aprobÓ que alrededor de 11 escuelas se consoliden o sean cerradas, una de estas escuelas serÍa "la escuelitare de familia de uno de los niÑos que asiste a esta escuela. ¿especÍficamente quÉ quieren que cambie no reconsideren los miembros de la junta directiva? >> la escuelita perderÁ fondos, pierde fondos por mÁs de 90 estudiantes, pedimos que se nos mantenga la escuelita porque no va cambiar nada, excepto la pÉrdida de estudiantes, queremos tener mÍnimo un aÑo para que los padres puedan encontrar otro lugar. marÍa: tambiÉn me comuniquÉ con integrantes del distrito escolar, ellos no estuvieron disponibles para entrevista, pero me enviaron un comunicado. dice que el presidente de la junta educativa decidiÓ llamar a esta reuniÓn debido al momento que vive el distrito. el presidente quiere darle tiempo a la mesa directiva para considerar las opciones. hay mucha esperanza de que se postergue por lo menos durante un aÑo el cierre y consolidaciÓn de estas escuelas. serÍan tres escuelas afectadas este aÑo. todavÍa no sabemos quÉ pasarÁ en esta junta escolar y mÁs adelante hablarÉ con una de las mad

held a special meeting to vote on the amendment to delay the closing of community day school and la escuelitamentary school this year and instead hold off on the plan until next year. it is part of the district's plan to close and merge 11 schools over the next five years. two directors voted yes, but three voted no and with one abstention that means the closures will continue. this is what happened when the votes came in. >> motion does not agree to. the amendment fails. >> thank you for that. >> you all -- you all put on this show tonight. you think this is gonna work. this isn't going to stop anything. this is the start of it. i'm so insulted you would make us and the community sit here for over two hours, knowing that you weren't going to do a darn thing to change the situation. >> two hunger strikers who haven't eaten for 18 days told us they would end their strike no matter the vote, but dozens of other people including children said they will begin their own hunger strike over this no vote. >>> we turn now to breaking news this morning. eastern europe on the brink of war. russia beginn

las escuelita will no longer offering middle school for students.s could possibly use savings to give teachers a raise. >> a lot of people are still angry, but i believe in the long run it's better for the district. >> this is not okay. this is not acceptable for students to have to defend their schools. >> reporter: today the teachers union announced plans to file a complaint. the union president says he's prepared to orrize a strike society. one of the loutest critics of closure plan, mike hutchinson joined other elected city leaders this afternoon in front of the oakland city hall to appreciate the state legislature to give the district more money and more time. >> we now have leadership in sacramento that's going to advocate for us, instead of selling us out. >> reporter: anybody bay area news. >>> turning to our winter olympics coverage. a lot is happening in beijing. it's just 8:00 a.m. thursday there. theres see the flame burning very bright. it was another devastating race for mikaela shiffrin, but not all bad news for team usa. the american

at the end of the school year commune day will close and la escuelita will merge.e more are scheduled for the end of the school year 2023. the closures have ignited a lot of anger in parents and teachers, hence the protests we're going to see later this afternoon. and it also includes two teachers who stopped eating in protest. both said they were ending their hunger strikes on friday. that would be after 18 days. but teacher andre sanchez of west lake middle school waited until yesterday to finish. that would be day 20 to end his hunger strike. as you can see on social media he posted this picture of himself in a hospital bed a caption that includes thanks for your love and support, the torch is in your hands. all power to the people. reporting live, bob redell for "today in the bay." >> thank you. >>> the bay area's largest city may still be part of a pilot program aiming to get drivers to pump their brakes in the name of safety. kris sanchez joins us live this morning. they're going to be watching our speed. >> reporter: they sure are, but not if you're speeding

at the end of the school year community day will close and la escuelita will merge, five more schoolshe next school year in 2023 will close. the closures have ignited a lot of anger in parents and teachers, including two teachers who stopped eating in protest. both said they were ending their hunger strikes on friday, but teacher andre sanchez of west lake middle school waited until yesterday to resume his eating, or to end his hunger strike. that was after 20 days. on social media he posted this picture of himself in a hospital bed with a caption that includes thanks for your love and support, the torch is in your hands, all power to the people. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you so much. >>> it is the bay area's largest cities may soon be part of a pilot program aimed at getting drivers to pump the brakes in the name of public safety. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live with a look at who will be watching our speed. good morning. >> hi, there. so this is a proposal to put speed safety cameras on some of the most dangerous roadways in the bay area, in

that's the 2023 year, and at the end of the current school year community day school and la escuelita elementary school are expected to close. but according to documents for today's special meeting the board is expected to re-evaluate when the two schools close and could possibly shift the closure to next school year. today's meeting comes after weeks of discussions, walkouts and even some hunger strikes. nbc bay area has learned that later today two oakland students who are part of a larger group of students taking part in a hunger strike against the closures, they're expected to end their 18-day strike, as well as discuss the board's decision. so those students are expected to hold a press conference, a news conference to discuss their feelings about the board's decision as well as the 18-day strike regarding those closures. so a lot to follow. we will keep you updated both on air and online. we're live, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> thank you for the follow-up. >>> the world will remember. that is the warning u.s. secretary of state aimed at russian president vladimir p

