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knowing that you weren't going to do a darn thing to change the situation. >> reporter: board director mike hutcheson had voted in favor of postponing the changes. the vote followed hours of heated public comments. >> i am disheartened and disgusted that you have not even come to our school site to see how the closure is impacting our students and affecting families. >> if you have a problem and that problem is over budgeting, you don't solve that problem by taking away the service you are supposed to provide. >> news of the closures and mergers prompted students to take to the streets in protest.

most of the school set to be closed are predominantly black and latino. some teachers are on their 18th day of a hunger strike. >> i knew i would probably die for this cause because of greed and in the name of saving money. >> reporter: he shamed the board for the decision. >> you have the nerve to go see those crying babies and moms who know what you are doing to them. i warned you, let's go. >> the district says the changes are necessary because of declining enrollment, because public schools are funded based on enrollment. the district is facing a deficit over the next two years. taking a live look from san francisco where the lunar new year parade takes off and just a few hours. the pandemic put it on hold, but now it is coming back and chinatown is buzzing over its return. kpix has what to expect as we celebrate the year of the

tiger. >> reporter: the streets may be quiet, but in a matter of hours they will be packed with people celebrating something big for the first time in a long time. at long last, excitement, energy, and a celebration just around the corner on the streets of san francisco's chinatown, one that many have hoped for more than ever before. >> the last two years in the pandemic we really suffered. >> reporter: he is the chairman of the chinatown merchants united association of san francisco. he says february 19 is a day a lot of people have been waiting for. >> it means a lot for us. >> reporter: it marks the return of the new year festival and parade, one he hopes will bring a much-needed boost to this part of the city. >> we are telling people we are open right now. >> reporter: and the finishing touches were in the works friday to prepare for saturday's parade. >> like the year of the tiger, this is a big celebration. >> reporter: he worked on the parade for more than two

decades and this year has special meaning. >> this year's parade means a lot to the community and to us. we are proud to be able to bring this event back. >> reporter: if you plan on joining the festivities, there are free cable car rides and free garage parking. in san francisco, sarah don g, kpix 5. still ahead, a day of remembrance across the bay area, remembering the internment of japanese-americans during world war ii. the new exhibit taking an in- depth look at this dark chapter in our history. plus, more pain at the pump. california gas prices hit a new high. where you can expect to

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welcome back. the time now is 6:14. happening today, events are scheduled around the bay area to mark the 80th anniversary of president roosevelt's executive order creating internment camps during world war ii. tens of thousands of japanese- americans and japanese citizens living in the last were held ona county hshines a spotlight on this dark chapter. some japanese americans were imprisoned at the old racetrack, where former horse stalls were converted in the holding cells for humans. >> this was a reflection of

decades of really severe anti- asian prejudice along the west coast. that is really what fed it. in many cases families lost property, lost personal property, your businesses would be disrupted, careers disrupted, childhood disrupted. >> this afternoon at 3:00 san jose will hold a virtual remembrance ceremony. an in-person ceremony will be held at the first congregational church of berkeley. with the omicron surge easing, the mayor's of san francisco and san jose are looking ahead. mayor london breed is saying she wants people back in those empty downtown buildings. she said she is setting her own return to work date in march. >> we are looking at a targeted date that will encourage and get businesses to buy in and to

return to work on those days. i think this will be instrumental in trying to get downtown going again. >> mayor breed says she knows the businesses will have hybrid work at home and in office models like the city itself. gas prices in california hit an all-time record. according to aaa, the statewide average is up seven cents from a month ago. san francisco has the highest price in the state at 4:88 per gallon. taking a live look right now, we are seeing a chilly start to the morning across the bay area. let's take a look at the forecast. >> it is a really pretty view to start the day, when we check out the scene from treasure island, looking back toward the city. with plenty of sunshine from that vantage point. i've also got that showing up for a couple of other views as well. that is the scene from the top

of the salesforce tower to the east. the sun came up before 7:00, right at about 6:57 this morning, in fact. so it is bright and cheery out there. it is cold and some of the inland valleys. we are still hanging on to some mid-30s in the north bay and upper 30s for the inland valleys. daytime highs climb into the 70s for the south bay. in the upper 60s along much of the peninsula. along 70 for much of the shoreline. inland valleys, in the lower 70s as well. we have not noticed any change from the past couple of days. when things change, early this week, tuesday, wednesday, thursday. not only is there a small chance of rain, but perhaps the bigger impact will be the noticeable drop in temperatures. if we use those numbers, san jose, taking a look at that on the forecast ties, we would be around the low 70s. look how the numbers drop off

