children 130 have been rescued but hundreds are still missing also today vladimir putin praised the russian military at a patriotic rally in moscow. tonight we're getting a first-hand account from a teenager who ran from the war in ukraine this week. it was a perilous journey her parents decided to send her to safety out of the country, but needed the help of her godmother in southern, california abc 7 news 19 reporter. dan noyes joins us with the story dan. well, i'm of the story also gives a glimpse into an even darker side of the war in ukraine that hasn't been discussed much predators who target young women and children now on own as the flea for safety. one russian missiles city of jotomer the rabczynska family had to take quick action their 19 year old daughter attended college there. they brought her home to their village 45 miles away. anya told me she could hear russian jets flying to their targets. we were under pressure because

we have had the sounds. the bombs also there are a mouthful. so where are flying around the house her mother worried about russian ground troops arriving news of there atrocities is spreading including the rape and murder of ukrainian women and girls it shows russian soldier only attacks here only bombed. but now they look like beast. look like the beast the family considered leaving their village, but the father is an officer in the army fighting the russians the mother insists on staying to support him and to care for her parents as they are old and they need my helping so luke miller needed help getting her daughter out of the country. she out to a close friend from college anya's godmother now a critical care nurse at cedars-sinai in los angeles. she said that if i'm gonna die

if i can will die out that at least anya will be safe. that's that's pretty heavy. huh? yeah, it was really touched us and on a very very human level like deep deep inside olena had just made connections at this rally at the ukrainian cultural center in los angeles mika vogue and her husband found a family in that would take on you in we were thinking of hers as an adopted daughter and we still are thinking that way at this point that she's like an adopted daughter to us the three-day journey began in this fan the family had to use all their savings for a ride to the border with poland almost there the driver asked on you for even more money to take a different route and avoid the checkpoint lines and it's a dangerous for me as so to leave ukraine alone, it was really dangerous anya said it was chaos in poland. she couldn't find a place to sleep and she had several encounters with people. she believes are human traffickers. there are lots of volunteers

like volunteers who asked you to join them. they just want you to get to the place. through the place where you will work on some people. in sexual way then mika arranged a hotel for anya and a train to stuttgart germany olina watched on facetime as anya finally arrived. i have this picture. no, she's like waving after three days after all that she went through and i'm pretty sure from 19. she probably grown up up to 25 and just three days, you know in her first week in germany anya has already found work with a non but helping the people of ukraine, that's my motherland. so and there are my people important people in my life. whom i want to protect anya wants to return to ukraine as soon as it's safe. her mother is so thankful. she ended our interview with a

message to all those who helped and to you. i wish you a blue sky a blue peaceful sky on the and under your head and happiness chelsea and and your wishes comes true? so many people helping in a very direct way and if you want to help we're posting verified links to charities that they're doing great work in ukraine at abc 7. news.com dan ama. all right, dan. thank you so much for that story. what a story. yeah in the north bay fort ross on the sonoma coast is a california state park, but it was once settled in occupied by russian columnists now tensions over us sanctions are prompting some russian lawmakers to suggest their country. in the fort abc 7 news reporter bernard has that story. maybe there's there's doing a little tour inside fort ross is

an amazing place on 3,000 acres check out the stunning views of the pacific just off highway 1 and then there's the rich history for mining visitors that a lot was happening in northern california long before the gold rush because most people don't know that there were russians in california in the 19th century the russian river. i guess they named that for a reason russian traders settled, fort ross in 1812. their influence is everywhere from the chapel architecture to the back and interactive field trips for school kids where everyone plays a part even teachers. i am the commandant of fort ross and he was in charge of, you know running this russia's remote outpost colony the russians only stayed here in the sonoma coast for about 30 years in 1841. they sold fort ross to john sutter now summit russia want to take it back this week a high-ranking member of russian parliament suggested that his country should reclaim territories like fort ross as payback for us sanctions it prompted this response from fort

ross conservancy ceo. sarah swedler, it reminded me that america doesn't have a monopoly un it's it's not even worth. you know talking about the specifics visitors had their own take over time us oil, you know, i mean, i don't know come give it. you know. good luck with that. i mean that's like saying let's go get alaska. they sold these places to us. so it's ours now. sorry fort ross became a state park in 1906. it's played host to russian festivals and a meeting with former governor jerry brown and the russian ambassador in 2018. the conservancy said that once accepted donations from russian companies to keep the park going but is no longer working with them and make no mistake fort ross remains a part of california unless the pelt industry comes back with strong force. i don't think there's a reason for the russians to come back and take fort ross on the sonoma coast cornell bernard abc 7 news well, let's take a live look outside now storm moving into

