abc seven mornings live. >> this is the scene over the weekend protests against president trump. those plans are continuing as part of a nationwide push this morning. >> and if it feels like the flu season is worse than usual, it is, especially across the bay area. why? health experts say we're seeing a spike in cases this year. >> we told you it was going to be a big weekend for skiing, and it sure was. we'll take you to tahoe, where plenty of people enjoying the fresh powder. >> and a look back as san francisco shines this weekend on the national stage. our biggest basketball star. doing what he does. stealing the show. >> good morning. welcome to monday, february 17th. it's nice to see you.

>> yes, nice to be here. >> and it's good to see the two of you. >> you too. we've got a nice holiday coming our way. really quiet to start the week out this morning. it's just partly cloudy skies out there. we'll take you to our rooftop camera here at kgo along the embarcadero, and we're dry out there this morning. it will be a dry afternoon. just a light wind currently and current sky conditions across the board. we do find a little bit of cloud cover from time to time. not too bad. it will be a mix of sun and clouds throughout the day. today it will be a pretty nice day. however, temperatures are cool right now and we do have a bit of fog out there currently. just some patchy fog in the north bay. we're down to a mile in napa, less than two miles in santa rosa. we'll watch those spots closely this morning, but we're not tracking widespread fog this morning. temperatures are in the 40s. 48 right now in the city. down to 41 in napa. with that fog. the cool spot right now. danville coming in at 39 degrees. so here's a look at future weather. let's go hour by hour for you. it will be a mix of sun and clouds. here. temperatures slowly climb into the 50s. as we approach noon and into the afternoon, we'll have daytime highs,

upper 50s, lower 60s, pretty close to where we should be for this time of the year. so do expect just a mixture of sun and clouds out there on our holiday. today will feel pleasant. we'll have a light breeze and temperatures close to average. let's check in with sue hall, see how the commute is going this morning. >> good morning drew and it is presidents day so we are expecting light volume out there. so far that seems toe true. taking a look at emeryville and the eastshore freeway. some nice gaps between the headlights. traffic is moving at the limit as you approach the macarthur maze. as we look at the golden gate bridge fog free this morning, you have three lanes in both directions to make your southbound commute into the city. it's looking great overall. look at all the green. even for our early morning commuters out of tracy in the central valley, there really is virtually no commute at this hour. we'll check back with some of the mass transit schedule changes in just a bit. >> thank you. sue. this president says some people might be trading work for the picket line. protests ae planned in the bay area and across the country to oppose president trump's recent actions

on everything from deportations to project 2025. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez in the studio with more on what activists are saying about today's events. >> good morning reggie. now those protests start at noon in san francisco and san jose. there will be similar demonstrations in other cities, including los angeles and news, york this president's day. they're organized by the 5051 movement that stands for 50 protests, 50 states, one movement. and organizers say that they want the trump administration to uphold the constitution and end what they are calling executive outreach. yesterday, dozens of protesters marched from san mateo city hall to san francisco city hall to oppose mass deportations of immigrants. the march was organized by four young advocates from immigrant families who formed the group rights over borders. >> we need to speak for the people who can't. we need to walk for the people who can't. it's we are here and we're we're so we have so much power that're some people don't even realize they have. so your voice speaks

volumes, and you need to come out and use your voice and send a message and make a statement. so that's why it was very important. >> the four organizers met years ago in high school now as young adults. rumors of ice raids in their city of san mateo and the bay area inspired them to take action. the 21 mile march made stops at san bruno city hall in daly city city hall. trump has claimed that his election victory gives him a powerful mandate for such actions. today's marches are happening at the san francisco city hall and circle of palms plaza in san jose at noon. live in the studio gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> thank you. gloria. sfo could be a pretty busy spot this morning, as many people who are here for all star weekend pack up and head home. it was certainly a big weekend for the bay area. from another mvp trophy for steph curry to a bay area college students shootout shocker. and of course, san francisco's chance to show off for the world. abc seven news reporter j.r. stone was

at chase center and spoke to fans from across the globe. >> reporter hundreds of people packing thrive city outside of the chase center sunday night for the 2025 nba all-star game. >> yeah, i got tickets. >> how much are tickets going for? >> like 500. >> them tickets was pretty high, man. >> a good reason why many of the people we spoke with who actually attended the all star game did not actually pay. we'll call it taking care. >> of in china. i'm influencer uh. jordan invited me to come here and i still waiting my tickets. i'm from china, but i live in london. >> we want it from uh- kia because he works for kia. so it was just kind of one of those things that we got a free trip. and so we're here. >> i'm here with capital one, the best bank in the world. my company bank with capital. >> yeah. they're getting you tickets to the all star game. exactly how much are tickets to an event like this? >> i have no idea. so it. nba gives me the tickets, so i have no idea what they cost. >> so just make good friends with the nba.

