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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. dan: bay area schools in thee grips of the omicron surge. local districts scribbling tonight to deal with sick outs, walkouts and open defiance. ama: we begin with late developments in san francisco. a tentative agreement has been struck between the school district and employee unions over covid safety conditions. dan: last week,s of teachers demanded a sick out. the deal district -- deals for the distribution of high quality masks such as n95's and kn95 masks.

73,000 are in the process of being distributed. the district will provide 10 days of additional covid sick leave for employees and continue testing will be offered to students and staff. ama: in the east bay, parents and teachers saying they are struggling and worried. contra costa school district tell the special meeting, it lasted for hours. reporter ryan curry explains several say of return to distance-learning is a must. >> 67% of students do not feel safe coming to school. >> i strongly believe there's an urgency for the district to take a pause for a week or two. reporter: on thursday, the west contra costa school district how the special board meeting. some think the only option is to pause in class learning, she is a grandmother and guardian of a student at korematsu middle school. >> they're playing russian

roulette with these kids. reporter: staff had sick outs at that school this week as a protest against the district's guidance. the school district has over 1500 students and staff positive for covid-19. >> i am afraid. i have underlying health issues. i know there are other parents who due to. -- who do too. reporter: teachers say the surge of omicron has forced many classrooms to close. >> of a concern. you hear different things, it become so consuming have to detach. reporter: aisha harris teaches special education. she thinks a temporary return to virtual or hybrid learning needs to be considered. >> needs to come back in some form. also based on grade level. reporter: the district close schools last friday and this monday to clean buildings. >> we are sending out all staff

to school sites to support the school sites as much as possible , learning as well. reporter: board members saying they will continue to work on ways to limit the spread of covid-19. dan: in oakland, schools be closed tomorrow for a wellness day. officials made the call after classes were canceled today at nine schools. teachers of those campuses staged a sick out as a way to support students who are demanding more covid safety measures and considering a walkout next week. the district began handing out kn95 masks to students. one of the safety measures the union demanded in recent weeks. in north bay, the school district and sonoma county will be? due to covid cases and exposures among staff and students. the press democrat reports each -- reach independent charter

will also be closed. ama: nurses participated in a nationwide day of action today. there demanding the hospital industry invest in safe stopping -- safe staffing and optimum work conditions. once as they are working 12 hour shifts without breaks. >> we are asking our hospital to improve our working conditions with safe levels of staffing. following our advice to grope the pool of available nurses -- growth the pool of available nurses. ama: nurses unions what the cdc to strengthen isolation guidelines for health care workers. california is allowing positive -- covid positive health care workers to return to work. dan: several million dollars worth of precious ppe, purchased with your tax dollars, left outside in the rain. reporter dan noyes is on the

story, when you will on see on abc 7. reporter: i got a tip on a recent rainy day and went straight to the san mateo county event center, 89. i couldn't believe what i found. thousands upon thousands of boxes containing all sorts of brand-new personal protective equipment, soaking in the rain. stacks of boxes collapsing. >> what a mess. reporter: too many to count. some spelling open and -- freaking open and spilling their count tends. >> gowns of all sizes. here's size m, large, xxl. reporter: i also found pallets of face shields, goggles and various types of coveralls. boxes upon boxes of ppe rotting in the rain. how did this happen? our road to answers and accountability started with the security guard. member, the county owns this property. >> i'm fine. i work at channel seven. >> i'm just taking some

pictures. >> did someone invite you to come on the property? reporter: i don't need an invitation, i'm a taxpayer. >> if you don't have an event you're not supposed to be on the property. reporter: i'll be done in a few minutes. >>'s boss, ceo of the nonprofit that runs events center for the county. reporter: why is all the stuff going to waste here? >> can you stop filming? reporter: no. i work at channel seven, i need to ask questions. >> i understand. it is not going to waste. it is damaged. it was damaged. reporter: it was damaged or it is being damaged now? >> it was damaged in previous storm. reporter:er learned events center moved all that ppe outside in september because it needed the space. those big storms last october, first damaged the ppe. >> is not my property, i cannot

discuss it with you. reporter: as the ceo of the event center, isn't it your job to protect the stuff that's been stored here? >> it was fully taking care of the way it should have been. reporter: it is very disappointing. san mateo supervisor disagrees. >> is because of your investigation that we have two acknowledge that we made a mistake. the public needs to know the mistake was made. reporter: how costly was that mistake? i sifted through the boxes for some answers. take a look at this box from twl studios. on hundred non-sterilized protective downs. the salesman told me they go for as much as $7.50 each. this pallet alone is worth $18,000. these goggles with fence run 399 apiece. -- three dollars 70 -- three dollars 99 cents apiece.

