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as laying off dozens of its faculty members. all of it is to address the school's nearly $24 million budget deficit for the upcoming school year. but it has a lot of students and staff saying they're being blindsided. now, as tara campbell explains, they're preparing to fight back. >> the airport to make our budget. >> it's a pep talk. the sonoma state coaches never thought they'd have to give, nor did they think they'd be preparing to file a lawsuit against the university. but that's exactly what they're doing. in wake of the school's announcement wednesday, it's shuttering its athletic department. >> there's been a complaint filed with the office of civil rights. >> the complaint, filed on behalf of minority athletes, calls for an investigation into the university's decision. >> the athletic department is the most diverse group on campus, way more than than the campus at large. so this this decision harms minority students. >> like many coaches here, marcus zimmer's seawolves roots run decades deep student athlete turned coach, just like women's soccer head coach and hall of

famer amiria salzman. >> on one hand, we're trying to get them somewhere else, but on the other hand, we're asking them to fight, and that's a lot to put on people. >> it takes a lot of commitment from our family and our friends to even get us to the opportunity to go to college, and taking that away from this, athletes and non-athletes alike. it just breaks my heart. >> heartbreaking is how these coaches are describing it too. >> when we recruit players, we look at them in their eyes. we talk and meet their families and look at them, and we promise their families that we're going to take care of them. and now the school has stripped us of that opportunity. so i have to go back on my word to all of our players, and that hurts more than anything else. >> while there is a lot of hurt, there's also a lot of hurt. >> as athletes and coaches were taught to fight like my team goes by a quote played till the last minute, and that's what we're going to do. >> we reached out to the university for a response to the filing and received an email

reading. the university is aware of the complaint and it is being reviewed, and certainly conversations like the ones going on behind me right now between these coaches and these athletes will continue. this group says they're not giving up. >> my goal is to be able to come back here in a couple years and still have a legacy left, and for these coaches to still have a place to call home and to come to work to every day. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> well, turning now to the southern california wildfires, where firefighters have just about full containment on the three major wildfires tonight, the palisades fire is 84% contained. it has burned more than 23,000 acres. containment on the fire is 95%. it has burned more than 14,000 acres, and crews continue to gain ground on the hughes fire with 90% containment. but the big concern this weekend is rain, which could cause landslides in those burned areas. tonight, southern california is preparing for that possibility of even

more disaster. tim caputo, from our sister station in los angeles, reports now from the palisades. >> as the rain begins to fall on what's left of pacific palisades, many of the unrecognizable neighborhoods have been prepped for mother nature's latest test. several types of sandbags set up ahead of the rain, some to prevent potentially toxic debris from flowing down driveways and into storm drains. other bags protecting the structures that somehow survived the palisades fire. >> you want to just put this over here? >> natasha mandic. his home is still standing. her garage didn't fare as well. >> we're concerned about the runoff, the toxic material with the rain coming in that it's going to, you know, get potentially into our house. >> like many victims of the devastating fire, mandic is still confused on what she can or can't do when it comes to cleanup at her house. >> i understand it's a crazy situation. a lot of things to do. however, the houses that are still standing have different issues and they need to be addressed. >> this afternoon, at a five hour long town hall in malibu, some residents also wanted

clarification, worried the damage to their property could increase the risk of mudslides. >> i guess my question is about timing when it comes to debris removal. the bottom of our retaining wall has been burned down. whoever built it originally, it was built of wood. and so we have a hill that does not have any structure to retain the mud if there's a storm tonight. >> debris removal questions come as mayor karen bass and president trump, who visited pacific palisades friday, sparred over wanting to get homeowners back in as soon as possible. >> we want you to be back in your homes immediately. >> but the people are willing to clean out their own debris. it doesn't cost. >> a lot. >> but now there's an unofficial warning from an lafd captain. >> these decisions have major impacts on your health and well-being. >> who took to social media to offer advice not on behalf of the fire department, but because he felt the need to warn people about the dangers of rushing back to their damaged or destroyed property too soon. >> while limited access is being granted into certain zones at this time, i do not recommend

