>> get inside, get inside, run, run. reggie: unbelievable images coming from texas and oklahoma, where at least 20 twisters touched down. where this extreme weather is headed next. >> here at home, warmer weather is moving in, and drew is tracking the temperatures. >> today marks the start of roughly 19 hours of questioning in supreme court hearings of judge ketanji brown jackson. i will have an update, coming up. reggie: relaxed covid rules coming to san francisco. good morning on tuesday, march 22. >> talk about relaxed covid rules. reggie: first time we have set at this desk together here in a while. do you like us still? we have got a couple hours. we will see how it goes. [laughter] >> feels weird. >> it does, but it is so nice.

>> and adjustment, and so is this weather. drew: we're on our way to record warmth. 23 degrees warmer right now in napa than this time yesterday, 20 degrees simi-santa rosa, 25 in livermore. we're on our way to a very warm afternoon. 60's right now in the warmest spots are this is typically where we would max out in the afternoon, at about 65 in the antioch, 66 in livermore. 56 in the city. 61 in the pacific appeared we're going to warm up quickly. east bay hills camera, part of the reason why we're so warm is the breeze in the hills keeping temperatures elevated. nothing but sunshine, a high uv index today so where that sunscreen. foreman sunny, 70's and

we will show you this it is that will likely break some records, coming up. reggie: millions of people in that the gulf coast states are bracing for extreme weather. severe storms on the move after they already hit texas and oklahoma. 20 tornadoes reported overnight. >> oh, get inside, get inside, run, run, run, run. reggie: wow, this video from round rock, texas, where you can see walmart customers ringing -- running into the store for safety. it knocked down trees and tour roofs off of buildings. one child took shelter in the bathtub with her mom. >> it is a lot of wind. i run in and my mom is running towards me, so we turned around and go to the bathroom and sit there. i am panicking. she is panicking. people are calling us. reggie: crews are surveying the damage. louisiana to florida expecting to get hit by tornadoes in the

coming days. >> we have big warm weather coming our way, raising concerns about a drought. let's go to pleasanton for the latest on our climate crisis. amy: we are watching the temperature climb here in this pleasanton shopping center, already in the 60's. the sun has not even come up yet. inland areas are expected to hit the 80's today. so it will be a warm one, with climatologists saying this is likely marking the end of the rainy season, and now water districts are starting to talk about water conservation as we head into a third year of drought. reservoir levels are lower than normal, along with the snowpack. today's weather pattern is when they predict will stick around for a while. >> this is showing what is to come, warm, dry days, and leslie now until, i don't know, halloween. amy: if we do get some more rain

this spring, the prediction is that the storms will be weaker than years past, that the climate change trend is for the west to be drying out and warming up, with today expected to be a very warm one. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. confirmation hearings resumed today for supreme court nominee judge ketanji brown jackson, the first black woman ever considered by the senate judiciary committee to serve on the nation's highest court. reggie: alex presha joins us live from capitol hill with more. good morning. alex: good morning. today kicks off what is estimated to be 19 hours of questioning in the supreme court confirmation hearing. if yesterday was any indication, things could get tense. this morning, day two at the historic confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee judge ketanji brown jackson. following up on mondays roughly four and half hour long session.

judge jackson, with her parents, husband, and daughters had opening statements. hon. will see how much i love our country and the constitution and the rights that make us free. alex: this is the harvard graduates for appearance before the committee, and she has received bipartisan support in the past, but this time is different. >> we are going to look at her ions and statent remained noncommittal. senator lindsey graham expecting criticism, saying this -- >> it will not fly with us. alex: possibly the most severe challenge to judge jackson confirmation, allegations by republican senator josh hawley, saint jackson has a long record of letting child pornography under walk. >> judge jackson lended out an lenient sentence below federal guidelines recommended.

alex: roughly 60% of citizens -- sentences in such cases are lower than with the guidelines call for, and in most the cases he cited, federal prosecutors suggested sentences shorter than what guidelines suggest. abc pressing hawley on confirmations of judges with similar records. >> [inaudible] >> not for this job, i sure haven't. alex: democrats pushing back against the accusations. >> misleading that a few members of the other side have launched. alex, judge jackson will get a chance to respond to some of these accusations as the questioning portion of these confirmation hearings gets underway today. ultimately, it may just be a formality as democrats do not need any republican votes. abc news, washington. reggie: thank you. you can watch the confirmation hearings on our abc 7 bay area

