sabrina ionescu was a star at the east oakland youth development center. >>>>being born and raised right here in the east bay, it's really important to be able to give back to the next generation. so very happy to be here and knowing how it's going to impact a lot of these families here. >>>>she teamed up with at&t and humanity to hand out hundreds of laptops to kids in need. >>>>it makes a big difference because it's like, i don't got to rush to get it done at school. i go home like i ain't got to worry about >>>>it. kanya richardson was thankful for her new laptop, but she was also starstruck by the wnba champion. >>>>like when they told me she was going to be here, i was like, for real? like i wasn't really believing it. and then i seen her. i was like, she's really here. and i was like, i'm just ask her to sign my shoes. >>>>the kids here are all part of eoydc, an organization that works to give them the skills they need to succeed in life. >>>>these kids are the future. so i want to instill. resilience and power into them. >>>>amar kareem was a part o

bay area native sabrina ionescu was back in the area this weekend giving back to the community that raised. andrea nakano has more on the hometown hero and wnba champion. >> sabrina, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> reporter: when she is is every basketball court, sabrina ionescu was a star at the development center. >> me being born and raised here in the east bay, it's important to be give back to the next generation, so very happy to be here and knowing how it will impact a lot of these families here. >> reporter: she teamed up with at&t and human i.t. to hand out hundreds of laptops to kids in need. >> they make a big difference because it's like i don't got to rush to school. >> reporter: kaniyah richardson was thankful for her new laptop and she was also starstruck by the wnba champion. >> when they told me she was going to be here, i wasn't really believing it. she's really here and i was like i'm going to ask her to sign my shoes. >> reporter: the kids here are all part of eoydc, an organization that works to give them the skills they need to succeed in life. >> these kids are t

steph curry and walnut creek's own sabrina ionescu. they're not doing that three point contest this year. we know caitlin clark also denied that invitation. so we decided we're going to do a three point shooting contest ourselves. the three point line, it's about 23ft and nine inches away from the basket. that is a long ways. okay, here are the rules. go. you get five basketballs each. normal basketball counts as one point. then you have the money ball at the end. that counts as two points. maximum point you can get. what is that? six points. let's see if we can even get one. that's a long ways. oh. >> that's not bad one. that's not bad. >> that's two. >> come on, james, you can do it. >> there it is. >> three. nothing but net four. wow! >> money ball. are okay. that's great. because we were warming up earlier and i didn't hit a single one, so. okay, we got two points here. that means i wouldn't score anywhere near close to the professionals. again, we don't get one this year, unfortunately. but if you come out here to the experience,

weekend, but his schedule will not include a rematch of the three-point contest with wnba star sabrina ionescuch was a highlight last year. >>> justin verlander with 262 career wins in his big league career, but its two postseason wins that will always stick with new energy bob melvin. verlander then with the tigers beat melvin's a's in the 2012 season and the 2013 playoffs. >> he came in and apologized to me right away. i'm not going to tell you what i told him. he's one of those guys that defies father time. we're really counting on him. >>> usf plays tonight at gonzaga. the dons have not won in spokane since 1989. "rainman" was the number one movie at the box office back then. usf does have the beasley brothers. >> i think the younger brother is trying to be as good or even bigger than the older brother. >> like most brothers, robbie and ryan beasley have been hooping against each other and trying to win against each other since they can remember. >> our parents kind of shut it down early because we would be bashing heads a lot. >> yeah. too many fights. it got kind of parents and our paren

steph won't be involved in any of the skills challenges, which is a shame, considering he and sabrina ionescuon. we won't see steph in uniform until sunday night's game, his team slated to face the winner of the rising stars challenge in round one which means steph could be taking on one of his younger teammates. >> on sunday i think the vets, obviously they don't want to lose and if we play them, i know we'll be playing pretty fricking hard. i think they'll try to take it to us a little bit. they might coast the first second, but if we put it on them early, they might start trying. >> i'd love to play against steph in the all-star game. i told them they're going to have me stay around a few more days, then you better believe i'm going to lace them up. >>> there hasn't been a whole lot to love about bay area sports this past year, but that doesn't mean we are skipping valentine's day. in the spirit of the holiday, our kpix sports department wanted to see who would be our valentine. the first one is for newest warrior, jimmy butler. dearest jim yip, we're so glad you left miami. there is way t

