it's going to be a colorful weekend in the bay area with a celebration of some of the cultures that make this region one of the most diverse places around. there's the chinese new year parade, billed as the biggest outside asia, and the black joy parade that will have people dancing in the streets. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. the black joy parade is on sunday, but first up is the chinese new year parade in san francisco. up to a million people are expected to attend tomorrow night. >> abc seven news reporter tim johns has a look at the last minute preparations, as well as a special event tonight in chinatown down at san francisco's pier 54. >> last minute preparations are underway for the past several weeks, stephanie mufson and her

team have been hard at work making the floats for the city's chinese new year parade. >> we start our design process in like october or november, and then fabrication starts in december, and then we really get crank in. >> this year is the year of the dragon, the most important animal in the chinese zodiac calendar, a fact that mufson says has inspired her to make this year's floats. some of the most intricate ever done people come from all over to see this parade, which is the largest of its kind anywhere in the world outside of asia. this year, spectators will get a chance to see 19 different floats before the parade. hundreds gathered friday night for the annual miss chinatown usa pageant, an event that draws contestants from around the country inspires young women of the next generation to really empower them to come back and give back to their community, especially here in san francisco. >> chinatown. the pageant isn't the only thing drawing in visitors, though. >> tony lao is the vice president of the chinese chamber of commerce. he says they expect over 1 million people to come out for the weekend's

festivities. >> my understanding is that most of the hotels here are fully booked already. we have a lot of people here, a lot of tourists here definitely is going to help us with the business in chinatown and in downtown. >> lao tells me the story of the chinese in america is directly linked with the history of san francisco. one reason he believes why this weekend's parade is always so successful. i want people to understand our culture, enjoy our our celebration, and then also have fun. all the more. reason mufson wants the floats to be perfect, becoming part of the city's culture and making sure everyone has a good time. >> there's an electricity in the air that you can feel that's really unlike anything else, and that's that's actually the moment when i'm like, okay, this is we did it. it's good. everyone's happy. it's great. >> in san francisco. tim johns, bens at 6 p.m. atecond andparade market streets, then ends at avenue. street and columbus >> all festivities begin at 5:15 p.m. and goes until 8 p.m. well it is going to be an exciting

weekend in oakland. >> the seventh annual black joy parade kicks off sunday, and here's a little of what you can expect. the parade celebrates the black experience and highlights its positive influence throughout the bay area's diverse community. it is the centerpiece of many meaningful events throughout the week leading up, including finance, seminars, brunches, small business markets, and open mics for creatives. today, three community leaders were honored at what's called icons among us for their work to uplift communities. one honoree says black joy lives long after the moment 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. >> and you can experience the joy sunday with live entertainment and loads of activities for the entire family. and as we said, the black joy parade celebrates the entire black experience. the

parade is partnering with black infant health, an organization that empowers pregnant and mothering black women. this year's theme is the redefinition of a hustler, which is quite fitting. >> this year. it's all about the hustle. >> nobody hustles like mama for sure with the black joy parade and why it's so important for black infant health to get the message out to the community, see what greater joy is there than bringing a healthy, beautiful baby into the world. >> i mean, that speaks to anything joyful, but definitely when it comes to black joy is welcoming another generation that's coming in. so it was a perfect partnership because this is a family oriented event, and we wanted to bring awareness not only to the program, but just to the issues of what's going on in the black maternal infant space when it comes to maternal mortality and infant mortality in our black community. >> black infant health is a safe, culturally affirming space

that provides resources for families. on sunday, you can find them on the little joy space near the parade stage from 1230 to 7. you can expect lots of liveliness for parents and children of all ages, games, story time, even a mommy lounge for nursing. so come on out on sunday and i will see you there along with julian glover and zach fuentes and the entire abc seven team 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/black joy parade. >> going to be a great day. i know you're looking forward to it a lot. question is, will it rain on either parade? that's the concern. >> it is. sandhya patel is here with a look at the forecast for both days. sandhya. yeah. >> and ama and dan. no one's going to rain on the parades this weekend. it is absolutely beautiful outside right now. i want to show you live picture from our mount tam cam. look at the city by the bay just sparkling tonight. and for the black joy parade on sunday. it is a dry start, upper 50s. it will be a lot of clouds around with some peeks of sun

temperatures in the low to mid 60s. so a pretty mild one for your sunday for the festivities and also for the chinese new year parade tomorrow right here in san francisco at 5:00. sunshine, mild weather, 64 degrees. you know it typically rains on the parade, but not this year. it is going to cool off later on in the evening down to the upper 50s. anything but cool. tomorrow here in the bay area, here's a taste of spring sampling of your temperatures saturday. santa rosa 73 degrees napa 71. in the low 70s from oakland to livermore, san francisco 68 and the high temperature for san jose 74 degrees. big changes are coming after tomorrow. we'll be back with that forecast coming up. dan okay, sandy, thanks a lot in the east bay, saint james road is back open after being shut down for a couple of hours due to a downed tree in piedmont. >> a large tree alongside the road fell over this was about 3:00 this afternoon. a people were asked to avoid that area while public works crews removed the tree from the street. a

