and other illegal practices to manipulate and corruptly influence the levers of local government. >> former oakland mayor xiang tao, indicted in an fbi corruption probe. good afternoon. thanks for joining us. >> i'm larry beil, and i'm kristen z. former oakland mayor chantelle walked out of that courthouse in oakland today after being arraigned on federal corruption and bribery charges.l there are eight counts in the indictment. four people are charged, including tao, her longtime romantic partner andre jones, and businessmen david and andy duong. >> they face up to 95 years in prison, andy duong facing up to 100 years. abc seven news reporter anser hassan has our details as often the case. >> the accused left a money trail from their deceptive acts of corruption. >> special agent linda nguyen with the irs oakland field office, says the money trail led to a federal indictment that exposed a pay to play scheme where allegedly former oakland mayor xiang tao and her romantic partner andre jones traded political promises for campaign

financing and cash. >> the indictment charges a scheme that the defendants entered into knowing that bribes would be offered and accepted by tao and jones in exchange for allowing the dugongs to exercise illegal influence over the levers of city government. >> the eight count indictment was unsealed friday morning as part of a joint investigation by the fbi, irs and the united states postal service. along with tao and jones, david and andy duong are also named the father and son of a high profile family in oakland, which has contracts with the city for its recycling program. >> today's announcement stems from an ongoing multi-year investigation into public corruption, initiated by information shared with the fbi from the oakland ethics commission. >> examples include allegedly agreeing to purchase modular homes from the duong's business, extene duong's recycling contracts with the city, and for mayor tao to appoint a high level city official to benefit the duong's business interests. in exchange, the duong's allegedly paid

$75,000 for campaign mailers attacking tao's opponents in her 2022 bid for mayor and $95,000 in direct payments disguised for a no show job. all four pled not guilty in federal court in oakland on friday. tao alone faces six counts related to bribery, conspiracy and mail and wire fraud. she faces a maximum of 95 years in prison and upwards of $1.5 million in fines. but tao's lawyer, who spoke after the hearing, claims the evidence in the u.s. government's case is weak. >> the case is built on allegations from an unknown coconspirator that we believe when the evidence is revealed, will show that my client has committed no crimes. >> tao was released on an unsecured $50,000 bond with travel restrictions. her next court appearance is set for february 6th in oakland, anser hassan abc seven news. >> city leaders who worked side by side with shang tao reacted to the corruption accusations.

>> abc seven news reporter luz pena spoke to several oakland leaders who say it's time for oakland to have a fresh start. >> walking out of the federal courthouse, former oakland mayor sheng tao maintained hernd mayor innocence as she faces an eight count indictment that includes bribery offenses along with her longtime boyfriend and two local businessmen. this just two months after she was recalled. >> we all knew that she was pretty corrupt and dishonest at in addition to being incompetent. >> the indictments on bribery charges sent shockwaves across the city, with some of tao's former colleagues responding shocked and disappointed. >> this is sadly not the first time that the city of oakland has experienced what's considered pay to play politics and allegations of corruption are always, always a blow to the public's trust in city hall, a space new congresswoman lateefah simon was just landing from

washington, d.c. when we caught up with her. >> it's devastating. but at the end of the day, as an elected leader myself, i'm going to respect due process and the rule of law. what this means for oakland. you know, there are real issues facing this town. you know, affordable housing is a just landed. and the crisis that is on our streets of homelessness is real. public safety is real. there is a mental health crisis. you know, that is real. >> former congresswoman barbara lee, who recently filed to run for oakland mayor, said the city is not for sale and added the allegations contained in the criminal indictment are devastating. there should be no tolerance whatsoever for secret pay to play schemes that erode the public trust. simon, who replaced lee in the state's 12th congressional district, said it will be crucial to regain the trust of oakland residents. >> they need us to move forward. there is a justice department who will do what it needs to do in terms of

adjudicating this case, but of course, i'm disappointed. >> in oakland, luz pena, abc seven news. >> abc seven news insider phil matier is joining us n. before we get started in conversation, let's listen to what the mayor said last june when the fbi first raided her home. >> and i want to be crystal clear. i have done nothing wrong. i can tell you with confidence that this investigation is not about me. i have not been charged with a crime, and i am confident that i will not be charged with a crime because i am innocent. >> well, obviously today the charges came down, but all four people entered not guilty pleas. so what evidence do we know that the fbi actually has to bring this case? >> what they have is a person on the inside. if we go through the indictment, the person isn't named. they're called coconspirator number one, but it's pretty clear who they are. and according to the investigation, they were in on the initial meetings that said, okay, we will do this for you.

