and that's what we want to remember. all the community, remember. >> the family of a bay area woman found dead and her body dumped in trash bags shares a message of hope. tonight, three years after her death, a local elementary school cancels classes until further notice after a theft causes more than

$150,000 in damage to the building and a beloved restaurant in chinatown. serving up delicious dishes for more than a century is now closed. how the owner is fighting for it to still have a future. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> good evening, i'm dion lim. tonight, hundreds of kids in vallejo are left wondering when they'll be able to go back to school this weekend. someone stole so much copper wiring from solano widenmann leadership academy. they took out the entire electrical system. the campus is closed until the district can make repairs. abc seven news reporter j.r stone spoke with families and the superintendent, who calls the crime disgusting and disheartening. >> middle of the school year and this vallejo school is closed for learning. come monday, the more than 600 ks who attend classes here at600 ks solano wiedenmann leadership academy will instead be at home after the electrical system was knocked out by a thief or thieves.

>> upon further examination, we discovered, you know, that someone had broken in and has stripped all our copper wiring out of the breakers, essentially leaving the campus dark. >> family members of the kids who go to school here are angry. >> for some children, that's their only positive environment. that's the only safe haven they have. and to rob them from that is just inexcusable. it's really sad. >> jay stafford's sister is now out of school, and their family will take turns watching her this week. police tell us that no arrests have been made. vallejo city superintendent ruben aurelio says investigators are looking at surveillance video, but it was dark late friday into early saturday, and whoever did this took out the power. parents were told that a fix would likely take a week. aurelio says it could actually be a couple days or a couple of weeks. >> we're not flush with a bunch of money to all of a sudden replace, you know, thousands of

feet of wiring, copper wiring. right now, we have an estimate of it'll be somewhere between 150 to $250,000 just to get this campus back up. >> and it's just very sad. a lot is going on in vallejo right now. we are what we would like to call a lawless city. almost so much is going rampant, and it's just really sad that now the crime has affected our children. being able to attend school. >> aurelio says it's possible that extra school days could be added onto the end of the school year, but right now the focus is getting kids learning as quickly and safely as possible. >> we're going to be moving to get kids back into school as soon as possible, even if that means distributing the students and teachers and staff to other campuses. that can hold space, to have space that can hold them. >> we are a very strong community. we're very close knit. we have a lot of people who advocate in the community and do great things. i believe this is just one of those things that we will have to get over

and triumph over. >> j.r. stone, abc seven news. >> now to a live look from downtown san francisco. things looking crisp and clear outside though. what you can't tell from this picture is that we are in for yet another chilly night. some spots even heading below freezing. so let's bring in abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian tracking those very cold and widespread temperatures. spencer. >> widespread is right, diane. this will be one of the coldest nights, area wide that we've had the entire winter. so let's take a look at our cold air alerts. we have a freeze warning and a frost advisory in effect for the entire bay area. most of the bay area from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. tomorrow morning. so in the area covered in blue, that's the frost advisory that includes the north bay interior valleys, the east bay hills and valleys, the san francisco bay shoreline. that's rather unusual. the entire area of the santa cruz mountains. and for the freeze warning, we're talking about the santa clara valley and the eastern santa clara hills. the area of the frost advisory will

see temperatures drop to 32 degrees in the area of the freeze warning. low temperatures will drop down to about 28 degrees. and here's a look at our projected lows for the overnight period. so you can see it's going to be quite cold overnight. only 1 or 2 locations will avoid having low temperatures dropping below 40 degrees. i'll give you a look at the complete accuweather seven day forecast, and some more cold mornings coming our way this week in just a few minutes dion. >> all right. sounds good spencer. thanks. now with temperatures taking a deep dive, there is concern about the unhoused population whoe living outside. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard looks at the impact of the big chill from the north bay. >> we might have a sweater. do you need a sweater? >> i would love a sweater. >> the safe team from petaluma people services center are making the rounds this winter, checking on unhoused folks like francisco and his dog, buddy. >> it's been really, really cold, brother. >> freezing overnight temperatures are expected this week. francisco says he'll camp outside, but appreciates outreach from the safe team.

