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and san mateo county sheriff and hillsborough police. now a 5-5-5 hillsborough police officer shot. the search for the suspected gunman and what we know this morning. and a robbery suspect shot to death by a convenience store employee. we hear from witnesses in the east bay. plus, students and staff of sf state university are pushing back against drastic cuts and tuition increases. good morning to you. it is sunday, february 23rd. i'm gloria rodriguez. and we start with a look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. lisa, it's been a beautiful weekend so far. >> yeah, it really has. we had a warm temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above average. and we are looking at some clouds though this morning. in fact, a few showers in the north bay. live doppler seven picking up on them around santa rosa. highway 101. and you can see just north of penngrove and back westward towards bodega bay and dylan beach, so there are showers in the north bay. the rest of the bay area. mild, 40s and 50s. 52

in hayward and 49 in sonoma so that shower activity will be light. it will be confined to the north bay and we'll see it throughout the morning hours, perhaps 5 to 11 degrees milder this morning compared to yesterday. a lot of cloud cover today though. upper 50s to the mid 50s by 9:00. and then we'll have filtered sunshine noontime mid 60s to low 70s today. >> gloria sounds nice. lisa thank you so much. well, we start with that developing news on the peninsula. an officer was shot in the parking lot of the hillsboro police department yesterday, setting off a massive search. hillsboro police say the shooting happened in the rear parking lot, and the officer is expected to make a full recovery. it will happen just before 4 p.m. near floribunda avenue and el camino real. residents were told to stay inside as officers searched the neighborhood for the suspect. here's abc seven news reporter suzanne phan with the latest. >> scores of officers were on scene in hillsboro saturday

after a police officer was shot. we saw officers from burlingame. daly city, south san francisco, san mateo county sheriffs and more. >> they were just sirens blarin. uh- undercover. and san mateo county sheriff and hillsboro police. >> i was trying to go out to church, and it took me a while to get out of my garage. when we were in church, we could hear sirens going all the time. >> police say the shooting happened just before 4 p.m. near el camino real and floribunda avenue. according to hillsboro police, an officer was ambushed and struck by gunfire in the rear parking lot of the police department. the officer returned fire and the suspect took off. the officer, who was wearing a bulletproof vest, is expected to survive. police posted on social media and told residents in the area to shelter in place until further notice. they asked people to stay indoors and lock all the doors and windows. officers searched for hours. swat officers searched this church right by hillsboro town

center, but there was no sign of the suspected shooter. law enforcement also used drones to help with the search. we don't know anything about the officer who was shot or the suspected shooter. we don't even know why the shooting happened in the parking lot across the street from us. all we know is that the officer did not know the shooter. in hillsborough, suzanne phan abc seven news. >> in the east bay, an armed robbery suspect is dead after being shot by a convenience store employee. police say it happened late friday night on willow pass road, when the suspect entered the store and demanded an employee opened the safe. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard spoke with a man who saw the suspect moments before the shooting. >> i'm scared when i see the guy. i'm scared. >> and vicencio says he was making a beer run to the sns fast and easy mart, about 1130 on friday night, when he spotted an armed man walking through the parking lot. >> i walked him from my house to here, and i see the guy walking

uh- from that corner and he got the shotgun in his right hand. >> teo says he ran back to his house and called 911. concord police say the suspect, armed with a shotgun, entered the store and attempted to force an employee to open the store's safe. in a statement, police said another store employee hearing and seeing what was occurring intervened, firing his own weapon, which struck the suspect. the suspect was pronounced deceased at the scene. >> i hope the best for the employee. >> by saturday morning, customers like dustin heard about what happened. >> i mean, i think he was justified. i mean, it was, you know, his life or theirs, you know? he defended himself, in my opinion. >> store owner gary sharma says he's been robbed before. he says everyone involved is doing okay, and he appreciates support coming from the community. >> my customers are just coming in in tears. they're coming in and saying, we are so glad you guys are okay. they came and

