street as investigators searched for the gunmen. sacramento city leaders more into the lives lost and grappled with armand's act of gun violence. >> our community deserves better than this. i know this is not a national -- i know this is a national epidemic. we can stop it here. >> good evening and thank you for joining us. we do may be difficult to watch. gunfire. the video shows the chaos that ensued with people screaming and running for their safety. all of this happened outside the club earlier on k and 10th street.

we know of 18 victims, 12 are recovering and the hospital. cornell bernard has been there all day gathering information and joins us live. >> such a tragedy here in sacramento. police say that at least six people are dead. this is when a fight began and gunfire followed. too many families are now searching for answers. >> gunfire echoing through sacramento earlier saturday. turning a lovely part of downtown into a horrific crime scene. police said the mass shooting took place around 2:00 a.m. in the 1000 block of k street near a strip of nightclubs. >> we know a large fight took place just prior to the shootings and we have confirmed

that there are multiple sugars -- shooters. >> i have a child laying out there and i want some answers. >> pamela harris waited hours to hear that tragic news. >> my son has a wife and children and all of that is gone. that is not right. >> frank turner learned his 29-year-old son lost his life. >> tell the gentleman to stay out of the streets. darrell steinberg calling for the gun violence to end. more police on patrol could not have prevented the tragedy. >> we don't know what happened but if somebody drove by in an instant and unloaded a rapid fire weapon, killing at least six people, injuring many more, i don't know how in that instance you can prevent that

kind of a random tragedy. >> many are looking for answers. his brother, stephan clark was killed. another brother killed by gun violence. >> until we get together and stop this community violence, there is no way we can expect place to kill us. -- stop killing us. >> we believe this tent is where police are processing hundreds of pieces of evidence including a stolen handgun found at the scene. police are making a plea to the public for any video taken tonight that could help lead to an arrest. we are live in sacramento. abc seven news. corrects the issue of public safety always seems to come up after incidents such as this.

>> we have been talking to the people who have lived here and they say k street, downtown sacramento has been in transition since the pandemic began. my, restaurants slowly revenue but there have been acts of violence not far from where we are. there have been multiple shootings in old sacramento but nothing like what we saw overnight. police and the mayor says he is making a commitment to public safety but he insists that his city is safe. >> alright, many thanks to you, great job out there. governor newsom released a statement about the shooting saying that we once again mourned the lives lost and for those injured in yet another horrendous act of gun violence. jennifer and i sent our

heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and community impacted by this terrible tragedy. and video posted on social media shows just how close the shooting happened to the state capitol building. it is also about three blocks from where tyler the creator held a concert last night. that show ended several hours before the shooting earlier this morning. the warriors are playing against the kings at the golden one center. i want to bring in chris alvarez with reaction from steve kerr ahead of tonight's game. steve is never afraid to use his platform. >> there will be a moment of silence ahead of tonight's game. coach kerr always so thoughtful and says the sacramento tragedy was devastating. >> we have more regulations for driving a car.

it is no problem to go and by this semi-automatic rifle and yet when you drive a car, what do you have to do? you have to get a license and go through training, devastating and i am so sorry for the victims and their families. it is time for us to do something about it instead of having another moment of silence and then saying thoughts and prayers. >> the coach spoke for four minutes, taking those two questions, saying that it was appropriate to talk basketball. he says this was about the ninth he could remember in his nba career. some said news out of sacramento. >> many thanks to you. we have been keeping on top of updates on the shooting and the investigation and providing immediate updates from the abc seven bay area app. you can get the latest information on your mobile

device by downloading the app and allowing notifications. moving onto the war in ukraine, in the country, pressure is building up the number of troops in the southern and eastern part. there are clear signs russia is preparing to unleash a violent onslaught in a new phase of the war. the historic port city has come under heavy bombardment in the past 24 hours. fuel depots and an oil refinery were hit by missiles, cutting off the central supplies to ukrainian troops. residents are accusing russian soldiers of killing innocent civilians. president zelensky called russian forces in his country genocide. >> this is about the destruction and extermination of all these nationalities. quickly humanitarian crisis is

worsening. the red cross says they are unable to reach civilians. just ahead, the grandfather attacked in his own front yard. you can see him there days after getting knocked down. now the victim's family is offering an incentive to solve the case. plus a race to raise $2 million. the bay area effort to cover the cost of one of the most extensive drugs in the world in order to save the life of a six month old baby. >> gusty winds, potentially record heat. i

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>> this family is offering a 10 $1000 reward in the hopes of finding and convicting the person who attacked their 84 your grandfather in his yard. this video may be difficult to watch. that is solomon hernandez gardening and his front yard. a man comes out from behind and kicks him in the back.

the family says this is the second time he has been attacked because it happened once in 2020. that is when the family installed cameras around his house. >> this time it is too much. it is too much. >> he was junk from behind. he had to go through it twice. we want to catch this bad guy, we want to catch this criminal. >> so traumatizing. that suspect then ran away into the neighborhood. to the south bay where three people are in the hospital with serious injuries. these two bystanders were hit. one of them suffered broken bones and a head injury and the driver that hit them was arrested. a second person suffered a broken lead -- broken leg. in the north bay, a partial building collapse in downtown santa rosa is under investigation. firefighters said the awning of

the california luggage company gave way before noon time. witnesses report seeing a cloud of dust and then a pile of debris and broken glass that was left behind. the business was closed at the time of the collapse, no one was hurt. despite the horrors of war in ukraine, a moment of humanity remains. a special time captured on camera for a young couple who refuses to let the violence of war lesson their love. and taking a live look outside where it is windy out there tonight. spencer christian has more on the timing of that summerlike heat coming our way. >> can you imagine getting traded to a new team and then playing against your former team a few hours later with that new team?

large out-of-state corporations have set their sights on california. they've written a ballot proposal to allow online sports betting. they tell us it will fund programs for the homeless, but read the fine print.

