in san francisco, gia vang, nbc bay area news. >>> across the bay, this is painful for a's fans.ng a divorce, essentially, with the city of oakland. we talked to a's president, and we heard from the city about today's big meeting between the two sides. they had not talked for months, so what's at stake here? the a's simply stated they need a place to play. their lease at the coliseum expires after this coming season, and their vegas ballpark won't be ready till 2028 at least get both sides tell us talks today were positive. the former a's executive says we have been down this road before. >> they said they had a positive meeting. we have heard that so many times for so many different locations, and the gut punch to oakland, and its millions and millions of fans is that they are still focused on a new domed retractable dome stadium in las vegas in 2028. >> there is a lot happening up his negotiations p1 of the proposal not on the table, the a's are willing to share the coliseum with the oakland roots. the soccer team currently plays at cal state east bay. as for the a's las vegas

here is gia vang. >> reporter: this is cricket. >> i was a chiefs cheerleader from 2010 through 2015.reporter: finding herself on the sidelines of chiefs games, because before she was born, her dad passed away. >> the chiefs had an option to help support my mom pay for medical bills. they auctioned off autographed footballs. there were alumni football players there, present. so, i was born a chiefs fan. >> reporter: now she watches with hundreds the soma neighborhood. with their banners up, it is home for them. chiefs fans began patronizing in 2015 and filled up the bar. >> playoffs, always well into the hundreds. and insuperable its shoulder to shoulder. >> we give them their fair share. >> reporter: which means? >> that means we are not letting in any niners fans or fans of any others. >> reporter: chiefs fans only, even though the owner roots for the 49ers. he is heading to the bar across the street. >> i think it's the best game i've ever seen. >> reporter: the pub is excited to reach capacity, so you want to get there early for a seat as they watch the 49ers try to win it all in

nbc bay area's gia vang spoke to passengers who say they are not worried. >> reporter: passengers aboardhe queen victoria are off on time. the next destination, hawaii. the ship docked in san francisco last night, part of the itinerary, while an illness spread on board. >> we have not been affected. they have not told us too much about it, but we found out from the sources that have been over 100 people affected. >> reporter: there are nearly 2800 passengers and crew . the centers for disease control and present in or cdc is investigating 128 passengers and 25 crew members who reported being ill on the voyage to the symptoms included diarrhea and vomiting. the cruise line increase cleaning and disinfection in isolated passengers and crew. the cunard cruise line person said they immediately activated their enhanced health and safety protocols and that measures have been effective. >> they introduced, like a covid, types of rules, sanitation, things like that. >> they don't let people in the bistro handle anything themselves. it is all served. people are recovering within a couple of days

nbc's gia vang explains how this shooting hits close to home. >> reporter: a full-blown celebration forhe kansas city chiefs. >> shots fired on the westside. >> reporter: turns into tragedy. >> my daughter tried to climb on top of me to protect me, and i tried to just hold her. >> the girl next to me where my daughter was sitting next to her husband was shot in the mouth. >> reporter: more than 1500 miles in san francisco . >> i wore my kc earrings today. >> reporter: instead, she said she watched the chaotic scenes unfold on a livestream. >> i have a wide variety of friends in downtown, and i had people in the group text 25 people and make sure everybody was okay, and i'm not there, i'm in the group text witnessing everything happening live as it was going on. >> reporter: officers responded immediately. in the end, 22 were hit by bullets, some carried out on stretchers. one of those people died. doctors are treating dozens of patients, 11 between 5 and 16 years old. all patients are expected to recover as police continue their investigation into who is responsible. they have taken thr

nbc bay area's gia vang explains how it works and the red flags you should be aware of . >> reporter:hether grandpa or mittens, these dogs are all looking for a forever home at sf animal care and control. who is not here, the 3 your old poodle mix, mia. after posting about her being missing, it led to antioch. >> she was brought in here transit the phone number appeared to be from a city shelter. they said they had an injured mia. >> they said we had to pay a deposit in order to start a procedure. >> reporter: lydia said something was off about this, but she said when they asked her to present payments via app, that was a telltale sign this was a scam. >> he's like when you get a chance to get any money, you can either venmo, cash app, or paypal, and that right there was a red flag for me here >> reporter: it also included this specific invoice refusing to send photos of me are checking her microchip number. the scammers said if you want to be a responsible pet owner, don't say that . >> and they are super vulnerable right and. >> reporter: that is virginia donahue, executive director