that you return to these burn areas. it's just not safe. there are still many hazards present, and it will be some time before all of these hazards can be identified and mitigated. >> officials also warning about the potential for landslides, telling people who have homes that survived the fires but may be next to a steep hill that burned in those fires that they should consider not staying at their home, at least for a couple of days or until the storm passes for fear of mudslides coming down and damaging their houses in pacific palisades. tim caputo, abc seven news. >> here at home, we are seeing some rain. check it out. it was a wet drive across the bay bridge tonight. this is what it looked like just a few hours ago, heading east into oakland. so with that, let's bring in frances dinglasan checking on if we have more rain on the way. frances? >> we do. not too much. in fact, i had used my wipers also this evening in san francisco. and we'll show you live doppler seven, the satellite radar image looping over the last several

hours, we already had one hundredths of an inch of rain at sfo and oakland and even near hayward. and you'll notice that the rain is very, very light. right now we're seeing some light rainfall parts over parts of the richmond san rafael bridge, and will continue to see some of the light isolated showers over the next few hours. in fact, our futurecast animation shows at 1:00 this morning. we'll see some light rain in parts of the east bay and also south of sacramento. but notice by 6:00 in the morning it really winds down and we'll have a mostly dry day tomorrow by midday. so rainfall amounts not much, just a few more hundredths of an inch for some locations. some areas in the north bay might not get any rain at all, but we have some cold weather and some windy weather to tell you about coming up, dion. >> all right. we'll be watching it closely. francis. thanks. today, thousands of anti-abortion rights advocates were on the move through san francisco for the annual walk for life west coast. as abc seven news reporter cornell bernard shows,

us abortion rights activists were also there making their voices heard as well. >> glory, glory. hallelujah. >> thousands of anti-abortion rights supporters filling market street with their message. >> abortion is murder. >> this is the 21st annual walk for life west coast. the event bringing individuals and religious groups together from across california. sidney brooks knows why she's here. >> i know many women who have had abortions, and i know the regret that they feel. so i decided to come out here and just hopefully inspire and share the message of hope that there isn't another option. there are alternatives. >> san francisco catholic archbishop salvatore cordileone, speaking to the crowd at civic center before the walk. >> you look out at the crowd, you see most of them are young people. i think young people have finally realized what's going on. and to here. there's no question about that. i think a lot of their generation is not

here because of that. >> abortion opponents are feeling inspired by the reelection of president donald trump and recent court actions restricting the procedure. >> it's moving the movement in the right direction, but we still have more work to do. >> across the street, abortion rights advocates gathered with their own counter protest. >> we oppose the other side in terms of what they are trying to put against us and take away our bodily autonomy, which has always been our main message, is everyone has a right to do what they want to do with their bodies. >> traffic definitely impacted by this event. much of market street has been closed much of saturday. detours are in place. those detours causing some gridlock on downtown streets. traffic returning to normal by late afternoon in san francisco. cornell. bernard abc seven news. >> the effort to recall san francisco supervisor joel engardio officially began today. supervisors and supporters, i should say, collected signatures at mccoppin square in the sunset

district. one of the reasons they're upset is over the closure of the great highway. engardio says he disagrees. this one issue should cost him his job. >> i think he's made the west side of san francisco less safe by spearheading the closure of the great highway. he snuck it in against the will of the people that he's supposed to be representing. >> the road cannot be a direct connection to daly city anymore. it's literally falling into the ocean. the southern section is falling into the ocean because of extreme coastal erosion. so that raises the question what to do with the middle section. and people are going to disagree. they say it's a bad idea to recall someone based on a disagreement over a single issue. >> organizers need to gather 10,000 signatures by may 22nd to trigger a recall. candidates for the alameda county district attorney took part in a forum today to show their stances on key issues. alameda county justice based coalitions hosted the event where audience members asked some questions. they

touched upon topics like public safety, police accountability, and substance abuse. all those in the running are in high local legal positions. now to a bizarre robbery attempt at a south bay restaurant, one that had employees struggling with what they call the robot kidnaper. check it out. surveillance video from just before 8 a.m. last saturday at f 21 restaurant. shows the man walking in. he asks to use the restroom and when he emerges, he grabs one of the shop's three robot servers. you can see there he's struggling to get it out the front door and into his backed up car, parked right outside. employees race after him and eventually get the man to release the robot and call police. the owner tells me the robot costs about $18,000, but says it is useless for a thief because it has to be specially programed in order to work. still ahead tonight on abc n news at 11, thousands are celebrating the lunar new year

