starts right now. >> excitement is building in san francisco from bleachers and barricades for the chinese new year parade to buckets and bling for nba all star weekend. good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. get ready for what could be the biggest weekend of the year for san francisco with events drawing national, even international visitors. we have team coverage on all of the excitement. abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is checking the forecast for rain. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn is live, with the final preparations for the chinese new year parade. >> but we begin tonight with abc seven news sports director larry beil live at chase center. with all the excitement of nba all star weekend. hey, larry. >> hey. hey, dan. nba all-star weekend. it is an extremely important event not only for the city of san francisco, but for the entire bay area. and the

reason for that is the bay area will be playing host to three major sporting events in the next year and a half. we're talking about nba tonight and through this weekend. after that, you've got the super bowl at levi's stadium and then bowl you've got the world cup in the summer of 2026. and everybody knows the city of san francisco has taken a beating with its reputation for the past few years. so an organization called the bay area host committee was formed to help deal with event logistics, trying to foster some economic growth, and also remind fans the bay area is a global destination. >> what a great week, right? we are showing the world who we are. i think with announcing a super bowl, doing the handoff with the commissioner, coming back here, kicking off an all star game week, it's a great time to be in the bay. it's a great time to be a bay area resident. >> to bring the world's best. and for the local kids and, you know, other people to be inspired by these performances and the stories.

uh- it's going to leave a big legacy, i think, for the community. >> for chris. he's such a great ambassador for the bay area. now, last year was maybe the worst all star game ever because nobody played any defense. the players didn't care. the league decided to change everything, starting with the rising stars. so you got rookies and second year players, along with g league all stars. four teams total one plays two, three plays four and then the winners meet to determine the rising stars squad that will make the final four on sunday. and then that is when the regular all stars join the competition. so think abouts steph curry team absolutely loaded with lebron james and kevin durant, just to name a few. but the goal is to bring some new energy with this 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, freshman and sophomore 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, ten, 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 one of these rising ss teams is going to make the final four on sunday. theoretically you could see warriors superstar steph curry facing off against trayce jackson-davis who we just saw, or brandon podemski or even g league or pat spencer. if then g leaguers can advance that far. in case you're wondering, each player on the winning team on sunday gets $125,000. i know for

players making 40 or $50 million. perhaps not that big a deal, but you know what? $125,000 dan and ama. it's not nothing. it's true. live at chase center larry beil, abc seven sports. >> i'll pass it along. >> i'll play if they're going. >> to play that kind of money. >> all right. we're counting down to the 2025 chinese new year parade now less than 24 hours away, tickets for bleacher seats are sold out. you can watch the parade live right here and everywhere you stream abc seven. we will give you the best seat in the house, and the final preparations are now well underway. >> let's go live to abc seven news reporter suzanne phan, who is at union square, for a look at what it takes to put this all together. suzanne. so. >> ama. >> we're in union square tonight, and it is doubly energized out here. the bleachers are out. the banners are up. now on my left. i've got lots of people out here with their jerseys on for an nba all star event. and then to my right, we've got lots of crews

setting up now this year, people are doubly excited about the parade because it's during the same time as the nba all-star event. and we know that this celebration is going to be a big one because we're celebrating the year of the snake, a new lunar year brings new promise for the city of san francisco. >> this is the year of the snake. >> on this friday, crews are working fast to get everything set up, putting up bleachers and barricades along the parade route. people from all over are excited to celebrate and turn out for san francisco's well-loved and much anticipated chinese new year parade. >> it's loud. tons of firecrackers. >> i love the dragons and the lions and mostly the marching bands. >> it just highlights chinatown's community. >> it's the biggest parade outside of asia, highlighting colorful chinese traditions and culture. >> this parade is basically started back with the chinese arrived in america, and we want to show our chinese culture lion

