winds too. >> yes, we've already seen all of it. today we have team coverage, starting with meteorologist lisa argen in our weather center. lisa. >> we have had the wind over 60 miles an hour at sfo, over six inches of rain in the santa cruz mountains. and we start out right now with the heaviest rain moving into southern california. they have flood warnings around the burn scar of the palisades fire, but we have more rain to come throughout the evening hours. here we are from lagunitas to woodside in marin county, a heavy downpour looking up towards napa. moderate rain there and into danville. light to moderate rain midday here fm east palo alto to redwood city we had a pretty good downpour. just moved through stanford and will continue to see the rain in the santa cruz mountains. so we've got residual flooding. and here's a look at the flood advisories. they've been lifted for marin county and parts of san francisco. but until 530 in alameda county, 415 throughout the south bay. and it look so far at the rainfall totals over six inches. santa cruz mountains

over two inches sfo, nearly two and a half in oakland with an inch and a third in san jose. look at these. wind gusts from 35 miles an hour. sfo, over 40 miles an hour from napa to the delta. and you go in the upper elevations. and we are still looking at winds over 60 miles an hour. so these winds will continue. the scattered downpours, a slight chance of a thunderstorm, and the winds aren't going to lighten up until we get into the early morning hours. and when we do, we're going to see not only a break, but the sun is going to come out and we're talking about a nice start to the weekend, but you can see still a few waves of rain to move on through. and not only do we have a drier weekend, but we have some milder weather to track as well into next week. julian. kristen. >> like the sound of all of that. we appreciate it. thank you lisa. well, with substantial rainfall overnight and throughout the day, the san lorenzo river rose quickly, prompting some evacuation warnings from santa cruz county that have since been lifted. >> abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey is back in the

mountains again today. and dustin, what is it like out there right now? >> julian and kristen, what a difference a day makes. we were here just yesterday as people were preparing for this storm and the san lorenzo river there. it was about as low as i've ever seen it during the winter time. big difference. now it's risen several feet since that time and it has the community remaining on high alert. rain fell about as fast and as hard as the san lorenzo river was flowing thursday. living along the banks is usually a great place to be, but river road residents are not exactly reaping the benefits during this storm as water rose faster than usual. >> typically it takes 2 or 3 days, but overnight we had rain all night long, so it's definitely higher. we're watching it consistently. so you know, it's rising. >> trevor medina and his neighbors in felton grove got word from the county early this morning that they were in an evacuation zone. river road completely flooded in 2023 when storms

overwhelmed the river as rain fell thursday, medina was ready to avoid getting caught in floodwaters. this time. >> i'm right on river road and my window actually peers out just into the river so i can see the level rising and we can see it if it breaches. >> where's the point of concern level for you? >> as soon as it breaches, we're gone. >> just across the covered bridge. evacuating is not as simple. >> family's been here almost 50 years, so we've been through the storm of 8223. in the 90s. there was storms in 2017. and so it has us all on alert. >> covered bridge equestrian owner tamara bull was keeping an eye on water levels, as well as the horses stabled here throughout the storm. >> all the animals are tucked in. these are mine. as you can see, he's in his dry shelter. she doesn't care. >> some of these stables back right up to the san lorenzo. evacuation plans are ready if needed, but bull is hoping it doesn't get to that point. >> when you move them to a different circumstances, you're taking them into new things. they're going to

call out. they get nervous. some don't handle the situations very well, so it's the last thing we really want to do. >> the community has been through this before and they're confident that they can make it through again. >> it's going to rain a lot tonight, but i think everything's draining properly. i think we'll be okay. wishful thinking. >> wishful thinking indeed. now, despite those more than six inches of rainfall here in the santa cruz mountains over the last day, you know things have gone down a little bit, thankfully, with the san lorenzo river since this morning, and those evacuation orders were lifted around 2:00 this afternoon. but we know all too well in this community. does as well. things can change quickly. we are live in felton. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> indeed they can. dustin thank you. so. nba all-star weekend is kicking off in sn francisco. >> okay. fans were met with some strong winds and heavy rain this morning, but that did not stop the crowds from lining up for today's events. abc seven news reporter monica madden is live

