reporter: tara campbell, abc 7 news. ama: let's turn to the weather.i was just feeling the sun on me today. it felt nice. dan: it is nice. we took the dog for a walk today and it is glorious outside. i know we need the rain but this is spectacular. >> it is great for any outdoor activities from walking the dog to basking in the sun, but not good for the water supply. clearly i have some great news. before we get to that, let's talk about how mild it was today. we got into the low 70's in places like fairfield, santa rosa and 60's for many parts of the bay area. it was a mild and sunny afternoon. check out what's coming. sunday, onshore winds ramping up and temperatures are going to drop into the 50's and 60's. it is really monday and tuesday that will feel more like winter, temperatures dropping below average. when you are in the low 50's to upper 50's, you will feel the chill. get ready to swap out short sleeves for the long sleeves. high clouds are coming in. low 60's from san francisco to oakland. san jose, 66 degrees. we are loo loo loo now. 65 in

tara campbell brings us her story. tara: shining shoes, helped save rachel's life.er years spent on the streets, battling addiction good rachel: the level of terror i was drinking to not be aware of was pretty intense. tara: struggling to get sober, stumbling into what would become her life's work. rachel: i had circumstances where i needed to make money quick. i came and tried it and fell in love. tara: turning the passion into a business and paying it forward, employing others facing addiction. rachel: there is a lot that happens here. it is a job but it is also a lot of personal growth. tara: freddie cook is one of those people. freddie: the customer save lot -- saved my life. tara: customers providing a connection and the work providing a purpose. freddie: this was a safe space for a recovering alcoholic. tara: that space all but gone, the pandemic taking a toll on the financial district storefronts. rachel: all of a sudden, door shut. tara: the only employee she did not have to like always freddie. freddie: it was jampacked, for people busy eight hours a day. i

she says the plan is to meet this week whether they vote is up in the air tara campbell abc 7 news. meantime there were some vandalism at board president gary yee's home. we saw at least one broken light on the ground. he tells abc 7 news. this won't affect his decision though on those school closures. all new at 11 a mother viciously attacked in front of her young children all because the perpetrator thought she cut her in line at a richmond drive-thru the situation escalates rapidly and all of it is caught on camera. lunch time on february 5th at the mcdonald's on mcdonald avenue near richmond civic center. you can hear the mother trying to console her crying children as they're being threatened. then the confrontation takes a dangerous turn. don't cry. it's okay. of this gets worse because police say when the mother got out of her car to check on the damage the irate driver hit her dragged her 150 feet across the mcdonald's parking lot when she was on the ground injured that suspect then got out of her car and punched the mother several times before driving off. detectives call t

in the newsroom, tara campbell, abc 7 news. ama: thank you for that report. where ukraine may be more than 6000 miles away, we will likely see our lives affected as well. dan: the price of gas is the obvious impact, but not the only one. details on that coming up at 6:30 tonight. for the latest information on this crisis as it happens, head to the abc seven bay area streaming up. our 24-7 livestream will have all the abc 7 news special reports on the crisis as well as our live, local newscasts. we also have a lot of video on demand about what is happening and why it matters. the streaming app is available for roku, amazon fire, apple or android tv, just search abc seven bay area. ama: now to the record-setting cold. the sun just set a few minutes ago. now temperatures will start dropping. this live view is from our east bay hills camera. meteorologist sandhya patel joins us with tonight's quote forecast. sandhya we are in a cold snap and we will get out of it in one more day. a live picture from pier 39. a beautiful view. record lows, mid 20's. 30 in redwood

here is tara campbell. reporter: a city under siege. ukrainian soldiers bracing for more attacks on the capital. u.s. defense officials say russian military forces are staging 20 miles outside of kyiv. it is believed some of the forces are disoriented, taken back by the difficulty of the mission. ukrainian president zelensky standing his ground. >> we know we are defending our country, land, and our children's futures. reporter: thousands of miles away, listening and watching, this family monitoring from their home in fremont. >> how could they attacked this beautiful city? i did not believe this wouldel happen. reporter: watching and wondering what is next. yuri and his wife with deep ties in the capital. >> it is hard to see, families s -- to see families, friends. >> it is my c it i just fear it is where i should be. reporter: despite the danger, she says there is no way she is leaving her home. >> we have an airfield nearby. reporter: it got even closer. just hours after we spoke, russian forces attacked a town less than a mile away

