. >>> oakland unified is having a job fair for potential candidates. like many districts oakland is experiencing a shortage of teachers. lyanne melendez is live with more on how it is going. they have a lot of people to hire. >> reporter: a lot of people showed up, dan, to this job fair. the school district did its job as they put out the word early on. a few candidates say we saw your tweets and saw your stories on abc 7 news and it paid off. tony handy already works at another school district but wants to teach closer to oakland. >> i want to go where needed. i feel that many students today can use more role models that are on time all the time. >> reporter: dozens of candidates showed up for today's job fair. oakland unified is hoping this will help find many qualified teachers. school starts in about a week. >> i am used to the public school system. i am from the bay area but was raised in the private school system. >> reporter: teachers specializing in certain areas have been hard to find. >> math, science, special education, p.e. particular for wo

. >> reporter: one week until classes start at oakland unified school district and for rising star jamari no. 14 it's all play on the football field. for his mother this is no game. she's been fighting to get jamari out of his oakland public school because of overcrowding. >> i actually went and sat in his classroom a couple hours one day and i felt the teacher could not control the kids. there was way too many kids for one teacher. >> reporter: when school starts next week, things may get worse. with seven days left, there are still ticket teaching positions left to fill and oakland unified said low income schools like the one where shanae's son goes will be impacted the most. it's unlikely the spokesman says there will be 60 hires by monday, so some administrators qualified to teach will have to step into classrooms until enough teachers have been hired. >> the idea, of course, is to have the same teacher on the first day as on the last day and every day in betweenful unfortunately it's not the reality for -- between. unfortunately it's not the reality for us and districts throughout th

and then it's back to school for oakland unified. not much change. 60s to start, 70s on the high today. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. it's monday, august 24th i'm brian flores in for dave clark. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. we are following developing news out of san jose where police are investigating a deadly shooting. it happened late last night just before midnight. they responded to shots fired. investigators say police found a man lying on the street with at least one gunshot wound and he died at the scene. no suspects have been identified at this point. the circumstances surrounding the shooting are unknown. you can see huge police presence out there this morning. and janine de la vega is also out there. we'll debt get more details as soon as they come into our newsroom. >>> time is 5:30 on the dot. steve is over my right. i like this when it was 80 degrees and cooler. >> you don't hear me complaining either. >> but don't get any cooler. >> it's still summer. >> i know. you want to hang on to the little last bit of it.

oakland unified, contra costa school district. temperatures in the low 60s with some cloud cover out there. i have your full forecast coming up in a little bit. first, a check of the roadways. >> checking in westbound 80, it's off to the right shoulder. it's in the clearing stages. once you get past that and over to the bay bridge, so far, so good. we'll have a look at the bridge coming up. >> thank you so much. developing news now, san jose police are investigating a fatal shooting that left one man dead. it happened a few minutes before midnight on the 2,000 block of levon avenue. good morning, kit. >> reporter: good morning. this is still a very active scene, as you can see for yourself in east san jose. they don't know where the suspects are. they could be inside or outside of the perimeter. once everything is cleared, it will be safe for officers to go door to door and get more information. the call came in last night around midnight of a man own levon avenue near story and king roads. officers found the man laying next to hi

with seven days left, there are still 60 teaching positions left to fill, and oakland unified says low income schools like the one where shanay's son goes will be impacted the most. >> our talent office is working around the clock to make sure our schools are fully staffed onthe first day. >> reporter: but troy flint says it's unlikely there will be 60 hires by monday, some administrators qualified to teach will have to step away from their offices and in to classrooms until enough teachers have been hired. >> the ideal of course is to have the same teacher on the first day that you do on the last day and every day in between, unfortunately that's not the reality for us, necessarily and it's not the reality for districts throughout the country. >> reporter: flint says there's a teacher pipeline problem statewide, due to the lasting effects of the recession, and severe budget cuts. it's enough to make shanay think very seriously about moving jamari to an entirely different school district. >> we want our kids to be the best they can be, to be able to tobe whatever they want to be, be a

with seven days left, there are still 60 teaching positions left to fill, and oakland unified says low income schools like the one where shanay's son goes will be impacted the most. >> our talent offices working around the clock to make sure our schools are fully staffed. >> reporter: but smoem troy spokesman troy flint says it's unlikely there will be 50 hires by monday, having to fill in with other staff until other teachers are hired. >> the ideal is to have the same teacher on the first day that you do on the last day and everyday in between, unfortunately that's not the reality for us necessarily and it's not the reality for districts throughout the country. >> reporter: flint says there's a teacher pipeline problem statewide do you due to the lasting effects of the recession and budget cuts, it's enough to make shanay twice about moving jamari to another school district. >> we have to have our kids be whatever they want to be, a doctor, nurse, lawyer and right now the education they're getting they won't be able to do that. >> reporter: in oakland, christin ayers. >> hoeulding a

