crossover, the nba's all star fan experience this weekend. it's been more than two decades since the bay area last hosted the nba all star event, and vu says he's happy to see the game's biggest stars back in the bay. it's been amazing so far. we like it. no complaints on our side over here. can't wait to go back. and it was 20 years ago. they did it here or 25 and super excited to be back here, so it's awesome. fans are being told to keep an eye out for current players in nba legends, but also celebrities. today at a so-called dream summit featuring rapper and actor common. your dream is yours. there was merchandise, photo ops, and opportunities for fans to get in on the action, including hoops for all sizes alison weinstein is here from orange county. so far it's been a lot of fun. the kids can all do stuff and everybody gets swag, so win win for everybody. and while the fan fun was going on downstairs at moscone, separately upstairs, some elementary and middle school students from san francisco and oakland got a unique private clinic from

. >> the nba crossover officially opens to the public on friday.s of all ages are sure to be entertained. >> there's something to do for fans of all ages. and of course, there's lots of basketball. i'm told there will be 300 basketballs bouncing at any one time. >> kelly flato, the executive vice president of global events for the nba, and her team have been working around the clock to make sure this event is a success for the nba. they expect more than 50,000 fans to come through the moscone center for the event all throughout the weekend. >> nba crossover was really born out of the idea that there is so much about the nba brand that also incorporates lifestyle and off court activities, and so what you find here at nba crossover is just that. it is fashion. it is music. it is lifestyle. >> fans will have the opportunity to play basketball in an nba sized court. and even if you're vertically challenged like me, well, you'll be able to dunk with the help of the nba id zone. and if you're not the biggest basketball fan, no problem. they have you cove

plus, nba all-star weekend starts now.he bay area center stage, welcoming people from all around the world. >> this is ktvu, fox two news at 730. >> oracle arena, the former home of the golden state warriors, playing host tonight to an entertaining matchup of celebrities. good evening everyone. i'm heather holmes and right now at the warriors current home in san francisco of the rising stars game is taking place. our betty yu is live for us tonight at chase center with more on tonight's annual showcase for top rookies and second year nba players. betty. >> heather. it is just buzzing with energy both outside chase center of course. right here inside chase center where really the fans are so excited to see the next generation of nba greatness. right behind me right now. now all around the arena, we are seeing fans, young and old here for all of the festivities. but of course, this is not just the only one. we have people from all across the country and even the world in town for this weekend's nba all-star festivities. this

this is the annual nba tech summit in san francisco. you can see nba commissioner adam silver sharing the stage with robots. the summit unites nba players, past and present, with tech tititans and venture capitalists. they're talking ideas. they're talking partnerships. another high profile event this evening, the nba and the asian american foundation rented out the entire asian art museum. tallest guys in the room. yao ming and pao gasol, both hall of famers. okay. our coverage of nba all-star weekend continues at nbcbayarea.com. click on the link that's in the trending bar. you'll get a complete schedule of all the events in both san francisco and oakland. other news now with ski patrollers in the hospital tonight after an avalanche at mammoth mountain. the resort says nearly six feet of snow fell in the area overnight. two members of their ski patrol staff were working on avalanche mitigation when the avalanche happened. one person was flown to the hospital with serious injuries. the other wasn't injured. the resort was shut down tod

[music] the official nba all-star game. dj d-sharp rocked the house at chase center at friday's rising stars game, the annual showcase of the nba's best young talent. >> the energy is amazing. >> it's amazing. >> like you just see everybody and like, see the players, just kind of like walking by. for me, it's a dream come true. >> dynamic talent lit up the court, including warriors forward trace jackson davis and grizzlies center zach edey. >> i've been putting on vallejo. >> rapper russell entertained the crowd and we found nba greats like chris mullin on the sidelines. you are a five time nba all star. what's it like to be back here as a coach today? >> it's amazingly fun. it's just great that the all star weekend is back here in san francisco. beautiful chase center. we've got events in oakland, so it's just a great celebration, a global celebration of basketball. and then we all old guys can get together and reminisce and see some old friends as well. >> san francisco resident stephanie treated her son for his 10th birt

but first, the nba all-star makes its way to the bay. ♪ ♪ flatow: nba all-star is truly a global celebrationame. and we bring in business guests, players, legends, community groups from around the world to celebrate this incredible game that we get to play and really use the sport to bring people together. it's incredible to be back here in the bay area and see that come to life. ♪ this is our city ♪ ♪ we gotta get proud ♪ ♪ this is our city ♪ ♪ ♪ we're bringing all of our stars together in one place to celebrate a game that we all love. and this really becomes a destination, the epicenter of the basketball world for the week. we were last here in the bay area 25 years ago, and we're going to lean into the things that are really unique aspects of san francisco. and so one of the things that we're most excited about is nba crossover, which is gonna to take over moscone center friday, saturday and sunday the 14th through the 16th. and it will be an incredible celebration of music, fashion, technology. you'll be able to meet legends like chris mullin and gary payton and see players and coaches

