joining us is superintendent tony thurman. thank you for your time. everyone agrees that we need to get guns away from schools and students and teachers should be safe. but how can we make that happen? >> obviously we need more laws to keep these guns off our street. 30 rounds being fired, these are guns that are not intended to be used for anything other than harm and destruction and should be nowhere near the school. we also have a responsibility to work with all of our leaders and intervention programs. we reach out to the oakland school district to see how we can help in that matter. >> what can you do in your office to help support those goals? >> we have been working with a number of groups that do intervention and we want to see more schools have intervention specialists. we work with schools to create safety plans. schools just aren't prepared to go up against the things that have been important. that gang style kind of retaliation that has been reported to be the source of this particular shooting. we are working with a number of groups that

another year of below average testing, and that wouldn't reflect well on state superintendent tony thurmaning for reelection. this isn't complicated. this is quickly assembled. it should be if the department of education is doing their job, and if they have leadership there, the superintendent certainly understands that data is a tool and really is to help with with instruction planning, which is why we've been encouraging our districts to share their own data to utilize it to work with their teachers and their parents to make sure that every student knows what their benchmark is, and makes the best use of all the resources and relief dollars in particular, the billion dollars this state has invested in terms of learning recovery. the department of education originally said the scores could be delayed until after the election. but now they're saying it will be released next month. fema task forces here in california are gearing up to help with the damage left behind from hurricane ian. up next, we're going to take a look at how they are preparing a 15 year old girl killed in a shootout in

the developments, comments the department of education's leader, state superintendent tony thurman, is up for re election. his opponent, lance christiansen, says he would not be surprised if the results came out in late october, when some voters have already turned in their mail in ballots. this isn't complicated. this is quickly assembled. it should be if the department of education is doing their job, and if they have leadership, their state leaders acknowledged the importance of getting the information out as soon as possible. the superintendents certainly understands that data is a tool and really is to help. with with instruction planning, which is why we've been encouraging our districts to share their own data to utilize it to work with their teachers and their parents to make sure that every student knows what their benchmark is, and makes the best use of all the resources and relief dollars, in particular, the billion dollars this state has invested in terms of learning recovery. and governor newsom has signed more than a dozen laws aiming at making california in abortion sanc

state school superintendent tony thurman announced a new $27 million donation today to help young studentsblic private partnership with a learning system, but steps to brilliance. the funds will be used for a program in english and spanish to help more children learn to read proficiently by third grade. i can't say enough about what footsteps to brilliance is offering is completely free. it's going to look like 500 learning activities that students can participate in. that will be fun and interactive . they'll include books and games and songs and activities that when you put it all together, it means an increase in literacy skills for me of our students. superintendent thurman also announced that this year $250 million in state funding will be used to higher literacy coaches and specialists for schools. coming up live report from southern california, where a wildfire is prompting mandatory evacuations and has kept a 20 mile stretch of interstate five closed for much of the day, plus the san francisco district attorney's she's cracking down on felony drug dealers. the apparent drug deal on

another year of below average testing, and that wouldn't reflect well on state superintendent tony thurmano is running for reelection. the department of education originally said the scores would be delayed until after the election, but now says they'll be out next month. the biden administration says they're focusing on giving american families the information and resources they need to eat healthy. president joe biden reiterated that pledge during remarks at the white house conference on hunger, nutrition and health, the president says part of his infrastructure law helps with better food access and its national strategy costs for medical professionals to be trained to spot signs of hunger. our national strategy to expand access to nutrition and obesity counseling so they can get the guidance they need to stay healthy, both in too many underserved communities, urban, rural and tribal there is nowhere to buy fresh food from miles or safe places for kids to play or adults exercise. i've signed the bipartisan infrastructure law creates space to live work and play safely. the president also

bilingual early literacy assistance for schoolchildren this morning, state school superintendent tony thurmanyoung students and their families. it is coming from a public private partnership with e learning system footsteps to brilliance. the funds will be used for a program in english and spanish to help more children learn to read proficiently by third grade. i can't say enough about what footsteps to brilliance is offering is completely free. it's gonna look like 500 learning activities that students can participate in. that will be fun and interactive . they'll include books and games and songs and activities that when you put it all together, it means an increase in literacy skills for many of our students. superintendent thurman also announced that this year $250 million in state funding will be used to higher literacy coaches and specialists for schools. analysis shows the california teacher shortage is disproportionately affecting low income districts, according to the learning policy institute. even within the same districts, some schools in wealthier neighborhoods aw, less teacher t

tony thurmond. it all comes after a report indicating thurman would wait until after the election to release importanttudent test scores in a letter written and 9 republicans from the state senate gop caucus called on the super intended to provide a specific date when those test scores will be made available. some felt the thurman who's up for reelection in november wanted to wait to release the data because those figures might not. well might not shine a favorable light on. >> are really critical about what's happening in education system. and they need to know schools are. >> now the california department of education released a statement saying that the student assessment scores will be released on schedule in october. and that is before election day, just as they were in prior years. >> governor newsom says he's tackling the state's housing problem head-on. he signed dozens of bills that he says will accelerate new affordable housing in california. he focused primarily on 2 bills that will allow california to fast track new housing in commercial areas and empty properties once used for parking lot

tony thurmond. it all comes following a report indicating thurman would wait until after the election to release very important student testing scores in a letter written to thurmond, 9 republicans from the state senate gop caucus called on the super intended to provide a specific date for when these test scores are going to be made available. some felt that he was. waiting for the he's up for reelection in november. and they're saying that he wanted to wait to release the data because the figures might not put a flattering light on him. >> are really critical about what's happening in education system and they need to know schools are. >> yeah, the california department of education has since released a statement saying that the student assessment scores will be released on schedule in october before the election just as they were in prior years. >> governor newsom says he's tackling the state's housing problem head-on. he signed dozens of bills that he says willekes celebrate excela accelerate pet is the building of new affordable housing in california. focused primarily on 2 bills that will allow