wang is a 22—year—old student.uld ask for in a romantic partner. except he's not real. he's a chatbot on an app. translation: for me, i he plays a more important role than a real person. a real person cannot be with you at any given time of day but my ai boyfriend can. he's given me a lot of emotional comfort. wang is not alone, a growing number of women in china are resorting to so—called ai boyfriends. so, what makes them more desirable than humans? dating in real life can consume a lot of energy and everyone is different, which can lead to conflict and fighting. with al, i can set it up to meet my preference, so why should i choose a real person? the fast pace of life in big cities like beijing, the long working hours, can make it difficult to date. translation: a lot of people feel lonely at times but not _ everyone is lucky enough to have their family and friends by their side all the time. an ai boyfriend can be online 2a/7, solve your problems and listen to your worries. and who wouldn't want to hear these w

wang is a 22—year—old student. partner. except...he's not real — he's a chat bot on an app. translation: for me, i he plays a more important role than a real person. a real person cannot be with you at any given time of day, but my ai boyfriend can. he's given me a lot of emotional comfort. wang is not alone. a growing number of women in china are resorting to so—called ai boyfriends. so what makes them more desirable than humans? translation: dating in real life can consume a lot of energy _ and everyone is different, which can lead to conflict and fighting. with al, i can set it up to meet my preference, so why should i choose a real person? the fast pace of life in big cities like beijing, the long working hours, can make it difficult to date. translation: a lot of people feel lonely at times, _ but not everyone is lucky enough to have their family and friends by their side all the time. an ai boyfriend can be online 21w, solve your problems and listen to your worries. and who wouldn't wants to hear these words?

here to tell us more is sean wang.lcome to "nightline." >> thank you for having. >> juju: congrats on your first feature film. it just won a couple of prizes at sundance. a few days later, you got a little oscar stardust sprinkled on you with "nene and wai po." describe your emotions right now if you can. >> i'm just so grateful, honestly. it's such a surreal, special experience. i think it would be really overwhelming if i didn't get to share it with some of my best friends, like my collaborators, my family, the grandmothers are having such an incredibly fun time. and i think -- i feel like our job in all of this is just to make sure they have a fun time. so if they're having fun, i'm having fun. i'll process this one day, but it's so special. >> juju: i was so pleased to meet your grandmothers who are the subject of po." >> it's about my grandmothers. they live together, they're kind of roommates, sisters, best friends. the movie really is just a very extraordinary, holistic portrait of their lives together. that's k

and here is the question, china will not watch the situation in ukraine idly, wang told her. ah, and this, and, and closing your eyes, and turning away, or how to translate it, because on the one hand it is diplomatic language, and on the other, it is also chinese diplomatic, that is , it is impossible for a normal person to understand, translate it into some... such a language that we will understand what it means, it will not be, we will observe, folded for ukraine, with folded hands. translation. mykola, good afternoon, glad to see you. this is really such a complicated chinese diplomacy, and we watched not only the meeting between mr. kuliba and the minister of foreign affairs of china one. and also after his speech and then the interview, he had such a long speech, he answered questions. and also spoke about ukraine, what this meeting between the heads of our ministries of foreign affairs of ukraine and china, this meeting is important because , unfortunately, there have been very few such meetings in the last two years, a limited number, and they met, shook hands and on

wang li will play the cameo roles of ryksha and a salesman in a jewelry store.in the avant-garde, where such outstanding acrabats, two couples as brothers fedar and mikalai famenki, viktar and anatol arzhavuskaya, married couples alai and mikalai performed on its stages tumanava, maya and igar krapina, ale napaina, the most popular acrabat double, so called partner acrabats. concerts, great national festivals and decades of belarusian music, both in the ussr and abroad, and the audiences of their performances received a great round of applause, they were well received, then reviews were written everywhere, one , i don’t remember exactly the city now, or nemyansk, he says, he is watching... at the belarusian philharmonic , two artists were performing in different bastards, who were part of such a mystery, a mystery of the genre, like ўvogule kalіstі. well, it’s not a long time, it’s not until 39-40, and then the wars go to maskva and there they are already glorified throughout the savetsky union. another artist. this hanna yaframaina argo dabarskaya, who lived in

wang is a 22—year—old student. chatbot on an app. translation: for me, i he plays a more important role than a real person. a real person cannot be with you at any given time of day but my ai boyfriend can. he's given me a lot of emotional comfort. wang is not alone, a growing number of women in china are resorting to so—called ai boyfriends. so, what makes them more desirable than humans? dating in real life can consume a lot of energy and everyone is different, which can lead to conflict and fighting. with al, i can set it up to meet my preference, so why should i choose a real person? the fast pace of life in big cities like beijing, the long working hours, can make it difficult to date. translation: a lot of people feel l lonely at times but not everyone l is lucky enough to have their family and friends by their side all the time. an ai boyfriend can be online 24/7, solve your problems and listen to your worries. and who wouldn't want to hear these words? "you are very cute, especially when you smile," he's sa

