saw a couple of times someone being -- on the street. they didn't call police. and also asian. dion: there is a reason why sophia and her sister, fanny, who requested we only use their first names, reached tout me about what happened to them wednesday afternoon outside their oakland home. >> pushed me down. and then tried to grab my purse. dion: must have been so scared. >> yes. dion: the sisters are simply fed up with the crime. not only what they see in my reporting such as this violent purse snatching and shooting in oakland's chinatown saturday. and this armed robbery at a restaurant close to their home on international boulevard. >> it's too much in oakland. dion: but after fanny was attacked, every single member of their immediate family has now been a victim of crime in oakland. >> you, your sister, and your mother have been robbed recently. >> yeah. yeah. dion: that trauma and frustration boiled over this week when oakland china

leslie: the new chief of police in oakland genuinely loves the city of oakland. he was born and raised there and has worked in the oakland police department for several decades, but right now he told me he is worried. >> what keeps me awake at night is the continuous gunfire. leslie: chief armstrong is awash in problems -- homeless, homicides, assaults on politicians, journalists, and the elderly. >> the challenges with the high level of crime with 78 homicides, the number of calls for service we are receiving on a daily basis. we are unable to meet the demand. there are two different narratives. there is a narrative with some politicians that community does not want to see police officers. when you go into community, talk with those being impacted by crime, they want police officers, they just want good police officers. we have asked them to engage with community in a different way to help build relationships with community. leslie: you have officers quitting and leaving. >> it is hard to retain officers. this is a difficult job to do in oakland, the toughest ci

this is not about increasing the safety of oakland or oakland ders. this is about the manipulation of the fear. and the pain of communities of color. salgado sister amanda blanco says the chp does not belong in oakland. i'm confused on why the request was for more chp presence with blood already on their hands in june 2022 plainclothes chp officers and a sergeant fired more than 40 rounds from their rifles, killing salgado near 96th and cherry in east oakland. authorities said salgado was a stolen car suspect who rammed unmarked chp cars. his pregnant girlfriend was shot and wounded. she lost their unborn child. last week, governor newsom agree descendants, chp officers to oakland after a good samaritan was shot and wounded trying to stop a robbery in chinatown, it was the latest in a spree of violent crimes targeting victims of asian descent in the city. at a news conference last week, karl chan, president of the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce, singled out chp officers as ones who could chase down suspects. many of our police officers cannot d

emma frank in oakland. parents and their kids tell me that they're afraid of having a covid outbreak at their schools and the district five school war director says that among oakland's public schools. safety protocols need to improve being the virus is there and the case is rising, you know, as parents were kind of worried, alfonso ramirez says it was a nerve racking decision. but come monday, bolt, his son and daughter will be back in their oakland classrooms. my children's there are underage, so the thing is that they're not eligible for the vaccines, yet his son says he'd feel safer starting sixth grade online because it made me feel safe. and now i'm kind of worried. to get sick from coronavirus. most of the 35,000 students in the oakland unified school district are going back to in classroom learning. the district continues to offer distance learning. but students who choose that option won't be guaranteed placement of their current school when they decided to come back to the classroom. i really thin

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even some people in oakland. but tell us about the numbers where you stand with officers prior to the last budget round where you're at now, which way you're going. >> well, unfortunately, we're going in the wrong direction. currently today. our staffing level has reached a level 700, 4 officers. we were authorized 792 officers. but 57 and those those officer positions were frozen. so we currently can only staff up to a 737 and that's concerning because while our city is with the number of people coming to we actually appreciate that. but the department is not growing at the same pace. so what 40,000 new residents over the last 10 years. you know, a smaller police departments. does it seem like a recipe to address public safety. so just department, obviously is in need of resources and i hear the community's concern what our staffing levels, those who call for more crime prevention efforts say that police do not prevent crime. they respond and react to it. >> and that's why they want money diverted to more crime

