to campbell, and evergreen. we are seeing a light rain in the south bay with a level 1 on the storm impact scale. weather lingers through tomorrow, and gusty winds will be the biggest impact. white. as i go live, look at san jose. i will show you the wet roads. it is a bright afternoon as there is a break in the afternoon. we will show you winds coming up in nine minutes. >> thank you. this morning, europe is on the verge of a nuclear catastrophe. russians shelling ignited a fire in the nuclear power plant in ukraine. the fires out, but president zelensky is preaching for the west intervene. a live desk with the latest. >> thank you. the u.s. embassy in ukraine is calling the attack on the power plant a war crime. here's a live look from the capital. russia's now control of two nuclear power plants in ukraine. the president is desperate for health -- help, warning that if

the russians blow up any of the nuclear units, all of europe will be in danger. the director general says that the fire at the plant over tact -- attacked overnight is been put out. note radio active material was released. russian forces are now occupying the power plant, but the iaea says that they are running operations. the director general wants to have a meeting with both russian and ukrainian leaders as soon as possible. >> the initiative is to remind us that the iaea is to agree on a framework and a compromise that would commit to not compromise the principles that we all subscribe and agree to. >> also, the nato secretary-general met with the u.s. secretary of state. he emphasized that nato and the

united states seek no conflict, and he says that if conflict comes to us, we are ready for us. we will defend every inch of native territory. >> thank you. as the situation overseas escalates, the ukrainian who has been spending time in the bay area said he is ray to return home and fight for his country. he wants to use his skills to fight for the ukraine. gloria rodriguez is here with more on the story. >> good morning. we are hearing about many ukrainians ring the country, but one man here in the bay area is looking to go back read is not the only one. we are sitting down with him. he is ukrainian. he says that he will make, hoping the office homeland as the war rages on. he is saying sentences go, it. both russian and so far from

home, is not been able to talk to friends and family. 37-year-old says he is aware of the risk of going, to a war zone. >> someone with to die everyone scared to death. in this duty. we're fighting for the rights and freedom of all democracy, all democratic world. he says that his sister is delivering supplies to those in need. his grandfather's building a bunker to shelter from russian bombs. his grandmother is making molotov cocktails on her balcony right now. the general of ukrainian sentences process that hundreds of americans in the bay area have also reached out, interested in going to the ukraine to help with the wartime efforts. >> episode called putin war, the battle to save them.

it will be anchored by the war in ukraine -- on the border of ukraine and poland. you can watch the at 8:00 tonight, right on abc seven. >> between nine-year-old woman accused of stealing a car from a little boy in the backseat was said to be arraigned on three charges, including kidnapping today. we are hearing from the mother. happened at a hotel in sunnyvale. melissa jardine says she often runs errands late at night, early in the morning, when there are fewer people out for covid safety. she was unloading groceries from her car when jacob was asleep in the backseat. in moments, that car was stolen and jacob was gone. now, she hopes other parents can learn from this. >> we thought we were doing the right thing, by leaving a child sleeping when you unloaded a few things, but there are crazy people out there who wonder out of a hotel room, and steal your car. wherever you love and cherish the most, that will be in your car, it will go right along with them. >> the police say that san jose

resident tammy lynn stole the car and took off after being kicked out of a hotel. they say she later ditched the hotel car for my way. the child was found 13 hours later. >> this afternoon, dozens of catholic school teachers plan to hold a march and rally to demand fair pay from the archdiocese. the teachers are stressed and exhausted, from teaching during the pandemic. they say that an ongoing contract negotiation with the on -- archdiocese will propose a salary increase over three years. that is not keep up with inflation. they're planning to march at 1:30 a.m. to the archdiocese headquarters. a look at the headquarters. alameda county come along with the city of berkeley, they are going to ally and remove the school mask mandate after next week. san francisco mayor said that they have a commitment from some of the largest come these to start bringing employees back

into the office. the peace corps is going to start sending volunteers overseas again. the same volunteers who are back from their post two years ago will be dispatched to zambia and the dominican republic. >> the nfl has announced it is suspending or has suspended all covid-related protocols immediately. yesterday, fans, coaches, and players at the nfl combine in indianapolis were not required to murmansk. they were also no longer be mandated with covid testing, regardless of vaccination status, and all teams are subject to state and local public health regulations. >> tilde come, abate rockslide. walking both directions of the highway. the cleanup is underway. >> from s&l to space. white pete davis, become the latest celebrity to take the journey out of this world. >> we are tracking light showers in the south bay, and when this gets out of here by 9 a.m., behind the rain, it will ramp up

