police officers would be required to limit enforcement of low level traffic stops unless those infractions are accompanied by more serious crimes. >> we haven't had a presentation after a tense meeting, san francisco's police commission voted to restrict pretext traffic stops. in the meantime, what will happen is if anybody gets pulled over for a traffic stop, the officer has to tell the person why they're pulling them over on camera. >> the new policy could change law enforcement strategies under it, officers will be restricted from requesting vehicle searches without probable cause of criminal activity. they would also be limited in asking investigatory questions. walker was one of the commissioners who voted against the measure. >> we have issues with racial bias in our rules and not enforcing them isn't necessarily the answer for changing the training. you know, working with the officers is changing the culture is really how that's going to happen. san francisco deputy public defender brian cox

categorized this vote as historic. >> this is a long time coming, but it's also long overdue. you know, we have to remember that, uh, these racial disparities and who gets stopped and searched, uh, didn't just pop up overnight. these are issues that this department has struggled with for a long time. >> a 2020 abc seven i-team investigation of traffic stop data found that between july of 2018 and march of 2020, black drivers were 4.4 times more likely to be stopped by a police officers than a white driver. when looking at the most recent data available, black drivers were still stopped at a much higher rate than other drivers. the president of the san francisco police officers association called the commission's vote ridiculous. they make it about a race issue because the numbers are too high for the particular demographic in this city. >> like so. what are we supposed to do? like we can only stop this many certain people, but everybody else is fair game.

that's not how it works, right? the law is the law, and we do try to apply it equally to everyone. >> lieutenant mcrae said officers should have the authority to make decisions based on what they're seeing. >> i mean, we were the ones who took the oath to do this job. uh you know, they certainly didn't. >> and these changes are not effective yet in the coming months, san francisco police officers are set to go through special training and a process to roll this out. also, the police officers association could file a lawsuit against the city, unblock this policy from being implemented. luz pena, abc seven news. >> all right. luz thank you so much. san pablo police shot at a car. they say hit an officer this afternoon. it all happened on alfredo boulevard off 23rd street. across the street from richmond high school. police say they were pursuing a red chevy malibu, and the driver tried to run down an officer. that officer had moderate injuries and was taken to the hospital. police think the car was hit at least once by gunfire, but the car kept going, got on the

freeway, and eventually did get away. >> a helmet likely. helped a contractor survive a life threatening encounter with a power line. today, the man and a coworker were in a bucket lift outside a san jose apartment this afternoon. firefighters say they were 40ft up in the air when one of them hit his helmet on a high voltage power line. he suffered some severe burns to his upper body, but rescuers say his helmet likely prevented him from being hurt much worse. the lift couldn't be lowered, so firefighters had to get the men down. they were both taken to a hospital burn unit. >> the city of oakley says it's been hit by a ransomware attack and has declared a local state of emergency services like police and fire aren't affected. the city's information technology division is investigating the severity of the breach, which was discovered yesterday afternoon. now it's taken the affected systems offline, which could delay some city services. >> hundreds of thousands of people are expected to come to san francisco tomorrow for the annual chinese new year parade and festival. abc seven news

reporter suzanne fawn is live along the parade route, where suzanne, i guess the work to get ready goes on. are there have been working all day. >> dan, we are along kearny street tonight and you can see the barricades are out in the distance. i can hear crews pounding and putting up the bleachers now. last year, despite the downpouring rain, so many people came out for the parade. and this year, organizers believe even more people are turning out for the festive celebration. expect to see dozens of lions from the lion dance team in saturday's chinese new year parade. norman lao is the dance team director. about 30 lions about maybe 7 to 8 dragons. >> we'll see. >> check out what lao has in his hands. >> it's a lion. lion head costume. this is about 13 pounds. much lighter nowadays. >> lao has about 100 to 120 people participating in lion dance performances there. local high school students who practice seven days a week for local shows, ending with beloved chinese new year parade in

chinatown, sf, a great combination of just the ending of the lunar new year celebration on san francisco streets, crews are quickly putting up the bleachers as big crowds are expected to pack the stands rain or shine. >> i expect very beautiful weather like 70 degrees will be very, very, very beautiful and more crowded. >> thank goodness no rain, no rain. >> it's very exciting. >> peter ng will be there. the parade happens every year. >> um, there's lots of people coming all over the country. they come here, um, just to watch the parade, because it's only once a year. >> ryan fong, who used to be a line dancer and now volunteers with the miss chinatown pageant, loves the parade for so many reasons. >> seeing the lion dancers, seeing the marching bands and of course. seeing the new court of the miss usa pageant. the grand marshal this year is actress awkwafina. that's very exciting for the city of san francisco. it's um. yeah, i'm excited to see her. if i get to see her.

