to wear masks in indoor public spaces. health officials still strongly recommend masks indoors. santa clara will lift its mandate tomorrow. the county held off aligning with the state until it met its own rates. dan: london breed is pushing schools to drop their mandate when the state does in two weeks time. ryan curry has a closer look at the mask confusion. >> california continues to ease restrictions on mask and now they are calling on the mayor to lift the mandate. >> i called the superintendent and expressed my strong desires to see that mask removed in the schools and he has to work with the union to figure out a solution. >> san francisco unifiedtheyaide leastnd is effective at

curbing transmission. the metrics are good enough to no longer need the mandate. >> we are doing really well with our numbers. the hospitalization rates have gone down considerably. excess comes as other places in the bay area are also dropping mask mandates. santa clara county will no longer require masks indoors. santa clara was the only bay area county that did not originally join the state when it lifted mask requirements. >> we have met the metrics. we are transitioning from a requirement to a strong recommendation. >> california continues to move in a less restrictive direction, even unvaccinated people are no longer required to wear masks indoors. but after months of restrictions designed to get people vaccinated, is there anything left to get to that push? >> as infectious disease doctoro

i think of vaccinations as the future. >> he does not want us to forget the need to get vaccinated. >> almost everyone who has real covid disease has been unvaccinated. >> the mayor says she trusts that guidance when it comes to further mandates. >> i'm going to continue to trust them as i have. if we are at a place when we no longer needed, i'm ok with that. dan: let's go to the south bay in san jose. they will stop requiring citizens to have a covid booster to attend some events. >> i'm proud we serve city that has the highest vaccination rate , but it has served its purpose and its time for us to, i believe, move on. dan: the mayor told the city council of san jose that the booster requirement is no longer necessary because the spike in omicron cases has decreased.

the city council agreed, voting in favor of the recommendation to align with state rules for large indoor gathering. the mandate requiring proof of a booster to get into events owned by the city. the change will impact attendance at places like the s&p center, home of the sharks. karina: in about one hour, the san francisco school board meeting will get underway. they are expected to vote on whether to lay off 200 teachers and staff members. the district says layoffs are necessary because of the projected $125 million budget apposite for the next school year. dan: breaking news in the north bay dashers alive picture of a fire burning near russian river. about four acres have burned so far. we will bring you any more updates as they come into our newsroom. karina: there is also a search for this man -- francisco gonzalez. the sheriffs office says he shot and killed a man this morning

near alder and willow roads and a shelter-in-place order has been in place. this is a few miles from the brush fire we showed you. officials say he is armed and dangerous and you should not approach him. they're working with multiple agencies to search the area. >> we know he has a long gun. he's going to be able to shoot from a distance, so we want people to stay indoors and not come to the scene and figure out what's going on. karina: officials are calling the shooting a family disturbance. anyone with information should call 911. dan: a former ufc champion is being held without ale on suspicion of attempted murder after a car to car shooting in san jose. dustin dorsey has more on how the arrest is being received by the mma community. >> traffic was blocked for nearly two hours yesterday in south san jose. police say a man shot another driver in a separate car,

sending the man to the hospital. only one arrest was made -- a former ufc champion. >> he's not that kind of guy you would think would be involved in something like this. >> he's a combat sports reporter for espn and has gotten to know him well after covering the heavyweight fighter. learning he's now in jail suspected of attempted murder is something he never would have considered. >> mma is a sport that had a lot of characters, a lot of people involved in walks of life, some people getting in trouble a lot. velasquez was never that kind of guy. >> police arrested velasquez and he was booked into the santa clara county jail where he's being held with no bail. the arrest is being felt throughout the ufc community. >> complete shock. i've seen many people say of all the people in this sport, that

is a shocking name to be involved in something like this. >> velasquez is one of many ufc fighters to train in san jose, location a few miles away from where yesterday's incident occurred. police say the motive and circumstances surrounding this incident are still under investigation. >> i feel like there has to be some kind of reasonable explanation as to why this may or may not have happened. i can't speculate on any motives or things like that. >> velasquez denied our request for an interview from jail and will have his first court appearance wednesday at noon. dan: some bad news on the drought tonight. state water officials measured the snowpack in the sierra with ominous results for continued drought conditions well through this year. leslie brinkley checked in with the experts on what it means for us in the bay area. >> there was the infamous october storm followed by a

