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because oakland is getting a bad rap. >> the financial fears oakland's biggest hotel is facing. >>> plus, this valentine's day people are doing something a little different to find a date. the love train is about to leave the station. >>> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >> good evening. >>> it's friday. it's also a big weekend around the bay area. so the bay area is on the world stage with san francisco's chinatown preparing for its iconic lunar new year parade. meanwhile thousands of basketball fans from all over the world are in both oakland and san francisco for nba all-star game festivities. nba all-star activities already started in san francisco, in oakland also ahead of sunday's game. basketball's biggest fans will be hitting chase center and the oakland arena this weekend, but the influx of fans may not be enough to save oakland's largest hotel. we've learned the marriott on broadway has defaulted on its loan. it is now at risk of foreclosure. as da lin reports, this comes after two major oakland hotels shut down in the last six months. >> reporter: a lot o

so it's always love for me, for oakland, being from oakland and doing as much as i can for oakland. >nd so far, 15 applicants have been admitted to portland state with the $25,000 per year scholarship. six of those applicants are from oakland high school and joined lillard during today's announcement. >> that is so cool. that is awesome for him to do. yeah, awesome. >> good luck to those young people. all right. there is much more news ahead. >> let's get to abc seven news anchor zach fuentes for a look at the stories that are coming up at 530. zach. >> yeah. thanks, dan. and we are continuing to track the impacts of the storm we've all been experiencing. we're going to check in with our live crews in the field and have an extended update with meteorologist sandhya patel for the latest. plus, a big weekend is ahead of us once we get through this storm. and inside, look at the food taking center stage as part of this year's chinese new year parade. so join us for those stories and more at 530 on abc seven bay area streaming tv. >> we like the food. >> yes. and you can download the abc

most of the kids are from oakland.ey came here. >> i was actually quite nervous. i didn't know if i would do well here. but i'm glad i got the opportunity to learn and grow from this experience. [music] >> the easiest is like, just like using your pick and just hitting the strings. but the hardest is that you have to really you have to press on the strings really hard for it to make noise. >> some admit it took a while to get used to the idea of being here, and to learn something unfamiliar. >> partly because my mom heard from her friends and kind of forced me to join. but now i stay here because i like the community. i think it introduces me to like, a new perspective of my culture that i would not have known if i didn't join this orchestra. [music] >> i. >> connecting with culture is a key part of this experience. in fact, last december, 28 students took a trip to china. >> we were lucky enough to be able to play with a another chinese youth orchestra from china. and the students were just like, so blown away by the

well, nba all star and oakland native damian lillard was at oakland high school today.applause] [music] lillard was on campus to announce his brand new scholarship award. it's all in partnership with portland state university. the damian lillard scholars program will offer a $25,000 scholarship to students graduating from nine east bay high schools. it was a homecoming for lillard, who graduated from oakland high. >> i really feel like this was a real turning point for me as a young man to, you know, kind of kick me off to the direction that i ended up going in. so i'm real thankful for my experience at oakland high and a lot of the people at oakland high. >> lillard says. so far, six students have applied for the scholarship and some of them re at that vent i guess what i'm looking for from you is, i mean, i know how the fire affected me, and there's always a constant fear that who's to say something like that won't happen again? that's fair. we committed to underground, 10,000 miles of electric line. you look back at where we were 10 years ago and we are in a complete

>> i grew up in east oakland. >> okay. in east oakland. has your neighborhood changed? >> yeah, definitely. neighborhood has changed. right. and sometimes changes are good. sometimes changes come with challenges. >> what do you want your neighborhood to look like for your son when he's in his early 30s? >> oh, i want oakland to look like any other city in america that is clean, that is safe, that is prosperous, that has entertainment, that has everything. a neighborhood would need to be thriving. >> a world class city. >> absolutely. >> oaklanders deserve it. oakland is. can we talk fun real quick? are you part of this whole nba weekend? are you are you doing fun things? i know a lot of it's in the city, but also there's some happenings in oakland. >> yeah, there are some fun things happening. right? so we have the celebrity all star game that is happening. we also have the celebrity practice that is happening, and we have the hbcu classic that is happening right here in oakland. and it's amazing for oaklanders to have a chance to participate in the events. and i think

the sheriffs. >> so you're talking about a relatively small chunk of oakland, right? that is now jam packed with really in an occupying military force that regularly racially profiles harasses a necessarily a rest and harms a community here in a blog post on east oakland, neighbors dot org. >> a community operate. a group shows potential plans of the university's police force at states. the school would fully fund the department give officers arresting powers and allow them to carry weapons openly make black and brown people less safe. and finally to say it is a spit in the face. >> the legacy of mills college. that was a safe haven for black and brown. people who otherwise wouldn't have a pathway to higher education and didn't stop. we reached out to the university for comment about this proposal and post and we're told the following statement while there have been productive conversations with the city of oakland. >> about a new partnership, including expanding our public safety resources. one, the oakland campus, the information shared in media reports does not rep

