seven mornings live. >> crash, crash, crash. this is alert three. crash. crash crash. >> breaking news just outside of washington, dc this morning. hundreds of emergency workers are searching the potomac river near ronald reagan national airport after a military helicopter collided with a commercial plane traveling from wichita, kansas. >> the challenges are access. the water that we're operating

in is about eight feet deep. there is wind. there is pieces of ice out there, so it's just dangerous and hard to work in. >> and the ceo. >> of american airlines confirming there were no survivors of last night's crash. crews are working to recover the 64 bodies on board that flight. and three army soldiers on board the helicopter. american airlines directing family members to a hotline for more information about their loved ones, some waiting overnight at the airport. >> i'm just praying that somebody's pulling her out of the river right now as we speak. that's all i can pray for. i'm just praying to god. >> just heartbreaking. hello. it's thursday, january 30th, and behind us you can see a live shot of those recovery efforts that are happening right now on the potomac river. >> and let's get right to abc news reporter nicole d'antonio. she's at the reagan national airport just outside of washington, dc this morning. >> this morning, the search continues for any survivors after a commercial airliner collided with a helicopterr

mid-air while approaching reagan national airport. >> crash, crash, crash, this is alert three. crash. crash. crash. >> a live stream from an earth cam web camera capturing the moment of impact. a fireball lighting up the sky. both aircrafts then crashing into the potomac river, making rescue efforts difficult. >> the water that we're operating in is about eight feet deep. there is wind. there is pieces of ice out there, so it's just dangerous and hard to work in. >> it happened just after 845 last night. authorities say the jet was inbound from wichita, kansas, and making its final approach to reagan with 60 passengers and four crew members on board. officials say an additional three army soldiers were on the blackhawk. >> from the department of transportation and faa perspective. we are going to offer full support to those on the ground, to the mayor, but also to the ntsb, who is going to be conducting the investigation in this matter. >> ari schulman was driving home

when he looked up and saw the plane falling from the sky. >> it was illuminated bright yellow underneath, and there was a spray of sparks on the underside of the plane. and i knew something was wrong because it was very, very close to the ground. it was maybe 80 or 100ft above the ground, banked all the way to the right. >> more emergency personnel rushing to the scene overnight. officials scrambling boats and divers hoping to pull any possible survivors out of the frigid water. the investigation now underway as officials try to determine what happened. american airlines ceo responding to the tragedy overnight. >> i'd like to express our deep sorrow about these events. >> the ceo of reagan national airport says they've been providing support to the families impacted. we also know the airport will remain closed until at least 11:00 this morning. in alexandria, virginia. nicole deantonio abc seven news. >> an east bay congressman, eric swalwell, landed at reagan just

six minutes before that crash. he was already out of the airport and in his car when he learned about the collision. swalwell told abc news the crash is tragic, but also says it should not shake american's confidence in air travel. >> these types of incidents don't happen a lot in america, and as a member of the homeland security committee, you know, we do a lot of work to deconflict and to make sure that we understand crashes and that we're better and safer after them, which is why we haven't seen anything like this in a very long time. >> swalwell acknowledged the airspace in d.c. is very crowded, and said it's the government's job to assess how to make it safer for both commercial travelers and our military. and we want to take another live look at that recovery effort this morning. again, no one is believed to have survived the crash. the airport is closed until at least 8 a.m. as emergency response or excuse me, recovery continues. we're monitoring every update as it comes in and will bring you new details throughout the

morning. and remember, you can get the very latest as you head out the door on our website, abc seven news.com and our abc seven news bay area app. >> oakland police are investigating a shooting that reportedly killed local rap legend two shorts brother. police say it happened during an attempted robbery. investigators say the suspect tried to ram their way into building on 49th avenue near international boulevard around 7 a.m. yesterday. our media partners at the bay area news group report it was a marijuana grow house. police told abc seven they found a man with multiple gunshot wounds at the scenee was transported to the hospital where he later died. the man was later identified as 61 year old wayne shaw. shaw is reportedly two shorts older brother. no arrests have been made. >> we have an update on the. >> condition of the man seriously hurt in a shooting in san francisco's soma neighborhood on monday. an update posted on the man's gofundme page for martin oliver says he was shot seven times, and some of the bullet fragments are too risky for doctors to

remove. all of is well known in the community as the owner of the vapor room dispensary. witnesses told abc seven news he was shot in the face at point blank range, and then the suspect hid in a nearby building after an hours long standoff.ing the suspect was shot and killed by police. >> in vallejo. kids are back in class at different schools after their campus was hit by copper thieves. the theft over the weekend has forced officials to close solano wiedenman leadership academy indefinitely. at first, vallejo city unified canceled class for the whole week. well, now the district has six alternative campuses where students are going. >> a primary grade teacher and a middle school or upper grade teacher are joining forces. classes, for instance, at loma vista, has has the most students on that campus because they are directly adjacent to solano wiedemann. >> school officials say that fixing the electrical system could take weeks, and up to $250,000. >> there's a battle brewing in the south bay over a plan for a chick fil a. the restaurant is

