city. >> it's all about the niners and san francisco city officials want you to celebrate safely. let's go niners. let's go. >> niners. >> i just got a question for everybody behind me who's going to win this weekend? that's right. >> let's focus our energy and excitement on the team and the game. and the fun. and let's do so safely. let's go nine ers wearing red and gold. >> mayor breed hyped the crowd at the city's east cut where 1540 niner faithful are set to meet for a watch party on sunday . law enforcement is gearing up to be deployed across the city. >> we are all here for you. please don't do dumb stuff. >> a messa that was reassuring for this 40 niner faithful who remembers vividly the last super bowl win. >> the last one that was 30 years ago. i was maybe 20, 21 years old. so i want to see

another super bowl. >> san francisco's department of emergency management is increasing staffing to be ready for a surge in emergency calls. >> a super bowl night. it's going to be busier. 911 is for life safety. >> one of those 911 dispatchers is kathy osorio. after 19 years in the emergency department, she unintentionally had this weekend off. and you guessed it, she is headed to vegas. >> definitely planning to come back for the parade. i will be here. >> the un speaking about the parade, we chatted with two san francisco 40 niners greats that know exactly what it feels like to win a super bowl. >> so this is super bowl 24. he's got super bowl 23 on and they're back to back rings. we're probably one of the what 1 or 2 teams that have gone back to back world champions. >> former 40 niner quarterback and super bowl champion john paye had some advice for the current team. >> just have fun. smile out there, live in the moment and you will end up winning in san francisco. >> love. abc seven news at all. the big excitement is in las

vegas and that's where abc seven news sports director larry biel is once again. >> tonight. larry i got to tell you, you guys look great in the red tie. >> and the red dress. fans tastic i've got to i got to step up my game here. clearly it's really loud because we're at the nfl experience. and there's a few thousand fans behind me and a dj who's hitting very high decibel levels. but a few days ago, i told you about an event that joe montana was involved with. it's called run freely. org and the organization was started by my old espn buddy kenny mayne, who's frankly, just one of the best humans on the planet. and the goal of run freely org is to raise enough money so that veterans can have prosthetic legs delivered to them, free of charge. it's all donation based and joe montana agreed to take part in this,

which is absolutely fantastic. so here's the way it went. a select group of fans would catch a pass from joe and they jog about ten yards. you see the young lady there catching the pass. and joe, of course, because he's joe montana. he hit everybody in stride. this guy right here at the end after catching the ball he goes go seahawks! and joe was like, are you serious. it's go seahawks. so they all got autographs and best of all this event helped pay for a new prosthetic device for a veteran in need. now joe montana was not available today. but a couple of other would be quarterbacks snuck into the nfl experience before it opened. let's just say we're ready to pump you up. come on, larry, come on larry, push push push push push. >> one more, one more, one more, one more. ah >> okay, i got it. >> um, you want it.

>> uh, those weights were plastic by the way. we couldn't resist the passing contest here. just to be clear, that is not brock purdy or patrick mahomes hitting target after target. and since i know people are going to ask about the deep ball, that was one take. okay one take. just telling you. as for chris, he was a little bit like jake moody kicking a field goal wide right wide right wide right the record, this is the deep ball coming up here. nothing but the bottom of the net chris allegedly threw. two and hit one of the deep balls. not photograph craft as my daughters will say, if there's no photo, it didn't happen. >> i mean, not that it's a chris

. it's not a competition. but larry, it did look like chris's throat was a little more of a spiral. check your vision kristen. >> you guys may need. >> hey, just be on standby in case you're needed on sunday. >> can i say one thing? yes. the man with the best arm at abc seven is dan ashley. and i know this for a fact, because we used to play catch, and i was afraid to catch the ball after a while because he throws 100 miles an hour. oh no, it's for real. play a little for real, for real. >> you're nicer. thank you. yeah. wow long time ago. >> just, just just figure skaters are just as uh. anyway, chris is going to be along at five. he'll talk with the 40 niners about their plans should they win super sunday, their plans to celebrate with their family. that's coming up later on. and i'll see you for the four at four for now. live at the very loud nfl experience larry beil abc seven sports.

