crisis. it's been a hard pill to swallow, but now there's a plan to prevent more closures. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> the report is sobering in our in the city's ability to regain some footing. >> oakland's chamber of commerce delivers a blunt assessment on the hope of an economic turnaround in oakland, calling public safety the key to recovery. good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. thank you for joining us. the chamber's assessment came in its annual economic indicators report, considered to be oakland's premier economic policy document. >> abc seven news reporter tim johns explains why this year's findings are more important than ever. >> oakland city council members getting a preview friday of the city's economic indicators report. the report is published annually by the oakland chamber of commerce, and often serves as a guide for city lawmakers. >> generally, we believe that good data leads to good decision making. >> barbara leslie is the chamber

of commerce president. she says this year's report has some sobering revelations, based in part on survey results. perhaps most important of all, the role public safety plays in the city's overall economic well-being. >> the foundation for our economic recovery lies in public safety and by public safety, even drilling down a little bit deeper, we need to rebuild the confidence that our residents need to have. our visitors need to have and our businesses need to have. >> leslie says the chamber believes city policymakers should make public safety the top issue they address. she says without it, creating new businesses and expanding the city's tax base will remain a nearly impossible task. leslie highlighted some statistics from the upcoming report. one specifically showing the majority of oakland residents feel more unsafe now than they have in the past year or so, even though that percentage is dropping. that data also backed up by our abc7 news neighborhood safety tracker, which shows steady decreases in things like robberies, homicides, and

assaults. >> we really need people to come back downtown. we need businesses to stay in downtown, and we need to really develop more economic activity by attracting additional businesses. >> the report says while it's important to develop all areas of oakland economically, downtown remains the city's vital core. oakland faces a budget deficit of over $100 million this year, making getting the city's economy back on track more important than ever, says the chamber. >> there's a lot of interesting creativity. there's activity, whether it's going to a really nice restaurant, enjoying arts, culture, museums, theater, music. >> for economic indicators report is set to be released on wednesday in oakland. tim jonze, abc seven news. >> and one of the keys to helping deal with oakland's budgetary problem is the deal surrounding the sale of the oakland coliseum to the african american sports and entertainment group. the alameda county board of supervisors met with the group in another closed door meeting today, trying to finalize the deal. so far, no

word of any progress. the county negotiating team says two documents need attention, including one dismissing a lawsuit filed by an environmental group, which has since been resolved. the board will hold another session to vote on tuesday. >> in response to the trump administration's decision to cut back on federal research funding. millions across the country and here in the bay area ask where would we be without science? abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey takes u to three bay area cities where citizens are standing up for science. >> from thousands in berkeley. >> you are no kings or dictators in science. >> to hundreds in palo alto. >> we need sanity, and we need science in our country. >> at the steps of san francisco city hall. >> science united will never be defeated. >> and it organized events all across the country. >> stand up for science. stand up for science. >> the message was all the same. >> science isn't just some abstract thing. it's what makes us healthy. it's what makes us

rich. it gives us technology. it gives us our iphone. so if we attack it, we're really not going to live the same kind of lives we want to live. and i think it's really dangerous. >> the trump administration is attempting to cut hundreds of millions of dollars of scientific research funding since the end of january. grants have been threatened and thousands of employees were fired, leaving millions at risk. today, the bay area community joined rallies throughout the united states to stand up for science. >> it's not about politics. nobody voted for this kind of devastating attack on our medical system, and we have to stand up. >> among the sought after cuts, the national institutes of health would be stripped millions of dollars for research into alzheimer's, cancer, heart disease and other illnesses. its work being done at bay area universities like cal and stanford research with life saving implications. >> without it very, very scary. not just my life, but everyone's lives. >> i myself am a young breast cancer survivor. the treatment that i had is things that were

