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makes a bombshell announcement. the entire athletics program is getting cut. good morning everybody. it's sunday, january 26th. we'll get right to your forecast and it is chilly out there. >> it is. the wind is certainly a factor as we have an area of low pressure pulling away from the bay area, keeping it certainly cool in some spots and damp along the central coast. they had some upper elevation snow along the central coast and los angeles dealing with the rain showers. so as we get in closer. morgan hill and san martin had a little bit of weather, wet weather, but you notice the counterclockwise flow still wants to bring in a few sprinkles. maybe upper elevations, but it's clear and chilly here. 46. santa cruz 48 downtown and half moon bay with a gusty wind out there. the golden gate bridge nice and sunny, but look at the winds 20 to 24 miles an hour from concord, sfo and half moon bay. we'll look for those winds in the upper elevations to continue to be a little bit breezy. and today featuring more sun, another cool afternoon mid and upper 50s with a
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cold night. tonight we'll talk about a freeze watch in a few minutes. stephanie. >> all right lisa, thank you. back to our top story. along with its athletics program, sonoma state university is also getting rid of several academic departments and majors, in addition to laying off dozens of faculty members. it's all to address the school's nearly $24 million budget deficit for the upcoming year. but it has at of students and staff feeling blindsided now, as abc seven news reporter 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
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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 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
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players. and that hurts more than anything else. >> well, there is a lot of hurt. there's also a lot of hurt. >> as athletes and coaches, we're 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. >> turning now to the southern california wildfires, where fire crews have just about full containment on three major wildfires. the palisades fire is 84% contained. it's burned more than 23,000 acres. containment on the eaton fire is 95%. it's
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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 the burn areas. fire officials in southern california warn residents that the heavy rain could cause toxic ash runoff. the remaining homes in the pacific palisades underwent preparations before getting some much needed rainfall on saturday. several types of sandbags have been set up to prevent potentially toxic debris from flowing into storm drains. other sandbags are protecting the remaining structures from the fires. however, some residents fear the rain could cause significant damage to their homes. >> 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. >> the national weather service forecasts the region to get about an inch of rain over the next few days, which could cause debris flows. this morning,
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there are also concerns over mudslides in the eaton fire burn areas. reporter leanne suter, from our sister station in los angeles, shows us the efforts from local crews to prepare in altadena. >> barriers of sandbags are in place in k-rails, lined up along the charred hillsides as rain is set to move into the eaton burn zone. >> i'm delighted that the rain is coming. it's been so dusty and the ash has been in the air and the air quality has been low, and now the rain is going to come and it's going to knock down the dust. >> but hopefully not the fire ravaged hillsides. the eaton fire is charred more than 14,000 acres, putting a large area at risk of possible mudslides. >> i had ptsd from the fire. i said, oh no, now the floods are going to wash away our house. >> workers have been clearing area debris basins in hopes of preventing any potential problems. and crews have been working on cleaning up the
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massive amounts of debris in pasadena, brought down by the wicked winds that fueled the firestorm. >> i dropped about nearly a year's worth of green waste material that we generally pick up in the city in just one day overnight. >> crews working to collect as much as possible before the rain washes it into the storm drains for residents who luckily escaped the fire. mother nature has them on edge once again with another threat. >> a little rain would be beneficial, but i am obviously nervous to see if it's going to be too much or what's going to happen, but i'm staying hopeful. we'll probably get some sandbags going, see what happens, but hoping for the best because it's been nonstop. >> there certainly is a lot of concern. everyone hoping that mother nature keeps the rain light and steady. no majorin downpours, but officials are warning that it won't take much for those fire ravaged hillsides to start to move. in altadena, leanne suter abc seven news.
