of immigrants. >> we are not going back. if you are coming after us, if you're going to take our immigration rights away, we will stand up and fight back. >> strong words. a show of support for immigrants in san francisco. good afternoon. thanks for joining us. i'm larry beil. >> and i'm kristen z. more big moves today from the white house. president trump today signed an executive order banning federally funded programs from helping people under 19 go through gender transitions. >> the president offered federal workers a buyout with seven months pay to shrink. the government. >> and the white house budget office today ordered a pause on all federal grants and loans. that pause has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge until next monday. >> abc seven news reporter zach fuentes joins us live now in san jose with a closer look at the freeze. >> zach. >> yeah. now, the federal judge made that pause just before it was supposed to go into effect

before 2 p.m. our time. and that sent a lot of nonprofits justhat into a state of confusion. i heard from second harvest of silicon valley that said it was analyzing any implications. san francisco aids foundation also talking about it being deeply concerned by this. and this has really been the story for many of the local nonprofits and also the national council representing many of them. >> this was very surprising. total blindside did not see it coming. >> confusion tuesday for habitat for humanity, east bay, silicon valley. it comes after a memo by the office of management and budget directed all federal agencies to stop any federal grants and loans that might conflict with president trump's executive orders. habitat for humanity chapters across the state relying heavily on federal grant money. >> this could mean it's well over $30 million could be as high as $50 million. >> the national council of nonprofits telling us that that confusion was shared by hundreds of thousands of other nonprofits immediately after the news was announced. >> downright frightened.

wondering what is happening, wondering if they are affected or exempted. >> the confusion and uncertainty not just shared among nonprofits, but local governments. also, santa clara county's executive gave the board of supervisors an update tuesday. >> we are working hard to assess impacts. we're also receiving reports from some programs and service providers that they've received stop notices from the federal government to cease further activity under their contracts and programs, including significant programs that affect social services, such as refugee assistance programs here in our county. >> in tuesday's white house press briefing, press secretary caroline leavitt was asked repeatedly to clarify which programs were being impacted by the federal pause. she said programs that provide direct assistance to americans would not be affected. >> social security, medicare, welfare benefits, medicaid, food stamps that will not be impacted by this federal pause. >> but throughout the day, states had reported that online portals used to get funds for emergency aid, head start,

community health centers and medicaid were experiencing outages. six attorneys general, including california's rob bonta, announced they were suing the trump administration to stop the freeze. >> we will not stand by while the president attempts to disrupt vital programs that feed our kids, provide medical care to our families, and support housing in our communities. >> also planning a lawsuit is the national council of nonprofits. who you heard from there? in the piece, they say they're suing to get a temporary restraining order to block the order from going into effect. and in the meantime, they put a call out to all of their nonprofits to reach out to them, to let them know how and if they are being affected. right now, live in the south bay bureau. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> zach, thanks so much. on a related note, sky seven was overhead as demonstrators in san jose marched to protest the trump administration's mass deportation sweeps underway across the country. the protest temporarily blocked traffic at one intersection and got even larger when students from overfelt high school in san jose

joined in. they walked out of class and held their rally on campus before joining the demonstrators this afternoon. >> meanwhile, san francisco city leaders and community advocates joined forces to reinstate the city's commitment to being a sanctuary city. >> abc seven news reporter luz pena has the latest on what the city's planning to do to respond to ice agents. >> as raids across the country intensify. san francisco city officials are making their stance clear. >> first and foremost, we are a sanctuary city. >> in 1989, san francisco passed the city and county of refuge ordinance, or sanctuary ordinance. today, the board of supervisors are voting to reaffirm this. >> san francisco. we value our immigrant communities. >> standing next to some of the most influential leaders of the city, san francisco city attorney david chu explained what this means. >> our policy simply says you cannot deputize local law enforcement as ice agents with

scarce resources. we have to prioritize those resources to fight crime, not break up families. >> according to the migration policy institute, in 2019, there were an estimated 43,000 people in the city counted as unauthorized population. it's unclear how much of the population changed in the years following the pandemic, but as immigration rates loom, local law enforcement leaders highlighted their positions. >> the san francisco police department does not assist in immigration raids. >> my office is unique in that we are, through the ordinance, the only office that may contact federal immigration officials if they ask. when a serious or violent felon is leaving our custody. >> san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins urging the immigrant community to report any crimes without fear. >> my office is doing nothing in coordination with any federal immigration enforcement whatsoever, that

