a live look outside in san francisco as we welcome this presidents day weekend. thank you so much for starting it with us. i'm kira klapper. it is the

nba all star weekend here in the bay area. the san francisco chinese new year's parade is today. we have a lot going on. so let's get to cinthia pimentel with a quick look at our microclimate forecast. thankfully, the weather got the memo. we have a big weekend here. it stopped raining, but it is cold. yeah. good. good. time for a break from the rain. but yes, we are settling in with some frost advisories for the valley. so we look out towards danville and livermore, the low 30s right now, and that continues for parts of the south bay. 235 in south san jose to 33 in calistoga. along the peninsula and inner bay, we are looking at those temperatures in the mid 40s. so it is a huge day in san francisco. the lunar new, lunar new year street fair and all of the celebrations, the parade later on tonight, upper 50s there with those clouds lingering around as we go through the city. so definitely bring a jacket as you tighten in with all of the rest of the clouds. there are clouds. there are some changes ahead for our sunday forecast. a little bit of rain. we'll talk about that

coming up in about 15 minutes. kira. all right, cinthia, thanks. we begin another weekend with breaking news out of the middle east, where three more israeli hostages are now free from hamas captivity. and in exchange, 369 palestinians released from israeli prisons. one is an israeli american. just like last weekend, the three hostages released are all men. they are on your screen. israeli american, 36 year old sagi henken, 29 year old russian israeli sasha alexander trufanov and 46 year old yair horn, a dual citizen of israel and argentina. this is the sixth exchange in the cease fire deal. as of today, 24 hostages have been released from hamas captivity and more than 1000 palestinians set free from israeli detention. back here in the bay area and new this morning, one man is in custody after leading police on a bizarre slow speed chase across

the east bay. it all started around three this morning in san leandro. police responding to a walmart for a call about a theft. as they were investigating, they think someone unrelated to the theft drove their car into a police cruiser. no officers were injured, but the driver sped away. san leandro police and the california highway patrol chased that driver on the freeway at speeds of up to 80 miles an hour. he took them through the streets of oakland. the chp was able to slow down that driver with the help of spike strips, flattening some of his tires, but he kept going. the chase slowed down to about 20 miles an hour. chp then deployed the spike strips two more times, flattening more tires, slowing him down to five miles an hour. the driver finally stopping his car about an hour and a half later. after leading the chase through berkeley and emeryville, he stopped in oakland. police say he stopped for a smoke break

and then was taken into custody. also new this morning. we are awaiting word from san jose police after a man was stabbed in santana row on valentine's day. police responded to that upscale shopping area near olson drive just after 7 p.m. this is right across from the movie theater. they say the victim was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries. nbc bay area spoke to people who were inside some of those restaurants on valentine's night. many shocked to hear about what happened, including people who live in that safe area. this is very rare that it happens like this, but like i said, you know, a tragedy like that is like you don't. you don't see too much because the streets are real bad around. but this is a good neighborhood on this side. some of those restaurants inside the blocked off area had to be closed. police still have not provided any information to us on whether they have that

suspect in custody, or a description of who they are looking for. a big turnout the bay area is hosting the nba all star weekend for the first time in 25 years. the majority of the star studded events are in san francisco, chase center moscone center pier 48, but also throwing it back to the warriors previous hometown in oakland. oakland arena, formerly known as oracle, hosting the nba all-star celebrity game last night and hour today in the bay's velena, jones was lucky enough to be courtside stars took over oakland arena from the world of entertainment to sports, leaving it all on the court. we have some strategy, you know, on the offensive end, they just said, give me the ball. i'm like, okay, i'm cool with that. niners legend jerry rice and giants legend barry bonds led the star studded rosters. team rice coaching singer shaboozey, comedian drewski and pro football hall of fame wide receiver terrell owens. jerry

