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easter mass at st. peter's. the first mass with a large crowd since the pandemic again. here in the bay area, a big turnout at bay area churches this easter sunday. thank you for joining us and happy easter to you. a return to easter events and activities we had to put on pause when the pandemic began. how many celebrated. ♪ >> easter sunday service as only a church can do it. inspiration. >> g6 came back to life -- jesus came back to life. >> services were online only due to covid. >> this feels amazing, to

recharge your batteries, see some people you have not seen in person as opposed as seeing people online. >> we have not been like this in two years. >> is it nice to be back inside of the church? >> it is so nice to be back inside of the church. i cannot wait to give people hugs. >> now more than ever, this holiday means renewal and new life. >> if you do not leave here feeling more connected to community, we have not done our job. we are only in the liberation and doing business at glide. >> another celebration and thousands of people here to see it. >> san francisco is coming back. >> the philanthropic sisters of

perpetual indulgence were back to their old habits, their easter event making a return after a two year pandemic hiatus. >> the mission is to spread joy. to be here with them in person is amplifying that. >> the only san francisco classic was back on stage, a crowd favorite. >> one of my favorite event in all of san francisco. >> those crowds. a live look at san francisco international airport for the first time in two years, many families are traveling to see one another to celebrate easter, passover, and ramadan in person. the tsa screen 2.3 million travelrers. that is fewer than 2019. demand for flights is high. that is despite domestic airfare

jumping 40% since january. gas prices are high as people return home over the easter holiday weekend. the national average is $4.08 a gallon. california is $5.70 a gallon. the highest is $5.80 a gallon. people are hitting the road, despite rising gas prices. this is a live look at traffic around the area right now. this is i-80 where traffic is not too bad if you are going out of the city. if you are headed towards san francisco or the southern direction, a little backed up. the plasma looking practically empty if you are trying to get into the city on this easter night. now to the golden gate bridge and clear sailing, slow as you head into the city tonight.

beautiful nonetheless. here is the san mateo bridge. a lot of people getting on the roads. traffic not too bad tonight. gun violence continues to be a major problem across the u.s. already, this weekend, two mass shootings. one in a mall in south carolina and another at an airbnb rental in pennsylvania. a look at the violence. >> officials in pittsburgh are investigating a mass shooting that left to juveniles dead at eight other people injured by gunfire. jumping out of windows, falling downstairs, others hurt as the to cover. around 200 people, many under age or in the airbnb when shots rang out. 50 shots outside of the house. >> too many guns, too many

illegal guns on the streets. too many people who have access to these illegal weapons. >> this comes hours after another mass shooting saturday afternoon at a shopping mall in columbia, south carolina. >> multiple shots fired at the mall. >> nine people shot in that incident, the chaos unfolded. no fatalities. >> we believe that the individuals who were armed each other. or was some type of conflict that had occurred. -- there was some type of conflict that had occurred. >> there are many rivers that feed the seed of violence. we have to be preventive. many of these problems have become the pipeline violence. >> the president announcing his administration's efforts to

fight gun crime. a core part of the plan is stopping ghost guns. they are untraceable because they have no serial numbers. >> the shasta county mother who claimed she was kidnapped is expected to formally enter a plea deal tomorrow. she has agreed to plead guilty to lying to federal agents about the case. admitting it was all a charade. she insisted two hispanic women kidnapped her i gunpoint and beat and tortured her -- at gunpoint and beat and tortured her. a popular san francisco restaurant is set to close for good. the police called and it ended with these great moves. >> sunny skies remain with us

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sutter health says they are ready to stop the hospitals with contracted workers in the event of a strike. a chinatown favorite closing its doors after nearly three decades in business. the family owned washington bakery and restaurant posted on instagram that it is shutting down. the final day of business will be on april 23. the cafe is famous for several menu items including the pineapple buns and other hong kong cuisine. no reason was given for the closure. this was the first of 10 are coming weekend through labor day where board is closing tracks. the agency is replacing 1500 feet of rail on this stretch of track. it is installing new ties and an electric third rail. the closure is paid -- planned through may 1.

tomorrow is the anniversary of the 1906 earthquake. the mayor is scheduled to lead a ceremony on market street. every year, a moment of silence is observed at 5:11 a.m. to remember those who lost their lives in the 7.8 minute quake. it is followed by 30 seconds of engine sirens. the exact moment that the earthquake hit. we have resources to help you prepare for an earthquake. visit abc7.com/preparenorcal. counting down to tax day. the usps adds a new service to some california post offices. >> expect a few clouds overnight and a lot of rain coming out next week. i will have the forecast in just

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>> if you are a procrastinator, now is the time to get moving. tomorrow is tax day, the federal deadline, the irs is expected to receive millions of last-minute tax filings tomorrow. if you have not prepared the returns by now, you may want to consider an extension. the u.s. postal service is expanding the same day local delivery service. it has been a pilot program in several states and is moving to california. tomorrow, the same day local delivery will launch in 58 post offices in the bay area and across northern california. that is exciting. we are joined by spencer. i will tell you what else is exciting, easter. what a beautiful day it was outside. >> you could not ask for a nicer

day. unless you were on the coast, a little bit chilly there. outdoor activities were taking place under dry conditions. here is a view of our current surface winds. a bit breezy near the coast with wind speeds of 28 miles-per-hour. other areas are experiencing breezy but not terribly windy conditions. looking out over san francisco, it is 54 degrees in the city, 59 across the bay and oakland. san jose in santa clara. blue skies over the golden gate and the flag is not flapping in the breeze. not quite so breezy as in other locations on the coast. only 57 degrees, fairfield which is our warmest location, concord, 66, livermore, 69 degrees.

