>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. dan: reporter: pandemic we have been suffering from an epidemic of traffic fatalities in our city. ama: 20 feet -- traffic fatalities on the streets of san jose at so far this year. today, they discussed what is being done to save lives. good evening, i am ama daetz. dan: san jose city officials outlined plans to give the streets safe including aplenty is automated speed enforcement cameras. ama: zach fuentes has the details. reporter: center road was considered to be one of the most dangerous in the city. between were killed or seriously injured from traffic accidents.

last year the the project that did things like add more protected biplanes and build up --sidewalk from drivin. similar measures were added in busy corridors. with 28 traffic fatalities in just the first three months of the year, city officials admit more has to be done. >> traffic related fatalities have outpaced our crime related deaths for several years now. this is an issue that can be prevented. reporter: the city announced zero initiative. they've identified 17 priority quarters, like the ones on center road. the mayor says one of the key problems -- solutions will be adding better lighting. >> 75% of our deaths since 2021 have been happening at night. lighting is key.

reporter: he says road improvements alone are not the only solutions. it is important to staff the police department, especially in traffic enforcement where there are 12 empty positions. the mayor says he will also be pushing in sacramento to get automated speed enforcement in san jose. speeding drivers caught on camera will get a fine. a message from those most at risk on the roads. >> watch out for people on bikes. ama: as covid cases decreased, people return to the office and gas prices keep climbing. they spoke about the agencies efforts to increase safety. he says there has been a decline in crime thanks to the police officers. those specialists carry narcan to treat overdoses and are paired with the bart police officer on every ride. >> when we are patrolling stations, we pay attention to

people not taking the train, someone sleeping in an area where there is foot traffic back and forth. maybe signs of drug use. ama: barge police chief says violent crime dropped 36% last year compared to 2020. dan: the alameda county district attorney's office has charged three people with the murder of kevin nishida. people are in custody and investigators are working to locate the third. oakland police chief plans to provide more information in the news conference tomorrow afternoon. ama: a man accused of sexually assaulting and robbing a woman is now facing charges. the attack happened before 2:00 this morning on california drive not far from the caltrans station. the man held the woman down, groped her and stole her cell phone and cash. he threatened to force her into prostitution. officers found the suspect nearby and the woman identified

him. dan: covid lead to a delay for opening statements in the trial of the former president of t heranos. prosecutor saint the parent lied to investors about their companies blood testing technology. the judge postp postp postp posp statements because a juror had contact with someone who was exposed to covid. the drawer tested negative but the judge ordered the delay out of an abundance of caution. ama: rallies across the country focused on justice for asian women. this is a look at the break the silence event in new york city. it is to mark one year since the deadly atlanta area spa shootings. eight people were killed, six were asian women. we talked to the cofounder of the group asians are strong. >> today we are trying to focus on how we can work together, uplifting moving forward. ama: people are gathering at san

francisco cycle asian art museum to listen to speakers and watch live performances. a self-defense workshop was held earlier. dan: some orders vowed to fight violence against asian women. some relatives of the shooting victims attended. in the nation's capital, nancy pelosi joined the congressional asian-pacific congressional congress to mark the one year anniversary. >> amanda -- america was finally shocked awake to the reality of anti-asian hate. for over a year, in us phobic -- xenophobic slurs have been terrorizing asian american communities across the country with thousands of anti-asian hate crimes and incidents. >> as we remember those stolen from us by hate, congress will continue fighting to combat racist violence in all its forms. dan: he is serving four life

sentences for the shooting at the first spot and still faces the death penalty for the shootings at the to others. you can be in allied to the aap i community in the bay go to abc7news.com/take action. we have local and national resources available in one place. ama: don't forget tonight streaming on abc news live a special program, stop the hate, featuring reporting from our own deeann lim. dan: let's turn your attention to the latest on the war in ukraine, president biden was direct with his words calling russian president vladimir putin, a war criminal. he did not address and impassioned request from the ukrainian president to put in place a no-fly zone over ukraine. abc news reporter elizabeth schulze has the latest. reporter: as the war in ukraine enters its third week, the ukrainian president making a direct appeal to the u.s. to help her peace to his country.

