although the initial reopening plan got bad remarks from the teachers union an updated

at least better practices are going to be put in place moving forward. >> reporter: new york's teachers union says one case of covid should shut down a school for 14 days while new york city's mayor announced a building will close only if two or more students in different classrooms get sick. >> i told city hall. i told everyone, we are not agreeing with this we told you what we think we need to have because that came from medical professionals. >> reporter: fights between state leaders and teachers unions are escalating. >> if a parent prefers distance learning by all means they have every right to opt for distance learning. but for parents that really want to have that face to face instruction, we want every parent in florida to have options. >> reporter: but florida's largest teachers union is suing the governor for his insistence that every district open up. >> people are just terrified about going back into brick and ma florida parents are deciding to send their children back to schools that are reopening. >> can't wait to see friends, see teachers. >> reporter: all across the country th

the teachers union still has to vote on delaying the start. >>> classes will start on wednesday for some students in the south bay. today teachers with san jose unified school district handed out ipads, chromebooks and internet hot spots to families. students will learn from home for at least the first few months of the school year. teachers will give their lessons from inside the classroom, unless they have gotten a waiver to not be there. coming up tonight at 6:00, we'll look at the challenges these schools are facing to make sure students don't fall behind. we have put together a list of all the bay area school districts and their back-to-school plans. head over to nbcbayarea.com. in the top left corner click on the return to school plans. >>> a tumultuous 24 hours for governor newsom's leadership team. the state's top health officer abruptly resigned. today the governor announced a bay area doctor will replace her. this all comes after that data glitch led to an underreporting of nearly 300,000 coronavirus cases. marianne favro has the details. >> reporter: this is a covid-19 testing

how did the unions defend that, a lot of teachers want to go back to work and we don't want to weigh y their own union not to comply,. >> i think you're absolutely right, this is a problem with the top down one-size-fits-all monopoly on public education. we need more flexibly, i am a little sympathetic with the principles in the sense if you are running a real system that was truly concerned about the science and following the cdc guidelines, i think you would have to get principles, options and flexibility so they can deal with their particular needs, this looks like a top-down thing imposed on the school which is the way the public schools answer. that's why i go back to the convention, this week we saw school choice mention passionately american parents are learning that like you say the working mom, what did she do, she cannot go to work and for kids are at home in the cdc made the same point you did, a disproportionate impact on foreign minority kids who may not have the resources to hire a tutor or take your kid out and put them in a peripheral school or moved or send them to gr

go to waste, neither should conservatives, john dana davidson joins as he wrote the following teachers unions are considering political blackmail. john, how could this actually happen where we finally wrestle away the unions from our educational system? >> there has been a lot of talk over the years about education reform, but our lawmakers haven't been willing to do it. when idea that's been talked about is to give vouchers to families and to parents so they can decide for themselves how best to educate their children. that would be the perfect solution right now when you hav teachers unions threatening to strike and basically hold hostage parents and communities by refusing to open the schools. >> john, hold on. i was just talking about this case in montgomery county, maryland where they were even going after the catholic and other christian, muslim schools independent schools in montgomery county, maryland, so they're not stopping with the public schools that is my point. >> find it interesting that all these other professions, construction workers, police an by a, doctors and nurses, a bu

>> parents are pushing back hard and what is happening is teachers unions are being exposed for whatally are and parents aren't going to tolerate having their schools bullied and closed down just because teachers unions have an ideological agenda at the expense of children and especially children i would stress who are low income and are going to be most hurt by schools that are close which are the schools, catholic schools, disproportionately serve. todd: you mentioned the inequality argument earlier, that is the main focus of the critics. what is your response to that? >> a lot of schools that are trying to stay open are actually the schools but again are most likely to serve middle-class working families and low income families. you could catholic schools, 40% are in the inner-city. catholic schools, parochial schools cost half of what the elite private schools cost and they cater to children and families who are sacrificing, looking for alternatives to failing public schools. jillian: we will be following up, time is ticking, keep us updated. todd: bill diblasio versus cuomo agai

