>> a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc7news. >> today at 5:00 a.m. kyiv the armed forces of the russian federation launched a war against ukraine. >> this is a dangerous moment for all of europe, for freedom around the world. a prudent has committed an assault on global peace. >> ukraine is under attack by sea, by land in the first nation to nation assault in europe since world war ii. i am dan ashley. ama: i am, dates. it has been majority missile

attacks. the attack began just before dawn including with the launch of over 100 crews and ballistic missiles. there's fighting on the outskirts of the ukrainian capital kyiv. nearly 170 ukr ukr ukr injured, according to the health ministry. president biden condemned the attack and announced a new round of economic sanctions targeting at least four russian banks and cutting off more than half of russia's high-tech imports. >> this will impose costs on the russian economy immediately and over time. we've designed these sanctions to maximize the long-term impact on russia and to minimize the impact on the united states. ama: president biden reiterated that u.s. forces will not be sent into ukraine. the pentagon will deploy 7000 additional troops into europe to assist nato allies. dan: in san francisco, people

are gathering at city hall to support ukraine, and tim johnson's live there tonight. tim: as you can see behind me, there are hundreds of people who have come out for this rally behind san francisco city hall. there are obviously ukrainians, but there are also russians, belarusians, americans, all coming out to show their support for ukraine after this invasion by russian forces. we have heard so many incredible stories just mingling in and around the crowd. we spoke to one woman who just got off a plane from kyiv at sfo mere hours before the russian invasion began. i want you to listen to what she told us. >> everybody tried to get out from ukraine, from kyiv, but it is not possible. i'm lucky or it sounds like a miracle, but i am here. everything started when i landed

to the united states. has to understand, of course, we are choosing to stand with the west, but we are our own country. this is the only thing from prudent -- putin to get out from us, and this is the only thing he cannot let go. tim: that second woman is a phd student at cal berkeley. we spoke to her earlier honor this week. she has all of her family in ukraine. she said at first many people on the ground in the country did not believe the russians would invade. they thought it was an invasion of the media and it would not materialize. many are now in shock. she says she has a friend who is spending a night in the kyiv metro because she is terrified and has nowhere else to go as the russians continue the invasion. this woman saying it will only

embolden ukrainians in the country and eastern europe, but it will push them more towards the european union and away from vladimir putin, and if president putin thinks this will deter them in anyway way, he has a long fight in front of him. tim johns, abc7news. ama: dozens of people gathered for a rally at stanford university this afternoon. it was an emotional gathering at the quad. students and visiting scholars from ukraine talked about what it was like growing up with threats from russia. many have family members and friends in ukraine, many who fear for their lives. they also sang the ukrainian national anthem. >> i think it is a moment for everyone in the world to ask ourselves, are we willing to act? find a way to support ukraine in any way. ama: that support can take many forms, from educating yourself about the crisis to donating to

relief groups working on behalf of those in ukraine. dan: house speaker nancy pelosi weighed in on the situation in ukraine, and teri campbell is in the newsroom with more on what she had to say about putin. terri: i was able to get some questions in the, and she made it clear she is in support of exhausting all diplomatic options, saying sanctions are the way to go right now. speaker pelosi: vladimir putin -- i usually don't say someone is an evil person, i say they do bad things. he's an evil person. teri: speaker pelosi is not mincing words. speaker pelosi: we are not going to let him provoke world war iii, but we will make sure he is debilitated. teri: defending president biden and the sanctions. speaker pelosi, on sanctions,

while answering a reporter's question, saying they did not expect sanctions to prevent an invasion appeared is this acceptable to you? speaker pelosi: we are blessed to have this president with his knowledge of foreign affairs, his understanding of personalities he has to deal with. teri: making clear sanctions are a nato decision, not only up to the united states' discretion. speaker pelosi: what the president said was to ratchet it up. i feel like the package is very devastating to russia. teri: in ukraine, people are bracing for the worst, people like irene. >> just the goosebumps, shivering. teri: fleeing kyiv in the the te hours, taking four hours to travel just 15 miles. >> i was stressed because i was

driving in the car with my grandparents. they were trying to target some military bases. teri: arriving at her parent's, a place with a basement in case of attack. >> my family took the tape, and they are trying to fix the windows so if bombing happens somewhere near, the windows do not shatter us. teri: confident in ukraine's armed forces, but knowing they are out-numbered. >> a lot of power is with people of different nations, and only they can help us. teri: to give you an idea of the desperation in ukraine, when i was speaking with irene, she was getting one call after another from people looking for refuge, saying they will fit as many people as they can into their home. teri campbell, abc7news. ama: stocks rallied after a

