reportedly using bombardments to terrorize ukrainian cities into submission. the second run of talks scheduled to begin this morning. kumasi: san francisco's homelessness issue. the new model that differentiates this from previous attempts. reggie: drew is tracking some light showers this morning and a chance of rain for every body tonight. kumasi: good morning, everybody. it is thursday, march 3. reggie: we are going to start with the weather. drew: live doppler 7 is going be very popular this morning. we are going to zoom into the north bay, or we find some showers at this hour. i've doppler seven showing you this light rain right now. we do have a pop of yellow over san francisco right now. we do see an isolated downpour, but you will notice that as we back out, we will put this into motion over the last two hours, and this line of initial rain is really focused in the north bay.

we anticipate any rain to stay along the north bay and stay back offshore. it will not move south and inland. the south bay and in lynn east bay, you will likely remain dry. showers in the forecast through saturday. tomorrow, the winds will pick up. this morning, the best chance of the showers will be in the north bay i knew in. that best chance is along the coast. angst quite down along the afternoon, expecting quite skies, but we will show you the time on coming up in a few minutes. reggie: developing's, second round of talks between ukraine and russia scheduled to begin this morning in belarus. cubs as russia increases attacks across ukraine, as troops are pushing toward marie callender's --kyiv. jobina: president biden will meet other leaders soon. there are five major ukrainian cities that are surrounded right now. overnight, russia claimed to seize a city in eastern ukraine,

but officials say that 40 mile long convoy of russian troops has stalled about 17 miles outside of kyiv. there is growing concern about local residents. there are reports that russia has intensified attacks in civilian areas. crating officials report more than 2000 casualties since the start of the invasion. >> these are military targets. these are places where civilians work and families live. this is shameful. jobina: the u.n. says more than one million refugees have left ukraine since russia began its invasion of the country a week ago. last night, the u.s. house overwhelmingly approving a nonbinding support to ukraine and that they will not recognize any russian leader or government installed through reggie: the use of force. reggie:thank you. to get the latest on this crisis as it happens, you can use our abc 7 area streaming tv app. our 20 47

kumasi: a person took off after hitting a pedestrian after 4:30 yesterday afternoon. there is no description of the driver of the vehicle involved. a deadly crash in oakland. the driver of a stolen band was trying to outrun police when the van caught fire and killed the person inside. sky seven was over this crash site at 64th and s no avenue. ethanol avenue. the police put out a spike strip that popped the valence tires, then the van caught fire. >> unfortunately, within the van was accelerant. once those tires caught fire, the entire van was engulfed in flames. kumasi: two officers were injured trying to pull the

driver from the band. they were treated for birds and other injuries. the chief says his officers did not chase the man, but a police helicopter was tracking it. reggie: happening today, governor newsom will be at san clark county for a new effort to treat homelessness and calvert appear the plan includes community-based care and support for those struggling with mental health and substance abuse. officials say many of those in need of care are experiencing homelessness. in san francisco, there is a new coalition trying to truckle -- trying to tackle homelessness. it is something we focus on as we try to build a better bay area. it brings together 32 different public and private organizations, and climbs to be unlike anything the city has tried before. our news reporter was at the launch. reporter: it is one of san francisco's most pressing issues. >> people feel like it is hopeless. they feel like almost miss is unsolvable. reporter: on wednesday, a new coalition officially launched in

the city. a group that brings together 32 partners from both public and private sectors, their goal is simple -- to address the city's pervasive almost as problem once and for all. >> we have seen alliances that produce policy, alliances that raise money and checks, but we have not seen alliances that unlock the private sector to play a leadership role. reporter: the group says its unique public funding model differentiates it from other models. they want to provide more housing and wraparound services for people at lower costs. one provider says is part of the partnership, they are looking to add 1500 new beds. >> providing pangsom we thinkhe city and county oftohe city and >> county government. >>some of the supervisors i have met are frustrated and are ready to try anything. reporter: many of whom say it is

