. >>> the csu and uc systems say they plan to welcome back students if in-person learning this fall. >>> california has plan to vaccinate teachers. they will receive up to 75,000 appointments every week. they will be prioritized for hard hit communities. education worker days at the oakland coliseum and cal state l.a. 10 br 10% of the supply would go to education workers. >> tomorrow, the plan to go to the howard terminal site will be released. it includes the ballpark and retail and housing. the draft environmental impact report is just the latest step in what's already been a very long process. the a's had been considering howard terminal as a possible site for years before november 2018 when the plans were revealed. >> with the 81 days that baseball provides for home games, it's really the most and most conducive environment for success. >> reporter: the a's president said the development will have the highest stanfords of any project in california history. it must assess the potential effects on the environment. one big question is how the stadium without affect the port. the shi

. >>> the csu and uc systems say they plan to welcome back students if in-person learning this fall. >>> california has plan to vaccinate teachers. they will receive up to 75,000 appointments every week. they will be prioritized for hard hit communities. education worker days at the oakland coliseum and cal state l.a. 10 br 10% of the supply would go to education workers. >> tomorrow, the plan to go to the howard terminal site will be released. it includes the ballpark and retail and housing. the draft environmental impact report is just the latest step in what's already been a very long process. the a's had been considering howard terminal as a possible site for years before november 2018 when the plans were revealed. >> with the 81 days that baseball provides for home games, it's really the most and most conducive environment for success. >> reporter: the a's president said the development will have the highest stanfords of any project in california history. it must assess the potential effects on the environment. one big question is how the stadium without affect the port. the shi

it also restore some money that was cut in last year's budget to the csu and you see systems the judicial branch and child support services, the legislature still needs to approve this deal and votes could come as early as next week in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>and national news if you are hoping the federal government would forgive a big chunk of your student loan debt, don't set your hopes too high during a town hall last night president biden said he does not support calls for him to use executive action to cancel $50,000 in student loans for each person instead. he wants to work with says to forgive $10,000 in student loans. he argues for giving major debt would to help people went to private schools saying those graduates from probably have higher income jobs and could pay back loans with minimal help biden says he does support free community college for everybody and free state college that's for students from families making less than $125,000 a year. a milestone for bitcoin the digital currency has crossed the $50,000 mark for the first time in that puts the total m

it also restore some money that was cut in last year's budget to the csu and you see systems the judicialnch and child support services, the legislature still needs to approve this deal and votes could come as early as next week in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>united airlines says by using the united app and 3rd party partners at local airports, travelers will now be able to schedule a test and upload the results right there at the terminal, these new facilities called travel ready centers, they're making their debut at l a x newark, new jersey and as united officials say that their new app is the first to attach testing information directly to your ticket. >>and for your help tonight people whom have a neanderthal ancestry appear to have extra protection against covid-19. scientists say genetic mutations linked to neanderthals help people survive the coronavirus with mild or no symptoms in all the risk of needing intensive care was reduced by 22%. the finding could help explain why people from ancestry are more likely to suffer severe cases of covid-19 neanderthals went extin

it seems to me the cdu csu group of political family has been the most vocal about this, some might be taking it differently. are the spds and the greens part of the strategic rethink? how are they processing this new world environment? >> you are absolutely right. represented in germany by the democratic party, if i may call it a pacifist streak, left wing that is not very hot about bedding in nato or having american nuclear weapons etc. etc. and this wing of the democratic party has not helped the idea that it would be a great idea and a necessary idea to meet the famous 2% goal that nato decided to define in 2014, spending 2% of gdp so we have political forces even in the governing coalition that are not really in favor of moving but as you know, we have elections coming up next september and the likelihood is we will not end up with the exact kind of government coalition. there is some likelihood the next coalition government in germany would include the cdu, angela merkel's party, because it has maintained its status as the single biggest political force in germany but the green p

caught qualifying community college students as well as restored budget cuts that were made to the csu and you see systems along with the judicial branch and child support services now another big money debate that's still on the table is money for reopening schools across the state. governors governor newsom and the legislature, the leaders of both say that they are still having ongoing discussions on this and no timetable yet on when something will work out there also i should say on this economic relief plan, the legislature could start votes on it next week reporting live in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>thank you for that ashley. bart riders will soon be able to just use their phone to pay for their rides clipper announced on twitter today that its going mobile and will be available on apple pay and google play the spring. bart recently stopped selling paper paper tickets at its a station the transit now only accepts clipper cards. coming up this hour the winter storms across the country may affect how much you pay at the pump will explain. >>plus an update on student l

