nearly a third of califorof calr are vaccinated against covid- 19. >> santa clara county have found different variants that have arrived. >> anger in fremont as the school district says no one is returning to class until the end of the school year. >> frustration in san francisco as the school district is in a new controversy. >> and a new mass the pandemic began. this is abc7news. we will begin with parent angry over the decision by one

of the bay areas largest school district. good evening and thank you for joining us. >> tens of thousands of students in fremont unified school district will remain at home during distance learning for the rest of the school year. the district could not reach an agreement for teachers to return to class. abc7news reporter cornell bernard says many parents are frustrated and upset they a planning to protest the move. >> reporter: fremont parent protested outside the office demanding their schools be back in school for in person learning and many thought it was a matter of days before that would happen. >> i don't know who is to blame but my son is not in school. i am just desperate. >> in surprise announcement the fremont unified school district says it would remain under distance learning for the rest of the school year. this parent could not believe. >> it my child has been home over a year. they need to go back to their

normal life. >> with 40 days left in the school year the teachers have an agreement with the union about returning to class. >> we recognize that is not the outcome that community was desiring. >> a return to the classroom the superintendent says should involve all students that want to go back. >> the district believes that return to campus should be comprehensive for all of our students. >> the teacher's union says the proposal was not part of the original agreement. >> it under cut the work unfortunately that we had been doing for so long bringing back our youngest students. and we still feel overall that it would be in the best interest for everyone to make that happen for our youngest learners. >> without an agreement the district says they would miss out on nine million dollars in additional state funding. >> the district is going to lose $10 million. >> other districts like oakland

and pleasanton have returned to in person learning wonder why not fremont. >> it is time for the kids to go back to their classrooms. >> the district has plans to expand in person learning hubs and focus on a full return to class in the full. >> parents say that they will keep protesting. in fremont, cornell bernard, abc7news. in the north bay today napa valley unified says it has seen almost no transmission of covid- 19 since reopening schools in october. that's despite bringing back older students. the district attributes this to splitting the day and high bring instruction. >> solano county says the rising number of cases is concerning as we approach the holiday when the risk of spread can increase. health officials are asking

residents to maintain social distancing during the holidays. >> start in california age 50 and over can get vac fated. this change is encouraging excitement and caution. >> i know that i'm smiling and it has everything to do with the fact that all of what we have done and they're we have talked about in the past in terms of where we need to get to, we are finally getting their. >> be beginning today san francisco residents over the age of 50 can get the covid-19 vaccine along with those over 56. essential workers and others getting a green light. >> at least 45% of san franciscoians have received first dose. 65% of those and over have gotten vaccinated. the number of new covid-19 cases per day in san francisco has gone from 370 at the city's

peak to 33 last week according to dr. grant colfax. >> by no means are we out of the woods and cases in san francisco have started slowly to climb again. >> dr. colfax and the mayor encourages everyone to use disadvantage and wear masks blow we have beaten back three surges and i know that we do not want to see a significant 4th surge here. >> city officials say soon enough they will some restrictions for those exposed and have symptoms to get tested. the mayor says in san francisco there are approximately covid- 19 patients in the hospital right now. one of the lowest numbers we have experienced during the pandemic. >> we should be proud of what we have been able to accomplish in this city. >> despite significant progress, city officials say insufficient vaccines are a big

factor limiting the city's vaccination effort. and this is something to keep in mind. officials in santa clara county are concerned about an alarming rise in variants that could threaten the progress against covid. every variant has been detected. the stanford clinical lab is confirming a case of a new india variant this week. health officer. dr. cody says the proportion of cases linked to more transmittable variants are climbing and people must be vigilant. >> keep wearing your mask and delay your travel. don't indoor dine. don't go to indoor bars. don't host an indoor gathering at your home. even if it is allowed under the state rules don't do it. it is not safe. not yet. >> county officials are also worried about low vaccine supply as eligibility expands. governor newsom says it is too early for californians to

let their guard down and seven different variants in the state. at least some californians have 18 million doses administered and 31% of residents having received at least one shot. >> we have to be mindful this disease is not going away. it is not disappeared. it is as deadly as it has ever been. if we don't continue to vaccinate it will continue. >> as promised governor newsom rolled out his leave once it became his term. he 50-year-old received the johnson and johnson vaccine today. vaccine becoming more readily available and free. there are still some that have doubts. reporter denise dadu is with our sister station in los angeles and has a look at reasons some people are saying not yet.

