building a better bay area. what has been incredible is the outpouring of support from our allies. >> it inis incredible. a crowd well over a thousand people shows its support for the asian american pacific islander community. with that, we say good evening and thank you so much for joining us. and more than a thousand people took to the streets today to stop the violence against asian americans. today may have been the biggest show of unity yet for a community in pain and living in fear. abc 7 news reporter joins us live from san francisco's castro district. this by far was the largest crowd that we recent weeks. >> you're right. it was. so much solid arty all weekend. today, a new al lie joining others to say stop the hate. more than a thousand people

taking over market street. a march to stop hate and violence against asian americans. >> we're people, too. that violence on the rise in the bay area. many crimes against asian american seniors caught on camera. just days ago, eight people gunned down in atlanta. six of the victims were asian women. so, to just stand up and say enough is enough. >> before the march, is a rally. the lgbt becoming a new in the cause. >> i refuse asian hate. >> and so many of our leaders from the lgbt community to say we are standing with our asian- american families, our seniors. it means so much. >> the fear of just walking down the street, a new reality for many families. >> my mom was actually

shopping. instead of ornaments or dresses, she is shopping for baseball bat s or to protect herself. this is not the life that i wanted for my people. >> stand by one another and protect people. >> and when it comes to community safety, the mayor wants to bring back an idea from the 1980s. community-based safety patrols. >> we're going to bring back something similar to the guardian angels in our neighborhoods where we have our seniors and we are going to protect them and look out for them and support them and uplift them. >> and the mayor's office says those street patrols have been similar to the guardian angels but create more of a dedicated focus on neighbored others where attacks have happened. the mayor plans to give more details on this next week. in the meantime, a very big show of unity here. live in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> so nice to see that show of support. and what really touched me is that man saying his mother needed to buy a baseball bat.

no one should have to do that to protect themselves. many every thanks to your reporting. a community rally was also held in front of san jose city hall. south bay residents and community leaders called to the end to target asian americans. many participants were black as you see in a show of solid arty to survivors and victims. organizers wanted to get ther message across. >> somebody says we have to do something. and the technology. twitter, facebook, and in three days put together larger than i have ever seen. >> antiracism education needs to be taught in schools starting at a young age. and apartment of building a better bay area is fighting for racial and social justice. we don't have all the answers. we do have a lot of resources

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browse, use printers and computers, study and access wifi. visitors will be required to follow covid guidelines including wearing a face mask. occupancy will be limited. well, travel is surging with the tsa screening more than a million passengers each of the last ten days. it got so packed in miami beach, and law enforcement had to break mented are. a push to get people vaccinated. more than 121 million vaccines have now been administered across the u. s. large vaccination sites opening up like this one at nashville's nissan astadium and another at arrowhead stadium in kansas city. nearly 80 million americans have received at least one dose and more than 43 million have been fully vaccinated. yet some people are still hesitant to getth the shot. senate majority leader is calling on the cdc to take

action. >> launching a campaign that educates and shows people why they should take the vaccine. >> states have become easing restrictions and more and more americans are on the move. on friday, the tsa screened nearly 1.5 million people. the highest number since last march. many traveling for spring break. police in miami beach using pepperballs to break up the massive crowds. officials there declaring a state of emergency imposing an 8:00 p.m. curfew and closing three causeways into the city. >> if you are coming here because you think this is a place to go to let loose and do whatever you want, please don't come here. we are not an anything goes destination. >> tourists are also slowly returning to southern california. >> with are actually trying to keep our distance with other people because of precautions. one of the top cases that covid is really high and the cases are high. >> health officials fear this increased travel could lead to

another surge. >> opening up right now really does put a lot of people at risk. so holding off is the more prudent thing to do. >> the highly contagious uk variant in all 50 states. the latest case confirmed in new york city. a brooklyn patient in their 90s with no travel history. abc news, washington. a pg ande underground utility vote caught on fire in san francisco. this is at 19 and market street at about 11:00 this morning. 13 people in the area are still without power. earlier, the fire department advised people to avoid the area. you can see a dozen firefighters responded. pg ande says broken equipment lead to the fire. the utility uses the volts to restore cables and transformers. former president trump is banned from just about all the major social media networks.

he may, though, be about to make a comeback, and in his own way. we'll explain. plus, a building crisis at the border. who the white house is now blaming for the flood of migrants. and what a way to end the weekend. lots of sunshine. comfortable temperatures. windy weather in the days ahead. all the details coming up. >> join us for a show of hope. the san francisco provides mental health care for so many in need and it needs support. abc morning news anchor will cohost the special event. it airs tonight from 6:30 until 7:00 right here on abc7, and will also be livestreamed

the biden administration's message on the human tar yan crisis on the u.s. border appears to be changing. more than 15,000 unaccompanied minors are now in u.s. custody after crossing the us/mexico border. federal officials are struggling to find safe housing for many of them. 5,000 children and teens are in u.s. for controlled custody. over 800 of the children have been in custody for more than ten days. with the legal limit being just three. facing growing criticism, the biden administration says they inherited a broken system. >> the entire system under united states law that has been in place throughout administration's of both parties was dismantled in its

