at the pump, governor newsom reveals a plan to offset the record high gas prices. kumasi: an emotional moment at the scotus confirmation hearing. what had the candidate tearing up. reggie: hollywood rolls out the red carpet for kumasi. kumasi: i will be there soon. they are really rating -- waiting right now. reggie: we will start the check of our forecast with drew. >> a cooler day for all of us. yesterday felt it toward the coast. today, the weather moves in. we are cooler across the entire region right now. 4, 5, six degrees from the east bay to the north bay. this is setting the stage for the cooler afternoon later on on your thursday. we are waking up in the 40's. we take the have your jacket with you this morning. or the one in santa rosa. 49 in san jose. same in the city, 46.

here is a live look. there is a little bit of fog on our coastline right now. it is not too dense at the moment. a couple of cloudy skies throughout the day. sunrise at 7:06 this morn this slowly climbing through the 50's. a blend of clouds and sun through the afterno. cloudy skir afternoon today. inland, we are out of the 80's today. we go back into the 70's. we are tracking rain for part of the weekend. we will have the latest timeline coming up in eight minutes. kumasi: this morning, gas prices are still high and we are learning about governor newsom's plan to get california drivers some relief. aaa says the average the average gallon of gas in san francisco is $5.93. it is $5.85 in oakland and $5.83 in san jose. we have the details of the governor's plan and how people

are feeling about it. amy? amy: there is controversy about it. one thing we can agree on is when you look at these gas prices, this is a gas station in walnut creek, we can all agree these debit cards will help. that is where the agreement seems to end. the governor's plan will give $400 to people for each registered car they have, up to two cars. critics say what about people who walk or ride their bike and don't have a car? saying this does not seem fair. and they say it encourages driving. for those receiving the money, it will be a big help and a political science professor pointed out that should be a win for the governor. >> it also doesn't hurt him that he is looking to running for reelection next year and maybe folks will remember, hey, i got a check from the governor. and that really helped out. so, it is also pretty political.

amy: she says a better long-term plan might be to offer incentives for people to buy electric cars. the legislature has to approve this plan. if it goes through, drivers likely would not see those gas cards start arriving until july. reporting live, amy hollyfield. kumasi: on our website, we have all of the latest news on gas prices. you can find resources and some helpful tips. reggie: confirmation hearings are expected to wrap up for judge ketanji brown jackson, the nation's first black woman ever nominated to the u.s. supreme court. she endured 19 hours of sometimes grueling questioning yesterday. jobina fortson is at the live desk, following some intense and powerful -- following some intense and powerful moments. amy: -- jobina: senate republicans continued to dig into jackson's

record, accusing her of being soft on sex offenders, child porn cases, despite fact checkers finding her sentences were within the norms of federal guidelines. democrats came to her defense, highlighting the historic nature of her nomination. >> you gave them three months, do you regret it or not? >> senator, what i that in adhering -- a hearing about my qualifications to be a justice on the supreme court, we have spent a lot of time focusing on this small subset of my sentences. >> you got here how every black woman in america who has gotten anywhere has done. by being like ginger rogers said. i did everything fred astaire did, but backwards and in heels.

i know what it has taken for you to sit in that seat. jobina: that moment with senator cory booker had the room silent and brought the judge to tears. we do know that democrats don't need a single republican vote. they are expected to confirm her. the vote is expected early next month, before the senate breaks for easter. reggie: you can watch the confirmation hearings live on our abc 7 bay area 24/7 streaming app. at today's coverage begins at 6:00 a.m. download on your apple tv, roku tv and android tv device. kumasi: a man is dead following a shooting on east bay road. it happened in contra costa county, near les until and lafayette. that area was shut down for hours while investigators investigated the scene. we got audio from the dispatch call made from the contra costa sheriff's department.

