check out air bnb, jumping 4% today. the green for the year adam is here with his fast pitch for air bnb. why do you like air bnb. >> 27% of the workforce is working from home. that's mind blowing data the fact of the matter is air bnb say 24% of the folks renting from them are renting for 28 days or longer there are 150 users. that's get my attention as well. >> 27% of workers working from home, i would guess that number has been dwindling as offices start to reopen, that will continue. is there anything that makes you think that number is sticky? >> i think it's sticky the number one requirement folks want is flexibility. it is an employee world right now we are living. >> as we continue to reopen, how much competition will air bnb have from traditional hotels and resorts? >> you have the traditional brick and mortar establishments like marriott. they have 120,000 employees versus air bnb only has about 6,000. the fact of the matter is, 50% of all of the investment buyers out there are paying in cash and rents are up 4

air bnb.have seen it be a pandemic winner and post pandemic winner. when you talk about stickiness, air bnb doesn't have that. >> i think there is a lot of opportunity for air bnb. it's tradeoff. when you see frequency of use, you see lower average transaction value. air bnb has lower use. i started using air bnb as an early adopter. i may have only used it once or twice a year now i use it more frequently there is a digital lifestyle being unlocked we hear about the mega caps saying you have to come back to at the office. but more and more companies are saying you have a more flexible option maybe you never have to come back to the office air bnb, if they can create something like that, the air bnb pass lets you travel around. i find out that air bnb is much less competitive than food delivery there is not a lot of direct substitutes. they are at a high eva multiple. i have to pioint that out. >> that is an expensive name thank you so much, mike. we will talk soon. >>> new stats out from micr

>>even following the instructions, his air bnb hosts left behind in the bedroom. the bed was made and ready to go. >>and there were 2 clean folded towels on the bed waiting for me. >>paul fell asleep and woke up the next morning to a very confused homeowner. the next morning. >>i'm walking up by like a knock on the door. i was surprised the guy knocked on his own door because hey, can i help you like this is my house. and i'm like know this is an air bnb that are rented because no, this is my i could have been woken up by a very angry homeowner. really bad things could have happened. the homeowner showed him out and paul found his actual air bnb. >>next door, in hindsight. now a look back at all. the clues were there that this is not the right air bnb, but at 2 o'clock in the morning, you're branches like. this, is it? this is the he says. now it's a funny story to tell after spending the night in a stranger's home in miami, i state and hundreds of air b and eased and i've never had this happen before. >>that's crazy. that was tj parker reporting for us. and take

so so that first night was 22 of us in an air bnb.e some other people helping here. and now we have 7 going at the same time or hosting a tea. ukrainian family members. and i know i know that you're back now. we have to go. and i just want to ask before we go. >> how is the birth mother of your daughter and how is your daughter doing? is everybody ok? >> so my daughter is is when with grandma here and a busload i help with julia daisies mom is still in hot both. you know, the the ukrainian people there, the severe. >> they're they're they're very stoic. and she she refuses to go. she doesn't want to leave her home. that's so much. and we're going to get the information of care bridge, which is now you're saying that you're still doing this good work will get that on our website as well. so people can now. >> we appreciate sharing your story this morning. great thanks for your time. thank you, >> we'll be right back. >> 8.42 right now and we've got a little rain. yes, not nearly enough in the drought is now impacting the state's new wa

air bnb is pitching in and helping ukrainian refugees.ncisco based company offering free temporary housing for up to 100,000 refugees fleeing ukraine. it's not the first time the companies helped out those in need last september. air bnb provided free housing for 40,000 afghan refugees. those interested in offering their homes to air bnb not need to be host with the organization. air bnb will soon plan to share more details on how people can support their initiative. as people around the world are trying to help ukrainian families in distress. there are also scammers that are trying to take advantage show. author shows us what you need to be looking out for. >> the videos are as families flee the violence unfolding in ukraine. lots of people are seeing the images all over a screen and we are we are just torn and we want to help. unfortunately, this is the time when scammers try to capitalize off good intentions. daniel irwin, with the better business bureau of the midsouth says whenever there are natural disasters are people in distress,

i keep getting bigger air bnbs so i can host more people. yeah.d about maybe 60 people? so krakow is saturated. there is no more room for people. so we're not keeping them for very long. we're not pushing them away but we're trying to get them on to a train station so we can bring more people in. when i say 60 people, that means overnight. i get to meet them. i have breakfast with them. i sometimes buy them flights or train tickets if they're trying to go far away. and then there is more space so we can take another family in. >> so you -- we've met over instagram. you sent me a message on instagram and you sent me pictures of a family currently in your giant air bnb. explain how big an air bnb you have and how many people you have there? >> a few nights ago i was matched with a family of 13 children, two babies under 6 months, and four adults. and we've been here two days. you will see some pictures there, yeah. >> wait a minute. how many children? >> so there are 15. two of them are babies. and they were planning on sleeping rough. i was matched

