what's believed to be the youngest known patients, a newborn found to be infected 36 hours after birth, raising concerns about maternal fetal transmission. 215 of the cases are outside of china. also tonight, japan says 41 new cases of a virus have been found on a cruise ship that's been quarantined there. that brings the total number of cases to 61. about 3700 people are on the diamond princess. in the u.s., there are 12 confirmed cases of coronavirus. there are six cases in california, including two close to home here in santa clara county. today the director of san francisco's department of public health said his staff is working 24/7 now to monitor the situation, despite no new cases in the city. two people from a different county were transferred to ucsf for medical care. >> we are coordinating our local response with our other regional partners. we are in constant contact with the cdc and our federal partners as well as the state health

department. >> meanwhile, an intellectual property dispute is brewing over a drug made by foster city-based company gilead. scientists in china have applied to patent an experimental drug to treat coronavirus infected patients. there is an international rule that could allow china to force gilead to patent the drug. gilead applied for a patent in 2016 but is waiting for a decision. >> infectious disease doctors from two prestigious research institutes held an event today to share what is known and what scientists are still learning about coronavirus. >> the goal is really quite simple, replace fear with fact. abc7 news reporter eric thomas is live in mission bay with the information that was passed along today. >> the first thing researchers wanted people to know is they are familiar with coronaviruss. in fact many colds, about 30% of them are caused by a coronavirus. this one is a new strain, and

they are still learning the exact makeup of it. >> it looks like this is a less lethal virus. >> reporter: statistically, that's true, but emotionally, so is this. >> this is a very scary and fast-moving infection. >> reporter: infectious disease doctors hosted a seminar today to try to convert fear of the coronavirus into knowledge. >> there should be no alarm. flu is a far more major threat to people's lives. >> reporter: researchers from the independent gladstone biomedical research institutes teamed up with a colleague from ucsf to share the latest information about the coronavirus with health professionals and the general public. the doctor said it is now confirmed that the virus is primarily spread person to person and that it's a close cousin of two deadly viral outbreaks from the past. >> sars, 2000 to 2004, and then mers, the middle eastern respiratory syndrome in 2012. >> reporter: this new strain of

virus appears to spread faster than the others, but seems less lethal than either. the doctors agree the flu is a much bigger concern, claiming 10,000 lives just this flu season, and the steps we take to prevent the flu will also help guard against coronavirus. >> wash your hands. masks are really probably not that effective. >> reporter: there is no vaccine and current treatment options start with the antiviral tamiflu alongside some anti-hiv drugs, but they are not sure how effective the treatment. they are certain what we know about the ailment today may change tomorrow. >> i think it's really important to realize that this is a very rapidly changing outbreak. >> there are new drugs in the pipeline that show promise. at least they hope it will attack the virus where it lives. but those haven't come out yet. so for the meantime, they are doing what they can, and doing a lot of experimentation and a lot of research on what is working and what is not.

and, again, they're trying to share whatever information they have, these doctors are, but they're still learning new things every day as well. live in san francisco, eric thomas, abc7 news. >> now eric, are they concerned at all about finding an effective treatment, only to have this virus mutate into something resistant to current drugs? >> well, doctors already told us today that this particular strain of the coronavirus has mutated seven times, but they say the good news here is that it is not a fast mutating strain of virus. therefore they're not worried about it surprising them with a quick change to another type of virus. they think that it's slow enough that they can stay ahead of it, once they find a treatment that is effective. >> right. eric thomas reporting live for us tonight, thank you. two lunar new year's celebrations in the bay area this week are still happening as planned. the oakland museum of california says they are monitoring the outbreak ahead of their noontime event saturday, but have no plans to cancel.

in san francisco today, city officials held a news conference to address coronavirus concerns before the parade planned in the city on saturday. board of supervisors president norman yi was joined by several city officials including the san francisco police chief and the fire chief. he says it's not right that chinese people are being blamed for the coronavirus outbreak. >> sometimes we create fear, and sometimes it may be rightfully so. but in this case in the united states, in san francisco, in the bay area, the creation of this fear is unfounded. there is more people getting hit by a car right now than people actually catching this. >> yee says people should come out and celebrate this weekend to support the community and the culture. a bay area family flew all the way to southeast asia for what some would call a trip of a lifetime, only to turn around and come back to the u.s. once they realized the severity of coronavirus. abc7 news reporter chris win has more on the proactive steps they're now taking to keep

others from getting sick, even though they themselves aren't even ill. >> a peninsula family is now in a self-imposed quarantine after their trip to asia was cut short. >> we just felt like we could have been exposed to it. we're not sure. >> gale yip was on her way to singapore for a celebrity cruise as cases of the coronavirus grew exponentially in china. but on touching down, she and her travel mates knew they'd have a tough call to make, to either board the trip for a two-week trip scheduled to dock in multiple asian countries, or to return home. most of them chose the latter. >> we planned it a year ago. there were going to be 16 of us, and we met beforehand talking about the cruise, and we're all getting excited. >> we went to yip's home on the peninsula, but did an interview through facetime. that's because upon returning to the u.s., yip and her family voluntarily decided to quarantine themselves for two weeks, even though they're not sick and haven't shown any symptoms.