rice had a word or two for team barry bonds on the red carpet. i want them to know. hey, barry, we ought to beat you. we ought to take you down. we ought to take two chains down, and team rice is going to win. rice's team faced off against barry bonds with the help of rapper two chainz, helping coach players including actor rome flynn and danny ramirez. team bonds took home the w, winning 66 to 55 with actor rome flynn dubbed mvp. we had a great like just chemistry, camaraderie. we all just wanted each other to win and play for each other and we just had fun, so it was good. golden state valkyrie's player kayla thornton, representing the bay's new wnba expansion team, says she's excited to play ball this season. it's my first time in the bay, so the fans are amazing. i can see we're going to have a great season of fans and stuff like that, so i'm so excited. with the return of basketball to the arena, some fans are reminiscing about all the memories made by the

warriors in this building. i grew up coming to games here, so it's just exciting to be back where i grew up and to see all these players and the atmosphere. wel i work in oakland, grew up in oakland and it means so much to the community. velena jones today in the bay and the weekend is not just about basketball. this is the annual nba tech summit in san francisco. sort of business conference. you can see nba commissioner adam silver on the stage there sharing some time with robots. the summit unites nba players, past and present, with tech titans and venture capitalists. they're talking ideas, deals and partnerships. our coverage of the nba all-star weekend continues on nbcbayarea.com. just click on the link in our trending bar that's at the top of the page. you get a complete schedule of all the events, both in san francisco and in oakland. well, as we've been talking about a busy weekend in the city. look

at the sun shining over transamerica pyramid this morning. there are events all across the city for the all star weekend, as well as the chinese new year parade that is happening later this morning. san francisco is ringing in the year of the snake. the parade starts at the corner of market and second. there will be more than two dozen floats. this year's grand marshal is actress joan chen, and new san francisco mayor daniel lurie has been named an honorary marshal. the parade is at 5 p.m. and today in the bay's mike inouye has his eye on some of the congestion you can plan for the weekend and what you should plan on. it's a busy bay area weekend for fans of basketball and beyond, and that's in san francisco and beyond. let's start with thrive city and chase center. there will be a focus of the weekend's events through sunday's all-star game, along with the games at chase. you just take a short walk up third street and it will

take you to pier 48 along the waterfront across from oracle park. all star concert series is part of the celebration. third street between the two is going to be active. meanwhile, a little farther into the city at moscone center, there are a ton of fan experiences over there. interactive exhibits, meet and greets, and traffic congestion on howard street. because it's between market street and the bay area. approach the bay bridge approach if you're coming in or out of the city. oh, and there's another major celebration affecting traffic on saturday evening as well. that's san francisco's chinese new year parade that starts on market street and continues down geary powell post, eventually getting to kearny street along chinatown. that will disrupt traffic on the north side of market as well. of course, muni's free saturday and sunday and bart can take you under the congestion on city streets, and bart can also take you under the bay to get to even more activity. remember the former home of the warriors, the oakland arena? they're hosting all star practice, followed by the hbcu classic game. for more information on the busy weekend, head over to nbcbayarea.com and

click on the link for nba all star game or our traffic page. all right mike, thanks. we're going to turn now to the mammoth mountain ski resort that's just south of yosemite. it is delaying its operations this morning after two ski patrollers were hit in an avalanche. the resort says two members of their ski patrol were working on avalanche mitigation when the avalanche started. yesterd, one was flown to the hospital with serious injuries. we're told the other one was not seriously injured. the mountain was shut down yesterday. the resort says lifts are not expected to start until 10 a.m. after aessments of avalanche danger. back here locally in sausalito, all southbound lanes of 101 are back open this morning after all, that heavy rain on thursday caused a massive mud and rockslide covering highway 101. caltrans spent all of yesterday cleaning the roads. crews installed

barriers known as k-rails. so in the event that anything else falls, it will stay behind that barrier and not on to 101. roads reopened just before seven last night. 7:10 on your saturday morning. we have much more ahead on today in the bay. coming up, will you soon be paying more for your homeowner's insurance? the decision on state farm's request

