new at 11 :00, j.r. stone was at san francisco city hall where the mayor helped kickoff the festivities tonight. ♪ j.r.: lions dan dan dan dan dan ground and in the air at san francisco city hall thursday night. preparation for this weekend's lunar new year celebrations in chinatown. >> we are so excited because of the last two years because of covid, all the events were virtual. we are so excited. j.r.: saturday's lunar new year celebrations, which include the traditional parade, will be in person. stephen lee owns lions of the only nightclubs to open in recent years in chinatown. he is hoping for a big weekend as the year of the tiger is celebrated. >> all across the board we are probably 50% down from what we were probably pre-pandemic. we are not giving up. we lasted this long during the pandemic. there is a good number of stores that survived it. j.r.: there are safety concerns in terms of -- in light of the anti-asian hate crimes. the sheriff and mayor say this will be a safe event. >> we will ha

new at 11 :00, j.r. stone was at san francisco city hall where the mayor helped kickoff the festivities tonight. ♪ j.r.: lions lions lions lions ls ground and in the air at san francisco city hall thursday night. preparation for this weekend's lunar new year celebrations in chinatown. >> we are so excited because of the last two years because of covid, all the events were virtual. we are so excited. j.r.: saturday's lunar new year celebrations, which include the traditional parade, will be in person. stephen lee owns lions of the only nightclubs to open in recent years in chinatown. he is hoping for a big weekend as the year of the tiger is celebrated. >> all across the board we are probably 50% down from what we were probably pre-pandemic. we are not giving up. we lasted this long during the pandemic. there is a good number of stores that survived it. j.r.: there are safety concerns in terms of -- in light of the anti-asian hate crimes. the sheriff and mayor say this will be a safe event. >> we will h

j.r. stone was at the game tonight and talked to both fans and the organization. >> i just need your vaccination card and identification. j.r.: step right up and assure that vaccination card. if you are eligible for a booster, that needs to be on the card, too. >> if you are eligible for a booster, we expect to see proof of booster results or a negative test. j.r.: proof of a negative antigen test within 24 hours or a negative pcr within 48 hours. while these restrictions might be controversial in some regions of the country, not here at chase. among many warriors fans we talked with thursday night. >> when we are in there eating, there are people who won't put their mask on at all right next to us. so it is safer knowing that more people are vaccinated and booster. >> i was just at a suns game. they had no requirements. they did not check for vaccine status or anything. j.r.: just 64% of vaccinated san franciscans have received a booster shot. some wonder if this new requirement will affe

j.r. stone has more. j.r.: you are looking at sky seven video showing one of two fishermen being rescued from the rocks along the water at the beach overlook. a third fishermen, a cousin, was swept into the ocean and has not been found. >> the waves just grabbed him and swallowed him. j.r.: he was one of the two rescued in this area. the three had been fishing on the rocks monday afternoon when the waves intensified. he described the moment his cousin jose was struggling in the water and then the moments afterwards when he threw off his clothing and jumped into try to save him. >> he was asking help me, help me. the waves were insanely big and pulling me down as well. i was swallowing a lot of water. i had to save myself. i let him go. >> the coast guard, national park service and numerous local agencies have been looking but have had no luck in finding jose. >> water temperatures and stuff like that, if you don't have a rescue within the first half-hour, you are not going to have one. j.r.: family member

j.r. stone was at the game tonight and talked to both fans and the organization. >> i just need your vaccination card and identification. j.r.: step right up and assure that vaccination card. if you are eligible for a booster, that needs to be on the card, too. >> if you are eligible for a booster, we expect to see proof of booster results or a negative test. j.r.: proof of a negative antigen test within 24 hours or a negative pcr within 48 hours. while these restrictions might be controversial in some regions of the country, not here at chase. among many warriors fans we talked with thursday night. >> when we are in there eating, there are people who won't put their mask on at all right next to us. so it is safer knowing that more people are vaccinated and booster. >> i was just at a suns game. they had no requirements. they did not check for vaccine status or anything. j.r.: just 64% of vaccinated san franciscans have received a booster shot. some wonder if this new requirement will affe