>> vehicle. kumasi: investigators say when deputies got there, they found bystanders trying to save the victim but that person died at the scene. the suspect has not been found. reggie: developing devel war in ukraine, world leaders gathering in europe, facing one of their biggest test in decades, crafting a strategy to prevent the russian invasion from spiraling into a greater catastrophe. president biden is in brussels for these meetings. his national security advisor said there will be more sanctions ahead for russian political figures. new drone video out of ukraine shows the devastation at mariupol. this comes as the u.s. formally accuses russia of war crimes. >> i want to read or write our solidarity for the people of ukraine. we are committed to pursuing

full accountability for war crimes in ukraine. reggie: one u.s. official says ukrainian forces are now currently making progress in their fight to take back territory near kyiv. in an effort to support the people of ukraine, santa clara county is terminated its russian sister city relationship. as dustin dorsey explains, russian born and bay area residents worry about the impact of that decision. dustin: as the crisis in ukraine continues, the sights and sounds of war are felt throughout the world. the santa clara county board of supervisors are standing up against the actions of the russian government. >> we don't approve of what they are doing. we think what they are doing is not just terrific and unconscionable, but demonstrates that they don't deserve to have relationships with other governments throughout the world. dustin: after maintaining a sister county relationship for nearly three decades, santa clara county unanimously approved to cut those ties.

the supervisor believes this is the best way to support the people of russia and ukraine and not vladimir putin or the government. >> we want to support the people. i personally understand and i think my board understands how meaningful it is to have relationships with the people of both of those nations and recognize that we can't prop up somebody like putin with a fake partnership with their government. dustin: for those who had russian tied businesses, they want to make sure the actions do not represent who they are. -- he is worried cutting r cuttg relationships may lead to more issues for the bay area and russian community. >> you want to stay away from those issues. it is sad. it is wrong and very un-american. dustin: the county of santa clara has a hate prevented -- prevention task force. he does not want anyone from

russia or ukraine to feel the strain. >> we are used to being an international city. it gives us some experience in terms of working on those kinds of issues. i think the hate prevention trask -- task force will play a role in that. dustin: in the south bay, dustin dorsey, abc7news. >> a little bit of fog in the north bay. visibility shows us in the shoreline doing a ok. in santa rosa, visibility is at three quarters of a mile. a little fog this morning in the north bay. as we go hour-by-hour, cooler air is moving in today. the warming process is slow, compared to today's past. by 10:00, we are mainly in the 50's. a fair amount of cloud cover lingering. as we head toward lunchtime, 50's to near 60's for a lot of us -- 60 for a lot of us. today, we are getting closer to where we should be for this time of year. no longer seeing 80 degrees

temperatures on our map. most of us in the 50's and 60's. the warmest spots like fairf, 'l cooler compared to yesterday. 66 in oakland. 74 in san jose and santa rosa. live doppler clouds moving through northern california. we are dry today. our rain chances increased by the end of the weekend. sunday into monday, we are tracking that storm bringing us rainfall to start out the week next week. we will show you future weather and show you the latest rainfall timeline. first, let's say good morning to jobina. jobina: thank you, good morning everyone. i started with the drive times because we have no advisories or blocking issues. you are looking at a slow commute for our supercomputers. tracy to dublin, 39 minutes.

we had an earlier stall that i passed on my way this morning. that has moved out of the way for you. we will wrap up with a live look at the san mateo bridge. everything is moving at the limit in both directions. reggie: stop wasting water. to t the drought. kumasi: could it be the return of hank the tank? the massive bear caught on camera in lake tahoe. it is what happens next you have to see. reggie: rolling out the red carpet at the oscars. get the inside scoop on what it takes to bring hollywood's biggest night to life. kumasi: ♪ ♪ who do you think you are? canceling plans, commanding a room, being your own biggest fan. who said you could do that? take up space, make a scene, indulge yourself.

