moving forward finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. major news from ukraine's president's lensky as he announces two us officials are possibly meeting with him today. meanwhile more missile attacks hit the city of odessa. good morning. it's sunday, april 24th. i'm amanda del castillo in for liz kroitz, but before we get to that news in ukraine, let's first start with the quick look at our weather meteorologist francisco here. good morning francis. good morning amanda morning everyone. so if you enjoyed yesterday today's gonna be similar, but it's t befunewe'tartg offview o. looking nice and quiet right now sunrise at 6:22 temperatures in the 40s and 50suring the next b. we'll see plenty of sunshine. it will be warmer, but there is a beach hazard statement in effect throughout the day. so be careful if into the beach

strong rip currents there sunsets at 753. enjoy a couple warm days before some cooling on the way. thank you so much frances. also ukraine's president says he's meeting with us secretary of state antony blinken and defense secretary lloyd austin in kiev today abc news reporter christine. sloan has the latest ukrainian president volademir zalenski says he's meeting in person with us defense secretary lloyd austin and secretary of state antony blinken in kiev on sunday. okay meeting the defense secretary who are coming to us the state and defense departments are declining to comment if they do. traveled to keep austin and blinken would be the highest ranking us officials to meet with. ski in the war zone since russia invaded ukraine zelensky made the comments during a rare press conference underground on a subway platform in kiev. he also talked about the threats

against his life. well, yeah these animal problems. you don't have the right to be afraid because our people showed that they're not afraid of anything. meanwhile russian president vladimir putin attended easter mass at a russian orthodox cathedral. he could be seen crossing himself several times. during the service even as russian forces continued their assault on ukraine unleashing new attacks on the port city of odessa, ukraine claims russia fired, six cruise missiles, striking residential and military buildings at least eight people died, including a three-month-old baby another 18 were hurt in the attack russian forces also continued their attack on a beseech steel plant in mario, opal which remains the last stronghold of ukrainian in the city, mary. mayor claims on facebook that russian forces thwarted the latest attempt to help people leave the city christine sloan abc news, new york and as war intensifies in ukraine the us is

expecting to welcome up to 100,000 refugees so far the majority of evacuees have entered through the southern border, b more difficult abc 7 news reporter tara campbell has our details volunteers helping to provide everything from transportation and translations. food and shelter redwood city resident. olya crashnik has been on the ground for several weeks. we spoke with her soon after her arrival. it's a very ending chasing or chasing our tail trying to make sure that these people are have a place to sleep that's decently safe-ish the us is welcoming up to 100,000 ukrainian refugees so far about 15,000 have arrived the majority through the southern border igor markov is a

director with nova, ukraine a palo alto based nonprofit convenience side of the mexico route was the number of people were led and all right become monday. it's going to lot more difficult. that's when a new program streamlining applications for ukrainian refugees goes into effect. it's also when officials will start turning evacuees away at the southern border, you know, they have to wait but in terms of paperwork and requirements, you know, it was and as rigorous as the new system the new system requires ukrainian refugees to have a financial sponsor in the us a citizen or ngo who can house and support them. i imagine people with relatives in the us will have no difficulty with that. but of course people who don't have don't know anyone in the us. this will be an unsermountable obstacle for them, but markov say s other border route

unsustainable in a way it was more lenient, but we didn't think it was sustainable. you know, tijuana is not the secure city. and that was tara campbell reporting if you want to help people in ukraine, we've put together a full list of verified groups and nonprofits sending donations and supplies to refugees. it's on our website abc 7 news com slash take action in the east you're seeing baggies and baggies full of fentanyl that officers have recovered now the ed cheff'sff tweete pictures show more than at a drug lab in oakland and hayward, the narcotics task force says t th's 42,000 grams of fentanyl one person was arrested the coast guard and thet in the san francisco bay. it happened between pier 27 and treasure island saturday

afternoon. there are no reports of injuries and it is not clear. what caused the fire now. we are tracking new numbers on the coronavirus pandemic state data shows california's test positivity rate. is climbed nearly 48% in the past week the rise comes as a new variant of omicron makes the rounds san francisco's test positivity rate has climbed above 5% in the past week something many infectious disease experts consider too high one bit of good news, california has administered more vaccines than any other state the governor's office estimates. we've prevented one and a half million infections and almost 20,000 deaths. bart mean while is officially moving forward with plans to institute a new mask mandate the transit agency announced yesterday. the board will take up the issue at its meeting this coming thursday. if approved it would be part of the bart's code of conduct and would make face coverings mandatory through july 18th. earlier this week a federal court judge struck down the mask