planned for west san carlos and race streets, not far from san jose's diridon station. now, the local buena vista neighborhood association launched a petition opposing the project. in september, the association received information from the city's planning division on the permit application. it called for the removal of 20 trees and the demolition of a commercial building, home to sharper cuts and taqueria eduardo. >> so if we allow a single story chick fil a or any fast food restaurant, that single story to displace existing businesses, be super car centric and not have anything above it. again, it's a huge lost opportunity. >> we've reached out to the city to get more details on the proposal, and to see if there's a timeline for when this chick fil a could be built. >> time now. 507 in the accuweather forecast. it is another cloudy start out there. everywhere is seeing overcast skies. so just like yesterday we're not freezing, but it is chilly out there. temperatures mainly in the 40s and low 50s, so we don't have any freeze warnings or frost advisories

out there this morning. but it will be another day where sunshine slow to appear. so a lot of cloud cover throughout the morning. by about noon we start to see more sunshine inland and then into the afternoon. just like yesterday, we'll find mostly sunny skies, but temperatures only in the mid and upper 50s. so another day of below average temperatures. highs. today we will find temperatures in the 50s. 55 in the city 60 though in san jose, 54. in richmond, 57. the high in concord. get your storm preps completed today because rain is back here tomorrow. here's our next area of low pressure. this is going to move in here on friday. starts out as a level one. but then we're tracking by saturday a moderate strength atmospheric river which is set to soak us on saturday with heavy rain at times and some strong gusty winds. we'll go hour by hour on future weather coming up in nine minutes. let's check in with frances. see those drive times? >> well, it is looking good on the roads right now. trac is light. no major problems reported. and we'll show you a live shot in san jose, starting

with the 280 and highway 17 interchange. so that's highway 17 going across your screen. and those headlights are on northbound 280. also checking out the quiet ride across the golden gate bridge. it is problem free at this point. southbound traffic looking good into san francisco. no major problems in the north bay. and as we show you some drive times, it's all green. good to go. westbound 80, highway four to the may 16th minutes. westbound four. also delay free antioch to hercules 26 minutes and northbound 87. highway 85 to the san jose airport is seven minutes right now. amanda. gloria. >> looking good out there. thank you. still ahead, the new bay area clinic helping kids through the pain of illness. using treatments from all over the world. >> millions of federal. >> funds for nonprofits in the east bay blocked by president trump. we're hearing from a newly elected congresswoman about the immediate impact the president's actions are having on her district. >> san francisco is getting its own music week. it's happening next month. the plans and details just

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she was abducted on october 7th by hamas militants. she is the first of eight more hostages set to be released today. two other israelis and five thai nationals are also going home. israel is expected to release 110 palestinian prisoners today. >> president donald trump is pushing forward in his mass deportation plans. yesterday, he signed the first bill of his second term into law. the lincoln riley act the law requires federal authorities to detain and deport undocumented immigrants who are accused of crimes, including misdemeanors like shoplifting. notably, the law allows this to take place before the accused person is found guilty. the law is named after lincoln riley, a 22 year old georgia nursing student who was killed in february of last year by an immigrant without legal status. he was found guilty and sentenced to life without parole. trump's executive order spree has not slowed down yet. yesterday, he signed several orders, including

one to build a massive facility at guantanamo bay to be used for housing tens of thousands of deported migrants. he also signed a school choice executive order, which is something that he's been pushing for years. it will allow taxpayer money to be spent by families to pay for private schools. and there's another school executive order. it's called ending racial indoctrination in k through 12 schooling. it threatens to cut funding to schools that teach critical race theory. >> president trump's memo freezing federal grants and loans created widespread confusion and has been rescinded. the white house took back the directive by the office of management and budget that sought to pause potentially trillions in loans, grants and financial assistance. a federal judge signaled he will block the trump administration from freezing the federal aid, despite efforts to block the trump administration's proposed funding freeze. local leaders are already being impacted by the executive order. newly elected congresswoman lateefah simon toured her home district in oakland, hoping to

