empty. we never imagined it would stay that way it would stay that way for so long. dan: so. . the work - - - - - - - businesses, we are seeing some signs there returning. food trucks returned to pre-pandemic location at front of valeo streets. it is a smaller lineup them before and the smaller group of customers, still a sign of progress. our reporter is live in the city with a look at the bigger picture of what it will take to bring people back into san francisco. reporter: masks are coming off covid restrictions are being lifted. some workers are returning to the office, but not everyone is ready. the mayor are hoping -- small business owners in the mayor are hoping many will soon. >> was very bad. we were scared to come in.

it was basically ghost town. reporter: he has on the stationary store it for eight years. he is still waiting for many customers to return. some of them, office workers. >> i never thought of shutting my business. that is our bread-and-butter. reporter: but there are encouraging signs. more people on the street and more people -- commuters in their car. nnouncing today they plan to start a hybrid work model on april 4, telling bay area employees they must work three days in the office. the other two from home. >> there is still a need to work in face-to-face interactions in creativity. looking forward to those companies coming back to san francisco. small businesses benefit from it. reporter: some workers are no hurry to get back. he is spending one day in the office. >> i enjoy the people connection. i miss it. it is good hybrid for me.

reporter: the mayor pushing for more employers to bring their workers back to the business district. her office saying the mayor has been working with the chamber of commerce and talking to business leaders about announcing a shared commitment to return to the office. we will have more specifics soon. there was a lot of report for -- support for san francisco and bringing workers back. we know things will look different moving forward to allow for more flexibility. reporter: weekly office attendance is about 25%. >> buildings are ready, safe, they have been for a year and a half. need people to have the right mentality. we need employers to say it is time to come back. reporter: a train percent increase in bookings since december. the busiest month is expected to be jim. more encouraging signs on the road to normal. shock is optimistic. >> i see a lot of momentum. i'm optimistic things are going to get better. reporter: later this week, mayor

breed will reveal details on that plan to work with employers to bring workers back to the office. because the city's long-term tax revenue would be depending on it. live in san francisco, abc 7 news. dan: my comes to building a better bay area as of the one issue that comes up a lot is the homeless. in about 10 minutes, are insider will join us live to give his perspective about a new group working on a solution. ama: within the past hour, a group gathered outside city hall to show support for ukraine. sky 7 was overhead as a small crowd came together around 5:00, many calling -- carrying the blue and yellow ukrainian flag. the group is making three demands. they want a no-fly zone for ukraine, an embargo on racial oil and gas prices and increase military and financial aid to ukraine.

let's get you caught up on the latest headlines from the war. multiple reports say russian forces have taken control of the first major ukrainian city. the mayor allowed appears the russians are increasing their indiscriminate attacks on civilians pet. >> where looking closely at what is happening in ukraine right now, they're taking account of it, documenting it. ama: as sanctions take effect, the value of the russian ruble has plummeted to a pressure -- record low of one cent on the dollar. many russian socks are nearly worthless. [closing bell] ama: u.s. stocks rebounded yesterday's loss. banking stocks led the rally. fed chairman announced interest

rate hikes later this month will likely be small and gradual. the dow gained almost 600 points. the s&p surged 80, nasdaq added 219. dan: as hundreds of thousands of ukrainians flee their countries of occult action. local nonprofits planning to help those lending in the bay area. as our reporter got up, they are counting on volunteers to step up. reporter: on the run from ukraine. more than 500,000 people already fleeing the country. local nonprofits are readying to welcome some of them to the bay area. she is a code directive -- codirector of refugee and immigrant transitions. >> we will be ready. reporter: refugee resettlement agencies are still working to settle afghan evacuees while building back resources. >> the dismantling of the resettlement agencies under the last administration. organizations have been overwhelmed. reporter: volunteer stepping up

to fill the void. >> we had an amazing turnout and outpouring of support from volunteers. reporter: volunteers will continue to be key as more and more ukrainians arrive here, looking to call the bay area their new home. >> it is very important we get people rallied behind this in a timely fashion and prepared for the impacts -- influx to become. reporter: the nonprofit is helping organize volunteers. >> we have a need for helping these families adjust to life in the states. this can be a thing from getting a drivers license to enrolling children in schools. reporter: the most urgent need is for immigration lawyers willing to work pro bono. >> ideally, these attorneys are russian or ukrainian speaking, a lot of of this documentation will beat in russian or ukrainian and a lot of the families will have a language barrier. reporter: another barrier is