sharp drop following president biden's announcement of sanctions. the dow was up at 0.28%. the s&p gained 1.5%. dan: this is a volatile situation, and it is changing quickly. to better understand what is happening and why it matters, head to the bay area streaming tv app. the app is available for roku, amazon fire, or android tv. just search abc 7 bay area. ama: police have released video of the deadly confrontation between officers and a domestic violence aspect. >> front door! >> front door! ama: the man killed by officers has been identified as cody

chavez of san jose. chavez was shot following a nearly three hour standoff at an apartment complex. police video shows several officers outside the apartment negotiating with him to surrender. drone footage shows officers outside a window while a police robot ram to the front door. you will see the suspect come out of the front door. that is when he lunged towards officers with a kitchen knife, and police opened fire. >> we gave him ample opportunity, a number of opportunities to peacefully surrender. we even anticipated he might come out of that apartment armed with something. ama: police say they had officers ready to fire less lethal weapons, but they fired the deadly shots when chavez came with a weapon. dan: berkeley police are searching for the person who shot a teenager several times near grove park. sky seven was over the scene at oregon and grant streets.

the teenager was hit in the arm and leg, but is in stable condition. ama: still had a, it would've been the first in the nation. why an historic vote from california's reparations task force was delayed. dan: the bay area makes a major announcement. how soon santa clara county will align with the rest of our region. sandy: i am sandhya patel. record-setting cd

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people are hospitalized, the lowest number since late december. dan: a week after the rest of the bay area masking requirements in indoor settings, it appears santa clara county is getting on board. ama: the county wanted to hit three key metrics before getting on board, and as dustin dorsey explains, next week looks to be that time. dustin: a site we have not seen in some time, a smile under the mask of dr. sarah cody as she delivered a and encouraging news. >> given the steady decline in cases that we continue to see, i am confident we will be able to lifted the masking requirement march 2. dustin: three metrics needed to be met to turn of the mask mandate into a recommendation, ask nation rates over 80% and a seven-day case average of 550 or

fewer. for the first time yesterday, check. >> we committed to metrics last fall, and we remain committed to those metrics to protect people who are still not protected. this policy is an extension of our core values. dustin: as is the case with the metrics, there's a chance the county falls backward between now and next wednesday. if levels of community spread gets back to an unsteady level, mask requirements will continue. >> i want to be clear that the data we are following looks very encouraging. we continue to see a downward trend in our wastewater surveillance. dustin: masks will still be required in certain settings, but next week looks to be the next step towards normalcy. >> i look forward to the date we

won't need to wear masks anymore and when they are not part of our lives, at least for a little bit. dustin: dustin dorsey, abc7news. dan: a poll by the uc berkeley institute of governmental studies shows nearly two thirds of california voters support mask and vaccine mandates in k-12 schools, but that is split by political affiliation with more than 80% of democrats agreeing compared to less than 30% of republicans. state officials are reassessing the school mask mandate and said they will give an update monday. ama: california's reparations task force puts off an

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tell your doctor right away if you have new or worsening symptoms, including breathing problems, cough, chest pain, a change in your heartbeat, dizziness, yellowing of the skin or eyes, dark urine, tiredness, loss of appetite, abdomen pain, bleeding, bruising, fever, chills or other symptoms of an infection, a severe or worsening rash, are or plan to become pregnant, or breastfeeding. avoid grapefruit during treatment. ask your doctor about living longer with kisqali. dan: moments ago, the california reparations task force wrapped up its february meeting, the seventh meeting. ama: the task force was created in 2020 with the mission of documenting historical harms and determining what reparations for

african americans should look like. dan: an historic vote was expected on who should be eligible for reparations, but that did not happen. social justice reporter julian glover explains. >> member john sawyer. julian: this is not the vote the task force was expecting to take today. >> the discussion will be postponed. julian: instead of taking the historic vote on who should be eligible for reparations in california, the task force moved to delay the vote until march. >> i am 100% opposed to thinking about this as a final vote. julian: the task force disagreed over whether there was enough expert testimony to make the decision. should it be those who have lineage to an enslaved american or black americans at large? >> if you have black skin, you

are catching hell in this country. >> some of us have just had a harder or harsher experience, this thing of racism, oppression and enslavement. julian: why is it so important to get this right? >> it was recognized they are not finished with their process, that there might be other types of information that would help them make the decision they would be making, which would have a tremendous impact on this extremely historic issue. >> i am disappointed. ahead to the release of part one of the report, showing the historic connection between 400 years of oppression to present-day consequences, and a chance to hear from the community and listening sessions throughout the summer. >> it provides an imaginative voice for community voices.