their constituents top worry. >> it is an economic challenge, a humanitarian crisis, something we have to get a handle on. reporter: with the problem seemingly getting worse year after year, the coalition says they are determined to make a mean change. >> at the end of the day, we want to put folks on a path so that they no longer need assistance, are no longer dependent, and we really have an opportunity to restore hope and dignity in so many folks that have lost their way. reporter: in san francisco, tim johns, abc 7 news. kumasi: this morning, look at the future of working from home. as covid restrictions lift, google has announced that its bay area employees will have to work from the office. here's more on the plan and what this could mean for struggling downtown areas. amy: good morning. google employees have one more month to be home full time, then they will be required to return

to the office at least part time. that could help downtowns that are looking for signs of life, looking to come back to life, looking for more activity. google has offices in san francisco. that is where the downtown is starting to show more signs of life. one woman says she is working with business leaders about announcing a shared commitment to get people act the office. the chamber of commerce is also part of that effort, advocating for those small shops and restaurants that rely on downtown for traffic. they hope to commence workers that there are advantages to coming back in. >> i think people are ready, ready to get back to work, to collaborate. zoom is not going away. that is still an incredibly efficient way for us to do business, that there is still reason for face-to-face interactions and creativity. looking forward to those come face coming back to san francisco. employees in the suit -- in the

street and small businesses benefiting from it. amy: travel reports bookings at the moscone business convention center say they are up since december. back here at google, employees will have to return at least three days a week, starting on april 4. the perks will be here for them. free food, a shuttle, they really want to encourage people to come back in here. reporting live in the south bay, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. drew: 5:08 and we are tracking showers coming in. a sweep across the region and we find that rain right now in the north bay. personal a bit closer. we have a downpour that is set up just south of bodega bay as it moves into parts of marin county and sonoma county. a brief downpour along because. some light rain falling around santa rosa. welcome news in the north bay come with light rain. even middletown has some light

rain. unfortunately, the storms focus this morning stays in the north bay. most in the south anas bay will remain dry today. we have shower chances through saturday, so this energy kind of lingers over the next couple of days. tomorrow, the winds turn gusty along the coast. we could see them up to 50 mph. cold air really moves in. hour-by-hour, the showers are mainly focused in the north bay. by noon, we could see a shower in the city and along the coastline, but later on today, things are pretty quiet. it muscle club this afternoon, before light rain tries to be been late tonight and early tomorrow morning. here is live doppler 7. the storm we're talking about, the energy is really focused in southern california later today. it is a lot of cloud, morning light showers, better chances in the north bay and along the coast. everybody will feel the cool down. we are going into the upper 50's and lower 60's, significantly cooler than much of last week. we will talk about with the seven-day has in the future.

but first, the roads. jobina: we are, for the most part, looking pretty good. a wise look in oakland, because this is our 880 at the coliseum camera. if you're traveling northbound on 880 right at 66, it looks like we have a crash on the offering. no injuries have been reported, which is good news. the golden, nice and light this morning. yesterday around this time, it was completely fogged in. that is not an issue for your commute today. our drive times are improving as well, compared yesterday. raisi to dublin, seven minutes. reggie: thank you. storage pricing at the theater. the charge for more on certain movies. kumasi: ufc champion charged with potential murder. the person he is potentially targeting and why. reggie: the most important green deal since 2015. to be plastic pollution. kumasi:

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reggie: new details about a former ufc champion charged with attempted murder and more. he is now being held without bail. this morning, we are learning about who he was potentially targeting in a shooting one day and why. our news reporter explains prosecutors feel velasquez took the law into his own hands. reporter: a former ufc champion is in court wednesday, formally charged with attempted premeditated murder and multiple gun assault charges. the santa clara county das office says he fired at least seven rounds, shooting into a truck and injuring one person. this happened monday afternoon, during what is being described as an 11 mile high speed chase. >> there may be some people who really understand the motivations of the defendant in this case. his actions on february very reckless. reporter: that so-called

