she is a parent to a kindergartner at milpitas unified school district her quickly is how her concern is how quickly the omicron variant is spreading. >> it is difficult to focus at home. they need a lot of attention from parents. >> reporter: santa clara county public all directors said they are ensuring cancer remain in school while trying to keep them as safe as possible. >> remote learning doesn't support academic will be in the way in-person learning dans. >> reporter: some students prefer to stay in person. >> it will give you the opportunity to be prepared. >> reporter: jocelyn moran, kpix 5 . >> we have crews checking in on school covid-19 plans with updates for you at 5:00 . >>> for information about a vaccine or booster shot, check out the resource guide on www.kpix.com. governor newsom unveiled his $286 billion proposal today for the state budget. kpix 5's justin andrews breaks down the numbers. >> we are focused on these five things, referred to some as asked essential. homelessness, public safety top of mind in terms of people's concerns. these are the top five areas of f

reporting milpitas. i'm james torres ktvu. fox two news. the hayward unified school district will also return to virtual learning next week in response to the surge of new covid cases. that decision came during an emergency meeting last night. teachers will hold a private session on monday to prepare them for the zoom classes that will take place for the rest of the week. students will then resume online classes tuesday morning, the border said to meet next friday to decide whether to extend online classes beyond next week. well this morning we spoke to a stanford pediatric infectious disease specialist who says we need to find other ways to mitigate the spread of covid other than closing schools . kids i think, don't necessarily have a voice in this pandemic in school. they have been one of the first groups. we have leaned on to close in the context of the pandemic. i think we have to learn how to live with with covid-19 in general and find a way to make sure that we can create those safe environments for our kids. they have been greatly i

milpitas schools will offer in person learning despite earlier plan to go all virtual. joycelyn moran on the district's turn around. >> reporter: we spoke to parents both on and off camera, some choosing to do independent study for their students due to the surge in cases. over the weekend milpitas unified school district reversed plans to hold classes remotely this week. they wanted to have a week long quarantine to help the school community recover from any cases of covid. the district was notified it couldn't make that decision. only public health officials could require quarantine for the community. they're offering in person learning or independent study. >> he is in my room to do the independent study. >> reporter: tina sue is a parent to a milpitas kindergartener. her concern is how quickly omicron is spreading. she also recognized challenges with learning from home. >> they are difficult to focus at home by themselves. they need a lot of attention from parents or help from parents. >> reporter: santa clara county public health director dr. sarah cody said they'r

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 her boyfriend when she realized someone was following her, and she's like, oh, my god, babe. ah that's anthony. police say anthony is her ex boyfriend. registered sex offender. anthony john. juco person says juco have been sending her some disturbing emails since their breakup. others are very threatening emails, and it was just getting worse. and worse than that the prior month, you know, he just kept saying some really nasty things about when he sees her. it's going to be a problem. i'm going to kill you and your family person told her to call 911. he believes he tried to drive to the milpitas police department but ended up in a public works parking lot right next door at some point. police say the suspect stab

rain at the milpitas unified school district. they are doing a u turn on friday. they were offering the students and the parents to do online learning for the next week or so. then they consulted with their experts, including the school district officials. and then they said no, let's turn around. let's offer online learning. but they will be allowing people inside the classrooms at schools with in milpitas. so you have that option even though omicron obviously is still a big factor out there. and this is driving some of decision-making by the officials not just here, but of course, with all that the school districts across california in this particular case, a lot of parents, i got to tell you, reyna, they are confused. they were set to go for online learning all week only to find out, especially yesterday through a whole series of emails that now they have that choice. they're not even sure for those parents who are going to take their kids for in person, learning face to face with their teachers. they're not even sure if the school district will have enough tea

the milpitas unified school district actually going into the weekend. there was some confusion. >> that all the classes will be online. then they decided over the weekend that to have the hybrid. you can see here is another student being dropped off. but it looks like a lot of people are choosing option b, meaning staying at home and distance learning. >> right. thank you very much. well, it is 8, 0, 6, the hayward unified school district, by the way, going to remote learning for one week, starting today after 117 staff members tested positive for covid in the last few days. so the district has become so understaffed that it's forced them to move to online, learning the district plans to have students back for in-person instruction next tuesday, january 18th. now school leaders are making an exception for families without wifi or child care. those students are going to be allowed to go to some of physical campuses to continue their learning virtually from there. >> but again, this is only in situations where it's absolutely absolutely necessary for a fa

in milpitas, devin fehely, kpix 5. >>> i'm juliette goodrich here in fremont. the fremont unified school district went back to school today, day one after winter break. here at rivington high school, students are just getting out right now. we ask some of them how the school day went. >> it was good. there were a lot of people gone from classes. >> reporter: why were they gone? >> they probably got covid-19 or they were waiting for test results. >> reporter: the fremont unified school district handed out more than 30,000 rapid covid-19 test last week for students to take before returning to school. day one of the handout turned into a bottleneck of cars and hours of waiting in line. parent maria arias said her family stayed home during winter break and she was not concerned about her kids heading back to school today. >> they know what to do, keep their distance, vaccinated, with a mask, no concern at all. >> it seemed like the normal amount of people that went back . >> reporter: the fremont unified school district said attendance was lower today as they expec