dance, ribbon dance, fan dance, uh- kung fu demonstration. >> this year. abc seven news is the official parade broadcast partner. our anchors will be sharing all the exciting and colorful events as they happen from union square, the parade grand marshal, none other than the well known actress and producer and san francisco native joan chen. as always, hundreds of thousands of people are expected to turn out, and small businesses throughout chinatown are expecting a big boom that includes orange lounge and kearny street, which is known for its salt and pepper crab and other authentic cantonese dishes. >> we made sure we have enough staff members. we loaded our bar, we have our lunar new year menu. we're ready to handle. >> it 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. noah and akira are visiting from sydney, and they're admiring one of the newly unveiled murals, this one overlooking portsmouth square. do you know what year this is? year of the snake.

>> year of the snake? yeah. >> what do you think about that? >> the mural is stunning. yeah. it's sick. and you also got the basketball in there for the nba all star weekend, which is really cool. >> traffic is going to be a jam. it's going to be huge. >> it will be packed. but it's festive, fun filled and a huge celebration like no other. and we can tell you that there are going to be so many people out here again. it's going to be a packed, weekend packed crowd, super exciting. and we want you to know that if you plan on coming out this way, because it's going to be so packed, get here early. organizers are, get saying get here as early as three, maybe 4:00. we're live here at union square, suzanne phan abc seven news. >> it's going to be a blast. suzanne. thanks. the parade route covers more than a mile. it starts at second and market street. as you can see on this map, it will go down geary loop around union square, then follow post to kearny. the end of the route is at kearny and columbus. now. san francisco police will close streets around 3 p.m. tomorrow for the parad. for details on the parade, the

detours, the directions go to abc seven news.com and look for this. everything to know about the chinese new year parade. article now abc seven, as we mentioned, is the official home of the 2025 san francisco chinese new year parade. you can watch the parade tomorrow starting at 6 p.m. watch it here live on abc seven and wherever you stream abc seven news. >> and with a busy weekend in the city, public transit is stepping up to make it easier for people to get around. >> muni service won't cost you anything this weekend. >> we are really excited to be providing free all day muni service, both the day of the parade and the following sunday. so get out. use muni. >> bart is running longer trains. nba fans can win prizes by visiting select stations using the nba events app. caltrain is also participating in the all star rewards program. riders can check in for prizes at three stations. san francisco bay ferry will provide service to chase

center from oakland and alameda for all star events. >> on top of the chinese new year parade and nba all star events. it's valentine's day. the love was in the air at san francisco city hall today, 253 couples picked valentine's day to get married. usually, only about 25 couples tie the knot a dt city hall. of course, valentine's day is very special. mayor daniel lurie helped officiate some of those weddings. congratulations and happy valentine's day. all right. love was in the air, and fortunately, the rain was not. >> yes. abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with a look at the weekend forecast. so important this weekend, sandhya. >> it is indeed. and you know what? the weather is going to cooperate. >> ama and dan, let me show you some live pictures from our tower cameras. if this is any indication, you know we're headed towards a beautiful one. so we take a look at the chinese new year parade. you don't have to worry about any rain. it's going to be comfortable. peeks of sun at 4 p.m. 6 p.m. dry skies when that parade gets underway. mostly cloudy later on at night. you certainly will

need those jackets as those temperatures drop to the upper 40s by late tomorrow night. it's also nba all-star weekend, and it's a busy one. partly cloudy skies on saturday. upper 50s. mostly cloudy on sunday, but it is going to be dry here in the city. so definitely pack an extra layer and enjoy all the festivities. dan. >> okay, sandy, thanks so much. all right. coming up, new at six. an exclusive interview with the warriors. steph curry. you've heard of him. this is about more than basketball. also ahead. >> i can't sink high enough. praises for seven on your side. >> seven on your side. investigates and gets a bank