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wishing everyone a happy new year. he and his family are among the few thousands who joined the lunar new year celebration in san jose's little saigon. >> i like to take my family here to go back to our uh- tradition every year to remind us how we live in the past and carry over to the future. >> that sense of honoring tradition is part of this year's theme, bridging generations. >> i think. >> organizers say the origin story of many of the bay area's vietnamese community is as refugees of the vietnam war. the u.s. military ground war began in 1965, in support of the south, who were fighting the communist north. the communists eventually won in 1975. year marks what organizers call the 50th anniversary of the mass exodus and early resettlement of refugees displaced by the fall

of saigon. natalie phan was born and raised in san jose. >> as many people have come over from vietnam, or even just been here in america for a long time, we lose sight of our culture. and it's really amazing to see that everyone's connected with not only the american culture, but with lunar new year in general. >> for the vietnamese, this is the year of the wood snake. saturday night celebration is to remember, recreate and retain their heritage in their adopted homeland. >> it's extremely important to have visibility, exposure to the language, keep our culture alive within an ever changing, i guess, political climate. and so that's why we bring our kids share the food, the traditions, the dancing, the arts and all of that. >> the event continues on sunday in san jose, anser hassan. abc seven news. >> on the peninsula, millbrae is holding its lunar new year festival this weekend. you can see a huge crowd just packed the downtown area. the main attraction appearing to be all of that food. you can see the

smoke coming off those grills. there was also live entertainment and some vendors selling their goods. if you missed out, don't worry, it will be back again tomorrow at broadway starting at 10 a.m. in san francisco. the dharma treasury temple is putting. thousands of its buddha relics collection on display to celebrate the lunar new year. it features gem like relics from the historical founder of buddhism and its disciples. it's part of the largest buddha collection in the country, and that collection will be on display each day until february 2nd, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. admission is free this weekend. lunar new year celebrations kicked off in san francisco's chinatown. dancers, giant walking puppets, drummers and dancers took part in the annual mini parade. the procession along grant avenue finished at the flower market street fair's main stage on pacific, where mayor daniel lurie helped officially open the

festival. >> i'm fired up to be here. lunar new year celebration kick off! what an exciting time to be in san francisco, and i'm honored to be here with all the elected officials and the chinese chamber of commerce. thank you all for kicking it off. and we got a few weeks of celebration, so let's have some fun. >> the flower market street fair sells oranges and tangerines, along with, of course, flowers and plants, as well as a variety of auspicious foods. there's also traditional chinese entertainment, including opera and lion dancing on stage. it will be open once again tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and of course, abc7 is a proud sponsor of the parade this year. you can watch the live parade saturday, february 15th starting at 6 p.m. right here on abc seven and wherever you happen to stream abc seven news. a second chance at life for this heron tangled in fishing line at fisherman's wharf. crews were able to reach the struggling bird in a high

tree and then free it from the line, though it had a hook in its beak, so they transported it to the vet to be removed. animal control expects it to be returned to the wild to live a happy life. and hey, continuing this animal themed segment of ours, you never know who or what might be lurking under your house. watch closely. a black bear got evicted this week from south lake tahoe. apparently all it took was a few taps on the side of the home to get the bear to come out and dart off. this was a young male bear that had taken up residence. i want to watch it again. francis, i had no idea. you could just tap, like, knock three times and out comes a bear. i don't know if i would get that close. >> and i'm also so impressed at how it can squeeze in and out of that size hole. >> did not expect that either. yeah, yeah. didn't expect. >> the. >> didn't expect the weather situation. >> yes yes yes. >> just very. light isolated showers. we only had a hundredths of an inch in many areas and some haven't gotten