students in milpitas will now have the option of returning to virtual learning this week. this is schools are also open for in-person learning as well. crawford's will trend live for us in milpitas with more on what they're doing will to trying to ease the concerns of parents and students. as we're in the middle of the spike. >> james, they were trying to ease some of the fears, but instead heading into the weekend, especially yesterday they actually ramped up the confusion because a lot of parents there were told on friday heading into the weekend that now classes will be moved online. but classes will you'll have the option in about 90 minutes or so to come to any school pitas that your child goes to, of course, in-person learning face to face with the teachers or the option of online learning. so it's almost like going back to 2019 or early 2020 because of omicron variant continues. this sweep across the country. people coming down with covid-19 cases and that is why they're doing this. but james, i got to tell you, heading into the weekend, there was no in person face

one milpitas mother told me that her two sons in private school now have the option to temporarily learn remotely given the omicron surge reporting in the newsroom. emma goss, ktvu fox two news. the hayward unified school district says it is returning to distance learning for all students starting tuesday and continuing at least through friday. teachers will be at schools tomorrow, making preparations for remote learning. the school board is set to meet on friday to decide if online classes should continue or students can come back to the classrooms. and starting tomorrow, the west contra costa unified school district will require all teachers and staff members to wear medical grade masks while on campus. the district says it has ordered the k n95 masks for everyone of its 3000 workers. and the supply is in that for the rest of the school year. medical experts say these medical grade face coverings provide far more protection than a cloth mask and we have a special section on our website focusing on the pandemic just log onto ktvu .com/ covid. alright we're tracking the weather. we've go

in milpitas. i'm amanda dog studio, abc seven news. all right, and we know that people are advocating to keep kids in school as well at the same time, so it's sort of a debate going back and forth. take a listen. we've learned that in person education um, is what they need and remote learning doesn't support their mental health, emotional health and academic well being nearly the way that in person learning does. so we are centering our efforts on ensuring that our kids remain in school for in person learning. county officials also say as of june 30th the waiver to allow distance learning expired. they say this means school districts may no longer offer remote or virtual learning in lieu of in person instruction. 12 schools in oakland had to close yesterday because of a teacher sick out there demanding more safety protocols because of the covid surge. a caravan of teachers traveled from merritt community college to the school district headquarters. the district says it does have k n 95 masks that it started delivering two schools thurs

in milpitas. i'm amanda dog studio, abc seven news. late last night, the santa clara office of education and office of public health sent us a video statement advocating for keeping kids in schools. we've learned that in person education um, is what they need and remote learning doesn't support their mental health, emotional health and academic well being nearly the way that in person learning does. so we are centering our efforts on ensuring that our kids remain in school for in person learning. county officials also say as of june, 30th, a waiver to allow distance learning has expired. they say this means school districts may no longer offer remote or virtual learning in lieu of in person instruction.akla ase ytey proc bse of the covid surge, a caravan of teachers traveled from merritt community college to the school district headquarters. the district says it does have a n 95 masks that it did start delivering two schools on thursday, and that is ordered them as well for students. teachers say there needs to be an emergency protocol

parents say it's one email after another coming from the milpitas unified school district this weekend. right now, i'm waiting for the email because it's not clear yet. parents were told to keep their kids learning from home starting monday until january, 18th but on saturday, a note from the superintendent's office said, in part after consulting with the santa clara county office of education, we learned that we are not able to offer a district wide quarantine as shared in our friday communication, but teachers and staff are testing positive and landing in quarantine. on friday, the school districts reported that they're short staffed. leaving parents with questions heading into monday. it's frustrating not knowing you know what monday today is sunday , so it's kind of hard to plan things for tomorrow. last minute if parents want to opt for distance, learning, they'll have to sign an independent study contract with their school, according to the superintendent's office, so i don't know what to do. honestly. last week, teachers in san francisco and oakland schools held sick outs, claim

the milpitas unified school district. they're offering parents students the choice to either do it at home or here on campus. but it looks like a lot of people are choosing to do at home. here is henry and dakota. let's start with you. you walk inside the classrooms, the cota. how did they look like this morning? well, today, i just need try because it's broken and i don't know i really do not know where to go. >>but there are some kids that look like they're lost here and i don't know what to do with them. so >>normally you would see people inside the classrooms are a lot of teachers, your whole. but just a kid. tears like really crowded into i think it's good to stay at home and not be at school. >>i hope i hopefully it's just for a week because i don't want what happened last year, too. that is the plan for a week. the milpitas unified school district actually going into the weekend. there was some confusion that all the classes will be online, then decided over the weekend that to have the hybrid. >>you can see here i

his girlfriend, christina raymond, was killed in milpitas, allegedly by her ex boyfriend. we 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 her boyfriend when she realized someone was following her, and she's like, oh, my god, babe. ah that's anthony says anthony is her ex boyfriend who had been sending her some disturbing emails since their breakup. very threatening emails and it was just getting worse and worse stuff than the prior month. you know, he just kept saying some really nasty things about when he sees her. it's going to be a problem. i'm going to kill you and your family person told her to call 911. he believes he tried to drive to the milpitas police department but ended up in a public works parking lot right next door. at some point. police say the suspect killed her person says he was told by police she was stabbed when officers arrived.

