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 cloudy, a cooler

day across the board, back to where we should be this time of year after a warm start. the moment right now we are seeing is we are cooler and in most spots. i six degrees. this is setting the stage for the cooler afternoon later today. this is one of the coolest morning we have had so far this week so take the have your jacket with you. we are waking up to temperatures inng you att f along the coastle and here is the day -- how the day is shaping up. cooler afternoon, closer to average for this time of year. next chance of rain is coming up in nine minutes. kumasi: a bigger part part mission to build a better bay area is give you ideas to make the most tidier money. there is relief on the horizon. a plan to cut cost and put money back in your pocket. let's take a live look from our bay bridge toll plaza camera where no doubt those drivers would love to find anyway for a

cheaper ride to work this morning. amy hollyfield joins us live with more on this gas rebate proposal and concerns people have about it. amy: look at what they pay before they cut on that bridge. look at the gas prices in walnut creek that people are facing and there is a plan to give californians a $400 rebate in debit cards for each car they own up to two cars. many people say that will help but that is where the agreement ends. some do not like this plan. the plan would get you the money probably by july. it would come in the form of a debit card up to two cars, 400 dollars each. critics say what about people who walk or ride their bike and they do not have a car, saying this does not feel fair. some pointing out this encourages driving. for those receiving the money, they say it will help but probably will not go that far. a political science professor we

talked to pointed out at least to the help would be a win for the governor. >> it also does not hurt him that he is looking to run for reelection next year and maybe folks will remember i got a check from the governor and that helped out. so it is also pretty political. >> the governor's 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. the legislature has to approve the plan. if it goes through, drivers likely would receive those debit cards in july. reporting live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. reggie: happening now, the final expected to have confirmation hearings for judge jackson. nation's first black woman ever denominated to the u.s. supreme court. she went there 19 hours of sometimes grueling questioning

yesterday. there were tense moments and really powerful moments. >> senate democrats are blasting republicans are some questions raised during another marathon day for supreme court nominee could brown jackson -- nominee, ketanji brown jackson. you can see things just getting way on capitol hill. some in the gop accused judge jackson of being soft on sex offenders and child born cases. that is despite the fact that fact checkers found her sentences were within the norms of federal guidelines. democrats came to her defense, highlighting the historic nature. >> my question is do you regret it or not giving them three months? >> senator, what i regret is that in a hearing about my qualifications to be a justice on the supreme court, we have spent a lot of time focusing

this small subset of my sentences. >> 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. i know what it has taken for you to senate seat. >> the room was silent as senator cory booker spoke. many were moved by his words and it brought judge jackson to tears. senate democrats are expected to confirm her. they will not need a single republican vote to do so. that vote is expected early next month before the senate breaks for easter. kumasi: thank you. we also heard from california senator alex padilla spoke about the barrier breaking nation of jackson and the changing face of american government. >> the men who wrote our

founding documents could never have imagined that you would one day be here. a former public proud graduate of a public high school, a working mom, and yes, the first black woman nominated to serve on the nation's highest court. kumasi: he himself is the fir ir mexican-american senator from california. reggie: developing news on the war in ukraine, world leaders gather in europe, facing one of their biggest tests in decades, crafting a strategy to prevent the russian invasion from spiraling into a greater catastrophe. president biden in brussels for the meetings, his national security advisor says there will be more sanctions ahead for russian political figures. new drone video out of your shows the devastation. these images come as the u.s. formally accuses russia of war crimes. >> i want to reiterate our solidarity to 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 currently making progress in their fight to take back territory and the capital city of kyiv. in an effort to support the people of ukraine, santa clara county is terminating his russian sister city relation. kumasi: county leaders want to emphasize there is a delicate balance in the decision this morning. lori rodriguez is here in -- hearing the concerns of russian born residents in the area. lori: some worry cutting russian relationships may lead to more issues for the bay area russian community. some locals with russian backgrounds say they have experienced backlash because of what is happening overseas. the santa clara county board of supervisors unanimously approving to terminate its russian sister county ties. this after maintaining their relationship for nearly three decades. all in effort to support the people of ukraine and stand up against the actions of the russian government.

