charges, showing that there is, in fact, no evidence to support these charges. >> and while that will be a matter for the courts, it's also an issue for the public. >> the public needs to know it can trust those in charge of city hall. >> the citizens of oakland and the larger bay area deserve better. >> good evening. thank you for joining us. >> i'm dan ashley and i'm karina nova. today's indictment explains why the fbi raided tao's home and others inded oakland. that was last june. those locations are all connected to the people now facing an eight count indictment. >> and we have a team of reporters working on all of the angles today. the i-team's dan noyes talked with a man who narrowly lost the mayor's race to shengtao back in 2022. he says he would have won if it were not for a negative mailer that is listed in today's indictment as part of the bribery scheme. >> voters recalled xiang tao from office in the most recent election, and today, abc seven

news reporter luz pena spoke to multiple oakland leaders who say it's time for oakland to have a fresh start. >> let's begin our coverage now with details from that 22 page indictment. >> abc seven news reporter anser hassan explains exactly what the accusations are about. >> 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 duong's to exercise illegal influence over the levers of city government. >> the eight count indictment was unsealed friy 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 purche modular homes from the duong's business, extend the 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. >> now, those campaign mailers might have made a big impact. could we actually have had a different mayor, had that money not exchanged hands? abc seven news i-team reporter dan noyes first broke details of the flier back in june, and he's here to continue our team coverage. dan. >> well, dan sheng, tao's opponent in the 2022 race, lauren taylor, told me today. there's no question he would have won. he was leading in the polls, and after that, mailer wound up losing by just 677 votes. and any comment about what's happening in his white

suit and white tennis shoes? andy duong would not answer questions as he entered federal % conspiracy, mail and wire fraud charges in connection with former oakland mayor xiang tao. but the indictment says in exchange for future favors, contracts and political appointments, duong and his father, david duong, who own california waste solutions, funded a negative mailer campaign costing approximately $75,000 in support of tao's mayoral campaign. >> look, i am, i am angry. this is ridiculous that uh- democracy has been trampled on here in oakland. >> former council member lauren taylor was ahead at one point during the ranked choice voting tally by 3587 votes, but wound up losing the mayor's race by just 677 out of about 125,000 votes cast. the difference, according to taylor and his chief of staff, this mailer slamming taylor sent just days before the election.

>> they obviously had darkened his his face and darkened his skin and had outrageous allegations. it just seemed incredibly unfair and disappointing in public. >> real estate agent and political activist mario suarez always said that he paid for the fliers and this anti lauren taylor website. but last summer, mayor sheng tao's former chief of staff told me she watched suarez approach tao and andy duong at this campaign event in october 2022, asking for more money for the fliers. >> and that was the first time i ever saw mario. and i was like, what is he doing here? and he straight up said he needed $25,000 to finish that mail piece. and i walked away because i knew that they shouldn't even be dealing with that or talking about that type of stuff. >> webb said andy duong indicated he would take care of it, and that he had already paid $50,000 for the project. mario suarez is not charged or even named in the indictment released today. he could be listed as coconspirator one. i asked his

lawyer, ernie castillo, if warz is a cooperating witness. he texted. i can't discuss the situation at all at the moment. for the upcoming mayor's race, lauren taylor has filed to be on the ballot once again, hoping for a more level playing field. this time. >> i think it says to all of us, we absolutely have to stay vigilant. we have to make sure that we have the right leaders in place who are going to make the right decisions, who have the right judgment, and are not simply going to continue, you know, business as usual. >> you have to consider lauren taylor, a leading candidate for oakland mayor in the upcoming special election, along with former member of congress barbara lee and more than a dozen others. they include tao's former chief of staff, renea webb, also running for mayor dan corina. >> all right, dan, thank you. shengtao left office exactly one month ago after voters recalled her in the last election. abc seven news reporter louis pena spoke to multiple 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 her 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 i said 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 regaie 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. >> and joining us now is abc seven news insider phil matier to talk more about this. yeah.

