♪ -- captions by vitac -- plowing through people watching the super bowl. multiple people hurt and a pub's parklet smashed to bits. another wet week on the way for the bay area, and some spots aren't done cleaning up from last week's storms. a look at the forecast and the fears that the damage could get worse. plus, as philadelphia celebrates, the bay area starts counting down. the preparations for super bowl 60 heading to santa clara tonight on abc seven news at 11. >> always live. abc seven news starts right now. >> multiple people hurt when a car plows through a bar's

parklet. all after a police chase that crossed san francisco. people showing up to watch the super bowl ended up in the hospital instead. good evening, and thank you for joining us. i'm dion lim. multiple people were hurt in that bad crash this afternoon. it started with a call about a car near the stonestown galleria. police chased the car across the city and all the way to the mission district. when the drivers smashed through a pub's parklet on 24th and south van ness. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn spoke to witnesses and shows us the damage. >> on this sunday night, there's a pile of mangled metal and debris from a destroyed parklet outside a packed bar on 24th and south venice, where people gathered to watch the super bowl. the crash hurt six people, including two people in the car and four people sitting in or near the parklet area. >> then i looked out the window and i saw a car barreling through the parklet. >> police say just after 3 p.m, they responded to buckingham and winston regarding a wanted

vehicle. and when officers tried to stop the suv, the suspects took off. >> it started out in stonestown and ended here. >> police say they were pursuing the suspects. there are a lot of questions about how fast the officers were going and if their lights and sirens were on at the time. were there lights? were there sirens? was there a light? was it a high speed pursuit or what? >> i can't tell you if it was a high speed or not, but to my understanding, the speeds are about 45mph. >> sunday afternoon people were in shock following the crash. this woman did not want to be identified. her friends were sitting inside the parklet. >> he got hit in the head. my other friend got hit on the shoulder. they told me they did not hear any sirens. they did not see any flashing lights. >> peter paulson, his wife and friend, sat at a table on the sidewalk outside the napa tender bar. they weren't inside the parklet, but up against the business, and they watched it all happen. >> and then we heard these tires break loose like someone's out of control in their car. the

structure on the street, people were sitting totally exploded. the car kept coming. i thought i was about to die. >> bar patrons saw two people running from inside the crashed suv. police ran after them and arrested the two women a short distance away. the investigation into the pursuit and crash will continue. >> we take this very seriously. you know, our focus is on traffic and the traffic concerns that the community that that wants us to, you know, help stop. but like this person, you know, fails to yield to a police officer, and we have a job to do. >> in san francisco, suzanne phan abc seven news. >> well, moving on now to your accuweather forecast as we take a look outside. a chilly night and a rainy week is ahead for the bay area. let's get to abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian tracking our next round of rain and tonight's frigid temperatures. spencer. >> yeah. dion. big changes coming our way midweek, but let's start with the cold air. tonight we have a frost advisory

and a freeze warning in effect for the bay area from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. tomorrow. this covers virtually all of the bay area. that area in blue. the lighter blue closer to the coast represents a frost advisory. so areas in that i mean locations in that alert may see low temperatures go down to about 32 degrees tonight. now, under the dark blue or the purple, that's where the freeze warning is in effect. that's the north bay interior valleys, the east bay valleys, and the eastern santa clara hills. low temperatures may drop as low as 26 degrees in those areas. so it's going to be cold everywhere tonight. so these are our forecast headlines overnight. and tomorrow morning. frost and freeze alerts in effect again next two days we'll see clouds increase. rain arrives late tuesday. but the bigger event rain wise comes on wednesday wednesday through friday. as a matter of fact, here's a forecast animation showing early arrival of rain tuesday night. then into wednesday and thursday. we expect the most intense storm activity with heavy downpours, strong gusty winds and big snow in the sierra. i'll have more

details coming up in my accuweather seven day forecast a little bit later on. >> here we go again. all right spencer, thanks. well, more rain is on the way ande are not done cleaning up from the last round. the north bay is still recovering from last week's storms that brought flooding and evacuations. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard spoke to a first responders who are concerned about the damage that even more rain could bring. >> there's a big cleanup happening inside this guerneville rv park, where flooding prompted evacuations last week. >> most of this was underwater or pretty close to it. >> angel barger needed rescuing. with more rain in the forecast, neighbors are stressed about it happening again. >> if the river doesn't go down anymore than it has, you never know. and high tides. you just got to be prepared. >> all of this neighborhood was under three feet of water. cars too. here's the high water mark to prove it. >> so we're kind of ready to do what we have to do. >> this guerneville resort was

