lily lo, founder of the nonprofit be chinatown, is busy walking through chinatown, making sure small businesses know about the festivities on inauguration night. lo organized nine night markets in chinatown last year. wednesday's market will be three blocks along grant avenue between sacramento to jackson streets. there will be 18 vendors and a stage for live music. i don't mind, you know, to continue, you know, you know, doing the night market, we bring a lot of young people to chinatown to enforce. you know, the bottom line is, you know, create jobs and bring it bring income to these small businesses. it's exciting. of course, you know, for my for me, you know, i i'm not i'm not looking for a job. i'm not running for an office. i will not ask him for money. so i, you know, i'm happy to help. at the same time, a sold out dinner at far east cafe, one of chinatown's last remaining banquet halls, is being organized by asian american community groups. they estimate up to 800 attendees. it's going to happen. mark young is the founder of the nonprofit stand with asians. there will be lion

lily lo, founder of the nonprofit be chinatown, is busy walking through chinatown, making sure small businesses know about the festivities on inauguration night. lo organized nine night markets in chinatown last year. wednesday's market will be three blocks along grant avenue between sacramento to jackson streets. there will be 18 vendors and a stage for live music. i don't mind, you know, to continue, you know, you know, doing the night market, we bring a lot of young people to chinatown to enforce. you know, the bottom line is, you know, create jobs and bring and bring income to these small businesses. it's exciting. of course, you know, my for me, you know, i i'm not i'm not looking for a job. i'm not running for an office. i will not ask him for money. so i, you know, i'm happy to help. at the same time, a sold outinner at far east cafe, one of chinatown's last remaining banquet halls, is being organized by asian american community groups. they estimate up to 800 attendees. it's going to happen. mark young is the founder of the nonprofit stand with asians. there will be lion danc

lily lo, founder of the nonprofit be chinatown, is busy walking through chinatown, making sure small businesses know about the festivities on inauguration night. lo organized nine night markets in chinatown last year. wednesday's market will be three blocks along grant avenue between sacramento to jackson streets. there will be 18 vendors and a stage for live music. i don't mind,ou know, to continue, you know, you know, doing the night market, we bring a lot of young people to chinatown to enforce. you know, the bottom line is, you know, create jobs and bring and bring income to these small businesses. it's exciting. of course, you know, my for me, you know, i i'm not i'm not looking for a job. i'm not running for an office. i will not ask him for money. so i, you know, i'm happy to help. at the same time, a sold out dinner at far east cafe, one of chinatown's last remaining banquet halls, is being organized by asian american community groups. they estimate up to 800 attendees. it's going to happen. mark young is the founder of the nonprofit stand with asians. there will be lion danc

the goal of the whole thing is even that night market will revitalize chinatown. >> chinatown has struggled to bounce back from the pandemic and events like this really help. >> since the covid pandemic hit our restaurant has been going downward. making such promotions and celebration will definitely help a lot. >> locals tell us that they have real hope that the new mayor can continue to bring san francisco back to life. tonight is just the first in what they hope will be a long future of success for the city and all of its neighborhoods. >> we hope that the new mayor will do more for san francisco. >> reporter: hope really is the word. you can see behind me, the energy is high and people are excited. i think the mayor is hoping that the excitement continues long into his administration. - [announcer] our world is constantly changing, and every day stanford medicine advances our understanding. our world class school of medicine and adult and children's health systems work together, expanding what we know and sharing what we discover, to make breakthroughs both possible and accessible. stan

he says you can feel the buzz in chinatown. it's going to be 18 vendors.here's going to be a local headliner dj. his name is zoo, and there's also going to be cultural festivities as as well as this banquet that we've got going on that's going to have over 900 aapi guests from the community. the night market cebration is co-hosted by the inaugural committee and the nonprofit group b chinatown. tonight, we're going to be putting on a big performance. jane wong is with lion dance mean. they teach lion and dragon dance to high schoolers and tell us they're bringing about 75 high school students out to perform tonight. we're bringing out all red lions tonight. and red is the symbol of good fortune. so we're hoping to bring some good fortune to daniel lurie during his term as mayor, and hopefully he'll bring some good fortune back to our community as well. and there are quite a few people out here on grant avenue, and it does look like more are coming. the night market continues tonight until 10:00. reporting live in san francisco. christie smith, nbc, bay area

that, you know, bring people to chinatown. this is something because chinatown is so, you know, so quiet. it's been very slow. so i think a lot of merchants really are, you know, see, we can bring people to, you know, especially young people. >> the night market on wednesday will feature a beer garden on commercial street. 100,000 firecrackers will be lit in front of the historic far east restaurant with lion dancers to celebrate. lurie. inside, there will be a nine course banquet for the new mayor. >> he does care about chinatown, so. and i think it's not only chinatown that you know the asian community. >> organizers say the $1,000 per table event sold out in days. guest speakers include governor gavin newsom, former mayors willie brown and frank jordan. >> it's the first time a mayor has ever selected chinatown as the site for inauguration festivities, and we're extremely grateful to people who plan to attend the banquet. >> shared this photo with me saying that lurie participated in their chinese new year parade float and

