ahead. >> while it is very painful, it is very necessary. >> tough choices for san francisco unified and a decision is expected tonight. >> always live. abc7 news starts right now. >> a cyclist is dead following a collision today in napa county. the chp says the bicyclist was heading south on silverado trail with a second cyclist. he veered onto the roadway to avoid some debris, then was clipped by the mirror of a county vehicle that was trying to avoid the cyclist. >> this looks like just an unfortunate accident. just timing more than anything here. the vehicle, as it was traveling southbound, moved as far to the left as it could to avoid the cyclist, and then the cyclist obviously swerved at the last second there and it just timed wrong. >> the cyclist is a man in his 30s from vallejo. his companion was not hurt or injured.

>> all lanes just reopened in milpitas after a fatal crash on southbound interstate 680. it's been about four hours since a truck and a sedan crashed near the jacqueline road offramp. the truck ended up on its roof. the chp closed down three lanes around 3 p.m, and they just reopened about ten minutes ago. >> all lanes of eastbound 24 in oakland are back open after a shooting that had all traffic headed to walnut creek, facing delays and detours. chp says a man in a white sedan was shot a little before 1 p.m. he managed to get himself to the hospital. chp says he was hit in the leg. should make a full recovery. because of the investigation. the freeway was shut down for close to two hours at broadway, backing up traffic. there is no word on any suspects or arrests. >> huge backups and delays near where 680 and 242 meet in pleasant hill. earlier today, the chp shut down the off ramps to monument boulevard and gregory lane for about an hour. there was someone alone in a car, apparently having a mental health crisis. the road completely reopened around 230

this afternoon, but as you can tell, very intense day on some of our roadways. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. tough day for travel. and tomorrow could get even worse. >> yeah that's right. san francisco is going to shut down the central subway for more than two weeks. it's only been open for about two years. >> abc seven news reporter suzanne phan is live in the newsroom with a look at what went wrong and why it happened so fast. suzanne. >> so ama and dan sfmta says because of water damage, it needs to close the track between chinatown and the station at fourth and brannan streets, all four of the central subway stations along the northern stretch of the t third line will be closed starting tomorrow. listen to this. look a little closer and you'll see why. sfmta wants to shut down the chinatown rose park station for repairs. >> crews have noticed that the water is starting to cause some damage. we're starting to see some damage along our side panels on the wall. >> the chinatown rose park station sits 100ft below

surface, which is below the water table. >> it's really normal to see water intrude into our tunnels. >> but sfmta says leaking water is beginning to cause some damage at that station that just opened two years ago. >> but because of that water intrusion, we do have to implement this closure in order to have crews get in there. they're going to fill in any voids with grout. they're going to add sealant to our waterproofing and just make sure that we address and remedy the water situation. >> you've written particularly in chinatown, if you've ridden at this station, you've. you've seen those leaks. you've you know, you've observed those leaks. and this is just something that needs to get taken care of. >> the central subway tunnel closure will affect four muni metro stations along the busy commercial corridor to the caltrain station in soma. that includes union square market metro station, as well as yerba buena moscone center station, and then the fourth and brannan station. the chinatown rose park station is in supervisor danny

sota's district. >> we also worked with mta to make sure that these changes took place after the lunar new year celebrations and after the all star games. >> sfmta riders should consider taking bus 30 or 45. that's actually parallel service to the central subway. >> as we will be running a bus shuttle from chinatown rose park station to the fourth and king stop. >> some riders we talked to aren't worried. >> i think the bus. yeah. >> i'm sure i can find, like, another bus to get on. not for me personally, but i do acknowledge that it's going to be very inconvenient for some of the residents of the area. i know that there's like a lot more elderly folk around here, so i feel like it's going to affect them a lot. >> and sfmta says it will have ambassadors to direct passengers to stations at affected stations. live in the newsroom suzanne phan abc seven news. >> all right, suzanne, thank you so much. and the central subway extended the muni metro t third line from fourth street caltrain

