the man held up at gunpoint, sharing his story only with abc 7 news. reggie: the mess is finally over, but is it -- but was it worth the drive time we should be saving? the grand opening of a major artery that for years has been a major pain. kumasi: amy schneider's shining moment -- a white house appearance for a very important reason. reggie: what press secretary, i really bought it. who has a question? kumasi: we are going to check in with lisa. lisa: it has been getting a little warmer and a little sunnier day after day. today, we will have mostly sunny conditions as high pressure takes us through the weekend, starting with some fog from half moon pacifica. upper 30's. low 40's in the valleys.

42 in livermore. 41 in santa rosa. san francisco, no problems. as we get to the morning hours, fog is going to stay with us through 8:00, 9:00. then, we get into brighter conditions. we are looking at that 4:00 temperature. the coast remains cool and breezy. kumasi: -- reggie: ukrainian officials say the next round of negotiations will begin today with russia. kumasi: a plain humanitarian corridor will open today. jobina? jobina: ukrainian officials say 2000 people are evacuating variable -- mariupol right now. it is estimated there are still 100,000 civilians trapped in the area. russian forces have handed back control of the cibolo nuclear

plant. president biden says vladimir putin may have placed some sort of house arrest his advisors. pres. biden: i'm not saying this for certain. he seems to be self-isolating. there is some indication he has fired or put under house arrest some of his advisors. jobina: scott morrison says his country will send armed vehicles named the bushmaster to ukraine after a request from president zelenskyy. he did not say when or how many will be sent. kumasi: if you would like to help the people of ukraine, we have a full list of verified nonprofits sending supplies to refugees. this is on our website, abc7news.com. reggie: we are hearing exclusively from a man at the center of a dramatic carjacking on the bay bridge. an armed suspect stole a san

francisco man's truck and took off after a crash mid span wednesday afternoon. the story you can only get here. >> think it is my last day. he took the car and he left. reporter: the man named elmer feared he would die after coming face-to-face with a man on the middle of the bay bridge. you believe it was happening? elmer: never. i never would think that would happen with me. reporter: the chp said it began when the suspect's ford suv started weaving in traffic. elmer: he hit my car. reporter: he crashed into another car and tried to steal it, fighting with the other driver. elmer: he was fighting with him. when they say they have a gun, at that point, i let him. reporter: the suspect moved toward him, brandishing his

handgun. elmer: he pushed me. reporter: aiken slater, the car? took off in a white chevy pickup, california license plate 95222 t2. >> it is very unusual. you do not think of a car -- carjacking occurring on the bridge structure, but the person must have been desperate following the first accident. porter: elmer, a mechanic from san francisco, has he did not resist, thinking about his life. elmer: in that second, i think about my family, about god, about everything. reporter: police are still searching for the man, believed to be armed and dangerous, possibly still driving the white pickup. cornell barnard, abc 7. kumasi: today, we will see a ribbon-cutting that has been years in the making. the late improvement prospect will finally let writers aboard.

gloria joins us with this journey we all been on. what is expected today? gloria: finally the extension of the vanness bus rapid transit. it had its share of problems including going over budget and taking longer. we are talking five and a half. the lights at one of the new boarding islands lit for the first time yesterday. the separated red transit lanes from mission to lombard street is that transit buses can travel without getting caught in traffic. the project is also supposed to allow for passengers to board more easily. the mayor's office said construction included extensive utility maintenance like the replacement of sewer pipes and a water main -- some that have not been replaced in more than 100 years. a san francisco grand jury report found that sf mta could

have listened delays and cost overruns, had it dug a hole to see where the utilities were before construction. the report from the cost of the project increased approximately $346 million, 23% over budget. >> certainly, the way this went down is far more impactful on small businesses than it should have been. they did not deserve this. this was awful and devastating. gloria: the project has been difficult for some businesses in the area, and at least one business owner tells us he is happy it is finally completed. today's ribbon-cutting ceremony at the war memorial starts at 9:50 this morning. mayor london breed will be there as well as city officials. reggie: it does look nice. i hope it works out. starting today, to bay area venues are dropping the requirement to show proof of vaccine or get a covid test.