24/livestream7, on our tv streaming app, which you can download now. coverage begins at eight :00 this morning. kumasi: if you are headed to chase center next month, you will need proof of vaccination or a negative covid test. starting next friday, the arena is changing rules to align with the city's department of public health. if you are vaccinated, you will still have to wear a mask unless you are eating or drinking. other covid headlines, the fda will bring a panel of experts together in two weeks to talk about whether we need a second booster. both pfizer and moderna have asked the fda to authorize a fourth shot. covid-19 is surging again and parts of asia and europe. some bay area health experts say it is not a serious concern here because we have such high immunity. the cdc says ba.2, the subvariant, showing up in about 25% of west coast cases. reggie: new insight into the new omicron variant. liz peña talked with two bay

area medical experts about new studies shedding light on it. liz: as the ba.2 subvariant continues to spread, researchers are focused on understanding how to treat it and how it works. >> they looked at how long the virus could remain on a surface and still be recoverable, using both plastic and then scan from cadavers. liz: researchers in japan did this in a lab, which could influence the outcome. they tested multiple strains of the virus, and the omicron. survived the longest. >> with the cadaveric skin experiments, they are all neutralized within 15 seconds. liz: an epidemiologist and infectious disease expert agreed that the greatest risk of infection continues to be

droplets in the air. >> if you're close to someone were larger droplets can get onto your mouth, nose, or eyes, or even distances, particularly inside 30 feet away, you could inhale it. liz: as more scientists look into how ba.2 spreads, data from washington university researchers point to the astrazeneca covid-19 drug as a way to neutralized the ba.2 variant. >> it is a very clever construction of two monoclonal antibodies that, put together, they will bind to the virus to give you protection. liz: the astrazeneca treatment is meant for people who may not respond to the vaccine, that can't generate their own immune response. >> it needs to be repeated every six months. it has some long-lasting staying power. reggie: both studies still need to be certified.

drew: 509 top a.m. -- 5:09 a.m., today is the warmest day we have in the forecast period. a live look from the exploratorium cam, plenty of stars. winds are an issue in our hills, keeping temperatures elevated, wind gusts 20 to 40 miles per hour, and mainly offshore breeze. that is part of the reason why we have the warm up later. here is live doppler 7 anchored off our coastline, sending the storm track will to our north.wt in the springtime, it warms us up pretty quickly. so you are feeling that warm weather already, in the 60's in parts of the north bay and east bay spirits 62 santa rosa, 66 livermore. around the bay shoreline, mild, 40's and 50's. records are possible in a lot of spots today for highs. santa rosa going to 86, 70 in richmond, 83 in a san jose,

would all be records for this day. 73 in the city, so warm in san francisco. 83 in concord. 85 in fairfield. across california, record territory southern california in the 80's, if not 90's, later this afternoon. rain in the forecast for part of the weekend. that is coming up. good morning to francis with traffic. francis: good morning, starting with great news in -- for part, the red line service has been restored today, so you will be able to take the trains, running five crest between richmond and millbrae. some power cables had problems earlier this month. if you want to drive, no delays at the bay bridge toll plaza, looking good into san francisco right now, and the drop on westbound 80 through emeryville, headlights moving towardse tolle more credit, but overall looking good. green on the traffic maps

extension except for the 580 stretch out of tracy. tracy to dublin is 37 minutes. jobina: thank you. bart is restoring service to the red line between richmond and millbrae today, big update. it was closed for the past two weeks after a fire cost power cable issues. instead of a shuttle, part will now run five car train service on red and orange lines while crews continue to work on cables. reggie: newly confirmed planets beyond our solar system. a whole new world. jobina: one man going to the hospital after a confrontation. reggie: a live

