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the world can really come together whenever it needs to. >> tonight, an incredible story of a bay area men overcome with the urge to help. he tells us why he flew t o ukraine. >>'s tale of bravery comes as we learn more about the war in ukraine. for the first time, russia revealed the goal of its invasion is to take full control of its southern and eastern regions to establish a land bridge between russia and crimea. the ukrainian defense ministry said russian troops were firing missiles and bombs in those regions, including the city of mariupol where the mayor is trying to get civilians out. >> the number one priority is to help save the lives of civilians but i want to thank joe biden

for helping us with the military assistance and thank all the partners. >> ukraine says the mass graves in the satellite imagery are evidence of war crimes. the united nations confirms more than 5000 civilian casualties. the real number is much higher. ama: the atrocities in ukraine are why one american flew overseas to help fight. he's a veteran from the bay area. dan noyes talked to him about his decision to go on this perilous journey and why he wishes he could have stayed longer. >> i am a regional maintenance manager so i support a lot of properties in san francisco and oakland. dan: kevins employer would not allow him to take a leave of absence so he burned a month of vacation to serve with the military in ukraine. why did you do it? >> i mean, the way i saw it was

the only thing you could do against a bully is to punch them in the mouth. dan: he's a retired u.s. army ranger and when russia invaded ukraine, he expected an easy victory for the superpower. but it has been slow and painful. >> it just hurt me to keep watching it and nobody was doing anything about it. we should have had boots on the ground before ukraine, before any russian troops went over the ukrainian border. dan: you think that would have stopped russia from coming in? >> absolutely. dan: he flew to poland all by himself a month ago, got a rental car and tried to walk across the border into ukraine during a snowstorm. a guard stopped him. >> he i said i am going to ukra. he said you have to ride across the border in a vehicle, you cannot walk. i just went to the stoplight right across the street and i started knocking on people's car doors.

dan: a driver offered to take him to meet the ukrainian military and it was not long before he was on the strain to kyiv. they gave him a body armor, rifle and a uniform. he added an american flag admitted many -- and met many fighting for ukraine. >> britain, portugal, australia -- everywhere. germany, poland. it's an amazing thing how the world can really come together whenever it needs to. >> [speaking spanish] dan: he worked with a mostly spanish speaking unit from peru and colombia. >> single file. staggered. extended line. dan: he did not want to go into specifics of what he did. were you actually in the field, in combat or were you doing training? >> we were doing a little bit of

both. dan: did you fire your rifle? >> i don't want to talk about anything like that. dan: from his hotel room, he said hsaid he did help supply ws and ammunition. now he has to head home to his wife and children, while his unit goes to fight on the front lines. >> our full unit is going to be in the front next week. dan: and you wish you had stayed for that? >> absolutely. they are brothers for life. that is for sure. dan: he has set the land at san francisco international on monday. dan noyes, abc7news. kristen: the bay area lgbtq community is getting behind ukraine, helping to raise money for some of the most marginalized and at risk. tara campbell visited with one local man who is helping lead the way. tara: leo b is making a

lot of calls, worried about the war and its impact on the lgbtq community. >> i talked to my friends, gay and lesbian family members, almost every day. >>'s biggest concern is that word russian troops are targeting lgbtq ukrainians. >> i heard from a few friends that some people disappeared. tara: he has lived in san francisco for 20 years, managing the horror of what's happening in his homeland by helping. >> the only salvation is to do something. tara: he's been focusing on raising funds, generating interest in his own unique way. >> what i do is i put the ukrainian national outfit every weekend, and i go to every fundraiser i can get my hands on. tara: helping to raise tens of thousands of dollars. the money going to nonprofits

like liga in ukraine. andre is one of the directors. >> we help the community to help survive. tara: the nonprofits helping to provide everything from food to shelter. explaining often, lgbtq+ ukrainians are estranged from family. telling us about trenans women trying to flee, being stopped at the border because their ids identify them as men, meaning they have to stay and fight. >> i can only imagine how hard it was for those people because the situation is terrible as it is. tara: like leo, he fears the community is a target. >> the russian army are in any of the cities and know someone by name and race from the lgbt community. those people will be targeted directly. kristen: if you want to help people in ukraine, we put together a full list of verified groups and nonprofits sending

