una residente de hayward. [habla en inglÉs] ramÓn: mi perro gimiÓ y el pit bull lo mordiÓ del cuello. este perro ya ha matado dos mascotas, incluyendo una en 2018. >> yo tenÍa un pit bull y lo sacaba a pasear. lo agarraba con una correa no muy larga o podÍa atacar otros perros. ramÓn: para otros cuenta mucho la educaciÓn y el trato que se le dÉ al perro. >> todo depende del dueÑo. el perro no tiene mucha culpa. si uno lo cria violento, serÁ violento. ramÓn: puede pedir mÁs informaciÓn sobre las caracterÍsticas de un animal y conocer si hay riesgos, para asÍ evitar situaciones de carÁcter legal. es el reporte que tenemos. buenas noches. paola: gracias. no olvide que puede denunciar estos casos a la policÍa. Él es carlos gÓmez de watsonville y fue detenido por delitos sexuales que involucran a menores de edad. los detectives piden colaboraciÓn. la informaciÓn la tiene en pantalla. la policÍa de san francisco aumentÓ la recompensa a 200.000 dÓlares para aquellos que den informaciÓn sobre

i'm gasia mikaelian mike mibach back to remote learning a lot of focus on the hayward unified school district as covid cases continue to rise. that district is the first in the bay area to revert the warned by the countyd the state that they shouldve ine on this developing story, ali well, mike, the alameda county office of education, and state education officials urged the hayward unified school district not to switch to remote learning. and that state county and public health officials and the california teachers association strongly support keeping kids in the classroom. during this omicron search, the alameda county education office told hayward unified, they'd be willing to get the district some extra help to keep their schools open. help in the form of accredited staff from the county education office to work as substitutes, extra rapid tests and staff to help with contact tracing even so, in an emergency meeting friday night, hayward unified school board voted for 21. to switch the entire district to online only learning until january, 18th. but we told them was we want to sup

it's theusual slow and go from hayward out to foster city. let's jump to the north. the richmond, sandra fell bridge. check out the right here on west bound. 5.80, traffic again, stopping up in a couple lanes here at the toll plaza. but no issue on the span. the chp says it's a fairly clear, right. as you're making your way from richmond out towards sam of sandra fell this morning and then once you're in marin county, if you're heading down one o one across the golden gate bridge in san francisco. yet a little foggy. but that's about it. you're making a good time from warren county into the city this morning. let's get the headlines here at 71 and some breaking news this morning. a recruit for the alameda county sheriff's academy has died. now after being shot in oakland right near the toll plaza of the bay bridge. kron 4. sarah stinson is joining us now with the very latest on this story. sarah. >> james. that's right. the alameda county sheriff's office says they're all heartbroken and disturbed that one of their deputy recruits was the next person to be shot and k

hayward city hall offices are closed every friday of this month. brent, what is closed at city hall police headquarters and the municipal services centers until further notice. and the city hall is going to close to february. 28. well, health care, a gas tax holiday and billions to address homelessness. climate change in public safety issues. these are all a few of the financial priorities. governor newsome present and his proposed state budget. ashley zavala breaks it all down in the new spending plan. >> for the second year in a row, governor gavin newsome presenting his financial priorities amid a pandemic health care at the top of new sums list in his 286.4 billion dollar spending plan. the governor are proposing to extend the state's health care coverage. medical to all low income californians regardless of immigration status, it would be the first of its kind in the nation. newsome wants to earmark 614 million dollars in this year's budget for the program. it would cost more than 2 billion dollars every year after with the program starting in

so all's well, from hayward out to foster city. and we've seen a much better conditions up at the richmond sandra fell bridge as well. earlier congestion all gone. now. it's just a few headlights making their way past the toll plaza and on to the span into marion county and for those that are already there heading down to the san francisco across the golden gate bridge. it's been a nice light right for you all morning. and that continues to be the case here 47 more weather traffic checks in a bit. but now let's get to sports. we're talking warriors. they're still the best team in the nba after chalking up another win last night against the miami heat klay thompson also getting that much closer to making his big return. we have kron 4 sports director jason dumas, stick with the update. >> the warriors hosting the and guess what. we had a special appearance klay pre-game hold it up. those 6 signifying might be back in 6 days away to find out signs point play returning 1st quarter. he got to the way it is step back. 3 gave the warrior

church in hayward california. the sort of place it attractive would expect to get a hot tip and a murder case. but that's exactly what happened. who is the priest who called police, and wound up talking to the inspector frazier richie and told him his story about an encounter with a young woman who came to him seeking solace of some kind. >> it was actually outside of an office in a patio area. he asked her several times, do you want to go into confessional? she said no. so that's how he was able to talk to us about it. and he said that she was we are in a medical type scrubs, same physical build, same characteristics of gisele. and she was asking for forgiveness for something she had not yet done. >> she asked for forgiveness for us since she had not committed? >> that's the interpretation of the priest. roughly 3:00 in the afternoon. the day that michele went missing. >> reporter: richie was convinced that giselle esteban killed michelle. a so is the prosecutor. but they did not know how she did it. or when she

