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the russian invasion of ukraine is escalating by the hour with russian forces now unleashing a relentless aerial bombardment of civilian areas. good evening. thank you for joining us on dan ashley and i'm on a dates us and nato officials warned the increased shelling could lead to significant civilian casualties and they say the days to come are likely to become worse as brings in heavier weapons ukraine's president vladimir. zalenski is putting the blame on nato for refusing to impose a no-fly zone over his country. all the people who would die from this day will also die because of you because of your weakness because of your disunity. nato defended its decision saying a no-fly zone could lead to all-out war in europe tonight to senate aids confirmed that the ukrainian embassy invited all us senators to join a zoom call with the lensky tomorrow. inside the nuclear plant that

came under attack yesterday the voice on the pie system was an employee warning the russians quote. stop shooting you threaten the security of the whole world. and the russian government blocked access to facebook and twitter today and threatened to punish anyone spreading quote fake news about its armed forces and while the battle against russia carries on the men of ukraine are ordered to fight but the women of ukraine are stepping up as well abc 7 news reporter tara campbell joins us live in the newsroom with more tara. ama, yeah, i spoke with a few ukrainian women today one who's lived in poland for a number of years and is helping on that side of the border she also. today with translations describing how the women of ukraine are stepping up. ukrainian men on the front lines ordered to stay in the country to battle russian forces while ukrainian women are behind the scenes helping to hold up a nation. alexandra was oscanska is one of

those women which was the au cream this a plea for peace and her niece sabina malinoisca translating from poland. she was asking for peace not russian beasts, and she was asking just to have back our ukraine all exandras a nurse living in la vie. working in a military hospital. she's a lot of young man with like what lots of injuries and when she's not at the hospital. she's one of countless women helping where help is needed offering what they can from warm food to a warm hug. she's trying to say that the hardest part is psychological one describing a moment that the leviv train station with a woman who had lost everything thomas because that she lost she looked like a bit lost and my aunt asks like do you do would you like something? maybe i do not would like some food hot food, you know some soup or some support and decided just couldn't say word and she

started crying very hardly and as war rages on supplies are running low sabina doing what she can from poland tapping her network as a member of the scouts organization somehow all of the network from scouts workout like like in shocking right setting up pick pick up and drop off locations. on both sides of the border moving and donated medical supplies food water and more her fellow scout. joanna kula is helping lead the eight. she's from laviv, but is on the move he yes the voice corp or sketch. we do work lots with back like, you know, the companies and our friends and your suppliers, and we coordinate the list of needed products volunteers sorting through supplies and packing boxes. it's really really lots of voluntary work happening over there. it's winter here, so it's not easy, but it's a really great work great work without hesitation. it's not like someone ask to do

this or like it's welling us to do this. it's just the moment when someone comes to our country take away our place to live the women of ukraine finding their way to fight for their country men are fighting there. they're on the first front, but they need someone who will be on their background. yeah, and as you just heard from sabina there, this is their country and i can tell you after speaking with these women for quite some time today. it's very clear. they have no intention of backing down in the newsroom tara campbell abc 7 news. all right, tara. thank you in the south bay big tech standing in solidarity with the people of ukraine a number of silicon valley companies are pulling products cutting services and restricting access from russia abc 7 news reporter amanda. still yo has the details ahead of a weekend effort to get more companies on board with this. from social media platforms to software companies many in

silicon valley are making it harder for people in russia to access some of the world's most widely used technologies designed to connect the globe. it's not intended to destroy lives in freedom. it's not intended to be used by russia as a war machine or propaganda machine make a billigorski with the south bay. nonprofit. nova. ukraine says, that's the motivation behind saturday's planned rally at san jose city hall part of the messaging meant to think companies that have already taken action apple among other things is pausing the sale of physical products in russia google helping to defend against russian cybersecurity threats and airbnb suspending all operations in russia. belarus offering free housing to ukrainians forced to leave to be honest. we can provide housing for as many people as we have hosts for russian president vladimir putin's invasion highlighting how critical tech companies are in times of conflict. the word is connected. you cannot go anywhere in the world without see same product

the same language the same influencers, and now you come and act like this anything you can just live without the water you cut yourself completely out of it. you cannot survive as jsu tech expert ahmed benofa says silicon valley innovation is in a sense another weapon being used today ukrainian tech workers living in silicon valley saying cutting off russia's access will take away tools needed to wage war stops that money flow to them. that they of return in bombing and shell into ukrainian citizens ukrainian people dennis momrock may not be fighting on the physical frontlines, but he's finding purpose in attending anti-war rallies and donating to humanitarian. aid resources the software engineer has been a bay area resident for five years. his family is still back in ukraine. i wish i could save their their safe, but they're not for the currently there is no safe place in ukraine saturday's rally at san jose city hall.

