now abc seven mornings live. >> right now at six. there's a lot happening in san francisco this weekend. we have chinese new year celebrations taking over chinatown. all the festivities leading up to tonight's parade and the nba is in town. all-star weekend. bringing stars from the league and hollywood here to the bay. we catch up with a known celebrity critic of the city about his time here so far. then anyone heading to the sierra can expect snow covered roads. skiers and snowboarders are flocking to tahoe this president's day weekend, following all the recent storms, dumping several feet of fresh powder. good morning everybody. it's a busy weekend. welcome to

saturday, february 15th. we'll get right to your forecast. it's certainly chilly out there. >> yes, we have plenty of 30, even a wind chill factor that makes it feel like it's in the low 30s out there. cloud cover is visiting us for the weekend. the rain for the most part, staying away until 9:00. we could see temperatures drop off below freezing in those highlighted areas where right now it's in the upper 30s in san jose, 35, livermore, 34. in danville, 44 at sfo with a you can sea swath there of mid 30s around sonoma, santa rosa, calistoga, 37 by the delta. everyone, anywhere from 9 to 16 degrees colder this morning and this morning. we'll stay in those 30s through the 7:00 hour. by about noon time we're in the low to mid 50s. mostly cloudy. and as we go through the afternoon, we're dry. we're in the upper 50s to low 60s with cloud cover hanging on throughout the day. it will keep us insulated tonight, and we'll talk about maybe a

few sprinkles for your sunday morning in parts of the bay. stephanie. >> all right. lisa, thank you. a major weekend in san francisco. the city is hosting nba all star weekend tonight at chase center as the state farm all star saturday night event. it includes the skills challenge, the three-point contest, and the slam dunk contest. we're also capping off lunar new year, and what better place to do that than in san francisco's chinatown? in just a few hours, the district is hosting an all day street fair. vendors are expecting to welcome crowds starting at nine this morning. grant avenue will be shut down between california street and broadway. and of course, you can expect to see traffic in that area. it all leads up to the 2025 chinese new year parade. tickets for bleacher seats are already sold out. this is billed as the largest parade of its kind outside of asia, and it's expected to draw tens of thousands of people. finishing touches are being put on the floats as we speak, and last night miss

chinatown was crowned. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez was there. as the excitement builds towards tonight's parade. >> number 40. >> 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 suey 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. >> i 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. >> we look forward to having miss chinatown on our air during our 9:00 hour. well, here is the parade route. it covers a little more than a mile. take a look at the map on your screen. it starts at

second and market street. it will go down geary loop around union square, then follow post to kearney. the end of the route is at kearny and columbus. san francisco police will be closing streets along the route starting at 3:00 today, so plan accordingly. abc seven is the official home of the 2025 san francisco chinese new year parade. you can watch the parade live tonight starting at 6 p.m. it will be live on abc seven or wherever you stream. just blocks away from chinatown, the nba has taken over union square, the moscone center, and of course, chase center. fans are scattered across the city this weekend, taking in events and keeping an eye out for some of their favorite players and celebrities. kenny smith hosted a party last night at the exploratorium. smith is a former player and current television commentator. also there, charles barkley, who has repeatedly bashed san francisco and even threatened not to come.

he had a little different tone when our crew caught up with him last night. 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 a 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. >> headline rolling loud. >> barkley says so far, he's had a good time exploring the city on his own. well, basketball fans are taking over moscone center for the nba crossover. it allows fans of all ages to shoot h, dribble and even dunk like their favorite players. plenty of the courts offer unique quirks like robotic baskets or led walls you see here. we caught up with a couple of diehard warriors fans from fairfield, who brought their granddaughters to the city for this experience. >> we're all 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. >> i love baseball and basketball. >> and we're strong warriors fans. >> so fun. well, you can enjoy this through tomorrow day. tickets are $25 for kids and $50 for adults. meanwhile, the stars were out in oakland for the celebrity game last night. it featured a mix of actors, musicians, online personalities and athletes from other sports. the coaches, a couple of bay area sports legends, you know, barry bonds and jerry rice. abc seven sports reporter sarah hodges was there, and she got wind of some pretty healthy competition between the two of them. >> 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. 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 going to get you going to lose. some of the notable celebs on the court included chi senate and noah caan on team bonds, plus walker hayes and shaboozey on team rice. so much fun. well, for much more on the nba all-star festivities, we've got you covered. you can go to our website, abc seven news.com for times details and how to watch the weekend events. well, with a busy weekend in the city, public transit is stepping in to make it easier for people to get around. some muni service won't cost you anything all weekend. >> we're 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 as well. nba fans can win prizes by visiting select stations using the nba events app.

