forward, hunting solutions. this is abc 7 >> president biden with a surprise trip to ukraine marking one year since russia began its invasion. we have the latest of the on the conflict including the nation that could soon be sending asia to russia. >> and a street vendor attacked in the south a and it is all caught on camera. the suspect leapt to be an employee from a nearby business. separate incident of a street vendor attacked. and a major power outage impacting customers and travelers trying to fly out of oakland international. the effort overnight by utility crews to restore that power. >>

february 20. it is presidents' day. if you are off, you are not up. >> i don't know how you are coming in this morning, but no one. >> and we love that for you all. reggie: we do. drew: warm weather continues today. enjoy, because cool weather arrives later this week. 39 currently in santa rosa. 39 in palo alto but all in all, not one of the coldest morning that we've had in quite some time. outside this morning, things are calm. mostly sunny skies. it is a mild day. temperatures back into the 60's if not low 70's in the mist spots with those clouds continuing through evening hours. right now, winds are pretty calm, but that is going to change heading into tomorrow. much cooler weather that we will also talk about coming up in just a few minutes. reggie: president biden makes an

unannounced trip to ukraine overnight to meet with volodymyr zelenskyy on the one-year anniversary of the war with russia. jobina has more on his message. jobina: president biden visit comes as the city has been under threat of missile attacks. he met with president zelenskyy and the first lady of ukraine in a display of strong american support just days before the one-year mark. >> we thought it was critical that there not be any doubt about u.s. support for ukraine. stark alley five next olan. the white house as he will meet with poland's president tomorrow and literally speech condemning the russian war in ukraine. the trip comes amid a new start wanting for russia. >> we have information that they are considering providing legal support to russia in the war against ukraine. it was important for me to show very clearly that this would be

a serious problem. >> ukraine is also asking for more weapons from the west including fighter jets. president zelenskyy says his military is already preparing for the next counterattack from russian forces. he says president biden's visit bring them closer to victory. not have power this morning after a ira broke out thousand lost power yesterday afternoon and are still working overnight to get it restored. lena howland joining us live with the latest on these outages. >> good. these power outages caused a frustrating ripple effect across oakland yesterday. not only knocking have power for homes and businesses, but it really range and also halted some travel in and out of the oakland airport. let's start with a look at the outages at this hour. as you can see, still more than 8500 people in the oakland area

waking up without power in the dark this morning read still, this is a major improvement from the height of the outages yesterday about 50,000 customers lost power just before 1:00 in the afternoon after a transformer caught fire at a pg&e power substation. the outages stretched all the way to the border including the oakland international airport. social media video shows tsa halting check ins after the power went out with airport officials temporarily shutting down services. many people saying they were delayed before they even arrived in oakland. >> they forded half of the flight and then we were the last ones on so we were just like, we will just not put you on the airplane right now so we waited in portland a little longer and got over here and i think they got a power running and everything. >> open fires at the official cause of the fire is still under investigation. they say crews have to examine the damaged transformer to

figure out have a fire exactly started. according to the last check, the outage map power is expected to be restored by noon today. investigating what caused a three alarm fire at the east bay first and oldest black church. flames broke out around 11:00 last night at her staffing american episcopal church. the pastor spoke about the church and its history. >> this church is about people. it is about the people in this community, the people of the east bay, the people who love oakland. there is a strong, rich history. i am at a loss for words. firefighters said they are still working to fire out and are

looking for additional hotspot. 60 firefighters were on the scene and thankfully, nobody was hurt. reggie: san jose police are investigating an attack caught on camera. evicted the 2nd street vendor to be attacked just the last week. >> carlos sanchez for father of a family microbe who says he has to come to work every day so he has money to feed them. he even showed up on sunday, the day after he was attacked. >> out of here. get out of here, leave. get out of here. >> this video, he's counted and threatened, allegedly by an employee of the nearby auto parts store in san jose. the employee then allegedly hit sanchez as well. let's do that.