low 70s oakland and low 80s in the north bay. you can see the north bay, that is the sunshine breaking out and eroding the cloud deck except for santa rosa. towards vallejo and richmond, oakland, you are cloudy. the sun is out in the east bay and fremont. we are still holding onto clouds but as we look closer you will notice that palo alto is on the edge and it is sunny in san jose. the exploratory in camera, 58 downtown, 62 oakland. mountain view in the mid 60s. palo alto is 60. the north bay, the clouds were clearing quickly with low to mid 60s where the sun is shining from santa rosa to napa. mid 60s in the east bay and vacaville is the warmest location in the 70s. cloudy in emeryville but you can see the sons june. upper 60s today. clouds will be clearing. sunny and warm inland. upper 80s so it's a few degrees warmer than the highs for saturday. seasonal and minor fluctuation as the ridge of high pressure to the south wants to expand. at 10:00 the winds have been breezy and the coquina strait of the delta will get breezier at

livelihoods and the oakland chinese chamber of commerce is holding oakland city leaders partly to blame for these conditions. >> so the reason actions. >> fund, the police by a majority of the oakland city council. and for it says the base, the dire situation. im not is enough. >> haaziq madyun kron 4 news kron 4 did reach out to both governor gavin newsom's office and as well as well as the office of oakland city council president nikki fortunato boss about if they would support a state of emergency. so far we have yet to hear back from them. meanwhile, oakland mayor libby schaaf's office did release this statement that says, quote, mayor chef shares mister chance, frustration with the city council's decision to shrink the police department in strongly supports his efforts to bring more police and community resources to protect chinatown's residents and businesses oakland already collaborate with state and federal agencies to decrease violent crimes and she welcomes any and all additional investigative resources from the state. the violence against asian americans and particularly the

. >> during the 1991 oakland berkeley hills fire. some people were forced to flee on foot as the fire raged around them. and that's something the berkeley fire department does not want to see repeated the roads in the hill areas remain narrow and winding in parts, which is why they're now planning to recommend that people get out before trouble starts particularly those living in zones 2, 3, when the fire weather conditions are extreme that goes beyond red flag warnings greater than 90 degrees. >> arik sustained winds greater than 2025 miles per hour. and our relative humidity below 10% acting battalion chief nate gerard says they'll pull the trigger after the national weather service. >> provides them with a spot weather forecast. >> so buy recommendation of relocating extreme weather conditions. the citizen gets to choose how they want to leave when they want to leave and what they want to take with them rather than fire blowing around them. people kind of saying let's go. let's go and it's under panicked usually on foot in those c

not happening at oakland unified school district. the school district does say that they are having well-ventilated classroom set the kids will be socially distance inside the classrooms. and you talked about they will be required to wear their masks at all times. unless, of course, the drinking or eating, but we got a chance to track down a board member over the weekend. he says the school district can and should do more. >> it is a bare minimum safety requirement to have covid testing offered at all. of our schools i've introduced a resolution which will be coming at wednesday. school board here in oakland to call for weekly testing and what i want us to guard against as much as we can is to ensure that our schools don't become the transmission site for this deadly virus. >> here's the thing, though. even though they are back inside the classrooms today. rain and james, they are providing distance learning. if parents are still fearful about that. but this is a big day for the city of oakland and for many parents, let's face it. a

mid 70s in oakland. near 90 in santa rosa and progressively temperatures will climb heading through the weekend. you saw the clouds out of the south. let's check out stormranger here scanning the skies west. we are seeing bands of showers by passing us, thunderstorms over the sierra. we talked about some of the lightning strikes and strong winds over the dixie fear. we have a weakening tropical storm which will reset the humidity. more clouds coming in during the day. don't be surprised if you run into a stray, isolated shower for the morning, especially north of san francisco, and then towards the evening might briefly see a shower pass through the bay area. again, next 24 hours probably the best chance for seeing some showers moving through the bay area, as you see there off to our coast. as we head into saturday moisture moves off to the north, and as you are about to see a presentie big warm-up on the way for the inland valleys. ten-day outlook for concord, inland east bay could go close to upper 90s

