center in san francisco, but across the bay, oakland arena is hosting some of the lead up events, and the city and its community partners are trying over, trying to overhaul and beautify the area around the old coliseum. abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley checked out the changes. >> oakland's hegenberger corridor is putting out the welcome mat for the likes of steph curry, lebron james and kevin durant. >> it's one of those things where you know you got company coming over. so you want to make sure everything looks perfectly clean. i think that the community came together along with the mayor's office with pg and e with canna with even some of the wise guys motorcycle club, literally several community organizations came together and we did a full clean-up this saturday of the area surrounding the coliseum and up hegenberger. >> another cleanup is set for thursday to pull weeds and pick up litter. already 32 long burned out street lights along

hegenberger shine brightly with new bulbs. >> we lost the raiders. we lost the a's. we lost the warriors. but now we have we have this. the oakland is hosting the nba all star with celebrity game with the hbcu classic. the women right here. people are excited because we're showcasing now. >> over the last year, businesses have closed along hegenberger over safety concerns, and city officials are determined to turn it around. >> even this past week, i had another hotel that approached me about considering leaving, and so we want to make sure a hagenburg is a clean, safe street. but at the same time that the entertainment at the coliseum and at the arena returns to oakland. >> officials say oakland police teaming up with the sheriff's department, chp and bart should begin to make a difference. >> oakland is on the comeback. you people are proud.

>> i'm leslie brinkley, abc seven news. >> the bay area is also looking ahead to next year and taking center stage for a super bowl 60. the big game will be held at levi's stadium in santa clara next february. a ceremony was held in new orleans this morning to officially pass the reins to bay area leaders. abc seven news reporter lena howland has a look at that ceremony. >> with the pass of a ceremonial football from officials in new orleans, super bowl 60 is now in the hands of the bay area. >> from louisiana to levi's. now it's our turn to show what we've got. >> though it's only about 11 years old, levi's stadium is already undergoing a $200 million renovation to prepare, but it's no stranger to taking on an event of this magnitude. the last super bowl in santa clara was nine years ago, when the denver broncos defeated the carolina panthers. >> we had a great super bowl and super bowl 50. this is going to blow the doors off.

>> monday morning, nfl commissioner roger goodell and other state and local leaders from louisiana giving their blessing and reminding the bay area host committee they are now on the clock. >> to san francisco. wishing you the best of luck. may your super be as successful and as fun as the one here in new orleans. >> san jose mayor matt mahan says he plans to do things a little differently this time. >> we're activating the entire region. we're showing off the technology of tomorrow. and from san francisco to san jose. whether residents or visitors are attending the game or not, there will be something for everyone. >> he says he's working with san francisco mayor daniel lurie and the bay area host committee to make sure what he calls both end zones of the bay area, from san francisco to san jose are safe, clean and activated in time for the big game. >> we've had a few rough years coming out of the pandemic, but we're well into our fourth quarter comeback.

>> the south bay will also host some matches for the fifa world cup next year. the bay area host committee president and ceo says it's the first time any region has ever hosted these global events in the same year. >> we're doing this because we also believe in the power of sport to do so much more, and i'm here to tell you that we will be ready. >> mark your calendars. super bowl 60 is set for february 8th of next year, right here at levi's stadium in santa clara. lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right. we were hit with that atmospheric river last week. then the dry spell, we kind of got used to it, but that's about to change. >> yes, but enjoy this while it lasts. sunny today. spencer. the rain comes back tomorrow. >> yeah. that's right. the river is still flowing. different river, but it's still flowing in our direction. let me give you a look at the satellite radar image. you can see that while things are pretty calm right now, here in the bay area, we have these disturbances building out at sea. and they are moving

