stronger together. the bay area's asian american community comes together once again to denounce the recent wave of crimes including the shooting at georgia. with that we say good evening and thank you so much for joining us. i am deon live in. stomach we have seen solid area across the bay area this weekend. people standing together demanding the hate and violence against asian americans to stop. cornell bernard went to several

discussed chinatown earlier today where there was a big rally. >> what a show of support and unity today. city leaders joining with the asian american community say on and off to the violence. >> reporter: a community in pain and the suffering felt by all. hunters packed chinatown sports myths where in a sign of solidarity. demanding attacks against asian americans to stop. >> we are all in this together so if we don't force it now, when will we?will we?will we?wi? >> reporter: attacks against asian americans seem to be happening almost weekly in the bay area. the violence often caught on camera. many victims have been seniors. >> just imagine if someone otyour grandfather. and killed them. it is sad and painful for

families. it's painful to this community. which authority suffered. >> reporter: there is also grief for the eight victims of a mass shooting in spas at the glenna this week. six of them are asian women. federal authorities have yet to bring hate crime charges against the suspect. >> we know there was hate. >> reporter: some of the community are scared to be on the streets. >> when one community is not safe none of us are safe. >> i think we need to send the message, you will be arrested if you commit thththththth >> often times we see police are not the appropriate tool or solution to the safety concerns we see. including the use of force in situations with mental health crises. >> reporter: today we saw messages of healing and hope.ane

may your breed said she is focused on safety of solutions. she told me next week the city will be announcing a new program to help keep the community safe. no details yet. in the meantime police patrols have been increased in areas where the attacks have happened. >> the frustration reaching a former pitch. an update on one of the victims of the market street attacks. 83-year-old -- reached out to me and said his father is home and in good spirits. he will wear ititit color for the next few weeks and be evaluated to see if he needs surgery. he thanked everyone for their support and donations along with abc 7 to call attention to the attack. the suspect is un >> break the silence and reclaim your voice. city officials and community leaders gathered outside of

city hall to show solidarity with the victims of the atlanta spa shootings. residents say the spike in violence against asian americans has them on edge. >> i am scared to what could possibly happen to my parents if they go to the grocery store. i fear my parents safety just taking my son done my part. >> reporter: daly city is taking extra precautions to keep residents safe. both uniformed and plainclothes officers were patrolling the city. new developments with the back less over tweets allison collins sent back in 2016. mayor london n. breed has joined a list of public officials calling for her

resignation. more than 20 people had attached their name to a statement put out today calling for her to step down from the school board. the tweets appear to be anti- asian in nature and collins has responded through an essay posted to media. she wrote, they have been taken out of context. both at that specific moment and the nuance of the conversation that took place. one of my daughters had recently experienced an incident in her school where her asian american peers will taunting her latin x classmate. more than $2 million has been raised in an online fundraiser for the family of a single mother killed in the atlanta spa shootings. -- 23-year-old son started the fundraiser saying she is the only family he and his brother have in the u.s. grant is one of six asian women who died when a gunman opened fire on three spas. a total of eight people were killed. police arrested aaron long and say he has admitted to the shootings. part of building a bay area is fighting for racial and

social justice. we certainly do not have all the answers but we do have a lot of resources to help you. you can help find your ally at www.abc7news.com/take action. to the east bay where community partners are stepping up to make sure members of the african america community get there second covid-19 vaccine. a free vaccination clinic was held today at oaklands full gospel church. the focus being on vaccinating black seniors and essential workers. many are members of the church congregation. >> people feel comfortable and safe coming to the church. it's a comfort and trust level. >> reporter: people who were vaccinated at the site three weeks ago came back today for their second and final dose of the pfizer shot. they were offered to people who signed up in advance.

more shots will be given at the site tomorrow. some 20,000 masks created with an artistic touch were headed out today and see if it does go. san francisco's covid-19 command center teamed up with local artists and nonprofit groups to create the masks and give them away today. they focused on neighborhoods most impacted by the pandemic. the initiative is part of the city's mask on stay strong campaign to promote mask wearing to stop the spread of covid-19 and safely reopen san francisco for business. there will be no live international audience for the delay 2020 tokyo olympics. that is set to happen this summer. spectators from overseas will not be allowed to attend the summer olympics in japan. that decision made due to the pandemic was announced today. >> we are very confident the games will be the light at the end of the dark tunnel. and the games will send a strng message of peace solidarity and resilience from tokyo and japan into the entire

world. >> in japan they will nothey wi fully vaccinated. officials say they next month to see how many spectators will be allowed into olympic venues. a crisis is building across the border with mexico. migrants are flocking to see if they can get into the u.s. the biden administration is facing criticism for its response. don't do this if you go to the zoo. what happened to a man when he decided to go into the elephant enclosure. his explanation why he did we are in store for a cold night tonight.

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>> over the past several weeks that has been a surge of migrants across the border from mexico into the u.s. some of them have been returned after making the journey. according to mariella sparks, the white house is facing criticism for how it is handling the crisis. >> reporter: the biden administration facing growing criticism among an influx of migrants arriving at the u.s. border seeking asylum. >> you will see the scroll multiply far more. the biden administration needs to step up and respond to this growing challenge. >> reporter: the number of migrant children at customs and border patrol has grown 4600. a record period of nearly 50% in two weeks. the majority of them held in warehouse like facilities for longer than five days when the legal limit is three.is three.i.

abc news has learned one facility in texas has a capacity for 250 migrants but at times has had over 3000 in custody. in el paso, u.s. officials escorting families to the international bridge. in some cases hundreds of miles from where migrants were picked up. that is to circumvent one mexican states refusal to take the migrant children. >> we have had children forcibly returned. >> reporter: president presiden urging migrants not to come. telling george stephanopoulos the administration is working to restructure the facilities. >> we are in the process of getting set up and it is not going to take a whole long time. but we need to have people apply for asylum in place.