>> the business owner of discount cigarets on kearny and commercial says the parade is good for business and great for the community. >> so beautiful. i watch this more than maybe ten times. only one a year. once a year, to see this kearny street, like, full of people like this much. yeah. it's so, so exciting. >> and these streets will be jam packed with people tomorrow. organizers suggest that you get here early maybe 3 or 4 p.m. now, tomorrow at the end of the parade, there will be a grand finale fireworks show at union square. live in san francisco, suzanne phan abc seven news. >> it'll be great. suzanne, thanks so much. now festivities begint 51tomorrow. the dragon parade starts at six at second and market streets. it ends at kearny and columbus avenue. >> one of oakland's most exciting events is coming up this weekend. the seventh annual black joy parade. it's happening sunday, and i'm honored to be a part of the team hosting the parade coverage, which abceven will be streaming live from downtoakland. now. the

parade route starts 4tand30 p.m angoes for five blocks up to, 19th street. here's one of my parade co-hosts, abc seven news reporter zach fuentes, with a preview of what to expect. >> for seven years, the black joy parade has brought just that to the community. joy and celebration. people are literally singing and dancing in the streets. >> like, where do you see that in the movies, really? amber lester is one of the co-founders of the black joy parade, an event she says is only continued to grow. >> our first year we were like, okay, it could be the ten of us who planned this thing, or it could be thousands of people. >> we put it on eventbrite and 24 hours we had 7000 people sign up on this eventbrite, and it doubled that day. so we had like 14,000 people show up in our first year. and it has grown every single year. >> though the parade is the centerpiece of the weekend, many meaningful events have led up to it, including this moment friday called icons among us, honoring three community leaders who work every day to lift up their communities. people like jamila hanif, whose goal is to break

cycles of trauma in young people , honor in this way in my hometown, it's still unbelievable. >> i'm still proud assessing it. but what it tells me is that people are watching, they're watching, and they're labeling me as a leader. and in influencer charlene huey booker was also recognized for her work uplifting youth through performing arts and other avenues. >> she says her hope for sunday's parade is that people will be able to carry joy with them long after the weekend is over. happiness is something that happens based on a moment, but joy is internalized. >> it comes from a part of your being that is connected to experience and so to be able to think of african americans coming together to celebrate the victory and the suffering as a part of who we are, is just a phenomenal idea and experience. both happiness and joy shouldn't be too hard to come by sunday, following the parade, two stages will host nonstop entertainment along with activities for the entire family. >> this is an opportunity to

really highlight all of the beautiful and amazing things that we've contributed. and so this is just a giant celebration of that in oakland. >> zach fuentes, abc seven news and again, i'll be out there with zach as well as julian glover as we stream the parade live on sunday starting at 1230. >> watch it wherever you stream abc seven news. for details, go to abc seven news.com slash, black joy parade and joy is the right word. >> that's going to be a special day. i know you're excited. be part of it once again. >> be great as long as the weather holds. >> yeah, we got to put some pressure on the weather department for this sandy is here. >> you know what? i'm going to have it be just right for the parade. >> okay. how does that sound? ama and dan. let's take a look at a live picture right now from mount home cam. and you can see the beautiful post sunset sky. here's a look at the forecast for the black joy parade sunday in oakland at 11 a.m. upper 50s. a dry start mix of sun and clouds at noontime. getting up into the low 60s by 1 p.m. it is

going to be milder at 2:00. mostly cloudy, 64 degrees later on in the day. there may be a few isolated showers for the chinese new year parade. no rain to speak of. unlike last year, this year, the year of the dragon ushering in some really nice weather. 5 p.m. 64 degrees as that dragon parade gets underway. 60. and really just dropping off into the upper 50s. so once again, it is just ideal conditions for the chinese new year parade and lunar new year festivities. i'll be back to show you the temperatures for tomorrow. wait until you see these numbers. you don't want to miss this panorama. >> we do not, santa. thanks very much. well, another event this weekend. fan fest for fans of the oakland a's. but the a's aren't invited. plus. well, how about this mr. and mrs. facebook . >> these people stole my identity for nefarious purposes. >> seven on your side helps out this widower whose wife's death was made worse by scammers. also ahead. >> for four years, the emergency alert system in san francisco hasn't worked.

