the united states has suffered as much or worse than anyone. >> we'll see it go right back down a little bit before it starts to go back up again. especially as we start letting adolescents into school. >> as children get ready for school, a new warning about another possible surge of the coronavirus. good afternoon. thank you for joining us. >> the number of covid-19 cases is rising. in the u.s., there are more than 4.7 million positive cases. the bay area add 853 new cases since yesterday, bringing the total to 58,000. in california, reporting more than 524,000 positive cases. and those california positive cases you just saw are actually underreported. the state says there is a glitch in the state's laboratory reporting system. they're working on a fix but santa clara public health officer sarah cody says this is

a serious issue. >> i would say we're back to feeling blind. we don't know how it is trending. this doesn't allow us to know where the epidemic is heading, how fast it is growing or not. >> she says what she is sure of, more people under 35 are becoming infected. the rate the latin x community. >> the big question, when will he we get a vaccine? it could be months or more than a year away. in that time more surges are expected. a top ucsf epidemiologist says california should brace for what he is calling a third wave. live with the details. >> reporter: hi, dr. rirthford

was very blunt today. he said in his words, it is almost inevitable we will see a third wave before any vaccine. a vaccine we'll be lucky to see by the end of the year. >> brace for yet another wave of coronavirus. that's the message. >> i don't think we'll get back to a true baseline before we see a third wave. we're really at the end of a second wave. we'll see it go back down a little bit before it goes back up again. >> some say california hasn't made it out of the first wave. he said he she's these as waves and it is inevitable we'll see a third one. >> especially as we start letting adolescents into school. i think we'll see bounces. there are more than 100 vaccines being worked on in the world.

it is hard to say when any will be ready. they're just now entering into phase three trials. >> depending on how fast they can enroll, and the frequency in the communities where those participant reside and circulate, those will all determine how soon we know what vaccine protects humans from infection or disease. >> reporter: dr. fauci said a vaccine could come by the end of the year. he believes that is best case scenario. >> i don't want to be unreasonably optimistic but they're certainly on the optimistic end of the spectrum. that everything will go right. >> reporter: the worst case scenario, 2022. >> i think it will be sooner than that. it is easy to say let's split the difference between the optimism and the trial. >> reporter: and who will be the

first to get the vaccine if it does to go medical and other workers, that's still about 12 million people. so the doctor was saying, there will still be prioritization even within that. it is a complicated process. abc7 news. >> thank you. if it's 2222, that will feel -- if it's 2022, it will be an eternity. >> looking at the odds that covid-19 is present at any particular event. for example, let's say an event with ten people in marin county, it comes with a 43% risk of being attended by somebody who has covid. inial need, a it is only 14%. a bill designed to keep california workers safe from covid-19 is moving through legislature. a group from san bernardino would require employers to notify workers within 24 hours. someone with a confirmed case

has been at the work site. that includes co-workers. would it require that cases and any virus related deaths be referred to cal osha and public health officials. >> work places are ground zero for covid-19 outbreaks. essential workers are risking their lives and the lives of their loved ones whenever they go to work. all of our workers deserve to be protected. >> reyes' bill has the support of leaders from the united food and commercial workers' international union who say without it, no workplace is safe. and health care workers in the bay area and nationwide held a day of action aimed at fighting covid-19. this demonstration at kaiser santa clara was one of more than 200 that took place today. nurses, respiratory therapists, other workers are calling on infection control practices. democrats and republicans are in a stalemate over another

coronavirus economic relief package. members of california's congressional delegation today urged the senate to approve their plan to restore the 600 in unemployment benefits to millions of americans including more than 3.5 million californians. a pretty sad commentary for the senate leader in the united states of america. to sit on a bill and say whatever this president wants, i want. >> today president trump said he supports it as long as they're not done in such a way that would disincentivize people from going back to work. u.s. cruise operations are suspended until at least october 31. it is set to expire in september. you'll recall a coronavirus outbreak that sickened hundreds

