right now. >> i love being here in the bay. >> we love the parade. we live in the neighborhood, and it's just fun to see all the excitement and everything that happens every year. >> this is the coolest thing. >> we want to show our chinese culture. >> i came here for the trophy. >> the people have been great. >> great for us to have it. >> let's go. >> let's go. the excitement is palpable as the bay area gears up to host two major events, the san francisco chinese new year parade and nba all star weekend.

all happening right now this weekend. good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. it is shaping up to be a very busy weekend in san francisco. and tonight we have abc seven news team coverage. >> sports director larry beil is at chase center, where one of two nba all-star events is already underway. >> and reporter suzanne fawn joins us live from union square, where crews are putting the finishing touches on the chinese new year parade. >> suzanne. >> and you can really feel the energy picking up out here. i can tell you that there are several crews to my left and right. we see families walking by with their basketball jerseys on. everyone is super excited about the parade this year. this year, this parade kicks off and it wraps up two weeks of festivities for the lunar new year. the celebration is all about, of course, the year of the snake. now there's still a lot of work to be done to get ready for this huge event. the chinese new year parade barricades are out, rows and

rows of bleachers are going up, and hundreds of thousands of people are expected to turn out to celebrate. expect floats, elaborate costumes, festive fireworks. the much loved and much anticipated chinese new year parade will include about 5000 participants, and abc7 news will be there as the official broadcast partner. are you going? >> we are going to go, yeah, right. if you're an sf and the parade is on, why not? right. yeah. so i feel like the parade really offers that. >> cultural sense to the neighborhood. so i really enjoy that. >> it's loud, tons of firecrackers, but overall it's very colorful, amazing. it looks like they spend a lot of time practicing and like. >> and this year, the chinese new year parade is going to be extra special. it coincides with another big, bold event, the nba all-star weekend. it's a double win for san francisco chinatown. san francisco is celebrating with two newly unveiled murals, including this one with a snake and basketball. it's the nba all-star chinese new year mural overlooking portsmouth square, and another one nearby is that

willie woo woo wong playground. it is a kobe bryant tribute called mamba spirit. year of the snake mural. back here live now, there will be a grand finale fireworks show here at union square, and organizers suggest that you get here early. they're saying maybe as early as three. definitely no later than four, because there's going to be so much traffic in the area. as you can imagine, with both the nba all-star weekend events and the parade. and they say, bundle up, it's going to be cold. that's the latest live here at union square. suzanne phan back to you. >> great, suzanne, thanks a lot of fun. a lot of traffic, but a lot more fun. of course, several streets will be closed and bus routes are altered in chinatown and around the chase center because of these two big events. here's a look at the parade route, which starts on market street, goes around union square, ending at kearny and columbus. expect delays and you should plan alternate routes. >> the nba all-star festivities are already underway on both sides of the bay with the celebrity game, as well as some of the league's brightest young stars taking the court at chase

center. and that's where we find abc7 news sports director larry beil. hey, larry. >> hi. how are you doing? in about an hour, the rising stars will begin playing behind me. but last year was maybe the worst all star game ever played. let's just, you know, tell it like it is. nobody played any defense. the players really didn't seem to care that much. and the winning team scored over 200 points. the nba said no no no no no we're not running this back again. we're not doing this. so they decided they would change the format rather dramatically, so dramatically i would rather explain the pythagorean theorem to you than go through this format. however, we're going to give it a try here. so let's start with the rising stars. these are rookies and second year players along with the g league all star team. you got four teams, eight players per squad. the first team to 40 points advances. so how does this go? team one plays team two. then three plays four. and then the two winners meet to

determine the rising stars squad that makes the final four on sunday. and that's when the regular all stars join the competition. steph curry team. it's so loaded it's unbelievable. he's got lebron and kevin durant as his teammates. the goal here obviously is to bring some new energy with a new format. >> i'm very excited. just adds a new depth and new element to the rising stars game. i think we're all going to come out and compete and it's going to be a lot of fun. all of us freshmen and sophomores are. our goal is to be an all star one day. and so to have this kind of mini opportunity of playing in the all star game without being an all star, i think us just bringing that competitive spirit will make the guys that have been all stars, you know, 10 or 15 times, you know, play harder. and i think that's just what everybody wants to see on sunday. i think the vets obviously they don't want to lose. and if we play them, i know we're going to be playing pretty freaking hard. so i think they'll they'll try to take it to us a little bit. they might