station through soma, union square and chinatown. construction started in 2013 and ran behind schedule. >> we are well on our way to opening this baby up in 2019 and really having. >> former san francisco mayor ed lee died before the project wasd finished. in 2018, san francisco's next mayor took a tour. >> it's going to be a quicker, safer transportation system for everybody. >> in 2021. the next mayor, london breed, was the first to take a test ride. >> it's absolutely beautiful and i am so excited that this is the future of our transportation system in san francisco. >> service finally opened to the public in january of 2023. >> three. two one. >> the project cost $1.9 billion over budget and overdue, and tomorrow it will shut down for weeks to repair water damage. >> also happening tomorrow, the oakland unified school board is

set to vote on how to slash nearly $100 million from its budget. we previously reported that the district could run out of money in less than a year without big changes. some of the options include closing and consolidating schools and laying off a bunch of workers. tonight is a critical night for the future of san francisco unified. unified. the school board is set to vote on a plan that would send preliminary layoff notices to more than 800 employees. the district, facing a $113 million budget deficit. so it's a very serious situation. the board meeting started at 5:00 about an hour ago, and abc seven news reporter louis pena is here with the very latest on what's going on tonight. this is an emotional issue for so many people.otional >> and it's just starting. dan, as ucsd's superintendent maria su said, this is part of balancing the budget by state law. the school district is required to issue preliminary layoff notices by march 15th to employees who may be impacted by these reductions. so tonight,

the board is set to vote to authorize this next move. the san francisco unified school district is on the verge of terminating hundreds of positions as it focuses on closing a $113 million budget deficit for the 2025 to 2026t school year. >> while it is very painful, it is very necessary for us to reduce our existing workforce. >> sfusd superintendent maria su confirming the district is gearing up to begin drafting layoff notices to at least 559 of its employees on this first round. >> these are preliminary notices. they are not final, and they are not an indication of immediate separation of our employees. >> after tuesday's board of education's vote, sfusd will use a seniority list and other methods to determine which

employees will receive the preliminary notices. the final notices will be issued in may. >> the district has experienced a significant decline in overall enrollment consistent with statewide trends. and yet we have kept staffing levels largely the same. it simply is not sustainable. >> as layoffs loom, the teachers union is asking their members to hold on. >> we're sending out emails saying, check in with us in april, because now what starts happening is that school sites are going to talk about their budgets. many of the school sites still haven't received their budgets. it's this late. >> parents are now growing frustrated, asking for the district to keep in mind all students. >> on the special education kids. we are going to lose. on top of that, we're going to lose more support for these students. and as a parent, i'm very concerned. >> aside from these preliminary notices, the district is also offering early retirement plans, reducing contracted services and maximizing restricted funds. will it make a difference? >> our workforce accounts for

80% of our expenditure. and yes, i do believe that it will make a difference. while this is going to be really painful for us to go through, at the end of the day, it will help the district remain solvent. >> as ucsd's superintendent said, over 300 employees have shown interest in the early retirement packages, yet that plan still needs to be approved by the board next month. we will keep you updated on what the board votes on tonight in the newsroom. luz pena, abc seven news. >> all right, luce, thanks very much. it's not just san francisco unified. san jose's franklin mckinley school district is set to vote tonight as well on whether to close five schools. a school board committee has been working for months on a plan that could include school closures and teacher layoffs. the district has a total of 16 elementary and middle schools. the board meeting started at 530, and they are expected to get to school closures on the agenda after 8:00 tonight. we'll keep you posted on any decisions made.

>> san jose is launching a program modeled after something san francisco did. it's called homeward bound and offers a train or bus ticket to homeless people. abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey has the details. because finding solutions to the homeless crisis is part of building a better bay area. >> each of the thousands of people who live unhoused in san jose have a story. stories of how they got there, and stories of how hard it is to get the help they need. >> this program, homeward bound, offers one way out. >> a new pilot program to connect people with friends and family who can support them from a few dollars to $1,000. the city will pay for bus or train tickets for wherever people need to go, helping in more ways than one. >> if our outreach workers can offer people family reconnection services immediately, that saves a bed in our shelter system. for someone who truly doesn't have anyone to support them. and we already have people who are raising their hands and saying yes. >> this program takes lessons