it includes 900 of these mop bucket ringers that suffer $70 each. i also found boxes and boxes of mop handles that run $25 each. >> reporter: can you give me an idea of the amount of money we are talking? >> i don't know. there is a lot of ppe out there. reporter: is it safe to say over one million dollars. >> i would say over a million. reporter: multiple millions? >> i don't know. there's a lot out there. reporter: he told me he didn't know about all that ppe that has been deteriorating outside for months until i called. he immediately ordered county workers to bring the supplies back inside to run an inventory and see how much of it is salvageable. as they worked, sky 7 gave the clearest view yet of how many pallets of ppe crumbled from the

rains since last fall. >> reporter: i am trying to find out who was responsible? was it a mistake by the event center or your team? >> it is a mistake by the county. ultimately, i'm responsible for the county. i take full responsibility. we are taking precautions to make sure it doesn't happen again. reporter: tonight a source confirms all the costs above that ppe is more than $10 million. also, a convoy of garbage trunks -- herbage trucks filled with ppe took it to the dump. a waste of your tax dollars the county says will happen again. ama: let's get to today's covid headlines. the supreme court today locked the biden administration's vaccine or test requirement for large private businesses. it did allow a health care worker mandate. cal osha's updated rules go into affect california businesses tomorrow. recommends the use of surgical

level masks or higher respirators. employers must offer testing during paid time to employees exposed in the workplace. officials say in meetings will continue until the current surge subsides. dan: in south bay, sharks fans have mixed opinions about not coming requirement that they be boosted against covid if they want to attend games. san jose is requiring people attending events at city-owned venues to be fully vaccinated and have a booster shot. attendees can also show a negative covid test taken within a couple of days if it is a pcr tests or within one day if it isn't antigen swab. their apartment goes into effect for every four. >> you can still get covid. hopefully less of a problem that if you didn't have any shots at all. >> once we have these two shots we first got, that should've been enough.

i don't think we should get the booster. shouldn't mandate it. dan: the city council unanimously passed that requirement tuesday. if you want to stay up-to-date on the latest covid headlines, they move fast these days. we have more information on our website, abc7news.com /coronavirus. ama: thousands of boxes littering southern california train tracks. kathy's are getting this utterance. dan: reporter: major privacy concerns about apple air tags like this. dan: the super bowl, one month from today. nfl officials saying it will stay in california, despite the covid rules. ama:

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ama: new at 11:00, an astonishing scene on the union pacific tracks leading to downtown los angeles. leaves are breaking into railroad containers, empty goods onto the tracks. boxes upon boxes of merchandise litter the tracks. once the beds have been tossed out of moving freight trains, others swooping looking for the most valuable items. when amazon customer who returned an item had no idea her delivery had been interrupted. >> good no idea it never made it to its intended destination. -- i had no idea it never made it to its intended destination. ama: union pacific says this stretch of track was clean 30 days ago. police have increased patrols along the stretch of track and are looking at other technology to stop these crimes from happening. dan: apple air tags, though small gps devices are designed

to help you find things. now there are reports of them being used more variously. women sing there -- more variously. -- more variously. reporter: these are apple air tags, gps devices that connect your normal everyday items and ring when you need to find them. >> their taxa been around for a little under a year. reporter: now major concerns because the devices can be dropped in your purse or placed in your coat pocket for someone to track you. >> they follow our location from target that -- reporter: back to her house. adriana reporter: is talking about her and her friends experience in orange county last weekend. she believes they may have been followed due to an air attack. something sports illustrated swimsuit model works nadir it says happened to her new york city. sing an airtight was dropped in her coat pocket. apple has a notification system that alerts users if an unknown