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>> here in san francisco, thousands of anti-abortion rights advocates were on the move throughout the city for the annual walk for life west coast. they were met with abortion rights activists. here's abc seven news reporter cornell bernard. >> 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. >> if you look out at the crowd,
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you see most of them are young people. i think young people have finally realized what's going on at that. abortion destroys a life, 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. >> also in san francisco,
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supporters collected signatures this weekend at mccoppin square in the sunset district in an effort to recall san francisco supervisor joel engardio. now, 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 that recall. in the east bay, candidates for the alameda county district attorney took
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part in a forum on saturday to show their stances on key issues. alameda county justice based coalitions hosted this event. audience members asked some questions and they touched on 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. take a look at this surveillance video from just before 8 a.m. last saturday at f 21. restaurant shows this man walking in the restaurant, and he asked to use the restroom. and when he emerges, he grabs one of the shop's three robot servers and you can see him struggling to get it out the front door. and then he 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 abc
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seven the robot cost about $18,000, but says it's useless for a thief because it has to be specially programed in order to work. glad it got back in the right hands. all right, let's get you outside and check in with lisa. good morning. >> good morning. we're seeing some sun, but it's cold. and, boy, the winds have been quite gusty. here's a look from our east bay hills camera atop vollmer peak. temperatures more in line where they should be this time of year, but the winds are making it feel cooler. we're dry for the next several days. and frosty. we'll talk about when rain returns to the bay area. coming up. >> also ahead, the countdown continues for tiktok and president trump is talking about what plans he has in store for the app. plus, thousands are celebrating the lunar new year across the bay area. we'll show you some of the biggest events happening this weekend. >> looking to get stronger? joint planet fitness today. >> we're stepping it up. >> we're not slowing down. >> we're gonna feel this
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tet lunar new year in san jose. it's a big part of vietnamese culture. abc seven news reporter anser hassan brings us the highlights from little saigon. >> reporter. >> as with most east asian cultures, the lion dance is a big part of ushering in the new year. mongtomery vince is 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
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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 is 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 and 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
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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. >> this weekend. lunar new year celebrations kicked off in san francisco's chinatown. dancers, giant walking puppets, drummers and all the dancers took part in the annual mini parade yesterday. the procession along grant avenue finished at the main stage of the flower market street fair, right on pacific street. 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.
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>> the flower market street fair sells oranges, tangerines, flowers, and plants, as well as a variety of foods. there's also a traditional chinese entertainment, including chinese opera and lion dancing that will take place on stage. the fair is still open today from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and of course, abc seven news is a proud sponsor of the 2025 san francisco chinese new year parade. you can watch the live parade saturday, february 15th starting at 6 p.m. right here on abc seven or wherever you stream. turning now to the weather. let's check in with lisa, who's tracking your sunday forecast. certainly a noticeable chill in the air, elise. >> yes that's right. our area of low pressure that brought the cool weather, the spotty drizzle pulling away from the bay area, but certainly keeping the winds with us. it's going to take a little time to warm up, but we have more sunshine on the way today. you can see there's snow on the back side of this low, that counterclockwise
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circulation still spinning up. a few showers around the central coast, and we even had reports of snow. upper elevations of the central coast here. and you can see it there around mammoth. also looking at the heavier cells down by santa barbara north of los angeles. so they are still looking at the bulk of the activity while we are high and dry. another half inch of rain possible for los angeles, a quarter of an inch for santa barbara and even san diego looking at some rain. so hopefully beneficial rain, but can't rule out maybe some downpours in those burn scar areas. so watching that closely and also looking at that ominous sky from mount tam. temperatures all in the upper elevations in the 30s. so very cold, but at the surface in the 40s here. and you can see the clouds from the shark tank in the south bay. 51 in santa rosa. it's been sunnier. they're clear, i should say, but we are looking at those gusty offshore winds, anywhere from 20 to 30 miles an hour. this morning we'll get into a partly cloudy sky, breezy and
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cool conditions for the bulk of the day today. this week we have a freeze watch each and every morning right through thursday for some potentially very cold conditions, dropping off to around freezing or below, and then by the end of the week, showers return, maybe even for the last day of january. this is our freeze watch includes the entire bay, except for san francisco and coastal marin here. so we're looking at several days of frigid temperatures. keep that in mind for the plants, the pets. the sky cover will continue to clear on out, but notice throughout the afternoon the east bay and the south bay, still looking at a little bit of wraparound cloud cover. and we'll look at those winds still elevated right on through the afternoon. so anywhere from 20 to a little bit better than that miles an hour throughout the day. and then as they drop off, that's where that cold, dense air comes into play. and we're looking at those subfreezing temperatures, potentially for the next several days. here's a look at our winter weather advisory. what's left of it. we've had a couple of inches of snow. it was
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snowing in reno. we picked up 11in at mount rose. so the eastern side of the lake doing very well and upper elevations picking up 4 to 6in above 5000ft back home. if we get some rain on friday, this will continue into the weekend and we could pick up anywhere from a third to three quarters of an inch of rain. so hoping this comes to fruition for maybe that last day of january, early february highs today. it's going to be cool. it will be sunny and a little bit of a bite out there with the breeze. 58 in oakland, 57 in fremont. and then that breeze backs off for some frigid mornings monday and tuesday, including the lunar new year. cold start, sunny afternoons. temperatures near average clouds increase on thursday. chance of rain arrives on friday for the first weekend of february. looking wet. we'll be right back. >> unraveling life's mysteries at stanford medicine. it's part of our dna, our world class school of medicine and adult and
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extension yesterday, the president dismissed reports the white house is in talks with oracle about buying the app. the president said he has never spoken to the head of oracle about tiktok, but admits he has spoken to many people about the app. he went on to say he has the right to sell it or close it, depending on what he thinks is best for the country. frustration and confusion after someone painted red curbs along several different streets in san francisco's richmond district. we're talking about fake red zones. turns out it was not city workers, and now they're confusing residents because of the state's new daylighting law. as abc seven news reporter tim johns explains, the problem will be expensive to fix. >> walk down balboa street in san francisco's richmond neighborhood, and you can't help but notice several newly painted red curbs. the only problem the san francisco municipal transportation agency says many of them are fake, painted red by an unknown person or people.