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thieves got away with. the oakland fire department is looking into a fire that destroyed three homes and damaged another around 10:00 yesterday morning and set a community on east 12th street. took crews about 25 minutes to put out the fire. thankfully no one was hurt. five people are now without a place to live. reggie: stories of discrimination by some workers, all persons of color that are part of a lawsuit filed against google, each claiming to have faced racial discrimination that push them out of a dream job. april worked at google for six years and says despite having two college degrees and years of experience she was underpaid and never given a promotion. >> i began to question the white dominant policies and practice within google, especially the recruitment board. ie des perrm wrongfullede lawsue

employees to be reinstated to their positions and awarded the value of the compensation and benefits they lost and will lose in the future. we reached out to google for a response to the lawsuit and have not heard back. jobina: hundreds of union steelworkers are on strike at the chevron richmond refinery. they walked out yesterday after voting down chevron's most recent contract offer and what they say was the company's refusal to return to the bargaining table. they are demanding safety improvements and a 17% raise to offset inflation and rising health care costs. >> cost of living in the bay area, as any blue-collar worker knows, as got to the point where you cannot live. workers have to live an hour out, so we are asking for a little bit of relief or accompany just reported $15.6 million, the most earnings since 20 14. jobina: united steelworkers represents one third of the workers at the refinery.

chevron said we believe our contract offer is fair, competitive, and responsive to usw concerns, but the union man's exceeded what the company believes as reasonable. organizations and local leaderss t the older americans nutrition program. it helps programs like meals on wheels. local leaguers -- leaders join together to honor the program. >> these volunteers, we are the only person some of these seniors saw in an entire day. so delivering those healthy meals is critical to the quality of life for many of our residents. no been a pump while the nonprofit like spectrum community services receive federal funding for meals on wheels, it also relies on donations and the work of volunteers and more are needed.

spectrum's 200 plus volunteers each deliver nine to 11 meals a day, five days a week. reggie: a new world, thousands of times over as there are more than 5000 confirmed planets beyond our solar system. the planetary odometer turned yesterday with the addition of 65 exoplanets to the archive. exoplanets are planets that orbit a star other than our sun. a lead researcher says each of these is a new world. we do not know a lot about them, some are small, rocky worlds like earth, and there are also gas giants larger ship the jupiter.jona: scientists. weknow about our own solar systemle alone what is on mars, one of our closest planets. open up up so that is a different solar system from our solar system? drew: do you do you do you humbled? think about how much is out there.

reggie: i feel comforted by it, i don't know why, just so much out there. jobina: they were talking about one the size of earth. just thinking, ok, are there others? drew: is there carbon, water? reggie: i just hope we are not alone. drew: i do not know how we could ever be alone. reggie: send us a sign. a friendly one. jobina: come pick us up, a lot going on here. i am ready. reggie: or come pick us up. drew: that's see a new scene, get some not where you live good good morning. t-shirts and sunglasses for us, sunscreen. it will feel like summer. today is the warmest day we have out there, and here is a live look. talking records. i think san jose, oakland, santa rosa, sf go have a good chance of breaking their records, 70's and 80's. in the city, it will feel warm, hitting 73, but the record is 83

from 1926. livermore will be warm, 80's, but the record of 87 feels safe today. offshore winds, meaning they're coming from the land out to sea, a dry wind. england and north bay more than 20 degrees warmer compared to this time yesterday -- inland and north bay within 20 degrees warmer compared to this time yesterday. we will warm up quickly. mainly in the 50's and 60's as used about the door. east bay hills camera, you can see the winds shaking the camera. record warmth likely today, a gradual cooldown through friday, and our next chance of wet weather coming sunday night into monday early next week. records likely today, 70's and 80's, above or we should be. 83 in concord, 78 oakland, san jose, 86 santa rosa. overnight, fog will come back to the coast and around the bay shoreline. that will cool us off come into

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drew: seven things to know this morning, tracking record warmth today, into the 70's and 80's, lots of sunshine. sunscreen as the uv index is running high. jobina: the big warm up is raising concerns, water restrictions -- water districts are ready to talk about water conservation as we head into the third year of our drought. reservoir levels are lower than normal along with snowpack. reggie: millions of people in the gulf coast states are bracing for extreme weather here at severe storms on the move after hitting texas and oklahoma last night. jobina: confirmation hearings resumed today for judge ketanji brown jackson ritual phase two is questioning from senators starting later this morning.

