showers and snow to a level three storm. i'll have an hour by hour timeline. plus the warnings coming up. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> new at six. a really close call for a barber in fremont. take a look at what happened at the barber shop where he was working. look at this. he was slightly hurt when a car plowed into the building this afternoon. this is the mission barber shop on mission boulevard. police say the crash happened when one vehicle t-boned another, sending the car into the barber shop. the building is now redtagged and will reopen once it's determined to be structurally safe. good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. now, we can't blame wet roads for that crash, but more storms are coming. that could cause problems. and the changes start tonight. >> let's bring in abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel. >> sandhya, it's a level one storm tonight. but that's going up on thursday, correct? >> that's right. it will go to a level three on thursday. let's take a look at the now and then

we'll talk about what's coming on live doppler seven. we have a lot of green on the screen. but so far none of this is reaching the ground. it's virga, so it's evaporating before it hits the ground later on tonight. that will change. now looking ahead, we have an atmospheric river heading our way and that's going to move in on thursday. it will become a level three tonight. it's a one. you'll see occasional showers developing late tonight. and here's a look at that timeline. so around 9 p.m. a few showers developing right along the coast line. mount hamilton starting to see it switch over to snow as we head towards the two 30 a m hours. still a few showers and then more rain comes in wednesday at 6 p.m. we do have a flood watch that is g up tomorrow at 10 p.m. until 10 p.m. saturday. the concern is there will be flooding possibility on streams, creeks and rivers, so keep that in mind. we have a high wind watch for all areas shaded in that darker tan. the other areas are under a wind advisory tomorrow night until friday

morning. wind gusts 70 to 80 miles an hour could possibly take down trees and cause outages tomorrow through thursday. notice the winds ramping up, topping 50 miles an hour there for the coastline tonight and into tomorrow. it's a level one. areas of rain. snow on the higher peaks, breezy in spots. we go to a level three on thursday. that's when the heavier rain gets in here. gusty winds, thunder chance, dangerous surf developing. certainly flooding and wind damage potential is there. i'll be back with a full look at that timeline coming up. ama. >> all right sandhya, thank you so much. as the next round of storms moves into the bay area, you can track them using the same live doppler seven that our weather team uses. it's available right now on the abc7 bay area app. download it now for the latest forecast and updates on the conditions where you live. >> happening now the city of belmont holding a vote of support for measure a, the ballot initiative is part of a wave of action against san mateo county sheriff christina corpus. she's accused of corruption, nepotism and retaliation within

the department. corpus vehemently denies those allegations. measure a asks voters if san mateo county supervisors should have the authority to remove the elected sheriff from office. a special election will be held on march 4th. now, three cities have cast votes of no confidence in sheriff corpus san mateo, millbrae and san carlos. the sheriff's office provides law enforcement in each of those cities. >> happening tonight. the fight over school cuts to solve budget deficits. we're talking multi-million dollar shortfalls. let's begin in san jose. parents and others are rallying at tonight's board meeting for the franklin-mckinley school district, hoping to encourage the board to delay taking action. a school board committee has been working for months on a plan that could include school closures and teacher layoffs. the district has a total of 16 elementary and middle schools. tonight, san francisco unified superintendent is sharing an update with the board of education on the budget deficit, something that could lead to layoffs. abc seven news reporter

louis pena went to the district to get more clarity on what teachers and staff should expect. >> all eyes are set on the san francisco unified school district's meeting with the board of education. >> we're in the process right now of closing $113 millionht deficit for next year. and so we're looking at all of our spending throughout the district to make sure that we can submit a balanced budget by june. >> as the school district works to tackle the multi-million dollar budget deficit, closing schools now is off the table, but laying off staff later is not likely. >> will have to issue layoffs down the road. and there's a process that we go through to make sure that we follow state law for that. and it's a process that all school districts in california follow. >> according to sfusd, 80% of the budget is spent on staff. the school district tells me they will likely have to reduce workforce in a closed session. maria sue, s.f. usd's new superintendent, is set to update the board of education on the district's effort to develop a