what oakland unified is doing to fill six dozen vacancies. >> it is frightening because it happened to them, only. but it could have happened to any of us. >>> vandals trash oakland following a deadly police shooting. now, we're learning about the moments before police opened fire on that robbery suspects. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. police released partial results of the autopsy on the suspect. tweeting the bullet wounds were to the front of the body, indicating he was not shot in the back. this as police and oakland businesses plan for another promised protest tomorrow night. we're live now with the story. cornell? >> reporter: the president of the oakland police officers' association tells me the suspect yesterday was on a rampage. and officers, according to him have no choice but to open fire. tonight a lot of business owners are worried about the future. >> i'm understanding people are frustrated and concerned but i don't think that is the way to express that. >> this shop on auto row has been targeted by proet yostors. he has been released this window. sky 7 h

it's back to school for oakland unified. san jose looks like temperature change that stuck. >>> it will take a little while to have this work out. you can see the dow is drop as we look. steve said you saw the s & p 500 future. >> that is what i read there. now it goes. 365. >> the futures were indicating about a almost 5% drop across the board. the s & p and dow and nasdaq. you are watching that right now. dow jones dropping almost 500 points. a lot of the concern is on china. and there the value of the yen there and the stock market and how that is going to effect the global markets this morning. of course we are coming off the worst week in four years for the dow. again we are watching this live. i've never seen that. >> that is within a minute. >> yeah. this is in a minute. >> and also the nasdaq. >> the nasdaq i'm watching as well is is down. >> there is your 600. >> yeah. it's actually having a hard time. down it looks like the nasdaq is down about 3 .5% as well. but honestly the screens are having a hard time updating

oakland unified needs about 70 of them.risti smith told us the steps they are taking before the bell rings. >> the schools are holding job fairs today and next week trying to fill dozens of teaching positions. the teachers sent oakland schools hard, but they have made changes that could help. >> this is a new teacher at bridges academy in oakland and will be teaching the fourth grade. >> there is a lot of need here. community here that i really love and i wanted to work here. >> he said he is still working on his regular credential, but excited to be working here. >> a few weeks ago, i went to the oakland unified job fair and i just walked in. i wasn't expecting much offing anything. >> jasmine said it went very well. >> i have a bachelors. >> the school district needs to fill about 70 positions in a teacher shortage. >> we have many more options and we have seen a decrease in the numbers who are coming out of the program, she said there other incentives. the average is closer to 56 and more if you count benefits. they said

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oakland unified is hoping this will help find many qualified teachers. school starts in about a week. >> i know i want to work with youth. >> reporter: people came from all different back grounds and levels of experience. >> recently graduated from college to folks that have quite a bit experience in education or in teaching maybe in other school districts and other states. >> he already worked at another school district but wants to move closer to oakland. >> credential for about 12 years so i want to go where needed. >> reporter: oakland needs to hire about 70 teachers. this shortage is going on in several districts in california. baby boomers are retiring and pink slips given year after year discouraged many people from continuing or getting into the field of education. the number of credentials awarded in california dropped severely during the years of the great recession. >> we are going to be much closer. we will definitely be much closer and we are going to get as far as we can and then we are going to continue this work. >> i think he would be a

here's a look at your back to school forecast for kids at oakland unified.ees. as you roll into recess, sunny and 70. final bell, 73 degrees. plenty of sunshine for you as well. now a check of your first day of school commute. and it's a busy one. the delays are just beyond. seeing delays pretty early this morning. 30 minutes. we'll look into that, also get you an update coming up in just a minute. >> louisiana trooper shot in the head is in critical condition. trooper steven vincent was investigating a pickup truck in a ditch yesterday. when the driver allegedly pulled out a shotgun and shot him. 54-year-old, kevin is now being charged with attempted first- degree murder of a police officer. >> delays, confusion, and frustrated passengers after a suspicious bag forced the closure of a terminal at sfo. the bomb squad was called to terminal 2 yesterday afternoon when security found what looked like hand grenades in somebody's bag. passengers were evacwaited and sent to other terminals. the grenades turned out to be toys. delays lasted about two hours. and sca

it's going to be 28. >> reporter: it's a brand-new idea for oakland unified but some districts in l.aand other cities have already started building affordable housing for their teachers. in oakland, i'm da lin, kpix 5. >> tonight the oakland school board will be voting on whether to submit its intent to buy that property to the city. >>> another dead whale has been found here in the bay area. but this one is not on the beach. now experts are trying to figure out how to move this massive mammal. >> and beating the bumper-to- bumper traffic rush. the bay area is clocking in at one of the worst commutes in the country. but soon more people could be floating by instead. >> and we continue to follow breaking news tonight. a strip mall fire in santa clara. you're looking at live pictures from chopper 5. white oak lane and lawrence expressway are closed to traffic. pg&e crews working to shut off pg&e crews working to shut off a gas main that [female announcer] if the most is the staying awake part, day sleep train has your ticket to a better night's sleep. because when brands compete, you sa

with seven days left, there are still 60 teaching positions left to fill, and oakland unified says lowe schools like the one where shanay's son goes will be impacted the most. >> our talent office is working around the clock to make sure our schools are fully staffed on the first day. >> reporter: but ousd spokesman troy flint says it's unlikely there will be hires by monday, some administrators qualified to teach will have to step away from their offices and in to classrooms until enough teachers have been hired. >> the ideal of course is to have the same teacher on the first day that you do on the last day and everyday in between, that's not the reality for us necessarily and not the reality for the districts throughout the country. >> reporter: flint says there's a teacher pipeline problem statewide, due to the lasting effects of the recession and severe budget cuts. it's enough to make shanay think very seriously about moving jamari to an entirely drif different school district. >> we want our kids to be the best they can be to to be whatever they want to be, to be a doctor or nurs