j.r. stone has more. j.r.: you are looking at sky seven video showing one of two fishermen being rescued from the rocks along the water at the beach overlook. a third fishermen, a cousin, was swept into the ocean and has not been found. >> the waves just grabbed him and swallowed him. j.r.: he was one of the two rescued in this area. the three had been fishing on the rocks monday afternoon when the waves intensified. he described the moment his cousin jose was struggling in the water and then the moments clothing and jumped into try to save him. he was asking help mep me. s were insanel big and pulling me down as well. i was swallowing a lot of water. i had to save myself. i let him go. >> the coast guard, national park service and numerous local agencies have been looking but have had no luck in finding jose. >> water temperatures and stuff like that, if you don't have a rescue within the first half-hour, you are not going to have one. j.r.: family members holding out hope. jose's fiancee could be seen s

j.r.: dr. peter says that while the situation is improving, a few additional covid-related deaths are expected across the country over the course of the next month. >> i think people are right in terms of finding risks successfully, but there is still the virus going around. the majority of these deaths are among unvaccinated folks. j.r.: angela works as an er tech come and she says there has been a shift than those coming to the emergency room. >> some of the younger people coming into the er and it is worse on those who are unvaccinated then those who are vaccinated. j.r.: unvaccinatedcinatedcinated being hit by covid as others moved to some form of covid. >> i feel like i am immune to covid after getting triple vax and having covid last month. dion: a couple of cultural events in the bay area making a comeback thisnd crowds in san francisco. organizers estimate hundreds of thousands turned out for the return of the chinese new year parade yesterday. the parade was canceled last year because

j.r. stone is following the story and has new details from court documents and reaction from some of jean ransom's closest friends. >> he texted me we were going to get together. i never got the chance because of what happened. j.r.: tears from doug harris, whose best friend was shot and killed on i-8 80 in oakland last friday. days later, murder charges have been filed against 25-year-old juan garcia of san francisco. those close to the investigation say road rage is likely to blame here. >> i don't know all of the specific details, but this is premeditated murder we are talking about. over what? j.r.: stand out in the 1970's at high school, cal, and university of nevada reno. garcia was driving a black lexus last friday that went onto the shoulder of the fast lane to get side-by-side with ransom's honda. garcia fired a single shot that killed ransom, striking him in the head. >> i'm hurt, i'm shocked. we were always teammates, we looked out for each other. i wish i was there to look out

j.r. stone is following the story and has new details from court documents and reaction from some of jean ransom's closest friends. >> he texted me we were going to get together. i never got the chance because of what happened. j.r.: tears from doug harris, whose best friend was shot and killed on i-8 80 in oakland last friday. days later, murder charges have been filed against 25-year-old juan garcia of san francisco. those close to the investigation say road rage is likely to blame here. >> i don't know all of the specific details, but this is premeditated murder we are talking about. over what? j.r.: stand out in the 1970's at high school, cal, and university of nevada reno. garcia was driving a black lexus last friday that went onto the shoulder of the fast lane to get side-by-side with ransom's honda. garcia fired a single shot that killed ransom, striking him in the head. >> i'm hurt, i'm shocked. we were always teammates, we looked out for each other. i wish i was there to look out

j.r.: j.r. stone, abc 7 news. kumasi: is it time for a second booster shot? maybe not yet, according to experts. they said three shots is proving to be enough to put off illness and death from covid. so far, a total of three shots is still enough to fight off the most serious impacts of the disease. some people, like those immunocompromised, are being urged to get a second booster shot to be considered fully vaccinated. reggie: there are several covid-19 cases making headlines this morning. 95 euros queen elizabeth is carrying on with light duties after testing positive for the virus. she is experiencing mild coal-like symptoms. justin bieber has also tested positive. he just kicked off a tour on friday and is said to be in san jose in one week we don't know yet if that will be rescheduled. australia is back open for international tourists for the first time in almost two years. proof of vaccination is required. new develop its is worn about president biden's pick for supreme court. he could reveal his choice as soon as this week. abc news reports these three

