distribution and broadcasting, inc. oh, the faithful sure look like they're ready. a sea of red and gold is revved up for tomorrow's game. and that includes a little visit with the legendary jerry rice. with that, we say good evening, and thanks for joining us, everybody. i'm dionne lim 49 ers. fever is being felt across the bay area as fans are getting ready for sunday's nfc championship game against the detroit lions. and as abc seven news reporter tara campbell tells us, the 40 niners foundation is hoping the faithful pull through. from

rallies to sporting goods stores , 40 niners fans across the bay area are gearing up for sunday's nfc championship game. >> jerry rice making this young fans day. the niners legend also making an appearance in this video promoting the 40 niners specialty license plate. >> show your 40 niners pride and place a reservation on your own. california 40 niners license plate the proceeds from the plates going towards the 40 niners foundation and california state parks, but only if 7500 people sign up by the end of may . >> and as of earlier this month, the dmv still needed roughly 4000 more people to register in order to print the plates with that faithful, what if you could show your 40 niners pride at home and on the road? the 40 niners foundation looking to its fans for a hail mary to the 40 niners could be the first sports specialty plate on the road in california. >> and these fans are all for it . >> driving on the highway, i

drive it on the streets. being able to kind of show your fandom and your support for the niners. it looks great. >> faithful to the state parks right? looks beautiful. >> the cost of a plate is $50 up front and $40 a year to renew. according to these fans. it's worth it 100. >> absolutely. you know, niners very important. the community support the team. yeah definitely a good cause. >> definitely a good way to you know, show your fandom and as well as, you know, you know, have some bay area pride and while the clock is running down on these plates, these fans are optimistic. >> niner faithful always comes through in any situation. we always come through and they're carrying that optimism into sunday's big game. >> i'm going to call it niners by ten. >> i'm just happy we got debo back. i think it's going to be a good game. i feel better than i did last week. i think this is a good match up. yeah i'm excited. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. now there is a friendly wager on tomorrow's championship game between nancy pelosi and debbie dingell, who represents southeast michigan. >> the speaker emerita is putting up ghirardelli chocolates and see's candies, while dingell is offering up

dark chocolate from sanders candy sanders is made in michigan and got started back in 1875. some one sweet tooth will be happy that is the sure bet. now officials are planning to close off multiple freeway off ramps in san francisco tomorrow night, all in an effort to control potential crowds after the game. take a look at this map. it shows the ramps that will be closed starting at seven sunday night until midnight. officials say it's an effort to enhance public safety due to an expected increase in traffic. all right. moving on. we do have a very important 24 hour accuweather forecast tonight. i mean, come on, we got to know the weather for the football game. big game tomorrow. >> so let's take a look diana at the 24 hour planner for tomorrow starting with the 7 a.m. when we'll have mainly clear skies, temperature will be in the mid 50s by then, then mostly sunny at noon with temperatures already in the mid to upper 60s across the entire region into the low 70s in the afternoon at 4 p.m. and by 7 p.m, with the sun down already clear and mild.

so what does this mean for the niners? nfc championship game at levi's stadium against the night of against the lions at 3:30 p.m. kickoff time it will be sunny, 73 degrees. can you believe that? and even in the fourth quarter after the sun has gone down, it will still be a mild 63 degrees beautiful football weather, beautiful baseball weather actually. so that's got to be a good omen for the niners right? i think so, yeah. >> and remember last time there was a game and it was raining. >> not so good. >> yeah much improved. this will be better spencer. thank you. well in the east bay an early celebration of lunar new year. the year of the dragon is being celebrated in oakland's chinatown this weekend with its annual festival. many hope the party can help move the community forward. after the killing of an opd officer. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard spoke to oakland's mayor shengtao about her wish for the new year. lion dancers