learned from san francisco, where new mayor daniel lurie seeks expansion after successes. san jose outreach teams will go right to the streets to find out if people have a better place to go. and through the program's $200,000 budget, the city will cover the bill to get them there. >> we're going to go through a verification process that allows for flexibility to ensure that receipt can take many forms, whether it's in a person's house, whether it's landing, it's just a touch point in the community, or whether the landing is a touch point in community connection to a job. >> mayor matt mehan recognizes that this program is not for everyone, and it's not a perfect solution to ending unsheltered homelessness. but he says it's a start. >> we cannot let the perfect be the enemy of the good. it's going to take many different strategies. >> unhoused advocates sandi perry agrees and has hope for this program. but he worries about more temporary solutions focused on just moving people around. >> it's not to end the suffering of people that are unhoused. it's to basically end the visible suffering. that's really my critique, i'd say, of the mayor's plan is that it's

completely oriented around ending the visibility of homelessness, but not ending homelessness altogether. >> just like there are many stories, there are many solutions. and that work continues as leaders seek to build a better bay area for all in san jose. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> coming up here, why you can blame an opossum for a slow commute across the bay bridge. >> plus, how did the getty villa survive last month's wildfires in los angeles? >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. >> i'm tracking the kind of warm up for your wednesday. that will leave you wondering if it's really winter. the forecast is coming with the way that pg&e handled the wildfires. yeah. yeah. i totally, totally understand. we're adding a ton of sensors. as soon as something comes in contact with the power line, it'll turn off so that there's not a risk that it's gonna fall to the ground and start a fire. okay. and i want you to be able to feel the improvements. we've been able to reduce wildfire risk from our equipment by over 90%.

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for california homeowners. cal fire has released long awaited maps showing new levels of detailed fire risk in cities. the new fire maps will guide where stricter building and landscape rules will eventually apply. on cal fire's website, you can type in an address and find out if that location has a moderate risk, high risk or very high risk. the red very high risk zones have changed most drastically in sonoma county, especially after the tubbs fire destroyed thousands of homes in 2017. >> we believe that this new model and latest science is more accurate than the depiction 15 years ago. >> homeowners in the very high risk fire zones will have to comply with upcoming state regulations for an ember resistant zone. the first five feet around your home will have to be free of plants, wood fences and mulch. meantime, we are learning more about the intense fire fight that happened

at the getty villa during last month's palisades fire that just tore through los angeles. our reporter, josh haskell, from our sister station in l.a, got exclusive access to the museum for a look at how it survived. >> by 1145. it was coming over the hill, and then we knew we were in trouble. >> as the palisades fire surrounded the 55 acre getty villa museum in the hills of pacific palisades on january 7th, everyone was evacuated. but 17 members of the security and facilities team stayed behind to help save the landmark and the art inside, some of it thousands of years old. >> i spent 32 years of my life here, so i feel it's like a second home and i feel that i need we need to protect it. >> and that's what security supervisor carl gordon did, who has no training as a firefighter but says the extreme fire

behavior gave him no choice but to jump in. >> we put a lot of fires out on that day on this property and extreme a lot. yes. yes. >> with a fire extinguisher. >> with fire extinguisher, water bottles, whatever we could get and grab, whatever we could pour on the fire because embers, everything was catching fire. >> a lot of it was saved through, you know, the way it was built. absolutely. a lot of it was saved. thank goodness, to our the firefighters that were coming through the area. but a lot of it was saved by the staff that were here going out, hitting hot spots with basically a-b-c fire extinguishers, five and 10 pound abc fire extinguishers, which were not designed for brushfires sort of stuff. >> staff sealed all the doors leading to the galleries to keep smoke out, although hundreds of trees and vegetation burned around the property. no structures were lost at the 51 year old museum, and the art untouched by fire during the 2006 renovation of the getty villa, a 50,000 pound water tank

