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 chances tomorrow

and saturday, we will detail that, coming up. reggie: a second round of peace talks are underway between ukraine and russia and any minute now, president biden is set to start a meeting with leaders from australia, india and japan. this as russia ramps up attacks across ukraine. kumasi: and russia has just announced it is freezing the delivery of russian-made spaceship rockets to the u.s. they say, in this situation, we can no longer supply the u.s. with our rocket engines, which are best in the world. let them fly on something else, like their rooms or whatever. there is intelligence this morning that russia has surrounded five major ukrainian cities, but the huge russian convoy making its way towards kyiv appears to have stalled. this is because some believe ukrainian resistance has been stronger than russia expected.

russia has also been intensifying attacks against civilian areas. >> these are not military targets. their places were -- where people work and families live. it is shameful. kumasi: more than 2000 casualties have been reported since the start of the invasion. last night, the u.s. house overwhelmingly approved a nonbinding resolution to support ukraine and expressed that america will never recognize any russian leader or government installed through the use of force. kumasi: new this morning, united nations refugee agencies now say one million people have fled ukraine since the russia invasion began. that's the largest exodus of the century, and it is setting off action here. abc seven news reporter lori rodriguez is live, finding out why they are in urgent need right now. gloria? gloria: it's unclear how many

refugees will arrive in the bay area. local nonprofits are asking for help from volunteers. the director of refugee and immigrant transitions says they are getting ready to welcome ukrainian refugees to the bay area. monica is a volunteer with nova ukraine, the nonprofit is helping organize volunteers. she says they will need to help folks with life in the u.s., anything from getting a drivers license to getting kids enrolled in school. she says right now, the most urgent need is for immigration lawyers willing to work pro bono. >> ideally, these firms a a a attorneys are russian or ukrainian speaking, as a lot of the documentation will be in russian or ukrainian and a lot of the families will have somewhat of a language barrier. kumasi: housing is another big need. she is asking anyone willing to house families or children orphaned by the war to reach

out. ukraine is also accepting monetary donations. it is unclear if the u.s. will extend special refugee designations to ukrainians, but some are calling on the biden administration to act on this refugee crisis. kumasi? kumasi: thank you, gloria. have a list of nonprofits sending supplies and donations to refugees in ukraine. you can find that information on abc7news.com. [bell ringing] kumasi: stocks rebounded yesterday after a big loss this tuesday caused by the war in ukraine. today, stocks led the rally. chairman powell announced that interest rate hikes later this month will likely be small and gradual to start out. the dow gained almost 600 points, the s&p surged 80 while the nasdaq added 219. with the markets when they open in about half an hour. reggie: governor newsom will be

in santa clara county to unveil a plan to treat homelessness and mental illness since california -- in california. officials say many of those in need of care are experiencing homelessness. in san francisco, there is a new coalition trying to tackle homelessness. this is a topic we are focused on as we work to build a better bay area. the initiative brings together 32 different public and private organizations and claims to be unlike anything the city has tried before. nonprofit group is vision alliance and has one vision, to solve homelessness in san francisco. the group wants to j change local and state laws to build more housing and drive down the cost to build it. one of the projects is with the salvation army, hoping to add 615 transitional housing beds. >> we have to continue to grapple with mental illness, poverty, and other root causes

of homelessness. but as a city, we should be able to create enough infrastructure to catch people when they fall, to provide a working system to provide the care that they need, and have a functioning city as well. reggie: members of urban vision alliance makeup members of real estate, design, engineering and construction, as well as nonprofit and community groups. right now, and extreme flooding emergency down under. the reports coming in from sydney, australia this morning. nearly half a million people affected and no sign of the rain stopping anytime soon. plus, a jetblue pilot drinking twice the legal limit and still sitting down in the cockpit. the scary moments ahead. >> i think we will look back on this as a day for our children and grandchildren. thank you. reggie: seen as the most important green deal since the paris agreement seven years ago, the beginning of the end of plastic pollution. drew: 6:06 a.m., we are looking

at live doppler, where we have rain in the north bay. we have a downpour working through parts of santa rosa and rain falling at more than an inch per hour. this is a level 1 on the storm impact scale, not only today but for the next few days. for the next few days. ♪ ♪ i'm here for - your annual eye exam. because i'm having trouble - reading? exactly. they sort of make me feel... like i'm the most fabulous thing you've ever seen? exactly. i'll take 'em. ♪ ♪ nowadays, mediocre wifi just won't cut it. but xfinity has wifi faster than a gig to power a house full of connected devices. it can handle all this all at the same time. oh! can your internet do that? i've been meaning to catch up on this. uh, that was my chair. get $200 back when you get gig speed internet or get started with xfinity internet for $19.99 a month for tweleve months. switch today.