celebrating the year of the dragon in oakland's chinatown. >> it's believed they bring good luck and fortune if i won, you know, lunar new year. >> wish. i'm asking all of you, please, supporting our businesses. not only in chinatown, but throughout our entire city. the annual chinatown lunar new year bazaar is a chance to help support small businesses and celebrate asian culture. >> a lot of the elderly tell me they love this because it gives them a time to come out, enjoy the weather, and enjoy the crowds and eat their favorite foods. this year, organizers hope the festival means a chance to move forward from a violent start to 2024, following the shooting death of oakland police officer tuan lay. >> today, we'll try to, you know, change the atmosphere and we're trying to bring more, you know, festivities and celebration in our city. we need all of us coming together to make these changes, chan says. >> those changes include safer streets, and it's all, say, dragon. dragon oakland

shang tao, sharing her wish for the new year. >> the wish is always prosperity. it's always health, and it's always safety. >> the wish for safety may be challenging after kaiser permanente reportedly sent a memo to its oakland employees recommending they eat lunch inside company buildings over safety concerns, and in and out announcing it's closing. its only oakland restaurant due to a wave of car break ins and robberies. >> i brought back the walking officers over time. officers are here as well, and so places like the uptown, downtown chinatown. >> tao believes the reinstatement of operation cease fire will help. a recent city audit says it led to a substantial dip in the city's homicide rate, 42% in the five years from 2012 to 2017, and saved an estimated 140 lives. the program identifies those likely to commit crimes, providing them with mentoring, life coaching and job resources. >> i do believe that once we capture these people that not only capture them, but also bring them to justice, that we'll see the crimes go down,

property crimes, burglaries, robberies and also homicides in oakland, cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> well, meantime, lunar new year celebrations are kicking off all around the bay area for the lucky supermarket on sloat boulevard in san francisco has a new addition to mark the year of the dragon. take a look at this colorful, nine foot long dragon statue. the work by bay artist stephanie mufson was installed this morning. it weighs 500 pounds and took a team of workers to set up. strategically placed in the front of the store, the rainbow dragon is said to protect, defend and ward off evil spirits. the red on the dragon represents luck and good fortune. san francisco public works kicked off their 2024 love our city neighborhood, beautiful day today. over 125 community volunteers rolled up their sleeves today to clean up public areas around the city's richmond district. participants quickly went to work scrubbing off graffiti, sprucing up

landscaping, and picking up trash. one day a month, volunteers pitch in on various greening and cleaning projects. last year, almost a thousand volunteers pitched in and contributed nearly 3300 volunteer hours. an investigation is underway at heavenly ski resort after a snowboarder was trapped in one of its gondola carriages for 15 hours. yes, we are talking about the resort's famous gondola ride. monica lasso hopped on at 4:58 p.m. thursday for the descent down, but then the gondola stopped mid-air, leaving her stuck all alone on board. lasso did not have her cell phone. her yells did not attract the attention of workers below, and lasso says she kept warm by rubbing her hands and feet together. workers found her the next morning at the opening time, when the gondola began running again, medics checked her out and they determined she was okay. still ahead tonight on abc seven news at 11 alaska airlines is flying the boeing

737 max nine again following a midair mishap earlier this month . we'll hear from passengers who were on one of the first flights to san francisco international airport. and a little later, the i-team digs into a disturbing trend on california's roads. why why are so many pedestrians dying at night? stay with us. we're back after this does it have to be like this? at kaiser permanente, we have a different kind of healthcare... so, how did you like doctor lum? ...where all of us work together for all that is you.

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car crashed near the olympic valley, where police say the suspect then jumped out of the vehicle wielding a knife, which then led to the shooting. well, they are back in the air. boeing 737 max nine planes have been cleared for takeoff since being grounded after a panel blew out on one of an alaska airlines flight on january 5th. abc seven news reporter anser hassan spoke to passengers who arrived at sfo this evening on a max nine, one of the first since the planes were grounded. >> many of the alaska airlines passengers arriving at sfo from austin knew enough about their flight to locate their bags, but not all the details. did you know this is the back side? no no. i'm so glad i didn't know. alaska flight 353 is thought to be the first max nine plane to land at sfo since the faa grounded the boeing jets three weeks ago. >> i probably would have flown anyway, but i might have

