areas honored earth day. in some community this is earth day is a chance to take stock of how much climate change is affecting the planet >> yeah, j. >> , earth day weekend is giving folks a lot to think about when it comes to future of the planet >> green business on display from solar to those who plant trees. all food vend or have gone ve vegan. >> being around the community with a lot of people who are dan: the same thing, -- who are doing the same thing promoting veganism. >> it's more than a celebration. it's a teaching. >> climate change is moving the needle and changing the conversation. >> gives me the chance to think about how we can take tiny steps

to prevent climate change and to be responsible. >> there's a lot of trash. you see it in the parking lot right there? you got irrelevant? >> yep. >> ok. let's go. >> to the trash. >> in marin city, this family was picking up their trash. >> i enjoy doing it, especially for the little ones. >> they are helping demolish an aging skate park. >> community pride at work here. >> but earth day is a sufficient reminder how climate change is effecting the bay area and the west with hotter summers, bigger wildfires and longer prolonged droughts. >> droughts are becoming more frequent and more severe and longer. we see that in rivers for example in streams that we always had more wear -- water.

>> managing existing reservoirs can be a part of that adaptation and a challenge for water agent sits. i'm pu -- cornell bernard. j.r.: find waying to me. including eight lesser known ways to conserve water. final the app on roku. apple tv, amazon fire or amazon tv. extreme dry weather conditions and high winds are fuel ago grass fire in north colorado springs. fire danger has increased in recent years. several states experience extreme drought conditions in arizona and new mexico. more than a dozen wildfires have scorched 174 square miles the governor of new mexico declaring a state of emergency in five counties the wildfires burning dozens of

homes in its wake. hundreds are evacuating their homes or preparing to live in a moment's notice. we are tracking new numbers on the coronavirus pandemic. state data shows california's test positivity rate has climbed nearly 48% in the past week. the rise comes as the new variant of omicron makes the rounds. san francisco test positivity rate has climbed above 5% in the past week. that's a threshold that many infectious disease experts consider too high. one bit of good news, california has administered more vaccines than any other state. they say we've prevent 1.5 million infections and almost 20,000 deaths. well, bart could make mask mandatory. the board is set to consider it on thursday.

earlier this week all bay area transit agencies begin following a federal court ruling and dropped face covering requirements. now, to the latest developments on the war in ukraine. the country's president says, he will meet tomorrow in kyiv with the u.s. secretary of state and the secretary of defense. ukraine's president zelensky held a rare live news conference today telling reporters he would like to meet with vladimir pu putin. zelensky says he feels the two could stop the war diplomatically. meanwhile, they're stopping the war in ukraine. and they're targeting the sow too where the kremlin wants total control. >> the south is important to putin because he would like to cut off ukrainian access to the sea of azov and the black seam and it's through those sea ports that ukraine has a lifeline, an economic lifeline. j.r.: russian forces have tried

to storm the steel plan in mariupol, excuse me, which remains the last strong hold of ukraine restains in the city. the latest attempt to evacuate civilians from there failed. well, in the east bay, you're seeing bagies and baggiest if of fentanyl that police officers recover. the almeda sheriff's county tweeted these pictures. they showed more than 92 pounds of fentanyl confiscated in oakland and hayward. the narcotics tax force says that's 42,000 grams of fentanyl. well, in the bay, theed. popular butter and egg day festival made its grand return to petaluma. today was the 39th annual event celebrating the town's heritage as a dairy and farming hub the parade feature add grand marshall and a newly crowned good egg. this was the first time for the

event in two years because of the pandemic. and attendees say it was a welcomed sight. >> we are thriving. the business are coming back. everything that sort of died during the corona pandemic is coming back. it's like a season of hope. it's springtime. and we really need that around here. >> and festivities continue tomorrow when downtown petaluma trance forms into an open air marketplace for the spring antique fair. 200 vend lost be set up from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. well, happening today in san francisco's presidio, the historic battery bluffs opened to the public. it's a six acker above the presidio packway tunnels with sweeping views of alcatraz, angel island and the golden gate bridge. it has opened for the first time ever. it's name is a nod to the historic gun battery built in 1904. a second open space

the tunnel tops is set to open later this year. well, the most terrifying moment of a truck driver's life captured on his dash cam. >> stop! j.r.: he's heading straight to his school bus and his breaks aren't working. his narrow es came if row have kids or know someone who does. you should know about an yup coming health check deadline the check-up certain kids will need before returning to school. christian: i'm spencer christian. i'll have the accuweather forecast coming up with