let's start with the chkd because you hear more patrols in oakland, you think, oh, it's the oakland police, but it's not know. so this is all coming from the state. >> well, if we had a request from a large community groups entered in chinatown. i was able to convey that to governor gavin newsome when he was in town recently to announce school vaccinations and wonderful governor just always coming to the help of cities and so he said, of course we are all here to collaborate together to address the needs. we certainly have seen a need for more traffic enforcement. the side shows the dangerous driving in oakland. and yes, i'm a increase in violent crime. so we are excited to partner with all other agencies to bring the safety that our residents are asking for. >> all right. now. you said that he happened to be there. you know, talking about vaccination. so let's talk about vaccinations in the fact that today san francisco start to its new rule where you have to prove you're vaccinated fully to go in and do most things. we already know what they're doing for big events like in san jose at th

with all this devastation ktvu emma gazans live in oakland. where these families are praying for their relatives back home, emma andre here in oakland as well as in nevada and more in the bay area's haitian community is strong and tonight the nonprofits in the bay area that have been working to help people from the 2010 earthquake say that tonight they feel like they're starting from square one. and my heart. just just walk cut into pieces in nevado, jackie a risk charlie, who was born and raised in haney spent all day saturday desperately trying to reach her siblings and large extended family living in puerto prince. she got news they're safe, but it's heartsick for her country, knowing wise we've been 300,000 and 10. it was so hard. i lost a lot of points. i lost families all my network would basically destroyed. she and her husband co run haiti on the rise up a area nonprofit, which provides disaster relief and other services to people in haiti, who were hit hard by the 7.2 quake in 2010, oakland's walter riley survived that devastating ear

: oakland needs more officers on the streets. that is the message from the chinatown business community after a brazen attack over the weekend that left a good samaritan with gunshot wound. it's part of this letter sent to governor newsom asking the governor to deploy chp officers to oakland. >> i'm not only asking you to patrol chinatown, i'm asking to send the chp to the city of oakland. all areas, we need your help. >> reporter: oaklanderof commer something his predecessor did in 2012. >> right now the situation is very critical. it's definitely, we need to make some change. otherwise, you know, chinatown's going to be bad. >> reporter: it comes on the heels of saturday's attack, caught on video, when a good samaritan tried to stop two armed robbers in ski masks and was shot twice. one bullet struck his arm, the other his thigh. >> these attacks are getting much more, you know, audacious and aggressive. >> reporter: oakland police chief, laron armstrong admits opd is understaffed. >> people are feeling like opd does not have e

livelihoods and the oakland chinese chamber of commerce is holding oakland city leaders partly to blame for these conditions. >> so the reason actions. >> the fund, the police by a majority of the oakland city council. and for it says the base, the dire situation. im not is enough. >> has it made you kron 4 news. we reached out to governor newsome and the city council president about whether or not they support a state of emergency. >> we've not heard back yet. mayor libby schaaf's office did release this statement reading the mayor shares mister chance frustration with the city council's decision to shrink the police department and strongly supports his efforts to bring more police and community resources to protect chinatown's residents and businesses oakland already collaborate with state and federal agencies to decrease violent crimes and she welcomes any and all additional investigative resources from the state. the violence against asian americans and particularly the ones targeting of our elders is on acceptable. well, a victim of a hit and run in oakland believes the man behind

we chatted with damian lillard and draymond green, and, yeah, we're talking oakland and diapers. >> oakland, brookfield, to be specific, my neighborhood. a lot of my family been staying up to 5:00 a.m. to watch these games. you know, i have been through a lot of things for my community and for my family. so to be able to add this to the list is an honor. >> my six-year-old baby girl, she's accustomed to the travel. but leaving my ten-year-old was nearly impossible. i brought two diapers with me just to smell the diapers and have some just being able to smell something that she wears. i mean, it's -- they're clean diapers. >> yeah, so they are clean diapers. by the way, to draymond's three kids and his wife in the bay area, your dad, your husband is coming home. team usa baseball on their way home as we speak. as we wrap it up, yes, we are talking the weather. take a look. my commute to work this day. this is my second to last day here, so i'm not going to be commuting much longer in tokyo. this is my nbc van heading over the rainbow bridge. it is gray. it's been raining all night and it's b