any rain. we might get a few more hundredths of an inch in a few more spots. so we'll start out with a look at live doppler seven satellite radar image. we did get some sprinkles over san francisco and some falling in the east bay right now. this will continue to circulate over the next few hours, bringing us a little bit more rain. but as you saw earlier, it really didn't amount to much. maybe a few hundredths of an inch. maybe some locations might get almost a 10th of an inch. but what is happening is the winds have really picked up, especially in the north bay. gusts you can see above 500ft. hawkeye at 45 miles. hood mountain 35 mile per hour winds. atlas peak 17 miles. and that's because this system is also bringing us some windy conditions, especially in the north bay mountains. so there's a wind advisory until 10:00 tomorrow morning, where gusts can reach all the way up to 50mph. so be careful if you're driving in those higher elevations. but for right now, it's really looking beautiful from emeryville. as we look out towards the bay bridge in san francisco. and you

definitely felt the chill in the air today. right now in san francisco, it's 50 degrees. oakland 47, hayward, cooler at 46 and san jose 50. also in the mid 40s, redwood city and half moon bay, and this time from mount tam. so you can see we don't have too much cloud cover, at least low clouds. and that's why the rain has been light, because we can see clear across the bay here from mount tam. but things are dropping down into the 40s in some spots. santa rosa still at 51, but petaluma already down to 41, and we're seeing some mid 40s also fairfield and concord, livermore at 43 degrees from mount sutro. we're showing you a pretty view of san francisco. here's what you can expect. so until about 7:00 tomorrow morning, we'll continue to see these light spotty showers. and then we're going to see some very cold mornings starting tomorrow morning. and this will continue actually through wednesday. there's also a frost advisory. and i'll show you that in a little bit. and as i mentioned, gusty winds, especially in the hills of the north bay with this pattern. so

tonight's lows will drop into the 30s in some spots like lakeport near freezing at 32 degrees. we'll see low 40s around the bay like san francisco san mateo at 43, san jose 39. also chilly for the east bay interior valleys like livermore 36 degrees. so with that, there is a frost advisory for the east bay hills, the santa clara hills. so the areas highlighted in blue where temperatures will be down to near freezing levels at 32 degrees. frost is expected to form in some of these areas, and with our light rain comes the winter weather advisory in the sierra until 4:00 tomorrow morning. we could see up to six inches of snow above 5000ft, so just be careful. there will be strong gusts. driving will be difficult, but then the freeze watch kicks in tomorrow night through wednesday morning. this is where these areas highlighted in blue. temperatures may drop down to 26 degrees. so tomorrow's highs look very similar to

what we saw today. and then here's the accuweather seven day forecast. we have those a m showers breezy conditions and then sunshine. although we're going to start out with some very chilly mornings on tuesday and also monday and wednesday for the start of the lunar new year before rain chances arrive at the start of next month. >> you know, it's very fitting because the snake represents transformation. >> i like that. >> transition trying here, francis. thank you. well, still to come on abc seven news at 11. the a's may have left oakland, but that isn't stopping an annual fan tradition. see how to celebrate help with this health insurance stuff. - check out covered california. it's a free service from the state that helps you get health insurance.

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reverse lebron james matchup tonight at chase center, but it's going to be nearly impossible for the dubs to win many games when steph is held scoreless in the second half. 25th regular season meeting between the two legends steph and lebron tied at 12 wins each. entering the night early on off the buddy hield miss in the corner. offensive rebound. get it out to steph curry right there. makes the three. eight points in the first quarter. had 13 at the break. lakers by one after one. second quarter anthony davis working hard in the lane and 118 in the first half. he had a game high 36.

lebron james santos doing all he can. played great defense for about 20s. but lebron he's a legend for a reason. can beat anybody. lakers up one at the break. third quarter of the game turns max christie hits back to back triples in a 35 second span as the lakers jump out to a double digit lead. warriors never recover. see the corner from christie, and curry was zero for eight in the second half, as i mentioned. held scoreless. tough night for steph and the warriors. they just couldn't get it going after halftime. and then lebron james will finish things off. oh the alley oop 25 and 12 assists for lebron. and the lakers win by ten tonight. >> in akron ohio. >> i thought we played a great first half. we had a lot of really good shots. good flow to the offense. and then second half not as good. i give credit to the lakers and their defense. and i just think that overall wasn't our night. we