of passengers in the port of oakland in march. a long list of challenges, but for those deaf or struggling with hearing loss, those challenges are often mupd. >> more often than not, i'm asking a lot of people to repeat themselves. >> kate from pacifica never imagined how challenging and exhausting the pandemic could be. >> it's a lot of listening every. and at the end of the day, i'll tired. >> she is a clinical you had a yol gist and has hearing loss herself. she wears a hearing aid and often reads people's lips but that's impossible with everyone required to wear a mask. >> to cover a mouth with a mask, that muffles our speech a lot. >> she treats patients at the hearing and speech central in san francisco. a nonprofit helping the deaf and those with hearing loss navigate

things like zoom meetings which can be incredibly frustrating. >> especially if there is a lot of people on a call. you can't find the person that's talking so you can see their face. you're not able to understand and follow along. so people are feeling isolated. >> zoom did you have offer captioning but several apps do and can transcribe what is being offered. >> a big hearing change are these masks with the see-through panel making lip reading a lot easier. but even these are not perfect. >> they're fogging up. yes that happens quite often. >> there it goes. i think it went on the floor. >> reporter: abc news technical operations manager is charged with wearing a mask and a hearing aid. extenders like this can help a lot. >> you put it on like this. and it goes on the bottom. and it doesn't go over the ears. >> reporter: experts recommend insuring your hearing aids. they can be pricey to replace

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all this week we're focusing on what back to school will look like for parents, teachers, as well as students. the switch to distance learning last spring canceled a lot of school year activities for high schoolers. now with a new school year also starting online, students are dealing with more lost events and the prospect of an entire year, perhaps, of classes

online. lyanne shows us what one district is doing to improve virtual education. >> reporter: high school holds a special place in life. the teenage years. it's about back to school night, rallies and homecoming. at least for the first part of this year, all of that will be missing for isabella. she's an incoming freshman at mt. pleasant high school in san jose. >> i feel for her. the whole first year freshman high school experience. >> instead, she'll spend the first year the same way she spent her summer. in her room taking classes on zoom. >> online, it's harder. you just sit there and look at the computer. she got a taste of what high school will be like in this accelerated math class. katherine teaches it from her

classroom so she can use the white board which is mirrored on her computer screen. she's also adjusting to virtual learning. >> just an empty room. it is awkward talking to a computer screen. >> reporter: students are not required to have their cruise missile to ensure privacy at home. >> i need to make sure you're copying your notes. the visual cues i have during class. i don't have them here. it's something i'm struggling with. >> reporter: instead, she's had success using zoom features to connection to students. >> they have little icons, i don't get it, go faster or slower, raise your hand. >> reporter: it is part of the high school district which serves a large portion of san jose. with 22,000 students, it's the largest high school district in northern california. administrators made the decision in late june to start with distance learning. >> we had the highest zip codes

with the highest cases and having the safety of our staff, students and families. this is our number one priority. it changed from a blocked schedule. on each subject like before, students will have four days of instruction. >> the wednesday will be opportunities for counsellors to meet with students around college applications, financial aid, any maehl needs they may have. students will have the next bill to sit through or work on their own. >> they can leave and come back in at the end of the meeting for a check in and ask for help. >> what i would like to do is a flipped model where i record my lessons and they can watch it and pause as needed.

then during our class time is more like office hours. i help them with home work. if they have any questions, i can clarify then. >> reporter: the district plans to bring small groups of students back when santa clara county is off the watch list. they will have the same block schedule for distance learning for skings. mt. pleasant is getting classes ready for that possible. >> this classroom is set to maintain six feet social distancing. so you will see that we have a desk for our student to sit at a chair. then two desks in between to make sure of the buffer and then another desk, et cetera. >> reporter: high school in san francisco will start virtually. the first month of classes will be dedicated to helping students and teeflers get acquainted with distance learning before more intense work begins. rollin will be a first year teacher. he took courses offered by the district over the summer to improve his teaching skills.

>> i've made my classes more inactive. you have to be more intentional. you can't walk over to a student but you can still engage with that student. >> reporter: as far as sports, the california interscholastic federation allowed teams on train in small groups. as cases rose, it decided to delay all fall supports like football and volleyball until december. luis already had his junior season of baseball canceled at bellerman college preparetory. >> senior year, you tend to have all your activities and stuff. it tends to be typically your most fun year. instead, it would all have to be done through a screen. >> reporter: abc7 news. and coming up at 4:30, lyanne will continue the covering about what high schools are doing to keep students

motivated this year. it is part of our building a better bay area education week. that's coming up at 4:30. >> the warm-up is coming our way but it does feel a bit winter-like. i'm really enjoying this. let's look at how much cooler it is. you can see 14 degrees cooler in fairfield. 11 degrees cooler in concord. and it is really windy. we have gusts to 31-mile-per-hour in san francisco. pretty gusty, pretty windy and pretty chilly. 71, san jose.