one is the sap center in san jose. it's mask policy depends on the preference now of each promoter. chase center is aligning with the city department of public health. all event goers who are not vaccinated are required to wear a mask. we have some upsetting news to tell you about. we have been following these birds for a while now. one of them, the female, is annie. we found out that annie has been trying to fight off other birds, who have for whatever reason been trained to get at the eggs in her nest. at the same time, she lost her partner. >> i said watch this. he is going to kill. i knew he had an amazing lineup of jokes. reggie: going inside the oscars control room, the showrunner is speaking to abc news about the moments before and after that

slap. and a critical sierra snowpack survey today is expected to show something we have not seen in seven years. lisa: and a familiar sight -- high pressure the coast, ilion xfinity mobile runs on america's most reliable 5g network, but for 30% less than t-mobile, so you have more money for more stuff. this phone? fewer groceries. this phone? more groceries! this phone? fewer concert tickets. this phone? more concert tickets. and not just for my shows. switch to xfinity mobile for 30% less than t-mobile. new and existing customers get amazing value with our everyday pricing. switch today.

reggie: state water officials will collect the fourth survey at sierra station. it is an indicator of water conditions for the rest of the year. it is typically when the snowpack reaches its peak water content before snowmelt accelerates in the spring. yesterday, data from electronic sensors showed the snowpack was at 39% of the historical average for the end of march, the lowest in seven years. this is not what we want.

lisa: in addition to that, with our heat up next week, we are going to see rapid snow melts in the sierra nevada. so not only is it a poor snowpack, that it is going to be disappearing quickly, with temperatures in the 60's and 70's in the mountains next week. his ability a mile and a quarter in santa rosa. there are issues in the north bay. temperatures are in the upper 40's. as we look at the forecast today, the clouds began to increase for your saturday. we will get into breezy and cooler conditions for sunday. tomorrow, 60's and 70's. there is your cool day. take this into monday. as for today, close to mid-60's downtown. it 70's in the south bay. jobina: i wanted to update you

on this backup at pinole. westbound 80, the speeds are is still a little sluggish, averaging 26 mph. check out the bay bridge toll plaza. nice and live, no metering lights yet. some roughly a bridge is very clear. a nice time to head out the door if you need to commute this morning. you can also rely on mass transit. reggie: florida's "don't so gay -- "don't say gay" law facing a new challenge. and keeping up with the curries. new hardware across the city. a live look outside -- that is pretty.

reggie: not to that exclusive interview from the oscars. one of the most traumatic awards shows in history. will smith slapping chris rock. kumasi: jobina is at the live desk with the producer. jobina: oscars producer will packer was the man in charge of this year's awards, and he is giving insight into the aftermath of the slab. he is sitting with tj holmes. packer says police were involved, and there was at least one person advocating for smith to stay in the room. that person was chris rock. will: they said "we will go get him. we are prepared to get him right now. we can press charges. we can arrest him." we were laying at the options. as they were talking, chris was being very dismissive of those options. he was like no, i'm fine. no, no, no. even to the point where i said, rock, let him finish.

the lapd officers finish laying out what his options were. they said, would you like us to take any action? and he said no. jobina: the academy has also said smith was asked to leave and refused. he later one best actor. board of governors initiated disciplinary reseeding and gave smith 15 days to respond before they vote on possible violations and sanctions. you can see the full interview with will packer today on good morning america. that is coming up at 7:00 a.m. kumasi: we have said developments to share with you in this saga we have been following with a me the fountain. her mate died. he was found dead in the road in downtown berkeley. this is video from yesterday. this is believed to be the last time anybody saw him. we are still waiting for more

information about what happened. these two falcons have been nesting on the tower for years. they had just laid two eggs. a female came in and pecked at the eggs. annie drove her away. this happened several times. now that cornell is gone, we are not sure what annie is going to do. we talked with a falcon expert about what this means for a and her eggs, coming up. make sure you have the bay area streaming app so you can keep watching and get more details. sad. reggie: said watching this. kumasi: they have been through so much the last few months, it feels like. we were not sure where she was, and she came back. i think it is going to be challenging. i was reading that it likely she is going to find a mate area soon, so they are concerned about the eggs, she will be able to watch them and do what she needs to do. reggie: what happened in that