housing. it is unclear how many ukrainians will land in the area, finding homes will be tough. >> we might have children who are orphaned. if you can offer housing to families or orphaned children, is another thing we are looking into. please reach out. reporter: if you cannot give of your time, you can donate by going to their website. >> the goal is $2 million. five minutes ago, we were at $1.5 million. please feel free to donate there. dan: to get the latest information about what is happening in ukraine, you see bay area streaming tv app. our 24/7 livestream has all the networks special reports as well as our local newscast. the streaming app is available for roku, amazon fire, apple or android tv. ama: we have new information tonight about the woman charged and child abduction case in

sunnyvale. she made a court appearance today. she is accused of kidnapping, child endangerment and vehicle theft. court documents feel it -- reveal she admitted to seeing and hearing a baby while the child's mother was unloading groceries. a police officer found the two-year-old in the abandoned part, hours later in an office park. he was left strapped in his car seat in a soiled diaper for 13 hours with no food or water. amazingly, he is doing ok. she was ascended attorney as expected back in port friday to enter a plea. there's outpouring of support for former u.s. -- ufc champion accused of attempted murder. some say cain velasquez was only trying to defend his family when he shot into a vehicle monday. dustin dorsey was in court today and explains what may have led to the shooting. reporter: former ufc champion cain velasquez made his first court appearance today in san

jose. these photos capture the moments alaska stood before the judge, accused of attempted murder and a car chase and shooting monday afternoon in south san jose. a large crowd of supporters wearing free cain shirts filled the courtroom. >> he is a good person. everybody knows it. especially the guys were close to him. we know he would never have done such a thing if the person didn't really cross the line. reporter: arraignment was postponed until next monday at the request of his legal team. he will continue to be held without bear -- fail due to the severity of the charges. the judge approved three restraining orders. >>'s actions on february 28 were reckless. reporter: prosecutors say velasquez shot into a truck in which 40-year-old harry goularte

tate junior was riding with his mother and stepfather friday afternoon. during a high-speed chase from his home in sin -- san jose. he was charged and released last week and was on his way to get him ankle monitor at the time of the shooting. >> our office requested that defendant be detained as well, we believe he was a risk to public safety. the court disagreed with us and agreed he could be released without bail. reporter: the gunfire monday night hit the stepfather, who was driving and is not a suspect in the molestation case. his mother operates a home daycare center velasquez has been a client of for two years. sky 7 got a video of the home. the daycare center is currently not operating. >> it is unfortunate that he took the case into his own hands rather than waiting on the criminal justice system. reporter: alaska's was arrested

monday without resistance and booked into santa clara county jail. the semi automatic handgun used in the shooting was legally permitted by the alaska's. the charges include attempted murder, shooting at an occupied vehicle and assault with a firearm. dan: a lot more to come. water, water, everywhere but not a drop to drink? what if the answer to our drought is off our coast line? ama: if you goat -- got a child tax credit, it might get co

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better bay area by helping those living on the streets. 32 griggs launched an initiative in san francisco that they think and solve homelessness. it is a new nonprofit called urban vision alliance. the group wants to change state and local laws to create more housing for homeless individuals and drive down the cost to build that housing. one of the first projects is with the salvation army, upping a nonprofit add 1500 beds of traditional housing in san francisco. >> we are going to continue to grapple with mental illness, poverty and other root causes of homelessness. what we should be able to do is create enough infrastructure to catch people where they fall. to provide a working system to provide them the care they need and have a functioning city as well. dan: this effort to create more transitional housing could make a big difference. members of urban vision alliance include will state, design, engineering and construction

firms as well as nonprofit and community organizations. get some perspective from our insider. he is live with us. this approach -- is this approach generally new? is is that groundbreaking? reporter: j j j last couple of words used there. it was a working city as well. in other words, the goal is to provide a framework, a basis.... housing for the homeless, help for the homeless, while maintaining a working city. that is where the gap has been in san francisco. while we have a lot of attention paid on the homeless and their problems, it doesn't necessarily include the problems being faced by people who are stepping over the homeless, working in places where the homeless congregate, having to deal with it as well.