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to celebrate themselves and the town. even though the a's are planning to pack up and leave, the a's aren't invited either, and one oakland business is skipping the party, too. abc seven news reporter ryan curry looks into this brewing controversy. >> these are stacks of beer from local breweries. they'll be served at saturday's oakland fan festival. the a's used to put on this event, but now it's run by fans, and these fans are not inviting the a's. >> somebody's got to do something for the fans. somebody's got to do something for the culture and somebody's got to give back. and that's what we're doing. >> plenty of local breweries are joining the event, but one already backed out. drake's brewing company, which is based in the east bay, told the organizers just a few days ago they can't be there due to unforeseen circumstances. some suspect the a's might be behind the sudden cancellation, but the a's tell abc seven news they had nothing to do with it. and drake's isn't returning our request for a comment. >> they say the a's weren't

involved or anything like that. but, you know, we've had another sponsor that was approached by the a's. um and they denied their request to not be involved. and they're still coming and they're still going to be here. >> this is the banner they already ordered and paid for. you can see drake's, but it turns out it might be a blessing in disguise because once they canceled, other breweries volunteered to be part of the event. >> the response was just unbelievable. you know, we had six beer vendors sign on. we had numerous other vendors that that weren't beer vendors. like, i want to get involved and we're like, well, we can't we don't have enough room that support is why festival organizers think this will be one of the largest oakland fan festivals in recent years. >> for months, the die hards have joined together to denounce the a's move to las vegas, while also celebrating the team still in oakland. this is demonstrating the resilience that is the oakland fan base. >> it's demonstrating the resilience that is oakland and it's going to be incredible. the new minor league team, the ballers and other teams in oakland will be there to engage with fans. >> there will be live music and raffle prizes. they want to make oakland a place where fans can get excited about the teams who

call the town home, because the fans are doing it. >> it's going to be a lot more authentic than if a large, you know, organization was throwing it for us in oakland. >> ryan curry, abc seven news. >> fans fest gets underway at 11 a.m. tomorrow and goes until four. it's at block 15, in jack london square. the event is free. abc seven sports anchor casey pratt is serving as master of ceremonies. >> in a landmark decision, 97% of cal state university students voted to create the largest student assistant union in the country. 20,000 undergraduate student workers will join a union to negotiate better pay, sick time and other benefits. >> i just don't think the campus would run smoothly at all if, like we weren't here. you know, there are times where my supervisors are like, oh yeah, we need more student assistants because we can't keep doing all like the busy work. >> our movement to win union's for all is about demanding transformational change. it's about using our power to win the future. we want, said in a statement.

>> california state university officials said in part, quote, the csu respects the decision of student assistants to form a union and looks forward to bargaining in good faith with them. >> i'm using this sandy is talking about some nice weather, but we really want to pin her down, get some specifics on this . >> look out! sandy. yeah. oh boy . >> now the pressure is on. dan and ama. let's take a look at a beauty shot right now. this is our second full moon of 2024. no known as this snow moon, it appears a little dimmer. it's a little bit smaller because it's further away, but it is just absolute gorgeous. check it out if you get a chance. and here's your 12 hour forecast passing high clouds at 7:00 tonight, 11 p.m. it's cooler. 3:00 in the morning. you will notice mostly cloudy conditions and 7 a.m. begins with cloudy skies. but that's not how it ends. i'm going to show you what's happening. the clouds are courtesy of this area of low pressure that's cut off from the general flow. so we've been seeing all these high clouds

