tara: tara campbell, abc7 news. liz: the multiyear drought we are in means cities and farms will get even less water this year than the amount they were promised. governor newsom's administration says the state water project will provide just 5% of the water cities of contracts receive. that is down from 15% earlier this year because of record dry conditions. the state water project is a system of dams, pipes and canals that provides water to 27 million people from silicon valley to san diego. speaking of the drought, let's get a check on the forecast. nice to see rain this morning. lisa: those two atmospheric rivers in november and december saved us. 80% to 90% for san francisco and santa rosa. what you see behind me not a drought buster but it is the most significant rain in quite some time. it is a level 1 system. january, february, march going down in the history books as the driest ever. as we look at live doppler 7 the first wave of rain pushing through. would you believe the east bay and peninsula has seen mo

taras, obviously watching me now. taras, obviously those are the _ watching me now. taras, obviously those are the explanations - watching me now. taras, obviously those are the explanations that - watching me now. taras, obviously. those are the explanations that were given by the organisers. we have seen music feature so strongly in different aspects of this conflict, whether it is a violinist in bomb shelters or pianists playing before leaving their home. why do you think music is so important?— leaving their home. why do you think music is so important? because music can exnress- — music is so important? because music can express. because _ music is so important? because music can express. because music— music is so important? because music can express. because music can - can express. because music can impress. music is a very powerful tool to extend the message and to make emotion. through the music, you can say very important words, through the melody, through the harmonies, through the words, through the lyrics of the song. 50 you need to play the music to ta

why are you | doing this, taras? why go to the front line?— doing this, taras?ause i like _ front line? because my city and my country, because i like my - front line? because my city and myj country, because i like my country, i love my country. to defend the future of our country. no matter who i was before the war started. a lot of people did like i did. so i was before the war started. a lot of people did like i did.— of people did like i did. so you made an appeal _ of people did like i did. so you made an appeal to _ of people did like i did. so you made an appeal to ed - of people did like i did. so you| made an appeal to ed sheeran, of people did like i did. so you - made an appeal to ed sheeran, taras will stop what happened? you made an appeal to ed sheeran? ed will stop what happened? you made an appeal to ed sheeran?— appeal to ed sheeran? ed sheeran got back to us and — appeal to ed sheeran? ed sheeran got back to us and he _ appeal to ed sheeran? ed sheeran got back to us and he said _ appeal to ed sheeran? ed sheeran got back to us and he said tha

tara: tara campbell, abc news.e drought will mean that cities and towns will get less water. governor newsom's administration says the state water project will provide just 5% of the amount of water cities receive. that is down from 15% earlier this year because of record dry conditions in january and february. the state water project is a systems of parks and canals -- pipes and canals that provides water to 27 million people from silicon valley to san diego. we have been hoping for rain and you are saying there is a little bit of rain this morning. lisa: that's right. the rain is offshore. you will see that on live doppler 7 and we will take all of those raindrops we can get. the most should be along the shoreline, the coastal hills. there is a small chance of a thunderstorm and with that, some heavier downpours. but the showers will be scattered and there is a look at live doppler 7 where you can see the yellows offshore, what is ahead of it is moistening up the atmosphere. nothing falling yet here although you

tara: tara campbell, abc 7 news. liz: more than 2 million people have fled ukraine since the russian invasion. reporter luz pena found a family that has been driving to the romanian border to help hundreds of refugees. luz: with freezing temperatures, time is crucial as millions of ukrainian refugees wait in line to flee into neighboring countries. this is a convoy of the u.s.-based nonprofit save a life international at the border between ukraine and romania. >> our convoy, the guys just stopped and we started asking people who has babies and women, get into our cars. people started coming. we brought around 70 women and babies through the border. luz: once in romania, many refugees do not have anywhere to go. that is where he and his wife and five daughters come in. they partnered with save a life international. >> we are ready to serve. luz: throughout the day they meet refugees and drive them to safety. they own a summer cabin three miles from the border. luz: this family has helped 600 refugees with shelter and