>> they have been nothing but wonderful people. they have given me a lot of support. every time i'll be like, hey, can you guys got water, food, snacks, anything? yeah. of course. here you go. you get a jacket, you need this. you need that more than what i deserve. >> people don't realize. but when it's really, really cold, you get dehydrated. and water is really, really important. >> people services center executive director elise hempel is concerned about those choosing to sleep outdoors. >> yes, there is a high level of concern, especially on days like this when most of us are enjoying the sunshine in the north bay. but but we know that it's going to get cold, so the safe team is really strategically doing a lot of work to reach out to individuals that they can find. >> experts at flourish are giving advice on protecting plants from the cold, use a frost cloth and give plants water before the cold snap to retain moisture. >> any potted plants that you have, you want to remove them from outdoors and bring them as close as you can to the house,

just so that it's near a warmer structure. if you have indoor plants, you'll want to keep them away from windows, especially windows that have drafts. >> a victory parade happening sunday morning in downtown petaluma, celebrating saint vincent high school's football team, winning the state championship for the second year in a row. it was cold, but all good. no complaints. >> a lot of people out here promoting them, so i think it's great. doesn't matter how cold it is, we're all out here to show the spirit. >> a little chilly weather didn't keep you away, though. >> oh, no. never. i'm always going to be around to support these guys. >> in petaluma. cornell. bernard, abc seven news. >> new at 11. at least eight people can't go home tonight after a fire at an apartment building. it sparked just after ten at turk and leavenworth in the tenderloin. firefighters contained those flames fast, though, and only five units were damaged. no one was hurt. crews do remain on scene and the cause is under investigation. we've been following the story of

alexis, gabe and her family's fight for justice for years. the 24 year old oakley woman you'll remember was killed three years ago, and that year was today. her ex-boyfriend died as officers tried to arrest him on murder charges. gabe's family and community held a vigil tonight, and abc seven news reporter tara campbell shows us how they hope to keep her memory alive. >> the candles are lit, but still no closure for the parents of alexis gabe. she was last seen at her ex-boyfriend's home in antioch in january 2022. investigators believe her ex-boyfriend killed her and disposed of her remains in garbage bags in the sierra foothills. >> it still really hurts. every day that you wake up without my daughter. >> officers killed the ex-boyfriend while trying to make an arrest. the family left looking for justice, and last week, they say they lost their last hope. >> the painful is when the they took the opportunity. that we

can have closure. that's really unfair. >> contra costa county's district attorney announcing there was not enough evidence to charge the ex-boyfriend's mother with accessory after the fact. >> i just couldn't believe what was happening, what they were saying. >> the gabe say they plan on joining efforts to recall contra costa county da, which formally got underway last summer but hasn't yet qualified for the ballot. amid the tears, determination to honor their daughter's legacy. >> is actually alexis uh- anniversary of her passing. but we transformed it into a day of giving, a day of compassion and community engagement. >> she's a loving person. no, there's no doubt moment when if you if you hang with her, i mean, she's always happy smiling. and that's what we want to remember. all the community.t >> remember friends and family gathering at her memorial bench in oakley, marking their second

kindness day in alexis's honor. >> we believe spreading kindness is the one thing we can do, and i know times are tough, but if people can just pause for a day and do something kind for someone. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> thank you. >> developing news out of southern california tonight where they just cannot catch a break. rain has finally arrived, but it's causing multiple mudslides. a flood advisory for malibu is in effect until midnight. part of the pacific coast highway is even shut down because of mud and rocks on the road there. this is one of several mudslides in the burn area of the palisades fire, and it doesn't take much rain to cause flooding. and debris flows on these scorched hillsides. firefighters in los angeles reported multiple cars trapped in other spots. >> that water comes right into the communities that were so devastated by these tragic fires. >> some higher elevation spots are seeing snow tonight, showing

just how extreme the weather whiplash is for southern california. just weeks ago, the eaton fire was threatening mount wilson. and now, as you can see, it is covered in snow. well, containment is steadily climbing on the fire, smoldering across southern california. the eaton fire that devastated altadena is now 98% contained. the palisades fire in pacific palisades is at 90%. and last week's huge fire that forced evacuations along i-5 is now 95% contained. the los angeles area, though, has a long recovery road ahead. right now, you can go to red cross.org/abc to help the red cross support those in need in san francisco. a legendary chinatown restaurant served its last of its famous rice rolls today, but sam wu's closure might not be forever. the chef of the 116 year old restaurant is retiring, and throngs of customers packed the shop today for a final