>> 30-year-old aerial rose is expecting her 3rd child. >> i'm just hesitant the reactions that i have heard that people have had. >> and her doctors have not given her much reassurance for the covid-19 vaccines. >> view not i have not heard of so many pregnant women getting the vaccine. >> this doctor is a director of research at university hospital system as vaccine eligibility opens up he and his colleagues got a clearer sense of how much hesitancy exists. >> we have upwards of 20% of what we call vaccine hesitancy. >> the doctor says for those on the fence a major issue is the fact that the vaccine came about quickly. >> it does appear that those that are hesitant do have kind of a concern about the safety of the vaccine. >> there are those that are young and healthy that have no interest in the vaccine and those that would rather wait and let herd immunity happen without them.

>> others have committed to be vaccinated. i don't need to be vaccinated. >> vaccine maker pfizer will seek out full fda approval which some hope that may sway those that are reluctant. moving on now. a lawsuit filed by san francisco school board member allison collins took everyone by surprise including her own colleagues also being sued. collins says her first amendment rights were violated after she received a vote of no confidence for posting derogatory remarks against asian americans. we have more on this an lee ann, the unintended consequences of this lawsuit. >> as we know the school board has made a few controversial decisions and now this lawsuit. people are asking who would want to be superintendent of this district number one. number two recruiting families in the public schools have been hard. very hard. this makes it more difficult

and unlikely that san francisco voters will be willing to pass another bond measure or parcel tax to support schools in san francisco. >> school board commissioner allison collins has set a price. $87 million as punishment for allegedly having her first amendment rights violated. >> this is an embarrassment and my hope is that it is one thing to sue in everywhere but you are going to sue for some money like i just, you know, that is something that a member of the school board who voters elected should never have the ability to do. >> collins is suing five of her fellow school board members and the district after they voted to strip her of her position as vice president. she was also taken off her committees. the decision was made after it was revealed that collins posted a series of offensive tweets in 2016 before she was a board member. at the time, collins was responding to a group of asian

american kids that were harassing a latino student. >> it is wrong to cancel allison collins for a treat she made and speaking of her own lived experience of racism and discrimination. >> collins has apologized for her tweets but refuses to step down. >> i invite you to join me in making this moment count. to not let me or anyone else be swept under the rug. canceled or dismissed. for speaking truth. >> state senator scott weaner says she was a self-absorbed politician tweeting if allison collins even valley cares about educating san francisco kids she will stop suing the school district and her colleagues and instead resign. this school board has gained national notoriety for a series of controversial decisions like attempting to take down historic murals. proposing to rename schools and changing the merit-based

admission policy at lowel high school. and now this lawsuit by one of their own. racial norton was a school board member until recently when she decided not to seek reelection. >> generally when the district got sued the district can't even take options. it is problematic. >> problematic because they can't possibly allow her as a board member to be in those sessions. now one more thing. the school district told us when served with litigation, their legal department assesses that litigation and will hire outside counsel as needed. the money comes from the general fund which as we all know also pays for educating students. in the newsroom, lee ann menendez. abc7news. new season and new rules from the giants to the a's. what it takes to get into the

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fans will be able to woven watch the green and gold. gates opened shortly with protocols in place. we have more from the coliseum. things look different in the ballpark. hi, jr. >> certainly exciting out here but it is unique this season because right now we are the only ones in the parking lot because tailgating is not allowed because of the restrictions in place but these cars will make their way into the parking area. they are doing it as we speak. one of the gates opening as i speak not until 90 minutes beforehand because of the covid restrictions in place. fans are excited but they also say things are a bit more

expensive this year. >> we are happy to be back. we are bummed about the ticket prices. >> what happened with those? >> $25 fees are now 180 bucks. >> wow. >> everything goes up and times are rough. >> and we have been in a pandemic. >> we have. that's why i think we should have a little price adjustment and a little lower and maybe a little increase as times go on. >> this is the video from sky 7. you can see the mass vaccination center. still in place. everybody is parking on the south side and the mass vaccination clinic that goes until 7:00 is still operating as we speak. back out here live. you see the cars. just teasing us before opening that gate. 5:30 is the time that they will open the gate and allow the fans there in and we drove by

and the line is getting longer and longer. we could see 12,000 people here tonight. this is surely going to be one of the biggest events of the year. jr stone. ab c 7 news. exciting. >> the giants open on the road in seattle. but fans planning to head to next week's home opener at oracle park will face tough restrictions. everyone 12 years of age and older will be required to take a test with negative results or provide proof of full vaccination. the test results must be received within 72 hours of the game you attend. you can present the test results by using the clear help pass that is the giants preferred way or bring in electronic or paper copy. fully vaccinated fans must be bringing a completed copy of their vaccination card. still ahead. the poll air

