>> russia and ukraine are meeting for another round of peace talks today. >> thousands of students will be ditching masks across the state today. >> it is dry now but the weather will likely look different for some of you tonight. drew is tracking rain. >> how much rain are we talking about? >> just a little bit. >-- w w w w storm. 49 in the ci we are drive from our rooftop camera and we will find, conditions through your monday. it is not until late tonight that we introduce the threat of rain. it is a mild afternoon.

remember our sunrise is now after 7:00 a.m. we will track those showers tonight. light to moderate rain. we will go hour-by-hour. we will timeout the storm coming up. kumasi: it is masks students in california schools. amy hollyfield joins us with more of the changes coming to classrooms. amy: for many students thisthiss be their first day of school ever without masks. masks are no longer required by the state at school. san francisco and oakland are the big exceptions. some students will still be wearing masks in school today but other districts will be recommending masks instead of

requiring them we talked to one teacher who said she will still be wearing her mask. >> kindergarten, they want to see their teacher smile, but i will be keeping that mask on for the rest of the year. when things are safer, then i will remove it. i like to see people's faces! but i want to be safe. amy: san francisco will allow middle and high school students to take off their masks starting today but oakland is still requiring them for all students and teachers and have not said a date when they well take them off. the risk is classified risk is c

>> today russia and ukraine meet for another round of peace talks. the kremlin is still demanding that the ukraine change its constitution to promise it will not join nato or that you -- the eu. >> this strike hit 10 from poland in the crkiv. all armed treated -- >> an armed attack against one is considered an armed attack against all. >> new concerns about beijing

providing a lifeline to moscow. today sullivan's meeting with his chinese counterpart, warning that the u.s. will not stand for china providing resources to russia to ease u.s. sanctions. kumasi: thank you. in light of the russian invasion, the livermore city council will be reevaluating its relationship with its sister city today. a letter was written to the mayor of livermore asking them to take actions. reggie: bay area artists lift their voices to support ukraine. this fundraiser at san francisco's theater drew hundreds of people as tara

campbell tells us, for some there was a chance to support and to connect with her homeland. >>svetlanavetlanavetlanavetlanal for the one she loves. > >> i am helpless but i am helping them with my art and my heart. >> letting her voice sore but the tears she is -- soar, but the tears she is holding back. >> how does it feel? >> a professional opera singer trained and ukraine her professional career mostly spend on bay area stages but never waite did she think she would take the stage for this. >> not for this occasion.

i would perform any concert, but that is just crazy. >> from jazz to dance, opera and more, hundreds in the audience taking it all in. >> it is so beautiful. they really talk about the history of ukraine. > as i sat there sitting to the ukrainian national anthem and the gentleman to rows ahead of me were singing it, it really hit me. >> novi ukraine have partners on the ground working to get aid to those in need. this woman helped to or to or tr the concert. >> it all came together nine days ago so it is pretty miraculous. >> volunteers stepping up to make it happen.

she has cousins and friends fighting on the front lines. >> i look i loo people and i look at their strength and defiance. if they can have hope, if they can fight, so can i. >> as far svetlana, she to -- as for svetlana, she is asking us to help anyway we can. reggie: help ukraine, check out our website. that is drew: -- kumasi: there is an investigation into what started a fire at a church in antioch. reggie: san francisco will

reveal new plans to get people downtown. it will also highlight bloom sf, a week long event happening through april. drew: we are taking a look at live doppler 7 because we are tracking some wet weather moving through tonight and first thing tomorrow morning. you can see much of california is dealing with dry conditions. there is an area of low pressure. with the pattern, most of the moisture is going to our north. future weather ahead of that storm, partly cloudy skies, by midday, we are in the 50's and 60's. we expect warmer spots to touch 70 later today. we will find sunshine giving way

to storms. 72 in san jose. 68 in santa rosa. perhaps some drizzle about ukiah but late tonight by 11:00 p.m., we have rain. it is scattered in nature and it does not last all that long. the south bay, if you see drizzle that will be the best you get out of this system. jobina: we are going to start with a commuter alert. the redline is still suspended because of power problems that started a while ago. service to mac arthur well limited. as we look at the san mateo bridge, we have no major blocking issues are advisories

coming in. i want to give a heads up for commuters on the peninsula, caltrain will have limited service today. one track is now open but work continues on the second track. trains will be a single tracking through san francisco today. 13 people were hurt. reggie: thank you. the health care providers getting ready to head the picket lines across california. kumasi: sf is saying so so its longtime skipper. >> it feels good to be nice to people. reggie: a group of kindergarten students from north bay have a