toward the middle of this week. we will be back at the mid-50s by tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. that is from this system right here. watch the development off the coast. that rain does not quite hold together in time to get here. it falls apart, but we have the chance for at least 1/100 of an inch of rain. maybe a couple hundred seven inch of rain. that will fall tuesday. that takes us through tuesday evening to tuesday night, to pick up the timestamp there. but it is on the east side of the state were a mower noticeable system will be felt. half a foot of snow on donner pass. that is enough that it will have an impact on the drive. it does not do enough to make a major impact on improving the snowpack situation, but it is enough to contend with if you have to travel in the mountains. let's get in the seven day forecast and show you how that plays out. it really shows up monday, tuesday, and wednesday. we already start to feel the

cool air monday, but tuesday and wednesday we bottom out in the mid-50s. then if we look across our microclimates, inland valleys of the east bay and north bay valleys also go back down into the mid-50s. 56 for the daytime high for places like concord and livermore and 61 for our north bay valleys. so, there you have it. not a significant rainmaker, but noticeably cooler. >> we will take two drops of rain at this point, because it is more than we have had. >> it is all it will likely be, too. it is time for the cardinal women to celebrate as they clinched the conference championship

the nba all-star festivities have begun. while steph curry and company play on sunday, one of the youngest stars took the court

last night. the golden state rookie. the bay area was well represented. gary payton was his coach and to the game, first 250 gets the win. a nice little turnaround. it went down to the wire after a near steel. takes it strong to the rim and hits the game-winner. they go on to win the championship and beat isaiah thomas's squad to take home the rising stars crown. to the celebrity game, where bill walton served as one of the coaches. the play of the game combined some olympics with basketball. the high jump champion showing off his hops. climbs the ladder to slam it home and then at the end of the game, here is the cleveland browns pass rusher with an impressive dunk. it didn't matter, team walton goes on to win, 65-61. major league baseball players are not close to playing

anytime soon. the sides remain far apart on two issues, revenue-sharing and the luxury tax threshold. major league baseball announced they are delaying the start of spring training until at least march 5. games in arizona and florida, including the ones the a's and giants were going to play were scheduled to start next saturday. the league and players association will meet on monday and the players now have been locked out by the owners since december 2. looking to clinched the crown facing oregon state. third quarter, up by nine. misses, but put back in at the buzzer and then fourth quarter, the cardinals start pulling away. hall finishes with a game-high 21 points. stanford wins, 87-63, and the cardinal clinch the pac-12 conference championship for the regular season for the second year in a row. we stay in oregon.

the cal bears and down. fourth quarter, down six. she hits the trouble to make it a one possession game and then just over two minutes to go, hits the jumper and the ducks pull off the win, 52-47. next up is oregon state in corvallis on sunday. pga golf, second round of the invitational in l.a. here is newman at the par three 14. he shot at eight under 63 for the second straight day. he is now 16 under, the lowest score in the tournament's history and leads by two shots going into the weekend. it is the all-star slam dunk contest today. anderson, expected to take part in the

taking a look outside from our camera on top of the salesforce tower, looking east. boy, does this inspire you to maybe get up and go and make the most of this day? it looks fantastic. a quick look at daytime highs. we will be back in the low 70s. this pattern is not changing. it will be just as nice and sunny as as ben, until we get to tuesday and wednesday. then there is a small chance for a sprinkle. maybe a couple hundred seven inch of rain on tuesday, but it is the cool down the matters the most i think, because that

is when you see temperatures go back to the 50s for daytime highs. we have gotten use to the 60s and 70s. a noticeably cooler week coming our way. if you're getting ready to step outside the door, we can show you the current temperatures. it is cold in santa rosa at 35. livermore is 38. those numbers are about to take up because we made it past sunrise and we will see everybody climb in lockstep in the next hour or so. back to you. thank you for watching kpix news this morning. the news continues all day on cbs news bay area. we will be back here

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