>> reporter: biden's homeland security secretary has traveled to texas for a first hand look. democrats say -- system. a father was father was custody after he carried a toddler into the elephant exhibit at the san diego zoo. police say he breached two fences to get into the enclosure to get a picture with his two-year-old daughter in his arms. he fled as the angered. witnesses say they were horrified. >> the worst point was seeing the elephant charging. it made a whiswhiswhiswhis

it was maybe a foot from making contact from the gentleman and his baby. while no one was hurt in the incident, jose navarrette was arrested at the zoo and booked into the jail. he is being held on $100,000 bail for child cruelty. signs of pepepe the weekends have looks different in golden gate park because of the pandemic. the one closer people hope sticks around for a little while. after a cold night tonight we are tracking windy and warmer member in th

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remembrance of the lives lost to aids in native communities. the national aids memorial provided us with this video of the national native hiv awareness day in golden gate park. people gathered at the aids memorial to pray in honor american indians and members of the alaska and hawaii native communities. the event had a treeplanting ceremony and a quilt unveiling. >> the negative community and other committees of color are adversely impacted by hiv and aids. so we are increasing awareness. >> national aids awareness day is held every year on the first day of spring. the native communities chose this day because it considers spring a time of profound change new beginnings and birth. safety advocates rallied and saved us" debate park to make jfk drive permanently car free. the major wrote has been closha to cars last april.

advocates want mayor bree to keep it that way. it has been a popularspers runn enjoy outdoor recreation while safely social distancing throughout the pandemic. this first day of spring, here is drew to tell us about our weather situation. >> it is setting up to be a sunny stretch for the entire weekend. tonight with the clear skies it will get rather chilly across the entire bay area. this evening let's take you outside. you can see the sea lions basking in the sunshine as folks look on. temperature wise we are in the 50s and and and and and and the little bit cooler along the coast. we are showing a cloud free

perspective looking towards francisco. overnight tonight we do have a frost advisory for our valleys in the north bay.north bay.nort. we could see temperatures dropping in the low if not mid 30s. that means frost could develop. wringing your pets and protect any sensitive vegetation you might have outside. tonight will be cold. a lot of cities falling into the 30s tonight. down to the freezing mark in santa rosa. tomorrow morning by 9 a.m. we are slowly warming into the 40s under sunny skies.

by lunchtime we will begin to see cities get into the lo 60s. a little breezy along the immediate coastline. little bob average for this time of year. it will stay to the north of us so we have a dry pattern setting up. also windy. these offshore winds develop everywhere. tuesday is a bright and breezy for the second half of the weekend tomorrow. partly cloudy and the winds pick up tuesday and wednesday. it is warm in the 60s and 70s. temperatures bounce around but by friday and saturday we are still in the warm pattern away from the coast.

>> looking beautiful. many thanks. >> get to chris alvarez with a previous sports. >> coming up we have our first canceled game of amends canceled

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practice. his teammates could use this plus barter services. extremely shorthanded against memphis. -- the latest warrior to enter health and safety protocols. he will miss tonight after an 11 point four remail performance last night. he joins aris paschal and james wise and in the safety protocol. as expected steph curry out with a tailbone contusion. steve kerr was encouraged by last night's winning performance despite being shorthanded. >> it was beautiful to watch. it's just as fun as watching the win itself. how well the guys played and how well we play together. i like to see >> lebron lebron lebron

indefinitely after suffering a high right ankle sprain in today's game against atlanta. it happened on this play. you see lebron in pain. he lost the handle and possible see landed on the right ankle. you see a get turned over right there. he left the game in the second quarter and did not return. covid-19 issues have caused tonight's first round of vcu and oregon to be canceled officially ruled a no contest because of covid-19 protocol affecting pcu. oregon advances they will play the winner of iowa and grand canyon. this is the first canceled game due to covid-19. cal with their spring game today. a little signs of everything. when running brack is on he can run over everybody. look at this. great catch. he cannot believe this is not a touchdown. it is spring ball and it still means something to these guys.

myles williams, look at that athleticism. the bears played just for games last year. a lot of there. >> this is not your typical golf wear. leslie bryant is not wearing pants or shoes. he is trying out of the mud. let's just say things did not go well for him. did you hear the broadcaster say this is disturbing? for doubles on the day. and he missed thththththth

>> we officially welcomed spring today but earth is not the only planet that sees it seasons change. nasa put together several images of saturn that were taken over a three-year amount of time. what scientists always the planets northern hemisphere shifting from summer to fall. the pictures were taken by the hubble telescope which was built right here in the bay area. how cool is that? that's it for abc 7

thank you so much for joining us. we will see right back here at six. we leave you now with tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. the new covid crackdown on spring breakers. the latest images showing rowdy crowds prompting new restrictions in miami beach. a curfew going into effect in a few hours, plus the growing debate on school guidelines. the cdc saying most students only need three feet of social distance, not six. many parents anxious for a return to in-person learning, but some teachers pushing back, voicing concerns over safety as more than a dozen states see a rise in cases. the mounting allegations against new york governor andrew cuomo. the first woman to accuse him of inappropriate behavior before the cameras today, calling for the governor to be impeached. migrants turned away.

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