>> building a better area. moving forward. finding solutions. this is abc. >> it is an announcement celebrated by university officials in berkeley, a plan to create housing for students and the homeless, but out of the expense of spark. -- at the expense of people's part. >> the plan calls for the construction of a new student residence at the current site of people's park, a park with a history of political activism and violent confrontations with police, but most recently it has been a place where dozens of on housed people call home. as ryan curry explains, there is a plan to develop a park shelter for those who live

there. ryan: for some of berkeley's population, time spent at people's park may end. a plan has been revealed to move some people to temporary housing. the park will be redeveloped into student housing. the chancellor says this will address the student housing shortage. >> this is our responsibility to address the tragedy of homelessness in our midst. ryan: the homeless residence at the park will have the opportunity to live at the roadway inn hereby. 42 rooms will go to housing residents previously at people's park. each resident will get laundry and fresh toiletries and access to a daily mail service. >> we can guarantee that every person will be offered interim housing as well as a wide array of services that will support their transition to permanent

housing. ryan: the city will use recently granted state money to fund the housing services. the university plans to break ground on the new student housing at the end of the summer. however, some don't want the park to change. leanna gonzalez was previously homeless. she supports moving those living at the park into permanent housing, but -- >> college students need a park, they do. ryan: the first presbyterian church of berkeley plain soap and a drop-in center for support services. but the city and university think this will -- both the city and the university think this will improve -- in berkeley, ryan curry, abc7news. >> geithner london breed livered her state of this -- mayor london breed delivered her state at the city today. may breed used the backdrop of the mission rock development to highlight efforts for more

affordable housing. she focused most of the speech on rebounding from covid, saying it is time to bring foot traffic back to the city. mayor breed: our recovery will not be easy. it will not be quick, but it is coming. san francisco is coming back. >> asked for public safety, mayor breed says it is paramount to get the police academy filled . she also outlined steps her agency is taking to help those struggling with mental health issues and addiction, including an overdose prevention program. >> as you may have noticed, the wind is beginning to pick up around parts of the bay area and is only expected to get stronger. >> let's get to sandhya patel. sandhya: the winds bringing heightened fire danger. let's take a live look from our tam cam towards ocean beach. you can see the camera is shaking.

the winds have been strongest at the coast. gusting to 35 at half moon bay. it is onshore, which is why it is cooler today. over mount tam, 39 miles per hour. a wind advisory goes out for the north and east bay hills until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow for solano county, gusts 50 miles per hour which could cause a few power outages and even blow unsecured objects around. winds are gusty around the coast, but veering out of the north as we head towards tomorrow morning, 25, 30 miles per hour at the lower elevations. secure loose objects. charge your batteries to get ready. the rest of the wind forecast and the fire danger ahead in just a few minutes. ama: now to a search underway for a missing 20-year-old woman. friends say the woman was last seen in san francisco early

yesterday morning near fisherman's wharf. they provided these pictures. friends fear she was a victim of stalking and was possibly harmed. san francisco police responded to calls of a possible kidnapping on beach street around 2:00 yesterday morning, but found no witnesses, but they added they are working with agencies to locate the woman. dan: agents are on the scene of a disturbing discovery in oakland. a mummified b found in the wall of the old kaiser convention center. the remains have been there long enough that the person's age and gender are unclear. the body was found by construction workers as they tore apart a wall. the kaiser center is under renovation and has been closed since 2005. the county coroner is on the scene. ama: business owners and neighbors in phoenicia are -- in benicia are reacting to the death of a convenience store owner.

video shows someone running from the market. the owner was shot and killed around 10:00 last night. the victim is being remembered as a beloved family man and business owner who always had a kind word for his customers. >> he walked in the front door. he always greeted you. he was always good to meet with my family. the employees who were short on cash, he would say, just pay me later. ama: investigators are looking into whether this is related to other robberies along the interstate corridor. dan: a former bay area police officer killed while protecting a tv news crew is being honored for his sacrifice. he has been issued the citation of courage. his family is in washington, d.c., tonight to accept the award on his behalf. his widow spoke at the ceremony just a short time ago. >>'s passion was to protect and serve, and he once told me this was his fun job.

