going up once again tomorrow morning. i'll show you how low those temperatures will go and when rain will arrive. coming up. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> today, the biggest ever stock loss in a single day in american history. and the company suffering the most is right here in the bay area. but could this possibly be a win win situation? >> so there is a scenario in which these companies can be less or even more valuable, because these innovations from deep tech can help accelerate the progress of ai. >> good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. artificial intelligence took a real hit today as american companies faced the emergence of a new ai app from china. santa clara based nvidia, which makes ai chips lost 17% of its value, equal to nearly $600 billion. that's the biggest loss ever for an american company. mountain

view's alphabet, the company behind ai chat bot gemini, dropped more than 4%. microsoft, a major stakeholder in chatgpt maker openai, fell more than 2%. >> the reason is deep. seek a new artificial intelligence app from china. it became the number one free app in apple's app store, unseating chatgpt from the top slot. today, deep c said it was hit with a large scale cyberattack that disrupted new users ability to register on the site. analysts say deep c can do what the other models can, but it's a lot cheaper to operate. >> abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has a closer look at what this could mean for silicon valley. >> the world's leaders in ai technology have new competition. deep sea is beating out openai's chatgpt as the most popular free app in the apple app store. deep sea is a one year old startup. its ai model is similar to chatgpt. >> even in the design, even in the, you know, the layout on the

desktop or on the phone. it's exactly like like what chatgpt is doing. >> but there's one key difference deep sea did it at a fraction of the price. >> companies like open ai or gemini from google. in order for them to train their models, they spend hundreds of millions of dollars. >> deep sea says it spent only $5.6 million. part of that low cost has been because deep sea has used underpowered ai chips instead of high power ai chips. >> less resources. less cost. more efficiency. >> the u.s. has restricted high power ai chips to china over national security concerns, leading deep sea to develop its model with the less expensive chips. the model is also entirely free to users, all factors that led to an historic stock selloff monday, with shares for silicon valley's nvidia tumbling 17%, the largest single day loss on record worth almost $600 billion in market value. >> essentially, those who thought that spending would be much more robust in this space at higher prices for companies like nvidia or broadcom are now

concerned that, well, maybe some of those profits and some of that spending is put at risk. >> since 2022, tech stocks have seen a boom because of ai. now, deep seat could see a turning point in the level of investment needed in ai. experts, though, say there's no need to cry for tech giants like nvidia. >> yet nvidia is a strong company. so this is this is just, you know, a shock. >> still, they say deep seek speaks to the many players outside the united states entering the ai development game and the need for u.s. companies to stay competitive. >> now it's on the side of open ai and google to make sure that they are different and they have something special to offer. >> in silicon valley. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> and some breaking news. san francisco police are searching for a shooting suspect in the soma neighborhood. officers first responded to the area of mission and ninth streets about an hour ago. one person was found hurt and taken to the hospital. police believe the suspect might be in a building

nearby. they're asking people to stay away from that area until they can clear it. >> it's been a week since donald trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the united states. today, the senate confirmed the fifth member of his cabinet. >> the yeas are 68. the nays are 29. the confirmation is confirmed. >> scott bessent becomes the secretary of the treasury. he replaces janet yellen, who was once president of the federal reserve bank of san francisco. three of trump's most controversial cabinet picks face confirmation hearings this week. tulsi gabbard for director of national intelligence. rfk jr. for health and human services secretary. and kash patel for fbi director. vice president jd vance had to cast the tie breaking vote last friday to get pete hegseth confirmed as the secretary of defense. and soon the president is expected to sign two executive orders affecting the military. abc seven news political reporter reporter monica madden is tracking the developments because monica, one of these orders is something we've seen in the first trump administration.

>> that's right. ama. you may remember president trump implemented policy during his first term that requires transgender service members to serve as their sex assigned at birth, unless they have already successfully transitioned. it's a policy that some lgbtq plus advocates in the bay area say not only is discriminatory, but will hurt the military. tonight, president donald trump is taking aim at transgender americans. a new executive order is banning transgenders from serving in the military and ending the use of pronouns in the department of defense. it also requires the dod to update medical standards to ensure that they prioritize readiness and lethality. >> it will henceforth be the official policy of the united states government that there are only two genders, male and female. >> it's part of trump's campaign promises to end what he calls social engineering of genders under the biden administration. transgender people were allowed to enlist and access related medical care. >> rebuild our military.

