announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> right now on abc seven mornings, a curfew imposed in kyiv as russian troops close in on ukraine's capital. we are told the attack has slowed as ukrainian forces put up a fight. we are tracking the developments plus the local rallies and fundraising efforts in the bay area. also this morning, the cdc announces a shift in its indoor mass cap lines -- indoor mass guidelines. what the change means for the bay area and how close we are to remove the masks in schools. it is saturday, february 26. we have a lot to get to but let's start with a look at the

weekend weather with meteorologist lisa argen. lisa: it is certainly cold out with freezing temperatures and the north bay and by the delta looking at live doppler 7, there are just a few clouds around but overall it is the temperatures that really stand out. 31 in campbell. 32 santa clara. 35 in saratoga and sunnyvale. look at the low 30's from danville to livermore, 30 by the delta and it is 45 in san francisco so significantly warmer and milder by the bay. otherwise, it is hard to believe that we are warmer this morning because we are not in the 20's. we had so many 20's the past few mornings. with the cloud cover increasing, we will be in the mid and upper 40's by 9:00. no time, upper 50's more clouds around and temperatures near average today about 60 around the bay and we will be looking

at a sunnier sunday. detailing that and a look at march in a few minutes. and announcements going off in ukraine overnight telling people to take shelter as gunfire rang out. keith is -- kyi standing. this is a live look at the city. ukraine's president was warning that russian forces would storm kyiv overnight. here is the latest information we have on what is going on right now. ukraine says the russian attack on kyiv has slowed as ukrainian forces put up a fight. there is street fighting within the city. a curfew for ukraine's capital has been ordered and now running from 5:00 this evening until 8:00 tomorrow morning. that will begin in just a few

hours. the american government has asked ukraine's president to evaluate the capital, but president zelensky has turned down the offer, vowing to stay and defend his country, saying he needs ammunition, not a ride and this comes as citizens are also taking up arms. locally there are at least two rallies in support of ukraine, one in san francisco at the ferry building at noon and another at city hall at 4:00 and tonight city hall will light up in ukrainian colors as local fundraising efforts happen across the bay area. terry campbell has more on how you can help. reporter: the situation in ukraine intensifying and so is the humanitarian crisis. patrick is a global -- a volunteer with the polish school in walnut creek. >> we feel helpless being thousands of miles away. reporter: people fleeing ukraine, streaming into poland. >> all of those coming into

country with nothing but a backpack and they have to start a new life. reporter: sunday the polish school is hosting an event at larkey park. you can make it in notion -- make a donation and show your support. >> we want to do everything we can which is raise awareness and help these people out who are left with nothing. reporter: funds are key says eagle markoff with eagle ukraine, a nonprofit based out of palo alto. you can make a donation online and provide much-needed supplies. >> diapers and basic necessities. reporter: also urging people working in tech to take note. your donation might go farther than you think. >> google, netflix, apple. there is a number of companies. reporter: asking people to hold off on clothing and other physical donations, they have too much coming in. >> overwhelmed it is difficult to ship things to ukraine. reporter: another way you can show your support to 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 markoff says the support goes a long way. >> this is impressive and it shows that people care, it shows that this is important. reporter: important and also personal. >> my relatives were fortunate enough to escape on friday. so far, credit cards work. reporter: speaking of currency, he wants people to know crypto donations are also an option. >> crypto does allow more efficient transfers in some cases and so we have already had a couple of donations of crypto. reporter: terri campbell, abc 7 news. liz: as the u.s. and other nations imposed sanction some pressure, concern is growing that russia may fire back and that could be a cyber war on critical utility, banking, and cyber criminals appear ready toy going out to federal agencies

about potential cyber attacks. large and significant u.s. corporations could be targets. >> it could be technology companies because the u.s. has done some sanctions against the technology industry in russia. banks, financial, and the energy sector. liz: last spring, the vta was hit by a major ransomware attack. vta says it has upgraded its computer system to prevent an attack from happening again. san francisco's just answer has moved critical data from servers and ukraine just in case it gets cost in russia's cyber war crossfire. to get the latest information on this crisis, head to abc7 bay area streaming tv app. we have 24/7 livestream with all of the special reports on the crisis as well as all of our newscasts. the tv app is available for roku, amazon fire, apple, or fire tv. now to the pandemic and your

