now abc, seven mornings live. >> sirens blaring. uh- undercover and san mateo county sheriff and hillsborough police. >> now at six, a 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. so lisa, i know we have the black joy parade. there's a lot going on today. yeah it's certainly. >> going to be mild. we're not freezing. usually we are freezing this time of year. we've been treated to some really nice temperatures and a

pretty good deal of sunshine. notice the pacific northwest, northern california underneath the clouds and rain. and we do have a little bit of precip here in a line from vacaville back westward towards napa, nevada highway 101. santa rosa was wet towards lagunitas, and we're talking just a couple hundredths of an inch. the rest of us. cloudy, mild 57 los gatos 47, palo alto 49 sfo with 52 in vacaville. so we are much, much warmer this morning. with the cloud cover insulating us, we'll have mostly cloudy skies, more sun in the south bay and the east bay. it will be filtered mid 60s to near 70 by 1:00. more low 70s in the forecast for the south bay, and we are even warmer into the week ahead the last week of february. >> gloria sounds nice. thank you so much, lisa. 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 that the shooting happened in the rear parking lot, and the

officer is expected to make a full recovery. this happened 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 fawn 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 blaring 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 off 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 hillsboro. suzanne fawn, 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 open 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. >> tao says he ran back to his house and called 9-1-1. 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 just 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, they're 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, 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.

>> next, jeffries says to 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 that was hosted by oakland mayoral candidate and former congresswoman barbara lee and former oakland mayor elihu harris. csu faculty members from around the state held a conference yesterday at san francisco state university to defend higher education. organizers say that 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 over, like many like over 100, maybe 2

or 300 lecturer faculty. so 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. >> 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 and school closures in the coming days. this, as they face multimillion dollar budget deficits. san francisco, fremont and hayward all proposing cuts to staff and programs. san francisco will vote to lay off on those notices on tuesday. the fremont school board will meet on wednesday, and 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 billion for 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 the condition. the state changes its 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 no patients were hurt. we are following developing news with the pope. the vatican saying this morning he is in critical condition. the vatican saying he arrested overnight in the hospital. he has been hospitalized for about a week with pneumonia and a complex lung infection. the vatican also saying an asthmatic respiratory crisis has developed. abc news medical experts say that suggests the 88 year-old is struggling to maintain sufficient oxygen levels when breathing on his own. the pope's doctors say the main threat he faces is the onset of sepsis, but say there is no evidence that has happened. 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. what a terrible situation it is. >> the palestinian hostages include 445 men, 23 children and one woman, all seized without charges. the israeli government did not respond to questions about that delay. this weekend in pleasanton, there was a fundraising festival 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. it was organized by soul of my soul exhibit. 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. and now let's get a quick check outside with lisa argen. good morning. lisa. >> hey, gloria. good morning to you. another stellar view from mount tam as the sun comes up in another 30 to 40 minutes. and we're looking at 59 degrees at 2300ft, 19% relative humidity. so it's mild. it's dry. we'll see a few showers in the north bay. the rest of us will continue this spring like theme, but i'll talk about the opportunity for records and maybe a return to showers all in

the week ahead. >> all right. beautiful. look there as the sun rises. also ahead, a 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. plus, pixar launches its first ever streaming tv series. we take you ♪ dreams begin here.

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students community group distributed free air purifiers to people who live near the martinez refinery. healthy martinez and 350 bay area gave away 1000 air purifiers to neighboring residents in martinez and pacheco. this is in response to the february 1st refinery fire that forced