in our direction. and in the next 24 to 36 hours we should see some rainfall coming in. so here's the forecast animation starting at 9:00 tomorrow night, we'll get that first wave of rain coming in late tomorrow night. overnight into wednesday, snow levels may drop down to elevations of 2500ft. so along with the rain, there may be some snow over the higher bay area peaks. then late wednesday night, the next storm comes in that starts to move in. it's a stronger storm. it's mainly a thursday strong storm. it will produce a strong, potentially damaging wind gusts, heavy rainfall and snow over in the sierra. so this is going to be a level two storm on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. then after that, we get a little bit of a break on friday. going into saturday, we're hoping that break will last long enough to give us dry conditions for the chinese new year parade. but before we get to that, we've got more cold air coming in overnight tonight. so tomorrow morning, 1 a.m. to 9 a.m, we have a frost advisory in effect for the north bay interior. interior, mountains and valleys, east bay valleys, the santa clara valley and the eastern santa clara hills. and a freeze warning

in effect from 10:00 tonight to 7 a.m. tomorrow for that area around solano county, carquinez strait and the delta. more details. the accuweather seven day forecast a little later. julian. >> okay. we'll see you in just a second. thank you. spencer. and of course, when the rain returns this week, you can track it with the same live doppler seven tools our weather team uses. all you have to do is go ahead and download the abc7 bay area app to get the latest forecast. >> a voter approved overhaul of rent control in berkeley is now in effect. city voters passed measure b in november to give renters evn more protections. those include lowering annual rent increases from a maximum of 7%, down to 5%, and allowing tenants to organize into associations to bargain with their landlords collectively. it also outlaws, outlaws, evictions and rent control tenants who want to go month to month after their leases end. >> a federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking trump administration cuts to the national institutes of health. the order comes after

22 states attorney generals, including california's rob bonta, filed lawsuits against the federal government. the trump administration ordered capping in direct payments to research grants at 15%. those in direct payments include administrative and facility costs linked to research. the attorneys general argued the cap will harm lifesaving research, eliminate hundreds of thousands of jobs, and cost the american economy billions of dollars. a federal court hearing has been scheduled for february the 21st over the matter. >> a new bill introduced by east bay state senator or assembly member mia bonta, bans health care providers from using ai to present themselves as licensed or registered health care professionals. the bill would also give state regulators authority to punish providers who are found in violation. bonta says patients should know and trust that the practitioners giving them care are real, qualified people, not ai. the bill is sponsored by the state medical association, and seiu.

flu cases are on the rise in california and across the country. the bay area is reporting the highest rate of flu related hospitalizations in the state. that's according to the san francisco chronicle. the cdc estimates there have been at least 24 million illnesses nationwide this flu season alone. 13,000 of those cases turned deadly. about 31% of tests for flu are coming back positive. that's nearly double the peak from last season. >> these hospitalizations are lining up more with what we saw in the previously kind of historic levels of influenza season back in 2017 to 2018. >> and experts recommend getting vaccinated, but say vaccination rates have been very low this year. there's still time, though there are several weeks left before peak flu season ends. >> we have a lot more to come on abc seven news at four, including the new fallout from the nationwide egg shortage. the retailers now limiting how many eggs you can buy. that's if you're lucky. san francisco changes its tune on the

controversial new statewide day lighting law. what the city is now saying about ticketing drivers, and another look ahead to super bowl 60. some of the interesting requirements santa clara has to meet

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san francisco's mission. several people are hurt and two womenral are under arrest. abc7 news reporter luz pena went back to the area where many are questioning san francisco police's strategy and the safety of parklets. >> it was a san francisco police chase, the first minutes caught on camera by this driver on 19th avenue. minutes later, all ending here with the suspects crashing into the napper tandy sports park parklet with multiple people inside watching the super bowl. >> any time there's people in the parklet, we know there's going to be a certain amount of individuals involved and the severity because of the vehicle. >> san francisco fire confirming six people, including a minor, were injured. this, as many saw the parklets roof collapse. now many are questioning the safety of parklets like this one that were first allowed in san francisco in 2021 to help many businesses survive with outdoor spaces during the pandemic. >> the parklets are usually built out of two by fours, which is common lumber and a lot of