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los angeles was there for that moment. >> everywhere you look inside auster central, you will see crews creating the look for the 2022 oscars. they all get into position to get their jobs done. it is a choreography of craftspeople. >> we have the best in class on this show. it is a delicate dance, right? that makes of the choreography of all of these traits coming together. you can't do the shows with anything but the best. we are very lucky to have them. >> there is more red carpet to be rolled out and more spots to be marked off for the various members of the press who will be here on sunday. while this looks like a word jumble right now, these letters will still -- soon spell out oscar. as is tradition, giant oscars will take their places along the red carpet on sunday. >> i think they are there

because it embodies everything this show is about. this show this year, as the producers have said, is movie lovers united. i think everyone will unite around oscar on sunday night. >> if you look a little into the air, you will see a wall with a painting of the late kobe bryant , seemingly kissing his oscar. a tribute perhaps, to his memory here on the red carpet. -- making the cut, josh jason momoa, venus and serena williams, jake jewell and hall and rachel zeigler. in hollywood, george pinocchio. reggie: you heard the magic words. kumasi: venus and serena. but also jason momoa. i am making the trip to l.a. for the oscars.

i will have coverage starting tomorrow and throughout the weekend, through monday morning. you can watch the 94th annual awards show right here on abc 7. >> confirmed. >> you are going to see that. kumasi: i will see them and they will be stunning and i will be stunning. and they will be like -- >> we see you and we are coming over to you. i can't wait for that. kumasi: and jason momoa. reggie: i think the strategy would be you get them to come over and then you whisper in their ear like who are your friends here? did you have a good experience? kumasi: thank you, friend. work it. >> all you can in that short amount of time. >> the word spreads, the parties here. maybe lady gaga.

she's going to be there. if we dare to dream. drew: the options are limitless. i cannot wait to see this. let's roll out the red carpet for the forecast. kumasi: thank you, drew. drew: we will give you 72 degrees and partly sunny skies. kumasi: this is around five? drew: 4:00 or 5:00. you are not directly in the sun so you won't be baking. and you are dry. that is great news. let's talk about what is happening locally. will you be outside monday morning? kumasi: yes. but i'll be ready, friend. drew: this is a live look at the golden gate bridge camera. we are fogged in. good air quality today and tomorrow so we can breathe easy. a little bit of fog in the north bay. santa rosa avenue three quarters

of a mile of visibility. it is a cool morning. have your jacket, basically in the 40's across the board. a cool afternoon on the way, later today. partly cloudy today to cooler. air quality, the weekend starts dry. the storm we are tracking arrives late sunday into monday. we are dry today and partly cloudy. 50's and 60's around the bay shoreline. low to mid 70's later today. closer to where we should be for this time of year. numbers in the 40's to late 50's as we head into a dry friday. saturday is dry. increasing clouds, rain arrives from the west in the afternoon and evening on sunday. sunday night into monday, we track some snow in the sierra. if you are going to tahoe, sunday into monday, we will likely see some snowfall. here is the accuweather 7 day forecast. increasing clouds saturday. there is a storm sunday into monday. wet and windy for the monday

morning commute. it is a level one on the impact scale. kumasi: as california's drought continues, there is a lot of help for people looking to conserve. this is a free utility is encouraging. -- encouraging its customers to use. the technician wanted out ways the homeowners can cut back on water that might feel overlooked like reducing the amount of time your sprinkler system is running. >> if you still have old toilets, we would ask you change those and put efficient ones in. if you have weeks from your garden, tighten those up. if you rent and don't really own any of your appliances, even just being conscientious about how long you take a shower or making sure you wash loads of clothes. kumasi:

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reggie: if you could just see what was happening a second ago in the studio, you would have laughed. kumasi: we will tell you the seven things you need to know, governor newsom is proposing a $400 gas rebate debit card. as well as looking to offer three public months of transit. this will go to anyone who has a registered vehicle, up to two per family. reggie: -- near the border of pleasant hill and lafayette. this batch audio tells of a shooter jumping out of a black bmw sedan and then driving off. kumasi: president biden is set to speak from brussels today, regarding the russian invasion of ukraine. this is coming during the emergency summit of nato allies. we will bring you an abc news special report at noon. it is live on air, online and on the abc 7 area app. reggie: it is expected to be the