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help is a very part of building a better bay and there's disturbing numbers that say traffic pollution is hurting some neighborhoods more than other and it is leading to racial disparity. >> access to sensors have disturbing date on air pollution in the bay. >> 2500 lives were lost and 5200 children developed new cases of asthma every year due to this traffic pollution. >> new research by the environmental defense fund in george washington university points out the impact is greatest in communities of color. they use oakland as example. this map shows that highest percentage of new childhood cases is in west and downtown oakland. majority of people of color. by comparison the series is lower in the oakland hills that is a majority of white.

it makes compelling argument for the transmission of ze emission vehicles. west oakland has heavy truck traffic one to two cases of asthma are reported here. in the hills it is one in five. councilmembers and next door berkeley are aware of the health issues traffic pollution causes and expressed frustration where transportation is difficult. >> we will have to keep poring at the state and federal level to give us more authority to do that and insist the state do it themselves. >> researchers hope that policymakers will provide solutions to help communities impacted by traffic pollution. california snow pack is just 59% of average. the department of water resources conducted the 4th survey today at phillips station where the snow pack was 83 average.

there is no doubt california is in critically dry year. 64% of the state is in severe drought and here where are with temperatures blazing. >> a couple years ago we were in good shape rain wise and a couple of years go by and we are in trouble. >> a dry spell ahead and the job is likely to get worse because we don't see any rain for a while. it is quite warm today. here is a look at alike view from the camera as we look at temperatures. 75 in san francisco. cooling down near the coast because onshore flow has returned. we have fog returning to the coast and still warm inland and in the bay. 82 in san jose and emeryville in the city. 81 degrees in nevada and santa rosa and napa 83. 88 in fairfield. almost hitting 90 today.

san ramon hit 90s. concord and livermore. 84. once we get the official highs today we will know if we hit any records. we came close. fog developing in the coast and bay. cooler pattern tomorrow and average temperatures and dry conditions will prevail through easter weekend that is good news. let's travel out to the coliseum and oakland where the a's open the season against the astros. game time 7:07. and it will be sunny skies, about 73 degrees as the game kicks off. great baseball weather. here is the forecast for overnight. notice how the fog surges to the coastline and across the bay. early tomorrow morning commuters may face some spots of fog. but it will be sunny day once the sun is out and some of the fog burns back to the coastline. it will linger at the coast. overnight lows in the mid to upper 40s. milder in some further inland spots like antioch that will have a low of 52 degrees.

tomorrow, look for highs ranging from 62 at half-moon bay to 72 at oakland and 75 in fremont. inland east bay no upper 80s. 81 in the warmest spots in the south bay. san jose up north. 77 at santa rosa. as we look at our forecast animation. monday morning, notice next week will be unsettled because there will be weak disturbances moving generally in the direction but not hold up and so we may not get any rain but it iworth mentioning and keeping in mind that those little weak disturbances headed our way so there can be a sprinkle at some point next week and this weekend is looking gorgeous. mainly sunny and dry. mild. high temperatures near 70s inland and upper 60s in the way for easter and breezy with a mix of sun and clouds. continued mix of sun and clouds on tuesday. the winds will relax and we get a few more clouds coming in wednesday and thursday and at the moment we are not calling for rain next week.

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s finally having fun with april fool's day. a lot of people did that and we like this tweet from the folks at the grand canyon. >> take a look. the park said that is no selfie stick. every spring park rangers spend a couple of days repainting most visible grand canyon peaks and grand cliffs. a prank but one that is eye catching and fun. i like the april fool's when it is in good fun day and not just like playing a stupid prank on someone.

>> no, i agree. playful and not mean-spirited. >> exactly. exactly. >> all right. that is it. world news with david muir is next. all of us here we appreciate

tonight, the deadly mass shooting at an office complex and what authorities have just revealed. they say the suspect locked the gates to keep people from getting out. the horror unfolding on a bystander's livestream. at least four people killed, including a 9-year-old boy who police believe died in his mother's arms. the gunman reportedly locking those gates with bike locks before opening fire into the windows with a semiautomatic weapon. and what we're now learning about the 44-year-old suspect and any relationship to the victims. the derek chauvin trial and the death of george floyd. tonight, the paramedics now taking the stand. one of them saying when he arrived on scene and got closer, "i thought he was dead." and what we heard from george floyd's girlfriend about their struggle with opioids.