vaccinated, and there is a lot more omicron-induced immunity. worldwide, total number of confirmed covid cases is surpassed 500 million according to the johns hopkins tracker. experts say the number is most certainly underreported. cases in california are slowly increasing. the seven-day positivity rate is 2.1%, the first time it has exceeded 2% in weeks. experts say the statistics demonstrate how the response to covid is changing in most parts of the globe, especially here in california. >> we have to understand, this is the goal of management, is to prevent severe disease. cannot prevent every facet. we are going to get mild colds from covid, just like we get mild colds right now from other pathogens. j.r.: she says we are in a much better place than we have been in the last two years. if things get drastically bad,

another round of boosters may be required for all age groups. moving along, today, a return to easter events and activities that had to be put on pause when the pandemic began. cornell barnard looks at how many celebrated today. cornell: easter sunday service as only glide memorial church can do it. music and inspiration. this easter means a return to worship in person. for the past two years, services were online only due to covid. he says he needed this. >> it feels amazing just to get in, just to recharge your batteries, to see some people you have not seen in person as opposed to seeing people online. >> we have not been like this

into years. don't take it for granted. cornell: is it nice to be back inside the church? >> it is so nice to be back inside the church. i cannot wait to give people distance hugs or whatever we are going to do. >> you go and say good morning to them. cornell: the pastor says now more than ever, this holiday means renewal and new life. >> if you don't leave your more inspired, feeling more joy, feeling more connected to the community, then we have not done our job. we are only in the rejuvenation and joy business here. cornell: another celebration of spring was happening here and thousands were here to see it. >> san francisco is coming back. easter in the lords park is back. cornell: the philanthropic sisters of pectoral indulgence were back to their old habits. their easter event making a return after a two-year pandemic hiatus. >> the sister's mission is to spread joy. so, to be here with them in

person just amplifies that. cornell: the only in san francisco classic hunky jesus contest was back on stage, a crowd favorite. >> it is one of my favorite events in all of san francisco. cornell: cornell barnard, abc 7 news. j.r.: those crowds are incredible. a live look right now 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. air travel is almost back at pre-pandemic levels. friday, the tsa screened 2.3 million travelers. that is only about 100,000 fewer than the number screened on the same day in 2019. demand for flights is high, despite domestic airfare jumping some 40% since january. gas prices are still high as people return home over this easter holiday weekend. the national average is now $408

a gallon. california is $5.70 a gallon. napa halley -- napa valley is the highest at $5.87 a gallon. more people are hitting the road, despite the rising gas prices. here is a live look at traffic right now. i-80 in emeryville, you can see that slow down those folks headed towards i-80. to the golden gate bridge, pretty clear sailing out of town. a little slow coming back into the city. here is the san mateo bridge, where it's clear in both directions. certainly a beautiful afternoon. police are investigating an unusual bank robbery attempt in brentwood. they say a tractor was used in the breaking attempt, which left this atm mangled and in pieces. the officer on patrol spotted the front loader abandoned near a bank of america branch this morning. police believe the tractor was stolen from a nearby construction site.

despite the damage, no cash was taken. a similar break-in also in brentwood happened about a month ago. in that one, witnesses reported seeing a tractor tear the atm from the front of a wells fargo branch. the machine was found dumped about 100 yards from the bank. the shasta county mother who claimed she was kidnapped in 2016 is expected to formally enter a plea tomorrow. she's agreed to plead guilty to lying to federal agents about the case, admitting it was all a charade. for more than five years, she insisted two hispanic women kidnapped her at gunpoint and beat her and tortured her. she could be sentenced up to 25 years in prison. tomorrow is the 116th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake. san francisco mayor london breed 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 livesin the 7.8 magnitude quake. it is followed by 30 seconds of fire engine sirens at 5:12, the exact moment the earthquake hit. we have resources to help you prepare for an earthquake and other natural disasters. visit abc7news.com/ preparenorcal. the clock is ticking. tomorrow is the tax deadline. are you ready? some last-minute tips to help you with those much-needed deductions. also, police turn up to a loud party in tracy, but the outcome was not quite what the partiers expected. >> as her beautiful sunny easter sunday winds down get ready for a generous serving of rainfall coming.

