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20th i'm stephanie sierra. let's get right to that storm. lisa, i know you're tracking the latest. >> how about go niners i know where's my that first that passes. >> oh it looks kind of like an orange red. >> but yeah. go niners. yeah okay. yes. we have a level two system. we have a bit of a break right now as we look at live doppler seven. you can see all the rain. so where's the break. but if we go in closer you can see the east bay and the south bay. not a whole lot going on, but some lightrillionain here in the north bay. and as we look s. so showers this morning, the rain gets heavier this afternoon. and we're going to see the rainfall accumulate right on through monday with the chance of thunderstorms so widespread rain, gusty winds in the hills and as we look at the time frame here, you'll notice that by noontime we'll begin to increase those rain chances all around the bay for that widespread moderate to heavy rain. and then by the evening hours and overnight hours, this is going to take us through early sunday. 56 right now in hayward is 51. in sonoma, temperatures are warmer than

they were yesterday. the winds not a big factor, but it will be gusty in the hills. and that's where we have winds over 29 miles an hour. here's a look at the rest of the day. then notice that we've got the break right on through the eight 9:00 hour, and then a few showers continue and look what happens by later on this evening. we are really in the thick of it. we'll talk about rain totals and the rest of the weekend. the niners forecast and the week ahead. stephanie. >> all right lisa thank you. well the wet weather is expected to have an impact on local businesses throughout the coming days to abc. seven news reporter tim johns spoke to several owners here in san francisco who have been preparing, to the disappointment of many. >> another wet weekend is in store for the bay area, preferably don't like it so much, especially when it's really flooding. >> and then you know, it's kind of scary in san francisco friday night, it was umbrellas up for many people outside on the streets. >> inside, though, preparations were taking place in a different way. >> san franciscans tend to stay

home during the rain, so it can be challenging for businesses. >> amy cleary works with the golden gate restaurant association. she says bad weather can put a massive strain on local eateries, especially on weekends. >> i think it also depends on where you are in the city. i think there are some neighborhoods downtown. town places like that tend to be busier during the week. last year, many restaurants and other businesses were hit by severe flooding after a particularly stormy winter. >> that was true at alta taqueria, where they were forced to close for several days. >> the people don't come in for a long time, so when we reopen the people don't know we are open and they don't know what how long can i take to reopen again after last winter's heavy rain, a lot of businesses say they've learned a lot of new things. >> several of them tell us they're taking extra precautions to make sure they don't have problems this time around. that includes physical precautions like extra barriers and sandbags, but also intant things like turning to the internet when foot traffic is down. since

we do have like the online services, it kind of boosted that. and while most told us they weren't fans of the rain, others say when it happens, there's no better place to be. >> i love the rain. i like personally standing in the middle of the street while it's raining, but like pouring, not drizzling. >> in san francisco. tim johns abc seven news. >> in the north bay, firstrillionesponders are also preparing as the storms could bring flooding and landslides to the area. more than three inches of rain is expected to fall on the region over the next several days. p-g-and-e's says it's staffing utility crews and stocking up on transformers and power poles in case there are outages. many local residents spent the day preparing by filling sandbags and tarping roofs. >> i am here to prevent shefs uh- water flooding the front of my house, diverting some water to get some sandbags to divert because of the heavy rains coming. >> yeah, those heavy rains and winds are expected to continue into wednesday. as lisa was

mentioning. now you can keep track of the rain anytime with the same live doppler seven that lisa and our meteorologist team uses. just search abc seven bay area in your devices app store to download it right now. well, new this morning. faculty members across all 23 california state university campuses are expected to strike starting on monday. more than 29,000 employees plan to strike all next week as students return from winter break. the union represents its multiple positions, including professors, coaches and counselors. they called for the strike after csu officials announced a 5% pay hike, which would start on monday. the unions instead want a 12% salary increase. chancellor mildred garcia says no classes will be canceled and none of the campuses will close. despite these strikes. now another union has reached a tentative agreement with the california state university system. the teamsters union has agreed to a three year contract.