was installed. not only was that water used to help save the that villa, but it was also used by firefighters to fill up their engines to save surrounding homes. a massive cleanup operation is underway to remove all the ash and address some smoke damage. the getty villa plans to reopen but doesn't know when. as water and access remain issues. >> the getty really cares about this community. they have always cared about this community. we have events for the neighbors. we have. we invite them to special openings. >> i'm just amazed at the bravery and the dedication of the people i work with. >> josh haskell, abc seven news. >> thank goodness you survived. >> yeah. okay, let's switch gears. our weather started a little gloomy, but then the sun came out. >> yeah. very nice. and sandy's been watching some showers here and there. and she's here with the latest forecast. nice and warm, though, sandy. >> yeah, it definitely warmed up today, dan. and we're going to keep that warm up going tomorrow. as a matter of fact it's going to be the warmest day

of the week. we're going to show you a live view from our east bay hills camera and just pan around. considering how thick the fog was this morning. there's no fog in sight right now. the air mass is drier. it's a beautiful view. you can clearly see all the way across to sutro tower. let's check out some of your high temperatures today. nearing 70 degrees in santa rosa. oakland 64. in the city, 69 degrees in livermore and 65 in san jose. high pressure taking control of the weather. and as it continues to do that, you're going to notice that the temperatures will hit their peak tomorrow. this system does not impact us just yet. all right. so let's talk about this morning. you remember how shrouded we were in fog. it was like pea soup, pretty thick in the morning, but it did evaporate. here's the thing that you do need to concern yourself about. if you're going to be at the coastline, just be careful because the surf has come up. it's 15 footers at point arena, 12 footers in san francisco until 4 a.m. tomorrow. we do have a high surf advisory. breakers

between 20 to 25ft means it's dangerous to swim or surf. it's a gorgeous view from santa cruz, but the waves are crashing up along the shoreline 58 degrees in the city. it is 60 right now in hayward, 59 in oakland to low 60s around san jose, redwood city. beautiful view. clear skies from our golden gate bridge. camera 61, in santa rosa. you're in the 50s from napa to petaluma, fairfield, low 60s, concord and livermore. and look at this. i mean, you could just frame that view from our exploratorium camera of san francisco. tomorrow, sunny and even warmer thursday night into friday. we do have an isolated shower chance. and this weekend, rain is making a return. so until then, though, you do have some nice weather to enjoy if you like this kind of weather. so tonight, 715 you're looking at temperatures in the 50s, still mainly 50s, a few 40s there at 910. and then as we head towards tomorrow morning, most of you start out in the 40s, but you quickly warm up. you'll notice a lot of 60 and 70 as we head into tomorrow afternoon, and it's

going to be a slow drop off in the temperatures as we head towards tomorrow evening. so your morning numbers will look like this low to mid 40s. across the region there will be a few patches of fog, but nothing like this morning. tomorrow afternoon. here's how it's going to look in the south bay. well above average. a good 5 to 15 degrees above average 78. in san jose 76. santa clara on the peninsula, you're looking at 74. in palo alto, 68. pacifica, downtown san francisco, 70 degrees north bay. temperatures mid 70s calistoga, santa rosa in the east bay 72 oakland, san leandro. head inland. you're at 72 in walnut creek and 73 in livermore. now, if you're wondering about the rain chances saturday night, a system comes in going into sunday, and that's when we'll see our best opportunity for some rain. monday morning could see a lingering chance. so here's your accuweather seven day forecast. tomorrow is the warmest day of the week. after that, temperatures do start to come down. the clouds increase. it is cooler heading into march, and on oscar sunday we have

a level one system coming our way with some showers across the region, so we'll get back into our winter pattern. but until then, it's on break. >> ama and dan taste of spring. >> yeah, absolutely. >> thanks, andy. >> well, one little critter tried to make an impossible journey on the bay bridge. very cute. this opossum was spotted yesterday morning on the eastern span heading toward treasure island. the owner of an animal rescue saw this and jumped in to help the california highway patrol capture it. chp says drivers should not stop to help an animal, but in this case, the expertise helped to safely remove the opossum. >> all's well that ends well. very well. does higher pay translate to higher prices when it comes to fast food? that depends on who you

