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chilly out there, a big dome of high-pressure, maybe if you sprinkles. the high clouds, 48 downtown, san jose 45, and the typical cool spot in santa clara at 37. moderate air quality, 37 in santa rosa, 34 loma, and 39 in livermore, 44 by the delta, so much colder this morning, two to 11 degrees colder for most. and we will be looking at a lot of sunshine today, hazy at times, and we will see temperatures above average with low-to-mid 60's, middle of the afternoon and the coast is going to get cooler tomorrow. we talk about the wooden shift coming up. liz: this morning, the 49ers are in los angeles. it will be the third time the niners take on the rams this season. abc 7 news reporter amanda del

castillo was in the airport as they took off. amanda: the sweet sounds of the 49er faithful, fans waiting hours before they started their truck l.a. outside levi's stadium, hundreds lined the sidewalk. fans waved flags, health signs, and screamed, anything to get their message through the bustle. >> i want the niners to see that we're faithful. we're sending them good vibes. >> i hope they get the inspiration that they know we're here for them. amanda: that big energy amplified now that nfc championship weekend has kicked off. since two california teams are going head-to-head, the support needs to be felt across the state. >> is just the fact that they'er in california, that makes it a lot easier to get to the game. >> beat l.a.! amanda: from the tiniest to the

longtime fans, a would put the 49ers back on track for that seemingly everlasting request for six. >> i was nine years old when i went to the super bowl here in stamford when the niners played miami dolphins, dan marino's only appearance. so it comes home. amanda: ask any member of the faithful. home is where the heart is. and this weekend, it's in l.a. >> which is called sophia -- sofi levi south. amanda: let's talk about the faithful. let's talk about that dedication. many fans plan to wave goodbye and then drive hours down to l.a. to watch the game on sunday. outside levi's stadium, i'm amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. liz: and several 49ers fans are already in l.a., including j.r. stone. he is down there right now. we've caught up with the

faithful. here's his report from sofi stadium. jr: 49ers fans are ar 49ers fan los angeles. >> beat ole! -- l.a.! jr: for some, that meant flying the flags. for others, that meant a thursday night of driving with the only acceptable interior lighting around, red. think there will be a sea of red over there? >> a tsunami of red. jr: this chapter says they will be hundred 49ers fans deep come sunday and received quite a bit of reaction and route to socal. >> i would say 90% of the people are all niners fans, but we did get some rams fans. jr: sunday's championship may boast a record for the best secondary tickets of all time for a non-super bowl game.

many we talked with haven't yet bought. >> fans are just waiting for the prices to drop right now. last minute, it's going to change a lot. jr: and yes, there will be some diehard rams fans at the game, too. you didn't in transition to being a niners fan? >> no. the competitiveness has been going on forever. jr: a competitive love. just don't try to predict who the locals are rooting for. >> i appreciate the rams coming back. it was a long time coming. but i'm diehard 49ers fan, so i've got my money and i doubling down with the 49ers. j.r.: all is quite outside sofi stadium right now, but that will change as we get closer and closer to sunday's big game. as for events for of them down n southern california. on saturday, a fan tailgate in

the downtown area. on sunday, another tailgate in the pink parking lot outside sofi stadium, and you can bet will be there for all of the. j.r. stone, abc 7 news. liz: and we will chat with jr tomorrow morning at this time moving on to developing news, california's and battle department is getting a new leader. director rita signs announced her resignation yesterday. she took over at the end of 2020 as the department dealt the search in unemployment claims and rampant fraud. signs will go back to her role as a commissioner on the california commission on aging and nancy farias is taking over the edd for she will be sworn in on tuesday. she is currently the edd chief deputy director of external affairs legislation, and policy. there are new developments in california's fight against coronavirus.

hospitalization statewide have dropped below 15,000 patients for the first time in more than a week. san franciscans who got the johnson & johnson vaccine and the booster can now get a third shot. yes, the city's health department updated the city's guidance, recommending the pfizer. starting tuesday, oakland will our people 12 and older to show vaccination at many indoor public locations. that includes restaurants, bars, museums, and indoor events with more than 500 people. and several developments in the fight against omicron in the north bay, a shipment of 9000 n95 masks from the federal government arrived for clinics. hundreds of covid tests also arrived and could he sent around next week. >> this is great. i think it's going to keep us safer and it's going to help us, the next step with the covid. liz: in marin county, first responders now have until march 1 to be fully vaccinated and boosted. the previous deadline was yesterday.