you are safe to come forward and that we will protect our victims and witnesses. >> the trump administration has been vocal about sanctuary cities recently, prompting federal prosecutors to investigate officials who interfere with immigration enforcement operations and threatening them with criminal charges. >> if he chooses to violate the rule of law, we will meet him in court. >> in san francisco. luz pena, abc seven news. >> google is making changes to go along with the president and his executive action, renaming the gulf of mexico. in a social media post, google explained it has a long standing practice of changing names that have been updated in official government sources. the name will change to the gulf of america when the government database is updated. however, only u.s. users will actually see that change. there's a lot of changes happening now in the trump administration, and we're keeping track of the first 100 days. you can do the same with us at abc seven news.com and on the abc seven bay area app. >> happening now. the alameda county board of supervisors is

holding a special meeting to select a new district attorney. here's a live look at that meeting. the board interviewed seven finalists to replace ousted d.a. pamela price. we're monitoring the meeting for updates and a final decision from the board. stick with abc seven news for the latest developments. the new d.a. will serve through 2026, when the position will be up for election again. oakland mayoral candidate lauren taylor laid out his vision for revitalizing oakland. the plan starts with starting with setting an example for businesses by ending, quote, remote work and bringing all employees back into city hall. >> we can't solve these structural challenges by phoning it in. we can't solve theseoning structural challenges by zooming it in. that's why, as part of my plan to revitalize oakland and support small businesses, i am calling for the city of oakland to reopen fully. city hall. >> the former city council member says this would increase foot traffic to local businesses

and better help residents walking in to city hall seeking services. taylor's plans for the city also includes a dedicated police unit focused on retail crime and the elimination of business taxes for businesses, making less than $1.5 million each year. >> a police standoff in san francisco's soma neighborhood ends with one man dead. that shooting happened last night around five on mission and ninth street. abc seven news reporter lena howland spoke with business owners who say this is not unusual. >> i saw somebody come out of the building with a gun and shooting, like, three times point blank range. >> robert, who lives near ninth and mission, had a front row seat to the violence. >> it was. >> slow motion, you know, like, i mean, there was nothing i could do about it. you know, it happened so fast, but yet it was so slow. you know, he just came out and, like, very coldly. shot the gentleman. >> ken, the owner of all star

cafe, says a man shot the owner of a vape shop across the street. >> he's been there about like 5 to 6 years, i believe, and it's already been tough for me. we talk all the time, you know, it's tough. it's really tough to do business. and now that he got shot up and he's injured and hurt and hopefully, hopefully he's alive. >> police say the man who shot the shop owner then ran inside of a nearby building. this led to an hours long standoff. police say they set up a perimeter and used special tactical and hostage negotiation teams, but they say the suspect failed to come out. and that's when police shot the man. he died on scene. >> normal. it's normal. >> carlos hernandez lives two blocks away and says this is nothing new. >> i mean, people, it's a lot of drug dealers, okay? it's a lot of drugs going on here, and. when drugs is involved, people do stuff like that. crazy. they high, they drunk or they they need money. >> meanwhile, the all star cafe

is asking city officials and police to keep a close watch on this area. >> i just don't want to see this continue happening. i love the city, grew up here, have my own business here, and i want to be around here for longer. i want my neighbors to be around here for longer. i want people to feel safe. >> sfpd says a town hall meeting regarding this police shooting will be held within the next ten days in san francisco. lena howland, abc seven news. >> four people are under arrest in the south bay for the attempted murder of two san jose police officers. police released surveillance video of the car involved in this attack on the plain clothes officers back on january 21st. now, those officers were on duty inside an unmarked vehicle around 10:30 p.m. at melbourne boulevard and mclaughlin avenue. police say the suspects pulled up in another car and then just opened fire. investigators say the suspects may have thought that they were shooting at rival gang members.

