starts right now. >> and we start with developing news out of the north bay. discussion is wrapping up in santa rosa that will affect the future of several schools and hundreds of families. good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. the santa rosa school board met today to decide the fate of several schools and hundreds of staff positions as they work on big budget cuts. >> it's a continuation of their wednesday night meeting, where they voted to close three elementary schools, and that meeting is just wrapping up. >> abc seven news reporter tara campbell has tonight's decision. tara. >> yeah, well, today the board voted to keep open elsie allen high school, where students staged a walkout just this week. but three middle schools will close. four high schools will transition to serving seventh through 12th grade students. the changes will happen over two years starting this fall. santa rosa, santa rosa and herbertnta slater middle schools will close, while santa rosa and

montgomery high schools will start serving seventh through 12th grade students the following school year. 2620 26 to 2027. comstock middle school will close, and piner and elsie allen high schools will become seventh through 12th grade. serving seventh through 12th grade students. the plan also includes some boundary changes, some of which will be worked out with community input. >> it's a plan with accommodations that a lot of hard work has gone into in the last 48 hours to try and even see what was possible, because every single one of these trustees and the community was not comfortable with the options that we were looking at. >> this has been an alarm. this has been a huge alarm for our district. >> now, the board kept public comment to a minimum today, but we did hear some concerns from teachers over this. the seventh through 12th grade model trustees ensuring staff that they will be involved in planning these transitions. now as as

for those boundaries, trustees also made clear today students already enrod will automatically be re-enrolled in their current school in their current schools. live in the newsroom tara campbell, abc seven news. >> okay, tara. thank you. police are back out at a home in antioch today after finding four children living in poor conditions. they first visited the home yesterday after someone reported a two-year-old alone outside, inside the house. officers found three other children, all age eight and under, no adults. police say the kids appeared to need medical attention and were taken to hospitals, then were placed in the custody of child and family services. the mother was arrested on child abuse charges when she returned to the home, and a hazmat team has deemed the home uninhabitable. >> big news in southern california los angeles mayor karen bass terminated fire chief kristen crowley today, blaming her for improper staffing during the palisades and eaton fires. tensions between the two formed soon after those tragic fires began. mayor bass was in ghana

when the flames broke out, and criticized the department for failing to warn her of the dangerous fire weather conditions. she also says crowley sent firefighters home when they could have been on the front lines. crowley, meanwhile, criticized the city for underfunding the department. >> we took a $17 million budget cut. the fire department needs help. we do not have enough firefighters. >> we all know that a thousand firefighters that could have been on duty on the morning the fires broke were instead sent home on chief crowley's watch. these actions required her removal. >> retired fire chief deputy ronnie villanueva will take the role of interim fire chief for the time being. >> los angeles's new district attorney is asking the court to deny a new trial for convicted killers. eric menendez. the decision closes one potential path to a release from prison for the brothers. d.a. nathan hochman spoke today about the

evidence the brothers may have been sexually abused by their father. >> sexual abuse in this situation. while it may have been a motivation for eric and lyle to do what they did does not constitute self-defense. >> and the brothers were found guilty of the killing of their parents inside their $5 million beverly hills home in 1996. they have served 35 years of their life sentences. their case gained renewed interest on social media after streaming documentaries and shows depicted the brothers story. governor newsom issued a statement in response to the decision, saying he respects the role of the district attorney in ensuring justice is served. the governor will defer to the da's review and analysis of the menendez case prior to making any clemency decisions. >> right now, the first in a series of legislative hearings is wrapping up at sonoma state. it was called by lawmakers to hear about the impact of the proposed cuts to the academic and athletic programs, dramatic

cuts, as well as to demand answers from university officials. here's abc seven news reporter lena howland. >> college athletics is a big deal in our lives. i mean, it is our lives. >> gripped with the reality that he might soon be out of a job. sonoma state's head baseballb. coach jacob garcés, is hoping lawmakers getting involved could reverse the university's choice to cut athletics altogether, on top of 23 academic programs. >> if you want to, there's a way. there always is a way to find the money. >> we can change this. we've got an opportunity today to make a change. >> one month after the cuts were announced, lawmakers visited campus on friday for a legislative hearing. philosophy professor john sullins, who has spent more than two decades teaching here, worries the future of the university will remain in jeopardy if cuts move forward. >> if we pull this part of our department, that department out, athletics out, then what attracts new students? you know, it's just i feel we're in this

