are back with state superintendent of public education tony thurmond. i've got to ask, tony, we know huge budget cuts are coming to the state of california. >> yes. >> there is no way education can escape it all together and what is your view with regard to fighting to keep, you know, student/teacher ratios and you're trying to do big things like get digital technology to everybody and all this costs a lot of money and social distancing, that costs money, new protocol at school, that costs money. how are you going to do that facing the reality of losing billions? >> we are looking at some tough financial times, you know, lost revenue because of the impacts of covid-19 on our economy. our schools in this state get money based on sales tax and income tax and we know that this has been hard on californians and americans who aren't able to work. so we want to do what we can to help them get back to work but only if we can do that safely as it relates to their kids. we depend heavily on our federal leadership and our federal -- congress has been great to cal

as we await superintendent tony thurmond. we want to show you this other reporting on this different kind of memorial day today as the country is in the middle of a pandemic. a lot of services to honor fallen heroes are virtual. the message does remain the same, though. >> on this historic memorial day, americans paying tribute not only to those who made the ultimate sacrifice serving this country. >> we're going to give it our best shot to honor all of our fallen veterans. >> to the almost 100,000 lives canceled. not to show any kind respect to our fallen brothers and sisters is not the right thing to do. >> department of veteran affairs says over 1,000 covid-19 deaths in this country were military veterans. president trump paying tribute at arlington national cemetery in a wreath-laying ceremony for all the nation's fallen heroes. with social distancing guidelines in place, the cemetery open only for families and officials with a special pass to visit graves.el, virtuas were available online. >> there's a big white house ♪

but without grades, standardized tests, or recorded attendance, we asked thurmond how will anyone know how big the achievement gap got. >> i think we're going to see conversations about innovation in education and how to measure learning in ways that might be very different than the way they've been in the past. >> reporter: thurmond and newsom say they're considering reopening schools earlier than usual. that worries this father, who feels his district is struggling just to get through this school year. >> since one of the teachers are doing guy, i would be shy of giving them an "f" grade, but i'd definitely give them a "d" grade. >> reporter: state superintendent thurmond tells us he predicts distance learning will smooth out. if you're curious about what the distance learning guidelines are at your kids' school district, we posted all the responses we received on our online investigation at nbcbayarea.com/investigates. candice nguyen, nbc bay area news. >> we might not know the full effect of all this for months, if not years. if you have a story tip for anyone in our investigative

and tony thurmond, california state superintendent of instructi instruction. you heard tom hanks say "make it a great one." now have i so many questions for you. i want to start the conversation with dr. matthews. if you have the opportunity, the chance to sit down with, let's say an elementary schoolchild, to sit down and tell him what the fall will bring, what it will look like, what would you tell him or her? >> thank you, and thank you for holding this town hall, this meeting. a number of things. we long to be back with you. we miss you so much. we long for you to be back in the classroom. but one of the things we have to do is we have to make sure it's safe for you to be back. as a district we're going through a planning process with the community to figure out what that learning will look like. and then when we can bring you back in a safe way. i definitely would highlight that what's paramount and most important is your safety. >> that's what i want to ask state superintendent thurmond. districts are desperately waiting for the california department of

>>thurmond estimates the state needs at least $500 million to accomplish that goal, reporting in the bay area kate rooney kron 4 news. >>let's talk about our forecast now as we take a live look outside here in san francisco, it's been a warm place to be the past couple days. but beautiful out there at this evening. a cool down is on the way and joining us now working from home as our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow with a look at the forecast for the rest of this weekend. it says is it's still going to be really hot. >>yeah, i'm still going to be another hot day we've got one more to go and then we're going to see some drastic cooling maybe 20 maybe 25 degrees as we head into the weekend by another record breaking day around the bay area's high pressure continued overhead set the temperature soaring again in 96 degrees that was a record in santa rosa triple digits in concord but all around the bay area get the idea some very hot weather except right along the coastline, 60's at the beach in half moon bay got a 100 in livermore 94 degrees for a high in san jose 94 mount you 87 in