and organizations opening but they don't tend to be the schools that are in the control of the teachers unionsassachusetts, california, new york, you name it are putting coo cobash: paul: is it the threat of strikes? >> i think it's both. i think it's the threat of strikes, look, we shouldn't demand that every school open necessarily in person, that's not what any of us want. what we want is school to happen and school can happen in a hybrid variety of ways, right, there are institutions like a lot of charter networks that are opening their doors in person and offering teachers and parents the options of virtual online, remote education and so what we want is flexibility, flexibility for districts, flexibility for schools, private, public, we don't want to tell anybody they can't do something, but we have to start school and so the fact of the matter is school is starting on time for awful lot of students most of them online or remotely but for those that are controlled by the institutions, they are not opening at all and they are not sure they can open because they've done nothing to prepare

unified school district teachers. >> absolutely. melissa: their union doing the same thing. eachers, it is the union. what is going on? >> it is hard to pick sides in new york as i imagine it is in most cities. you have on one hand mayor de blasio who is essentially brought this city to its knees in many ways. certainly brought businesses to their knees. a lot of citizens to their knees with the surge of crime they put at his doorstep, his being responsible for it all but is he against the teachers union in this because they are still concerned about safety issues that may involve starting school again even though we've reached the mayor previously had said he wouldn't open the schools unless we test than 3% positive of those people tested over a seven-day rolling average. in fact the positivity rate is about 1% now and has been for quite a while. so we did fit the standard that was set for an opening of schools. so it will be, if by the way the teachers union does strike, it will be the first strike we've had in new york city since 1975. it is actually illegal for teachers t

although the initial reopening plan got bad remarks from the teachers union an updated version couldet a passing grade. new york city school system is the largest in the country. abide with pandemic, 1.1 million students took part in remote learning, governor andrew cuomo citing the state's low infection rate for the virus is all schools statewide including the big apple can open up for in person instruction. >> it is up to the school district. if it works for those parents and those teachers in that district then it works. >> but it's not that simple. all school district including new york city must submit reopening plans to the state health department which will have final say. new york's 32 page reopening proposal was criticized by the teachers union and that is for lack of safety standards. here's what the teachers union president said a week ago. >> my concern would be a school that could be the impetus for an entire neighborhood being re-contaminated. after what we lived through in march we are not going to allow that to happen and if that means we have to fight with the mayor

on the one hand, the teachers union trying their darndest to make sure that the teachers don't have tobs in the fall. then you have the voters, hey, my kids need to go back to school, not just for them but also for the parents who have to go back to work. >> jason: rachel, school choice is going to be like a top tier, top five, top six, you know, type of argument that republicans will have against democrats coming into the election. >> absolutely. i think one of the legacies to the pandemic, let a parents who may be wary about school choice or suddenly waking up to the idea educational freedom and parental choice is really important. but i will say, parents are smart. parents love their kids more than the government, you know? so this is a situation, the data shows that our kids are less likely to die of covid than the seasonal flu. they look at how badly homeschooling meant for most of us and it really socked. and also, they look at what is happening with the economy. and they understand intuitively, that our economy and the great depression will hurt families, her childhood, and make

networks and organizations opening but they don't tend to be the schools that are in control of the teachers unionsion, massachusetts education association, california, new york, you name it are putting the kibosh on time openings, even online and in person. it is just a tragedy. paul: why do the unions have such leverage, because obviously if the school districts order and the politicians order the schools to open, in class they can open previous and because the unions have so much political with the government or is it the strikes. jeanne: i think it's both, we should not demand that every school open necessarily in person, that is not what any of us want, we want school to happen, school can happen in a hybrid of variety of ways. there are institutions like a lot of charter networks that are opening their doors in person and offering teachers and parents options a virtual online remote education. so what we want is flexibility for districts, flexibility for schools, private, public, we don't want to tell me when they can't do something but we have to start school, the fact of the matter school i

but teachers unions demand schools shutdown immediately if they have more than 2 cases.avid tracking the latest live from new york city. good evening, david. >> new york city was the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic has been given the green light to reopen class rooms this fall. that would make the only major school district in the country to resume regular classroom operations. although the official reopening plan got bad marks from the teachers union, an updated version could get a passing grade. new york city school system is the largest in the country. at the height of the pandemic it's more than 1.1 million students took part in remote learning. governor andrew cuomo said all schools statewide can open up for in person instruction. >> it's up to the school district. my general rule is if it works for those parents and teachers and that district, then it works. >> it's not that simple. all school districts including new york city must submit reopening plans to the state health department which will have final say. new york's reopening proposal was criticized by