. >> tackling safety issues in oakland. now one university wants to create its own police force to patrol not just its campus, but also the surrounding community of east oakland. good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. this idea comes from northeastern college, formerly known as mills college, but it's raising concerns about overpolicing and its legality. >> abc seven news reporter anser hassan spoke to students and neighbors and has more. >> safety is a concern for many students at northeastern university in oakland. some, like the idea of the university having its own police force. >> oakland is not safe, and it would be nice to have, you know, that extra amount of safety. >> since its merger with mills college, northeastern has upgraded safety and security services. but in a memorandum of understanding, or mou submitted to the city of oakland, the university is seeking to create and pay for its own police department with all the powers of a police force, and to be allowed to patrol off

so you go to you're from oakland here. you grew up in oakland here.>> i'm from like downtown. like by the lake. >> by the lake area. so. so you're you're oakland born and bred here. let's talk a little bit about your performances. so you just performed in cuba. you're going to be performing in an upcoming tour next month in hong kong. where are you going to be performing there? >> i have no clue. i don't even want to try to pronounce it on the news. get canceled. >> all right. but it's still a big deal. they're inviting you over there, the other. but you're going to be closer to home for those who want to see you. you're going to be performing at yoshi's. your first show is sold out, but there are still some tickets available for your second show. tell us when that's going to be. >> my 18th birthday, april 25th. so i think that says 9:45 p.m. yeah, yeah, we have a whole bunch of tickets. i think we have like 100 sold. so it should be about like 200 left. so yeah. >> based on the way the first your first performance is sold out. these might not be long

we have 5000 rooms here in oakland that are offering specials. we have they have names from like the three point play to the slam dunk offer. our hotels got really creative. one of the things that i'm so proud of is oakland is that we have a combination of all different price points from the beautiful claremont in the oakland hills to our downtown area. all of our hotels are offering specials, and we encourage people to go on to the visit oakland website, which we have an nba landing page that has all of that information and details for people to come and stay here. you know, our location is prime while the game is going on in oakland and also in san francisco. we have a ferry, we have the bart system. there's ways that we're going to see that people are going to be going in between both cities this weekend and enjoying all the festivities. >> yeah, it really is setting up to be quite the economic boom for both san francisco and oakland. peter, thanks so much for coming on and sharing what what oakland is going to be doing this weekend. wish you

[music] most of the kids are from oakland.ed an instrument before they came here. >> i was actually quite nervous. i didn't know if i would do well here, but i'm glad i got the opportunity to learn and grow from this experience. [music] >> the easiest is like, just like using your pick and just hitting the strings, but the hardest is that you have to really you have to press on the strings really hard for it to make noise. >> some admit it took a while to get used to the idea of being here, and to learn something unfamiliar. >> partly because my mom heard from her friends and kind of forced me to join. but now i stay here because i like the community. i think it introduces me to like, a new perspective of my culture that i would not have known if i didn't join this orchestra. [music] >> i connecting with culture is a key part of this experience. in fact, last december, 28 students took a trip to china. >> we were lucky enough to be able to play with a another chinese youth orchestra from china, and the students were just like,

san francisco and oakland both over two inches.hat's a pretty impressive storm that moved on out of the bay area. here is your weekend forecast and for your saturday. we'll have some areas of frost tomorrow morning and then still mostly cloudy skies into the afternoon hours sunday. there's the chance of a few scattered showers for the morning hours, but still a lot of cloud cover out there and probably still some clouds as we do move into monday as well. so no major storms to talk about this weekend. just that shower chance sunday morning. here's the satellite, where you can see mostly clear skies over a good portion of the region. so all the clouds from yesterday have moved on out of town. and right now we do have clear to partly cloudy skies across the region. here is our live camera looking out toward the bay bridge. it looks like traffic is really stacked up heading toward the city for tonight, so no raindrops to worry about tonight, but some cold numbers. so definitely want to bundle up right now. it's 49 degrees in santa rosa

