thank you to our judges. we'll see you next sunday for the finale. until then, good night, america. next on abc7 news, young and old come together in the bay area to show solidarity with the aapi community and hear a message of reassurance from california's attorney general. steph curry was at it again. highlights of his brilliant performance and who the warriors could be facing in the play-offs. plus a march with a message. the pandemic changes some people want to see being made permanent in san francisco. this special edition of abc7 news starts right now. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >> well, it is a familiar message, one that we have seen an awful lot of as the asian

american pacific islanderged wi. good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm dion lim. you are watching abc7 news live here on abc7, hulu live, and wherever you happen to stream. in the east bay, a rally to celebrate and uplift the aapi community, while denouncing hate and violence, which seems to be happening every day. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard reports on how california's new attorney general was there with a commitment to stand with the community. >> there are so many of us, and we all have sve. and we are the story that is america. >> reporter: organizers say this rally in san leandro was meant to uplift and celebrate the aapi community. reverend carl pascual says his family is all for that. >> we're standing out here really to say hey, we don't want to be afraid. we don't want to have to worry about who we are.

we want to be proud of who we are. >> reporter: but many are still worried and afraid. >> every day is a nightmare. in oakland, people getting robbed, getting beat up. >> reporter: this recent attack in san leandro caught on a neighbor's security camera shows an 80-year-old asian man being knocked to the ground while one of the teen attackers is heard laughing. in san leandro, alone police say crimes against the aapi community were up 300% from 2019 to 2020. >> as a department, we're not going to tolerate any hate-related crimes here. >> reporter: many in the aapi community are looking to california's new attorney general rob bo fighting hate crimes. >> we have seen members of the api community be yelled at and spit on and shoved down and punched in the face. >> reporter: bonta says he is prioritizing the protection of aapi individuals from crime. >> we also need to make sure that those who commit hate

crimes are held accountable, that we're investigating hate crimes as such. today aapi community i say i see you, i value you, i am you. >> reporter: this community says it will keep holding rallies and keep calling out hate to end the violence. >> our legislators need to do more. and organizations, our workplaces need to do more, but so do we. >> reporter: in san leandro, cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> the coming together of a community. now speaking of solidarity and solutions, tomorrow i am honored to be moderating a panel discussion hosted by the white house and the walt disney company. we'll talk with author kevin kwon along with jessica yu and executive producer melvin mar about diversity in hollywood. watch it on the abc7 news news apps wherever you stream. the city of san jose hosted a drop-in vaccination clinic in a part of the community disproportionately impacted by the epidemic. single shot johnson & johnson vaccines were offered at the

tully community branch library in east san jose today. volunteers canvassed nearby neighborhoods to get the word out about the vaccinations. no appointments, insurance, or identification needed. >> why we picked tully library is it was close to the community, especially our most vulnerable which is the unhoused community. >> south bay community groups also pitched in to make the clinic possible. also in the south bay, san jose firefighters control the grass fire that burned about ten acres near a homeless encampment. it all started this morning near the las lagos golf course. firefighters say they tried to protect the homeless encampments, but at least one of them burned down. the good news, no one was injured. firefighters suspect an arsonist may have ignited a wildfire in southern california. the palisades fire is now at 1300 acres with zero containment. it's burning in topanga canyon, just about two miles from the ocean. no homes have burned, but about

a thousand people are under mandatory evacuation orders. >> my concerns are ttrsistho tu to be homeless, sadly. but he setting fires that put people's lyes at risk and wildlife at rick as well. >> police questioned and then released one person and are now questioning a second suspect. the fire is burning through old brush that has burned in more than 50 years. well, the pandemic has brought on a lot of change. there is one thing, however, this group of marchers would like to be made permanent in san francisco, as we slowly return to normalcy. plus light, camera, action. the television show that is taking over the streets of downtown san francis welcome to jack in the box.

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all right. turning now to sports. the warriors had an important showdown with the grizzlies. at stake, play-off seeding. chris alvarez joins us now to sort out what this means. >> it's been a busy day, and a lot to still sort out for the warriors in terms of an opponent on wednesday's playing game. this much we know, they are the eight seed. they will play on the road at portland or in l.a. against the lakers. steph curry turned in win the scoring title. he got that done early. steph finishes with 46 point, joining michael jordan, wilt chamberlain, kareem abdul-jabbar as the only players to win multiple scoring titles and nba titles in league history.

