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three u.s. airlines suspend service to china, widening the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on business. >> say bye-bye to that warm weather today. winds pick up tonight ushering in a wind advisory tomorrow and much cooler weather for the end of our weekend. we'll have all the details on the accuweather forecast. and it's almost go time. with the super bowl approaching, many across the bay area are gearing up to watch the game. abc7 news starts right now. >> announcer: now, news to build a better bay ara from abc7. it's exciting, man. let's go. let's get this win. let's get this "w." >> day has turned to night in miami and san francisco 49ers fans coast to coast are dreaming of touchdown dances and the
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lombardi trophy. >> the 49ers' turnaround season will come to a close tomorrow with their very first super bowl appearance in years. and taking a live look outside as you can see there, all across san francisco landmarks are lit up in 49ers red and gold. in just hours, the city streets, homes, and restaurants will be crowded with fans cheering on their team. >> good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm dion lim. let's get to abc7 news sports anchor chris alvarez joining us live in miami, not on the beach. >> no. where it's 2:02 a.m. by the way. chris? >> reporter: you guys, thank you for reminding me what time it is. the time change, three-hour difference. i do miss you guys, by the way. i'll figure out how to get back around san francisco when i return, hopefully with the trophy. today is super bowl sunday officially here in miami. earlier today, the nfl honors on this the saturday red carpet. nick bosa of the 49ers earning
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some major hardware. he was named defensive rookie of the year. great season. nine sacks, 25 quarterback hits in the regular season. he was everything the niners could have hoped for. nick kind of busy preparing for the biggest game of his life. dad accepted the award on his behalf. he said, go niners to end his speech. for fans, this day is a long time coming. of course 16 games and then two more playoff games. it's been two weeks since the niners actually played and won the nfc championship. amanda del cass till ltillo tal some fans. >> reporter: super bowl sunday is upon us. fans in south florida are getting their last fix of care free fun. come sunday evening, things get real. >> it's not really clicking in right now, but it will. >> reporter: by this time sunday, one team will have won it all. >> i was here 25 years ago when we last one, so i think the luck's going to continue tomorrow. >> reporter: fan know they didn't have to shell out thousands for a seat insaid the
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stadium. the support is definitely being feld fr felt from a distance. >> rooting nor the niners. >> reporter: at a rally saturday, fans say it felt like home. >> we're going to do this. >> reporter: the weather paired with the red and gold. team president al guido said, we'll take it. >> there's a lot of people in this world that would love to be standing here regardless of rain. >> dennis brown took the stage to show his support. if you recognize his name, that's because he's been here before. brown was part of the team's last super bowl title played right here in miami. >> i remember the night before 25 years ago getting ready to play this football game. you got nerves, you're looking through your playbook, but you're excited. >> let's go niners. >> reporter: fans are sharing in that excitement and sharing tips for the younger generation of the faithful. >> savor every moment and just like take it all in and just enjoy the moment. that's the thing. >> reporter: hard to believe we're just a few hours away from
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super bowl sunday. 49ers fans say that excitement is going to continue rain or shine. in downtown miami, i'm amanda del castillo, abc7 news. >> reporter: thank you, amanda, for that report. it should be a lot of fun. i know i can't wait to see what goes on in san francisco on social media. of course we'll bring you that angle and everything in miami. i have the niners winning 28-17 if anyone cares about my prediction. much more coming up. guys? >> i remember larry had the niners winning 37-35 or something like that. he thinks there will be more offense than you think. thank you very much, sir. >> he should put some money on that. >> yes, he should. >> just saying. all right. speaking of the rain that is clearing out in miami tonight, let's get to drew tuma with a look at the game forecast tomorrow. >> there's a lot of rain earlier in miami. a front moved through but soaked the entire state earlier today. live doppler 7, that rain is
