Adults have to wear masks at elementary schools, but student wont be required to. In middle and high schools, they will need face coverings on all the time. Social distancing will be required in aull classes. This is public and private schools. And it will be up to individual School Districts as to when and how they reopen. Oakland parents were asked last month to way eigh in on th kind of instruction they would like to see and results of that survey have been released. Lyanne melendez got a look at what parents are asking for. Reporter 4500 families participated in the survey offered by the Oakland Unified School district. Parents were asked how should the district reopen in the fall. A nonprofit helped with the survey. They want more regular communication with their teacher, they want more instructional minutes with their teacher. And they want more small group and one to one instruction in particular. Reporter most parents were fine with half day in school and half day of distanced learning. And they also favored one day of inschool instruction followed by Distance Learning the next day. While others said they supported yearround up. I dont see how it will work. Reporter and this mom has an incoming kindergarten. And she shared this video of them singing about starting school. She says her daughter may have to wait a year, she is undecided. They need contact and they need to touch each other, sit together. And if they are not able to do that in school, then it is not kindergarten. Reporter the American Academy of pediatrics issued a statement saying evidenc shows the dad pick, mental and physical benefits of inperson learning outweigh the risks from the coronavirus. And one thing is clear from the survey, the vast majority of parents said they did not want to see the same kind of Distance Learning their children experienced when the lockdown began. Lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. The california Highway Patrol helicopter was pretty busy yesterday afternoon. Four people had to be rescued after getting stranded on a cliff. Video from onboard cameras showed a chp flight officer being lowered down to rescue the two adults and two kids who needed help. The Highway Patrol says that they were clinging on to the cliff. One by one, chp air lifted each person to safety. San Jose City Council will pick up a proposal to bring a small mayor system to the biggest city. A marathon session ended just before midnight with no decision, but under the proposal, the san jose mayor would get more power and election news would e shifted to align with president ial elections. Opponents say strong mayor systems can lead to corruption at city hall. San francisco and oakland have strong mayor systems in place. And if it passes, the mayor would have his term extended until 2024. Right now it ends in 2022. Another bay area system could ban natural gas in New Buildings. San francisco supervisor is proposing this. If approved, it would eliminate natural gas in nearly all New Buildings that apply for a Construction Permit after january 1. The proposal follows a similar ban in berkeley and san jose. The investigation into reports of a russian bounty plot intensifies this morning. Jobina is at the live desk with more details on this. Russia is accused of paying bounties to kill american soldiers. Senate leaders will be briefed on the matter yk uncovered responsible Financial Link between russia and taliban. The newspaper reports american officials intercepted electronic data showing large financial transfers from a bank controlled by russias military Intelligence Agency to a taliban linked account. And there is other evidence that includes russias part to offer woun bounties. The white house says if President Trump was briefed on the matter back in february. There is a top secret document that is widely disseminated among government. I will never confirm or deny what is in a top secret document. The president has dismissed reports of russian bounties as a hoax even though his own administration briefed members of the house on the matter. Well, forget the swab jammed up your nose, uc berkeley is stating trials for a kicker and easier covid test. And Security Issues are spiking as remostly cloute work the new normal. Well have the fix if you are getting hacked. Dont you get hacked, friend, we cant take it. I was tickled by the covid19 thing because they are like i didnt know my nose s. Wwas tha big. It punctured high brain so it is worth it, but, yeah, definitely uncomfortably. Lets talk about what is going on weather wise. And well start with San Francisco. Lw to mid50s across the city with mostly cloudy conditions. And you can see most of us in the 50s this morning. We have 53 in daly city, richmond 55, 55 in santa clara. Petaluma, 53. Low 60s in pittsburg and tracy. Here is a look at the bay bridge are toll plaza. Pretty quiet and so is your commute. No craft advisory but it will be a little breezy this afternoon. Were in the 60s through 10 00 in the south bay. 77 at noon. Low 80s to mid80s for a couple hours this afternoon. And 70 during the evening hours. East bay valleys, 71 at 10 00, upper 80s during the afternoon. And a very nice 69 at 8 00. I the north bay, 61 with sunshine at 8 00, 10 0071. 81 at noon. And you can see mid to upper 80s for the rest of the afternoon. And then about 73 as we head toward 8 00. So pretty quiet weather. And if you are wondering when the commute, guess who has all the details. Hi, jobina. Hi, mike, thank you. I was just checking the log from the chp and so far things are looking great out there. No problems on our roads. And emeryville, he showing you on 80 that are going to make their way further south and toplan see the headlights are working their way down, but no slowdowns which is great. And well move to the Golden Gate Bridge because i have an update for you. Get ready to pay more. Tolls went up at midnight. Fast track drivers will now pay 7. 