we have three important stories tonight on the topic of housing, and we'll begin in the east bay in richmond. >> a 25-year fight over a piece of valuable bay front property took a big step today that includes the development of homes. >> remember the moms? >> they were evicted for illegally occupying a house. now it's led to a chance for renters to potentially turn into buyers. and fierce opposition on building the navigation center alog the embarcadero. >> today we went back to see if neighbors' fears came to fruition. kate larsen has more. >> reporter: for the first time since they opened their doors one month ago, we got a look inside the much disputed embarcadero navigation center. steve goode is the ceo of the nonprofit that operates the shelter. >> we don't really anticipate the center drawing more homeless to the area. people don't come to the

homeless shelter and wait outside think that's how i'm going to get in. >> reporter: but wallace lee who opposed the center from the beginning said otherwise. >> people in the neighborhood have noticed at night there are a lot more drugged out looking people. >> reporter: today he pointed out a group of homeless people behind the nav center on beale street. when we showed up sfpd's foot patrol was already helping the group. how long you been camping here. >> i just came last night. >> reporter: and why did you come here? >> because we heard at the new navigation, they were getting everybody from the embarcadero. >> reporter: this woman, who did not want to show her face, has been homeless for three years. she migrated to beale street from sixth and fulsome, which is a mile and a half away from the nav center and outside the safety and outreach zones. why do you want to go to the nav center? >> because that seems to be one of the quickest ways to get into housing. >> and that was kate larsen reporting. how many navigation centers are

there in san francisco? do they make a difference? find the answers to the top seven questions on abc7news.com. now to the east bay. inspired by the group moms for housing and the homelessness crisis, an oakland security council member put forward plan to keep rental units in the hands of the tenants occupying them. the story now from oakland city hall. >> thank the moms for housing for elevating this issue. >> reporter: laid out before the rules and legislation committee was a new law for addressing the housing crisis. >> this policy would be very specific to oakland. it's called the tenant opportunity to purchase. >> you're a tenant and you're in a single-family home or even a larger building with multiple tenants, you would have the first opportunity to purchase that home from your landlord. >> reporter: on the steps of city hall, organizers praised moms for housing for highlighting the issue when they occupied a vacant home in west oakland until they were evicted

earlier this month. >> this is just a first step. this is a movement. a part of the movement for moms for housing, and we're going to continue to uplift housing as a human right. >> this legisltion is not new. it's something that we've been working on for several years now. >> reporter: this new ordinance would potentially allow landlords to sell their property at full market value, but there would be some still yet to be specified parameters for making sure tenants and community groups have a chance to match the market price and obtain the property. a similar policy was enacted last year in san francisco to address affordability, but oakland may take it a lot further. not giving community groups the first right to purchase, but giving that right to the tenants themselves. debate on this issue is now set for february 25th. in oakland, i'm leslie brinkley, abc7 news. a huge housing development is moving forward. a multimillion-dollar deal with hundreds of housing units. it's at point milati north of

the san rafael/richmond bridge. it's right next to the refinery and with sweeping views of the bay and san francisco. details about what might be built there. >> this is point molate, a beautiful piece of waterfront property with sweeping views of the bay and san francisco. richmond mayor tom budd says it's the perfect place for a major housing development. >> it's one of the safest places in the entire bay area. seismically, this is all on the franciscan sandstone formation. it's solid as a rock. >> reporter: that's one reason the navy stored huge quantities of fuel here for decades. so the property sat like this, fenced off and mostly undisturbed since the navy left in the mid-90s and sold the property to the city of richmond for $1. but these pictures provided by orange county developer sun cal show what the company has in mind, and it will cost a lot more than a buck. >> we're proposing 1261 homes,

