22%, and 14% respectively over the last several days. >> that is not the case in china . schools and factories are being closed. pfizer is submitting data to the fda on the need for a fourth dose of its vaccine. the company's ceo says the extra booster is needed to ward off infections. >> the mask mandate was officially dropped at many bay area schools today. leslie brinkley looked at how it all played out. at many bay area schools today. some kids without masks while other classmates kept them on, like at this elementary school in livermore. >> many kids are still wearing masks. at the high school it was reported close to 90% of kids still wearing masks. >> the superintendent at dublin unified said mask wearing was 50-50 among elementary school

students as the district followed state and local health guidelines to make masks optional starting monday, march 14. >> there has not been a push back. >> theals in ont a coor elementary. >> about 70% wearing masks. that is with the adults. when it came to the kids, the number was more like down to about 50-50. reporter: keeping track of this landmark day across the state was the california federation of teachers. >> what we need to focus on is to make sure people are allowed to continue to have masks on without being bullied and that no one is bullied whether people are wearing masks or not. we are not hearing of any issues. >> this physics teacher said she is out on medical leave and knows many teachers who are concerned because they claim they just found out about optional masks saturday night. >> that left no time for

high-risk staff or students to make a decision on whether or not it is safe to go to school today. reporter: she admitted she was hearing nearly all students came to school masked. teachers are worried there could be a surge in cases after spring break. some districts say they are planning to hand out covid test kits to students and staff during spring break. just in case. >> we are very positive going forward, but we know this could change any day. reporter: in the east bay, i'm leslie brinkley, abc7news. >> san francisco is welcoming back workers to the office. many for the first time in two years. there is a plan to celebrate that return and help jumpstart the economy. cornell barnard's live in san francisco with details. >> the mayor says a thriving downtown will help with the city's recovery. we are a long way fromhe,

but some workers are returning and now like you said, a party is being planned to welcome those folks back and attract new visitors. >> it has been a struggle. reporter: steve is cooking for a lunchtime crowd in his food truck at first and howard streets. some pre-pandemic customers have returned, but he needs more hungry folks. >> i'm looking forward to seeing people come back to work, support a food truck. we really need it. reporter: workers have been slow to come back. just 30% have returned to the office. the mayor is hoping flowers and music will bring more employees downtown. earlier this month, some of the city's largest employers announced workers would be coming back. >> not only are we coming back, we are coming back and we are going to have a good time. >> these acrobats are just some of the entertainment and events planned around downtown for bloom sf.

the seven day celebration starting march 27. >> we are going to bring rollerskating to downtown. we are going to bring disco to downtown. we are going to bring djs and play music and make people feel good. t wl also be lots of flowers. >> we are going to see things at bus stops, bart stations, all up and down market street. union square is going to have a huge flower installation in the middle of the park. >> will it be enough to bring workers back? >> if you are hesitant, come back and remember what it is like to reconnect with your coworkers and rediscover what it is like being downtown. reporter: tourists are welcome to the party. tourism officials say it could take years to return to pre-pandemic hotel occupancy rates. >> to have a full recovery, we need the tourism business and convention business. reporter: steve says it is a start. anything to help bring workers and visitors back.

>> anything to attract tourists to come back to san francisco, i am all for it. >> it is a starting point according to the mayor. public and private funds will be paying for bloom sf festivities. a wine walk, outdoor workouts, djs, will be downtown the last week of march through april 2. >> now two years ago this week was a big deal for the bay area. california and the entire country. right here, our own dr. said this covid health care is going to last a while. >> with regard to public health i can see it being the large part of this year. we are just gambling on live television. do i think we are going to have a shutdown of schools and dollars for that long? -- and all this for that long? i don't, but i think this is going to change the way we look at transmission of disease.