his girlfriend, christina raymond, was killed in milpitas, allegedly by her ex boyfriend. we 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 her boyfriend when she realized someone was following her, and she's like, oh, my god, babe. ah that's anthony. police say anthony is her ex boyfriend. registered sex offender. anthony john. juco person says juco had been sending her some disturbing emails since their breakup. there is a very threatening emails, and it was just getting worse and worse than the prior month. you know, he just kept saying some really nasty things about when he sees her. it's going to be a problem. i'm going to kill you and your family. person told her to call 911. he believes he tried to drive to the milpitas police department but ended up in a public works parking lot right next door at some point, police say the suspect stabbed her.

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 her boyfriend when she realized someone was following her, and she's like, oh, my god, babe. ah that's anthony. police say anthony is her ex boyfriend. registered sex offender. anthony john. juco person says juco have been sending her some disturbing emails since their breakup. other very threatening emails, and it was just getting worse and worse than the prior month. you know, he just kept saying some really nasty things about when he sees her. it's going to be a problem. i'm going to kill you and your family person told her to call 911. he believes he tried to drive to the milpitas police department but ended up in a public works parking lot right next door at some point. police say the suspect stabbed her. whe

the milpitas unified school district and the parents. they have been e-mailing each other be safe and sound. now they're being told that at the very least they have to correspond with the school district with their principal. if they want their kids stabbed distance, learning and of course with omicron going on, they want to make sure that the kids and the staff members are safe that you are negative for covid-19 before you head back inside the classrooms, the milpitas unified school district. they consulted medical experts over the weekend and they felt for now as long as you're negative for covid-19 that you mask up that your kid will be safe inside the classroom. but at the very least you have that option to do online, learning in hayward. we are hearing for that particular school district that it is all online learning for now. so they have to make adjustments in the bottom line. rain and the school district and the parents of the students. i guess we all have to learn to be flexible, including my kids. they're heading back to school

ktvu magus has more now on what the milpitas school district is telling parents. parents say it's one email after another coming from the milpitas unified school district this weekend. right now, i'm waiting for the email because it's not clear yet. parents were told to keep their kids learning from home starting monday until january, 18th but on saturday, a note from the superintendent's office said, in part after consulting with the santa clara county office of education, we learned that we are not able to offer a district wide quarantine as shared in our friday communication, but teachers and staff are testing positive and landing in quarantine. on friday, the school districts reported that they're short staffed. leaving parents with questions heading into monday. it's frustrating not knowing you know what monday today is sunday , so it's kind of hard to plan things for tomorrow. last minute if parents want to opt for distance, learning, they'll have to sign an independent study contract with their school, according to the superintendent's office, so i don't kn

. >> the milpitas unified school district has decided to put the entire district on quarantine and a dozen schools are shut down more than 500 teachers sick across oakland. how the omicron variant is affecting in-person learning and how the district is responding. plus, the alameda county sheriff's office calling for freeway surveillance cameras. that's after a shooting left a recruit dead. >> but some oakland city leaders have privacy concerns. thank you for joining us for kron. 4 news at 8. i'm pam moore and i'm ken wayne. happening tonight. governor gavin newsome is bolstering the state's coronavirus efforts by activating the california national guard. >> school districts across the area are trying to deal with rising covid cases among students and staff here in the bay area. the milpitas unified school district says it's had 167 substitute teachers positions that went unfilled this week and now it's placing all schools on a district-wide quarantine. the district also says schools will go back to virtual learning until january. the 18th cloud force amanda hari asked a doctor with

in the south bay milpitas unified school district is reversing plans to hold classes remotely this week. they wanted to have a week long quarantine to help families better prepare and to help staff, families, students recover from any cases of covid. the district was later notified it can't make that decision. only public health officials can require quarantine for the communities. today they'll continue with in person learning. the district looks to other mitigation efforts to help keep schools safe for students and staff. >> it remains critically important to use all the proven layers of protection. masking such as double masking, vaccinations, booster shots for those eligible, testing, and remaining home when sick. >> milpitas unified will let families choose independent study if they don't feel comfortable sending their students back to school. back to you guys. >>> i am anne makovec at the live news desk. new information on novak djokovic and the whole visa dust up in australia. he is now free and it looks like at least temporarily he has his visa back. new video of his supporters

