have been targeted in oakland. we've seen nonstop graffiti, hateful graffiti around lake merritt. the menorah at lake merritt was decimated. >> the second phase of the cease fire is set to begin on the 16th day of phase one. that's when negotiations to end the war will begin in san francisco. tim johns, abc seven news. >> all right. conditions are changing, which could be a bit favorable now for the folks down in socal. >> yeah, let's hope that's the case. they need a break. desperately. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the forecast. sandhya. >> yeah, and it is encouraging to definitely say that the strongest winds have passed. let me show you the peak wind gusts for southern california. good evening everyone. marshall peaks 70 miles an hour. browns canyon, 69. wylie ridge was 58 miles an hour. so the setup is still an area of low pressure southwest of los angeles. high pressure over northern california. wind flowing from the high to the low that created the gusty offse winds. once again for them here

in the bay area, we have quite the opposite beautiful view from our sky star camera at fisherman's wharf on that skystar wheel. not so beautiful the air quality. we do have some yellows indicating that the air quality is moderate. part of the problem is look at our winds. it's either calm or extremely light so the atmosphere isn't getting stirred up well, but certainly was a mild day. oakland's almanac averages 58 degrees today. you hit 63 five degrees above the average notice for the month. only 13 hundredths of an inch of rain. you're running just over an inch and a half below where you should be around this time. a live view from our mount tam cam a stunning view right now 57. in the city 50s from oakland to san jose, 48 and half moon bay. our highs today got up into the 60s. gorgeous view from emeryville. you will notice it's clear 55 in santa rosa. half moon bay was in the 50s. 45 in petaluma and 50 from napa to concord to livermore. sfo camera

showing you the view right now. tomorrow. chilly morning, mild afternoon, friday through the weekend. we are expecting fog to sun and cooler weather. and then monday gusty offshore winds will return. one other thing that's going to return is the fog. tomorrow afternoon you will start to notice it near the coastline. it will fill in later on in the evening. this will certainly help to take those temperatures down going into your friday. speaking of going down, another cold morning this morning, our coldest locations were in the low to mid 30s. we're going to do it all over again. 35 in napa, 36 santa rosa, livermore. these will be some of our colder locations tomorrow afternoon. low to upper 60s across the region. a little bit of fog near the coast. sunshine elsewhere. here comes the wind sunday night out of the north, gusting to 30 miles an hour in calistoga. ramping up on monday morning. you will notice over 40 mile an hour winds and those winds will remain gusty heading into the late night hours. of course, fire could be a concern down around the monterey county area for us. i think we're okay so far,

but that could change. chilly start tomorrow on the accuweather seven day and then sunshine. we will have fog for a few days going into the weekend and cooler weather. martin luther king junior day is the day that you could enjoy the holiday, but certainly be aware of those winds. ama and dan. >> all right, sandy, thank you. >> it is winter and we are seeing record high levels of a typical winter illness, norovirus and hand sanitizer

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firefighting effort and the recovery efforts. >> there is the threat that the santa ana winds could kick up again next week. we'll have to see. >> a special airlift from the wildfire zone arrived today at moffett field in mountain view. take a look. a nonprofit donated a flight for 30 animals fromated l.a. shelters that are affected by the wildfires. these animals were moved from overcapacity shelters. >> the best thing we can do to help them is to actually clear out the animals that are in the shelter now and have been in the shelter, because that leaves room for the fire victim animals, the burned, the injured, the lost, the separated animals to get help close to where they live. >> the san francisco spca and three other bay area animal shelters will house the pets and to try to get them a forever home. the sf spca is currently waiving the adoption fee for all puppies. wildfire survivors do need a lot of support right now, as you can imagine. go to red cross.org/abc to help

the red cross respond to those in need. >> oakland is already feeling the impact of last week's closure of two fire stations. the fire chief sas the response time was delayed when a fire broke out early this morning in the oakland hills. it happened at a house under construction on lockhart street. the closest fire station, that station 28 on grass valley road, just closed last monday. it's about five minutes away, but crews had to be dispatched from station 26 instead. that's farther away on 98th avenue, across from bishop o'dowd high school. so it took crews about 19 minutes to get or 12 minutes, i should say, to get to the scene. >> the challenges are extensive in oakland, and we just want to make sure that we're not putting our firefighters in harm's way by getting to events where it's well involved and it's more involved than it would have been if we could have got there in a timely manner. >> firefighters say the house was unoccupied, so no one was hurt in the fire. they are still investigating what caused it. the two oakland fire stations that closed are set to stay that