street? how did he get hit? rip. we enjoyed you while you are here. i know. lisa: that is sent. -- is sad. we are going to look on the brighter side with sunshine today, more sunny than it has been all week long. as the temperatures climb, it is going to feel like spring, and maybe a little more than that. there is a little bit of patchy fog here and there. 42 in livermore. the winds have been anywhere from 20 to 30 and 40 mph out of the north. clouds increasing saturday. things turn around for much warmer weather into tuesday, wednesday, and thursday of next week. 71 in sunnyvale today.

on the peninsula, it will warm up to near 70. you will feel the sea breeze keeping it cool just in 50's, from the sunset around montero, pacifico, and half moon bay. in the north bay, mid-60's for stenson. 76 for santa rosa. 73 in napa. head over to the east bay. warmer days this week, were numbers climb into the upper 50's. low 70's out toward union city and castro valley. the weather gets warm, climbing through the 70's, with upper 70's in brentwood. 77 in antioch. 76 in concord. sunny skies today. a warmer day. upper 70's inland. still warm tomorrow, but that clouds increase sunday and monday. it is really going to get hot.

90 the middle of next week. reggie: ginger zee is looking at what is happening on gma. ginger: good morning. great to be with you this morning. coming up on gma, our abc news exclusive interview with oscar producer will packer. he is opening up about what happened after will smith smacked chris rock. we will learn what the lapd told all of them. also, his reaction to everything that happened on what should have been a crowning achievement. tj gets all those answers. and then to the move by president biden to help ease the pain at the pump. immediate impact already this morning. and the new social media safety push. attorneys general and washington, d.c. are calling for more parental controls on tiktok and snapchat. and one couple shed more than $125,000 in debt in under four years. and we are rising and shining, this time from missouri. that and more on good morning

america. reggie: have you ever been at the st. louis arch? lisa: i was just there a couple of weeks ago, actually, storm chasing. it is up there. it is kind of an amazing modern marvel. think about how they built that in the 1950's or 1960's. reggie: when i was a kid, i thought it was super exciting. but if you are claustrophobic at all, it is a real -- ginger: it is not for you. reggie: you might need to have a whole relaxation thing after it. ginger: yes. reggie: thank you again for wishing our friend drew well wishes for his wedding, because he was getting married this morning. ginger: this morning! kisses to drew. i'm so honored i got to be part. i loved the wedding.

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reggie: gay rights advocates have filed a lawsuit against ron desantis for the "don't say day" law. it prohibits instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity. critics argue its true intent is to marginalize lgbtq people and their families. the challenge filed in federal court alleges the law violates the constitution protected rights of free speech, equal protection, and due process for students and their families. seth curry is still on the sidelines for the golden state warriors, rehabbing from his foot injury. but staff -- but steph was

throwing passes to kids in oakland. kumasi: the unveiling of their first little town library. they are planning on 150 of these. the goal is to bring joy to kids who might not have access to reading from kindergarten through third grade. >> we want to make sure you are reading at your grade level i the time you get to third grade. it determines your entire educational future. >> the higher education around oakland -- that means 30,000 books at the hands of kids who needed. inspiration. the tools to develop. reggie: that is awesome. so glad they are doing that. another warriors legend, tim hardaway, as been voted into the basketball hall of fame. five-time all-star plate six years with golden state. hall of fame class will be announced this weekend. kumasi: jeopardy champion amy

schneider is it at the white house to mark transgender day of equality. she answered questions and expressed her disappointment at the wave of anti-lgbtq bills making their way through various state legislatures. she also spoke about what she hoped to accomplish. amy: being a trans person out there who is just a normal person like we all are. the more that people like me can be seen, the harder it is to sustain the myths that are driving a lot of this fear. kumasi: she met with second gentleman doug emhoff as well as a group of transgender youth. reggie: next time you do a google search, a plan to cut down on fake news. kumasi: he has a voice to fill arenas, and he is going to do it with chase center. reggie: and a vote on marijuana. the house poised to pass legislation at the federal level. what that means. kumasi: we are taking a live