caltrain is also participating in the all-star rewards program, where riders can check in for prizes at three different stations. san francisco bay ferry will provide service to chase center from oakland and alameda for all-star events in the north bay. all lanes of highway 101 in sausalito are back open this morning. thursday's level threes storm caused a rockslide that blocked several lanes at rodeo drive right before the spencer avenue exit. that's in the southbound direction. caltrans crews worked all day on friday to clear the debris. the santa cruz wharf and nearby beaches are expected to reopen today. this comes after high surf warnings forced them to shut down this week. you may recall a 150 foot section of the santa cruz wharf collapsed right before christmas day. it reopened last month, and the city at this point does not appear to be rebuilding it. just yesterday, governor newsom. just

declared a state of emergency which will free up resources to help with recovery efforts. meanwhile, the capitola wharf is also expected to reopen this morning. it closed to the public because of the storm and surf. the wharf was battered by storms in 2023, and it took several months to repair that one. well, if you thought heading to the slopes would free you from the bay area crowds this weekend, think again. this week's snowfall bringing an unexpected yet delightful blanket of snow. and with it, more visitors to ski resorts that are just getting a break from dry january. >> we've had 31in of snowfall since wednesday night, which is amazing, and there's more on the way, as you can see. so we're really excited. guests are coming up today and they're coming to enjoy our slopes this weekend. >> a stunning shot behind her. wow. as palisades tahoe expects bigger crowds to small avalanches, low visibility and those strong winds, we keep talking about kept mountain operations pretty limited. so beware, traffic could be a

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prison could be repurposed by the trump administration as a migrant detention center. that's according to our media partners at the east bay times. a federal prison worker confirms ice agents have conducted assessments at the facility this week. he says a structural assessment of the prison was carried out over the summer and has since been 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. bay area researchers are raising concerns over the president's recent cuts to a global program that's been significant in reducing risk of hiv and aids. president trump says he will unlock treatment funding, but preventative medications are currently being kept from the lgbtq plus community worldwide. abc seven news reporter tara campbell explains. >> 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.

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>> it was surprising. i, i wasn't expecting that at all. so at first i thought that i would die because there's nothing i can do if i'm inside the mouth of a giant fish. >> wow. unbelievable. yeah. despite the scare, both the father and son made it back to shore unharmed. and marine biologists say there was no threat to the man being swallowed. interestingly, whales throats are actually pretty small, about the size of a fist. and lisa, as i said, i have so many thoughts about this. just the fact that he was inside there. and then to think that he's like, oh wait, the mouth is opening. i'm going, never mind. yeah. yeah. oh my gosh. very scary, but glad they're all safe. >> crazy story. well, we are looking at some calm weather. plenty of cloud cover this morning, although enough thinness in the clouds that we're getting a wind chill

factor. and some temperatures in the 30s from the north bay to the south bay. so as we look at live doppler seven, the rain is well to the north, and with the partly cloudy sky, we are in the mid 30s from danville to livermore. it's 37 napa vallejo, a cold 36 in sonoma with 44 in san francisco and 38 on the peninsula. very colorful sunrise. 659 the sun comes up setting at 549o about ten hours and 50 minutes of daylight. cloudy skies throughout the day today. your saturday will can keep considerable cloudiness around for your sunday. and then as we get into next week, breaking out into more sun. and as a result, the temperatures will warm through the 60s. here's a look at the partly to mostly cloudy skies throughout the day today. going through about 330. and we're dry overnight for the most part until we hit about 6 or 7:00 in the morning. you can see the activity is sparse,