historically dry january and february. when the california part one of water resources measured the snowpack at the start of march, the number was bleak -- only 63% of normal water content. >> we are in a world of hurt here. i know we feel there are so many crises going on, whether it be covid, the un-housed, ukraine, this is a real crisis but i don't think people are going to realize it until the taps run dry. >> santa clara valley water said they may have to increase their mandatory conservation target and offer bigger incentives for things like ripping out lawns. wells could run dry. as they lay down plans to utilize supplemental supplies and purchase water -- if anything, conservation is now going in the wrong direction. >> most of us have been conserving 10% until february and this dry, crispy whether it

is causing people to turn on their irrigation again at a time when normally we would expect natural rainfall to be watering those landscapes. >> a 63% of normal snowpack after a january 1 snowpack of 157 percent is thwarting efforts to even predict what is next. >> our past forecast efforts have relied on historical patterns that no longer apply given the current changed climate conditions. >> and there's not much rain in the forecast. >> we are looking at the end of the wet season for this forecast . we will be continuing the drought conditions we have been in for the past two years. >> i'm leslie brinkley, abc7news. dan: it is not very encouraging. are we expecting any more snow in the future smirk we needed

snow in the future to mark mike: we do have some rain and snow in the short-term, but the long-term is not looking very good. let's talk about back to back to back -- three years. i went back to a 20. it was even worse. that's a trifecta you do not want to win. here's a look at the snow totals as we head thursday through saturday. as far as back here, we just live through history and san francisco -- that was the driest ever january and february, the second driest was all the way back in 1852. i will have to check the rest of the cities when i have time. an atmospheric river coming our way. there are some this turns and a new plot twist in the storm coming our way thursday into friday. i will talk about this been on the storm impact scale when we come back. karina: major-league baseball

commissioner announced hours ago that the first two series of the season are being canceled. they could not reach ed deal on a collective bargaining agreement. this would be the first time since the 1994-1995 season there has been a stoppage. >> they understand how important it is to our millions of fans to get the game on the field as soon as possible. we want an agreement with the players association as soon as possible. karina: the pairs association says it is committed to negotiating a fair deal. it called the lockout the culmination of a decades long attempt by owners to break our player fraternity. dan: new details on the bay area's missing falcon named annie. the falcon has been a fixture on top of the uc berkeley since 2017 but then she appeared to have flown the coop.

until now. and he has returned. those who keep track of the bird , never has a female disappeared during the peak of brady c -- breeding season to appear just one week later. karina: state of the union -- you can expect to hear from the president tonight. a bay area man struggling to keep track of his family living in the war zone of ukraine. nowadays, mediocre wifi just won't cut it.

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dan: in less than two hours, president biden will deliver his first official state of the union address. karina: it comes at a trying time for the country and the world. dan: liz kreutz is here with a preview. what are you hearing about what the president plans to say? >> those are three words to describe much of what we are going to hear from the president going to hear from the president tonight . inflation in the economy is the number one issue for americans. the president expected to tout growth in the economy and with all eyes on the situation in ukraine, the president is expected to talk about unity, how the country and the world are rallying against putin and to support democracy. this is what the department of energy secretary told me earlier today -- >> i think he will obviously talk about the ukrainian

situation and how, not just as a country, but as allies, the globe united against tyranny, the globe united against putin's war, and the impacts on the united states as well as our allies. on energy, on gas prices. the bottom line is the president is going to focus on reducing costs to people, addressing the issue in ukraine and building out the supply chain for manufacturing that technologies that will move us into that clean energy future. karina: we asked the secretary of she expects the president to announce any sanctions on russia's energy sector. she said she's going to leave that to the president but it is certainly under consideration. the president will call out putin during the speech tonight. he's going to save putin thought his invasion would divide the west and nato but he is wrong. that theme of unity is something

we will visually see in the chamber tonight. the first lady is bringing the ukraine ambassador to the u.s. as one of her guests. also many members of congress said they plan to wear yellow and blue, ukraine's colors to the speech tonight. dan: it might be very powerful. eric swalwell joined us on our 3:00 p.m. program and talked about the president addressing the rising costs of key items tonight. >> as a father of three kids in diapers who does the grocery shopping in our house, i'm seeing that every weekend. it is astronomically going up and that is because of supply chain issues and a little bit of greed on the corporate side that needs to be called out more, as to why corporations are realizing record profits while americans are paying record prices at the pump. dan: congressman small well says he has seen a certs of the speech so far and president