. >> happening today, the oakland unified school district is holding another recruitment fair and needs to fill 60 positions before classes on monday. dozens of candidates showed up at a job fair and the district will used a menstruates and substitutes until new teeners are hired starting at 11 o'clock at 11th and broadway if downtown oakland. >> a woman reeled in a mysterious fish from the delta. officials confirmed it is not >> it looked like a river monster. >> this looks like a pihranna. >> all signs pointed to that officials say she hooked something relating to a fish from south america like a perch but they are illegal to own unless you have a special permit for research purposes. >> a full sized one can grow 3 1/2' long so if you got one for your home you would need ten, 125 gallon tanks. >> they cannot take care of the fish and that big old fish will not fit down the toilet so it was probably dumped in this case, disrupting the ecosystem as a non-native species. >> the reporter caught the fish using worms and took it home but did not cook it. >> don't get any ideas. >> yikes. >>

. >>> the oakland unified school district is considering a big incentive that would attract more teachers. a vote is scheduled to build affordable housing for teachers on a city-owned parcel near lake merritt the same site as a high high-rise battle this year. >>> we expect to learn if contra costa county supervisors will give themselves a raise. they are supposed to vote on a 1% salary increase to bring annual pay to nearly $117,000. >>> a boil water warning is in effect for the marin headlands. this water fountain is covered up to keep people -- this water fountain is covered up to keep people from drinking out of it after e. coli was found in the water discovered through routine testing. the source of the contamination is unknown. officials will retest later this week. >>> and an end to a long dispute. today the san jose city council is expected to approve a plan between city leaders and its public safety workers. kiet do with more on the agreement, that's expected to save the city over $1 billion over 30 years. >> reporter: we are just hours away from san jose turning the page in its

. >> the oakland unified school district is doing something almost unheard of. ten days before classes begin, it is holding a recruitment fair. 72 teachers to fill positions for the first day at school. the teacher's shortage is nationwide. oakland's situation is specially acute. they have even learned of retiring and a sharp drop in people entering teaching credentialing programs. substitute teachers are being pulled in to fill the gap. >> you may have to pull those in our central office back to the classroom. we are going to make sure every classroom is staffed. >> they anticipate a teacher's shortage for many years to come. the first recruitment is today. the next one is next wednesday. >>> history in the making this morning. in about two hours, the american flag will be raised over the u.s. embassy in cuba for the first time in more than 50 years. secretary of state, john kerry, is in havana overseeing the last step in the obama administration to reestablish ties with the island nation. the next step for diplomates expanding economic ties between the two nat

. >> reporter: oakland unified wants more like her. the school district is still short on teachers. school starts on august 24th. >> i'm very concerned. there is a severe shortage with just over a week ago to have 73 vacancies. >> every school is working on a contingency plan. they are reaching out to substitute teachers. >> we may have to pull people out of our office but we are going to make sure every classroom is staffed. >> those searched will continue. >> reporter: this shortage is happening in other districts in california. baby boomers retiring discover those who are thinking of getting into the field of education. wages in oakland were also lower than at some other districts. that has now changed. teachers negotiated an 8% raise through january 2016. teachers in oakland will have a portion of moneys the district gets through the state. >> definitely incentive but i think when it came down to it whether or not they would have had the pay increase i would have stuck with oakland because i love it here. >> in oakland, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> reopening fierce debate ab

oakland unified said it has vacant teaching positions. it's going to remain the plan until they can fill all of those positions. >>> trees might get the ax, and the neighbors not exactly chipper about it. a public hearing is set for this evening so people can weigh in. the city wants to clear those trees to make way for a new rapid bus line. locals say the trees are worth more than any bus line. >>> tonight another wildfire is burning in lake county, the fourth to hit this summer. the grade fire is burning northeast of middletown. cal fire says at one point as many as 20 structures were threatened. one building was destroyed. firefighters have the fire 50% contained. about 25 acres have burned. >>> crews are still working to contain the peterson fire burning in lake county but it's been a tough battle. at last update the flames remain at 30% containment, the same as last night. the fire broke out saturday near chelseaville. 215 acres have burned. >>> evacuations were lifted today for people living near the summit fire burning near big bea