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the important new numbers. kumasi: if you have been wanting to go back to college and relive those years, now might be your best chance. there is a new way to get into stanford, kind of. and i mean kind of. a fast-track chance for you to get back on campus and make money while you are doing it. reggie: i am not excited about this. kumasi: it is a story. reggie: good morning morning on this friday. good morning on this friday, april fools' day, april 1. your rent is due. i'm sorry, but it is. lisa: it is even in the proper, which is funny. -- prompter, which is funny. reggie: thank you for thanking me. everybody gets mad. jobina: why? reggie: i'm trying to remind you so you don't get the late fee. kumasi: what is up for our

friday? lisa: not any debbie downer news . sunshine and warmer temperatures. mount tam, a little haze. there is fog out there. 49, san francisco. 46 in oakland. 50, half moon bay. temperatures have dropped through the upper 50's with patchy fog in napa. 41 in livermore. the sea breeze is back. 1:00, we are in the mid 60's in hayward. 68 in petaluma. by 4:00, it is sunny skies. 73 in san jose. it is a chilly night. we will talk about clouds increasing for your saturday. reggie: after record-setting gas prices, things are finally dipping a little bit. let's look at the current prices this morning. the national average has

dropped. our average in california is $5.88. amy hollyfield has the push and pull from president biden's plan to lower prices. amy: gas is more than six dollars a gallon at this station in walnut creek. hopefully this will help. president biden's plan is to flood the market with oil to try to bring down the prices you see here at the pump. he is going to be doing that by releasing oil from the reserve here in our country. for six months, he is going to release one million barrels of a. that oil will come from the petroleum preserve. the president says he expects to see gas prices drop significantly. others in the oil and gas industry say they are not sure. >> it will have a little effect,

but it's not going to be the major driver to overcome the huge increases in gas prices we have seen over the last few months. the conflict in russia's aggression toward ukraine continues that is the major thing driving up oil prices. amy: one oil analyst said the president's plan could bring short-term relief, taking advil for a headache, at the root cause for high gas prices is still going to be there. president biden is also turning his attention to oil and gas companies. he wants initial penalties on oil and gas companies that least public lands that are not producing oil. he says it is time for them to do their part as well. amy hollyfield, abc7news. kumasi: a south bay student is in the hospital after being shot last week. the shooting happened yesterday.

but the suspect and the shooting victim attended the school. students shelter-in-place as police searched for the shooter. after about two hours, police found the suspect with a gun and took him into custody. the shooting follows a violent weekend in san jose, where there were at least four incidents involving gun violence. >> we need to do something. we are going to do something. we need to combat this problem together. it is going to take more than just the police. kumasi: some parents had to wait for hours to find out if their kids were safe. kumasi: the city -- reggie: the city of malibu revealing new details in the death of a boy hit and killed by a construction truck. video of the accident shows that andre had fallen off his bike in front of the truck, and because he was in the driver's line

spot, the driver could not have seen the boy between -- before the collision. they are looking for bike safety improvements at that intersection. kumasi: the investigation of the generous six capital riot, president trump's son-in-law, jared kushner, met with the committee. reportedly, it lasted six hours yesterday. none of the committee members said the interview was really helpful in the investigation. the committee is wanting to speak with kushner's wife, ivanka trump. reggie: strong winds and dangerous downpours. the national weather service issuing tomato -- tornado watches and warnings. jobina is tracking it from the live desk. jobina: a line of storms hitting the east coast and the south hard. tornadoes across 10 states. you can see some of the damage

from this video. severe storms have been reported from new york all the way to the midwest. severe storms are likely through the weekend and into next week as well. by wednesday, storms are expected to hit alabama, georgia, and tennessee. more severe weather is expected this month for the east coast. he could also see above normal rain for the midwest. kumasi: maybe you should skip the skippy. the peanut butter brand recalling some products. which ones to look out for. also taking a live look at the big board. the new york stock exchange up about 85 points. another update on the markets next. and we are getting you ready for san francisco restaurant week. it starts today. a new twist on meal deals offered this year. don't forget you can watch us for a full extra hour now. abc 7 at seven is live from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. on the streaming