donations and supplies the refugees. it is all on our website. ama: new developments and a hit-and-run investigation from 2011. the cases being reopened after the victim in the crash died this week. she was 15 when she was hit and became quadriplegic. today, the investigation is being investigated as vehicular manslaughter. zach fuentes has more and talk to the mother of the victim. >> she was a beautiful, young, loving, funny young woman, just becoming a woman. she was kind. zach: on january 8, 2011, a car traveling east on the intersection of camden avenue's drove to the intersection, hitting shea shaw. she was initially in a coma and was quadriplegic. she died on tuesday in hospice care. her mother now left to

cope with the death. >> there's a part of you that feels you cannot take a breath in. and another part where you feel like she is free. zach: it marks the 20th traffic death this year even though the accident happened in 2011. her death this week also changes the nature of the police investigation. >> the initial investigation was solely for a hit-and-run. this has extended itself to vehicular manslaughter, in addition to the hit-and-run. that expands the powers of the investigation and that is why we are reopening the case. zach: this 11-year-old video was the only surveillance video released at the time of the hit-and-run. the vehicle was in early 2000's model, gray or silver sedan with an unknown make. san jose police admit technology 11 years ago was not what it is now but hope to uncover more evidence that would lead to an arrest. >> hopefully bring out more witness testimony. although, it was 11 years ago, we hope somebody remembers and

somebody knows what this individual did and will hopefully do the right thing. zach: it is a moment that carrie desperately wants to see. >> my best case scenarios to get the person who ran her down and never stopped and punished him. he deserves to be accountable for what he did. my daughter laid in bed for 11 years. 11 years. took her life and had nothing to say, just walked. ama: authorities have yet to release the identity of an 18-year-old killed during a brief pursuit overnight in san jose. according to police, the man was killed when the 2014 honda crv he was driving ran a red light at 1st street and montague expressway and slammed into another car. the collision happened shortly after a santa clara county sheriff sergeant spotted the honda and gave chase. three passengers in the honda, two of them teenage girls,

suffered minor injuries, as that the driver of the second car. ama: prosecutors have released new information about one of the suspects in this month's mass shooting. smiley martin is a gang member who fired at least 28 shots during the incident. he made his first appearance today. prosecutors accused them of using a full automatic selector switch to transform a glock into an illegal machine gun. he was one of 12 people injured in the shooting. six others died. martin and his brother will be back in court on tuesday. kristen: washington, d.c. police say that 23 yo3-year-old man suspected in today shootings have been found dead. abc news reporter kenneth moton takes us through the chaotic moments. kenneth: rapid gunfire corrupting in this washington, d.c. neighborhood this afternoon. police swarming the area surrounded by schools and government embassies.

>> it was scary. a lot of shooting. kenneth: swat teams move from building to building to search for an active shooter. this video appears to show police bringing an injured woman to safety. residents seen running for cover as neighbors were urged to shelter-in-place. schools going into lockdown. one mother telling our affiliate her middle school daughter was evacuating when the class bridge she was crossing exploded from the gunfire. >> describe it as exploding and it was raining class. she said she has injuries on her arm. she said she even got glass on her mouth. the sixth-grader was hit in the arm and was bleeding profusely. she had to use her jacket on the girl to keep it from bleeding, holding pressure on the arm. kenneth: tense moments in this neighborhood even when the shelter-in-place order in effect, we saw officers evacuating residents from an apartment building behind me. the fbi and etf at helping --

are helping d.c. police with this investigation. ama: new details about the man punched by mike tyson on a plane. what we know about his criminal history and why there's a possibility that legal action is being considered. kristen: celebrating earth day. we will show you events held all across the bay area today, including a march and rally organized by the younger generation. >> great weather for earth day. we have big changes ahead. i will have the weekend forecast

kristen: today is earth day and hundreds of students marched through san francisco demanding climate justice. many say they have been long ignored. cornell barnard has the story. >> hundreds of people, mostly students, took to the streets of