way until at least july, to help offset the city's $129 million budget deficit. and we spoke with former congressmember barbara lee today on our midday newscast about oakland's budget problems. she recently. keep in mind, entered the oakland mayor's race. >> i want to open these fire stations as soon as possible. i hope they are open very shortly. and i think we have to look within. we have to make some tough decisions. but i think we can do that if we all come together. and i'm prepared to do what is needed. >> in april, oakland will hold a special election for a new mayor since voters recalled xiang tao. candidates must declare by friday. as of now, more than a dozen people have filed to run, and lee picked up some big endorsements today. former oakland mayor libby schaaf, plus assembly members buffy wicks and mia bonta say they will only endorse her in the oakland mayor's race. >> we've covered the fentanyl crisis in san francisco extensively, and the effort to find a solution to help build a

better bay area. today, san francisco mayor daniel lurie rolled out his first decree and introducing it to the board of supervisors. it's called a fentanyl state of emergency ordinance. and if the supes approve, it will loosen regulations to allow the mayor's office to seek donations from the private sector to address the fentanyl crisis. his proposal would cut red tape for contract approvals for things like building homeless shelters. >> it's really about contracting surging resources, making sure we can hire people more quickly. >> typically, when you get asked to provide emergency powers and waive certain policies, there's a plan that accompanies it that says exactly what you're going to do. we're going to do a, b, c, and d, and this is why we need these emergency powers to accomplish that goal. there's nothing in place. >> the mayor already has the support from five out of the 11 supervisors. city ordinances need six votes to pass. despite san francisco investing millions of dollars to help victims of crimes. domestic violence survivors in the city are

struggling to get legal representation. abc seven news reporter louis pena spoke to a survivor who spent months seeking help for this survivor of domestic violence, leaving her abusive relationship and reporting it to police was just the beginning of her journey. >> that pamphlet that the police had given me, i went down the line and i front, back, and i remember calling a hotline and i hung up after 30 minutes because no one answered. >> after six months searching for help, this survivor, who did not want to be identified, said she finally obtained legal counsel to fight her abuser. >> there were groups that just were really overwhelmed in 2022. >> san francisco voters approved proposition d to create the office of victim and witness rights, focused on providing services for victims, including domestic violence survivors. two years later, the office just opened. >> the other promise of this ballot measure was that dv

survivors would have a legal right to counsel, so if they needed legal help, they could get it. that there would be a guarantee. >> is that guaranteed right now? >> right now it's not guaranteed. >> ivy lee is the director of the office of victim and witness rights. she said they're beginning to gear up, but have noticed there's a huge financial gap to provide legal counsel to every survivor. >> over 13,000 calls for assistance from dv victims are fielded by legal service organizations and law enforcement every year. >> the nonprofit open door legal says many domestic violence survivors are having to stay in abusive relationships because there is not enough funding to do what the proposition promised would be about 2 million to do a pilot program to have citywide legal representation for domestic violence survivors in san francisco. luz pena, abc seven news. >> and if you or someone you

know is dealing with a situation involving domestic violence, there is help available. it is not far away. go to abc seven news.com slash. take action for a list of local resources. >> parents and students are demanding the city of oakland take action to deal with homeless camps close to schools. they say the encampments are creating unsafe and unhealthy conditions. a think college now international community elementary, lazier charter academy and latitude high school are all sandwiched between international boulevard and 12th street in the area of east 29th avenue. parents say numerous problems, including repeat fires, drug use and prostitution, have resulted in lockdowns and just constant fear. >> any day a kid can be snatched and taken into one of those trailers and we would never see them again. >> we reached out to the city of oakland about their concerns. a member of the mayor's office says addressing encampments near schools is a priority. but they add the city, which faces a