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tomorrow. they are accusing sutter of failing to address health concerns. sutter will not discuss proposals regarding will occur at several locations, including antioch. kumasi: san francisco has fired its longtime head baseball coach. nmey accused him ofreatvi jura tonto was officially reprimanded -- officially reprimanded. the university president said " the safety and well-being of our students is sf's highest priority." reggie: kindergarten students

are doing their part to build a better bay area one encouraging word at a time. they have created a hotline filled with inspiring messages reaching the world. >> it is the kindergarten art project that unexpectedly went viral. peptalk and a free pik maps -- pick me ups. art teacher jessica martintintin shira -- ashera with it. >> it is easy to make a tremendous difference in the world. it just takes one kind word to bring joy to millions.

california community to thousands of strangers around the world and in multiple languages sometimes receiving thousands of calls a day. >> we are a grieving world right now. we really need to hear some really positive, optimistic, joyful words from kids. >> it feels good to be nice to people. you feel like you are being kind. >> wise words from the mouths of apes at a time when many needed. >> i hope they take that as they move forward in their lives that they in small ways can make big changes happen. reggie: to support the project you can leave a donation through the hotline.

the classes collecting more positive messages, including messages in spanish, people in need of joy. -- in spanish to reach more people in need of joy. a therapist told me you can dislike things quietly. drew: but it is less fun! [applause] -- [laughter] drew: peace -- drew: you can hate something in peace. reggie: you also don't have to recruit someone to hate something else. drew: bonding -- the enemy of my enemy is my friend! reggie: do not be a bad influence on me.

i am trying to learn and grow! drew: how was the time reggie: terrible! drew: until 1:00 a.m. what kind of time machine is this? let's go outside. this is a live look at the golden gate bridge. we will track rain into early morning. we are waking up to partly cloudy conditions. right now temperatures are in the 30's and now bubba most of us are in the third -- typical in terms of our early morning temperatures. we will see clouds bubble up through the day.

rain does not arrive until the sun goes down later tonight and mainly in the north bay. we will hit 64 in the city. be careful. tonight with all that cloud and the storms getting to move through, storms do not goad too far into the -- go too far the 30's. most spots are under a quarter of an inch of rain. we have rain in the north bay tomorrow morning. again, one of those storms that as it moves it falls apart. know that we will have some damper roadways first thing tomorrow morning. north bay rain late tonight. next weekend,

another level 1 storm moving through the region. reggie: family and friends are remembering william hurt. the actor died over the week at the age of 71. he was known for his roles in kiss of the spider woman and his career spanned five decades. he passed away one week before his 72nd birthday. it is back to work far tom brady after just a six

kumasi: are meeting for another round of peace talks after another attack that destroyed buildings and cars. reggie: jake sullivan is meeting with his chinese counterpart. sullivan is warning

that the u.s. will not stand for china supporting russia through u.s. sanctions. kumasi: today mask mandates expire in california. reggie: today san francisco mayor will reveal a plan to get people back downtown. it includes a weeklong event called bloom sf later this month. drew: tonight rain returns to the forecast and lingers into tomorrow morning. most of us less than, a quarter of an inch of rain. jobina: a great time to head out the door this morning as we renewed this live picture of oakland. kumasi: uber is rolling temporary fuel fee to offset record high gas prices. reggie: tom brady is

heading back to the football field. he announced plans23rd season i. >> thought you would be talking about march madness this morning? think again. >> this is the night everyone is talking about the brackets and tom brady crash landed into all of that. >> tom brady announcing his six week retirement is over. " i the field, not in the stands. -- on the field, not in the stands. that time will come, but not now." " i am coming back for my 23rd

season in tampa --unfinished business." >-- this on retired qb tom brady's final touchdown ball half $1 million at auction, drawing comparisons to jordan's retirement. >> he has got something more to prove now. >> this is bigger news than michael jordan's comeback. kumasi: the golden state warriors are helping to get kids interested in steam. it included a panel with moses moody and there were booths for kids to learn about physics,

coding, and more. reggie: and. it is adding and expanding its lineup festivals including its new summer celebration. several new projects are underway. coming up, haley bieber revealing a health scare. the 25-year-old's stroke like symptoms. a car break-in caught on camera. a bystander tried to stop it. the dangerous thing that happened

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this is abc7news. >> i saw a very bright shadow of light flyby. kumasi: a man with bay area ties stuck in ukraine. how he is helping refugees get to safety. reggie: some areas could see rain tonight. kumasi: it is pi day. we will tell you about all of the pizza deals you can get. reggie: you all were talking about caviar earlier during the commercial. drew: caviar was good. kumasi: on the pizza! reggie: no caviar on pizza! drew: good morning, everybody.

