in berlin, brandenburg gate. new york's empire state building lit in blue and yellow. even in moscow, wreaths laid at the ukrainian embassy with one russian visitor saying to ukraine, "please forgive us." and that's "nightline" for this evening. catch our full episodes on hulu. we'll see you right back here same time next week. after a difficult and sobering week, thanks for the company, america. good night, stay safe.

>> this is abc7 news. [sirens blaring] >> overnight, emergency sirens and announcements telling people to take shelter an gunfire was heard. dan: but kyiv is still holding firm. it is 9:00 a.m. ukraine's president said that russian forces would storm kyiv overnight after beginning their entry into the country days ago the president released a new video showing that he is still in ukraine and vowing to defend it. good evening. i'm dan ashley. ama: and i'm ama daetz. there is reports of street fighting. a military transport plane has been shut down. it's the second one to be targeted in 24 hours. that's according to an american military source. dan: the u.s. government has asked the president to evacuate

the capital. president zelensky vowing to stay and defend his country saying he needs ammunition not a ride. it comes as citizens are taking up arms. the battle for ukraine's capita capital. but their president addressing the people telling them to burn down the enemy's tanks and armor with whatever needs. >> this night we have to stand ground. >> ukrainian authorities have handed out 18,000 weapons and men ages 18 to 60 are not being allowed to live the country. instead they're being ordered to stay and fight. alexei gontorinko is a prominent lawmaker but today he's one more citizen with a gun. >> i'm not professional military man. but i am not ready to capitulate. that's the difference.

>> the u.n. says hundreds of thousands of ukrainians are on the move. a long cue of cars at ukraine's border with romania. this family made a 30-hour trek to the polish border. >> i want to come back. >> and in russia, some moscow residents laying flowers outside tell bassey in the city. it comes amid worrying sign that is an increasingly isolated have a myrrh putin is vladimir putin. the white house announcing the u.s. is joining the european union in sanctioning putin and russia's foreign minister. meantime, voting on the u.s. and albania-led resolution for invading ukraine. but the resolution failed after russia vetoed it. the united arab emirates, and china all about stained.

>> history will judge us for our actions or lack there of. but at a minimum -- at that time very minimum, the rest of us have an obligation to object. dan: the u.s. will now take the resolution to the u.n. jen assembly. and abc news reports the white house is seeking billions of billions of funding to help respond to the crisis including humanitarian aid. >> but local fundraise efforts s are happening nationwide. tara campbell has more on how you can help. tara: the situation in ukraine intensifies as and so is the humanitarian crisis. patrick is a volunteer with the polish school in walnut creek. >> we're so help less being thousands and thousands of miles away. >> people fleeing ukraine streaming into neighboring poland. >> all those coming into the country with nothing but a backpack on their back and all of a sudden need to start a new life. >> polish school is hosting an

event at larky park. there you can show your support. >> we want to do anything to raise awareness and help these people out who are left with nothing at this point. and funds are key says igor markov. he's with nova ukraine, a nonprofit based out of palo alto. you can make a donation online add provide much needed supplies. >> diapers and just basic necessity. also urging people working in tech to take note. your donation might go farther than you think. >> google, netflix, apple. there are a number of companies that match donation. >> asking people to hold off on clothing and other physical donations. they have too much coming in. >> overwhelmed. and it's difficult to ship things to ukraine now. >> another way you can show your support for the people of ukraine is by showing up. organizers inviting everyone here to the ferry building saturday at noon. >> hundreds of people have been gathering at local rallies. and markov says the support goes

a long way. >> this is very impressive. it show that is people care. it show that is this is very important. >> important and also personal. >> my relatives were fortunate enough to escape kyiv on friday. but they don't have enough cash with them. but so far credit cards work. >> and speak of currency, markov wants people to know crypto donations are also an option. >> crypto does allow more efficient transfers in some case. and so we've only had a couple of dozen donations in crypto. dan: to get the latest information on this crisis need the abc7 bay area streaming tv app available for roku, amazon fire. apple o or android tv. let's get to sandyha patel. >> we have been freezing for three days in a row. we've had records. today was another day. 31 in redwood city both tying

records. 29 and a half at half moon bay. this it's record set back in 2018. plenty cold across the area we had some frost as you check out the temperatures right now, they're in the mid 30's all the way up to the upper 40's. we're starting to notice some changes as higher clouds on live doppler seven have been streaming in. that's going to hold the temperatures up. here's a sampling. 30 in napa. 31 in santa rosa 3 2 degrees in concord. and 35 in san jose. we're going to go from one end of the extreme to another. i'll be back to explain coming up. ama: thank you. concord police said a 16 year-old cyclist was killed in afternoon in a crash involving several vehicles. that collision happened just after 3:30 near downtown concord. one of the vehicles in the collision hit a teenage cyclist. he was pronounced dead on the scene. you can see the bike there on the scene. the driver was arrested for