developed in universities decades ago, research that was funded by the federal government. so there's nobody in america whose life hasn't been positively changed by the research that our universities do. >> a federal judge has temporarily blocked the drastic nih funding cuts. but until the legal battle ends, the fight in the community continues. >> what do we trust to save our lives? >> science. >> what do we need to shape our future? >> science in the south bay dustin dorsey. abc seven news. >> california attorney general rob bonta says he's already seeing the impact at a state level, claiming a big spike in unemployment claims after the layoffs. bonta is part of a coalition of attorneys general who are suing the federal government to stop these job cuts, calling them illegal. >> so it's imperfect information, but we do make 149% comment around the increase. just to make it clear that there are spikes in in the request for

unemployment insurance. that's a harm to us. that's a harm to california. >> bonta says the state saw 1600 claims filed last month. that's 149% higher than february of 2024. california is seeking a temporary restraining order to the practice and to reinstate those federal workers who have lost their jobs. public transit in silicon valley could shut down on monday if vta workers go forward with a planned strike. negotiations have broken down between management and the union, representing 1500 public transit operators, maintenance staff and customer service workers. vta is offering a 9% wage increase over three years time with no service cuts. the union wants double that amount. >> with a wage increase at this level, or anything close to it would be service cuts throughout our system and the likely elimination of positions across vta. this is not a direction that we are willing to go.

>> if a strike happens on monday, there will be no bus service or light rail service in santa clara county. vta paratransit will not be affected. >> high drama in contra costa county courtroom this week, as a former antioch police officer testified against other officers. another officer, rather over violent behavior while on duty and exchanging racist texts. the scandal has embroiled the antioch police department for several years. abc seven news reporter anser hassan catches up on the shocking testimony. >> new details emerge in the antioch police department's racist texting scandal, as officers took the stand in the federal trial that began this week in oakland. >> if we were to just take the common sense interpretation of the language that was used by the witness, we can conclude that he was being completely honest and above board. >> criminal justice professor greg woods is talking about officer eric rombo, who, instead of standing trial, is serving as a witness for the prosecution. he took a plea deal in january. rombo described how he and

officer morteza amiri knowingly used excessive force, falsified police reports, and made sure their actions weren't caught on body cameras, sometimes rewarding each other with fancy dinners. >> those racial epithets reducing those individuals whom they encountered to be targets for rubber bullets to be incentivized through the reward of cookies and filet mignon. >> the defense tried to argue that some of the text messages were offensive, but that they were cherry picked or the meaning exaggerated, says lawyer ben nissenbaum. he has a separate civil case against some of the same officers involved in the texting scandal. but nissenbaum says wambaugh's testimony disproves that. >> you have an officer saying, no, these were not exaggerations. these were not this was not locker room talk that injects a dose of reality that i think will be persuasive to every juror. >> also this week, a mistrial was declared for a second officer charged in the case. nissenbaum says the ruling in devin wenger's case came after his lawyer told the judge she

couldn't provide effective representation, allegedly due to a lack of resources. >> officer amiri agreed to continue his trial to keep it going on on its own, and officer wenger's trial will be rescheduled later this year. >> well, it was all problematic. i mean, having, you know, bullet shells on your mantel and saying that those were your trophies, i think was disgusting. >> lamar hernandez thorpe was mayor when the texting scandal broke. he praised officer rambo for admitting remorse, but he says justice still needs to be served. >> it takes a lot of courage to own up to your mistakes. and so i was pleased to see that, and i hope other officers learn from him. and then those who got to be held accountable need to be held accountable for terrorizing this community. >> the trial continues next week in oakland, anser hassan. abc seven news. >> the national women's soccer league says it's opened an investigation into bay fc's coaching staff. according to the chronicle, two former players

prompted the investigation, describing the culture under head coach albertin montoya as toxic. he's also been accused of bullying. the accusations come after bay fc's head scout resigned last month after abuse allegations at the university of oregon created some backlash. the team's general manager, lucy rushton, resigned in june, halfway through its expansion season. >> they were eager for a deal. just ahead, the massive turnout for today's grand opening of the largest costco store in california. >> also, the plan in the works to put up a statue in honor of local legend bruce lee. but there is one major question left to answer. >> i went back online and i go, oh, there's two box appliances. i go, i've been taken here. >> customers beware. later, seven on your side shows us how phony repairmen are swindling bay area residents. and the trick they're using to steal your money. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. noticeably warmer today. i'll let you know if the

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a real issue in san francisco, with entire neighborhoods being left without local places to fill important prescriptions. and now one supervisor has an idea on how to solve that problem by exploring a co-op model. abc seven news reporter monica madden spoke with supervisor jackie fielder and explains how that would work. >> reporter for decades, daniel's pharmacy has been a cornerstone in san francisco's excelsior neighborhood. >> a lot of people come here just to hang out and talk to us.