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pushing out and the skies are beginning to clear. for the super bowl tomorrow, much better forecast than today. a lot of sunshine, dry skies, and temperatures slowly falling throughout the 60s throughout the evening. back here at home, it's going to be windy tomorrow. we'll have those details in the full accuweather forecast in a few minutes. the last minute rush is on for super bowl tickets and it may good news for the 49ers. >> stubhub says sales have increased 25% in the last day. that is the largest jump since the teams were decided. ticket exchange says 21% of those buyers are from california, which could mean more folks in the crowd wearing that scarlet and gold. the average price per ticket is an astronomical $6,428 a seat. that is 47% higher than this time last year. >> those are real fans there. back here in the bay area, 49ers fans are gearing up to cheer on the niners. >> yeah, fans were packing the stores today to make sure their watch parties were decked out in red and gold, at least for
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tomorrow. >> and abc7 news reporter luz pena went around the bay today and joins us with more on that now. >> that's right. so the last time the 49ers went to the super bowl was seven years ago, so fans have been gearing up for this moment for a long time. it was only fair to dust off the old jerseys and get ready. 49ers fans for how many years? >> pizar. >> early 60s. >> mary and roy are as 49er faithful as they come. >> this is one of the most exciting super bowls ever. it's like the old time feeling in the city, everywhere. >> reporter: that spirit has been kept alive for more than 39 years. let's go back to 1981 when the 49ers won their first super bowl. the rhodes have a picture to prove it. almost serendipitous, to the right, their daughter in 1981. to the left, their grandson in
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2020. they're hoping history repeats itself tomorrow. >> the montana years, the dwight clark years. >> reporter: tomorrow is all about the red and gold. >> i got the purse. i got the jewels. this isn't same jewels for tomorrow. i have different. >> reporter: the balloons, check. >> this was the only one that had stock available, so i just, you know, i hopped on it. >> reporter: you guys are ready as a family? >> i'm just, you know, bringing him up right. >> reporter: across the bay, emeryville, some ran out of work to buy last minute gear. outfit, check. >> i come to get a hat because the one i have is too big. so i'm coming to get a new one. i can't wait for them to beat kansas city. go niners. >> reporter: and what's a celebration without dancing? some say it might just be a gathering. so 4-year-old isaiah showed us his moves for tomorrow's game. do you think they're going to win tomorrow? yes! how are you going to dance when
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they win tomorrow. show me your dance. >> reporter: if you don't have plans for tomorrow, go to our website, abc7news.com, to find a list of the best super bowl watch parties in the city and in san jose. go niners. >> do you need this? can i borrow this? >> it's 20 bucks. can you believe it? >> she'll pay you back. >> put it on the corporate credit card. >> i'm going to keep this. >> i like that. luz, thank you very much. well, more of those watch parties. plenty of spots around the bay area to watch the game while getting great food and drinks. spin san francisco on fulsome street will offer big screens, fun games and american comfort food and drinks. in the south bay, sp2 communal bar will be doing food and drink specials all day, just two of many different options. >> keep in mind there will be street closures around the city tomorrow to prevent street celebrations from getting out of
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hand. starting around 5:15 tomorrow night, mission between cesar chavez and 21st street may be closed. 24th street between bartlett and potrero avenue may also be closed according to the sfmta. muni may be rerouted to avoid celebration areas. >> you can see more from the whole abc7 team tomorrow. we have in depth super bowl coverage on our facebook page, the abc7 news app, and the abc7news.com. still ahead on abc7 news at 11:00, as the number of people infected with coronavirus continues to grow, fears over the virus are impacting businesses both in the bay area and abroad. we go to chinatown to talk to travelers and business owners. a gunman opens fire on a deputy in the south bay. what the gunman did just seconds before the shooting that could indicate he targeted law enforcement. and plenty more super bowl coverage. how women are getting in the
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new developments tonight concerning the coronavirus. officials in the philippines are now confirming the death of a 44-year-old man who traveled to wuhan. it's the first person to die from the illness outside of china. >> a total number of deaths has topped more than 300 with some 14,000 cases worldwide, including eight in the u.s. with one in the bay area. the latest case here is being reported in boston while health officials are now monitoring a possible case in new york city. >> abc7 news reporter lauren martinez looks at how the virus is impacting businesses and flights live at sfo. lauren? >> reporter: both delta and american airlines have already started halting flights this
