the fremont unified school district is apologizing one day after a long line of cars clog streets and parents were left waiting for hours, hoping to get free at home covid tests ktvu is evan sernoffsky tells us why today's distribution went better. we think it's really important for the public to get their tests and to get tested, and so they could return back to, you know, day to day life. for the second day in a row families of students and workers at fremont unified school district lined up to get at home covid testing kits. mcnichol right on the rest of the district says it has nearly 34,000 tests to cover its students and faculty. it's better to be safe and sorry, thomas wilson had no trouble picking up a test for his daughter. but things were much different. on wednesday, cars were backed up for hours trying to pick up tests at a loan district building. the congestion was so bad fremont police had to get involved warning drivers to avoid the area. making matters worse, many of the people in line were turned away when the district stopped handing out the tests at two p.m. the sup

save. >> fremont unified school district had a much smoother day, yesterday many parents were frustrated having to wait several hours to. up testing kits. today they said it only took 10 minutes because the district set up three pickup locations. >>> steady streams of cars lined up to get testing kits in san ramon. offering kits for students and families. some districts are reminding people that these are only available to immediate family members with students actually enrolled in school >>> to bay area universities will move class is a back online. cal state will start the spring semester remotely. a space at the virtual classes will be held to the end of the month. san francisco state so that they will remain online through february. >> comes as the omicron bearing continues to spread rapidly. the positivity rate is inching up slightly to 21.4% for california is reporting another 50,000 new cases. >>> a cruise ship is headed back out to sea after dropping off several covid positive passengers in san francisco this morning. what other passengers aboard the ruby princess are saying? >>

a long line outside of the fremont unified school district office today were parents could get one box per student. the distribution occurs tomorrow from 10:00 to 2:00. >>> tomorrow, dublin unified students can get free rapid test kits and they can get two tests for each student from a: 30 a.m. until 3:00. >>> with covid cases rising among students, bay area teachers are calling on school districts to step up the safety plans on campus. we have that story. >> reporter: hundreds of cases are being reported within the bay area school districts and the challenges trying to keep kids and educators and family safe while also trying to keep the value of in-person learning. >> they very much enjoyed being with their friends and the school. >> reporter: it is something many of us look forward to growing up, seeing friends at school but for nearly 2 years covid has changed the way kids are used to learning and omicron is not making things easier. on tuesday alone more than 600 classrooms in san francisco were without their teachers or aides. there were only 157 substitutes available so district

. >>> well, an apology from the fremont unified school district for not distributing at-home testing kits in a better way yesterday. traffic was so jammed up yesterday police had to come in to help direct traffic. they say there is enough supply to serve students and staff who have not been able to get their hands on a test yet. the san francisco unified school district which is already struggling with a teacher shortage failed a new challenge. the threat of a teacher sickout. over concerns with covid safety. >> reporter: this parent, jason, arrived to pick up his child unaware that there had been a sickout among educators in the school district today. >> they are careful. >> reporter: his child's teacher was here today. >> i am taking a personal leave tay. >> reporter: this high school teacher stood outside the district office today, calling for more substantial covid testing, ppe and more. >> there are certain things we need in order for our school to stay safe and open e. >> reporter: with the omicron variant driving a record surge in the city, concern is growing, but it's unclear

among students and staff. >>> a massive traffic jam and frustration at the fremont unified school district offices. people waited in long lines to pick up at home covid-19 test kits. the district is providing free kits before students and staff return to class next week. they admit they fumbled today's distribution. at one point today it got so bad, people left their cars and stood in another line to get the kits. >> it was long, but worth the weights. >> how long was it? >> two hours. >> reporter: would you do it again? >> i was. you have to. >> a similar scene in san jose. lines of cars were so long for covid-19 testing at kaiser, they stretched from beyond the freeway on ramp. wait times were longer for people who actually had appointments. kaiser says it is doing everything it can to meet the increased demand for testing. >>> the omicron surge is fueling a staffing crunch across the bay area. wilson walker reports many local businesses are being forced to cut hours and cannot even open their doors because they just do not have enough staff. >> reporter: as the omicron surge escalates,