reggie: happening now, half a million people around sydney, australia being told to evacuate because of life-threatening flash flooding. 76 evacuation orders have been issued in the country of new south wales. the torrential rain is expected to continue with the heaviest precipitation over the next five days. major flooding is expected along several rivers in the sydney area. drew: and some showers here this morning in the north bay right now, where much of the action will stay for the morning.

the north bay and the coast have the best chance of seeing those showers. a rope shower has popped up in the parts of the east bay, you can see a light showering about to move into hayward right now, but outside of the north bay, we are pretty quiet. again, the best chance for rain is in the north bay and along the coast. later this afternoon, mostly cloudy out there and then late tomorrow morning, there is a chance of an isolated shower. we stay unsettled the next couple of days. friday, a fair amount of sunshine and late saturday and early sunday, an isolated shower is possible, even a dusting of snow on our highest peaks. the sunshine comes back, but it is a cool start to the weekend with temperatures in the 50's. let's get a check on the roads with jobina. jobina: we will get to the crash in the south bay, multiple cars on san jose on northbound 87 passed 280. we have a sig alert there right

now, speeds down to 22 miles per hour. the crash is at the midspan and you can see it is impacting our drivers trying to get to the north bay right now, being slowed down there. metering lights came on at 5:47. reggie? reggie: we are going live to the launch pads. spacex launching its latest rocket in d-15 minutes, give or take. plus, a university of san francisco basketball player with a direct connection to the ongoing crisis in ukraine. and as we head to break, a live look outside. 6:11, and

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hearing from the local basketball player with a direct connection to the war in ukraine. his father is there right now, defending maryland. he plays for the usf dons and his mom is a nurse, and escaped to lithuania with his younger sister. his father as a police officer and is still in ukraine. he shared with abc7news how he is feeling. >> it is so hard to focus. routine things, like homework, school, basketball. two hours. reggie: the rest of the family is doing well, considering what they are facing. kumasi: an international campaign to beat lactic pollution is underway. 170 nine counties signed off on a treaty to create a legally binding agreement to battle the issue worldwide. the porters believe this is a big first step because addresses

the entire lifecycle of plastic pollution, including reduction, design, and disposal. >> it's only 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 am extremely grateful and proud to be in this room. i think we will look back on this as a day for our children and grandchildren. thank you. kumasi: the campaign is considered to be the most important green deal since the paris agreement in 2015. reggie: the valencia wildlife experience is not going anywhere anytime soon. the city just approved a new lease that will keep the site up for 30 years. there is an option to extend it to 50 years. they are focusing on improvements to city hall and the animal hospital.

kumasi: and in dallas, this mother, mary kate finley, returned to the dallas zoo to show her two-month-old to her silverback rela friend, a 20-year-old named kuba. now, he silverback males in the video caption, the mom wrote, the sweetest boy meeting my sweet baby for the first time. i want to see jubo. that's cute. reggie: i really like this. i find this very soothing, for some reason. he's like oh hi, mama. we are doing the same thing. drew: hi, baby. reggie: isn't this very peaceful? kumasi: yes. jobina: i love that. drew: we are finding some rain out there. we will not see rain widespread,

but most of us see cloudy skies and cooler temperatures this afternoon. a light storm on live doppler 7 right now, but you can see some pockets of downpours developing around middletown. you can see healdsburg on the cusp of a moderate shower, the yellow and orange on your screen, and even finding that a shower has popped up around hayward. here's 880 right now. you can see a light shower going through parts of the east bay, but the rain is not widespread. later on this morning by 8:30, chance of showers again in the north bay and along the coast. it's not out of the question to see a road shower developing out of the south bay or east, but those areas remain dry. the coast on the north bay is your best bet and later on this afternoon, mostly cloudy sky with showers winding down as the storm system stays offshore. on the storm impact scale, we will keep the one with us today,