gave us hugs. that means a lot. and i want to say love you to all my customers, to love you to all everyone who been praying for us. >> concord police say detectives are reviewing evidence and the investigation is ongoing. in concord. cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> house minority leader hakeem jeffries is urging bay area residents not to be discouraged. he spoke friday night at a black history month event at the mlk freedom center in oakland. >> they want us to step back, but we're going to fight back. and the one thing i'll say at the top, donald trump is not a king, and we will never bend the knee. >> and next, jeffries says, expect a fight over the budget. house republicans will try to bring their budget plan to a vote next week. the senate adopted a blueprint on friday. democrats say it would give $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the wealthy while cutting government programs. friday's event was part of a lecture series hosted

by oakland mayoral candidate and former congresswoman barbara lee and former oakland mayor elihu harris. faculty members from around the state held a conference yesterday at san francisco state university to defend higher education. organizers say they are strategizing ways to push back against csu cuts to faculty, staff and course offerings at sonoma state and dominguez hills. they say they're also worried about potential layoffs at sf state and other northern california campuses, as well as a proposal to raise tuition by more than 30% over the next few years. >> they've already let go of, like many like over 100, maybe 2 or 300 lecturer faculty. there are almost none left. and now we might get layoffs as well. they might discontinue programs when they discontinue a program, that means they get rid of all the faculty, whether you have tenure or not. >> it aligns with. >> the california faculty association conference, is also planning a session for march and a rally in sacramento on april

17th. multiple school districts across the bay area will be moving forward with layoffs or school closures in the coming days. this, as they face multimillion dollar budget deficits. san francisco, fremont and hayward are all proposing cuts to staff and programs. san francisco will vote on layoff notices on tuesday. the fremont school board will meet on wednesday. hayward's deadline is friday. the outcomes will impact hundreds of employees across the district. franklin-mckinley and east san jose will finalize whether to close or consolidate five schools on tuesday. the state of california is requesting $40 million for wild cover or wildfire recovery from the federal government. governor gavin newsom sent a letter on friday to hakeem jeffries and house speaker mike johnson. former president joe biden had promised to cover the first 180 days of fire recovery in los angeles. however, president trump has suggested that federal aid should come with a condition that the state changes environmental management

policies. wildfires in the los angeles area last month burned more than 16,000 structures and killed at least 29 people. recovery is expected to take years. developing news one police officer is dead and five people are hurt after a hostage situation at upmc memorial hospital in york county, pennsylvania. police say the suspect entered the hospital with a semiautomatic handgun and zip ties on saturday morning. he went to the icu and held several staff hostage. the suspect left the icu holding a hospital worker at gunpoint. police opened fire. both the suspect and the officer, andrew duarte, were killed in that shooting. >> tonight we pray for this community and especially for the duarte family. a life cut short, but a life of service and meaning and purpose. >> police say the suspect shot a doctor, nurse and custodian. two

police officers were hospitalized. the hospital says that no patients were hurt. and we are following developing news with the pope. the vatican says that this morning he is in critical condition. the vatican saying that he rested overnight in the hospital. he has been hospitalized for about a week with pneumonia and a complex lung infection. the vatican also said an asthmatic respiratory crisis has developed. abc news medical experts say that suggests that the 88 year-old is struggling to maintain sufficient oxygen levels when breathing on his own. the pope's doctors say the main threat that he faces right now is the onset of sepsis, but added there is no evidence that that has happened. and to the middle east, now hamas is accusing israel of violating the cease fire agreement after they failed to release more than 600 palestinian hostages this weekend. that's despite hamas releasing the final six israeli hostages as outlined for this phase of the agreement. president trump commented on the release of the israelis.

>> we had the hostages given back today. it's disgraceful what's going on there. they're not in great shape, but we've also seen them in worse shape. but the hostages, the six hostages were delivered by hamas. uh. what a terrible situation it is. >> the palestinian hostages, including, include 445 men, one woman and 23 children, all seized without charges. the israeli government did not respond to questions about the delay. this weekend in pleasanton, there was a fundraising festival and bazaar for gaza leading up to the month of ramadan. the event raised money to support the nonprofit third pillar charity. the nonprofit sends food and other supplies to families in gaza displaced by the bombings. the bazaar was organized by soul of my soul exhibit. it's a group that holds art exhibits to share stories of what's happening. they partnered with the muslim community center, east bay. >> we're trying to feed people.