under water last week. today, flooding has receded. furniture now drying out. >> see, that log was underneath here. look at the material. so this is going to cave back to the road if they don't do something about it. >> monte rio fire chief steve backman is checking out the beginning of a possible landslide on this mountain road above the russian river. >> this is the kind of stuff we're up against. and as you were asking earlier, if we get one more rain, we're going to have more and more of these. >> on tuesday, heavy rain triggered a mudslide that swept this unoccupied forestville home into the russian river. parts of the road crumbled, too. near santa rosa, all eyes on this hill where a landslide destroyed a home. no one was hurt, but more than a dozen neighbors remain under evacuation warnings in case the earth starts to move again. >> clear. >> back in monte rio, chief backman is watching the weather. he says the ground is already too saturated. what are your concerns about more rain this week? >> landslides are. our big thing is landslides and trees down because the country is getting so softened up. everything's

just starting to slide. just getting liquid. liquid is what it is. >> in sonoma county. cornell, bernard, abc seven news. >> we'll be sure to stick with abc seven as the rain returns this week. you can track the storms using the same live doppler seven tools our weather team uses. just download the abc seven bay area app for the latest forecast and updates on the storm as it rolls through the bay area. three people were hurt in a fire in san francisco's mission district. it sparked on the first floor of a building on mission near 14th and at around 7:00 tonight. firefighters say one person's injuries are serious, another is minor, and a third person did not want to go to the hospital. it's not clear how many people will be displaced by this fire. no word yet on the cause. well, time now for the abc seven news at 11, helping you get ahead on the big headlines in the days to come. first, the environmental activist whose fight against p-g-and-e's got the hollywood treatment is leading a community meeting over the moss landing

battery plant fire. erin brockovich is leading a virtual town hall meeting on tuesday to discuss environmental health hazards after last month's fire. attorneys will also discuss the next steps in their lawsuit against vistra energy, which runs the plant, and p-g-and-e's, which uses the power stored there. our next advancer a pivotal vote on a first in the state plan on homelessness. the fremont city council is set to vote on an ordinance that would make it a crime to aid or abet a homeless encampment, punishable by a $1,000 fine and six months in jail. aid workers are concerned that their work to bring food or supplies to encampments could get them arrested. the mayor has said they would not be targeted. the ordinance passed an initial vote and is set for a final vote on tuesday. our next advancer the latest round of job cuts at san francisco schools are beginning to take shape. san francisco unified superintendent maria su

is expected to present a plan to the board of education to cut jobs and address a budget shortfall. the district needs to eliminate 535 positions to save $114 million and satisfy an approved fiscal plan. many of these cuts are expected to impact the central office, which employs more than 10% of district staff. and as we close out our advancer with a look at a jam packed weekend in san francisco. the city's chinese new year parade is set for saturday, and you'll be able to watch right here on abc seven. and on sunday. it's the nba all star game at chase center. well, speaking of sports, fly. eagles fly. celebrations are breaking out coast to coast to celebrate the new super bowl champions. here's a look at the crowds in philadelphia cheering on their home team's dominant win, complete with yes, we knew this would happen. people climbing up those poles in true philadelphia fashion. and there is no shortage of fans here in san

francisco as well. eagles fans watched the game at north star cafe, with celebrations spilling out onto the streets. well, now that super bowl 59 is over, the bay area is on deck. the countdown is on to the big game at levi's stadium, and the preparations are well underway. santa clara will host its second super bowl just under a year from now and tomorrow, officials from the nfl and new orleans will pass the ceremonial football to a bay area delegation, including san jose mayor matt mahan. mahan is among the bay area officials who spent the weekend in new orleans for the game. his office says he spent time looking at other events in the city happening around the super bowl. levi's stadium is in the middle of a $200 million renovation to prepare changing climates and changing security for some of the bay area's biggest pride events. lgbtq leaders explained the nationwide discussion to make sure this summer's

celebrations are safe. plus, rewriting the landscape of wildfire safety in northern california. the overhaul about to begin that could change the rules for your home. coming up later. >> the chiefs looking to repeat as super bowl champs. but the eagles had other plans. we have highlights of their pure dominance

