could be getting worse. families worry they could be forced from their homes. the money they are waiting for from the states rent relief program. good morning, everybody. we are going to bring it up. we have bright colors -- liz: i am here with you guys. it is good to see you. and we have a bit of rain on the way? drew: we do. sunday night, we will track that wet weather coming back. this morning we are dealing with cloud cover, coastal drizzle, half moon bay down to less than two miles visibility out there. waking up in the 40's, certainly a bit of a chill in the atmosphere. 48 in novato, 48 in palo alto and 44 in concord. the fog is over the city right now with coastal drizzle and today is almost a carbon copy forecast of yesterday. we will find cloud cover across the coast for most of the day, but much of us in the 50's and 60's.

we will show you that rain, coming up in about an -- nine minutes. guys? liz: searching for solutions after young teen was hit and killed while biking to a mountain view school last week. >> we will take a moment of silence to remember andre. liz: reporter amanda del castillo you says their personal message came during the meeting about eliminating traffic fatalities. >> if we can stop another family feeling what we are feeling right now, please. just put up a sign, something. amanda: an agonizing push for action from the mother of 13-year-old andre retana. exactly one week ago, the mountain view teen was hit and killed while riding his bike by a truck driver. his parents spoke to city officials over zoom during a community discussion on mountain views zero vision action plan,

where the community addressed traffic fatalities. >> he should still be here with us. we want something done quicker than 2030. amanda: mountain view pd is still investigating what led to the fatal collision, describing the driver as "very cooperative." still, the teen's parents are pleading for more signage at the intersection, wanting to implement a no turn on red. >> we are taking a look at everything we can do. amanda: the intersection is the site of this growing memorial for andre. friends, family and community members leaving messages and more. there are moments of grief met with the sound of busy traffic. >> even just being at andres memorial, it's dangerous and people need to slow down. amanda: it's also where we met

andre's grandfather, his eyes glued to the memorial. he did not want to speak on camera, but says the support showed here that andre was special to many people. >> my heart is broken. i don't know how i am going to live. we don't know how we are going to live. i need the city of mountain view to do something, because i'm sorry, but this is bs. amanda: last september, the city included an agreement with caltrans to repave el camino. the city also adopted a resolution to make more space available for protected bikeways, painted bike lanes, high visibility crosswalks and more. if plans are approved in september, he would -- it would allow construction to begin by spring 2023. >> andre deserves this, thank you. amanda: amanda del castillo he,

abc 7 news. liz: now to the invasion of ukraine, it has now passed the one month mark. president biden will be in poland to meet with nato leaders and members of the 82nd airborne division on the front lines of defense. the president is committing $1 billion in humanitarian aid to ukraine and a new round of sanctions striking the heart of russia's economy. local ukrainian americans say more needs to be done, given the gravity of the situation. >> a lot of atrocities. a lot of civilian infrastructure has been destroyed. it has to stop soon, and it's clear war crimes have been committed. liz: the u.s. also has pledged to taken over 100,000 ukrainian refugees. we have a list of nonprofits taking donations to help ukrainian refugees.

liz: what used to be confined to a few gritty blocks is still spilling over. now, people who live and work in the castro district are searching for new strategies to take back their neighborhood. they are working to build a better bay area. many who work and live in the castro say they have verbally or physically attacked by one of the people living on the streets. while abc news was there yesterday, we saw no police on foot and only one patrol car. many hungry the drug problem has reached a critical point. >> we are seeing a heavy meth and fentanyl problem, and the listyle that goes witht. without public officials upholding laws, this is what happens. >> there is a large part of the public that believes any sweeps of encampments are wrong, even if you are offering services. liz: -- a person would be

appointed by a judge to take care of someone who needs help. even though the mayor's board, there are some that have civil rights concerns. another neighborhood, the tenderloin, has a lot of potential for improvement. that's why we decided to focus on this neighborhood for the next year as part of our efforts to build a better bay area. we have dug into its history and are looking at ways to change its future. you can see the stories on the bay area streaming tv app. watch on-demand. jobina: the states rent relief program housing is key expires at the end of the month. gloria rodriguez is live in the newsroom with the details. gloria: the state says nearly 200 15,000 households have gotten assistance, but housing now, a coalition to combat california's housing crisis, says over 300,000 rental

