weeks. more on that in a moment. larry: since the bay area shut down in 2020, st. patrick's day, but the celebration was not back on. now it is 2022, and the first official celebration is here. after two years of restrictions, a more festive vibe today. green light to go to town and serve green beer. our reporter has more. >> askew drink to socialize on st. patrick's day -- must you drink to socialize on st. patrick's day? a resounding yes here. >> people out tonight. people would let their hair down. everybody is irish on st. patrick's day. >> i am from england. part of my family is irish. >> the bars have not seen the

celebration since they were forced to shut down because of the pandemic. in downtown san francisco, a classic irish bar did not survive after 85 years in business. its neighboring bars will continue the long-standing tradition of closing down part of the street to celebrate st. patrick's day. there are lessonsde this pandemic. for starters, you never quite appreciate what you have until you lose it. >> i have done this for 20 years. this year, i could not be more excited. >> you don't have to be people from drinking on a day like today. don't tell my boss. >> i will be drinking, yeah. not too much. we have to work in the morning,

but it is fun. >> happy st. patrick's day. >> two county public health officer dr. cody and other officials announced shelter-in-place orders due to the rise of covid-19. the day, dr. cody spoke of optimism thanks to the hard work of the community. our reporter explains what the county has learned in the last two years. reporter: march 17, 2020, reminder of how things looked at santa clara county began to shelter-in-place due to the coronavirus pandemic, closed businesses, empty streets. two years later, a different scene, and dr. cody attributes this to the hard work of the community. >> on behalf of the county, i want to thank everyone. >> she says the efforts by thousands of lives. the state average was two times more than santa clara county, and the nation's was 2.5 times more. dr. cody attributes it to high

vaccination rates. >> we have lost 2180 people in our community to covid to date, but without the collective efforts that we all have made, we would have lost many more. reporter: the pandemic is not over, the new highly transmissible ba.2 variant is spreading and showing up in the wastewater surveillance system. dr. cody says cases are stable or declining. she is not anticipating new mandates at this time. >> how we collectively in our community or the bay area behaved will have a lot to do with whether another variant takes off or not. reporter: she cold on private health care providers to do their part and offer vaccination testing during surges, and cold on the federal government to bring back funding. >> we need to hope that some

funding gets back on track. we needed for vaccines. we needed for tests. we needed for treatment. we needed for basic infrastructure local public health. reporter: the county has learned a lot, and thinks those lessons can help going forward. dr. cody encourages tests and maska, but is now optimistic. >> hold that good thought. >> officials in the u.s. u.s. u keeping watch on the rising case numbers in your -- europe of the ba.2 variant. one doctor is not overly concerned, even though it is more contagious than omicron. >> in highly vaccinated regions like the u.k., denmark, it is keeping hospitalizations low. we have hospitalizations where a swab is positive, but highly vaccinated regions should be ok from this variant. >> she appeared on her streaming

newscast at 7:00 and says thanks to the vaccines and therapeutics, we are in a good situation now. she says that second poster is good for the immuno compromised in older americans, but not the general population, at least right now. larry: new developments in the murder of a retired bay area police officer who worked as a security guard. the man police police shot him will make his first appearance tomorrow. they have been working this case since november, when the man was shot while protecting a tv news crew in oakland. he died later. oakland police say two of the three suspects have been arrested. >> have spoken with his wife. we committed we would do everything we could to identify the people responsible, so it is rewarding to come before her, family, and friends and say that we have identified those individuals and they are being brought to justice. larry: chief armstrong is asking

for the public's help to track down a third suspect. police have not released a photo, but they have released his name. he is considered dangerous. if you know where he is, call 911. in italy, an appeals court reduce the ren sentences of twoy area men who were accused of killing a police officer and 2019. the court reduced it from life the 24 years. he stabbed the officer during an alleged drug deal. the person who struggled with the second officer saw his sentence lowered to 22 years. we will have reaction from one of the men's mothers at 6:00. >> new details on the crash that killed nine people this week. nixa set a third -- the national transportation safety board set a man was driving the truck that swerved into a man in the left front tire was a spare and blew out before the impact. the 13-year-old driver and a 38

