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three kids. > california will soon lift the mask mandates in schools but not all parents are on board. >> a show of support for ukrainians. action san jose plans to take. >> the forecast is coming up. abc7news at 11:00 starts now. building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> good evening good evening for joining us. i am dan ashley. ama: and i am ama daetz. please say a man killed four

people, including his young children before turning the gun on himself. dan: it happened inside a church we had tim johns is live near the scene where he heard from investigators a few minutes ago. reporter: that is right. a tragic story unfolding tonight in sacramento. a father killing his three daughters, those girls aged 9, 10, and 13. a tragic scene unfolding in a sacramento church monday afternoon. after receiving a call at 5:00 p.m. of gunshots, officers arrived on scene. >> when they arrived, they found five people deceased. reporter: the shooter was one of the adult males and also the father of the three girls. he had a restraining order against him taken out by the mother of the children.

the other adult male was on a court order advisor. the sheriff's office calling it a domestic violence case. >> this was not a random shooting. this was targeted by the father. reporter: the sacramento county sheriff's office telling us they have notified the girls' mother about the incident. this is still an ongoing investigation as he can see behind me and we will continue to bring you the latest updates at our website. i am tim johns, abc7news. ama: thank you. developing news on the russian-ukraine crisis. right now, russian forces are closing in on the capital of kyiv. part of a 50 million dollar package of military aid to help ukraine.

morgan norwood tells us russia is now being investigated for war crimes. reporter: the ukrainian president is accusing russia of targeting civilian areas, calling it a war crime. but the casualties mounting among them, children, the international criminal court launching an investigation. this comes amid delegation talks without a deal. both sides say they will meet again but the u.s. department voices skepticism for whether russia wants diplomacy. there are worsening fears that putin will intensify the attacks. new images showing a long convoy of russian vehicles and tanks miles from the capital of ukraine. the u.n. is warning that up to 4

million refugees will try to escape from ukraine in the coming weeks. matt gutman is there. reporter: we have been watching this group trying to get on this train. they have been getting pushed back. only women and children are told to wait their turn, but they have been there for days. reporter: over in russia, their feeling the shock of western sanctions. the u.s. now targeting russia's central bank. people waiting at long lines at banks. president putin remaining defiant. the white house saying today it will not back down. >> the sanctions are punishing so they will reflect significant consequences and change the outcome at the end of the day and to escalate -- and de-escalate. dan: silicon valley tech leaders are facing pressure to crackdown

on russian misinformation. ukrainian official has asked apple to take the biggest step yet to stop selling all products of russia and block access to the app store. the request to apple has gone unanswered but today facebook's. co. announced it is restricting access to russian owned -- facebook's parent company announced it is restricting access to russian owned information pages. ukraine thinks it could be good in terms of motivating young russians to speak up, but some tech experts say it could have the opposite effect, weaving people with russian state run media only. if you like to help the people of ukraine, we have a list of nonprofits that are responding to the crisis. you can find it on our website, abc7news.com. ama: now to an announcement

about california's mask mandates. in two weeks, mask mandates will ease for schools. >> schools can also move from the required masking to strongly recommended. ama: the word from the state's top doctor but not all students will be able to go mask free. they are stone wins us in studio with more changes to come. j.r.: there is confusion out there as each school district now has the option to go with the state items or put their own rules in effect, something we are seeing in san francisco. any parents have been pushing for this mandate to be lifted for some time. >> do you have anything to say? are you rate to say goodbye to the masks >> she is tired of the masks. j.r.: teresa is

says that when it comes to masks in schools, they need to go. they will be going away in many districts as the state of california is lifting the school mask mandate with new guidance starting mask -- march 12. >> what is the point of waiting? >> to me it is pointless. it is a dumb idea. j.r.: but not everyone thinks it is dumb. while the public health guidance will align with the state, the san francisco unified school district is going the opposite route by keeping universal mask mandate past march 11. this is part of approach to reduce the spread of covid-19 in schools. dr. jean noble displayed her displeasure with the decision. >> this is disappointing. kids have been not having a normal school environment for two years and there are downsides to that. j.r.: while many of those we

spoke to our in favor of doing away with the mask mandate, some are not. this 11-year-old is high and goes to dallas ranch middle school in antioch. she says she will keep her mask on even if she is allowed to take it off. >> i just honestly feel uncomfortable with it happening. j.r.: now many school districts may wait to see what their county health officials say before they opt to go with states guidance. they have time before that march 12 date. starting tomorrow, masks will no longer be required for unvaccinated workers indoors and statewide. the rules may different county to county and among businesses. j.r. stone, abc 7 news. dan: thank you. there are conflicting reports tonight about the future of masks in san francisco schools. the mayor tweeted that there will no longer be mask mandates

starting march 11. that contradicts with what san francisco unified said today, saying they would all require them indoors. early unified lifted their mask mandate today but oakland unified plans to wait for further guidance before unmasking inside classrooms. in the marin county department of health says it will allow school districts to make their own choice about masking so there is still confusion. ama: south bay solidarity. the new show support for ukraine and the power plan one councilmember is pushing for. >> they held this alarm back and hurled it. dan: a bash at ocean beach and d in violence. we hear from the victim. ama: and what happened to annie, the search for the beloved bird that has disappeared? >> starting march with springlike weather and wet weather follows. i will show you one, coming up. dan: here's a look at what is