families have applied for rental assistance and have not gotten it yet, and the program expires next week. nora gray has three children and is worried they will become homeless. all the protections keeping them from getting evicted expire next week. gray says she was a full-time janitor before the pandemic and was never behind on rent. now she owes $8,500 in rent, or six months worth, and her savings are gone. she says her husband left them while she was pregnant last year and she became a single mom. she now works part cleaning houses, but it is not enough. gray applied for the california pandemic eviction protection program, set to expire on thursday. it has been six months and she is still waiting for help. she called every day and has only been told she is under review. >> sometimes i cry a lot because i don't know what i am going to do, how i am going to pay rent, how i am going to live with

my kids. it's a lot of stress against me, and i try to be strong for my kids, but sometimes i feel like it just brings me down. i feel like i am in a whole and can't get out. i am stuck. gloria: they do distribute funds based on area median income, and the program will continue to operate until applications are processed and all applicants have been paid. -- says says says says rent and on the verge of homelessness. for the residents waiting for a response from the states, there is uncertainty about what will happen next. housing advocates worry it may be too late after next thursday and say there is nothing to protect the tenants. jobina, lizzi -- liz? jobina: after one month month mn finally here. planning the younger release

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drew: 6:11 on our friday morning and as we go hour-by-hour, our temperatures are similar to yesterday. we have some coastal drizzle, and are drive-thru the 50's inland. around the bay shoreline, a lot of 50's and 60's later on this afternoon. today is dry, looking at the

three day forecast, the start of it is dry, but by sunday we do see rain with gusty winds to level 1 on the storm impact scale. let's talk total rainfall. these numbers over the last 24 hours have been increasing, so we like to see that. sunday night to monday, a good bet. half an inch of rain, we watch the co because we could see over an inch of wet weather. liz: the traffic seems to be light, 6:12. no metering lights yet and the traffic is flowing nicely. that's check out 101 towards the south bay. that's highway 880 going across one, the headlights headed in the northbound direction. you can see a few brake lights making the turn there, mostly up towards farther south, towards

880, is slower. we have our usual slow and go over the altamont pass and are getting reports of an accident westbound 205 for the 580's plit near mountain house. liz: people are lining up for the release of pliny the younger beer. the release is back after pausing the pandemic, and people are excited. amy hollyfield is there live. amy, what's the crowd like right now? is it rowing? amy: oh, yes. it stretches all the way down the sidewalk, as you can see, and there is a special appreciation this year, because i did not get to do this last year. this debut, release, was postponed. it was scheduled for february but because of the omicron virus, or variant, they postponed it until now.

they waited a long time for this here.s aexme i want to take you to the front of the line and introduce you to jaime from american canyon. you got here after midnight? >> 15 minutes after midnight. amy: oh my god, are you cold? >> i am near the heater. amy: you are kind of a newbie. your first time was in 2018. but you are back. >> it's a good time of camaraderie. i had a few coworkers from work who got wind of it, and i decided to join them. since 2020, it has been nice -- with the exception of last year, for obvious reasons. amy: and was that when you realized, oh, i really like this thing? >> yeah, it brings out the best in people. you commit to something and it's really, it's for a good reason.

it's the love of beer. pliny the younger has been phenomenal since 2020. i was there a few times and it was really nice. you get to talk, pass the time, and when the doors open, you just go in and sit down, have the first glass of pliny the younger. amy: thank you so much. i am amazed you are still awake when the doors open at 11:00. we will check on you. the beer is released once a year and is only released for two weeks, so you have a small window to come up and get some or have some shipped out to your community -- there's a bar or two that gets some in my community, so keep an eye out. it is a fun experience. people have told me that. jobina: you said bar or two. it sounds like you know the exact number. [laughter] amy: busted. liz: is it good, amy? amy: anyway, back to my serious

news report. be here at 11:00 when the doors open, and they will be here for the next two weeks, the line on the weekend can take as long as six hours can get in -- to get in, but everyone says it is worth it. we are at the russian river brewing company in santa rosa. amy hollyfield, abc7news. jobina: whatever you say, amy, all right. we will see you in just a bit. we are two days away from hollywood's biggest night. liz: a live look from the dolby theater right there. if you have

jobina: we are two days away

from the oscars. we are taking a live look at the dolby theater, where the stars will converge this weekend. liz: and if you are looking for something fun to do this weekend, there are plenty of oscar nominees you can watch from the comfort of your own couch. will gantz has more on some of those nominees. will: it's oscar weekend and the stage is set. if you are really behind on watching this year's bigs films -- >> there is a 100% chance we are all going to die. will: coda is is is is is is highschooler with deaf parents and a deaf brother who falls in love with music. >> ♪ all that i need to get by ♪ will: it is currently the favorite for best picture, and you can stream it now on apple tv plus. the biggest competition and the most nominated illness year is the power of the dog. >> i wonder what little lady

made these. >> i did, sir. will: this western is a dark, slow burn, and is streaming now on netflix. love fast is the story of a family in northern ireland. belfast is available on amazon prime video and apple tv plus. also up for best picture, king richard. >> ohno, brother man, i got me the next two. will: you can rent king richard on apple, or hbo max. you can watch the eyes of tim's man.or west side story is up for best picture, streaming now on disney plus.

