at a san francisco bay area school, only 16% of students were reading at grade level, and only 8% were proficient at math. the school spent $250,000 in taxpayer money on a group called, woke kindergarten. to help boost test scores for some of the country's lowest performing schools. but after two years with woke kindergarten, students' scores are worse. now only 12% are reading at grade level. and fewer than 4% are proficient in math. there's more. the head of woke kindergarten is on record wanting, quote, a world free of the u.s. empire, unquote. believing space aliens are oppressed, and supporting, quote, a free palestine from the river to the sea, unquote. a teacher who questioned the program has been put on leave. i wish this was made up. but it's real, and sadly encapsulates so much with what is wrong with our education system. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> a -- for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> i seek unanimous consent to address

bay area news special. tonight we'll meet a san francisco skateboarder honoring his roots. chico brenes: i never took anything for granted, man, you know. joe: we'll meet up with a bay area paralympian training for what will be her fifth paralympic games. katie holloway bridge: when i found volleyball, it changed my whole entire world. joe: we'll visit a legendary bay area rock and roll photographer whose new exhibit turns the lens on his own long career. jay blakesberg: i've been working my whole life to create something like this. joe: and we'll make a studio visit to an artist telling her story through color. favianna rodriguez: i believe that as artists we could also change the world. joe: and we'll take you to an island in the san francisco bay now up for sale. chris lim: yeah, it's pretty special. joe: hello and welcome to fog city stories. i'm joe rosato jr. well, the bay area is a pioneer when it comes to skateboarding. san francisco's streets have raised some legends, including chico brenes. let's roll to the city by the bay to hang with brenes and hear about his un

already out there, but it's our tradition in our city to unveil the stamp for every one in the san francisco bay area. so without further ado, i would like to introduce our mayor, maryland on --our mayor, london breed who has unveiled a lot of stapp p. >> mayor breed: hello welcome and welcome to unveil this stamp. it's an exciting time filled with so much joy and excitement, especially after coming out of this global pandemic. it has been very difficult and for whatever reason, i feel like even though, we have the worse of it behind us, this is the one of the first years that i feel like people are actually coming out and coming together differently than they ever have before to celebrate lunar new year. i was at events in china town, in the richmond and in the bay point where they were celebrating lunar new year in a joint celebration together. and it's been great to see and these places have been packed with people. so the excitement is in the air and i could not be more excited and proud to be here today to celebrate a time honor tradition for the past 30 years here in san francisco, thanks to th

run. >>> cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich starts right now. >> ryan, thank you so much. >>> okay, new at 6:00, bay area skies open up again causing flash flooding in san francisco. how some neighbors are taking matters into their own hands to fight back the rising water. >>> this afternoon heavy rain has moved off to the east, but more rain lining up offshore. how long can this pattern last? not a whole lot longer. details coming up in the first alert forecast. >>> another day of intense rain. continues to batter the bay area, leading to flooding and mud slides. with all the damage starting to add up. >>> plus some of the only people welcoming this type of weather are the swift water rescue teams using the storms to sharpen their skills. >>> later, it remains a very popular treat. there is one bakery in particular that people seem to flock to. the problem is no one seems to know when it is open. >>> good evening. the stormy weather continue to leaving behind more damage around the bay area. here in san francisco, people were hit with some flash flooding. >>> and so this is what some of that flooding looked like in the mission district. in fact one woman decided

san francisco has close to 40% asian. it's a huge representation here in the bay area.portant that we awk abouk about this and open up the discussion around gender. what we've learned from organizing this exhibition at the museum is that gender has been something that has come up in all of these cultures through all the time periods as something that is important and relevant. especially here in the san francisco bay area we feel that it's relevant to the conversations that people are having today. we hope that people can carry that outside of the museum into their daily lives. [music] my name is husheem anderson a lieutenant with the san francisco fire department born and raised in san francisco, grew up in western addition. both my parents worked for the city. my dad was a custodian with san francisco school district and mom a muni driver. when i grew up in san francisco i never thought of the fire service as a career. not because i didn't want to be a firefighter, i just didn't know anything about it and it was literally the experience of trying to figure what i was