nbc's gia vang explains how this shooting hits close to home. >> reporter: a full-blown celebration for the kansas city chiefs. >> shots fired on the westside. >> reporter: turns into tragedy. >> my daughter tried to climb on top of me to protect me, and i tried to just hold her. >> the girl next to me where my daughter was sitting next to her husband was shot in the mouth. >> reporter: more than 1500 miles in san francisco . >> i wore my kc earrings today. >> reporter: instead, she said she watched the chaotic scenes unfold on a livestream. >> i have a wide variety of friends in downtown, and i had people in the group text 25 people and make sure everybody was okay, and i'm not there, i'm in the group text witnessing everything happening live as it was going on. >> reporter: officers responded immediately. in the end, 22 were hit by bullets, some carried out on stretchers. one of those people died. doctors are treating dozens of patients, 11 between 5 and 16 years old. all patients are expected to recover as police continue their investigation into who is responsible. they have taken t

in san francisco, gia vang, nbc bay area news. >>> across the bay, this is painful for a's fans. negotiating a divorce, essentially, with the city of oakland. we talked to a's president, and we heard from the city about today's big meeting between the two sides. they had not talked for months, so what's at stake here? the a's simply stated they need a place to play. their lease at the coliseum expires after this coming season, and their vegas ballpark won't be ready till 2028 at least get both sides tell us talks today were positive. the former a's executive says we have been down this road before. >> they said they had a positive meeting. we have heard that so many times for so many different locations, and the gut punch to oakland, and its millions and millions of fans is that they are still focused on a new domed retractable dome stadium in las vegas in 2028. >> there is a lot happening up his negotiations p1 of the proposal not on the table, the a's are willing to share the coliseum with the oakland roots. the soccer team currently plays at cal state east bay. as for the a's

. >> and i am gia vang. president biden left the area down for the white house, he spent the last 24 hours making campaign stops here. but then in a surprise move, he met with the wife and daughter of the late russian opposition leader navalny. he expressed heartfelt condolences for their loss following navalny's death. he then went to another fundraiser that president biden has left the bay area would likely millions more in campaign funds. meanwhile in south carolina's republican primary, the issue of reproductive rights is taking center stage. nikki haley is on defense about her comments about his controversial ruling regarding embryos. alice barr is tracking the story from washington, d.c. >> reporter: with less than 48 hours to go until south carolina's republican presidential primary, former u.n. ambassador nikki haley is under fire for her comments about a controversial alabama supreme court ruling that frozen embryos created through in vitro fertilization are considered children and people can be sue

nbc bay area's gia vang is in the area. you just confirmed no one is hurt, thankfully a basis act is in custody there? >> reporter: it all happened in this vicinity right there. you can see of this plaza, the entire area is taped off, and on the second floor, you can see that it appears a window with shattered glass right there, officers using flashlights up there earlier. students here at the time say it sounded like it started between two people when a scuffle happened at a door. uc berkeley confirming for us that around that time an individual fired nine shots on campus. no injuries have been reported in the suspect is in custody, as you mentioned. now, there was a shelter in place order for some time, some students tell me they ran instead of sheltering him and you can listen now to how some of them described what happened. >> i saw the other suspect go to this parked motorcycle i think. i wasn't directly in line of sight. i was definitely scared, but i just wanted to get out as fast as possible. >> reporter: really sca

