right now. a town hall meeting is starteding in the roseland village community center just a few hundred feet from the trail which hugs highway 12. >> could the answer for the homeless be houses? it seems too simple to be true. >> wayne freedman is live now to explain that simple isn't easy. wayne? >> reporter: not simple and not easy and not simple at all. behind me is this meeting you talked about. you talked about 200 people october trail. we have 200 people here. one of the issues they want to discuss is that the county will be spending roughly $3 million on houses to find homes for some of these people who are living on the trail. we have now learned the locations and we're hearing from those who feel impacted. along the trail everyone is looking for solutions. this mile-long homeless encampment with more than 200 people has become a symbol in recent weeks. a source of pain and frustration

for those sleeping here and neighbors living nearby and now for possible future neighbors around homes like this. >> the question is how it's going to be run and how it's going impact the neighbors. >> 811 davis is one of three homes sonoma county is looking at purchasing and turning into shelters for some of the 200 plus homeless people living along the joe rodota trail. the board of supervisors want it cleared by the end of this month. after next tuesday, barbie robinson is likely to be the interim person in charge of that process. >> our goal isn't just to throw individuals into houses. our goal is to stabilize them to improve their well-being. >> reporter: she said she's not had a single day off in weeks. she already runs the county health department and says she plans to take a holistic approach by establishing shelters and treating symptoms ranging from drug abuse to mental issues. the county has given her $12 million in seed money. >> can $12 million solve this

county's problem? >> absolutely not. i see it as a star. >> reporter: sonoma county is hardly unique in having a homeless crisis. there are camps like this in every major city and county. there's a disconnect between the haves and have nots. >> joe rodota trail will simply be relocated to a residential neighborhood. >> i feel that the county is not handling their business on the joe rodota trail and basically dumping this issue. >> reporter: meantime barbie robinson promises a degree of vetting, houses for rules for residents. her goal, to make good neighbors for people in a bad situation. temporary neighbors until they find their footing. >> this isn't just one solution and get someone in a house. this is a build it, support them, provide interventions and resources and they will come and they will be successful. >> reporter: and that is the message barbie robinson plans on sharing with all the people in this meeting tonight along with

supervisor linda hopkins. they have called this meeting, it's been standing for days but we were surprised so many people would show up to hear what they had to say. the supervisors are here to hear what the people have to say. wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> absolutely. wayne, you had the first interview with barbara or barbie robinson about this new role. did she say how long it would take to build the first outside shelters? >> reporter: well, she thinks that they can get this done within six months. they're hoping to get the first people off the trail or even the whole trail cleared by the end of this month. we're not sure how they're going to accomplish it yet, but that is the goal. >> okay, wayne, thanks very much. wayne freedman reporting. moving on, a level one storm will arrive in the north bay first as is so often the case. spencer christian is tracking it for us. >> this is just the next in a series of storms that will continue all the way through next week. here's live doppler 7. things are quiet at the moment. as dan pointed out a storm of

light intensity. it will develop late tonight in the north bay and start swinging through other regions in the early morning hours bringing scattered showers and occasional wind gusts up to 30 miles an hour. here's the forecast animation. notice between 9:00 p.m. and midnight we'll see showers and rain becoming more widespread across the north bay, swinging southward to other parts of the bay area. it's probably going to break up by midday giving hope for sunnier skies. i'll have the accuweather forecast in a few minutes. dan. a lot of our efforts to build a better bay area have focused on building a better b.a.r.t. crime and safety are the top concerns for riders. with the new police chief sworn in today, we wanted to know what he's going to do to make those issues better. eric thomas joins us live. eric, what are his arnsds? >> reporter: well, the new chief, ed alvarez, has something going for him in that he has come up through the department so he knows very well all the problems that have plagued his predecessors and those problems