. >>> oakland unified schools start classes in one week. the district needs to hire about 60 new qualified teachers as soon as possible. dozens of candidates showed up at a job fair. the next job fair is this wednesday afternoon starting at 1:00 at 11th and broadway in downtown oakland. >> down to the wire. san francisco but the school district was able to hire enough teachers in time for today's start of the school year. abc 7 news was there as the mayor and superintendent visited a classroom. >> it is that time of year, back to school and that means back to school shopping. >> consumer reports has backpack buying advice. >> there are like one million backpacks. >> when we were kids there were two. >> involves more than looking at favorite color or movie themes. today we offer help with that chore. for many students back to school happiness hinges on the backpack. >> i like to focus on the color, see how much space is in it, pockets to hold extra stuff. >> reporter: consumer reports say other attributes to consider to ensure comfort and pr

oakland unified, contra costa school district.peratures in the low 60s with some cloud cover out there. i have your full forecast coming up in a little bit. first, a check of the roadways. >> checking in westbound 80, it's off to the right shoulder. it's in the clearing stages. once you get past that and over to the bay bridge, so far, so good. we'll have a look at the bridge coming up. >> thank you so much. developing news now, san jose police are investigating a fatal shooting that left one man dead. it happened a few minutes before midnight on the 2,000 block of

>>anny hong: they have their new back at the oakland unified good morning to you we're in the '60s morningd maybe a little bit of fog and drizzle but was a fast from becoming sunny by lunchtime mid-70s and then to six is for the bay shoreline by 3:00 p.m. as kids are heading out of class and heading back home which is the upper 80s to the elements of the swing three and 4:00 mid-70s here is a check of the high for the peninsula or talking mid to upper seven is a san mateo very comfortable not to halt all recall located in redwood city is seven is a paulo out so to 67 degrees our friends in pacifica cupertino sunnyvale san jose look for high of 82 by 3:00 today a low 90s in morgan hill was see very many 90s across the board today but a few spots including morgan hill antioch to attack a the next three days a warming up tomorrow and to lower 90s will see more 90 degree readings across our inland spots tomorrow afternoon. >>anny hong: still nine is a lot of it will be ride around average we are tracking a chance for some time primarily maybe on saturday several days a rookie posted. >>james:

students in the oakland unified school district head back to class on august 24th. there might not be enough teachers when they get there. new at 5:00, nbc bay area's christie smith showing us what district officials are doing to fill the positions. >> the shortage has certainly hit oakland public schools hard. they're using job fairs today and next week to try and help fill dozens of open teaching positions before school starts on august 24th. >> hey! >> reporter: jasmine benton was thrilled coming out of a job fair for oakland public schools. she says she was hired. >> i am working on my credential at usc right now but i have passed, and i have a bachelors in social work. >> reporter: with school ten days away, the district is doing all it can to fill 70 spots during a nationwide teacher shortage. >> we have the rebounding economy, so college graduates have many more options. we have seen a sharp decrease in the number of individuals coming out of credentialing programs. it's been brewing for several years. >> reporter: they have a number of strategies to try and

. >> this morning the first day of class for the oakland unified school district and all teaching positions may have been filled. we have reported how the district has been scrambling to fill the positions relying on john fairs to recruit candidates. we last spoke to officials they were down just to 15 vacancies and chances are good they will be filled by this morning. so far the district has hired 348 teaches for the new school career. >> investigators in san francisco are trying to figure why a paraglider slammed into a hillside at 4:00 yesterday p.m. killing him. a witness recorded the accident and you can see the man headed for the oil without trying to steer away and he felt 15'. he was if his 50s. there is a possibility he had a heart attack or caught in an upcraft of wind with the speeds normal in the area. >> on saturday, a paraglider was caught in a power line in daly city. he survived the crash and will be okay. the accident knocked out power to 100 people for ten hours. >> members of a women's book club were humiliated when kicked off the napa valley wine train for being too bois

the alum rock district begins school august 26th, san francisco unified starts august 17th, oakland unifiedicks off two weeks from today. palo alto k through 8 starts next tuesday. >> my kids start on wednesday, sam. >>> parents will be putting the extra in extracurricular this year, according to the latest study by american express parents expect to to spend an average of $455 per child on after school programs this this year, which is up from -- up 20% over last year. >>> the good thing this did not happen during the actual school time commute, but we are seeing some trouble this morning out there on 101. anthony says they closed off a portion of the freeway near tully road. >> the ex tire highway is closed 101 south down at tully. the opposite way of the normal traffic flow this morning, but you are going to be diverted off the highway at tully because there was an earlier fatal accident. in had fact, the coroner is on the scene right now. there is no estimated time as to when this will open. i will be be tweeting all morning. a little weather and traffic together. we have the highway ma

what oakland unified is doing to fill six dozen vacancies. >> it is frightening because it happened tobut it could have happened to any of us. >>> vandals trash oakland following a deadly police shooting. now, we're learning about the moments before police opened fire on tha robbery suspects. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. police released partial results of the autopsy on the suspect. tweeting the bullet wounds were to the front of the body, indicating he was not shot in the back. this as police and oakland businesses plan for another promised protest tomorrow night. we're live now with the story. cornell? >> reporter: the president of the oakland police officers' association tells me the suspect yesterday was on a rampage. and officers, according to him have no choice but to open fire. tonight a lot of business owners are worried about the future. >> i'm understanding people are frustrated and concerned but i don't think that is the way to express that. >> this shop on auto row has been targeted by proet yostors. he has been released this window. sky 7 hd was over oak