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francisco pride are sharing the new steps they're taking to increase security. it all comes as the trump administration pushes a series of policies focused on lgbtq issues. local lgbtq leaders told abc seven news reporter tara campbell that a climate of threats is forcing

them to adjust their day to day work. >> a sense of urgency this weekend, among the nation's largest pride organizations, from san francisco to new york leaders gathering in atlanta amid what's been a flurry of actions by the trump administration taking aim at the transgender community. >> i expect people are going to be emboldened and we are going to we are going to encounter more threats this year. >> sunday, we spoke with sf pride executive director suzanne ford. >> we are going to take out our security plans and look at them to make sure that, you know, they're not some things that we shouldn't tighten up a little bit. and also, we're going to look at increased costs because we will have to be looking at increased security at these events. >> that means tacking on to a pride celebration security bill that's already hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> for the two days we spent $3.2 million and 635,000 of that last year was for security. >> ford, a transgender woman

herself, describing increasing hostility. >> i've done several interviews over the last few weeks, and the comments are running really bad against us. i would say even in the bay area. >> everyone unfortunately feels like they have a target on their back. >> equality california working not only to protect the rights and safety of the lgbtq community, but also its own staff, some receiving death threats over the past year. >> it is scary times. we do have higher demands of ensuring increasing security of ensuring that our staff is also safe, ensuring that you know our information is safe. >> ford expressing her own concerns. >> i've had several death threats last year, and i think it's going to increase this year. i'm not too worried. i i'm a rather tall trans woman and. yeah, i. i think about it once in a while and my wife reminds me and my, my son. they are

concerned. >> but amid the worry, there's no backing down. >> i'm going to walk down market street in front of that parade, and i'm going to make every appearance i can so that people put a face to trans people. >> tara campbell, abc seven ne. >> the city of pinole is about to lose its safeway. the city learned last week that the store will close. the safeway is located in the appian 8-80 shopping center and is set to close on april 4th. the city says the owners have not put the property on the market, and are planning for it to remain a supermarket. this is another blow for grocery shoppers in our reg. last week, the safeway in san francisco's fillmore district closed for good despite community efforts to save the store. a san francisco health company is facing backlash and scrutiny from lawmakers over its super bowl ad. you might have seen the ad by hims and hers pushing its weight loss drugs. senators dick durbin and roger marshall, a democrat and a

republican, say the commercial leaves out safety information and risks misleading patients. the company's medication is not fda approved, so it doesn't have to follow the same rules around disclosing side effects in advertising. the lawmakers want to close that loophole. hims and hers says it is following the law and is happy to work with congress on patient choice and affordability. well, check this out. san francisco's outer sunset neighborhood celebrated the year of the snake today. the sunset lunar new year festival was held at 37th and pacheco, and included cultural performances and a cooking demonstration. organizers say the family friendly event is a chance to celebrate chinese american history and how it has evolved in the sunset district. well, abc seven is the official home of the 2025 san francisco chinese new year parade. can't believe it, but we are less than a week away. you can watch the live parade saturday, february 15th starting at 6 p.m. you can

watch it live and on abc seven wherever you happen to stream abc seven news. and spencer, one of the first questions i had for you today. yes. was predicting whether or not it would rain on saturday night. >> well, there's a pretty good chance right now that we'll have some leftover leftover from friday's storm into saturday morning. but saturday afternoon and evening might actually be dry. >> fingers crossed. >> yeah. fingers crossed. let's take a look at what's happening right now on the satellite radar. composite image a flow of cold air. what else? coming from our north. the wind speeds right now are pretty light. most wind speeds. yeah, all of them are under ten miles per hour. and it's absolutely calm in some spots. and the 24 hour temperature change shows the big chill settling in. it's several degrees cooler in most bay area locations right now than at this time last night. here's the view from sutro tower looking out over san francisco, where it's currently 46 degrees. we have 42 at oakland. hayward 40. 44 at san jose. upper 30s at redwood city and half moon bay. pretty chilly there. nice view from mount tam looking down onto parts of san francisco and the