2025 to 2026 budget. the teachers union wants transparency despite sues team confirming no layoffs will be voted on yet. >> we're talking about just keeping the lights on. well, what about social workers? what about counselors? what about nurses? >> sfusd is beginning the process by presenting three actions it calls routine one. notify temporary teachers that their one year contracts will end at the year's close. two notify credentialed staff whose probation period is ending that they're not returning next year. and three send preliminary letters of release or reassignment to central office certified administrators and assistant principals. how many people could potentially fall under those three categories? >> so we haven't issued any names. that's not public information that the board will be considering tonight. it would be about 300 employees. >> united educators of san francisco, which represents over 6000 people working for the district, is hoping to be

notified of any changes before the march 15th deadline. >> there's so little transparency around what actually is happening with the school district budget. >> in san francisco. luz pena, abc seven news. >> mayor daniel lurie has announced his pick to lead the city's health department. daniel tsai will be a key partner in lurie's plan to address the opioid crisis. he is not a medical doctor, but has years of experience in health care administration. tsai led medicaid at the centers for medicare and medicaid services under former president biden. before that, tsai was the medicaid director for the state of massachusetts and was a partner at the consulting firm mckinsey in their health care and public sector practices unit. >> i've spent my entire career trying to make health care better and to better serve people that would otherwise fall through the cracks. and i've spent the past decade in public service at the national and state levels, and this work excites me. it gets me up in the

morning. >> last month, grant colfax resigned as san francisco's public health director. >> today, president trump signed an executive order enforcing elon musk's work for the department of government efficiency, better known as doge. it gives the richest man in the world even more power when it comes to managing the federal government. >> abc seven news political reporter monica madden is here now, and monica musk made really a rare public appearance today inside the oval office. >> right, dan? and what was even more rare was that he made more comments than the president, who hardly spoke throughout the 30 minute exchange. as musk explained their vision for revamping the federal government. the white house has classified musk as a special government employee, but there have been questions about to whom he reports. other than trump. the richest man in the world pushing back against criticism of his department of government efficiency. >> i don't think there's been i don't know of a case where an organization has been more transparent than the doge organization.

>> with his four year old son at the base of the resolute desk, musk claimed, without evidence, that some staff at usaid were taking kickbacks. >> you know, there are quite a few uh- people in in the bureaucracy who have a ostensibly a salary of a few hundred thousand dollars, but somehow managed to accrue tens of millions of dollars in net worth. >> but the administration's massive cuts have already hit roadblocks as courts weigh the constitutionality of the department's actions. democratic leaders vowing to fight back. >> doge is operating like a shadow government. it has no authority to make spending decisions, to shut down programs or ignore federal law. this is not debatable. this is an indisputable fact. >> as for his cuts, musk, an unelected official himself, says more bureaucrats must be held accountable. >> what we have this unelected, fourth unconstitutional branch of government, which is the bureaucracy, which has in a lot of ways, currently more power

than any elected representative. >> the billionaire is no stranger to splashy media moments. in 2022, he carried a kitchen sink into twitter's san francisco headquarters. after acquiring the social media platform, musk went on to cut 80% of twitter's workforce, first by telling staff they need to return to the office full time. here's an exclusive audio excerpt obtained by abc news from an all staff meeting at twitter in 2022. >> let me be crystal clear. if people do not return to the office when they are able to return to the office, they cannot remain at the company. end of story. >> days later, emails were sent to twitter employees giving them the option to resign with three months of severance pay. both tactics already mirrored in recent orders from the trump administration and musk. companies have received billions in government contracts. think tesla right here in the bay area and spacex in southern california. as for conflicts of interest, the billionaire says his actions are all public and that he is not the one filing