health. the cdc a big shift in indoor mask guidelines infecting within 70% -- impacting more than 70% of americans. luz pena spoke about what these changes mean for the bay area and how close we are to remove the schools. luz: the cdc revealed a new metric that places most of the country at a low to medium risk of the virus. >> what the cdc did is change the mask guidance so that it is based on the number of hospitalizations in a region for covid-19. luz: based on this new metric, the majority of bay area counties are at low levels of community spread. napa and solano counties remain in the high risk category. dr. monica gandhi, an infectious disease specialist, saves it is -- says it is safe to unmask indoors if you are vaccinated and not immunocompromised. >> for the bay area, it verifies

the decision that was made that there is no reason to mask indoors. luz: the cdc is recommending schools use the same guidance placed for the general public and only require masking and places with high risk levels of covid-19. but in recent weeks, the mask mandate has become an increasingly controversial topic with some questioning why the state lifted universal mask mandate on february 15 and kept it for schools. >> the state needs to give local control back to the schools. luz: the state of california confirmed it will make an official announcement on monday about masks in schools. san franciso mayor breed said change is coming. >> i'm trying to respect and support our public health officials and the data and what they say but i think they are getting very close to making that change. luz: the founder of the parent group let them breathe said they are ready to take legal action if the state removes the mask mandate on monday. >> we are not anti-mask.

we are for choice and so it should be up to each individual child, each individual family what they feel comfortable with. luz: in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. liz: governor newsom has lifted a majority of his executive orders but he stopped short of ending the emergency declaration he called nearly two years ago. the governor issued more than 550 orders, more than two dozen will remain in place and they include provisions to support the state's covid testing program like allowing pharmacists and technicians to administer tests and orders that help the state hit its goal of being able to distribute 300,000 covid shots per day like letting emts be able to administer jabs. other orders are focused on hospital capacity. republicans have called to end the state of emergency saying the declaration gives governor newsom too much power. to stay up-to-date on the latest

covid headlines, go to abc7news.com/coronavirus and you can get your coat with questions answered. let's go to the break and lisa we will get a check outside. lisa: we are looking at temperatures below freezing in many locations. into the east bay we are 35 and going for a high of 62 today so a milder day and night ahead. stay tuned. my accuweather 7 day forecast is next. liz: also ahead, the effort to put an end to illegal dumping in oakland. the new eyes in the sky. and where is alexis gabe? the only woman has not been seen in a month. the search group gathering this morning. how powerful is an invisalign smile? so powerful you can face anything...

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involving several vehicles. the collision happened just after 3:30. he was pronounced dead at the scene. you can see his crumpled bike on the street. one driver was arrested for vehicular manslaughter. police have not revealed what caused this crash. a vigil today is hoping to draw attention to the death of jackson sales. he was found dead in a san francisco apartment in march of 2020. he met a man on a dating app and there were drugs in his system. sfpd released a statement saying there were no signs of south play but the victim's family believes the case was dismissed as an accidental overdose because sales was asian and gay. the asian-pacific alliance is holding the vigil inside of san francisco city hall from 11:00 to 1:00 today. volunteers will spend more time today and tomorrow looking for

23-year-old alexis gabe. she is the only woman who was seen exact the one month ago. yesterday dozens gathered at antioch to search abandoned fields for her. her family says her ex-boyfriend was with her when she disappeared. police searched his home but no arrests have been made. now the class kids foundation is joining the search to offer their expertise in missing persons cases. >> it is a big world out there. she is a small woman and it is a matter of limiting the areas areas so we can move on to something else -- someplace else. liz: mark class created the foundation in 1994 in honor of his 12-year-old daughter who was kidnapped and murdered. search organizers they they have 300 people signed up to help search this weekend. anyone interested can go to the contra costa county fairgrounds. california senator alex padilla has announced new legislation to address the affordable housing and homelessness crisis in california and the nation. he says the housing for all act of 2022 what invest in what he