>> when the suspects fired at the vehicle, they had no idea that they could possibly be officers. but we do have indication that it might have been gang related or gang motivated. >> one officer managed to get out of the car and shoot back as the suspects took off. neither of the officers was injured in this incident. >> san ramon based chevron is getting into the ai race. ai needs a lot of electricity, so chevron is building natural gas power plants to provide energy to data centers. a study by the lawrence berkeley national lab found data centers will use 12% of u.s. electricity by 2028. chevron's first plant should be online in three years. >> coming up on abc seven news at four, a proposed fentanyl emergency in san francisco. we'll tell you what it means for the drug crisis. another blow for oakland's jack london square. a hotel set to close its doors. and on this lunar new year's eve, celebrating the people who played a role in shaping chinatown. >> i'm spencer christian,

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ahead. >> abc seven news political reporter monica madden has more on the negotiations inside city hall. >> we have to treat this emergency like the crisis that it is, and we have to treat it with urgency. >> in a tuesday interview on abc seven news, san francisco mayor daniel lurie lobbied for his priority legislation. >> we're not just taking people from the street to sf general, but we can do a drop off center that's friendly for police. people can get the help that they need. we're going to stand up 1500 more shelter beds. >> now he's lobbying the board of supervisors to approve his plan. that would cut city red tape to address the fentanyl crisis. >> if we don't pass this ordinance, we. in order to achieve what we want to achieve, we would have to go to the board 50 different times. and then the process would be about 6 to 12 months on each of those. >> lurie's proposal includes allowing his office to seek private sector donations for funding public safety projects, sending more police to sixth street to tackle drug dealing and expediting the approval

process for city contracts related to homelessness, public safety and addiction. what happens to the mayor's initial proposals, and how many yes votes he gets, will be the first major test of one of his big goals of uniting the board of supervisors. the package now heads to the city's budget committee wednesday, where multiple city hall sources tell us they expect some modifications to appease reluctant supervisors. >> there's no way in the world we should be giving te mayor dictatorship authority here. >> supervisor shamann walton says he agrees with the end goal, but still thinks the overall plan lacks details. >> right now we just have a legislation in front of us that says, let's waive all of our contract authority, let's waive behested payment. but at the end of the day, there's no plan into what we're going to see. he's just saying we'll have 1500 beds somehow, some way. but how? >> right now, six supervisors, including the board president, are a yes vote. while that's enough to pass the package, supporters say they want close to unanimous support. >> we want this to have as much support as possible. we think it

sends a strong message. >> happening now, the san francisco board of supervisors is considering some major changes to controversial bike lanes on valencia street. the board is holding a public hearing on getting rid of the center of the road bike lanes. the mta plans to convert thes. center road lanes into protected curbside lanes. merchants claim the center road configuration has really negatively impacted business on valencia since they were installed 18 months ago. >> to the south bay now, santa clara county supervisors are listening to public comment right now about a possible ban on artificial turf fields. and this has been a really contentious issue all across the country for several months. this afternoon, the board heard research evidence about the microplastics that then leach into the environment from turf fields, and many business owners, soccer players and parents have voiced their concerns about this potential ban, saying the need for playing fields is high across the county. >> the city of oakland is taking another hit. >> the popular waterfront hotel

in jack, london square will be closing this friday. >> abc seven news reporter anser hassan spoke with local business owners worried about how losing a big anchor business will impact their bottom line. >> on friday, the upscale waterfront hotel in oakland's jack london square will close. >> it's here that they're leaving. is very disappointing, but understandable, actually. >> way understandable. >> because the traffic in jk london is so slow. >> derek johnson runs the popular home of chicken and waffles restaurant in jack london square. he says the waterfront hotel closing is a big deal, because small mom and pop stores like his are dependent on the big anchors. >> i know a lot of people want to keep oakland very mind. i mean, i'm a ma and pa, but the ma and pa, my sales were triple when i had a fridays el torito's when i had all of that surrounding me. >> in a statement to abc seven news, the hotel did not give reasons about why it's closing, only to say effective january 31st, 2025, hyatt will no longer be operating the waterfront

hotel, and we understand that the property will no longer be operated as a hotel at that time. >> that is a big hit. it is extremely frustrating that we have hotels closing. >> former oakland city council member lauren taylor, who's running for oakland mayor in april's special election, says the city has to do more to keep businesses from leaving. >> we've got to work aggressively to fill them back up, to find another operator for the hotel, to find other folks to run the business that are anchored here, able to commit for a longer term. and we will support them because oakland has to be open for business. >> oakland city council member carol fife, who represents district three, where jack london square is located, wasn't available for comment, but adds dave and buster's restaurantdds will be opening in a couple of months. >> dave and buster's is coming in, which is a good sign, but we need more than just restaurants are not going to carry a city. at the end of the day, we need to figure out how to get retail and some major national chains in here. >> the city of oakland says the hotel is under lease with the port of oakland. the port of