ahead of it. also the milder air temperatures today in the 60s and 70s, a few degrees above average. those are the clouds that are overhead right now on live doppler seven. so let's take a look back at this month. so far. santa rosa departure. you're in a surplus category over three inches. as you will notice, we've had a lot of rain this month and it is adding up so you can enjoy guilt free the sunshine. that's coming your way tomorrow. emeryville camera looking at san francisco 64 degrees. it's still pretty mild to 59. in oakland, low 60s san jose and half moon bay. and speaking of san jose, a gorgeous view right now. 62 degrees in santa rosa, 55 in fairfield, 57 in petaluma. you're in the low 60s. concord and napa. here's another gorgeous shot from our exploratorium camera of that moon. so tomorrow, sunshine and warmer weather. sunday is going to turn cooler a few afternoon evening showers, but it's not a washout and then monday showers will spread and it will turn breezy. so tonight, if you are stepping out. temperatures in the 50s at 7 p.m. you'll

continue to see those high clouds coming through tomorrow morning. mostly 40s and 50s, but we'll see a few pockets of 30s now at noontime. it is going to be so nice. take your plans outside already in the 60s, getting up into the 70s by early afternoon, i'll show you where they ultimately end up in just a moment. numbers anywhere from the upper 30s to our north, 40s and 50s. for the rest of you, tomorrow morning. now here's a look at your high temperature for the south bay tri 74 degrees in san jose. yes, it's still winter, but it's going to feel like spring 73, in the south bay in los gatos on the peninsula, 71 palo alto, redwood city, 636 and half moon bay, mainly sunny, downtown san francisco, south city 68, north bay temperatures 72. santa rosa 71, in napa 68, in san rafael heading into the east bay. oakland, hayward. you're all in the low 70s. fremont, inland area 70 and concord 71. in livermore. these temperatures are good 5 to 10

degrees above average. soak it up. enjoy the warmth as you look at the accuweather seven day forecast, it does turn cooler with a few showers sunday, but even cooler monday is a level one as it turns wet. and then we do have temperatures dropping a little below average before turning around. wednesday, another system greets us thursday afternoon into friday. that one is going to bring us more widespread rain by friday, so ama and dan changes are coming, but tomorrow just get outside. yeah. >> all right. sounds good. thanks, sandhya. all right. >> good and not so good news regarding yesterday's historic moon landing. first the good. the odysseus spacecraft is intact, charging its batteries and communicating the bad. the lander's navigation system did not work properly. and the odysseus tipped over during landing. >> we came down with, like i said, about six miles an hour. this way and about two miles an hour this way, and caught a foot in the surface. and the lander has tipped like this. and we believe this is the orientation of the lander on the moon. >> the spacecraft was built by intuitive machines and is the

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financial problems. hornblower says the bankruptcy will not impact its city cruises or its alcatraz ferry service. besides the bay area, hornblower also operates ferries in niagara falls into the statue of liberty. the company hopes to right the ship by selling its mississippi river cruise line. the future of grocery shopping is rolling out at a san mateo whole foods. >> it's the first california store to get amazon's new dash carts. they track what you buy as you shop and let you skip the checkout line. >> just make sure the scanner hits it before you put it in the bag and you'll see on the screen red cherries 16oz. >> pretty wild shoppers have to log into their whole foods or amazon app to get started. when you walk out, it automatically charges your account for what you bought. the san mateo store still has regular shopping carts and checkout lanes as well. >> coming up next, the effort to revive old technology in san francisco. we are talking about the city's sirens, which date back to world war two and haven't been heard in years.

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for four years. >> the emergency alert system in san francisco hasn't worked. so what will it take to get it back up and running? a month, for one thing. >> yes, but that is not all. abc seven news reporter lyanne melendez checks in on when the system might be finally back online. liane? yeah money. >> you're right. for one thing. remember on tuesday at noon. so you know, come on. every city needs some kind of emergency warning system and one that doesn't rely on cellular. now, yesterday, at&t was down. remember that. and had there been a true emergency in san francisco those at&t subscribers here would not have been alerted. now the reality is that we are at risk for earthquakes and tsunamis and potential weather disasters with no backup alert system. san francisco has

a network of 191 emergency sirens spread out throughout the city. it was built in 1946, right after world war two, but since december 2019, they've been silent because of a cybersecurity threat. >> we used to blow them at noon every tuesday. it's been a few years, and i miss hearing them. >> if you don't believe a cyber attack is possible, here's what happened in dallas a few years ago. all of their sirens went off just before midnight on a friday and lasted for 40 long minutes. 9-1-1 was flooded with calls from confused and scared residents. >> so then you go to worst case scenarios. what is happening? do i need to wake my kids up? do i need to gather my things? what? what's happening? >> that was a wake up call for san francisco, which acknowledged that at any time a hacker could potentially get a hold of its frequencies and codes. here's mayor london breed at a disaster council special meeting six months ago. >> we unfortunately had people.