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weekend. tonight people tell me these precautionary measures against the coronavirus is having a huge impact on business in china and here in the bay area. >> there's no business. like what's the point of flying into china? nobody is going to china right now. >> reporter: three major u.s. airlines are canceling flights to and from china. united, delta, and american airlines. at sfo, teresa chow returned from china saturday evening after visiting her parents for the lunar new year. >> it's supposed to be the busiest time of the year. 95% of the business closed. restaurants closed. >> reporter: chow said you can see the impact at one of the most popular tourism destinations of her home to you of xiao shing. doors are shut. the streets are empty, and no one can be seen in the canal. in san francisco's chinatown, lunar new year festivities are in full swing. ding lee, a longtime community member of chinatown, says
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concerns over the coronavirus should be kept to a minimum. >> the restaurant business in chinatown is the most important economy. so we still have to eat. we have to celebrate. >> reporter: lee says celebrations are still in order, but his travel plans are out. >> i canceled my trip to asia for next week. >> reporter: that trip cost him $8,000 for both he and his wife. lee is hoping news of the outbreak doesn't stop people from eating or visiting chinatown. >> that's why how to keep the balance can keep the economy going. >> reporter: earlier today travis air force base in fairfield was chosen as a military base to house travelers that need to be quarantined. reporting from sfo, lauren martinez, abc7 news. a search is on for a gunman who opened fire on a deputy in the south bay. tonight we're getting to hear part of the deputy's radio call
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for help. >> shots fired, shots fired! >> a santa clara county sheriff's deputy is recovering and expected to be okay after the shooting last night near morgan hill. investigators say a person drove a vehicle toward a deputy on uvas road next to the reservoir. when the car got closer the lights were turned off and shots were fired. the suspect drove away. the deputy returned fire, and it is not known if the suspect was hit. his radio call says his body camera was hit by gunfire. in the east bay, a man and his dog died in a condo fire in walnut creek. firefighters responded to the keys condominiums on north civic drive near parkside drive at about 5:30 this morning. crews say they found the man in a third story unit. the fire was contained just to that unit. dozens of people were evacuated from the building. they have since returned. no word yet on what caused that fire. a huge tree toppled today in
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san francisco. the magnolia tree downed muni power lines affecting the number 33 route. it happened this morning at the corner of mission dolores park at 18th street. pg&e power lines in the area were not affected. crews had to shut down 18th street so they could remove that tree. and all eyes on the wind once again going into sunday. >> indeed. here's meteorologist drew tuma. >> you know what? we could find more tree limbs coming down tomorrow. it turns windy for the second half our weekend. it will feel a lot cooler out tomorrow too. live doppler 7 showing you it is dry out there. we want some rain. we're not going to find it tonight nor tomorrow afternoon as well. a live look from our exploratorium camera along the embarcadero showing you the beautiful san francisco skyline lit up in red and gold. all the buildings getting ready to celebrate tomorrow. partly to mostly cloudy skies right now and we are dealing with a fair amount of fog, especially in the north bay. you look at visibility right now, and this is in miles.
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petaluma, visibility down to three quarters of a mile. about a mile and a quarter in fairfield. so this fog will linger first thing tomorrow morning, especially in our sheltered valleys like the north bay. today it felt nice out there. we were well into the 60s if not a couple of cities hitting 70 degrees. tonight, though, we're slowly falling into the 40s and into the 50s. 52 right now in san francisco, but it's 55 in oakland. 51 currently in fremont and santa rosa checking in a little bit cooler at 47 degrees. winds right now for the most part, they're pretty light. the lone exception, you can see san francisco right now has wind of about 20 miles per hour. we do expect winds to increase overnight and turn pretty blustery first thing tomorrow morning. that will also usher in cooler air. live doppler 7, the front that's responsible for bringing us the winds tomorrow, it's still to our north. it's pretty unimpressive right now, a line of cloud cover that will move through the overnight hours. as the front moves through, it's going to kick up our wind.