biden does have a plan on how to lower costs and increase wages. abc news coverage of the state of the union begins tonight and on the bay area streaming up as well. it of it -- it is available on fire tv, android tb, apple tv and roku. karina: new orleans is once again embracing fat tuesday after the pandemic pause. it's the last day of parades and feasting before the start of lent. trade routes are shorter than usual because there are not enough police and masks are required at indoor and public spaces there. san francisco is celebrating fat tuesday with free events. at 5:00, there is mardi gras at the fillmore district. there's also a mr. and -- mission district crawl with live performances. that's between 16th and 24th. online reservations are required. dan: some good stuff and great

weather for it. mike: let the good times roll. karina: did you get your cake? did you get the baby? mike: not this year. it is a big tradition in our family since we lived in louisiana for a while. let's look at our weather on the west coast. partly sunny tomorrow mccool to warm. that cool weather you felt at the coast deepens tomorrow but does not quite reach the inland neighborhoods. showers for thursday and friday and then winter winds whipping up a chill for friday, saturday and to a lesser extent, sunday. on the peninsula, upper 50's. san bruno, 11 degrees warmer. 71 in redlands city. we can see the breeze keeping

oakland and hayward in the 60's while everyone else is in the 70's. 54 at the coast, mid 60's elsewhere. dropping down into the 50's -- it will be warmer this evening. milder thanks to that blanket of clouds and temperatures will drop into the low 50's. the rest of us in the mid to upper 40's. for tomorrow, that blanket of clouds will cool us once again and we have a bigger push of low clouds into the bay and that will slow down the warm. 70 in santa rosa, 70's in the east bay. for the past 12 hours, we've been watching these high clouds roll in as this atmospheric river continues to pummel the northwest. that's the key to the change in the forecast. this low is putting eight kink in this atmospheric river. see it take a turn to the south?

these two were hooking up. look what it does to our rain. it slows it down, light to moderate through most of the more -- most of the morning commute. then with the counterclockwise flow, most of the rain will wrap around that low and the closer you are to the coast, the more likely you are to see rain. the farther inland, the less likely you are to see rain. look at these rainfall amounts -- a quarter to half inch in the coastal mountains to barely a 10th of an inch in the east bay valleys. we will all be significantly cooler. from 74 to 58, mid wind chill as winds gusts to 40 miles an hour. 50's saturday, slight chance of a shower and sunday, monday and tuesday, we start to warm up a little bit and more sunshine. we talk more about our chances

of wet weather friday and saturday and look at the possibility of a miracle march, next. karina: a historic move in the south bay -- the university president and why the appointment is so different for the university. dan: turning trash into treasure -- the work

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university. this breaks a 171 year tradition at that jesuit school. julie sullivan is the first layperson and woman named to that post. david louis sat down with her before the big announcement. >> the first lay and first woman president at this university, dr. julie >> sullivan. >>the unanimous choice of 64-year-old julie sullivan by a search committee and universities trustees is not only a seachange for santa clara but an apparent desire to bring a new perspective to the issues of social justice, diversity and allegations of sexual abuse. unlike the priests who have preceded her, she's a wife, mother of five and grandmother of nine. >> it involves a lot of coping skills a lot of empathy skills, a lot of skill to deal with change and the unexpected and i hope that ettore prepares me for this role. >> dr. sullivan was the first layperson and woman at st. thomas. at santa clara, she was selected

over 149 nominations and 58 applications, including jesuits. >> eligible jesuits at this time is a smaller pool. >> the previous president stepped down after complaints of inappropriate behavior. women on campus raised allegations of dragging and sexual assault. students are hopeful she would be the right leader at this time. >> she would be more caring and empathetic toward students. i think we all need that right now just because of everything that has happened on campus. >> dr. sullivan pledges to be accessible and supportive. the next step is proof of performance. university students say they are looking forward to what dr. sullivan promises will be an open door policy. she assumes office on july 1. karina: what do you get combine bamboo come up bottle caps, dominoes and trash of allstate -- all shapes and sizes