warriors won by a dozen. curry was so hot, kent bazemore had to cool him off during the postgame interview. >> we were in sync. guys setting screens for me. and just kept pounding the pavement for the entire game and things start to loosen up. >> heads up. >> that's a good one right there. i'm going to drink that. appreciate you. >> everybody has to be confident knowing they're going to make an impact on the game on both ends of the floor. and we need every single one of them if we're going to do anything in the postseason. >> as i mentioned, we still don't know who the warriors will play wednesday night. that's still being determined right now. there is games going on. we'll run down the play-off possibilities and have a lot more from this game coming up later in sports. the only way you can cool down steph curry these days, putting water over his head. that is about it. >> he was on fire. he had to lift up his shirt he was so hot. >> exactly. >> chris, thanks. ♪ this brass band made a cameo

appearance at a rally along the great highway in san francisco this morning. the save our great walkway group is hoping to keep the main north-south road closed to cars. city officials turned it car-free last year, all as part of its pandemic slow streets initiative. some want the great highway to be a permanent pedestrian and bicycle boulevard. opponents say it is time to reopen the streets and say drivers are flooding the nearby avenues as an alternative zipping through those residential streets at highway speeds. well, take 50 to 60 volunteers. a few hundred cans of paint, and you have a colorful new look to the guadalupe river park visitor center in san jose. it took a year of planning and design to make this all happen. the painting started friday, and you can already see the results. >> we are painting a kind of a nod to the river in terms of the animals that are native to the river, which are also

studied by the kids and visitors that come through the visitor center. >> and the painting was very lower roar because apparently it was a paint by numbers project. volunteers picked up a can of paint and matched it to numbers on the wall. design and materials were largely donated by local businesses. well, san francisco's financial district turned into an action-packed movie set today. check it out. this is a rare sight nowadays. a real cable car was brought out, first seen along california street. simulated gunfire was heard in front of the set of the 101 california building. filming has been under way around the city for the past few weeks for a two-hour movie reboot of the television drama nash bridges. that stars don johnson and cheech marin as reprising their roles as san francisco police officers. well, as we move through the pandemic, another is being remembered this weekend. the big virtual event that bay

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a public health activist in the bay area says a plan by the fda to ban the sell of menthol cigarettes will take years. he says local governments need to take action. >> they're bills before city councils in san leandro, san jose, in los angeles that are actively moving forward as we speak. we have to keep our foot on the metal. >> the tobacco industry challenged a state law passed last year that would ban menthol and flavored tobacco. voters will now decide on it next year. a bay area fundraising tradition raised funds and awareness about hiv and aids. the walk was virtual and abc7 news was a proud sponsor each year. dan ashley has hosted the event for 27 years. >> dion, thanks very much. we had a great day today here at the hotel zelos for the aids walk home viewing party.rmlye'l thounds of people ld gek t

thisyear. ah party. people who have been vaccinated, socially distanced. they're wearing masks. they're doing it very safely. it is all here to support this great event. aids walk san francisco. 20 beneficiary organizations that make such a huge difference in the lives of people who face this terrible disease, aids and hiv. talking about substance abuse issues, housing issues, hiv prevention, medicine and education, mental health issues, all of these beneficiary organizations support people who have a variety of needs as a result of hiv and aids. and i want you to listen now to bert champagne, the director of aids walk san francisco. >> we can fight racism, homophobia, transphobia, biphobia, whatever ails that are in our community now, we have to come together as one and lift each other up. and that's what aids walk does,

and it has done for the last -- our 35th year. thanks, bertie. you did a great job of adapting to the needs of the pandemic to create a virtual event once again this year. all of this was started about 35 years ago by craig miller. and i spoke with craig earlier today. >> it's also so important to remember the lessons we have learned over the last 35 years about stigmatizing people, about going with politics instead of good public health. there is lessons in our 35-year struggle that apply to covid. and america is waking up to those things, and we're here to help. >> i hope you had a chance to enjoy aids walk live at home today. you can go online, on our website, and mick a donation if you would like to support this great cause that makes such a difference in the lives of people all over the bay area. in san francisco, dan ashley, abc7 news. >> it is so nice to see everyone still come out and support the cause and to see the organization pivot like that, drew. really encouraging stuff. >> yeah, it's always a great

event. and i'm glad they could make it happen for another year. i've been to it many years in the past, and i've always had just a wonderful time. today if you were outside at all, you certainly felt that cool air once again. numbers below average for another day. let's see if we can find some warmer temperatures on the seven-day forecast. outside right now, the exploratorium camera showing you clouds descending again over parts of san francisco, moving into the east bay as well. but we'll take you south. to south bay right now, look at san jose. it's nothing but sunshine from this vantage point. but we will turn to overcast skies across the entire region tonight as our marine layer strengthens once again. numbers, 50s and 60s for another evening. 53 in the city. we're down to 62 in san jose with the sunshine. 54 in santa rosa. 61 right now in concord. breezy this afternoon and evening. strongest through the delta right now. but everywhere we have that wind anywhere from generally 10 to 25 miles per hour. and we're kind of stuck in this

pattern with this breeze strengthening in the afternoon. overnight tonight, it remains pretty breezy across the central part of the bay, from san francisco, oakland, through discovery bay. and then tomorrow afternoon you get the daytime heating. a little bit of energy in the atmosphere, and the winds pick up once again. tomorrow it's no different. by 4:00, 5:00, we still have the winds gust 25 to 35 miles per hour. just kind of reinvigorating that cooler air overhead. here is the marine layer. first thing tomorrow morning, it's overcast skies for most of us. we'll even allow for the chance of more coastal drizzle once again. as you go throughout the morning, the cloud cover slow to retreat. even by lunchtime, we'll likely have clouds over parts of oakland. still mostly cloudy over the city and along the coast. by the afternoon and into the early evening, we'll find more in the way of sunshine as our marine layer gets a little bit more compressed. overnight tonight, though, it's mostly cloudy. coastal drizzle temperatures in the mid-40s to lower 50s for your starting temperatures on

