now abc seven mornings live. >> now at 6:00, a review of california's high speed rail system. the investigation launched by the trump

administration, and how it could potentially derail funding for the project. >> plus, the debate over school closures continues in santa rosa. the decision that could come as early as today for the fate of middle schools on a high school in that district. >> and streets completely under water. it has been eight years since the devastating floods in san jose. the flood protection work underway along coyote creek to make sure it does not happen again. >> good morning. it is friday, february 21st. >> yes. so we saw that flooding. nothing like that because it's going to be beautiful. gorgeous. we experienced a little bit yesterday. >> yeah. it was so nice yesterday. and this stretch will continue for the foreseeable future believe it or not. we get warmer weather moving in here over the weekend. here is your view from the exploratorium camera this morning. we have a mainly clear skies from this vantage point. just a little bit of cloud cover along the coast this morning. but for many of us, we will wake up to a lot of sunshine once that sun is up here in about an hour. looking at temperatures, though, it is chilly in some spots. 30 in our coldest areas like santa rosa right now, sonoma at 39 degrees,

we're at 38. in gilroy, around the bay shoreline. we're mainly in the 40s. so you do need that jacket as you walk out the door on our friday. by about 9:10 a.m, you can get rid of it because we do warm up nicely. here's a look at future weather. partly cloudy skies throughout the day. your noon temperatures are very pleasant. we'll get you into the afternoon with highs in the 60s and 70 once again. and even friday night. tonight we will find pretty calm conditions, partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the 50s right around 8 or 9 p.m. so today you see those temperatures very similar to yesterday. your sunset this evening at 556. let's check in with sue hall, see how it's going this morning. >> it's not bad at all. drew. good morning. happy friday. we have no metering lights at the bay bridge toll plaza, so it's an easy drive past the tolls and on to the incline section. a few brake lights making the turn into the tunnel, and then you're at the limit all the way onto the western span and into the city from hercules. it's just about 30, edging on 35 minutes now, but still in the green and no delays on 8-80. you're taking

a live look past the coliseum north and southbound. the nimitz moving very well. we do have a little bit of slowing up and over the altamont pass speeds of just under 20 miles an hour at the top of the pass. then you pick up rapidly into livermore. in fact, we'll take a look at some of your drive times here as you get up and at them this morning. 680. highway four to walnut creek is a breeze. then walnut creek to 580. not bad at all. and there's your central valley to dublin pleasanton drive just under 40 minutes. >> thank you. sue. california's high speed rail may be facing another delay. the trump administration is taking aim at the project that has already faced a lot of delays, cost overruns and lawsuits. yesterday in los angeles, transportation secretary sean duffy announced a compliance review of the project. he said this has been mismanaged. he wants an accounting for where $4 billion in federal funds has been spent. >> this is going to help determine whether billions of dollars in taxpayer money should

remain committed to california's high speed rail. >> state senator jim acosta of fresno defended the project. >> the delays and cost overruns have been a direct result of people who wanted to kill the project, who have litigated the project, who have delayed the project, that have added additional costs. so let's be clear about that. >> the rail authority's ceo told abc seven news they welcome the investigation and have every dollar accounted for. >> elon musk waved a chainsaw in the air while boasting about his effort to fire thousands of federal workers and shrink the size of the government. he appeared at a conservative conference yesterday, hours after nearly 6000 irs workers were notified they were being fired in the middle of tax season. officials with the trump administration claim the layoffs will not affect the processing of tax returns. laid off workers are concerned there will be delays. >> you can only imagine with so many people being let go and so

much kind of like information and potential being lost, people probably expect some disturbances. >> whether you're getting a tax refund. musk is now suggesting every american should be getting a check from the government. he's pitching a $5,000 payment funded by the cuts made by his dodge group. san francisco groups are joining a lawsuit over the removal of public health web pages, removal of government data, and policies targeting dei programs. several groups, including lambda legal and the sf aids foundation, are challenging. the executive orders they say are threatening important programs and services. these groups are worried that federal funding they rely on to serve marginalized communities will be taken away. >> these organizations rely on federal funding to provide life saving and life affirming services. yet under these executive orders, their funding is being threatened or outright revoked simply because they acknowledge the reality of the people they serve.

