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announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> the driver who was in the truck saw the train cominrain jumped out of the truck. >> we are getting new details on thursday's fiery train crash. good morning. i am liz kreutz and we will have the latest on the crash investigation in a moment but first, the weather with lisa argen. lisa: good morning. it is cold out there. we also have fog along the coast. he dense fog advisory with a quarter-mile visibility half moon bay until 9:00 :00. there is where we are watching the dense fog from the north bay toward pescadero and we are looking at visibility reduced at
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times so be careful out there. it is colder. temperatures six to seven degrees colder. below freezing in santa rosa. 44 in hayward and san jose with 36 in concord. there is a look at the warmer numbers south and east and the colder numbers north. a live look outside from our east bay camera. the fog will lift after the 9:00 hour and we are left with sunny skies, a cooler start to the day with 50's along the coast. low 60's by noontime and temperatures will not be as warm and the clouds will increase for the second half of the day and we will talk about a chance of showers bringing are storm impacts deal for a couple of days in the week ahead. we will talk about it a few minutes. liz: federal investigators are piecing together what happened on the caltrain crash that left 13 people injured. we are first at the last night.
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reporter tim johns was there and has the takeaways. tim: new details emerging as investigators from the national transportation safety board touchdown in san bruno. their goal was to figure out what went wrong thursday morning when a commuter train crashed into equipment left out on the track. >> there was a truck and two equipment trains which were working to install the electrification system. tim: the ntsb will be here for the next several days collecting evidence and launching an investigation. one of the things they are most interested in is finding out why the positive train control, a system that is designed to prevent accidents like this one, did not work. >> we can confirm the positive train control was on an active on the accident train at the time of the accident. tim: the agency will release a report in the next three weeks followed by a complete report anywhere from 15 to 18 months from now. when ntsb leaves, caltrans will get to work clearing the tracks
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and restoring service to the area, but it currently has no concrete timeline. >> it is difficult to tell. until we get the train out of there, it is difficult to assess the situation. we will do everything we can to move through quickly and safely to get service restored. tim: thursday's crash leaving many passengers rattled. >> it was a scary moment for everyone. we were all very anxious to get off the train as soon as possible. tim: officials assuring people their trains are safe and ready to use. >> caltrain has a long safety record. what happened yesterday was absolutely an aberration and surprise. tim: tim johns, abc 7 news. liz: one of the people seriously injured in the collision has been released from hospital. we are posting more updates about the story on our website and our abc7 bay area streaming app. just search your app store to get the app right now.
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this morning, there are numerous reports that russian forces are unleashing a relentless attack near the capital city of ukraine. the u.k. ministry of defense says much of russia's forces are 15 miles from kyiv. ukraine's interior ministry says heavy shelling caused a warehouse of crows and goes to catch on fire. reports show that there are no victims there. the long column of russian tanks that had been stalled outside of kyiv is advancing with satellite images showing the convoy as close as nine miles from the city center. the president of ukraine urging fellow ukrainians to hold on . >> today everyone is getting glory for ukraine. hold our ground, hold on, we will win. liz: also caught on camera in the city, the mayor is seen
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being detained and dragged away by armed men. he is reportedly accused of terrorism. ukrainian president zelensky is calling for his immediate release. a new russian media law has gone into effect, putting russians in an information blackout. people who log into facebook or instagram could be tried under the same laws as terrorists. moscow says it is in response to meta easing hate speech guidelines which allows for ukrainians to speak out against violence happening in our country. today a humanitarian relief concert for ukraine will be held in san francisco. the event will be held at the hl golden gate park on the music concourses from noon to 4:00 p.m. musicians include sunset piano all-stars as well as a ukrainian singer and a performance by a ukrainian dance ensemble. this event is free but donations
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will be collected. organizers hope to raise 25,000 -- $20,000 for refugees. along the river was a see of blue and yellow as they show their support for the people of ukraine. tara campbell tells us whether it is a big city or a small town. the message is a familiar one. tara: the flags, the signs, the cheering, all for the people of ukraine. supporters gathering. >> it is important that we show up. tara: the husband and wife showing their support. >> it is extremely distressing and i i i do more. tara: we have seen the big rallies in the big cities, smaller communities raising their voice too. >> i think we are showing other folks around the world that even smaller towns care about this. tara: and some helping by
