one day after the sudden death of public defender jeff adachi, we obtained the police report providing answers about what happened. he was just 59 years old. dan is here with more on what we learned from the police report. >> i spoke with san francisco city and county who are stunned and saddened by his death. he leaves a wife and daughter. this police report gives new details about what happened just last night. >> the police report obtained by the i team said a

said her name was katerina called 911 at 5:41 friday. the officers were called off and the medical examiner's office said they did not have reason to believe it was a crime scene, but the death was under investigation. officers deem that suspicious so they continued to the ground floor apartment and took these pictures and spoke with witnesses. one woman said she had known him for 10 years and he asked to use the apartment. that same woman said she received a call from katerina who sounded hysterical and said something was wrong with jeff. she said he complained of stomach pains and they took an uber back to the apartment and he became unresponsive and they called for help on his phone. they showed an unmade bed and alcohol and cannabis gummies and two sirirchlgs that may have been left by paramedics.

a spokes person said the ocme is the lead agency in the death investigation, sfpd is assisting. this is a death case with cause to be determined. no signs of foul play. paramedics arrived 10 minutes after the 911 call. they took him to california pacific where the doctors pronounced him dead. one curious picture from the file, a receipt in spanish in columbia purchased this past wednesday. no real word whether this means anything at all. clearly, eric, more answers to come. >> thank you very much for digging into that. the death of jeff adachi surprised many where investigators were sent. liz is in north beach with reaction. luz? >> reporter: there are two police officers outside the unit where is jeff was found

unresponsive. neighbors tell us they are shocked. >> i'm really shocked to learn that they found jeff's body there on that site. such a sad thing. >> neighbors are searching for answers. >> i came down and looked up the street and i saw the vehicles, but no people. >> several residents say they saw an ambulance and fire truck around 6:30 p.m. last night. >> when i came home, i saw one ambulance stopped there and i didn't see police cars. >> one man who lives a block away didn't see the emergency response and said adachi didn't frequent the area. >> i was sitting up on my couch dealing with the phone calls and texts and e-mails and had no idea. i didn't know until my wife just told me. >> you never saw him around here before? >> no. it's funny, not in the neighborhood.

>> he serves in the san francisco police division for the city's police department. >> jeff was a super human, meaning he went from first thing in the morning until late at night working. in office and politics and reform. i have been close to him and i have been a friend of his. >> 33 years, they were first elected in 2001. >> jeff adachi was one of the few public defenders in the country and the only one in california. live from san francisco, abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. the chinese new year parade, the fellow san franciscolected officials and mourn the loss of a friend and would have taken part in today's parade. >> it's sad he is not here. he would be right here smiling in his car and giving out hugs

and love and that's the kind of guy he was. in his honor we will be happy and celebrate his spirit. >> jeff was all about community and he fought for the community. i think for everybody, it's a little melancholy. >> friends say heg part in a good parade. the mayor will appoint his replacement in the next few weeks. the office told the "san francisco chronicle" it is being determined when that will be. >> he had so much energy for the fight that we are in. you know, we are going to -- it's a big loss for us. he is not replaceable in any fashion. >> gonzalez spoke fondly of him and he has been in the public defender's office, the chief attorney since 2011. his appointment will serve when the office of public defender will be on the ballot. we sent out the alert through

the abc 7 mobile app. it's one way to stay on top of breaking news. we will also post any updates on our website, abc7news.com. an effort to recover the body of a woman has taken another heart breaking turn. sky 7 was over the scene. the national park service said high tight and strong ocean waves carried two thirds of the sand and dirt away into the city overnight. >> it's unknown whether the body of the missing woman is still buried under the existing sandy material or if she was possibly removed by the sonan currents. >> today heavy development was brought on to the beach to dig in hopes of finding the woman. she was in her 20s and was

walking a dwog a friend when the land gave way. the friend and the dog survived the collapse. as regulars know, the area is prone to landslides, but noon involved a human casualty. in december some of the land gave way southwest of the great highway. a man from dallas was visiting and captured the moment on his cell phone. the national park service reminds visitors to be extra cautious when visiting the coastal areas. now for a check of the forecast withdrew. >> we have been dealing with a fair amount of cloud cover. a cloudy start to the weekend. live doppler 7 with satellite showing clouds are hanging tight tonight. partly to mostly cloudy skies will stay with us over the next 12 hours. let's talk about the morning tomorrow. a quiet morning that features a lot of clouds. with that cloud cover, we will not be as cold as we have been