only a small percentage of first responders are not vaccinated and they can keep their job if they agree to weekly testing. today, sonoma county is kicking off a large scale vaccine clinic. it's happening at the county fairgrounds in santa rosa. you do not need an appointment to get vaccinated or boosted their.. it just started and it will run until 4:00 p.m. the clinic is also open tomorrow and weekends through february 20. there's still no word if teachers in the west contra costa school district are going to go on strike. negotiations were held yesterday over covid safety measures. the union once weekly testing for everyone and testing twice a week for classrooms that have outbreaks. also on the list, demands are kn95 and n95 masks for all teachers and staff, and if there is no deal, the union said it would consider a strike vote. you can keep track of all the changes in the endemic. just go to abc7news.com/coron

avirus to stay up the day. let's go check outside. lisa: we're looking at sunshine, and alcatraz, where we have sunshine, high clouds, moderator lettie, and above average temper atures today. my forecast is next. liz: also, a north bay man says his stolen cap turned up in southern california. what he says airbnb renters are behind this cat napping. plus, new hope for businesses in the castro, of a decades-old ban that has just been lifted hopes to revitalized neighborhood.

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liz: here's a live look outside this morning, looking at the by the darrow. there's a little windy but it should be a pretty nice day compared to the east coast. we'll talk about that and a moment. firefighters in santa clara are keeping an eye on possible flareups after a fire left significant damage to the elks lodge. an oven is being blamed for starting that fire crews say they were called out to the building on martin avenue just before 5:00 last night investigators say two people were preparing food for bingo night at the lodge and it appears there was some sort of grease fire. one person had to be taken to the hospital for smoke

inhalation. sonoma county man is pleading for his beloved cat to return. d said tourist in his neighborhood snatched the cat and they now have it in southern california. luz pena explains a he pieced the story together. luz: for the past three months, troy farrell has been fighting to get his cat back home. >> she was my support cap. that was my friend, you know? that was who i have. luz: nevins is a neighborhood cat. she's lived in sonoma for years. troy says she is the reason they chose the house. >> every time we go to a window, nevins would run up and be like, i'm here. let me in, let me in, let me in. i love you. so that's the sign. that's the sign. this is the right house. luz: several years ago, troy adopted her. in october, after he came back home from a trip, she was gone. >> they still my cat.

luz: neighbors say a couple staying at and airbnb two houses down from troy's asked about nebbins while seeing her out in the neighborhood. >> what do you know about this cat? we love this cat. it's beautiful cats. luz: according to troy, he got a call from long beach claiming they had his cat but couldn't send it. the vet at the vca had -- animal hospital scanned his microchip. >> it's my cat. well, we're not legally allowed to house cats in this facility, so we have to give them back to the people who stole her. luz: in a statement, veterinary centers of america say they have legal obligations to the client who initially brought in the cat, and confirmed they're fully cooperating with the sonoma county sheriff's investigation. now the neighborhood has united to get it back. >> really ask our visitors, i hope you enjoyed visiting sonoma

county. please return the cap. luz: troy is hoping the couple who took nevins brings him back to him and her family. >> she means a lot to this neighborhood. a lot. luz: in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. liz: a decades-old ban on opening new bars in san francisco's castro neighborhood is no longer. city leaders voted to change the rule earlier this week. abc 7 news reporter tim johns explains the history and the plans for the future. tim: it's one of the liveliest neighborhoods in san francisco. the for the past three and a half decades, if you wanted to open a new bar in the cities castro neighborhood, you were out of luck. >> it was the story of this woman who came to us with this tale that we were a little surprised about. tim: raphael is the supervisor of district eight. he says his officer -- office was recently approached by

wyatt, who to open a piano bar, only to be told she could. >> and then we dug a little bit and realized this is true. and we probably should change this. tim: the band goes back to 1987 and probably came about due to a multitude of reasons, says a gay-rights activist and former supervisor. >> i think some of it had to do with witness as a decision, the less competition you have. aids was happening, as well. that could have had in influence, particularly on the dynamic of patronage. tim: at a board of supervisors meeting on tuesday, a unanimous vote cast a new ordinance once again allowing new hours to open, a move that's been welcomed in the neighborhood. >> excited. it's great. tim: is not just changing an outdated law. it gives a chance to revitalize the neighborhood that's been hard by covid. this is the president of the castro emergence association. he says the pandemic has caused

