the san francisco china town community street fair goes on today and tomorrow in the iconic district e world famous parade spreads the good fortune citywide after 5:00. you head to san francisco china town.com for location and route information or follow the sound of firecrackers and the drags and the horses that will be an issue for traffic on the market street. it's the year of the horse on the chinese zodiac and it happens every 12 years, but every four years we have the winter olympics, you are probably know that watching us on nbc bay area and even though they are going on in sochi, sharks ice in oakland is heading tryouts of sort, you can try out figure skating and ice hockey or speed skating for free, check out oaklandice.com for the times you could be the next apolo o o ohno, me? they said, oh, no, when i stepped on the ice and i stay away. the silicon valley cupid undy run, 21 and over, and you did have to be careful when i picked the video. this is going toward helping-the-kids. it's a fund-raiser for the kids' tumor foundation and you meet up at britannia arms and it goes u

coast guard of dramatic rescue at san francisco china beach this afternoon. 2 teens saw woman struggling in the water just before 1:00 p.m. both slid down the cliff to pull her to safety but then couldn't get back up. rescue team araved to help all 3. this is video from sky 7 hd after being treated by medic. woman was hoist nude a coast guard chopper then taken to the hospital. still not mostly clear how she ended up in the water. extent of her injuries is unknown 2 teens suffered minor cuts and scrapes. >> daly city police ask for your help identifying this woman. take a good lack. capture by muni surveillance on february 27 wheer he will police say she got into a verbal fight with another female passenger. punched the victim in the head grabbed her by the hair mulled her off the bus on to the sidewalk. at mission and government ham street. >> local coast guard auxiliary commander resigned following an investigation into stolen valor lying about the military recor record. >> dan sat down with the man who be pretending to be someone else war hero for years. >> he claimed to have 2 purple

coast guard of dramatic rescue at san francisco china beach this afternoon. 2 teens saw woman struggling in the water just before 1:00 p.m. both slid down the cliff to pull her to safety but then couldn't get back up. rescue team araved to help all 3. this is video from sky 7 hd after being treated by medic. woman was hoist nude a coast guard chopper then taken to the hospital. still not mostly clear how she ended up in the water. extent of her injuries is unknown 2 teens suffered minor cuts and scrapes. >> daly city police ask for your help identifying this woman. take a good lack. capture by muni surveillance on february 27 whether he will police say she got into a verbal fight with another female passenger. punched the victim in the head grabbed her by the hair mulled her off the bus on to the sidewalk. at mission and government ham street. >> local coast guard auxiliary commander resigned following an investigation into stolen valor lying about the military recor record. >> dan sat down with the man who be pretending to be someone else war hero for years. >> he claimed to have 2 purp

coast guard of dramatic rescue at san francisco china beach this afternoon. 2 teens saw woman struggling in the water just before 1:00 p.m. both slid down the cliff to pull her to safety but then couldn't get back up. rescue team araved to help all 3. this is video from sky 7 hd after being treated by medic. woman was hoist nude a coast guard chopper then taken to the hospital. still not mostly clear how she ended up in the water. extent of her injuries is unknown 2 teens suffered minor cuts and scrapes. >> daly city police ask for your help identifying this woman. good lack. e a good lac capture by muni surveillance on february 27 whether he will police say she got into a verbal fight with another female passenger. punched the victim in the head grabbed her by the hair mulled her off the bus on to the sidewalk. at mission and government ham street. >> local coast guard auxiliary commander resigned followin foln investigation into stolen valor lying about the military recor record. >> dan sat down with the man who be pretending to be someone else war hero for years. >> he claimed to have