to become an additional rather than just the coalition for homelessness, which is keye into helping the homelessness. bring a wider perspective to it. second, trying to raise the tens of millions of dollars that are going to be needed for the salvation army to expand to the 1500 beds they are talking about. dan: obviously that is one challenge, raising money. what other challenges do you expect them to face? reporter: for years, san francisco has been on the forefront of the idea of what they call harm reduction when dealing with drugs and mental health. what you try to do is make sure everyone is ok until they decide to get sober. we do it with clean needle exchanges, safe sites to inject in. we are not saying you have to get sober, we are saying we have to make sure you're ok until you

decide to. this, the salvation army model, is along the old alcoholics anonymous and narcotics anonymous, which is bright he is key. to get out, get a job, get sober. that is a change in thought. our city hall and the other nonprofits, how are they going to feel about that? dan: that is step one. you know the city as well as anybody. does this group have a chance to get laws and regulations change to make housing more available to those folks who are in need? reporter: that is what they are pushing for. part of that is by recognizing the fact that the community has to be involved. not just as windowdressing. we already have community meetings, at 4:00 in the afternoon, most people are working. the idea is to get something going here. possibly, sober living is more attractive to your neighborhood than a house where it is allowed

the other behavior to go on. we are going to have to see. there's millions of dollars heading this direction. we will see how it is. this is a sizable group. it is off to start. if you're going to build a better bay area, you have to do more than aspire, you have to have results. dan: thanks. ama: checking today's pandemic headlines by the numbers, your than 4000 coronavirus patients are hospitalized in california. the test positive the rate is down to 2.6%. the last bay area county has lifted its indoor mask mandate. you can now go inside a santa clara county business without a mask, regardless of vaccination status. the general manager at a train for our fitness says it is time. >> we ask about every day. they'd been waiting for the state for a long time. we seen masks thrown up in the

air like graduation hats, everybody so excited to take the mask off. ama: the county health officer says masks are still recommended indoors. dan: let's turn our attention out to the weather. maybe some rain? ama: we will be indoors in a couple days. sandhya: unless you want to get outside and where those heavy coats and grab the umbrellas. things are going to be changing. i'm happy to report we have brain in the forecast. on that note, let's look. in fall season to date, as a vote, oakland, still above average. notice how far we are behind in in his 8, 60 8% of average. 86% santa rosa, 97% san francisco. we need rain. we have two opportunities. verse system is just our west. the second is west of the pacific northwest. is an atmosp. we are not going to get a soaker. had a bit, fog is still around

and visibility is low. just over two miles in half moon bay. the dense fog this morning is going to be around tonight. be careful if you're driving. above, the clouds, temperatures in the upper 50's to 60's. it was cooler, there were still temperatures getting into the low and mid 70's for our warmest inland valleys. here live the is from our cameras. he the fog from golden gate bridge. -- you see the fog from golden gate bridge. areas of dense fog, spotty showers in the morning. unsaddled friday and saturday. there is a possibility of high elevation snow. morning temperatures in the 40's and 50's. visibility will be low or we have fog, ceilings may lift a bit. maybe showers around in the northern end of our viewing area. 50's and 60's tomorrow. a cooler day. even colder as we go towards friday as onshore winds ramp up and colder air mass moves in.

continuing saturday, it is going to feel like winter from temperatures going above average 12 below normal this weekend. light, level 1 system tomorrow through saturday. gusty winds, especially friday going into saturday. so chance down to 2500 feet. tomorrow morning, a little drizzle. light to moderate rain in the northern end of our viewing area. in time, still not going far. by evening we start to see some showers. best possibility along the coast and north bay. by friday a few light showers starting across other parts of the region. as we had in the saturday, matt hamilton, tet -- mount hamilton, potential is there for some snow. rainfall totals, .02 inland, we will have to take anything we can get. winds will be ramping up. friday morning gusting along the coast, 45 to 50 miles an hour. then things will winds down.

