the sights and the sounds ahead of tonight's parade. i just need to find her. i can't sleep. none of us can sleep. >> friends and family desperate for answers. an all-out search for a woman who disappeared in the east bay. later, there are just hours left. we're live in beijing. the final medal moments you don't want to miss. plus, what to expect for tomorrow's closing ceremony. the news at 4:00, starts right now. i'm terry mcsweeney. >> back and bigger than ever. san francisco's chinese new year parade returns for the first time in two years. chinatown is expecting a big turnout this year. tickets are sold out. >> they were waiting for a parade today. tens of thousands of people showing up for events earlier today. it's wall-to-wall.

look at the crowd for the community street fair. i believe that's grant. here's a look at the route for tonight. 1nd and market, goes up gearry, and around union square, over kerney, to columbus. >> if you're headed that way, you may notice security. volunteers will be patrolling, as well, unarmed, but made up of martial artists and self-defense experts. chinese new year parade isn't the only event returning to the city this year. the organizers of san francisco parade announced that the parade will be back for the first time since 2019. other in-person events will be returning, as well. prepon pandemic, was one of the biggest. second only to the one in new york. developing as we speak, east bay bus drivers are debating whether to take action over the a.c. transit vaccine mandate. some are meeting because they want to have a covid testing

option to go along with the vaccine mandate. the mandate goes into effect on march 17th. union leaders say a quarter of employees for a.c. transit are vaccinated. only a quarter. they are discussing how they want to move forward. protesting the mandate. a family in the east bay is trying to find a loved one who has been missing since monday. the 29-year-old is from southern california, had been staying with family in el cerrito, went for a walk and never returned. >> it's day six right now. and every day, it's getting harder. >> reporter: she is trying to find her. the 29-year-old went for a walk in el cerrito on monday morning and didn't come back. >> we've been really worried. she has been staying with my dad. she doesn't know anyone else in this area because she's from l.a. >> i was not thinking it was strange until i didn't see her

for several hours. then, i drove around. >> reporter: family reported her missing to el cerrito police, who put out a community alert, and asking anyone with information to contact police. since then, the family has been searching and trying to get the word out. today, they organized a flyer effort to post them around the area with friends and community members. >> kemani is 5'7", 170 pounds. beautiful fro, short. mostly black, with blondish red tips. she was last seen wearing a beige sweater, black pants, white nike high tops. had a black face mask on. >> shortly after she went missing she was spotted in oakland. they say her phone has died and there were other concerns. >> she was taking medication prior to leaving.

she has not been on that medication. it makes her disoriented. >> reporter: they want her back. and they will keep spreading the word and hope people can keep an eye out. >> i can't sleep. none of us can sleep. >> we miss her. he want her back safely. >> reporter: christy smith, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. this isn't something we expect to see in the winter. a fire burning in the santa cruz mountains. cal fire spotted it just a few hours ago, in the community near boulder creek. the fire was small, less than an acre. firefighters or able to quickly get it under control. they plan to stay on site for a couple hours to make sure there's no flare-ups. we've had a dry couple of months in the bay area. there may be a little bit of rain early next week. rob mayeda will break it down in ten minutes. overseas right now. it will be burning for about 14 more hours. you're looking at the olympic

flame outside of the bird's nest in beijing. the games will come to an end tomorrow morning. as the games wind down, there's medals on the line. members of team usa fighting to the finish. >> here is your spoiler alert. some of the events we're about to talk about will be replayed in primetime tonight. so, let's go ahead and head to beijing. liz is at olympic park for us out there. liz, you know, the events aren't over just yet. team usa is looking to get more of the medals. >> absolutely. still some action here in beijing in the final stretch of the games. you know, in the sliding events, skelton, luge, bobsled, germany has been dominating. but americans have been able to push their way on to the podium, including one olympic veteran who is making history. >> this is really good. >> reporter: speed onthe early

medals in the final run, sliding to bronze in two-women bobsled. a fifth career medal for elana meyers taylor, now, the most decorated black athlete in olympics history, will lead team usa into the closing ceremony. >> that's an incredible honor. it's humbling and overwhelming to have that opportunity. >> reporter: two more medals for the americans in free ski halfpipe. alex ferferreira, banking a bro. and two-time gold medalist david wise adding silver to his selection. >> i'm proud to still be here doing this. i'm proud to have gone to three olympics. >> reporter: on the speed skating oval, the mass start had a close finish. joey mantia in the scrum on the stretch. >> battling for bronze. >> reporter: ejd out of a medal by 0.2 seconds. >> off of the podium, for joey mantia. >> reporter: the skater saying contact from a competitor cost

him the race. >> it's like the wild west in the mass start. there's no rules. hopefully they do something about it. i skated the best i could. >> reporter: the results stand, leaving mantia in fourth by a fraction. and it does really hurt your hearts, the missed medals. mikaela shiffrin, the skiing star, having a rough olympics, really missing out on medals and not finishing three of the five races. she has one more shot today, in the mixed team event, with five other americans. strong winds were gusting to 45. hopefully the ski canning get under way before the closing ceremony. >> that can still have a happy ending. >> liz, thank you. a handful of athletes in northern california, will be heading back home with new hardware. that includes two figure