which would include single family homes, town homes detached and attached. >> reporter: a group of black business leaders in the east bay is on board. >> we think this project presents some opportunity because the commitment to local hiring and to affordable housing. >> reporter: but different factions have struggled to control the future of the land. environmentalists want to keep it open space. developers want housing and retail. and indian tribe even tried to put a casino here. that idea wound up in court and led to a settle that gives richmond officials until april of this year to get a development deal done or give the land back to the tribe in exchange for just $300. the mayor is optimistic. >> we may be breaking ground here in less than two years. >> reporter: not if an environmental group called the point molate alliance has a say. the group says the houses would be too close to potential leaks, releases and fires at the nearby chevron refinery. members also say the high-priced

homes won't benefit richmond's poor. >> the people of richmond, you know, working class, predominantly poor people deserve the same thing that the people of san francisco and marin have, which is high quality parkland. >> reporter: there is little margin for error. the mayor says four members of the city council support the plan. three are opposed. in richmond, eric thomas, abc7 news. >> housing affects all of us. it's why we dedicated a week of our building a better bay area coverage to that topic for issues from renters to homeowners to solutions to the future. you can find all of the stories online at abc7news.com/better bay area. >> some terrific report throng for you. let's move on. just days to go now until super bowl liv between the 49ers, of course, and the kansas city chiefs. >> and they are not the only teams in miami. we have an entire abc7 news news team there as well. >> including abc7 sports director larry beil reporting live in miami once again. >> dan, ama, there is a lot of

media attention surrounding one specific 49ers assistant coach, katie sowers. katie will become the first female assistant coach in super bowl history come sunday when the 49ers meet the kansas city chiefs. sowers will be the -- sowers in her second season with the niners. before that she was with the falcons. played in a women's tackle football league. so she really knows the game. and we talk with some niners s. they just love her. >> she is awesome. she does so many little things for us that go unnoticed and behind the scenes that the average person would never really know about, but we seer in the hallways, the coach's office. and she's grounded. she is a grounded, that's why i appreciate her. >> her work ethic is incredible. one of my favorite things when i walk in at 7:15 for my meetings, and she is in her office, chugging along working as hard as she can trying to prepare us. when you see stuff like that,

it's really fun to have around. >> katie was recently featured in a microsoft commercial that airs during many nfl games. and now all the niners players joke with her about just how famous she has become. and who knows. we may see that spot on super sunday. more coming up from miami beach in just a few moments. dan and ama, back to you. >> thanks. such a great story. we appreciate it. see you shortly. coming up next, adulting with richard sherman. >> see what the 49ers cornerback is teaching young people off the field that could earn him an nfl award. we'll be eating a lot of food and tossing a lot of trash on super bowl sunday. i'm michael finney. ahead on 7 on your side, how to keep it out of the landfill. and i'm amanda del castillo on south

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basketball fans are still in shock over the death of superstar kobe bryant. the investigation into what caused the helicopter crash goes on. the wreckage of the chopper has now been moved to the ntsb -- by the ntsb to arizona where it is being analyzed. back in l.a., the coroner has now officially identified all nine on board using fingerprints and dna. their cause of death is listed as blunt trauma. meanwhile, staples center is preparing for basketball. the clippers play tonight and the lakers play tomorrow. >> it probably makes it a little harder than an ordinary game with all the emotion. on instagram, lakers owner jeanie buss said we will mourn together, cry together, but we will also heal together, love together and win together. very much pulling together as a family. well, moving on, president

trump's impeachment trial is nearing a critical phase. tomorrow senators will vote on whether to include witness testimony and documents. democrats say the allegations in jhn bolton's unpublished book reportedly states the president told bolton he withheld aid to ukraine for political purposes. the vote could come down to four undecided republican senators. if witnesses are allowed, some republicans insist joe and hunter biden be called. the president's legal team argues the president launched investigations for national and personal interests. >> it's not campaign interference for credible information about wrongdoing to be brought to light if it's credible information. >> what president is not going to think he has a credible reason to investigate his opponent? >> the president's defense argues that it is the president's right to block witnesses without the presumption of guilt. the san jose sharks got off the ice today and got to play aboard the uss hornet. military members and their