la escuelita and hillcrest will no longer offer classes for middle students the class sizes will grow but they will be able to spend money wisely and use savings to give teachers a raise. >> people are still very, very angry, and i believe that, in the long run, it's going to be better for the district and it's urgent because of the financial situation we are in. even though there were weeks of teacher and student led protests and even a hunger strike to keep the closures from happening, this said they could not ignore the pressure from the state to fix the problem. >> there's ten -- there's ten million dollars in funding that is tied to this decision. >> today the union announced it plans to take legal action from stop the district from closing schools and in what could be another painful blow to the district, the unions's president said teachers could still hold a strike vote. >> we take it on in the wake of the greatest surge of the pandemic in the most destructive health crisis in the history of this nation. and it is unthinkable that we would have to consider school closures in t

documents, district officials today might reconsider the timeline of closing community day school and la escuelitaool. students have been participating in an 18-day hunger strike will also attend tonight's meeting. they'll hold a news conference to talk about possibly ending the strike. >>> in oakland, the city council is certifying the environmental impact report for the howard terminal ballpark. other votes needed to build the ballpark and move forward, like the development agreement. the a's want to put the ballpark near the square. it includes room for housing, offices and retail space. >>> as the governor looks to transition the state into an endemic, one local health expert is saying don't take this as a sign of covid-19 going anywhere any time soon. i had a good conversation with stanford infectious disease expert to talk about concerns moving forward. >> so i'll give you an example. when i worked on the massachusetts state response in 2020, when our test positivity rate was below settled out a little bit, and when things reopened we didn't see a big uptick in cases thereafter for a while.

so as it stands right now, five schools will close at the end of the community day school and la escuelita elementary school are expected to close. but according to the documents for today's special meeting, the board is expected to re-evaluate when those last two schools close and possibly shift the closures to next school year. now, today's meeting comes after weeks of discussions, walkouts, even some hunger strikes. nbc bay area has learned that two oakland students who were part of a larger group of students participating in a hunger strike against those closures, they're expected to end their 18-day hunger strike, as well as discuss the board's decision. so in addition, they'll hold a news conference this morning to talk about possibly ending that strike. so a lot to keep track of in regards to those school closures, the re-evaluation of the timeline, as well as those two oakland students. we're live, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. >>> the world will remember. that's the warning u.s. secretary of state aimed at russian president vladimir putin as threat

rise community elementary with new highland academy and to cut sixth through eighth grade from la escuelita >>> the governor will sign a new law extending covid paid sick leave for workers across california. he's also expected to outline a plan for the $4 billion investment to help small businesses recovering from the pandemic. it all gets under way this morning at 10:00 in alameda county. >>> three names are going for gold tonight for team usa. >> "today in the bay's" janelle wang live in beijing. she's also got a bit of a recap on the news that broke after last night's prime time coverage, right, janelle? >> reporter: the biggest news, marcus and laura, is that team usa wins its first gold medal. jacobellis is the oldest snowboarder to win a medal at the olympic games. three more opportunities tonight in prime time, in the halfpipe we're talking about more snowboarders, shaun white going for his fourth gold medal. he is retiring after the games. for the women it's chloe kim, the reigning gold medalist in the halfpipe for snowboarding. she's going to go for gold tonight. and nathan chen is

board's special meeting was to vote on an amendment to delay the closing of community day school and la escuelitas all part of the district's plan to close and merge 11 schools over the next five years. two directors voted yes, three no, against delaying the school closures, and there was one abstention. two hunger strikers who haven't eaten for 18 days said yesterday they would end their strike no matter the vote. but dozens of other people including children said they will begin another hunger strike over this vote. >>> oakland city council has now certified the environmental impact report for the horde terminal ballpark. this would be for the oakland a's hopeful ballpark at howard terminal near jack london square. with the eir now approved, the council can move forward with votes on the development agreement. the $12 billion plan includes room for housing, offices and retail space. >>> at 5:58 let's check in with meteorologist vianey arana for a quick look at the saturday forecast. hey, vianey. >> hey go birdie. we are starting out mild. beautiful skies though. a live look in san francisco rig

district officials today might reconsider the time line for community day school and la escuelita.at the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. >> we're waking up to mostly sunny skies. we'll see a few clouds here and there but overall a nice, warm day after a chilly start. expect our valley temperatures to reach into the upper 60s up to about 70 degrees tomorrow, and then the cooldown starts, especially on president's day. windy, highs in the low 60s, and morning temperatures in the upper 30s. but we may have some freezing temperatures through those mornings for the middle of next week. san francisco will have a weekend in the 60s. expect 50s next week. marcus? >> thanks, kari. another local news update in 30 minutes. in new york city, ♪ ♪ there's always something new to discover. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ come be a part of it. plan your next vacation at iloveny.com >>> we're back at 8:30 with a live look at the city of lights and love that of course is paris, france. site of the next olympics. summer of 2024 and keir simmons is so excited he's already camped out at the eiffel tower not a bad v

board also voted to merge rise community elementary with new highland academy and cut sixth from la escuelitaed that prices are definitely on the rise. according to experts, the reason is multi-facetted. there's a higher demand in fuel for those heating costs because it is winter. another concern is the growing tensions between russia and ukraine. many worry that those issues are creating diplomatic tension throughout europe and among allies here in the united states. an expert does tell cnbc that oil will certainly hit $120 a barrel and the global economy will radically be impacted if russia does decide to invade ukraine. >> it's time to get a look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall is tracking that. >> yeah, we're starting out cool, but it's going to warm up quickly today. so make sure you have a jacket and maybe some short sleeves, because we're headed for the mid-70s for our inland areas. upper 70s for tomorrow and then just gradually cooling down in time for the weekend. notice still no chance of rain in the forecast, even as we cool off next week. san francisco will be in the low