>> adeyemo elizabeth cook. 2020 tuan marked a record number of traffic deaths in san jose, 60 of them. with 29 so far this year, 2022 could surpass that peer tonight, the city has installed license plate cameras at one particularly problematic intersection, but as kpix 5 sarah don she reports , the update comes too late for one grieving mother. >> reporter: it's not easy for her to visit this spot in san jose. >> for me personally, it is really hard to come through this intersection. it is taken me almost a year to finally cross this vaa s kied byhit-and- run drer here on mixeotns. my daughter was killed here. i'm sorry. my daughter was killed here , and they have not caught the individuals that killed her. >> reporter: this gas station security camera footage is all police have to go on. it shows a white 2004 to 2010 mercedes cls speed through the intersection of monterey road and curtner avenue. the driver hit vanessa as she crossed the street and her electric wheelchair. they never stopped. >> i could see my daughter in the crosswalk, in the crosswalk right before she got hit, and it just -- it is very painful to see that. and being out here where we are, you see people crossing the street and almost getting hit. when that happens, all these emotions come up in me, the fear peer >> reporter: the crash tore her family apart, but today she has new hope, as a city installed security cameras able to install license plate numbers at the intersection and hopes to help solve and prevent future hit-and-run crashes peer critics raised issues about privacy. the san jose mayor has pushed for millions of dollars to make streets safer, but it is too late to make her family whole again. >> our family, we hope that we can still continue to advocate on the victim's behalf. >> reporter: sara donchey, kpix 5. >> it is important to note the cameras are not yet functional. we reached out as to when that would happen. they say there will give us details monday. one of san jose's latest hit and run fatalities comes 11 years after that crash. >> she is free. >> shea shaw died earlier this week, more than 11 years after suffering a severe traumatic brain injury during a crash in january of 2011. she was 15 at the time. her mother made sure to live every day as if it could be shea's last. >> i just wanted her to see and hear and feel everything of life, and my focus was to be in shea's life, present, not one after somebody who hit her, and that the cops could not get. >> police have now relaunched the search for the driver. the initial investigation revealed that shea was in the crosswalk at camden and bascombe when she was hit by a silver or gray sedan. >> although it was 11 years ago, we are hoping someone may remember. somebody knows what this individual did, and they willfully do the right thing, and report them and come forward. a plan to restore a series of hidden staircases in east oakland is running into a roadblock tonight. some neighbors tell kpix 5's da lin that they are worried the improvement project could have unintended consequences. >> reporter: the city wants to restore this pathway, and turn this into a long staircase. so far they have run into an uphill battle to try to get the support of the neighbors. this impassable trail sandwiched between two houses is overgrown with vegetation. located between outlook avenue and hill lock drive, this is where 1 of five stairways the city wants to build in the eastmont hills neighborhood. those stairways would connect people in the flatlands of east oakland up to the hills. >> it would also connect neighborhoods. that something we haven't been able to do. you are kind of on one street and that's it. you don't know the people on the next street. >> reporter: while supporters say the staircases would provide accessibility, opponents for easy access would bring unwanted foot traffic and crime. >> where under automatic gunfire all the time, break-ins all up and down hill month-end outlook. >> reporter: anthony is next to the trail on outlook avenue, and has been here 34 years. he reminds people that this is east oakland, not the berkeley hills. he worries that criminals will use the staircases as escape routes, or ambush people. >> there is a couple walking late at night, jump out, give me your money. >> crime, noise, young people hang out, play their music, et cetera, et cetera, who calls the police, and will the police respond? probably not. >> reporter: the oakland department of transportation had already set aside money for the staircase on outlook avenue, but they are pausing construction due to opposition from many neighbors. supporters maintain the staircases would connect neighbors rather than divide them. >> if you build it, people do come. >> what is the purpose, and if you don't do any more than one staircase, or one stairway, it is like a stairway to nowhere. >> reporter: at this point, there is no timeline. the city wants more feedback from neighbors before deciding how to move forward. in oakland, i'm da lin, kpix 5. an oakland auction houses hoping to raise up to $10,000 for ukraine relief with a single, powerful image. it is called "girl with candy," a child holding an unloaded double barrel rifle in her hand and a lollipop in her mouth. she's the daughter of an amateur ukrainian photographer who took a just days before the russian invasion. on sunday, the auction gallery in oakland will offer the first five official printings of that image. they are expected to sell for $1000-$2000 apiece. all the proceeds will be donated to ukraine aid. tonight, russia and ukraine are hurtling toward what could be an epic battle for the country's industrial heartland. ukrainian officials report moscow has shifted a dozen military units from the ruins of mariupol to the eastern part of the country, after