90% of the profits go to out-of-state corporations, leaving almost nothing for the homeless. no real jobs are created here. but the promise between our state and our sovereign tribes would be broken forever. these out-of-state corporations don't care about california. but we do. stand with us. >> a san jose woman is on a mission to save the life of her seven month old niece. a rare disorder that impacts muscle nerve development. the condition destroys nerve cells that controls muscle movement like breathing and walking along with swallowing. gene therapy that could

potentially save her life but it is one of the most expensive drugs out there with a $2.1 million price tag. the babies and lives in the bay area and she held a fundraiser luncheon at san jose today. >> we need to collect the money as quickly as possible. it is not that she only has two years to live but the longer we wait, the more muscles and nerves will die and there is no way we can reverse that. >> as you can imagine, the story has mobilized many generous people worldwide into donating. her aunt tells us the family still needs additional help for that treatment. we do want to share with you a touching moment captured in the middle of a war zone. take a look at the young woman in the ukrainian city of odessa. she greets her soldier boyfriend with a hug and a kiss and he suddenly gets down on one knee and proposes. she responds with tears and a yes. a poignant reminder that in a

time of violence and chaos, there is still that love to be had. those moments of humanity give me a lot of hope. >> does it hope and lift your spirit and gives you something to smile about. here is a look at what is happening with your weather. things will take a dramatic change around mid week. we are looking at gusty winds. these are under mainly sunny skies and 24 hour temperature change with this turn sharply cooler. about 9° cooler in san francisco and over there. here is a look at the lovely view in the western sky. we saw some sunlight left. it is currently 56° in san francisco. low to mid 60's in santa clara. beautiful blue skies for the most part. we can see how windy it is.

the clouds will be increasing. 72 hours in santa rosa. 70 in concord. 63 in livermore. we will also take a look at the forecast as breezy and slightly cooler tomorrow. summerlike warming begins. it begins midweek and the heat will peak on thursday with in land highs in the 90's. lots of high clouds moving over. a few low clouds as well. notice of a wave of moisture way up to our north. there may be a sprinkler to reaching down into northern sonoma county. there could be some isolated and light rain for us. that will be just about it. the system will dissipate by midday. overnight low temperatures will be mainly in the mid to upper 40's. highs tomorrow in the mid to upper 50's at the coast. low 70's in land.

here is the accuweather 7-day forecast. on tuesday, temperatures start to rebound. 70 around the bay shoreline. we have that midweek surge in heat. highs in the upper 80's. thursday, the hottest day of the week. the warmest in the end locations here. we will highs up to around 90. the heat will ease up. temperatures will be well above average for this time of year. by next sunday, high temperatures will be back in a normal range. >> abc seven sports with chris alvarez. >> the oakland a's named frankie montage their opening day starter against the phillies on friday because they traded their other option this morning. he was dealt to the san diego padres for two prospects. the fourth big trade by the athletics. through the seventh no-hitter in

oakland a's history against the red sox back in april of 2018. he is one of five open pictures with winning records in five consecutive seasons in six seasons, he went 50 and 41. 141 strikeouts. the athletics sent another picture for prospects. he was scheduled to start. he just changed clubhouses and was the starting pitcher for the padres against the athletics. he struck out four and when he was done, stopped by his former dugout. there is tony kemp. everybody a little stunned. minaya left the game. there goes sean murphy out toward the parking lot. a two run blast. chad pender had homes on back to back pictures. the giants were off. they did not play today. because of the shooting in sacramento, there was

speculation that tonight's game at gold and one center could be postponed. the game did tip-off. with tonight's back to back, clay thompson, andre with ella and porter are all out. this clinched a playoff birth. he had a game-high 36. eight from downtown. the dubs overcame a 21 point deficit to beat the jazz by four. thompson made a paper airplane and appreciated the moment. >> i know i am not there yet but it is in sight. i think these knights and i appreciate them much more than i did in the 2010s. i was either that much. >> if this clears the camera, i never have to do a media session ever again. >> right after that, he made an impact off the court. he held a meet and greet with the students.

it helps them become the first family to attend college. a handful of warriors including thompson, stephen curry, coach curry, they donate seats, clay leaving these words of wisdom with these future college students. >> i was focused on hoops. you can learn so much at your age. a second language, anything, just embrace it. it is cool to be smart. you can do anything. don't anyone tell you not to chase your dreams. be whatever you want to be. >> frank gore made an announcement yesterday on social media that he is such a bit tighter -- to retire. he plans to sign a one day contract with san francisco and retire from the team in the coming months. he played 16 seasons and is the third leading rusher in nfl history. he plans to take a job in the 49ers front office. championship sunday at the masters.

tiger woods was in augusta earlier this week. he is a gametime decision for the tournament. he hasn't played a competitive round of golf since his car accident more than a year ago. i would throw a paper airplane at you but i have this ipad. >> please don't throw that. also i don't know how your a miss is with the fair -- paper airplane. quite pretty good. >> we will do a demo after the show. just ahead, a popular hindu festival takes over palo alto with a little something for everyone.

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>> we are following the mass in sacramento. as the man who continues tonight, what we learned about some of the victims and a group is about to take on the fence in a crisis. the popular location in san francisco where this the board will be going up. that is all coming up tonight on abc seven news at 11:00. finally, a crowd came together in palo alto to celebrate the festival of spring.

the ancient hindu festival. music, dance, kite flying and colors filled the park to mark the occasion. it is supposed to celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of spring and the blossoming of love for so many. we love to see that vibrance. that is it for this edition of abc seven news at 6:00. i am dion then.

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