>> the san francisco aids foundation is the leading plaintiff in this nationwide lawsuit, and it's not the only suit the trump administration is facing. >> happening today, the topic of school closures back on the table in the north bay, santa rosa city schools will hold a special board meeting to try and hash out a closure plan. wednesday night's meeting went on for hours, with a contentious debate over the possible closure of a high school. ultimately, the board didn't reach a final decision. we know for sure three elementary schools are closing albert bella, brook hill and steel lane. the district is dealing with a $20 million shortfall. today's meeting starts at three. it's going to decide the fate of several middle schools and a high school. the district says its goal is to avoid extensive layoffs. >> two schools are slated to close in the vallejo city unified school district, as the district deals with declining enrollment and a budget deficit. this week, the school board voted to shut down mare island health and fitness academy and loma vista elementary science academy. a decade ago, vallejo

had nearly 14,000 students in their district. today, they have fewer than 9000. the district also faces an almost $36 million budget deficit over the next two years. >> it's a significant loss roughly 400 kids a year. when you can, you think about that. 400 kids is about a school. it's a small elementary school. so losing a small elementary school for years and then not shifting or making the decision to close schools, it's hitting all at the same time. >> the superintendent says these closures only make up a fraction of the deficit. so more closures may be necessary in the future. a charter school is planning to move into the mare island academy campus when it leaves this summer. >> a judge has ordered former san francisco nonprofit exec john jacobo to stand trial on rape and other sexual assault charges. jacobo is accused of assaulting a housing rights activist. he resigned from his job last april over the allegations. during yesterday's hearing, the judge allowed the prosecution to submit into evidence a 25 minute video that

showed instagram messages between jacobo and the alleged victim. also, a motion by jacobus attorney to have the alleged victim testify got thrown out. his attorney claims the charges are politically motivated. embattled san mateo county sheriff christina corpus has been asked not to attend an upcoming san francisco police officers association event, the chronicle reports. corpus was sent a letter saying she is, quote, not welcome at the event, which will celebrate 50 years of service by female sfpd officers. corpus is at the center of a misconduct investigation. she is accused of using racial and homophobic slurs to degrade colleagues, and of having an inappropriate relationship with her chief of staff. in a letter from sfo president, the organization says, quote, these women honor the badge, honor the profession and serve as role models for young girls who wanted to go into law enforcement to serve their communities. your presence is an affront to their legacy. a rough landing last night for a small

plane in concord. the plane came down without its landing gear at buchanan field airport. you can see the belly of the plane resting on the runway. the airport tells us no one was hurt. california's petroleum watchdog is keeping track of how the martinez refinery fire is impacting gas prices. the state's division of petroleum market oversight says the site does nearly 10% of all of california's crude oil refining, but operations are offline for the foreseeable future. a letter from the watchdog says the company couldn't even begin to assess the damage until late last week, due to an ocean investigation. northern california gas prices have increased by $0.42 per gallon since that fire. california does have the highest average gas price in the country, according to aa. the average price per gallon in san francisco. 516. it's five bucks in san jose. the national average only 316. >> as oakland faces a massive budget crisis. a city auditor has found the city has been

overpaying some employees for overtime. acting on a tip. an investigation was launched into the departments of transportation and public works. it discovered between january 2018 and may 2024, the city paid more than $1.6 million in excess overtime. the reason behind it? the city used a different method to calculate overtime than is required by federal law. the report suggested it is possible excessive pay for overtime happened with other city departments. today marks eight years since devastating floods in the south bay, and work is almost finished on a project that could keep it from happening again. valley water and local lawmakers say they're almost done with phase one of the flood protection work along coyote creek. crews built flood walls along a four mile stretch between old oakland road and interstate 280. >> in this specific area, the water would be up, but in the reslience around the area, you wouldn't have any flooding. so basically, if this project was

here, then you wouldn't have seen the impacts that you saw, at least in this area. now, the other phase of the project is required to protect the rest of the community against the 20-17 flows. >> phase two will extend along coyote creek from montague expressway to tully road. construction is expected to begin in 2026. >> 610 this morning, we'll begin with live doppler seven along with satellite. show you the story we'll be tracking for the next several days. we have high pressure just anchored right off our coastline this morning, and that is going to bring us the ample amount of sunshine, not only today through the weekend. there is a storm to our north. you can see some rain starting to move into seattle, portland, vancouver right now. this high is going to block any moisture from entering california, but from time to time, some of the clouds will rotate around this high for partly cloudy conditions through the weekend, but this high will keep us nice and mild, feeling a lot more like spring. in fact, across the state today it will be warm in southern california will be in the 70s and 80 under mostly

sunny skies through the sacramento and central valleys. will be in the 60s and 70, even south lake tahoe today. lots of sunshine. mid 40s. they're back here at home here in san jose, 101. in the foreground, we're looking at partly cloudy skies already as that sun begins to rise here. just a partly cloudy day, filtered sunshine throughout the afternoon. and if you liked yesterday's temperatures today, very similar 60s and 70s. as we head into the weekend, we'll start to increase those numbers just a little bit more with a warming trend. lots of sunshine coming. looking great for the black joy parade here on sunday. closer. look at that forecast coming up in just a few minutes guys. >> all right drew thank you. insurance rates going up again. and it's expected to impact 660,000 customers. the two companies given the green light to raise rates. plus disney on ice returns to the oakland arena. we're getting a special sneak peek this morning. then how much money would you need to save up before considering quitting your job to travel the