>> thanks, larry. thanks for the shout out. you guys did great there. >> yeah, thanks for letting me get the little teasing in as well. look, lots of fans are heading to vegas for the super bowl. and this is a very special flight today. 800 full time 40 niners staff intern and family loaded up onto a plane to go to the super bowl. all thanks to the 40 niners. a dance party at terminal two today. >> alaska airlines held a special 40 niners sendoff. fans jumping in for a bit of fun to get them hyped up ahead of their flight. headed to vegas and the super bowl. >> it's like everybody's caught the fever. everybody's got the fever. they know who's going to win. >> i like it, it's cool. it's really cool. it's it gives people the pump to get excited. >> i was not expecting this at all. this is totally fun. we were over there getting coffee and my husband said, look over there. >> and hey, now that they've got their red and gold pompoms, they are ready to get to the big game. the 40 niners are pushing to win their first lombardi trophy in 29 years. these fans

are saying it's long overdue and they believe this will be the year they get it done. now we've compiled our reporting on the 40 niners run to the super bowl in a new streaming special. the road to las vegas. you can stream it on demand right now on our website or the abc7 bay area app. >> aftershocks are still being felt in hawaii after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit the big island. the earthquake was centered on mauna loa, the world's largest active volcano. no serious damage has been reported. there have been at least 15 aftershock s, a magnitude 4.6 earthquake hit malibu this afternoon and could be felt across the los angeles area. there have been several aftershocks, but no serious damage reported. some residents got an early warning a few seconds before the quake hit los angeles woman says she got her own early warning from her

dog. she says the pooch freaked out for seemingly no reason. and then seconds later, the quake hit. since it. >> the suspects arrested for murdering a tv station security guard in oakland will face new gang enhancements in the case. alameda county district attorney pamela price says the gang enhancements have been added against all three men accused in the deadly shooting of kevin nishida. he was killed while guarding a news crew back in 2021. >> the previous prosecutors who charged the case under my predecessor made certain mistakes about who was responsible for the murder of kevin nishida and failed to include some charges that we deemed appropriate. >> two of the suspects were charged individually, while authorities searched for 29 year old leron gilbert. for more than two years, gilbert was captured near kansas city last month. >> a stolen plane land on a half moon bay beach. the video of it landing a bay area driver's damage claim denied by caltrans.

you won't believe what they expected. the driver to have done first, and the $6 million plan to help bring people back to downtown san francisco. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. super bowl sunday, say the weather forecast. i have the prediction, plus a look at what you can expect for lunar new year festivities when abc seven ne you must have blown your budget. not exactly. you have great wine, name brand snacks, tons of meat. and where did you get this imported cheese? hello? grocery outlet bargain market getting ready to watch your team play the big game? or still sad they didn't make it? either way, scan to save big.

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near half moon bay yesterday, and while the investigation is underway, abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey spoke with an aviation expert to learn more. >> this new video shows the dramatic moments when a small aircraft came in for a beach landing. this is just south of poplar beach. around five thursday evening. authorities say 50 year old miami man luis gustavo perez stole the plane from palo alto airport and brought it down 27 miles away in half moon bay. aviation expert max trescott says this type of landing is no easy feat. now this person obviously had some flying ability taking a story off is probably more difficult than landing a citabria, and in fact, the takeoff for a citabria is considerably more difficult than most small airplanes. >> so yeah, i think we can safely assume that this person had some pilot training of some kind. >> the plane belongs to advantage aviation flight