70. Drivers without fasttrack will pay 8. 20. Transit buses and lets take a look at what is going on in the south bay where we have mostly clear conditions. And you can see about 56 degrees in san jose. Lets take a look at your planner. A little more cloud cover this morning, but it will quickly roll back to the coast. The sea breeze will knock a few degrees off our highs today, about 3 or 4 degrees cooler than yesterday. All the heat still in the inland valleys. Mid to upper 90s through the central valley. 102 in palm springs. And a real nice stretch of temperatures, 77 every day in tahoe with a little more sunshine for the holiday weekend. The senate has passed legislation to extend the deadline of the Paycheck Protection Program for Small Businesses. The deadline was last night for businesses with fewer nathan 50 employees to apply for the loan. It is now extended to august 8 depending a vote in the house. 25 Bay Area Companies have received more than 75 million in ppp loans, but the vast majority of Small Business owners say it is a struggle to make the cut. Joe field ways les left waiting three months. It wasnt until just a stu days ago when my wife ran into somebody at the store who knew someone at wells fargo said i can help you out. Wow. There is approximately 130 billion unspent left in the program. Berkeley research hers started a trial of a saliva test for covid19. People literally just spit in a tube which we can all gri is far le agree is less invasive. And the results are available within five days. The test will allow researchers to identify asymptomatic students and employees and isolate them in quarantine. When students come back, we want to make sure they are not bringing in more virus. Berkeley doesnt exist as just a university, we have to protect the community. So it is key to make sure that we test the students quickly when they come back. If everything goes women, ely will submit an application for emergency use to the fda and that would allow the tests to be used clinically. There is an important warning as more of us start to work from home. Cyber criminals are exploiting our changing workplace to steal Sensitive Data from company networks. How do where he protee protect information . Here is david louie. Reporter you are at a huge risk for Something Else at home. What is happening is phishing and ransom ware attacks are up. And so working from home exposes someone. Reporter cyber criminals are exploiting unsecured Home Wifi Networks and fooling workers with emails that appear to be legit mal. Info blox we know that the bad guys are trying to take advantage of the pandemic situation were in by sending emails pretending to be the w. H. O. Or the government. Reporter and by opening them or responding to them, it can provide access to a Corporate Network to steal or compromise data. A ransom demand might be made. They are using Artificial Intelligence to launch relentless attacks. They are automated attention and were responding at a human scale which is slower. So if an attack happens 100 times a second and we can respond to one an hour, you can see why were at a disadvantage. Reporter and they recommend Remote Workers should reset their wifi password. And separate work and home devices on different wifi networks. Dont allow others to use work devices. And Keep Software updated with the latest security patches. And keep in mind all of your internet connected devices such as security cameras, video door womens a bells and Baby Monitors could be hacked too. David louie, action 7 news. And businesses are getting a huge helping hand. Anonymous donor is paying for the barricades on poll being street. Businesses are taking over parking spots as they expand Outdoor Dining and the costs can really add up. Were talking months of prepaid barriers. So it is really the most heartwarming thing. And there are a few clues about whether made the donation. Were told it is a homeowner in the area who wants to support local businesses. I like that. Because you want the businesses around you to thrive and do well and to just be there. Absolutely. They help make your community what it is. And we are all in it together and we can help in many different ways. Lets take a look at what is going on from the exploratoriue. Mostly cloudy conditions over San Francisco. The summer spread will shrink just a little bit today. Clouds will spread a little more tonight taking in more real estate and that will be great for sleeping as it brings cool weather with it. Cool at the coast, but expect warmer temperatures around our bay and inland neighborhoods. Low pressure is pretty far away from us, but what they are doing where the counterclockwise flow is inducing the sea breeze and that will drop our tem today you throuthrough friday. So well have comfortable temperatures in the south bay. Lower to upper 70s on the peninsula. How about 60 to about 62 degrees, not much of a change along the peninsula coast. Over on the bay side, 66 in downtown, south San Francisco, 68. We have 68 in sausalito. 