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beginning. i said defending freedom is is s going to cost. >> russian forces continue to bombard ukrainian cities. this allows a few hundred people to escape the fighting in the northeastern city. without more help, the director of the defense intelligence agency says ukraine may only have 10 to 14 days worth of food and supplies left. >> we have heard so much about the ordinary citizens of ukraine rising up to fight the russian invasion. supplies for all of those volunteers and the nation's are dwindling. raising money for nightvision goggles. with this woman. you have to see the list of what
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they need to fight the russians. >> hello. i am nina and i am from ukraine. i have lived in the united states since i was a teenager. >> a trial attorney from san mateo county but her heart is in ukraine. >> my heart breaks to see my home country under this ruthless attack by russia. >> she has been in contact with family friends in ukraine and government officials who sent a long list of supplies troops need to battle the russians. >> we will have to see. >> i spoke with the deputy mayor this afternoon. >> every time, every day, we will show what happened in the biggest country in europe. in the capital where russian troops kill children. >> look at the list of the they need. get this, links for each item. ukrainian government officials are shopping on amazon.
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>> russia carries out its special operations at night. quick to see the enemy approaching and throughout these night attacks. >> i admire her commitment to the ukrainian people enter their defense operations. >> i reached out to the representative in congress. >> things seem to be moving so quickly in ukraine and the situation is so dire. his usaid -- is the aid getting there quickly enough? >> if you talked to president zelensky, it is not quick enough. we basically announced to this 350 million a week or so ago. 250 has already gotten there. we will continue to keep the
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pathways open to get as much material to the ukrainian people as possible in the coming weeks. >> congress is set to vote b friday. i am posting links at abc7news.com. >> how is she able to get the material to ukraine? >> they have a way in through poland already set up. this material will make its way through poland. >> thank you so much. continue to try to calculate the broader impact. the dow lost 184 points. the nasdaq dropped 35 andy s&p
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500 went down by 30. economic issues are part of building a better day area. this can be a real struggle to afford it. sky 7 captured lines of cars waiting to fill up with cheap gas. on the left, that is a cosco in the east bay. abc 7 said wait was worth it. quick this is breaking the bank a little bit. >> this is off of highway >> it was all the way halfway down the exit. the station and for selling some of the cheapest gas. that price making lines at the pump longer than usual but just on the road, drivers are paying
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a dollar more. tyler knows gas prices are rising dramatically, dozens of barrels from the mobile supply. trucks. >> i would rather pay more for gas than give it to russia. >> mike is trying to keep prices low for customers but knows that he will be forced to raise them. >> they know, they figured out that the next day they will pay more. quick the commute is making it harder. i might have to go back to public transport. >> the ridership has increased slightly over the last several weeks. some of the highest weekday numbers since the pandemic began. course we want to let people
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another is another opportunity, another way to travel. >> i drive less and less these days. >> for drivers still in their cars, the pain goes on. >> people are just trying to survive. i think it is outrageous. >> in the last 45 minutes we saw prices change, going up $.20. >> with gas going up daily, even those who support the band, they're wondering how much higher prices will go. the most expensive gas in the country is in the bay area. san jose's matthew says many oil companies have already curbed russian oil.
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>> we don't import a lot of of russian oil. it is in the single digits in terms of the fraction of oil that we import. effectively it is not a big hit to our supply. >> experts anticipate the pace of price increases to slow down but that could change if further sentience come from other countries. some people might be searching for more affordable options to get around. ryan curry has the details. >> before the pandemic, this was a popular -- a popular site. the goal was to save money on public transit, gas and bridge tolls but during the pandemic, those usual pickup spots returned to empty sidewalks. could casual
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it will become a popular option once again. he says hi gas prices fueled the casual carpal in. >> this was in response to skyrocketing gas and prices. >> the idea of getting into a stranger's car seemed like an outrageous thought but driving expenses are continuing to go up. >> why not fin not f neighborhood you can commute with? i was working at the bank and a lot of people were using it, especially people that lived in the east bay. >> casual carpooling was convenient for people who can't easily get to bart. >> part is fine but it depends on where you live.
