rightrightrightrightrigh developments just with of the past few hours into the war in ukraine, we have learned that russia has asked china for military assistance. a united nations human rights office says at least 596 civilians have in killed in ukraine since the start of the war. a spate of russian missile attacks today hit critical infrastructure as well as heavily populated areas. alex presha has details on on on pressure's latest assaults. >> a russian airstrike killed at least 35 people and ill -- injured more than 130 at a facility just 10 miles from the border with poland. russian warplanes fired more than 30 missiles. at least eight struck the facility. >> this is the third now military facility or airfield the russians have struck in western ukraine in the last couple of days, so am a clearly,

at least from an airstrike perspective, they are broadening their target. alex: this nine-story building coming under fire. the president of france germany calling vladimir putin on the phone calling for an immediate cease-fire. president biden still vowing he will not send american troops into battle. >> the idea we are going to have planes and tanks and troops going in with american pilots and american cruise, that's called world war iii. alex: instead of announcing new funding that will include small arms, anti-armor and antiaircraft systems. more than 2.5 million people have fled ukraine, over one million of the children. a senior official tells abc news

if this continues, there could meet 8 million to 10 million refugees. images of strollers lining a platform, inspiring more donations to help women and children flee their homes like this 19-year-old and her four-month-old av. -- baby. "we heard bombs next to are home," she says. her husband stayed to fight. dion: an american journalist and filmmaker was killed in ukraine today. his colleague was hurt as they traveled to film refugees. the filmmaker who previously worked for the new york times was working on a project for "time" magazine. asked he was brought to the hospital and worked on by doctors. >> we got into the car, somebody offered to take us to the other

bridge, and we crossed a checkpoint, and they started shooting at us. the driver turned around and kept shooting. my partner has been shot and left behind. dion: that is frightening. a state department spokesperson said the shooting is yet another example of the kremlin's indiscriminate actions. another u.s. citizen with ties to the bay is speaking up tonight after he found himself stuck us the ukraine not far from the polish border. he is helping refugees get to safety. now a story you will see only on abc 7 news. this is a remarkable man. >> [inaudible] says he never meant to never met in the middle of a war. for now, he is safe. >> when i looked outside, i saw a very bright, like, shadow of light flyby. >> he believes those were

russian missiles, seconds before hitting a ukrainian military base not far from nato territory at the polish border. >> the problem is if it went a couple miles west, then that would have in the beginning of wwiii. >> he is a translator from the midwest with family ties in the bay area. he found himself stuck in the war-torn country after some unfortunate events. >> i got called in, and i could not leave, and i wanted to leave a couple days right after the invasion started, but, obviously, i could not do that because all our flights were canceled. those streetlights in about an hour are turned off. >> he says the lights in his neighborhood must go dark by 9:00 p.m. to avoid being a target. ukrainian tanks are constantly on the move through cities and towns. he is also in transit, driving his black hummer, helping to

shuttle refugees to the border where lines and wait times are painfully long. >> at this point, i'm going to stay here to try to help as many people as possible to get to safety. >> he says he is willing to forfeit his own safety to help. he cannot predict what happened -- what happens next but knows the toughest fight maybe yet to come. >> ukrainians are very peaceful, but they will not give up the bread basket if you will. >> he says he has been working to find housing for ukrainian refugees, sometimes paying for airbnb's out of his own pocket and sets for now, he has no plans to return to the u.s. dion: thanks. to get more information as it happens, you can use the bay area moving onto the weather now, a

dry day outside after a little drizzle overnight. let's get to weather anchor spencer christian who says -- what? you used the word drenching earlier. spencer: in some parts of the area. it will be a drizzle in some areas and a lot more in others. it ranks only one in terms of intensity, but tomorrow night, we expect light to moderate rainfall. under part one inch in most areas -- that's the light rain -- heavier in other areas. by midnight tomorrow night, we will see that rain spreading from the north bay to other parts of the area and not tapering off until tuesday morning. later in the day tuesday, we got some partial clearing. rainfall totals just a few hundredths of an inch, but in the south bay, up to a third of an inch in santa rosa and coastal mountain ranges will get even more. i will give you a closer look a little bit later. dion: sounds good. thanks.