we will put out political mailers in your favor that hurt other candidates. in return, we want an extension of the garbage contract, the recycling contract, and we want a contract to build tiny homes and provide them to the city of oakland. and in return for that, we will give your romantic partner who you live with a job for $95,000 a year that he doesn't really have to show up to. now you can say, well, i don't agree with that or whatever, but the feds apparently have text messages to back it up, phone messages because they have the phone from the informant and they have bank trails. >> so does it have to be explicitly put like that for there to be a conviction? you know, because if it's a wink wink kind of thing, maybe it's nothing is said that explicitly. maybe that explains why she was so adamant, visibly so anyway, that she was believing she was innocent. >> well, let's say, for example, she believed that if andre jones, her partner, was getting the pay, it wasn't going to her. and maybe she believes because none of the contracts actually

happened or the agreements actually happened, went through, that she didn't do anything. but that's not how the feds look at it. and that's not necessarily how the law looks at it. so whatever she thinks is different than what the and i will tell you this and you get it in front of a jury. it's pretty difficult to dissuade them. and if the feds track record in these cases in san francisco is any indication, they've won each one of them. >> i was going to ask you, speaking of track record, what percentage of cases does the fbi generally win in these scenarios? all of them. like perfect. >> they in this in in california and in san francisco. yes they have they don't make the move unless they've got it. now other politicians have been under investigation, larry, and some of them have gone in front of grand juries and stuff like that, but they haven't made the final move to indict. >> so let me ask you, since there are four people indicted, how do you expect this will play out? could it become a he said she said situation? could one of

them turn against the other? is that likely? >> we already have one. possibly turning against the other four. could a second one turn? yes, that is possible, although sometimes in the past we've seen before the indictments come down, they cut the deal. but yes, unfortunately for the mayor, the feds tend to go for the highest elected official because they feel that is the breach of trust. it's bigger that they may breach the trust than somebody offered them the deal. okay, so the dugongs could be are for a little further down than the public official who betrayed the trust. that is what really rankles the feds. >> all right. how long do you think it will take to play this out? >> probably a year. there'll be months and months of as we go forward. unless somebody just decides, okay, i can't win this. i'm going to plead guilty. okay. >> all right. thanks for your insight, phil. >> yeah. of course, this case has been months in the making, and abc seven news has been there for every development. check out a timeline of the major moments, catch up on some of the forgotten details and see what is next. it's all on abc

seven news.com and on our abc seven bay area app. >> all right, now let's get to developing news out of monterey county. a fire burning at one of the world's largest lithium battery storage facilities. and it continues to burn more than 24 hours after it started. residents near the moss landing facility are still out of their homes this afternoon. abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey is in castroville. and dustin, what is the latest on conditions there? >> yeah, larry, you can still smell a little smoke in the air right now. and as you see behind me, you could still see those flames. i'm going to see those flames at times. see that smoke? certainly. i'm going to step out of the way here as we zoom in. this facility ran by vistra energy, remains offline, but the p-g-and-e's plant next door is still operating. we were here when flames flared up again a few hours ago this afternoon. this situation is far from over after the fourth fire here since 2019, the community is searching