around the bay mid to upper 60s to low 70s, 71 oakland. around the bay, san francisco, oakland, slightly warmer by the end of of our work week for the south bay. the north bay is slightly warmer as we look to friday, low to mid 60s along the coast. >> thank you. >>> happening today, riders will once again be able to ride one of these. >> cable cars might be climbing up the hills there but won't be at full service. operators will continue testing the lines. in the meantime anyone can hop on for free throughout august. >> the rides will be from 7:30 in the morning until 10:00 p.m. normal services are expected in november as well as normal prices. enjoy it while you can. >> love that cable car ring. >> i have been on one to take a picture but never while it was in motion. the time is now. it's going to happen. thanks for watching kpix5 news this morning. >> don't forget the news continues all ♪ >>> good morning to you, our viewers in the west. welcome to "cbs this morning." it is monday, august 2nd, 2021. >> i'm gayle kuening. that's anthon

we are live at oakland academy of knowledge. amy. >> good morning, they will be reminded right when they arrive with this right sign telling them masks are required and they need to be socially distancing when they can. that covid protocols are in place. we have talked to parents who tell us their kids are excited about returning to full-time in person learning. parents are ready and masks will be required inside all school buildings. the school district will not be requiring vaccines or negative covid tests like some districts. that is bothering some teachers. some do not feel like it is safe to return to the classroom. you will hear from one of those teachers then hear from a doctor who will address those concerns. >> to send them back now with the delta variant being such a game changer it is more effect -- infective than the common cold. this is really a crime. >> even though there are increasing rates of hospitalization among children who have the covid-19 infection, those rates remain reassuringly low. >> the doctor says t

as in oakland or myself and someone that lives in oakland. i'm concerned about the level of violence we've seen in the crime we've seen. i think again. it's a resource issue more than a desire for us to make oakland safe. i think our officers come out every day. truly looking to make oakland safer, but we're seeing calls go beyond our capacity to respond. and so i really think as the city grows, you know there's a need for resources. there is a need for more officers. the chief said that oakland police officers can't do it alone and that his department already has been getting help from federal government resources such as the has helped with investigations of shootings and homicides as another district in the east bay is welcoming back students and staff ktvu james torres shows us the excitement from students in san remote and the rules meant to keep them safe. it's the first day of school. so of course there is excitement. you can see a display put on by the school here, welcome balloons and a welcome back sign. of course, there are also ru

in oakland. rob roth ktvu fox two news, florida governor ron de santis is threatening to withhold salaries of superintendents and school board members who defy his statewide ban on mask mandates. in a statement, the governor's office said the priority is to protect parents rights. several school districts in florida are considering mask mandates in response to rising covid infection rates. a few have said mass will be required, with some opt out exceptions and we'll have more coverage on kids and the coronavirus coming up tonight at 10 30 bay area doctors tell us about an increase in cases among children. and how to keep kids safe as they go back to school. today the pentagon announced plans to require all members of the u. s military to get the coronavirus vaccine. it will be required by september 15th or sooner if the vaccine receives final fda approval or if infection rates continue to rise, president biden has endorsed the plan. he says that the vaccine mandate would ensure that our military

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fremont sudden i 79 oakland. really nice at 72 degrees. a look ahead at the rest of our forecast shows tomorrow thursday and friday being the coolest days of this forecast daytime highs even cooler than they are about to be today. so really mild finish to the week. we're going to have some pretty good air quality too. so my recommendation is to just get out there and enjoy every second of it as much as you possibly can. next week does warm things back up. and as we know, that also just means that we do have the potential of some heightened fire danger and less comfortable compared to where we're about to be had reyna john, thank you for right. starting with the bay bridge heading into the city this morning. a little under. >> 10 minutes for your drive times so conditions are moving along pretty nicely. a little under 10 minutes for you to make it to that fremont street exit the san mateo bridge. also pretty nice commute for you a little under 13 minutes for you to head across towards the peninsula. we'll have a look at your other bridges w

