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tomorrow will be the first day they are in class without masks for a long time. >> audiences and artists coming together. >> another wave of rain coming through our way. i will have the accuweather forecast coming up. abc7news at 11:00 starts right now. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> good evening and thank you for joining us. i am dion lim. right away we begin with the latest developments on the war in ukraine. the presidential adviser says talks with russia will continue tomorrow. that comes as a senior u.s.

official says that russia has asked china for military assistance. a chinese spokesperson said he had not heard of that request. the national security advisor for white house is now set to meet with china's foreign policy advisor tomorrow. meanwhile an airstrike on a phyllis italy t -- on a facility in western ukraine today. >> the wars in ukraine moving dangerously closer to poland, raising concerns that nato could be drawn into the conflict. russian missiles struck a missile facility in a town 10 miles from poland. that facility previously used by the u.s. and nato to train ukrainian troops. >> if they strike in poland what happens? >> we take our commitment very seriously and in are meant -- and an armed attack against one means of an armed attack against all. >> president zelensky once again

calling for a no-fly zone. they say if you do not clo clo skies, it will only be a matter of time before missiles fall on your territory. this town sits on a to supply ukrainian military aid. russia declares any shipments of military aid to ukraine as legitimate targets. russia still demanding that ukraine tend -- change its constitution to not join nato or the european union. the city of irpin, ukrainian soldiers helped evacuate the living and the dead. among those killed, american reporter brent renaud to. >> we were crossing one of the first bridge in irpin and going to film other refugees leaving.

we got into a car and someone offered to take us to. the other bridge. . we crossed the checkpoint and they started shooting at us. reporter: since the war started, nearly 2 million have been forced to escape ukraine. ♪ dion: francisco's hearst theater group in hundreds of people and more dollars. as tara campbell sells us -- tells us, it was a chance to connect with their homeland. reporter: what she loves. family and friends still in ukraine. >> i'm helpless but i am helping

them with my art and my heart. reporter: letting her voice sore, but the tears she is holding back. how does it feel to be seeing for them today? -- singing for them today? >> tears. that is all i can say. i just do not cry because professionals do not cry. reporter: her career mostly spent on bay area stages but never did she think she would be taking the stage for this, a fundraising concert for homeland fighting to survive. >> not for this occasion. i would perform any concert that is just crazy. i'm going to cry. reporter: from jazz to dance, opera, and more, hundreds in the audience taking it all in. >> so beautiful and they really talk about the history of ukraine. >> as i sat there listening to

the ukrainian national anthem, the gentleman two rows ahead of me were singing, it really hit home to me. reporter: all of the funds raised will go to the bay area nonprofit, no way ukraine -- nova ukraine. korea patrick oh sco oh organize the concert. >> at all came together nine days ago so it was miraculous. reporter: volunteers stepping up to make it happen. this one has cousins and friends fighting on the front lines. >> i look at the ukrainian people and i look at their strength and defiance. so if they can have hope, if they can fight, so can i to do whatever i can to support. reporter: as for too is asking us to do what we

can to help ukraine. tara campbell, dion: to find out how you can help ukraine, visit our website. when you do, you will see a full list of nonprofits sending donations to refugees. that is at abc7news.com /takeaction. a chance of rain moving to the bay area as we start the work week. the golden gate bridge looking dry tonight but by this time tomorrow we could see wet roads. spencer christian joining us tracking what to expect and where. spencer: we are dry right now but here is our forecast intermission for tonight. no rain expected until tomorroww late tomorrow. that storm tomorrow ranges one of the abc 7 storms for tomorrow night.