thank you to the nba, our incredible partners. thank you to brandon and the warriors for just creating energy and life every day through the team, but also through what you have at thrive. it is majestic over there from but we are in union square, and there is a lot of talk out there. the national media, international media, who has not been to san francisco, they don't know what they are about to see. they are about to see a city on the rise, a city with great food, great art, great entertainment. the best people in the world, the most diverse city in the world. we have so much to offer, and we are so excited to show off this weekend because san francisco is coming back. so, listen, we have our challenges, and we are going to meet those challenges head on. we are cleared eyed about it, but we can do many things all at once. we can hit those chance and we can celebrate. i want everybody this weekend to be safe and i want them to have fun. sheriff, you and your team are out there every single day. thank you very much to the sheriff

nba all-star weekend tips off. next year, the bay area will host super bowl 60 and just months later be home to the world cup. no other region has hosted all three events back to back to back. >> this weekend is going to be amazing. i mean, this is our kickoff to the three events and the journey that we have to host major sporting events in the bay. >> all three events in total are expected to bring $1.4 billion to the economy and 400,000 new hotel bookings. charles barkley was pretty outspoken about his distaste for the city of san francisco coming into this all star weekend, and at the event, mayor daniel lurie offering to personally take barkley on a tour of the city to show off what so many people who live here love so much about san francisco. but everybody just excited to get these festivities underway here for the 2025 nba all star weekend in san francisco. i'm bailey o'carroll, ktvu, fox two news. >> next, at 11, two u.s. navy pilots eject from their fighter jet before it crashes right off the coast of san

nba all-star weekend tipped off with events in oakland and san francisco today. and there's a full slate ahead as we head into saturday. hoop fans converging with san francisco's chinese new year parade. hundreds of thousands of people expected to flood in the city for tomorrow's annual parade. and tonight, some of basketball and hollywood's biggest stars hitting san francisco streets. nba all star weekend back in the bay area for the first time in 25 years, both high profile events on top of valentine's day have san francisco streets buzzing. ktvu amberleigh reports tonight from the city. >> in the heart of union square. the grand opening of shoe palace and its new partnership with warriors star stephen curry. drew excited fans trying to get a glimpse of him. the store hosted a private event friday night. we were invited to cover it. >> how are you? i'm feeling fantastic. what's happening? y'all good? >> inside, curry met with schoolchildren, many from assen elementary in oakland. some students had a chance to speak with him. >> i met you when i was four. >> thi

i have decided to skip college and take my talent to the nba. [cheers, applause] [ominous music] i want to be the greatest player that i could possibly become. he was fearless. his intensity was unmistakable and uncontrollable for him. it was a bumpy road. kobe bryant has been accused of sexual assault. to reinvent himself the way he did. 20 years, five nba championships. 17 all-star selections, a league mvp award, and two olympic golds, kobe bryant. it's like one of the most remarkable stories in sports history. how do you channel the villain to unleash the hero? how do you use darkness to create greatness? we are all mourning the loss of a legend tonight. people who may never even know what a basketball looks like felt his presence. it started with joe, and it started with pam. they're making sure that kobe is able to live the dream. we need to tell that story of kobe bryant and his family before to really understand who this guy really was. i saw kobe at 15, 16. he took two classes from me, english 2 and speaking arts as a senior. i'm going t

nba all-star weekend tips off tonight. players won't arrive until friday, but there is a lot of buzz right now. let's bring in raj kathy, who is field anchoring coverage from the chase center. hey raj, how are you? garvin, we are ready to go. this is a big deal. as you know, for the nba, this is a big deal for san francisco. but really, think of this event as a celebration of the nba. yep, plenty of parties and basketball events. but also this is like a conference a global conference. they are discussing global expansion of the league community initiatives. and that means communities here in the bay area and the future of artificial intelligence in the sport. that, of course impacts the bay area in a big way as well. we mentioned the players won't get into town really until friday, but we're going to see a whole bunch of warriors. this is going to be fun. take a look. buddy hield is going to be part of that three point competition which is on saturday. draymond moses moody part of the skills competition. also saturday nigh

