underway in a minute. reggie: ukrainian president zelensky will speak to both chambers, urging the u.s. to step up military support. we are standing by for that abc news special report at any moment. kumasi: a live look on the nation's capital where zelensky will be calling in virtually to deliver his address while risking being tracked and targeted by russia. the white house says president biden will watch this. he is set to announce new usaid on the way. reggie: good morning, it is wednesday, march 16. kumasi: we went to check in for a look at the forecast. drew: sunshine and dry conditions. we were tracking that rain. that storm is out of here and live doppler 7 is quite. we are climbing to the 40's and low 50's. good morning, hayward. 48 in the city. we will take a live look outside.

the rooftop camera at kgo along the embarcadero. a light breeze and quite conditions to start out our wednesday. we have that sunshine at 7:19. expect a lot of sunshine. you don't need the rain gear. 60's by noon. 4:00 p.m., upper 60's to lower 70's. today is a warmer afternoon compared yesterday. we will see the rain that we need to talk about in about nine minutes. kumasi: president zelensky will address congress. reggie: we will bring that you live when it happens. here is what it looks like at the capitol this morning where he will push for weapons, defense and humanitarian aid. president biden is expected to announce $800 million in new aid to help ukraine fight back against the russians. jobina has more on the address in the white house response. jobina: president biden will travel to brussels next week for the nato summit where he will

talk to allies about deterrence and offensive efforts against president putin's war. president zelensky remains hopeful for peace. he's asking for patients with negotiations but says russia's demands and the talks are more realistic. u.s. state department officials cautioned russia is not negotiating in good faith. >> we have yet to find russian n -- that is able or willing to negotiate in good faith and certainly not in the context of de-escalation. jobina: the capital of kyiv is under a 35-hour curfew. locals accuse russian troops of trapping hundreds of thousands of civilians. abc news is working to verify the report. about 20,000 civilians were able to escape yesterday. a source tells abc news the u.s. and allies are exploring more ways to help ukraine, including sending armed forces to the front lines.

reggie: a full-scale crackdown is underway in russia. the media is banned from even using the word 'war' in their reporting. 15,000 protesters have been detained, an including a producr at russian television. she interrupted a live broadcast with a sign that read, "don't believe the propaganda. they are lying to you." she was released and paid a fine. this comes as ground troops have made limited or no progress and are facing high casualties. >> they are sending young soldiers to get slaughtered, i would say. they are sending them here. they are coming into the war they have no idea, no clue. they don't of the streets, they don't know the corners. they don't know nothing. reggie: russian president putin is more isolated than ever. we will now turn to that special report and president zelensky. >> david muir.

david: we are coming on the air for what is likely to be a powerful and emotion emotional chapter in russia's three-week war against ukraine. with his country under siege, ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy is about to deliver a virtual address to members of the u.s. congress with obviously everything in his country at stake. president zelenskyy in kyiv. he is expected to make another appeal for nato enforcement of a no-fly zone over ukraine. president biden, of course, has made his position clear on in that a no-fly zone would risk drawing the u.s. and its allies into direct conflict with russia. president biden said that would be world war iii. zelenskyy in a video posted late last night calling the speech today an important event. we expect to hear from president biden later this morning after zelenskyy's speech. he is expected to announce new help for ukraine and will spell it out and also learned the president is planning to attend alonso an emergency nato summit in brussels next week. this comes amid the horrific

images. there's president zelenskyy and let's listen. [ applause ] >> obviously applause in that room. this is a congressional auditorium. house speaker nancy pelosi at the podium there at the front of the room and she is expected to introduce the ukrainian president. >> thank you. >> good morning. good morning, mr. president. good morning, madam ambassador who is with us this morning. madam ambassador. [ applause ] ambassador makarova.