into tuesday, we are expecting chances of light to moderate rain. a quarter of an inch or more in a bunch of the area. this is starting at 6:00 tomorrow evening and this waves surging into the north bay first. that will then spread into other parts of the bay area before it starts to wind down. there is not going to be drenching rain for the bay area. southeast bay expected to get anymore of 0.5 inches. on your complete accuweather's'r forecast in a few minutes. dion: abc 7 is committed to building a better bay area, and part of that includes bringing you stories about health as we emerge from the pandemic. we are matters of hours away from a school day that will look different for many kids in california. the mask mandate inspired -- expired on saturday, and kids

will have the option to wear their masks or take it off. j.r. stone has more. >> i kind of want to take my mask off because it is really hard to breathe in the masks and hard to keep them up. reporter: for the first time in a long time, this fourth-grader will be able to do just that at school on monday. california's mask mandate for students expired on the weekend and masks are instead strongly recommended inside classrooms. >> i have not gotten to see my friends full face. >> it should have happened a long time ago. reporter: not all districts are going with the state guidance and allowing masks to come off, though. oakland unified is keeping the mandate for all students and san francisco unified is allowing middle and high school students to go mask lists it's not younger elementary aged kids until april 2. >> they are at low risk, but the

risk is going to get even lower in the coming weeks if the models stay on track. reporter: but many other kids are hesitant. >> i think at school they should stay on, but after we do something like a workout we should take it off. or we should have mask breaks. reporter: we spur -- we -- we -w with this kindergarten teacher last year as hybrid classes finished. now another step forward with the option to go mask list. >> a majority of my kids will be wearing masks. a couple of my kids were never comfortable wearing them, but i don't now. i won't know until tomorrow. reporter: she admits this has been a tough decision on whether to mask or not. she says she has to look out for everyone, including her family at home. >> they want to see their teachers smile, they want to see an expression when i teach

letters, but i will be keeping that mask on for the rest of this year. that is what i have to do. when things are safer will -- because i do like to see people's faces, but i know i want to be safe. reporter: j.r. stone, abc7news. dion: now to new developments on nfl star tom brady. he announced on social media today that he is back. sports anchor chris alvarez joining us with more. you saw this coming. chris: yes, but i it today. today is selection day and for basketball, that is the day. tom brady announced that that ta return for his 23rd season and this is key for 49ers fans. he will return to tampa bay.

the bucs will play this season against the 49ers. the nfl schedule will still come later this spring, but 26 weeks until the first full sunday of the nfl. to put this into perspective, his retirement was less than half as long as major-league a small's lockout and the journey continues for brady. he has spent half of his entire life playing in the nfl alone and i was in seventh or eighth grade when he started his career. he actually looks better now than when he started. what is this aging thing he does? chris: ed ages. he is tom brady. that is what he does. very memorable moments. many thanks to you. we will check on later in the show. still ahead, a break in at one of san francisco's most popular tourist spots. the rest of this shocking turn

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moment a man tried to stop a car at one of san francisco's most famous tourist sites. and this photo was taken today before the famous herbie park road begins. they see a man breaking into the back window of an suv. getaway car is there with the flashers on.

you watch as a man runs across the street, jumps onto the hood of that car trying to stop thieves did the man falls off the car, slamming his head on the pavement. sfpd tells me he was taken to the hospital but is not seriously hurt. police are looking for that car and the two men who got away. hillsboro police released surveillance video from this burglary near gina wei and butternut drive. take a look at several men coming out of the home with bags and load them into the car. suv's also stoned from the garage there. police say they think the suspects are possible -- responsible for other burglaries throughout the region and they think it is criminal tourism. the university of san francisco has fired its head baseball coach after reformer players filed a lawsuit. the players accused the coach

and associate head coach for creating an intolerable sexualized environment. usf fired nakamura january after an investigation. usf said the lawsuit along with g rotondo's recently allowing nakamura to be on the field before a game led them to take action. the university presidents of the safety and well-being of our students is usf's highest priority. we apologize to current and former students who have been affected. we have reopened our internal investigation. countering is temporarily reducing service for tomorrow's commute as a cleanup from a crash earlier this week continues. a train hit equipment on thursday. caltrans as one track can now be used at a speed of 15 miles an hour while work continues on the second track. because of that, trains will be single tracking through san

bruno and san francisco tomorrow. caltrain and the ntsb are still investigating thursday's crash which left 13 people hurt. crews were on-site all weekend collecting evidence. once again, spencer christian joining us with the weather and the timing. spencer: that is important, the timing and how much we will get once the time tooker starts. here's a look at what is happening right now. the calm before the light storm. we have calm winds around most of the bay right now. a bit breezy around san francisco did -- san francisco. the temperature change shows editors a few degrees cooler in most locations. here's the view from our rooftop camera, looking across the embark mitt area, partly cloudy skies. it is 47 at mountain view, san jose, santa clara and a fool for