we're looking at a 29 minute drive from san leandro to milpitas. and so as you get into the south bay, do watch for a closed the ramp as you're getting off. i-280, southbound on the guadalupe parkway. all lanes are closed on that ramp again. that's as you're getting off. i-280 southbound on the guadalupe parkway. and as far as your commute on highway 4 goes not too bad. actually, we are slowing things down as you get west of pittsburgh, but you'll still be moving at a slower pace. 20 minutes to get you from antioch to concord, james. all right, john, thank you. 7.48. is the time. let's talk sports. the warriors. >> they fell to the grizzlies as klay thompson gets his first game on the road under his belt. we have kron 4 sports director jason dumas, us with a look at what happened. >> the warriors on leg, one of a four-game road trip. it starts down in memphis against the grizzlies team. that has been a thorn in the dove side. that doesn't just 4, 4, in the last 8 games they've played against memphis. but it helps when you get klay thompson back cla

the milpitas school district is facing the same challenge. officials say that they had 167 substitute teacher positions on field this week. >> now officials are placing all of the schools on a district-wide quarantine. they will go back to virtual learning until january. the 18th well for some and a harry asked the doctor whether more schools should consider following this model. >> school's out again from milpitas unified students. school leaders have put in place a district-wide quarantine after they say, quote, an exorbitant number of positive student and staff cases. but director of covid response for the ucsf emergency department doctor jeanne noble says moving to virtual learning may not be the best move. i think it's from safety and medical point of view. she says we're no longer in a pre vaccination era. so it's easier to protect kids. >> and that schools are usually very safe. we knew that schools are in retrospect. it looks very much like schools where the safest places for kids pre vaccination. >> that certainly remains the case. p

it isn't resulting in too much of a back up just yet from san leandro to milpitas. it's only around 30 minutes till, but i'll keep you updated if that situation worsens star. okay. and john, you say 10 degrees. >> it's going to be cold in wisconsin where the forty-niners are right now. getting ready to take on the packers. so i hope if you are headed to the game to see jimmy g and the gang, as you can see them here again on the buses. they got off in the sunshine. they're more that sweatshirt. and so are you. if you're heading to the game, that is bar big story this morning. kron four's will tran over at the airport where people are heading out. lucky fans who spent a bundle and are getting excited for this game. i will. >> the niners. they are getting reinforcements in ways. yes, they took off yesterday, but they're reinforcement. they're bringing some of the home fans to lambeau field. and yes, they know it's going to be very cold. they showed up bright and early. was not hard to track him down. they were wearing their 9 years here. i'm sure they'll sleep walk aro

the milpitas unified school district. also corn ordered a quarantine across all 18 schools in its district. this comes after officials say they had 167 substitute teacher positions go unfilled this week and a quote, exorbitant number of positive student and staff cases. students are expected to return to in-person learning there on january 18th. so we've got another week there. meanwhile, in the east bay, the hayward unified school board has voted to move to remote learning for one week. the vote came down last night after 100, 17 staff members there tested positive for covid-19 in the past few days. kron four's camila barco joining us live now with more on the plan there. camila. after going the board voted 4 to one to go remote, learning. >> for one week like you said, starting on monday, students will return for in-person instruction on january 18. and as you also said, this comes after rise in covid cases across the school district. now, according to school officials, more than 100 school employees tested positive for

she was allegedly killed by her ex boyfriend in milpitas while she was out, making doordash deliveries. police say she was stabbed the suspect, then put raymond in the back seat of her own vehicle and drove into fremont, where he crashed at the intersection of warren avenue and kato drive. there are no words for that. you know, it's very tragic and. i'm still very hard loss, and everybody is raymond's new boyfriend, leonard person said he was on the phone with raymond when she realized she was being followed. he said her death has been devastating and he misses her every day. they say you meet that one girl changes your life. it's a once in a lifetime opportunity, and you were my once in a lifetime, family and friends said raymond was loyal, funny and had a heart of gold. she loved to dance and she loved music, and she was just so vibrant. police arrested anthony john juco and said juco and raymond dated in the past, juco suffered injuries from the crash and also had self inflicted wounds. person said his girlfriend had mentioned issues with her ex she even said he had been sending her

from milpitas to another part of the south bay where police are looking for a driver hit and killed a pedestrian in san jose. the hit and run incident happened just around 8 o'clock last night in the area. south white road and east hills drive. this is the city's first fatal traffic accident and pedestrian fatality of the new year. police in vallejo, they are investigating a deadly fiery new year's day crash. police say 2 people were killed on the crash, on to street. >> there was only one car involved in that car was fully engulfed in flames when the officers got to the scene. police say they found the 2 people in the car after the fire was put out the cause of the crash still under investigation. at $10,000 reward is being offered for the return of a stolen french bulldog puppy. these are pictures tweeted out by the san francisco police department. investigators say thieves snatched rosie, the bulldogs saturday morning near broderick and beach detectives say someone in a silver chrysler 200 got out of the car. just took the dog. the dog's leash out of the hands of the owner before d