>> trump's newly confirmed defense secretary, pete hegseth, has criticized that, writing in his book, quote, this change to the standards meant that men and women could join the military for the express purpose of transitioning, being non-deployable for a year and take life altering hormone therapy. that would mean they would be non-deployable unless the military could guarantee the supply of medication. >> the transgender community is has been attacked left, right and center for a very long time. >> while frustrated local lgbtq advocates like gabrielle antolovic say, if anything, less diversity will hurt the military. >> all of the trans folks that i know are very high up in techt i companies and engineers. that's how people usually go into the military. they're not lining up to go to war. >> urging members of their community to stay strong. >> don't give up because, you know, executive orders come and go. but we don't. we are here.

>> it's unclear how many military members this will affect since the last u.s. census did not collect data about transgender americans, it's difficult to know for certain just how many people this might impact, but a 2016 study from the rand corporation gave us some ideas, concluding that at a minimum, there could be around 2000 and at a maximum, almost 11,000 transgender people serving in the u.s. military and the reserves. ama and dan. >> okay, monica. thank you. a south bay group advocating for immigrants has been on high alert. the santa clara county rapid response network has confirmed at least two ice encounters in san jose in the last 48 hours. they're encouraging members of the community to report ice activity by filming and documenting, but not interrupting federal agents doing their jobs. the group says it has been inundated by concerned members of the community, who are fearful of just going about their daily lives. >> i have community members calling me should i take my kid

to school? should i not take my kid to school? what should i do? you know? so we're just telling them to use the trainings that they have and to be vigilant and to just act normal. >> rapid response members say the uneasiness has left many in the south bay feeling vulnerable. so what happens when federal agents show up on school campuses? san francisco unified says it has a plan to protect students. abc seven news reporter luz pena sat down with the superintendent to talk about the measures being taken to protect and to inform families. >> schools are no longer off limits for federal immigration agents to arrest undocumented immigrants, a shift that has created fear inside the classrooms and outside during pickup times. >> all of our families and students are hypersensitive to anyone that they suspect to be law enforcement. >> last week, the department of homeland security revoked a 2011 policy that restricted immigration agents from

conducting raids on what they classified as sensitive areas, which include churches and schools, even before schools became a target. the san francisco unified school district beganually have providd trainings and information to all of our site leaders over the last several weeks in preparation for this. >> we sat down with sf superintendent maria su. she said san francisco schools will remain a safe haven for students regardless of immigration status. so what happens if an ice agent shows up to an sfusd school? >> all of our site leaders know that if an ice agent shows up at their school site, they need to immediately call our legal office first and allow our legal office to work directly with the ice agent to confirm and verify why and what is the intent and purpose for the ice agents coming to the schools. >> sfusd does not keep track of students legal status, but under public data dashboard

of the 2023 2024 school year, there were over 12,000 sfusd students enrolled in english learner classes. based on the total number of students, the english learner group makes up 25% f sfusd students. the majority are latinos and chinese. >> we are very fortunate that we are a sanctuary city where everyone who lives here are protected by the sanctity of those laws. >> despite sanctuary cities being threatened by the trump administration as if usd is joining forces with the city and nonprofits to help families. >> we're providing know your rights trainings at many of our school sites. there was one at monroe, for example, this last weekend. we're encouraging all of our site leaders to have a clear plan. >> su is hoping their protocol is strong enough when faced with an ice agent at any of the city's schools. >> we will do whatever it takes to prevent any such enforcements to come on to our our school sites. >> in san francisco, luz pena,