deliver $2 million in federal funding. its money meant to fund pathways to reconnect oakland's chinatown to the waterfront. east bay asian local development corporation is heading up the project, and now leaders are left confused over next steps. >> because no one knows what's happening. our mayor, our governor, the federal government, the office of the president is keeping us again in this state of chaos. >> the trump administration said they paused spending to review whether it aligned with other executive orders. simon says it could be several days before officials get a better understanding on the impact of the funding freeze. there are many changes happening in the trump administration. we're keeping track of the first 100 days, and you can too, at abc7 news.com and on the abc7 bay area app. building a better bay area is our focus here at abc7 news, and that means paying attention to the problems we face and the possible solutions. >> this morning, we're tracking three plans to tackle some of

san francisco's biggest challenges. mayor daniel lurie says the upcoming chinese new year parade and the nba all star game could be the opportunity that san francisco needs. he spoke yesterday at the san francisco business times annual mayor's economic forecast. lurie says that to rejuvenate the downtown area, the city needs to create conditions that will bring business back. >> we have to prove that we can pull off these events again and that they're the eyes of the world are going to be on us that weekend, and we got to show off, and then we start putting one foot in front of the other, and we start telling the world that san francisco is open for business again. and we are going to do that over and over again, is. >> lurie says that means public safety needs to be front and center, with law enforcement departments fully staffed and visible. >> and mayor lurie fentanyl ordinance is making headway after clearing its first hurdle yesterday. it made it through a board of supervisors committee and is expected to be put before the full board for a vote next tuesday. lori's fentanyl state of emergency proposal seeks to

make it much easier to address the opioid epidemic and homelessness. it also would allow for a funding contributions from private donors. >> and the last solution on the table mayor daniel lurie, is building on former mayor breed's investment in hosting citywide concerts to boost the economy and support local businesses. yesterday, lori announced the inaugural sf music week, which will feature live performances, studio and venue tours, also panels and workshops. it will be held on february 24th through march 2nd, running concurrently with the 2025 noise pop festival. lori says sf music week will strengthen san francisco's position as a global hub of arts and culture, so this is pretty cool. i don't think they've announced who's performing, but it would be neat is. >> right around the corner. >> yeah, big artists here.. >> and those outdoor events are always so successful. i think people love being outdoors. yeah. >> it'll be nice. okay, storm preps get underway today because once the rain arrives here tomorrow, it will be on and off for a good 6 or 7 days, believe

it or not. so here's the accuweather headlines. today is our final dry january day. you want to get those storm preps completed by tonight because rain is back here tomorrow. it is a level one light storm to begin, but by saturday we are looking at a moderate strength atmospheric river that is set to soak us not only with some heavy rain at times, but some gusty winds, especially saturday morning. today, though very similar to yesterday, we have those clouds throughout the first half of our day. then the afternoon we get that sunshine finally breaking through the cloud cover and temperatures. most of us staying in the 50s so below average for daytime highs. let's talk about the rain returning here tomorrow. it's a level one. we'll track steady morning rain in the first half of your day, then the afternoon and evening, the showers more scattered in nature. and with this first round, the biggest impact is going to be some wet roadways out there. so let's plan it out for you. future weather. when we're back on air tomorrow morning, we'll track the initial band of showers moving through, then closer to lunchtime. that rain is pretty steady, light to moderate in intensity, and then later in the day,

the afternoon and evening, those showers become more scattered in nature. that's before the atmospheric river really moves on shore. so here's saturday morning. we are tracking some of that heavy rain overhead, and the center of the low is very close to us. and that's why the winds will also be pretty gusty. first thing saturday morning we could see winds 30 40mph. so the first round of rain on friday for most of us, about a 2:45 quarters of an inch of rain, maybe some higher pockets in the north bay. but then we really add on to those numbers here on saturday, and we'll likely see 1 to 2in of rain here for the first half of our weekend. we'll also see the risk of flooding on saturday. the storm prediction center and noaa have outlined us for a slight risk of flooding across the region. we could see some nuisance flooding, especially on saturday on our roads. snow over the weekend. this is going to be good. 1 to 2ft on our highest peak. so the accuweather seven day forecast showing your storm preps today. rain arrives tomorrow on the seven day forecast. the wettest days are going to be saturday and

then again next tuesday. but you can see guys once the rain arrives tomorrow. we're in the showers through much of next week. >> all right drew, coming up, the seven things to know this morning. >> an unfortunate mix up in the postal service. now, one bay area family is hoping to recover the remains of a loved one sent to the wrong address. >> and a live look outside here at 518, as you heard dw