plexiglas for visibility for the patrons. >> according to the executive director of the golden gate restaurant association, the napper tandy parklet was in compliance with the city's improved safety guidelines. >> it was set back 33ft from the intersection, which is more than is required. actually, it's eight feet on the side that it is the exiting side for the daylighting, or 20ft if you're entering an intersection. so this parklet was set back like four x the required amount. >> shared spaces program a multi-agency program which approves the permits for these parklets, said safety remains the number one priority and added in light of the police chase, resulting in a tragic coalition over the weekend. agencies are working together to evaluate whether additional measures should be implemented to enhance safety. they are approximately 500 parklets in san francisco and many businesses still depend on them. this transportation advocate is

urging the city to focus on the safety of police chases instead. >> this is the unfortunate consequence of a policy, you know, that was approved with proposition e to allow police officers to chase people in cars that we know make streets less safe for people. >> sfpd confirmed the arrest of two suspects in this crash, a 32 and a 29 year old, both women. as to the pursuit, they said the wanted vehicle was reported stolen out of richmond in san francisco. luz pena, abc seven news. >> san francisco's mta has paused issuing citations for some drivers who violate the state's new daylighting parking law. that pedestrian safety law went into effect this year, making it illegal to park within 20ft of a crosswalk. the change has riled drivers in san francisco, though many were being hit with a $40 ticket for parking at curbs that are notor painted red. the sfmta says those drivers will get warnings

instead of fines. drivers who park in marked red zones, however, will still be ticketed. the agency has also promised to speed up the painting of red zones citywide to comply with the day lighting law. it could take 18 months to do that, down from the five years the agency thought it would take. given the financial shortfall they're facing. >> quite the remarkable sight taken by sky seven over san francisco bay a few hours ago. you're looking at the 80 year old philippine mars flying boat taking off from california on its retirement flight to arizona. the world war two era water bomber is one of only seven built for the navy. the bay area was the halfway point between its former home in british columbia and its future place at the pima air and space museum. that's where it's going to go on display. and look at this. an incredible view of the flying boats final trip out the golden gate, as the boat has done so many times before, flying troops and supplies across the pacific. the philippine mars overnighted at alameda's seaplane lagoon. it's the site of the former naval air

base. this very plane called home during the 1940s. we're told the plane has safely arrived already in arizona. >> all right. >> very neat site. and you can see it took off under great, beautiful weather conditions. >> oh, gosh. perfect conditions though. but we know these perfect conditions are about to change. now we check back in. >> now they are about to become quite imperfect. let's put it that way. here's a look at the satellite radar composite image. we have nice sunny skies out there today, a chilly morning, a cold one in fact. and conditions are pretty calm right now. but we've got some active weather brewing out at sea. it's moving in our direction, and we can expect a series of stormy days beginning midweek. but right now we're looking at a relatively calm wind, although a little bit breezy, closer to the coast, where san francisco, sfo and half moon bay have 14 mile per hour wind speeds. looking out over the golden gate from sutro tower, let's check out our current temperature readings. 52 in san francisco right now. oakland 55. we have upper 50s and hayward, san jose, 56. in redwood city, 52 at half moon bay. and a nice

view from mount tam looking down onto the bay and parts of san francisco. other temperature readings looking northward. right now we have mid 50s at santa rosa, petaluma and napa, 57 apiece at fairfield, concord and livermore. now let's check out our forecast headlines. so we'll have a morning chill again tomorrow with frost and freeze alerts in effect. once again, storms will arrive midweek actually, the first and may arrive late tomorrow night as clouds will be increasing tomorrow and then wednesday through friday. we get our stormiest period with periods of heavy rain, strong gusty wind, even some snow, likely over the higher bay area peaks. but before we get to that, let's take a look at our cold air alerts. we have a frost advisory in effect from 1 a.m. tomorrow to 9 a.m. tomorrow for the north bay interior mountains and interior valleys, the east bay interior valleys, santa clara valley and the eastern santa clara hills. lows may drop down to about 31 degrees in the coldest locations covered by the frost advisory and a freeze warning in effect until. well, it starts at 10:00 tonight until 7 a.m. tomorrow for solano county and the carquinez strait and delta, where low