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it is not always that accessible. >> we asked viewers if supporting the russian oil band means pay more for gas, would you still support it? 95% said yes. help may be on the way to bring down california gas prices. governor newsom says he has a plan. we will have those details. >> triage -- triage supplies for the wounded. >> from warmer to windywindy heightened fire danger. the hour-by-hour forecast coming up. >> sherry is out on bail. she is the ready mom who disappeared in 2016 and is
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>> new details about the vetting mother accused of orchestrating an elaborate hoax by faking her own kidnapping. less than an hour ago she posted a $120,000 bond. accredited sacramento crowd of sacramento area reporters were outside. morgan norwood brings you up to speed on the case. >> standing by her store, claiming she was kidnapped by these two hispanic women, beaten, tortured and branded, even helping authorities create sketches to find her alleged captors. a five-year investigation leading detectives to realize that she was staying with an ex-boyfriend to nearly 600 miles
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away from her home in northern california. they say she even harm to yourself to support your false statements. this is all for what they say was a charade. >> the outcome i i i i a tremendous amount of resources wasted because of one person selfishness. >> she has not entered a plea but the 39 vote is facing up to 25 years in prison and fines up to a half million dollars if convicted on charges for lying to federal agents and defrauding the victim compensation board of $30,000. pull off this hoax alone. >> i think there is the potential for somebody to be charged as an accessory to this.
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morgan norwood, abc news, los angeles. quick signs of support for ukraine in the war with russia are are a liver -- >>, signs of support for ukraine in the war with russia are all over the bay area. the sign is in the excelsior neighborhood. jared huffman shared the picture on twitter of a sign that had been taped over with the words ukrainian river. med share is actively collecting and shipping medical supplies to the ukrainian people. leslie brinkley saw this in action. this effort is a bit of good news at a time when dark storm clouds are of ukraine. volunteers are boxing up surplus -- surplus gauze bandages and
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ivs, triage supplies gathered by donations from individuals from medical supply companies and from health care providers like sutter, kaiser and indignity health. even med share was caught off guard by how quickly things escalated and have dire the need is. >> there are casualties, injuries, there are needs for medical supplies. we know that those people providing supplies are going to need to replenish those. this is still the unfolding event. >> they were to poland. it is on the ground now. more shipments will go out later this week. >> their shipping into the
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neighboring countries. >> this is going directly to the people who need it over there. quick people can even donate things like diapers and shampoo that will be shipped over to ukraine they do but for now it is all medical supplies being flown over. you cannot drop things off at med share. if you want to donate or volunteer, you have to make an appointment. we are posting details at abc7news.com/take action. it is liberating doing we are making a direct impact to those in need. verified groups and nonprofits. that is on our website. >> a lot of people making a difference. let's turn to the weather forecast.
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>> i love how you are not giving it away. we have the potential for some rain. let's talk about the sunshine. this is a post sunset view. starting from our east bay hills camera. we are just zooming out here so you can see a nice wide perspective. let's check out all of this. 70 degrees in the mid 60's. here is a live look from our san jose camera and you will see the sun is shining. 58 degrees in san francisco. 60 in oakland. it was a mild to warm winter day. 74 in san jose. 69 in san francisco. on live doppler 7 we may be
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seeing some changes coming. but next week we are talking about rain chances. this is going to slide down the spine of the sierra. what it will do for us is kick up the wind. tomorrow we get gusty onshore wind. this is where it is going to the breezy asked for your wednesday but by thursday, the wind picks up out of the north and northeast. even the in that communities. when those winds pick up, they come off the land, dry at the air even more and that is what will bring up the fire danger. you can see it here as we look at the combination of the wind. we have not had rain in a while and when you combine that with the lowering humidity.