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last week, the university announced it would eliminate all sports, several departments and multiple degree programs. >> number four, you may notice work being done to the embarcadero station's glass canopies. they were vandalized back in october and crews just started to replace them. >> and number five, we have one more dry day today before rain is back here tomorrow. very similar to yesterday. sun is slow to appear today. those temperatures mainly in the 50s. then tomorrow it is a level one storm with steady morning rain. will fd even heavier rain on saturday. >> and number six, the only slow spot we have right now in the entire bay area is on westbound 580. traffic is jammed out of tracy on westbound 205, continuing towards the altamont pass, and then it picks up into livermore. >> number seven, if you were hoping to go to the a's first game in sacramento but didn't already get your tickets, you are out of luck. the march 31st home opener at sutter park is sold out. tickets go on sale for the rest of the season tomorrow. >> well, that was fast. a new clinic at ucsf's mission bay

campus is changing the lives of children who are suffering from chronic pain. the stat center for pediatric pain combines modern western medicine with integrative treatments like massage and aromatherapy to support healing. the welcoming environment has a gym with a rock climbing wall. also, a multi-sensory room meant to engage a child's senses beyond the pain that they're battling. >> when you're stuck with pain for a good amount of your life, just one second of just having a distraction or just something to get your mind off of it, it means a lot. >> doctors say that the combination of western medicine and integrative treatment is helping children come off of pain medications. they say their mission is to share their techniques with other providers around the bay area and around the country. >> mother and son are desperate to get his father's cremated remains, after the u.s. postal service said the package was delivered to the wrong address. abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes found they are hoping someone will come

forward. >> 54 year old michael voorhees life was cut tragically short by an aggressive form of cancer. heartbreaking to all who knew and loved him. >> battle. he battled skin cancer and it came back a year later and it was metastatic. and it completely just we were not expecting that. >> anna garcia, a local e.r. nurse, shares a 23 year old son with voorhees. voorhees died last month in arizona. his ashes were to be divided and shared among four loved ones. garcia and her son, who are in san jose, were to get theirs delivered directly from the cremation service via certified mail. the usps tracking number showed that the ashes were delivered january 18th in the afternoon, but garcia and her son never received them. >> we investigated and we found out that usps had delivered the ashes, but to a different address. >> the news was devastating. >> my son is the one who's really distraught. he's just, you know, we're having a celebration of life for him, and then we're not going to have the ashes. >> this is a picture of what

other relatives received. a big envelope with a clearly marked label saying cremated remains. we reached out to the u.s. postal service, who sent us this statement wednesday saying the station has sent multiple representatives to the location where the item was delivered. unfortunately, no one answered the door during those attempts. the matter has been escalated to the inspection service, who will be making efforts today to assist in the recovery of this package. we deeply regret the inconvenience this has caused. we acknowledge the sensitivity of this misdelivered item and will continue to pursue efforts to recover it. garcia acknowledged that the postal service has been working with them, but both she and her son are desperate to get his father's remains. she's posted on nextdoor and also reached out to abc seven trying to get the word out, encouraging whoever might have the remains to take them to the post office. >> if the ashes are sitting in someone's mailbox or youw they're kitchen table, their living room, it just we want to bring mike home to his son. >> in san jose. zach fuentes,

abc seven news. >> let's hope she's able to get those. well, the story of a san jose woman behind a fake cancer scam is the center of a new abc news studio docu series that premieres tonight. based on the hit podcast with the same name, scamanda explores the life and lies of amanda riley. riley claimed that she had stage three cancer for years. she posted on a blog sharing detailed stories and pictures of herself in treatment. she gained countless supporters and thousands of dollars in donations, but her story started to unravel because of an anonymous tip. >> there were things that weren't lining up, like doctors, associated, particular hospitals, but not all of those doctors were were named as employees of those hospitals. >> the four part scamanda docu series premieres tonight at 9:00 right here on abc seven. episodes will stream the next day on hulu. disney is the parent company of hulu and abc. seven. i listened to the podcast. it's so good.

>> really enjoyed it. it's fascinating for sure. well, waymo says it's expanding services coming up at 530. the major cities that will n offer the automated robo taxi service. >> and let's get a live look outside. on this thursday. you could see the bay bridge there. it is nice and clear out there today, but drew is saying that is going to change soon. so of course we'll get more information a little bit later. >> i'm reggie aqui. >> i'm lyanne melendez. >> i'm luz pena, i'm tara. >> campbell i'm j.r. >> stone at abc seven news we deliver local stories. >> with real answers. >> to help make our