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spreading the word. >> and decided i am making some flyers. i put them up and i called my friends. we can at least participate. tara: for this mother and daughter, the support goes a long way, fearing for their family and ukraine. >> no mother should go through what she is going through. tara: one daughter walking by her side, two others who just fled the country. >> i am happy that she cannot even find where youtube is because it is scary what they show. tara: holding onto one another while also holding onto hope. >> i am hoping the war will be over and ukraine will win and they can come back home and pick up where they left off and rebuild. >> hopefully these images make it to ukraine and hopefully they know that we are feeling what they are feeling and that we support them. >> it is people in the ukraine
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that can see that we are over your supporting them. tara: this family is here because they wanted to do more. >> after seeing the footage all week, it is horrendous. the children, the women being injured and harmed and the young men going out there and fighting for them, it is a big deal for us to be out here. it was too much just to watch on tv. tara: tara campbell, abc 7 news. liz: more than 2 million people have fled ukraine since the russian invasion. reporter luz pena found a family that has been driving to the romanian border to help hundreds of refugees. luz: with freezing temperatures, time is crucial as millions of ukrainian refugees wait in line to flee into neighboring countries. this is a convoy of the u.s.-based nonprofit save a life international at the border between ukraine and romania. >> are convoy, the guys just stopped and we started asking
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people who has babies and women, get into our cars. people started coming. we brought around 70 women and babies through the border. luz: once in romania, many refugees do not have anywhere to go. that is where he and his wife and five dollars -- five dollars comment. they partnered with -- five daughters come i leone summer cabin three miles from the border -- they summer cabin three miles from the border. now relocation to multiple countries around europe. >> nobody walks from here without knowing where to go. >> we are going to take them in the car with us. luz: this week they rescued 43
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teachers. many of their parents stayed back to fight for their country. >> not in war, under the war. luz: weighing heavy on this coach is one teenagers will never see their parents again. >> it is our priority to keep them safe. luz: he is hoping more people help. his goal is to continue until the summer. >> we understand that of god must be put in action. luz: he is teaching his daughters a life lesson on compassion and when i asked 7-year-old rebecca if she was glad they could help, she said -- >> she is. luz: luz pena, abc 7 news. liz: if you would like to help, we have a list of groups and nonprofits sending supplies to refugees on our website abc 7 news.com/takeaction.
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now to this weekend's covid headlines. it has been two years since the world health organization declared a coronavirus outbreak had become a pandemic. it will be voluntary to wear masks inside classrooms and childcare settings. oakland is keeping the mandate for two more weeks. san francisco businesses are no longer required to get proof of vaccination or a negative test but they can still choose to do so. you will still need to show your card or test result at large indoor events. let's get a check outside. a little foggy this morning. lisa: we have a dense fog advisory. it was 58 yesterday compared to 75. it will not be as warm today. we are looking at a system that is moving in tonight. a couple of systems that may get us a little wet. we will detail that for you with our storm impact scale when we come back. liz: also ahead, it is not over yet. the latest move that could allow uc berkeley for enrollment for the fall semester.
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plus, new details about the sexual assault allegations against former mayor dominic foppoli.
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liz: new developments with the uc berkeley enrollment. the proposals give public universities more time to comply with california environmental already act before enrollment can be limited. news reporter amanda del castillo has the story. amanda: at uc berkeley, fears over rejections following a recent state supreme court ruling to freeze student enrollment could still be relieved. california democrats have agreed to legislation allowing the university to accept thousands more students this fall. >> you have 5000 students who potentially would have been rejected or waitlisted or put online or spring admissions. i thought that was really unfair. amanda: a graduate himself, this
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assembly member introduced the proposal friday. senate bill 118 and assembly bill 168 are identical. they are retroactive and would give uc berkeley 18 months to address environmental issues related to growing enrollment before a court conditionally decision -- before a court can issue a decision. the president of the resident group says they would be open to a version of sb 118 if it did not allow the university to game the system. >> they were concerned that this 18 month moratorium would allow the university to continue to increase enrollment during that period. liz: his group sued the university citing increased enrollment over the year not accompanied by adequate housing, negatively impacted the community. >> we are disappointed in the legislature because this bill does not address the real problem which is that students are unable to find housing. liz: he says the group is assessing its next move.