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let's let. spencer, elaborate on all that. well, before the rain, we'll get the cold. tomorrow morning we will have several days of rain coming later in the week, though. here's a look at what's happening right now. the satellite radar image. you can see high pressure, the controlling factor in our weather, bringing us these beautifully clear, sunny skies. we have that little area of low pressure which brought some rain and snow to southern california yesterday. is now pushing over into the desert southwest. let's move along and take a look at our current conditions. it's breezy out there. a wind speeds up to 22mph here in san francisco. right now, the breezes locations are those near the coastline. not surprising. and the 24 hour temperature change shows it's about 2 to 5 degrees cooler in most bay area locations right now than at this time yesterday. three degrees cooler in san francisco and oakland, as a matter of fact. here's a view from sutro tower looking out over san francisco 53 degrees here in the city right now we have mid to upper 50s also at oakland, hayward, san jose, redwood city, and 54 degrees at half moon bay. blue sky over the golden gate. not

much of a breeze there right now. the flag is just sort of drooping there. 58 degrees in santa rosa. 54 petaluma. upper 50s also at napa and fairfield 61. concord 60 at livermore. and as we look down onto the bay from mount tam, these are the forecast headlines. the next two mornings will be much like the last two, with frost and freeze alerts. tomorrow. cold in the morning, chilly in the afternoon, but under mainly sunny skies. friday the rainy pattern begins and may continue through the weekend and into early next week. but before we get to that, let's talk about these cold air alerts. we have a frost advisory and a freeze warning, both in effect from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. tomorrow. the area in the lighter blue indicates the frost advisory in effect for the north bay interior mountains and valleys, and for the santa clara valley. the freeze warning, in effect for the eastern santa clara hills. temperatures may drop down to as low as 28 degrees in the areas under that warning. and as we look at the projected lows overnight, you see down to about 30 at lakeport. 34. santa rosa, 35 napa over in

the inland east bay, mid to upper 30s down in the south bay. not too low at san jose, which will have a low of 40, but morgan hill will drop down to about 35 and then highs tomorrow. well, on the cool side, highs mainly in the mid to upper 50s in most locations tomorrow. very few locations will even approach 60 degrees, although san jose might make it. now let's look ahead at the approaching rainfall. starting the forecast animation on wednesday going into friday. early friday morning, about 3 a.m. or so, we'll see that first wave of rain pushing into the north bay. it will remain mostly a north bay event, although on saturday some of that rain may dip south of the golden gate, but it will lift again and more rain likely into sunday. so we've got three, maybe four days of some rainfall coming our way. and this is all within the range of level one storm intensity. on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. so we're talking about mainly light rain, but the it will be beneficial rain because the cumulative effect of four or maybe even five consecutive days of

some rainfall is good. we need that. rain has been very, very dry for most of the month of january. so february gets off to a wet start. yeah. bring it on. yeah it's coming. every drop counts. thank you okay. >> all right. we now know the dates for the nba draft. it will happen on june 25th and 26th at barclays center in brooklyn. that's the home of the brooklyn nets. and you can watch the first round right here on abc seven. the second round will be over on espn, with the warriors announced plans today to retire jersey number nine in honor of andre iguodala, who was a key member of all four warriors championships over the last decade. iguodala joined the warriors in 2013. that's when the team was basically like radioactive. nobody wanted to come here and he was the mvp of the finals in 2015. andre's number nine will go up into the rafters at chase center february 23rd in a ceremony after the game against the mavericks. and we'll have that one for you as well on abc seven. >> all right. magic johnson lends a hand to help victims of the southern california wildfires. >> and residents kept from the remains of their homes finally allowed back to search for