-- a cool 48 at the bay. here is a look looking across the bay. 47 is the popular number right now. 46 and 51 at concord. a nice unobstructed view from the tower camera looking over the city. whatever clouds we have right now are not interfering with this view. the clouds will continue to be increasing overnight. north bay can expect the rain starting tomorrow afternoon and the rain continues to spread to other parts of the bay area into tuesday. you can expect sunnier and warmer days wednesday through friday. tonight's forecast looks like a steady stream of clouds. no rainfall expected during the day tomorrow but late in the afternoon, it will be expecting the north bay to have sprinkles approaching it. temperatures will drop into the mid to upper 30's and some of our inland valleys.

right around the bay shoreline, temperatures will drop into the low to mid 40's and on the coast , upper 30's to low 40's. south nice and mild. 72 in santa rosa -- into san jose, rather. we will see the highs rising into the upper 60's, up to 60 degrees on the coast. north bay highs mainly upper 60's. 68 in most locations and upper 60's on the east bay and the inland east bay. the approaching storm ranks a one on the impact scale, so for tomorrow night into tuesday, under 0.1 inches of rain expected for most locations. by midnight tomorrow we will see rain spreading and pushing southward and eastward and into tuesday morning, it becomes more widespread. at starts to taper off quickly by midday on tuesday. of rainfall totals will look like this.

up to 0.25 to 0.25 to 0.25 to 05 north bay. we will have a string of sunnier days wednesday through friday with high temperatures reaching into the low 70's, but next weekend we get another round of rainfall coming our way. we get a few rainy days over the next couple of weeks. what is coming our way looks like. dion: so teeny tiny did the totals. totals. it does sound good. 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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2019, college basketball selection sunday featured real watch parties across schools across this country.

>> >> [cheers] chris: that is a cheer and a roar 24 years in the making. usf is the tendency and will take on murray state in the east region. their first round game on thursdays in indianapolis. the dons are one of the final four teams revealed on the selection show. >> is one thing to strive for. that you can actually accomplish it. we made history and that is something i will be proud of for the rest of my life. >> i am still in shock. my heart is beating fast and it is crazy. i am just happy that we got it done but we are not finished. chris: the saint mary's gales

are in the five seed. gales play on thursday against the wyoming indiana winner. they knew they were allowed to make the tournament but they were a few bits nervous because they have been passed over before. >> the young guys are excited to see their name called. the older guys who have been left out a couple of times, we are still there nervous. >> excited for our players, especially our older guys because they have gone through -- it has been a two year journey. it is fun to get rewarded like that. chris: stanford women and start the ncaa tournament through an undefeated pac-12 season. cardinal have not lost since december. stanford will now begin their national championship defense, posting montana state on friday. >> whatever bracket you are in,

you are playing with a great team so that is just the nature of it. we have got to take care of montana state. this is our first real selection together. we are all excited for it. it will be extra special to have the tournament here. chris: selection sunday also applies to tom brady. he announced on twitter today his retirement lasted all of two months. he will return for his 23rd season and he will go to tampa bay. 26 weeks until the first sunday of the nfl. abc 7 sports sponsored by river rock casino. i cannot get enough of those local schools celebrating. dion: super heartwarming and never gets old. thank you very much. much more to come at abc7news at 11:00. will we need a fourth dose of covid vaccine? the ceo of a major drug company gives his answer. lesson update on when we could

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moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. dion: good evening. i am dion lynn. there are new development on the war on ukraine. and american journalist was killed today. brent renaud was under checkpoint near keith. -- kyiv.

the facility is just 10 miles from poland. >> if they strike in poland, what happens? >> we take our article five commitment seriously and an armed attack against one is considered an armed attack against all. dion: ukraine's president says there is daily discussion between ukraine and russia but he is still waiting to meet with vladimir putin. a u.s. citizen native to the bay area is speaking out after he is stuck at the ukrainian border. he is now helping refugees get across the border. >> when i looked outside, i a very bright shadow of light fly by. reporter: taras petro s t believes those were missiles.