she says the plan is to meet this week whether they vote is up in the air tara campbell abc 7 news. and there was some vandalism at board president gary yee's home. we saw it at least one broken light on the ground there. he tells abc 7 news. this won't affect his decision on school closures. a mother was viciously attacked in front of her young children all because the perpetrator thought she cut her in line at a richmond drive-thru the situation escalates rapidly. all of it is caught on video. lunchtime on february 5th at the mcdonald's on mcdonald avenue near richmond civic center. you can hear the mother trying to console her crying children as they are being threatened. then the confrontation takes a dangerous turn. don't cry. it's okay. the mother got out of her car to check on the damage the irate driver hit her then dragged her 150 feet across the mcdonald's parking lot when she was on the ground injured the suspect got out. her car and punched the mother several times before driving off detectives call that driver violent and dangerous. they are asking for your help to appr

tara campbell has more on how you can help. tara: the situation in ukraine intensifies as and so is the humanitarian crisis. patrick is a volunteer with the polish school in walnut creek. >> we're so help less being thousands and thousands of miles away. >> people fleeing ukraine streaming into neighboring poland. >> all those coming into the country with nothing but a backpack on their back and all of a sudden need to start a new life. >> polish school is hosting an event at larky park. there you can show your support. >> we want to do anything to raise awareness and help these people out who are left with nothing at this point. and funds are key says igor markov. he's with nova ukraine, a nonprofit based out of palo alto. you can make a donation online add provide much needed supplies. >> diapers and just basic necessity. also urging people working in tech to take note. your donation might go farther than you think. >> google, netflix, apple. there are a number of companies that match donation. >> asking people to hold off on

tara campbell has more on how you can help. tara: the situation in ukraine intensifies as and so is the humanitarian crisis. patrick is a volunteer with the polish school in walnut creek. >> we're so help less being thousands and thousands of miles away. >> people fleeing ukraine streaming into neighboring poland. >> all those coming into the country with nothing but a backpack on their back and all of a sudden need to start a new life. >> polish school is hosting an event at larky park. there you can show your support. >> we want to do anything to raise awareness and help these people out who are left with nothing at this point. and funds are key says igor markov. he's with nova ukraine, a nonprofit based out of palo alto. you can make a donation online add provide much needed supplies. >> diapers and just basic necessity. also urging people working in tech to take note. your donation might go farther than you think. >> google, netflix, apple. there are a number of companies that match donation. >> asking people to hold off on

. >> tara campbell, abc7news. dan: after 25 years, i suspect has been identified in the death of a union city woman found beaten to death in the north bay. tonight, what we know about the suspect and how investigators were able to solve this cold case. ama: the latest on the building tensions between russia and ukraine. what the kremlin is saying today and your heart is at the heart of everything you do. and if you have heart failure, entrust your heart to entresto. it's the number one heart failure brand prescribed by cardiologists. entresto was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. heart failure can change the structure of your heart, so it may not work as well. entresto helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body. and with a healthier heart, there's no telling where life may take you. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb

as tara campbell reports, tensions are running high. reporter: as anxious times. she is now worrying about relatives in kyiv. >> we have to return du r summer. reporter: they are well aware of the battle ahead. >> the majority of our colleagues in france are there. they will not leave ukraine. they will fight in their own positions. reporter: while the bay area might feel farther away from home than ever, the young family finds comfort in staying connected. >> it is helpful to continue to have my networking with friends. reporter: and staying close to friends here. igor is on the board of nova ukraine. he also has family in lyiv. >> we have discussed potential associations -- situations where they might have to relocate. >> i suggested they might need to leave their building for a few days if things go bad. >> a feeling of anxiety, but are in this situation from 2020. reporter: a year that saw deadly political unrest. the fight between ukrainian forces and russian backed rebels is ongoing. >> we became more resilient for this because eight years ago, it was a tota