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in a statement, the university said, "we are continuing to work on our enrollment mitigation plans as currently required and will be prepared to adjust as best we can if there is a change in the law." >> we immediate action because of the 5000 families who were going to be negatively impacted by this situation through no fault of their own. liz: a hearing is scheduled for monday. amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. liz: three new school board members are on the job in san francisco. yesterday the mayor introduced and sworn in the three women replacing the school board members recalled by voters last month. the new members are anne shu and lisa wiseman. they are parents with children in the district. each with a diverse background but they all share a common theme of service and care deeply about seeing a change in how the board operates. a police report is revealing new details about the allegations made by reality television star
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favor abraham against the former winsor mayor. in a report, she claims she woke up naked with no memory of what happened after a night she spent with him in florida. she accused him of sexual assault. police suspended their investigation due to insufficient evidence. her attorney is planning to file a civil suit. he has denied the accusations. do not forget, it is time to spring forward. daylight saving time returns early tomorrow at 2:00 a.m.. some states want to adopt it permanently but that does require an act of congress. news reporter will ganz has more. will: florida senator marco rubio joining the growing course -- growing chorus of voices to put away with the time change. >> let's put all of the stupidity behind us. will:
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according to the national conference of state legislatures, at least 18 states have passed those to switch to year-round daylight saving time. and another 22 are considering it this year. but ultimately the decision hinges on congress who would have to amend the federal uniform time act of 1966. the court of popular opinion seems in favor of keeping daylight saving time year-round. i want it to be daylight saving time all the time. i hate early sunset. daylight saving time is this sunday. our long national nightmare is over at last. speaking of nightmares, a survey by the american academy of sleep medicine found 63% support illuminating seasonal time changes. the national center for biotechnology information has published research indicating that time changes are responsible for an uptick in heart attacks, miscarriages, workplace injuries, and car
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accident. the national retail federation supports the extra daylight saving dropping hours saying that businesses make more money during daylight saving time. will ganz, abc news, new york. liz: in 201860 percent of california voters passed a proposition to allow the legislature to change daylight saving time if it was allowed by the federal government. lawmakers still have to to act, but time ran out in the session. a new bill has been introduced and may be heard this month. for us, that means losing an hour of sleep. but when you work this early in the morning, you really feel it. lisa: for you don't because what is 1 -- or you don't because what is one hour? good morning. we are starting out with some chilly conditions. we have fog too. that may slow you down if you are near the shoreline but it looks like the same old with the storm track up to the north.
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we are going to see some changes not only today, but for the upcoming work week. as we look at live doppler 7, the chilly conditions are without due to the clear sky -- the chilly conditions are without due to the clear skies -- the chilly conditions are with us due to the clear skies. as we look closer and the north bay, it is colder. 41 in santa rosa. look how cold it is in pacifica. 34 degrees. looking at 38 in mountain view. a good perspective, san francisco. you will get in and out of the fog if you are going over the golden gate bridge so be careful with that. also along the san mateo coast. a few showers may arrive tonight for some of us and another rain chance arrives late monday into tuesday. yes, we have been talking about it. we spring forward one hour tonight. that sunrise at 7:23 sunday morning and setting at 7:15.
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it should be definitely a switch most of us are looking forward to and this as well as the increasing clouds arrived 1:30 up in the north bay. we could see a few late in the day. here we are stopping at 8:30 tonight and most of the activity up toward sonoma county, we will cloud over and not be as cold tonight. on sunday, eddie a few sprinkles and slowly -- maybe a few sprinkles and slowly getting sunshine throughout the afternoon. there is another system on the heels of this one. we will bring in our storm impact scale. it is a level one tonight into tomorrow. drizzle, showers, maybe a couple hundredths out there are some of you mayee nothing out out -- nothing at all. breezy south winds head of the system. this is what we are looking at tomorrow morning. as we get into the monday night, tuesday time frame, most of the activity heading to the north but there should be a little sierra snow and rainfall potential with this system.