devastating economic consequences. >> unfortunately, we have lost a whole bunch of businesses that went out of business permanently. but having new businesses come in, it's a hope. tim: but it's not just replacing the old with the new. he hopes the new city rules will offer more lgbtq entrepreneurs to set up shop. >> to the extent that we're trying to open up the castro to more different kind of people, especially queer people, it makes sense to allow some of those folks to try to open as this is there. tim: in san francisco, tim johns, abc 7 news. liz: happening now, nearly 3000 fights are canceled as a major winter storm takes aim at the northeast. this could bring feet of snow to some areas, one with hurricane strength winds. this morning, snow was already accumulating on roads in new jersey. you can see these pictures here. states of emergency have been declared from the carolinas to maine. the brunt of the storm is expected to hit from to coastal

new england, bringing blizzard conditions, up to 30 inches of snow is predicted outside boston, and it will be snowing heavily today. >> not only are we expecting large amounts of snow, we're also expecting high winds. and we're fully expecting wide-out conditions tomorrow -- whiteout conditions tomorrow. this is serious. liz: is shutting down train service for many major routes. and lisa, it does some pretty serious. your sister lives on the jersey shore and she can't even open their door because there's so much snow. lisa: they have snow pushing two feet there. and in boston, not quite yet, but they had wind gusts of 50-60 miles per hour. the storm is pretty far offshore. if it was closer, it would be even more problematic. but they are getting a lashing with the gusty winds, the flooding, and now the snow that is really going to break some records there.

it is intense from cape cod, where they're looking at snow on the cape. back home, it's quiet, a little bit of struggle activity in southern california. but a brig -- big ridge of high pressure protecting us today. started out with some lightning and the carolinas. now the feature is offshore, that area of low pressure, which is intensifying and will continue to do so, just getting into the act now in boston. but you see new jersey just covered in snow, and this will continue up through nova scotia, halifax in canada, and western new york, buffalo, that snowy part of the country, not getting anything, so really a coastal event. look at all the haze. 90 can see why we have that moderate air quality with the dome of high-pressure overhead. not allowing for mixing, but temperatures in the upper 40's for santa cruz. it was in the low 70's yesterday, i think upper 60's today. 50 in the cities, 47 in oakland,

44 in mountain view, 45 in san jose. an half moon bay is a 48. the shark tank with some clouds around and moderate air at 8, 37 in santa rosa, petaluma, and low 40's for napa, wind chill index at about 30 this morning in livermore. so it has certainly been cold, anywhere from two to nine degrees cooler across the bay, and some blue sky here from the golden gate bridge. so the clouds thinning out, but the air quality less than ideal. at times, you'll notice that hayes, but dry, offshore rains will deliver us next week. we will see that fog and temperatures coming down slightly not only sunday, but to start to work week -- the workweek. we will get some offshore winds midweek, but no rain, looks like the first week of february trending dry. this brings us to the 22nd consecutive dry day, with no measurable rain.

the early part of the month, just a little bit of rain. and as we get into the workweek for the south bay, look how mild today in the mid 60's, dropping off early, and then we see temperatures come back up potentially by the end of the week. storm track nowhere near california, and this takes us into february 8. we e gfuhe tha thatitthdr weather. pa today. look for 65 in morgan hill, 66 in santa rosa, and also in san jose. the accuweather 7 day forecast, fog, a cooler afternoon, and then it begins to shift to the east, and we get another win shift with an offshore flow potentially enhancing fire weather tuesday and wednesday. and then there's another opportunity at the end of the week for more offshore winds. liz: sounds good. thank you. just ahead, why shots at chase center won't just be taken by the warriors today. the president of the warriors sitting down with abc 7 for an

exclusive interview about a new mandate going into effect in just a few days.