he's like the host and sabrina ionescu is from walnut creek. she's a bay area products. the duo wanted to make it different this year with curry hinting it maybe forever. splash brother klay thompson joining him on a team. and then wnba superstar caitlin clark pairing with queue for sort of 2 on 2 battle of the sexes shootout. but clarke recently said she wants her first 3 point shootout to be in the upcoming wnba all-star game. and, you know, the w nba is growing and that's great. but the nba was still trying to make it. >> work here in san francisco as recently as this week. but they just couldn't come up with anything that satisfied everybody. so curry went out, just focus on hosting and playing in the tournament sunday, which is fine. but, you know, a little bit disappointing all the fans out there. >> i just take a look at this. the nba fan experience is going on at the moscone center in san francisco. >> show it for and includes a full size. 4. >> games and food and wine vendors. you can also get autographs from nba players. we talked to a couple of fans who say pl

steph curry went head to head with wnba star and walnut creek native sabrina ionescu.urry won that battle. it was fun to watch. fans wanted a rematch, but it's not happening. the nba says it wasn't able to figure out a plan that wld top last year's shootout. a lot more news ahead. jessica aguirre joins us now with what's coming up next. right now at six, flooding across the bay area. we're live in the north bay as the storm continues to dump rain all over the place. we're going to have you updated timeline into the weekend when it's going to go away. also, plenty of people felt this. a swarm of earthquakes rattling the east bay. we have the new details, and we investigate concerns in the south bay. are deaf students getting the education they deserve? what they're telling u, after being given a teacher who was not certified for their class. the news at six starts right now. good evening. thanks for being with us on this thursday. i'm raj mathai. and i'm jessica aguirre. we're going to start with the rain that continues to batter the bay area. not letting up just yet. n

he's the de facto host and sabrina ionescu is from the bay area walnut creek area. but the duo wanted to make it different this year with curry hinting at 4 ever splash brother klay thompson joining him and wnba superstar caitlin clark pairing with us q for a 2 on 2 battle of the sexes. shootout. but clark recently said she wants her first 3 point shootout to be in the upcoming wnba all-star game. the nba was still trying to work something out as recently as this week. but they just couldn't come up with a format. anything that's satisfied all parties. so curry will just focus on all he's hosting duties and playing in the tournament sunday, which is fine. but a little bit disappointing for all the fans out there. >> i let's talk a little out there. it's barca darrow can't really tell. but, you know, we were talking about all the cars and things slowing up. a new look too bad. >> not too bad. here's lawrence. yeah, guys. little cold out there. if you are headed out there on this valentine's evening with temperatures dropping off in the 40's in some spots and the chil

when stephen on the 3 point contest, but whatever it was weird, right when that thing with sabrina ionescu again, you know, it sounds like there hasn't been an official announcement yet, but has been a lot of talk. we know caitlin clark is not participate. yes, want to wait until the wnba all-star game, ok? >> but i think there's still a good chance we're going to see stephen. sabrina may be a surprise from here. yeah. and they like hinted last year they might do it again with such great success last year. why wouldn't everyone want bring the clay thompson to? and it's in san francisco. they'll be pretty cool crowd text it's already next week. and last from tonight, only from tomorrow at thanks. vendors that. >> let's get your check of the forecast really quick. a live look at the embarcadero and the bay bridge looking nice out there tonight. cold though, told night here's alerts. yeah, guys. head of the deep freeze tonight around the bay area. at least parts of the bay area see those temperatures drop. >> at or maybe even just below freezing outside that cold air mixon right behind that c

. >> despite popular demand, the nba has decided to drop the steph curry versus sabrina ionescu three point showdown. last year's was so epic. maybe too epic because an nba spokesperson said today that they were hoping to raise the bar off last year's moment, but there were unable to land a plan. guess there's always next year, right? college hoops now usf hasn't won in spokane since 1989. a rowdy kennel tonight. don staying close in the second half thanks to malik thomas a four point play. he led all scorers with 26, but the zags hold them off. graham eck muscles his way in. he had 14 of his 18 in the second half. 8877 the final. the dons have now lost 36 in a row in gonzaga. yikes. sharman smith and the cal women hosting boston college tonight in berkeley. cal's michelle onia passes the 1000 career point mark list tonight. she had 21 to lead the bears and ten rebounds for a double double. b.c. trying to hang around late, but martha suarez making moves in the post. she had 18. bears with a win 7263. and the stanford women beat syracuse. sports on abc seven is sponsored by exactly! an