motivation, passenger inside the truck velasquez was said to be targeting. he was not injured in the shooting, but prosecutors have accused him of molesting a last as's -- velasquez's four-year-old relative. >> after deputies interviewed the child and other parties involved at this daycare, they determined that a sexual assault occurred. reporter: the man was charged and released last week. according to the das office, he was on his way to get an ankle monitor at the time of the shooting. sky seven was over the home daycare center, which his mother operates. i checked with the states social department and found that his last inspection was as recent as january 11. according to the facility evaluation report, a supervisor noted the licensing states adults over the age of 18 years old residing in the home are herself, her spouse, and her son , harry. all adults residing in the home have terminal background check

clearance, signed criminal record statements, and tb tests. the sheriff's office says harry's mother voluntarily shut down the daycare for the ongoing investigation. >> as of right now, we have 20 plus juvenile children that come and go throw this daycare. reporter: coinciding with the day the shooting, the state served harry, demanding he be removed from the home and have no contact with any clients. the das office said it is unfortunate velasquez took the case into his own hands, rather than waiting on the carmel justice system. >> it is our belief that based on what we know, there was legitimate claim of self-defense under the law. reporter: in san. kued and 75 county signed off on a treaty to create a legally binding agreement to

battle the plastic issue worldwide. supporters believe this is a big first step because it addresses the entire lifecycle of lusty pollution, including production, design, and disposal. >> it's only the end of the beginning. we have lots of work ahead of us, but it is the beginning of the end of the scourge of plastic on this planet. for that, i think i am extremely grateful and proud to be in this room. i think we will look back on this as a day for our our and grandchildren. thank you. kumasi: this campaign is considered to be the most important green deal since the parents agreement in 2015. reggie: while life expanse of walnut creek is not moving anytime soon. the city council just approved a new lease that will keep them on site for the next 30 years. there is an option to extend the lease to 50 years, until 2072. the wildlife is now

upgrades. the city council just unanimously approved making oaklands flex streets program permanent. it started in 2020 as a way to make it easier for businesses to get permits to use outdoor space for park let's. they say the program helps his misses and contribute to the city revenue. kumasi: are you going to the movies this weekend? you might have to pay extra to see that latest superhero flick. amc is introducing variable pricing. tickets to "the batman" could cost more than other movies playing at the same theater at the same time. we checked in san francisco. amc is charging one dollar extra for tickets for "the batman." the company ceo says this is something they've been doing years in europe and are just now trying it out in the u.s. drew: companies are getting creative now. kumasi: just trying to make up for the pandemic. reggie: this surprises me,

because so many people are staying home and watching movies. some movies are going directly to tv. drew: i wait. reggie: you want us to come out and pay more? kumasi: they have to find a way to make up more money. reggie: discount. kumasi: bankrupt. drew: if you are a huge fan, you're going to go anyway. they capitalize on that. reggie: it's not even a couple months anymore. it is weeks. drew: it's like two weeks. kumasi: fairpoint. reggie: they have trained us. drew: they have. here we go. let's talk about the rain. live doppler 7, we are tracking showers, really focused in the north bay. that is where they will stay for much of the morning. and along the coastline, i think the east bay southbay are mainly dry with a lot of cloud cover. i want to track this down for moving on shore into the north

bay. you can see these pops of yellow and orange. it is moving to the northeast at about 20 mph. around 6 a.m., we could see a heavy shower through santa rosa. if it holds together, close to 7 a.m., middletown could see a steadier shower. where we have that rain, visibility is reduced. elsewhere, we are doing much better when it comes to visibility. waking up to numbers in the 40's and 50's right now. as we take a look at future weather, this morning is 1030 -- is 10:30. later this afternoon, it looks pretty quite out there. mostly cloudy skies. tonight into tomorrow, there is a line of light showers. it is light and scattered in nature. we will see some sunshine. as we go late into friday and early saturday, there's another pulse of energy that looks to move through. saturday during the day, it looks pretty dry. a lot of sunshine to start the weekend. this is the next three days. there is not a lot of rainfall,