those contracts. so plenty to watch in the coming days on this. >> all right. >> for sure. thanks very much, monica. >> governor newsom was in southern california today celebrating a milestone in the process to remove debris from the neighborhoods destroyed by last month's wildfires. reporter rob hayes, from our sister station in los angeles, explains how people are finding joy in the devastation. >> her home is in ruins, burned to the ground, but margo stuber is now looking through the smoke and rubble to a brighter future. >> this is my first happy day since 30 something days. >> she's happy because her property will be the first of the homes destroyed by the eaton fire. to have the army corps of engineers begin removing debris from. governor gavin newsom on hand to mark that milestone, which he says is record time. just 36 days after the fire started. >> this is twice as fast as the woolsey fire debris removal. the fire in 2018. faster still, even compared to paradise.

>> newsom touring the eaton fire burn zone today, along with federal and local officials, with more than 6300 homes destroyed by the eaton fire and another 5500 homes lost in the palisades. the recovery process is proving to be a colossal challenge. newsom, though crediting its current speed to coordinated help from l.a. county and the trump administration. >> i am resolved, as is the president of united states, to do this in unprecedented record breaking speed, and i'm confident that can be done if we all row in the same direction and we work across our differences in the spirit that's required at this moment. >> rob hayes, abc seven news. >> still to come tonight, flush with excitement, why a new toilet in berkeley deserved a ribbon cutting. also ahead. >> i mean, i literally go to home depot every single night for two months, to the point where the guys in the lumber department are like, what are you doing? >> well, what she's been doing will be on display this weekend at the largest chinese new year

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down to the 2025 chinese new year parade. we're just days away from the big event this saturday. you can watch live right here and everywhere you stream abc seven. it's going to be a real blast and one of the highlights of the parade, of course, the floats. and with it being the year of the snake, you can expect to see that theme

throughout the parade. abc seven news anchor dion lim got a preview today. >> the final touches are being put on this year's chinese new year parade floats here at pier 19. and for the parade guys who put all of these floats together, it takes an awful lot of elbow grease and. glitter. >> yeah. so come on in. this is this is where it gets exciting. >> step inside the chain link fence and into a world of color and wonder. >> hundreds of gallons of paint, 60 truckloads of lumber. hundreds of pounds of glitter. >> since late december, a team of about 20 fabricators with the parade guys have been working on 21 magnificent floats. >> we've got great bank of america, alaska, toyota, us bank, hyundai, thunder valley. >> all have a theme of the year of the snake, which has allowed the artisans to flex their creative muscle. >> a lot of the other animals, like the pig or the rabbit, they belong on the ground, right? but we're able to make it look like he's kind of like flying through

the air. >> similar to the snake, which symbolizes rebirth and renewal. the parade guys to went through some changes moving into this new space after previously working out of pier 54 for years. >> there's a lot of changes that have been happening in the city, in the world, in this parade. yeah, that resilience, that flexibility is really a good metaphor and something that we've been trying to embody. just being able to go with the flow and just roll with it. >> while everyone has their specialty. >> my jabbawockeez is doing like the bases. you know, the woodwork. i'm a carpenter. >> they all agree. >> it makes me proud to see our work going down the road and everybody really appreciating it. >> so while the job of making massive designs come to life in just weeks has its challenges. >> sometimes it's stressful. sometimes, you know, it's i pull my hair out a little bit. >> the parade always goes on. and the final result? pure new year magic. >> it's the feedback that we get from the community and seeing everybody that lights up when

they see our work, that's that's what makes it all worth it. >> in san francisco. dion lim, abc seven news. >> i love that last snake there. it's beautiful. the parade covers more than a mile. starts at second and market street. you can see it on this map. it will go down geary loop around union square, then follow post to kearny and the end of the route is at kearny and columbus. and there are a lot of street closures around the parade area. warning signs are already up like this one you see displayed on the bay bridge. it reads parade slash nba event february 15th saturday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and that nba event is all star weekend. san francisco is the host city with events at chase center and moscone center. events start friday, which is also valentine's day. just fyi. all right, well, the all star tipoff party is scheduled for thursday night at chase center. just got canceled. >> yeah, it's because of heavy rain in the forecast. here's abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel with a look at the storm