>> the problem is that if it went a couple of miles west, then that would have been the beginning of world war iii. reporter: he is a translator from the midwest with family ties in the bay area. he found himself stuck in the country after unfortunate events. >> i got covid and i couldn't leave. i wanted to leave a couple of days right after the invasion started but i couldn't do that because of the flights were canceled. those streetlights in half an hour will turn off. reporter: petro says the lights than his village must go dark by 9:00 p.m. to avoid being a russian target. ukrainian tanks are constantly on the move through cities and towns. petro is also in transit hoping to shuttle refugees 12 miles to the polish border where lines and wait times are painfully long. >> at this point i'm going to

stay here to help as many people as possible to get to safety. reporter: taras petro says he is willing to forfeit his own safety to help. he knows that the toughest fight may be yet to come. >> ukrainians are very peaceful but they won't give up the fight. reporter: petro says he has been working to fight -- find housing for ukrainian refugees. for now he says he has no plans to return to the u.s.. dion: in the easttt organizations are coming together to help ukraine. the nonprofit white pony express provided us with this video. they collected medical supplies. more than 80 members of the group brought gloves, medicine, and more to the meeting at alameda today. the supplies will be shipped to ukraine this week. and a reminder that

always use the abc 7 bay area streaming tv app to keep updated on the situation in ukraine. just search abc 7 bay area. moving onto the latest in the pandemic. pfizer's ceo said today he plans to submit data to the s ea approve -- to the fda to approve the vaccine for teens. >> the protection which they are getting from that, it is good enough, actually quite good for hospitalizations and deaths. dion: pfizer is collecting data for three child sized doses for kids under the age of five. if approved, children six ages -- six months through five years might be able to get the vaccine. this fire damage did dentist office.

crews were able to keep the flames from spreading to nearby buildings. no word on what caused that fire. as gas prices continue to soar, police are sending a warning americans to be on the lookout for gas thieves. in this video at a gas station in houston, thieves driving over to a fuel tank, allegedly stealing 12 gallons of gas. they used a trap door inside the vehicle in broad daylight. a texas mother says that people can't afford to drive their children's daycare so that she is losing business. >> nobody has to fill their tanks or billy's -- bellies. dion: california has the highest prices in the nation according to aaa. the average price is $ gallon. next week it is likely that the federal reserve will raise rates

to help with inflation. a lesson for all of us from these kindergartners. >> it feels like being nice to people. dion: their class project about kindness is getting them a lot of national attention. spencer: get ready for rain to start the work week. i will have the accuweather

the north bay are doing their part to build a better eight bay area. they have filled a hotline of inspiring messages reaching thousands around the world. reporter: it is the kindergartner art project that unexpectedly went viral. pep talk. right and colorful pictures with uplifting messages and a free hotline for positivity and pick me ups.

>> please this into the following options for encouraging messages. if you are mad, press one. if you need a word of encouragement, press two. reporter: the art teacher came up with the idea for students at west side elementary. >> i want these kids to see it is actually really easy to make a tremendous difference in the world. it takes one kind word to bring joy to millions. reporter: from their tiny, rural californian community to thousands of strangers around the world and in multiple languages, sometimes receiving up to 5000 calls a day. >> if you are frustrated you can always go to your bedroom, but your pillow, or cryonic. you can go scream outside. >> we are a grieving world right now, and we really need to hear some really positive optimistic,

joyful words from kids. >> be grateful for yourself. >> it just feels good to be nice to people. it feels like you are being kind. reporter: wise words from the mouths of young ones ones ones s when people desperately need it. >> they can in small ways make a big change happen. dion: that was janai norman reporting. do support the project, you can leave a donation through the hotline. the class plans to record even more encouraging messages, including messages in spanish to reach more people in need of joy. spencer, how precious and peer and impactful a single message from a child can be. spencer: it is just wonderful. it takes less energy and effortf to be kind than unkind. let's look at our weather and i