tomorrow and saturday. saturday morning, we could even see a dusting of snow on our hills. here's total rainfall -- not substantial by any means. mostly where we see those showers set up, talking about less than a 10th of an inch of rain. some snow in the sierra, winter weather advisory tomorrow at noon. i do anticipate chain controls tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening, so keep that in the back of your head. highs today with morning light showers, in the 50's and 60's and tonight, cloud cover temperatures in the 40's to low 50's. the next seven days, it is all about the unsettled weather over the next three days. showers are in the forecast. saturday in the 50's, starting off the weekend with a warm up early next week, guys. kumasi: let's check in with rob marciano, live with a look at what's coming up on gma. good morning, rob. rob: in the 5 the 5 the 5 cold. [laughter] drew: we can't do this in

california. rob: i have a sweater on and we have wind chills in the teens. good to see you, kumasi, reginald, drew, everybody in san francisco. let's coming up on gma, the latest on the russian apartment in ukraine. they are stepping up their attacks is the first major city appears to fall to russian forces. we will be live in the war zone. and this morning, we hear from one of vladimir putin's closest advisers as we take a look at russia's president, his wealth, and his family -- very much a secret. also this morning, a new investigation into tiktok and the potential negative impact the popular route might be having on kids. plus, so much excitement for batman this weekend. this morning, we will tell you why it could cost you a little extra to see it in at least one brand of theater. and tori is here with a double dose of deals and steals, all from women run businesses, two of which are california-based. ok?

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unsettled through saturday morning. saturday afternoon we are dry, sunshine comes down with temperatures back into the 50's at the start of the weekend. it will feel quite chilly out there, as we are below average at this time. reggie? reggie: authorities removed a jetblue pilot from the cockpit of a plane because he was allegedly drunk. this happened in new york state. officials say the pilot was going through security when a tsa agent notice that he appeared to be impaired. officials say the 52-year-old pilots blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit. >> this is a terrible situation. i can't even imagine being a passenger, but knowing that people are watching over you and watching out for every little detail, it does provide passengers and travelers a great degree of comfort. reggie: jetblue said in a statement of the crewmember involved was removed from his duties. he could face federal charges. the flight was delayed for more than four hours. kumasi: billboards ♪' --

billboard's 2022 women in the music industry was held at the youtube studios in california. you know who else was in the house? valeo's very own h.e.r. she received her award and spoke about representation and the changes the oscars have made. >> there is a lot more energy in that organization. that's all that we hope for, that we let the youth and the new generation lead, lead us to the future. we are the future. that's what it's all about. kumasi: i love this moment, meeting up with christina aguilera on the pink carpet. they spoke about the importance of importing -- supporting each other. reggie: happening now, waiting for lift off. you can see we are counting

down, seconds away. spacex will be launching a falcon nine rocket loaded with several starling broadband satellites, blasting off into the lower earth or. these are the same type of satellites elon musk recently activated to provide internet access in ukraine during the war. once the rockets are deployed, the spaceship will return to earth, landing in the atlantic ocean near the bahamas. reggie: i think we are covering the countdown, so i'm not sure how many seconds we have left. more than we have time for right now. kumasi: you won't miss it, so let's get through this. at 6:30, the fda out with a warning on three at home covid tests available in stores, and said they would never approved -- were never approved for use. what you need to look out for. reggie: and fighting back against russia by sending a bad restaurant review? the idea from the keyboard army.