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she went to make the third withdrawal that the teller became suspicious. >> and they said, okay, i need you to confirm your identity via a code that will send to your cell phone. she said, oh, okay. i forgot my phone in the car. let me go get it. and that's when she never returned. >> the bank then called catrina. >> can you confirm if you were just here at the orinda branch? and i said no, i've been here all along. and he said, okay, there's been an incident. >> catrina filed a police report. the orinda branch also suggested she open up a claim with chase's fraud department. on january 10th. she received a response. >> we are denying your claim. >> in its letter, the bank determined that catrina authorized the withdrawals or that she had benefited from them. >> i was gobsmacked. even the branch the chase branches word was still not enough. >> undeterred, catrina reached out to seven on your side. >> i heard back with you within less than 24 hours later. >> chase tells seven on your side investigates that it has identification checks in place when customers make transactions in the branch or online, but

declined to share what they are. after my inquiry, the bank credited katrina's account for $1,500. >> i can't sing enough praises for seven on your side. chase definitely needs to bolster their security. i want to say do better. >> catrina also spent more than $200 on a lifelock identity theft protection subscription. the orinda police department says the bank did provide video of the suspect and the investigation remains open. >> least she got the money back, thanks to you. good job. thank you. melanie. >> all right. checking on the continuing impact of yesterday's level three storm. all lanes of 1 to 1 in sausalito should reopen around nine tonight. that's just over 24 hours after a rockslide that blocked two southbound lanes. the slide happened at rodeo drive right before the spencer avenue exit. and check this out. it is snowing in yosemite. one couple says they made a 2.5 hour drive to share a romantic day at the national park. >> as soon as i saw on my weather app that it was going to

snow in yosemite, i said, we have to go. so we made it a day trip. >> perfect valentine's day trip, right? >> oh that's sweet. and they were not alone. as you see, the snow brought plenty of spectators to the park to enjoy the views. the snowfall comes days after the park's only ski area announced it will stay closed all winter because of a lack of snow. oh. that's rough. >> that's just beautiful, though. yeah. it is. and it was lovely around the bay area today for valentine's day. happy valentine's day. and to you. and to you. sandhya patel. >> thank you. and to both of you. thank you. let's talk about your valentine's day forecast. if you are stepping out tonight and doing something with your loved one, let me show you what you can expect. breezy this evening. temperatures in the low 50s, but it is dry, clear and cooler at 8 p.m, dropping down to the 40s and eventually by midnight mid 40s. so bundle up and have a good time. let me show you live. doppler seven. rain. that storm is long gone. the sierra snow is winding down.

it did cause a mess across parts of southern california with mud and debris flows. we had our storm damage as well. you'll notice those snow showers have really tapered. winter storm warning is over. this is a live view from zephyr cove. snowfall totals anywhere from about two feet. heavenly, just over 2ft to 54in mount rose. so that is a great news. rainfall totals ranged anywhere from about an inch and a half and half moon bay to a half a foot in ben lomond, so we'll take it. a high surf warning is still going. even though the storm is gone. the wave heights are still elevated 8 to 15ft until tomorrow morning at 3 a.m. that warning is going large. breakers up to 45ft, so be careful if you're going to be at the coast looking at those waves. that's a live view from santa cruz. low 50s san francisco, oakland, san jose and half moon bay right now. a live picture from our kgo roof camera. it is actually a very pretty scene there. 51 in santa rosa and livermore, 48 degrees petaluma, 52, in

napa. live picture from emeryville showing you a few clouds that are hanging around. dangerous surf breakers up to 45ft overnight. it's going to be cold inland areas of frost and tomorrow dry skies for the chinese new year parade and nba all-star weekend. frost advisory 1 to 9 a.m. north bay valleys eastern santa clara hills. temperatures dropping low enough 32 degrees for the coldest spots for frost to form your morning numbers. will look like this. 35 in napa, 33 at lakeport, 35 degrees in livermore. some of the chillier spots despite the cloud cover. and then tomorrow afternoon, you're looking at 58 in the city. 59. oakland, 62, san jose, 60, in livermore, santa rosa. keep those extra layers handy, but next week you're going to be able to get away with short sleeve weather. monday we'll have 50 and 60. look at the temperatures coming up. we'll see mid 60 by tuesday. and it's going to be even milder as we head in towards the wednesday thursday time period. here's a look at the accuweather seven day forecast for the chinese new

