it means different rules depending on what you ride in the bay area. >> booster defense. moderna revealing brand-new research on its booster against top variants. >> live doppler seven showing very active morning of rain. how long will be dealing with a wet weather in the next round coming soon. >> good morning everybody. it's tuesday, april 19. drew: we've got some wet weather out there this morning. isolated showers this morning. some of those cells have popped up in the east bay from union city over to livermore. this is only for the next hour. we will find light scattered showers. slick roads are the biggest concern.

a lot of cloud cover this morning giving way to sunnier skies this afternoon. we will talk about the next storm arriving coming up in about nine minutes. >> note to the mixed reactions on masks this morning. a federal judge in florida changing the way we travel with a single ruling, striking down the mask mandate. >> some are applauding this decision. others are calling it a disappointment. >> masks are no longer required on planes and public transit despite an uptick in covid-19 cases nationwide. >> i think it's for our own protection because obviously still covid is going around. >> people are tired of wearing masks. >> a federal judge in florida appointed by donald trump struck down the mask mandate. the white house confirming this means the mask order is no longer in effect on a federal

level. now it's up to local authorities to enforce mandates. >> cdc continues recommending wearing a mask in public transit. >> the cdc stressing it's too soon to put the masks away and indoor transportation settings. the ceos of major airlines like delta saying it's time to move on. th announcement heard on board one of its flights. >> some will be masked and some will not be. we are hoping the protection will be enough because our child is not vaccinated. >> the american academy of pediatrics says infection rates are soaring for the first time since january. across the country, new covid

cases are rising in at least 34 states. rates overall up over 20% in the last week. >> things are changing for public transit here in the bay area. amy hollyfield joins us in walnut creek with what it's going to look like today. >> commuters don't have to wear a mask on bart anymore although everyone we are seeing this morning pretty much is wearing one. for the first time since 2020 masks will be required according to an announcement from bart police. here's a sample of what we have heard from passengers. >> it's two and a half years or maybe even more, i don't remember that we are not seeing faces of each other. >> it's nice, but for my safety and for the safety of my family i still have to wear them >>

bart is out on a limb on this one. we checked with muni in san francisco and vta in the south bay. they will all be requiring masks for now. major airlines have said they are allowing people to drop them on planes. enforcement could very. a, is that people be respectful of other people's decisions. >> moderna says it's new and improved booster shot works better than its original vaccine. the data describes the company's first attempt at a booster specifically designed to tackle the theta variant. the shot generated superior antibodies that the original vaccine against all variants. moderna is working on another

booster against omicron specifically. experts hope the new shots could be available in the fall. you can get updates on big changes and other covid headlines anytime on our website . the runoff election to fill the san francisco assembly seat vacated by david to is happening today. >> haney edged campos by a few hundred votes in the february primary. neither received more than 50%. >> president biden is backing senator dianne feinstein. collings expressed concern over the 88-year-olds memory lapses. she said she will not be stepping down before her term ends in 2024. jen psaki was asked if the

president still has confidence in the senator. >> she's a longtime friend and proud public servant. >> the former san francisco mayor has held the seat since 1992. she's had a tough year as well. her husband died in february from cancer. >> dozens of workers say banning cars on the lawn and have while street is a critical piece of public infrastructure. the board of supervisors will vote on the fate of the space later today. >> governor newsom is expected to talk about how california is dealing with worsening drought conditions, climate change and how the state is responding to the crisis. the governor is pushing to conserve more water.

the governor's office says california is investing more than $5 billion over three years to support the immediate drought response and build water resilience statewide. a deadly stabbing at a stockton high school as police give details from the encourager about the attack. drew: today cloud cov this way r conditions this afternoon.

>> a spring snow storm has left

100,000 peopleithout power this morning. a powerful nor'easter is affecting millions of people. more than a foot of snow has fallen in the east coast. leading to treacherous driving conditions. in maryland a tree crashed into a home. this is from burlington vermont where the national weather service expects hazardous morning commute. this is pretty late in the year. >> they are seeing a snowstorm on the east coast. for us it is all about scattered showers, snow around tahoe. some isolated showers in parts of the east bay. we have some light showers around 580 this morning. a lot of cloud cover this morning.

highs a little bit cooler compared to yesterday. 67 in san jose. 64 in santa rosa. our next storm arrives tomorrow evening. it lingers through friday morning with scattered showers and some downpours. here's your rainfall estimate and winds turn gusty. we will timeout the storm coming up. >> good morning everyone. we have slick roads which means the potential for solo spinouts. take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. meeting lights just turned on. a 10 minute delay getting into san francisco.

