and nice suits. >> it's not hollywood. it's the glitz and glamor of orinda. >> it's fun to dress up and pretend we're in hollywood. >> it's an oscars watch party at one of the oldest movie theaters in the bay area. the old style art, the concession stand and the neon signs out front. it's that traditional movie theater look still being preserved to this day. >> this is the key to the city. i mean, you drive by 24, you see the towers as orinda. a lot of people don't even really realize it's a town, but it actually is a small community. but it's the love for the theater that's really driving this theater. stay open. >> so what better place to watch an event dedicated to celebrating movies? owner derek zemrak says he holds this event every year so fans could come together to watch the oscars in a theater. >> you're going to watch the oscars, watch it in a theater, because that's where you're paying tribute to the people that make theaters go every single day. >> they even brought out some celebrities. so what are you doing here tonight? and godzilla ended up winning for special

effects. plus, it featured local actors starring in some of the year's biggest films. mark holsters played a small role in sunday's best picture winner oppenheimer. >> i played a small part as a professor, a background role. it's probably one of the most detailed movies i've ever worked with, so it was a real great privilege to even be part of that. >> for derek, having the community support this long standing theater shows him movies still have the power to bring people together. >> theaters like this with communities compassion to keep them going. that's what's, you know, really, it's all about in orinda. >> ryan curry, abc seven news for the entire list of tonight's biggest highlights, from the winners to the historic moments, head to our website. >> the full recap is up. now at abc seven news.com. and the show doesn't stop here. get all of your oscars content tomorrow morning. good morning america is keeping things rolling starting at 7 a.m. with more of the backstage interviews with the stars. then at 9 a.m. live with

kelly and mark have special access with the winners right after they receive their awards. that's all. starting at 7 a.m, right after abc seven mornings. the oscars night also brought hundreds of protesters to the streets. marchers took over hollywood boulevard, just blocks away from the dolby theater to peacefully protest the current humanitarian crisis in gaza. the dozens blocked off traffic with palestinian flags demanding an end to the israeli israel-hamas israel-hamas war. that protest also spilled onto the red carpet and award stage. several attendees, including best song winners billie eilish and finneas, were pins for gaza in the east bay. a uc berkeley professor is vowing to remain in his campus office until university officials take action against anti-semitism on campus. he says recent violent events prompted the sit in action on abc seven news reporter cornell

bernard has more from the cal campus. >> i'm just sitting in my office with a light on in the window, professor ron hassner leaving a light on in his uc berkeley office, a signal to the campus that he's here. >> 24 over seven hassner staging a sleep in protest to help prevent violence between students, i decided to engage in a very quiet, non-aggressive, peaceful form of protest. >> i dragged a mattress into my office. >> this political science professor says he is making the small office his temporary home, teaching all classes on zoom until the university takes steps to address anti-semites on campus. he says many students have faced harassment. >> they're facing, bullies who are anti-semitic. in addition to being anti-israel. >> well, last month, the university condemned a demonstration by activists who surrounded zellerbach hall, where a pro-israel advocate was speaking on monday. jewish students are planning a march to, quote, liberate the gate, where activists have blocked

passage to say, their gate for weeks. >> our message is that jewish students have a right to be present and safe on this campus, as much a right as anyone else. >> in a statement, the university says the administration is committed to confronting anti-semitism and holds professor hassner in great esteem and is in conversation with him about his concerns. several pro-palestinian groups on campus declined our interview requests at uc berkeley, cornell , bernard abc seven news. >> with sundown earlier this evening, the holy month of ramadan is officially underway. it's recognized as the ninth month on the islamic calendar meant for fasting, prayer and intense spiritual rejuvenation. rejuvenation. those who honor the holy month must refrain from eating or drinking after sunrise and before sunset. the final day of ramadan will be tuesday, april 9th. still ahead on abc seven news at 11. the controversy surrounding princess kate. a new photo op of the princess of wales withdrew sean

and the concerns coming to light. plus new life in the city of san francisco. how the return of spring is breathing a hopeful spark. >> next, i'm spencer christian, looking at a line of rain and showers sweeping through the bay area that may leave some trouble spots for morni commuters. i'll have the accuweather forecast

is the season of warm weather events. returning to the bay area, abc seven news reporter tara campbell shows you how san francisco is taking on new life and building a better bay area. >> from free concerts to free

tulips, night markets and more, san francisco's is welcoming in the spring, ready for a comeback . >> chinatown is still alive and kicking and we're raring to go. >> foot traffic taking over grant avenue for the chinatown night market, designed to help businesses still struggling post-pandemic, bringing more young people uh- enjoy it and spend money. tane chan is the owner of the walk shop and she's grateful the market is back. >> this is the most wonderful event that could happen to chinatown. >> this just one of the night markets set to return to the city. the popular sunset market is expected to once again take over several blocks of the neighborhood this summer, and the bhangra and beats night market will get the party started in may. after drawing thousands downtown in its inaugural year. meanwhile, this weekend, people piled into oracle park for the giants fan fest and from the stadium to the

streets, san francisco's arbor day drawing in families for the fair. the weekend wrapping up at the golden gate bandshell, bringing back another season of more than 100 free concerts. i'm thankful for this beautiful space to have music here. tara campbell, abc seven news. >> i love hearing that music. an early burst of spring is making it a mustard march in wine country. yellow and gold mustard plants are in full bloom all over the napa and sonoma region. besides the pretty landscapes, they provide a helpful purpose. they protect the world famous vineyards. mustard contains high levels of biofuel agents, which suppress the growth of worms that can damage vines. i love the fun facts. tonight yeah, i'll say though, i haven't really been outside much because i've been glued to the oscars. so what is going on outside? >> it was nice and dry until just a couple hours ago, and now it's raining right here in san francisco. the wet weather