>> it's the better thing to do for us. that's the decision that we all made. >> again, yip doesn't want to take any chance, even though she was in singapore for just a few days. better safe than sorry, she says, as she begins the third day of her self-imposed quarantine. we also spoke to yip's sister-in-law, who was on the trip as well. >> a lot of people, like i said, know that we went to asia, and i don't want to cause mass hysteria also if i show up at a grocery store and have them say what are you doing here. >> as for the cruise, it turns out they may have made the right decision. the yips have since learned that the ship has been denied entry at multiple ports. >> hopefully we don't have this, right. we don't have the coronavirus, but that we don't want -- if we were, we don't want to be responsible to infect other people. >> on the peninsula, chris nguyen, abc7 news. >> and as news breaks about the spread of coronavirus, we will send the late west the abc7 news

app. you can customize the app for the places and topics that matter to you. and san francisco's director of public works and restauranteur nick bovas appeared in court today on corruption charges. >> muhammad, what do you want to say to the san francisco people? >> as you can see, it was talk to the hand from nuru who had no answer. nuru and nick bovas are facing honest services wire fraud in connection with an alleged scheme to bribe a san francisco airport commissioner. bovas' attorney had this to say. >> our client is really a good guy, a family man, hardworking, and virtually an institution in san francisco. and i think it's all going to come out in the wash. >> the stay was largely procedural with future court dates being set on the calendar. a date has been set for a memorial service for kobe bryant and his daughter gianna. they will be honored on monday, february 24th at the staples center in los angeles. the date of the memorial bears a particular significance.

it reflects the basketball numbers warn by the nba icon and his daughter. kobe wore the number 24 and gianna wore the number 2. they were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in calabasas in january. the seven others killed will also be honored. a fremont man viciously attacked while trying to defend a denney's employee last year. she just finished surgery on the victim, all in an effort to help him and build a better bay area. only on abc7. our news reporter kate larsen has the story. >> can i give you a hug? >> sure! >> it's been ten months since we last saw frederick who got some major dental work done today. last march, a door dash driver allegedly attacked frederick at this fremont denny's. he was left with a broken nose and palette, a split lip and he lost three front teeth. >> i've definitely had people

whoa. >> reporter: a doctor saw the story and were touched by his kindness. he was only punched after he told the suspect to stop yelling at a denny's employee who didn't have his to go order ready. >> once i saw it we have to help him. he was hit so hard that, you know, half of his bone and his teeth were gone. >> as soon a i connected dr. pi with frederick, she got to work at her palo alto dental practice. today she is helping with his permanent dental implant surgery. this day, surgery day is frederick's ninth visit to the office, and dr. pi says she'll likely be taking care of him for years to come, all free of charge. >> by the end, when frederick's mouth is all done and completed, it will be close to $100,000. >> it makes me emotional thinking about it even right now. >> there are only a few times you get to do something meaningful and make a change in someone's life. >> reporter: fremont police have identified the door dash driver

and are still looking for him to make an arrest. he has a past criminal record, though door dash said he cleared a background check three months before the attack. they have permanently deactivated the dasher from their platform. >> congratulations. give us your beautiful smile. >> meanwhile, dr. pi finished frederick's surgery, and his new smile is nearly complete. >> i'm really excited. >> kate larsen, abc7 news. >> wow. that's great. >> it really is. coming up, new at 6:00 tonight, 7 on your side's michael finney with an update on a class action trial against fastrak. >> they keep trying to keep the public out of the courtroom for this. 7 on your side is making sure you know what's going on. i think people have a stereotype about who is out here. >> yes. >> what would you tell them? >> i'd tell them that not everybody is on drugs, not everybody is drinking. >> she's one of the thousands of people in the bay area who are homeless. tonight you'll hear her story. i'm spencer christian.