because of these scattered light showers in nature. we are talking about less than .25 inches of rainfall. the forecast shows you the atmosphere is unsettled for the next couple of days. there is no big washout. we will feel much cooler air moving in here, stuck in the 50's to start the weekend. sunshine returns to warm those temperatures near 70 by next week. kumasi: thank you. coming up, the seven things to know this morning. reggie: a decision about a lawsuit over pop art. kumasi: a jetblue pilot pulled off a plane. reggie: the sleep number 360® smart bed is on sale now. why choose proven quality sleep from sleep number? because the sleep number 360® smart bed is really smart. it senses your movement and automatically adjusts to help keep you both comfortable all night. it's also temperature balancing, so

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drew: if you're joining us their seven things to know this money. we are tracking a level 1 storm this morning. the best chance is in the north bay and along the coast. later this afternoon, cooler in the 50's and 60's. kumasi: number two, ukraine and russia are scheduled to hold another meeting in belarus. ukraine is warning that russia is moving toward a new strategy of direct impacts on ukrainian cities. reggie: number three, democrats say judge bronk jackson get underway march 21.

they hope to have her confirmed for the senate seat easter recess. kumasi: number four, a new collaboration of 32 organizations is hoping to solve the homelessness issue. this alliance will work to change state and local laws to create more housing for the on house. reggie: number five, it is time to return to the office for google employees, at least part-time. starting april 4, the company says workers will shift to a hybrid model, three days on-site and today's remote. jobina: number six, we have a commuter alert from bta. the maintenance work is still underway, so the blue and green lines will be replaced. kumasi: number seven, tiktok is under investigation in several states, including here in california, for harm it may be causing to children. investigators look at the techniques tiktok uses to boost young user engagement and determine whether they are violating any laws. reggie: the stanford university community is mourning the loss

of a school stocker stark. she was found dead in her dorm room on tuesday. her cause of death has not been released. she was a senior and the captain and goalkeeper for the women's soccer team. as a freshman in 2019, she helped lead the cardinal to the championship, making two key saves in the shootout. kumasi: a jetblue pilot was pulled off of a plane after failing a breathalyzer test just before takeoff. reporter: pulled from the cockpit. >> they immediately went on the plane, got mr. clifton out of the plane, and at that time, he was taken into custody and we called federal officials. reporter: the pilot allegedly testing at four times the legal alcohol limit for pilots, which is .04. in a statement, jetblue said they have a zero tolerance of alcohol policy and the crew member has been removed from duties. >> this couldn't be more serious.

the idea of having anybody even slightly impaired in the commercial cockpit. reporter: these incidents are rare, but they have happened. reggie: new developments in the pop tart lawsuit. we first heard about this in october. one woman was upset because she claimed kellogg's strawberry pop tarts did not have enough strawberry's. there was a class-action lawsuit over the matter. now, a federal judge in illinois has dismissed the suit, saying that no reasonable person could believe the toaster pastries only contain strawberries. the complaint alleged that strawberry label was misleading because they also contain other fruits, like apples. pairs. coming upppppppppp people were sheltering in place and social distancing, it appears some relationships were also booming. kumasi: also head, a warning about three at-home cover tests. reggie: any series all about

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announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. reggie: now an oil depot on fire in ukraine. the reported strike, plus a closer look at the citizens deciding to leave or stay in

harm's way to save their country. kumasi: the house committee investigating a capital riot, now accusing former president trump of specific criminal activities. reggie: scaling back remote work and heading to the office. google revealing its new model, plus one mayor's push to get workers back to the city's business district. kumasi: rain is moving into the bay area. light showers, something might be seeing this morning. les, drew is tracking more weather tonight. reggie: it is thursday, march third. kumasi: good morning let's track with drew. drew: rain has returned to the north bay, but i just want to point out that i do believe for much of the day, the south bay and much of the east bay remain dry. the focus of this what weather today is in the north bay and along the coast. looking at live doppler 7 along the north bay, the beaches had a heavier downpour, working toward santa rosa for the next few minutes. this work all the way over to