residents to shelter in place. a report released by the contra costa health department shows the fire released cancer causing toxins into the air. >> we want safe air to breathe, and we are. we don't trust the refinery. we wish that we had air monitors and a fence line data system that actually worked during a fire, but we don't. and so the least we can do is make sure that folks in the community have a working air purifier. >> many alaska 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 of their windows and their 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 first reported on the family owned business in 2023, a bird flu had rocked the nation, pushing prices up. but oliveira still sold 43,000 eggs a week. this weekend, our crews saw plenty of inventory and lots of customers coming to stock up. owner edward oliveira tells us about the reason behind the closure and says it's a 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. >> and according to oliveira, there have been plans to sell the property for years. but the deals just kept getting pushed back. the space will now be developed into housing. he told abc seven news he's grateful for all the loyal customers throughout the years. well, we are just hours away from the eighth annual black joy parade in oakland, and 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. taylor gave us a peek at what we can all expect. >> 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. >> and the food, of course. well, abc seven is proudly live

streaming the parade for a third year in a row. you can watch today starting at 1230 wherever you stream. abc seven news. and we know a lot of you are heading out to the parade or just going to enjoy time outside, so let's get a check of that forecast with meteorologist lisa argen. so lisa, is it a good day to be outside today? >> yeah, it's dry for most of us, although we are tracking a few sprinkles up in the north bay. so an atmospheric river is really pounding the pacific northwest. and we have a couple of showers up towards santa rosa, petaluma. but other than a few sprinkles out there, we will remain cloudy with some sunny breaks from time to time. 648 the official sunrise 557 at sets, that's 11 hours, nine minutes of daylight. in about two weeks we will spring ahead and of course get that later sunset. here's a look at all that activity in the pacific northwest. and as we go in a little bit closer, the north bay here up towards i-80 and fairfield, looking at a little bit of wet weather. a few sprinkles. this is mainly

confined to the morning hours. you can see here and then back towards american canyon highway 12 throughout san rafael, highway 101 from santa rosa to penngrove and nevada, a few sprinkles and towards bolinas. so, looking at the cloudy skies over our sutro tower camera over the city, i should say. and those sparkling lights out there 51 downtown. it's a mild 50 in oakland, with 48 in hayward and san jose, 46 redwood city, half moon bay. and from our roof camera, you can see scattered clouds, 51 santa rosa and concord with 54 by the delta. so temperatures are in the 40s and 50s much milder with that blanket of low and mid-level clouds with us this morning. so with the cloud cover today, we still retain the mild temperatures above average. and then throughout tuesday, wednesday, thursday we'll have sunny skies above average temperatures. parts of the bay will stay mild, on friday other parts will get cooler and then leading to perhaps a few showers

as we get into a new weather pattern, a new month, and the first weekend of march. there's a look at the cloud cover as we go through your sunday. even on monday. can't rule out a sprinkle or two with the cloud cover staying with us. and then there's our mostly sunny tuesday rainfall amounts confined to the far north bay. so really not anything to talk about out here, except for the fact that we won't have the bright blue sky that we've had. temperatures, though, remaining not only above average as we get to wednesday, high pressure builds and we're well into the 70s. could be san francisco's warmest day. i think this is conservative. will be a little bit warmer there. mid 70s around the bay shore keeping that warmth with us thursday. and then we skip ahead to sunday where we've got the cooler conditions. notice those 50s arriving along the shoreline. upper 60s, low to mid 70s today. clouds for the most part, and black joy allowing for not only the cloud cover a few peeks of

sun low to mid 60s from noontime through about 4:00 this afternoon and then dropping off through the upper 50. the accuweather seven day forecast. we've got partly to mostly cloudy skies through tomorrow. sunny, milder. tuesday, wednesday thursday is looking pretty nice and notice we hold on to that warmth on friday. but things are changing ♪ it's a little pill with a big story to tell. ♪ ♪ i take once-daily jardiance... ♪ ♪ ...at each day's start. ♪ ♪ as time went on, it was easy to see. ♪ ♪ i'm lowering my a1c! ♪ and for adults with type 2 diabetes... ...and known heart disease, jardiance can lower the risk of cardiovascular death, too. serious side effects include increased ketones in blood or urine, which can be fatal.