your monday. tomorrow, again, it's a below average may afternoon. most areas around the bay shoreline in the 50s to low 60s. along the coast, we're kind of stuck in that cloud cover. more sunshine away from coast. our warmer spots inland like livermore, antioch, low 70s. 57 in the city. pollen uv index. tree pollen is still running very high. your main offenders all of oak and pine. your uv index is running very high as well this time of thor. >>. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. morning clouds, breezy afternoon tomorrow. we'll brighten up and warm up those temperatures. by tuesday, it feels more like may, but don't get used to it. those numbers get knocked back down. by thursday, it is a windy day across the bay area, and we'll find brighter skies next weekend and some warmer temperatures saturday and sunday. >> been kind of a roller coaster, hasn't it, drew? >> it really has. >> all right. we'll stick on it. drew, thanks. once again, getting to chris

alvarez with a preview of sports. look at our color coordination today. >> yes. warriors day. coming up in sports, the biggest game in chase center history to date. play-off position on the line. and steph steps up. and steph steps up. curry earns a scoring title and we made usaa insurance for members like martin. an air force veteran made of doing what's right, not what's easy. so when a hailstorm hit, usaa reached out before he could even inspect the damage. that's how you do it right. usaa insurance is made just the way martin's family needs it with hassle-free claims, he got paid before his neighbor even got started. because doing right by our members, that's what's right. usaa. what you're made of, we're made for. ♪ usaa ♪

we're made for. ♪ windows open, i'm yelling unity ♪ ♪ side by side with my community ♪ ♪ celebrate, let's have a jubilee ♪ ♪ they've been there for us ♪ ♪ let's be there for them ♪ now abc7 sports with chris alvarez. >> well, this had to be what the nba had in mind when they unveiled the nba play, entering the final day of the regular season. still a lot to be decided in

terms of seeds. the winner earning the eighth seed in the west play. steph curry needed just three points to secure the scoring title. you know he was going get it. late first quarter, steph weaves infi dribble drive. clinches the scoring title with that basket. and he was far from finish. straight to the third. steph, you could say he was locked in. the deep three, and the dance, ja morant can only watch. curry putting on a show for dub nation. the dubs blew a 17-point lead. and in the fourth, off back in. curry off the screen misses the three, but the putback slam from andrew wiggins, 21-10 for mr. consistency there. curry scored 33 of his 46 in the second half. a little give-and-go with dre. three ball splash. curry feeling it. and look at the fans at chase center. it had to be fun to watch him. tweeting after the game, steph is the mvp no doubt.

step back and splash. the jersey watch this from steph, honoring baron davis as he lifts it up and lets out a big woo! curry and the dubs end the regular season on a six-game win streak. they're the eight seed with a 12-point win over memphis. >> well, you guys laughed at me. i kept telling you over the last six weeks that we were going to go on a run. so i had to get that in there. i'm happy that i was right. we've gotten on a good run. >> there is something about those games that you just feel like have a different nature to them and they matter. like tonight, that's what we play for. >> it's six wins, but it's a new season now. the regular season is over after this game. and so we understand that. we're clicking right now. and i think it's the right time. its best time for us to be clicking. >> as for who the dubs will play wednesday, still to be determined. as it stands now, they'll be in l.a. to take on the lakers. but they could face damian lillard in portland.

right now portland hosting denver. much more at 11:00. giants wrapping up a set in pittsburgh. this youngster happy to have a baseball. alex wood was great again. six earnings wined. he is 5-0 this season. what a pickup he's been. top of the ninth, 2-1 giants. mush may coming through. how about mike two-run shot to right center. 4-1 giants, and the 'stache, you've got to love that tyler rodgers on for the save. he's got a twin brother. you'll see him shortly. this giants win it 4-1. the nl west leaders. they're on the cincinnati next. how about the a's and twins. match in minnesota. bottom eight, a's up 6-4. jake diekman gave up theunhomer here at 6 apiece. top of the ninth, same score as that youngster made play. twins reliever, that's taylor roger, the twin brother of giants tyler. this should be an inning ending double play, but can't hang on

and ramon laureano gets to third base. a few pitches later, it's a wild pitch. and laureano scores the eventual game winner. a's win, 78-6. dion, it's been a lot of fun with the warriors. they donated more than one million meals this year in the swishes for dishes program. it was a great initiative. and over one million meals to the bay area to people that need it. >> really impressive. thanks. coming up at 11:00, the nation's largest nurses union has come out against this new cdc guidance about masks. they tell us about their concerns after a traumatic 2020. concerns after a traumatic 2020. andcalifornia phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones. - ( phone ringing ) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. visit right now or call during business hours.

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