77 in san rafael to the mid80s northbound through the north bay valleys. Along your coast, low 60s also. Low to mid70s for most of the east bay shoreline. Castro valley, fremont and newark, upper 70s. East bay valleys, mid to upper 80s. You may not need the air conditioner. And you can see more cloud cover tonight. Maybe a little drizzle along the coast. The 7 day forecast, so the string of coolest days starts today and deepens tomorrow. Friday the breezes back off, but warmest for saturday and sunday but nothing too hot. 80s and 90s away from the coast. Looks good. So if you are a youtube tv subscriber, get ready to pay more. Researchers have developed a twice that translates American Sign Language into speech. A lot to talk about. Here is techbytes. Youtube tv gets more expensive. The sub skrichinscription servi rarzed to 65 a month. Google says that the price reflects the rising cost of content. It was a 10 per month hike last april. And sensors and a new high tech glove identifies letters, words and phrases in American Sign Language. Signals are translated into speech using a smartphone app. Its designers say their prototype recognizes more than 650 signs. Finally, tiktok is ranked in the top 100 most valuable Global Brands for the first time. The video shashing social n ishg value of nearly 17 billion. Its success is linked to people spending more time online during lockdowns. And the fourth of july weekend will be beach weather, but you may be careful where you dip your toes in the water. And a are tthe Drought Monitor is necessarily the greatest way to look at how tdrought is going. Were still under a severe drought across about two did not thirds of the brey area. Wh but we look at the reservoirs and they have all lost about 5 force 10 of their water so far. So well keep an eye on it. But if you are headed out to one of the reservoirs, they still look pretty nice. Have a good time and be safe this holiday weekend. A wild scene, look at this, a carjacking suspect is in custody this morning after leading police on a high speed chase down the santa cruz coast. It hit speeds of more than 100 Miles Per Hour yesterday afternoon. For safety reasons, the police decided to end the chase after the santa cruz city limits, but moments later officers got word that the vehicle had plunged off a cliff and into the ocean. The driver actually managed to climb back up the cliff but police were waiting there with their guns drawn and that vehicle be ended up being submerged in the water. Just in time for summer, the nonprofit heal the bay is out with its annual beach report crd. It is showing us the states most ppo polluted beaches. The beaches with failing grades are partially circled in red. Six of the states top ten dirtiest beaches are in san mateo county. And they include fitzgerald Marine Reserve which was the most polluted. And the group also gave f grades to Pillar Point Harbor and rockaway. A small arm of people with 3d printers are still busy making ppe for frontline workers. And at the center of the effort are bay area schools. Part of the college is Manufacturing Technologies program. They are running 20 hours every day seven days a week be and they are making masks for whoever needs them. Even though the resources invested in our facility are primarily in education action they can be pressed into service for the community very quickly. And other schools are stepping up. In San Francisco, they allowed students to take 3d printers home over the summer so that they could make face shield. And 400 have been given out. And we invite you to share your gratitude for everyone on the front lines of the covid19 battle. You can use the better bay area to show us how you are saying thank you and then we will share that with the community. Lets take a look at what will happen this weekend. Well throw some neighborhood numbers at you and you can see some clouds along the coast. Mid to upper 60s there in San Francisco and oakland with 70s elsewhere. And 70s and 80s inland. But look at just the flip of the switch saturday. Near 80 in oakland. Some low to mid90s in the north bay. And the east bay. And that looks like that will be the warmest day as well lose a couple degrees sunday. But still a little above average. So if you are looking for warm sunshine, it will be out there waiting for you this holiday weekend. Next at 5 00, a new tool to help make sure that your b. A. R. T. Commute isnt too crowded. And expanded travel restrictions within the u. S. As covid19 cases increase. Californians now have to quarantine for 14 days if we visit certain states. Also, a new study on face masks. Which one was able to con did you know Liberty Mutual customizes your Car Insurance tada so you only pay for what you need . Given my unique lifestyle, thatd be perfect let me grab a pen and some paper. Know what . Im gonna switch now. Just need my desk. My chair. And my phone. Only pay for what you need. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Well be making some additional announcements on the stayathome order. Governor newsom warning of a y crackdown in an effort to stop the spread of covid19. And new guidance for schools in one local county and this morning were getting an idea of what the new year might look like for k through 12 students. Good morning, it is wednesday, july 1. As you like to say, friend your rent is due. It is. Im the bearer of bad news. Maybe mike has better news. Ive got some nice weather. Yeah, it will be pretty quiet the next couple days. Well have fluctuations in the morning sea breeze and that will bring fluctuations in the temperatures but no wild swings. We do have some h out there. 54 from the roof camera. And it is mostly cloudy. The flags on thefurled breeze. Well stay in the upper 50s to low 60s at the coast today. But look at that, 71 to 81 at noon, 77 to 87, a little cooler than yesterday and a gorgeous evening on the way, 71 to 74. Governor newsom is expected to announce new restrictions today to keep covid19 from spreading. Lauren martinez is live in the newsroom with more on the growing concern over Public Health ahead of the fourth of july holiday. He will be making announcements to increase enforcement of Public Health 0ds in the state which has seen a 50 increase over theas
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