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andrews as donald trump travels back to the white house earlier today, he was in florida. he spoke at the dinner for the 2025 house republicans members conference, which is being held at trump national doral golf resort just outside miami. the event, which lasts through wednesday, is the annual retreat for house republicans to discuss policy goals, and he is about to take off from marine one, having just landed at joint base andrews in air force one to return back to the white house. well, a small business owner in san francisco is really frustrated after cars were used to drive through the front door to burglarize the shop four times in six months. but the most recent incident, which was caught on camera, is leaving him and others asking could police have done more? abc seven news anchor dion lim went to sfpd for

answers. >> not safe. it's horrible. >> bars on the windows and boarded up doors. cigarettes cheaper at 17th. and geary is no stranger to mass theft. >> i think a car has driven through this guy's front door probably 5 to 6 times. >> the most recent seen in this surveillance video, when a car drove into the building early wednesday morning and multiple suspects allegedly made off with 20 to $30,000 in cigarettes. neighbors say they've seen it all. >> i don't feel safe here, and i work here. >> this is the fourth time in six months the shop has been targeted, despite nearly 20 security cameras and installation of a new bollard to prevent cars from driving in and security gates. >> it sucks, and i don't think he has insurance anymore. >> but what frustrates this shop the most? how sfpd can be seen arriving at the scene, two officers with guns drawn and the suspects leaving a trail of cigarette cartons behind. get away. >> you know, i don't feel like the cops are protecting them. i

don't feel like the cops take it serious. i don't feel like nothing is being done. >> the owner of the store didn't want to go on camera, citing safety concerns and frustrations that after speaking out time and time again about the thefts, he says nothing ever changes. i reached out to sfpd and here's what they had to say. >> there was no pursuit in this case because the responding officers that was a single unit had to remain on scene and secure this place of business. those officers had to stay and make sure that that location was secure, that there weren't any other occupants inside that business, and more importantly, no victims that were injured in that location. >> despite the reasoning, the owner of cigarettes cheaper isn't buying it. he and those in the area can agree the crime needs to end. >> it's a bummer. >> in san francisco. dion lim, abc seven news. >> the fight to save sports at sonoma state university is getting some star power. the university is eliminating all student sports programs, six

academic departments and 20 degree programs starting in the fall. the school says it has seen enrollment drop 38% since a high in 2015. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard is following the story. >> shocking uh- disappointing. definitely surprised.pointing. >> sonoma state men's head basketball coach rick shaywitz was blindsided. like most of his players, by the university's recent bombshell, it was eliminating all sports programs next season due to a nearly $24 million budget deficit. >> to hear that the tradition and the legacy of sonoma state athletics is ending is disheartening. it's heartbreaking. >> but now, a new six foot, eight inch tall ally is emerging. memphis grizzlies power forward jalen wells, who played two seasons with coach shaywitz at sonoma state. >> he's just supportive in in our fight. he doesn't want to see the program, not only our program, the entire department. he doesn't want to see anything at sonoma state be cut. so he's

interested in doing what he can to help. >> jalen wells, sonoma state's first ever nba draft pick, is taking to social media to show his support for the save seawolves athletics movement now gaining steam. wells telling a memphis newspaper i don't know exactly what i can do to help at the moment, but i was just trying to bring awareness to it. i wouldn't have this platform today without them, so i just wanted to do anything i can to help. wells teammates now taking notice like john morant, one of the nba's top players, he posted on x. jalen wells talked to me. >> he's involving his friends to try to spread the awareness that that of what'sthe going on and hopefully he can help us. >> last week, coaches filed a complaint with the office of civil rights on behalf of minority athletes, calling for an investigation into the school's decision, which they say unfairly targets minority students. >> complaint has been filed. we're looking at class action suits. we have some lawyers working pro bono to help us out, and we're pursuing all possible avenues. >> on thursday, the university

president plans to host a town hall meeting with students and faculty to address the cuts. coaches say t shirts with this logo are being printed by the hundreds for players and allies to wear at sonoma state. cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> and late today, sonoma state officials announced a change for thursday's meeting. it will be held virtually instead of in person. the university says the crowd is expected to be larger than any campus facility can hold. a group fighting the cuts isn't happy about the change they say it reflects, quote, the administration's ongoing failure to engage directly with the community. >> and of course, we'll continue to follow that as it progresses. all right. let's turn to the weather forecast. a cold and now a chance of rain. >> yes. meteorologist sandhya patel has that for us. sandhya. >> yeah. and you know what? ama and dan. it's supposed to feel like this, right? it is winter. let me show you how cold it got this morning. it was certainly frosty as well. livermore was one of our coldest spots, at 26 degrees 30 in napa. even places like half moon bay, typically moderated by the water. not the case. 31 degrees. 34 at the oakland airport. got

