from cbs news bay area, this is the evening edition. >> the san francisco cherry blossom festival is underway. but high profile violent attacks loomed over the celebrations. plus an effort is underway to restore some of the iconic chinatown lanterns destroyed in the recent storms. and san luis reservoir at capacity after the recent storms. good evening, i'm brian hackney. >> i'm andrea nakano. san francisco residents and leaders are dealing with the fallout following two high-profile crimes the last week. the beating of former san francisco fire commissioner on wednesday. and the stabbing death of former tech ceo bob lee the day before. but the concern from some about safety in the city didn't steam to stop people from coming out to japantown today for the annual cherry blossom festival. >> our da lin was among them speaking with residents and the mayor about how to address

those concerns. >> reporter: these two grandparents spent decades living and working in san francisco. >> i was born and raised in san francisco. >> reporter: donald thon and mimi are both retired. they moved to south san francisco 20 years ago. they love the cherry blossom festival. it's one of the few times they come back to the city each year. >> after this, we are going home, we probably won't see this place for another year. i'm sorry. no. i do not feel safe. >> reporter: when they do visit, they come prepared with a pepper spray. >> i have it all set. i will turn it and i just walk around like this in my pocket. this is what i do. and he has his little whistle. blow it. >> reporter: donald and mimi say the city they knew and loved has changed for the worse. >> you can't even carry a purse. i don't. i'm scared. i don't wear my jewelry that i used to wear. it is totally different now. >> i used to be proud to be called a san franciscan. now disaoint. totall

doneed tolook at the crime statistics. they point to the open air drug markets. mimi says there is no staff nor this street condition. this makes people feel unsafe walking down the street. >> we need to go addressively after the open air drug dealing in the tenderloin. not just from a local level, but a state and federal level. when that support kicks in, it will be a new day if san francisco. >> reporter: mayor london breed says help is on the way from state and federal partners. she plans to release more information at a later time. the city approved $25 million in police overtime to deal with staffing shortage. the mayor believes more ambassadors will also help restore safety. >> we are going to be adding more ambassadors to irving and other parts of other communities where they didn't exist before. that is alternative to policing people who understand policing and have relationships. >> reporter: mayor breed says safety continues to be her number one priority. she says the killing of tech executive bob lee and the bating of donc

unacceptable. >> i love you ms. breed. but get your butt in action, please, jesus christ. >> the mayor said they are aggressively recruiting more police officers but it will take years to fully staff the department because they are currently down by more than 500 officers. we will take a quick look at stats. in 2019, this was a few years ago, chicago's murder rate was four times higher than san francisco's. it was three times higher in dallas. but property crimes are still much higher in san francisco. >> many of the iconic lanterns in san francisco's chinatown neighborhood were destroyed during our recent winter storms. now the community is stepping up to help replace them. >> but as betty yu shows us, it

comes at a high price. >> you can tell that the hail has done some damage here. >> reporter: chinatown's famous lanterns that have dressed up grand avenue the last ten years took a beating during recent storms. they were no match against the hail, winds. mother left them in such bad shape, an entire flock of lanterns had to be taken down. many that are left are torn. >> pretty heartbroken actually. a lot of the store owners afterward asked how we can install new lanterns. >> reporter: lanterns symbolize love and prosperity. jenny chan, associate director of the chinatown merchant association has partnered with be chinatown to start a fund raising effort

for new lanterns. the cofounder lily low says that are more than just a photoop. >> they are the beauty and symbolism of chinatown. without the lanterns, i feel like there is no color. >> a lot of people come to chinatown, take photos of the lanterns. it helps us a lot because people look at instagram. >> reporter: in fact, during our interview, we saw people doing just that. taking photos with the lanterns in the background. each string of lanterns costs about a thousand dollars. including labor and materials. this time around, they plan to hire contractors to properly install each string. and to improve its life span. >> this is something new and challenging for us. but we are going to find innovative ways to secure it with better brackets for the new lanterns and also, if we overfund raise, we will also install lanterns

on the 500 block of grant avenue since the store owners always complain about safety. >> reporter: its goal is $50,000. the two groups are thankful for the outpouring of support so far. they hope they can replace all the lanterns before the summer tourist season. alaska airline sponsors the chinese new year parade and they have pledged to match donations up to $20,000. it is not okay to take our joy. is it? >> no. >> so we got to fight. >> hundreds of people came out to a rally and march in san francisco today. drag up fight back was organized by the san francisco democratic party in partnership with several queer organizations. it is a protest against what they describe as a nationwide attack on trans rights. dozens of bills have been introduced this year across the country that deal with lgbtq issues including access to health care as well as laws that limit the

visibility of drag. >> kids need to grow up as they are. and they need to be able to express who they are. and, i think that is really important and i don't think that should be stopped. >> this year, more than 300 bills have been introduced and more than 30 states that would ban gender affirming care for minors, 11 states have active bans. in total, state lawmakers introduced more than 450 anti-lgbtq bills this year. biden administration is proposing a new federal rule involving transgender athletes. it would make total bans of franks athletes a violation of title nine. >> i want to say directly to lgbtqia plus kids, you are loved just as you are. >> the supreme court is denying an emergency request this week, a ruling that means that a 12-year-old transgender girl in west virginia can run track on the girl's team for now. the