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effects have been positive. its study found workers saw wages go up 8 to 9%, and there was no evidence of related job losses. the cost of food only went up 1.5%. that's equivalent to about $0.06 on a $4 hamburger. it comes amid an ongoing debate about wages in the fast food industry. we spoke with uc berkeley professor who worked on this analysis. >> so this is all suggesting that the policy worked as intended. and, you know, i don't have any concerns about raising the minimum wage and other 2 or 3%, as the fast food council is contemplating. >> the council takes up that issue tomorrow, in fact. a group of restaurant owners is preparing to protest. they say that as a result of last year's wage increase, they've already had to cut back on employee hours and make large price hikes. they claim their businesses won't be able to afford another wage increase. >> what does it take to open a new business in san francisco?

the short answer? a lot. >> we are, i think, among the most difficult governments to contract with, probably in the united states. >> next, what could make that process easier and build a better bay

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city in the county of san francisco can sometimes be, well, frustrating, especially for small businesses that often have to jump through unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles and hoops. >> the board of supervisors is now considering a proposal to streamline the process for projects under a certain price tag. >> abc7 news is building a better bay area reporter leon melendez is here to explain how this might work. leon. >> right. and it hasn't worked for a lot of people, and that's because it usually takes months and months and so much paperwork that small businesses that want to contract with the city either give up or don't even bother. small businesses lose out, and in some cases it ends up costing the city more because there is little competition. there are also so many steps to the process. so take this scenario for example.

>> the following example is fictional and does not depict any actual person or city department. >> we put that disclaimer out there because what you are about to see is a hypothetical contract to show you all the steps an outside business has to go through to do business with this city. >> we are, i think, among the most difficult governments to contract with, probably in the united states. >> let's say the city administrator has identified the need for a technology consultant. that's step one. step two prepare a solicitation where the department does market research, creates a scope of work sets, qualifications and scoring criteria, and determines which city policies impact this contract. step three approvals. the city service commission must approve the scope of work during public hearings, and they only meet twice a month. then other

departments like the city attorney's office will weigh in and so will the contract monitoring division located in another building. their motto, quote. we oversee the city's contracting process to ensure economic justice for all. step four solicitation. finally, the department is allowed to put the project out to bid. step five meetings with potential bidders to answer any questions they may have. in addition, the department has a public q&a process. step six evaluate and award a scoring panel is used to pick the top contender. something like this. step seven negotiate contract between the city and the vendor. and there's still. step eight. even after the negotiations are finalized, a contract must be reviewed by program departments and in some cases, by the office of contract administration. >> i don't care if you have a $5

contract or a $5 million contract. the steps are all the same. >> paul pendergast is the president of build it, a company helping lgbt construction businesses compete when bidding on contracts. the problem, he says, is that when you make the process so cumbersome for small vendors, you dissuade them from even applying. >> for small businesses. many times, the paperwork that it takes to get from point a to point b can be overwhelming. and really it it distracts people from wanting to do business with the city. >> now for those contracts under $230,000, san francisco supervisor rafael mandelman wants to simplify the process while also revising or eliminating some of the social policy requirements imposed on them, like, for example, the sweat free labor ordinance. doing business with entities in burma, or following the same guidelines that u.s. companies follow in northern ireland. mandelman says it's obvious some

of these requirements have nothing to do with the goods and services small businesses provide. >> generally, we're focusing on the lower dollar value contracts because although the dollar value may be low, those account for well, more than half of the contracts we enter into and suck up a huge amount of city staff time in processing them. make san francisco work. >> so san francisco currently has 31 pages of terms and requirements that small businesses have to review and abide to, just like the big guys. now, these social policies all started with good intentions, but supervisor mandelman says for a catering business, for example, trying to contract with the city, those policies are irrelevant, by the way. burma is now called myanmar. that's how long it's been in the books. >> yeah, it just so much red tape for these small operations. >> right, right. so we want to encourage them. >> to do. nice to walk through

that. thank you. >> yeah. >> coming up next, the close call involving a southwest plane, what looks like an ordinary landing could have turned into a catastrophe. >> plus, the museum of failure failing to open. the legal challenges surrounding what could be san francisco's