app. you can download it for your phone, tablet, roku, apple tv, amazon fire, or andrew -- android tv. lisa: starting friday with a little bit of fog. we have breezy wins in our upper elevations. it is 43 in mountain view. half moon bay is at 50. a beautiful view. here is a look at that visibility, reduced to a quarter of a mile in napa. be careful here. even along the coast. into the second half of the weekend, the weather system to the north of us is not bringing us rain, but bring us cooler conditions, breezy winds, and cloudier skies. as we look at the skies, we will be in mid-70's. saturday is warm, with some clouds. as we go into next week, it is

summertime like heat, not only for the east bay, but for the bayshore. in the seven-day forecast, slightly cooler and then heating up. lisa: look how crowded it is on southbound six sadie and walnut creek. very different from what we saw 30 minutes ago. hit and run has been reported on south bencic sadie at north main street. the good news is no injuries have been reported. 6:18 is when the metering lights flicked on at the bay bridge toll plaza. you should be able to get into san francisco just fine. caltrain is half-price starting today. all fears will be disappointed all month long. starting monday, caltrans will resume its school schedule. and monday we will see changes to the schedule for the golden gate very, which provides

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kumasi: skippy is recalling tens of thousands of jars of peanut butter in 18 states, including california. the company says the jars might be contaminated with fragments of stainless steel from a piece of manufacturing equipment. the recall is voluntary. the product to need to look out for include skippy reduced fat peanut butter spread, skippy reduced fat chunky peanut butter spread, and skippy peanut butter blended with plant protein. they all have best if used by dates in early may 2020 three. we have known about the impact covid has had on the mental health of teens, but a cdc report shows how much of them

suffered during the pandemic. the been is at the live desk with the numbers. jobina: more than one third of high school students say their mental health suffered during the pandemic. 44 percent reported feeling persistently sad or hopeless during the past year. or than a quarter of them had a parent lose a job. >> their mental health is so impacted on -- by what is going on in the family, what is going on in the community, and with online school and disruption of school. jobina: the survey was done from january to june of 2021. among the hardest hit were lgbtq kids and asian americans. 64% of asian-american students said they experienced racism during covid. lack students were not far behind in those numbers. -- black students were not far behind in those numbers. lgbtq students reported emotional abuse and attempts at suicide more than their

counterparts. reggie: not to the rescue of a pair of barn owls from a roller rink. before you say, why would i watch this -- trust me. this is ups and downs like i have never seen in a bird story. this is j.r. stone. jr: these owls are likely on a street corner in san francisco now, news that should make you smile. but in february, these owls got inside this building. >> when i saw him land, he landed next to another powell. -- owl, right near the dj booth. it was amazing. the former church is now a san francisco rollerskating rink. the music played. video posted to facebook showed these owls starting to dance. those from the nonprofit wild care wildlife hospital saw the video and were concerned. >> that is not an animal

dancing, enjoying itself. that is a stressed wild animal trying to use it senses and triangulate and figure out what is happening. jr: while care found someone to catch the two owls, who had likely been high above but inside the roller rink for five to seven days. they were immediately put in an oxygen incubator with iv fluids, and feeding tubes. one of the birds passed away within 48 hours after the rescue. >> then i come back another day and i see the exact same thing. i'm like, what is this? it is another owl. >> the rescue successfully caught the third owl. church of eight wheels and others found holes among the stained glass where the elves likely came inside. >> we investigated anything that looked like a whole that could be an access point.