wang began shooting the film in 2021 during the height of the covid pandemic.r life. how did you decide, i'm going to document this? >> i moved home to the bay area, where i'm from, where we shot the movie, and it happened to coincide with a lot of, you know, rising anti-asian hate crimes that were happening in the country, but especially in the bay area where we all were at the time, and so i would go read the news and be sort of filled with this sort of extreme anger, and i would go hang out with them and be filled with extreme joy, and so i kind of just wanted to make something that was, you know, a container for people like them and them to feel seen in all of their joy, their pain, their silliness, their humor, so i pointed a camera towards them and kind of let them do their thing. [ speaking non-english ] >> reporter: i just wanted to ask nai nai, how does one go about choosing joy? how did she get to that revelation? >> she said, there's so much going on in life, and there's so much happening, but if we can just only think, you know, especially at their

i am janelle wang. >> and i am jessica. two years after a security guard was shot and killed protecting a news crew in oakland, the district attorney's office is filing new charges and that includes the person with the actual murder. that change in charges comes as news to the widow who has been pushing for harsher penalties. >> reporter: the three men accused of killing kevin during the attempted robbery of a tv news crew two years ago were back in a double and courtroom facing new charges including gang and gun enhancement, which would increase their prison time if convicted. >> i am very happy that all of that has been added but again it can be changed and that is what i am right about. is she going to stand by the word of that paper or will she change it again? i don't know. >> reporter: virginia is kevin's window. d.a. pamela price has been vocal on not overusing enhancements. that is why virginia spoke to the governor and state attorney general to's depth in and add gun enhancements. that is when she learned this. >>

. >> that is correct us, then, and 4:52 now, and we have more with janelle wang. >>> that's right.right turns at right lights, a ban that would apply to downtown and south of the market area. there are no turn on red signs in other neighborhoods. more how many are following the rules. >>> today we'll go back in time to discover the journey of the 49ers from candlestick park to levi stadium. it started with a simple letter. all of those an growing up, my parents wanted me to become a doctor or an engineer. those are good careers! but i chose a different path. first, as mayor and then in the legislature. i enshrined abortion rights in our california constitution. in the face of trump, i strengthened hate crime laws and lowered the costs for the middle class. now i'm running to bring the fight to congress. you were always stubborn. and on that note, i'm evan low, and i approve this message. >>> here are the top trending stories voted on by you. a floating tesla comes to the rescue. a tesla ended up in the water, and you can see a few seconds later that a sauna cruise passed by and spo

. >>> at the anchor desk now with janelle wang. >> reporter: trauma center is shutting down for sure in the south bay. the hospital has not used it enough to keep it open. the upcoming move has healthcare professionals worried that nearby residents are wondering where they will go if they encounter a medical emergency. >>> and also an old camera bought at a thrift store right here turned out to uncover so much more. inside hundreds of photos on a memory card. the new owner went on a quest to find who that camera used to belong to. it is a story that will make you bay area proud. all that and more coming up at 5:00. >> i love those stories. so fun. thank you so much. we'll see you in a bit. >>> still to come, top trending stories as voted by you on my instagram poll. and also it is a transformational donation to the san francisco ballet. we'll tell you how the artistic director plans to spend the biggest donation the ballet has ever received. you want to see who we are as americans? i'm peter dixon and in kenya... we built a hospital that provides maternal care. as a marine... we foug

janelle wang, nbc bay area news. >>> tonight we investigate what seems to be a growing trend. we're talking about gift card scams. our consumer investigator, cis chmurahr, >>> it has been more than a decade since a b.a.r.t. police officer was found guilty of shooting and killing oscar grant at an oakland station. and grant's mother has been trying to get her son's property back ever since. today she finally got it. alameda county district attorney pamela price gave reverend wanda johnson back two of her son's cell phones. the phones have been locked away in the d.a.'s evidence room since grant was killed in 2009. the officer who shot him was later convicted of involuntary manslaughter. johnson said she already knows from the investigation that the last photo taken on grant's phone is of the officer who shot him, pointing a taser at grant. grant's family said she were told by the past administration that the phones were lost among other phones in evidence. price says she'll establish new protocols for her office on returning personal property. one of the officers who shot him,