but we were. >> who shot j.r. is about as ideal a cliffhanger as you possibly could get. >> who did shoot j.r.? we may never get the answer to that question. the people who produce that program are going to keep us in suspense as long as they possibly can. >> we shot j.r., then we broke for the summer. then coincidentally the actors went on strike. it delayed the resolution, and it just started to percolate through the world. >> i remember going on vacation to england that summer, and that's all that people were talking about there. >> we know you don't die. i mean, you couldn't die. >> we don't know that. >> how could you die? you couldn't come back next season. >> that's what i mean. i couldn't come back but the show could still go. >> oh, but you wouldn't. what is that show without j.r.? >> well, that's what i figure, yeah. >> i guess if you don't know by now who shot j.r., you probably do not care. last night some 82 million americans did. and they watched the much-touted "dallas episode." it could become the

j.r. stone has new details from court documents and reactions from some of the victims closest friends. >> he texted me that we were going to get together and i never got the chance because of what happened. j.r.: tears from delcares whose best friend jean ransom was shot and killed on by a 80 and oakland last friday. days later, a murder charge has been filed against 35-year-old juan garcia of san francisco. those close to the investigation tell abc 7 road rage is likely to blame here. >> i do not know all of the specific details but this is premeditated murder we are talking about. over what? j.r.: ransom was a basketball standout in the 1970's at berkeley high school and eventually the university of nevada reno. chp says rca was driving a black lexus last friday that went onto the shoulder of the fast lane to get side-by-side with ransom's honda. detectives say garcia fired a single shot that killed him striking him in the head. >> i am hurt, shocked. we are always teammates. we looked

about eight inches long albino j.r.: look at that time video we recorded. other rats are taking to this playground area in the latter afternoon hours. two more after the chair sunday night. several friday including this rat that runs urn an occupied slide. then under the entire play area before jumping into the bushes, something doctors say is concerning. >> rats can transmit quite a few infections. >> dr. hong says he wouldn't stop sending kids to a playground but hope that parents use caution. >> number one use your hands. instruct the young kids not like put their hands in their -- in their mouths after running around that potentially rat-infested area. >> secondly knowing the effect of certain rat illnesses like fever, diarrhea or rash. the bushes used to be trimmed very short. but not any more. we reached out to the recreation and parks department but have yet to hear back it's unclear if traps have been set up or if there are any other plans to get rid of the rats. sunday family who is spotted some of the rats could actually be seen looking for more o

a memorial was held of the oakland coliseum last night and j.r. stone was there. >> he believed in the raiders. i believe in the raiders. the oakland raiders raiders rais j.r.: and with that, john madden's widow got fans of the oakland coliseum cheering. the focus on this monday night, remembering and celebrating the life of john madden who passed away last december at the age of 85. >> as that would say, it is good hitting weather. >> he was a big guy who was animated and sincere and funny. he was creative. he would just hold your attention for three hours. j.r.: steve mariucci was one of several who spoke at the madden memorial, highlighting john madden, the emmy-winning broadcaster, the super bowl winning raiders coach. >> he was personable, but he was also a bad [bleep]. when you messed up, he let you know. >> is an honor to be here. >> once he knew you were serious and you were authentic, didn't you feel like he was on your side? >> 100%. j.r.: leslie vizard spent a great deal of time with john madden, and remember his impact on his and other

j.r. stone has been going through the charming documents and joins us from the newsroom. j.r. reporter: the suspect in gene ransom's killing is now facing felony charges including murder and shooting into an occupied vehicle. sources close to the investigation tell us road rage is likely to blame here. 25-year-old juan garcia was arrested saturday morning in connection with the shooting that left ransom dead. the police report says ransom was driving his honda northbound along i-880 in oakland in the fast lane and just south of oak street when garcia in a black lexus drove along the small shoulder next to ransom coming side-by-side with him. garcia then fired one shot at ransom, striking -- striking him in the head and proving to be fatal. last weekend we talked with ransom's best friend doug harris who spoke highly of gene saying he was a star basketball player at berkeley high school and cal in the 1970's. he was in the cal athletics hall of fame. harris said ransom was involved in athle

