in san francisco, suzanne fawn, abc seven news. >> a somber milestone today in the covid pandemic. today marks five years since the nation's first covid death. a woman from san jose died from the virus. the santa clara county health leaders did not realize she had covid until months later. five years into the pandemic that upended so many lives, the bay area is now seeing low levels of covid. this year's winter surge was the flu. with cases still rising to levels we have not seen in years. >> in the aftermath of the southern california fires, allstate insurance says it will pay out $1.1 billion in claims. allstate says it was able to limit losses by pulling back from the california market. it is among several insurers that have been canceling homeowner policies over the risk of wildfires. this has left homeowners with very limited and more expensive options, or maybe no coverage at all. cal fire says the la county fires fueled the agency's busiest january in company history. governor newsom has signed an executive order speeding up rules requiring homeowners to make their homes mor

in san francisco, suzanne fawn, abc seven news. >> a somber milestone today in the covid pandemic.ay marks five years since the nation's first covid death. a woman from san jose died from the virus. the santa clara county health leaders did not realize she had covid until months later. five years into the pandemic that upended so many lives, the bay area is now seeing low levels of covid. this year's winter surge was the flu. with cases still rising to levels we have not seen in years. >> in the aftermath of the southern california fires, allstate insurance says it will pay out $1.1 billion in claims. allstate says it was able to limit losses by pulling back from the california market. it is among several insurers that have been canceling homeowner policies over the risk of wildfires. this has left homeowners with very limited and more expensive options, or maybe no coverage at all. cal fire says the la county fires fueled the agency's busiest january in company history. governor newsom has signed an executive order speeding up rules requiring homeowners to make their homes more fi

abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn explains the warning signs. >> a word of caution for pet cats. consider keeping them indoors and away from a raw diet for now. this, after a stray cat in half moon bay had to be put down after getting sick. a concerned family brought one in to the peninsula humane society in san mateo county for treatment. >> it was determined that he had the bird flu, along with an a number of symptoms. >> it's not known how the cat was infected. medical experts say this is an uncertain time for pets. there are some important symptoms to look out for that could point to the virus. >> the loss of appetite, lethargy, fever, neurological symptoms like circling around excessively, or maybe tremors, vision loss, and then respiratory signs of respiratory issues happening. and that can look like rapid, shallow breathing, excess discharge from nose and eyes. >> back in december in oregon, a house cat died from the virus after eating pet food that tested positive for bird flu. a portland based company issued a nationwide voluntary recall for the pet food. this is what on

abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn has a look at how fans and businesses are gearing up. >> all eyesl be on san francisco. the 2025 nba all star game promises quick action and tons of entertainment. expect to see the brightest stars in the basketball universe. >> i see steph curry and kevin durant. >> brothers dale and matt tolosa are getting ready by gearing up. >> i got this hoodie. i got a reversible all star jacket. >> they're so psyched about the nba all star game coming to san francisco. >> but they have the whole world and all. the nba represented for this whole upcoming weekend to be special. >> chances are you've seen some of the ads for the all star game. crews are working fast, putting up and positioning critical infrastructure for the big event. banners and special signage are going up all over chase center. places like dumpling time will be increasing staffing and serving up their specialties. splash bar, which just opened on this friday, will be flooded with sports fans at wooly pig restaurant in san francisco's dogpatch neighborhood. they'll be serving up the fan favor

abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn spoke with some local businesses that are expecting to take a hit>> so everything is handcrafted here. >> look around lewiston, luna and san francisco's mission district and you'll find all the colors of the rainbow handicrafts in all shapes and sizes. new stuff is always arriving at denise gonzalez's store. how often do you get stuff from mexico? >> oh, every two weeks. these candles. from mexico. from mexico. >> president donald trump announced that new tariffs start saturday. 25% tariffs on imports from mexico and canada, and an additional 10% tariff on chinese products. 80% of the items in this store are imported from mexico. the owner tells us the new tariffs are really going to hurt her business. >> we are not a necessity. our items are like a luxurious things for somebody that needs. so this is going to be harder because people first have to think about eating. so this is something that worries me because are they going to afford us? >> economists explain the impact of these tariffs. >> for mexico, for example, we import a lot of vehicles. va

abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn has a look at how fans and businesses are gearing up. >> all eyes will be on san francisco. the 2025 nba all star game promises quick action and tons of entertainment. expect to see the brightest stars in the basketball universe. >> i see steph curry and kevin durant. >> brothers dale and matt tolosa are getting ready by gearing up. >> i got this hoodie. i got a reversible all star jacket. >> they're so psyched about the nba all star game coming to san francisco. >> but they have the whole world and all. the nba represented for this whole upcoming weekend to be special. >> chances are you've seen some of the ads for the all star game. crews are working fast, putting up and positioning critical infrastructure for the big event. banners and special signage are going up all over chase center. places like dumpling time will be increasing staffing and serving up their specialties. splash bar, which just opened on this friday, will be flooded with sports fans at wooly pig restaurant in san francisco's dogpatch neighborhood. they'll be serving up the fan f

abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn spoke with some local businesses that are expecting to take a hit so everything is handcrafted here. >> look around lewiston, luna and san francisco's mission district and you'll find all the colors of the rainbow handicrafts in all shapes and sizes. new stuff is always arriving at denise gonzalez's store. how often do you get stuff from mexico? >> oh, every two weeks. these candles. from mexico. from mexico. >> president donald trump announced that new tariffs start saturday. 25% tariffs on imports from mexico and canada, and an additional 10% tariff on chinese products. 80% of the items in this store are imported from mexico. the owner tells us the new tariffs are really going to hurt her business. >> we are not a necessity. our items are like a luxurious things for somebody that needs. so this is going to be harder because people first have to think about eating. so this is something that worries me because are they going to afford us? >> economists explain the impact of these tariffs. >> for mexico, for example, we import a lot of vehicles. vari

. >> abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn is live there right now with the very latest. suzanne. >> kristen, it really is a remarkable sight to see. we are here in forestville. i happen to be standing on hacienda bridge and across the way in the distance on that steep hillside, you can see a lot of debris. the home there is now gone. now around 12:30 p.m, authorities got a call, a 911 call about a landslide. they arrived and found a house on west side road that slid down the steep hillside into the russian river. the home was empty. we hear it was a vacation rental. 8 to 10 homes in the area were evacuated. now, all the rain lately has soaked the soil and the land in the area. and so that land has been shifting. no one was hurt. fortunately, no one is missing. we hear that a rescue crew launched a jet ski and searched the river and the debris. i talked to a woman who lives around here, and this is what she told me. >> i've never seen anything like this before. and i've lived here since 2015. i'm very shocked that there was a house on it that's now in the river. but at the

abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn has a look at how fans and businesses are gearing up. >> all eyessan francisco. the 2025 nba all star game promises quick action and tons of entertainment. expect to see the brightest stars in the basketball universe. >> i see steph curry and kevin durant. >> brothers dale and matt tolosa are getting ready by gearing up. >> i got this hoodie. i got a reversible all star jacket. >> they're so psyched about the nba all star game coming to san francisco. >> but they have the whole world and all the nba represented for this whole upcoming weekend to be special. >> chances are you've seen some of the ads for the all star game. crews are working fast, putting up and positioning critical infrastructure for the big event. banners and special signage are going up all over chase center. places like dumpling time will be increasing staffing and serving up their specialties. splash bar, which just opened on this friday, will be flooded with sports fans at wooly pig restaurant in san francisco's dogpatch neighborhood. they'll be serving up the fan favorite. >> o

abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn spoke with some local businesses that are expecting to take a hitything is handcrafted here. >> look around lewiston, luna and san francisco's mission district and you'll find all the colors of the rainbow handicrafts in all shapes and sizes. new stuff is always arriving at denise gonzalez's store. how often do you get stuff from mexico? >> oh, every two weeks. this candles. from mexico. from mexico. >> president donald trump announced that new tariffs start saturday 25% tariffs on imports from mexico and canada, and an additional 10% tariff on chinese products. 80% of the items in this store are imported from mexico. the owner tells us the new tariffs are really going to hurt her business. >> we are not a necessity. our items are like a luxurious things for somebody that needs. so this is going to be harder because people first have to think about eating. so this is something that worries me because are they going to afford us? >> economists explain the impact of these tariffs. for mexico, for example, we import a lot of vehicles. various auto manu

abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn with a look at how fans and businesses are gearing up. >> all eyessan francisco. the 2025 nba all star game promises quick action and tons of entertainment. expect to see the brightest stars in the basketball universe. >> i see steph curry and kevin durant. >> brothers dale and matt tolosa are getting ready by gearing up. >> i got this hoodie. i got a reversible all star jacket. >> they're so psyched about the nba all star game coming to san francisco. >> but they have the whole world and all the nba represented for this whole upcoming weekend to be special. >> chances are you've seen some of the ads for the all star game. crews are working fast, putting up and positioning critical infrastructure for the big event. banners and special signage are going up all over chase center. places like dumpling time will be increasing staffing and serving up their specialties. splash bar, which just opened on this friday, will be flooded with sports fans at wooly pig restaurant in san francisco's dogpatch neighborhood. they'll be serving up the fan favorite. >> o

abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn spoke with some local businesses that are expecting to take a bigthing is handcrafted here. >> look around lewiston, luna and san francisco's mission district and you'll find all the colors of the rainbow handicrafts in all shapes and sizes. new stuff is always arriving at denise gonzalez's store. how often do you get stuff from mexico? >> oh, every two weeks. these candles. from mexico. from mexico. >> president donald trump announced that new tariffs start saturday. 25% tariffs on imports from mexico and canada, and an additional 10% tariff on chinese products. 80% of the items in this store are imported from mexico. the owner tells us the new tariffs are really going to hurt her business. >> we are not a necessity. our items are like a luxurious things for somebody that needs. so this is going to be harder because people first have to think about eating. so this is something that worries me because are they going to afford us? >> economists explain the impact of these tariffs. >> for mexico, for example, we import a lot of vehicles. various auto