year parade. you don't have to worry about any rain. it is going to be perfect weather for this sunday. a chance of a few showers in the north bay, less than a 10th of an inch in the morning if that even pans out. and then for the holiday monday it is dry, mostly cloudy. we'll head towards milder weather throughout the workweek, getting up into the upper 60 spring-like by friday around the bay, and we do have another chance of showers on wednesday, but we're still waiting for computers to agree. >> okay. all right. thank you. sandhya. >> all right. you might have heard there's a fast track scam, but have you heard about the new version of the fast track scam? next seven on your side helps make sure that you don't fall 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,

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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 uh- 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. uh. but, you know, it's a bit of a it's a bit of a whack a mole game. >> goodwin says if you fallen victim, he recommends calling your bank immediately to try and stop the transaction from going

through. in san francisco, tim johns, abc seven news. >> but now you are armed with the information you need, and seven on your side is here to help you reach out by going to abc seven news.com. seven on your side. >> why isn't california being targeted for its sanctuary policies? a look at the politics is coming up next. also ahead. >> it's not right. you can't do this again. >> from the past to the present and the future. why? historical concerns are surfacing again for some americans. >> the abc seven storm impact scale. >> heavy rain right on top. >> from 1 to 5. light to severe. know exactly how every storm will impact you. >> downed trees. road closures. >> be prepared with the storm impact scale

office confirms people impersonating department of government efficiency officials were at city hall today. three men dressed in doge shirts wearing maga hats entered several offices just after noon. they demanded digital information related to alleged

wasteful government spending and fraud, while the employees refused and called sheriff's deputies, but the men had already left. investigators do not believe this was a legitimate doge inquiry. >> president donald trump continues to drastically cut the federal workforce today. about 2000 workers at the department of energy were laid off. some of the employees at nuclear sites were later recalled. a federal judge continued to block elon musk's doge group from accessing treasury department records and payment systems. the army banned transgender people from enlisting and ended gender affirming care for service members. and the white house directed the cdc and fda to condemn any gender identifying, besides male and female on health websites. >> meantime, california officials are keeping a very close eye on a lawsuit filey the trump administration against the state of illinois over its sanctuary policies. >> so far, the white house hasn't targeted california in

the same way. abc seven news political reporter monica madden investigates why. >> we want people to comply with the law. >> in her first lawsuit as u.s. attorney general, pam bondi is targeting states she says are resisting federal immigration law. >> new york has chosen to prioritize illegal aliens over american citizens. as you know, we sued illinois. new york didn't listen. so now you're next. >> could the golden state face similar action? we asked our sister station, wabc in new york, about that state's law that the trump administration is targeting. >> people who don't have the proper documentation, perhaps, to be in this country, can present themselves to a dmv office and get a driver's license. one of the rationales for going after these green light laws, because they they prohibit the state from sharing that information with federal law enforcement. of course, state officials say that's actually not true. >> california's dmv law is similar but does not go as far.

the golden state's sanctuary state law did get in the judicial crosshairs of trump's first term and survived a court challenge. some democrats in the state legislature want to take immigration protections a step further, and are proposing to limit state prisons cooperations with ice officials. the governor's office tells abc seven news that newsom has always been opposed to protections for immigrants who were convicted of felony offenses or serious misdemeanors. >> not taking a chance and not taking that opportunity to punch california around. immigration in particular, is something that, you know, it really comes out of this attempt, i think, by newsom to placate, you know, the president on all these levels. >> political consultants like jim ross note newsom is making a calculation based on the state's need and perhaps his own ambition. >> i think that he believes that to get elected or to run and be effective running for president, california has to do well. and for california to do well, it needs support from the federal

government. >> it doesn't mean california is in the clear, with trump officials vowing to go after anyone who gets in the way of promises for mass deportations. in san francisco, monica madden, abc seven news. >> we're keeping close track of the first 100 days of the trump administration, and you can too, at abc seven news.com and on the abc seven bay area app. >> in san francisco's japan town today a call to remember history to avoid repeating it. it was made amid concerns about mass deportations of immigrants. abc seven news reporter luz pena went to the national japanese american historical society, where survivors of american concentration camps marked 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 migrants 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 next, a commitment

