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tomorrow. abc seven news at six starts right now. >> building a better bay area moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc seven news. let's go. we got this guy who yes, we do taming the lions. >> the stakes are high at levi stadium right now as the 40 niners try to fend off detroit for the nfc championship title. on the line that trip to the super bowl. good evening and thanks for joining us, everybody . i'm dionne lim, the top seeded 40 niners are enjoying the home field advantage against detroit. the winner of tonight's game will take on the kansas city chiefs in the super bowl in las vegas on february 11th. now, niners fans were fired up for today's matchup well before kickoff. the red and gold filled the parking lot at levi's stadium hours before the gates opened for today's game, with temperatures in the 70s, 40
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niners faithful have been tailgating all afternoon, and we came across some dance parties in the parking lot. >> it's going to be a blowout. niners blowout. three touchdowns, three touchdowns. you heard it first. >> confidence. wow >> this is a five super bowl winning hat with this hat on. >> good things will happen. >> yeah except it didn't work in new orleans against the ravens. but that's okay. we're changing the luck today. so the first time i've worn it since that day. >> what's on the menu today. well we have detroit style ribs and cornbread. >> we always have a sacrificial meal. >> you heard the news of debo playing this week. you were like, i got to wear this jersey. >> i did, i did, i did i love you, debo. >> i love that sacrificial meal. two tickets were in hot demand for this game. as you can imagine. we spoke with one couple from michigan who told us they paid $1,100 a ticket and that did not include their airfare out here. now while fans are watching the field, police, they say they'll be watching the fans. santa clara pd posted a warning on x saying they will
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not tolerate offensive, profane or threatening behavior in the stands and it may lead to ejection or arrest. they are also getting into the game, but as you can see, not taking sides . the department posted this photo of police chief patrick niccolai in several uniforms, including the niners and oh goodness, the lions. santa clara pd says it has plain clothes. officers in both teams jerseys on the lookout for bad behavior. now 40 niners fans are gathering in all parts of the bay area to cheer on the team, with one win to go to get to the super bowl. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard is live in san francisco at one official watch party. look at you hanging that towel and flying it around in the air. cornell. >> dan, grab your rally towel because they are certainly doing their job. the game is tied up in the third quarter. the tide definitely changing for the 40 niners. and the fans here at
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momo's official watch party are certainly loving it. their attitudes are changing and people are feeling a lot better about this game. meantime up in the north bay, there's another watch party happening in the hometown of detroit's quarterback. let's go. we got this game. niners superfan joe houston has the moves, the shoes and a suit that's red and gold blooded. >> i had to get a suit for my team. represent you know you look amazing. thank you very much. let's go niners. >> let's go niners. >> joe was warming up the 40 niners faithful at this official team watch party at momo's bar. and grill. as the niners take on the detroit lions team. fits this crowd feeling confident. >> we're going all the way, man. we're going all the way. yeah we're going to win this. >> lions have a chance today. >> if it was a different team possibly. >> this is my niner game right
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here amanda dela merced and her crew ready for a win i mean i'm nervous, but i'm not nervous. >> you know what i mean? i got faith in the niners. the lions? like, they finally made it. >> so i don't think it's that big of a deal. go, niners number one niner fans representing at finnegan's bar and grill in novato. >> do you have any, like, rituals that you do before a game day? >> irish coffee and a beer. >> marcus anderson is here to watch at a bar where 40 niners, potato skins and a jared goff burger are on the same menu. the lions quarterback grew up in nevada, played football at marin catholic and at cal. >> all my friends got to play football with him. i just got to hear all the cool stories. >> but that doesn't mean any allegiance to detroit. >> absolutely not. i can't do it to the niners, i can't i feel like a lot of people would be mad at me. and mccaffrey is my boy. do you think this place is good luck or bad luck? >> good luck. >> it's always been good luck. it's always been good luck. yeah i know they have the golf burger, but it's good luck again . >> this game is now tied up.