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liz: happening today, you are invited to go for three. the warriors in the chase center hosting a booster clinic to get members ready for a mandate next month. two been a fortune sucked in with the warriors president and coo for interview you'll see only for on abc 7. >> since the start of covid, air edict has been we want chasten -- the chase center to beat the safest center in the country. jobina: this is one of the five venues that set a vaccine mandate since the start of the season. but come february 1, things are going a step further. >> we will be the on>> we will the country mandating boosters for everyone who is now eligible to receive a booster. jobina: and that doesn't mean you can get a booster the day before you show up to a-game.

fans of and older must be two weeks removed from the final dose of a vaccine and if eligible, seven days removed from receiving a booster shot. starting march 1, fans 12-15 must be two weeks removed from the final dose, seven days removed from their booster shot. kids 5-11 can show proof of vaccination or a negative covid test. >> if you're coming to an event february 1, which would be the first day, and our first event is for very third, you have to get your -- february 3, you have to get your vaccine by january's. jobina: can you give more than 18,000 fans, a team, and staff healthy in this new era of the pandemic. >> we can actually change out the entire airflow for outside air four times in every hour. and in high-traffic areas like the concourse, it actually happens 12 times every hour.

so this is an investment we made. it cost us more money to operate that way. jobina: but he says it's worth it. the stadium is also collaborating with health pass to make vaccine verification faster and more accurate. healthy fans and a healthy team is, of course, a win. but could also maybe mean a big win, like a shiny gold trophy kind of went? -- win? >> we had so many rate moments, steph breaking the three point record. i think looking at it, we're as good as anyone out there. we're really excited to see how the season finishes. i think we got a good shot. jobina: jobina fortson, abc 7 news. liz: today's vaccine clinic runs from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m., and you can schedule an appointment by going to chasecenter.com. pfizer and moderna serve first, second, and third doses will be available today. still to come on abc 7 morning, a bridge collapsed just hours

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bldg beeray area, orrd, fi solutions. this is news. liz: good morning. starting this lf another look at the weather, so let's get back over to lisa argen. it sure feels like spring these days. lisa: it really does. you get the windows open. you turn off the heat, just sit in the sun, glorious out there later on today as we look at the exploratorium camera. you can see the high clouds, a bit of hayes out there, 50 in the city, 47 oakland, 38 in santa clara. still chilly, 37 in santa rosa, petaluma, 39 in livermore with 42 in concorde. even with the numbers coming up,

a colder morning out there by nine degrees on the coast, and air quality moderate, so we need some wind. we're not going to get any today or tomorrow but we will get a win shift. so today is the warmer day, mid 50's by noontime. 2:00, 3:00, well into the 60's, above average. a chilly night on the way. fog comes back into play so that onshore push will cool us off for your sunday. liz? liz: thank you. this morning, the world health organization says we are nearing the end of the emergency phase of the pandemic. nationwide, just under 145,000 covid patients are in the hospital right now. abc 7 news reporter christine sloan has more. christine: with new cases falling across the country, the u.s. is seemingly approaching a transition. the world health organization says we are nearing the end of the emergency phase in the pandemic. health experts say the virus will remain but we have what we need to live with it. >> the virus isn't going away.

we may see future surges. but mandates, a lot of those are going to start easing. and what that means is when we see future surges, we are going to have to deploy the tools we have, vaccines, tests, etc. to get through them. christine: for now, those are the first line of defense as we push back against the omicron search. more than 40 u.s. states and territories are reporting decreasing averages, but 9% of u.s. counties are reporting high transmission. utah senator met romney is one of the latest people to get sick. his office says he is asymptomatic and will isolate and work remotely. meantime, many hospitals around the country continue to face overwhelming numbers of patients. >> a shortage of staff trying to get everything. we don't have beds. we're just trying to make everything fit. it's hectic.

christine: and the cdc's dresses the important -- continues to stress the importance of a fourth shot. they decrease hospitalization by about 14%, and for those in -- with copper must mean systems, about 19%. liz: now and update too and i team story about millions of dollars of ppe purchased during the pandemic left outside in the rain for months. dan noyes saw it firsthand. basket why this happ why thi being done about it. cardboard boxes.