death spiral. like a mall that loses this door, that store people stop coming. >> sonoma state turned my life around and i started getting emotional. i'm a graduate. i met my wife here. >> state senator mike mcguire says he came to the hearing to hold the university accountable. amid a looming $24 million budget deficit for the next school year. >> we need to be able to see a comeback plan. it's up to the university and it's up to the csu system to develop that comeback plan. we are prepared to invest, but what are we investing in? >> a comeback plan the senator wants to see within the next 30 to 60 days. >> sonoma state is not corporate america. it's not tesla. simply cutting your way out of this isn't going to be successful. >> sonoma state's president told the legislators during the hearing that they would see a plan within the requested timeframe. in rohnert park, lena howland abc seven news. >> it's been an ongoing

effort targeting some of the city's most problematic areas, like sixth and marke. but now there are reports that drug problems are just being pushed to other parts of san francisco. >> abc seven news reporter louis pena spoke to the mayor about his plan to tackle the issue, and she joins us live. louis. >> yes, mayor lori has been very vocal about his mission to clean up sixth street, where residents have complained about an increase of drug use and vending on the sidewalks. today, he said that area of the city is improving, yet acknowledged he is not satisfied. this orange is a reflection of the shift noticed lately by residents in san francisco's mission district. >> i want them to pay attention, and they want i want them to take it seriously. >> brian tomlin, owner of kitava restaurant, began to see a difference on mission street after the city began a crackdown on drug use and people selling items on sidewalks two miles away on sixth street. >> we've noticed an increase in drug dealing, use of hard drugs, folks blocking the entrance to our business. >> we caught up with sfpd's

assistant chief david lazar on sixth street. his team was leading people to a triage center to get help. >> we have open drug usage. we have drug sales, but we have people that need help. so we're here to help people, but also enforce the law. address crime. >> as the city ramps up efforts on this hotspot. also, two miles away from sh street, residents in the castro are documenting the change on their street. this was taken friday at 11 a.m. >> they ran everybody off of sixth street and put them in, put a lot of them in jail because they were using drugs, open air in front of, you know, the public. >> so we asked, have you noticed that maybe some of the issues are spreading into other streets of the city? >> well, we noticed that as we start to work in other areas in a very collaborative way, we start to kind of clean those areas up and help people. and then we notice that there is movement. and so wherever the movement is, we have to continue to address it, stay on it, be attentive and address it. ad that's what we're doing.

>> it's working well. >> you know, sometimes things take a moment to see change. >> we took these concerns to mayor daniel lurie. what's your message to residents in san francisco who are saying that those issues are now ending up on their streets, like the mission? >> they have my commitment that i'm going to be relentless on going after it in the mission as well. i have done many walks this some streets there are unacceptable. >> an sfpd assistant chief, david lazar, said the city's triage center is noticing a number of people getting help. he said today there were 100 people in there getting information about city resources to get off the streets. louis pena, abc seven news. >> all right. thank you. >> the city of oakland has apparently been overpaying for overtime, the discovery raising even more questions about the city's steep budget problems. >> also, a woman who has made it her mission to make art more accessible to children in the east bay. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. mild winter weather is coming your way for the weekend.

i'll have a look at those temperatures when a

is a budget deficit of $129 million this year. an audit has found more than a million and a half dollars in overpaid overtime pay. >> yeah, that money paid out over the last six years, but the problem could be bigger. >> abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn is live in the newsroom with reaction tonight. >> suzanne ama and dan city leaders say the new findings are absolutely frustrating, especially at a time when oakland has been forced to make severe cutbacks. overpaid for overtime. an audit finds the city of oakland overspent and

paid more than $1.6 million in overtime to hundreds of department of transportation and public works employees. the oakland city auditor says the investigation covered a six year period from january 2018 to may 2024. >> we concluded that it was clearly a wasteful practice and but we you know, we know that it's been in place for quite some time. >> the reason behind it. the city used a different method to calculate overtime than is required by federal law. we asked city auditor michael houston why? >> we don't know exactly when the problem started, and we don't know whether or not it was intentional or if it was by accident. >> houston says he's reported the information to the city administration and more departments could be investigated. interim mayor oakland kevin jenkins, exasperated when asked about the findings. >> it's absolutely frustrating. that's $1.6 million that could go to supporting parks like this, and that's $1.6 million