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ever original series, win or lose is now playing on disney plus. abc seven news anchor 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. huddle 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 the 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 kari 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

i'd 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 you'd do something like that, right? uh- that's crazy that livius. >> 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. >> girl, 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 because 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. >> we ever found our water. >> 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+. >> looks good. 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 doj's team this week. and law enforcement is still searching for a suspected gunman. what we're learning after an officer was shot in

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abc seven mornings live. >> welcome back. good morning to you. i'm gloria rodriguez. thank you so much for joining us this half hour. we're getting a look at your forecast with meteorologist lisa argen. lisa, we were talking about how the black joy parade is going on today. there's a lot going on outdoors. is it a good weekend to be outside? >> yeah, temperatures are very mild. in fact haven't dropped off much overnight. we're well into the 50s in some spots, but all that cloud cover has insulated us. there are a few showers in the north bay, so really different conditions depending on where you are. i-80 out towards fairfield and westward towards vallejo. a few sprinkles, also san rafael and muir beach. but as we look at pier 39, look at that nice and clear beautiful start with 51 downtown, 50 in oakland, 46 half

moon bay exploratorium camera. it is clear 51 santa rosa and concord. 24 hour temperature change, a lot milder in the north bay and not as mild but still comfortable going through 9:00. it's mostly cloudy, upper 50s peeks of sun, east bay and south bay 60 to low 70s. warmest locations, and we'll talk about a few sprinkles lingering into monday in the north bay. gloria. >> lisa, thank you so much. 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 the police station on floribunda avenue. there was a huge response from about half a 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 awhile 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. now to washington. 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. 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 who 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 u.s. treasury department as part of the sweeping cuts to the government. on 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 advises employees not to respond until getting further guidance from their immediate leadership. and speaking of the new fbi director, patel may be taking on another big role in the trump administration. he is expected to be named the acting head of the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives. the 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. among the federal government cuts, the trump administration has fired about 1000 newly hired national park service employees. their roles include cleaning and maintaining parks and also 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 also said in a new memo it will hire more seasonal workers than normal. coming up on this week, abc news anchor martha raddatz sits down one on one with homeland security secretary kristi noem about the

trump administration's continuing immigration crackdown. this comes after the u.s. designated several latin american cartels as terrorist organizations. 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 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 onto other flights. well, it is tax season and this weekend people in fremont had a chance to get help with their taxes while enjoying their taxes while enjoying some tacos. the free event was hosted by california state senator aisha wahab and golden state opportunity. the silicon valley democrat says 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 really important. the deadline to file your taxes is april 15th, right around the corner. well, still ahead on abc seven mornings. from plans 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. and let's get a live look from our roof camera. check that out. just

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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 multilevel 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. well it's yours. 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 christia, abc seven news. >> and this is all possible thanks to a $3.5 million grant from the gordon and betty moore

foundation. to get more information, you can go to abc7 news.com. now let's get a quick check of the conditions outside with lisa. lisa, how's it looking out there? >> wow. well, look at that glassy looking bay. just beautiful out there. you can see a few clouds. this is from our exploratorium camera. temperatures are in the 40s and 50s this morning. partly cloudy for most, a few sprinkles in the north bay. and we'll keep overhead those high clouds today, but not enough to cool us off. it's another mild one. my accuweather seven day forecast is coming up. >> beautiful look out there. thank you lisa. also next the dubs are on seven jimmy butler makes his they just played a munch better game. did you say munch? sounds like someone's craving my new crispy boneless wings... jack, what'd you think of today's loss? embarrassing... try my new crispy boneless wings and so munch more! welcome to jack in the box! ♪ ♪