81 in gilroy. that's mild. 63 at half moon bay. looking northward. mid 70s at petaluma. fairfield, concord, only 71. livermore, one of our warm spots. only 66 degrees right now. and these are our forecast features. it will be cloudy, dafr and breezy. the warming trend begins tomorrow. and the seasonal warmth will develop over the weekend. it will arrive by the weekend. it will be spotty and drizzle or light rain right through the commuting hours tomorrow morning. then it will dry out with a chance of drizzle returning tomorrow evening. overnight lows will be mainly in the upper 50s once again with again spotty drizzle. mainly sunny skies inland with

highs ranging from low 60s at the coast to low to mid 70s along the bay shoreline. livermore, 86, concord, 80 at napa, 86 at santa rosa. that's quite a jump upward from the temperature readings today. friday it gets to more seasonal levels approaching 90 degrees inland. we'll see continuing warming trend, i should say. once again, gradual warming the next two days and then some spots inland. then temperature rates will moderate to mild and warm temperatures early next week. looking at the way the bay area weather often looks. changeable. >> do you feel better now? knowing what's coming? >> look at him.

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google engineer. they've been working on a timely project, an app to allow teeflers to give inactive quizes to students taking classes online. >> this has become kind of the only means of interaction between teachers and students so we're hoping to have a positive impact. >> google turned not surprisingly to an algorithm to make sure these interns did not lose out on making valuable connections. >> it is called a coffee ninja. it will allow having coffee with people you would engage with normally. >> what do you think is a good goal? google looks at it as a way to hire. one person who was hired ten years ago is now a google vice president. >> we're expecting them to come in and do what we might expect

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i do not think going back to

school is a safe option. >> i don't want to risk getting my friends, teachers and others sick. >> i do not want to go back to school in the fall. >> i would like to go back to school this fall. >> i would love to go back to school this year. >> i miss the normal high school experience. >> i home it will be as close to normal as possible. >> eight different students. eight different expectations for fall. abc7 is committed to building a better bay area. this week we are focusing on education and what back to school will look like for parents and students this fall. hello. we're going to spend the next half-hour talking about middle and high school students, keeping them motivated for distance learning. now, zooming in today we have lee, head of school at the nueva school, with ed source, dr. hillary, a clinical

psychologist, and beth, california education commission. thank you to all of you. now, i just ran across an opinion poll conducted by reuters that found that only 1 in 4 americans thought it was safe to reopen schools. the survey was conducted sometime in mid july here in the san francisco bay area. we have decided, of course, districts have decided to start the fall with distance lerns. but there is one private high school in san mateo county which in july, did a little experiment they did a little practie run to see how students would do with hybrid learning. lee, we want to talk to you, of course, as head of the school. we're curious, we're dying tonight how it went. you had two groups so take it from here. and we have pictures, by the way. >> it's really quite

interesting. and i appreciate the opportunity to talk about it. most schools in the county will start in a remote district. i think everybody, everything that we hear about this virus, the severity and the impact, indicates that there are going to be ebbs and flows for several months, if not more. and that schools in particular, the implications of schools and universities, is that we might need to be fluid in our thinking. so even though we might be beginning the school 84 off campus, we know we'll have to start on campus at some point. we did a pilot program in high school. a pilot program in middle school. we asked for volunteers, we asked for their permission, their parents' permission, and we brought them in on a small scale. and we attempted to achieve simultaneous learning. that's when you have some kids in the classroom.

