>> i stand here today in this office which symbolizes the power and purpose of the united states, my mother and father taught me to love freedom. no barrier or ceiling should stop me from serving freedom in my own life. >> albright encouraged the next generation of women following in her footsteps, describing in her memoir how she wanted to be remembered. >> perhaps some will also say that i helped teach a generation of older women to stand tall and young women not to be afraid to interrupt. >> madeline albright was 84.

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this is abc7 news. >> a major announcement from to deal with rising gas prices. governor newsom proposing $400 tax rebate debit cards for each californian who owns a car. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> the average price for a gallon of gas is $5.92. $5.85 in oakland. j.r. stone explains while the prices may have drivers excited about governor newsom's plan, experts give it mixed reviews. >> governor gavin newsom announcing a proposed plan aimed at helping california drivers who are currently paying the highest gas prices in the country. >> $400 for each registered vehicle that an individual owns. up to two vehicles. >> a sort of universal stimulus plan for drivers using money from the state surplus. of san jose state's

transportation institute has while she applauds the spirit of the governor, the proposal falls a bit short by in some cases, giving more money to families with more cars. >> i think you end up helping low income families that drive a little bit, but you will be doing that at the cost of also spending scarce resources helping families who really don't need that. >> it provides free public transit for three months, and gives money to electric car owners. some we talked with say a one-time check is not a long-term solution to rising gas prices. >> those kinds of things are not solvable with a debit card or a rebate. they need to be solved in reconsidering our taxes overall. for me, i'm a person who loves to see the government start to look out for the people, in terms of the pain of the pump, groceries. >> melissa michelson says the proposal is a political win for

the governor. >> it also doesn't hurt him that he's looking to run for reelection next year, and folks might remember "i got a check from the governor, and that really helped out." so it is also pretty political. >> michelson and agarwal both agree a more long-term solution would be to give incentives to drivers who purchase not only electric cars, but more fuel-efficient vehicles. still a long way to go. if newsom's proposal is approved, californians could see payments, but not until july. j.r. stone, abc7news. >> on our website, we have all the latest news on gas prices. find resources and tips on how to save at the pump. >> a man is dead following a shooting on a road in the east bay. it happened in unincorporated contra costa county, near the

border of pleasant hill and lafayette. tim johns has been on top of the story all evening. he's in the newsroom with the latest. >> the unincorporated area was shut down for hours while investigators scoured the scene. it is open, but the sheriff's office received minimal information about what unfolded. around 1:06 p.m., the sheriff's office was dispatched to a report of a shooting. we got a hold of some of the audio from the dispatch call made by the sheriff's office about the incident. i want you to listen to some of the call. >> black bmw sedan. shooter jumped out, passenger out of the vehicle, shot one shot into the victim's vehicle. >> when deputies arrived, they found bystanders providing what they describe as lifesaving measures to a person lying on the ground near a vehicle.

the victim who appeared to be shot was pronounced dead at the scene. the suspect is outstanding and the victim has not been identified. this is an ongoing investigation. anyone with information is asked to contact the sheriff's office. in the newsroom, tim johns. >> to developing news. world leaders gathering in europe to prevent russia's war on ukraine from spilling into a greater catastrophe. president biden arrived in brussels for meetings. his national security advisor said there will be more sanctions on russian political figures and oligarchs. new drone video shows the devastation and very opal. the images come as the u.s. formerly accuses russia of war crimes. >> i what to reiterate our solidarity for the people of ukraine. we are committed to pursuing full accountability for war crimes in ukraine. >> ukrainian forces are fighting to take back territory near

kyiv, and making progress. >> remembrances and attributes coming in from all around the world for madeleine albright. she died of cancer at the age of 84. >> i, madeleine albright -- >> she was the first woman to serve as secretary of state appointed by president clinton. clinton remembered her as an "passionate force for freedom, democracy, and human rights." i had the opportunity to serve as moderator when she appeared before the commonwealth club of san francisco in 2013. we spoke many times over the years. she discussed the world events of the day at her life as a child in nazi occupied czechoslovakia and emigrating to the u.s. the latter would be a subject she would touch on during another commonwealth appearance in 2017. >> i said can you believe i'm a refugee and got my nationalization six to forget --

certificate, can you believe a refugee is secretary of state? >> isn't that fantastic? >> she was a staunch advocate of nato's expansion and intervention in the balkans as secretary of state. she stayed actively involved in world affairs in her post diplomatic career a yeashe was . >> new covid developments. moderna will seek fda emergency use authorization for its vaccine in children under six in the coming weeks. the cdc is carefully monitoring new england and new york city for increases of the ba.2 variant after finding slight upticks of cases in wastewater. ceos from all major airlines are calling a president biden to lift the federal mass credit on transportation. it cites increased vaccination rates and other countries lifting restrictions as reasons. >> with office workers coming back to big tech campus, the demand for corporate catering has returned.