families were invited to come play as part of heroes appreciation month. an inflatable ring was set up for friendly street hockey with players. it was a nice day to do that. >> it was. here is sports director larry beil live in miami. >> hey, dan, hey, ama. a lot of 49ers fans flew into town today. the streets are packed. abc7 news reporter amanda del castillo joining us live from miami beach with the story of one family that is truly grateful to be here. amanda? >> yeah, larry, there are so many fan stories to tell here across south beach, but we are focusing tonight on the castillo family here from san jose. now they didn't think this trip was going happen because of a major medical scare. the castillo family made to it miami. the san jose natives are 49ers superfans and season ticketholders, as faithful as they come. but that faith tested shortly

after this august 10th game. dad albert castillo was home when his world suddenly went black. >> all of the sudden i wake up. i was on the floor. >> reporter: he suffered a brain aneurysm, a condition that could limit his abilities or worse. >> we didn't know for sure, you know. i don't remember it, but my doctor was telling me, they didn't know how i was going to come out of it. >> it was a shock and we weren't sure if he was going to make it. >> from his hospital bed recovery with a side of red and gold. over four weeks albert overcame hurdle after hurdle. eventually he was cleared to travel. behind the scenes, brian knew the super bowl was their next stop. >> he goes dad, i'm going to take you to the super bowl. told him it's probably going to be too expensive. don't worry about it. we're going the super bowl. and here we are. >> his eyes lit up like a little kid. yeah, we're going to beat the packers and we're going to go to the super bowl and i'm going to get our tickets. >> a special surprise for the husband and father of four, a man who helped build the home of

the 49ers at levi's stadium, and a man whose family is bringing that faith down to south beach. >> we always think positive and always had a strong faith. so, yeah, i mean, we're really happy to be here. >> and that comes with the territory, faith, faithful. >> there you go. faithful then, faithful now. 49er faithful. we're ready to go. >> we are ready. now albert says he's still working his way up to 100%, but the doctors tell him he should expect a full recovery. on miami beach, i'm amanda del castillo, abc7 news. >> amanda, thank you. after all that albert has been through, how cool would it be for him to see his 49ers win here in miami. great story. more coming up. why is richard sherman a bit peeved? that's coming up later on in sports. dan, ama, back to you. >> all right. >> that was a great story. >> absolutely. >> another reason to root for the 49ers. every year the nfl presents

one of its most prestigious awards to a player in honor of his volunteer and charity work as women as his excellence on the field. >> this is a different story involving 49ers quarterback richard sherman. the nominee for the walter payton man of the year award. now he is launching a new initiative to help young adults with financial literacy. >> chris nguyen has a preview. >> every whupping comes with a lesson. this is your lesson. >> a new digital series featuring richard sherman centers around lessons in financial literacy all aimed at young adults. >> it hits so close to home to me. a person that comes from a family that went bankrupt twice. it's important for me to ensure that the next generation doesn't fall into those same pitfalls. >> in adulting with richard sherman, he breaks down his strategies for financial success. teaming up with the singleton foundation, the goal is to transform money talk from boring and taboo to something that's socially relevant. >> this is how you get out of credit card debt. this is how you budget. this is everything you can do to

avoid payday loans. >> reporter: according to a george washington university study, less than half of adults under the age of 35 are financially literate. in addition, more than 80% of college-aged millennials carry some form of long-term debt. >> if they don't build these skills now while they're making these critical financial decisions, they won't have as much opportunity to have the kind of financial futures that they would like to have. >> 49ers fans say they're glad to see sherman lending his no nonsense straight talk personality to the matter. >> he is a man with wisdom. he is a man with knowledge. and not only that, he is an athlete out here, giving back to the communities. >> he went to stanford. that's very important for young people to know about. you know, and maybe they want to grow up and be just like him. you know what i'm talking about? that's beautiful. >> you got to do your research and you've got to stay within your limits. >> a message that hope flip resonates with those who watch. >> he has a huge reach to people who look up to him and see him as a role model.