>> we want to support the people. i personally understand and i think my board understands how important it is to have meaningful relationships with the people of both of those nations. and recognize that we cannot prop up something -- somebody like putin. >> where you are from, you want to stay away from those issues. it is very sad, very un-american for sure. lori: a south bay resident tells dustin dorsey that he has felt discriminated against locally because of the war. those our team spoke with out of russian-tied businesses in the south they want to make it clear the actions overseas do not represent who they are as russian people living in the united states. the county of santa clara has a hate prevention task force to address any issues and the county will look into establishing a relationship with a jurisdiction in ukraine. kumasi: thank you.

we are constantly updating our abc 7 bay area app with the latest updates from ukraine. the app is available for amazon fire, roku, apple, or amazon tv. san francisco's drought surcharge starting next weekend we have small ways to save. and the digital wallet debate. apple's digital ideas here anas so are the privacy concerns. the new airbnb booking that puts you in the shoes of one of the biggest pop stars in the world. drew: at 6:09, we are tracking a partly cloudy day. it is cooler, 50's and 60's around the bay shoreline, warmer spots going to the 70's. today is dry but we are tracking rain returning for the second half of your weekend into early

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drew: time is on the 6:12 and we are tracking a live picture that shows a little fog along the coast line from the east bay hills camera. good air quality today, tomorrow, well into the weekend. hour-by-hour, we are slow to warm today because of our marine layer influence on our air temperature and cooler air moves in throughout the day. 50's and 60's and we no longer see any 80's on the board today. we are back into the 50's, 60's, and 70's in the warmer spots. closer to where we should before this time of year. we are dry into saturday but ound sunday night into monday.et the highest rainfall totals are likely along the southern california coastline where some areas could pick up more than an inch of rain. let's see how we are doing on the roads. jobina: good morning. we are following a pretty major crash in danville right now involving multiple cars.

at least four according to chp. they are reporting one person is trapped inside of their vehicle. this will be on southbound 680 before diablo road. speeds are around seven miles per hour in that area. bay bridge toll plaza, bringing you a live look here, metering lights at 5:43. the backup is beginning. airy different story in the south bay, looking live at san jose and 101. very clear ride. tracy to dublin, the slowdown continues. 55 minutes. kumasi: thank you apple's newest iphone edition is raising eyebrows, plus we are checking in on hollywood. this is a live look from the adobe theater in los angeles. they are getting way for the oscars. some of the all-time oscar winners are sharing surprising stories about what they do with

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reggie: for a lot of you, it is about time, government issued driver's license ids are starting to be added to apples wallet feature, the first state rolled out is arizona. apple got the green light for state residents last week. the tsa will except that digital id at phoenix's sky air harbor airport. apple is hoping to expand the digital ids to 11 other states in puerto rico. california is not on the list, at least not yet. privacy groups say they are worried about what information apple is collecting off of story digital ids on your personal device. now to the build up for hollywood's biggest night, the 94th annual oscars airing on abc seven. nearly everything is in place, ready for the stars to walk the red carpet. kumasi: you know we love a live look outside anywhere. this morning, this is what it looks like right now outside of

the adobe theater in lot -- the dolby theater in los angeles. it took a team of workers to unroll the 50,000 square-foot red carpet. but it is actually not red. the official name for the burgundy you is academy red. reggie: something else we rarely hear, what the stars do with their winning oscar trophy so here as well dan's. well: winning an oscar is tough. >> it is quite stressful. >> giving an acceptance speech is too. , but the really hard part, deciding where to put the oscar after you take it home. >> in bed with me. [laughter] between me and my husband. he doesn't know yet. will: kate winslet keeps hers in her bathroom so guests can hold it and practice their own acceptance speeches in the mirror. susan sarandon's oscar and all of her other awards too also in the john.