that's coming. sandhya. >> yeah, and it's not going to be just the heavy rain. dan and ama, it's going to be the gusty winds as well. so it's just as well that they canceled that part of it. let me show you what you can expect for the chinese new year parade. abc seven will be live streaming this at 6:00. and of course, abc seven team will be there. so go by and say hello. 4:00 mostly cloudy, light breeze, 56 degrees. the parade gets underway at 6 p.m. it's going to be 54. there will be peeks of sun, but it does get a little bit cooler and then chilly eventually down to the low 50s. so make sure you pack those layers if you are going to enjoy the parade. here's a look at the atmospheric river that is coming in thursday. and this is why we are expecting downpours at times. certainly the flood risk is increasing for thursday. here's a look at the excessive risk potential for that time period right now on live doppler seven. we have a lot of clouds. none of this is really reaching the ground yet, but we do have a little piece of energy that will result in some light rain later on

tonight for parts of the bay area. so once again, this is actually virga. it's not actually reaching the ground yet from our exploratorium camera. beautiful view of san francisco salesforce tower. it is chilly out there. 49 in san francisco and hayward this morning. we had some areas down to the upper 20s so it was cold. san jose, 50 degrees, redwood city, same thing. walnut creek camera right now we do have a few clouds out there. numbers in the 40s from santa rosa to petaluma, napa, fairfield, livermore, concord. you're at 50 degrees. and from our mount tam cam, those clouds are gathering late tonight into tomorrow. showers, snow on the peaks. level three. storm gets in here thursday. it's a stronger storm. and on friday, scattered showers with breezy conditions. so for tonight, going into tomorrow, it's just a one. we'll have areas of rain at times, snow on the higher peaks and breezy conditions in spots. we switch it over to a strong level three on thursday as heavy rain moves in gusty winds. possibility of thunder. certainly dangerous surf will be building and there is

potential for flooding and wind damage. we go hour by hour taking you through the entire timeline. 9:00 tonight you see the areas of rain snow over mount hamilton as we head into tomorrow morning. a few more showers and then some more rain. moving in tomorrow night at 7 p.m, but it's really early thursday morning, around that time that people start to commute, that we're going to see those downpours, but they develop at 230. you will notice heavy rain at times through thursday at 7 a.m. there is potential for a thunderstorm or 2:09 a.m. just pounding parts of the east bay, and then we'll have some pockets of downpours later in the afternoon, but nothing like what we're expecting in the morning hours. so that's 4 p.m. 7 p.m. you will notice more scattered and into 11 p.m. on thursday when all is said and done, adding all the rainfall through early friday. we're talking over four inches in ben lomond. many areas will be between 1 and 3 quarters to about 3.5in, but some of the rain

shadowing will come into play, which means some areas will not pick up that much rain. but the winds are going to come up 46 miles an hour. 30 thursday morning as we head into 7 a.m, gusting to 50 at times around half moon bay, and even stronger on the higher terrain as we head into thursday night. still windy weather with the wind comes a high surf. high surf warning going up thursday afternoon to saturday morning. up to 45 t waves in favored west facing beaches. so right now, while things are quiet from our santa cruz camera that will be changing in the mountains. big time snow. expected winter storm warning 10 p.m. tomorrow until 10 p.m. friday. above 4500ft, expecting 2 to 5ft of snow above 6000 with the gusts up to 60, it's going to be difficult travel, very difficult travel conditions 30s and 40s on your temperatures tomorrow morning. mostly cloudy with some a few showers developing and then tomorrow afternoon 40s to 60s. it is going to be pretty cloudy with occasional showers. the accuweather seven day forecast. it's a one for tomorrow. thursday is the

day. that's a three. heavy rain, gusty winds, thunder chance a one on friday and on sunday. but the all important chinese new year parade on saturday. it's dry on monday. >> yes. perfect. we love that. thanks, sandhya. >> well, coming up here next, the magic words that will unlock free chipotle. but only for one day and only

