live, from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is "abc7 news." stars of the field, screen and stage, swarmed the bay area. we'll take you to several of the biggest bashes on the eve of super bowl 50. good evening on this super bowl eve. i'm eric thomas. police are moving barriers to clear large crowds out of the fire lanes around super bowl city. thousands are standing outside the gates. we even saw one man sitting on top of a traffic light. the free alicia keys concert was

so popular, authorities had to close the gates around 4:30 this afternoon and turned thousands away. police say the venue was at capacity and the closure is for safety reasons. but some fans doubt that. >> it's less safe out here, because my office building is the embarcadero center, and there's a lot more space on the inside than the outside. >> some of the people behind me are angry, but a lot of disappointment. i think they should have left more people in. >> the nfl encouraged fans to watch the live stream of the concert at nfl.com. we had crews all over the bay area for super bowl events. we begin a roundup. >> reporter: the hall has finally called legendary 49ers owner eddie debartilow junior.

it comes as a massive sense of relief after years of waiting and hoping. >> it's the 50th super bowl, and it's in the bay area. did i think that it was too good to be true? i certainly did. but like i said, it's almost like somebody scripted it. >> reporter: more from eddie tonight at 11:00. you don't want to miss his message for our very own mike shumann. it's good stuff. also getting in tonight, raiders' legend ken stabeler. i'm melissa harrington, at oracle arena. the stars are in town for the super bowl, but why not catch a warriors' game while they're here? we saw jay zee and his wife beyonce. i spoke briefly with former 49ers head coach jim harbaugh and asked him what it's like to

be back in the bay area. >> it's great. >> reporter: alyssa harrington, "abc7 news." >> reporter: the parties leading up to the big game are almost as impressive as the super bowl. yes, those are live sea lions in the front yard of this private south bay home. this is an annual event which last year raised more than a million dollars for charities. celebrities tell me they plan to beat that record tonight with the silent action taking place. there is tons of football and hollywood memorabilia to bid on. there's going to be a performance by michael frontee. we'll have much more from the red carpet at 11:00. santa clara hosted one oh of the biggest parties for fans today. the super community celebration. cornell bernard has more.

♪ >> reporter: there's only one way to get ready for the super bowl. have a super commune i celebration. >> i wanted to do anything and everything that had to do with the super bowl because we're local. >> reporter: jessica would. miss this extreme fan fest. music, food and football. >> i know there's going to be celebrities and players here. so this is fun. >> reporter: celebs like rapper ludicrous. >> going to the game tomorrow? >> yeah, cam newton come on. >> reporter: he was coach thing annual celebrity flag football game for charity. doug flutie was quarterback for the red people. >> what do you like in the super bowl tomorrow? >> you have to go with carolina if you're picking a team. but i'm rooting for peyton to have a big day. >> reporter: curt cousins is playing for blue. >> my heart says the broncos and peyton manning. but certainly played against the panthers this year and they were

the most dominant team. >> reporter: and john taylor was signing autographs. he played in three super bowls. his advice to both teams is simple. >> don't make no crazy mistakes. just got to get them prepared for it all week. >> reporter: in the end, this smaller, friendly game was close. flutie's red team won 49-48. cornell bernard, "abc7 news." with so much going on, there were hundreds of thousands out and about all over the bay area. b.a.r.t. decided to skip the embarcadero station all together because it was too crowded. some riders waited two hours for a train. golden gate ferry was so busy, it added a 9:30 departure from san francisco tonight. taking a look inside super bowl city, alicia keys heating up the stage. in san jose, fans enjoying ice

skating at ceasar chavez plaza. here's more on the weather. >> it's going to be really tough to ask for better weather than what we'll get tomorrow in the afternoon. look at these temperatures. kickoff under sunny skies, around 73 degrees, 12 degrees above normal. so you'll want the sunglasses, the sun screen, because it will be warm out there. by 7:00, it cools off to 59 degrees. if you stay in san francisco, look at this. blue skies, warm by 2:00. a temperature of 68 degrees and even warmer air is set to rise here monday and especially tuesday. we could see records fall. we'll take a look at those numbers and show you the next chance of rain in the next few minutes. tonight, the republican candidates squared off just three days from the new hampshire primaries. it's a high stakes contest that led to a lot of disputes on stage. marci gonzalez is in new hampshire with more. >> reporter: the final fight in