requirement for public transportation and airplanes all of the bay area's transit agencies then followed the guidance from the tsa to stop enforcing the mandate. stanford nurses have scheduled a bargaining session for tuesday with the hospital, but it appears or it stays for now. they still will be going on strike monday on the union's website. it says it is committed to avoiding a strike but must address the issues that are important to its members. the nurses are seeking wage increases along with bonuses and mental support if there is a strike. thousand nurses would be on the picket line come monday morning now with san francisco trying to town favorite is closed its doors after nearly three decades in business saturday was the last day of operation for washington bakery and restaurant. the family owned. cafe was a chinatown staple for the last 27 years famous for its pineapple buns locals say they're sad to see it go. it's really bittersweet. my husband has been coming to this establishment since he was

a kid. it's it's sad and i'm gonna miss all of this like homestyle cantonese cooking that they have here. testament to how much tradition is in chinatown and how much history we have so it's means a lot to me that a bunch of customers came out early this morning too to do a one last sendoff for this restaurant. washington bakery and restaurant posted on instagram that it's lease was coming to an end. so the space was sold. it'll be taking over by hans one-ton house known for its wonton soup. there's nowhere yet on when that will open. now we're going to check in with meteorologist frank francis dean lawson for a look at weather looking beautiful outside right now. yeah as we look towards downtown san francisco. we have some clear conditions and partly cloudy skies this morning, but plenty of sunshine with slightly warmer temperatures. i'll let you know how warm it's gonna be in your neighborhood and how long that will last also ahead a call to action to save our planet and look at the local events this weekend to help protect the earth.

and a dramatic you as seen through the eyes of a firefighter watches. they say say the life of a toddler.

welcome back. you have your live look here at the golden gate bridge. you can see drivers making their way into the city now it is going to be a beautiful day. we'll check in with francis for a look at the weather in just a bit. we know friday was officially earth day and a key pillar of building a better bay area is addressing environmental issues and climate change. there were all sorts of events this week and across the bay area to mark earth day abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard lanes that in some communities this earth day was a chance to take stock of how climate change is affecting the planet. the earth day san francisco festival is back on valencia street after a two-year pandemic pause green businesses on display from solar to those who plant trees all food vendors

have gone vegan being around the community with a lot of people who are doing the same thing. veganism for others earth day weekend is a call to action. check the planet. it's more than just a celebration. it's a teach-in and it's a day for activism climate change is moving the needle and changing the conversation. it just means a chance to think about how we can take little tiny steps to prevent climate change to be more responsible. it's a lot of admiring city the linda mixon and her kids were picking up trash for an earth day community wide. up. i enjoy doing it because our kids can actually play safe outside without putting things in their mouth especially for the little ones. others were helping demolish an aging skate park which it become hazardous community pride at work here star for the change right here everything gotta look better to get better. but earth day is also a tough

reminder how climate change is affecting the bay area and the west with hotter summers bigger wildfires and longer prolonged droughts. and longer and we see that in rivers for example streams that we we always. had seen flow now. we see that sometimes they will stop flowing professor ruhe. he says as a society we need to adapt to a future that may have less water in managing existing reservoirs and dams and a more forward-thinking way can be a part of that adaptation at a challenge for water agencies. i'm cornell bernard abc 7 news. e a full library of abc 7 climate watch coverage on our abc 7 bay area streaming app including eight lesser-known ways to conserve your family's water find the app on roku apple tv, amazon fire or android tv just scroll down to the climate watch section now in the north bay after a pandemic hiatus petaluma's butter and egg festival is back this weekend

weekend and better than ever it has. managed to survive sadly that's not the case with the gilroy garlic festival, which has gone for good abc 7 news reporter. tim jones was in petaluma for the event. the streets of petaluma were alive once again on saturday for the city's annual butter and egg festival. i am so excited and delighted. i've been i couldn't even sleep last night because i was so excited to be here today after the pandemic induced break the event was back in full swing this year. it feels normal. this weekend's event marks the festival's 39th year running a celebration of the city's rich agricultural heritage. 1848. san francisco only had about 700 people. and after the gold rush is swelled to 25,000 people without any farms to feed them which is how petaluma became very very wealthy and well-known, but while the butter and egg festival is i mean once again in other parts of the bay area separate festivals are having a