taste. i caught up with one of the co-owners as he was taking down the sign, and steven lee says there is outside interest in taking the restaurant over, but that it has to be the right fit. >> we don't want people to be disappointed, even if wee it to another family or another chef that doesn't want to keep the legacy going. so we're going to take a couple of months break, clean everything up, do a bunch of repairs, and hopefully in a couple of months we'll have some good answers for the city. everybody's praying. actually. >> the restaurant has overcome closure in the past. you may remember it closed in 2012 because of safety violations, but reopened thanks to its current investors. still ahead tonight on abc seven news at 11. it was a controversial first week back in the white house for president trump. the immigration policy changes setting off an international dispute. and get ready for some scheduled changes to caltrain during your commute starting tomorrow. plus, what makes the flower fair in chinatown so special? ahead of

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this way to health insurance. our way of highlighting some things happening across the bay area in the week ahead. tomorrow will be the first day that caltrain runs on a new schedule. most of the changes are minor adjustments to better sync up with bart and other transit agencies, but commuters should know. train 104 will leave san francisco station 25 minutes earlier at 5:30 a.m. those who transfer to bart at millbrae may want to take the later train. at 6:38 a.m. to our next advancer. the sfmta is about to cut service for four bus lines starting saturday, as the agency faces a financial

crisis. it mostly means fewer midday bus trips on some popular lines on weekdays. that includes the 24 divisadero, 38 geary and 43 masonic. the two morning trips on the one x california express will be dropped. the k ingleside and m ocean view metro lines will run one car trains on weekends. our final advancer international holocaust remembrance day will be recognized in san francisco tomorrow morning. an event will be held at the legion of honor, marking the 80th of the liberation of auschwitz. people will be there to honor the memory of the 6 million jewish victims of the holocaust. we are counting down to the 2025 chinese new year parade sponsored by toyota. we're less than a month to the big event, which you can watch live right here and everywhere you stream abc7. now, the chinese new year flower market fair was a hit in san francisco today. it's a chance for people to buy flowers, fruits, candies and

supplies all ahead of the lunar new year festivities this week. more than 120 vendors brought a wide range of offerings, and performers set the tone for the celebrations to come. >> affordable. great price was ten bucks for this nice orchid pot. it's usually a little bit more than that, even if you go to the flower market. to me it means lots of people walking around chinatown, lots of fresh items, greens, flowers, plants. it's really kind of fun. nice to see people wandering around the city. >> yeah, good vibes all around. flowers and plants are important to the tradition, symbolizing growth. and if a plant blooms on new year's day, it signals signals a year ahead of prosperity. now, abc seven is a proud sponsor of the 2025 san francisco chinese new year parade. you can watch the live parade saturday, february 15th, starting at 6 p.m. right here on abc seven and wherever you happen to stream abc seven news. >> i love this parade. >> i am so excited that we get

to participate. >> in it. >> be on that trolley also. the only thing we're missing is good weather. i don't think you can forecast that far ahead. >> i don't do a 15 day forecast. however, i do have a feeling it's going to be pleasant weather. >> yeah, that is very auspicious. >> an intuitive thing? >> yes. i like that. >> let's take a look at what's happening right now, which requires no intuition at all. just some observation. here's the satellite radar composite image. a little low pressure system that is spiraling southward. moving away from the bay area, leaving us with clearing skies and plummeting temperatures. now the winds are relatively light, except over in fairfield, where we have wind speeds of 20mph. but check out the temperature change in the last 24 hours. it is seven degrees cooler at half moon bay right now than at this time last night. 11 degrees cooler in napa. nine degrees cooler in novato. all across the bay area, it is significantly cooler than at this time last night. 50 degrees right now in san francisco, 42 in oakland. down to 39 already in hayward 38. redwood city, 39 at half moon bay, looking