all-stars, the nba says they are committing themselves to the power of diversity. it's a slam dunk for opportunity as the official nba hbcu classic continues at this year's all-star games. the teams came together for a precelebration at san francisco's footlocker. morehouse head coach douglas whitler says the jubilee is in the air. >> it's really ecstatic for us, the program, these young men to get the opportunity to come here and play on this stage. it's a once in a lifetime opportunity. we're very excited we were chose for it. >> reporter: the all-star hbcu classic now in its fourth year gives athletes a global stage to showcase their skills. coach whitler says the experience is about more than just a game. >> just gives us the opportunity to show what hbcu athletes can really come out and accomplish. they'll find out, you know, from the previous three and this one as well that we're just as good as the pwis and some of the bigger schools out there in the nation. >> reporter: in a time where dei efforts have been challenged, according to leslie slaton-brown, chie

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.

and the nba all-star events.des this weekend. riders will not have to pay for service on saturday and sunday. that goes for trains and busses, but not the cable cars. and we do hope you will join us this weekend for our special lunar new year live. celebrating the year of the snake. claudine wong and cristina rendon will take you through lunar new year celebrations across the bay area, and we're going to have live reports from the parade in san francisco. that's tomorrow night at 5:00 on our fox local app and our youtube channel. >> all right. so get your tennis shoes on and jump shot ready, because nba all star weekend is underway. events are happening all across the bay area. >> all right. that includes some very fun, interactive events for basketball fans of all ages and ktvu james torres live in the moscone center. you have been showing us the fun events that are going on, things that we can all do there. all right. what's up next? >> and we are just getting started. good morning to you both. we are in the mi

my friend works for the nba, so he's putting on a few events. and yeah, here to see that. >> at chase center. crews are hard at work putting the finishing touches in place for the nba all star game and all the activities surrounding it. siren bar at chase center is set to host a hennessy pop up to welcome fans. >> we want to be a community spot, a place where people can meet up before they go to a game, a place where they can come after the game they live in the neighborhood. they can pick up a drink and go to the park and have a little picnic. so i think there's something for everyone. >> alex bastian from the hotel council of san francisco said chinese new year traditionally brings a bump in overnight guests this year, with the all star game the same weekend, you can expect a lot of out of town visitors. >> 350 million. that's how many dollars of economic activity the region is going to experience during the nba all-star weekend. >> bastian is a vocal defender of san francisco. he even took to the op ed page calling out charles barkley, who is

nba all-star weekend. it is an extremely important event not only for the city of san francisco, but for the entire bay area. and the reason for that is the bay area will be playing host to three major sporting events in the next year and a half. we're talking about nba tonight and through this weekend. after that, you've got the super bowl at levi's stadium and then bowl you've got the world cup in the summer of 2026. and everybody knows the city of san francisco has taken a beating with its reputation for the past few years. so an organization called the bay area host committee was formed to help deal with event logistics, trying to foster some economic growth, and also remind fans the bay area is a global destination. >> what a great week, right? we are showing the world who we are. i think with announcing a super bowl, doing the handoff with the commissioner, coming back here, kicking off an all star game week, it's a great time to be in the bay. it's a great time to be a bay area resident. >> to bring

and if you're headed out to the nba all star weekend, good luck. good time out at chase center. that's all for us here on sports in the 10:00 news. but our 11:00 news with mike starts now. >> the 11:00 news on ktvu. fox two starts now. >> and good evening everyone i'm mike mibach. let's get right to our top story of the night. and that is the weather right now. the rain pulling out of the bay area, but the winds still whipping across many cities. as we give you a live look outside the bay bridge, looking west towards san francisco, you can see the flags there, lower part of your screen still whipping around, already seeing some of the aftermath of today's storm. a viewer from saint helena sharing this video with us. you can see just how much water is flooded over the driveway of the home. water runoff from the vineyards made its way to the low spot on the street. now, the viewer tells us he received 3.5in in just the last 24 hours, and there's some dangerous surf along the coast from now all the way to saturday morning. a high surf warning in effec

star and also to meet some of the nba stars. so there's all these different kind of pop-ups throughout the center here where people can, you know, create their own little playing card. they can take a shot, see how good they are, maybe compared to steph curry and some of the other players. they also get to meet some of their idols. i was walking around earlier and we saw a ton of the all-stars out here greeting fans. we also saw a bunch of the nba players as well as wnba players doing interviews. so it's a really fun immersive experience for fans. we actually spoke with one family earlier who told us they were very excited to see one specific person. >> a lot of interactive stuff like there's some nba players. we saw karl-anthony towns outside. yeah, that was cool. >> reporter: yeah, very cool. did you say anything to him? >> oh, i was like hi, kat, hey, kat. >> reporter: ryan, there are a lot of experiences around here where you can shoot a basket, see how good you are. i did do one earlier. i played basketball in high school.