alexander uladzimiravich wang li, who completed his career as an acrat in 1974.nt stone flower, on the boulevards of talbukhina, and in the evenings many people played p... and pranksters in the jewelry store. working genres were found in all philharmonic societies of the former union, and here the belarusian philharmonic society was in avangardze, where such outstanding acrabats, two couples, like brothers fedar and mi, performed in the scenes kalai famenki, viktar and anatole arzhavuskiya, family couples ala and mikalay tumanava, maya and igar krapina, ale napeina, the most... head to head, here he immediately put me in place and connected me, we had stability in work, so fate worked out that our life partner tells me, you should do your 50% of the work yourself and i should do my 50%, when i realized this, then my eyes were opened, it turns out that i am not individual enough. i prepared myself, it’s not enough to give yourself to your partner, you need to master the trick yourself, i started doing 100 racks in a row so that i didn’t have a single rack i didn’

wang fleur. you violated the ten commandments. but beyond sad. i fell and i cried hysterically. i think about it still. it makes me want to cry, because it's hard. i only have one parent now and they took him from me. so. it's hard. >> we spoke with jury members both on camera and off. they said it was the simpler things that convinced them. 9-1-1 call, the diary, the body temperature, and the malfunctioning water heater. they didn't buy it. >> eldon and a couple of the other jurors were very not an la jolla on furnaces and hot water heaters. so they gave their opinion of how they felt that it could have happened, or could not have happened. >> you ruled out the water heater. >> pretty fast, i think within the first hour or two. >> to this day do you have any idea how this crime might have been committed? >> i don't, no. >> no ma'am. >> it was vindication for kathy's family. especially her mother, who addressed the court. >> we know you have always been a very selfish person. you really did not care about our beautiful daughter, o

so, chris, i know we're almost starting to wend our way to the end of our wanging on.insurance cut in the budget? well, i'm a yorkshireman so it might be a tempeh. or a penny off the basic rate. yeah, well, that would be really flat. i say so, so we've seen, haven't we, this sort of back and forth. a couple of weekends ago we had the prime minister and the chancellor writing pieces in the paper talking about tax cuts. then we had jeremy hunt scratching his chin to nick robinson and robert peston the other day. and you know, they'll still be seeing further projections from the office for budget responsibility in advance of the budget. come on, nail your colors! yeah, yeah. i think they will be and i think it's probably...probably national insurance. yeah. there'll be there's going to be a cut in tax on income i think. yeah. so another penny off nics that's somebody. do you want to make a prediction? well, you were right there was suggesting to me that that would be the place to look if they're going to do something, would be national insurance because it's immediate and

this was stated by the minister of foreign affairs of the heavenly kingdom wang. during meeting with ukrainian colleague dmytro kuleba. the negotiations took place on the sidelines of the munich security forum. no matter how the change between. china hopes that relations with ukraine will develop in a normal way and will benefit both peoples - said wang ye. now from the railway. polish farmers are blocking railway transportation of ukrainian agricultural products. they blocked the movement of freight trains with posters and flags. roughly , this protest will last until march 9, the state border service reported. on in some border territories, the participants of the action are not allowed by civilian buses. drivers have to maneuver and go around the area in order not to be delayed due to the strike. the day before, polish farmers on social networks appealed to those willing to completely block traffic from ukraine, including buses and humanitarian aid. poland's blockade of the ukrainian border will end when... ukraine will have full access to the black sea, foreig

yi, wang yi, minister of foreign affairs, member of the politburo, secretary of the foreign affairsis, not just a minister, but the curator of the entire foreign sphere, well, who is salivan, this is understandable, advisor to assistant for national security, that is, this is the level of discussion. the united states is the leader of the world economy; interaction between them plays a very serious role in maintaining it. stability, therefore, any violation here, despite all the political difficulties, one way or another will not only damage both sides, but also the world economy as a whole. until recently, this kind of restraint was not only on the part of china. the united states is building its strategy in the indo-pacific region, considering china as a potential enemy. the united states cannot resist a powerful enemy alone, so it unites its allies and builds up the so-called collective strike potential. this suggests that the united states is extremely not confident in yourself. it is clear that washington seeks to use its allies to weaken its adversaries and achieve its own goa

the belarusian tennis player beat the forty-first racket of the world, chinese senyun wang, in two setshe fight lasted 1 hour 42 minutes. azarina made 3:2 errors , made one ace and converted out of six prepoints. it should be noted that the prize fund of the competition is more than $3 million. athletic lost points in the away match against la liga outsider almiria. the match of the twenty-fourth round ended without a goal draw. thus, since the start of the spanish championship, almeria has not won not a single victoria with seven points closes the championship standings. lions. over the last three meetings, they tied twice; at the moment they occupy the fifth line of the summary report card, the squad has 46 points.