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some cloudy skies there, but the sunshine surely breaking through on the tarmac. thankfully, the rain is holding off for the chinese new year parade today. nba all star weekend so much happening on this presidents day holiday weekend. cinthia pimentel is, along with your chilly forecast in just a few minutes. but first, a live look in the sierra along highway 50 at echo summit. rain in the bay area this week meant a lot of snow falling in the sierra. chains are currently required on 50, but not on i-80. the chp reminds everyone to check conditions before you go. the martinez refinery company has been hit with three new citations. nearly two weeks after that fire broke out on site, the contra costa county health department says the fire released cancer causing chemicals into the air. but the concentration they measured during the fire were below the so-called danger threshold. the

bay area air quality management district says it's issued three violation notices against the company, including creating a public nuisance and excessive smoke. the district says it is still investigating. it did not rule out more citations. meanwhile, california's insurance commissioner has turned down state farm's request to increase its rates once again, at least for now. commissioner ricardo lara sent a letter to state farm saying the insurance company has not provided enough evidence that it needs to charge for more coverage. earlier this month, state farm, which is the largest insurer in california, asked for an emergency increase, including a 22% hike for homeowners. but commissioner lara says the state farm company needs to better explain why its finances are suffering, despite other recent rate increases. he's calling the company to a meeting in oakland in two weeks to discuss it all.

state farm, meanwhile, says it is, quote, very disappointed the commissioner did not approve a rate increase, saying the la fires have further drained the company's resources. a third party intervener in this case. consumer watch dog, will be at that upcoming meeting. it says it supports commissioner laura's decision, but once the meeting with state farm to be a public hearing. a celebration of love yesterday, on valentine's day. hundreds of couples got to get married at the gorgeous san francisco city hall. the ceremonies were performed by volunteers, including new mayor daniel laurie. couples were excited to take part in this special tradition. get this on a typical day, the county clerk's office officiates between 25 and 30 city hall weddings. yesterday, there were more than 250 couples getting married, and love was potentially in the air for singles riding on bart. the

transit agency held its first speed dating event to help singles find a special connection on a bart train. it started in downtown berkeley last night and went to the mission district with no stops. 200 ticket holders were placed in cars based on age. to increase their odds of finding love or friendship. bart says it's continuing to figure out ways to energize a new group of riders with on train events. more are to come. in fact, it's already planning one in may. may the 4th for star wars fans. may the 4th be with you. now to the big three hour 50th anniversary special for saturday night live. it is coming up tomorrow night right here on nbc bay area. sunday night live, we can call it. but last night, the celebration got started with the snl 50 homecoming concert at new york's radio city music hall. nbc's mark barger shows us some of the highlights and reaction. jimmy fallon's nod to saturday night live's earliest days. i'm

a soul man, kicked off its homecoming concert friday night. this is a big one. i feel overwhelmed with emotion, actually. this is awesome. it's like a family reunion and a big wedding and a living stress dream all in one. dozens of celebrities turned out for the start of a weekend celebration of snl's 50 year legacy. i don't know if there's anything remotely like this in popular culture, right? the night was a bit overwhelming for a two time host. it might be the greatest honor of my life to be here. and the novelty has yet to wear off for a 17 time host. making movies can be challenging, and they can be fun, but nothing like snl, in part because of the show's deep connection to the big apple. you know, it's just part of being a new yorker. we love our show. this is our show. one that continually passes the

talent torch to keep it going. every like roller coaster meltdown i've had at that job is so worth it. this weekend, this thing called love between the musical talents on stage, friday night and the comedic ones as well. it was a showcase of snl's essence. nights like tonight, you don't feel big. you feel like ver nice to be a small part and to be an audience, especially tonight at this show. i just incredible gift. one that will keep giving with sunday's anniversary special. mark barger, nbc news. and here's a look at the entire slate of snl 50 events tonight. you can catch a re-airing of the very first episode from 50 years ago. then tomorrow, it's that three hour special airing live right here on nbc bay area, starting at 5 p.m, including a red carpet event starting at 4 p.m. oh my