>> free is great. yes. >> and that positive attitude was felt everywhere, including with new san francisco mayor daniel lurie. >> what better time to be living in san francisco and in the bay area? we got to show off all weekend. >> while many locals not going into the game decked out in dubs gear, the crowd attending was a fashionable one, especially sankara xt, who is kevin durant's mom's stylist. can you wear these shoes at any game, or would you have to wear them at an all star game? >> you can wear anything you want at anything you need. it's all-star weekend. >> to some here, just a glimpse of the players they know makes it all worth while. >> got a high five from draymond green and vince carter. >> to others who are ready to name drop. during our interview, it was that san francisco bay area experience. >> had a good steak dinner at harris restaurant. that was nice. >> we went today to the golden gate and lombard street in the fisherman's wharf and pier 39. so we did all that.

>> there's just positive vibes. it feels really good and i think the city, the area needed it. >> j.r stone abc seven news. >> abc seven. larry beil and chris alvarez were at nearly every event this all star weekend and they wrapped things from thrive city. >> what do you know another mvp for steph curry named the all star mvp here in his home arena. and it started out with the introduction at chase center. >> a two time nba mvp. a four time champion with your golden state warriors stefan. >> yeah. curry had eight points in the first game, 12 in the final for a total of 20 points. remember this is a new format. and the man who was the bay area's ambassador this weekend, steph curry, named your all star game mvp. >> this is very symbolic of the entire journey. i know we have a lot. i hope we have a lot to

accomplish on the court and uh- not ending the journey anytime soon. but again, for me and from my vantage point, having played here for 16 years and this is the only place that i've played. it's a it was just a great celebration of basketball in this area, and this is pretty cool to have to. >> and steph is the 15th player in nba history to win the all star mvp more than once. >> now the busy weekend in the bay area didn't stop the sideshows. in and daly city saw sideshow activity drawing large crowds as you see there. there was also one on the bay bridge around 230 sunday morning, causing a massive traffic backup. it's not clear if police made any arrests. police have been trying to crack down on sideshows, including installing new cameras and license plate readers to catch participants after they leave. >> new details about a deadly stabbing in san jose. police are now saying the victim was a 15

year old boy. the stabbing happened friday night at about 7:00 at santana row near stevens creek. a fight had been reported just before. police say all suspects ran before they got to the scene. they have not shared the names of the victim, nor the suspects. they're investigating what led up to the to that stabbing. >> we are tracking developing news out of san leandro. you're looking live as an investigation is underway after three police officers shot at an assaultice suspect last night. it happened near 164th avenue and east 14th street. police say officers spotted the suspect, and a short time later, they opened fire. but they have not released any details about why officers decided to shoot. no one was hurt. the suspect was arrested. the alameda county sheriff's office is handling the investigation. >> and take a look at how busy tahoe was this weekend. whoa. last week, storm bringing in nearly five feet of fresh snow in some areas, making for a great skiing weekend. sierra

tahoe reported they had over 3500 people at their resort yesterday. >> yeah, i figured a lot of people would be up there this weekend. we saw three, four, five feet of new snow last week with those series of storms. live doppler seven along with satellite this morning is showing you it's a really quiet pattern right now. we have a weak ridge of high pressure right off our coast currently, and that will create today and tomorrow dry afternoons. temperatures pretty close to average by wednesday. we do have the chance of a light shower, but it's very minimal and very low impact in the forecast. let's take a look at the water year. we made big gains last week. most areas are above average up to this point in the water year. so since october 1st santa rosa san francisco above average. the same story in hayward and concord. even san jose. this time last week we were about 5,055% of average. now we've jumped to 72% of average. we saw some heavy rain in the south bay last week, and now we're getting a break over the next couple of days. soa

live look outside. this is our exploratorium camera. partly cloudy skies out there right now. a little bit of patchy fog in the north bay. your sunrise here happening at 656 this morning. just a mix of sun and clouds throughout the day. we're dry this afternoon. a daytime highs mid 50s to the low 60s, which is very close to where we should be this time of the year. and then later on this evening we'll keep those partly cloudy skies. so mix of sun and clouds out there. it's really quiet today. the next 24 hours, it's a really pleasant weather pattern. 58 the high in the city. we'll go to 59 in san rafael, 62 in san jose, 60 in concord along the coast, mid 50s to the low 60s. so looking at the next three days, today and tomorrow, it's a mix of sun and clouds out there. by wednesday, though, we do have a light shower possible as a cold front moves through here. but behind that front we have some warmer weather set to move in for the weekend. we'll talk about that shower chance and also the late week warm-up coming up in just a few minutes. reggie. >> thanks, drew. a food fight between two bay area d delivery titans. the claims that has uber serving doordash. >> plus, why south korea is

taking steps to block the ai app deep seek. >> and the chinese new year celebrations. a lot of us are out there hitting the streets, some of us even in floats. we'll talk about the very eventful weekend in san francisco. >> and here at 511, we are taking