it covers 1100 skilled trades employees across all but one of the csu's 23 campuses. the agreement must be ratified by union members before it goes to the csu board of trustees for approval. in march, the teamsters intend to call off a five day strike plan for next week. more details are expected from both sides in the coming days. as san francisco mayor london breed won't be signing the ceasefire resolution for the israel-hamas war, mayor breed says she grappled with the request from the board of supervisors for ten days. she also mentioned she spoke with friends and faith leaders on both sides and prayed for clarity. in a statement, she said in part, quote, when we advocate for people, thousands of miles away, we should still care for people who are right here in san francisco, the people who are in pain and afraid, and we are all san franciscans. we don't close people off. we open our arms and our minds, and we must get through this together. now happening today, tens of thousands of people will rally against abortion here in san francisco. so if you are in the

area, be prepared for delays because of street closures. the 20th annual walk for life is supposed to start around 130 in the afternoon on market street and end at civic center plaza. a counter protest is planned for embarcadero plaza, now. a vigil was held last night at saint dominic's catholic church in san francisco ahead of today's walk in the east bay. two people were shot friday afternoon on the platform of the pittsburgh center bart station. the shooting happened just before 4:00 and forced the entire station to be shut down for over four hours, so police could gather evidence, bart says one victim is in critical condition and the other has a leg injury. no arrests have been made yet. we also have new developments on the peninsula. one of the four victims on board that plane that crashed near half moon bay has now been identified. a bay area family confirmed to the chronicle. their 27 year old son, isaac zimmerman of san francisco, has died. his partner, emma pearl wilmer shields, and two other people

were on board when the plane crashed on january 14th. federal investigators say the small plane was a homebuilt plane. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. ocean. all right, let's take a peek outside . hi, lisa. >> hi, there. good morning to you. it is a little bit rainy out there. we've got some light scattered showers here in the golden gate bridge. doesn't look too bad right now, but certainly wet pavement out there, breezy upper level winds. and our level two system on cue to bring more widespread rain throughout the day today. so we'll talk about it timing out, talk rainfall totals when we return. >> all right lisa thank you. also ahead 40 niner faithful all ready for the matchup against the packers tonight. how frank gore made a special appearance in the south bay. plus a rescue on thin ice. what happened moments before someone's own dog helped pull him to safety after falling through a frozen lake

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sky star ferris wheel. it's 5-10 happening tonight. the 40 niners will face the green bay packers at levi's stadium. only one team, though, is the best in the nfc right now. just saying. and true. niners fashion the san francisco international airport was glowing in red and gold last night ahead of the big game. here's abc seven news reporter lauren martinez. >> faithful fans are celebrating the 40 niners faithful niners on friday. blanco urban in san jose hosted ticketmaster's fan rally he of the playoff game. legendary 40 niners running back frank gore signed autographs. i'm still shaking right now. >> it's pretty crazy the way he just runs through defense is like a tank. i mean, that's why it's called frank the tank. >> the gold blooded cheer dance and showed off their gear. nothing but confidence heading into saturday's game. i felt

like we finally have a team and we have leadership on our team. >> so this is our year. we're going to super bowl. i'm ready. >> we ready. fans. we heard from rarely missed a game this year. i know it's not going to be easy because green bay is a young team, but i think we won't have a problem for doors to. this rally even opened, fans were lined up outside for hours. one of the first in line was angie pacino, wearing a custom made vest by kyle hughes. chucks wife kristen. her designs have taken nfl fashion to the next level with big names rocking her designs, including taylor swift. this past weekend. >> i feel like a celebrity. i feel like taylor swift tonight is. >> during the rally, prizes were raffled off, including two playoff tickets with field access. fans will be able to enjoy several watch parties throughout the bay area on saturday, and if you plan on going to the game, i'll see you there in san jose.

>> lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> yeah, so much excitement. well pickleball fans in san francisco rallied against plans to limit the game at the presidio wall court. oh, no, we won't go. >> oh, no, we won't go. oh, no, we won't go. >> yeah, you hear him right there. the rec and parks department plans to remove the pickleball boundary lines and return them to tennis courts. this follows months of battles between pickleball fans and presidio heights neighbors who have been fighting against the courts in their neighborhood for months now. >> we have neighbors that are that are close and they don't like the noise they've complained about about parking in their neighborhood, presidio pickleball courts have been, you know, a nice staple in the community. >> and we've been really enjoying it. >> i really hope that it continues and we can, you know, solve whatever discrepancy exists in a way that allows the most fun for the most amount of residents, the city told abc seven news. >> the neighborhood park doesn't have the infrastructure to accommodate the large amount of

people coming to the courts. new courts are coming to mosconi park playground this spring, and they are looking for additional spaces. and the south bay former san jose mayor sam liccardo says bart should be scaled down. liccardo, who is one of bart's main advocates, believes the more than $12 billion expansion into san jose's downtown area is too expensive, according to our media partners at the mercury news. he said he's thought about dialing back the project since 2022 while he was still in office. liccardo suggests removing the connection from san jose's darren station and santa clara from the proposal, while the university of california says this year will be the largest undergraduate class ever for the uc system, nearly 300,000 students enrolled this year. that number also includes 195,000 californians, which is an all time high. there's a growing gender gap, with 27,000 more women enrolling than men. uc berkeley enrolled more than 25,000 students this year,

compared to fewer than 20,000 just a decade ago. so we have new developments with the controversial delta tunnel project. a new lawsuit challenges the development after reports and experts said it would be destructive to the ecosystem. the tunnel intends to divert the sacramento river, but it could potentially hurt endangered fish and the communities near it more than a dozen environmental groups joined in this suit, and they're calling for the state to explore other options like water conservation and groundwater storage for a third straight time. a judge is delaying a ruling in a case involving both california's racial justice act and the antioch police texting scandal. abc seven news reporter anser hassan explains. as it's expected to be a landmark ruling with implications across california, this case will in large part determine whether or not law enforcement believes that the racial justice act has teeth, or whether it doesn't, or whether they're going to get away with business as usual, or

whether they're going to have to really make changes. >> i think that's the impact that this case is going to have on policing in california. >> carmela caamano represents teriann pew. he's currently on trial with three others facing a range of charges, including murder and attempted murder related to a gang shooting. he's also one of the individuals singled out in the antioch police texting scandal in april, caamano filed a motion under california's racial justice act, which allows a person charged or convicted of a crime to challenge racial bias. in their case, caamano says the texting scandal exposed that bias, and the prosecution doesn't dispute it. >> there were three officers who testified at multiple preliminary hearings in this case, and never let to on the facts that we've learned through their texting in their private phones. >> a ruling on possible remedies was expected on friday, but for a third time, the judge delayed his decision with no indication when he will rule. possible outcome includes reduced charges or dropping of special enhancements. caamano says the

judge's delays suggests he's being meticulous about the ruling, knowing the ramifications means a lot of it is novel. >> there hasn't been a case of this nature with this magnitude of reach within the state. >> cheryl cobbs is the mother of trent allen, another defendant in the case. she's been to every hearing and hopes a ruling comes soon. it's just a long road right now and just being patient right now. >> but it's hard in martinez, anser hassan abc7 news. >> a new house in the east oakland is opening its doors to local mothers and their children struggling with homelessness and this house intends to create a safe community for mothers working to overcome trauma and a nurturing home for their kids. it's funded mostly from community donations, $550,000 was raised in honor of a woman named anna flynn. she was a teen mother who lost her life after struggling with trauma and housing insecurity. think about how many families and how many people will come in and live in

this home, and have that restorative process really accessing their strengths and their beauty and that saves the government, the system, the taxpayers. >> it saves the lives of the people we're serving you can donate to the cause online through the bay area community services website. >> right. now to an amazing rescue story out of michigan. a man fell through the ice and was rescued by his own dog. >> send your pup here. we'll see. come to me. >> you just heard a michigan state police officer trying to call the dog of a man who had just fallen through a frozen lake after his rescue line came up short. the officer quickly came up with an idea to help the man get to safety. but first he needed the help of a furry friend named ruby. >> not knowing if she would listen to me or not knowing if she would hear my verbal commands, i asked him and she perked up so i knew at least she could hear me. at first i tried