>> a few days later, the bay area was shut down, but now it is two years later and we are still not fully back to normal. new life is what we are looking at at this point. dr. patel is with me now. thank you for joining me as always. two years later, what have we learned? are we hearing dr. patel? hang on a second, we need to hear your answers. so maybe we can troubleshoot. >> we have learned that we constantly mute our mics on live television. watching that clip, i got chills thinking about that moment. one thing we really learned, good and bad, and i will start with good. we learned a lot about the human spirit. our ability to help one another when we can.

we have to be realistic. we have been completely humbled. our infrastructure, our health care systems, we have been humbled by what we can do. we have seen inequity in termses of our education system. we have seen what happens with the haves and the have-nots in so many sectors and i hope this gives policymakers, all of us more fortitude as we prepare for the next inevitable pandemic. there is so much to learn. we have also learned about the power of collaboration as we saw a lifesaving vaccine go from the testing block to people's arms in under a year. there is a lot to digest. >> and it is not over. wastewater data is showing we could see an uptick in cases. is this likely because of the change in masked mandates? >> it could be because of change in mask mandates. the fact there is a baseline

amount of virus in the community -- remember, when we say pandemic, you can still see wild fluctuations even when we say we are endemic, there is still going to be a certain level of virus in the community. what is important about wastewater surveillance, there is an increase in comparison to february in 30% of those sites and this is usually suggesting there's going to be increased transmission in that community. what is important to note about wastewater surveillance is that this might be in the future our best tracking as we are not tracking tests. there are a lot of home tests out there. i do not think it is going to change policy, but people might want to pay attention and say i should keep wearing a mask or am going to take precautions based on what is happening in my community. hopefully that includes getting vaccinated if someone is not yet. >> that is a great point because a lot of people are not testing at home.

the white house said it is keeping an eye on ba2. >> this just goes to show that variants can surprise us. we have seen in china, the u.k., and hong kong, we cannot just write off ba2 as something that is no big deal. in people who have no natural immunity, it can cause devastating illness. it can cause you to transmit the disease to someone who is vulnerable. we are keeping a close eye on it. it is not the dominant strain, but this could cause problems for anyone who does not have protection as we start to lift restrictions with a highly trans missable variant out there. >> i'm told we need to move on, but give me the shortest answer ever, where are we with the vaccine for kids under five? >> seems to be a battle between pfizer and moderna. i am guessing within the next month we see a clear path. fingers crossed.

>> thank you as always. you have been here for us for the past two years and we appreciate it. >> i do wish i did not need to be, but it is my pleasure. >> the sun is out across much of the bay area right now, but that is about to change. mike nicco is here with the first look at the forecast. >> we have another storm on the way, another light one leg over the weekend. it is unloading a lot of this moisture that we really could use on oregon and washington. some higher elevation snow. it is a pretty impressive looking atmospheric river. 1300 miles clouds do not have a lot of moisture. it is a week atmospheric river and it will lose moisture. one storm on the storm impact scale. it comes in tonight through tomorrow morning, then turns to scattered showers. up to attentive and inch of rain

as possible. even less than that, rain shadowed areas. if you have outdoor plans up to 9:00 outside of the north bay, no need to worry about the wet weather. just temperatures dropping from 60's and 70's around our bay and inland areas, almost down to the 50's by 9:00. i will show you future radar for this storm and another chance possibly even greater amounts coming up. >> caltrain is a reduced schedule to accommodate work. the change is expected to be temporary and was in the works before last week's commuter train accident. a train crashed into equipment used to install electrification lines overhead. >> caught on camera, a brazen theft at one of the bay area's most iconic tourist attractions. gas prices on the rise. now an attempt to lower them.

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of the car trying to stop the thieves. they pull away and that man just fell off the car, slamming his head onto the pavement. that is awful. it is unclear if that was the man's suv. the san francisco police department tells us he was taken to the hospital. thankfully not seriously hurt. quite scary. >> joining us to talk about it is an abc7news insider. what you do not see at the end of that is a police officer taking off after the car, but they did not catch them. this area as prime pickings for tourists so this begs the question. if police are right there and this still happens, what more can be done? >> it is interesting. i was talking with my police sources and they said the car -- police officers tried to pull the car over. what happened was the thieves just hit the gas and sped away. under california or san francisco policy, in high-speed

pursuit, you don't go after someone unless it is a violent felony or you have a weapon in the car or they are endangering somebody at the time. the police just had to let them go. you can see the license plate on the car but that appears to have been stolen as well. they don't have the car, they have some leads, but no, they were basically allowed to drive away. it is ironic, it is infuriating, but those are the rules in san francisco and thieves know it. when you watch the break-in, it is not like the thief is breaking into a sweat or appears to be nervous. it is like they are unloading groceries. >> it almost felt mundane. that is the scary and the sad part. this seems like another video that will go viral, get a lot of attention. the mayor mentioned that in her state of the city address. >> there is a lot of noise about what is happening in our city. you see it in the headlines, often in the right-wing media. they love to talk about san francisco, don't they?