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 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 officer

oakland. >> is open, needs and needs help more. police is not the help you need the anti-police terror project says they found out about northeastern university's discussions expand their public safety resources. >> to create their own police department from concern east oakland residents. according to a blog post, one potential proposal would have the university created its own police department and give campus officers equal authority to regular officers is already patrolled by the oakland police department. the california highway patrol occasion. the sheriffs. >> so you're talking about a relatively small chunk of oakland, right? that is now jam packed with really in an occupying military force. >> that regularly racially profiles harasses so or s and harms a community. according to a q and a blog post on east oakland, neighbors dot org. >> a community operate. a group shows potential plans of the university's police force as states. the school would fully fund the department give officers arresting powers and allow them to carr

officials want oakland to bask in the spotlight. >> this is our moment for oakland to shine, to showo many people from outside of oakland to come and find out what makes the town so unique and fun. >> the city of oakland will be staffing its emergency operations center this weekend, and one oakland officer will be sent across the bay to the eoc in san francisco. in oakland, henry lee ktvu, fox two news. >> and remember, three official nba all star weekend events are happening here in oakland, so be sure to catch those as well. three games. all right. santa clara has cleared yet another hurdle towards hosting fifa world cup matches next year. the santa clara city council and santa clara stadium authority have just approved a financial assignment agreement for the tournament. they say it's a major step forward in their preparations to host world cup matches right here at levi's stadium. the agencies are calling the agreement a no risk, all reward deal for the city. it would assume all stadium related expenses, as well as public safety planning. the economic impact from the world cup is

officials want oakland to bask in the spotlight. >> this is our moment for oakland to shine, to showfrom outside of oakland to come and find out what makes the town so unique and fun. >> the city of oakland will be staffing its emergency operations center this weekend, and one oakland officer will be sent across the bay to the eoc in san francisco. in oakland, henry lee ktvu, fox two news. >> hall of fame. bay area basketball legend rick barry being honored ahead of nba all-star weekend for his support of law enforcement. the former golden state warriors forward receiving honorary deputy status from san francisco sheriff paul miyamoto at a fundraising gala at the italian athletic club tonight. the event, raising money for the county's junior deputy program, does offer year round mentorship for young people between 9 and 18 years old. >> it's nice to have an opportunity to be honored by the people who are here to protect everyone. i have great respect and admiration for our first responders, for the police, for the fire department, the people who work in hospitals, our military. witho

on friday at oakland arena. >> following that is the castro rising stars event, showcasing the nba's best young talent. that's at 9 p.m. at chase center. >> up next is the state farm all star saturday night. that's at 8 p.m. also at the chase center. the event includes the skills challenge, three point contest and the very popular slam dunk contest. >> that's always fun. main event happens sunday. 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 meteor

nba all-star game events in oakland.s it's going to be more visibility. there is going to be targeted enforcement if you come into our city, a victimized. in community, members or businesses were people that are coming here to enjoy the festivities. we will arrest san francisco is chase center is center stage for this weekend's nba activity. numerous events are taking place at the oakland arena as well. plus, numerous spots in the city of oakland. as a result, oakland police will be using a multi-agency approach, including the chp. they're going to increase their traffic operations in and around our major thoroughfares to include international boulevard, broadway those areas where we know that people are going to come to frequent you know, >> patronize businesses, license plate readers shot spotter technology and if needed drones will also play a role in keeping this city safe. technology is a game changer for us because as have suffered. >> technology is kind of taken that place and we will leverage that to its this wee

. >> this legislation is key to providing for safety and security of not just oakland citizens, but oakland firefighters who put themselves in the line of risk every single day. >> in a statement, oakland fire chief damon covington said in part, i'm hopeful that there are viable options being discussed to reopen the closed firehouses and prevent additional closures. it's far from a done deal. the oakland city council will meet on march 4th to discuss this proposal. >> mike henry lee live tonight in studio. henry. thank you. a new tech startup is finding new ways to fight wildfires using missiles. the company, fire dome says it drew inspiration from israel's iron dome defense shield. well, now, fire dome says the system detects spot fires and then launches rockets filled with retardant to put them out. right now, the system can launch capsules up to a quarter mile away. the system is designed to be an automatic first responder, and it's completely self sufficient. >> provide water, fire retardant and electricity generator to the system and that enables us to work without connecting to the gr