calls prudent solutions to address the shortage of affordable housing and provide funding to existing programs to reduce homelessness. according to adia, there is a shortage of 7 million for the housing units in the u.s.. an ease oakland pride elementary school, reese has had to be moved indoors because of a city sewage pipeline that runs under the playground ruptured again. this was the scene from sky seven yesterday. you could see crews working to clean the sewage. according to a spokesperson for the district, the city needs to dig up the yard in order to access and repair the damaged line. this is the same line that ruptured earlier this month. oakland is calling it a major step forward to prevent illegal dumping. 10 new high quality surveillance cameras are operating in locations identified as illegal dumping hotspots. officials say the footage the cameras capture will be used to build cases against offenders

with fines up to $1000. >> we are going to do more to enforce our laws against illegal dumping by getting to the source , making sure that we are holding accountable those repeat offenders who are trashing our neighborhoods. liz: illegal dumping has long been a problem in oakland and it is only gotten worse in recent years. an analysis found that enough garbage was dumped in oakland to cover 13 football fields with trash three feet high. let's get a check on the forecast now. it has been chilly this past week. lisa: we could drop off into the upper 20's still this hour. more widespread 30's and san francisco, 10 degrees warmer than many of the coldest locations out there. if you are not around the water, around the bay, you are certainly chilling out this morning. there is a cloud cover. a storm system to our north that will miss us, but by late tonight, it will allow for maybe a few sprinkles into the far

northern sonoma county but this will also demo the sun in parts of the bay so we are talking about increasing clouds. 35 in black hawk. temperatures in the low 30's from dublin to pleasanton. 31 in danville. 34 in lafayette. 35 in martinez. elsewhere, or 30's. upper 30's on the peninsula. 34 san francisco. pacifica at 35 degrees. low 30's and the north bay. even though temperatures are right around freezing, still a couple of degrees better than we were for several days last week. we still could be dropping off right on through the next hour or two, getting some overnight lows maxing out in the upper 20's. bundle up. delay the dog walk or the run out there because it is cold out. milder days with more clouds so that is for today. then tomorrow we will be looking at brighter conditions, above average. we have been around average,

near 60 most locations. but looking at some cooler temperatures midweek that could bring perhaps may be a few showers, nothing impressive on the horizon. here is a look at today, the mostly cloudy sky. this takes us into tonight. keeping our overnight lows warmer as well. into early morning sunday, we are breaking out into more sun and it will be a sunny afternoon with temperatures coming up into the upper 60's for your sunday. it looks like that warming trend will be continuing as we get through the early part of next week. sunday night with some partly cloudy skies, still not as cold as we have been. we have beach hazard statements through 1:00 tomorrow. an energetic swell all along the coast could catch you or some pets off guard. be careful as you head out to the coast with that long period northwesterly swell. there is a look at sleepy santa cruz and if you head out to the shoreline, upper 50's today for stinson. 58 bodega bay.

68 pacifica. 63 in santa cruz. warming up for sunday. 60's and 70's. that was monday. tuesday should be the warmest day of the week. by wednesday, looking at more clouds around. potential rainfall really not with us throughout the next 10 days unfortunately. highs today and low to mid-60's. we willook for mostly cloudy skies and the accuweather 7 day forecast looking at the brighter conditions, warmer weather for your sunday. springlike warmth for monday and as we cloud up on tuesday, we could see a shower on wednesday. we are above average with a quiet pattern. liz: thank you. just ahead, michael finney has the story of a woman who finally got her pandemic unemployment benefits, but there is a catch. the confusion it is now costing her.

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benefits during the pandemic as millions of claims poured in. the edd was instantly overwhelmed and many did not receive benefits until 2021. not only what is -- was it a hardship, but some are finding that they missed out on a big tax break. 7 on your side's michael finney has an open woman's bittersweet story. >> it was such a shock. michael: crystal morris did not know if she was happy or mad. she was both. >> all the suffering that you went through the now it is like we were supposed to give you money to assist you. michael: crystal was unemployed when the pandemic hit. edd said she had already used up her benefits and did not qualify for more. >> it was a lot of confusion. michael: no one told her about the pandemic benefits congress had just approved. >> they were like, you are not qualified and they hung up the phone and that was the end of their part of my life. michael: crystal struggled through the first year that the pandemic with no income. >> there is nothing that i can