bay. all of these readings, most of these are in the 30s already. 37 at santa rosa. 39 napa. petaluma. down to 34. as is fairfield. concord 41. 36 at livermore. looking across the embarcadero now, we'll check out our forecast headlines overnight. and tomorrow morning we have frost and freeze alerts in effect once again. next two days will bring a little bit of an increase in clouds. not so much tomorrow, but more on tuesday as rain moves in late tuesday in the evening or nighttime hours, and then wednesday through friday. just more rain and wind coming our way. let's talk about the cold air alerts, though. the freeze warning and frost advisory will be in effect from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. tomorrow. the darker area here represents the areas covered by the freeze warning, where low temperatures may drop as low as 26 degrees. we're talking about the north bay interior valleys, the east bay valleys, and the eastern santa clara hills. under the blue. closer to the coast is where the frost advisory will be in effect. low temperatures in these areas may drop as low as 32 degrees. so here's a look at our projected lows for tonight 30 at santa rosa and

at livermore, 32 down south at morgan hill, 32 also at concord right around the bay shoreline, 35 to 38 degrees, which is very cold for bayshore locations. san francisco and half moon bay will be the only locations where temperatures are not expected to drop below 40 degrees. highs tomorrow under mostly sunny skies will be generally in a tight range from 55 to about 58 degrees. 1 or 2 locations like fairfield and san jose may get above 58 degrees. so here's our futurecast. starting tuesday night, as the first wave of rain arrives that will continue through wednesday. then a brief break before the next storm. a stronger, more intense one comes in on thursday that will bring us heavy downpours, strong gusty wind, lots of snow likely in the sierra that will continue into friday, and there may be even more going into saturday morning. before we get the break we're hoping for the chinese new year parade. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast notice a level one storm on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale on wednesday. that's going to be a cold one, by the way,

and we expect some snow over the higher bay area peaks. a level two storm, a stronger one on thursday. then on friday, maybe some thunderstorm activity in the storm on friday because the atmosphere will be unstable, but we can't be very certain about that. then on saturday, we're hoping for a little break, certainly in the afternoon and evening, hours before the next storm arrives on sunday. >> oh well, it is winter. yeah. >> and it's a parade of sto. >> oh. how appropriate. well, i'd like the parade to march somewhere else. if it's storming. >> so would i. >> all right, we shall see. spencer. thank you. well, a piece of aviation history making one last stop in the bay area. the splashy landing for this plan

mars water bomber touched down near alameda this afternoon. the world war two era martin mars

plane is spending the night before continuing on to its final journey to tucson, arizona, where it will be housed at the pima air and space museum. the martin mars plane lands and takes off from water, and is the only remaining plane of its type still in operation. only seven were ever built. >> to see a sea plane land again on a body of water, a sea plane this large is something that i don't think you'll ever see again. they're smaller ones, but something is this magnificent and imposing and beautiful. >> quite a sight to see. the philippine mars was once based in alameda, where it was originally operated by the navy. all right. time for sports. and super bowl sunday did not go as many people expected. sarah. were you expecting this? >> no, deion. it didn't. kansas city looked shook. no. three peat for the chiefs. and the eagles defense had everything to do with that. i've got your highlights

trying to become the first team in the nfl to repeat as super bowl champs. the philadelphia eagles, looking to make some history of their own. and it all started with their dominance on

defense. the big easy for super bowl 59. the win would give patrick mahomes his fourth ring. jalen hurts looking for his first. mahomes was in trouble all night. eagles up ten nothing early and mahomes picked off by cooper, dejean and dejean, a rookie who turned 22 today, returns it 38 yards. happy birthday. mahomes pouting on the sideline. eagles up 17. nothing. under two minutes to go. chiefs backed up. mahomes picked off again. he was also sacked a career high six times tonight. and just two plays later jalen hurts to aj brown. eagles up 24. nothing at the half. head coach nick sirianni pumped up as he should be. late third quarter chiefs in desperation mode, going for it on fourth and five. that didn't stand a chance. very next play. eagles close it out. hurts up top to devonte smith 46

yards. eagles now up 34. zip. the dreams of a three peat are done for andy reid. hurts. nearly 300 total yards three tds and named mvp. and check out the epic green gatorade bath on sirianni. that's right. fly. eagles fly. 40 to 22. their second super bowl title. >> it's been a long journey. it's been a journey of ups and downs and highs and lows. and i've always stayed true to it in the end. and having this vision of just being the best that i can be. >> it's better. it's better in person than it is in madden, i'll tell you that. playing as a kid. but it's everything you dream of, and i'm just happy to be able to, you know, hold it, give it a kiss and, you know, be world champs. >> anytime you lose a super bowl, it's the worst feeling in the world. they'll stick with you the rest of your career. i mean, those these will be the two losses that will motivate me to be even better for the rest of my career. because you only get so few of these and you have