. >>> the air bnb for dogs, a safe and private place >>> interstate 80, a propane crash shut it down in both directions for most of the day. it tipped over at 2:30 prompting the hard closure in case of an explosion. the driver is in the hospital with major injuries. >>> a south bay jewelry store owner has a blunt message for local leaders after the third smash and grab at his store for six months. nine men burst into custom jewelry at the mall this morning, holding down a frightened employee as they grabbed tens of thousands worth of gold and diamonds. >> all of our savings are gone. we have no support from city. and, insurance is giving us a hard time. so, third time being victim like this and no support getting -- i request an action. we feel helpless. >> the store is actually begun to keep the doors locked as a deterrent but the employee let the thieves in. the police are still looking for them tonight. >>> a new social media challenge is prompting an unusual warning from the police tonight. officers are investigating multiple reports of people being hit by gel water balls known a

it was a house that was a rental on air bnb. it prompted air bnb to make changes to its rental policy. tonight cheryl hurd sat down with the woman as she talked about carrying out a drem her daughter didn't have a chance to fulfill. >> when i have friends on the phone screaming, she got shot. i dropped to the ground and just start screaming. >> sparringle davis is speaking publicly for the first time about death of her daughter. through her tears, she is recounting what happened the night her daughter was shot and killed at a halloween party in orinda. >> her friend called me back and said, i never new it was that bad. it can't be that bad. >> reporter: eventually she made to it her daughter's side. >> [ inaudible ] your mama is here. >> reporter: her wounds were too severe. she died at the hospital. >> i will finish what she started -- >> reporter: davis discovered through notes she left behind that her daughter's mission was to open a youth recreation center to help kids and to start a lash and hairline. >> i would like to sho

air bnb provided free housing to 40,000 afghan refugees.ering their homes to air bnb do not need to be hosts with the organization. air bnb says it will soon plan to share more details on how people can support that initiative. >> as people around the world are trying to help ukrainian families in distress. there are sadly also scammers trying to take advantage. reporter shay arthur shows us what to look out for. >> the videos are as families flee the violence unfolding in ukraine. lots of people are seeing the images all over a screen and we are we are just torn and we want to help. unfortunately, this is the time when scammers try to capitalize off good intentions. daniel irwin, with the better business bureau of the mid south. this says whenever there are natural disasters are people in distress, they get reports of scammers as we expect to see a barrage of fake >> charities out there claiming to that they want to help the ukrainian people, one of his best pieces of advice. >> do your research if you get call from a from a swat claims to

one group want to build a bart bnb. the visitors can rent the car and have some good dreams of the good old day when fair were a buck or two. >> you can air bnb and a bart. >> are the seats clean? >> we are back in a moment. and now most admired alum! get up there. this is so embarrassing. there's no way it's me. you know her.... you love her.... ruh roh. what are you doing here? it's anna gomez! who? our first gigillionaire! with at&t fiber, anna's got the fastest internet with hyper-gig speeds. i didn't know you went to this school. we have a lot in common. live like a gigillionaire with at&t fiber. now with speeds up to 5-gigs. limited availability. ( ♪♪ ) (chiming) ( ♪♪ ) (laughter) ( ♪♪ ) >>> super fun to watch it. it felt like a playoff game. hopefully it could happen? >> it could be. a decent chance. the warriors would face the nuggets in round one of the playoff. remember the little girl a few nights ago. >> she was in tears with her sign. >> tonight he showed up and after the warriors game at court side seat. s

air bnb is pitching in to help ukrainian refugees.offering free temporary housing for up to 100,000 refugees fleeing ukraine. it's not the first time the companies helped out those in need last september. air bnb provided free housing for 40,000 afghan refugees. those interested in offering their homes through air bnb do not need to be hosts within the organization. air bnb will soon plan to share more details on how people can support that initiative. the salvation army is working to help those in ukraine who are affected by the invasion. the nonprofit is supporting refugees in a number of ways including handing out emergency food. >> providing housing and transportation. the organization has location set up in ukraine and in neighboring countries such as poland. >> and how long this draws on, you know, those needs will be persistent. and then after this resolves. so it will be the rebuilding of the country. and so a salvation army. of course, we were there before it started for their during during the conmlict. are we there? well, a