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you can also get autographs from nba players.talked to a couple of fans who say plea site for this weekend. >> we'r% just trying you know, so some of nba is a great organization have so much front promising side of that. fun to see my favorite player, mitt richmond, retired nba legend looking forward to all the events all weekend has lots of things happening here. let's things happen all over the city. so to say to check it out. >> all kinds of fun across the city. crawford's lezla gooden. she has spent some time in thrive city. checking it all out. lezla. >> you know, i was able to check out some of the cool experiences at the chase center and add to tell you everyone so excited and i was able to catch up with a few people. check it out. >> the 2025 nba all-star weekend is kicking off friday with multiple events taking place right here at thrive city warriors superstar steph curry is on the building and now being honored at the newest restaurant splash. >> splashes opened last week. so this is a first so we have public events pr

at nba fitness, you can run through like you're an nba player in the draft combine. they test their vertical jump. and so you can test your your jump. you can, you know, pass a ball into the skills challenge. you can run on the treadmill and get on the peloton. we'll check your heart rate. and then for fans of all ages, get out here and bounce a basketball. that's what it's all about. that's right. i was going to say, you know, when i was thinking about ideas of what we could do because we've been trying basketball. so i was like, maybe kelly and i will run suicides on the, on the, on the full size nba court. but then i said, no, let's not do that. thank you so much. we'll leave it to the we'll leave it to the fans. but really everywhere you look you've got funko over here, you've got kind of some merch. you also have panini trading cards. new era has got some incredible retro merch. well, that's kind of what i wanted to take a look at because merch gets people going. there's something special for golden state warriors fans. look at this. absolutely. it's kind of lik

. >> and the nba all-star game. events have kicked into high gear now, and you're going to want to hear charles barkley's new thoughts tonight about san francisco, a city he has repeatedly trashed. >> plus, there's some serious fallout from the trump administration cutting off funding, how it could create huge problems in fighting hiv, and the response being planned by california. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. it is a huge weekend in san francisco. we have the nba all-star game. of course, the events got going tonight at chase center and will continue through sunday. >> and we are counting down to the 2025 chinese new year parade. tickets for bleacher seats are now sold out. it is now less than 24 hours away. this is billed as the largest parade of its kind outside of asia, and it is expected to draw tens of thousands of people. >> finishing touches are being put on the floats, and tonight miss chinatown is being crowned.

i'm dan thorn, nba all-star weekend in the bay area. finally here, plenty of events going on. >> all across the region chase center, the rising stars game just wrapped up featuring some of the best young talent in the league, including 3 warriors. crump was ben ross. was there ben, how to go for the dumps? >> hey, dan, you're right. 3 great players from the warriors, but no 3 santos sadly will see him later in the season. but it was a lot of fun tonight. like you said, a new format this year for both the all-star game and the rising stars challenge. it was a mini tournament. so you had 3 teams of the best sophomores and rookies in the nba and then a team of g leaguers trayce jackson-davis his team in the first game had to branded content, referring to gems, his team to get to the finals and then team g league led by roland park pat spencer. they got to the finals as well to pat spencer in the g league team against trayce jackson-davis as a team because coach chris mullin in the finals and to see chris mullen with trayce jackson-davis wi

plus, we are staying focused on nba all star weekend. we're going to have a live report from the celebrity game and which stars are facing off against each other. it's a very interesting list, so join us for those stories and more at 530 on abc seven bay area streaming tv. dan ama. >> all right. thank you so much, zach. >> all right. you can download the abc seven app or head to abc seven news.com to join zach in just two minutes. >> that's right. if you're watching us on tv world news tonight with david muir is next for sandhya patel. all of us here. thank you so much for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time. we'll see you again at six. >> david: tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. the winter storm warnings up right now. the third major storm of the week set to hit the midwest and the northeast tonight and tomorrow. 100 million americans on alert for heavy snow, ice, flooding in the next 24 hours, bringing treacherous conditions in the west already. a firefighter trapped in his vehicle, wip

those with the nba talked about this event and say at least 100 nba or former nba players will be there>> for kids. one of the most amazing parts of doing an event like this is to be able to see their faces light up and be able to, you know, meet some of their favorite players and get their favorite jersey and really take part in something that is special. coming to the bay area. >> and back out here live the moscone south. you can see the vip, some of the vips making their way inside tonight here at the nba crossover. it really is a fun time. and one thing that you didn't get to see in that video, but you will get to see tonight at 11:00, they had a basket that has a robotic arm and goes and moves all over the place. it's like a.i. with basketball all incorporated as you go against other people. we participated in that. you will see what happened tonight at 11:00. reporting live in san francisco j.r. stone abc seven news. >> i give this dunk a ten. >> i know absolutely. don't sell yourself short. and j.r, by the way, is very tall, aren't you. six four. in real life j.r. so you can hand