that he is facing himself right now. how does he plan to combat that? the old-fashioned way. >> this is the hot spot for us currently for the thefts of electronic devices. >> reporter: new b.a.r.t. police chief ed alvarez speaking to reporters at the balboa park station today about his crime reduction strategy. >> 59% of our violent crime is related to electronic theft devices. >> reporter: electronic theft jumped 45% between 2018 and 2019. that's part of the reason that alvarez has decided to put additional cops on trains and in stations to join the unarmed ambassador patrols the b.a.r.t. board approved yesterday. >> with the 12 that we're putting out on monday and now the ambassador program, that's going to give me 22 more bodies, 22 more eyes and ears that will increase our presence and safety in the system. >> reporter: alvarez was the second in command and interim chief since his predecessors retired last bring. a b.a.r.t. directr representing contra costa county calls him a good fit. >> a great choice. someone from the community, born

and raised here, someone from our b.a.r.t. family. >> reporter: alvarez' appointment comes as b.a.r.t. is beefing up the recruitment of new officers. they recently hired 19, bringing the total number close to 190. and he hopes to hire 25 more. that is welcome news for the b.a.r.t. riders we talked to. >> as long as they identify the problems that they have before and make sure that everybody understands that be cool. >> i do like the fact if cops are more involved, i like the fact they're going to stop more crimes that's happening on the b.a.r.t. >> reporter: so alvarez is big on presence, as you heard, but i asked him does presence equal trust. he acknowledged that there is a lack of trust among the public, among b.a.r.t. riders with the b.a.r.t. police department. but he says changing that is going to be a process. that begins with seeing more officers out there in the stations and on the trains. live at walnut creek b.a.r.t.,

eric thomas, abc 7 news. and abc 7 news devoted a week to covering b.a.r.t. as part of our commitment to building a better bay area. we talked to riders and to the people in charge of making b.a.r.t. better to see what changes are coming. you can see all those stories on our website, abc7news.com/betterbayarea. while you are there, share your b.a.r.t. stories with us on abc7news.com/betterbayarea. scroll down and there's an easy way to sending us your stories. the prosecution's former star witness in a murder case is in federal custody tonight. officials left jail with olivier adelea heading to federal jail in dublin. he is being held on suspicion of passport fraud. he admitted to dumping fred green's body in 2016. green's mother confronted him during sentencing today. >> today i'm here to tell you how you impacted my life.

you're a coward. you have cut a hole in my heart that will never, ever grow back. >> prosecutors say that tiffany li lured green where he was shot. in november a jury founding li not guilty. meantime a judge ruled that a group of homeless mothers living in a vacant home must leave the property. dominique walker and her two children moved into the house last november and a group of other mothers quickly joined her. the wedgwood corporation, a correspond california investment firm, owns the home and it says the ruling is the, quote, correct legal, moral and ethical judgment. the judge gave them five days to leave before the sheriff evictims theevicts them. the mothers held a news conference questioning the morality of the ruling. >> this is what we're up against, a corporation who would put mothers and their children

out onto the street thinking that it is the moral and right thing to do. >> some oakland city leaders are trying to broker a deal, urging wedgwood to sell the property to the oakland community land trust, but wedgwood has given no indication it's interested in selling. new at 6:00, san jose police wanting you to know about the arrest of this 80-year-old rental car customer service rep who's charged with sexual battery. back in september a woman rented a car through avis at mineta san jose international airport and told police the avis rep touched her inappropriately. yesterday police arrested the 80-year-old and charged him with sexual battery. detectives believe there may be other victims and they want those people to come forward. he has worked for avis more than 20 years. also new at 6:00, mercy high school in san francisco is closing. the school says it ultimately comes down to money. a letter to graduates sent today reads in part, quote, the combination of decreasing enrollment along with the

increased need of financial aid, the lack of an endowment and rising operating expenses have made it impossible for financial stability. a last-minute fund-raising push will allow students to finish the school year but that's the ending of mercy's 68 years in the city. mercy's burlingame campus remains open. governor newsom unveiled a massive spending plan that if approved is the largest in california history. $222 billion are on the table for investments in wildfire prevention, housing, homelessness and public education. ly alee >> reporter: the governor spent a long time talking about those things. the governor made the announcement some were not expecting but many were hoping for. >> we're expanding coverage regardless of your immigration status for all of those 65 and