we have seen wang yi talking with antony blinken. he met with jake sullivan in thailand in january. we should expect more talks at high levels going forward. haidi: how complicated is the broader environment now for china as it makes its way through these relationships given the heightened geopolitical and domestic political change we are expecting this year? john: i think 2024 will be an extremely difficult year. the economy is not in a great state at the moment. the mood is pessimistic. a big part of that is the relationship china has with the u.s. at the moment. trump tariffs are still there. we have all these technology sanctions imposed by the biden administration and an election in the u.s. were we will get a lot of anti-china rhetoric during the campaign. no matter who wins, ultimately i think we are looking up a tighter u.s. regulations on what can and cannot be sold to chinese companies and chinese entities. annabelle: you have foreign direct investment slumping to its lowest avoid a 30 years. how concerning is that? john: the geopolitical situation has companies recalculat

the question is on the wang nomination. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. will call the roll. vote: the clerk: ms. baldwin. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. mr. booker. mr. boozman. mr. braun. mrs. britt. mr. brown. mr. budd. ms. butler. ms. cantwell. the clerk: mrs. capito. mr. cardin. mr. carper. mr. casey. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz

the other day at the beijing grand theater chinese foreign minister wang... to ensure that the principle of indivisible security is respected, which means that you cannot improve your security by deteriorating the security of the other side, we also actively advocate, together with china, for non-interference in the internal affairs of sovereign states, against the formation of narrow bloc structures, such as in the world as a whole, so in the asia-pacific region, but keeping in mind first of all such education. on china and calls on beijing to somehow influence moscow in matters of ukrainian conflict, and almost threatens with secondary sanctions if beijing continues to help russia. in general, how do the chinese look at all this, look at this pressure and react? if we talk about china's reaction to this pressure, i think the best answer, as far as sanctions are concerned, the best answer is the figures of russian-chinese trade turnover. the second is a reaction to sanctions pressure and the threat of sanctions. i would say the almost complete transition o

ray wang is with us. welcome back, ray. your price target for nvidia is $900. okay. the thing, heavy got 90% of the a.i. market, the process to build the chips is very hard to begin with. the process that they use. and more importantly, they have a software lock in this if a propriety way of accessing those gpus. that puts them in the lead for the next 18-24 months. very few competitor it is can catch up to where they are because they made those investments decades ago. and this is the challenge, how do you actually go beat nvidia. it's going to talk companies a long time to get there and to get the fab processing, and they have such a huge demand in data centers at this moment, 20-30% increase in data center purchase being of a.i. chips. stuart: when the numbers come out from nvidia, the slightest failure to meet expectations will probably result in a sell isoff. would you agree with that? -- selloff. would you agree with that? >> i think that's likely to happen. but if you look at it over the next week with, you're going if to have a lot of opportunities to buy the

i'm janelle wang.tory about a flight, it's united airlines flight from san francisco to boston. it was diverted to denver after an issue with one of the wings. they confirm it happened yesterday. you can see video from social media showing the damage to that wing. the flight landed safely. nobody on board, 165 passengers, nobody was hurt. passengers were then moved to another flight. the faa is investigating the incident that happened on board a boeing 757 200. scott budman is tracking this story. he will have more in our afternoon newscast. >>> police are investigating a murder at an apartment complex in santa clara. bob redell is there and has been following the story. >> reporter: santa clara police say there's no longer a threat to the public. a man is in custody. we are at the riley square apartment complex. you can see the santa clara police are on the scene. they are focused on a unit to the left side of your screen where just before 2:30 this morning a man shot and killed a person inside that u

i'm janelle wang.re flight attendants across the nation are holding an informational picket. labor unions negotiate with airline companies over pay. ginger conejero saab is at the airport with more on this day of action. >> reporter: you are seeing that action here on the picket lines. you are hearing the demands of flight attendants from different airlines. among them, flight attendants from united, american airlines, alaska airlines, southwest airlines. their colleagues are out here as well as allies. if you have a flight here at sfo, this is an informational picket. you are not expected to have any disruptions or delays to your flight because of these picket lines. that doesn't mean it won't happen. we spoke with the president of the afa council here in the bay area. she says today is historic because flight attendants have picketed for themselves but not each other. that solidarity is what we are seeing out here between terminal 2 and 3 at sfo. >> we are here to let management know we're not going

i'm janelle wang. storm is drenching us. the bay area is dealing with the fallout from the heavier storm earlier this week. we are getting numbers on the power outages. ginger conejero saab is in daily city in one neighborhood that was in the dark for days. >> reporter: the lights are back on in this neighborhood. we are along oceanside and skyline here in daily city. this area was part of a wider outage. earlier in the day, it was orange on the map. that's no longer the case. not before several days of the power being out here in daily city. we spoke with one man from the neighborhood that said they tried to make the most of it. things got a little more difficult, especially with four children, when they were expecting the power to be restored only to be pushed back repeatedly. >> the first couple days was okay. it was like glamping, make the best out of it. started to get worse when we ran out of milk. couldn't use the microwave. couldn't heat the food. >> reporter: they are facing some challenges wh