who had access to the system who could use it for the wrong reasons. >> so san francisco has been working to deliver a new state of the art system, except that the city eventually determined that it didn't really have the money to upgrade the entire system. then came the maui fire. while the siren system there was online the head of the emergency management agency decided not to sound the alarm for fear it would confuse people into thinking it was a tsunami warning and people would run uphill towards the fire. 101 people died. it left san francisco wondering what if the city had a disaster with the siren system offline? then the city had no backup emergency alert system. instead this is what first responders had to do in january 2022 when faced with a tsunami warning advisory in effect, being out of the water away from the coast. if a tsunami were to happen or any

kind of emergency, how would you be notified? i guess we would. >> now if it's off uh- maybe our phones would go off? i hope so, sure. >> 195,000 people received text messages through alert sf on their phones, but more than 800,000 people live in san francisco. and that doesn't include all the people who work here or visit the city. mobile phones may not be the best way to reach people in a disaster. on thursday, at&t had a nationwide outage, so none of their subscribers would have been able to receive any kind of warning on alert. sf neil humphrey is with deep watch, a cybersecurity company. he says the at&t outage is a good example of why a backup system is crucial. >> you have a physical backup system that has been in place for a number of years. it has the ability to do things over and above and beyond. what current technology can do, right. if it ain't broke, don't fix it. i think it's way past

due and i don't know how long before they work. >> apparently neither does the city. here's what the head of the department of emergency management promised in that meeting six months ago. >> i think we expect in the next six months that this project will be well on its way. yet here we are, february 2024, with nothing to report. >> here's what we know. the san francisco department of technology did an assessment and determined that most of the equipment was nonfunctional. we wanted more information and went to their offices and found the doors locked. so the office is closed and can't get in. so we called them, but i wanted to ask you if we can talk to somebody from your department about the sirens instead, they referred us back to the department of emergency management. they too did not want to talk to us, sending us this email instead. once funding is identified, the city will determine the most streamlined and cost effective way to procure a solution. the

first phase of the project, called for replacing 27 sirens along the beach shoreline a year ago, that would have cost them $5 million, but now the price has gone up to $7 million. in order to replace the entire network, all. 119 of them. the total estimated price is now 20 million. that's roughly $168,000 per siren. >> you want to get the best technology. you want it to be durable. you want it to be long lasting. it's an investment worth making. but at this point, we don't even have a plan. >> so supervisor peskin is threatening to introduce a supplemental appropriation. and that's when something is deemed so urgent that instead of waiting for the next budget, they asked for the funds. now and take the money from the city's reserves. except that the city is facing an enormous budget deficit. so again, it's all about the money. but he says he can find that money and he will. okay, we'll see. >> yeah, we will. all right.

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and the person who took it over posting a phony gofundme campaign asking for contributions to pay for his late wife's funeral. >> months later, facebook still refuses to shut it down. abc seven news reporter karina nova has the story from seven on your side. >> on a daily basis, i am confronting her absence. >> richard links was struggling with grief over the loss of his beloved wife, catherine. >> i walk in here, i see her, i'm surrounded by her presence. >> catherine's death from cancer last summer left him suddenly alone after 31 years of marriage. but his grief tore at his heart. a scam made it worse.

>> they have taken a picture of my late wife, catherine, and posted it to the fake gofundme page. >> richard was shocked to find this post on his own facebook page. it was a photo of his late wife over a caption saying donate in memory of catherine, organized by richard links. the post linked to this fake gofundme page taking donations supposedly for her funeral. none of this was real. >> god, you know, stabbed me in the heart. >> richard tried to delete the facebook post, but he was locked out of his own account. an imposter had taken control. >> i was absolutely shocked that somebody would be so evil and heartless. just stop on me. why don't you and rub your dirty heels all over me? he was frightened. >> it was. it was so exploitive to exploit a widower in his moment of grief. >> my poor wife, she would be horrified if she were here witnessing what's going on here.

