>> now, from abc 7, live breaking news. >> in the east bay, one person is dead on the street on the lafayette-pleasantville -- pleasanton border. >> the street is closed in both directions between withers avenue and grayson road. >> tim johns is on the scene and joins us live. tim? tim: i'm at the intersection of taylor boulevard and withers avenue, the border between lafayette and pleasant hill. i've got to step out of to show you what we are seeing from this vantage point. there are a lot of police cars as well as a white tent.

near the white tent, obstructed by one of those cars, there is a body lying underneath a tarp. officials are not releasing a lot of details at this time, but they hope to have more information over the next couple of hours. one piece of informations om contra konta -- contra costa county fire department, who confirmed they were out for an ems response for a gunshot victim, before ultimately turning things over to the coroner's office. we don't have information on a possible suspect. information is pretty sparse. this is normally a busy intersection. heavy car flow, not a lot of pedestrian traffic. this forested area beside me. the road is closed at this time. we are awaiting more information at this hour. as soon as it becomes available, we will relay it back to you. for now, tim johns, abc7news. >> good evening.

in oakland, the latest burglary victim is in the weekly newspaper, the open post. luz pena spoke with -- the oakland post. luz pena is in the newsroom with this story. luz: the oakland post publisher believes the suspects were familiar with the building. they knew where to go and still cameras and money -- stole cameras and money. for 58 years, the oakland post has been covering the news in oakland. today, they became the news. >> they broke in and ransacked. luz: this was the scene the employees walked into this morning. shattered glass covered the floors of the largest african-american weekly newspaper in northern california. approximately $10,000 worth of property stolen. >> some personal items, a coin collection, rare collections of

what's called blacks on the money. luz: a suspect broke in suspect broken. do you think this is retaliation for any stories your team has been working on? >> i hope not. i don't know what to think. luz: a journalist was killed on his way to work in retaliation for his local investigative journalism. two weeks ago, the newspaper commemorated bailey after oakland named a street after him. >> i hope there's not a connection, but one never knows. luz: on the first floor of the building, a nonprofit was also robbed. >> the checks were in the drawer down there. and if you can see, everything is completely open. knowing that we do nothing but try to help, try to give, be there for the community, it's

very distressing and disheartening. luz: still shaken, sandra showed us her ransacked office. she said checks were stolen. she checked their bank account and over $3000 was gone. >> i'm very distressed right now because i'm not feeling safe. luz: the oakland said they are working closely with the police and are planning to turn this into a crime to report more about ways to help the community find jobs. in the newsroom, luz pena, abc7news. vp harris: will now require those who conduct appraisals for federal programs must take part in antivirus, fair housing -- ant i-bias, fair housing, and fair lending training. >> today, vice president harris

unveiled a 21-point property appraisal and valuation equity action plan. it is change sparked by a discriminatory appearance -- experience here in the bay area. the family, from marin city. "from marin city to the white house, so proud." tonight, julian is at the white house and joins us live to explain the newly unveiled plan. >> hi there. good evening from the white house. i'm incredibly proud of them and the change created by their bravery. today, the marin city couple took their story to the world in a roundtable discussion with cabinet level secretaries and vice president harris, who announced that 21-point property appraisal and valuation equity plan, t.

vp harris: appraisals are meant to be fair and objective estimates of the market value of the property. there's a lot that rides on that estimate, but far too often, for far too many people, they are not fair and objective. >> i want to walk you through some of what's inside of the plan. the task force will issue guidance to improve the reconsideration of value process if the initial home appraisal is lower than expected. they will work to diversify the appraisal field and recruit more women and people of color, require anti-bias and fair lending training, and work with congress to modernize government, giving more regulatory authority to the federal government. i spoke to the housing secretary about the plan and her own experience of her home valued by 25,000 last. when you hear the phrase

"lowballed," what comes to mind? >> shock. i understand what it means. i'm going to offer you less than what you are worth and i expect you to take it. those days are done. >> the secretary toldhe secretad interview that the appraisal interview that the appraisal subcommittee and the appraisal foundation, the regulatory bodies that oversee the field, understand there is a very serious problem and they are now willing to help. ama: you have been reporting on this issue for more than a year now. appraisers are a big part of this. what are you hearing from appraisers? >> yeah, we heard from appraisers today by way of the appraisal institute, which is the largest trade group for property appraisers. in a statement, they thanked the administration for outlining the action items in the plan and they tell me they stand ready to work with the administration to create guidelines for the