lily lo, founder of the nonprofit be chinatown, is busy walking through chinatown, making sure smallusinesses know about the festivities on inauguration night. lo organized nine night markets in chinatown last year. wednesday's market will be three blocks along grant avenue between sacramento to jackson streets. there will be 18 vendors and a stage for live music. i don't mind, you know, to continue, you know, you know, doing the night market, we bring a lot of young people to chinatown to enforce. you know, the bottom line is, you know, create jobs and bring it bring income to this small business. it's exciting. of course, you know, for my for me, you know, i i'm not i'm not looking for a job. i'm not running for an office. i will not ask him for money. so i, you know, i'm happy to help. at the same time, a sold o dinner at far east cafe, one of chinatown's last remaining banquet halls, is being organized by asian american community groups. they estimate up to 800 attendees. it's going to happen. mark young is the founder of the nonprofit stand with asians. there will be lion dancer

we're going to take you to the celebration happening right now in chinatown. i love people, and i want to help make people's lives better. and we catch up with former congresswoman barbara lee. moments after making her run for oakland mayor official. good evening. this is nbc bay area news tonight, and i'm jessica aguirre. we begin in los angeles. day two of a growing inferno in southern california. the massive and now deadly wildfire emergency unfolding. and now, just in the last hour, another fire igniting, this time in the hollywood hills. firefighters overwhelmed. evacuations have now been ordered for this new wildfire near runyon canyon. sky ranger overhead. right now live. look at what's being called the sunset fire. it started just before 6 p.m. it's burning toward hollywood boulevard. at least 20 acres have burned so far. and now this is adding more strain on already strained resources. firefighters have been at work for more than 24 hours tackling the palisades fire and pacific palisades. the eaton fire, which started last night, that one already bein

that, you know, bring people to chinatown. this is something because chinatown is so, you know, so quiet. it's been very slow. so i think a lot of merchants really are, you know, see, we can bring people to, you know, especially young people. >> the night market on wednesday will feature a beer garden on commercial street. 100,000 firecrackers will be lit in front of the historic far east restaurant, with lion dancers to celebrate. lurie. inside, there will be a nine course banquet for the new mayor. >> he does care about chinatown, so. and i think it's not only chinatown that you know the asian community. >> organizers say the $1,000 per table event sold out in days. guest speakers include governor gavin newsom, former mayors willie brown and frank jordan. >> it's the first time a mayor has ever selected chinatown as the site for inauguration festivities, and we're extremely grateful to people who plan to attend the banquet. >> shared this photo with me saying that lurie participated in their chinese new year parade float and

well, they are continuing tonight in a special chinatown night market. businesses in that area have been slow to recover from the pandemic, hoping the inauguration could be a turning point. our lauren toms spoke to business owners who are optimistic for the future. >> reporter: in san francisco's chinatown, grand avenue is buzzing with anticipation, alongside a city waiting a shift in leadership. as they come alive for daniel lurie's celebratory inauguration night market. >> i'm very excited because, you know, people will come to chinatown and that means good business for us. >> reporter: the moment is sweeter than the tea he serves in his boba shop. they opened their store in the midst of the pandemic as they saw tourism and foot traffic decline. and it has been slow to return. >> i think that is one of our goals that we want to achieve and have a chance to bring people, bring tourism back to chinatown. and then, you know, to show who we are and then we have it. >> reporter: and for max, it is not just about sales, but reviving a sense of community. he'

it was a ghost town in chinatown. i figured it's time to shoot chinatown store front nobody.verybody on grand avenue. there was not a soul out walking around chinatown. a new asia restaurant, it used to be the biggest restaurant in chinatown. it can hold about a 1,000 people and i had been shooting events there for many years. it turned into a supermarket. and i got in. i shot the supermarket. you know, and its transformation. even the owner of the restaurant the restaurant, it's 50 years old. i said, yeah. it looks awful. history. because i'm shooting history. and it's impressive because it's history because you can't repeat. it's gone it's gone. >> you stick with her, she'll teach you everything. >> cellphone photography, that's going to be the generation. i think cellphones in the next two, three years, the big cameras are obsolete already. mirrorless camera is going to take over market and the cellphone is going to be better. but nobody's going to archive it. nobody's going to keep good history. everybody's going to take snapshots, but nobody's going to catalog. they don'