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it looks a little bit more impressive. still a couple hundredths south of the golden gate but up toward santa rosa, maybe one third of an inch. maybe a quarter of an inch around napa. we will wait and see. highs today with increasing clouds in the north bay. we will be cooler with temperatures in the 60's today. 64 in napa. 62 in oakland. more sun to the south. warmer highs from san jose. upper 60's there. in the forecast, we will look for the fog with increasing clouds in the north bay. a level 1 system late tonight. do not change your clocks, it will do it for you. monday, some scattered showers early monday night into tuesday and as we look at wednesday, thursday, friday, springtime temperatures return. beyond that, looking like we could get some more rain after that. liz: that would be great news. thank you. just ahead, marine creature named for where it resides but noreers sath of milesia market
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liz: stanford researchers are working to understand the forces that may have driven a marine species, to the california coast much farther north. while climate change may be one of the drivers, as spencer christian learned from of the complete story and the impact may be even more complicated. spencer: if you come across a california market script, it may be on your dinner plate but when researchers come across the sea creatures, it was someplace more usual. waters in the gulf of alaska. many hundreds of miles north of their normal west coast habitat. >> their typical range would be from washington state down to baja, california and they made a pretty big leap. spencer: this this thi
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was working as a graduate student when hibi in looking into the migration. he found the squid not only extended their habitat but managed to keep growing to their full size of the same time. >> they have the ability instead of being able to reach a specific size or age in order to mature and breeze, they can adjust that based on the conditions they experience. often what you will see is squid that grow up i'm really -- grow up in really poor conditions. they will mature at really small body sizes. spencer: he says this quit have the ability to hunt small fish, potentially impacting populations of baby salmon and other life. in recent years, biologists have noted another of under -- a number of other marine species also extending their range farther north to waters near monterey. theories have centered on climate change and warming ocean temperatures. but stanford marine scientist professor mark denney says the forces could be even more complex. >> the water temperature moved
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up so they moved. with the competition and other things and the lower oxygen levels and things like that could explain it. spencer: they say it is critical to understanding which species might be on the move in coming decades along with where they might wind up and just as important is the impact they could have on everything from fishing to local ecosystems once they establish themselves. >> that is the first thing we want to know, what are the squeeze -- what are the squid doing, who are they competing with, because it is a new ecosystem. spencer: spencer christian, abc 7 news. liz: researchers did identify climate change factors like warming waters and decrease oxygen saturation in the home waters that may have contributed to the shift northward. still to come on abc seven mornings, the ripple effect we are feeling in the bay area from the sanctions being put on russia. what experts say could affect our plans in the coming months.
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announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. liz: good morning. thanks for joining us this half-hour. we will start with another look at the weather with lisa argen. it was beautiful yesterday. lisa: it sure was but well above average. the coast was foggy in the upper 50's and once again we have the foggy coast with a dense fog advisory from half moon bay to pacifica. 35 degrees. 39 with low 40's in belmont. elsewhere it is chilly in the north bay. the low freezing santa rosa. 37 in livermore. a dense fog advit is slightly md
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east but as we go through the next several hours, we will stay chilly and foggy along the coast but by 9:00, it is a sunny start. by 2:00, the clouds increased primarily in the north bay and along the shoreline. it is a cooler afternoon with highs in the 60's for most but by 5:00, we have cloud cover and there is still some fog and we will be looking at a weak system overnight. liz: this morning, there is no evidence that the russians are repositioning their forces to encircle the ukrainian capital of kyiv. this comes amid concern that russia could stage a chemical weapons attack to escalate the war even further. news reporter karina mitchell has the latest. karina: russia's attacks on ukrainian cities and civilian areas unrelenting. in a city where a maternity hospital was hit earlier, now seeing more bombardment with reports of shelling every half-hour. the mayor describing the siege as armageddon. >> this situation is awful.