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>> it is not clear because a boulder fell around 5:30 a.m.. thankfully, nobody was on the road when it happened. crews are working to clear the roadway now, and they will be ts lot of people take to get the tahoe, and i think it today. winter weather advisory at noon is predicting four to eight inches of snow above 4000 feet. i do anticipate that chain

controls will go into effect in the afternoon and evening. morning showers are giving way to a lot of sunshine, but it is windy. it begins at 7 a.m., and gusting winds over 30 miles per hour, so we will find temperatures that will feel chilly out there. upper 50's to lower 60's. over the next three days, we have rain giving way to sunshine and windy missions it early saturday morning, before 9 a.m., we have the best chance of finding showers. it is cold in the 50's, and we warm up for the second half of the weekend. how are we doing on the roads? >> they have been pretty messy because of the slick conditions, and we are going to start with the biggest issue which will be a single in marin would. it is backed up to around four miles per hour in the area, and they car was overturned multiple times, and injuries are reported. this is on southbound 101 creek road. moving over to the valeo, we have a second crash. on springs road, and i want to bring you some live camera so

bropleama.e those things are moving at the limit, and lights are on. they flipped on at 6:05 a.m., and still embeddable -- still a bit of a wet ride. >> i haven't of sneaking onto planes landed her the habit of serial stowaway. stranger to bay area airports. next you are not alone. a special weekend to get us all in the spirit of spring. as we had to rain, we are taking a live look outside. probably some rain. yes indeed. it

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supreme court signaled it would uphold a similar 15 week abortion ban in mississippi. potentially overturning roe v rate -- weight. that will come later this year. a florida bill does contain an exception if the abortion is necessary to save a mother's life. the governor voiced support, and is expected to sign into law. a nurse practitioner abortion without the support of dr. bridget was introduced in the state legislator yesterday to prepare if the u.s. supreme court allows states to ban abortions. >> investigators are trying to figure out what led to a shooting death of a 14-year-old. the teenager's body was found around 10:30 a.m. on mountain boulevard near keller avenue on interstate 580. according to investigators, and have been struck by gunfire. >> individuals within that

vehicle flagged down and ambience, and it was in the area. the occupants of that vehicle pulled a male juvenile and drove off. it was medical were deceased. >> they tried to determine who -- where the shooting happened. technology located the shooting at macarthur, tennis before the body was found. a woman was caught sneaking onto planes, and across the country is headed to prison. she was sentenced to more than three years for trespassing in the airport, and 2019. she is known as a serial stowaway, and she has a history of slipping past security and onto flights. she tried several times, and successfully made it onto a flight out of san francisco to l.a.. the department said she was happy to move on with her life after pleading guilty to the charges in chicago. >> happening today, a big piece

of space junk is said to crash into the moon. the space debris is a three-time rocket part and is expected to slam into the far side of the moon today at 5800 miles per hour, creating a crater the size of two london buses. unfortunately, astronomers will not get to see the impact happened in time. it could take weeks or even months to confirm a through satellite images. >> we are talking about space. pete davison pled -- would like to go there. he joined jeff bezos in one of his up coming space flights. the idea came out when davison and his girlfriend, kim kardashian, join him for dinner at the amazon founders ellie home back in january. now, this is not been finalized, but the insider says that an announcement could be made in the coming weeks. >> ok. >> i don't want to go to space.