joining us now is air bnb ceo leading this effort. me today. >> walk us through what you're doing. how does it work? >> air bnb, we are committed in partnership with our hosts around the world but in particular our hosts in europe to provide housing for up to 100,000 refugees that are fleeing ukraine. here is how it works. somebody is in eastern europe. say a person is in poland or romania or germany or in western europe where the people are migrating to, they can go onto airbnb.org. they can list their home for free or at a discount. we will make sure no matter what they charge that the housing is 100% free to refugees so that means that even if the host charges money, airbnb donors will pay the remaining difference. people can host for free. we don't know how many people you can house. with that being said, lets my say one thing. we have housed 21,000 refugees that have fled afghanistan. we have committed to housing 40,000 refugees from afghanistan. we have housed over 50,000 refugees for free in our history. this is not new for us.

air bnb is offering free short term housing for refugees fleeing ukraine. the company says they can house up to 100,000 people. they say they're working with leaders of poland, germany, hungary, romania, to coordinate these efforts. now, those countries are welcoming thousands of refugees coming through their borders right now. air bnb says they will release more details on how host and people in the community can help them. house. the fall. all the latest updates on the crisis in ukraine. you can use your phone. go ahead. scan this qr code on your screen. it's going got you over to our website for all the latest developments there. voters are giving their reign of the president's performance ahead of his state of the union address. an exclusive news nation poll asked about 1100 registered voters about the president's job performance. 57% said they disapprove while 43% approve of the way president biden is handling the issues facing americans when it comes to u.s. involvement in russia, ukraine crisis there slightly less than half of the voters support an e

>>> air bnb users around the world are booking stays in ukraine. the bookings are part of a social media campaign to funnel money to ukrainians in need. air bnb's says guests across the globe have booked over 1000 19 ukraine. if you're looking for ways to help, we have posted organizations that can help you do that. go to our website, www.kpix.com . >>> the search is ongoing for over missing woman from oakley. she has been missing for more than a month. a group of volunteers gathered in brentwood and searched the grassy areas for any clues on her whereabouts. >> reporter: our incident commander is in pensacola, florida. our mapping expert jan is in iowa. they are in constant communication with us. >> she has been missing since january 26. her car was found abandoned with the keys in the ignition. location the top priority. >>> the brother of the san francisco college student has organized a search party. the travel plans that had his family were read even before he left town. >> his brother says he feels numb and shocked by the sudden disappearance

and air bnb for your dog.up in our tech smart segment, we're going to how you can what open-space areas pretty have to play all. anything for the puppy. and today, a great day to walk them for sure are getting the first blow as we wake up this monday morning out there at the embarcadero skies today are going to be really nice and clear, as you can see here, futurecast. >> i've got your forecast to come. >> and we have a hot spot along the richmond. sandra fell bridge an accident along i-80 westbound in san pablo. a few other delays. and a look at your drive times on this monday morning. we'll be right back after the break. and now most admired alum! get up there. this is so embarrassing. there's no way it's me. you know her.... you love her.... ruh roh. what are you doing here? it's anna gomez! who? our first gigillionaire! with at&t fiber, anna's got the fastest internet with hyper-gig speeds. i didn't know you went to this school. we have a lot in common. live like a gigillionaire with at&t fiber. now with s

el bnb alojarÁ por 14 dÍas unos 100.000 refugiados que huyen de ucrania. invadir ucrania. gavin newson pidiÓ que varios fondos de retiro suspendan sus inversiones de mÁs de 1.000.000.000 $ en empresas y bancos vinculados con rusia. dulce castellanos nos explica esta medida. dulce: california planea sancionar a rusia. el gobernador gavin newson hizo un llamado para que rusia no tenga acceso a una inversiÓn de mÁs de 1.500.000.000 $. >> la federaciÓn rusa es la economÍa nÚmero 11 del mundo dulce: legisladores de california estarÁn presentando un proyecto de ley en los prÓximos dÍas por una vÍa de urgencia para que la medida se aplique de inmediato para desinvertir en rusia. mientras tanto, continÚa el Éxodo masivo de ucrania. naciones unidas informÓ que son mÁs de 600.000 personas que han salido del paÍs. en los Ángeles personas de moldavia y rumanÍa recaudan donativos para enviarlos a un monasterio en moldavia, donde se refugian los ucranianos. >> zapatos, cobijas, chamarras, eso es lo que mÁs necesitan ahorita. >> ellos no tienen nada, queremos ayudarlos.