earlier accident has been cleared off. reports of an accident eastbound 37. a big leg involved so far. >> caltrans will close the right lane. the lanes will reopen at 5:00 a.m.. it's the return of a beloved mash up the fast food scene. plus a missing baby goat in the east bay is back. but now one big question remains. checking out san francisco it is

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>> the stockton unified school district is promising to beef up security on campus after a random deadly attack. a 15 euros student was stabbed and died at a local hospital. the motive is under investigation. >> health officials in new jersey are investigating a cluster of cancer cases. more than 100 people from the same high school have been diagnosed with a brain tumor over the last 30 years. that includes a man, his wife and his sister. they were all diagnosed with brain tumors later in their lives.

he went on social media to see if there were other alumni with similar experiences. 104 students and faculty said they were also diagnosed with brain tumors. half of those were cancerous. >> the rate of primary brain tumors is certainly higher than what we would expect. and certainly from a town or high school of that size. >> experts say people in the town are not in immediate danger and that this unusual cancer cluster is worth investigating aggressively. >> a stolen baby goat that triggered an urgent search in the east bay has been returned. the owner tells us -- i can't. i was trying to anticipate it. there was a dog walker that was

out and new about the baby goat and then found it at montalban park. that's not too far away from where the animal was taken friday morning. >> the minute the little baby spoke up, the mom ran over. it was just so heartwarming. the odds were not up there, but we have her back. >> she says the dog walker baby goat had been stolen and it was all because she watched our reports here on abc 7. the go to looks healthy and mom is no longer acting despondent and depressed. no word on the person who took the goat. the name for new guy, the falcon that is helping to hatch some

baby birds at uc berkeley. >> nearly 10,000 people voted in this naming contest and cal falcon says the winning name is alden. this is the falcon that swooped into play bird boyfriend annie, among falcon waiting for her eggs to hatch. alden has been sharing some of the workload annie. >> a pair of red tailed hawks living in san francisco's presidio are expanding their family. the mother hawk laid two eggs. experts say it usually takes about 28 to 35 days for the first of the baby hawks to hatch for the season. the second big could do the same any day now.

you can follow along with their journey by watching this live raptor cam. the hawk family lives on a eucalyptus tree in the presidio. >> what are their names? >> are we going to try r.g. again? >> honestly. we've got to see what this bird is about because that's a name. that means something. >> it has gravitas. we are really on this bird watching. >> any time you are at home, you just wonder what they're doing. >> good morning. we are tracking the end of some showers this morning. a couple of sprinkles in the south bay and east bay. some snow coming to tahoe as

well. we still have a winter weather advisory. we are expecting four to 7 inches of snow through this afternoon. let's take a livctoupie ide.eur it looks stormy out there. but the rain is pretty much over for the city. showers exit shortly. another storm arrives wednesday into thursday. the weekend is totally dry. sunshine in full effect and warmer temperatures. highs will go into the low and mid 60's along the bay shoreline. upper 60's with increasing sunshine throughout the day. temperatures mainly in the 40's. tomorrow evening we will track scattered showers. it's on and off through friday morning. we are unsettled for the second half of the week. showers moving through tomorrow evening through tomorrow night.

it's a similar story thursday morning. thursday afternoon there's more scattered showers into early friday morning. this is all out of here for the weekend. it's really unsettled wednesday through friday. it's not raining the entire time. we dry out friday afternoon. the weekend looking nice. warmest spot back into the 80's. >> good america is coming up. >> a look at what's ahead. >> we are all charged up here for gma's day two. behind me is forwards all electric manufacturing plant. one of the more exciting -- ford's all electric manufacturing plant. i heard that california was a big buyer of these ford f-150's.

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drew: live doppler sen tracking isolated showers out there. a loan shower around san jose. this storm system is exiting in the next 30 minutes or so. a lot of cloud cover will linger this morning. mostly cloudy skies early on. increasing sunshine later on this afternoon. parley cloudy.

temperatures in the 50's and 60's. >> lawyers for the family of an unarmed black man murdered by police will result -- released results from an independent autopsy. >> stop. >> and officers body camera captured the deadly encounter. the officer pulled him over because the license plate wasn't registered to the vehicle. the struggle ended with the officer on top of him. he murdered him and shot him in the head. the officer has been a police officer for seven years. >> a mother who admitted to faking a high-profile kidnapping is going to be sentenced in july. sherry papini pleaded guilty in court yesterday. she told authorities she was

held captive and tortured for 22 days. she took a plea deal admitting she lied to federal agencies. she was actually staying with an ex-boyfriend and mutilated herself to backup the lies. the charges can also carry a 25 year prison term. >> one of the top google searches is all about interest in the trailers for the upcoming thor. >> now they are but humble tools for peace. my superhero days are over. >> i'm intrigued. >> especially with chris hemsworth. he put down his hammer as the marvel superhero in the film. natalie portman will wield the hammer as the new thor. it hits theaters in july.