emma thompson also keeps hers in the lou too, which henry golden revealed to kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. >> lo and behold, she keeps her oscars in the toilet. [laughter] and what a toilet it is >> and peel -- will: jordan peel keeps his directly across from his terrifying film, get out. jennifer lawrence gave hers to her parents where it sits atop their piano in their kentucky home. emma stone gave hers to her mom too. composer alan mencken keeps his in his sound studio, along with his razzies song, just to keep him humble. then there is the missing oscars. since the ceremony first took place in 1989, -- 1929, roughly 80 statuettes have been lost or stolen. >> when we moved, it somehow magically disappeared, so it could be somewhere but everyone

searched for it high and low and i hope it is in good hands wherever it is but we have not seen it. [laughter] will: all but 11 of the missing oscars have been found, showing interest can discarded by thieves with cold feet or in auction catalogs. will ganz, abc news, new york. reggie: some of those toilet oscars. kumasi: i didn't need to see that. drew: i'm kind of into it. kumasi: why? we did not need to put it [indiscernible] my bathroom does not look like that. reggie: my bathroom looks nicer than that. [laughter] kumasi: i'm just saying. reggie: it does not have an oscar in it and certainly does not have an emmy in it. [laughter] we are now counting down days away to the 94th annual oscars on sunday here on abc 7. our coverage begins at 10:00 a.m. with the oscars count on

live and the big show starts at 5:00 p.m. kumasi: i will be right there on the red carpet, probably early that morning too. i will have special coverage. it starts tomorrow. i will flight out tomorrow and i will be there all of the way up until monday in the morning so we can come back and talk about how i met venus and serena. reggie: that's right. drew: i love that. reggie: and that's it. drew: i wanted to try this graphic. i wanted to put you on the red carpet, and my skills at photoshop and were not great. so this is what you're are going to get. this is the red carpet here. taking a look at the graphics, maybe. i want to put you more on this red carpet. kumasi: what can i do to make it happen for midday live? drew: i think we need to talk to our producer at 7:00 a.m. he is a good photoshoper. it is partly sunny of the dolby theater, 72 degrees and of course you can watch the oscars here on abc 7.

kumasi will have great weather interviewing all of the celebrities. back here at home, santa rosa down half mile visibility, elsewhere we are doing fine. the only spot with fog creating low visibility is in the north bay. this morning is one of the coolest mornings we are waking up to this week. take the heavier jacket with you. 39 santa rosa, 45 oakland, 47 san jose, vallejo at 46 degrees. clear skies for our export-oriented camera but partly cloudy skies later on today. a dry day today and cooler day today compared to yesterday. a lot of 60's around the bay shoreline and 70's in the warmer spots. inland, a blend of storms and clouds. numbers in the 40's. here is the chance of rain sunday. we find it late in the day sunday into early monday. the monday morning commute is going to be wet. we will track the rain sunday into monday from a level 1 on the storm index. reggie: thank you. good morning america coming up at 7:00 you're on abc 7. kumasi: ginger zee has a look ahead. >> great to be with both of you.

coming up, we have to start with the breaking news out of north korea. they testfired a long-range missile toward the sea, the first intercontinental ballistic missile launch in more than four years. we will tell you what we know about that. then president biden in europe and meeting our allies in high-stakes meetings. they are looking for ways to end the war in ukraine. we are also learning ukrainian forces pushed russian forces back from the capital. a spring break alert, i saw thil crunch. we waited at least 45 minutes in the new orleans airport trying to get to mississippi. those lines are long and there are not a lot of cars. we will tell you how you can avoid some of that hassle if you have yet to travel for spring break or anything else. then deals and steals with a special california and san francisco connection. there are at least three products straight from california businesses, including the one we had so often,