we have a live look at an elementary school in milpitas where schools are still open but leaving it up to parents to decide if their kids should be in the classroom or learn from home. hayward schools have also announced their students will be learning remotely starting today. >>> we're keeping our distance here in the studio as well as having some crews at home as well, that includes meteorologist kari hall. >> yeah, we are going to have a lot of sunshine in the forecast, great for all of those outdoor activities and moving things outside. we are going to see our temperatures heading into the upper 60s for the inland areas for the next several days. mike? >>> sadly, i have to confirm that chp did say it's a deadly crash in vacaville, west 80 at all alamo drive. the rest of the bay, showing a light traffic. >>> we're always here for you. update in half an hour. >>> good morning shock an >>> good morning. shock and sadness. the sudden death of actor and comedian bob saget at the age of 65. the star beloved for his role as the loving dad on "full house." >> you girls are the greatest. i

on friday, the milpitas unified school district told its 10,000 students it would switch entirely to remote learning for the week of january 10th because of a high number of covid cases and staffing shortages. but the district didn't have the authority to make that quarantine call. it's up to the santa clara county health department, that urged the district to keep schools open. so, the district sent out this letter to families on saturday, saying schools will remain open this week and students have the option to learn remotely. >> this is important for everyone. the kids will be home for a week. >> reporter: at hayward uniied school district, remote learning is the only option this week. according to this letter to family, the district is transitioning all schools to virtual learning because of a surge in covid-19 cases and a severe staffing shortage. >>> students in oakland are protesting how the student is handling covid. 300 students signed a petition, threatening to walk out if preventive measures aren't added. twice weekly covid cases for everyone on campus and more covered out

milpitas unified schools has given up on a planned 10-day quarantine for schools. instead classes will be both in person and remote for children who still need to be at school campuses next week. and san francisco officials issued an urgent reminder today to only call 911 in a real emergency a high number of non-emergency covid-related calls is putting a strain on the system already affected by staffing shortages. well one in five americans have now tested positive for covid-19. more than 800,000 have died right now. just 62% are fully vaccinated and tonight states are taking further action in the wake of omicron. abc news reporter carita, mitchell has a look at what some are doing to battle the virus? as the omicron variant continues to spread hospitals are overwhelmed in new york state elective surgeries at more than three. dozen hospitals are temporarily on hold because of low bed capacity. the real issue right now is volume as the amount of patients that are coming in associated with the covid-19 and it's omicron variant are simply depleting hospital resources

well, milpitas police say a man suspected of killing his ex girlfriend is under arrest. police say they received a call just before one o'clock yesterday afternoon to check on a woman in the area of dixon road and north milpitas boulevard. the caller said the woman's ex boyfriend was following her when officers arrived at car raced out of the parking lot, and a witness told police they saw a dead woman inside the car officers pursued that car into fremont, where the car crashed in a 35 year old woman was found dead in the back seat. in san jose. police are investigating a deadly hit and run crash, police say. just after eight o'clock last night, a driver hit a pedestrian who was crossing the street but not in a crosswalk. this was in the area of south white road and east hills drive. then two other drivers who were behind the first driver also hit the pedestrian who was at that point line in the roadway. the pedestrian was killed. police say. the first driver who hit the pedestrian did not stay at the scene, but the other two drivers did and they are cooperating with pol

in the south bay milpitas unified school district is reversing plans to hold classes remotely. they wanted a week long quarantine to help families better prepare and help staff and families recover from any cases of covid. the district was later notified it can't make that decision, only public health officials can require quarantine for the community. today they'll continue with in person learning. the district looks to other mitigation efforts to keep keep schools safe for students and staff. >> it remains critically important to use all the proven layers of protection. masking such as double masking, vaccinations, booster shots for those who are eligible, testing, and remaining home when sick. >> reporter: milpitas unified will let families choose independent study if they don't feel comfortable sending their students back to school. back to you. >>> happening today, the governor's office is proposing a $2.7 billion fan to fight covid-19. it's part of governor newsom's proposed state budget plan he will be announcing this morning. >> justin andrews is live in san francisco.