down into the bay from mount tam. under clear skies, 48, in santa rosa, right now. 41 petaluma. napa. down to 38 degrees 49 in fairfield. 39 in concord, 35 in livermore. it's getting cold and it's going to get colder. so these are our forecast headlines. cold weather overnight. morning. frost and am frost and freeze alerts are in effect. next few days we'll see sunny skies, but lots of cold mornings coming our way through most of the week. excuse me. and at the end of the week, going into the weekend, rain is likely, which is quite a change from what's going to happen the next few days. let's talk about these cold air alerts. we have a freeze warning and frost advisory in effect between 1 a.m. and 9 a.m. tomorrow. so the area in the light blue is the area covered by the frost advisory that includes the north bay interior valleys, east bay hills and interior valleys. the san francisco bay shoreline, which is rarely included in these cold air alerts. all of the santa cruz mountains, and then for the freeze warning in that darker blue there, or purple that includes the

santa clara valley and the eastern santa clara hills. so in the area of the frost advisory uh, temperatures will be down to about 32 degrees in the morning hours, and the freeze freeze warning area temperatures dropping as low as 28 degrees. here's a look at our forecast lows for the overnight hours. 28 at lakeport. 26 at ukiah, 31 at livermore, 31 down in morgan hill and all around the bay. we'll see lows in the 30s, just a couple of exceptions. san rafael and san francisco will see lows at 4041 degrees. then highs tomorrow 58. half moon bay 59. here in san francisco, some bay shoreline locations will warm up to 60 degrees as well. a couple of locations in the inland east bay. warmest spot is likely to be san jose, with a projected high of 63 degrees tomorrow, so it's not going to be a very mild or warm day at all. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. little change from tomorrow's pattern on tuesday. on wednesday it gets partly cloudy, actually a couple of degrees cooler and remains

that way going into thursday as clouds increase, then even cooler on friday as we have a chance of rain and it looks like chances of rain continue through the weekend. which, by the way, will be the first couple of days of february. >> diane spencer, thank you. okay. still ahead tonight on abc seven news at 11, the biggest rummage sale in northern california. returned to the east bay today. we'll take a sneak peek at

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just have everything. you're looking for it. you're going to find it here. >> everything from soup to nuts, including that thing. this is the 66th iteration of the white elephant sale. it runs for five weeks, and today was the first and biggest sale day of the season. you do need a ticket to shop, which you can reserve online for one of their shopping dates through march 2nd. well, it was a championship sunday around the nfl. and chris alvarez joins us with a preview of sports. chris. >> hi, dion. coming up in sports, the 40 niners were the reigning nfc champs until today. so who's going to super bowl 59. the road to the big easy. the nfl's final four down to two. the s

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one and 20 when trailing after three quarters. what? yeah. >> sheesh. i mean, some of the games have been because we couldn't score. i'm sure 1 in 20 is probably for a lot of reasons, but one of those kind of anomalies we got to figure out. >> championship sunday in the nfl. chiefs hosting the bills in the afc championship. what's her name at this one. oh yeah taylor swift. all right. came down to the fourth quarter. chiefs down one patrick mahomes his second rushing touchdown of the night. chiefs go up seven after the two point conversion. so how would fireball's josh allen respond. there's taylor swift ensuing possession. it's fourth and goal. allen out of the shotgun finds curtis samuel all alone in the back of the end zone. tied at 29 with just over six minutes to go. check in on the buffalo watch party. hyped as you imagine. next kc drive. it's a 35 yard field goal. it's good and a three point lead with three and a half to go. allen.

yeah, i'm ready to go. fourth down and five at midfield. the chiefs send a free blitzer and allen has to heave it up. dalton kincaid dives hits him in the hands but it is incomplete. it was that close. and the chiefs get a couple first downs. close it out. they win 3229. now a chance for a historic three peat. no team has ever won three super bowls in a row. allen as you expect at a loss for words. >> it's not fun. but champs you got to beat the champs. you got to beat the champs. and we didn't do it tonight. >> we're not to the ultimate goal yet and this will be a great challenge for us with philadelphia. and so i'm excited for the guys preparing and get to new orleans and put up our best shot. >> and how did the eagles get there? they hosted the nfc championship against the commanders. you got an eagle fly in pregame washington kicked the field goal after a long opening possession. philly's first drive goes. how about one play saquon barkley. oh my. 60 yards to the house. touchdown. he'd add