total points in this game tonight from the oakland arena. i'm bailey o'carroll, ktvu, fox two news. >> our coverage of nba all-star weekend continues online and on the fox socal app. it is a free download for your smart tv and phone. >> we're following some developing news in san jose right now. police say a man was stbed at santana row tonight. ficers were called to santana row in stevens creek boulerd just after 7:0 the victim taken to the hospital with life threenin injuries. police say olsen drive will be clod for a significant amount of time. we will stay on top of this story and share any updates on the air and online. >> california's insurance commissioner has called a meeting with state farm over its request for an emergency rate increase. the insurance company wants to raise rates by 22% for homeowners on may 1st, saying the la wildfires created a dire situation. but in a letter released today, commissioner ricardo lara said that the insurer has not met the justifications for relief under state law. he says state farm will have to a

continues to be a staple in the oakland community. his 13th season with the nba. >> let's focus more on the warriors. the warriors got a win was not the all-star game, but it was important game. we all are against the rockets. and here's kron. 4 sports record. scott reese with the highlights. >> hey, everybody, the warriors not exactly coasting into the all-star break with 3 games in 4 days. all on the road last night in houston. the guys just trying to muster enough energy to hang final game before a break. 1st quarter turning defense into offense. moses moody, the block buddy hield run the floor lane open in dubs up by 3. >> more of same brandon pajemski the steel it for those to go with 18 points for years by 9 after one 2nd quarter, steph. 3 plus one equals 4. we'll take that. warriors up 14 at the break. erd quarter, jimmy butler first triple as a warrior. he had 19. the lead would balloon to 21. and then the air comes out of the bullet declined former saint mary's gaels part of 17 1 rockets run to get back within 2. but it's cur

right now, no rain up here in the oakland hills. about two hours ago, crews were able to open up this road. it was blocked in up both directions because of flooding. as you mentioned, all day, flooding has been a problem for commuters throughout the east bay. late morning crews were able to open the connector ramp from southbound 680 to westbound 580 in dublin. it was shut down during the morning commute due to flooding. >> the heavy rain causes debris to move over the roadway and then over the drains, which causes the flooding. >> kylie musselman with hayward chp, says early morning flooding also impacted traffic near strowbridge on 580 in castro valley. she says it's important that drivers adjust their driving habits accordingly. >> they think, oh, it's raining and rain causes crashes. rain doesn't cause the crashes. people not addressing their driving habits to the rain is what causes crashes. >> musselman says the biggest problem they see is people driving too fast on wet roads. another big issue when drivers don't turn on their

. >> finally oakland's last pro team decided the town wasn't enough. >> they've got to stay. them to stay. >> but despite their departures -- >> their presence in oakland is still very real. >> -- the memories and the impact remain and soon the stars will be back, if only for a weekend. >>> plus, this one's for the girls. we're getting a sneak peek at san francisco's first women's sports bar. >>> and a bay area police department facing legal action after an alarming arrest. >>> from kpix, this is the late news with sara donchey on cbs news bay area. >> hi. i'm sara donchey. >>> say what you want about san francisco, but the city will be in the spotlight a little over a week from tonight when nba all-star weekend comes to the city. there's the game, sure, but you've got the dunk contest. there will be concerts and parties. if there was ever a time to spot a celebrity in the city, next week would be it, but for all the love of san francisco and the city will be getting, the world of professional sports has not shown much love to the city across the bay. oakland has lost all of

>> the oakland tree. >> oh, the oakland tree.t's the golden gate bridge. >> obviously the golden gate. >> bridge. >> but some other symbols in there that you recognize. >> oh there's other there are others in. >> yes. there's a whole bunch of symbols. >> well, okay. so the nets on the, on the golden gate bridge are like nets. you know, the nets for basketball. >> right, right. >> you see, cable cars or director sees cable cars. >> yep, yep. nice job. nice job. it's basically the symbol of the nba all stars connecting the bay area's history. >> basketball right underneath the net. >> so the gold chain is to pay homage to hip hop. >> oh. hip hop. okay. >> hip hop. born right there in oakland. roses symbolizing the 60s and 70s rock scene. >> roses. >> what is that star in the middle mean? >> that's what i was wondering, too. >> you know what i. gosh, okay, i don't. >> have that one. i think that is an all star. >> there are cable car jerseys from the city warriors jerseys. right? including the golden gate bridge and then the oak tre