we have a spring-like pattern now, but big changes mike: anyone hear the slogan, 'mike will get it done?' ok, let me tell you what the 'it' is. as mayor, i expanded healthcare coverage. as president, i'll build on obamacare because healthcare is a right. i created nearly 500,000 jobs in new york city. as president, i'll build an economy that delivers good jobs with higher wages. i'll take on the gun lobby and save lives. and i will stop trump's assault on women's reproductive rights. i've got a record of doing things. i've got the resources to take on this fight. as mayor, i held myself accountable for results. as president, i'll offer common sense plans and i will get it done. so let's stay on the offensive, and let's win. i'm mike bloomberg

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took the giving pledge to give my money to good causes, and why i spent the last ten years fighting corporate insiders who put profits over people. i'm tom steyer, and i approve this message. because, right now, america needs more than words. we need action. efforts to build a better bay area took place hours ago in oakland. this is new video of a cleanup of a homeless encampment. this on 35th street at peralta under 580. oakland police were on the scene, even blocking some traffic to make sure crews had room to get the job done. there are more than 4,000 homeless people in oakland. that's according to the latest homeless census. a stretch of frontage road in fremont once packed with rvs no longer faces that problem. this afternoon crews began phase one of the city's plan to prevent rvs and long haul

truckers by placing large boulders on the shoulder. they've been inundated with nearby businesses and workers about debris and trash left behind there. the changes in fremont are the latest in a series of moves we've seen around the bay area. last week a major change in santa rosa. 200 intab hasn'ts of a massive homeless camp which had taken over the joe rodota trail moved out. they were facing a deadline to move or be cited and arrested. a homeless camp has become an eyesore. kaiser permanente is funding a program to move people who have taken over the corner of mosswood park which sits across the street from kaiser's oakland facility. >> so often it seems we do reporting on people homeless in the bay area by focusing on them as a group. >> today we want to bring you on story in particular, a reminder that this issue is really about individuals. >> it is. here is abc7 news reporter laura anthony. >> i'm in this situation not because i want to be, but

because i have to be for now. >> oakland's sat sataana ballars learned ever not good to stay in one place too long. for five months the 47-year-old has been living in her car, an suv, one she prides on keeping immaculate. >> i just have to keep things neatly and in order for me, because i'm always -- i've been a neat freak almost all my life. >> ballard began living in her car after moving out of an abusive relationship, leaving a husband and a home in oakland she's known for decades. >> i was in debt with the house. i'm in debt without a house. there is no difference. >> i think people have a stereotype about who's out here. >> yes. what would you tell them? >> i tell them that not everybody is on drugs. not everybody is drinking. >> and despite having extensive experience as a social worker and a security guard, among other jobs, steady work has been

hard to find. ballard told us she has a few preferred spots, parking lots like this one near the coliseum, patrolled by oakland police and frequented by others whose only home is also a car. >> you're constantly always up, always watching your surroundings. it's hard. this is not easy. >> ballard did some driving for uber and gets occasional on call work at the port of oakland. but we're told she is penalized if she makes too much money. >> if i work one day, i don't even qualify for my unemployment, which is not barely anything to live on. >> so what do you need? >> i need a job. and i'm not -- i'm not irresponsible at all. so this is very difficult to be drowning in debt. and nobody, nobody has given me an opportunity to work full-time permanent with benefits.

>> laura anthony, abc7 news. >> we wish her all the best. and to help her out and share your ideas about building a better bay area, join our better bay area group on facebook. she is trying as hard as she can. >> i bet someone will see our report hopefully and maybe have a way out. >> we'll follow up. let's turn to our weather. now. >> spencer christian is here. >> okay. you like the spring-like weather we're having right now? >> yeah. >> we have one more day at least coming our way. here is live doppler 7. skies are mainly clear right now. we'll see a little patchy fog developing during the overnight hours. just to give an indication of how significant this warm-up is. current temperatures are anywhere from 2 to 8 degrees warmer right now than they were at all these locations yesterday. so the warm-up is continuing into tomorrow. right now live view from our rooftop camera, abc7 shows calm conditions over the embarcadero. it's 60 degrees in san francisco right now. 66 across the bay in oakland and redwood city also 66 degrees. san jose down to 60.

