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 40s

and 50s and with the beach hazard statement in effect today. just be careful there could be some strong rip currents and some sneaker waves out there temperatures will be a little bit warmer compared to yesterday inland areas in the low 80s for some of our warmest areas around the bay low 70s and at the beaches near 60 and the sun sets at 7:53. we have another warm day ahead before a cool-down midweek, which i'll tell you about coming up. all right. thanks so much, francis and ukraine's president says he is 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 vladimir zalenski says he's meeting in person with us defense secretary lloyd austin and secretary of state antony blinken in kiev on sunday. okay there that meeting with the state secretary mr. bl. and the defense secretary who are coming to us the state and defense departments are declining to comment if they do

travel to keep austin and blinken would be the highest ranking us officials to meet with zelensky in the war zone since russia invaded ukraine zelensky made the comments during a rare press conference under down on a subway platform in kiev. he also talked about the threats against his life. well, yeah this animal probably don't have the right to be afraid because our people showed that they are 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 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 besieged steel plant

in mariopal which remains the last stronghold of ukrainian resistance in the city. mariopol's 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. but as of monday that's going to get a lot more difficult abc 7 news reporter tara campbell has our details thousands of ukrainian refugees landing. into you want to cross into the united states volunteers helping to provide everything from transportation and translations to food and shelter redwood city resident. olya crashney has been on the ground for several weeks. we spoke with her soon after her arrival. that's another enzyme 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 come monday. it's going to get 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 relatives in

the us will have no difficulty with that. but of course people who don't have anyone in the us that this will be an unsurmountable obstacle for them. but markov says. it's southern 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. 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 abc7news.com slash take action. in theast bay you're seeing baggies and baggies full of the fentanyl that officers recovered the alameda county sheriff's office tweeted these photos on saturday deputies. say the pictures show more than 92 pounds of fentanyl

confiscated at a drug lab in oakland in hayward. the narcotics taskask force says that's 42,000 grams of fentanyl one person was arrested the coast guard and t san francisco fire department put out a boat fire 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. we are tracking new numbers on the coronavirus pandemic state data shows california's test positivity rate has climbed nearly 48 percent 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 considers too high now one bit of good news, california has administered more vaccines than any other state the his office estimates that we've prevented one and a half million infections and almost

20,000 deaths. martin 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 bart's code of conduct and would make face coverings mandatory through july 18th earlier in the week a federal court judge struck down the mask requirement for public transportation and airplanes all of the bay area transit agencies then followed the guidance from the t. to stop enforcing the mandate now stanford nurses have scheduled a bargaining session for tuesday with the hospital, but it appears 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 now the nurses are seeking wage increases along with bonuses and mental support if there is a strike 5,000 nurses would be on the picket line.

monday morning a san francisco chinatown favorite has closed its doors after nearly three decades in business saturday was the last day for 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 sad and i'm gonna miss all of this like home style cantonese cookie that here it's a 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 taken over by hans. one-ton house known for its wonton soup. there's no word yet on when that will open. now we check in with mirologist

francis ding lawson for a look at our weather. we know today is a good beach day. it's gonna be a beautiful beach day. here's a live shot from our santa cruz camera looking out at the breakwater lighthouse and although it's going to hit high of 74 if you will want to head out there. there look out for some strong rip currents and also some sneaker waves because we have long period swells today. i'll have more on how warm it's going to be in your neighborhood coming up. all right. thanks francis. also i had a consist action to save our planet a look at the local events this weekend to help protect the earth and a dramatic rescue has seen through the eyes of a firefighter watch as they say the life of a toddler. meet a future mom, a first-time mom and a seasoned pro.