so we are absolutely honored here today to receive this award for him and his ultimate courage. dan: kevin was shot in oakland last november and died days later from his wounds. oakland police arrested two people suspected in his killing and credit the community for sharing information that helped in their investigation. ama: the 49ers fan critically injured outside sofi stadium is now in a coma. -- is out of a,. the oakland chef was attending the game when he got in an argument with a fan in the parking lot. the fan hit luna in the mouth, causing him to fall and hit his head. the other man involved is arrested dan out on bail. dan: jury selection began today in the trial of elizabeth holmes' former boyfriend and partner at theranos. the 56-year-old is charged with

defrauding investors as well as wire fraud, similar charges holmes had faced. he served as the companies chief operating officer. the trial is taking place in the same courthouse where holmes was convicted. opening statement or a week from today. ama: at santa clara university, students are suing over the booster mandate set to a take effect next week. more on how they say it is jeopardizing their college careers. reporter: a group of mostly nonstudents cheer out against santa clara university as two students and children's health defense california are suing the university over its covid-19 booster mandate starting next week. >> my college career is in jeopardy. i just want to be here to study and be with my friends. this, for me, has nothing to do with politics or anti-vax stuff. this is simply my own medical

safety i am concerned about. reporter: one of the students on the lawsuit says she had an adverse reaction to the original covid vaccine and the university is not giving her medical exemption. her friend is the son of children's health defense california is co-founder. he asked reporters to put their signs down while he spoke because the lawsuit is not about politics. >> thank god my mom is whoever she is. with her help, i was able to put my foot down and find many other people similar to me who also are tired of it and will want to take a stand. reporter: mandates are falling across the bay area, so should school vaccine requirements change? doctors across the area have expense report for the covid vaccines as a safe tool to protect students and teachers. one of those doctors believes the vaccine mandates will remain. >> with cases coming down, we take masks off, but when we get a vaccine, just like when we acquired measles-mumps-rubella

to get into college, it is not really about the now, it is for the future. reporter: we reached out to santa clara university, but they declined to comment on the lawsuit. the deadline for students and staff to submit their booster status is march 17. dan: a big step today in san francisco. the city's health department announced proof of vaccination or negative tests will no longer be read wired to enter businesses -- be required to enter businesses that serve food or drinks, starting friday. it also applies to gyms and fitness studios. businesses can decide to be more restrictive and can continue to require proof of vaccination or a negative test from their staff and clients if they wish. masks can also still be required. ama: still ahead, more than 90% of teachers in one bay area school district to get ready to walk off the job. we will tell you about the strike and the plant sticking point. dan: in ukraine, a russian air

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dan: the war in ukraine is becoming increasingly bloody. during what was supposed to be a cease-fire, a russian air strike hit a children's hospital and maternity word -- maternity ward . parts of the hospital were blown to pieces. children are trapped under the rubble. a rescue effort underway. vice president harris landed in warsaw a few hours ago. she is expected to talk with polish leaders about getting fighter jets to the ukrainians and offer u.s. support for what has become an enormous humanitarian crisis. the first face-to-face high-level meeting is set for thursday, when the leaders of russia and ukraine meet in turkey. ama: can the bay area, many are focusing on what can be done to

show support to ukrainians. san jose decided not to end their relationship with a sister city in russia. zach fuentes explains why. zach: they are thousands of miles away, but they are sister cities. >> this is a formal contract between two cities that the councils pass and the mayors signed. what is different is the relationship is solely community leaders, community volunteer leaders. zach: the san jose city council was set to discuss severing ties with his russia sister city. instead they have sent a letter of support for the russian people for pushing back against their government and calling for overall peace. >> severing a relationship sends the wrong message that is not peace. zach: the president of the sister city program condemns what the russian government is doing in ukraine. he says the communication

currently happening between san jose and the yekaterinburg is critical. >> these links are just for this moment. zach: he says in many cases he is the main source of news to friends there. still, not everyone wants the city to have a relationship with russia. >> putin's russia is the same as hitler's germany, and if you support having any relationship, please think about what side of history you are going to be. zach: sister city program understands where that is coming from. >> it is going to take finding that right ukrainian leader and that right russian leader here in the valley. zach: the discussions like the ones the city of san jose just had are not done. later this month, santa clara county supervisors will discuss the out, new developments on the major league baseball blackout, but it is not good news for

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ama: major league baseball has canceled games through april 13 because of the lockout. the league and players association have failed to reach a new collective bargaining agreement, so the commissioner pulled the plug on two season-opening series. now the earliest opening day could happen is april 14. dan: in the north bay, hundreds of teachers in the khatami runner part unified school district are planning to walk out of the classroom tomorrow, and that is eating major staffing issues. at least one of these schools will have to be closed as a result. liz kreutz has more on why teachers say they had no choice but to strike. liz: when students in the district show up to school on thursday, it is unclear how many of their teachers will be in the classroom. >> over 94% will strike

tomorrow. >> you are going to see almost all members picketing. liz: denise and lisa are both teachers and the sonoma county district to serve on the board of the local teachers union. they say the strike is about paying teachers a living wage. they want the district to follow a recommendation of raising salaries of 14 per six -- 14.6% over the next few years. the average salary is roughly $15,000 less than the average for the state, despite sonoma county's high cost of living. >> because if we do this -- liz: at a four hour special board meeting tuesday night, many students, parents, and teachers pleaded with the district to increase salaries. some teachers described having to work side jobs to pay bills. >> i worked full-time as a teacher, and last year i took home $3