another. make it 14 three early commanders though respond. jayden daniels the rookie to terry mclaurin spinning out of traffic 36 yards. racing to the end zone 1412 after the missed two point conversion. the commanders had four turnovers in this game. philly scored a touchdown after every one of those mistakes. barkley three rushing touchdowns in a night night. philly with seven total rushing tds. eagles win 5523. it's a rematch of super bowl 57. it's going to be eagles and chiefs in super bowl 59 in new orleans. two weeks from tonight. abc seven sports is sponsored by river rock casino. >> dion much more to come tonight on abc seven news at 11. including the future of tiktok, which remains unknown. but a bay area company is making a bid to buy it. and statistics show san francisco is improving. so why do some disagree? what to know about a team can help you plan for your dreams.

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president of colombia after he refused to allow u.s. military flights carrying deported migrants to land in colombia. president trump threatened to respond with significant tariffs, and colombia threatened the same. now they've reached a deal. the white house released a statement tonight saying in part, quote, the government of colombia has agreed to all of president trump's terms, including the unrestricted acceptance of all illegal aliens from colombia returned from the united states, including on u.s. military aircraft, without limitation or delay. abc news reporter alison kosik breaks down trump's busy first week back in office. >> president trump's border czar tom homan, and acting deputy attorney general emil bove on hand in chicago to personally observe an ice crackdown. the law enforcement agency and its partners conducting an operation to preserve public safety and national security. >> it's sending a strong signal to the world our border is

closed. if you're in the country illegally, you're on the table. you violated. it's a crime. >> for the first time, u.s. military planes were used for deportation flights, capping a whirlwind first week in office for trump that featured a torrent of executive orders and presidential proclamations. >> our message could not be more clear. america's decline is over. >> meanwhile, two more members of trump's cabinet received senate confirmation. former south dakota governor kristi noem will now head the department of homeland security and the president's controversial choice to lead the defense department. pete hegseth was also sworn in over the weekend. this week, the senate will hold confirmation hearings for three more of trump's cabinet picks. tulsi gabbard for director of national intelligence. rfk jr for health and human services. and kash patel for fbi director. alison kosik, abc news, new york. >> president trump is dismissing reports the white house is talking to oracle about buying tiktok. the president says he's

spoken to many people about the app, but he said that hasn't included the head of oracle. a report yesterday, though, suggested the current owners of tiktok, china based bytedance, would retain a stake in the company, but that oracle would oversee the app's algorithm and data collection. the associated press says san francisco based perplexity ai has also made a merger offer. we are keeping track of the trump administration's first 100 days, and you can as well at abc7 news.com and on the abc seven bay area app. here at abc7, we focus on building a better bay area, and san francisco is better. lower crime, fewer tents and more people coming back to the office. but it doesn't feel better to many people. abc7 news building a better bay area reporter, lyanne melendez, looks into why that is. >> humans are often predictable. people process information from their environment and make a judgment a determination.

landmarks, clean streets, a little music, happy people. and yeah, they suddenly feel safe. welcomed. that's called perception. and the downtown area has a perception problem. empty storefronts are signs of an abandoned area. translation. eerie jim patrick's office supply store is one of the remaining businesses on a city block on market street. jim, i look around here and there are so many empty storefronts. how does that affect this entire area? how does it affect you? >> it affects the area in several ways. it doesn't help our business. number one. number two, we need more people downtown. >> but why would people come downtown if the perception is that it's not safe? crime here is actually very low. sfpd numbers show it's not a place you're likely to be robbed or attacked. george chen owns china, live in nearby chinatown.