researched it more. >> u.s. regulators grounded all max nine flights immediately after a panel broke off in alaska airlines flight on january 5th, according to the associated press. alaska and united both resumed flying their max nines on friday. they're the only u.s. airlines that currently operate the max nine. it's not a software problem. >> it's not a design problem with the airplane. it involves making sure that four bolts were put into the door and properly tightened. it's not hard. >> the faa has been inspecting all max nine planes. it's also investigating if boeing and its suppliers followed necessary manufacturing safety procedures. any violations could result in sanctions. despite the inspections, some passengers, like fremont resident amber engel, say they're still apprehensive. i think it's important that there inspected, but i'm assuming that they have been inspected before as well. >> so. so hopefully i'm you know, there's a little bit of self responsibility to just, you know, trying to be mindful of

that your of your own safety. >> meanwhile, u.s. airline officials and aviation regulators point out despite some close calls, there have been no fatal crashes of a us airliner since 2009. at sfo, anser hassan abc seven news. >> today's international holocaust remembrance day it's the day that allied troops liberated the auschwitz concentration camp. a ceremony was held to memorialize the estimated 1.1 million victims who lost their lives at the camp. roughly 6 million jews lost their lives during the holocaust and auschwitz was one of many camps set up by the to carry out the genocide. the day is now more important than ever. with anti-semitism rising globally and the outbreak of war between israel and hamas in the south bay. singer john legend is headlining santa clara university's annual golden circle event at san jose center for the performing arts tonight, the university is celebrating a unique milestone for higher education, raising more than $1

billion in its recent fundraising campaign. santa clara will use the funds for a wide range of academic endeavors, including facility upgrades, scholarships and other transformations at the school. will do. towns across the bay area are struggling to recover from the pandemic, but san jose is thriving. what's being done there that other cities could use to build a better bay area? abc seven news reporter south bay reporter i should say zach fuentes got the answers. >> it's been a big week filled with positive headlines coming from downtown san jose. >> we're just seeing so much more vibrancy. we're at 110% foot traffic compared to covid, when you take 2019 numbers, 2023 saw a series of block parties and events that drove large amounts of that foot traffic. >> now, in the last week alone, the san jose city council voted in favor of officially making the popular san pedro square a pedestrian mall. that news, coming after years of temporary measures to keep the road closed since the start of the pandemic.

yeah the next day saw the grand opening of the much talked about san jose downtown food hall, featuring 26 restaurants under one roof, attracting many first time entrepreneurs like shabana sarang. >> i just saw it and i just fell in love with it and it was like love at first sight for me and i just knew it was where i wanted to start. >> while officials are banking on the food hall and san pedro square's pedestrian mall model to bring in more foot traffic, they say the work can't stop there. right now, the downtown boost is mostly because of nightlife. the goal is to grow traffic during the daytime to it's still slower and more quiet in downtown during the week, but that is changing as well. >> so more and more companies are asking their workers to at least come back three times a week or so. >> in the meantime, a new pilot project is in the very early stages of development. one that aims to add more vibrancy to the stretch of downtown between fourth and market streets. >> we're trying to make property owners beautify their buildings with paint. paint them, add some lighting to it. the downtown association says it will be a challenge to get all the

property owners on board, but they're optimistic. >> they say it's at collaborative spirit that has led to the recent success and can be a model for downtown's and other bay area cities. >> we have various agencies we have the city that is very interested in revitalizing downtown. we have property owners that are super passionate and involved, and all of this is what it takes to move the needle . and i think this is a recipe for other areas to simulate as well. in san jose. >> zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> well, we are moving the needle in the weather department. we are a needle is moving upward. >> the temperatures are rising. you know, we have some little patches of moisture moving over the bay area right now, which you can see on live doppler seven. but dion, no one is reporting any rainfall at this hour. so it's dry. and some of this moisture, most of it actually is uh, evaporating before it hits the ground. so henry, go to a wider view as you can see, we've got most of this moisture tracking to our north. but there was the possibility of some of it hitting the ground in northern sonoma county that