instructor rachel webster. we reached out to webster about her stolen plane. we did not hear back. one of her past students, boris teksler, hasn't either have not heard from her in the past couple of days since this happened, but she's a wonderful instructor and a great cfi. >> i think she's a professor at berkeley as well, so she, uh, she teaches and she i took flight school from her, and she's fabulous. when we got to the airport where webster's plane was registered, we found this hole in the fence. >> police on scene told us the hole was not here yesterday, but we don't know for sure if this was how the plane was stolen. >> i heard that yesterday. it's a pretty shocking thing to think that a plane would get stolen out of, uh, palo alto airport here. >> a shock, but trescott says this kind of plane does notrillionequire key to start them and stealing the plane may not have been hard to do. >> the owner flew the aircraft earlier in the day, and when the owner arrived, the airplane was untied and the cover had been removed, which was quite a surprise. uh, so the owner then flew the aircraft and then later

in the day the aircraft was stolen. so clearly somebody had started to steal this airplane earlier in the day. >> authorities tell us the investigation is ongoing and there's no update at this time. juarez remains booked at the san mateo county jail, arrested for theft of an airplane in san mateo county. dustin dawsey, abc seven news in florida, at least two people are dead after a small plane crashed into a car on a busy highway. >> it happened around 315 this afternoon on interstate 75 near naples. this video shows that horrific moment or the aftermath , as large flames and smoke poured from the wreckage. at least three people, though, survived that crash. >> we recently told you that caltrans paid fewer than 4% of the claims for damage caused by potholes or other road issues in the bay area between between 2020 and mid 2023. >> a fremont man whose claim was denied decided to do some digging, and the reason for the denial might surprise you. >> really might. abc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow

is here with the story. >> melanie, dan and kristen. this one is a doozy. as you said, a fremont man allegedly was victim to falling concrete from the richmond-san rafael bridge, something we saw back in 2019 possibly happening again this summer. cal trans now is saying that that driver or telling that driver, rather it's not liable. this ram truck may have been a real lifesaver this summer. marco villetti says a chunk of concrete nearly took him out while driving over the richmond-san rafael bridge, and he hit me right about here. >> it just scared the hell out of me, shattering his windshield. if it did come through. i mean, it was like aim straight at my and my chest out. it will probably kill me instantly. >> the impact showering him with shards of glass. >> i was lucky i was wearing my sunglasses and i didn't get any glass in my eye. otherwise i probably would have been blind. >> now villetti can't believe what he's seeing. more than five months after he filed a claim

with caltrans for damages to his car, the agency wrote back, letting him know based on its own investigation, it determined it's not liable to me is total negligence from state of california. >> it's a state owned bridge and they should own up to it. >> abc seven news data journalist recently crunched the numbers and found caltrans wasn't owning up to most claims, proving less than 4% of claims filed between 2020 and mid 2023. the rejection letters are vague, so villetti called to find out why his claim was denied. caltrans left him this voicemail in response or debris type claims you have to have prior notice of debris falling like falling into your vehicle. >> essentially, it's like debris. debris claims are fairly difficult to prove because we need to have prior notice. essentially you need to have prior notice of condition and then address it timely in order for caltrans to be liable for damages, prompting villetti to call back and leave a voicemail of his own if i get something coming down from a bridge, how can i get prior authorization? >> should i call ahead and say, hey, uh- 7:00 on a thursday

night, we're going to have a piece of concrete coming down from your bridge before for that. that is totally ridiculous . >> in turn, he received this one. >> unfortunately, we have already conducted the investigation. um, again, if you wish to dispute the claim itself , you're welcome to do so through small claims court, something villetti is considering. >> what do you say to that? i mean, if this is the way we are in the state of california and sorry to say, this state is doomed a week after the incident, villetti bought this recording hoping to catch caltrans on camera if it ever happens again. >> we pay taxes and we expect them to maintain the bridges. we expect them to maintain the roads, a caltrans spokesperson tells me. >> you can call up to find out why your claim was denied, but that option is not explicitly stated on those rejection letters. and you only have six months from the time of the incident to amend your claim with caltrans. but in the case of that person i interviewed, by

the time caltrans rejected his claim, that deadline had already passed, once denied by caltrans, those claimants then have another six months to potentially file in small claims court. >> wow. that is so frustrating. >> it really is. >> they don't want to make it too easy for you to keep going. >> it doesn't seem that way. melanie thank you so much. >> ringing in the lunar new year. the celebrations and the warning. >> and later this hour, how a former catholic school principal launched a three ring cannabis business, all because of a friend with cancer. the