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for the new that's the nightcap kron. 4 sarah stinson is live in chinatown has goats there. around dancers. the just alert vip mayor willie brown, and one now we also caught up with take a listen. >> but i this is the first time that mayor has chosen to celebrate in chinatown. i also know that we are bringing together many diverse asian american and i am obviously part of korean community and very proud to representing representing the korean community at this about. >> time where a lot of about what he plans lot excitement, as you can see. >> it's an live for us in china town. former congresswoman barbara has announced that she's running for oakland. mayor. she joins list of candidates who are vying for that position ahead of the special election happening in april. our first philippe djegal reports following an unsuccessful bid for a seat in the u.s. senate. former congresswoman barbara lee officially jumped into oakland's mayoral race wednesday. >> after representing the town nationally since chose not to seek re-election last year and in a pre produced video released onl

this is the first time that mayor has chosen to celebrate in chinatown. about 1000 people gathered at far east cafe for a banquet thing do >> some of the big names include senator scott wiener, california attorney general rob bonta sf district attorney brooke jenkins and police chief bill scott. so impressed with every you know, every what the wants to staff, you guys up. i mean, obviously, that's always your go that hear that. that's the that's really important. we've been running at about 75% of where we should be. so. >> as we get hire a staff i think we can do better and do more thing. former mayor willie brown was also in attendance. well, he admitted mayor london breed was his pick. >> he says he has faith in what larry can bring to the table. i do think he's going to try to get the town open again by starting with having the public employees go to work. >> rather 3 days a week, all 5 days a week. >> after back-to-back events lure ending his inaugural night market with live djs, including dj zoom, who's from here. so we've got our boba. we're ready

it's like so important for us to unite, to have one voice. >> banners which read chinatown celebrates. mayor daniel lowry, went up tuesday afternoon. along grant avenue. dozens of union workers set up a stage for the live performances that will be part of the chinatown night market. >> to us, it means a great start for a new administration in san francisco and new beginnings and a really auspicious moment for san francisco. >> crews in chinatown will continue to set up wednesday morning. the night market starts at 530 and everyone is invited to attend the inauguration ceremony here at civic center plaza. if you don't have a ticket, it will be standing room in san francisco. amber lee ktvu, fox two news. >> still to come, a big announcement today from nvidia on a number of new products. also ahead, new details are emerging about the truck explosion outside of the trump hotel in las vegas. the technology officials say the suspect used to help plan the attack. also, tragedy in hawaii, the deadly fire that killed a young irefig (woman) i've got this dream... and you're all in it! (banker

tonight, a night market in chinatown was held as part of the celebration.re going to show you why business owners say tonight's event was so important. >> and former congresswoman barbara lee makes it official. she has entered the crowded office today. ktvu is amber lee live tonight in chinatown. after attending the inauguration night festivities. amber. >> mike. the mayor celebrated with a night market and banquet right here on grant avenue in chinatown. now, both events drew a huge turnout. people tell me they're excited and optimistic about new leadership. [music] a colorful display of chinese culture and artistry. a troupe from lion dance me greeted mayor daniel lurie as he arrived at the historic far east restaurant in chinatown for the inauguration night banquet. he lit 100,000 firecrackers. they are symbols of good luck. >> how are you doing? >> inside, i caught up with the new mayor as he went from table to table, greeting members of the asian community credited with helping him get into office. mayor, will you describe the feeling you have right no

daniel lurie met with officers in chinatown listening to their concerns. he acknowledged the decrease in crime but said there's still work to be done. >> it's incredibly hopeful. we have to continue to do our work. i've commended them on those crime stats going down. i want to continue to see improvements there. >> specifically, the mayor elect said he wants to see increased focus on the fentanyl epidemic and to maintain the focus on public safety. he said we'll get more details on his plans on wednesday in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu, fox two news. >> coming up at 11, we are continuing to follow the two fast-moving wildfires tearing through southern california tonight, the latest on the firefight as thousands flee from their homes. [music] >> anna merryweather. we are in the clear right now and still some breezy to windy conditions out there. coming up, we'll talk more about a wind advisory and our dry weather stretch. >> it's going to stick around, but first, it's been two years since the deadly beating of tyree nichols by former officers in th

that, you know, bring people to chinatown. this is something because chinatown is so, you know, so quiet. it means very slow. so i think a lot of merchants really are, you know, see, we can bring people to, you know, especially young people. >> the night market on wednesday will feature a beer garden on commercial street. 100,000 firecrackers will be lit in front of the historic far east restaurant with lion dancers to celebrate lurie. inside, there will be a nine course banquet for the new mayor. >> he does care about chinatown, so. and i think it's not only chinatown that you know asian community. >> organizers say the $1,000 per table event sold out in days. guest speakers include governor gavin newsom, former mayors willie brown and frank jordan. >> it's the first time a mayor has ever selected chinatown as the site for inauguration festivities, and we're extremely grateful. >> two people who plan to attend the banquet shared this photo with me, saying that lurie participated in their chinese new year parade float and supp

this is the first time that mayor has chosen to celebrate in chinatown. about 1000 people gathered at far east cafe for a banquet really >> some of the big names include senator scott wiener, california attorney general rob bonta sf district attorney brooke jenkins and police chief bill scott. so every know, every what the wants to staff, you guys up. i mean, obviously, that's always your go that hear that. that's a that's really important. we've been running at about 75% of where we should be. so. >> as we get higher as that we can do better and do more thing. former mayor willie brown was also in attendance. well, he admitted mayor london breed was his pick. >> he says he has faith in what larry can bring to the table. i do think he's going to try to get the town open again by starting with having the public employees go to work. >> rather 3 days a week, all 5 days a week. >> after back-to-back events lure ending his inaugural night market with live djs, including dj zoom, who's from here. so we've got our boba. we're ready to listen some music people h