near union square. so, monica, was it worth the wait? >> well, fans will tell you it was. now, julian, it is dry right now compared to what it was like earlier when it was pouring rain. when san francisco kicked off the start of the nba all star weekend, and with some of the biggest names in basketball in the bay area this weekend, organizers say they're not going to be letting this weather get in the way of fun. rain or shine. >> it's been very wet waiting in the rain, but we hear there's a surprise guest. >> nba fans are weathering the storm for the all star studded events thursday. dozens of fans lining up for pop up shops and appearances from warriors champions like festus ezeli wind. >> what's wind, what's rain? we're not soft, we're damnation. this is what we do. this is what we're about. we're here to celebrate. we're here to light it up. >> spokesperson for the warriors tells abc seven news that some events have

been moved around because of the rain. but other than thursday's varsity tipoff event getting canceled, all events are moving forward as scheduled. >> this is the nba all star game weekend. you want to miss that, that's on you. i say don't do it. we've done so much working with our community partners, with the mayor, with the city, with the nba, with the warriors to make this happen. and it's exciting. >> city leaders saying they're ready for the frenzy this weekend, hoping no one rains on san francisco's parade. >> everything is happening. this is the weekend to experience. do not miss out. we've been working so hard, so long to make this happen for our community, for the region, for the world. all eyes on san francisco. we are going game time. >> now, let me tell you, the drip that we've been seeing outside does not even compare to the drip inside some of these pop up stores. there's some iconic jerseys, championship trophies, and other basketball collectibles that these fans have been going nuts for. and they say, honestly, it's

worth the bad weather and has been worth the wait at times in these lines. we're live in union square. monica madden, abc seven news. >> all right, monica, thank you. in the south bay now. heavy downpours caused uvas creek to spill over its banks, causing heavy flooding in gilroy. city officials shut down silvas crossing because of serious flooding at uvas park drive and miller avenue. it forced neighbors on the other side to find a different route. locals say when heavy rain falls, it's common to see this roadway shut down. >> when i went down a couple of minutes ago, a big log crossed the road and there's a huge log stuck that's coming down the hill. so it's pretty major. >> some neighborhoods also woke up to flooded city streets. some drivers still made their way through the water, which was up to the sidewalks near rennes and ronan avenue. as the storm has made its way through our area, some of the strongest winds we have seen along the coast that will be on the peninsula. >> and that's where we find

abc seven news reporter tim johns. he's been following the storm for us throughout the day in san mateo county along the coast. joining us live now from half moon bay. tim, when we saw you at midday live, you lost your hat because of the wind gusts. how are you feeling now? >> yeah. julian. that's right. you know, i still don't have my hat. so the hair is just. we're just flowing today. but i can tell you, the wind has been persistent since the very early morning hours. the rain has been more on and off here along the coast for the throughout the day. but that wind is what officials say can cause the most problems. strong wind and heavy rain hitting along the san mateo county coast thursday in half moon bay, city officials say they've been preparing for the storm all week. >> monitoring our waterways, cleaning debris and brush out of our storm drains and our streets, responding to tree limbs down from the wind. >> that wind, the primary concern for p-g-and-e's. >> wind, can cause otherwise healthy trees to uproot. it can break branches and have them fall into our lines.

debris flies through the air and can make contact with power lines. >> the wind strength on full display earlier in the day when a tree was knocked over in a residential area. the tree shutting down part of the street as crews worked to remove it quickly. p-g-and-e's says it pre-positioned crews up and down the san mateo county coast in preparation for thursday's storm. >> especially in areas like half moon bay. it may take a little while to get equipment there from other parts of the peninsula, so that's why we like to pre-position and be ready. >> for the north of the pacific. up here, some young fishermen were determined not to let the bad weather ruin their day. >> we kind of actually planned to already. we weren't going to let the weather stop us. we just decided, you know, fish are biting. it's nice and shady. so pretty good weather to go fishing. >> but while they might have been enjoying the stormy weather, others were not. that included andy ley, who just moved to the bay area from hawaii. are you missing hawaii a little bit right now? >> yes, absolutely. never got below like 65. so this is definitely different. >> and if she wasn't enjoying the stormy weather, her dog might have been even