for answers best be described as a worst case scenario of a disaster that's happened here. >> nobody predicted anything on this line, and this is really a lot more than just a fire. it's really a wake up call for this industry. there must be accountability for this and there will be accountability. >> tempers ran about as hot as the fire that started thursday night and continued friday at one of the world's largest lithium battery plants. flames could be seen from miles away, raging some 30ft high or more. a water based suppression system at the vistra energy plant failed to contain the fire at the start. why that was, as well as the initial cause, remain under investigation. >> our company takes very seriously what happened last night and we are hurting today because we know primarily it's impacted and disrupted the people who live around our site, our neighbors, our friends and businesses. and for that, we are sincerely sorry. >> while preliminary testing

found no traces of deadly hydrogen fluoride in the air as the batteries burned, the hazardous smoke from the large structure fire still created health impacts for the surrounding communities, like for linda pacheco, her three children and their dog. a few of the 1200 residents forced to evacuate. >> my 16 year old daughter has asthma. that's what came up in our head right away because of the of the smell. as soon as we came out of the door, we smelled that strong air, the chemicals. i started getting dizzy. >> this is the fourth fire pacheco has lived through at this location since 2019, the third at a vistra energy operated plant. monterey county supervisor glenn church says he was assured that safety protocols would never allow this to happen when the plant was constructed after this latest fire, he says, failure can no longer be an option. >> what we have right now and protocols and safety and standards, which are state of the art, i'm sure, but they failed. we have to make sure we're going ahead here

that things are going to be safe. >> we're here at the road closure at highway one in castroville. as larry mentioned earlier, just on the other side of the plant in moss landing. that's where the road is closed as well. on that side, we continue to have residents coming up to see when this road is going to reopen, when the evacuation orders will be lifted. we're still trying to figure out those answers as well. officials today at that press conference hoped that it would be sometime this evening, but they are holding out hope, especially after those flare ups earlier this afternoon. we are live in monterey county. dustin dorsey, abc seven news dustin, thank you, american nightmare kidnaper matthew mueller pleads guilty and was convicted of sexually assaulting two santa clara county women in 2009. >> mueller broke into the women's homes in mountain view and palo alto, bound and gagged them and made them drink medications. mueller is already serving a 40 year federal sentence for the 2015 kidnaping of denise huskins from vallejo.

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our partners to share information and identify and disrupt any threats that may emerge. >> one threat is out of their control a bitter cold front with a predicted high in the low 20s. monday trump's inauguration is getting moved indoors. now agencies just have three days to change security plans that previously took months to develop. it comes as a disappointment to californians matthew and jennifer medill, who traveled thursday for the celebrations. >> we've talked to several congressional aides. they're just as confused. >> their tickets now won't get them access to the ceremonies inside, but it's not clouding their excitement for the change in leadership. >> you know, there were some dark days there for them in the past few years, and i feel like there's optimism again in the air, and the sun is breaking through the clouds. >> former san francisco gop chairman john dennis will be looking for heavy hitters from silicon valley. >> i would expect that some of the other high profile tech folks who've been supporting the president and did big fundraisers for him will be here, here as well. >> emblematic of the shift to the right. even in the blue bay

area, people are really optimistic about that. >> we might actually get a washington, d.c. that actually works for the american people. >> monica madden, abc seven news. >> now, the last time a president was sworn in indoors was ronald reagan back in 1985. >> trump and vice president elect jd vance will take the oath inside the capitol rotunda. the capital one arena will be open for people to view the inauguration. >> and of course, we'll have live coverage of the inauguration on monday morning starting at 6 a.m, right here on abc seven. >> today, the u.s. supreme court unanimously upheld the federal law banning tiktok. the ban is set to begin sunday, but today the biden administration announced it would not enforce it, instead leaving it up to the trump administration to decide what to do when he takes office on monday. trump is vowing to negotiate a solution to keep the platform. today, president biden issued a major opinion declaring the equal rights amendment ratified addition to the u.s. constitution. you see, congress passed the era in 1972