chinatown after a tight inauguration day scheduleor the new mayor, daniel lurie. i'm feeling very calm. i'm feeling like, okay, it is a new era here in san francisco, one that is going to be defined not only by change, but accountability. that's what he told a crowd of roughly 800 inside the banquet room of far east cafe on grant. centering the aapi community. this community is what powers our city. in a tight and sometimes chaotic squeeze for supporters and dignitaries, including sfpd chief bill scott, who talked about the mayor's new plan, he announced during his inauguration speech an emergency declaration to combat the fentanyl crisis. i definitely feel that there's a lot more progress that will be made. you know, we'll see with the emergency order. when that happens, it can speed things up. attorney general rob bonta also says he will work with the mayor to perhaps bring special resources for law enforcement to tackle the crisis. we can bring those to bear here in san francisco to work on tackling some of the organized criminal groups involved in peddling fen

chinatown will hold a night market and community festival later today.ori will be the first mayor to celebrate his first day in office in this neighborhood. doors open for the inauguration this morning here at 1030. once it wraps up, an open house for the public will be held inside of san francisco city hall. we're told they will have live music, a photo line with the new mayor, and an opportunity to write a wish for the city. live in san francisco. lena howland, abc seven news. >> of course, as one mayor comes in, another one goes out. mayor london breed is serving her last day in office yesterday. breed was first elected mayor in 2018 after serving as interim mayor for a few months. yesterday, she joined abc seven news anchor julian glover for abc seven news at three to reflect on her time as mayor and on what she would do if she had an extra year in office. >> i mean, we've helped over 20,000 people exit homelessness. i've increased shelter capacity by close to 70%. permanent supportive housing. we are seeing real change there. we're seeing our overdo

this is kind of what you would see at a regular night market in chinatown. of course, this is a special one for the inauguration of daniel lurie. and it's an exciting of event here tonight. i just spoke with one person who says he's going to 4 different events tonight. it looks like we need to send it back to you. we will be out here for the night. it's quite exciting. back to you. >> thank you to sarah stinson. we want to head now to southern california. for mayor karen bass. following that, we'll hear from chair of the board of supervisors, kathryn barger. >> after that, we'll hear from county board of supervisors supervisor lindsey horvath following that. we'll hear from la city fire chief kristen crowley following that. we'll hear from la county fire chief anthony maroney. after that, we'll hear from la pd chief jim mcdonnell. then sheriff robert luna. and following that, we'll hear from la dwp general manager jim, the skin giannis as well as superintendent about albert. oprah follow. the mayor will come back to the podium and open it up for questions. i

the zodiac wall in san francisco's chinatown is taking shape this weekend. this is the 10th year volunteers have organized the wall. it started as just a small family event, and now the whole community is invited to take part. all you need to do is write a wish for the new year in a red envelope, anelopes are then arranged in a mural that celebrates the new year. this year's theme is spirit for the spirit snake. this year we're going to have a very complicated chinese character. the theme is ling. in english it means so good god, goodness, greatness, and also functioning and activity. so we wish the community to be unified, to effective and whatever they do will be functioning okay. you can find the chinatown zodiac wall near the corner of grant avenue and jack kerouac alley in san francisco. quick reminder, we are now on streaming on pluto 24/7. you can watch nbc bay area news anytime you want to scan this qr code for our easy how to stream guide on our favorite streaming platform, you can watch our live newscast, breaking updates and other content. z's bak

reconnecting chinatown. the federal injection of cash coming for oakland to increase access and barry weathered has been a dry weather stretch. >> it will continue into the weekend. now we're talking about some stronger winds. as we start off your officers cannot chase suspect suspects for things like sideshows, reckless driving and burglaries, and other property crimes. newly elected oakland city council member ken houston says the city needs to better enable officials to catch criminals who run. >> but if they have the option and we have police officers that are trained, highly trained people make mistakes, but they are highly trained, right? they'll make a sound judgment. >> critics say the rules should stay in place, arguing the more you chase, the more you're putting lives at risk. residents will have the chance to weigh in wednesday during a town hall meeting. the san francisco zoo is still trying to obtain giant pandas from china, but now the sf zoological society says it's unsure if it will happen. t

and service to the people of san francisco. >> telling the crowd it was clear he wanted to be in chinatown night. >> this community is what powers our city, and you have my commitment that the api and chinese community will have an ally and a friend in me every single day. >> the mayor ending with a call to action. >> it's time for us to roll up our sleeves and let's get to work. but tonight, let's celebrate. >> thank you. tara campbell, abc seven news. >> we continue to follow that breaking news in southern california. firefighters have their hands full tonight, to be sure, with three major wildfires along with several other smaller fires burning. at least five people have died. at least 1100 structures have burned, many of them homes. the largest fire is the palisades fire, at nearly 16,000 acres. wow. >> you know, when it comes to the weather situation, we should consider ourselves very fortunate here. >> you know, we've had some rain which helped tamp down even though we had some wind. the fire danger. they did not have that happen in los angeles. just bone dry. sandy. >> yeah. and dan