san francisco, kimberly tere, nbc bay area news. >>> new at 5:00, dramatic video of a helicopter rescue of some teenagers along san francisco's china beach. firefighters got a call about two boys and a girl falling down a steep embankment around 12:30. the girl fell all the way to the rocky beach. she had to be airlifted out. luckily she's expected to survive. the two boys were whisked away on jet skis and taken to the hospital. it's not clear at this point how they fell or what they were doing at the time. >>> well, working smart. for the first time ever pg&e is doing an internal inspection of the natural gas line that runs along the peninsula and into the south bay. the project is called pipeline 101. engineers are using brand new cutting edge smart technology. we are live in milpitas to tell you more about how this technology works. cheryl. >> reporter: jessica, pg&e is doing an inspection of a natural gas pipeline that is close to 100 years old. now, it runs along highway 237 parallel to these homes underneath where i'm standing and all the way to palo alto. engineers use their smart device they are calling a pig, even though i

. >> three people are recovering tonight after a rescue in san francisco china beach this, is video of the scene. crews helped three people in an area inaccessible by ground. they climbed down the cliff to help her but got stuck the woman lifted into a helicopter and rushed to the hospital the two were taken to a boat on wave runners. >> very brave. >> yes. >> we've got a second wave of the storm coming in in just hours >> that is right. spencer? >> here is live doppler seven hd. no reports of rainfall but it's likely that some rain drops are hitting the ground near because the storm is teaming in a good clip. here is a live view from our camera looking at cloudy western sky. temperatures now into low 60s in san francisco and 55 in half moon bay. another live view looking over san francisco international airport. cloudy skies temperatures now 57 in santa rosa. looking along embarcadero, these features rain will be stormy overnight. it's going to be a slow one, we expect rain, showers continuing into saturday morning. approaching storm at 7:00 this evening, we're going to carry througho

. >> three people are recovering tonight after a rescue in san francisco china beach this, is video of scene. crews helped three people in an area inaccessible by ground. they climbed down the cliff to help her but got stuck the woman lifted into a helicopter and rushed to the hospital the two were taken to a boat on wave runners. >> very brave. >> yes. >> we've got a second wave of the storm coming in in just hours >> that is right. spencer? >> here is live doppler seven no reports of rainfall but it's likely that some rain drops are hitting the ground near because the storm is teaming in a good clip. here is a live view from our camera looking at cloudy western sky. temperatures now into low 60s in san francisco and 55 in half moon bay. another live view looking over san francisco international airport. cloudy skies temperatures now 57 in santa rosa. looking along embarcadero, these features rain will be stormy overnight. it's going to be a slow one, we expect rain, showers continuing into saturday morning. approaching storm at 7:00 this evening, we're going to carry throughout tomor

in san francisco, preparations for a nighttime parade are being finalized. lisa barnard has more on that. >> in san francisco's chinawn, preparations for a happy new year. >> it's like a thanksgiving for chinese although family members get together, have a feast. >> good buy to the year of the snake. >> i got to tell you, these are awesome flowers. >> dave thomas and his team are making the floats that will welcome the year of the horse. this year we have carved more horses than you could get on a prairie right now or buffalo bill had in his wild west show. >> his float company will build 21 floats this year sponsors pay from 30 to $100,000 to get one in the chinese new year prayed. >> how long did it take from here to here to this? >> this is about 10 days' worth of work. i usually start emotions. i feel the emotions and i draw a float that will elicit that emotion. >> the chinese new year celebration dates back to the gold rush days of the 1860s and the largest cultural asian ent in north america. >> as the artists prepare, so do those who interpret the chinese astrological signs. lillian change has some predictio

año nuevo chino. >> ( ♪ música ) >> fuera del continente asiatico la ciudad de san francisco cuenta con la población mayor chinabias venido antes? >> primera vez, siempre lo veo en la tele >> el desfile en honor al año nuevo de china de san francisco es el más grande fuera de así >> asia >> me gusta participar porque disfruto cuando la personas nos aplauden al caminar >> la fiesta no termina con este desfile, continua malana con una feria callejera >> gracais gilberto, sin duda hablas muy bien el chino >> la estación powel del san francisco reanudio su servicio de forma luego después de que arrollar a alguien >> el accidente interurmpio el servicio del tranpsorate afectando a cientos de pasajeros >> vengo del trabajo, trabaje 10 horas, >> la pol ide san francisco >> en más información un hombre esta tras las rejas por mointaña, ahora >> la policía por 42 años bajo cargos de allanamiento y violar su libertad condicional, le dijo al dueñ que no saldría >> agentes de la policía cubrieron las calles 59 y los Ángeles donde hallaron a un hombre herido, se desconoce la gravedad de las lesiones sufridadsp or la víctima