can help them because the volcano ashes settled. there's a lot of dust and they're trying to get rid -- so right now they're looking for face masks, any cut of medical supplies, whatever they can help with the donation. liz: there are still supplies available and we put the email address on your screen. if you would like to pick some up, smc donated some supplies at smc.org. new develop it's on the showdown over spotify. joni mitchell is removing her music from the platform, joining neil young in protest. mitchell posted a statement to her website, saying, irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives. earlier this week, young pulled his music, saying he was upset by covid vaccine misinformation on joe rogan's a spotify podcast. pennsylvania officials credit the winter weather with preventing a bridge collapsed from being worse. they say because of school snow

delays, traffic was lighter than usual yesterday morning when this bridge in pittsburgh gave way, swallowing a bus and five other cars. 10 people suffered minor injuries. this happened just hours before president biden traveled to pittsburgh to highlight his infrastructure law. abc news reporter morgan norwod has the details. market: federal investigators are trying to figure out what led up to this, rich suddenly collapsing during the morning commute, five cars and this bus plunging with it. >> our engineering team will look for signs of stress in the materials that comprise the bridge, signs of fracture, signs of deterioration. but i do want to stress right now those are just general. we have no information on this collapse. morgan: first responders racing to the scene to form a human chain, pulling people from the partially crushed bus, the bus driver frantically calling for help. >> i was more concerned with getting the people off the bus because i wasn't sure where the

bus was sitting, if it was going to slide backwards. >> i can't believe this happened. morgan: 10 people suffered minor injuries, but no one was killed. the pittsburgh fire chief said the outcome could have been much worse. >> a half-hour later, the rich could have been full of vehicles with commuters going back and forth. morgan: according to the pennsylvania department of transportation, 14,500 vehicles travel over the bridge daily. the overall condition of the 52-year-old structure was listed as poor. >> we saw today when the bridge is in disrepair, it literally can threaten lives. morgan: happening against the backdrop of president joe biden's visit to the city to highlight his one point $2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure law, the president seeing the damage and destruction up close and promising swift changes. >> across the country, there are 45,000 bridges in poor condition. it's just simply on acceptable. morgan: morgan norwood, abc

news, los angeles. liz: 49ers fans come in all ages, and the one we are better profile are pretty passionate. leah melendez visited san francisco's -- leeann melendez visited san francisco's school. lyanne: lunchtime interrupted. >> let's go niners, let's go niners. lyanne: as you legacy started here. >> as far as you can throw it, ok? lyanne: almost everyone came ready to show love for their game and for the team. sure, they may be able to throw a few passes. but let's see how much these students have really learned. you know, the important stuff. like, who's your favorite player? >> obviously kittle.

>> i just like all the players on the niners. lyanne: do you have a favorite player? >> no, i do not. but i do on the other team, the rams. lyanne: do you know how many super bowls they've won? >> i'm not sure, probably six. >> five or something? lyanne: why were the 49ers named the 49ers? >> i actually don't know the question. >> no, not at all. sounds familiar. >> was it the gold rush? >> let's go niners! lyanne: middle schoolers with the 49ers of spirit and enough energy to carry them through sunday. in san francisco, leeann melendez, abc 7 news. liz: love the energy. still ahead on abc 7 mornings, 49 are faithful to the next level. we will tell you health rent -- fans are preparing for

tomorrow's big game and introduce you to one fan whose loyalty is so extreme, he is known as the eye of the finer -- 49er. and here is a live look outside this morning, beautiful view over the city. it is 9:30's 9:38 and we will check in with

liz: welcome back. here is a live look at sfo overnight. the niners made their way down to l.a., a lot of people getting ready for the big game. before we talk about that, the home of the wars will be home to another lunar new year celebration tonight. last night, large crowd turned out at chase center for live performances, a dj, food tastings, and all sorts of entertainment. there was also a huge tiger statue. it's one of six statues that have been placed around the city. the warriors are planning another celebration after tonight's game against the brooklyn nets. and the splash brothers might have a sister on the peninsula.