thurmond says those issues are more top of mind . yet another sign of the new normal, superintendent saying other changes will include smaller class sizes to maintain six feet of distance and subdistricts like to offer a combination of in person and distance learning. >> we know these are huge challenges that we face. but as it relates to the challenge of providing a great education for california students, california is meeting the challenge. >> reporter: tomorrow thurmond is set to host a webinar focus group with districts across california to discuss reopening guidance. perhaps then we will learn when school districts in the bay area plan to move ahead with reopening plans. >>> the state reported the most deaths in a single day in the past 24 hours. 122 people died statewide from the virus according to numbers compiled by the mercury news. that brings the total fatalities in california to more than 3400. more than 84,000 cases have been confirmed statewide. >>> the governor's office is taking a firm stand against tulare county for

>>thurmond estimates the state needs at least $500 million to accomplish that goal, reporting in the bay area kate rooney kron 4 news. >>well as the bay area moves further into reopening transportation agencies are adjusting how passengers will be safely standing and sitting on board trains and buses bart released the 15 step plan to welcome back writers. the cleaning process call foggy news spraying of hospital grade disinfectant, deep cleaning like this one you see on your screen are usually happens every 3 days. now it's going to happen every night bart will only be running 10 trains every 30 minutes just to ensure the people have you know enough options to social distance from each other as ridership increases they will increase service hours as well. bart general manager bob powers tells us a new seat configuration is in the works for the fleet, a future train cars as well. >>yes, so this is the existing consider configuration with the some of the seats perpendicular to the cars we're going to pilot a configuration where all the seats are on the perimeter of the car and the car

. >>> california superintendent tony thurmond held a news conference to discuss plans to return students to the classroom . with schools facing budget cuts, the superintendent says it's impossible to reopen safely.here's more on that story from cristina rendon. >> reporter: there were a lot of concerns from superintendents, teachers, and custodians. they said they need support is schools reopen. >> we understand that you need ppe, that you need flexibility. >> reporter: in a virtual discussion with educators, superintendent tony thurmond said the schools cannot reopen safely without more money for social distancing. the concerns are result of the $7 billion that was cut from education and the governors revised budget. >> we hear you loud and clear and agree that we cannot ask schools to do more with less. >> reporter: that is why he is calling on help from the federal government for funding. teachers and superintendents echoing that and saying that they need money from the state rainy day fund. but it takes a village to educate a child. right now we should be looking at how we uplift and

during a virtual news conference this morning, thurmond called on companies to help the state come up with $500 million to help close the digital divide at this time of distance learning. >> right now we know immediately some 600,000 students are waiting for a computing device. and 300 to 400,000 students have an immediate need for an internet hot spot. >> thurmond says the state will release its guidance for the fall early next month. he is expecting a hybrid approach with some students learning from home and some students returning to school wearing masks and social distancing. by the way, our next bay area listens conversation is right here tomorrow. and it puts the entire focus on education. a full hour. tony thurmond will join us along with the superintendents from oakland, san francisco, and san jose unified schools. and you can join the conversation live tomorrow at 4:00 right here on abc7 as well as your abc7 app or any other devices you see listed there. >>> all right. here is another conversation i've been looking forward to. the san francisco 49ers are hosting a virtual gra

what the new school year may look like in california state superintendent tony thurmond says in early june. he will share guidelines for reopening the schools kron four's kate rooney gives us a preview of the state's plan. >>on wednesday state superintendent tony thurmond gave a teaser of what reopening schools in california might look like thurman said the department of education plans to release reopening guidelines in early june. i often refer to it as a guide book. it is our attempt to do a kind of how to. >>and to school districts answer questions that they have about how to reopen. >>one of those questions is when school districts can reopen. thurman said he's hoping for late august early september that there won't be a common opening it will be up to individual districts. >>we've got 10,000 schools. there is no one size fits all for schools so local school districts and school boards make decisions about those schools open what we do with the department of education as we try to guide our schools. >>that guidance will include safety measures like face coverings physical distanc

