counting down to tomorrow's big parade, which is expected to draw a huge crowd in san francisco. >> and the nba all-star game. events have kicked into high gear now, and you're going to want to hear charles barkley's new thoughts tonight about san francisco, a city he has repeatedly trashed. >> plus, there's some serious fallout from the trump administration cutting off funding, how it could create huge problems in fighting hiv, and the response being planned by california. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. it is a huge weekend in san francisco. we have the nba all-star game. of course, the events got going tonight at chase center and will

continue through sunday. >> and we are counting down to the 2025 chinese new year parade. tickets for bleacher seats are now sold out. it is now less than 24 hours away. this is billed as the largest parade of its kind outside of asia, and it is expected to draw tens of thousands of people. >> finishing touches are being put on the floats, and tonight miss chinatown is being crowned. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez was there. as the excitement builds toward tomorrow's parade. >> number 14. >> miss chinatown usa crowned its newest winner in san francisco. 13 women representing chinatowns from across the country competed for the title inside the westin saint francis on friday night. >> it is the sisterhood. there is nothing else like this pageant. the community within it is something so special. >> ashlyn tsui won the crown in 2023. >> electric. there is so much

going on in the city and everything is just exciting. leading up to the chinese new year parade. >> the city is buzzing. earlier in the day, we found the colorful and elaborate parade floats that will make their way from market and second street and end on columbus. if you want to immerse yourself in the sights and sounds, visit chinatown. 500,000 people are expected to visit this weekend. the chinese new year community fair will take place right here on grand avenue on both saturday and sunday. >> she. >> this pageant has celebrated chinese culture for decades. it brings a spotlight back to the community. crystal li won the crown in 2022. >> we really hope that with this special event and leading up to chinese new year, parade really brings in more tourism back to chinatown and make it alive again. >> alex fong, who helped organize the pageant, said. keep an eye out for miss chinatown, who will be on the final float of the parade. >> so the great thing that sticks out to me is that how so many people come together, not

just the chinese community, but everyone in san francisco comes together and helps support, you know, everyone together. >> in san francisco. lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> so it is going to be an absolute blast. here's the parade route. it covers a little more than a mile. it starts at second and market street. as you can see on this map, it's going to go down geary loop around union square where we'll be broadcasting live. then follow it to kearney. the end of the route is at kearny and columbus. >> let's take a live look outside tonight. what a difference a day makes. yesterday we were talking about storms, but those have moved out. the rain is always a concern with the chinese new year parade. there's also the all-star festivities there indoors. of course. sandhya patel is here now. and how saturday looking. sandhya. >> fantastic. all right, ama, you can pretty much count on beautiful weather for all the events that are happening, let's take a look at some live pictures. these are indicators of what it looks like right now. now here's a look at the chinese new year parade. it is going to be dry, comfortable at 4 p.m. peeks of sun upper 50s dry skies

for the parade. low 50. at 6:00. the temperature will drop off as we head towards late night 49 degrees, so you will need those jackets later on at night. and now for the nba all-star weekend festivities. upper 50 tomorrow partly cloudy and then outside chase center on sunday. we're talking about mostly cloudy skies, a light breeze, upper 50s. i'll be back with a full look at your holiday weekend forecast coming up ama. >> all right. thank you. sandhya. the other big event, the nba all-star game, is definitely in full swing tonight. there is a party going on over at the exploratorium. right now. it's being hosted by kenny smith. smith is a former player and currently a television commentator. also there, charles barkley, who was repeatedly bashed san francisco and even threatened not to come. he had a little different tone tonight, he says. he has been in touch with mayor daniel lurie. >> i really want to thank the mayor. that was really kind of him, and i'm going to spend some time with him because i want to do something to help, you know,

san francisco has been great to the nba, and i want to do something to help. so but i do. i really want to thank the mayor for reaching out to me. and we're going to do something. >> kinder, gentler barkley. he says. so far, he has had a good time exploring the city on his own, and the games got going. today as we build toward the main event, which will be on sunday. >> that's right. there was the celebrity game, which was over in oakland and over at chase center. it was time for the nba's youngest players to shine. the rising stars took the court. >> sports director larry beil was there. the warriors were actually pretty well represented tonight, larry. >> yes, and will continue to be throughout the weekend. and by the way, chuck is really nice. if you get to talk to him for a few minutes. the whole tv thing is a complete act. all right. the all star format, all new this year gives young guys in the g league the rookies or second year players a chance to play in the actual all star game. on sunday. warriors center trace jackson davis will be there. tj d was on team c, that is for chris mullin. and they beat tim hardaway squad jackson

