we continue to do kwanzaa. every year is to really bring people back to their roots and understand we do have something. and kwanzaa is by the first fruit. because again, like i say, africa, we move into the dry season and this is the time, the fruits, you know, the harvest is planted and whatnot. now, kwanzaa, if you didn't know, was first celebrated in los angeles in 1966 as a way for african americans to celebrate their history and their culture. okay. want to take you back outside a little bit. san francisco, less than five hours till midnight. jeff, has your final forecast for the fireworks. are you going to be able to see it? and then we'll talk a little bit about new year's day as well. if you're buzzed and doing this... to make yourself feel okay to drive... you're not okay to drive. kids as in babies set to debut january 1st. this will mark the end of generation alpha, and generation beta will start arriving in 2025 through 2039. experts predict that gen beta will be more immersed in technology and in

ktvu james torres was at thrive city, where people attended a kwanzaa event today and rang in the newr a bit early. >> just outside the home arena for the golden state warriors, the sparkling juice is poured and holiday decorations are still up. >> we're just here to enjoy the holidays, enjoy the festivities, and just really be together to bring in the new year. >> it all started as early as 9 a.m. as a recognition of kwanzaa, a holiday celebration of african culture. >> i want to celebrate not only for myself, but to teach other children of other nationalities about kwanzaa with crafts, live music, and a balloon station. >> it brought out different student groups. i know i can, i know i can't be what i want to be, be what i want to be. like this group from the western addition. >> what it is, is just being together and being happy and being able to sustain a lot of things that goes on in the inner city where kids are, some kids are struggling, and this dance team from the bayview, i would just say it's just a blessing to be together before this new year kind of ends out. >> the celeb

. >> ktvu james torres was at thrive city, where a lot of people gathered today for a kwanzaa event.st outside the home arena for the golden state warriors, the sparkling juice is poured and holiday decorations are still up. >> we're just here to enjoy the holidays, enjoy the festivities, and just really be together to bring in the new year. >> it all started as early as 9 a.m. as a recognition of kwanzaa, a holiday celebration of african culture. >> i want to celebrate not only for myself, but to teach other children of other nationalities about kwanzaa with crafts, live music, and a balloon station. >> it brought out different student groups. i know i can, i know i can't be what i want to be, be what i want to be. like this group from the western addition. >> what it is, is just being together and being happy and being able to sustain a lot of things. that goes on in the inner city where kids are, some kids are struggling, and this dance team, i would just say is just a blessing to be together before this new year kind of ends out. >> the celebration ended with a new york style bal

people gathered for a celebration of kwanzaa at thrive city outside chase center. day six of the holiday celebration of african culture. the festivities this morning included crafts, live music, and a balloon station for the kiddos, all bringing young people together to express their creativity, which is the theme of the day. >> i want to celebrate not only for myself, but to teach other children of other nationalities about kwanzaa. >> we're just here to enjoy the holidays, enjoy the festivities, and just really be together to bring in the new year. >> the celebration ended with a new york style ball drop at noon to ring in the new year. the nation's attention will turn to pasadena tomorrow morning for the tournament of roses parade. fox's hal eisner reports. parade crowds in rose bowl game fans give the city's economy a very big boost. oh go, ducks! >> for these fans, the is for oregon. but the other oh, the ohio state university. their fans are here too. >> i think the buckeyes are going to win the game, whether they're here for the rose bowl game or the big par

called the family friendly friendly celebration new year's eve, and it was also a celebration of kwanzaa. i am with chief meteorologist jeff ranieri out for the weather, because i know a lot of you will be heading out tonight. what's it looking like? we are getting so lucky. i mean, we've got some rainfall just off to the north for us. a little bit of cloud cover right now. we'll go ahead and show you what we can expect here as we head into the new year. and really, as we ring that in, as we move through tonight, we will see some high clouds increase throughout the bay area. but just as we hit midnight, we are expecting some of these clouds to break up. so it's going to be more of a partly cloudy sky. i still think we'll be able to see some of that fireworks action in san francisco, but do expect some clouds as well. and then we'll get some of that cloud cover down here across the south bay. so all in all, not looking too bad. if you're headed out to san francisco, just make sure to have that jacket. temperatures are going to be in the 40s here. by the time we get to midnight, we're at 4

the midday family friendly event at chase was a new year's eve and kwanzaa celebration. and in just the last few minutes, we've also seen that the san francisco fire department is here staging some of their crews nearby. the san francisco police department. also here, the department says it's going to have a full deployment of officers in uniform here. and then also another couple places throughout the city where they know that people are going to be converging. they say they're going to be collaborating with their state and federal counterparts as well, to make sure that this is a safe celebration. reporting live in san francisco. i'm sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. thanks, arielle. as we count down these fal hours of 2024, what will the weather be like if you're heading out to celebrate or just staying at home under a blanket on the couch? let's take a quick trip outside to see what it looks like right now in san francisco. san jose in oakland. looks like a few clouds out there right now, but chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is going to join us to tell us what's go

the midday, family friendly event at chase was a new year's eve and kwanzaa celebration. now, you may realize that i am wearing gloves now. about an hour ago. it wasn't quite that chilly. now that the sun has gone down, it's gotten chillier. it's expected to get chillier as the night continues, so be prepared for that. about an hour and aalf ago or so, we saw the fire department out here. they are starting to deploy to deploy their crews. and the san francisco police department also has a whole lot of officers out here in uniform. they say they are also coordinating with their state and federal partners to make sure that this is going to be a safe celebration ringing in 2025. reporting live in san francisco i'm sergio quintana, nbc, bay area news. yes, a safe one. and sergio, you need a beanie and gloves and a scarf to go with those gloves. all right, let's bring jeff. so big night. but is it going to be a clear night? well, we'll see some high clouds, but it's going to be good enough to let those fireworks lift off. we're not expecting any thick fog that would obscure vi

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