credential. >> when i found out it was a no brainer i can work and go to school. >> reporter: oakland unified wants more like her. the school district is short 73 teachers as of today. school starts august 24th. >> we have plans b, c, d, and e, lined up. >> reporter: the schools are reaching out to substitute teachers. >> we have to bring office staff into the classroom but we're going to make sure every classroom is staffed. >> reporter: it is happening other districts in california. >> we have baby boomers retiring and a sharp decrease in the number of individuals who are entering teaching programs. >> reporter: wages in oakland are lower than other districts but that has now changed. teachers negotiated an 8% raise through january, 2016. teachers in oakland wril have a portion of all new money the district gets from the state. >> that was incentive, but you know what? i think when it came down to it, whether or not they would have had the pay increase i would have stuck with oakland because i love it here. >> reporter: the district anticipates a teacher shortage for years still to come. in

. >> well, san francisco started school today, oakland goes back next monday andic onland unified still needs teachers, about 70 of them and nbc bay area's christie smith shows us some of the steps they've taken before the bell rings. >> oakland public schools are holding job fairs today and next week trying to fill dozens of open teaching divisions. the teacher shortage has hit oakland schools hard and they have made changes that could help. >> he is a new teacher in oakland and he'll be teaching the fourth grade. >> there is a lot of need here and so community here they really love, and i really wanted to work here. >> he says he's still working on his regular credential, but is excited to be helping students and working here. a few weeks ago, i went to an oakland unified job fair, and i just walked in, and i wasn't expecting much of anything. she says it went very well. >> i am working on my credential at usc right now, and i have a bachelors in social work. >> the oak loond unified has to fill 70 positions during a teacher shortage. we have the rebounding economy so college graduate

oakland unified hopes to have the teaching positions filled by then. talk about running up to the last minute. the district is down to 15 vacancies after holding a series of last minute drive fairs. waiting on a couple of background checks to fill those final slots. there was some concern that the district would need to increase class sizes if they couldn't fill the spots in time but now we are being told that should not be necessary. >>> let's take a look outside. live look at the san mateo bridge this morning where traffic is running smoothly. if you are hitting the bridge for some of your week end plans, cloudy outside and if you are going to the festival of arts in palo alto. beautiful 81 degrees. most of the bay area will see sunshine today. >>> joining us is jill cuni from try valley rescue and she brought along little annie. >> right. >> tell me about her. >> she is almost two years old. she has obviously had a tough start in life. she went through a couple of municipal shelters and competing with a lot of other chihuahuas and the shelter has a

but back to school for oakland unified, starting off with 63. we'll go for 73 today. under mostly sunny skies by this afternoon. the fog is there in plate. it doesn't look like it's doing anything for the next couple of days, 20, 25 had gusts to 33 earlier out toward travis. the delta breeze in place. 50s or 60s. upper 50s very low 60s. no change on the temps. it will be sunny and breezy. low clouds, meaning 60s, 70s by the coast and bay. on the mild side. running above average. 80s for most through the interior and shows are slightly below average. all right, sal. how are things? >>> well, things are very slow, steve on interstate 80. they have emergency guardrail going on on west 80 at san pablo avenue. it's causing a lot of slow traffic in richmond, hercules autopsy the way up into the -- all the way up into the -- almost to the carquinez bridge. they are working as fast as they can. at one point, they had taken away two lanes. it's still down to one. one lane taken away is really terrible at this time of the morning. give yourself extra time. we're also looking at

. >>> back to school season and the oakland unified school district is looking to fill dozens of teaching positions. lyanne melendez will tell us about the district's plan b. >>> some $10,000 worth of palm trees along the new bridge are being replaced barely a year after they were planted. melanie woodrow joins us with what is going on. >> reporter: i will tell you, it is windy out here. cal trans is saying that that is one of the conditions that is supposed to be helping the palm trees thrive however many drivers crossing the bay bridge are noticing that a few of the trees appear to be out of place. the bay area is filled with trans plantsz including right here on the bay bridge. landscape architect is not one of them. >> why didn't you plant oak trees? this is oakland. i grew up in oakland. oak trees will not live here. they will die here. >> reporter: he is standing by his vision. 37 canary island dade palms. >> it's the project of a lifetime. you want to get it right. >> reporter: cal trans paid people approximately $1,000 for each tree. here is one being removed in walnut creek. >> i

and it is back to school for students in oakland unified school district. school is back in session. sunrise up at 6:32 a.m. by 7:00 in the morning mainly cloudy skies. by 3:00 in the afternoon, the temperature is mild at 72. highs are starting in the south bay tomorrow. sunshine 82 san jose, 80 santa clara and 78 for sunnyvale. along the peninsula, 78 redwood city and 80 in loss altos. downtown san francisco 69 degrees. 65 for daly city. to the north bay, 79 santa rosa and 76 san rafael. 64 in bodega bay. oakland 72 tomorrow. 77 union city. up to 78 in fremont. inland in the 80s and 90s. 91 antioch and up to 85 tomorrow for walnut creek. here is the accu-weather seven-day forecast. warmer inland tomorrow. partly cloudy on tuesday. the chance on wednesday midweek is there for morning drizzle. but thursday and friday is sunny and thighs and by next weekend it is much cooler for august. saturday and sunday are temperatures will be 10 degrees below normal. >> better than triple digits. >> thank you, drew. smie still to come on abc7 news at 11:00, new controver