>> will watch and go. some light rain out there, and mainly in the south bay. let's take you to san jose. here is 280. we find some rep roadways that sweat roadways, and the rain is in the south bay, so we will go down to street level on the doppler seven. overcast skies from san jose, but you will find somewhat roads from 101 to 280, and even as you look towards 85 in the region. we do have wet pavement. here where that. it will not linger for too much longer. temperatures in the 40's and 50's right now, and on the impact scale, we will keep the level through tomorrow morning. it is not the entire time, but showers are possible in tomorrow morning. the bigger story is that wind will ramp up later. any showers in the south bay are diminishing, and we will find clear skies from north and south, so later on today, it is a bright looking day, but the winds will ramp up. they are 50 miles per hour, we e

are tracking a chance of shower in the north bay. even overnight, we will find a shower in the south bay early in the morning. ron hamilton, but after 9 a.m., the rain moves out, but tomorrow, it is a chilly day. here is a winded israel on the slant-in around the shoreline. 7:00 a.m., we are looking at wind gusts close to 50 miles per hour in the windy spots, so again, we could see some tree limbs condemned. hyzaar right, but upper 50's near 60 degrees. gusty winds, and then tonight, 30's, making a comeback. here's the accuweather 7 it forecast. for the next seven days, it is about morning rain and sun. windy conditions bid wintry mix, but otherwise dry. warming up early next week. >> thank you. checking in with rob marciano. >> starting at 7:00 on gma,. >> hello. it is friday. good to be with you. we have a lot coming up on the show, but we will be live in the

war zone again. the latest on the assault of that biggest nuclear power plant in europe. russian forces are moving across ukraine. now, david me are is on the ground. he will be live from poland. some harrowing stories of more than 100 -- one million people who have already fled the ukraine. also, we have an exclusive interview with dancing with the stars favorite oh my goodness. max shermer. >> i think the same. >> max sherk out ski. quickset in the same thing. >> he is russian. he is been working on me. >> from ukraine. he is an amazing interview with pj, and he is talking about his home country, and getting out of there. you don't want to miss that. tj knows how to pronounce the name, a lot better. a new twist in the elizabeth holmes saga as she awaits sentencing with her former boyfriend, set the going trial. and the new and highly into space show that is about to drop on hulu.

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with temperatures in the 50's and 60's, and after sunset, we track the best chance of finding isolated showers. reggie? >> former san francisco first lady has received a subpoena in the january 6 insurrection investigation bridge she was involved in fund-raising for the trump campaign and for the january 6 stop the steal rally at the capitol. last week, she appeared via videoconference, but she ended the proceedings because she said she was unhappy that members of the committee were participating in a deposition. she is currently engaged to donald trump, jr.. she was married to gavin newsom when he was mayor. >> we expect to hear from five california mayors today. with the governor's new plan to for some people mental health issues and treatment. they will offered more services with homelessness, and others with severe mental health and addiction disorders. people would be obligated to accept that care, and if they don't, they could be put into

conservatorship. but also, i think it is consistent with the urgency of this moment, which is the accountability that will drive the plan, and produce real results. >> counties would be required to set up a mental health branch in civil court and provide comprehensive community-based treatment if they failed to provide services. these counties could face sanctions, and the mayor of oakland says that san francisco and sacramento will come together further proposal at 9:15 a.m.. they have to write the bill, and lawmakers will have to pass it. >> keep up with lawyers streaming subscriptions. verizon has a solution. it is launching a hub with netflix, peloton and izzy plus among others. the platform is called plus play. it is designed to help purchase and manage subscriptions and allows you to find out about new

deals and discounts. netflix is launching a new interactive trivia game called trivia quest. new episodes are available every day, and each poses 24 multiple-choice questions on a range of subjects. netflix claims this is not a joke, despite it is april fool'' day. >> you might have to stop and smell the flowers. san francisco will be celebrating so many of them in the city. 100,000, to be exact. they rule at tulips. and they will be blanketing union square. we will have to look at this video. >> unhappy. >> unhappy. still unhappy. unhappy. >> that woman is happy. >> a mild smile. >> this man is confused and looks slightly unhappy. >> maybe because, first of all, it is a flower date, to celebrate. but last year, they had to scale back from leicester. they had to scale it back