in previous nights. most spots inland will settle into the 40s overnight. that changes our weather with the clouds over the next couple days. look at the rain chances. they severely increase tuesday and wednesday of the upcoming week. we are tracking a series of storms headed over the next seven days. we will detail when we have the heaviest rain and the full active forecast. >> sky 7 was over the annual chinese new year parade in san francisco's chinatown. it was the precursor to the chinese new year's parade that welcomes the year of the pig. it did not disappoint. reportermo l f. >> the thesmes this is my favorite par. >> it can only mean one thing.

san francisco's massive annual chine new year parade has arrived. >> it has lights and noise and community and kids. it's a fabulous parade. >> happy new year! >> folks here are extra happy because it's a dry night, but it's very cold. just about everyone is bundled up. they have to be if they want to enjoy the famous night time parade. >> this is chinese new year. i never saw their culture or anything so i wanted to watch the culture and how they perform and everything. >> other it is came beyond stes with blofs and layers.e this couple spent 12he othdog ar of the rooster. that was fun. >> this might be part of their tradition, others are here for the more traditional ones.

the golden dragon grand finale. there is nothing else like it in the parade and this year didn't disappoint. abc 7 news. >> look who else we saw at the parade. david lui gave us a wave from the aarp float. still ahead at 11:00, we are in hollywood ahead of the oscars. >> we are hours and steps away from hollywood's biggest night. in ...you realize you can totally eat out more? that's yes for less. get the latest smeor at0 to0 percent off specialty store prices. at ross. yes for less.

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way. this is the dolby theater where the oscars will be held tomorrow night. in hollywood with all the excitement of the red carpet and some fan predictions. >> thousands of people are working around the clock to make sure the red carpet is just perfect for the big night. in the meantime, people are preparing predictions of who is going to win big. sorry, folks, these are not quite the stars. just the stand in says so the celebs are recorded just right. there is a i lot to do before hollywood's biggest night. here on the red carpet, we wanted to know what the people think. their predictions for best picture, best actor and best actress. >> we are really torn. we have two favorites. we are huge, huge bradley cooper and gaga fans. can't help it. loved a star is born. saw it three times. bohemian rhapsody was also

amazing. we can't lose. >> best picture, roma. best actor has got to be christian bail for vice. you have to give it to glenn close. she deserves it and she was amazing this year. fantastic. >> four lates from the bay area. give me your predictions. roma. rami for best actor and glenn close. ♪ >> i haven't heard a peep out of jill. >> i agree with everything they say. i concur. i concur. >> do you have a prediction for best picture? >> i believe a star actress? >> i would stick with i believe lady gaga. >> it all. what's your prediction for best actor? >> duane johnson. >> i don't think he is nominated. >> well he should be.

i love him. he's the greatest. yeah, i think he should be. he's got my vote. >> best of luck to all of the nominees. it starts at 6:00 sunday night. abc 7 news. >> reporting from the oscars all weekend. tomorrow's coverage starts at 1:30 on the red carpet. the opening ceremony begins at 3:30. the awards themselves start at 5:00 and the post awards will be 8:00 p.m. catch all of that on abc 7. i bet you duane johnson's name will not be announced. >> that's a safe bet. >> that's why. >> nice job. a quiet start to the weekend, but soon we see another days of again. live doppler 7 tonight giving the active sweep and we are dry for the time being. we don't have to worry about careful. the picture will take you to the

tower with a live look over san francisco. sf city hall for the chinese new year's parade. temperature-wise, it was comfortable if you are out earlier this evening. numbers are pretty much mainly sitting in the 40s across the board. at 49 in the city and 46 in san jose and 48 in oakland. partly to mostly cloudy skies overhead that act as an insulator. the overnight lows fall three or four degrees from where we are now. over the next 12 hours, most spots are settling in the low if not mid 40s over the next 12 hours. future weather showing that cloud cover will continue to thicken as you go into sunday morning. into 10:00 or 11:00 tomorrow morning, a lot of cloud cover and future weather is trying to pinpoint a very isolated sprinkle in the north bay. if one pops up, you can consider