down to the mid 30s. san jose, redwood city right down to freezing. frost advisory covering virtually all of the bay area with the exception of a few spots like san francisco, the coast, and solano county. 1 to 9 a.m. temperatures down to 32 degrees. frost will form. there's a freeze warning for the eastern santa clara hills. temperatures will come down to about 28 degrees there. and then the following day, wednesday at 1 a.m. going into thursday at 9 a.m, we are expecting a freeze watch. it's already been posted, so you know, we're in for some cold couple of nights as you look at live doppler seven. skies are clear. that's part of the issue down in southern california. much needed rain fell over the weekend and snow still a few snow showers there. as you know, the grapevine was shut down in one direction because of the icy conditions. now, as we take a look at a live view from our mount tam cam, it's a beautiful view. 53 from san francisco to oakland hayward 48 degrees right now in half moon bay and 56 in san jose. it is sparkling from our

emeryville camera. low 50s from santa rosa to petaluma and napa. 46 fairfield, 50 degrees in livermore this evening. here's what you can expect. clear skies at 7:00. inland areas going from the 40s, dropping down to the low 40s by 11 p.m. bayside from the 50s to the low 40s, and along the coastline from 48 to 45 degrees, with those winds being so calm. a live view from kgo roof camera. next two mornings we have frost and freeze alerts. tomorrow, bright and sunny afternoon. enjoy it. we have much needed rain coming our way as early as friday. that's when the rain returns, and that's just the start of some pattern changes ahead. first thing tomorrow morning, upper 20s to low 30s in our coldest spots. 29 fairfield. 33 napa, 31 in santa rosa and livermore. so definitely cold. tomorrow afternoon, a nice sunny day, mid 50s to the low 60s. temperatures will be about where you should be for this time of year. here is what we need to see a change in our overall pattern. and it looks like it's coming not

immediately, but by thursday, clouds start to increase. and then here comes the rain. northern california and the pacific northwest really getting soaked. starting on friday, we get a piece of this energy, which means wet weather. and it's really just going to be off and on through the weekend. and then going into monday, we have another opportunity for rain. highest rain totals. places like eureka, over four inches of rain down around san francisco. we're expecting a few hundredths of an inch. and for the rest of the bay area, same kind of story. accuweather seven day forecast. it's going to be cold and frosty the next two mornings, the start of lunar new year celebrations. it is dry. temperatures will be about where they should be for the afternoon. and then clouds increase. temperatures drop as we head towards the end of the week. beginning of february is certainly looking wet, but the rain chances first begin on friday dan and then conte through the weekend. going into next week, models are still having a little bit of a hard time trying to pin it down, so that's why the storm impact scale is not on there yet. >> okay, we will stay tuned.

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ago. you can see it on the video where the arrow was, and then a brief white flash, and minutes later, the same spot on the video. flames can be seen in court today. attorneys also argued the power company is trying to hide evidence. a socal edison spokesperson told abc news during their initial investigation of the lines, they did not see any faults, but now say they have found faults near lines that don't serve the canyon well. >> first fire, then rain, and now mudslides. storms over the weekend triggered toxic runoff in southern california burn zones near the palisades fire. many roads are simply impassable and shut down because of the mud. but there is some encouraging news. in some areas, people are getting their first chance to return home to see the damage from the fire. >> coming up next, the work that's being done in vallejo to keep people safe, we're talking police, the state and the community. plus. >> this train is carrying everyone to auschwitz along the same rail lines the nazis used during the war. and i'll take

you back in time. 20 years ago to poland, as i journeyed for international holocaust remembrance day 20 years ago. this, of course, the 80th anniversary of the e

