operates in the hope of stopping shoplifters. abc seven news reporter luz pena went to fredrikson hardware, where employees say they've been forced to take matters into their own hands to save the store and their job. >> when you first walk into fredrikson hardware and paint in san francisco, you have light bulbs to your right and a table blocking the entrance with a sign that reads please wait for assistance. >> i should say, like, well, we have problems with theft and we try to slow down the traffic. >> employees then decide if the customer should go in or not. >> you know, he's all right. i just have him follow him. you follow me. >> this store has been around for 128 years, and for the first time this month, they had to ramp up their safety measures. >> the shoplifting got too much. and then the snatch and grabs, that's where it just had to stop. kind of slow it down a little bit with the table here. >> the table up front is just one of many measures. their pots and pans have now been drilled

into the display wall. >> it's somewhat of a solution to a problem that we're having. >> walls full of items are now locked. >> the accounts and the computer were not correct like it would say. we had seven of them and there was only one. >> by the way, if you come in with large bags, they have to keep them up front. >> it's really sad. >> this is the literally the new world that we're in. >> a shoplifting is not just an issue inside this store down the street, the owner of pacana has been a victim of crime twice. you can't really do anything. >> the insurance did not cover that. and then who's going to call the police? no. the city? no, it's only me. >> our abc seven news data team looked into sfpd incident data and found that in 2023, there were 81 larceny theft shop lifting incidents in the marina neighborhood, which is the area the hardware store is located in. that's higher than every year going back to 2019. have you filed police reports in this ? >> that doesn't really do anything. >> supervisor catherine stefani represents this district. in a

statement, her office said in part, this situation is tragic and embarrassing for our city and it's all the more reason to get serious about solving our police staffing crisis. the business owners say they can't keep waiting. >> our block is a neighborhood watch. neighbors can text us, or they can call the number that's on the sign. >> customers and residents in the area say they want city officials to take action. the city has money for a lot of other things, but it doesn't have money to secure our storefronts, to secure our streets. >> that's a real problem in san francisco. >> luz pena, abc seven news. and you can get the full picture of crime where you live with the abc seven neighborhood safety tracker. >> it shows you a wide range of statistics on public safety over the years for san francisco, oakland and san jose. you can find it on abc seven news.com, san francisco mayor london breed is facing an increasingly uphill battle for reelection. >> that's according to a new poll by the san francisco chronicle. the poll found that

71% of those surveyed either disapprove or strongly disapprove of breed's performance, and that's translating to fewer potential votes. obviously, the poll also shows mark farrell in the lead. now, keep in mind, 38% of voters are still undecided. and joining us now to talk a little bit about this is abc seven news insider phil matier a phil interesting. mark farrell just jumped in the race a couple of weeks ago. what do you make of this new poll? well, mark farrell is a former san francisco supervisor, so he has a history. >> he was actually interim mayor for six months right before london breed was elected. so he's not unknown. he is known and he's jumped into the race. and what it shows, along with daniel lurie of philanthropy list and ash-shafi'i, who's on the board of supervisors. so his emergence was not unexpected. his prominence in the polling, he should be in that range because he's better known than the other. exactly. so but cumulatively, if you look at the numbers, he's at 20. uh- dan

lurie is at. 15, ash-shafi'i is at 8, and london breed's at 18. the bottom line is that her negatives are outshining her positives, and she is coming in second in her own reelection. that's not a good sign, not a good sign. >> and really unusual. and 71% disapprove disapproval rate. obviously phil is extremely high . so what is driving that is it homelessness, crime? all of yes, all of the above. >> and just like that story we just showed about the hardware store where they have to personally escort you, that has a direct impact on people. you can talk about abstract policies or this or that, but if you're being escorted while you're walking into a hardware store, that's a statement that people are living with. now, london breed has tried to reverse things. she's tried to get things going. a lot of this wasn't of her sole creation. it was of years of years of politics and policies by various supervisors and mayors that led to this. but as we know, that's tough. >> toenails, right? exactly. if