the market closed mixed today. let's take a look at the numbers. the dow jones gained more than 123 points. the nasdaq fell more than 70. meanwhile, the s&p 500 managed to end the day in the green with a two point gain. lyft could start using self-driving cars as early as next year. the debut wone in san francisco, where the rideshare company is based, but instead in dallas. lyft says customers will be able to choose if they would like to go driverless. meanwhile, waymo is working with uber to launch its self-driving cars in austin this year. tesla is also planning a robotaxi operation in austin. >> well, happening tomorrow free chipotle in san francisco. just say the magic words. strava. bogo. san francisco won the chipotle strava city challenge during the month of january.ge people in 25 cities around the world logged chipotle segments on strava. that's a san francisco based workout tracking

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powering possibilities. comcast business. in oakland. can it build a better bay area, and at what cost? one university wants to create its own police force to patrol not just its campus, but also the surrounding community of east oakland. >> the proposal is raising concerns about overpolicing and even if it's legal. abc seven news reporter anser hassan has the story. >> safety is a concern for many students at northeastern university in oakland. some, like the idea of the university having its own police force.

>> oakland is not safe, and it would be nice to have, you know, that extra amount of safety. >> since its merger with mills college, northeastern has upgraded safety and security services. but in a memorandum of understanding, or mou submitted to the city of oakland, the university is seeking to create and pay for its own police department with all the powers of a police force, and to be allowed to patrol off campus in parts of east oakland. >> communities can't thrive. they can't expand. you can't really have a good quality of life if it's too dangerous to go outside. >> stephanie hayden is with the group east oakland neighbors. she acknowledges the socioeconomic issues that have historically plagued east oakland, but the group thinks extra officers will make a difference. but the mou was rejected by the city. in a statement to abc seven news, city attorney ryan richardson says there are several private universities that do have their own peace officers, but those are tied to some city or jurisdiction or have limited powers. richardson says there is no precedent with what northeastern is proposing and,

quote, no support for it in california law. therefore, the oakland city attorney's office was not able to sign off on the mou that was presented by the university due to its form and legality. cat brooks, founder of the anti-police chair project, says more police doesn't lead to safer streets. >> we have the oakland police department, we have the california highway patrol, and occasionally we have the sheriffs. and yet the kinds of things that oaklanders in east oakland are concerned about keep happening, right? carjackings, home invasions, robberies, etc. those things keep happening despite the fact that east oakland is literally flooded with police departments. >> still, the group east oakland neighbors wants this to be an issue in the upcoming mayor's race and will start sending out surveys to solicit community feedback. >> getting public safety right means making sure that people are informed, and they have an opportunity to help shape the proposals. >> the university did not respond to requests for comment. the city says it remains open to a partnership with the

university that is authorized by california law. in oakland, anser hassan, abc seven news. >> a san jose man is under arrest, accused of having a slew of illegal guns and bomb making materials inside his home. officers made the discovery yesterday when they were called to a house on cordell avenue. police say the man believed someone had been trying to break into his home. they later discovered he was hallucinating. the man was also armed. so investigators got a search warrant and went through the house. >> during the course of the search, officers located additional firearms as well as explosive precursor materials and body armor. >> sapd says several of the guns were similar to machine guns, others were reported stolen. some had their serial numbers changed or removed. police also discovered what they believe is fentanyl inside the home. the man was booked into the santa clara county jail. now, in a separate case in san jose, another man is under arrest accused of sex trafficking, a minor. the victim is 16 years old. police rescued the teen and arrested the suspect, but say there may be more victims. so

