>> 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 is

happening here, when she was in chicago, washington, dc, shoot with representatives from organizations that questioned whether to have their conventions here in san francisco. how can you blame them when you watch videos like the one you are about to see? >> a car is standing by as the perpetrator takes a few seconds to break 80, stealing what is inside the parked vehicle. a man runs across the street and tries to stop them by jumping onto the hood of the getaway car. they pull away and the man falls off and onto the ground. >> the last thing we want people to do is put their lives on the line to get involved in this. i think the difference here is that we have more eyes and ears on the streets. it is having more video surveillance, making arrests comprehend people, watch as a protocol -- >> watch as a four car comes in

and police were unable to stop them. they said the vehicle caused -- and fled the scene, because an individual put to be injured and invaded the officers. it has tarnished san francisco's reputation. the mayor called the viral walgreens video noise. >> you see it on social media, one video, take off as it it is telling the whole truth about who we are. >> to bring back needed tourism, the mayor will arrive in london tomorrow and visit brussels, frankfurt, and paris. meeting with the mayors and tourism executives. >> to impress upon them that we have their safety at the forefront in terms of our increased in officers and retired officers. also our ambassadors and various programs in order to keep eyes

and ears on the streets in areas where there a large number of tourists. >> europe is to lead the global recovery and city officials want them here. >> this is a trip paid for by san francisco international airport and here is what they report. travel here by plane within the united states is at 70% of what it was pre-pandemic. international flights coming here, 40% of what it was before covid. the lack of tourism has a huge impact on our economy. >> girl was nearly kidnapped, santa rosa police released the sketch of the suspect today. he threatened the girl and tried to pull her into his car but she fought him off and ran home. he is described as a white male, 40-50 years old, wearing a tan

shirt with torn jeans and a gold hoop earring. he was driving an older black bmw without front license plates. >> a man has been arrested for exposing himself to young girls near a school. the investigation began with at least three reported incidents of last year. as abc seven news reports, they believe there may be more victims. >> this is the suspect, joseph from san jose. police have released his mug shot and abc 7 is showing it because police believe he may have victimized or people and they want them to report it. -- more people and they want them to report it. >> the suspect stopped his car, asked for directions, and exposed himself. the same thing happened to te other girls. the incidences were corrected -- connected. >> we released a press release

with the suspect's sketches, advising if anybody recognized him to please get in touch with us. >> after these sketches were released, two other victims came forward. there were able to connect those incidences with the other three and arrest him. >> many of these crimes begin with an indecent exposure incident like this suspect was responsible for. that turns into something more serious as these people become more emboldened and graduate to doing something like a sexual assault. >> neighbors tell me that they are a tightknit community and have been hoping for an arrest. >> people care about each other, there are schools here. >> if they try that again, we will find you and catch you. >> i am glad that he was caught and i hope he does not get out too easily. >> police believe there may be

more victims, they ask anyone with information to contact them. >> the university of san francisco has fired its longtime head baseball coach after three former players filed a lawsuit. the players accuse him and associate head coach of creating an intolerable centralized environment. nakamura waakamura wa investigation. this was more than just a failure by the coach to protect his players, he says the head coach actively participated in persistent psychological abuse. >> him a not have been naked on the field, he was laughing along, he was the one he was judging these skits that the boys would play. in which he would use to do some pretty gross sexual references. >> the lawsuit along with him

allowing nakamura to be on the field because the school to hire the head coach. >> an officer found dead in his home, he has been identified as dejon >> the city of san jose is mourning the loss of one of their own. former spartans running back and current police officer has died. he was off-duty when he was found dead in his home sunday afternoon. >> it is a difficult day for a lot of us. >> everybody is heartbroken for him, for his family. for our football family here because he had a tremendous impact on everybody he met. >> he was an local kid who made

an impact on his community in many ways. he came to the spartan program, his former head coach said he was a leader on and off the field. >> he was fantastic, he was the guy who walked on here from san jose city, earned a scholarship, was always on the 3.0 wall. he did everything right all of the time. >> life beyond football, and packer took the lessons to heart when he decided what to do after graduating. he joined the police department where he graduated with the academy's pandemic class in 2021. >> serving the community he spoke to him, which was not surprising. he was always volunteering for community outreach. >> we have a lot of people who are grieving. yesterday, today, and will be for some time. this officer was really well-liked. >> he was 24 years old. re close to says a

life lost too soon. >> do not have that around here and in san jose, it is a devastating loss for all of us. >> the investigation is still ongoing but police did make clear despite reports of social media, there is no connection between the death and ace double stabbing in san jose over the weekend -- and the double stabbing over the weekend. >> we are expecting to finally get somewhat weather here in the bay area. -- some wet weather here in the bay area. >> i am so excited. we look at live doppler 7, the system is funneling all of its moisture into the pacific northwest. weak atmospheric river, we get the back end of it. you will notice the clouds are gathering and it is a level one storm, rain will arrive in the

northern end of our viewing area and will spread by morning. it will be breezy and we are expecting the rough surf. we head into 11:00 p.m., light to moderate rain, going into tomorrow morning -- tomorrow's morning commute, it will feature wet weather. give yourself a little bit extra time as we head into 8:00 a.m.. i will be back with the rest of the forecast which does include another storm. >> a mix celebration and concern as masks are no longer required. >> we are hearing back from some districts people are still wearing them anyway. >> air travel appears to be picking up, a look at the latest numbers from the tsa along with other consumer headlines.