that's what it comes down to. and i feel that everyone, regardless of what's going on in their life, deserves to eat. that's a very basic, you know, belief of mine personally. and so that's what we're doing here today. >> more than 70 vendors sold clothing, crafts and food from a range of cultures there. well, now let's get a quick check outside with lisa and lisa. we had a beautiful saturday. is sunday shaping up nice as well? >> definitely on the mild side. right now it is 55 degrees on top of mount tam. this is the view from mount tam, 19% relative humidity. so temperatures are really elevated. everyone's in the 50s except for a few 40s in the north bay and a few showers. so we'll get more clouds in parts of the bay and even a few sprinkles. i'll detail that for you coming up. >> all right, lisa, thank you so much. and also ahead, a storied south bay business is closing after decades of offering up fresh local eggs. the owner tells us about the scramble that led to the family's decision.

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have a working air purifier. >> lasco products donated all of those air purifiers. crews at the battery facility in moss landing are beginning, a process that will lower the risk of a fire reigniting. this weekend, they started disconnecting the remaining lithium ion batteries at the site. the process is expected to take several weeks. the battery plant in monterey county first caught fire on january 16th, forcing the evacuation of residents. a flare up earlier this week prompted alerts for the surrounding community to shut all windows and doors. a san jose institution that has been keeping its shelves stocked full of eggs for more than 75 years, is closing up shop. oliveira ranch, in the city's berryessa neighborhood, is set to close on march 31st. when abc seven reported on the family owned business back in 2023, a bird flu had rocked the nation, pushing egg prices up. but oliveira still sold 43,000 eggs a week. well, this weekend our crews saw plenty of inventory

and lots of customers coming to stock up. owner edward oliveira says the reason behind the closure is bittersweet. >> my son left to go to michigan about six years ago, and i'm now 76 years old, and i have nobody to leave the business to. i don't feel good about it. it's been my whole life and my father's life there. he started the business and i continued with it. >> according to oliveira, there have been plans to sell the property for years, but the deals kept getting pushed back. the space will now be developed into housing. he told abc seven news that he is grateful for all the loyal customers throughout the years, and we are just hours away from the eighth annual black joy parade in oakland. today's parade is hosted by our very own abc seven team of julian glover and zach fuentes, as well as community host taylor crenshaw. and taylor gave us a

peek at what people can expect today. >> the black joy parade does a really good job at getting the overview feel of how it feels to be black and to celebrate blackness, but also dives into those niche areas. so we're going to have a dance battle where people win $2,000. we got a gospel choir in the house, okay, we're going to have sororities, fraternities. it's just all of these beautiful aspects of black culture put together, and i cannot wait in the food. >> oh, the food, of course. can't miss that. well, abc seven is proudly live streaming the parade for a third year in a row, so you can watch today starting at 1230 wherever you stream abc seven news. so let's get a check of that forecast for today with meteorologist lisa argen and lisa, i know a lot of people are going out to the parade, so it's going to be a nice day for that parade. >> yeah, it's been mild i mean mild evenings as well. and that's going to continue. so we'll have some changes in our cloud cover. but all in all we're looking at a very mild day

once again 5 to 10 degrees above average. but we take you through the middle of the week and we're going to be 15 degrees above average in some spots. so as we get started, you'll notice that the pacific northwest, northern california, underneath the clouds and rain. in fact, as we get in closer, some of this is slipping to the south there in parts of the north bay. so south of cloverdale into santa rosa, the marine county coastline here picking up a few areas of light shower activity. so right now from highway one over eastward to saint helena, highway 29, some rain or sprinkles, and then back towards point reyes. so yes, with this offshore, the north bay certainly could see a couple of hundredths throughout the morning hours. elsewhere it's cloudy, it's mild. it's 50 in danville, 51 in vallejo with 45 in gilroy. and a look from emeryville this morning as we're checking out the clouds today, we're still going to have the mild temperatures and looking at more cloud cover to the north. so filtered sunshine elsewhere the rest of the week featuring