thurmond said the state needs to come up with $500 million to supplement distance learning.about 600,000 kids in california are still waiting for their own computer, and thousands need a mobile hotspot. he is going on businesses and individuals to donate to cover the expense and thurmond says there's a stance of emergency to get the supplies before classes begin. >> we need a lot more companies to step up. i'm just going to put it in frank terms. we have hundreds of thousands of students who do not have a computing device and where we are headed in terms of getting our schools reopened we are going to need california's companies to come and support californians kids. >> teachers worry that students are falling behind because of the digital divide. part of that we want to remind you that "ktvu fox 2 news" is partnering with the san francisco unified school district to provide daily educational programs for the youngest classrooms. weekdays 2:00 p.m. on "ktvu plus" and daily activity from preschool through second grade. >> the time now is 4:18 a.m. i rode with the window down

state schools teach tony thurmond says it's time for california companies to step up for california's school kids. during a virtual news conference this afternoon, thurmond called on companies to help the state come up with $500 million to help close the digital divide at this time of distance learning. >> right now we know immediately some 600,000 students are waiting for a computing device. and 300,000 to 400,000 students have an immediate need for an internet hot spot. >> thurmond says the state will release its guidance for the fall semester early next month. he expects a hybrid approach with some students learning from home, some returning to school wearing masks and social distancing. >>> and our next abc7 listens bay area conversation focuses on education. tony thurmond will join us along with superintendents from oakland, san francisco, and san jose unified schools. join the conversation life tomorrow at 4:00 right here on abc7, the abc7 app, or any of the devices that you see here. >>> i'm laura anthony in oakland, where public works crews are out cleaning up what original cr

what these new school year might look like in california state superintendent tony thurmond says early june is when he will share guidelines for reopening schools. kron four's kate rooney gives us a preview of the state's plan. >>on wednesday state superintendent tony thurmond gave a teaser of what reopening schools in california might look like thurman said the department of education plans to release reopening guidelines in early june. i often refer to it as a guide book. it is our attempt to do a kind of how to. >>and to school districts answer questions that they have about how to reopen. >>one of those questions is when school districts can reopen. thurman said he's hoping for late august early september that there won't be a common opening it will be up to individual districts. >>we've got 10,000 schools. there is no one size fits all for schools so local school districts and school boards make decisions about one schools open what we do with the department of education as we try to guide our schools. >>that guidance will include safety measures like face coverings physical dista

thurmond says that some school districts are planning for summer programs to help close the learning gap while students are at home. >>> there is a new coronavirus bill being debated in congress. the proposed health and economic recovery act would mean another $1,200 stimulus check per person. there is also $175 billion in rent, mortgage, and utility assistance. and we could see $200 billion in hazard pay for essential workers and an extensive -- extension, i should say, of the $600 a week for state and local governments and money for testing and tracing which is one of the requirements for starting businesses. democrats say the focus is on opening the economy safely and soon while putting money in the hands of the american people who speaker pelosi says can't afford to wait. >> the families who are suffering, though, hunger doesn't take a pause. the rent doesn't take a pause. the bills don't take a pause. the hardship of losing a job or tragically losing a loved one doesn't take a pause. this is an historic challenge and there is a momentous opportunity for us to meet the needs of t

>>went to the thurmond also calling on more funding from the federal government he stressed that at the current levels schools cannot safely implement new measures will also educating students that virtual meeting set to get underway tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock live in the newsroom jonathan mccall kron 4 news. >>thank you jonathan. sonoma county wants to be able to reopen its restaurants, it's breweries and wineries its health officers making that plea to the state kron four's maureen kelly got reaction from downtown petaluma. >>so this means it's possible that restaurants wineries and breweries could open up their patios to customers as soon as this weekend and that's a big deal for those operating here in downtown petaluma where it's been a ghost town. even though retail stores are now open to curbside pickup. the city says they're now reaching out to local restaurants to see how they can make things easier for restaurants that don't already have outdoor seating the way. >>allow for expand expanded outdoor dining whether in the public right away like sidewalks or. some open areas t