that could go to supporting beautiful festivals that are going on this weekend, including black joy parade, including other festivals. so that's money that could be spent in other places that promote the good in oakland. >> the city of oakland faces a budget shortfall of $129 million this year. it will face an additional $280 million shortfall in the next two years. >> at this time, we are you know, the city is drowning out fire stations. there's cuts to all kinds of services, some of them critical services. employees have impacted been impacted. there have been layoff notices and expenditure freezes. >> the vice chair of oakland's budget advisory commission also weighing in. >> what we're learning from this report is that the city continues to have issues with managing overtime. in addition to these two departments, we're also seeing that police overtime is significantly over budget. and that's been a continuing trend. so at a time when every single dollo

the city matters more than ever, we really need to get to the bottom of how overtime is being accounted for across departments. >> the mayor plans to sit down with the city auditor and city administrator to determine what to do next about the overpayments. the investigation may continue into more departments. live in the newsroom. suzanne phan abc seven news. >> all right. suzanne, thank you. a two year project to renovate nine mini parks throughout oakland is now complete. the project updated recreation spaces in historically underserved communities. >> this represents families being able to go to a safe place, take their kids to a safe park, and have memories in oakland that they will cherish for the rest of their lives. i'm looking around this park and i look just how beautiful it is, how stunning it is. >> the project resurfaced play areas and added furniture, accessible seating and barbecue pits to all nine parks. six parks got new play equipment,

dozens of shade trees were planted and parks received new lighting and fences. boy, that is that is great. and it's the perfect time to take advantage because the weather is fantastic. >> spectacular. and it sounds like it's going to stay that way. >> yeah. let's get to meteorologist sandhya patel. sandhya? >> yeah. it is going to be gorgeous this weekend. ama and dan, let me show you a live picture right now. this is the view from fisherman's wharf. on top of the skystar wheel. you can look out and see. just a beautiful view tonight. it has been a gorgeous day. temperatures ranging from 66 in san francisco all the way to 73 in ukiah, and everybody else in between. milder than average. these temperatures are running above average for this time of year. high pressure in control of our weather. that's what brought us the warmth. and it's going to continue through the weekend. but some high clouds will continue to spill in over the top of tht ridge like we are seeing right now. a live view from our kgo roof camera looking at coit tower. it's just stunning. 56 in

the city, 58 in oakland you're in the low 60s. oakland, hayward, san jose. excuse me, hayward and san jose. 64 redwood city and 52 in half moon bay from our east bay hills. camera. we are looking at a view of the golden gate bridge 60 in santa rosa and napa, 54 for you in petaluma. you're in the low 60s from concord to livermore and from our golden gate bridge camera. it is a real quiet scene this weekend. mild days, above average temperatures the middle of next week. we have springlike warmth coming your way and early march rain possibly returning. for those of you keeping tabs wondering when it might come back. that's the earliest that i see. now, as we go, hour by hour 715 tonight 50 for your temperatures. if you do have friday night plans dropping to the 40s and 50s by 910, so you will definitely need a jacket or a sweater later on. tomorrow morning we start out with some patchy fog and some higher clouds, and then in the afternoon it's going to be pretty mild day. most areas will be in the 60s and 70s before it cools off into the evening hours. your morning temperatures beginning in

the low to upper 40s with a mix of fog and clouds. tomorrow afternoon in the south bay, it's another mild one. los gatos, san jose, 72 degrees 73, in gilroy, santa cruz 68. same thing on the peninsula and mountain view. 65 in san mateo 62, half moon bay. downtown san francisco, south city, mid 60s. sunset district 62 degrees in the north bay you are looking at temperatures in the low 60s, coast side to the upper 60s around santa rosa and napa heading into the east bay. it's a mix of sun and high clouds. 66, oakland 67, in san leandro, inland areas. it is going to feel like spring 70 in concord and walnut creek 71 for you in livermore. now. next wednesday, you will notice the warmth is building mid to maybe even upper 70 showing up in san jose, scaling back a little bit thursday, but bouncing right back up again as we head towards friday. the accuweather seven day forecast. mild weekend on tap. it is going to be beautiful for the black joy parade in oakland and then a little cool down on monday,

but the temperatures do recover mid week. we'll have the warmest day on wednesday, mid 70 around the bay and inland. dan and nice. >> yeah, no wonder you're smiling. >> i know right. everybody else is. thanks. >> coming up, a look ahead to the biggest event this weekend in oakland. >> the hosts of sunday's black joy parade give us a preview of what the parade