different phase the gilroy garlic festival another bay area staple r it would be closing its doors for good all the more reason people and vendors alike. say festivals like this one are important to preserve. we saw a lot of people today that have shopped with us for a long time and we're really appreciative of that because of opportunities like this our, you know, a lot of our vendors here get to grow and expand and grow. that works have other people learn about our businesses and it's just such a beautiful opportunity not just for themselves, but also for future generations to come we feel lucky. we just really lucky because we're walking distance away and then she gets to just come experiences and we get to experiences amazing in petaluma tim johns abc 7 news. and meteorologist francisco is tracking our forecast francis. they said they were lucky in that last soundbite lucky as well with the weather. i'm hoping yeah, in fact the videos there show them wearing tank tops t-shirts and that's

the kind of weather. we're expecting in the north bay and for some inland communities today. in fact, it's going to be even a little bit warmer compared to yesterday. so the warming trend continues and holds on through monday. here's a look at live doppler 7 satellite radar image. we are starting this morning with some clouds out there and little bit of fog could possibly develop temperatures ri 40s ando slightly milderhi morning. in fact, lots of 50srod the bay san francisco 51an mateo union city of 50 but cooler in napa at 42 degrees a live view from our roof camera shows you there's a little bit of a breeze this morning and so we're going to start off with partly cloudy skies, but then by lunchtime lots of sunshine once again temperatures will be mild to even lately above average. so warmer than normal today through tomorrow will be the warmest days of the week. then we have some slight cooling mid-week, but you can put the umbrellas away if you haven't already because we have a dry

pattern for the next seven days. however, there's a beach hazard statement in effect through tonight. so it is going to be a great day to head to the beaches but be extra careful. with this there could be an increased risk of sneaker waves strong rip currents. and of course that makes for dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and be prepared if you're heading out there but for today look for plenty of sunshine and temperatures coming up a few degrees in san jose or high will be 76 today. santa cruz is 74 if you're heading to the beach there and look for low 70s for parts of the lower, peninsula, menlo park ll closer.the beaches, we'll sea 16aly city upesowards 6 in be great. so if you are heading to petaluma 75 is your high for today and you'll find mid-70s se east bay. i think perfect conditions low 70s from 70 and berkeley to 73

in fremont and inland areas near 80 degrees for some of our neighborhoods like pittsburgh antioch, brentwood. conquered at 78 else. also walnut creek now tonight. we'll see a very typical pattern. we'll see some clouds move in from the coast and even some fog temperatures once again in the mid to upper 40s for the most part and here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. so enjoy the bright sunshine make sure you wear sunscreen, so it's going to be slightly warmer today tomorrow the warmth holds on, but you'll notice a slight change tomorrow evening into tuesday as a dry front moves through through so it's going to bring us. hunger seabreeze, but no rain temperatures drop midweek before we start to rebound again more sunshine next weekend. so lots of sunshine heading our way so great day to go to the beach. maybe stay out of the waters. yes be extra careful with those strong. currents. all right. thank you so much. i appreciate it. now a new exhibit commemorating the life and career of the legendary bruce lee just opened

here in san francisco. we are bruce lee under the sky one family is being shown at the chinese historical society of america inorn in san francisco n international star the exhibition features custom artwork rare artifacts and handwritten letters. bruce lee left a mark here came in he did nothing like anybody ever expected somebody to do, you know, he changed the world. it is the first time an exhibit filled with bruce lee memorabilia has been held in san francisco. the exhibit is through sunday now just ahead a historic house purchased in the east bay targeted by vandals with a graffiti could mean