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the search for a shooting suspect in san francisco. police want the public to avoid that area. it's ninth street. street between mission and market. traffic is backed up for blocks on ninth. a shooting was reported there about 5:00. one victim was taken to the hospital. the suspect has not been found. we're working to find out new information. we will keep you updated. >> and happening now. people in vallejo are getting a chance to share their ideas about how to reform the vallejo police department. a community meeting is underway with the vallejoing evaluation team, which is looking at the changes the city's police department will have to make in order to meet an agreement with the state's department of justice. and today, vallejo police announced the california highway patrol is being brought in to assist them on the weekends. >> it's certainly welcome news for residents asking for more help after some recent high profile crimes in vallejo,

including the shooting of two cal maritime students and a massive copper theft that just crippled the school. >> abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley is following the story. >> last week, two cal maritime students were shot as they pumped gas in vallejo. caught in crossfire. the owner of a foodin truck was shot in the head, and someone stripped so much copper wire out of breakers at one elementary school that they took down the school's entire electrical system. tonight, residents are invited to share their perspectives regarding the vallejo police department as the city works on reforms. under an agreement with the california department of justice. today, vallejo police announced a collaboration with the california highway patrol to address sideshows and reckless driving in the city. chp will start supporting local police on weekend nights, but police declined to do an interview about their ongoing investigations into this recent surge of crime in vallejo. the

mayor was also not available to comment. meanwhile, solano wiedenmann leadership academy closed after $250,000 worth of stolen copper wiring, took down their electrical system. >> for us at a school district. it's disheartening. it's maddening. you know, someone stripping a school of copper wire that they might maybe receive $2 a pound at a recycling center. the impact we feel in the community feels and the students feel is much greater than that. >> teachers scramble to assemble independent study packets for 600 k through eight students, and if repairs take longer than a few days, the district is looking at alternative placements at neighboring schools. many residents have long advocated for a safer city. >> it's complete lawlessness. it's anarchy. it's out of control. >> weary residents like activist paula conley say they are hopeful about chp patrols finally stepping in to help. cal maritime started a fund raising

effort to help their two wounded students. one shot in the face, the other shot in the neck. one remains hospitalized. >> i feel sorry for the, you know, families out there, but then i would just stay out of the way. >> in vallejo, i'm leslie brinkley, abc seven news. >> happening tonight, an event at the menorah center, san francisco, to honor international holocaust remembrance day. this year marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the auschwitz-birkenau concentration and extermination camps, the largest camp of the nazi regime. in 2005, the united nations designated january 27th as an international holocaust remembrance day, and that year i traveled to poland with bay area holocaust survivors to see auschwitz, birkenau and treblinka. it was, as you can imagine, a very powerful experience. here is one of the series of reports i filed for that visit. the polish countryside by rail. the last

time helen farkas of burlingame took a train in this part of poland, she had a very different feeling than she does today. >> we were very packed in because they packed us like 80, 90 people into the cattle cars and the fact that there was no place to sit down, no chairs, no benches to sit on, we were so exhausted. we were just kind of collapsed. >> three exhausting, terrifying days on a train that brought helen and so many other jews to auschwitz, 35 miles west of krakow. auschwitz was a key component of hitler's plan to wipe out the jews of occupied europe. of the 6 million jews murdered in the holocaust, more than 1 million were killed at auschwitz and at neighboring birkenau. they arrived almost daily by train, but this time the train carries pilgrims, not prisoners. thousands of jews from all over the world. this train is carrying everyone to

auschwitz, along the same rail lines that the nazis used during the war. being here, one can't help imagine what it must have been like 60 years ago. the chaos and confusion, as so many jews, not knowing where they were going, were herded onto cattle cars. >> alejo's one hour long salaam. >> 60 years later, their grandchildren take a very different journey to auschwitz and to many other historic sites across poland. the bay area group making this journey stopped at schindler's gate, the entrance to the factory where oskar schindler put thousands of jews to work, sparing their lives. it's marked with a plaque which reads whoever saves one life saves the world entire. helen, why is that significant for you? >> you must believe in something which is sacred. and this to me, is sacred. we should save each others lives wherever and whenever it's needed.