she would be so furious. >> the hacker was also sending direct messages to richard's facebook friends asking for money for friends had already donated to the phony gofundme campaign. richard used a secondary facebook account to warn others. it reached only a few people. >> i can't stand on broadway and fourth avenue and hold a big sign, his friends and seven on your side alerted gofundme to the fraud. >> three days later, the site took down the campaign and refunded donors money. however, facebook has refused to remove the hacker from richard's account. >> we've reviewed your complaint, yadda yadda. we found nothing irregular. it does not violate our policies, richard's friends also tried to alert facebook. >> to their amazement, facebook kept sending automated responses , saying the account met all standards. >> how many of his friends complained to facebook? we were never talking to a person. the complaints go to an algorithm. the algorithm spits it back and

says, there's nothing wrong in this email, facebook told richard, quote, we reviewed the profile. >> your friends reported and found that it isn't pretending to be you, which infuriated richard. well how about this mr. and mrs. facebook? >> these people stole my identity for nefarious purposes. >> to this day, the stolen account is still active now claiming richard is raising money for prostate cancer when he's not. >> does that sound like it goes with your policy for seven on your side? >> karina nova abc seven news now facebook did not respond to our requests, asking for comment and about letting a hacker control richard's account like this. >> facebook's parent company, meta, is planning a service that will provide account security and identity protection for users for about $15 a month. we're told it will be able to restore a stolen account like richard's. >> new developments today about a story we brought you wednesday about a company called giving pies. the small san jose

business told abc seven news that they took a big hit after tesla placed an order worth thousands of dollars. then unexpected canceled. well, today, tesla ceo elon musk responded. he sent a message on x, the platform he owns, writing, quote, just hearing about this will make things good with the bakery. people should always be able to count on tesla trying its best. we will, of course, follow up with giving pies and their owner to let you know what happens. >> coming up next, a look at the weekend forecast. plus how long until our next chance of rain. sandhya has that for you as we continue

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during our presidents' day sales event. today, the biden administration announced more than 500 sanctions against russia. it will be the largest set of penalties the us has made since the start of russia's invasion. the sanctions target the country's military defense, energy revenues and any third party individuals and companies supplying russia's war efforts. previous us sanctions have hurt russia's economy, and we spoke with stanford political scientist doctor catherine stoner, who says the us has to go after russia's energy and gas

markets to create heavier impacts. >> we don't buy energy from russia really anymore, and certainly europe has decreased. how much it buys from russia in the last two years. so that's all good. russia has had to go and look for new markets. the problem is they found them. >> russia is now the most sanctioned country on earth. >> all right. we are approaching that weekend. so let's get to the weather. >> meteorologist sandyha patel back with the full forecast. sandy. yeah. >> and you're going to love the weather, that's for sure. so ama and dan, let's take a look at a live picture right now from our east bay hills camera visibility is terrific. we have some high clouds going through. as you will notice, a system spinning off the coast, sending us those clouds. we're not expecting rain out of this for tonight or tomorrow. just some passing clouds. so as we check out the forecast for tomorrow afternoon, it is going to warm up. feeling like spring with mid 60s to mid 70s on sunday it turns cooler, it is cloudier and sunday is when we'll have our first

opportunity for seeing a few showers in the mid to late afternoon going into the evening, but it is not a widespread event, so if you're got outdoor plans, you're fine. saturday sunday is really not going to be a whole lot. but monday things change. you're looking at a few hundreds to about 2/10 of an inch higher totals in the wetter spots, and monday is when our next opportunity really is for all of the bay area to get some scattered showers, a mix of rain and snow in the sierra, and a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. it's dry, it's springlike tomorrow. sunday is cooler. we'll get more cloud cover and rain moving in on monday and then again thursday and friday. dan and ana very good. >> all right. thanks, andy. >> all right larry beals here with sports tonight larry. >> yeah. warriors in action again tonight. healthy gelling. the warriors look like they finally found the right stuff this season. with steph leading the way. dubs back on the court tonight looking to win both ends of a back to back