pretty big job. they cleared it and the road reopened just after 5 p.m. so a couple of hours of work. a federal judge has paused a lawsuit affecting san francisco's ability to clear homeless encampments. that's while the supreme court decides a similar issue in oregon. that leaves in place a preliminary injunction that prohibits san francisco from clearing homeless encampments unless it has enough shelter beds available. san francisco's city attorney says the pause keeps the city from wasting resources on a lawsuit that may be invalid in a few months. >> frightening incident today in san jose, highlighting just how dangerous power lines can be. it involved two men inside a cherry picker working on an apartme building nearhe intersection of zanker road and vallejo street. firefighters say they were 40ft up when one of them hit his helmet on a high voltage power line. that worker suffered severe burns to his upper body, but rescuers say his helmet likely saved his life. the lift couldn't be lowered, so firefighters had to get the men

down. both were taken to a hospital burn unit. developing news now out of central california, where the california highway patrol believes lack of safety played a huge part in the two vehicle crash that killed eight men in madera county. happened just after six this morning involving a gmc safari van and a chevy pickup truck. they collided head on. one man in the truck and seven men in the van died. another person was injured but is expected to survive. officers say the men in the van were heading to work. most of them not wearing seatbelts. >> it could have been a different outcome had the passengers of the vehicle, if they would have been wearing their seatbelt, and this is what we're trying to prevent totally preventable. the chp believes the truck may have crossed lanes and hit the van after a witness told them she saw the truck weaving before the crash. >> governor newsom is in washington for the annual national governors meeting with president biden. the governor says today that the president discussed his policies and initiatives. >> well, i was just with him.

he's making a case for industrial policy, bringing back american manufacturing jobs and supply chains. he was talking about the chips act, the science act. he was talking about his bipartisan infrastructure bill. he was talking about what he wants to accomplish on the border as effectively or, well, than any of us. and i just had that privilege and opportunity to see that with governors from both the republican and the democratic party. newsom adds the president wants to compromise with republicans on immigration and the border. >> but donald trump continues to block a deal. the black tie dinner is tomorrow night. >> new developments with the alabama court ruling that led to several providers halting in vitro fertilization services. state lawmakers are now putting together new proposals to protect ivf, the state supreme court ruled, giving embryos the same rights as children, but it was implied legislation could be crafted to help provide more clarity and protections. some couples did decide to leave the state to try to continue their ivf journey in a landmark move, 97% of cal state university students voted to create the

largest student assistant union in the country. >> now, this comes after years of battling for better treatment and benefits from the csu system. abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains what that means for students on a college campus. >> if the students are the blood and professors are the brain, student workers might be the heart. by doing their part to keep everything going. but student assistants believe they haven't been part of that process. their pay is low, their hours are few, and they have no union to protect their rights. until now, um, today we had student assistants who work on 23 campuses. >> um, at the cal state university system make history. um, you just heard the state officials here at the public employment relations board announced that the csu student assistants have overwhelmingly voted yes for our union >> yes. >> cheers. from across the state as the student assistants overwhelmingly vote to join the csu employees union, this group of more than 19,000 students

makes up the largest union of undergraduate student workers in the nation. >> you know, there are times where my supervisors are like, oh yeah, we need more student assistants. >> alex alfaro works at san jose state's registrar's office and her colleagues work in many capacities across the csu system, union rising will allow student assistants to fight for more hours, higher pay, even sick time. >> for me, sick days was one of the really important things like if i'm sick for class, like i catch covid, i can talk to the professor, but like when you actually work here, you're kind of just screwed. >> basically no time off if you didn't work, you lost money. >> yeah, basically, we're in an era of strikes and unions from fast food workers, airport employees, even csu faculty, seiu international president mary kay henry says these students have once again shown workers are stronger together. >> our movement to win unions for all is about demanding transformational change. it's about using our power to win the future. we want one that is full

of joy, hope and healthy, thriving communities. >> now coming soon to csu campuses statewide in san jose, dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> that was dustin dorsey reporting coming up. small businesses are thinking big this weekend in the bay area. the event geared just for them, a historic moon mission is underway, but we're learning now. >> the landing did not go quite as planned. >> warriors coach steve kerr has set a record with his paycheck that is coming up in sports. >> all of that's ahead. but first, just a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live. right after abc seven news at 11. jimmy thanks stan and ama. >> we have a new show tonight. thank god it's friday. what is selena's favorite snack? chip >> flaming hot cheetos. >> i didn't even finish the question.