to see, you know, if she would just bite onto the rope, but she didn't want anything to do with that. she kind of just wanted to play and wow, incredible. >> ruby was able to get the rope to her owner. the man, thankfully was pulled to safely safety rather and miraculously only suffered minor injuries after spending 16 minutes in the frigid water. that's just incredible. kudos to ruby there, lisa. you know that area, of course, in michigan, this ice fishing is very common, right? and you know, we've talked about this. i have family up in that area and i would often see their dogs come kind of sit with them. they'll put the heaters there, you know. so it's a good reminder just to be extra careful. but right. >> we're seeing these big swings with temperatures below freezing and then up to 40 degrees. so it's not always certain that it's frozen solid. right. we are looking at some rainfall that has turned a pretty light through the overnight hours. it will pick up again throughout the afternoon. and that's when we get into our level two system. that will last through the evening and the overnight hours. so a phase one is over with, which was yesterday,

today. now we're in between systems. you can see the lightrillionain. live doppler seven right now into the north bay. and the rain is all widespread from guerneville to healdsburg, santa rosa 1 to 1. and as you go down through san francisco a few light sprinkles on the peninsula. you can see more offshore. and the santa cruz mountains looking at some very wet weather through the summit here and down through los gatos. so we'll begin to pick up in thatrillionainfall through about the afternoon hours. and then it is really going to stay solid right through the day. right now it is 56, in san rafael, 52 in danville. there are also areas of fog and those breezy winds in the upper elevations. so look outside here. and this morning will be wet and breezy with those gusty winds. upper elevations out of the south, our stronger storm comes in to later on today. and then this will last through sunday. and then we have the sunday night into monday. so there's really two more systems. and then looking at the possibility of some flooding with the trees down, the good

news is, is that when this shuts off on monday afternoon, soon we'll see those creeks and streams quickly recede into the evening. and overnight hours monday into tuesday. here's a look at 630 this morning. and you'll notice that most of the rain is still offshore. but as we get until about one 2:00, the north bay looks to be overspread with the moderate rain, and then we'll see the rest of the bay area area, followed by three, 4:00 and then throughout the overnight hours 10:00. notice this just solid rain right through this time tomorrow when things begin to lighten up. so we're talking about a good deal of rain. and then by late sunday into monday, we're going to do it all again with more unstable air and the possibility of a thunderstorm. so here's a look at what you can expect through 11:00 tonight. near an inch in the north bay, you can see 0.83 san francisco, quarter of an inch mountain view, a third of an inch san san ramon. and then as we get into sunday night, a little more rain and over an

inch and a half to an inch and three quarters in the wettest locations of the north bay. so winter storm warning above 6 to 7000ft. you can expect up to 19in of snow. there's a look at the resorts about five inches tahoe, so we'll go back and forth between rain and snow. 38 right now at the tahoe valley airport, and it's going to be soggy. kickoff at five, 1559 degrees today. upper 50s to near 60. and we'll be looking at several rainy days. the accuweather seven day forecast with the more downpours tonight, sunday night into monday, and then just spotty rain showers after that. we'll be

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kypreos life. how much fun have you had today? >> lots of fun. i love, i've loved this day. this is probably one of the best days ever, though. >> addison and her family now live in wisconsin, their roots are in northern california. addison is not just a sharks fan, but possibly one of their biggest. she got the surreal opportunity to join them on the ice at their practice rink. >> i raced some of the guys and i obviously beat them, um, despite addison's energy and enthusiasm, she's been dealing with a devastating disorder. >> addison suffers from a rare skin disorder called epp. basically, like a few minutes outside on the wrong day can equal pain. that's equal to a second degree. like burn addison's disorder also led to stage five liver failure. >> the nonprofit shadow jumpers helps families who are faced with rare sun disorders. they connected with the kypreos family as addison was going through liver treatments. and what we found was she uh- her bedroom where she was relaxing in, got hit with sun all day. >> so what we did is we renovated her basement to also act as a makeshift bedroom for her. but while we were doing