our teens. some of your favorite disney stars are taking to the ice this week. disney on ice opened in oakland yesterday, and the show is headed to san jose soon. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez is live at the oakland arena this morning, with details of the all new show and a special performance. hi, gloria. >> good morning to you. yeah, we're having a lot of fun here at the oakland arena this morning, getting a preview of the show. and right now we have

tj carey, who portrays woody in the show. so i understand there are over 55 characters. >> yes. there's a whole lot of characters in the show, and more than a dozen disney stores are telling. we've got some of the older classes, such as cinderella and aladdin, as well as some new favorites such as raya and the last dragon, frozen two, and wish. so there's a whole lot in the show. you got to see. >> a lot going on, and today you have a really cool background you were telling us about earlier. you were skating since you were three years old, which is so neat. i have a two and a half is in daycare. they're doing a spring show of encanto, and i know that encanto is one of the things that we're going to see in a little bit. so tell us a little bit about the performance we're about to see. >> oh, yes, of course. so encanto tells the story about a young girl named mirabel and her family, the amazing madrigals. now, their magic, or the miracle that grants them their gifts, is in danger. and it's up to mirabel to save that miracle. now she looks for the help of her uncle bruno. but a lot of these townsfolk here, they're not too happy to hear that, because we don't talk about

bruno. >> we don't talk about bruno. there's encanto in a nutshell right there. so we want to give everybody the information about the show. if you do want to come on out to the oakland arena, let's get that graphic up there on your screen. it is going on here this weekend at the oakland arena. and then next week it goes over to the sap center. so you can check it out in either location. if you want all the information, you can go to disney on ice.com. and guys we know you've been waiting for this performance so let's take it away. >> he told me my fish would die the next day. de dum dum da da da. then, just like you said, it came into being in my head. prophecy is great. label says it will be my love. now

love. will rise up. did i talk about bruno? let's on. >> up. yep. o oh. oh, it's. oh! it's him. i didn't expect that to happen. that was bruno. bruno. i was like. >> that was. >> oh, i loved that. i was. waiting for. he told me that. why was that so scary? that was the scariest thing i've ever seen in my life. oh, yeah. is that happening? i love it, a little hoodie going on with bruno. i mean, it's just. they're dancing. >> through, like, different periods of time. and so, like, he comes into every. >> scene where. >> they're like describing. >> he's getting a. >> little crypt-keeper. >> right there, like.

>> the hood. >> well he is. yeah. >> that's crazy. >> yeah. that's why they don't talk about him. yeah. >> it's all making sense now. yeah, it's all making sense. >> you mean you haven't watched it 3 million times. >> four years ago? feels like a different lifetime, everybody. honestly, two months ago, this feels like a different lifetime. >> that was very cool. oh my goodness. it's really exciting. especially there's no bad seat in the house when you're watching disney on ice because it's such a production. they have lights reflecting, you know, on the ice and all of that. they have all these props that we saw in that first hit at like 515. so it's fun. >> i'm still falling out over this, bruno. >> it scared me. i know i was it's so i was just like clapping. they did really well and all of a sudden. >> like, that's the best thing that's ever happened on this show. >> so shout out to those skaters getting up so early. >> shout out. >> to woody. >> brought the energy skater. he knew all. >> the facts. getting a full costume at 6 a.m. for us. appreciate that. all right, let's take you outside. it is

partly cloudy from our exploratorium. camera will likely have a really nice sunrise. typically when you have these high clouds in the morning and that sun just creeps over the horizon, you get a brilliant, fiery sunrise. so take a look. see if you see that this morning. grab a photo. send it to us. love to show you that. here's a look at the accuweather headlines. fantastic. today, just like yesterday, those temperatures mild 60s 70 with mostly sunny skies. now the weekend feels like spring more than winter and the extended outlook we're finding out with our latest information probably even warmer next week than what we're seeing this upcoming weekend. we'll show you that in a second. so here's a look at the morning planner. partly cloudy skies all morning long. take the jacket with you. there's a bit of a chill. we're in the 40s currently, but by 9:10 a.m. it feels a lot nicer. and by lunchtime we're going into the 60s, so even warmer later on this afternoon. peak heating probably 3:04 p.m. today, 60s and 7066 in oakland, but a nice 70 in san jose, 66 in napa, 63 in the city will hit about 68 in livermore for friday night plans. we'll keep it partly cloudy early on then.