a store in campbell and milpitas will shut by the end of the february. no word on if any bay area stores will be impacted later this year. >>> today is known as three kings day or feast of the epiphany. to celebrate, many bay area bakeries will be extra busy making a special cake in honor of the day. this sweet bread is typically decorated with raisins and colored stripes. the round shape is meant to indicate a king's crown. inside hide a plastic baby, jesus. one bakery is pretty busy preparing hundreds of the special treats. [ speaking foreign language ]. >> reporter: he says he is going to be very, very busy. they think they'll make 300, 400, 500 today. it's a very special tradition. >> tradition states whoever gets a piece of cake with the baby jesus inside must host next year's festivities. >>> time for a check of weather with meteorologist darren peck. it's a fog party today. >>> it is. that's a good way of putting it for everybody. this is the view above livermore. to go back to the camera i showed a moment ago. look how pretty today is if you can

santa clara milpitas. each of 63 east bay. temperatures anywhere from the upper 50's to low 60's. some of our warmest numbers today actually be up in the north bay sanoma as well as on over to santa as well as on over to santa rosa in petaluma all i mid 60's santa rose itself being the warmest spot at 66. now tomorrow sunday, not a lot different from today. monday will be just a touch cooler. we stay dry and sunny during daytime hours through next week into the following weekend after that evening lows. stay really cold. dropping into the 30's inland 40's by the bay and the coast bay bridge this morning was very, very foggy. not as much anymore. we've seen big improvements on the bay bridge. i showed your san jose cam just a second ago on that one has an improved so much, but at least here we're doing a lot better. san mateo bridge had some dense fog on it. now, as you reach the upper deck and drop on into san mateo there on the west side of the bay is where you'll start run into some dense fog yet again, as you get closer to one o one. so do be a little careful over there. richmo

also traveling along 8.80, san leandro to 38 to milpitas to 37 about a 35 minute drive with a little slowness there. daria, back to you. thank you, 31 and voters are casting their ballots early in special elections in san francisco. one of the big issues is the recall of 3 commissioners on the school board kron four's haaziq madyun has more. >> one of the fundamental issues for the yes on recall, the san francisco school board campaign is from their perspective, the board of education wasted time on other issues during the pandemic. instead of focusing on reopening schools, see the raj and other blue engine started. the recall effort. >> so the schools are open, right? so i mean, the the ultimately and that's what you want. it then was and go for with the recall. >> so there are a couple reasons. the one big one is learning loss of these board members don't believe learning loss happened and if they don't play that happened, they you know, they haven't measured it and they haven't come up with a plan to address it. >> and, you know, it is for every community from black. it is that, y

another big story that we're following this morning comes to us from milpitas where students there have the option of returning the virtual learning this week. but school say they're also in person learning if that is preferable with kron four's will tran live there with more on which way it seems to be going where where the majority students going well. >> well, james, if it's right down the middle and this is online learning or in-class, we're talking it is way over here. it looks like the majority of students are doing on class learning. look at the campus right behind me. it is empty. virtually empty. be together. administrators and teachers inside. but nowhere near what we saw last week before the school district offered the parents and the students of the weekend, a choice to either do online learning or in class. let me show you some video right around at the time when school should have started. this was around 8.15, in the mornint. looking out empty. the drop-off locations are obviously high school. a lot of kids would be driving themselves. but there are a lot of parents to dr

police have not yet released the name of the victim nor the suspect in the south bay milpitas police have charged anthony john juco for the death of his 35 year old girlfriend back on january. 2nd, but he is not in custody as he remains in the hospital from injuries during a high-speed chase involving milpitas police which ended with a crash in fremont. police found the victim in the back seat. they say as soon as doctors clear juco, he will be booked into the santa clara just santa clara and 4 on charges of homicide koh's mother name simona marie kondo has also been arrested for allegedly helping to go try to escape from the area once police arrived. coming up tonight on kron 4 news today. the push continues for california is to be able to sue gun manufacturers. the latest on the proposal. >> then some new water restrictions are taking place across california. the drought is continuing. even with all the rain we had. >> what you need to know to avoid a big fine and then it is almost a year since the capitol insurrection and ahead of the anniversary police are stepping up security on

maybe 70 degrees in milpitas about 67 degrees in livermore. so the windy side, especially inland. but these numbers looking very we're going to see those winds subside and the skies are going to stay clear your tenant. and unfortunately, keeping us on the dry side, temperatures going to cool off some more clouds roll in late next weekend. maybe we start to talk about some rain the following week. pleasanton police say this cute little piglet was found just wandering around the city. we don't know exactly where they found it or how it got there. but it's now being cared for the east county animal shelter and dublin. it is pretty they say if you recognize the piglet call them, they are going to try to get reunited with its family. and that's it for kron. 4 news that habit don't go away because the red and gold zone with kate rooney is coming up next. less than 24 hours before the big matchup between the >> welcome to a special edition of red and gold zone. as we count down to the divisional round of the nfl playoffs. i'm kate rooney. 24 hours from now. the forty-niners will either b

west contra costa classrooms will reopen tomorrow after a four-day closure for cleaning and in milpitas, schools offered in-person learning, despite an in-person plan to go virtual. while classrooms were open, they were nearly empty. >> the most i have had in any of my classroom was to, just me and another kid. >> i am not good on distance learning so i feel like it would be the best for my future if i just came in and learned. >> reporter: hayward unified announced it is reverting back to remote construction for at least the rest of the week after more than 500 students there tested positive. the school board will meet again on friday, to reassess. >>> other covid-19 related headlines around the bay area. deadline day for first responders in contra costa county to be boosted. or, to start testing weekly. the wall street journal reports facebook parent company mehta is pushing back its return to office date to late march and returning employees are required to get boosted. san mateo county is expanding capacity at its covid-19 test clinic in san bruno as demand skyrockets. >>> the gover