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without talking to your doctor. ♪ show off to the world. ask your eczema specialist about dupixent. yeah. the patterns. yeah level two system today and tomorrow. so as the rain gets heavier throughout the day, right now we have scattered light showers. and the main activity is tohe north of us. the first part, that first system moved through overnight and now we're left with some lightrillionain showersrom santa rosa to penngrove through novato. and you can see more from the peninsula down through san mateo and just offshore. and the santa cruz mountains, the east bay. not too bad. kind of quiet right

now, but as we go through the rest of the day, the rain will gather and be more widespread throughout the entire. afternoon. the overnight. hours. right now it is 50, in palo alto, 49 in concord, upper elevation, south winds are keeping the temperatures mild, but it is breezy and this is going to keep for a kind of a raw, wet day throughout the afternoon. it is eight degrees warmer in santa rosa and that of course, due to those 25 to 30 mile an hour winds. here's a look at what you can expect today. and as we go through the next few hours notice it's not until late in the morning and the early afternoon when you see that heavier rain. this is 6:00. between 2 and 6:00 and through the overnight hours we will not s a break. so that is whe we're going to talk about accumulate rainfall and then the final system to plot out for you sunday night. stephanie. yeah. busy weekend ahead lisa. >> thank you. in parts of san francisco flood barricades are already up in preparation for more rain. abc seven news

reporter ryan curry has the latest. >> san francisco has learned a lot from last year. sandbag stations are stocked and ready to go in folsom street is taking advantage at the edge of the road. big barriers, public works hopes will stop rising water from getting into these buildings. this street got hit hard by last winter storms, but flooding isn't the only concern. rain soaked trees can be dangerous. >> these trees seem to take on a lot more water, and once they get top heavy and that soil is loose, they're going to come down. frank vasquez and his team will be ready to go this weekend. >> it's hard to predict when a tree might come down, but when they do look out, just this week, a giant eucalyptus tree fell in golden gate park and it wasn't even raining. >> when you're under pressure, things start to happen. you can make wrong decisions. so just going over some of the safety issues. and when to leave a situation, when it's safe to work in a situation, others aren't letting the rain stop them. >> at luxford and hayes valley,

you can't get ripped without getting a little wet. >> there might be some waterfalls happening to our left and to our right, but for the most part, we can still stay absolutely dry and get our workouts in the outdoor gym has tents up all over their equipment. >> co-owner brandon vu says they'll stay open, but they'll have to make some adjustments for group classes. >> we have a lot of folks in the house which, you know, beginning of the year it's been hot at the gym. and so, you know, maybe we're we're getting a little tighter, we're getting a little more close to their neighbors. but otherwise, i mean, it's business as usual. >> they stayed open during the strong downpours last year and are ready to do it again. >> we can make it happen. just come, come bundled, come prepared. >> ryan curry, abc seven news. now we sent out this alert through our abc seven bay area news app. >> if you want push alerts just like this one sent straight to your phone, you can download the app. just be sure to enable push notifications. now to your voice, your vote. we are just days out from the new hampshire primary and a big boost comes for donald trump's former rival, south carolina senator tim scott, abc news reporter melissa

adan is in new hampshire with the latest. good morning. >> we are in the final stretch before the new hampshire primary , and candidates are covering ground in this this morning, just three days before the new hampshire primary. former president donald trump dealing a major blow to nikki haley. trump picking up a key endorsement from one time rival gop presidential candidate and u.s. senator tim scott. we need donald trump. it's a big political snub. haley had wanted. scott's endorsed when she was south carolina governor. she first appointed him to his senate seat. now, haley appealing to new hampshire voters in her final few chances to keep her campaign alive. i promise you, our best days are yet to come. trailing far behind haley and trump here in new hampshire, florida governor ron desantis, he's now hanging his