didn't make enough shots. we know as a as a shooting team three point shooting team, a team that doesn't get to the line a whole lot or get a lf easy baskets. we've got to knock down our threes. and tonight we didn't knock down enough. >> they guarded us well. they knocked down shots. you know they're a big team. so it's different than a lot of the matchups. but you got to be able to adapt. and they just came out on top. >> really bothered us. and you know any game where i play like that it's going to be hard for us to win. so at the end of the day you got to make adjustments, find space and, you know, knock down the shots that you're supposed to. and i didn't do that tonight. >> on steph's shot he didn't make a shot in the second half. anything you see. is it just a couple. don't go basketball. >> yeah. basket. even the greatest shooter on earth is going to have nights like t. it happens. >> sharks taking on the defending champion florida panthers first period mario ferraro. shot goes off the end board right to will smith who puts it home. eighth of the

season two one san jose. florida would score the next six goals. aaron ekblad finds the back of the net 3 to 2 panthers. and in the second, aj greer going to score on the breakaway. sharks lose seven two. they've dropped six straight. abc seven sports is sponsored by river rock casino. dion. >> so much more to come tonight on abc seven news at 11. if you thought eggs were pricey. now, experts say the cost of food is only expected to go up. and what it means for the inmates on the front lines fig

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after 477 days in hamas captivity in gaza. four israeli hostages are now free and reunited with their families. their release is part of a fragile ceasefire agreement that went into effect last weekend. abc news reporter britt clement explains from tel aviv. >> after 15 months in captivity, four more israeli hostages have been released from gaza. female soldiers karina ariav, daniella gilboa and naomi levy, all 20 years old, as well as 19 year

old larry albach. they were paraded on a stage in carefully choreographed scenes, hamas projecting an image of order and authority in gaza city. relief in tel aviv as supporters gathered to watch the moment they were freed. >> emotions are running very high here. cheers and clapping as those hostages are handed over from hamas to the red cross. >> amid hugs and tears of joy. these long separated families were finally reunited. >> and lifted him. >> leary thanking all the citizens of israel for supporting their families. the four young women were taken to a hospital in central israel. their medical condition determined to be stable. >> i must say the excitement is overwhelming. i was amazed by their strength. these are resilient women who bravely survived long days of torment. they are here with us, strong and remarkable. >> but questions now, as many were expecting one civilian to be among those released in

saturday's exchange. 29 year old abel yahud in exchange for the release of these four hostages. israel freeing 200 palestinian prisoners. thousands gathered in the west bank city of ramallah to celebrate their arrival. among those prisoners, 120 who were serving life sentences after being convicted of deadly attacks on israelis. in this first phase of the six week ceasefire deal, a total of 33 hostages are set to be released by hamas. two americans, keith siegel and declan, are expected to be among those freed. in exchange, israel will release hundreds of palestinian prisoners. britt clennett, abc news, tel aviv. >> president trump stopped in a las vegas casino today to talk economics. he promised the crowd to expect a bill that will have broad tax cuts, including on tips. >> so if you're a restaurant worker, a server, a valet, a bellhop, a bartender, one of my caddies, i go through

caddies like candy. if i play badly, i always blame my caddy or any other worker who relies on tipped income. your tips will be 100% yours. won't that be? >> the president headed to florida tonight. he'll attend the congressional republican conference on monday, nearly three weeks after the devastating wildfires began in southern california. there are still hundreds of firefighters working to protect lives and property. anabel munoz shows us how some of them are serving time in prison. >> as two historic wildfires raged in southern california. joseph mckinney and sal almanza were among the firefighters who rushed to help. >> physically, it's pretty demanding. there's a lot of hiking and it's in a rough terrain. >> we often go where bulldozers and other vehicles cannot go. >> the visalia natives are two of california's more than 1000 incarcerated firefighters

responding to this emergency. part of a state program for incarcerated men and women. >> i knew that the firefighting program was going to be the fastest avenue for me to get home to my son. firefighting has always been a passion of mine. >> most who are eligible and choose to join can qualify for sentence reductions up to two days off their sentences. for every day on a fire crew, they earn up to roughly $10 a day, plus an extra dollar during emergencies. mckinney says he's worked as long as 24 hours. >> it was a lot. but, you know, they keep the water coming, they keep food coming. and, you know, you feed off the energy of the other guys. y'all are doing lifesaving work. we have a responsibility to show our gratitude as a state for that. >> california state assembly member isaac bryan and government officials met with some of these firefighters at their base camp in pasadena. bryan just introduced legislation to increase their pay. >> what ab 247 says is that if you are incarcerated and you are actively fighting a wildfire, you are on the front line. you