that is the reason why local activists and teachers, the union, have come together to spread awareness among citizens and protest. >>> a national protest that is happening in 30 different cities across the country supported by local groups like the oakland educators association and the oakland public education network. they want the safe return to schools and want to know how the district plans to do it. >>> it is set to open in seven days, there is no plan for how our schools are going to reopen our families have not been notified of what to do for the first day of school and our leadership has had four months to plan. >>> district and teachers union negotiating the plan. teachers want to cut the total time of instruction by at least an hour 15 minutes a day. in the first week only one hour of that would be live. the rest, planning for lessons. they also want scheduled wellness time for teachers described as stress relieving at tiffany's. >>> this is a situation where there are disagreements and both sides want what they want and we are going to see where we can meet in the middle. >>

we have been covering teachers unions across the country pushing for new safety measures to be put in place before classes resume. thank you so much. >>> joining me to discuss, dr. daniel fabuey. thank you for joining us this morning. let me ask about the cdc which just released updated guidelines on reopening schools, emphasizing the importance of keeping schools open when possible. how should leaders balance the need to keep kids in school and the threat of coronavirus and keeping everyone safe? >> yeah, hi. good morning. thanks for having me. we have been talking about this ad nauseum the past several weeks. really it is looking at the positivity rate of disease in their community. factor that in with policies and plo protocols. good that the cdc put out additional guidelines to be clear for the audience and for administrators and even parents and families making decisions for students. the safety of our public is really important. and in this case, when you look at the positivity rate, less than 5% in the region or in that school, province we are talking about, in addition to wear

tuesday. >>> meanwhile, in oakland, classes are supposed to start in just four days while the teachers union and the school district into negotiate, the union says it is presenting counter proposals after getting the latest offer from the district. if an agreement is not in place before the first day of school, teachers plan to go forward with their own model. >>> and for the latest updates on reopening plans in your school district, head to www.kpix.com/back to school. >>> round one of golf's first major of 2020 is in the books after an usual day. kpix 5's dennis o'donnell with more from the opening day of the pga championship. dennis? . >> reporter: this tournament was scheduled six years ago. it was supposed to be played in may. some doubted it would ever happen. today harding park officially became a championship golf course. no fans however, unfortunately. but lots of cold and fog, the sun peeked out throughout the day. tiger looking for his 16th major. rolling in tts. he finished 2 under. just three off the lead. the longest hitter on tour. he broke his driver because he leaned on it t

classes are supposed to start on upon day while the teacher's union and the school district continue to negotiate. the teacher's original proposal included one hour of live instruction for the first week of class, the rest would be lesson planning, they want scheduled wellness time for teachers. the school board and the teacher's union announced a tentative agreement, students will get two hours a day with teachers and peers. teachers will be viable during normal seven daily work hours, providing internet access and desizes and teacher also get 400 bucks for their own home equipment. for the latest updates on reopening plans in your district go to our website kpix.com/back to school and we will update that site as soon as we hear from oakland, hopefully by the end of the day. and as for san francisco that deal is not official just yet, the school board is going to vote on it at the meeting next tuesday. school starts august 17th. len. >>> anne, thank you. we learned the state will provide a covid-19 update at 13:09. we'll bring that to you live on cbsn bay area at kpix.com. >>> u.s. j

majority will show up for work. >> this is what people get paid to do, this is what they do. >> teachers unionsuscle, and chicago where teachers walked off the job last october in a contract dispute, they recently threatened to strike before demands for remote learning were met. in los angeles where the teachers union held a strike for better pay, the union and school district reached an agreement to teach kids exclusively online. in lebanon, pennsylvania, parents held a demonstration calling on schools to reopen. >> if everything is remote, then i'm paying a nanny. >> here in new york city, most parents are siding with the mayor. 3 out of 4 survey said they wanted their kids back in the classroom. >> bret: david lee miller in new york, thanks. a major peace deal in the middle east and here at home, a call for a mask mandate, how will this all play? we'll asked the panel when we come back to. all day strong. >> every single american should be wearing a mask when they are outside for the next three months at a minimum. every governor should mandate mandatory mask wearing. the estimates by the ex

