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A world-class paraclimber from Berkeley is preparing for the international stage, competing not only against the best athletes in the world but against a rare condition that is slowly taking his sight. Rayaan Mohammadi, 45, is currently training for the World Climbing Para Series. He is slated to represent the United States at five events across the globe this year, an opportunity he is determined to seize before his vision fades completely.

The International Energy Agency issued a stark warning about how the war in Iran is impacting the global supply of gas and oil. They say Europe only has six weeks of jet fuel left. 

West Coast Wrap covers news from around the western U.S., including California, Arizona and Washington.

Your Friday forecast features sunny skies and warmer temperatures.  Highs should range from the mid 60s to the mid 70s.  Winds are expected to be strongest during the morning hours.  Gusts could approach 35 mph. Saturday should be the warmest day of the week.

With just under two months until the World Cup arrives at Levi’s Stadium, the city of Santa Clara is launching a massive effort to welcome both local residents and visitors. 

In this KTVU animal segment, the Nashville Zoo is celebrating the birth of a clouded leopard at the zoo, a bear cub in Russia is rescued after being found in its hiding place of a pile of logs, and finally, a mounted NYPD officer's body-cam footage shows a unique chase after a suspect that took place on horseback. 

A man was charged with murder and hit-and-run for allegedly gunning the engine, running over and killing a pedestrian in San Francisco. His attorney says his client believed the pedestrian was a threat. 

Valantino Cash Amil, 30, faces murder and felony hit-and-run charges after allegedly using his vehicle to strike 74-year-old Dannielle Spillman on Monday afternoon.

Once Upon a Room redecorates hospital rooms for pediatric patients 

Caltrans is preparing for a major rennovation project that will close the Bayshore Freeway this weekend starting Friday night. 

Relatives of the victims killed in the Esparto fireworks warehouse had an opportunity to speak in court, sharing the pain of their loss and asking the  judge to reject defendants' motions to allow bail, or decrease bail amount at hearing Thursday. New details also emerged as former Yolo County Sheriff's Lieutenant Sam Machado's attorney entered a "not guilty" plea and said the blast was an "industrial accident."

Stephen Zunes, international politics professor at the University of San Francisco, joins KTVU to talk about the latest developments with the war in Iran and the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.

Winds will gradually relax overnight before increasing again Friday morning. Less wind in the afternooon with warmer temperatures and blue skies.