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it narrowly missed another plane crossing the runway. it was all captured on video, so watch closely if you want to. southwest flight 2504 from omaha was landing at chicago's midway airport this morning as it descends there. the pilots had to perform a go around, aborting the landing and then climbing again. that is because another plane, a flex jet, you see it right there coming into the center of your screen, was crossing into the runway right in front of it. air traffic controllers can be heard telling the business jet to hold short and not cross the runway, but it did not follow instructions. >> at five 6560. >> your instructions for the hold short of runway 31, center at 5060. hold right there, sir. don't move. >> at 560. >> a flexjet statement says, quote, any action to rectify and

ensure the highest safety standards will be taken. >> well, we're staying on top of the trump administration's first 100 days of his second term. and within the past hour, house republicans narrowly passed a budget resolution that calls for slashing federal spending. president trump signed an order aimed at making health care prices more transparent. he is appealing a judge's order, forcing the administration to pay millions in foreign aid after their attempt to freeze it for 90 days, and the department of homeland security says migrants must register in an online database. the white house says more than 1 million employees have already responded to elon musk's emailed ultimatum. list five things you did lat week or be fired. >> we listened to the american people and they told us they wanted change and buckle up, because that's exactly what we're giving them. >> they have no context for what they're doing. you can't just look at some algorithm and have any idea what does this

person actually do at this agency? >> elon musk will attend president trump's first cabinet meeting tomorrow. bay area based comedian w kamau bell is clapping back at online criticism about his decision to perform at the kennedy center. some performers canceled appearances there after president trump announced his plan to gut the kennedy center's board, and then made himself the chairman. mr. trump said, quote, we don't need wolk at the kennedy center. bell joined us today on abc seven news at 3:00 and explained that showing up was his form of protest. >> it's funny, people act like this is a controversy. and i'm like, i want to remind people i'm the guy who got famous from talking to the kkk, so i don't avoid united shades of united shades of america. for me, my defiance was to go there and be as woke as i want to be. and there's a tradition of performers who have that kind of style showing up. nina simone, marian anderson, who sung outside on constitution hall. uh- sweet honey in the rock, did

it against the performing in north carolina when they were doing the anti-trans bills. so, like, i felt like i'm standing up with with performers who have inspired me. i'm not i'm not turning away. >> bell says he was booked at the kennedy center months before president trump was elected. he kicked off his latest tour there on february 13th and then has upcoming performances at the berkeley repertory theater. >> the founder of a highly anticipated new museum in san francisco says the exhibit is no longer opening next month, but the attorney for the management company says the show will go on. abc seven news anchor dion lim spoke with both sides about the museum of failure. the story is new at six. >> i didn't know anything, i didn't know, i mean, i have no plans of opening. i didn't know anything either. so yeah. so total surprise. >> samuel west is the creator of the museum of failure, which started in sweden in 2017. it became a traveling exhibit across the globe, featuring more than 150 now defunct products such as colgate beef lasagna, crystal pepsi and more.

>> i just really feel this working. >> after popping up in new york, la and dc, it was announced that the museum would open on march 21st in fisherman's wharf. much to the surprise of west. >> but i don't have any plans to open in san or in the states. >> as of tuesday morning. the website museum of failure.com urges visitors not to buy tickets, alleging the previous manager of stealing museum items and opening without permission. >> i'm obviously super, super angry and disappointed andper actually the biggest feeling is helplessness. >> west, who controls the museum of failure website, alleges that the management company c global entertainment has not paid him for any of the u.s. exhibits. c is the same group that held the popular sistine chapel experience in san francisco in 2023. i reached out to anne singer, the attorney for c global entertainment. she didn't want to go on camera, but told't me the allegations are, quote, absolutely false and that west has been trying to interfere for

years. she went on to say west was not entitled to any profits from the us tour, and that c owned the museum's trademark, all assets and all ip, and was in the midst of drafting a lawsuit. while west isn't sure what his next steps will be. >> i'm not in a position to be able to legally fight it. no. >> the website the museum of failure dot net still advertises the show coming to town. west reflected on the irony of his predicament. >> the museum of failure is a failure. i mean, the irony is not lost on me, but it's just it's painful that it's me. >> in san francisco. dion lim, abc seven news. >> sunny and warm today. but what about tomorrow? see what to expect for the rest of the week in the seven day forecast. >> plus the after party. everyone wants to go to. you'll get a taste of the celebrity life at