that investigation is ongoing. you can get detailed information about what crime is like where you live with our abc7 neighborhood safety tracker, find it at abc7 news.com or on our abc7 bay area app. >> in less than an hour, an american teacher recently released from russian custody will be at the white house. mark fogle had been held in russia since he was arrested on drug charges in 2021. he was caught carrying 17g of cannabis, which his lawyers said was prescribed for back pain. fogle's family is now celebrating his release. >> he just said, i'm in the moscow airport and of course he usually calls from the prison. and i said, well, what are you doing there? he says, i'm waiting for a plane to take me to washington, d.c, which was unbelievable. unbelievable. i actually got dizzy. >> you can understand fogle taught history at the anglo-american school of moscow

for nearly a decade. the king of jordan met with president trump at the white house today. among the topics they discussed, trump's plan to take over the gaza strip. abc news reporter christiane cordero has the details from washington. >> reporter today, two world leaders with conflicting views of the war in the middle east met behind closed doors in the oval office. president trump again said the u.s. would take over the gaza strip, uproot the palestinian population, even proposing jordan and egypt parcel off land for them. jordan and egypt have long supported a two state solution that would give palestinians their own country. >> king abdullah, what do you think about the u.s. taking over the gaza strip? do you want to see the us own the gaza strip? well. >> i think, as i said earlier, i'm the president is looking at egypt coming to present their plan. >> as he waits on egypt, the king announced a plan of his own to take in 2000 and sick palestinian children. trump called it a beautiful gesture. the gaza strip is home to more

than 2 million palestinians. under trump's idea to develop that land, he said, relocated palestinians would no longer have the right to return to it. >> some people say this is ethnic cleansing. you won't be able to force them to leave their land. they are moving them. >> to a beautiful location where they have new homes, where they can live safely, where they'll have doctors and medical and all of those things. >> trump has vowed the u.s. would not buy gaza, that his proposal would require no tax dollars or american troops. he has otherwise offered no details of his plan. the back and forth comes as hamas announced it's suspending its upcoming release of israeli hostages this weekend, accusing israel of violating its cease fire deal, to which trump offered this ultimatum. >> they either have them out by saturday at 12:00 or all bets are off. >> israeli prime minister netanyahu appears to agree with trump's assertion, saying if hamas does not meet that noon

deadline on saturday, the cease fire will be over. christiane cordero, abc news, washington. >> happening tonight, the city council of fremont could ban homeless encampments. an ordinance would make it illegal for encampments to be on most public property, including sidewalks and parks. violations would mean a $1,000 fine or up to six months in jail. it also contains a clause that prohibits aiding or abetting a homeless camp. city officials said there is no intent to arrest homeless people or nonprofit workers. the fremont city council meeting begins at 7 p.m. happening tomorrow. stars like simone biles, brittney griner and actress jane fonda will headline a big conference in the south bay. all three women will deliver keynote speeches at the fifth annual california conference for women in san jose. 5000 female leaders in business are set to attend the one day event. the conference features a lineup of speeches, panels, and topics focused on inspiration and skill building for women of all ages and in all stages of their careers. in-person tickets are still

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just days away from the big event on saturday. you can watch it live right here and everywhere you stream abc seven. this year's parade grand marshal is a legendary actress and producer whose career has spanned more than 40 years. >> she's something. and abc seven news anchor don lemon sat down for a meal with joan chen to chat about her career and love of chinatown. >> every time i come here, i always order that crab. every dish is great. >> we met joan chen for a traditional banquet style meal at the longtime chinatown staple orange lounge, which has been serving up authentic cantonese food since 1985.

>> and this is a special new year dish. these seaweeds are in chinese fa choi for choi. so it's very good fortune. yeah. >> joan has done it all in the entertainment industry as an acclaimed actor in iconic films such as the last emperor and also as a producer. but she has never been grand marshal for the chinese new year parade. >> oh my god. yeah, i don't know what i'm supposed to do. what am i supposed to do? >> i promise it'll be so easy. just wave. >> okay, fans. >> joan first visited san francisco to shoot a movie in the 1980s. she fell in love and later moved to the city in 1992. what was it about this city that made you want to stay? >> i feel very comfortable as a chinese american, a chinese immigrant, to be in this city and physically gorgeous, spectacular place. >> more than 3 million people are expected to watch the parade this year from around the globe. it's the largest chinese new