russia claimed capture of the southern port city. ukrainian authorities say more than 20,000 civilians have been killed in the city, where new satellite images revealed another possible mass grave. some ukrainian defenders remain there tonight, holed up in a steel plant. a massive manhunt for an active shooter in washington, d.c. and it late tonight when the suspect was found dead. two adults and a juvenile were taken to the hospital when that gunfire erupted in a busy neighborhood on the north side, northwest side of the capital city this afternoon. the fourth victim was grazed in the back, and treated on scene. >> it was so loud, it sounded like explosions. a bullet came from behind me, and it grazed my shoulder, and i got up, and at that point i said to myself, i need to get out of here. >> late tonight, police found the suspect that in an apartment, where they also recovered several weapons and ammunition. investigators do believe he took his own life as officers closed in. they still don't know his motive. a live look now at capitol hill, where a political bombshell has the city buzzing tonight. minority leader kevin mccarthy caught in a lie after saying, on tape, that he was ready to ask then president trump to resign, following the january 6 capital siege. >> the discussion i would have with him is that i think this would pass, and it would be my recommendation he should resign. >> authors of the new book "this will not pass" released a series of clips of the republican minority leaders phone calls and other leaders. in one call he said of trump, quote, i've had it with this guy. another recording indicated that the former president acknowledged some responsibility for what happened. >> i asked him personally today, does he hold responsibility for what happened, does he feel bad about what happened. he told me he does have some responsibility for what happened. and he needed to acknowledge that. florida governor ron desantis has signed a bill stripping disney of its sp the company has enjoyethem his day for the past 55 years. it is widely seen as retaliation for disney's criticism of the state's new education law, which critics call the "don't say gay" bill. it limits classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in some grades. some new perspective tonight on a rash of disability compliance lawsuits targeting san francisco small businesses. the das office just released this map of more than 300, many in neighborhoods with high immigrant populations. all were targeted by san diego law firm potter handy. nietzsche sued claimed violations of the americans with disabilities act. they have resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in settlement. the da has filed suit to recover that money, calling the claims rosalind. potter handy has not responded to our request for comment. if you would like to take a closer look at the interactive map we just showed you, we posted it on our website, kpix.com. tonight, san jose-based resume has agreed to pay $85 million to settle a class- action privacy lawsuit. the l.a. times reports the plaintiffs accused him of failing to not do enough to stop so-called zoom bombers, including one who streamed child pornography into a separate san francisco bible study. the company is now in permitting new security features, like a suspend meeting button, and a ticket system for tracking disruptions. a zoom spokesperson told the times, we are proud of the advancements we have made to the platform, and look forward to continuing to innovate with privacy, and security at the forefront. an ugly end to the week on wall street. stocks plummeted onward from the fed that higher interest rates could be coming. the dow fell nearly 1000 points, and its worst recession since october of 2020. the broader indices each lost more than 2.5%. if that's not enough to drive you to drink, i will get that bright, inflation is coming for your wine. thousands of bay area nurses poised to at the picket lines next week as covid cases climb. east bay water customers now being warned, make do with less, or pay police in walnut creek say a man walked into target armed with this machete. he tried to steal the cash register. he was unsuccessful, and police captured angel rodriguez just across the street near b.a.r.t.. he was on parole for robbery. 5000 nurses at stanford and packard children's are poised to walk off the job on monday as part of an ongoing contract dispute with the healthcare system. they are also asking for more reliable rest and recovery time to compact combat pandemic fatigue. stanford is offering a step down series of wage increases, plus additional bonuses in the first year. it would bring the entry-level base salary to $143,000, topping out at more than $211,000. the mercury news reports stanford is bringing and travel nurses from all over the country to maintain patient care during the strike. no word tonight and stting mond masking will be optional for students and staff at oakland unified. that change comes just as cases are rising sharply across the bay area, and in san francisco. the test positivity rate now stands at 5%, about 2 points higher than the statewide average, and the last time san francisco's numbers were that high, it was just ahead of the winter omicron surge. let's take a live look now at bay area bridges, where traffic is only partly to blame for an alarming air-quality report. tonight, the american lung association says the region is home to some of the worst air in the country. the organization's latest state of the air study ranked california dead last for year-round pollution, owing largely to wildfire smoke. the bay area, bakersfield, and fresno were among the most polluted areas on the list. spring storms have been a big boost for this year's snowpack. the