over. >> reporter: this means upwards of 27,000 seniors who fall under that category can apply for medi-cal. the cost, $64.2 million a year. that represents a fraction of the governor's $222 billion budget proposal. >> for me, california, you're the best. >> reporter: california already includes low-income, undocumented children in the medi-cal program. as of january 1st, it was expanded to also have young adults up to the age of 26. >> and that does cover primary care, dental, medications, a lot of the other essential health benefits that people need to stay healthy. >> reporter: the chairman of the san francisco republican party criticized this latest expansion. >> it creates a magnet and tells people we are a sanctuary state. come in and get free health care. we're going to see people rushing even more to come across our borders. >> some don't believe in doing the financially responsible

thing. some don't believe in the morality and ethics of letting people die in the streets and sidewalks or god forbid get the flu and allow you to get the flu because we didn't invest in a flu shot. >> reporter: now here's another side to that. some are concerned that expanding the program would put an added burden on the system. as we all know, there aren't enough doctors who take medi-cal. so the argument is now you'll have more people enrolling in a program that is basically to capacity. lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. so how would the governor's plan help the bay area? >> leslie brinkley sat down with governor newsom to ask about that. you'll hear from him at 6:30. and next -- ♪ >> you know that jingle. sadly you won't hear it much longer. find out why this south bay business won't make it to its

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chef series. visit oakland doing basically everything they can to entice diners to spend those dollars, and that money badly needed here where some restaurants were pushed to the limits during pg&e's power shutoffs. >> we have local pacific swordfish that we're hand roasteding with a chipotle citrus sauce. >> that's followed with a scallop dish over a saffro saffron risoto. > a richly marbled beef. >> reporter: get your mouth watering and into a restaurant. that's what organizers are hoping for. it's a welcome lifeline for chefs and owners after a tough year in the bay area's restaurant industry. >> if we band together and do things like this, oakland restaurant week, really get the word out together, it's more of a go team situation. >> reporter: that go team attitude is exactly what restaurants like pearl and italian colors are hoping for.

pg&e's power shutoffs late last year shut down both places for days. >> it was catastrophic. it took us to the brink. >> in the restaurant business, margins are really slim. it takes all 30 days in a month to show any profit. when you lose a few days, we obviously lost money that month. >> reporter: restaurant week menus range from $10 to $80 giving diners a chance to sample restaurants all over oakland for a fraction of the price. >> you're going to get all flavors from all over the world. everything from filipino cuisine, latin american, fusion. >> reporter: an oakland hot spot because of its select chef, pearl is a montclair favorite. the three restaurants represent the range of offerings during the week. >> i think it's a great chance to showcase how welcoming and diverse oakland is. >> reporter: restaurant week is happening right now until january 20th. you can find a full list on our website. by the way, i know that story is doing really well, keanu.

maybe he'll come out. if you spot him, sending us a picture. i'm kris reyes, abc 7 news. >> there are restaurant weeks all across the bay area this month. next week in san jose from the 16th to the 26th, in san francisco starting on the 22nd through the 31st and in napa valley from the 26th through february 1st. as you well know, more and more retailers are crumbling under competition from big box stores and the internet. western appliance in san jose is one of them. calling it quits after more than 100 years in business. abc 7 news reporter david louiey takes a look at the impact on the store's customers. >> reporter: it's a kind of customer that's a dying breed. western appliance sold furniture and caskets. jeff is a fifth generation owner. >> yes, my great great grand father right here in this photo from 1885, store in bakersfield. >> reporter: while it grew into

a chain of ten stores, it's down to one in san jose and it will close in the next couple of months when the floor and warehouse are empty. >> we like to have big showrooms with a lot of appliances, with value-added sales people. it's really hard to afford to do all that when most of our competition does not do that anymore. >> reporter: the store is well known for its neon sign that could be seen for miles at night and for an advertising jingle it's had for 50 years. ♪ western appliance making life much easier for you ♪ >> reporter: local customers are sad to learn the store is closing. >> i'm coming back because i get excellent service. i have good people who work there and they communicate very well with the customers. >> reporter: the owners have supported countless youth sports teams and charities. they want their customers to support other small appliance stores after they close. >> it's definitely a tough decision, but ultimately we want to make sure that we continue to provide the service that we want to provide and are just not able