davis had six points and a dunk in the first game of the night. and then his team beat the g leaguers which means tj d will have a chance to match up with steph curry's all star squad on sunday. a team that is loaded, that will be one semifinal and trace is hoping for. maybe like the upset of the century. >> we're going to take it to him. what's who's the team that we play against? lebron steph lebron k.d. >> you got that. >> right a fair challenge a fair challenge for sure. yeah i think there's definitely a higher level of defense than there has been in the past. and i'm curious to see how we come out sunday and how they come out sunday, because i think everyone on our side is going to try to try to run, run and gun. and so we'll see. >> trying to run the old guys. >> yeah. run them. exactly. don't youth on them. >> so don't. >> use those young legs. >> don't knock steph down. >> oh never never that. but hey. >> first rule of the all star game. if you're a warrior don't

touch steph. tomorrow night we got the three point shootout skills competition slam dunk contest. and then the actual all star game sunday at chase center. and we'll have a lot more coming up in sports. all right. >> sounds good. >> yeah. it's fun. a lot of stars in town. >> thanks, larry. >> it is. it's a blast. obviously basketball fans are taking over moscone center this weekend for the nba crossover. it's part of the nba all star game event. the crossover lets fans of all ages shoot hoops, dribble, and dunk like their favorite players. plenty of the courts offer unique quirks like robotic baskets or maybe led walls. we caught up with a couple of diehard warriors fans from fairfield who brought their granddaughters to the city for the experience. >> we're all a family full of basketball fans and we just love. >> watching basketball every time it's on and when the season's over, we're bored. football's all right. >> yes it is. football is cool. >> baseball love baseball and basketball. >> and we're strong warriors fans. >> how fun. they're having a

great time. the experience runs through sunday a day. tickets are $25 for kids, $50 for adults. now, the stars were definitely out in oakland across the bay for the celebrity game. it featured a mix of actors, musicians, online personalities and athletes from other sports. the coaches, a couple of bay area sports legends barry bonds and jerry rice, no less. abc seven sports anchor sarah hodges was there. >> the celebrity all star game was a fun filled event. it started off with a green carpet event where i got to interview a lot of interesting characters. >> i'm a do a lot of fouling. i don't know about jokes. i say i'm locked in. it will be some fallon, though. somebody called me draymond green around there. they know what's going on. so they know. they know what's about to happen. >> but what's a game without a little trash talking right. and there was plenty of it, especially when it came to jerry rice and barry bonds, the two bay area legends going back and forth pregame. so barry said that he's the bigger bay area legend. what do you got to say

about that? >> oh he did. we're taking out barry bonds. we're taking out two chainz. it doesn't matter. my team is ready to go. >> as for the actual game, how about rome? flynn? he did his thing. winning mvp. that four point play was massive. but at the end of it all, it was barry who had the last laugh. >> 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 that serious. you gonna get, you gonna lose. >> that's a wrap from the celebrity all star game from the oakland arena. sarah hodges, abc seven sports. >> all right. for much more on the nba all-star festivities, we have got you covered big time. just go to abc seven news.com for times details and how to watch the weekend events. >> now to developing news. a man was stabbed at santana row in san jose tonight and taken to a nearby hospital. police say his injuries are life threatening. the call came in just after seven tonight, and police have blocked off some streets as they investigate. do stay with abc

seven news for the latest developments. the san francisco sheriff's 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. employees refused and called sheriff's deputies, but the men had already left. investigators do not believe this was a legitimate doge inquiry. >> our media partner, the east bay times, is reporting that the now defunct dublin women's prison could be repurposed by the trump administration as a migrant detention center. ice agents have been conducting an assessment of the facility yesterday and today, according to a federal prison leader. he says a structural assessment of the prison was carried out over the summer and was later turned over to ice. two months ago, the federal bureau of prisons announced plans to close the compound after years of sexual abuse led to scores of lawsuits.

>> the report is in on the cause of death for an open ai whistleblower. the case had stirred lots of controversy. the ruling from san francisco's medical examiner. >> lives are literally on the line. the funding stopped by the trump administration that could deal a huge setback in fighting hiv. >> a rare sight california gray wolves, where they were found in the effort to help them make a comeback. >> all of that's coming up. but first, here's a look at what's ahead tonight on jimmy kimmel live! right after abc seven news at 11. jimmy. >> stay up. we should hang out more. >> i'm moving, baby carrot. i'm a lady. pikachu.