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news is committed to building a better bay area. and tonight we're thinking small as in small businesses. this weekend, hundreds of them will get to peddle their goods and they will all be able to do it under one roof in san jose, abc7 news south bay reporter lauren martinez has a preview of what you will find at friend fest, about like 275 vendors, which is a really good size for an event like this. >> hundreds of designers, artists and creative small business owners are setting up their booths in san jose for this weekend's friend fest. san jose made holds several craft and retail fairs each year. they help emerging makers grow their local businesses and brands. this saturday and sunday will be their fourth annual friend fest, a free event that is expected to

draw in 15,000 people. >> it's also kind of like a tone setter, because i think you'll find that a lot of these vendors who are doing this event, this is their like first big event of the year. >> the small business owners sell unique and handmade items, sometimes three days. >> like i just line them up and make about 20. but yeah, it takes it takes a long time. >> sj made hopes events like these enable creators to pursue their passion. >> it's what keeps me going. i've been doing this full time since 2009, so it it really like i'm able to be my own boss because of san jose made. it's what started me some vendors wanted to get a head start on setting up inside south hall on friday. >> we have to kind of fit all your best sellers in one little ten by ten space. anna musgrove started envy bags in 2007. a line of reusable and eco friendly products. the business started out as a wholesaler, but that all changed during covid. these kind of events are just great because you can sell direct to consumer so they get

to know your product, they like it, they'll go to your website, nikita ravindranath creates and sells naturally dyed silk. >> so this type of scarf is called abundance. so they're only dyed with flower petals. she's been a vendor at sj made events for the past three years. there's something for everyone, and i think that's what is also my calling. we make something for everyone. >> friend fest will be open from 11 to 5. both on saturday and sunday in san jose. lauren martinez, abc seven news. for the first time since 1972, an american spacecraft has landed on the moon. >> but houston, there was a slight problem. it came down on its side. the unmanned vehicle odysseus traveled more than 600,000 miles to land on the moon's south pole to conduct scientific research. the latest revelation from the company that built it shows the difficulty of the mission before landing. the navigation system failed, forcing the team to quickly rewrite the software. but the mission is still a go, and that

data could help usher in a new era for deep space travel. the moon has one sixth the gravity of earth, and no atmosphere, so it's a much easier place to launch deeper into the solar system. >> it really is the launching pad into human exploration, out into deep space. >> odysseus will help nasa map the moon's south pole before the manned artemis mission travels there. that's going to be in 2026. if the schedule holds well back here on earth today, as promised, the biden administration announced more than 500 sanctions against russia following the death of dissident alexei navalny. it will be the largest set of penalties the us has made since russia invaded ukraine. the second anniversary is tomorrow of that attack. the sanctions target the country's military defense, energy revenues and any third party individuals and companies supplying russia's war effort. previous us sanctions have hurt russia's economy. >> respond to putin's brutal war of conquest in response to

alexei navalny's death because, make no mistake, putin is responsible. we in the united states are going to continue to ensure that putin pays the price for his aggression abroad and repression at home, president biden met with navalny's widow and daughter yesterday in san francisco and afterwards said more sanctions would be coming. >> all of california, as recent rain has created a very unusual sight. a lake right in the middle of one of the driest places in america, death valley, california recent winter rainfall has dumped more than five inches on the region, creating a lake that six miles long, three miles wide, but only about a foot deep. but death valley's new cool lake water is attracting visitors to one of the hottest places on earth. the last time the lake appeared was 19 years ago, but with climate change, officials say they expect to see more changes. >> the climate change models for this area predict warmer temperatures, which we are definitely seeing and also more intense rainstorms, meaning that this is usually just a dry, salt

flat. >> on average, death valley normally receives less than two inches of rain each year. so look at that. that's incredible. that's just crazy. >> it's also gorgeous. >> look at that shot. i know it is beautiful. >> fun to see people enjoying it i don't think. can you still call it death valley if there's water i mean that sustains life, right? >> by the way sandy, i stepped out and looked at the moon today. the micro moon. right? right. >> yes, it's a snow moon and it just is amazing, right? >> we had a good enough view, dan and ama tonight. let me show you the view. i have a time lapse in case you missed it, from our roof camera. it was just amazing. this is the second full moon of 2024. it appears a little bit smaller and a little bit dimmer. it is also known as the micro moon. it is further away from us, but that doesn't matter because we got a great view. here's a look at live doppler seven. an area of low pressure cut off from the main flow of air. the jet stream is just going to meander here over the pacific for about a day, and then we're going to start to see