lakeport, mainly light showers out there. it is a level 1 today, lingering through saturday. this energy is with us to the next three days. tomorrow, the winds turned gusty and even have a chance of a dusting of snow on our hills area early saturday morning. i live look at san jose. this is one of the places we expect mainly dry weather. this morn, the best chance to find what weather is in the north bay and along the coast. it is a cooler afternoon forever buddy. we will take a look at the next three days, coming up in about nine minutes. reggie: new view as ukraine this morning shows a fire at an oil depot. this is in a city about 90 miles north of kyiv. there was a reported strike at the depot, causing a fire in one of the tanks. you can see black smoke coming from the refinery. hundreds of foreign college students huddled and an underground shelter east of kyiv . one student says this is made up of students from india, morocco, india, and ghana. they are only allowed to use the

western border to lead, which is hundreds of miles from the university. new this money, ukraine complete -- ukraine claims to have secure control over the city that had intense fighting. overnight, russia claimed its forces disabled another tv tower. officials are worried about the safety of the area of turnover, since russia seized it last week. you and says one million people have now left ukraine. here is our news reporter. reporter: this morning to the dark and cold, crowds by the thousands are trying to leave ukraine, while the realization of what they have left behind sets in. >> my husband, my home, my dog. my life. reporter: the u.n. now saying more than one million people escaped to neighboring countries, but many others are choosing to stay and fight, not just men. at this art gallery, young women

are ripping fabric and breaking it into camouflage nets. >> we are creating nets to hide our military forces from snipers and different russian forces. reporter: these young professionals staying in harms way to save their country. >> i don't want to live in a country under russia. reporter: these men becoming welders, to make steel traps for russian tanks. this man told his three-year-old daughter that she and her mom were rowing on vacation. they are now safe in poland. they told abc about their last conversation. >> she said, "daddy come to me, please." reporter: and you cried. >> everything will be ok. reporter: underground, brave medical staff protecting people, including children. his father, staying with a stick daughter -- with his sick

daughter, determined to live. he admits it is hard, but he will not give up and fight to the last. this family sheltering in a bunker. a ukrainian born living in the u.s. says his entire family is split up in keith -- in kyiv, including his 83-year-old grandmother, who survived world war ii. >> if she has to, she said she will grab a pitchfork and stand up. reporter: they're working together -- to guarantee work for ukrainians who fled to other countries. activists in the u.s. are pushing for president biden to do the same. kumasi: into veltman's this money. the panel invest getting the junri six insurrection says it has evidence that former president trump was involved in the can. -- conspiracy. jobina: this was in a case tied to president trump's former

lawyer. this is to share thousands of additional emails in the investigation. he claims he has attorney-client privilege, but investigators believe those emails c criminal aiding evidence. a member of an extremist group is now the first to plead guilty to seditious conspiracy for his role in right. >> his plea is one significant convictions the justice department has secured in their entire investigation. jobina: according to courtwright commence, he admitted he was instructed to be prepared if called upon, to report to the white house grounds to secure the perimeter. he would use lethal force if necessary against anyone who tried to remove president trump from the white house. that is a direct quote. 10 other oath keepers also face charges of seditious conspiracy pierced they have pleaded not guilty. reggie: democrats say judge

ketanji brown jackson's confirmation hearing will get underway march 21 and wrap up marched when he four. he says the goal to get jackson confirmed by the full senate by its easter recess, which starts april 8. present biden said he would nominate jackson to fill the seat of retiring justice stephen breyer. she started making calls with senators. if she is confirmed, jackson will be the first black woman to sit on supreme court. kumasi: this morning, the fda is warning about three at-home covid test. it says they were never approved for distributional or use in the u.s. we want to show you pictures of the three tests. the labels show these. cycling, so you can take a look. the fda says there is concern about inaccurate results, since these tests are not authorized.