some kids at home. potentially some kids even on campus in a different location and a teacher, the adults trying to juggle all the different modes of learning. it involves a lot of preparation. a lot of technological resources and teacher training. but it works. it was challenging but it works. it was exciting to see we could achieve it. >> and we understand some thought it was worth it. they liked the inaction with the teachers and other students. others not so much. they didn't like the distancing. tell me about that. >> i think there was some discomfort. some of the things felt a little artificial compared to the usual schooling experience but actually, talking to everybody, hearing from them, it seemed

very unanimous that they got used to it very quickly. the lining up, the hand washing, the sanitizing, they quickly got to the business of learning. what we heard was people were so positive to actually have this opportunity to be back on campus, to actually have in-person collaboration, to engage in educational discourse. and people loved it. i think most if not all felt good about if we have the chance to do this. we're going to try to pull it off as best we can. >> let's make it clear in the fall, you will start online. now, many kids who did online learning in the spring were psychologically affected. some even said they felt lonely. how do i make it better for my child? >> just asking the question is so important. we have to be mindful and aware

this will have a psychological impact on our kids. so what to expect, about how they're feeling as the peloproc along, to back that up before distance learning starts again in the school year, sitting down with your children and saying here are the good things and here are the things that might be difficult. it might feel difficult or lonely. let's keep an open dialogue so we can process those feelings and bring in resources, whether that means a friend, via the phone or zoom or a professional resource like a therapist if depression and ang side and feeling of isolation escalate. so the key is to have a in i had ongoing escalation. >> some students don't like to talk about it. what can they do to feel more comfortable with the jn line process? let's say at home.

>> i think that's a good point. i want to add to this. spshly with kids in the age range we're talking about now, kids will say, i'm fine. i don't want to talk about it. so putting out ideas. you may have feelings. this may be dill. and getting them to agree what you say is important. we want to give them a narrative that they can have in their back pocket in f the feelings come up. to the extent you can personalize the space you'll be in, it is really important to create a comfortable space, to have pillows and things that are inspiring, or feel connected to friends, or good experiences, et cetera, is really important. taking a very deliberate approach to setting up your learning space to playing it feel inviting, positive, et cetera. it is really important. >> with that said, i heard some people say, they tell their child, you have to wake up at the regular school time. meaning, if they are in school from 8:30 to 2:30, then you wake

up early and complete all the work, the assignments by that time. so don't let them sleep until 11:30 in the morning. >> i think, unfortunately, i think scheduling is still really important. to maintain a routine will keep the kids feeling contained and grounded. even though they'll protest agency an opportunity to break the rules, i would keep them to a study. studies show they do better when boundaries is set. even if they don't like it, i would keep a schedule much like what it looked like when they were in school. >> good advice. we want to you join in the conversation. so to go facebook or youtube to weigh in and interact in today's virtual town hall. we're taking a break on joint pain, swelling, tenderness. my psoriasis. cosentyx works on all of this.

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i'm hoping the school year will be a lot less stressful and teeflers welcome a bit more understanding about students' experiences with online learning and their family situations while at home. >> i feel as though social distance learning is a positive experience that we can all benefit from. >> i think that going to school in person is much more beneficial than doing distance learning. >> i would like to go back to the classroom. i could meet my new teachers and

do hands-on activities. >> welcome back. there is some great, there are some great resources out there for parents. as i was pointing out before, follow education and khost on a regular basis. you told me there areal, many, many resources for parents. in fact, sometimes too many. do you have any in particular besides ed source? >> well, i think grade schools are born right here in oakland. and as you mentioned, so many different resources. and really, it depends on the age group. this is not an issue for parents. this is an issue for the kids in terms of the resources. i think as we were saying

earlier, when we talked earlier that really, it will be super important for parents to be in contact with the teachers. without interfering, you have to give your kids some space to get used to this. i think you don't want to be surprised at the end of the semester. one of the things, particularly for high school students last spring. when there was the online learning. it didn't go so well. the stakes were relatively low. because high school, the seniors already got the college admissions. the applications in and there were no real grades, pass or not pass, credit or no credit. but now schools will have to grade the kids. so particularly at the high school level, the stakes are higher. this time around thank they were in the spring. >> and we'll talk more about that. i do want to ask beth from the california pta.