the bay area now abc 7 news meteorologist. sandy. patel is here with the rain. we're expecting sandy. yeah, dan, it arrives bright and early tomorrow morning right now. the fog in the clouds are gathering. i want to show you live doppler 7. our weekend storm is a light system. it's a level one and as we time this out for you if you have early morning plans be prepared for wet roadways at 7 o'clock in the morning nine o'clock some light to moderate rain. you will notice as we head into the afternoon it use so watch out for slippery roads, it will certainly be windy near the coastline. there is a possibility of lightning and tail will go hour by hour for the rest of your saturday and i'll let you know if sunday is going to be wet or dry as we begin a new season ama. all right, sandia. thank you in the south bay of vacant building near the campbell in los gatos border burned for hours today. no one was in that building but others in the area where impacted by the fire and all of that smoke you see abc 7 news reporter zach fuentes. at the scene and has a closer. look at what happened?

the roof of the empty office building finally giving into the four alarm fire weighing it down. we've got fire in multiple floors on multiple levels throughout this building the building surrounded by other office buildings employees had been outside for hours watching the scenes step by step. the building was straight windows on fire when i got here and then just recently i saw the balconies were kind of lifting up a little bit at times the smoke became so intense it was nearly impossible to as we spoke with some of those workers watching the fire. all you could see was smoke pouring out of the second story windows. there's this is three stories and it was excuse me. we stopped our interview to get to cleaner air. i moved down here from wine country. we were living up there when during tubs fire so i'm familiar with the difference the smoke smell the employees work nearby tell me that the building has been empty for several months santa clara county fire officials confirming to us that no one. inside at the time we did a

primary search of this building in that first 30 minutes during the aggressive interior fire attack. and again, we had no occupants inside the building fire crews were actually training nearby at the time. the fire was reported just after 10 this morning. the fire was able to be contained and is being investigated thankfully despite the damage to the building the people fighting and watching it stayed safe. we have zero civilian injuries or casualties and zero firefighter injuries are casualties at this time in the bay zach fuentes abc 7 news now to a wild accident in san francisco involving two fire trucks racing to an emergency sky 7 flew over the scene in the cal hollow neighborhood of san francisco two trucks from different fire stations were heading to a call when they crashed at the intersection of greenwich and laguna streets one truck also hit a pair of parked cars with so much force one car ended up on top of the other. like there's a car on top of my it's all crazy. i don't know like i'm still kind

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toward the northern norwegian city of boda when it disappeared and apparent crash site was located near that area but weather conditions kept cruise from getting to the site the osprey was taking part in a large nato military exercise held every two years it was planned by the way long before the russian invasion of ukraine. new at six the state is updating more covid-19 guidance effective april 1st before attending mega events indoors. you will not have to show proof of vaccination or a negative test. it will be strongly recommended. however, mega events are 1,000 people or more. several european countries are detecting a rise in ba2 cases the sub-variant of omicron us experts are predicting. it could become the dominant strain here in a matter of weeks abc 7 news reporter loose peña spoke to the senior advisor to the white house covid-19 response team, but what they're seeing across the nation loose i'm on the us is typically four to six weeks behind covid-19

trends in europe, which is why the white house is keeping a close eye on the uk so far hospitalizations have not increased. locally despite the a2 being 30% more transmissible than the first train of omicron. in the uk the ba2 sub-variant of omicron is growing about 80% faster than the first strain of omicron according to the uk health security agency. the us is actively monitoring those cases abroad. we're trying to still assess the ultimate impact whether people are going to be sick and large numbers there where they will increase mortality, but it's concerning we spoke to dr. tom inglesby senior adviser to the white house covid-19 response team. they're detecting. majority of ba2 cases in the northeast of the us we do predict that it will become the majority strain at some point that circulating. it has not led to an increase in the overall number of covid cases before vaccines and boosters and increase of

