you can hear the wind whipping, and that snow falling today atop loma prieta mountain in santa clara county. the mountain peak is around 2500 feet in elevation. >> and check out this downpour in oakland from just a few hours ago. it didn't rain this hard for long, but it was enough to fill the gutters. some parts of the bay area did get patches of blue sky today. >> and with a mix like that, you know what you'll see, rainbows. nice shot. we spotted this one just outside our abc7 news studio in san francisco right over the bay. these conditions are keeping spencer christian very busy. >> a busy day indeed, dan. we've had some interesting sky images today. so you mentioned sunny and 70. you can forget about 70 after tomorrow. and certainly forget about 70. here is tonight's forecast animation just to show you the end of what was today's storm. just a couple of little spots of

scattered showers. let's move along and take a look at forecast animation starting on sunday, which will be the beginning of six consecutive days or more of stormy weather. rain comes in sunday night into monday with cold air producing snow in the higher elevations. that will be followed by just a little bit of a break on tuesday before the next storm comes in. a more vigorous storm producing heavier, steadier rainfall, strong gusty wind. it will rank 3 on the impact scale. that will continue into thursday and then we'll have rain on thursday and friday as well. by the end of next week, we'll be looking at rainfall totals for the week ranging from 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches for most of the bay area. 4 inches or more in some of the higher elevations. a closer look in just a few minutes, dan and ama. >> all right. look forward the hearing more from you. thank you, spencer. we have breaking news in san jose, where a hazmat team is responding to reports of an ammonia spill. it's on eggo way not far from highway 101. the fire department is telling people who live in that area to stay inside, close their doors

and their windows. the kellogg company has a plant in that area. now to building a better bay area and the progress on vaccinating people against coronavirus. today san francisco opened its first mass vaccination site at city college. it's one of three in the city's plans. 500 people got their first shots. but as we know, that number is a drop in the bucket. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez is in the newsroom with more on what's been done to secure more doses. lyanne? >> hi. well, the site is supposed to be used not only by the city, but by private providers as well to make it easier to accommodate a lot of people. a high volume of folks. except that the supply as we know is unpredictable. now aside from that, it was relief from patients who got the shot. this is the start of the end of this pandemic. >> optimistic words from the mayor of san francisco, despite not knowing when the next big shipment of the covid-19 vaccine

will arrive. for now, 500 people were given the moderna vaccine at city college san francisco. patients were notified through ucsf's online resource site, mychart. >> we just drive through and they give the shot and you wait 20 minutes and wow. >> reporter: the state has promised to deliver another 10,000 doses next week. after that, it's anyone's guess. the mayor has set a goal of vaccinating a minimum of 10,000 people a day. she said governor newsom is receptive to the needs of san francisco. >> definitely. but the governor is not the person making the vaccines, right? and here is the other challenge we're dealing with. well, here is the good news. we have a new president. that's the good news. >> reporter: right now health care workers, people in long-term care facilities, and those 65 and older are in the top tier. but there is talk in sacramento about making age a priority over other sectors like education and emergency services.

mayor breed said that may not be the best strategy. >> our schools are still closed. we need to prioritize our educators. our police officers are on the front lines still making arrests and dealing with the challenges of the city. >> reporter: meanwhile, the rate of positive cases is going down. that's promising news for businesses desperate to reopen. >> i don't have a date for you right now, but it certainly looks like it will be sooner rather than later at this time. >> reporter: in these uncertain times, there was at least a hint of reassurance for smithy blackwell who was finally vaccinated. >> oh my god, what a relief. it's such a relief. oh, wow. >> i love to see that. this is what we know. the city college site will be open tomorrow and sunday with some additional vaccines to be administered for the next several days after that. again, we can't stress enough that these are vaccines for people who already have an appointment. in the newsroom, lyanne melendez, abc7 news.

>> lyanne, there are some seniors in san francisco who live alone and they just don't drive. so how will they get the vaccine? >> yeah, you're right. the mayor addressed that today. there are some smaller sites and more are expected to open that will serve the needs of the immediate communities. she mentions specifically the vaccine health center in the western addition neighborhood of san francisco. and it's intended for older people who live close by and are also able to walk there. >> okay. at least they're thinking about it. thank you, lyanne. the coronavirus is changing much faster than scientists had expected, which could ultimately obviously make it much harder to contain. but at stanford university, a new effort is under way to help track these tricky variants in our community. abc7 news reporter chris nguyen explains why their work comes at such a pivotal time. >> reporter: tonight a wide scale effort is under way in the bay to track down multiple variants of the coronavirus that are already spreading in other