because of covid. you know that was the time for everybody. >> three people were happy. >> this year, they will be really happy because they have to set up a garden, seek and pick your own flowers. that makes everyone happy. you can go out and do it tomorrow from 1:00 to 4:30 a.m.. that is near the station. >> look at this. >> this man is happy. >> i would say that is neutral at best. this one right here, that gets me every time. >> i feel like this year is going to be a little more joyful. pick your own flowers. that is going to be corporate we are starting with a low bar, so everything that has happened smile, mona lisa. next, a setback for thousands of students hoping to attend uc berkeley. why they dream of attending callers -- college. >> you have noticed high gas prices. the reason behind this spike, and the debate that is stirring up in washington.

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>> building a better bay area, finding solutions. this is abc7news. >> now at 6:30 a.m., a crisis in ukraine intensifies as russia takes aim at the largest nuclear power plant. this morning, leaders are quick to condemn this as a war crime. and, --. >> hate. -- hey. >> he tried to stop a shoplifter, and then that happened. in this video, you only see it on abc seven. a security apps for best expert is weighing in on why you should not do this. >> it is a big blow to cow. how it affects the upcoming missions. >> to morning grid is friday. march 4. yes, you just saw people wearing bananas -- throwing finance. at that happen. >> we are going to get to that, but first, let's check in about the rain. >> is a wild story, but it is

all about showers. then windy weather for later today. live doppler 7 showing that most of us have overcast skies, but wet weather in the south will pressing a little bit poster. rain exiting san jose as it moves into mount hamilton, and this is the final line of showers this morning. the exit is probably 9 a.m.. a stormy looking skype over the city from sutro towers. the best chances in the south bay. a brighter looking day this afternoon, and windy. a wind advisory does go into effect today, and we also have a chance of showers in the north take later will talk more about the winds later. >> thank you. now to the very latest development in ukraine. we will take a live look at eve. a senior official told abc7news officials -- abc7news that russia has selected and prepared a puppet government read this is a live look red russia shelling a ukrainian nuclear power plant overnight.

we will get back to the video, but that will start a fire, and officials say the fire is out. note material escape, but now russia is occupying the plant. in two hours, the united nations security council will hold an emergency meeting in the wake of that attack on a nuclear plant. this secretary-general says the no-fly zone is not an option because it is being considered by an alliance, and google says it has suspended all advertising in russia, including display advertising, youtube, and search. >> the united nations has 1.2 million people already leaving ukraine. among them, dancing with the stars max. he is talking about his escape from the war in the ukraine. just over a week ago, the star posted this message to his one million instagram followers. >> it is pretty dire. i just want everyone to do something. anything. this was me trying to cry for

help. i was screaming out. >> you can see much more in the exclusive interview. coming up at 7:00 on gma. >> gas prices continue to skyrocket across the country. they know average more than five dollars a gallon around the bay area. a life look at what is happening with the surgeon prices paid >> the white house blames higher prices solely on the russian war, but many insist that the biden administration's policies are also to blame. despite the surgeon prices, some lawmakers on both sides of the iron want even tougher restrictions on russian supplies. >> i'm all for that. >> the oil is banned. >> we look at this is how we can maximize impact. on president putin. while minimizing on the american people. here in the bay area, going to aaa, the average price for a gallon of gas is $5.25.

and 525 in san francisco. $5.13 in oakland, and $5.10 in san francisco. one gas station is charging six dollars and $.29. >> there is a lot going on on abc seven tonight. at 8 p.m., special 2020. putin's work, and about to save ukraine. and 2020 continued at 9:00 with the drop out, the rise and con of elizabeth holmes. it is detailing the story of the convicted criminal. the latest local news and weather on abc seven news at 11. >> uc berkeley is already hard enough to get into, and it only averages about a 15% acceptance rate. imagine you are waiting for that letter. to let you know if you got in, and you find out that a fight between neighbors and the school means that thousands of these spots in the new class are gone. our news reporter has a life look at this. >> we are thinking it could make