nbc bay area's gia vang explains how it works and the red flags you should be aware of . >> reporter: whether grandpa or mittens, these dogs are all looking for a forever home at sf animal care and control. who is not here, the 3 your old poodle mix, mia. after posting about her being missing, it led to antioch. >> she was brought in here transit the phone number appeared to be from a city shelter. they said they had an injured mia. >> they said we had to pay a deposit in order to start a procedure. >> reporter: lydia said something was off about this, but she said when they asked her to present payments via app, that was a telltale sign this was a scam. >> he's like when you get a chance to get any money, you can either venmo, cash app, or paypal, and that right there was a red flag for me here >> reporter: it also included this specific invoice refusing to send photos of me are checking her microchip number. the scammers said if you want to be a responsible pet owner, don't say that . >> and they are super vulnerable right and. >> reporter: that is virginia donahue, executive direct

nbc bay area's gia vang is in the area.nfirmed no one is hurt, thankfully a basis act is in custody there? >> reporter: it all happened in this vicinity right there. you can see of this plaza, the entire area is taped off, and on the second floor, you can see that it appears a window with shattered glass right there, officers using flashlights up there earlier. students here at the time say it sounded like it started between two people when a scuffle happened at a door. uc berkeley confirming for us that around that time an individual fired nine shots on campus. no injuries have been reported in the suspect is in custody, as you mentioned. now, there was a shelter in place order for some time, some students tell me they ran instead of sheltering him and you can listen now to how some of them described what happened. >> i saw the other suspect go to this parked motorcycle i think. i wasn't directly in line of sight. i was definitely scared, but i just wanted to get out as fast as possible. >> reporter: really scary moment fo

nbc bay area's gia vang spoke to passengers who say they are not worried. >> reporter: passengers aboard the queen victoria are off on time. the next destination, hawaii. the ship docked in san francisco last night, part of the itinerary, while an illness spread on board. >> we have not been affected. they have not told us too much about it, but we found out from the sources that have been over 100 people affected. >> reporter: there are nearly 2800 passengers and crew . the centers for disease control and present in or cdc is investigating 128 passengers and 25 crew members who reported being ill on the voyage to the symptoms included diarrhea and vomiting. the cruise line increase cleaning and disinfection in isolated passengers and crew. the cunard cruise line person said they immediately activated their enhanced health and safety protocols and that measures have been effective. >> they introduced, like a covid, types of rules, sanitation, things like that. >> they don't let people in the bistro handle anything themselves. it is all served. people are recovering within a couple of day

"today in the bay" gia vang in chinatown with more on what you should buy to welcome the year of the dragon. >> reporter: we are going to a flower shop and in addition to cleaning your home, getting new clothes, preparing for the new year, we actually have to get a couple items. essential items for preparing your home. deborah liu is a community organizer with bechinatown launches a program called lunar new year shopping go-go-go what we're doing. popular -- >> a popular plant to get actually the kumquat tree. >> reporter: from a distance it looks like gold coins symbolizing wealth and prosperity. >> looking for love, peach blossom. >> including ones bilingual. >> reporter: questions from customers inside one of chinatown's newest businesses on waverly. >> people wonder what are these for? red envelopes for? >> reporter: the answer takes us to this shop. >> red envelopes, actually, one thing we should get. >> reporter: married adults give these to people or children receivers use two hands on your home. >> upside-down sounds like arriving in japan. flip it upside-down, your good luck

"today in the bay" gia vang in union square where the city is ready for today. ♪♪ >> reporter: the yearthe dragon is upon us as a flurry of activity in san francisco and if you're michelle chen, part of this lion dancing team. >> today like, eight photos today. yesterday was nine photos. >> reporter: they're here to help with chinatown's blue stream wine gallery and a new miss chinatown crowned, too, at the square. ending with a chinese new year's parade and hundreds of thousands expected to fill the bleachers -- and preparations are under way. >> this is what we do here. so you will figure all, everything should be, like a footprint. a blueprint. follow the blueprint. no. >> reporter: treating the parade seriously. police have uniformed and plain-clothed officers throughout the parade route and asking the public to be on alert. it's clear. a lot of excitement this new year. >> dragon is the most powerful sign of chinese zodiac. the only mystical sign. all others zodiac animals. >> reporter: all kind of dragon rests on this pier. >> excited to the, the opportunity it provides with sort

. >> and i'm gia vang.