hope you'll find some joy in this. overnight lows are a little chilly in the inland valleys. tomorrow it ranges from the in the coast to the 70's in the warmest inland spots. it is arranging a one on the impact scale. into tuesday, we expect light to moderate rainfall. up is in the north bay, there might be a pretty good soaking especially in the coastal mountain ranges. between 6:00 p.m. tomorrow and midnight, we get a surge of rain. overnight into tuesday, it expands to other parts of the bay area and it tapers off quickly by midday tuesday, leaving behind light rain for most of the bay area. here's the accuweather 7 day forecast after tuesday's rainfall tempers off, we will get three dry and mild days. next weekend, more rain will

come in. we will take a series of light rainfall. dion: it will all add up eventually. thanks. once again to chris alvarez with a preview of sports. chris: coming up in sports, our own o'donnell foil was honored in men's sports today.

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everyone last night he is indeed klay thompson. he scored a season-high 38 points in last night's win against milwaukee. golden state riding a three-game winning streak. it is stephen curry's birthday and the return of dream and lemire after last night's game being reunited with the dove's championship corner. >> i am really looking forward

to that moment. i have been to the mountaintop with those guys, same with andre, and i am looking forward to that moment because we have been through so much together. can't wait for him to get back because he just makes the right read 90% of the time and he combine all that with his fire, and he is one of one. chris: steve watching the watche james wiseman playing in the second game with the santa cruz warriors. the number two draft pick from the 2020 draft. weissman finishes with 19 points, 14 rebounds in 20 minutes. will there be more games with santa cruz or is it time to return to the big club? the coach has decisions to make on the rotation. wiseman says he is thankful on this after a long layoff. >> it feels like being 10 months and not being able to play, it

is like torture almost because you are just watching the game that you cannot even impact. i just kept my head up and stayed strong at the end of the day. >> dream on coming back on monday. we have james returning soon and a lot of balls in the air to juggle. we have got to figure out quickly what combinations make sense. chris: during last night's warriors-bucks game, steve o'donnell was honored the pick of the game. donald was taken eight overall in the draft out of colgate, eventually becoming the warriors' and lung layer of shots. he was part of another special pregame presentation last night, honoring gary payton the second with the community assist reward for the month of january, and donald one that award himself back in the game.

he talked about community focus was in warriors franchise. >> even the most in marble of what he has done is the way he approached the game coming in as an offensive player. he really breathed into his offense, but to me, the warriors have always been an organization that shows the player understanding and the power of the organization as the people that watch us. being involved in the community is a critical part to maintain that continuity. chris: the santa clara broncos are celebrating a postseason tournament tonight. they are happy to find out they are heading to the nit and will face washington state. the broncos won 21 games and finished third in almost 13 years. it is their first nit appearance since the 90's. baseball trivia questions now. he is the last national league

pitcher to hit a homerun. he stars in the national league this season. that blast right there, the giants were one of the worst picture hitting teams last season and the new rule gives even more room to make moves. >> with all due respect to our pitchers, we had one of the worst pitching staff last year, so maybe this universal dh will save us from ourselves. for most people, it is exciting to watch good hitters hit, so it is good for the game. chris: good to see baseball back on the field. abc 7 sport sponsored by river rock casino. dion: if you were around sand carlos today, there is a high chance you saw a leaping leprechaun skydiving. check it out. the aviation museum kicked off their annual st. patrick's day celebration. this is the view of that leaping leprechaun descending from the helicopter.

it is the museum's 1st street patrick's day celebration in three years due to the pandemic. this included a leprechaunchaun scavenger hunt and the kids even got to paint an entire airplane green what fun. that is it for this edition of abc7news at 11:00. the news continues tomorrow morning at 5:00 with spencer christian, chris alvarez, and thank you from all of us. a live look as we head outside. have a great night and we will have a great night and we will see you in 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.

good morning from lviv, ukraine, where air raid sirens have sounded throughout the night and this morning amidst a dangerous expansion of now three weeks of war. >> announcer: "this week with george stephanopoulos" starts right now. >> breaking news, russian missiles strike a training facility i