do but use up all my savings, a lot of credit card debt. michael: a year and a half later, the edd said there was a mistake. she should have been getting pandemic benefits all along. edd gave her all the payments she missed in 2020, more than $11,000. >> it was such a blessing, but at the same time, why did this happen? michael: crystal could have used that money during the lockdown when she fell deeper into debt. >> to find out that you would not have had to have done that if they had done what they were supposed to do over a year ago, that was painful. michael: on top of that, she found out she does not get the big tax break others got, a $10,200 tax exemption on unemployment benefits paid in 2020. crystal was not paid until 2021. the tax break had expired. >> if they did not receive the benefit until 2021, they are out of luck. michael: the irs agent says

taxes are based on income when it is received, not when it should have been received. >> i am sure it is going to be in the heigtened's of thousands, if not, hundreds of thousands of people that are affected by this. michael: given the large backlog, he says any others likely missed out on the tax break too. edd statistics show about 310,000 claims were still awaiting approval on the last day of 2020. at the same time, edd froze 1.4 million claims to investigate fraud, delaying payment just as the tax break expired. >> some 100% of the unemployment benefits are going to be tax deducted. michael: the edd did not address the delays or what happened to crystal but tells us the on and off again nature of the laws continuing to pandemic extensions of regular benefits did lead to some starts and stops and definitely made is confusing for claimants. >> it was really painful.

after going through all of that for almost two years, now you are hit with taxes. liz: and that was michael finney reporting. 7 on your side reached out to members of congress and some are looking into whether that tax break should be extended to 2021. for now, anyone who got benefits last year whether they were delayed or not will pay full taxes on those benefits. coming up this week, 7 on your side will get you prepared to do your taxes. on friday, michael finney will answer your questions from 3:00 to 7:00. representatives from united way will be here to help. submit your questions now. just go to abc7news.com/7 on your side. singer john mayor's postponing shows after testing positive for covid for the second time in two months. john mayor posted about it on instagram. his previous case was a breakthrough infection last month. he says his symptoms are worse. two of his band members tested

positive earlier this week and he is scheduled to be in san francisco for a show at chase center in about three weeks on march 18th. hopefully that can happen. american idol is back for another season starting tomorrow. it is a monumental year for the show because it is celebrating 20 years. this season, judges katy perry, lionel richie, and luke bryan are back for the fifth season in search of aspiring singers. >> we are artists. we know exactly what we had to go through to make it. we know what they have to go through to make it. once they understand that we are there to groom them and help them, it becomes a family. liz: american idol premieres tomorrow night at 8:00 here on abc7. still to come on abc seven mornings, scott peterson's efforts to get his murder conviction thrown out. what happened in the latest hearing. plus, coverage of the crisis in ukraine continues with how president biden is doing this morning. we will be right back.

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we are starting this half-hour with another look at the weather although i am excited to hear about that virtual-reality tasting room. let's get a check outside. lisa: over half a dozen temperatures below freezing this morning. although we are advertising a warm up, this morning it is pretty cold out there. 36 in gloucester city. 33 redwood city was only 36 half moon bay. it is freezing in pacifica, looking at upper 30's down in the south bay with 31 in livermore. fairfield at 30. 31 and napa and 30 in santa rosa but much milder around the shore. that is bringing temperatures anywhere from two to four degrees milder than yesterday. remember we had some widespread 20's with a few records. the records expected this morning but it is plenty cold out. at 9:00, we will see clouds increased 40's throughout the bay area, upper 50's to near 60:00.