>> take it easy. >> san and started the man who hit him as not being in his right state of mind. who is charged with assault with a deadly weapon and attended carjacking. sanchez since he does not know why he attacked him. thanks as has been working at this point for the past six months. he makes about $50 per day. he say he is not on the auto shop property and never interfered with customers. >> disguise super brave. he showed up today which is a really brave act keeping in mind that he literally was just attacked with a bat. >> the ceo of celebration nation helps educate and advocate for the legal rights of latino communities across california. she is glad he is speaking up. part filed a police report, the

attacker is now in jail. i feel like our latino indigenous community has always been overseen and overlooked in a constant struggle they face. >>'s video has gone viral after police encouraged him to put it to help identify the attacker. the auto shop did not respond to requests for comment. reggie: the attack you just watched happened just days after another vendor was attacked in san jose last state. an end was caught on camera salting vendor outside a center. the vendor set the suspect bought several hot dogs, made a demand for a free hot dog. the vendor suffered a broken nose. there had been no arrests in that case. kumasi: part of the bay area convenience store for some winter weather soon and some might even see snow by midweek all thanks to a storm system arriving tomorrow snow levels to drop as low as 1500 feet elevation which means we could see a light dusting of snow on some of the bay area's higher

peaks: it would b get to see snow. we'll talk about a nice start of the week today. here's live doppler 7. pretty quiet. some high clouds from time to time, but it is sunny conditions before much colder weather mood for the rest of the week. here's future weather. you can see tem upper 40's to low 50's by 9:00 a.m.. into the middle part of the day, it is feeling nice, getting into the 60's. 61 at oakland. 62 toward the afternoon, we see some spots getting into the low 70's around today. a mostly sunny day. 67 oakland, 70 in santa rosa about 64 in the city. tomorrow, future weather showing you the wind wishful rapidly

ramp up throughout the day. by the afternoon, we are seeing gusting of 30-50 miles per hour if not higher. a wind advisory will be in effect for good reason because the wind will eventually track in some very cold air later on this week. today, it feels like spring out there. 60's and 70's. there is the wind tomorrow and then detract the first chance of showers coming up. thursday and friday, some of that connection with snow at times. let's check in with jobina to see about traffic. jobina: if you do rely on mass transit, heads up that pretty much every transit agency around the bay area has an adjusted schedule today due to president's day, so i am just hitting some of the big ones right now. it is going to service schedule, and in the sunday schedule is going to be for local and train fairgrounds.

a live look outside right now as we begin you hear showing you incredibly light traffic at this time. no major blocking issues coming in from the chp as we show you the coliseum camera. we will wrap up the drive times completely green across the board. >> the push to reinstate open police chief is heating up. the latest caused by city leaders and organizations. >> plus, jimmy carter now receiving end-of-life care at home. the messages and support pouring in the former president. >> and a new verification subscription being launched. subscription being launched. >> and a live look bye, bye cough. later chest congestion. hello 12 hours of relief. 12 hours!! not coughing? hashtag still not coughing?! mucinex dm gives you 12 hours of relief from chest congestion and any type of cough, day or night. mucinex dm. it's comeback season.

mucinex nightshift fights your worst nighttime symptoms so you can get to sleep and wake up ready to go. how could you? wake up to a new you. with mucinex nightshift, it's not cold and flu season. it's always comeback season. ahead, many who have recently lost their jobs orleans are investigating after another mass shooting. this time, disrupting pre-mardi

gras celebrations. at least five people were shot during the super crew -- event last night. two victims include a child and a woman. police also say one person has been attained and it appears the threat is over. >> with the help of our partners we are quickly able to apprehend the subject that we believe to be responsible for this. this is really not something we wanted to see. we really wanted this to be a safe mardi gras and we continue to work towards that end. kumasi: tomorrow is mardi g and new orleans are seeing enormous crowds of locals and visitors. classes will resume today at michigan state university a week after the mass shooting that left three people dead and five others hurt. the university interim provost says community is still in shock and grief. >> coming back into spaces that are familiar, interacting with people who are familiar is helpful in the process of

healing and grieving. >> he says they will be counseling and psychiatric services for students and faculty members. police security systems in place. the gunman died by suicide and it is not clear why he targeted michigan state university. four of the five students are still in the hospital in critical condition. reggie: oakland's naacp is planning to rally with community leaders to show there's or for recently-five police chief lauren armstrong. armstrong was terminated without cause by the mayor last week. his dismissal came a month after the mayor placed him on paid leave. federal monitored reports question the chief's lack of response surrounding misconduct by one of his sergeant. armstrong released a statement claiming he did nothing wrong. today's rally is set for 10:00 a.m. oakland police will begin foot patrols for the first time in

two years. a sergeant and six officers will focus on the shopping districts across the city. nearly $2 million federal grant to pay for patrols. for a technique -- >> we all need to learn how to become neighbors. the crimes have been caught on video. about two dozen cyclists say they were targeted just last week at oakland, berkeley and emeryville. two had serious injuries. an oakland cyclist says she went to the hospital with ruses entity, for i after she says a driver doored her.