final day of questioning in the hearings for judge ketanji brown jackson. a vote is expected before the senate's easter break. drew: we are tracking partly cloudy skies on your thursday. it is cooler in the afternoon, areawide. temperatures in the 50's and 60's close to the coast and 70's inland. jobina: we have a great start to your commute, wringing you a live picture from the golden gate bridge. it tells a separate story from yesterday when it was all fogged in. it is nice and clear today. >> instacart is testing a new service to deliver your groceries within 15 minutes. this new concept is called carrot warehouses. it is being partnered with publix. that is in miami, not here. kumasi: prince william and kate middleton are encountering backlash and protests during their eight-day world tour of caribbean nations. andrew dymburt has a look. >> royal reckoning, prince

william, speaking out and acknowledging the monarch's historic role in colonialism, racism and the slave trade. saying i want to express my profound sorrow. slavery was important and it should never have happened. facing backlash and protests, the duke and of temperature on a royal tour of the caribbean what are being pushed to answer for the sins of the old british empire. jamaica's prime minister had this message to the palace. >> we are moving on. >> presenting the couple an official gift of aged drum and all smiles during the meet and greet. the prime minister did not shy away from saying it is jamaica's destiny to become an independent country. >> there are issues which are unresolved. >> what does this mean for the rest of the royal caribbean tour? it is coming up at 7:00 a.m. i am andrew dymburt. reggie: the lake tahoe bear known for invading people's homes might have an issue with his own roommate? kumasi: oh, no.

reggie: we can't for sure say this is hank the tank but it is a large black bear. in any case, a pair of black bears caught scuffling outside of the building they live in in south lake tahoe. the person who took this video says he spotted one bear going in but when the second bear arrives, that is when they got into it. i guess one of them left his dishes in the sink and the other was not happy about it. they were back together again, peacefully, the next night. we are told they are best buds, once again. kumasi: people are so fascinated with hank and his friends. reggie: i am also fascinated with how they got into this small -- what is this building? there are two black bears living underneath it. if this is where they are living, how do we not know this? kumasi: what is that? you're right.

reggie: there is a lot going on in south lake tahoe. coming up at 5:30, cash for californians. kumasi: the governor's plan to offset skyhigh gas prices. >> it is distressing and disheartening. reggie: we will take you inside the ransacked office of an oakland newspaper. kumasi: taking a live look at sfo. we will be right back.

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n at 5:30,record hh g plato moy back continue to climb. kumasi: and an update on the w nba star being held in russia, what officials revealed about her condition. reggie: from reporting the news to becoming the news, the oakland post office becomes the latest burglary target. kumasi: call it a catering comeback, chefs tell us they are seeing a major boost in silicon valley -- as silicon valley is roaring back to life. reggie: we will get a start with a check of the weather. drew: a cooler afternoon later on today. it is a dry day. we have a little bit of fog in the north bay right now and some along the coast. santa rosa, a half-mile of visibility. elsewhere, we are doing just fine. i would take the have your jacket with you this morning. we are waking up to numbers in the 40's.

one of the cooler mornings we have had. 49 in san jose. 41 in santa rosa. here is a live look from a rooftop camera, showing you the bay bridge and beautiful lights and partly cloudy skies is the theme for today. you are waking up to temperatures in the 40's and 50's. by noon, most of us are in the 60's. later on, it is a cooler afternoon compared yesterday. partly cloudy skies, temperatures in the 50's along the coast. inland, we are wiping away the 80's we saw a couple of days ago. we are back into the 70's this afternoon. reggie: slowly dropping across the country. but not here in california. yesterday, we hit a new stay record -- state record of $5.88. it is why the governor wants to put a debit card in your pocket. amy is live in walnut creek with

how it would work and why some of -- some others say it doesn't work at all. amy: at least it would help with this pain. look at these prices. we have heard lawmakers kick around ideas over how to help californians handle these gas prices. the governor is getting involved and he is proposing a plan. his plan includes those who take public transportation. the governor, suggesting bus and train rides be free for three months. he would send state money to transit agencies to cover that cost. for drivers, he is proposing a $400 debit card, for each car that they own up to two cars. critics say they believe this plan encourages driving. some say it misses the mark on who it helps. >> i think you will end up helping low income families that drive a little bit. you will be doing that at the cost of spending scarce resources, helping families that really don't need the help.