to do that with the current environment. >> reporter: what we don't know is what will be the fate of the famous western appliance sign. we know there are preservationists in town who would love to have it. we do know one thing will probably linger in our minds forever. ♪ western appliance, making life much easier for you ♪ >> reporter: in san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. >> it is a catchy jingle. >> it is. >> i hate to see it go. >> definitely. >> on to the weather forecast for the weekend and beyond. >> spencer is here. >> i knew a weather jingle like that. i just need someone else to sing it, dan. here's a look at live doppler 7. we have mainly calm conditions across the bay area right now. that's going to change the next few hours as clouds thicken and we see a little rain developing up in the north bay. right now we're all dry. this is the view from not the roof camera, from the east bay hills. i had two names superimposed on each other. looking over the bay, it's quiet

right now. we have a few clouds in the sky. 51 in san francisco, 50 in oakland, low to mid-50s at redwood city, gilroy 58 and 50 at half moon bay. here's a view with the name displayed properly from emeryville looking across the bay bridge toward san francisco. it's 50 in santa rosa but upper 40s t petaluma, napa, fairfield, 53 at concord and 50 livermore. looking at the golden gate bridge, dry conditions right now but that is the direction, north, from which our next storm is coming. showers arrive overnight. king tides this weekend. minor flooding possible in low-lying areas. we'll have a series of storms coming our way next week. high surf advisory in effect from 9:00 a.m. tomorrow to 3:00 p.m. sunday. wave heights are growing. we could see breakers up to 20 to 24 feet, possible dangerous sneaker waves. the storm ranks 1 on the scale, light intensity. tonight and early tomorrow morning we expect scattered showers sweeping down from the

north. northwest wind may gust up to 35 miles per hour. once again, large, breaking waves developing. here's the forecast animation. by 9:00, between 9:00 and midnight, we'll see scattered showers developing across the north bay. after midnight we'll see those showers swinging southward and eastward moving into other regions of the bay area in the wee hours of the morning. but by midday we'll see the storm winding down with just a few trailing spotty areas of drizzle. by midday we'll have partly to mostly sunny skies. overnight lows in the low to mid-40s and highs tomorrow will range from mid to upper 50s, from coast to inland. and that takes us down to levi's stadium tomorrow afternoon where the 49ers will take on the minnesota vikings in the playoff game. it looks like conditions will be partly cloudy, breezy, but dry. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast.

after tomorrow's level 1 storm, tomorrow morning's, we get mainly sunny start to the day on sunday but increasing clouds later. chance of late-night showers continuing into monday. another storm arrives on tuesday, continuing into wednesday and thursday. we get a strongr storm, a more moderate storm with strong gusty wind from time to time and some heavier, steadier rain. >> all right, thank you, spencer. coming up next, the latest numbers on the flu in the united states. >> have we already rea

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u.s. stock indices briefly hit record highs during trading but did not close there. the dow ended down 133 points after briefly topping the 29,000 mark for the very first time during the day. again, it didn't stay there. the nasdaq and s&p 500 were both in the red today. the retreat in gains came as new data showed hiring was softer than expected last month. u.s. health officials released the first flu numbers for 2020 today. those numbers indicate flu activity remains high. so far this season there have been 9.7 million flu illnesses, 87,000 hospitalizations, 4800 deaths from flu, including 32 pediatric deaths. cdc officials say it's too early to know if the season has peaked or if flu activity will increase into january. when it comes to getting around the bay area, you can

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governor newsom unveiled california's $222 billion budget today with a plan to increase spending by 2.3% or about $5 billion. it includes a $5.6 billion surplus and $21 billion in reserves for any economic downturn. >> the governor's plan is ambitious in its size and scope. the largest item, $84 billion for public education. >> the governor is also calling for the state to invest $390 million to prevent and prepare for disasters like wildfires and earthquakes. it includes $12 billion over five years for climate change. >> and he's asking for $750 million for the homeless problem. we asked about that at 4:00.