are on the fire line doing that lifesaving work. you should be compensated at the same rate as the lowest paid person who's not incarcerated. >> mckinney and almanza have been moved by the outpouring of support from many in the public. >> it just feels like sometimes you're tucked away, you know, and no one gets to. you don't get to share those experiences with nobody. so when the community comes out and shows the love and the outpouring, it just really feels good. you know, it feels like someone cares and someone knows what you're doing. >> one of the organizations that has advocated with and for these firefighters is the anti-recidivism coalition. they helped write a bill to expunge their records. the organization also helps run a firefighter training and reentry program that creates a pathway for a career upon release. >> i have about two years left on my sentence, so by the time that it's over, i should be pretty dialed in and know what i'm doing, so i'm excited to pursue that. >> anabel munoz abc seven. >> egg prices are expected to get higher. an outlook fm the usda predicts a 20% increase

this year. other costs won't be going down either yet. food in general is expected to rise by 2%, impacted by bird flu and inflation. eggs are up 36% compared to last december. millions more egg laying hens have been killed in recent months due to the bird flu. still to come tonight on abc seven news at 11. awards season is in full swing. the stars are hitting the red carpet for the sundance film

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of was underway, and it was another star studded day in park city, utah, as george pennacchio shows us. there were even a few new oscar nominees on the red carpet. >> the sundance film festival focuses on new voices and fresh perspectives, not just in its features and documentaries, but

in all of its festivals. programing. >> representation for the community is more important than ever, and i think it's really important that we remind the world that we deserve to be in every story, whether it's film, television and beyond. >> you know, at a time where diversity is now a controversial subject, i think it's even more important for artists to come together and try to create the world that we want to see. >> everywhere you look, you will spot a familiar face. here in park city. >> the gems you discover here, and the legacy of the of the festival and the environment that you're in, it just informs all of us. >> my definition of an independent film is a film that almost doesn't get made because it's that hard. and then to see it here. i don think there's any festival like it in the world. >> now we have so much access to different stories and films on streaming platforms, but i think there's something tremendous about being in the actual space with the folks that made the

thing the very first time that it's being seen by anybody. i think that energy is really, really infectious. >> including a few 2025 oscar nominees. >> i was surprised we got eight nominations. i was really, of course, thrilled, a little dazed. i mean, more than, like more than this. i was a little like like one of those spielberg zoom track shots where the world was folding around me, and i was kind of like, really? >> i was in the shower. so i got in the shower, and then i got out of the shower, and i was an oscar nominee when i got out, which was really crazy. and then i called my dad. >> i sat paralyzed watching the nominees come out, and then called the whole team and our participants and my family, and it was a pretty spectacular moment. >> the sundance film festival runs through february 2nd. george pennacchio on the red carpet at the sundance film festival.

>> all right, one last check of the weather. all i could think of was during that story, people were dressed up in their parkas and their big furry hats. not quite that cold for us. >> i know. and for us, compared to the rest of the nation, we really have nothing to complain about. although it does feel chilly for the bay area and we're looking at live doppler seven again. we're seeing some light rain fall over parts of the bay area, but really we've only had a few hundredths of an inch and we won't get too much more overnight. the temperatures will be chilly though, especially in parts of the north bay dropping to the 30s like cloverdale 35, lakeport 32, ukiah 29. and then we'll see some mid and upper 30s in concord, antioch and livermore. it's going to be windy in the north bay mountains overnight through tomorrow morning. and also we could see some frost in the east bay hills and the santa clara hills too. tomorrow's temperatures will be similar to what we experienced today. temperatures generally between 55 to 60 degrees. so on the cooler side. but we will get some sunshine in parts of the north bay and then some. really cold temperatures come in tomorrow night