oakland chinatown us chamber of commerce say that something has to be done about it. this is video that we first showed you over the weekend here on kron 4 news that shows a violent robbery where to samaritans were robbed. one of them pistol whipped the other shot while trying to break up a woman that was being robbed. that's just the most recent incident last week we saw this scene as well. this was a robbery at an asian american restaurant in oakland that was robbed at gunpoint. there was that. and before that as well. - all targeting asian american, the pacific islander community with the majority of these horrific incidents caught on camera despite an increase in police presence and volunteers actually patrolling chinatown streets. nothing appears to be deterring the crime. that's why coach and the president of the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce says it's time to deploy a new strategy. the rash a few days. >> with size hot jackie's assaults and robberies to see double lent hostage. governor newsome, we want you to do this. the, the state of emergency was we

the oakland unified school district is set to return tomorrow. a small coalition of teachers and parents tell us the district needs to delay reopening. a small caravan drove through oakland yesterday and teachers were voicing their concerns about the rate of infections. low rates of vaccinations in neighborhoods surrounding schools where they work. they also called for more distance learning options to be offered this school year. there will be mask requirements and improved ventilation in classes, but the school system is not requiring proof of vaccination for staff. parents who have been pushing for a full return to class voiced their concerns about the way the schools are handling staff. >> i would like to see oakland unified do what san jose has done, which i think is a reasonable ask and that is, teachers or any staff in schools to be vaccinated and if they choose not to at this point they have to undergo i believe weekly or twice a week testing. >> according to oakland unified schools 580 out of 36,000 students have opted to learn from home

in oakland. rob roth, ktvu fox two news, students in the lafayette school district also went back to school today, tomorrow students in the san ramon valley school district will will return to class. then on thursday, students in the mount diablo unified school district go back. new school year for san francisco and wes contra costa student starts next monday. then wednesday of next week, the san jose and fremont unified school districts will welcome back students into the classrooms and his kids head back to the classroom. ktvu is partnering up with supply bank dot org for our annual back to school drive, if you'd like to make a donation, go to ktvu com slash school or scan the q r code that you see there on your screen. doctors noticed an uptick in the number of children fighting covid coming up. we'll talk with the doctor about the threat the delta variant poses as unvaccinated children head back to the classroom. also, we're hearing from airbnb after a deadly shooting that happened during a p

it's bigger than their neighborhood, bigger than oakland. anyway i can help, i'm willing to do that. >> reporter: there are sports heroes and then there are heroes that happen to play sports. this neighborhood has one of those. >> that is so great. juan was a finalist for this year's kareem abdul-jabbar social justice award in the nba. >> the warriors held their official back-to-school giveaway event. kids got to pick out school supplies like notebooks and back packs and even went home with some warriors swag. and warriors stars handed out jerseys and bobbleheads. >>> and antioch college student is bowing to continue to serve her community by posting her ninth annual school supply giveaway. the event call stuff the bus provides school supplies and backpacks for students. she wanted to help out students and began in sixth grade. >> i said one day i was like mom i want to do something. we talked to the school board and a lot of community members and made it happen. >> this year's giveaway was a drive-through and the contra costa help services

but oakland mayor libby schaaf pointing to florida's anti mask mandate as a reason to keep newsome in office that if californians do not participate. in the special election coming up. this could be our fate as well. >> unspeakable in the state of california. >> the governor would not say if he's considering even stronger vaccine mandate for teachers and staff to eventually follow this public health order. he also wouldn't say of california will require students to be fully vaccinated once fda approved at the state capitol. ashley zavala kron 4 news. >> the area educators are reacting to governor newsom's announcement today. the state will now require all school staff members to show proof of vaccination against covid or get tested once a week. kron four's phillipe djegal all tells us how educators are reacting to the new policy. >> a day after the oakland unified school district announced all staff would be required to show proof of vaccination against covid-19 or submit to weekly testing educators anticipated a stronger commitment from the state and wednesday during governor gavin n