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years. an american airlines jet and a military helicopter collide near reagan national airport. 67 people are believed to have been killed. hundreds of first responders are searching the potomac river right now. what we're learning about the crash and the people who lost their lives. >> a surprise visit by ice. we're hearing from a san jose man who says he only knew they came to his home while watching abc seven news. he's now trying to track down the agents who were there. >> punxsutawney phil may soon be forced to retire. one group is suggesting a delicious alternative to take his place during groundhog day. delicious. now, i'm really curious about this. yeah. what? >> good morning everyone. it is thursday, january 30th. >> well, it's going to start with a check of the weather with meteorologist drew tuma. drew? no rain now, but that could change, right? >> yeah. we're dry today. tomorrow everything turns wet for an extended period of time. so this morning, we're tracking those clouds. very similar to yesterday. overcast skies across the region. and we'll find that sunshine again very elusive for the first half of the

day. it appears later on this afternoon. 40s and 50s right now. so no frost advisories or freeze warnings out there. later on today, temperatures almost identical to yesterday. we'll find those below average highs in the mid and upper 50s. now all eyes start to see that rain moving in here on friday. it's a level one with morning steady rain, scattered showers in the afternoon and evening. and the biggest impact on friday is going to be some slower travel, some wet roadways out there. but everything intensifies here on saturday. looking at future weather, we have this plume of moisture that's originating near hawaii. that atmospheric river, that pineapple express, it has moderate strength here by saturday, and it's aimed right at the bay area. so we are anticipating some heavy rain on saturday, some gusty winds. you really want to get your storm preps completed later on today. make sure that furniture outside is secure, check on your trees and also make sure those storm drains are clear and also your gutters are free from any debris. we're going to go hour by hour on future weather. time out the rain show you how much you can expect where

you live. coming up in eight minutes. but let's check in with frances. see those drive times this morning? >> hi, drew. morning, everyone. you can enjoy the dry and quiet roads, but it is getting a bit more crowded right now on the east shore freeway for folks heading towards the bay bridge. headlights moving westbound through emeryville. and it is a little bit crowded, but still no major problems. as you come off the carquinez bridge and head to the bay bridge toll plaza, where there isn't much of a wait. metering lights aren't on yet. the slow drive time we're seeing is that westbound 580 stretch, always the slowest first thing in the morning. tracy to dublin. it's now 41 minutes. southbound 101 san francisco and san rafael to san francisco, 16 minutes. westbound four is delayed. three. antioch to concord, 16 minutes. >> gloria francis, thank you so much. we are following that breaking news from reagan national airport in washington, d.c. last night, a u.s. army blackhawk helicopter collided with an american airlines flight over the potomac river. first responders are still on the scene. abc seven reporter lena howland is live in the studio this morning. and, lena, you were listening to a news conference that wrapped up in

the last half hour. what did you learn? >> well, gloria, officials are saying while their search continues, they do not believe there were any survivors. and they have now transitioned into recovery mode so far. according to numbers provided by the medical examiner, 27 bodies from that american airlines flight and one body from the helicopter have been recovered so far. that means search crews are still in the water right now, looking for more than 30 people. officials did not have any answers on what went wrong here, but say both the plane and helicopter were in a standard flight pattern and the helicopter was there for a training operation. crews worked through frigid conditions through the night looking for any survivors. >> a lot of effort was brought to bear. unfortunately, we weren't able to rescue anyone. uh- we are in the recovery mode right now. we are all grieving knowing that it could have been

our loved ones. it could have been us. and our hearts go out to all those who have lost folks. >> and although no victims from this tragedy have been identified yet, the u.s. figure skating organization confirmed that several members of the skating community were on that american airlines flight, including skaters, coaches and their families returning from the recent u.s. championships. russian media is also reporting that two russian figure skaters were on that same flight as well. this incident immediately shut down the reagan national airport last night. the faa said it would stay closed at least until friday morning. but moments ago in that briefing, we also heard from airport officials who plan to reopen it and start moving aircraft again by 11:00 eastern time. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> just tragic. lena, thank you so much. and as lena just mentioned, u.s. figure skating confirmed some members of their team were on the plane. the group released a statement saying these athletes, coaches

and family members were returning home from the national development camp held in conjunction with the u.s. figure skating championships in wichita, kansas. we are devastated by this unspeakable tragedy and hold the victims families closely in our hearts. several members of the team from the bay area have also posted on social media to send prayers to the victims. >> the faa has been working to prevent mid-air collisions after a string of close calls at airports across the country. and many of the close calls they are responding to happened closer to the runway than what we saw overnight. one of the most recent incidents involved a flight out of sfo earlier this month. a united airlines plane was landing at the phoenix airport and came within 875ft of another flight. an anti-collision alert blaring in the cockpit, helping to avoid the collision. the faa has added training for air traffic controllers and a rare summit in 2023 to discuss safety improvements. now, in 2024, the faa says

there were 30 runway incursions per 1 million takeoffs and landings. we do want to take another live look now at ronald reagan national airport, where recovery efforts are underw. the fbi sent a team to the crash site, and investigators with the ntsb have been on the scene. we will share any new details with them or with you as we get them, and head to abc seven news.com and our abc seven bay area app for updates 24 over seven. >> an update from the abc seven news i-team on the san mateo county sheriff's saga. a judge says that she will decide at a february 26th hearing whether a special election will move forward. that could cost sheriff christina corpus her job. measure a would change the county charter and give the board of supervisors the power to fire the sheriff. corpus has been under attack since the release of an audit that accused her of creating a toxic work environment and of having an inappropriate relationship with her chief of staff. accusations they both deny. after court