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leslie. brinkley has our details on the history of the house and the apparent reason it was tagged. the ucef the president purchased this historically significant julia morgan mansion for 6.5 million dollars last week as a new residence for the uc president then over the weekend. it was tagged with the words save rochdale. apparently referencing rochdale village apartments near peoples park, which provides affordable co-op housing to hundreds of underrepresented students and faces a lack of funding for a seismic retrofit. the home was built in 1928 by the found. of glide memorial church in san francisco, it was designed by architect. julia morgan who is one of the first women to graduate from uc berkeley school of engineering and went on to create storied buildings from the greek theater to hearst castle. you see on the homes for decades and sold it in 1991 now buying it back with private not taxpayer dollars the uc office

of the president says it will be used as a residence and for entertaining calling it a long-term investment that will benefit. the school the uc office of the president declined to do an on-camera interview, but they did issue a statement saying we are constantly reviewing our security protocols and our competent in our current posture the graffiti was scrawled on the front overnight. friday crews came in monday morning to clean the facade and remove the messaging the rochdale student housing manager emphasized. they had no connection to the graffiti, but were dismayed to learn the university of california bought the julia morgan property. there's not affordable housing and it's just very frustrating that here we're struggling to make sure that our friends have a room to live into go to school. but here it is uc berkeley. 96 million dollars for one person while less the students are figuring out. how are we going to eat? it's disappointing. it seems like wasted money. there's so many students here

who could use help. it's unknown when the uc president will move into the house. i'm leslie leslie brinkley abc 7 news. and still to come on abc 7 mornings. this is something we are all too familiar with in california raging wildfires the locations in a race against red flag conditions in the southwest plus the dog days of spring. we'll take it to a festival celebrating man's best friend this weekend.

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40s and 50s sunrise at 6:22 shortly after that. they'll be plenty of sunshine. there's beach hazard statement in effect. so watch out if you're heading to the coast, but temperatures will be a little bit warmer compared to yesterday inland areas in the low 80s for our warmest spots around the bay low 70s and at the beaches near 60 sunsets at 7:53. will hold on to the warmth for another day before some cooling god i get to know. thank you so much francis unannouncement made from uk. president saying he'll meet today in kiev with the us secretary of state and secretary of defense so far the state and defense departments are declining to comment and have not confirmed that but if the meeting happens the two would become the highest ranking us officials to meet with president zelenski and the war zone since russia's invasion began on the ground troops are stepping up their assault on southern ukraine 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 us all and

the black sea and it's through those those seaports that ukraine has a lifelong an economic lifeline. russia is also unleashing new attacks on the port city of odessa, ukraine claims russia fired, six cruise missiles killing at least eight people including a three-month-old, baby. now coming up on this week. you just saw him a second ago former us ambassador to nato. douglas loot talks about the critical next phase of the war in ukraine. you can watch the full interview on this week with george stephanopoulos ate this morning right here on abc 7 now orrin hatch the former senator from utah who served for 42 years has done his his foundation said in a statement that hatch died saturday in salt lake city at the age of 88 a cause of death was not given hatch was a senator from 1977 to 2019 when he retired his 42 years in office make him utah's longest

serving senator ever and the longest serving republican in senate history this weekend firefighters were battling multiple wildfires in the southwest high temperatures and high winds are blamed for at least a fires in several states in arizona and new mexico the flames have scorched roughly 174 square miles dozens of homes have been destroyed and countless others are threatened colorado's department of public safety saying the dry conditions are only getting worse. so i think we should be concerned. our drought conditions are such that it's it's a high fire danger. they have gotten progressively bigger progressively worse progressively more in the just in the last several years. evacuation orders have been lifted in colorado fire crews have partially or fully contained at least seven wildfires. in san francisco's presidio, the historic battery bluffs open to the public saturday. it is a six-acre open space

above the presidio parkway tunnels with sweeping views of alcatraz, angel island and the golden gate bridge battery bluff park is open to all visitors for the first time ever. it's name is a nod to the historic gun batteries built in 1904 a second to open space. the tunnel tops is set to open later this year now a reminder for parents a health and for children in kindergarten or first grade is about more than a month away california law requires kids in that age range to have a dental check-up by may 31st in either kindergarten or first grade. whichever is their first year in public school to make sure they are ready for the next school year the california department of health says tooth decay is the most chronic yet preventable health care issue among children in the state now to a terrifying close call a truck driver in ohio narrow. missing hitting a school bus filled with children saw there the bus was stomped with its

light flashing and stopped signed arm out as it was picking up kids earlier this week this 80,000 pound tractor trailer was going 45 miles per hour and wasn't able to stop that's when the driver started honking. he picked up truck on the other side of the street backed up with just enough space for the trailer to maneuver around the bus the driver told police the went out he was able to stomp about a quarter mile down the road. and a heart gripping moment captured on camera this weekend the rescue of a one-year-old child from a burning building. in orlando, florida a mother on her toddler were trapped on their third story balcony saturday with a fire fire burning inside their apartment deputies scaled the balconies and the child's mother was able to hand the girl to a deputy fire crews and used a ladder to rescue the child's mother and grandmother the beauty who saved the child has been with the sheriff's office for less than two years.