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first responders are calling off the search for a man believed to have fallen into the water off the embarcadero in san francisco. he fell in just after ten saturday night, along with another adult. crews rescued the other person near pier 32 and they are recovering. search crews used thermal imaging cameras, drones, powerful floodlights and boats for the search. firefighters say they looked for the man starting at six sunday morning, but called off the search sunday afternoon. >> in the north bay, layoffs are coming to close a more than $7 million budget deficit in the mill valley school district. the trustees voted unanimously last week to cut 40 full time and part time classified workers

to certified counselors and counselors aid. the board also approved cuts for one teacher and a music teacher, and to accept retirement buyouts from 27 employees. according to the marin ij, more than 425 parents and residents have signed an online petition to protest the cuts for counselors. >> new this morning, south korean officials have suspended downloads of the chinese ai app deep seek over privacy concerns. now, this app has been blowing up over the past few weeks after its makers revealed it was as good as u.s. rivals like chatgpt, but cost only a fraction of the cost to create. but there have been concerns from governments around the world about the ability of chinese government officials to access personal information of users. deep seeks legal m acknowledged they weren't familiar with south korea's privacy laws when the app launched in that country. >> you may have noticed the sniffles or sneezing. a lot of people calling out sick. health leaders in the bay area are raising the alarm about the flu.

cases are soaring, hospitals are getting busy. and flu season is far from over. abc seven news reporter tara campbell looks at why this year is becoming so bad. >> as the u.s. stares down the worst flu season in a decade and a half, cases are expected to continue soaring in the coming weeks. >> specifically in the bay area and in california. because we are later than the rest of the country, we're still on the way up. so, you know, i'm worried that it will get a little bit worse before it starts to get better. >> cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all trending up, according to the cdc. at ucsf, infectious disease expert doctor peter chin hong says the hospital is being pushed to capacity. >> we've been full for more than a week. kind of on the edge with a lot of people in the emergency department not having beds in the hospital. >> fong chao and his family weren't sick enough for the

hospital, but still had a rough week. >> we just recovered, so we're feeling good. that's why we're going out. but it took us out for about a week. >> there are two flus going around right now. it's three and each one, each three is just notorious for causing more serious symptoms. and people feel really bad. >> the latest cdc data shows around 13,000 deaths related to the virus, including 57 children. 11 of them here in california. >> the last time we had so many kids dying was in 2009 with swine flu, h1n1. so i'm worried because the season hasn't peaked yet. >> pointing to a low vaccination rate, particularly among children. >> vaccinations dropped in california from about 58% last year to the mid 40s this year. >> did you have the flu shot? >> we did not this year. we were going to, but then we kept putting it off and now i'm regretting it. >> but the good news, says doctor chin hong, it's not too late. anyone six months and up

should have the shot. >> don't forget that childhood immunizations have really saved our kids for the last few decades. >> tara campbell abc seven news. >> uber is suing doordash over its food delivery practices. the lawsuit accuses doordash of coercing restaurants into exclusive delivery arrangements and threatening businesses that also use uber eats with higher commissions. uber says the actions have cost them millions of dollars in revenue. both companies are based here in san francisco. doordash says uber's case has no merit. >> crowds packed san francisco's chinatown again on sunday for chinese new year celebrations with a parade over. yesterday was the final day of the community street fair. there were more than 100 vendor booths, activities and entertainment. this was on grant avenue from california to broadway. and we want to show you what drew and i saw as we celebrated on the trolley saturday. we waved at so many

people. i rang that bell like it was no one's business right there. you see monica doing it, but my goodness, it was fun. it was great to see everyone. >> she looks unhinged. >> yeah. >> is she okay? >> i was teaching her how to do it. >> there is definitely a method to that madness. but we do have a lot more coverage of this year's chinese new year parade. >> and festivities on our website, abc seven news.com. you can watch saturday's. parade in its entirety. you will find links and stories right on our front page. >> yeah. when amanda found out she could ring the bell, that was it for that bell. that bell was getting wrong. every second she was hyping up the crowd, though i will say fun. and she would go into a little part of the crowd. it was a little quiet and she would ring that bell, okay. they would get up. >> get them energized. >> exactly. >> i had about enough of the firecrackers, though. >> oh, i couldn't get enough of those. i was like, more, more so ears. yeah, they are loud. >> that's one of the reasons we had to keep the kids