the temperatures still plenty of 60s widespread 70 wednesday even towards the weekend. but as we get into the weekend, we'll have slightly cooler days. and we were talking about some rain. looks like we may wait till after the weekend. still looking rather likely though, that we'll see some spring showers as we get more into march. here's a look at 4:00 today where you notice that we've got the cloud cover and into tomorrow morning. still even could see a few light showers skirting parts of the bay. and we get into mostly sunny skies on tuesday as high pressure builds back stronger. so taking a look at that rainfall potential, it's all pretty much in the north bay. pretty negligible as well. if you see anything at all. perhaps getting the ground wet or more likely, just that cloud cover sticking around throughout the day into wednesday. look at all the 70s, mid 70s bay shore into the south bay, even up to the north bay. thursday will keep the trend going. the temperature is elevated and then into the

second half of the weekend. notice the winds moving faster and we've got our cooldown. as for our highs today, look for 68 in oakland, 74 in san jose, upper 60s in the north bay, a few low 70s inland. and if you're headed out to the parade, we'll be looking at temperatures in the mid 60s, a mixture of sun and that high cloud deck with a mild afternoon ahead, numbers dropping off through the 60s by after 4:00. the accuweather seven day forecast. we've got a nice weather today, increasing clouds though in some areas the north bay could see a sprinkle monday looking at the same format. pretty much. it's tuesday where we get sunnier and wednesday much warmer. in fact, the warmth will continue into the end of the week with some more cloud cover cooler by the weekend. gloria returns w (husband) well, the listing says it's a “modern rustic haven in a quaint rural setting.” plus, we got it for a steal! (wife) maybe 'cause it's a barn?

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kristen sze went behind the scenes at pixar animation studios in emeryville to see how the series came to life. after several years of development. >> pickles. cuddle up. you all did great today. >> pixar's first ever long form original animated series is here called win or lose. it's set around a middle school coed softball team. one story told through eight perspectives. we decided to visit pixar animation studios in emeryville to discover how they brought this unique story to life. >> i see a whole lot of people who underestimated us. and you know what? sometimes you have to earn your respect. >> at the beginning of the process, pixar kind of decided they wanted to get into streaming. they brought a bunch of us in the room together, and we were really excited about telling kinds of stories we can't do in a feature. so, like multi-protagonist story, playing with structure and going deeper in the character level because you have more time. >> uh- do you want to have

coffee with? oh. >> like the series is 160 minutes total, which is almost like two full length features together. >> win or lose is one story, broken up into eight episodes and each from a different perspective. >> yep, yep. each from a different perspective. and we kind of came up with that because me and carrie were office mates on toy story four, and we would often notice we would have like different interpretations of the same event. so like, we would come out of a meeting and then i'll be like, oh my gosh, that went terrible. they're going to fire me. i'm sorry, i'm saying goodbye. you can have my couch. and she'd be like, what are you talking about? that went great. they loved it. and it was like, oh, how can we both experience the same thing and take away something totally different? and we sort of use that as the core for the entire series? >> when you think about it, it's hilarious that anyone would even think to do something like that. right? it's crazy that like. >> on a lot of our movies, we have one character that we really focus on, and we have to

kind of develop everything around that one character. but on this show, we had eight different characters, and each of them had their own animation devices or things that we needed to develop to kind of bring them to life. >> now, why are you so sweaty? you got this. okay, okay. all right. >> what you're seeing here is basically a trip down memory lane for us of time spent with all of the crew. you can see a lot of different photos of the crew here, and just different iterations of how we thought that might look. what we did on this show that was unique is anyone on the team could contribute an idea? like, i think it should look like this. i think it should have little hearts with faces and just a cloud behind it. i think it should be a bunch of little hearts. and so we would just kind of throw a lot of ideas out there. and what we always kind of said on the show was like, best idea wins. >> i can't believe it. this is the happiest day of my life. oh, i'm so proud of all of you. >> the story centers around a softball team. is that from personal experience? >> yeah, i played for about ten years growing up. fast pitch softball.