. >> 3 people are recovering tonight after a dramatic rescue at san francisco china beach. sky 7 hd video of the scene as crew help 3 people in app area inaccessible by ground. 2 teens say they saw a woman in the water at this point still unclear if she fell them climbed down the cliff to help her then they got stuck. woman lift nude a coast guard helicopter rush to the hospita hospital. her injuries serious but we are told that she should survive. 2 teenagers taken to nearby boat on wave run we are only minor cut and scrapes but certainly quite courageous news officials concerned about the environmental impact of a freeway accident in morgan hill. this all started last nature on south bound highway left the freeway closed for hours. speeding sports car lost control in the rain. hit full tanker pushing the big rig off the road that a ditch. about 3000 gallon of fuel spilled into the nearby creek. crew scramble to keep the fuel from flowing into the ocean. >> there noise damming and no collection point from here out to the ocean. >> crew laid out some absorb boom into the cr

. >> a dramatic rescue in san francisco happened in china beach by sea cliff avenue. it began at 1:00 in the afternoon. two teenagers saw a woman struggling in the water. the teens climbed down but couldn't get back up. the coast guard then had to rescue all three of them the woman put on a stretcher ask lifted into a helicopter and then, rushed to the hospital. the two teens taken to a nearby boat on wave runners and only had minor cuts and strapts. >> on to weather, batten down hatches. second two of powerful storms due to arrive in just hours. pg&e used a break in winds this, is the clean up done today, dozens of traes fell from the storm leaving many folks without power, pg&e urging residents to change, charge cell phones in case there are more blackouts tonight the storm expected to be more powerful. let's go down to spencer christian with the latest on this round two. >> cloudy skies, but bright skies. so let's go to live doppler seven hd. you can see clouds and moisture off shore this, storm approaching us is, as you said just hours away. let's take a look at r

china first announced its bid in november and beijing as you remember hosted the 2008 summer olympic games. >>> the chinatown ymca in san francisco'storic china town is hold its 30th annual chinese new year run today. that race starts at 8:00 in the morning in just about 40 minutes at sacramento and grant streets and then make its way through china town, north beach, the embarcadero before finally finishing on kearney between california and sacramento. the proceeds from the run will benefit the chinatown ymca community center. they are expecting about 2000 participants along with 300 volunteers. if you'd like more information, you can log onto www.ysf www.ysfchinatownrun.org. >>> and coming up on kron4 news weekend, your cute cat may be more dangerous than this appears. we have a study for you on how catfight might send owners to the operating room. >>> let's take a live look outside as we are looking at sonoma county i believe this time around. and we will be right back. me was earned in korea in 1953. afghanistan, in 2009. orbiting the moon in 1971. [ male announcer ] once it's earned, usaa auto insuran is often handed down from

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have been marketing the benefits of the trade program to organizations such as the san francisco chamber of commerce, china, sf. sfoairport, and the county, economic development association or sam seda and the silicon valley, alliance, the redwood city, chamber of commerce. the city of napa and the county of napa and the association, and the napa chamber of commerce, and sf made, a local manufacturer association, and also 101 mfg which is another manufacturer association that focuses on the highway 101 corridor and the counties. and also, the salano economic development corporation as well as the governor's office of economic and business development, or go bis. we organized and held our own half day foreign trade zone seminar in june of 2012. and we also sponsored similar trade events that were hosted by the u.s. commercial service, and af made, and the northern california world trade center and the economic development board. there continues to be strong interest in the ftz programs throughout the area. in 2011, the 2011 trade zone board voted to overhaul the trade zone regulations has not been done 1991