enshrining equal rights for women. but it wasn't until 2020, when virginia became the 38th state to ratify it, you need 38. so it's now up to the archivist of the united states to certify and publish the amendment, which is certain to draw swift legal challenges. so unclear if that's going to happen. it's mostly symbolic, but a lot of people have been pushing for it. >> of course, of course. all right. heading into the weekend, get a look at the forecast. going to be a little chillier i think. >> yes. dry and cold andy. >> well, you know, especially when we've been seeing such mild weather as of late. kristen and larry, let's take a look at a live picture right now from our emeryville camera. you can see that there's still some low clouds hanging around over 8-80 and emeryville right at this hour, and it's certainly influencing our temperatures. it is nine degrees cooler right now in hayward and santa rosa down seven in oakland, five degrees cooler in san francisco and san jose. look at live doppler seven. you can pretty much see that the

fog is right near the coastline. and as we take a look at this wider picture, area of low pressure off the california coast is enhancing that marine layer. it started to come back in last night, and it's going to be a player in our forecast for this weekend. so here's a view from our sfo camera where it's pretty socked in. still 51 in the city oakland is at 56 degrees, 58 in san jose and 55 in redwood city. blue sky from our exploratorium camera temperatures all in the 50s. but look at petaluma. still chilly at 48 degrees. you know, we had a lot of fog and it's still been hanging around across parts of the bay area, lingering and impacting those temperatures from san rafael. a little hazy view tonight. coastal fog spreads. the holiday weekend will be fog to sun and near average temperatures for a change. and monday through midweek we are expecting gusty offshore winds to develop the air quality well, it's good to moderate moderate in yellow there. it's still fine to get outside, but this is partially because we don't really have any strong winds

and wood burning pollution is contributing to it. so we go hour by hour and notice that coastal fog starting to spread as we head towards tonight. tomorrow morning we begin with some fog and some high clouds. and then in the afternoon i think most areas will see the sun, except for maybe a few patches along the north bay coast, and then the fog will return once again going into sunday. so your morning temperatures anywhere from the mid 30s to the mid 40s. watch out for that fog. if you have early saturday plans heading into the afternoon. hours 56 and half moon bay, 61, in santa rosa, fremont 60, oakland. fairfield. concord, 62, in san jose. looking ahead to monday, those winds will begin to ramp up. strongest gusts are expected over the north bay hills. you will notice close to 40 miles an hour. now. we have been monitoring our rain chances and i want to show you what's going to happen. marine influence continues through the weekend as we head into martin luther king junior day. high pressure starts to build back in behind a departing trough. offshore winds develop and

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>> there's a motto that is resonating among people in e l.a. area as they begin to recover from those destructive fires. it's called socal strong. the good morning america team was in southern california this morning, an effort to help the people who really need it most. >> hundreds of thousands of people, as you know, have been impacted by these fires. they all have a story to tell. and we are outside of what remains, what remains of one of the hundreds of homes that were destroyed here in altadena. >> we're still trying to wrap our heads around, what, 13,000 destroyed homes and businesses looks like. this was the home of the bailey family. they lived here for three generations. every house on this block has a story. we want to give you a sense of scale, which is why we have this scissor lift to show you that this goes on block after block. but it's not just that. when we drive through the devastation zone, it takes us 20 minutes to get from one end to the other. >> this right behind me is what's left of rosebud academy charter school. this mangled wire, the walls are melted here. and again, this is a charter

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agencies are prohibited from investigating, interrogating, detaining, or arresting persons for immigration enforcement purposes. >> bonta's guidance prevents local police from being deputized as immigration agents or detain undocumented immigrants without criminal records, solely for the purpose of deportation. trump has threatened to withhold funds from states and local governments that don't participate in his deportation campaign. >> now, if a mass deportation begins, let's say next week, it would not be the first time that it's happened in this country. >> abc seven news reporter lyanne melendez looks at how previous mass deportations have snared large numbers of u.s. citizens as well. >> reporter it was a saturday night. like many others in san francisco. the nightclubs along mission street were busy as usual. the year was 1989. >> i was in my 30s, and i've