new hampshire. >> how tough is it to take property from an elderly woman. >> let me talk. quiet. [ crowd booing ] >> reporter: seven republican candidates -- >> that's all of his donors and special interests out there. >> reporter: -- battling it out for the last time before new hampshire's primary. >> that's what washington, d.c. does, the drive-by with incomplete information and the memorized 25-second speech. >> reporter: chris christie coming out swinging, going after marco rubio, who is surging in the polls here. >> he does not have the experience to be president of the united states. >> i think the experience is not just what you did but how it worked out. >> reporter: candidates drying to differentiate themselves on the economy, terrorism. >> we should use overwhelming force, kill the enemy, and then get the heck out. >> reporter: immigration and health care. >> we're going to repeal obamacare and replace obamacare. >> reporter: donald trump back at center stage tonight at times brushing off booing from the

audience. >> the people that are putting up the money -- >> reporter: ahead by 21 points in the polls here and trying to hold on to his lead. >> we will galvanize the people of this country and we will beat hillary clinton. >> reporter: and tomorrow it's back out on the trail for them and the democrats. all of them fighting for the more than 40% of voters in this state who are still undecided.6ñ marci gonzalez, "abc7 news," manchester, new hampshire. a shock to people arriving in the bay area arriving for the super bowl. city ahead, a look at the takeover today at sfo and the police response. this is our "abc7 news" 360 camera showing you all the events from super bowl 50. take a look at this. it's the puppy bowl cafe, right at super bowl city. you can manipulate the camera. look at this little cute pup attacking our tripod. and you can do this, manipulate the video and images from your own phone and tablet. we'll be updating these images

all weekend long. plus, not the winter fun fest the

several south pacific nations have costed the u.n. saying north korea tested a long range rocket that appears to have fired from the northwest corner of north korea and passed over islands south of japan. last month, north korea claimed to have tested a hydrogen bomb but said tonight was a satellite launch. the u.n. will host an emergency meeting tomorrow. protesters went to sfo today. demonstrators marched around the international and domestic terminals today, then stopped to

read the names of people who died in police shootings between 2001 and 2015. >> while people stream in here to watch this football game, police departments are murdering black and brown and poor people with impunity. >> it to tgot my attention. >> sfpd followed the protesters closely. the march was peaceful. a live look from the visa everywhere cam over super bowl city. alicia keys is rocking the crowd. metallica is just down the road. tomorrow, super bowl 50 arrives. drew will tell you what to expect in the forecast. >> and the football hall of fame has eight new members. we'll hear from mr. d. coming up

this is "abc7 news." >> ever get that sinking feeling something's wrong? it happened to more than a dozen drivers in wisconsin. the cars were parked on a lake with the frozen ice and then it started cracking. better call your insurance companies. i was parked on the lake -- >> and now they're all in there. >> we got nothing like that. perfect weather for the super bowl 50. >> if you like today, tomorrow warmer temperatures. unfortunately with this pattern, we're not going to see much rain the next couple of days. live doppler 7 hd, it is quiet. we still have an active ocean

current. that's through tomorrow afternoon. waves could get as high as ten feet. so large breakers, strong rip currents. so if you're headed to the beach, the ocean will be rather active. out there right now, mild in san francisco. 58, that's just one degree off our average dagtime high. 55 in san carlos. 51 in oakland. outside live, san francisco, the beautiful east bay in the back ground. quiet as could be under clear skies. so the forecast, the call for spring-like warmth to round out the weekend. warmer air moves in monday and tuesday. that's when records are possible in many places. the next chance of rain comes friday. live doppler 7 hd, high pressure, this is just anchored off the coast, sitting there, it's not moving anywhere any time soon. that acts like a roadblock.

so looking at your planner tomorrow, pretty much the sky identical to how it was today. lots of sunshine. most locations warming into the mid 60s to 70s. so a mild end to the weekend. from there we fast forward into monday. even warmer air moves in and we could have record setting warmth. san jose, 77 degrees the fore the record is 75. so that's likely going to be broken. san francisco, oakland have records in the mid 70s. on tuesday, the records in the low to mid 70s, so some locations will top that. wednesday, that's when the cooling starts to begin. thursday, friday, chance of rain. overnight tonight, on the mild side in most spots in the 40s. then starting in the south bay on sunday, santa clara, the super bowl, 73 degrees, very mild. 73 in san jose.