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earth day and a key pillar of building a better bay. area is addressing environmental issues and clim. now there were all sorts of events this week and across the bay area to mark earth day abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard explains that in some communities this earth day was a chance to take stock of how climate is affecting the planet. birthday 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 promoting a veganism for others earth day weekend is a call to action to protect the planet. it's more than just a celebration. it's a teaching and it's a day for activism climate. 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 you got it. okay. let's go. so the trash and marin city the linda mixon and her kids were picking up trash for an earth day community wide cleanup. 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 had become hazardous community pride at work here star for the change right here everything got to 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. without in rivers for example streams that seen flow now we did that.

sometimes they will stop flowing professor ruhe 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. and we have 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 the north bay after a pandemic hiatus petaluma's butter and egg festival is back this weekend and better than ever. it has managed to survive sadly. that's not the case with the gilroy garlic festival, which is gone for god 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 it swelled as 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 thriving once again in other parts of the bay area separate festivals are having a different phase the gilroy garlic festival another bay area staple recently announced that 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 are you know, a lot of our vendors here get to grow and expand and grow their eric 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 experiences and we catch experiencing amazing in petaluma tim johns abc 7 news and warriors fans. the warriors are inviting dub nation to watch today's game 4 against the nuggets on the big screen at thrive city the devs watch party begins at 11am. you can enjoy lawn games test your skills on the sport court and take advantage of photo opportunities. you must register on the chase center website. you can watch the warriors try to sw. nuggets right here on abc 7 tip off is at 12:30 pm. now we turn to meteorologist francis ding lawson. she's tracking our forecast for the people going to thrive city

to watch the game. they're beautiful today. yeah, it's gonna be gorgeous temperatures are in the 70s for the east bay or in petaluma mid 70s and plenty of sunshine for everyone. it's going to be a little bit warmer compared to yesterday and this warmth will hold for a couple days right now. we are starting off with partly cloudy conditions quiet though and live doppler 7, and i want to take you up to sutro tower. get out gorgeous. this guy looks sunrise in about five minutes at 6:22 current temperatures in the 40s and 50s right now, san francisco and half moon bay at 50 oakland 51 mountain views at 46 in san jose at 49 cooler in santa clara at 43 degrees. and from the east bay. we're looking west towards san francisco. you can see the top of sutra and tower there just showed you the other camera came from so a little bit more cloud cover this morning temperatures in santa rosa right now. it's 42 so cooler in the north bay, this is where we'll see some of the low 40s like nap, but 40, but look at concord

already at 50 degrees right now from the top of mount ham. we're now looking south at san francisco. you see some of these coastal clouds coming in but that will clear by midday very quickly. so here are the forecast headlines partly cloudy this morning as i showed you the live cameras plenty of sunshine this afternoon temperatures will be mild to warm today through tomorrow's high pressure builds and then cooler. week, but it's going to be dry all week. so no rain in sight even with this trough moving through there are long periods. well so beach hazard statement in effect through tonight, and this means that they can create an increased risk of sneaker waves strong rip currents. so be careful of your heading there there could be some dangerous swimming and surfing conditions right now half moon bay wave heights at about nine feet eight feet in monterey bay high so they're gonna be a little bit warmer compared to yesterday in san jose. we're coming up a couple degrees. 74 yesterday today 76 santa cruz 74 and on the peninsula

temperatures mainly in the 70s from 70 in millbrae to 74 in los altos at the beaches. that's where we'll hold on to near 60 for many locations. and of course that seabreeze always kicks in in the afternoon, so 60 in the sunset district and in daly city, but downtown san francisco at 66 look for mid-70 through petaluma sonoma napa. it's just gonna be gorgeous and comfortable. east bay t-shirt and shorts weather if you're headed to the a's game today your high will be 70 during one o'clock this afternoon through the next few hours during game time, and then inland neighborhoods in the low 80s for some spots like pittsburgh antioch, brentwood and fairfield, walnut creek concord and livermore at 78 degrees overnight lows. we'll see the clouds push in again overnight along the coast and even some apache fog develop along the peninsula temperatures mainly in the 40s with some upper 40s around the a and some mid-40s in the north bay locations. here's the accuweather 7-day forecast. so basically sunny and warmer