coast for a second, but if we put it on them early they might they might start trying. so we'll see. >> so you tell me what's easier to explain this format or a squared plus b squared equals c squared. so if you remember your your right triangle right the hypotenuse. >> oh come on. >> is equal to yes is equal to the square of the two sides 45 and 45 equals 90. we have it right here. that's easier than this format right. >> that's impressive. >> larry doesn't know the math answer either. i'm just saying get back to me on that answer, larry. thank you. and for much more on the nba all-star festivities, we've got you covered. just go to abc seven news.com for times details and how to watch the weekend events. >> so let's move on now to some other news. a new development in the shooting death of wayne shaw, the older brother of legendary rapper too short.

oakland police have arrested a 33 year old man suspected of killing shaw. shaw was gunned down last month in an industrial part of the city. police say a group of suspects tried to ram through the door of an apparent cannabis business. shaw confronted the group and was shot to death. the man suspected in the killing will be in court next week. >> san francisco sheriff's department confirms people impersonating department of government efficiency officials were at city hall today. the three men, dressed in doge shirts and maga hats, and they entered several offices just after noon. they demanded digital information related to alleged wasteful government spending and fraud. employees refused and called sheriff's deputies. the people then just took off. the sheriff's office is reviewing surveillance and using other investigative tools to work on finding some leads. >> in san francisco's japantown. today, there was a call regarding history and being certain not to repeat it. that's amid concerns over the mass deportations facing immigrant communities. abc seven news reporter luz pena went to the

national japanese american historical society, where concentration camp survivors honored the bay area day of remembrance. >> it's been 83 years since florentino miller's life changed forever. she was six years old when she and her family were forced into a concentration camp in february of 1942. >> i was a child, and so i feel that i was protected by my mother. >> saburo fukuda was seven years old when he saw fbi agents take his dad at church. >> and we were forced to live in a horse stalls at tanforan assembly. we were all enclosed in a one room barrack. >> their lives will forever be marked by the signing of executive order 9066, which allowed for the mass incarceration of japanese americans. nearly two months after the pearl harbor attack. this was president franklin

roosevelt's effort to address the fear of potential espionage. over 100,000 japanese americans were forced to live in camps through most of the war. this week, they're remembering that painful history. >> it's an important time for our community, because it's a time where we gather together to remember our collective history, especially the dark days. >> almost immediately after the incarceration, president roosevelt invoked the alien enemies act of 1798, which allowed for the deportation of german, italian, and mostly japanese immigrants. during his campaign, president donald trump vowed to invoke that same act to target migrant criminal networks operating in the u.s. this has brought back the history many japanese americans experienced. >> we are angry that this current administration is actually using the template of japanese american forced removal and mass incarceration as the

blueprint to target immigrants. >> birthright citizenship also came under attack for japanese americans during world war two. and now they're seeing the similarities as mass deportations increase across the country, japanese americans are sounding the alarm. >> it's not right. you can't do this again. >> in san francisco. luz pena, abc seven news. >> coming up, it's an ongoing scam that continues to evolve after the break. the latest on the fake texts from fastrak telling drivers they owe money. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. >> there's so much happening here in the bay area this we

bay area drivers using fastrak. >> the metropolitan transportation commission says it's been going on for a year, with newer versions popping up in the last few weeks.

>> i got one recently. abc seven news reporter tim johns looked into the scam for us and has the story. >> a warning to local drivers about an ongoing scam involving fastrak all around the bay area. people have been getting texts just like this one, warning them they owe money for an overdue toll. some of the messages even saying drivers could face penalties like a suspension of their vehicle registration or legal proceedings if they don't pay up. john goodwin is a spokesperson for the metropolitan transportation commission, the organization that runs fastrak. >> neither we with the fastrak operation here in the bay area nor any other legitimate toll operator is going to seek to collect payment from customers by sending a text message with a link to a website. >> goodwin says this scam has been ongoing for about a year, and over that time period, it's evolved continuously to try and trick more people. >> this is the second iteration of messages that we've received