notice the clouds are advancing. that will bring a warmer afternoon despite less sun and we will talk about a sunday or sunday coming up. liz: now to the crisis in ukraine. president biden has authorized up to $350 million in additional securities assistance. both president biden and kamala harris are expected on a call with the national security team to get the latest updates this morning and this comes as the president of ukraine urges citizens to stand firm against russian troops have stormed the capital. here is reporter christine sloan. christine: the situation in ukraine is growing more urgent as the russian troops invading the country pushed toward the capital of ukraine. friday, ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky spoke to people across the country urging them to burn down enemy tanks and armor with whatever means. and ukrainians are answering the call. alexei, a prominent ukrainian

lawmaker is among them. >> i do not want to fight. i am not a soldier. i am not a military man but i am not ready to capitulate. that is the difference. christine: authorities have handed out 18,000 weapons and are teaching people how to make molotov cocktails. ukraine's ambassador to the u.s. remains defiant. >> we remain committed to defend our home. we resist. we will not surrender our capital to the enemy. christine: and as the russian invasion continues, a humanitarian disaster is unfolding. the u.s. says hundreds of thousands of ukrainians are now on the move. this family making a 30 hour trek to the polish border. and the effort to punish russia continues. the u.s. and the eu are sanctioning russian president vladimir putin and his foreign minister sergei lavrov directly and at the un security council,

an u.s. and albanian land resolution to condemn russia for invading ukraine failed after russia vetoed it. the united arab emirates and china abstained. >> history will judge us for actions or lack thereof but at the very minimum, the rest of us have an obligation to object. christine: the u.s. will now take the resolution to the un's general assembly. christine sloan, abc news, new york. liz: to get the latest information on this crisis, head to the bay area streaming tv app available for roku, amazon fire, apple, or android tv. scott peters and effort to get his trials are not will be back on the stand on monday. yesterday richelle nice testified that she had never been a victim of domestic violence and did not lie about her past to get on the jury. the defense is hoping to prove

that peterson did not get a fair trial and that she had a restraining order against a woman who had been harassing her when she was pregnant back in 2000. stephen clark weighed in on what went on in the hearing. >> it is clearly important and the defendant is entitled to 12 impartial jurors, not 11 so i think this is going exactly the way the defense wanted to go. liz: nice was questioned yesterday about her financial history. a fellow juror testified that she said she was having financial problems and joked about posttrial books and movie deals. the florida man seeing caring nancy pelosi's podium during the capital insurrection will spend two months in prison. that is adam johnson. he was sentenced yesterday. prosecutors say he plays at the podium and the capitol rotunda in for pictures, and pretended to make a speech. in addition to present, he will have one year of supervised release. he also has to pay a $5,000 fine

and do 200 hours of community service. more than 750 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the riot. now to a historic nomination. president biden taking 51-year-old ketanji brown jackson to become the first black woman to serve on the u.s. supreme court. pres. biden: i believe it is time that we have a court that reflects the full talents and greatness of our nation. liz: jackson currently serves on the court of appeals. the president appointed her to the 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 upholding the rule of law and the sacred principles upon which this great nation was founded will inspire future generations of americans. liz: judge jackson will meet with lawmakers in washington next week. senate democratic leaders hope

to have a vote confirming jackson to the court by mid april. meantime, a trailblazing firefighter was honored in a big way. san francisco acknowledged the contributions of earl gage jr, the first black firefighter hired in 1955. reportedly a melendez tells us he had one goal in mind, increase diversity. reporter: a mural of earl gage jr now covers part of the exterior of rosa parks elementary in san francisco. it is 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 would be urine or bowel movement and things like that in his mattress so he started carrying his mattress around. reporter: gage was hired in 1955 and for the next 12 years would be the only black firefighter in

the department. >> i cannot imagine what that must have been like, do not have the resources or support from your peers. reporter: eventually he gave up fighting fires to become the director of community services. in that position, he recruited firefighters and improved diversity. his work paved the way for robert devens who became san francisco's first african american fire chief in 1996. and later in 2000 for, joanne hate white, the first female chief -- joanne hayes white, the first female chief. >> the first thought was how can he let people do him like that and not fight back. it took more curse to handle it the way he did. reporter: it seems fitting that his image now addresses the school named after the civil rights leader rosa parks, the very same school attended by san franciso's first black female mayor, london breed. >> i feel honored and blessed to be in this position and i want

to make sure that even though i am the first, that i am not the last. reporter: gage served the fire department for 28 years. he died in 2017, leaving a legacy of courage and equality. in san francisco, leeann melendez, abc7news. liz: still ahead, the high-tech experience for you and your tastebuds. a first look at the future of dining. here is a live look outside as we head to break at the san francisco skyline. 5:38. it is chilly this morning. we will check in with lisa when we get back if you have advanced non-small cell lung cancer, your first treatment could be a chemo-free combination of two immunotherapies that works differently. it could mean a chance to live longer. opdivo plus yervoy is for adults newly diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer that has spread, tests positive for pd-l1, and does not have an abnormal egfr or alk gene. together, opdivo plus yervoy helps your immune system launch a response that fights cancer in two different ways.