tara: tara campbell, abc 7 news. liz: big tech is standing in solidarity with the people of ukraine. a number of silicon valley companies are pulling products, cutting services, and researching -- restricting access from russia. amanda del castillo has the details and of an effort to get more companies on board. amanda: from social media platforms to software companies, many in silicon valley are making it harder for people to russia access some of the world's most widely used technologies designed to connect the globe. >> it is not intended to destroy lives. it is not intended to be used by russia as a war machine, propaganda machine. amanda: nick with a nonprofit says that is the motivation behind saturday's rally at san jose city hall. part of the messaging aimed at think companies taking action. apple is causing the sale of physical products in russia. google helping to defend against russia cybersecurity threats. and airbnb suspending all operations in russia and belarus , offering free housing to ukrainians. le

tara: tara campbell, abc7 news. you or someone you know is dealing with violence, especially domestic violence, you can find a list of local resources by going to abc7news.com. ama: washington elementary school in san leandro revealed its new mural today. the painting depicts amanda gorman, malala yousafzai and sophie cruz. students returned to campus with all source of questions about the social justice issues playing out on the streets. >> it was challenging when we had come back because all the kids and been so isolated. -- kids had been so isolated. i was thinking how we can bring everyone together as a community. art is a natural bridge. ama: that teacher describe the artwork as a message of women's empowerment, social justice and proof that all kids have a voice. dan: tonight, a story about past, present and future, and e wonf ant bay family who keep it all together. plus -- >> i don't even know how to dream bigger. i did not even know, you know, this was even possible for someone that looks like me. ama: anyt

tara: tara campbell, abc 7 news. liz: more than 2 million people have fled ukraine since the russian invasion. reporter luz pena found a family that has been driving to the romanian border to help hundreds of refugees. luz: with freezing temperatures, time is crucial as millions of ukrainian refugees wait in line to flee into neighboring countries. this is a convoy of the u.s.-based nonprofit save a life international at the border between ukraine and romania. >> are convoy, the guys just stopped and we started asking people who has babies and women, get into our cars. people started coming. we brought around 70 women and babies through the border. luz: once in romania, many refugees do not have anywhere to go. that is where he and his wife and five dollars -- five dollars comment. they partnered with -- five daughters come i leone summer cabin three miles from the border -- they summer cabin three miles from the border. now relocation to multiple countries around europe. >> nobody walks from here without knowing whe

tara: the scene here has been quiet for the last hour. just before coming to air, we did see these floodlights here, you can probably see them behind me. i did speak with the sheriff and it suggests there will be an investigation going on as it turns dark here. we will keep you updated all through the night. dan: tara, thanks very much. ama: how exactly did this happen? answering that question will take time. karina: we know that 13 people were hurt, five needed to go to the hospital, three passengers plus the train engineer and the truck driver who had the worst injuries, which included serious burns. none of the injuries are considered life-threatening. sky 7 flew over the scene where the train ended up, just past the san bruno station. officials say crews were in the area working on the electrification project in the train hit at least two separate vehicles on the track. we are told there may be a third vehicle under the train but the investigation crews are looking into that right now so we should know soon. sky 7 video shows to overt

that was taras speak to me earlier of the rock band antytila.down the red carpet to attend the 94th academy awards. but this year, nervousness has notjust been around if they'll win an oscar, but if they can attend because of covid. our culture editor katie razzall is at the dolby theatre in los angeles. it's the top prize the movie business has to offer, and for days they've been preparing, rolling out a show—stopping experience for the biggest night of the year. when it comes to the actual top prize, best picture, it's almost certain for the first time to be a film made by one of the streaming services. apple's coda, the story of a deaf family with one hearing child, appears to have the momentum behind it. whistling netflix has pinned its hopes on its 1920s western the power of the dog. it may miss out for best picture, butjane campion looks likely to be only the third woman in history to win best director. there may be a buzz in this town about these awards, but last year's tv show attracted the lowest audience ever. can they turn it around?