to capitalize on these, and they hurt probably more than the wins. feel good. >> next year's super bowl 60 will be right here in the bay area at levi's stadium.f the niners get there, it's looking like they're going to have to do it without star wide receiver deebo samuel. espn reports that samuel has asked the niners to be traded, and this time the niners are willing to accommodate him. the report is that he can seek out a new team. deebo had just four touchdowns this season, a career low for when he's been healthy. there are some salary cap issues that need to be worked out in order to make a trade, but it does seem like tebow's time with the niners is done, and it looks like former cal star aaron rodgers will not return to the jets. espn also reporting it's unlikely the quarterback will be with new york in 2025, with a formal announcement expected soon. rodgers spent two seasons with the jets, but only played one after tearing his achilles in the 2023 season opener. he is also 41 years old. he's flirted with retirement for the past

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more rain. the midwest and northeast are digging out after several inches of snow. the winter weather made a mess and there is more to come. jenn sullivan shows us the cleanup. >> millions of people in the northeast digging out of the snow sunday after a powerful winter storm pummeled much of the region. busy new york city streets blanketed in white. parts of the city getting more than three inches of snow, according to the national weather service. preliminary snow totals show some areas in new york and other states got

more than eight inches of snow, but parts of the great lakes region saw even more. >> we did have one spot in upstate new york that topped out at 14in of snow. >> and while adults spent the morning cleaning up the mess, kids were having fun playing in it. this system that dumped several inches of snow and ice across much of the east coast first hit the midwest saturday. parts of the twin cities seeing as much as eight inches of snow. >> the secret is to stay moving. you can't stop moving or else you get cold. >> saint paul, minnesota, had so much snow that residents were helping each other clear the sidewalks and walkways. >> some of us will probably be out shoveling 6 or 7 houses this weekend, right, just to try to meet the need. it would be really great if we had more people volunteer. >> the winter weather isn't done yet. three more storms are expected in the east in the upcoming week, expecting to bring more snow to some of the areas already impacted this weekend in new york, i'm jen

sullivan, reporting. >> president trump is now telling the treasury department to stop making new pennies, calling the cost of minting them wasteful. it's all part of a series of cost cutting policies he's endorsed in his first 100 days in office. elon musk's department of government efficiency is continuing its mission of shrinking the fel government, now closing the consumer financial protection bureau, the watchdog group, was established after the 2008 financial crisis to safeguard americans finances, according to an internal email obtained by abc news. employees were told to cease all activity.n an interview with fox news, president trump hailed musk for his efforts to reshape the federal government. >> he's not gaining anything. in fact, i wonder how he can devote the time to it. he's so into it. >> as for the penny policy, it's not clear if the president can end the penny on his own. congress decides the specifications of our currency.

three san diego county teenagers have died from the flu this flu season. that is according to the county's health department. none of them were vaccinated for the flu. the cdc says this is the most intense flu season in the u.s. in the past 15 years. health officials say it's not too late to get a vaccine to protect yourself. flu season typically runs from october through may. happening tomorrow, cal fire is expected to start updating its wildfire risk assessments for cities across northern california. the new analysis could dramatically change which cities must follow. heightened wildfire safetyollow. rules. cities and counties with local fire departments not relying on cal fire have not gotten updated hazard maps in 13 years. the state uses those maps to decide which places must follow fire safe building codes. cities and counties will have four months to update their rules. also happening tomorrow, meta employees will find out if they'll be laid off as part of a

new round of performance based job cuts. affected workers would be sent an email to their work and personal addresses on monday morning. last month, facebook's parent company said it planned to cut 5% of its workforce. meta officials said workers who are the lowest performers would be let go, with plans to backfill the positions later this year. the future of artificial intelligence is evolving fast, and this week, international leaders and top names in the tech world will meet to discuss what's next. an international summit on ai regulation kicks off in paris tomorrow. leaders from google spoke ahead of the summit about the challenges of regulating a technology that is changing fast. >> it's important to regulate ai, but it's important to get the regulations right, and that's hard when the technology itself is not fully understood and it's so fast moving. and it also needs to be international because ai is going to affect all countries, the whole world. and as a technology and it's it