he's got to check this out. mckenna cop the ball, took one dribble, and heaved it from well beyond andrade at the buzzer. here it is. -- and it drained it at the buzzer. here it is. her buzzer beater made it onto espn, sportscenter, top 10 plays, and her life has definitely changed since. here is what she told kristen sze on our 3:00 p.m. show. >> i've just gotten so much recognition for that shot. everywhere, someone is telling me mckenna, that was so cool. my teachers, even people at school i've never talked to. notice me in the halls now. it's just been really great and really cool to have everybody recognize me. liz: mckenna, who is a jun not just a star on the court, but off it, as well, where she has a 4.0 gpa. that is very impressive, lisa. lisa: buy some lottery tickets next. hazy view from emeryville, mid

upper 40's in the east bay right now, upper 60's in oakland, stuck with hazy skies for the next several days. but today, the warmer day of the weekend. i'll explain next. liz: also next, we are one day away from the nfc championship game. there is so much pressure on jimmy gropper low. the moment that motivates him. the moment that motivates him. we'll the moment that motivates him. we'll (sound of rain) ♪ ♪ ♪ (phone ringing) ♪ ♪ ♪ (phone ringing) ♪ ♪ ♪ every home should be a haven. ikea.

liz: let's talk sports, really pretty start to what's going to be a really pretty weekend. if only there was some rain on the way. in sports tonight, the warriors close out their seven-game home stand. looking for their fifth straight victory. they take on the brooklyn nets. they are still without kevin durant, who does have an injured left knee. if you aren't going to chase center to watch the game, you could watch the game here on abc 7 at 5:30, followed by after the game. one day away from the 49ers and

rams playing in the championship game at sofi stadium. here's larry beil with an update on the huge gain. larry: good morning, one giant question for the 49ers heading into the championship game, massive offensive tackle. he didn't practice all week because of an ankle injury. williams will play and the niners need him to protect jimmy garoppolo. jimmy has been under scrutiny since the laws in miami and the super bowl a couple of years ago. that is a memory that lingers. >> it's been a motivator for me. it's a feeling that can't describe, unlike any other loss i've ever had. obviously since that moment, it's motivated me. it always will going forward. but those are lessons. sports are never going to be perfect. if you take those lessons, you will be better off in the long run. >> you click social media, you

see people talking about jimmy this, to me that, numbers don't lie. i just a check the winning percentages. larry: if the niners when, pete l.a., gropper low could face the team that denied him a super bowl victory. the chiefs would win their first -- third straight super bowl. casey favorite over a young bengals team. at any given sunday, it's true for a reason. >> another step to get to get to our ultimate goal, which is the super bowl. by no means are we looking past it. it's just checking things off the list that we've been trying to achieve since back in training camp when we first started this journey. larry: women's hoops, check out tar vendor veer our bulkhead -- bobblehead. wilson, one of her four takes it to the hoop. hayley jones escort all 12 of her points in the first half.

not a lot of defense there by asu cardinal, up 17 at the break. jones also had 10 assists. the cardinal rules, 78-50.es, 7. they will host in the title game. how is this for the assist of the season? the lawyers beat the t-wolves thursday night and anderson saw this young fan with a sign saying he was a fan since he was zero years old. that's a long time. now he's nine. hoping to get a steph curry article. he gets the signature and then does the delivery. that is awesome. and a reminder, we will have the warriors and that's right here on abc 7 tipping off at 5:30, followed by after the game. hope to see you again. have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil. liz: and lisa, a lot of people tailgating down there. weather should be nice. lisa: you got that right. you can see the big dome of high-pressure over the entire

western third of the country as we have some clouds in southern california. temperatures will be milder and they will certainly be around 70 degrees. we are above average and look at the moderate air quality. with the air quality moderate today, it's going to stay with us tomorrow even though the wind shift arrives and we are going to see and ensure push, bring a temperatures to near average readings. you can see a little bit of a breeze with sunny skies on the way, 50 downtown, 47 in oakland, san jose avenue 45. good morning, santa clara, out of the 30's and into the low 40's range. a mixture of high clouds and haze today, cold star in the north bay with 37 santa rosa, 39 in petaluma, as well as livermore.

lot of bay area cities. you can see the haze here from the south bay, san jose. hazy skies, milder today, cooler day tomorrow on tap and then try offshore winds will visit us most likely tuesday and wednesday to start, could be another round of offshore winds by the end of the upcoming work week, but no sign of rain through the first week of february. could even extend that into the second week of february. indoors, sofi stadium. outdoors for the tailgating, pre-gaming, pretty nice with that kickoff, temperatures in the upper 60's, halftime dropping through the low 60's, separate nice in southern california. the rain potential for the next 10 days, nothing happening at all. this could take us into the middle of february. in the south bay, check out numbers in the mid 60's, average high about 60, santa clara, also mid 60's in redwood city with