it isn't the teachers unions, it's not the schools themselves, it's not democrats. parents are terrified in many of these places. they want to know what will happen if their kids go back to school, and as soon as someone gets infected, as soon as a teacher gets infected, as soon as a family member gets infected, what happens? the challenge is, i think president trump wants a separate reopening schools from a broader plan to confront the virus. it's like the economy, he just wants you to be open and get things back to normal. believe me, we all do. but it has to be coupled with a strategic plan in these places to flatten the curve and it hasn't been. until it is, we can't open school safely in their entirety. >> kennedy: that's a one-size-fits-all solution. pretty much everyone disagrees with you, marie. i'm not talking about republicans, i'm talking about the american association of pediatrics. greg, take it away. >> greg: and no one has ever said we are expecting things to go back to normal. that is still in chapter one mentality. "oh, my god, people are going to d

the chicago teachers union putting forward their demands to start the school year. 100% remote. they also want free computers for all students and internet access for students. i asked a teacher whether those requests are realistic with just about a month to go before school starts. >> it is possible. talk about educating our children, it's the biggest priority we have. it should be the biggest priority we have in our country, in our city, educating our students and making sure there is not achievement gap. sticker on the other hand, many parents want and in some cases need their kids to go back to school so there's parents can gk to work that i talk to a mom in the chicago suburbs. her kids will be going back to school all virtually. she asked her kids which they preferred, online or in person? >> both kids right away, we want to go back to school. no doubt. no questions asked. we want to see our classroom and see her teacher and our friends. we need instruction from the teacher. we need to know the teacher. >> the chicago teachers union hasn't said yet whether a s

let's start with the teachers union. where do negotiations stand with the teacher union on how distance-learning will work? >> we are continuing actively negotiation, there is a strong desire on both parts to settle. we are working through to reach an agreement. nevertheless, on monday, school will be starting. students will be receiving instruction. >> is it fair to sum up the issue here, as the district wants more in person life teaching time and teachers say -- look, we need to plan for this unprecedented way of teaching oakland's children? >> without getting into the details, issues that are rising across the nation, it is simply coming to that are around meeting the needs of students and also making sure that we have what is in place around safety for students as well. >>> okay, let's talk about getting students the help that they need. will the laptops get to the students by the first day of school on monday? >> we anticipate some form of delay, so, we have developed a loaner program where we will be using our own

the teachers union says two main sticking points involved small group instruction, including the use of substitute teachers and flexible workday schedules. >> we're waiting and hoping that the district brings a significant, meaningful proposal and we can come to an agreement today so that we can start the school year on a positive note. >> neither side will provide details about what the start of school will look like for students, citing ongoing negotiations f. no agreement is reached by tomorrow morning, the teachers union says educators will follow the union's teaching plan. >>> the city of santa clara has partnered with santa clara county to provide free covid-19 testing on certain dates at the central park library. the first date is wednesday ata you can sign up online now. the site will test only people who do not have covid-19 symptoms. you should receive results back within three to seven days. testing will also be offered august 12th and 26th, plus september 23rd and 30th. >>> the united states has topped more than 5 million confirmed coronavirus cases, which is the most now

indeed, it was a big win for the teachers union.orida leading up to the opening of school, and there's still a few districts that are yet to open, the governor and the commissioner of education in the state of florida mandated that schools open and said that if they did not open, the state would withhold some of the state money for education. for instance, in hillsborough county, which is tampa, that would have been $23 million a month. the school board said they felt they had no choice but to open even though they did not want to open with kids in the classroom. the teachers union went to court and said this seems wrong, that the state is forcing the local school boards to open and the judge in this case ruled, a florida circuit judge ruling that the decision made by the state forcing this was an arbitrary decision. it was not one based in science and one that the union says is a big victory now for them. >> the evidence is clear that teachers want to be back in school. i've said this from the onset, that we want to teach. nothing