mr. president, it is my honor to present to you the congress of the united states, which has great respect and admiration and appreciation for your courageous leadership. members of congress, i have the high privilege and distinct onor of presenting to you the president of ukraine, volodymyr zelenskyy. [ speaking foreign language ] [ applause ] >> my colleagues -- [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: glory to heroes. thank you very much. madam speaker, members of the

congress, ladies and gentlemen, americans, friends, i'm proud to greet you from ukraine, from our capital city of kyiv, a city that is under missile and air strikes from russian troops every day, but it doesn't give up. and we have not even thought about it for a second, just like many other cities and communities in our beautiful country which found themselves in the worst war since world war ii. i have the honor to greet you on behalf of the ukrainian people, brave, and freedom loving people who for eight years have been resisting the russian aggression. those who give their best sons and daughters to stop this

full-scale russian invasion. right now the destiny of our country is being decided. the destiny of our people, whether ukrainians will be free, whether they will be able to preserve their democracy, russia has attacked not just us, not just our land, not just our cities, it went on a brutal offensive against our values, basic human values. it threw tanks and planes against our freedom, against our right to live freely in our own country, choosing our own future. against our desire for happiness, against our national dreams, just like the same dreams you have, you, americans, just like anyone else in the united states, i remember your

national memorial in rushmore. the faces of your prominent presidents, those who laid the foundation of the united states of america as it is today, democracy, independence, freedom and care for everyone, for every person, for everyone who works diligently, who lives honestly, who respects the law, we in ukraine want the same for our people. all that is normal part of your own life. ladies and gentlemen, friends, americans, in your great history you have things that would have allowed you to understand ukrainians. understand us now when you need it right now -- when we need you right now, remember pearl harbor, terrible morning of december 7, 1941 when your sky

was black from the planes attacking you, just remember it. remember september the 11th, a terrible day in 2001 when evil tried to turn your cities, independent territories in battlefields, when innocent people were attacked, attacked from air, yes, just like nobody else expected it, you could not stop it. our country experiences the same every day, right now at this moment, every night for three weeks now, various ukrainian cities odesa and sumy, mariupol, russia has turned the ukrainian sky into a source of death for

thousands of people. russian troops have already fired nearly 1,000 missiles at ukraine, countless bombs, they use drones to kill us with precision. this is a terror that europe has not seen, has not seen for 80 years and we are asking for a reply, for an answer to this terror from the whole world. is this a lot to ask for? to create a no-fly zone over ukraine to save people, is this too much to ask? humanitarian no-fly zone, something that ukraine -- that russia would not be able to terrorize our free cities. if this is too much to ask, we offer an alternative. you know what kind of defense systems we need, s-300 and other similar systems. you know how much depends on the battlefield on the ability to use aircraft, powerful, strong

aviation to protect our people, our freedom, our land. aircraft that can help ukraine, help europe and, you know that they exist, and you have them but they are on earth, not in the ukrainian sky. they do not defend our people. i have a dream, these words are known to each of you today, i can say, i have a need. i need to protect our sky. i need your decision, your help which means exactly the same, the same you feel when you hear the words, i have a dream. ladies and gentlemen, friends, ukraine is grateful to the united states for its overwhelming support, for everything that your government and your people have done for us

for weapons and ammunition, for training, for finances, for leadership in the free world which helps us to pressure the aggressor economically. i'm grateful to president biden for his personal involvement, for his sincere commitment to the defense of ukraine and democracy all over the world. i am grateful to you for the resolution which recognizes all those who commit crimes against ukraine, against the ukrainian people as war criminals. however, now it is true in the darkest time for our country, for the whole europe, i call on you to do more. new packages of sanctions are neededed constantly, every week until the russian military machine stops. restrictions are needed for everyone on whom this unjust regime is based. we've proposed that the united states sanction all politicians

in the russian federation who remain in their offices and to not cut ties with those who are responsible for the aggression against ukraine, from state douma members to the last official who has lack of morale to break the state terror, all american companies must leave russia from their market, leave their market immediately because it is flooded with our blood. ladies and gentlemen, members of congress, please take the lead if you have companies in your districts who finance the russian military machine leaving business in russia, you should put pressure. i am asking to make sure that the russians do not receive a single penny that they use to destroy people in ukraine. the destruction of our country,