yourself lucky. the majority will remain dry for sunday. a lot of cloud cover tomorrow in the afternoon. temperatures again are close to where we should be for this time of year in late february. about 56 in fremont. 53 in san francisco. concord up to about 60. you don't need the rain gear, but that's a different story as we head into monday. the better chance that we will find light scattered showers dotting the bay area. level one light system as you head back to work and school. not high amounts of rainfall. less than a half of an inch. the highest totals will be found in the north bay. this is a low impact system for monday. things turn interesting tuesday to wednesday. we are tracking a storm off the coastline and it will tap into a lot of moisture and somewhere along the west coast. we have to key into where the

heaviest rain is going to fall. track one would keep the heaviest rain north of the bay area and that would be a lower impact storm for us, however a second track takes the heaviest rain right over the bay area. that would be a higher impact system and guidance is trending towards this. we will fine tune in terms of heavy rain and strongest winds. know that tuesday night into wednesday morning could be rather rainy across the region. we know for sure there will be fresh powder in the sierra. a stormwatch is in effect freetfnoagain.e feet in the highest peaks. that will add on to a healthy snowpack already. in the next seven days, the north bay chance for oscar sunday. monday light scattered showers

across the region and focusing the forecast on tuesday and into wednesday. right now it's a level two moderate storm. we will likely have to increase the numbers. mid-week we could have issues. >> i feel like i have seen this before. >> rinse and repeat kind of. >> still ahead, one ebay sale nearly brought a couple to tears. what they got

a couple sold a man a vcr and received much more in return. >> i watched tapes of my retirement that i had never seen before. >> matt ands it sold a vcr on ebay for $40.

they received a letter and he shared the touching memories he was able to relive. >> we read it together and we were on the verge of tears. and a tape of my wedding, many of which are no longer around. skiing trips and kids growing up and travels and most importantly the gentle maturing of my family. >> he said he is going to return the kind gesture and digitize his tapes to preserve the memories for generations to come. we didn't fear the air tonight, but the outcome was not what we thought. >> the warriors have a houston problem. why can't the warriors beat the rockets. they are

james harden torched the first two of the season and harden was out for the third match up of the season with flu-like symptoms. the warriors still got torched. this work is unbelievable. the rockets did speed work in the first five minutes of the game, scoring 15 points. warriors looking for offense. dunking off the speed and steal the inbound pass. they rejoin after the january 3rd game and he was fierce. throwing that one down and playing catch up for the warriors. 30 seconds now. he had 25.

and then draymond provided a big screen and right before the half, you see andre iguodala hitting the buzzer. you see that screen again? that was a tough one. five points less than a third. iguodala and the warriors are not paying attention to pj tucker. three starters with the double-doubles. heading into the final, bad news. draymond green steps on the foot of couches. he had a left ankle sprain. he will probably miss a little bit of time. 23 points and 17 assists. behind his back, they connect again for the alley oop. rockets win this one even without harden. they lost four straight regular season games. >> basically the graftest we had come backs and we understand it's a 48 minute game.

you give a team that much confidence, the way it happened, we lost the game right there. >> it's human nature and you let your guard down. maybe this will be a wake up cull to prepare better. >> sorry this loss more frustrating because the rockets are a team that they had a hard time getting over that hump the past two seasons. >> yeah, but guess what, we haven't had a problem getting over the playoffs. i'm not too worried. >> how concerned are you with draymond? >> he will be back for the playoffs. that's the only thing to worry about here, right? >> abc 7 sports report is sponsored by the river rock casino. 23 regular season games they need to take care of. they know they are good. can they get a fast start and take a break at the end? >> you can't let houston get inside your head.