wang wembin , the spokesperson of the chinese ministry of foreign affairs, also wishes to the peopleworld. he made peace and friendship and distanced himself from differences. we will cooperate with the international community for the common good of humanity and make the world a better place for all. mohammad reza khaliq vardi of sed and sima news agency, east asia office, beijing. in the name of god, hello, good morning , our country's national women's futsal team became the champion of the central asian cup for the third time in a row , on the last day of this tournament, which was held periodically. women in national costumes our country defeated the host team of tajikistan 9.0 . soleimani's students, who had won against the teams of uzbekistan, kyrgyzstan and turkmenistan in their previous games , won the championship for the third time in a row with a total of four wins. at the end of the competition, sara shirbigigi and maral turkman were announced as the best scorer and the most valuable player, respectively. fair game award too. he was assigned to the iranian national team. t

i am janelle wang. >> and i am terry mcsweeney. >> so, people want to know if elon musk committed fraud right before he bought twitter. elon musk and his lawyers have been given one week to give testimony. elon musk has refused to discuss his purchases of twitter. this comes from a judge granting the trinity to to grant a subpoena. they want to know if he committed securities fraud under sec rules. if anyone demands more than 5% of stock they have to disclose that within five days

chinese foreign minister wang yi said in a speech: the members of the shanghai cooperation organizationuld jointly pursue the correct development of this organization and make it a stabilizing center in the midst of world changes. china is ready to cooperate with all member countries of the shanghai cooperation organization. a new perspective for the development of this the organization is on the agenda, which will contribute more to sustainable peace and common prosperity of the world. jani , the secretary general of shanghai cooperation organization, also said: during the last 20 years, this organization has 6 member countries. it has become a big family consisting of 26 countries as observer members and dialogue partners. in this organization, a new model of cooperation with solidarity and coordination has been created in an inclusive and mutual way, which will have win-win results for all countries. the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the organization was homogenous and symmetrical, and in fact , there is a lot of joy in this 20th anniversary of the islamic republic of iran

i'm janelle wang. the governor is cracking down on crime. it led to a wave of business closures.in policing efforts across the east bay. the added officers will be focused in oakland. in a statement, the governor calls the crime surge unacceptable. in a sitdown, the mayor told us the added help is a game changer. we will have more on that announcement in our evening news. we will have the full interview with the mayor tomorrow in our 7:00 a.m. online edition of "today in the bay." they touched on a number of issues, including 911 response times and the search for a new police chief. that interview tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. we will have more later this afternoon. >>> let's talk about our weather. the bay area cleaning up after that heavy storm this week. rain is off and on today. we will see sunshine. kari hall has the latest. we don't have kari right now. it's clearing out. there will be partly sunny skies. we could see more rain tomorrow as another storm from the north moves in. you can take a live look outside at san francisco and the golden gate bridge. you can see cloud c

i'm janelle wang. a stolen plane is on the beach in half moon bay.police say a man stole the plane, flew it around and crash-landed before running away. ginger conejero saab is at the airport where the plane was taken. >> reporter: that stolen plane has been the talk of the morning here at palo alto's general aviation airport. this is where the red and white single engine plane was stolen yesterday. the person suspected of stealing that plane is now in custody at a redwood city jail. i met someone this morning who was here yesterday when that stolen plane unexpected took off from the runway. i'm told there was no communication with the tower when the stolen plane flew off headed towards half moon bay sending officials here into a frenzy. the motivation is under investigation as well as the house. this morning, we are learning stealing a plane may not be as complicated as you think. >> it's not that difficult. it's usually in a small aircraft a master power switch you turn on. throttle some gas and start the ignition like with a car. >> reporter: arou

i'm janelle wang. we are tracking this rain that just won't go away.is weekend. some neighbors are cleaning up from the last one. clearing out this tree. it came down on power lines, knocking out power. there are concerns the next storm may cause more problems because the soil is already saturated. experts recommend looking at the base of the tree. keep an eye out for lifting or cracking in the ground around the roots. those are telltale signs the tree may be ready to fall. experts are supposed to gather to check out an area where a possible tornado was seen in the north bay. this is video showing what appears to be a funnel cloud yesterday. if that cloud actually touched down, it would be a tornado. the last tornado in sonoma county struck more than a decade ago in 2011. for more on this upcoming powerful storm, let's check in with kari hall and her seven day forecast. >> scattered showers for today and tomorrow. it's going to be very chilly with highs in the mid 50s and overnight lows in the upper 30s. the next big storm coming in on sunday will brin