more disappointed. >> yeah, he's more of a in the sun at the beach kind of dog. but we're making it work. >> now. in addition to the wind, the other big thing that san mateo county officials are looking out for is localized flooding. they're reminding folks, if you're on the road and you see a roadway that has standing water, avoid that at all costs and simply find an alternate route. i'm live in half moon bay this afternoon. tim johns, abc seven news. >> all right, tim, thank you so much. we will get you a new hat, we promise. as thet round of storms moves across the bay area, you can track them using the same live doppler seven our weather team uses. you can find it by using your phone to scan the qr code you see on your screen right now. go ahead and scan it and it will take you directly to that app. >> developing news a series of small earthquakes today along the hayward fault. the latest a magnitude 3.7 tremor just before two this afternoon. the u.s. geological survey says it happened about a mile from hayward. in total, there were six earthquakes in that area today. the others ranged from

magnitude 1.9. really tiny. you probably didn't feel that to 3.3. >> students and staff at sonoma state are urging the university's interim president to call off massive budget cuts, and they're using valentine's day to help send their message. the cuts would eliminate 23 academic programs, six departments and the athletics program to a valentine's day themed protest. this afternoon saw union members, staff and students deliver valentine's card and thousands of petition signatures to the president. >> it's a broken heart day, obviously, for obvious reasons, and we've collected over 10,000 signatures on petitions and we're going to hand-deliver them to her. >> proposed layoffs at the school would affect more than 100 faculty members and lecturers. a dozen staff and four management positions. the university president announced the cuts last month to address a budget crisis, which includes state level funding cuts. >> the oakland marriott city hotel, the largest hotel, has defaulted on its $100 million

loan. that's according to reporting from the mercury news. the hotels, owned by the hong kong based real estate private equity company gaw capital, invesco cmi investments bought the loan for the hotel in may of last year. that company reportedly filed the default against the hotel and can now foreclose on it. >> up next here on abc seven news at four. let the games begin. >> san francisco officially kicks off nba all-star weekend with a ribbon cutting today. we have the scoop on all the events that fans can enjoy. >> and welcome to the rock. the major sporting event that could soon come

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there we go. >> the official tip off to the nba all-star festivities happened this morning in san francisco. mayor daniel lurie helped kick things off with a ribbon cutting ceremony. he was joined by warriors president brandon schneider, nba deputy commissioner mark tatum and warriors ambassador festus. all star themed pop up storefronts will be open along powell street in union square. >> we will have 30 diverse owned businesses that will be featured here, doing pop ups and cultural events and other entertainment events coming over here. i saw lines of people waiting to get into stores on powell street, which is just really

a testament to, i think, the impact that we can have, not just on the court but off the court as well. >> all-star alley includes foot locker's all star experience, which opened this morning. >> meanwhile, the set up at chase center is well underw. there are a series of events starting friday night and concluding with sunday's big game. once you get a look at the scope of what it takes to transform the arena, you understand why. the warriors have been on a road trip since last week. there's a new format this year, with four teams competing in a mini tournament. in the past, it was just one big game with the eastern conference and the western conference. >> the full action on the court tips off with the all-star celebrity game at 7 p.m. on friday at oakland arena. following that is the castrol rising stars event showcasing the nba's best young talent. that's at 9 p.m. at the chase center. up next is the state farm all star saturday night, 8 p.m, at the chase center. the event includes the skills challenge, three-point contest

