going to rain like a lot for this time of year, forecast on that coming right up. from cbs news bay area, this is the evening edition. we begin with the death of o.j. simpson, the bay area native who became a football star and then, of course, the defendant in one of the most notorious murder cases in american history. >> thanks for joining us this evening. i'm anne makovec in for ryan and liz. long before the trial of the century, simpson called san francisco home. he grew up in this neighborhood on connecticut street in potrero hill. simpson played football at galileo high school and graduated in 1965 and attended city college of san francisco before transferring to university of southern california in 1967. today simpson's family announced that he died of cancer at the age of 76. reporter bradley blackburn looks back at his life. >> reporter: o.j. simpson's fame and infamy spanned across

decades as a star running back at usc, simpson winning the heisman trophy in 1968, nicknamed the juice, played 11 seasons in the nfl, first with the buffalo bills, then the san francisco 49ers. after retiring from the league, he launched a successful career as a sports broadcaster, movie star, and ad pitch man. >> you know it. >> reporter: but in june 1994 millions watched police chase simpson in his white bronco on l.a.'s freeways. his ex-wife, nicole brown simpson, and her friend ron goldman, were found stabbed to death. simpson was accused of their murders. alan dershowitz was part of his star legal team. >> there was overwhelming evidence that might suggest that he did it and then there was one piece of evidence that was tampered with. >> reporter: with cameras in the courtroom, simpson's trial became a global television event. >> of course, the infamous moment was the day he tried on the glove and that the glove did not fit. >> if it doesn't fit, you must

acquit. >> reporter: a jury found him not guilty. >> i remember when the verdict came out and the streets split. there were black citizens on one side and white on the other and people were seeing justice through different eyes. >> reporter: but in a civil lawsuit from the victims' families, simpson was found liable and ordered to pay millions in damages. more than a decade later, his book, "if i did it, garnered headlines. a 2007 las vegas robbery and kidnapping over sports memorabilia landed him in prison. he was paroled in 2017. his family says simpson was surrounded by his children and grandchildren when he died. >> younger generations may only remember the trial and what happened after, but for many, including this guy, o.j. simpson, had been a hero. vern glenn has a little more perspective and it's pretty fascinating. >> i don't want to sound like one of those get off my lawn types. if you were my generation and you grew up in the 1960s and all through the '70s and you played running

back like i did, o.j. was your guy and he is why i wore his number 32 in high school. in fact, they called me the juice. >> wow. >> and o.j.'s nickname with the bills, i wasn't exactly the juice on this particular play, my last high school game. i wore number 32 from eighth grade on for st. christopher school back east. o.j. was the dominant back at this time, first to surpass 2,000 yards in a single season, but let's focus on orenthal james simpson. he was smooth, fast, could shift in mid-run, won the heisman trophy at usc, the only reason to watch the buffalo bills play. he was the number one corporate pitch man in america at that time as joe namath kind of dipped in the q rating, o.j. simpson making a meteoric rise, commercials with hertz, the superstar in rent-a-car, shots of him running to airports hurdling

luggage on the way to his rent-a-car, homes, television, o.j. simpson had it all. the last time i saw him in person we worked the 1994 afc championship game in buffalo. i was at a station across the street. o.j. was working this game. it was joe montana's last game in the nfl and it was o.j.'s second to last game as a sideline reporter for nbc because five months later june 17th america saw him in that white ford bronco chased by police, half the folks cheering him on, the other half begging him to turn himself in for the double murder of his wife, nicole brown simpson, and her friend, ron goldman. i remember that like yesterday. >> so i had to ask vern what camp he was in during that chase. >> at the time i was rooting for o.j. he was my guy not knowing all of the facts and i remember just people calling in just going o.j., please turn yourself in, but you're just riveted to that screen. at the same time it was game five of

the nba finals with houston at the new york knicks. they ended up splitting the screen. i mean it was a day that i'll just always remember, that friday, june 17th. >> the history that you have is enlightening. thank you for that perspective. the case brought worldwide attention to the affluent los angeles neighborhood of brentwood where simpson and nicole brown lived. residents there had mixed feelings about simpson's death. >> i don't have any animas toward him, but i would say sitting here, no particular loss. the jury spoke and he was acquitted, but i'm sure a lot of people think the other way. >> at 5:30 we'll have a closer look at the lasting impact of the o.j. simpson murder trial, including how it sparked a new era for the american news media. the former interpreter of one of the biggest stars in baseball is charged with stealing $16 million from his client. the u.s. attorney in los angeles is announcing