you're in the office, the buck and the blame stops with you. >> her problem and challenge is that if she's at 18, that means. that 80% of the voters have already made up their mind. they're ready to fire you, or they have yet to decide. and that's not a comfortable place to be. >> no. and there's still eight months. so there's time for the numbers to change. but we're talking about significant change, phil, that needs to happen for her to feel a little more secure in her reelection. >> exact. and you know, this is the tough thing about when you're running as an incumbent, when you're new or you're fresh to the game, you can sell yourself to voters. there's room to move. you can say, i can get some of those undecideds over. when you've been around for five years, people haven't just test driven you. they've been riding around with you, and there's also a feeling in there like, well, maybe it's just time for a change. you did a good job, but it was a little too late and not quite enough or or that's it. so it's going to be we're it's going to make for a very interesting next couple of months because i'm not sure the lineup is completely solid.

solidify right now because one person element we're not seeing in there is san francisco's father left group, which is about 30% of the vote. and that could be a large group of that undecided waiting for somebody to say, let's go progressive rather than this moderate group that we have running against her. >> but some of those voters have already decided enough is enough because of what's happened in the city in terms of crime and homelessness, even that crowd has hardened up a little bit. i would have to say i would agree with you as evidenced by the recall of progressive district attorney chesa boudin and the recall of the board of education. >> you're right, that progressive voice may not be in san francisco politics, but strongly whether there's not a lot of cheering for london breed either. >> right now, it's going to be interesting. eight months. phil, thanks very much. >> the man accused of stabbing and killing cashapp founder bob lee was back in court today. his attorneys planned to argue for a change of venue next month. they also say they have concerns that they weren't provided all the evidence from lee's two cell phones, rather that the defense only provided them two weeks of history from one of the two

phones. >> for whatever reason. one, because i've never encountered this in my 25 years. i know you have it right that the government gives us a sliver of the evidence and tells us this is what you get. it doesn't work like that. moment >> his attorneys say lee's cell phone history matters. to show what, if any, relationship he had with his sister, who prosecutors have alleged was at the center of a feud between the two men. >> president biden has headed back to washington now after a very eventful day in san francisco. the president left just after 4 p.m. today to return to the white house. his bay area stop consisted of a fundraising reception in los altos hills. during a speech, president biden highlighted some of the recent comments of his likely republican opponent in november, donald trump. he also bashed russian president vladimir putin, calling him a crazy s.o.b. as we reported following the death of russian opposition leader alexei navalny. abc seven south bay reporter zac prentice has more on the president's visit. the fundraising event ended earlier

this afternoon, and we now have some word about what the president discussed inside that included some jabs at donald trump and also pointing some blame to republicans for issues seen at the border. >> but one of the biggest things to come from the president's bay area visit is that meeting with the navalny family, and that response, he says, is coming to russia after nearly a week, has passed since the death of alexei navalny, the longtime russian opposition leader and critic of vladimir putin died in prison at 47 years old. a russian medical certificate says he died of natural causes, but his family and allies accused putin of killing him. >> he was a man of incredible courage and it's amazing how his wife and daughter are emulating that. >> while on his california fundraiser trip, president joe biden met with navalny's wife and daughter yulia and dasha navalny. dasha is a student at stanford. the white house released these images of the meeting in his remarks after the president said a response to navalny's death is coming. >> we're going to be announcing the sanctions against putin, who is responsible for his death

tomorrow. >> following the thursday meeting with navalny's wife and daughter, biden made his way to this los altos mansion for a campaign fundraiser. the event, hosted by real estate developer bob klein, klein's wife and former state comptroller steve wesley. tickets for the event going for as much as $100,000, with the cheapest at around 6000. anyone wanting a photo with the president will pay at least 25,000. well, they should come here because that's where the money is. >> i want to get support. they got to go get financed. same thing with trump or any other politician. >> as the biden motorcade made its way to the los altos hills event, protesters calling for a ceasefire in gaza took to the side of the road. we're out here to show that we want peace and we want it now. >> we need a ceasefire. i would be anywhere i could be, but i live here and i want him to know that the people here are as upset about it as everywhere else. >> still others who live and work in the los altos community were excited by the visit, being that i work in los altos, i was thinking where at in los altos? >> but of course not down here