>> co-owner neil nazareth says personal touch is their biggest asset. >> if someone needs an emergency run after work, we'll go deliver that medication to the person that really needs it. >> but lately, they're barely getting by. >> insurance companies are the biggest pet peeve right now. they their reimbursements are so low. eight out of ten prescriptions. you're losing money. >> is your package. thank you, thank you. >> they even contracted with the u.s. post office to hold and ship packages to bring in extra cash. the recent walgreens closures mean the city has lost 38% of its pharmacies in the last decade. a tough stumble for a city on the rebound. >> in san francisco. we've all heard of the theft happening from the pharmacies. >> experts say the reasons are complex and not isolated. >> there's negotiations happening with the insurance companies and typically what's called a pbm or a pharmacy benefit manager. is that middleman middle person doing that negotiation for the health

insurance company. and reay, at each step of the way, money gets peeled away. and so what actually comes back to a pharmacy? uh- can be a lot less than it used to be. >> the problem is, is massive for elderly and disabled and chronically ill people who really depend on these specific pharmacies. >> it's why supervisor jackie fielder is exploring if a city run co-op model would help prevent more closures. >> the department of public health already has a pharmacy, and so we're going to look into if it's possible for them to negotiate lower drug prices on behalf of other independent, community owned pharmacies. >> but first, the city needs to see if this is even possible. her office expects to get the report in the next six months. owners like nazareth will take whatever help they can get. >> insurance companies are dictating this world right now, and they are putting their mark on things of where and who should get what for how much. >> in the meantime, doing

everything he can to get by in san francisco. monica madden, abc seven news. >> costco held a grand opening for its new store in the east bay this morning. the store is in brentwood, and it's now the largest costco in california, with some rare limited items available for the grand opening, which brought out people from across northern california. some even started lining up as early as 10 a.m. on thursday. justin here from oakland, came specifically for the whiskey. >> meet new people and just talk about the different bourbons and how where everybody is from. i'm happy with with this one right here. >> so it's a really big deal for us. the economic boost and the jobs. we were just talking to people who said 400 jobs, local jobs. that's fantastic. >> brentwood officials say they are hopeful the store's opening will lead to even more growth across the city. >> we have a commuter alert for you. the bart station in pittsburg will be closed all weekend. crews will install new faregates at the station. the

new gates are supposed to cut down on fare evasion and improve safety. trains will run through pittsburg center without making stops at that station. also, trains from antioch will depart earlier and arrive later than their published departure times to accommodate work on the pittsburg center platforms. >> dozens of volunteers with green thumbs got their hands dirty to improve an east bay community. those handy folks helped plant more than two dozen new trees at bidwell park in hayward. members of the student conservation association joined amazon employees to take part in this morning's tree planting. the new tree canopy will do wonders for what's to come for the south hayward neighborhood. >> this is a great space to be able to provide a new community center for the community, and also to provide like a great place to play outside, right? and enjoy the outside. >> 25 trees were planted in the park. city officials say it will not only improve the look of the park, but the health of the community. >> oh for sure. very nice. and

if you have any yard work to do this weekend, if you have anything to do outside, it's going to be nice. >> yes. let's get to meteorologist sandhya patel for the exact details for us. sandhya. >> yeah, it is looking gorgeous for the weekend. ama and dan, if you're gardening, doing yard work, anything outdoors? actually, let me show you a view as we take you from fisherman's wharf. the view from the skystar wheel looking down on san francisco bay. absolutely gorgeous. i mean, there is no fog. there's no clouds in sight right now. just basking in the sun. high pressure has taken control of our weather. this morning we started out with 30s in our coldest locations. a nice recovery with highs in the low 60s to low 70s this afternoon. this ridge will stay in charge through the weekend, which means you're going to be seeing more of this on live doppler seven. we don't have anything to worry about in terms of the fog right now. temperatures are running a few degrees above yesterday. at this point five degrees concord, three degrees in santa rosa, napa, san jose