also in florida some unwelcome visitors have made themselves at home in venice at least. two large alligators have been strolling through some of the neighborhoods one was spotted on easter walking across a lawn and then taking a break on the driveway. you see it right there. the gators are estimated to be at least 10 feet long. there could be a pretty simple explanation for the recent sightings. it is mating season right now. and here at home in the bay area hundreds of san francisco's in their furry friends. turned out to dubose park saturday for the return of dog fest the event included several different contests including best trick featuring charlie the french bulldog. he wasn't quite able to destroy that cardboard box in 30 seconds though prizes were given out for the best costume best tail and best in show the event is a fundraiser benefiting mckinley elementary school now skydiving can be scary. what about flying a plane jumping out of it? and then diving into another

moving plane now, believe it or not that is going to happen today in arizona and it will be live streamed of course for the world to watch red bull air force pilots and cousins luke akins and anti farrington are behind the stunt. we spoke with the two daredevils on abc 7 at 7 on friday our first question. why? my mom asked the same question all the time. your plane swap my goal is to help inspire people to do something that's outside of your comfort zone. you know the how was the hard part the idea is pretty easy to come up with the how to make it happen is a lot more complicated than i originally thought sketchy or not. this one just has a lot of moving parts, you know, by the time we have two airplanes. we got two pilots and a lot of stuff that we had to work out all the kinks. you can watch luke and andy do their complain swap live today, exclusively on hulu coverage starts at 4pm disney is the parent company of hulu and abc 7 now still had on abc 7 mornings.

they are one of the signatures of california ancient majestic and among the tallest living things on the planet a look at the effort to preserve some redwoods in a local mountain range, and we want to give you a live. look at the bay bridge right there. we'll check in with francis dingloss and she will your forecast in just a few minutes. you're a champion. you're not a quitter. quitters don't do what they're supposed to. champions do. and you're a star. and you shine. that's what you do. that's what you do every day. [inspirational music]

morning america made a surprise appearance at disney, california adventure in anaheim all part of abc's partnership with national geographic planet possible and you suggest dressing it just right before right before this is not like slaw where it sits. okay, abc news chief meteorologist. ginger zee was cooking up a little fun at the disney, california adventure food and wine festival. it's disney, so we are happy. we cannot be happier. i don't even know where i am

right now. mirthful experience we put him straight on guardians of the galaxy. and so that's why he's a little off. i'm still up there by the way ginger and her are at disneyland to celebrate her new earth month series branching out and that geo earth day adventure when i was excited to get a creative idea that something that where i could take the adventures that i see around the world and the science that i love and then bring it to my family. i thought what better than have your mom who's a scientist take you on a spring break road trip to all of her dork places. go mommy go mommy go branching out was inspired by the may issue of national. graphic magazine which focuses on the future of forests for earth day disney, california adventure created a life-size version of the iconic nat geo yellow border the perfect place for a family photo. it was a great collaboration synergy moment to come here for food and wine when that's what we were kind of studying on the

road trip george panochio abc7i witness news. and you can watch branching out and nat geo earth day adventure right now on the abc 7 bay area streaming tv app, you can find it in the new and popular row now skiers are rejoicing this weekend with fresh snow in the sierra after a late season storm interstate 80 was cleared with plenty of time for a fun-filled weekend on a slopes people headed to palisades tahoe one of the popular spring skiing destinations. definitely not quiet. it was the lines were huge this morning. everybody. wanted to get up the hill and lots of crowds. everybody was happy. and the resort was packed filled with people excited for some fresh. powder earlier this week palisades tahoe announced it pushed back its closing date to may 15th. now we're going to check in with meteorologist francis ding lost and francis for people heading out there. it's good news. yeah, it's great news if you want to head out there because roads are open with plenty of

sunshine. we are partly cloudy conditions this morning as we look live from emeryville towards the bay bridge this afternoon in emeryville. you're going to hit a high of 70 and i'll let you know how warm other neighborhoods will be today and tomorrow. all right. thanks francis. also next the warriors have a chance to sweep the nuggets what the dubs are saying as they get ready for game four chris alvarez has a preview from denver coming up in sports. ♪ ♪ your happiest spring starts at lowe's. experience all the deals at springfest. lowe's. home to any budget. home to any possibility.