>> they are up there. >> thank you. much more to come on abc 7 news at 11:00. confronting decades of secrecy. the call for transparency after a history of sex abuse. >> an ultra runner

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good evening. i'm eric thomas. deion is at the oscars. after the death of public defender jeff adachi, we

obtained the police report showing what happened. they tried to call off police from responding to the scene and they deemed it suspicious and rushed there anyway. a woman said he felt ill at dinner and became unresponsive at an apartment on telegraph place. they are assisting the office on a death investigation and the cause of death is yet to be determined, but there are no signs of foul play. elected official s set to take part in the parade that celebrates the year of the pig. uncovering the body of a woman in a collapse at fort funston. the body of the missing woman may have been removed by the current. the victim was in her 20s and had been walking a dog with a

friend when the land gave way. the friend and the dog survived. >> a judge set bond for r. kelly at $1 million. he is accused of sexually abu abusing four females between 1998 and 2010. he remained silent in a court hearing in chicago today. his real name is robert kelly. one of his alleged victims said she is relieved the 52-year-old has been arrested. >> we finally got an indictment after two decades of him getting away with the allegations. it was a joyous moment for me. >> r. kelly's attorney said one of the charges involves the victim from an earlier case. he believes double jeopardy should bar the first case and said the accusers are lying. >> a large jet flying cargo for amazon prime's aircraft crashed on the way to bush intercontinental airport.

it was 30 miles away when it crashed into trinity bay. video from over the scene shows a wide debris field. first responders reported bedsheets and other items consistent with cargo shipments floating in the water. the freighter originated in miami. >> i was told there were probably three personnel that were flying and operating the plane. obviously that ntsb will confirm that. knowing what i saw, idon't think anybody could survive it. >> the ntsb and faa will begin the work to determine what caused the jet to crash. officials in florida say a flight instructor was killed when his plane crashed into a home in winter haven. it did a nose dive into a house and trapped a girl in her bedroom.

tonight, catholic clergiy is tackling demons, exposing years of abuse around the world. now deciding what to do about it in the future. why many are saying too little, too late. >> this summit is yearing the close. a call to publicly open up the handling of sexual abuse cases and rebuild the trust that has been broken. >> they realize that there are understandable reasons why people have visitation and are believing and trusting and this should not stop us from doing the right thing. >> the groups are gathering here and watching these abuse cases for years and remain to be convinced. >> if there is a movement in the summit up here, it's going to be a miracle. >> a continuing drumbeat demanding visible change in the

church, these two women from frefl ho philadelphia holding photographs of a woman who died two years ago. >> i believe that barbara is up here influencing this whole movement from the #metoo movement to the ways that all of this is coming to light. >> a nun, sister veronica is calling out leadership on the alleged cover ups. >> we berate ourselves of being moral standards and values and good behavior in the society, but why did we keep silent for so long? >> tonight the bishop leaders gathering in the palace. the catholic ceremony including

open confession of sins asking for forgiveness deep in meaning considering the improper action or inaction of some over the years. >> i think we do have good knowledge of what we have done and failed to do. i would be careful about saying that we are going to ask victim survivors for forgiveness. we really don't merit that. that has to come on their own. >> it ends with a person who ordered it in the first place. pope francis will celebrate mass and send the bishops back with hopes that they have heard moving words and have action in their hearts. abc 7 news. >> in the east bay, negotiations are taking place this weekend to try to end the teacher's strike in oakland. teachers walked out demanding higher pay and smallerla sisnd ask f 12% p hike. another issue being brought up in the talks, school closures.

they are preparing for the strike to go to income week and ordered ponchos so the teachers can ticket in the rain. >> pg&e will not be awarding $130 million in bonuses because of the bankruptcy filing. the ceo delivered that news in an e-mail according to the "san francisco chronicle." the president of the union representing 3700 company workers said it's unfair to punish workers who had nothing to do with the wildfires. >> firefighters rescued them from a violent car crash overnight. the two victims were pinned against a tree near lake cunningham road and took an hour for 40 firefighters to free the victims from inside the mangled car. both have significant injuries. they are investigating whether speed and or alcohol were factors. >> a tree limb came crashing down this morning.

a big limb shattered the truck's front windshield. it happened between 26th and caesar chavez and brought down electrical lines. the church line was blocked by a response from other firefighters. after clearing the tree, firefighters were able to drive them back to the firehouse. church street is back open and service has been restored. >> a davis man is hours into a days long run to honor a police officer killed in the line of duty. this ultra runner will cover 224 miles in 72 hours with a 30-minute break eafr 12 hours for a shower, fresh clothes and food. sleeping is not part of the plan. he was inspired after seeing billboards for natalie corona who was gunned down in downtown davis. it featured her badge. >> for said badge 224.