>>thurmond estimates the state needs at least $500 million to accomplish that goal, reporting in the bay area kate rooney kron 4 news right now the kron on app is free to download 24 hour local news streaming commercial free, so you can stay informed and updated on this health crisis and the heat wave, we're all feeling in the bay area took its toll on an underground pg and e transformer in the east bay today, causing it to fail it turned into a prolonged power outage and a potential health and safety issue. a work crew was trying to fix a problem, but the antioch home owner says it was too hot to stick around waiting for them to finish. >>we have had in power since last night at about 8 o'clock i have a 6 year-old boy my parents are elderly my dad is in his 80's my mom's in her 70's and we've lost the majority of her food. and now i'm taking my son going to a motel. >>the pg e crews removing an old transformer and replacing it with a new one. >>taking a live look outside it was a hot day. but boy look at the cooling fog over san francisco. it must be a cool night nature's air condit

>>thurmond estimates the state needs at least $500 million to accomplish that goal, reporting in the bay area kate rooney kron 4 news. >>the solano town center in fairfield and locked its doors today allowing people to go inside for the first time in weeks not all stores have reopened and there are rules for shoppers social distancing is required and right now masks are recommended but not required as more california businesses look to get back to work after the coronavirus pandemic a bay area economics professor says don't expect a pre covid economy very quickly. he told kron four's jonathan jonathan mccall what needs to happen before a full rebound can take place. >>it's back to business for stores, restaurants and other retailers, looking to rebound from covid-19 getting back to the economic levels before the pandemic we'll take some time saint mary's economic professor jack rasmussen but it does it will be a very slow recovery. >>will open because they're desperate to do so he says people should be prepared for several ebbs and flows. >>not a v-shape return, but instead a w with

state school superintendent tony thurmond says teachers and students will likely have to wear a face some schools may offer hybrid instruction with a mix of in-person and virtual. as for the timeline, thurmond says there is no statewide mandate on an opening date. >> some districts have made the decision to open early. there are some districts in the state that operate on a year-round calendar. and so some of those are planning to open in late july if that can be accommodated safely from a health standpoint. >> thurmond also says the state is hoping to hand out more laptops and expand internet access for the one million california students still without it. >> i think what's gone well is a lot of innovation and a lot of people patiently learning how to do new things in order to keep each other safe and well. >> that's the president of san francisco state university talking about the success of virtual learning during the coronavirus pandemic on the 3:00 p.m. news today. remote learning will continue this fall is what they announced for whole csu system. all 23 universities in the sys

. >>> superintendent tony thurmond held the conference to discuss bringing students back to the classroom, here's more on that story from cristina rendon. >> we understand that you need ppe and a you need flexibility. >> reporter: in a virtual discussion with educators, california superintendent tony thurmond said that schools cannot reopen safely without more money for social distancing . the concerns are result of a $7 billion cut from education in the governor's revised covid-19 budget. >> we hear you loud and clear and here you. we cannot ask schools to do more with less. >> reporter: that's why he's calling on help from the federal government , teachers and superintendents echoing that and saying that they need money from the rainy day fund. >> it takes a village to educate a child. right now we should be looking at how we uplift and support that village. knowing that during this crisis that our kids have been through so much. >> reporter: the safety of students is top priority, many questions remain, how do you social distance in a confined classroom? there's a possibility the kids