yesterday, attorneys for both sides declined to comment. but we did speak with dan stegenga, corpus reporter, who wrote the opposition language to be included on the ballot. >> the state of california never intended for the board of supervisors to have an immediate mechanism for removing a sitting sheriff. this is the most popular sheriff in san mateo county history that got 82,600 votes. i don't represent the sheriff, but i do represent a lot of those 82, 6600 people that are very happy with what happened. >> the millbrae city council unanimously approved a vote of no confidence in the sheriff last night and asked her to resign. the sheriff's office has provided law enforcement in millbrae since 2012. the contract is due to expire at the end of june. and now it's time for our abc seven mornings advance. it's our way of highlighting some things happening in the day ahead, right here in the bay area. >> for students and staff from sonoma state university will ask school administrators to reverse what they are calling devastating budget cuts. they are planning to attend a town hall meeting scheduled for this

afternoon to voice their concerns. university officials announced they were cutting the entire athletics program and several academic departments and majors, and will be laying off dozens of faculty members. it's all to address the school's $24 million budget deficit. >> there's a new effort at san jose mineta international airport to streamline passenger pickup. a new cell phone waiting area is opening to the public today. it's located at the northeast corner of the airport, about a three minute drive to the terminal, a arrivals curb. the airport says a new waiting area has 75 parking spaces and improved lighting today. legoland discovery center in milpitas is celebrating the 67th birthday of the lego brick. it's launching a new event. it's called lego creativity academy. people can learn lego building skills, tips and tricks for master model builders. the academy runs through march 2nd. it's included with your general admission ticket. >> baseball commissioner rob manfred and athletics owner john fisher got a tour of sutter

health park in sacramento yesterday. that is where the a's will be playing their home games for at least the next three seasons. the ballpark is undergoing some renovations to accommodate the team. it's currently the home of the minor league sacramento river cats. the a's first home game is march 31st. tickets to that game are all sold out, but fans can still buy lawn tickets for $25. lawn tickets are only sold on the day of the game. for many, the commercials are the reason that they watch the super bowl, and this year they're not only more expensive, but expected to up the star power. abc news reporter andrea andrea fujii has more. >> forget the big game on super bowl sunday. for many, it's the commercials viewers want to see and one that's getting buzz. billy crystal and meg ryan reprising their scene from when harry met sally for hellmann's mayonnaise. >> oh my gosh. oh, boy. so good. >> experts say the ad brings

together multiple generations. >> even when they use nostalgia. they want to make sure the younger generation can relate to. and this is why we'll see some ads that have multiple celebrities and older celebrity and a younger celebrity. >> advertisers are willing to pay big bucks for these coveted spots. last sunday's chiefs win over the bills drew more than 57 million viewers, the largest ever for the afc championship. viewership for the super bowl expected to top 120 million ad space, sold out in november, pushing the price tag for some 32nd ads to $8 million. a million more than last year. >> just because you spend $8 million on a super bowl ad doesn't mean it's going to meet your objectives, but if you do it well, you can meet objectives like dramatically increasing awareness. >> so what can we expect to see this year? experts say fewer automotive ads and more snacks and beverages. >> i think the use of

celebrities and humor and cute animals are good techniques to potentially enhance the effectiveness of the ads. >> cue budweiser clydesdales. a sneak peek already out. >> just let your love flow like a mountain stream and let your love grow. >> you don't have to wait until super bowl sunday to see all of. >> the commercials. many will be released days ahead of the game. andrea fujii, abc news, newgame. york. >> and a traffic alert. metering lights have been turned on at the bay bridge toll plaza. as you can see, traffic is backing up towards the end of the parking lot. also a heads up. ace train number one is running 15 minutes late. gloria. >> happy new year. hey, fat choy. you know, sometimes you say. >> and let the festivities begin. up next, the excitement in san francisco's chinatown for the start of the lunar new year. but first, let's get a check of the weather with meteorologist drew tuma. good morning. drew. >> hey. good morning. we're looking at a cloudy morning here. gloria. just like yesterday. the first half of the day, we have overcast skies and

temperatures, generally in the 40s and in the 50s. the afternoon, closer to 2 to 3 p.m. that sun is back, but temperatures only limited to the 50s. today is dry tomorrow. rain returns for the first time in about three and a half weeks. it's a level one on friday. steady morning rain giving way to scattered showers in the afternoon. so looking at the friday forecast, you can see rain chances begin to ramp up first thing in the morning. and then we're in that steady rain around lunchtime. those showers continue into the afternoon. by saturday, though, that rain intensifies with a moderate strength atmospheric river. so looking at rainfall totals through the weekend, we're talking several inches of rain, which could cause the risk of flooding. a closer look at the timeline coming up in ei