started up in the north bay and this is a look at live doppler seven. you can see it's a line of showers and rain and occasionally a little bit of a downpour is moving right through the central part of the bay area right now, sweeping down from the north bay. so the peninsula, south bay, east bay will some will get some of this rainfall as well. it's a level one storm on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. so overnight more periods of rain and showers. highest totals in the north bay. occasional wind gusts. here's the forecast animation starting at midnight. notice by about 4:00 tomorrow morning. this storm will be just about over, but wet areas on the pavement will be left for morning commuters and then tomorrow evening and overnight tomorrow night, another little weak storm moves through. and that will be our last rainfall for a while, leaving rainfall totals generally ranging from about a quarter of an inch in the south bay to nearly half an inch or more around the bay shoreline, and certainly well over a half inch over much of the north bay. overnight, low temperatures will be generally in the low to mid 40s up in the north bay, a little bit chillier with lots of mid to upper 30s there. then tomorrow's highs uh- upper 50s at the coast, mainly upper 50s across the entire north bay and

low 60s elsewhere. here is the accuweather seven day forecast. so we have two level one storms moving through the one that we have right now, which will wind down early tomorrow, and another one tomorrow evening, another light storm. and then wednesday begins a string of sunny and warm days. and look at the warm up jr as we get into the weekend. high temperatures inland in the mid to upper 70s. low to mid 70s around the bay shoreline and mid to upper 60s on the coast. it is going to be a nice little breath of pre spring weather. >> yes, spring approaching. you can make money the hard way as a bullfighter or a human cannonball... or save money the easy way, with xfinity mobile. existing customers can get a free line of our most popular unlimited plan for a year! not only will you save hundreds but you'll also be joining

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tasting table of culture. and on wednesday, she's back. we catch up with angela bassett and i can't wait. that's coming up this week at 1 p.m. right here on abc seven. >> multiple news agencies have removed the photo of catherine middleton, princess of wales, due to a suspected photo editing manipulation. a photo of

princess kate and her children was posted today to her social media accounts, thanking people for their well-wishes. it's the first official photo op since her abdominal surgery. the associated press later confirmed . an inspection of the image found some inconsistent marks on her daughter charlotte's left hand, sparking rumors about the true condition of princess kate. it's march and the madness is right around the corner. abc seven sports anchor chris alvare is it giving people lots of great food for 6 dollars, and letting them choose between two delicious sandwiches? great idea, devon. run with it! that went well. and you run and get my $6 jack pack. welcome to jack in the box!

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basketball team is ranked second in the country, trying to win the very last pac 12 women's basketball tournament championship today, taking on fifth ranked usc in las vegas. tara vanderveer trying to win her 16th pac 12 tourney title. cameron brink great once again, her first career game with at least three three pointers, 19 points, ten rebounds and six more blocks. brink leads the country in that category. blocks get that out of here. but usc led by nine at the half, mckenzie forbes scoring 14 in the first half. all right. straight to the fourth quarter. now cardinal down a dozen. stanford's kiki griffin how about two of her 18. and all of a sudden it's a ten point game. but forbes always had an answer for usc. her brother is mason on the saint mary's men's team. she had a game high 26. former cal coach lindsay gottlieb wins the last ever pac 12 tournament, as stanford falls 7461 selection sunday is next week, espn reports. the 40 niners will release defensive lineman eric armstead when the new nfl year begins tomorrow, espn insider

adam schefter says they tried to restructure his contract, but he ultimately wanted to test the free agent market. sacramento native has played his entire nine year career with the niners, and his eight playoff sacks are second all time in franchise history. santa cruz warriors hosting rio grande valley in their annual chase center game steve kerr's son nick is their head coach, watching santos score a team high 26 points. he's on a two year, two way deal. excuse me. appeared in 17 games for the warriors this year. looking good right there and then. 30 year old javonte green still doing it. showing off his hops. he had 14 and mavericks. he's the mascot dancing away c dubs rallied to win late 112 105 last night at chase center. one of the best tennis players ever. 20 time grand slam winner roger federer in the house visiting the warriors. he was in town this week for the announcement of the laver cup, coming at chase center in september 2025. met up with steph curry and even got some shots up, made four straight and quit while he was

ahead. abc seven sports is sponsored by river rock casino jr. chris thank you so much. >> well that's it for tonight i'm j.r stone abc seven news continues tomorrow morning at five for spencer. and chris thanks for joining us. have a great week

>> lie from hollywood. this is the red carpet after the awards, each film is so different. >> and each group of people is

so different. and it's really about the whole team of everyone. the 96th oscars, a celebration of the movies, along with movie star fashion. >> we're talking to the winners now, carrying oscar gold for so long, i've always wanted to be different. >> and now i realize i just need to be myself. >> and taking you to the star studded oscar after parties. >> hello everyone, and welcome to the official oscar after party that is the governor's ball. i'm george pennacchio live in hollywood and we are just steps away from the dolby theater, where the oscars were just handed out. the governor's ball is the place where all the stars nominees, presenters, some of the performers and special guests come to eat after that long show. this is a big night for hollywood, and we are celebrating now. from here, the stars will be heading out to other parties in town and we'll