san francisco chronicle. bay area school district spent $250 on woke kindergarten program.ell further. martha maccallum anchor of the story at 3:00 eastern. who came up with this idea? you are in the third grade and we'll teach you to -- >> kindergarten. i mean, smart -- actually smart entrepreneurial people who try to sell programs to state education programs. some are valuable. some are not. this is alimony designed to catch up kids after covid. we've done an abyss mall job of. they aren't caught up. wealthier areas in the country the kids are getting caught up. shocker surprise, in poorer areas of the country, they are suffering under this kind of thing. $250,000 to woke kindergarten. this is meant to introduce children to the language of resistance, vocabulary they can use to critique their system. they're five and can't read. and they can't write. those kids don't start reading until first grade. you want to introduce these elemental things. >> bill: here is what happened. 2/three of the students are hispanic. english and math scores hit new lows. fell 4% in math and 1

it symbolizes the innovation spirit of san francisco bay area where technology meets humanity and liberal art and the east meets west and the tradition meets contemporary. i'm incredibly honor toed here and i echo every previous speaker and performers and i wish you all a happy lunar new year of the dragon. thank you so much. cheers. >> thank you. another round of applause. [applause] >> it certainly takes a village to create the celebrations across the city whether in the san francisco chinatown, in visitacion valley, sunset, excelsior, or ocean avenue and we see celebrations and thank all the committee members for the help, claudine cheng in particular for all of the work, some of the folks at city hall and rob and others who did an amazing job to support this event. we're going to have our final performance today and this is a real treat. this is a dance from you know no nishia and will be performed by monali varaiya and this is performed for celebratory occasions in the temple. (performance) [applause] >> i want to take a name to thank all the wonderful performers today. let's give th

in the san francisco bay area road ways flooded and residents piled up sandbags in san diego. entire neighborhoods were flooded and some people were forced to climb up on their roots for safety. police and fire department as well as mayors urged people to stay home and stay safe. but as always, some treated the emergency as the lord, including one person who wrote a surfboard down to let it rocks through canyon. in los angeles and ventura county's mud slides damaged homes and block highways, leading to mandatory evacuations. while in the sierra nevada mountains, heavy snow could create white out conditions making travel hazardous is altogether 38000000 people are under flood watching. the storm is expected to last for another day or more. rob riddles, l g 0, los angeles. around a 100 border gods from me and ma, of crossed into neighboring bangladesh to flee, fighting between security forces and a rebel. good. and alliance of 3 minority groups have been battling the minutes region to the seized power in 2021. 1 of these groups is out of town all me, which voice an offensive against th

in the san francisco bay area road ways flooded and residents piled up sandbags in san diego. entire neighborhoods were flooded and some people were forced to climb up on their roots for safety. police and fire department as well as mayors urged people to stay home and stay safe. but as always, some treated the emergency as the lord, including one person who wrote a surfboard down a flooded rock strewn canyon in los angeles and ventura counties mud slides damaged homes and block highways leading to mandatory evacuations. while in the sierra nevada mountains, heavy snow could create white out conditions making travel hazardous. altogether 30000000 people are under flood watching. the storm is expected to last for another day or more. rob reynolds, l g 0. los angeles, a britain is king. charles has been diagnosed with cancer. buckingham palace announced that he would suspend his public duties while undergoing medical treatment. last month, the king spent several days in the hospital for an enlarged prostate fest, so then identified a separate type of cancer. sonya go reports from londo

with family and friends and to celebrate what we have in common and that's pride for our san francisco bay areas and just, you know, good excuse to break bread with loved ones. hopefully at the end of the day we'll all be smiling. >> super bowl family celebrations is really what makes ziana so dedicated to her 9ers. >> my brother, who is oldest, he passed away when i was 17 years old and i have very fond memories of him, you know, being at those barbecues with us growing up and so he's part of the reason why, you know, i grew up such an avid 9ers fan and have such a love for our team. >> the kind of love that never gives up. >>> lots of restaurants and bars will play host themselves on super bowl sunday. sports bar firehouse number 37 in san ramon says he hopes to fill every single seat and they've got a special menu just for the big game and it will have more cooks and servers to accommodate a very big crowd. >> it seats about 280. i'm guessing we'll probably be about full capacity. that's what we're preparing for, so i'm pretty excited about that. it's not very often we can get a full house a