. >>> and state lawmakers >> oakland unified school district welcomed its students back to class today. they toured the campus, the district was short 70 teachers last week. today, it has 12 open positions for educators. abc 7 news reporter leanne melendez caught up with a new hire who happens to be a teacher of the year. >> i found a little southern accent, okay. >> reporter: meet wanda, who was named new jersey's teacher of the year. in may, while considering a move oakland caught her attention. >> the school, the people, the history here. oakland is entrenched in african-american history, and so many power movements have been made in the community. how can i not love it? >> reporter: >> reporter: they jumped at the chance to higher reynolds. last year alliance academy faced a harsh reality. only 9% of students here were able to read at or above grade level. finding teachers willing to come and invest in alliance has been a challenge. especially with a teacher shortage. >> other schools were looking for teachers and what would happen is if there was a school that had a more solid his

. >>> oakland unified school district hosted a job fair to find qualified students before school startsust 25th. oakland is one of several cities experiencing a teacher shortage. they need to fill 70 position. baby boomers are retiring and the number of credentials awarded in california dropped during the recession years. dozens came out yesterday in hopes of getting a job. tony works at another district but says he wants to teach closer to oakland. >> i want to go actually where needed. i feel that many students today can use more role models that are on time all the time. >> abc7 was there when the elementary school offered him a teaching position. he has a few days to think about it. >> former san francisco mayor willie brown has a big stake in the city's newest school. yesterday abc news was there. they cut the ribbon on the neutralry built willie brown middle school. it cost $50 million and the only one with an engineering lab. it sits atop the views and he hopes the -- atop the hill and he hopes the views inspire the students. >> you look out and see san francisco at their best. a

. >>> the oakland unified school district hopes to be fully staffed when classes start monday. yesterday a spokesperson told us there are 15 teacher vacancies left which they plan on filling over the weekend. the distract had 50 openings before a job fair wednesday. district officials don't anticipate expanding class sizes because they hired enough teachers. >>> 8:09 is our time. a final weekend of summer. for all those kids out there heading back to opening unified. hopefully a good one. >> it will be. starting out with plenty of overcast. we have breaks here. sfo, delays of 36 minutes here. check with your air carrier. otherwise in and around 70 south of san francisco today. back with the rest of the bay area forecast for the weekend and beyond coming up. >> thanks, lisa. the biggestç turnout for presidential candidate donald trump. why he's ready for the election right now. >> those bugs taking over the playa appear to be spreading to california. it's a good looking car. ? this is the model rear end event. the model year end sales event. it's year end! it's the rear end eve

so far, nobody has seen him or reported him missing >>> the oakland unified school district is doingomething almost unheard of ten days before classes begin. it is holding a recruitment fair. the district still needs 72 teachers to fill position for the first day of school. the teachers shortage is nationwide. the oakland situation is specially serious. officials say baby boomers are retiring and there has been a sharp drop in people entering teacher credentialing programs. substitute teachers are being pulled in to fill the gap. >> we may have to call people back to the classroom. we are going to make sure every classroom is staffed. they anticipate the teacher shortage. >> the first recruitment is from 1:00 to 5:00 on broadway. >>> it is 6:36. up next, a prescription drug problem that has consumers crying foul. what could be happening to you every time you visit the pharmacy. >> a robbery in union city has police issuing a warning. what to know so you don't become a target. >> a live look at walnut creek. a beautiful shot showing the hills and the clouds and the background. we will

. >> the oakland unified school district is holding another recruitment there in an effort to fill 50 available teaching jobs. classes begin on monday and the district is scrambling to fill the soft agency. dozens of candidates showed up at the job fair using the administrators and subjects until the new teachers are hired starting in downtown oakland at 11 o'clock. >> now the weeks ago forecast and finding out what is in store for us. mike? >> in the north by as you step outside, vallejo and novato, the warmest at 60 and everyone else from 54 at calistoga to petaluma at 59 degrees. the rest of the neighbors, san francisco, 62, and alameda, redwood city, and san jose at 63 and the warm spot is newark and cupertino at 64 and lafayette and san ramon at 50 and brentwood is vine. in san rafael you can see the cloud deck but no fog being reported right now. it will be 68 in san francisco today and warmest on the peninsula at 79 in the south bay at young and east bay 78 but inland east bay, still an area reaching 90 in the north bay topping out at 81 degrees. from sutro tower you can see th