home. it was just thinking about the firecrackers. >> yeah. >> but it was fun. and we turned to the crowd because everyone was. >> like, there's reggie. >> so here's. >> me running to the other side of the trolley. >> like, roger. >> that's what i do every morning i'm here, there's reggie. >> so exciting. >> yeah. >> it's so. >> yeah. >> who has some firecrackers left? let him up. where are they? find them. it was really fun. >> it was fun. >> it was a fun time. that's why our voices are a little hoarse this morning. a lot of screaming this morning. it's quiet out there. we're going to find a nice holiday on the way on your monday. a live look at our sfo camera showing you partly cloudy conditions throughout the day today. it's just a mix of sun and clouds. we'll keep it dry today. we'll keep it dry tomorrow. on wednesday we do have a chance of a light shower. we're not even giving it a number on the storm impact scale right now. that's how low the chance is and how light any of those showers would be. the extended outlook. we are going to see some warmer weather arrive by the end of the week and into the upcoming weekend. we're finding some of the

warmest air in about six weeks, so circle this weekend coming up. it looks to be extremely nice right now. temperatures mid 40s low 50s right now. good morning redwood city 41. wee at 49 in fremont, 44 in livermore. the wider picture a little bit cooler in the north bay. 41 in saint helena, the same in napa, 39 currently in danville. here's the patchy fog improving conditions around santa rosa right now, but we are finding still some thick fog in parts of napa valley. down to a quarter of a mile at the airport there. so looking at the forecast today, we'll keep it under a mix of sun and clouds. a dry holiday ahead, mid 50s, low 60s winds out of the west 10 to 15mph. so highs today about 59 in oakland 60. in santa rosa we'll go to 56 in half moon bay, 61 in fairfield, 62 the high in san jose. looking at the evening planner, we remain quiet. pleasant will keep temperatures in the 50s through about 8:00 under mix of stars and clouds out there. post 8:00 those temperatures start to go into the 40s. now, we're not tracking an excessively cold night on the way, but it does get chilly later on this evening, with overnight lows mainly in the upper 30s

to the mid 40s. we'll likely also find some patchy fog developing again in the north bay first thing tomorrow morning. here's future weather as we get you into wednesday morning. there's that chance of a light sprinkle, and the chance is mainly in the north bay where we do find some of those light sprinkles. we're just talking about drizzle at best. here's a look at the rainfall estimates. that's why we're not really giving it a number on the storm impact scale. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. partly cloudy today. there's that chance of light rain on wednesday. and in the forecast it's going to be very nice this weekend. we're talking 70 making a comeback 70 saturday and sunday. feeling like spring. guys going to feel nice and warm over the weekend. >> not sure. well you know when the sun hits. >> yeah it does feel nice. >> on a 72. it does feel i could do a short. >> and then you got to be prepared for the 6 p.m. chill, okay. >> at approximately 515. run, run for your life. >> yeah. true, true. >> that's awesome. coming up, the seven things to know this morning. >> when it comes to odd

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demonstrations are in response to what people are calling anti-democratic and illegal actions of the trump administration. >> number two, there are many closures today because of president's day, including most government offices, the post office and the stock market. most mass transit will run on a sunday schedule. >> number three, abc news has learned elon musk's department of government efficiency has requested access to an irs system that retains the personal tax information of millions of americans. access has not yet been granted, but privacy experts say it could be extraordinarily dangerous. >> number four, tomorrow, sfmta is set to talk about options to tackle its $50 million deficit. they have a lot of it figured out, but they still need to cut about $15 million. options include reducing muni service, cutting the school crossing guard program, or using reserve funds. >> and number five, we are expecting a rain free holiday today. it's a mix of sun and clouds this afternoon. daytime highs will get you

into the mid 50s and into the low 60s. >> number six we're expecting a very light commute this morning. here are the mass transit schedule changes for today ace, bart and caltrain. and if there's ever a picture that explains this morning's commute, here it is. no bacp at the bay bridge. >> number seven amazon is making a change that has many amazon kindle users upset. it's removing a feature that allows you to download your books to your computer. many people like to have their book purchases backed up, or even convert them to formats compatible with non kindle e-readers. the change takes effect next wednesday. >> a possum is getting some national attention because it binge ate an entire costco cake. a woman left the cake on the front porch of her nebraska home because the refrigerator was too full, and she wanted to keep it cool. hours later, she found out a hungry possum ate the entire thing. she called animal care when the stuffed possum wouldn't leave. nebraska wildlife rehab