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tell congress to shut it down. >> building a better bay area. moving forward. finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> i'm not wearing mine. it's my personal choice. >> your top stories. mask mandate reversal. the way we travel suddenly shifts with a single ruling. tracking the changes for bay area transit agencies and what it means for you. >> this massive fire at the san jose home depot. now a suspect is under arrest. we are getting more answers. drew: let's take a live look

outside. wet weather. we are tracking another round of rain in the days ahead. timing and when the sun returns. >> good morning everybody. >> it's cloudy out there. the storm is exiting over the next half-hour. a couple of loon sprinkles in parts of the east bay. you can see around livermore we have a couple of sprinkles. the storm is fizzling out. right now it's pretty great out there. here's how your day shapes up. mostly cloudy to start the day. temperatures in the 50's and 60's. our next rain arrives tomorrow evening. kumasi: the national mask mandate for planes, trains and mass transit is no longer in effect.

a federal judge in florida struck down the mandate saying it was unlawful. >> many passengers found out about the reversal when they are in the air. >> it will go off like this. i do require every passenger on my aircraft to treat each other with kindness and respect. >> that was the announcement on a southwest flight yesterday. all of the major domestic airlines have made masks optional. cdc is recommending that people continue to wear masks on public transit. >> uber is no longer requiring riders or drivers to wear masks. it is also updating the no front seat policy. uber says you should still give your driver space. they asked riders to only use the front seat if it's needed because of the size of your

group. the policy was put into effect at the start of the pandemic. >> we are digging into what this means for public transit in the bay area. >> we are hearing from bart that they are still talking this over. we did hear a report go out from bart police that said they would not be enforcing the mandate anymore. a spokesperson says the official agency word is they are still talking this over. the mask requirement from the federal government did cover mass transit. now the judge has ordered that it be dropped. bart still talking over what to do. here are some thoughts from passengers about masks. some saying they are going to keep them on anyway. >> i think i will, just because it makes other people feel comfortable.

it's not for me. i would say for other people i will do it. >> i'm glad they're finally letting everybody do it. >> other local agencies have weighed in as well. all telling us that they will continue to require masks for now. >> developing news on the war in ukraine. there are new signs that russia might be launching its biggest assault yet. andrew dymburt has the details. >> russia's long anticipated offensive in eastern ukraine appears to be underway. russia has recently added 11,000 troops to its forces already in ukraine. ukrainian president zelinski saying a large part of the entire russian army is now focused on this offensive.

in the strategic port city, claims russia is now dropping bunker buster bombs. abc news overnight could not independently verify the battalion's claim. ukrainian authorities say civilians are also sheltering at the plant and a network of underground tunnels. rescue efforts are underway. marcus moore found firefighters from california helping search and rescue teams. >> the other house we cut apart yesterday. there's nothing left. >> one of the bodies we recovered. rescue teams are not allowed to get into do any type of rescue work. >> the latest american to join the ukrainians is a familiar

face on cable news. malcolm nance posting this image of himself from ukraine holding a rifle. officials say the first shipments from a u.s. military aid package have now arrived in ukraine. >> kimberly guilfoyle met with the january 6 committee for roughly nine hours. guilfoyle who was once married to gavin newsom when he was the mayor of san francisco served as an advisor to president trump. she is now engaged to his son. lawmakers are looking at her role including whether or not she helped raise money for the event. >> investigators are expected to reveal more today about a fire.

an arrest has been made. ryan curry spoke with witnesses. >> i was in the rear of the store. i heard somebody yelling. it was very indistinct. >> a large fire broke out at a home depot. releasing a large cloud of smoke into the air and turning parts of the store into rubble. >> i see a yellow color and icy flames. >> rick garcia right near the fire started. garcia says based on what he saw, it makes sense someone started it compared to it being an accident. >> i spoke with atf and i said one of two things. unless someone intentionally started the fire, i suspect it might be electrical.