china 5,000 years ago. it's been in san francisco since the mid 1800, and now a family tradition. >> i was born in china andas adopted, every year we like to come here and explore it. >> we've been coming since she was little, and it's a kind of a tradition in our family, and it's really fun. >> and on a cold and cloudy northern california day, mother nature did not rain on this parade a parade that may soon be a tradition for this family too. >>> and san francisco's parade is billed as the largest of its kind outside of asia. >>> a man was killed outside of the parade, in the tunnel, we don't know how he ended up on the tracks, but muni says it's not unusual for homeless people to retrieve their belongings. >> it's more cold and is that i spend for time here in the station, and they bring things with them. >> the service is back on track, and the man's name has not been released. >>> workers in one bay city area, is fighting for what would be the highest wage in the country. >> every business, every worker, and every one in our city will be lifted up because of the work we're starting here. >> fruit vail v

the consent calendar, item 7 a request approval of travel for a member of the san francisco port commission to shanghai, china to attend the breakbulk china 2014 conference and make marketing advisities to port shipping customers with members of port staff. >> let's do 7a first and then call the others. >> sure. >> so moved, 7 a. >> second. >> public comment? all in favor. opposed? motion carries. >> item 7b, request authorization, subject to board of supervisors approval, to accept and ex pend $698,625 in 2013 infrastructure protection program port security grant program funds from the u.s. department of home land security for security improvements at the port of san francisco. item 7c, request authorization to amend contract with langan engineering and environmental services, inc., for consulting sftions related to the pier 70 masseter plan area to extend contract term by one year. item d, request approval of a supplemental appropriation to reallocate $1,089,250 of 2008 general obligation bond funds within the southern waterfront from bay front park and blue greenway projects to bayview gateway and tulare p

this is a five thousands year old tradition in china and in san francisco since the mid 1800s and wraps up the year of the horse. this parade is also one of the longest and the loudest. we still have another couple hours to go until we get to the famous 200-foot plus long golden dragon puppet made in china. it's shipped here. it takes 100 men and women to carry it down the street along with 600,000 firecrackers that are will be set off along the way. no sign of that yet but we'll have another live report in about an hour. live in stan are san francisco, brian web. >>> the east coast is getting hit with another storm. the latest round of bad weather follows a storm that brought snow and ice and that one caused at least 25 deaths and left hundred of thousands without power. in massachusetts it's going to be impossible so he wants everyone to stay home. 10 to 14 inches much snow are expected. >>> you may remember the hundred of cars and people stuck for hours on a pennsylvania highway because of one of those snow storms. stranded commuters surprised to see good people approaching from all

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china 5,000 years ago. it's been part of san francisco since the mid-1800s and is now a family tradition for before. >> i was born in china, and i was adopted. and every year, we like to come here to explore and celebrate chinese new year. it's kind of a tradition in our family. >> reporter: on a cold and cloudy day, mother nature did not rain on this parade. of asia. a man was hit and killed by >> san francisco's parade is billed as the largest of its kind outside of asia. >>> a man hit and killed by a muni train. it happened just after 2:30 this afternoon in the tunnel near the powell street station. we don't know how the man ended up on the tracks. muni said it's not unusual for homeless people to retrieve belongings they've hidden along the rails. >> people in the winter time spend more time in the station. they bring belongings with them and leave them in place, including sometimes under the trackway. >> normal service resumed at about 6:30. >>> workers in one area are hieg for the highest min -- fighting for the highest minimum wage in the country. >> every business, every worker, and everyone in our c

san francisco mayor set off fire crackers outside of china town. it's pretty loud.se 200-foot dragon led a procession of lion dancers and drummers. it's cool to see that. lunar new year is the year of the horse. this year is lucky more the mayor because he was born during the year of dragon. >> it's a very strong one. very positive energy and when you combine it, it means you can exceed your potential. >> the dragon horse spirit. the city's official lunar new year parade is february 15th. >> could also be year of conflicts. we have to be very careful. >> i'm year of the horse. i'm very excited. >> also trotting ahead. >> into the rain. >>> i hope so. let's take a live look outside. we have wind across the bay. we're following that right into downtown san francisco. that will clear out for tomorrow keeping sunny skies. by sunday a slight chance of showers. 4 40 in new jersey for the big game on sunday. >>> on the broadcast tonight, what did he know? explosive new allegations about chris christie. tonight, the man at the center of the bridge shutdown scandal says the