>> a lesson not lost on the younger generation traveling through poland, visiting sites like this. mass graves deep in the woods where the bodies of thousands of jews shot by german soldiers are still buried. this is a powerful jewish experience, but it's a powerful human experience, too. >> absolutely. there's lessons for every race, every culture, every religion. it's beyond jewish. it absolutely is. it's humanity. it's life. it's how we treat each other no matter what the color, the race, the religion, no matter what the differences are. >> okay, you got it. >> back at the train station, helen and her husband joe prepare to return to auschwitz, a place their parents and other family never left. still, after so much loss, helen answers a question she's been asked many times. >> who shall i hate now? their children. they were. they were not born. some of them were not born. some of them were maybe

little children. so no, i am a very positive person. i'm always thinking my glass is half full. >> it was perhaps that attitude and a fierce determination to live that kept helen and others alive. toward the end, with allied forces closing in, the nazis trying to hide what they'd done, evacuated many of the camps. thousands of sick, emaciated prisoners were forced toward germany on the so-called death march. for countless numbers, it was simply too much. on this day in poland, survivors marched out of auschwitz again, joined by 18,000 people from 60 countries. but this time they were not forced for holocaust survivors. this march of the living is a symbolic statement of triumph over the nazis, and a way to honor those who never left alive for thousands of others with every single step. it's a way to connect with the past. >> i feel like there's no better way of fulfilling my family's

legacy than to make sure that people remember. and the only way that we can do that is to ensure that everybody else hears those stories of exhilaration because of the spirit that this brings. and the hope that, you know, the people that carry on can always remember. and this is such a reverberation effect, seeing all these people and all these generations, it's really amazing. >> wollstein helen. >> the mile and a half walk from auschwitz ended at birkenau, where symbolic tombstones were placed and the names of many who were lost read. they came to honor the victims of the final solution. the final thought on this journey from another bay area holocaust survivor who came back to poland. >> it could happen anywhere and to anyone. you have to watch out. we have to see that never happened

>> ella gustava. grossman. hava romania. greenstein, o lowdown romania. >> the three bay area holocaust survivors that i accompanied on their visit to the camps linda broder, helen and joe farkas are all gone now. sadly, i stayed in touch with them until their deaths just a few years ago. >> and i loved listening to helen. i love her attitude and outlook on life. >> she did. and actually, linda had a similar positive or terrible memories in a lot of ways, but there was a sense of triumph too. what an experience. unforgettable. >> absolutely. thank you for sharing that again with us. well, up next, the critics accusing president trump of trying to seize control of california's water supply and what they say it could mean for our drinking water and the health of san francisco bay. >> plus, the hazardous consequences of this fire at a battery plant in monterey county. what scientists discovered that's invisible to

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to hundreds of miles of canals, moving water around california takes a massive system engineered over the better part of a century. now, with a new executive order, president trump is directing federal agencies to essentially assert control over critical sections of it, claiming mismanagement and trying to assign blame for the wildfires in southern california. >> and sort of eviscerate state control of state water resources. >> first, it helps to understand that california's water system has a kind of split personality. starting with some major dams being run by federal agencies, others by the state, and two massive canal systems flowing side by side with the state water project delivering much of its water to southern california, and the federal project mainly to agricultural areas in the central valley. for more than half a century, they've worked in a delicate balance with coordinated agreements, possibly until now.

john rosenfield is a research biologist with the environmental group san francisco baykeeper. >> having one partner say, we're not going to play by the rules anymore puts a tremendous burden on the other partners and really puts the entire water distribution system at great risk. >> but in the executive order, president trump directs federal agencies to deliver more water in a section called overriding disastrous california policies and to, quote, ensure that state agencies, including the california department of water resources, do not interfere with federal operations. but critics say just turning on one side of the tap could risk everything from the quality of our drinking water to federally protected endangered species. >> these are regulations, by the way, that are benefiting not just delta communities, but but bay area communities that really rely on the san francisco bay delta system. >> john bussey is senior counsel with center for biological diversity. he argues that water