. >>> in hayward, hundreds of people look waiting for tests were turned away after waiting in line for hours. kiet do was there. >> reporter: i am here in hayward at the cherry lance testing site located just off of mission boulevard. this line stretches three quarters of a mile long. some people have been waiting for hours, and they are about to get some bad news. >> reporter: problems and start at 9:00 or 10:00 this morning when the patient check in process which normally takes second stretched upwards of 10 minutes. by 1:00 p.m., the nonprofit running the site had to give up and send everyone home. >> nothing that we can do, so, we are not going to be available to work. >> i understand that we are having a surge and the system is overloaded. at the same time, if you're going to take this work on you've got to be ready to take on this type of a load. >>> in the past couple hours, sonoma county's health officer announced strict limits on gatherings, limiting groups of 50 indoors and 100 outdoors for the next month. that applies for school related activities like sports, performances,

low 60's, going into the east bay. 63 in oakland and hayward. inland areas, you will be in the upper 50's where the fog is clear. low 60's around fairfield, pittsburgh. 62 in livermore. for rain chances, this is the only thing we can find. as we go toward friday night, the area of low pressure spinning off the southern california coast may bring up a few sprinkles, monterey bay here. not expecting much. the accuweather 7-day forecast will feature mild weather for winter. that will bring spring -- sprinkles into southern monterey county. released its annual list of the world's best places to visit. this year's list is called 52 places for a changed world. there are efforts to address climate change. these two northern california locations made the cut. list thanks to its trees and trails. both remain attractions. >> to red spots around here among many. still ahead, a special tribute from the nation's top lawmaker. >> you can get our live newscasts, weather and more with the abc 7 bay area news app. downloaded. >> a moving tribute in congress or j

it gets worse through union city and hayward. on the map green sensors. that yellow highlighting is where the fog is worse. the san mateo bridge shot, can't see that. we're looking toward the oakland toll plaza. do watch out. fog is a huge factor this morning for the bridges on this map. back to you. >>> big changes are coming to an iconic location in san francisco. berkeley based another planet entertainment is taking over programming for the 100-year-old castro theater. it will now hold concerts, comedy shows and other live events, including film screenings. the group plans to renovate the theater. it is alreadyplanning a slate of programs for the grand opening in 2023. >> i'm so excited about that. i love going to concerts. >>> pack your bags. we are headed apparently to middle earth. >> you're late. >> ahead on "today in the bay," a wizard is never late, but an anchor can sometimes be early. the lord of the rings getting the "game of thrones" treatment. everything you need to know about the new highly anticipated series. >> plus, meat lovers worried a

as you can see through hayward oakland, san francisco. there. current temperatures outside right now as you leave in the door. look at that. 54 in half moon bay mid to lower 50's along hayward fremont san jose and napa will back to quick update on the birth situation at the 5 o'clock hour. they are recovering from delays because of a fire near the richmond line in the berryessa millbrae. >> richmond directions that fire is out. but the problems are still being sorted out. so do expect some delays if you're hopping on bart for that particular line. and look at this delays are finally happening at the bay bridge to cut that cars just inching along in the middle screen. this is the first we have seen it still relatively holiday light. all things being considered. still no problems. if you're crossing the bay bridge at this time. and keep in mind tolls now $7. let's go to the san mateo bridge. also $7. there. >> traffic moving along just fine. those tail lights. that's the commute direction from the east bay on to one o one. no accidents. so it's ab

>> that crash in hayward is cleared from the nimitz. the commute direction building up and backing up, although no lanes are blocked. this will be a slower drive. the backup has filled in with the bay bridge toll plaza as well, and that's a bit to the north, as you know. >> thank you. >>> thank you for joining us as well. we will be back at 7:25 with a live local news update for you. >> and we are also preparing for our midday news at 11:00, and we leave you with this beautiful shot from our photographer. have a great morning. we'll see you soon. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ >>> good morning. i-95 nightmare. the fallout grows over that chaos on one of the nation's busiest highways. the interstate finally back open after some drivers were stranded in the snow and bitter cold for nearly two full days. >> i was begging. i was, like, can you please just take my kids. you don't need to take us. take my kids, please. >> this morning, what went so wrong and al's forecast on the new storms expected across the country today. >>> breaking overnight, class d

es un animal que ya ha matado dos perros en cuatro aÑos y esto pone en alerta a autoridades en hayward. este animalito fue atacado por el perro en 2018. el pit bull fue retirado 48 horas despuÉs de casa del dueÑo. la dueÑa del perro muerto habla de lo que ocurriÓ. [habla en inglÉs] ramÓn: la dueÑa del perro muerto dice que no sabÍa quÉ hacer; que su perro gemÍa de dolor. ramÓn: vamos a ver cuÁles son los posibles cargos que puede enfrentar el dueÑo de un perro peligroso? esto responde una abogada. >> el fiscal de la ciudad puede traer un caso sobre el dueÑo y tendrÁn una audiciÓn. luego de 10 dÍas de captura del perro, el pÚblico puede venir y oÍr la evidencia. ramÓn: son las consecuencias legales. la fiscalÍa tambiÉn va a determinar si el dueÑo del perro debe ser apercibido de que el perro es peligroso. el perro puede ser sacrificado, puede pagar una multa el dueÑo o el perro podrÍa portar un collar que indique que es peligroso. mÁs adelante vamos a regresar para que conozca lo que debe hacer sobre este tipo de situaciones. vamos a los estudios y volvemos mÁ