mainly clear skies, really pleasant light winds, temperatures in the 50s through 8 p.m. then we'll start to go into the 40s after about 10 p.m. just be aware of that overnight. tonight, our coldest spots will go into the upper 30s, mid 40s, partly cloudy skies, a little bit patchy coastal fog likely developing. here's a look at the forecast through the upcoming weekend. no matter what you're doing outside, you have no problems. the weather cooperates. partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures, which is perfect for the black joy parade in oakland on sunday. looking great. filtered sunshine by 4 p.m. temperatures in the upper 60s, probably close to 70 by that hour. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. mild today. even warmer over the weekend. then next week. oh my gosh, we're well into the 70s. some areas by tuesday. wednesday likely in the upper 70s, close to 80 degrees guys. thank you. now we bring in ginger zee with a look at what's happening on gma. >> yeah good morning ginger. >> hey reggie amanda great to be with you. you are not alone in the 70s and 80s and 90. if you

go to phoenix possible it could be their first 90 of the season which would be about a month early. so you are not the only ones warming up. we're going to be covering that also this morning. we have to start with the menendez brothers. they're speaking out on what their life is like behind bars and their reaction to the ryan murphy show monsters. plus the emotional reunion after a heart pounding rescue on the highway, the mom that was pulled from her burning car now reunited with the first responders who saved her. we're also going to meet the doctor who performed the first ever open heart surgery on a baby while he was being delivered. we're also going to meet the healthy little boy. and then there is live from the nashville zoo with hamish, the adorable scottish highland calf. and who's going to be the next james bond? we're going to break down the big new move for 007. you'll see it all coming up right here on gma. my vote's for reggie. >> oh hey. i'm available. >> i'm available. >> we can do that. can you imagine the residuals. don't

worry i would still show up every day. ginger. >> just a chat. >> thank you. >> i know. >> thank you. just to chat with me i know. >> just to talk with. >> so worth it. >> also, you don't see this, but you and amanda are both wearing yellow. plus we have this brilliant sky behind us. we have a gorgeous sunrise that's behind us. so it's all. it's all happening today. >> well, you know, i am coming to visit soon because we have our annual trip to see my father in law. so we all are going to get together and get a pic in front of a green screen. yeah. >> it's going. >> to do it. >> yay! okay, a little birdie told me that might be happening, but now it's set. >> i'm the little birdie. >> oh it's on ginger. we'll see you at even for children with moderate-to-severe eczema. touch can stir a sense of wonder. can make a ride go smoothly. ♪ and make a smile stretch ear to ear. dupixent can help your child stay ahead of eczema

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two home insurance companies, the green light to raise their rates in california, and that impacts 660,000 customers. mercury general's policies are going up an average of 12% for homeowners. that will happen in late march. a spokesperson says the rise is due to higher construction costs, not wildfires. and the chronicle reports policyholders insured through safeco, a subsidiary of a subsidiary of liberty mutual, will see an average increase of 7.2% that will be in may. the late steve jobs will be the new

face of the california $1 innovation coin. the co-founder of apple and pixar animation studios was nominated by governor newsom for that honor. six potential designs have been submitted. the us mint started the innovation coin program in 2018. it honors one person from each state every year. the jobs coin will be minted next year. quitting your job. traveling the world seems like a dream that may be out of reach, but a new report shows just how much money americans say they would have to save to make that possible. here it is. the survey, conducted by tucker research, got two 2000 people involved in this and pinpointed the financial amount the average american would need to save to quit their jobs and pick up their suitcase. the magic number $287,731. gen z. gen z said they would pick up and leave for $211,000, while boomers wouldn't do it for anything less than $335,000. i'm

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you're watching abc seven mornings live. >> now at 630, developing news overseas. a suspected terror attack outside tel aviv. what we're learning about that, and the new information about the bodies of hostages handed over by hamas. >> plus, state firefighters will no longer respond to emergencies in parts of santa clara county. the shift in resources and the concern from residents. >> then fighting spending cuts at sonoma state. the hearing is scheduled for today, and how students plan to have their voices heard before that meeting. >> a lot to get to. good morning everyone. it's friday, february 21st. >> it's been a week of these beautiful sunrises. today is no exception. >> yeah, it really will be. so that sun's up here in about 20 minutes and we are in store for another mild afternoon. let's go to the beach to santa cruz this morning with a live look. you can see some partly cloudy skies as we see the first hints of

daylight as that sun gets up here this morning. current temperatures. you do want to take the jacket with you the next couple of hours, because you can see right now around the bay shoreline. good morning. castro valley, 44 degrees, about 46, in san mateo, 40 in santa clara, a little bit cooler. in parts of the north bay. you can see 37 right now in santa rosa. even gilroy. good morning or cold spot, 36 degrees. so here's a look at future weather. you can get rid of the jacket after about 10:00, because this afternoon temperatures warm up really nicely under partly cloudy skies. here's a look at the afternoon. feeling very mild, very springlike even this evening we'll have quiet conditions. partly cloudy skies by 730 8:00 will be in the 50s. so highs today. very similar to yesterday, but it gets even warmer here through the weekend and next week. we'll talk much more about that coming up in eight minutes. let's check in with sue hall see the commutes going. >> thanks drew. and looking forward to it. we've got a very nice friday commute underway. this is the east shore freeway. still a few gaps in those headlights, which means you are at the limit at 632 on a friday