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didn't even know what happened at the time. abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey has his story. >> confirmed reports of u.s. immigration and customs enforcement activity in san jose sent shock waves throughout the south bay. perhaps no one more surprised than armando ceja, who learned from watching abc seven news that ice was not only in his city but knocking at his front door on sunday. >> freaking out. you know, i got my legal resident here, papers. i got citizenship from my from all my family and sons. then my question why? what? who they looking for? what they want. and only this specific property. >> ceja was out of town when neighbors say ice came by his house. this picture shared by the rapid response network and council member peter ortiz, captured the moment trying to get questions answered. ceja reached out to san jose police, homeland security and ice. when you talk to them, what did they say about the operation that was happening here? >> they say they don't know nothing about it. they don't have nothing. they means they

never have a search warrant for this property. is this supposed to have a search warrant to do that? and if they show it to me, they'll be happy with it, you know? >> ice, like other law enforcement agencies, don't have to share investigation details, but they are required to follow certain protocols when operating. ceja's story is y amigos de guadalupe. jeremy barajas says it's important for people to empower themselves by knowing their basic rights. when dealing with ice. >> they have the freedom to ask, am i being detained? and if they say no, they're free to go on with their day. if they are saying they're being detained, they have the right to remain silent and ask for an attorney and not cooperate. ask for an attorney and remain silent. >> important rights to remember us. ceja says fear and confusion spreads throughout the community. >> i don't see why they're going to try to try to scare people about why we are hard working people. >> the santa clara county rapid response network confirmed monday at least one arrest was made, but we did not hear back

from ice with more information. in san jose, dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> in today's gma first look, abc news was given access to a ride-along in baltimore as ice agents looked for undocumented migrants. here's abc news reporter pierre thomas. >> in this morning's gma first look abc news going inside an ice operation in maryland asn agents arrest two men, both convicted of crimes from robbery to dealing fentanyl. >> i need to go get my car. i just got pulled over. >> these men were not deported when they were released from prison, but put back on the streets. their arrests were among the more than 1000 executed in the last 24 hours. amid the white house's promise for mass deportation. new administration in place house a temple different now if it is. >> oh, yeah. we're full. full pedal down on the gas. we are going 100 miles an hour. we're trying to get everybody we can, you know, and but we're still prioritizing those worst go first cases. but right now, you know the pressure is on.

>> and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll have the very latest on ice raids from coast to coast with your gma first look i'm pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> the year of the snake kicked off with a bang in chinatown. 10,000 firecrackers were used to symbolically scare away evil spirits, marking the beginning of 15 days of family friendly festivities for chinese new year. portsmouth square was packed yesterday with spectators from across the bay area. >> i wanted him to experience the culture, you know, especially since he is chinese, and giving him that experience, you know, kind of teaches him where he's from. >> it's only the beginning. there are so many more chinese new year events on the calendar in san francisco, including the miss chinatown usa pageant. and the warriors have put two snake statues on display

outside san francisco's chase center as part of the lunar new year celebrations. the serpent at thrive city features warriors gold and blue colors, and includes a basketball with a three stars to symbolize the franchise hosting its third nba all star game on february 16th, the union square snake, dubbed superstar. all those s's, has nba all star elements, including all star cable car coins. the statues will be on display until march 2nd. and if you're planning on attending the parade in person, be sure to get there early because the sidewalks fill up fast. if you want to join the abc seven news crew and the tv zone, you can purchase a bleacher seat. they are. there are still some available. just go to chinese parade.com/tickets. abc seven is the only station that will bring the 2025 chinese new year parade to you live on saturday, february 15th. watch it here, where or wherever you stream abc seven. >> that's going to be a lot of fun. well, could punxsutawney phil's days as the nation's

forecaster of spring be numbered? the answer is yes. if peta has its way, the animal rights group is offering to provide a weather reveal cake each year indefinitely. if phil and his family will be allowed to retire and be sent to a sanctuary. now, peta says they will choose a color blue for six more weeks of winter and pink for an early spring. they say it would be just as accurate as relying on phil's shadow. >> that's nice. i don't think it's ever going to happen. >> no. >> this area relies on phil. >> yeah. >> and you've been there? >> yes, i've been there. it's not too far from state college. that's where i went to school, penn state. so, you know, you do the yearly migration over there. and it is a party to say the least. >> yeah. i think it might actually even be more accurate possibly, than. the cake. yeah. what do you mean. >> the cake can't see its shadow. what? they're predetermining the color days before. >> yeah. >> i like it. i want to see that road. >> i'd like. >> to see. will he see a shadow? >> i know we like phil.