>> it's definite low not enough because we have about 130,000 people who are homeless. it takes a while to build permanent housing and it also takes time to get the services needed to get them off the street. but it's a huge investment. over the last three years, if we do the 750, we'll have put almost $2 billion towards homelessness. >> abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley actually sat down with the governor today. >> she asked him about affordability and homelessness, both important topics certainly for folks in the bay area. >> you have been a target after tax on social media by the president. how does that position california in terms of being a counterweight to what the federal government is doing? >> there's no doubt we're the most untrump state in america. we're untrump in many respects, not just in terms of values but also prosperity. we're running record surpluses. he's running record deficits. we're paying down unfunded

pension liabilities, $9.1 billion. we have record low unemployment. his unemployment numbers disproportionate because of california's success. 1 in 7 jobs in the united states of america since the depths of the recession came from california. we feel the future happens here first, we're america's coming attraction. we've long felt that way. i felt that way as mayor of san francisco and feel that way now obviously as governor. why aren't we doing our own prescription generic drugs? we're going to be the first one, cal rx. >> affordability and homelessness are the issues he's most focused on. >> the state is nowhere to be found on homelessness. that's now changing and folks should know it's not just money, it's accountability, transparency. you'll see we're bringing out trailers, emergency medical equipment. we're going to start treating this like it's a fema recovery operation, like we have wildfire victims. >> the governor says we will see the impact in the next few weeks

at bay area homeless encampments. in sacramento, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. and we have breaking news in san francisco. the city's new district attorney who was just sworn into office on wednesday as we reported has reportedly fired several prosecutors in his office. the san francisco chronicle is reporting that at least six attorneys were fired, including several managers in the district attorney's felony office. he released a statement saying, quote, i had to make difficult staffing decisions today in order to put in place a management team that will help me accomplish the work i am committed to do for san francisco. part of building a better bay area is making it easier to get around. now there's a new option in oakland. shared electronic mopeds. the company called rebel launched today and sent us this footage. revel mopeds are already in new york, washington, d.c., and miami. they cost $1 to start and 29

cents a minute and can be accessed through an app. oakland also has electric scooters but no electric bikes. you might want to include a museum in your weekend plans. >> we have a sneak peek on a special exhibit on black life in america that you can access for no charge. >> no what is garnett. >> you're tied with ken and brad. >> tied adt zero but not for long. there could be only one night left to determine who's jeopardy's greatest of all time. and tamron hall will be going behind the scenes of oprah winfr winfrey's 2020 wellness tour and talking to her about her mission to help people get

after last night's match ken jennings is one win away from taking home the title of jeopardy, the greatest of all time. >> the competition continues next week. t.j. holmes wraps up where things stand. >> the battle to win $1 million continues on "jeopardy." >> reporter: night three of jeopardy's greatest of all time tournament and james looked

mortal. at one point even losing everything in one of his famous all-in daily doubles. what is diamond. >> no, what is garnett. all right, you're tied with ken and brad. >> reporter: and look who decided to show up? brad rudder after rough showings the first two nights and coming in last, he showed signs of life and was in it for a stretch. >> who is john irving? >> right. >> reporter: but instead ken jennings dominated, bettiuildin lead by betting it all. >> i think i have to do it, 9200 points. >> reporter: it was a move too risky for comfort. but it was enough to give the 74-game champ a comfortable lead and he coasted the rest of the way. >> this two-word phrase marks the end of friendly generational relations. ken? >> i get to say it to alex.

what is okay boomer. >> reporter: jennings told me that he was ready to turn the tables on holzhauer. >> i'm not an aggressive player by nature but i think there's going to be some big bets. >> reporter: and a win last night for jeopardy's writers. they stumped all three of the so-called greats on the final jeopardy clue. >> who are ang, li and >> reporter: they tried to be funny. trebek not amused. >> you started to write pat sajak, is that right? >> what? >> i wish you had risked more points. ladies and gentlemen, i'd like to welcome you to the to the toe comedy hour. >> it will returning on tuesday at 8:00 p.m. right here on abc 7. >> if you missed any episodes, you can binge watch them this weekend and get caught up. they will air back-to-back-to-back starting tomorrow at 8:00 p.m.

rain returns tonight and we'll have more storms next week. spencer pinpoints the dry days, next.