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he finally returned home today for residents of a mobile home park that burned down, it's been especially difficult. >> because the landowner would not allow them back on the property at first, but that changed today. reporter sophie flay, from our sister station in los angeles has the new developments. >> all the palisades open. all my friends are going back to their place. but in the palisades bowl. >> i thought we were going to go. >> we are not allowed to go back in. i'm looking for my dog and cat. i'm looking for valuables. >> a heated exchange between residents and law enforcement

earlier today at the pacific palisades bowl mobile estates. for weeks, homeowners were told they weren't allowed in, saying the only way they could get in is if they signed this waiver, which, if signed forever, waives the ability for residents to sue the property owner and manager for almost anything. >> i don't understand how this is fair, and it's definitely not. not a moral move in my opinion. >> but around noon, lapd made this announcement. >> after speaking to the command post. we're going to allow you guys to come back in and gather some items. please be very careful stepping and stepping around so much. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> and for the first time in weeks, ben townsley and his girlfriend returned to what's left of his home of 31 years. >> it's still hard to believe. >> salvaging some sake glasses and an art piece from a friend. the avid surfer says he's not ready to give up that ocean view. >> hopefully we can come back and put another home on and resume being here and surfing till i die. that that was the

plan and it still is. >> sophie flay, abc seven news. >> a new study out today found that human caused climate change increased the intensity of conditions in the devastating southern california wildfires. the report calculated that global warming boosts the frequency of fire weather conditions by 35%. the study has not yet been peer reviewed. >> governor newsom announced a new wildfire recovery fundraising initiative today. it's called la rises, and the goal is to help rebuild the thousands of homes and buildings destroyed by the fires. earlier this month, basketball legend earvin magic johnson, lakers great hall of famer he's helping lead that initiative. >> this is something that i've never seen since i've been here over 45 years. but we can come together and make things better, not just for those areas, but for the entire city. >> it's not just about the state and federal government supporting local responses. it's about the private sector, the civic society coming together.

it's about active, engaged citizenship. it's about people volunteering. it's about people contributing, and it's about creativity. >> the dodgers have committed $100 million to l.a. rises. >> a couple who lost everything in the fire are finding a new reason to give thanks. >> and it was what they found in the rubble glistening through the ashes. here's abc news reporter danny knew. >> this is probably not the engagement photo brian mcshay envisioned when he first bought the ring, but that was before he thought it was gone for good. >> i was like, we're going to look over here where my desk is. >> but you didn't tell her why? >> i did not tell her why. >> brian and his now fiancee, stephanie rayner tell abc's rob mcmillan that they had been in their altadena home for less than a year before the los angeles wildfires. this is what it looked like before they were told to evacuate on january 7th. and you can see what brian and stephanie found when they could finally return. >> as soon as we walked up, it really hit us. >> nope. yeah. it's gone. >> besides their pets, they say they lost everything. but brian

was hoping that somehow the engagement ring he had just bought survived. even just some of it. >> i was thinking about it. i was thinking, you know, maybe the stone should survive and maybe we'll find a little stone. you know, i thought the ring was going to completely disintegrate. >> as you heard earlier, the ring was hidden in a now charred desk drawer, so they started digging around the area of its frame. however, like any engagement, brian still wanted to maintain the surprise if he could. >> i don't know what you thought we were looking for, because it was pretty obvious that a lot of my. >> stuff, a lot of like, little gear. >> a lot of little things. >> yeah. >> well, brian says he didn't have a lot of hope. and to make matters worse, there were even a few false alarms. >> i mean, you just brush away some rubble and there's a little ring, and you pick that up and it's actually a washer to something, and that happens like four times. >> but finally, and who knows how brian miraculously found the ring still intact. and since, hey, he was already down there. >> i was on my knees and i was like, hey, will you marry me? and i'm in, you know, i'm in complete ppe zipped up with the white hood and everything. >> and i'm crying.

>> spoiler alert, she said yes. and now, even though brian and stephanie lost their home, it sounds like altadena is still where they want to spend their life together. >> we're really hoping that los angeles can support altadena in its rebuild efforts for the next couple of years, and that we're able to return because this community is just so special. >> now there is a gofundme set up for them that has raised $40,000 so far. and who created it? well, the website says it was by two of brian's bandmates because apparently he is in an emo pop band called good terms. so shout out to his very goods. fellow band mates. maybe they can play the wedding in new york for abc news i'm danny new. >> just ahead, counting down to doomsday and do the do. but is it worth changing your