reggie: opening statements in the trial for sunday but one he expected to resume and san jose. they were postponed last week a juror was possibly exposed to covid. >> and off to a great start this tuesday morning, no major problems on the freeways. looking great across a san mateo bridge, westbound traffic on the right. jobina: barth restoring service to the redline between richmond and millbrae today after being closed for the past two weeks after a fire. reggie: in the gma first look, actress amanda bynes heads to court in hopes of being freed from a nine-your conservatorship. let's get more. reporter: in the gma first look, we will hear from a former costar of amanda bynes ahead of her hearing to terminate conservatorship that she has been living at her for nearly a decade. >> i am going to be out there marching, celebrating, crying, laughing, whatever the spirit is. my hope for her is that she can just feel loved, feel

appreciated, feel accepted. by the public at large. reporter: according to a tentative ruling, she has provided facts that conservatorship is no longer needed. >> amanda on the have 100% control of all the choices she makes, whether she sees a anymore, whether she takes prescribed medication anymore, and she will have full control of her managing and spending her own money. reporter: at 7:00 a.m., more details on how amanda bynes is rebuilding her life. that is your gma first look, abc news, los angeles. reggie: i know a lot of you feel the same, "at the elementary" returns the abc with a new episode -- "abbott's elementary" returns to abc with a new episode tonight. jobina: the show is about a philadelphia public school, which is where she went as a kid, and her mom taught for decades. >> it is more than just my mom was a teacher. i rode to school with her in the morning and stayed with her

after school while she did everything that after school contained. i heard about every student in every decision the school district was making or that a principal was making that would make her job a little bit harder that year. jobina: a new episode airs tonight at 9:00 right here on abc 7 and you can stream it on hulu tomorrow. reggie: some of us have been waiting. jobina: i know. you and kumasi are all caught up. i need to catch up. i think she is right. my mom is a teacher, retired now, and you hear all the stories. reggie: and she made a whole show about it, and it is so good. get into it. have so any episodes to stream you know what, i am jealous you. jobina: i love a good binge. reggie: coming, disney's new cruise ship just launched for its native voyage. jobina: and a new plan to provide shelter to every un-housed person in san francisco. reggie: plus, the walgreens customers that took matters into

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. reggie: now i 5:30,:30,:30,:30, warning from the white house about the war in the ukraine, the extreme tactics it says russia is using peer jobina: a new plan to provide former dish

formal shelter to every unhoused person in san francisco. reggie: possible record-breaking warmth expected today, the heightened drug concerns. jobina: good morning on tuesday, march 22 reggie: we are going to get a check of the weather. drew: it will feel a lot like summer later today. look at the temperature change already this morning. parts of the north bay east bay were 20 to 25 degrees warmer at this time yesterday, and that is thanks to offshore winds. the warm air is already in place. 60's typically where we max out in the afternoon today. this is where we are started, so it is the launching pad to get us into the 70's and 80's later today, with records possible this afternoon. rooftop camera right now, a live look, winds at the surface are pretty calm. pretty breezy in the hills, gusting 20 to 30 miles per hour. offshore winds will warm us up quickly. sunrise at 7:09. you walk out the door and may

not even need that jacket, feels warm already in the 60's, 70's by noon with a high uv index so where the sunscreen. by 4:00 p.m., talking record temperatures, 70's, even 80. a closer look at who could hit those records and how long this warm up sticks around. reggie: while some of you will be turning on the air today as those temperatures climb, and it could be fun for a few of you, it is a real concern for the drought. amy hollyfield is live in pleasanton this morning. amy: look at the temperature here in pleasanton, creeping toward 70, and the sun is not even nap yet. so it will be a warm one. inland areas, where we are, are expected to be in the 80's today, with climatologists saying it is time to start talking about water conservation, as we head into a hot, dry pattern that will likely stick around until possibly halloween. we could still get some rain,

and every bit helps, but it is not helping enough. we have to recover from the driest january and february we have seen since the 1920's. so the little bit of rain you saw last weekend, little storms like that are just not getting it done. >> january, february, march hit, nothing came, then we are facing below normal and snowpack below normal, allocations reduced. >> i think we should be concerned that this is a taste of what is to come, drier winters are you really cannot get drier than what we had in january and february. amy: 93% of california's classified right now as being in severe drought. we are headed into our third year of drought. so this is the big picture. the small picture is today is going to be warm, a nice day for being outside, unless you are working outside or exercising, then keep in mind it will be warmer than we are used to this time of year based on weight --