maybe a few sprinkles there, and then more dry conditions for your sunday afternoon taking you into monday. once again, lots of clouds around. so rainfall potential as we get into your early sunday. anywhere from a couple hundredths to maybe a little bit more up towards the north bay. so that sprinkle chance in the morning tomorrow favoring communities north of the golden gate. and that's where we still have a little bit of flooding going on from sebastopol, cotati, santa rosa. otherwise, the next seven days, particularly into wednesday, could see maybe a 10th to 2/10. so not a whole lot going on for the week ahead. that is some good news. we need a break, right? upper 50s today with partly to mostly cloudy conditions from oakland 59, concord 62, in san jose and making your way to chase center. perhaps today or tomorrow. temperatures pretty normal here in the upper 50s with the cloud cover, the light breeze, little change from today to tomorrow. and then for the chinese new year

parade. starting out mild from the upper 50s. 4:00 partly cloudy skies. by 6:00. we remain dry. low 50s. numbers continue to drop off through the low 50s into the upper 40s. if you're traveling later on into the evening, the accuweather seven day forecast highs today with the upper 50s to near 60. partly to mostly cloudy today that sprinkle chance into early sunday. monday. we're still looking at that cloud cover hanging on the holiday. a little milder into tuesday. a slight chance of a shower wednesday. and then ♪ dreams begin here. welcome to the goodnight club. ♪ i have type 2 diabetes, but i manage it well. ♪ ♪ it's a little pill with a big story to tell. ♪ ♪ i take once-daily jardiance... ♪ ♪ ...at each day's start. ♪

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♪ ...the little pill with a big story to tell. ♪ i don't ever see anyone coming out to maintenance anything, so it's very scary for me because i have everything i love in this home. so, we've now implemented drone technology. how is that safe for me? it enhances the inspection, so it allows us to see things faster. your safety is the most important, and if you're feeling unsafe, that's not okay. it doesn't feel like that in our hearts. i mean, it's worrisome. [dog barks] [dog barks] coming up here on gma. 90 million americans are on alert for extreme weather now sweeping the country. flash flooding and heavy rain in the west. snow in the midwest and northeast. our weather team is tracking it all this holiday weekend. also this morning, new details in that deadly midair crash between the black hawk helicopter and the

american airlines plane. did the chopper pilots even know how high they were flying? and the hockey brothers making history for team usa. first time teammates brady and matthew tkachuk joining us as they gear up for the nhl four nations face-off tournament. all of that is coming up right here on gma. >> all right. thank you. gio we are just hours away from the 2025 chinese new year parade. you can watch it live right here and everywhere you stream abc seven news. well, san francisco's parade is the nation's oldest, largest lunar new year celebration. but festivities take place throughout the bay area. you can 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. >> it's 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 one on one casino. they do an annual firework show for the lunar new year. we have line dance show, followed by 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 village, that's called ni, which a monster. but we didn't have drumming and firecrackers also back in the village. they clang all their trash cans and pots and pans, making a loud noise to scare away the evil monster with chinese they call ni, and they shoot off all the fireworks and firecrackers to scare away the evil spirit. >> the skies are canvas and fireworks are paint. >> 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 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 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 a 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. it 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. >> i 4-1-1. >> 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. >> what a beautiful display that was. well, we have more on the chinese new year parade coming up in our second half hour. but first, breaking overnight. more hostages released in gaza by hamas. we have the latest from israel this morning. plus, the report is in on the cause of death for an open ai whistleblower. it's a case that stirred controversy for the silicon valley tech company. we have the ruling from san francisco's medical examiner and an investigation at san francisco city hall. the people

