chris wynn has the story. >> this afternoon, a community unites during this time of need. >> you look at the sky and see ash falling, those are people's homes, shoes, couches, you can't really wrap your head around how devastating it is. >> reporter: in sarn ta cruise, donations are pouring in. >> the community outpouring has been fantastic, both in terms of volunteers and the folks dropping stuff off. >> right now, officials say the items they need the most are new blankets, sleeping bags and large family sized tents. donations are being collected and sorted here as well as shelters and evacuation centers. tanin was evacuated and wonders if she'll have a home to return to. >> feeling overwhelmed for my neighbors and friends that have been displaced and hearing about people that have lost their homes, feels devastating. >> a sense of resiliency guiding many as they brace for what's to come. >> you continue going every single day, no matter how long i'm here. >> as you know, these fires are forcing thousands of people to evacuate. dustin shows us how one man is managing. >> the lightni

here's abc news reporter chris wynn. >> reporter: parents across the state are dreaming when they'll their kids back to school. how it's done will ultimately decided at the local level. a partnership with stanford health is already in the works. >> our district is being proactive finding ways to do that. thinking outside the box it's fantastic. >> reporter: district officials are working on a plan for employees to be tested on a monthly basis starting in november when in-person learning is expected to resume. >> if the district takes on the responsibility of test, have employees opt in, have us pay for the testing and then the results on any positivities would be sent to the district which would then help us to reach the reporting requirement and the monitoring requirement that the governor has put out. >> reporter: the district says it could cost up to $24,000 a month if all it's nearly 300 employees opt into the program. stanford would then conduct the testing at school sites for staff. >> we could garner their expertise about testing and they could garner our expertise about how t

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as abc 7 news reporter chris wynne explains south bay leaders say the abrupt changes could -- >> within st. claira county this afternoon health officials didn't hold back after learning of the new covid-19 testing guidelines from the cdc. >> when i first heard about this change in guidelines, i actually didn't believe it. >> reporter: the nation's health protection agency now says as long as a person doesn't show symptoms testing may not be necessary. health officers however are questioning the guidance saying it is important to identify infections in the small window preceding the onset of symptoms while people are still contagious. >> it seemed entirely bizarre. in that it undercuts our very basic ways we control an infectious disease. >> reporter: this comes amid questions on whether politics has leaked into public health guidance at the national level. dr. anthony fauci expressed his concerns earlier this afternoon about the erin terptation of the new guidelines saying he was undergoing surgery and under general anesthesia at the time the changes were being discussed by the group. c

chris wynne has our top story from san jose. >> reporter: tonight growing concerns after officials discovered a glitch with cal redie the covid-19 reporting system. >> we are back to blind. we don't know how the epidemic is trending. >> reporter: a fraessment as she the data isouies on it to gde t reopening of econog businesses and schoo very anxio issue to get resolved. we expect all of these numbers are going to gohat extent we do. >> reporter: so far the governor hasn't said much about the problem. however, the state's top health official shared this during a recent briefing. >> there is a specific component that feeds information from labs to both the state system and local public health system that may be the place where data is getting stuck. >> reporter: for now the state does not believe the number of deaths or hospitalizations are impacted since those stats are reported separately. in santa clara county the two categories appear to be steady but health officials say cases are on the rise among people under the age of 35. >> while they, themselves, are at much lower risk of dying or s

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