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j.r.: this may not excite you, but tomorrow is tax day. the federal deadline for filing your tax returns. the irs is expected to receive millions of last-minute tax filings. m nguyen looks at some do's and don'ts when it comes to deductions. reporter: nobody enjoys paying

taxes. little shaving here on your income can be tempting, but cheating on your tax return, experts say, just don't do it. >> you want to make sure all information is reported correctly. why? if it is not, the irs may hit you later on with penalties, it may charge you additional interest. even in some cases it could be a criminal investigation. reporter: the irs has a matching process to check the numbers you input against third-party reports. >> eventually the irs typically catches up to us. you don't want to risk it because it is not worth it. reporter: there are plenty of legal and legitimate ways to reduce the amount you owe through deductions, tax breaks, and tax credits. >> if you qualify there are things like the american opportunity tax credit, the sabres credit, deductions for contributions made towards dental and medical expenses that are out-of-pocket. there is an adoption tax credit. there are credits related to

charitable deductions, one of my favorite. reporter: and you can still make contributions to your individual retirement account until tax day on april 18. >> we know 2021 is behind us but if you have put money into an individual retirement account you can actually reduce your tax liability. so if you want to save money for retirement and also get a tax reduction, that is one way you can go which is not too late. j.r.: nurses and health care workers plan to walk off the job tomorrow. more than a dozen sutter health facilities in northern california, many located in the bay area, including all debates and california pacific. more than 8000 employees are staging a one-day walkout because of an ongoing labor dispute. the union is demanding better staffing and covid protections on the job. sutter health tells us they are ready to staff the hospitals with contracted replacement workers in the event of a strike.

the long arm of the law can also show off a few dance moves. ♪ let us explain. these deputies from san joaquin county, the sheriff's office showed up to a pre-wedding celebration in tracy because of the loud music. but the deputies were asked to join in. they were even taught some new moves. and for the record, the host did agree to turn down the music. but what great video. a very different kind of sporting event returns to san francisco. also, classified launch from vandenberg space base today. and get ready for more wet weather coming up this week. spencer christian is up next with the accuweather forecast. >> in sports, game two for the dubs tomorrow. they were making it rain last

night. the splash brothers had a pool party.

>> 3, 2, 1, 0. ignition. j.r.: another launch day for spacex falcon 9. the classified mission carrying a space satellite into space launched this morning from vandenberg space base in southern california. the falcon 9's first stage booster returned and landed successfully. tomorrow, vice-president kamala harris will be back in california to visit vandenberg space force base. the president will join senator alex padilla to meet with members of the u.s. space force and the u.s. space command. a lot of space talk tonight. could you imagine if you were able to give your forecast from up in space on one of these private jets? spencer: it sounds exciting. i'm kind of afraid to go up there, but it is exciting to watch other people go. j.r.: at least you're honest. spencer: looking at the space we occupy on the surface, we have

breezy conditions right now. not very windy but you will feel a breeze if you are near the coast where we have wind speeds up to about 20 miles an hour. and sunny skies for easter sunday. looking out over san francisco where it is 53 degrees right now. 61 in mountain view. a cool 50 degrees at half moon bay. blue skies over the golden gate with breezy conditions. 61 up north in santa rosa. 67 at fairfield which has been our mildest location about all afternoon. one more live view from the rooftop camera. still mainly sunny skies over the bay but you can see a few thin high clouds developing and these are our forecast features. a few high clouds overnight. light rain developing late tomorrow first in the north bay and then southward and eastward. a stronger storm will arrive wednesday and continue through thursday into friday.

we can expect sunnier, dryer, warmer weather. tonight under partly clear skies, low temperatures dropping into the mid to upper 30's once again in the interior valley. not quite so chilly near the bay where lows will drop only into the low 40's. similar readings on the coast as well. moving onto tomorrow's highs under increasingly cloudy skies. only 59 at half moon bay. upper 60's around the bay shoreline get even cooler up north where the clouds and the rain will arrive first. up to about 70 in the inland east bay and some low 70's in the south bay tomorrow. let's skip ahead to the forecast animation starting midday tomorrow. rain pushing into the north bay in the late afternoon into the evening than expanding into all parts of the bay area tomorrow into tuesday. late tuesday we have a bit of a partly sunny break with the next wave of steadier heavier rain coming on wednesday and continues through the day