j.r. stone was in santa rosa and explains the services are a relief for many after already cold nights. >> i was feeling so bad my stomach and back work tightened up and cramping. reporter: he is describing what last sunday night was like on the streets with nowhere to go temperatures dropped in santa rosa. >> my body was so sore. reporter: tuesday night, he is saying at the arlene francis center opened by community members last-minute as a way to shelter the nearly 2000 homeless individuals in sonoma county. >> one of our friends brought cots and blankets. calling made chili, we are going to have hot chocolate. reporter: a line was forming one we were outside the catholic charities warming center ended by the city, just blocks from the arlene francis center. there aren't beds here, there are heaters outside and transportation available to take individuals to the city shelter that has additional beds. >> we are going to have patio heaters, clothing giveaways. we are going to have warm food

j.r.: it just started snowing a half-hour ago. snow conditions in south lake tahoe are expected to pick up traffic cams already showing backups on i-80 as the snow came down. >> 36 inches and i guess where you are, double that. >> i don't want to jinx it -- three to six inches and i guess where you are, double that. >> i don't want to jinx it. after 43 days, any precipitation looks good. we are now down and able to see dirt again. j.r.: many kids out on midwinter break. shots with groomed snow on the ground. more than a month since there has been any measurable snowfall. you would never know it at the california ski company, custom boot fitting backed up four to six weeks and now a rush for rentals after management added to the collection in the off-season. >> we are completely running out of kids skis and have very few adult skis available. j.r.: eight inches could come down in the next few hours. >> it is starting to flurry and the projection is it will go through tomorrow. >> mother nature is not giving up. we are going to have

j.r. stone was at the vigil tonight and has more. >> sheriff's deputies saluting pictures of david nguyen. the alameda county sheriff's recruit who was killed on interstate 580 in oakland last month as he drove home to san francisco after a day of training. >> seeing the community get together like this for a cause for my brother keeps me going. >> his sister, with a number of others, including the san francisco sheriff, honored him wednesday night, where he was so close to graduating at city college of san francisco. alan wong is a trustee who served alongside him in the national guard. >> with the support of his teachers, i'm moving forward with a proposal to have city college confer him and honor a degree in liberal arts and sciences. >> he was one unit away from a degree. his girlfriend read a journal of his or he vowed to do better in school. >> my solution is to enter city college with a completely different mindset. the mindset to learn and most of all, not cheat myself out of an in

tonight, j.r. stone was at that time theater and has more of the excitement. j. >> : harry potter fans here and there and everywhere you looked outside of san francisco's grand theater thursday night for opening night of harry potter and the cursed child. >> not having the arts was definitely hard. >> reopening night is a more accurate term to see thursday's show. the exact one that was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic the theater was closed for 660 days until soft opening last month. >> major london greed! >> i've got say, this is really icing on the cake as we start to reopen our city and recover from this pandemic. >> san francisco and new york city are the only two u.s. locations where this harry potter show can be seen. many we talked with made a long journey get here. >> i'm from pats -- potts dam, new york. those here were excited to drink butter beer and enjoy harry potter among other diehards. they say it's been a very long pandemic. >> i have felt very cooped up. >> a long time. a lot of video games. thank you playstation station 5. >> always bee

j.r. stone was in santa rosa and explains the services are a relief for many after already cold nights. >> i was feeling so bad my stomach and back work tightened up and cramping. reporter: he is describing what last sunday night was like on the streets with nowhere to go temperatures dropped in santa rosa. >> my body was so sore. reporter: tuesday night, he is saying at the arlene francis center opened by community members last-minute as a way to shelter the nearly 2000 homeless individuals in sonoma county. >> one of our friends brought cots and blankets. calling made chili, we are going to have hot chocolate. reporter: a line was forming one we were outside the catholic charities warming center ended by the city, just blocks from the arlene francis center. there aren't beds here, there are heaters outside and transportation available to take individuals to the city shelter that has additional beds. >> we are going to have patio heaters, clothing giveaways. we are going to have warm food