a museum is free for bay area residents tomorrow and it's a good time to visit. >> an internationally acclaimed exhibit is there right now. it's called "soul of a nation, art in the age of black power." >> it celebrates black power and work made by black artists during two pivotal decades in america. >> it's really exciting, profound and really innovative in a lot of ways. jobina fortson has the story. >> soul of a nation has probably been the most acclaimed exhibition over the past few years. a lot of people describe it as rev la torre. art works they have never heard of and never seen before. >> reporter: 60 artists and more than 150 pieces inside of the

young museum, documenting 1963 to '83 where race, identity and politics, much like today, were at the forefront of black life in america. the curator takes us through. >> these artists were pushing for something. they were pushing to have their art shown because black artists weren't given that opportunity or i should say didn't have the opportunity. can you explain a little about that. >> a lot of these artists worked for decades without any recognition from critics, collectors, cure atocurators, m and couldn't sell their work. >> reporter: this is david hemmons "the door." >> it says admissions office. you think to college. your path to achieve your dream but that is closed to a lot of people. >> reporter: some pieces have a rainbow sign indicating its bay area connection. >> betty, the artist, used to go

to the alameda flea market and by sort of cast off. she stands on a bed of bed of but now is carrying a gun and a pistol. barkley went to art school but when he graduated he made a tour of all the great museums of europe and kept looking for images of africans or african-americans, and if he saw them at all they were always in some secondary position. >> reporter: so hendrix painted in universally recognized masterpiece of protest art. what's going on. >> a lot of the artists in the exhibition actually chose to work abstractly. so they respected and acknowledged the issues of the day, but at the same time they said the greatest freedom we could possibly have is the freedom to do what we want. >> reporter: which brings us to the final stop, incredible abstract art by artists who didn't want to be defined by their race but by the beauty

they could create. reporting in san francisco, jobino fortson, abc 7 news. >> that looks stunning. >> it definitely does. the museum has several other benefits and free visit opportunities. >> look for this story on our website at abc7news.com. rain is coming. >> a series of storms it looks like. spencer christian tracking them for us. >> it's going to be a pretty wet week ahead. right now we're waiting for the next storm to arrive. live doppler 7 shows dry conditions at the moment. here's what's coming our way. a light storm ranking 1 on the storm impact scale. we'll have showers in the north bay later tonight spreading to other parts of the bay area overnight into early tomorrow morning with up to 0.15 of an inch of rain or so and gusty winds at times. notice between 9:00 p.m. an midnight it will start to get wet in the north bay. by mid-morning tomorrow, certainly by midday the storms

should be over and we'll see partial clearing which will lead to mainly sunny skies in the afternoon. overnight lows in the low to mid-40s. highs tomorrow mid to upper 50s. not a very wide range of highs tomorrow. it will be a cool day. and the big concern of course is weather conditions for th niners and vikings game at levi's stadium starting at 1:30, 1:35 tomorrow afternoon, it will be partly sunny, breezy, temperature in the mid-50s. and we have a pretty good football team. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast, after tomorrow's early morning showers we have a chance of light showers sunday night into early monday, not worth giving that a ranking. a little more substantial rain event on tuesday and wednesday with a stronger storm, rainy and gusty on thursday before we see our next break in the action which will be next friday. >> so there will be no rain at levi's stadium to hide the tears of the vikings. >> vikings fans, right. now, there may be snow in minnesota hiding the tears of those watching it back there. >> that's good to know.

>> on to chris alvarez. >> you're wearing the wrong color, man. >> purple. >> coming up in sports, jimmy garoppolo -- i'm sorry, dan. but tomorrow will be his first career start. what his teammates are saying. plus the block is hot. kwon alexander is back. a li tto harrison, the wine tcollection.. to craig, this rock.