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tara campbell has the story you will only see on abc 7 news. the nonprofit roots of peace. >> it breaks my heart to hear this because i have fought a battle for the last six months. tara: a battle to save dozens of employees who narrowly missed escape from kabul airport, now a taliban target. the women are the most wonderful. >> these women continue to work for roots of peace and are g nslands with trees and building businesses. women are leading the way. we changed her name and blurt her face to protect her identity. >> they won't accept you as a woman. they don't accept you as a human even. afghanistan is a ranked the most -- i can't say it. tara: heidi is quick to point out that bringing these women here from afghanistan not only helps keep them safe, but the bay area will also benefit. >> these women are businesswomen. they have been meant toward by the funding we have so generously received. tara: she says their efforts to build a peaceful afghanistan need to be recognized. >> these afghan women who work for me and have worked for me for do

tara campbell, abc 7 eyewitness news. >> san francisco landmarks were also glowing in the ukrainian colors. protests and rallies at every one of them a call to action to help the people of ukraine. >> i call on all the russians, do not stand idle. your time is not at the rallies. we ukrainians can talk to the media. we can organize the rally. you should be calling on people at home so they are not silent. >> that emotional plea coming from a ukrainian american at the foot of market street in san francisco yesterday. hundreds gathered to show their support for ukraine and condemn the actions of vladimir putin. many ukrainians are asking not just for a show support but for concrete actions from international governments. several nations are imposing the biggest sanction on russia so far impacting its banks. ryan curry spoke with experts on whether that is enough. >> ukrainians are very brave and ukrainian army is very brave. ryan: natalia is waking up every day fearing for family members. she is a scholar at uc berkeley and visiting from ukraine. she says russian troops have moved interfamil

in the newsroom, tara campbell, abc 7 eyewitness news. liz: san francisco landmarks were also glowing in the ukrainian colors. to the civic auditorium in city hall. saturday was marked with protests and rallies at every one of them a call to action to help the people of ukraine. >> i call on all the russians, do not stand idle. your time is not at the rallies. we ukrainians can talk to the media. we can organize the rally. you should be calling on people at home so they are not silent. liz: that emotional plea coming from a ukrainian american at the foot of market street in san francisco. hundreds gathered to show their support for ukraine and condemn the actions of vladimir putin. many ukrainians are asking not just for a show support but for concrete actions from international governments. several nations are imposing the biggest sanction on russia so far impacting its banks. abc7news reporter ryan curry spoke with experts on whether that is enough. >> ukrainians are very brave and ukrainian army is very brave. ryan: natalia is waking u

hundreds of people spent today showing solidarity for the ukrainian people abc 7 news reporter tara campbell continues our coverage tonight with that part of the story. from young to old one nationality to the next the bay area getting behind ukraine watching the news and she said we've got to do something more than just watch this a sea of support sunday in front of san francisco city hall. i want to show the whole world how ukraine is resisting right now. it's been four days. it's really unbearable situation there the father of one year old twins. he says it all hits too close to home. there's so many children. going my parents. they're living like very close to the children's hospital and yesterday the like russian missile reach it. that's where it very terrific terrifying for me one speaker after another taking to the stage the crowd chanting. hopes of diplomacyf diploma no in russia. you cannot have talks. you cannot have diplomacy is a serial killer. you cannot trust them their word. worthless proud of their people for standing ground, but worried what could come realle realle rl to uk

let's get to abc 7 news reporter terry campbell with more on the latest in kyiv. tara: all eyes are on kyiv. emily's split while some are forced into shelter, others taking up arms while while here are left watching and waiting. a city under siege, ukrainian soldiers bracing for more attacks on the capital. u.s. defense officials say russian military forces are staging about 20 miles outside of kyiv. while it is believed some of the forces are disoriented, taken back by the difficulty of the mission, ukrainian president zelensky standing his ground in central kyiv. >> we know we are defending our country, our land, and our children's futures. >> thousands of miles away, listening and watching, this family monitoring every moment from their home in fremont. >> how could they just attack this beautiful gem of a city? i was completely -- we did not believe this would happen. tara: watching and wondering what is >> -- what is next, he and his wife with deep ties in the capital. >> it is very sad. hunkered down in the nearby cith of kyiv. >> it is where i feel i should be.