tonight, j.r. stone was at that time theater and has more of the excitement. j. >> : harry potter fans here and there and everywhere you looked outside of san francisco's grand theater thursday night for opening night of harry potter and the cursed child. >> not having the arts was definitely hard. >> reopening night is a more accurate term to see thursday's show. the exact one that was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic the theater was closed for 660 days until soft opening last month. >> major london greed! >> i've got say, this is really icing on the cake as we start to reopen our city and recover from this pandemic. >> san francisco and new york city are the only two u.s. locations where this harry potter show can be seen. many we talked with made a long journey get here. >> i'm from pats -- potts dam, new york. those here were excited to drink butter beer and enjoy harry potter among other diehards. they say it's been a very long pandemic. >> i have felt very cooped up. >> a long time. a lot of video games. thank you playstation station 5. >> always bee

j.r. stone was at the vigil tonight and has more. >> sheriff's deputies saluting pictures of david nguyen. the alameda county sheriff's recruit who was killed on interstate 580 in oakland last month as he drove home to san francisco after a day of training. >> seeing the community get together like this for a cause for my brother keeps me going. >> his sister, with a number of others, including the san francisco sheriff, honored him wednesday night, where he was so close to graduating at city college of san francisco. alan wong is a trustee who served alongside him in the national guard. >> with the support of his teachers, i'm moving forward with a proposal to have city college confer him and honor a degree in liberal arts and sciences. >> he was one unit away from a degree. his girlfriend read a journal of his or he vowed to do better in school. >> my solution is to enter city college with a completely different mindset. the mindset to learn and most of all, not cheat myself out of an in

reporter: j.r. stone, abc 7 news. >> don't forget forget track of all of the changes at abc 7 news.com/coronavirus. we have a list of requirements for each bay area county. speaking of the game, rams fans have taken to the streets of los angeles to celebrate the championship. this video was taken an hour ago near the staples center. you can see those fans clamming on cars, crowding streets, some even saw fireworks in the intersection. police declared the unlawful and shot fireworks to clear the crowd. and these are the moments of the super bowl halftime show. that is rapper eminem taking any -- a knee performance. this kaepernick's taking a knee to protest racial issues. moving on now for the second time in two years, the 49ers have been hit by hackers. this time the target is the team's corporate i.t. network. the ransom group reported what seemed to be team financial documents on the dark web. so far there is no information on what information was stolen or encrypted. the fbi is aware of the incid

it's time for the lightning round with my man j.r. not j.r. ewing. jason rant. that's next. >> kevin: 36 minutes after the hour as we continue the big friday show. welcome back to fox news @ night. it's time for the lightning round. in t a search for a new superintendent. a school district in suburban seattle is inviting parents and guardians to weigh in. however, at least one of the meetings evidently is being segregate add long racial lines. let's bring in our man from the pacific northwest, ktph seattle talk radio host jason ranch for the lightning round. jason, i'm gob smacked this is happening in our country. tell us all about it. >> reporter: this is happening right now in the issaquah school district. it's not too far from seattle and they're basically saying we're going to have these meetings where we're going to open it up to parents except unfortunately in this search for the superintendent, they've got meetings that are segregated by race. you've got meetings for anyone who wants to show up but also then meetings for parents of color which is just so

j.r. stone was there tonight and has some of the fond memories that were shared. >> he believed in the raiders. i believe in the raiders. the oakland raiders. reporter: with that, john madden's widow. fans at the oakland coliseum cheering. the focus, remembering and celebrating the life of john madden, who passed away last december at the age of 85. >> is dad would say, it is good weather. >> he was animated and sincere and funny. interesting. creative, he would hold your attention for three hours. reporter: former 49ers coach was one of several who spoke at the memorial. highlighting -- highlighting dme wooden -- the emmy-winning broadcaster and award-winning coach. % know. >> it's an honor to be here. i know i'm in enemy territory. >> one -- once john knew you're serious and authentic, didn't you feel like he was on your side? >> 100%. >> as the first female nfl analyst, she spent a great deal of time with madden and remind -- remembers his impact on those in other industries. >> some gu