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when kids need medical care, they face life-changing experiences. they miss out on the things that make being a kid fun. starlight children's foundation programs entertain and inspire hospitalized kids. learn more at starlight.org j.r.: welcome back. some sad news that we learned tonight utah senator orin hatch has died at the age of 8 #. he was the longest serving senator in utah history. he was in office from 1977 to 2019 when he required. hatches' foundation put out a statement moments ooh saying the foreman senator died in salt lake city. surrounded by family a cause of death was not given. well, a terrifying close call, a truck driver in ohio narrowly missed hittaing a school bus

filled with children. >> the bus was stopped and stop sign arm out. picking up kids. this 80,000 pound tractor-trailer was going 40 miles an hour. that's when the driver started honking. a pickup truck backed up for just enough space for the trailer to maneuver around the bus. the driver told police his brakes gave out he was able to stop about a quarter of a mile down the road. a reminder for parents. california law requires that kids with a dental or have a dental check-up by may 31 in either kindergarten or first grade to make sure they are ready for the next school we're. california department of health says, tooth decay is the most

chronic, yet preventable healthcare issue among children in the state. >> heavy, everybody. chris alvarez live here in ball arena in denver. got a preview of the warriors and the nuggets. golden state looking to sweep denver and send them home packing. how sweet lit be. we'll have more

>> as we mark earth day some experts say that saving the word's forest could help reverse climate change. this month's issue of "national geographic" owned by disney is exploring that effort. abc7's spencer christian focused in on a forest project here in the bay -- one day you're in studio giving the weather. the next day you're out in the forest. spencer: i like being out in the forest. i hope we can preserve them. the san vicente redwood groves that an environment al team is working protect. >> even to the outer bark is charred. you see around my fingers a little bit, we're having leafs comes out throughout the branches.

spencer: for suzy petry, the san vicente area is a lab tory it was raff afternooned when the fire roared through the mountains. it's providing price less lessons for how we can better manage california forest to survive in the ainge of climate change. >> a lieutenant oh these trees were damaged by the flames that pass fluid the property. and the fire resilienceer cent species is reemerging coming back to life. >> to help the larger fire resilient trees thrive, crews are carefully thinning out brush and processing permanently damaged logs in air curtain burners. >> you're basically putting a ton of air into that fire box so you're kind of super heating the material in there and getting it to burn a lot faster and cleaner. >> so we're in the shaded fuel break here though it's not really shaded because of the fire. but you can see about 100 feet on either side of the road.

the forest changes. >> red woods program manager says the program has allowed shade fuel breaks. the breaks which are shaded by the canopy of larger trees are thinned closer to the ground. their value can be see around san vicente's horizon with burned areas stand side by side the improvements may allow for regularly scheduled prescribed burns to keep the fuel load in check. >> lit be disastrous to intentionally start a fire out here now. there's a lot of intermediate work of removing the fuels that have accumulated over decades. >> while the work at san vicente is helping protect the forest from the next major fire that's only half the goal. scores of vo run trees helping the forest regenerate. >> teams from the save the red woods league involved managing san vicente have helped replant seedlings while other

researchers are helping with the plant speed cease and cycles. >> small flowers, things like that. >> cameras are prow provide ago window into the wildlife that is helping the area. >> we values a partnership with ucsc's p.m.a project to understand how mountain lions are moving through the region. >> it's a living laboratory to understand our oak ecosystem and the pressure system like climate change, fire management and drought. and learning to do what is best to do to preserve this for the future. >> amazing forest. you may soon get a chance for a close-up look itself and schedule sectioned are scheduled to open up this fall including initial phase of the knew trails. ok. let's take a look at what's happening with our weather. we've got a breezy evening with a gust up to 29 miles an hour at s.f.o. but skies are clear. it's much warmer than at this

time yesterday on the 24-hour temperature change about four to 10 degrees warmer in most location. here's view. looking out. it's 16 degrees in the city. open 64. 71 in mountain view. upper 60's in san jose and santa clara. nice view looking westward under clear skies. although a few clouds may appear overnight. we've got mid 60's. nap 76. at fair field it's been our warm spot. 70 at concord. and the roof top camera over the embarcadero showing clear skjeis. it will become partly cloudy with some areas that are will warm. the die -- dry pattern will continue. mid to upper 40's along the coast and around the bayshore line we'll see areas of fog. overnight lose i mentioned mid to upper 40's highs tomorrow under mainly