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dan: amid such pressing issues as the war in ukraine and the state of the economy, president biden called for improving the protection of children's online privacy. >> it is time to strengthen privacy protections. ban targeted advertising to children. demand tech companies stop collecting personal data on our children. dan: reporter david lui has reaction from privacy advocates in the bay area on why this is an issue that cannot be delayed. reporter: children's advocates are worried that pandemic has led to kids spending more time than ever online. sometimes school, also for entertainment and social media. who is monitoring their privacy? a new pairs pull survey shocked its ceo. clocks half the people -- parents we surveyed, were not regularly monitoring with their kids do online. 80% were very concerned about

online privacy. reporter: what is the harm? the research says there more -- abstracted the children that collect location data of kids and have no detected privacy policy. a bipartisan effort underway in congress to update the 1998 children's online privacy protection act. a concern is that out of 9 million apps, many that should identify as aimed at children do not. >> almost 400,000 apps are directed toward children. the app stores, disclose between 10 thousand and 20,000 apps. reporter: in some cases, an app originally attended -- intended for adults may have broadened their appeal to kids. says that revision also seeks to broaden the lot to include teens up to 16. >> that is a major step forward. currently it is 12 and under. to strengthen the protection of children and teens data so it

can't be absorbed by large tech companies are basically trying to shatter them everywhere they go. -- shadow them everywhere they go. dan: protecting kids online is a big issue. tonight, a look at what california is doing to protect them from predators and themselves. >> this group of people is already safe. ama: ukrainians with disabilities. they are refugees who need extra help. tonight

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. dan: in ukraine president claimed that 9000 russian soldiers have been killed since the start of the invasion. a very different story from russia's defense ministry, which released a casualty report sing 498 russian servicemembers of been killed. several reports say russian forces have taken the a -- southern port city of kherson. explosion to keep and kharkiv

today. as the war continues, and intensifies. there is a california-based nonprofit that is helping ukrainians with disabilities flee to neighboring countries. ama: abc 7 news reporter luz pena has more on the volunteers putting their lives at risk to save some the most vulnerable refugees. reporter: it is a daring rescue that requires going into the war zone to help ukrainians with disabilities flee. >> they are on the ninth floor. they raise this alarm that there can be a bombing. they don't have the time to go downstairs. reporter: she is leaving the critical efforts for the california-based organization johnny and friends international refugee center. her husband enlisted to fight for their country. she is helping stranded ukrainians with disabilities. about 24 hours ago, she shared with the ceo of the nonprofit how they helped evacuate 35

people, including 15 with disabilities. >> week paraplegia or are in wheelchairs. we had 11 people in wheelchairs, also for kids. reporter: according to the ukrainian government, there are over two point 6 million people with disabilities in their country. now, johnny and friends international disability center is gearing up to begin their second mission. >> in eastern ukraine, their care facilities and orphanages were we have heard that the staff are abandoning some of these individuals. reporter: johnny is a well-known disability advocate, hurt nonprofit provides a two the community around the globe. their focus is ukraine. where is your team finding people disabilities? are they knocking on doors? going to hospitals? how are they finding them? >> we are working through vast network of churches, nonprofit

organizations, medical institutions. most of these people are sequestered away on the fifth or sixth floors of apartment buildings. reporter: their mission continues, these long tears -- the first group of ukrainians with disabilities are now in the netherlands. >> we thank god we could cooperate with the local governments, we feel relaxed that this group of people is already safe. ama: ukraine took center stage of the president's up state of the union address. he also touched on to messick issues. that includes keeping kids safe on social media. it trades general from eight states including california announced an investigation into tiktok. specifically, they want to learn more about how the social media platforms effects kids and how it might influence them to spend more time on the app. when it comes to kids and social media safety, a bill in the california state legislature is

focused on that. reporter: two californiaiforni lawmakers are already working to hold big tech accountable, with a bill requiring stronger privacy protections for children and safeguards as a surf the internet. >> when we are dealing with kids, whose brains are still forming, i think it is important we put is made guardrails as possible to keep them safe. reporter: assemblywoman buffy waites and george cunningham put forth a proposal after a 2020 law in the u.k. which forced tech companies to make changes. >> since their bill has been signed into lots of google has made safe search the default browsing mode for kids under the age of 18. youtube has turned off auto plate for users under the age of 18. tiktok does not push notifications after certain time. reporter: children are particularly vulnerable to social media. according to develop mental