j.r. stone has more on the boost this is giving businesses. reporter: it just started snowing on the south shore about a half-hour ago. reporter: those light snow conditions in south lake tahoe are expected to pick up in the overnight hours. traffic cams monday evening, already showing backups along i-80 as the snow came down. >> lake levels three to six inches. maybe double that. reporter: i sure hope so. >> how big of deal is it to get any snow right now? >> that's a great question. after 43 days, any precipitation looks good. i was just up my yard, it was eight, 10 feet of snow. we are able to see the dirt again. reporter: many kids are out of school for midwinter break. their families sent is the deal from sledding hills and ski resorts, shots there pretty with groomed snow on the ground. it has been more than a month concerns been a measurable snowfall in the sierra. he would never know at california ski company in berkeley. custom boot fitting is backed up four to six weeks. now a rush for rentals after management added to their collecti

j.r. stone has more on the boost this is giving businesses. reporter: it just started snowing on the south shore about a half-hour ago. reporter: those light snow conditions in south lake tahoe are expected to pick up in the overnight hours. traffic cams monday evening, already showing backups along i-80 as the snow came down. >> lake levels three to six inches. maybe double that. reporter: i sure hope so. >> how big of deal is it to get any snow right now? >> that's a great question. after 43 days, any precipitation looks good. i was just up my yard, it was eight, 10 feet of snow. we are able to see the dirt again. reporter: many kids are out of school for midwinter break. their families sent is the deal from sledding hills and ski resorts, shots there pretty with groomed snow on the ground. it has been more than a month concerns been a measurable snowfall in the sierra. he would never know at california ski company in berkeley. custom boot fitting is backed up four to six weeks. now a rush for rentals after management added to their collecti

let's go to j.r. stone. ama: he was in san francisco tonight as reporters gathered to watch the results come in. >> you can see those who are here are fired up, happy with the election numbers so far and they won all three of these board members gone. >> i saw a lot of kids strui saw the school board prioritize renaming schools over getting kids back into school. >> they should have been focused on reopening schools like most districts were thinking about and doing. >> the kids had six weeks of in class instruction last year. before summer break. this is a huge loss when it comes to kids who are coming from difficult socioeconomic situations. >> we know allison collins and the board president have been recalled. supporters of this recall believe it took too long for their kids to go back to in person learning, saying many kids here struggled and fell behind because of it. they also argued that this board was more focused on social issues like renaming schools instead of working to make them safer and get the

j.r. stone was there tonight and has some of the fond memories that were shared. >> he believed in the raiders. i believe in the raiders. the oakland raiders. reporter: with that, john madden's widow. fans at the oakland coliseum cheering. the focus, remembering and celebrating the life of john madden, who passed away last december at the age of 85. >> is dad would say, it is good weather. >> he was animated and sincere and funny. interesting. creative, he would hold your attention for three hours. reporter: former 49ers coach was one of several who spoke at the memorial. highlighting -- highlighting dme wooden -- the emmy-winning broadcaster and award-winning coach. % know. >> it's an honor to be here. i know i'm in enemy territory. >> one -- once john knew you're serious and authentic, didn't you feel like he was on your side? >> 100%. >> as the first female nfl analyst, she spent a great deal of time with madden and remind -- remembers his impact on those in other industries. >> some gu

let's go to j.r. stone. ama: he was in san francisco tonight as reporters gathered to watch the results come in. >> you can see those who are here are fired up, happy with the election numbers so far and they won all three of these board members gone. >> i saw a lot of kids struggling, doing school from home. i saw the school board prioritize renaming schools over getting kids back into school. >> they should have been focused on reopening schools like most districts were thinking about and doing. >> the kids had six weeks of in class instruction last year. before summer break. this is a huge loss when it comes to kids who are coming from difficult socioeconomic situations. >> we know allison collins and the board president have been recalled. supporters of this recall believe it took too long for their kids to go back to in person learning, saying many kids here struggled and fell behind because of it. they also argued that this board was more focused on social issues like renaming schools instead of workin