a lawsuit tonight claiming bay area video company is guilty of child labor. how san francisco researchers say they have found a way to predict alzheimer's disease years before any symptoms. looking for a new place to rent while having a pet, it sure can limit your options. how a bay area lawmaker is working to make no at policies. t you can make money the hard way as a bullfighter or a human cannonball... or save money the easy way, with xfinity mobile. existing customers can get a free line of our most popular unlimited plan for a year! not only will you save hundreds but you'll also be joining millions who have connected to america's most reliable 5g network. sure is a lot safer than becoming a stuntman for money. get a free line of unlimited intro for a year when you buy one unlimited line. plus, get the new samsung galaxy s24 on us. >> the san francisco lawmaker is working on a bill that he says would help landlords from asking about pets on rent applications. prohibit pet rent and limit pet deposits. critics argue pets have the potential to damage property. somebody membe

advocacy groups walk san francisco and san francisco bay area families for safe streets say that alameda boulevard is on what's called the high injury network. 12% of city streets are part of this network, and the groups say that 68% of crashes happen on these streets. alemany runs close to sf's 280 freeway, and the groups say that the 35 mile per hour speed limit and lack of a functioning traffic light at the intersection leave drivers and pedestrians vulnerable to accidents. neighbors tell us there have been many issues with crashes on this street for years, including when a car careened into a home on the corner of aluminum and russo. >> i've seen cars go at least 60 miles an hour because i can feel the wind. uh, when i'm sending out, you know, what does i mean? >> what is that? how does that make you feel in terms of safety when you're walking? >> uh, very unsafe, very unsafe. uh, this, uh, streetlights. it was started about. i want to go back, say, about a year ago. and, you know, we wonder every day how come they don't activate it? >> advocates say reducing the speed limit to 25mph

the san francisco bay area abortion rights coalition. welcome i'm. we are going to get started with our program. but first, i'd like to recognize the notables who have joined us, as well as representatives from various elected official offices. we have with us today. representatives from um, uh, the office of supervisor catherine stefani from the office of supervisor, myrna melgar, the office of supervisor, charmaine walton, and the office of supervisor rafael mandelman with us today. we also have shannon hovis, who is the president and ceo of reproductive freedom for all. we also have heidi sieck from vote pro-choice. and we also have san francisco commissioner diane jones. lowry here with us today. i will likely, um, add to this list as people come in, as we all know, we're having some weather, uh, and some folks are delayed, but we expect a few more. and as they come in, i will be sure to recognize them. um, we also have eve with us. flora hunt from teach uh, as well as a representative from san mateo county supervisor noelia corso's

are assembling in las vegas in more ways than one and in fact get this, bay area musicians are bringing the sounds of san francisco49ers' fans in sin city and gianna franco is live this morning with the house band with bay area ties at one of nfl's biggest award nights. we love how they harmonize. >> ohmy god so talented and really reed, you know, when everyone here in vegas goes all the different shows, what you don't realize necessarily is that there are so many musicians from everywhere across the country. that perform here. but also go on tour with so many other people. but one night a week they all gather in one place and this isn't just any band on that monday night. when the strip goes dark, they are keeping the heartbeat of vegas alive. ♪ ♪ every monday night, musicians meet up from all over at the kopa room in the bootlegger. that's where jerry lopez takes the stage with 15 other musicians as the santa fe in the fat city horns. >> it's quite the group of musicians, we kind of put it together as our dream band. >> and not just any musicians. some of the best in las vegas. ♪ ♪ some would even argue the best

bay area. the president encountered protesters and met with supporters during a three-day fundraising swing through california. the bay area leg included a visit today in san francisco with the family of russian opposition leader navalny. he died mysteriously in russian prison last week. biden had a solemn visit. president biden expressed what he called heartfelt condolences, and in a brief stop with reporters, vowed to take action against russian president vladimir putin. >> we are going to be announcing sanctions against putin, who is responsible for his death, tomorrow. and one thing that was made clear to me is that yolanda is going to continue to fight. we are not letting up. >> reporter: the president wrapped up his whirlwind day with a fundraiser at a private home in los altos hills with prominent members of the high- tech industry. >>> it was a major disruption on the cellular network today as thousands of at&t customers across the country experienced outages for hours. federal officials have been in touch with the company about the reason, but as nbc bay area's ian cull reports, the outage has renewed calls for the carrier to keep its landline network activ