>> so we've got a lot to talk about here obviously. let's start with what the mayor actually said in june when the fbi first raided her home. listen to this. >> 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. >> that was back in june. all four defendants entered not guilty pleas today. so the question is those words obviously coming back to haunt her in some ways? what's next? >> what's next is we're going to see another series of court appearances. they're going to lay the groundwork. she's facing a difficult, difficult road ahead of her. if you take a look at the federal prosecutions for corruption in the bay area, including those in the recent years in san francisco, the feds have a batting average of about 1000. they get convictions, they do not mess around. and when it gets to this point, they are usually pretty confident that

they can take it all the way. now, in cases like this, what we sometimes see is other defendants will do what they call turn. they turn state's evidence in return, they flip on you. but she is at the top of the chain. the feds have always targeted the official, as opposed to the person that possibly made the approach on a bribe, or even made the bribe. they still consider the official the primary offender, and so the chances of her getting any kind of deal are pretty slim. she's either going to take it to trial or she's going to have to plead guilty. >> we're hearing that that's already started to happen in terms of people talking. >> phil, let's jump ahead to april. we have a special election coming up for oakland mayor. how will this impact that? will it? >> well, it's interesting because if they didn't have the money for the recall, it hadn't been on the recall. if she'd won the recall, she'd be indicted as a sitting mayor. and oakland is really in a world of hurt right now. the crime is high. the their budget. they don't have any money. they have a load of problems. and this on top of it. yes. how will it affect the

election? i think what it does is it brings into focus the question of why are you running? are you running for you or are you running for me? and too often we've seen in california politics, you get the feeling that people are either running for themselves or for the next office, as opposed to what are you going to do for me? so that might be how it plays. why are you here? >> raises cynicism, i think. yes. right. this is probably not just about oakland. let's talk about the potential impact on other cities in our region in general. >> well, i would say the impact right now is everybody's going to be sitting there going, well, why was i with the loooooong family at this event or that event? we already have a city councilman in san leandro whose house was raided by the fbi and this past week. so that's raising questions. what has that got to do with this one? uh- there is some loose connections. they all went on a trip to vietnam together. but dan, i would say that everybody is going to go because the duong's gave money to loads of

politicians, spread their money around, spread their money. democrats and republicans and republicans, they're one of those people that whoever is in power, they gave the money here to democrats. and on the national level, they were big trump supporters. as a matter of fact, andy deyoung is going back there for the inauguration. >> and to be fair, a lot of prominent political, prominent business families do the same thing, spread their money around. >> absolutely, absolutely. that is politics. it's not very pretty. and sometimes it winds up in court and under indictments as well as we're seeing now. >> all right, phil, thanks very much. >> and this case has been months in the making. and abc seven news has been there for each development. check out a timeline of the major moments. catch up on some of the forgotten details and see what's next. it's all on abc seven news.com and our abc seven bay area app. all right. >> coming up next, an update on that burning power plant in monterey county. very serious situation. new at six. see how this fire demonstrates a danger that comes from converting existing power infrastructure into clean power plants.

>> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. i'll have the conditions near that fire. plus, a look at our changing weather as we head into the holiday weekend. coming up. >> an oakland based nonprofit hitting the road with brooms and shovels and donations to help people impacted by the l.a. wildfires.

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in place. >> 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. >> a water based suppression system at the plant apparently failed to contain the fire at the start. the cause of it still remains under investigation. in fact, it's only just now beginning. abc seven news reporter melanie woodrow has a look at the history of that facility, including incidents from the past, in a story that is new at six. >> towering flames and plumes of smoke were visible at the moss landing power plant thursday. the fire continued to burn. >> today best be described as a worst case scenario of a disaster that's happened here. >> the plant is one of the world's largest lithium battery plants. the battery store electricity from renewable energy sources like solar energy. >> this is really a lot more than just a fire. it's really a wake up call for this industry.

and if we're going to be moving ahead with sustainable energy, we need to have a safe battery system in place. >> we cannot make the future even less safe as we are addressing our climate and energy needs. >> concerns about the potential for hydrogen fluoride gas to have been emitted, which so far hasn't been picked up by monitors, led to questions about why a lithium battery plant would be next to an environmentally sensitive area, and the monterey bay supervisor, glenn church, says it has to do with preexisting infrastructure dating back to the 1960s, when pacific gas and electric was running this facility. >> this was actually the major producer of electricity on the west coast. >> texas based company vistra energy owns the plant. >> vistra does business the right way, and we will stand by that. >> vistra's, senior director of community affairs, confirmed the company has had two prior incidents. >> there was an overheating event that was due to water getting on batteries in september 2021, and then at the second phase at what we call moss 100. there was also a