temperatures may drop down to or even below 30 degrees. so we're projecting lows of 30 at santa rosa overnight. napa 3332 in vallejo. fairfield 31 over in the inland east. bay 32 at livermore 33, concord south bay. lows 32 at morgan hill and even right around the bay shoreline. from fremont to san mateo to oakland. lows will drop into the 30s. only san francisco and half moon bay are not likely to have lows below 40 degrees. highs tomorrow not above 56 degrees anywhere, except maybe down in the south bay, where san jose may top out at a balmy 58 degrees. so here's the forecast into motion animation. that first storm starts to push into the bay area late tomorrow night and then into wednesday. it will bring rain and perhaps even some snow to the higher bay area peaks. then a stronger storm begins to push in late wednesday night, but it will be mainly a thursday event, producing strong, gusty wind, heavy downpours, lots of snow in the sierra and then we get maybe a little bit of a break going into saturday, hoping for dry conditions for the chinese new year parade, which will be seen right here on abc

seven. here's the accuweather seven day forecast, and i'll just back out of the way. level one storm on wednesday. level two stronger storm on thursday on friday, back to a level one storm as the rain continues. we're hoping for that break on saturday to last, giving us dry conditions for the big parade on saturday. and then rain comes back again on sunday. we have a period of very active weather coming r way over the next several days. >> yes, but what perfect timing with the parade being dry, right? >> saturday. you worked your magic there, spencer. i'm trying, i'm trying. thank you. >> well, still to come here on abc seven news at four, building a better bay area by trying to solve one of its chronic problems. >> how do you handle someone who's mentally ill and has committed a crime? >> our jails are not equipped to give them any kind of mental health treatment. really. >> and up next, an in-depth look at the new program called mental health diversion how it works and who it helps. >> and a closer look at a fan

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the big event is just now two days and one hour away. >> five days. >> did i just say to. >> you, you're getting excited? i am. >> why am i looking at five and saying two? >> you're flipping the number. >> you know what i'm hearing? the firecrackers are ready, i cannot wait. >> yeah. hey, we're counting down. >> indeed. and we're looking ahead to this weekend's festivities with the history behind a parade favorite. >> yes. and this one is said to bring good luck and fortune to those parade attendees. >> everyone's prepped to see line dancing. kung fu and dragon dancing. we're celebrating lunar new year. it's very exciting. >> you know, you have the drums going on, the music. >> our culture, our history, our experience, understanding where our martial arts, where our teachings come from, from our ancestors. everything is wishing good luck, good fortune. it's really exciting.

>> the story behind how line dance came to be started with a rural village in china a long time ago, and they were being plagued by evil spirits. what the villagers did was they took papier mache bamboos, put it together to have it mimic the look of a lion. >> so the lions will kind of scare away bad spirits. >> they have put the mirror in the front so the evil spirits would see their own reflection and get scared. it also ties into how the music plays in with the lion. they bang pots and pans back then to create loud noise to scare away evil spirits. and today that's why we play the drums and the cymbals. >> we're bringing all the good luck getting rid of all the bad luck from last year. >> we have small dragons which are acrobatic dragons.