morning as you make your way into the bay bridge toll plaza, and there is your drive time in the green from hercules, through the corridor and through the bay bridge, which i'm told the metering lights are on. i'm not seeing any delay. any backup here, just a few brake lights making your turn to the tunnel and towards the western span. otherwise it's moving at the limit. and we do have some slowing up. and over the altamont pass that is very typical, but still lighter than usual. about a 40 minute drive into dublin pleasanton. >> all right, sue, thank you. we are tracking developing news this morning involving the wars in the middle east and ukraine. we'll start in israel. investigators are combing through wreckage after multiple explosives went off near tel aviv overnight. israeli officials believe it to be a terrorist attack. but the bombs went off too early and the busses were empty. officials believe the attack was revenge for israel's operations in the west bank. meanwhile, tensions between ukraine and the u.s. have hit a new high. a meeting between ukrainian officials and

president trump was canceled this week, after trump referred to ukraine's president as a dictator. >> trump is obviously very frustrated right now with president zelensky. the fact that uh- that he hasn't come to the table, uh- that he hasn't been willing to take this opportunity that we have offered. >> earlier this week, trump falsely claimed that ukraine started the war. >> the trump administration's effort to drastically shrink the federal government is also taking aim at federal buildings in san francisco. we first told you yesterday morning the white house wants to sell the nancy pelosi federal building on seventh street, a building at 50 united nations plaza, and another in san bruno. now we're learning the government would instead lease office space for federal agencies. former congresswoman jackie speier says that doesn't make sense. >> the lease is going to keep going up, and you're going to be paying the property taxes, ironically, of the lessor, whereas you don't pay any

property taxes when you are federal government. >> the federal building in san bruno stores national immigration archives. the building is named after congressman leo ryan, who was killed during the jonestown massacre in 1978. at the time, of course, former congresswoman jackie speier was his aide. today, several southern california lawmakers are expected to introduce legislation to overhaul california's sanctuary state law. they're backing a bill that would prevent local jurisdictions from passing sanctuary city measures stronger than current law. the legislation would also require law enforcement to cooperate with immigration and customs enforcement regarding violent offenders and specific crimes. >> sonoma state students and supporters fighting drastic spending cuts at the university will have another chance to express their concerns today. a hearing to address the cuts is scheduled to take place on campus this afternoon. protesters plan to hold a rally ahead of the hearing. sonoma state administrators are

planning cuts to education that would include the layoffs of about 60 faculty and staff members. the university is also considering discontinuing all athletics programs at the schools. major changes in south santa clara county's fire response has left many residents concerned and some confused. last night, the county's board of supervisors voted to switch fire response from cal fire to the santa clara county fire department. according to the san jose spotlight, the change would end an $8 million contract between cal fire and the district. the district has been struggling to financially support its current level of service with cal fire. supporters of the change say it will ensure stability for all residents and could improve response. 9-1-1 fire calls will now be handled by county dispatchers instead of statewide dispatchers. residents at last night's meeting were confused by the process. >> no, i think the meeting was more labor versus management issues. and we were the

residents were sort of the spectators. >> the firefighters union is concerned the change could leave cal firefighters without a job. it could also force the county to build a new fire station. officials have not shared a timeline for when the change will kick in. the stabbing death of a cal fire captain in san diego county has taken a turn. rebecca was found dead in her home monday. investigators identified the suspect, her wife, 53. year-old yolanda moroti, as. and apparently she has done this sort of thing before. law enforcement sources tell abc news that she pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for stabbing her then husband to death. this was back in 2000. moroti got out of prison in 2015. now, san diego county authorities are trying to track her down. >> happening today. the man accused of killing a health care ceo in december is due back in court in new york. this will be luigi mangione's first appearance since his arraignment. a judge is expected

to ask about whether evidence has been exchanged and could possibly set a trial date. mangione is accused of gunning down united healthcare's brian thompson in what police called a targeted attack. he's pleaded not guilty, but also faces federal charges which could lead to the death penalty. video of that infamous killing is now being used in advertising advertisements for a new app called protector. it lets people book. armed bodyguards became available this week in los angeles and new york. users can choose the type of bodyguard, how they should dress, and even the type of transportation. they're either active or veteran members of the military or law enforcement. the company says everyone is vetted. >> we're trained in tactical combat, casualty care, risk assessment, risk mitigation, and assessment. >> they have to be fully licensed in the state of california. bcis bureau of services and investigative services has to license you. you have to have what's called a guard card to do this type of business. then you also have what's called a firearms permit, which allows you to carry a