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yes. abc7 news meteorologist sandra patel is here with a lovely forecast. absolutely. and kristen and dan, we deserve the sunshine that we're seeing right now. let's take a look at our view from exploratorium camera, where we are just seeing lots of blue skies. and that's exactly what you want to see. plenty of sun outside allegiant stadium in las vegas this sunday for super bowl at kickoff 55 degrees bright and sunny weather and fourth quarter. we are expecting 49 degrees. little breezy, mainly clear though if you are going to be taking part in outdoor watch parties this sunday. inland areas in the low 60s at 2 p.m. really light winds as temperature falls off by 7 p.m, so you'll need that extra layer down to the 40s around the bay from the low 60s to the upper 50s by 5 p.m, and by 7

p.m, 51 degrees. definitely bring your shades, though. and along the coastline, 56 down to low 50s by evening. right now we are seeing some passing high clouds and a few build ups as well. overall, the pattern is such that high pressure is deflecting the storm track well to our north, so we are expecting a dry weekend and even into part of next week. a lovely view from san jose camera right now you are seeing some of those vertically developing clouds. 53 in san francisco, 56 right now in oakland. it was a chilly start and this afternoon is still on the crisp side. san jose 59, san mateo 56 and 54 and half moon bay. beautiful view from our santa cruz camera. upper 50 santa rosa, mid 50s around napa, concord and livermore. one other live picture from our walnut creek camera and it is dry out there tomorrow. sunny and milder day is expected. super bowl sunday dry for outdoor viewing and late next week a wet pattern will set up. it is looking likely that we will be going into presidents day weekend with wet, windy weather, lunar new year

celebrations get underway right here in san francisco and it's going to be a bright and cool start. 49 degrees sunshine really all day long until the sun goes down. temperatures in the upper 50s. it is just going to be gorgeous for the year of the dragon celebrations. coastal flood advisory remains up until 1 p.m. tomorrow. low lying areas will see flooding due to the high tides. now limited area eastern santa clara hills going under a frost advisory 10 p.m. tonight until 9 a.m. tomorrow. low temperatures down to about 33 there. and that's why frost will form. so we go hour by hour to temperatures tonight at 7:00. already down to the 40s. if you have outdoor friday night plans, carry those jackets. temperatures first thing tomorrow morning will be down to the 30s and the coldest spots, and then bounce right back in the afternoon. it's going to be nice looking weather, so your morning numbers, anywhere from the low 30s at lakeport to the mid 40s in san francisco tomorrow afternoon, basking in sunshine from coast to inland, temperatures 50s and 60s. accuweather 70 forecast. it's going to be a nice weekend. fog

super bowl sunday and then filtered sunshine. there will be some fog around early next week into valentine's, and then we're starting to see chances of rain by thursday trending wet with a level one on friday. dan and kristen all right, but a nice break so we'll be ready when it comes. >> absolutely. >> it's still winter. that's it. >> and a nice break for lunar new year, which begins tomorrow in the bay area. is celebrating good weather for this san francisco's chinese new year parade isn't for two more weeks, but there are already events for the year of the dragon that have begun. >> it's the most important uh- uh- zodiac in the calendar. the very first one, the stronger one. >> kevin chan with the golden gate fortune cookie factory, says he's seen a big uptick in orders ahead of this holiday. >> san francisco police are warning about the return of an old scam targeting the asian community. it's called the blessing scam. this video shows how it works. the scammers, seen here wearing hats, approach a person and say the person is

facing a harmful spirit. they then ask the victim to put their money in jewelry in a bag so it can be blessed. the crooks then switch the bag for a similar one with worthless items. police say two seniors have been victimized of thousands of dollars in recent weeks. >> make sure that you are not at all turning over your valuables to any strangers. make sure that when somebody approaches you who you don't know to not hand over anything to them, that might be valuable to you. >> the suspects include a man in his 50s and two women between the ages of 30 and 60. officials say victims should not feel embarrassed to report these crimes. not at all. the people doing the crimes should be embarrassed for doing that well. >> plan to bring people back to union square. it's focusing on just two blocks and will cost $6 million. is this what it takes to build a better bay area and the call for more funds to fight climate change and future flooding