the acceptance rate go down to a single digit. officials call this devastating news for students who work so hard to earn a spot here at cal. officials have said that this would result in them having to cut the class down by up to 5000 students, but now they are saying they will try and lessen the blow by increasing online enrollment are asking a pressman to defer until january 2023. the court ruling went in favor of a group called save berkeley neighborhoods. this argues that berkeley needs to limit the number of students it accepts. because of the impact of all the incoming students on neighborhood. >> i think people in berkeley have been very concerned about how the university was conducting itself in the community. >> the court decision will not only hurt the incoming freshman class, but it will hurt

berkeley's budget. cutting 5000 students and costing $57 million. so they are saying that students will notice an impact in their services that they have here on campus. this court fight has inspired lawmakers to state senators to propose a bill to make sure this never happens again. they say it is tragic that courts can determine how many students a public university like this one can educate. reporting live, amy hollyfield, abc7news. >> thank you. >> this is something you only cease -- see on abc7news. is a shoplifter stealing from a walgreens, and what happens when someone intervenes. our news anchor has the story. >> we have it. fresh food. they took everything from the counter. >> what you are watching is a theft and action on tuesday. it is not what a professional photographer is used to capturing. >> i was behind the counter, and they took some covid tests and

some batteries. maybe some electronics. >> several employees at the store watched and waited for help to arrive. all wally suspect a large bag filled it up. >> i feel bad for the workers print >> at one point, another customer recorded and had a cell phone smacked out of his hand. the customer then tries to intervene. he is blasted with bunches ofhef banana. >> there were bananas everywhere. >> went the customer fought back, he flung more flute -- fruit. >> to hit a boy. >> jim is a former law-enforcement officer from california, and the president of srs protection grid it provides securities to businesses and places in five states. >> he says that providing security in california is challenging. >> there are several states that we work in with security officers who are allowed to do their jobs. back in the good old days, you could grab people put them in cuffs and take them to the back

and the store could prosecute ray >> he does not recommend bystanders confront a suspect in the act. >> we don't want a citizen to get hurt. i know it is pressuring. >> he says a video cannot be taken safely, and there's no got involved, i'm not too scared of bananas and chips ahoy. >> he could only help law-enforcement. >> we have to raise awareness. >> in san francisco abc7news. >> actually while. next, a cal 40 woman at the center of a missing persons case is now been arrested. prosecutors are revealing new details about why they think she made it all up. >> you are looking at the next stock exchange. it is down by 360 points. another update on the markets is next. >> what is matthew mcconaughey secret? why everyone is talking about his hair. plus, on abc seven, rebecca

jarvis joins us live to talk about the 2020 special on elizabeth holmes. and the new scripted series on the same topic. plus, the content to the oscars, a nominated documentary screening this weekend. if you don't already have it, download or abc streaming app. you can keep watching us from 7:00 until 8:00 parade you can download it on your phone, your tablet, roku, apple tv, amazon fire, or android tv. >> will be talking about all that windy weather, at 7 a.m. because that is a big story. it starts at 7 a.m., along the coast and shoreline. not a great hair day to finish out the week ahead. we will show you live doppler 7. the tail end of some showers working their way south through the south bay. and behind his lined, again, the winds will pick up rid will keep storm impact scale through the morning because we stay unsettled. possibly a storm in the morning. we have a chance for a dusting of snow on the highest peaks, but again, the winds of the base rate. future weather by 8:00.

really pushing off to the south and east. we will see a fair amount of sunshine today, and winds. it will feel chilly. later tonight, after the sun goes down, there still a chance of an isolated showers moving parts of the bay area. we'll talk about those winds. they will ramp up on the coast, and then they will become areawide this afternoon. winds will be between three and 5 p.m.. gusting well over five miles private the shoreline will see winds out of the north bay. again, blowing unsecure objects, knocking trees down. if you can, secure any after objects, try not to park your trees, because you could have tree limbs coming down and power outages. a shower in the south bay, and brighter skies. it is windy again. temperatures will feel chilly and go to the upper 50's and lower 67. take a look at the weekend. about nine's, first, good morning to wet roads. >> it is really a messy commute. hello. we are still tracking our

biggest issue, which is a single alert, ringwood. we will get to that. and you can see, these are improving pre-it is up to around 20 miles per hour. they were originally down to two. southbound 101 at miller creek road. still on the roadway, according to chp. a car was overturned will times this moring. the bridge is very slick. still express delays. foster city, and the bay bridge plaza is nice and light for the friday. check in with drive times. 46 miss, and out to concord, 30 women's. san francisco is still on time, and will be right back.

