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water leaders hold talks with russia in an effort to end the violence. all tensions between russia and nato escalate. you are watching abc7news now on the war in ukraine. russia has asked china for military assistance. at least 596 civilians have been killed in ukraine since the start of the war. the state of russian military missiles hit infrastructure as well as heavily populated areas. we have details on the latest

assaults. reporter: of russian air strike killed at least 35 people entered more than 350 in western ukraine, just a few miles from the border of poland. russian warplanes fired more than 30 missiles. >> this is the third military facility that the russian such drug in just a couple of days. from an airstrike burst active, they are broadening their target since. >> this nine story apartment welding coming under fire by russian tanks. cease-fire. russia vowed to treat all shipments from ukraine to nato countries as legitimate -- president biden says he will not send american troops into battle. >> the idea we will send an offensive of women and going in

with american pilots and american crews, that is called a war three. >> instead, he announced more military assistance to ukraine. it will include small arms, anti-armor and antiaircraft systems. more than 2.5 million people have fled ukraine, over one million of them children. and there's -- if this continues there could be eight to 10 million refugees. home. the windows broke. her husband stayed behind to fight. reporter: american journalist and filmmaker was killed in ukraine today. his colleague was hurt as they were traveling to film refugees.

>> he got into a car, somebody offered to take us to the of her bridge. we crossed the checkpoint and they started shooting at us. the driver turned around and they kept shooting. he has been shot and left behind. reporter: a black bar was block the wounds. the shooting is "another gruesome example of the kremlin's indiscriminate actions. a u.s. citizen with ties to the bay area is speaking out after finding himself stuck in ukraine. he is helping refugees and safety. we are alive in the s the story you will only see on 7. reporter: he said he never intended to be caught in the middle of a war. he is staying safe and helping others.

>> from a look outside, saw a very bright shadow of light flyby. reporter: believes those were russian missiles he saw her on sunday, seconds before striking a you rainy in a military base. it was not far from nato territory at the polish border. a reporter: if i want to couple miles west, then it would've been the beginning of world war iii. reporter: was straying -- staying in western ukraine. he found themselves stuck in the war-torn country after some and fortunate events. >> i got covid and i cannot leave. i wanted to leave a couple of days right after the invasion, but i cannot do that because all of our flights were canceled. the streetlights in one half hour will turn off. reporter: the lights must go dark by not :00 p.m. to avoid being a russian target.

-- by 9:00 p.m. to avoid being a russian target. he is in transit, driving his hummer, hoping to shuffle reggie -- refugees to the border where wait times are painfully long. >> i will stay here to help as many people as possible to get to safety. reporter: he says he is willing to forfeit his own safety to help her he cannot predict what will happen next, but knows the toughest fight maybe yet to come. >> ukrainians are peaceful, but they will not give up. reporter: he has been working to find housing for ukrainian refugees. paying for airbnb's out of his own pocket. he has no plans to return to the united states. reporter: his heart is so big. many thanks. to get the latest information on the crisis in ukraine as it happens, you can use the streaming tv out.

our 24/7 livestream has all the network special reports as well as our local newscast. it is available for roku, amazon fire, apple or hulu tv. moving to the weather. a dry day after a little bit of drizzle overnight. we do have a storm coming tomorrow. with more on that, let us get to answer where -- with where we will see the precipitation. reporter: some places may see a drenching. eric's only one on the storm impact scale. we expected to push into the north bay tomorrow night and sweep through other areas monday night into tuesday. we are talking light to moderate rainfall. a quarter of an inch or more in parts of the north bay, special we -- especially the coastal bay. here's a forecast from midnight tomorrow night. it will be a wet commute.