so the fact that he's doing this and people are going to listen and take advice from it, it's great. >> in the south bay, chris nguyen, abc7 news. so now we have some weather to discuss. >> we do indeed. spencer christian is tracking it for us. dry but cooler? >> dry but lots of changes coming your way. dry and mild conditions. it was a live view. it's gone. but we had a great view from mount tam. the camera is looking down on the bay. you can see the lights around the city. it was just gorgeous. current temperature readings are 58 degrees in san francisco. low 60s in oakland and redwood city. san jose, 58. 54 in gilroy and half moon bay. that was colorful, though, wasn't it? here is a view from east bay hills camera looking westward. you a partly cloudy to mostly clear sky over the bay right now. it's 61 degrees in santa rosa, plume that. 56 in napa. 55, fairfield. 60 in concord and 57 in livermore. and a lovely view of a lovely evening along the embarcadero here from our rooftop camera

here at abc7. here are the forecast features we'll see partly cloudy skies tonight and patchy morning fog. it will be mild again tomorrow with above average temperatures once again. but windy and much cooler on super bowl sunday. let's talk about our growing wave heights here. we've got rough surf along the bay area beaches. wave heights range from 10 to 14 or 15 feet high. they continue to get higher. there is the increased risk of sneaker waves an rip currents. and a result of that, a beach hazard statement in effect until 11:00 a.m. tomorrow. let's take a look at the overnight forecast animation. you can see the skies will remain. mostly clear. a few high clouds will pass by. we'll see some low clouds well offshore. or thicker clouds i should say. and little patches of fog will develop mainly in the inland valleys and near the coastline. and then tomorrow will begin as another sunny day. so on we go to overnight conditions. low temperatures will be generally in the mid- to upper 40s. mid 40s in the inland valleys. upper 40s near the coast and bay.

and as i said, most of those higher clouds, those thicker clouds will remain offshore. but fog will come up to the coastline and form in some of the inland valleys. then tomorrow, by afternoon, mainly sunny day once again with high temperatures in the mid-60s at the coast. upper 60s right around the bay shoreline and in many inland communities, but we'll also see highs reaching or exceeding 70 degrees in some inland locations. now let's look a bit farther ahead with this forecast animation, starting with today's day. we've got high pressure in control of our weather today. and tomorrow bringing us the dry and mild conditions. this high will begin to weaken a bit going into the weekend. there will be an invasion as we call it of cold air sweeps through the bay area. so we'll see a sharp cooldown over the weekend. although there will be some moisture near the coastline, we don't expect any precipitation over the weekend. just a sharp cooldown. then high pressure builds in again going into next weekend. it stays relatively cool. in fact, it will be chilly most overnights next week. looks like the next chance of rain is just over a week away,

around february 8th. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. it's going to be not terribly cool on saturday, but a bit of a cooldown from tomorrow's highs. but sunday is the day we feel the real chill. it will be gusty and cooler by 10 degrees from saturday. and even colder on monday morning as we'll feel quite a chill. high temperatures in the daytime will only be in the mid-50s on monday and tuesday. and then it will gradually warm up later next week. i'll give you a look at the super bowl forecast from miami in a few minutes. >> perfect. thanks, spencer. our new episode of chasing california is now live on all our digital platforms. >> next, a look at andrew yang's ya

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with the iowa caucuses coming up in four day, democratic presidential candidate andrew yang is getting a couple of boosts. >> and the tech savvy supporters known as the yang gang are thrilled. >> you got yanged means we got somebody in the yang. and yanging and hanging. >> good little slogans. kristen sze went behind the scenes in the newest episode of chasing california, abc7 original series. >> he is the top democrat in the iowa youth straw poll. it's not just the yang gang. some votes also support him. >> chronicle insider phil matier

about what this means on abc7 news at 4:00. >> he brings a libertarian perspective. he is a democrat, but he is for nuclear energy. he is a democrat but he says maybe we don't need to be so politically correct. if you listened to a yang appearance, he is not, okay. it borders on comedy. there is a lot of "f" bombs thrown around. so he is not your typical democratic candidate. >> you can find full episodes of "chasing california" online. it's on youtube and amazon fire. get caught up by binging our first two episodes about bernie sanders and michael bloomberg. one of the americans evacuated from the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak tried to escape from quarantine here in california. >> next you're going to hear from another passenger on that flight of evacuees about what it was like on board. and new at 6:00, we catch up with four local football legends in miami to get their take on what the