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it's for that fact i do have a wa wind advisory, early tomorrow morning at 4:00 a.m. for pretty much the entire bay area. winds frequently gusting over 30 miles per hour. we could see wind gusts close to 45 miles per hour in our highest elevations. so future tracker wind gusts will get you into first thing tomorrow morning. 5:00 a.m. as that wind advisory goes into effect, you can see those winds especially in the north bay and along the coast gusting well over 30 miles per hour. out of the north, that's going to affect some cooler airs into our neck of the woods tomorrow afternoon. the winds stay pretty gusty the entire day. you're going to notice it as you're out and about on your sunday evening. even by 3:00 close to the coast, winds gusting over 30 miles per hour. they don't calm down until early monday morning. overnight tonight, patchy fog here and there in the north bay. otherwise, numbers slowly falling into the 40s for the most part. again tomorrow, it's a cooler end to the weekend. temperatures barely struggling
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to hit the mid-50s, and it is windy our there. those winds frequently gusting over 30 miles per hour under partly cloudy skies. here's the seven-day forecast. next seven days, it is blustery. chilly tomorrow. that will lead us to some cole mornings both monday and tuesday. a lot of spots starting out in the 30s. again, the winds will come down monday morning. otherwise it's a dry pattern the next seven days. we'll bounce back nicely thursday and friday with temperatures back into the 60s for the most part. >> thanks. still ahead on abc7 news at 11:00, j.lo and shakira ready for tomorrow's super bowl halftime performance. the new rumors about the
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jennifer lopez is ready to rock tomorrow's super bowl halftime show. this photo showing her and backup dancers rehearsing was posted on her instagram account this evening. >> there is a rumor she and shakira won't be the only performers to take the stage at the hard rock stadium in miami. page six says it has confirmed they'll be joined by superstars
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j balvin and bad bunny. j.lo's daughter, who can sing, is also supposed to be making an appearance. >> she better be able to sing. her mom's j.lo, jenny from the block. >> let's check sports from miami. >> reporter: chris alvarez joins us. >> reporter: i can tell you that i will be here along with larry and our whole crew. it is super bowl sunday in miami. coming up in sports we'll preview this game a little more. if you haven't heard enough, you've got more coming i work hard and i want my money to work hard too. so i use my freedom unlimited card. even when i'm spending, i'm earning 1.5% cash back on everything i buy. earning on my favorite soup... got it.
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>> announcer: abc7 sports sponsored by river rock casino. >> reporter: hi, everybody.
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chris alvarez outside hard rock stadium in miami getting ready for super bowl liv. now, the league honoring the best of the best on super bowl eve. that is the nfl honors. nick bosa wins defensive rookie of the year. many in these parts thought jimmy g should have been the comeback player of the year. he came back from a torn acl and had a great year. that instead went to ryan tannehill. jimmy g and his team, they're in the super bowl. the national narrative seems to be the niners are a running team, but former 49ers head coach steve mariucci dispels that notion and drops the facts on jimmy g. >> jimmy g is going to have to throw more than eight times, right? but i think it will depend on the score. you know, if they're in control or it's close, i think they'll stay with the game plan and run the ball like they do. a lot of play action passes and do what they do that way. jimmy g has come from behind before. down by ten three times. did you know that? >> i did not know that.
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>> now you do. he's capable. he threw for 400 y5rds against arizona. i think they'll see what the score is like. >> reporter: warriors have lost 15 of their last 16 coming into tonight's game against the cavs. they led by two at the half and then explode for 44 points in the third quarter. dubs set a franchise record ten threes in that quarter. seven plays in double figures. glen robinson iii leading the way with 22. 18 total threes made in the game. the dubs win it 131-112. stanford hosting number 11 oregon. down on the farm. down nine in the second half. oscar dasilva putting the team on his back. he had 27 points. just over 7:00 to go, tyrell terry, three-ball is good. stanford takes the lead. under a minute left, day john davis to bryce wills. stanford, the upset, 70-60. usf led
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by eight in the half. bulldogs are 9-0 in conference fall. the final 83-79. sharks and lightning. getting the silver stick in recognition of his 1,000th game. second period. all alone, he beats aaron dell. 1-0 lightning. his 23rd goal of the year. two minutes left in the game. sharks need a goal but nikita kucherov. lightning win 3-0. this abc7 sports report sponsored by river rock casino. let's send it from miami back home to san francisco. >> chris, get some rest. big day tomorrow. >> reporter: good night. >> his youth, he can take it. much more to come on abc7 news at 11:00. a special ceremony honoring kobe
