>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. ama: president biden orders personal sanctions against russian president vladimir putin as russian forces continue to bear down on ukraine's capital with explosions and gunfire. dan: you are watching abc seven news ukraine's president just warned that russia will storm kyiv tonight, telling you canyon -- ukrainians we cannot lose keith. -- cannot lose kyiv. the president of ukraine is bound to fight and appeared in the selfie video. the biden administration is now planning to impose sanctions richly targeting russian president vladimir putin. >> in alignment with decision by

our european allies, the u.s. would join them in sanctioning president putin and foreign minister lavrov and members of the national security team. dan: ukraine says it is in the initial stage of talks with russia. estate department spokesperson says the diplomatic discussion cannot succeed as long as russia attacked ukraine. nato marks the first time they have activated the potentially 40,000 person force for deterrence a defense. ama: we are seeing shows of support for ukraine across the globe. let marks such as the foot tower lit up in the colors of the ukrainian flag. there also shows a solidarity coming from the russian community in the bay area. reporter: getting members of the russian community to talk about the invasion of ukraine was a challenge. a number of businesses i declined to go on camera. they said they are praying for

peace. until i approached one establishment showing their solidarity with ukraine in a big way. as the battle freak control over ukraine's capital wages on, with the refugee crisis intensifying at trina bus stations, hundreds in the ukrainian community descended on san francisco city hall this week. ♪ perhaps one of the most solid shows of solidarity is up from a russian bathhouse. >> it doesn't matter what the car is or what things you're wearing. everybody is equal. reporter: that message sent to tens of thousands on their email list and displayed prominently on their website. this is the weekend of ukraine where free admission will be granted to those with ukrainian passports. >> responses been amazing. had a lot of ukrainians, families been separated. the biggest thing i want people to know, it is not the russian

people. a lot of our russian clients -- we met reporter: >> when i see their reaction and they see these bombing, -- he is still trying to process how to feel. >> it is a shame for our country. reporter: while they note free admission will not create world peace, it will start a conversation. >> when you ask me to be on camera, i'm hesitant. somebody has to speak up. dan: joining us now to the russian invasion and the situation in ukraine is bay area congresswoman jackie speier. thank you for coming on.

i appreciate your time. >> good to be with you. dan: yesterday, how speaker pelosi called putin an evil man doing bad things. how would you characterize that statement and what vladimir putin has done? >> i agree with her. i think he is a diabolical desperate. -- diabolical despot. his egomaniacal actions are going to cause the death of ukrainians. he has a stream of re-creating the soviet union. it was created in 1922, 100 years ago. i think part of his interest is to create a legacy that he has somehow re-created the soviet union by taking over ukraine. it is a horrific act. it should be repelled at every junction. dan: what is happening in congress in terms of discussions and action being taken in washington? how are you planning to respond?

we hear with the president is doing, what is congress able to do? >> by executive orders of the present has been able to impose severe sanctions. he is now asking for and will receive, in a bipartisan fashion, anywhere from 4 billion dollars to $6 billion to aid the ukrainian people, in terms of humanitarian assistance and additional weapon systems they need to defend themselves. dan: is there any likelihood that we will get dragged into this further? more directly? >> i can't answer that question. i think we are going to stand with the ukrainian people in every way we can. we are not anxious to get into yet another war after just getting out of afghanistan. that is not supported by the american people. they're very supportive of

sobbing as may sanctions on russia as possible, including the most recent decision today to sanction president putin and his foreign minister lavrov. i think we have to take every imaginable step to shut them down. whether it is by all the banks being prevented from acting. the export actions we have taken, preventing exports from being sent to russia are going to have a huge effect. they are very reliant on our microelectronics for everything from computer systems to weapon systems. by shutting that off, we are going to slowly but surely increase the stranglehold on them economically. dan: surely it sanctions were part of his calculus as he watched this invasion. he must've anticipated this. you think it will be any kind of deterrence? >> i think he did factor this in

to his decision. but i don't think he factored in the extent that he is going to experience this. we have never put these kind of export controls on a country. it is going to shut down about 70% of their electronics and high import products. about 50% when you include europe and the united states. what president biden has done effectively is unify all of western europe with the united states. nato is stronger today than it has ever been. you have both finland and sweden wanting to join nato. it is had the reverse impact that i think putin was expecting. i think the impact on going to be quite significant. dan: we shall see. i know you have busywork there