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>> please are trying to figure out what led to a car driving into a preschool with a dozen children ending up in the hospital. happen south of reading. it was in the city of anderson people -- anderson. there were children inside the school and suv smashed the wall. two of the children had to be taken to a pediatric icu. they are stable, but they went on with the parent sprint >> when i heard, i ran. yes. >> that's what i was -- i'm glad he's ok. >> a newsletter -- woman the wheel was cooperative and was then released. >> a reading mother at the center of a high-profile missing persons case with nearly six years ago is being arrested. she is a charged of making

things that. their new developments. >> this morning, stunning allegations of the california mother who claims she was abducted six years ago made it all up. sherry is in custody and facing charges of lying to police. they allege that this was a false narrative those fabricated. it sustained with the boyfriend who harm herself to support the false statement sprint there was a frantic search for repeating in north carolina after she went for a run in november of 2016 and never came on. her husband was desperate to find his wife, and mother to the two young children paid >> i was very angry and frustrated, and i was scared. for my wife. >> a few weeks later, she was found by a truck driver who saw her on a freeway with chains and bindings around her body. >> heavily battered. >> she claimed that two hispanic women abducted her at gunpoint. they beat her and threatened to

sell her to a man while keeping her closet. she managed to escape. her husband recounted the trauma he believed she went through. kouachi literally lived through hell. the thing she told me she did. >> authorities are revealing that dna evidence for covenant -- recover from the clothing matches her ex-boyfriend's dna. he admitted to investigators that he helped her run away. they say the ex-boyfriend also said she created the injuries well sustaining -- same with him, well hitting herself to create bruises and burning herself. >> authorities say that she collected $30,000 from a victim assistance fund, and she stands by her story. if convicted on the charges of the case, she faces 25 years in prison. abc news. >> overnight, the family

released a statement to abc news that reads, they have cooperated with law enforcement requests despite repeated attempts to put them against each other to public and variously -- embarrass them, and being less than professional. we are confused by the aspects of the charges and hope to get verification in the coming days. >> san francisco is ready to put money in the pockets of citizens who cannot of org to serve jury duty. the city will be launching we the jury on monday. it is a program that will pay low to moderate income jurors $100 a day for their service. this was created to establish a superior court jury that is more reflective of san francisco's diverse communities. prospective jurors will receive information about the program along with their summons print >> for your morning report, news from your labor department. the niceties economy has added the most jobs in flashlight. get up limit rate dropped to 3.8% of every jobs report, down from 4% sherry.

and 678,000 jobs were added. much higher than forecasted. the photo before to 23,000. monthly wages were flat. only increasing by a penny. year-over-year, wages are only up 5.1%, a sign that more lower wage workers were hired. looking at the nearest bucket change, it is trading under way. you can see that we are down about 445 points. inflation can lead to higher membership fees. the cosco ceo's fixate decision will be made soon. last time it was raised was in 2017, and the increase typically happens every five-and-a-half years. osco -- cosco customers are favorably that's famously loyal. >> put on your phone. after your done watching abc7news. it is national day of unplugging. people are being encouraged to

put away their electronic devices and connect with things beyond the screen. the executive director of unplugging collaborative is an organization leading this movement. they have this advice. >> some people just take an hour. some people decide for the day that they're going to do tech free meals print is really just a stay in time. to kick off and renew your commitment to healthier technology. >> will continue our conversation with kim, coming up on abc 7. don't take her advice until you download are screaming at. watch us at 7:00. >> that is something. >> i'm just saying. you can download it now for your phone, tablet, roof who -- roku, or amazon fire. >> that'll help at 8 a.m.. watch our streaming at 7 a.m. and unplug 8 a.m.. then, i'm going to need you to watch 11:00.