will: best supporting actress. will she win? we will find out when the academy awards air at 8:00 7:00 central on abc 7. l.a., looking great. you can see those reports starting on abc7news at 4:00. the live coverage begins at 10:00 a.m. with live on the red carpet. at nine, it's on the red carpet through the oscars and at 11:00, abc7news will have local reactions, plus today's headlines and the latest information on the storm moving in sunday evening, drew. drew: 12 hours of oscars coverage. liz: is the oscars on sunday? drew: it sure is. i am not saying i timed the rain so you would be inside and watch

the oscars -- but southern california, they are dry. as the rain moves in, not a bad idea to watch the oscars. here's live doppler 7, showing us that fog in spots, generally along the coast and parts of the north bay, and along the coast we have some drizzle. you may need your windshield wipers. good morning, oakland, 48, the same in palo alto, 46 in santa rosa and 47 in the city. i chose this picture, because it is showing you the drizzle on the lens this morning. as you go throughout the morning , cool with areas of drizzle. cool on the coast today and tomorrow, and tracking the rain arriving sunday night into monday. almost a carbon copy forecast in terms of temperatures today. cool on the coast, warm inland, coolest spots in the 70's, but it will be breezy at 61, 74 is the high in san jose. the numbers are generally dropping into the 40's

overnight, but saturday is dry. sunday, the rain is returning on the afternoon and evening. light to moderate rain, gusty winds, and slick conditions for the monday morning commute. saturday hour-by-hour, a mix of sun and clouds out there. if you have plans outside, no worries there. heading into sunday, we start with overcast skies and sunday afternoon into sunday evening, 5:30, here is the rain moving in from the west. it's on and off throughout 8:00 p.m., then you find the rain continuing into monday morning as well. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast -- dried today and tomorrow, the evening rain and the wind sunday, then we dry out for tuesday, wednesday and thursday, guys. jobina: let's turn to ginger zee, live with a look at what's coming up on gma. liz: good morning, ginger. ginger: great to be here with everybody.

coming up, we are live in poland with president biden, heading there to address the growing crisis from the war in ukraine. after that high-stakes meeting with nato allies. we will also get an exclusive look at nato military exercises as david miuiuiuiuiuiu from warsaw. and we are two days away fromrom oscar sunday, but why wait? we will get things started this morning, speaking with wanda sykes and regina hall. and everything you need to get yourself ready -- fashion, food, the best picture nominees -- we have it all on gma. jobina: i know you are a sustainable fashion queen, like we like to do over here. are you bringing those looks to the red carpet this year or no? ginger: they have me york, so i will be up in the

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liz: now reveal what the wife of a supreme court justice sent to the trump administration about the january 6 insurrection. bina:l clite sike. wheryog pele plan to march today c alex: and day to of president biden's trip to europe is officially underway. i will have details. liz: we made it to friday. jobina: i am excited. liz: the weather is not as warm as some, but we have rain on the way. drew: this morning, some drizzle along the coastline, a little of fog from anywhere to two to four miles of visibility, but most of us dealing with overcast skies. temperatures generally in the 40's right now. 40 and oakland, 46 in san mateo and 46 in napa.

a live look from our exploratorium camera, the coast is cool with the fog in the 50's around the shoreline. our warmest spots inland, going into the 70's. i show you the rain coming up for the second half of the weekend in about nine minutes, guys. jobina: president biden will be in poland today after an emergency summit with nato leaders in brussels, pledging support and aid for the ukrainian people. here's alex pr latest. alex: he will help the ukrainians become less reliant on russian oil by sending them u.s. natural gas >> we will be accelerating our progress towards a secure, clean energy future. this initiative focuses on two core issues, one, helping europe reduce its dependency on russian gas as quickly as possible.