to do regarding this in washington. we really appreciate your time. thank you. >> thank you. dan: the situation in ukraine is volatile and changing frequently. to better understand what is happening and why it matters, head to the streaming tv app. there you will find expert insight and the latest information. ama: nasser broner virus. new developments from the cdc about masking. there are new metrics out today that shows 70% of americans cannot remove their masks and doors. that includes schools. this takes into account hospitalizations, hospital capacity and the number of cases. with the covid rate down nationwide, the country is finding itself in a good position compared to just a few weeks and months ago. >> i think the baseline thought bout as we are not going to get to zero cases. we need to have more of a way to

gauge how to limit the virus while protecting those most at risk. ama: under these metrics, people throughout the bay area should not need to wear masks. it is a case-by-case business depending on the local rules. dr. patel says you should keep those masks handy in case rates take up again. dan: the governor's office announced that human services secretary will -- the masking rules for schools would stay in place until least february 28, monday. governor's office is not signaling what will be announced on monday. also, newsome announced his rolling back all but 5% of the executive order provisions he put in place at the start of the pandemic. the rest will be terminated at the end of june. most of the provisions relate to government processes. ama: president biden nominated

the first african-american woman to the u.s. supreme court. the president announced his selection this morning, thinking judge kgb -- ketanji brown >> i am truly humbled by the extraordinary honor of this nomination. i'm especially grateful for the care you've taken in discharging your constitutional duty and service of our democracy. ama: she currently serves on the d.c. court of appeals. she attended harvard and harvard law and served as u.s. district judge. she also clerked for justice stephen breyer. san francisco mayor says she was overwhelmed by the news they black woman was being nominated to the nation's highest court. >> i'm so excited to see this. i'm going to be watching the hearings and paying close attention to this. my hope and prayer is that she

is confirmed. dan: ama: the set will hold a hearing, she needs it simple majority of 51 votes. dan: we are going to show you the tribute today to a bay area trail blazer on this final friday a block history month. it is a posthumous honor to a man who faced ugly discrimination to make san francisco safer. ama: after the break, a case that is crucial to scott peterson's chance of a new trial. the hearing today in aesop a courtroom centered around a fo to be a thriver with metastatic breast cancer means asking for what we want. and need. and we need more time. so, we want kisqali. women are living longer than ever before with kisqali

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dan: a dramatic day in court as a juror from scott peterson's murder trial was called to testify. ama: she finds herself at the center of his appeal in his quest to get his murder conviction talk. set point's was in the newsroom

and dutch for them and joins us live. reporter: court wrapped just before 3:00 this afternoon. she was on the stand. she's going to continue her testimony on monday morning. things did get contentious as peterson's attorney was questioning her about statements she gave in the jury selection process in the trial 18 years ago. she has been given immunity to perjury. if it is found she lied to get on the jury, she is not going to get entrapped -- and trouble. but peterson may get a new trial. we were here as she arrived. the judge did not allow still photographers or sketch artists to show her in the courtroom. peterson was in the courtroom as work is family members and lacey peterson. -- family members of him and lacey peterson. the jury. she was questioned why she did

not disclose that she had a restraining order while she was pregnant, saying at the time she fears for her unborn child. she also pushed back against court documents saying her live-in boyfriend at the time had assaulted her while she was pregnant. she said it was her who hit him. legal analyst weighed in on what went in -- on in the hearing. >> it is clearly important and the defendant isn't quite old 12 impartial jurors. yes, i think this is going the way the defense once it go. reporter: not only was she questioned about past restraining orders, she was questioned about her financial history. fellow juror could testify that she said she was having financial issues at the time and had joked about a book and movie deal after the trial ended. again, she is going to be coming back to the stand monday morning. her attorney did not want to comment. we did speak with him outside

the courtroom. he did not want to comment until the testimony was wrapped up. peterson's attorney also did not comment today. dan: thank you. the city of oakland is rolling out a new surveillance camera program.

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ama: chp officials have made an arrest in a shooting from last year. one person was shot inside their vehicle which was hit by multiple -- bullets. 27-year-old larry is with murder, attempted murder and shooting into an occupied vehicle. he was already in custody for an unrelated incident. dan: the oakland police department is investigating a shooting in ashtray park. they found 2 -- estuary park. the victims were transferred to a local hospital.