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the russian army continues to do airstrikes, bombardment. karina: ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky posting theirs addressed instagram saying the mayor was kidnapped, saying the actions of russian innovators will be equated with those of isis terrorist. all of this while the huge column of russian tanks that had been stalled for over a week outside of kyiv now on the move again. satellite images show the russian convoy that once spanned 40 miles is now as close as nine miles from the city center. >> we assess that the russians are beginning to make more momentum on the ground toward kyiv. karina: despite the critical situation, there are ominous warnings today of how much worse it could get. the u.s. senior officials saying russian forces are bringing in hazmat suits amid fears? stage a chemical weapons attack in the country and blame it on ukraine and the u.s.. the president saying russia would pay a severe price but
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would not say what that cost would be, continuing to emphasize that u.s. troops will not engage with russian forces in ukraine. karina mitchell, abc news, new york. liz: as the u.s. continues to put in on russia, we continue to feel some of those impacts. news reporter zach fuentes talk to experts about how what is happening globally could affect our plans in the coming months. zach: more pressure is bidding -- being put on putin as russia's invasion of ukraine continues. russia pushing back locking social media facebook earlier this week and now instagram. >> putin and russia basically are bringing back something we call the digital curtain. it used to be in the soviet union. now we have it in a digital format. zach: president biden continues ramping up the pressure announcing that the u.s. and allies are taking steps to deny most favored nation status to russia, something he says will be a major blow to their economy. the u.s. and local economy
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continues to take a major blow every time drivers go to the gas pump. >> clearly energy and gas prices continue to climb. san francisco metro area with an average of five dollars -- $5.86 a gallon. zach: attention has turned to the ripple effects those gas prices could have. your new -- they are new findings on how it could impact summer -- there are new findings on how it could impact summer travel. >> if gas prices reach five dollars, which we are seeing it happen in a lot of western states including california. zach: they found that many drivers do not look at spending money on day-to-day habits the same way they look at spending for long road trips. >> we do not anticipate this to have an impact on summer travel. people are still going to want to get out there and travel so regardless of the high gas prices, people are still going to be taking their summer vacations. but in the interim when they are
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not taking those vacations, they will be adjusting their habits and driving lifestyles. zach: in the south bay, zach fuentes, abc 7 news. liz: organizers are planning a youth climate march and rally in antioch. they are protesting oil drilling in east contra costa county and to celebrate the recent ban of oil and gas drilling within city limits. the demonstration begins at 1:00 p.m. at the antioch community center. uber wants to help drivers with surging fuel prices so it is adding a surcharge on fares and deliveries in the u.s. and canada. riders will pay $.45 to $.55 more per trip because of this and deliveries will add a $.35 to $.45 surcharge. new york city is excluded because drivers there already received a pay increase. the company added the charges are temporary and will last for at least two months. money will go to drivers who buy their own gas. the fbi is asking the public for
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help in locating a pleasant hill teenager missing from the past -- missing for the past two months. a 15-year-old went missing from his home on january 17. he has not been seen or heard from since. police have been searching for him since then and the fbi issued a national missing persons poster. his family is worried for his safety. >> the more eyes that get out there and actually see him or know that it was him that his disappeared, we are hoping someone can come forward with information that will help him to return home safely. liz: brandon is five foot six inches and weighs about 105 to 110 pounds. he also wears braces. anyone with information is urged to call pleasant hill police or the fbi. congresswoman jackie spear held a press conference at the south san francisco ferry terminal to highlight funding opportunities for fairies in the bay area.
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the infrastructure investment and jobs act added billions of dollars for transportation. the congresswoman says the bay area has an excellent chance to secure a slice of the pie. >> we now have $2.5 was given to the federal transit administration and that $2.5 billion ended up in the ferry program. liz: last month, the administration awarded the san francisco bay ferry operator $3.4 million to purchase a second electric ferryboat and the proposed service extension from redwood city to san francisco and the eastbound has already secured $5 million in state funding. a federal jury has ruled for for sutter health in a huge lawsuit. the plaintiffs argued unsuccessfully that they used its outsized market power to inflate prices, overcharging patients by nearly $400 million.
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3 million californians were represented in the suit. sutter denied any wrongdoing and the jury agreed with the nonprofit system. sierra at tahoe will open for skiing on just one weekend this season. you might recall that the resort was badly burned in the caldor fire last october. but on april 9 and 10th, the resort will operate two chairlifts and a conveyor to celebrate their 75 anniversary. tickets will go on sale on wednesday. the resort will open for a full season next winter. still ahead, the ride of the future that makes airport travel easier. where it is being tested out this weekend in the bay for the very first time. and here is a live look outside this morning. you can see the fog at the golden gate bridge. drive safely. we will check in with lisa when we get back. there's an invisible threat in your backyard that could cause deadly heartworm disease for your dog.