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violated. they were detained and questioned simply because they were latinos. they won. >> when i came out of that immigration raid, i was stunned. just because i looked this way. i'm going to be profiled and stopped. >> the incident led to an expansion of the city's sanctuary policies, forbidding local law enforcement from cooperating with immigration agents. immigrant advocates say raids at places where latinos gather may come back under the trump administration. >> the last time president trump was in office, 7-eleven stores and convenience stores were subject to immigration raids in neighborhoods where latinos were heavily populated and is designed to frighten and terrify the immigrant community and encourage what's called self-deportation. >> the united states has had two previous mass deportations of primarily mexican immigrants in the last 100 years. the first

happened during the great depression, when unemployment was high. >> this was done through mass arrests by state and local police. people were rounded up who looked mexican, were put on busses, trains to the us-mexico border and dumped. >> it was called the mexican repatriation. it's estimated a million people of mexican ancestry were removed from the united states and returned to mexico, many of them u.s. citizens. some historians say two thirds of those forced to leave were u.s. born children of immigrant parents. >> in effect, what occurred was an ethnic cleansing, a removal of people of a particular background. >> a second mass deportation happened in the 1950s. it was called operation. >> a was an epithet used to refer to mexicans, and it refers

to the stereotypical mexican immigrant who swims the rio grande and has a wet back. it's hate speech. it's an epithet. it's an insult. >> the u.s. government carried a military type operation. immigration officials went to job sites and deported immigrants who were caught there, went to schools and deported immigrants who were caught there. their family members often didn't know where those people had been sent, what had happened to them. >> and just like the mass deportation of the 1930s, many of those deported were u.s. citizens. >> they couldn't leave their children in the united states by themselves, so they were forced to take them with them. and this is a deportation campaign that donald trump has said he is going to imitate. >> on day one, i will launch the largest deportation program in

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citizens. enforcing laws breaks up families all the time. you send somebody to prison, you're breaking up a family, and it's a consequence of what the individual did. >> we had citizen children who were in effect, deported with their parents and were in effect told, even though you're a citizen, you're not a citizen. like white americans had a tremendous impact on the sense of belonging of people of mexican ancestry. and it lingers to this day. >> lyanne melendez, abc seven news. >> coming up, social media brain rot. is that a real thing? yeah. okay. did i say that out loud? and the vulnerable moon. you've been sitting next to

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the portrait shows the president elect with a very distinctive expression. there it's captioned, we are entering the golden age of america. some are comparing it to his 2023 mug shot, where he was scowling at the camera, much different than mr. trump's smiling portrait at the start of his first term. >> but dan notice he has an up light. >> yeah, he does, in fact have an up light, which does help, as we know as we've talked about before, we talk about often here. you know, i would say i

would say two things. one, it at least is an authentic look, right. he often has that expression on his face. and two, i would like that picture better if, say, he was releasing a new album, but why not look a little more warm and engaging? >> you know, i think it's a distinguished look. i mean, he he likes that look. it is his look. >> i mean, there's no question i'm not even being critical of it. i just i would want a more pleasant or less menacing image to me. >> yes, but, dan, your brand is not menacing. yeah. that's right. >> maybe it should be. i should rebrand. >> i'm much more likely to go with the scowl. yes. you know, i think everybody would agree on that. >> okay. new research shows how compulsive use of short video platforms such as tiktok can affect the brain. the study by neuroimage found that people with higher levels of short video addiction displayed increased activity in parts of the brain linked to emotional regulation and reward processing. short video addiction has been linked to several negative outcomes, including disrupted sleep patterns and memory loss. and

i'm going to guess riskier behavior. scientists, please study that. that's my theory. >> you mean people imitate what they see, christian or whatever? >> yeah. or, you know, when they need that instant reward. kind of like why people watch those videos. they might also need to be a little gambler. like, that's my guess, i don't know. what do you think? >> i look, i look at it in a different way, just i mean, i see myself and, you know, let's say it's a five minute video immediately comes back to me, a five minute video, and, you know, whatever the hook is and i'm a minute in and they're not really telling me anything, i'm like, no, that to me that's what a short addiction video means. i don't have time. i can't wait around for four more minutes. >> don't waste my time. i'm the same. i mean, if you because they tease you all the time on this stuff and they try to get you to watch as long as you can show me what i wanted to click on and see. >> exactly. i'm just thinking, sandy, our kids probably only have patience for 10s. yeah, that's what i was going to say.