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shortage emergency will be lifted. reggie: party like a rockstar. bad bunny offering a chance to walk in his shoes for a day. he is teaming up with airbnb to host guests in his custom trailer. it is a 53 foot souped-up semitruck. bad bunny says he wants to give fans a chance to feel like they are part of his tour. reservations open march 29. there are three knights available in april for $91 per night. stay comes with additional perks too. vip tickets to his holdout tour in miami and a virtual greeting from bad bunny himself. kumasi: he's in there kicking it with you? reggie: no, he will face time with you. it is cute though. kumasi: it looks cozy. reggie: it does. kumasi: did you see the little step and flowers? it is really cool. reggie: it is really nice. ♪ that is not what i expected that to look like. kumasi: party like a rockstar. reggie: right. kumasi: a spa. reggie: i could get into it.

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thick king? possibly. [laughter] a potential hank the tank sighting in south lake tahoe. you really have to see what this bear got himself into kumasi: he might be thick but he can move. quite flexible. reggie: that space looks small. i never thought that bear would have gotten in there. we know one thing in there, his frenemy. we will talk about that in this second. [laughter] kumasi: good morning. it is thursday, march 24. reggie: let's get a check of weather. drew: we are finding partly cloudy skies, a cooler day across the board. you can see that in that when he for our temperature change. by four degrees to a degrees in some spots. this sets the stage for the cooler afternoon today. this morning is one of the coolest mornings we have had. take the heavier jacket with you, waking up to temperatures in the 40's. a beautiful picture from our rooftop camera at kgo showing you the partly cloudy skies we have above. here is how the day shaping up.

weav cooler afternoon. warmer spots inland into the 70's. reggie: it is the major announcement from sacramento to try to help you with the rising gas prices. governor newsom proposing a $400 gas money debit card for every californian who owns a car. and has it registered. taking a look at the gas board with average prices from aaa this morning, you will notice for the first time in a long time, those prices are virtually the same from yesterday. even going slightly down in san francisco. amy hollyfield live at one a creek with who gets to cash in on this potential gas card. amy? amy: good morning. this plan basically offsets the gas tax that californians pay. it does not necessarily address the high prices that we are seeing at the pump. drivers we have talked to do not sound too impressed. some critics also said they believe this plan encourages

driving. the governor's plan does include those who take public transportation. the governor is suggesting bus and train rides be free for the next three months and he would send state money to transit agencies to cover the cost. for drivers, he is proposing a $400 debit card for each car they own up to two cars. that is about what californians spend every year on the gas tax. drivers we talk to say this is not enough. >> if gas prices went up, we get $400 and that is not enough. amy: thissssssss pass through the legislature where there is a competing plan, a proposal by some lawmakers that would give every californian $400, even those who do not drive cars. the legislature already talked about temporarily getting rid of the gas tax while prices are this high. plan failed to pass so there are

ideas, there is plenty of talk. nothing in place yet. if the governor's plan passes, california's would likely see those debit cards in july. reporting live, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. kumasi: developing news now with the worn ukraine, president biden and nato allies are gathering this morning. the president is hoping to reach new sanctions targeting russia. jobina has an update on who will be targeted in the new round jobina: president biden's high-stakes trip is now underway. he has a packed schedule. the president is attending an emergency summit before meeting the . we are expecting t -- to hear of a new package on economic sections on russian leaders. the package is also expected to crack on other countries that are helping russia get around sanctions. russia's invasion on ukraine is crossing the one month mark today. ukrainian president zelenskyy says vladimir putin's aggression is not just about his country.

