nichols. new action from police departments in response to more calls for change. a shift in the weather is on its way. when a chance of rain returns. how about some freezing cold temperatures? the excitement cannot be contained. we are live in philadelphia. the 49ers just one game away from heading to the super bowl. the news at six starts right now. thank you for joining us. we start with new developments out of memphis. the police department announcing today it is disbanding the scorpion unit. >> it comes one day after video was released showing five of that unit officers meeting nichols. nichols later died. the move comes after both the nichols family and community

activists demanded the unit be dismantled. the police department previously use the unit to patrol high crime areas of the city. 29-year-old nichols was stopped by officers on the evening of january 7th not far from his home. video footage released yesterday first shows nichols being pulled out of the car and later being kicked, struck with police batons and pepper sprayed by the officers. all five officers involved have since been charged with second- degree murder. after the release of the video, protests popped up across the country and continue today, including in memphis and other major cities like boston, atlanta and new york city. another developing story. justice for grandpa beecher. two years since the death of vicha. people are gathering in san francisco to honor his memory and stand in solidarity with other recent victims of anti- asian violence. a video now from the memorial tonight. this includes a lantern gathering ceremony started about an hour ago. in 2021, grandpa vicha was shoved to the ground while out in a walk. he died later from his injuries. his death sparked the stop asian heat movement here in the bay area and last october the city of san francisco named a city street in honor of grandpa vicha.

nbc bay area's alyssa gord is at tonight's event. she will join us tonight at 11:00. one more no. a few months ago, grandpa vicha's daughter sat down with us to share memories of her father. you can watch our report at nbcbayarea.com. another development to watch out for. the shift in the weather. it's clear tonight by the chance of some rain returns tomorrow. after that, it's going to get real cold. meteorologist is here to break it down for us. >> it will feel like we've gone back to some winter whiplash during the day tomorrow. first up, a chance of showers returning for the morning. wind advisory up for the north bay and then by tomorrow night, freeze warnings going into effect around the bay area. here's the trend as we move forward. notice we have partly cloudy skies with a cold air, snow across lower elevations of the pacific northwest. that's going to drop down during the day tomorrow. so with that cold air support, that's what's eventually going to lead to the freezing

temperatures across the wind sheltered inland valleys. in addition we still have some chance of showers being around mid morning to midday. focus on the santa cruz mountains. san jose. notice the precipitation type as well. we could see snow as low as 2500 feet. then the wind advisory picks up. 1:00 in the afternoon for the north bay. peak wind gusts will start to increase as we head into sunday night and the later sunday night into monday morning, freeze warnings in effect for the inner valleys of the bay area. bayside locations as well looking at frost advisories. heading into the week, we will track all these changes hour by hour. how much rain we are expecting and when the wind starts to move out in about 12 minutes. a reminder. download our free nbc bay area. you can track the ring when it will hit your neighborhood and plan ahead for any niners watch parties you may have tomorrow. more help for people from the peninsula recovering from

recent storms even as we heard maureen on the way. san mateo county has been added to the federal disaster declaration for california. this is different than a presidential emergency declaration from earlier this month. being added to the fema list means homeowners in san mateo county can now apply for individual assistance to recover from the storms. the coast guard has called off a search for a kayaker who went missing in tamale space. near the campground south of dillon beach. the sheriff's office says the kayaker fell overboard last night. the coast guard crews used drones, chopper and dive team and haven't found the kayaker. the sheriff's office says the mission is switching to a recovery operation. the menu at six, a high-profile case of not in my backyard and a wealthy peninsula neighborhood. steph curry, his wife aisha, they are weighing in on the affordable housing debate in atherton where they live. the warrior's star and wife are asking the city not to move forward with the proposed project of about a dozen three-

story townhomes very close to their property. they sent a letter to the city that reads in part quote, safety and privacy for us and our kids continues to be our top priority and one of the biggest reasons we chose atherton as home. with the density being proposed are 23 oakwood, there are major concerns in terms of both privacy and safety. now for the understatement of the night. it's a big weekend for the niners. they are in philadelphia getting ready to go head-to- head with the eagles. life at lincoln financial field where the two teams will be battling out tomorrow. a lot at stake for the winner gets a spot in the super bowl. it's going to be a lot of faithful fans in philadelphia tomorrow. we know that because they piled onto last-minute flights this morning. the airlines hosted a pep rally before one of the fights complete with appearances by sourdough sam, gold rush cheerleaders, 49ers drum line. there are also fan parties going down in philadelphia. anthony flores of course would want to be in the middle of that and he is. he joins us live. anthony, what's going on, my man? >> reporter: you can see and hear the energy and excitement. 49er fans are taking over