the destruction of europe, all american ports should be closed for russian goods. peace is more important than income and we have to defend this principle in the whole world. we already became part of the anti-war -- big anti-war collision that unites many countries, dozens of countries, those who reacted in principle to president putin's decision to invade our country but we need to move on and do more. we need to create new tools to respond quickly and stop the war -- the full-scale russian invasion of ukraine which began on february 24th. and it would be fair if it ended in a day, in 24 hours that evil would be punished immediately. today the world does not have

such tools. the war of the past have prompted our predecessors to create institutions that should protect us from war, but they unfortunately don't work. we see it, you see it. so we need new ones, new institutions, new alliances and we offer them. we propose to create an association, you-24, united for peace, a union of responsible countries that have the strength and consciousness to stop conflicts immediately, provide all the necessary assistance in 24 hours if necessary even weapons if necessary sanctions, humanitarian support, political support, finances, everything you need to keep the peace and quickly, save the world -- to save lives. in addition, such association, such union could provide assistance to those who are

experiencing natural disasters, man-made disasters who fell victim to humanitarian crisis or epidemics, remember how difficult it was for the world to do the simplest thing, just to give vaccines, vaccines against covid to save lives to prevent new strains, the world spent months, years doing things like that, much faster to make sure there are no human losses, no victims. ladies and gentlemen, americans, if such alliance would exist today that is u-24, we would be able to save thousands of lives in our country. in many countries of the world, those who need peace. those who suffer inhumane destruction. i ask you to watch one video, video of what the russian troops

did in our country, in our land. we have to stop it. we must prevent it, preventively destroy every single aggressor who seeks to subjugate other nations. please watch the video. ♪ ♪

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to be the leader, it takes to be the leader of the world, being the leader of the world means to be the leader of peace. peace in your country doesn't depend anymore only on you and your people. it depends on those next to you and those who are strong, strong doesn't mean weak. strong is brave and ready to fight for the life of its citizens and citizens of the world. human rights, for freedom, for the right to live peacefully and to die when your time comes and not when it's wanted by someone else, by your neighbor. today the ukrainian people are defending not only ukraine, we are fighting for the values of

your and the world in the name of the future. that's why today the american people are helping not just ukraine, but europe and the world to keep the planet alive, to keep justice in history. now i'm almost 45 years old. today my age stopped when the hearts of more than 100 children stopped beating, i see no sense in life if it cannot stop the deaths and this is my main mission as a leader of my people, great ukrainians and as the leader of my nation, i am addressing the president biden, you are the leader of the nation, of your great nation, i

wish you to be the leader of the world, being the leader of the world means to be the leader of peace. thank you. [ speaking foreign language ] [ applause ] [ speaking foreign language ] >> ukraine's president zelenskyy in an extraordinary moment, addressing the u.s. congress, members of congress in that room, congressional auditorium there. we witnessed something unprecedented. not only a leader of a nation fighting to save its democracy, but also playing a video juxtaposing images of the beauty of that country, the faces of that country along with the horrors inflicted by russia now in this three-week war. president zelenskyy saying right now the destiny of our country is being decided, whether

ukraine will be able to save our democracy. he talked about pearl harbor in the u.s. he talked about september 11th, and he said when our cities were turned into battlefields, when innocent people were attacked and then he asked for the no-fly zone which we did expect here this morning. he asked the canadian parliament, the british parliament for the same, but in addressing the u.s. saying is this too much to ask for and if so, we ask for an alternative. he thanked president biden for their relationship, their support in these phone calls and for the military aid that's come from the u.s. and nato allies to this point but then he did ask for the no-fly zone saying in his words, is this too much to ask for and at the end of that address to the u.s. congress he said the leader of the world is supposed to be the leader of peace. a direct appeal to president biden to do more. i want to bring in our chief white house correspondent cecilia vega, cecilia, i know the president and this white

house knew very well what the message would be here this morning and, in fact, they've been preparing for how they would respond to president zelenskyy. >> and, david, we will hear from president biden in just a few hours later this morning and he will be responding directly to some of these asks. on this no-fly zone that zelenskyy is begging for is pleading for right now, the united states, this white house, this entire administration and frankly most of congress is unanimous on this one, that that is not going to happen. press secretary jen psaki said as recently as yesterday essentially creating a no-fly zone means us shooting down russian planes and them shooting back at us. president biden said a no-fly zone would be tantamount to world war ii. what we will hear, the united states, this president offer. he just yesterday signed this bipartisan bill, more than $13 billion of humanitarian and military aid headed to ukraine. i am told by sources here about 800 million of that is going to be new aid that the president is