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then we will see that change come this evening. gusty wind and higher danger. tonight, temperatures where there is a hard freeze warning enter freeze warning in effect. you know those plants are in danger. elsewhere, looking at low 30's tupper 40's. windy at the coast tomorrow afternoon. you will be seeing anywhere from the upper 50's to the low 70's. now let's talk about the changes. i don't think this will be much within a few sprinkles here. that next storm coming in monday
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into tuesday will bring the potential for wet weather. when you're at the coast tomorrow. when deer for most areas with high fire danger. and then the wind eases on friday. we have that late-night chance going into early sunday. daylight saving time begins sunday. we could be bringing out the umbrella's monday and tuesday with a level 1 storm. >> it feels like the pandemic has gone on forever. coming up next, the status update on how we are doing. and you can watch us on your phone or your tv no matter where you are with the bay area at. you are with the bay area at. we to be a thriver with metastatic breast cancer means asking for what we want. and need. and we need more time. so, we want kisqali. women are living longer than ever before with kisqali
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voices during the pandemic. i don't think we can say that blanco it is associated with long-term risk factors but i think it adds a level of uncertainty. >> he had one other interesting point. he said if you have not been infected by now and are vaccinated, there is a good chance you may never get covid. quest protesters at uc berkeley marked international women's day by sending a message to the supreme court. the supreme court ruling dobbs versus jackson could drastically alter abortion rights. question so many women like me have been marching and protesting for almost 15 years.
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>> governor gavin newsom delivered this state of the state address in the shortest speech that he has given. he covered a wide range of issues including a proposal to help ease the pain that california's are currently feeling at the pump. >> liz watch the speech. cressy plans to propose a tax rebate for californians. he says this will help address rising gas prices. at the same time he also doublei down on his stance against new oil drilling. >> no one is naive. about the moment that we are living in with high gas prices and geopolitical uncertainty it is feeling. in january, we proposed the pause to the gas tax increase. now it is clear we have to go farther. that is why working with legislative leadership, i will
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be submitting a proposal to put money back in the pockets of californians to address rising gas prices. but i want to make this clear. at a time that we have heating and burning up, one thing we cannot do is repeat the states -- the mistakes of the past by drilling even more oil which only leads to more extreme doubt -- drought and wildfire. what more evidence do you need then our own state. quest the governor touted california's economy which remains the fifth largest in the world and he pledged to address crime and safety and the housing crisis. the theme is the california way. he said this means rejecting old ways of doing things and finding new solutions to big problems. he vowed to do that.
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>> the speech was surprisingly short but he did take some of that time to call that florida and texas. >> it was a very short speech. he knows that people are distracting right now. he called out the new don't say gave bill in florida. he contrasted those policies with his vision for california's education system. he sand -- he says he plans to create a new grade for all. >> liz previewed a vote that was a republican attempt to repeal up 47. it did not succeed. recategorized some nonviolent offenses such as drug and property theft to misdemeanors
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rather than felonies. supporters say those claims are bogus, adding that the proposition has been more successful than people realize. >> as some others brought their new babies home in recent weeks, they found that the state ee d flagged them as potential fraud. they came to michael finney to get some help. nights, i really feeling just trying to enjoy time with your newborn. >> they were filled with joy when the plan was born on new year's day. just a little ahead of schedule. >> we were the first ones to give birth here in fairfield.