second, boosting europe's demand for gas overall. alex: the the t announcing $1 billion of aid for ukraine, and he had this morning to vladimir putin if russia uses chemical weapons against ukraine. >> we would chemical weapons. the nature of the spots would depend on the nature of the years. it would trigger a response in kind. we would make that decision at the time. alex: the white house looking to send chemical detection systems to ukraine. as biden lands in poland this morning, military exercises are being conducted along the polish border with belarus. in ukraine, the country's navy y declaring victory, saying it destroyed a russian warship. >> president putin has a big

problem on his hands. when he realizes that, he can turn to negotiations. he is not there yet. alex: but russia claims it is making progress, heading closer to capturing the city of marip upol. a spokesperson saying there is no doubt russia is here forever. jobina: we are constantly are cn updating our abc seven bay area streaming app with the latest on the crisis in ukraine. the app is available several streaming services, just search abc 7 bay area. liz: the senate judiciary committee wrapped up its fourth and final day of confirmation hearings yesterday. legal experts, civil rights leaders, and members of the american bar association

testified about jackson's experience. she has enough votes to be confirmed. jobina: and clarence thanh -- justice clarence thomas facing criticism by what his wife texted the trump administration's mark meadows. thomas wrote to meadows "biden and left is attempting the greatest heist of our history." she told him, trump should not concede. the former president was promising to take his efforts to overturn the election all the way to the supreme court. justice thomas' office did not respond to questions from bbc news about these questions -- abc news about these texts. liz: the sonoma county sheriff's office would not tell us what the investigation found nor what the charges recommended are, but

13 women have accused tripoli of sexual assault or misconduct. the 39-year-old has denied assaulting any women. jobina: sherry papini has been out on bail for the last couple of weeks. a judge ordered her to undergo a psychiatric evaluation and give up her passport as conditions for her bail. she vanished in found a few weeks later in yolo, bound and injured. she faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted. liz: two people are in custody after a chase through the east bay following a suspected stolen truck. sky 7 everything and dan actually takes us along -- dan ashley takes us along for the wild ride. the chase continued into a residential neighborhood and the driver narrowly misses hitting

several cars in different intersections. he then turns and drives next to the railroad tracks, running along san leandro boulevard on the part tracks. our exclusive sky 7 technology shows the driver turning right onto harlem street, he stops, appears to reverse for a short distance before continuing forward, turning around and driving towards officers who had gotten out of their cars with guns drawn. the driver then reverses into a pickup and another car, driving towards officers again, then reverses, driving into some bushes near another set of railroad tracks. the driver then gets out of the truck and runs along the tracks. he appears to run into one of central mazda's buildings. people came out of the dealership and pointed officers to where they had last seen the suspect. nearly an hour later, the officers walked out with a man in handcuffs. dan ashley, abc 7 news. liz: a bart spokesperson tells

us part police assisted oakland police during the pursuit. jobina: happening today, a youth local climate strike is planned in more than 85 countries and 500 cities, including here in san francisco. friday's for future is organizing the global climate strike. they are being demanded hirer ties people, not profit. youth and allies will be marching in support of climate justice and racial justice. they will be marching at 10:00 this morning at market arrow plaza. liz: california eviction protections are set to expire on april 1. this proposal would set protections until june 30. governor newsom has signaled his support for the extension. residents have until march 31 to apply for state rent relief. advocates for renters have

warned of an eviction tsunami landlords arguitstt llecting rts attracting major crowds this week, almost feeling like pre-pandemic. jobina: anjobina: an the big board at the new york stock exchange. we will have an update on how the markets are doing, next. liz: and with the oscars next weekend, one thing to look out for -- how ukrainian designers are dressing celebrities on saturday night. and this is my first time on abc seven at 7:00, i am excited for it. we will have a jampacked show involving falcons, the night at the aqua scores -- the night at the oscars, and much more. you can download that app on your phone, apple tv, roku, amazon fire tv. drew: take a look at this i

candy. a live look from our east bay hills camera and the sun is rising. a fair amount of fog first thing this morning and we will see that fog linger along the coastline for much of the day. temperatures like yesterday, slow to warm because of the marine layer this morning. by lunchtime, in the 50's and 60's. location is key as to how warm it feels in the low 70's, but because of the marine influence, closer to 50's along the coastline. today is dry, 61 and breezy in the city, so it is a nice day in the south bay. one of our warmest spots com in at 78 degrees. saturday is totally dry. rain returns to the forecast on sunday in the evening. we will watch those details closely, because the latest information has the storm coming in a little bit stronger, so you might want to bump this number up. dusty winds and slick conditions for the monday morning commute.