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meeting is going on for people impacted by the palisades fire. that was the big one that burned malibu. it just started at 630 as this meeting got underway. firefighters announced containment is now up to 21% and the fire isn't growing in size. the red flag warning in the area has been lifted, and the santa ana winds won't return until next week. >> tonight, in his farewell address to the nation, president biden warned about the threats of unchecked power on our democracy, saying americans are being buried under an avalanche of misinformation and disinformation. >> today, an oligarchy is taking shape in america of extreme wealth, power and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights and

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synchronize. they have their good expression. they pass on the luck and happiness to everyone. the kids are very excited. so for that we practice hard. many, many kids they are practicing from like 4 to 5 years old. it's just every weekend they dance. >> it's a really fun experience, i'd say, because usually we only perform within our like class levels and age groups. but it's really fun to be performing this big dance with so many other people. it's great. i love like dancing. sometimes it can be a little tiring because the teacher will always correct us, but i love it and it's always really fun at the end. >> dictionary in chinese. so te means luck. good luck. xiao

means everything. peace and nice. rui is everything. as you wish. we have a chinese dance and ballet. so the second half will be the symphony dance. think we are very proud of our students and our members. >> i think i feel really proud that we have this great opportunity to represent all of chinese americans in our dance. it will be great to just spread the culture, give everyone a chance to watch it or experience it themselves. >> wonderful, right? well, the us chinese dance association will be performing on january 29th, which is the first day of the lunar new year, during halftime of the warriors game at chase center. >> and abc seven is a proud sponsor of the 2025 san francisco chinese new year parade. you can watch the live

parade saturday, february 15th, starting at 6 p.m. right here on abc seven and wherever you stream abc seven news. >> all right. let's go back and talk a few moments about the weather. yes. >> sandhya patel is here. sandhya. >> yeah, and let's talk about southern california really quickly. ama and dan, there is a red flag warning that is going for a small section, mainly the mountains and the i-5 corridor, until 3 p.m. tomorrow afternoon as moderate, gusty offshore winds and low humidity continue here in the bay area. all is clear. that's changing. tomorrow afternoon we'll get some fog back into the picture. along the coastline. temperatures in the low to upper 60s, and i do want to show you the setup. those offshore winds will back off, the cloud cover will increase and the humidity will as well as we head towards the weekend helping those firefighters. certainly our weather turns cooler, but then gusty offshore winds develop once again sunday night into monday and that could be concerning. you can see clearly a blocking ridge of high pressure diverting the storm track. accuweather seven day forecast remains dry through the holiday weekend, but it will turn

cooler as we head towards the end of this week and into the weekend. dan and ama. >> very good. all right. thanks very much, sandy. >> all right. let's get to sports director larry beil. what you got for us tonight? >> well, the warriors at minnesota and we got college hoops. still getting used to seeing cal and stanford in the acc, atlantic coast conference. golden bears got kind of a rough welcome to chapel hill prediction. pain dave's been very excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years. and he's not alone. -high five.

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realignment has been one of the worst money grabs we've ever seen in college sports. the whole thing is absurd, but there is one upside here. you get new rivalries and matchups like cal and north carolina. never seen this happen in a basketball game. i know that can't be good for you though. lee is going to be a little tender after that. a bears had 13 turnovers. costly. jalen withers with authority. cal was down ten at the half. andre stojakovic only six points, but finds matti sissoko doing chin ups on the rim. he had a team high 16 usc, also known as dan ashley university. a lot of people call it that. too much for cal. as dan predicted. drake powell for three there. cal falls to one and five in conference play, 7953. what about stanford? stanford also on the road there at wake forest end of the first half. chris okpara with the drive and dishes to isaiah sellers, who had 16 points. and stanford was up in this game by