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i'm tom steyer and i approve this message. let's make change happen. now news to build a better bay area from abc7. >> the deadly coronavirus is now a global health emergency. doctors at the world health organization made that declaration today. >> and in the last few minutes,

the u.s. state department issued an advisory, warning citizens against traveling to china. >> the advisory also asks americans in china to return home. the number of deaths from the virus has surged now past 200. all are in china. >> there are nearly 10,000 infections worldwide. a passenger who was on the u.s. evacuation flight out of wuhan has been placed into mandatory quarantine after he tried to escape the military base where evacuees are being monitored for symptoms. >> riverside county resident patrick stockstill and his family were on that evacuation flight. >> when we first stepped on board, my jaw dropped. i've never seen a plane set up like that before. it was wide open cargo plane that had passenger seats in it. and honestly, it felt like something out of a movie. i do want to mention the state department was great. they had snacks on hand. >> 195 evacuees are being monitored for the next 72 hours. the state department is planning another evacuation flight to

leave wuhan monday. >> also today, the cdc confirmed a sixth case of coronavirus in the united states. this one is of particular concern because it's the first person-to-person infection in the state. >> abc7 news reporter david louie has the latest. >> the country's first human-to-human transmission case involves members of the same household, the husband of a woman developed symptoms days after she returned from wuhan, china 17 days ago. >> public health officials are investigating where this second patient visited in the past few weeks. >> this case helps to confirm that the virus can be shared between people in close proximity as researchers had reported in china. the wife had been in wuhan, the central chinese city where the outbreak began. the husband had not traveled. public health officials said the man developed symptoms a few days after she returned. he was isolated in a local hospital. this is the sixth confirmed coronavirus case in the u.s., unlike china, no one infected in

america has died. the mortality rate in china is about 2%. george rutherford is an infectious disease researcher at ucsf global health sciences. >> it may spread around the world. it will likely spread around the world. but will there be a big number of deaths in its wake? i doubt it if it stays this way. >> reporter: at the white house, officials are assuring the public they have the situation under control. >> the sources are deployed, the government mobilized and we feel confident and we know the steps to take right now to contain it. >> a bigger concern is whether countries with fewer resources can contain the virus. the world health organization has declared a global health emergency. >> we don't know what sort of damage this virus could do if it were to spread in a country with a weaker health system. >> face mask shortages have developed as people think they provide protection. however, the coronavirus here is not widespread. >> face masks are fine.

they're fine. they work fine. but people need the face masks for people with the infection, not without the infection. >> the flu is a bigger health threat, killin 36,000 americans each year. in san francisco, david louie, abc7 news. >> and we know there is a lot of concern about coronavirus. and you can rely on abc7 news to let you know the latest. download the abc7 news app so you'll get breaking news alerts. a surprising discovery leads to a historic name change at uc berkeley's bolt hall. the letters honoring 19th century attorney john bolt were stripped away. a professor discovered bolt's racist writing that allegedly led to the chinese exclusion act. and it reportedly doesn't end there. >> well before crews began prying john bolt's name from berkeley's main law building, history's detectives were hard at work peeling back layers of their benefactor's past.