reconsideration of value process to allow homeowners to get a second appraisal, if they believe the first is too low. i'm julian glover, abc 7 news. ama: great work. julian is our race and social justice reporter. you can get in touch with him and follow the story's progress. he is on twitter and facebook and instagram. dan: condolences are coming in from around the world for madeleine albright, the first woman to serve as u.s. secretary of state, who died this morning after a battle with cancer, surrounded by her family and friends. she was a key member of president clinton's administration, first serving as u.s. ambassador to the u.n. she made history when she became the nation's top diplomat, a post she held from 1997 to 2001. albright was a staunch advocate of nato expansion and intervention in the balkans as secretary of state. madeleine albright was 84 years

old. ama: a counter attack in ukraine, with the forces taking back territory surrounding kyiv. they appear to have made some headway. the situation is different in mariupol, where satellite images show more destruction. the government declared russia's military has committed war crimes in ukraine. president biden arrived in brussels for a summit tomorrow. he is expected to unveil new sanctions on russian lawmakers. dan: in the bay area, the jewish community is showing massive support for ukraine. it's not solely in the form of funds raised, but also boots on the ground. >> there are thousands of people that are getting off buses and trains -- >> joy was in poland just days ago. she is the interim ceo. >> we literally welcome people as they cross into poland from ukraine. >> there, alongside the board

chair. >> it's just this enormous sorrow. meeting so many of the refugees, young children who just a few weeks ago were going to school, playing with their friends. >> the duo, doing what they could to offer their support. >> showing up and being present for people when they need it most. to meet them at the border with compassion, with love. >> the mission marked a return to a country she knows well, having deep ties. >> not really different than many people in our own bay area jewish community, who have their roots in ukraine and other parts of the former soviet union. >> she says that helping drive the bay area's support. >> the jewish people share history in this part of the world. it's one of the reasons why we feel so motivated to help not only the jewish community, but the broader ukrainian population. >> the money raised is helping

thousands of refugees with food, housing, medicine, and more, including helping those most vulnerable. >> there are about 200,000 jews that are living in ukraine right now. 40,000 of them are considered especially vulnerable. they are elderly or poor families that may not have the chance to leave. >> working with its longtime partners in ukraine to reach those hardest to reach. >> some of the funding that we have sent over is helping to evacuate people and bring them aid and comfort in the country. >> and having witnessed the crisis firsthand, they say the work is far from over. >> there will be years and years of work of dealing with all the peoples whose lives have been disturbed. the scope of the doll is -- of it all is disturbing. ama: the

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ama: these gas prices just are not going down. they are going up from a week ago. aaa says the average price in san francisco is $5.92. $5.83 in san jose. those high prices are really starting to take a toll on people's wallets. dan: the governor now wants to put money back into your wallet by proposing a relief bill. it also includes funding to get us out of our cars. liz kreutz is here to break it all down for us. it's gotten so pricey. liz: $11 billion is how much the governor is proposing the state spend on alleviating the cost of record high gas prices. here's a look at where the money would go under his plan. $9 billion would go direct to repayments -- go indirect repayments to car owners, in the

form of a $400 debit card per car, for up to two vehicles per person. the governor says there is also money to encourage us to get out of vehicles. gov. newsom: we are building on this by also providing the opportunity for transit agencies to provide three months of free public transit and also accelerating efforts to increase investments in pedestrian and bicycle safety. liz: additionally, this proposal fast tracks a $1.75 billion portion of the zero emission vehicle package, including investments in more zero emission passenger vehicles and building more charging stations across the state. state lawmakers have to approve this, and if that happens, those $400 payments could start as soon july. dan: thank you. ama: after the break, emotional

testimony as a key witness returns to the stand in the federal fraud case

dan: day two in the federal trial of sonny balwani -- sunny balwani, former boyfriend of ceo and founder of elizabeth holmes. zach fuentes was in the courtroom when a key witness returns to the stand. >> testimony continued after a pause was taken yesterday. she testified in holmes' tri last year. holmes planned to testify that balwani subjected her to physical and mental abuse. at one point today, the witness broke down in tears on the stand, talking about who she addressed her concerns about theranos to. much of the questioning from the

prosecutor was the same as in holmes' trial. the difference was in the cross-examination by balwani's attorney. he commented on why we are seeing much of the same from the prosecution and why the defense has to work harder following holmes's trial. >> for the government, they've had their case. they take it out of storage and they can put it on with some fine tuning, and they are ready to go. for mr. balwani, he is starting from scratch, plus he has to deal with the prior jury that found theranos to be fraudulent and what miss holmes said about him on the stand. >> balwani's attorneys are determined to prove that he did not intend to commit fraud or conspiracy. they say he was an entrepreneur, not a scientist, and relied on homes's -- holmes's science for information. cheung was offered $19 an