>> the fire happened over a week ago but you can still smell the chemical aroma coming from the building. witnesses say realize it could have been much worse. >> it wasn't until three minutes we left this giant plume of smoke rolled out the front and we all knew it's time to leave. >> san jose police have said information about inspections, smoke alarms and sprinkler systems are under investigation. the san jose fire department brought in help from the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms to investigate the cause. >> it makes me a little angry about that. that was a dangerous situation we were all in. >> we sent this notification on

the news app. we are going to be live streaming the news conference with investigators. >> at trader joe's in san jose will be closed for a couple of days because of a fire. our media partner reports 19 employees and 60 customers were inside when the fire started. the fire left a hole in the roof. crews were able to put out the flames quickly. >> the state of your streaming. netflix set to lay out where your tv and movies are headed. the secret way some people are logging in for just a dollar a month. another update on the markets. >> there was nothing in the apartment except a mattress.

>> a sudden goodbye to all of her belongings and no foul play. the reason this mother showed up to an apartment with nothing inside. don't forget you can watch us for a whole extra hour now. abc 7 at 7:00 is five every weekday. -- live every weekday. drew: a couple of isolated showers out there as the storm we are tracking is exiting the region some scattered showers across parts of the east bay and the south bay. snow falling around tahoe. chain controls on 80 right now. still a winter weather advisory. we are expecting a total of four to 7 inches of snow.

the wet weather is out of here shortly. by 7:00 we are tracking mostly cloudy skies. afternoon sunshine later on today. low to mid 60's around the bay shoreline. on the storm impact scale our next storm arrives tomorrow evening and lingers through friday morning. we're going to timeout the next storm system coming up. >> we take a look at san jose. this is the north and southbound direction. those headlights are headed in the north bound direction. the roads are pretty dry here. we have a couple incidents with wet roads. had an earlier accident on 880.

that has been cleared out of lanes and traffic is flowing nicely. we have an accident reported just cleared out of lanes with a big rig eastbound 92 on the ramp to northbound 880.

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>> santa clara county sheriff's investigators say they have made rake through in a 29-year-old cold case involving a convicted murderer known as the happy face killer. the body of a woman found near gill board -- gilmore has been identified. jefferson sent a letter to the das office with a drawing of a happy face.

the woman's identity was not known until now. patricia's sister says she's finally getting some closure. >> the detective came to my house. it's hard not having anything to hold onto. >> he is serving the life sentence without the possibility of parole in oregon. details on a mummified volley -- body. officials traced the serial number found in a metal plate on his ankle. his mother tells the chronicle that her son was known to drift through homeless camps in oakland and sometimes still copper wire from construction sites.

construction workers renovating the building discovered his remains after tearing down a wall. all lanes have reopened on westbound highway 92 in hayward. this bucket of glue spilled across the freeway. a caltrans sweeper truck helped to clean up the mess. >> now for your morning money report. the car industry could be facing a shortfall of battery supplies for electric vehicles. r mpanieartryingo stock up on limited supplies of materials like cobalt and lithium. many are building their own battery plans to put more models into showrooms. this could put california back from its goal of abandoning the sale of new asked powered cars.

a private equity firm has expressed interest in taking the deal for twitter. apollo global management which owns yahoo! has talked about backing a possible deal for the san francisco-based company. it comes after elon musk's $43 billion bid to put twitter in play. experts say twitter is expected to reject his offer in the coming days. netflix will report its first-quarter earnings and it should give investors their first clue about the state of streaming in 2022. the last company forecast disappointing numbers for subscriber growth. netflix losses -- loses out on more than $6 billion in annual revenue due to password sharing marketplaces. netflix shares are down nearly

44% in the past year. taking a live look at the new york stock exchange. we are up 230 points. >> the annual 420 cannabis celebration in san francisco will be back tomorrow. the event takes place on hibi hill at robin williams meadow in golden gate park. this year it's going to be sponsored and have food and entertainment. there will be on-site cannabis sales. that means some people will not be allowed to enter the event. >> if you are under the age of 21, you will not be allowed within the facility. this is going to be the first time this is done. you will be turned away. proof of age is going to be required. >> mayor breed says members of city agencies will be checking ids. shuttles will be available to take people to part the event ends.

>> a nightmare for a new tenant. a nebraska woman came back to her apartment to find everything gone. she had just moved into her apartment. she said there was nothing left inside except for a mattress. neighbor told her he saw people moving things out of her place and into the trash. >> our stuff was in five of the seven dumpsters. i just went grocery shopping the day before. all the food is ruined. food was mixed in with the toys. beer and trash goo all over our kids stuff and our clothes. >> the complex hired a company to clear out an apartment the movers entered her unit instead. the complex assess most of her belongings have been retrieved. any missing items will be replaced. they also gave her a $250 gift card. >> how much? some zeros must have been missing.