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bryant by those who knew him before he became an nba superstar. and a teenager is in the hospital after a shooting after a high school basketball game in the east bay. parents described ♪ the wait is over. try my new tiny tacos. 15 for 3 bucks or loaded for 4 bucks. delivered exclusively with uber eats. 15 for 3 bucks or wean air force veteran made of doing what's right,. not what's easy. so when a hailstorm hit, usaa reached out before he could even inspect the damage. that's how you do it right. usaa insurance is made just the way martin's family needs it -
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infections worldwide including 8 in the u.s. with 1 in the bay area. a search is on for a gunman who opened fire on a santa clara county sheriff's deputy last night near morgan hill. investigators say a person drove toward the deputy on uvas road next to the uvas reservoir. the suspect turned the lights off and fired, and the deputy fired back before the suspect took off. the deputy is expected to be okay. football fan or not, tomorrow's super bowl may have a big impact on your day. tomorrow evening san francisco may shut down several streets. muni may also be rerouted to avoid celebration areas. for more information, head to our website, abc7news.com. a teenager is in critical condition tonight after a shooting outside an east bay high school following a basketball game. >> abc7 news reporter cornell barnard has details. >> it was a call no parent should ever have to receive. >> reporter: mary says that call was from her daughter, who said there was a shooting at deer
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valley high school after friday night's basketball game against rival antioch high. >> i kept her on the phone the whole time. i said don't hang up. i'm at the side. i'm on the back of the school. let's stick together. >> reporter: police say as the game was letting out from the school gym, a large group of teens started fighting in the parking lot when shots were fired. a 16-year-old boy, also a deer valley student, was shot three times and taken to the hospital. >> when i heard about it, it was a pretty sad discovering that it happened, especially at our school. >> reporter: this student and his cousin reacted to the news. >> it's really very sad that, you know, guns can come into the school. we pray for the people that got injured. >> reporter: soccer coach john carlo padilla worries about students' safety. >> these kids are our future and we've got to find a way to keep them safe and protected. >> reporter: a motive for the fight is still unknown. for now, mary is keeping her daughter home. >> as of now, she's no longer
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allowed to go to any night games. it's sad. >> reporter: antioch police say so far no suspects have been identified in this case. the search continues. meantime, if you have information, call police. in antioch, cornell barnard, abc7 news. pacific gas and electric is out with a new plan to emerge from bankruptcy, one that it claims will create a re-imagined utility with an enhanced safety structure and improved operations. the plan includes a pledge to overhaul the board of directors. it also vows to regionalize the company's operations and infrastructure to better serve customers and improve safety operations by adding more executives responsible for wildfire safety. the plan comes just days after governor newsom proclaimed that pg&e must become a new company or be taken over by the state. we are in the home stretch ahead of the first contest in the 2020 democratic presidential race. candidates will spend one final day crisscrossing iowa tomorrow hoping to pick up support before monday's caucuses. >> here's abc7 reporter marci gonzalez.
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>> reporter: candidates crisscrossing iowa. >> i need your help. i need you to commit to caucus. >> reporter: with just two days left before the nation's first vote of 2020. >> this moment will not come our way again. >> reporter: senators running for president trying to make up for lost time, rushing back from washington ahead of monday's caucuses. >> we had planned to be running all over the state. i was in the u.s. senate chambers involved in the impeachment trial of trump. >> fighting for us. >> fighting for you. >> reporter: senator bernie sanders fighting off criticism. >> i do have some concerns about bernie sanders health considering the fact he did have a heart attack. >> reporter: and dismissing questions on his ability to unite the party raised by mayor pete buttigieg, who is also targeting the democrats' other front-runner, former vice president joe biden. >> history has taught us that the greatest risk we could take going into a high-stakes
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election would be to fall back on the familiar. >> reporter: mr. biden on a 17-county bus tour through iowa touting his experience, trying to win over undecided voters. >> there's going to be no time for on the job training. we need a president on day one. >> reporter: and we were expecting to get the results of one last poll before the caucuses, but now they're not being released. the surprise decision coming after reports that buttigieg's name was left off at least one of the survey calls, potentially compromising the findings. marci gonzalez, abc news, des moines, iowa. the pennsylvania high school where kobe bryant went to school held a special tribute to the lakers legend, his daughter, and the seven others killed in the helicopter crash. over 1,000 people including bryant's former high school teammates showed up for the ceremony at lower merion high school in ardmore, pennsylvania. kobe's cousin unveiled a framed number 33 jersey on the wall of the kobe bryant gymnasium.