year old man in the truck were killed. the van was carrying the men's and women's golf teams from the university of the southwest. 16 members and their coach died. oakland police are investigating a deadly crash that happened moments after officers attempted to serve a warrant to a felony suspect. they tried to stop that person last night on 70 6th ave near international boulevard, but instead of pulling over come of the driver and sped off and crashed into another car. two men in the car were killed. a woman in the backseat survived, but is hospitalized. police later arrested the person they were after. larry: drivers of pickup trucks and suvs are more likely to hit pedestrians while making turns than drivers of regular cars. the study by the insurance institute for highway safety questions whether the pillars that hold up the vehicle roofs make it harder to see people walking near the corners of their vehicles because the vehicles are so big. consumer reports says hi hoods can obstruct driver views.

6500 pedestrians were killed and 2020, a 4% increase in 2019. >> the multiyear drought we are in will continue and worse in coming months, according to the national oceanic and atmospheric association's spring outlook. here is the outlet mall. in the last week, extreme drought, the red on the map expanded from 12% of the state to 35% of the state. >> if you look at the water year as a whole, we had a very wet, couple of very wet weeks in december, january, february were very dry. so that led to a intensification of drought conditions. >> federal forecasters saved this spring outlook shows a probability of iucofhe larry: the warriors will be without steph curry with an apparent strained ligament in his left foot. he was her last night against the celtics was marcus martin

went diving into his legsome sat smart was just being -- play, but smart was just being aggressive and it was an accident. there are significant damage. there is optimism he will be back for the playoffs, but the injury is by latest in the string for the warriors this year and comes just as they were close to returning to full strength. >> fall out in little russia, businesses dealing with anti-russian sentiment in the bay area. how families are coping with the challenges of living in one neighborhood. 50-50, 50 years after title ix, the improvements for athletes and what needs to change. >> if you have outdoor plans this weekend, mother nature may change those. saturday storm is a one, but trending on the strong side. light to moderate rain. even the chance of thunderstorms

with a few downpours. i you all of that next.

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larry: its fourth week, with russian that forces -- russian forces continuing their assault. a man was killed in one city where he was waiting in a bread line. the man is the second u.s.

citizen to be killed in the conflict. in another attack, russian artillery strike killed 21 people. the attack seems to be inspiring ukrainian forces, as they melt a resilient defense. the british defense ministry says that ukrainian's have halted russian advances on all fronts. >> as the war continues, business owners and little russia are affected by the conflict you'd our reporter -- conflict. our reporter spoke with the business owner asked her to remove russian products from his store. >> these business owners are caught in the middle of the war. they are still recovering from the pandemic. i'm getting phone calls from people googling russian businesses in asking them side they are on. one person attacked is not even russian. over 6000 miles from ukraine, alex is feeling the war all the way in san francisco. >> some americans call.

some angry people. they say, are you proud to be russian now? or get rid of all the russian products on the shelves. >> his store is a safe haven for east europeans in the bay area, but since the war, it has become a target. some are demanding that russian products be taken off the shelves. >>, m jewish -- emigrated from russia in 1987. i was raised in ukraine for the first five years of my life. >> you love both countries? >> yeah, i go back every summer. >> he showed us the diversity in his products. >> poland, ukraine, russia. >> ironically, ukrainian and russian products are next to each other. they have always been. >> they are interconnected. people need police in both

places -- need them in both places. >> this business is being asked to remove the word pressure from their advertising. the owner is from georgia. off-camera, employees said they are scared about the calls they are getting, and regardless of the need of the flag is clear. they support ukraine. >> businessmen who open business here 20 years ago, they are not in charge. they moved to the country which is according to the propaganda in russia, is the main enemy actually of america, so if they live in an enemy state, how can they be representative of russia right now? it is completely different. >> he fled russia exactly eight months ago in fear for his life. >> it is dangerous. i can be caught easily by the police. >> every russian i spoke with today supports ukraine. the owner of the grocery store