we are waking up to 30's and 40's. we are tracking rain but that won't show up until the evening. it is a partly cloudy sky throughout the day. this afternoon it is mild. later tonight by 9:00 p.m. we will track rain moving in in the north bay. on the storm impact scale, we are tracking a level 1 storm tonight lingering into your morning tomorrow. most areas wind up with less than a 10th of an inch but are north bay mountains could see more than that. we will likely see some wet roadways for the tuesday morning commute. reggie: this morning teachers and students will be seeing something they have not seen in the classroom in a long time -- each other's faces!

masks are off in the classroom mostly. >> there could be some uneasiness today. administrators are trying to get ahead of that. my kids' the school sent home in email over the weekend asking people to respect each other's decisions. san francisco and oakland will still require masks today. in the city, elementary school kids will still have to wear masks. in oakland, all students will be required to wear them. other districts will not be requiring masks today so we talked to some students about their thoughts on going mask free. >> i want to take my mask off. i have not gotten to see my

friends' full faces in a long time. >> we should have most breaks. >> we talked to a ucsf he calls the spread of covid low risk. san francisco plans to lead elementary kids go mask free in three weeks. oakland has not yet said when they will drop the mask mandate in schools. kumasi: there are growing concerns this morning that russia could carry out attacks in poland. there are several areas in poland where weapons are being staged to help ukraine. an american journalist was killed yesterday, a photographer

and filmmaker. they came under fire near a checkpoint in kyiv. with martha raddatz about the latest strike. >> could a no-fly zone have stop this? >> no-fly zone has a policing sound to it but i participated in one. it is combat. you must be willing to shoot and be shot at. president biden has made it clear that u.s. troops will not be fighting in ukraine. kumasi: there are daily conversations -- reggie: we are hearing from a u.s. citizen with ties to the

bay area who is stuck in ukraine . cornell barnard has a story you will see only on abc7news. >> when i looked outside i saw a very bright shadow of light flyby. >> taras were missiles he saw before they struck a base near the polish border. >> if it went a couple miles west then there would have been the beginning of ww3. >> the midwest with ties to the bay area. >> i got covid and i could not leave. i wanted to leave a couple of days after the invasion started

but i couldn't because all of our flights were canceled. >> the lights in his village must go dark by 9:00 p.m. to avoid being a russian target. ukrainian tanks are constantly on the move. petro is his suv to the polish border where lines are long. >> i will stay here to help as many people as possible get to safety. >> petro is his own safety. >> ukrainians are very peaceful but they will not give up the breadbasket of europe. reggie: he has been working to find housing for ukrainian refugees. right now --

>> he has been working to find housing for ukrainian refugees. it right now he says he does not have any plans to return to the united states. reggie: yesterday supplies were collected to send to ukraine. we are constantly updating our app. kumasi: gas prices may be beginning to stabilize. the pricing california stayed the same overnight. it is shocking to see how high these prices have jumped. here in california drivers are paying almost $1.50 more. in today's gma first to look,

police departments are issuing warnings to be on the lookout for a gas the its. -- gas thieves. >> this gas station surveillance video may seem ordinary but the manager says you are actually watching a diesel fuel heist. while it may seem like nothing is happening here, a manager says thieves are taking thousands of dollars worth of gas, 360 gallons per day for three days. >> they have a trapdoor inside their vehicle. >> in fact they tried to come back for a fourth day but the manager chased them away. cases of gas theft are popping up all over the country. we will have much more on rising gas prices and the new warning

from police coming up at 7:00 a.m. reggie: uber writers will start -- riders will start feeling the cost of rising gas prices as well. be prepared to pay up more on every breeds order and up to $.55 more -- every uber eats order and up to $.55 more for every ride. drew: we are tracking some wet weather by the end of the day today.

you find that rain in the pacific northwest. for sa northern california we will see light showers later tonight. we will find mild northern california, we will see light showers later tonight. increasing clouds ahead of that storm. do not worry about any wet weather while the sun is out. 67 in oakland. as you go hour-by-hour tonight, the rain first arrives in the north bay. as you go through the early morning the sun moves to the south. we expect wet roadways bed as the rain moves south, we will end up with minimal rainfall out of this system. watch as those numbers really

drop off as the storm moves to the south. jobina: the limit there on 680. we are beginning to see a a a heavy slow down for our super commuters coming out of tracy. tracy to dublin, 52 minutes. part of concord is because of this crash. the crash locke lines. while pgn d fixes the believe alcohol was a factor in the crash. we will be right back.