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reality dining room and you are in for a 10 course meal and high-tech experience. no virtual reality headsets here but in the true sense of vr, a customized computer-generated environment. >> you are not just seeing things on the wall. you will see things on your table, on your plate and it is an immersive scene. amanda: built as the first in silicon valley, any lamb says he wants the restaurant to represent what exists here. eight projectors, two high-powered computers, and seating for up to 12 people. diners are not meant to talk, but to take it all in. take experts say vr is a trend that emerged from the pandemic and is finding a place across various industries. >> this is one of the opportunities for us to take this high tech that is usually limited to research to see how

it can apply at the ground for anda: the chef says among the 14 scenes designed for diners, some are interpretive, others are literal. during the aquatic scene, a crew of chefs will prepare and serve a seafood course. when diners see snow, they will taste a gender oil pattern that reason was it. and when they see dear, venison. >> even when you have this food, you have a revival and new life coming so it is all about coming full circle and having balance. amanda: the price, $4500 for a minimum of 10 people, customizable for each individual experience, immersive, innovative, and intimate. chef lamb says that is effective i china. >> we felt that it is our heritage and our culture. family and togetherness really matters. amanda: while the chef admits the concept may not be for everyone, the experience opens

in april. amanda del castillo, abc7news. liz: that is really cool. it is worth experiencing at least once. lisa: looks like a good time. we are looking at somet now aha is degrees in san francisco but 29 in livermore. we will talk about a warm-up headed our way. liz: also next, james wiseman is getting closer to returning for the warriors. the warriors get praise from steph curry. it's time for the ultimate sleep number event on the sleep number 360 smart bed. what if i sleep hot? ...or cold? no problem, the sleep number 360 smart bed is temperature balancing so you both sleep just right.

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yesterday commissioner rob manfred appeared for talks in jupiter, florida. it was his first appearance since the talks started there earlier this week. there has been little progress in negotiations to end the lockout that started in december. there is a big game later today on abc7. the brooklyn nets are in milwaukee. tipoff is at 5:30. stay tuned after the game around 8:00, the sharks are back on the ice to battle the bruins. the puck drops at 7:00 tonight and you can watch the game on our sister network. plus, james wiseman is closer to getting back on the court with the warriors. sports director larry beil has an update on his progress. larry: good morning. step-by-step, inch by inch, james wiseman getting closer to the court for the warriors. the team assigned him to santa cruz. he is not necessarily going to play, but he could practice there as he returns after

procedures on his knee. he was the second overall pick in the draft a couple of seasons ago but has not played a single second this year. steph curry says his size will be welcomed. >> he is a beast on the floor, especially with the rest of our team. he already does stand out and can do some amazing things. it is about him getting comfortable and getting those reps. it is a good step in terms of his comeback. larry: nba action james harden making his 76ers debut in minnesota. he talked his way out of houston and he says philly is where he wants to be. he finished with 27 points. also 12 assists. he almost had a triple-double. up the court, firing to tyree's maxing and everyone to see how he works with joelle and bead. it was all philly, 133-102. major league soccer season kicks

off today. the san jose earthquakes hosting the new york red bulls at paypal park. the coaches in the final year of his contract. he says, "i only have 10 months until i'm free." the quake's missed the playoffs. jackson not letting any of that affect his preparation. >> the team is focused on the season and the cohesiveness throughout the group has been really strong. we are just looking forward to being back on the field and playing from the fans again. larry: here is where sports and the real world collide. former basketball costar jerome randall was playing pro ball in ukraine. he said friends have been telling him for a couple of weeks it is time to leave, get out of there, it is not in space. randall is now in spain tweeting, "my heart and soul is with ukraine. pray for ukraine." russian tennis player andre rueb