says he does not want to stop selling the russian products he has of the store now, because he is buying them from local businesses in eastern europe, and they say they have nothing to do with this war. >> how is the war impacting the shipment of these products? >> the grocery owner of said ukraine is not shipping products now because of the war, and russia is struggling because of logistics. he said products from belarus are impacted because of the deal they had with russia, in the countries next to belarus do not want to do business with them, and this could affect the price tag of many eastern european products. >> thank you for the report. larry: let's look at the forecast. mike is here. rain on the way. mike: yes. it may alter your plans saturday. it will be a healthy rain. look outside. what caught my eye is how much

is starting to develop on the camera. that's not supposed to happen this quickly. we will try to change that. wet and windy saturday. spring starting. the >> take -- take off and near record -- temperatures take off a record highs next week. temperatures were about the same, if not cooler. 54 excelsior, bayview, ocean beach, other places also medical response around san francisco. outside san francisco, 50's. everybody else in the 60's. some 70's around pleasanton and fairfield. if you're heading out this evening, temperatures in the 50's at the coast until 11:00, then falling into the 40's. 60's for bay and inland neighborhoods. 50's at 7:00. close to 40's by 11:00. it is clear tonight.

except for low clouds developing our long the coast and spilling into the bay, so patchy fog with cooler conditions. low to mid 40's around the bay and coast. milder in san francisco. 47. cooler in the inland valleys. upper 30's. protect the les ups and plants again. frost and freezing possible. i clouds increase tomorrow, putting a lid on the warming, but milder than today. 50's at the coast. mid to upper 60's around the bait, low 70's and linda. nice shape to this next on moving in. already a mature storm. as it slides towards us, it has a mild side, which means we wake up to clouds uncomfortable temperatures saturday morning, then light to moderate rain moves in. the colder side comes in. greater instability, a chance of downpours, vocalize gusty --

localized gusty winds possible. localized storms possible out of the storm. then it opens up for a nice saturday evening as far as beidt here are your rainfall totals all over the place, due to the nature of the system. 0.25 inches to 0.50 inches possible. make sure you watch live doppler 7 if you have outdoor plans. have a plan b for inside, and maybe move it to sunday. then, stay inside for 30 minutes if you hear some thunder. past that, temperatures rebound to average sunday. we take off. when we come back, i would look at those record high temperatures tuesday and wednesday. larry: early preview of summer. thank you. have you ever wanted to be an animator? now you can learn from the very best. >> i am going to show you how to draw it. >> simba.

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karina: a bipartisan bill is moving ahead that would allow parents to sue social media companies for addicting their children. the co-author of one social media platform, along with a republican, the republican said some companies design features to get kids hope. penalties could be $25,000 per child, per year. larry: technology can the people behind because devices can be difficult to master. but, there is a robot with artificial intelligence trying to bridge the learning gap and provide seniors with some companionship. our reporter introduces us to a new kind of caregiver. reporter: this is the new frontier for robots, helping seniors to use technology to

maintain independence as they age at home. this device has a name. with the help of artificial intelligence, it listens as a human companion might and provides empathetic responses. >> we wanted to create a real companion. that means this product needs to feel like it has a mind of its own. >> six years of research allowed it to be tailored for older adults not adept at using technology. it does far more than smart speakers that simply execute commands. it listens and responds differently. >> remembering what people tell you, using that in future conversations, showing them that you listened, and take that into account when planning future interactions. >> the speaker was designed in san francisco in israel. it lights up was having a conversation and offers exercise routines and plays trivia games to enhance physical and mental prowess, and yes, it tells

jokes. >> i am reading a book about antigravity. it is impossible to put down. >> there is a growing care cap facing seniors and their families. it tries to provide seniors with solutions, such as how to get to a doctor's appointment. it also has videoconferenci haso families can see how their loved ones are doing. intuition robotics says 75% of seniors in the 70's and 80's were able to set it up on their own in five minutes or 10 minutes. there is a cost of $250, plus a $30 monthly subscription fee. >> goodbye for now. larry: interesting. just ahead, we continue our series on the tenderloin neighborhood. it has a bad rap, but it is where families live and thrive. it is filled with challenges. karina: a haircut in good advice to the barber turned mental