federal bank fraud charges against him. shohei ohtani is considered the victim in the case. they allege . let's take a check on our weather because we are about to take a turn, our final day of warm weather before we see the cold and rain back in the forecast. meteorologist darren peck tracking the big changes for us. >> it seems such a shame to have to do this after this day. first i want us to take a moment because we are right at the peak warmth of the day today. that is a fantastic early to mid-april day, plenty of sunshine and to take advantage of the virtual map, these are the current numbers. there's still plenty of low 80s at this point as we go into the 5:00 hour. pick out your part of the bay. this is the

top. we are about 2 or 3 degrees warmer than we were yesterday. now let me show you how much colder it's going to be on saturday. the thing about saturday's numbers, most of them are in the 50s. it's going to be a big drop, not like an unbearable cold snap, but it's definitely going to be a significant turnaround and it is coming with rain. let's get a quick snapshot how this system comes together because by saturday morning we've got a pretty good band of rain coming across the city. if you watch the temperature progression on here, you can see how things just kind of go right along until saturday's big pool of cold air gets here. mixed in with that is the system's rain and that's really now going to be what we focus on almost exclusively for the rest of the forecast. i want to time out the showers. this is going to have a bigger impact on saturday than sunday, especially saturday morning, but the showers are going to persist through at least the first half of sunday, maybe as much as an inch bay area-wide,

pretty good for mid-april. i'll see you with all the details in the full forecast in a bit. back to you. a section of highway in the east bay was shut down for hours today. a semi truck toppled over early this morning spilling oil. this was in san leandro. all lanes of the ramp connecting northbound 238 to southbound 880 were blocked and that blockage caused a major traffic backup during the morning commute. it took until 3:00 this afternoon for the chp to announce that all lanes had been reopened. no injuries were reported. taking a live look at oakland international airport, right now port of oakland commissioners are meeting to consider a name change for the airport. that meeting got underway an hour ago. the proposal is to change the name to san francisco bay-oakland international airport. proponents say it will help give travelers more context as to where they're landing, but san francisco officials say it's trademark infringement. a big grand opening celebration is bringing new

options to san francisco's mid market neighborhood. it's an area officials hope is on the cusp of revitalization. the neighborhood has been dealing with crime and homelessness well over a decade. now an ikea store opened up and the building which sat vacant for a long time has a new set of tenants ready to change the flavor of that area. kelsi thorud has a look inside sell you hall. three, two, one. >> reporter: it was an exciting day for san francisco's mid-market neighborhood as a brand-new food hall opened in the same building as the ikea off market street. >> i got their rice dish and this is one of my favorites, meat surrounded with potato and deep fried. >> reporter: cynthia is visiting the city from washington. she told me she was just walking down market street

when she noticed the opening. >> i'm like what is going on? is there a celebrity there? i'm like oh, it's food. >> reporter: this is a two-story space that offers guests close to a dozen food and drink options. the restaurants vary from the hall's own nordic-inspired food concepts on the first floor to local restaurant vendors and even a cooking school on the second floor. hudson kramer works at the ikea and told me the whole store was buzzing about this opening. >> i think we're all excited to have some more options and something that's like easy to get to downtown with a bunch of options for everyone. >> reporter: mayor london breed was in attendance for the brand opening. she says this space has been years in the making and is one they are hopeful will help make this neighborhood more of a destination in the city. >> we've been working on this since 2018 when i asked inca to come here and open this new model of food hall as well as ikea. so we're really excited that they're here. >> reporter: and it's not

just the mayor. so many people we spoke with told us they were excited to see new things like this food hall popping up along market street. >> i think that's the idea. i think it's pretty vibrant and fun in here. that's the idea what a downtown should be. >> reporter: cynthia told me she visits often even though she's not from here. she knows what this city has been here and feels like not only is it bouncing back, but in some ways it's already there. >> just walking around, i've been here almost a week now, and it's nothing compared to other cities. so when i see people or hear people say bring it back, i'm like it seems pretty good compared to other places i've been. i travel a lot. >> reporter: market street is an area so many think of as the beating heart of this city and one that they also believe is ready to thrive once again. >> and while there are openings like that to celebrate, office space vacancies are at an all time high in the city.