san francisco on earth day demanding to be heard. sky 7 was overhead as the group marched from u.n. plaza to the tenderloin. the march and rally at city hall was organized by youth versus apocalypse, a group calling for environmental and climate justice for some of the bay area's most underserved communities. >> we are here because treasure island -- low income communities of color have been suffering from radioactive contamination for years. cornell: the group to mending the cleanup of toxic waste dating back to the 1940's. >> we are asking for remediation. justice to the overall area. for folks to stop tryinto come build on top of soil that is toxic. cornell: advocates from the bayview were impressed that so many young people are getting involved. >> i'm so proud and amazed these kids showed up to show they care about climate justice. cornell: the cleanup of hunters

point is being done by the u.s. navy, overseen by the epa, but activists want more oversight. >> we will not quit, we will not give up. we will keep pushing the effort. ♪ cornell: there was dancing and sidewalk chalk mural. a time for reflection on planet earth. >> i am here today because it is earth day so i want to celebrate my home, my earth with the community i love. cornell: in san francisco, cornell barnard. ama: the mayor appeared in an earth day event that focused on the recycle campaign. the goal is to educate and engage with the community about the importance of proper recycling. things like don't recycle plastic bags and make sure to empty any food from containers. the mayor did a little bragging as well, proclaiming san jose has the highest share of energy from renewable and carbon free sources than any other major u.s. city. ama: hopefully we can harness

that solar energy now that it is getting sunnier. ama: let's get the details from sandhya patel. sandhya: yeah, you will benefit from the solar panels this weekend if you have them. it was definitely a sunnier afternoon after the morning rain. let me show you live doppler 7. earth day turned out to be very nice. we got the rain this morning and then the sunshine. as we take you back in time, you could see what it looked like. the sierra picking up some snow on live doppler 7. rainfall totals, about 1.5 inches in ben loman. santa rosa, .6. napa, 1500ths in fairfield. it was nice to see the storm system generating some rough surf and high surf advisory remains in effect until 3:00 p.m. tomorrow. 11 to 14 foot waves. risk of written currents still

-- rip currents still high. city hall is decked out in green for earth day. 53 degrees in san francisco. 54 in san jose. half moon bay, 52 degrees. just terrific visibility looking back towards the city. low to mid 50's from santa rosa to concord at 54. one last view from our golden gate bridge camera. there is no fog on the bridge right now but there will be foggy areas tomorrow morning. a warming trend begins this morning and a dry pattern next week. tomorrow if you are an early riser, taking the dog out for a walk, there will be some fog out there. 9:00 a.m., still some fog near the coast and it pulls away from most areas. it will be a nice and sunny saturday afternoon. tomorrow morning, coldest spots around lake and mendocino counties.

temperatures as low as the low 30's. frost could damage sensitive vegetation so always a good idea to take precaution. upper 30's to the low 50's first thing in the morning. watch out for some fog near the coast and the bay. for the afternoon, it will be a milder day than today. nice on the peninsula. 69 in palo alto. downtown san francisco, 64 degrees. the sun will be shining. good for outdoor activities. 71 in san rafael. . sonoma, 73 the east bay. 69, oakland. inland areas, 76 in concord. and 75 degrees in river more -- in livermore. the forecast does feature a warming trend. temperatures go from the 70's to the 80's on sunday for the warmest locations. increasing clouds on monday but it is remaining dry, and then breezy and cooler midweek with

temperatures closer to average for this time of year. kristen: thank you. as the world focuses on climate change this earth day, some experts argue saving the world's forests could offer one of our best chance to reverse the damage. ama: opportunities are being explored in this month's issue of national geographic. kristen: as part of that effort by nat geo and disney, spencer christian focused on a project right here in the bay area. ama: he has more on a majestic grove in the santa cruz mountains that a team from the save the redwoods league are working to protect. >> even though the outer bark is charred, you can see, we are having leaves come out throughout the branches. spencer: for the project manager and her colleagues, the san vicente redwoods are living laboratory. the area was ravaged in 2020 when the czu fire roared through the mountains.

