. good morning, it's saturday, february 26th. thank you for joining us. i'm devin fehely. let's start with a quick check of the weather with first alert meteorologist darren peck. >> we have a beautiful view from the top of the sales force tower. it's cold. the temperatures are almost as cold as they were yesterday at

this time. and just warm enough we don't have froze warnings or frost advisories. the temperatures are in the low 30s, mid- to upper 30s for other locations. 37 in concord. 38, san jose. santa rosa went down to 30. 31, livermore. bundle up. it's cold out there. we're not looking at fog, thankfully and that is good. and we have high clouds showing up, which will make today look not as clear. blue skies yesterday, and we're going to see them increase the next few hours. we'll go into the low it mid- 60s for day time ties and where we should be -- day time highs and where we should be. back to you. russian troops are moving closer to ukraine's capital this morning. there is fighting in the straights and officials issued a dire warning telling residents to take shelt in the subway. tina trace has more from london

-- tina krause has more from london. >> made it clear that ukraine's capital city is on the verge of an all-out assault from russian forces. ukrainiantrops are fighting back saying they destroyed the russian convoy on the outskirts of kyiv. ukraine's president is vowing to stay put in the capital and fight on, rallying ukrainians to defend their nation. he refused american help to evacuate saying, he needed more ammunition and not a ride. ukrainian tv is airing instructional videos showing people how to make molotov cocktails to launch at the enemy. the conflict has entered the third day since russian president putin unleashed an invasion that has killed more than 100 people and forced more than 100,000 to flee ukraine.

the u.s. and european allies sanctioned putin himself and his number will of the unusual security team. russian troops are not advancing as fast as anticipatedd. >> we see clear indications that ukrainian forces are fighting back and bravely defending their country. >> reporter: thousands are taking shelter underground. many in subways, not knowing what they will find when they come back out. tina krause, cbs news. new video this morning shows a russian missile hitting a residential apartment in ukraine. the missile slammed into a high- rise building on the southwestern outskirts of the capital city, hitting the 17th and 18th floors. it left the outer walls of several apartment units severely damaged that sparked fire inside and scattered

debris on the roads and buildings below. the interior minister said that no one was killed, but six people were wounded and taken to the hospital. >> ukrainian forces destroyed a russian military convoy near kyiv today and this happened west of the capital. ukrainian soldiers are shown going through the wreckage. so far, the country's military is fending off russian air and ground assaults in southern ukraine and in kyiv. as people across the bay area see the violent images from the war zone, many are finding ways to help. as kpix 5s katie neilsen explains, that could mean anything from going to an antiwar rally to gathering money and supplies for relief efforts. >> d only thing i can do is communicate to you what is happening. >> reporter: ukrainian college students talked about the impact the military action had on their home country as some

are still waiting to hear whether their family made it out safely. >> every second, i am checking my phone and trying to it, my parents and figure out where they are. connections are breaking up. it's hard. >> reporter: they're one group of people trying to raise money to help friends and family struggling a half a world away. >> my relatives in kyive scaped today. >> reporter: he is the director of nova ukraine, a nonprofit group that has been sendingish humanitarian aid to the country since 2014. they were collecting clothing and basic essentials to send over, but with the ukrainian airspace closed and shipping routes cut off, the donations are piling up. >> we're trying to find ways to continue shipments and help refugees. >> reporter: they need money more than household items right now. they ask for people to continue to show support and solidarity with those in ukraine. >> it's enough to watch it on

the news and think about the world that impacted our community. >> reporter: there is another rally in san francisco at noon in front of the ferry building. kathy neil sep, kpix 5. we have continuing coverage at kpix 5 and. to the coronavirus, the cdc will loosen mask guidelines for most americans. the announcements come after the agency found more than 70% of people live in an are where lower medium covid rates. that means if you're healthy and live in one of the areas, ditch the mask. that includes most places here in the bay area. >> we're in a stronger place in the nation with more tools to protect ourselves and our community from covid-19. >> santa clara county residents will have to wait longer. the county is dropping most indoor mask mandates next wednesday. despite that change, you will still need to mask up when