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abc seven mornings live. >> now at 530. a weekend of protests against elon musk and president trump continue. how the bay area is planning to push

back on this president's day. >> plus, the work on a vaccine that protects poultry from the bird flu and how federal cutbacks could impact progress. >> these giant heart sculptures are a staple of san francisco. now at least one of them is on the move. >> nba legend charles barkley has been known to be a grinch of san francisco, trashing it every time he comes to town, but he just made a commitment that shows his heart may have grown three sizes. i like the grinch. >> you know what? if you're going to talk, then write a check. and he did. >> he did. good morning everyone. it's monday, february 17th. >> let's do a check on the weather with drew. >> hey good morning guys. we have a nice holiday ahead. we'll keep it dry in the forecast. a little bit of fog out there this morning. here's a live view of the exploratorium camera. just partly cloudy skies over the city right now. in fact, you look at current sky conditions. uh- rain. we had some last week. look at those numbers. still talking about that. we got soaked here last week. that brought our average numbers up in a big way. now we're drying out this week. here's look

at the visibility. half a mile in napa a mile and a half in santa rosa. a similar story in livermore. so we have some pockets of fog in our valleys, but for the most part, we're not seeing too many issues out there this morning. temperatures starting out in the 40s. as we get you going on this monday. 40 in danville, we're down to 47 in the city, the same in san jose, 41, that current temperature in napa. so let's plan out your day, hour by hour. you'll just notice it's sun and clouds throughout the entire day. here's a look at 1130 this morning. we're starting to get you into the 50s, so it feels pleasant out there. we'll have light winds throughout the afternoon and daytime highs, mainly in the mid 50s to the low 60. so a high of 62. in san jose, 59 in oakland we'll go to 58. in san francisco, high of 60 in santa rosa. let's check in with sue hall here on the roads this morning. >> good morning drew. and it's monday. it's a holiday. so we are expecting holiday light. this is a 8-80 kind of herky jerky picture this morning, but no problems as you make your way north or southbound past the coliseum. overall, green is great. take a look. no commute out of tracy. it is a straight

shot. tracy up and over the altamont pass, looking at about a 30 minute drive. we had an earlier accident now cleared. that was north 680 near sycamore valley road. it is all in the green this morning and expecting that for most of the morning. >> thank you sue. happening today. protests being planned across the country, including here in the bay aa in response to the trump administration. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez in studio this morning. gloria, activists say this isn't just about one policy being put forth by the president and his team. >> that's right, reggie, these protests are organized by the 5051 movement that stands for 50 protests, 50 states, one movement. and organizers say they want the trump administration to uphold the constitution and end what they are calling executive overreach. yesterday, dozens of protesters marched from san mateo city hall to san francisco city hall to oppose mass deportations of immigrants. the march was organized by four young advocates from immigrant families who formed the group rights over borders. rumors of

ice raids in their city of san mateo and the bay area inspired them to take action. trump has claimed that his election victory gives him a powerful mandate for such actions. >> i just think it's important to advocate for those who don't have a voice. and i mean, if you have one, use it. there's so many ways to use it. you're more powerful than you think. >> so the 21 mile march made stops at the san bruno city hall in daly city city hall, and today's marches are happening at the san francisco city hall and circle of palms plaza in san jose at noon. there will be similar demonstrations in other cities, including los angeles and new york this president's day. live in the studio gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> all right, gloria, thank you. >> in the south bay, dozens gathered to protest elon musk. it's part of a wave of demonstrations against musk's companies. protesters lined the streets outside the palo alto tesla sales showroom yesterday. organizers say musk's work in the trump administration is bad

for democracy. his role heading the department known as doge, has drawn a lot of controversy in recent weeks, largely because of his access and decisions as a non-elected official. >> the bay area's all star weekend has come to an end. thousands of fans, massive events and one big opportunity for san francisco to cash in. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn has a look at the business boost. >> i got the ford galaxy. i'm going to play basketball in them. >> devin harris of trenton, new jersey has his kicks and he's standing in line to get the latest and greatest pair. he's hoping to get what these guys just got. >> highly hyped. everyone wants them. >> like everyone here in line at the nike store. spent a lot of money during the big basketball event. >> i've given san francisco almost $2,000. i am, i'm in the hole right now, but when i get home, i'll make sure i make it right. >> how did you spend it? >> oh, everything. shoes, food. good experiences. uber. i'm

about 200 plus an uber right now, but. yep. >> san francisco hopes hundreds of thousands of people, just like harris, will be at the nba all-star events. >> the nba has really done this thing. and bringing the joy back to the city. >> every single year. just turning on the dunk contest, a three point contest, the skills challenge. and the game on sunday is always a treat just to watch. >> i watched the dunk contest. mac mcclung was insane. this is a once in a lifetime thing. the last time all-star was here was 25 years ago. >> from local restaurants to hotels, union square to pop up shops, visitors are pumping big bucks into the region's economy, which hopes to bring in about $350 million. the nba all-star weekend has attracted fans young and old, like eight-year-old prior. >> has every single nba team wanted, and some of them are patches like the knicks, the bulls, the lakers, and then the warriors, celtics and 70 sixers. >> many fans are catching sunday