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around this weekend's nba all-star game in san francisco. some of the action took place off the court at a school in oakland. nba all stars, past and present, put in time to volunteer with the kids. >> abc seven news reporter anser hassan spoke exclusively with warriors star steph curry, who played a special role in today's event. >> these kids know what these nba legends can do on the court, but today all the hype is around what's happening off the court. >> oakland's lost a lot over the years in terms of sports franchises and that hope and inspiration. and so for us to remain present there and plant our flag there is really important. >> steph curry's foundation and play led almost 300 volunteers in a day of service as part of the nba all-star weekend. >> you see how big it is. but it was straight blacktop okay. and we had three trees, two of which were dead. now we have 80 trees. we have all of this beautiful greenery. my kids come out. they play. they're excited. >> michelle grant is the principal at east oakland pride elementary school. since last

year, the eat learn play foundation has remodeled the playground. friday's volunteers helping to do even more. we are planting in this schoolyard 1000 trees. >> bushes and shrubs. so a lot of those will go in today. we're going to be painting murals outside and inside. >> even stocking the library with new books. fifth grader vasanti graham says she appreciates the community putting in work at her school. >> the way they look, they like actually try. they put their like, love into it. so the school actually looks like really nice. it doesn't look like bad or anything. >> one, two. three. family. >> nine time nba all-star gary payton is no stranger to east oakland. this is where he grew up. he says he knows firsthand the impact of a day like this, and appreciates the currys for stepping up. >> it makes it a lot easier for these kids. these kids get more motivation. they get things that they say, hey, we're going to get out of here. we got a great special place to live. it's safe. it's there. it's great. it looks good. and that's the best thing around here for right now. >> curry says he wants to stay

focused on the students long term. >> that foundation is so important for them to get there. we want them to, you know, feel like they have an opportunity to do whatever they want to do. >> in oakland, anser hassan abc seven news. >> is that not just. >> it is. >> i mean, really brings you to. that is so sweet. everything you need to know about the nba all star weekend in the bay area is in one place. just go to abc seven news.com. check out this article for a lineup of events and all of the excitement. >> the skies are canvas and the fireworks are paint. >> what does it take to put on a fireworks show like this? as you'll see tonight, tech plays a role. >> plus, you'll get an updated look at the weekend forecast. is there a risk of more rain? stay with us. ♪ (slow down) ♪ (♪) cut!!!! i get it! slow motion. slow down geographic atrophy. but we don't need gimmicks.

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the 2025 chinese new year parade. you can watch it live right here and wherever you stream abc seven, and we hope you'll do it. san francisco's parade is the nation's oldest, largest lunar new year celebration. >> but festivities take place throughout the bay area. check out the spectacular show in san jose, which kicked off the year

of the snake. >> this is my 45th year of line dancing. >> it takes a lot to put on a show, but we get it done and we show off our best. >> it's a production like any other show. >> every show is different. you get and you love the audience's reaction to it. it's just a wonderful time to be a part of it. watching it. >> this past few years that we just have line dancing and regular blessings with the dragon dance, but now they add to the spectacular firework shows and all that. it just makes a big finale show. >> the colors, the noise, the excitement, the little kids smiling and just, i don't know, it brings everybody together. >> brings out the kid in all of us. >> yeah. >> it's the smiles. you can tell by the smiles. >> we're here doing a firework show at a bay one one casino.