at this hour. and look at the post sunset view from our east bay hills camera. just beautiful. 56 in the city. 57 oakland, hayward, san jose. you're at 58. currently 50 degrees in half moon bay. here's another live picture of santa rosa. you're at 60 degrees. sorry, that was sutro tower. this is vollmer, petaluma. 52 degrees, low 60s, concord and livermore. in case you're keeping tabs, the sunset tomorrow is at 610. on sunday, it goes down an hour later at 711. and by may 1st, we're talking 8 p.m. so a reminder, daylight saving time begins this sunday at 2 a.m. you'll want to set your clocks forward one hour, and don't forget to change your batteries on your smoke detectors. a lovy view right now from our santa cruz camera. it is clear this weekend, mild and soaked in sun. time changes sunday, with those setting your clocks forward one hour before you go to bed. saturday night and the middle of next week, we will have the wet weather returning to the bay area, so we're going to go out friday night. plans 50s at 715 heading towards 920. you

will need that extra layer as we start to notice some 40s there. and tomorrow morning it starts out with that wind chill and some patchy fog. a lot like this morning. 30s and 40s to start the day, but quickly warming up with sunshine. we're looking at most areas in the 50s and 60s and later on in the evening slowly coming down your morning temperatures will be range from the mid 30s to the mid 40s as we head into the afternoon hours. it's a sunny and mild one in the south bay, 68 in san jose. gilroy, 65, sunnyvale on the peninsula. palo alto, 6558, in pacifica. and you're going to see nothing but ble sky in downtown san francisco, 62 degrees north bay. numbers 67 for you in santa rosa, 64, san rafael 66. vallejo. heading into the east bay. mid 60s berkeley, oakland 68 fremont, castro valley. inland areas 68 degrees in walnut creek and livermore. here's a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. and it's really just going to be a lovely weekend to be outdoors. bright and sunny both days.

don't forget to change your clocks before you go to bed saturday night. and then next week starts off dry, but it gets wet by the middle and latter part of the workweek with a level two an atmospheric river on wednesday, and then level one for thursday and friday, nice. >> thanks, andy. >> well, polls say she'd be the front runner in the 2026 governor's race. >> coming up next, when we t learn whether kamala harris will run 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%. that's something i want to believe. [skateboard sounds]

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for a while whether former vice president kamala harris will run for governor of california. sources close to harris say she will make a decision by the end of this summer, a year before the state's open primary in june of 2026. current lieutenant governor eleni kounalakis already announced her candidacy. so has republican riverside county sheriff chad bianco. others are considering a run. are former assemblyman antonio villaraigosa and former congresswoman katie porter. a poll last month shows harris leading the way. >> the colors of ireland are proudly hanging from the mayor's balcony at san francisco city hall. we saw an annual tradition today where the raising of the irish flag to kick off saint patrick's day celebrations was held. it's the first time mayor daniel lowery presided over these festivities. of course, he just got elected. some familiar faces in san francisco government took part to highlight the rich contributions of irish americans to the city.

>> the irish have played an integral role in shaping san francisco across a wide variety of fields, including the arts, building, engineering, science, medicine, education, government and my favorite, public safety. >> so the saint patrick's day parade takes place in downtown san francisco on saturday, march 15th. >> a famous native son of san francisco's chinatown is set to be honored in a big way. a statue is in the works depicting iconic martial artist and film star bruce lee. that announcement was made today by the chinese historical society of america museum. backers of the project. lee was born in san francisco's chinatown in 1940. his story is the stuff of legend, a unifying force that resonated across cultural lines. >> his story is a story not only of what it means to be a chinese in america. it means it is a story of mutual aid. it's about helping each other. it's about solidarity and a story that is about not only the chinese in