the numbers we have been watching are increasing over the past couple hours. but the current information gives us the best bet of half an inch of rain. we will watch the coast very closely, because some spots could see more than an inch of rain out of the storm on its current path. monday morning commute will be wet with damp roads, so keep that in the back of your mind for early next week. that's weather, let's take a look at traffic. sue: we do have the metering lights down at the bay bridge toll plaza. very little backup, if any, coming into san francisco, but you will see some brake lights on approaching the tunnel and on the western portion. no stalls or accidents to speak up on the bridge. let's hop over to oakland, 880, headlights in the southbound direction. if you look in the top of your screen, you will see some brake lights near the coliseum. we have some issues on 880 north approaching oakland, one is an accident at oak and they are trying to get that out of lanes

as we speak. we will check back with that. green is good, we had an earlier problem over the altamont pass with an accident on 205 near mountain house, that still has things stacked back towards tracy, but ahead of that, you will see a bit of slow traffic past the 580 merge and on over the altamont pass at this

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san francisco this week, the developers conference at the miss goni center, march madness at the chase center. many are traveling for the first time in a long time and doing so with the bay area as the final destination. >> some of us are meeting for the first time in two years. it's pretty cool. >> but while the economy is coming back in san francisco, it is doing so at a slow pace. >> in all major metro areas, we tend to have more remote rules. >> the bay area council says the gamers convention and the basketball tournament are positive signs that could shape a new narrative of san francisco going forward. >> when i was coming, a lot of people are like, be careful of san francisco. it's not what you think it is. i have not had any issues. >> i am definitely going to come back. i have to check out some of the

touristy stuff. >> i have not been here since 1990, right after the earthquake, so it is great to be back. >> even rush-hour traffic had a pre-pandemic fields with thursday evening. we've got a ways to go as the high cost of housing continues to drive people and jobs elsewhere. >> in terms of the recovery in our leisure and hospitality industry, we are very far behind. 20% of those jobs are gone. many small businesses have shut down. >> but with crowds like these, there is hope of a rebound sooner than later. jobina: it appears former giants catcher buster posey and his wife have left the bay area. they sold their lafayette home in the happy valley neighborhood earlier this month. a six bedroom, five bathroom home that sold in an off market

sale. buster announced his retirement last november, saying he and his family plans to move back to georgia. liz: and the day is here. bosses want you want you want yu office full-time. in the bay area, the number was higher, 71 percent with only 11% adopting hybrid work and 17% allowing employees to that's not sitting well with employees, who have embraced the concept. 55% of working parents and 65% of millennials say they would look for a new job. so employers have a big job at hand, trying to convince workers to come back to the office. >> that type of communication and engagement with employees is important. not only do you have the buy-in around what you are doing, there's an understanding around why you are doing it. liz: the labor market and tight

competition for tech markers might empower them to say no to returning for the office. jobina: your mail carrier might be driving an electric truck next year. they are doubling down initial plan purchases of electric vehicles in its order of next-generation delivery vehicles. more than 10,000 of them will be battery electric vehicles. the initial order only called for a 5000 dvds. the usps is spending nearly $3 billion on a next-generation delivery vehicle. taking a live look right now at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway, we are up 92 points. apple is working on a subscription service where you can rent iphones and ipads. according to bloomberg, instead of buying a device out right, you may be able to pay a monthly fee for hardware. subscriptions are not new to apple, and this is in line with the company trying to expand the concept of going beyond apple

music, fitness, and tv services. the service would arrive as soon as next year. now jobina: to a new soda jobina: that mighty sweeter than your usual drink. liz: maple syrup flavored pepsi in collaboration with eye hot. you have to post a picture, tweet or video of of of of of o pancakes with the hashtags us your stack. jobina: we had thethethethe day yesterday, and reggie and i were discussing were -- it was in the room when they were workshop and show us your stack. drew: they need more lines in these rooms. 100 people, they like, this is so great, you guys. liz: but maybe that's the point. sometimes it's getting is talking.