there was a huge draw, some big time nba players. >> a lot of interactive stuff like there's some nba players. we saw karl-anthony towns outside. yeah. that was cool. >> reporter: did you say anything to him? >> oh, i was like hi, kat. hey, kat. >> i was there, too. i got a glimpse of victor wembanyama which is pretty easy to do even though he was surrounded by a ton of people. reporter kelsi thorud and i got to go head to head. stay tuned for that at my expense. there were two big games in the bay tonight, the celebrity game at the oakland arena and rising stars at chase center, which is where andrea nakano was, talking to fans who were so excited to see some of the young stars, but as andrea reports, it definitely came at a price. >> reporter: fans filled chase center for the first all-star festivities in the bay area in 25 years. >> me and him came back in 2000 when it was at oracle. so it's kind of cool to have it come full circle. >> reporter: basketball has run through the shiner family for generations. it started with adam shiner's grandpa and now it's being passed down to his

and nba all-star weekend is here. we're live from chase center with everything you need to know about the much anticipated weekend. >> this is ktvu, fox two news at noon. >> good afternoon, and thank you for joining us. i'm andre senior. taking a live look now at the bay area. a busy weekend ahead for san francisco and oakland with several events happening for lunar new year, valentine's day, and of course, the nba all-star weekend. lunar new year weekend kicks off today with the miss chinatown usa pageant. tomorrow is the chinese new year parade. nba all star events are happening through the weekend as well. ktvu james torres he is live in san francisco, telling us everything we need to know on what's on today's agenda. james. >> andre, we're coming to you live from thrive city just outside of chase center this morning. this is where we're going to see the first of those major events, one of those major games. and that's in the form of the rising stars game happening later tonight. that is going to be a tournament, s

is welcoming the nba all-star weekend with open arms.he celebrity game on friday and the practice and hbcu all-star classic on saturday will all be held at the oakland arena. >> when it comes down to oakland, we have some of the best restaurants in the world here. we have some great culture, we have amazing events coming up, and we have a rabid fan base of the nba, nfl and mlb. >> so even if the warriors, the raiders and the a's have all left town, this weekend will be oakland's moment to shine. but deputy police chief james behre sounded a warning. >> if you come into our city and you victimize any of our community members or businesses or people that are coming here to enjoy the festivities, we will arrest you. >> at a news conference, oakland police discussed their plans to keep the city safe. i asked if officers would still be tasked with monitoring sideshows. >> we will have specific officers set at specific locations for nba related events, but we will have additional officers out there to help address some of the sideshow activiti

the 74th nba all-star game happens at chase center at 8 p.m. stars like steph curry and kevin durant will play. >> pretty cool. and fans can also enjoy the nba crossover fan experience that runs friday through sunday at the moscone center. and the all star concert series happens those three nights at pier 48. big names like zedd, the chainsmokers and flo rida will perform. >> and coming up, we are getting ready for a level three storm on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. as you can see, it's not here yet, but we'll check back in with abc seven news meteorologist as we get ready for the big rain to arrive. >> yes. for all the details on the scoop, let's get to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel. sandhya. >> yeah. ama and dan. let's take a look at live doppler seven right now, because the storm is getting ready to pound the bay area. it's an atmospheric river and it moves in tomorrow. but ahead of it, we're going to be seeing some rain as we take a look at live doppler seven. we're already noticing some moisture getting picked u

tickets are on sale in the nba events app or nba events.com.ll right, guys, go get them. $50 for adults, $25 for kids or for the kids at heart. come and check this out. all right. back to you. thanks so much. you've shown us a lot of fun things to do out there. well, uniting the bay area through sport. that is the mission of the bay area host committee, a nonprofit committed to showing off the region to the world. and we're proud to partner with them to bring you a special segment, which provides a closer look at what it took to bring the 2025 nba all-star game to the bay area. it airs tomorrow night at 7:00 right here on nbc. bay area. a lot of great things to watch on tv, but the weather is going to be so nice outside since we don't have the rain anymore. i want to get out. yeah, we want to get outside, enjoy it while we can. it's also going to be cool at times, so just be prepared for that as you're making plans to get out and about this weekend, let's talk about the forecast in san francisco for some of the events. the celebrity game. it wi