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see san jose city hall is glowing yellow and blue tonight, illuminated with the colors of the ukrainian flag. one leader is proposing an additional step to support ukrainian people. reporter: important and valuable, that is how the south bay nonprofit know ukraine is describing this latest display of support. san jose city hall now decked out in yellow and blue. colors reflecting the flag of the eastern european nation. >> this helps ukrainians to be stronger. reporter: the city made the change monday night in an effort proposed by councilmember david cohen. >> this was an important enough moment in history to at least show that we stand with the people of ukraine. reporter: the lights a show of solidarity to the more than 4000 ukrainians who live in the capital of silicon valley. it is a significant showing on the world stage. >> companies like intel, amd,

nvidia, they have already stopped sending chips to russia for those electronics. russia will be back to the stone age. reporter: this councilwoman wants to take a step further. >> it is symbolic in nature. we have had very active sister city relationships with russia. reporter: she says ending san jose's formal diplomatic relationship with the municipal government sends a clear message, adding that san jose must stand up one another country is being terrorized. >> we cannot hold this sister city relationship because of these things and we must and it. reporter: san jose is not the only city in the bay area without russian sister city. oakland, and other parts of the

county have seized sister cities as well. ama: the area showing signs of solidarity with the ukrainian people. in the middle, san francisco's power has the ukrainian colors. dan: the bay area band green day has canceled an upcoming concert in moscow. read a said this moment is much bigger than stadium rock shows. the band said that there may be a time to return in the future. to get more information on this crisis as it happens, use the bay area streaming app. our livestream has all of the special reports and the local newscast. it is available for roku, apple, android tv. just search abc 7 bay area. ama: a woman is sharing a terrifying story of a woman -- of being an unprovoked victim of

beach violence. a man who had been sitting nearby the group on the beach not items off of a cooler. >> he reached in, grabbed a can of soda, looked me in my eyes, and threw it to my face. when i was down, i knew my nose was broken. i could feel the blood going down my throat. ama: her friends took her to the hospital where she was treated. police arrived and arrested stephen miller. dan: the crisis in ukraine has forced president biden to rewrite part of his state of the union address. a big focus of the speech will be on the economy. we will discuss price increases, laying out a four point plan to lay out lower costs for families. please put out a fence across the capital as they prepare for possible protests by big rig truckers opposed to covid

mandates. the state of the union address coverage begins tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. and on the abc seven streaming app available on apple tv and roku. ama: the falcon named and he has flown the coop. >> she may be out somewhere coop bring from -- recuperating from a sickness. ama: we hope she is ok. annie and her mate have been a fixture for more than five years. together they have raised 13 chicks. falcon watchers say she was already preparing her next -- nesting box. it is unclear what has happened to her. as for her mate, he has been harshest -- cautious of any females lying around the tower. dan: let's turn now to the

weather forecast as we start another week. ama: and another month tomorrow. sandhya: i have got some rain to talk about. february is closing out and i want to show you how this is going down in the record books. the record dry is january 2020 two for san jose and san francisco. the previous dry spell for those two months was 0.8 back in 2020. this is the driest two month. with 65 hundredths of an inch of rain. only four hundredths this month in february and the last measurable rain was on the 21st. we will break that streak hopefully as we go through this week and numbers today were in the 70's for most of you. it is 10 degrees above where you should be for this time of year.

they are going to get drenched with heavy rain, snow melt, flood warnings, and watches up right now. not going to be that cold. it is of you of san francisco from the tower and spring wide warmth for this first day of march. another chance of showers coming your way on friday. tomorrow morning, not too cold because of the cloud cover, keeping a blanket over us. tomorrow afternoon it will still be a mild one, upper 60's to upper 70's for your tuesday afternoon. filtered sunshine as clouds come in and on thursday we bring in a light level one system. a slight possibility of thunder. we will time it out for you. thursday morning a narrow band of showers coming through as we head into the afternoon. hang onto those umbrellas because you'll need them through the evening hours. there is another opportunity for

rainfall on friday. most areas are between 0.1 and 0.75 inches of water. the snow levels will be high and coming down. seven inches in kirkwood and kuipers by the time we hit saturday. it is going to feel like spring. it is the start of meteorological spring tomorrow. it is a level 1 storm for thursday. look at those temperatures. only in the 50's as we head into friday. another opportunity for wet weather but the weekend is dry and milder for this first weekend of march. dan: march already. thanks, sandy. a hot not help me hand -- a hot meal and a helping hand. meal and a helping hand. ama: okay jack, these recipes aren't gonna create themselves.

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all of us here, we appreciate your time. now, jimmy kimmel, courteney cox, and you look at the tower >> announcer: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- courteney cox. jimmy o yang. and music from avril lavigne with blackbear and travis barker. and now, jimmy kimmel! ♪ >> jimmy: thank you. thank you. hi, i'm jimmy. i am the host of the show. thank you for watching. thank you for coming. i'll try to make this quick. i know you're very busy. the big story, of course, is the war on ukraine. not a whoa, really. but i appreciate