72 in sunnyvale. 69 san mateo. 72 in palo alto. downtown san francisco tomorrow, 68 under total sunshine. north bay, 77 in santa rosa. the east bay, lots of sunshine. 70 in oakland. 69 in union city. and inland, sunny skies, 72 in pittsburgh and 71 in pleasanton. beautiful for the super bowl. monday and tuesday, records are to believe. more clouds thursday and a slight chance of showers on friday. does to the look like a soaker by any means. a one on the storm impact scale. >> drew, thank you very much. mike's former boss is now in the hall of fame. >> we'll get to that in a second. but the warriors and thunder meeting for the first time this season. we know how well golden state has been doing, but the thunder have the third best record in the western conference. big names watching the game

tonight. okc comes out hot. thunder open on a 9-0 run. second quarter, iguodala, the slam. shot clock running out. hitting on all cylinders. warriors by 18 just before the half. steph curry with the stepback. third quarter, thunder cutting into the lead. kevin durant strong to the lead. lead cut to eight. fourth quarter, inside, ties it at 104-104. warriors take the lead on a free throw. then steph curry to the hoop. klay thompson buries the three. he had 18. 110-104. wst win. eddie debartolo has been inducted into the pro football hall of fame. he had five super bowl titles

and no better time for him to get the nod than for super bowl 50. this is his fourth time as a finalist, and it took 46 voters 50 minutes and 33 seconds of debate, the longest of any finalist, before they made the call. no better honor in sports. if you asked anyone whoever played for him and i fall into that category. he made sure his teams had everything they needed to succeed. >> it's unbelievable. it's almost like it was a script that was written. having super bowl 50 here in the bay area after all the years that we battled and played here is something that i don't know if anybody could ever write a better script. >> kenny stabler finally got elected. but he suffered look like from cte before his death. one of the top corner backs in

the 70s, the snake. raider fans wondered for years what kept the snake from being elected to the hall. they can wonder no more. here's the list of others. tony dungy, brett favre, kevin greene, marvin harrison, orlando pace, and dick stanbell who played in the '50s. terrell owen also have to wait until next year. cal and stanford, basketball game. whoever emerged victorious would improve to .500 in the pac 12. stanford sticking around early. the steal, the hoop. cardinal down four. but cal starts to pull away. the putback at the buzzer. bears by 16 at the break. second half, all bears. jalen brown, to the hoop and one. he had 16. bears by 22.

and byrd with the exclamation point. he's good. he had 13. bears win the big game 76-61. at 11:00 on abc 7, my contribution to eddie d. getting into the hall. and cam newton named mvp and ron rivera coach of the year. last mvp to win the super bowl, 1999, kurt warner. so there's a jinx when you get named mvp. >> all right. thanks a lot, shu. did we get a peek into tomorrow's super bowl halftime show? next on "abc7 news" at 9:00, beyonce's big reveal 24 hours before she takes the stage.

coming up tonight at 11:00, super bowl city overflow. more on the people who couldn't get into the big concert. and the place to be the night before the big game. that's tonight on "abc7 news" at 11:00. tomorrow, beyonce takes the stage at the super bowl halftime show. today she released a new video and millions have already viewed it. ♪ >> showing off her dance moves, as she always does for the song "formation. "there's speculation she will perform it today. we've been speculating up here about possible surprises. >> i think it's going to be rihanna, because she had a song with cold play. >> how about my homey, snoop dog.

>> i enjoyed seeing the two of you together. >> that's it for "abc7 news" at 9:00. our next news cast is at 11:00 p.m. over on abc 7. we hope to see you then. take care.

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