oakland unified has taken to social media to call for teeners and san ramon is advertising substitute pay as $1 so a day and pittsburg unified is sending for 25 teeners with starting pay for some up to $5 to,000. >> sunnyvale is looking ahead after a major overhaul. west valley elementary is planning to kickoff a meeting to fill parents in on the re-imagining plan for the school according to the "san jose mercury news" after classes let out for the summer, the cupertino union school district reassigned the principal and 23 teener because of moral issues. the decision has not been sitting well with parents. >> it has been a tough, tough morning so far in the commute especially in the south by. >> that is 101 at tully road with all lanes blocked because of a fatal accident. we will have the late of the from leyla gulen in the traffic center. >> i have that in a meant but right new we are look eastbound on 80 to berkeley away from the macarthur maze and traffic is hate. as i turn 360 around westbound traffic is bumping up. on the maps, the accident occurred around 3:00 with southbound hi

. >>> oakland unified schools start one week from today and the district still has a teacher shortageire about 60 new teachers as soon as possible. dozens of candidates showed up at a job fair. at least 17 open positions were filled from that fair. if you want to teach in oakland the next job fair is this wednesday afternoon starting at 1:00 at 11th and broadway in downtown oakland. >>> the irs believes the data breach was more than twice as big as estimated. 114,000 taxpayers learned that their information may have been hacked. today agents reveal that number has grown to 334,000. thieves targeted the section of the irs website where people can find past tax returns. they will likely hear from the irs if you are a newelly discovered victim. the agency says it will offer credit protection. >>> uncomfortable triple digits a little bit of relief is coming. >> spencer christian is here with what is ahead. >> lots of triple digits yesterday and lots of record highs yesterday for that day. today much cooler in most locations although it is still pretty hot inland. here is a look at live do

the unique vision ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> oakland unified hopes to have all its teaching positions filledy the time school starts next week. they are downing to 15 vacancies after holding a series of last-minute job fairs. it says it's just waiting on background checks to fill those final slots. there was some concern the district would need to increase class sizes if it couldn't fill those spots in time. but tonight we're told that shouldn't be necessary. >>> meanwhile state lawmakers are working on a bill to help thousands of california high schoolers get their diplomas. about 5,000 students were left in limbo last month when the state canceled the mandatory exit exam they planned to take. a bill moving through the senate would allow those students to graduate as long as they have fulfilled the rest of their requirements. >>> to see or not to see. that's the question at a shakespeare production where the actor playing the lead role is blind. wilson walker with the remarkable vision that he is bringing to a classic. >> 3, 2, 1, go. >> reporter: beneath summer son shakespeare comes to lif

. >>> oakland's unified school district today welcomed back its students. abc 7 was at fremont high school, one of several stops for the superintendent wilson who visited a few campuses connecting with staff, students and family. she said thanks to multiple hiring fairs, the teacher shortage went from 70 open positions last week to just 12 today. sales force is investing big in san francisco schools. abc 7 news was at the middle school and founder told the kids he's donating $6 million to the district. that money is to expand computer science instruction in san francisco's middle schools. that donation comes with a pledge from sales force employees to volunteer 10,000 hours during the school year. >> we ask all of our employees to do more than six days a year of volunteerism. we pay for that actually. >> during the past three years sales force donated $14 million to san francisco schools. >> wow. spencer christian is checking on our weather today. not a bad day outside, spencer. >> reporter: a lovely day out here. >>> skies are well offshore. a bit breezy a

. >>> the oakland unified school district hopes to be fully staffed when classes start on monday. yesterday a spokesperson told us there are just 15 teacher vacancies left which they plan on filling over the weekend. they had 50 openings before a job fair on wednesday. district officials say they don't anticipate expanding class sized because they have now hired enough teachers. >>> as we head into the final weekend of summer for the kids, hopefully its a nice one to enjoy. >> hopefully it's very warm. but we are having a seasonal next couple of days with low clouds and fog retreating to the coast by the afternoon. temperatures will be near seasonable levels and nothing too extreme. i'll have more of your afternoon forecast when we return. >> thank you. also next, the biggest turnout yet for presidential candidate donald trump. why he says he's ready for the election now. and the bugs taken over at burning it's a good looking car. ? this is the model rear end event. the model year end sales event. it's year end! it's the rear end event. year end, rear end, check it out. talk about

. >> this is first day of class for oakland unified school district and all teening positions may haven filled. the district has been scrambling to fill the positions relying on job fairs. the officials say they were down only to 15 vacancies and chances are good they would be filled. district has fired 348 teachers for the new school year. >> we are back with seven things to know before you go, but, first, we will keep weather and traffic up throughout the commercial break so you do not miss a thing including traffic miss a thing including traffic at the toll miss a thing including traffic at the toll my name is jamir dixon and i'm a locafor pg&e.rk fieldman most people in the community recognize the blue trucks as pg&e. my truck is something new... it's an 811 truck. when you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you don't hit them when you're digging. 811 is a free service. i'm passionate about it because every time i go on the street i think about my own kids. they're the reason that i want to protect our community