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abc seven mornings live. >> it's not right. you can't do this again. >> historical concerns are resurfacing for many americans who remember a similar type of oppression. now, at 630, we hear from someone whose families were taken and imprisoned here in the u.s. during world war two. and before we get to that, we want to bring you your forecast this morning. it's certainly chilly out there. >> yeah. once again, a frost advisory for parts of the bay area highlighted here from the north bay to the south bay, where temperatures have dropped off into the 30s from mount tam. partly cloudy. a pretty view right

now. 44 downtown. it's 40 in oakland with that 39 in san jose, 38 redwood city, 37 half moon bay. and from our roof camera, not many clouds here. 36 santa rosa. 34 petaluma. 35 livermore. napa is at 37. boy a big cool down this morning. 12 to 14 degrees cooler from san jose to morgan hill. mountain view is 13 degrees cooler. and there's our sutro tower camera. partly cloudy skies giving way to more clouds throughout the afternoon. upper 50s to near 60 today. dry conditions. we may not be able to say the same thing about sunday. i'll have the details in a few minutes. >> lisa. thank you. well, breaking overnight, three israeli hostages have been released under a ceasefire agreement between israel andre hamas. hundreds of israeli prisoners have also been freed under this deal. an american israeli dual nation is amongst the three men released by hamas. now, according to the

palestinian prisoner society, israel is expected to free 369 palestinian prisoners. prisoners, that is, during this ceasefire. back here at home, the san francisco sheriff's office is investigating an incident inside city hall. three men dressed in doge shirts and wearing maga hats walked into several offices claiming to be a part of the department of government efficiency. 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. california officials are keeping a close eye on a lawsuit filed by the trump administration against the state of illinois over its sanctuary policies. so far, the white house has not 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 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. theperations 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. >> well, this weekend, two events in the bay area to honor the national day of remembrance of japanese americans incarcerated during world war two. first, to organizers in san francisco will host the bay area day of remembrance, carrying the light for justice. then tomorrow, the san jose, nihonmachi outreach committee is hosting its 45th annual day of remembrance ceremony. both are meant to commemorate executive order 9066, which led to the incarceration of japanese americans during this conflict. this week, there is a call to remember that history to avoid repeating it. it comes amid concerns about mass deportations of immigrants. here's abc seven news reporter luz pena. >> 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. >> well, it's a major weekend here in san francisco. the city is hosting nba all star weekend, and we're also capping off the chinese new year. and what better place to do that than in san francisco's chinatown? the district is hosting an all day street fair. vendors are expecting to welcome crowds starting at 9:00 this morning. that all leads up to the 2025 chinese new year parade. this is billed as the largest parade of its kind outside of asia, and it's expected to draw tens of thousands of people. abc seven is the official home of the 2025 san francisco chinese new year parade. you can watch the parade live tonight starting at 6 p.m. here, live on abc seven or wherever you stream. this weekend, the nba has taken over union square, the moscone center and chase center tonight. chase center hosts the state farm all star saturday night event. it includes a skills challenge, a

three-point contest, and a slam dunk contest. for much more on the nba all-star weekend festivities, we've got you covered. just go to our website, abc seven news.com for times details and how to watch the weekend events. well, excitement is high for the nba all-star game, but some of the action is taking place off the court. steph curry is foundation. eat, learn play led a team of almost 300 volunteers in a day of service yesterday at east oakland pride elementary. that meant planting 1000 shrubs, painting murals and stocking the library with books. >> take advantage of their school experience. continue to climb the ladder and hopefully graduate high school and be on their way to whatever they, you know, see themselves doing in the future. but that foundation is so important for them to, to get their. >> since last year. eat. learn. play. remodeled east oakland pride's playground and planted 80 trees. wonderful to see that.

