up a classroom in his own backyard. chin chilled air today. warmth is in our future. i'll have the forecast coming up. abc 7 news at 11:00 starts right now. building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. i'm not trying to break a union. all i want to do is keep my kids safe and kate them. >> a silicon valley investor is facing backlash tonight over his plans to start a microschool in his backyard. the job promises potential teachers it will, quote, beat whatever they are getting paid. >> microschools or pandemic pods are one solution parents are turning to with so much uncertainty heading into the new school year. that's why all this week, abc 7 is focussing on what back to school will look like for parents, teachers and, of course, students. but as abc 7 news reporter shows us, the bay area father is trying to take the criticism in stride. >> reporter: posted on sunday and still making rounds, tweeting, look for the best fourth to sixth grade teacher in

the bay area who wants a one-year contract that will beat whatever they are getting paid to teach two to seven students in my backyard. >> we'll pay whatever the best rate that person could get and maybe even a little more. we'll give them benefits and days off and we're all in this together. >> reporter: but many on twitter say that togetherness is lost in the very idea of microschooling. peter, for one, posting, this is wrong on so many levels. it reek of racist, classism, entitlement. >> i understand this is a privilege i have. i'm a product of the public school system in brooklyn. >> reporter: he offer full scholarships for students based on merit. in an earlier interview he explains he's looking to employ someone currently out of work because of covid-19 to not take away from the local school system. longtime south bay teacher florence mcclure created a twitter account for the sole purpose of responding. recently laid off, she tweeted, i am a teacher in the bay area. i am interested. >> didn't have the number, so

myself and another middle schoolteacher was just let go last wednesday. >> reporter: beyond stability she says her main concern is the students. she says learning pods off aa l >> something you can look forward to in-person and yet still have inactive. >> reporter: telling her, i loath this tweet, but at the same time empathize with you. she continued, if i was an uber rich person, i'd probably want the best for my kid no matter the cost. he is also offer a $2,000 uber eats gift card to anyone who refers the person hired. abc 7 news. all this week, abc 7 is focussing on what back to school will look like for parents, teachers and students. coming up, closing the digitity divide for students. why it's going to take more than just handing out laptops. what could classrooms and campuses look like during the coronavirus pandemic? we've put together an inactive

guide on our website answering that question. you'll find it on abc 7 news.com. new at 11:00, protesters banging on doors and windows country short tonight's antioch school board meeting. the board was taking up whether to provide matching funds to put police at school campuses. >> the protesters are banging on the building. >> tonight's meeting was adjourned after a short break. it has been rescheduled to tomorrow evening. protesters are upset with the plan calling for no police on campuses. antioch has received a grant to cover half the cost of school resource officers for six campuses. the board must decide to pay for the other half, which would cost up to $387,000 annually. brace for a new wave of coronavirus. that message tonight from ucsf's top epidemiologist and health officials say we likely don't know the true number of cases in california because of problem with the state's data reporting system. >> we're back to feeling blind.

we don't know how the epidemic is trending. >> reporter: santa clara county health officer dr. sara cody says knowing the data is crucial in determining when schools and businesses can reopen. state officials wednesday said some of the data may be getting stuck as that information travels from lab computers to the state's recording system. the number of deaths and hospitalizations not affect here. they are reported separately. >> we expect that all of these numbers are going to go up to what extent we don't know. >> reporter: another troubling medical assessment, this one from ucs fdr george rutherford who says he sees surges as waves and says it's inevitable we will see a third one. >> we start letting adolescents into school, i think we'll start seeing bounces from that. >> now, there is a way you can get an idea of your risk level. a new interactive map from georgia tech breaks it down county by county. for example, for you attend an

event with 25 people in san francisco, there is a 37% chance that someone with covid is there, too. in marin county, that risk jumps to 52%. staying home if you're stick with coronavirus. it could be a difficult decision for those living paycheck-to-paycheck. now alameda county is taking steps to help those struggling financially. a new pilot program will pay people to stay home and self-isolate. abc 7 news reporter anser hassan has the details. >> reporter: alameda county supervisor wilma chan has visited parts of the county hardest hit by covid-19 like the acorn district in west oakland. >> what people said was they can't isolate. they have to keep going to work because they don't have any money. >> reporter: the county board of supervisors unanimously passed a program that will pay infected people a one-time stipend of $1,250 to stay home. >> when you have people who are going out and not being able to quarantine when they're sick, this is going to spread the disease even more. >> reporter: $10 million has