these teenagers, these kids, i'm telling you quick, look at tiktok and then scroll, scroll, scroll scroll scroll. you should see how quickly they scroll through this stuff. >> but yeah, i mean, i think in truth, they're 10s. we're probably 15. yeah. we're not that much. yes. >> do you have a favorite child? do you ever wonder if your parents did? a new study shows it's likely, according to the study, birth order, temperament and gender all affect the way people parent and may also influence whether a parent has a favorite. among the findings, more conscientious and agreeable kids were likely to get better treatment from their parents. this also works in the work environment. i'll pass that on. >> i don't know if you need to study the fact that if you're nice and pleasant and easy, people treat you better, but i never. i have two grown sons and they're very different. they're both terrific, but i have never had a favorite. >> yeah, dan, i'm the same way because they are so very different. we're talking polar opposites. i've honestly asked myself this. there is no favorite, but i can see how many

parents would. because after all, we are humans too, right? >> i mean, they had their moments. don't get me. >> have you guys played the game where, okay, we're in a boat, it flips over. you got to save one or the other. then what are you doing? >> yes, but that's a different question than who's your favorite. then you're thinking, who can help save me? like practical skills? who's got those skills that i need to survive? >> the four of us are in a boat. >> who would you take? >> yes. >> who am i saving? >> toss up. >> is there an answer? >> i'm leaving. >> no, i'm leaving it there because you're sitting a foot away from me. >> okay, okay. >> i think we need to leave that unanswered and move on. for the first time, a location beyond earth has been listed as vulnerable by the world monuments fund. included the moon on its 2025 watch list. due to the dawn of a new space age, the moon already hosts more than 90 historic lunar sites. the world monuments fund, i should say, is an international nonprofit that highlights at risk heritage sites.

>> all right. i'm a little more concerned about pollution on our planet than the moon. >> oh, we'll get to the moon. >> oh, yeah, we will. >> we'll get to the moon. but you know, i don't want, want, want to trash it. but it is, after all, a dead sort of planet. we don't have to worry about destroying the environment. wow. >> dan, dan! dan. moon bashing. wow. dan is on fire. >> what are you. what have you got against the moon? >> i mean, only energy on cleaning up this planet first. >> okay, yeah. only 12. >> let's not make it any worse on the moon. >> yeah, yeah. >> and they don't have life as we know it, like you know so. well. yeah, it's just a pile of rocks. just kidding. >> just kidding. only. why are you defending the moon? >> i know why is there something hidden agenda there? yes, yes. >> ellen and i are conspiring. >> so dan's not taking larry, and larry is not taking dan? yes, larry. >> anywhere. >> and twice on sunday i'll take you because you can tell me when it's going to rain and when the storm comes. so you're using me? >> hey, i'm going to need the sports

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spent nearly all of her life battling leukemia. >> well, today she celebrated the end. of her cancer treatment. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has more on this big milestone. >> that ringing of the bell is music to the ears of two year old lucy nguyen and her family. it marks the long awaited end of her cancer treatment. >> i could finally take a deep

breath, sigh of relief. >> at just seven weeks old, lucy was diagnosed with leukemia and went through intensive treatments, an unimaginable journey for lucy, along with her parents and older sister. >> it was really hard. we made a lot of sacrifices, especially my wife not missing appointments, living in hospitals for an extended period of time, lots of late emergency visits, especially with feeding tubes and things like that coming in and out. but our daughter lucy has been so resilient, so brave. >> next to lucy and her family was the staff at kaiser permanente santa clara. just as excited for lucy to ring that bell. >> everyone asks us how we can do pediatric oncology to take care of kids that go through this, and this is the exact reason why we do it. when we are here today, and we're able to celebrate this accomplishment and that she's cancer free. it just gives us so much joy in our hearts. and so it's a big deal for the staff, because we have to do a lot of hard things with