a 10 degree difference the air and conquer 51 antioch. 51 hayward 50 to fremont. the air low 50's half will be a redwood city mountain view. morgan hill low to mid 40's mill valley nevada, all low 50's at our 7 day. we talked about that rain, the light rain that's going to make its way into the bay area today. and then we have showers tomorrow morning. so we'll be tracking that. see how long they're going to stick around. it will be mostly cloudy for us mostly cloudy on wednesday and thursday and then that rain will return to the bay area. hopefully another week system we're expected to see there on friday and then you've got sunshine into the weekend. still partly cloudy lows in the inland area. this is going to be around 40's for us and then along the coast. you got the lower 50's to the mid to upper 40's james, back to you. >> thank you very much. rain at 9.45. is the time and a quick check of the bay bridge once again showing us an easy commute as you're heading from oakland and san francisco. i think a lot of folks just have the day off today as are continuin

and with that, the hayward unified school board has now voted to move to remote learning for one week. the vote coming down last night. it comes after 117 workers tested positive for covid-19 in just the past few days. kron four's camila barco breaks down the details. >> just this week alone, more than 500 students in the hayward unified school district tested positive for covid. but the bigger problem for the district is its employees who have either been sick in quarantine or have not shown up for work. the district has become so understaffed and it's forced them to move to online the issue was not about transmission. >> in school, it was about our ability to maintain a safe environment in our schools. and given just the number of staff. but we have out at this time in the past week, 117, hey, we're unified school district employees. >> have tested positive for covid and each day the district has had more than 300 employees. the absent for work. you cannot >> operate school safely with this level of staffing is put in incredible strain. i'm our operations and particularly at our sit

students at hayward started off the week at home. hayward unified says staffing shortages caused by covid cases forced the move to have all students learn virtually through friday. students will return to in-person learning a week from tomorrow. and be on a minimum day schedule all next week. no lockdowns on the horizon based on california's hospitalization projection, governor newsom says there won't be more statewide restrictions or business shutdowns. he says 100% another lockdown and school closures are absolutely not on the table. as california struggles to manage the omicron surge. well, no lockdowns but more restrictions just into our newsroom because of the omicron variant. sonoma county is issuing new health orders forbidding large gatherings starting wednesday the health officer is canceling indoor gatherings with more than 50 people. outdoor events with more than a hundred people if the group cannot social distance. the new orders remain in effect until february 11. she is asking people to stay home as much as possible the

check out this hours-long line of cars in hayward. they're waiting for covid tests too, one of many similar lines all over the bay. >> i've been to every single store from here to oakland. and i couldn't find one test at all. >> reporter: the governor says more at-home tests are also on the way. the guard says they'll help get them into your hands. >> i know that we can, because we've done it in the past. >> reporter: in antioch, scott budman, nbc bay area. >> the oakland school for the arts is closing down for the remainder of this week as it deals with a staffing shortage because of covid cases. the school's principal says he tried to get substitute teachers but there aren't enough available. the school hopes to open january 18th. >>> students in hayward unified schools started off the week at home. they're in virtual learning now. hayward students will stay virtual through the end of this week. and the plan right now is to return to in-person learning january 18th, after the martin luther king jr. holiday. joining me now is dr. pet

there is our hayward reading. as far as the rest of today, this melts away by noon, more blue sky than anything else and mid 60s. let's see how the drive is looking. >>> the good news is no major accidents or incidents but we are dealing with foggy spots as darren mentioned. a live look at the bay bridge, you can see that fog hovering over the toll plaza. metering lights are off, and we are starting to see more volume on the road way as folks head to work. give yourself extra time. this is pretty much what it looks like most of the way across the span heading into san francisco, that fog hovering over there, and it stays foggy all the way into the city off the skyway near that fremont street exit. the golden gate bridge, a live look, traffic is moving okay but foggy as well. it is foggy at the san mateo bridge as well. the dublin interchange, i will talk about your altamont pass commute in a few minutes. >> thank you. >>> a carjacking suspect is dead after a shoot out with police in san jose. this ended with a cra

there are so many vulnerable people out there. >> >> in hayward, tom jensen, nbc a bay area news. >>> >> wonderful work. >>> if you were watching the newscasts at 5:30 you caught the weather foermt. jeff ranieri gave permission for everyone to sleep in. >> i want to make sure the viewers at 6:00 get the same deal. >> we have all been working hard this week, right. >> so hard. >> yeah, we deserve it. we have so much happening. yeah, as garvin mentioned i was saying the cloud cover as we roll through tomorrow morning will make it perfect to not set the alarm clock and let yourself sleep on in. let's get you set up a ready to go. maybe you are getting ready to head out the door out to st. francis. you got something happening even though we have some covid restrictions in place. you got to keep everything moving along. if you are meeting friends out maybe for dinner we have 5 a in st. francis. definitely jacket weather cloud cover in place. no rain expected tonight. and then once we hit 11:00 down to 50. then dipping into midnight here going down to 49 degrees. chilly weather on the way t