going to announce when he gives this address later this morning and the white house is now reminding us and telling us publicly for the first time, some of the aid that has gone to ukraine so far in the past year, david, i think we have a graphic so let me just show you what they're talking about right now, some 600 stinger anti-aircraft mt., the united states had not sent those to ukraine prior to this conflict because they were concerned that that would be viewed as escalatory by russia. 2600 some odd javelin anti-tank missiles, that is explicitly what zelenskyy was pleading for right here in this remark. some 200 grenade launchers and ammunition, 5 helicopters, 3 boat, 70 vehicles, i'm told we're talking about a billion in aid just in this past week. certainly there is more to come but, david, what you are seeing from this white house right now is this very delicate dance on the world stage by president biden, wanting to help ukraine as he would say in all of his authority but still having to protect our national it interests when it comes up

against fighting a nuclear power like russia but, david, it cannot be overlooked this plea from zelenskyy there in that hidden location in that t-shirt invoking mt. rushmore saying he has a dream invoking the words of martin luther king, i have a dream for peace in his own country and that direct appeal to president biden today. >> cecilia vega reporting from te white house there this morning on what we expect to hear from president biden a short time from now. the additional help on the way from the u.s., though, as cecilia points out stopping short of that no-fly zone, the repeated concern of the united states and of nato is that this would draw us into a much closer conflict with russia and as president biden has said in recent days that would be world war iii. you're looking at a live picture in washington of the ambassador to the u.s. from ukraine, she has been on our air and elsewhere with the same plea for help for ukraine. i want to bring in our senior foreign correspondent ian pannell in kyiv and, ian, you and i have been to so many war zones and help me if you remember, i do not remember a

leader of another country addressing the u.s. congress playing a video like what we just saw here in the u.s. that split screen of the beauty of the people of ukraine, of that country, that democracy in a fight for its life right now up against the images of what russia has done these last three weeks. >> reporter: yeah, it was emotional. it was powerful. it was pressing and it's a reminder of what this country has faced over the last three weeks. while the president, president zelenskyy addresses president biden, speaker pelosi, that the congress and the american people, we hear the sound of bombs falling around kyiv. that is a reality on the ground. children being killed, people being driven from their homes, people being buried in mass graves and millions being forced out of this country. you know, this country three or four weeks ago was a peaceful country, you'd see cars on the street. people leading perfectly normal

lives and all of that has been uprooted and turned upside down. i think it's important to understand when president zelenskyy presses for a no-fly zone, of course, he understands the risks but from his perspective he thinks it will act as a deter answer that russia wouldn't dare try to put its planes in the skies if american planes were there. clearly that is way too much of a risk for anyone to comprehend. but similarly, he also felt that introducing sanctions before the war would have acted as a deterrent but laying out some other weapon systems he thinks he needs, these powerful anti-aircraft systems. these weapons are helping. the support of the american people, the sanctions, the humanitarian aid but they know they're in this fight on their own and it is a fight to the death. it's a fight for the life of this country and for its future and i think everyone here feels, they know they're getting the support from everyone else but know that may not be enough and while we're talking, there are negotiations taking place,

there's talk of more sanctions, talk of more military ukrainian soldiers, men and women are fighting face to face with russian invaders in the, you know, a battle for the future of this nation, and as president zelenskyy says, potentially for peace in europe. >> and the strength of the ukrainian people has been really something to witness not only civilians, but the ukrainian military holding off the russians in ways that vladimir putin never expected. ian, a quick follow-up to you here this morning while we're on the air. i know the ukrainians and the russians continue to talk. they have this dialogue. today will be a third day of these virtual meetings. the russians have signaled that they have made some progress. what's the reality on the ground? is there any hope here that they're any closer to any possible diplomatic answer to get out of this war? >> reporter: yeah. i mean, there's certainly plenty of hope here, and the question is, is it a triumph of hope over reason? i think the remarks that were