gilroy 67 and 62 at half moon bay. clear skies over the golden gate. freely flowing traffic. it's 59 degrees right now at santa rosa and fairfield also 56. 58 at concord. 59 at livermore. pier 15 on the embarcadero in san francisco, looking across the calm bay waters. these are our forecast features. spring-like warmth will be with us again tomorrow. it will be turning cooler over the weekend and gusty wind developing on oscar sunday. overnight look for areas of fog not only near the coast, but patchy fog out in locations near the bay and some inland valleys as well. overnight lows will be cool, but not cold. mainly in the low to mid-40s. and here is a look at our fog cast animation. starting at 5:00 tomorrow morning as the commute gets under way tomorrow morning, there will be quite a few areas of fog and reduced visibility, greeting morning commuters. it looks like the fog is going to hang around mid morning to late morning hours. then it will start to retreat to

the coast. that would give way to a mainly sunny day just about everywhere in the bay area. highs tomorrow in the low 60s on the coast. mainly mid-60s around the bay shoreline. we'll see upper 60s in many of our inland areas. and looking ahead again to sunday, i mention how windy it's going to be on sunday. this is our wind gusts animation starting at 7:00 a.m. sunday. at this point it will already be quite breezy across the bay area. by midday on sunday, we'll see wind gusts ranging from 25 to about 35 or 36 miles per hour. that pattern will hold for a eww hours, and then the gusts will get stronger. by 7:00 p.m. sunday, we'll see gusts ranging from 30 to about 40 miles per hour across the entire region. so as those gusts begin to taper off overnight sunday, it will give way to still a pretty breezy morning on monday. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. we have dry weather ahead for the next seven days. mild weather through the weekend. and actually, into early next week. it will start to turn cooler later in the week. oscar sunday is looking good,

despite the slight cooldown and the windy conditions. it's going to be a lovely day. and looking at the forecast in los angeles for oscar sunday. chance of showers, just a slight chance of showers. high temperature only 63 degrees. not exactly a warm day by l.a. standards, but certainly not cool. so pretty good weather there and pretty good weather here. >> perfect. >> that's the l.a. equivalent of buffalo. >> you're right. 63, you're right. >> thanks, spencer. >> okay. all right, coming up next, beating expectations. >> see what that did to twitter's tom steyer: listen, every democrat running for president is better than the criminal in the white house. we all have progressive plans to address the big challenges facing our country. what makes me different, is i've been working for ten years outside of washington, to end the corporate takeover of our democracy, and to return power to the american people. i started need to impeach to hold this lawless president accountable. i'm proposing big reforms like term limits... ...a national referendum...

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in tonight's bay area business watch, for the first time federal regulators have approved a company's request to deploy a vehicle that doesn't meet certain safety standards. the national highway traffic safety administration says it granted temporary approval to neurorobotics to run a autonomous delivery vehicle without side mirrors. both are required for human cars and trucks. nuro announced in september for low speed vehicles in partnership with walmart to deliver groceries in houston. shares in twitter closed high today after it beat expectations foreuser numbers and revenue growth. profits did fall as expenses rose. but despite that, shares stayed up today at nearly $39. the san francisco-based tech company says it added about 7 million daily users in the last quarter, bringing the total to 152 million. that's two million more than expected.

overall stocks were in the green for fourth day in a row, the dow up almost 90 point, closing at 29,379. the fda's ban on the sale of certain flavored cartridges takes effect today. it comes after companies must stop distributing and selling most of the flavored cartridge e-cigaret e-cigarettes. the product does not apply to flavored products for open tank systems. this comes amid the growing concerns of the growing number of young people using flavored products. bans already exist in several california cities and san francisco's ban on all e cigarettes went into effect last month. have you watched our series chasing california? >> i think a lot of nonpartisans are going to be shocked. when they get their ballot, it's going to have no presidential candidates on it. >> the importance of the unaffiliated voter in the upcoming elections, and why those votes really matter. fastrak claims bay area motorists would evade tolls if

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>> here is a live look at drivers crossing the golden gate bridge, because fastrak and the golden gate bridge district made a new attempt this week to shut the public out of the courtroom during secret parts of a class action trial against them. >> also, the company that runs fastrak claims the class action lawyers have been lying to the court and fabricating evidence for years. >> 7 on your side's michael finney is watching things heat up and watching what's happening very closely. >> let me tell you, this class action case is growing more contentious. now the testimony is about to begin. you may recall the lawsuit claims thousands of motorists have been unfairly charged for toll evasion and penalties on the golden gate bridge. transit agencies asked a judge to ban the public and media from entering the courtroom during much of the trial. they say their toll collection policy should be kept secret from all of us or we might use it to get free rides on our bridges. now there is an attempt to throw out the entire case.