pars of the world. >> this virus is quite transmissible, and some of these new variants may be even more transmissible. >> reporter: dr. benjamin penske is the director of the stanford clinical virology laboratory, where scientists have developed new tests to track viral variants, and quickly identify new mutation, information that is critical to understanding if they'll spread more easily. >> the uk variant i believe is in over 60 countries now. the south african variant is in over 20 countries. so despite limitations on travel. >> reporter: one strain that's already concerning is known as l-452r, which has been identified as the cause of several outbreaks through the region, including the deadly christmas day outbreak at kaiser san jose, which infected at least 90 people. researchers have already screened hundreds of samples collected through stanford's covid-19 testing sites and are planning to ramp up over the next week. >> there is plenty that we as

individuals can do, even if we're not vaccinated, to prevent transmission. and we know those methods, of course. >> reporter: surveillance of the variants will also help determine whether they cause more severe disease or render vaccines less effective. crucial details that could help public health efforts across the country. >> the key is the masking and social distancing and all those things we've heard about over and over again. those things work on all these viruses, no matter which variant is present. >> reporter: a battle against the virus being valiantly fought by the researchers at stanford. in the south bay, chris nguyen, abc7 news. case counties, positivity rate, icu numbers, the data from the coronavirus pandemic can be overwhelming. today we're giving you one number to focus on to put covid in context. today's number is 764. it's a new state record for the number of coronavirus deaths. 764 deaths in 24 hours. write that down, and a life was

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stocks struggled to a mixed finish on wall street today. weakness and technology was offset by strength in hell. the dow dropped more than 179 points. the nasdaq closed at a record high for the third straight session, while the s&p slipped more than 11 points today. and president biden today put economic issues front and center, signing a slew of executive orders. josh haskell from our sister station in los angeles has the story. >> reporter: president biden's message to congress, we're in a national emergency and we better act fast by passing his $1.9 trillion pandemic plan. >> if we fail to act, there will be a wave of evictions and foreclosures in the coming months. this would overwhelm emergency shelters and increase covid-19 infections as people have nowhere to go and can't socially distance. the american rescue plan asks

congress to provide rental assistance for millions of hard-hit families and tenants. >> reporter: the president said no one in america should work 40 hours a week and live below the poverty line, so he signed an executive action, one of more than 30 biden signs since being sworn in that requires federal contractors to pay a $15 minimum wage. biden also signed an executive order that expands access to food assistance and gets direct economic payments to those who have not received them. >> one in seven households in america, one in seven, more than one in five black and latino households in america report they do not have enough food to eat. that includes nearly 30 million adults and as many as 12 million children. >> hanging over biden's efforts to get the funding to address the economic crisis is the senate impeachment trial of president trump. nancy pelosi will send the article of impeachment to the senate monday and constitutionally the trial must begin the following day.

but senate majority leader schumer could work out a deal with minority leader mcconnell to delay and exchange for speeding up the confirmation of biden's cabinet. on friday the senate confirmed lloyd austin as secretary of defense, the second biden appointee to be confirmed and the first african american to lead the department of defense. >> i've been speaking to the republican leader about the timing and duration of the trial. but make no mistake, a trial will be held in the united states senate, and there will be a vote on whether to convict the president. >> reporter: and the new impeachment timeline already being applauded by republican leader mcconnell, his spokesperson saying it's a win for due process and fairness. next up for biden's cabinet to be confirmed, biden's nominees for treasury and state department. in west l.a., josh haskell, abc7 news. the economy is one of the pillars where we focus our efforts to build a better bay so many of our essential workers have been heavily impacted by

the covid-19 pandemic, and paying rent has become a challenge for families. cornell bernard has a look at one city that has approved a temporary ban on residential rent increases in one neighborhood hard hit by coronavirus. >> we don't have enough money to pay all the people. >> reporter: mechanic enrique porro has been struggle through the pandemic. he's had to lay off several employees at his auto shop in san rafael's canal district. the first of the month isn't easy for anyone these days. >> many neighbors here around, it's not easy for them to pay the rent, like me too. >> reporter: roughly 12,000 people live in this neighborhood. most are latino families. some are facing rent increases. >> we're talking about our essential workers, our families. they are going to be benefitting by that policy. >> reporter: that policy is a new temporary ban on residential rent hikes in this neighborhood, just approved by the san rafael city council. after a long campaign by nonprofit canal alliance and its ceo, omar carerra.