philadelphia. this place is going crazy with anticipation for the nfc championship. the 49ers are the underdogs, but they will have plenty of support from 49er fans who have traveled all over the country to cheer on the 49ers. >> let's go. >> reporter: they lined up around the building. to represent and cheer for their favorite team. the 49ers. some came all the way from the bay area. >> san francisco and oakland. >> reporter: others from the city of brotherly love. >> how are you a 49ers fan? >> i've been a fan since joe montana. >> reporter: has been a tough week to be a 49ers fan? >> it is. that she's not alone. there were quite a few locals who were part of the faithful. they gathered near the stadium for an nfc championship pregame pep rally dubbed a 49ers

invasion. thousands of fans invading philly to show off their 49ers pride. >> this is holger we go everywhere around every city, every location where we play at and we do this. >> reporter: there was food, music and plenty of 49ers' swag. you will find niner red all over the city. even on some of their iconic landmarks. >> put the t-shirt up there and after the game, i'm going to put philly's own mike's jersey on the statue after we win. right you are pretty confident. >> even though it's a tough environment, we are coming to philly and win the super bowl. it's ours this year. let's go. >> reporter: so many great things going on. we have burnell from memphis, tennessee. if you don't know this, he has his own meme doing the thriller dance. for now, i can't dance, but the things i do for tv. show us how to do the dance. >> y'all ready? one, two, three, go.

>> reporter: it should be a thriller of the game. the 49ers and eagles. well, guys, i can test but i have everybody doing thriller here for you. they are hoping for a thriller of the game. the 49ers, the eagles, sunday's nfc championship. 1000 by 49er friends hanging out for the rest of the night. back to the bay area. guys, back to you in the studio. >> i love it. look at those 49er fans. they travel well and they are ready. >> they are out of control. they are going to be loud tomorrow. anthony, thank you. >> will check in with you later. okay, let's move on. coming up, celebrating the year of the rabbit. we will show you the lunar new year celebrations happening across the bay area today. the best figure skaters in the usa are here in san jose. the championship is on the line

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will come back. don't be alarmed if you see some smoke and flames in the valero refinery and venetia. the city has been notifying the fire department there a possible flaring that could happen on and off for the next 24 hours. i remember back in july, a mechanical issue sparked unscheduled flaring, but workers saying that today's flaring is part of routine maintenance. stomach it's a heavy week for so many given the recent tragedies of half moon bay, monterey park and the events in memphis. >> that's why san francisco's 13th annual black history month the lunar new year celebration was so important to organizers. christie smith was there. >> i love it. i love it. i love the culture exchange. reverend carol noland came to the bayview ymca for an event that was new to her. >> barbecue. i enjoyed everything. sitting here soaking up the culture now. >> reporter: is the annual

bayview black history month and lunar new year celebration. exploring the rich history of different cultures through education and community. >> this is something special to us. we started this festival 13 years ago when there was a lot of tension in the bayview district. especially between the asian and african-american community. we really want to, through the celebration, to promote harmony, understanding. exchange. >> reporter: there was food, cultural performances, games and conversations about the challenges people have experienced. the event comes at a difficult time in the bay area in the country. we met with so many tragic events happening recently, we really need this special moment to heal and to unite and stand against all the hate and violence. we met we talked about the tragedies in half moon bay. the tragedies at monterey city down in southern california. we talked about what happened in memphis, tennessee. at the end of the day, we want

our communities to understand the people who commit certain violence one has to be separated. they don't want us to come together and be unified. >> reporter: they did come together, sharing a space and finding strength. christie smith, nbc bay area news. the year of the rabbit also being celebrated at hillsdale shopping center. san mateo. solution kicked off today with the dancing lion parade, red envelope giveaway and the self- defense demonstration. the celebration continues tomorrow. question of course, how will the weather be tomorrow? >> bundle up. some places today, mid-60s. the last few days it felt like spring. it is still january. we will get a big reminder of that tomorrow. colder temperatures. wind, showers. maybe even a chance of snow showers across the higher hilltops and mountain peaks around the bay area. it's hard to believe considering those clear skies you're seeing now in san francisco. big changes on the way in the next 24 hours. over to san jose. partly cloudy skies. 52 degrees. high temperatures tomorrow. down about 10 to 15 degrees