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getting ready to watch your team play the big game? or still sad they didn't make it? either way, scan to save big. is investing in is the powell street promenade refresh, which consists of transforming two city blocks at a cost of $6 million. abc seven news reporter lyanne melendez is in the newsroom with a look at why it may be leanne, perhaps a little late in the game. >> well, you know what they say. better late than never. now we're not talking about the chandeliers here. these are the first couple of blocks leading to union square, which right now are in need of much attention on so many levels. now the reason they want to make those improvements is because everyone knows that first impressions matter. riding the powell-hyde

cable car line is a way for tourists to go through the imaginary gates of the city, leading to union square. so yeah, esthetics matter. union square was once home to some of the region's most prized retail space. not so much. these days we saw so many for lease signs and boarded up businesses that we stopped counting. a few people here refer to it as the tumbleweed corridor. it's hard to imagine the impression all those empty storefronts are leaving on the estimated 28,000 tourists that. visit the powell street corridor every day. >> i would probably either choose to move or choose to come into the office less so. that definitely has a critical sort of effect on the workers and residents alike. so here's the city's plan for phase one of the promenade refresh. >> remove the aluminum parklets, which, according to the city, have reached the end of their useful lifespan, can instead replace them with what they describe as a simple, clean and

elegant new and wider sidewalk that will bring more attention to the cable car. david irregular here is not on board with the idea. >> a lot of the things that they're talking about, it just don't make no no sense to me at all. you know why it tastes something out that's supposed to beautify the city? >> the city will invest $4 million to begin improving just those three blocks on powell. between market and geary. think of it as a down payment, because a lot more money will be needed to revitalize the entire area. >> ultimately, it's going to be a, you know, many more millions of dollars to do the kind of capital improvements that that area deserves. another $2 million was approved in order to lure and help businesses move into those empty storefronts on those three blocks, except that, as abc seven news found out already. $500,000 of that money has gone to another business owner outside of the corridor.

the mayor chose to spend a half $1 million on two facilities in union square for celebrity chef tyler florence. we were delighted that mr. florence chose union square. it was not a part of the deal. it was not a part of the board of supervisors intention and has really reduced that pot of money to where it's not really there's not enough of it left to do the job that we wanted to do. >> the mayor defended her decision to use the money outside of what was initially agreed. >> it's not about what is enough , it's when we have it. it's available for us to do something amazing. we want to do it. and tyler florence and what he's been able to do has been extraordinary in terms of the revitalization of union square. this holiday season was magical, and we want to keep the magic going. i'm going to work same. >> suppose the end goal is for the new corridor to bring

tourists and people living or working in san francisco to union square, but here's what we discovered. the local foot traffic seems to be staying clear of the area. >> i'm from france. >> where are you from? uh, i live in, uh, in, uh, bethesda, maryland, where tourists. >> definitely another virginia. woodbridge to specific from texas. >> maybe we do have to rely more on on these tourists or sort of out of towners, or just folks who may be traditionally weren't coming through our downtown previously as part of the overall project, cars on the initial two blocks of powell will continue to be restricted. >> according to the municipal transportation agency. that saves on the wear and tear of the cables because the cable cars were not designed to operate in stop and go traffic. >> nick, i think it's really the perfect time to make these sort of low hanging fruit investments, um, to ride that wave and hopefully that leads to larger investments across the city. >> so when is this project expected to begin? well, right now the city is still going through the design. the review and the public comment phases.