america, but it's the chinese american story that's a story about all americans. >> the project has received $50,000 in seed funding. it needs another $100,000. organizers are trying to determine where where the statue will be put. >> it's a mystery. no more. up next, medical investigators reveal how actor gene hackman died. plus, the rare disease that killed his wife, betsy. >> and a day after offering canada a reprieve on tariffs, president trump threatens new massive tariffs

in this half hour, with major new developments in the deaths of actor gene hackman and his wife, betsy arakawa. >> new mexico's chief medical investigator says hackman died of heart disease around february 18th. his wife died of hantavirus, a respiratory disease spread by rodent droppings. >> both deaths were ruled to be from natural causes, but arakawa's death happened a week earlier. now, hackman suffered from severe alzheimer's disease. authorities say the oscar winning actor may not have been aware that his wife was dead.

>> there was no food in his stomach, which means he had not eaten recently. but he had also no evidence of dehydration. >> the couple's bodies were found a week after hackman's death. they were in the process of mummification caused by the area's dry weather. >> today, president trump threatened to slap new tariffs on canada, including a 250% tax on dairy products. the threat comes a day after the president offered canada a one month reprieve on 25% tariffs. abc news reporter perry russom has the story. >> president trump says his chaotic off again, on again trade war will continue to see what he calls changes and adjustments. >> there will always be some modifications. i mean, if you have a wall in front of you, sometimes you have to go around the wall instead of through it. but i think very little. >> trump now threatening a reciprocal 250% tariff on canadian dairy and lumber items. >> canada has been ripping us off for years on tariffs, for

lumber and for dairy products. >> it comes after trump gave canada and mexico a short term deal yesterday, avoiding the 25% tariff on goods until april 2nd. that's when his reciprocal tariffs kick in, meaning whatever tariffs are imposed on the u.s, tariffs of the same percentage will be imposed in return. >> our country, from an economic standpoint and financial standpoint and a trade standpoint, has been absolutely ripped off by almost every country in the world canada, mexico. and then you just go right down the line. >> trump says he's imposing tariffs for multiple reasons, including as a way he believes will create manufacturing jobs in the u.s. >> we're going to bring back our business into this country. we need it from a job standpoint. >> the new jobs report today shows 151,000 new jobs were added to the workforce last month. that is slightly below economists expectations. >> the labor market is solid. >> fed chair jay powell speaking today after the jobs report was released. pl

says the economy is in a good place, despite what he calls high levels of uncertainty from new policies, including tariffs. >> the path to sustainably returning inflation to our target has been bumpy and we expect that to continue. >> trump dodging a question on how long things will cost more for american consumers as a result of these tariffs, only saying there will be some disturbances. perry russom, abc news, washington. >> canada's trade minister pushed back on president trump's comments, saying his claim that canada was ripping off the united states was not true and calling the proposed tariffs on dairy and lumber completely unjustified. u.s. stocks seesawed today, capping a volatile week amid uncertainty driven by president trump's trade policy. the dow, nasdaq and s&p 500 rebounded from steep losses yesterday, posting solid gains today. >> the president is sending mixed messages tonight about the administration's stance on the war in ukraine and is relationship with both ukraine

and russia. >> we're doing very well with russia, but right now they're bombing the hell out of ukraine and ukraine. i'm i'm finding it more difficult, frankly, to deal with ukraine in terms of getting a final settlement. it may be easier dealing with russia, which is surprising because they have all the cards. ukraine has to get on the ball and get a job done. >> mr. trump's comments came after a post on truth social, where he threatened to impose expanded large scale sanctions and tariffs on russia until it reaches a peace agreement with ukraine. he added both sides need to, quote, get to the table right now before it's too late. his comments come a week after the tense oval office exchange with ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky. and today, the trump administration stripped collective bargaining for airport security officers all across the country. this move by the department of homeland security will affect 47,000 officers represented by the american federation of government employees union. the department criticized the union,