rebecca hayward unified school district held classes online last week after a shortage of staff members and covid tests. students were back in the classrooms today as the district feels they have got a good lineup of safety protocols in place to keep staff and students safe. many hayward unified students were excited to be back at school after a week of remote learning, but that doesn't mean some also experienced some anxiety about it. >> pretty nervous, but at the same time, it was fun because i got to talk to my friends. >> we did not feel we had sufficient staff to maintain a safe learning environment in our schools last week. back the district spokesperson said they had 81 uncovered classrooms with 365 staff members out on friday, the seventh. now she says the district is in a much better place. they plan for 33 uncovered classrooms on tuesday. they also have new safety measures in place. >> we are providing n95 masks to all staff, and surgical masks to students. >> reporter: she says the big differences they have extended testing capabilities for staff. >> we had staff who were rea

hayward down to fremont and the low 60's oakland, you'll be at a pleasantly cool 62 degrees. the late show right at 60 degrees today. and for dovato, you'll be rounding us out at 59 tomorrow's temperatures right around the same as today's as will be the case on wednesday. we could see a couple of sprinkles on thursday. but honestly, my opinion looking a little unlikely friday, saturday and sunday will also remain dry with highs in the upper 50's. some lows getting chilly inland, especially with falling into the upper 30's, john, thank you for that. let's get a look at your monday morning commute. pretty light here at 04:17am. as you're traveling from the east bay into the city. >> to that fremont street exit and will be about 10 minutes for you. there. san mateo bridge in across towards the peninsula. you're at 13 minutes of this hour and out of using the richmond, sandra fell bridge about a 9 minute drive for you this morning. well, new york city fire officials say a malfunctioning space heater started a fire in a high rise apartment building in the bronx. they say that fire

so if you're traveling from hayward on 8.80, up to alameda, also at a standstill. so we have a lot of backups in those foggier spots. as for the san mateo bridge, also very foggy, not much of a view here. things are starting to clear up at the richmond center fell starting to get brighter side of things to come. golden gate bridge, not there quite yet. daria. >> thanks a lot, john. 8.32. right now are still talk. a little weather, john. it's been dry for a couple of weeks now, but the rainfall that we saw earlier this winter set several records, which did a lot went a long way to replenishing local reservoir. so because of that county is looking at lifting some of their harshest water restrictions. so at first there, they're probably going to be dropping the fines. the board previously imposed water saving restrictions on december. first, when the reservoir is were so low, historically low 75% of county's water supply depends on rainfall. and then the rest comes from sonoma counties, russian river water system in july, the water district declared a water shortage e

the entire school district going remote next week at hayward. >> reporter: the hayward school board is moving online classes for all students citing a spike of cases. milpitas parents and students are finding out next week's classes will be online. a ten-day district wide quarantine returning into person tuesday the 18th, some parents say they are not surprised. >> my daughter told me the first day of school there were like 200 or 300 students that were out. >> reporter: the district making the change due to a number of positive students and staff cases. saying they had 167 substitute positions and 107 support staff positions unfilled as a result. adding families without wi-fi or child care can come to the physical campus to log onto virtual learning while social distancing. >> the school's administration is trying to look into the wellness of each student as covid cases go up. >> reporter: all of this comes after 500 teachers called in sick as part of a plan sick-out to highlight their covid concerns. that forced the district to cancel classes for the following 12 schools impacting mo

again, we are waiting to hear confirmed information from the hayward police department. at this point we're not hearing any reports that this was an active shooter situation. no reports of multiple victims. but the mall is under lockdown, presumably so hayward police can find the gunmen involved. and again we are waiting to hear from hayward police who was shot, how many victims there were, and if they managed to find the shooter. but here's what one shopper told us, descriing the scary moment she had to lock herself in the back room of a store along with store employees. take a listen. >> and as i walked in, i was looking at this certain piece of luggage, i heard bang! and then me and the owner and two other ladies, we ran straight to the back, into the storeroom. it had a closet, so we were in there for a good, long time. i tried to call 911. it was busy every time we called. >> reporter: and back out here live, you're looking at the heavy police presence outside of the mall. concord police are investigating. we're still waiting to hear some confirmed information about

and the hayward, even temperatures go up, tried to paint less than a mile. see if that happens or not. but i think especially to the delta and the tri valley and and that value probably want to watch out for that early on tomorrow morning. the good news is by tomorrow afternoon, we clear out your skies and looking sunny and bright all the way to the coastline be able to see that sunset. that will be nice to see. it's been kind of a dreary week, but hey, it's going to be cold morning talking 30's and 40's for overnight lows while the rest your weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. thank you, lawrence. well, outdoor dining, of course, has been a mainstay during the pandemic, but today, restaurants in downtown pleasanton were ordered to dismantle those set ups. the city is requiring all downtown businesses to remove their outdoor set up so crews can clean the streets and trim the trees. but as kron four's gayle ong shows us. >> it's bad timing for restaurants have been relying on outdoor service during this latest covid surge. >> murray's t-cells owner o

glad they have that testing. >> also happening today, the hayward unified school board. they're going to meet to discuss whether to extend remote learning. well, the district begin virtual learning this week because of the recent surge in covid cases in the district. if the board is not vote to extend remote learning, then students are going to have to be back in the classroom on tuesday. happening today, least 3 schools and sonoma county are going to be closed due to the rising number of covid cases. the air. you have both gravest in elementary and hillcrest middle schools in the gravest in union school district as well as reach charter school in sebastopol. they're going to all be closed. officials say they're facing a staffing shortages, too. many educators have either tested positive for covid or were exposed to the virus. no word on if those schools are going to reopen next week. in the east bay, the west contra costa county school district. they held a special meeting to address staff shortages due to rising covid cases and plan sickouts. it was the teachers in tha