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>> for the first time in nearly two years, california allowed kids to abandon masks inside of school. many school districts followed suit. a look at how it all played out. >> this was what it looked like at many of the area schools today, some kids without masks, while other classmates kept them on like at this elementary school in livermore. >> most of our kids are still wearing their masks. at the high school, it was reported closer to 90% of kids still wearing the masks. >> mask wearing was 50-50 among elementary school students as the district followed state and local health guidelines to make masks optional starting monday. >> there has not been a push back. >> the superintendent

arrivals in person. >> about 70% wearing masks, 30% not wearing masks. that is with the adults, when it came to the kids, the number was more like down to 5050. -- 50-50. >> we need to make sure the 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 or problems. >> this physics teacher says 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. >> and left no time for high-risk staff or students -- if it left no time for high-risk staff or students to make a decision if it was safe to go to school today. >> she heard all of the students

came to school, mast. -- mask >> some schools are handing out covid test kits to students and staff in case. >> educators claim they are missing either part or all of their paychecks. some showed up at the unified headquarters to demand that management be held accountable for the problem. noted educators of san francisco says this has been an ongoing issue since november. the district have had to issue 600 checks. we have not yet heard back. >> new details from sacramento where state lawmakers passed an emergency that inflation that allows -- legislation that

allows citizens to attend uc berkeley. students sued saying that increasing enrollment has not matched housing and they use state and environmental laws to make their case. it gives universities more time and flex ability -- flexibility to comply. >> air travel is picking up again. advice on the best time to sell your home. >> the time of year that you sell your house is a major factor in the price. we will--realtors.com has been crunching the numbers and they say the best time to list a home is april 10-16. houses going up for sale then get 11% more than those listed in january and 1.5% more than the average price.

that is when they most fires - buyers are looking. listed and there are fewer listings at that time of the year. the tsa said its ages scaring it screened more than 200,000 passengers last friday. the most passengers on a non-holiday weekday. they are taking spring break vacations and covid numbers are dropping to a much busier summer travel season. something to think about when planning any summer travel plans, look for good prices right now if you plan to travel this summer. >> still ahead, it was a deadl l shooting that made national

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>> the undocumented man acquitted of the death of a woman has pleaded guilty to federal contour and is. entered acquitted him of various charges for the shooting on san francisco's road. he knowledged the gun that killed the victim, but denied owning the gun. >> the federal fraud trial is set to begin, he is elizabeth home'lm's further boyfriend. he is charged for similar sort is that elizabeth was convicted of. it was the president and chief

operating officer, the trial is taking place in the same courthouse where elizabeth had her trial. three was selected last week. it is slated to go on for 13 weeks. >> let us go back to the weather. >> we wanted it and we are going to get it. when and how much. >> it is not going to be a lock, but at least we are getting some rain. umbrellas will be needed tonight in the north and the rest of you in the morning. they are watching this system as it is beginning to approach -- we are watching this system as it is beginning to approach. they widen out the picture and the satellite radar showing the pacific northwest getting that mixed precipitation. that system is kicking up the surf. a beach hazard statement runs until 7:00 p.m. tomorrow. a high risk of recurrence and

sneaker waves. keep that in mind, if you are at the beach, watch the waves. you can see the clouds are stacked up as we go towards the golden gate ridge. unite in the city, notice how mild it is in santa clara and san jose. in the 70's, our warmest spot in the mid-70's. you see the clouds gathering in san francisco. 67 in petaluma. it was warmer today, no doubt about it. looking back across the bay towards san francisco, rate arrives tomorrow morning, a few days of a break with milder weather and our next storm gets in here this weekend. the court system go into tonight and tomorrow is a light level 1, it will spread by morning, bringing breezy conditions and growth serve. here is the timeline. the pop of yellow indicates brief moderate rain, 5:00

tomorrow morning, there will be wet pavement. scattered, light showers continue through the rest of the morning and in the afternoon and there are a few showers lingering in the north bay. we will keep the showers in the forecast for tomorrow. rainfall totals right from a couple under seven inch to about a quarter of an inch in santa rosa. a few inches of snow in the syria -- sierra through tuesday. we more snow. -- we bring more snow. temperatures in the morning, breezy, you need umbrellas, give yourself the extra time because the commute may take you longer. a cooler day, most of you in the 50's to 70's range. it is a light level one, a wet start. mild weather for the afternoon, wednesday through friday. as we head into saturday, a

cooler system -- a wet and windy condition on saturday. snow level dropping to 4000, i would not be surprised if our highest peaks got a little dusting of snow. stay

>> soupy -- you could be traveling a lot a korean war memorial. residents of the public of korea joint korean war veterans to celebrate the dedication of part of the highway 37 as a korean war veterans memorial highway. signs were placed along the dedicated stretches of road, specific areas were chosen because of their -- because they are near the parallel of korea. the club traded away the second all-star player in three days. oakland sent models into the atlanta braves for four of leaguers. he had a career year i the a's.

expect the firesale topic continuing -- expect the firesale to continue. >> draymond green turns --returns. >> he has been out with a back injury, he cannot wait to get back on the court. this will be the first real plane -- game 1005 days. >> to take the floor again after all of the nonsense of the dynasty is over and i am extremely excited. >> he says he has worked hard to get to this point and he expects to be back in peak shape by the time that the playoffs roll around in mid april. it is pie >> wall new's tonight is next, thank you for joining us --

world news tonight is next, thank you for joining us. >>

tonight, several developing headlines as we come on the air. >> tonight, several developing the heaviest bombardment of the capital yet. the russian military relying on massive air and missile attacks on civilian targets. surveillance video tonight showing an apartment building severely damaged during a deadly strike today. a rocket intercepted and crashing into the street in kyiv today, killing one person on the ground. and tonight here, the haunting images from mariupol coming in. buildings bombed out and smoldering. and the heartbreaking news tonight about the pregnant woman and her baby rescued after the bombing of that maternity hospital in mariupol. they did not survive. also tonight, what we're learning after russian missiles hit that military base just ten