to the east bay where fire ripped through a church in antioch on buchanan road where the fire also damaged a dentist's office. crews were able to keep the flames from spreading to two nearby buildings. no word yet on what caused that fire. service is back to normal on caltrain. caltrain crews this weekend clear tracks in san bruno after a train hit equipment there. they say one track can now be used at 15 miles an hour while work is done on another track. crews and the ntsb were on site this weekend collecting evidence from an accident this weekend. cases are down, but covid is still a threat. former president barack obama is one of two politicians to announce a positive test today. tennis star naomi osaka heckled during a match this weekend in california. over

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>> oscar-winning actor william hurt has passed away at the age of 71. a close friend confirms he died of natural causes sunday morning. the actor's best known for oscar-winning performances in

"kiss the spider woman" and "the big chill." hurt was from his 72nd birthday. former president barack obama today said he tested positive for covid. in a tweet, he said he has had a scratchy throat the past couple days but otherwise feels fine. obama also said his wife, former first lady michelle obama, has tested negative. both are vaccinated and boosted. a southbay congresswoman tweeted she tested positive for covid. she said she was tested as part of regular protocol after travel. she is vaccinated and boosted and says she is grateful to only be experiencing mild symptoms. tennis star naomi osaka was brought to tears after her match was disrupted by a heckler. someone at indian wells last night yelled, "naomi, you suck,"

and the crowd then booed the heckler. numerous state after the to address the crowd -- naomi state after the match to address the crowd. >> and gotten heckled before, and it didn't bother me. >> but getting heckled here, it went into my head and it got replayed a lot. dion: i really feel for her. osaka withdrew last year to take a mental health break after announcing she would not participate in news conferences. she returned to competition for the tokyo olympics. a student in the north bay has a lesson for all of us. >> it just feels good to, you know, be nice to people. >> so true, isn't it? there class project aboutut kindness is getting national attention. taking a live look outside, we

need the rain, but we may be getting it, at least a little. spencer is up next with your accuweather forecast. >> coming up in exports, selection sunday, not just for basketball. tom brady will explain all of that. and usf

dion: in the east bay, two organizations coming together to help crane. the nonprofit white only express provided us with this video. it partnered with tesla owners east bay to collect medical supplies. more than 80 members of the group brought gloves, bandages, medicines, and more to a meet up in alameda today. this applies will be shipped to ukraine this week. well, ashley supplies will be shipped to ukraine this week. the photographer should this image with abc 7 news showing the pedestrian bridge aglow last night in the colors of the pedants -- in the colors of the ukrainian flag. kindergarten students in the north bay are doing their part to build a better bay area one encouraging word at a time. an idea from an art teacher and

artist for students in an elementary school came to life. that talk, as it is called, is an art project filled with pictures and inspiring messages from the kindergartners. attached is a free hotline for people in need of a pick me up, offering words of wisdom like " grateful for yourself" and "be happy or cover >> i want these kids to see -- and "be happy." >> i want these kids to see it just takes one kind word to bring joy to millions. >> powerful message. in one day, hotline received up to 5000 colleges -- callers. their encouraging messages are going viral around the world. and they should be going viral. we need more of this. spencer: end appropriately, kindergartners because the first four letters of that word spell kind. let's kindly take a look at the

weather. temperatures about two to five degrees higher than they were yesterday. quite a significant 24-hour temperature change. looking at a mix of clouds in the sky, various levels of the atmosphere. mountain view, san jose, 60 in santa clara, 55 at half moon bay. skies are becoming increasingly cloudy, but the high clouds at the moment still bright. 58 degrees at livermore, and view in the western sky is quite colorful right now as we approach a later sunset than we had last night. forecast features are these -- clouds will increase tonight. north bay rain developed late tomorrow. rain will continue overnight tomorrow night into tuesday and then we will see sunny or warmer days wednesday through friday. tonight, we will see lots of high clouds and some low clouds developing as well, especially up in the north bay where clouds will arrive first as will rain