this is at the fremont unified school district headquarters. hundred of parents lined up on foot and also drove up by car. ultimately, officers had to shut thing down and just send people home. >> it is recommended you go home and try again tomorrow. >> i think it is good. you can't buy these tests anywhere in stores right now. and there are a couple weeks until you can get a regular test to be scheduled so this is helpful. >> yeah. it is hard to get the testing kits because they're sold out almost everywhere you go. and getting a testing site and a scheduled appointment is difficult as well. fremont unified, the parents do have another chance to pick up their free testing kits tomorrow from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. if you're lack form covid testing site, we're here to help you. head to nbcbayarea.com or our nbc bay area app. we've compiled a list of sites broken down by county so you can find a site close to you. >>> some of our bay area schools are running into problems. we've learned a spike in cases prompted the temporary shutdown of some sc

the fremont unified school district has been passing out these at-home covid tests near the auto mall parkway. but they're now telling people to avoid the area because traffic is so backed up with so many people trying to get in line for these tests that they're now saying it's causing a backlog of traffic so you're advised to avoid that area. >>> all right. live look at san francisco now where educators will gather to discuss how the district is handling the latest covid surge in just about an hour from now. the group wants to lay out its plan to keep schools open safely. it also says the district has neglected its role in covid testing. this comes as more than 600 san francisco educators were out of the classroom just yesterday alone creating a major staffing crisis. san francisco unified scrambled to find replacement for more than 400 classrooms. many teachers have tested positive for the omicron variant. others are stuck in the nationwide flight cancellation disruption as they were returning from their holiday break. with a teacher substitute shortage, a substitute teacher shortag

for the second day in a row families of students and workers at fremont unified school district lined up to get at home covid testing kits, tecnica rice the district says it has nearly 34,000 tests to cover its students and faculty. it's better to be safe and sorry , thomas wilson had no trouble picking up a test for his daughter. but things were much different. on wednesday. cars were backed up for hours trying to pick up tests at a loan district building. the congestion was so bad fremont police had to get involved warning drivers to avoid the area. making matters worse, many of the people in line were turned away when the district stopped handing out the tests at two p.m. the superintendent later apologized for the headaches. we do recognize that there was a longer wait than we would have liked. and we appreciate the patience and flexibility of our community in that regard. on thursday, the district opened three distribution sites. they were an american high school, irvington high school and fremont adult and continuing education. the district had plenty of people controlling traff

the fremont unified school district will distribute more at home covid tests. the school district is offering drive-thru pickups and we've listed the locations here on your screen. it runs from 10 in the morning until 2 in the afternoon. the school district says it has enough supply for all of its employees. and its if you're in that district and you need a mask, are testing kit, go get it. the demand for covid tests, though, is as high as it's ever been here in the bay area. and that's leading to long lines and even traffic congestion. this was again, video of long lines out at sky port, dry red cross for a minute of san jose airport where people were outside kaiser permanente's medical offices. we learned most of the people had made appointments for their for a covid test. one man that we spoke to actually took a whole day off from work. >> how you've been in line >> over an hour and a half. >> was it frustrating? extremely frustrating. so the worried >> expect bad. >> it's not just sick. people trying to get tested. many students returning to school are also