them laughing. kumasi: that is terrible. the oakland police department since it is investigating at least one of the collisions and looking for witnesses. reggie: metta will begin testing a subscription service which will allow instagram and facebook users to pay to get verified check mark. mark zuckerberg says metta verifiable start at $12 per month. it will launch in australia and new zealand later this week and then other countries will follow. to avoid fake accounts, they will let users verify their accounts using a government id to get that blue verified badge. reggie: but i guess i always will be. drew: i'm not paying. no. kumasi: i don't think that is for me, either. reggie: that is one way to put it. kumasi: you know, and i

people talking about the enhanced safety like that is just what i should have anyway on social media. i shouldn't have to pay additionally safety features. so we will see how people respond. drew: they will get extra money somehow. let's go outside. holiday, then things start to wrap up and change. tomorrow, it turns a lot windier. could see some snow mixing and .those snow levels are going to drop in some of the hills could see a dusting. right now we are mainly in the 30's and 40's as you go about your morning.

a mild day, back into the mid 60's to lower 70's. perfect for every activity. as you take a look at forecast highs, temperatures begin to drop. by wednesday, watch what happens. we are stuck in the upper 40's to lower 50's. this is a cold afternoon, talking temperatures only in the mid 40's for afternoon highs. chance. you can see some rain mixing with snow. thursday night into friday we see the best chance of a dusting on the highest hills. springlike today, windy tomorrow, and cold thursday. we are just stuck in the 40's with rain mixing with snow at times. that continues before drying out for the weekend.

reggie:reggie: coming up, the seven things to know this morning. reggie: our goldrush conspiracy is headed to court. why the fbi is responsible for a missing -- of gold. kumasi: and a [beep... beep... beep...] i'm your glitchy wi-fi

and i've decided... well, if you're on vacation, i am too. ha-ha-ha! which means your smart home isn't so smart. sprinkler on. and now i'm sending mixed signals to your garage. and, if you haven't bundled your home and auto coverage, trying to unpack this isn't going to be too much fun. hey, check the router! so, get allstate and be better protected from mayhem while saving up to 25% when you bundle home and auto. densify from crest pro health. like bones, your teeth lose density over time... ...but crest has you covered. crest densify actively rebuilds tooth density... ...to extend the life of teeth. crest the #1 toothpaste brand in america. dad, you alright? the road to college can be expensive. luckily, bank of america lets dad switch his choice cash back category so he earns more on gas. with the bank of america customized cash rewards card, you just can't stop getting rewarded.

kumasi: if you are just joining us, here is seven things to know this morning. thousands are still without power in the east bay. it is because of a fire yesterday that initially left 50,000 people in the dark in oakland and alameda. >> a large church fire is under investigation this morning. the flames broke out of the first african methodist church around 11:00 last night. we don't know the cause. >> oakland naacp with community leaders to support recently five police chief armstrong. the mayor saying he was fire last week. armstrong continues to deny any wrongdoing. reggie: investigating an attack on a street vendor. he was caught on camera s a bat and harassing the vendor. this is the second attack on a vendor in san jose in just the past few days

70's feeling quite nice. some cold air by midweek. jobina: two issues on the roadways to talk about. a crash report on southbound 880. the offering has been shut down and we have a major closure. that is through 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. kumasi: number biden made an unannounced trip to ukraine to mark the one-year anniversary of the russian invasion. he met with the ukrainian resident and announced half $1 billion in assistance. former president jimmy carter is now receiving at home end-of-life hospice care. the church where jimmy carter taught sunday school for decades marked his poignant absence this weekend. 98 euro former president has taught sunday school in his

hometown of georgia since the 1980's. on saturday, his nonprofits as he decided to receive hospice care at home following a series of short stays in the hospital and attributes are pouring in for carter including from president biden. he and his family are sending prayer and love to them saying we admire you for the strength and humility you have shown in difficult times. reggie: here is janai norman. >> in this first look, ready, set, shop. the president deep discounts start now. >> president's day is great for those big ticket items, especially those for the home. think mattresses, large appliances. >> mattress deals are what savings dreams are made of. casper offering up to 25% off their entire mattress line.