-- help bring peace to his country. >> i'm addressing president biden, being the leader of the world means to be the leader of this. reporter: in a rare virtual address to congress, zelensky pleading for a zone over ukraine to prevent russian air attacks and asking for more economic aid and sanctions against moscow. president biden responding with praise for zelensky, saying he thinks vladimir putin has quote -- committed war crimes. the president laying out $800 million in new military support to ukraine, including antiaircraft systems. it part of a broader $13 billion aid package signed into law tuesday. u.s. is also supplying ukraine with armed drones. the president once again projecting a no-fly zone over ukraine, making clear that this is ukrainian's or to fight. >> we are going to give ukraine

the arms to fight and defend themselves through all the difficult days ahead. reporter: across ukraine, sins of death and destruction as russia ramped up its indiscriminate bombings. ukrainian forces are displaying resilience. satellite images show russian helicopters destroyed at their base in the southern part of the country. the leader of nato urging a diplomatic solution is a fourth round of peace talks drags on. >> ukraine's seeing steps in the right direction, they have been able to fight back. reporter: u.s. national security advisor spoke with his russian counterpart today in the first high-level engagement between the two countries since the war began. ama: coming teachers are still on strike and sonoma county. the latest on the labor dispute and why some say that this will be good for students in the long run. dan: a speed bump for the a's plan to build a field at desha

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dan: less than an hour ago, a group of teachers say they will spend another night sleeping in headquarters in an ongoing dispute over paycheck issues. they say a new payroll system led to hundreds of workers not receiving their paychecks since january. the district says it has added staffed to its payroll department to investigate and fix the problems. ama: in the north bay, today marks day five of the teacher strike. even after he did school board meeting last night, no deal has been reached. dan: as liz explains, it is creating a major disruption for students, most of whom are staying home from school. reporter: through honks, -- chants and

members showed their support for teachers. now on day five of their strike and demand a better pay. >> day five, we have to stick to it. reporter: the districts is all but 10 of the roughly 300 teachers have joined the strike. they had to bring in administrative staff to fill positions and are ending school days early. 90% of students have opted to stay home. 1500 students go to rancho cotati high school. only a handful have been showing up for class. those who do come have been told to hang out in the gym and do catchup work since there's not enough teachers to go to class. this video from a student shows how empty it is inside the gym. at the school board meeting, frustrated students begged the board to reach a deal. >> i see no point in continuing going to school if i'm going to set on the bleachers and do nothing. reporter: teacher say the disruption will help students in the long run.

they're asking for a 14% pay raise over the next three years. >> i feel like a total fool. all my colleagues and friends feel foolish that we have to beg on the street for a livable wage. reporter: dr. perez is the superintendent. >> are you willing to meet the teachers where they want you to meet them? >> we will do what we can to get as close as possible. and also be able to remain physically solid -- fisc solid. reporter: you don't expect you will be able to give them that 14%? >> i don't know at this point. reporter: the teachers say they will continue to strike. >> are members are fired up. -- our members are fired up. ama: teachers in the mount diablo unified school district to buffer strike. the union says 92% of the members voted to walk-off.

the construct -- the contract expired last june. the district is offering 7%. both sides meeting on friday to try to reach a deal. dan: a local nonprofit that helps support the families of critically sick children. now with gas prices soaring, the organization is turning to the

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ama: gas prices continue to soar across california. the state hit a new average high today at 5.77 dollars per gallon. gas in napa is the most expensive in the bay area, at $5.91 per gallon. dan: as prices at the pump client, uber is passing the price on to consumers. writers will pace -- fuel surcharge on every trip and uber eads order. the fees range from $.35 to $.55, versus 100% of that money will go directly to the workers.

the surcharge will last for at least two months, and company will reassess. ama: the soaring gas prices are taking a toll on families with critically sick children traveling to and from bay area hospitals. tara campbell found a note -- local nonprofit that is hoping -- hoping to fit the bill. reporter: a walk and a brief break for two mischa dominguez. most of her days are spent with her newborn son. >> it's really hard. i have to be strong for all of us. reporter: davies, the youngest of three sons was born with a condition requiring life-saving surgery to allow him to breathe. >> some metal plates and rods. after the surgery, they would distracted for 12 days. reporter: she has hundreds of miles from her family, her husband makes the three point 5 hour drive when he can. -- three point 5 hour drive when you can.

>> it is hard to do to prices. reporter: a round trip costing the family more than $300. >> over $160 to fill the tan0 reporter: a local nonprofit has been helping out with gas money, the executive director says soaring prices are making it tough. >> we are nowhere near being able to meet the demand for gas. reporter: they help families with critically sick children who are struggling financially. providing everything from care packages to gas cards. >> knowing they are having to choose between paying rent, getting food on the table or filling their gas tank, that is a tremendous amount of stress for families with a sick child. reporter: turning to the community, asking people to visit their website and make a donation. >> whatever they can give. any amount. it does make a big difference. reporter: the plan for the

dominguez family is to get back. they want to help other families in the area struggling with sick children. >> once were home and settled, my greatest hope is to get back to everyone who has given to us. reporter: in the meantime, she will be by her son's side, anxiously awaiting the day she gets to take him home. >> i'm just waiting for the day for all of us to be together. dan: a new firehouse is coming to brentwood with money coming from the massive government funding bill congress passed last week. the contra costa county fire district received $1.5 million for the new fire station, number 51 to be built on empire avenue near grant street. the 2022 government funding bill includes more than $26 million bay area projects. ama: let's check on our weather. it was nice day outside. dan: it was gorgeous. sandhya patel is tracking it. sandhya: i took a walk outside