family of five. >> we want to compensate our teachers in a financially responsible way. liz: the superintendent says the district simply cannot afford the teachers' proposal, which they feel they would have to match for all their union employees. >> we also have custodians, office managers, office assistants. liz: the strike, scheduled to begin thursday, would impact the roughly 6000 students in the district. the superintendent says they are bringing in administrative staff, substitutes to help with staffing. at least one of the schools will be closed and other sites will end the day early. ama: gas prices in the bay area are hitting record high prices as the orient ukraine content -- the war in ukraine continues. a station and chevron -- a chevron station in hayward was $76 --

the average in oakland is $5.64, and san franciscans are paying $5.68 per gallon. california is the only state where drivers are paying more than five dollars a gallon. 1.27 dollars of that is due to state taxes. dan: truck drivers in san leandro are paying this, $650 for a 107 gallon fill of diesel. one driver told us that filling both of his tanks would cost $1300. instead he is just topping off today. these costs, of course, will be passed along to consumers. ama, you saw a place that was six something. ama: i panicked and saw that was diesel. it is only $6.39. sandhya: only. that's pretty high. ama: and the winds are back. they did not leave us long. sandhya: the winds are

definitely picking up. along the coastline they have been blowing hard. i want to show you a live picture from our east bay hills camera. yes, the wind is blowing. the trees around it, the higher elevations as well as the coastline at this hour -- as well as the coastline. at this hour, winds at hood mountain are 27 miles per hour. hour-by-hour, the biggest concern is initially the winds are onshore, so we do have higher humidity, but the humidity is going to start to plunge tomorrow. winds coming out of the north 25, 30 three miles per hour at the lower elevations, stronger at the higher elevations. when you get humidity dropping going into tomorrow, you get the concern of fire danger because of the lack of rain during one of our wettest winter months. february, that is. in march we have not seen a whole lot. as we look hour-by-hour, a high to very high likelihood of fire danger, especially in the north

and east bay hills going into your thursday. remain aware of your surroundings in case something does break out. here is the reason why we will see winds pick up. it isopping towards the sierra nevada. it is going to bring them about an inch of snow, but the winds kicked up behind it, and that is why we have the potential for gusty winds. down 16 degrees as a result of the onshore winds at san carlos, 11 degrees cooler in san jose. temperatures in the mid to upper 50's in san francisco and oakland. 61 in san jose. from our rooftop, you are noticing winds living trees around. he six in santa rosa. -- 66 in santa ros ros fairfield got up to the mid-70's. possible sprinkles over the weekend. don't forget to spring forward sunday morning. we might see rain early next week. hard freeze warnings and freeze warnings for lake and mendocino counties early this morning and

tomorrow morning. tomorrow morning you are looking at low 30's to upper 40's. windy conditions. that is what you need to watch out for. winds remain elevated tomorrow afternoon. it is a bright day. numbers will range from the mid 60's to low 70's. saturday night into sunday, could see a couple sprinkles early, then we have the better chance of rain monday afternoon and evening into tuesday. in terms of rainfall potential during the weekend through early next week, potential for about a third in san jose and santa rosa. dusty fire concern tomorrow. winds will ease, and then we have possible sprinkles over the weekend. a level 1 storm monday into tuesday. and forget, spring forward one hour this weekend. dan: we are going to forget

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. 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 pregnant, or breastfeeding. avoid grapefruit during treatment. ask your doctor about living longer with kisqali. dan: residency in one vallejo neighborhood are on edge because of sightings of a mountain lion. this is video recorded in the yard of one of the homes along haviture way. the cat came back two hours later. it was also spotted on two other

occasions. some are upset the city has not done more to warn people. ama: san francisco's deyoung you museum is celebrating alice neil. dan: this retrospective marks the first time such a comprehensive showing of her work has ever been displayed on the west coast. she is heralded as one of the 20th century's most radical painters, known for championing social issues and social justice. curators say the waning of the pandemic is the perfect time for the exhibition of her work. >> in alice neil's work, we seee someone who closely studied the meaning of human connection and the way it speaks to us through art. ama: the exhibition, which features paintings, drawings, and watercolors, runs through july 10. dan: world news tonight with david meurer is next. we appreciate your time. ama: thank you so much for joining us tonight.

our next newscast is at 6:00. we hope to see you then.

tonight, the horrific images coming in. a children's and maternity hospital in ukraine taking a direct hit from a russian air strike. rescuers carrying a pregnant woman from the debris. local officials still not sure how many mothers, children, and babies may have been wounded or killed. ukraine's president zelenskyy posting video of the damage. maternity wards destroyed, ceilings collapsed. windows blown out. an explosion carving out a massive crater in the ground. zelenskyy calling the attack an atrocity, pleading to the world for help, saying, "close the sky right now." also tonight, the growing concern about the chernobyl nuclear site now under russian control. tonight, authorities telling abc news this is a very fragile situation and they'll explain why. and tonight, what the pentagon is now saying about the plea