here are some other cover headlines. the white house has released a sweeping 96 page strategy for fighting covid. one key part is making more free rapid tests available online starting next week. this plane also aims to set up pharmacy clinics by the end of the month. staff will be handing out free antiviral pills for people who test positive. there is also a new goal of producing one billion vaccine doses year. that is three times the u.s. population. all of this hinges on congress approving the money for it. reggie: this is no april. . at the beginning of next month, google says its employees need to come back to the office. that aligns with local leaders, ike -- local leaders who are trying to bring downtowns business centers back to life. any holy village life. amy: good morning. many are hoping more companies will do a google is doing. it has announced it will be requiring employees to return to

offices at least three days a week. that will help downtowns like san francisco, where gdo push to bring the downtown back to life. she says she is working with business leaders to bring employees back. she is hoping to make an announcement soon about their collaboration. building managers in the city say this is not a safety issue, that people should not be using health and safety concerns as the reason to stay home. >> we do think that this is really an employer conversation. our calculus's buildings are ready, safe, and they have been for the past 1.5 years. now, we just need people to have the right mentality. we need employees to sate his time to come back to the city. amy: mayors like what they are starting to see. in san francisco, sf travel reports that bookings at the moscone center are up 20% since december, with june expected to be the busiest month. but they want to see more people. they need people back to support

restaurants and shops. google has announced it will do its part, requiring employees to come back to offices at least three days a week, starting april 4. reporting live in the south bay, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. kumasi: thank you. it apparently makes governor mg desantis of florida upset to see students with their basques on. ahead of a talk in south, he asked a group the students to take them off. >> you do not have to wear those masks. these take those off periodically, it is not doing anything, so stop with this covid theater. if you want to wear it, fine, but this is ridiculous. reggie: oh. kumasi: you can see if you students took the mask saw. some cut them on. the cdc's to recommend masks for the area because of high community transmission. coming up, these bikes bikes disappearing from san francisco streets. the other options the city's export. reggie: it appears working from

home did not stop some people from taking their relationship with a colleague to the next level. [laughter] kumasi: [laughter] reggie: dating at work always goes well. hi, drew. drew: zoom relationships. a lot of people going to hr later thisere s morning is confined to the north and along the coast. locally, we do have a downpour setting up right through santa rosa right now. live doppler 7 estimating this rain is falling at more than .5 inches for -- per hour. this is going into calistoga. widening the picture, putting this in a loop over the past two hours, and here's the trend for this morning. the rain is really focused in the north bay for much of the day. the south and they and -- the south bay and east bay remain pretty dry. this remains mostly off of the coastline, at least the bulk of the rain. where we find the rain right now, reduced visibility. you can see petaluma is down to

one mile or less of visibility. let's go hour-by-hour. 10:00 a.m., the rate is focused in the north bay and along the coast. we could have a shower move through the city around lunchtime. in the afternoon, much of the storm remains off the coast lines. you see later today, it is a mostly cloudy day, with most of us try this afternoon. some light showers, a cooler day for all of us. we are in the 50's to low 60's. if you get the next three days, we remain unsettled, but i want to point out that no date for the next three days is a wash up any means. just scattered showers friday and saturday. tomorrow, we will track winds along the coastline. a wind advisory, much cooler to start out the week, with temperatures in the 50's. the seven-day forecast coming up in about eight minutes per but first, good morning, jobina. jobina: good morning. i'm just getting reports on westbound 580 past main street. that just came in, and the last five seconds we don't have a map for that, but i'm going to take you to the live pictures in just a moment.

you can see an overall view of the bay area. our biggest stretch is slow coming out of tracy. we are really feeling in here on the left hand side of the screen, we can see headlights, the westbound traffic in and rebuilt moving under the limit already. it is not even 6:00 a.m. yet. the bridge is still nice ally for people traveling toward the north bay. our drive times antioch to hercules, 29 minutes. highway 85