made by the russian side are encouraging saying that the ukrainian side have accepted the concept of neutrality, and president zelenskyy seems to have accepted that, you know, the country will not join nato. he made the point there's no point having an open door policy if nobody can step through it. both are making points about these negotiations. i think just the fact they are still talking is important, but a u.s. official speaking to martha raddatz essentially s saying that, look. the moment diplomcy does not appear to be going anywhere, but of course, as long as they're carrying on sitting down and talking, there has to be some hope. >> ian pam nnell on the ground kyiv. our team inside kyiv. we're grateful for your reporting. day in and day out. one more quick question on this. let's get up to capitol hill and rachel scott, and rachel, this is one of those rare moments in modern times in a deeply polarized country that there appears to be near unanimous

support for how the president has handled this, and the amont headed to ukraine. >> reporter: certainly. democrats and republicans are united in their support to ukraine and to president zelenskyy, and they were impacted by his words today, by that video. we were told that lawmakers inside were wiping tears from their eyes. one member just texted me saying that that video was really hard to watch and those videos didn't need any translation whatsoever. the emotional appeal had proved to be very effective when it came to the ban on russian oil over to the white house. doubling just the amount of military and humanitarian aid given over to ukraine. now nearly a $14 billion, but that no-fly zone, that is an area that democrats and republicans are not willing to cross here on capitol hill, david. >> all right, rachel scott. thank you. of course, we await the reaction from president biden. we are expecting that shortly before the noon hour, and when we hear from the president,

we'll come back on the air. his reaction of president zelenskyy, and what the u.s. plans to do next in this russian war on ukraine. our coverage continues on abc news live and i'll be back a short time now with president biden. until then, good day. electrici than a wn a special report from abc news. reggie: you are back with us now on abc 7. as you just saw, that was quite a speech. kumasi: so emotional, especially showing the video of what is going on in the country. it was very much an emotional appeal to americans throughout the entire speech. both with his words and visual aids. reggie: being the leader of the world means the leader of peace. he said that directly to president biden, who was watching this morning. another note. there will be a second special report from abc news. that should happen around 8:45. that is when we expect to hear from president biden. the team of reporters explained

president biden is not likely to agree to what president zelensky just asked for, a no-fly zone. it is likely president biden is going to send more humanitarian aid and other types of military aid to support him and his people. we will be watching for that around 8:45. jobina: we have a major incident underway now with the bart. this is the dublin pleasanton line that is completely stopped. according to bart there is a major medical emergency underway. we have unconfirmed reports right now that someone may have been hit. emergency crews are here now at the tracks. the dublin-pleasanton line is not moving. completely shut down. you can see emergency crews on the scene with a fire truck. we are working to get information. we have calls but the latest information we know now is that it is stopped. you cannot rely on this at the moment.

there is no mutual aid provided at the moment and there is a major medical emergency underway. reggie: thank you. pfizer has submitted an application to the fda for a second vaccine rooster dose years 65 and up. this comes after the ceo announced a fourth dose will be necessary for everybody. the fda says it has received the company's request. they will have an independent panel consider booster shots for everyone next month. kumasi: the white house says it is running out of money to fight off the pandemic. the administration's letter to speaker pelosi asking congress for $22.5 billion. officials say it is needed for testing, vaccines, treatments and future covid surges. we spoke with the deputy coordinator of the covid-19 response. >> we have to stop. we will have fewer tests in the future because the manufacturing capability cannot keep up with that additional funding. we don't have money to buy a

fourth dose if boosters are needed for all americans. kumasi: republicans say they will not support additional funding until the white house accounts for the trillions of dollars already approved to battle covid. reggie: opening statements expected in san jose in the federal trial of former theranos president. he is elizabeth holmes's former wife and a business partner at the blood testing startup. jobina is looking at the opening statements. jobina: he faces 12 counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud and has pleaded not guilty. prosecutors say he misrepresented the company's blood testing capabilities to investors, patients and doctors in order to make a profit. he and elizabeth holmes were originally set to be tried together. care trials were separated after holmes accused him of psychological and sexual abuse. he has denied those claims. chief legal analyst dan abrams said it is unlikely he will testify in his trial. >> you think about what her