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>> it's extremely. >> inappropriate, and i don't think it's acceptable. do such things. i hope it's illegal. >> local resident ray zarkova tells us she was confused when the red curbs popped up seemingly overnight this week. as you can see, sfmta has had to start repainting some of these fake curbs. gray again. that's because whoever did this made some of them much longer than the 20ft that's actually required by the state's daylighting law. and that fact has frustrated a lot of local residents. >> it's already extremely hard to park in san francisco. there is no, like, public parkings in neighborhoods. >> sfmta says many of the fake curbs were originally spray painted red. a spokesperson for the agency said they had to send crews out to repaint them and make them the proper length. in a statement, sfmta expressed frustration over being forced to do that, saying responding to these incidents is stretching our resources thin and causing confusion among residents to comply with the state's daylighting law. we need to be
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focusing our limited resources where they matter most, which is most immediately in school zones to provide safe crossing to kids. those frustrations were also shared by other people in this neighborhood. >> the city is being forced to do something that they shouldn't have to be doing, and of course, that takes time and money. and so that's taking resources away from things that they might decide would be a better use of the money we pay in taxes. >> and amid the confusion, many just hoping whoever is responsible is caught. >> i really hope they can figure. >> out who's actually doing this and why would they do it? is it someone within the neighborhood or is it just here? i don't know if it's throughout the city. >> sfmta says while they would ultimately like to daylight every intersection in the city, they currently don't have the funding to do that in san francisco. tim johns, abc seven news. >> well, speaking of expensive things. egg prices are expected to get even higher. an outlook from the usda predicts a 20% increase this year. other costs won't be going down either. food in general is expected to rise by 2%, impacted by bird flu and
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inflation. eggs are up 36% compared to last december. millions of more egg laying hens have been killed in recent months due to the bird flu. all right. take a look at this line. dozens of people lined up yesterday for the grand opening of june b in livermore. it's a popular southern california based franchise, and it's the first location here in the bay area. it sells japanese drinks, soft serve salmon bowls and more. it's expected to open more locations here in san francisco, as well as mountain view. looks yummy. well, still to come. this morning, the newest members of president trump's cabinet now sworn in. we have reaction from department of defense secretary pete hegseth. >> hey, everyone. >> if you've been injured in an accident, listen up. we have legal professionals standing by. you can find out how much money
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donald trump's cabinet is starting to take shape. the two newest members advanced to their leading roles by the senate this weekend. more on that in just a moment. good morning everybody. thank you for sharing part of your sunday with us as we walked out this morning. it is frigid. >> yeah, it really is cold. the winds have picked up and we're looking at a slow warm up today as we check out san francisco right now, where temperatures are still in the upper 40s across the bay in oakland, 49 san jose a mix of clouds and sun. but that wind, certainly you feel it out there in spots. it is 51 santa rosa, 48 in concord. and the 24 hour temperature change really shows you that livermore, half moon bay and morgan hill. much colder this morning. the winds are breezy from sfo to half moon bay into concord and even the peninsula, looking at wind gusts of 30 miles an hour. so the winds backing off. we'll get into a sunny afternoon, but cool mid and upper 50s. we'll call it partly cloudy and then boy temperatures dropping off tonight for the next several days near freezing, potentially in all parts of the bay. we'll
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talk more about that coming up steph. >> all right lisa thank you. developing news from washington. now two new members of president donald trump's cabinet were sworn in on saturday. pete hegseth was sworn in to lead the department of defense. and kristi noem was sworn in as secretary of homeland security. here's abc news reporter nicole d'antonio with the latest. >> president donald trump's secretary of homeland security, kristi noem, became the fourth member of his new cabinet to be sworn in on saturday. trump's choice to head the department of defense pete hegseth confirmation vote was tied 50 over 50 after three republicans senators lisa murkowski, susan collins and mitch mcconnell voted against him. vice president jd vance called in to cast the deciding vote. >> mr. vice. >> president. >> thank you for. >> breaking the tie. after being sworn in on saturday, hegseth shared his vision for the department. >> and the three principles. >> i talked about are what we will bring to that pentagon,