weapon. >> the service doesn't come cheap. it costs a thousand bucks an hour. there's a five hour minimum. >> a woman living in a soon to be closed rv site is suing the city of san francisco to keep it open. the bayview vehicle triage center is a safe parking site for people living in vehicles. the city plans to close it on march 3rd. ramona mayhan requested a court to stop the closure until the city holds a public hearing. the safe parking site has faced issues since the start, like flooding rats and a lack of electricity. but the decision to close came just weeks after millions of dollars and years of effort to hook up permanent power were finally successful. the san francisco city attorney's office says it has not been served with a lawsuit yet. >> just a few hours, an iconic san francisco donut spot is opening a new location. but don't worry. bob's donuts is going just right down the street. they're going to have a soft opening at 10 a.m. so this is at poke street, about a block away from the original store. the owners announced last year

they would close the original location after they couldn't reach an agreement to renew the lease. that original location is going to close later this year. >> the oscars are about a week away, and bay area movie theaters are getting in on the action leading up to the big award show. cinemark plans to bring back its movie week at 20 locations here in the bay area. the theaters will screen all ten films nominated for best picture. that includes wicked and aurora. and movie week kicks off on monday. a reminder? abc seven is your home for the oscars this year. it's on sunday, march 2nd, and for the first time, the show will be streamed live on hulu as well. disney is parent company of hulu and abc seven, and i will be there. i finally. >> yes. >> i finally chosen for outfits that all change as we get closer. i'm sure. >> we still have a week. >> i know. >> many things could change before then. >> i know, but it's supposed to be really nice so i'm looking

forward to it. i can do sleeveless. >> i can't wait to see you up there. there's something new at spring training in arizona. a look at the new device calling balls and strikes. >> and you are looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. you can see we're down about 295 points. another update on how the markets are doing next. >> plus the oakland roots preparing to take the field at the oakland coliseum next month. the effort to get more students involved in the sport and the special offer for the season home opener. >> and streaming at seven. we are getting carnival started a little bit early with a mardi gras event happening in san francisco. but first, here's drew. >> hey there. good morning. we're taking a look at live doppler seven along with satellite because it tells the story really well. we have high pressure anchored off our coast line that is blocking any sort of storm system from moving through. in fact, there is a storm moving into the pacific northwest. none of that moisture is heading in our direction, but we will get some of the clouds from time to time rotating around that high. so it's partly cloudy out there this morning, and this high is going to bring us a warming trend over the next

several days. so across the state today, if you are traveling socal, very nice, warm in the 70s and 80s, 77 in la. we'll go to 82 in palm springs, the valley, sacramento valley, central valley, 60 and 70. south lake tahoe, lots of sunshine today, coming in at 46 degrees. look at this spectacular sunrise here. getting fiery from this view. a live look from our rooftop camera here at kgo along the embarcadero. so we'll have partly cloudy skies throughout the day. it's filtered sunshine. it's going to feel mild just like yesterday. sunrise here very shortly. in about ten minutes at 651. daytime highs in the 60s and in the 70. then heading into the weekend, we'll keep those partly cloudy conditions. warming continues over the weekend. it's looking fantastic. sunday. great for the black joy parade. we'll have that forecast and even warmer temperatures next week. on the

disney faves like woody and buzz. tiana. moana. they're taking over the oakland arena for disney on ice's latest show. >> and the new production, magic in the stars is playing at the area. in the area? i should say oakland and san jose. we know the oakland arena. that's on sunday before moving to the sap center, and abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez is live in oakland with the behind the scenes look at the show. gloria.

>> good morning. yeah, we've been getting a sneak peek all morning long. and right now we have sidney barrere, who is performing in the show. so thank you for joining us bright and early today. >> yes. thank you for having me. >> tell us, what do you do in the show? >> uh- in disney on ice presents magic in the stars. i portray the role of raya from ryan the last dragon. >> oh, okay. that sounds like a really cool character. and i know that you have been traveling with the show for some time. tell us about your experience traveling. >> yeah, i've been traveling with disney on ice for about six years now. and you know, with the role of raya, i get to portray a super cool role that brings us to the world of kumandra. and i get to also fly on one of our specialty acts, which is the acropole, which is a super cool act that you have to come see. >> wow. and i know that you're from minnesota. you were saying you started skating when you were three years old? >> yes. for sure. started skating was three. and it's been such a cool experience. a long journey to get here, but super excited to be able to show off all my skating prowess and, you

know, show the audiences what we can all do. >> yeah. and i know you got to travel all over for the show. this is the first time this specific show is coming here to the bay area. so that's really neat. and cindy is going to give us a little preview of some of the costumes that are used. so first of all, i know you have one that's used in the opening number. >> yes. we have a super exciting costume which is our opening number costume. it has kind of a disco ball esthetic. it's supposed to represent, you know, the stars and the stories that we light up and, you know, the stars of many of our 12 over 12 disney stories that you know and love of your favorite disney movies, for example, this one for our opening number, you know, has some cool decals and such to, you know, make sure we light up and show up on the ice, as well as just super cool design, as well as some black or some automated lighting. spot tracking so that we can be seen throughout the ice. but yeah, this one's a super cool one and super high energy number to