story was. her story was it was all him. he is the one who manipulated me. i was the victim. i was naive. that is a different kind of narrative for him. he was much more experienced, older. those are factors that would weigh against him testifying in this case. jobina: elizabeth holmes is not inspected to testify. she will be sentenced after his trial is complete. that will be sometime in september. holmes faces up to 20 years in prison for each of the four counts she was found guilty on. lawyers believe she will not face that long of a sentence. kumasi: thank you, jobina. some of you are going back to the office and that is part of the puzzle to getting downtown to come back alive. reggie: another part needs recovery. conventions. in the south bay there is progress but it is slow. amy hollyfield is live. amy: they are booking conventions here but you might

not see them right away. san jose leaders say conventions book out far in advance. the effects of the bookings may not be visible quite yet. they are essential with some downtown businesses not even opening on mondays and tuesdays right now because there have been so few people here. >> san jose has never been a top tourist destination. we are a hard-working business convention town. we get a lot of business travelers. we get a lot of good shows at the convention center. people, when they are staying, when they are visiting, they end up in downtown. amy: industry leaders say some small events have returned to san jose. a large hotel near the convention center that has enclosed is about to reopen. insignia, it used to be the fairmount.

it is now taking reservations for an april opening. some signs of life are giving people hope downtown is coming back and those conventions will bring caterers, business travelers eating in restaurants, hotels, and the rebound is coming. even if you don't quite see it yet. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. kumasi: developing news. the haywood mother is facing first-degree murder charges in the death of her eight-year-old daughter. sophia mason was found last friday at a merced home that belong to her mother's boyfriend. he's now wanted in connection with the murder and his whereabouts are unknown. the girl's mom has not entered a plea. family members were notified yesterday that the remains were sophia's. >> it makes me angry and upset and heartbroken all the same time. i don't understand why. my main question is why.

why would you do this to an innocent -- her own flesh and blood? your own child? kumasi: sophia was going to school in hayward when her mom picked it up and took her away last october. a report was filed with child protective services but police say the allegations were unfounded at the time. reggie: a state of emergency to help homeless and drug issues in san francisco's tenderloin expires tomorrow. the mayor imposed the declaration for the effectivenee reviewed but preliminarily the city says 345 people were placed in shelters. another 154 went to supported housing. people noticed the difference. >> 80% cleaner than it was a month ago. on every block. >> i'm seeing a lot less trash. >> is one of the only neighborhoods where you step on poop, it is not dog poop.

reggie: 10% of drug users seeking help agreed to some kind of treatment or medical care. the mayor wants police to continue going after drug dealers. san francisco's grace cathedral reopening with the brandy was variance today two years after the pandemic forced into close. the church has been holding worship services since last may. this'll be the first time other visitors are being welcomed back inside the iconic the fiscal church.grring self-guided tours to help you explore the cathedral. ki people can go to different stations and kiosks and learn about this church. it was founded in 1849. it's one of the oldest institutions in the city. reggie: the cathedral will display recently discovered ansell adams photographs commissioned in the 1930's. proof of vaccination and masks are required. it is $12 to get in. we are closer to ending the daylight saving time practice.

the bill moving on in the u.s. congress, surprisingly. the steps it needs to pass. kumasi: a live look at the new york stock exchange. we are up this morning by 435 points. an update on the market coming. reggie: waking up in the wrong house. the man who made an epic mistake within airbnb. you can watch us for the whole extra hour now. it is our exclusive streaming show. it starts at 7:00 a.m. and goes to 8:00 a.m. on our abc 7 streaming up. downloaded now -- download it now. jobina: we have a really unfortunate situation unfolding with bart. we have been able to confirm someone was hit on the tracks and has died. all of the dublin-pleasanton line is shut down until further notice here. sky 7 is in the area.