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according to the oakland unified school district. they say that there's good ventilation inside the classrooms. they will be required to wear their masks and they will social distance inside the classrooms. they're doing their very best to make sure your child is safe. but this is not without controversy because oakland unified school district right now. they are not requiring their staff to prove that they were vaccinated or if they don't do that to undergo weekly covid-19 tests and a lot of people, of course, are very concerned that the staff members might have covid-19 the delta variant and give it to their students and not all students are vaccinated of course, some are too young to be vaccinated and those are older maybe opt out by their parents not to be vaccinated and it goes back to the other thing about they're not required to undergo weekly tests as well. so a lot of moving parts. but we do know that thousands of students will be back inside the classrooms. they will be watched closely by board members, including this one w

our schools are microcosms of the community and of oakland as a whole. we know alameda and oakland have had issues with the delta variant and with covid since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. >> for all the parents out there watching right now, what is the deal? home quarantine, can you explain that for your classrooms for montclair elementary and oakland high? >> what that means is based on the state guidance, if you have three cases in a classroom, that means the entire class these isolate at home. that's quarantine at home for two weeks. so it's abundance of caution. we don't know at this point if there's any indication of community transmission in those classes. it's really too early to know that. but we want to make sure that we're protecting everybody. we don't know, and frankly, i can't it will you whether it was students or staff who were affected, because we don't want to, you know, infringe on anybody's privacy, but we do know that these classes both at montclair and oakland high had multiple cases, that's why we're doing this extra step

reggie: a big day in oakland. kids getting ready to go to school in person full-time for the first time in more than a year. the precautions in place. kumasi: code red for humanity. a new report on the alarming realities of climate change. scientists are saying it is not too late to make a difference. reggie: good morning. abc7 is live right now on abc7, who live and where you stream. kumasi: we want to begin with a check on the forecast. mike: it is never too late to make a difference, especially if you plan to live another 10, 20, 30 years, because that is when we will start to see the effects of what we do today to mitigate climate change. don't we want to leave the world better for our kids, grandkids a little haze in the air. you can see that in san rafael. we have a little bit of an onshore breeze, 23 miles per hour in fairfield, the less of us less than 10 miles per hour. today pretty close to average per the average high in san francisco is 67. we will be around 66. san jose spot on at 81. 91 at napa, a de

to the school district in oakland as well. so she says she believes that the kids will be safe. a lot of the parents and teachers. look at that. they're being met by the administrators. and right now everybody is happy. most of the kids are back inside the classrooms. now a little bit earlier this year. some of the kids were allowed. and if you are uncomfortable with your child, be back in side. the classrooms they are still providing distance learning although you probably will be in the minority moving forward. if that's your your preference. back to you. >> all right. well, thank you very much for that. and we do in addition to oakland now other school districts also coming back to in-person learning beginning today. and those districts include the lafayette school district and also the jefferson union high school district in san mateo county fact. we're going to be speaking with the superintendent from jefferson. coming up here at the half hour mark, so stay tuned for that. we do have other districts that are opening up at

oakland right now three. half behind the red sox for the second l wild garden spotting street his teammates happy to see bassett and he was happy to be back, so i didn't have brain surgery i didn't have a brain injury which is massive for me. um so i can deal with some face paint and i can deal with some swelling and stuff like that. not looking too pretty, but. i obviously need to be here not only for the guys on the team, but for me too excited to be here excited to kind of trying to get my life back to normal a little bit. and we nearly a third round of golf's bmw championship in maryland, with the top 30 advancing to next week's tour championship patrick can't lay plays the break just right on this eagle putt on the par five seconds cantlie made the one eagle on the way to a 66 that has him in a tie for the lead bryson to shambo had a pair of eagles on the day he got this close with his tee shot on the par 4/5 and then nailed the eagle putt after also making eagle on number four d shambo shot at 67 he and

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it is at oakland technical high school on broadway and starts at 3:30. part of that is a kaiser pediatrician. thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> absolutely. we know alameda has a relatively high covid vaccination rate. what are you seeing in terms of kids getting the shot? >> i think we know our youth is an area e ov vaccination rate especially as we are preparing to go back to school and really want to keep everyone in our community, especially our youth, safe. >> dr. thompson of course a lot of parents are concerned about younger kids heading back to school, kids who aren't eligible for the vaccine yet. do you expect a spike among those grades. >> i think what is important for us to remember who have children who are younger than the age to get the vaccine is there are other ways to be safe by wearing our mask, washing our hands frequently and continue to stay our distance. >> what's one piece of, i guess, reassuring information you can give to parents as they head into the weekend and get ready for a big week next week? >