hasn't happened as of this hour. and the wind is calm. so we've got a nice, pleasant and calm and mild evening. these are current temperature readings 58 degrees here in san francisco. and at hayward, a 57 at oakland and san jose, san mateo, 56 and 59 at half moon bay. other temperature readings on this clear evening is 53 degrees at santa rosa and napa. we've got 54 petaluma, fairfield, 5255 at concord, livermore, 53 degrees. and these are our forecast headlines. partly cloudy and mild overnight. so there are a few clouds around but mainly clear, especially as you travel farther south tomorrow and monday. warmer with the possibility of some record high temperatures for those dates and the beginning of, i should say, beginning midweek. rainy pattern develops and we're probably going to get a pretty good soaking at some point midweek. but right now things are dry. looking at the forecast animation starting at midnight, we'll see clouds moving out of the bay area and giving way to clearer skies before sunrise, which means we'll have a sunny day tomorrow, which is good news for the niners game overnight. low temperatures will range from upper 40s in the coolest

locations to about 5152 degrees in most other spots. and looking ahead to tomorrow mainly sunny skies, high temperatures, 69 degrees at half moon bay in san francisco, mainly low 70s right around the bay shoreline, generally about 71 to 72 degrees up in the north bay. we'll see 75 at santa rosa, down in the south bay, 75 in san jose and morgan hill. so it will be very mild. and again, a chance of some record high temperatures for tomorrow's date. now, the futurecast animation, starting on tuesday at 10 p.m, shows the rain that will be moving in our direction into wednesday. we expect a wave of rather heavy and steady rain accompanied by strong gusty wind moving in through most of wednesday, even into thursday as well, followed by a couple of days of trailing showers on thursday and friday. so the pattern is going to change significantly by midweek, and it's going to bring in some cooler weather as well, along with the rainfall. here's the accuweather seven day forecast and i'll step out of the way and show you what's going on tomorrow. up to 74 degrees inland, up to 72 around the bay shoreline, up to 68 on the coast

that is in credibly mild for january. what's that? 28th monday. also pretty mild, but clouds will increase on tuesday. then on wednesday we expect rainy and windy conditions and a level two storm on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. lighter storms, lighter rainfall. i should say on thursday and friday. level one. and by next saturday it should be clearing out again. however it's going to be quite cool with daytime highs only in the low to mid 50s. that's inland and around the bay by next saturday. quite a big dramatic change from what we're experiencing right now. >> yeah, and a dramatic change just for fun, i was looking up the forecast for detroit and all of those detroit fans. look, 39 degrees and snow and rain. >> they should come here to watch the game. >> oh yes, we are doing much better. we have a winning forecast. >> i like that, i like that, yeah. >> thank you. well, coming up, a wild scene on an indiana highway and we do mean wild. why a bunch of camels and zebras were just grazing along the side of the

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indiana got quite a surprise when a herd of camels and zebras were just caught grazing on the side of a highway. the trailer that was carrying the animals apparently caught fire early saturday morning, social media photos show police rescuing the animals, even feeding them some hay. officials say the animals belonged to a circus based in fort wayne that is absolutely wild, and they looked pretty calm, though i know, and it's actually quite nice with the glow of the lights and everything. glad everything was okay. >> that is a wild scene and it's a wild time to be a bay area sports fan these days is kind of some big things going on this weekend. >> kind of. >> yeah. we'll start with the 49 ers. uh- eve of the nfc championship. niners. lions tomorrow's winner. they're going to go to the super bowl. and

what a finish at chase center tonight warriors. lakers need double overtime to settle the score. dueling legends lebron steph back and forth. highlights