and service to the people of san francisco. >> telling the crowd it was clear he wanted to be in chinatownon this night. >> this community is what powers our city, and you have my commitment that the api and chinese community will have an ally and a friend in me every single day. >> the mayor ending with a call to action. >> it's time for us to roll up our sleeves and let's get to work. but tonight, let's celebrate. >> thank you. tara campbell, abc seven news. >> we continue to follow that breaking news in southern california. firefighters have their hands full tonight, to be sure, with three major wildfires along with several other smaller fires burning. at least five people have died. at least 1100 structures have burned, many of them homes. the largest fire is the palisades fire, at nearly 16,000 acres. wow. >> you know, when it comes to the weather situation, we should consider ourselves very fortunate here. >> you know, we've had some rain which helped tamp down even though we had some wind. the fire danger. they did not have that happen in los angeles. just bone dry. sandy. >> yeah.

it was a ghost town in chinatown. i figured it's time to shoot chinatown store front nobody.body on grand avenue. there was not a soul out walking around chinatown. a new asia restaurant, it used to be the biggest restaurant in chinatown. it can hold about a 1,000 people and i had been shooting events there for many years. it turned into a supermarket. and i got in. i shot the supermarket. you know, and its transformation. even the owner of the restaurant the restaurant, it's 50 years old. i said, yeah. it looks awful. history. because i'm shooting history. and it's impressive because it's history because you can't repeat. it's gone it's gone. >> you stick with her, she'll teach you everything. >> cellphone photography, that's going to be the generation. i think cellphones in the next two, three years, the big cameras are obsolete already. mirrorless camera is going to take over market and the cellphone is going to be better. but nobody's going to archive it. nobody's going to keep good history. everybody's going to take snapshots, but nobody's going to catalog. they don't ca

that new grant will fund enhancements to the underpasses that currently separate chinatown, increasingety measures, expanding accessible walkways and bike paths. a northern california indigenous tribe is celebrating a victory that will also bring big changes to the city of vallejo. the u.s. department of interior is approving a request by the scotts valley band of pomo indians to place a 128 acre parcel of land in federal trust. what that means is the government holds the title, but the tribe gets to develop and govern the land. the scotts valley tribe plans to build an eight story casino, as well as homes and an administrative building on the site, which is bordered by i-80 and columbus parkway in vallejo. several bay area tribes, along with governor newsom, oppose the plan. they say the scotts valley tribe has no historic connection to the land. meanwhile, macy's flagship san francisco store has been spared. for now, the company has shared a list of more than 60 store locations closing this year. macy's said it will close 66 stores, most in the first quarter of the year, and that inc

people packed the streets here in chinatown to enjoy live music and vendors. time for us to roll up our sleeves get to tonight celebrate a celebration in san francisco's chinatown for the new year. and the new mayor, daniel lurie. fireworks and dragon dances kicked off the inaugural night market on grant avenue. >> it's a historic event really when i know this is the first time that mayor has chosen to celebrate in chinatown, about 1000 people gathered at far east cafe for a banquet thing do >> some of the big names include senator scott wiener, california attorney general rob bonta sf district attorney brooke jenkins and police chief bill scott. so every to what the wants to staff, you guys up. i mean, obviously, that's always your go that hear that. that's the years old. that's really important. we've been running at about 75% of where we should be. so. >> as we get hire a staff i we can do better and do more thing. former mayor willie brown was also in attendance. well, he admitted mayor london breed was his pick. >> he says he has faith in what larry can b

we are a family business that started in san francisco chinatown by my parents who started the business in the mid 1980s. today we follow the same footsteps of my parents. we source the teas by the harvest season and style of crafting and the specific variety. we specialize in premium tea. today i still visit many of the farms we work with multigenerational farms that produce premium teas with its own natural flavors. it is very much like grapes for wine. what we do is more specialized, but it is more natural. growing up in san francisco i used to come and help my parents after school whether in middle school or high school and throughout college. i went to san francisco state university. i did stay home and i helped my parents work throughout the summers to learn what it is that makes our community so special. after graduating i worked for an investment bank in hong kong for a few years before returning when my dad said he was retiring. he passed away a few years ago. after taking over the business we made this a little more accessible for visitors as well as residents of san francisco

the event starts at 1130 in the morning, followed by that night market and chinatown from 530 to 9 in the evening should be quite the event. >> zac sos in studio tonight. zach. thank you. staying in san francisco, all of the. there were thousands of customers whose power was restored. it was all due to a gas leak. they had to be evacuated. and we do know this happened in the city's outer richmond neighborhood. ktvu bailey o'carroll spoke with residents who describe the chaos that ensued when the leak started, and all of a sudden, all #### broke loose and we're like, holy, they hit a bigger pipe. >> and then we realized it was gas. >> thousands of people in san francisco had their power shut off, and others had to be evacuated saturday when a crew working struck a gas line. >> this is city workers doing roadside street work. it's our understanding at this time, which is subject to change, that while doing their digging operations, they struck and breached a four inch pge line. >> the leak started just after 1130 in the morning, and gas could be smelled in the blocks surrounding where t