the csu chancellor says.pite taking a financial hit during the pandemic, federal assistance through the cares act and further funding from the upcoming stimulus bill is expected to offset those losses. it's a rare bit of good news for 500,000, cal state students who've been distance learning since last fall. mayor of oakland vice mayor rather rebecca kaplan is calling for the city to immediately use hotel rooms now to house homeless people. president biden has announced that fema will reimburse the cost for cities and states to respond to the pandemic and protect public health through the use of hotel rooms. kaplan wants to see oakland implement this plan, which was disgusted a committee meeting today. we have people living in very dangerous situations. i think it's really essential that we incorporate this hotel strategy. kaplan says using hotels would be a win win for everyone to reduce dangerous conditions on streets and sidewalks, provide revenue. four hotels and house the homeless in safer places. the fi

. >> reporter: the chancellor of the larger csu system of the 23 campuses has said a more aggressive goal. >> that is going to vary differently on the campuses, and that's going to depend on what the spread of the virus looks like, the availability of vaccinations in the counties. but that is the goal, to have the majority of those activities and instruction in person the coming fall term. >> reporter: chico state's announcement for its modest reopening comes just as many high school students are trying to decide where they'll attend fa. >> 2 toale got t dobetter better.ome cho udents i don't could do besides look other places. >> reporter: laura anthony, abc7 news. >>> california's 14-day covid-19 positivity rate is now below 4%. 5,573 new cases were reported in the last day. hospitalizations and icu admissions continue to decrease. they're now fewer than 8,000 covid-19 patients hospitalized in california. a week ago there were more than 10,000. >>> contra costa county has just expanded its vaccine eligibility to essential workers. that means teacher, grocery workers, and other fron

it also restore some money that was cut in last year's budget to the csu and you see systems the judicialranch and child support services, the legislature still needs to approve this deal and votes could come as early as next week in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>if you are hoping the federal government would forgive a big chunk of your student loan debt might be disappointed during a town hall last night president biden says he does not support calls for him to use executive action. the cancel $50,000 in student loans per person. instead he wants to work with congress to forgive $10,000 in student loans. he argues for giving major debt would help people whom want to relate private schools. he says those graduates graduates probably have higher incomes and wouldn't need a lot of help biden went on to say that he supports free community college for everybody and free state college for students from families which make less than $125,000 a year. clipper is going mobile that means you can soon pay for your bar trip through google eye or through apple pay bart recently stop selling

it also restore some money that was cut in last year's budget to the csu and you see systems the judicial branch and child support services, the legislature still needs to approve this deal and votes could come as early as next week in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>in the east bay, a new urgency ordinance will better compensate grocery store workers in san leandro a city council voted last night to enact hazard to pay for a local grocery employees. the ordinance will require full-time and part-time workers at retail food places with 300 or more employees nationwide to get an additional $5 an hour during the pandemic although the california grocers association. doesn't like this they filed a lawsuit challenging the extra pay mandate as a legal arguing that the move will mean passing the cost on to customers or cutting employees or store hours. house democrats have called for reparations some missouri representative carr bush saying the country has disenfranchised american african american families and reparations can help she says the bill does not have any republican support. c

. >> reporter: the chancellor of the larger csu system of 23 campuses has set a more aggressive goal. >> that is going to vary differently on the campuses, and that's going to depend on what the spread of the virus looks like, the availability of vaccinations in the counties. but that is the goal, to have the majority of those activities and instruction in person the coming fall term. >> reporter: chico state's announcement for its modest reopening comes just as many high school students are trying to decide where they'll attend college next fall. >> 20 to 30% is not even close to half. they've got to do better. they are to do better. >> reporter: some chico students may transfer. >> i don't know what else i could do besides look other places. >> reporter: laura anthony, abc7 news. >>> all right. let's turn your attention now to vaccine watch. and good news in the east bay. contra costa county has expanded its vaccine eligibility to phase 1b, tier 1, which includes education and child care worker, grocery workers, as well as emergency services workers and seniors who are at least 65 y