that's the word today from state superintendent of public schools tony thurmond. he says the exact reopening day will depend on what your school district decides, but he expects most to be ready to go on time in late august or september. >> so we've heard from different districts who were thinking that reopening might mean a blend of styles of education with some in class instruction and in some cases still some distance learning. >> schools will need to ensure social distancing and constant cleaning if they opt for in-person classes. and this of course means class sizes will smaller. tomorrow thurmond is leading a virtual meeting with all one thousand public school districts in the state. reps from each district will break into smaller focus groups to discuss how they plan to teach in the fall. >>> a lot more to come here. you can go out to eat in a restaurant in napa county now. next, abc7 news reporter wayne freedman shows you what that new dining experience is actually like. >>> and words really can't explain the joy of this moment. ucsf's longest coronavirus

thurmond said access to personal protective equipment will be required for schools to reopen. he also emphasized that districts will make their own decision on when and how to reopen. >>that could also include a hybrid learning that's a combination of traditional classroom teaching along with learning from home. but johnson psaki with the oakland unified school district wonders how effectively schools can practice safety. while coping with a $35 million budget cut from public schools because of the pandemic. >>we have just got involved as for cleaning disinfecting during the course of any school day. so you know we really want to know what that's going to look like some that the state perspective. the federal government needs to step up that they want this economy to return to normal in any way shape or form they need our schools to do the same and arts do that we need a lot more money. >>well members from the school be opening task force are expected to share their early findings today during a virtual meeting with state education officials and leaders from california's 1000

blueprint for what could be required in classrooms on wednesday state school superintendent tony thurmond said that access to personal protective equipment will be required for schools to reopen. he also emphasized that districts will make their own decision on when and how to reopen that could include a hybrid learning a system a combination of traditional classroom teaching along with learning from home. >>but john sasaki with the oakland unified school district wonders how effectively schools can practice safety as they cope with a million cut from public schools because of the pandemic. >>we're just going fall as for cleaning disinfecting during the course of any school day. so you know we really want to know what that's going to look like some that the state perspective. the federal government needs to step up that they want this economy to return to normal in any way shape or form they need our schools to do the same and the arts do that we need a lot more money. >>well members from the school reopening task force are expected to share their early findings today during a virtual mee

blueprint for what could be required in classrooms on wednesday state school superintendent tony thurmond said that access to personal protective equipment will be required for schools to reopen he also emphasized that districts will make their own decision on when and how to reopen and that could include a hybrid learning system, a combination of traditional classroom teaching along with learning from home. >>but john sasaki with the oakland unified school district wonders how effectively schools can practice safety. while coping with a million cut from public schools because of the pandemic. >>we have just can't fall extra cleaning disinfecting during the course of any school day. so you know we really want to know what that's going to look like some that the state erspective. the federal government needs to step up that they want this economy to return to normal in any way shape or form they need our schools to do the same and the arts do that we need a lot more money. >>members from the school reopening task force are expected to share their early findings today during a virtual meeti

they're hoping to reopen schools by late august early september but thurmond is warning that there won't be a standard opening it will be up to the individual districts to open as they see fit. >>we've got 10,000 schools. there is no one size fits all for schools so local school districts in school boards make decisions about one schools open what we do with the department of education as we try to guide our schools. >>well the new school plans will include safety measures like face coverings a physical distancing in classrooms and on school buses. also temperature checks for students and staff. he also says that reopening will involve a mix of in class sessions along with distance learning as well. and as the bay area moves further into reopening transportation agencies are adjusting how passengers will be safely standing and sitting on board trains and buses. bart released a 15 step plan to welcome back its riders. it's a part of the cleaning process called foggy news is it a spray of hospital grade disinfectant deep cleanings like this usually happens every 3 days of bart will now it'

ability for hand washing and other resources for our schools, wednesday state superintendent tony thurmond said that access to ppe will be required for schools to reopen. >>he also emphasized that districts will make their own decisions on when and how to reopen the things that we've heard include that many schools are likely have smaller class sizes in order to accommodate the need for 6 feet of space between our students in their classes, hallways. >>and in common spaces. >>that could also include hybrid learning with some students in class while others learned from home. answers in guidance could come thursday during a virtual meeting with state education officials and leaders from california is 1000 school districts members from the school reopening task force or expected to share their early findings johnson psaki with oakland unified schools will be watching we imagine this is going to fall, you know pp for everybody's can imagine a physical distancing for everybody is going involve extra cleaning disinfecting during the course of any school day. >>so you know we really want to know