saying poor performers are being allowed to stay on the job, hindering efforts to keep americans safe. the union says the decision is a, quote, unprovoked attack, saying it violates the right of staffers to join a union. >> the faa is requiring spacex to investigate yesterday's explosion of its starship test flight, the company's second mid-air explosion in just a matter of months. abc news reporter morgan norwood is in new york with reaction from witnesses and a response from space x. >> spacex is hit with yet another setback in its mission to one day send astronauts to the moon. another massive rocket exploding roughly nine minutes after launch last night. the fiery debris streaking across the sky, seen from south florida. >> oh my gosh, it does. >> to the bahamas. >> what in the world does that come from? >> the massive 403 foot starship rocket launching from texas just before sunset. spacex catching the first stage booster back at

the pad with those giant, so-called chopsticks. but 90 miles above the earth, the unmanned rocket began spinning out of control as its engine shut down, breaking up after mission control lost contact with the ship. >> we saw a very sudden big explosion, a fireball. but then around it, you know, kind of that expansive jellyfish expanding really quickly. >> the faa ordering ground stops at airports from orlando to miami. concerned about debris in january, an explosion sent flaming debris raining down over turks and caicos during that launch. leaking fuel triggered a series of fires that shut down the engines, the onboard self-destruct system then kicking in as planned. >> this won't necessarily impede their work that they're doing. what really needs to be seen are the corrective actions that need to be put in place to make sure that the public remains safe. >> nasa has booked the starship to land its astronauts on the moon later this decade. spacex, responding to this latest setback, saying, as always, success comes from what we learn, adding the explosion will

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claiming someone is impersonating them, swindling their customers out of thousands of dollars and not actually fixing their appliances. >> in this seven on your side investigation, abc seven news reporter melanie woodrow spoke with one victim who said he thought he called the right company. >> you know. >> in november, ben phillips was in need of a fix before his thanksgiving feast. this 22 year old sub-zero refrigerator had a leak. >> get the refrigerator done and make my wife happy. >> he had used box appliance back in 2019 for a repair, but this time, when he called and a technician came out, not only was he upsold on replacing the compressor, but the leak remained despite multiple visits. >> she was angry. >> and that was just the start. phillips spent close to $4,000 attempting to fix this refrigerator he called box

appliance again. >> i went back online and i go, oh, there's two box appliances. i go, i've been taken here. >> this time, an actual box appliance technician came out and told phillips his refrigerator couldn't be repaired. >> he goes, yeah, we wouldn't have even started on it. and i go, that would have saved me. >> box appliance is aware that someone is pretending to be them. >> it's really hard explaining to these customers that they were swindled. basically. >> it all comes down to google search results. box. appliance president ryan burgo. >> these other companies purchased domain names that are very similar to us. they use sponsored ads to move them up higher in the list of google. >> customers call and the other company books the appointments. >> my technicians all show up in vans with sub-zero los on them. box appliance. >> but those other technicians are showing up in unmarked vehicles. >> we've seen pictures where some of these technicians actually have box appliance on a shirt that they had made. so they're doing everything they can. maybe they're doing some

legit service work, but i don't know that for sure. all i hear about is when it goes bad. >> burgo and his team have attempted to get the other sites taken down. >> it's like playing whack a mole. we take one down and another one goes right back up. >> some victims have filed reports with law enforcement. the santa clara county sheriff's office is one of the agencies now investigating. >> we're trying to track down who is posting these fake sites. we're seeing this not only in the bay area, but across the state. >> in the meantime, box appliances warning customers to make sure they're on the right site, not the wrong ones. >> they would have like box appliances with an s at the end. dot co or box dash appliance. >> and calling the correct number. as for ben phillips, he's created his own temporary solution a shower pan under the refrigerator and some paper towels to collect the water. >> so yeah, i replace that anywhere from 2 to 3 times a day. so yeah, i just stuff it in

there like that and it'll be ready to be replaced tonight. >> a soggy situation leaving phillips feeling like he got hosed. >> i can't believe i fell for it. >> the santa clara county sheriff's office says they want to hear from any other victims in their county who have been impacted. i also reached out to the bureau of household goods and services. you can verify the license of any appliance repair company you're hiring on their website for seven. on your side investigates melanie woodrow, abc seven news seven. >> on your side investigates as she said. and we have a team of journalists that can assist you. head to abc seven news.com/7 on your side. >> all right. nice start to the weekend. sandy will be along to let you know if it's going to stay that way for the weekend. her updated forecast in a moment. >> and the tech takeover of a downtown san jose park that