>> we are hiding from cy present different russian forces. kumasi: plus, every day defenders fighting the war in other ways. doctors, nurses, and other medical staff defending ukraine in any way they can. reggie: and a live look at -- oh, it has launched? there it goes. have a good trip. kumasi: we get all the reviews. i have just been so intrigued. reggie: are you still intrigued? can we go now? we are going to go now. [laughter]

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. reggie: making news at 6:30, wf h vs. versus work from office. google now giving a strong stance on the road ahead, plus the plan from san francisco to get downtown back in business. kumasi: plus, the debut. the show about one of silicon valley's biggest scandals is now streaming on hulu, and we have a sneak peek. reggie: but first, oh yes you can. ♪ you can make it through the rain ♪

[laughter] that's where i am. you don't remember that song? kumasi: no. reggie: no? a check of live doppler 7 of we are rain on, rain off today and drew is getting a check on the chance of it hitting your backyard. she doesn't enjoy performing. drew: why? reggie: i don't know. [laughter] kumasi: it's raining? reggie: it's kind of over it. drew: rain on, rain off. we are finding some showers in the north bay right now. live doppler 7, and i want to press in closer to street level and show you where we find the wet weather. it's from santa rosa points to the north, some downpours with pops of yellow and orange on your screen. on the storm impact scale, a level 1, unsettled through start of the weekend, and the best chances in the north bay and

along the coast. i love this picture of the golden gate bridge with fog rolling through, so the best chance again is in the coast. later this afternoon, quiet and mostly cloudy skies with temps in the 50's and 60's. he will walk you through the next three days, coming up in about nine minutes. reggie: thank you, drew. -- kumasi: thank you, drew. you can track the rain wherever you are on the abc7news streaming app. reggie: this morning, russia claims to have control of a town outside kyiv, where some of the most intense fighting has been taken place. ukraine is calling for a no-fly zone over the side of the share noble nuclear power plant. officials are worried about the safety of that area that russia seized last week. in the u.n. says one million people have now left ukraine. angie: through the dark and bitter cold this morning, 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 cats. my life. >> the u.n. now saying more than one million people have 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 braiding it into camouflage nets. >> we are creating nets to hide our military forces from snipers and russian forces. >> these young professionals staying in harms way to save their country. >> i don't want to live in a country other russia -- under russia. >> these men becoming welders make russian tank traps. this man's three-year-old

daughter and her mother were told they were going on vacation. she is now safe in poland. >> and brave medical staff and parents protecting the most vulnerable. nearly 200 children inside this hospital in kyiv. this father staying his sick daughter, determined to live, saying we will not give up. we will fight to the last. the same sentiments for this family, sheltering in a bunker. this ukrainian born man says his entire family is split up in kyiv, including his 83-year-old grandmother, who survived world war ii. >> if she has to, she said she would grab a pitchfork and go stand up to the russians. >> some activists in the u.s. are also pushing for president biden to do the same, open up refugee status for ukrainians.

reggie: new at 6:00, there is a grassroots effort on twitter to get russian citizens to report about what is happening. they are doing it through restaurant reviews on google. russia has him clamping down and ration through state run media or censorship, so users across social media are getting ideas, getting russian citizens account through popular reviews of restaurants, hotels, malls -- one reads, the food was great. unfortunately, food has spoiled our appetites -- prudent spoiled our appetites by invading ukraine. stand up to your dictator. your government is lying to you kumasi: and the panel says that it has evident -- the panel investigating that it january 6 interaction says president trump broke the law in

an attempt to overturn the election. john eastman is fighting a subpoena issued by the panel to share emails as part of the investigation. eastman has claimed attorney-client privilege, but those emails apparently claim conspiracies about overturning the election. meanwhile, a member of the oath keepers extremist group is the first to plead guilty to sedition for his role in the riot. >> his plea is arguably, i would say, one of the most significant convictions the justice department has secured in their entire investigation. kumasi: according to documents from the courts, james admitted he was instructed to "be prepared if he was called onto the white house grounds to secure the perimeter and to use lethal force against

anyone who tried to move president trump from the white house. 10 other oath keepers face charges of seditious conspiracy. they have pleaded not guilty. reggie: judge ketanji brown jackson's hearings will get underway march 1 and wrap up by march 24. the goal is to confirm jackson by the easter recess. that starts april 8. president biden announced friday that he would nominate jackson to fill the seat of retiring justice stephen breyer. yesterday, she started making traditional currency calls with senators. if confirmed, she will be the first black woman to sit on the supreme court. kumasi: in the fda's warning about three at home covid tests, saying they were never approved to be distributed or used in the u.s. here are the pictures of the three tests. the one hearing green, the dark blue, and the sd biosensor in white and pink are the tests you need to look out for. the fda says there is concern