vehicular manslaughter. police have not revealed what caused the crash. >> let's move on the pandemic and your health the c.d.c. announced a big shift in indoor max guide liens affecting 70% of all americans. luz pena spoke with experts about what that change means for the bay area and how close we are to removing masks inschools. >> the c.d.c. reveal add new metric -- reveal add new me trib. what are the c.d.c. did today is change their mask guidance such that it's based on the number of hospitalization that is is in a region for covid-19. >> based on this new metric, the majority of the bay area counties are within the green or low-levels of community spread. napa and solano county remain in the high risk category. dr. monica gandhi, aa specialist says it's safer now to unmask indoors if you're vaccinate and

boosted and not immuno compromised. >> if the bay this verifys the decision that was already made that there's no reason to mask indoors. the c.d.c. is using the same recommendation for schools and only require masking in places with high risk levels of covid-19. in recent tweaks mask mandate has become a controversial top wick some parents questioning why the state lifted the universe al mask mandate on february 15th and kept it for schools. >> the state needs to give local control back to the schools. >> today the state of california confirmed they will make an official announcement on monday about masks in schools. san francisco mayor breed said change is coming. >> i'm trying to respect and support our public health officials. and the it's data and what they say. but they're getting very close to making that change. >> the founder of the parent group let them breathe said

they're ready to take legal action if the state doesn't remove the mask mandate in schools on monday. >> we are not anti-mask. we're for choice. and so it should be up to each individual, you know, child. each individual family what they feel comfortable with. >> in san francisco, luz pena, abc7 news. ama: today governor newsom lift add majority of his covid related executive orders but he stopped short of ending the declare ration he called nearly two years ago the governorish shy murder than 550 orders. more than two dozen will remain in place. they include provisions to support the covid testing program like allowing pharmacist and technicians to administer tests and orders that help the state hit its goal of being able to distribute 200 covid shots a day. like letting e.m.t. able to administer shots. republicans have called to end the emergency saying the declare ration gives governor newsom too

much power. >> scott peterson and a key figure in his trail back in court today. her testimony coming up. >> a historic day, president biden followed through on a campaign promise with an announcement that could make american history. >> an extravagant experience combining high-tech and taste buds. we take you inside silicon valley's first v.r. dining room. dan: that's ahead. but first here's a look at what's coming up on jimmy kimmel live . i assumed dust always stayed put. turns out? it can be on the move. we were breathing that day and night! that's when we started using swiffer. in just a few minutes, duster captures dust before it gets airborne.

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ama: the juror at that time heart of scott peterson's effort to get his murder conviction throne out. michelle nice said she had never been a victim of domestic violence and didn't lie in order to get on the jury the defense is hoping to prove that peterson didn't get a fair trial because she didn't disclose that she had a restrange order against woman who had been harassing her while she was pregnant back in 2000. steven clark weighed in on what went on in the hearing today. >> it's clearly important and a defendant is entitled to 12

impartial jurors, not is 1. i thinks the going exactly the way the defense wants it to go. ama: nice was questioned about her financial history. a fellow juror could testify that she said she was having financial problems and joke about post trial books and movie deals. nice will be back ton stand on monday. >> now, to the historic nomination. president biden pick ago 51 year-old woman named katanji brown jackson becoming the first black woman to serve on the u.s. supreme court. >> i believe it's time that we have a court that reflects the full talent and greatness of our nation. >> jackson currently serves on the d.c. court of appeals the president appointed her to that position last year and received republican support at her confirmation hearing. >> i can only hope that my life and career, my love of this country and the constitution and my commitment to yup holding the rule of law and the sacred principles upon which this great

nation was founded will inspire future generations of americans. dan: judge jackson will begin pete meting with senators next week. they hope to have a confirmation by mid april. ama: a firefighter was honored today a mural of earl gauge jr. covers parts of the exterior of rosa parks elementary schools. he was hired in 1955. and if the next 12 years he was the only black firefighter in the department. he was promoted to director of community services. gauge served the fire department for 28 years. he died in 2017. adnan: the south bay, a high-tech treat for you and your taste buds. i china at west valley to open their first reality dining room.

we have a look what could be the future of dining. >> you're in for a 10-course meal. no virtual reality head sets here but in the true sense of v.r., a customized computer-generated environment. >> you're not just seeing things on the wall. you're going to see things on your table, on your plate. and it really is an immersive scene. >> build as the first in silicon valley chief operating officer says that the restaurant wants to represent the innovation that exists here. inside the private room, eight short throw project ors two, high powered computers and seeing for up to 12 people. diners aren't meant to talk but to take it all in. tech expert ahmed banafa said v.r. is a trend that emerged from the pandemic and is finding its play across various industries. >> this is an opportunity for us to take this high-tech that's usually limited to, you know,

meeting research, to see how that senior that going to apply, you know, at that time ground for the retail for the restaurants? >> at i china, chef len says among the 14 scenes some are enter preactive, others are very literal. during this a"ic scene, a special crew of chefs will prepare and serve a seafood course. when diners see snow they'll taste a ginger oil powder that resembles it and when they see deer, venison. >> even if you have this death forward food, you have a revival and new life coming. so it's all about coming full circle and having balance. >> price, $4500 for a minimum of 10 people. customizable for each individual experience, immersive, chef lam it's all reflective of i china. >> we felt family and togetherness really matters. >> concept may not be for

everyone, the experience opens to customers in april. in the south bay, i'm amanda dell castillio, abc7 news. >> on to the weekend weather forecast. ama: sandyha is here with the warm-up. >> you've got it. temperatures will be rising not just the mornings but also in the afternoons so incase you want to go out to the beach and enjoy the nice weather. i do want to warp you about a couple of things. that is, this weekend, rough surf alert. there's a high risk of sneaker waves an even the possibility of rip currents. even if you think there's a lull in the action just watch from far away. enjoy the ocean safely. it's storm system that is kick up the surf. unfortunate, not going to bring us rain in terms of stormy weather the swell heading in our direction. the beach hazard statement is from 5:00 a.m. tomorrow until 1:00 p.m. sunday. watch from far away.