jobina: nab. it made the local news, once again. drew: i will try it if you get it. i will try anything one time. i not say i not say i like it, but i will try it. it's really thick. that's what i want in my soda. really thick and mapley. refreshing. good morning. a live look at the exploratorium camera. we have fog over the city and today, very similar to yesterday. if you are on the eastern half of the city, near the financial district, you will see the sunshine this afternoon. we are waking up to vallejo, 50 in fremont, 47 in the city with that fog of overhead and 47 in san ramon. their finding areas of drizzle

close to the coast this morning, miles away from the coast and to afternoon, then rain returns to the forecast sunday evening. 61 and breezy in the city, 60 five in oakland today, 74 in canada and concord, 70 in vallejo. half moon bay is only 58 degrees. overnight, we will see the cloud cover return to the bay shoreline. numbers generally in the 40 throughout the weekend. saturday is dry, and sunday, the rain returns. level 1 on the storm impact scale. i want to show you this timeline saturday, we are totally drive. do not worry. sunday, especially sunday evening, here is the rain. 5:30, arriving on and off through sunday night into the morning. here is our seven-day forecast. we track the evening rain and wind sunday and is sunday, it's a good day to watch the oscars. we will track the prior, milder

conditions the rest of the week. hello, sue. sue: time for your toyota tahoe report, and fair conditions to get up there. it is spring skiing. the look at some of the drive times to the palisades, three hours and 15 minutes. bio chain requirements 59, or 50. smooth sailing all the way up there with a three hour, 15 minute drive and heavenly on 50, three hours 20 minutes there. it's a pretty spring pack. drew tells me it might snow on sunday at 6500 case, lake level, but only about a couple inches. no chain requirements at this point. sugar bowl looks like a three-hour drive. spring conditions, that your toyota tahoe report for today. liz: one thing to look out for on the red carpet on oscar sunday is the number of people wearing dresses made by

ukrainian designers. any of those designers have had their lives ended by the russian invasion, but some have been able to move their operations from ukraine to poland. there was a bit of an interruption, but they are back to fulfilling orders. >> they are still orders, they are taking a little bit longer in production, but they are still making them. liz: stylists are pulling from this massive collection at the albright fashion library l.a. in high demand our addresses by ukrainian designers. liz: first -- jobina: hearst castle will reopen after being closed for nearly two years. it was not able to be open to visitors after closing to do to the pandemic because of the storm. that has been finally fixed and after a 10 month, 13.7 million

dollar project, the castle will reopen a -- may 11. >> expect there to be a lot of excitement over the castle reopening and folks will make the trip. jobina: advance reservations will be required to make the trip. you can start looking by march 31. you liz: have to get tickets way in advance if you want to go. so you do need to get those tickets, but i went to the lobby and it is beautiful. jobina: there we go, liz. up next, the seven things you need to know today. liz: you can watch all our newscasts live and on-demand through the bay area

jobina: if you are just joining us, here are the seven things to need to know this morning. liz: parents of the mountain

view teen killed while riding his bike to school or pleading with the city for more signage at the intersection. 13-year-old andre retana was struck by a truck driver last week. jobina: president biden heads to poland to meet with members of the 82nd airborne division. he announced a new round of sanctions targeting russia afterwards invasion of ukraine. liz: and the state department plans to consider a bill on monday to extend california's rent relief program. more than 300,000 californians are waiting to hear back from the state about their application. jobina: republican senate minority leader mitch mcconnell says he will vote against the con con brown jackson. they are expected to hold a vote before senators break for easterners. -- easter. drew: sunshiny afternoon, temperatures in the 60's and 70's, but rain returns to the

forecast on sunday. a level 1, light to moderate showers lingering into monday as well. liz: and troubles in oakland. 880 northbound, we have an accident and a stall. another ramp to 16th blocked as well. mason's center is returning for the first time since the pandemic. the trucks will rotate every week and there is a full bar and live music. it starts up april 1. i am ready to check that out. drew: that place is a scene. the perimeter has all the food trucks, and there are a lot of food trucks there. friday night, the lights are out. it is such a beautiful place to be. jobina: let's be clear on that, real

quick. liz: p watching us live on abc seven at 7:00, which starts right now. good morning, america. the president heading to poland, confronting the growing humanitarian crisis with millions displaced by the war in ukraine. biden announcing plans to welcome refugees to the u.s. and his warning for russia over any potential use of chemical weapons. "world news tonight" anchor david muir is live from warsaw. show of force. nato conducts joint military exercises with u.s. troops near the border of belarus, russia's closest ally. in the war on ukraine. martha raddatz with exclusive access this morning. also this morning, new images from that major escalation by north korea. kim jong-un watching the launch of that icbm, capable of reaching the united states as president biden speaks out coem