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joining us. it is now 89 seconds to midnight as we begin with the doomsday clock. midnight representing the moment when people will have made the earth uninhabitable. the people behind the clock say they said it closer to midnight because they haven't seen sufficient progress on climate change, nuclear risk and other biological threats. spencer. pretty frustrating. it feels like we don't do anything unless the threat is like, right here. and by then, it's too late, and it may already be too late for a number of areas. >> it's almost too late. according to the experts who study this, the frustrating

thing. well, one of the many frustrating things is that the people who have the greatest ability to do something about climate change and reverse the trend aren't doing anything about it. and we have a large number of people who, for political reasons, are just in denial, and they influence their followers to also not believe this is actually happening. so we could be doomed. yeah, it's that simple. >> you know, it feels like if it was more profitable to take some of these initiatives, then you'd have a whole line of companies ready to do it. >> oh, absolutely. if it helps their bottom line. i don't know nothing. my anxiety loves more than hearing about doomsday. i mean, all i can do is try to do the best i can each day and hope it makes a difference. yeah, i don't know. >> yeah, i'm just thinking all our incentives are set up to reward the immediate. you know, nobody wants to take the long term approach because it takes some immediate sacrifices that no one's willing to make. so. all right. and on that happy note, something's wrong. and you can help on the personal injury

attorney and san jose native is holding a competition to design her next iconic billboard. submissions are due february 10th. the winning designer will receive $500, so if you want to help attorney whose pictures i'm sure you've seen right all over the place, here's your chance. >> it's an interesting marketing tactic. >> yeah. >> you know, i'm kind of surprised, and i don't know what the market is out there, but if you look at ann fong and what are they? the insurance brothers, the law brothers, we have we have sweet is there. >> that james? >> is there that much going or is it that many people that have injury settlements out there that were or seeking injury settlements? >> this is america. what are you talking about? of course. >> it seems like i mean, you know, i welcome their commercials. their spots are everywhere, but it just seems like a lot. there must be a lot of accidents out there. >> well, i'll take that too, because we usually drive down to la if we're going to go to

disneyland. and the sheer amount of billboards and i'm thinking, is it just somebody gets into an accident, they look up and they see the billboard and then they call that person. i don't know. or is it just the catchy jingle? because i do know all the jingles to the commercials that we air on our, you know. >> yeah. i mean, it's very lucrative, right? don't they take 30% if they win, like, get a settlement, right? >> that's a standard i think. >> yeah. so i don't know, you just need a $5 million settlement a year and you're good. >> yep. there you go. >> all right, spencer, if you just crash into me after the newscast, well, i'll be tempted. i'll split it with you. >> his back has been hurting. >> yeah, it is, you know, and 30% to an. all right. the town of du, texas. they've got a choice to make. it's kind of tough. maybe uh- hard. mountain dew, that's an alcoholic version of the soda is entering the texas market. and to celebrate this, pepsico is asking the town of du to change its name to hard du. in exchange. all right. the

town would get a new road sign and a community development fund petition to change the name has a couple of hundred signatures. strangely, for a town that consists of. >> how big is the community? >> 70 people. >> yeah, but how big. >> would the fun be? >> well, unclear at this point, but hard. >> do alcoholic do? i mean, the sugar content alone and then add alcohol. my body would probably just. >> i would say hard pass on the offer. i mean. >> i mean, it. >> depends, right? if your town is facing a $10 million deficit and they would give you 20 million, maybe. >> a town of 70 people probably doesn't have a $10 million deficit. >> but but if they did. >> if they did, they should. >> call and form. >> oh all right. yeah. so it's a no right. okay. for thumbs down. it's a national plan for vacation day. millions of vacation days don't get used every year. >> who are these people? >> yeah.

>> i don't. >> understand this. >> goodness. i'll take them for you. >> yes. >> today is a reminder to plan your vacation days for the rest of the year. here are some tips on the best time to travel. >> make sure that you're traveling when you can when other people are not. it's really helpful in terms of controlling the crowds and cost savings. so if you can avoid traveling on peak days, that's a great way to save money. >> so if you're thinking of a disney vacation this year, there's events surrounding the 70th anniversary of disneyland and new shows and parades at disney world. disney is the parent company of abc seven, so i got to throw that in there in case that's part of your plans. but whether it's disney or something else. yeah. don't waste those days. yeah, i'm with you. like who just lets their days go to waste? >> well, i think it's because a lot of my friends, they can just block off their. they have these discretionary. they don't even have to tell anybody. they're all the corporate people. they're just like, i'm off this day. i'm off this. as long as you don't seriously abuse it. yeah, it doesn't matter. so i