enjoy the coast. no doubt about it. here's a look from our santa cruz camera. it's going to do be nice weather. temperatures tomorrow afternoon if you're going to the beaches. stinson beach 59. of 3 in santa cruz. moderate u.v. index a mix of sun and clouds. a lovely view looking at that time shark tank. milder nights and days starting this weekend. chilly start in the morning with limited frost. it's not going to do be quite as cold as what we experienced the last three days. and there's a possibility of a chance of rain on wednesday. temperatures right now in the 30's and the 40's as we head towards tomorrow morning. they're going to bomb out in the upper 20's for a couple of our north bay cities like santa rosa, napa. 31 in fairfield down to up ther 30's. richmond, oakland, sack jose. san rafael, 4 degrees in san francisco. sunday morning's temperatures coming up even more. look at monday. we're going to see more 40's as opposed to 20's by tuesday. it's going to feel a lot better.

not this winter chill that has really been freezing many of us. we do have a weak system that is coming our way. sat night to sunday morning. mendocino coast may be down to the sonoma coast early sunday. could be a couple of sprinkles. but that's about it. it's the one on wednesday that we're watching that has the potential to bring us rain. tomorrow afternoon, upper 50's to the 60's. it's going to be a nice day to get out and enjoy as we head towards monday. storm system bringing the atmospheric river into the pacific northwest. for us wednesday afternoon, evening. we could see a few showers. mix of rain, snow potential there in the sierra. when you look at that time rainfall totals, look at what that river does up around the pacific northwest. inches of rain. here in the bay area doesn't look like a whole lot. accuweather seven-day forecast. a little bit of a morning chill. milder mornings and afternoons, on a sunday. you're looking at low 70's.

spring-like warmth early next week. we're going to go from the freezing cold the really warm winter weather and then a chance of showers. we bring it all for you. ama and

dan: "american idol" is back for another season. ama: its celebrating 20 years. this season judges katy perry, lionel ritchie and luke bryant are back for a new season in search for aspiring artist. >> we know exactly what we had to go to make it. we know what they have to go through to make it >> once they understand that we're there to groom them and help them, it becomes a family ama: it premiers on sunday at 8:00 p.m. right here on abc7. dan: a former cal basketball star left ukraine just the nick of time. a.m.a: larry? larry: jerome randle was a star when he played at cal. now, he's on the crew ukraine

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larry: good evening. step by step, inch by inch, james weisman is returning to the court. they signed him not necessarily to play in g league games but to practice as the big man tries to come back after two procedures in his knee. he was the second overall pick a couple of seasons ago. hasn't play add single second. steph curry said weisman's side will be welcomed. >> he's a beast on the floor especially with the rest of our team. quote, unquote. he's getting those reps so it's a good step in terms of his -- his comeback. larry: james harden making his 76er debut in minnesota the beard talked his way out of houseton and brooklyn says

philly is where he wants to be. his first basket as a circumstances right there harden finished with 27 points. also had is assists in the game. almost had a triple-double. firing to tyrese maxey. and everybody wants to see how the beard works joel embiid the dish. 133-102. major league soccer system kicks off tomorrow. the head coach in the final year of his contract t he said i only have 10 months until i'm free. alameda may be frustrated with the lack of roster yup grades. jackson yule not letting any of that to >> we're looking forward to be back ton field and playing in front of the fans again. >> here's where sports and the real world collide. jerome randle was playing pro ball in ukraine

the former pac-10 players of the year. said his friends had been telling him for a while. you better live. you better live. randle is now in spain tweeting my heart and soul are with ukraine. pray for ukraine. maybe the best video of the day. russian tennis player, andre rublev wrote "no war, please" after winning hisemi final at that time dubai championships. a courageous move given how the putin regime treats his critics. sports on abc7 sponsored by sports on abc7 sponsored by river ro meet apartment 2a, 2b and 2c. sports on abc7 sponsored by river ro 2a's monitoring his money with a simple text. like what you see abe? yes! 2b's covered with zero overdraft fees when he overdraws his account by fifty bucks or less. and 2c, well, she's not going to let a lost card get her stressed. am i right? that's right. that's because these neighbors all have chase. alerts that help check. tools that help protect. one bank that puts you in control. chase.

make more of what's yours. ama: thank you so much for watching. i'm ama daetz. dan: for all of us here, we appreciate your time. hope you have a great weekend. right now on jimmy kimmel,

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