what we have been through, just not the first hot, hot day. so keep in mind or water, take breaks in the shade. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. jobina: thank you. for the first time, supreme court nominee judge ketanji brown jackson will face questioning from senators today, the start of what is expected to be 19 hours of questioning over two days. judge jackson was nominated to succeed retiring justice stephen breyer. if confirmed, she would be the first black woman to sit on the highest court in the nation. during yesterday's opening statement, senators took time to acknowledge president biden's historic nomination and the defining moment. >> let me just acknowledge the fact that this is not normal. it has never happened before, the senate is poised right now to break another barrier. we are on the precipice of shattering another ceiling. it >> it is about time that we

have a highly accomplished black woman on the supreme court. it is about time the highest court better reflects the country it serves. jobina: the 51-year-old mother of two is considered the most heavily vented supreme court nominee in 30 years. the senate has confirmed her three times before. >> members of this committee, if i am confirmed, i commit to you that i will work productively to support and defend the constitution in this experiment of american democracy that has endured over these past 246 years. jobina: after lawmakers' questioning, witnesses will testify on thursday. democrats hope to confirm her by early april. you can watch the confirmation hearings on our abc 7 bay area 24/7 livestream on our stream and tv app, would you can download now.

coverage starts at 8:00 this morning. developing news on the war in the ukraine, president -- president zelenskyy says the port city of mariupol is being reduced to ashes. reggie: andrew dymburt tells us president biden warns things concern take a turn for the worse. andrew: a new warning from the white house reveals russia is resorting to more extreme tactics in ukraine. the use of cyber -- hypersonic missiles can hit a target more than 1000 miles away and reach speeds 10 times the speed of sound. unlike other missiles, they can change course midflight, making them harder to intercept. president biden signaling it is a sign that vladimir putin is getting more desperate. pres. biden: the more his back is against the wall, the greater the severity detective he may implore. andrew: despite the attacks, russian forces are not making any progress on the brown -- ground, the pentagon says. >> the russians have been frustrated and have failed to

achieve a lot of their objectives on the ground. [blast] andrew: video verified by abc news shows the moment a missile hit a shopping mall in kyiv, telling at least eight people. ukrainians were using the ad banded mall to store weapons and ammunition, according to russia. and civilians protesting russian occupiers. verified video shows russian forces firing stun grenades at protesters. it comes as new estimates show more than 1.5 million children have now fled ukraine. an estimated 6 million children are still trapped inside ukraine. back in russia, moscow has now outlawed facebook and instagram, calling them extremist the state department responded, saying the assault on access to information must stop. andrew dymburt, abc news, new york. reggie: we are constantly updating our abc 7 bay area streaming app with updates on the crisis in ukraine.

available from roku, amazon fire, apple, or andrew -- android tv. jobina: a form of shelter for every unhoused person in san francisco, and new plan unveiled today. a supervisor rule introduces ordinance called a place for all, first introduced in 2020, and the new version expands on the types of shelter that can be provided, including anything from tiny homes, hotels, or safe sleeping areas where people can put up tents. four supervisors support the plan. it needs six votes to pass. reggie: santa clarita supervisors will vote today on buying land for affordable housing projects. a vote in frazier -- faber could provide affordable housing for families, veterans, seniors, people with disabilities. four properties in the south bay. yesterday, they talked about multiple projects in the works. the morgan hill's mayor says it is a chance to repay a debt to citizens trying to earn a living in one of the most expensive regions of the country. >> they have stocked our shelves

and answered the calls to 911, they taught our kids over zoom, and now we have to help them achieve the american dream. the american dream of homeownership. reggie: the county already has approval to spend 950 million dollars on affordable housing thanks to a bond voters passed in 2016. >> i am putting you under a citizens arrest. you are not getting out of here. jobina: confronting a suspected shoplifter, we're hearing from the east bay man about why he got physically involved. reggie: and a first look at the disney wish cruise ships, the features you will find inside. first, check on the weather. drew: 5:38 am, and we're talking about record warmth this afternoon. today is the warmest day in the forecast period this week. east bay hills camera is bouncing around this morning. we have an offshore wind in our hills that is keeping temperatures elevated this morning. it will help to warm us up

pretty quickly later on this afternoon. winds gusting anywhere between 20 and 40 miles per hour right now, 24 at mount tam, 36 in knoxville, 34 in the east foothills of san jose. gusty winds and the higher elevations. temperatures in the north and east bay, already in the 60's. that is typically where we max out this time of year in the afternoon, already a warm start for a lot of us. 40's and 50's are on the bay shoreline. hot later this afternoon at a lot of sunshine. records are possible in a lot of spots. from san jose 83 to 78 oakland, 86 in santa rosa. a warm 83 in the concord, not a record but still very warm. 73 the high in san francisco. the uv index is high. as the sun gets higher as we approach summer, we get more direct rays. so where that sunscreen. burn time is anywhere from 15 to 25 minutes, and most intense sun