downtown. i'm downtown, but it's still exciting to know that he's here since the president's remarks earlier this afternoon, word came from a treasury spokesperson that on friday, the u.s. will impose 500 sanctions on russia as the administration marks two year anniversary since russia invaded ukraine in los altos. >> zach fuentes, abc seven news. thank you. >> zach, eric garner, micah brown, george floyd, their high profile deaths during encounters with police ignited waves of protests across the u.s. but before all of them, there was oscar grant. his death at the hands of a bart officer in oakland was one of the first captured on cell phone video. now 15 years after his death, grant's family is receiving the phones he was carrying the night of the shooting. abc's seven news reporter ryan curry has the story at this time. >> turning the phones to you after 15 years in an evidence room, the alameda county da's office is returning oscar grant cell phones to his mother. >> this is all that you have of

that loved one. uh- their proper me because they're no longer here. >> grant died in 2009 after he was shot by a bart police officer in the early hours of new year's day. the officer said he was reaching for his taser, but grabbed his gun instead. grant's death sparked outrage, setting off riots in oakland and a wave of protest nationwide. and in the years since his death , grant's mother requested his phones. many times, but says previous district attorneys wouldn't give them to her because they were mixed with other evidence. but today she received them from da price. >> it gives you a sense of that level and that that level and still being there with you. uh- even though oscar is not here and i still have and i have a property, it does my heart glad the family hopes when they turn the phones on, they'll be able to uncover old photos or old text messages from oscar the night he died here at fruitvale station. oscar's last picture in his phone was of the officer who shot and killed him. pointing

his taser at him. >> photos from that night are also shared memories. oscar's uncle cephus bobby johnson, hopes to find a text message from that evening. >> i texted the words, god loves you know uncle love you. god loves you. god loves you. your family and an hour and a half later, he was murdered. uh. so for me, he to see that on his phone is going full circle tragic day. >> this family still grieves about. they're thankful their pursuit for justice has led to positive changes, such as new laws for police every day. >> um, we try to bring some form of systemic change. uh, in the name of oscar grant. >> they say this moment is another sign of continuing that systemic change. >> i just encourage families to don't give up, to continue to pursue justice for your loved one. >> in oakland. ryan curry, abc seven news thousands of at&t customers may be you have been

left without service for much of the day. >> the latest on the repair job underway. >> also proof that slow and steady can still win the race. the long anticipated arrival of some turtles on the move

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after a major power outage this morning, abc news has learned. the outage was caused by a software update error, not a cyber attack of any kind. the outage knocked out cell service for about 75,000 customers today , customers here in california and in major cities like houston, atlanta and chicago all affected. >> if you felt a small jolt in the fremont area this morning, you were not imagining things. the u.s. geological survey says a 3.2 magnitude earthquake shook parts of the east bay. it struck around 930 this morning, about seven miles east of fremont. experts say the epicenter was near ohlone college. i did not feel it actually this morning, but i had nothing came of it. >> all right, let's turn our attention to another gorgeous day. little warmer, as you noticed. >> yes. sandhya patel is here with the latest sandhya. yeah. >> ama and dan. i got up to 73