. >> despite popular demand, the nba has decided to drop the steph curry versus sabrina ionescu threeas so epic. maybe too epic because an nba spokesperson said today that they were hoping to raise the bar off last year's moment, but there were unable to land a plan. guess there's always next year, right? college hoops now usf hasn't won in spokane since 1989. a rowdy kennel tonight. don staying close in the second half thanks to malik thomas a four point play. he led all scorers with 26, but the zags hold them off. graham eck muscles his way in. he had 14 of his 18 in the second half. 8877 the final. the dons have now lost 36 in a row in gonzaga. yikes. sharman smith and the cal women hosting boston college tonight in berkeley. cal's michelle onia passes the 1000 career point mark list tonight. she had 21 to lead the bears and ten rebounds for a double double. b.c. trying to hang around late, but martha suarez making moves in the post. she had 18. bears with a win 7263. and the stanford women beat syracuse. sports on abc still living with odors? get back in there and freshen instantl

now, we all remember last year with the highlight of all star weekend was steph curry and sabrina ionescu head to head in the three point contest. the nba wanted to redo it, but adam silver today, the commissioner said it just felt forced and it wasn't going to happen. so they did the three point contest without steph and without sabrina. the local star, it was still really, really good. and here we go buddy buckets buddy healed. he won it back in 2020. dame time damian lillard out of oakland looking for his third in a row. first round. buddy was just dialed in 31 points the highest total of the round of the night. also tied steph's all time round record. nothing but net alle way around. steph and draymond were hyped. dame was the last to go in the first round in a rare off night for lillard, managing just 16 points. and that meant miami's tyler herro advances to the finals. herro put up 24. so now the pressure is all on buddy to try and match or obviously beat him. and he needed five in his last rack to win it one, two, three and then four. that's where he misses. and that literally does

while there won't be a three point shooting rematch this year between steph curry and sabrina ionescu. yeah. yeah. i totally, totally understand. we're adding a ton of sensors. as soon as something comes in contact with the power line, it'll turn off so that there's not a risk that it's gonna fall to the ground and start a fire. okay. and i want you to be able to feel the improvements. we've been able to reduce wildfire risk from our equipment by over 90%. that's something i want to believe. [skateboard sounds] 14 is the time. some of the stories we're following for you this morning. we want to take you live to the pacifica pier. a little blurry out there, but the national weather service has issued a high surf warning until 3:00 tomorrow morning. waves, they're saying, could reach 45ft high. wow. >> well, along the peninsula, strong winds caused lots of problems in south san francisco. a tree fell down on a power line near westboro boulevard and galway place. about 500 customers lost power. >> lunar new year events kick off today in san francisco with the miss chinatown usa pageant.

wnba players, sabrina ionescu stopped by to greet fans, signed some shoes.he's a walnut creek native for place for the new york liberty all right. time for another look at the forecast as we look at the transamerica. >> para light show out there. was back talking about a little rain. not a lot, but someone, gayle. yeah, it's just rain drops. lingering premier. last part of stems mainly for you in the north bay. but we are trending drier as we spy and a warming trend on the way as well. so next weekend could look a whole lot different, maybe like spring. but first, let's focus and now we have a live look from the east bay hills. you can see pretty quiet night out there, especially for all those activities in san francisco. the parade, chinese lunar new year parade and the nba all stars. so all that activity staying to the north of u.s.. ridge of high pressure is building in pretty quiet now, just some passing clouds tonight. and here is the future cast model. so notice the north coast. there going to see some rain by midnight. and as i play this in motion for

there will not be a rematch of last year's three-point contest between steph curry and sabrina ionescuthe nba, confirming today it was not able to, quote, raise the bar for the event. there had been rumors of a potential two on two format, with curry and former teammate klay thompson teaming up against unesco and fellow wnba star caitlin clark. last year's shootout, by the way, did raise money for each player's foundation. >> well, that looks like fun. so from the ocean to the mountains, the weather warnings you need to know about before your weekend, the weather forecast is up next. >> all right, now to alex savage and a look at some of the stories we're working on for west coast rap. alex. >> all right mike. thank you. coming up tonight a seven, a powerful winter storm sweeping across the west right now, bringing heavy rainfall and widespread flooding. and many people living in the burn areas in southern california are being told to evacuate tonight because of the intense runoff. we'll show you the steps that are being taken to try to protect people and property in those communities.