sunny skies about 60 along the coastline to mainly low 70's right around the bayshoreline. inland areas into the upper 70's and over in the inland east bay we might see low 80's tomorrow. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. monday will be a day much like tomorrow as the warmth holds on. we'll see a few more clouds coming into the picture lit become breezy and a little bit cooler. temperatures will drop off by about five or six degrees. later in the week lit warm-up. and by next saturday we'll be looking at sunny skies and high temperatures in the mid to upper 70's. >> now, abc7 sports with chris alvarez. chris: welcome to sports. sight of tomorrow's warriors and nuggets game. you'll see it right here on abc7. tip-off at 12:30 pacific. the warriors going for their first sweep in a playoff series since the 2019 conference finals when they beat the blazoners that year.

practice footage via the warriors. you see stephen curry who has come off the bench in all three games so far. working his way back from that foot injury. he's averaging 25.7 points per game. jordan poole leads the team with 28.7 points per game. don't forget clay in the th three-guard lineup. poole mixed in with the obvious championship pool. the warriors that had been here and done that before understand the importance of closing things out tomorrow. >> got to stay on edge too, you know, you can't -- can't let your guard down. you can't ever give up an opportunity to close a series out. so we know -- we have to be sharp. we know how tough denver is, how hard they're going to play sunday. and so we're going to have to play well to win. >> we all have a chip on our shoulder coming into the season. it's been great to get back to the stage. be able to compete at a high

level and trying to close out a series is great. >> i've been dieing to get back here to be back here, i think i feel like i have to take more advantage of this opportunity th than ever. but i just have a much deeper appreciation for it. >> game four tomorrow afternoon at 12:30 right here on abc7 followed by after the game with all the highlights and post game interviews from denver. hopefully in golden state's case a sweep. >> a's and rangers in the middle game of a three-game set. and a little bit of fireworks early in oakland today. >> actor blake anderson wearing the bear jacket. he threw out the ceremonial first pitch. franky montas, 7 1/3. eight strikeouts. got into trouble in the eighth. domingo acevedo trying to get out of a jam. here comes the second. but the runner out at the plate. however, they would go to review. and it was called catcher's interference.

2-0 rangers. and for the first time as a's manager mark kotsay would get ejected in between ins. rangers init 2-0. for the giants use the big inning to get it done against nationals. giants in the national nation's capitals taking ton nationals. san francisco strikes first. brandon crawford r.b.i. single to left. darin ruf scores and 1-0 giants. curt casali. right there. r.b.i. sing to right center. estrada scores 3-0 visit ors. still in the fifth. joc pederson, r.b.i. single. beats the shift slate every will score. a four-run inning for the giants. they'll go for the sweep on sunday. baseball is inn detroit. coincidentally against colorado's team history that is tyler slugger miguel cabreras becomes the 33 rdmember of the

3,000 hit club. nearly 38,000 fans greeting him with a chant of "miggy, miggy." part a game one win. congrats to miguel cabrera back out here to denver. it's gotten karl. i'm ready for that rocky mountain sunset. it's going to be beautiful. and hopefully a lot more beautiful for the warriors going for the sweep tomorrow, j.r. j.r.: it's colder for all denver after the dubs take it. [laughter] >> i agree. that sounds like a good plan. j.r.: look forward the

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j.r.: tonight on abc7 news at 11:00, a building sense of urgency along the bored the bay area is stepping up to help ukrainian refugees trying to get into the united states from mexico. and it is closing time for another san francisco staple. the bakery that called it quits today on abc7 news at 11:00. a new exhibit commemorating the life and career of bruce lee just opened tonight in san francisco. moments ago, we are bruce lee under the sky, one family.

it's being shown at that time chinese historical society of america and chinatown. sit a homecoming it features rare arty facts and handwritten letters. >> bruce lee left a mark here. he came in. he did nothing like anybody ever expected him to do, you know, he changes changed the world. >> it is the first time the exhibit filled with bruce lee memorabilia is being held in san francisco. what a great moment that is thanks so much for joining us. we'll see

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