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has resigned over the justice department's effort to dismiss the corruption charges that new york city mayor eric adams is facing. hagan scotten served as a line prosecutor for the case and was placed on administrative leave for not signing off the dismissal. in a letter to acting deputy attorney general emil beauvais. scott wrote that the justice department would have to find someone, quote, enough of a fool or enough of a coward to file your motion. >> because what you do is you come in and you put new people in. so when you say resign, they're going to be gone anyway. but i know nothing about the

individual case. i know that they didn't feel it was much of a case. they also felt that it was unfair with the election. >> daetz adams pleaded not guilty to the five federal charges he faces. the man accused of killing united health care ceo brian thompson in new york city last december, is now responding to an outpouring of support he says he received. luigi mangione released a statement on friday about a new website created by his attorneys. mangione statement acknowledges all the letters of support he's received. the 26 year old pleaded not guilty to 11 state murder and terror charges. he could face the death penalty if found guilty of a federal murder charge. back here at home, the san francisco medical examiner says there was no foul play in an open i whistleblower's death last november. that was it's an official report released yesterday that the examiner's office ruled the death a

suicide. 26 year old, whose 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. openai's board of directors has formally rejected a $97 billion purchase offer by elon musk and other investors. in a statement posted to social media on friday, openai's board chair said the company is not for sale and the board unanimously rejected that bid. there's been a long running feud between openai and musk, who co-founded the company known for creating chatgpt. musk has criticized the plan for profit as straying from openai's current mission. meanwhile, california's insurance commissioner has denied state farm's latest request for an emergency rate hike. state farm wanted to raise its homeowner policy rates by up to 22%. the

company cited its dire financial situation in the wake of the los angeles county wildfires. butlos the insurance commissioner says the company must first provide clarity on the company's financial condition, as well as show that the increases are necessary and not excessive. prior to the fires, state farm was seeking a rate hike of up to 36%, and that request is still pending. a warning to local drivers about an ongoing scam involving fastrak. all across the bay area, people have been getting texts like ones warning them they owe money for an overdue toll. some of the messages even say drivers could face penalties like a suspension of their vehicle registration or legal proceedings, if they don't pay up. >> neither we with the fast track 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. >> fastrak officials say they're actively working to try and get the scam shut down. they say if you fallen victim, they recommend calling your bank immediately to try and stop the transaction from going through. seven on your side is here to help you. you can reach out to us by going to our website, abc7 news.com. on your side. all right. let's check on conditions outside. good morning lisa. >> hey stephanie. good morning to you. at about 2300ft, we have a view from mount tam where temperatures are in the low 40s. it's milder here than it is at the surface, where we have plenty of 30s around the bay. so a frost advisory from our eastern santa clara hills and the north bay interior valleys, we'll thicken the clouds and maybe even talk about a few rain ♪ (slow down) ♪ (♪) cut!!!! i get it!

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good morning to you. waking up to partly cloudy conditions. it's cool out there. we have a north wind in santa rosa making it feel like it's below freezing. now we're going to see some increasing clouds today. high clouds that will kind of inhibit a lot of that sunshine from allowing us to warm up through the 60s. so a mostly cloudy day on the way. it is 37 in hayward right now with 37 on the coast, half moon bay, 38 redwood city and 44 downtown. a view from our roof camera. you can see that sun coming up. 659 it sets at 549 ten hours and 50 minutes of sunlight. look at petaluma down to freezing. 32 there. 35 in livermore. 36 santa rosa. 40 by the delta and in concord. so you notice still, we're looking clear downtown. our exploratorium camera. mostly cloudy today. and then that considerable cloudiness continues into your sunday, even parts of monday. before we begin to clear out on tuesday.