>> so did you feel all those anxieties that lori, our central character in the first episode? >> i did. oh, softball and baseball. it has this unique thing where it's a team sport, and yet at one point, all eyes are on you. when you're in the batter's box. it's just like, pressure's on. and i've played even as an adult, you know, just in some recreational leagues. and even then i just get so nervous at the idea of, like, letting everybody down. >> you're out. >> hey, you'll get em next time, kiddo. >> yeah, yeah. >> so there's a little piece of you and lori just a. >> little bit. yeah. >> this is good, cause it's high stakes, and that's the kind we like. >> the show is an opportunity to walk a mile in somebody else's shoes and to see their world from a different perspective. when you first watch an episode, you'll view the character one way, and then we'll pull back the curtain and reveal that there's so much going on beneath the surface. we wanted to make something that everyone can kind of see themselves in and not alienate anyone from. >> it better not blow it. >> out. i want it all. >> well, i'm definitely rooting

for everyone on the pickles and you can cheer for them and enjoy the series yourself. win or lose on disney+. >> we are all rooting for the pickles. that looks like such a good series there. well, still to come on abc seven mornings. federal firing spree. the president touting his latest actions to cut down the federal government and its various agencies. the layoffs and what's next for the doge team this week. and law enforcement is still searching for a suspected gunman. what we're learning after an officer was shot in the hillsb

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temperatures, not only today, but for the week ahead. here's a look at live doppler seven. you see all the rain in the pacific northwest, and we do have a piece of that coming down into the north bay from saint helena to yountville, highway 12 back towards santa rosa. some rain drops. also inverness point reyes, so the possibility remains throughout the day in the north bay, i should say throughout the morning. 48 in fremont, it's 50 in danville, so mild with temperatures in the cloud cover allowing for the heat not to release to space like we usually have that radiational cooling. we are mild at 52 in vacaville. how about 7 to 12 degrees warmer in the north bay at seven degrees milder in livermore. so you give that furnace a break. cloudy skies 9:00 mid and upper 50 noontime. we're in the mid 60s to 70 and notice the green really absent. so it's going to be a cloudy day. upper 60s to the low 70s. from the east bay to the south bay. we're going to get even warmer by the middle of the week. gloria. >> all right. lisa. sounds nice. thank you so much. well, we continue to follow the latest developments out of hillsborough, where police are

investigating a shooting that left an officer injured. the shooting happened shortly before 4:00 yesterday afternoon near the hillsborough town hall and police station on floribunda avenue. there was a huge response from about a half dozen different law enforcement agencies. investigators say a police officer was ambushed and struck by gunfire in the rear parking lot of the police station. the officer returned fire, but the suspect took off. the injured officer, who was wearing a bulletproof vest, was transported to san francisco general hospital and is expected to survive. residents were told to shelter in place during the investigation. >> i was trying to go out to church and it took me a while to get out of my garage. when we were in church, we could hear sirens going all the time. >> law enforcement also used drones in their search, but they were unable to find the suspect. a motive is under investigation, but we do know the officer did not know the suspect. anybody with any information is asked to call police. to washington. now

president trump has ousted top military leaders, including the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. the huge shakeup comes as the administration prepares to lay off thousands of government workers this week. abc news reporter johny fernandez has the latest. >> one day after firing the nation's top military leader, general cq brown, and several other senior leaders, including lisa franchetti, the first woman to serve as the navy's top admiral. president trump, touting his firing spree to a crowd of supporters, gathered at the conservative political action conference on saturday. >> but the people have given us a resounding mandate for dramatic change in washington, and we are going to deliver it, we're going to use it, and we're going to make america great again by using it. >> the president also praised elon musk's campaign to cut government spending. >> he's doing a great job, and he doesn't need this either. he doesn't need it, but he's he wants to see, you know, he's a

patriot. people said, well, what official position does he have? he said, patriot. oh, they didn't know. >> all this comes as the pentagon prepares to lay off 5400 civilian workers, beginning next week, in the first round of cuts that could total tens of thousands, as the pentagon aims to cut between 5 and 8% of its civilian workforce. layoffs also hitting the federal aviation administration. more than 100 probationary employees have been terminated, including those that produce air traffic navigation maps. sources tell abc news. president trump insists these cuts are making the government more efficient, but voters across the country are pushing back. polls show voters are unhappy with trump's handling of one of their top issues, inflation, and his campaign promise to bring down prices on day one. johny fernandez, abc news, new york. >> california's attorney general

is praising a judge's decision blocking the department of government efficiency from accessing americans personal data. doge, headed by billionaire elon musk, has been trying to access information from the us treasury department as part of the sweeping cuts to the government. on friday friday, a judge issued a preliminary injunction. california attorney general rob bonta released a statement yesterday saying californians can breathe a sigh of relief knowing the california department of justice is going to the mat for them and standing up against the trump administration's chilling overreach of power. earlier this month, bonta joined nearly 20 other attorneys general to file a lawsuit to block doge over privacy concerns. federal employees received emails this weekend from the office of personnel management, ordering them to describe what they did at work last week or be fired. it is the latest action by billionaire elon musk to cut government jobs. it's also raising legal questions about wrongful termination and about sending sensitive information to