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but alexis also faced new difficulties. >> not only do we have an unexpected c-section but i had an infection of the incision. and then a blow from the most unexpected place. ded. >> i'm not getting a check in the mail. ded had stopped paying her disability benefits without any notice. quest thank you for calling the employment development department. >> i called over a hundred times. >> the maximum number of colors has been reached. >> an agent finally picked up. i am kind of upset because no one has ever reached out to me and told me anything. >> hers was among 345,000 claims flagged as potential fraud and frozen by the ed to crack down
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on a massive disability scam. she and her doctor both had to prove they were legitimate or she would lose benefits for good. >> you can go to the disability office in sacramento and they can verify everything there. they are like i am dealing with an infection. i am supposed to be lying down. i also have a newborn baby. it is in the middle of covid and omicron is spreading everywhere. quest drove an hour with the baby. they waited in a crowded room with others. >> it is nerve-racking to sit in a small room with a crime newborn. quest when it was her turn to the counter, no one could help. >> they can't handle any of these claims. quest never mind that she was standing right there with her new baby. >> i can show you my c-section
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scar and i have the baby with me. >> waiting three there. quest the same thing happened to amanda of san jose. this was when ded froze her benefits. when she finally got through, ee d no answers. >> it is stressful. i think about it all the time. out of desperation, amanda went to this office with her newborn in tow. they waited for hours in a stuffy room. >> i called my husband to leave work and help me because i did not want to be my baby in there. >> with nowhere to turn, they came to 7 on your side. we told eeg that this was affecting newborns and their families and they listen to. >> they were able to solve the problem overnight. quickly reached out directly to the doctors to verify their
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credentials and yes, to verify these were real babies. ded -- eed issued all the they missed. >> so relieved. thank you so much. >> these moms are not alone in the struggle. many others also came forward including one mom was ordered to remain stress-free during a high-risk presidency -- pregnancy. today.
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>> supporters of deanna santana are demanding an apology from the city council. this coalition is upset that the councilman used a dog analogy when discussing santana's firing. is that his comments were unacceptable. >> this is about diversity, equity and inclusion, standing against misogyny, racism and so we are probably standing together and raising our voices in unison to say that we remember -- we demand letter
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from our elected officials. after ousting santana was necessary, adding that when you get bitten by a dog, you need to heal regardless. the teeth may leave holes but you have to remove the dog. we reached out to park for a response. >> plenty of at apple. services. there is a new enhanced iphoneee se named ed price-sensitive new users. >> this past fall, we added more
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new users to the iphone 13 lineup then in each of the previous five lunches. >> analysts say apple along with many other companies may be facing real headwinds with higher gas prices dipping into exclusionary income. a daily los -- loss of 3 of 3 o3 >> in less than two weeks, the world as they knew it changed. >> i have to be safe because tomorrow there are other people i need to help. i need to help. hi, i'm mike holmes. i'm here with ivan from agm renovations america's kitchen and bathroom renovators i'm excited to introduce agm's 3d creator. it allows you to create your new kitchen or bathroom online, and get an exact quote in minutes. [ivan] that's right mike! design your kitchen or bathroom in 3d, choose your fixtures and finishes, without leaving your home or inviting strangers in. visit agmrenovations.com
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>> as i was playing with my young son, there there there the where sirens would not sound. >> she spoke in los angeles, joined by this woman's right's attorney. have fled ukraine. she spearheaded a group of residents who are cooking and providing aid to keep their military going. 13 days ago, oksana was a project manager at a local bank in steve -- khiev.
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--kyiv. >> about five minutes ago, we heard the rocket flying over our heads. anything can change within minutes. >> she has become a lifeline for many in her city. bombs are destroying everything around her. she decided to stay back to help. >> after this conversation, i will be getting on a phone call with the surgeons. >> for safety reasons, we are leaving her last name out. the person translating for her is her brother who lives in seattle. >> your sister is putting her life at risk to save others. >> i am scared for her but i also trust god will protect her. >> she spends her days finding medical supplies for local hospitals and food for her
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neighbors were helping feed over 400 military service men. , we have 47. and the men who are their lives every day on the front lines. >> i am trying to move place to another. i understand that i have to be sick because there are other people that i need to help. >> today on international women's day, she took a detour to honor the women who are risking their lives with her to keep the military going. >> we are not going to give up, we are going to work harder. >> in san francisco.