starting with a forgotten manuscript discovered by a researcher. >> he had self-published a speech he delivered in the bay area he delivered in 1777 called the chinese question. he spoke quite virulently. >> historians believe it played an inflammatory role in passing the act of 1882. >> doug chan is the president of the chinese historical society of america. >> it separated families. it in some instances resulted in the deportation of native born united states citizens. >> the discovery triggered a careful and startling reexamination, not only the writing but of bolt's actual contribution to the law school. senior assistant dean charles cannon says bolt's widow created a trust in 1906 for construction of the original law building now known as durant hall. but that trust was secured by two commercial buildings in san francisco, effectively destroyed

a short time later in the great quake. so what happened to the money? >> we know there was no endowment. this was money for construction. what we don't know is how much of the trust property did the university realize. we just can't find a record. >> while boalt hall refers to one building, over the years it's come to be used as a fond reference to the entire law school itself. but a naming debate centered on berkeley's core values. >> we have students from 55 countries now at the law school. significant asian population. it is not consistent with our values. >> well, it's often been said that the arc of the moral universe bends towards justice. >> and in this case, a rewriting of history. . >> remarkable, isn't it? going forward the university says boalt hall will now be referred to only as the law building and will not be renamed. happening tonight, a walk to

remember. eileen misheloff, the teenager was kidnapped while walking home from school from dublin in 1989. family and friends of the 13-year-old will retrace her steps as they do every year on the anniversary. the case has never been solved, but there is still a nearly $100,000 reward for information. new at 6:00, the woman you see on your screen has just been convicted of murder. jennifer barbaro was found guilty of driving under the influence and hitting and killing a man. the crash happened along 580 and isabel avenue in livermore. 70-year-old david nemiroff was standing next to his car when he was hit by her vehicle. he died two days later. she will be sentenced in march. the group walk san francisco private vehicles on market street. the group's executive director says the closure represents what walk san francisco is about, making city streets safer. the private vehicle ban took effect yesterday there is a one-minute video explaining what

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radio row in miami is filled with reporters asking former nfl players and coaches what's going to happen on super bowl sunday. >> so we sent a reporter, hey, to do the same thing. abc7 news community gist dustin dorsey caught up with four bay area football legends to get their take on the game and what

it means to our area. >> you're used to seeing guys like steve sabannon mariucci. today they're breaking down the upcoming super bowl matchup between the san francisco 49ers and the chiefs. >> i love good football. >> he is one of the best quarterbacks in the game. i think winning percentage-wise, he is equally at the top of the game. winning in the games that he's had -- that he's performed in his career. i love everything he brings to the table. >> there is four categories that your players will fall into. some are leaders. some are producer. some are role players. some are chemistry guys. well kittle, is he a leader? >> yeah, check that box. is he a producer? check that box. is he a chemistry guy? yeah. he is good for a team. he is good for a locker room, through ups and down. >> i'm an oakland raiders and a's fans. that's what i was growing up. i will say i think it's amazing for people to see positivity in our community from the warriors and what they'r able to do to

the niners and what they've been doing this year and the giants and it's been constant the last 20 years of consistency of winning in our area. >> i mean, i'm happy for the niners fans, man's, just because i grew up a niner fan. to see the bang bang niner game and last year, you barely scratching being third place in the division. and now you come in here and, you know, possibly the super bowl favorites. so i'm happy for the fans to be able to enjoy it. the city of san francisco, san jose, santa clara, everybody, i'm proud of them. >> dustin dorsey. >> so fun. >> it really is. the timing is so great. the warriors had a great year. they've given us so many championships. this is a great institute. >> it's nice. we have a whole abc7 team in miami all week covering super bowl liv. >> you can find in-depth super bowl coverage online. our team is covering super bowl week on our facebook page, the news app and at abc7news.com as well. there is no rain in our

seven-day forecast, but temperatures will be going up as we take a live look from our emeryville cam. >> spencer tracking it all for us. actions speak louder than words. she was a school teacher. my dad joined the navy and helped prosecute the nazis in nuremberg.