i am janelle wang. >> and i am terry mcsweeney. >> so, people want to know if elon musk committed fraud right before he bought twitter. elon musk and his lawyers have been given one week to give testimony. elon musk has refused to discuss his purchases of twitter. this comes from a judge granting the trinity to to grant a subpoena. they want to know if he committed securities fraud under sec rules. if anyone demands more than 5% of stock they have to disclose that within five days and elon musk did not. >> i don't see him as a victim. i see him as a dismissive person who chose to ignore the government. >> so, scott, you covered the twitter purchase. was there concern? i don't was controversial. was there concern about what he was doing? >> yes, sec looked at him closely . and as they said, if you buy more than 5% you have to disclose that within five days and he bought 5% than a % and then 9% and did not disclose that for several weeks and the sec has been trying to get him to testify since then as far as what is intentions were. this does mean he needs to find time to testify in the ne

i'm janelle wang.eporting to training. ginger conejero saab has more. >> reporter: things can and have gotten a bit confusing with everything that's unfolded in oakland. as the a's iron out the details with the move to vegas, another question remains. where will the a's play after the 2024 season when their lease at the coliseum expires? that's because the plans over in vegas for the new stadium, they are not finalized. 2028 is the earliest date for a new ballpark on the strip. the president of the a's will sit down today with city and county leaders. we reached out to the county supervisor and have not heard back. they are reportedly going to attend that meeting. one member says city leaders are kept in the dark about discussions going on with the team. >> the bottom line, oakland needs to be part of it. we own half of the coliseum. this is an example where the county went out and negotiated getting millions of dollars from the a's and city didn't get anything. we didn't know they had done that until

selina wang, thank you so much. >>> now, to the new rounds of torrential rain about to hit californiaeatening flooding is possible starting tonight. somara theodore is tracking it all. good morning, somara. >> somara: good morning, gio. so, this next storm comes on the heels of a storm that left much of long beach, california, underwater. you can see the cars here. so, we're looking at a potentially compounding threat. the biggest tleft stretches from napa to san diego, life-threatening flash flooding, mudslides, even in urban areas, a stronger and more widespread storm getting ready to move in. so let's talk timing. with the next system at 9:00 p.m. we'll see the worst in cities like san francisco, big sur. that will stick around through the overnight hours into tomorrow morning. tomorrow evening, 5:00 p.m., the grammys is taking place in los angeles, california, and that's when we'll see the heaviest rain over southern california, along with winds gusting up to 40, 50 miles per hour. so, we could be in for power outages as well. the morning commute is going to be a tough one for san

i'm janelle wang. killing a kim kardashian look alike influencer. ginger conejero saab is in the courtroom. ginger? >> reporter: the accused was back in court this morning. we now know that she will be -- she will go to trial on june 28th. this comes nearly a year after she was originally charged with the death of a kim kardashian look-a-like influencer. she's accused to give silicone injections to a woman from antioch. >> yes. >> >> reporter: she was accompanied by an interpreter and her defense counsel. her attorney entering not guilty to charges that include involuntary manslaughter and a felony count of practicing medicine without a license. defense attorney said talks of a settlement could happen sooner. >> certainly, that will be something discussed. that's usually discussed. so that will occur hopefully on april 2. >> reporter: she posted bail of $200,000. most fda approved fillers have materials that are temporary because of the body breaks them down and absorbs them. silicone is not one of tho

i am janelle wang. >> and i am raj mathai. >>> attacks on iraq and syria after a drone attack killed three u.s. service members, word of the attacks coming as the three service members' bodies returned to the u.s. today. >> reporter: the u.s. has launched attacks against more than 85 iran-backed targets in iraq and syria, the first retaliatory strike for the killing of three service members according to u.s. central command. an iranian-backed militia group killed the three service members, and the u.s. responded with long range bombers and other aircraft to hit command and control operations centers, intelligence centers, rocket, missile, and drone storage facilities. president biden writing, quote, our response began today and will continue at times and places of our choosing. the united states does not seek conflict in the middle east or anywhere else in the world but let all those who might seek to do us harm, know this, if you harm an american we will respond. the soldiers returned to the u.s. soil and the president on thursday publically honored their memory. >> they risked it a