amy: this prop this prop pass through the legislature, where there is a competing plan that would give every californian $400, even those who don't own cars. those two plans are making their way through the legislature, body that talked about temporarily getting rid of gas taxes. that plan failed to pass. there are plans and plenty of talk but nothing in planning -- in place yet. if the governors plan passes, californians would see debit cards arrive in july. reporting live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield. kumasi: developing news on the war in ukraine, president biden and nato allies are gathering in brussels. the president is hoping to reach an agreement on new sanctions targeting russia read jobina fortson is live with who will be targeted in this new round. jobina: president biden's

high-stakes trip in brussels is underway right now. the president is attending an emergency summit before meeting with g7 at nato headquarters. we are exciting to hear new information about a package of economic sanctions on russia later this morning. the package is expected to crack down on other countries that are helping russia get around those sanctions. russia's invasion on ukraine is crossing the one month mark today. president zelenskyy says vladimir putin's aggression is not just about his country. >> this is only the beginning. russia is trying to defeat the freedom of all people in europe, of all the people in the world. they try to show only crude and cruel force matters. kumasi: ukrainians are fighting back and doing so fiercely. they pushed russian forces back 34 miles outside of kyiv. nato estimates up to 15,000 russian soldiers have been

killed so far. abc news is confirming the white house is quietly drawing up plans on how to respond, if putin orders a chemical or biological attack. some fear that is his level of desperation. kumasi: held in moscow is in good condition. brittney griner was arrested at the airport in moscow, accused of carrying vaped cartridges containing hashish oil. she could face 10 years in prison. her arrest was extended until may 19. no trial date has been set. abc news will be carrying a special report today with president biden. he is set to speak from brussels. we will bring that coverage to you live at noon. our time today on air and online as well as our abc 7 bay area streaming app. you can download it on roku,

apple tv, amazon fire tv and android tv. reggie: remembrances and attributes are coming in from around the world for madeleine albright. >> i, madeleine albright. reggie: she was the first woman to serve as secretary of state after being appointed by president clinton. clinton remembered albright as a passionate force for freedom, democracy and human rights. dan ashley served as a moderator when albright appeared before commonwealth san francisco. she discussed the advents -- events of the day and the nazis occupied czechoslovakia and her journey to immigrate to the united states. >> they said can you believe i am a refugee and i got my naturalization certificate from the secretary of state? and i said can you believe a refugee is secretary of state?

>> isn't that fantastic? kumasi: what a story. albright was a staunch advocate of nato's expansion in the balkans as secretary of state. she stayed actively involved in world affairs and taught at georgetown university. kumasi: the latest victim of a crime isn't a person, it is a paper. the oakland post has its offices in downtown oakland and they lost thousands of dollars when the offices were ransacked yesterday morning. luz pena has the story. >> 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 and this rare collection of what is called blacks on the money. luz: according to the building manager, a suspect broke in at

12:48 a.m. two hours later, suspects went back in. 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: in 2007, chauncey bailey was killed on his way to work in retaliation for his local investigative dirt -- journalism. two weeks ago, the newspaper commemorated bailey on the front page of the post after oakland named a street after him. >> i hope there is not a connection. but one never knows. luz: on the first floor of the building, the nonprofit was robbed. >> if you can see, everything is completely open, knowing that we do nothing but try to help and try to give and to be there for the community. it is distressing and disheartening. luz: sondra alexandra showed us

around the ransacked office. she said a stack of checks were stolen prayed she checked the bank account and noticed over $3000 was gone. oakland police officers were on scene, investigate and. >> i love oakland, it is my home. i am distressed because i am not feeling safe. luz: the oakland post publisher said they are working with the police department and planning to turn this crime into an opportunity to report more about ways to help the committee find jobs. in the newsroom, luz pena, abc7news. reggie: tears were spilled on the witness stand in the federal trial of sunny balwani. she was the former boyfriend of elizabeth holmes. the tears came from chung. she is a key witness in whistleblower in this case. prosecutors follow the same line

