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than three months the san francisco district attorney defended his policies in front of a crowd of nearly 200 people. i'll tell you what he said tonight as a covid-19 variant ba2 continues to spread there are two studies shedding light into how it is variant could be treated and how long it can live on surfaces warm temperatures forecast for tuesday tonight word from water officials and weather experts. i conditions and drought spring is here and i'm tracking record warmth abc 7 news starts right now. building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. san francisco in the national spotlight tonight due to crime an article on the front page of the wall street journal says of

the 25 largest us cities san francisco has the highest property crime rate good evening. i'm amidates and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us that article just happened to be released the same day as the cities of battle district attorney's latest effort to keep his job abc 7 news reporter jr. stone was at tonight's chase a boudin town hall where he talked about stopping crime and building public trust. san francisco district attorney chasa boudin addressing a town hall meeting of nearly 200 san francisco's and going on the offensive as his recall election is now less than three months away over the two years in a bit. i've been in office. we've increased our charging rate for sexual assault. we've increased our conviction rate for homicide cases. and we filed more than 10,000 new criminal cases. well, this crowd was inside to ask boudin questions a pro recall crowd of two dozen people were outside making it known they aren't happy with the

district attorney. in fact, we even saw drama between someone appearing to be a boudin supporter and someone in favor of the recall two people day not dying here with this because this person this va's post is a failed and that's what we have these people. i don't causes a failed he hasn't had a chance to do that and the police have been sabotaging. i also know that i haven't really had a chance to govern properly. i'm not making excuses. i'm just stating facts here, but i took office in january 2020. less than two months later. i was told by the department of public health that i and my staff couldn't go into our office. i was literally still trying to decorate but in the last two years san francisco have seen vehicle theft property crimes continue to plague the city and thefts continue to hurt businesses boudin though. i'm really late for another event happy to talk about it really late for another man refusing to answer our questions about that as he left monday's town hall one where homelessness was a main focus along with

diversion programs versus incarceration in certain cases boudin making reference to well used program in eugene, oregon or social workers respond to calls instead of police. i think if we're serious about reducing police violence about increasing police clearance rate about building public safety, then we've got to invest in programs like that one jr. stone abc 7 news several people today robbed a camera store in san francisco's chinatown neighborhood police. say the robbers walked in the grand avenue business and started smashing the glass display cases two employees and a neighbor tried to stop the heist, but were attacked by the thieves one man was struck with something and taken to the hospital. it's unclear. just how much the thieves got away with. only on abc 7 news a frustrated alameda resident body slammed a suspected shoplifter placing him under citizens arrested a walgreens happen saturday afternoon in alameda. the man who wants to be identified as kevin was fed up

watching the suspected shoplifter fill a bag with store items when the suspect took off. he took matters into his own hands throwing him to the ground. hey bedroom here. moments later a sedan pulled up and a man attacked kevin both suspects ran toward a getaway car. no alameda police advised residents not to intervene when witnessing a crime. authority according to authorities walgreens is not seeking prosecution. kevin says he'd do it again if given the opportunity. let's move now to the latest on covid-19 the fda will gather a panel of experts in two weeks to discuss whether we need a second booster both fiser and moderna have already asked the fda to authorize a fourth shot covid-19 is surging once again in parts of asia and europe, but some bay area health experts say it's not a serious concern here because we have so much immunity.

the cdc says omicron sub-variant ba2 is now showing up in about 25% of west coast cases. and in the meantime, we are getting you insight into that new omicron variant abc 7 news reporter loose pena spoke with two bay area medical experts about new studies that are shedding light on how this variant could be treated and how it could be spread loses in the newsroom tonight with that loose done. well in the uk covid cases have more than double with the omicron some variant. studies shows that omicron can actually survive more than 16 hours on skin surfaces. as the ba2 sub-variant of omicron continues to spread researchers are focused on understanding how to treat it and how it works. they looked at how long they could how long a virus could remain on a surface and still be recoverable. they use both plastic and then skin from cadavers this study by researchers in japan was held in

a lab which could influence its outcome. they tested multiple strains of the virus and the macron variant survived the longest at least with the cat of eric skin. experiments they are all neutralized within 15 seconds without ethyl alcohol ucss epidemiologist, dr. george rutherford and used to berkeley infectious disease expert dr. john swartzberg agree that the greatest risk of infection continues to be by droplets in the air either close to somebody we're larger droplets can get onto our mouth or nose her eyes or even distances particularly inside 30 feet away if the virus gets in the air and floats, there we in. as more scientists look into how ba2 spreads data by washington university researchers point to astrosanic as antibody-based covid-19 drug as a way to neutralize omicron's ba2 variant. it's really a very clever construction of two monoclonal