it all began when the golden gate bridge switched to all electronic tolling in 2013. drivers without fastrak were supposed to receive toll invoices in the mail. however, the class action lawsuit claims thousands of drivers never received their toll invoices, mostly due to address mistakes, and it says fastrak didn't try to find the motorists, just piled on penalties. >> i didn't get sent one notice ever. >> the policy was that if the mail went out and came back undeliverable as addressed, they shredded the mail and imposed a penalty. >> reporter: in the first year, a quarter million drivers received toll evasion penalties. now fastrak and the golden gate bridge district said they improved their policies for handling tolls and disputes. however, they want to keep those policies a secret from the public, saying motorists might t ga sysm a avoid tolls and violation penalties. so that end, the transit agencies are asking a judge to

ban the public from the courtroom when those confidential policies are discussed at trial. 7 on your side is objecting, saying public policies are supposed to be made public, not kept secret. the judge so far is keeping the courtroom open, but suggested attorneys could avoid bringing up those confidential policies during the trial. however, in another move on wednesday, defense lawyers filed papers accusing the class action attorneys of committing misconduct and fraud in their case. they say the lawsuit was, quote, a money grab from the start based on falsehoods, fraud, and altered documents. they ask the judge to dismiss the claims against the company operating fastrak, and that the class action team pay them a $61,000 penalty. class action lawyer told the judge the allegations are baseless, intended to stop him from preparing for trial. the testimony begins in march. so what is it the fastrak is trying to hide from all of us?

and would you game the system to evade tolls, save a couple of bucks? 7 on your side is continuing to object to the secrecy of fastrak policy, and i'd like to hear what you think about all of this. just go to our website, or our facebook page. >> clad you're trying to shine the light here. thanks. surrounded by an audience of cabinet members, republican lawmakers, his staff and legal team, president trump celebrated his impeachment acquittal. that's not all. abc7 news serena marshall has the story. >> what was expected to be a celebration for president trump one day after he was acquitted in his senate impeachment trial turned into a rant against his political opponents and the process. >> we went through hell, unfairly. did nothing wrong. but this is what the end result is. >> part celebration, part airing of grievances, using an expletive. >> it was all

>> blasts democrats. >> these people are vicious. adam schiff is a horrible persons, nancy pelosi is a horrible person. >> and praising his republican supporter, singling out many in the room. >> and mitch mcconnell, i want to tell you, you did a fantastic job. >> as for the lone republican senator who crossed party lines, voting to convict him of abuse of power. >> as a senator juror, i swore an oath before god to exercise impartial justice. i am profoundly religious. >> the president accusing mitt romney of hiding behind his faith. >> you have some that used religion as a crutch. they never used it before. >> when it comes to remorse, he offered an apology to his family for the ordeal, but unlike president clinton, who apologized to the nation, president trump doubled down. >> i call it a perfect call, because it was. >> even though many in his own party disagreed. >> it was wrong for president trump to mention former vice

president biden on that phone call. >> as for the house speaker, she continued to defend the process. >> he is impeached forever no matter what he says or whatever headlines he wants to carry around. you're impeached forever. >> and while impeachment is over, the president faces another fight next month. the supreme court hearing three cases involving subpoenas of his financial records. serena marshall, abc news, the capitol. results from the iowa caucuses are final. 100% of the precincts have reported. former mayor pete buttigieg and bernie sanders are in the lead. however, the democratic party has called for a recanvas of the vote following days of uncertainty about the outcome. a winner has not yet been declared. you see the numbers are very close for buttigieg and sanders. the next democratic presidential debate is tomorrow here on abc. seven candidates have qualified, joe biden, bernie sanders, elizabeth warren, pete buttigieg, amy klobuchar, andrew yang and tom steyer.

the full debate will take place tomorrow in new hampshire. you can watch it, though, on abc7 starting at 5:00 p.m. we want to help you be prepared as a voter as we head into next month's california primary with our weekly political series "chasing california." this week we explore the rise in unaffiliated voters, people who are not registered with any polica here is a sneak peek at our new episode with abc7 news reporter liz kreutz. >> i registered as an independent because what else was i going to do? i felt like i couldn't fully agree with either or. so i just go with what i believe. but i still would like to vote. >> why do you think we're seeing a rise in people deciding to have no party preference? >> you know, i think it's maybe a sign of the times. the biggest part really, it's up to candidates and political parties to make their case to eligible voters as to why they should affiliate with them. >> now we have some extra insight from abc7 contributor and "san francisco chronicle" insider phil matier. >> big question for a lot of

candidates is how do you get those voters. >> right. >> into the ballot booth and vote for me, or is it too much trouble and i'm not going to? >> in previous episodes of "chasing california" we caught up with bernie sanders, michael bloomberg and andrew yang. you can find the full episodes online on the abc7 news app, youtube and amazon fire. well worth your time. how much would you spend to save the life of your pet? >> we take a look at a revolutionary new surgery that could save millions of dogs with a bay area man shelling out thousands to save his best friend. it's time to vote at abc7news.com/vote. you get to decide which dress dion lim wears to the oscars this weekend. . there are five choices. she looks fabulous in all of them, of course, but which is your favorite? go to abc7news.com/vote to choose one of the five, tom steyer: listen, every democrat running for president is better than the criminal in the white house. we all have progressive plans to address