han hecho reservas y alojamientos en air bnb en ucrania sin tener previsto viajar ahÍ.onseguido 1.9 millones de dÓlares en sus corazones ocho horas. segÚn twitter, se han reservado casi 61 500 noches en ucrania. carolina: es el apoyo de todo el mundo con tantas personas en este momento. justamente, hablando de la censura . grupos independientes de derechos humanos, denuncian que mÁs de 4500 manifestantes han sido detenidos en rusia, por sus manifestaciones en contra de esta guerra. borja: asÍ es, desde que comenzÓ el conflicto en rusia han detenido 13,000 manifestantes en diferentes 147 ciudades. pero la nueva ley, el gobierno ruso sancionarÁ a noticias sobre la guerra. algo bien dictatorial. carl pasan los dÍas y el mundo le da la espalda rusia. hay paÍses de amÉrica latina que estÁn en silencio. ¿por quÉ? yo te explico. ♪ ♪ carolina: arrancamos con esto, cuba, venezuela y nicaragua estÁn del lado de rusia. en 2014 por ejemplo, rusia le perdono a cuba $32,000,000,000 de esa deuda de la isla de la Época soviÉtica. ¿quÉ pasa con el tema de venezuela? hace mÁs de 20 aÑos

>>there's an air bnb for just about everything these days, your garage, your swimming pool.nd now your backyard. it's going to the dogs. this 10 acre mountain top ranch is a great place to bring the dogs. one of the very popular spot says the chase lounges out here on the point. but you won't find it on a public map. >>unless you bring somebody with you, it's going to be you only on our property during that time it's listed on stiff spot, a website that sort of like an air bnb. but for backyards where dogs can play. this is a map of our smith's homeowner. jen, good terrorism charges. $19 an hour for access to her sprawling yard. i investment they made about $400 growing quickly. we're dry in 10 or 15% every month. david adams is founder of sniffspot. so we're seeing a tremendous amount of interest. both are people that have land and for people to have dogs that are looking for safe spaces for those he came up with the idea was wife was traveling and needed a place to take their dog to play and go to the bathroom. there are all kinds of things that are drawbacks to dog parks

quickly is through air bnb. but you don't need to check in this week. people from around the world have booked more than 61,000 nights worth of stays in ukraine. more than half of those were american. all you have to do is select your stay and pick the closest 8 that you can because the funds are not released until the date of booking air bnb is helping the ukrainian property owners receive the money immediately. >> today, a cannabis dispensary here in san francisco's mission district raising money for not only medical and humanitarian aid for the folks of ukraine impacted by the ongoing war kron four's gayle ong shows us why the owner want out. >> a war is terrible. whatever happens anywhere in the world when it happens in the city, you were born and raised have memories of it is especially devastating. ukraine native may show brave or does the owner of meadow drive cannabis dispensary in san francisco's mission district. he has been following the devastation in his homeland. i was driving into work in the first day or 2 when this was happening and hav

air bnb is stepping up to help refugees fleeing ukraine. company says that it will provide free temporary housing for as many as 100,000 ukrainian refugees ceo brian chesky says said air bnb will work with resettlement agencies and other groups to assist refugees. the effort will be funded through contributions from the company as well as house, an independent donors. refugees from ukraine are streaming into neighboring countries. the un refugee agency says that about 660,000 people have fled the country and a gofundme account has been set up online with a hub verifying fundraisers that will help the ukrainian people. back here at home. there is some new efforts today to outlaw massive rent increases for some people living in san francisco. this comes after several residents at one apartment complex lost a rent control project protections last year. kron four's kron on's here. stenson joins us with more. >>a san francisco supervisor is proposing legislation to prevent massive spikes in rent for tenants that have previously been protected by