the economy is a key part of building a better bay area. local business owners are finally getting a boost after two years of dried up business. amanda del castillo io has the story. >> getting a head start. >> art campos since pre-pandemic. before covid, he could book 12 event saturday, serving upwards of 5000 people. wednesday's large corporate catering event for 560 plus was a welcome sightg. >> not part -- sight. >> not practicing with a wild, then jumping in with both feet. >> 12 trays of mac & cheese and much more on the menu for a major tech company. he says the loosening of restrictions and return to the office have reenergized business. >> we are booking through october already. a lot of weddings, corporate stuff coming with short notice. april is coming. as soon as the mask is lifted, my phone rang 15 times. >> it is demand randy considers

a nod to normalcy. pre-pandemic catering orders made to feed up to 300 people down to trays for 10 to 30. he's already booking events through august. >> it is overwhelming, but i would rather be overwhelmed with a lot of business coming in, especially catering. >> the last few weeks hosting the 49ers cheerleaders. even teaching tech workers how to make sushi. >> when you get the email, you are nut not sure if it is virtual, but they want to come in. >> they describe corporate catering events with a side of caution. >> we need to be optimistic, we don't know what will happen. >> the pandemic, i sat at the computer waiting for an email. now i have to filter through which ones i will go through first. i don't have high expectations, but i'm hopeful. >> in san jose, amanda del castillo. >> sat and act tests it will no

longer be required to enter a school. it is part of efforts to provide greater access for students from all backgrounds. csu temporarily suspended the use of standardized test scores for the current and previous academic years because of issues caused by the pandemic the university of california dropped the tests last year. >> from the bay area to the white house. how one local families story is leading to reforms in real estate. >> an emotional moment today. what had the judicial candidate tearing up. >> new details about the oscar ceremony. the new stars taft to be presenters. >> tracking fog for the morning commute and rain for the weekend. forecast coming up. >> a look at what is coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live after abc7news at 11:00. >> let's have some fun and go to sleep. how many times has the word

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was part of the discussion. >> from marin city to the white house, they shared their story of a lowball appraisal by half $1 million at the most powerful podium in the world. >> i'm telling my family's story, because i know appraisal bias is holding african-americans back from growing and supporting their families in the way we want to and deserve to. >> vice president harris on hand at the announcement of the property appraisal and equity action plan to address appraisal buys and skirmish. >> we have heard stories of people who have tried everything to avoid an unfair appraisal. stories like that of tanisha and her family. our administration is releasing the pave action plan. this plan outlines a comprehensive set of actions that our administration will take to advance equity in the appraisal process. >> it calls for new guidance to

improve the reconsideration of value process if the hold appraisal is lower than expected, working to diversify the appraisal field, requiring appraisal antibias fear housing and fear lending for appraisers, and working with congress on legislation to modernize governance of appraisers, giving more regular authority to the federal government. they were invited to a roundtable from other families hit with lowball appraisals forcing them to miss out on lower interest rates and lower mortgage payments. we sat down for a one-on-one interview with marcia fudge, who led the effort over the last six months. hearing from so many families, these are stories you knew, but hearing them directly from these families, like the austin family, what is in your heart after hearing their testimony? >> it is all i could do to not break into tears. because you could feel their

anguish, their pain, they are hurt. so i think the system itself is so broken. >> the broken system is one affecting the housing secretary. your home is valued for $25,000 less than two doors down from you. how does it happen to the hud secretary? >> i live in a black neighborhood. my neighborhood is one automatically considered to be not as good as the neighborhood that starts two doors from me. there is a bias and inherent bias the appraisals have generations. it just didn't start. >> secretary fudge admits there is more work to be done as they continue fighting with lawsuits against the appraiser and company involved in the lowball appraisal. they are part of the change created by their story and stories we have covered on abc7news. >> it is unfortunate we are

here, we are happy to be here. there will be change moving forward. >> i'm super proud of you and the work you put into this. without you, this story would not have blown up the way it did. >> the agencies and offices will continue working over the next year to turn many proposals in today's report into action. we are also hearing maxine waters announced forthcoming legislation for those systemic and root causes of the devaluation of properties in predominately black and brown neighborhoods. reporting from the white house, julian glover. >> history in the making. supreme court nominee judge ketanji brown jackson facer second and last day of questioning in her confirmation hearings. if confirmed, she would become the first black female justice on the supreme court. questioning was often contentious, focusing on her judicial record and child pornography cases. >> i did not say verses -- >> that is exactly what you said. >> every person in all of these

charts and documents i sent to jail, because i know how serious this crime is. >> a touching moment when senator gordie booker gave -- cory booker gave emotional remarks praising her. >> you got here how every black woman in america has gotten anywhere has done, by being ginger rogers said, i did everything fred astaire did, but backwards in heels. >> the hearings are set to wrap up tomorrow with outside witnesses weighing in on jackson's nomination. the senate judiciary committee on track to vote for the nomination. >> turning to the weather and some rain coming in. >> how soon? >> sunday night into monday. if you buy this other computer model, even earlier. around the time the oscars are getting underway.