the district in the teachers union are still in negotiations about what distance learning is going to look like. good evening, -- >> late taking developments. >> reporter: a waiting game according to the teachers union. part of the back-and-forth has been about how many minutes of live interaction and teaching there will be between teachers and students this year. it is online learning 2.0 when schools opened by turning on computers instead of opening their doors. >> teachers are more prepared to teach online because they have already done it. >> reporter: there will be live interactions between students and teachers called synchronous learning and prerecorded or asynchronous lessons provided online or via paper packets. the oakland unified school district is pushing for more instruction and more asynchronous teaching time than the union is currently proposing, which meets the state's minimum requirements. for example, the union is proposing 120 minutes of a separatist lessons for kindergartners. ost is demanding 105 minutes for live instruction and 105 minutes for asynchronous teachi

and teachers and teacher unions and financing of schools have become political footballs for years you know i remember. candidates like alfonse d'amato when he was in trouble trying to pit parents against teachers using tenure i remember even bob dole you know saying we're not going to be controlled by teacher unions at a republican convention so i'm not surprised that trump and de vos would use. you know we're trying to pit teachers against parents it doesn't actually ever work but this is what i'm really surprised about that the reckless disregard of health and safety and using children and teachers in a political game. creating the lack of the level of fear and uncertainty that is really new and that i have not seen in modern history any government ever attempt to do it's it is reckless disregard and deprivation of children's lives that's what trump and de vos have done here. no you made a statement recently that we cared more about the process of reopening our bars than we did about reopening the schools and ask about what price we're putting on the safety of teachers and the safet

dinesh d'souza has the answer and how biden is choosing teachers union over kids? and in a predictable turn, hollywood lionizes a trump foe. "friday follies" explains. but first agents are suffering. that is the focus of tonight's "angle." this is another busy "newsweek" and three major events occurs demonstrates how radical and how dangerous the democrats have become. now i know it soundsds hyperbolc but bear with me. the evidence is mounting that joe biden's party from elders to organizers haser adopted a buy-n means necessary approach to winning in november. and the consequences for america will be devastating in both the short and long term. first, if you thought that we could find bipartisan agreement that rioting should never be tolerated, think again. f in fact, there seems to be an implicit consensus among democrats today that efforts should not be made to stop federal buildingsar from arson. or even to stop a tax on law enforcement at all. at the disgraceful inquisition of ag bill barr this week, democrat members of congress gave cover to actual criminals

do you need the full support, for example, of your particular teachers union to say, let's go ahead and apply for this waiver or can a district just unilaterally say, we'll do it. consult in, as in we checked in with you but we'll do it anyway. do you know what the definition is? >> i could tell you what i've been told as we've asked some of the same questions. again, this is the health area where the health departments in the state have written this guidance. our office is focused more on guidance that has to do with how you strengthen distance learning, but we've asked the question because we get the question from school districts. as i understand it, the language that says consulting means that, i think it's encouraging school districts to consult with all stakeholders, with teacher and classified unions, all the employees, with parent groups and students, but at the end of the day, it does not say required approval. that means that districts can make plans to move forward even if after consulting with employee groups, there's not agreement. the reality is oftentimes, employee groups

reporter: today in a virtual courtroom a florida judge denied the state's request to dismiss a teacher union lawsuit over reopening. in hills boro county a superintendent announced classes would -- >> we're going to rip open the doors and put masks on kids and hope for the best doesn't seem like it's going to work out. >> reporter: here in new york the percentage of positive covid tests has dropped below 1% for a week now, a key factor in the push to reopen schools. lester >> gabe gutierrez tonight, thanks. >>> for california an astonishing milestone, the nation's most populous state surpassing 600,000 cases and despite signs of progress there is continuing concern about large gatherings as we head into another warm summer weekend here's miguel almaguer. >> reporter: as california becomes the first state in the nation to surpass 600,000 confirmed covid cases, like every other state the true number of infections is without a doubt much higher. for months lines at testing sites across the nation have stretched for blocks only eclipsed by the even longer wait for results. >> i got my test on ju