commercial real estate firm cbre says 36% of san francisco's office space is sitting empty. still ahead, california salmon fishing season called off once again, why environmentalists say it's not just climate change killing endangered fish. >> what we're seeing is just the tip of the iceberg of a much larger problem. and a new plan to close what's known as the gun show loophole, how the new rule will expand background checks and why it's already receiving pushback. some real life castaways have an amazing story to tell now that they finally returned to civi

a real life castaway mishap ended with a safe rescue. late last month three men became stranded on a remote island in micronesia. a joint operation by the coast guard and navy combed 78,000 square nautical miles. the breakthrough

happened when an aircraft spotted this large help sign on the beach made with palm leaves. there was supplies airdropped in and the three men were finally rescued tuesday, more than a week after they were first stranded. sonoma rescue crews yesterday saved a woman who crashed her car down a 200-foot ravine on mount tam. that woman was picked up and flown to a nearby ambulance but had this to say before she was dropped off. >> so sorry for all this trouble. >> no. no trouble at all, no trouble at all. >> yes, it is. >> no. >> the woman's vehicle was also retrieved by rescue crews and then flown back to the road. local fishermen are being hit once again. salmon season is canceled for second year in a row. in response governor newsom is requesting a federal fishery disaster declaration. that would free up funds to support impacted fishing communities. this all begs the question are state and federal water pumps killing endangered fish species? environmental activists say that it is a well

documented problem. ashley sharp reports on the fight to protect the fish population. >> reporter: some at-risk california fish species face a threat that experts say could be a fast track to their extinction. >> what we're seeing is just the tip of the iceberg of a much larger problem. >> reporter: john rosenfeld is science director of the nonprofit san francisco baykeeper. >> we're in a dire situation with the fish coming out of many years of mismanagement during the drought. this is an opportunity to let them have a good year and instead we're killing them. >> reporter: powerful pumps that supply much of the state's water diverted from the delta to other california communities, but those pumps are also sucking in baby fish trying to migrate to the ocean like endangered chinook salmon populations and threatened steelhead trout. >> right now the state and federal water projects have

exceeded the number of fish that they're allowed to kill. >> reporter: and that's why the environmental activists start sounding the alarm saying this is a well documented problem. >> so the salmon have taken quite a hit these past years. >> reporter: robin elke helps make recommendations to the pacific fishery management council and says the ocean fishing season for california salmon should for the second year in a row be halted to help protect the species. >> and the runs, quite frankly, have not improved enough to where there's a confidence that we could conduct even a small fishery and stay within our conservation needs. >> reporter: protections that rosenfeld says the state of company should make top of mind, asking agencies to immediately reduce the amount of water pumped from the delta for a short time to help the fish get back on track. >> refusing to acknowledge the science about what these fish needs is putting them on the

brink of extinction. >> coming up at 6:00, our amanda hari speaks to fishermen about their struggle to survive in the face of a second straight year with no income. back to our weather now because we are about to get a little bit of whiplash. anybody who was enjoying the spring or even summer-like temperatures we've had have another thing coming. >> yeah, they do. this was the day. it's still going on right now, temperatures in the low to mid-80s out there. enjoy this one. tomorrow it's 15 degrees cooler. saturday nobody gets out of the upper 50s, maybe a few places in the low 60s in the south bay. most of us are upper 50s for daytime highs by saturday and saturday's got bigger issues. let's find this storm. we can see how much progress it's made. it's a lot closer than it had been the last few days. we'll see that develop, turns into this beautifully wound up area of low pressure which comes in directly for us. how weird is that? it's going straight down the coast and right when it got to our latitude, it was like no, i'm going left and make a direct beeline for the bay

area. that's kind of the main event there. that's saturday morning predawn. let's come in for a closer look and slow it down because you could see some of the leading edge showers of this as early as friday night in the north bay or marin coast, but it wouldn't be much. it's really here once we get into midnight, 1:00 a.m., 2:00 a.m., 3:00 a.m. where we're seeing more of the widespread steady rain going across and it keeps going. we don't see that band move past until past sunrise like 7:00 a.m. and look what shows up, all these different colors, another round of light snow falling on mount hamilton, doesn't look like big accumulations, but it's another spring storm with the ability to put some snow on the local peaks, a lot more than most winter storms were able to do. it's the way this is put together with a lot of cold air. once we're done with saturday morning, which is really the main event, we then spend the next day and a half through the rest of saturday