skaters. you see karen chen and vincent zhou. both got a silver medal. and david wise is bringing home his third medal. he battled dangerous winds yesterday in the free ski halfpipe. and he got gold in the event in 2014 and 2018. and eileen gu is leaving the games as one of the breakout stars. gu competed for china and earned history, earning three medals in the freestyle skiing, two gold medals and one silver. feel like you're missing out? check out the olympics blog. you won't anymore if you do. the link is at the top of the page. it's a great way to find the latest olympics news. developing news in eastern europe, as fears over a russian

invasion of ukraine increased by the hour. we learned that president biden will hold a meeting with the national security council tomorrow. the president's decision to call the meeting somes hours after russia test launched missiles this morning. politicians around the world gathered for a security conference in munich. ukraine's president was in attendance and met with kamala harris. it caught national attention, san francisco's recall of three school board members earlier this week. mike pence even brought it up during his stop at stanford a couple days ago. >> this week, in san francisco, parents recalled three woke school board members who cared more about renaming schools than reopening them. >> some like mr. pence say the recall was a rejection of woke politics in san francisco. the recall campaign happened after the board announced plans to rename dozens of schools and change the admission system to

high school. some officials say they were frustrated with the board's delay of reopening after the pandemic. we asked chuck todd for his talk. >> anytime you talk about the issues that don't affect day-to-day lives of the average working parent, you're potentially at risk of looking out of touch. and you look at the issue that everybody glommed on to, right? that was the name changing of the schools, they were more focused on that to how to get kids back in the school. that didn't lead that voters thought, that's not a bad idea. but where were you spending your emergency? particularly in the time of a crisis. >> the mayor will talk about what's happening and what's next. "meet the press" tomorrow at 8:00. still to come, could a change in our diet make a difference in slowing climate change? we're looking into the pros and cons of going meatless and why

not everyone agrees on the benefits. and then, draymond green, the victim of a $1 million break-in. the theft that apparently happened over super bowl weekend. we're seeing 70s outside right now, including around the trivalley. big changes ahead. cooler with a chance of showers and snow, on the higher peaks there. just south of livermore early next week. a closer look when we come right back. okay, it's go time. team usa on the largest gig-speed network. which means this mega fan never misses a second. it's gig-speed wifi that's “mikaela shiffrin” fast. ok, that's fast! speed's cool, but does yours block threats? yup, even for these upstairs all-nighters rocking wifi speeds faster than a gig. can your internet do that? learn more about gig-speed wifi, or get started with

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it's no secret, animal agriculture is responsible for 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions, putting stress on the environment. one bay area scientist says his study proves there's a simple fix to this problem. but is it realistic? i went looking for answers. from a vegan fridays program in new york city public schools. what do you think of that? >> bad. >> reporter: to the city of berkeley, passing a resolution to cut the animal products it serves in half by 2024. seems like people are phasing into a more plant-based diet and say they are doing it to address climate change. >> it's a first of its kind. >> reporter: the animal rights group that urged the city of berkeley to make the change. >> i hope that's the start of an even bigger chain reaction. >> reporter: what if we all opt out of animal products? >> phasing out the industry would transform the world.

>> reporter: patrick brown is a former bio chemistry professor and founder of impossible food, the company that makes plant-based substitutes for meat products. he created a model that shows, if the world eliminated all animal agriculture in the next 15 years, we could slash global carbon emissions by 16%. >> it would save the planet. >> reporter: how realistic is this? can we all eventually become vegan? brown says absolutely. >> the problem is, people love these foods. the people is that we're making them the wrong way. if we can develop the technology, we can let the market solve the problem. >> reporter: realistically, this doctor says it won't happen. >> the consumption of animal goods have not been reduced the last few years. it's stable. >> reporter: he's a professor in the department of animal scientists at u.c. davis. his solution to tackling climate change, rethinking methane.

>> if we produce it, we have a solution. >> reporter: he says many animal farmers are finding various solutions to reduce it and changes are happening. one example -- >> the dairy industry has a lot of lagoons where the manure is stored. that bio gas that would normally go into the air is now being trapped and converted into vehicle fuel that goes into the semi trucks. >> reporter: he says the dairy industry has reduced its methane footprint by 25% over the last few years. different views, different ways to tackle climate change. whatever the solution, everyone agrees -- >> we can't ignore the reality. and we need to start taking action now. >> reporter: meanwhile, kathy king, the person you saw with direct action everywhere, says they are pushing for bolder legislation to pass a moratorium, prohibiting factory

farms in the state. nba star draymond green's house in l.a., burglarized during the super bowl. what a haul they got. green was at the game. he comes home. tmz reports that someone broke through a window and had taken more than $1 million worth of property, mostly watches and other jewelry. police investigating. no arrests have been made. today marks 80 years of executive order 1966, that forced japanese-americans into internment camps during world war ii. the san mateo history museum had a day of remembrance. the speakers included people who lived in the camps or heard stories from the family members. one of them, steve okomoto, who says he speaks out about the unjustice detentions. >> i don't want anybody to forget. there's a lot of young japanese

children who never heard this from their parents or grandparents, because when they came home from the camps, they were either ashamed, or upset, or they were told by the government, don't be japanese. >> you can see pictures where 8,000 japanese were interned. celebrating black history month in a way, according to the environment. here in bayview, artist painting, a little mural. they had fun. that is wellness through art and nature. it's 70 degrees out there. >> perfect weather for just about anything. >> right there, it's 70 in san jose. we got sunshine and it's gorgeous outside.