the big challenges facing our country. what makes me different, is i've been working for ten years outside of washington, to end the corporate takeover of our democracy, and to return power to the american people. i started need to impeach to hold this lawless president accountable. i'm proposing big reforms like term limits... ...a national referendum... ...and ending corporate money in politics. as president, i'll declare climate change an emergency on day 1. and, use those powers to finally address the climate crisis. and, i've spent 30 years building a successful international business. so, i can take on donald trump on the economy - i'm tom steyer and i approve this message - because there is nothing more powerful than the unified voice of the american people.

mik'mike will get it done?'n, ok, let me tell you what the 'it' is. as mayor, i expanded healthcare coverage. as president, i'll build on obamacare because healthcare is a right. i created nearly 500,000 jobs in new york city. as president, i'll build an economy that delivers good jobs with higher wages. i'll take on the gun lobby and save lives. and i will stop trump's assault on women's reproductive rights.

i've got a record of doing things. i've got the resources to take on this fight. as mayor, i held myself accountable for results. as president, i'll offer common sense plans and i will get it done. so let's stay on the offensive, and let's win. i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message. the oscars are this weekend, and you get to decide which dress abc7 anchor dion lim wears. . there are five choices. vote. turquoise, maroon, yellow, red

or blue. she looks fabulous in all of them. >> we'll keep voting open while dion gives you a closer look. >> as we get ready for the biggest night in hollywood, this year i have to find something to wear. so i'm getting help from my personal shopper. >> hey, dion. welcome to bloomingdale's. okay, this is your fitting room. >> oh my god, there is so much stuff. >> i'm super excited to walk you through it. i put together some moments over here. >> let's do it! what do you think? you.think this color is awesome which is actually this bright green was a huge surprise for the red carpet from charlize theron to lizzo. everyone is rocking this bright green. and i definitely think you can handle it. next? red, another big color for the red carpet. scarlett johansson, nicole kidman, and it's stunning on you. how do we feel about this one?

>> totally different than what i'm used to wearing, but i dig it. >> it's a really, really simple canvas that we can take to next level with hair, makeup and accessories. this dress doesn't have a ton of hanger appeal, that's why i encourage clients to put it on. >> the structure is nice. >> this fabric is unbelievable. >> how do you feel about this detail? >> i think it's super unique, which is kind of cool. and i have to say it's totally different than anything else we've tried on today. >> so which gown am i going to choose? that decision is up to you. >> let's look at the results at abc7news.com/vote right now. the one i like is winning, the turquoise, 43%. >> i agree. she looks stunning in all of them. i like the turquoise, 43%. next up is the red dress at 26%. they all look great. watch this weekend by the way the find out which dress is the winner. dion will be on the red carpet. >> dion will be live from the

dolby theater in hollywood for our countdown to oscar starting tomorrow on abc7 news at 4:00. and you can watch the 90-second oscars this sunday at 5:00 only on abc7. >> and you can catch a special oscars edition with kelly and ryan monday morning at 9:00 right here on abc7. breezy weather is coming back to the bay area. >> it is. get your kites. spencer, it's the weekend othroughout the country for the past twelve years, mr. michael bloomberg is here. vo: leadership in action. mayor bloomberg and president obama worked together in the fight for gun safety laws, to improve education, and to develop innovative ways to help teens gain the skills needed to find good jobs. obama: at a time when washington is divided in old ideological battles he shows us what can be achieved when we bring people together to seek pragmatic solutions.

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a bond between a person and their pet obviously is irreplaceable. so what would you do to keep yours alive? >> or how much would you pay? abc7 news anchor dion lim sat down with a bay area man going to expensive lengths to protect his beloved pet. >> judging by her abundance of vict vim and vigor, you'd never know that lola has a life-threatening condition. >> we had an episode in november where she came back from a walk and she fainted. she has an enlarged heart because she has a damaged mitral valve. >> in other words, preheart failure, and in her case months if not a year or so to live. it's the most common issue for dogs, affecting millions. lola's dad jason says lola, a certified therapy dog has saved his life countless times. >> i suffer from severe

depression. and bipolar disorder. the reason i continue to survive and even thrive with the disease is lola. >> but today jason has hope thanks to a type of open heart surgery pioneered by japanese dr. uichi. his surgeries have a 90% success rate, but here is the catch. >> it's about $45,000. i've already cashed out my 401(k) and using every penny of my savings, and i'm also looking into selling my car if need be. >> until now the procedure was only available in japan, but now surgeons are being trained to do this procedure in florida, making it not only more accessible, but also in hopes to bring it down. >> right now it is a unique, very high-end, high skill procedure that is a combination of a loft different teams from around the world coming together. >> with surgery scheduled for this summer in florida, jason has peace of mind that lola will live at least another four years, and that dog owners can find that same hope too.