debate about letting trans athletes compete in women's sports reached a boiling point at san francisco state earlier this week. people there did not agree with the speaker. this is the scene at san francisco state on thursday after a speech by a former college swimmer who is fighting to prevent trans women from participating in women's sports. protesters followed her, shouting her down. officers had to escort her to a different location following the event. nobody was arrested. monterrey county officials say the water quality is back to normal and safe to drink again. this comes weeks after heavy flooding and residents were told to use bottled water until further notice. recent testing met all drinking standards. on the other hand, testing is underway on a new backup water transmission line in benicia after a hillside in

fairfield collapsed and broke the city's main water line. testing on the bypass could take about a week. if you head over pacheco pass and look to the san luis reservoir any time before december it would be my gosh, how low that is. not anymore. it serves as a major supplier for silicon valley. the snow pack is 237% of average. the district says there is a cloud behind this silver lining. >> the reality is, we will come up to another drought again. so why not keep the habits in place so that we, you know, are careful with our water supply and our water use and conservation and we make that a way of life here in santa clara county. >> we have had wet years before. but they have been followed by drought. a warning from state

wildlife officials. bears are on the hunt for food on unfamiliar ground driving bears to lower elevations. the california department of fish and wildlife says as tahoe bears are coming out of hibernation, they are finding record snow pack instead of grass and food. the animals then will soon start moving to the lower elevations. >> they are going to be crossing into areas where the bears are not just as comfortable with. maybe going into new areas where they have never been before. >> the key to keep the hungry visitors away is simple. don't leave any food out, whether it is in bird feeders, garbage cans or in your car. well, still ahead tonight at 11:00, we will take you to a special exhibit underway. highlighting the sights and sounds of bolllywood. and the first alert forecast. we are getting to use a map we haven't had a chance to show off the past several weeks. the one that shows temperatures above average this time of year. we are getting that tomorrow. i will show you how far coming up in the

complete first alert forecast. and with things beginning to warm up, stars will be o na. we will show you what's in when we come back. we are grocery outlet and we are your bargain bliss market. what's bargain bliss?

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science. and with warmer weather coming on, there's a whole universe waiting for you. and here's what's up with the sky at night, tonight. first, as we head into spring, mercury is rising. >> mercury. quick moving, but not a place to go to. it would take a long time to get there and it is jolly hot. >> it is also not easy to see. but between now and april 11th, it will be at its highest and most visible in the evening sky for the entire year. that same night, venus is right next to the pleades. so close you can catch them both in binoculars. the light from venus takes nine minutes to reach your eyes. light from the pliades has been traveling

since 1579. and time for a meteor shower. they won't be as famous as the famous russian meteor ten years ago, but they put on a famous show in the pre-dawn hours of april 23rd. and on the fact that if you are up that early, you might as well catch saturn hanging near the moon on the 15th and 16th a coupleover hours before sunrise. finally, a new comet has been discovered. not the green comet of january which was billed as amazing. but wasn't really. this one is the romantically named c-2023a3. doesn't look like much now, but who knows. it might become as bright as neowise was back in 2020. we'll have to wait until october to find out. and of course, all of this r > whic why . peis going abis warm. ise.s ofe whe you okeds

couldn't seeit but out of the corner of your eye you could. did you go to mount tam to look at it? >> i did. >> it will be warm tomorrow. so let's get into that. this is what andrea has been waiting for. mid 70s are coming tomorrow. it was upper 60s todays. it was already pretty nice. we had a wonderful first half of the weekend. but as we get into tomorrow, temperatures are going to climb noticeably. so that easter sunday will be, you will step outside and go oh wow. it does feel like spring. low to mid 50s out there now. if we take a look at the temperature trend, 69 will be average. you know where you were friday and saturday. the question after that is, you don't have to stay there too long. it will cool down a little bit monday. monday still cooler. wednesdaday gets

coldrontcomingand we will go back to below average. that cold front is part of a system that would try to bring us rain. watch this thing fall apart. it looks impressive but it lifts away. and we don't get the rain. but we need to look at this in a different way. rather than the rain, let's look at the wind. and when you do that, you can see why this thing is going to really cool our temperatures down. because the cold front shows up. the deeper the shade of purple, the higher the wind. you can see the line come through. that is on wednesday. going into wednesday, we will get that rush of cold air behind it. when we go to the seven day forecast, you see temperatures take a dip, that is why. sometimes these things are hard to spot. if you look at it the right way, it becomes clear. if you play it across the next seven days, there is not a cloud in the sky. so you wouldn't really see anything

here. it doesn't look like a wind advisory. 70 degrees tomorrow. so that is 75 in the inland valleys. 70 in oakland. a pretty nice day. but you are back down to 59 on wednesday. when that cold front comes through. if we look at the micro climates for our inland valleys. there is that 75. concord, livermore, you will go back down to 63. not as dramatic. and the north bay will do the same thing. it will be a wonderful day for easter sunday if you don't have outdoor plans yet. maybe this is a good time to make some. okay. guys, back over to you. it's me. next in sports, one game remains for the golden state warriorsful and that one game has become a must-win situation. the details on the dubs' potential playoff path and one of the newest arms was spoiled by the other newest pitcher. the recap from oracle park is coming up next. .