it did not go to a nesting site. it went to a roller rink. jr: a happy ending -- the remaining owls gained their strength and were released atop the building, where on our house was constructed. it sits right under the old church bell, a spot where the elves can easily search for rodents. >> they ring the bell. the entire neighborhood hears it. now, we do not ring the bells anymore, because we want them to live there. >> we are watching and waiting to see if we also made a love match. jr: j.r. stone, abc7news. kumasi: that was a journey. reggie: it is wild. kumasi: congress is set to try again to decriminalize marijuana. this would remove marijuana from this substances list and would explain some of the penalties for manufacturing industry bidding marijuana. congress has tried to pass this

kind of legislation before. aversion was passed in 2020 but never made it to the senate floor. house speaker nancy pelosi it is time to address how marijuana is treated legally. reggie: there are signs of a bubble in the housing market. the dallas federal reserve shows a similar trend to the one we saw before the 2008 market crash. vices were up 19% in january compared to last year. researchers say prices have become unhinged from reality. this morning on gma, george stephanopoulos talks to rebecca jarvis, who says one of the reasons is fomo. rebecca: homebuyers are fearful of missing out. you miss out on bidding wars and you think, i have to get in now. i'm going to offer above asking. the whole thing becomes self-perpetuating. you see this total frothing us. reggie: once you buy a home, be

prepared to stay in that home at least five years. and new this morning, the u.s. economy is getting closer to pre-pandemic levels when it comes to employment. the labor department released its full march jobs report. the unpleasant rate dropped to 3.6%, down from 3.6 -- 3.8% in february. about 60,000 jobs short of what economists were forecasting. it is the 15th consecutive month the u.s. workforce has grown. the economy is still more than 5000 jobs short of pre-pandemic levels. this morning, gamestop shares are up 10% after the company announced it is planning a stock split. it plans to authorize shares of common stock from $300 million to a billion dollars. a stock split does not change the value of the company, but many investors interpreted as a

signal of confidence by management. it will also make expensive shares more affordable. and taking a look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway this morning, we are up about 92 points. kumasi: google is helping you sift through your internet searches with a little more peace of mind. it is adding a label on stories or links that will say "highly cited" next to it, to highlight factual reporting from trusted sources. the feature rolls out over the next few weeks, just in time for international fact checking day, which is tomorrow. instagram is rolling out new features for how you message other users in the app. you have the option of applying to direct messages in your feed. you can send songs to friends from apple music, amazon, or spotify in 32nd clips.

you can't decide where you want to go to dinner, you can create a poll for your group message to vote on. there is also a loaf i chat theme-- lofi chat theme. that is a lot happening in instagram. reggie: i do not think it will have a lot of impact on my life. but maybe? happening today, the famous nighttime food festival is back. off the grid returns to port mesa center. kumasi: the street food festival kicks off at 5:00 tonight. it goes until 10:00. over 25 food trucks are scheduled with a bar, live entertainment. it has been two years. it is the largest reoccurring street food festival in northern california. and all this is making me hungry. but thankfully it is sf restaurant week. it kicks off today. it features 160 local restaurants. it runs through april 10. now, for the first time, you can

order brunch options. prices range from $10 to $75 depending on your course and the menu. and there are some cocktail deals. i like this. reggie: me too. kumasi: they have a pretty good amount of brunch options and i'm glad you included that because we love brunch in san francisco. reggie: they have to give me the eye to leave, you know what i mean? kumasi: do they? reggie: we need that table. oh, ok. kumasi: you do have to do that because people get comfortable. reggie: they really do. kumasi: by people, i mean me. [laughter] lisa: someday, i will join you guys. kumasi: yes, come on. lisa: live doppler 7, high pressure in control. a sunnier and warmer day on the way. a little haze over san francisco. 49 downtown. 51 in oakland. sam has a.

41 in santa clara. 50, half moon bay. there is cloud cover not only in fncisco. bay, but the san mateo scattered stratis redbay. 49 in napa. 41 in livermore. the visibility reduced in napa to three miles. santa rosa, three quarters of a mile. we get through the morning hours. the fog lifts. folsom. a warmer day. then some clouds by midday tomorrow. the temperatures come down sunday and monday. winds kick up before we get to a summerlike pattern. today is all about the warmer afternoon. been waiting most of the week for this because it has been cool. it does help our fire danger. as we get into next week, not only do we have rapid snowmelt, but some warm temperatures. here is the cloud cover into 4:00, 5:00 in the afternoon.