>> russia is trying to defeat the freedom of all people in europe, of all the people in the world. it tries to show that only crude and crew force matters. amy: ukrainians -- jobina: ukrainians are fighting back fiercely and pushed back russian forces i'm about 34 miles outside of kyiv. nato estimates 15,000 russian soldiers have been killed so far . abc news is confirming the white house is quietly drawing plans on how to respond if putin orders a chemical or biological attack. some fear that is his level of desperation in this tragedy. reggie: thank you. new developments in the case of brittney griner. the ust department says the american player being held in moscow is in good condition. that is after the u.s. embassy in russia was given consular access to check on her.

she was arrested at the airport in moscow, accused of carrying they cartridges can raining because she show oil in her luggage. the gold melissa could face 10 years in prison. her rest was extended until may 19 then no trial date has been set. abc news will carry a special report today with president biden set to speak from brussels and we will bring the tea when it starts. we expect that at noon our time today. that will be on-air and online as well as our abc 7 bay area streaming app which you can download now for roku, apple tv, fire tv, and android tv device. kumasi: we have breaking news to share with you from the korean peninsula. north korea has reportedly launched a test intercontinental ballistic missile. the missile flew for an hour before falling in japanese waters. the south korean defense ministry released this video of its response. the launch -- it launched five missile tests of its own. north korea's missile is

believed to be capable of reaching the united states. this is the first test since 2017. reggie: t t t the witness stand and the federal trial of sunny balwani, the chief operating officer of their nose and former boyfriend of elizabeth holmes. edue about i a keyss andt pross llowing basic asthetexrt e has its work cut out for it. >> for the government, they have had their case and take it out of storage and can put it on with fine tuning. then they are ready to go. for mr. balwani, he is starting from scratch and has to do with the fact that a prior jury already found their nose to be fraudulent and what ms. holmes said about him on the stand. there is a lot of rehabilitation that will have to take place here. reggie: balwani's attorneys are

determined to prove he did not intend to commit fraud or conspiracy. they say he was any entrepreneur, not a scientist, and relied on their nose scientists for information. the trial resumes wednesday. standardized tests will no longer be a requirement to apply to a cal state university school. the university assistant says it is part of efforts to provide greater access for students from all backgrounds. csu temporarily suspended the use of sat and act scores with a current and previous academic years because of issues caused by the pandemic. veer's california dropped the test last year. meda's leadership pushing work from home to a whole new level. the topics that facebook's parent company seem to be taking the remote work to a new place. you are looking live at the big board of the new york stock exchange, another update on how the markets are doing next. and call it a comeback. after two long years, an industry that serves silicon

valley is roaring back to life. i also want to let you know what is coming up at 7:00 on our streaming show. forget electric cars, it is your chance to hop aboard an electric boat launching in the bay area. plus we are getting eggy with it. our interview with andre iguodala. abc 7 live every day on the bay area streaming app or you can download with your phone, apple tv, android tv. drew: will smith would be proud of that. live doppler 7, finding fog in the north bay. app a mile in santa rosa. there's a little cloud cover our coastline this morning with our marine layer sitting there currently. here is the hour by, temperatures were slow to warm. 50's by 10:00 a.m. by noon, partly cloudy skies with most of us in the 50's and 60's. later on, a cooler afternoon across the board. no longer seeing 80's on hottest

spots. our warmest temperatures will be in the 70's. highs under a partly cloudy sky, 66 oakland, 61 in the city, 74 in san jose. along the coast, the marine layer hugs us so half moon bay i-57. a look at rain chances, dry through the start of the weekend and sunday night into monday, the rain chances ramp-up as our next storm moves into california. we look at the rainfall potential over the next five days. we will likely get beneficial rainfall in the bay area, looks like the highest rainfall totals along the coast line of southern california where some cities could pick up more than an inch of rain. let's see how we are doing on the traffic front. jobina: good morning, everyone. we are following a sig alert in danville, upgraded to a sig alert which was an earlier crash and vaulting -- crash involving multiple cars. this is south on 680 before diablo road. according to chb, sotrd in of oe vehicles.