welcome back. we are scoreboard watching. win tomorrow in portland, the dubs are guaranteed to make the playoffs. there is no need to worry about the play in tournament and we do not want to play in that. lose, you can't lose in portland. if you do, it gets a little dicey. the clippers won, if they beat the sons it will be la, phoenix, the four versus five. the warriors would head to sacramento as the sixth seed. transition to baseball. how can you not be romantic about baseball? bottom four, lamont wade sends it on a ride. that was 111 miles per hour off the

bat. into mccovey cove. shawn got the start. went six innings of one run baseball. then the bullpen doors swung open. ross stripling came out. and salvador perez went yard.. giants had a chance to take the lead right back. basesloaded. nobody out. and the next three hitters swung and miss. top nine, camila. a runner on third. and that is not going to help. play at the plate. and it was nate easto in who had the tag from sable. royals six, giants five. kansas city goes for the sweep tomorrow. as for the as , this mascot race. the most competitive thing at tropicana field this for oakland until his second

start. two runs score, that was it for fuji. gave up three hits. but five earned runs over four and a third innings. sixth inning, runners at the corners for brandon. and he sends that one a long way. knocks in both of those runners. rays win it. 11-0, as will look to avoid being swept for the first time this season. tomorrow. soccer. quakes lit up the scoreboard against the red bulls first. with a goal from christian espinoza, the quakes have let some goals up late in games. and tonight, no exception. tom barlow in the 17th minute. tied it at 1-1. that's your final. quakes take the draw. they are now 3-2-2 on the season. nhl. sharks hosting connor mcdavid and the oilers in san jose's home finale. the best player in hockey. goal from mcdavid. his

games. and that's how they end the regular season. more sports is straight ahead. green jacket sunday is set to be a marathon. how weather delays have turned tomorrow into a mental and physical test in augusta. recap from rounds two, slash three. coming up next.

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more inclement weather forced moving day to become a half day at the office of augusta. earlier in the afternoon, the second round had to be finished. tiger woods was right on the cut line. woods needs his birdie putt and he sinks it to make his 23rd straight masters cut on the number. john rom had nine holes left in his second round. puts it in from off the green on 17. he finished the round with a three under 69. round three to tiger. the par putt just missed. woods' sixth over through seven holes. last among the players hecult.

ckelso. longdisix d he drains i that briefly moved lefty into a tie for fourth. back to the leaders. kepka on two. out of the bunker. rolls it close to set up a birdie. rom's second shot. rolls across the green. led to his first of two straight bogeys which opened up a four shot lead. when the rain started coming in. the umbrellas came out and folks headed for the exits. >> tomorrow will be a long day. put your feet up. not do a whole lot the rest of the day. i'll be on the couch chilling. >> he's feeling good. on the couch with a four stroke lead. john will look to chase him down. they will resume play 8:30 tomorrow morning.

sam bennett has been ready for his masters moment since he was three years old. bennett is an amateur. and playing in the final group at the masters. how about that? so apologies to any of his professors at texas a&m if he doesn't have his homework in on monday. >> college work. >> coach has been bugging me about that. i'm not worried about school right now. >> the person who finished second made $1.6 million. is there any part of you that sees the prize money? >> yeah. i don't know. >> he is in contention to win a lot of money but he can't because he is an amateur. but he is not doing money this week. it is all about golf. this is a big stage for him right now. >> might be doing some

accounting actually. >> oh yeah. >> charlie walter, thank you so much. coming up next, it is april 8th or 408. so we will head to san jose to see how they are celebrating their special day. we are grocery outlet and we are your bargain bliss market. what's bargain bliss? you know that feeling you get when you find the name brands you know and love, but for way, way less? that's bargain bliss. it's grocery outlet's 20% off wine sale going on now till april 11 we have hundreds of wines sure to pair with any gathering.

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>> the sites and sounds of bollly wood filled san francisco's asian art museum sod. beyond bollywood celebrates the visual arts in south and southeast asia. it features paintings, sculptures and videos from present day bollywood to its origins. dancers performed traditional folk dancing. gave lessons and even invited everyone to dance later on. beyond bollywood is on display through early july. thmexitaaza for ebr pca

festivities. local vendors. and a classic car show. >> i saw a lot of beautiful art. >> san jose day is the fourth of april. it is 408. which happens to be the area code. at least it has been since 1959. and kids in berkeley are getting a jump start on easter with an egg hunt this morning. there was quite the turnout. a lot of families trying to snag all the candy they could and a chance to get their picture taken with the easter bunny. >> how fun. >> what was the area code in san jose before it was 408? >>

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