>> for a dragon being a mythical creature using its movements to scare away evil spirits in terms of always seeing the head move around. so it's always looking where it's going. the tail is always swooping. if there is something there, it's like hitting it away. >> from the street. fair is like kind of the fun thing because we're able to kind of like showcase what we do. today. we started off by just parading. we're going through like chinatown, making our way to the stage. >> it is also a good way to get the community together, get them excited. parading allows people to know that we are here to help scare away the evil spirits. all the bad luck and bringing all the good fortune in for the new year that's come. >> first thing the crowd would hear is the music. and so it draws in the crowd, making sure, you know people look our way, come our way because we want to give a good performance. >> and then from there, we always start off with, like with a line dance routine. >> the music correlates with

the lion head. every blink has a different beat. every ending has a different beat. every look of the lion head also follows the beat. >> when i'm under the head, i like to interact with the audience and also just taking pictures with them. >> the crowd. the audience plays a big part in the energy motivation you get while you're doing the performance. wishing everyone like good luck to like the coming year and like bringing like the community, the chinatown community together. >> the school routine. it's a routine where we do for every performance, and it's just a big performance where we have a scroll and the scrolls can say either happy new year, good luck, happy birthday, happy anniversary. >> i just love, you know, smile on people's faces. >> but the most important thing is always just representing the school, representing our sifu, just doing the best job we can while we're out there. >> it's perfect for the chinese new year. we're bringing all the good luck getting rid of all the bad luck from last year. >> the most rewarding part is actually seeing the kids go out there happy to perform. it's about passing on the art and form the

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to prevent that. it's called mental health diversion. >> essentially, treatment is available for people with a mental illness who have committed a crime. it's relatively new, so it's still too early to tell how well it's working. >> yeah. abc seven news. building a better bay area reporter lyanne melendez, is here now with the pros and cons of this program. >> so this is law in california. it's been on the books since 2022. now, programs that get someone into the right treatment are not new, but it used to be that the person's attorney had to argue and argue and argue that there was a connection between the crime committed and the mental disorder. now it's the other way around. the prosecutor, meaning the da has to say to the judge, hold on a minute, judge. no no no no, no, the crime has nothing to do with this person's mental disorder. so what are we seeing? for better or for worse? more cases are being submitted. the department of homelessness and supportive housing estimates that more than half of the city's unhoused population

suffers from some kind of mental illness. some can be easily identified just by walking around parts of san francisco. you've seen them. a few end up committing crimes because of their mental disorder. so here's what happens next. rather than punish them by sending them to jail or prison, menlo park state senator josh becker came up with sb 1223. >> the reason it was done is because we've been warehousing mentally ill people in our jails, and our jails are not equipped to give them any kind of mental health treatment, really. and mental health rehabilitation. >> attorney neil hallinan is currently petitioning for mental health diversion for six of his clients. >> you've been doing the work for a long time. it gets easier to identify who has diagnosable mental issues. i mean, not that i'm qualified to diagnose it, but you can tell when something's going on. >> so who would be eligible for mental health diversion? the

courts typically use this book, called the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, typically known as dsm. now you would expect to find, of course, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, ptsd. but also included is substance use disorder. >> addiction is a condition in which the person is literally unable to say no. >> to clarify, the medical community recognizes addiction as an illness rather than the result of bad judgment. but san francisco's district attorney believes some people are using an addiction diagnosis as a get out of jail free card because a person's felony charge goes away after the person completes a treatment program that could take up to two years. >> we are now seeing people who simply have a drug addiction be able to use that as the conduit to entry into mental health diversion for committing crimes

that have nothing to do with their substance abuse. >> many disorders listed in thee for diversion, even adhd. so adhd. so explain a potential nexus between adhd and criminal behavior. >> it's not unfathomable that you can have someone who's had adhd. maybe it's an extreme form, maybe it's never been treated and the person has all sorts of particular impulses that they never learned how to control. >> the only people excluded from pursuing mental health diversion are those who committed a murder or rape. brooke jenkins says she's seen a spike in the number of attorneys pursuing mental health diversion for their clients, even in a recent case of child abuse. last september, a 22 year old man was charged with severely beating this four year old with a belt so badly. we can only show you these two evidence photos to illustrate the harm inflicted, jenkins and