air bnb suspending all rentals in russia and belarus. meanwhile, san francisco's coin base says that it will not cut russians or belarusians off from its service. the company helps run the purchase and sale of cryptocurrency. and many of those refugees are starting to arrive in the bay area. there's a live look at sfo where more refugees are expected to land today. nonprofits are helping people there get here. the organization says that it really needs more people to volunteer, host those families and donate time and money. >> and look at what some of the refugee families will see when they get here. this is a touching tribute to the ukrainian people. coit tower lighting up in the blue and gold of the ukrainian flag in solidarity. also joining in, this is video from overnight as the largest city in the bay area sends the message that it is standing with ukraine. >> be sure to stay with us for up to the minute updates. our website being updated. you can find the analysis on the escalating crisis on nbcbayarea.com. >>> back here at home, l

so i rented a room on air bnb and then let them know i wasn't coming to use the room, just trying to get some cash in their hands. this gesture, not so tiny. thousands renting air b and b's in ukraine with no intention of showing up in order to get money directly to families who need it. air bnb ceo sharing this weekend that in 48 hours more than 61,000 bookings have been made almost 2 million dollars straight to host the rental company. not profiting, waiving all of its fees. e-commerce giant at sea canceling all balances owed to them by ukrainian sellers. global buyers ordering goods and crafts not wanting the deliveries type in ukraine on the site. 95,000 results, i've been an amazon seller for more than 10 years. i've never seen anything like this. it's it's crazy to see the trend lines. stephen pope. >> is an amazon expert and says he's seen trends come and go before but not like this. so for perspective here, we're talking hundreds of thousands of ukraine. flags being sold in less than 7 days. he says 2 weeks ago a ukrainian flag wouldn't have even been in the top 100,000 items

it's listed on sniffspot a website that sort of like an air bnb. but for backyards where dogs can play. this is a map of our smith's 5 homeowner. jen, good terrorism charges. $19 an hour for access to or spalling yard. i think i'm the best month i made about $400 growing quickly. we're dry in 10 or 15% every month. david adams is founder of sniffspot. so we're seeing a tremendous amount of interest. both are people that have and for people that have dogs that are looking for safe spaces for those dogs, he came up with the idea was wife was traveling and needed a place to take their dog to play and go to the bathroom. there are all kinds of things that are drawbacks to dog parks being free and despite important service and sniffspot really a solution. all that the ideals inspired his safety. the website takes a commission on each booking in exchange. they provide marketing and insurance. we actually provide first of it's kind liability insurance for our thank you to 2 million dollars of liability coverage. i know these apps say they have all this in

san francisco based air bnb says it will offer free temporary housing to 100,000 ukrainian refugees.l ukrainians in this moment, we are all really thinking of those fleeing from this kriss. and again, what is motivating us in this case to leverage our resources and our expertise to step up. >> reporter: gool, youtube, facebook have all blocked russian company from generating any ad revenue on their sites. >>> we mentioned tomorrow evening, president biden addresses the nation. the russian invasion will be the primary topic. it is his first state of the union speech. a fence once again surrounds the capitol. 700 national guard troops are patrolling the streets. with this kriss in ukraine, the stakes couldn't be hare. a week ago this would have been a much different presidential address. >> it is probably going to be the most important speech we've heard from american presidents for the world to see. not just the united states since the end of the cold war. >> a new poll shows only 33% of americans approve of president biden's handling of the ukraine crisis. a majority say the presiden

one group want to build a bart bnb.isitors can rent the car and have some good dreams of the good old day when fair were a buck or two. >> you can air >>> super fun to watch it. it felt like a playoff game. hopefully it could happen? >> it could be. a decent chance. the warriors would face the nuggets in round one of the playoff. remember the little girl a few nights ago. >> she was in tears with her sign. >> tonight he showed up and after the warriors game at court side seat. steph said hi. it was tears of joy. >> jordan pool takes over. this three-pointer part of a 13:01 to end the game. warriors win 113-102. next up the nba champs. the bucks are in town at the chase center. >>> the sharks down in los angeles against the kings, a dramatic ending. the sharks are celebrating in overtime, this was cool. watch this. sharks >>> well, this is fun honoring a local canine in coast guard. station in san francisco was presented with animal award peace medal. he was one of sixth animals celebrated. he joined the coast guard in 2

it's listed on sniffspot a website that sort of like an air bnb. but for backyards where dogs can play. this is a map of our smith's 5 homeowner. jen, get terrorism charges. $19 an hour for access to or spalling yard. i think i'm the best month i made about $400 growing quickly. we're dry in 10 or 15% every month. david adams is founder of sniffspot. so we're seeing a tremendous amount of interest. both are people that have land and for people that have dogs that are looking for safe spaces for those he came up with the idea was wife was traveling and needed a place to take their dog to play and go to the bathroom. there are all kinds of things that are drawbacks to dog parks, things despite important service and sniffspot really a solution to all that the ideals inspired his safety. the website takes a commission on each booking in exchange. they provide marketing and insurance. we actually provide. first of it's kind liability insurance for our thank 2 million dollars of liability coverage. i know these apps say they have all this insurance, but