her and to her. and so to be able to celebrate this gives us that peace that, you know, everything we did was, was for a reason. >> pediatric oncologist doctor sheela thampi says she'll continue to see lucy every three months for the next two years, and then space it out when they get to five years. in the meantime, lucy's parents are just excited for her to finally have some normalcy and soon some traveling plans that can now be set in motion following the ringing of that bell, no parent ever dreams that their child would have cancer. >> but every parent who has a child with cancer just can't wait for the day that they ring the bell. and you know, we're just so grateful. >> it feels like the best day ever in santa clara. >> zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> it's always so tough, girl, and so wonderful when you hear that bell ring. because you know what it means. >> yeah. yep. she's made it. look. she's going to live to 100. you go girl. so happy for the family. >> all right, let's get a check on the weekend forecast here. sandhya. >> yeah. it is going to be a dry

weekend. larry and kristen, let me show you the winds in southern california right now. light which is favorable for those firefighters there. but that is going to change come monday. gusty offshore winds developing up to 50 miles an hour. as you will notice, it continues into tuesday and we have another round midweek live doppler seven showing you some fog along the coast that's going to be influencing our weather this weekend, but there will be plenty of sun tomorrow afternoon, mid 50s to the low 60s about where you should be for this time of year. and the accuweather seven day forecast does feature a slight cooldown sunday. a bump up monday as those winds pick up and then mild and dry next week. kristen. >> all right. thank you sandhya. so lunar new year celebrations are beginning and abc seven is excited to be airing the san francisco chinese new year parade on february 15th. but there are other celebrations happening all over the bay area. >> this is the third annual oakland lantern festival and night market, so this is kind of a new school approach to a traditional festival that dates back almost 2000 years. this takes place on sunday, february

9th at the pacific renaissance plaza in chinatown in oakland. other than the chinese new year parade in san francisco, probably the largest event is the san jose vietnamese tet. that's the 10th anniversary of this festival. it takes place over three days at the east ridge center. and my favorite word? it's free admission and free parking. >> oh, yes, the oakland museum of california is having its own lunar new year celebration as well. on february 8th, there will be hands on activities for children and gallery exhibits on aapi culture. we are counting down to the san francisco chinese new year parade sponsored by toyota. we are just 29 days away to the parade on february 15th. you can watch it live here or wherever you stream abc seven to welcome in the year of the

followed at nine by 2020. then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. comedian roy wood jr is hopping on stage for his hilarious or hilarious comedy special. reporter garin flowers spoke to the star at wood junior's favorite so-cal comedy spot. >> what happened to connection? >> what's going on in our digital age? roy wood jr. has something to say about the lack of connection, which he talks about in his latest special, lonely flowers. >> i just think that we're in a society now where we're far more disconnected than we are connected.

>> we met the comedian at the comedy and magic club in hermosa beach, where he's brought laughter for years. >> the audience here loves comedy. they curate comedy in the right way. and you know when you walk on this stage, you're going to get an audience that is ready to laugh. >> he's one of those guys where when you first watch him, you realize, oh, there's something special with this guy. >> richard barrett is the manager of the club and has been supporting wood jr. since early in his career. >> there's this intelligence and a little sharpness, a little edge, and that's what sets him apart. >> we get mad if the phone rings. i was invented for talking. oh hell no. you got to text me first. >> wood jr has a message for entertainers hoping to make it big. >> do not listen to people who have never jumped out of plane because they can't. they can't give you any advice on how to jump out of a plane. and if you're in this industry and you have chosen this as your occupation, or you've chosen

this as your focal point in a dream and you've already jumped out of the plane. >> lonely flowers is a part of hulu's hilarious comedy brand. >> only time you see an employee at the grocery store is when you do self-checkout wrong. >> garin flowers for abc news. >> lonely flowers is now streaming on hulu. disney is the parent company of both hulu and abc seven. abc seven news is streaming 24 over seven. get the abc seven bay area streaming tv app and join us whenever you want, wherever you are. and that's it for abc seven news at four. i'm kristen sze. abc seven news at five is coming your way next. but do they really?

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