she signed an agreement to not share inside secrets or info, including with journalists. she admitted to being unhappy with the specific lab she was placed and when hired, wanting to work into an -- in another area of the company. court starts back up wednesday. in san jose, zach fuentes, abc 7 news. ama: as the drought continues, there's a lot of help for people looking to conserve. today, a technician conducted a weather-wise evaluation at this home, pointing out small ways that the homeowner could cut back on water use that may have been overlooked, like reducing the amount of time your sprinkler system runs. it's a free service utility is encouraging customers to use. >> if you still have old toilets, put efficient ones in. if you have leaks from your garden, tighten those up. if you rent and don't own your

appliances, even just being conscientious about how long you take a shower or making sure you wash full loads of clothes. ama: they will add a 5% drought surcharge starting april 1, but the surcharge will be removed once the water shortage emergency is lifted. dan: we don't know when that will be. no rain. let's check on the weather now. ama: sandhya patel has the latest. sandhya: rain is coming later on this weekend and into monday, but it's not going to be enough to erase our drought that has been multiple years in the making. let's take a look at what's good, which is, for those of you who did not like the record-setting heat yesterday, look what's back. the fog, rolling in over san francisco. double-digit drops from mountain view. 18 degrees cooler. san francisco, 15 degrees cooler. 14 degrees drop in napa. unsure winds -- onshore winds,

helping to drive the temperatures down. we have good air quality the next three days for you to get out and enjoy. on live doppler 7, you will notice there is fog. here's a live view. you see the fog as we had toward the coast -- head toward the coast. it will expand as we go into the overnight hours. your temperatures right now, it's chilly outside in san francisco. oakland 59. . upper 60's san jose, santa clara. our warmest inland spots still made it into the low 80's. golden gate bridge camera, a nice breeze. petaluma, 70's. upper 70's concord and livermore. along the embarcadero, we have breezy conditions. marine layer expands to cool the coast. mild inland tomorrow. unsettled weather is expected late sunday into monday. we take a look at the winds. tomorrow afternoon, onshore winds continuing, 20 to 25 miles

an hour. that will help push the marine layer along, so it will move over parts of the bay toward tomorrow morning's commute. we might see a little drizzle between 5:00 and 8:00 a.m. higher clouds will be filtering the sunshine throughout the day, on top of the fog layer. temperatures in the 40's for most of you. could see a few low 50's. watch out for the fog. for the afternoon, nice day. inland highs will be in the 70's. along the coast, upper 50's to low 60's. . as you check out what's ahead, be on tomorrow, it's sunday's system that we are watching. it's going to cut off from the main jetstream. it will bring us rain late sunday night. sierra getting a mix of rain and sleet no, continuing into monday -- of rain and snow, continuing into monday. the model that seems to be more reliable, about 0.1 to 0.2

inches. there's another model that is far wetter. cool at the coast tomorrow. mild inland for a few days. the storm arrives oscars sunday night. perfect timing to watch the oscars right here on abc 7. a level 1 storm continuing for monday. time to bring those umbrellas back, but you have a few days to find them. ama: thank you. dan: dungeness crab season was delayed this year. now it may end early. state wildlife officials say two humpback whales got entangled in crab fgear. the department of fish and wildlife may end the season april 8. a decision is expected by friday. we will let you know. in the past, dungeness crab fishing season typically ran from mid-november through june. ama: celebrating national puppy day. we will sh

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it. san francisco's iconic transamerica pyramid center is about to get a makeover. the architect will redesign the building's interior and will renovate the building next door. new restaurants and shops will go up on the ground floor. the entire project is expected to take a year to complete. dan: finally tonight, we are celebrating national puppy day. ama: that means the nonprofit canine companions -- has set up this live puppy cam. they are up, moving. you can check them out live until 10:00 tonight. if you just want to see a little furry fun. one is still passed out. dan: come on, it's live tv. this is your chance. bay area shelters are also full of puppies available for adoption. we will connect those with forever homes. for information on how to adopt,

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tonight, on a special edition of "world news tonight" near the ukraine/poland border, president biden has now landed here in europe. the emergency nato summit. and tonight, the u.s. now formally accusing russia of committing war crimes in ukraine. president biden touching down in brussels just a short time ago. harrowing new images posted online of the devastation in mariupol. bombed-out apartment buildings. 100,000 people with little access to food and water. and major news coming in from outside the capital of kyiv. the pentagon now says ukrainian forces are pushing russian troops back from the capital. and tonight, president biden warning the possibility of vladimir putin using chemical weapons in ukraine is a, quote, real threat. james longman in ukraine.

cecilia vega traveling with the president.