tara: she is on the verge of living on the streets. she has been there before and does not want to go back. >> i don't want to be on the street. that is my worst fear, being in the streets. tara: she is getting some >> she will are being real. tara: that is why the nonprofit is embarking on a mission, petitioning support to buy a 120 unit building just for women. >> this would be a safe space where housed women can come to access drop in day services, shelter, and permanent supportive housing. tara: what would be most helpful about having a place to stay, where there is only women? >> it would be helpful because i would be able to be myself. tara: providing stability for women like kayla, working to build a better life. >> it would be motivational. i would love it. if i had -- i have had a place on my own, and i loved it. dion: still ahead on abc 7 news at 11:00, california schools are now masked optional, but not every bay area district is on board. reporter: happy st. patrick's day. welcome back, san francisco. dion: you can hear the

they have no intention of backing down in the newsroom tara campbell abc 7 news. all right, tara.e south bay big tech standing in solidarity with the people of ukraine a number of silicon valley companies are pulling products cutting services and restricting access from russia abc 7 news reporter amanda. still yo has the details ahead of a weekend effort to get more companies on board with this. from social media platforms to software companies many in silicon valley are making it harder for people in russia to access some of the world's most widely used technologies designed to connect the globe. it's not intended to destroy lives in freedom. it's not intended to be used by russia as a war machine or propaganda machine make a billigorski with the south bay. nonprofit. nova. ukraine says, that's the motivation behind saturday's planned rally at san jose city hall part of the messaging meant to think companies that have already taken action apple among other things is pausing the sale of physical products in russia google helping to defend against russian cybersecurity threats and

they have no intention of backing down in the newsroom tara campbell abc 7 news. all right, tara. thank you in the south bay big tech standing in solidarity with the people of ukraine a number of silicon valley companies are pulling products cutting services and restricting access from russia abc 7 news reporter amanda. still yo has the details ahead of a weekend effort to get more companies on board with this. from social media platforms to software companies many in silicon valley are making it harder for people in russia to access some of the world's most widely used technologies designed to connect the globe. it's not intended to destroy lives in freedom. it's not intended to be used by russia as a war machine or propaganda machine make a billigorski with the south bay. nonprofit. nova. ukraine says, that's the motivation behind saturday's planned rally at san jose city hall part of the messaging meant to think companies that have already taken action apple among other things is pausing the sale of physical products in russia google helping to defend against russian cybersecur

tara: alex mendoza running for his life, doing whatever he could to escape the fiery wreckage.d i just jumped out the window, not caring if i would break my leg or whatever. i'm terrified, i've got to get out. i knew i was jumping onto rocks,

i spoke to lead singer taras topolya about serving on the front line.line. we resist russian occupation. just in the moment, while speaking with you, some of my colleagues are holding guns in their arms. why are you doing this, taras? why go to the front line, essentially? because i'm a citizen of my country, because i like my country, i love my country. there is no another way to defend the future of our country. no matter who i was before the war started. ok, you were... a lot of people did like i did. have been like i did. so, you made an appeal to ed sheeran, taras, what happened ? what, repeat, please? you made an appeal to ed sheeran, didn't you? what happened next? ed sheeran got back to us and he said that he is very appreciate to help ukrainian people, that he is standing by the ukrainian people and he wants to check out our music, the music of the band of antytila. but we also had response from organisers of the concert and they said no for us. did they explain why? and do you understand their explanation? do you accept it? yeah, they say that

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 francisco. like you just said and commuters if they haven't heard about the chaos being caused already when they get here. they certainly will caltrain officials at the station telling me they are currently expecting. ways of about an hour give or take a few minutes now what that means for folks who are starting their journey from this station and looking ahead down south is that they're gonna have to get the train from here to to south san francisco from there. they're going to to gain a bus service and go to the millbury station where they will then connect with a seperate train and then continue their journey down south now, of course for folks who are l

, ta-ta-there and now with two legs ta-ta-taram tara-tara-tam tu-tu-turu.reas of donetsk one of the boom hit a school in mariupol fighting to be transferred to the very center, a real rescue operation in the chernihiv region, the russian military took about a hundred civilians from the suburbs safe place more than 50 cars collided on a pennsylvania highway due to a snow storm. there are dead victims. hello representatives of russia and ukraine today will hold in istanbul a new rank of talks convinced the legislature arrived in turkey on the eve of the parties will meet .