and slam dunk contest, and the main event happens on sunday. the 74th nba all-star game happens at chase center at eight. stars like steph curry and kevin durant will be playing. >> with such a spotlight on san francisco, mayor daniel leary is trying to make sure city is seen in a positive light this weekend. earlier today on gma3 what you need to know, leary spoke about addressing homelessness and the emergency fentanyl ordinance he just signed yesterday. >> it's going to allow us to treat this urgent, this emergency with the urgency that it deserves. it is a crisis here, but it's a crisis nationwide. last year alone, we had 633 people die of overdose. and it's unacceptable. it's going to allow us to stand up more mental health and drug treatment beds, more shelter beds more quickly and move with speed and urgency. >> leary has announced a goal of 1500 new shelter beds in his

first six months in office. when the gma3 anchors asked him how he was going to pull that off, this was his response. >> it's an ambitious goal, but we have to be ambitious about this. i walked the streets of our city every single day, and i see the crisis and people deserve help. we're no longer going to allow people to sleep on our streets, and so we have a lot of work to do. but here's also our reputation. we are the greatest city in the world when we are at our best. >> lurie also acknowledged the public perception of san francisco when it comes to safety. he said crime stats are dropping quickly, public safety is improving and small businesses had their best january in seven years. >> all right. well, rain has been dropping quickly. >> it has. >> throughout the day. >> we're getting it out of the way now because we have so much happening this weekend. and lisa, it looks like the forecast is shaping up to be quite nice for it. >> yeah, you're right, julie and kristen. but we still have some rain coming down and the winds

are really not going to lighten up until tomorrow. we have seen gusts over 60 miles an hour. and as we look at california as a whole, we've got the thunderstorms in the central valley and we have got the burn scar in southern california under a flash flood warning. so while the worst is over for us, the next several hours will be really getting hit hard in southern california. still some moderate to heavy rain out here. this is highway 101 east of san rafael. down around larkspur. you've got a downpour up to the north, yountville and napa and also into the east bay 680 south of pleasanton. you had a pretty good rain maker there and a little spotty out towards fremont. winds were over 55 miles an hour in the summit, looking at some pretty good rain east of morgan hill. flood advisories still up for alameda county. they've been lifted for parts of the north bay, the peninsula. but until 530 here. and as we look at san jose, it is wet out there, 6.66in in the santa cruz mountains. danville over three inches. over two inches. sfo,

oakland almost two and a half and nearly two in napa. an inch and a third in san jose. look at these winds. still over 35 miles an hour, 45 out by the delta and upper elevations. they are fierce. over 60 miles an hour. the oakland hills, hood mountain there at 50 miles an hour. mount umunhum as well. so watch how they continue to stay elevated through the 9:00 hour. now we are over midnight here, and there's still over 20 miles an hour at the coast. so friday is dry, it's breezy, and it's not until late in the day when the winds subside. so here's a look at that shower activity pressing to the east. it looks like we get a break, but no, we're going to see more rain as we get towards the ten 11:00 hour. some embedded downpours and then early tomorrow it's going to be bright, it's going to be sunny, and we're going to see temperatures still on the cool side, anywhere from a third of an inch to go through early tomorrow in livermore. and you can see less than that in richmond. most areas, a 10th to a third. as we go through

early friday, it's still going to remain breezy, and we're certainly going to have the wave heights throughout the weekend where we have a high surf warning right now, only 12 footers, but they're going to go up to 30 and perhaps 35ft. so it's going to be very dangerous out there. so not only do we get the snow through friday, there's a weaker system behind it that will add to some of these totals. so still looking at a foot to two feet of snow. but then that weak system on sunday. so highs for your friday, valentine's day mid and upper 50s. those south winds are behind us. so it's slightly cooler a mixture of clouds and sun. and then we get into saturday night where the chinese new year parade will be in the 50s with partly cloudy conditions. bundle up. it's going to be a dry night, and the accuweather seven day forecast for valentine's day. it's breezy, a mix of clouds and sun. we're partly cloudy for your saturday and that chance. slight chance of a shower in the north bay. and then look at the sunny and warmer conditions. we're in the 60s into next

week, so hunker down tonight and then we are getting through it. >> great. a plus plus. >> plus plus. >> lisa. >> thanks, lisa. climate experts are concerned they may never get a look at a highly anticipated new report because of another trump administration executive order. what they're doing to fight the order. >> also, when lawyers say o.j. simpson's estate could go