year event outside of asia. >> can you share. >> some of your thoughts about what you hope others will take away from the parade in chinatown and san francisco? >> people will learn that it's actually a very fun place. it's a fun place. i mean, it's got rich history. it looks very unique part of the city, different from any other parts of the city. okay. a break and we eat some. >> a food break. we'll take a food break. yeah, yeah. >> seafood symbolizes wealth and abundance. salted egg yolk crab is a popular dish eaten during the lunar new year. >> it's hands on time. >> oh my god. i didn't expect joan to just, like, pick up the crab and go for it. yeah, this is really nice. >> food is very, very important. i live to eat. >> the year of the snake symbolizes transformation. something joan has had to do many times in her more than 40 year career. >> not all the transformations

are deliberately designed. at best, i think they are caught that you feel something coming that you can learn from and grow from. i just know that i like to be creative. the creative juice is. my vitality is my life and i'll never stop doing that if i'm not in front of the camera or behind the camera or writing something i might be cooking. i might be learning to create a dish or a bench. that is life for me. just to be creative. >> and always. >> moving forward. it sounds like. >> you have no choice. one can't move back, so you move forward. yeah. of course. hello everyone, i'm joan chen. i'm going to be the grand marshal in this year's chinese new year parade. happy year of the snake.

>> it's so great to have her. >> yeah, it really is. and grand marshal of the parade. something she's never done. exciting. yes. all right, well, muni service is free all day, both saturday and sunday. so take mass transit and avoid the traffic. of course. a cable cars are exempt. you still have to pay to ride those. and remember, abc seven is the official home of the 2025 san francisco chinese new year parade. you can watch the live parade saturday starting at 6 p.m. watch it here live on abc seven and wherever you stream abc seven news. >> coming up, we will have an updated look at the weather forecast for the next seven days, including the parade and everything else that's

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ask your retina specialist about syfovre. nope! just the facts. (♪) grand opening of a brand new public restroom. a ribbon cutting happened this morning. the restroom is in a high traffic area at the corner of telegraph avenue and channing way. it's designed to be accessible to all users. berkeley leaders say the restroom is part of the city's efforts to improve sanitation in outdoor spaces. >> this will bring dignity to those who are often denied privacy and space of personal care rights that many of us take for granted when not confronted with this daily problem. >> the restroom project was funded in part by measure t one,

which voters approved in 2016. it provides $100 million from bond revenue to pay for improvements to facilities and infrastructure. >> uc berkeley is celebrating the return of the newts with new day palooza at his botanical garden. the garden is home to two newt species the california newt and rough skinned newt. experts say their winter migration is triggered by rain. hormonal changes cause they're unstoppable. urge to go to the water. the best time to see the newts yourself at the botanical garden now through early march. >> it's new to palooza. >> yes, we've got time. >> all right. big storm coming. >> yes. meteorologist sandhya patel is here. sandhya. >> yeah. and ama and dan, let's take a look at a live picture from zephyr cove, where it is dry right now. but that is going to be changing. they're expecting big time snow over the next couple of days. heading into friday night, you will notice 41in at kirkwood and donner, 28 at tahoe. on live doppler seven we do have some moisture moving in. it's just a wave of energy.

we're going to eventually see some light rain. and of course, as we look ahead tos wider perspective, you can see that it's skirting the coastline. it will switch over to snow over mount hamilton late tonight going into tomorrow morning. so 930 parts of the coastline and the peninsula get some rain tomorrow morning, a few more showers and then more rain moves in wednesday night. but it's really thursday's storm that becomes a level three. and that's when all the problems begin with wind and rain and chance of thunder. 40s to 60s on your highs tomorrow is going to be pretty cloudy and the accuweather seven day forecast a level one for tomorrow. most of tomorrow you're going to be in a break. it's a level three for thursday. the worst of that storm hits during the morning commute. and then we have a one for friday dry for the chinese new year parade. and then a little bit of rain coming in on su. >> dan that times out just great for the weekend. >> perfect. >> thank you sam. >> all right. sports director larry beil is here with some warriors. >> yeah. think about this football team. 11 guys on offense, 11 on defense. you bring in one player. maybe. or maybe not. you know, they have a