covid-19 cases led to an uptake in hospitalizations. we spoke to the chief of the emergency department at soccer break, san francisco general hospital about how the last two years equipped them for this new face of living with covid. we opened other floors. we had designated specific areas to manage both critically ill and non-critically ill covid patients that needed to be admitted and we now have a template for that we learned what worked what didn't work and we were able to really refine a lot of those processes to be better prepared. so we have those now ready to go in the bay area many of the ba2 cases are being detected in the south bay. despite santa clara being the most highly vaccinated large county in the entire country. in the northern parts of our county the wastewater that we follow most of the omicron is this b2 sub lineage interestingly, and this gives me hope it is not driving up the levels overall, so i don't know why but it isn't doing a press

conference yesterday dr. sarah cody santa clara county's public health director said they are still recommending indoor masking. they're probably will come a time when we're gonna need to wear them much of the time if there's another surge. dr. sarah cody also emphasized and now we have layers of protection. so even if ba2 is more transmissible than the first strain of omicron, we have vaccines boosters and pharmaceuticals. she said quotes we are not going to have to shelter in place in the newsroom loose peña abc7 news. all right loose thank you. and as of today indoor masking is no longer required in san francisco city buildings and facilities that includes city hall libraries recreation centers and offices while masks are no longer required the apartments still recommends them and masks are still required regardless of vaccination status in healthcare settings and on public transit the man who kidnapped and sexually assaulted of alaya woman in 2015 received a 31-year state prison sentence

today. it's a case police initially remember said was a hoax matthew mueller was sentenced after pleading no contest to breaking into the home of denise huskins and aaron quinn drugging them then kidnapping and raping huskans mueller is already serving. 40 year sentence on federal kidnapping charges hoskins and quinn sued vallejo police for calling the case a hoax. they received a 2.5 million dollars settlement. in the east bay teachers pick at it outside northgate high school in walnut creek today demanding better pay from mount diablo unified school district. they're calling it the getting ready to strike awareness campaign teachers say they have not received a raise in years. they're demanding a 12 and a half percent raise over six years. the district says meeting salary demands could lead to more budget cuts teachers plan to strike on march 28th, if agreement is not reached. right. we want to know the timeline on that rain. yeah much needed rain sandy. great to see it coming.

absolutely. we are running anywhere from 61 to 102% of average, dan and alma. so we need this rain. it's going to be beneficial for us. let me show you where the storm is. all the energy is going into the pacific northwest, but we are starting to see the clouds and the fog gathering ahead of the storm. so the sun is starting to fade. here's live doppler 7. this is going to look different come early tomorrow morning. here's the fog from our vollmer camera. clouds from golden gate. you can see a beautiful pre sunset sky emeryville, san jose. you're starting to notice. the skies are getting cloudy temperatures anywhere from the mid-50s to the low 70s. today's highs were in that range mid-50s to about mid-70s. although fairfield didn't manage to make it up into the upper 70s the view from our golden gate bridge camera was a little breezy or earlier, but the winds are starting to come down. it's gonna reverse what windy and tomorrow's spring starts sunday. it's going to be chillier in the morning milder in the afternoon and much warmer weather coming your way next week with records possible tuesday and wednesday. it's a light level one storm on

our storm impact scale for tomorrow. make sure you grab your umbrellas. you will need the jacket as well light to moderate rain moves in gusty specially near the coast and there is the potential for thunder and hail. so we start you out tomorrow morning 7 o'clock if you have early plans, make sure you give yourself that extra time roads will be wet light to moderate rain. around noon time and this is when most of the activity will start to move on shore as far as how much coverage three o'clock at. the focus is from san francisco to the east bay down towards the peninsula and south bay 5pm just a few showers remaining and then it's gone. so the system will be a fast mover in terms of rainfall potential. you're going to be anywhere from about a tenth to a half an inch. although i have to say some of the other models are showing far less rain, so i think just keep that in the back of your mind. we're going to get more than a little drizzle. that's for sure winds. come up initially out of the northwest tomorrow afternoon evening, 35-36 miles an hour along the coast getting stronger as we head into nine o'clock 40 mile an hour winds and then sunday morning. it's still going to be breezy as

we head into the rest of your sunday afternoon expect the breezy conditions as well tomorrow morning, not really cold, but it starts to get wet. so we're going with 40s and 50s tomorrow afternoon. make sure you have your rain gear it is going to be cooler mid-fifties to low low 60s windy as well with the wet. therefore your saturday, here's a look at the accuweather 7-day forecast and it does feature a level 1 storm rain and wind cooler tomorrow slight chance of thunder with hail spring begins on sunday after that chill breezy day, but certainly brighter a big warm-up for monday, i mean you're gonna feel it you're gonna notice that temperatures well above average for tuesday and wednesday with mid-80s inland 70s around the bay upper 60s to low 70s coast side. this is when we have the best potential for records warrant easing on thursday, and it's going to turn cloudier and cooler as we had towards friday. amen, dan. all right. thank you so much. sandia more families are applying to go to san francisco unified schools. the things playing a role in this increased enrollment stay