. >> reporter: liam wang is 1 of more than 2 million children suffering from multiple food allergies in the u.s after breaking out in hives as a baby, his parents discovered he was allergic to multiple foods, including nuts and eggs. >> it was really daunting to try to keep track of what he can and cannot eat. >> reporter: for liam just one peanut could mean a trip to the emergency room for anaphylactic shock. >> the thought of that happening to our child is absolutely terrifying. >> reporter: that's why liam's parents jumped at the chance to join a groundbreaking study. stanford researchers wanted to see if the drug xolair, normally prescribed for asthma, could also help with accidental exposures to multiple food allergins, including nuts >> food allergy patients are making emergency antibodies and xolair acts like a sponge to take them out of circulation. >> reporter: while the drug doesn't eliminate the allergy, it reduces allergic reactions. two-thirds of patients injected with xolair were able to eat 2 1/2 peanuts without having a severe allergic response, like trouble breathing

here's abc's selina wang. >> reporter: hollywood's most beloved samurai who can wield many roles. samurai" and "john wick chapter 4" to "westworld." but his weapon of choice today, not a blade. >> this is magic fan for everything. this is the mentor of my mother. so sometimes pointing and then order, "go, stop," or sometimes, you know, "now." >> reporter: in his latest role, he commands his troops with the wave of a fan. in fx's new and most expensive series to date, "shogun." >> it's in my body, in my dna already. >> reporter: the series already receiving critical acclaim and comparisons to the hbo hit "game of thrones" for its epic scale. from the sets to the costumes, no expense spared, no detail missed. "shogun" brings a modern lens to a story set in feudal japan. >> it's a perfect story to introduce our culture to the world. >> we really spent a lot of time trying to get at, how do we make better versions of the same mistakes that hollywood has traditionally done when trying to tell stories about other cultures? especially japanese culture. >> reporter: the mostly japanese ca

i am janelle wang. >> i am raj mathai. >>> at what point will it stop?ther big-name business bailing out of oakland, denny's is the latest getting out or making changes because of crime. >> reporter: boarded up and closed for good. i am raj mathai. i don't wanted to be nowhere to go to >> reporter: the denny's restaurant served their last meal yesterday. they are leaving due to safety concerns. the move comes after armed robbery at the restaurant st

i'm janelle wang. in san francisco's union square will be closing. the store is among 150 locations set to close around the country. the one in union square is not closing just yet. they will stay open until the company is able to sell the building. no word on when that will happen. the retailer says it's part of a new chapter that will involve closing underproductive stores. the city will work closely with macy's and any potential new owner to ensure the iconic location continues to serve san francisco for decades to come. she adds, this closure has nothing to do with crime. >>> over to the east bay. the a's are getting ready to move out. community activists are demanding them to take action on the future of the coliseum. bob redell joins us where a news conference wrapped up. >> reporter: the oakland united coalition, which is a group of community, labor and faith organizations just held a news conference here outside the administration building where right now inside the board of supervisors is meet

i am janelle wang. >> i am raj mathai. >>> at what point will it stop? another big-name business bailing out of oakland, denny's is the latest getting out or making changes because of crime. >> reporter: boarded up and closed for good. i am raj mathai. i don't wanted to be nowhere to go to >> reporter: the denny's restaurant served their last meal yesterday. they are leaving due to safety concerns. the move comes after armed robbery at the restaurant last month and several thefts and break-ins over the last few years. locals say it is a story there hearing all too often. i am raj mathai. a lot of people don't want to visit nobody wants to go somewhere that will be robbed. >> reporter: councilmember reid working with businesses in the area in law enforcement to address concerns to keep more from leaving. it is an effort that will take urgency from city and regional leaders. >> i cannot be the primary leader at the table. it will take regional leadership at the table for us to come together to figure out how to leverage every resource we've got. >> reporte

i am janelle wang. >>> i'm garvin thomas.eric river tapered off. >> taking a live look at cameras, blue skies at san francisco and over oakland, pretty dark over san jose . of the storm, the brunt of it is behind us but we have more rain on the way. the last sign of the storm, scattered showers lasting throughout the day today. they were on and off sporadic. this view from on top of our studios in san jose showing a good downpour this afternoon. >> after the rain comes this, you may have seen this from san jose, double rainbow signaling the storm is thankfully over. >> new problem came up today on the peninsula. part of wendy shutdown, several people had no power or water after huge tree came crashing down this morning. robert handa joins us work crews have spent all day trying to fix it. >> reporter: quite the hectic seen herecrews working hard on one of th

thank you for joining us, i'm janelle wang. >> i'm raj mathai. the coliseum ends after this season. but their proposed ballpark out there in las vegas won't be ready until at least 2028. that means the a's are looking for a temporary home. so could they actually stay rooted in oakland for a few more years? here is nbc kristy smith. >> reporter: the a's lease at the coliseum in oakland is set to expire after the upcoming season. the a's are in the middle of trying to relocate to vegas. but before a ballpark could open near the strip, they needed a temporary place to play. >> they are talking about an extension after the 24 season at the coliseum. >> reporter: we spoke to andy dolich, wheel earlier today. in a statement, the a's spokesperson addressed the meeting. saying we had a positive meeting with the city and county. we look forward to further discussions regarding the lease extension at the coliseum for the period before the vegas ballpark opens. >> and that being said, they said they had a positive meeting. we have heard that so many times. the gut punch