taking public transit. president biden is making good on a campaign promise to select the country's first african-american woman to be a supreme court justice. kpix 5s sarah donche has more on the historic choice. >> reporter: this could certainly mark the beginning of a new chapter for the supreme court. senate democrats want to push for a timely confirmation. >> judge jackson? >> yes. >> reporter: the white house shared know instagramvo between president biden and his nominee for the supreme court, judge jackson, the first black woman chosen to serve on the nation's highest court. >> reporter: would like to you go to the supreme court. how about that? >> i would be honored. >> she strives to be fair and get it right. to do justice. >> reporter: the 51-year-old federal appeals court judge is a harvard law school graduate who was a law clerk for justin stephen breyer, the man she

will replace if confirmed. >> i can only hope that my life and career, my love of this country and the constitution, and my commitment to upholding the rule of law and the sacred principles upon which this great nation was founded will inspire future generations of americans. >> reporter: legal experts say the nomination doesn't make history, but if seated, she could restore trust in the system at a critical time. >> the institution of the court, if it looks like the very people who will be subject to its decisions, those folks will have more trust in the process and in the court. >> reporter: retired judge cordell hopes judge jackson will be a consensus builder. >> she'll be able to somehow bring some of the justices together and get them to listen to one another function as a supreme court ought to. >> reporter: judge jackson is firm with the confirmation process. she went through it last year when she was nominated to the

district court. even if she doesn't get bipartisanship support, judge jackson can be confirmed still if she gets all 50 democratic votes and plus vice president kamala harris' tiebreaking vote. back to you. hearings are underway to determine if scott peterson will get a new trial. in the original trial, he was convicted of killing his wife and unborn son. the hearings center around a juror in the original trial accused of misconduct. peterson's attorney said that rochelle nice lied on her juror questionnaire about being a crime victim. they asked the -- the defense asked her about her filing a is unrestraining order against a woman. she said she filed the is unrestraining order due to ongoing issues with the woman confronting her and doesn't see herself as a victim. nice said she was trying to avoid a physical fight while she was pregnant. >> i think this is going the way the defense wants it to go. then they will bring in mark xerrigos and other members of the -- gerregos and other

members of the defense team to say, we never would have put her on the jury and goes to th heart about what wonder concerned about when we selected a jury. >> nice will be on the stand monday morning. still ahead on kpix 5 and streaming on cbs news bay area, pg&e is pushing for another significant rate hike. why customers could be paying more. and northern california almond growers growing concern. the freezing temperatures threaten their crops. . here's a live look outside before going to break. we'll be right back. perhap

. welcome back. the time now is 713 tomb. pg&e customers living in areas of risk of wildfires can see higher bills and outages in the coming years. that i have an ambitious and expensive plan to put lines under ground. they are requesting a rate hike of 21% by 2026. the money will cover the high cost of burying more than 10,000 miles of power lines. pg&e said long-term, it's a better solution than allowing the equipment to keep sparking fires. state regulators must review and approve the plan. that process could last until june. almond trees are in full bloom earlier. because of warmer conditions and dry weather. this week's cold snap is creating trouble for growers. >> these are our blooms on our

trees. >> reporter: an almond crop winter froze. chilling profits. >> a huge surprise. look at february and january. it's been dry and warm. >> yeah. >> reporter: kelly evans and tim taylor are almond growers in leave oak. >> that is a nonviable almond there. >> reporter: the cold snap is freezing their almonds during blooming season, killing them before they make it to harvest. >> our top concern is trying to figure out how we're going to pay the bills this we don't hav >> reporter: what are they doing to try to protect the crop? the couple said they're trying to fight the frost with irrigation. >> we can raise the temperature one degrees, maybe two degrees. even to 28 degrees where we're seeing massive crop damage. >> reporter: and the costs are mounting. >> i feel nauseated. it's just like the uncertainty and trying to plan and new like re-evaluating and recalculating the budgets. >> you hate to see this happen. >> reporter: mel machado said

the subfreezing temperatures are coming at a terrible time. >> there are early blooming varieties beyond peak and more susceptible. that gets rolled into a calculation. a decision as to what the total impacts are.

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