today the warmth holds on tomorrow, but we'll start to see a change tomorrow night as a cold front moves through but it is going to be dry. so we'll just see increased sea breeze bringing temperatures down a bit midweek before we start to ramp up again next weekend, but really sunny all week long. that's the soak up that sun today. yes for a cools down, but thank you so much francis. i appreciate it now new exhibit commemorating. the life and career of the legendary bruce lee just opened in san francisco. we are bruce lee under the sky one family is being shown at the chinese historical society of america in chinatown lee was born in san francisco in 1940 and grew into an international star the exhibition features custom artwork rare artifacts and handwritten letters. bre lee leftn he did nothing lie anted 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 open wednesday through sunday historic house in berkeley purchased for the president of the uc system has been targeted by taggers abc 7 news reporter leslie. brinkley has our details on the history of the house and the apparent reason it was tagged. the uc office of 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 falls 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 founders 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. school of engineering and went 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 confident 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 in to go to school. but here it is uc berkeley pain

six million dollars for one person while less the students are figuring out. how are we going to eat? it's disappointing. o unknown when the uenidt willoe house. i'm leslie brinkley abc 7 news. more news still ahead on abc 7 mornings at 6:00. we'll i'm mark and i live in vero beach, florida. my wife and i have three children. ruthann and i like to hike. we eat healthy. we exercise. i noticed i wasn't as sharp as i used to be. my wife introduced me to prevagen and so i said "yeah, i'll try it out." i noticed that i felt sharper, i felt like i was able to respond to things quicker. and i thought, yeah, it works for me. prevagen. healthier brain. better life.

from good morning america midi 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 probably 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 family 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 wrenching out was inspired by the may issue of national geographic 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 panaccio abc 7i witness news. you can watch branching out and that 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 still the common 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 will take you to a festival celebrating man's best friend this weekend. man's best friend this weekend. man's best friend this weekend. since i left for college, my dad has gotten back into some of his old hobbies. and now he's taking trulicity, and it looks like he's gotten into some

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iss c 7 . we are starting this half hour with a look at the weather. we're going to check on with meteorologists francis danlawson. why was it gonna say in for lisa arjun? let's talk about this. we're being spoiled on this sunday. we are we have plenty of

sunshine temperatures are going to be above average for seasonal and here's a look a live a live look in san jose and we're looking. 101 but look at the color of the sky just gorgeous some yellows and oranges out there. we're starting off with some partly cloudy conditions temperatures in the 40s and 50s for the next hour to and by lunchtime plenty of sunshine. there's a beach hazard statement in effect throughout the day, so be careful for strong rip currents and some sneaker waves, but temperatures will be a little bit warmer. so in the 80s for some inland areas around the bay low 70s and at the beaches near 60 sunsets at 7:53. i'll let you know how long this warmth will hold. all right. thank you so much francis an announcement made from ukraine's president saying he'll meet today in kiev with the us secretary of eight and secretary of defense so far the state and defense departments are declining to comment and have not confirmed the news but if the meeting happened to meet wih

president zelensky in the war zone since russia's invasion began now on the ground troops s 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 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 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 at eight this morning right here on abc 7 orrin hatch the fmer senator from utah who served for 42

years has died his foundation said in a statement that hatched on saturday in salt lake city at the age of 88 akons of death was not been hatch was a senator from 1977 to 2019 when he retired his 42 years in office making utah's longest serving center ever and a longest serving republican in senate history this weekend firefighters are battling multiple wildfires in the southwest high temperatures and high winds are blamed for at least a dozen fires in several states in arizona and new mexico. the flames have scorched roughly 17. a 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 now in san francisco's presidio, the historic battery bluffs opened to the public saturday. it's a six-acre open space about 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 open space the tun. ops is set to open later this year now a reminder for parents a health deadline for children in kindergarten or first grade is about more than a month away california law requires kids in that age range have a dental check-up by may 31st in either kindergarten or first grade. whichever is their first year in public school to really 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. children in the states now to a terrifying close call a truck driver in ohio narrowly missing hitting a school bus filled with children. a stop sign arm out as it was picking up kids earlier this week this 80,000 pound tractor trailer was going 45 miles per hour and was not able to stop that's when the driver started honking a pickup truck on the other side of the street back. up with just enough space for the trailer to maneuver around the bus the driver told police. the brakes went out. he was able to stop about a quarter mile down the road and a hard gripping moment captured on camera this weekend the rescue of a one year old child from a burning building. terrifying in orlando, florida a mother and her toddler were