two. but the cardinal were then outscored 4732 in the second half thanks to this guy hunter salas. like an old man up and under move. he had 30. wake forest wins 80 to 67. the cardinal three and three in acc play. speaking of stanford, their former head football coach david shaw interviewed with the chicago bears for their head coaching vacancy. shaw, you'll recall, stepped down from the cardinal in 2022 after 11 years on the farm. he's currently the denver broncos senior personnel executive and former cal center alex mack, inducted into the college football hall of fame, played in berkeley from 2005 to oh eight, helping the program to four bowl wins. and he had a terrific nfl career. he joins 21 others in this year's class, including nick saban, urban meyer, michael vick and michael strahan. so good company. they're going to be kind of a rough off season for chargers head coach jim harbaugh, ex niners head coach scheduled for two surgeries, one cardiac ablation and the other is a hip replacement. remember, jim had to briefly leave a game earlier in the season with arrhythmia,

so going to get that taken care of. meanwhile, his brother john is preparing for the cold. single digit temps expected when the ravens take on the buffalo bills this sunday, 6:30 p.m. eastern time kickoff. and harbaugh made sure to crank down the acc or, i guess, crank it up. however you look at it in their indoor practice facility. >> we got as cold as we can in here right now, and it will be colder in here tomorrow when i get all the water shut off in here so the pipes don't freeze. so we'll even be colder. so we'll have it cold. love to be outside, but we just can't. the fields are too hard and they're too frozen. but we'll get the work in. we've had a lot of work in the cold. we've had a lot of work in the wind. and the elements are part of it. >> get that ac going. san jose earthquakes open the regular season next month. they'll host salt lake on february 22nd. new head coach bruce arena. big name entering his first season with the quakes. and today they introduced two new strikers, cristian chicho arango and josef martinez. the quakes finished with the worst record in the league last year. hungry to try to turn things around?

>> we want to build a winning team and get back to that at san jose. the immediate goal this year is to be a better team than we were in 2024. >> it's a new year. no matter what happened last year, it's not my concern or myself or mark. a lot of players come here. it's for winning. >> novak djokovic won his australian open match, but the real headlines are coming from the tournament's youtube channel. so they wanted to stream live stream it. look at this. they have tv rights restrictions, so they're using computer generated characters like the nfl and nba. and then, you know, like once the match is over, then they go back to like the real video. but this is the kind of thing they've done. you've seen on networks with disney and the simpsons, these kind of uh- slow starts, mix ups, mash ups, whatever you call them. anyway, it's kind of funny, and i assume they're going to do this ongoing. like it's kind of entertaining. it is. it's a funny way to look at this, but because the commentary is the same, the shots are all the same, the angles are all the

same cartoon. it's just cartoon figures. and imagine if we did it on a newscast, maybe we should put that on the stream, that version of the like, we'd all be animated characters. >> why not? i like it. you got something? i'm. >> yeah, i've got something. oh, by the way, warriors at minnesota i mentioned that draymond green is out santos is starting for them. and they're up ten early in the first quarter. highlights at 11 okay cool. >> thanks. >> all right. coming up tonight on abc seven at eight. it is shifting gears followed by abbott elementary at nine celebrity jeopardy. what would you do. comes on at 10:00. and stay with us for abc seven news at 11. that is going to do it for this edition of abc seven news. thanks for being here tonight. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> for sanjay patel, larry beil, all of us. we appreciate your time. have a great evening. we'll see you again at 11. in the flesh, not the cartoon. join us then. >> for.

♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is... ♪♪ let's meet today's past champions... a teacher from thornhill, ontario, canada...

a government relations manager from lisle, illinois... and a journalist from honolulu, hawaii... [applause] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. thank you, johnny. welcome back to "jeopardy!" and to this year's champions wildcard tournament. our field of 15 has so far produced two semifinalists-- will yancey and evan dorey. today, champions drew, jay and aiden are back with us hoping to qualify as well. good luck. here are the categories that await you in the jeopardy! round. first... then we have some... after that, i will be... ...or maybe you will. and finally... drew, choose a category for us. direction to perfection for $800, please.

