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>> announcer: now from abc7, live breaking news. >> breaking news outside l.a.'s staple center, fans gather to mourn the laker superstar who gave them 20 years of thrills, clutch shots and acrobatic highlights inside the arena. the sports world lost kobe bryant today in a helicopter crash that also killed his 13-year-old daughter and as many as seven others. he was a bigger than life superstar who came to the nba as a skinny teenager and almost immediately let everyone know he belonged. abc news reporter marci gonzalez begins our team coverage. >> reporter: this fiery wreckage in southern california, the scene of the helicopter crash that killed basketball legend kobe bryant and eight others. >> today is a tough day. >> reporter: witnesses report seeing the chopper in distress moments before it went down today in calabasas. >> i heard a helicopter just flying way too low, and i heard

like a loud thud noise. >> reporter: bryant was drafted to the nba straight from high school in 1996, spending his entire 20-year nba career with the los angeles lakers, winning five nba championships as well as two gold olympic medals with the u.s. men's basketball team. the 41-year-old married to his wife vanessa since 2001. their youngest daughter just born in june. bryant retired from basketball in 2016, his third all-time scoring record passed just last night by lebron james. bryant responding with what would be his final tweet, continuing to move the game forward at king james, much respect, my brother. >> i'm happy just to be in any conversation with kobe bryant, one of the all-time greatest basketball players ever played. >> reporter: today a moment of silence at this nba game as so many pay their respects on social media including shaquille o'neal posting on instagram that there are no words to express his pain, calling bryant his

brother. fans gathering near the scene at his home and at the staple center where kobe's two jerseys hang in honor of the iconic athlete. and out here at the scene you can see just some of the people gathered out here to mourn. the ntsb and the faa will investigate, looking into whether the heavy fog that blanketed this area or other weather factors could have played a role in this tragic crash. marci gonzalez, abc news, calabasas, california. >> abc7 news reporter cornell barnard is live at chase center where he talked to sports fans who agreed kobe bryant was an all-time basketball great. cornell? >> reporter: eric, so much sadness over the passing of this nba legend. moments ago warriors gm released a tribute to kobe bryant. >> in a few minutes he said he's going to win ten championships and then move to italy and finish his career there. it was almost like the

confidence of somebody at that age. he came pretty close to doing all that stuff, you know. he was probably the most competitive, i think the most competitive person i've ever been around. >> reporter: today there was an outpouring of love and respect for bryant. most of it coming from warriors fans. >> it literally makes me want to cry right now. >> reporter: anthony chappelle didn't want to believe the news. he lives in san mateo, but grew up in l.a. watching nba star kobe bryant play basketball. >> kobe was that one person i always had respect for. no matter what he did, no matter how he played, you respect his game. >> reporter: outside the chase center, warriors fans paid respects to bryant and his 13-year-old daughter gianna who died in the helicopter crash in

and i'm sad, even though i grew up a warriors fan. i stem cell respeill respect th. >> as an opposing player you always respect him. you see the greatness in the player that he is, so i'm very shocked. archie it's sad to see someone so talented and so young die. >> going for the steal. bryant with the steal and the dunk. >> reporter: check out kobe bryant back in 2000 playing his first 50-point game against the warriors. heed go on to have 24 more in his career. >> a moment of silence in honor of kobe bryant and his daughter gianna. >> reporter: there was a moment of silence at the cal game. >> growing up you always see kobe on the tv, you know. he's such a big inspiration to so many people. just a loss for everyone. > i've never been a laker fan, but he was a good man. rest in peace, kobe, rest in

peace. >> reporter: add today's practice here at chase center was called off by the warriors team because after news broke about kobe bryant's death, we're told players and coaches just too distraught to continue. live in san francisco, cornell barnard, abc7 news. >> all right, cornell, thank you. our team coverage continues now with abc7 sports anchor chris alvarez live in miami. chris, a lot of nba players and teams are sharing their grief tonight. >> yeah, ee rick santelric. we're here for the super bowl. that's the plane landing. this is 9 story dominating the day. it's felt in miami. it was the thing everyone was talking about amongst media people. it was one of those you will remember where you were when moments. we got the call after noon out here it was possible it happened, then the news broke and became official kobe did pass away. i want to share tweets i've seen across the sports world. we'll start with the golden state warriors. tweeting, we are incredibly saddened and shocked to learn about the passing of kobe bryant

and his daughter gianna earlier today. our thoughts and prayers are with the bryant family. he was one of the greatest athletes of his generation of had an immeasurable impact on the sport of basketball. we will miss him greatly, mamba forever. continue to move the game forward at lebron james. much respect for his brother. he passed third on the all-time scoring list, then you hear this today. that was the buzz around the nba last night, kobe being passed, a passing of the torch. lebron plays for the lakers now. it's hard to believe it happened. obviously all the families involved, nine people killed in that hillary clinton -- >> our apologies about the technical problem there. chris alvarez, thank you. abc7 news app is tweeting updates including a total of 9 people died in the crash. get updates instantly to your