degrees today in san jose. many areas were in the 60s, so temperatures are going in the direction of higher. let me show you a live view right now. good evening to all of you. let's take you up to zephyr cove where it's absolutely beautiful tonight. the sierra snowpack is getting built up as the storms are coming in. if you're heading up to tahoe, it's really nice looking weather for the weekend. increasing clouds tomorrow, clouds to sun on saturday, 51 degrees. sunday's partly cloudy 49 and monday is a day that could be dicey. traveling as heavy rain and snow is expected, so your best bet is to get out of town tomorrow and to come back sunday before the stormy weather hits. speaking of snow, we're expecting by wednesday of next week up to 29in of snow at kirkwood. 1282 at donner, 25in at kyburz. the sierra snowpack is at 86% today, january 1st, it was only 28% of average. here's a system that's going to bring them some more snow. this is cut off from the main flow. so it's not going to move immediately. it's just going to wander here

in the pacific. and then by sunday night into monday is when we'll get that system moving in, bringing the snow rain mix there and some rain for the bay area. fog was pretty thick this morning. you probably noticed it. north bay parts of the bay shoreline and around solano county, but it burned off nicely and it is all quiet tonight from our sutro tower camera. san francisco is just glowing upper 50s san francisco, oakland, san jose it is 55, in half moon bay and a beautiful view from san jose. camera tonight. a look at those temperatures 58 in santa rosa, 56 fairfield napa 5756 degrees in livermore, oakland airport camera showing you a nice view right now. tomorrow mostly cloudy and milder. saturday we're going to have spring like warmth. you're going to want to take your plans out side late sunday night into monday. showers do make a return, but tonight really we're looking at higher clouds just overnight into tomorrow morning and then continuing to stream in throughout the day. there will be some patchy fog down below, but i think there is a lower chance of seeing a lot of fog tomorrow morning with the high

clouds coming in chill in the air, 30s 40s, partly to mostly cloudy tomorrow morning. mostly cloudy. afternoon highs will be in the 60s for just about everyone, so pretty mild day now. saturday is when those temperatures go up. we're going to get you up into the 70s for the warmest spots. but sunday the numbers come down, the clouds increase, and then we get that rain coming in. so sunday night there's a chance. but a better opportunity for everyone. getting the wet weather on monday, the sierra picking up that mix precept so here's a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. that milder afternoon saturday is your spring like taste. and then we'll go cooler showers level one on monday. and then again on thursday. dan and emma all right. >> sounds good. thanks, sandhya. >> well coming up a look at what's ahead to be sure. one of the most joyful events in the bay area this weekend will be a blast. >> what you can expect at oakland's black joy parade

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rolls have landed. they're part of a group of loggerhead sea turtles released into the middle of the pacific by stanford researchers. and as spencer christian reports, their arrival may help solve an ocean going mystery. whoa >> when we first met these endangered loggerhead sea turtles last year, they were plunging into the pacific. outfitted with satellite tracking devices, researchers from stanford have been waiting anxiously, hoping to learn if a mysterious climate driven pathway is allowing some of the turtles to travel thousands of miles to the coast of california and mexico, crossing waters that are normally too cold for them. >> so the hypothesis is that under warm ocean conditions, we'll see more sea turtles make it to the north american coast. >> dana briscoe is a marine scientist with stanford's d'aw school of sustainability. she says the sea turtles seen here

as colored lines in this animation, typically follow a food rich band of warm water known as the pacific transition zone, something like a floating buffet. but watch what happens in late october early november as more than half a dozen sea turtles peel off heading south, with three reaching the coastline of mexico and southern california. >> that's right, we have a milestone in our project. we have three sea turtles that have reached the north american coast and are doing very different things. >> briscoe and her fellow stanford dora researcher larry crowder have hypothesized that the breakaway turtles are slipping through a kind of thermal corridor, a warm water channel they believe opens up during warm el nino years and essentially slams shut when waters cool back down. professor crowder says this winter is tracking data could potentially confirm the el nino effect, and it happens to fit pretty well with our hypothesis that we put out there in advance.