>> now to some feral cats in the coliseum. >> if the cats are removed, other wild felines will take their place. instead of relocating them, they are going to hire an outside group to capture the cats, either spain or neuter them and then return them to the coliseum. the coliseum will secure the covers on trash containers so they can cut down on the cat food supply. and they think they are going to leave? >> they are never leaving. >> that's their home now. >> remember the video of the cat that was dangling from that baseball game? that's going to be us. >> multiple times. >> find the cats.

>> you are assuming they are going to be friendly. what if they don't want us in there? >> we should leave. >> here we are. >> a miss -- mess. >> some lingering showers out there. we are at the end of this storm. we have some snow around tahoe. today the theme is increasing cloud cover. it's a cloudy start to the day. gray skies. the forecast calls for a brighter afternoon. our next storm out of here for the weekend. right now we are finding cloud cover giving way to increasing sunshine this afternoon. upper 60's inland.

storm impacts tracking tomorrow evening through friday morning. it's not raining the entire time. here are your rainfall estimates with gusty conditions. wednesday afternoon picketing to see him next storm enter the picture. another round of showers thursday morning. more showers thursday afternoon before the storm system totally gets out of here by friday. we could see close to an inch of rain. on and off showers. get your outdoor plans ready. sunny skies return. we are in the 70's and 80's. >> and abc news exclusive.

michelle obama's brother greg robinson and his wife kelly are suing a private school in milwaukee. administrators kicked their young sons out of the school after the parents complained about racial discrimination. now they are suing the school, saying it retaliated against them and their family after they submitted two separate reports last year. the robinsons are on gma talking about the lawsuit. >> we want to hold the university school of milwaukee accountable to not just our children they retaliated against but more importantly there is a whole community of people who are out there that we wouldn't feel right if this happened moving forward. >> the school says they were not served the lawsuit, their lawyers were. without time to review it, they have no comment. >> elizabeth warren is asking why it isn't easier to file your

taxes for free. she wrote a letter to the ceo of intuit demanding answers about its popular product. the company has used extensive lobbying to prevent americans from filing their taxes online. >> you can now tag products in your own instagram posts even if you aren't really an influencer. anyone who taps on it can buy the item directly. you are not going to get a commission. instagram says the idea is to give you a way to support your favorite small businesses. >> reese's is celebrating national lovers day. you may need a fridge to keep all of that candy just right for you because it will melt. the hershey company says look

for specially marked packages or reese's cups for a chance to win in a butter glory. -- peanut butter glory. national lovers day is saturday. if you missed valentine's day, you get another chance at love on the 23rd. >> he didn't know that was a day. but reese's anytime. >> in any form. you can blended up and make a milkshake. -- blend it up and make a milkshake. >> when i.e. my reese's, i'm not thinking about being healthy. i'm just enjoying. >> my healthy comes in waves. >> you are on it. >> i'm trying. thank you. we keep getting all these suites. >> tomorrow i'm getting dunkin' donuts for the special they have -- not dunkin' donuts. krispy kreme. >> the only way to be.

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>> seven things to know this morning. masks are no longer required on planes and public transit. a federal judge in florida struck down the national mandate saying it was unlawful because it exceeded the statutory authority of the cds be -- cdc. >> uber is no longer requiring drivers or riders to wear masks. >> and arrest has been made in a fire at a san jose home depot earlier this month. authorities are expected to release more information. we will stream that live on our apps. >> it's election day in san francisco. supervisor matt hazy is in a runoff with david campos.

they are hoping to fill the state assembly seat vacated by david to when he became city attorney. >> we are drying out and in store for a brighter afternoon. mostly cloudy skies early on. cloudy by 4:00 p.m. in the 50's and 60's. >> an accident hey wait. backing up towards tennyson where we have reports of a second accident involving five cars. >> the falcon at uc berkeley will be known as alden. nearly 5000 people voted on the name. >> happy for them. and i want to name the babies. >> in may. that's when they are going to hatch.

>> we have time to think about it. super invested. good morning, america, for our viewers in the west. the major mask reversal on this tuesday morning. unmasked. a federal judge overturning mask mandates on planes, trains and public transit. the decision coming just days after the cdc extended the mandate to may. we're live at one of the busiest airports in the country with the changes. this morning, what you need to know before you travel or get in an uber. april showers. dangerous flooding from delaware to new jersey as a powerful nor'easter slams millions on the east coast. record spring snow from the midwest to the northeast. more than 100,000 waking up without power. on the brink. ukraine's president zelenskyy