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know what i'm doing tonight? i'm pouring chocolate all over... my new banana french toast sticks! crispy, fluffy, and just $3.49! what'd you think i was gonna say? get so munch more. welcome to jack in the box! partly to mostly cloudy conditions. pretty active pacific northwest. and as we get in closer. live doppler seven. picking up on some showers in the north bay. they're not amounting to much. and as we go in closer, you've had a few showers around santa rosa. i-80

out towards fairfield, back westward american canyon in vallejo, and then into hercules. looking at a little bit of wet weather to get started. 80 richmond and perhaps a little sprinkle activity across the richmond san rafael bridge. beautiful view here. this, of course, is santa cruz, where we're looking at the clear conditions. it is 51 back home downtown, 50 in oakland, 48 in hayward and san jose. and another view of this beauty here from outside our window. 51 santa rosa and concord with 49, in napa, san jose. look at that bright sky right now where temperatures once again well into the 70s. so we'll have a few more clouds today. still 60 and 70 for temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above average, going up to about 15 degrees above average. tuesday, wednesday and thursday around parts of the bay. we'll hold on to the warmth in the south bay, likely on friday, but cooler everywhere else. and then possibly maybe a

few light showers. so things will be changing as we get into march. but the final days of february pretty mild. despite the cloud cover today and a few sprinkles into your early monday. otherwise, we get into stronger high pressure. the moisture retreats and we're sunny again on tuesday. in terms of rainfall, the really isn't much out there. but you saw the radar, so a couple hundredths not out of the question this morning and then again into perhaps mid-morning on monday. here's a look at how warm we'll get. i think we'll see upper 60s to mid 70s in most areas. this is wednesday, and with one of the warmer days here in san francisco, the temperatures will sort of stay elevated at that range from upper 60 to 70 into thursday. but then as we skip ahead to the second half of the weekend on sunday, those stronger northwesterly winds are back. we're back to reality with temperatures dropping off, certainly at the shoreline and then into the 60s elsewhere. but

as for today, we'll call it partly to mostly cloudy numbers around 70 for you in concord again, 70 for san jose, a little more filtered sun from the east bay to the south bay, the mid and upper 60s from the north bay and also into the east bay for the black joy parade. we'll see low to mid 60s. nice weather, comfortable conditions, light winds and then by 6:00 in the upper 50s, the accuweather seven day forecast sort of a repeat performance into monday. sunny, much warmer tuesday, wednesday and thursday for parts of the bay. the coast will be coolest and the upper elevations and then by the end of the week, still mild for some, but turning cooler along the shoreline could introduce a few sprinkles into next weekend. >> gloria. sounds like a beautiful week. thank you lisa. well the sports now the warriors are fighting to get into a better playoff position in the western conference. with just 26 games left in the regular season, it is 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 can 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 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 joined the lineup. and then friday night the warriors balanced 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 bryant young on the horn doing a great job. the debut of former team usa head coach bruce arena as the quakes head man and 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 too. 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. gaels 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 pla. 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. maxime reno, 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 with 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 and mavericks at 1230 later today on abc seven. send it back to you chris. >> thank you. 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

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joining us here are the seven things to know this morning. number one, an officer is injured and a suspect is on the loose in hillsborough. investigators say a police officer was ambushed and struck by gunfire in the rear parking lot of the police station. number two, president trump touted his firing of several top military leaders at a conference on saturday. it is the latest firing spree from the administration. thousands more of civilian workers are set to be laid off this week. number three, hamas is condemning israel for postponing the release of palestinian prisoners. this comes after the militant group released six israeli hostages on saturday. hamas is calling on mediators to pressure israel into releasing the prisoners. number four the pope is still in critical condition but alert. he had a

restful night as he undergoes treatment for pneumonia and a complex infection. an update on his condition is expected today. >> number five. more clouds for the afternoon. temperatures still above average 60 and 70. >> number six, today is the final day for the santa cruz chowder cook-off. the cook-off starts at 10 a.m. along the beach boardwalk. public tastings open at 1 p.m. the clam chowder cook-off is the longest running competition of its kind in the country. number seven today, oakland hosts the eighth annual black joy parade. abc7's julian glover and zach fuentes will be hosting the event. abc seven will stream the parade live starting at 1230. you can watch it wherever you stream. abc seven news. it's going to be a lot of fun. and thank you so much for joining us today. i'm gloria rodriguez along with lisa argen. abc seven news continues at 9:00. have a wonderful day.

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