>> i do like phil. it is a fun time. okay. we want to get you prepared because we are tracking days of rain on the horizon. something we really haven't seen since late last year. so you do want to get your storm preps in today? today is our final dry day of the month of january, so good idea. do what you need to do to get ready for the rain because it arrives here tomorrow on the lighter side, but then it intensifies. here on saturday, we're tracking a moderate strength atmospheric river to kick off the weekend, so today it's a very similar forecast to yesterday. we have all that cloud cover really for the first half of our day. and then into the afternoon we get that sunshine breaking back out. but temperatures will be below average in the 50s. so when we talk about storm preps, some things you should check on. certainly check on your gutters. make sure they are clear. if you have some storm drains around your house or even in some of our cities, just make sure they're clear of debris. that's usually a big cause of why we see roadway flooding, as our storm drains have debris in them, and they cannot clear the rain out quickly. move some furniture inside, especially your patio furniture. it's

probably been out for all of the month of january. bring it inside, secure those outdoor objects and check on your trees. maybe they need some trimming if there's some loose branches out there because the winds will be gusty on saturday. here's future weather friday morning. we are tracking light rain at first, and then it's pretty steady as we head later in the morning into the early afternoon, we'll track the winds that are generally just light in nature. on friday, some scattered showers in the evening and then we await the stronger rain. the moderate strength atmospheric river here arrives here saturday morning. here's the area of low pressure. it's so close to us. that's why the winds will be a lot stronger on saturday. and that's why the rain will be much heavier. and that's why we have the risk of some flooding here to kick off the weekend. friday rainfall. it's light about a 2:45 quarters of an inch of rain. but watch what happens on saturday. those totals really jump as we track that heavier rain moving in here, and a lot of us will likely see more than an inch of rain, and some of us may pick up more than two inches of rain, especially in the north bay. so on saturday it is a level two for that moderate strength

atmospheric river, heavy rain, gusty winds. we'll have to see what the afternoon information gives us. we may have to increase this number depending on if the rain gets heavier, but just know we do have the risk of flooding, especially in parts of the north bay. so much of the region on saturday has been highlighted for that risk of roadway flooding, some flooding on our smaller streams and creeks. let's talk snow. that's the big story in the sierra. 1 to 2ft of snow coming our way. a lot of this is going to fall friday night into saturday, and then next week we could see even more snow on top of that. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast. get your storm preps underway today. rain arrives tomorrow. it is just wet and windy here. saturday. more showers sunday and monday and then more heavy rain coming our way on tuesday guys. >> all right drew thank you so much. new at six. first fridays returns to oakland.e theme for the first event of the year. >> but first. >> more changes coming to starbucks. the menu shake ups just announced. >> let's get a live look outside this morning. you can see it is pretty empty out there on the road at the golden gate bridge, so we'll check in with francis in a little bit to get a look at

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by the end of this year. that's according to ceo elon musk. during an earnings call yesterday, he said service will roll out in texas over the summer. the company is hoping to compete with waymo, which has been operating in san francisco since 2021. tesla's approach to self-driving technology uses no lidar sensors, opting for more cost effective, vision only method using just cameras to navigate the road. waymo is set to expand to more than ten cities this year. the verge reports the mountain view based autonomous driving company will soon start testing their vehicles in san diego and las vegas, with more cities yet to

be announced. according to waymo's parent company alphabet, its autonomous ride hailing services are successfully adapting to its current cities, allowing for more expansion. cars will be operated by drivers for a couple of months before they're ready to take the road on their own. >> starbucks is planning to streamline their menu, cutting about 30% of their drinks and food. starbucks ceo brian niccol made the statement in an earnings call, saying that the menu has become overly complex, and he wants to get back to starbucks. he did not specify which items would be going, but that they would be gone by the end of the year. other changes were implemented this week, including the return of free refills. also the condiment bar. i just hope they don't get rid of the morning breakfast wrap that i like as spinach and feta. i hope that's not on the chopping block. >> oh my goodness. we'll have to see. >> coming up on abc seven mornings at six. we'll continue to follow that breaking news out of dc. a passenger jet colliding with a military helicopter. the latest developments and the investigation underway.

>> and a deadly shooting in oakland. an attempted robbery, reportedly killing the brother of a local rap legend. what we're learning about that incident. >> and getting ready for nba all-star weekend. could we see caitlin clark in the three point contest? >> that would a victory that is there for the taking. grab it. now that was a great halftime speech. let's go win. [jim valvano] don't give up. don't ever give up®

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