some changes. but it has been sending us all these high clouds. so today you probably notice the filtered sunshine, the beautiful sunset with those high, thin, wispy clouds. here's a look at what's happening ahead of that area of low pressure. we are seeing winds coming off the land blowing towards the coast offshore winds holding the temperatures up along with the cloud cover. it is 58 in the city. i mean, these temperatures, some of them look like they should be highs for the day. 56 in san jose, 57 in oakland, many areas in the 40s and the 50s. live view from emeryville. camera. beautiful view of san francisco tomorrow. sunshine, warmer weather sunday. we're talking about cooler weather. a few showers in the late afternoon evening and monday. those showers will be spreading. so let's start off with tomorrow because it is just going to be a chamber of commerce day in the morning. some high clouds by noontime. look at these temperatures. they're in the 60s well above average. today's highs were in the 60s and 70s. but tomorrow we're going to take it up even more. it is going to get even

warmer. 60s and 70s. i'll show you where those high temperatures ultimately end up. 40 and 50s tomorrow morning. if you have early plans, it's not going to be chilly at all. and then in the afternoon, it's shorts weather in the south bay. i mean, can you believe these numbers? 74 in san jose, more like spring and gilroy, 74 degrees, santa clara and the south bay 72 on the peninsula, 71 in palo alto, 68 in san mateo, 66 half moon bay. there will be plenty of sun in san francisco, 68 degrees north bay. temperature is 68. in san rafael, 73. santa rosa 71. in napa, heading into the east bay, 70 in oakland 71. castro valley. if you like sunshine and warmth, you're going to need to soak this up. 70 in concord, 71 degrees in livermore. now. sunday things change. clouds start to increase as that low approaches. a few showers at 3:00 in the afternoon, going into 5 p.m, but these are not widespread, so we don't have a storm impact scale for a sunday. it's monday that we'll have that storm impact scale and by monday night we're talking about a few hundredths of an inch of rain.

so we're not talking about a lot. here's your monday morning commute. monday evening we'll still have some showers in the sierra. this will turn to a rain. snow mix. accuweather seven day forecast does feature spring like warmth. tomorrow low 60s 70s. you'll feel it. sunday's cooler with a couple of showers. not a game changer. monday is a level one light showers and then basically looking at a cool day on tuesday. but it's dry wednesday. warmer thursday afternoon into friday. we have our next level one storm coming, but by friday, with those temperatures dropping to the 50s, it's going to be a reality check. ama and dan it's still winter. winter yeah, but tomorrow trade in the rain boots for flip flops. >> yes. >> and enjoy. it's going to be really nice. >> all

game against the charlotte hornets featured performances by saint mary's college, black excellent choir and alfreda lyons campbell and the singing saints. >> activities also included a giveaway of limited edition t-shirts and a community resource fair highlighting black owned businesses and black sororities and fraternities. it looked like a fun night. >> well, steve kerr's contract was set to expire at the end of the season. not anymore. >> no, no. sports director larry

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said he drank champagne during the all star break. and now we know why kerr has reportedly signed a contract extension, making him the highest paid coach in the nba. two years, $35 million for the man who has led the warriors to four nba titles tonight. curry family reunion seth, del and steph all the chase. this was just an ugly first half turnover fest. dubs and hornets combined for 25 turnovers in the first half. warriors get gp2 back from an illness. 12 points in 11 minutes for gary payton. the second to the third quarter we go. warriors building a 23 point lead. brandon poganski beautiful finish. can't sleep on the fact he's a lefty. steph did not have a big night. dubs didn't need it. only 15 points, but they were up double digits. more pods to end the third quarter puts vasily micic on skates. the ankle breaker and hits the jumper 13, six and six for pods. draymond loves it with seconds left. it's not enough time to dribble it out. so lester quinones shoot shoots, which is

smart. grant williams takes exception and a scuffle ensues under the basket. absolute nonsense from williams. no time and score a warriors win 9784. now tied with the lakers in ninth place. and apparently everybody's angry. temper, temper. pelicans and heat kevin love grabs zion williams tried to hold him up to avoid injury, but zion's teammates jump in like it's the royal rumble or something. naji marshall tries to choke jimmy butler and just when things appeared to calm down, oh no, round two is coming. jose alvarado and thomas bryant throwing punches at each other. four players end up getting ejected and look for fines and suspensions to follow. women's college hoops arizona visiting third ranked stanford. ouch kiki off and lands hard on the floor, but she stayed in the game. can break out with an illness. the cardinal, mr. kiki ties it up. at 61, she went for 21 points, 15 boards, 61 a piece, 33 seconds left. jada williams the bank is open late on a friday night. she had 23 and then kiki can't score on the next possession, arizona upsets stanford for their first win at maple since 2000, one 6 to 861.

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