while the destruction was painful, it is providing priceless lessons on how we can better manage california forests to survive in the age of climate change. >> a lot of these trees were damaged by the flames and the fire resilient species are reemerging, coming back to li. e resilient trees thrive, crews are thinning out brush and processing permanently damaged logs. >> you are basically putting a ton of air into that firebox, so you are super heating the material in there and getting it to burn a lot faster and cleaner. >> so, we are in the shaded fuel break here even though it is not really shaded because of the fire. you can see about 100 feet on either side of the road, the forest changes. spencer: the redwoods program manager says the clearing efforts have allowed the team to expand shaded fuel breaks across

the preserve. the brakes, which are shaded by the canopy of larger trees, are closer to the ground too slow advancing flames. their value can be seen around the horizon where lightly and heavily burned areas stand side-by-side. he says the improvements may ultimately allow for regularly scheduled prescribed burns to keep the forest fuel load in check. >> it would be disastrous to intentionally start a fire now so there's a lot of intermediate work of removing the fuels that have accumulated over decades. spencer: while the work is helping protect the forest from the next major fire, that is only half the goal. scores of workers and volunteers are helping the forest regenerate. teams from the save the redwoods league and other groups have helped replant seedlings, while other researchers are paying close attention to plant species and their natural cycles. >> fire resilient herbs, things like that. spencer: cameras are also

providing a window into the wildlife that is steadily returning to the area. >> helping understand what is out here. we also have a partnership with ucsd's houma project to see how mountain lions are moving through the region. there's a lot of science happening in the background at this property. spencer: it is a living laboratory that is evolving with our understanding of the redwoods complex ecosystem and the pressures like climate change, fire management, and drought. and learning what it will take to best preserve this spectacular treasure for the future. spencer christian, abc7news. ama: you may soon get a chance for a close-up look yourself. sections of the preserve are scheduled to open for the first time to the public this fall, including the initial phase of new multiuse trails. new multiuse trails. i'm so glad sauced & loaded fries are back. yea. i really missed this. i missed us. to my fries—and to my guys. my $3.50 triple cheese & bacon sauced & loaded fries.

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plan has set a new plan of boundaries which includes breaking up the tenderloin and houma neighborhoods. the tenderloin used to be under district six under matt haney's leadership but he was just elected to the assembly ship. the redistricting process has been controversial. some residents and community leaders have likened it to gerrymandering. there will be two more public hearings next week before the task force can grant final authorization. kristen: oakland mayor says the city faces a fiscal cliff if the state does not extend the flexible funding for homeless services. today, she, the berkeley mayor and others called on governor newsom in the state legislature to reinstate so-called hhap funding in the revised may budget. as it stands now, it will expire next year. the mayor says the funding program is not extended, oakland will lose 741 shelter beds. >> if this funding does not

continue after july 1, 2023, we are likely to see more than 1000 people sent back onto the streets of oakland. kristen: she says these funds have helped oakland place 1350 former homeless individuals into permanent housing, including at clifton hall and the broadway terrace neighborhood. ama: classes resume today at uc berkeley a day after the campus was locked down when a student made threats against specific people. the university locked down the campus and canceled classes around 10:00 yesterday morning. authorities located the student and gave the all clear around 2:00. the threat was related to a student who had been placed on the interim suspension for threatening behavior. berkeley's mayor says the university handled the situation well. >> what we have seen nationally is that threats can sometimes lead to actual violence. i'm so relieved that nothing escalated and that people are safe and that this young man is

going to get help. but, it could have been far worse. ama: the university brought mental health experts on the campus to assist anyone who needed to talk about what took place. kristen: coming up, could mask mandates for large events be making a comeback in one east bay city? reports that one city councilmember wants to introduce a new ordinance. ama: eagerly awaiting fda authorization on a covid-19 vaccine for kids younger than five. the anticipation of one local health clinic and the plans alread

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7news. kristen: oakland may bring back a mass commended for large events. ama: councilmember dan called plans to introduce an ordinance requiring masks at indoor gatherings of 1000 people or more. you told the paper if the ordinance passes, it would go into effect on may 4.