j.r.: please consider -- dion: these concerns adding to their hesitancy to write more. dan: a former military police sergeant and a member of the boogaloo extremist movement pleaded guilty today to killing a security guard in oakland. he entered a federal court in front of more than a dozen relatives of pat underwood, the man he now admits to killing. underwood was inside a guard shack at the federal building in may when he was hit with bullets fired from a white van. underwood's sister talked about her brother. >> my brother was amazing, such a humble man, and he helped so many different people that he never talked about. he was just one of those people that always did the right thing. dan: the parties agreed to a 41 year sentence. the judge says he still has to decide if she will accept that agreement. the suspect also faces charges for killing a santa cruz sergeant a week after the oakland shooting. ama: a man's body has been found at a marin county beach, where a fisherman disappeared on monday. the body was discovered today below the muir beach overlook. it has bee

j.r. stone, abc7news. >> you contract temperatures where you live. live conditions on the weather forecast are all part of the abc 7 bay area news app streaming 24/7 on roku, amazon fire, android tv, and apple tv. >> strong winds and hot conditions fueled several brush fires today. one destroyed two homes in the community of whittier. another brush fire came close to multibillion-dollar homes -- multimillion dollar homes in the community of laguna beach. the fire is 20% contained. hundreds of families are out of their homes tonight. mandatory evacuation orders are in effect for irvine cove and south emerald bay. >> this is subject to wind changes and we are monitoring that very close. this is a large team effort and we are taking safety very serious. >> fire is being fueled by low humidity and hot conditions. >> let's take you to the peninsula. after many years, getting ready to close doors. it has been bought by a los angeles based company. tim johns was at the mall tonight and has reactions and more on the locations future. reporter: for decades, t

j.r. stone, abc7news. >> you contract temperatures where you live. live conditions on the weather forecast are all part of the abc 7 bay area news app streaming 24/7 on roku, amazon fire, android tv, and apple tv. >> strong winds and hot conditions fueled several brush fires today. one destroyed two homes in the community of whittier. another brush fire came close to multibillion-dollar homes -- multimillion dollar homes in the community of laguna beach. the fire is 20% contained. hundreds of families are out of their homes tonight. mandatory evacuation orders are in effect for irvine cove and south emerald bay. >> this is subject to wind changes and we are monitoring that very close. this is a large team effort and we are taking safety very serious. >> fire is being fueled by low humidity and hot conditions. >> let's take you to the peninsula. after many years, getting ready to close doors. it has been bought by a los angeles based company. tim johns was at the mall tonight and has reactions and more on the locations future. reporter: for decades, t

our reporter j.r. stone is covering that meeting. reporter: this meeting is still going on right now. this is all about the process of independent investigations of officers. the chief says procedures have not been followed by the das office. the office says they have. police commissioner's with lots to say tonight. all seem to want to find a way to make the agreement work. >> i felt that you had directly attacked this commission's authority. the problem came blindsided us. tonight, you're bringing up all these incidents, you are blind-siding us. reporter: san francisco police commissioner firing questions and stressing his frustration with san francisco police chief phil scott. questions on why the chief pulled out of an agreement that made the district attorney's office lead investigator of all police officer shootings and use of force incidents. >> that is not why came here for. >> this provision was not followed by the sf das office. still to my knowledge. reporter: last week, the san francisco district attorney defended the mou