huge impact, right? basketball team. five guys on the court. you change out 20% of your starting lineup and suddenly your whole season flips. it's only been two games since jimmy butler arrived, but the whole vibe with the warriors has completely changed in a very, very good

has been installed at chase center. the festivities really begin on friday, but the warriors have two more games between now and then. and even though it's a really small sample size, the jimmy butler acquisition is working out really well. butler is like a doberman, right? he's always on the attack on the offensive end, not afraid of contact? go right to the basket. last night he went to the free throw line 15 times as the warriors beat the bucks. look at the passing right there. warriors road trip continues tomorrow at dallas. then on thursday at houston. steph curry likes what he sees and hoping to keep the good times rolling. >> you know you see the positives of what jimmy brings on both ends of the floor. just a high iq guy competitor plays under control all the time. you know we've put pieces around him with different lineups. we're still trying to figure that out. so it's been good so far. excited about building some momentum. you want to end the road trip right. we got an opportunity to do something pretty special considering where we've been this season.

>> steph has bundled up like the michelin man there. luka doncic his lakers debut last night, dressed in like he was ready to walk the red carpet in la. lebron let luka get his name called last in the intros. they joked that's a one night thing. don't get used to it. luka scored only 14 points in 24 minutes, but la didn't need more because they blew out utah. and look at the pass here. full court to lebron. i think these two are going to have fun doing a lot of smiling on the laker bench as la cruised to victory. nfl news the saints had to wait patiently for a while, but they finally got their man hiring kellen moore as their new head coach. moore was the eagles offensive coordinator this season. philly they won the super bowl, averaging 36 points per game in the playoffs. at age 36, moore becomes the youngest head coach in the nfl. got some big college football news locally. san jose state and fresno state partnering with both kgo and our sister station kfsn in fresno, announcing the scheduling of six future non-conference games between the schools going to the 2034

season. now, after this year, fresno state is joining the newly reformed pac 12. san jose state will remain in the mountain west. these two schools have been playing since 1921, and the announcement guarantees the battle for the valley trophy will live on. >> well, last year was my first time in it. and, you know, going up there, obviously you could see the rivalry there. and the fans there were pretty animated. >> certainly during rivalry week at fresno. everything's more amped up. you see the messaging, you see the emotions are running a little bit hotter during practice and during the department that week. there's just a little bit more on the line. >> george kittle is a huge wrestling fan and he was at monday night raw entering the ring to celebrate with a masked man. pienta the six time pro bowl tight end. he's had his own mask. and then he threw that into the crowd as a souvenir. kittle dreams about a wrestling career and even knows what hisg finishing move would be. he's thought this out. it would be the stone cold stunner made famous by steve austin. i'm not

sure if i should feel proud that i know. let me just demonstrate it on dan. >> okay. oh, boy. >> i don't know if i should feel proud that i know what the stone cold stunner is, or is it just a cry for help? i don't know. i'm not sure. >> let's just put it under the umbrella of your job as sports director. you have to know this. >> you have to know. yes, yes. it's informational. whatever. >> ashley. with the save. >> thank you. >> thank you. thanks, larry. >> all right. tonight on abc seven at eight. watch will trent at nine. high potential, followed by the rookie. then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. remember that abc seven news is streaming 24 over seven. get the abc seven bay area app so you can join us whenever you want, wherever you are. but that'll do it for now. thank you so much for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley for sandhya patel, larry beil. i think we're wrestling between newscasts tonight. >> oh, boy. we'll put it on instagram. right now. >> so basically, neither of you will be here. >> for the 11. exactly. >> brace yourself. we'll be in

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