the city would drop its requirement to enter bars, restaurants and other businesses. kristen: the covid test positivity rate is climbing in san francisco, now at 5%. the last time the city hit that number was before the winter omicron surge. ama: state numbers show there are more than 14,000 new cases since tuesday. the seven-day test positivity rate is above three packs -- 3%. kristen: the actual cases are much higher probably. hospitalizations are down statewide. they are currently 132 patients in the icu with covid compared to over 300 this time a month ago. ama: they are the only group in the country still not eligible to receive the covid-19 vaccine but now there is hope fda authorization for kids younger than five could come as soon as june. luz pena spoke to a lowe's -- local clinic eagerly waiting. luz: the authorization for covid-19 vaccine for children under than five could be around the corner. >> there's a lot of excitement

and some in the wait-and-see camp. luz: doctors at the golden gate pediatrics clinic in san francisco have been vaccinating children five and over, but now they are queuing up for about 4000 younger patients between four years old and six months. that is the age group that would qualify to get vaccinated. once the fda gets the green light. >> we will roll out our saturday clinics just what we've done with the other ages. once word comes out, we have our staff on notice to have some saturdays to help us out and start scheduling as soon as we know when the vaccine will be allowed. luz: for now, the doctors are on standby. that is the same feeling even and mark have been with. their two-year-old is the only one who has been on vaccinated. >> it is the missing loop for us. we are all vaccinated and boosted so he's kind of the last piece of the puzzle we are waiting on. luz: according to what top biden administration official, a

vaccine for this age group could be authorized by the fda as early as june. dr. david kornfield from packard children's hospital at stanford explains what the fda is tracking before they make a decision. >> the fda is looking at two components of data. the safety and efficacy. and the present data is really borne out there is no relative risk for the population in terms of the vaccine, doses given. the second component is data relative to the efficacy which has shown some decreased incidence of hospitalization, and of severe illness. luz: for now this family is limiting any exposure. >> we have waited this long so hoping that it comes through in the near term which is june which is not that far out. luz: luz pena, abc7news. kristen: 7% of the country's

lung transplants are tied to respiratory problems caused by covid. whether it is for that reason or others, ucf is celebrating a milestone, its 1000th lung transplant. ucsf's 31 years of experience is extending lives. >> they are calling 60-year-old patrick alexander patient number 1000. he's recovering from being the 1000th lung transplant at ucsf since the program begin in 1991. >> we don't know much about the donor family or the donor, his or herself, but we are so grateful. >> alexander had scarring of the lung which impeded ability for oxygen to enter the bloodstream. the transplant expertise is world-class at ucsf. >> the rate of survival is top in the country and has been that way for over a decade. long-term survival has also continued to improve every year

so that patients now getting a transplant have an expectation they can live nearly 12 years. >> in about a year, he is expected to resume an active life of travel, exercise and other activities. >> we went from 19%, almost 19% to 20% complications requiring some sort of intervention down to less than 1% now, which is quite remarkable because no other program has been able to achieve that outcome. >> now patrick alexander can extend his life 10 to 12 years. >> a year ago, we didn't even know patrick have this disease. this is how quickly it progressed. we are just so grateful for the staff at ucsf. they have been so thorough. >> david louis, abc7news. ama: in the east bay, a colorful mural honoring juneteenth was unveiled in richmond today. it is painted on the juneteenth

freedom underpass. the mural honors the new federal holiday that falls on june 17. it commemorates the end of slavery in the u.s. kristen: with so much talk about so-called cancel culture, the bay area council hosted a discussion today designed to cancel some fears. the council hosted healthy masculinity and male ally ship in the workplace. a conversation about engaging men and inclusionary leaders. the panel included several experts including the founder of the better man movement which provides resources and support to help foster an inclusive culture in the workplace. >> tell on yourself, admit you made a mistake. why? because all the other men will see that, you have given them permission. kristen: he believes the vision, uncertainty and rapid changes in the conversation can contribute to hesitancy around the roles men are not expected to play as allies in the workplace. ama: new details about the man

was repeatedly punched by mike tyson on a plane at sfo. what we learned about his long criminal history. kristen: he's married to the woman who pleaded guilty to faking her own kidnapping and now he's taking action of her own -- his own.

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ama: keith has filed for divorce just two days after his wife pleaded guilty to faking her own kidnapping. authorities and volunteers to search for the missing mother of two for 22 days. investigators learned she spent the time with an ex-boyfriend in orange county. shasta county records showed keith has been granted custody of their children through an emergency order. kristen: we are learning new details about the man punched by mike tyson on a plane at sfo. he is melvin townsend. tmz reports he hired an attorney but is still considering more steps to take. this happened wednesday night. tyson was getting ready for the flight to take off, and the video, he can be seen punching a

passenger seated behind him. townsend is from florida and was listed as having habitual felony offender status in 2019 when he was sentenced to 25 months for grand theft. tyson's publicist said townsend was harassing tyson and threw a water bottle at him. townsend's attorney is denying that. ama: house gop leader kevin mccarthy is being undercut by his own words. he had denied reports that he encouraged president trump to resign after the january 6 insurrection, but newly released audio from the new york times appears to show those prior claims were false. robert hayes from our sister station in los angeles has the story. rob: new reporting on the january 6 attacks on the capital is questioning kevin mccarthy's honesty when the new york times reported he had urged president trump to resign after the capitol riot's, mccarthy vehemently denied it. now his own voices contradicting that.