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reporting about san francisco unified school districts declining enrollment, but now the district is reporting that more families applied for remote or enrollment this year compared to last year. it's only up a little bit but as abc 7 news senior education reporter liam melendez explains. there's reason for optimism. san

14,127 applications compared to 13,917 the year before for starters more four year olds were eligible for transitional kindergarten under california's new universal tk program now a child turning four between september and february can attend. we opened nine new transitional kindergarten classrooms across the city to accommodate all of those families and the demand for tk. outreach also played a role in getting more families to sign up including helping them fill out the applications on time. it's pretty good process there. nice people in there. they making sure i get through everything correctly still it's not where the district would like to be during the pandemic public schools in san francisco saw about 3500 students leave the district. that's a loss of six percent. this means the district will get less in state funding per student the district hopes the will come back to pre-pandemic levels as more families learn

about the zone-based admissions policy new beginning in 2024. so zones will be composed of up to 12 schools that are closest to students home and so students will have a lot more predictability this coming monday families will be told where their children will be placed according to the district. 57% of students will get their first choice and more than 88% will receive one of their three choices families must respond by april 8 in san francisco leanne melendez abc 7 news a man shot and wounded on an east bay freeway is speaking publicly for the first time only on seven. he describes the scary moments saying he thought he was going to die. the major change in the consumer world seems to be coming together tonight. i'm michael finney. we'll talk about that 7 on your side is coming up.

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bay area moving forward finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. in the central valley investigators believe drugs or alcohol contributed to a crash that killed a two-year-old girl

from richmond. it happened just before midnight on interstate 5 south of kettleman city in kings county. chp officers. say 29 year old unheld michelle was driving a honda civic that drifted off the road hit the shoulder and overturned. he suffered major injuries and was taken to the hospital his two-year-old passenger sadly died. doctors say the man who was shot while driving on 580 in livermore last month is lucky to be alive. he was in his truck with his wife and two grandchildren abc 7 news. anchor dionne lim spoke to him about the terrifying experience. it's a story you'll see only on seven. i got a second chance. that's what i'm calling. it is a second chance, so i'm gonna just try to try to take advantage of it. i'm ver i am just i'm very lucky. i had some angels on my shoulder that day for sure and share the dramatic event. s that happen to him while driving along 580 and livermore january 27th is nothing short of a miracle. this is driving.

the bullet entered here accident hit me here. came out my jaw straight through the other window. yeah, the reminders right here. the bully went through shattered the glass still apparent on the truck parked outside his series home. i got all this blood that just i've tried cleaning it. it don't want to come out. the seatbelt. i've been trying to scrub that clean christopher. who's driving his wife claudette and driving driving i've seen people drive crazy before so i didn't think nothing of it. my focus was to get away. constant his windows shattered. christopher had been shot. i was able to make it to the side of the road put it in park. and yeah, basically just sat there. i didn't want to take my hands off my neck. i've kind of just really sat there waiting to die. really 11 year old nicholas della. sarah was my grandma screaming quickly sprung into action to help his 3 year old cousin

during the chaos. i tried to unbuck my cousin and i did and i put him on the floor as soon as it happened. he tried to protect my three-year-old grandson jumped on top of them while christopher's mostly out of the woods. i still can't believe it. i still have thoughts about it every time sleeping because every time i close my eyes something's blowing up. i windows blowing up. it'll still be a while before he returns to the roads for his job as a truck driver. he has this call to action. i like to see a little bit more highway patrol on the freeway for sure. maybe they can use some more cameras or something their family counting their blessings tonight our bond. definitely. yeah down doubt that was stronger in series abc 7 news and 24 year old armando perez was arrested about 15 minutes after christopher was shot. the chp says press is also accused of critically injuring another person in a shooting just 30 minutes earlier on 205 in tracy. all right, let's move now to seven on your side getting repairs for your smart devices