live wrote, "no war, please." a really courageous move given how the spoon regime -- putin regime treats its critics. that is all in sports. have a great weekend. i am larry beil. liz: a courageous move from the tennis player. i think people will be happy the temperatures are warming up. lisa: we will see increasing cloud cover. despite that, numbers where they should be this time of year. the last cold morning right now as numbers are below freezing in danville, dublin, livermore. pleasanton at 30. 37 in concord. 33 in walnut creek. pretty chilly out there. as we get closer to the water, much milder. oakland is at 32. we are below freezing in santa rosa, napa, 34 in mountain view. bundle up, temperatures despite

the cold are even colder wednesday, thursday, and friday morning so we are running a few degrees milder. a look outside from our exploratorium camera, milder today with increasing clouds. brighter tomorrow and that will allow temperatures to climb through the upper 60's. we will look for cooler temperatures midweek with possible showers. we are not looking at anything extreme. nothing impressive in terms of rainfall. we have a beach hazard statement that takes us through 1:00 on sunday for that long period. anywhere from santa rosa up toward sonoma through monterey, looking at the risk of sneaker waves and the possibility of rip currents. as we get into the afternoon, it is cloudy out there but we will see warmer temperatures. there is a weak system to the north that may impact northern sonoma county tonight. otherwise, it falls apart and we are waking up to more sun for

your sunday afternoon. it will be brighter, warmer, and temperatures milder at night despite the clearing skies on sunday night. in the south bay, look for highs in the mid 60's. it should be 64 in san jose this time of year. we warm up tomorrow. monday and tuesday well into the 70's. a cooldown is on the way on wednesday and the end of the workweek, but it does not look like we will see any rain in this part of the bay area. we still have the verdict out for how strong this trough is going to be. this is monday where we have high pressure in control as well as tuesday. as we get to wednesday, you will notice a weak system wants to sag it to the south bringing some mountain snow and perhaps again on friday, looking at some snow in the mountains. looking at atmospheric river o any good downpours heading our way. 53 in fremont. temperatures in the low 60's in the north bay with 61 in napa,

62 for your high today in the concordat and livermore as well as san francisco. the accuweather 7 day forecast, a cold start. some around today. sunnier and milder for sunday and more springlike for monday, tuesday, perhaps a chance of showers on wednesday. it does not look like a great chance and still looking mild through the end of the week. liz: thank you. we will get a first look at the brand-new star wars experience at disney world. victor oquendo got a first look. victor: star rumors -- star wars collected star crews in orlando translates you to a galaxy far far away. a first of its kind adventure on board this massive starship where you play the hero. i'm about to get on the launchts into hyperspace. this isthis isthis isthis isthis

at the new star wars experience. it is supposed to make guests feel like they are in the new dartboards galaxy. there is a bridge to learn about this ship systems and weaponry. star wars galactic star cruiser hotel open to the public on tuesday but you can book your stay now. be prepared to pay. standard rates for a two person cabin are around $5,000. disney is the parent company of abc 7. up next, the final few days of black history month.

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the mega ball is four. no one matched all these numbers of the jackpot goes up to $102 million for the next drawing on tuesday. abc7news is celebrating black history month all this month and that includes delivering the people and organizations making an impact in the black community in the bay area. black vines is celebrating its 11th year with a big festival this weekend. usa today readers voted that best festival in the country. it is a community celebrating black-owned wineries that celebrate us in 1% of winemakers. abc 7 spoke with the founder earlier this week. >> lee are all about creating -- we are about creating a safe space for folks to be themselves, luxury, yet unpretentious wine experiences. liz: the black vines wine and art festival is sold out but it will also be at the black joy parade tomorrow in oakland, finally back after the pandemic pause.

it's free to go to. abc 7 spoke with their ceo and founder this week and you can find both of those conversations right now on abc7news.com. in san francisco, the warriors will celebrate black history month with an event at thrive city outside of chase center. the family friendly celebration will include food, arts and crafts, live entertainment, balloon artist, and face painters. the event runs from noon to 4:00 today. it is free, but you need to rsvp. next on abc seven mornings, russian cyber criminals appear ready to attack. plus, the mess that forced a local school to move recess indoors.

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