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able to chase center wearing a christian youth jet jacket that's become all the rage. just when a warriors 40 niners combo, that's pretty nice. as for the game, an epic battle between the lakers that went to double overtime. you saw it right here on abc seven. steph curry hanging out there. saw ex-laker paul gasol paul gasol in the front row. straight to the fourth final seconds. look at steph. oh my goodness. puts anthony davis on skates. ties the game at 118. and we go to overtime. yeah gary payton steph couldn't believe it. 11 seconds left in the first overtime. dubs down three. and klay thompson had a rough shooting night until he didn't. three ball there. scored 24 before he fouled out this game was nuts. we go to double overtime 7.3 to go down two. draymond a great screen steph deep splash. warriors up one. season high 46 for curry. but there was 4.6 or 4.7 seconds on the floor. and watch that screen wipes out the defender steph that's an easy warm up

three. you thought it was over but it wasn't lakers. the ball lebron james. will he ever age. oh he got fouled by draymond. he ends up going to the free throw line. made the first. and then he makes the second. lakers take the lead. he had a triple double. no timeouts for the warriors. got 1.2 seconds to go steph and curry from three quarter court. and that's your ball game. warriors lose 145 144 double ot. another agonizing close loss as long as we keep playing. >> you know the way we played tonight. then i think we're going to turn this around and have a great, great season. i really believe that i love our guys. they're they're amazing and they've been through so much this year. and i know, i know who they are. i know how connected they are. i know how much they care about each other and about the game and it's going to we're going to turn it. um, tonight was um, we didn't get the result, but, um, our guys showed, you know, who they are tonight. >> yeah. the warriors fought the niners. hopefully get a good

night of sleep tonight. ready for the lions. they look to punch their ticket to the super bowl tomorrow in the nfc championship. in case you missed it earlier in the week the headliner deebo samuel number 19 is a go. that shoulder is okay for niners. definitely excited. he'll be in the starting lineup. expect especially excuse me quarterback brock purdy. >> you know deebo is a game changer. you know he's the one of the best in the nfl at what he does. so obviously for him to be able to play all of us are like all right you know deebo brings some juice and energy. and we got his back and so uh obviously seeing him run around at practice and look good for us, it's like all right, you know it's on just to know i have an extra week just to figure out what was going on. >> and we went and got an mri and everything showed up negative. and it was just a deep bruise. and it was kind of painful at the time. but as the week goes on, you know, like i just said, i'm doing a good job getting all the pain away, getting all my motion and strength back. and i feel like they did an outstanding job. >> abc seven sports, sponsored by river rock casino. earlier this week, debo was asked to

wear. you kind of protect the shoulder. he goes, i'm not protecting nothing. he's ready to go. he's tough. and i loved the weather back there in santa clara. nice and sunny. we're ready for a nice game and unlike last week's rainy mess. >> oh, who could forget that that's gone. that's right, that's right. we're moving on. moving on. let's go. chris. thank you all right. let's go to what's coming up next. we are finally are we going to see a deal on border security and immigration where negotiations stand and why there is concern. former president trump could sink this. and crunching the numbers on the deadliest roads in the bay area, the abc seven news i-team looks into why so many pedestrians are getting killed in collisions

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a partizan agreement on new immigration reform and border security. but that deal is in jeopardy with a key republican expressing concern. learn that former president trump could derail the negotiations. here's abc's em nguyen. >> republican and democratic senators appear to be on the verge of a major bipartisan deal on immigration reform, but house

speaker mike johnson in a letter to colleagues friday saying the agreement would have been dead on arrival in the house if reports of its contents are true. senators at the negotiating table say they've largely completed their work. the text of the bill could come as early as next week. late friday, sources familiar with negotiations confirmed the bill would give the department of homeland security authority to shut down the border if migration numbers surge over certain levels. the possible bipartisan deal has come under pressure from republican presidential frontrunner donald trump. senator lindsey graham, a trump ally trying to appeal directly to the former president. >> i will say president trump, if we can put this package together the way i hope he falls into place, that you'll have more tools to secure america than you've ever had. >> trump has made immigration one of his top campaign issues, writing on social media that a potential compromise would be meaningless and just another gift to the radical left. democrats of republicans don't get everything they want. as joe biden runs for reelection, the idea that that someone running