air tag might be with them, oftentimes it comes several hours after tracking may have started. air tag will also ring eight to 24 hours after being separated from its owner. >> this is been the most aggressive at trying to solve this problem. by no means, the problem still exists. reporter: apple has done more than other companies with similar products to try to address this. if added a tracker detect cap for android users with the same purpose. an apple spokesperson says if users ever feel their safety is at risk, they are encouraged to contact local law enforcement who can work with apple to provide any available information about the unknown air tag. ama: lawyer for rfk assassin sirhan sirhan says she will challenge governor newsom's decision to deny parole for the 77-year-old

after 50 years in prison. a state parole board recommended parole last year. governor newsom rejected that plan sinks her hand has not taken responsibility for the assassination, and there is a lack of accountability. he called robert f kennedy's assassination one of the most notorious crimes in american history. dan: the south bay mother accused of throwing boozy sex filled parties for her adolescent son and his teenaged friends is once again asking a judge to be released on bail. according to the mercury news. a lawyer for 47-year-old shannon o'connor says she poses no risk to the community as she awaits trial. the santa clara county das office tells us they will respond to the request in court next week. she faces 39 criminal counts. ama: if you park in san francisco, a new program could save you money. sign up for the text before toe program be notified if your vehicle is about to be towed.

it is not for yellow or white zones or peak hour to await lanes. -- 20 away lanes. you will still get ticket. dan: parts of the bay area's of the air quality go from good to moderate today. this video shows some smoky skies in the east bay. the bay area air quality says woodsmoke and car emissions are getting trapped at ground level due to what is called a temperature inversion. all which means not so great air. ama: let's get to sandia sandhya patel. sandhya: there will be ae improvement tomorrow. i do want to show you what the haze provided us today. check out the sunset, is that beautiful or what? there's an upside to the haze in high clouds. take a look at what is happening

in the, high pressure and control. underneath that area of high pressure, all the air is sinking. the pollutants are getting trapped near the surface. with the temperature inversion, we are seeing hazy skies. as what we are expecting over the next four days. right now, greens and yellows, indicating good to moderate air quality. log is reducing visibility. sent's in napa, .25 in fairfield. watching in the morning. the winds are picking up in the hills. around 10:00 friday, that north, northeasterly wind is going to stare up the atmosphere -- strip the air up is fair enough, we will see improvement in the air quality. we are looking at a lovely views, air quality moderate the next four days. unless you have sensitivity, you don't need to worry about limiting your outdoor time.

exploratorium camera looking at san francisco tonight. dense fog in the morning, hazy and milder in the afternoon. we're looking at dry conditions to the -- through the weekend into next week. let's talk about the drought, we were the worst drought count -- category, extreme to exceptional. severe trip shame. as of today, our entire region is in severe drought. it is not gone, but it is much better the more we were, things to a great start to her rainy season. around the state, with come out of extreme to exceptional for most of california. you're looking at moderate to severe drought. temperatures at this hour, in the 40's and 50's. still chilly out there for the holiday weekend. sonny and milder to start, low 60's, it is going to be nice sunday and martin luther king jr. day for outdoor activities. upper 30's to low 50's in the morning. watch out for the north and east bay valley fog. in the afternoon, hazy skies,

high clouds, sunshine, or within today. the mid 60's. as your seven-day forecast. morning fog, milder day. mainly sonny for saturday. this dry pattern continues through the weekend into next week. right now, no signs of rain. perhaps february will deliver. dan: - hi mommy! - hi honey! oh i missed you!

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tomorrow. 18 turnovers in the first half, john rate had 15 at that patrick for the big block, try to stop them in the open, he had 22. usss -- on pepperdine after byu, the gals came out focused and on target. johnson setting the tone early, 16 points in the first half. i nine at the break. ties toss, he's big and strong and can talk on desk dunk on you. double-double. gales when it 77-62. stanford and washington state, more than an hour delay, waiting for covid test. savor down 11, go on i-26 run -- on a 26 run.

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