mobile device. enable push alerts from the abc7 news app. we also have coverage on our website including reaction from players and celebrities. and join us for a special half hour looking back at the life and career of kobe bryant. that live coverage from our sister station in los angeles will be at 6:30 right after our abc7 news at 6:00. and then abc news will have an hour-long special. kobe bryant, death of a legend. that's tonight at 10:00 p.m. right here on abc7. now to developing news on the spread of the mysterious coronavirus, there are now five confirmed cases in the u.s. and two of them are in california. here is the latest. the most recent case has been confirmed in maricopa county in arizona. the cdc earlier today connell firmed a pair of cases in orange county and in los angeles. at the epicenter of the outbreak in china, the death toll has soared to 80 with more than

2,500 people being infected. other news now, the 49ers faithful sent off their team to the super bowl today. a march hopefully to victory to the beat of their own drummer. how the team made it in style to miami. and some 49ers fans were already in south florida waiting to greet their team. we have a live report with a look at what it's like to be there for the big game. >> and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. our rain from this morning has now moved out and you can see a gorgeous sunset. it is

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in miami right now. they got quite the send-off at maneto san jose airport. the gold rush cheer leaders and drum line were there. they brought out the biggest plane in the fleet, a boeing 777 to fly the niners across the country. the flight crew working the charter says this one is extra special. >> me and my wife have been season holders for 17 years. we enjoy the niners and this is the year. >> we're going to the super bowl. this is the culmination of all their hard work. i have been working with the 49ers the last five years and we've gone through ups and downs and i couldn't be more excited for them. >> well, no niner celebration is complete without salvado sam. the celebration continued on the ground in miami. the charter flight landed just before 4:00 pacific time. some familiar faces off the united airlines plane, all looked prepared for what is expected to be a very busy week

in miami. also in miami, abc7 sports anchor chris alvarez who caught up with fans taking in the super bowl experience and checks in with us live. chris? >> hi, eric, yes, back out here live where the 49ers landed a little over an hour ago. there is more video coming. i sent out a tweet about some of the fun stuff when niners came down that ramp. of course, the football game is part of the huge week here in miami. we went to the super bowl experience at the miami convention center. fans from around the country and around the world are in miami to take in everything super bowl week has to offer. today i dropped by the fan experience at the convention center to find out how the 49ers fans and chiefs fans are feeling a week out from super bowl sunday. >> my prediction is niners are going to take it. having bose and jimmy, it's good-bye going to be a great football game. >> patrick mahomes, i think

he'll bring us through a lot of these. >> the legion of zoom. we got the fastest one. we're going to take it. >> the office is amazing. jimmy is doing whatever he can to help the team out. when we did have injuries when d 4 was out for a while, couple of those guys were out, he stepped up and saved the game. i think he made a lot of doubters believers in him. but, yeah, i'm looking forward to super bowl. >> now, one of the questions i also asked fans, what do you remember joe montana as, a 49 error kansas city chief? niner fans remember him as a niner. chiefs fans said they remember him as a chief. i said, that's the wrong answer. we had a good time at the convention center. much more coming up in sport, including the arrivals from the 49ers, some of their reaction and more on the passing of kobe bryant. send it back to you guys. >> chris, thank you very much. catch our reports live from miami every day during super bowl week with abc7 sports

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after more than 100 years, the historic clayeranfrancisco doors for good today. the 325-seat clay which opened in 1910 was one of the last single-screen theaters in the

city. landmark, which owns the clay, said the theater had been losing money for years. the clay was known for showing low-budget limited release films. the final screenings will feature honey lamb tonight. muni is shutting down for maintenance. buses will provide service between embarcadero and saint francis circle in san francisco. street cars will continue to operate on surface portions of each muni metro line. the closures begin at 9:30 nightly and will last for about a week. saw a lot of clouds there in the skies. let's see what the forecast looks like with drew tuma. >> yeah, depending on where you were out and about today t was a dramatically different sky. this morning we had clouds, we had showers moving through, then the afternoon we had a lot of sunshine to finish out our sunday. live doppler 7 showing you any showers we did have earlier today. they have now moved out. what replaced it, pretty gorgeous sunset on this sunday evening. we'll take our emeryville camera