gilroy, 66, milpitas, 68. east bay is fantastic, hayward 65. peninsula, 63 in daly city. san francisco, 59 in the marina, 62 towards ingleside. 66 in napa, 67 in sonoma, 68 in ukiah. only problem with the forecast is allergies. pollen is spiking, top ten driest januarys ever on record is helping things to bloom a lot earlier. tree pollen, cedar, ash, alder and elm especially, you'll notice that this weekend. seven-day forecast has no rainfall to wash away the pollen. clouds increase monday, wind on tuesday, 15 to 35 to elevate the fire danger, then more sunshine thursday, friday. lots of 60s next seven days. plans for the 49ers on sunday back here at home, great weather. if you have tickets, 3:30 in l.a., 69. did we manage tickets? >> feel like he's dropped the ball, no one has called me yet. >> i'm still working on it. >> i haven't gotten any calls. >> we've got a day and a half to work on it. >> any extra tickets? please? >> feeling disappointment. >>> fire in big sur is closer to containment. 80% contained, going since last. from just south of carmel, expecting full co

we've been used to really some frigid mornings, 67 in morgan hill, 68 in gilroy, up to milpitas, 66. a little cooler for microclimates back toward the east bay. 61 in oakland. let's bring it to the peninsula. 61 in redwood city and 63 in half moon bay. let's move it off through the north bay. i have you at 64 in clear lake, 62 in napa. low 60s in mill valley. again, sunshine as we move through tomorrow, but i want to show you when the clouds are really going to come back with a vengeance here. by tomorrow night we're still dealing with a little bit of the sun as it sets. pretty good there. but as we hit 11:00 tomorrow evening, it looks like clouds will return. widespread clouds into thursday morning and thursday afternoon. so thursday certainly looking overcast for us. what about rainfall chances? want to give you a look at my long-range forecast. as we head into the end of this month, early february, i'm calling for a 65% chance that our wet weather trend does start to return. so things will look up for us again on the rain front. it definitely looks like the end of this month and e

here's a live look at mabel elementary school in milpitas. they're facing covid-related challenges and in this case, they're leaving it up to parents to decide if their kids should be in the classroom. districts across the bay area are really walking a fine line to keep classes going as these covid cases continue to climb. "today in the bay's" sierra johnson live in san francisco this morning. they're trying to limit the risk there. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, a lot of districts having a lot of tough decisions to make as covid and its variants continue to spread. let's first start by talking about what's happening here in the san francisco district. now, according to a social media post, we have a picture of that post right there, the union that represents teachers and the san francisco unified school districts, that group called united educators of san francisco alleges the district ran out of test kits and is asking the district to prioritize an agreement around masks, testing, and sick leave. now, just last week, we have reached -- ju

santa clara campbell, san jose and milpitas each at 67 degrees. hayward union city down to fremont in the mid 60's while looking at temperatures in the mid to low 60's across the east bay shoreline into our inland east bay area's the lady own benicia. 62 degrees each well. santa rosa, comfortable 65 today. and tomorrow, definitely the warmest of the forecast. we start to gradually cool down a little bit after that. and by the start of february next tuesday, we're in the upper 50's. some cloud cover over the weekend but will have bright enough skies through the clouds overall conditions stay dry with no chance of change just yet in that department. reyna harvey back with us this morning. and she's got a look at your roads. yeah, good morning, john. it's good to see you. >> and it's great to be back. we're tracking your traffic on this thursday. so no major hot spots. that's the good news at this hour. if you're traveling from the east bay into the city, the maze to that fremont street exit a little under 8 minutes for your drive time. they're trave

milpitas police say they have arrested a man suspected of killing his ex girlfriend. police say they got a call just before one o'clock yesterday afternoon to check on a woman in the area of dixon road in north milpitas boulevard. the caller said the woman's ex boyfriend was following her when officers arrived car raced out of the parking lot. witness then told police they saw a dead woman inside that car officers pursued the car into fremont, where it crashed. a 35 year old woman was found dead in the back seat. thousands of people up in the sierra are dealing with power outages now for an eighth straight day that storm last week knocked out power with falling trees and broken power lines. across several counties in the mountains. more than a week later, crews are making some progress. residents in the town of alta had their power restored earlier today. frustrating because it didn't look like they were doing anything, but i think they just had a major trying to figure out where everything was broken. um like i said, i'm actually because of all the damage surprised t

