susan solomon, thank you so much for joining me for this conversation. really great talking with you. >> great time with you, too. hope to talk to you again. >> all right. coming up next -- thanks, susan. we'll be diving into the impeachment trial. today, obviously, first day in the senate. the big takeaways and >> and we're back. we're wrapping up day one of the impeachment trial for former president trump on the charge of inciting the insurrection at the capitol on january 6th. just before our show, the senate voted along largely party lines on the constitutionality of holding the trial. it passed, so joining us now is lahnee chen, a stanford hoover institution fellow, and he's served as a senior adviser on policy to the national republican senatorial committee. good to see you again. >> hi, kristen. >> let's start with that vote that was just taken in the trial. 56-44. on the question of whether it's constitutional to hold this trial, explain that. >> yeah, i mean, so the question, you know, essentially is this, once a president has left office, can yo

president, susan solomon, tells me that the negotiations are ongoing. she wanted to emphasize, she was unable to do an interview saying she is focused on the negotiations with the district. she wanted to emphasize that her group at the union is a democratic one, and all members, no matter what their views are, are welcome, and they do not need to hesitate no matter where they stand on this issue. >> still a little division it sounds. can enjoy reporting. thank you. >>> meantime, governor newsom again saying it's safe for younger students to go back to school. >> we are working hard to get our kids back in school. it is a priority to get our kids safely back in school, particularly her kindergartners up to sixth grade. we can do that. >>> new at 6:00, a showdown in sausalito where campers have been facing eviction from a public park. >> reporter: it's been a touch and go day. they had orders to clear out by sundown. they were ready to pack up and leave, but they got a surprise announcement, they could stay. nearly 2 dozen people live here. they had an or

site or who are expected to report in person joining us now to talk more about the agreement is susan solomonresident of the united educators of san francisco with more on the agreement susan thanks for joining us here tonight on kron 4 news at 9. >>thanks for having me if you can just talk a little bit about how this deal came together. >>it came through a lot of hard work all of the unions of the san francisco unified school district coming together bringing of our own experts together about what it would take to make schools safe for students and kids and then we negotiated with the school district i know there has been talk in recent months to try and hammer out a deal. >>earlier this week or last week i should mayor london breed the city of san francisco filing a lawsuit. the district to try and get the kids back in the classroom motivate both sides to hammer out a deal in any way possible. >>actually it didn't we negotiations scheduled last week and this week. having nothing to do with the lawsuit it. it was exactly what we planned. we as a bargaining 3 days this week, including saturda

i just heard from the president of the teachers union, susan solomon, she says she is disappointed. her quote, she says she's disappointed that the city has chosen to attack rather than support the school district. united educators of san francisco has been calling for this city to help with resources such as covid testing and vaccines. but this has not happened. now, san francisco mayor london breed has said she has contributed $15 million to the reopening effort and has partnered with the district to offer covid testing for teachers. mayor breed told the chronicle she supports the lawsuit saying distance learning is not working for anyone. city attorney dennis herrera told the chronicle it is a shame it has come to this, that the school district has earned an f in the assignment of reopening, saying they had more than ten months to come up with a plan. the school district spokesperson has not gotten back to us yet. this is all just now breaking. so a lot for all of the players in this to digest this morning. that lawsuit is expected to be filed today. live in san francisco, amy ho

. >> reporter: after five consecutive days of negotiations, susan solomon, president of united educators san francisco, says they're still not on the same page as the school district. >> we are proposing that kids be in school four days a me. >> reporter: san francisco unit two days being at the minimum. tonight, the deputy superintendent of instruction explained. >> in some schools, we'll be able to offer in-person learning for students who choose to return for five full days of instruction a week. most classrooms can only accommodate 14 students observing the guide, leans. for these schools we'll have a hybrid schedule. >> reporter: both sides have already agreed to only go back to in-person classes once san francisco enters the red tier. what is it about the safety aspect of this that is concerning you personally the most? >> there's a set of conditions we know needsa orter: ts deal also requires for teachers and staff to get vaccinated and have access to testing every two weeks. but for now, a dit f date for s reopen for in-person classes is up in the air. luz pena, abc7 news. >>> me

thank you for waiting. >> susan solomon again. i want to say that we appreciate the superintendent emphasized safety. the unions of san francisco unified feel the same way. in fact eight hours ago, about the length of this meeting so far, i e-mailed the commissioners, the superintendent and district superintendent, with a petition with over 4300 signatures, calling for a safe reopen of school buildings since the video concluded. we are committed to continuing the process of negotiations to get our students back when it's safe to do so for all of us, and we have three bargaining dates at this point set in february alone -- sorry. at this point, four bargaining dates. so low spread and proper testing protocols in place for educators and students should be a priority for us all. we are very interested in learning more about the possibility of vaccines. we know the distribution has been kind of a mess in the state and the country, but if we can get that improved, that would be a good sign. as educators and district employees, we are u

bogus, school board president, gabriella lopez and united educators of san francisco president susan solomond mayor breed for their support behind this unified vision for building a stronger school system in san francisco and now, 100% of the board of supervisors. so, in the midst of all of the angst and division, i truly believe that rise is going to bring us all back together and we can all start to rebuild an excellent school system in this city. thank you for your support and i can't wait to hear from supervisor melgar. >> president walton: thank you. supervisor melgar. >> thank you so much, president walton. i wanted to say, first of auction thank you supervisor ronen for your incredible leadership, passion and energy and i'm so grateful that you reach out to me so we can start working on this before i got sworn in. it's a lot of work to get all of these folks together on the same page on a common vision. so, some of you guys know, before i took on this job, i worked for a youth development agency that worked with kids in the mission and one of the things that we liked to say in youth d

bogus, school board president, gabriella lopez and united educators of san francisco president susan solomon, maria sioux and mayor breed for their support behind this unified vision for building a stronger school system in san francisco and now, 100% of the board of supervisors. so, in the midst of all of the angst and division, i truly believe that rise is going to bring us all back together and we can all start to rebuild an excellent school system in this city. thank you for your support and i can't wait to hear from supervisor melgar. >> president walton: thank you. supervisor melgar. >> thank you so much, president walton. i wanted to say, first of auction thank you supervisor ronen for your incredible leadership, passion and energy and i'm so grateful that you reach out to me so we can start working on this before i got sworn in. it's a lot of work to get all of these folks together on the same page on a common vision. so, some of you guys know, before i took on this job, i worked for a youth development agency that worked with kids in the mission and one of the things that we liked t