>> reporter: now the new york city teachers union threatening legal action unless their school's safetyty went through hell and came back, and we are not going back to hell because of short-sighted political agendas. >> reporter: in detroit, though it's illegal in michigan for teachers to strike, teachers threatening to walk out, concerned about safety. >> we will do whatever we need to do to ensure the health and safety of our members and of our students. >> reporter: nearly 80 teachers in utah quit over covid d anmot ongoing case brought by florida teachers to stop in-person learning. >> i've chosen my kids, my students, over so many difficult things. but i can't put my family at risk. >> reporter: leaders around the country enforcing measures to curb the virus. in los angeles, the mayor shutting off utilities at this mansion, reportedly owned by tiktok star bryce hall, where several big events violated health orders. the move coming a week after the mayor announced a crackdown on party houses. as cases spike in puerto rico, the governor announcing the territory will now be on lockdow

teachers would have the discretion to offer more if they would like to. union members will begin voting on the agreement starting at 6:00 tonight. >>> as school begins next week at several large bay area school districts we wanted to find out what teachers are expecting from the upcoming school year. take a listen. >> my home is not my classroom. >> yes, i would love to go back to the classroom this fall. however, as a parent, i would have to say no. >> i've had a lot of years to work on my craft and everything i've known about school is different. meeting my kids and checking in with them every day is everything. for me teaching to a blank screen is going to be a real challenge, right? and so it's finding ways to engage and to build a community with kids that i've never met before. >> this will be new for teachers and new for students to start off the school year not having established relationships. i am excited to make sure that our students actually have a fun time learning considering what's been going on. >> i'm hoping they have cameras on, just because i

todd: can you envision a scenario where the lawsuit backfires on the teacher's union, in that the courtdeclare atory release to the states requiring the teachers to go in the classroom. >> you could have lawsuits filed on the other side of this, saying listen, we want to make sure the teachers are mandated to go to school, it's safe to go to school and if you get a court to say, yes, the state does have an obligation to have their students taught inside brick and mortar buildings, it could backfire to the point you raised a moment ago where other states on the other side of the equation will point to it and say you see, that's what they said in florida, you should do it in our state too. each side has a vested interest throughout the country in watching what happens with this lawsuit and while not a precedential, it still will be something that will be viewed. it could backfire. i don't think so in this case. they're looking more for information, they're saying they're being denied, that the parents and teachers are being denied, that are essential in their ability to be able to inform

the teacher's union in orange county has a different take on this than obviously you. they say, this is a desperate grab for attention in their struggle to stay relevant, governor newsom made the decision to close schools, not the unions. our priority is the safety of staff and students. doctor, they say this is about safety. is your plan unsafe? >> let's talk about what the unions actually want. what they want, utla, the second largest teacher's union in the country, what they want, they put forward a list of demands, a ransom list, if you will, that includes the abolition of all charter schools, medicare for all, defunding the police and removing all police officers from high school campuses. what does that have to do with education? it is perfectly safe to send kids to school, just look at the numbers and look at the science and remember what's happening to those kids by keeping them home. we have the highest suicide rate we've seen amongst children. there are more kids that have died from suicide than have died from covid-19, not to mention increase in depression,

in certain cases, we ce space available in local parks. >> reporter: but the head of the teacher's union said in response, "the mayor'sning plan connues to fall short, particularly in terms of necessary testing." and the principal's union called mayor de blasio's outdoor planning "far tolate" and the guidance "short-sighted," and noted "without funding, thisba plan will exac existing disparities." so far, at least 585 new york city schools-- that'one-third of the district's schools-- have submitted proposals to go outdoors. learning, approval from the city can't come soon enough. >> this is like a good lesson for r kids in what safety looks like. how do from the virus?er safe that's the work we have too together. oithat's not all solved by outside, but it is solved by being able to be and act together in person more than online. >> reporter: is there time to implement something like this? >> yes, there is time. we've got to get started. this is why 're out here today. >> sreenivasan: as we've just seen, finding space for outdoor classrooms in urban areas is much more challenging than it

we are very proud of our teachers union especially under the leadership of their current president. >> used to expect the board to approve this tonight? >> i don't want to get out in front of them but that definitely is my hope. i do expect it. >> on the following up on that question, i hope as a parent myself, creating content that engages the students, that would be a priority for me. is not a priority for you, superintendent? >> we are creating content and as you said, we have heard from a number of parents. we held seven town halls over the summer. more than 16,000 people attended those town halls. we had the opportunity to hear from them and they told us loud and clear they wanted distance learning to have a connection and it's about the connection, connection, connection. we have increased the resources for teachers and we created a distance learning died last year. we are wrapping them up and that will be online so parents can see what we are expecting and what they caexpect but it t contact. >>> talk about laptops. how important it is for all of us. especially for students. wi