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two portraits of bryant were also presented to the school. tomorrow will be the last day fans can leave an item at the staples center in bryant's honor. officials say they'll begin removing the mountain of items left behind on monday, but not everythig will be thrown away. officials say every jersey, basketball, letter, toy, and stuffed animal will be cataloged, boxed up, and given -- some given to bryant's family. all the flowers, plants, and other perishables will be ground into mulch and spread in the planters around the arena and l.a. live. tomorrow as the guys face off on the field in miami, women will be ruling the super bowl commercials. here's a look at the preview. >> as the battle of the super bowl ads heats up, it's women who are really taking off. good morning america got an exclusive look at this star-studded commercial for olay and their make space for women campaign. >> taraji p. henson here. >> we have the opposite of a problem.
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>> soda stream also targeting astronauts. audi is placing "game of thrones" star maisie williams behind the wheel with a familiar tune as they embrace the future by letting go of the past. ♪ let it go, let it go >> and there's this budweiser ad directed by oscar winning filmmaker katherine big low and microsoft telling the inspiring story of katie sowers, offensive assistant coach for the 49ers. on sunday, she'll become the first woman ever to coach in a super bowl. >> all it takes is one, and then it opens the door for so many. >> the super bowl historically has not been friendly to women or minorities. and this year in particular, we're seeing a lot of super bowl advertisers make a push to be more inclusive. >> we'll also see winona plugging square space. >> excuse me, ma'am. what you doing over there? >> i'm building a website. >> tracee ellis ross in a shining parody. >> here's mountain dew zero. >> i am thirsty.
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this year the oscars after-party menu is adding more vegan options than ever before. yesterday chefs showed off some of their dishes ahead of the big events. 70% of the cuisine at the governor's ball will be plant-based. famed chef wolfgang puck will be dishing out hunan eggplant with forbidden rice, moroccan couscous and pasta dishes with truffles or mushrooms. there will also be a chocolate bar using oat milk. organizers say the change isn't
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really a change at all. >> last year we were at 60% plant-based, and this year it's 70%. it's an adaptation because as with everything, it's a conversation. conversations create change. >> now, it's not just the food. many items at the oscars are repurposed from the paint right down to the red carpet itself. don't forget you can watch all the drama as the best picture and other top winners are announced right here. the 92nd oscars are on february 9th only here on abc7. scientists at stanford are creating bionic jellyfish that will be able to scan the oceans for climate change. researchers are embedding micro electronics into the actual moon jellyfish. a small prosthetic will enable them to swim three times faster without causing stress or pain. researchers hope to develop sensors that can measure ocean
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climate conditions like temperature, oxygen levels, and nutrients. stephen curry will miss at least another month but the golden state warriors are hopeful for a march return. today the team announced that the superstar guard will miss alt of february as he continues to recover from a broken left hand. he'll be re-evaluated in four weeks and the warriors hope he'll return sometime in march. curry was injured in october during a loss to the phoenix suns. he had surgery on his hand in november. curry has been doing non-contact drills and conditioning since. a walnut creek native is going to have one of the best views of the super bowl tomorrow, all thanks to a contest. >> abc7 community journalist dustin dorsey explains from miami. >> reporter: some people have great views out there hotel room window. others, not so much. but for denise and her friends, they're going to have a view that they're going to be able to think about for the rest of their lives. that's because on super bowl sunday, when they open their
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hotel room door, they won't be at just any hotel. they'll be at hard rock stadium. >> i've only been to one nfl game. never been to a super bowl. like this is going to be crazy. >> reporter: the walnut creek native is here in miami because she won the courtyard super bowl sleepover contest, earning her and her friends a super weekend. >> me and my best friends arrived yesterday. we were able to go to the courtyard by visa party hosted by the chain smokers last night. that was really fun. then tonight they -- the courtyard had essential made their suite into a hotel room that we get to spend the night in in the stadium, the night before the super bowl. we get to wake up super bowl sunday in this suite. >> reporter: ammon, an emergency room doctor, explained a game changing relationship. her story of how they all support each other from across the country earned her a key to the super suite, something she
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never would have dreamed of winning. >> absolutely not. who inc. thises they're going to win a contest? i've never won anything before, so this was so crazy to me. >> reporter: i imagine this is a pretty good contest to win, huh? >> amazing. still in shock. i mean we're here now. a pretty great experience. very excited to be here. >> reporter: in miami, dustin dorsey, abc7 news. >> you said it. very excited to be there as we would all be. >> yeah, no contending with parking either. what a bonus. let's take time for one last check of the weather. >> we're finding that it turns windy overnight, guys. for that fact, wind advisory will go into effect early tomorrow morning at 4:00 a.m. while many of us are sleeping. you can see much of the bay area outlined for these strong winds gusting up to 45 miles per hour at times. future tracker wind gusts showing you early tomorrow morning the winds will ramp up thanks to a cold front moving through the region. winds especially along the coastline well over 30 miles per hour and much of our sunday is just a windy day.