here is a live. look at santa cruz. you see a few drops of morning dew on the camera, but as francis dean wilson was telling us it might be a good day to head to the beach. we'll check in with her in just a few minutes, but first in sports a busy day ahead for bay area sports fans. the giants will try to sweep the nationals in washington logan webb is scheduled to start for san francisco. first pitch is at 10. fivefive at nationals park this

afternoon. the a's will try to avoid being swept by the texas rangers cole irvin takes the hill for the athletics first pitch is at 107 at the oakland coliseum and the warriors will tryweep the nuggets and advance to the western conference semifinals. you can watch game 4 right here on abc 7 tip off is at 12:30 pm. 12:30 pm. now we're going to go to chris alvarez with a preview from denver and this morning sports. good morning fans. welcome to denver for game four of the warriors and nuggets later today here in colorado the warriors going for a sweep be their first playoff sweep, since they took out the portland trail blazers in the western conference finals back in 2019. well, the warriors have come a long way stephen curry has come off the bench in all three games so far to this point. he's averaging 25.7 points per game jordan pool, of course continuing to emerge. he leads the team with 28.7 points per game and don't forget. that three guard lineup. he's averaging 22 a game pool,

of course part of the younger core of warriors mixed in with that championship core and with a serious sweep on the line later today the warriors that have been there. or understand the importance of closing things out you can't let your guard down. 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 play last game how hard they're gonna play sunday. i've been dying to get back here like to be back here you got i think i feel like i have to take more advantage of this opportunity than ever, but i just have a much deeper appreciation for giants and nationals from the capital picking up first inning giant strike in first brandon crawford the bay area kid rbi single to left darren rough scores one-nothing giants fifth inning now, kurt casale. that's good piece of hit and rbi single tyros. strada will score three nothing san francisco still on the fifth though beginning palo alto zone. joc peterson. rbi single beats a shift austin

slater scores four. waiting for the giants they win at 5-2 a's and rangers actor blake anderson wearing the bear jacket. he threw up the ceremonial first pitch set the tone for a pitcher's dual frankie montes 7 and third eight strikeouts got into trouble though in the 8th domingo acevedo trying to get out of the jam brad miller singles one runs gonna score and here comes a second but out at the plate, however, they go to review called catchers interference. so he's safe two nothing rangers instead of the inning. over and for the first time is a's manager mark katsay. he's ejected in between innings rangers win it to nothing. to the ice plenty of goals scored in san jose including in bubble hockey sharks taking on the blackhawks first period check out this move by sasha shimilevsky. jasper weatherby scores one-nothing sharky second period timo meyer the saucer passed a tomash hurdle his 29th of the season made it to nothing timo scores his 34th later in the

period. it's 3-1 sharks after two and then team teal ads another in the third nick benito gives the fans free tacos. sharks win it four to one so, you know where to be abc 7 has it covered all day long with the warriors, of course 12:30 tip off and then after game, i'll be here in denver with the post game interviews. larry in the gang will have all the highlights back in the let's send it back to you. all right. chris is wearing a thick jacket there, but now we're gonna go and get a check of the bay area forecast with meteorologist francisco and francis. we won't need anything like that. no, unless you're heading to the beaches even then maybe a sweater will do here's a look at live doppler 7 the satellite radar image just starting off with very clear quite conditions actually some partly cloudy conditions over some of the bay area temperatures right now in the 40s and 50s so cooler in the north bay like napa 43, santa rosa 43 rather napa 42, santa rosa 43 and some low 50s. around the bay here's a pretty view from the exploratorium looking out that some clear skies over downtown san

francisco, but there are some clouds at the beaches coming in right now, and then that will receive by midday. so we're starting off with a partly cloudy morning, but then plenty of sunshine once again, this afternoon temperatures will be mild to warm today through tomorrow, and then we'll see a little bit of a cool down midweek, but this dry pattern holds for the next seven days beach hazard statement in effect. so we've got a period swells and this means that it creates an increased risk of sneaker waves and strong rip currents right now our current wave heights nine feet in half moon bay. so just be careful if you're heading out there could make for some very dangerous swimming and surfing conditions. but if you're heading to san jose, it's going to be sunny and a couple degrees warmer today. your high will be 76 santa cruz beaches 74 and on the peninsula look for 70s low to mid 70s less alto 74 millbury 70 the beaches still near 60 degrees like daly city downtown san francisco 66 you will see that seabreeze pick