trapped on their third story balcony saturday with a finer burning inside. apartment deputy scaled the balconies and the child's mother was able to hand the girl to a deputy fire crews then used a ladder to rescue the child's mother and grandmother the deputy 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 take a look at least two large alligators have been strolling through some of the neighborhoods one was spotted on easter walking across the lawn and then taking a break. on the driveway 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, and they're furry friends turned out into both parks saturday for the turn of dogfest now 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 four best costume best tail and best in show the event is a fundraiser benefiting mckinley elementary school and skydiving can be scary. but what about flying a plane jumping out of it and then skydiving into another moving plane, believe it or not. that is going to happen today in arizona and it will be live streamed for the world to watch red bull air force pilots and cousins luke aikens and andy 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. and you can watch luke and andy do their plane swap live today, exclusively on hulu covered starts at 4 pm disney is the parent company of hulu and abc 7 now stella had on abc 7 mornings. there. they are one of these signatures of california ancient majestic and among the tallest living things on the planet look at the effort to preserve some redwoods in a local mountain range, and we want to give you a live look from emeryville. you're taking a look at the bay bridge right there. it's going to be a beautiful day. we'll check in with meteorologist francisco have your forecast in just a few minutes?

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the popular springs skiing destinations. this morning everybody wanted to get up the hill and lots of crowds. everybody was happy. now 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 lawson for a look at our weather people heading up there. yeah, there's gonna be looking good. lots of sunshine and here's a live shot from mount tam looking in san francisco. we're waking up to partly cloudy conditions this morning, but it' it's going to be sunny and even a little bit warmer today. i'll let you know how warm it'll be in your neighborhood coming up. all right. thanks francis. also next the warriors have a tt the dubs are saying is they get ready for game four chris alvarez has review from denver coming up in sports. coming up in sports. meet apartment 2a, 2b and 2c. coming up in sports. 2a's monitoring his money with a simple text.

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ahead for bay area sports fans. the giants will try to sweep the nationals and washington logan webb is scheduled to start for san francisco. first pitch is at 10:35 at nationals park this afternoon or this afternoon. i should say 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 oaklandll sweephe. nals y can watch the game four. you can watch game 4 i should say right here on abc 7 tip tipf is at 12:30 pm. and here's chris alvarez with the preview from denver and this morning sports. good morni 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 clay in 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 series sweep on the line later today the warriors that have been there before understand the importance of closing things out. okay. can't let your guard down. i can't ever give up an opportunity to close a series out. so we know we have to be sharp we know. like to be back here t take more advantage of this opportunity than ever. but i just have a much deeper appreciation for giants and nationals from the nation's capital. pick it 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 run inning 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 pitchers dual frankie montes seven and third eight strikeouts got in trouble though in the 8th domingo acevedo trying to get out of the jam. 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 being 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 t m by sasha

shimelevsky. 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 adds 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 the game, i'll be here in denver with the post-game interviews larry and the gang will have all the highlights back in the studio. let's send it back to you. all right, and now we're going to get a check of the beer if forecast with meteorologist francis dean lawson, france says we're not gonna need that thick jacket that he was wearing. no jackets needed maybe just a sweater at the beaches. here's a look at live doppler seven satellite radar image also shows very quiet conditions. we are waking up to some partly cloudy skies though live you from san jose. just look at how pretty the sky is with the sunrise coming through. so we're seeing the bits of