at 2 in the south bay. i'm amanda douglas still yo abc 7 news. alright to get the latest information on the crisis as it happens. use the abc 7 bay area streaming app our 24/7 live stream has all the network special reports as well as our local newscast the streaming app is available for roku amazon fire apple or android tv. just search abc 7 bay area our storm isn't over quite yet. let's get to abc 7 news meteorologist antio patel with a look at the conditions as we head into the weekend san diego. yeah alma the conditions. we want to see around this time of year. and that is winter's living up to its name. let me show you live doppler 7. we do have wet weather out there as we get you into street level radar light to moderate rain around scotts valley santa cruz capitola as we look around the south bay from morgan hill to east dunn avenue. it is moderate pockets of rain street level radar mount getting snow so we expect this and it's coming through from coleman to south city san francisco getting some scattered light showers as

we widen out. this is a light level one storm. we're not done with that moisture just yet as you take a look. here's some showers going through overnight into tomorrow morning. it's going to be a wintry mix gus right now 32 on mount diablo 50 to 60 mile an hour gusts have been reported earlier today 22 in oakland and 20 in san francisco. i'll let you know if the moisture or the gusty winds. fact your weekend plans coming up, dan. okay, sandia. thanks very much the new details tonight about the sacramento father who shot and killed his three daughters at a chaperone during his supervised visit at a church this week federal immigration officials. say he had overstayed his visa and was in this country. illegally 39 year old david mora was out on bay after he was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a chp officer in merced county five days before the shooting ice says the agency has to be notified. and more was released, but that did not occur more entered to california from his native mexico in december of 2018.

sheriff's officials. say more used a ghost gun semi-automatic rifle in the monday afternoon shooting more later more later fatally shot himself a shasta county mother who was accused. of getting a kidnapping story appeared before a federal judge today over a video conference sherry papini appeared distraught and distracted her lawyer explained the year old mother had not been. eating while in jail because of dietary restrictions papini was read the federal charges against her for lying to federal agents and mail fraud. she vanished in november 2016, but was found a few weeks later in yolo county bound and injured locals are not only shocked but angry over the allegations. it's not fair that she can go out and collect 49,000 off a gofundme and get funds from the state and the feds for victim witness protection and everything else that when involved with this. prosecutors say puppini was actually staying with her ex-boyfriend during the whole

thing. the magistrate today said puppini was a flight risk and ordered her held until her next court appearance on tuesday. first lady dr. jill biden is in san francisco tonight. she had dinner at michelin starred seafood restaurant angler on the embarcadero before her motorcade whisked her away. the first lady is overnighting in the city and will attend her first in person democratic fundraiser at a private residence tomorrow earlier today, dr. attended funeral services for long-time political donor and uc regent richard blum. he was the husband of california senator dianne feinstein blum died last week at their home in san francisco after a battle with cancer blum was 86 years old. owners are terrified and keeping their pets indoors. how a man who tortured neighborhood cats years ago. got out of prison early a change is coming san francisco unified will now lift the masked mandate, but only some students and blowing up boulders. how about that the effort today to clear a highway near south

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by robert farmer our cats were brutally. he probably killed prosecutors say evidence showed farmer tortured and/or killed at least 21 cats. he was found in his his car and there was blood evidence contained in this car former pleated guilty and was sentenced to 16 years 13 years in custody followed by three years of mandatory supervision according to the santa clara county deputy district attorney who explains that in california for crime such as these a person only serves half of their time in custody. was supposed to be released on april 10th, but was released a little more than one month early on march 1st to enter a non-custodial program where he's being supervised by the sheriff's office with an ankle monitor. the deputy district attorney says he'll transition to the probation department supervision on april 10th. i'm hoping that they monitoring will be sufficient to protect the community and to ensure that nothing like this happens again, leonard, delgada and carol hyde are with the palo alto humane

society. we're very concerned they it's hard to know whether farmer has been rehabilitated. we don't know the deputy district attorney says the conditions of his release include counseling substance abuse treatment a stay away order of 100 yards from the cambrian park 95124 neighborhood and former can't have or live with any animals for 10 years. this is one of the more horrific and disturbing cases i've ever worked on animal. first have this warning for the community, please. keep it. please keep your pets inside. not only because of people like farmer who could be out there, but also because of other dangers abc 7 news reached out to farmers' attorney. we have not yet heard back for the i-team melanie woodrow abc 7 news in tonight's covid headlines the san francisco school district announced today masks will no longer be required at middle and high school starting march 12 elementary. school students can remove them starting april 2nd in los angeles county masks are no longer mandated in public