and while presidents' day sales are typically known for mattresses, many now crossing into other categories like tech. >> if consumers are looking for other things, you should definitely look. i did get a notification from a deal site the other day saying that lenovo was having up to 81% off on pcs. >> and we will have all the sales you don't want to miss coming up at 7:00 a.m. kumasi: there is a growing mystery in pennsylvania. one treasure hunter is claiming that the government dug up a trove of gold from the civil war and is now covering it up. derek dennis report on the legal battle. derek: this morning, a new court filing reveals allegations of a secret goldrush in pennsylvania. >> we feel doublecrossed and lied to. >> a treasure crosser -- treasure hunter says he detected golden silver buried underground

that could be worth millions and led the fbi to it. >> we set the gpo up and machine lit up gold. it was bright. the lightbulb almost blew out. >> in 1863 during the civil war, army soldiers lost a shipment of old at the pennsylvania wilderness. he says his tip to the fbi in 2018 culminated in a secret big in the middle of the night that even he didn't know about and claim the government has been covering up the findings. >> i could hear the noise. they dug and we didn't get any more readings. >> it turned into a legal battle the fbi in previous court filings acknowledging a team was sent to do testing admitting tons of gold might be buried but say nothing was found and that they continue to unequivocally

reject any claims or speculation to the contrary. marotta doesn't buy it and is suing the fbi insisting he is due a finders fee. >> i will never stop. i will stick with this until the end, until i know everything that happened to that gold. >> the justice department has turned over some documents but court filings claim others are missing. a judge now has to decide whether to ask the fbi to cooperate further. derek dennis, abc news new york. kuma don't you say word. reggie: i won't. we are rich. kumasi: don't make any calls. reggie: we wouldn't be here. coming up, marvel once again scoring big box office.

the milestone they achieved over the weekend with the release of ""antman": quantum mania." kumasi: a community is on edge after a train derailment that after a train derailment that they say i ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ you can beat it! ♪ visit youcanbeatit.org or call 833-422-4255 to ask for medication to treat covid-19.

when i was his age, we had to be inside to watch live sports. or call 833-422-4255 but with xfinity, we get the fastest mobile service and can stream down the street or around the block! hey, can you be less sister, more car? all right, let's get this over with. switch to xfinity mobile and get the best price for 2 lines of unlimited. just $30 a line per month. i should get paid more for this. you get paid when you win. from xfinity. home of the 10g network.

announcer: tilting a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. reggie: an unannounced visit to the capital of ukraine. what president biden hopes to accomplish. kumasi: plus, a san leandro building goes up in flames. why investigators believe people experiencing homelessness in the area might be to blame. reggie:reggie: the murder investigation underway in southern california after a beloved catholic bishop was found dead, shot inside his home. kumasi: good morning, everybody. it is monday, february 20. it's president's day. reggie: we will get a check on the weather withdrew tim. drew: very -- with drew tim.

drew: currently we are starting out in the 30's and 40's right now. here is a live look outside. light wind and generally mostly clear skies around the region. your sunrise here, 6:53. mostly sunny skies into the 60's away from the coast. a perfect afternoon to grab that meal outside. well into the 60's if not low 70's. changes quickly arrive on tuesday. wind gusts in excess of 40 miles per hour. the wind is going to dragon some of the coldest air so far this year. we will take a look at the numbers coming up so far in about eight minutes. reggie: president biden made a high risk unannounced trip to ukraine head of the first anniversary of russia's war with the country. the president reiterated

unwavering support for ukraine as pressure continues to attack the eastern region. the visit comes amid new warnings to not provide any weapons and ammunition to pressure for the or. president biden wrapping up an unannounced trip to kyiv, the capital of ukraine. biden meeting with volodymyr zelenskyy and first lady in a display of strong american support for ukraine just four days ahead about nine year anniversary of russia's and asian of the country. >> it's always good to go back and not leave any doubt, none whatsoever that we support ukraine. >> biden saying it is critical there is no doubt the u.s. will stand behind ukraine. the high-risk trip coming amid a new warning to china. >> we have information that gives us concern that they are considering providing legal support to russia in the war against ukraine.