>> what i think i'm going to do is i will call him. rob: that recording obtained by the new york times captured mccarthy talking on the phone to liz cheney days after the attack. the conversations detailed in the upcoming book, "this will not pass." mccarthy goes on to say he feared trump would be impeached and possibly removed from office. >> the discussion i will have with him is that i think this will pass and it would be my recommendation it should be done. that would be my take, but i don't think he will take it. i don't know. rob: now another recording of mccarthy surfacing. >> i have had it with this guy. what he did was unacceptable. nobody can defend that and nobody should. rob: mccarthy telling all the republicans on january 11 that president trump admitted he bore some responsibility for the capital attacks. >> i asked him personally today, does he hold responsibility for

what happened? does he feel bad about what happened? he told me he does have some responsibility for what happened. and he needs to acknowledge that. rob: just three weeks after the capitol riot's, mccarthy with a quick pivot. meeting and smiling and standing side-by-side with trump at the president's mar-a-lago resort. president biden today with a quick reference with the maneuvering. >> this ain't your father's republican party. this is the maga party now. rob: mccarthy refusing to respond to the released of the recordings. it is unknown if you will address his contradictions tomorrow at the california republic convention where he is slated to be the headliner. attendees of today's opening day says mccarthy's criticism of trump will upset supporters. >> that leak will not sit well with them and it will not change their mind. mccarthy will probably be the speaker in the house and he's

going to have to learn to work with donald trump. kristen: we are introducing you to the green ninja this earth today. we will tell you about the cartoon character created in the south bay and how he and his creator are educating children

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chase. make more of what's yours. kristen: a group at san jose state has learned about a fun way to protect the environment and make positive steps towards conversation -- conservation. we are introduced to the superhero test with helping people save the planet on this earth today. >> every year we take one day to celebrate the beauty of our earth and think about the ways we can protect it but the work for conservation happens everyday for san jose university climate scientist eugene cordero. >> the research we are doing shows that education is just as important as solar panels and electric vehicles and that

supporting educational programs, supporting our own youth and what they are learning is super impactful. >> earth day was founded in 1970 by san jose state alum. decades later, a project right here is changing the way students think about the environments. >> ♪ green ninja, green ninja ♪ >> i realized we cannot solve this alone through the science lens so the artists here created this character and storyline and superhero. we create films and educational experiences for kids to help them learn about the environment, but also what to do about it. >> green ninja turned into a video series taught at more than 20 middle school districts locally and globally. it has energy-saving, recycling and food choices lessons. >> the teacher can show this in the class and use these materials to teach science and the environment. >> the collaboration between

educators, animators and scientists highlight a bigger message -- every small step makes a difference. >> it shows a small group of people can work together to really create change and that is the goal. it is through the efforts of education, through the efforts of the research we did hear going into the schools and helping teachers bring this to their students. >> we only have one earth and the green ninja is fighting to bring about change to protect it. dustin dorsey, abc7news. ama: city leaders in san francisco unveiled the newly renovated battery bluffs. sitting atop the parkway tunnels, it covers six acres of open space and include three overlooks with sweeping views of the goldenra there are 60,000 native and ornamental plants and multiuse paths as well. the bluffs historic gun batteries will open to visitors for the first time. >> we know that when we make spaces like this, waterfront spaces like this available and

open to all people, it has a tremendous impact on our mental health, on our happiness. ama: it opens to the public tomorrow. a second open space site opens in 2022. kristen: it is time now to take another check of the weather and see what is in store for the weekend. maybe it is nice to go to an open space. ama: let's get to sandhya patel. sandhya: it will be gorgeous to go out to an open space and enjoy and soak up the sun. let's take a look at a live picture from mount rose. they have snow, believe it or not. the last 48 hours, some places like crs no lab -- crs no lab picking up 20 inches of snow. the tahoe area will be nice and milder. nice to do some spring skiing at some of the resorts still open. live doppler 7 showing some patches of low clouds and fog near the coast.