settings like grocery stores restaurants and bars in addition proof of vaccination or negative test results will no longer be needed to enter bars and most other businesses and apple says employees will be required to come into the office at least one day a week starting april 11th. in the east bay tomorrow oakland will honor journalist chauncey bailey by naming his street after him the city will hold a ceremony tomorrow at noon for daily at the corner of 14th and alice streets. that's where bailey was shot and killed in 2007 while working on a story a jury later convicted three men for carrying out his murder chauncey bailey way will run along 14th street between broadway and lakeside drive. sad news to report from the san francisco zoo maki. the ring-tailed lemur has died. you may remember this is the same lemur that was stolen from a zoo enclosure back iner 2020. maki was recovered 36 hours later in daly city healthy veterinarians. say maki was suffering from acute kidney disease that and

old age are attributed to his death. he was 22 years old now, that's true. well happening now the chp is sending out a warning to motorists on highway 50 after another. older fell at echo summit this time it hit a vehicle. this is a photo from the chp in south lake tahoe. the boulder caused extensive damage to the truck as you can see three boulders in total hit the roadway in less than 24 hours. no one was hurt in any of this caltrans will monitor that area through the weekend. where no it's exhilarating inside to watch that, right? oh fascinating. yeah, this is the video of the massive boulder that was removed from highway 50 earlier today fell on the roadway thursday evening closing lanes in both directions. scaltran says the kaldor fire is partly responsible for the recent rock slides causing significant damage to the terrain. we've lost all the vegetation

above here and we you know, we have rock slides but nothing like we've had here last night or the one we had earlier this year's and almost in the same spot. that boulder it's insane water runoff from recent storms can cause the ground to shift on top of that tire elevation and warming temperatures can trigger rock slides. thank goodness that boulder didn't hit a car. yeah, absolutely huge. all right, turn our attention to the weekend weather forecast. yes as the wind machine stops and i love it. oh and dan. it's slow starting to wind down but still gusty out there as we take a look at live doppler 7. i want to show you where we are. seeing the wet weather we've seen. to moderate showers moving through fairly quickly, but we get you into street level radar here around burlingame, san mateo, california drive, foster city. we're seeing that wet weather. it is heading towards the foster city area that next batch down towards the south bay from aptos to morgan hill gilroy. it's wet mount hamilton. this is a nice change of pace.

there's been a little bit of snow and look at how much it snowing up at zephyr cove. it is dumping tonight 50 80 and all requiring chains state route 4 is the only one not requiring. we had thunder snow earlier today showers are beginning to wind down in the mountains, but they could see up to a foot of snow when all is said and done for the peaks winter weather advisory until 1pm tomorrow snow level by tomorrow morning down to 2,000 feet. it's gonna be difficult to get up there so far were you i would just hold off until sunday. you still have time to go temperature is right now in the 30s and the 40s, we do have a watch for lake and mendocino county. saturday night into sunday morning numbers here could drop as low as the mid-20s and that means you could see some damage to any sensitive crops. so just keep that in mind from our emeryville camera. we do have a rainy view tonight. so it's a little blurred there wintry mix and windy through tomorrow morning very cold sunday morning with frost and we are looking at sunny or miles your sunday warmer heading into

early next week. it's a one on our storm impact scale through morning could see some hail in addition to the showers gusty winds and snow over the peaks between and 3,000 feet you see that in one o'clock in the morning over mount hamilton. we're going to continue to see a couple of showers just rotate through here very quick very spotty andisolat hls and that's pretty much it rainfall estimates anywhere from zero to a few hundreds of an inch. so far the 24-hour rainfall totals in the wettest locations have been as high as about a quarter of an gusty tonight at midnight 20 30 miles an hour not nearly as strong as they were still breezy along the coast tomorrow morning and then the winds will begin to ease as you had into your saturday afternoon making your outdoor plans grab those jackets tomorrow morning is gonna be chilly 30s and 40s tomorrow afternoon. you're looking at highs anywhere from the mid-50s to low 60s cool for this time of year just like it was yesterday accuweather 74 forecast level 1 system wintry morning mix and brisk and then we'll we'll bring in the chill,

but certainly your skies for sunday and going into next week spring like warmth low 70s inland lose 60s coast side, so it's going to be pretty nice looking weather. dananama. here we go. all right, sandy.

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