? you get anything you can imagine and there's new art exhibit in marin county that proves it. the county civic center is home to delusions of grandeur -- recycle-delic, pro-fusion art. you could see dozens of works of art made of in some cases, plain old trash. >> found objects, trash, stuffy collect on the beach, and he makes these incredible mosaic works of art that incorporate painting, drawing and stickers. karina: the art exhibit will be on display at the civic center until the end of may. dan: california calls for more sanctions against russia. karina: and a bay area man trying to keep track of his family stuck in ukraine. a shoplifting suspect chased down by a police dog now

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dan: new developments in ukraine where russia is escalating attacks, hitting a tower in -- hitting a tower with a missile in kyiv today, and hitti civil administration building, killing at least six people. the ukrainian president is calling the attack a war crime and is pleading for more help, including ukraine's admission into the european union. the united nations says 130 six civilians have been killed since russia invaded last week, more than 400 wounded. u.n. estimates 677 thousand people have fled to ukraine so far, most into neighboring poland. karina: ukraine's president is

calling for volunteers to help fight. he has created a new unit, the international lesion of territorial defense of ukraine. the consul general of ukraine in san francisco posted information, including an appeal to foreigners who want to help. governor newsom is calling for more sanctions against russia. the government has asked state run retirement systems like calpers to pull funds from investments related to russia. roughly one point $5 billion in funds has a connection to russia's financial markets. dan: in the meantime, a ukrainian man living in the bay area is trying to keep tabs on his grandmother's into different regions. stephanie sierra shares their story as they struggle to survive in kyiv. >> they can hear explosions day and night. >> he's watching the devastation unfold from the bay area, struggling through sleepless nights. his entire family is split up in kyiv.

>> hiding out in the subway system and the rest of my family has a bunker and they've gathered the supplies they can. >> pictured here is one of his grandmothers, sitting in a tiny younger beneath their home. every day, she takes turns cooking meals. bending up with families in frigid temperatures, wearing bulletproof vests. after living through world war ii at 14 years old, she tells her grandson she's ready to fight at age 83. >> she would do everything possible to defend ukraine. she said she would go out with a pitchfork. >> both of his grandmothers are separated in different locations. he's checking in with them every couple of hours, often hearing bombs going off in the background. >> one of my grandmothers, after spending three days in the subway said she would rather take the risk and stay at home and if she has to die, she has to die.

truly look into her eyes and seeing that fear, broken heart. >> the parents are coaches for the ukrainian rowing team and arrived in turkey days before the explosions hit kyiv. >> scary for those athletes because they tend to be younger folks. my dad is trying to distract them as much as possible. >> his mom and dad hiding out with 20 ukrainian athletes all separated from their families with little access to search for them. the bridges into the city have been blown up. the uncertainty increasingly painful. but he praises family will find each other and get to safety. karina: the news out of sonoma the suspect in a deadly shooting in monte carlo is in custody. several law enforcement agencies

have been searching for francisco gonzalez since 10 a.m.. community members spotted him late this afternoon near green valley school road and he was safely taken into custody. the person he is accused of shooting is a family member. dan: as we move on, we want to warn you this next story is difficult to watch and hear. there are new details tonight and the case of a brentwood police department canine that ripped the scalp off of the woman suspected of shoplifting. karina: she is now suing the police k-9 handler and the city. melanie woodrow has more on why police say a canine was used to search for shoplifting suspect and the command it's handler received. >> the police body camera video is so graphic at times that we cannot fully show it. on february 10, to be 20, talmika bates admits she shoplifting. bates and two others stole

approximately $10,000 worth of perfume. >> i was just a regular person like everyone else trying to make away and it escalated. >> she was in a getaway car that rammed a police cruiser according to the police report and seed in this video. the suspects later ditch the car. police apprehended one suspect hiding in a garbage can. she called the others who explained where they were hiding. >> in a bush and they keep looking at us and pointing over here. >> the brentwood police department canine, marco, and his handler found her. >> i just feel something attacking me like paws on my back. then i feel rips from the scalp here, here, here and teeth grinding. i thought i was going to die. >> terrified, bates called her mother. in a statement, the brentwood

police officers association says police dogs are often used to search these types of areas because a potentially armed suspect can conceal themselves and overgrown vegetation. according to the police report, he writes when marco comes into contact with the subject, he is trained to fight the first portion of the subject he comes into contact with. >> no warning, no come out with your hands up. that would have been better for me. take me to jail. >> the search command was the only command given. he writes in the report a canine warning was not given because he had no indication there were suspects in the area. when he heard someone shout something similar to get the dog off, he called for bates to come toward him and bring him the dog. he made his way toward her and took marco off the bite. marco was biting bates for approximately 60 seconds. >> all over perfume and