well, i work in oakland, grew up in oakland, and it means so much to the community in oakland. velena jones, nbc, bay area news. all right. this weekend, not just about basketball. it's also similar to a four day business conference. 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 p

ucsf benioff children's hospital in oakland is facing legal trouble tonight. it's over an internship program that supports minority high school students interested in health care careers. a white 15 year old student who was rejected from the program has filed a lawsuit. nbc bay area's christie smith has the story that's new at six. our lawsuit is challenging the uc regents and ucsf benioff children's hospital of oakland for a discriminatory internship program that was denied to our client. that's attorney andrew niello with the pacific legal foundation. he's describing a federal lawsuit filed this week that centers on a high school minority internship program who declined to accept their client. the high school student who applied for t this internship, it's called the champ internship, and she was denied this opportunity because she was not the right race. the student is a white, 15 year old girl who attends high school in berkeley. in addition to the ucsf hospital, the lawsuit also names the uc board of regents. the champs program website says it supports mi

oakland at 55 for your high north bay.so landing mostly in the mid 50's this afternoon. looking ahead at what we can expect all the way through this forecast tomorrow. rainfall really mostly just a few sprinkles in the morning and mostly in the santa cruz mountains thursday, it's rain for everybody lingering into friday. some more rain to start the day for us. all >> if more travel on 1, 1, look at this. we're almost 70 minutes there traveling for 85 up to menlo park. well, 2, 80 85. we're definitely seeing traffic building down here in the south bay. keep that in mind. if you are going want to one, you might want the surface streets instead. 22 wright still got that accident at the toll plaza. minor traffic collision. they are waiting for them clear that off of the bridge while 30 on the senate hail traveling across towards the peninsula. you can see a 80 is and one on one on the peninsula side. so that's why this and temperatures a little bit slower. 53 minutes, salient down to 37. and let's check on 80 crockett down tow

lillard graduated from oakland high school in 2008 and he continues to be a staple in the oakland communityday is going to mark his night's all-star appearance in his 13th season with the nba. all right. we're going to take a break at 6.41. still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news. we're going basketball theme going. the warriors. >> winning a test of stamina in texas. we're going to take a look at that with sports director scott race. and we are still seeing just a couple lingering showers across the bay area this morning. for the most part, pretty done with it. and just in time for the busy weekend. >> i've got your forecast right rights issues out there on the highway on this friday morning. >> issues left over from nice to meet ya. my name is david. i've been a pharmacist for 44 years and i'm from flowery branch, georgia. when i have customers come in, i recommend prevagen. number one, because it's safe and effective. does not require a prescription. and i've been taking it quite a while myself and i know it works. and i love it when the customers come back in and tell me, "david, that r

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east oakland tonight.towards us. a good has more. >> community leaders and some residents are asking for open communication and more information about a potential partnership between oakland police and northeastern university. the community leaders are concerned that any new partnership lead to more policing and patrolling east oakley. >> is open needs and needs help more. police is not the help you need the anti-police terror project says they found out about northeastern university's. >> discussions expand their public safety resources from concerned east oakland residents, according to a blog post, one potential proposal would have the university created its own police department. give campus officers equal authority to regular officers is already patrolled by the oakland police department. the california highway patrol occasion. the sheriffs. >> so you're talking about a relatively small chunk of oakland, right? that is now jam packed with really in an occupying military force that regularly racially p

west oakland. they serve their last hot chicken sandwich already chef warren made the announcement yesterday saying that the climate for small businesses in oakland has become increasingly difficult haubert opened in 2022 and last november, the restaurant was sued for alleged violations under the americans with disabilities act. >> well, buffalo, wild wings is celebrating the grand opening of its first buffalo wild wings. go location. is going to be this satuay. e new restaurant located on al camino real and santa clara. they're gonna have a ribbon cutting ceremony at 11 o'clock. so they're calling this the be dubs, go concept and it offers the chain's signature wings and other menu items. but in a delivery and takeouason. so the space is going to be smaller. it's specifically designed for those services. so no big indoor seating area. the event's going to be hosted by kang wings, llc in partnership with the santa clara community. 9.11, the time we're going to take a break. but still ahead, if you'