third parties. fbi director kash patel advised his employees not to respond until getting further guidance from their immediate leadership. new fbi director kash patel may be taking on another big role in the trump administration. he's expected to be named the acting head of the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives. atf is a separate department with about 5500 employees. patel could be sworn in as early as this week, making him in charge of the justice department's two largest agencies. he was sworn in friday as the new fbi director after winning the senate's approval. now among the federal government cuts, the trump administration has fired about 1000 newly hired national park service employees. the roles include cleaning and maintaining parks and educating visitors. at least a dozen of those who lost their jobs worked at yosemite national park. >> people around here are pretty depressed. they're a little worried about what's going to happen when. how much further is

it going to go? i mean, this for all we know, this is just the first step. who knows what's going to happen. uh- the communities around yosemite depend on the tourists. if they close the park. uh- businesses are going to close. >> the trump administration now plans to restore at least 50 jobs across the parks. the park service has said in a new memo that it will hire more seasonal workers than normal. coming up on this week, after the u.s. designated several latin american cartels as terrorist organizations, abc news anchor martha raddatz sits down one on one with homeland security secretary kristi noem about the trump administration's continuing immigration crackdown. you can watch the full interview on this week with george stephanopoulos at eight this morning, right here on abc seven. developing news hamas has condemned israel for delaying the release of palestinian prisoners. the militant group says israel's claim that hamas humiliates hostages during handovers is false. hamas has also called on mediators to

pressure israel into releasing the prisoners. this comes after the group released six hostages from gaza on saturday. the six israelis were the last living captives that were set to be released in the first phase of the ceasefire deal. a delta flight from los angeles had to turn around and make an emergency landing after smoke was detected on board. the flight had departed for sydney, australia, around 9:00 last night when it was forced to turn around. it landed safely a short time later. the plane was carrying 162 passengers. pilots requested medical attention for passengers impacted by the smoke. passengers were eventually put into other flights. and some exciting news for dunkin donuts customers who don't want to be charged extra. the coffee chain announced that they will no longer be charging extra for plant based milk options like oat and almond. the change goes into effect on march 5th. competitors like starbucks and tim hortons have already made that change. a recent class

action lawsuit accused dunkin of discriminating against people with lactose intolerance. though the court sided with dunkin last may. well, it is tax season, and this weekend, people on fremont had the chance to get help with their taxes while enjoying some tacos as well. the free event was hosted by california state senator aisha wahab and golden state opportunity. the silicon valley democrat says that many families often miss out on the refunds and the credits that they're eligible for, so getting them as much help as possible during this time of inflation is extra important. the deadline to file your taxes is april 15th, so it is coming up. well, still ahead on abc seven mornings. from plants to pixels. human eyes are better than computers at reading cursive handwriting, and your help could be key to preserving information for generations to come. now let's get a live look outside this morning from here in san francisco, it is a beautiful morning, and lisa argen will

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california academy of sciences is asking for your help with a project documenting the world around us. researchers are working on creating a permanent record of plants with information that sometimes centuries old. abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian explains how you can help. >> in a back room at the california academy of sciences, charlotte ping and her colleagues are making millions of plants immortal or as close as they can be. for researchers, they're using a sophisticated imaging system to photograph and digitally archive the academy's entire botany collection. 2.3 million samples gathered from around the world and placed in order with incredible precision. >> we have different barcodes that know to tie different specimens to different folders, so all of the metadata is

automatically created through that software as well, which is a lot more convenient than if you were taking a bunch of pictures with your phone. >> and a lot more powerful. assistant curator sarah jacobs says the samples help tie together the earth's genetic tree, if you will. researchers from across the globe will be able to access images of the samples and the multi-level data that's attached to them, offering a unique look into the plants that have evolved around us. >> sometimes we open up folders and look at specimens that were collected in places that are urban now in, you know, hundreds of years ago by people that are long gone. >> and now it turns out that understanding those collectors from centuries past is key to finishing the project. as sophisticated as technology is, it sometimes takes a keen human eye to accurately decode the elegant handwriting and sometimes cryptic markings originally placed on the collection card. >> so this is a mix of cursive and basic script, and this is