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complicated. claudia is raising two boys ages 10 and 13. last year, she received $3000 over six months to support her sons. >> helped with small items, being able to get other things, things like orthodontics. reporter: any money received -- anyone who received the tax credit last year should've received a letter like this the irs that outlines how much money he received from the benefit. laura is with the accounting firm eisner advisory group. >> most people should have received 50% of their child tax credit in white 21. what you can expect -- 2021. reporter: you need to take the total amount of your credit last year, outlined in this letter, 6419. you need to input that total on form 8812.

you will get a matching credit, either as an increased refund, or the amount owed will be reduced. don't let the tax form scare you from claiming the rest of your credit. claudia works with the children's council of san francisco and has been active getting the information out about the tax credit. >> it is straightforward. all you need to do is take your letter from the irs. reporter: if you didn't get the letters, make sure you log onto the irs portal to get it. if you input incorrect information, your tax refund could be delayed significantly. >> the return you file has to match this letter. otherwise your return will be set aside to be processed at a much later time. reporter: ross says the irs has yet to get through 25 million returns from 2020. if you file your taxes incorrectly, your refund could be delayed by months. the treasury department, bases

and credit on your 2020 return. if you welcomed a new child into the family last year, he may not have gotten the credit you deserve. if you didn't file a return in 2028, you may not have gotten your credit. >> your child will not have generated credit for you. there wasn't mechanism to get it started if you weren't getting it in 2020. you will file your 2021 return, it will be credited with your tax refund. reporter: some families may have been overpaid the child to -- tax credit because they now have your children. some may have opted out because they didn't qualify, but received the credit anyway. as families will have to repay it in the form of a lower refund or higher payment. there are exceptions, but not many. >> if they were lower income, they get to keep it. because they are up the income scale, there are payback

requirements. even if they didn't want to end the irs sent it, they would have to get back as they hit those income levels. reporter: still confused? consult with united way's pretax program for the children's council of san francisco. >> we want to make sure -- free tax program or the children's council san francisco. reporter: we have important links, like the one to the article claudia just mentioned. you can find all that abc7news.com. just look for 7 on your side. you can also go there to leave your personal tax questions. we will answer them live friday, from 3:00 to 7:00. ama: the storm impact scale ismp back in the forecast this week. we could see rain as soon as tomorrow. when the storm arrives. you've heard us say we need the rain because of california's

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america in san diego. the carlsbad facility has vernon capacity. >> represents 10% of the san diego region's water supply on annual basis. it provides the reliability they need. reporter: the licensing process for huntington beach is stretched on for more than a decade. concerns have ranged from potential impact on sensitive marine life to the costs of the facility, an estimated $1.4 billion. heather cooley is director of research at the pacific institute in oakland. >> our research finds that seawater desalination means among the most expensive water supply options. california communities still have cheaper options, water conservation and efficiency, for example. reporter: several weeks ago, the company signed a nonbinding agreement to address another criticisms of the carbon footprint. it is the result of the energy required for the desalination process.

poseidon pledges to work toward using 100% renewable energy. >> i think renewables would be a better strategy then using electricity from the grid, which include some fossil fuels. i think a better strategy is to avoid that energy use. reporter: supporters argue the cost and technical challenges are just part of the price california will have to paint moving forward in the face of climate change and worsening drought cycles. >> there is no cheap water supplies that are sitting out there that water managers haven't scooped up a long time ago. the next increment of water supply is expensive. ama: the final but was scheduled in a matter of weeks, it has not been pushed back to mate to give the company time to work with the coastal commission on its mitigation plan. dan: we look for solutions to growing crisis. let's talk about some rain coming. ama: nice to see the storm

impact scale again. sandhya: it's been so long, generous seventh, we had measurable rain. let me show you the pacific northwest. they are getting the wet. but it is heading in our direction. it is light storm beginning tomorrow morning, a little drizzle, light to moderate rain in the north bay first. then the system plays tag with the coast. we will see spot eat showers going into friday. it turns to a mix of rain and snow going into saturday. higher elevations will be seeing the snow. 50's and 60's on the temperatures. a cooler thursday. mountain snow. winter weather 2500 feet. up to 13 inches for the peaks. if you're planning weekend travel, carry those chains, up to a foot by sunday morning. fog in showers, level 1 system through saturday. looking at a spotty wintry mix and windy weather between friday and saturday. that is nice to say.