-drew. -what is ideal? right. direction to perfection, $1,000. [beep] that would be a paragon of virtue. back to you, drew. _ & _ for $800, please. [beep] that's procter & gamble facing that urban legend. drew, where now? fictional females for $800. -drew. -who is lisbeth salander? -you are correct. -um, not on my watch for $800. the movement uses a quartz crystal, not one of these transparent gem crystals

prized for shimmering colors. drew. what is an opal? it is an opal. um, spittin' science facts for $800. this largest moon of jupiter is the only known moon in the solar system to have its own magnetic field. jay. what is titan? no. drew or aiden? drew. what is ceres? that's also incorrect. aiden, not gonna try it? [beep] titan revolves around saturn. this is ganymede. back to you, drew. um, spittin' science facts for $1,000. hermann muller named these regions of dna sequences that cap chromosomes from the greek "telos," meaning "end." drew. what are telospheres? no, i'm sorry. jay or aiden? [beep] so close, drew, but they're telomeres. yes. where to now? uh, pop culture people for $800.

[beep] that would be jelly roll. drew. um... fictional females for $1,000. [laughs] [beep] you hate when that happens. it's in "vanity fair." drew, you got to find something you guys like. _ & _ for $1,000, please. [beep] what's "the owl and the pussy-cat"? drew. new board? [laughter] that's all we got. pop culture people for $1,000, please. answer there is a... [applause] it's a wagering conundrum for you, drew. you have $600. you can wager up to $1,000. um, i'll do $600, please. here's your clue in pop culture people...

who is scarlett johansson? it was scarlett johansson, yes. you double up to $1,200. [applause] um, fictional females for $200, please. -aiden. -what's a bounty hunter? she is. not on my watch, $1,000, please. -drew. -what is tungsten? -good for $1,000. -not on my watch for $600. -jay. -what's a geiger counter? -yes. -not on my watch, $400. -aiden. -who is batman?

no, i'm sorry. jay. who is dick tracy? dick tracy is right. that pulls you out of the hole. you're in positive territory. and we're going to pause for a moment. back with more "jeopardy!" champions wildcard after this. [applause] touches of black. they stand for elegance. refinement. and though they're darker than the darkest night. they make you see everything in a new light. ♪ i guess what i'm looking for from you is,

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♪ ♪ kia. movement that inspires. promotional consideration provided by... [applause] aiden orzech of ontario is back with us, a two-game "jeopardy!" champion. do you have lots of support from folks back at home in ontario? yeah, lots of support. i have my dad here in the audience with me. and, um, my students were just like so-- so excited. i had one student make me a button that said, "i won 'jeopardy!'" and i wore that all week when i got-- when i was on tv. [laughs]

i notice you're not wearing it today. were you tempted? no, i have it with me. but i didn't-- i didn't put it on. it's a good luck charm. yeah. well, good luck to you today. thank you. jay fisher is back with us from illinois, a three-game "jeopardy!" champion. and your initial appearance created a bit of a stir in your home state, right? it did. so the first episode, we talked about my 22 hours in the illinois state senate. yeah. and being the consummate professional that you are, you hit the softball and made a joke about how i was an illinois politician not in jail. [laughs] and so then a couple months later, "the chicago tribune" did a multi series on the history of political corruption in illinois, and as the evidence of the national reputation, they cited your joke from "jeopardy!" oh. so we made it in the "tribune," ken. i don't think i'm a good barometer of the national mood, but i'm glad i got you in the "tribune," jay. drew goins is our second chance champion in today's game, here from honolulu, which means this is not your usual dress, right? yeah, i'm usually just in board shorts, so i had to, uh, purchase some new clothes for "jeopardy!" and my first day i taped, i came out, thought i looked pretty spiffy. and bridget, in the wardrobe department,

looked at me and said, really sweetly, "have you ever tied a tie before?" [laughter] and she tied it beautifully for me afterward. i feel like you could wear board shorts on "jeopardy!" and a tie. that's not against-- yeah, board shorts and a tie. that's a great look. jay, right now, you have control of the board. what'll it be? pick a dollar amount and a category. let's finish not on my watch for $200, please. -drew. -what are milliseconds? good. direction to perfection for $600. -drew. -what is utopia? -correct. -_ & _ for $600. -drew. -what are fire and brimstone? yes, or brimstone and fire. um, spittin' science facts for $600. -drew. -what is mutualism?

that's it. spittin' science facts for $400. -drew. -what is a golden hornet? i'm sorry, no. jay. what is a yellowjacket? it is a yellowjacket. um, _ & _ , $400. -drew. -what are supply and demand? -you are correct. -pop culture people for $600. -jay. -who's ken jeong? -you're right. -um, _ & _ , $200. -drew. -what are brick and mortar? right. spittin' science facts for $200. -jay. -what's a... a volcanic eruption? correct. um, pop culture people, $200.