>> antony blinken meeting with his chinese counterpart this weekend. >> it was important for me to show very clearly that this would be a serious problem. cautioning beijing not across the line calling it the most catastrophic and make it happen to u.s.-china relations. u.s. to start training ukrai pilots they can represent a major escalation of u.s. support. >> don't worry about provoking putin. let's make sure we beat putin in ukraine. >> ukrainian -- saying his military is already prepared for the next counterattack in the western part of the province. president biden's visit was

shrouded in secrecy and is expected to travel to poland next to meet with the polish president and deliver remarks condemning russia's war in ukraine. reggie: south korean officials say north korea has fired two more ballistic missiles. the missiles hit the waters on the east coast of the korean peninsula early this morning. north korea fired a long-range missile just a day earlier. in response, south korea and the usa joint air drills involving bombers, none of these launches poses an immediate threat to american our allies. >> antony blinken is in turkey meeting with members of the volunteer civil defense group known as the white helmets. died there. secretary blinken took a tour of some of the areas announced the u.s. is giving more money to help people affected.

>> assistance pouring in immediately for housing. water, food, medicine, clothing. today i can announce that we will be giving million dollars to assist those who are so desperately in need. kumasi: private, nongovernment organizations have built another $66 billion to the response so far. reggie: new developments in the toxic train derailment in ohio. buttigieg is warning the company has to demonstrate they are not going to stick to supercharged profits by resisting higher standards that could benefit the safety of workers and communities. jobina has more on how the company is responding. jobina: the ceo of the train company norfork southern visited ohio saying he is deeply sorry and promise to "do the right thing."

the train derailed more than two weeks ago starting a fire that burned for days. that prompted officials to carry out a controlled explosion. the ntsb now says 11 of the railcars were carrying hazardous material. that is one more than previously reported. in a facebook post, the mayor of east palestine wrote that cleanup is "going well" but warned it will be ongoing for the foreseeable future. >> i will never be comfortable in my home. my kids will never play in the backyard again which makes me very sad. it is never going to be safe for them in my eyes. >> the air and water are but experts say the monitoring equipment may not provide enough information, saying the fire and explosion could have formed dioxins which can cause cancer. two ohio senators have co-authored a letter calling for the epa to monitor dioxins in the area. kumasi: thank you.

the murder of a catholic bishop in los angeles is under investigation this morning. andrew dymburt has the details. >> holy mary mother of god, pray for us. andrew called a prayer vigil was held where police say 69-year-old auxiliary bishop david o'connor was found shot in the chest inside his own house in the middle of the afternoon. o'connell, a bishop for 45 years was described as the peacemaker who worked with everyone from immigrants to victims of gang violence. those who knew him say they are stunned. >> he was so soft-spoken. he was a humble soul. he was not the type that would have confrontations with anybody. >> the sheriff's department only saying they've ruled out suicide and so far no information on possible suspects motive -- for a motive. dashboard a motive -- or a motive. reggie: a raging fire over the weekend.

fire investigators say squatters are to blame. flames raced through the complex in washington avenue. firefighters say the building has been vacant for some time and the second fire to break out there and has very much -- in as many months. >> we do know this is a place on house people have been known to seek shelter in, unfortunately. it is a place we are going to very much try to keep everyone out as it is getting more dangerous at this point. reggie: she hopes the building will eventually be torn down. crews say no one was hurt. police are still figuring out what exactly started the fire. kumasi: many pg&e customers still do not have power after a fire broke out at a pg&e substation. crews have been working overnight to get it restored. lena howland joins us live with the latest on the outages. lena: the power outages impacted traffic across oakland and also halted traffic in and out of the airport.

thousands are still without power this morning. let's take a look at the latest outages at this hour. as you can see, there are still more than 8500 people in the area waking up in the dark without power this morning. still, this is a major improvement from the height of the outages yesterday after a transformer caught fire at a power substation. power was wiped out to about 50,000 customers from the oakland hills to the alameda border. leading streetlights in the dark and the bridge stuck open. the oakland international airport also impacted. social media video shows tsa halting check ins after the power went out with airport officials temporarily shutting down services. oakland fire says this is one of the more significant outages they've seen in recent years. >> i mean, transformers and things of that