they do an annual firework show for the lunar new year. we have line dance show, followed byave firecrackers and then a fireworks show to round it all out. >> back in the folklore, back in the 1890s, when they had, like a monster in the china villages called nie, which is a monster, but we didn't have drumming and firecrackers. also, back in the villages, they clang all their trash cans and pots and pans, making a loud noise to scare away the evil monster with chinese they call nie, and they shoot off all the fireworks and firecrackers to scare away the evil spirit. >> these guys are cameras and the fireworks are a pain. >> we're always sourcing new products so we could devastate and exceed everybody's expectations. we just got back from going to china and testing products just to bring in for shows like this. >> some people just love the big boom sounds and just, just get a kick out of that and just making a big noise. and some people

love the shapes, the colors, the effects that the different fireworks put out. and, you know, there's always new effects coming out every year producing, you know, new, new fireworks. and it's always fun to see what what they come out with next. willow is definitely the favorite. you'll see it in this show today. willow has an effect where it kind of explodes in the air, kind of, and kind of falls down slowly and keeps that sparkle coming down all the way and hangs in the air for ae way little while. it's great. our guys have previously added electronic matches to each firework so that they can be tied into our firing system, and then we drop each individual firework into an individual tube or gun. the show is very precise in terms of where you want the effects to happen. so there's obviously different locations and, you know, plans it out through a computer program, syncs it up to music, you know, plans, knows exactly where each effect is going to be. we have to precisely put the pods out in the right positions so that when the fireworks do shoot off, that they happen where he planned it to happen. the software we use

to choreograph shows is called finale 3d. it allows. >> us to synchronize fireworks to music. the 3d renders the fireworks so that we can make sure the fireworks pop off at exactly the right beat, or with the desired instrument. it helps us visualize how the show will look, so that we can make sure to put on the best display possible. >> for every show that we do, every show we put on, it's exceeding expectations. the hero fireworks show. we're gonna make it bigger and better anytime we can. >> pretty spectacular. >> yes, absolutely. well, the weather was spectacular today. >> it sure was. and it looks like it's going to hold for the big events this weekend. sandy is back with the forecast. >> yeah. no rain to speak of this morning. we had a few showers. dan and ama, they're long gone. so let's take a look

at the chinese new year parade forecast. 4:00 it's going to be comfortable. peeks of sun upper 50s dry skies as that parade gets underway at 6:00. and then later on at night, temperatures will be dropping into the upper 40s. so jacket weather later on at the evening hours. live doppler seven mostly clear skies right now. tomorrow afternoon partly cloudy. temperatures in the mid 50s to low 60. there is a possibility of a few showers in the north bay sunday morning. most of this is not going to reach the rest of the bay area, but just be aware of it as we head towards next week. a system passing to our north clouds us up, but then wednesday you will notice that we have an opportunity for some wet weather. other than that, it's going to be milder weather next week. here's your accuweather seven day forecast. dry skies for the parade. chance of a few showers in the north bay sunday holiday monday is looking good and beyond that, temperatures are going up ama and dan. >> wow. that's great. nice change. >> absolutely. >> thank you. sandhya. >> feel like spring soon? >> yeah. >> all right. let's go out to

the chase center. sports director larry beil is there live? it's nba all star weekend. larry, this is a blast. >> it is. dan ama, the all-star festivities are underway on both sides of the bay. we're here at chase center in san francisco. the celebrity game took place at the oakland arena. and i'll tell you, one guy who was really ready to go and that would be warriors guard brandon podemski. you just know the competitor that he is. he wants to advance to the final four on sunday.