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♪ announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc7 news. larry: e tenderloin is one of san francisco's greediest areas with drug dealing. karina: homeless, garbage also children. 3500 kids live in the tenderloin. larry: we followed one family to see the challenges they face to live and survive in the area. >> i name is -- -- my nam -- mym this is what i do every day. i walk them to school because of

safety. you have to avoid needles, feces , walk around all that stuff. ♪ three days we found a guy. he c c c c c away. i don't know. it is tough. -- we covered our eyes and ran away. i don't know. it is tough. we do our best. there is not much i can do not to expose them to that. >> my name is charlie charlie ce i am a seventh grader. i don't know why in general has people who do drugs and kill each other. i want them to clean up their streets and help people, maybe help the homeless as well, just make this a better environment for everyone.

♪ have done. >> did not go well. -- it did not go well. i had to leave my family and sleep in my car. my kids, i had them weekend, though i am homeless, but i have to bring them with me. we did not have anything, so we went to the shelter. at the shelter, 6:00, you are out. you just walk around, walk around looking for something to do, and my kid has been through a lot. an opportunity came for housing and we feel blessed. you see this is a nice apartment. we can walk around. they see people using drugs, using needles every single day,

and it is something where they come to me and say, we have to be outta here. we talk about it every day. we do not have savings to move out of here so i live for a long time, and i started hating myself for having my kid an environment like this. i didn't have much choice. >> hey, charlie. how are you doing? >> good. >> good to see you. you can get set up by the computer. >> i know you walked on the street and are considering how much of a hard time people have, right? black people count for 5% of the overall population, but represent 37% of the homeless population. if you only had two weeks to improve the state of black life in the what would you do? >> i think mental health is important.

i think that all people should have mental health, even if they don't have enough money. they should still have health. >> it issssss organization dedicated to amplifying student voices from under resourced communities. we work specifically with students who come from the tenderloin. >> this is a community that has always served people who are needing extra resources and support with whatever they are going through. we use use use use use u students. we encourage them to write positively about the communities they come from, but also be open to the challenges on the struggles they face while living in the tenderloin. a lot of the students write about the tenderloin and how beautiful it is. we tried to amplify what the

students think positively about their on how you feel about yourself also commit because having pride in your community is having pride within yourself as well. >> we are in a world where where black people have housing, what would that look like? >> that's crazy. i guess we see the less people that are homeless, on the street, and doing drugs. i think it will be easier in general. ♪ >> i have been really unsafe lately. i was sleeping and i heard a gunshot. at first, we were afraid to look out of the window. we heard people. shot, shot, shot. i open the window and we saw a guy got shot in his car. i am afraid, because it is like

they don't have fear fear fea for them, it is ok and that worries me a lot. but we see, no co see, n agitated, but now they don't move and say nothing no more, it's just like another day. >> i tried to block it stay far away from them as far as much as possible. >> how do you feel when you see that? >> i feel bad. i feel bad for them. they have to go through all of that stuff. [sirens] >> there's a bunch of people walking around, talking about stuff. it is crowded. there are a lot of fights.

sometimes i just want to move out of san francisco and live somewhere else, like a nice place. >> i don't want to leave my friends, but there are a lot of bad things happening here, so at the same time i do want to leave. it is complicated complicated. we are telling the stories of the people who live and work in the tenderloin, because the issues are really about the whole bay area. you can watch our

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larry: two years ago, the bay area was shut down, the state as well. when you reflect on that, are you happier now than two years ago? despite the devastation caused by covid, a survey shows 41% of people are happier. only 24% now say they are worse off. i am surprised that number is not higher. 89% of remote workers with kids say their kids are happier working from home. that is interesting. i would've thought more kids want to get back normal. after a while, it is hard to learn from zoom. what you think? >> it is interesting. it was a trying time when the started two years ago.