needs to there needs to be sort of international cooperation around that. >> the summit aims to find common ground between the trump administration, china and 100 other countries when it comes to regulating ai. it's a key part of our sustainable future, and the bay area is helping to make it better. we're heading inside the lab figuring out how to stretch your ev battery further. >> and it's going to be another cold morning tomorrow with freeze and frost alerts in effect. i'll have details in my accuweather forecast coming up when abc,

jagged edge and heather headley. plus, we meet yvette, nicole brown's new husband. their first interview together that's coming up this week at 1 p.m, right here on abc seven. >> we have a look under the hood

tonight on a study that's generated a lot of buzz for people considering an electric vehicle. a bay area research team recently estimated that the batteries from electric vehicles last far longer than first believed. but why is that? abc seven news meteorologist drew tuma took a field trip to the research lab to understand the science behind the discovery and how it could help keep us climate ready. >> let's go for a ride. >> on the winding roads around stanford. we're about to test drive an important discovery. our wheelman is professor william chu from the slack national accelerator laboratory. >> all right, here we go. can i give you a jolt, professor? >> chu is demonstrating the real world driving conditions that may help ev batteries last much longer than even the manufacturers estimate. but first, it might help to tap the brakes and take a look at why those battery life projections are so different. to do that, fellow researcher alexei zhislin braved the cooling fan noise to

take us into a testing lab at the stanford battery center. >> so here we have a room full of cyclers and environmental chambers to cycle, meaning charging and discharging batteries. >> and he says the team used this row of small oven door chambers to study how the ev batteries age, but in a new way, instead of just draining them at a constant rate. they also introduce variables electronic starts and stops that more closely mimic actual driving conditions. >> so more realistic or representative of real driving. and you can see both the voltage response of the battery and the current are actually very dynamic. >> dynamic and surprising. they say the data suggests average ev battery life may be roughly 40% longer than estimated, a result that's the opposite of what the team expected. >> we were blown away when the result was exactly the opposite, that when we use the batteries in a real setting, the lifetime was much longer than expected.

>> back on the road, professor chu demonstrates what they believe is going on. first, the effects of drifting downhill on our winding road. >> so now we're going downhill. so actually, you're now continuously charging the battery. >> next, he points out the power that's recovered by the friction of the brake pads, a technology known as regenerative braking. >> oh, now we have the brake. here we go. so now we are recharging the battery just a tiny bit. the power of red lights. there we go. >> and they say all those starts and stops add up to more recharging than expected. and for most drivers, longer battery life, potentially saving owners money and making electric vehicles an even more attractive option. >> so it's not something you can put a dollar amount to it on day one. but if you knew that the battery was going to last ten years rather than five years, then that's going to be a significant driver for adoption. >> and perhaps a smoother and more affordable road ahead for

millions of ev owners. at stanford, drew tuma, abc7 news. >> that's fascinating. the slack team tested nearly 100 lithium ion batteries for more than two years to gather the data. they say pairing the results with artificial intelligence could potentially lead to better battery designs as well. well, sometimes we all need to take a moment to stop and smell the magnolias. magnolias are in bloom at the san francisco botanical garden. art enthusiasts gathered at the garden this morning for a drawing class, using fountain pens and watercolors to capture the flowers. artist eileen goldenberg has been leading this class for a few years now. >> you know, i think everybody's brain needs a rest. we are all stressed out, and drawing means you can't think about anything else. you can only draw. and you look at a beautiful flower like these and it's just you just relax. and that's the best thing. >> the magnolias have a long bloom, period. more than 200 trees will be in bloom at the

garden now through march. and i am looking at the clock. and my brain. maybe your brain needs a rest. >> oh, yes, i could use a rest. but there's something about flowers that sort of makes you smile. that the air is fragrant, you know? >> calming. >> absolutely. and we could all use that right now. here's a look at what's happening with our weather. it's going to be very cold in the early morning hours and through. in fact, the entire morning hours from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m, we have a frost advisory in effect and a freeze warning there in the dark blue. there, farther away from the coast, represents where the freeze warning will be, and low temperatures in those areas may drop as low as 26 degrees in the area of blue, closer to the coast. that's the frost advisory, where lows may drop down to about 32 degrees. any way you look at it, it's going to be cold in the bay area tomorrow morning. overnight lows 30 at santa rosa, 30 at livermore. mid to upper 30s around the bay shoreline, which is extremely low for those locations. and highs tomorrow will be mainly in the mid to upper 50s. not much higher than that. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. we get a few more clouds coming into the picture on tuesday. a level