we expect the storm to wind down in late into tuesday evening. rainfall totals generally under 1/10 of an inch. look at the north bay, a quarter or more. i will give you another look at this storm in a few minutes. a reporter: fire ripped through our church at antioch. it happened on buchanan road where the fire also damaged dentist office. firefighters were able to keep the flames from spreading. no word on what caused the fire. new details. services back to normal on caltrain. the crews cleared the track after a train hit equipment. they say one track and be used at a speed of 15 miles per hour while work continues on a second truck. 13 people were hurt in thursday morning accident. crews and the ntsb were on-site site collecting evidence. >> cases are way down, but covid

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a film fell to -- film festival to promote his movie. former president barack obama said he tested positive for covid. in its feet, he said he has had a scratchy throat for a couple of days, but otherwise feels fine. he said his wife, former first lady michelle obama has tested negative. both -- both are vaccinated and boosted. zoe said she tested positive for covid. she says she was tested as part of regular protocol after travel. she is vaccinated and boosted and is grateful to only be experiencing mild symptoms. tennis star naomi osaka was brought to tears after her match was disrupted by a heckler. somebody yelled naomi, you suck. the crowd booed the heckler. she finished the match and then

stated to address the crowd appeared she talked about serena and venus williams being heckled in the same tournament years earlier. >> i have been apple before, but to be heckled here, i watched a video of venus and serena being heckled and went into my head and i got replayed a lot. >> she withdrew from the french open last year to take a mental health break after she announced she would not participate in news conferences. she returned to competition over the summer for the tokyo olympics. just ahead, a group of kindergarten students in the north bay has a lesson for all of us. >> it feels good to be nice to people. reservoir class project about at kindness is getting them national attention. reporter: cloud increases tonight, rain arrives tomorrow, i will h

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our growing sign of solidarity illuminates in the north bay. an aerial photographer sure this footage with abc 7 use showing the current open shrimp bridge. it was glowing in the colors of the ukrainian flag. think about students students ss north bay. they are doing their part to build a better bay area. take a look. this was an idea from an art teacher and artist for students on elementary school in -- peptalk is a project filled with right pictures and inspiring messages from kindergartners. attached is a hotline for people in need of a pick me up, offering words of wisdom like be

grateful for yourself and be happy. >> i want kids to see that it is really easy to make a tremendous difference in the world. it takes one kind world -- word to bring kindness to millions. >> in one day, they received up to 5000 callers. their encouraging messages are going viral all around the world. isn't this really a solution? just more kindness everywhere. reporter: isn't being kinder easier than being manny? -- being mean? clark's we are experiencing a little bit of a warm up. you can, we have temperatures about to to five degrees warmer. here is a view from sutro tower. the clouds are increasing aeasia 57 in the city. we have low to mid 60's in santa clara, san jose 57 and hofland

bay. there was a lot more blue visible just a few hours ago. 60 degrees in santa rosa. 63 at concorde and livermore. one more image from emeryville looking westward. here we go with the forecast teachers. north bay, rain will arrive late tomorrow. the rain continues overnight into tuesday. we are at sunnier and warmer days friday. notice the increase in clouds, high clouds and low clouds. 5:00 in the morning, it will be partly to mostly cloudy. no rain is expected to arrive, but later in the day, the rain arrives. mid to upper 30's tonight. down in the south bay, down down seven.

the highs tomorrow are about 60 on the coast and upper 60's on the bayshore. a pretty mild day. the storm storm storm storm tomorrow and tuesday, it ranks only one. we will see light and moderate rainfall under 1/10 of an inch is likely in most locations. see rain begin to push from the north bay to other regions. notice the focus on the energy of this storm remains to the north. light rain for the south bay and the peninsula. it will be steadier, more of a drenching for the north bay. rainfall totals will look like this. a few hundreds of an inch from most of the bay area. for the north bay, a quarter of an inch or maybe more from some spots.