start off our show. >> that is gorgeous i love that and i know that princess and the frog is also featured in the show. and you have another costume that you want to show us. i love all the sparkles in all these costumes. >> yes. as you know, in princess and the frog, tiana runs her restaurant and of course, she must have her waiters. so this here is one of our waiter costumes that help tiana with her restaurant. >> you got to have the tea right there too, right? >> yep. tiana's place. yep. >> beautiful. love that. and of course, we have some of the other shows that are featured here. so we have frozen, the movie frozen. >> yes. our show is one of the first shows to have a frozen two to debut frozen two. and this is one of our citizens of arendelle. and here we have a beautiful costume with super like, super cool detailing to represent the citizens of arendelle. >> well, thank you, cindy, for showing us his beautiful costumes and for joining us this morning. we have some information for you if you want to come on out. disney on ice

presents magic in the stars is going on here at the oakland arena through sunday. and then next week it goes to the sap center. starting on wednesday you can go to disney on ice.com for all the information. so thank you again for joining us sydney. and it's just been so much fun. at 7 a.m. we're going to show you a performance as well. so stay tuned for that. live in oakland gloria rodriguez abc seven news. >> all right gloria looking forward to that. well, the oakland roots are offering a unique opportunity for oakland school children to come out to a game for free. the roots will hold their season opener at the coliseum on saturday, march 22nd, and they are launching the acorn project to ensure that every student in oakland has the chance to attend the home opener for free. each school in the oakland unified school district has been given a code that they can share with families. other districts that also want to sign up for free tickets can visit the acorn project's website. the oakland roots and soul believe that every young person deserves

to experience the games first hand. time magazine has released its 2025 women of the year. the publication will release the edition in three different covers, featuring three of the women on this year's list. actress nicole kidman appears on one of the covers. another features wnba star a'ja wilson and the third shows gymnast jordan chiles. the list pays tribute to 13 women who time says identified problems, vowed to be part of a solution and work toward creating a better and more equitable world. >> what is okay? what is nicole kidman looking at? what was the motivation behind that? >> just watching movies. >> great. the warriors are back in action tonight to start the second half of the season. fans wanting to cheer the team on in style can now pick up a limited edition peet's coffee tumbler with the warriors colors, of course. former warriors center festus ezeli was at a peet's coffee in san francisco promoting the new merch. he also took a stab at being a barista

briefly. we're told the warriors tumblers are for sale at select peet's coffee locations across the bay area. why do we have to shade him like that? briefly? i'm sure he did a great job. this sunday, the warriors host klay thompson, anthony davis and the dallas mavericks. that game is at 1230 right here on abc seven, followed by after the game. >> the san francisco giants play their first game of spring training saturday against their old skipper bruce bochy, and the rangers. but other teams already hit the field, and they're testing out robot umpires calling balls and strikes. the dodgers and cubs used it yesterday, and it works like the hawk-eye system in tennis, which is very fast. each team gets two challenges per game. if the manager is correct, you keep your challenge for later. baseball commissioner rob manfred is an advocate of the automated ball strike system, which potentially as early as 2026, could be used to aid mlb home plate umpires but not replace them.

>> i was like, are the umpires shaking? are they quaking? >> so it would just be advisory. >> it's a robo ump. >> i feel like they sort of use this already. you know. >> i was going to say they've got the square. >> they say the square anyway. and, you know. >> okay. >> i guess this is now going to be used in a bigger capacity. yeah, yeah. you know, and it was like. >> that was a ball. >> and they show the square and you're like, oh, that was a ball. the umpire was like a strike. and you're like, okay, all right. well guess that's what that was. something else. >> to argue about right. >> right. of course. yes. not replacing you. >> know, sports. >> wink wink. >> wink wink. not replacing you definitely is. just don't get it wrong. oh, boy. here's a live look from our exploratorium camera. the sun about to crest over the horizon. i mean, what a gorgeous morning we have here. calm waters on the bay. if you're taking the ferry throughout the day today, you won't have any issues. no small craft advisories in effect or anything like that. we just have a nice spring like afternoon on the way. so fantastic looking

today. mostly sunny temperatures just like yesterday, 60s and 70s the weekend. that warming trend continues. feels like spring and the extended outlook could have even warmer weather next week. let's take san jose for example. typical daytime high 63 degrees will be above that this weekend. the next week, even warmer weather. we're watching wednesday, especially in the south bay. you're in the upper 70s some areas. gilroy could be flirting with near 80 degrees, so gets even warmer as we head deeper into the seven day forecast this morning, those partly cloudy skies take the jacket out the door. you'll need it for the next couple of hours. we're in the 40s right now. we'll start to climb through the 50s as we head later into the morning. this afternoon is just really nice. you can get away with jeans and a t shirt out there, because highs in the 60s and 70 later on today, very similar to where we ended up yesterday and for friday night plans. things are calm, things are quiet, things are comfortable. we're in the 50s at 6 p.m, then down into the 40s closer to 10 p.m. just be aware of that. overnight lows will dip into the upper 30s, mid 40s, partly cloudy skies, some patchy coastal fog likely developing around half moon bay. saturday.