night's big game at a watch party. others are seeing it in person at chase center. some ticketed experiences start at a whopping 500 bucks. diego martinez is visiting from saratoga. he's sporting his merch and checking out all the action at chase center, ending with sunday night's big game. >> it was a gift for christmas. >> martinez has his eye on one player in particular. >> steph curry. you never can never go wrong with him. >> suzanne phan. abc seven news. >> a program that helps the city's unhoused population is getting a big financial boost from an nba legend who has been a critic of san francisco. charles barkley is donating $250,000 to support the glide foundation's work. glide ceo talked about the donation. >> he was really passionate on the work that we were doing. as people come into the meals line, the people walk in to glide. we're talking to them about, are you house? do you need food? are you looking for a job? all the

sort of navigation services that we do. this money is going to continue to support that sort of operation that we do every day in the community at glide. >> and the announcement came after barkley spent a day volunteering at glide, which surprised the organization. they found out about the donation with the rest of the world. when barkley announced it on tnt's inside the nba show. >> developing news on the war in ukraine this morning, leaders from across europe are in paris for an emergency meeting to discuss how their countries will aid ukraine going forward. the u.s. has not been invited. this meeting comes as u.s. secretary of state marco rubio arrived in saudi arabia overnight for talks with russia on ending the war.ks those talks follow a phone call between president trump and russian president vladimir putin last week. european allies and ukraine have been left out of the effort to negotiate an end to the war with russia. ukraine's president has said his country will not accept any agreement that they weren't not part, that they were not part of making. now it's time for abc seven mornings advancer a

preview of some of the headlines you'll be hearing about this week. >> it is a critical week in both oakland and san francisco, as leaders discuss solutions to dire financial situations. tomorrow, sfmta's board of directors is set to talk about short-term options to tackle the transit agency's $50 million deficit. they have a plan for most of it, but still have to figure out $15 million in cuts. sfmta says it has ruled out charging for metered parking later at night and on sundays. several options are still on the table, including reducing muni service, cutting the school crossing guard program and some maintenance or eating up reserve funds. >> in the east bay. the oakland unified school board is set to vote on thursday on how to slash nearly $100 million from its budget. we previously reported the district could run out of money in less than a year if they don't make big changes. some of these options include closing and consolidating schools and even more staffing cuts. >> today is president's day, and that could impact some of your

plans as businesses close to recognize the federal holiday. this means almost all federal services will be closed, including usps and courthouses. a majority of banks and the stock market will be shut down. public schools are closed, and most mass transit is operating on weekend schedules. >> federal cuts are continuing to impact major departments. now the irs is in focus right as tax season gets underway. but first, here's drew. >> hey there. take a look at live doppler seven along with satellite this morning. we are going to see a ridgef high pressure building in today and tomorrow. that's going to keep us rain free. over the next couple of days, we'll have some clouds moving in from time to time, but we're taking a pause on the storms that soaked us late last week and brought some heavy snow to the sierra. so we're looking at our snowpack statewide. we're doing really well. we're at 95% of average up to this point in the year. the northern third of the sierra has certainly seen some of the heaviest snow. the southern third not as much,

but still the snowpack is pretty healthy. last week we saw anywhere from 3 to 5ft of new snow, a lot of that falling in the northern third of the sierra. back here at home. live. look outside from the exploratorium camera. partly cloudy. we have some patchy fog in the north bay valleys, mainly around napa and a little bit around santa rosa. partly cloudy this morning. sun and clouds throughout the afternoon and again we are dry. we don't have any rain in the forecast for your holiday today. temperature wise will be in the 50s and in the 60s. 58 in the city today, 59 in oakland, pleasant in the south bay. 62 in san jose. walnut creek coming in with a high of 59 degrees. so take a look at the three day forecast. we'll see a pretty similar forecast tomorrow. partly cloudy skies. we're dry, but by wednesday we do have the chance of a light shower with a weak wave of energy moving through. beyond that, we're talking warmer weather arriving just in time for the weekend. we'll take a closer look at that shower chance and that warm-up comi

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this morning. there's a huge scandal sending waves through the tennis world. one of the top players suspended for doping. here's abc news reporter trevor ault with today's gma. first look. >> in this morning's gma first look, a doping scandal rocking professional tennis. >> it's the second for sinner down under. >> weeks after winning the australian open this morning, the world's number one ranked men's tennis player, jannik sinner, is under a three month ban for doping. >> this is a dark cloud over jannik sinner. >> the three time major champion accepting that punishment in a settlement with the world anti-doping agency following a pair of positive tests for a banned anabolic steroid nearly a year ago. >> when you get into these anti-doping cases, nothing is that clear cut. people want it to be simple, black and white. unfortunately, there needs to be some nuance. there needs to be

some differences in each of the cases, and that has rankled a lot of people inside tennis. >> and coming up at 7 a.m. what this means for the number one player in the world with your gma first look i'm trevor ault, abc news, new york. >> the way the u.s. responds to the bird flu outbreak could soon change. this week, the secretary of agriculture and director of the national economic council are expected to present president trump with new strategies to deal with the avian flu. it's been devastating the chicken population and egg production causing egg prices to soar. the current approach by the federal government has been to kill millions of chickens, but the virus has continued to spread and is now being found in other animals and humans. the cdc says the risk to the general public remains low, and there's no evidence of human to human transmission. >> meanwhile, one company says it is working to vaccinate poultry from the avian flu. animal health company zoetis says the department of agriculture issued them a