for the remainder of the week. there will be a rather sharp will down next weekend is more rain comes our way. >> getting to chris with some sports news. this should be breaking news. reporter: it is selection sunday and not just for basketball. how about tom brady? we will explain that. dancing on the whole top, usf is in new york city, ♪ ♪ there's always something new to discover. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ come be a part of it. plan your next vacation at iloveny.com

since i left for college, my dad has gotten back into some of his old hobbies. and now he's taking trulicity, and it looks like he's gotten into some new healthier habits, too. what changes are you making for your type 2 diabetes? maybe it's time to try trulicity. it's proven to help lower a1c. it can help you lose up to 10 pounds. and it's only taken once a week, so it can fit into your busy life. trulicity is for type 2 diabetes. it isn't for people with type 1 diabetes. it's not approved for use in children. don't take trulicity if you're allergic to it, you or your family have medullary thyroid cancer, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2. stop trulicity and call your doctor right away if you have an allergic reaction, a lump or swelling in your neck, severe stomach pain, changes in vision, or diabetic retinopathy. serious side effects may include pancreatitis. taking trulicity with sulfonylurea or insulin raises low blood sugar risk. side effects include nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, which can lead to dehydration, and may worsen kidney problems. the choices you make can help control your a1c. ask your doctor about once-weekly trulicity.

alvarez. >> for the first time since 2019, it featured real watch partners on schools all across the country. the san francisco dons are going dancing. 24 years in the making. the dons are in the tournament back since 1998. they will take on murray state in the east region. there first-round game in indianapolis. there were one of the final four teams revealed. if they have us let it out a little bit. >> it is one thing to strive for, it is another thing to accomplish it. we made history. that is something i am proud of for the rest of my life. >> i am still in shock. mara shaking, my heart is beating fast. i'm really happy we got it done.

saint gales had another great season. their highest ever tournament seed. they will play portland on thursday. that is on tuesday night. if they won, they will take on ucla -- the winner of ucla and akron. tournament. they have not lost since mid-december. the show is happening right now. stanford was a just announced as the number one seed. to the warriors, klay thompson reminded everyone he is klay thompson. he scored a season-high 38 and a

win against milwaukee. tomorrow will be a special night at chase with the return of green. clay talked about reunited with the dubs championship core. >> i haven't played steph andrea in years. i am looking forward to the moment. to the mountaintop with those guys, same with andre. i am looking forward to the moment. we have been through so much together. i cannot wait come -- for him to come back. he makes the right read 90% of the time. combine that with this fire to compete. he is one and one. reporter: selection sunday applies to seven-time super bowl champion and tom brady. he announced his retirement lasted about two months. he will return. he will return to tampa bay. there is 26 weeks until the first super bowl sunday.

we'll wait for the schedule release later this spring. reporter: were you surprised at all? reporter: noah was not surprised. reporter: he loves the game too much. reporter: and he's good at it. he's back. reporter: just ahead, leaping

carlos, you probably noticed a beeping old leprechaun. the hiller aviation museum kicked off their annual st. patrick's day celebration. this is the view of the leprechaun skydiving in the museum's 1st street patrick's day celebration for three years because of the pandemic. >> and is so nice to have that again. it was so dark. it is nice stop people coming back and they are coming back in large numbers. it is a place to come out and have fun. it is nice to see people coming out again. reporter: the family event included facepainting, a leprechaun scavenger hunt, and kids out to paint an entire plane green. no word if it stayed that way. that is all the time we have for abc7news at 5:00. thank you so much for joining us. we will see you right back here tonight at -- for abc7news at

6:00. tonight, breaking as we come on the air, a major escalation in russia's assault on ukraine. a deadly strike at a military base near the polish border. the war inching closer to nato's doorstep. an onslaught of missiles battering this military facility just over ten miles from the poland border. social media video shows the aftermath. 35 people killed. more than 130 others injured. what the biden administration is saying tonight, as russian troops advance on kyiv. tonight, ukrainian president zelenskyy visiting wounded soldiers in the hospital. and the status of the negotiations between russia and ukraine. our interview with the ukrainian adviser leading those talks. and the other breaking news tonight. an american journalist shot dead outside kyiv. his colleague also wounded, coming under fire at a checkpoint. tonight, the surviving