campaign on a strong showing in the south carolina primary, more than a month from now. >> as long as i'm in the hunt, that tells me that i have, that i'm seeing a pathway the minute i don't, then i'm not just going to do this for, you know, just for my health. >> desantis is now campaigning in south carolina this weekend. meantime, nikki haley is holding several campaign events today here in new hampshire. while trump is expected to make remarks tonight in manchester. melissa don abc news, manchester , new hampshire. >> now to the latest covid headlines. health officials say high levels of the respiratory virus are still circulating here in the u.s. but the number of cases have gone down. cdc officials say they're concerned about a possible surge that typically follows the winter holidays. since december, the number of flu illnesses has caused more visits to the hospital than covid 19. hospitalizations rates are highest among seniors and the east bay. now, some community groups in oakland want city leaders to resurrect a program

they say saved lives. a rally friday called for mayor shane towle to bring back operation cease fire. speakers cited a recent audit that found a rise in violence came after the city moved away from the program in 2020, proponents say the efforts, funded through operation cease fire, reduced homicides 42% between 2012 and 2017. we asking the administration to help us bring the community back to the table, bring us back to the table so we can make oakland safe again. >> let's stop playing. >> opponents of the effort to recall mayor shengtao blame the rise in crime on former mayor libby schaaf and ousted police chief lauren armstrong. they say schaaf and armstrong moved away from operation cease fire, but data analyzed by the abc7 news i-team show homicides, robberies, burglaries and motor vehicle thefts were up in 2023. the first year of the tau administration. now, critics also claim the data in the audit mask flaws with cease fires

approach. january is national human trafficking prevention month, and alameda county district attorney pamela price is outlining her office's efforts to stop it. according to price, alameda county is the third largest hub for human trafficking in the u.s. it's largely due to its geographical location and easy freeway access. price says a key component to stopping human trafficking is to get guns off local streets. >> we've recently received a gun violence prevention grant, uh, as well as a human trafficking ring prevention grant that we are working on where we are targeting our efforts to reduce the prevalence of gun violence and the dangers as uh- to those who are being exploited. >> price is also encouraging the public to attend a human trafficking awareness event this wednesday afternoon at san antonio park in oakland, with more than 100 million people are

under winter weather alerts right now. still ahead, how the severe storms moving across the u.s. are impacting travel. and we'll have a check on our local airports as well. here's a live look from our exploratorium camera looking at the san francisco skyline. more rain is in route. lisa will have the latest for you coming up in just a few minutes. >> the abc seven storm impact scale today. storm is level two. that means moderate rain. so gear up before you go out and drive safely. track today's storm anytime on the abc seven news app. download it now

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americans are under winter weather alerts here on the west coast, oregon is still under a state of emergency after an ice storm overtook the area. in philly, people are preparing for its first major snowstorm in two years. >> ice didn't melt on him, you know, even though we treated it. so we're out there treating it again. and we'll continue treating it. >> fema has asked for additional funding in disaster assistance for people impacted by extreme weather. major cities in the northeast are bracing for more snow this weekend, which could severely impact travel. speaking of that, taking a live look from sfo right now and 31 flights have been canceled there this morning over in san jose, there are five canceled flights and delays, and oakland international airport only has one flight cancellation. at this moment. all right, lisa, how's it looking outside? >> well, we have some spotty lightrillionain showers and some breezy winds out of the south. a live look outside here from our sutro tower camera, where it is 55 degrees downtown, 57 at the

airport. so we'll be looking at more rain and this lighter shower activity cranks up for a level two system today. we're going to do it all again this time tomorrow. we'll have the details next. >> thank you lisa. also next a lot of us are getting ready for the 40 niners game tonight. what to know about the match against the packers and the new song to get you hyped

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the a's donated some big bucks to nevada politicians after the approval of their ballpark. the state legislature signed off. on $380 million in taxpayer money to fund the stadium on the las vegas strip. now, the team seems to be saying thanks by paying out campaign contributions totaling $112,000. various

amounts were sent to 45 lawmakers. some voted no on subsidizing the park, and some who aren't even running for reelection. now, a new theme song for the 40 niners is out just in time for today's game and the team's latest playoff push. okay okay okay, okay okay okay okay okay. all right. that should get you in the mood. that's. do it for the bay. it's a collaboration between bay area rap artists saweetie p-lo and the 40 niners. saweetie discussed her involvement in the song on our afternoon program, getting answers. yesterday. >> i wanted to capture that contagious bay area energy and shout out to p-lo for making that beat. i feel like me and him just complimented you know each other so well on that song, so shout out to p-lo i love it. >> saweetie says her 40 niners roots run deep. her grandfather is willie harper, who played linebacker for the niners from