been earmarked for the israel program. it will help those living in the five neighborhoods of alameda county with the highest rate of covid-19, acorn in west oakland, two areas of east oakland, south hayward and ashland and cherriland and alameda county. not everyone will qualify. individuals must be covid-19 positive and referred by one of the several approved neighborhood clinics. and they can't be eligible for any form of state or federal unemployment. >> many of these people are immigrants. many of them also are people who have not received -- have not received benefits under the c.a.r.e.s. act. >> reporter: supervisor chen calls this a significant piece of the counterparty's attempt to help those struggling financially during the pandemic, but they've yet to announce a start date. in oakland, anser hassan, abc 7 news. the debate over schools rope reopening is heating up this week. some students and teachers have already tested positive. a viral photo from a georgia

school is only hieneightening concerns many not wearing masks. the president says he believes the coronavirus will just go away. abc 7 has more. >> reporter:tons of thousands of kids already back in school. as president trump keeps pushing for in-person classes, claiming the virus is on its way out. >> it's going oh way. no, it will go away. things go away. absolutely. it's no question in my mind it will go away. >> reporter: the president insisting children have stronger immune systems. >> children are almost -- and i would almost say definitely, but almost immune from this disease. >> reporter: but some returning students are already infected. a second grader in georgia tested positive, sending all 20 students and a teacher home to quarantine. meenlt metime, the race a vaccine continues johnson & johnson reaching a billion-dollar deal with the u.s. government to guarantee at least a million doses.

>> we're seeing niceesponses. this is with the vaccine and without the vaccine a lot more color. the color signifies antibody. >> reporter: the company is now in phase ii of its trial but says they'll catch up to the other six companies already in phase iii human trials. and if everything goes well, they say we could see their vaccine by early next year. in colorado, abc news. former vice president joe biden will officially accept the democratic presidential nomination in his home state. the original plan was for the democratic party's candidate to accept the bid at the dnc in milwaukee this month, but because of coronavirus, the convbelm entire developing news tonight, several port officials are on house arrest in connection with that deadly exploson at beirut's port. investigators have pointed to a possible cause, a massive shipment of agricultural fertilizer that was stored in the port for years without safety precautions and despite

warnings by local officials. 135 people were killed. about 5,000 were injured in yesterday's blast. it was so powerful it just levelled whole sections of beirut. some 300,000 people lost their homes. take a look at that. there was shear panic on what should have been one of the most joyous days of this woman's life. the photographer was taking videos while the explosion went off. reports said the woman was a doctor in the united states and checked on the injured nearby. if you're working back at the office, you won't want do miss this story up next. doctors have a warning for you when it comes to covid-19. closing the digital divide

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the pandemic is changing every aspect of our lives and that couldn't be more true for the workplace. experts say the office as we knew it are gone. as we learn more about the coronavirus, adjustments for safety must be made. j.r. stone reports on one of the most dangerous rooms you're likely to walk into during the work day. >> reporter: all mig bcurrently break room. beware. doctors say these are some of the most dangerous spots. >> a lot of the transmission that's happening in the workplace is happening in break rooms and happening during lunches or meals. >> reporter: a time when people take their mask off and relax. basically letting their guard down. on facebook, we asked you if workplace break rooms are even on your radar as a concerning location. more than 150 of you had

something to say about it. several people saying microwaves where they work have been removed and one person saying they refuse to go into any break room right now. >> use i go to my car. we're fortunate that we have a patio at our whole foods that's outside. >> reporter: woodson works at whole foods where they allow only three people in a break room at the same time. at o'connor hospital in san jose, they limit those in the break room to four. those cleaning the area tell us they scrub everything in sight. >> disinfect the doorknobs and, you know, the water fountain. we have a water machine in there. i disinfect that. >> reporter: doctors saying we need to break some of our break room habits of eating and relaxing with others. >> it's such a hard habit to break. we need that time together, but we've got to come up with more creative ways that ensures both people don't have their masks of at the same time, and that's when the transmission happens. >> reporter: doctors i spoke with jokingly said we have yet to figure out a way of eating