county superior court judge has ruled that the special election will move forward for measure a next week. that could give the board of supervisors the power to fire sheriff christina corpus. the sheriff wanted an injunction to stop the vote, arguing that some supervisors had shown bias and prejudice in

their handling of the issues. an attorney for corpus tells the abc seven news i-team while they wanted the injunction, they are pleased the judge recognized there are issues of bias to be argued. if measure a passes in the march 4th vote, that is just one week away. >> all right. the countdown to the oscars is on. we are just days away from hollywood's big night right here on abc seven. it's going to be a blast. and the biggest post oscars party is the governor's ball. reporter george pennacchio, from our sister station in los angeles, gives you a sneak peek at what the stars will enjoy. >> what kind of witches potion is that? >> well, we are trying to create magic. how about that? it's the oscars. >> the table is being set for hollywood's most prestigious awards party, the governor's ball. hundreds and hundreds of very hungry oscar guests will make the short walk from the theater to the ballroom, where food and drinks aplenty await them. and when i say food, i mean a lot of it. once again

prepared by wolfgang puck and his team of culinary experts. >> it's comfort food. it's after you don't eat all day. you eat the chicken pot pie. we have beef wellington, which is really special. we have fish and chips. we have peking duck from china. so we have enough food. >> what are you most excited about? that's new this year that you can't wait for your guests to taste? >> this is so many. we have so many over 30 dishes. >> the champagne will be flowing on sunday night, along with the wine and some cocktails too. you have a pretty good idea about how many drinks you will make in the course of the night. what do you think? >> well, tonight, i mean throughout the night, i don't know, maybe a thousand. >> the governor's ball always features an impressive array of delicious desserts of every shape and size. this is the table i like to see. >> the most beautiful part about it when people come to the counter is to see their eyes and

they're just like, oh my god, this is beautiful. where should i start? >> so you can skip perhaps an entree for a little extra dessert. >> i would be more than happy for that. always. the switch should be very, you know, incredible. >> but really, no matter what you're looking for after a long oscar season, wolfgang will have you covered. >> just put your order in what you like to eat because you are the most important person for us. >> i like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. boy george pennacchio for abc seven news. >> did you ask for the crust cut off? can you imagine? >> maybe a little animal shape. all right, watch the oscars this sunday, right here on abc seven. the show starts at four. and for the first time, the oscars will stream live on hulu as well. always such a wonderful evening. >> certainly is. and it looks like there may be some rain down there, but we're enjoying some nice weather for now. >> we are enjoying nice weather for now. if it rains on sunday. sandy, i'm not leaving the house anyway. >> exactly. i was going to say it's perfect for watching the oscars. let me show you live doppler seven right now. nothing

on radar, but that changes come this weekend. let me show you the temperatures for tomorrow. you're going to be in the 60s and upper 70s, close to 80 degrees there in san jose. but just as you get used to this idea, temperatures start to come down on thursday. it's even cooler on friday. and then look at saturday. it's back to winter like weather with 50 and 60. so saturday night going into sunday, right now it looks like about a quarter to a third of an inch. some of our wettest spots will pick up about a half an inch of rain this weekend. accuweather seven day forecast. enjoy the warmest day of the week tomorrow, because temperatures do start to slide after that. as we head into the weekend, we bring in some wet weather, which we obviously need. it's a level one for oscar sunday and then slight chance to chance early next week. >> ama and dan all right. thanks, andy. >> all right. we have chris alvarez here with some warriors action. >> yeah. was there an alarm going off? there is. >> it's your phone. >> and it says mavericks and lakers are playing in ten minutes. also, the warriors are playing in ten minutes. jimmy

butler continues to impress. warriors star making the game easier for his teammates. set your alarm. sports coming up in i mean, i know how the fire affected me, and there's always a constant fear that who's to say something like that won't happen again? that's fair. we committed to underground, 10,000 miles of electric line. you look back at where we were 10 years ago and we are in a completely different place today, and it's because of how we need to care for our communities and our customers. i hope that's true. [joe] that's my commitment. [ambient noise]

at chase center, 7:00 tip off. charlotte enters the fourth worst record in the nba. 1442 the hornets going to be without their top player, lamelo ball, out with a right ankle injury.