and look at that one of many beautiful bay area vistas here. san francisco bay. feel the drum beat in your hearts? we're all a part of something that's bigger than the game. you go into the day walking and knowing that. bringing the bay together and connecting communities and building bridges on a friday. that's what we're all about. let's take we are ready to tackle hunger, let's go. >> while the niners and chiefs fight for a championship. city food banks doing good in the bay area. three bay area food banks teaming up against a food bank inst kansas city to see who can raise the most funds to tackle hunger. we can show our support by donating to second harvest of silicon valley, sf-marin food bank, or the alameda county community food bank. that is community. that's a win. >>> time right now 6:59. if you saw the 49ers play the detroit lions in the championship game, you knew that at one point we were all hanging our heads. but then something magical happened that united us all at halftime. what fans heard, what the team could hear during halftime, and how it ma

. >> san francisco and the bay areads this win. you know, with everything going on in san francisco being kind of drug through with with all that kind of political stuff, i just think that this is something that we could be proud of with the whole world at the bay area and especially san francisco, bringing this home, as they say. >> do it for the bay in the east bay. anser hassan abc seven news. all right, once again, let's get back to las vegas, where abc seven news sports anchor chris alvarez joins us live. >> and chris, by this time tomorrow night, can you believe it? we're going to be talking about a super bowl champion in deion. >> it's crazy and hard to believe because you've been here. at least i've been here almost now a week. and that's a lot of time in las vegas as we well know. and i've been able to stay away from the slot machines. but you know what's been interesting about a whole week is you get ready, you got i got here on sunday quiet, quiet, quiet. wednesday, thursday things start picking up. and then

there are 20 macy's locations, more or less in the bay area from san francisco's union square to storesn concord, santa rosa, walnut creek and pleasanton, among others. we do not know which bay area stories stores may be on the closure list, just yet. we've asked macy's for a list, but macy's is the largest department store chain in the nation. it owns not just 350 macy's stores, but it's also the parent company of bloomingdale's and the cosmetics store chain bluemercury. macy's and bloomingdale's sales during the 2023 holiday shopping season were down compared to the year before. a new ceo took over the company. last month, macy's had faced threats of a possible takeover if it didn't turn things around, so the company's ceo says they will close 50 macy's stores this year across the nation and then another 100 by the year 2026. during that time, though, they plan to open 15 new bloomingdale's stores and 30 new bluemercury stores across the country, focusing on opening smaller, standalone stores that are not in traditional shopping malls. >> exiting stores allows us to prioritize our hig

bay area. in fact, a san francisco saw the heaviest amount around the bay area over an inch and a 3rd in the last 24 hours. santa rosa just under an inch of rain. richmond, a tense there just over 8 tenths of pacifica, redwood city over half an inch of rain and san jose just under a quarter inch of rain. but these totals really starting to add up now for the season. how about that? over 19 inches of rain now in san francisco at 121% of normal. we get just a little less than 3 inches between now and the end june will be above normal for the entire year. so i think we see that happening very soon. san jose. yeah, you're at 139% of normal over 12 inches of rain. oakland, still a little bit of work to do over 11 inches. but you've got 92% of normal in santa rosa, almost 30 inches of rain and 120 per 6% we've got a lot of wintry weather left to go out there right now. you can see the scattered showers popping up out there. some thunderstorms with that strong line of storms coming through as we head toward the afternoon that now beginning to move out of town that's going allow us to begin to dry out ju

san francisco and the bay area needs this win. >> you know, with everything going on in san francisco being kind of drug through with with all that kind of political stuff, i just think that this is something that we could be proud of with the whole world at the bay area and especially san francisco, bringing this home, as they say. >> do it for the bay in the east bay. anser hassan abc seven news. now keep in mind, in san francisco, there will be traffic closures in parts of the mission district today. >> freeway off ramps will also be closed. similar to what happened during the nfc championship game. some muni busses will also be rerouted in certain areas. all right, let's go live to allegiant stadium in las vegas this morning. excitement is building up for the matchup. abc news reporter melissa adan tells us what a win would mean for both the niners or the chiefs. the final showdown is here. >> las vegas preparing to witness history. hosting its first ever super bowl. the kansas city chiefs trying to become the first team to win back to back super bowls since the patriots 19 years