rise from 10:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. we will look at some rain for the weekend coming up. first, let's see how we're doing on the roads. francis: good morning, starting off really well. bart has great news, they have restored the red line service between richmond and millbrae, but they are only running five cars instead of 10, so they recommend using the center of the platform. san jose, headlights northbound highway 17. no problems across the santa cruz mountains or through downtown san jose. north bay is also a nice pair at 101 south side, moving towards the richmond san rafael bridge. green on the traffic maps except for the altamont pass west on 580 from tracy to dublin is 52 minutes. green on 680.

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reggie: the ntsb is joining the investigation into the boeing plane crash in china. 132 people were on for the china eastern flight when it went on yesterday. search and rescue teams are working that crash site. they have not found any survivors. jobina: we are hearing from and east bay man who tried to restrain a suspected shoplifter in alameda. reggie: he tells us why he confronted him, a story you will only see on abc 7 news. reporter: witnessing what appears to be shoplifting at walgreens is not exactly uncommon these days in the bay area. but what is -- a man who requested we only use his first name of kevin, taking matters into his own hands. >> this is a time where i could make an impact. i see someone leaving the store without paying. reporter: the incident which

happened on a saturday afternoon quickly escalates. >> [beep] citizens arrest. reporter: the struggle ensues for more than two minutes. >> leave him alone. reporter: kevin can be heard asking bystanders to call police. the suspect starts yelling out to a friend. >> pablo, pablo. >> he kept calling for his friend, and i thought he was fibbing. reporter: but he wasn't. moments later, his sedan pulls up. a man in blue walks into the store. >> he tried to put me in a headlock. then i picked him up by the groin and threw him to the ground. reporter: kevin loses his shoes during the struggle, both suspects run to the getaway car nearby. alameda police tell me if you witness a crime and can record it safely, great, but to get involved could open yourself up to litigation.

plus, if a business does not cooperate with the investigation, is it worth danger to yourself. >> i could be charged with assault. we'll kind of realize in north caro -- northern california, there are soft cities like this. ritter propped stolen merchandise was recovered and walgreens did not seek prosecution. the big question of her kevin -- would you do this over again? >> my mom would kill me and friends would kill me, but yeah, i would do it all over again. reporter: in alameda, dion abc 7 news. reggie: san francisco is in the national spotlight because of crime. an article in the front page of the "wall street journal" is that san francisco has highs property crime rate of the 25 largest it is. the district attorney held a town hall to talk about stopping crime and building public trust. nearly 200 san franciscans, this comes as the recall election is

now less than three months away. >> we increased our charging rate for sexual assault, increased our conviction rate for homicide cases, and we filed more than 2000 new criminal cases. i have not really had a chance to govern properly. not making excuses, just stating the facts. i took office in january of -- and then i was told that we cannot go into our office. reggie: a pro recall crowd showed up. the recall election is set for june 7 or jobina: there was a celebration for historical icon for women in the workforce. people honored rosie, the riveter, who civilized women's strength and resilience during world war ii. >> there is a whole back story to why this is an important story, but i love the fact that rosie is transformed into this multiethnic character, because she should be.

jobina: rosie, the riveter, was a campaign symbol recruiting women to join the industrial labor workforce. reggie: match.com once to help single parents date. they have a new app called stir. match says 20 million single parents are underserved by dating apps. you can highlight what you like to do when you're not with your kids, like going to the gym. drew: what? what? reggie: i do not know if we randomly picked going to the gym. they suggest it. drew: my favorite thing when i am not with my family -- reggie: is going to the gym. what is your hobby? drew: gym. going to get a lot of matches with that one. reggie: well, my name is jim. [laughs] two wonder why -- jobina: wonder why they said that? drew: i don't know, but i think it is pretty cool, having that.