a live look at the san mateo bridge and you can see how packed it is for people traveling westbound. there was an earlier stall that has been cleared but that slowed people down. we saw the tow truck move through. expect delays there. the bay bridge toll plaza, completely filled in. metering lights came on at 5:43 and we wrap up with the drive times because a highly commute, don't we love it? any to concord slowi

reggie: with the officers coming back to big tech campuses in silicon valley, demand for corporate catering is returning. local catering business owners say they are finally getting a boost after two years of dried up business. here is amanda del castillo. >> if you are the owner of art a barbecue has not seen since

pre-pandemic. before covid he could book 12 events in a day, serving upwards of 5000 people. wednesday's large corporate catering event for 560 plus was a welcomed site. >> it's like not practicing for a while and not doing the job and now having to do it. >> 250 pounds of dry to, 12 trays of mac & cheese, and more on the menu for a major tech company in devcon construction. he says the loosening of restrictions and the return to the office have reenergized business. >> we are looking through october. a lot of weddings. corporate stuff is coming with short notice. because april is coming. as soon as the masks are lifted, my phone probably rang 15 times. >> randy muster considers a nod to normalcy. pre-pandemic catering orders made to feed up to 300 people are now down to 10 to 30. but he is already booking events through august. >> it is overwhelming but at the same time, i would rather be

overwhelmed with a lot of business coming in, especially catering. >> the last few weeks hosting the 40 niners cheerleaders, even teaching tech workers how to make sushi. >> when you get the email, you are not sure if this is for virtual or in-house sushi teambuilding. they say we want to come in. >> both muster and campos describe its corporate catering events with a side of caution. >> we need to be optimistic. we do not know what will happen in six months or a year. >> in the pandemic i waited for nemo to come through. now i have to filter through which i will go through first. i'm hopeful. >> in san jose, i am amanda del castillo you. kumasi: if americans need a second round of boosters soon, there's a bit of a speedbump that could throw a wrench into those plans. >> where we do not have sufficient doses is later in the year if there's science dictating all americans should get a booster.

or if there is a need for a new formulation of the vaccine, it variant-specific vaccine, then we will not have sufficient supply. kumasi: this is the white house's covid response coordinator saying congress needs to act to find more booster shots for a new type of vaccine to respond to emerging variants. he warns it is critical congress invests now to respond to a search in cases. hoosiers could be authorized by the fda later this year, perhaps sooner for some americans at higher risk. other covid development making news, moderna says it will seek fda use authorization for its vaccine in children under the age of six in the coming weeks. the cdc said it is carefully monitoring new england and new york city for increases of the ba.2 variant after finding flight upticks -- slight upticks in cases of wastewater. ceos from all major airlines are calling on president biden to lift the federal mask mandate on public rent rotation. the group cites increased

vaccination rates and other countries lifting restrictions as reasons. reggie: for your morning money report, spring break travel expected to reach pre-pandemic levels this year which may mean higher demand for rental cars. experts say global vehicle supply shortages still affecting car rental companies in some places. becky worley is reporting on that crush. the car-rental association says the situation is getting better but likely will not be fully resolved until this year or early 2023. >> we used to have extra cars and if they rent or returned a car lay, we would have a car to fill in. we do not have that flexibility today. you will have a less broad selection of vehicles. >> so some tips, book early. give the company plenty of time to make sure a car is available for you. maybe book away from the airport if you can or in the middle of the week instead of monday or friday, which are super busy. reggie: becky will have more tips on gma at 7:00 after abc

seven mornings. youtube is rolling out more free tv options. the company has now made 4000 tv episodes available for streaming at no cost. that includes shows like hells kitchen and unsolved mysteries. it does come with ads. the offering puts youtube in competition with other similar services like peacock and roku. taking a live look at the new york stock exchange, we are in positive territory, seven points up. kumasi: new at 6:00, executives at meta are taking remote work to the extreme. their official return to work to is this coming monday. the company has adopted a hybrid model allowing workers to work remotely, sometimes. it's see suite is leading by example according to the wall street journal. mark zuckerberg says he is planning on spending more time working from his other homes in hawaii and other places in california. the other executives say they plan to work from the u.k.,