s. embassy and tara, the hostage drama lasts. for 14 months, the united states had been humiliated by the collapse or bishop. it had been further doubly triply related by the hostages takeover, wholesale green, his american, we americans who never got over it, word him or them the mullis and the iranian regime, or the devil don't kickin. that's why any one who defies them is welcome to by the west and the europeans is new in particular. the americans is america. ah! on the 22nd of september, 1980 saddam hussein invades iran has launched this war for a purpose, which is to build ties between itself and the western world. and presents itself as a great defender of the, of the rest of the outer world against the rising islamic tide coming out of iran. saddam's plan is to annex iranian territory and consolidate his power. after a year of heavy losses, the iranians force back saddam's army. the balance of power tips. mm. good moment. good iran. so when iran advanced, we widened our frontline, what garden was overly janet where we prev

. >> let's bring in tara setmayer. excuse me, tara, i got a little thrown off by the last one.r adviser for the lincoln project, former gop communications director. tara, as always, great to see you. want to read a little bit from what you had to say on nbc op-ed. no matter how many statements they put out condemning putin's invasion of ukraine, the republicans cannot escape trump's role orthe role of their fave rth right wing media personalities in carrying putin's water for years. expand on this. >> i have to tell you, yasmin, it's so frustrating and infuriating to watch members of the republican party, the party of reagan, who was the cold warrior champion, right? go out there and shill for vladimir putin. without a resounding condemnation. yes, here and there you'll hear some of the republicans say, well, you know, we don't agree with that, or whatever, but it's not a coordinated effort to boycott tucker carlson, let's say for example, with the ilk that he spews on his program every night. he's out there as putin's number one propagandist here in the u.s., where the russian

tara campbell, dion: to find out how you can help ukraine, visit our website.hen you do, you will see a full list of nonprofits sending donations to refugees. that is at abc7news.com /takeaction. a chance of rain moving to the bay area as we start the work week. the golden gate bridge looking dry tonight but by this time tomorrow we could see wet roads. spencer christian joining us tracking what to expect and where. spencer: we are dry right now but here is our forecast intermission for tonight. no rain expected until tomorroww late tomorrow. that storm tomorrow ranges one of the abc 7 storms for tomorrow night. into tuesday, we are expecting chances of light to moderate rain. a quarter of an inch or more in a bunch of the area. this is starting at 6:00 tomorrow evening and this waves surging into the north bay first. that will then spread into other parts of the bay area before it starts to wind down. there is not going to be drenching rain for the bay area. southeast bay expected to get anymore of 0.5 inches. on your complete accuweather's'r forecast in a few

a self portrait in motion of the artist as a young man, tara jenko is credited with shaping the modern ukranian language, a politic artist and poet. he was one of the 1st people to use it in literature premium, which did not exist. liter, i did not exist at that time. and ship gen core wrote in ukrainian. he was from, he said, you knew how people broke and he knew. and he felt all this value and significant and important in ukraine. shift change has long been a cultural hero with the museum and tv dedicated to him. but why is a man who died 160 years ago still so important to young ukrainians? every generation? find something new, something that resonates with this particular time and to day the poetry and art, i'm sure chin again, call or fight for your own free and fight ship chain co deed born into serfdom and type of forced labor in 18. 14. he had to buy his own freedom, but that didn't discourage him. he's known for having helped define ukrainian identity when the country was still part of the russian empire. shift tankless art reflected, his environment, working class life, the o

but what happened is after win their freshman year, tara comes up to lexi lacey's.a get interfaces like i'm so mad at you. and her moms like, oh, my gosh, what did i do? wrong is a brand new stanford parent, right? and then to our goes for not having triplets. and that the joke began. but tara vanderveer loves these whole sisters and they are important to her on the court as well as off it. she raised about the kind of student athletes they are and the crowd here at spokane arena certainly ready to cheer them on tonight. this week, 16 matchup against maryland. thanks so much. jj has been a pleasure to see them play at the last 4 years. all right. finally, sweet 16 for the men. here is your cinderella story. darryl, thanks. the 3rd with the jumper to give 15 seed saint peter's. >> a 2 point lead over 3rd seeded purdue. so last chance for the boilermakers down 3 jaden ivey's shot to tie it. >> and the seemingly impossible has happened. saint peter's becomes the first 15 seed ever to advance to the elite 8 with a 67 to 64. the play the winner of ucl a north carolina. p