very difficult for computers to read. and really, humans do the best job of reading this information. >> and she says you can help by joining an online army of citizen scientists. the project is called plants to pixels and runs through the end of the month. volunteers go online to help read and transcribe data from the digital images, translating them for the record. >> and the beauty of that is that anybody, anywhere, anytime can help us to move through these hundreds of thousands of specimens that we need help transcribing. >> volunteers can also register to win original posters created by the academy. >> beautiful poster of the plants of golden gate park. >> along with the satisfaction of knowing you've helped describe the beauty and diversity of life around us. in san francisco, spencer christian abc seven news. >> and this is all being made possible thanks to a $3.5 million grant from the gordon and betty moore foundation. to help out, you can go for a look

at the link at abc7 news.com. now let's get a quick check of the conditions outside with lisa argen lisa still beautiful out there this morning. >> yeah it's pretty mild 40 and 50. it's 47. you're looking at san jose right now. it's been in the 70s. that continues. a few more clouds for you today and we'll get into the mid 70s throughout the upcoming workweek. so the above average temperatures they're going to last. in fact it's going to get warmer. but we're going to go back to spring like weather or i should say spring showers potentially when we head into march. my forecast is coming up. >> okay. the showers are not gone just yet. all right. thanks, lisa. and also next, the dubs are on seven. jimmy butler makes his chase

another hour till sunrise. we're going to have a lot of clouds out there, especially in the north bay, where a few showers are pushing south from a pretty

vigorous system that's going to stay to the north of us. so we are going to see mostly cloudy skies throughout the day today, but some filtered sunshine in parts of the bay and getting in closer. here you can see from marin to sonoma and napa a possibility of a few showers throughout the morning hours. getting in closer towards yountville. highway 27 and 121 over towards napa, and then this line extends back southwestward through point reyes station there and then offshore. so this is going to move through, and we'll be left with a good deal of cloud cover throughout the day, but keeping the temperatures elevated. it is 48 in san mateo, hayward palo alto, 49 in napa. good morning, san rafael 50 for you. so it is a mild start out there. more clouds, mild temperatures today. the rest of the week, springlike warmth that's going to last until the weekend. and although we have a dry seven day outlook, it will get cooler and it looks like we will see a return to some showers as we get into perhaps the next week. that would be the first full week of

march. so things are certainly changing out there as we've had the above normal readings. and then once again today, despite the cloud cover, temperatures still 5 to 10 degrees above average. there's a look at that spotty shower activity along the coast up in the north bay. throughout the morning hours we get into monday, more clouds, and then finally by tuesday, mostly sunny. and as a result, temperatures will be in the 70s, not only in the east bay and south bay, but across the bay shore, the north bay, even san francisco, probably hitting 70 by wednesday. shower activity it will be confined to the north bay, and if we see anything at all, maybe couple hundreds out there. another chance for your monday as well for a few showers. but elsewhere, the rest of the bay is really warming up. this is probably one of the warmest days of the week, but it looks like from wednesday through friday we're going to see temperatures still very mild out there. light winds 60 and 70. this is thursday. it looks like the winds want to pick up a little bit. and then skipping

ahead to saturday we do get a cool down. that's the first weekend of march. it looks still dry though. there's a cutoff low that will be meandering way to the south of the bay area, and that's probably where the moisture is going to go. we'll be left on the back side of that. as for today, it's the portion of northern california that we're being affected by with the cloud cover, but still very mild, high pressure, still in control for most of us, 69. in fremont, it will be 70 in concord today. and the black joy parade mixture of clouds and some sunshine out there for low to mid 60s throughout the day, the light winds. and then as we get into the 6:00 hour temperatures dropping off into the upper 50s. the accuweather seven day forecast 60 and 70 today and then tomorrow. still maybe a sprinkle throughout portions of the morning. mid morning hours. sunny and warmer. tuesday, wednesday, thursday and friday. partly cloudy and then turning cooler on the weekend. but we're not discarding those rain chances. in fact, march could be, you know, promising we need more rain. certainly,