in the san francisco bay area. >> she and her late husband have been married for nearly 50 years before years ago. >> but every valentine's day, he still brings her flowers. leslie brinkley of our san francisco station has this story. >> i think that that is one of the most romantic things i've ever heard of in my life. this is the story of john and diana. >> we were married 47 years, but we actually met in high school when we were 16 years old. >> they married and had three children and lived happily ever after, including decades spent in danville until john maver passed away in october 2017. but their love story continued four months later on valentine's day 2018, three, who? >> whatever magic works in his in his world, it's set up so that every year a bouquet of flowers shows up on her doorstep from my dad. when these flowers arrive, you should see the smile that comes on her face. it's just this incredible joy washes over her as she she just knows. she knows he's there with her roses and lilies, white lilies. >> and they represented our love for each other. the same bouquet, the sam

reporting live in san francisco, nbc bay area. >> thank you. >>> a strange story in napa. the fire department is investigating what caused dozens of students to become sick. it happened during first period choir class at vintage high school. the fire department was called out, evaluating 25 students complaining of nausea, headaches, fatigue. six students were taken to the hospital. vintage high was locked down as a precaution. the fire department did evaluate the building finding nothing wrong. >> checking for any potential causes. we also had pg&e come out. we also checked the hvac system and went think all the check points. we did not find anything. no rings on the monitors. they found nothing either. so we are still at a loss of what caused it. >> the school was ultimately reopened around 11:30 this morning including that choir room. >>> well tensions boiled over at gun high school in palo alto. a fight broke out involving players, students, even adults. the game between gun and wilcox. one adult was arrested and another could face charges. here is robert handa. >> repo

bay area. rasmus has been listening into an earnings call with investors. the ceo laid out the company's plans earlier today. ali. >> yeah, there are 20 macy's locations in the bay area from san francisco'sreek, pleasanton and others. but we don't know which bay area stores may be on that closure list. we've asked macy's corporate communications office for that list, but in the meantime, we were listening to the company's ceo in an earnings call with investors this morning talking about this announcement. he said employees working at those 150 stores nationwide slated for closure, will be told when they get to work this morning. macy's is the largest department store chain in the nation. it owns not just 350 macy's stores right now, but also bloomingdale's and the cosmetics store blue mercury. a new ceo took over the company last year. macy's had faced threats of a possible takeover if it didn't turn things around. the ceo says they spent the last seven months trying to diagnose some of the company's problems and he says the stores that are not closing will get some much needed renovations and resources. we talked to 60,000 customers to understand what they were looking for from the macy

. >> san francisco and the bay areas this win. you know, with everything going on in san francisco being kind of drug through with with all that kind of political stuff, i just think that this is something that we could be proud of with the whole world at the bay area and especially san francisco, bringing this home, as they say. >> do it for the bay in the east bay. anser hassan abc seven news. today in san francisco, there will be traffic closures in parts of the mission district . >> freeway off ramps will also be closed, similar to what happened during the nfc champion game. also, some muni busses will be rerouted in certain areas. all right, let's go live to allegiant stadium this morning in las vegas. take a look. excitement is certainly building up for the matchup and ushers highly anticipated halftime performance. abc news reporter melissa adan tells us what a win would mean for both the niners or the chiefs. >> the final showdown is here. las vegas preparing to witness history. hosting its first ever super bowl

san francisco uses rank choice to determine the winner. >>> a break from all the rain in the bay area. for how long? kari hall is here with her forecast. >>> our high temperatures today will reach into the low 60s for the north bay, 60 in san francisco. we will see low 60s in much of the inland east bay from the tri-valley. to the south bay, warmer with a high of 64. as we take it into tomorrow, it will be in the upper 60s. also milder for the rest of the bay area with a great start to the weekend. saturday will be the best as our highs hit low 70s for many spots. we will be watching out for rain between sunday and into early next week as this storm system brings in moisture to the bay area. we will have cooler temperatures coming in. how cold it gets and how long are we expecting this rain? we will talk about that coming we will talk about that coming up in about 30 moving forward with node-positive breast cancer is overwhelming. but i never just found my way; i made it. and did all i could to prevent recurrence. verzenio reduces the risk of recurrence of hr-positive, her2-negative,