israel, and spain. reggie: a former status emily member who started the permanent daylight saving movement in california is urging congress to do the same thing nationwide. he is encouraging congress to end the decades-old practice of moving clocks forward and then back every year. he first proposed the idea while serving in sacramento in 2016. now he is making the case again of a medical expert. >> as a health care professional for western and eastern medicine, i can see how time will affect people's health. a lot of research indicates that this timeshift can damage our health. reggie: earlier this month, the senate unanimously approved the sunshine protection act to make daylight saving time permanent across the u.s.. the house has not voted on that. new at 6:00, the animals going wild. two videos of california critters on the prow and caught

on camera. kumasi: the first is a personal look at one mountain lion in socal. >> reggie: exactly. kumasi: it's the beat for me. reggie: yeah. i would have said the same thing. kumasi: oh no. reggie: i wonder what it is chasing. kumasi: maybe it is running from this person. reggie: yeah. kumasi: it was a heart stopping moment. can you imagine it being this close to you? these people were minding their business trying to enjoy craft beer at a brewery in irvine, and then this mountain lion just ran by. animal control as you can see and police were chasing it through the parking lot of this business. the cops say it is rare for a mountain lion to get this far into the city, but they did find the mountain lion. it is two years old, tranquilize, but she will be released back to the wild are away from the brewery. reggie: wow.

doesn't that lion know that [indiscernible] [laughter] i think the cat was in the wrong place. the infamous lake tahoe parent known for invading -- bear known for invading people's homes, might have an issue. i have to first tell you this may or may not behave the tank. if it is, hank the tank has a frenemy because you see possibly hank the tank going into this building and then there is another bear and they get into it. so this was in south lake tahoe. the person that took the video says he spotted this little scuffle with the two bears and said i guess one of them left his dishes in the sink on the other was not so happy about it. [laughter] we are told the bears got together peacefully the next night and appeared to be friendly once again. we all have our moments. jobina: it is the squeeze through the hole for me.

the flexibility. slide on in. [laughter] kumasi: they got over it. to your point, what is this building? is that the bear hang out building everyone knows? reggie: are they aware there are two extremely large bears underneath? kumasi: it has got to be abandoned or something. drew: they knew exactly where to look. haunted house vibes. not loving it. hank and frank. [laughter] jobina: and lion king. drew: remember a few weeks ago with the woman in her backyard with them online strolling through? reggie: this for some reason as a whole another level because they are just sitting there and you are enjoying your drink or snack and you were like anyway, and shoo. kumasi: noller. reggie: was that -- nala. reggie: was that nala? drew: good morning, everybody. a partly cloudy day, here's a live look from the rooftop

camera. you can see high clouds there. we wake up to temperatures in the 40's. today is a cooler afternoon. numbers are now, one of the coolest morning's we have had all week so take the heavier jacket outside. 45 in oakland, 47 san jose, the same in vallejo, 49 in the city. i will take you to the city now. a live look here, big blue skies as the sun is getting up. here are the forecast headlines, partly cloudy, good air quality through the weekend. we weekend starts dry and then we welcome rain late sunday into monday. today is a dry day, partly, cooler, 60's and 70's around the bay shoreline. no longer seeing 80's. we will see 70's in our warmest cities this afternoon. tonight, stars and clouds, numbers and the 40's heading into friday. saturday is dry, sunday we will watch as clouds arrive and the rain likely arrives sunday evening on and off into early

monday, so just know that the monday morning commute will likely be a wet one and slower than normal one. we are also tracking snow in the sierra. it is not a blockbuster snowstorm but we will track a couple of inches here and there by monday. we are going to tahoe and will likely have chain controls sunday night or monday. here is the accurate weather forecast, tracking the wet weather sunday into monday, a level 1 on the storm index scale. jobina: good morning. it is time for the traffic report. let's check it out, no chain requirements and there is less snow across the board but not a longer drive time for sure. everything will range between three hours and 15 minutes and three hours and 27 minutes per hour of resort's. we have tahoe checking in with 39 inches, northstar with 18 to 81 inches. let's get our other round of resorts here. sugar bowl, homewood, and cookware did, no chain requirements -- kirkwood, no chain requirements. checking in with base totals, around 41 to 98 inches. homewood is 26 inches to 30