. >> reporter: thurmond says there's to playbook for how to re-open schools given the current situation. what is certain is that any kind of social distancing in the classroom will be an unavoidable expense for school districts throughout california. in oak lan, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> the largest airline at the airport, united, is trying to convince fliers to return to the skies and it's safe. united not alone but believes its standards partly developed by oakland's clorox will make a difference. david louie with an inside look. >> reporter: united says a majority of its fligrigts s flights arrive and depart half full. passengers with ill be using touchless check-in kiosks starting friday and receive individual hand wipes as they board and more of them in onboard snack bags. sneeze guards will help to protect employees. behind the scenes employees are required to do thermal temperature checks. at the large maintenance base, they've been busy making hand sanitizer. the biggest change is disinfecting the aircraft cabins. it's already done for all international and overnight flig

>>in a virtual media check in wednesday state superintendent of public instruction tony thurmond spoke of a scenario where most public schools would likely open again by late summer or fall, but not at the same time. >>want to be clear you're not a it is a painting a common over one across all districts or and andy borowitz although we do recognize this and are stations that opened early for him and said that with state guidance individual school districts will likely make their own decisions on when and how to reopen san jose's east side union high school district for example is looking at early august but flexibility is the key says superintendent chris funk. >>our karen cheek are spending. if we don't have and truck show minute. could have complete flexibility i'm reding class size by having kids come at different times throughout the day and throughout the week. >>aside from staggered openings districts are looking at learning in shifts with smaller class sizes allowing for social distancing prioritizing safety may mean everyone wears a mask to school. >>we know that a school may r

>>in a virtual media check in wednesday state superintendent of public instruction tony thurmond spoke of a scenario where most public schools would likely open again by late summer or fall, but not at the same time. >>want to be clear you're not a it is a painting a common opening across school districts or and andy borowitz only if you recognize this and it was a shoo-in opened early for him and said that with state guidance individual school districts will likely make their own decisions on when and how to reopen san jose's east side union high school district for example is looking at early august but flexibility is the key says superintendent chris funk. >>our karen cheek are spending. if we don't have all instructional minute. could have complete flexibility i reducing class size by having kids come at different times throughout the day and throughout the week. >>aside from staggered openings districts are looking at learning in shifts with smaller class sizes allowing for social distancing prioritizing safety may mean everyone wears a mask to school. >>we know that a school may

state superintendent tony thurmond says students and teachers may have to wear masks and might have to switch to staggered learning, in order to give students more space. in that scenario, one group of students show up in the morning, another group reports to school in the afternoon. >> we do know that there might be some scenarios where we might need to do more of that and move to a different class, that might mean more personnel. >> but can districts afford to hire extra staff? the numbers say no. thanks to the pandemic, california is face can a staggering budget short fall. public schools and community colleges might lose more than $18 billion in state funding. >> as it relates to the cost, we know that this is going to be daunting for us, but we can't mide from the challenges. >> the oakland unified school district faces another challenge. school closures. the district is moving ahead with closing kaiser elementary, and merging it with the academy in the fall. saru's two daughters go to the school. >> does it make any sense to give up the facility at the same time when the governor