uc berkeley snow lab says it is at 61% of normal for this time of year, up 42% in the past 11 days. it all came too late to make a real dent in the drought, and tonight customers with east bay mud are being warned to cut back, or face fines. >> we had all of this rain the last couple of days, so i'm sure a lot of people are thinking didn't that help them as a maybe help me out. how bad is it? >> east bay mud reservoirs right now are 71% full, so it's not awful, and we do expect to get that snowmelt starting, but, you know, january, february, and march were historically dry. we just want to take any chances. >> the district is now asking for a voluntary 15% cutback. it's also considering a 15% surcharge. tonight central valley grape growers say a hard freeze has devastated their crops. >> the loss in the vineyards will likely translate to higher prices at the liquor store. these brown clusters that would have been wine grapes are now damaged for the season. loss due to last week's frost. stuart spencer of the lodi wine grape commission says growers across the sacramento region have been impacted. >> the areas affected, the thorton area, clarksburg, above of grant line road, and across the east side of lodi. my family owns a vineyard up in amador county, and we had a pretty extensive frost damage across their, estimated 50 to 75% loss of crop. >> the san joaquin farm bureau is now working to assess the loss, which could be enough to open up state funding to impacted farmer. >> that area is really known for zinfandel, so those will be impacted this year. now there is this downside of the drought, when it is starting to hit the lines, we know we are in trouble. we aren't getting any more on the way anytime soon. a dry week ahead, and a warm weekend as well. we have dispensed with the rain, as we look from treasure island toward the city of san francisco on this fine friday night. the numbers now have plummeted into the 50s. it will get down to about 40 degrees in santa rosa tonight. and mild night on the way, and starry skies. it will be chilly overnight tonight, and high pressure will be building in. is that built-in, temperatures come up. the lows will come down by monday, but even though this looks almost identical to what it looks like on sunday night, with a low coming down from the gulf, and clouds beginning to stream over northern california , this being monday at 3:00 p.m., there is not enough energy or moisture in this to have rain on monday. it doesn't look like there will be rain for the entire week. maybe next weekend. you can see that we get a little bit of a bump in the probability by saturday. between now and then, dry and sunny. allergens are up. if you suffer from allergies in the next 4 days, they aren't going to be the best. overnight lows tonight on the mild side. mostly in the 40s. daytime highs for saturday, nice on university avenue in palo alto. 70 in milpitas. 68 in union city. plenty of sunshine for the east bay. there will be a little valley fog tomorrow morning. is bay and south bay not a big deal. then we get sunshine and 71 in vallejo, 70 in dublin. in the north bay, very pleasant in novato. go over to the coastline, bodega bay, it will be chilly and windy near the coast. up around ukiah and lakeport and clear lake, mostly the 60s and 70s, warming up on sunday. there is not a drop in sight. numbers will be in the 60s in san francisco, and as we look at the bay as a whole, the warmest days will be sunday and monday. plenty of sunshine, pleasant week ahead, but, ra coming up in sports, the a's are trying to stay on top of the west as the rangers visit the colosseum. the giants are shorthanded when it comes to their starting bad news today as the giants announced starting pitcher anthony desclafani is headed to the 10 day il with an ankle injury. it means two of the starting five are out for the near future. that means it is a bullpen game for the giants to start the series against the national. the bats are quick to help. make it format. austin slater blasts a three run shot to right center field. that is his first of the year. same inning, bases loaded for brandon crawford. he sends a screamer to left field. wayne thomas can't reel it in. that clears the bases to make it 7-0 giants after two innings. jacob judas carries most of the load for san francisco on the mound. bottom of the sixth, he strikes out juan soto. he gives up just three hits over five shutout innings. the giants win 7-1. they are now 9-5 on the season. game two at the nats tomorrow at 5:00. the ascetics hosting the rangers for some friday night baseball. attendance more than 7000 tonight. second inning, rangers up to mac. deep shot over the left field fence. the a's get roughed up early, giving up five runs in the second inning. later in the second, a bay area native marcus simeon at the plate with runners at the corners. a nice grab, but not enough to send a runner from third. the rangers go on to win a back- 1. the a's are now 8-7 on the season. the warriors have to wait a couple days before getting out the broom for a potential sweep of the nuggets, and a couple of days to decide who will be in the starting five on sunday, just as the head coach said. he bumped up steph curry's minutes to 30, a sign that he might soon shed his bench player status. he had 27 points, shooting nearly 53% from the field in game three. curry is ready for any role to help his team win. >> you don't need to sell him on anything. he is very unique. he's incredibly humble, and incredibly arrogant on the floor. kumble off the floor, arrogant on the floor. a great combination. >> a delayed start to the heat and hawks game due to a suspicious package outside. got the all clear, and that means the hawks were cleared for takeoff. trae young with a sweet floater to