inches. kumasi: new at six, this is something out of a superhero movie. a group of british and vendors are hoping to turn their invisibility shield idea from science fiction into reality. let's see what they are working on. they started this kickstarter page and say they have come up with an invisibility shield that you can use to "surprise your friends and avoid your enemies." it is essentially a flat-panel and it hides whoever ducks behind it. so far they say they have made 25 fully functional invisibility shields. the goal is to raise $6,600 but they have surpassed that and are now at more than 115,000 dollars. reggie: why are we not talking about how that works? kumasi: you hold it up. reggie: but what is it? kumasi: i don't know. we need to have them them them m

seven and do a deep dive. reggie: what in the david copperfield is going on here? kumasi: wouldn't you notice? there is a little outline. reggie: of course you would notice. did kumasi actually disappear? or does she have an invisibility cutout. kumasi: i could be right here. reggie: how would you use that? kumasi: it is not your full body. you have to crouch down. reggie: you see your friend that ghosted you before and then you go hold on, one second. [laughter] kumasi: yes. surprise your friends. reggie: you're in the bar and the person you don't like walks in and you are like. kumasi: thaed for. reggie: drew and i are that will not hide us. kumasi: reggie, icu. [laughter] the se

oh, wow barbara corcoran! good morning. sorry, but we don't need any business help now. we're gigillionaires. what? we're gigillionaires now. i don't get it we have at&t business fiber with hyper-gig speeds. -but i just... -so thanks, we're doing great. i'm so happy for you! but i'm just here for my order. oh. entre-pin-eurs? yeah, my bowling team. i like it. there's money in puns. do business like a gigillionaire at&t business fiber, now with speeds up to 5-gigs. limited availability. kumasi: if you're just running

us, here are the seven things you need to know. governor newsom is proposing a $400 gas rebate debit card to combat rising gas prices as well as working to offer three months of free public transit. if this is approved, the debit cards would go to one with a registered vehicle up to two for families. reggie: police are investigating the deadly shooting of a man near the border of pleasant hill lafayette. dispatch audio tells of a shooter jumping out of a black bmw sedan and driving off. kumasi: president biden is had to speak from brussels today regarding the russian invasion of ukraine. it comes during the emergency summit of nato allies. we will bring you a special report at noon our time today. live on air come online, and on our abc 7 bay area app. reggie: it is expected to be the final day of questioning for the supreme court hearings of ketanji brown jackson. a vote is expected before the easter break. drew:ers in the 40's so a cool morning out there.

that is the theme, a cooler afternoon. at 4:00 p.m., most of us the 50's and 60's, 70's in warmer spots. jobina: we have two major sig alert's underway involving injuries. the first is in west on four for before summersville road. the next will be in petaluma on southbound 101 at petaluma boulevard. kumasi: number seven, san francisco-based instacart is testing a new solar -- new service to deliver groceries in 15 minutes. this is first partnered with public supermarkets in atlanta and miami. reggie: fifth -- drew: 15, huh? kumasi: sometimes your ready-to-eat. drew: all the time. jobina: i deftly thought this was a high five. reggie: it is a prayer for kumasi's oscar dress arriving today. it is somewhere in the zip code area, we just don't know where. drew: out for delivery.

reggie: speak on it. [laughter] good morning, america. breaking news for our viewers in the west. north korea firing a long-range missile. major escalation. north korea launching its first intercontinental ballistic missile in more than four years. martha raddatz tracking what we know right now. high-stakes trip. president biden in europe this morning meeting with our allies for an emergency summit. fighting back. a major attack by the ukrainian military saying they destroyed a russian ship and refusing to surrender as harrowing images are released by a right-wing paramilitary group showing the devastation in mariupol. apartment buildings hollowed out. we spoke to a woman who escaped with her family bullet holes in their car. today marking one month sinc