s. embassy and tara, the hostage drama lasts for 14 months, the united states had been humiliated by the collapse or vision. it had been further doubly triply related by the hostages takeover, wholesale green, his american, we americans, he never got over it, word him or them. the mullis and the iranian regime, or the devil don't kickin. that's why any one who defies them is welcomed by the west and the europeans knew in particular the americans is america. ah. on the 22nd of september, 1980 saddam hussein invades iran has launched this war for a purpose, which is to build ties between itself and the western world. and presents itself as the great defender of the, of the rest of the outer world. against the rising islamic tide coming out of iran . saddam's plan is to annex iranian territory and consolidate his power. after a year of heavy losses, the iranians force back saddam's army, the balance of power tips non good moments of iran. so when iran advanced, we widened our frontline, what garden was overly jotted, where we previously needed 100 soldiers. now it was 300 because we dem

peter, taras, good to see you both, do stay safe. thank you. >> thank you, michael. >> all right. ukraine's president has so far refused to leave the capitol in the face of russian attacks. coming up, what would a ukrainian government in exile look like, should the country's leadership have to flee? >>> also still to come, with growing vladimir putin war crime investigations there are questions whether a prosecution could be successful. i speak with an expert about that, coming up. i have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. now, there's skyrizi. ♪ things are getting clearer, i feel free ♪ ♪ to bare my skin ♪ ♪ yeah, that's all me ♪ ♪ nothing and me go hand in hd ♪ ♪ nothing on my skin, that's my neplan ♪ ♪ nothing and me ♪ nothing is everything ♪ achieve clearer with skyrizi. 3 out of 4 people achieved 90% clearer skin at 4 months. of those, nearly 9 out 10 sustained it through 1 year. and skyrizi is 4 doses a year, after 2 starter doses. ♪ i see nothing in a different way ♪ ♪ it's my moment so i just gotta say ♪ ♪ nothing is everything ♪ skyrizi may increase your risk of infecti

there is no middle ground here. >> joel, tara brought up madison cawthorn. 90% of the country is with the ukrainians and opposed to putin. when you see a member of congress say things like this, the one thing i want you to know they're outliers in the largest sense possible on our side. >> so break it down for us. i mean, wartime is usually when you would think that the country rallies together, certainly when we are heavily invested in what the outcome of ukraine is. this is not a war that we're just watching from a distance. we are arming one of the sides. how does this division affect the united states' response to the war in ukraine? >> well, ayman, first and foremost lindsey graham was donald trump's greatest defender throughout the impeachment process. what we're pointing out right there is what we should be arguing for, but in words, fine. but not in deeds. and the way to get past this is to remember that the united states, we do stand for democracy and we stand for alliances. we stand for global leadership. there is a record for that. there is a trac

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one there to contradict saddam was, and that is very goodness with a doctor's not tip to rock and tara pursue nanometers. to underline the power of the new rise video footage of the executions was disseminated with any rock and neighboring countries. saddam promotes his clan, brothers in law and cousins become powerful men. most of his supporters like him come from the t creek region and our sunni's only foreign minister tariq aziz is a christian i said to begin with joy deal retired. this was an authoritarian, brutal regime. in from that essentially centered on one family of the one clan and 3 cities in the sunni heartland of iraq, hulu, to all those in power. and all those who profited from state revenues came from there, or even the kurdish and she, a populations, had no access to wealth. went on these. you know, this is a well known fact and i was just to say, profit when saddam hussein wants to become a supreme leader of sunni arab nations, a bulwark against the enemy. iran. saddam perceived the sheer revolution there as a threat mohammed raise up a lobby shot of iran for 37 years

but this next one really has the makings of a classic cardinal coach, tara vanderveer. and you come skipper. jean, henri emma are the second and 3rd winningest coaches in division. one college basketball history, men's or women's respectively. so it feels appropriate that they'll be the ones duking it out for a chance to play in the national title game. today, van der veer said that even though it's familiar territory reaching this point in the tournament simply never gets old field to set. you don't want to make too much of it because you want to approach it as another game. so to speak. it's it's absolutely thrilling. you know, when you walk out on that floor and you know, the ncaa, i mean, it's just it's it's beautiful that it's it's just it's a little overwhelming. you know, i think sometimes you appreciate it more when it's over during the process, you're just trying to do whatever you can to get your team ready. >> makes sense. uconn is also writing an impressive streak into this game. 14 straight trips to the final 4 for the huskies to stanford and uconn have met