for president would say, please hurt the country so i can blame my opponent and help my politics is a shocking development. this comes as the white house and senate are looking to get aid to ukraine and other countries across the finish line. >> they have to choose do they want to help or do they want to score political points? >> any bipartisan deal from the senate faces an uphill battle in the republican controlled house. many hardliners were inclined to reject a deal, even before trump spoke out on the issue. and when abc news washington saturday afternoon, house speaker mike johnson released a new statement criticizing president biden's endorsement of the senate border deal. >> johnson arguing biden can take executive action on the border without congress. now to the race for the white house. former president trump took his campaign to nevada, where he is running in that state's caucuses . there is also a primary, but he's not taking part in that race. the republican party in nevada has decided only the

causes caucus causes will count when it comes to awarding delegates. it's. meanwhile, nikki haley was campaigning in her home state. the former south carolina governor has to stay in the race until the end. haley continued her attacks on the former president, who she has challenged to a debate. south carolina's republican primary is on february 24th, and the democratic primary is on february 3rd, and that brought president joe biden to the state. this weekend. south carolina played a big role in biden's 2020 campaign, shifting the momentum that ultimately led to him securing the democratic party's nomination. well, governor newsom is speaking to abc's jonathan karl on this week. tomorrow morning. he was in south carolina earlier this week stumping for president biden ahead of that state's primary on february 24th. newsom was asked about his strategy and why he was not encouraging democratic voters to vote for their former governor, nikki

haley, to prevent a donald trump gop nomination. >> i mean, we've seen that game played over and over and over and over again. we have an open primary in california. i've seen that game. we saw it efforts up in new hampshire. in that respect, i just don't think you're going to stack enough votes in that. i don't know what state she can win, including her own state. so i'm not convinced she'll end up on the ballot in her home state. >> you can see the full conversation on this week with george stephanopoulos tomorrow at 8 a.m, right here on abc seven. california's roadways are ranked the third deadliest for pedestrians. that's according to data from the national highway traffic safety administration. and tonight, the abc seven news i-team is taking a deeper dive into the areas of concern across the bay area. here's i-team reporter stephanie sierra. >> why are so many california pedestrians dying at night that is a question facing state leaders as a disturbing trend is threatening our roadways. >> we're not talking about near hits. we're talking about

fatalities. we're talking about pedestrians and bikers who are being killed because they're in a public space. >> a quarter of california's fatalities are pedestrians. that's according to federal data through 2021. and that same data analyzed by the i-team shows that trend has worsened over the past decade. for example, in 2012, there were 653 fatalities that jumped to more than 100 in 2021, same story across the u.s. >> we are seeing nationally pedestrian deaths are the highest they've been since 1981. that's kind of crazy because our vehicles are safer. we've made a lot of improvements in technology, but yet we're killing more, more people just because they're going out for a walk. jonathan adkins is the ceo of the governor's highway safety association. >> he says all of these crashes are preventable, but we want to have our infrastructure such that it allows for mistakes to happen and mistakes shouldn't kill you. >> i'm building an infrastructure where there's safe places to cross. >> but this san mateo family had

a safe place to cross. yet this young girl nearly got hit by a speeding suv who failed to stop. video captured in september of 2022. since then, a new law passed allowing six california cities to pilot speed cameras in san francisco, for example, there will be 33 installed this year to slow drivers down. data shows a vehicle going 42mph has a five fold higher probability of killing a pedestrian. it hits than if it were going 25mph in november of 2021, alameda county supervisor wilma chan was killed after being struck by a car while walking her dog. the city later identified that intersection as a high injury intersection. our goal is zero deaths and severe injuries, according to data analyzed by the abc7 news i-team, alameda county is ranked one of the worst in the bay area for pedestrian fatalities, with 28 lives lost. more than a third of overall traffic deaths in 2021.