hayward unified school district has announced their students would be learning remote starting today. according to a letter sent to families, the district is transitioning all schools to virtual learning because of a surge in covid cases as well as a severe staffing shortage. saturday, milpitas unified school district also sent a letter to families saying school will remain open this week, but students will have the option to learn remotely. so this morning, as you can imagine, many parents having some tough decisions to make. >> thinking of going remote for this week, because of the overall surge in the covid cases. so, we'll go remote. >> reporter: and heading to oakland, hundreds of students concerned about covid protocols said they're preparing to walk out if more preventive measures aren't added. so far, 300 students have signed petitions asking for kn95 masks for every student. they're also asking for twice weekly testing for everyone on campus as well as more covered outdoor spaces to eat lunch in case of inclement weather. the students have set a deadline of next monday, which

santa rosa, 15 at a 51 down in oakland. 52 fremont and hayward san jose all in the low 50's any at 48 in livermore. pretty chilly out that way. we'll have a look at your 7 day forecast coming up. but for now, james, back to you. >> he's out there for you as we take a quick look at the bay bridge. first try to get that bridge just a second. it is wet out there. and that's the big a point that we want to make on the traffic front. it is going to be a slow go volume picking up just a little bit. as more and more people coming back to work on this tuesday. your bay bridge toll plaza camera showing a slight backup there in a couple of lanes because it is wet and so for good reason, people are taking it just a little bit slow. the lights on from here. let's jump over to the san mateo bridge where again, it's a wet right here for 92 and the volume certainly more than it was yesterday at this time. again, a lot more people coming back to work on this tuesday morning. the richmond sandra fell bridge showing us equally congestion conditions here and equally wet as well. we've got rain coming do

it's a quick ride from hayward out to foster city. now the richmond, sandra fell bridge has been a different story in our last few updates. they do have some congestion here. as you can see, but it's nothing major. it's just your normal slow and go. so give yourself the normal amount of time. you should make it over. marin county just fine for those in marin county already looking to head down into san francisco, but looks like a pretty good ride for you on one-on-one. the southbound commute, those headlights. they're moving without and the slowdown whatsoever. >> 7.32, let's get back to our top story, which is january 6. that's the day today. it's one year exactly since thousands of rioters stormed the u.s. capitol. yeah. they refused to accept the donald trump lost the election. kron four's catherine heenan talk live by phone that day to members. 2 members of congress from the bay area. take a listen. >> in the midst of that day's incredible chaos to california. lawmakers agreed to talk to us by phone. both had just been hustled off

i want to show you the hayward side of the san mateo bridge. you can make out those lights and the fog. look at the map here. the arrow shows you where that fog and the camera are right there, but it's not showing that on the weather index. where it's highlighted yellow to the north of the san mateo bridge on either side of the bay, it is even tougher to see. east shore freeway, no slowing. clearer skies for concord and the north bay. slowing for 17, no construction crews and no crashes. i'll let you know if anything pops up on the report. >> thank you, mike. >>> next monday, 28-year-old david nguyen -- he was about to become an alameda county deputy. the funeral is set for monday morning in livermore. the shooting is as yet unsolved. >>> potential new trouble for santa clara county sheriff lori smith. a civil rights investigation will look into allegations of mismanagement and misconduct at county jail facilities. smith is facing grand jury allegations of corruption in connection with granting concealed weapons permits for campaign donations.

limited visibility in the bay area right now, santa rosa at 3 miles, napa at 4 miles and parts of hayward and livermore. we will be seeing early patchy fog linger until about the first half of the day. then we'll get some clearing and a mix of sun and clouds. it's 47 degrees in san jose. we'll start to bump up into the 50s. yesterday we did manage to hit some mid 60s. today we're going to top out in the low 60s for the interior valleys and upper 50s heading into the weekend. we're going to remain dry. coming up in my full forecast i'll give you a closer look at your allergy report and also your air concerns. >>> big changes coming to one popular app. ahead a look at snapchat and the features that could fine tune your conversation. >>> plus, some good news for flyers on one airline especially if they've been forced to cancel flights due to the pandemic. the decision that may have just bought you a little time. >>> looking live at the bay bridge toll plaza, mike is out this morning but vianey is watching the roadways for you. fireman if you're hungry and you want a great deal, the super sla

pretty easy now off the nimitz freeway 880 through hayward. getting on the bridge, it will take 13 minutes to get across the span onto 101. 101 through peninsula, checking in problem free this morning. >> thank you, g. >>> scientists looking into space x-rays now have new tech to aid in the study. nasa launched a sounding rocket from a facility in virginia early yesterday. the rocket is carrying an experiment which will study the origin of soft x-rays which hurdle toward earth on a daily basis. soft x-rays haven't harmful but can disturb radio communications and gps systems. >>> next, bay area students facing new changes on campus as they return from how districts are working to keep them safe. >>> four words, see you in dallas. how the 49ers clinched their spot in the playoffs. >>> streaming today, covid-19 testing scams on the rise. the warning from the better business bureau coming up at 8:15. in our medical monday segment at 8:30, a local doctor explains differs between rapid and pcr covid tests. watch at kpix.com or the kpix app. we are o