tara campbell, abc 7 news. karina: thank you. new developments.eachers just announced progress in a dispute over paycheck issues after staging a sit in. teachers say they will have covid sick pay that can be used retroactively, interest payments and repayments of fees like overdraft or credit card late payment fees. the new payroll led to hundreds of employees either not receiving their paychecks or only getting partial pay. dan: happy st. patrick's day, everyone. what a gorgeous day. karina: it is. a lot of people wearing green and enjoying festivities. sandhya patel is here. we know you can't wear green because you stand in front of a green screen. sandhya: that's right. but i'm glad you are both in green. i hope you all had a nice st. patrick's day. if you are stepping out tonight, grabbed a jacket. 25 mile an hour gusts at 32 sustained in san francisco. nice onshore breezes. along the embarcadero, the flags are moving in the wind. oakland at 58. 65 in mountain view and 64 in san jose. a shaky view, looking at the clouds gathering. 62 in napa.

tara: as you can quieted down. we are having a tough time seeing over the fence. it looks like there are a few people on scene. the volunteer sheriffs are still here, making sure people are not entering the area. they have destroyed blocked off, asking people to stay away. it is a much differentuch diffeh than it was several hours ago in the midst of what felt like chaos. larry: thankfully things have calmed down. you will keep us updated. thank you for your report. let's take another look live from sky 7, thankfully they got the flames out. for the most part, it was not as bad as it could have been. as tim was mentioning, this is going to have a dramatic impact on the commute. you can see the extent of the damage. you've got a moving train, even though the speed might have been reduced, it is going to cause a lot of damage and it will not stop quickly. kristen: not just removal of debris and equipment can attract damage as well. larry: pressure. -- for sure. we will keep you updated on the impact this has. the 70-year-old woman who was attacked outside her home i

tara campbell was there and tells us why minority communities are likely to see a positive impact. >> applause from house speaker nancy pelosi and a crowd of supporters in the presidio. she's a survivor of domestic violence. >> i don't want to tell you how i saw blood come out of my face at the rate of my pulse, how many times i was held hostage and hit with carbon fiber knuckle gloves, how i lost a baby one time because he basically beat it out of me. >> speaker pelosi on the heels of president biden signing into law the violence against women reauthorization act, both playing a key role in getting the original act passed in the 90's. >> how important it is to him, that it is strong, funded, and implemented in a way that brings us the future without violence. >> a big part of that future is including the lgbtq plus community. it bolsters services and supports. >> i wanted to talk about today how important the reauthorization of the violence against women act, this year specifically, adding more prioritizing lgbtq folks. >> jessica nolan is a survivor, and executive director of the yo

today, they buried dmitro kabakov, 59, andrei stefanushin, 40, taras diduk, aged 25.for all the solidarity of crowds, this grief is solitary. prayers continue each loss individual... ..forfamilies... ..for comrades. prayers continue singing it is the custom here when possible to open the coffins so that there can be a last touch to reach beyond death. trumpets wail singing ukraine's dead in this war are full—timers, reservists and conscripts. gunfire andrei stefanushin was a permanent soldier, married, with a three—year—old daughter. jaroslav is a friend from when they worked on the railways together. translation: we kept in touch, talked. - he was a great guy. god takes away the best from us. these men had plans. taras diduk had a girlfriend. he was godfather to a friend's daughter and his mother's only son. translation: he was brave. he said, "mama, who is going to protect you, "if not me?" i know how he was. i can't praise my child, but for me, he was the best. a mother grieving a dead son — war�*s eternal story. fergal keane, bbc news, lviv. this is bbc news. the

we're not allowed to go past two minutes on the readings according to erica and tara. so we're gonna stay totally within that. um, this was just like some of my early views on walking city of savannah. i passed people and places that were becoming part of my life. i eagerly anticipated walking by the hulking live oak tree not far from my house that had a one foot diameter six inch deep eye level knot and its trunk that students from savannah college of art and design scad. i assumed had turned into a miniature stage that they updated regularly with an artistic vignette. i said hey to the homeless residence of the squares the negotiations over territory happening when nobody at least not me was looking. they brave the stifling heat of the savannah summers so they could still remain relatively warm in the winners each morning. i nodded at the men in suits going to their banking jobs or the hotel workers or store clerks or tourists. there were the retirees out walking their dogs or they are on their constitutionals as well as gaunt african-american men riding bicycles. lo