when i went to pick up my daughter. it was so nice i could have stayed all day. if you didn't get a chance to do, you will get a chance on friday. tomorrow it is going to be changing. let me show you a lot of pictures, winds have picked up, gusting to 23 and half, 24 in san francisco, good air quality across the bay area except for parts of the peninsula and the east bay. we are seeing some moderate air quality now. look at blue skies, a beautiful date to go sailing, good air quality, the next three days. if you want to get outside and enjoy, this is your opportunity. today's high temperature in the mid-50's to the mid-70's. 56 in san francisco, it is 68 degrees, if you can't hear me -- 68 in san jose, 55 in half moon bay. from our emeryville camera,

temperatures in the low 70's from santa rosa to livermore and 71 degrees in concord. my microphone fell. she came and put it back on. take a look at live doppler 7, we are tracking the system that is going to send us a bunch of high clouds tomorrow. we will see some sprinkles, at least over the water. from our tower camera, look at this beautiful view. increasing high clouds, possible sprinkles. wet windy weather saturday, spring start sunday with warmer conditions expected next week. he noticed green over the ocean, that is just sprinkle activity. tomorrow it is going to be putting up good, patchy fog in the morning. in the afternoon, you'll see plenty of sun. your morning temperatures will be in the 40's as a result of the cloud cover. watch out for patches of fog. tomorrow afternoon upper 50's to low 70's. you will be noticing the weather

is a bit cooler than what we experience today. a level 1 storm saturday, light to moderate rain, gusty winds, slight chance of thunder. at 11:00, it is wid to moderate rain. afternoon is what. outdoor plans should include an umbrella on saturday. sunday is your better day to be outside. this model is one of the aggressive ones. anywhere from .15 inches to .75 inches. one to four inches of snow expected between saturday and sunday in the sierra. accuweather seven-day forecast, st. patrick's day, possible morning sprinkles, shouldn't change base plans tomorrow. we will basically be looking at what, gusty, level 1 system saturday. spring begins sunday. low to mid 80's coming your way. warm next week. thank you chama and dan -- thank

you to alma and dan. dan: no worries. spring into action. ama: a tsunami alert off the coast of japan has been canceled after a powerful earthquake. surveillance shows the shaking from the 7.3 magnitude quake off japan's east coast. a bullet train derailed, no injuries there. more than 2 million people are without power. there was a tsunami that reached eight inches above normal, but no reports of major damage. dan: thank goodness. still ahead, several bay area chefs inching closer to a james baird award

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ama: a setback today for the terminal part project. they recommended against removing port used for howard terminal. the vote was 5-4 with one abstention and came despite for -- executive director speaking in favor of the project. the a's president was surprised by the vote. >> this is where the challenges of developing in california with

these interlocking approvals. we knew that going in. we are going to do everything we can to get it approved. this is as consequential as it gets. if they vote no, the project is dead. ama: the a's and port of oakland have time to change the minds. a final vote for the full commission isn't expected until june. dan: a's fans got another bad news to date, sending third base chapman to the blue jays. he is a former all-star and one of the best defensive third baseman in the game. this is the third time in five days the a's have traded an all-star player. the sent picture bassitt to the naps on -- nats ama: alex, i saw him on the embarcadero once, has joined san francisco international airport seco wide brigade. -- wag brigade. he is one of the trained animals

that may travel more enjoyable. his first voyage into the spotlight happened last april the giants game. he was in the stands with his owner when he captured the attention of the camera crew. we are sure travelers will find him just as ear- dan: a big day today for some bay area chefs and restaurants. ama: james baird foundation announced the finalists for its annual award. oakland is up for outstanding chef in the country. dan: crystal of oakland as a finalist in the emerging chef categories of her restaurant is in the space it used to occupy. a horn -- barbecue is up for new house restaurant. house of prime rib is a finalist in best hospitality. winners announced in june. ama: world news tonight is next. dan: for all of us here, we

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tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. the new and horrific images coming in now from ukraine. the shelter with the word "children" written on both sides in russian to keep it from being bombed. and still, the ukrainians say the building has been hit. it comes just hours after president zelenskyy addresses the u.s. zelenskyy pleading with the u.s. to do more. again, calling for that no-fly zone over ukraine. and then, the video zelenskyy showed u.s. lawmakers that left some in tears. and the new images tonight, reports russia has attacked that theater that was being used as a shelter in mariupol. reports hundreds of people had been sheltered there, including children. that message the ukrainians wrote in russian, the word "children" ignored. also tonight, president zelenskyy