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the winds will calm down early monday morning. so overnight tonight some patchy fog here and there. temperatures mainly settling in the 40s. then tomorrow it's windy with that wind advisory and that wind is going to bring in some cool air tomorrow. you're going to notice the difference compared to today. stuck in the 50s. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. blustery and chilly tomorrow. that will move into some cold mornings for monday and tuesday. then we'll bounce back middle of the week. but still next seven days we're dry. a lot of sunshine by thursday and friday. >> you prepared your super bowl potluck item. >> brownies. >> yours? >> still to be announced. >> we're very excited. still ahead on abc7 news at 11:00, 49ers or chiefs? we get super bowl predictions from some
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the number of uninsurising.ricans, the cost of prescription drugs, rising. the threat to people with pre-existing conditions, rising. the good news, so is support for the one candidate who'll do something about it. as mayor, mike bloomberg helped expand coverage for seven hundred thousand people, including hundreds of thousands of kids. including hundreds of thousands of kids. as president, he'll lower drug costs and ensure everyone without coverage can get it. that's a promise. and unlike him, mike actually keeps his.
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hard rock stadium tonight. miami has been good to the 49ers. they beat the bengals back in 1989 to capture their third super bowl. they destroyed the chargers in '95. their fifth lombardi trophy. >> can they win their sixth tomorrow? chris alvarez found everybody has an opinion. >> 49ers. >> yes, sir. >> 49ers by a couple points. it do be 55-52, but it don't matter. >> to be honest with you, i've been telling everybody from day one this is probably the toughest game that i've ever had to pick. right now i do not know. >> 28-17 has been my prediction. go niners. >> oh, yeah, chiefs for sure. i have a lot of respect for both teams but i just feel like chiefs have a lot of firepower. >> i got the niners 27-24. >> these are two amazing teams. they've had amazing seasons. but, you know, i was raised in kansas city, so you know what my prediction is. >> if everybody's playing up to par and everybody's into it, it's going to be one of the
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greatest super bowls of all time. this has been a long time coming. >> i'm hoping it's really exciting. i'm hoping that defense on the niners does not show up to play. so maybe 31-28 chiefs. >> i played for the rams. i don't like the niners, so i can't root for the niners. >> 49ers 37-31. going to be some scoring. >> i think it's going to be high scoring also. >> i don't think the defense will completely stop kansas city, but there will be some key moments of field position change and turnover change that i think is going to benefit the niners. >> yeah, niners win, you know. me, i don't think the score matters just because at the end of the day, once you win, you're the champion, you know? the only thing that matters number-wise is the ring size. >> that was abc7 sports anchor chris alvarez. tonight we're learning more about the star players in the other big sporting event tomorrow. you know the puppy bowl is tomorrow. >> just as big as the super bowl, right?
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nearly 100 puppies are competing for the lombarky trophy, ha ha, as well as the mvp or most valuable puppy award. three of the four-legged athletes, anise, gina, and poppy are coming from last chance animal rescue in waldorf, maryland. the other puppies are from different rescues across the country. all of the pups in last year puppy bowl have been adopted. i just want to stare at them puppies all night. >> in the super bowl you get a ring. i think they get diamond studded milk bones.
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(john a.) tonight, 24 americans lay it all on the line. their whole lives have been leading up to this one moment of glory. (music distorts) whoo-ooh! (john h.) yeah, let's hope they have a plan "b." (john a.) they've come from all over the country and from all walks of life to vie for $50,000

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