. >> as much as i appreciate fremont unified school district distribute in these kits i think they should have been planned much better. >> reporter: the school district was trying to slow the spread of the omicron va

unified school district offices. >> it has been a nightmare. >> i thought i would drive in and drive out. i was not expecting a line. >> the tension and frustration could be seen and heard. >> yeah, horns honking we had to be assertive. otherwise, people will not let you in. >> the congestion not just impacting people trying to get tested, but general traffic, leading the police department asking people to avoid the area. >> faster. >> i walked down the street and now i'm about to wait another 45 minutes. >> the district apologized and took responsibility. he helped to direct traffic. many say that event could've been handled differently. >> they should have provided the kits to the school and everybody should have divided it up. it would've been better that way. >> the districts that they have another event tomorrow, and additional locations ■for it wee under consideration. despite the frustrations, most agreed on this. >> it is a weight, but worth it. >> we need the kids to be safe. it is worth it to keep the kids safe. dan:n:n:n: the state health officials. california's indoor m

kristen: fremont unified school district gave out covid tests today after parents waited for hours to get test kits yesterday. today, three sites were open instead of just one. larry: a county county the frustration over long lines for covid testing. san mateo county will open a new test site tomorrow capable of doing 2000 tests per day. we have more details with additional steps being taken as omicron continues to spread. reporter: the need for testing is growing rapidly as omicron spreads and it is urgent for people like janet. >> i have been exposed. reporter: even with 10 sites doing pcr tests across the county, only 8500 tests can be done a week and the program is then being expanded. a new test site opening friday will be able to handle 2000 tests per day. another site is expanding its hours. the increased capacity hopes to address the aggravation of long lines. >> the line when i started was all the way down the back of the building. so, i stood in line like everyone else. >> what i get really anxious about is when we see these huge lines and these lines are not native to san m

fremont unified school district will distribute more at home covid tests starting tomorrow. the school district is offering drive-thru pickups. we've listed the locations there on the screen. they run from 10 in the morning to 2 in the afternoon. the school district says it has enough supply for all of its employees and students. >> the demand for covid tests is as high as it has ever been in the bay area. and that is leading to long lines even traffic congestion. this was the line along sky port drive across from to san jose airport. people were outside kaiser permanente's medical offices. we learned that most of the people had made appointments for the covid tests. one man we talked to took the day off from work. >> you've been in line. >> over an hour. i want to have. >> was it frustrating extremely frustrating. so the bucs win >> they expect bad. >> it is not just sick people who are trying to get test. many students returning to school are required to be tested. one santa clara county supervisor says his fellow leaders need to do much more to make the tests available. j

unified school district will distribute more at home covid tests. as of tomorrow. >> the school district is offering drive-thru pickups. we've listed the locations there on the screen. it runs from 10 in the morning to 2 in the afternoon. the school district says it has enough supply for all its employees and students. >> the cdc's vaccine advisers just gave the green light to pfizer's covid booster shots for younger teens. the fda gave approval on monday. now children 12 to 15 years old, could be eligible for a 3rd shot as soon as tomorrow on tuesday, the agency recommended that 5 to 11 year-olds who are immunocompromised should receive a pfizer booster 28 days after their second shot. the cdc is again altering his guidelines of people who have tested positive for covid. but have those symptoms. the agency now says the best approach is to get a rapid at home tests before ending any five-day isolation. one thing that is not changing the definition of what it means to be fully vaccinated against covid the cdc says those with the first 2 shots of the

the fremont unified school district wants to get at home tests into the hands of all of the students and teachers. they are offering drive-thru pickups for that. you can see the locations on your screen. they're doing it from 10 in the morning to 2 in the afternoon. and they do say they have of those at home test kits for all the employees of the district and all of the students. >> all right. let's turn our attention here at 6.49. to sports and the forty-niners they're getting ready to take on the rams in their final push for the playoffs. and the worries are going to try to bounce back today. they lost to the mavericks last night. kron 4 sports director jason dumas saysmore. >> well, after their game against the warriors, the dallas mavericks retired, the jersey of the best big man shooter of all-time dirk nowitzki. unfortunately for the dubs their best shooter who happens to be the best shooter of all time. he just couldn't get it going. here's another great shooter. klay thompson getting ready for that probable return this sunday against the will be in the building. 1st half jale