goodness, so much going on this weekend. let's check in now with cinthia pimentel for a look at our microclimate forecast. thankfully, with the chinese new year parade happening today in san francisco, the rain finally gone. at least for now. yeah, we were looking at the forecast last week and remember, i was like stormy, stormy, stormy saturday, a break and here we are. we've made it to saturday and the long holiday weekend. it's a cold one though, as that rain has pushed on out. 30 on the board right now. 34 from petaluma to pleasanton, san carlos. just a touch of mild 43 as you head on into parts of the peninsula. we are looking at those 40s but 39 right now to start in san jose. so enjoy the sunrise while we have it. there are some pretty pink sunrises in time for valentine's day weekend, because as we go on into the middle part of the day, you'll notice some filtered sunshine rolling around and it might even give us a pretty sunset. so if you see those nice sunsets out there, send me a picture. maybe we'll include it

in here for tomorrow. our highs are actually going to be a little bit cooler because of that cloud cover. we're looking at 59 for the city today and dry for all of the events going on. that will be the same out there towards livermore. only low 60s i'm looking at are parts of santa rosa and down here into san jose and gilroy. there are some changes, as i noted at the top of the hour, as we go on into our sunday, those clouds will stick around and we might even get a little bit of some sprinkles here. as we wake up early on sunday morning. we'll be trackcking thihere and how far south it goes, because right now i'm going to kp those best bets up there for the north bay. i stopped right there around 430. might start trickling in into san francisco for all of the events. with the nba all-star weekend going on, the rest of us remaining mostly cloudy could come down here into the south bay as we go on into dinner time, but it won't be a lot. the next one that i'm looking at is as we go on into the middle part of the week, until we get there, things are calm. and here's that shot there as we go on into wednesday. also

looking at some light amounts of rain. i don't think it's an atmospheric river at this point. and we could also get some snow into the sierra. i know it's ski week, lots of families heading up there, so watch for that midday midweek disturbance. now as far as the rest of the week going on our inland valleys, we are looking at temperatures slowly starting to warm up. after those couple of shots of rain tomorrow and through wednesday. the second half of the week is actually looking a little bit better as we go on into those mid to upper 60s. finally, some much needed warmth after quite the last couple of weeks that we've had. san francisco will stay cloudy and cool, so bring that jacket as we come on in for all the events in the city, and we'll watch. maybe some shower chances going on into tomorrow afternoon. yeah, just so thankful with all those fans for nba all star weekend inside right? it's nice today at least. all right cinthia thanks. we have much more ahead on today in the bay coming up forced to adjust during the pandemic a bay area nonprofit was undeterred. now, with a new system, it continues to help a lot of

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will be five years since the start of the pandemic. of course, it threw everyone's lives into chaos, but our garvin thomas this morning introduces us to a local nonprofit that persevered so it could continue to help others. i don't need that one. we met ewell sterner almost a decade ago. then the general manager at the san jose

convention center. you've already seen you started hunger at home on the side. the idea take excess food from hotels, restaurants and stadiums and steer it toward nonprofits. it's something they successfully did with millions of pounds of food until, of course, in 2020, the virus that disrupted the world upended ewell's workflow. march 19th, 2020 the phone started ringing off the hook and businesses started to realize that events they had booked canceled. pandemic came. it was bam, and all of a sudden we had more surplus than we could have ever imagined. hunger at home suddenly had too much food and not enough places to give it to. so they immediately pivoted to a drive up distribution system, giving it directly to people in need. for families, the lesson ulloa street says he learned is that he'd have to be flexible if he was to ensure hunger at home could keep doing what they did. and it worked. five years later,

their monday drive through is still happening and asusy as ever. but just because that's the same, it doesn't mean you will hasn't had to pivot again and again, most notably with how they pay for everything. a lot of the funding during the pandemic with fema, county, local, city was in abundance. and in 2023 and four, those moneys are all but disappeared. so in order to survive, hunger at home had to get leaner and more efficient. these are all freezers, refrigerators, for example, using dehydrators and vacuum sealers to make the donated food last longer. we continue to be more refined, create additional efficiencies in ensuring that that product that would otherwise go in the landfill gets to those that are food insecure. when asked if there were tough times these past five years, ewell says it would be easier to list the times that weren't tough. but while the business model and the world have changed a lot because of the pandemic, ewell's mission