the other top five counties reporting the most pedestrian fatalities that year are santa clara, with 35, contra costa with 20 and san francisco with 15. and that's the highest it's been since 2018. so what's being done about it? >> california has never prioritized pedestrian safety. >> state senator anthony portento wanted to change that. a year after chan's death, the governor signed his bill, sb 932, into law. it requires a county or city to identify high injury streets and intersections. in its general plan, and prioritize safety improvements to reduce collisions by 2025. >> we just need to, you know, hold cities more accountable. >> case in point, the city of alameda launched the vision zero action plan in an effort to try and eliminate traffic deaths and severe injuries by 2035. >> just over two years. we have the safety improvements have been installed at over 130 intersections throughout the city. >> some of the enhancements include new lighting, upgraded

crosswalk markings, and new program pedestrian intervals at 68 intersections that allow pedestrians to get a few second head start on a green light before vehicles in the last couple of years, about three quarters of our police department's traffic enforcement stops occurred on high injury corridors. the i-team reviewed the city's plan and found dozens of intersections labeled high injury for pedestrians, many of which are near hospitals, schools and parks. >> we've put a lot of effort into enforcement as state senator portentino points out, enhanced awareness leads to more accountability. >> our analysis found 21% of these fatalities happened during the day, but an overwhelming 79% happened during the night from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. for the i-team. stephanie sierra, abc seven news. >> still ahead tonight. it's a swashbuckling kind of weekend. we're taking you to a huge pirate festival that bills itself as the third largest parade in the country. >> i'm spencer christian, would

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festival. the invaders come by tall ship flying the flag of skull and bones, forcing the mayor of tampa to surrender the key to the city. >> this is my first gasparilla, and i heard about it when i first got here. i'm like, oh, i was looking so forward to it, and i prepared and i'm just having so much fun. there's so many people here. everyone's so dressed up as pirates and i just love the spirit of it. it's just it's awesome. it just makes me want to go. ah yeah. ah >> mehmeti. the festival has been a fixture of tampa bay04, f a pirate named jose gaspar, who

supposedly hid his loot in that area. i worked in tampa for a number of years, and it was very fun to see people like walking around with hooks on their arms and peg legs and parrots on their shoulders. oh my gosh, buccaneers! yeah, it's like, um, mardi gras, except with a pirate twist. i would say. >> so in a buccaneer gets angry. is he an irate pirate? oh wow. i just thought i'd ask. >> i just i knew it, i knew a pun was coming. >> that's the end of it. let's let's take a look at weather. here's what's happening overnight. partly cloudy skies, temperatures, overnight lows. mainly in the low 50s. pretty mild. tomorrow will be downright warm under sunny skies. high temperatures in the low to mid 70s in the warmest spots. we might even see some record highs for tomorrow's date, and one of them may be down in santa clara during the 49 ers playoff. this is a playoff game. the nfc title game against the detroit lions. kick off time 330. tomoow afternoon it will be 73 degrees under sunny skies. that's good

football weather. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. we'll have mild weather again on monday and cooling down and clouding up a bit on tuesday. a level two storm comes in with rain and wind on wednesday, followed by showers thursday and friday and a sharp drop in temperatures by the end of the week. we'll see high temperatures only in the low to mid 50s. after low to mid 70s tomorrow. >> sunday's like baseball weather is. >> you're right about that. >> yeah but you know talking about warriors still have you recovered. >> i'm going to wear a polo and shorts the nfc championship. >> yeah. do it now. >> the suits coming tomorrow. coming up in sports. more from a thriller at chase. it was heated up between the warriors and lakers steph lebron double overtime fans. you got your money's worth tonight an epic rivalry recap a