annual black joy parade in oakland. the parade on sunday is hosted by our very own abc seven team of julian glover and zach fuentes, as well as community host taylor crenshaw. she gave us a peek at what people can expect. >> the black joy parade does a really good job at getting the overview feel of how it feels to be black and to celebrate blackness, but also dives into those niche areas. so we're going to have a dance battle where people win $2,000. we got a gospel choir in the house. okay, we're going to have sororities, fraternities. it's just all of these beautiful aspects of black culture put together, and i cannot wait in the food. >> oh, yeah, the food too. can't leave that out. abc seven is proudly live streaming the parade for a third year in a row. you can watch sunday. it starts at 1230 wherever you stream. abc seven news. >> and abc seven news is dedicated to uplifting

people in our local communi, making a difference in building a better bay area. this black history month, we take you to oakland to meet joyce gordon, who has been making art more accessible to all. >> abc seven news anchor julian glover sat down with the longtime owner of her own downtown oakland art gallery. >> artists are so cool. they're the best people on the planet. you should meet some artists. good hearts, big hearts. i am the owner of joyce gordon, gallery and director. found my love of art from a kid growing up. i grew up in berkeley with seven brothers, so i spent a lot of time in my room sketching and drawing and writing. i wanted to see a fine art gallery showing artists of color, black artists. i'd seen

some, a few, but i thought there needed to be more. hard to believe that i've been here that long. time passes and i've met so, so many creative people, so many great artists. i think i made the right decision. one being downtown oakland. it's just kind of evolved into more of a cultural space. it's past surpassed. gallery. people who had just published a book had a new book coming out, and they wanted to do a reading. there have been cd release parties. they have paint parties. i've had two weddings here. my people are very important to me, and particularly the young people. they are really, really important to me.

i was probably at a high school the first time i went into a museum or gallery. si want them to have more an experience more than i did when i was their age. >> what is the reaction been like from the community folks who've come in? >> i love it. they just love it. and everybody puts their phones, cameras and they walk through. they really like it. yeah. it's exciting. >> and this is the time where you're supposed to pull out your phone and use it at the gallery, right? >> yeah. >> are you point the camera directly. >> damon, you got to tell us about the artwork right here. >> this right here is a few stills from our docu series about teaching artists how to create augmented reality experiences. >> what does it mean for your work to be here? on display at the joyce gordon gallery? >> anybody that you ask, they just have such a great reverence for this space, being a place

that, like, literally carved out spaces for artists, for black artists, in particular in the bay area for the last couple of decades. it's just an honor to be here. >> i'll never forget there was a african-american art piece hanging on the wall, and right next to it was an iranian artist. people thought it was the same artist. we're different in a lot of ways, but we have more in common than we think. >> joyce is a pillar of oakland for me. it means a lot to have the proper setting and to meet with somebody that's actually knowing what she's doing. as far as black art and pioneering in black art. >> and this year, you'll be on one of the floats. i'm waving to your crowds of onlookers. >> i will be 80 next year, and people seem to really like me. that's an honor. that's really something. >> as you reflect on 22 years of being in this space, what's in your heart?

>> the joy is what i have brought to the community and how they show me love and appreciation. that's joy for me. >> yeah, absolutely. well, san francisco seems to be living up or in this case, living down to a reputation. no city wants. >> how it measures up to other locations when it comes to its reputation and what's being done to

has taken a lot of flak for calling san francisco a ratty city. >> but according to a recent survey by orkin pest control services, berkeley isn't entirely wrong. now, san francisco was named the fourth rattiest city in america. what does that rat look? a little adorable, actually. yeah, that's what i was thinking. >> it's almost like a disney or pixar. but that's not what they really like. abc seven building a better bay area reporter lan melendez is here to tell us about what the city is doing about it. certainly not the

reputation distinction we want. >> no, absolutely. and everybody thinks that new york is number one, right? it's not. it's chicago. which is interesting. yeah, los angeles, number two, new york, number three. number four. yeah. so this didn't happen overnight. san francisco is a dense urban city with some great food sources. right? it's like playing whack a mole. the city says it's been implementing some strategies here and there, but then people are also contributing to the problem. >> faint rustling sound coming from nearby bushes only adds to our lurking fears. >> until it reveals itself. san francisco has had a rat problem for years. how big? trying to count the number of rats is really not feasible. orkin, the pest control company based in atlanta, took its data from local customers around the country. >> the call centers receive calls from uh- from individual