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suspended due to disorderly conduct. the man was 60-year-old cabana. he jumped the counter into stabbed to workers multiple times in front of guests. >> we saw a commotion, people running down the escalator and stairs. >> cabana is other incidents in new york city. kumasi: dramatic video shows the moment a man try to stop a car break-in. the person you are about to see is not seriously hurt. a viewer shared this video with us. this was -- you can see can see breaking into the back door of

an suv. you see this man running across the street. he jumps on the hood of the car, trying to stop these thieves. they pull away and he falls on the street. he slammed his head on the pavement. this man was taken to the hospital. police are now looking for the car and the two men who got away. police really is to this surveillance video of a home burglary. several men are coming out of the home. the thieves even took an suv from the garage. police think this group is responsible for other burglaries through the area. they believe it is criminal tourism. reggie: we might need dose of the vaccine. >> the protection you are

getting from the third is good enough -- actually, quite good for hospitalizations and deaths. reggie: pfizer is collecting data for three child size doses. barack obama is recovering now from covid-19. obama said he has had a scratchy throat for several days. he said michelle obama is vaccinated. both are vaccinated and boosted. lofgren has covid. she is vaccinated, boosted into says she is grateful only to be experiencing mild symptoms. kumasi: haley bieber is home and says she was hospitalized for a

blood clot in her brain. she said she was having breakfast on thursday when she started having a like symptoms. she said the a blood clot passed on its own. >> it is uncommon for someone to have a stroke under the age of 60. we all know the common symptoms of numbness or weakness on one part of the body. they can include sudden changes in vision, sudden dizziness or a sudden and severe headache. kumasi: we will have a full report coming up at 7:00 after abc seven mornings. reggie: a lynx was caught prowling around in the hollywood hills.

the big cat was checking out a yard. they've dog her first spotted the lynx on march 8. the links spent a little time -- lynx spent a little time in her garden before jumping on the roof of her neighbors home. reggie:reggie: would you know that this is a lynx? i didn't even know that there were lynx out there. drew: they are pretty fast. kumasi: just like that lady, videoing from inside. reggie: what animal would make you move? she has had to have these big

cats come. drew: you have your own little pet sanctuary. kumasi: i would raise the price. drew: maybe a bobcat? good for her. challenge admission -- charge admission! crime scene time. we are tracking a nice day out there tonight. tomorrow morning is the best bet for us to see wet weather. this morning we are tracking mainly clear skies. here is an update on the pollen forecast. sycamore is one of the main offenders. where that sunscreen as you are out and about today.

a cooler morning by 16 degrees in half moon bay compared to this time yesterday. 30's and 40's as you step out the door. you may want that heavier coat. ahead of this storm is a mild afternoon. sunshine will give way to late day clouds. rain does not arrive until tonight. we will go to 70 in concord, co, in san jose, 67 -- some showers are moving through. showers -- it will feel mild out there and muggy as this rain moves through. it is a level 1 storm we are tracking through tonight into tomorrow morning. in the north bay mountains, where this storm lingers, a little higher than that.

this storm will march to the south but as it does it falls apart. it is not one of those storms where it rains all morning long. here is the seven-day forecast. we will track the rain into tomorrow morning. we are bright and dryer wednesday, thursday, friday. reggie: the exploratorium will celebrate its annual pi day. the event starts at noon. you need to buy a ticket to attend. if you cannot make it in person, the exploratorium will stream the event on its facebook page. kumasi: 7-eleven is offering a whole pizza for

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university of san francisco has reached march madness. [laughter] kumasi: -- [applause] kumasi: what a reaction huge news. san francisco's state is slated to play [applause] reggie: we are loving these reactions this morning. big tears and excitement from the east bay. -- big from the east bay. kumasi: from planes in san carlos.

this is how the museum kicked off its annual st. patrick's day celebration. it is leprechaun skydiving. this is the museum's 1st street patrick's day celebration since the pandemic started. >> it is nice to have people coming back and they are coming back in large numbers. it is really good to see people again. kumasi: where are the leprechauns? did i miss them? reggie: there is a leprechaun. kumasi: there is a leprechaun scavenger hunt. you can paint the entire plain green! -- plane green! drew: does the owner of the plane know that? reggie: we were concentrating on the painting. drew: good morning.

temperatures are starting out in the 30's and 40's. the sun is now rising after a.m. the 70's. we are tracking 60's and 70's today. we have some rain to talk about that it arrives late tonight. rainfall estimate, this is a level 1 light storm. the highest amounts of rains in the north -- the north bay. it is a wet morning commute. kumasi: saving critical pieces of ukrainian culture. reggie: plus another step

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>> >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> not gotten to see my friends

-- i only got to see half of my friends. >> a big day of schools. we're checking on the mask mandate and how students and teachers feel about it. >> we are waking up life will be tracking the weather moving in. >> this morning because this is the way we live. what time would you say the sun comes out? >> 722. -- 7:22. >> -- --tire people today. >>