nature go out in the past throughout the city. even for pg&e this is a significant medi-cal customers out of service. pg&e says they have to wait to be able to really look at all the equipment, to be able to really figure out what the cause of the fire was. kumasi:kumasi: as you just heard, the cause of the fire is still under investigation at this time. oakland fire says crews had to examine the damaged transformer to figure out how the fire started. according to my last power is expected to be restored around noon for this area today. kumasi: thank you. a gator found in a very unusual location, and it was not in florida. still ahead, where it was found as investigators work to figure out how we got there. reggie: how a black anchrum manure is using her -- entrepreneur is using her motherly instincts to create space for children to experience joy. drew: let's go outside this

morning on our presidents' day holiday for some of us. we will see mainly clear skies this morning to lead to a sunny and warm afternoon. here's live doppler 7. it's really quite across california today. enjoy the springlike warmth for one more day because wind will ramp up here tomorrow and we get some very cold air settling in for much of the week ahead. future weather are showing 40's and 50's by 9:00 a.m. with sunny skies by the we are into the 60's in most spots. it is a nice afternoon to do so because we continue to warm by afternoon. warmest spots getting into the low 70's today. mostly sunny and 70 in napa today. 64 in the city. 68 in san jose. any outdoor plans, no problems. the wind will accelerate quickly tomorrow. i to :00

up in excess of 30-50 miles per hour and the wind will drag in some cold air for wednesday, thursday and friday. here's the three day forecast. feels like spring out there today. temperatures begin to tank. the upper 40's to lower 50's with a chance of a scattered shower. we will talk about that comi up in nine minutes. let's see about traffic. jobina: undergoing track upgrades throughout the holiday weekend. free rockledge and lafayette stations, but it is running slowly so you should expect about a 30 minute delay come on urgently. also if you rely on any other forms of mass transit, pretty much everything is running on some sort of modified schedule. i'm just doing some of the big ones with sunday schedule.

about right now, and we have a crash there. the offramp is shut down. we also have a large closure due to road work as well. that is going to be closed until tomorrow. look at the san mateo bridge. other than the

reggie: for the 31st straight time, the marvel cinematic universe movie has debuted number one at the box office it earned $104 million at the domestic box office as the best "antman" launch ever. the first 100 million dollars debuted this year.

and coming up, jonathan majors will be live in times square talking about the felt and other upcoming projects. disney is the parent company of both marvel and abc 7. actors rebel wilson got engaged to her girlfriend. she announced it on instagram along with photos of her and her now has a fiance at disneyland. it is the same place they went public with their relationship in june. she has had an eventful year since she has also welcomed a daughter by surrogate. congrats. food fight. people in costumes pelted oranges at the crowd. the event dates back to times with themes of brightly colored costumes taking part in a battle of the oranges.

and as you can imagine, it leaves the streets covered in pulp. reggie: she's bleeding from her eye. kumasi: she is not. it represents the figh liberty. and also, why is my i bleeding? reggie: why are we doing this? kumasi: they have the goggles, the shield. reggie: people are starving. kumasi: they are. amid the pandemic, the civil unrest across the country in 2020, an increase in the number of black americans starting businesses. as people look to support black entrepreneurs, abc news reporter morgan norwood shined a light on one of his businesses, a small toy shop made to help kids celebrate black american culture. >> obviously, 20/20 was a really heavy year for all of us. >> like many americans, jade

spent her time during the lockdowns inking about systemic racism, questioning how to make a better world for black people. >> i really thought about it in terms of my daughter. what was the type of world i wanted her to experience? >> she was inspired to start her own business, and she wasn't the only one to do so. by august, the number of black business owners in america increased 38% compared to pre-pandemic levels. >> this was originally my daughter's play room. we had to turn it into magnus company headquarters. start out designing and selling toys that featured black children experiencing wondering joy. >> when it came to finding toys or stories or even television shows about black children experiencing wonder and magic and enchantment, those things were just not there because i couldn't find them, so i created them. >> she didn't like saying goodbye. who does that sound like? >> the first products, a book

and a dull based on her daughter. >> i grew up loving that line and there was nothing like that for little black girls. nothing about a little black girl not trying to save the day, but just existing and living. >> the dull becoming a bestseller and next, orion the astronaut. boys, they love astronauts, they love adventure, they love space. 28 days of black history cards right here. >> the company also sells puzzles and a black southern sunday dinner playset fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, and collard greens. she says she knows there will come a time to discuss the hard part of black history, but she also wants her daughter and all little black children to celebrate the joys of black culture. >> despite all of the trauma and all of the systemic barriers that we've overcome, like people have always celebrated, we have always made art, we have always fallen in love and found magic.