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good evening. the warriors suddenly look like they might be dangerous coming down the stretch. they've won seven of their last eight, just half a game. back of the lakers now for the nine seed. dubs hosting the hornets tonight. with charlotte coming in with a record of 14 and 41. back to back for the dubs. but they looked fresh last night in their victory over the lakers. steph curry that's a ridiculous no look behind the back pass. he also had 32 points and one of the keys in the warriors resurgence has been the play of andrew wiggins. he was sleepwalking earlier in this season. but there he is with a big block on one end and finish at the other end. contributor 20 points last night. klay thompson did not shoot the ball well. just one of nine but had five assists to tj d right there. trace jackson davis had 13 points in a five minute stretch. only 28 games left i mean it might be tough to avoid the play in games, but the target is clear. climb up to that sixth seed. >> he's the most skilled player

i've i think i've ever seen. um, and so, you know, this is a league where the game is geared towards the offensive of players. we know he just tries to get space because he knows when he gets space, he's going to more than likely knock down a shot. >> six feet is the goal because that you know obviously takes you out and guarantees you a spot in the series. and that's what we want. and the way our season's going is taking a big goal and breaking it down. this is probably the ultimate test of stay right where you are. um, win every game. that's in front of you. it's a lofty goal, but we know, you know, we can't get there. >> and charlotte tonight coming off the super bowl loss with big contracts on the books already the 49 ers got some unexpected help today. the nfl set the salary cap for next season at over $255 million. an increase of $30 million per team. it wasn't expected to go up that high but that should help sign receiver brandon aiyuk to an extension. if the niners choose

to do that. meanwhile, cornerback charvarius ward mooney. ward. great. this past season posted this on instagram, recovering from surgery. the exact injury unknown, but the clinic he is in specialist in core injuries giants. they play their first game of spring training tomorrow against the cubs in scottsdale. sloppy defense has been a real issue for this team the last two seasons. that is a high priority for new skipper bob melvin. >> if we don't make significant changes, then we work harder at it and i think all of these guys have the ability, um, to be better defensively. >> so that's our job as a coaching staff to make them better and make them focus on it, make it a priority. >> in their latest attempt to alienate what is left of their fan base, the a's canceled their annual fan fest, a meet and greet the players so oakland sports fans, as we mentioned earlier in this newscast, have put together fans fest, and now we're hearing the a's quietly behind the scenes have been trying to pressure businesses and former players from attending fans fest. the a's

deny this. but you know, we know what's going on here. as with most things involving the a's, their efforts have completely backfired. and now even more companies have signed on to participate in fans fest tomorrow. why? major league baseball continues to let owner john fisher just run this thing right into the ground, while stumbling and fumbling and bumbling in every attempt to move to vegas is just mind boggling. the a's should be sold to somebody who actually cares and would keep the team in oakland, uh- fans fest is saturday. tomorrow 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at jack london square in oakland. free to attend. hosted by abc seven's casey pratt and joe lacob's available. he's got the money, guys. change your mind abc seven sports. sponsored by your northern california honda dealers. and one more warriors. note this is really cool tonight because it's all about the family. curry obviously know about steph. seth, his little brother, plays for the hornets and the game will be broadcast by dell curry who is one of the charlotte hornets broadcast. so it's the whole family is involved. all the family that's fun. yeah.

>> tonight on abc seven at 8:00 it is shark tank that's followed at nine by 2020. then as always stay with us for abc seven news at 11. finally this friday, a few thoughts about what really matters. >> this week, our i-team reporter dan noyes brought you an incredible, deeply moving and powerful story about a bay area woman who suffered sickening domestic violence at the hands of her boyfriend. what she endured is as shocking as it is infuriating for most of us. it's simply impossible to understand what kind of man could hit a woman, let alone beat one as severely as the woman. dan spoke with. she wanted to tell her story, and dan wanted to share it in the hope that it will raise awareness about a hidden crisis that may affect, as many as 1 in 3 women, as many as 1 in 4 men, for that matter. she also hopes to encourage women being abused to come forward and get help. there's a woman watching right now sitting next to a man. she's afraid of, not knowing what will set him off next to

that woman. what really matters is that there is help. you'll find a place to start on our website, abc seven news.com. you can see dan's report there as well. i always love to hear from you. let me know what you think. follow me on social media at dan ashley abc seven. >> all right. that is going to do it for this edition of abc seven news. we thank you so much for joining us tonight. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley for sandhya patel reveal. >> all of us here. we appreciate your time. hope you have a great evening and that we see you again at 11. oh look at the again at 11. oh look at the moon. now with a sweet new twist - cinnamon sugar churro. dunk, bite and savor them any time of day. or all day!

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