you see it on social media. you see one video take off as if it is telling the whole truth about who we are. >> so it appears the mayor was talking about our video of a theft from walgreens. here is another video, right, that could possibly go viral like that one. she said one video, but you have two and then three. and then four. >> the mayor as a politician, she is trying to sell the story. you can say one picture is worth 1000 words and you can say yes, these videos do not portray the whole story of san francisco. but what they do show is that you could be part of that video in and that is part of the story as well. there's a lot of problems facing the city right now. noted that one of the big problems of the city is they are bleeding cops. they are down 500 cops in san

francisco and there is little sign they are going to be able to regroup -- recruit police to replace them. it is not just a problem in san francisco, it is up and down the west coast in big cities and the east coast, where police are moving out into the suburbs. they cannot get people to join. this problem is not going away anytime quick and there will be perfect for. -- more videos. >> workers have left the city in the past two years during the pandemic. today she launched this big bloom sf. when they are here, there is deterrence to crime. how do you draw them back? it is kind of a chicken and egg situation. >> one thing you used to deter crime is to have a big flow of traffic, people walking, things going on. the idea that more eyes is just going to put a damper on it.

it is a catch-22, but that is why she is trying to bring the businesses back. she knows she has to sell san francisco. like it or not, we are in the age of video. videos are out there and they are going to keep coming. this one at least, the person was not seriously injured. that if anything puts it more on what were they thinking versus what a tragedy. it underscores the challenges facing san francisco and decisions we have to make in the bay area going forward about how we want to live, how we want to police, and how we want to deal with these situations. >> thanks a lot. >> oakland police will have eyes in the sky with the launch of three drones. donations from the oakland chinatown improvement council paid for the drones. the department previously borrowed them from the sheriff's department. the police chief announced the addition of the drones today and says they will be used to conduct searches and rescues in

situations involving barricaded arm suspects and other de-escalation tool. >> we want to make sure that our community knows this is really a tool to augment the efforts we are already taking to make oakland a safer city. >> chief armstrong says they will delete video gathered by drones after five days unless it is connected to an investigation. the department plans to get five more drones. >> if you are flying a drone you see a mix of rain and clouds. >> we will need the umbrellas. remember how to drive on slick conditions. the morning commute could be the most affected. hopefully you're not commuting on the weekend but we will talk about that also. you see the clouds increasing. tomorrow is going to be cooler with isolated afternoon showers. our weekend features are next chance of rain. temperatures up to 10 degrees warmer than this time yesterday

except for at the coast where we had a sea breeze and temperatures in the 50's. san jose, 74. this time yesterday we were 64. 72 at cupertino. 78 in allen robinson. we have the cool breeze now. everybody in the upper 60's to nearly mid-70's, so a comfortable evening. a blank of clouds. the blanket of clouds will keep temperatures up a little bit if you are heading out. look at the moisture tonight. low to mid 50's. very mild when you head out tomorrow morning. it is also going to be very damp and humid with that rain spread throughout. you see the coverage, much less tomorrow and temperatures cooler. most of us in the mid to upper 60's to 50's along the coast. let's jump in with future radar. here we are at 5:00. showers ahead of the mainline in the north bay. light green to yellow, moderate, moving into the north bay and hanging there through most of

the evening hours. notice you don't seem much yellow, it's going to be light rain for the rest of us. some parts of the east bay and the south bay may not have rain by tomorrow's commute. you may have to wait for scattered showers during the morning to receive anything measurable. by 6:00 is out of here. look at the rain shadow cast across the southern peninsula, the east bay and the south bay, less than five hundredths. the rest of us about attentive and inch. there are two components. we have this beach hazard statement. 7:00 this evening to 7:00 tomorrow evening. dangerous rip currents. saturday the storm looks more promising, especially for the sierra. i will show you the forecast coming up that have rain saturday and then cold showers, wintry showers possible sunday. it might be a good weekend to find some to do inside. temperatures tomorrow, 60 to 68.