i want the magnus company to carry that on and bring that magic to every child. kumasi: i still remember my black dolls that i had. they were my friends. my parents were very intentional about how can we find them? one of them had braids and a whole african get up. and it is so meaningful, so i just love that. reggie: that is cute. did they keep any of them? kumasi: they better have. reggie: child is enjoying them right now. kumasi: that is where they belong. enjoyed by the community. thank you. reggie: no sun damage. kumasi: in a basement. drew: we've got a lot goi this week. it is warm today, and then a lot

of people will complain about how cold it gets later this week because temperatures really tumble throughout the next couple of days. today, enjoy the warm holiday. it is nice and calm from the rooftop camera. tomorrow, the wind ran dragging in some much cooler weather. wednesday, thursday, friday, raonic sick with snow at times. today, enjoy the sunshine. 73 in santa rosa. tonight, partly cloudy skies with temperatures dipping into the 40's. tomorrow, the wind will ramp up beginning to drag in some colder air. future trak are showing tomorrow afternoon we are back into the 50's mainly. i wednesday, upper 40's to lower 50's. thursday is just a cold day. winter is not done with us quite yet. we are in the mid 40's for the most part. that does come with a chance of some showers. later this week, a pretty

dynamic system drops into california. on thursday, we have r in the sierra. at times in the north and the east bay, the rain mixed with snow. we do have a winter storm watch in effect for the sierra. by the end of the week, we could see three to five of fresh powder. back at home, here's the forecast. springlike today, but windy tomorrow. scattered showers begin on wednesday. that -- the best chance of rain mixing with snow is thursday through friday morning. we will stay below average for the upcoming weekend. reggie: the most downloaded app in the u.s. is not amazon. the surprising company getting millions of new customers. kumasi: first, a helicopter comes crashing down inside a busy mall in new jersey. thankfully, nobody was inside the chopper. reggie: and scary moments caught on camera. when a crewmember loses his

footing and was dragged by

reggie: four people are recovering after an accident inside the american dream all in new jersey. -- fell from the ceiling into the swimming pool below. taken to the hospital. the water -- the incident. kumasi: a heart stopping moment in the waters off of sydney. team great britain, a crewmember got swept off of his catamaran. so of course it was all on camera and it was terrifying.

you can see that happening. and he just got spun around. and this is all happening at high speeds. kumasi: reggiekumasi:: no. the other crewmembers were frantically trying to rescue him while also trying to steer through 30 mile-per-hour wind. he describes how he lost his footing. >> i got up and the next thing i knew i was falling backwards and i was in the water pretty quick. back on board with only a few bruises. reggie: how did he only have a few bruises? ok. new york city police are trying to figure out who dumped a four foot alligator into a lake in rockland. yesterday, prospect park staff members spotted the gator and

alerted the park rangers. they tracked the reptile and transported to the zoo for rehab departments of the alligator was lethargic perhaps is the cold. it is also important in. kumasi: where did it come from? reggie: that's what i'm saying. we don't have time for this. there was a book about an alligator that was in new york city in the sewer. that could be it. travel is expected return pre-pandemic levels or spring break, so we have some trips to -- tips to save big money. reggie: and that developing story out of ukraine, president biden making a surprise visit. kumasi: then, lower home prices in san francisco. what this means

demi, i'm so proud of you and how you have persevered through your cancer diagnosis. never forget those who loved you so well and know that you have the responsibility to give back. love, dad. no matter what type of dog you have... or, cat you have...

frontline® plus lets you take them everywhere... no matter how you define it. frontline®. the #1 name in flea and tick protection. without the right start to your day...

your morning could hit a wall. that's not the door. i got it! belvita breakfast biscuits are baked with slow-release carbs and provides steady morning energy to help you rise and thrive. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: breaking news president biden making a surprise visit to ukraine. his message of unity with the ukrainian president after renewed concerns about chinese involvement. reggie: oakland's oldest black church went up in flames overnight. the fight to get the flames under control. kumasi: and the outage that knocked out power to much of oakland, including the airport, and the work to get the lights back on. reggie: good