. >> firecracker went off on the streets of china town in san francisco late last night.an and veet may most community in the u.s. and around the world. happy new year indeed. official. out with the year of the snake. in with the year of the horse. wayne has a look at today's parade and kicked off the lunar new year. >>reporter: if you heard the following sound in china town today, it meant either the fourth of july or lunar new year and since this was the last day in january. >> fireworks were scary. >> they were but you have to kick out the year of the snake. >>reporter: and embrace the year of the horse. shortest loudest one block parade ever to send you to an awed oly gist. we are in for two weeks of this pageantry f.lucky you too willen counter the money god. >> especially the first day of chip he's new year where you see money god it means you are wealthy for the whole year. >>reporter: in the new year tradition this is a time for family and for feasting. inside the world famous eastern bakery owner orlando kwan and his wife mrs. kwan can help with you that. ask abo

. >> reporter: in san francisco chinatown the interest of china restaurants hosted a lunar new year celebrationese american voters education comply honored two bay area leaders to their contributions to the communities. mark ben off is a fourth generation san franciscan. >> we enjoy all our chinese friends. the chinese have an incredible history of invasion in san francisco. it's really a coming together. >> reporter: leslie wong an oakland native is president of san francisco's faith he will be riding on a cable car in saturday's parade. >> it's terrific to have a city that recognizes the presence of asian pacific americans chinese americans in particular. >> reporter: back at peer 54 artists liz huey says she watched the parade as a child growing up in san francisco. she hopes these floats will give people a taste of the chinese culture. >> what i love is just the food, the festivities, the lion dance the dragon dance that's always like the highlight of the parade for me. >> reporter: the parade will be held this saturday it will feature about 100 entries all promising to dazzle it live in sa

. >> reporter: in san francisco chinatown the interest of china restaurants hosted a lunar new year celebrationoters education comply honored two bay area leaders to their contributions to the communities. mark ben off is a fourth generation san franciscan. >> we enjoy all our chinese friends. the chinese have an incredible history of invasion in san francisco. it's really a coming together. >> reporter: leslie wong an oakland native is president of san francisco's faith he will be riding on a cable car in saturday's parade. >> it's terrific to have a city that recognizes the presence of asian pacific americans chinese americans in particular. >> reporter: back at peer 54 artists liz huey says she watched the parade as a child growing up in san francisco. she hopes these floats will give people a taste of the chinese culture. >> what i love is just the food, the festivities, the lion dance the dragon dance that's always like the highlight of the parade for me. >> reporter: the parade will be held this saturday it will feature about 100 entries all promising to dazzle it live in san francisco, a

chin ge -- >>> hundreds of thousands of people are lining the streets of san francisco for the largest chinese parade outside of china for a live minimum wage and more. >>> the dolly lama is coming next week and how intense the preparations for his visit. ,,,,,, bulldog: bulldog: mattress discounters presidents day sale ends presidents day? get a queen-size sealy gel memory foam mattress for just $497! and get four years interest-free financing on the entire tempur-pedic cloud collection. ♪ mattress discounters and i'm brian hackney. at this hour another dose of rain is heading south over e bay area.