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the bye week has served the

49ers well. the team activating kwon alexander for tomorrow's playoff game against the vikings. to make room they placed street on the i.r. kwon tweeted in part, faithful time to go crazy tomorrow, the block is hot. alexander has been practicing all week. he works his way back from a torn pectoral muscle he suffered back on halloween against arizona. >> kwon runs and hits, he's smart in our defense. the energy, you guys see him walk around and live his life by, his energy that he brings on the football field too. so our team loves him. we're fired up when he's out there, and he's a good player also. >> having kwon is exciting. to have kwon aside from the player, just from the juice and the energy he brings and what he does for everybody around him is really priceless. >> he's been legendary, you know. no, it's been really great. you know, it's just a different swag, energy out there when he's on the field. he looks great. so it should be fun having him back out there this weekend.

>> getting to watch the defense back at its full strength, our linebackers, it's just fun to watch. >> i agree. jimmy garoppolo two-time super bowl champion with the patriots but tomorrow is his first playoff start. he has plenty of experience as tom brady's backup but tomorrow is a brand new experience as the number one signal caller. players and coaches have nothing but confidence in number 10. jimmy g. says he's sticking to the routine. >> obviously being a starter and backup is a little different. i'm trying to prepare the same way i have all season. just go through my routine and everything like that like i normally do. like i said before, the energy, especially on saturday in that stadium will be pretty special. >> jimmy knows exactly what's going to happen before it happens because he's been through it at new england. i do think that's an advantage for players and for coaches, just because you know what's ahead so it doesn't surprise you. so it's pretty easy to just stay the course. >> how many super bowl rings that guy got? he knows.

he knows. he knows what it takes to go all the way and win it all and he's seen the preparation from one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. so at the end of the day, he understands the process. >> i haven't played in a playoff game either, so i'm not really worried. jimmy has been doing it all year. every prime time game he shows up and plays well. he's just going to do him and play really well. i just have that expectation of him and i have all the confidence in the world in him. earlier this week steph curry was cleared to travel with the time as he continues to rehab from a broken hand. you've seen steph starting to get shots up at practice. curry is with the team in l.a. as the warriors play the clippers later tonight. steph and draymond shooting this morning. klay thompson scheduled to be re-evaluated at the all-star break recovering from a torn acl. 38 years ago today, a play simply known as "the catch" changed the course of history in the nfl and for the niners.

how about this cool bobblehead. it commemorates the iconic joe montana/dwight clark connection. sprinting right option was the play call. montana rolled right and found dwight in the back of the end zone. arguably the greatest play in the history of the nfl. bill walsh celebrating on the sideline. niners won the nfc championship over dallas en route to their first super bowl title in cincinnati back in super bowl xvi. the niners indicated joe cool montana will be there with brian young and will be captains and handing out these cool rally towels. if you're going to the game you have to get going and get fired up. >> i'm not working tomorrow but i'm going to wear a red tie. >> you're wearing a tie on saturday, dan? >> after this. support the team. join us tonight for abc 7 news at 11:00. >> tonight one of the all girls

catholic high schools in san francisco announced that it's closing, leaving many with questions as to why. we'll have more details at 11:00. and a warning if you plan to visit yosemite. what sickened at least a dozen people. and coming up tonight on abc 7, 8:00 you can watch "american housewife" followed by "fresh off the boat." at 9:00 there's a two-hour "20/20." stay with us for abc 7 news at 11:00 and jimmy kimmel comes on at 11:35. finally tonight, a few thoughts about what really matters. in a marathon three-hour presentation, governor newsom outlined his budget proposal for california in the coming fiscal year. it's a massive package that reflects the remarkable ability of a state that on its own is the world's fifth largest economy to generate revenue and to spend it as well. but it also reflects a tale of two states. one which is thriving and creating staggering wealth, and the other which is struggling in

ever increasing numbers. not just the homeless, now 150,000 across california, but also the working poor and the shrinking middle class, trying to keep their heads above water in a fast-rising tied of housing, health care, fuel, food, education and doing business costs. the governor's budget includes money to address some of those issues, but they are treatments, not a cure. what really matters for the long-term health of california and the country, for that matter, is to treat the widening economic gap like the crisis it is. i always love to hear from you. let me know what you think. follow me on twitter and facebook @danashleyabc7. >> that is going to do it for this edition of abc 7 news. you can always look for the news any time on the abc 7 news app. it's very handy. thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. for spencer christian, chris alvarez, all of us here, we appreciate your time and hope to

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