>> so it's really exciting because we're doing an experiment at an oceanographic scale. scale. we're testing a hypothesis that nobody's ever done that before. >> and if their luck holds out in a few months, the stanford team will get a chance to test the flip side of the theory with a colder la nina current potentially in the forecast, a chance to see if the cooler waters shut down the thermal corridor this year, releasing another 25 turtles and we hope to get the same amount of information as as this year. >> and we can compare and contrast and see under el nino versus la nina conditions, what will the turtles do? the same. and what will they do differently? >> and whether some do or don't make it to the coast of north america, but ultimately, the stanford team believes its research may also provide a look into the future, uncovering critical clues to how climate change and warming ocean waters might affect the migration patterns of both the sea turtles and many other marine creatures, as well. at stanford, spencer

christian, abc seven news. >> pretty remarkable work, and marine scientists are already studying the turtles who've made it to mexico and southern california, trying to learn more about their behavior along our coast. if you'd like to follow along the turtle tracker map that we have for you, we have links on abc seven news.com celebrating history and identity, the black joy parade returns to oakland this sunday. >> we spoke with the parade's head of marketing, maya sykes, about what to expect since i've been doing luxury parade since the very beginning, i've been able to see and do almost everything, but i will share some of my favorites so i love to go and check out all the local vendors who are there and i love to be able to grab like black owned clothing lines and stuff like that. >> so that i love. check out the vendors. the other thing that i enjoy are our stages. there's local artists on our stages and it's great to just go and see them and support and enjoy their music. but then last but not

least, the parade. the parade is also one of my favorite things. i'm always dancing. smile sing. just having a great, beautiful time. so, um, i know i just named a lot of things, but everything is just so joyous and amazing and i will be honest the next day. i always cried seventh year and i still cry every single year afterwards, just out of sheer joy for the community and for just all the love of during the day. we want a space for black people and allies to come and enjoy and just be themselves, right? unapologetically and have an amazing time with them, their family, their friends. so that's the purpose of it. i feel like sometimes we gather and in moments of sadness or mourning and we need more, more times and spaces to also gather in joy. so that's the purpose of black joy parade. >> sounds great. and this year's theme is redefinition of a hustler, because the community's joy vibes, and hustle are what fuel the economy. me and you can

join abc seven news anchor julian glover and me, along with reporter zach fuentes for the black joy parade, streaming live from oakland on sunday at 1230. watch it wherever you stream abc seven news and coming up here p-g-and-e's latest profits report is out, and it may have you asking, so why is my bill increasing the staggering increase? >> the utility is raking in? also another toll hike is on the table. >> how much it could ultimately increase the cost of crossing the golden gate bridge

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p-g-and-e's has revealed information tonight that raises what you could call a $2 billion question, 2.2 billion to be exact. that's how much profit the utility is reported new today. >> p-g-and-e's saw its profits jump by almost 25% last year. >> yeah, the oakland based company says it earned $2.2 billion. and abc seven news reporter tim johns is here with more on a staggering increase. tim >> it's not sitting well with many customers right. >> yeah. dan. ama that's abc

right now. it's important to remember that pg and e hiked rates by about 13% at the beginning of this year. and with more rate rises scheduled for next year. two the big profits have many frustrated, have frustrated many customers. >> it's a joke. it's an absolute joke. shock on the streets of san francisco thursday. >> earlier in the day, pg and e! announcing their profits for 2023 surging to over $2.2 billion, a jump of almost 25. the outrageous profit the pjp and e! >> shareholders are pocketing are coming out of the pockets of customers. >> mark tony works for the utility reform network or turn, and he says the profits are a slap in the face to customers. after substantial rate hikes at the beginning of this year. >> i think a lot of people get upset and say, p-g-and-e's cries poor, and yet they have plenty of money. >> p-g-and-e's customers already