>> anything for lola. she is family. >> in alameda, dion lim, abc7 news. >> they are family. >> they are. that's true. okay. let's talk about the weather forecast one more time. >> spencer christian is tracking what's coming for us. >> am marks dan, queer going to see fog developing under clear skies. but the fog will obscure some of our views of the clear sky. fog near the coast and around the bay and inland valleys, overnight lows in the mid to low 40s. tomorrow's highs mainly mid- to upper 60s. it's going to be a nice mild today, much like today was, and it will be mild again over the weekend and bright and breezy. windy day on sunday. gusts will be quite strong. oscar sunday will be a breeze. monday and tuesday looking mild as well, but we'll have our weather pattern turning a little cooler around the middle of next winter. >> it is. we keep reminding ourselves. >> not in miami. look at this south beach tan. >> i know! >> oh, man. it's good to be home. >> great job. >> thanks, thanks. i do actually work here.

coming up in sports, a lot of teams wheeling and dealing, including the golden state warriors. they're going look very different the next time mike: anyone hear the slogan, 'mike will get it done?' ok, let me tell you what the 'it' is. as mayor, i expanded healthcare coverage. as president, i'll build on obamacare because healthcare is a right. i created nearly 500,000 jobs in new york city. as president, i'll build an economy that delivers good jobs with higher wages. i'll take on the gun lobby and save lives. and i will stop trump's assault on women's reproductive rights. i've got a record of doing things. i've got the resources to take on this fight. as mayor, i held myself accountable for results. as president, i'll offer common sense plans and i will get it done.

so let's stay on the offensive, and let's win. i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message. fisn't just about polar bears. we're fighting for our lives, we're fighting for clean air and clean water. that's why i wrote the law to send billions from polluters to communities suffering the most. and only one candidate for president was with us back then, tom steyer. and he's still fighting for us, pledging to make clean air and clean water a right for everyone,

regardless of your zip code. that's the truth. that's tom steyer. i'm tom steyer and i approve this message. now abc7 sports with chris alvarez. >> the warriors roster will look dramatically different when they host the lakers saturday night. gone jacob evans, glenn robinson ii and d'angelo russell traded

in a b wh the timberwolves. always expected to be trade bait when he signed the max deal with the warriors in the off-season. filled in for the injured klay thompson, despite injuries of his own. averaging 26.6 pointsme. the warriors get back andrew wiggins, a 2021 first round pick. averaging 22.4 points a game. defense and issue, according to basketball reference, wiggins has the worst defensive rating of any player who has played at least 15,000 minutes. he can only get better from here. former warrior andre iguodala finally has a new home with the heat. traded by the warriors to memphis in the off-season. never reported. today sent to miami and then signed a two-year deal worth $30 million. after a heartbreaking super bowl loss, many niners have taken to social media calling the 2020 season the legendary revenge tour. players spoke yesterday as they cleaned out their lockers. today coach shanahan spoke

today. >> as kansas city chiefs confetti fell from the sky on super bowl sunday, the next challenge immediately became getting over the super bowl hangover there. >> is a reason not a lot of teams have done it. it's not an easy thing to do. but i also think that we got different people than a lot of teams have. >> only eight teams in nfl history have returned to the super bowl following the year they lost the game. >> it is tough. but we do believe we're different, you know. there are not many teams that go from four wins to 13 and dominate in the nfc in the play-offs and get there. we believe this team is different, and we believe we're capable of doing that. >> leading the way will be quarterback jimmy garoppolo, who despite taking a lot of heat for the super bowl loss has full support from his head coach. >> i think jimmy is one of the main reasons we got to the super bowl. he overcame a lot. this is his first year in his career going through an entire nfl season. it will improve as the year went. i think says a ton about jimmy. >> changes certain to come this off-season through free agency and the draft as the 49ers try to keep the core intact for