these are things you don't think about. one thing you were suggesting. parents, what they can do now is to make sure that you have good connectivity. that you have all the ducks in order to go online and be prepared in the fall. >> absolutely. all students will have to have access to a computer or a tab 11 and certainly there will need to be flexibility in timing. that works for families with multiple children and adults working from home. so we think input will be really important to obtain from local families. we're calling for clear and frequent communication. ptas always served as a vital connection between schools, counts and the community. and went they're looking for the latest information and we want to provide it and service as a resource. and we want to make sure the health of students and staff, physical and mental, is

addressed while still considering guidance from health experts. >> let's talk about the teachers. what can schools do to keep teachers from feeling too stressed out, because now they are doing everything online. they're not familiar with it. so what are you doing to keep everybody sort of calm? >> i think it is a really good question. it goes back to what lewis was saying. it is uncharted territory. bits the kids but we can't forget about the essential workers. they're the unsung heroes through all of this. what schools can do is provide an extra level of support to stay open with communication. be honest and transparent with what is being made and why. are there little things they can do to take some certain little responsibiliti

responsibilities, to provide a little extra buffer time between classes. things of that name. every school has its own set of resources and it is important to just make sure that we steward these teachers through this uncharted water. >> in the spring we saw many schools document a policy of credit/no credit. that was very controversial. a lot of them didn't lying it. will we see this again? will it happen again? >> that i do not know. i saw a lot of districts do a lot of things and i think part of the anxiety was not being able to know what to expect. so if it can be provided early on and people know the expectations, then everybody knows what will happen in the

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even the best teachers can't give their kids the same benefit. >> i'm not feeling great about distance learning. it is so hard to stay motivaed and focused. >> i'll miss out on all the activities that seniors get to participate in. i hope i can do those once in a lifetime things. >> what is in store for seniors and jr.s. they have s.a.t. students said their kids were very concerned last year. >> more and more universities are becoming test optional so that alleviates it a bit. but it is an issue. we are still going to be, our kids will be taking the s.a.t.s and the a.c.t.s. we are just working with them to

try to get as much opportunity to do these as best as possible. it is difficult. the universities have been fairly good about understanding it. >> parents form these small groups and they hire tutors. again, another controversial issue. you're hearing that from both sides. >> absolutely. the learning pods, this is where parents organize their own groups of students. what are you hearing from both sides? >> some people think this is way to go. on the other hand, it means that families that don't have the resources won't be able to set up these learning pods. so that will contribute to this, to these divides and potentially

contribute to greater achievement gaps. we're really trying to close the gaps. so some school districts like san francisco are form go their own kinds of pods and others are looking temperature, where they can bring smaller groups of students to school. they have to see whether it is possible in terms of the social distancing issues and the guidelines. so some school districts are talking about arranging for kids to meet in community centers, libraries and so on. but really, that's the goal. to see, can we get help to smaller groups of students. >> that's right. at what point do we say, enough is enough. these kids have to be together psychlyly, it is better for them. at what point do we go back to hybrid learning? >> yeah. that's the million-dollar question. it is so difficult to weigh the health concerns and the risks involved. with the psychological factors

that we can no longer say are temporary or part time. it does matter that they're not together and not having anything inactive. energy-filled experience. i would love to see more and more thought into what lewis was just talking about, figuring out the opportunities for even small group pods to be in learning environments together. so there's still an opportunity for social, emotional experiences, and to mobilize the energy from being together. >> so say we're giving schools the green light to reopen safely and smart. how do you reassure paramount and teachers and students that it's safe? i'll just throw that out there. >> it will be really tough.

some parents are really eager to get the kids back to school. everybody wants the kids back in school. i take that as a given. but people will have different sensitivities, do they have the resources to keep kids at home? before this thing before the latest restrictions on schools, they found about a third of parents varied by district did not want their kids to go back to school. and so much will depend on where the pandemic is at that point. right now it is very scary. the pandemic is expanding. some good news the last week or so in california. so hopefully that will continue. we don't know where things will be in november, december. when decisions will have to be made for the next year. >> i hear a lot of parents and teachers say, as long as they have a lot of ppe, i'll be okay

with that. we'll take a break on air. the conversation continues on our live streams including facebook live right now. >> i hope the school year will mostly be we get to go back to the classrooms. in reality, we would most likely be a minor. >> i home the school year will be as normal as it could possibly be, including involvement with extracurricular activities, as well as the online learning environment. i hope we can return to normalcy. >> i hope to go back into class and learn physically. >> i miss

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