gia vang is in daly city with those intense moments you >> reporter: wait for the moment it happened.uni bus lands on a median and in the middle of the street, remarkably missing oncoming cars. this happened just before 4:00 p.m. passengers, including a person with a walker and bus driver emerge. what you don't hear? >> i saw people were starting to jump out of the bus, so i jumped to. >> reporter: out of the moving coach, passenger nelson ramirez said he hopped onto mission street. >> when i got on the bus, i saw the bus driver. >> reporter: than the 14-year- old said he and others noticed the bus begin to move, and soon nearby neighbors noticed the crash. >> it was very weird. i did not know that could happen. >> reporter: this is the track the bus took him and you see it took down this auto sign and other city signs along with it. >> it was scary, because when i jumped, he sprained his wrist. >> reporter: one other person was taken to the hospital at the scene, but it's unclear the condition. finally, it was towed away from the tricky spot just before 8:00 p.m. sfmta said we are in

. >> and i am gia vang. president biden left the area down for the white house, he spent the last 24 hours making campaign stops here. but then in a surprise move, he met with the wife and daughter of the late russian opposition leader navalny. he expressed heartfelt condolences for their loss following navalny's death. he then went to another fundraiser that president biden has left the bay area would likely millions more in campaign funds. meanwhile in south carolina's republican primary, the issue of reproductive rights is taking center stage.

i'm gia vang. >> and i'm terry mcsweeney. the chinese new year parade moving through the city right now. let's get to alyssa goard who is out there. >> reporter: the weather her is perfect and the organizers were expecting a great turnout, and it appears things are turning out to be that way and there was a great turnout even with the rain ask the wind pouring down, so you can imagine the sunny skies we had earlier today brought a lot of people to san francisco. we have politicians campaigning ahead of the march elections, and the warm weather meant they could put the tops down on their convertibles. outside of our local politicians, we also saw adam schiff, who is running to be california's senator. actress and aquafina was here and everybody was cheering for her and ready to say hello, and she seems really excited to be in san francisco. the parade starts around market ask 3rd and heads all the way down to chinatow so this is late into the evening, so if you're planning to head into or out of the city, plan extra time to tr

in san francisco, gia vang. >> thank you. >>> san francisco is considering banning right turns at redss most of the downtown corridor. this part of an effort to boost pedestrian safety. the city banned right on red in the tenderloin. most drivers obey the regulation and keep crosswalks clear. pedestrian crashes have dropped by half. san francisco fire, police departments, reviewing the plan once they are done reviewing it the fs, mta will ask for public comment. >>> affordable housing is coming and public transportation is playing a major role. they will build 90 apartments on what is now park and ride at the winchester light-rail station. they said that its part of its plan to build housing close to public transportation. it is also designed to help low income families. many of the utes have two or more bedrooms and they will be a reasonable price. >>> we are going to probably have to make some changes with the weekend plans if we have them. we are expecting rain, wind as well. >> yeah. it's all coming our way this weekend. saturday night through sunday looks to be the strongest part

i'm gia vang. >> and i'm terry mcsweeney.

in san francisco, gia vang. >> thank you. >>> san francisco is considering banning right turns at redhts across most of the downtown corridor. this part of an effort to boost pedestrian safety. the city banned right on red in the tenderloin. most drivers obey the regulation and keep crosswalks clear. pedestrian crashes have dropped by half. san francisco fire, police departments, reviewing the plan once they are done reviewing it the fs, mta will ask for public comment. >>> affordable housing is coming and public transportation is playing a major role. they will build 90 apartments on what is now park and ride at the winchester light-rail station. they said that its part of its plan to build housing close to public transportation. it is also designed to help low income families. many of the utes have two or more bedrooms and they will be a reasonable price. >>> we are going to probably have to make some changes with the weekend plans if we have them. we are expecting rain, wind as well. >> yeah. it's all coming our way this weekend. saturday night through sunday looks to be the strong