has not. we're not just giving out food. it's a lifeline. we're giving out a little bit of hope, a little bit of dignity and a lot of love. good for them. thanks, garvin, for another beautiful story. we have much more ahead for you on today in the bay on this saturday morning. coming up, a surprise at san francisco city hall. a group of people demanding records say they worked for elon musk's department of government efficiency. what the sheriff's

good morning. it is saturday, february 15th. a live look outside the sun trying to peek through those clouds in san francisco. as we look over the transamerica pyramid, way off in the distance, you can kind of make out the golden gate bridge there. we want to thank you so much for starting this saturday morning with us presidents day weekend, nba all star weekend, chinese new year parade. a lot happening here in the bay area. cinthia pimentel has a peek at our microclimate forecast. so thankful the rain is holding off right when we need it to. we got to show off to the world right now. yes, we got to stretch our legs. it's been a couple of days of hunkering dow but yes, we're getting rid of the rain for today. we are getting some cold air though, as we go on with the frost advisory. north bay valleys and parts of the south bay foothills. those numbers starting out in the mid 30s right now for parts of

livermore, down into gilroy and up into napa. that area, looking at those mid 30s while the peninsula is holding at 43 degrees right now in san mateo. it is a huge weekend in san francisco. let's focus on the nba all star weekend there. we're going to keep it mostly cloudy for today. we'll get peeks of sun, but into tomorrow. i am looking at a little bit of some rain coming into the picture and also included in my 7-day forecast, so we'll talk about that coming up in about ten minutes here. back to you. all right cinthia, thanks. we want to take you back to that breaking news out of the middle east, where three more israeli hostages are now free from captivity. 369 palestinians released from israeli prisons. one of those hostages is israeli american. just like last weekend, all three hostages released by hamas are men. we are told they are not as frail and gaunt as those men last weekend. israeli american, 36 year old sergie dekel hen is on your screen, as well as 29 year old russian israeli sasha

alexander trufanov and 46 year old yegor horn, a dual citizen of israel and argentina. this is now the sixth exchange in the cease fire deal. as of today, 24 hostages have been released from hamas and more than 1000 palestinians have been set free from israeli detention. back here locally, nba all-star weekend is in full swing. everyone out yesterday and today, the events continue. they're happening not only in san francisco, chase center moscone center, pier 48, but also in oakland, the oakland arena hosting and showing out this weekend. formerly the home to the warriors, had held the nba celebrity all star basketball game last night and hour today in the bay's carlos eustis. got more on the events going on this weekend. hi, kira the first day of action of this all-star weekend, it's over with. the first official events

being held on. we were here all day. we started at the moscone center, where the nba crossover is taking place. it's an interactive event for three days that all family can enjoy. all the fans can pretend to be all stars for, for a day or for a weekend if they decide to go all three days. remember that it's going to be open saturday and sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. all family can come and enjoy the interactive stuff. then we had in oakland the celebrity game, which was won by the team coached by barry bonds. the two legends from the bay area, barry bonds and jerry rice, were the official coaches for the celebrity teams this year, and barry bonds took the advantage. even thoughh we heard jerry rice say this, we want them to know, hey, barry, we out to beat you. we ought to take you down. we ought to take two chains down and team rice is going to win. anyway, it was all good fun, and it was good to see that the oakland arena got some love remembering that it was the last time. the last time it was held.