orange and yellow and then we also have the stratus low clouds right now temperatures are in the 40s and 50, san francisco. 50 oakland 52 san jose 49 degrees in santa clara 43 and this time for a mount ham. we're looking south at san francisco. we see more of some of those clouds a little bit cloudier this morning the temperatures this afternoon will be a bit warmer santa rosa is currently at 42 petaluma 44 napa 40 concord milder at 50 degrees and this time from sutro. we're looking towards san francisco and the bay bridge there. so here's what you need to know for today. we're starting off with a partly cloudy morning, but it will be sunny. afternoon, in fact by midday bright skies mild to warm temperatures slightly above average today and tomorrow and then we have cold front moving through midweek. it's going to bring us cooler temperatures, but it is looking dry through the next seven days. there's long period swell so with that a beach hazard statement in effect, and if you are headed to the coast just watch out for increased risk of

sneaker waves and also there could be strong rip currents. so be careful, we're swimming or surfing half moon bay wave height right now. out 10 feet and highs today are going to be a little bit warmer in the south bay, san jose 76 for you santa cruz 74 degrees on the peninsula 70s from 70 in millbrae 74 in los altos, palo alto 73, but at the beaches that's where temperatures will hold to near 60 degrees because of that sea breeze this afternoon that we'll pick up about 20 miles per hour from the west northwest downtown san francisco. 66 north bay looking great mid 70s for my and sonoma and napa at 76 low 70s for the east bay from 70 in berkeley to 72 in newark 73 in fremont. and in the inland areas, you'll see numbers climb into the 80s for some spots like pittsburgh antioch brentwood at 82 and it's going to be nice and mild for walnut creek in concord 78

livermore. also hitting 78 lows tonight. we'll see the stratus clouds move in once again we decent patchy fog especially in the peninsula coast temperatures mainly in the 40s upper 40s around the bay we could see mid-40s for parts of the north bay. and here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. it is just going to look gorgeous today. so we're ending the weekend with slightly warmer temperatures lots of sunshine. the warmth holds on will start to see an increase of clouds tomorrow evening as a cold front moves through that's going to bring us a stronger sea breeze. so so temperatures will be cooler on tuesday. a and bright and breezy conditions continue through wednesday thursday, we start to ramp up for next weekend and more normal temperatures today slightly above average than below average midweek and then kind of closer to average next weekend. we got to soak it all up. yes. yes and definitely have a sunscreen good to know. all right. thank you so much francis good reminder now as the world focuses on climate change this weekend after earth day some

experts are arguing that's saving the world's forests could offer one of our best chances. verse 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 in the bay area. he is 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 charred see grab on my fingers a little bit. we're having leaves come out throughout throughout the branches for project manager suzy 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 pass through the property. and the fire resilience species are actually 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 eco-friendly air curtain burners. you're 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 fuelbreak here, even though it's not really shaded because because of the fire, but you can see about 100 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 area stand side by side. garland says the improvements may ultimately allow for regularly scheduled prescribed burns to keep the forest fuel load and check it would be disaster as 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 while 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 teams from the save the redwoods league and other groups involved in managing. send. a 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 property and the region as well. so there's a lot of 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. 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 are scheduled to open for the first time to the public this fall including the initial phase of new multi-use trails 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?

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about 25,000 people are expected now that's going to be outdoors. we know it'll be very enjoyable. yeah, definitely because we have lots of sunshine and it's gonna be even a little bit warmer today. so if you like yesterday, i think you'll like today highs are going to be in the 70s around the bay oakland 70 and san jose 76 some low 80s inland san francisco 66 and we could still see some clouds clouds linger at the coast. here's the their seven-day forecast, so it's going to be warmer today and tomorrow and then cooler midweek before things return to normal for next weekend, but lots of sunshine almost all week through except for tuesday when we see a few more clouds and a strong receivers. all right. thank you so much francis now, thanks for joining us on abc 7 mornings. i'm amanda del castillo in for liz kreutz along with francis de lawson and for lisa arjen abc 7 news continues at 9. am we want you to have a great day.

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