and a lot of artists are going through that in san francisco and in the bay area. and these conversations allow them to have the free and open and safe space to talk about it. >> i mean, important conversations. and make no mistake, you are not just here, you are thriving. my friend. and really, congratulations on this production. it sounds really amazing. congrats. yeah, thank you so much for coming in and for putting forward to next year's series. >> yeah. all right. yeah heather will help you out. put that toge. >> you guys got tre. >> yeah, absolutely. >> and here's a little bit more information on the symposium that rodney was just talking about. again, it happens there in san francisco. 430 to 10:00 on saturday. >> yeah. wonderful stuff. we appreciate it rodney. thank you so much. all right. up next here on the for today. it's a special tour that's putting arab americans in the spotlight. we are live with one of the headliners and co-founders of the arab american comedy festival. we'll tell you how you can be a part of all the fun and the laughs. they're cele

we will begin with 40s across the bay area, 48 in the peninsula, heading into san francisco early for the street fair, and also eventually the parade, we will begin with 49 and over the east bay, daytime highs for tomorrow, with the area of high pressure, look at this, you have to cover your tv if you are listening to us right now we are talking about widespread, low 70s across the south bay, 73 in gilroy, 72, san jose, 70 in cupertino, it continues through the east bay, the kind of day where you can put the chores on the back shelf and do whatever you want to do tomorrow, with this kind of weather. 69 in antioch, and 71 in hayward, across the peninsula, and 70 in palo alto. also los altos, up to san francisco, 69 in downtown, 66 in the marina. and for the north bay, 68 in clearlake and low 70s, down to sonoma. so we have a chance of rain, eventually this weekend but i wouldn't cancel any plans. in the storm system, that we showed you was offshore tomorrow and that it will bring in a few spotted showers here, by sunday afternoon and then, we will see some chances of rain continuing to

bay area. also a close eye on that in the north bay. close to around 3 inches near santa rosa. and novato. we got about 2 inches -- close to that number in san franciscoh an inch of rain on average in the east bay. 60s and 50s throughout bay area. we're going to see that much-needed break heading into friday and saturday. with light morning showers still possible but then we gear up for heavier rain like i said rolling in on sunday. gianna? >>> let's take a look at the freeways right now. as we get you out and about and on the roadways and your way to work and school. might be a little tough today. and you know when you are driving through there, it might get a little bit busy with the bumper-to-bumper traffic. especially at the bay bridge. make sure to be nice to your fellow drivers and be patient as you are out there. all right, live look there you can see it is already backed up and it is pretty slick still. a look at traffic elsewhere this morning, looking at maps right now. we do see pretty slow and go conditions as you head along eastbound 580 heading to the dublin interchange. that's countercommute but there's a couple of accidents there that's

you can see the storm pretty much covering all of the san francisco bay area right now. >> a flood watch remaining in effect throughout this evening. a lot of officials out there keeping an eye on the rivers and the streams potentially flowing over. and of course, those streets and roadways. lot of those problem spots that end up flooding. of course, caltrans is also posting on x saying the limit nonessential travel during this storm. they're telling people to try to stay home. avoid traveling until at least monday because there's the high possibility, mudslides in places like highway 9, which runs from saratoga to santa cruz. we're going keep you updated throughout the evening on all these conditions across the bay area right here on air and also online on kron 4 dot com and gail ong is going to be giving you a complete forecast here in just a little bit. in the meantime, we're going to the south bay with the san jose fire department has been doing something pretty cool, assembling distributing bikes to get out to children in need. 25 new bikes for given out. this is part of an annual i

bay area news, velena jones. >>> it was an eventful week in the bay area, and taking you outside to san francisco, san jose and walnut creek, and spotty showers and we have seen sunshine, too, getting a bit of a break on the range, and stormranger at the to which san bruno mountain track the next storm coming in soon, and when i say coming in soon, i mean, coming in soon. >>> yeah. it's been a few hours here with the cloud cover moving onshore, and on the doppler radar a few spotty showers. i wanted to track this over the peninsula and moving towards hayward at 5:30 tonight and we'll stay with scattered rain a possibility this evening and this weekend, i know that's what you all want to know about, and let me get you the latest. the storm system rapidly develops off the coastline, 591 miles away, the center of the storm system, and there are two important updates with the storm system coming in as of today and through the past couple hours that i really want to share with you, you know, more on the urgent side if you are doing anything this weekend to get you ready for. it the storm is speeding up and tell ing