we had no idea it would last two years. you reported on the great resignation and how the pandemic compelled a lot of people to reevaluate their lives, and while there is a great deal of hardship, for a lot of people, a chance to reprioritize and center and balance themselves. i can understand. i've talked to a number of people who found some real positives that came out of it in terms of how they shifted their focus. larry: mike, we love working from home. both of us are trying to refrain from going down that road again. [laughter] would you like to add? >> that was my point. i want to know how many people were still working from home. they are probably happier than they were two years ago. karina: i have heard people say they got a lot of negativity out of their lives, so maybe it was that job, and the people you wanted to stay connected to our the people you stay connected to, and the other people, you

got rid of them.\ there is some positivity as well. there is a potential solution to high gas prices, $400 in your pocket. how about a group of state lawmakers unveiled a proposal for a gas rebate for every california taxpayer, whether you drive or not. bay area assembly members are a part of this. $9 billion of the state budget surplus would cover the cost. do you think this is a good idea? >> i like the fact they are giving it back to everybody that drives, so there is no one sector being left out. $400 is a nice gesture. it does not help someone like me who saved $6,000 during the pandemic of not having to pay for gas. it helps. it is a drop in the bucket. thanks. i appreciate it. larry: gas has gone up so much. >> it will help those digitally

who are on a tight budget. it is -- it will help those particularly who are on a tight budget. it is a short-term measure, obviously. >> i wonder if there is a better way to spend $9 billion. >> i know we have a surplus at the moment, but not for long. >> yeah, yeah. moving on, a north carolina sports anchor is making news for something she has been sneaking into her newscasts. >> the rally comes up short, so another one bites the dust. if that does not give -- >> she says her boyfriend finds the words to insert into her stories, and yes, her boss knows and likes it. it is strong fans on tiktok. >> i have done this before. people say can you give me a little sign or something. i will say something, some crazy

word, you let me know what it is, not that usually when we can do it. why not? >> it is something that is small and amusing. >> i would have friends and they would give me the daily word they needed. there is a secret signal that we are in sync and nobody knows about it. >> it is always some preposterous word that is difficult to get in. >> we used to have, can you get this word in? >> how about amphibious? can you get that into the sports highlight? >> it is always difficult, but fun and people get a kick out of it. no harm done. thursday, i love working thursdays. you know what that means. tasty thursday today. we are taking to berkeley in a mix of germany in california. pretzels are not the only thing. there are fans twisting around the block. these are not your usual pretzels. they have the classic.

there is also, lysed onion and ricotta cheese with raspberry preserves. >> we have samples here that sounds like some are enjoying. joining us is the owner and baker. thank you for your time in joining us. what flavors are your favorite? we have a bunch here. i have classic, which assaulted, some would say plain, to match my personality. [laughter] >> this week, every week, we have some basic ones and some special varieties. my favorite this week is the ham and cheese pretzel. it is like a ham and cheese croissant, swiss cheese and black for sam. >> who has that one? >> i do. >> are they good mike? i'd love coconut and chocolate. i love that salty with the

sweet, crunchy a little bit. look at that. how do you come up with your ideas? they are different. >> yeah, i don't know. i just think what would be an interesting combination. sometimes i have an idea and i think that would be good on a pretzel as well. you know, salted caramel, sweet and salty thing, that appeals to me, the chocolate and coconut. we have over 70 varieties. every week, we swap them out. >> you open at noon every day and sell out basket how long does that take? >> we are not selling out as fast anymore. we started january 1. at the beginning, we were selling at 2:30, and now, we are open until 4:30, 5:00 or later.