we will try to make a run at 70 with a mix of sun and clouds, fog in the morning. low 60's at the coast, mid to upper 60's around the bay, and cooler with that one on the storm impact scale for saturday and sunday. winter is not over yet. >> it is not, but is pi day. while it is not all a

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known as pi day. >> restaurants are getting into the spirit with special deals on pie or pizza. amy hollyfield reports. reporter: it is pi day. that means an early start to a busy day. >> the phone was ringing, people wanting to reserve pies. >> pi day has nothing to do with the desert. it is pi day because it is march 14, three/14. -- 3/14. however, it has turned into a really good excuse to eat pie. >> i think it is awesome. it gives people an extra chance to come in and have an excuse to halfpipe, it -- to have pie, it boosts our sales, we see from the faces. . reporter: it is not just pie

getting in on the action. >> i would like to answer any questions you have about p reporter: place pizza is offering a discount. >> once you sign up for awards, you are pushed a deal. today you will get it for $3.14 or you can use it up before the end of the month. as many toppings as you like. reporter: so as you eat your way through this tida, or -- this pi day, remember math can be delicious. >> too bad it is not tasty thursday. pi day is the biggest they of the year at the exploratorium which celebrated the first pi day 35 years ago. today the museum staged its first in-person celebration since 2019. the last two were held virtually because of the pandemic.

visitors enjoy special exhibits and participated in hands-on projects. >> we love pi for so many reasons. mathematics is the language of science. here in a science museum, of course we want people to understand mathematics. >> the works of artist john sims are part of the exhibit. his works are inspired by pi and the intersections of art, mathematics, and activism. and what would pi day be without free pie? >> you can learn more, just go

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solutions. >> a new round of peace talks between russia and ukraine is on a strategic pause in till tuesday despite the attempt at diplomacy appeared russia is ramping up attacks across ukraine hitting key cities including the capital, kyiv. elizabeth schulze he has the latest including new fears that this work could spread darker russia is intensifying attacks on ukraine as its forces close in on the capital city of kyiv. dramatic video shows an airstrike hitting downtown kyiv. in a northern suburb, heavy shelling demolishing residences. >> i am staring your a residential building that was hit three hours ago by a artillery shell. >> a fourth round of talks between ukrainian and russian officials was put on technical paws set to resume tomorrow. in a test of american diplomacy,

national security advisor jake sullivan met with his chinese counterpart in rome should the meeting comes as a senior u.s. official confirmed russia has asked china for military and economic support. a claim china and russia deny. >> we have communicated clearly to beijing that we will not stand by. we will not allow any country to compensate russia for its losses. >> concerns are mounting the war will extend yonder ukraine. russian missiles hit a military base 10 miles from the border of poland, a nato ally. the strike killed at least 35 and wounded more than 100. top officials are reaffirming their commitment to defend the nato alliance. >> we are going to tenure to look at potential read for the we need to to defend nato's eastern flank. >> ukrainian president zelensky will deliver a virtual address to congress on wednesday. it white house source confirms

president biden is considering a trip to europe in the coming weeks. >> the stress of rising gas prices caused in part by the war in ukraine has increased calls for california to suspend the state gas tax. the average has climbed to five dollars and $.74 a gallon. in san francisco, it is 5.87. in oakland, it is 5.8 zero. in san jose, it is 5.7 a. >> in california, we pay the highest gas taxes while driving over the deepest potholes. there has been plenty of money out there. it has not been going toward the improvements we need. or could this bike has many lawmakers dominican end to the tax on gasoline pit they say the money has not been used as intended to fix california's crumbling roads and highways. lawmakers say those projects can be backfilled using money from the surpluses. >> is the ■numberofukrainian

refugees keeps growing, the u.s. and bay area continue to help resettle afghan emily -- afghan immigrants escaping the taliban. two y today was an especially happy one in fremont help people in need of jobs and clothing. >> getting out of gift -- of afghanistan as u.s. troops withdrew was only the start of a challenging resettlement process. doug cut came with only one shirt -- >> i came with only one shirt. >> because they arrived in the bay area with so little, it is an opportunity like this that makes a big difference. a san francisco clothing maker delivered a truckload of surplus casual wear to the coalition that helps the fast-growing afghan community. boko really nice clothes that are beautifully made. they can really improve people's lives and make them feel special and people care about them. >> the coalition helps with temporary housing and job fairs such as this one with tyson.