, a very funny man you know from "the daily show," and he as a new show on hulu called "interior chinatown] and later, from our outdoor stage, a grammy-nominated band from kentucky. their album is called "you won't go before you're supposed to," music from knocked loose with poppy. [ cheers and applause ] our first guest tonight is an emmy and grammy award-winning performer who is currently on her first stand-up tour in six years. the "my life on the ptsd list" tour stops at the chicago theater on new year's eve. please welcome kathy griffin. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: you look fantastic. you look festive. >> i am festive. i have my first new year's eve gig after i got [ bleep ] canned from cnn six years ago for a rather infamous photo of the previous administration, soon to be the next administration. >> jimmy: that's right, that's right. >> every so often, i do a little decapitating on the side. [ laughter ] but i am done with that now. >> jimmy: i'm glad to see you, i really am. >> i love you so much. >> jimmy: what is that, a necklace you've got on? >> this is a mirror ball to

chinatown will hold a night market and community festival later today.ori will be the first mayor to celebrate his first day in office in this neighborhood. doors open for the inauguration here at 1030 this morning. once it wraps up, an open house for the public will be held inside of city hall. that's where we are told they will have live music, a photo line with the new mayor, and an opportunity to write a wish for the city. live in san francisco. lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you lena. more on this. now. the new mayor is a new direction for the city. daniel lurie takes over after six years of london breed leading san francisco. abc seven news anchor dan ashley gives us a snapshot of san francisco at this point. >> overall, crime is at a 20 year low. our abc seven data team fact checked statistics sent out by the city. homicides are down 35% in the past year, and auto break ins dropped more than 50%. homelessness is up, reaching a record of more than 8300 people at last count in 2024. san francisco has the highest homelessness rate per capita

this is the first time that mayor has chosen to celebrate in chinatown. about 1000 people gathered at far east cafe for a banquet really >> some of the big names include senator scott wiener, california attorney general rob bonta sf district attorney brooke jenkins and police chief bill scott. so every know, every what the wants to staff, you guys up. i mean, obviously, that's always your go that hear that. that's a that's really important. we've been running at about 75% of where we should be. so. >> as we get higher, a that we can do better and do more thing. former mayor willie brown was also in attendance. well, he admitted mayor london breed was his pick. >> he says he has faith in what larry can bring to the table. i do think he's going to try to get the town open again by starting with having the public employees go to work. >> rather 3 days a week, all 5 days a week. >> after back-to-back events lure ending his inaugural night market with live djs, including dj zoom, who's from here. so we've got our boba. we're ready to listen some music people h

. >>> san francisco is kicking off lunar new year preparations in chinatown.nt up today between grant and broadway. volunteers added over 1200 red envelopes filled with new year wishes. the organizers says the iconic wall attracts visitors for photos and shares positive messages each year. this year marks the tenth anniversary of the zodiac wall installation in chinatown. >>> tomorrow night the 82nd golden globes air here on cbs. netflix's emilia perez tops the nominations with ten, including best comedy and musical. on the comedy side, fx's the bear leads, following with only murders in the bidding and shogun with four each. and this year's host is ni kki glazer. it airs tomorrow night here on kpix and streaming on paramount plus. >>> i think that's going to almost do it for this show, but we'll ring touches of black. they say a lot without having to say much. they stand for elegance. refinement. and prestige. even a little can go a long way. and though they're darker than the darkest night. they make you see everything in a new light. the kia x-line nightfal

lurie will be sworn in at city hall and will then take the festivities to chinatown. inauguration events include a night market on grand avenue and an outdoor concert. lurie will also attend a banquet in his honor, hosted by a group of chinatown organizations. president elect donald trump's inauguration on january 20th could be the most expensive ever. contributions to trump's second inauguration have surpassed $150 million, and that is more than double biden's inauguration. ceos from amazon, meta, uber and ford have all pledged $1 million each. flags on inauguration day will be at half staff to honor former president jimmy carter, who died a few days ago. and fencing has already been put up around the capitol as a security measure before january 6th. vote certification travel just got a bit easier in eastern europe. romania and bulgaria have become full members of the european union's borderless travel zone, known as the schengen zone. the area now encompasses 25 of the 27 eu member states, excluding cyprus and ireland. it also covers switzerland, norway, iceland and

lurie will be celebrating and entertained in chinatown.r acting police chief for antioch is going back to the job. captain joe vigil is the newest acting police chief for the city of antioch. the focus for the department is to get back to full staffing and to move past the racist text messaging scandal that captured the attention of the u.s. department of justice. a settlement was made last week, and the department's policies will be under the review of a third party. the new acting chief says while the department is going through improvements, there is still a lot of work to do. >> i want us to continue working with our mayor and city council on moving the agency and the needs of the city forward. our priorities will continue to be hiring, recruiting and public safety. >> the city manager is launching a nationwide search for the city's next permanent chief. acting chief vigil says he is already planning to apply for that job. >> well, state oversight of the san francisco police department is ending with a new report finding that most of t