remote learning not because of a teacher sickout but because too many students and staff are sick in milpitas. in-person learning will resume tuesday, january 18. the day after the mlk holiday. >> a little dismayed. the momentum of them coming back to in-person six months ago and then doing this -- going back to staying at home again. the consistency of the learning is not there. >> the district is encouraging families to say home and not travel until then. >>> covid hospitalizations among younger children are rising in kids under the age of 5. those kids are not eligible to be vaccinated. cdc data shows the rate of young children being admitted to a hospital is 4.3 per 100,000. cdc director walensky has said even though kids still have the lowest rate of hospitalization, pediatric hospitalizations are at their highest point compared to any other point of this pandemic. >>> the wait time to get boostered is shorter. today the fda shortened the wait time from six months to five months after that second shot. that's for anyone 18 and up. the ceo of moderna says we will most likely need a fourth

in milpitas, the students are back after district reversed decision to start remote, county urged them to stay open. offered remote if families prefer it. parents noting a stark break. >> brought him in, looked like full campus and lot of traffic. this is night and day from last week. >> originally planned a quarantine to close for ten days. >>> students in oakland continue to protest how the district is handling covid. nearly 700 students signed petition threatening to walk out. among the demands, kn95 masks for every student and covered outdoor spaces to eat in bad weather. gave a deadline of 17th. and spokesperson says we're meeting or in the process of meeting most of the demands noted in the petition and will continue to work towards fulfilling the rest in the coming weeks. >>> new year's eve event has some people in the south bay worried they may have gone to a super spreader event. moose lodge 401 in san jose hosted a dinner and dance to ring in the new year, on a story only on nbc bay area, more than a dozen people believe they got covid. >> reporter: signs are clear, wear a ma

in milpitas, the students are back after district reversed decision to start remote, county urged them to stay open. offered remote if families prefer it. parents noting a stark break. >> brought him in, looked like full campus and lot of traffic. this is night and day from last week. >> originally planned a quarantine to close for ten days. >>> students in oakland continue to protest how the district is handling covid. nearly 700 students signed petition threatening to walk out. among the demands, kn95 masks for every student and covered outdoor spaces to eat in bad weather. gave a deadline of 17th. and spokesperson says we're meeting or in the process of meeting most of the demands noted in the petition and will continue to work towards fulfilling the rest in the coming weeks. >>> new year's eve event has some people in the south bay worried they may have gone to a super spreader event. moose lodge 401 in san jose hosted a dinner and dance to ring in the new year, on a story only on nbc bay area, more than a dozen people believe they got covid. masks, they were faithful with it. that

milpitas will return to in person learning today, this after first announcing schools would take a week long quarantine. the district was told it could not make that decision. now students will head back to classrooms and those who don't want to attend in person can apply for independent study. >>> in san francisco school will also continue in person today as more test kits go to families. sfusd says it gave out more than 50,000 tests in one week and plans to give more in the weeks ahead. >> we are committed to keeping schools open as long as we can safely do so and the department of public health has said that with our safety protocols in place that schools remain low risk settings. >> in the east bay, west contra costa unified school district will be closed today. they are using nonschool days from their academic calendar to provide a long weekend for testing, recovering, and deep cleaning. >>> bay area school districts like hayward, santa cruz, some oakland private schools are also keeping students home for remote learning. >>> more than 150 students threatening a walk out if the dis

. >> reporter: he is deciding whether to send his daughter to class at mabel mattis elementary at milpitas. >> we are thinking of going remote this week because of the overall surge in cases. >> reporter: what does his first grader think of returning to remote learning? families in the district have learned to adapt to changes. on friday, the school district told its 10,000 students it would switch entirely to remote learning for the week of january 10th because of a high number of covid cases and staffing shortages. but the district didn't have the authority to make that quarantine call. it's up to the santa clara county public health department, which urged the district to keep schools open. so the district sent out this letter to families saturday, saying, schools will remain open this week and students will also have the option to learn remotely. >> safety is important, right? for everyone. so we are okay to be at home for a week. >> reporter: at hayward unified school district, remote learning is the only option for students this week. according to this letter to families, the distric

here's a look at the south bay. 63 in los gatos, milpitas, 65. through the east bay, look at walnut creek, 64, oakland, 60 degrees. along the peninsula we saw a lot of fog. still seeing many areas. san francisco, upper 50s, low 60s, and up through north bay, santa rosa, 63. novato, 64. will we get rain any time soon? well, maybe sort of. it is sort of a weaker system. we've got high pressure that will keep us dry through the end of the workweek. if you noticed, i pushed the time line forward through january 30th which is sunday. that will bring us a chance of a low-pressure system to the north that could bring a chance of rain sunday night into monday morning. over the next seven days, here's look at the forecast. one thing you'll notice, we will stay pretty cold consistently into the overnight and early morning hours. in the 30s, the temperatures will be in the mid 60s through the afternoon. we stay dry through saturday. we'll start to notice an increase in the cloud cover heading into sunday and monday. for san francisco, a hey of 61 today. thu