i said i can do something with that number. let's make a statement with that number. >> he set up a go fund me could to benefit her scholarship fund. if all goes as planned, he will finish by 6:00 monday morning. >> virgin galactic tested with three people on board and took both moses who is a microgravity research expert. she evaluated what the passengers might go to for the 600 people whht tickets to go into spac decisions behind t scenes at the oscar causing a buzz. and the challenge for best picture predictions. >> a dry start to the weekend

abc 7 news was at the dolby theater in hollywood showing us the last minute preparations on the red carpet and there will be big changes as well. for the first time in three decades, there will be no host. they are aiming to announce winners in all 24 categories in three hours. there are a few predicted shoe ins, but best picture is too close to call. all of these movies have won an award that looks like best picture. they have every bit of a chance. >> the winners will have just 90 seconds to get to the stage and finish acceptance speeches. tomorrow's coverage starts at 1:30 on the red carpet and the opening ceremony at 3:30. the awards are at 5:00 and the post awards shows are about 8:00

p.m. stay out of the weather that way. >> eric, tomorrow we are tracking so a lot of cloud cover and that will give us rain. there may be an isolated sprinkle. a dry day and finishing out the weekend. and return to the forecast with a light level one system. the highest total s

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. this season the warriors developed a bit of a habit getting off to a slow start. without james harden, he was out of the game due to illness. the rockets jumped on golden state. houston went up 15-0 before the warriors scored. no way was steve kerr going to call a time out and state the obvious.

>> they have to play harder. i shouldn't have to tell them. i thought they did. we got back in the ball game, but i'm not going to take a time out and say play harder. we did not play hard from the beginning. we were sloppy and not well prepared for the game. i'm the coach. i have to do a better job and be better prepared in the next game. >> everybody had confidence and offensive rebounds and transition buckets. we didn't have good possessions. we missed a couple of shots, but didn't have any purpose. that set the tone. >> what was it they got? >> you got yourself into it, dig yourself out. you are right there. like steve said, we had 15 points to start the game. that's not good against a team like that. >> aren't there losses that are more frustrating than others? >> most definitely. that's one of them.

losing without their best player. but it's not the first time it happened. we know what it is. the let down and we can't have that if you are going to be with the dynasty. >> frankie ferrari led with 17. he hits the three.ntcl to that. .8 seconds left and all he can do is catch and shoot and his prayer is not answered. 68-65. next stop is columbus.

the last 16 games away from the tank. they played last week and brett burns lifts it over martin jones. 1-0. second period, traded just yesterday and scored his first goal for the jackets. sharks call 4-0 and that snapped the six-game road winning streak. they play outdoors and that's home of the philadelphia eagles. flyers trailed by two, but with three minutes left, he cleared the loose puck and a one-goal game. with 20 seconds left, they score from a bad angle. this is tied. we are going to be in an extra frame right here. slides underneath the pad and flyers win 4-3. giants with the fact us lead.

drew ferguson is there where he needs to be. he did allow two runs and that was the only good thing to happen. taylor ward with a grand slam. it is spring training. taking on the white sox and here it comes and there it goes. that's the first trailing by two. he learned this one, 6-5 the final. the sports report is responseored by river rock casino and a special congratulations to the senior who is a state wrestling champion in the 189 weight division and the girls placed second in the state tournament. that's amazing. a four-time champion tonight and

finally got that state title. >> well done. congratulations. >> i told you i was afraid the warriors would say i will beat them in the playoffs. >> game seven. it was really tough in the western conference finals. i don't think it's going to be that easy. i know they don't. >> thank you very much for that. that's it for tonight. i'm eric thomas. abc 7 news continues tomorrow morning at 5:00. thanks for joining us. have a good evening. see you later. okay, so you've been to the it's great right? earth. but i bet you haven't done this. or that. or been here. i bet you haven't met her, or him, or them. ooo, dance-off! this is... incredible. you, see what i did right there. and when is the last time you felt like this, or that or (sighs deeply) i mean, come on-

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