nba all-star game events in oakland. it's it's going to be more visibility. there is going to be targeted enforcement if you come into our city, a victimized. her community members or businesses were people that are coming here to enjoy the festivities. we will arrest san francisco is chase center is center stage for this weekend's nba activity. numerous events are taking place at the oakland arena as well. plus, numerous spots in the city of oakland. as a result, oakland police will be using a multi-agency approach, including the chp. they're going to increase their traffic operations in and around our major thoroughfares to include international boulevard, broadway. >> and those areas where we know that people are going to come to frequent you know, >> patronize businesses, license plate readers, shotspotter technology and if needed drones will also play a role in keeping this city safe. technology is a game changer for us because as have suffered. >> technology is kind of taking that place and we will leverage that to

officials want oakland to bask in the spotlight. >> this is our moment for oakland to shine, to show so many people from outside of oakland to come and find out what makes the town so unique and fun. >> now, oakland police will staff their emergency operations center and send an oakland officer to sfpd's operations center. mike. >> nice to see you there. all ready to roll and hopefully the weekend is smooth sailing. henry. thank you. and as the countdown to nba all-star weekend begins, the league is tipping off five days of community impact events right here in the bay area. this afternoon, nba representatives went to visit the town youth club in partnership with meeting the oakland lgbtq community center. the nba officials shared conversations and played trivia games with the young people, while encouraging them in attendance. two former pro players with deep ties to the bay area jason collins, a former star at stanford and the first openly gay athlete to play on any professional sport team in the u.s, and layshia clarendon, who played basketball at cal and who was the first openly

but across the bay bridge in oakland, there will also be games and events happening at the oakland arena gearing up for the excitement of the nba all-star weekend. the best players in the country take is not just about basketball. -- eric demas ellie is in charge of organizing 5 days of programming, including a day of service for kids. friday will be a great heart elementary school right in san francisco. >> we'll doing year's work there. the golden state warriors, draymond green will be part of that project. nba players will also be making a stop at the east oakland pride elementary school to help renovate the school's library. it's not just charity work happening in the east bay games will also be happening at the oakland arena. don't have a live event for nba all-star celebrity game at oakland city councilmember ken houston is excited to host a celebrity game in his district as well as the hbcu classic on saturday, citing part about it is that? >> open last 3 teams. and this brings back some some some this it the oakland's restaurants and hotels are getting ready to handle the crowds.

well, oakland zoo has an update.ned cubs named soruce for nand thistle are doing well at the zoo's veterinary hospital. they're under the watchful eye of a very a professional care team. you can see them doing the work here. the team says all 3 have gained a good weight, which is fantastic from did have a bit of a scare, i should say last week testing positive for to rt, which is it's an intestinal water and it. yeah, compared by parasite. but she is back on the band and improving every day. that means we'll get to see them soon. tonight that the great. >> 6.55. and love is in the air on the peninsula. the san mateo county clerk's office has extended their hours so they can't marry you if you want marry for valentine's. the slots are already full. never can't wait where you decide. today is wednesday. goes late after tomorrow. >> anyway, they do. they're going to be doing there. civil ceremonies every half hour. now, if you're still looking to get married, you can do so next month. and just not friday night. up next

tonight's meeting is at 6:00 at metwest high school on east 10th street in oakland. >> former oaklandayor sheng tao was in court today facing federal bribery charges. federal attorneys turned over hundreds of pages of evidence, and now defense attorneys will take time to review it. tao, her longtime romantic partner andre jones, and father son businessmen david and andy duong are accused of trading political favors for cash. all four have pleaded not guilty. the next court hearing is set for april 24th. >> in the south bay, three men accused of killing a fellow inmate at a santa clara county jail cell were arraigned today. the district attorney tells us enhancements were added because of the brutality of the crime. last week, an inmate was beaten to death just hours after he was booked into the elmwood correctional facility in milpitas. there is video of the incident that reportedly lasted nearly 20 minutes. >> the attack is definitely unprovoked. i mean, the video makes that clear in terms of what the motivation for the attack was. that's something that we're still investigating. but