>>in a virtual media check in wednesday state superintendent of public instruction tony thurmond spoke of a scenario where most public schools would likely open again by late summer or fall, but not at the same time. >>want to be clear that we're isn't paying a common opening across school districts or and andy borowitz little it although we do recognize that some of issues that opened early for him and said that with state guidance individual school districts will likely make their own decisions on when and how to reopen san jose's east side union high school district for example is looking at early august but flexibility is the key says superintendent chris funk. >>our care and she's our funding. if we don't have all instructional minutes. could have complete flexibility i reducing class size by having kids come at different times throughout the day and throughout the week aside from staggered openings districts are looking at learning in shifts with smaller class sizes allowing for social distancing. >>prioritizing safety may mean everyone wears a mask to school. >>we know that a sc

with thomas e dewey, the heavily favored republican candidate impeding with strom thurmond, the chief spokesman for the conservative states rights party at henry wallace, the choice of the small but enthusiastic liberal progressive party, harry truman on the democratic ticket walked away from the election as the victor. this was one of the greatest electoral upsets in american history. (music) >> national conventions are a process uniquely american. there are crowds, music and suspense. through the ballot box people determine who will assume the burden and power of the american presidency. (music) >> steve, and looking at a film like this, i suppose there are some who would say well, this is all just tweedledum and tweedledee and really is not that important. elections do not really decide anything. what do you think? >> that passing parade of all those historical faces certainly suggests to me a personal response on one level to that question, dig. after all, and election by definition is a choice between two individuals. so when you ask yourself does it make any difference between g

. >> tony thurmond says each school district will make the call on how kids will learn. >> we suspect many schools will in fact offer a balance of inclass instruction as well as some form of distance learning. >> now, the districts must face a challenging math problem. with the state slashed to slash education funding by, with the state poised to slash education funding by millions of dollars, how to keep kids safe and maintain the same level of learning. marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> some other critical questions here. can you pay your rent? are you still waiting for that unemployment benefit to come in? and when do you dip into your 401(k)? we have some answers for you. and some guidance. joint us tomorrow night for a, join us tomorrow night for a 30 opinion minute special called "making it in the bay," tomorrow night. >>> a plan to reopen yosemite. what you need to know if you want to go. >> and tangled in fishing nets. new pictures and video of rescuers freeing a whale off the coast of monterey bay. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. it may be sunny out but there's

blueprint for what could be required in classrooms on wednesday state school superintendent tony thurmond said that access to personal protective equipment will be required for schools to reopen he also emphasized that districts will make their own decision on when and how to reopen and that could include a hybrid learning system, a combination of traditional classroom teaching along with learning from home. >>but john sasaki

>>for our schools, wednesday state superintendent tony thurmond said that access to ppe will be required for schools to reopen. he also emphasized that districts will make their own decisions on when and how to reopen the things that we've heard include. >>that many schools are likely have smaller class sizes in order to accommodate in need for 6 feet of space between our students in their classes. hallways and in common spaces. >>that could also include hybrid learning with some students in class while others learned from home. answers and guidance could come thursday during a virtual meeting with state education officials and leaders from california is 1000 school districts members from the school reopening task force or expected to share their early findings john sasaki with oakland unified schools will be watching we imagine this is going to fall, you know pp for everybody's can imagine a physical distancing for everybody is going involve extra cleaning disinfecting during the course of any school day. >>so you know we really want to know what that's going to look like since the stat

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what the new school year make low, i can california on wednesday state superintendent tony thurmond gave a teaser saying the department of education plans to release reopening guidelines in early june. they're hoping to get things reopen by late august or early september but does warned that there won't be a standard opening. it will be up to individual districts to open as they see fit. >>we've got 10,000 schools. there is no one size fits all for schools so local school districts and school boards make decisions about one schools open what we do with the department of education as we try to guide our schools. >>well new guidance will include safety measures like face coverings physical distancing in classrooms and on school buses and temperature tracks for students and staff he also says reopening will involve a mix of in class sessions and distance learning. well as the bay area moves further into reopening transportation agencies are working to re image their services and the services that they provide bart released the 15 step plan to welcome back riders, the cleaning process is cal