up again this afternoon temperatures in the north bay look great. also, very comfortable 75 in petaluma 76 in sonoma and napa and really comfortable in the east bay low 70s for the most part 70 in oakland 73 in castro valley and in the inland areas are warmest spots in the low 80s today, so it's going to feel very comfortable like spring weather and 78 in walnut creek also in livermore antioch at 80 degrees overnight lows in the 40s for the most part a little bit cooler, of course in the north bay like santa rosa and napa so we could see some stratus clouds spread in again overnight little bits of patchy fog also in parts of the peninsula. half moon bay, but it is going to be a milder day today and tomorrow. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. so plenty of sunshine today. make sure you have your sunscreen. you'll be needing it and you'll want to inland areas in

the low 80. our best chances to reverse the damage those opportunities. are being explored in depth in this month's issue of national geographic as part of that effort by nat geo and our parent company disney abc 7 spencer christian focused in on a project right here on the bay area. he has inside on a majestic

grove in the santa cruz mountains that a dedicated team from the save the redwoods league and the peninsula open space trust are working to protect. even though the outer bark is charreseup on my fingers a litt. we're having leaves come out throughout throughout the branches for project manager susie petry and her colleagues. the send vicente redwoods are a living laboratory. the area was ravaged in 2020 when the czu fire roared through the santa cruz mountains, but while the destruction was painful, it's providing priceless lessons for how we can better manage, california forests to survive in the age of climate change. a lot of these trees were very damaged by the flames that passed through the property and the fire resilient species. actually re-emerging coming back to life. to help the larger fire resilient trees thrive crews are carefully thinning out brush and processing permanently damaged logs in eco-friendly air curtain

burners your basically putting a ton of air into that firebox. 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. care even though it's not really shaded because of the fire, but you can see about a hundred feet on either side of the road the forest changes redwoods program manager. justin garland 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 thinned closer to the ground to slow advancing flames their value can be seen around san vicente's horizon where lightly and heavily burned to stand side by side garland 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 out here now, so there's a lot of

intermediate work of removing the fuels that have accumulated over decades. well the work at san vicente redwoods is helping protect the forest from the next major fire that's only half the goal scores of workers and volunteers are also helping the forest regenerate. from the save the redwoods league and other groups involved in managing. send vicente have helped replant seedlings while other researchers are paying close attention to plant species and their natural cycles fire resilient herbs small flowers things like that cameras positioned on site are also providing a window into the wildlife that is steadily returning to the area helping us understand what's out here. what's using this property? we also have a partnership with ucsc's puma project to help us understand how mountain lions are moving through the in the region as well. so there's a lot of science happening in the background at this property. it's a living laboratory that's evolving with our understanding of the redwoods complex ecosystem and the pressure is like climate change fire

management and drought and learning what it will take to best preserve this spectacular treasure for the future. spencer christian abc 7 news and you may soon get a chance for a close-up. look yourself sections of the preserve our schedule to open for the first time to the public this fall including the initial phase of new multi-use trails now next the bay area science festival returns for the first time since 2019 to oracle park what's on tap at the largest educational event in northern, california? california? children in ukraine urgently need our help. conflict is putting millions of children and their families in immediate danger. unicef is working around the clock to keep children safe, and we'll keep doing that as long as they need us. but we need your help to ramp up our effort. unicef is there for the children of ukraine, providing clean water, emergency supplies, and a safe place to rest and play.

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building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. major news from ukraine's president zelensky as he announces two us officials or possibly meeting with him today. meanwhile more missile attacks hit the city of odessa. good morning. it's sunday, april 24th. i'm amanda del castillo in for liz kreutz, but before we get to that news in ukraine, let's start with a quick look at the weather. here's meteorologist francisco in for lisa arjen francis beautiful day. we're expecting. yes if you want to head outdoors for continued beach cleaning and things like that. today's a great day to do. here's a live view outside of the bay bridge and we've got a beautiful sunny and warm day ahead sunrise at 6:22 temperatures will be in the