think maybe technically their vacation days aren't getting used. >> you mean it's like a pto thing paid time off, and then. >> it's just discretionary. they're like, okay, i'm just blocking this day off, and nobody's really looking into it. right, right. >> i know people who have unlimited days, right? it's like, yeah, take however much you want as long as you get your job done. >> exactly. >> where is that. >> job i know? >> yes. we'll all be applying, but. >> we wouldn't qualify, right? they're mostly tech jobs. >> i think. >> well. >> we would find a way. kristen. >> yeah. use your vacation days. even if you don't go anywhere, just sit at home and watch tv. >> yeah. >> larry, you can use your sick days. i'll make you sick. how's that? then you can call. and it's two. >> birds in one. >> oh, no. is he going to say something? >> coughing for. >> about a month. i

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chinese new year parade, where, just 18 days away from the big event on saturday, february 15th, and you can watch it live right here on abc seven and everywhere you stream abc seven. ahead of the big celebration, we're highlighting people who have played a role in shaping the iconic chinatown neighborhood. abc seven news anchor julian glover is here with us now with one great father son story. >> hey there kristen. as you know, there is so much rich history in chinatown. the people, the places that make the neighborhood all that it is, but that history is at the risk of being forgotten if it's not documented and passed down to

the next generation. i spoke to a father and son duo who made it their mission to do just that before it's too late. >> you know, because we never celebrated chinese new year in our family. >> no, because nobody knew how to cook all those chinese dishes. >> harry, chuck and his son josh. chuck may not have celebrated chinese new year in their home with the elaborate dishes the holiday is known for, but the two do know the importance of preserving chinatown's culture and history. so much of it stowed away in boxes for decades. >> when we first set up the projector and we were watching the footage, i could tell it was my neighborhood. a lot of the landmarks, the buildings were the same uh, but all the things that were happening with the people. i was like, what is going on? this is crazy. >> the footage was shot by harry

nearly six decades ago on film scraps a friend gave him, and a camera he learned how to use in grad school for a thesis project he never completed. >> because all this is going by so quickly and will soon be forgotten. if we didn't somehow pass those stories along. >> at seemingly every struggle for housing, health services, citizenship and representation in chinatown in the 60s. 70s and 80s harry, a second generation resident, was there. his lens focused on this place he called home and the people fighting to improve it. >> rarely do the chinese in san francisco organize themselves to express an opinion on public issues, but that has changed. >> when you bring in people from the outside and they walk through some of the housing, shopping for groceries here, they can see that it's a different place. it has developed a life of its own and it hasn't changed.

>> harry, now 89, was a minister and social worker at the time at the cameron house, putting him on the front line, caring for the most vulnerable in his community. his ambitions of producing a film on chinatown faded until he started sharing his stories with his son, josh. before those memories faded too. >> in the process, i remember i asked him, why didn't you tell us about all these things you accomplished all the, you know, efforts you were a part of? and he pretty much said, because you didn't ask, you know, and that's totally true. sometimes we don't appreciate what has happened before us. >> this forgotten history of chinatown is now preserved in the feature length documentary chinatown rising, released in 2019, showcasing the self-determination of the people and the resilience of the neighborhood, a project that brought father and son together and tested their patience. at

times. >> when we were going through tough times in the production, he just said, this is fun, isn't it? and i'm like, i guess. >> i'm glad we didn't give up. i'm glad we listened to each other and i'm glad we were open to learning from each other. >> the chuck's are hoping the film will continue to be a teaching tool for the next generation, as they work to get the film shown in more schools statewide. >> i want young people to know about these stories. i want them to know that asian americans have made huge contributions to this city and to the country. anybody, anyone can do it. >> and the chuck's, both of them were just so generous with their time. you can watch chinatown rising on most streaming platforms. you'll find it for rent or for purchase, and you can learn more about the film at chinatown rising.com. kristen, back to you. >> wow, they've done so much. julian, that is a great story. and you can watch, obviously,