conditional license for a vaccine for chickens. conditional licenses are generally used in emergency situations and for limited periods of time. politico reports 25% of staff in a central office coordinating work for dozens of labs responding to the spread of bird flu got fired. this is part of the trump administration's mass layoffs of federal employees. >> new details this morning about the condition of pope francis. he's been in the hospital since last week being treated for bronchitis. buting overnight, the vatican said he now has a, quote, polymicrobial infection and that's more serious and will require him to stay in the hospital longer. the 88 year old's public events have been canceled for at least several days. pope francis has a history of respiratory issues and had part of his lung removed when he was younger. after last month's devastating wildfires, southern california is now left to clean up after mudslides. last week's storms brought too much rain to burn scar areas.

this is in sierra madre, near the eaton fire. mud seeped into several homes and a dam overflowed, which is something the community says they haven't seen happen before. cleanup could take days to weeks, depending on the severity of the damage. >> firefighters on the peninsula say the lithium ion battery of an electric scooter exploded sunday, sending one person to the hospital. this happened in a residential motel in south san francisco used for transitional housing. the scooter was charging in one of the rooms when the battery exploded, starting a fire that set off the sprinkler system. the water damage displaced 38 people, and now they all need housing. >> one of the famous heart sculptures in san francisco will now be moved to be displayed in vacaville. this red and gold heart was recently dedicated near the corner of main and parker streets. it was sent to vacaville because of a partnership between sf general foundation, genentech and the city. the heart sculptures are a public art project introduced by the foundation in 2004 as a

fundraiser, and each year a number of artists are selected to create new hearts that are then auctioned off. some end up in private collections, others on public display. now, on your wedding day, it's all about who you let into your circle of love. >> the what? the circle. what? >> the circle of love. >> one couple enjoying an outdoor wedding overseas ended up with a much bigger circle than they intended. here's abc news reporter danny new. >> of ceremony. and that is marriage. >> every wedding has its quirks. but at a ceremony in scotland, this couple's unique moment had to be the arrival of around three dozen homemade wedding crashers. >> so it's funny because as the guests were gathering their seats, the cows were also getting ready to, you know, be in appearance. >> wedding photographer brittany niehaus here took these now viral videos of all these cows crowding the altar at this wedding that actually happened last spring. however, brittany decided randomly to post it on instagram a few weeks ago and was shocked when it quickly picked up millions of views. commenters writing did you say i

moo? and they all were white? >> we wanted to choose something that actually had sentimental value. >> as the bride francesca alluded to there, the cows are not part of the venue's package or anything. this is actually her childhood home. >> i never thought that it was going to happen, but it happens a lot. >> there can be. >> as you can tell, as soon as people started taking their seats, the cows were like, well, wait a minute, she's our friend too. but that's when her pug jimmy felt there needed to be order and immediately barked up a storm. >> i think sometimes he thinks he's a bit of a sheep dog. rounding up the herd. >> but by the time francesca arrived and began to walk down the aisle toward her now husband, max, jimmy settled down and the cows were all lined up. apparently, they did not move once during the ceremony, of course, though they were still a little distracting. but here's why. francesca said she actually appreciated that. >> i was also really nervous, like most people are, so it was almost like a good distraction because it made me laugh and it made other people laugh. so it

it almost helped. >> i mentioned there wasn't too much mooing, but francesca said it did seem like one cow still objected. i'll let you be the judge. so an objection certainly doesn't seem thrilled, but maybe she just got there first and liked the crowds. but for the record, francesca did say that her favorite wedding photo did feature her max and the 30 something cow. so an endearing memory for them in new york. for abc news, i'm danny new. >> uh- i like cows. new. >> yeah. it's cute. >> it's cute. >> i wouldn't be i wouldn't be mad. >> see, i would have had a cow. i would you would have all the focus. o on me. i don't want people talking about the cows. like, oh, remember your wedding and the cows. >> how fun was that? you're like, how'd i look? >> yeah, what about i dress? how do you think it. >> smelled really bad. >> yeah. >> there's that. and also, are you eating beef? >> oh, no. no, no. >> is that on the menu?