the event here in the bay area was precisely there in 2000. so it's 25 years since we saw an all-star event being held oakland. and then we finish here in chase center, where the rising stars tournament happened. let's remember the rising stars tournament. it's the one that it's been played instead of the game played usually by the rookies. this is a new format, the same one that we're going to have for the other games. it was four teams. they played aemifinal, then they play a final. and the team coached by chris mullins will take the advantage and there will be advancing to the final four. that is going to be the all star game on sunday. they're actually going to be facing the ogs coached by shaquille o'neal, the team where stephen curry and lebron james are actually part of for kris mullin. there's actually one of the golden state warriors on his team, jackson davis. he was actually one of the best players on the court, and he will be advancing to that final. we of course, are going

to have everything that happens throughout the weekend here in today in the bay. back to you. thank you, my friend. good to see you. san francisco really is taking advantage of this opportunity to show the country a makeover of its image, really gotten down during the pandemic, during tnt's inside the nba show being held at pier 48, if you want to see it. charles barkley shared his thoughts we've heard before on our beloved city. i like san francisco, i really do. i love to hear that. i do. i mean, obviously, hey, listen, we got to do something about the homeless. they need their help. we need to clean it up a little bit. hey, we know you can't do that. you want to help the homeless? well, you hear it there. barkley gets booed during that live broadcast. some say as fun as his comments often are, they do carry weight. our own raj mathai talked to warriors star steph curry about how to

get barkley more involved with the city. charles barkley always has some fun. as you know, with san francisco, the new mayor, daniel lurie said he will take barkley on a tour of the city. maybe they can use your sprinter van. you can jump in there and do it yourself as well. i don't know if they trust me as the driver, but the sprinter van take them on a ferry boat. yeah, we gotta get chuck. we gotta get chuck out in the scene. and there's some good food out here, too. he'll appreciate that. who wouldn't want a tour by steph? and hey, if they want to take muni, it's free this weekend. starting today free bus rides all weekend for the chinese new year parade. and the all star festivities. doesn't count cable cars though those start tomorrow. muni fares will go back to normal prices on monday. and our coverage of the nba all-star weekend continues. just go to nbcbayarea.com. click on the link at the top in our trending bar. we have a complete schedule of all the events, both in san francisco and in oakland.

all right. we're going to take you back to that news out of santana row. the high end upscale shopping area hit with crime last night. a man stabbed on valentine's day night. we are told he is in the hospital with life threatening injuries. this is a live look. our photographer says there are still police there this morning investigating after that stabbing across from the movie theater, w are told that police responded just after 7 p.m. they did not give us any information on who they are looking for or description of the person involved. we are still awaiting word on whether ththatas an isolated incident or not. again, that man is dealing with life threatening injuries in the hospipital. all right. we're going to turn now to that new information from the black box of that military helicopter that crashed into the american airlines regional jet in washington. this comes two weeks after that midair crash near dc

killed 67 people. the ntsb says the chopper was in fact flying too high, but that the pilots may not have known it. the helicopter is black. box indicates that it was at an altitude of 278ft when it crashed. that is 78ft above the limit for helicopters. the ntsb says that faulty data may have caused an inaccurate altitude to be displayed on the helicopter's instruments. investigators also revealeded that the jet's pilots may have tried to avoid the crash with a dramatic pitch up one second before impact. was there any indication that the crew of the crj realized at the last second they might be hit? yes, there was an indication. and that is, we see a pitch up of the aircraft. so it was nine degrees up. so the crj is that american airlines flight. meanwhile, investigators say

that the helicopter crew may have also missed a critical transmission from air traffic control. black box data appears to show that the pilots of the chopper didn't receive a message minutes before the crash, instructing them to, quote, pass behind the regional jet. back here in the bay area, three men wearing doge shirts and maga hats stormed san francisco city hall yesterday. the sheriff's office tells us that the men demanded city hall employees turn over information related to what they called wasteful government spending and fraud. city hall employees refused and called police. that's when the men took off. investigators say they do not believe the men were actual representatives from the department of government efficiency. openai has rejected elon musk's bid to buy control of the company. the san francisco based opei has been trying to convert it into a for

profit company to stay ahead in the ai race. on monday, musk said he and a group of investors offered to buy the company for $97 billion. musk's unsolicited offer was an attempt to block the startup from switching to for profit. the company announced it had unanimously rejected musk's bid 40 past the hour. still to come on today in the bay. an incredible sight to see at un plaza. the partnership will show you how to create more skateable art. and it's all part of a new love letter to