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restore the warrior ethos in everything that we do, rebuild our military and reestablish deterrence. >> noman hegseth joined new cia director john ratcliffe, who was director of national intelligence during trump's first term, as well as former senator marco rubio, the new secretary of state and the first confirmed member of president donald trump's cabinet in his second administration. nicole d'antonio, abc news, new york. >> meanwhile, president trump stopped in a las vegas casino this weekend to talk economics. he promised the crowd to expect a bill that will have broad tax cuts, including on chips. >> so if you're a restaurant. >> worker or 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. we'll get through
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this. >> the president arrived in south florida last night. mr. trump will attend a congressional republican conference starting tomorrow. new. this morning, south korean president yoon suk yeol has been indicted on insurrection charges. the impeached president was indicted over his declaration of martial law, which sent the country into political turmoil. it shifted its financial markets and hurt its international reputation. yoon has been in custody since being arrested earlier this month. he has denied any wrongdoing. the south korean leader could face life in jail or even the death penalty if convicted. we're also following developing news out of israel this morning. the death toll has risen to 15 people after israeli forces launched an attack on southern lebanon early this morning. another 83 people have been injured, according to the lebanese ministry of health. the ministry says that israeli
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forces opened fire in at least two border towns. idf troops had been expected to withdraw from the area today. under the current cease fire agreement. and take a look at this. drone view shows a major hospital in northern gaza that was completely destroyed following israeli strikes. this drone footage from friday also shows the destruction of the surrounding area, where 80% of this zone has been wiped out. the attacks have left thousands of palestinians homeless. this all comes as ceasefire operations are underway between israel and hamas. meanwhile, back here at home, 38 people were hurt on a united airlines flight bound for washington, dc. the flight was originally out of nigeria, though, and it experienced unusual movement during this flight, causing the pilots to turn the plane around. on friday. now, according to the federal airports authority of nigeria, four passengers and two
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crew members were seriously injured. another 27 passengers and five other crew members had minor injuries. a united airlines spokesperson tells cnn those admitted to the hospital have since been released. united also says that planes movement was not severe turbulence, but they are working with authorities to investigate the cause. still ahead on abc seven mornings. the question is, are we prepared for the next natural disaster? how the bay area's biggest county plans to protect people and property in the future? and we'll take you outside for this sky high view from our mount tam camera. it's 935. we'll be right back. >> find a seating solution that adapts to your lifestyle at living spaces, where we offer a variety of modular collections that are flexible, functional, and versatile, which change and rearrange configurations to fit your room and meet your needs. you can start small or go big
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hundreds of firefighters working to protect lives and property. reporter 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
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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 life saving 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 life saving 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 touch. 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
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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. >> meanwhile, the wildfires have highlighted a plan approved less than a year ago in the south bay, and it could help santa clara county prepare for a similar disaster. here's abc seven news reporter zach fuentes. >> the southern california. >> wildfires have brought a daunting reminder to communities. >> across the state that. >> they could face the same. in santa clara county, officials remind that its cities face not just wildfires, but earthquakes, floods and even tsunamis. but the same county plan that highlights and informs of those threats is also a roadmap in navigating them.
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>> the multi-jurisdictional hazard. >> mitigation plan. >> is a. >> countywide plan that identifies. >> risks and threats in our. >> county. >> and it helps us learn what they are and how we can minimize the damage of any natural or human caused disasters. >> that plan brings together 18 cities in the county and also unincorporated areas, ranking the biggest risks each faces. collaboration that's key in an area as big as santa clara county, with some cities at higher risk of certain threats than others. for example, the city of santa clara is at highest risk for earthquakes, followed by gilroy and morgan hill. palo alto, los gatos milpitas ranked some of the highest among the cities for wildfire risk. >> a overall whole community approach when we're doing this, because if there is an earthquake, for example, loma prieta, it didn't only affect that area of the county, it affected actually the whole bay. correct. but at least our whole county and all our cities and special districts understand the hazard risk levels.