with a mask on. recommending distancing in situations like this. j.r. stone, abc 7 news. our focus this week is the topic of back to school. a huge concern as the new school year starts is the digital divide. school districts throughout the bay area have been working through the summer to find solutions to this massive challenge. students have been given laptops and hot spots. cities are installing free wi-fi in public spaces, but is it enough? as abc 7 news anchor liz kreutz explains, the digital divide goes much deeper than just owning a device. >> reporter: in marin city, kids are soaking up their final days of summer, budget with the new school year now looming, so are the concerns about going back to school remotely. >> internet access is a privilege. everybody don't have it. >> reporter: paul austin, an organizer of this summer camp, works with underprivileged kids in marin city where the median

household income is roughly 1/3 of that in other areas. for months now he's seen how the pandemic has put an even greater spotlight on the so-called digital divide. families who have access to technology and wi-fi and those who don't. paul says most of the students he montorientors have been give chrome books and hot spots, but the digital divide is more than a device. >> kids grow up without a computer in the home so they're not 100% confident at working on a computer or with all the functions of a computer. and then they also got to look at if they do log into it, don't pressure them to make sure that the video is on. they might not feel too comfortable showing what their home may look like. >> reporter: these concerns only begin to scratch the surface of the channels school districts across the bay area face this fall as they work to make sure no student gets left behind. at oakland unified, where 70% of the students qualify for free lunches, the district has raised

$12.5 million through the oakland undivided initiative. still it's no easy feat. the district estimates about half their en, roughly 2500 kids, need some sort of connectivity or device. >> right now we have computers on order. we have hot spots on order. thousands of each. we've got -- we're negotiating for broadband. we're doing everything we can to make sure all of our families that have these needs at home that qualify get what they need. >> reporter: even then there is unforeseen challenges, supply and demand. the 25,000 new laptops are on back order. until then they've supplied most of their students with an interim device. still there is a chance some won't have one ready when the school year starts. >> this is a herculean task, no question about it. we're in a herculean world right now. is it going to be the education they'd get in school every day? no, it's not. there is no way around that. we are doing everything we can to ensure the education they get meets the standards that they need that we need to uphold for them and that, you know, going

forward, once we're out of this they'll be ready to pick up where they left off. >> reporter: in marin city we talked to high school students who have been given devices from their schools. >> our school is a wealthy school and a lot of students are wealthy. >> reporter: but stephanie glass who juggles school and a full-time job at target says even with those devices she fears the virtual education will be lacking and she won't be able to get some additional help like some of her classmates. >> all of those kids can afford to get tutors and do that. when school starts, we can't afford to pay $100 an hour to get tutors. most of us, our parents don't know what we're learning. >> my parents, they aren't born here so they don't know half of the stuff that i'm being taught. so it's really hard to ask them for help when they don't even know it, you know? >> reporter: throughout the spring paul stepped up and created free makeshift learning pods that gave his students a safe space to do their work and get support. he hopes in the fall the school districts step up and do the

same. a solution to the digital divide that isn't actually digital. >> it is going to be hard for every kid, but it's going to be harder for certain kids. and that's the reality of it. we can't turn a blind eye and forget about it. we got to stand up for the kids who can't stand up for themselves. >> reporter: liz kreutz, a.p. news. all week long we'll be talking with experts in education, families and teachers. each day don't miss a bay area conversation about different education-related topics. tomorrow we'll take a closer look at colleges and friday, teachers. if you missed a story, you can find them all online. just go to abc7news.com. new developments on the efforts to build a new waterfront ballpark. the team is suing a state agency accusing it of refusing to enforce environmental laws. te president announced today the ball club is suing the state's department of toxic substances control, accusing the agent ji of failing in its

oversight of schnitzer steel. they oppose the stadium and it's part of a lawsuit to block the ballpark from belgian built. >> this is independent of our ballpark effort at howard tourism signal. the ballpark project did uncover these actions that are occurring, but for us, the most important thing is to be a steward of the local community. >> he points to a number of fires that have broken out at schnitzer steel facility, five in last two years alone, putting smoke no oakland. in a statement they say, suing the state agency that regulates industrial businesses is an attempt by the a's to distract from the lack of information and accountability they have demonstrated in their planning for a commercial real estate development at the working waterfront. now your accuweather forecast with sandhya patel. >> hi there, everyone. hey, it didn't feel like summer around here. that's for sure. it was so much cooler. compared to just a couple of days ago. and we had some drizzle as well.