, san francisco and the bay area needs this win. >> you know, with everything going on in san francisco being kind of drug through with with all that kind of political stuff, i just think that this is something that we could be proud of with the whole world at the bay area and especially san francisco, bringing this home, as they say, do it for the bay in the east bay. >> anser hassan abc seven news. >> today in san francisco, there will be traffic closures in parts of the mission district freeway off ramps will also be closed. similar to what happened during the nfc championship game. some muni busses will also be rerouted in certain areas. we're going to go live now to allegiant stadium in las vegas this morning. excitement building up for the big matchup and ushers highly anticipated halftime performance. abc news reporter melissa adon is in sin city. she tells us what a win would mean for both the niners or the chiefs. >> reporter the final showdown is here. las vegas preparing to witness history hosting its firs

and again, this project also helps meet san francisco bay, the san francisco bay regional water control board cleanup and abatement order. the lower alemany area surrounding the 101 to 80 interchange has been susceptible to recurring flooding. uh associate with moderate to heavy rain storms, and does not meet the defined. the current defined level of cip. level of service goals. this project includes construction on a ten foot diameter underground pipe, uh, to convey stormwater away from the lower alemany area and mitigate flooding in another underserved area of san francisco. finally, um, we'll highlight our green infrastructure, uh, implementation again, the impact to the ten year budget is no change here. um, and the proposed total budget is 100 million. um, with this slide does represent, though is an update to our approach on capturing gi projects in our capital plan. um, so what we'll be doing is repackaged the green infrastructure projects that are currently approved in the ten year cip, um, and then starting next fiscal year, green infrastructure projects will be scoped by overall performance, establishing a local while establishing to

macy's ceo laid out the company's plans. >> ali andre, here in the bay area, there are about 20 different macy's locations from san francisco'ssanta rosa, walnut creek, pleasanton and other spots. we don't know yet which, if any, bay area stores may be on that closure list. we have asked macy's for a list, but macy's is the largest department store chain in the nation it owns, not just 350 macy's stores, but it is also the parent company of bloomingdale's, as well as the cosmetics store bluemercury. macy's sales during the 2023 holiday shopping season were down compared to a year before for a new ceo took over the company. last month, macy's had faced threats of a possible takeover if it didn't turn things around. the company ceo says while they will close 50 macy's stores this year and another 100 by 2026, they plan to open 15 new bloomingdale's stores and smaller stores that they are going to be calling bloomies, as well as 30 new bluemercury stores across the country. during that same period . so they're focusing on opening smaller, standalone stores that are not in traditional malls, exiting stores allows us to prioritize

well, you know, of course, we had our bay area day of remembrance last night at in japantown, the san francisco annual, um, day of remembrance and the san francisco bay area day of remembrance is actually the second oldest bay of the bay of bay area, or day of remembrance. yeah. observation in in the united states and we've had an annually because it is important, you know, to remember uh, it's a commemoration of course of the sacrifices and the injustices that were visited upon our ancestors as well as, you know, um, and also we also want to use it as a platform in the sense that it we also want to advocate for other communities that might be facing. there are, in fact, facing the same injustices that our community faced. >> we can learn many lessons from that history. well, jeffrey, thank you for coming in. i appreciate all you're doing to help mark and remember what is a very important part of our history as we learn from it and continue to learn from it. thank you so much. >> great. thank you very much for having me and the san jose day of remembrance will also be taking place beginning ton

music moofk historiy african-americans migrated to the san francisco bay area, but bayview hunter's point to work as part of the ship yarding culture and tradition. that is how the black community got its root in this incredible city. a lot migrated to work at the hunter's point shipyard and on the water front >> my family came to san francisco lead my by my great grand mother in 1941. she came like most of the african americans out of the south to the bay area to work in the shipyards during the second world war. overnight years, we people prospered, homeowners it was thriving for the african-american community. where bayview became the center points for african-american homeownership. >> with the shipyard closing, a lot of jobs left and with the maritime shipping leaving throughout the state. african-americans moved out of san francisco, which was the population is 4% or less of african-americans where 20 years ago it may have been 20%. here the port of san francisco we tried to create many opportunities for are african-americans to participate in contracting in development and jobs. i'

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