investigators around the scene. an awful way to start the morning. at least two lanes of eastbound 580 have been blocked. you so you can get an idea of the impact for your commute. at this time there are no bus bridges in place. eastbound 580 is where you will see the impact on the traffic. investigators are blocking two lanes on 580. you are not able to get through that. the only positive for the drivers is it is in the counter commute direction. for the bart writers -- riders, the dublin-pleasanton line shut down. no bus bridges in place while they work to gather information on this deadly situation on the tracks. for when the trains will start running again. drew: we are tracking a lighter day today.

today it is all about sunshine and warmer temperatures. the bay bridge toll plaza. partly cloudy skies overhead. really: conditions. by 10:00 a.m., mid to upper 50's. by noon we will exceed 60 degrees and a lot of spot. -- in a lot of spot. it is sunshine today, a warmer afternoon compared yesterday. 66 in oakland. 62 in the city. 71 in concord. 70 at santa rosa. look at the next three days. it remains drive-thru friday. temperatures ebb and flow a little from the 60's to 70's. brain does return for the first half of the weekend. saturday morning, 8:00 a.m. light to moderate showers moving in. that continues into the early afternoon. snow coming away to the sierra. saturday evening the storm is out of here. sunday is the better of the two

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kumasi: changing time on your microwave twice a year could be a thing of the past. reggie: lawmakers are coming together to make daylight saving time permanent. gloria rodriguez is live with the tick, tick, tic happening on capitol hillk. gloria: 63% of americans support eliminating the seasonal time change. it is something senators actually agree on. there were cheers when the senate passed the sunshine protection act bill to end the practice of turning clocks back one hour to standard time each november. scientists have mixed reactions about this. some say permanent daylight saving time when make us more productive. others say darker evenings and

brighter mornings are better for our sleep habits and also our health. senators bashing the annual practice of falling back yesterday. >> we can get this passed. we don't have to keep doing this stupidity anymore. >> any parent who has worked hard to get a newborn or taller on a regular schedule understands the absolute chaos changing our clocks creates, and for no good reason. gloria: it still needs approval from the house. it would not take effect until 2023. this is interesting. the u.s. adopted keeping daylight saving time for an entire year in 1974 but it did not last. some parents were upset about sending their kids to school in the dark. we will sue happens with this. kumasi: thank you. the first segment of the california high-speed rail system is expected to be done in the next year. the stretch from of the road to wasco, then extended to merced and bakersfield. the authority says the extended section is on track to be

operational by the end of the decade. service would slowly expand to the end terminals at san francisco and anaheim. reggie: airlines are reporting a big bump in the number of people traveling again. the nation's leading airline execs appeared at a j.p. morgan investor conference. all spoke of much stronger demand for air travel then they had been expecting a few month ago. delta and american both said they had record days for passengers bookings last week. airline revenue should be much higher than expected for the first quarter. that is all despite higher ticket prices from the rising costs in jet fuel. the federal reserve is inspected to increase interest rates by a quarter point. the first interest rate hike since 2018. the fed reserve chair jerome powell said the increase is necessary to slow inflation. many economists expect the central bank to give a new quarterly forecast to provide information on five to six more interest rate hikes this year.

the fed has kept interest rates low to support job growth and the economy. live look at the new york stock exchange. we are up almost 400 points. kumasi: some girl scouts and their parents are stressed out because they were having trouble reaching their cookie selling goals. they are facing supply chain troubles after a labor shortage at a kentucky bakery. another challenge has come from cookies being sold on doordash. girl scouts had a partnership with doordash that allows some troops to sell the cookies on the app. the girl scouts has limited the program to scouts in fourth grade and above. girl scouts of northern california say only 1% of troops are selling cookies on doordash this year. this was a misunderstanding for a man staying at airbnb in florida. reggie: to could have turned ugly fast.