julian: there are seven meetings remaining with work expected to finish in 2023 with recommendations on what reparations should look like in california. julian glover, abc7news. dan: san francisco mayor london breed celebrated the one-year anniversary of her dream keeper initiative to reinvest in the city's african-american community. the mayor a a a a west participated in a townhall gallery -- gathering. the initiative calls for spending $120 million over the next two years to improve outcomes for black and african-american youth and their families. >> when you have these kinds of disparities in such a small population, it is your responsibility as a leader to acknowledge it, to make the investments, to make the policy changes, and to be unapologetic in the pursuit of what needs to be done.

dan: president co-authored the dream keeper's initiative. walton says great work is being done because of it, but it is just a first step in reparations. ama: i feel like it was only march today, or was i imagining that? dan: i agree with that. what do you think? sandhya: it was a little bit warmer. this morning, it was freezing. i don't think anyone was discriminated against. we had frosty conditions. it was a record-setting morning, plenty of sun at this hour. you will notice that the records this morning were down to the mid-20's in places like santa rosa, shattering the old record set back in 2018. 35 in richmond. redwood city, that tied the record. freeze warnings for the inland areas.

once again, we are expe we are e more records. bring in sensitive plants. of course, dress in layered limit the amount of time you are spending outside because it is going to be freezing tomorrow morning. we are expecting more records for santa rosa and livermore, places we are expecting temperatures in the upper 20's. you can see clouds on our golden gate bridge camera. low 50's in oakland. check out this beautiful view from our river camera. low to mid 50's from santa rosa to napa. 54 in livermore, and one other live picture from our emeryville camera. bone chilling cold morning with records. we are expecting not as cold conditions milder afternoons, it chance for rain sunday through

wednesday. tomorrow morning, upper 20's to low 40's. this will be the last morning of cold conditions. tomorrow, you are looking at upper 50's to low 60's, a bright and sunny day. we have a long period of northwest swells. keep that in the back of your mind as we head towards the weekend in case you want to spend some time outdoors. on wednesday, there is a better chance we could see some wet weather around the bay area. the seven-day forecast looks like this. morning chance of a few drops in the north bay sunday. i would not change your plans. milder weather for the coast,

warmer inland, and we have that chance of rain midweek. i would not change your weekend plans, but no it will not be as cold. ama: that is something. [laughter] dan: extreme droughts are back in parts of the bay area despite this week's snow. you can see the red creeping into the bay area. the majority of the state is in moderate or severe drought. ama: oreos, coca-cola and

ama: the situation in ukraine is impacting the production of several popular items like oreos , coca-cola and a beer company. a number of companies said they are suspending production because of the safety -- for the safety of their employees. it includes a coca-cola bottling company and carlsberg, the second largest brewer in ukraine. a steel company and a number of airlines have suspended operations.

dan: european soccer'uropean sor body said russia will not host the biggest game of the year because of the invasion. the decision to move the champions league final will be announced tomorrow during an emergency meeting. the soccer game was originally scheduled for st.the is no wordl replacement venue, but it will not be in russia. ama: major monuments and government buildings around the world are lit up in the colors of ukraine. dan: here is 10 downing street with the blue and yellow. we also have video from sarajevo. abc news tweeted this photo showing the coliseum in rome in blue and yellow. ama: much more coverage coming up on "world news tonight.." dan: we appreciate your time. our next newscast is at 6:00 p.m.. see you then. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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tonight, breaking news as we come on the air in the west. russia's full-scale invasion of ukraine. from the north, the east, the south. what's unfolding right now? the images coming in at this hour. president biden revealing severe sanctions. will they be enough? russian forces attacking ukraine from nearly every direction. tonight, the video posted online from inside ukraine. russian ground forces crossing the border into ukraine. u.s. military sources believe the russians plan to surround kyiv and, quote, decapitate it. another concern tonight, russia troops have reportedly taken full control of the area around the chernobyl nuclear site. the scene of the world's worst nuclear disaster. ukraine's military claiming video posted on social media tonight shows two russian helicopters destroyed during a

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