her team argued against mental health diversion. still, behavioral health services evaluated the man and found that he met the diagnostic criteria necessary for participation in mental health diversion. because he was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and adjustment disorder. the judge in the case, michael benkhert, approved the treatment. here's what the public defender's office had to say about the program. quote, the courts continue to take extreme caution, time and effort to make weighted and careful decisions about what is going to be the most effective route to promote public safety. senator becker says the program isn't perfect. >> and if there are cases where it's not working, we want to adjust it and get it right. >> but despite some controversial cases, an analysis by the rand corporation found people who go to diversion programs are doing much better than those who go to jail. >> 91% of the people that have

graduated from l.a. counties court diversion program have not had new filing case filings since graduation. >> the problem is that in many cases, the process is not as speedy as 1st may want. take william eaton, who has been in court several times for burglary, destruction of property, setting things on fire and violating a restraining order. we've been following the case since last october. a counselor recently found eaton was eligible for mental health diversion. the legal system, however, has been slow to provide access to the treatment eaton needs. and in the more severe cases in which a person is not mentally competent, the person may be referred to a state hospital. mental health diversion obviously is not for them. but you know, not everybody completes this treatment. it's really challenging. i mean, but let me say this the judges work really hard to make them try to succeed at it. they give them a second

chance. a third chance. yeah. because they really want them to succeed because. >> it's better for everyone. >> yeah, absolutely. yeah. not in prison. they need the help. yeah. >> appreciate it. thank you for this really in-depth look. and we appreciate it. >> thank you. all right. >> if you or someone you know is struggling with mental health or addiction, there is help, and it's not far away. we've curated a list of local resources. you'll find them at abc7 news.com. slash take action. >> up next, would you take a pay cut in order to be able to work from home? >> where is larry beil? >> we know his answer. we'll talk about the new study that's leaving some offices divided. and the ads that made a splash during super bowl but then i thought mom's osteoporosis might keep us stuck on the couch. no way. ♪ if you have postmenopausal osteoporosis, and are at high risk for fracture, you can do more than just slow bone loss. you can build new bone in 12 months with evenity®.

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we have leanne and spencer joining us here today. if you watched the super bowl, you may have noticed it was packed with star studded ads, many of them focusing on humor, but some also promoted togetherness in an unsettled time that we're living in. abc news reporter alison kosik has the story. >> super bowl 59 was packed with stars in the stands and in the ads. >> yes. oh. >> now that is a sandwich. >> i'll have what she's having. >> athletes and belichick pancakes.

>> you drink stella. >> i have taste. david. >> advertisers turning to star power in some of the most expensive ads ever. >> asian forest helps restaurants prevent dining disasters. >> battle on over. >> it's what i was meant to be. >> some of the roughly 80 super bowl spots cost a record $8 million for 30s. >> a lot of people are at super bowl parties watching the game, and they're going to be very receptive to light themes. like, i think the hellmann's ad was really very funny with meg ryan and billy crystal coming back and creating the i'll have what she's having scene from when harry met sally, and then they brought sydney sweeney in at the end, you know, to increase the appeal to, you know, to younger viewers. >> some advertisers also using humor. >> whoa. >> involving facial hair. while others delivering a more serious

message. >> this is america. >> something's broken. it's not our bodies. it's the system. >> hims and hers. ad is really probably going to spur a national health care debate, because they're talking about a low cost alternative to weight loss drugs like ozempic. and that ad was, i think, kind of shocking and will likely be very effective for the company. >> also, tom brady and snoop dogg coming together to fight anti-semitism. >> man, i hate that things are so bad that we have to do a commercial about it. >> me too. >> some advertisers opting for a unifying message after a divisive election year. >> jeep ad was kind of unexpected and stunning in a way, but it was a unifying message. you know, for america from harrison ford and, you know, taking a little bit of a shot at a competitor by saying he's doing the ad, even though his last name is ford, that really builds brand equity.