their values are why i walked away from my business, took the giving pledge to give my money to good causes, and why i spent the last ten years fighting corporate insiders who put profits over people. i'm tom steyer, and i approve this message. because, right now, america needs more than words. we need action. it helps to have someone in your corner. that's why there's covered california. we're the only place where you can get financial help to pay for your health insurance. new this year, almost a million people could receive additional financial help from the state to help lower the cost of health insurance... more for those already getting it, and new help for many who haven't gotten help before. with insurance, you have annual out-of-pocket caps that limit your financial risk. if you ever have high medical bills, you'll only pay a small portion and your plan will pay the rest. at coveredca.com you can see health plans side-by-side,

so you can choose the one that fits your needs and budget. so check to see how much you can save. it only takes 5 minutes. have questions or want to enroll? visit us online, call us, or meet with an expert in your area. the last day to get covered is january 31st. get covered today. january storms helped us catch up, but today's snow

survey shows we're still below average for rain and snow. the snowpack is 72% of average. now an update on california's drought with the release of the latest map from the drought monitor. it's worse than last week, but better than last year. you can see the side by side comparisons on your screen. so let's find out if there is any rain coming our way. >> yeah, spencer christian is tracking all of that for us closely. >> not for a while. as you can see, though, our reservoirs are in pretty good shape. we've got most locations at over 100% of average for this time of the year. just under 100% at a couple of them. so water levels are pretty good shape. this dry pattern will continue. it's dry right now. looking ahead, we have not only dry weather, but rough surf. beach hazards in effect until 11:00 a.m. tomorrow for bay area beaches. wave heights from 10 to 15 feet, and they could get higher. there is the increased risk of sneaker waves and rip currents.

let's talk about weather conditions. overnight partly cloudy to clear. patchy fog and tomorrow look for a mainly sunny day after some lingering morning fog. highs will be in the mid 60s on the coast. upper 60s around the by and up to above 70 degrees in some inland locations. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. it's going to cool down a lot over the weekend, especially on sunday. a sharp cooldown about 10 degrees cooler than saturday. and expect a cold morning on monday with a chilly start to the week next week, and what about weather in miami this weekend? saturday is looking a bit showery. maybe even stormy. but sunday should be sunny and mild with a high near 70 degrees. and boy, football weather doesn't get more super than that. >> yeah. perfect. >> thank you, spencer. well, nearly 100 million americans will be going to a super bowl party or throwing one this sunday. and we're excited about the niners, but of course a lot of the fun is the food. >> tons of it. 7 on your side's michael finney says it can also leave tons of garbage behind. >> i'm going to give you the

factoid you're all going to be saying on super bowl sunday when you're at a party. the national retail federation says we eat more food on super bowl sunday than any other day of the year other than thanksgiving. and we make just as much garbage. think of all the beer bottles, potato chip bags, pizza boxes. well, with a little planning you can keep most of it out of the landfill. there is plenty of fun to be had on super bowl sunday. >> let's go niners! >> especially if your team is in the game. there are the crazy ads, the halftime show, and of course all the classic super bowl snack foods. the trash managers hope most of this doesn't end up here. >> first of all we're expecting the niners victory. and certainly an uptick in consumption for the super bowl. >> steven shiv of san francisco's department of environment says with planning, this tiny basket should be big enough to fit all trash going to the landfill. >> try and avoid single use packaging products. so there is going to be single

use utensils, cups, plates. >> if you're throwing a house party, here are some tips. buy only reusable plastic plates and utensables, or use compostable dishware. avoid buying packaged foods like premade guacamole. set up bins for guests to slow throe recycles. send guests home with left overfood instead of throwing it out. the nfl also has set a zero waste goal for its sunday's game. the super bowl itself generates about 80 tons of trash, but the game organizers say all of that garbage will be either composted, recycled or burned for energy and they hope it inspires fans back home too. i want to hear from you. my 7 on your side hotline is open monday through friday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. my telephone number is 415-954-8151. you can also reach me in my facebook page and through abc7news.com. >> you're going to have the

really good food at your place this year, right? >> oh, yeah. come on. abc7 news sports director larry beil is live in miami. >> site of of course super bowl liv, getting awfully close now, larry. >> yeah. more excitement, more fans coming in. the buildup for super bowl liv. think about this. one play, one catch, one throw could be a life changing experience on super sunday. we asked the players if they thought about that one moment what that might mean for them and change their