and yet the kinds of things that oaklanders in east oakland are concerned about keep happening, right? carjackings, home invasions, robberies, etc. those things keep happening despite the fact that east oakland is literally flooded with police departments. >> still, the group east oakland neighbors wants this to be an issue in the upcoming mayor's race and will start sending out surveys to solicit community feedback. >> getting public safety right means making sure that people are informed, and they have an opportunity to help shape the proposals. >> the university did not respond to requests for comment. the city says it remains open to a partnership with the university that is authorized by california law. in oakland, anser hassan, abc seven news. >> a san jose man is under arrest, accused of having a slew of illegal guns and bomb making materials inside his home. officers made the discovery yesterday when they were called to a house on cordell avenue. police say the man believed someone had been trying to break into his home. they later discovered he was hallucinating. the man was

oakland residents rely on. they're going rally at 11 this morning right in front of oakland city hall. facebook, parent company meta. they have started layoffs. so last month mark zuckerberg announcing plans to trim the company's workforce by at least 5%, which is more than 3,000 people. according to a report by bloomberg, zuckerberg says the layoffs are targeting low performers and those who are not meeting expectations over the course of the year. well, notice is for the u.s. based employees started going out yesterday. all workers in other countries are going to be informed at a later date. thousands danish citizens are launching an effort to buy california this response to president trump's misuse for the u.s. to acquire greenland. petition is called. denmark a vacation. it asks all danes to contribute a hefty equivalent of $18,000 each to make it happen. the campaign says if purchase california's name would be changed to new denmark and also promises to turn disneyland into hans christian anderson live. >>

oakland just cleared.ve got all those residual delays. 5 80's pretty backed up 13 as well. 8.80 if you are traveling, maybe down towards hey, work, not as bad. there's a surface streets are going to be your best bet. one hop on any of these highways because of how congested things are over there. >> a 60 minute ride on the bay bridge. no accidents. while 30 along the san mateo bridge. 8 minutes long, the richmond, sandra fell and the golden gate bridge about 28 minutes. darya. james, back to you. thanks. a lot rain. 8.30, right now possible new police partnership between the city of oakland and northeastern university is causing some concern in east oakland. it is kron four's lisa goodman explains why. mean the leaders and some residents are asking for open communication and more information about a potential partnership. >> between oakland police and northeastern university. the community leaders are concerned that any new partnership lead to more policing and patrolling east oakley. >> is open needs and

visit oakland and bart have both posted visitor guides on their website for all star weekend in oakland. velena jones nbc bay area news. lena. thank you. we know the world will be watching this weekend. san francisco rehab its image. we chatted with mayor lurie at city hall about what he's doing to make sure the city shines this week. and beyond that interview coming up on our 7:00 news. well, new video tonight of a police chase and crash into a restaurant in san francisco. it happened yesterday in the mission. security camera footage shows a dark gray audi suv whizzing down busy 24th street, with sfpd close behind. chasing the audi crashes into a restaurant parklet where people had gathered to watch the super bowl. you can see at least one person run out of that audi while officers ran after them. the chase started across the city near the stonestown mall. investigators say it all started when officers were alerted. the vehicle may have been involved in an earlier theft i in berkel. the owner of the pub in parklet where that crash happened, says she thought it was an earthquake. everyb

oakland's very own.rforming and bringing the house down as well. a lot of bay area pride to go around this weekend. you feel it despite kind of the weather that's coming, it seems like the fans are going to be lining out outside. splash and. oh good morning. morning. good morning. what's in a night? night night. what's in a night? night, tom. we have our very own gentleman's cut. we have a little bit of calvados. a little bit of cocoa. chocolate bitters inside. so it's got a it's got a twist to an old fashioned, really, really delicious. all right. and don't forget your basketball taste test. talk about talking about sinking it in. but kidding. all right. cheers. going to go. cheers. cheers. she's not going to be around for the 11. yeah, that's what i was thinking. night night. all right. thanks a lot, ginger. all right, well, night night has come and gone. splash of another kind outside. absolutely. it's really been pouring very heavily during the overnight hours. let's get a look at this storm system t

not just in san francisco oakland infect kron four's dan kerman visited with the oakland police to seehey're making sure everybody stays safe. >> as we're preparing to welcome increase of visitors to our city, we are here to keep our residents in those visitors safe. at a news conference wednesday, oakland police said they're staffing up for an influx of visitors for nba all-star game events in oakland. it's it's going to be more visibility. there is going to be targeted enforcement if you come into our city, a victimized. her community members or businesses were people that are coming here to enjoy the festivities. we will arrest san francisco is chase center is center stage for this weekend's nba activity. numerous events are taking place at the oakland arena as well. plus, numerous spots in the city of oakland. as a result, oakland police will be using a multi-agency approach, including the chp. they're going to increase their traffic operations in and around our major thoroughfares to include international boulevard, broadway. >> those areas where we know that people are going to c