there's one day in the seven-day forecast, where that will become a possibility early next week. right now, in san jose, more 70s, including livermore. 70 to the north, near walnut creek and concord at 71 degrees. and san francisco, still looking mild. 66 degrees. chinese new year parade, temperatures in the 60s. by 8:00, mid 50s outside. one of the warmer starts and finishes to the new year parade, thanks to the weather pattern we're seeing right now. to the morning, 40s, shelter valleys may wake up to upper 30s tomorrow morning. our temperatures around lunchtime should be close to 60 inland, topping out tomorrow, san jose southward, a little cooler because this time tomorrow, we see the chance of the onshore winds starting to pick up. that will lead to cooling. we'll have more clouds during the day sunday, with some brief

clearing by the time we get into sunday evening. bigger changes, as the continental polar air. the game would suggest, it's cold, as 20 to 25 degrees cooler. tuesday, highs in the low 50s around the bay area. because this storm is tracking inland, it's cold and relatively dry. notice by tuesday morning, as the temperatures drop off, we're not seeing a lot of showers but the cold air aloft, and daytime heating, can act like a trigger to con investigated showers. it makes things unstable. we'll see the most showers out of the system picking up. the higher peaks, there's a chance we could see snow at times. things start to dry out, as the north winds pick up tuesday night into wednesday. rain totals, not that impressive. it's precipitation high. we could have snow on the

mountains. there's a chance of isolated thunder, given the low freezing levels, may also mean hail. possibly for some of the showers. good news for the sierra, we could look up to a foot of snow above 6,000 feet. in coming rain chances, a storm late next week. it doesn't quite get to us. high pressure is holding strong to keep storms away through the end of next week. that's a big change. 70s outside now. upper 40s, and low 50s on monday afternoon. the nights get cold. if you have plants that need to be tended to, prepare for that now. could have freezing temperatures next weekend, for the night and

mornings across the valley. winter is making a big comeback, starting tuesday. >> okay. looks good, rob. thank you. up next, the bay area native and popular member of the warriors. tonight, he's on the national stage at the nba all-star weekend. anthony flores joins us with sports. - [announcer] the more we learn about covid-19 the more questions and worries we have. calhope can help with free covid-19 emotional support. calhope can help with free covid-19 emotional support. call 833-317-4673 or live chat at calhope.org today.

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forward, juan toscano-anderson. >> anthony joins us with sports. i can't wait to see him compete and jump. >> how high can you fly? that's the name of the game for the pride of oakland, juan toscano-anderson. tonight, he is competing in the slam dunk contest. this was his best dunk of the year. check this out. this is why he's in the contest. that is nasty. it's tonight in cleveland. it's jta's first appearance in the contest. he is competing against three other players, including rockets rookie jalen green, who played his high school ball in napa. the all-star game is on sunday night. scary moment in the freestyle skiing men's halfpipe, aaron blunck crashed on his final run. his teammate, david wise, he took silver in this event. he runs over to check on him. he was able to ski off the halfpipe. he gave an update of his condition on social media. >> what is up, everyone?

just want to say thank you for the love and support. i'm doing pretty good. i tweaked my neck pretty bad. i had c.t. scans. turns out everything is clear. no broken bones or anything. want to say thank you all for the love and support. >> something not as dangerous. the star of the winter games took to the ice, the mascot for the beijing olympics, shows off his free skating skills. here's something we can relate to. there he goes. >> oh, darn. >> this is a great skate because there's no pressure. having a little fun, right? the games are almost over. back to the nba and the all-star weekend in cleveland. the dunk contest is tonight. so is the three-point shoot-out. no steph, no klay, no care for me. >> did they get him back up?

>> the crowd was cheering him on. >> anthony, thank you. we have a preview of the closing ceremony and what is in store for the 2024 olympics in paris. see you after the olympics in primetime. care coalition, it's so good to see you all! alright! let's brainstorm. any ideas for new members? i'd like to nominate alaska airlines. this neck pillow i'm dating says great things! a caring airline?! wait, those exist?! it says here they were the first airline to switch from plastic bottles to boxed water. they also hire a lot of people from caring professions. i'm seeing former teachers and nurses. it's settled! alaska airlines is officially in the running! round of applause!

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>> he is going to cross first. >> lindsey jacobellis, in green. yellow and blue go down. >> jacobellis in the lead. she's going to take the gold. tonight, the incredible power of team usa paralympians. fighting for gold and inclusion. >> i want to be able to open the door and be more visible. plus, the country that dominates the winter games. its philosophy for success that starts young. >> we went for skiing. and the main goal was to get that piece of chocolate. and good-bye beijing. bonjour paris. the city of light ready to host the summer me