state superintendent of public instruction tony thurmond will join us along with the superintendents from oakland, san francisco, and san jose unified schools. you can join the conversation live today in 30 minutes at 4:00 right here on abc7, >>> tonight, there is breaking news as we come on the air in the death of george floyd. an unarmed african-american who died in police custody in minneapolis. what authorities have just revealed. and it comes after violent protests erupted in the city. demonstrators clashing with officers over the death of george floyd. parts of the city in flames overnight. firefighters responding to about 30 fires. one person shot and killed and tonight, the breaking headline. the governor activating the national guard now. the mayor of minneapolis has called for the arrest of the fired police officer seen with his knee on floyd's next. floyd is being remembered by friends this evening. and city officials and floyd's own fiance pleading for peace in the streets. alex perez is in man yap

ability for hand washing and other resources for our schools, wednesday state superintendent tony thurmond said that access to ppe will be required for schools to reopen. >>he also emphasized that districts will make their own decisions on when and how to reopen the things that we've heard include that many schools are likely have smaller class sizes in order to accommodate the need for 6 feet of space between our students in their classes, hallways. >>and in common spaces. >>that could also include hybrid learning with some students in class while others learned from home. answers in guidance could come thursday during a virtual meeting with state education officials and leaders from california is 1000 school districts numbers from the school reopening task force or expected this year the early findings john sasaki with oakland unified schools will be watching we imagine this is going to fall, you know pp for everybody's can imagine a physical distancing for everybody is going involve extra cleaning disinfecting during the course of any school day. >>so you know we really want to know wha

state superintendent tony thurmond says students and teachers may have to wear masks and might have towitch to staggered learning in order to give students more space. in that scenario one group of students show up in the morning, another group reports to school in the afternoon. >> we do know there might be some scenarios where we might need -- if you have fewer students in a class, that might mean more personnel. >> reporter: but can districts afford to hire extra staff? the numbers say no. thanks to the pandemic, california is facing a staggering budget shortfall. public schools and community colleges might lose more than $18 billion in state funding. >> as it relates to the costs, we know that this is going to be daunting for us. but we can't hide from the challenge. >> reporter: the oakland unified school district faces another challenge. school closures. the district is moving ahead with closing kaiser elementary and merging it with san copa academy in the fall. this woman's two daughters attend kaiser. >> it doesn't make any sense to anybody to be giving up facilities at the sam

. >> reporter: california superintendent of schools tony thurmond said that schools cannot reopen safely without more money for social distancing. this is a result after $7 billion was cut for education. >> we hear you loud and clear and agree that we cannot ask schools to do more with less. >> reporter: teachers and superintendents saying that they need money from the state rainy >> it takes a village to educate a child, how do we uplift and support that village? our children have been through so much. truck safety is top party, but many questions remain like how to use social distance in a confined classroom, there's a possibility the kids will have to wear masks and schools, which could be difficult for small children and those with health problems. instead of layoff there's a push to have a nurse and counselor and every school and more custodians. >> i don't even know if the two custodians that worked at the school would be able to keep up with the demand of constantly sanitizing the school. >> reporter: they said that distance learning is not sustainable and they want schools to reo

. >> thurmond thanked those who have already stepped up including bare shaft bare shaft and the companies who responded to her call. the department of education will release its full status to keep students and staff say. everyone will have to wear masks and distancing protocol has to be followed. >>> the return of human space flight from u.s. soil. a live look from out there in the state of florida. nasa astronauts are inside the dragon capsule on top of the falcon nine rocket at the kennedy space center on pad 39 a. this is the first time a privately owned space ship will be used for an orbital launch with astronauts on board. the first u.s. demand watch and close to nine years. they are scheduled to spend 16 weeks right there at the international space station. the launch scheduled for 1:33 p.m. this afternoon our time here out west. if it is not too late you can watch it right here on "ktvu fox 2"set to beginavirus outbreak i the south bay. how of workers may have been exposed. >>> protesters call for justice after a black man dies in police custody. i am jonathan hunt in los angeles.