and we have cambridge but we also have san francisco and we have san diego. we have ten centers like that. china. so that's our window on the future and it is working really well. >> it's always been a place where knowledge was absolutely the ultimate currency. >> and you can get good coffee now. >> alwaysad a great coffee, by the way, i wasn't there for myself, i was there visiting my kids. you say that companies, american companies, are producing a quarter of the world's gdp. >> yeah. >>ost people don't realize that. >> what's ppened is that the positive trends that are going on in the u.s. have been lost in all of the noise, particularly in washington, as we squabble and try to come to either no agreement or hash over old agreemen facts are that the united states corporations, that manufacturing is alive and well and getting bigger in the united states and it stopped growing in china. >> and we should be clear, that's great news, the fact is that american u.s. multi national sent millions of middle class jobs to china, to romania, to all over the world. >> absolutely. >> the trend is reversin

san francisco. earlier today he met with president obama at the white house, a meeting that the government of china demanded be canceled. china considers the dalai lama to be sub versive. the dalai lama has talks scheduled tomorrow in san francisco, sunday in berkeley, and monday in santa clara. >>> well, is 49ers head coach jim harbaugh on the trading block? >> also ahead in sports, the secret strategy that tim lincecum used to get ready for spring training with the giants. . >>> mark's here now. lot of people talking about jim harbaugh. any truth to the chance he could leave? >> well, you know, the thing is that back in indianapolis, they are having these combines. so you got a lot of coaches, lot of team executives, so it's a hot bed for rumors. man, put them on fast forward, too. jim harbaugh and the 49ers are involved in the heaviest rumor today, as actually take a look at some of the activity as it went on, the big news involving the niners, supposedly considering trading harbaugh to the cleveland browns for several draft choices. the 49ers now vehemently deny the story. cleveland officials,

but held today san francisco very mild. those of china have 65. oakland could once again reached a 73 is 7 day around the bay forecast shows warm weather will stick around as your habits your saturday. temperatures start to slide. clouds return next week. there rain back of the forecast by the middle of next week. if we will be continuing to monitor the for you in kron4. but as we take a look at traffic around the bay area of it's a great time to leave your house. really hoping for friday lights around here. the looking any hot spot. ftse 2 with a couple of accidents but nothing a points when ride down. if there's a live look outside and the bay bridge street to see traffic more than welcome from of the bridges. if fan richmond san rafael bridge looking good for it of problems or at delays. as it can live without side we are tracking lot of space between cars. over on the traffic maps great conditions speed about 50 mi. per hour if you're coming out of the north bay and as for the peninsula we are seeing green on the roadways sensors street public

san francisco. after three teenagers fell off a cliff at china beach. you are looking at video from the hour- long rescue operation. as it happened this afteroon. a coast guard helicopter was brought in. to airlift some of the teens to safety. >> reporter:another was taken away on the water. now a closer look at where all this all happened. in the city's seaside neighborhood. that's not too far from the presidio. kron 4's scott rates is live unfolded. >> reporter: here are the steps were you call down to the beach but this happened weight off into the distance. that is where these three teams were walking on routes and apparently that is where they slipped and fell. we are told that the speaker. i happen around 12:00 this afternoon it happened and they fell around 50 ft to the ground the area they were walking and is off limits brett with it were done and that limit in that area is still a big mystery right now. the three of them did fall down there. >> pam: microphone issues >> pam: right now. >> pam: the bay area is bracing for another storm. this one

provided this picture, the meeting took place over objections from china, which considers him a separatist, he arrives in san franciscos afternoon and is scheduled to make appearances at the symphony hall tomorrow and the berkeley community theater on sunday, monday he is set to speak at santa clara university before heading to los angeles. >>> tesoro refinery is refusing to let officials investigate an accident there according to the chronicle. the quote officials as saying they gained access to the plant the day after two workers were burned but the plant would not let them return, they say the accident is minor and does not meet the criteria for a federal investigation, and the workers were straighted for burns. >>> the chp is searching for the person or persons throwing water bottles at cars, it happened at least 4 times on highway 12 in the past week. just yesterday a side mirror of a school bus was hit and shattered by a bottle. another driver says his car was hit and at first he did not know what had happened. >> i took a look at my daughter, what is that and then i looked back and that is when i saw the pickup