as they did in the trial against homes. his defense has its work cut out for him. >> for the government, they have had their case and taken it out of storage and can put it on with fine tuning and they are ready to go. for mr. balwani, he is starting from scratch and has to deal with the fact that a prior jury found theranos to be fraudulent and what ms. holmes set about him on the stand. there is a lot of rehabilitation that will have to take place. reggie: balwani's attorneys are determined to prove he did not intend to commit fraud. he is an entrepreneur and not a scientist, they say. he relied on homes's -- elizabeth holmes science. the new plan to deliver at lightning speed. first, a check of the weather. drew: we are finding

temperatures slow to warm today. as you go toward 10:00 a.m., we are slowly climbing through the 50's and low 60's. by noon, some coastal cloud cover, marine temperatures -- the marines keeping the temperatures in the 50's and 60's. we will get to the 70's in the warm response but not nearly as warm as we have been in days past. cool across the entire region. 69 in fremont. 74 in san jose. some afternoon sunshine, 61, 70 four in santa rosa. 78 in fairfield. that is the warm spot on our map. lots of sunshine in southern california. we have one to ourselves. -- warmth to our south read -- south. cloud streaming into northern california. high pressure in control in southern california. that is how we see 80's and 90's. chances for rain increasing

sunday into monday. this is a level one we are tracking for the storm. here is rainfall potential over the next five days. some beneficial rain here, sunday into monday. looks like southern california will wind up with little more -- a little more rainfall. we will see how we are doing on the road with jobina. jobina: we are starting with a crash we are following in danville where injuries have been reported. a slight slowdown is appearing on our sensors on southbound 680. before sycamore valley road. heads up if this is part of your commute. check this out, he live picture from emeryville. this is a sign that traffic is returning much earlier than what we have seen throughout the pandemic. at 5:40, westbound 80 is full. different story for the richmond bridge. very light there. we are seeing the trend speed pick up to around 7:00 a.m. no blo

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reggie: with office workers coming back to big tech campuses in silicon valley, catering has returned. catering business owners are finally getting a boost after two years of dried up business. here is amanda. >> we are getting a head start. we serve at 11:00. >> before covid, he ce ce 12 events in a day. serving upwards of 5000 people. wednesdays catering for 550 plus was a welcome sign. >> it's like not practicing and then having to jump in with both feet. >> 250 pounds of dry tip. 12 trays of mac & cheese and much more for a major tech company. he says the loosening of

restrictions and return to the office have reenergized business. >> we are booking through october. a lot of weddings. corporate stuff is coming with short notice. april is coming. as soon as the mask was lifted. my phone rang 14 times that day. >> pre-pandemic, catering made to feed up to 300 people are down to trays for 10 to 30. he is booking events through august. >> it is overwhelming. i'd rather be overwhelmed with a lot of business coming in, especially catering. >> the last few weeks, hosting the 49ers cheerleaders and teaching tech workers how to make sushi. >> when you get the email, you are not sure if this is for virtual and they say no, we want to come in. >> it is corporate catering events with a side of caution. >> we need to be optimistic read we don't know what will happen in six months or a year.

>> during the pandemic, i had to sit and wait for any mill to come through. now, i have to feed him -- filter emails. kumasi: instacart wants to helpp grocers get on this 15 minute delivery craze. stores could -- instacart is testing it by partnering with publix. the fastest on-demand grocery option instacart offers is 30 minutes. their goal is to cut that in half. when i go to florida, i am ordering from publix. reggie: 15 minutes, that seems almost impossibly fast. kumasi: there is a publix around every corner. drew: publix fried chicken is what i lived off of for spring

break, for breakfast, lunch and sometimes dinner. reggie: where did you go? drew: fort lauderdale. as one does in college. kumasi: did you do the pub subs too? drew: for sure. that place is magical. they set the tone real well. kumasi: shopping is a pleasure. [laughter] reggie: is that there thing? >> yes! drew: it is a pleasure. we still talk about it in my group chat with my college friends. are they only informed? -- in florida? reggie: they are in atlanta. we had that and kroger. they had some things in kroger that i cannot talk about right now. they are not good.