1973 to 1983. now, tonight's game against the green bay packers is at 515. the nfc divisional playoff game is at levi's stadium. so if you are in the area, get ready for traffic. abc seven sports director larry beil has much more on that game. but first, a record breaking win for stanford. good morning everybody. >> dean smith, bobby knight, roy williams all coaching legends will stanford's tara vanderveer has passed all of them. and last night tied duke legend mike krzyzewski for most wins all time male or female tar on the eighth ranked cardinal, hosting oregon on the farm cameron brink, star player, had six early points. stanford jumped out to a 20 to nothing lead. you figure this game is pretty much over? no, not so fast. she bangs knees with an opponent on a play, helped off the floor and cameron brink did not return the rest of the night. eerie oregon saying that's okay. i got you blocked shot. oregon got within six, but stanford pushed it back up to 17 at the half. hannah

jump with a jumper. third quarter here. he offered to the hoop 21 points and 15 boards stanford pulls away 8863. they improve to 16 and two on the season jennifer azzi was there. former cardinal star applauding her one time coach brink was so excited she she picked her up. so i guess her knees okay, vanderveer gets win number 1202. tied with coach k for the most all time. it's just a tribute to the great teams i've had, the great places i've worked. >> um, and i just want to say it's been really exciting because so many people have reached out to me. >> i think it's great for women's basketball, that there's a lot of attention, and we're having just a super season. >> on to the nfl. after not playing a meaningful game since december. the 49 ers host the packers in their first playoff game tonight at 515. brock purdy i'd like to erase the memories of his last playoff experience. got hurt in philly needed surgery. the young quarterback he's been watching tape of last year's playoffs just to get in the right frame of mind. >> it's good to sort of, you know, watch the games from last

year and sort of remember, you know, just the feeling and the emotions of, you know, playing in a playoff game. um, it's good. it's you know, huge for me as a quarterback to, you know, go back to those moments and sort of remember what it feels like. so, um, those are the things i'm sort of banking on. they're not scared, like they're playing us. >> yeah, we're a really good football team, but i think they're just more excited for the opportunity to come in here. and hey, they have a chance to spoil what you know. we have our season and stuff like that. but i think this team is our team is very locked in and dialed and just ready to go. >> and before the 40 niners game, get yourself warmed up, check out c.j. stroud and the surprising texans facing the afc's number one seed lamar jackson and the ravens that game this afternoon at 130 right here on abc seven nba nikola jokic, the denver nuggets defending champs trying to stop jayson tatum, the celtics. and they had a 20 game home winning streak. fourth quarter jokic the baby hook is unstoppable. he had 3po. just missed the triple double. oh the celtics fans he's

worried. final seconds. he's not going to be happy after this boston down two jayson tatum fade fire. no good. nuggets win this potential finals preview. 102 100 for the record i like the niners by two touchdowns. that's a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend everybody i'm larry biel i'm with you larry a niners win lisa. >> that's what we need tonight 5-5-5 mean that's right very soggy in the south bay. >> and all across the bay area as our second system will bring in that widespread moderate to heavy rain. light rain right now satellite and radar composite live doppler seven showing you the rain across the bay area that first system last night certainly brought a good deal of rain, but we are looking at more rain throughout the day today as a parade of storms continues to move across the bay area highway 101, santa rosa and penngrove. there you can see the lightrillionain down through novato and in yountville up through sonoma. looking at the