but across the bay bridge in oakland, there will also be games and events happening at the oakland arenars have been gearing up for the excitement of the nba all-star weekend. the best players in the country take center stage. but the weekend is not just about basketball. eric demas ellie is in charge of organizing 5 days of programming, including a day of service for kids. friday will be a great heart elementary school right in san francisco. >> we'll doing year's work there. the golden state warriors, draymond green will be part of that project. nba players will also be making a stop at the east oakland pride elementary school to help renovate the school's library. it's not just charity work happening in the east bay games will also be happening at the oakland arena. going to live event for nba all-star celebrity game at oakland city councilmember ken houston is excited to host a celebrity game in his district as well as the hbcu classic on saturday, citing part about it is that? >> open last 3 teams. and this brings back some some some this it the oakland's restaurants and hotels are

[dog barks] [dog barks] teachers in oakland are getting a chance to weigh in during an oakland unified school district budget meeting. this is the final chance for public opinion, as the school district tries to balance out a $95 million shortfall. during tonight's presentation, district staff broke down the numbers. they say balancing the budget has been a growing problem for years now, and that the district has been operating in the red since 1999. several speakers spoke about wanting more transparency, about the budget and where all the money is going. >> it's been almost impossible to get transparent information regarding when, where, how contracts are. i guess awarded how what's the procedure of contracts? everything that has to do with contracts and dollar amounts. >> alameda county office of education has recommended that school districts close and merge several schools this summer. there will be a final vote on the budget coming up in just two weeks. well, we are now hearing from the san francisco man who was shot seven times outside his dispensary in the south of market neighb

oakland 2.53 and calistoga 3.31. so as we move into the next couple of hours, the great thing is the wind we still had today. that did take down probably some trees in some of your neighborhoods. that's beginning to decrease. it's only 10 to 20mph after gusts up to 50 today. and you'll see how that wind will start to drop even more as we hit late tonight and tomorrow morning, it's expected to be calm. now, with all those events happening, i want to give you an early preview here nba all star weekend. we've got some clouds tomorrow in 59. a slight chance of a shower on sunday, but i wouldn't cancel any plans over your full weekend forecast coming up a little bit later on. jeff thank you. it is gorgeous in the city and in oakland san francisco, oakland buzzing fans, vips, just a lot of people also just watching on tv as well. all star weekend is in high gear now. all these events being broadcast to more than 200 countries now. fans are flocking to both cities. just a few minutes ago this is the rising stars game. it is

plus oakland, nearly 2 and a half inches. what also lingers from the atmospheric river which is gone. the really gusty winds gusty until past sunset tonight. and then the winds start to diminish and they're no longer a big factor. but sometimes the winds could kick up a mix, the atmosphere so you don't have really cold temperatures. in this case, the winds die down and we're left with a frost advisory that's for the north bay interior valleys and also for the east bay hills of the eastern side of the hills there. so it's a departure from normal. oh, yes, you see the blue on this map that shows cooler than temperatures cooler than normal temperatures where you see the gray, that is normal. justine, back to you. >> there is dangerous high surf that has closed the santa cruz worth today. this precaution coming after a december storm knocked part of the pier into the water. this is video from when that happened. the city plans to reopen the wharf tomorrow. if everything seem safe for residents and visitors in the north, a part of

san francisco, san jose, oakland, walnut creek.nd here's a live look at storm ranger parked on top of san bruno mountain. it worked overtime the past few days. tracking the storm like only it can. and it's going to continue to scan and be ready when another storm starts coming in closer. also working overtime. our own chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri. jeff, an eventful couple of days for sure. yeah, we're in the clear for a little bit now, right? yeah. it looks like we won't really see the chance here of some showers returning until we get to sunday's forecast. and it's not anything i would cancel any plans over. so as we take you to this wider view right here, you'll see that sunshine, the clearing we had today. now, there is some cloud cover out here. we'll have to contend with as we head through saturday and sunday. but we're not expecting any kind of big storm, which will give us time to clean up after getting walloped the past few days. storm ranger right now shows dry conditions on the current view. and look at these storm t