he no longer opens for lunch on weekends, meaning no dim sum, because, again, the perception among many families is that downtown is not safe. >> it's a ghost town. people, i think, didn't want to come downtown because they were just afraid of whatever might happen. you know, i mean, it's also just have a negative energy to it. and so why go downtown? >> it has a lot to do with what people are actually seeing. so let me explain. this muni bus stop has been vandalized over and over again. there is no glass. there is graffiti. so when i look at this, i think this area must be sketchy. i don't feel safe. so take a look at this bart canopy right over here. the glass has been shattered. not one, but several panels. so the question right now is, what is bart doing about it? what is the sfmta doing

about it? granted, he's only been mayor for a week. still, we asked daniel lurie if he had reached out to either agency. he had not, but admitted there is a lot of work to be done. >> we need more graffiti abatement officers. we have one graffiti abatement officer, which is why we need to fully staff our police department. we have to fully staff our sheriff's department. we need to make sure that people know that if you commit crime, you're going to be held accountable. >> we did reach out to both transit agencies. sfmta told us clear channel owns and maintains the bus shelters, and was asked to stop replacing the glass panels. that was in 2022. sfmta said, quote, the glass kept getting broken, which was becoming expensive to keep repairing. in october of last year, abc7 news first reported that bart's glass panels were vandalized. the person who broke them was eventually arrested. a bart

spokesperson told us they have just now started to replace them three months later, but it's been more than a year since these transit screens were damaged, and they still have not been replaced. keep in mind that thousands of attendees of the recent jp morgan healthcare conference walked right past them, and in february, san francisco will host the nba all star event. danny sauter just took over as supervisor for that section of downtown. >> the little things matter is people see them around the city. right. the graffiti, the glass, some of the disorder that adds up and that builds into the perception of san francisco not being safe. so i recognize that. i think we need to take that seriously. >> sauter has also called for hearings on why there are so few trash cans in the area. he also supports mayor lurie's proposal to increase foot patrol officers along market street. for now, empty buildings, empty storefronts and broken glass are an unwelcome mat for the

neighborhood. no one has come up with a viable solution to the vacancy problem in downtown. take the all but empty crocker galleria. even though redevelopment plans are in the works, the mall gives the perception of neglect. the mall is trying to attract innovative businesses, including possibly asia live, a food destination owned by chef chen. >> i believe in san francisco, god knows it's been tough and we're not out of it. but i think we have a new mayor, new leadership, and i think things will get a lot better. >> in san francisco. leon melendez, abc seven news. >> the office vacancy rate in san francisco was 36.7% in the fourth quarter of 2024. the mayor has assigned ned segal, the former financial chief of twitter, to lead those efforts to revitalize the downtown area. still ahead tonight on abc seven

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picks up a passenger from his past, and the surprise reunion has gone viral. and are these viral videos real? the truth behind the viral food videos flooding the internet that's coming up this week at 1 p.m, right here on abc7. >> the iconic sundance film festival is in full swing. awards for the star studded festival will be announced on friday. the walt disney company's power of joy is taking part by bringing in four black influencers to help capture the week. george pennacchio is in park city, utah with a look at

their mission. >> the sundance film festival 2025 is officially underway in park city, utah. >> i have the privilege of being a part of the disney power of joy collective, which actually what that means is that they brought together some of us, the most influential black creators, to help them spread the gospel of everything that is disney. >> it's nice to come and do something different and experience this because i've never experienced it before. a lot of people that look le me don't either. >> the walt disney company is welcoming festival attendees to the disney house to get out of the cold. >> i am in a disney snow globe right now, feeling like a disney princess. >> and to see a preview of what's ahead. >> welcome to the hulu lounge. thank you. you're watching a tv show called paradise. >> they're showing you like paradise, a brand new series that's coming out with that. sly lives with this incredible documentary by questlove. the delhi boys have had an incredible impact here as well. all these little things can help make sundance special. >> the sundance film festival runs through february 2nd. george pennacchio on the red

carpet at the sundance film festival. >> disney is the parent company of abc seven and hulu. all right, one last check of the weather situation. how low are we going to go? >> pretty low. below freezing in many locations. as a matter of fact. so here's a look at our cold air alerts. we have a frost advisory in effect for the north bay interior valleys, the east bay hills and interior valleys, the santa cruz mountains, the san francisco bay shoreline, and a freeze warning for the santa clara valley and the eastern santa clara hills. both alerts in effect from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. tomorrow in the area of the freeze warning. temperatures may drop as low as 28 degrees. you can see projected lows show virtually every location in the bay area dropping into the 30s overnight, so it's going to be a cold morning and not a very mild afternoon either, as high temperatures will barely reach 60 degrees over most of the bay area. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast. we have a series of cold mornings coming our way and relatively cool afternoons. wednesday marks the beginning of the lunar new year. later in the week. end

of the week, clouds will increase as the chance of rain on friday, saturday and sunday, which means if that rain materializes, it will be a wet first weekend of february. >> all right, we are watching it closely. yeah. >> spencer, i certainly am. >> yeah, well, that's kind f your job. exactly. spencer. >> thank you. all right, once again. >> let's haidian coming up in sports, we saw a really rare scenario in the nfc championship game. bring out the rule book. plus, with the trade deadline under two weeks away. hour after the game, crew discusses options