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>> the most recent plan was approved in february of 2020. for a hard or more official review is done every 2 to 5 years. still, the county said the plan is consistently monitored and updated in between, something it says is especially critical as officials and the entire community see events unfolding in southern california. >> we're very focused on making sure that we plan, prepare, mitigate so we can respond and recover from disasters. >> but it's not just governments that officials say have to have a plan. they remind everyone to protect themselves by having emergency plans and staying informed by signing up for emergency alerts in santa clara county. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> all important questions we should be asking. all right. still to come this morning, a rivalry renewed at chase center. the dubs face the lakers last night in san francisco steph versus lebron. we have the latest. sports is next with. >> wells fargo premiere a team can help you plan for your
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>> all right. welcome back. here is a live picture from our golden gate bridge camera. you see, it's partly cloudy out there, but certainly chilly. lisa and i were out in it. and with that wind chill with the breeze. lisa, it's no joke. >> yeah, that's right. it definitely feels cold. and it looks nicer than it is. but as we get into the afternoon, that sun should feel pretty good and most of us will see a lot of it as this area of low pressure pulls away, it is bringing some really inclement weather not only to southern california. also along the coast they had some lightning strikes, some downpours, upper elevation snow and those gusty winds. so look at the heavier rain just around santa barbara, also north of los angeles. so unfortunately they're going to get downpours on the burn scar and looking at a flash flood watch. so if they are down, if anyone is downwind from the burn area, it could be pretty messy there. although the good news is definitely getting a handle on all the fires. while we don't see any rain at all
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today through monday, santa barbara could see a quarter of an inch another half inch for los angeles and down through san diego, maybe 4/10. remember, they haven't seen any rain at all in about nine months. so even though it comes at a bad time, they do need it. and we're going to see a little bit of rain here perhaps into the end of the week. look at mount tam there in the distance from okay, where it is cold, you can see the cloud cover there upper 40s. and right here a lot of action going on. pier 39. look at all the sea lions. also some cloud cover. 51 in santa rosa it is 50. in napa. we've got offshore winds that are kind of blowing things around, making it feel cold. and it looks wintry. here in the sierra nevada where we had snow in reno, picked up 11in east side of the lake around mount rose. the rest of the resorts not doing that well, but still cold weather on the way to make snow, and then mother nature lending a hand at the end of the week and into the first weekend of february. partly cloudy, breezy, cold today. this
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week, looking at a freeze, watch into tonight. monday morning tuesday morning all the way through thursday as this cold air stays in place in the end of the week. looking interesting. so here's a look at that freeze watch where it includes pretty much everyone except the city of san francisco. also the north bay shoreline there up in marin county. the cloud cover wants to hang on a little bit in the east bay and south bay. then it's clear sky, the wind shift, and we're looking at a cold night tonight. but still, throughout the next few hours, the winds will be elevated over 20 miles an hour, particularly in the upper elevations, but still breezy around the bay. so you'll need the jacket. but as we get into the afternoon, things getting a little bit nicer for that short time period before the sun sets. still some snow. 4 p.m. the winter weather advisory from reno back through the greater lake tahoe area. and those low snow, low snow levels bringing snow to the grapevine down around southern california. there's a look at what we could see in the next several days.
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from friday into next weekend, a third of an inch to hopefully over three quarters of an inch today. sunshine, but temperatures cool. mid 50s. shoreline. upper 50s fremont. the accuweather seven day forecast. several cold mornings, dry afternoons near average including wednesday, the lunar new year, and by thursday the clouds increase. getting some rain in here, perhaps on friday and into next weekend. stephanie. >> all right, lisa, thank you. well, if you watched you know it was a tough loss for the warriors last night. our abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez has a look at what happened against the lakers. >> good morning. we got to see another. >> steph curry versus lebron james matchup last night at chase center. but it's going to be nearly impossible for the warriors to win many games. when steph is held scoreless in the second half. 25th regular season meeting between steph and lebron tied at 12 wins each entering the ball game early on, buddy held corner. the miss offensive rebound get it out to steph
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makes the three. eight points in the first quarter and 13 at the break. lakers by one after one second quarter. here's anthony davis had a big game and 118 in the first half. finished with a game high 36. and lebron james working on santos. great defense for about 20s. but lebron i mean he can beat anyone working hard off the glass. lakers up by one at the break. game. turns in the third quarter. max christie hitting back to back threes in about a 35 second span. there's one from that corner. if one is nice how about twice. another triple goes for him. lakers jump out to a double digit lead and the warriors never recover. curry went zero for eight in the second half. just couldn't find the bottom of the net. held scoreless. not often. you see 30. held scoreless at any point really in a game. and then lebron up top 25 points 12 assists. lakers win by ten. the warriors fall back under 500 at 22 and 23. >> hospital in akron, ohio. >> i thought. >> we played a great first half. we had a lot of really good
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shots, good flow to the offense and then second half not as good. i give credit to the lakers and theirse 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 lot of easy baskets. we 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 shots he didn't make a shot in the second half. anything you see. is it just a couple. don't go basketball. >> yeah basketball. even the greatest shooter on earth is going to have nights like that.