the fanfare of, you know, of the nba and our kind of global reach. and to be able to put the bay area on stage is a big deal. i wouldn't say it's the same as winning a championship or a gold medal, but it is a way to celebrate all of those accomplishments and look forward to, you know, hopefully a great end of our of our season this year. he's always so well spoken. he's just he's a class act. much more with steph curry coming up on our 7:00 news, including what he wants to do when he retires from the nba. and our coverage covers coverage begins tomorrow. we'll be live at chase center for the big tip off event with the bay area host committee that begins on our 4:30 p.m. newscast. we got a lot to do this week and so many people in town this week to jeff. so i mean, with this rain, it's coming, coming at at an ill fortune time. i know, i know and i heard some of the event action on thursday. there's an event at at the thrive city in front of chase center thursday night, a big outdoor event that's been canceled. but but the bulk of the events will come

this is the nba fan experience, which is happening at mosconi center this weekend. there's a full-size court. there's other games for people to enjoy out there. a lot of food and wine vendors, people line up so they can get nba player autographs. we talked with a couple of fans who just super stoked about this weekend. >> you're just trying you know, so some of nba is a great organization have so much front. excited that fun to see my favorite player, mitt richmond, retired nba legend looking forward to all the events all weekend has lots of things happening here. let's things happen all over the city. so to say to check it out. >> the nba fan experience is going to run through sunday. 10 o'clock in the morning to 06:00pm. you can buy your tickets online. for the latest information about all the stuff happening with nba all-star weekend head to our website kron 4 dot com. we have events schedules street closures. got to be aware of and maybe if you see some celebrities and some athletes are hanging out here in the bay area. >> course, that's not the only thing happe

not just the nba all star weekend. the chinese new year parade is happening tomorrow and it's going to be dry. san francisco will celebrate the year of the snake. the parade starts at the corner of market and second. there will be over two dozen floats in the parade. this year's grand marshal is actress joan chen, and new mayor daniel lurie has been named honorary marshal. the parade starts at 5 p.m, also in the city. something for skaters to do tricks over literally are marcus washington introduces us to skateable art. well, this valentine's day 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. it's a collaboration between the city's recreation and parks department. converse and designer alexis sablone. the public private partnership is expanding the park and creating this new element for new and experienced skaters. now, according to the parks and rec ceo, since the un skate park opened a year ago,

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we opened up, you know, nba alley on powell street this morning. we want fans enjoying this event all over this city and that's why we want you taking muni all weekend long for free. get downtown enjoy what's going on in union square. and listen, let me end with this. let's have some fun this weekend. the people behind me have been working hard to keep the residents and the visitors safe here in our great city and we get to welcome the world and let's show it off and let's have some fun this weekend. thank you all for being here and thank you to all of our partners here. thank you, chief also for hosting us. thanks >> the height of my addiction i was homeless. i was isolatesed from my family. i had lost everything. my spirit was completely broken. methadone gave me my recovery. it gave me my life back. the impacted relationships with my family in the most mir aculous way. i'm living proof that trea the san francisco music hall of fame is a living breathing world that's all encompassing about music. [music playing] it tries to do everything to creat

essentially the ultimate nba fan experience. there are courts with different shooting challenges and there's merch and of course the big draw. there are some pretty big time nba players there. >> a lot of interactive stuff. like -- there's some nba players. we saw karl-anthony towns outside. yeah. that was cool. >> yeah. very cool. did you say anything to him. >> i was like hi kat. hey kat. >> i was there too. you see me there practicing my shot. maybe i make this one. oh. you know. i tried. i didn't get any warm-up there guys. i have talked about it and i think too much at this point. but i did make that one. and maybe that one. i still cant tell if i made that one. but you know, i played basketball in high school. so -- i feel like i got a little credit there going. and covering that. well, today there's also -- excuse me yesterday there was also already been two big games including the rising stars game as well as the celebrity game. now one of the biggest highlights is of course the match-up in oakland today. >> reporter: fa

we are at the nba experience. this is the nba crossover event set up inside of the moscone center. and they are geared up and ready to go for day one of their events. and just take a look at what they have going on behind us. they have those famous san francisco cable cars and so many different spaces here, including this one from at&t where folks get get the opportunity to try their hand at shooting a few hoops. now, officials say this is the intersection of the nba and pop culture. so there really is something for everyone here. you can shoot a few hoops, watch a dunk, a dunk contest, and so much more. there's also more than 100 players and legends that will be appearing here over the next three days. and let's not forget about the swag. they've got ten different retail shops throughout the nba crossover floor. now this is a very hands on experience. if you couldn't tell already, including more than 15 places throughout the crossover floor for fans of all ages to bounce a ball and maybe even feel what it's like to be in steph curry's shoes. >> for kids, one of the most amazing pa