showers into the east bay now, right now, moraga and oakland with some lightrillionain also out towards walnut creek, danville, san ramon and back towards the peninsula here, right across the bay. but belmont and redwood city, some wet weather and to the east around mount hamilton, the south and east and back towards the santa cruz mountains. saratoga we're looking at the rainfall here, adding up so the mountains , the coastal hills and the north bay looking at the most rain typically. and that will follow suit again with this system. 51 in sonoma, 56 in hayward. and as we look outside here, a wet and breezy this morning that continues, the rain just gathers and we'll see more of it this afternoon. this evening, overnight chance of a thunderstorm as we get into sunday and monday. and then we'll get a break. but looking at the possibility of some flooding, the smaller creeks and streams of the north bay, perhaps maybe some trees down. but as the rain winds down on monday, we'll see all of that

calm down for a dry day on tuesday. here's a look in the next several hours. notice this forecast model continues to gather the rain as we get through the afternoon, so two 3:00 some moderate downpours and it just continues through the evening hours. you can see the heavier rain here right along the coast. and then as we get through the overnight hours, no break until about this time tomorrow. so here's a look at saturday 11:00, three quarters of an inch in richmond. at least that up in the north bay. about the same along the coast, and anywhere from a third to a half inch along the bay shore, adding in sunday night and you'll notice we're up to over an inch and a half an inch and three quarters here in santa rosa, an inch on the coast, and the santa cruz mountains over two inches, maybe 2.5in. this is sunday night. and remember, we have another round into monday winter storm warning, and this will take us through early tuesday, 8 to 16in between 6 and 7000ft. right now it's 38 degrees. so we

have some warmer temperatures. maybe a foot of snow in donner. there as we get through tuesday. so at least we'll get some, rit? we'll get some of that cement saturday. tonight 59 degrees for levi's stadium and look for the rain showers, the breezy winds, highs today, upper 50s to near 60. and the accuweather seven day forecast. so the system gathering strength this afternoon level two. and then we'll do it again sunday night into monday. there's a possibility of a thunderstorm. and then the lighter showers tuesday night into wednesday looks like a break thursday. and friday. that will be plenty for us steph. thank you lisa. >> a record number of submissions this year at sundance film festival, and we're going to find out the breakout films to look out for. >> mere celebration is the sundance film festival celebrates 40 years. i'm george pennacchio with what's going on in park city, utah, coming up

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abc7 entertainment reporter george pennacchio has more. >> welcome to beautiful park city, utah, a winter wonderland where the film community gathers every year to celebrate independent cinema. at the opening night gala. oppenheimer, director christopher nolan was honored with the festival's inaugural trailblazer award. was i ever an independent filmmaker and for reasons that i'll explain, i realize i've never been an independent filmmaker because i don't think you can be. >> i think painters are independent. i think poets can be independent. but as filmmakers, we're so dependent on other people. >> nolan's breakthrough memento, won the screenwriting award here in 2001. also honored director celine song, whose debut, past

lives, premiered at sundance a year ago and is now among this year's oscar hopefuls. shut up. many of the movies selected for sundance over its 40 year history have highlighted underrepresented groups of people. one of those films, this year is out of my mind, out of my mind tells the story of a sharp minded but nonverbal girl named melody, whose navigating life with cerebral palsy and the sixth grade you will always root for her. >> you will see how she is treated in many circumstances, and you will see how she responds. >> and you know it's melody's story. i think it's her perspective that will sort of you know, that we're relying on to garner a reaction. she's got a great, a great curiosity and appetite for life. she's sort of at a, at a moment of, of, uh, looking to expand her adventure. >> the film's star is phoebe ray

taylor in her film debut, who, now enjoying her first time on a red carpet. >> i'm pretty proud of myself that i got the courage to be able to do this and be able to be a voice for so many kids and disabilities all around the world. >> after premiering here at sundance, out of my mind will later make its streaming debut on disney+ in park city, utah, george pennacchio for abc news. >> well, applebee's has a deal for you if you need your date nights on a budget, but still fancy, there's a song about that . the restaurant chain is selling some description date night passes for $200. it would cover about a year's worth of weekly date nights. a customer gets up to $30 worth of food and nonalcoholic beverages per visit. the pass, going on sale monday on the chain's website, can be used in store or online for a whole year as well. thousands of protesters will

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