. >> and i'm gia vang. tonight we're tracking those torrential rains and gusty winds slamming the bay area from fallen trees, rising waterways, to shut-down roads. we've been following the storm impact for you all day. >> let's take you outside right now, some of our cameras around the bay. you can see some shaky lens on some of those cameras. strong winds still blowing. top left, you got sfo, where a ground stop was issued today because of those winds. a lot of delays there. that plus rough waters also forcing a temporary stop to ferry service earlier today. >> take a look at this video at the embarcadero. nbc's sam brock captured this video as waves lapped up on the seawall there. flood watches will remain active into tomorrow morning. >>> as it turns out, the main attraction today, incredible wind speeds. hours and hours of those strong wind gusts weakening trees, causing some damage, some power issues. those gusts will continue to stay strong throughout this evening. >> in the north bay, a small grove o

gia vang is in daly city with those intense moments you >> reporter: wait for the moment it happened. s&m muni bus lands on a median and in the middle of the street, remarkably missing oncoming cars. this happened just before 4:00 p.m. passengers, including a person with a walker and bus driver emerge. what you don't hear? >> i saw people were starting to jump out of the bus, so i jumped to. >> reporter: out of the moving coach, passenger nelson ramirez said he hopped onto mission street. >> when i got on the bus, i saw the bus driver. >> reporter: than the 14-year- old said he and others noticed the bus begin to move, and soon nearby neighbors noticed the crash. >> it was very weird. i did not know that could happen. >> reporter: this is the track the bus took him and you see it took down this auto sign and other city signs along with it. >> it was scary, because when i jumped, he sprained his wrist. >> reporter: one other person was taken to the hospital at the scene, but it's unclear the condition. finally, it was towed away from the tricky spot just before 8:00 p.m. sfmta said we

. >> and i'm gia vang. all this rain headed our way. we're under a microclimate weather alert. we're tracking those torrential rains and gusty winds slamming the bay area. from falling trees to rising waterways, we've been following the storm's impact. >> let's take you live outside, some of our cameras around the bay area. you can see some shaky lenses at times and rain from the bay bridge, downtown san francisco, san jose as well. the main attraction today and this evening remains those incredible winds. hours and hours of those strong wind gusts weakening trees, causing damage and power issues, lots of them. those gusts will continue to stay strong for hours. >> those ones also sending waves all the way up the seawall along the embarcadero in san francisco today. nbc's sam brock captured this video. flood watches will remain active into tomorrow morning. >> power lines dropping across the bay area. this was sent in from blossom hill road in san jose. pg&e says close to 640,000 customers are without power across the state tonight. that's from the oregon border all the way dow

let's bring in nbc's gia vang is onsite for us along 280. what do we know at this hour? >> well, raj, i got to tell you, we don't know very much. we're still trying to figure out how this all happened. we're on the 20th street overpass over 280. and if you can see below me right there, there are investigators from chp. they're trying to figure out just what happened. what we can see from this angle is caution tape. we can see that there is a car to the side. but we know very little, as i mentioned, only that a call came in initially as a pedestrian on the freeway. it turned into an officer-involved shooting at some point. the chp says there are no reports of an officer being injured. so that is good news. but what happened when those first calls came in to now this is all still under investigation. and, again, crime scene tape all lanes southbound heading out of the city is closed right now. no estimate on when 280 will reopen. motorists, they are being diverted on to local streets. we have to tell you there is quite a mess as you head into or as you're trying to figure

. >> i'm gia vang. a stunning finish. for seconds it felt like the niners were going to complete that quest for six. >> final score, 25-22 chiefs. let's begin with raj mathai leading our coverage from las vegas. devastating for the niners. >> reporter: it is. and for all of us watching that with rooting for the 49ers, right, eerily similar to what we were saying four years ago when the chiefs beat the 49ers in the super bowl. the chiefs just a little bit better. so what is everyone doing right now at the 11:00 hour? the niners left and went to the post-game party. they're with friends and family celebrating what was a good season, just not the ultimate prize. inside that locker room you could hear a pin drop. christian mccaffrey sat at his locker, staring for about 20 minutes. you can feel the pain there. outside the locker room, a lot of tears and hugs. the owner, john york and his son jeb york really just kind of consoling family members and friends. the niners had royalty in the house. it wasn't supposed to end this wa