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is shutting down april 28th after two decades at the mall. the company's president said the closure is coming because of,the quote, the city's failure to address the deterioration of safety downtown. another issue is how few businesses are in the mall. most recently, bloomingdale's announced the closure of its massive flagship store this spring. a study detailing the state of america's land, water and wildlife was supposed to be released this week. >> but the trump administration stepped in and killed it through an executive order. i spoke with two bay area researchers who are joining the fight to try and make that report public. as director of stanford's woods institute, field works to understand some of the most urgent challenges facing our environment. while across the bay at the university of california, professor chris schell works on solutions for

the environmental inequities plaguing our cities and neighborhoods. both men joined with prominent researchers across the country, spending countless hours to produce a first of its kind report called the national nature assessment, with a first draft expected this week. >> until the announcement came with no warning and it came just a few days before we were supposed to deliver the completed first draft. >> the report, originally commissioned by the biden administration, was abruptly canceled a casualty in a wave of executive orders signed by president trump, many aimed at environmental and equity programs. >> the national assessment was critical, and all of the colleagues that are on the assessment are all heartbroken. and we're sort of grasping at straws as to why that was the case. >> he points to the broad scope of the study, covering challenges and opportunities, from climate change to the economy to human health, and a

sense of patriotic mission. >> as academics, this was the closest thing that we had to being able to give back to our country. but i think even more importantly, our communities. >> the important thing about the national nature assessment is that for the first time, it really would document the value of nature. >> but they say the word spread quickly after the news broke, including offers to help to publish the report without the government's assistance. they believe the challenge now is figuring out a platform to capture national attention. >> this is important stuff. i mean, to see it come out. but i also am keen to find some kind of a way that in the scientific community, we can make as much progress as possible in holding the feet of the government to the fire, as it were. >> they're hopeful momentum will build as the world continues to struggle with the impacts of changing climate, both environmental and political.

>> my parents would oftentimes tell me knowledge is power. this is the work that we do, and we will continue to do the work because the mission is incredibly important. >> researchers believe the nature assessment is mandatory because of a law requiring the federal government to provide regular updates on the state of global change. >> president trump moves forward in his efforts to try to shrink the federal government. >> the latest executive order signed today, and the possible roadblock he could run into when it comes to the

announcing a plan for reciprocal tariffs, as he calls them. >> it comes as one judge has

cleared the way for the buyout of more than 2 million federal workers. but now the plan is facing more legal challenges. abc's reena roy has the latest. >> president trump speaking from the oval office today announcing plans to hit countries with reciprocal tariffs. >> there could be some short term disturbance, but long term it's going to it's going to make our country a fortune. >> trump says the new tariffs will be on a case by case basis, taking into account a number of factors, including the tariffs those countries impose on american products. this means if a country imposes a 20% tariff on american goods, the u.s. could move to impose a 20% tariff on goods from there. president trump previously imposed a 25% tariff on all u.s. imports of aluminum and steel, and a 10% tariff on chinese goods. >> if you build here, you have no tariffs whatsoever. and i think that's what's going to happen. i think our country is going to be flooded with jobs. >> the president has said tariffs will help create

domestic factory jobs. but many economists say tariffs will effectively be a tax increase on u.s. consumers. >> we think about in 2018 when trump put those 20% tariffs on washing machines from china, it took just a couple of months for the price of washing machines in the united states for consumers to go up 18%. so almost the entire cost of that tariff was passed on to the consumer. >> the administration also focused on reshaping the federal government and shrinking its size. >> we have to make our government smaller, more efficient, more effective, and a lot less expensive. >> a federal judge clearing the way for the administration's buyout offer to some 2 million federal workers. the white house says 75,000 have accepted the offer. and a group of federal unions has now filed a lawsuit to try and block mass firings, calling the program unlawful. reena roy, abc news, new york. >> a san francisco nonprofit that's dedicated to advocating for latinos in california is on the front lines for the fight for justice as the trump

