here we go, denton denton denton. oh the catalog standing like statues. oh the cattle are standing like statues. they don't turn their head as they see me right by but a little brown maverick is winking her eye. oh what a beautiful morning or what a beautiful day i got a beautiful feeling. everything's going my way. oh, what a beautiful day. all right, one more one, two, three, four. one two, three four. -- where the wind comes sweeping down the planes where the wave and wheat can show smell sweet when the wind comes right behind the rain? hawk lo -- every night my honey lemon i sit alone and talk and watch the hawk making lazy circles in the sky. we know we belong to the land yo-ho and the land we belong to his grand and when we say yeah, are you by your way? yay, we're only saying you're doing fine, oklahoma, okay. i sang that on a horse. all right. now i'm very optimistic person. i'm a very hopeful person. and i travel around the country and i encounter a lot of cynicism. and a lot of hopelessness and i hope over the next 30 minutes i can i can inspire

. >> performances or have any -- are happening across denton this week to celebrate the return of many office workers. >> people need to party sometime. after a two year pandemic, we need to come back to partying. >> complements of bloom sf. mayor breed has received commitments from some of the top employers workers would start returning this month. >> not only are we coming back. we are going to have a good time. clicks you have got to have flowers. jane displays celebrating the city are blooming in lots of places. this flower wall might be a new selfie spot. two months ago, there was hardly a soul. it is hard to miss all the flowers on market street. this arrangement in the middle of union square where people were grabbing photos. >> unbelievably beautiful. we were passing by and we noticed it and immediately wanted to come up and take some photos. quirks to the sf travel ambassador was welcoming visitors and passing out bloom sf buttons. >> the pandemic closed everything and shut everything down. we are trying to get the people to come back out quickly union square align says touris

. >>> a live look at denton temperance is good tonight. friday is usually a busy night for bars and restaurants, but starting today you no longer have to show proof of vaccination at the door. the same rule applies to fitness centers and gyms, and while the city's guidelines have rolled back, individual businesses can keep the requirements. >>> counties across the state have been dropping mask mandates one by one. starting next monday, california schools will follow suit and drop all student and school staff requirements. kpix 5's juliette goodrich on how campuses plan on adjusting. >> reporter: hard to believe we have gotten to this point, but come monday in the east bay, students will not have to wear these, masks . so how do they feel about that? >> no masks. >> reporter: students at rancho lost placida's elementary school in livermore are ready to have the choice to wear or not wear a mask. >> there is no right or wrong answer, but raise your hand if you will wear your mask on monday. >> because i feel like it is not that safe and i do

a full-time denton firefighter and father of four, now vying for a spot on "american ninja warrior."actually going to compete on the show in a couple of weeks, march 23rd, in san antonio. >> reporter: you must train like a ninja. >> people are like, training three hours a day, seven days a week getting ready. i'm like -- i'm 42 years old. i work out for two hours, and i'm exhausted for three days. what do you mean? >> reporter: his leg was amputated in 2018 because of a post-surgery complication. since then he's become a motivational speaker and children's book author. >> you're not going to believe this, but it's about a firefighter who gets injured on the job. >> reporter: he hopes his next chapter ends in victory. >> if i win it, great, you know, a million dollars, i could pay off a couple bills with that. but honestly, i'm stoked to be able to get on the big stage and share with people a little about my story and how i was able to adapt and overcome. >> reporter: a story of inspiration wyland is living with each step. >> wow. what an inspiring man. incredible. >>> up next, how th

old blocked off denton on the tara this as you well, no, you're right there at the scene when it happened. it happened happened like six and a half. ago about 10:30 today. give us a sense of what's happening there right now. right. yeah, like i was saying it's it's certainly a much different story as you can see behind me. there's really not a lot of action about an hour ago. we could still see some fire back there some fire fire some of the fire department back there and it's unclear if we were watching them investigate cleaning up. it's we don't know at this time, but what is very clear is it's a much different story than it. as many hours ago certainly some terrifying moments for those people is as you heard. yeah sure was tara. thank you very much. well, even though the incident did happen as dan mentioned just after 10:30 this morning. there are still major delays tonight abc 7 news reporter. tim johns joins us live with more and how evening caltrain commuters in san francisco are coping tim. yeah, that's right. amma now, i'm here at the station at 4th and king street in san francisc

the protest he started looked likely to continue. denton monson al jazeera diplomatic side of things, the leaders of france and germany have urged vladimir putin to declare a ceasefire and ukraine. that joint phone call with the russian president lost a more than an hour. we'll get some details with not in bob. in london. i it's good that they're talking, i guess, but as anything coming out of it come out, nothing of substance. this was the 2nd phone call between the german and french leaders and president putin. in recent days, they spoke on the phone on thursday as well. after saturdays call for the year, the are their offices said that they weren't going to really reveal anything about the court beyond the fact that they did that. it was part of ongoing efforts to end the war and ukraine, very bland statement. but now we're hearing from the ellie's a palace, the french presidency, the term, the term sholtes and macro urged putin. the or told him rather that the destruction by russian forces had to end. and they said that, that, that must be a ceasefire. as a can tish as a condition

we will go to page in denton, texas. independent line.aller: i have a question, more of a statement. i'm trying to understand how is it that putin is the greatest bad guy in the world when he is only doing the same thing that america does? the second thing i'm trying to understand is, ukraine is just like mexico or canada to america. we would do the same thing that putin is doing if someone done the same thing, if someone was in the ukraine position. i do not want to get mixed up. my point is, we would do the same thing that putin is doing if one of our enemies were in mexico or canada. host: what makes you believe that? caller: we are america. we will go all of across the world to start a war. you know we are going to defend something right across the border, be in canada or mexico. host: you're saying the asked to russia or ukraine is the similar act to mexico or canada. caller: exactly. if the situation was the same. host: let's go to steve in virginia. you are up. caller: good morning. my question would be, did vladimir putin get nash