computers and home appliances could really be a hassle as you know manufacturers often add to the problems, but there is a change in the air that you should know about in seven on your side's michael finney is to tell us about it michael. yeah. i know you like to tinker you mess around with it. how about you? have you tried to fix an electronic device or appliance lately? sometimes we don't even try because the technology is just too complicated. but other times we don't repair the items because companies make it all but impossible for us to do the job ourselves after putting up with that for years consumers are complaining consumer groups are backing legislation and lawmakers are lining up behind your right to repair. have you tried to replace a cell phone battery? it's not at all like changing out batteries in your flashlight. during a recent webinar put on by the consumer group calperg. i fix it do it yourself repair website showed. just what a cell phone owner has to go through in order to get into the phone to get to the

battery. you have to take the back off in the front off and like it's a it's a substantial amount of work to get to the battery kind of like having a car where you have to remove the engine to change the tires. the consumer group cowper is working to change that by backing right to repair legislation. put together this repair report card some of the biggest companies aren't getting a's here's cow purge sander cushion. they will make it hard to access the parts you need they could make it really difficult to just disassemble your device. so just the process of opening it can be really difficult and they can just require and just allow access for their authorized repair shops right to repair is about able to fix the thing yourself or use whoever you want to fix it for you at the cost that you want to pay for it, right? susan rakoff says right to repair could have helped when her dryer stopped working and the repair tech said it would be

hundreds of dollars just for parts. i said to the guy there's got to be some other way. there must be some other way and he said well i could cut a hole in the front of the dryer not pretty before years later. the dryer is working just fine the over acquiring companies to make parts tools and software available to buyers and third-party repair shops is catching on president. biden has tweeted about it when you own a product you should be able to repair it yourself. that's why i included support for the right to repair in my executive order now companies like apple and microsoft are changing their policies. i asked apple for an interview and was turned down but was pointed to this web page and the changing policy allowing consumers access to parts tools and manuals the new policy goes into effect later this year. microsoft declined in interview as well, but sent me a written

statement that reads in part we are committed to designing our products to deliver what customers need and want in a premium device and that includes increasing repairability again cowperge sander cushion. this is an issue that people care about on both sides of the aisle and you know as they should like if you own something you should be able to fix it. right now there is right to repair legislation introduced in congress and in the california legislature. i am of course keeping track of both and will report back now. i want to hear from you. please send me your stories about buying a home a car paying off a loan anything that has to do with money. we want to hear about both your triumphs and frustrations go to abc7news.com/7 on your side to share those stories and you know this disposable consumer electronic society. we don't repair up much anymore, and i didn't even have time to talk about how bad it is for earth. i mean think about it right constantly you're throwing away

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focusing on climate and the environment as part of our efforts to help build a better bay area the newly passed federal budget is bringing welcome news for bay area environmental advocates. they're hoping the money will help. jumpstart major climate change projects when it comes to spending for the environment san francisco bay's ship may finally be coming in congresswoman. jackie speier just pushed through 24 million dollars in funding for the epa's bay restoration projects. that's roughly triple the normal amount and long overdue according to david lewis of the nonprofit saved the bay. yeah federal funding for san francisco bay has been a fraction of what chesapeake and puget sound and other bays receive. this is a huge boost for accelerating wetland restoration and cleaning up water quality in the bay. while the epa funding will be a welcome boost for shoreline restoration other advocates say a historic surgeon spending for bay area environmental projects could be just around the corner

fueled by money from the governor's 3.7 billion dollar climate resilience package coupled with funds from the 1.2 trillion dollar federal infrastructure bill. i think this is the first splash of real. kind of virtual fire hose of state and federal funding that's going to come to the bay area to tackle client climate adaptation over the the next few years warner cable of the san francisco estuary institute says priority projects include tidal marsh restoration to combat sea level rise drought and water conservation systems and managing surrounding forests for wildfire risk, but while the goals are clear chabot believes the dozens of major bay area cities counties and agencies involved. new coordinated approach to effectively tap into the funding stream possibly with a broad regional proposal. i think it's gonna strap a booster rocket to the climate adaptation habitat restoration and water quality programs that are already underway in the bay if the planning is effective. they believe the bay area could