paul drexler traveled from ecuador to miami for a wedding. by the time he got through customs and it was taken to his airbnb, it was 2:00 in the morning. when he woke up he heard a knock on the bedroom door. >> i wake up. yes? i think this is strange that the hostess entering the premises and bothering me this morning. he goes this is my house. can i help you? this is an airbnb i rented. he goes calling, no. this is my house. kumasi: no. reggie: given it was florida -- kumasi: he better be glad he's alive. reggie: the house he rented was next door. he says he wants to send the first homeowner gift for being so calm. kumasi: why is the door not locked? you can just stroll into the

house, all the way to the house, into the bed. probably took a shower and did all of this. they don't do that in florida. i don't know about that. reggie: this is in miami. not like somewhere in the swamp. drew: the swamp. reggie: whatever you call it in florida. the everglades. kumasi: that is very weird. [laughter] reggie: isn't florida a swamp? drew: a lot of it. reggie: from an accuracy point of view. from a geography standpoint and environmental standpoint. kumasi: it's a beautiful flourishing state. reggie:reggie: which is mostly a swamp. kumasi: you are uninvited. drew: what is that highway you cross the state we see gators? reggie: evidence once again of a swamp. is it i-4. drew: the gator expressway.

reggie: i think it's called the gator highway. drew: we are finding a nice morning out there. dry skies today and lots of sunshine. saturday we are much warmer. today it is about bright skies and warmer temperatures. 60's around the bay shoreline. 70's in the warmer spots away from the coast. tonight we have increasing clouds as energy moves by to the north. it will not bring us rain. temperatures in the 40's. another storm arriving on the weekend. a windy afternoon and rainfall pretty low. less than a quarter of an inch. saturday morning. sunrise, light to moderate showers. continuing throughout the morning and early afternoon. snow in the sierra. the storm will exit saturday evening. if you can save outdoor plans until sunday, sunday is dry and bright. the second half of the weekend is shaping up to be the better of the days. sunshine and mild today.

there is that rain on saturday. dry on sunday. spring arrives and it's about warming temperatures next week. widespread 80's away from the coast. reggie: a child zip lining through a rain forest in costa rica crashed into an unlikely obstruction. >> hugo. -- you go. reggie: no. that is a sloth. how in the world? that is the fastest that sloth is ever gone.

oh my gosh. the kid is fine. the sloth is apparently fine. i guess people on this tour regularly see monkeys and toucans and slaws, but they are not usually on the line. when they are, they just kind of wait for a few minutes for the animal to get out-of-the-way. this is costa rica. i have been to the zip line, i just realized. kumasi: you were fine. reggie: we saw sloths in the trees were not on the zipline. 10 out of 10. i would recommend. if you're considering costa rica as a place to go, usually you do not run into slots you see them. toucans. we saw alligators. we saw all the things. river that show it's like a monkey crossed with

-- it does not matter. there was a lot of flora and fauna. it's a lemur. some kind of animal. i did not know what it was but it was right outside the hotel or and we got scared. [laughter] drew: it's an amazing country. reggie: coming up next, the news you need to know. wow. i went on a tangent. kumasi: let's get a live look outside.

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kumasi: 6:58. here are the seven things to know. jobina: sky 7 is overhead of bart. no train service for the dublin-pleasanton station because of an incident on the tracks. there are no bus bridges in place. kumasi: ukrainian president zelensky just finished an address to congress making an impassioned plea for more help to fight russian attacks. president biden is set to announce new aid this morning.

reggie: pfizer says it submitted an application to the fda for a second vaccine booster dose for seniors 65 and up. it comes to days after pfizer's ceo announced a fourth those will be necessary for everyone. kumasi: it was two years ago today that shelter-in-place orders were announced for six area counties because of covid. it is the first day schools and public buildings started to close. reggie: large conventions in the south bay are starting to make a comeback. organizers say venues are starting to book up. drew: number six. we are tracking sunshine, warmer temperatures, going to 60's and 70's. kumasi: a new study finds allergy season will start earlier and get worse because of climate change. by the end of the century policies and could start 40 days earlier than now and pollen count could increase by 250%. reggie: grade. -- great. that reminds me that i need to go to the drugstore.

kumasi: i was loading backup. inflation. get ready for it. reggie: congress as president biden is set to send more military aid. >> constant b another residential neighborhood hit. forcing thousands of residents hundreds of feet below ground. >> president biden set to release hundreds of millions of dollars on the way to the war front. >> putin isolated. limiting the number of people he will meet with as he cracks down on dissent. what happened to this