gloria. >> that is true, lisa. but for today, beautiful day. all right, well, to sports now the warriors are fighting to get to the top of the western conference. with just 26 games left in the regular season, it's no easy feat being ranked ninth in the west. here's abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez. >> good morning. later today this afternoon andre iguodala is number nine. will be hanging in the chase center rafters. the 2015 nba finals mvp going to become the first player in this championship dynasty to have his jersey retired. the mavericks and the warriors go head to head at chase center 1230. you'll see it right here on abc seven. now, could jimmy butler be the missing piece that leads the warriors team to their next title? we'll wait and see. butler makes his home debut later today. golden state is four and one since he's joined the lineup. and then friday night the warriors balance dominant 24 point win at sacramento, improving to 2927 overall. moving into the ninth seed in the west, they got eyes on a big playoff push down the stretch. >> there's a lot of time left, a

lot of games, 26 games left. if we can get on a streak like we did early in the season, you know, get on a run like that, we can make up games pretty quickly. >> we have a 27 game playoff push from practice yesterday shootaround this morning we were pretty locked in. it was a good energy. and now we got to do it again. >> win the games. we're supposed to win uh- with our roster now we can go win some of the games we're not supposed to win. i'm not about to stress myself out looking at the standings every day. >> catch draymond and friends dubs on seven this afternoon. warriors and mavericks right here on abc seven. tipoff is at 1230. immediately followed by after the game we will have portions of the andre iguodala jersey retirement ceremony. about 30 minutes after the final buzzer. it is time to kick it once again. saturday night soccer quakes season opener against real salt lake forty-niners legend, the hall of famer brian young on the horn doing a great job. the debut of former team usa head coach bruce arena as the quakes head man in 28th minute. his team scores right away. jamaar rickets scores the quakes first goal of the season and then the

backflip. i mean that was impressive to midway through the second half. off the corner it's rodriguez. san jose scores twice in a four minute span. and then 83rd minute vitor costa his first touch of the season. back of the net. quakes win four nil first season opening victory since 2018. college hoops wcc regular season title on the line in spokane. gales and zags. another big time game in saint mary's. never trailed in this one. the kid from oakland, freshman mikey lewis, he scored over 15 points in only two conference games this year, both against gonzaga. four point play. their team-high 18 and the gaels win it 7467, capturing the wcc regular season title. fans who made the trip they were representing the gaels lock up the one seed for the conference tournament in las vegas. cal and stanford. down on the farm, stanford's all time winningest coach, mike montgomery being honored. remember, he also coached at cal and for the warriors. he is a legend. max reinhardt, working in the post, scored 20. stanford trying to hold off a furious cal rally late in the game. bears travel

by as many as 17. former stanford transfer, now cal andre stojakovic and one under a minute to go game tied. stanford retakes the lead on free throws. stojakovic, now with a chance to tie it and can't get it to go as cal falls 6661. that is your look at sports. have a great sunday. join us for warriors at mavericks at 1230. later today on abc seven. send it back to you. >> all right. thank you so much, chris. well, it was a celebration of black excellence in pasadena. this weekend, the naacp held their 56th image awards, which recognize diverse talent across tv, film, music and more. one of the biggest honors of the night the wayans family. they received the hall of fame award for their trailblazing work in the industry. nominated for outstanding talk series, tamron hall shared her sentiments about the award show. >> it makes me so proud because many of these people here tonight have been guests on my show, and that they would think enough of me and the tam fam and

what we're doing in daytime to come on and not just talk about a movie or a book or a project, but to talk about their journey. that's what's so special. and that's what this night is about. it's not an award ceremony, it's an inspiration ceremony. and that makes it special for me. >> and you can catch the tamron hall show weekdays on abc seven starting at

day for the santa cruz chowder cook-off. it kicks off at 10:00 in the morning. along the beach. boardwalk. starting at 1 p.m, you can grab your spoons and try some chowder. that's when public tastings will open. the professional division winners will be awarded at 4 p.m. the clam chowder cook-off is the longest running competition of its kind in the country. well, next up on abc, seven mornings at 6 a.m, a local group is helping the community after the martinez refinery fire sent potentially cancer causing chemicals into the air.