south beach camera showing you a time lapse. 8:13 the sun went down. just a beautiful view of that marine layering regrouping and advancing over san francisco. now, do i want to show you a view from our kgo roof camera. notice the flags are blowing in the wind. we also have the breeze going and the wind is blowing the trees around. the flags around. so we still have a stiff onshore breeze. measurable precip. 0.04 in half moon bay. 0.01 is in saratoga. expect more. the top of salesforce tower is srouded in the gray clouds. it is going to be sunnier and warmer in the afternoon for most areas. temperatures rebounding tomorrow. so how much warmer are we talking about? a little bit. in san francisco, 4 degrees warmer, 67 degrees. san jose, you go up 6 degrees. oakland, 7 from 66 to 73. and a big jump up in temperature

from livermore, 69 to 84. 15 degrees warmer than where you were today. you were only in the 60s today. that's not summer to you. but i have heard from a lot of people on social media they enjoyed this refreshing change. live dopplar 7 is showing you right now that we do have the low clouds and fog regrouping, but right around parts of the north bay, it's actually clear right now. that'll change by morning. gusts to 31 miles an hour in concord. 20 in livermore. that's going to help to cool us off even more. temperatures right now in the 50s, 60s. the hour by hour forecast, 5:00 a.m. tomorrow, notice the drizzle is concentrated in the southern and eastern part of our viewing areas. san francisco south. 7:00 a.m., you'll still see some of that drizzle around and then the clouds will just get swept away from most areas by tomorrow evening. so a change in the weather definitely coming. drizzle, breezy tomorrow. 50s in the morning. tomorrow afternoon, you're looking at temperatures in the low 60s to the upper 80s.

70, richmond. 79, san jose. 78, san rafael. 86 degrees in santa rosa. if it's too gloomy for you today, don't you worry. tomorrow it brightens up. upper 80s tomorrow to the low 90s as we head into friday. and then by the weekend we're talking summer heat with mid-90s and mid-60s coast side. a little bit cooler the middle of next week, but i think overall it's refreshing to see the change, eventually since fire danger usually runs pretty high around this time of year. dan and ama. >> yeah, so true. all right. thank you, sandhya. tomorrow morning on " grab a box of 15 or try them loaded. get 'em now with no contact delivery.

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about mung. >> it snowballed, 33 languages and counting. >> two more languages that are going to be added. thai. >> reporter: maggie says the poster is now being downloaded around the world as the project continues to grow. >> the whole collaborative process has been really fun and exciting. and kind of a feel-good thing when you -- you know, i think we're all feeling a little isolated and scattered and this has been a really positive thing to focus on. >> isn't that affect? now, the wear a mask posters are free to download. we've set up a link on our website,

abc 7 sports, sponsored by river rock casino. good evening. after a slow start, the a's rolling, in first place, going for their fifth straight win hosting the rangers. let's bash. matt olson rocking the stash rim thissant of the swinging a's in the '70s. towering two-run shot. high, deep, aloha means good-bye. also with two homers in this game. sean mennias struggled again. ramon laureano, that's why they call him laser ramon. out to center, a's down 4-3. in the seventh inning, austin allen, aa, connecting for his

first career homer. this is a two-run go-ahead shot. you think he's fired up? oh, yeah. a's extend their winning streak to five. can we social distancing, please? you're not supposed to do that. 6-4 your final. the giants lead the major in errors. the very first batter of the game. are you kidding me? a bobble by donovan "scissor hands" solano. their only error of the night. turned out to be costly. rbi single. 1-0. brandon belt erases the pain. his first of the season. also a double in this game. trevor gott is the new giants closer got gassed. strikes out garrett to end the inning. raheem mostert said his goal is to help the niners get back to the super bowl and win it.

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