good. the nicknames attached to them were not good. drew: some fog in the north bay right now. down to about a mile in santa rosa. that is the lone issue with cloud cover. it is not causing issues on 101. right now, we are waking up to one of the coolest mornings we have had all week. i would take the heavier jacket with you. 48 san mateo. 44 in -- 40 in fairfield. clear skies over the city. -- 48 in fairfield. clear skies over the city. it is a partly cloudy day. it is a cooler day, compared to the last couple of days. we have good air quality through the weekend. the weekend starts out dry. a storm arrives late sunday into monday, bringing us rainfall. today is a dry day. 66 in oakland today. 61 in the city.

73 in napa. our warm spot, antioch, fairfield coming in at 78. overnight, 40's to low 50's p let's talk about that rain. saturday is dry. saturday, we increase a lot of the cloud coverage. sunday night, we seal late -- lights on and off showers moving into early monday morning. the monday morning commute will likely be wet and the little bit slower because of the rain. here is the accuweather 7 day forecast. partly cloudy through the next 48 hours. the numbers patents -- bounce back into the 60's and 70's for tuesday. reggie: if americans need a second round of boosters, there is a speedbump that could throw a wrench into the plans. >> where we do not have sufficient doses is later in the year, if there is -- if the science dictates that all americans should get a booster.

or, if there is a need for a new formulation of the vaccine, a variant specific vaccine and we will not have sufficient supply. reggie: this is the white house covid response coordinator saying congress needs to act to find more booster shots or a new type of vaccine to respond to emerging variants. he is warning it is critical for congress to start now. boosters could be advised by the fda, perhaps sooner for americans at higher risk. kumasi: a birthday bash for nine centurions in minute -- minnesota. >> i never realized i would last this long. but, the good lord is with me every day and has been. it means a lot to me. kumasi: aw. nine residents of the good samaritan society in windham,

minnesota, hit the century mark in the past few years. the pandemic delayed the parties in most gatherings. this week, they got together to have the celebrations. we want to know what is the secret to longevity. >> no smoking, no drinking. and i worked hard all my life. had a good family. kumasi: no smoking and no drinking. reggie: no drinking, take me, lord. [laughter] but i'm happy for her. happy for her. kumasi: family members at the party have one piece of advice. savor every day. reggie: yeah. kumasi: but not the drinking. just go on. reggie: here's the thing. i'm talking to you in the future. if i'm about to turn 100 and we will have a big party like this, no pandemic, no asteroid hitting the earth, we have to have the

party when i am turning 100. they waited two years. kumasi: it lasts all decade. [laughter] reggie: let's not push nature. kumasi: you want to have somebody blow up the candle and the asteroid is on the way? reggie: i'm just telling you. kumasi: oliver memo that. reggie: once i get -- kumasi: i will remember that. reggie: once i get to the finish line, i will be tired. a popstar offering up a tour night in their trailer for you and a friend. kumasi: the tip about rental cars and why they could cost you if you are not careful. reggie ♪ at usaa, we've been called "too exclusive" because we were created for officers.

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. kumasi: top stories at 6:00, gas money debit card. if you have a car, you can register. you could be getting $400 back in your pocket. just how eco-friendly is the governor's plan? >> nobody will steal that joy. you have earned this spot. you are worthy. reggie: the final day of

historic supreme court combination hearings. many powerful moments to be hearing. kumasi: and secrets of the stars. did you know the oscars red carpet is technically not read? plus,-- red? plus when you win, what do you do with the trophy? abc seven. will be righte reggie: what would you do with it? put it in the front? kumasi: yeah. > but do like serena williams when she one the u.s. open where she brought her trophy everywhere with her. [laughter] reggie: make a necklace. >> yeah. >> get a brooch. >> next to the circle seven. reggie:switch it. [laughter] good morning on this thursday, march 24. kumasi: what's going on with our weather today? drew: partly