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12 lead in regular season wins over stephen curry. head to hea. but curry has bragging rights with three nba titles over lebron and the cavs back during that four year span in the nba finals. steph, easily one of the most recognizable athletes on the planet. and earlier this month, he gave back to some of his biggest fans in unique steph style. what? >> go and state warriors. yes, sir. >> it's christmas day in hurricane, west virginia and a scarborough family has unwrapped the gift of warriors basketball. the january 10th game against the indiana pacers. >> on the back to back, they will not have steph curry or draymond green. >> the bad news stephen curry is out of the lineup. the good news senior vp of communications raymond ridder is about to deliver the news of a lifetime. >> he got really close and he said hey steph's really upset about not being able to play tonight and he wants to meet some kids before the

game. would you guys like to go back? and i think all of our faces were like. >> courtney scarberry along with her children, nine year old micah and six year old moriah are escorted to a private room in the pacers arena, where they await steph's arrival. >> i'm meeting steph curry. >> oh my goodness. hello everybody. sorry that i can't get out there to play today. it's a very long season. some nights you have to take a little rest. i just want to spend a little time with you all. thank you all so much for coming again. and hopefully you have an amazing, amazing night. have the best time of your life. all right. >> the warriors superstar spent about 20 minutes signing autographs, taking photos and talking to the kids. bragging rights were secured for micah when he returned to school. >> i've been telling them and they've been going. whoa! that's crazy. the next game is. >> just days later. 86 year old grandma kitty from new york went viral. >> i have that league pass that covers the games is usually on there. if he's not, he's on espn. >> after her granddaughter

maddie posted this video showing her grandmother's detailed notebook on her favorite nba player. >> hey, what's up, grandma kitty? steph curry here. i saw the instagram post because of your support, we want to invite you to our game in brooklyn on march 6th. we'd love to have you and bring your book. you don't have to watch on league pass. you can come watch in person. >> wow. >> that's terrific. >> i just want to thank you for the many years of entertainment. and now for the invitation to see you play in person at age 86. it's like a dream come true. thank you. steph. see you march 6th. >> what would you say to steph right now if you had the platform to say that to him? >> just thank you, obviously, for taking the time out. it's probably small to him, but to us, it's now a memory for a lifetime. >> how can that story not make you smile? >> that is the sweetest thing in the world.

>> yeah. and so, steph, this is like a small sliver of what he does behind the scenes. and i saw it on social media, and i started following the breadcrumbs and got ahold of the scarborough family in west virginia. and then grandma kitty. love her granddaughter. maddie is the one who posted on tiktok, and it got like a million plus views or whatever it was. the warriors saw it, and then steph did what he does. and so. >> i'm so glad you shared it. that's important really for people to see. yeah, we don't always get to see. >> i was texting with the granddaughter maddie today and i said, okay, march 6th, make sure you take plenty of video. i want to have a follow up. >> she said. >> yes, so we'll wait and see when they go to brooklyn. >> yep. awesome. thank you very much. you got it. cool. thanks, chris. >> all right. tonight on abc seven at eight, the new season of the bachelor, followed by the secret lives of mormon wives at ten. then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. and remember that abc seven news is streaming 24 over seven. get the abc seven bay area app so you can join us whenever you want, wherever you are. that's it for this edition of abc seven news. thanks for

being here. i'm ama. >> daetz and i'm dan ashley. for sandyha patel, chris alvarez, all of us. we appreciate your time. have a great evening. we'll see you

♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is... ♪♪ here is our first group of "jeopardy!" champions...

a student at the university of pennsylvania, from vernon hills, illinois... a game design director from austin, texas... and a writer and creative executive originally from san jose, california... [applause] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. thank you, johnny gilbert, and welcome to the tournament of champions, the highlight of the year for all of us here at "jeopardy!" up first for this year's elite field of players, we have the quarter finals. but our three highest qualifiers, based on the number of games they won-- that would be adriana harmeyer, isaac hirsch and drew basile-- will be seeded directly into the semifinals. so they'll be watching these quarter-final games with an eye toward whom they might face in the next round. with $250,000 and the honor of being named our 32nd toc winner on the line,