for the second day in a row families of students and workers at fremont unified school district lined up to get at home covid testing kits to rice. the district says it has nearly 34,000 tests to cover its students and faculty. it's better to be safe and sorry, thomas wilson had no trouble picking up a test for his daughter. but things were much different. on wednesday, cars were backed up for hours trying to pick up tests at a loan district building. the congestion was so bad fremont police had to get involved warning drivers to avoid the area. making matters worse, many of the people in line were turned away when the district stopped handing out the tests at two p.m. the superintendent later apologized for the headaches. we do recognize that there was a longer wait than we would have liked. and we appreciate the patience and flexibility of our community in that regard. on thursday, the district opened three distribution sites. they were an american high school, irvington high school and fremont adult and continuing education. the district had plenty of people controlling traffic and

the fremont unified school district is taking a new approach to giving covid test to students and staff . after there were big traffic jams. yesterday's people lined up to get their hands on those rapid covid tests. we had these images for you live at noon yesterday vehicles with families inside, hoping to take advantage of the school district drive through distribution of covid at home test traffic was backed up for hours. the school district is apologizing for the traffic jams and today, test kits are being distributed at four locations until two pm three months. schools reopened on monday at the dublin unified school district is handing out free covid test for students today, the district just received 13,000 rapid tests from the california department of public health. the at home test are available at the dublin high and fallon middle school campuses today till three o'clock paris we spoke with said while their concerns about covid were much greater a year ago, before the vaccine was available , they know they should still do their part and get tested. you know, at some point you've

families of students and workers at fremont unified school district lined up to get at home covid testing kits. tecnica right hold the rest of the district says it has nearly 34,000 tests to cover its students and faculty. it's better to be safe and sorry, thomas wilson had no trouble picking up a test for his daughter. but things were much different. on wednesday. cars were backed up for hours trying to pick up tests at a loan district building. the congestion was so bad fremont police had to get involved warning drivers to avoid the area. making matters worse, many of the people in line were turned away when the district stopped handing out the tests at two p.m. the superintendent later apologized for the headaches. we do recognize that there was a longer wait than we would have liked. and we appreciate the patience and flexibility of our community in that regard. on thursday, the district opened three distribution sites they were at american high school, irvington high school and fremont adult and continuing education. the district had plenty of people controlling traffic and even used

also today, the fremont unified school district is handing out at home test that hot commodity is going to be drive-thru as well. and we have the locations there on the screen there, different locations from 10 to 2 in the afternoon. and you can go to if you're in the district, they have enough for all the students and all the employees in the school district to get the test that they need. so make sure you pick those up. they want to be able to detect and stop covid from spreading. >> it is 7.38. we'll take a break. but still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news. the forty-niners well, they're trying to punch their ticket to get into the playoffs. the battle for the latest wild card spot coming up, we'll talk about sunday's matchup against the rams. we're back at 7.41. san francisco police have arrested 2 men in connection with a series of bank robberies >> they say ray far and bryan alexander robbed 7 banks between october and november of last year, the locations of those banks you can see on your screen here. police say the suspects would enter a bank and either hand the teller a threat

fremont unified school district offices. the event is expected to wrap up at two o'clock, but keep this traffic situation in mind if you find yourself in fremont police. they're telling us to avoid autumn all parkway between 6 80 south grimmer at least until two. a man is now in custody, accused of leading milpitas police on a chase with the body of his ex girlfriend in the back seat as ktvu is henry lee reports the victims. current boyfriend claims that there were threats being made months before she was killed. no breakup worth taking somebody's life. you were a coward, and he took one of the most beautiful people i've ever known. leonard person is in mourning. his girlfriend, christina raymond, was killed in milpitas, allegedly by her ex boyfriend. we've built a foundation, you know, and really just built each other up and just loved on each other. you don't we had a lot of plans, you know, and that was it's all gone . on sunday afternoon, his girlfriend was delivering food for doordash in milpitas and on the phone with h