then unplug it in. >> what you do after that is your business because i'm off then. >> just be honest. watch us. it's fine. >> it's fine. quick sometimes. >> is a picture outside. is a great start to the day, we are finding wet roadways across the region, and in the rain falling in the southeast, so will take you to samet -- san jose where the windshield wipers are working this morning but the rain is not going to last all that long. about an hour or two. that is what is left on the wet weather, and later, it is all about windy conditions coming our way. here's a live doppler 7 great i will put this into a loop over the last hour, here you can see showers are pressing off to the south and east, and any showers we have right now are extremely in nature. 40's and 50's. good morning oakland. 53 in san jose. light rain in the city. 48 in santa rosa. so, let's go hour-by-hour print

we have a lot of cloud cover, and it is a different story this afternoon. by 3:00, we are tracking a lot of sunshine, and again, it is pretty windy. wind advisory in effect. later tonight, we still have the stormy peck scale at a level one because we are tracking isolated showers at night and overnight into saturday moring. early saturday morning, we could see a dusting of snow on our highest peaks. but much of the day, saturday, it is dry. decreasing sunshine, but be aware, it is chilly. temperatures only in the low to mid 50's. windsor picking up along the coastline. dusting close to 70, and70, and0 be more widespread as the day goes on. 4:00 p.m. later on today, here is what you see. windsor picking up with the wind advisory and along the shoreline. we have to cost 40 miles per hour. secure any outdoor objects you may have, and you can see some tree limbs coming down. i say power outages.

we can track the morning showers with a lot of sunshine in windy conditions. near 60 degrees, but tonight, cold air makes a comeback. it is dropping into the 30's with and isolate sharper and we are through with winter weather advisory. 40 inches of snow, and orient 8000 feet. look how low the snow gets. dean hundred b. i'm expecting that we'll have some changes in the evening with snow. here's a look at the seven-day forecast. the rain and sun. wind advisory beginning at 7 a.m., and early, an isolated showers. warmer and brighter on sunday. temperatures go above average. warm spots. >> thank you. it is time for the traffic report. while there are note controls in effect, you just heard him mention that snow is expected.

i'm bringing them along. just in case. how it is up there. the drivetime is under three hours. all the resorts, which is pretty nice. our tools have not changed much. 84 inches and 74 inches. palisades tahoe, is 41 inches. we will have other resorts. it will be two hours in 50 minutes. that is coming from san francisco. the space totals are 40 inches with sugar bowl. and currently 63 inches to 69 inches and three hours and 29 minutes for that ride. no contrs, them. >> thank you. lady gaga didn't get a nomination for acting in house fuji, but she is still going to be on stage at this year's show. lady gaga will be a presenter at the oscars. of course, she won an oscar for best song.

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>> gray skies from the hills. we have showers in the south bay, and brighter skies this afternoon. it turns windy. a wind advisory is in effect. and around the bayshore. >> number six, bringing you some live pictures from on-site grade you can see the slick conditions, we have a number of spinouts and a couple of patron peers live look. >> airbnb buffer docks. since spot is the latest wind -- way to make money. in the not using. on host says it is a good way for dog owners who don't do much adopt parts can run out of guard at the prices range from four dollars an hour to when dollars an hour. >> member earlier, we are trying to workshop an alternative name for that? we did really think that would be right. leave it up to her viewers. antonio, not liking 60 seconds later, you're right. airbnb p and p. >> no.

no. >> what what if it good morning, america, for our viewers in the west. breaking overnight, a dangerous, new assault by russian troops on a nuclear power plant. the war in ukraine. civilians in the crosshairs. dash cam video captures the moment a missile strike hits a residential neighborhood. and overnight, europe's largest nuclear power plant under attack. russian shelling causing a fire to break out. this morning, the nuclear facility now in the hands of the russians, as troops advance across the country, after capturing their first major city. while the people of kyiv, brace for more fighting in the capital. desperate race to escape. the dire humanitarian crisis. more than 1 million refugees, half of them children. "world news tonight" anchor david muir, live on the border in poland, with stories of separation and survival. abc news e