paid some of the highest energy bills in the country before 2024. hikes this bill from an abc seven news employee showing the cost of electricity nearly doubling over the past year for their studio apartment. p-g-and-e's declined to do an on camera interview, but sent us a statement that says the investments we plan in 2024 and beyond focus on three goals keeping our energy system safe and reliable for our customers. meeting growing energy demand and adding even more renewables to our energy mix. at the same time, we're aggressively focused on finding new ways to work so that we can keep future bill increases at or below a broader long terme inflation rate of 2% to 4. those words of little comfort, though, to several pg and e customers, many of whom tell us they don't see where their money is actually going. it just takes a tree to come down and we're out of power for i think the last storm was, what, a couple of days for some people. and with pg and e anticipating perhaps even better profits for this year, turn says it wants concrete action to stop

bills from rising further. >> we need a cap on rate increases to be no more than the cost of living adjustment provided by social security. >> now, in addition to this year's rate rises, p-g-and-e's says customers can expect about a 2% hike again next year. amma. >> all right. thank you so much, tim. a plan to raise tolls on the golden gate bridge took a step forward today. the golden gate bridge board of directors held a public hearing on a plan to raise tolls each of the next five years. the board is considering four options. the lowest increase would raise tolls gradually to $10.50 by 2028, the highest would raise tolls to 1125 by 2028. these numbers are for fast track customers and could be higher depending on how you pay. the golden gate bridge district does not get tax revenue to operate the bridge. it mostly relies heavily on bridge tolls, a project that will bring more housing to the south bay is moving. >> moving forward. as planned, it will redevelop the berryessa

flea market site in san jose next to the south bay bart station. there was talk of changing the plans, even building less housing, but as abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains, things are back on track. >> a win win doesn't happen every day in business, but that's the case at the berryessa flea market. if you can't make progress, then you're just standing still and in the development business, you only succeed if you actually are building something. >> so now we can roll up our sleeves and work together to start implementing the project. >> the plan remains to redevelop the flea market into thousands of homes, commercial and office space and an urban village. but this yellow portion has been our hang-up flea market land use consultant eric shanower says requiring half of this development to be office space may be problematic for the city. >> those blocks don't have any development potential and won't for a long time, if ever. so we have to work through that. but we have a commitment from the council member to take another look at the commercial uses. >> it's part of an agreement

with the city and the flea market. property owners. so is requiring that builders remedy cannot be used to change the plans to reduce office space or housing. builders remedy was designed to get housing projects approved in cities deemed by the state to not have enough housing as of january, san jose is in compliance because it's a there's a large public investment to build a bart station at that site. >> it's really important that we maximize the density there, build a large number of housing units that will include affordable housing and also hold out, um, property there to build commercial space in the future. >> the final part of the deal is for the city to help with other costs for development. cohen says. commercial properties coming to this new project will likely be assessed fees to help cover bonds needed to build infrastructure. now, development of this project is still a ways away. the flea market will remain open until at least 2026. in san jose. dustin dawsey, abc seven news the university of alabama, birmingham health system has stopped ivf treatments after the supreme court ruled frozen embryos are

children. >> clinics across the state have followed the largest hospital in the state's move, after the courts decided anyone who destroys frozen embryos could be held liable for wrongful death. the major concern from families and clinics is that they'll be criminally prosecuted for discarding frozen embryos or donating them, doctors say the court's decision ultimately is not backed by science and could backfire. the issue is likely to go before the us supreme court. >> more to come here. the courtroom clerk who sprung into action to protect a judge from assault behind the bench. remember this is now being honored. we'll have that story coming up and the bay area native, who's spearheading an infrastructure resurgence across the country and making black history in the process. >> this ♪ ♪