so i rented a room on air bnb and then let them know i wasn't coming to use the room just trying cash in their hands. this gesture not so tiny. thousands renting air b and b's in ukraine with no intention of showing up in order to get money directly to families who need it. air bnb ceo sharing this weekend that in 48 hours more than 61,000 bookings have been made almost 2 million dollars straight to host the rental company. not profiting, waiving all of its fees. e-commerce giant at sea canceling all balances owed to them by ukrainian sellers. global buyers ordering goods and crafts not wanting the deliveries type in ukraine on the site. 95,000 results, i've been an amazon seller for more than 10 years. i've never seen anything like this. it's it's crazy to see the trend lines for stephen pope. >>is an amazon expert and says he's seen trends come and go before but not like this. so for perspective here, we're talking hundreds of thousands of ukraine. flags being sold in less than 7 days. he says 2 weeks ago a ukrainian flag wouldn't have even been in the top 100,000 items on amazon. >

one group will build bart bnb where visitors can go camping. pretty good idea >> it is.idea. >> you know what we're seeing here? >> looks like our live exclusive ball park cam oracle mark, april 9th giants and marlins take the field. >> and lights still working out there, good to see. temperatures right now in san francisco in the mid-50s as we await cool tempts tonight. 55 right now. west northwest wind at 16 miles an hour. should see mid-40s tomorrow around san francisco and oakland but do have a frost advisor for san jose valley south ward and the north bay. you can see why with low 30s in the morning, lunch time in the mid to upper 60s. highs tomorrow tri-valley, san jose, in the 70s, in the afternoon. pretty nice, around the santa clara valley. over the weekend we'll see a chance of maybe a few sprinkles, better news in the seven day forecast. could be the return of better rain chances by tuesday, could mean snow for the sierra, good news. the weekend plan looks cloudy with sprinkles only sunday morning but fingers crossed the rain holds up for next toussaint and se

. >> so ashton in have decided to match up to 3 million dollars worth of donations to air bnb that organugh gofundme dot org. >> kuhn is herself was born in ukraine and she says she is proud of her heritage. as of last check, the campaign has raised close to 7 million dollars. the goal is 30 million and you can follow all of the latest updates on the war in ukraine. you can use your phone to scan this qr code. it will guide you to our website for all the latest developments and resources available around the bay area. >> summit is. highway 50 echo. some is back open again. this after crews spent the morning blowing up that big boulder that was blocking the highway. it fell during a rock slide that led to the closure of east and westbound lanes of 50. of course, that's a main route to get into south lake tahoe. crews had to drill holes into the rock and put in the explosives so they could finally blow it up and get into the smaller chunks that they could take it away and it all worked. highway 50 is now open. >> so let's take a live look from caltrans cameras that echo summit, a bit of a

air bnb has offered free housing to 100,000 ukrainian refugees. ukrainians who live in california have also been rallying to support their homeland. we spoke this week with the cochair of the bay area-based nonprofit nova ukraine. >> my entire family except for my wife and my kids, all are back in ukraine. my wife's entire family is still in kyiv. a lot of people have asked if my family is safe and i don't believe there's a safe place right now in ukraine. we see rockets and bombs hitting civilian buildings and destroying them and hitting kindergartens and hospitals. most people i know, including myself never thought a full- scale invasion would happen but basically the worst thing happened, bombings in every major city, troops advancing. we are an all volunteer organization. everyone donate their time. a lot of people are lacking basic things like food and water and we focus a lot of our efforts on first-aid and tactical medicine that can provide help for people who are injured in the war action so things like tourniquets. we are trying to secure

he's now at an air bnb in dublin trying to stay positive. this moment is okay. i were, but it's going to be alive one month that more going to the different. >> the situation is stressful. he says it is much better than the suffering in ukraine. >> and if he was home, he be fighting with the army. instead, he's looking for a job and sending supplies to support the troops. they can do it just that. so and >> you know, the no, it's because of it. but then so big console within the station. but it is all up with really don't know. we don't always going to and the just but i think it just popped >> i'm justine waldman reporting for kron. 4 news. another big story we're following. former empire actor jussie smollett sentence to 150 days in jail. >> 30 months of probation for making false reports to police. it. he was the victim of a hate crime back in january of 2019, the 39 year-old is found guilty in december on 5 counts of felony disorderly conduct for making fylse reports about what he called an anti and anti-black hate crime. after yesterday's sentencing, smolle