this calendar year that we've been made aware of. >> on the streets of san francisco, we met donald gable, who told us both he and his wife have been getting the scam text messages for months. >> actually, i just got one this morning. >> gable showed it to us, saying he can see why some people would fall for the scam. >> it's pretty precise and clear. concise. excuse me? and it just says what you need to, why it's being sent and what you need to do to rectify the problem. >> fellow san francisco resident jeremy fortes says he, too, has gotten the messages. while fortes knows not to fall for them, he says he worries that older friends or family members might get confused. >> when i see them, i always know, like, wow, i bet you this is working for a lot of people. >> fastrak officials say they're actively working to try and get the scam shut down. >> we have employed a domain shutdown service to try to stamp these out. but, you know, it's a bit of a it's a bit of a whack a

mole game. >> goodwin says if you fall victim, he recommends calling your bank immediately to try and stop the transaction from going through. in san francisco. tim johns, abc seven news. >> still ahead. what a difference a day makes. look at this. now that the atmospheric river has moved out after the break, we're going to check in with abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel for the all

is denied state farm's latest request for an emergency rate hike. state farm wants to raise its homeowner policy rates by up to 22%. the company cites its dire financial situation in the wake of the los angeles county wildfires. but the insurance commissioner says the company must first provide clarity on the company's financial condition and show the increases are necessary and not excessive. prior to the fires, state farm was seeking a rate hike of up to

36%. that request is still pending. >> okay, let's switch gears, switch gears and check on the weather. >> we're not going to sweat it out. abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here. >> yeah. no need to sweat it out, because the weather looks terrific for valentine's day. plans for the chinese new year parade and for nba all star. let's look at a live picture right now from our sutro tower camera. we are soaked in sunshine here in the city. the parade forecast for tomorrow 4:00. it's going to be comfortable. peeks of sun. upper 50s. dry skies for the parade. dropping off from the mid 50s to the low 50s. and eventually by 10 p.m. jacket weather for you. upper 40s. but it is going to be dry. and for all star in san francisco. partly cloudy skies on saturday, 58 degrees. sunday mostly cloudy and 57. if you are going out of town and you are flying out of ak, look at this gorgeous view as we look back towards mount tam. here's a look

at your fiesta friday forecast. it's the travel forecast. cabo san lucas 72 degrees out of ak. it's partly cloudy and 59 guadalajara. a warm 83 degrees in mexico city. mostly cloudy. chance of showers 77 degrees. we had the wet weather. debris flows and flash flooding in southern california. we had our storm damage. it's all gone. the sierra snow is winding down. and here's a look at how much snow fell. it is certainly a pretty view from zephyr cove. looking at the snow capped mountains. sierra tahoe 32in 54in mount rose. here in the bay area. rainfall measured in inches the last 36 hours. most of you were between 1.65 and san jose to six inches in ben lomond, so we got quite the soaking. a high surf warning remains in effect. you can see the current wave heights are between 7 and 17ft, so they have been building. that's going until 3:00 tomorrow morning. watch out for large breakers, especially west facing beaches. looking at live doppler seven, just a few clouds around. still

a little breezy out there. sfo 31 miles an hour. your temperatures at this hour in the 40s and the 50s. so you do need to bundle up before you head out the door. and tonight extra blanket on the bed will come in handy. frost advisory tomorrow morning for the areas shaded in blue, 1 to 9 a.m. temperatures down to 32 degrees, which means you will see some frost. 34 in santa rosa. 33 napa, 35 in livermore. some of your coldest spots tomorrow afternoon. it's going to be a mix of sun and clouds, a nice looking day 50 and 60. and here's your accuweather seven day forecast for the chinese new year parade. you can count on dry conditions and also for the nba all-star weekend. but sunday there is a chance of a few showers in the north bay just in the morning. presidents day is dry, and we're going to keep those temperatures going up for the afternoons through the workweek. i mean, by the end of the week, it's almost spring like with near 70 around the bay. another chance of showers coming your way midweek on wednesday. ama and dan.