police are searching for the suspects who were seen in a great four-door honda with the missing bumper. anyone with information is asked to please contact the oakland police department. ama: the city of oakland is calling it a major step forward in the move to stop illegal dumping. 10 new surveillance cameras are up in areas identified as illegal dumping spots. they will be used to case -- build cases against offenders with fines up to a thousand dollars. >> we are going to do more to enforce our laws against illegal dumping by going to the source, making sure we are holding accountable those repeat offenders were trashing our neighborhoods. ama: illegal dumping has long been a problem in oakland. it is only gotten worse in recent years. an analysis by the chronicle found that enough garbage was dumped in oakland to cover 13 football field with trash three feet high. dan: that is a staggering

number. it is such an eyesore. let's turn out to the weekend forecast. ama: meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the latest. sandhya: it is an eyesore for sure from the weather perspective. a beautiful view from santa cruz right now. you will notice people are out and enjoying the sun. a few height, then, wispy clouds. we have records to report again. napa, 28 degrees. redwood city 31. with tying records. half moon bay broke its previous record of 32. forget about the moderating effects of water, it was 29 degrees. the beach may look calm now, but be careful what we do have a beach hazard statement that begins at 5:00 tomorrow morning and runs until 1:00 sunday. a higher risk of high waves and reprints. be careful. live doppler 7 showing a passing

clouds. it will be nice if we could get some rain. i do will have an opportunity i will talk about. seeing blue skies right now, 53 in the city, oakland 57. low 60's ronson has a. here is a lovely view from our pier 39 camera. mid-50's from napa to santa rosa. it was mild today in fairfield. 65 degrees. concord 60. if you are getting white, here is the hawaiian airlines forecast, mix of sun and high clouds. light breeze at our local airport. low to mid 60's. if you're going to honolulu, 82 and sunshine. new york city, chicago, 30's. let 73 degrees. here's a view from our east bay hills camera. here's a look at forecast. milder nights and days starting this weekend. chilly start in the morning with limited frost. possibility of sprinkles sunday, chance of rain on wednesday. here's the air quality forecast,

for the weekend good to go. most areas will have good air quality both days. hour-by-hour, tomorrow morning clouds begin to increase with the week system that will bring the potential for sprinkles sub-especially the northern end of our viewing area. it is mendocino county could see a couple sprinkles. sunday a lot more sun and then some clouds rolling in. morning temperatures, upper 20's to low 40's. we will have higher clouds around. upper 50's to mid 60's tomorrow. saturday is going to be a mild day. as we fast forward to next week, a system is going into the pacific northwest. wednesday we have the opportunity or a few light showers here. not a whole lot. less than 0.1 inches if we we we anything. atmospheric river for the pacific northwest, looking at three to five inches of rain. filtered sunshine for tomorrow. arming it up daytime and

nighttime. springlike warmth with low 70's next week. and the chance of a few showers on wednesday. dan: nice-looking week. ama: after the break, honoring metro blazer. the dedication held today for the city's first black what are you recommending for muscle pain? based on clinical data, i recommend salonpas. agreed... my patients like these patches because they work for up to 12 hours, even on moderate pain. salonpas. it's good medicine

dan: a reminder you can get our live newscasts of breaking news, weather and more with our new bay area app on apple tv, enjoy td, just search abc seven bay and download it. on the same day that george ketanji brown jackson became -- judge ketanji brown jackson became the first black woman nominate to the supreme court -- ama: earl gage jr. had one had e in mind, increase diversity. >> a mural now covers part of the exterior of rosa parks elementary in san francisco. it is there to remind a community of his struggles to bring diversity within the fire department. his daughter talked about those

ugly years of discrimination at the fire stations. >> sometimes he would come back and there will be your --urine or bowel movements in his mattress. >> he was hired in 1955 and for the next 12 years will be the only black firefighter in the department. >> i cannot imagine what that must've been like. to not have the resources or support from your peers. >> eventually gave up fighting fires to become the director of community services. in that position, he recruited firefighters and improved diversity. his work up to pave the way for robert evans who became san francisco's first african-american fire chief in 1996. in 2004, joanne his white, the e first female chief. >> how could he allow people to dupe him like that and not fight back?

later i realized it took more courage to handle it the way he did. reporter: it seems fitting that his image now dresses the school named after the civil rights leader, rosa parks. the very same school attended by san francisco's first black female mayor, london breed. >> i feel honored and blessed to be in this position. i want to make sure that even though i'm the first, that i'm not the last. reporter: he served the fire department for 28 years. he died in 2017, leaving a legacy of courage and equality. in san francisco, leanne melendez, abc7news. dan: what a powerful legacy. world news tonight is next. we appreciate your time. ama: rob becerra, thank you for joining us. our next newscast is coming up at 6:00. see you then.

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tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. russian troops closing in on kyiv. ukraine's president speaking just moments ago. what he just warned the people of his country, the people in the capital of kyiv. and here at home tonight, president biden and history made. nominating the first black woman to the supreme court. introducing her to the american people. first, the breaking news just a short time ago -- president zelenskyy warning ukraine that russian forces will try to storm the capital of kyiv tonight. telling his people, tonight will be tough. posting a defiant video with top officials telling the world, we are all here. chilling video posted online %-p inside. chaotic scenes tonight as the refugee crisis unfolds. gunshots heard as a massiv