thanks for that report tara now if you would like to help people in ukraine, we've put together a full list of verified groups and nonprofits sending don and supplies to refugees you can find it all at our website abc7news.com/take action. moving on to the east bay the mayor of antioch was arrested and charged with dui early this morning. he posted a video saying he had a drink during dinner with a friend abc 7 news reporter. ryan curry tells us at least one other city official wants the mayor to step down immediately. and deeply sorry for the lapse in judgment, and i hope that you can forgive me antioch mayor lamar thorpe issuing a video statement following an arrest on a dui charge saturday morning a chp of report shows officers pulled thorpe over near the monument boulevard exit in pleasant hill thorpe did not crash his car and chp did not mention what his blood alcohol level was you have my full commitment that i will grow and this moment and continue to work diligently on behalf of the residents of antioch marathorpe declined a request for an interview deferring to the video. he p

today, they buried dmitro kabakov, 59, andrei stefanushin, 40, taras diduk, aged 25.rowds... ..this grief is solitary. prayers continue. each loss individual. forfamilies. for comrades. prayers continue. singing. ukraine's dead in this war are full timers, reservists, and conscripts. andrei stefanushin was a permanent soldier, married, with a three—year—old daughter. jaroslav is a friend from when they worked on the railways together. translation: we kept in touch, talked. - he was a great guy. god takes away the best from us. these men had plans. taras diduk had a girlfriend. he was godfather to a friend's daughter. translation: he was brave. he said, "mama, who is going to protect you, if not me?" i know how he was. i can't praise my child, but for me, he was the best. a mother grieving a dead son, war�*s eternal story. fergal keane, bbc news, lviv. let's speak to our chief international correspondent lyse doucet, in kyiv. lyse, the russian bombardment seems to have stepped up today. today has been another day where more sanctions have been imposed on russia, more s

i'm the senior inspector of reserves taras heard such a surname come on documents for keeping.bring it, now come on come on. all permissions listen, i didn’t understand why i was put in charge of sanitation. i'm just a security guard. clear. wait a couple of minutes. you should have received all permits . we got everything perfectly syrian. naturally. boris vasilyevich takes over. so you can work. well, don't forget to call the opening to cut the ribbon, and this is not even discussed. you tell boris vasilyevich to be sincere. fine . i'll pass everything on, but now there may be cognac . what, is this? open this ring to my mother. i want you to always have it now. this is a very expensive gift for me, that is. thank you all for staying where you are. this is a big robbery. errors. hey you, i don't pull you all all that i found a place. live come on come on.

in oakland are finding a way to support children who fled the war-torn country abc 7 news reporter tarabell spent some time at the school today and brings you their story. from a simple hello to a carefully crafted heart the students at saint teresa school in oakland want the children of ukraine to know they care and social studies. we see the news and it's honestly, it's pretty sad brianna coyle and sophia cruz hernandez leading the way to get these letters into the hands of children who have fled war definitely makes me rethink about the things we have and just helping them makes me feel a little bit better teacher chris lynch came up with idea as a way for his students to process some sadness and give some support that's right to these students. and say we got your back or we're with you and somebody halfway around the world is thinking of you. so if they read this, they know that someone is out there and they care and they love them. i'm kind of just trying to be friendly and just have a conversation with them just to so they have someone to talk to get their mind off. what's happen

they reported tara, the tara, that russia is inflicting across ukraine on the ukrainian people. russia will be held accountable for his atrocities. there's only one way, one way to in this madness, president putin stop the killing. withdraw your forces, leave ukraine once and for all. yesterday i listened to precedence president zalinski speech to the united states congress. and i was so moved by his words, his bravery, and his calls for help and for peace. immediately afterward, president biden announced another $800000000.00 in security assistance to help ukraine defend itself. that's more than $1000000000.00 in the past. week alone. we're not doing this by ourselves. our allies in partners are fully committed to surging assistance to the ukrainians. and we are grateful to all of our allies in partners who have opened their boarders and their hearts, and welcome ukrainian refugee. we're also going to continue to provide humanitarian relief to support people within ukraine and those who had been forced to flee, including the $186000000.00 and additional assets assistance that secretar