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several watch parties, official watch parties happening across the bay area and around the world. london and mexico city also getting into the game. same crowd is cheering now. people are getting excited. and, uh, there is a couple of detroit fans inside here. they are pretty brave to show up. they were feeling pretty confident earlier today about a win, but but the tide is turning for the 40 niners. we'll see what happens. still a long time to go in the game right? i'm cornell bernard. we're live in san francisco abc seven news. >> go go go cornell. go watch the game. we are on the edge of our seats. thank you. >> go, niners. >> go, niners! indeed well, happening tonight. multiple freeway off ramps along 101 and i-280 in san francisco will be closed in an effort to control crowds after the game. this map here shows the specific locations. a total of six off ramps will be shut down from 7:00 until midnight, and more
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street closus in t mission district to tell you about the city, says the streets you see here may be shut down from 530 till ten, or until the streets clear. the areas between 24th street, between potrero and valencia, and mission street between cesar chavez and 21st. those closures are in anticipation of, of course, possible street celebrations by 40 niners fans. all right. game day is looking great when it comes to the weather. taking a live look outside where you can see it is dark but definitely clear. abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian standing by with a look at our unseen seasonably high temperatures, which will continue to. >> it is pretty warm out there. diane it was 72 degrees at kickoff time around 330 this afternoon, and we were expecting , well, the possibility of some record highs for today. san jose tied the record high for this date at 72 degrees. originally set back in 1928 when i was a mere lad. let's take a look at our 24 hour temperature changes 2 to 5 degrees warmer in most bay area locations than at this time yesterday. currently still
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pretty mild, but not anywhere near the peak of our warming, which occurred about an hour and a half ago. so 65 degrees in san jose right now, seven degrees down from the high of 72 and 65 up in santa rosa, 66 here in san francisco. quite mild then all around the bay area. and these are our forecast headlines. more springlike warmth tomorrow. but our weather is going to take a dramatic change by midweek. i'll have all the details on that in my accuweather seven day forecast in a few minutes dion. >> all right. sounds good spencer. thank you. well moving on family members and friends continue to push for justice after the deadly assault of an elderly san francisco man. today, members of the justice for vicha ratanapakdee foundation held a memorial in the victim's honor at the asian art museum in san francisco. tuesday marks three years since he was fatally knocked to the ground outside his home in the anza vista neighborhood. that attack was captured on video. today's event also included a panel discussion about combating violence against asian americans . >> not only do we want to know
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that attacks have happened, but we want to know what happened after, why? why do some of these prosecute, take so long? >> a 21 year old daly city man is charged with killing the elderly immigrant from thailand, but family members and supporters have grown frustrated as the case has stalled in court. despite demands from the victim's family. the case was not charged as a racially motivated hate crime. >> lil salah, ahmed salah um, in an act of unity and solidarity, activists held a vigil for peace in the middle east at san francisco's embarcadero plaza. >> different groups came together to call for a ceasefire and an end to u.s. military aid, as well as to mourn all those lost on both sides. they had israelis and palestinians speaking. protesters held signs saying war has no winners, and from the river to the sea, only peace will set us free. well, much more to come, including a
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boeing 737 max, nine planes that are flying again after that mid-air scare on an alaska airlines flight earlier this month. how passengers at sfo are feeling about the aircraft's return to the skies and another major pharmacy is shutting down in the bay area. we'll tell you where. and the reason i'm peter dixon and in kenya... we built a hospital that provides maternal care. as a marine... we fought against the taliban and their crimes against women. and in hillary clinton's state department... we took on gender-based violence in the congo.
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join us. guy this weekend. us regulators grounded all max nines after a door plug broke off in alaska airlines flight from portland to ontario, california back on january 5th. alaska airlines returned its boeing 737 max nine fleet to service on friday. the airline's chief operating officer sat in the seat closest to the door plug at sfo. the first alaska airlines max nine flights since the grounding arrived last night. some passengers weren't even aware they flew on a max nine. >> i'm so glad i didn't know. >> would you not have flown if you did? um i, i probably would have flown anyway, but i might have researched it more.