perfect time to watch it right here on abc7. let's talk about where we stand, in terms of the rainfall. 100% of average. everybody else behind. 99 oakland. 60 in san jose. 78 in santa rosa. statewide 50% average. also just melting away. we do have good news. rain and snow coming. today, much cooler weather around the coast and bay. you felt it as the sea breeze and fog returned. only 63 in oakland. a lot of records yesterday. today, one record. 84 in gilroy. still warm in livermore. 73 in santa rosa. 24 hours ago, down 10 degrees. five degrees cooler in oakland. 10 jose, seven degrees cooler. temperatures in the 40's and 50's. the fog we had earlier broke up

with the breeze coming through. not much other than a few patches. that will be changing in the morning. we are looking out towards the bay bridge. warning fog and low clouds. patchy drizzle possible. cool along t cpeating the pattea couple of days. storm arriving late sunday int'. tomorrow morning around the coast and the bay shoreline, a lot of fog around. that means a slower commute for parts of the bay and the coast. give yourself extra time, filtering the sunshine through the afternoon. temperatures looking like this in the morning. in the 30's to the 50's. some fog around. we might need a layer in the morning hours. breezy conditions at the coast. all the way to 78 degrees towards antioch and fairfield. everyone else in between that range. we have a cutoff low.

cut off from the main jetstream. a light level one system. working its way towards the coastline. it will meander for a little bit. sunday night and monday, the rain. then the system moves down south. keeping the wet weather going for the bay area going into monday evening. in terms of rainfall, this model showing anywhere between .10 inches. another model showing far more rain than that. about one third, three quarters of an inch. the sierra expecting snow. 10 inches kirkwood. four inches at blue canyon. fog and high clouds. very little change friday. cooling off over the weekend on oscar sunday. the storm arrives. level one. wet and windy. dry and milder. i'm in love again with this! my secret is the new secret dry spray. it smells so good! and it's secret, so it works all day.

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>> the red carpet for oscar sunday. nearly every a list celebrity was on the academy awards. names added to the list. jake jewell and hall, jason momoa, and josh brolin. venus and serena williams are in the final match of celebrities who will be part of the award ceremony. so many famous names, we don't have time to mention them all. you have to watch the oscars. >> when you do, you will see abc7 news anchor kumasi aaron. she will have special coverage friday and through the weekend. you can watch the 94th annual awards show sunday night at 5:00 on abc7. >> one night after a crushing loss, the warriors turned in a surprising performance. >> abc7 sports director larry beil is here with sports.

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abc7 sports sponsored by river rock casino. >> after losing to orlando last night, the warriors rested their best players against miami. not the dubs blowing out the heat. at least for a while. klay thompson, draymond green, all resting on the back end of a back to back. 19-01 starting the fourth quarter. jordan poole open. beating the shot clock with the running three. not a fluke and not a replay. 30 points, nine assists. heat got heated on the bench. they had to be separated. the heat were covering, 19-6 run of their own. kyra lowery on fire.

the miami pool party could not be contained. putting the warriors up by 10. andrew wiggins has been rough lately. dagger three. had 22. the warriors stunning that use leading heat, 118-104. at is th secret? >> if i knew, i would sell it to the other coaches. sometimes the nba doesn't make any sense. >> there a really good team. if we can get any advantage, we will take it. >> college hoops, ncaa tournament to the bay area. then working out at chase center getting ready for the sweet sixteen game with arkansas. the hog's lead by erik musselman, who knows everyone is expecting his team to lose. >> when we do a film session, stuff is spliced in on what people have said, 1000%. i don't mind conveying it.

wiener sand the respect factor for us in this game is nonexistent. >> duke will play texas tech and the other match about chase. the blue devils met steph curry. he was in the arena rehabbing his foot injury. did not have a walking boot on. that is good news for golden state. a's might try to get more players, but bringing back before returning. probably as backup catcher. sean murphy will probably start behind the plate. scoreless in the first. starting the game off with marcus stroman. 2-2 in the fifth. elvis andrus down. hits a triple. the cubs would end up winning the game. sports on abc7

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