even warmer than today. we'll get more 70s on the board. even warmer on sunday. both days we will have partly cloudy skies, perfect for the black joy parade on sunday in oakland. look at that. 4 p.m. in the upper 60s. get out this weekend and enjoy the warm weather. here's the accuweather seven day feeling like spring over the weekend. and there you can see next week mild wednesday feeling like we're definitely 1015 degrees above average guys. >> drew thank you. now it's our abc seven. mornings are our way of highlighting some things happening today and over the weekend here in the bay area. >> first today is opening day of sf beer week. organizers call it california's biggest celebration of craft beer. today's events include a muni themed beer crawl and the introduction of a limited edition ipa. it's called hop on. >> muni hops on muni. >> hops on muni. >> well. >> hop on muni. workshop it. it will be available at standard deviant brewing in san francisco. >> some of the coolest new vehicles on the market will be on display in the south bay this

weekend. the annual silicon valley auto show starts today. the santa clara convention center has been transformed into a showroom for exactly what you would think cars. organizers expect plenty of interest in hybrid models, all of it with no pressure to buy. the silicon valley auto show runs through sunday. >> this weekend, the black joy parade is returning to oakland. abc seven is proudly live streaming the parade for a third year in a row. you can watch it sunday starting at 1230 wherever you stream abc seven news. >> and now we take a live look at what's happening at the new york stock exchange this morning. we are way down almost 350 points. >> up next, the seven things you need

i'm going to take a beat. look at that sun right over the chosen one. here are the seven things you need to know today. number one, santa rosa city school officials have called a meeting tonight to discuss a school closure plan. their meeting ended wednesday with board members only deciding on part of the plan. >> number two, the man accused of killing the ceo of united health care is due back in court

today. this will be luigi mangione's first appearance since his arraignment. >> number three a big change coming to unincorporated parts of santa clara county, around gilroy and morgan hill and san martin. cal fire will no longer respond to emergencies. instead, county firefighters will respond. >> number four, today marks eight years since the devastating coyote creek flood in the south bay. work is nearly finished on this four mile stretch of flood walls that will hopefully keep it from happening again. >> all right, number five. look at this. a beautiful sunrise like amanda alluded to. a live look outside from our exploratorium camera. we will find those temperatures nice and mild once again this afternoon. look at that. going into the 60s and 70s later on today. even warmer as we head into the weekend looking fantastic. partly cloudy skies will inch those temperatures up about 5 to 10 degrees above average. >> and number six heading out on the roads today. this morning it's friday light. this is san jose with that again gorgeous sunrise. we're not going to miss a beat here. it's moving at the limit. everybody on 101 up from san jose up the peninsula. and

if you're traveling on 80 westbound all the way into san francisco as well. >> number seven, the sound of bark will echo through bart next month. the transit agency is bringing live music to stations between march 21st and the 31st, as a celebration of the german composer's music. if you can play an instrument, you can sign up to play now. a specific schedule of performances will come soon. >> i know i should have tried harder. i gave up in elementary school. >> you know. >> they gave me the clarinet and i was like. >> not the clarinet. >> listen, it was you had that or the violin. and the clarinet seemed easier. >> how many reeds did you break for? >> countless moms like you got to stop. >> but. so you just did that. you just did that. like, i feel like maybe the trumpet would have been good for you. >> that was not an option. there's only two things to choose from. >> i did the recorder and the hand bells. >> the bells. >> with those white gloves. >> with the white gloves. >> ding ding ding. >> i can see you. i can see it.

>> oh. >> thank you. >> i did the violin. that was. >> i did the recorder. >> you did. >> the recorder. you did the recorder. didn't we all do the recorder? i guess that's why i remember all the instruments. >> yeah, yeah, my kids had it. my kids had a tuba. >> oh. i'm sorry, have. >> you thought about doing a kazoo? >> i have. >> how about a triangle? >> i would be good at that. more cowbell. >> more cowbell, please. >> our streaming show, abc seven at seven is next if you are on our news app. otherwise it is. good morning, america. have a great weekend. >> george: good morning america for our viewers in the west. winter whiplash, an attempted terror attack in israel, an we're live in nashville with the newest star, hamish. four days in a row of record low temperatur