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this scene. steph curry and lebron james catching up after their 25th regular season meeting last night. lebron took the lead in wins 13 to 12 in the regular season. although steph he's got bragging rights three nba titles over lebron and the s in a four year span. here's our after the game crew of larry o'donnell kyrie with more options for the warriors ahead of the trade deadline on

february 6th. >> well, the math is pretty simple. when lebron james and anthony davis combined for 51 points and 18 rebounds and steph curry is held to only 13 and doesn't score in the second half zero for eight. you're probably not winning that game if you're the warriors man. >> this was a tough one fore warriors. there's no question about it. and we've been asking all year you know who's going to be that second scorer. steph didn't have his best game. you know wiggins came up a little bit. but we need a demanding big time scorer in that second and third position. and i think that was glaring because steph wasn't at his best. >> it sounds like you're advocating for a trade. >> people are saying larry we should definitely do a trade. >> that's what my people are telling me. coach, what do you think? if you're steve kerr right now, you're a game under 500 again. you're in 11th place in the west. you're not even in the play in at this point. what do you do? >> well you're in a kind of grouped up mess in the western conference that may, you know, find you at the bottom ten, 11 spot, but maybe 3 or 4 games from that 5 or 6 spot. so all

hope is not lost. and maybe a new body provides some of that injection. you need some new life. i think someone just shot a three in the time we were talking. you know, the rate that these things go up, it's 46, 47 a game and although three is more than two, you kind of want to make more than those threes. i'm not sure if bringing someone in that can make more threes is better, or maybe some that can set some screens and rebound some of those mysteries, as well as defend on the other end. maybe the answer for the warriors. >> it sounds like both of you guys prefer nikola vucevic of the bulls, who we saw on thursday night. really larry. >> o'donnell wants a big guy. >> a big guy. >> hashtag breaking. yes. that's your choice. >> yes it is. >> and coach you're the same. >> i'll second that. if that's the list we're going with i'll second that one. >> i want to go for the big swing. the big swing? i'm impatient. zion, load up the bus. load up the picks. o'donnell's got a personal chef to take care of zion's needs, so we'll see. in the meantime. 118

108 lakers and the warriors a game under 500. chris, back to you. >> thank you very much, larry. warriors rookie center quinton post scored a career high 20 on thursday night. looks to be working his way into the rotation. although he scored eight points against the lakers on saturday. last night, he recapped a story about steph curry basically saving him at the airport after a road trip. >> 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 uh- and then he asked again and i was like, yeah, i'm actually, i need to go home. he's like, 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 cool of a person he is. >> that's a great story. all right. crazy moment from the nfc

championship. eagles were on the goal line late in the third quarter. the commanders kept jumping off sides. linebacker frankie luvu jumped over everyone twice. they went offsides for a third straight time, and then referee sean hochuli threatened to invoke a rule that many might never have heard of. he said that philly could be awarded a touchdown down. listen up. >> washington has been advised that at some point the referee can award a score. if this type of behavior happens again. for now, it's a replay of second down. >> that's unbelievable. i mean, i have never heard of that very next play. the eagles scored on the tush push so you can understand the strategy. it didn't work. the eagles won and will face the chiefs in super bowl 59. two weeks from tonight in new orleans. abc seven sports is sponsored by river rock casino. >> dion chris thanks so much. and that's it for tonight i'm dion lim. the news continues tomorrow morning at 5:00 for spencer and chris and all of us here. thanks so much for joining us. we leave you now with a live look outside where san francisco international airport is all lit

up. temperatures taking a dive. more weather 24 over seven at abc seven news.com. have a great night. we'll see

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