this message on twitter saying the couple will be sending the funds to flexport and air bnb to help theuld. this was born in ukraine. she and kutcher launched a gofundme on march. 3rd, but the 30 million dollar goal which they've surpassed. a young ukrainian girl who went viral for singing in a bomb shelter is now taking center stage again. >> for this that is 7 year-old amelia singing the ukrainian national during a charity concert in poland last night were just saying what nerve a little girl, bad age and thousands of people look at the crowd that she was singing too. >> i mean, it was recently featured in a viral video singing frozen's. let it go in a bunker. she is now staying with her grandmother and siblings in poland and get the latest updates on the war in ukraine or to find ways you can help. you can use your mobile device to scan that qr code. it will take you right to our website. kron 4 dot com. >> meantime, about 6,000 miles away from the war, we look out to 2 a beautiful shot of a san francisco bay from the top of mount tam, a pious and lauren suspects a large we might eve

also today, an air bnb announced it will offer free temporary housing for up to 100,000 refugees fleeing ukraine. >> back here in the bay area, the city of berkeley raise the ukrainian flag today in a sign of solidarity. mayor jesse, our game posted this message on twitter with the hashtag stand with ukraine and there were several rallies over the weekend demanding the end of russia's invasion of ukraine. this is video from yesterday showing a large group of people in san francisco supporting ukraine and denouncing russia's actions. rally. organizers also advocated for people to reach out and help organizations which are supporting the ukrainian refugees. san mateo congresswoman jackie spear today expressed sadness for the training people. >> saying we need to take this threat to democracy seriously. >> there's a price we pay for democracy. and we've got to be willing to pay that price. so i'm i'm grateful that we've already committed billions of dollars, but this was a huge wakeup call for some of my colleagues who are, you know, petting puting on the head. he the most dangerous de spot

prices >> you see companies taking stands in russia, suspending their services there, like google, air bnb others what are you doing and what do you think about the ethical stance >> we didn't have to make a big statement on that. we shut down our trans siberian service where we were moving freight from china into europe we felt it was unreliable and we would lose our customers' cargo. we try to be apolitical as much as possible. even in our humanitarian crisis, we are making it clear we are not shipping anything military the minute you take sides your workers and nonprofits can be targets. that's nothing to play around. >> ryan, thank you so much for being with us today. >>> more corporationings continue to shut down operations in russia. google will no longer sell online adds following similar moves by twitter and snap. that after they said they were working around the world to provide housing with up to 100 refugees we will be back in a moment. >>> one of the big stories of the morning, disney plus announcing a cheaper ad-supported tier. disney said this is viewed as a building block in

importantly we are not seeing refugees kind of set up in tent cities, they are bunking in apartments and air bnbnd churches and anything makeshift. you are not seeing a city under a strain of a real refugee crisis. ali. >> molly hunter, thank you for your work. the messages you have been giving about of people seeking medical treatments that can't be delayed if you are having a baby, it could not be delay. we are coming back to molly shortly. i want to you another train had just pull in given the direction. we assumed this one coming from budapest but it is active here. we got people ready to board this train. i don't know if it is pulling backward to go to budapest or going back to ukraine. there are people here getting on hungary and going back into ukraine. some of them parents of children who took the train here to get their kids into safety and into a safe country and send them forward to budapest and other places where they're going to go and meet with relatives and stay with family and friends and the parents who have their own parents to take care of or in fact they're mostly women becau

he's now at an air bnb in dublin trying to stay positive. this moment is okay.s going to be like one month and more. but the big difference. >> the situation is stressful. he says it is much better than the suffering in ukraine. >> and if he was home, he be fighting with the army. instead, he's looking for a job and sending supplies to support the troops. they can do it just that. >> you know, i really don't know caused it, but then so big. and so within the station but it is all up with really don't know. we don't know what is going to and the trust, but i think it just popped up. >> i'm justine waldman reporting for kron. 4 news. >> the russian invasion of ukraine may be a world away, but here at home officials are working to protect americans from another threat that could affect to the u.s.. that's the possibility of cyber attacks. reporter 8 on wallace talked with california's chief information security officer about efforts underway to stop potential hackers in their tracks. as russia continues its invasion of ukraine. and as the ukrainian people put up a