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are raising their voices over president trump's cuts to a global program. key in. keeping hiv aids at bay. and while the president has now said he will unlock. treatment funding, he still withholding preventative medications from the lgbtq community worldwide. abc seven news reporter tara campbell has the story. >> as president, trump's push to shutter foreign aid continues, the world's top hiv aids researchers, including right here in the bay area, are sounding the alarm. >> it's only been stopped for two weeks, and already people are not getting their medications. >> doctor monica gandhi is the director of the ucsf center for aids research. >> there is a model that every nine minutes a child is dying of hiv. right now, in face of these cuts right now. >> the u.n. aids agency warning more than 6 million people could die from hiv and aids in the next four years if the united

states pulls its funding programs. >> not preventing hiv in key populations will lead to a fueling of the epidemic. >> an epidemic she and others played a key role in quelling more than 20 years ago, the u.s. becoming the world leader in the fight against hiv aids. under george w bush launching pepfar, the largest commitment made by a nation to combat a single disease. and doctor gandhi says turning on that commitment puts people right here at risk. >> people here would be impacted because anything that there's a lot of transmission occurring because you've stopped virologic suppression, you've stopped people from doing well on meds, means that we'll get cases here. >> as we've seen with covid and with mpox and with bird flu and with seasonal flu diseases do not respect national borders. >> state senator scott wiener helping to introduce a bill this week that would require health

insurance companies to cover prep, a highly effective medication that helps block hiv. >> i'm very lucky. i've been taking prep uh- for over ten years. a daily pill that almost entirely eliminates your risk. >> meanwhile, doctor gandhi says the message is clear. >> these completely cruel and unnecessary cuts on lifesaving global programs that were started in a bipartisan manner have to stop. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> the san francisco medical examiner says there was no foul play in an openai whistleblower's death last november. the examiner's office has ruled the death a suicide, but only released its official report today. it found that 26 year old su balaji died by suicide. his death sparked a flood of conspiracy theories, alleging he was assassinated for agreeing to testify against the company in a lawsuit. his parents believe their son had been murdered, and they sued the city to release his records.

>> new. at 1112, gray wolves captured and collared by the california department of fish and wildlife, have been released back into northern california. the collars will help the department monitor the wolf population for diet, diseases, land use preferences and where they go when they leave their packs. this information helps with conservation efforts, of course, and minimizes conflicts with livestock. right now, the department is aware of seven wolf packs in california. in the north bay, all lanes of highway 101 in sausalito are open tonight. yesterday's level three storm caused a rockslide that blocked several lanes of rodeo drive right before the spencer avenue exit in the southbound direction we're talking about here. caltrans crews worked all day to clear the debris, and everything reopened at about 6:00 this evening. >> a los angeles firefighter is out of the hospital and resting at home after his car was swept into the ocean thursday. the firefighter managed to escape the car with only minor injuries. heavy rain on thursday caused a mudslide on the pacific

coast highway in malibu. crews worked today to recover the car as you see there, which was carried off the road in the debris flow. a tornado touched down in oxnard in southern california yesterday afternoon. winds of 70 to 90mph ripped roofs off mobile homes and damaged carports. residents heard a gurgling sound just before the twister hit. >> really loud. and i looked to my right and i could see this flash of white debris. >> what scared you the most? >> that if the house was going to break all down. because this was my childhood house. >> despite the damage, no injuries were reported. no residents displaced. power was knocked out temporarily. the weather service says it's been about a year since a tornado hit the greater los angeles area. >> this is a live look at santa cruz tonight, where the high surf has closed, the santa cruz wharf and several beaches. the plan is to reopen everything tomorrow morning. you may remember a 150 foot section of the wharf collapsed right before

christmas day in a big storm. it reopened last month and the city at this point doesn't appear to rebuild it. ready to rebuild it today. governor newsom declared a state of emergency, which will free up resources to help with the recovery effort. >> all right, let's get a check on our weather. the weekend is finally here. important weekend. >> big, important weekend. so much going on in the city. abc seven news meteorologist sandyha patel is here. sandy? >> yeah, and dan and ama. the weather looks to cooperate for all the events that are happening. the storm is long gone, but it kicked up the surf. and so we have a very energetic surf right now. this is a live view from santa cruz. keep in mind if you are going to be out there, even though the high surf warning is going until 3 a.m. tomorrow, it's going to take some time for the wave heights to come down. current wave heights 7 to 13ft. life threatening conditions, especially at west facing beaches. all right. yesterday's storm delivered last 48 hours, anywhere from about an inch and a half to six inches of rain.

here's a look at where we stand in terms of rainfall. percent of average. so oakland 7.95 67% of average. livermore just above that. san jose 84. and you will notice santa rosa almost 37in of rain. you're way above average at 169. san francisco 116% of normal. now we take a look at the statewide snowpack. it's 95% of average. we did see pretty good snow in the last couple of days. with the storm that came through anywhere from two to almost five feet. this next storm system is not going to bring us any big time storminess, but it's going to bring us a lot of clouds tomorrow and over the weekend, and then there will be a slight chance of seeing a couple of drops around here on sunday, but best chance is going to be in the north bay on live doppler seven. we do have some fog that we're tracking. visibility is down to four miles and a half moon bay tomorrow morning. be careful if you're out and about.