and pretty much first half of sunday in the pattern where you get on again, off again scattered showers, more time when you aren't getting rained on than when you are, there's one saturday afternoon. that looks like it would be a good example of one of the potentials on here for the occasional thunderstorms which saturday has. that looks like a very well put together line. that's also the center of that low which made that hard left turn to come for us. the center of that low will come right overhead for us and you can kind of pick out some of the counterclockwise rotation and then it moves south. what we really care about, how much longer does it rain? there's sunday. we just clicked over into sunday. if we want to see sunday, we got to go to the long range model, come out for a wider view. let's just watch sunday now. we can't take rain out of the forecast sunday, but it doesn't look major. sunday would kind of be the leftover showers from what's going to come through primarily on saturday and really mainly saturday morning. if you add it

up, i want you to see saturday, these are rainfall totals from saturday midnight until midnight sunday. we're almost at an inch. what's the record for saturday's date in downtown san francisco (it's about 1.15 inches. these numbers aren't going to shatter records, but they're close, certainly above average. this system has the potential actually to give us the entire april rainfall, the average for the whole month that could come in these two days. so it is significant in that sense. it does not look like a significant flooding concern. if you get one of those thunderstorms, particularly going into saturday afternoon, on top of the rain we would have gotten, those thunderstorms have the ability to give you a good brief little downpour and that could lead to minor roadway flooding for that real localized area. it's impossible to say where one of those would develop. saturday afternoon would be the more likely time frame for that. sunday there's not a lot left. next week no more rain and

we'll warm back up into the low and mid-70s. anne, back to you. >> thanks, darren. coming up, he gave a stranger a brand-new lease on life. >> i thought about her every day when i went to sleep and woke up. plus a desperate plea for help from vendors in san francisco's mission district, why they say a crackdown on illegal sales is hurting those

tomorrow vice president kamala harris heads to arizona to speak about reproductive rights. the trip was announced after arizona's supreme court upheld a law from 1864 which enacts a near total ban on abortions. yesterday arizona's republican-led legislature blocked an attempt to overturn

that law. the issue could play a key role in one of the few battleground states in november's presidential election. the biden campaign has launched an ad blitz tying former president trump to the rollback of reproductive rights. >> if donald trump gets back in power, what freedom will you lose next? your body and your decisions belong to you. >> trump had previously hinted that he might support a national abortion ban after 15 weeks, but this week he said he believes the issue should be left to the states while at the same time criticizing arizona's ruling. >> did arizona go too far? >> yeah, they did and that will be straightened out. as you know, it's all about states' rights, going to be straightened out. >> abortion rights advocates in arizona say they have enough signatures to put the issue on the ballot this november. every day in the united states an estimated 17 people die while awaiting an organ transplant. one man in the east bay saw that as an opportunity

to help. shawn chitnis shares his story. >> i knew i had to do it. i knew i had to become an organ donor and i could not imagine anything more satisfying than getting to being an organ donor and enjoy it in life. >> reporter: luis mayan has worked for years at donor network west in san ramon. the organization identifies organs available to help people in need around northern california. >> i knew the need was there. i think we all know. what really put me over the edge and made me realize i needed to do this was getting more information about how safe it was. >> reporter: this job constantly reminds him about the impact of donating life, including this wall in the office which celebrates all who gave to donor network west in their first year with a butterfly for each donation.

luis is also on the board of advisers for the national kidney foundation. >> i thought about her every day when i went to sleep and when i woke up. >> reporter: he became a living donor after helping a woman living on the other side of the country. three months later he can't stop thinking about the impact it's having on her life and his own. >> i hope that i have given her time with her family and i hope that i have given her a quality of life back and i know that she thinks of me probably as much as i think of her. >> reporter: several weeks later all he knows is that his kidney went to a 42-year-old woman in new york. >> i feel so happy every single day thinking about this woman i don't even know, knowing that she has a new lease on life and that she gets to enjoy this kidney that i really wasn't even using. >> reporter: while the process takes time and plenty of preparation eventually leading to surgery and recovery, it was all worth it for luis and he hopes others will consider the

first step in donating life. >> we all have the power to save someone's life. >> if you want to help, head to our website, kpix.com. we can connect you to donate life america or the national kidney foundation. coming up next, as the family of o.j. simpson announces his death, we are looking back at the lasting impact of his murder trial on american society. and a popular national monument covering parts of the north bay could become a whole lot bigger, the potential expansion. they don't get gratitude. they don't get it enough. i recognize that and i needed to be here to thank them. >> a bay area man who went into cardiac arrest gets the chance to meet the paramedics who saved his life.

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