administration attacks the rights of immigrants. the latino community foundation hosted a roundtable discussion today with leaders from all around the state who talked about what they're seeing in this current political climate. >> arrests and deportations have always existed with every single administration, regardless of parties. but what we see that's really has been impacting our community is the messaging of mass deportations, of hate and really criminalizing our our immigrant community. >> after the november election, the latino community foundation gave six grants to organizations in california that work to help latinos. they all focus on things like legal services for immigrants, community education, and civic engagement. >> the estate of the late o.j. simpson is going to be auctioned off. we're learning when it could happen and what items could be included. according to tmz, simpson's lawyers are proposing an auction date between march 12th and the 29th. the possible items for sale include photos of simpson with

political leaders, a series of plaques awarded for his accomplishments in the nfl and on the golf course, and a number of legal documents from oj's time of incarceration. the san francisco native passed away last year. his lawyers are looking to sell these items to help pay back creditors who claim o.j. owed them money. simpson's children can object anytime between before february 26th. >> alcatraz island may soon host another tourist attraction. the world boxing organization is looking at the island as the next location for the world championship. world boxing organization junior welterweight champion teofimo lopez is close to finalizing a deal to defend his title at alcatraz. according to our media partners at the san francisco standard, lopez still needs approval from the national park service and golden gate national recreation area to make it happen. mcdonald's happy meals are made for kids, but adults like to be happy, too. we'll tell you why. grown ups seem to be gobbling up the kids

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so official that it's even been added to the merriam-webster dictionary. >> they're also greeting cards. i was looking in the card section the other day for some valentine's cards, and i saw a valentine's. >> oh, nice. >> julian, you're wondering why is there no valentine's? >> i think. >> they're. >> calling it. that sounds bad. valentine's. valentine. >> valentine. >> right. >> we just call it going out for a beer with you, bro. >> yeah. >> okay. that's good. i do think it's important to celebrate not only the romantic life in your life, right? but also the love that you have for your friends. >> right? >> special is important. >> yeah, exactly. so go for it. >> yeah. >> everybody's included. >> exactly. >> tell those folks that you they mean something to you and show it to them. >> yep, yep. >> well, a new survey finds 70% of americans plan to watch a romantic comedy tomorrow. a rom com. according to casino.org. a very reputable source here. the princess bride is most popular. >> that's a good one. >> it is pretty good. >> as you wish. >> love actually is tied for

second. the ten things. >> i hate about in. >> california. >> is california love. love, actually. okay. >> that's a classic. uh- is a favorite in seven states, and some even consider it a holiday favorite too. >> oh, right. >> that's dan. >> he's always pushing that. >> i know he's listening. >> to it. it's okay. >> so there the folks that if it's like happens during the holiday period, they call it a holiday movie even though it doesn't have holiday themes. >> are you trying to talk about the other one? gosh, my memory is so bad these days. diehard. >> are you? >> oh come on. >> that's holiday, but not rom com. no. >> it's not a holiday movie. cut it out. >> are we going to have to. >> beg to differ? >> can i just say my. >> favorite rom com, though? >> yeah. >> crazy rich asians. >> oh. >> that's a classic. that's a new age classic. >> i've seen that, like, 20 times. >> lisa, how about you? >> i think the notebook is cute and titanic. i mean. >> oh, wow. >> oh, titanic. >> quite, quite the ending, though. yeah. right. i'm not laughing. >> no spoilers, no spoilers. >> i mean, it's the wrong. >> part, not the ending. >> yeah. >> the middle part.

>> yeah. >> how about you? >> mine is my best friend's wedding. >> oh, that's so good. that is good. how about brulé. >> can never be jealous. >> i love. >> love jones. that's a. >> 90s classic. nia long. let's see. mamma mia! >> what else is there? there's something about mary. >> 51st dates. okay. classics. classics. >> groundhog day. woman. >> groundhog day. groundhog. >> okay, okay. >> hey, we'll go out there, celebrate valentine's day, watch a rom com and have fun. >> and get your. happy meal kids meal. >> that will do with xfinity, can i get fast internet with less lag?" we hear you marcus because we're gamers too. that's why we designed xfinity internet with faster upload and download speeds, increased bandwidth, and ultra-low lag, so you can secure the win. too bad i still beat you yesterday.