entirety by the trump administration. >> now, in recent days, the administration has warned migrant families that the border is closed and secure urging them not to cross into the u. s. and speaking of, former president donald trump is returning to social media on his own network. a spokesman person says the former president will launch his own plattform in two to three months that will, quote, completely redefine the game. trump was permanently banned from twitter and other social media following the insurrection at the u.s. capitol on january 6th. there had been talk the former president might join a fringe plattform like gap or parlor. just ahead, the santa rosa man known online as the viki inag with the voice will sing for the nation tonight. >> they are definitely going to get a bit of a variety as far as my generas. >> i see where the name comes from. musician talks about his quest to become the next american idol and the advice he took from one of the show's famous

judges. and i'm meteorologist. a sunny, and a little bit breezy end to the weekend. but those winds are going to increase over the next several days. we're going to

you'll get to see a santa rosa original perform on american idol. musician spoke with e abc about manging the cut. >> i have people who like man, i always knew knew you would make it. and congratulations, and. and a lot of places, not just the paper. and anthony says he is

following lionel richie about taking himself seriously as a singer. so anthony says his overall demeanor will be a little bit more reserved. anthony tonight starting at at 8:00 p.m. on abc 7. 14 we saw a little action at pier 39. tell me what that is about. >> yeah, a lot of folks are out enjoying this sunshine, and as we go through the next couple of days, we'll keep that sunshine and increase the temperature, but increase the winds, especially tuesday and wednesday. the winds are developing. today the with winds will be close to the coast. up about 24 miles per hour. san francisco has a were wind of about 25. as you move away from the ocean water. everyone is enjoying that sunshine. a live look from the east bay

hills. mainly clear skies but a great vantage point. san francisco with that breeze. we are at 54. mountainview up to 66 right now. 64 for san jose with that wind cooler at 54 degrees. and santa cruise a nice place to be on this sunday. if you are both enjoying the sand. that sun. folks are getting a little warmer right now. that water temperature is still in the low 50s. 69 that current temperature in santa rosa. 65 warmer. fairfield at 71. 67 in concord i. currently, 64 degrees. tonight, early on, we will have clear skies. after midnight, we'll have some high clouds. what that will do. it will act like a blanket. so tonight is not as cold as last night was. last night, we had widespread 30s. tonight, we are mostly in the 40s. 47 the low in san francisco. 45 in oakland. 43 in san jose. 41 that low in cloverdale.

you'll find you had sun mixing with clouds throughout the day. despite the increased cloud cover, temperatures are very similar to where we were today. so enjoyable all in all. 59 in the city. and again, that wind letter continue off the coast. 65 in oakland. ever 64 in santa cruz. through those winds monday afternoon at 4:00. the winds are strong along the coastline tomorrow. we could see wind gusts over 45 miles per hour. then the winds are beginning to shift to more of an offshore flow, and what that means more widespread will feel wind gusts at 25 to 35 miles per hour. that wind will drag in some warmer air. accuweather seven-day. it is breezy along the coast. there is that windy afternoon tuesday and wednesday. both of those temperatures. a lot of 70s away from the ocean water. less wind on thursday, but deon, that dry warm pattern continues into next weekend. saturday and sunday, nothing

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now, abc 7 sports with chris alvarez. >> just 11 days in counting. and umpires across the major league. giants open in seattle. the rival dodgers get this until may 21s in the regular season. they are playing the dodgers today in spring. giants fans at camel back ranch. evan longoria is locked and loaded to play some ball. hits one past the fans. his 4th dinger. giants fans have to love seeing all of. that we are all mike, the man they call yaz. how about a two-run opposite field shot towards those fans in left center. he had a home four rbis. bases loaded. he'll remember this swing for a while. a grand slam on his birthday. giants win 10-4. the as had day off.

he flew back with the team to the bay area. looney missed last night's game but will be available for a warrior's game tuesday night at home. jordan pool is going to get a lot of minutes. the second year guard has been on fire since returning from that bubble. last night, pool had his third straight 20-point game, a career high. he is averaging five and a half points per game shooting 40% from downtown. all those hours in the gym paying off. >> and we come back. just because it has been proven. everything that i did this summer. my confidence has never left. it is a reason i have made it this far. the success he is having. he has earned his confidence. that is the main thing. thing. he has earned

well. >> the the foul are the first one-seed to fall this year. sister gene going to sweet 16. they win 71-58. they made a surprising final four run three years ago. we'll see how far they go this year. and will we see fran dunk in a game tonight. the stanford cardinal was number one overall seed in the women's ncaa tournament. they begin their quest for a third national title tonight with their first round game against utah valley. the 7:00 tip-off on espn. the entire women's tournament being blamed in the san antonio, texas area. and the men's wrestling championships last night. stanford cut wrestling and nine other sports last summer. this was the last match in cardinal history. the sophomore shane griffith won the 165-pound championship. second individual title in cardinal history. griffith is wearing a keep stanford wrestling sweatshirt

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commissioned during the ling dynasty. it sold at auction this week for a whopping $721,000. i don't think i would be tonight, the state of emergency as spring breakers swarm miami beach. police firing pepper balls. trying to disperse a mostly maskless crowd. as hundreds of people packed streets and bars, defying an 8:00 p.m. curfew. causeways shut down. the curfew now in effect for a second straight night. florida leads the country with cases of those highly contagious variants from the uk and brazil. this, as the country continues to ramp up efforts to fight against the virus. with new mass vaccination sites popping up from coast to coast. new lockdowns. growing anger across europe as strict new coronavirus restrictions take effect. protesters take to the streets in several cities. police in germany clash with thousands of demonstrators. tonight, parts of france, including paris, are back on a partial lockdown as cases soar.

and the concern that the surge