about inaccurate results since the tests are not ocular rise -- authorized. in the white house has released a 96 page strategy for fighting covid, and one part is by making more free rapid tests available online. they will also set up clinics by the end of the month. doubtful hand out free antiviral pills to people who test positive, and there is a new goal of producing one billion vaccine doses a year, three times the u.s. population. of course, all of this depends on if congress will pay the money for it. reggie: and at the beginning of next month, google says it's employees need to come back to the office. amy hollyfield is live for us in mountain view. hi, amy. amy: hi, reggie. look at these beautiful offices. doesn't this look inviting? google says it is time to come

back here, and mayors and chambers of commerce are hoping that more companies will do what google is doing, requiring employees to turn to the office at least three danes a week -- at least three days a week. mayor london breed is making a push to bring the downtown back to life. she says she is working with business leaders to bring employees back and is hoping to make an announcement soon about their collaboration. though the managers in the city say this is not a safety issue. people should not be using health and safety concerns as the reason to stay home. >> we do really think this is an employer conversation. our calculus is that buildings are ready, buildings are safe and have been for the past year and a half. now we just have people to have the right mentality and have employers say, it is time to come back to the city. amy: mayors like what they are starting to see, in san francisco, sf travel reports that bookings are up 20% since december, and june is expected to be the busiest month. but they want to see more.

they need people back to support the restaurants and the shop. google has announced it will do its part, requiring employees to come back at least three days a week starting april 4. live in the south bay, amy hollyfield, abc7news. kumasi: suspicions in sonoma county. this fire on tuesday now part of a series of fires ignited by --. and a look at the new york stock exchange, it's up about 159 points. we will have that, next. >> ♪ never gonna give you up never gonna let you down never gonna run around ♪ kumasi: and we do have a good reason for rick rolling you just now. this surprised by oakland, en vogue, and new kids on the block. and you may remember this famous falcon couple. we had to find out what was going on.

also, the very latest pandemic developments. abc 7 at 7:00 is live at 7:00 a.m., monday through friday on our abc 7 bay area streaming out. you can download it right now for your phone, tablet, or on your tv. come hang out with us. drew: we will also be tracking rain over the next hour and a half. a gorgeous picture of these stormy skies, the exploratorium camera showing us the skies, the rays bouncing off the low cloud cover. a lot of us are waking up to cloud cover, but we have some rain to tell you about. in the north bay, north of santa rosa, we have a couple of light showers popping up in the east bay hills right now, lightly a light sprinkle around --. we will see some light sprinkles, if it's reaching the ground, and the light shower has popped up to the west of union city. we will likely see a lights wrinkle moving through the east bay over the next half-hour. the theme today, the best chance of finding steady rain in the north band along the coastline

as the storm system stalls right off our coast line. a level 1 today through saturday. not a washout. some showers in the forecast. tomorrow will have wind along the coast, and saturday could see a dusting of snow in the hills. theme today, light showers in the north band along the coast. later this afternoon, mostly cloudy day with temperatures in the upper 50's to lower 60's. late tonight and early tomorrow morning, an isolated shower might be moving through. sunshine pops out and then early saturday morning again, the atmosphere is unstable, so an isolated shower along the coast and a dusting of snow in our hills. that's weather. let's get a check on the roads with jobina. jobina: we have a sig alert that is in effect on the richmond-san rafael bridge that will slow you down. the crash itself is going to be at the midspan of the bridge, but check this out. our live camera showing how backed up it is at the toll plaza.

it's a parking lot for anyone who is trying to get through and to the north bay right now. it's also beginning to fill out the bay bridge toll plaza, but look at the gorgeous sunrise. metering lights came on at 5:40 seven. our drive times here are slowing down for the highway for to the maze commute. in new york city, ♪ ♪ there's always something new to discover. ♪ ♪