one storm on wednesday which will bring cold, rain and perhaps snow to the bay area peaks. a level two stronger storm on thursday with rain and gusty wind. potential for a thunderstorm, with a level one storm on friday. we're hoping for a break on saturday. it looks like it's shaping up that way, of course, for the chinese new year parade. then on sunday, another light level one storm comes in. so it's a parade of storms, so to speak. >> i like that we should use that all week. >> yeah, let's do it every . >> all right. spencer. thank you. okay, once again, let's get to sarah with another preview of sports. hi, sarah. thanks, dion. >> the valkyries unveil their state of the art performance center. abc seven's chris alvarez gives us an inside look. plus, jimmy butler seems to be fitting right in with the warriors making history in his debut.

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era with the warriors got off to a great start. butler scored 25

in his debut. with golden state the most for a warrior in his team debut since kevin durant in 2016. last night, the dubs trailed in chicago by as many as 24 and then poured it on them to lead by as many as 25. since butler typically plays slow and the warriors like to go fast, there was some question about how he would fit in with steph curry. but curry had 24 points in the third quarter and finished with a game high 34, while butler got to the free throw line 13 times and made sure the warriors didn't blow yet another late lead. everybody was all smiles after this one. >> you know, they say opposites attract and a lot of ways in life, and i don't think i could be a better compliment to him and vice versa in the sense that they're not leaving him ever. probably two people would never leave him. so there's so much space for everybody else. and i get the easy job. >> he's like the exact opposite player of me, which is kind of funny. like i'm shooting 16 threes. he shot one. he's dominating the paint. i'm dominating outside the

perimeter. it has the potential to be really, really fun. >> the golden state valkyries first ever regular season game is just over three months away. on wednesday, the team unveiled their brand new performance center in oakland, which used to be the home of the warriors, and abc7's chris alvarez reports it was another major step towards taking the court this spring. >> and with that, the golden state valkyries performance center is officially open for business. >> we're world class and everything that we do, we just put a lot of effort into making sure that each of the athletes wouldn't have to go anywhere else to find what they need to be great warriors. >> blue and gold has been replaced by valkyries violet for a 31,800 square foot state of the art complex that is just the fourth wnba dedicated performance center in the league. >> i believe, and we believe the words that we do things right, we do it the right way, and we're once we're in, we're all

in. >> there's so much history in these walls and in this space, right? this is where steph curry and the warriors won championships. this is where they became a team. the grit that exists. and now we get to do that. but the valkyries way. >> when you visualize the home opener at chase center and what home court advantage is going to look like for you guys. >> yeah i visualize it just to be electric. i want every quarter to be a vibe. i want as soon as that ball goes up, there needs to be a vibe. if all y'all are going to the game, you all need to stand up. you're going to get a workout in. >> the pressure of being here is also a privilege. you know you're walking in. you know, we were sharing earlier that my office is actually coach kerr's former office, and you can't help but want to be great every day. >> we're doing this right. we're going to do every aspect of it right. and we're going to build what i believe will be the greatest and honestly most valuable women's sports organization anywhere in the world, in any sport. that's my goal. that's our goal. >> woo! >> chris alvarez, abc seven sports. >> thanks, chris. to the eyes, the san jose sharks and the

entire nhl are on a two week break for a special new four nations tournament. and the sharks need it. they scored two goals in the first three minutes last night against dallas and then gave up seven straight goals. they lost 8 to 3 and have now dropped ten of their last 11. and first year head coach ryan warsofsky will probably not be happy with this effort for the entire two week break. >> we gave up eight goals. you're going to be frustrated. it's a national hockey league, so we should all be frustrated. we should all be off and embarrassed because this is our life. this is what we do. and you give up eight goals. doesn't matter what m is over there. it's not not not good enough. >> coach not happy. this abc seven sports report is sponsored by river rock casino dion. well, that's it for tonight everybody. >> i'm dion lim. the news continues tomorrow morning at five. for all of us here. thanks for joining us. we'll see you tomorrow morning