so we know that could take some time. but at the earliest it would start in late 2024. in the newsroom, lyanne melendez, abc seven news. all right. >> thanks, leanne. >> thanks, liane. well lawmakers and environmental groups are pushing for money to combat flooding and sea level rise. >> they unveiled the plan at cooley landing in east palo alto as the king tide was rising. assembly member diane pappin of san mateo is coauthoring a bond measure for the november ballot. backers are hoping to make up for hundreds of millions of dollars in sea level adaption funds being cut from the proposed state budget. money, they say, is critical to protecting low lying areas from flooding. >> that happens because wetlands during high storm events, they act as a sponge. they can hold water that would otherwise threaten to overtop levees and when they're combined with levees and other types of protection, they can protect people and property and habitat advocates. estimate the san

francisco bay needs roughly 100,000 acres of restored wetlands for a healthy, flood resistant environment just ahead . picking the super bowl winner and happy wife, happy life apparently, there's something to that before it for is

will kingdom has made their superbowl predictions. that's all that matters in corpus christi. two otters disappointed though they sniffed at the 49 ers. jello ice cake and they decided to feast on the chiefs cake. better luck at the monterey county spca for us. stevie and eight year old pig went hog wild for the niners. the tiebreaker was up to two monkeys at the topeka zoo. who do you think the niners would have the advantage since they originally came from the san francisco zoo? but they have new allegiances, apparently, and they picked the chiefs. well, i'm glad we sent them away who's got a thought about these animal pictures, huh? larry well , i mean, i do this for a living watching sports reporting on sports. >> so i should have some insight. but i actually trust the monkeys more than i trust myself. so i talked to a guy at mgm today who's in charge of the

whole operation, and he said they expect $120 million to be wagered on this super bowl. and that's not even counting what's going to go on my expense report. if i lose. oh, yeah, we've let them know what's coming. >> all right, super bowl ads cost about $7 billion for a 32nd spot. it's a lot of money. but that's actually cheap compared to what some actors are making. stars can get 1 to $5 million to appear in a commercial. last year ben affleck got $10 million for a dunkin donuts ad. even a cameo from a lesser known star can run $25,000. i saw one uh- preview of a spot that's coming with christopher walken. you know, sandee, everybody watches the game, but we all also watch for these great ads. and i know they cost a lot of money, but they are as much a part of the day as the game in many respects. >> absolutely, dan. i mean, people wait to see those ads. i just think it's really cool. and

no matter what, whether it's the game or the ads or whatever, but you just you're glued to the tv because of all this stuff. so yeah, larry, 10 million for ben affleck for a 32nd spot. >> i know. right? you know what? i would have done it for five. >> i would have done it for two. >> i'll undercut you guys with one. >> kristen gets the job. yeah, but i don't doubt it. >> but they're paying so much a share too, right? because they know there are more women watching new newcomers. the taylor swift effect, all that. >> so that's true. that's very true. >> all right. um, especially this year. >> yeah. you're right, you're right. >> all right. we can talk about super bowl forever, but we got a couple others. and it seems like safety concerns about the max nine plane or even two planes clipping wings are not keeping travelers from getting on a plane. an ap poll found 70% of adults say planes are either very safe or somewhat safe method of travel. however, only 20% have a great deal of confidence that planes are being properly maintained. dan, they

say it's still the safest way to travel. well it is. >> i mean, your chances if i think don't hold me to this number. but i read something recently a couple of weeks ago, your chances of being killed in an airplane disaster is like 1 in 1,000,000. there is no way we can have thousands and thousands and thousands of flights in this country alone every single day, and not have occasional incidents. i mean, by and large, it's a very safe industry. you always need to work to make it safer, but the track record is actually very good. i mean, that is true, but i think these stories go ahead. >> larry. >> well, i would this is kind of counterintuitive. and dan, i know you flew on a 737 max recently and so did i. coming here. i would venture a guess as to say that those are probably the safest planes flying in the air, right now, because every single one of them has been checked end to end, for they cannot they cannot afford another mishap with that particular plane. >> i think you're right. and as we've learned, the one that where the bolts fell off there