through wednesday morning, so it will be chilly. almost everyone except along the coast and solano county, where temperatures might reach below freezing, so down to 26 degrees, possibly in some isolated locations, it's going to be cold. you'll want the kids to wear their jacket if they're heading to school, but then the good news is we'll have temperatures warm up in the afternoon with plenty of sunshine, and it's going to be really nice for the start of the lunar new year before rain arrives for the beginning of the month. >> i have a friend in new york who was complaining that it was under 30 degrees. so cold. and here we are complaining that this freezing. >> this past week, the kids have had snow days in new york and washington, d.c. >> so different. all right, frances, thanks once again. let's get to chris with another preview of sports. hi, chris. >> hi, dion. coming up in sports, we've got more from chase center. it's post with post. we catch up with warriors rookie quinton post as his role

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500 again after losing to the lakers by ten tonight at chase center, rookie center quinton post could not duplicate his 20 point performance we saw thursday night against chicago. he was held to eight points, but he did knock down a pair of threes and got some valuable minutes against lakers star anthony davis. looks like he's going to be a regular in steve kerr's rotation. and we spoke about that following tonight's game. all right quinton post a ten point loss to the lakers tonight. what did you guys l was the issue of why you didn't win this game tonight. >> first of all i just thought, you know, they made a lot of tough shots, especially a.d. i don't know, we just needed to be a little sharper, execute offensively. and i just thought it was tough for us to get stops and that really cost us the game personally. >> how much fun are you having getting out there and showing what you can do? >> i mean, the last few days have been a roller coaster. you

know, like all of a sudden i'm out here in crunch time versus the lakers and i'm enjoying every minute. and but, you know, i'm pretty sick right now that we that we didn't close that one out. >> obviously i just saw you had a nice interaction with pau gasol. what was that like. what can you tell the viewers about that meeting with powell. >> i don't know. he's a nice guy man. i've i told him i've watched all his film from from a young age like all those euro bigs. you know i've always been a fan of him. and to see him in person is pretty cool. >> the other day he told a story about steph curry and just kind of his off the court stuff. for the viewers that don't know about that uber ride that he gave you. tell the viewers about that. >> yeah, it was a quick story. i think a few months ago, you know, when i was wasn't in the in the rotation at all and it was 230 at night and i was stuck at the airport. uber wasn't working. everybody kind of left. and then and then steph and you know, and i was like, i might be stranded. but steph walked by. he saw that i was, you know,

looking for something. and he asked if i was good. i was like, yeah, i'm good. and then and then he and then he asked again and i was like, yeah, i'm actually i need to go home. he was like, oh, i got you. and then, you know, he drove me home. he took a detour. we just came from a long road trip. it was like 230 at night, and we had a game the next day, too. so just for him to, you know, do that for me while, you know, i was. i'm the last man on the bench at that moment just meant a lot and just, you know, shows how how good of a person he is. >> we appreciate your time. keep doing your thing, and we'll see you soon. >> thank you guys. >> yeah. five star service from steph. all right. saint mary's in pullman in washington state. the cougs came ready to play. loooooong watts throwing it down. wazoo up ten. gaels though. go on a 20 to 5 run. it's paulius maruska. jumper goes 25 points and 12 rebounds for him. 45 seconds to go. mitchell saxen lays it in on the nice lob pass. two of his 12. saint mary's up to 18 and three overall 80 to 75. the final. mark mattson and cal hosting miami who had lost eight

straight. their last win was mid-december. cal up three with five seconds to go. matthew cleveland going to hit the three with one second to go. oh no. and we go to overtime. miami hyped the bears stunned, but they regroup for the extra five minutes. it's d.j. campbell for cal. the steal leaps for it and then going to head the other way. how about nine of his 22 come in the extra session. nice play there. bears win 9894 in overtime. they've won three straight. stanford hosting florida state. the band and the tree hype for some acc action. the cardinal got ofo a great start at home and it continued hayward's own. josiah sellers having a day 13 points in the first half and 14 more in the second for a career high 2710 of 16 from the floor, four threes and a couple of posters. as you saw, stanford wins 7871. they've won five of six in acc play, improved to 11 and one at home, their best start since the 1920 season. abc seven sports, sponsored by river rock casino. >> dion chris, thank you very

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