upper 50's tomorrow to the upper 70's. as we head into sunday, the temperatures will come up even more. low 80's some nice-looking weather for outdoor plans. on monday, clouds increase but still comfortable. the accuweather 7 day forecast does feature a warming trend with increasing clouds next week and cooler weather will be breezy to windy from time to time. kristen: oakland's fire department has some additional manpower to deal with large-scale disasters. 22 graduates of the fire department's community emergency response team were sworn in as disasters service work volunteers -- worker volunteers. they are authorized to help at the scene of earthquakes, tornadoes, synonymy's -- tsunami's and other events. >> when the first responders are overwhelmed, we help with excess civilians, any small fires we can put out.

we are mainly here as support, extra hands. kristen: all of today's graduates completed 24 hours of cert training since april 1 to earn their certificates. ama: the a's have set a date to retire the great dave stewart's number. the team will honor the oakland native and former world series mvp on 9/11 his number will be retired and fans will receive a replica jersey. he was a pitching ace for the teams of the late 1980's and early 1990's and will be the sixth oakland a's player to have his jersey retired. kristen: after the break, beautifying a community while restoring another nature. we will take you behind the scenes as a bay area

ama: to celebrate earth month and today's earth day, we have partnered with national geographic kristen: we want to show you a miura just completed -- mural just completed in san

francisco. here's a behind-the-scenes look at the creation. ♪ >> when i walk by it, it brings me joy and makes me happy. i just love the colors. >> the mural is really kid friendly. i like it. i like the turtle. it kind of looks like rush from disney so they crushed it. ♪ >> my name is alice, i'm an illustrator based in the san francisco bay area, born and raised. i am super excited to be painting this mural on this wall. ♪ so, this is day one of this two-week mural project and i am feeling a combination of super excited and a tiny bit nervous. at the same time, i am super

psyched to be painting this piece especially for a brand like national geographic and for a cause that is very aligned with what i personally am really passionate about as well. right now, we are at the very beginning stages of the mural. it was recently primed so you can see it is this blue color. i just added my grid on top of it. it allows me to superimpose a tracing of my mural onto it and then i can use the doodle grid as reference points. nat geo asked us to take a look at some of their library of photographs and pick one that spoke to us about we can inspire. i picked this wonderful photograph of a sea turtle. i felt like that would be fun to draw and depict onto such a busy corridor. two major themes in my artwork are taking inspiration from nature and my own heritage of a chinese-american.

i felt like this mural project where i was tasked with treating an ocean themed mural was the perfect alignment for me. i have included some asian influence patterns in the background which is a little way for me to add in my personal voice. today is day five of painting are mural. we are starting to fill in the shapes, adding color, and you can see our turtle is starting to take shape. i'm just trying to refine and add color with the help of a wonderful team of friends. day nine. i'm really super excited that we are almost there, almost at the finish line. one of the most awarding things has been getting to connect with the community and see how neighbors are feeling about it. it seems like a lot of people really connect with sea turtles or have a story about sea turtle so that is cool. >> we are right up the street so

we have been walking by and seeing the progress on a weekly basis. >> it is so exciting to be finished with this mural. we finished it in record time, amidst an unusual heat wave in sf followed by a week of rain. i hope this can bring a little bit of nature and blues and greens into this urban city environments. as drivers drive by, bikers or pedestrians, people can see the turtle swimming along with the current of the street as well. >> when you put something up like this, especially something as beautiful as this, it inspires the neighborhood around it to be better. i think we all want to make the city better. >> it feels special to me to partner with national geographic and their goal with this campaign seems to be about raising awareness and helping to remind people of the importance of your impact on the earth. just to be a part of that is really special to me.

kristen: isn't that a great looking mural? that will do it for this edition of abc7news. thank you for joining us. ama: for sandhya patel, the entire abc7news team, we hope you have a good night. we'll a fortune is next, followed by jeopardy and then join us back here at 11:00. see you then.

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