. >> plus, let the countdown to the nba all-star game begins. see how fans and businesses are getting ready. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> and good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. here's a live look outside tonight. and the rain has moved out. but the cold is moving in. >> yes. let's get over to spencer christian. it is looking rather frosty of a weekend for us. spencer. >> all right. it's beginning to feel frosty already. here's a look at the satellite radar image. cold air mass moving in. it almost looks cold on this image as it's pushing into the bay area. and that's going to drop temperatures down to the freezing level in some places tonight. we have a freeze warning and a frost advisory in effect for the bay area from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. tomorrow. those areas under the purple color there, the north bay interior valleys and the eastern santa clara hills are under the freeze warning. and those areas, low temperatures may go as low as 28 degrees in the blue areas. all of the bay area basically, except san franc

nba fan experience. another fan experience includes a full-size court. there are skills, challenges, lots and lots of games. players signing autographs, food and wine vendors, clothing vendors as well. lots of fun things. now. i talked a couple of fans who say they're just thrilled to be here. >> just trying you know, so some of nba is a great organization have so much almost excited that fun to see my favorite player, mitt richmond, retired nba legend looking forward to all the events all weekend has lots of things happening here. let's things happen all over the city. so to say to check it out now, if you are coming to san francisco this weekend, keep in mind, there's a lot of people here for the nba experience, all the events, but also its lunar new year here in san francisco this weekend. lots of events, especially with the parade on saturday. so probably a good idea if you can use public transportation. but for now in san francisco, charles clifford kron, 4 public transit this weekend. it's where it

now for much more on the nba all-star festivities. we have got you covered.st go to abc seven news.com for times details and how to watch the weekend events. >> yes. all right. back now to storm. watch as we get another check on that weather. >> yeah. meteorologist sandhya patel is following the intense storm today. and what's to come sandy? >> yeah, it's been a strong level three with an atmospheric river. dan and ama. and we're not completely done with this yet. take a look at this live picture from our mount tam cam. it pretty much shows you what we've been dealing with. strong gusty winds, rain coming down, flooding on the roadways. we've seen some mud and debris flows as well. looking at the wider perspective here, there have been thunderstorms across portions of california. there was a squall line down in southern california where they had a severe thunderstorm warning. it's still going until 530. so looking at our region here, we do have some wet weather to talk about. let me get you into street level radar right around morgan hill highway 101. if you

plus, nba all-star weekend is going down, baby. it's going down for the nba all star weekend.. this is the yay! fun times in the bay. counting down to tip off. this morning we are live inside moscone center with a sneak peek at nba all star weekend festivities and what you need to keep in mind as you navigate through the city. this is today in the bay. good friday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. and i'm marcus washington. want to get right to our breaking news this morning. a rockslide blocking off some lanes of southbound 101 in sausalito. want to give you a live look at that scene this morning? this is near rodeo avenue on a ramp. we're still working to get that. but, mike, i know you have been monitoring this situation and the traffic across the bay area. do we know when it may reopen? you know what? we have our cameraman out there. jesse and i are getting peeks. there's still only one lane open. marcus. it may be 8 a.m. it may be as late as 8 a.m. when that reopens. that's important to note, because this happened last night just after seven. so tha

>> i mean, really and truly like any nba fan. mean, i know i remember my parents picking me up and, like, lifting me up to the basket, but now we can actually do that on your own and actually make it look very in this technology that we have here today. >> okay. all right. what do you think? should we test it out? >> i think you should. >> okay. here we go. i'm going to trade you. all right. here we go. >> oh. lina. lina. oh my god. you got this happening. oh, she did it. okay. >> so i'm going to bring her over. we're going to show you one more thing for any of the fans that get to test this out. they can come over here and see game tape of what their throw actually looked like. so, andrea, tell me a little bit about what we're seeing behind us. >> that's right. so this is the at&t slam dunk wall of fame. so you get to be on the wall with slam dunk legends. whether it is two time winner mac mcclung aaron gordon all these great at&t slam dunk winners. you're going to see them on the on the wall here alongside your own dunks. >> wo

the nba all-star weekend to the lunar new year parade. tourists, players, fans and communities coming together. we begin our coverage with all-star weekend kron four's charles clifford live for us now at the moscone center home to the nba fan experience. charles, how's it going? >> well, good afternoon. yeah, thomas county south here in san francisco, which is, as you mentioned, hosting the nba all-star experience today tomorrow sunday. it's getting very hectic and busy here. we've got a lot of kids with the junior nba program are here. also a lot of adults and kids going in to try to get some autographs from players who just arrived police escorted buses. so there's a lot of activity right now. if you want to go inside, here's what you can find. let's going take a look at some video here. video we shot a little while ago inside the most county center. this is the fan experience. it includes a full size pork. there's also a skills challenge. you can take pictures with the larry o'brien nba championship trophy. there's also food and wine v