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>> united airlines resumed flying max nines on saturday. rite aid will close 16 stores in california, including one in the bay area. the rite aid, located at murietta boulevard in livermore, is planning to shut down last october. you may remember the pharmacy and retailer filed chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced it would close nearly 200 locations. the closures are part of a restructuring plan to help the retailer recover. just ahead, there is uncertainty over a law banning guns in public places in california. we'll hear from a local sheriff about what's next for the department as the future of the law hangs in the balance. and once again, a live look outside where? yes we enjoyed a pretty mild day. spencer will let us know exactly how long these spring. like temperatures will last. and niners taking on the lions right now for a trip to the super bowl. we have abc seven news sports director larry beil there. and he spoke with niners.
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including playgrounds, public transit, stadiums, amusement parks and more. but it was blocked and reinstated and then blocked again earlier this month , and the ongoing legal battle continues. san francisco sheriff paul miyamoto spoke with abc seven about what this means for the city and the state right now, we're waiting for a decision from the courts sometime in june or july. >> until that time, though, the law is not in effect and we are just going about business as usual. >> concealed carry weapons permits issued in california now require 16 hours of firearms training, up from eight hours. psychological exams are also required to obtain a permit. the race for the white house is focused on south carolina. this weekend. nikki haley, president joe biden and long shot primary challenger dean phillips all in the state to stump for votes ahead of saturday's primary. governor newsome was there earlier in the week in support of mr. biden. newsom spoke with abc's jonathan karl on this week
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and took shots at trump. >> i mean, here's a guy who lost the election, trump, and tried to wreck the country. he's lighting democracy on fire. he's making democracy a partizan issue. never imagined that in my lifetime. so the consequence is are profound and pronounced. and that's why i'm down here, because this race is started. >> you can watch the full conversation with governor newsom and abc's jonathan karl online at abc news dot com pro palestinian activists are expected to protest vice president kamala harris's visit to the south bay tomorrow. the council on american islamic relations and other groups will gather at mexican heritage plaza in san jose tomorrow morning to demand a permanent ceasefire in the israeli-hamas conflict. harris is in san jose for her fight for reproductive freedoms tour. the event highlights how states like california have worked to protect reproductive rights since the overturning of roe v wade. all right, once again, getting back to the weather where it feels practically like spring.
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>> this is weather we love getting back to. we have another day like this tomorrow, dion, but it won't be with us very long. here's a look at the looping image of live doppler seven and the satellite. you can see just a few high clouds passing over the bay area right now. it's an otherwise clear sky and will be that way overnight. and the wind is really calm with wind speeds not only under ten miles per hour, but under five miles per hour just about everywhere. so let's move along and take a look at the 24 hour temperature change two to about six degrees warmer in most locations than at this time yesterday. so these are our current temperature readings. well, i skipped right ahead to the headline, so why not. they're important to uh- tomorrow. more springlike warmth is coming our way with increasing clouds on tuesday in advance of our next storm, which will arrive on wednesday and wednesday through friday, we expect rainy weather and sharply cooler weather, so be prepared for that. here's our overnight forecast animation showing the passage of a few high clouds, then clear skies take us into the morning hours and it's going to be a nice bright and sunny day again tomorrow with temperatures way above average for this time of the year. but
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again, that will last only one day before the changes come overnight. low temperatures will be mainly in the mid to upper 40s and inland areas 50 at napa, upper 40s at antioch down in the south bay. look for lows of 52 at san jose, 52 at morgan hill, 50 here at san francisco and across the bay at oakland. highs tomorrow 66 degrees at half moon bay, san francisco 67. up in the north bay, some low 70s. napa 7072 at santa rosa. over in the inland east. bay 69 at concord. 68 at antioch. down in the south bay. mid 60s at morgan. mid 70s rather at morgan hill and san jose. so much like today. now, as we look ahead with the futurecast, you can see starting tomorrow morning that we have clear skies for one more day. then the clouds start to roll in tomorrow evening. on tuesday the clouds get even thicker and more widespread, and early wednesday we can expect our next storm to roll into the bay area, bringing periods of heavy downpours, possibly some localized flooding and low lying areas. and of course, it's going to be windy with that storm as well. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. the increasing clouds i talked about on tuesday. you can see right here. then on