wednesday could offer up a shower or so as we look at a quiet start to the day, partly to mostly cloudy conditions. and then as we go through the afternoon, the parade, those clouds will insulate us. but we do have a weak little system that may want to drop a few sprinkles into the early part of your sunday, not ranking this on the storm impact scale, but allowing for maybe a little bit of wet pavement before we get into another cloudy afternoon sunday into monday. so if we do see that rain, looks like the rain will be confined to the north bay anywhere from about a 10th to 2/10. while we don't see much at all in the east bay or south bay, so that's on tap perhaps for your sunday morning as we go out a little further the next seven days, our next opportunity for rain looks to be next wednesday, and once again, not very much. in fact, maybe a 10th to 2/10. so looks like the big storms of last week are not going to be with us in the foreseeable future. just a

little bit more possibility of getting the ground wet. maybe tomorrow morning. 59 in fremont today. partly to mostly cloudy skies, perhaps a 60 in livermore and santa rosa. and then at the chase center. partly cloudy for your saturday with upper 50s and then into sunday. still looking at the light winds and mostly cloudy skies. chinese new year parade festivities getting going throughout the afternoon with about 58 degrees. comfortable conditions today and then temperatures dropping off through the low 50s. and as we get into the accuweather seven day forecast, it's going to stay kind of gray the next several days looking at mostly cloudy skies. upper 50s to near 60. next opportunity for rain will be on wednesday. it will be a light one and otherwise we'll get sunnier and warmer as we go through thursday and friday. to sports now the nba all stars are in town as the action packed weekend tipped off last night at the oakland arena. here's abc seven sports

director larry beil. >> good morning everybody. san francisco, playing host to its first nba all star game in 25 years. new formao try to get the level of intensity ramped up. so we have the rising stars challenge at chase. team tim hardaway against team chris mullin. game one first to 40 wins tj d gets a lob from keyonte george and finishing with authority their fellow warrior brandon podemski on the other side of the court. right place right time scores for team t but tj d would get the last laugh with another jam and the win over pods. when stephon castle nails the mid-range and team c beats team t 40 to 34. they could get more creative with these names. game two g league's rising stars battling to the finish with team bryce mcgowan's nails the tough three. good night. game over. drive home safely g. lakers with the upset for jeremy lin coaching 40 to 3o we move on to the championship game. winners of the first two contests. and here we go. pat spencer, warriors g league cuts

and scores g leaguers with a lead. the dream is alive, but not for much longer. keyonte george for three and the win. team c victorious 2514. so they advance to sunday's all star tournament, where they'll take on steph curry and shaq's og's tj d after the win. on what he's looking forward to on sunday. >> i mean, the check is great and all, but beating those dudes is worth ten times that, so i'm just goig 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. >> now unfortunately, steph curry is not going to compete in the three point shootout. but we did have some warriors legends in a contest chris mullin, tim hardaway, baron davis and mitch richmond. mitch is

kind of running out of gas here. made it to the final against molly. but chris mullin won this thing, as you would expect, pretty handily. pisemsky's team lost to the rising stars, but he did leave us with tha 94 foot bomb in practice. splash. at first, i thought to be real, it was more warriors ii because they've been putting out a lot of these videos. but he hit it for real and then over the head one handed for good measure. pods. and that's a wrap

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the men claimed to be with doge, the group headed by elon musk, to root out wasteful government spending. >> number three. partly to mostly cloudy skies today. upper 50s to low 60. >> number four. ski resorts are expecting a busy presidents day weekend following this week's fresh blanket of snow. be aware traffic could be a nightmare if you're heading up to the sierra. and number five, san francisco's chinatown street fair kicks off at 9:00 this morning. the city's chinese new year celebrations conclude tonight with the parade. abc seven is the official home of the 2025 san francisco chinese new year parade, and you can watch that parade live tonight starting at 6:00. number six nba all star weekend has taken over multiple areas of downtown. fans can enjoy an array of pop up shops, meet and greets and experiences ahead of sunday's matchup. sunday's game tips off at 5:00 at chase center. and number seven, most bay area public

transit is free this weekend. bart is running longer trains. san francisco bay ferry will provide service to chase center from oakland and alameda for all star events. so much happening this weekend, lisa. so much excitement. of course, with the chinese new year parade. and we have miss chinatown joining us during our 9:00 hour, which will be nice. >> nice, and the weather will be cooperating. not talking about any rain, just a lot of cloud cover. >> good. thank you lisa, and thank you all for joining us on abc seven mornings. we'll see you back here at nine. have a great day.

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