tara vanderveer. she won coach of the year 2000 a couple times before get this 17 times.s won this award and 36 seasons. she is the goat folks. and it's the second season in a row. she's won it now. stanford has won 17 games in a row, which is the longest streak in the nation. but tara would tell you she's only as good as her players and she has some pretty good ones case in point cameron brink. she's having herself a year. she was named the pac, 12 defensive player of the year break leads the conference in rebounds per game. she also is amongst the best rim protectors in the country. frank was also named to the all-conference team. and guess what, steph curry's her brother, got brother. and then that leaves us with the latest. just haley jones pac 12 player of the year. the santa cruz product. she slowly been building. one of the more impressive resumes in cardinal history. she's already a national champion. she's already won a final 4 mvp. now she's the first cardinal to win pac 12 player of the year since 2014. but according to her trainer, the individual accolades, th

we will continue to follow tara many. thanks to you. now new at 11 a series of sideshows this weekend across the bay area has neighbors annoyed and concerned police report at least three massive side shows spanning from santa rosa to oakland and even fremont abc 7 news reporter jr. stone joins us now to explain that the biggest concern is the increase in level of violence at these sideshows jr. well, it certainly is dion we came through oakland earlier tonight a day after one man was shot and killed during a sideshow and two others wounded by gunfire and as all as that of that is happening in oakland the same sort of massive shows are being seen across the area sideshows in both. rosa and fremont this weekend, too. this is over the weekend in the bay area. it was loud it was the nerve-wracking of kenny mccarty lives near this intersection in fremont like so many other neighbors he's upset about what's happening and it's dangerous. it's a young kids and they don't seem to be doesn't seem to be any concern for safety there at all culture

good tara speaking after the vote, so let's go through the implications of this for, for those with the ws chief intellectual editor. richard. welcome, richard. so this explains was, what was, what was about yet was this was a resolution that was put before the un general assembly. so or 193 member states of the united nations has the opportunity to vote on this. and it was a resolution which deplored russia's invasion of ukraine. it demanded an immediate withdrawal of russian forces, and it also condemned russia for other other aspects of this crisis that we be witnessing recent days. for instance, the fact of vladimir putin has raised the russian nuclear forces alert level and is actually in some of his speech is ahead of the invasion rather explicitly threatened that he might be willing to use nuclear weapons in the context of this crisis. so, so a strong resolution essentially taking russia to task for what it is doing in ukraine. now in the un general assembly, a resolution like this needs 2 thirds majority to pass and it passed that hurdle quite comfortably. but it doesn't have ac

but look, tara, i can't count every vehicle, you know, every ruck sac that these guys are moving with it's our assessment that their intention is to reposition these units so they can refit them for future liebermann, cnn. >> a question specific to mariupol. given the destruction that you're seeing there, would you characterize that as the russians carpet bombing the city or conducting a scorched earth campaign there, or would you not use that sort of terminology in terms of what you're seeing? >> it's devastating what we're seeing there. i'm going to -- i'll let experts decide how they want to characterize it or label it. but it is obviously devastating. you don't have to look any further than the imagery that your network is showing as well as so many other news outlets to see just how significant the damage the russians are doing in mariupol and the devastating effects that it's having there on what can only be described as the civilian infrastructure. residential buildings. hospitals. recreation. parks. everything. i mean, the place is just being decimated. from a structural persp

tara, i want to bring you in.about the look. >> we had a lot of fun with this one. she's a brand ambassador for chanel, so we wanted to create something that was uniquely and authentically hers for her special night. so we came up with this unique twist on a classic look. >> so good, tara. >> thank you. >> you nailed it. >> thank you. >> great job. zerina, last night you dressed halle bailey. she wore this beautiful gown. what was your inspiration to put her in this gown? >> she was being introduced as like the new disney princess. so i wanted her to feel like a mermaid out of water. i wanted her to just feel really beautiful. i loved how you got this nod to like a two-piece look, the bralette and this skirt. the mermaid tail. she wanted to show skin. she felt beautiful. >> i'll stay with you, zerina. showing more skin, we saw a lot of that on the red carpet. tell us about that trend. >> we did. we did. well, first of all, one of my favorites of the night was timothee chalamet. choosing to wear no shirt was really