is in san jose is just ten days away. >> it's the nvidia gtc global artificial developers conference, and it will take over cesar chavez park in downtown san jose. >> abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes found local businesses really excited for the boost. >> so we're here at ios and

nick's. we're a new restaurant in downtown san jose. >> business owner dan fan is one of the many in san jose banking on nvidia's gtc ai conference, set to kick off march 17th. the conference brings together top talent and companies to see the latest in ai and accelerated computing, all of it happening at the mcenery convention center. a short walk away from fans, businesses. >> you know, downtown san jose was on a huge roll pre-pandemic. you had wwdc out here. i think facebook had their f8 conference out here, and there was momentum building, and that all kind of stopped a little bit after the pandemic, as everyone knows. but it felt like those old days again when nvidia came to town. >> now, fan and city leaders are hoping for a repeat. >> our goal is to make downtown san jose truly the urban center for all of silicon valley, a destination. >> one step announced friday the activation of plaza de cesar chavez in downtown san jose as a spot to be taken over by gtc. >> will be at the convention center, but also with the tech museum here in cesar chavez par, with a night market here with 20

local vendors. we're going to have bands. we are going to light up the city in the evening, as well as all the technical sessions during the day. >> nvidia is already installing new turf in the park. it will stay there. beyond the conference. those types of investments from major partners are what mayor mehan says the city will keep encouraging, especially in the coming year. >> next year, we will be the first metro area in the world to ever host super bowl and world cup at the same time. that's a big deal. we'll have about half a million people coming into the region for those two events, so we want to keep building up our infrastructure, our reputation, the small business ecosystem. >> as fan and businesses prepare for gtc, he says he also has high hopes for the long term. >> we just have to kind of ride these waves and, you know, be ready for when the opportunity comes. and so we know it's out there. and so knowing that these things are on the horizon helps us as small business owners to, you know, take that risk. >> gtc runs from march 17th to the 21st in san jose. zach fuentes, abc seven news.

>> it's going to be great. >> yeah, it looks gorgeous in san jose today. >> it does. meteorologist sandhya patel is back with the weekend weather. sandhya. >> yeah, and it's going to be lovely this weekend in san jose. the rest of the bay area. good evening everyone. let's take a look at live doppler seven. all is quiet right now. rain will show up mid week next week, but until then you've got sunshine, mild weather, upper 50s to upper 60s for tomorrow. here's a look at the rainfall that is coming. not monday. now it is heading towards southern california so that system is going to miss us entirely. it's wednesday that a weak atmospheric river moves in. it will bring moderate to heavy rain at times. some windy conditions. sierra snow lingers into thursday. and then here comes one more round of rain on friday. now rainfall estimates taking you through that wednesday through friday time period. most areas will be about an inch to two inches, but wetter locations could pick up a little bit more than that. here's a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. and we are in for a lovely weekend. just don't forget to set your clocks forward one hour sunday

morning. we go to daylight saving time and next week it's going to turn much cooler on wednesday. level two storm and then thursday and friday are both ones. but it is a dry start to the week. dan. >> very nice. yeah thank you, thank you. >> all right. sports directr larry beil, what you got? >> i hereby proclaim steph curry is the best show in sports. do i have three eyes? >> i no question about it. finally unanimous. >> finally agreement in our group on something. steph curry he is the best right. and after a five game road trip curry's hit a milestone against every team except for one. and that happens to be the team the warriors are playing tomorrow night at chase. for all those making it big out there... ...shouldn't your mobile service be able to keep up with you?