from the highs we had out there today. store manger scanning the skies. upper level disturbance you're moving down the coast. that isn't what's going to bring the change of the weather. it's the strongly down from the pacific northwest. in track means it has the cold air support, but probably won't have a lot of moisture to work with. so as you wake up tomorrow morning, you will see a chance of showers across the coast. i think the best window of opportunity will be late morning to midday. watch this closely here around the santa cruz mountains over to san jose. 12:00 as you are getting your gametime viewing it away, could have snow around mount hamilton and mount diablo too. right around lunch time appears to be the peak of the showers and then as we head towards the evening, a few snow showers in the north bay. 6:00 and 11:00, the dryer air moves in and shower chances without. as you saw, there's not a lot

in terms of measurable rainfall for most areas. best totals will be around the santa cruz mountains health of san jose. other areas may miss out entirely, but everybody will feel the cold air and the gusty winds at times around the north bay for the afternoon. the day begins with mostly 40s, but look at these temperatures from noon to 3:00. upper 40s and low 50s outside through the day. it will feel even worse as the wind picks up. wind chill temperatures here across the north bay. peak wind speeds in the purple. sunday night into monday morning could be 40 to 50 miles per hour gusts on the higher hilltops. wind advisory for the north bay. 1:00 sunday to one hot monday afternoon. the next focus, freeze warnings setting up for monday morning. right now, tuesday looks to be the colder of the two mornings. less wind. cold right here. look at these temperatures. san jose out towards livermore, north bay valleys. old enough to see 20s and 30s. bayside temperatures too, cold enough for patchy frost around tuesday. cold, dry start to the week ahead. next chance of rain comes in as we get into about thursday. the pattern tries to stay a

little more active as we head toward the next of weekend. we had a dry week. it looks like the storm door starting to open up a bit. starting tomorrow and a little more coming in thursday into friday. not as cold. second half of the week as you see there. temperatures rebounding thursday and friday. tomorrow's high, low 50s. chance of showers. it will feel just like you're at the game in philadelphia tomorrow. you see daytime temperatures, 50s and 40s. chance of a few showers. really in philadelphia. much like the weather we will see here. we can watch from afar. >> yes. we will be watching from afar. so much. start coming up, i knew cannabis dispensary with a purpose. the local shop helping to bring more equity to the community more equity to the community it's now part of. i brought in ensure max protein with 30 grams of protein. those who tried me felt more energy in just two weeks. uhhhh... here, i'll take that. [woo hoo!] ensure max protein, with 30 grams of protein, one gram of sugar and nutrients for immune health.

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federal prosecutors are worried about witness tampering in the ftx fraud case. prosecutors sent a letter to the judge in new york arguing that sam beckman freed should be barred from encrypted messaging software so he can't tamper with witnesses. they also claim the former ftx ceo may have already tempered with witnesses. according to new documents, beckman freed reached out to the lawyer at ftx who might become a witness. beckman freed faces charges of the collapse of his crypto exchange. a san francisco marijuana dispensary with the mission. the city's newest dispensary open today and it's going to help fund restorative justice and gun violence programs. this is the brainchild of corpuz. a violence prevention and youth development organization. the dispensary is called stiiizy located right there in

the south market neighborhood and corpuz says he sees this dispensary as a way for the community to build equity and do good. >> man, i'm excited. this is beautiful. this is real equity and full affect. i'm a survivor from the war of drugs, so i really want to make sure that everybody who was affected by it, got locked up. everyone who went to jail, and expelling, we see our reparations. >> corpuz who's a character who helped after going up surrounded by gang activity. two figure skaters are in the history books after a big win at the figure skating championships in san jose. madison shock and evan bates not only won the fourth national title at the s.a.p. center, they are the first couple in their 30s to win gold. they have been skating together for 10 years. the grease getting championship is underway now. the figure skating champ chips continue throughout the weekend and can you can watch our

coverage here on usa network and on peacock. anthony flores joining us for sports. is this for our entire station it's our license on the line. you don't know what's going to happen with anthony. he stepped outside for peace and calm. some bye i had to step outside so i could hear myself think. also so we could talk a little football. that's why i'm here. we will hear from the 49ers and