. >> reporter: the majority of teachers work from the school classrooms and according to the teachers unionthey say the distance learning 2.0 in the fall will be dramatically different. night and day compared to the spring. for these teachers at hoover middle school, logging into a virtually empty campus was a better option. >> being able to come to their classroom get some more space and club travesty to be able to do their job. >> teachers choosing to work from home have to submit their decision to work from home. they can do so through the end of september. >> majority of teachers were comfortable coming into their rsalsrooms but there waty experiences with covid-19. >> vanessa and her three children came to the park after finishing their first day of distance learning 2.0. >> we did scavenger hunt on zoom even though we are not in the same classroom. that was very fun. >> it was more of a let's get to know each other. let's get accustomed to the zoom. it was short and sweet.>> reporter: for shelley, taking care of their niece did not feel very different from distance-learning in the spr

why did teachers union care about lgbt, the list goes on and on. ing for Ãwould be more interested in the safety and well-being of their workforce. there is this wild lettuce sensation on the left that every major institution in washington that liens left had to subscribe to the media communion, think tanks, or members of congress. it's that we need to engage in the whole transformation of demographics of the united states of america. i think they realized they couldn't win necessarily along ideological lines purely. they set out to transform the financial and demographic makeup of the country. i think that's what this largely is. in terms of legal immigration, we go to this a lot in the book, it comes down to one financial interest. every big corporation in this country. whether in air-conditioning manufacturing in indiana, or the tech company in silicon valley, if they can import cheaper labor or even high skilled jobs, there to do everything and invest as much power and money as the return on investment justifies then for that cheap labor. want t

. >> reporter: the teachers' union threatening legal action and even a strike, saying it's not safe to reopen. they're demanding all schools must have ppe, proper ventilation, and a massive testing and tracing program before students return to class. and in florida, an emotional day in court. >> no, i'm not going to choose -- i have chosen my kids, my students, over so many difficult things, but i can't put my family at risk. >> reporter: the state's largest teachers' union suing to stop in-person learning. the fda is putting emergency authorization of blood plasma t. doctors say they don't have enough day to prove it can help people fight the virus. plasma has been beneficial to some, but more clinical trials are required for the fda to authorize its use. >> stephanie, thank you. >>> and now to the newly released interview from one of the former police officers charged in the killing of george floyd. what he claims he told the other officers. here's alex perez. >> reporter: tonight, we're hearing from one of the former cops charged in the killing of george floyd, in his own words. >>

district officials and the teachers union are still working on a contract deal. officials with the teachers union say they believe it's important to listen to the first week observations from parents, students and teachers before trying to reach an agreement with the district. day care is no longer just for infants and toddlers in alameda county one providers accepting students up to 13 years old now surety she runs the family business in day care livermore and she got an update on a state license last year allowing her business to accept up to a dozen children at a time she also serves as the president. the valley family child care association she says there's been a desperate need for teenage supervision, while they do distance learning. but parents are just hesitant to leave their kids around other. around others during this pandemic. >>if parents just put a little trust him. the providers and spending cuts back and they can have more effectively then what they are doing great knowledge of lincoln jobs together. >>truett he says temperature checks are mandator

after a mara thorn negotiating session, san francisco unified school district and the teachers unionative deal on how distance learning will work. the tentative plan calls for at least two hours of virtual interaction between students and educators per day, and depending on the age of the student, an hour or more of work the children must complete on their own. district superintendent vincent matthews saying in a statement that all sides carefully listen to input from families and saying we are unified in our commit to each and every student think best possible learning experience while learn from distance. we heard frompant