you got to win these games. meanwhile, dubs are 30 and 27, ninth in the west and winners of five of their last six. not coincidentally, that better play has been directly impacted by that guy. the addition of jimmy butler at the trade deadline. butler has instilled an added toughness along with his tremendous talent. he's taken pressure off the rest of his teammates. >> i think jimmy jimmy is a great player. he's one of the great players in the league and so people play off of him and the game is simplified. and so that's what i'm seeing with moses, with with bp, even with our stars, even even with steph and draymond, the game, the game has gotten easier because we can play through jimmy and it's just easier to make sense of everything when you got a guy like him. >> wears a lot of fun these days. for the second straight week we got the dubs on seven catch warriors 76 ers in philly saturday night. coverage begins at five. tip off 530 immediately followed by toyota after the game. the wnba all time leading

scorer diana taurasi is calling it a career, announcing her retirement today after 20 seasons. 42 year old future hall of famer, three time wnba champion, two time finals mvp, six time olympic gold medalist for team usa. she's the only player to pass 10,000 career points in the wnba, and was voted the greatest of all time by the fans. yeah, i would say so. the nfl combine begins thursday, runs through sunday in indianapolis. niners announcing a host of coaching changes or changes to the coaching staff, including brian griese being out as the quarterbacks coach. he's replaced by mike lombardi. clay kubiak, officially promoted to offensive coordinator. 40 niners gm john lynch set to speak tomorrow. football season really never ends. cactus league action baseball now. giants and a's from mesa, arizona a look at spring training pitching usually ahead of the hitting. not the case today a starter jp sears taking advantage. three strikeouts in two innings. the giants struck out 11 times as a team today and in the fourth were scoreless. shea langeliers, a catcher for the a's. not a home run, but one hops the wall in right. made it one. nothing. and the a's go on to win this

game. seven five. the eighth edition of the laver cup is coming to chase center in september. now it's a team tennis competition featuring six of the best european men's players against six from the world. over the weekend, the warriors hosted new world team captain. that's former number one eight time grand slam champion andre agassi, who told me he would have loved to play in a weekend and a tournament like this. >> being on a team always seemed to bring out the best in me all the times i played davis cup and what have you. but but this is like it's next level stuff, you know? it really is. these players not just want to impress their peers. they certainly don't want to let them down, but they also want them to know that they're going to be a force to be reckoned with the rest of the year. >> so great to talk to andre agassi. another warriors note there honoring the 2015 nba championship team tonight. ten years since that first championship team. yeah, look at the baby faces they used. >> to have. >> four titles later. >> and my. >> alarm told you that luka doncic and the lakers. >> are hosting the mavericks. >> that's a big game because

obviously luka was traded from the mavericks to the lakers. they're playing in la tonight. >> that's how into it you are. i love that you have your alarm set for sporting newscast. ends and how many seconds uh- 60s. you got a minute. yeah. trying to have andre agassi remember when he hit the scene back in 17 with a mane of hair? >> so good to see him. and i asked him who he thought was the steph curry of tennis these days. and he said roger federer would probably be equivalent. but he said steph is a must watch. like you see him once in a lifetime. he had great seats on sunday to watch steph curry play. i think that was the first time he saw steph in person. >> thanks, chris. >> well, tonight on abc seven at eight. catch will trent at nine. the rookie followed at ten by high potential. then stay with us for abc seven news at. >> 11 right. >> yes. yes. great lineup tonight. remember abc seven news is streaming 24 seven. you can get the abc seven bay area app to join us whenever you want, wherever you are. all right. that is it for now. thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley for sandhya patel. chris alvarez said whatever you want. >> all right. >> we appreciate your time. have

a great evening and we'll see you tonight at 11.

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