begin a transformation that's critical to surviving the effects of climate change. it's encouraging to see the congressional delegation getting more resources for san francisco bay and frankly. we we need an order of magnitude. investment over the next decade to keep the bay clean and healthy in the face of climate change. and there's a fresh indication of the priority that drought in water conservation projects could have today the state department of water resources reversed course, it slashed promised water deliveries to its customers by two-thirds the result of course of the recent dry conditions. up next looking for a tourism comeback why the city of monterey is specifically trying to woo international visitors. stay with us. stay with us. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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another ridership record yesterday. it registered registered 133,246 writers. that's the most in a single day since march of 2020 the day before march. 16th part saw more than 130,000 riders in a day for the first time since the pandemic as mask rules relax and more people are vaccinated california's tourism economy is hoping for a turnaround after two tough years. there are some positive signs

but as abc 7 news reporter david louis points out there could still be some rough patches ahead. a picture perfect day with lots of visitors reflects. hope that the pandemic downturn is over the tucker family spent five hours on the road to get here from chico right now. we're headed over to the monterey bay aquarium, and that's gonna be awesome if it's as good as i remember from being a kid and then probably spend a few days at the beach. hopefully, it has been a rough two years as covid eliminated half of the 27,000 jobs in moderate county supported by tourism efforts to learn visitors back are in full swing rob o'keefe the president and ceo of the county's convention. visitors bureau just returned from mexico to promote the region. you've got to reach out. you gotta make a connection with them and let them know they're important. they're welcome and they're valuable to us as a destination. we can visit our numbers are increasing a medical conference has helped to boost occupancy at the monterey plaza hotel to 60% there are headwinds building though. not only for shopkeepers and for the hospitality industry in general but also for visitors

who are seeing higher inflation and higher gas gas prices that could impact visitors who drive here. a segment known as the drive market where at a point where international travel is not yet opening back up and we're depending on drive market travel. now the drive market is being impacted. so that's certainly is a concern staffing at his hotel is still down 25% from a pre-pandemic team of 400 rich pepe who owns four on a bakery in carmel says he's at 100 employees. most of us are chefs with our jackets on with our boots on the ground where we're in the kitchen stir in the pots and pans and we're here so that's one of the reasons i think we can survive here in carmel the road ahead may not be perfectly smooth, but there's optimism a comeback is on the horizon in monterey david louie abc 7 news today millions of hindus across the world are celebrating holly also known as the festival of colors. it's a celebration of spring and a victory for good over evil

covid cases are dropping across ndso for the first time in two years revelers are taking to the streets and droves drenching each other in clouds of colored powder. that's nice to see well take a look at this video out of la county the two very curious and seemingly hungry bear cubs opened a car door as the man. i was eating a corned beef sandwich the man pulled the door. shuts, but the bear opened it a second time the cubs eventually left without incident and i guess i'mma left without corned beef they went to the pub down the street. i'm telling you. they're irish saint patrick's day. that's right. all right, let's get to the weather finally getting some rain sandia. that's right, and it's coming in tomorrow. so dan and alma. let's take a look at live doppler 7. the storm is already spreading. clouds our way we're seeing the fog moving in as we take a look at the hour by hour forecast. it's a light level one storm. it arrives bright and early tomorrow morning 7 o'clock. the roads are wet by the afternoon a little bit more intense. so we're talking about some moderate rain at 2 o'clock could

be an isolated thunderstorm with some hail. certainly sierra will be getting some snow and then by tomorrow night it's gone and so in terms of the sierra winter weather advisory pretty much all day tomorrow carry those chains reduce visibility slippery roads snow down to about 8500 feet although higher amounts expected above that highs tomorrow coming way down mid-50s to low 60s. it's going to be cooler wet windy for your saturday, but look at the warmth coming sunday is spring monday. you will notice the warm-up. tuesday is much warmer with records possible low to mid 80s wednesday as well away from the coastline the accuweather 78 forecast light level one storm tomorrow spring begins sunday with the morning. chill and then the warmth is on going into next week. i'm and dan it sure looks like it. all right, sandia. thank you. all right. larry bills here sports tonight larry. i'm dan usf made the ncaa tournament for the first time since 1998 and today their coach left. he is now a golden gator todd golden off to florida his new