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of the month. you might remember lasso intervened in that video. you see, it there when a defendant leaped over a bench and podium attacking a judge in the courtroom. >> the video honestly doesn't even do it justice as just how fast it really was. it was in a blink of an eye, and there really wasn't much time to think. you just kind of react so you know, i think honestly, anyone sitting in my chair probably would have done the same. it was just remarkable. >> he says he's seen defendants run for the door during sentencing but never leaping for the judge. >> goodness. well a new push aims to resolve discriminatory practices within the usda. the department's equity commission is recommending dozens of changes. they include creating a pathway to citizenship for essential agriculture workers and ensuring fair labor practices and protections for farm workers. the commission started looking at the usda's policies and programs in 2022. since then, the agency has

implemented 32 recommendations from an interim report. >> this black history month, we continue to shine a spotlight on trailblazers in the community, and today we're introducing you to a man who's leading america's infrastructure resurgence. >> calvin sims grew up in the bay area and graduated from san jose state. he is now leading one of the largest construction companies in the world. reporter carlos granda, from our sister station in los angeles, has his story. >> i always have to challenge myself to go do better, calvin sims says. >> that's who he is and it's that strength that has resulted in his rise to be a senior vice president at bechtel, one of the largest companies in the world. he says when he first got there, some great mentors helped him along the way. >> shirley douglas was the first african american project manager at bechtel. when i was hired as a college hire into the company, she took me under her wing. there are many people that didn't look like me. that helped me become who i am, just like my

mentor did. that happened to look like me, but it was others who embraced me that took me in and included me for who i was as an individual. >> many people might not know what bechtel does, but the company builds a lot of things you see all around you. major projects, including airports, water systems, mass transit, and more. when i stepped into 50 beale street, our headquarters there, there was nobody that really looked like me. >> and it was for me to say that i want to change this. i want to make a difference. >> his first field assignment was in kuwait right after the war. the company was putting out the massive oil fires, and he is proud that he and his team restored kuwait to its pre-war levels. he was also sent to china for several years, and now he's back in california. he is working on the massive sepulveda transit corridor, which would connect the san fernando valley to lax and the west side. it would move 120,000 people a day and off the roads. >> just incredible. when you think about it actually going

from the valley to the west side and to be able to do that in 20 minutes, he says. >> for all these years, it's always been a partnership with his wife, moving everyone all over the world for years and they both say family values are very important. >> when he started moving around, especially going out of country, our children were very small. they were toddlers. so our first move as an entire family, our youngest was three and then our oldest was four. >> family values are very important to the company and we do these things together, sims says. >> after all these years, there are still challenges and it's always about helping people. how do we do better? >> it's about doing better. so without a challenge, there's no opportunity. so we embrace the challenge. >> i'm carlos granda, abc seven news. >> remarkable, a remarkable couple. >> absolutely. hey. still ahead, another giant step for america's renewed interest in exploring the moon. yeah. >> the latest on a historic

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afternoon, setting off a joyous celebration. the spacecraft was launched by a private company, intuitive machines, using a spacex rocket is carrying nasa scientific instruments ahead of nasa's manned mission set for 2026. video of the lunar landing is a simulation nasa hopes to release. video of the actual landing, and it needs to check on the condition of the spacecraft, so fingers crossed for that. >> and oakland high school unveiled a new mural for black history month. take a look. it was designed by the students of the ericka huggins campus of met west high school. after a meeting with the former black panther herself. they say it's a way to bring her message to life. the mural includes an image of huggins as well as a dragon, the school mascot. this mural now lives in the student lounge as a symbol of unity and community. very nice. >> that's beautiful. all right. not a bad day outside either. quite beautiful. >> i can't believe how warm it was. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is back with the forecast, sandy. >> yeah, especially after we've been chilly and wet for so long.

dan and things are going to be changing. we're going to warm it up even more. so it is the year of the dragon lunar new year festivities began last weekend and they continue with the chinese new year parade on saturday and san francisco 59 degrees at 5 p.m, 62 degrees. excuse me. dropping down to the upper 50s later on at night. so that parade gets underway at 515 and it is going to be nice weather for that black joy parade in downtown oakland on sunday, 11 a.m. we're talking about dry skies 59 degrees and the temperature is just coming up into the low to mid 60s. ama is going to be there. julian glover and zach fuentes, so she'll be good looking weather for both of those parades right now on live doppler seven. have a few passing clouds but no rain to speak of that stays away. mostly cloudy tomorrow afternoon. highs will be in the 60s. and here is your accuweather seven day forecast. enjoy the bump up in temperatures by saturday. we're talking 70s and spring like sundays. cooler, a little more cloud cover level one system on monday and also on thursday.