. >>> the oakland unified school district hopes to be fully staffed when classes start on monday.esterday a spokesperson told us there are just 15 teacher vacancies left which they plan on filling over the weekend. they had 50 openings before a job fair on wednesday. district officials say they don't anticipate expanding class sizes because they have now hired enough teachers. 6:09 is the time. hopefully you cap bring some good weather for the students. >> my daughter has been back for a week now. she will be joined by everybody else because it's time, isn't it? you will feel it in the air with the cooler nice. you have already experienced that. and a gray morning with numbers in the upper 50s in santa rosa. 62 hayward and not too hot to start school. 60s, 70s and 80s, and the details when we return. >> lisa, thank you. also ahead, the biggest turnout yet for presidential can indicate donald trump. why he says he's ready for the election right now. plus, those bugs taking over the play yeah at burning man, now appear to be spreading to it's a good looking car. ? this is the model

. >>> oakland unified school district hosted a job fair to find qualified students before school startsf several cities experiencing a teacher shortage. they need to fill 70 position. baby boomers are retiring and the number of credentials awarded in california dropped during the recession years. dozens came out yesterday in hopes of getting a job. tony already works at another district but says he wants to teach closer to oakland. >> i want to go actually where needed. i feel that many students today can use more role models that are on time all the time. >> abc7 was there when the elementary school offered him a teaching position. he has a few days to think about it. >> the oakland raiders played their first preseason game of the season against the st. louis rams. there is talk it could be their last year in the bay area. wayne freedman has more. >> they are as loyal and die hard and true blue as silver and black will ever get. >> we have guacomole, we have burgers, hot wings. >> you have raider earrings. >> i do. i can't even tell you all the raider things i have on. >> it's not just

in wednesday the alum rock district begins on august 26th, san francisco unified august 17th, oakland unified kicks off two weeks from today and palo alto k through 8 starts next tuesday. >>> are you worried about making commitments? verizon is dropping the entire idea of phone contracts, but with it cheap upgrades. >> they were really never cheap once you did all of the math, scott. >> if you did all of the matt, where he, a lot of people didn't. you were paying one way or the other. the city calls it subsidized phones, you might pay $100 for a new iphone then pay the extra amount each month to make up the difference. verizon is joining sprint by dropping this idea. instead you will buy your phone full price but you are not stuck with a cell phone company for years. if you are in a contract right now that doesn't change until the contract expires, but this could can very well have a serious effect on the iphone industry because people often upgrade their phones just because they can. that leaves phone makers like apple to make incremental upgrades each year so you're getting something new, m

at the alum rock district begins august 26th, san francisco unified august 17th and oakland unified kicks on two weeks from today. palo alto k through 8 starts next tuesday. >>> cannabis could be making a come back in clover dale. changing political tides have the north bay city changing its opinion on dispensaries. california could soon approve the recreational use of marijuana and clover dale city readers are taking notice. the council is meeting to establish a committee to revamp city policies regarding cannabis. they banned dispensees in 2008 citing concerns on crime. >>> the music is over in golden gate bridge park, the outside lands concert came to close last night with elton john rocking the city. ♪ >> elton john played to around 60,000 people, organizers live streamed the entire festival so everybody could watch. we're learning that that wasn't enough for some fans. they didn't play by the rules. a police officer was hurt near the event as the officer was trying to stop pens jumpers trying to get into outside lands festival for free. one of them ran into a police officer, knocking

oakland unifying has a shortage of about 70 teachers. san francisco unified, they need to hire 465 teachers. at one point but managed to fill its final slot on friday. the biggest need is for teachers in science, math, special education, and bilingual education. >>> presidential candidate donald trump may be leading republicans in the polls but that won't keep him from fulfilling his civic duty. trump is considerated to -- expected to report for jury duty today in new york. last week a trump spokesperson confirmed the real estate mogul will show up to a manhattan courtroom if he fails to appear, trump could face a $250 fine. >>> 5 4:00 07 on a monday. cameraer -- 5:07 on a monday, cameras were rolling. watch as the robber gets more than he bargained for coming up. >> plus he survived a shark attack last month. why the surfer says he's ready to jump back into the water. >> all right going to be warm again today in the bay area. with numbers approaching 100 degrees inland. but there's better news for later in the week. we'll have it better

oakland unified had a shortage of about 70 teachers and san francisco by the way unified needed nearly 465 teachers at one point. but managed to fill all the final slots on friday. >>> biggest need is for teachers in science, math, special education, and bilingual education. >>> presidential candidate donald trump may be leading republicans in the polls but that won't keep him from fulfilling his civic duty. trump is expected to report for jury duty today in new york. last week, a trump spokesperson confirmed the real estate mogul will show up to manhattan courtroom now if he fails the appear trump could face a $250 fine. >>> the poll numbers in the race for president are changing and potentially significant ways. cbs' mark albert with the latest developments from the 2016 campaign. >> reporter: donald trump is making deportation of illegal immigrants central to his immigration plan. he unveiled it sunday. the first policy specifics of his campaign. the plan also would rescind president obama's executive actions deferring some removals and automatic citizenship for children of illegals