>> and heartwarming nostalgia. >> there's a reason. >> and in the can't unsee this category seal as a seal. >> baby, i compare it to a kiss from a lamb on the bed. ooh, the more i think of it. strange. i'm a seal. yeah. >> alison kosik, abc news, new york. >> is anyone still having nightmares about that? >> things you can't unsee, right? >> oh, man. >> i fell asleep during some of them, i have to say. you know what happened to the ordinary people? remember the wendy's commercial? where's the beef? >> yeah. >> or even the budweiser frogs. these are just common people. we don't need stars. i mean, they're fun, but. >> yeah. >> it was kind of a safe crop of ads and boring by default. yeah. >> none were particularly memorable for me, at least, save

for the seal commercial, right? i mean, that's kind of something you can't unsee, but. yeah. yeah. >> i was here on the air during most of the super bowl, so i didn't see many of the commercials until today. i'm enjoying them now. the day after. >> yeah. >> yeah. you didn't miss much. you didn't miss much. yeah, yeah. >> all right. okay. if you're the city hosting the super bowl, it's not all fun and games. turns out there's a long list of nfl requirements to meet. so players, coaches, fans everybody really has the smoothest experience. that includes you ready for this? a month of free staff housing 100 apartments that are located near the stadium for working staff like production people and security. free billboard used by the nfl, 20 of them around the area. free use of a top tier 18 hole golf course. what? and a top quality bowling alley to host celebrity tournaments as part of the week and enforcement of a clean zone one week before the game. a one mile radius around the stadium is subject to rules that ban certain activities by the nfl, and that can include street vending and

bans on other festivals or events. yeah, so i mean, you know, the idea is you give all this as an investment. oh my god. a lot more out, right? that's the hope. >> and the super bowl is going to be here in the san francisco bay area next year. yes that's right. >> yes. >> how do you feel about it? >> i feel i feel for the people of santa clara. although most of the activities remember the last time we had it, what were the activities? were here in san francisco, and it was jam packed and crazy. crazy to cover. crazy, crazy to be here as well. but you know, the san francisco 40 niners are going to win next year. >> it would be incredible if the 40 niners. >> could you imagine. >> the super bowl? super bowl 60 at home. yeah. >> you know, sometimes with these events, the bigger corporate businesses win. but the small mom and pop sometimes lose out. like they're iced out of the action. not allowed to be in the area. or they have a lot of street closures that make it hard to get to them. >> yeah.

>> so that's something the region has to consider. >> i think they're working on it, though. i think we recently had an interview on midday live with the folks from the host committee, and they're trying to get some of the locally owned small businesses, women owned in the mix of it all so they can get a piece of the pie, too. for sure. >> so it should be. yeah. >> spread those dollars. well, a new harvard study is putting a monetary value on remote work. it found that 40% of people, 4 in 10, when they were surveyed, they said that they would take a pay cut of 5% or more to continue working from home, and a99 percent of them would take a cut of 20% or more to avoid ever going to the office. the highest share of workers willing to take a salary cut were people who worked remotely before the pandemic, and those who changed jobs during the pandemic. 5%. okay. a 20% pay cut. >> no work. >> from home. >> although you have to actually put this in perspective because i did the math. let's say just a number. somebody makes $50,000, they're going to and the pay cut

right of 5% is around what, $2,500? well, they're saving that already in gas parking lunches here. so for them it's sort of like a wash. it's evens out. yeah. what about the people who, you know, who came here to work full time, you know, during the even during the pandemic. what do we get? >> sorry, guys, i'm getting so choked. >> up just thinking about this. i did the math during the pandemic. right? because i kept coming into the office. >> yeah. >> me too. that was about $10,000 over the course of a year in terms of gas. >> yeah. >> yeah, yeah. >> does that add up for sure? yeah. >> yeah. so i get it. >> well, spencer, we'll let you argue that one with our bosses. >> i'm the designated negotiator. get in there. >> and you, we trust in you. we trust. >> we try to put it in, larry, but it didn't work out. so now we try you. >> okay. you can trust me. okay. >> conveniently, larry is off today as we're having this conversation. >> yeah. >> this valentine's week. chocolates, flowers, and jewelry often get all the attention. but what about tv shows? research