aiden. who is emma watson? yes. fictional females for $600, please. -drew. -what is "the help"? -yes. -fictional females for $400. -aiden. -who is daenerys? yes, targaryen. uh, pop culture people for $400, please. in 2024, he led the american league with 58 homers and 144 rbis. our verdict--guilty, of being very good at his job. jay. who is aaron judge? yes, it is. um, $200. -jay. -what are aces? -that's aces, yes. -and bring it, ken. final clue in direction to perfection...

-jay. -what is acme? why does he keep going with acme? that's correct. [laughter] you're in second place with $2,400. aiden, you'll be selecting first in the double jeopardy! round. it'll begin in just a moment. [applause]

closed captioning sponsored in part by... our second chance winner from hawaii, drew, has the lead as we surf into double jeopardy! the categories will be, first... then we have... followed by... and... responses will begin and then end with those two letters. aiden, start us off. everything from b to y for $400, please.

-jay. -what's a backstory? -yes. -state capitals, $800. -jay. -what is baton rouge? no, i'm sorry. [beep] "petite roche" means little rock, arkansas. back to you, jay. state capitals, $1,200. -jay. -what is bismarck? -right. -state capitals, $1,600. answer... ...jay. [applause] you could contend for the lead here with a big enough wager. let's go with $2,000, please. all right, that would put you in first. here's your clue in state capitals... what is annapolis? it is annapolis, yes. you're in front by $200. [applause]

uh, state capitals, $2,000. -jay. -what is olympia? named for the olympics in washington. um, tearjerkers, $800. -aiden. -what is... "the fox and the hound"? no, i'm sorry. jay. what is "old yeller"? yes. or who was old yeller, i guess. spoilers. [laughter] tearjerkers, $1,200. -drew. -what is "steel magnolias"? -right. -shades of red for $1,600. a shade of reddish gold is named for this venetian renaissance master who used it in his paintings. [beep] that color is titian. back to you, drew. um, 19th century for $1,600.

-drew. -what is blight? blight is right. everything from b to y for $1,600, please. -drew. -what is belay? -yes. -b to y for $1,200. -drew. -what's a balcony? -yeah. -b to y for $200. -jay. -what's a baptistery? good for $2,000. um, everything from b to y, $800. -jay. -what's bed-stuy? -it is. -um... shades of red, $1,200. -drew. -what is crimson? -right. -shades of red for $200. going back to the latin word for worm,

it's the shade and species of the flycatcher seen here. aiden. what's a cardinal? i'm sorry, that's not it. drew or jay? [beep] from the latin for worm, vermilion. back to you, drew. um, 19th century for $1,200. -drew. -who is james k. polk? -you got it. -19th century for $800. -jay. -what is maryland? -yes. -um, 19th century, $2,000. -drew. -what is the regency? -you are correct. -tearjerkers for $1,600.

-drew. -what is "atonement"? -right again. -fiddlin' around for $1,200. -jay. -what is georgia? he went down to georgia, right. fiddlin' around, $1,600. answer... [applause] and you needed that, jay. drew's trying to put a little daylight between you two. um, let's go with $1,800. okay, you'll have $14,600, if you're right, in fiddlin' around. um... who is peter? peter--peter and the wolf. that is correct. [applause] this game just got a little bit closer, $2,000 now separating you two. uh, let's do fiddlin' around, $2,000. the oscar-winning score of "schindler's list"

featured solo violin work from this tel aviv born man. drew. who is perlman? it is itzhak perlman. um, shades of red for $800. -drew. -what is cherry? -yes. -19th century, please. -drew. -who's edison? -you got it. -shades of red for $400. -drew. -what's scarlet? -her letter, right. -um, state capitals for $400. -jay. -what is lansing? -that's the capital. -fiddlin' around, $400. -jay. -what is maple? -right. -fiddlin' around, $800. the messiah, made in 1716, is one of these violins. it's worth an estimated $20 million