melanie woodrow, abc seven news. >> melanie, thank you. now you know winter is coming to an end as we start to see grass fires, a small one broke out today near paris creek road, just south of half moon bay. cal fire says the flames are now contained. no big deal here, but gets our attention. thankfully this fire only grew to about an acre and a half after the break. >> congress is now requesting documents from uc berkeley as part of its investigation into allegations of anti-semitism, plus, a bay area professor who accused supreme court justice brett kavanaugh of sexual assault is now sharing her experience following her testimony, why she took the stand and the impact it had on her life. >> in the months after let's take a look at this knee. that truly matters. [ physical therapy staff discusses results ] for your mind. for your body. and for the community. -team! kaiser permanente. allegations of anti-semitism at uc berkeley. the probe by the house committee on education and the workforce comes in response to several recent incidents. t

melanie woodrow, abc seven news. >> all right, melanie, thanks very much. >> spring starts tonight and allergies that come with it. we brought in abc seven news contributor doctor alok patel to tell us what to do about all the pollen in the air as temperatures rise. >> prevention. look up those pollen counts. you can go online, look to see what it looks like. that's going to differ based on time of day, even weather. also, keep your windows shut and look at getting a good hepa filter, hvac system. the last thing i want to talk about, which we hinted about. i got a prop here, is when you come home, we can carry allergies on our bodies. you want to change your clothes, wash your hair. don't track that in with you. keep your house clean and also sinus irrigation. my trusty neti pot. this thing is a gem. yes, i just kissed it. but keeping all the allergies even out of your nose will help prevent some of those symptoms that can build up at night and mess with your sleep. >> be sure though, to only use distilled water or saline solution for those sinus rinses. doctor patel also notes at leas

abc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow spoke with one mail carrier in oakland who was victimized mail carrier bill murphy estimates he walks approximately ten miles a day on his east bay delivery route, 25,000 steps. he's taking each of those steps more carefully these days. >> i've had two incidents of being robbed while a letter carrier, murphy, isn't alone. we had heard stories that these were starting to happen in parts of the east bay this past april. >> murphy was robbed while unloading mail from his truck. he says a woman in a ski mask grabbed an entire tray of mail. >> i was shocked, i couldn't believe that someone would do such a brazen thing in broad daylight. the whole incident was over in less than a minute. >> in august, murphy was victimized again and this time there was a weapon. i was approached by a man brandishing a shotgun. >> give me your keys and give me your postal satchel, man, it's finally happening to me. mail carriers have been sounding the alarm with the national association of letter carriers holding rallies like this one in october of last year, sayin

melanie woodrow, abc seven news. >> did you spot the panda?s the unofficial mascot for the company. ringing the closing bell. infrastructure it's called an education technology company based in utah. stocks ended today mixed as wall street looks ahead to the latest consumer price index that will be released tomorrow morning. today the dow was up 47 points. the nasdaq dropped 65 and the s&p was essentially flat. >> history was made today for sweden after 200 years of neutrality and non-alignment. the nation is now officially a member of nato. sweden's flag was raised at nato headquarters today to cement the country's place as the 32nd member of the alliance. >> now we are entering a new era. we will transform from following nato to being nato. i do look forward to this important task. >> russia's invasion of ukraine prompted sweden to seek nato alliance. sweden's membership completes a strategic ring of native territory around the baltic sea. the country now benefits from the alliance's collective security guarantee, a vowed that an attack on o

abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow has the story. union square depends on who you ask. >> it's night and day from when we came out of the pandemic. >> we have one of the most beautiful cities in the world. >> um, today it looks okay. >> it's a topic that's top of mind for city officials and local business owners who are attempting to figure out how to revitalize union square and change the city's doom loop reputation, including following the announcement that macy's plans to sell its union square location sometime over the next three years. one of those revitalize ization efforts is the powell street promenade refresh, which will replace these existing aluminum parklets with a new design. this is the gateway to san francisco, and i can't think of a more important place to put resources to ensure that the downtown will recover. the idea is to make the promenade more inviting so that retailers will return, filling these empty storefronts, proving it and making it more inviting is going to be benefit ideal for any business or hotel. >>

. >> abc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow joins us now with the story. >> melanie and dan,re san francisco and oakland. i spoke with one mail carrier in oakland who was victimized twice in a matter of m

i-team reporter melanie woodrow joins us live to discuss the latest analysis. join us for those stories and more at 530 on abc seven bay area streaming tv. dan and emma. >> excellent. all right, steph, thank you. >> and you can download the abc seven app or head to abc seven news.com and join steph in two minutes. >> and if you're watching us here on tv world news tonight with david muir is next for sandhya patel all of us. we appreciate your time. >> i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. we will see you again at daetz. we will see you again at six. (gasp) you need weathertech. [hot dog splat.] laser measured floorliners front and rear. [drink slurp and splat.] (scream) seat protector to save the seats. [honk!] they're all yours! we're here! hey, i knew you were comin'... so i weatherteched the car! can we get ice cream? we can now. kid proof your vehicle with american made products at weathertech.com. febreze! your bathroom... needs febreze small spaces... the always-on, odor-fighting air freshener you set and forget. no outlets used, no batteries needed, no effor

. >> abc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow is here to explain exactly what's going on. melanie. >> dan and kristen, you might be thinking why not just use one of these? but even for residents who have cell phones during a power outage or emergency, often cell phones don't work. opponents to this proposal say it's all about public safety. the beauty of woodside is certainly something to talk about. come on in. but talking by phone from woodside is another story. brianna vail has lived here 29 years and she has the relics to prove it. >> we have wired and a landline here, and it's a candlestick phone, an antique phone, and it's a wired. so you can dial the rotary. >> 207 beyond entertainment purposes, we do use a modern phone. the vail family needs a landline. >> we do have power. when the power is out, because we have a generator that powers the whole home. >> but the generator doesn't power the wifi router. >> this is my new generator, which the vales need to use a cell phone inside their home. we have about an hour and a half of time and then the wi-fi goes out. we have

. >> abc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow joins us now with the story. >> melanie and dan, this is scary stuff. those two cities are san francisco and oakland. i spoke with one mail carrier in oakland who was victimized twice in a matter of months. mail carrier bill murphy estimates he walks approximately ten miles a day on his east bay delivery route, 25,000 steps. he's taking each of those steps more carefully these days. >> i've had two incidents of being robbed while a letter carrier, murphy, isn't alone. we had heard stories that these were starting to happen in parts of the east bay. >> this past april, murphy was robbed while unloading mail from his truck. he says a woman in a ski mask grabbed an entire tray of mail. i was shocked i couldn't believe that someone would do such a brazen thing in broad daylight. >> the whole incident was over in less than a minute. >> in august, murphy was victimized again and this time there was a weapon. >> i was approached by a man brandishing a shotgun. give me your keys and give me your postal satchel, man, it's finally happening t

abc seven news reporter melanie woodrow is here to explain what's going on.d kristen, a lot of people are talking about this one. >> for some, it's a question of where to spend money and what will make the greatest difference in changing san francisco's reputation. if perception is everything, the state of union square depends on who you ask. >> it's night and day from when we came out of the pandemic. we have one of the most beautiful cities in the world. >> um, today it looks okay. >> it's a topic that's top of mind for city officials and local business owners who are attempting to figure out how to revitalize union square and change the city's doom loop reputation, including following the announcement that macy's plans to sell its union square location sometime over the next three years. one of those revitalization efforts is the powell street promenade refresh, which will replace these existing aluminum parklets with a new design. >> this is the gateway to san francisco. i can't think of a more important place to put resources to ensure that the downtown