you know they had plans to try to replay or run back what they did last year with steph and sabrina ionescu and maybe add caitlin clark, but caitlin didn't want to do it. so it will just be the standard three point shootout. and the warriors will be represented in that by buddy hield. lots more to come throughout the afternoon. for now live at chase center larry beil abc seven sports. >> it is fun stuff larry. the game has a different format this year, right. walk us through what's changed. >> that might take an hour or two. it used to be just east or west and they played each other. the problem was, and the commissioner got really upset because these guys weren't playing any defense. so last year the winning team scored over 200 points. so they said, all right, we're done with that okay. now you're going to have four teams eight players on each team and they will play against each other. there's also a rising stars element to that. and one of the rising stars teams will play in the final four on sunday. you get you know, one versus two, three versus four. the two winners play. then you hav

wnba champ, bay area native and nonprofit founder sabrina ionescu helped distribute 300 laptops to kids activations. all of the laptops went to students and families in need. they were pre-selected through the boys and girls club of oakland and the east oakland youth development center, where the event was held. at&t funded the computers and partnered with human, it and unesco's sci 20 foundation, which strives for youth sports access equity. there will not be a rematch of last year's three-point contest between unesco and steph curry. the nba confirmed today it was not able to, quote, raise the bar for this event. there had been rumors of a potential two on two format, with curry and former teammate klay thompson teaming up against unesco and fellow wnba star caitlin clark. last year's shootout raised money for each player's foundation. >> now the golden state warriors in houston tonight on a back to back. and it was another grind out there on the court in texas. we'll have that story next in sports. >> then on the 11:00 news, people in oakland sounding the alarm over street safety alo

and despite popular demand, the nba has decided to drop the steph curry versus sabrina ionescu threewdown. last year was so epic, but an nba spokesperson said today that they were hoping to raise the bar off last year's moment, but were unable to land a plan. who doesn't want to see the best shooter in the nba and wnba in a rematch, right? well, last year, steph, you won by one the contest by three points. it was a very, very close. i guess there's always next year. right guys. all right. the chase center is all set for all star weekend. tipping off the festivities. the celebrity game which will be held at oakland arena. we got a couple of bay area legends coaching in the game. jerry rice says he accepted the offer for one reason and one reason only to beat barry bonds. >> it's just bragging rights. that's all it is. because if i can rub it in his face, if i can rub it in his face, that, hey, look, you know my team won. you know that. that's enough. you know, and we're not going to bet big dollars like a michael jordan or anything like that. you know, we don't, you know, plus we prob

but last year the feature event, really, of all star weekend was steph curry versus sabrina ionescu.right. and we're not sure exactly what they're planning this year because caitlin clark said she didn't want to participate. so we thought it was going to be like steph and klay versus the women. so we don't know. we don't know at this point okay. >> it'll be a surprise. yeah. from star wars to indiana jones. now harrison ford is joining another mega franchise. >> i look for something new to do. i new look for a new audience that i haven't had much contact with. >> harrison ford on his new role in captain america brave new world. that' 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. five years of advanced securit. five years of a great rate that won't change. it's back. but only for a limited time. high five. five years? -nope. comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. powering five years of savings. powering possibilities. comcas

okay, there will not be a rematch of last year's three-point contest between steph curry and sabrina ionescunfirming today they were not able to raise the bar for the event. there have been rumors of a potential two on two format, with curry and former teammate klay thompson possibly teaming up against ionescu and fellow wnba star caitlin clark. curry beat ionescu 29 to 26 last season in the first such event of its kind. the shootout raised money for each player's foundations. coming up next, a whale of a tale. check this out. a kayaker who was swallowed by a giant sea creature and lived to share his story of survival. plus, the bay area isn't the only part of the country getting slammed by severe weather. we're looking at conditions in the midwest where people are digging out from several inches of snow. >> and a real soggy thursday for us. heavy rain, some strong, gusty winds. we will see the showers taper though as we move into your friday forecast. we'll have states in filing a federal lawsuit challenging what some are calling elon musk's unlawful exercise of power. the suit argues that

wnba player sabrina ionescu stopped by to greet fans and sign shoes.he's a want a quick native who plays for the new york liberty and she says this weekend has been great for the bay area and basketball. in other news, 2 food delivery competitors are set to square off in court. uber technologies. the parent company of uber eats is suing doordash over what it claims are anti-competitive practices in the lawsuit. doordash is accused of threatening to force higher costs on restaurants which also offer uber eats delivery. uber reportedly filed the suit after hearing from restaurant owners who felt pressured by doordash doordash argues the suit has no merit and that uber is simply unable to offer merchants where consumers better delivery choices. and mexico's government is preparing a lawsuit against google and other big companies that are in tech, which are now showing gulf of america on their apps. mexico's president argues it creates confusion because the map show different names in different countries. the change follows an executive order by president