in hayward, classrooms will be open after students went remote for a week. they kept joining us. i'm ama daetz. reporter: here we all are living in the state of california, but what is happening in each school district varies. we have a situation in oakland we could see a thousand students and teachers walk out tomorrow. kids south of there are are going back to school. >> we will be excited to have students back. reporter: optimism as the district goes back to in person learning tuesday after a week a virtual learning. the move was made after 700 students and 112 teachers tested positive for covid first week back from break. >> our closure was not related to the number of student cases, it was specifically about how overwhelmed our testing sites became. and our staffing shortage. reporter: hayward unified had 81 classrooms without teachers when the decision to go virtual was made. as of late monday night, 33 classrooms are in that category and will have substitutes or administrators. covid tests have been given to staff, and sent to all students. in oakland, a different story. >

visibility is down to 0.3 of a mile but it's the hayward reading that really stands out. temperatures are relatively comfortable with mid to upper 40s. petaluma you are down to 39. most places are in the 40s. we've got a nice set up. we'll be back in the mid 60s for most locations. once the clouds burn off, fog goes away by late morning. early afternoon, it's a clearer sky and it is warm, relatively speaking for this time of year. low to mid 60s, upper 50s for the heart of the bay. north bay, we will see temperatures well into the mid 60s. friday gets more interesting. we can use the map we usually only show for fall which is offshore wind season but we are going to have offshore wind event friday. you see how the colors picked up. this is going offshore. it does get windy in the mountains tonight but that's the mountains. we don't notice it at the elevations where the overwhelming majority of us live until friday. maybe 20 to 30-mile an hour gusts. the main thing that does is guarantees we won't have fog. it will be 63 in san francisco friday, not 6. that will be fixed s

good morning oakland, hayward. i know jobina was talking about her drive this morning from the east bay. we have thick fog right now, down 2.25 miles. a similar story in novato, petaluma. a dense fog advisory is in effect for the north bay valleys and around the bay shoreline until 10 a.m. this morning because that fog is going to be slow to clear over the next couple of hours. most of us waking up into the 40's, so certainly a chill out there as you wake up to pray skies. -- gray skies. it was probably mid day that we see most of those fogs clear out. 62 in the city today, 63 in oakland, 66 in santa rosa. overnight tonight, i do not think the fog will be as widespread because the wind will pick up in the hills overnight tonight. it will help scour out any low clouds. patchy fog here and there, but i don't think it will be as widespread as what we are dealing with right now. here's the accuweather 7 day forecast. a dense fog visor until 10 a.m. we warm up as we head towards friday with 70. the week and is looking n

. >> this is the hayward testing site. the line from last week, long line of cars. on the right, the line from today. there weren't as many cars waiting in line. >>> all right, we are three weeks into the new year and some teachers and students are still taking part in those sickouts. in oakland, so many teachers called out sick that the district had to cancel in-person classes at three schools. here's why some student teachers actually want to go back to zoom school. >> reporter: this morning in hayward, school was back in session after the omicron surge forced the district to switch to virtual learning last week. this crossing guard greeted families on their way to the elementary. >> i know, i know, i miss you. >> reporter: parents tell us their children miss socializing in the classroom. >> they're happy to be back, and so are we, we want them to be able to learn. >> reporter: over in oakland, a group of teachers and students continued to take part in a sickout, forcing the district to shut down three schools. including bridges academy. >> i don't know what's goi

hayward 59. vallejo 58. around the peninsula expect upper 50s. san mateo 57. if you're heading to the city today, also upper 50s and it will be a little slower to clear when it comes to the high clouds. hazy sunshine for the afternoon, 62 degrees in santa rosa. 59 for novato. 60 degrees in sonoma. i'll talk about your extended out look in my full forecast. first let's check in with mike. >> all right, light traffic flow as it has been all week, as it has been for weeks. we're looking out to fog is the issue that vianey has been talking about. the north bay in novato to santa rosa, across highway 37 into vallejo, that's the highlighted yellow. rio vista, anything north of the delta and the waterways. the bay bridge is also clear. the yellow highlighting moving over towards castro valley, dublin, pleasanton. slowing as folks are heading down towards sunol. that fog is likely a factor. union city over on the left, that has cleared the area. this is our dublin camera. we talked about the fog moving around. getting a little tougher to see our roadway. on the roadwa

bishop of dead -- bishop oh hayward unified is doing remote learning this week. governor newsom signed executive order to keep schools open for in-person learning. j.r. stone explains part of the pump -- plan is reliant on retired teachers one to come back buried reporter: california governor add-in -- addressing the pressing issue. that of school absences. in announced executive order to deal with short-term staffing at schools across the state. >> top priority for us. to keep these schools open. reporter: konta county -- contra costa county superintendent touch about the order. >> this will allow us to extend the amount time people can stay in the classroom. it will allow some flexibility in getting people. it will allow for retirees to be able to sub longer. that's fantastic. reporter: with hundreds of teachers and instructors out with covid related absences, hayward unified has opted to go against state and county guidance by moving to distance learning. oakland school for the arts closed for a week due to staffing problems. san mateo union high school distri