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liz: the san francisco zoo is honoring pixar's latest animated feature. it is naming one of its pandas after the main character in the pixar film, "turning red." the movie is a film about a 13-year-old chinese canadian girl one day wakes up a furry red panda. this happens at the same time that puberty kicks in. the actor who voiced her was 12 when she started working on the film so she knew exactly what the character was going through. >> the changes she was going through is something that i went through at that age so i was able to take my experiences and kind of plant them into my voice performance. liz: the director of the film is the first woman to direct a film for pixar. disney is the parent company of pixar and of abc7. happening today, dublin's annual st. patrick's day celebration will be held for the first time in three years after being canceled the past two years
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because of the pandemic. the parade takes off at 9:30 this morning at dublin boulevard and amador plaza road and ends at the dublin senior center. that st. patrick's day festival follows at 10:00 a.m. at civic center plaza with authentic irish food, carnival rides, three stages of music, and irish dance as well as more than 250 booths. the festival run today and tomorrow from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. organizers are expecting a big turnout for the st. patrick's day parade. >> what would it be without the parade? liz: the parade is making a comeback as well. they declared irish-american french of day in the county. organizers say there has never been such a big crowd for yesterday's flag raising and the parade starts at 11:30 on the corner of 2nd street and market street. lisa, you said your daughter is ready to celebrate today too.
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lisa: those crazy college kids up already. good morning. you can see the city lit up and green. it will be a chilly day in san francisco. afternoon highs and the upper 50's. right now along the coastline, we have a dense fog advisory. it is in the 40's downtown. much cooler today and we will see some showers, a couple of opportunities. we will spell it out for you coming up. liz: also, the giants making moves, adding to their pitching rotation as baseball's free agent frenzy begins. agent frenzy begins. chris alvarez will have the want more restful sleep? nature's bounty gives you more with sleep3. the first ever triple action sleep supplement with 3 unique nighttime benefits to help you get a great night's sleep and wake feeling refreshed. live bountifully. nature's bounty.
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spring training set to officially begin tomorrow. here is spores anchor chris alvarez with the details. chris: good morning. the business of baseball is back. we are in for a flurry of activity with opening-day less than a month away. according to reports, the giants have agreed to a $44 million deal with carlos road on last year. he had a career-high 13 wins, threw a no-hitter, and made his first all-star team. the president of operations spoke on friday before the news of the signing and says they are not done yet. >> we talked a lot about that, looking for a five-man rotation, a group that can cover us over 162 games and again, interested in adding a bat. we love the versatility. there are still some really interesting bats out there. chris: what will they do with their mats? how about matt olson and matt
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chapman entering the final year of their contracts with plenty of trade rumors surrounding both. here is the new manager on the first call he made on the lockout lifted. >> there is an argument about the fact that they did not call the titan first in matt chapman. we stopped at matt olson first, connected with him, and had a good conversation and went down the line with all the guys. chris: stephen curry past 22,003 points. he finished with a game-high 34 after a season-high five game losing streak, the warriors have won two in a row. a little momentum coming into tonight's primetime matchup against milwaukee right here on abc7. >> it does not matter, we just want to feel good about ourselves and figure out what it takes everybody that steps foot on the for contributing. the rest will hopefully take care of itself.
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every game is an opportunity to get better. chris: it is the dub coverage begins at 5:00 p.m., daily followed by toyota after the game. san antonio spurs head coach passed the former warriors head coach for first on the all-time wins list. he now has 1336. he was an assistant early in his career and in a full circle moment, the warriors head coach back in the day, congrats. that is your look at sports. back to you. liz: let's get a check of the weekend forecast. lisa: ready for some changes? we are looking at a couple of them that will affect most of us today. really the fog affected us yesterday along the golden gate bridge. you may have not noticed but as we get closer, we have a dense fog advisory along the shoreline where we are looking at visibility less -- ignore that map. that was something i was looking at.