>> okay, lovely. >> thanks, andy. >> still ahead, as we get ready for the chinese new year parade and the year of the snake, we are looking at the meaning behind each zodiac symbol, what it could reveal about

i'm reggie aqui. >> i'm lyanne melendez. >> i'm luz pena. >> i'm tara campbell. >> i'm j.r. >> stone at abc seven news. we deliver local stories with real answers to help make our city better. >> we have been talking about how this is the year of the snake. is that a good thing or a bad thing? >> yeah. good question. well, each zodiac sign represents different personality traits. here's a closer look at what each one means. >> hi, i'm nancy yulo, i'm with chinatown history and culture association. >> the zodiac story. >> is a chinese history and culture, but it's also legendary. we've been using the zodiac sign for over 5000 years. each zodiac sign represents different characters. the very

first zodiac according to the zodiac sign is year. the people born in the year of the rat are resourceful, kind, smart, intelligent, and loving. after year of the rat, it will come. the year of the ox. oxen are known for dependability, their diligence, strength and determination. and after the ox you will see the year of the tiger. they are competitive. they are also strong and unpredictable. of course, they are very brave and self-confident. people born in the year of rabbit. they are gentle. they are mostly quiet. they kind, they elegant. and they are very patient. after the rabbit ears come the dragon. that was last year. people who born in the year of the dragon. they are very powerful. they are very courage. brave and intelligent and confident. for years, the snake people born of the year of the snake. of course they. they like to do things functionally. they are good communicators. they know how to get around. they know what they

want and they know how to reach out to people. also, they are great thinker and sometimes they get stressed very easily. they hold a very high standard to other people besides themselves. here comes the horse after the snake. people belonging to the year of the horse are very active. they energetic, also animated like the perform flight like the show up and show off on what they have. the year of the ram or year of the goat. people who born in the year. the ram or goat. they will shine, but they are very stable. my kindhearted have a strong sense of justice. they also very brave. very strong creativity. here comes the monkey people born with the year of the monkey. they are intelligent, attractive personality. they are very curious. people want to be around with them. they are very fun to be around. the year of the rooster. year of the rooster. people are also observant. they are also very resourceful. they always courage, hardworking, highly

self-confident. and sometimes they are very outspoken. they might be the loudest one in the room sometimes. here comes the year of the dog. they are honest, loyal, but they also cautious and very careful. they are very protective. they are good communicators. they always. sometimes they like to challenge you. here comes the year of the pig, which is the last one of the zodiac animal born with the pig of compassionate. they are preserving like to do what they like to do, but sometimes it's hard to accomplish. so this year, for year of the snake, the special snake we call the spiritual snake represent goodness, greatness, functioning. hopefully everything, whatever you do will be functioning and be very effective for you. the snake. >> isn't that interesting? well, don't forget abc seven is your home for the 2025 san francisco chinese new year parade. if you can't make it in person, you can watch it live right here.

coverage starts at 6 p.m. tomorrow wherever you watch abc seven. >> we do still have much more news ahead for you. >> we do. let's go to abc seven news anchor zach fuentes for a look at what's coming up at 530. zach. >> hey, dan, i'm on top of the chinese new year parade, which we're all looking forward to. there's so many other things happening this weekend too, so we're going to have a look at the massive amount of snow yesterday storms brought to palisades tahoe. why officials there are expecting a huge turnout this weekend. plus, we are staying focused on nba all star weekend. we're going to have a live report from the celebrity game and which stars are facing off against each other. it's a very interesting list, so join us for those stories and more at 530 on abc seven bay area streaming tv. dan ama. >> all right. thank you so much, zach. >> all right. you can download the abc seven app or head to abc seven news.com to join zach in just two minutes. >> that's right. if you're watching us on tv world news tonight with david muir is next for sandhya patel. all of us here. thank you so much for joining us. i'm ama daetz.

>> and i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time. we'll see you again at six.

>> david: tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. the winter storm warnings up right now. the third major storm of the week set to hit the midwest and the northeast tonight and tomorrow. 100 million americans on alert for heavy snow, ice, flooding in the next 24 hours, bringing treacherous conditions in the west already. a firefighter trapped in his vehicle, wiped off the road in a mudslide. how he survived. the storm moving east right now. some areas, more than a foot of snow. ready to hit many of the same areas already hit this week. at this hour, there are also