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wednesday look at the temperature drop. highs only in the low 60s. it will be a level two storm on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. the temperatures drop even lower thursday and friday, along with rain dropping on us as well. level one storms thursday and friday and by the time we get to next weekend, high temperatures in the afternoon will reach only into the low to mid 50s, so it's certainly going to cool down and be prepared for the rain as well . >> abc seven sports is sponsored by your northern california honda dealers. >> welcome to sports. just outside the 40 niners locker room, san francisco and detroit currently locked up in the nfc championship. we're not allowed to show highlights until after the game, but pregame sports director larry beil caught up with the one and only jerry rice . >> can you believe it's been almost 30 years since the red and gold have won a super bowl? >> i didn't even know that. >> think about it. 95. you were on the field and it's just like, you know, with the detroit lions, they've been 30 years since they actually been in the playoffs. well, i hope their
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drought continues. >> i hope so too. but yeah, i think it's time, man. it's i think it's time. i think we have the team now. these players just got to go out there and prove it . >> what are the butterflies like in a game like this where you're playing for the chance to go to the super bowl? i mean, i don't know, do you ever get nervous or do you get nervous at the time, i always got nervous because it meant something to me. >> so the night before uh- going through the game plan, playing the game in my head, visualizing doing all of that and stuff like that, man. so you got to have that focus and the players, i, you know, they know what is at stake here and they got to come out and they got to take it. >> most important question what is the best flavor of goat fuel? what is the best flavor. >> the best flavor is that i like them all. >> oh, a true marketer. >> i go fuel baby afc championship defending champion chiefs and the ravens winner goes to the super bowl. >> first quarter scoreless. chiefs strike first patrick mahomes to his favorite target
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travis kelce 19 yard touchdown. incredible catch. and of course taylor swift. ecstatic ravens though respond quickly lamar jackson avoids the sack moving groovin and finds zay flowers. how about a 30 yard touchdown. and all of a sudden this game is tied at seven. nice little raven dance right there. second quarter now second and goal for kansas city isaiah pacheco punches it in from two yards out 14 seven kansas city back out in front. crazy moment in the first half here jackson showing you why he's an mvp candidate. catch his own tip pass 13 yard gain. that was just in incredible fourth quarter. ravens down ten jackson of flowers who dives for the goal line. but the ball comes out. it's a fumble. and check this out on the replay. chiefs recover. that is a huge turn of events as they get the ball back later in the fourth. this was the dagger jackson picked off in the end zone and the chiefs win it 1710. afc champs, advancing to their fourth super bowl in five years. khalil hoops the number eight
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stanford women at arizona. tara vanderveer going for a career win 1205 cameron brink had a double double by the end of the first half. 11 points, 16 rebounds outrillionebounding arizona by herself, stanford by 18 at the break. third quarter. you know brink is feeling good when she's hitting from distance 25 points and 19 rebounds. her 43rd career double double and kiki irie continues her hot streak eighth straight game with 17 points or more. finished with 25. cardinal roll 9664 career win 1205 for vanderveer. abc seven sports is sponsored by your northern california honda dealers. full highlights and reaction tonight at 11. >> chris. thanks. well it may not be the sale of the century, but it could be your best buy of the year. a first look at northern california's oldest and largest rummage sale nex
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things, helping fix downtown san francisco. the encouraging signs from the new skate park at the un plaza. those stories and much more coming up tonight on abc seven news at 11. well, finally, now we are getting a preview of oakland's oldest and biggest rummage sale, the white elephant sale. the massive warehouse is packed full of oddities and treasures, all of it donated goods with super low prices. the sale supports the oakland museum every year, totaling $30 million, raised over the 60 years it's been held. they only allow 1500 shoppers a day. so you do have to buy a $5 ticket online first. it opens on the 31st and runs until march. >> that's kind of cool, actually. >> yeah. you never know what treasures you'll find. million dollar treasures? >> well, maybe not that much, but yeah, i'm sure there are some things that are of great value by the way, how are you keeping an eye on the game? >> i am, i'm refreshing it every every five seconds myself. >> away. i know 24, 27 here we
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