similar situation in which water that was in some couplings at the time got on to batteries and they overheated. >> vistra says everyone at the site got out safely from this fire. an investigation into the cause of the fire is underway. melanie woodrow, abc seven news. >> and we have literally just learned that all of the evacuation orders were lifted for monterey county around the moss landing power plant, so that's good news. >> people can go back to their homes, but it is impacting air quality. and sandhya patel is tracking that right now and has more details. sandhya. yeah. >> and karina and dan, let's take a look at first the current conditions and then we'll talk about the air quality. so it is 51 degrees. relative humidity is up there 81%. they do have some fog around. their winds are fortunately light. but the problem is some of this is kind of impacting the air quality. air now is the official reporting agency. watsonville. santa cruz, swanton area nearby all moderate. but when you look at purple air, this is the

unofficial reporting station has more sensors. you can see some areas are poor to unhealthy. so definitely avoid exposure if you can. the winds will remain light tonight overnight. they picp going into tomorrow morning and switch direction. that could push smoke into other areas as well. area of low pressure in control of our weather that drove those temperatures down today as it brought in the marine layer. so we do have the fog right near the coast right now, and the temperatures are responding to the marine influence anywhere from a couple of degrees to about eight degrees cooler right now in san jose, 40s and 50s. at this hour. those high temperatures were primarily in the 50s. there were only a few spots in thw 60s. here's a live view from our sky star camera, giving you a view like no other. from fisherman's wharf on the skystar wheel and from our santa cruz camera. here's a look at what you can expect tonight. coastal fog spreads. holiday weekend fog to sun and near average temperatures monday and midweek. we are expecting a couple of rounds of gusty

offshore winds. so tonight if you're stepping out 40s 50s the fog spreads by 10 p.m. and tomorrow morning starts out gray. you will notice in the afternoon the sun is out for most areas. chill in the morning. not quite as cold as this morning. we're going with mid 30s and the coldest locations except lakeport 32 degrees. watch out for the fog tomorrow afternoon. you're looking at highs in the 50s and 60s. winds come up as we head towards monday getting gusty, especially in the north bay hills. the setup is this weekend. the marine influence goes on and then high pressure comes in on monday. that's going to set the stage for windy conditions once again on wednesday. this is encouraging. end of january we're bringing in the potential for some rain and some mountain snow, including southern california. accuweather seven day forecast. it's a dry weekend. mildest day will be monday and then next week a little bit warmer. >> dan and corina, the warmth will be nice. yeah. >> all right. thanks very much. >> and coming up next, a look at the local efforts to

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firefighters have made better progress on the eaton fire near pasadena. that one is 65% contained. officials are opening up more of the burn areas to residents, who are now able to go in and retrieve personal items. several schools around pasadena that have been closed since the fire will reopen by the middle of next week. >> and the bay area is sending more help and relief to those affected by the devastating l.a. wildfires. an oakland nonprofit is ready to deliver donated pet supplies badly needed, of course. they also plan to start cleaning up the debris down there when it is safe to do so. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard has that story. >> so here's what i want to do. this stuff can come out and go in the car. >> volunteers from oakland's urban compassion project are loading up this trailer with donated supplies bound for la. >> what do we have? thank you. >> oh, this is a brand newyou. carrier litter box. >> litter box? >> all week, people have been dropping off donations of pet supplies to the nonprofit.

>> yeah, there's just a ton of stuff. we're stuffed to the brim here. >> the items will be delivered to local animal shelters, some of which lost everything in the fires. >> then we're going to go to a few other places that have been burnt down to see how they can be supported, like filozoa. animal shelter that waszoa. completely burnt down. that helped neglected dogs. >> founder vincent ray williams is packing shovels, rakes and debris grabbers. >> these are used to scoop up those piles right, and then placed in the cans so that they can be dumped. >> he says the real mission of urban compassion project is supporting unhoused communities by cleaning illegal dumping around encampments or anywhere they find it. this instagram post shows their recent efforts in oakland. williams says he'd like to put those cleanup skills to work cleaning up fire debris when it's safe to do so. >> and as an organization that cares about the experience of the community in general with compassion, we want to go down there and we want to do our part. come

on in. >> last weekend, hundreds of folks showed up to this drive through donation event in emeryville collecting items for la fire survivors. a big success. >> okay, so we have more donations now that just came in. thank you. >> chetna compassion project was still collecting donations. minutes before vincent and priya hit the road. >> and so we've done great work in oakland. but what's happened is the la fires have affected a whole lot of people negatively. headed out on our way to la in oakland. >> cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> good morning america raised nearly $6.5 million s morning for wildfire relief efforts you can help and donate to. look at your screen now. use your cell phone to scan that qr code. it will take you to a list of verified and vetted organizations that are helping survivors. >> coming up next, moving from outside to inside the weather is forcing some last minute changes for donald trump's inauguration

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life. well, my term in office is ending. the work continues. >> president biden at the us conference of mayors today in washington. he is down to his last few days as commander in chief. as you know, on monday, donald trump will be sworn in as te next president. >> but today, we learned the inauguration ceremony will take place indoors. and because of those freezing temperatures outside, that's why they had to move it in. abc seven news reporter monica madden talked to californians who are in washington, d.c, to view the inauguration and who may now be left out in the cold.