traffic flowing rather slowly. these are our forecasted features. it will get cloudy tomorrow with light rain developing in the north bay had a sweeping southwards and eastwards. wednesday and thursday has a steadier rain and we can expect a sunnier, warmer weather next week and. for low temperatures on the chilly side come up in the north bay and east bay down in the south bay, lowes dropping into the mid and upper 30's. low 40's around the bay shoreline and on the coast and the highest tomorrow of 59, 64 in san francisco. 67 across the bay in oakland. 72 will be the high in san jose. it will be cooler because of the clouds arrived ahead of the rain. here is the forecast. new tomorrow, the first light rain pushes into the evening.

late tuesday we get a break and that will be followed by another wave of steadier, heavier rain on wednesday. continuing all through the day wednesday into thursday and through the day on thursday and into early friday before it winds down. giving way to a dryer pattern. rainfall totals will be well over an inch in many locations during the week. weeklong totals here. it will be a wet week and we need the wet weather because it will be beneficial rain. each day of rain, the storm activity ranks only one on the storm impact scale. the cumulative effect will be quite beneficial as we are in a severe rainfall deficit. thank you. >> people in a small town in germany are throwing our tradition and doing something

different with their easter eggs. instead of egg hunts, the town is known for its big throwing contest. -- big throwing context. distance does matter here, the egg must be unbroken to count as a valid throw. that is exciting. an event made for kids of all ages is back on the streets of san francisco. so bring your own big wheel race zoomed down the courteous street in the world today. the ride was smoother for some than others. quite a few wipeout's on the street. it has been an event since 2000 when one person on a big will decided to write down the street -- big wheel decided to ride down the street. it is always exciting to watch.

chris joins me. hopefully the sports are not as good as that race was? >> how do i follow that up? how about the warriors? an off day for the dubs. they were making it rain. a pool party, what they are saying about the three guard saying about the three guard li want more restful sleep? nature's bounty gives you more with sleep3. the first ever triple action sleep supplement with 3 unique nighttime benefits to help you get a great night's sleep and wake feeling refreshed. live bountifully. nature's bounty.

>> stephen curry scored 15 points off the bench in his

first action returning from a foot injury. he came out of game one well but would not indicate if he will start or come of the bench in game two tomorrow night. adjustments will be made in the series, the three guard mine up of curry, clay, and jordan poole. he scored 30 in his playoff debut. a combined 35 points between stephanie and clay, the new three guard lineup. >> you have playmakers, scores, shooters, christ who can defend and it is a great mix -- guys who can defend and it is a great mix. i think we can hold our own in defense. >> we have a decent idea of what we would like to do. everybody has a plan until you get punched in the mouth.

you have to figure it out on the fly. >> we have reports from chase. a perfect start on the road 2-0, but a chance to sweep the guardians in a chilly 35 degrees. it looks like football fans are all bundled up. two run a shot to left, 2-0 on the second shot on the year. brandon crawford grinds into an ending play but the ball gets stuck in the fielder's glove and the any continues. there is an errant throw and two runs, 4-0 to. a big day for tyrell, he was going a five-game winning streak for the giants. wherever match of the a's and

blue jays, blue jays 2-0. lord us scores -- lordis scores easily. a shot to right center, his first of the season. 3-1 game. chapman grounds it and kevin smith throws it away. junior is running and regular fix it up. he is safe and the blue jays win 4-3. oakland plays the home opener against baltimore as they play 10 games five and five. comments board low -- thomas bordello making his debut. this bounce in the 10th -- bounced in the tent on the year. it leads to a goal for now gregor.

it is 4-4. >> spoiled rotten with the warriors and the giants. >> a huge road trip. >> police turn up to a loud party in tracy but the outcome was not quite what the partiers expected.

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this easter weekend when it comes to covid. the new numbers out of the classified mantra from vandenberg space for space out of who is going to be there tomorrow -- and who is going to be there tomorrow. the law can show off a few dance moves. ♪ >> what am i looking at? these deputies showed up to a punjabi pre-wedding celebration because of the loud music. it turned into this. they found that colorfully boisterous scene and the deputies were asked to join in and join in faded. there were even taught new moves. the host did agree to turn down the music. how do you like ending on something like that?

fantastic. that is all the time that we have. we will see you back tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. the critical moment in the battle for ukraine. the new coastal storm taking aim at the northeast. and the deadly shooting at an airbnb. but we begin with ukraine, putin's forces cornering the last pocket of resistance inside a steel plant. russia demanding they surrender or be destroyed. ukraine's prime minister calling mariupol besieged but not fallen. president zelenskyy says the battle could influence the course of the entire war. as the kremlin launches new deadly attacks and prepares for a new offensive in the coming days. james longman pushing further east, standing by in dnipro.