thursday and into early friday morning. by friday we expect rainfall totals across the region for the week to be up to about 1.5 inches in the wettest locations, especially the north bay. 1.8 inches in oakland at about 1.25 inches in san francisco. each did the storm activity ranks only one on the storm impact scale but it will be beneficial rain or towards the end of the week we can expect partial clearing, and a sunnier and drier weekend next weekend. chris: stephen curry scored 16 points playing 22 minutes returning from a foot injury. head coach steve kerr today said he came out of game one well healthwise but would not indicate whether staff will come off the bench or start against game two. no doubt adjustments will be -- the three guard lineup of curry, clay and jordan poole. last night jordan poole scored

30. a lot of offensive firepower from that unit. here is -- >> the exciting part about is you have playmakers, scores, schuurs, guys you can defend. and it is a great mix. that lineup definitely causes issues but for the most part i think we can hold our own. >> for this series we have a decent idea of what we would like to do. what is the mike tyson lineup? everyone has a plan to get punched in the mouth. that is kind of the truth. you have to figure it out on the fly. chris: the easter bunny checking out game one of the celtics and that's. under one minute to go, kyrie irving there is a triple. less than 20 seconds to go.

shot clock winding down. kevin durant has to get up. misses. the celtics rebound and here they go. great pass, beats the buzzer and that is your game. the celtics walk off 115-114. wow. to baseball, where the giants are off to a perfect start on the road. they have a chance to sweep the guardians in a very chilly cleveland, ohio. time to bundle up. to run shot to left and it is 2-0 on his second homerun of the season. just over 9000 in attendance. it was very cold in cleveland. grounds into what should be a double play but it gets stuck in the gardens. he grounds into what could be a play but it gets away. 4-0 san francisco. he was 2-4 with four rbi and the giants win.

they will open a four-game series at the mets in new york tomorrow. whoever matches the a's and blue jays in toronto. jays 2-0. a runaround from math chapman. 3-0 blue jays. top of the fifth same score. solo shot to right center. his first of the year. 3-1. bottom of the fifth, now 3-2, grounding it to short. he's going to run and run around the bases. he is safe. blue jays win 4-3. they play their home opener tomorrow. the sharks taking on the wild minnesota. one of his top project -- picking up his first point. this one is going to balance in.

in the second the sharks down 3-2. a goal for him. 3-3. into overtime where kevin ends it. 5-4 in overtime. the sharks have now lost 10 straight games. tough time for team teal, but nice to see the rookie and the pride of maybe the next wave make a good impact. j.r.: does nba basketball just get better and better? the end of that celtics game. chris: it is going to keep getting that way. the intensity ramps up. the playoffs are going to be a lot of fun. j.r.: the first thing i got my emailed today was, buy warriors tickets. an event made for kids of all ages is back on the streets of san francisco. riders in the annual ring your own big wheel race zoomed down vermont street today. the ride was smoother for some than others.

quite a few wipeout. the big wheel race has been an event since 2000 when one person on a big wheel decided to go for a ride. now it brings, dozens sometimes on blind -- on giant plastic tricycles. the event today was the first since the pandemic. so did this holiday weekend at upper theaters? and how magical was the newest installment of fantastic

as in all human conflict, adults fight and children suffer. today, seven and a half million children in ukraine need to find water and shelter. they need safety and school. they need a place to sleep and comfort in the dark.

show them the world cares. support unicef, on the ground in ukraine. we won't stop until every child is safe. unicefusa.org/ukrainehelp j.r.: two not abc7news at 11:00 -- the vulgar comments another passenger said that led to the man being taken off the train by police. and dramatic new images show the moments deputies found a california teenager with autism in utah who had been missing since 2019. that is tonight at 11:00. the latest film from the world of harry potter is not quite as magical as the rest. >> dangerous times favor dangerous men. j.r.: it was a less than

fantastic debut for the newest installment, fantastic beasts, the secrets of dumbledore. the movie was number one at the box office but opened with a franchise a low of $43 million. sonic the hedgehog 2 was second with $30 million. i can tell you, i approve of sonic 2. i went with my godson. we were high-fiving. he's nine. the entire time. thanks for joining us.

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