chinatown is showing more of the people will the traditional thepg. >> north beach is i know one oflast little italian community. >> one of the last neighborhood that hadn't changed a whole lot and san francisco community so strong and the sense of partnership with businesses as well and i just love north beach community old school italian comfort and love that is what italians are all about we need people to come here and shop here so we can keep this going not only us but, of course, everything else in the community i think local businesses the small ones and coffee shops are unique in their own way that is the characteristic of the neighborhood i peace officer prefer it is local character you have to support them. >> really notice the port this community we really need to kind of really shop locally and support the communityly live in it is more economic for people to survive here. >> i came down to treasure island to look for a we've got a long ways to go. ring i just got married and didn't want something on line i've met artists and local business owners they need money to go o

lurie is then hosting a party in chinatown afterward around 530, along with the chinatown night market. we will have special coverage of the mayoral inauguration starting at 1130 tomorrow morning, as well as on all of our streaming platforms including roku, pluto and nbcbayarea.com. scammers are continuing to blow up people's cell phones, so viewers are blowing up our inbox. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura with a warning next. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri with more checks on the wind and what i think will help to get rid of any kind of wind here as we move pete g. writes, "my tween wants a new phone. how do i not break the bank?" we got you, pete. xfinity mobile was designed to save you money and gives you access to wifi speeds up to a gig. so you get high speeds for low prices. better than getting low speeds for high prices. right, bruce? -jealous? yeah, look at that. -honestly. someone get a helmet on this guy. xfinity internet customers, ask how to get an unlimited line free for a year, plus a free 5g phone. they're also not alone. so now the attorney general is getti

while his inauguration committee hosts a chinatown night market on grant avenue. sounds like a party. >>> turning to the weather now, the first rain of the new year is about to arrive in the bay area and we are also expecting the return of some dangerous surf. taking a live look at the pacifica pier. right now first alert chief meteorologist paul heggen has a closer look at this system heading our way. >> yeah. we'll see high waves after this next rainmaker moves in, probably not as high as what damaged the santa cruz wharf. we'll track that the next couple days. let's look where the rain is now. it's to our north, showers in the pacific northwest and the north coast of california, not quite into the bay area yet. that will change as we head through tonight. let's look at the local map and simulate what the radar is going to look like as we head through tonight into early tomorrow morning. this goes from 8:00 this evening through 8:00 tomorrow morning and the next several hours there's nothing on the radar simulation. the first showers don't move into the north ba

and you can find the chinatown zodiac wall if you've never seen it near the corner of grant avenue and jack kerouac alley in san francisco. well, it turns out people are not the only ones who like puzzles. take a look at this. the san francisco zoo posted this video of an ocelot trying to figure out a puzzle. you can see pepita climbing a tree to get a treat out of a container dangling from a branch. zoo says its staff uses devices like this to help keep the animals engaged and active, and trying to figure out what's in the what's in there. what's in it for me? if you were wondering, an ocelot is a wild cat. they grow to be between 18 and 30 pounds, and they're native to mexico and south america. pretty cool. yeah. all right. jimmy butler's days in miami may be numbered, but there is no guarantee he's heading to san francisco next. the miami heat star, benched for seven games after he made it clear during a press conference on thursday that he's open to leaving the team. the heat suspended him yesterday, calling his conduct detrimental to the team. but while there have been rumors that

. >> meantime, in chinatown, preparations were underway for an inauguration day night market concert and unity banquet at far east cafe. lurie is the first mayor to celebrate his first day in office in the neighborhood. kevin chan, owner of legacy small business the chinatown fortune cookie company, is excited about the attention the chinese community and us, even me, have high hopes on him, but hopes to turn his community's fortunes around after lingering problems in the neighborhood. >> i see a bunch of garbage everywhere every day, and the tourists come by and see this. they walk up to see it. they walk down. they see it. it's disgusting. >> chan is choosing to be cautiously optimistic because all the politicians departments. >> i hope it's not a show. >> back at congregation emanu-el, daniel lurie's own father, rabbi brian lurie, gave his blessing to his teary eyed son. >> i love you very much. >> who then made this promise back to the city of san francisco. >> and i commit to all of you that i will never stop working on behalf of all of you and every single san franciscan. thank