has found that binge watching a tv show together can be good for relationships. experts say romantic partners feel closer and build connection over shared experiences, including watching tv and movies. just you guys. don't argue over what to watch. >> no. >> you got to agree on that. >> my wife and i binge watch a lot and we enjoy it. i think it brings us closer, you know? yeah, yeah. >> and do you agree on what to watch? do you like. >> the same thing? pretty much. yeah. we do. yeah. i mean, every once in a while, one of us will lean more strongly toward something than the other. but yeah, we generally enjoy the same things. yeah. >> i fall asleep. i tend to fall asleep, but i would prefer a spa day. >> i know. >> that's right. >> right. >> couple spa couples. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> i think anytime you're doing something with your significant other together and you both enjoy it, yeah, it's going to bring you closer, right? >> yeah. there's so many cute pickleball couples that i know. like relationship goals. yeah. be on the same level. >> or you wouldn't want your husband to be better than you in pickleball. that would be. >> that could cause problems. >> how are we not surprised.

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safeway. the store, located in the appian 8-80 shopping center, is now set to close april 4th. in a statement released today, a spokesperson for safeway says all employees will be transferred to stores in the surrounding area. the city says the owners have not put the property on the market and are planning for it to remain a supermarket. pinol says it will update the public on next steps

as details become available. >> the south bay is getting a new chick-fil-a this week. it will open thursday in san jose on silver creek road, and it will be locally owned and operated with about 120 full and part time team members. it will be open monday through saturday from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. you know the drill. they are closed on sunday. more grocery stores are cracking down on egg sales as bird flu spreads. trader joe's is now limiting customers to one dozen per customer and all of its locations nationwide. i hope you don't have a large family. the company says they hope this ensures, as many of their customers are able to buy eggs. costco and sprouts are also limiting how many eggs customers can buy. more than 150 million poultry birds have been killed in an attempt to combat the bird flu, which has caused prices to soar and supply to be limited. don't we know that to be true? >> i know it's really hit a lot of people hard. okay. we are enjoying a dry day today, but guess what? it won't be long before that rain comes back.

>> yeah. find that rain gear now. we check back in now with spencer christian. >> it's going to be wet, but before that happens, we have more cold weather to contend with. it's going to be another cold morning tomorrow here in the bay area, as we have a frost advisory that will be in effect from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. for the north bay interior mountains and valleys, the east bay interior valleys, the santa clara valley and the eastern santa clara hills. low temperatures in those areas may drop to about 31 degrees, and we have a freeze warning that will be in effect from 10:00 tonight to 7 a.m. tomorrow for solano county and the carquinez strait and the delta lows down to about 30 or even below. then the rain starts to move into the bay area late tomorrow night. as you look at the forecast, animation continues into wednesday. a very brief break, followed by another storm, a stronger one that starts to push in late wednesday night into thursday. it will be mainly a thursday event with heavy downpours, strong gusty winds and snow in the sierra. so we've got some stormy days coming our way. as you can see here on the accuweather seven day forecast, but we're hoping for a break. it looks like we may get one on saturday to give us dry conditions

for the all important chinese new year parade, so keep your fingers crossed on that. but meanwhile, carry an umbrella. kristen and julian. all right. >> fingers crossed for sure. thank you. spencer. disney entertainment cochairman dana walden was honored this weekend at the producer's guild of america awards for her historic contributions to television. >> disney ceo and executive chairman bob iger was on hand to present the milestone award to walden. iger highlighted her creativity and leadership, saying she's probably had a hand in more television series than anyone in the business. when walden took the stage, she looked to the future and how hollywood would overcome the challenges it's facing due to the recent wildfires. >> wonderful and unexpected things happen when you put great stories into the world, and like you, i am not exactly sure what's going to happen next to this city that we love. what i am certain of, though, is that the people in this room will find creative, funny, and

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