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be proactive about managing your symptoms by talking to your doctor about twice-daily xiidra. like i did. i prefer you didn't. xiidra. not today, dry eye. >> abc 7's with larry beil. larry: trading jimmy has just become more

complicated. he needs surgery on his throwing shoulder. he is not going to be able to throw until july. a team to a parson will be assuming summers. injuries, the reason the 49ers felt they had to recruit someone else. he has an ankle issues, needed surgery on his acl a few years ago. he may be the only proven quarterback available for teams to trade this off-season. here is general manager on jimmy garappalo. >> is a big part of what we've done. he is still a part of us. until that changes, we feel blessed that he is. right now, i'm worried about that for the niners and jimmy. as far as anything else, we have had some discussions with teams and will continue to. as of right now, he is a part of us. larry: nba news, the warriors practiced in dallas today.

some familiar faces back on the court. draymond green, after missing 24 games with a back injury. we hear he looked good and was talking smack. klay thompson, missed the last couple of games with the non-covid related illness. james wiseman has yet to play a single game this season. honors for saint mary's basketball. thomas cousy was named six men of the year in the west coast conference. bennett was named coach of the year for the fourth time. coming off a huge upset of number one gonzaga on saturday. getting ready for the west coast conference tournament. they are the two seed. they will play until monday, march 7. >> was definitely a big win. hopefully this year will be remembered by what we do in march and conference tournament and the term after, not this when we just had on saturday. >> you can feel it.

everything kind of aligned. it's why it is called march madness. >> at least in america, it is every kids dream to play in march madness. it is win or go home now. larry: basketball is a welcome distraction for the his father is a police officer, still in ukraine. the rest of his family got out of the country. he is from western ukraine, near poland. he admits it is hard to watch what is happening in his country right now. >> we need help. we need support. it is hard to focus on routine things, like homework's, school basketball, right now, best buy helps a lot. when you are on the court, you forget everything for two hours. larry: this tennis match up in the monterey open in mexico has extra meaning.

prize my from the tournament to the ukrainian army. svitolina originally said i'm not playing anyone from russia. then decided, better than not playing, let me go out there and crush my russian opponent, which she did, 62 -- 6-2-2 dan: what an interesting dynamic. larry: she also admitted, her opponent has nothing to do what what is happening in ukraine. ama: coming up tonight on abc 7, starting 8:00's of invisible birds of than the wonder years as of the connors and home economics. then a million little things at 10:00, followed by abc7news at 11:00. abc7news is streaming 24 seven. get the app and join us whenever

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♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is "jeopardy!" let's meet today's contestants-- a director of strategy from calgary, alberta, canada... a writer and legal assistant originally from louisville, kentucky... and our returning champion-- a homemaker from pittsburgh, pennsylvania... ...whose 1-day cash winnings total... [ applause ] and now hosting "jeopardy!"-- ken jennings. [ applause ] thanks, johnny. welcome, everyone. our new champion, margaret shelton, pulled off an impressive win in yesterday's show, defeating a strong champion

in four-day winner, christine whelchel. it's a good chance we'll be seeing christine again this fall in the tournament of champions, but in the meantime, let me welcome christie and ujal to the show. good luck to all three of you. let's dive into the jeopardy! round, where you'll be dealing with these categories. first... then... good news... then... and finally... with "wise" in quotation marks. margaret, off you go. the man in the director's chair for $200. - ujal. - who is spike lee? - yes. - calendar, $200. - ujal. - what is six? - right. - calendar, $400.

the answer there is the first daily double.