at one point last year he confessed on our janelle wang during a jailhouse interview.heduled to return to court april 19th. >>> a man accused in a string of violent attacks in the south bay was due in court this morning for a plea hearing. authorities arrested kevin parkana in june. this was after an alleged rampage spanning 20 miles. in it, he left there people dead, seven others injured across san jossy and milpitas. investigators say the former tech worker was armed with a knife, a kitchen knife, which he used to stab four of his victims and used it to carjack. he refused to show up for his previous court date and has a history of mental issues. >>> governor gavin newsom is under the microscope in connection to a new law set to take effect in april. that's when the minimum wage will grow to $24 an hour. a bloomberg report finds the law will include bake and sell their own bread and that includes panera bread which is run by billionaire franchisee greg flinn. flinn has a close relationship with newsom. in 2021 he donated $100,000 to help -- [ no audio ] >> -- campaig

. >> i am janelle wang. >> i am garvin thomas. most races will decide which two candidates will move on to the general election in november, but there will actually be a winner declared by march 5th in the san jose mayor's race, nbc bay area's ian cole, has the story. >> reporter: they have two candidates, incumbent matt meehan, and challenger tyrone wade, and a retired marriage and family counselor, working in several city governments around the bay area. >> nothing has been done that i wanted

i am janelle wang. >> i am jessica aguirre. it was dicey, firefighters rescuing, after one worker accidentally made contact with a power line. >> a serious and tense situation as the worker had to wait some time for crews to cut the power and make it safe for rescuers, nbc bay area news's robert handa has more with the drama, the rescue and what went wrong. >> reporter: it was a hectic scene when san jose firefighters responded to a call around 11:00 a.m. for an electrical emergency at the crescent village apartment complex on zanker road, the two- man crew, subcontractors were using what is called a boom lift to do cleanup and maintenance near the roof. according to the fire department, one worker touched a high-voltage power line with his helmet, which knocked him unconscious and burned his upper body. people nearby heard a loud pop and saw some smoke. this young woman's family called 911. >> i was very scared. i didn't know what was happening. i heard that there was somebody that got electrocuted. and i was super scared. >>

i am janelle wang. >> we are kicking off -- janelle, do you know -- super bowl weekend. >> the bay is ready and so are the 49ers and a lot of the fans are on the move and heading straight to las vegas. we take a live look at allegiant stadium whatnirs and sunday. niners fans by the planeload leaving from all three bay area airports throughout the entire day. >> already we have been there and our nbc team has been in vegas all week. we are joined from the top of the rio hotel. kickoff. did you get that, raj? >> yes. we are ready to go. janelle and garbine, nice to see you. i have been here for six nights. that is far too long for a trip to vegas. you start to lose team but all the sudden we are getting re-energized. all the fans are coming here to the strip. >> ready for the super bowl? >> reporter: how about this? a planeload. we are talking about it. this one is filled with friends and family members of the 49ers. they are actually flying out 400 of its full-time members. family and friends including i believe e40 on that flight. once they arrive it

i am janelle wang. >> and i am jessica.fter a security guard was shot and killed protecting a news crew in oakland, the district attorney's office is filing new charges and that includes the person with the actual murder. that change in charges comes as news to the widow who has been pushing for harsher penalties. >> reporter: the three men accused of killing kevin during the attempted robbery of a tv news crew two years ago were back in a double and courtroom facing new charges including gang and gun enhancement, which would increase their prison time if convicted. >> i am very happy that all of that has been added but again it can be changed and that is what i am right about. is she going to stand by the word of that paper or will she change it again? i don't know. >> reporter: virginia is kevin's

. >> i am janelle wang. >> i am garvin thomas. most races will decide which two candidates will move on to the general election in november, but there will actually be a winner declared by march 5th in the san jose mayor's race, nbc bay area's ian cole, has the story. >> reporter: they have two candidates, incumbent matt meehan, and challenger tyrone wade, and a retired marriage and family counselor, working in several city governments around the bay area. >> nothing has been done that i wanted to be done by the city government or the mayor or the city council. >> reporter: wade wants to perform reform child protective services and the police department he believes counselor should be the ones responding to domestic violence calls, not officers. wade says he also ran to homeless shelters and is qualified to handle the issue. >> there are 300 people living on the streets, dying every year. and it is an epidemic. we have to take care of those kinds of things, that my experience and training has prepared me to resolve. >> reporter: o