casey hayward on the coverage. >> cris: you have to be careful with casey hayward. that guy has seen a whole bunch on the outside. look at him looking back in at herbert. he saw that short drop. he broke before the receiver did. if he had broken inside guyton on that one, who knows. >> al: third down and six. 4:40 on the clock. herbert deep down the sideline and williams cannot haul it in. now you got fourth and six. do you bring in your field goal unit? the line of scrimmage is the 23. so you're looking at a 41-yard attempt for dustin hopkins who was picked up mid season. talk about all of the kicking woes and how many games the chargers have blown through the years, because they couldn't find a kicker. this guy has been good. can he extend the game? from 41. we ain't done yet! oh, man! >> cris: you cover field goals with -- in your place. >> al: hey. this is why we love this game. i got to tell you, man. stuff like this. >> cris: oh, wow. >> al: you can't make this up. >> cris: you're talking about a season of pressure on that kick. i mean, think about how hard it

southbound 6.80, northwest winton avenue and hayward. so we're starting to see those we were seeing line up just a bit traveling into the city of mesa, fremont street exit. 11 minutes for your drive time there heading across towards the peninsula at about 13 minutes. 92 westbound as you're traveling out of richmond across towards sandra fell a little under 9 minutes. tara, back to you. thank you, ray 8.32, in the east bay. alameda county sheriffs are looking for a man who tried to steal a van. >> from in the driveway of a castro valley home. and we have a look at the home has surveillance video kron four's to live. a second has more. >> home surveillance video caught this man red-handed trying to steal this van from a neighbor's driveway in castro valley near santa maria avenue daisy who didn't want to reveal her identity or show her face out of fear says it was disturbing watching someone go after her family's belongings. it was. >> kind of scary because it's like somebody coming to our house and inviting our privacy, our belongings and

hayward 60 degrees. san mateo 58 degrees, redwood city 59. we'll get breezy at times up through the north bay. santa rosa 50 degrees. we're expecting to see winds kick up heading into this evening and the mountain areas. the green speed sensor is on. the traffic map means we have no big delays, which is fantastic news. east bay drive times from 580 to vargas road. 580 to 880 about two minutes. i'll send it back to you. >>> working from home is here to stay for some bay area workers. next on "today in the bay," we're going to take a look at the impact this could have on the local san francisco economy. >>> indeed we have news of another san francisco office shutting down. >>> if you live in the south bay, you might be entitled to part of nearly half a million dollars in unclaimed cash. the list you're going to want to see and how you can get your hands on it right now. all the information is on nbcbayarea.com. >>> starting out in the 40s. take a look at the san jose temperature trend into the first half of our day. we'll start to notice peeks

a mural in hayward that has been targeted by thieves was repaired and dedicated this afternoon. andrewjkahn knight says people keep stealing the giant butterflies that are bolted to the mural on tennison road. the mural called freedom from borders, depicts the migration of the monarch butterfly between the us and mexico. knight who was a hayward native, says he feels a responsibility to fix up the mural after the theft of several large butterfly panels. to see something happen to evangelized . yeah it's really hard on the heart. it really it really hurts because. you know, i know people enjoy it, and it becomes their mural. people in this neighborhood. see it every day. more more than so that i do. knight who grew up in the neighborhood, dedicated that mural today to his mother, who passed away at the age of 90 earlier this month. he said she always encouraged his art. well the rose parade makes a comeback tomorrow. how some enthusiastic fans are already making sure they have a prime viewing spots along the route. and it's one of the most anticipated electronic shows. but how co

check out hayward at sky west golf course. left is line from last week. the right, the line today. not bad. you can see not nearly as many cars waiting in line. >>> tonight stanford is getting pushback about its covid mandate, requiring all students and staff get booster shot. 1,600 people signed a petition asking the university to drop that mandate. the author is a stanford ph.d. candidate. said it's not being antibooster or antivax but being in support of autonomy and choice. requires proof of booster by january 31st. does include exemptions for medical or religious reasons. university adds it's intended to support sustained immunity and is consistent with the advice of the community and federal health leaders. >>> oakland students and teachers skipped class to demand better precautions for covid. district said it's trying to meet the demands and says the teachers sickout forced cancellations impacting hundreds of students. there's no plan to make up for the learning loss. >>> the mom accused of drunken sex parties for teenagers heard from people in court. faces 39 charges, inclu

for public schools in hayward. it's back to the future. every public school is closed this week in favor of remote learning because of covid and hayward high school. one math teacher says more than half her class was absent last week. teachers are out sick or their children are sick, and there's no subs. they're out sick at the urging of many parents and teachers. the hayward unified school board made the controversial decision last friday. to institute in person learning only at least for this week. the district says it doesn't have the staff to cover dozens of classrooms because 365 teachers called in sick last week we had a shortage in the number of staff we had available at our schools in order to be able to maintain that type of safety that we'd like to maintain. what is the threshold ? what is the breaking point for saying, okay, this is not quality instructions, but it shutting down in personal learning. the school district could lose an estimated $2.5 million a day in average daily attendance funds from the state. the alameda count