while some immigrants have bay area relatives, tysons recruiters were urging them to consider weaving to take jobs at its plants and in the south where the cost of living is lower. >> i have seen the california price is too high. i have heard about prices in other states. >> they faced so many could a collisions while dealing with a new language and cultural differences. >> i think it takes more than a year until they can settle. they can at least understand where to go. where to work. and make a decision about their future. >> the wave of immigrants is expected to continue over the next five years with camps still housing refugees i need to buy and europe. help from the community will continue. there are good days and there are bad days but this clearly is a good day. >> the first black woman heading

to the international space station and she has bay area ties. and what would you do if a friend charged you after inviting you over to dinner?

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unfinished business or the quarterback retired last month after 22 seasons and seven super bowls. that was the shortest ever retirement. the san mateo native is 44 years old. he talked about his desire to play until he was at least 45. no doubt he is still at the top of his game and could keep going. >> obviously he still can keep going. i think he said he wants to play until he has 50. whatever happened in the last 40 to 50 days, he said i'm ready to play. i got the feeling he did not want to go out on a loss. he was to end on a super bowl. i feel it you can do it again to ready has at least a clear path to the playoffs as long as no one gets hurt. >> makes sense, right? ? the nfc is pretty weak. there are no young guns in the nfc that could not come off other than the guy in green bay but he does not do wear well in the playoffs -- does not do very well in the playoffs. i have to wonder, did giselle sign off on this?

what about his older son in high school? i wish he would have waited a day or so. there were a lot of kids looking forward to being spotlighted on march madness yesterday. there -- during were talking about tom brady. >> let's go on to our next one. some shoppers don't think the folks at will greens are thinking clearly to swap out there clear refrigerator or freezer doors. walgreens is installing opaque doors with ipad screens. this is a photo. to the -- the screens use a system of motion sensors and cameras to display what is inside the doors as well as audit information, prices, deals and paid advertisements. is it so people will not open the doors as much to see the information on the bottle? they are losing the refrigeration? anybody else have a brilliant

idea? >> for my time and a fast food, i think it is an easy way for them to raise and lower the prices on a quicker time frame. i like yours. you keep those doors shut to dark are you going to be freaked out? ? i like to know what is in there and physically see it. mike had a good point about the prices. >> i want to see it through the clear glass. this is just weird. >> if they are out of it, will it show it is out? i hope. >> you might end up wasting more electricity. ok. four out of four give it a thumbs dump should here is food for thought. what would you do if you were billed for dinner at a friends house? it was angela's podcaster tweedy got invited to someone's place for dinner and they charged me for it. this is weird, right? most of the twitter commenters

seem to a group could one person said it was sociopathic to make a dinner just pay. another said nelson should respond by charging them for the conversations she brought. >> that is just weird they did not know in advance? the only thing i can come up with if you are each going to host a separate thing everyone is pitching in to get the ingredients kid that is only thing i think come up with an why somebody would pay. if i was like hey, come over for dinner, i'm not going to charge you. >> is it ever acceptable? >> if someone is being a cheapskate, maybe. learn your lesson. no one is on board with that. it is not ok to invite them for dinner or unfriend them. >> that friendship may not stand the test. i get it if cost is a concern. you want to play host but closed as i can then have the conversation before hand-checked

a lot of people when you invite them over, they bring a lot to compensate for that -- >> potluck. now we are thinking. today is national napping day. it is a day we can all appreciate after springing forward this weekend. it has been scientifically proven napping is better for you than coffee or energy drinks. 30 minutes is apparently all you need for those of you at work. this is how you are celebrate national napping day. take a nap. set up a playlist to unwind and fall asleep. turn your phone off and silence edited i will add if you are doing it at work, maybe set an alarm. that might be a good way to go. >> there is a stigma as napping at work but scientifically, it does so much good. in some asian countries in taiwan where i grew up, office workers from 12:30 to 1:00 put their heads down on their desk