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counting down to the 2025 chinese new year parade. just two more days, two more sleeps until the big event. you can watch live right here and everywhere else you stream abc seven. we're saying two days ago, two days ago, and now it's really two days to go. >> i get it. yeah. and it's so exciting. >> yes. the parade is billed as the largest of its kind outside of asia and draws tens of thousands of people. >> hundreds of thousands. yeah, we got a preview from organizer tony lao on what to expect on saturday, as well as something new. that sounds really cool. >> yes. so this is so exciting. i mean, the parade is in just two days right here on abc seven. i know a lot of us from the team will be out there, so we're so much looking forward to this. what are you most excited about? >> oh my god. i actually it's funny because i actually do have a clock right in front of my desk right now. have a countdown time that is like 30 hours or

so. but anyway, i'm definitely excited because we are having a lot of event going on to celebrate our lunar new year, and we have a firework. we have a 289 foot dragon uh. we have a lot of firecrackers. we have a lot. we have a total of 21 unit that is going to join us. we have about 65 other working walking units that are joining us. and of course we have our drone show first ever in the parade. and it's going to be happening this saturday. >> okay. so some things that people are familiar with, like the dancers that we see on the screen right now, the firecrackers as well. but the drone show that will be all new this year. so that's something for folks to look forward to. for people who are thinking of coming out to the parade, and they won't be watching us live here on abc seven when it kicks off at 6 p.m. but for folks coming out, what do they need to know? like what time should they try and get in place? where should they try and watch the parade route traffic? >> definitely. for sure. i mean, one of the reasons why i have a

lot of friends and family coming over to definitely want to enjoy the parade. also, i'll tell them that to be there early, trying to get to the parade, or if you're the bleacher, or if you are around the parade route trying to be there around 4:00. public transportation is my recommendation because parking is going to be hard. and also driving in downtown is going to be difficult, especially with the nba all star game. and also after the parade is over, trying to get out from the parade route is also a challenge. so i totally recommend public transportation to everybody. >> those are some really good tips right there. tony and i wanted to ask you, can you tell us a little bit about the significance of the parade, why it's so special culturally? >> well, the parade, the chinese new year parade, we've been doing it for the past 60 some odd years already, and it basically putting everybody together into one community event to understand our culture. our chinese new year

celebration. and the best of all is to connect everybody together so that in case of anything event happen, we work together as a team. we share our resources, we share our knowledge. and that's what i'm looking for. one of the reason why i've been doing this chinese new year parade for the past 26 years is because i get to meet so many people that can, we all can connect it to each other, helping each other out, even not doing the parade time. >> we know that this is really exciting for us here at abc seven news, because this is the first year of our multiyear partnership with the chinese new year parade, and we're going to be broadcasting this thing all across the bay area, but all across the world as well. how do you want to see chinatown and san francisco displayed on this world stage? >> definitely. i mean, first of all, i feel really fortunate to work with abc seven. we are very excited. i see all the familiar faces. we all work together as a community and definitely i want people to see us. san francisco

is actually a it's a safe place for you to visit. there's a lot of area, there's a lot of businesses are working really hard together to make this all working out. and so to make all people coming in to visit us, to join us, to, of course, spend a little bit money to support us. and san francisco is a safe place for everybody to visit us during the parade time and off the parade time. >> it's going to be just a fantastic time, so come join us. but if you cannot make it out there to the chinese new year parade in person, you can certainly watch it live right here on abc seven and not miss a thing. coverage starts at 6 p.m. saturday wherever you watch abc seven. >> and they still got some tickets to the chinese parade.com/tickets. so get those if you're looking for those bleacher seats right. >> very few left, but i understand they are there and in a good section. so check that out or just join us there and the weather is going to be fine. >> it's going to be perfect. we could not have begged lisa to give us a better forecast than