antibodies that put together. they will bind to the virus. so give you protection esther sanic as evil shield treatment is meant for people who may not respond to the vaccine and can't generate their own immune response. you need to get it repeated every six months. so it has some real long-lasting staying power. now both studies still need to be certified now as through the astroseneca drug, dr. rutherford and dr. swartzberg agree that he will be a game changer for the immunocompromised population and the vaccines and boosters continue to decrease the possibility of getting hospitalized if infected with omicron's ba2 sub-variant in the newsroom loose peña abc 7 news. all right loose thank you mild temperatures tonight as we look live outside. we can expect a big warm-up coming tomorrow. abc 7 news meteorologist mike. nico is in tonight and mike you were saying we could see some record highs for this time of year. yes. we can i'm a several cities as

far as that goes and some of them could be the warmest temperatures we've had so far this year. good evening everybody. let's take a look back at today. and this was the beginning the first full day of astronomical spring and you can see our average highs are around 62 to 66 and our temperatures around 64 to about 81 degrees except for the coast. we're half moon bay was 59 tomorrow even former check this out. we are going to have temperatures reaching 83 in san jose santa rosa 86 oakland 78 and sfo 76 and those are all record high temperatures and the warmest temperatures so far this year. we've only had one city make it into the 80s and that was san jose back on february 12th expect more of those tomorrow, and there's another chance wednesday. we'll wrap that up and a chance of rain in seven day forecast, dan. okay, mike. thanks very much. so you just a few minutes developing. use now russian russia launched one of its most powerful attacks yet in kiev leaving his shopping mall in ruin ukrainian authorities say eight people

were killed by that blast ukraine rejected russian demands that the city of mary pole surrender or face annulation and halation and ukrainian president of vladimir zelensky tells cnn that he has opened in negotiations with russian president vladimir putin abc news reporter morgan norwood has more on the war now in its 27th day. the russian assault on ukraine viciously intensifying today russia launching its largest and deadliest strike against the capital city of keith video verified by abc news shows the moment a missile hit a shopping mall on the city's edge killing at least eight people. he now ordering another 35 hour curfew amid fears that russian kill teams may be in the city. despite the aerial attacks a senior us defense officials has russian forces are not making any progress on the ground. looking french concerns that russia may use more devastating weapons and tactics. in person a show of defiance unarmed civilians protesting the

russian occupiers in the city verified video circulating online shows the moment russian forces fired stun grenades on the peaceful protesters at least one person reportedly hurt ukrainian president velodimir zielinsky addressing his people urging the public to stand up for their country saying quote. we will make them remember they are not welcome here at home president joe biden speaking with his european counterparts expressing serious concerns about russia's attacks on civilians the call coming to states before his high stakes trip to belgium to attend an emergency nato summit, but he won't be going to ukraine during that trip the president also warning again about potential russian cyber attack as i said the magnitude of russia's cyber capacity is fairly consequential. coming urging private businesses to take measures to protect themselves morgan norwood abc news, los angeles we are constantly updating our abc 7 bay area streaming app with a very latest updates on the

crisis in ukraine. the app is available for roku amazon fire apple or android tv. simply search abc7 bay area women of color are suing google the racist treatment. the group says they face while working at the tech giant. it is extremely humbling to be considered for justice. breyer's seat history in the making the pledge and promise today from the first black woman us supreme court nominee. our warmer weather is raising drought concerns what climate scientists say, it means for our rainy season all that's ahead but first here's a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live right after abc 7 news at 11 jimmy. thanks, dan. spring has sprung and so have weak not. do

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when confirmation hearings began for a judge. catanji brown jackson if confirmed by the senate judiciary committee, she would be the first african-american woman to serve on the supreme court. pending a confirmation by the senate. will bring us one step closer to having a supreme court that is more reflective of our nation. the whole truth and nothing in today's hearing brown jackson was sworn in offering her a chance to introduce herself to the nation her family. took in the emotional and historic moment. but i hope that you've seen that with hard work determination and love it can be done. she will be in the hot seat starting tuesday 19 hours full of questions over the next two

days. in the south bay a group of former google employees say they're suing the tech giant for racial discrimination. all of the ex-workers are people of color who claim to have faced racial discrimination that pushed them out of a dream job april christina curly worked at google for six years. she says despite having two college degrees and years of experience. she was underpaid and never in a promotion i began to question the white dominant policies in practice within google and especially in the recruitment org policies that have ultimately led to the underleveling and underpaying of black talent at google. despite her performance curly says she was wrongfully terminated in part. the lawsuit is looking for the employees to be reinstated to their positions and awarded the valuef the lost compensation and benefits. we have reached out to google for a response to this lawsuit so far. we have not heard back. 500 union workers are off the job at the chevron refinery in richmond. they've launched us they've