china. and that is the year of the horse, the san francisco mayor ed lee explained it. >> during those times the horse was the only thing that delivered people and goods. so it has to be very dependable. so i think this year it is a call upon all of us to be more dependable to each other. >> reporter: a and while the year of the horse, the dragon appeared to be the biggest crowd pleasers. >> i like all the dragons. because they kept coming to me. i think they liked me. >> reporter: and although we're in a drought, even the mayor was glad it did not rain at least for a few hours. >> i'm kind of partial to rain these days, i want rain, but maybe we'll have it right after the parade ends. >> reporter: and there has been a slight drizzle here for the past hour but nothing very significant. now the lunar celebration continues tomorrow with the street fair in san francisco. live in san francisco, monte francis, nbc bay area news. >>> all right, thank you, monte. >>> coming up next, the investigators discover a ton of sharp fins. it is the largest bust since the ban on the illegal food took effect

san francisco beach today. three teenagers fell down a 30 will-foot cliff near china beach. a coast guard cutter got two of them to a ambulance, the third had to be taken by helicopter to the hospital. >>> there is a new rule on the road. turns out drivers can use their cell phones driverring. but just for one thing. before you do it, see what andria borba found out. >> reporter: you can always tell when a driver is not paying attention to the row. they have that blue glare on their face. one court says that is perfectly okay as long as they are looking at a map. we have all seen this guy with a nose in his phone while driving. while driving and texting is still a no-go, tot that state appeals court ruled if you are using a map on your phone, you can proceed to your destination without a ticket. >> i think it is ridiculous. i don't know how they are going to tell the difference between if you like are reading a text or looking at a map. either way, you are not looking a road. >> the ruling is on a 2012 case out of fresno. the texting ands talking law was interpreted too broa

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san francisco. our helicopter was on the scene. it happened at china beach around 12:30 this afternoon. firefighters say two girls a one boy fell down the steep embankment. the girl suffered the most serious injury. the boys were whipped away on jet skis. how they fell or what they were doing at the time, we still don't know. >>> it's called a smart pick. pg&e unveiling new technology. it's designed to make sure underground gas lines are safe. for example, pipe one 101. follow the red line. it follows 101 and 237. cheryl hurd is along pipeline 101 with the details. >> reporter: well, pg&e did an inspection of a natural gas pipeline that's almost 100 years old. it runs along highway 237 near these homes all the way to palo alto. the idea is to keep you safe. the high tech device doesn't look like a pig, but that's what they call it. >> today marks the first time that we've actually done an internal inspection or in that inspection of one of our peninsula lines. >> reporter: they're doing it with this customized inspection device on natural gas line 101 in millipedes. the smart pig will r

san francisco after tonight's parade. this is the largest such parade outside of china and draws hundreds of thousands of people along the route through downtown and chinatown. ktvu's debora villalon joins us live with the highlights from the big parade. >> reporter: hi ken, people born in the year of the horse are said to be very animated, and energetic. and that perhaps describes the parade itself. the finale worth the two-hour wait. the golden dragon, 200' long, carried by 100 martial artists, built in china and designed to amaze as it always does. but with more than 100 parade entries, there is something for everyone in an event that dates back to the gold-rush era. >> there is a horse, a lot of potential. >> the mayor says that there is simply nothing like this anywhere. >> it's literally every language and every race and people come from far away places to enjoy this. >> reporter: fans come again and again for their favorites. >> the marching bands, the high school marching bands. >> reporter: what did you like? >> the schools. >> reporter: it's just amazing. >> we love it, rain or shine we're here. >> yes. a new y