this. >> yeah, it did work out, didn't it? with the timing, we are still looking at some pretty good rain around the bay area, but the heaviest impacts the flood warnings into southern california with some big problems with the burn scar area. but look at the widespread rain around the bay area. it is still coming down and we've got pockets of downpours here into marin county, southern marin, around tiburon, upper parts of the north bay where we're into wilbur springs, highway 20 and 29, some rough weather and over into the east bay, looking at scattered light showers and then a solid deck of rain there from saratoga into the santa cruz mountains. so until 645, we are looking at a flood advisory into the east bay. so another two hours where we're going to see some ponding on the roadways, possible tree limbs coming down, and for the rest of the evening we're looking at the gusty winds. level two system 25 to 45 mile an hour winds with a 10th to a third of an inch of rain. so over 40 miles an hour has been the last hour. but now we're

seeing 35 to about 40 miles an hour upper elevation, still 50 miles an hour. so pretty dicey for your ride home. and look at the winds staying elevated as we go through the overnight hours. it's breezy as we get into your friday, but the rain has ended and a quick look at the rest of the shower activity. we'll get a break in the next few hours, and another line of rain from 10 to 11:00. things quiet down towards the morning hours, so we're looking at about a 10th of an inch to a third of an inch in the wettest locations. surf is going to be building over the weekend, so we've got that to contend with, but at least the weather calming down after later on tonight. julian. >> kristen okay, we're almost there. thank you so much. lisa. he's just one day away from making his big screen debut as the new capn america. >> and like most captains, anthony mackie had to earn his stripes while the trip back into the marvel universe included a stop in the nevada

sam wilson in several marvel movies, and in the falcon and the winter soldier tv series. tomorrow, shield in hand, he takes his flight for his first solo movie, captain america brave new world. entertainment reporter alicia vitarelli sat down with the star at nellis air force base in nevada to talk about what he calls the coolest and most humbling moment in his 25 year career. >> it's exciting. it's realy

it's really exciting. >> wait for it. >> anthony mackie is back as sam wilson in his first solo feature film as captain america. >> humanity and compassion. and those were the two things with sam. i really wanted to exhibit and show. >> it was at the end of 2019 avengers end game that former captain america steve rogers passed cap's shield to wilson. >> what did you feel? >> and i think steve noticed that in him and recognized himself in sam, and that's why he gave him the shield. >> mackie and i are sitting down at nellis air force base in southern nevada. fitting, since sam wilson was in the air force. >> that's pretty dope. that's pretty dope. >> mackie boarded the c-130 behind us for a roughly 13,000 foot tandem jump with the pararescue men of the 58th rescue squadron. >> i had a great time. >> he says that connection to the service is at the core of this character. >> that's why he's captain

america, because he's the best shining example of what's in us. >> with some wakanda level up. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. i'm extra. >> my suit has got revamped. the wakandans, you know, which is in the comic book. the wakandans took my suit and gave me some some perks of the trade. >> this time, captain america is facing a new threat. >> nothing about this feels right. >> captain america. you ever ask yourself who's playing who? >> and a hollywood legend is on board. >> you're not steve rogers. >> you're right. i'm not. >> with harrison ford also transformed into the red hulk. >> you want me? come and get me. >> here's what i love. you get to welcome harrison ford to the mcu. >> i mean, where. yeah, right. >> you know, it was insane. and harrison was everything i thought he would be.

>> that looks amazing. disney is the parent company of marvel and abc seven captain america brave new world opens in theaters tomorrow. abc seven news is streaming 24 over seven. get the abc seven bay area streaming tv app. and join us whenever you want, wherever you are. that's it for abc seven news at four. i'm kristen z. abc seven news at five is coming your. news at five is coming your. next. bye bye. i mean, i know how the fire affected me, and there's always a constant fear that who's to say something like that won't happen again? that's fair. we committed to underground, 10,000 miles of electric line. you look back at where we were 10 years ago and we are in a completely different place today, and it's because of how we need to care for our communities and our customers.

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