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these are some different temperatures. ignore what you see on the screen. we will get to some bigger numbers. 36 in santa clara and stanford and looking at temperatures very chilly out there in the north bay. below freezing. it is colder in the north bay and there is a fog. 44 degrees along the coast. here is san jose, the dense fog along the coast from the north bay all the way down to pescadero. if you, very few -- a few showers tonight, very few and far between. we spring ahead with the sunrise tomorrow 7:23. what a changeup for us. today, increasing clouds in the north bay and by late in the day , everyone will cloud over. where you do not have the clouds, temperatures will climb into the 70's. around morgan hill, 70 in san jose. elsewhere, only 50's along the coast. cool and breezy into the east bay this afternoon. there are those few sprinkles and by sunday morning, things began to fall apart and the
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skies will open for more sun and you will notice that there is some cloud cover out there as well and your sunday afternoon. a level system tonight into early tomorrow with drizzle. light shower activity and as we look at the rainfall amounts, not everyone is going to see it. we are talking about two hundredths in san francisco. here comes the neck system. this is early monday. we are clouding up throughout the day on monday afternoon. monday afternoon, some sierra snow. this present system, i forgot to mention some very gusty winds in the mountains with winter advisory. here is this is the monday night into tuesday. it wants to bring more promising totals to the north bay anywhere from a quarter of an inch to one third of an inch with the rest of us once again as it moves to the south, it also called -- it falls apart through the santa cruz mountains. there is our second opportunity of rain. if we go out even further, we could see some more rain. certainly not a drought buster
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but we are looking at march to help us out a little bit as we get into our third year of drought. upper 50's, a cool afternoon. half moon bay, san franciso, 62 in oakland and san mateo. look how warm it is in the south bay, morgan hill. the rest of us feeling the change today and probably need to jacket out there. some sunglasses early on. the 7-day forecast, a weak system early tonight into tomorrow. we set our clocks losing that hour of sleep and into monday night and tuesday, another opportunity of some wet weather, breezy winds, and it is back to springlike conditions wednesday, thursday, and friday with levels shine. liz: thank you. in this era of autonomous vehicles, it comes at no surprise that someone will develop thomas wheelchairs. passengers cannot only check them out, but also ride one to get to their gate. david louis took a test ride
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himself. david: after standing in line to get through security, many passengers can be tuckered out by the time they start the march to their gait. a new solution is being tested, an autonomous mobility transport device. >> this is if you get to the checkpoint and realize you need some help, the help is here for you. david: just hop in, press the destination gait, and you are off. this technology is developed by a japanese company that is trying to service the needs of passengers with mobility issues. since it is autonomous, it also solves another big issue. >> the labor shortage is a big issue so we can supplement labor issues with renovated service. david: the power chair navigates with four-wheel-drive. they consist of 24 small rollers to allow tight turns. in a crowded terminal, it stops if anyone is in the way. this is the first west coast airport to do a trial. another airport in japan has a fleet of 24. they used -- they were used 2500
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times during the busy travel period. >> if it helps one or two every day, that is a benefit to everybody. david: wheelchair users were fascinated by the technology. >> terminators -- terminals are very long walks. >> a long walk. >> so you would trust a computerized device to take you to the gate? >> yes, i would. david: two power chairs will be available during the trial. regular wheelchair service remains available. more development is in the works for this technology. a lot of passengers -- allowing passengers to get a cup of coffee or take a restroom break on the way to the gate. at san jose international, david louis, abc 7 news. liz: producers say you will feel the force of freda kahlo. the immersive art experience that
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numbers 4:28-39-44-65 the mega ball 22. nobody picked all sixsan franciy frida kahlo exhibits, but nothing like the show opening today in the city. this exhibit surrounds the art lover with innovations of the artist's famous works. the paintings are protected until 500,000 cubic feet of wall. there producers worked with her family to include personal photographs and music that will give the viewer a sense of her thoughts while creating her paintings. >> you are going to see frida the artist, but also frida the woman and you can hear the music and feel the force of frida and understand her political ideas better. liz: the immersive frida kahlo exhibit will run through june 11
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at spm west san francisco. next on abc seven mornings at 6:00 a.m., new details about the investigation into the fiery caltrain trash on the peninsula -- caltrain trash on the peninsula -- caltrain crash on the peninsula. and raising support for ukraine.
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announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> the driver who was in the truck saw the train coming and jumped out of the truck. >> we are getting new details on thursday's fiery train crash. good morning. i am liz kreutz and we will have the latest on the crash investigation in a moment but first, a quick look at the weather with lisa argen. lisa: we had that early sunrise this morning so looking at some fog out there. we have a dense fog advisory along the shoreline. the highlighted area until 9:00 and that is where we are looking at some particularly tricky driving. you can see the low cloud deck and the sun coming up. beautiful with 45 in the city. 42 in oakland. 46 santa clara, half moon bay. 43 and half moon bay and from our crews camera, another nice view with low 30's in santa

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