>> presidential preparations are underway for the second inauguration of president elect donald trump, where law enforcement leaders say they're ready. >> we are not currently tracking any specific or credible threats to the inaugural ceremony or to the capitol complex. we will continue to work closely with 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. >> the last time a president was sworn in indoors was ronald reagan. that was 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, you can view it on our live coverage of the inauguration on monday, starting at 6 a.m. right here on abc seven. >> president elect donald trump promises to start mass deportations when he returns to office today. california's attorney general, rob bonta, issued an updated guidance for law enforcement agencies in the

state about their role in immigration enforcement. >> california law enforcement 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 from detaining undocumented immigrants without criminal records solely for the purpose of deportation. california became a sanctuary state in 2017. trump has threatened to withhold funds from states and local governments that don't participate in his deportation campaign. and if mass deportations begin next week, it won't be the first time 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 always liked to go to latino clubs. >> patricia aguayo was at the popular club elegante. >> i was sitting at the bar and all of a sudden several san francisco police officers walked in and ice. they locked the door and said nobody could leave. who was to ever think that this was going to turn into a deportation? >> immigration agents did not have a search warrant, but held everyone in place to check their identification. >> it was a well known club. they knew that it was predominantly latino. >> patricia is a native san franciscan and she felt racially profiled. >> i was legally here, wanted to let them know that they were not going to just profile people and assume that everybody in that

club was undocumented. >> patricia and the aclu filed a class action lawsuit claiming their constitutional rights were 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 inhe american history. >> the trump administration says its mass deportation will first target those immigrants with criminal records, prioritizing the people who pose the most danger and removing those people. >> that's certainly going to happen, but it doesn't mean that they're going to just turn a blind eye to everybody else. there's no border control. >> two weeks before trump's inauguration day, immigration agents conducted raids in kern county targeting immigrants with criminal records. cameras show border patrol agents descend onto a bakersfield chevron gas station. agents lingered and questioned latino customers. children born in the united states with undocumented parents could again be caught in the net. >> you better start packing now. >> tom homan has said that there is no reason why people have to

be separated from their families. they can make a choice. it is their choice to either, you know, go home with their entire family or leave the parts of their family that are 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. >> if you or someone you know is dealing with a situation involving race, racism or just need support, there is help available and it's not far away. go to abc seven news.com slash. take action for a list of local resources. one more time. >> we are coming up here.

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today, she celebrated the end of her cancer treatment. >> a beautiful moment. abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes was there for this very 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. >> job. 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. >> my gosh, that is so sweet. little lucy. you have a young child and it just you can't imagine for those parents, i'm going to cry. >> but she loves that little bell. little lucy. >> so sweet. she's doing great. >> happy for that whole family. it's wonderful. all right. we're going to switch gears and talk about the weather, because frosty and foggy today. but what about the weekend? we're looking ahead. see

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your parade, sponsored by toyota. we're about a month away from this big event on february 15th that you can watch live on abc seven and on tv and everywhere you stream. hopefully. >> yeah, and hopefully the weather is good for that because it's rained a couple times, so hopefully it's nice and dry just for that one day. >> we've had this long dry spell. we need some rain and then a break again for the parade. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with our weekend forecast. >> yeah, and it would be nice if we did get a break in time for that parade. dan and karina. but we definitely need the rain, that's for sure. right now, i want to turn your attention back east, because they're going to be dealing with an arctic blast.