temperatures will slide and come down. it's just a reality check that we're still in the middle of winter. ama and dan so we'll get a little taste of spring, and then we go back to winter. all right. >> sounds good. regular winter service. that's it. >> all right, larry beals here. hey, what's going on? >> this is a fantastic story. okay. yes. during super bowl week, we told you about a charity that joe montana was helping out. and tonight, we'll show you the results of that fundraiser. and it is fantastic. that's next in sports stinging, 5-times-a-day,... ...makeup smearing drops user. i want another option that's not another drop. tyrvaya. it's not another drop. it's the first and only nasal spray for dry eye. tyrvaya treats the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease fast by helping your body produce its own real tears. common side effects include sneezing, cough, and throat and nose irritation. relying only on drops? not me. my own real tears are my relief. ask your eye doctor about tyrvaya.

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lakers. curiously, lebron played in the all star game on sunday, but after three full days of rest, is now out with a sore ankle. the warriors tipping off tonight at chase, a game and a half behind the lakers in the

standings. warriors in 10th. lakers ninth. klay thompson has embraced his new role no longer a starter coming off the bench. he brings firepower to golden state's second unit, which will soon also have chris paul back from that broken hand, probably on the next road trip. steve kerr pointing out this is not the first time the dubs have taken a starter and changed his role. >> there's a precedent here with andre. um you know that somebody who can come off the bench and still make a huge impact in andre's case, like be the mvp of the finals, right. um, and klay was part of that. and he he recognized this that we're going to get chris paul back. um chris paul and klay thompson coming off the bench. that's pretty good. >> that's better than pretty good dodgers. padres first spring training game of the year . and out west rivals of the giants. no shojo tony and the dodgers didn't need him. first inning their new outfielder teoscar hernandez with a bases loaded ground rule double. mookie betts and chris taylor score. and it's two nothing l.a. we're still in the first, and now it's six nothing. l.a. the

number nine hitter, kevin padlo, a two run shot to left dodgers with eight runs in the first, and this turned into a rout, 14 one. i know it's only one game, but if this is a sign of things to come, look out giants and look out everybody else as well. all right charlie woods, the 15 year old son of tiger woods attempting to qualify for the pga tour's cognizant classic next week. things did not go so well for woods in the pre-qualifier. he bogeyed four of his first five holes and the round pretty much ended after he made a 12 on the par four seventh hole. woods finished at 16 over par 86, a tough learning experience for the young man during super bowl week. we told you about the charity event that joe montana participated in the 40 niners legend raising money for run freely .org. the goal of the organization, which was started by my old espn colleague kenny mayne, raises funds to pay for prosthetic devices for wounded veterans, and joe would throw passes to fans who paid for that opportunity. and here is where the money went.

>> when was the last time you moved like that? >> at least 25 years. >> all right. how's it feel? >> amazing. >> nice work. >> thank you. that is shane, a marine. >> he was injured in iraq rappelling from a helicopter in 1993. and there he is trying out his new prosthetic leg. this is life changing stuff. the charity again is run freely.org abc seven sports, sponsored by your northern california honda dealers. when i first saw the video, i was i was emotional just seeing him smiling. so happily because it's truly life changing. it brings a tear to your eye. >> the technology has evolved so much that something like this is now possible, that those kind of prosthetics just weren't around. >> yeah, it's called an exosome device if people are interested. so so cool. great job. >> thanks, larry. yeah >> all right. remember abc seven news is streaming 24 seven. get the abc seven bay area app and join us whenever you want. wherever you are. that is going to do it for this edition of abc seven news. thanks for joining us. >> i'm ama day and i'm dan

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