launched a strike this morning demanding a 17% pay raise to offset inflation and rising healthcare costs. the workers are also asking for solutions to fatigue and safety issues chevron has offered a 12% pay bump the company issued a statement saying in part quote, we believe our contract offer is fair competitive and responsive. however, the union demands exceeded with the company believes to be reasonable part of the abc 7 news commitment to building a better bay area focuses on climate and the environment our big warm-up tomorrow only heightens concerns about the drought abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo learns about those concerns as the state struggles to conserve. warm weather and sunny skies are expected tuesday a typical springtime event according to meteorology and climate science expert allison bridger the san jose state professor says wiley anticipated heat may fee unoras temratures far from extr,

you know pressaging what's to come warm. dry days endlessly now until i don't know know halloween she says the heat mark ending of the rain year as parts of the bay area are expected to approach record high temperatures a real issue heading into a third year of drought. i know we just had a little bit of rain on saturday, but that's that's not i would even call it a drop in the bucket. it's just been nothing matt keller with valley water is amplifying the agency's push for water conservation since last june the water district has seen an eight percent reduction in water use short of its 15% goal the dry warm weather causing. added concern after experiencing the driest january and february on record dating back to the 1920s january february march hit nothing came and then we're facing with our reservoir levels being below normal our snowpack being below normal our allocations getting reduced

experts anticipate fewer storms weaker storms as we inch further into spring bridger says the climate change. up and doing so says the concern isn't tuesday's warm temperatures, but what recent conditions could mean for winters to come try or winters with the occasional? dry winter you really can't get drier than what we had in january and february in san jose. i'm amanda delta still yo abc 7 news. and it looks like we have run pretty much out of real estate for any real rain this season. yeah seeming like it. it seems like we're getting quite warm out there too mike. it is easier to warm the ground when it's dry then when it is normally saturated this time of the year. so the faster it turns brown the more heated absorbs the more heat it re-radiates and that's the issue. we're having i want to talk about water usage really quick just to show you our number one usage in the sea irrigation. it's our irrigation systems now, some of us have had to turn them

on just because our trees and our bush. are getting stressed already and then you can see using the bathroom in the laundry and the faucet leaks and all that are significantly less. i thought i'd throw that out there to let you know. all right, let's talk about some of our reservoirs and you can see the total capacity which should be climbing rather rapidly right now due to rain and snow melt. well, most of it's stagnant now when you compare it to the average levels for this time of the year, and we're actually dropping instead so both of those indicators show just how dry it's been so far this year. all right, let's talk about the gorgeous evening from emeryville milderlo's tonight breezes in the hills. so they won't necessarily make it down to where most of us are except for at the coast sonny and record warmth tomorrow afternoon into a lesser extent wednesday afternoon and a chance of showers sunday evening through monday. look at these temperatures compared to this time last night 25 degrees warmer and fairfield. 11 in nevada. in fact double digits across most of the north bay to lessen that elsewhere, but that's that

higher bar. we're setting for temperatures tonight that will springboard is even warmer temperatures. tomorrow normal lows are in the 40s. we're in the 50s right now and still some 60s hanging around and that's where we're going to stay in the 50s for the better part of tonight. now the winds have calmed down for the most part in most of our neighborhoods. they're a little fast and fairfield in santa rosa, but that is some of the upper level winds working their way down and it will be up in the higher elevations where have 2 mile per hour winds during the overnight hours and this high pressure that's going to be moving in and calming us and eventually bringing us an offshore breeze and it's going to bring us a low risk of heat illness. we're just not used to the warm temperatures this time of the year. so we do have some 40s tonight up in the north bay valleys the san ramon valley redwood city morgan hill everybody else in the low to mid 50s. in fact here. well, this is the way it looks for tomorrow and you can see we're in the mid 50s at seven o'clock and then already into the 70s by noon even some 80s by four. let's take a look at your microclimates and astros means record highs 81 to 84 in the

south bay 76 to 81 on the peninsula temperatures climbing to the low 70s and then fall this out and during the afternoon hours at the coast and also in san francisco up in the north bay. we'll have a low to mid 80s and for the east bay, we'll have 75 to about 81 and as we move inland we'll have temperatures around 82 to 83 degrees notice the seabree starts moving in wednesday, and that's why we're going to cool down except for inlet and then it reaches inland neighborhoods thursday. in saturday with our coolest weather sunday and with that better chance of rain monday abc news 11 wil

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