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and created thousands of good jobs. but now, out of state corporations are coming to california. their online sports betting initiative would break the promise between us. it's bad for tribes and all californians. join us. protect the promise. with larry beale good evening. well, that was quick fresh off taking the university of san francisco basketball team to the ncaa tournament for the first time in 24 years head coach todd golden is now leaving lord away by the university of florida with a six-year contract at three million dollars a year. i mean, come on. it's no way usf can compete with that at age 36 goldman's one of

the top rising young coaches in the nation. just finished his third year leading the usf program had a record of 24 and 10 this this season don's assistant chris herlusson form. varsity of hawaii assistant will take over the program ncaa tournament actions today. did you know 102 year old sister jean is from san francisco born eureka valley 1990. hoping to see loyola chicago make another run ryan schweiger shot. the brand was within nine late, but ohio state too much ej liddell the gentle jam seven-seat, ohio state advancing. 54-41 nba news the warriors have released the official injury report on steph curry at right there the warriors star with a sprained ligament in his foot caused by marcus smart who dove right into him on wednesday night curry will be reevaluated in two weeks. and that suggests steph may be healthy. hopefully when the playoffs began in about three and a half weeks in the game of quarterback musical chairs, jimmy garoppolo, maybe left without a spot here. the 49ers qb is expected to be traded somewhere.

teams are making deals fast for other players the colts panthers seahawks saints and texans could be in the market, but do they want to gamble on jimmy g when he's coming off a shoulder surgery and won't be able to even throw until this summer. unclear how that's going to shake out. we do know jimmy is not going to cleveland because the browns just acquired deshaun watson. this is a massive deal. the browns will send three first round picks and more to the texans for watson and we're calling he didn't play last season because of 22 lawsuits alleging sexual assault and inappropriate conduct a conduct during massages watson. he could have been facing serious jail time still could face an nfl suspension. we'll have to deal with civil lawsuits but gets a were 230 million dollar contract that is 46 million per year and unlike most nfl deals. this is fully guaranteed baseball is back the a's in their first game of spring training against the angels in arizona sky bolt completing a

laden in comeback a three-run homer in the 8th. he's going to win 10-8. the giants will host the cubs in their spring opener that's in about 10 minutes. the warriors turned their entire oakland headquarters into a hub designed to help community organizations that serve at-risk youth. in partnership with kaiser permanente, it's called generation thrive in the invited us in today. jonathan commingo. was there along with oakland native juan toscano anderson there for the unveiling and the tour? in my biased opinion everybody's gonna say my opinion advise, but i think oakland is the heart of the bay and so just to maintain those roots and maintain that presence still be a part of the community. i think that says a lot about the organization you're using the same facilities as the entire warriors front office. so being able to use that facility here in oakland for such an important impactful use is really really special to us. and we didn't know what the warriors were going to do with that facility when they built the chase center and now we know and it's great that it's going to be open to to kids in the community excellent job by the

warriors there. yeah, that's a fantastic idea good for them. all right. thanks, though. all right. coming up tonight on abc 7 at 8 shark tank followed by 2020 at nine and stay with us for abc 7 news at 11. and remember abc 7 news is newss streaming 24/7 get the abc 7 bay area app and join us whenever you want wherever you are. well, finally tonight a few thoughts about what really matters a few weeks ago a few outside, ukraine or perhaps eastern europe had any idea who vladimir zilinsky is now he's a household name here and around the world and a symbol of courage and character. in the face of a far superior military president zelensky has so inspired his forces that they are making an improbable stand against the invaders. at great personal risk he refuses to leave ukraine choosing instead to stand his ground in defiance of the russians and the risk. that powerful statement in the early days of the war turning

down an offer to be evacuated by the united states. the fight is here. he said i need ammunition not a ride. there are leaders and then there are rulers what's happening between russia and ukraine is an example of both. vladimir putin rules by fear and as we are seeing now in ukraine brute force. they're not remembered well in history. what really matters is that vladimir zielinsky has emerged as a genuine leader in his country's hour of endurance. i always love to hear from you. let me know what you think. follow me on twitter and facebook at dan ashley abc 7. right, that'll do it for this edition of abc 7 news. we thank you so much for joining us tonight. i'm on a dates and i'm dan ashley for sandia patel larryville all of us here. we appreciate your time. hope you have a great evening and that we see you again for abc 7 news. at 11:00 rain is coming. inininininin

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