. >> one unique way to get financial support to the folks in ukraine is through air bnb. you don't have to check in. the creative app helps the ukrainian property owners receive money immediately, which is desperately needed. this week's this week, folks from across the globe have booked more than 61,000 nights worth of stays in ukraine. more than half of those from folks right here in the u.s.. all you have to do is select your stay and pick the closest date that you can because the funds are not released until the date of the book. back here at home as well as other countries around the world have handed down sanctions on russia. governor gavin newsome is ordering a number of california agencies to ensure that its contracts comply with the sanctions. the golden state currently has the 5th largest economy in the world. kron 4 s camila barco has more. >> grateful that it that to confront them. but that meeting following the russian attacks on ukraine. governor gavin newsome sat down with them each a question or 2. >> the consul general of ukraine in san francisco. a coupl

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about this through the gaming like community and the way they track know pokemon go's giving up air bnb if you want to support any ukrainian the let them open a page and you can rent a room this weekend, even though you're not going to the crane, all the money will go to that pretty innovative for tech and gaming is doing right now. >> very cool. all right. thanks a lot, rob. if you have a question for rob, you can reach him o oboe-mail, facebook or twitter. we'll be right back. when a truck hit my son, i had so many questions about his case. i called the barnes firm. it was the best call i could've made. call the barnes firm now and find out what your case could be worth. ♪ call one eight hundred, eight million ♪ >> we're back 9.25. the time it is california struggles to conserve water. there is a plan to build a new giant lake. a reservoir in northern california. and that plan is moving forward. in fact, more than 2 billion dollars in federal loans has just been secured to help get this project off the ground. it would basically flood what's left of the town of sites out in colusa cou

also today, air bnb announced it will offer free temporary housing for up to 100,000 refugees fleeing ukraine. a san jose city council member here at home is pushing to end san jose sister city relationship with russia's 4th largest city council member sylvia arenas plans to present her proposal to the city council rules committee on wednesday. in a statement she said in part, quote, ending our cities, formal diplomatic relationship with russia as municipal government and got cabin burned. >> says a metal, a clear message that san jose will lend our voice to the massive international diplomatic effort to isolate russia completely. i mean, this is also proposing to light city hall's tower and rotunda in the blue and yellow of the ukrainian flag direct san jose's lobbyist in washington to push for more sanctions on russia and to send more military supplies to ukraine in the east bay, the city of berkeley ways the ukrainian flag today as a sign of solidarity and jesse are again posted this message on twitter with the hashtag stand with ukraine. >> maybe aggression by russia. many compani

he's now at an air bnb in dublin trying to stay positive. this moment is okay. i were, but going to be like one month that going to the different. >> the situation is stressful. he says it is much better than the suffering in ukraine. >> and if he was home, he be fighting with the army. instead, he's looking for a job and sending supplies to support the troops. they can do it just that. >> you know, i reagly don't know caused it, but then so big. and so are patients that but it is all up with really don't know. we don't always going to fans and the trust, but i think it just popped up. >> i'm justine waldman reporting for kron. 4 news. >> continuing our coverage now. vice president kamala harris is praising poland tonight for taking in more than 1 million refugees since russia invaded ukraine. harris made the comments earlier today as she met with the polish prime minister. she is also calling for an international investigation into russian war crimes during the invasion. >> we are very clear. the nato alliance is stronger and russia is weaker. because of what h

he's now at an air bnb in dublin trying to stay positive. >> this moment is okay.re, but going to be alive one month and more. but the the different. >> the situation is stressful. he says it is much better than the suffering in ukraine. >> and if he was home, he be fighting with the army. instead, he's looking for a job and sending supplies to support the troops. they can do it just that. so and, >> you know, i really don't know. it's because of it, but then so big console within the station. but it is all up with really don't know. we don't know what is going to and the just but i think it just stop it. >> i'm justine waldman, reporting for kron. 4 news. >> the u.s. is now following european nations in seizing assets of russian oligarchs, attorney general merrick garland says that task force is already meeting. >> to freeze and seize. the ss sanctioned russian oligarchs and that are still at 80. so i'm just war. >> the task force will be able to launch criminal cases or use civil forfeiture laws to seize property and financial assets. 4 zone forecast time as we t