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kumasi: developing news in the north bay, officials are investigating six suspicious fires. according to the press democrat, all of these fires started in remote forested terrain. investigators are trying to determine the cause to see if they are connected. they have not found evidence of homeless camps near any of these fires. cal state university trustees have hired an international law firm to investigate six years worth of sexual misconduct at

fresno state. the chancellor joseph castro resigned last month after criticism of his handling of sexual assault allegations while he was president of the university. after investigating fresno state, the law firm will review title and policies and practices at all 23 captains is. title ix is a law that prohibits sex-based discrimination. reggie: happening today, the dropout debuts on hulu. >> i'm going to drop out of stanford. this machine is going to change the world. reggie: amanda seyfried stars as the dropout. this is based on the abc audio podcast. seyfried talks to good morning america about what it was like to play holmes, includimes, nailing the look and the voice. >> i can't go that deep. i had to be ok with the fact that i physically couldn't go that low. i was going to go as low as i can go.

see in the show and what we have learned about her, it evolved over time and got deeper. for good reason, i think. she wanted to be taken very seriously. reggie: the eight episode series comes two months after home was convicted of being investors. you can watch the interview, coming up on gma at 7:00. kumasi: tiktok's iesineveral sts itself tndhempany isprotection . investigators will look at the techniques that tiktok uses to boost young user engagement. reggie: apple is expected to unveil a new budget iphone at its first event of 2022, which is planned for next week. it's been widely reported that apple will debut a new model of the phone sc. bloomberg is also reporting the company will reveal a new ipad air. the event will be broadcast on

apple's website, tuesday at 10:00 a.m. amazon getting out of the brick-and-mortar bookselling business. the company says it is closing all of its physical bookstores, including those in san jose and walnut creek. amazon is also closing other physical retail shops, like its pop-up stores and its four star stores. there's one of those in berkeley. amazon says it will focus on its other stores, which include roastery and its new apparel shop called amazon style. taking a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway this morning, we are up about 278 points. kumasi: the giants will make beer history whenever we see major league baseball again. the team will be selling craft beers made by mac river brewery, owned by a tribe in the county. this is the first contract between a tribal brewery and a major league baseball tran tries -- fan franchise.

bookbookbookbookbook announcing something new on the way. children's author dr. seuss is inspiring a brand-new generation of books. an inclusive community of authors and illustrators will create a inspired by unpublished sketches and illustrations by fewer guys old, known by most as -- theodore guy known as dr. seuss. and if you are a fan of new kids on the block, we have the right stuff for you. they have a new song with three other artists from the 1980's and 1990's. ♪ kumasi: ♪ working up a sweat ♪ reggie: i was going to do the

, but i realize i cannot say that. i almost said it. [laughter] kumasi: this with salt and pepper, rick astley, and oakland's own invoke. >> it's not just one song, it's a song part of one tour, this amazing lineup. sometimes i think we pinch ourselves that we actually are performing with these legends, who we grew up loving. we still love them today. they are is amazing today as they were then. every time i look across the stage, look across the video and see salt-n-pepa i am lik l can't be real. reggie: is it coming here? kumasi: i am trying to find out. jobina: sounds like we have another outing. kumasi: see the rest of tj's interview with new kids on the block and check out the performance at 7:00 on gma.

let's look up the tour dates. reggie: i know so many of those song. i got to meet them when i went to see them many a year ago, and it was so fun. they did not disappoint. jobina: i need to learn their songs, to be honest, but i will be light, i am the number one fan. kumasi: you are going to hop on the bandwagon. [laughter] reggie: you know en vogue, of course. jobina: yes. kumasi: they will be at s&p center. san jose. fresno, sacramento -- i will keep -- jobina: we got to take caltrain. reggie: when are we taking caltrain? kumasi: not on wednesday. we are not. jobina: we can still take naps. naps and plan. kumasi: all of us? who is going to do the show?

[laughter] drew: maybe we ride in that wave of the concert? kumasi: what are we going to do? jobina: wednesday? kumasi: wednesday, june 1. jobina: maybe we could go live to the sap center? kumasi: there's one in vegas. jobina: oh. drew: i love how we are planning our month right now. here is the tam cam, a couple airs of clouds with fog on the ground, and overcast guys up ahead. we are finding that we have some showers. i want to present to the east bay, where we have a downpour moving through on 880 right now around hayward. but a move to the north right now, and live doppler 7 was showing that we did have a lightning strike just outside of concord, about four minutes ago. the showers are setting up a bit of energy out there, meaning you could a lightning strike as the system tries to slide down our