cosmetics. >> her attorney has filed a lawsuit against the officer. >> we want to bring attention to this officer and this out-of-control control german shepherd. neither one are fit to serve the community it is sworn to protect. >> i did not know the dog was going to bite me. >> you shouldn't run from the police. >> in a statement, the brentwood police department says this was reviewed by the use of force committee which found it to be within policy and law under the circumstances which involved a high-speed chase and collision with a police vehicle. bates says she has nightmares, memory loss and depression. >> i want the dog to be laid down. i want him to be fired. i want justice. >> the city of brentwood says the brentwood police department is not deploying the canine program since april 2021. it did not say why.

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four. some are labeling it mask confusion, but seems like mask fatigue. we are talking about the changing guidance for masks at school. santa clara lifted it indoor mandate starting tomorrow. officials are strongly recommending people wear their masks indoors in consideration of those still at risk. the announcement comes a day after state health officials lifted the indoor mask mandate at california public schools effective less than two weeks now, march 12th. we have been reporting this for so long. it's not a surprise that at the end of it all, it is still confusing. everything has been infusing from the start of the pandemic according -- in terms of the guidance we are getting. ama: i was on a tear yesterday. my husband did not even want to be in the same room with me. i didn't think it would apply to childcare facilities since they don't have the option of getting vaccinated, so i went off on --

we've gone this long to just throw our hands up in the air and say who cares, you get it anyway? dan: that's a good point because kids -- ama: school kids five and up, they have the option to get vaccinated. but we have to wait to see what the county -- we've come this far, i don't know. dan: two years on, we've had so many fits and starts about vaccines, masks, social distancing. it is a bit frustrating. karina: and different places, some people ask for your vaccine cards and some people don't. mike: i just keep wearing mine. that's the way i have handled it. i tried to block out the noise. i don't have the circumstances because my kids are older but i'm just going to keep wearing it for a while longer. dan: it doesn't hurt, i am too. karina: let's talk about fremont. it's not one of america's signature cities but here's why -- it's at the top of the latest

list of happiest places in the country. the list is compiled by wallethub. they compare more than 180 of the largest u.s. cities and 30 key indicators of happiness, including average income growth, leisure time and incidence of depression. the bay area was well represented, holding down three of the top five spots. san francisco and san jose placing third and fourth. california as a whole did great on that study. mike: what is in columbia, maryland? dan: cheap housing prices. ama: i was a little surprise with our housing prices to see our cities so high up there but i bet fremont people are saying we knew it all along. mike: it's the first time wallethub has had them add 1, 2, or three. karina: they say emotional and

physical well-being is one of the key indicators. dan: the oscars are doing something new and you can participate. this year, there's a fan favorite category and the academy has posted the movies leading so far including spider-man: no way home, suicide squad and seeing to. you have until thursday to vote for your favorite movie. you can also tweet at the academy with a oscars fan favorite or go to oscars fan favorite.com. anybody -- what are your favorites this year? i liked don't look up -- king richard probably two of my favorites. ama: i'm trying to think of the last movie i saw. [laughter] i saw that nomad one, but wait that was the last year. dan: i haven't seen any this year. mike: about the same as you. i apologize for not watching i just haven't had time.

i do have them slated to watch, i think it's a neat category. it doesn't cheapen the oscars in my mind. it may be makes them more relevant, trying to draw in a younger audience. karina: i haven't seen a lot of them, so i need to find some downtime. but being there ricardo's -- javier bar dam. i thought it was a fascinating account of their relationship and all the behind-the-scenes stuff that maybe we never knew. dan: i forgot about that one. ama: there is an everything hagel, and it's a -- everything bagel and it's a great compromise, but what about an ice cream form? jeni's splendid ice cream is bringing back the controversial flavor. cream cheese ice cream with

chunks of streusel with poppy seeds, onion and garlic. we might have to dig into that for a tasty thursday. have any of you tried this? dan: you lost me at onion and garlic. karina: i would still try it. mike: i would try it. i tried the garlic ice cream at the garlic festival in gilroy. ama: i think ice cream stick to sweet. i had at last year and every person that came to my house, i had them take a bite and everyone's reaction was -- it's not a pretty face. it just taste like onions. karina: the onion is too overwhelming. ama: then you tasted the next couple of hours and it's not what ice cream should be. everything bagels, let's stick with that. mike: maybe they should try