tomorrow night. we will see some bursts of sunshine here and there, but clouds will continue to increase generally. overnight lows in the mid to upper 30's in any of our inland valley locations. highs tomorrow up to about 60 on the coast, right around the bay shoreline, mainly upper 60's, 60 eight san mateo, 67 oakland down to the southbay, low 70's, 70, 70 one degrees, and inland east bay tomorrow, highs in the upper 60's in the north bay. let's talk about the approaching rain. the storm will produce light to moderate rainfall. most locations will receive under .1 inch, but in the north bay mountains especially, we will see a quarter of an inch or more and perhaps a lot more. starting 6:00 tomorrow evening, notice rain arrives rather quickly it spreads south and eastward into the early morning hours tuesday and by mid morning or

midday tuesday, we will see the rainfall winding down and get a little partial clearing behind the rain and rainfall totals generally under .1 inch. a few hundredths in fact, but up in the north bay, much, much wetter. after a little bout of rain on monday and breezy and rain on tuesday, we get sunny skies with milder weather on wednesday and thursday. in fact, much milder friday with highs reaching low 70's finland, up to about 70 around the bay shoreline, but temperatures will drop sharply. next weekend, clouds will move in and our next round of rain will arrive then. chris: for the first time since 2019, selection sunday injured real watch parties at schools across the country for the first time since 1998 -- selection sunday featured real watch parties at schools across the country. for the first time since

their school going to the tournament. the in back in the tournament. ucf, the 10 seat -- use eff -- ucsf, the tendency. they did happy sweat it out on the hilltop the afternoon. they are one of the final four teams revealed on today's selection show. >> it is one thing to kind of strive for, it is another to actually accomplish it. we made history. that is something i will be super proud of for the rest of my life. >>'s it's unexplainable. my hands are shaking, my heart is beating fast. it is crazy. i'm just really happy we got it done, but we are not finished. great season including a win over top-seeded gooden zach of this year.

they are going to play in portland on thursday against the winner of the wyoming-indiana game. they will take on the winner of ucla on saturday. the stanford women entered the ncaa tournament on a 20-game win streak, rolling through yet he-1on. ey wonhe 1 tourstanford, the one see in the spokane region, will host montana state in the first round on friday. >> whatever bracket you're in, you are going to be playing with other great teams, so that's just the nature of it. we've got to just take care state. that is our first focus. >> it is kind of our first normal tournament. we are really excited for it. chris: to the warriors where klay thompson reminded everyone he is indeed klay thompson. he scored a season-high 38 points in last night's win over milwaukee. tomorrow will be a special night at shea center, the return of

draymond green. after last night's game, thompson talked about being reunited with the championship team. >> i have been to the mountaintop with those guys. same with andre. i'm just really looking forward to that moment. we have been through so much together. cannot wait for him to get back because he just makes the right grade 90% of the time, and you combine all that with his fire to compete, he is one of one. chris: may kerr was feeling the time change like the rest of us. what day, what time is it anyway? the number two pick in the 2020 draft impressing again, finishes with 19 points, 14 rebounds, and 20 minutes. next up, we shall see -- more games in santa cruz or time to play with dubs? wise looks ready to me.

also applies to super bowl champion tom brady. announcing today his retirement lasted all of about two months. he's going to return for his 23rd season. he will return to tampa bay. 26 weeks until the first full sunday of the nfl. to put this into context, tom's retirement lasted less time than the mlb lockout. the on: not that you're counting. chris: i'm never counting. dion: just ahead, leaping leprechauns.

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dion: coming up at 11:00, a home burglary caught on camera has police in a bay neighborhood warning of a larger problem. they call it criminal tourism. and masking in schools is not optional in california, but not every district is on board. what parents need to know as kids back to class tomorrow. be sure to join us for abc

news at 11:00. if you were around san carlos today, there's a high chance you saw a leaping leprechaun skydiving. the aviation museum kicked off their annual st. patrick's day celebration. it is -- it is the museum's 1st street patrick's day celebrant -- 1st street patrick's day celebration in three years due to the pandemic. >> it is nice to have people coming back, and they are coming back in large numbers. it is a safe place to come out and have on, so it is really good to see a lot of people again. >> even included facepainting

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