chinatown rising, like julian said. and abc7 is the official home of the 2025 chinese new year parade. watch it here live saturday, february 15th or wherever you stream abc7. >> lunar new year is tomorrow. firecrackers a big part of the celebration, but the bay area air district is asking the public to please avoid lighting fireworks to keep the air quality from becoming unhealthy. fireworks and firecrackers can cause unhealthy spikes in air pollution, and smoke can make it difficult for people to breathe, as well as triggering asthma attacks in some. so be careful out there. it's unrealistic to think there will be zero fireworks, but something less than a zillion. >> would be. i know you're from hawaii and i'm from taiwan. i'm like, we just blast those things, all right? >> yes, the streets are red from all the firecrackers. >> but know your own risk. and certainly we do have to be aware of fires. that's a real. >> concern for sure. >> all right. well, it's going to help a little because we're about to finally get some rain. >> yes. a few days away,

spencer, but on the way nonetheless. >> exactly right, larry, let's take a look first at our freeze and frost advisories or alerts for tomorrow morning from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. we have both a frost advisory and a freeze warning in effect for parts of the bay area. the frost advisory for the north bay interior mountains and valleys and for the santa clara valley. freeze warning in effect for the eastern santa clara hills. in the coldest areas, low temperatures may drop down to as low as 28 degrees. we also have some rain coming our way. as larry mentioned, here's our forecast animation starting on thursday. going into friday morning. early friday morning, we'll see the arrival of the first wave of rain, probably in the north bay. first, it may dip south of the golden gate for a little while on saturday and lift back to the north bay again. we're all going to get some wet weather out of this, but the wettest region will be the north bay. and here is the accuweather seven day forecast. so we have more cold mornings coming our way tomorrow and thursday. friday clouds increase, it gets a little bit milder and we have the likelihood of the probability of some rain each day friday through the weekend and into early next week. >> kristen spencer, thank you. so check this out. it's a miles long cluster of dols

caught on camera near monterey. yeah, the unusual super pod was made up of more than 1500 dolphins. monterey bay whale watch captured drone footage of the huge gathering of risso's dolphins. risso's dolphins typically travel in groups of 10 to 30 animals, but this is a lot more than that. and just imagine if you get lucky like that while you're on. >> the sea. >> it sure. yeah. >> i mean, i wonder how they decide who the lead dolphin is going to be. election. larry dolphin. yeah. meet the cast. coming up of

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reporter george pennacchio has our preview. >> out of everyone on my detail, the only one i really trust. i'd like to talk to you about the future. >> in paradise. sterling k brown plays xavier collins, the lead secret service agent to the president, played by james marsden. >> mr. president. >> call it in. >> but when the president is murdered, the serene community is turned on its head and everything and everyone is questioned. the show was created by dan fogelman, the man behind this is us, in which brown starred. >> dan wrote it and i love him, so that was a very good start. he created a character that was

very much unlike randall pearson, and that was appealing to me in terms of entering back into a television series. >> the scripts were, i think, off the hook and just it felt very fresh and exploring ideas that we haven't really seen before in film, tv, which is rare nowadays. you know, it's to get originality. >> dan does such an incredible job of creating these characters who are super complicated and hopefully ones that people can relate to. so it was really fun getting to read all the twists and turns. >> we didn't have the scripts, all of them, when we were auditioning. so a lot of the shocks that you went through in a very short amount of time happened to us over the course of weeks as we were being handed these, you know, twists and turns and plot reveals, and we're looking at each other different. lunch tables and what have you. >> i think it's the kind of thing that would be really fun to watch with others for exclamations, for outbursts, for people in a shared disbelief.

because you will walk out, you will say, oh no! or you know, it's like you will. you're right. reading the script. >> you still have no idea who did it. >> yeah, yeah. >> and you won't until the very last second. and when you do, your brain will explode. >> george pennacchio for abc news. >> sounds kind of intriguing. the first three episodes are now streaming on hulu. also, you can watch the first episode tomorrow at 10:00 right here on abc seven. all right. that's going to do it for this edition of abc seven news at four. i'm larry beil. abc seven news at five is coming up next. ay watch it! it's from gillettelabs. this green bar releases trapped hairs from my face... gamechanga! ...while the flexdisc contours to it. so the five blades can get virtually every hair in one stroke. for the ultimate gillette shaving experience. the best a man can get is gillettelabs. when you really need to sleep. you reach for the for really good stuff.tte shaving experience. zzzquil ultra helps you sleep better and longer when you need it most.

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