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dan: michael finney is here with a look at today's consumer headlines. >> the first one is extremely important. the formula recall we've been telling you about is being expanded after it was linked to a death of an infant. it joins the list of baby

formula being recalled by abbott nutrition. it's the new part of a larger recall announced earlier this month after products from the company's facility in michigan with linked to illness and babies. at least four infants have been hospitalized and one died from possible infection with the bacteria that may have been in the army love. prices for new and used cars continue to soar. the consumer financial protection bureau is working to prevent illegal auto possessions. the cfpb issued a compliance bulletin warning auto lenders against bad repose, emphasizing all repose must be by the book. the bulletin lists cases where rhe possession was illegally made, sometimes as a result of sloppy record-keeping. sometimes because they wanted to steal a car. huber is debuting a new feature that allows users to browse and book experiences like dining or

live events. uber explorer will offer suggestions based on past activity with uber and uber eats. consumers can purchase tickets directly from the app and book rights to the event. over explorer is debuting in select cities, including san francisco before they expand out. but do you want the company knowing everything you are up to? dan: probably better than a bunch of companies? karina: it is being billed as a huge bonanza to restaurant owners and consumers in country county -- contra costa county. this he is opening a new restaurant depot, the fourth in the bay area. the new 75,000 square-foot building on arnold industrial way will be a game changer for small business owners in contra costa county.

restaurant depot, it provides everything needed to run a restaurant from food to supplies to equipment at wholesale prices. it should be noted that it's open to everyone, not just restaurant owners. the site will also provide jobs for 60 people. dan: ferry service between san francisco and treasure island is finally here. mayor london breed says the service marks a significant step forward in realizing the transportation vision for treasure island. the service will run 16 hours a day seven days a week. when wayfarers are five dollars. children under four right for free. karina: she made a name for herself on jeopardy. dan: now some big

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karina: coming up after the state of the union, a special edition of news followed by jeopardy and wheel of fortune. then judge steve harvey and abc 7 news at 11:00. as we enter women's history month, we want to celebrate oakland jeopardy champion amy snyder. we spoke with amy about how she's been able to overcome adversity being a trans woman in the spotlight. but first, we had to get the details about something really

exciting -- her recent engagement. >> i need to know the insight -- we saw the picture of the two hands on top of each other. i said i'm pretty sure amy is with the nails, the blue and yellow, was at the warriors? >> that is correct. nuggets last week. how did she propose? how did all of this go down? >> i knew she was going to propose sometime in february. it was valentine's day and actually our anniversary when we started dating. she just suggested to some friends of ours, want to come hang out tuesday and have happy hour at our place. i didn't really think anything of it and then i had gone into the other room and came out and she was on one knee. her friends friends friends fri

they had hidden and someone was filming it and it was -- it completely shocks me in the moment and i said yes. >> i know while you're jeopardy rain was happening, you received all kinds of feedback. a lot of it really positive, but then a lot of it really negative, because as we know, when you are in the limelight and you are a person who is lgbtq or a person who is just for and in some other way, the haters come out. how did you deal with that? >> it was made easy by how much positive feedback there was. it made it a lot easier to ignore the negative feedback. ultimately, what my goal was, and i did reasonably well at it, was to ignore the haters, if you will. having so much more positive feedback than i expected made me realize things are scary right

now, for trans people there's been a lot of legislation being passed, but the fact is we have kind of one. once people start supporting lgbtq equality, they don't go back. this is the last gasp of the people trying to hold us down and i feel strongly that we are in the home stretch of this fight. obviously it's not done, but i feel like these are the last gasps of a movement and that made it easier to adore them. karina: congratulations again to amy. abc7news is streaming 20. you can get the bay area streaming app and join us whenever you want, wherever you are. that's it for us for abc7news at 4 p.m.. abc7news at 5:00 is next.

announcer: building a better bay area. this is abc7news. >> the ukraine continues into a six day with more deadly attacks. russian troops are being met with fierce resistance from ukrainians. thank you for joining us. >> you're watching abc seven news :00. today, russia escalated attacks, hitting a tower with a missile in kyiv, killing at least five. this is also targeted the sevillian square in ukraine's second-largest city, killing at least six. president zelensky called the attack a war crime and pleaded with