the mid-70's, this is tomorrow. temperatures coming down, and then they will go way back up. 68 in oakland. 74 in san jose. reggie: happening today, do you feel like staying in and looking for something to watch? there is a new movie on his knee plus. >> they are making lilo and stitch into a broadway musical? reggie: it is called "better nate than ever." it is a comedy about 18 who happens to be gay, try to make it on broadway. it is by executive producer tim federally. better nate than ever debuts today on disney plus, based on a book he wrote about his life growing up. kumasi: it looks good. since we are talking about entertainment, and italian tenner announced a new tour. the event is kicking off in san francisco. he will be performing in chase

center with music from "believe," love songs, and holiday songs. the tickets go on sale april 11. he is also performing at sap center in san jose on june 18. it is a rescheduled show from 2020. reggie: looking for a personal assistant? a high net worth stanford student could be your client. one student is hiring their own personal assistant. willing to offer $45 an hour. we want to show you the listing on indeed.com, because it only gets stronger the more you read. errands include grocery shopping, driving to appointments, going to stores, the airport. home organization. coordinating and communicative with contractors, repairmen, and a landlord. contractors? also bringing the cat to the vet. what college student is involved

with a contractor? another requirement, you have to be good at scheduling and calendar management. it also says applicants should have previous experience assisting a high net worth individual. that alone makes me sick to my stomach. the ability to naturally provide emotional support will come in. . -- uh huh. the gate is part-time, offering about 20 hours a week. kumasi: it is good to identify your needs and express them. reggie: and to get emotional support from the counseling office. have a conversation there. that is where we can start. kumasi: this person wants it all in one package, and they believe that person is out there. that person will not be out there. reggie: mommy and daddy need to pull the plug. i really hope this is a joke. kumasi: this is a person who is

going to school. they have their home. they know what they need. i believe in asking for what you need, friend. reggie: learn to do your laundry. learn to do your schedule. figure this out or you never will. how about that? how about that. kumasi: there are adults who have people do this for them in real life. reggie: adults, not college students. clean the toilet. chuck e. cheese, the women's bathroom. that is what i did. kumasi: this has gotten specific and personal. reggie: the women's bathroom after all they chuck e. cheese, it is a disaster in there. yes. that is where they bring all the kids. kumasi: i forget about that. reggie: you can watch live and

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president biden has ordered the release of a million barrels of oil a day for six months. the claim is to flood the market with oil with the hope you will see lower prices at the gas station. reggie: russian forces are opening a humanitarian corridor today from mariupol. ukrainian officials say 2000 people are on buses, evacuating. kumasi: sap center are dropping their covid vaccine policies. masks may still be required depending on the event. reggie: the fourth sierra snowpack survey of the water season. at the end of the rainy months, this is not going to look good. less than 40% of normal, according to the preliminary readouts. that will be the lowest peak accumulation in seven years. lisa: we have patchy fog in the north bay, then sunny and warmer, mid-60's downtown, mid and upper 70's. jobina: a life picture from walnut creek showing southbound

680 very packed. we had a hit and run at north main. it is not blocking any lanes but you know how people like to look. kumasi: number seven, how about butterfinger and mayo? butterfinger tweeted about this pairing for april fools' day, saying your favorite mayo just got crispy, crunchy, and peanut buttery. reggie: shout out to our viewer, geneen, who hit me up on instagram. she said her late mom used to eat this, used to make it herself. i said, you tell me, how was it? she said, "i loki liked it. -- "i low key liked it." now, she would never do it, but as a kid -- look, i do like mayonnaise. jobina: what is your weird combo? kumasi: i don't know. reggie: none of this. jobina: never. lisa? lisa: the marshmallow, with a

big spoon. good morning, america, for our viewers in the west. what really happened backstage at the oscars after the slap only on "gma" this friday. abc news exclusive. oscars producer will packer breaks his silence about what was going on behind the scenes after will smith slapped chris rock. >> i never felt so immediately devastated like i did in that moment. >> his talk with the comedian about the incident and what he says the los angeles police department told chris rock. >> they were saying, this is battery. we will go get him. we are prepared. we're prepared to get rim right now. you can press charges. we can arrest him. >> plus, the decision not to remove smith from the ceremony. >> do you wish will smith had left after that? do you wish he did not remain a part of your ceremony?