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a reason to stay snuggled up inside. this valentine's day weekend we are looking at 34 through dublin. gorgeous sunrise, mostly clear and also very cold in petaluma at the same temperature. meantime, we get into san francisco. a little bit of that cloud cover helping to keep those numbers warm in the mid 40s. but down here through san jose we are starting with a 30s in the valleys under that frost advisory. but as we go through the rest of the day, we are looking at temperatures getting into those low 60s this afternoon with that filtered sun over the course of the day, maybe even giving us a beautiful sunset this afternoon. now let's take it up to lake tahoe. i know it's ski week coming up for some families and you want to escape. we are looking at a good day today, but bring those chains,

because we did have heavy snow the last couple of days. i'm looking at a little bit of some snow showers for tomorrow. won't be too crazy, but maybe avoid that and head up there on monday and enjoy the week up there with all of that fresh snow. now with that snow in the sierra for sunday. of course that means the rain chances here in the bay area. you'll start to notice a little bit of that pitter patter as we go on into the morning hours there in the north bay. it's really going to be spotty, and i'm going to keep those best chances up there for the north bay light possibly trickling into san francisco for the nba all star stuff going on as we go on into the four 5:00 hour and then pushing on out of here. maybe a few sprinkles as we go on into late dinner time for the south bay. now that will be it as we start our new workweek going on into presidents day. those showers stay mostly up there towards the northern part of the state. also cloudys we go on into tuesday, setting us up for our next chance of rain as we go on into the middle part of the week with some more

sierra snow up there. and really, that will be about it as we g go on int the rest of the week. for that, we are looking at things starting to clear on up and maybe even starting to warm a little bit. watch the 7-day forecast. yes, a little bit of a bump here for sunday and wednesday, but then going on into the second half of the week we are looking at skies clearing and temperatures actually getting a little bit more mild going into those mid to upper 60. so that will be nice to enjoy. but for this weekend at least we don't have to deal with the rain today. maybe light for tomorrow, but i wouldn't cancel those plans just yet. oh, good. all rht cinthia,ig dave's been very excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years. and he's not alone. -high five. it's five years of reliable gig speed internet.

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48 on your saturday morning. a beautiful look at the skyline of san francisco salesforce tower beaming high. we have some dry weather, thankfully, today for the chinese new year parade. nba all star weekend, president's day weekend, and we are thankful for that happening today. if you'd like to go outside in san francisco, a celebration to officially open a new skate park in un plaza geometric sculptures. you can skateboard on. designed by an olympic skateboarder and mit trained architect. today in the bay's marcus washington shows us. we are moving you forward with a look at a love letter to the san francisco skate community. this is a look at the renderings of

the new skateable art at un skate plaza. this is a collaboration between the city's recreation and park department. converse and designer alexis sable. now the public private partnership is expanding the park and creating new elements for new and experienced skaters. and according to the park and rec ceo, since the un skate park opened a year ago, more than 350,000 people have visited. the best way to keep a space safe is to activate it and make it happy. skateable art. or like large scale public art that is saying like, come like climb on this, sit on this, play on this. don't you know it's not art that's like off limits. that's something that really interests me and that i, i believe can enhance public space. it's something that we take as an honor to be part of revitalizing the city, the spirit of creativity. we're really invested in empowering youth, increasing their engagement. so

if you are excited about this, today is your lucky day because today, between noon and three, there is a celebration sponsored by converse, the skate park project, and skate like a girl. that event, being held amid nba all-star weekend here in the bay area. and you can learn more about the project on our website. just head over to nbcbayarea.com. now we have stories like this for you. every morning on today in the bay, we're on from 5 to 7, monday through friday. kira. maybe i'll meet you out there, i don't know. yeah, you. we can practice our kickflips together. marcus, thanks so much. now to philly eagles fans showing up for their super bowl champions. thousands of fans lined the famous broad street yesterday morning to celebrate valentine's day and catch a glimpse of their champions. the team moved slowly through the city on busses, getting off to interact with their fans. showing off the prize lombardi trophy. the parade wrapped up with a ceremony at the famed rocky