j.r.: please consider -- dion: these concerns adding to their hesitancy to write more. dan: a former military police sergeant and a member of the boogaloo extremist movement pleaded guilty today to killing a security guard in oakland. he entered a federal court in front of more than a dozen relatives of pat underwood, the man he now admits to killing. underwood was inside a guard shack at the federal building in may when he was hit with bullets fired from a white van. underwood's sister talked about her brother. >> my brother was amazing, such a humble man, and he helped so many different people that he never talked about. he was just one of those people that always did the right thing. dan: the parties agreed to a 41 year sentence. the judge says he still has to decide if she will accept that agreement. the suspect also faces charges for killing a santa cruz sergeant a week after the oakland shooting. ama: a man's body has been found at a marin county beach, where a fisherman disappeared on monday. the body was discovered today below the muir beach overlook. it has bee

j.r. stone is following the story from san francisco. this white cter plaroun in osan ll. we saw a white rat that came out to look at us. about eight inches long and albino white. >>re looking for a lot of rats. >> look at the video reit recorded. other rats taking this playground area. several friday including this rat that runs under an occupied slide then under the entire play area before jumping into the bushes, something doctors say is concerning. >> rats can transmit quite a few infections. >> the doctor says he wouldn't stop sending kids to a playground do to rats but hopes their parents use caution. >> number one, wash your hands. instruct young kids not to put their hands in their mouth after running aun knowing the effectst illness like fever, diarrhea, rash. city workers say the bushes is to be trimmed very short, but not anymore. we reached out to the parks department but have yet to hear back. it is unclear if traps have been set or if there are plans to get rid of the rats. sunday, family sue could be seer more of the rodents. >> disconcerting for the can mad

that is where j.r. stone's tonight, live with what it is like as we honor someone who had such a huge impact. >> he certainly did. this is a celebration in their eyes. so many of the greats are out remembering john madden and fans, too. who have been tailgating. they have filled this parking lot in preparation for this event. as we go to video and talk about john madden, we talked about someone who was not just one of the raiders' best coaches of all time. he was one of the nhl's -- nfl's best with the top winning percentage of any coast with more than 100 games. he won 14 emmys as a broadcaster. >> he has provided me with a lifetime of lessons and memories. >> he was like the big guy that was just animated and sincere and he was funny. he was interesting and he was -- you know, creative. he would hold your attention for three hours. >> it is an honor to be here. i know i am in enemy territory, but is for a great cause. for a great man. >> that of course from andy reid, coach of the raters rival kansas

j.r. stone, abc 7 news. kumasi: stopping social media misinformation campaigns targeting ukraine. metta is describing its news. reggie: shopping online a lot? the risk of that by now, pay later action. drew: a pretty warm afternoon on the way. right now, coldest temperatures are in the 30's. a lot of low to middle 40's. warm spots coming in at 52 degrees. hour-by-hour, we will warm pretty quickly today. a lot of sunshine later on. climbing through the 50's, if not 60 degrees by 10:00 a.m. this afternoon, by 3 p.m., 70's making a comeback. away from the coast, we expect a pretty warm afternoon on the way, way above whatever we should be this time of year. josÉ sunny, and mild fish to the month of february. 70 and oakland, 73 in santa rosa. will hit about 76 for the height in fairfield. pretty warm across the entire state today. eureka will see a lot of cloud cover, but light santa ana winds are picking up. a lot of sunshine. 81 in l.a., san diego up to about 74. here is live doppler 7. the storm we are tracking, there is a weak area of high pressure currently in control across cal

s welcoming schools program, i'm going to read from the book "calvin", written by j.r. and vanessa ford, and illustrated by kayla harn of minnesota. it's critically important to make sure that transgender and nonby naer youth not only -- nonbinary youth feel valued for who they are. i'm reading from the book "calvin." for as long as i could remember, i knew i was a boy. i draw myself with short hair and a shirt like papas. i dream about swim trunks like my dad and brother wore. i didn't tell my family until the night before our summer trip to gigi and papas. i was scared they wouldn't believe me but i knew it was time to be me. whenever i have something to do that's scary, my dad always says, take deep breaths and count down from five. breathe in, breathe out. five, four, three, two, one. i'm not a girl, i told my family. i'm a boy. a boy in my heart and in my brain. we love you if you are a girl, boy, neither, or both. we love you whoever you are, my dad said. later, dad told me the word for how i felt was transgender. being transgender means other people think you are