2020. >> we're committed to finding a way to be better. we'd love to keep everybody. this team is special. and there is a special feel to it. we hope that's the case. it's probably not likely. it just doesn't happen in this league. >> i'm proud as can be of how our team handled everything. when you get in these moments and you can feel all, this it makes you stronger it is a cool feeling, not to mention how hard grieving the loss of a super bowl is. we'll start that process. >> and it starts now. just two hours down the road, first round play teeing off at the at&t pebble beach pro am today. and a little slice of heaven on earth. man. should have been a golfer, really. cardinals wide receiver larry fitzgerald, he plays football for the cardinals. he and pro partner kevin streelman at 11 under. the great one, wayne gretzky playing with dustin johnson. birdie on 17. they played spyglass today. the always entertaining bill murray. got have bill murray in the highlight, playing in his 25th

tournament. also playing spyglass. he is tied for 98th at 3 under. he is always having a lot of fun. lefty three birdies on the final three holes. he is 4 shots back of the lead. so in contenion after day one. patrick cantlay three bogeys, he is tied for second. two back of thek taylor. hey, did you see this last night? a clippers fan hit a half-court shot and won 10k. and checkhe celebration slide. it reminds me -- he probably got stuck there, when the niners slip and slide over the washington redskins. get the big old check. can you imagine winning $10,000 on one shot? that would be pretty fun. >> absolutely. >> sign me up. >> i love how he went down. >> i think he meant to actually slide. >> thank you, chris. >> join us tonight for abc7 at 11:00. >> there is a meeting happening tonight on the uc berkeley campus informing the public about the coronavirus. meantime, california's department of public health

working on new ways to test for the virus. i'm cornell bernard. that story tonight at 11:00. and also, as coronavirus fears force the cancellation of more flights, as we take a live look at sfo right now, we're going to talk about how business travelers are being affected. and we have a great lineup for you. coming up, check it out. coming up tonight on abc7, 8:00, you can watch "station 19." that is followed by "grey's anatomy," and then at 10:00, be sure to stay with us. you can check out "a million little things." and stay with us for abc7 news at 11:00. and after, that stick around, because jimmy kimmel live comes on. that starts at 11:35. finally tonight, a few thoughts about what really matters. it's been an interesting day today to hear from people from different political points of view about the spectacle we witnessed during tuesday night's state of the union address. everyone expects the annual address by the president before a joint session of congress to be a partisan affair, one side

participating in applause lines, the other sitting on their hands. it's always a bit uncomfortable. but tuesday night never more so as two of the most powerful people on the planet put their personal animosity on full display for the cameras. president trump refusing to shake the hand of the speaker of the house after handing her a copy of his speech. nancy pelosi later tearing up those pages. the level of personal hostility in washington is at a new level, and it's hard to foresee where it goes next and to what end. with all of that angst, perhaps what really matters for the rest of us living outside the d.c. beltway is to not reflect that hostility with our colleagues, friends and neighbors with whom we may disagree politically. i always love to hear from you. let me know what you think. follow me on twitter and facebook @danashley abc7. >> that will do it for this edition of abc7 news. you can lock for news any time

on the abc7 news app. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time. for spencer christian, chris alvarez, the entire abc7 news team, have a good night. >> see you later. tis better than the criminal in democrathe white house.esident we all have progressive plans to address the big challenges facing our country. what makes me different, is i've been working for ten years outside of washington, to end the corporate takeover of our democracy,

and to return power to the american people. i started need to impeach to hold this lawless president accountable. i'm proposing big reforms like term limits... ...a national referendum... ...and ending corporate money in politics. as president, i'll declare climate change an emergency on day 1. and, use those powers to finally address the climate crisis. and, i've spent 30 years building a successful international business. so, i can take on donald trump on the economy - and beat him. i'm tom steyer and i approve this message - because there is nothing more powerful than the unified voice of the american people.

♪ this is "jeopardy!" please welcome today's contestants-- a retired i.t. specialist from haledon, new jersey... a business development strategist from san francisco, california... and our returning champion-- a management consultant from wynnewood, pennsylvania... whose 3-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--alex trebek! thank you, johnny. [ cheers and applause ] good audience today. all right. welcome, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome also to cherisa and patrick, our newcomers. and, travis, good to see you again. you're on a bit of a roll-- three games in a row.

let's go to work in round one, shall we? we're going to encounter one daily double, of course, in one of these categories... the "b" is in quotation marks. you know what that means. that category is followed by... uh-oh. ...deals with colleges and universities founded in the 20th century, and then we have... and finally... - travis, start. - pop lyrics, $200. travis. what is "every breath you take"? right. $400, pop lyrics. travis. - what is "material girl"? - you got it. pop lyrics, $600. - patrick. - what is "i love rock 'n roll"?