steps at the museum of fine arts. and back here in the bay, excitement is building for us here at nbc bay area, because we are one year away from the next winter olympic games, which will play out in milano and cortina, italy. there will be the sports everyone knows figure skang, snowboarding and some you might not know like curling. today in the bay's kris sanchez has more on the sport players say is charmingly weird. u.s. curling had its golden moment at the pyongyang olympics in 2018, when the men's team won olympic gold. but ever since then, the sport has been gaining a lot of attention here in the bay area. if you're sliding the rocks down to the other end of the ice, and you want all of your team stones in the target as close to the center as possible, san

francisco bay area curling club is scoring a lot of points with the curious. it's fun and it's weird. gabrielle coleman is one of our nbc bay area directors who tried curling on a dare, and in the 15 years since she made it to the olympic trials, uc berkeley student abby lynn got her start after her dad saw a facebook ad for a clinic. it's really a fantastic sport, and i think the weird parts are what makes it the most fun. lynn jus competed at the world university games, and she and coleman will compete at club nationals next month. i mean, it was really amazing honor to be able to represent my country and to wear the flag on my back. it's a dream. i never really expected to become a reality. maybe one day the olympic dream will become a reality. to the san francisco bay area curling club has been around since the 50s, but now that they have their own house, they're not only drawing in the curious, they're training curlers for the future, like carter and tucker hellman, who traded their baseball mitts for stones and brooms after seeing the u.s. men win their first

gold in 2018. we said, like, oh, this is really cool. i want to try it. and then we liked it more than baseball, right? we switched and then my dad wasn't too happy about it, but he got used to it. from first timers to four time junior national competitors, at just 13, they have their sights set on the 2030 olympic games. me? i won't be going pro anytime soon, but i'll definitely throw some stones again. it's a sport with a lot of levels to it, so there's just the fun of simply playing it, but there's also a lot of strategy to it, so there's a lot to grow into. the san francisco bay area curling club has grown so much in the last couple of years, but they say that if you are interested, they have a spot for you. in oakland. kris sanchez, nbc, bay area news. a for effort chris and gabrielle. the director of this newscast on our screen there. the olympics will run from february 6th through the 22nd, 2026, with the paralympics following in march. nbc bay area

is your home for all things olympics. make sure to download our app or visit our website for the latest updates. 54 past the hour. up next, a quick look at our top stories, including all eyes on san francisco, two major events this weekend. what you

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chinese new year parade happening today. san francisco celebrating the year of the snake. the parade starts on the corner of market and second street. and this year's grand marshal is actress joan chen. the parade starts tonight at 5 p.m, and luckily, the rain is holding off. and the nba all star events are happening all weekend long. skills competition is at chase center tonight at five. you can see the three point contest, the slam dunk contest across the bay at oakland arena. the nba all star practice is at 11 this morning. doors are at 930. and then at 2 p.m. the hbcu classic, the historically black colleges and universities game. our coverage of all star weekend continues on nbcbayarea.com. we have a link at the trending bar at the very top of the page for the schedule of all the events. the big game, of course, happening tomorrow. and cinthia has one last look at the forecast before we go. i am just so thankful the rain is holding off for this big weekend for our beloved area. it's a

huge day in san francisco, and if you don't find yourself there and you're just staying at home this long holiday weekend, yes, we are clear of the rain, but we do look at some sprinkles for tomorrow. all right. good to have that heads up, but not enough to deter people from going out to the all star event. all right, cinthia, thanks. and thanks so much to all of you for making us a part of your saturday morning. more local news for you tonight at five, six and 11 and always on nbc. bay area.com. have a great saturday. we'd love to see you back

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