light winds today. you'll get some haze from time to time and temperatures downtown about four degrees above average, 63 for a high and san francisco. 65 in calistoga, look look l santa rosa closer to the water, san rafael about 63. on the east bay, very mild with upper 60's, not as mild today, mid 60's in union city, fremont checking in at 65, and you head inland, a cold start three degree jump from morning lows to afternoon highs with about 64 today in concorde. the accuweather 7 day forecast, we've got the milder date out of the weekend today. tomorrow slightly cooler, but that will keep us where we should be for late january. monday arrives as high-pressure shifts to the east of us. and with that, gusty offshore winds tuesday and wednesday. we haven't seen rain in over three weeks.

this could be a problem watching out for fire danger. liz: absolutely, we hope we get rain soon. take us to the nfc championship game are selling for record prices. but you don't need a ticket to enjoy the game in us -- in a stadium like atmosphere. some of the biggest niners watch parties that are happening in the bay area. >> there's diehards and then there's ray pena, jerseys, hats, chains, collecting memorabilia for decades. >> what is known as the catch. >> but his prized possession is something no one else has. pena lost his right eyeyeyeye it replaced with a 49ers prosthetic. he's known as the eye of the 49er. with his niners in the nfc title game, he has his eye on something that could be a new addition to his collection, some championship gear. corks want to go to the super bowl.

>> for this weekend, pena will be in the bay area to watch the game. with record ticket prices, pena and other fan clubs are hosting a watch party at metro city restaurant and bar in sunnyvale. >> when people go to these events, you meet people from all over the world. doesn't matter if you're from here, the east coast, it's all about cheering the team on. >> ts across the bay area this weekend, including at sp2 communal bar and restaurant in downtown san jose. this location hosted the official 49ers super bowl watch party in 2020. >> it gets really packed. we have lines out the door before we open. just the energy here is great and we play the game gaudio. there's a dj. -- game audio. there's a dj. it's great. >> great for business. the 49ers deep run is just as important for fans as local businesses. >> it's a godsend for the restaurants. we've been struggling for the last two years. and to have this energy back so

quickly and unexpectedly, it's great. >> if you don't have tickets for sunday, find a place to enjoy the game with the faithful. in the south bay, dustin dorsey, abc 7 news. liz: next, a kickoff celebration for the year of the tiger. the annual event in san francisco's historic chinatown to get families ready for the lunar new year.

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liz: the year of the tiger is approaching and the bay area is getting ready to celebrate. at an empty storefront, we can see the famous golden dragon. it's more than 200 feet long and it is carried by more than 100 men and women. just beautiful. some of the iconic cable cars in the city are also decorated for the occasion. this one that we spotted on the california straight line is also showing love for the 49ers. the lunar new year begins this

tuesday, february 1, and the san francisco parade is february 19. and to kick off the lunar new year and the annual flower market fair returns to chinatown today. the event takes over 11 blocks of chinatown, with more than 100 booths of candies, flowers, and fruits. there will also be a mini parade starting at the square and a ribbon-cutting there are plenty of activities today, like magicians, acrobats, and land edges to open the celebration. the fair runs from 10:00 to 6:00 today 9:00 to 6:00 tomorrow. and let's get a final check on the forecast. lisa: starting out with those cold temperatures and hazy skies. but as we get through the afternoon, the 20 be mostly sunny with moderate air quality. we get into some dry offshore winds by the middle of next week. it's one to be cooler tomorrow but rain not coming our way, highs 64 in oakland as well as concorde, 66 in san jose, above average in san francisco at 63.

so kind of springlike out there, minus the haze. the accuweather 7 day forecast featuring the cooler day on sunday. and then as we get into monday, that high fades away and that brings us those gusty winds. but still going to be dry through the end of the week and next weekend. liz: thank you. thanks you all for joining us here on abc 7 mornings. i'm liz kreutz along with lisa argen. news continues of 4:30 p.m. today because of saturday prime time on abc at 5:00 p.m. mb account on get you ready for the big game between the brooklyn nets and the golden state warriors. tipoff is at 5:30 at chase center. around 8:00 p.m., join larry beil for toyota after the game. all right, everyone, thanks everyone for joining us. have a great day. see you tomorrow morning.

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