people seeking assistance for rodent issues, and those are tabulated at atlanta. but there's yeah, there's an abundance of rodents this year. >> but let's take a more scientific approach. the university of richmond gathered rat stats from some big cities in america and from three international ones. jonathan richardson led the research and found that the rat population has expanded around the world. >> and the things that those rat numbers were tied to are warming climates. so cities that have been warming faster than others also have faster increases in their rat numbers. and cities that have more people also have faster increases in their rat numbers. >> more people often means more waste, and having warming climates can expand the life expectancy of a rat. therefore, more time to mate. >> they can spend more time feeding and maybe squeeze out another reproductive cycle or two, which would accelerate

population growth. >> the mating season is getting longer because of the weather. >> neve goldman owns alley cat, a rodent exclusion company. >> a rodent female can bring hundreds of little youngs every year. >> doctor richardson study found that over a span of 12 years, san francisco has had a significant increasing trend in rat numbers. zach getz, with the department of recreation and parks, has a job worthy of acknowledgment. he's trying to control the rat population at portsmouth square in chinatown with these sausage looking pellets. how fast do they consume that? >> i mean, it's normally gone uh- within two weeks. >> wow. >> so. >> and tell us what this does. >> so this is a rodent birth control. so it should sterilize the rats after consuming it. >> the bait is meant to disrupt

sperm production in males and affects a female's ovaries, making it hard to conceive. san francisco has been doing this at a few parks since 2019. they have also set traps and used some kind of poison. all of those methods helped reduce the number of burrows, specifically at portman square, from 270 to 48. but in the past year, that number has crept up. when you see those burrows, do you think, okay, we're it's not working the way we want it to work? >> there is no one perfect magic bullet to get rid of rats. it is doing a lot of things together. it's trapping. it is waste management. making sure garbage is secure. it's cutting back foliage so that they don't have a place to nest. >> managing rat populations is more challenging than ever. in 2020, california became the first state to stop using some

toxic rat poisons that were unintentionally harming and killing wildlife. and in january 2025, another bill, ab 2552, went into effect, banning even more poisons. doctor richardson says that's the humane thing to do, but sees a downside to the law. >> there's also some drawbacks in terms of removing some of the tools that may be available for cities, or for private pest management operators to be able to use in certain situations. >> rodents are very agile. they can go underground and they can hide. the solution is control. >> this burrow had a discarded bag of some sort of snack. >> they'll normally have two holes, an escape hatch and a the one that they go in and out normally. >> most everyone agrees the long term strategy to keeping the population down is reducing a rat's access to food waste, put there by humans. so these are

the neighborhoods which saw the highest number of 3-1-1 reports with the word rodent listed. the tenderloin south of market mission, lower nob hill, and the bayview. now, most of these sightings occurred in buildings, not parks. now, the majority of the requests went to the department of public health. and now when i see a garbage can which is over spilling or even garbage at the site, i don't think, oh, god, that's, you know, messing up the city or whatever. now i think it's the rats. >> yeah. >> that's a good point. >> i think people have to think about that. you know, the i don't think people think about the consequences. >> like you need to change your perspective. maybe that will help people do something a little bit differently. >> because it doesn't take much food to sustain those rats. even a little bit of trash. >> right. all right. thank you. liane. sure. >> all right. president trump is facing growing pushback for his widespread government cuts. the administration, though, continues to defend the work of elon musk and the department of government efficiency. this comes as the washington post

reports the president is preparing to take control of the postal service, then place the agency under the control of the commerce department. >> sources tell abc news ukraine and the u.s. are working on a new potential deal that would give the u.s. revenue from ukraine's minerals. now, the united states envoy to ukraine is in kyiv, meeting with ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky. tension has been building between president trump and zelensky since ukraine rejected the us's initial offer. president trump intensified his rhetoric, falsely blaming ukraine for starting the war with russia and calling zelensky a dictator. >> coming up, another change to homeowners insurance is coming to california. this one is expected to affect more than half a million customers. we'll tell you more about that. >> also, the future has arrived, and it turns out it does include a flying car. the vehicle grabbing much of the attention at