coastline right now. live doppler 7, you see some pockets of downpours, the yellow and orange you see on your screen, but the theme today, the showers are not widespread. 6:30, action and the north band along the coastline. 9:00 a.m., similar set up, it into the afternoon, the storm system stays off the coast line. it does not move on shore, so you will not get that widespread rain. 5:00 p.m., mostly cloudy skies and not too much action on live doppler 7. here's total rainfall, light in nature with scattered showers, most spots will end up with less than a 10th of an inch of moisture. winter weather advisory around noon tomorrow for tahoe, so keep that in the back of your head. highs today in the upper 50's and lower 60's with morning to light showers, cooler across-the-board and tonight, we will those clouds and isolated showers in

the forecast. by saturday afternoon, any wet weather is out of here and the warm up early next week, guys. kumasi: time for our toyota tahoe traffic report. let's check in. jobina: a longer time to our resorts, but no chain requirements. three hours and 26 minutes to 27 minutes. 45 to 76 inches of snow, northstar, and the two resorts here we want to check out, because tahoe is still shut down due to fire damage, unfortunately. sugar bowl, three hours in five minutes, so a shorter drive time there. 48 inches to 97 inches. kirkwood, 63 inches to 69 inches. reggie? reggie: in hawaii, hawaii, hawa, leaked into pearl harbor's tapwater. people living nearby military housing got sick after water

came pouring out of their taps late last year. residents worry that broader water issues for oahuuuuu might happen, because the tanks are aging and have a history of leaks. kumasi: we are celebrating women's history month all march long. new at 6:00, santa cruz business is being featured on good morning america. the company makes really cool socks. they are supporting women-owned small businesses. >> it's all about pla for longer by wearing their socks. elastic arch support, strategic plush cushioning, they take lot of pride in what they do. kumasi: they are offering special discounts today. gma will review the deal, coming up at 7:00.

comfortable. reggie: it starts today correct. rap, another one this week. i guess i am rough with my socks? kumasi: i am still looking at how we can go to this concert. reggie: ok. kumasi: you gave up? reggie: once i heard wednesday, i was out. kumasi: ok. reggie: i didn't go to the do a leap a concert either for the same reason. kumasi: you can rest all day. up next, seven things you need to know today. reggie: as we head to break,

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kumasi: 6:57. here are the seven things to know this morning. ukraine and russia scheduled the whole another meeting this morning. nate is warning that russia is moving towards a new strategy of direct attacks on ukrainian cities. a rail depot is burning after a strike near kyiv. reggie: judge ketanji brown jackson's supreme court confirmation hearing will get underway march 21. dick durbin hopes to have her confirmed before the senate's easter recess. kumasi: and the col col col 32 organization is hoping to solve san francisco's homelessness crisis. they will work to change state and local laws to provide more housing. reggie: and it's time to return to the office if you work at google, at least part-time. workers will shift to a hybrid model, three days on-site, two days from home. drew: and tracking showers and a thunderstorm that is developing.

if you live near concord, you have heard thunder in the last minutes. we will take you through the planner today, the showers in the forecast this morning with a cooler afternoon on the way. jobina: the sig alert we were following on the sand rafael bridge has cleared, but the backup remains, so expect delays. kumasi: have you been saving-year-old pokémon cards? if you have this one, you could be in for a big payday. this holographic ticket you car just sold for $900,000, highest ever sold. drew: i am still waiting for the beanie babies. kumasi: i don't know about the beanie babies, drew. reggie: which one was your favorite? drew: that's a really good one. reggie: all i can remember is peanut, the elephant. kumasi: wasn't there a

unicorn? drew: and in inchworm, he was good morning, america, for our viewers in the west. breaking news this thursday. as the russian assault on ukraine intensifies, new cease-fire talks just started and the russian foreign minister joins us on "gma." ukrainian civilians caught in the crossfire. military sites pounded. kyiv is shelled overnight, as russia steps up its attack. bombed out streets, leveled homes. emergency workers searching for survivors. ukrainians trying to hold on to the country's second-largest city. while five major cities appear to be encircled by russian forces. a massive russian convoy headed for the capital stalled, as the number of refugees fleeing the country tops 1 million. this morning, one of vladimir putin's closest advisers, foreign minister sergey lavrov, talks to "gma."