was involved in a shooting in the bayview district of san francisco at 6:30 last night. a major earthquake struck chinaht in the remote western most part of the area close to know pal -- to nepal and afghanistan. so far in are no reports of injuries or damage in the mountainous and lightly populated area. >>> a vigil is held at uc berkeley for the cal football player who died after an early morning conditioning run outside memorial stadium. the service autopsying the 21 -- honoring the 21-year-old will be led by the fraternity brothers at 7 p.m. adjacent to million stadium. a separate on-campus memorial service is being planned with details to be announced when they are finalized. >> the celebration is mapped at san francisco city hall to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the going of same-sex marriage in the city and the state. it was on this day in 2004 when newly elected mayor newsom declared the california constitution equal protection clause giving him authority to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. 4,000 listens were granted before lawsuits stopped it. it set off a long battle that ende

it is the largest parade of its kind outside of china and it's been taking place in san francisco for more than 150 years. the streets will be packed again today for the chinatown community street fair. more than half a million people are expected to attend the two day affair. there will be some street closers. i am see them highlighted in yellow on the map. it includes parts of jackson and washington streets. the street fair runs from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. today. >>> let's get a check and see how the weather is going to be for all those activities. here's lisa. >> good morning. the mist and drizzle is all but over. it's been clearing in the north bay the past few hours. cooler conditions there. and we are in the 50s here. northwest winds take over today. it will be a cool but dry afternoon. i'll have the details in a few minutes. >> thank you, lisa. there is a concern about all the snow piling up in the east coast the last week. also do you know how much exercise your dog is getting in we will look at our new activity tracker designed for your dog's color. but now you can use them t

it is the largest parade of its kind outside of china and it's been taking place in san francisco forore than 150 years. the streets will be packed again today for the chinatown community street fair. more than half a million people are expected to attend the two day event. there will be some street closers. you see them highlighted in yellow on the map. it includes parts of jackson and washington streets. the street fair runs from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. today. is the rain gone in let's check with lisa argen. >> it's really clear out here, carolyn, and temperatures continue to drop. yes, the rain is gone. we are looking at numbers in the 40s in the north bay. there is fog around the bay. here's emeryville. you can see the wet pavement. low 50s for you. we will talk about how warm it will get today and the president's day holiday coming up. >> thank you, lisa. and as you know, a new storm hits the east coast. why officials are concerned about all the recent snow piling up in the region in the past week. also, do you know how much exercise your dog is getting? we will look at the new ac

san francisco. three teenagers. who fell down a steep slope in a very remote spot of china beach kron 4's scott rates shows us the incredible rescue. and updates the conditon of the teens, and one how girl in particular. is doing tonight. >> reporter:using helicopters, boats, and lots of man power the coast guard along with the san francisco fire department working franticly thursday afternoon to save a young girl and two other stranded teens. >> reporter: >> three kids who tried to walk down the trail in front of the class it once led down. >> reporter:surfers say the girl fell more then 50 feet from the side of a cliff in an isolated section of china beach known as dead mans cove. we have now learned from the coast guard that after the girl fell the two teens she was with tumbled down the rocks to try and help. >> there was a coast guard near and other children or other kids standing around trying to help. >> reporter:from out helicopter partnership with abc 7 news you can see crews working to put the injured girl on a board to stabilize her. then carrying her over to spot where they could lower a basket some 200 feet dow

>> and huge crowds lined the streets of san francisco tonight for the annual chinese new year parade. headed west on market street and down post and ended in china town. more than 100 entrants took part in the procession to celebrate the year of the horse. dozens of floats, marching bands and lion dancers along with city officials and ms. china town usa. some spectateers have been coming to the parade for more than a decade. >> never gets boring. it's the best. >> the parade ended with the golden dragon that is 268 feet long. it takes a team of more than 100 men and women to carry it. this is the largest parade of its kind outside of asia and taking place for more than 150 years. streets were packed for the china town community street fair. street closures continue tomorrow. you see them highlighted on the yellow map. they include sections of grant as well as jackson and washington street. >>> the homeless in san francisco can access city's shelters by dialing three numbers, a new system where dialing 311 reserves a spot at a shelter. the reservation is for three months at any homeless shelters. >>> a florida man convicted. jurors found michael