were no bolts on it, it hadn't been properly reinstalled. so yeah. right, right. >> but we need to be convinced that going forward they're paying more attention at the assembly plants, you know, hopefully. >> yeah. all right. >> well, apparently married people are happier than unmarried people. a new poll found married people consistently reported higher happiness levels across different demographics. however, an unhappy marriage fares worse than being single a researchers explained that it could be that happy people tend to seek out marriage more, which is interesting. and, you know, if you're happily married, as we all are, it's a wonderful thing. but sandhya, i suppose i've heard other single people say, hey, i'd rather be single than with the wrong person. >> yeah, you know what? i've heard that as well. but yeah, you're absolutely right, dan. we are happily married here and that's nice. but if somebody is in a miserable marriage or or, you know, just is having a rough time, it definitely makes it tougher. >> and larry just let me warn you, as the fellow male here, we're in a happy marriage. but we may not be if we blow it next

week without flowers and chocolates and dinner. so you know, we got to make sure we pay attention. >> we're walking, we're walking the tightrope, dan, no doubt about that. i don't mean to go all doctor phil on you here, but just for those who are thinking about getting married, the early years are relatively easy. the real key is finding a partner that you can grow old with to gether and have similar goals and values. my in-laws, john and yoshi olsen, were married for over 50 years and in love to the very last day. it's special if you could find it. it's super, super, super special. >> larry, that was beautiful, he said. and so sentimental was relations change. >> i know, i know, you don't expect it from me. who are you? i thought, you know, that was beautiful. one time i'll say

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of course, with fans arriving for the game. love the red. nice

job jr. >> well thanks so much. i will say early on i'll be honest, it felt like we saw more chiefs fans than niners fans. but hey, there's a time difference from kansas city to here. so i think that's uh, you know, expected in a sense. and i will say this, i don't know if the party started on the plane or before the plane, but during some of these interviews, i could smell the alcohol in their breasts. so i think the tailgate party is already underway here in las vegas getting into the 40 niners spirit on this delta flight from san francisco international airport, they were drinking and screaming the whole way. >> go, niners cheer was decked out with niners fans. >> all niners gear. we're ready to go represent the bay niner fans cheering even the stewardess were cheering with niners. gear on. >> yeah it was awesome. >> just two days away from the

super bowl fans are filing into harry reid international airport in las vegas. faithful arriving in town. from just about anywhere. >> they're going from long beach, new york, five hour flight from tampa, florida. >> we came from ontario, from san francisco. >> i got here today and i'm from san francisco. welcome to las vegas. >> woo! >> they came with fresh cuts. 210 year old ryan cole says the pilot of the plane even led a cheer. >> everybody started chanting when like the pilot, like said, go, niners. >> but not all the flights have been like that to take them back to the bay. >> it was 5050 on the flight, so it was a little banter back and forth. >> we had niners and chiefs fans on the plane cool and no fight or anything broke out. >> there were more kc fans says yes, no. >> right. so you had to deal with chiefs chants. >> i had to deal with that. but it's okay. i can handle it. but

some reminded us that the super bowl is not just about football niners, it's about your 40 niners style. >> my sandy gold bag. >> oh wow. >> show us the nails real quick. there we go. yep, there's just a little swish and a little swag showing that rock and roll and bang bang purdy gang flair at the best vegas parties. i'm looking forward to the all the parties drinking before and after. >> yeah, definitely. yeah. >> every time someone say bang bang, everyone said niners gang. >> and you are looking live at harry reid international airport here in las vegas, somewhat of a lull in the action. it was real busy earlier and expected to get real busy tonight as more niners fans and chiefs fans make their way to las vegas. now everybody talks about how expensive the super bowl is, and i will say this it's a bit expensive outside of the super bowl here too. earlier today had a sandwich, chips and a drink $28. so yes, a little pricey outside of it. but somebody told me earlier today, hey, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity

to come see and watch their san francisco 40 niners reporting live in las vegas. j.r. stone abc seven news. so yep fun. >> great job jarrod. thank you. >> so worth it. all right two legoland discover centers are facing off ahead of sunday's game. the bay area and kansas city locations are in a full showdown for the best fan fueled lego build. 40 niners fans are being called on to send in suggestions online. the losing team must display the winning team's lego creation in their mini land football stadium. after the super bowl. yeah, we're going to win this thing and we're going to make the kansas city fans build our golden gate bridge in lego bricks for us. mhm >> all right. >> we will. let's go back now and update the weather forecast. >> yeah. and dan and kristen if you're going to an outdoor watch party and thrive city or anywhere around the bay area, take a look at the forecast for a super bowl sunday. it is going to be nice at 2:00 right before kickoff. mid 50s to low 60s. mix of sun and high clouds. later on

in the evening you'll need that hoodie or jacket, but definitely is going to be dry. live doppler seven showing you just a few clouds out there. it is a nice looking day and tomorrow it's going to be brighter and milder. 50s and 60s. now for those of you waiting for the rain, i'm going to show you what's going to happen next week. there's a system that arrives midweek uh- possibility of a few showers, mainly thursday morning and then here comes the wet pattern. computer models are definitely trending wet between friday and that presidents day weekend, so stay tuned. expecting sierra snow as well. the accuweather seven day forecast. another chilly morning, but a milder afternoon tomorrow. filtered sunshine sunday temperatures may dial back just a little bit as we do have the fog in the morning. valentine's day is nice and as we head super bowl sunday is beautiful. of course, as we head towards the end of the next week, we will bring in a light level one system that will bring us wet weather. dan and kristen. >> thank you sandhya. >> all right, up next we are celebrating people making a difference. this has really been a dream come true.

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>> following tonight on abc seven at eight. it's shark tank followed by 2020. then stay with us for abc seven news at 11 on february is black history month and all month long we're introducing you to people making a difference in their community. today, abc seven news anchor kumasi aaron introduces us to an entrepreneur, sue taylor. >> what's wrong with just feeling good? i naturally feel good. >> if you ask sue taylor how she's feeling, she'll likely say, oh, i'm incredibly well, and her mission is to make sure as many people around her age can say the same thing. this is what 76 looks like. >> whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo she's doing that here at pharmacy berkeley. >> the cannabis dispensary she co-founded celebrate four years in business. >> this has really been a dream

come true. servicing the community. >> a former catholic school principal in oakland, sue never imagined she'd be serving seniors like this until a lifelong friend passed away from cancer. >> here, i feel some kind of way in my heart that i didn't serve her so well because my mindset wasn't on cannabis, because i was secretly afraid of it, because of the reefer madness that was instilled in me as i was growing up, sue says. >> when she saw the impact cannabis made in the lives of seniors, she pivoted. she began working with seniors and her family, investing their own money, including her entire retirement, to open a dispensary . >> it took us eight years before we could get that permit. it took you know. no, it was eight years of activist work, like trying to get a building or trying to get in, trying to fit in, being african americans and get the door slammed in my face and our face and not wanting to rent buildings to us and all

that. we went through all those kinds of challenges. >> according to the aclu, black people are roughly four times more likely than whites to be arrested for marijuana, despite roughly equal usage rates and leafly's jobs report in 2021 found black people accounted for only 1.2 to 1.7% of business owners in the cannabis industry, despite representing. approximately 13% of the population. >> and so we had to make sure eyes were dotted and t's were crossed because we didn't want to get in incarcerated, sue says . >> it took 12 years and three outside investors to get to this opening pharmacy, berkeley, making her the first and only black woman to own a dispensary in the city of berkeley >> how do you feel about that, about making history in that way ? >> it's quite an honor to be that representative. so many

african americans, there's people of color who were incarcerated for cannabis from. the get right from the beginning . it was it was us. and so to have an african american family open up a dispensary such as it gave us a lot of pride. >> now, sue, not only has this dispensary, but her own line of products for seniors using her nickname mama sue, the mama sue relief high cbd. up next, a mama sue wellness center for seniors. >> you keep recreating yourself if you want to live a boring life, keep doing the same thing all your life. bowl ring i was a catholic school principal, but now i'm more passionate about what i'm doing now and the sky's the limit. and my 80s is going to be even awesome. >> making history at any age in berkeley, kumasi, erin. abc

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