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steph curry had never scored at least 40 points against only two teams he'd done it to. the rest of the league. but there was the nets and the pistons. well, steph had 40 last night. so now it's just the pistons who are left. and the warriors host them tomorrow night to start a seven game home stand. after meeting superfan grandma kitty pregame, steph gave her and everybody else a game to remember. this is just absurd. the turnaround halftime buzzer beater. i mean come on. and he's still dribbling dribbling dribbling dribbling staying alive scurrying reverse layup. this is a guy who turns 37 in a week. the night night warriors

improved to ten and two with jimmy butler looking good. but draymond green knows the dubs have a ways to go if they want title number five. >> we're trying to win a championship and we know how much that takes uh- how much better we have to get to do that. so i think we're playing good basketball. but we're still figuring a lot of stuff out, can get a lot better, will get a lot better. >> the biggest thing is just understanding your role and what you do and how it impacts winning and everybody committing to that. and we've done that in the last 12 games. it doesn't mean we're in the championship. we'll see. >> acc women's quarters. cal trying to pull the upset against sixth ranked notre dame. the bears turned it over 19 times in the first half, but it was only a three point notre dame lead at the half. bears head coach charmin smith just begging her to please take care of the ball. third quarter. cal would take the lead on a pair of lulu twydell threes. she led the bears with 16. they were up six in the third. and then notre dame said, all right, we've had enough of this.

the bears finished with 28 turnovers. you can't beat anybody like that. hannah hidalgo leading the irish with 25. bears fall 7364, bt they will make the ncaa tournament selection. sunday is in a week. all right. the san jose sharks once again sellers at today's nhl trade deadline. that was not really a shock. what was shocking was who the gm mike greer, decided to trade, because last night they sent their top defenseman, jake walman, to the oilers for a 2026 first round pick. walman was on the top power play unit. he had a year left on his contract. and then today, san jose sent fan favorite fabian zetterlund to the ottawa senators for noah gregor, a prospect and a 2025 second round pick. the sharks acquired zetterlund in the timo meyer trade, and he thought was going to be a big piece of the future. >> not easy, but we feel like we've we're going in the right direction and, you know, we're going to be a better team for it. maybe not today, but, you know down the road for sure. the hope is that this is kind of the last uh, you know,

deadline where we're kind of shipping everyone out and it's, you know, it's time to start building. we have some good building blocks with our young guys. you know, we got some good vets here to. >> surprise in the nfl. today the seattle seahawks they're trading geno smith their quarterback to the raiders. and he'll reunite with marin native pete carroll who revived his career in seattle. so they're reunited. and the reports are the seahawks are going to really go hard after sam darnold as smith's replacement. darnold former 40 niner. fun moment at last night's lakers game. fan named mike bell chance to win 100 grand. half court st and the bank was open. take that steph curry. yeah steph makes that like ten in a row. but mike's a lifelong lakers fan. he exchanged high fives with spike lee and floyd mayweather after hitting that shot. bell says he has plans to use the money to pay off his wedding. >> oh my gosh. >> and $100,000 ought to be pretty good to help him out. that's fun. yeah. thanks, lee.

yeah. >> all right. tonight on abc seven at eight. shark tank 2020 is after that. and stay with us for abc seven news at 11. remember, we're streaming 24 over seven. get the abc seven bay area app so you can join us whenever you want, wherever you are. >> finally, this friday, a few thoughts about what really matters. sadly, these days there seems to be no bottoming out in american politics. i thought we had reached a new low when representative joe wilson, a republican from south carolina, shouted, you lie at president obama during a speech to congress. both parties condemned it. fellow republican known for civility john mccain, called it totally disrespectful and demanded he apologize. on tuesday, 16 years later this week, equally tacky behavior, this time by democrats as president trump addressed congress, they came to disrupt and to embarrass jeering, booing, wearing signs and walking out. republicans weren't any better, taunting members across the aisle and chanting usa, usa like they were at a gold medal olympic hockey game. both parties complain about the

divisive political atmosphere in washington and in the country. the definition of the word lead includes to set an example. but if those who lead model this behavior, what should we expect? what really matters? we should demand better from them and they should of themselves. i always love to hear from you. let me know what you think. follow me on social media at dan ashley abc seven. >> that is going to do it for this edition of abc seven news. thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley for sandhya patel, larry beil, all of us here. we appreciate your time. hope you have a great evening and that we see you again at 11. >> i'm reggie aqui. >> i'm lyanne melendez. >> i'm luz pena i'm tara. >> campbell i'm j.r. >> stone at abc seven news we

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