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we are in the process of going through all the cases. reporter: the police commissioner questioning the police chief, asking if the past policies that in at least one case allow dna from a 2016 rape victim to be used in helping identify her as a property crime suspect, could have been used in other cases, too. >> this is something that should not have happened. we will see whether it is the same. -- if it is a single event. as far as we know, it is. columns have been identified and policies have been put in place to not have this happen again. reporter: at wednesday nights please commission meeting, sfpd said they are still looking at 17 cases to make sure that victims were not identified as suspects with dna from a rape kit. commissioners questioning if the police department should be the ones investigating themselves on something like that. >> what sort of professional and ethical standards the crime lab

has. reporter: the chief says the lab is accredited and follows some of the toughest research into the country, saying the problem was immediately fixed once identified now, it is just a matter of collecting records from those 17 cases, which are archived on paper, and going through them all to make sure the dna identifications from sex assault survivors were not used. >> we should never be in this position again, and we are committed to this not occurring again. we are open to getting better and not having this happen again. whether it is the attorney general's office, or whoever else, we would welcome that. reporter: the police to part and says they should be finished reviewing these cases in the neck month. the fear here is that if this dna were able to be used in criminal cases like this, then it rape victims might be even more fearful to come forward in the first place. j.r. stone, abc7news. reggie: cal state university

trustees have hired an international law firm to investigate six years worth of sexual misconduct complaints at fresno state. the former chancellor resigned last month amid criticism of his handling on sex assault allegations against an administrator while he was president of the university. after investigating, the law firm will then review title ix policies and practices at all 23 campuses. title ix is a federal law that prohibits sex-based disco nation in any school. kumasi: lift rental bikes could eventually this appear from san francisco street concern about price hikes has the city exploring new options. one of those is owning and operating its own bike share program. the other is a system owned and operated by another entity. the third option is a system that is publicly owned and privately operated. the district five supervisor once the city to own and operate its own share program. >> i view bike share

part of our transportation system in san francisco. the city runs buses and i would love to see it where we also are in complete control of a bike share program. kumasi: a new report finds that a san francisco -- that if san francisco took over tone system, the city would need to pay about $33 million for rights, station docs, and that in addition to the operating costs that range from $2 million to $18 million. reggie: the giants will make beer history whenever we see visually baseball start again. the team says it will be selling craft beers made by mad river brewery, which is owned by the europe tribe in humble county. it is a first of its kind partnership between a burglary and a major-league a spa franchise. the giants say the deal signifies the team's commitment to continuing to share its platforms with diverse partners and elevate awareness and celebrate the accomplishment of the native american community. kumasi: a love boom on zoom, as

more people are heading back to the office. they may notice that the girl from sales is now aiding the guy from accounting. the "wall street journal" has a hole right up on this. it says that while you have been using zoom and slack, more people than you might think have been coupling up. a worker survey said that many were or have been involved with a colleague. a sociologist who studies how couples meet says that for the past two years, coworkers have been among the few people that you have real interaction with. drew: ok. you know sales and accounting work closely together. [laughter] kumasi: it makes sense. reggie: does it? kumasi: it does. it's who you interact with most. reggie: but should you? kumasi: then paul from accounting to starts to look better and better. see him every day. drew: things are different over the screen. real life, things could change. reggie: things are different and

accounting, apparently. drew: you could find him really annoying and rely. you like him on screen, but then you see him in real life and you like oh no. reggie: what happens when you start going out again? you realize you have more options. drew: you had a limited pool the past couple of years. now, that will be resolved. reggie: the pool is open. [laughter] drew: the pool is open. that is the theme of this year. [laughter] let's talk about the weather. we are finding we have rain in the area. we will find some light rain across the north bay. a heavier shower working in the parts of santa rosa. the theme today is the rain is really focused in the north bay along the coast. we stay unsettled over the next couple of days. a level 1 through the next three days. there's the chance of thunder. tomorrow, oh, i almost dropped my clicker. as we head into saturday, there is a chance of snow on our