reveal and we are live at chase center as the nba all star festivities have gotten underway, starting with the rising stars challenge. and that includes warriors guard brandon podemski, who was fired up and ready to go. he appears to be, at least after looking at this earlier today, bomb the full court heave and splash. i have to admit, my first thought was it's a.i, because the warriors have released a bunch of a.i. videos this week, but that one is real. here's pods on being a part of all star weekend. >> yeah, it's a blessing for sure to be selected as one of the best sophomores in the league right now. you know, couldn't be more excited to have it here in the bay area. yeah, it'll be it'll be more competitive

this year. just knowing that an all star game is on the line. and i think we got a good team to make that happen. >> and pods team did win game one of the rising stars challenge so they advance. earlier today media day for the rising stars. and look who's become a reporter. santos is trying to take our jobs away asking questions of teammate trace jackson davis. >> my first. >> experience as a reporter never been here before. i'm always sitting there like like you. so i hope i get better and you guys can help me with a couple tips to, you know, improve. >> so i'm here at chase cen. sarah hodges is over in oakland at the arena, just casually hanging out with jerry rice and barry bonds all night. how was that, sarah? >> man, it was so much fun. and let me tell you, it started off with a lot of trash talking and rightfully so, because as you mentioned, jerry rice, barry bonds, two bay area legends going head to head as coaches in

this one, but only one would have the last laugh at the end of the game. and let's get to those highlights. and here they are, the barry bonds, the jerry rice with their game faces on. shelby mcewen. he's an olympic high jumper. showing off the bunnies here with the highlight of the night. so nice. we got to see it twice and then check out this. the four point shot by rome flynn. he was balling and earned mvp honors because of it all. love between barry and jerry. but after the game i caught up with winning coach barry bonds for an exclusive one n one. >> we had a good team. they played really good. i told you we were going to win, i said at the beginning. he came over and checked me real quick. i didn't even know it was you. i'm like, bro, it ain't serious. you gonna get, you gonna lose. >> we were going back and forth on who's the better and greater bay area legend. he said it was him. i'm sure you say it's you, but i feel like this kind of settles it. >> no, if you're real, real

good, you don't need to say anything about yourself. i'll never say or talk about myself. i'll let you guys dt for me. >> by the way, larry, i searched for jerry rice high and low after that game. couldn't find him anywhere. pretty sure he left. like right after the game was final. >> yeah. you know what? jerry doesn't want to have to talk about a loss, so it makes perfect sense. sarah, i hope you had a great time. thanks so much for that report. one bummer tomorrow night you've got all of the challenges the slam dunk. no steph curry in the three point contest. and no sabrina versus steph like we had last year. but we did have some warriors legends in a shootout chris mullin, mitch richmond, tim hardaway and baron davis. it is a shock to absolutely no one that molly won the contest. keep keep with that. we're going to stay a little bit longer. but molly could fall out of bed at 80 years old and still knock down threes. mitch was huffing

and puffing a little bit there. i don't think he's shot a lot of basketballs from three point range in the past few years. but you know what? father time is undefeated. that's true. >> yep. all right. thanks, larry very much. great stuff out there. >> all right. coming up tonight on abc seven 8:00. you can watch shark tank. that's followed at nine by 2020. then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. >> all right. finally tonight, a few thoughts about what really matters. as you've heard, tomorrow is a very special day in san francisco, one that hundreds of thousands of people will enjoy in person and millions on tv and online. abc seven is very proud to sponsor the parade and to share it with you live tomorrow. the chinese lunar new year parade is a festival of lights, colors, sounds, and culture. it began in the 1860s as chinese came to america in growing numbers, seeking opportunity and a new life. in the years since, it's grown to become the biggest lunar new year celebration in the country and one of the very

largest and most spectacular anywhere in the world. the costumes, the dances, the fireworks all have special meaning, obviously steeped in the traditions of a proud and accomplished culture. in chinese astrology, the year of the snake symbolizes renewal, resilience, transformation and wisdom. gung hei fat choy, happy new year and i hope you'll join us tomorrow night at 6:00 for what really matters. celebrating one of the many cultures that make america great. and like no other place on earth. i always love to hear from you. let me know what you think. follow me on social media at dan ashley abc seven. >> all right, that is it for this edition of abc seven news. thanks for being here. i'm ama. >> daetz and i'm dan ashley for sandhya patel, larry beil, all

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