uh we're taking under the under consideration that hayward gets hit different. in this pandemic out of all of alameda county, hayward has continuously been in the high numbers. last week, 98 teachers and the hayward school district tested positive for the virus. still the alameda county office of education has advised the district to keep schools open with safety measures in place. thousands of empty boxes littered across the train tracks in southern california health thieves are finding a new way to steal merchandise and where the railroad is pointing blame next. and a somber goodbye for a slain sheriff's recruit at 10 30 top alameda county sheriff's officials paid tribute to david wynn plus i know that with every act of cruelty, there's a million acts of kindness and i just want her to look at it has happened again. a french bulldog stolen in the bay area this time at gunpoint. hear from the distraught owner investigating aa stolen french bulldog. this time the dog was taken at gunpoint in oakland. in the adam's point neighborhood, ktvu elissa harrington spoke

we are talking about minor delay at the hayward station in both directions. the bay bridge toll plaza is open, no metering lights just yet. very easy drive across this span. >>> happening now, the hydroelectric power plant at lake oroville is finally generating power again. during the height of the drought last august, state water leaders ordered it shut down. last month, lake water level was nearly 90 feet, allowing the plant to resume operations. >>> the nfl is questioning if the super bowl should be held in los angeles. next on "today in the bay," the backup plan the league is creating now that we're a month away from the big games. >>> also at 6:00, returning to distance learning, the east bay school making the switch back and the reason another district is shutting down just ahead of the weekend. >>> information gathered from 13 overdoses and nine fatalities led investigators to arizona, oregon and california. >> we can't give anyone's live back, but we do hope this will at least bring some closure. >> police say they seized 100,000 counterfeit pills jus

in hayward, classrooms will be open after students went remote for a week. they kept joining us. i'm ama daetz. reporter: here we all are living in the state of california, but what is happening in each school district varies. we have a situation in oakland we could see a thousand students and teachers walk out tomorrow. kids south of there are are going back to school. >> we will be excited to have students back. reporter: optimism as the district goes back to in person learning tuesday after a week a virtual learning. the move was made after 700 students and 112 teachers tested positive for covid first week back from break. >> our closure was not related to the number of student cases, it was specifically about how overwhelmed our testing sites became. and our staffing shortage. reporter: hayward unified had 81 classrooms without teachers when the decision to go virtual was made. as of late monday night, 33 classrooms are in that category and will have substitutes or administrators. covid tests have been given to staff, and sent to all students. in oakland, a different story. >

chopper 5 spotted short lines at sites in hayward and san mateo, and that appears to coincide with the states test positivity rate, which is slowly creeping down from last week's peak of 23.1%. the 7 dana case average also appears to be plummeting, but health experts warn with hospitals is still strained and young kids unvaccinated, it is not the time to let our guard down. >> it is anyone's guess whether or not we will see a new variant, later in the year. the main advice is to immunize as many people in the child's life as possible, and build a wall of immunity around it. >>> after months of delays, a key vote in the a's plans to build their new ballpark at the port of oakland. the team will prevent the final environment of impact report to the planning commission. if they sign off, goes to the city council for consideration. however, a lot of people in the community feel it is anything but a done deal. group opposing the project just released a poll. it asked hundreds of people how they felt about the deal requiring the city to fund $350 million in improvements around the site. 46%

for public schools in hayward. it's back to the future . every public school is closed this week in favor of remote learning because of covid and hayward high school. one math teacher says more than half her class was absent last week. teachers are out sick or their children are sick, and there's no subs. they're out sick at the urging of many parents and teachers. the hayward unified school board made the controversial decision last friday. to institute in person learning only at least for this week. the district says it doesn't have the staff to cover dozens of classrooms because 365 teachers called in sick last week we had a shortage in the number of staff we had available at our schools in order to be able to maintain that type of safety that we'd like to maintain. what is the threshold ? what is the breaking point for saying, okay, this is not quality instructions, but in shutting down in personal learning, the school district could lose an estimated $2.5 million a day in average daily attendance funds from the state. the alameda count

the hayward unified school district is going remote for one week. as i just mentioned, the vote for that came down thursday night after 100, 17 staff members tested positive for covid-19 in just a few days. kron four's camila barco has details. >> just this week alone, more than 500 students in the hayward unified school district tested positive for covid. but the bigger problem for the district is its employees who have either been sick in quarantine or have not shown up for work. the district has become so understaffed and it's forced them to move to online the issue was not about transmission. >> in school, it was about our ability to maintain a safe environment in our schools. and given just the number of staff. but we have out at this time in the past week, 117, hey, we're unified school district employees. >> have tested positive for covid and each day the district has had more than 300 employees. the absent for work. you cannot >> operate school safely with this level of staffing is put in incredible strain. i'm our operations and particularl

bishop of dead -- bishop oh hayward unified is doing remote learning this week. governor newsom signed executive order to keep schools open for in-person learning. j.r. stone explains part of the pump -- plan is reliant on retired teachers one to come back buried reporter: california governor add-in -- addressing the pressing issue. that of school absences. in announced executive order to deal with short-term staffing at schools across the state. >> top priority for us. to keep these schools open. reporter: konta county -- contra costa county superintendent touch about the order. >> this will allow us to extend the amount time people can stay in the classroom. it will allow some flexibility in getting people. it will allow for retirees to be able to sub longer. that's fantastic. reporter: with hundreds of teachers and instructors out with covid related absences, hayward unified has opted to go against state and county guidance by moving to distance learning. oakland school for the arts closed for a week due to staffing problems. san mateo union high school distri