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]

stocks tumbled today amid fresh fears about inflation. the selloff came after a consumer survey showed americans are concerned that president trump's tariffs could drive up prices. investors worried consumers could pull back on spending that

makes up more than two thirds of the u.s. economy. the dow shed more than 700 points, while the nasdaq closed down 438. the s&p 500 fell 104. >> the auto industry's shiny new vehicles are on display in one place this weekend, the silicon valley auto sho. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes reports. a futuristic car that can drive and fly is stealing the spotlight in santa clara. >> the cars and now the crowds have all arrived at the silicon valley auto show. >> the consumer can come here and experience many different vehicles all in one place. >> there's no shortage of impressive looking cars here with all kinds of innovative technology. but one of the ones getting the most attention at this auto show is the flying car. >> regular electric vehicle with one more function, which none of the cars here have. it can actually vertically take off and fly forward. >> the san mateo based company said it conducted a successful test of its flying car in a city environment this month. >> people do not believe it's a

video. people think it's a cgi. people think it's ai generated. that's why actually we had like a some cruise like television crews shoot it live because they also didn't believe it. >> the company says the car is 100% electric. for now, the cost is $300,000, a price they expect to drop when they're more efficient at manufacturing. it already has more than 3000 preorders, and the fascination of many other people who came to the auto show taking in the display model. >> very innovative. i'm sure a lot of people will say, is it the jetson car? you know, you. >> envision yourself driving something like this or flying something like this? >> yes. i don't think it's going to happen in my lifetime, but i think it will happen in my son's lifetime. >> if i can afford it. >> the company says if everything goes well, they plan to start production on the first one by the end of 2025 or early 2026. many other new technologically advanced cars were at this year's auto show for visitors to look at and test

drive. experts say electric and hybrid vehicles are the most sought after in the south bay, and still have plenty of interest across the country. >> it's true that the sales of electric vehicles are slowing. they're still growing, so it's growth, but it's slower growth than before, maybe less so than what automakers want, but it's still increasing in demand. >> those electric vehicles, along with plenty of gas powered vehicles old and new, are all on display at the santa clara convention center through sunday. in santa clara, zach fuentes abc seven news. >> i want to fly. >> i know. all right, well, sandhya is standing by with a look ahead to weather conditions for the weekend. >> you know what else? i feel like a donut. >> oh, yes. >> big move today for san francisco. favorite. the turnout to welcome bob's donuts

for nearly 70 years, has a new home, bob's donuts. bob's donuts celebrated the grand opening of its new store on polk street. customers are ecstatic. >> we're so excited for the new bob's donut! this is one of our favorite places. so iconic in san francisco. >> i'm excited. it's closer to my house, so i'm happy with

that. and someone said it's a lot bigger space, so they have places to sit down, which should be nice. so it should be good. >> the new location is just down the road from the original location that opened in the 50s. the owners say the new space is not only larger, but updated amenities will make the operation more efficient. the new bob's plans to stay open 24 over seven. no, but customers will never bite into a donut that's more than eight hours old. you know what's better than a fritter? i know fluffy. >> donut for breakfast. >> donut for lunch. dinner, dinner. every meal of the day. why not? well, the oscars are about a week away. >> yeah, and a bay area movie theater. theaters, rather are getting in on the action leading up to the big award show. >> yes. cinemark plans to bring back its movie week at 20 locations here in the bay area. the theaters will screen all ten films nominated for best picture, including wicked and honora. week movie week kicks off on monday. >> and a reminder abc seven is your home for the oscars this year. as always, it's on sunday,

march 2nd, and for the first time, the show will stream live on hulu as well. disney is the parent company of hulu and abc seven. >> but i'd be making outdoor plans this weekend. that's great. >> perfect weather meteorologist sandia patel is back to update the forecast. >> yeah, and dan and ama, it is going to be ideal weather for outdoor activities, including the black joy parade. let's take a look at the forecast for a sunday in oakland. it is really going to be nice. 62 degrees sun and high clouds in the afternoon. mild mid 60s at 4 p.m. and then cloudier and still comfortable. julian glover and zach fuentes will be hosting the parade. it should be nice looking weather. live doppler seven showing you a few passing high clouds as we check out your temperatures for tomorrow. above average once again, low 60s to low 70. and then looking ahead to our rain chances. no rain in our forecast. the atmospheric river remains across the pacific northwest this weekend and northern california. but as we head towards early march. computer models want to bring in the possibility of

some wet weather. so in case you're keeping tabs wondering when our next opportunity be. that's where we're looking at mild winter weather for the weekend and next week. a little dip on monday and then temperatures will rebound. it's going to be mild to warm midweek. >> ama and dan lovely. yeah. thanks so very much. >> all right. sarah hodges is here with sports. it's almost like baseball weather. >> literally. you just took the words out of my mouth. that's what i was going to say. the giants actually named their starter. i don't think their opening day starter don't think that many of us are really surprised with this. plus the warriors in sacramento tonight getting ready to ramp up the second half of the season where they sit in the standings and what needs