. >> reporter: fremont unified is hardly alone. school districts far and wide are now desperate for help in the classroom. we ask, who exactly are they looking for when they are looking for substitute teachers? >> we are looking for someone who has in their core a compassionate heart for kids. >> reporter: the superintendent has the most important thing is being able to connect with students, and that does not necessarily take experience. >> is not a prerequisite to have classroom teaching experience first. as a matter of fact, substitute teaching is often the first place that teachers start. her back and he will be teaching from scratch. he will be helping students along with work they have already started. >> our classroom teachers generally leave great lesson plans for our substitute teachers to utilize. >> reporter: if this sounds like something you might be interested in, ask yourself a couple of questions. >> do they have an interest with working with children? if they do, what age group? maybe some individuals are really int

. >>> tonight, school districts all over the bay area are desperately seeking subs. >> fremont unified is casting an especially wide net. the superintendent says the most important thing is being able to connect with students. that doesn't necessarily take formal experience. >> is not a prerequisite to have classroom teaching experience first. as a matter of fact, substitute teaching is often the first place that teachers start. >> and he will be teaching from scratch. subs will help students with work they've already started using lessons left by teachers. >>> as many looks to rebound from the pandemic, testing along san francisco's long- delayed and budget busting line, it's going well. >> the good news is all of the systems right now, they are under testing, and the testing is going well. we're looking at revenue service in october. the trains are running every day. >> it will take writers from south of margaret to union square and chinatown. >>> how one new addition at the san francisco zoo is honoring the late, great betty white tonight. this is elodia. she's a recording artist. 1

today, the oakland unified school district held a covid-19 testing site for students and staff as class resumes monday after the holidays. this happened at fremont high school in oakland, and in this video, you can see kids and parents standing in a long line outside the school to be tested. other parents held a virtual protest to stop in person instruction as covid cases surge. >> they are putting our children in a situation like that. it is taking a chance with their lives. why would you do that? >> parents hope calling on the school board will result in immediate action to return to distance learning. protesters believe reopening schools will result in an increase in covid infections. as children prepare to return to class tomorrow, america is seeing a major surge icas. the u.s. has reported more than 2.2 million new cases last week, setting an all-time pandemic record. there is also lingering confusion and criticism over last week's guidance from the cdc about cutting the isolation time of an a symptom at a person from 10 days to five. dr. fauci says that might be updated in coming

meantime the oakland unified school district was also doing covid testing as classes resume monday. this one happened at fremont high school in oakland. you can see there are kids and their parents standing in a long line outside the school waiting while other parents held a virtual protest to stop in-person instruction as cases surge in our children. and a situation like that. it's it's taking a chance with their lives, you know, and why would you do that? some parents are hoping the school board will step in and switch to distance learning to start off the school year. in san jose the children discovery museum hosted a vaccine clinic making it easier for kids and families to get vaccinated children ages five and up received a fiser or moderna vaccine at the clinic booster shots were also made available to those who qualify and it's not easy for kids to get the courage to go and get a shot. so we thought well we could make it a little easier. it's a nice incentive those who received a shot got a free pass to the museum for up to eight people today was the first vaccination clinic h

temporary lockdown were placed on antioch middle school in fremont elementary school. while investigators swept the area for any possible explosive devices. a representative from the antioch unified school district says that parents were notified about the situation. >> as far as a motive or any messages being fouled all at or near the deceased. officer scout, though, says the investigation is actively ongoing and we don't necessarily have any further information at this no other persons were reported injured during this incident. >> has it made you cry on for news? >> now to our coronavirus coverage this monday, santa clara health officials marking 2 years since the first covid case was detected here in the bay area. earlier today, health officials talked about the continuing fight against the virus, including a testing mandate for health care workers. kron four's charles clifford was there. he's joining us now with the latest charles, 2 years. and we are still dealing with this virus. >> yes, we are. it was a 2 years ago today, january 31st that santa clara county he