here's a view from our exploratorium camera. as san francisco is getting ready for the chinese new year parade, it is going to be dry for tomorrow. 48 degrees right now in the city it is 45. in oakland, 46 san jose, low 40s, redwood city, half moon bay. look at this. the city by the bay sparkling tonight. 42 in santa rosa 37. petaluma 40. from napa to concord to livermore. and one other live picture from our emeryville camera looking at the bay bridge there. dangerous surf, large breaking waves overnight, cold inland areas of frost. and tomorrow we expect the dry skies for the parade. but grab those extra layers. you will need them later on uh- 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. the north bay valleys and the eastern santa clara hills under a frost advisory. temperatures down to the low 30s in the coldest spots. so here's a look at your temperatures first thing out the door 35 in napa 34. fairfield 35 livermore. bundle up in the morning. it is going to be cold in the afternoon. you will see partly to mostly cloudy skies 58 degrees in the city 59. oakland 60 and santa rosa, 62. san jose

and 59 in concord. now sunday, this system brushes the north bay. they have the best chance of showers, the rest of us. maybe a couple of sprinkles. and that's about it. it's not a game changer. here's a look at the accuweather seven day forecast for the chinese new year parade for the nba all star stuff. it's looking good. this weekend will be a lot of cloud cover around. and then for the holiday monday we are talking mostly cloudy skies. milder weather awaits tuesday through friday we're talking close to 70 degrees, almost springlike. by friday, our next chance of showers will be on wednesday. >> ama and dan

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some of the action took place off the court. >> that's right steph and ayesha curry foundation. eat play learn led a team of nearly 300 volunteers in a day of service. >> at east oakland pride elementary. that meant planting a thousand shrubs, painting murals and stocking the library with books. we spoke with steph, who hopes these projects will help motivate the students to work toward long term success. >> take advantage of their school experience, continue to climb the ladder, and hopefully graduate high school and be on their way to whatever they see themselves doing in the future. but that foundation is so important for them to get there.

>> since last year. eat. play. learn. remodeled, east oakland pride playground and even planted 80 trees. they are doing some. >> great work. look at those kids having a blast and that facility looks incredible. that's so wonderful. great. all right, the nba all stars are in town. and the action started tonight. >> that's right. larry biel was all over it. what's going on? >> yeah i just got back from chase the nba changing up the format this year. so we actually had three separate games tonight. warriors brandon podziemski and trace jackson davis taking the court for the rising stars. and one of them will have a chance at the big

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first nba all-star game in 25 years. new format this year, trying to get the level of intensity ramped up. play some defense. so we have the rising stars challenge at chase. first game in the rising stars format. team tim hardaway against team chris mullin first to 40 points wins. tj with authority off the lob from keyonte george. fellow warrior brandon podemski on the other side of the court. right place right time. scoring for team t but tj d gets the last laugh with another jam right here. the win over pods when stephon castle nails the

mid-range and team c beats team t 40 to 34. it might need to spruce up the names of these squads. game two g league's rising stars battling to the finish with team m, bryce mcgowan hits the tough three and the g leaguers with the upset for coach jeremy lin. good to see him in town. 40 to 39. all right, now to the championship game. the first two winners chris mullin's team against jeremy lin's team. pat spencer, g league with the warriors. got some time with the big club. he scores there. the dream is alive, but not for much longer. keyonte george off the push for three team si wins 25 to 14, so they advance to sunday's all star tournament and they'll take on steph curry and shaq's squad of ogs. tj d after the win. on what he's looking forward to the most on sunday. >> i mean, the check is great and all, but beating those dudes is worth ten times that, so i'm just going out there and competing having fun. i like our team a lot. i like our chances. >> yeah, it was fun. you know,

just to see a guy that i kind of grew up with in the league and see him play well is really good. it's an. >> honor to be a part of it. you know, the guys that are playing on sunday are are in an elite class of their own. and so anytime you're you're allowed to be a part of it and in some capacity, it's an honor. >> steph curry is not going to compete in the three point shootout. no steph versus sabrina this year. but we had some warriors legends in a shootout chris mullin, tim hardaway, baron davis mitch richmond. and mitch was running out of gas towards the end. made it to the final against mullin. but come on molly. he's going to win this contest with a blindfold on if he had to. chris mullin, the champ. brandon pisemsky's team lost in the rising stars, but he left us with a 94 foot bomb in practice. at first i thought this was more warriors ii because they've been putting out a whole bunch of these ai videos. but then he hit this for real over the head one handed for good measure. sports on abc seven

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