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it happens. >> all right. sharks taking on defending cup champion florida panthers might not want to look at this one. first period mario ferraro shot goes off the end board. will smith eighth of the season two one san jose. but florida would score the next six goals. aaron ekblad back of the net. three two panthers and it's all florida aj greer going to score on the breakaway and the sharks lose seven two. they've dropped six straight. that is your look at sunday sports. it's championship sunday in the nfl. the super bowl will be set later today. send it back to you. >> all right chris thank you. now on disney plus and hulu a powerful documentary about pain and resilience. it's called sugar cane. it explores the horrific history of residential schools that brought devastating impacts to indigenous communities. reporter charly edsitty from ktbc, our sister station in houston, spoke with the directors of this film. >> i felt. >> dirty as an indian. all my life in residential school.
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>> look at that. >> it's all names. >> the powerful and award winning documentary film sugar cane shares the disturbing history of canadian residential schools and the lasting effects on survivors. >> i've been. >> trying to find. >> out what. >> happened at saint joseph's mission. >> told through the lens of director julian brave noisecat. he explores his community's painful story in a quest to uncover the truth about horrifying abuse suffered by indigenous children, removed from their families and forced to assimilate. he speaks to his own father, who was a residential school survivor. >> it's kind of like it just keeps on damaging, just just keeps on going. >> noisecat teamed up with fellow journalist and co-director emily kumasi for the film. >> i said, let's work on a project. >> on the residential schools. >> and in the meantime. >> i went looking for a nation that said they were going to do a search. >> do you remember. any children
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not making it home? >> kumasi identified williams lake first nation in british columbia. it's believed thousands of indigenous children across canada and the u.s. lost their lives at these schools that operated from the 1800s into the 1990s. >> we need to continue to. >> hold each other up. >> the hope is sugar cane can both start a conversation and highlight the unbreakable spirit of indigenous people. >> there's some heavy pieces. >> but i think it's. >> important for people to understand that it's not just a heavy film, because of course, the way that we've survived is not just, you know, through trauma and pain. >> but also through. >> you know, love and. >> and deep. >> human connection. >> when our. >> clean, shiny truck arrives at your house, it's a sign of a new beginning. one 800 got junk is full service junk removal. when your home feels clean and happy, the people inside feel clean and happy too. we make junk disappear. all you have to do is point. >> find a seating solution that
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athletics filed a formal civil rights complaint with the u.s. department of education's office for civil rights. number two, the southern california wildfires. fire crews have just about full containment on the three major fires. but the big concern this weekend is rain, which could cause landslides in several burn areas. number three, tiktok's future is still up in the air. during its 90 day extension yesterday, the president dismissed reports the white house is in talks with oracle about buying the app. and number four, two new members of president trump's cabinet were sworn in on saturday. pete hegseth will lead the department of defense, and kristi noem will take over as secretary of homeland security. >> number five, another cool day on the way with less wind throughout the afternoon. more sunshine. but a frosty night tonight. >> number six, the noise pop music festival is making its way back to san francisco. organizers just released the lineup for the ten day event.
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noise pop runs from february 21st through march 2nd. all right. number seven, today is national spouses day. so you don't necessarily need to buy your loved one a gift, but you could let them know how much you appreciate and care for them if you do, which hopefully is yes. the holiday encourages spouses and significant others to celebrate the bond between each other. very sweet. and you know there's a day for everything these days. so today, national spouses. >> day. we're doing that every day, though, right? >> appreciating people. you know what? that's how it should be, right? that's the motto we should live by. i was joking earlier. i was like, what would we do to celebrate? and i know exactly what he would say. golf, a green, a golf club, a golf ball. you know, it's very predictable. >> have a good time. >> to it. >> yeah. >> well, the freeze continues. at least the watch. >> yes. frosty. tonight and into tomorrow. right on through thursday with dry days. and then the rain is coming back,
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