now, live look as the sun is setting shortly after 5:20 this evening. you notice it's a mainly clear sky. that's how we'll begin tomorrow morning as well. showers today certainly in the north bay saw the most rain. santa rosa close to half of an inch, less than that outside of the north bay. san francisco and oakland close to a quarter of an inch much rain. less than that in concord and san jose, palo alto shy of a 10th of an inch of rain. now still pretty comfortable this evening. mainly in the 50s to low 60s. 59 in oakland, 58 in san jose and napa right now at 61 degrees. here's the story. live doppler 7 along with satellite, you can see the cold front moved through early this morning, brought the showers. that is now moving out and high pressure is briefly moving in for our monday. so overnight tonight we'll see mainly clear skies. after midnight we'll find some patchy fog developing in our north bay valleys. otherwise temperatures will pretty much bottom out in the low to mid 40s over the next 12 hours. so break down your monday tomorrow. some patchy fog first thing at 7:00 a.m., otherwise it's a

pretty nice afternoon. it's a blend of sun and clouds out there. partly cloudy by 4:00 p.m., temperatures in the mid 50s to lower 60s. highs on your monday, you do not need the umbrella. it is a dry day. leave the rain gear at home. 57 for a high in san francisco. about 60 in oakland. 62 in san jose, and richmond up to about 59 degrees. so tomorrow high pressure in control right off our coast line bring us those dry conditions. partly sunny in the afternoon. we'll watch a cold front to our north that will try and bring a sprinkle to the north bay. otherwise much of the bay area is dry and just a lot of cloud cover for tuesday. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. the next seven days for you, partly cloudy tomorrow, the chance of a sprinkle in the north bay tuesday morning. otherwise it is sunny for wednesday and thursday. look at that warming trend on the way by friday and saturday, eric. our warm est spots will hit the low 70s. >> all right, drew, thank you very much. chris alvarez in miami with one of those great jobs that we all wish we could have. chris.

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>> announcer: now abc7 sports with chris alvarez. >> welcome to sports here from miami. the 49ers arriving on that plane behind me just about 90 minutes

ago as both the chiefs and niners are here in south beach. we'll get more on the game in just a moment. first we want to start with the breaking news of nine people dead in a california helicopter crash including kobe bryant and his daughter. players across the league today wearing the shoes. kobe was number 24. everything began with a 24 shot clock violation on the first play of the game. this was the spurs and raptors. even outside of basketball, after a soccer goal, namar scored a goal and he flashed a 24 for kobe bryant. celebrating a sack by making a jump shot. everyone just absolutely devastated, especially another lakers legend kareem abdul-jabbar. >> kobe, my thoughts are with you absolutely. rest in peace, young man. this loss is, it's just hard to comprehend. go with god. >> you know, he means a lot to me obviously.

you know, he was such a great opponent, you know? it's what you want in sports. he had that dna that very few athletes could ever have. >> he was always the one that wanted to compete. i looked forward to competing with him because i knew he was going to come out and have that competitiveness all the time. then when i got to play with him, you know, i got to meet the kobe bryant, just the kobe bryant. and that was good. >> really still hard to believe. the 49ers actually put out a tweet recently also honoring the memory of kobe bryant and those involved in the crash. speaking of the 49ers, much happier news here as they get ready for superbowl liv a week from sunday. playing for the biggest prize in football on the line. the plane rolled in 90 minutes ago. our cameras capturing that, the flag waving. they were bumping some good music. kyle shanahan and john lynch

suited and booted. haircut, jimmy g. emanuel sanders. that wide receiver crew, they have so much swag. kendrick ended upcoming down the stairs. kwan alexander. a lot of guys having fun. here's what the niners said about playing the super bowl in miami. nick bosa. >> it's awesome. being in my hometown, went to a lot of dolphin games. my dad played for the dolphins. to be in the stadium, i played a couple high school games in there. it's obviously pretty big moment for us. >> it's going to be chaos. we have media day. we have all kind of obligations, it's not going to be like your regular schedule that we're used to in terms of you're going to be getting pulled left and right in terms of different obligations that you've got to do. so you have to handle all that. >> like i tell my mom and my wife, it's like, hey, you're going to be the middle person. we're going to have a set dinner we're going to go to, but this is a business trip for me.

>> much more coming up tonight at 6:00 and 11:00.

new on abc7 news at 6:00, we're following the shocking news of the death of basketball legend kobe bryant. new reaction just coming into our newsroom. and a new chapter in the battle over access to a beach along the san mateo county where the owner is suing over it.

that is it for abc7 news at 5:00. much more on the loss of kobe bryant and the 49ers in miami tonight, the breaking news. nba legend kobe bryant killed in a helicopter crash. the basketball superstar among nine dead when the chopper went down in southern california and caught fire. new pictures just in. investigators rushing to the scene tonight. and what authorities have just revealed at a news conference late today. the news sending shockwaves across america and around the world. the all-time nba great who played 20 seasons and won five titles with the los angeles lakers. fans going to the crash site. and tears on the court as players learn the news. the other major headline tonight. three more confirmed cases of the coronavirus here in the united states as the death toll in this global outbreak continues to climb. the president's defense. new clues tonight about how president trump's legal team plans to fight.