thursdays and fridays are quieter and the weekends are more busy. >> that's good. i'm sure people are happy about that. do you have any tips to get your pretzels guaranteed? where you located? can you order online? >> unfortunately, we do not have online ordering. if you get here close to opening , you are guaranteed to get all varieties we have. like i said, the line is not that long anymore. two people on the register, superquick, so as long as you are here in the first half-hour. >> can we send larry to wait in line for us? [laughter] >> i will be happy to do that. >> but will he eat those on his way back? >> there is that, you guys know. anyway. mike, you want to give us the quick review. you are chewing again. you stop. >> i am trying them all. >> they are delicious. >> used to be in the music

business? how did you go from music to pretzels? >> i just wanted to do something on the side. i learned how to do this for my mom. i did it for oktoberfest parties. it used to be a fun little thing . i just kind of did it as a side hustle. my music industry job ended, so i jumped in to do it full-time. >> i have to ask because this ties into one of our last stories, are you happier now? >> yes, very much so. >> there we go. a side hustle turned into a great business in delicious brussels -- pretzels. >> they are wonderful. >> thank you. >> we will see you soon, hopefully. that will do it. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. in new york city,

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impact that barbaras have -- barbers have in our community. it is a way to be a role model. it is something i wish i would've had when i was younger. >> the best project is america's first mental health barbershop movement. we are interested in dressing the traumas that face communities of color. we pick barbers because of the trust, frequency of visits, and because of their position in the community. >> we will get you off to a good start. >> believe it or not, even with the police brutality and deaths that occurs from police brutality in the community, there are more deaths that occur for men and boys of color under 25 related to suicide. >> we don't like to speak on those issues. we keep those things bottled up. coming to a barbershop and having a good relationship with the barber, you can vent and let some of those things out. >> you have to believe you are

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and not just for my shows. switch to xfinity mobile for 30% less than t-mobile. new and existing customers get amazing value with our everyday pricing. switch today. larry: do not -- tonig tonig tog are the programs. stay with us for the news at 11:00. 50 years of promoting gender equity, 50 years of title ix. abc 7 is proud to join disney and espn for the new 50-50 initiative commemorating the 50th anniversary of title ix. 50 years ago, the law aimed to level the playing field for

women and has led to historic moments and incredible tribe. our reporter spoke with one legendary female figures affected by title ix. >> very good so far. let's make sure we have a change of pace. >> there are many aspects of life that are important to britney, but something has always been at the center, soccer. >> let's go. i got to participate, play, be challenged, be competitive, and that led me to so many incredible lifetime opportunities, olympics, world cup, playing here at the university, and now i use that platform to do good in our community. >> she coaches club in high school teams in the bay area and a founder of a nonprofit. the grit and determination she learned from her parents allowed her to find success.

50 years ago, title ix allowed her and women across the country a clear path for triumph. >>, m floored at what women are doing -- i am florida what women are doing, stem, medicine, sports, business. women are everywhere. they are showing their strength. we have come a long way. we are only scratching the surface. this 50 years feels like the beginning now. >> title ix is a law requiring equal opportunity under any program or activity regardless of gender, a journey that dates back five decades, and the significant milestones along the way have only built upon the original success. >> we look back to 1999 and the women's world cup in pasadena. that was a ground shaking moment. to see a woman's event on that stage, with that capacity, without much attention, had never happened anywhere. it just captured imagination, hearts, and minds to say sports matters. >> she hopes that victory paves

the way for the next ground shakers, like the u.s. women's national team earning equal pay, and women becoming leaders in their field, even becoming vice president. for her, it is no longer a question of will there be a next, but who. your message to the girls tomorrow? >> e better than brandy. that is my message. for me, title ix has never been about being perfect. it is about the exploration of one's self, and one's potential, and the impact you can have. we are changemakers. we are positive disruptors of cultural change. i hope everybody feels they can be part of something like that, and if you don't feel like you are part of it, find me. you can join our team. >> fou the work is not done. 50 years of title ix is only the beginning. larry: wow. imagine being coached by brandi chastain. checkup 50-50.

you will find that check out 50-50. you will find a collection of celebrations. that's it. the news is next.

announcer: building a better bay area. moving forward. finding solutions. this is abc7news. >> every senseless client -- crime that should not have happened, we apprehended the suspect and that suspect is in custody now. tonight, two people dead and a third injured after the oakland police chief said officers tried to stop a felony warrant suspect who instead sped off. i'm karina nova. dan: i'm dan ashley. the local police chief detailed this deadly crash just after 8:45 last night when officers tried to stop a felony warrant suspect. instead of pulling over, the

driver sped off.