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tips off today for the golden state warriors. the dubs currently in 10th place in the standings. tonight they visit the kings, a team who's directly in front of them in the standings. the guys know that they have work to do if they want to avoid the play in tournament for the second straight season. they have the strength of schedule working in their favor. this is the west, of course, but the remaining 27 games are certainly winnable and going up against some lower tier teams in the east like the hornets and 76 ers. certainly helps the dubs really not in the worst spot. they're just three games back of the sixth place clippers. so at this point it's just all gas no brakes. >> it's going to be a wild ride down the stretch for sure. and we just have to be the best

version of ourselves and put ourselves in a in a good spot. and then like i said, no matter who we play night in and night out, they're going to be good. and that that's going to be the same thing. you know, when you get to the playoffs, matchups don't even matter. it's just you got to play at a high level. >> coach talking about it's a sprint to the end of the season. we're trying to get out of the play in and get in the top six. we feel like we're capable of that, but we got to, you know, put together the wins and we can't have any of those losses where we beat ourselves. we got to be really good to close the season. but i feel like we're capable and we got the talent and know how to. >> moving to the gridiron. reports indicate that former 40 niners assistant head coach brandon staley is heading to new orleans to be the saints defensive coordinator. his stint here in the bay brief just one season before the 40 niners. he was the la chargers head coach for three seasons. the saints new head coach, kellen moore, who served as staley's offensive

coordinator back in 2023. stay with me. so the two are very familiar with one another. logan webb was named as the opening day starter for the fourth straight year. not much of a surprise since he is the giants ace, but the way he found out was gold. he was in the training room preparing for his bullpen session, looked up at the tv and there was the breaking news. the norcal native made 33 starts in each of the previous two seasons. last year finished with 172 strikeouts, but there's still plenty to build off of. last year, the team struggled as a whole, finishing with an 80 and 82 record, ultimately missing the postseason for the third straight year. webb, hoping to be a big part of putting his team back on top. >> every year he takes that to a different level, and when you see some of the stuff like, you know, everybody's wearing a jersey out there yesterday and behind the mound watching some of their pitchers, you know, he's he kind of takes the lead on that. >> i came up with a lot of great players, guys that wore giants uniforms very proudly. and you

know, there was a certain way of doing things. and then i think in those times i felt like we got away from being giants. and i love the giants. i love the history of the giants. >> well, if you're familiar with the new york yankees, you know, they run a tight ship. they've had a facial hair and grooming policy in place for nearly 50 years. players and coaches were only allowed to sport groomed mustaches. they wanted their players clean cut, right? well, as of today, that's changed with the yankees announcing they will now allow well-groomed beards. effective immediately. i think they realize like, hey, if we want this talent to come on board and be a part of it, and they want to grow out a beard, let's just let them. yeah, true. >> all right. i want one of these big beards. they won't. >> they won't. >> let you hear. the came back from vacation. >> once and they. >> said, dan, be all right. thank you. sarah. all right. coming up tonight on abc seven 8:00. shark tank, that will be followed at nine by 2020. and as always, stay with us for abc seven news at 11.

>> finally, this friday, a few thoughts about what really matters. a special event on sunday that all of us at abc seven are very proud to sponsor and to stream for you live. the black joy parade in oakland will wind its way through the town streets in a celebration of african american culture and contribution to building a better bay area and a better america. like last weekend's chinese new year parade in san francisco, this sunday's parade is a chance to share and to acknowledge a community that has too often been marginalized. sunday is about black joy, but for 250 years, there's been a lot of black pain in america, too. and with president trump's effort to end d-i programs, many communities of color are understandably worried about the future of diversity, equity and inclusion in america. that debate, though, can wait until after sunday for the moment. let's appreciate and celebrate. join us at 1230 as we live stream oakland's black joy parade for the third year. i

always love to hear from you. let me know what you think. follow me on social media at dan ashley abc seven. >> all right. that is going to do it for this edition of abc seven news. we thank you so much for joining us tonight. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley for sandhya patel. sarah hodges all of us here. we appreciate your time. hope you have a wonderful evening and that we see you again at 11. >> oh.

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