welcome back. i'm anthony flores live in philadelphia. the wait is almost over. less than 24 hours from now, the 49ers will take on the eagles for the right to go to the super bowl. the 49ers are in the nfc conference championship game for the second year in a row. the red and gold having red- hot. winners of 12 in a row. the eagles having the class of the

nfc for most of the season. they are the top seed with the defense that ranks second in the league behind only the 49ers. fans in philly, they are different. they are loud and rowdy. the noise they can generate makes a huge home field advantage, but the niners understand what they are going to face on game day. >> it's always nice to go on the road too with your crew and rally together and go into a place where no one wants you there, except your team. that can be really fun and inspiring also. >> we are going to be physical and i expect them to do the same thing. we will see. >> there's a lot on the line. our goals and dreams of everything are in front of us. so you want to do everything you can to accomplish that. >> reporter: all right. kickoff tomorrow at noon. back in the bay area, of course the winner headed to the super bowl. guys, there is a lot to do here in philadelphia. we arrived in town on thursday. i was able to do a little sightseeing. of course, i had

to run of those rocky stairs at the philadelphia museum of art. today we took a road trip to delaware, just to say hey, i've been to delaware. i have also had a philly cheesesteak. not one, but two. i'm not sure my friend actually liked it there, but as far as my taste buds, it's okay. everybody keeps telling me. the problem is when you ask one person where should i go? they give you four different answers. another person and it's a different answer as to where you should go. philly cheesesteak, okay. it gets a passing grade. looking forward to tomorrow because those fans, you walk down the street and they will let you know you're not from philadelphia. >> do we have a prediction, mr. florez? >> reporter: my prediction. i've been conflicted, terry. i've been really conflicted. i'm going to change my original prediction. earlier in the week i was saying philadelphia. i feel the 49ers are going to do something special and come away with the victory. and we will pack our bags and

head to arizona. >> there you go. you might have been influenced by that niners bart you're just in. >> he has to say that before he goes back inside because they are watching. >> reporter: that's okay. they are not paying attention to me right now. once you shine the light on them, then they are your best friends. once you leave and the light turns off, it's like get out of here, buddy. >> also they will pay attention when you say you are picking up the tab. anthony, thanks a lot. that's not going >> business can happen anytime, anywhere. so help yours thrive and stay connected with the comcast business complete connectivity solution. it's the largest, fastest, reliable network. advanced gig speed wifi. and cyberthreat protection. starting at just $49.99 a month. plus, you can save up to 60% a year when you add comcast business mobile. or, ask how to get up to a $750 prepaid card. complete connectivity. one solution, for wherever business takes you. comcast business. powering possibilities.

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a recently rescued mountain lion cub is on the mend. >> soon she will get a roommate at the oakland zoo. meet holly. we've had her on the show before. she was found abandoned under a home in santa cruz last month. at the time, not doing well. pretty sick. underweight. today the zoo released the video of holly saying she is healing and getting stronger every day. as for holly's roommate, she will soon be living with hazel. another recently abandoned cub. hazel is on the mend now the zoo plans to introduce hazel and holly as soon as hazel is well enough. we will keep you posted on when that is. >> before we go, pirates. take a look. invading tampa, florida. is the annual gasparilla festival. fully rigged pirate ship. hundreds of other boats sailed for the tampa convention center. once they got there, the mayor just handed over the keys. no big deal.

>> pirates can be threatening. >> yes, they can. >> there are few rules. >> the parade has been around for a long time. more than 100 years. >> the third biggest in the united states, behind mardi gras and macy's thanksgiving. weather around here tomorrow. we have some changes coming. showers, windy, cooler. temperatures, 40s and the 50s. maybe a lucky 49. >> yes. >> last week, dallas at 49 degrees when the game was going on. philadelphia may be close to 49 degrees. chance of showers there. so cooler and when he finished. we just passed 49 degrees. the game in philadelphia tomorrow. >> you saying there's a connection? swing that we'll take it. chris chmura: you're watching an nbc bay area news special. tonight, "nbc bay area responds." nichelle laus: you can feel the sticker, it has a little bit of a ridge on it. chris: gift cards are in thieves' crosshairs. we'll help you protect your balance by exposing the tricks criminals use to steal your money; and--

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