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let's make change happen. now abc7 sports with larry beil. >> good evening, everybody. live from miami beach once again as we count down to super bowl sunday 49ers and chiefs. today was the last day of media availability for the players and the coaches. not a lot of coaches which is exactly the way kyle shanahan and andy reid wanted it. no headlines. practiced today at the former university of miami. think of one play could turn into a life-changing experience. and we asked some of the players if they've considered that. >> really making that catch in the atlanta super bowl. malcolm butler making the interception. those moments are so special. and there are so many people watching that it really could change your life. i'm sure it will happen at some point in this game. >> it's a time we work our whole

life for. and now we have this big stage. so it's time to show that off. >> any play that you make could change your life. but for me personally, i get another opportunity to play football in the 2019 season, the 2020 super bowl. i'm going to do whatever i can to go out and play my best game. >> this game is everything. this is where legends are made. if you want to be remembered, nobody remembers the loser. nobody remembers the runner-up. everybody remembers who wins the game. and if you wlant to be remembered and make a name for yourself, this sunday is it. >> it would be everything to me. obviously, put in all this work all year for one goal, and we're here now. so i'm excited to be here. i love my team. and i'm glad we get to do it down here. >> niners cornerback richard sherman not happy with the nfl. today tweeting a random ped and blood tests two weeks in a row. i got to go play the lottery. i must be the most lucky man in the world followed by i wonder

how many other players have to get blood taken before the super bowl. probably a very exclusive fraternity. this afternoon sherman met the media again. >> i have no idea. it's random. so it's supposed to be the chances of you getting pickford a blood test in two or three weeks is supposed to be like one in a million. apparently i'm the one in a million. >> he is one in a million. on and off the field. let's talk about the chiefs. they have one of the most exciting quarterbacks in the nfl in patrick mahomes. he was the mvp last season, threw 50 touchdown passes. he is scary for opposing defenses. this year his numbers were not as high because he got hurt, missed some time. 26 td passes. but he is so dangerous any time he is on the field. he can extend plays with the legislation, a rocket for an arm. mahomes said today this is an exciting time to be an nfl quarterback. >> there is a wide spectrum of guys who play the position in

different ways that still have success doing it. i think it's great for the nfl that we have guys everywhere that competition well. a lot of competitive football. >> i always tell the guys, there is never a dead route. there is no clearing routes. everybody is alive because of his vision. he'll see and shoot you. and you better be ready. i like the way he goes about hi. and he still has plenty of room to go which is exciting. got some hockey news. the sharks season went from bad to worse. their all-star forward tomas hertl suffered a torn mcl against the canucks last night. he is going to miss the rest of the season. the sharks without their captain, logan couture, who is rehabbing from a broken ankle. so so many injuries. it's kind of like the warriors. got so many guys hurt. very tough to get through the season like that. hey, don't forget, as we wrap it

up, the abc7 super bowl unicorn, everybody. catch it on casey pratt, abc7 his twitter page. we're restarting our instagram feed. the unicorn is everywhere in miami beach. the 49ers have found out about this guy. they're in on it now. >> that's great. >> catch the unicorn on a social media platform near you. >> a unicorn. thanks, larry. >> that's fun. join us for abc7 news tonight at 11:00. >> a san francisco school is cancelling a trip to china due to the spread of the coronavirus. i'm lauren martinez. i'll have that story coming up tonight at 11:00. and more team coverage from miami for super bowl liv. how to protect yourself from fake tickets and gear. >> all that is coming up. that is this edition of abc7 news. look for breaking news any time you wish on the abc7 news app. i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time. >> i'm ama daetz. for spencer christian, larry beil, the entire news team, have a great evening.

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