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>> an astronaut is set to become the first black woman to go to the international space station this spring. do you us to jessica watkins. >> this is the international space station traveling at 70 miles 500 miles per hour, orbiting the earth 16 times every day. of the thousands who apply for the astronaut candidate program, only a few are chosen and 33-year-old jessica watkins was one of them. >> jessica watkins. >> did you ever think this was going to be possible, that one day you would be flying to space to do work on the international space station? >> it always was a distant dream

for me and something i wanted to pursue but never thought would actually happen. >> a geologist and one of the youngest candidates in history was chosen as the final member of spacex crew four. in mid april, she along with others will spend six months on the international space station, conducting research and observing geological changes on earth. we often hear from astronauts that when they get up there and see the earth from that vantage point it changes them. have you thought about how it might change you. >> being able to see the earth as one whole body and one small fragile body as well that we all live on, that kind of sentiment being able to see how small we really are, how shared our space is and then how fragile that environment is i think we'll have an impact in terms of

appreciating what we have and being good stewards of it. >> she will serve as a missions specialist and well she will be the fifth african-american woman to go to space, she will be the first to actually live and work on the iss on a long-duration mission. what was that training alike? >> there are two components of training. two years of basic training. >> she spent the last few years learning how to fly t 38 jets, to speak russian to learn how to communicate with crewmembers and spacewalking. >> what is important about that is for everyone on the ground is hitting to see the team of people at nasa that all come from different backgrounds, different expertise come together and accomplish these difficult things should set these almost impossible goals and put in the work to make those goals happen.

that is something we can take away from our day-to-day lives. >> as watkins prepares to embark on what will be her life's greatest missions, she made sure to remind herself to soak in each moment never forgetting the journey she took to have her dream come true should what is your message to the children of america? ? to any kids watching, i would say find what you are passionate about and pursue it relentlessly. dream big. you never know when those dreams are going to come true. >> dream big. so excited for her. let's talk about -- we are excited about the rain coming our way. two we keep trying to squeeze as much as we can. let's take a look at what is happening during the evening hours. most of us drive. 50's while we draw from the 70's down into the upper 50's by 8:00 with rain moving into the north

bay after the sun sets. there is a lot of tree pollen out there. we have reversed who is in the lead. high amounts of oak followed by juniper, cedar and sycamore. you can watch the light to moderate rain in the north bay. a better chance of rain as we head into tomorrow turning over to scattered showers by tomorrow late morning to isolated showers tomorrow afternoon. windfall amounts, one to four inches in this year and a couple more inches out of the same storm we have been talking about for the weekend. we will have a mix of sun and clouds and warmer than average temperatures. definitely want to remember your driving skills and grab an umbrella when you're heading out tonight. >> country is removing herself from consideration from the rock and roll hall of fame. she issued a statement saying

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>> at 8:00, it is the bachelor followed by the good doctor at 10:00 should stay with us for abc7news at 11 tonight, it is part one of the season finale of the bachelor and all i can say is it is complicated. a look ahead at tonight's episode should >> these women are phenomenal. >> falling in love is easy but staying in love is hard and the bachelor has found a way to make it even more difficult telling three different women he loves them and going further with two of the remaining contestants. >> i was into met with both of you and i am in love with both of you. >> we are finally going to see the rose ceremony that has been previewed all season long.

>> i have never felt like this before. >> it is devastating for them and a lot of drama. it is definitely a fun watch. probably not as fun for them to have lived through it but bachelor nation definitely loves the drama. >> there was plenty of dhere w last week when clayton told susie about his feelings for the others in his decision to be intimate with them. >> and five sharing your love with somebody else, i don't think i would be comfortable >>. seems reasonable enough but clayton took it badly and sent her home. >> i didn't like how he handled the conversation. >> at some point i'll end up finding someone who will understand me for who i am. >> -- she was ruining it and he is the one who made those decisions. he was responsible for his own

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>> this is abc7news. >> aman entered wockhardt to stop a good way driver after thieves smashed their way into a car at the top of a popular san francisco tourists destination. trying to reassure the public and tourists that the city is safe. good evening and thank you for joining us. >> the mayor announced plans to go to torah -- europe to promote this as a world-class city. tomorrow and will travel to three other european cities to try to do something on heard of before, that is to sell san francisco. the mayor knows what