>> a lot of people like. that's kind of weird. >> can i have the fish? >> we're here to have a word, ma'am. >> exactly. >> and now we're going to go nuts like. a stampede. >> a burger in front of us. >> oh my gosh. >> oh, man. okay. okay, this is morning. let's go to san jose. it's partly cloudy on our live camera right now. it is dry and it will be a very pleasant holiday today. so look at the accuweather headlines. a mix of sun and clouds today. now, wednesday we do have a light shower in the forecast. it's so light. we're not giving it a number on the storm impact scale. but we'll talk about that chance in one second behind that shower chance on wednesday. warmer air is really going to move in here, and by the weekend it is going to be fantastic. circle that weekend, upcoming saturday and sunday. get outdoors. it's going to feel nice 40 and low 50 right now 52 in hayward. we're at 44 in cupertino in the north bay. some cooler numbers, 41 in saint helena, 42 in santa rosa and 41 right now in livermore. so we're watching the fog

visibility showing you in our valleys, especially in the north bay. and some of this is now developing in livermore. we have some low cloud cover this morning. it's not widespread, but we do have some areas of some lower visibility first thing this morning. so looking at the forecast this afternoon, we'll have a mix of sun and clouds today. dry holiday ahead. daytime highs mid 50s low 60s. that's pretty close to average for this time of the year a high of 58. in richmond today we'll go to 59 in san mateo, 60 in concord, 62 in san jose, a high 56 in half moon bay. overnight tonight, we'll likely see a little bit of patchy fog again in the north bay. partly cloudy skies, not too chilly, upper 30s to the mid 40s getting you into tuesday. now tuesday is dry, but wednesday there you can see early in the morning. future weather showing you we have the chance of a light sprinkle for the first half of our day wednesday afternoon. any chances out of here? and that rain is extremely light in nature, where we find some of these totals just a few hundredths of an inch, where we find some of this drizzle setting up. and then behind this system we're talking much warmer weather moving in. so

here's the accuweather seven day forecast showing you partly cloudy today. that chance of light rain on wednesday and then sunshine is here. a warming trend gets us into the 60s and 70s both saturday and sunday. >> guys thank you drew. coming up on abc seven mornings at six a new cap ts charge in the big screen. the smash of the box office from the latest marvel film. >> but first, an emotional night for a college baseball player after losing his mom. watch ♪ dreams begin here. welcome to the goodnight club.

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] we are learning the trump administration's mission to reduce government waste is now focusing on the irs. about 15,000 irs employees on probationary status face possible termination as early as this week. abc news reporter chuck severson has a closer look. >> sources say the employees

do not work directly on processing tax filings, buto much of the agency's work is connected to that central mission. it's the latest move in the ongoing and unprecedented purge of the federal workforce. >> we want to downsize government, but make it better. >> these sweeping cuts first, targeting roughly 200,000 probationary federal employees across the government. at least 2000 workers fired from the department of energy. more than 1000 from veterans affairs and another 1000 from the centers for disease control, including half of the agency's doctors and scientists who respond to outbreaks at home and abroad. president trump empowering elon musk to dramatically slash the government's budget. these actions have left some fired federal workers scared of what's next. >> we're under attack by billionaires, but i'm not a billionaire. so, you know, for me, the next steps are scary. >> and now the pentagon, which employs 3.4 million troops and civilians bracing for possible cuts, too. chuck sivertsen, abc news, new york.

>> a baseball player in auburn, alabama, experienced a flood of emotions during his most recent game. abc reporter linsey davis brings us his heartfelt story. >> opening night for the auburn tigers on friday was especially emotional for outfielder kade ballou. before the game started, he ran out onto the field, dropped to his knees and removed his hat to offer a prayer for his mother, stacy, who died only hours earlier. >> another auburn baseball outfielder, kade ballou. stacy passed away this morning after a battle with cancer. our hearts and auburn baseball are with the maloof family during this time. >> one of his first calls following her passing was to his coach to tell him he was still planning to play that night, just as his mother would have wanted. so that evening, in front of a record crowd at tigers home field, plainsman park, in the sixth inning, he went up to the plate. and this happened. >> right center. it's deep. it's gone. he hit it out of

here. >> you know, some things just transcend the human experience and how sports cn bring everybody together. and that's one of them. >> uplifted by his teammates on what otherwise would have been the lowest day of his life. kade and his courage are an inspiration to us all. >> oh, i wasn't emotionally ready for that one. >> not at all. well, he's saying his mom would have wanted it. and then look at what he's accomplished. i'm sure it gave him a little bit of a boost. >> oh, my gosh. so tough. >> now that. >> was abc news reporter. >> linsey davis reporting. >> still ahead on abc seven mornings at six a mineshaft rescue the dramatic save captured on camera from first responders in placer county. >> then concerns about the flu. the warning coming from health officials as cases continue to rise. >> plus protests against the president's policies on president's day. the push from demonstrators over the weekend

in the events around the bay area today. >> and meteorologist drew, we got a dry holiday ahead. partly cloudy temperatures

now abc seven mornings live. >> now at six. protests against president trump. this was the scene over the weekend. demonstrations are expected to continue as part of a nationwide push this morning. >> if it feels like the flu season is worse tha