that is our league in nba africa. we've got courts. we've got nba fitness. you can come out test your vertical leap on the on the vertical jump here. >> if you come over funko, you can make your own funko personality. get out of here. we've got the new era retail shop over here and they've got some great vintage gear. and we have the panini trading cards. there's a massive nba retail store down here. if you go over to 18 tier, the coinbase activations, you can tester augmented-reality skills. so there really is there something for everyone over here? my goodness. and it starts at noon today. i believe, right? and he starts at noon to 8 today and then we're open from 10 to 6 saturday and sunday, ok, very good. she said there's something for everybody you can shoot against. >> a robot. there you can do your own gift over at this. a tnt center. everything is sponsored and james are ready. donated your money. it's the james fletcher water down here and enjoy the experience of the for the james fletcher food court before the morning's done. well, i want to see yo

and he played 3 years in the nba back in the 1960's. >> that's the nba and all-stars see, and they willcided to come to them and bring them program that we've been doing. we've insist this program. esports is everybody plays the game, but they don't know how to put the game together. goes on to hood and that's what we have to intend on doing. that really gets them to work as a team which you play basketball, you don't play so it's a team and it kind of thinking outside the box a little bit, which i love that allows them to go on tap into their imagination. >> do all kind of different things. so we actually love this program. >> well, the game in camp was also put on by game heads, which is a nonprofit out of oakland and kron four's. sara stinson is going to be highlighting their work in our black history. special little later this month. so make sure you tune in. >> 8.34 is the time. and today berkeley residents are going to be rallying against rising pg e rates. customers have seen expensive bills pg e says it's too because of energy, conservation and solar adoption in california that

the nba has a commitment to addressing food insecurities this year. so players and volunteers will be at the san francisco marin food bank on friday. >> helping to pack meals for the roughly 50,000 households. the food bank serves each week. >> reporting in san francisco. i'm rob nesbitt. kron. 4 news. >> all right. well, a bay area cancer was actually on stage performing with rapper kendrick lamar during the super bowl sunday night. his name is gary morgan, but is known as ice cold. 3,000. he's a part of an oakland dance crew here we're going cry. the experience has been surreal. take a listen. >> i just came from the world doing the halftime show, kendrick lamar man. it was really amazing out there, man. and i couldn't actually no other kind of experience like that. i think the thing that really shocked me more was environment atmosphere like crowd light. all that. i think that was that's what made it even better for me. >> i you guys that i watched that halftime show like at least 20 times, morgan has been featured in other project with kendrick la

it's hosting a number of nba all star events as well. and today, the oakland police department shared its plans about how they will keep the city safe. and our crime reporter, henry lee is live for us in oakland. after hearing from the chief henry. >> well, oakland can be pretty chaotic with crime and lawlessness, especially in the weekend. now, of course, oakland police say they will be ready to tackle the added challenge with these all star nba events in oakland. >> so this is an amazing weekend for the bay area. and it also means that the nba has not forgotten about oakland. >> interim oakland mayor kevin jenkins is welcoming the nba all-star weekend with open arms. the celebrity game on friday, and the practice and hbcu all-star classic on saturday will all be held at the oakland arena. >> when it comes down to oakland, we have some of the best restaurants in the world here. we have some great culture, we have amazing events coming up, and we have a rabid fan base of the nba, nfl and mlb. >> so even if the warriors, the raiders and t

>> right now at 6 and nothing net this weekend, the nba all-star game set to kick off this friday with events stretching from san francisco to oakland. >> first, though, experts say a small north bay town ravaged by wildfire once before could be considered death trap. if fire were to come again. >> is at 6. >> and thanks for joining us on kron. 4 news at 6. i'm vicki liviakis and i'm grant lotus. thanks for hanging with us. in a traffic study warns of >> possible gridlock in the event of a wildfire that forces people to evacuate. this study found it could take up 9 hours for some sonoma county. people tell you get out of harm's way. talking about glen ellen. that's a small town north of the city of sonoma. it is dealing with, you know, conditions that some people, again are calling a death trap. if another bad fire were to happen, crown force stephanie rothman is live in the studio with with the community is demanding stephanie. >> grant, i mean, this community is no stranger to devastating fires. as you can see, that's why this study was done. the show major problem spots. they want t