and you can pretty much see why the inauguration ceremony has been moved indoors. so sunday morning, 24 in d.c, you start to notice the bitterly cold wind chills down to six monday morning. state college minus seven, cleveland -14. dangerous wind chills across the region. that is going to continue heading into early tuesday. meanwhile, in southern california, firefighters getting a break from those strong winds. but they do return gusty offshore winds. monday 50 miles an hour there at lang. still gusty tuesday morning. so that will make it challenging. right now we do have fog here along the coast. it advances overnight and tomorrow morning we start out gray. but look at this a nice sunny saturday on tap with 50s and 60s. and if you're looking ahead to the rest of your holiday weekend, sunday might see a slight dip. but monday, those temperatures come right back up for the holiday with breezy to gusty weather. temperatures will continue to climb mid to late in the workweek, with above average numbers and plenty of sun. karina. >> dan okay, i always hope they're not watching in bufo

because i'm crazy when they say i know, we're saying it's so cold. >> it's 60 degrees. yeah, it's like it really puts it in perspective. all right. thank you. >> all right. on to sports director larry beil talking about the niners. yeah. >> 60 degrees. somebody in buffalo, that's like short sleeves. literally. >> that is actually true. yeah, it's literally true. we're just really soft. >> we are 40 niners. want to go back to the future and lure robert sala back to the team? this would be a lucrative return as defensive coordinator. but a few obstacles to gettin

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warriors trades, but this was a difficult day with a sobering focus because today is the one year anniversary of the passing of assistant coach dejan milojevic. coach dickey, as he was known, was always a smiling presence. the team has created what they call the brat award. brat means brother in serbian, so this will be an annual honor recognizing a basketball ops staff member who embodies the spirit, dedication, and legacy of coach dickey. the 46 year old from serbia passed away at a team dinner in utah, and he is definitely missed. >> it's a tough day. it's obviously toughest on his family and we're thinking about them today especially and of course thinking about dickey and how much he meant to us and our

organization and for what he brought, and just the joy every day and the energy that he brought every morning, just getting his guys going. >> i'm glad that we did something for dickey today and one year. so love that and miss dickey so much. >> nfl news now the 40 niners want robert saleh back as their defensive coordinator, reportedly planning to make him the highest paid dc in the nfl somewhere over $4.5 million per year. but despite a rough three years with the jets, saleh hot coaching candidate, the jags, raiders and cowboys are all said to be interested. texans and chiefs face off in the nfl divisional round tomorrow here on abc seven. flashback to the last time they met in this round. january 12th of 2020. texans were up 24 nothing in the second quarter, only to see the chiefs score four tds before halftime for a 2824 lead. kc won the game 5131, propelling them to a super bowl victory over the 49 ers. patrick mahomes had five td passes in this game that you're looking at right now. hopes to have a better start this time around getting down like

that. >> things could have went south really fast. but i was proud of the resilience of the guys. and that kind of carried us throughout that entire playoff run, is that we just had no doubts that we were going to find a way to win, and that was a really good football team, and we were able to come back and beat that team, and it kind of sprung us through that the rest of the playoffs. to get that super bowl win over mahomes ptsd. >> every time i see that guy, you can catch the chiefs and texans tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. right here on abc seven. how about george kittle with a hockey assist during last night's nashville predators game? the niners tight end shown on the jumbotron, chugging a beer as the game was going on and the predators scored just as he finished his drink. look at this. perfect timing here. nashville beat the blackhawks three two. the predators call that the assist of the century. i don't i don't love this term. the kids use, like lig your best life. right, right, right. but. but george kittle is living his best life. and he's so entertaining for everybody that sees him. he's having fun, no question. always positive. yeah. thanks, larry. all right.

>> and tonight on abc seven at eight, it's shark tank followed at nine by 2020. then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. and remember abc seven news is streaming 24 seven. you can get the abc seven bay area app and join us whenever you want, wherever you are. >> well, finally, this friday, a few thoughts about what really matters. on monday, we will have a new president. how he will govern is, of course, not a mystery. he's been in the job before, so donald trump will get another chance to make america great again. again. eight years ago, i was in washington covering his first inauguration. as i watched from the media position on the roof of a building adjacent to the capitol and overlooking it, i found myself feeling a sense of pride. pride in our country and pride in our democracy. here was a man a great many people passionately wanted to be president, and also a great many who with equal passion, did not. and yet, what did we do? we peacefully handed over power to the duly elected

next commander in chief. i was proud to see that in person. little did we know he would try not to hand over the keys to the castle. four years later. monday we will find ourselves in a remarkable deja vu moment. wash. rinse, repeat. some elated by this inauguration, some alarmed by it. just like eight years ago. what really matters is our political process, our democracy. honor that. and america wins every election. i always love to hear from you. let me know what you think. follow me on social media at dan ashley abc seven. >> and that is it for this edition of abc seven news. thanks for watching and happy friday. i'm karina nova. happy friday. yes. >> weekends here for sandhya patel, larry beil, all of us. i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time. have a great evening. we'll see you again tonight at 11.

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