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tonight, wearing a christian youth check designed jacket that's become all the rage of the internet. these days. one. this one. excuse me, a warriors niners combo. as for the game, an epic battle with the lakers that went to double overtime. in case you missed it right here on abc seven steph curry with the epic three pointer with 4.7 seconds to go. so you thought the warriors all they got to do is get a stop. but they couldn't because lebron james had time to work the lane with 4.7 seconds to go. drew the foul and then hit the game winning free throws to seal the deal. an epic battle between two of the all time greats. curry knew it was a great game and is already looking ahead towards the future. >> the challenge is to not let uh- the pain of it lasts until, like when we come back to practice, you know, and get ready for tuesday, we have to come with, you know, the same desperation and energy and competitiveness as, um, try to have a short memory, but but, you know, losing sucks. it's the worst feeling in the world. um

and until you get over the hump, you kind of have to just sit in it and that's where we're at. >> o'donnell. the warriors have have patented the art of the agonizing last second loss. and here we have it again. 145 144 in double overtime time to the lakers at some point you have to start winning these games. but what's your takeaway? i mean, steph was brilliant. 46 points. >> no i thought this was one of the warriors best game in a long time. and i think that everybody showed up tonight. they didn't quite finish the game the way it should have been, but i think that the way they played tonight is something you can build on moving forward. i really, really like the performance, the effort was unbelievable tonight. larry, so coach, we heard steve kerr after the game saying he thinks they're close and he's preaching positivity and that they're going to get this thing turned around. >> but the reality is they're they're five games under 500 and they're drifting in the wrong direction. from the coaching standpoint. how do you flip their this it's like a razor

thin margin between victory and defeat. a league leading 32 clutch games now 15 wins but 17 losses. >> how can you take maybe a third of those as we talked about, take six of those 17. and a lot is different where you're stand in the standings. when you're that close, you're talking about 1 or 2 possessions in a 48 minute or in this case, a 48 minute plus plus game. tonight you have to dig in and try to find a way to overcome that. maybe it's getting to the free throw line, maybe it's turning down a three to get it to two. but it's obviously going to have to start on the defensive end. if we can find a little bit of a way to turn up the defensive intensity and get one more or two more stops a game right now, that's making the difference for the warriors in terms of wins and losses. >> coach, remember when we used to joke about the houston rockets shooting 4050? their goal was 60 threes. the warriors attempted 59 tonight, making 23. is that the recipe for victory? >> no i mean as a big man it's quite frightening to see a team shooting 60 threes. and the coach is complaining about free throw.

>> you got to go get some free throws by getting in there and making some layups. >> coach how many how many threes do you want to take. >> hey threes are better than twos. if they go in i'm simple math guy. but let's make sure the right guys are taking threes. majority steph a little bit of klay. maybe if you make when you take another one. but if you miss one let's get to the rim and get it too because that's a higher percentage shot. >> i love the analysis. they're good. if they go in. exactly. thank you coach o'donnell chris back to you. >> my favorite mathematician is out in moraga. randy bennett in saint mary's. and a tight one against lmu tied at 55. under three minutes to go joshua jefferson. that's a three. he had 15 points. and then augustus marcellinus he's just so good on this type of play. the layup and the foul. 25 points and six in the final three minutes. gaels win by five. they're seven and oh in the west coast conference. hockey now. afternoon time from the tank sabers and sharks. bouncing puck right here is going to end up on the tape of jan rutta, who throws it into the net. finds the back of it and it's two nothing sharks but

the sabers tied things at two. and in the second period they take the lead for good. the sharks turn it over. alex tuck scores 14th on of the season. five unanswered goals for buffalo. they beat the sharks 5 to 2 and some golf to end your night. final round for the farmers insurance open. torrey pines pga tour rookie matthew pavone came to the final hold needing a birdie to win. here's his third par five third shot on the par five 18th and uses that slope beautifully. fantastic shot coming from the rough and it would set up a seven footer. you know what i'm just going to tell you that he won because we're running out of times. he's a frenchman. congratulations matthew pavone he won. abc seven sports is sponsored by river rock casino dion at the buzzer. we got it. is it up fake? >> we. oh, man. chris. thank you. that's all the time we have for tonight everybody i'm dion lim. stay with us tomorrow morning at 5:00 for spencer and chris and all of us here. thanks for joining us a great night. we'll see you tomorrow. go niners. niners ers

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