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>> if you would like to help the people of ukraine, we have a full list of verified groups. that is on our website. >> of the rain would help us. -- a little rain would help us. >> let me show you the wind that will first start at the coast. this is tomorrow afternoon. you will notice the wind. this as we go into thursday. the wind comes more out of the north and northeast and we are starting to see it not just near the coast but we will see the strongest winds here. this down sloping wind will dry out the air thursday. gusty enough that we are talking about heightened fire danger. a beautiful view here. the tree pollen is still running high so it is pine, juniper,
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cedar and yoke here. live doppler 7, no rain right now but that will be changing as early as this weekend. we might see some sprinkles. we are looking at rainfall totals that could range. this will be by tuesday of next week. there is still time but i am hopeful that we see something. you are looking at a cooler day. even cooler on thursday. when dear at the coast tomorrow. praying that fire danger. don't forget, monday and
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to be a thriver with metastatic breast cancer means asking for what we want. and need. and we need more time. so, we want kisqali. women are living longer than ever before with kisqali when taken with an aromatase inhibitor or fulvestrant in postmenopausal women with hr+, her2- metastatic breast cancer. kisqali is a pill that's significantly more effective at delaying disease progression versus an aromatase inhibitor or fulvestrant alone. kisqali can cause lung problems, or an abnormal heartbeat, which can lead to death. it can cause serious skin reactions, liver problems, and low white blood cell counts that may result in severe infections.
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tell your doctor right away if you have new or worsening symptoms, including breathing problems, cough, chest pain, a change in your heartbeat, dizziness, yellowing of the skin or eyes, dark urine, tiredness, loss of appetite, abdomen pain, bleeding, bruising, fever, chills or other symptoms of an infection, a severe or worsening rash, are or plan to become prasdi. avoid grapefruit during treatment. ask your doctor about living longer with kisqali.
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>> now, abc 7 sports with chris alvarez. >> golden state enters the game with the clippers. draymond green set a target date for monday to return and today we got the update on james wiseman. he has been cleared to play two games for santa cruz as he rehabs from a knee injury. this is just a couple days from now and then sunday at the chase center. here is steve kerr on the plan. jaquiski has been with the team. the next logical action i i i ii action in the julie's. i don't know what other thing we can do then put them in our games and we feel like it makes more sense for him to get some action and play a lot and get a lot of rhythm and conditioning before he plays for us.
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just committing to the first two games and then we will go from there. >> russell wilson went 17-4 against the 49ers and now he is leaving the nfc west for the afc west as the denver broncos pulled off a blockbuster. the broncos had not been able to replace peyton manning. the deal won't become official until the year next week. the social media team is all over it. tweeting a famous video of the wilson volleyball and "wilson!" aaron rodgers announced he would return to the packers for his 18th season. he is expected to sign the biggest deal in pro football history. for years, 200 million dollars.
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with those big dominoes falling, where will you make a wrap up play? mike reports that jimmy g. underwent successful shoulder surgery today. garoppolo is expected to get a throwing program a month before training opens. we will wait and see. major league baseball and the players union our meeting in person. major league baseball set a deadline for today. as a last chance to save thiss 162 game season. players could be in spring training camps as early as this friday if a deal is signed. the original open was set for march 31. a.k.a. will ferrell. full uniform guarding klay thompson which -- who is a huge
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jake diekman fan. let's open up the microphones. this is like the best video of the day. look at will ferrell. he actually hit a shot from half-court. this is funny. if i was at this game, i would have said why don't you come to abc 7 to do some warm-ups? well, you are welcome to come here, i think the protocols would let him in here. >> we will make an exception. he is classic. >> mabel they will get the warriors back in rhythm. maybe something a little fun, the warriors and clippers. >> coming up tonight starting at 8:00 p.m., it is the bachelor and then to tell the truth followed by abc 7 news at
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11 :00. abc7news is dreaming 24/7. get the bay area app and join us whenever you want wherever you are. that is it for this edition of abc7news. thank you for joining us tonight. i am ama daetz. >> we appreciate your time and hope you have a great evening. we will see you again for abc7news at 11:00.
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