reggie: calling it stir? jobina: stirring up the love, stir up the jam. i don't know, it is not working. reggie: we're going to call this a try-dat. jobina: may be some acronyms, single, trying -- reggie: at real-life relationships. jobina: hey. reggie: tell them to go to the gym. drew: a workout outside today is a great day for a run, just wear sunscreen. a live look from east bay hills, clear skies, bit of a breeze. records likely today from san jose, oakland, santa rosa, sfo. upper 70's to mid 80's. we will likely see records this afternoon. san francisco at 73, warm, but i think the record is safe at 83.

right now, you step outside on this tuesday morning, what is going on? temperatures already in the 60's, feels warm in napa at 64, 66 in livermore. you may not even need the light jacket in some areas this morning, certainly not this afternoon. san jose is one of the areas we will watch closely for record warmth today, a gradual cooldown through friday, and the next chance of rain is sunday night and into monday of next week. today is all about those records. 83 would be a record in san jose, 70 in richmond. 84 and the napa. warm in wine country. 73 in the city. even along the coast, we will likely hit 70 before we see a sea breeze kick in. overnight tonight, we will see those clouds gather along the coast and through the bay shoreline, so not nearly as warm later tonight as we are this morning there then we will track a chance of rain this weekend. saturday is dry.

as we go throughout the afternoon and evening, we will likely track the arrival of some rain, likely on and off their monday morning before the system gets out of here late in the day monday evening. kevin day forecast, we will track those temperatures closely. please wear your sunscreen, uv index is high today. warmth is easing by the end of the week. increasing clouds sent a, rain possible for us chris sunday. reggie: thank you. new essex :00, updated google headquarters upsetting some online peer to first it was facebook's metta changing the launcher policy, now google getting better reviews for its office decision. jobina: and the countdown to the whoever you are. yoha a . and we want to help you own it. with top brands.

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reggie: the oscars now five days away, expected to be one for the record books. jobina: this year will have a lot of firsts. let's find out more. reporter: it is expected to be one for the record books, the 90 fourth academy awards filled with firsts. director kenneth brana becoming the only first and nominated for seven awards in seven different categories throughout his career, this year for his film " l fast," up for best picture and best original screenplay, and continuing to inspire big dreams, actor and academy award winner denzel washington raking his own record once again, earning his 10th nomination, making him the most nominated black actor in history. ask how many black creative's do we have and a director's chair and also acting the same year? we do not get a lot of that. he is really setting the tone and example for that next generation. reporter: film maker steven spielberg still going strong,

the first to be nominated once a decade for the last six decades, this time around for his remake of "west side story," which is now the first movie remake to ever be nominated and the first to be nominated for best picture twice. the animated documentary first film to score nominations across three separate future from categories. documentary animated and international film. >> the story of five a refugee -- of a refugee, and it is really powerful. that is why got nominations in those three categories. reporter: also the talk of the tent, hosts wanda sykes, amy schumer, and regina hall, three women hosting for the first time ever. reena roy, abc news, new york. jobina: now just five days away from the oscars are you can watch the words show only on abc 7, , sunday morning with countdown live. big show starts at 5:00. the most exciting part, kumasi

will be in los angeles for the oscars special coverage friday and throughout the weekend. 55, ane hills.hat. east bay hills camera, offshore breeze will warm us up quickly. look at mount diablo, gusting to 63 miles per hour, 20 to 45 miles per hour for parts of the north bay. these winds are mainly in our hills. not too bad at the surface. but these winds will help warm us up today. already 20 to 25 degrees warmer right now in spots than this time yesterday. 70 in fairfield right now. the sun is not even up, in store for a warm, if not hot, day. in the city, mild and 56. 60 in pacifica. 52 right now in san jose. all about records today, and we will track them closely as we get into the afternoon. a lot of sunshine. uv index is high.

records for santa rosa, centerville, richmond. 70's and 80's. 73 in this record, which is 83. 83 in concord. san mateo and palo alto warm. jobina: knew at 6:00, welcome back to work with an unwelcome surprise, realizing something a bit different stepping back into the office. reggie: relaxed covid rules coming to the chase center in san francisco. plus -- >> today marks the start of roughly 19 hours of questioning in the supreme court hearings of judge ketanji brown jackson. i am alex presha in washington and will have an update coming up. >> i am now hearing from victims all across the country, bank accounts drained in seconds. but the banks cannot refund their money, until -- >> you do not know how excited i got. >> my money is back. quick so happy and want to cry. >> i cannot be any more thankful

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