hills. this is an indication we have much cooler air to start to begin. that's go the next three days. hour-by-hour, today, 10:30, we will track rain in the north bay and along the coast. this afternoon, things quiet down. it is mostly cloudy for thursday. overnight and into friday morning, and isolated shower moving through the area. friday through the day, we will see some peaks of sunshine here and there. wave of energy moves through. it could bring snow into our hills and also some light drizzle first thing saturday. it is a lot of sunshine for saturday afternoon. the next three days, rainfall is very light in nature. less than 25 inches, or that rainfall sets up. a little bit of rainfall in this year. winter weather advisory in the sierra. i expect ain't controls tomorrow afternoon and evening. highs today in the upper 50's and lower 60's. it is cooler for everybody out there. those morning light showers confined to the north bay and along the coast. overnight tonight, mostly cloudy, and overnight showers, temperatures basically in the

40's. the next seven days for you. there are level ones. no date is a washout. much cooler on saturday. we will brighten up our skies. next week, back into the 70's. reggie: new at 6:00, a baby's first trip to the zoo, except with vip treatment. the adorable video of the extra special connection she has with one of the animals. kumasi: the budget tech to apple is expected to unveil next week. reggie: i show based on true events that played out here on -- in silicon valley. we are hearing from the star of "the dropout." kumasi: a live look outside.

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it focuses on the wise and full of elizabeth holmes. >> i going to drop out of stanford and change the world. reggie: the hulu series is based on the abc audio podcast. she is talking to "good morning mac" about what it is like to play homes, including nailing the look in her voice. >> i can't go that. naturally, i had to be ok with the fact that i physically could not go that low. i was going to go as low as i can go. you see in the show, and what we have learned about her, is that it evolved over time. got deeper, for good reason, i think. she wanted to be taken very seriously. reggie: the series comes two months after holmes was convicted of duping investors. you can watch the full interview coming up on "gma" at 7:00. kumasi: tiktok is under investigation in several states, including telephone it, for the harm it may be causing children pick california attorney general wants to look at how the popular

platform promotes itself to kids and young adults, and whether the company is violating state consumer protection laws. investigators will look at the techniques tiktok is using to boost young user engagement. reggie: apple is expected to unveil a new budget iphone next week. it has been widely reported that apple will unveil a new model of the iphone sc. bloomberg is also reporting that they will also unveil a new ipod air. it will broadcast on apple's website tuesday morning at 10:00. kumasi: amazon getting out of the work and mortar bookselling business. the company says it is closing all of its physical bookstores, including ones in san jose and walnut creek. amazon is also closing other physical retail concepts, like its pop-up stores and four-star stores. there is only one of those in berkeley. a total of nearly 70 stores nationwide will be shuttered. amazon says it will focus on other stores, including grocery and its new apparel shop, amazon style. drew: time now is 5:55.

live doppler 7 showing you we are tracking rain in the north bay and pressing into other parts. this downpour is moving just north of santa rosa. some moderate showers falling. this is where the action is really focused this morning. as we widen out choi the last couple of hours, again, the best couple of chances are the north bay and along the coast. i think the south and east bay remain mainly drive for our thursday. a mix of sun and clouds out there. the best chance of rain is along the coast and north bay. by the afternoon, a mostly cloudy, but cooler day for everybody. we will all feel this cooler air movement. temperatures in the 50's and 60's later this afternoon. kumasi: thank you. new at 6:00, don't mess with the twitter army. social media users fighting back against russia through an app you probably use every. reggie: there is also much more you can do then just scroll through twitter. bay area nonprofits are saying they are about to really need your help in the coming days. kumasi: and they are some of the biggest names in the business.

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president biden talking about the future of this war on a global scale. reggie: solving san francisco's problem with helping the on housed. this effort is different from all the previous attempts. kumasi: and live doppler 7 -- showing rain over the area right now. drew is tracking this where you live. good morning, everyone. it's march 3. drew: we are tracking rain today, but it is not for everybody. the rain is focused in the north band along the coast, and that's the best chance for finding rain over dadeville. i do think the south band parts of the east bay, we we your day shapes up like this. the morning will find the best chance in the north bay and along the coast. later today, mostly cloudy and cooler for everybody. we still have