. >> reconnecting chinatown. the federal injection of cash coming for oakland to increase access coming up. >> and a controversial policy up for debate. why? some people say it's time for change. the oakland police departments pursuit policy. they want to make i easier for o icers this saturday. the death toll from the l.a. wildfires is now up to 11. about 150,000 people still under mandatory evacuation orders. fires are now on track to be the costliest ever in u.s. history. officials estimate damages could be as high as $150 billion. fire has destroyed at least 12,000 homes and businesses, leaving many communities unrecognizable. overall, the fires have burned more than 37,000 acres. that's an area bigger than the city of san francisco. and staff from san francisco's spca are heading down to southern california next week to relieve overcrowded animal shelters in l.a. they're bringing back animals right back here to the bay area in order to make room in the southern california shelters for animals that have been

i believe that there's going to be an inauguration night celebration in chinatown. yeah, night market there they're shutting down the street with a beer garden. 100,000 firecrackers are supposed to go off outside the the far east restaurant lion dancers and then inside, you have $1000 tables, 9 course meal. it's a whole to do. what does it mean that now? mayor lori has chosen chinatown for this historic event. >> well, i think pretty clear in the past 4 years. it's been the emergence, asian-american community, particularly the chinese american community in san francisco has as more than just political constituency to be rude, but a political force in their own right with regard and especially when you saw the rolls that they they played with regard to recalling of the school board, some of the proposition that around the ballot. i mean, this is a business is a now long overdue recognition of the importance of the of the cia's american community. and i think this is great this is a this is this is long overdue. given our history in this city are role in history. the

people packed the streets here in chinatown to enjoy live music and vendors. time for us to roll up our sleeves. and let's get to tonight celebrate a celebration in san francisco's chinatown for the new year. and the new mayor, daniel lurie. dragon dances kicked off the inaugural night market on grant avenue. >> it's a historic event really when i know this is the first time that mayor has chosen to celebrate in chinatown, about 1000 people gathered at far east cafe for a banquet thing do >> some of the big names include senator scott wiener, california attorney general rob bonta sf district attorney brooke jenkins and police chief bill scott. so every to what the wants to staff, you guys up. i mean, obviously that's always your go that hear that. that's the that's really important. we've been running at about 75% of where we should be. so. >> as we get hire a staff i we can do better and do more thing. former mayor willie brown was also in attendance. well, he admitted mayor london breed was his pick. >> he says he has faith in what larry can bring to the tab

. >> meantime, in chinatown, preparations were underway for an inauguration day night market concert and unity banquet at far east cafe. lurie is the first mayor to celebrate his first day in office in the neighborhood. kevin chan, owner of legacy small business the chinatown fortune cookie company, is excited about the attention the chinese community and us, even me, have high hopes on him, but hopes to turn his community's fortunes around after lingering problems in the neighborhood. >> i see a bunch of garbage everywhere every day, and the tourists come by and see this. they walk up to see it. they walk down. they see it. it's disgusting. >> chan is choosing to be cautiously optimistic because all the politicians departments. >> i hope it's not a show. >> back at congregation emanu-el, daniel lurie's own father, rabbi brian lurie, gave his blessing to his teary eyed son. >> i love you very much. >> who then made this promise back to the city of san francisco. >> and i commit to all of you that i will never stop working on behalf of all of you and every single san franciscan. thank

, i think is also the heartbeat of asian america. >> nonprofit b chinatown will hold a special night market and just announced s.f. native, grammy nominated edm artist zoo will headline a performance along with dj ruckus. also that night, the legacy restaurant far east cafe will look very different. eight community groups organized what's being billed as a unity dinner for more than 800 guests from across different communities. among the expected attendees, california's governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and more. >> even though asians make up 35% of the population of san francisco, sometimes the community doesn't feel like its concerns are always taken equally into account. >> in san francisco, dion lim, abc seven news. >> and stick with abc seven news for complete coverage of lowery's swearing in. on wednesday, we'll stream his inauguration ceremony on abc seven news.com and our abc seven bay area app. >> across the bay in oakland, that city is also going through a leadership change this week at a special city council meeting today, a new interim mayor, council member

, i think is also the heartbeat of asian america. >> nonprofit b chinatown will hold a special night market and just announced s.f. native, grammy nominated edm artist zoo will headline a performance along with dj ruckus. also that night, the legacy restaurant far east cafe will look very different. eight community groups organized what's being billed as a unity dinner for more than 800 guests from across different communities. among the expected attendees, california's governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and more. >> even though asians make up 35% of the population of san francisco, sometimes the community doesn't feel like its concerns are always taken equally into account. >> in san francisco, dion lim, abc seven news. >> and stick with abc seven news for complete coverage of lowery's swearing in. on wednesday, we'll stream his inauguration ceremony on abc seven news.com and our abc seven bay area app. >> across the bay in oakland, that city is also going through a leadership change this week at a special city council meeting today, a new interim mayor, council member

born in chinatown, same as bruce lee, chinatown hospital.ng construction, why don't we open a hardware store? it is nice dove tail to each other, so that is how that got started. we started this store in 1983, and we have been going every since, so now it is 40 years. i like serving my neighborhood. i fealt a hardware store is different from other businesses. most businesses you want to buy this or that and eat this or that. a hardware store is different. people come in and usually have a problem and need a solution and looking for you to navigate them through that problem and offer them products that help them get to where they need to go. the people are great. i love this neighborhood. there is different etnisties and cultures here. we all intermingle and mix together and get along fine and i like that about this neighborhood t. is nice place to be. it is near the beach and beautiful and near the zoom and park and stern grove. great schools and parks. what's twl not to like? i am always looks around the corner the next thing to and crank i