>> this is not the time to be talking about increasing rents. evictions are a bad business for everyone. >> reporter: carerra says many workers have lost jobs due to the pandemic. >> making sure that people are housed is the best to combat the pandemic. >> reporter: the highest rates of covid cases in marin county are right here in the canal district. just another reason why it's so tough for many people to pay the rent. >> a lot of people live in apartments as well. so it's really hard to isolate. being essential workers as well, they have to be able to pay the rent and feed their families. >> councilmember is working with tenants and landlords n the temporary rent increase ban which will last one year. for enrique and his neighbors, it means some financial breathing room for now. >> i hear that news, and i'm so happy to hear that. >> reporter: in san rafael, abc7 news. >> and as you well know, the restaurant industry has been hit very hard throughout the

pandemic, but now we are learning a bit of relief could be coming soon for san francisco restaurants. laurie thomas with the golden gate restaurant association was on our 4:00 newscast to explain. >> the city recently introduced and announced that they found another $62 million for small businesses in the form of grants and some zero to low interest loans that will be rolled out soon that should be helpful as well. but we need a lot more money. >> laurie is hopeful for more federal relief under a new plan introduced by president biden. that could come in the form of a second round of ppe loans. laurie estimates only 10 to 15% of all restaurants in san francisco are still operating right now, and that, of course, is limited because of the outdoor dining ban. they are truly suffering. meantime, an oakland neighborhood is setting an example of how economic relief can be addressed at the grassroots level. abc7 news reporter david louie takes you to the longfellow area, where people in need are receiving checks this week. >> reporter: bordered on two

sides by freeways, the longfellow in north oakland is easy to drive past, but you would be overlooking a diverse community that really cares about its residents. while last year's stimulus checks helped some, job losses or other economic fallout left many others in need. an idea was born to create a covid-19 relief fund, using the nonprofit status of the longfellow community association. >> the number of folks that came out of the woodwork to donate was really just amazing and heartwarming. >> reporter: flyers went out to announce the grants after $13,000 was raised from private donations. >> eople who are in a position to help, stepped up and help. and the people who wanted to ask for help were willing to ask for help. there is a lot of trust in this community. >> reporter: a wide net was cast for those who didn't have a permanent address but are very much a part of the community. >> folks are asking for rent. folks are asking for food. folks are asking for money to pay the light bill. it's really the foundational themes. >> reporter: residents could ask

for grants of 100 to $1,000. 20 applications came in. recipients were selected by lottery. stephanie received her he can this week which will go towards rent. >> so i received a thousand dollars. and a thousand dollars goes a long way, believe me. >> reporter: neighborhood involvement is a longfellow trait. the community association over ten years has done many improvement projects. >> we're really an inclusive and diverse community, and we're really proud of that. and this is just another example of longfellow coming together. >> reporter: the grant program is about $2,000 shy of funding eight remaining requests, so their work isn't completed. longfellow has a certain way of caring for its own. >> i think it means that the neighborhood is really paying attention to each other. >> reporter: it's notable that two of the recipients are volunteers themselves at a food bank, so they're already paying forward the kindness of neighbors. >> it will make a huge difference in my life and my sanity. >> reporter: in oakland, david louie, abc7 news. >> it's a lifeline.

and if you would like to fill that gap and help to fund the last eight requests, go to longfellow oakland.org/covid-relief-fund. i know that's a lot, but we have also put that on our website, abc7news.com. well, we hope you found your umbrella today. if you didn't, keep looking because you're going to need it next week. spencer is tracking what's left of today's wet weather and a lot more to come, next.

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serious round of storms coming. >> we're going to hit the rain jackpot for sure next week, and you'll need more than the umbrella. any kind of rain gear can be helpful. a look at what is happening right now. a little rain today as you no doubt know. a couple of widely scattered isolated showers. looks like some green showing up in the north bay. basically, today's storm is ending. here is a nice live view from the exploratorium camera, looking back at the cityscape of san francisco. you see lots of clearing with a few clouds around. 50 degrees in san francisco. oakland 51. it's 49 at mountain view. san jose 50. 46 at morgan hill and 50 at half moon bay. a lovely view tonight under increasingly clear skies. looking across the bay for emeryville. some other temperature readings, mid- to upper 40s. getting really chilly in tin land areas. santa rosa, novato, napa, vacaville and concord. over san francisco right now, these are our forecast features. showers end tonight.

we'll call it tonight. they will be about over by midnight. colder air moves in, and we'll have a dry, sunny break tomorrow. but more storms will follow beginning on sunday and cntinuing through next week. let's start with the forecast animation for tonight, which doesn't show much except the ending of what was today's storm, giving way to a start of a sunny day tomorrow morning. but overnight lows will be a little bit chillier in the inland valleys than they have been the last couple nights. upper 30s generally in the inland valleys and upper 30s to the low 40s around the bay shoreline and down to about 40 on the coastline. now tomorrow, under sunny skies, enjoy this because we won't see another fully sunny day for a while. breezy at the coast. high temperatures will range from mid-50s at the coast to upper 50s right around the bay shoreline, and upper 50s to maybe 60 degrees in one or two inland locations. and now we skip ahead to the forecast animation for the series of storms starting on sunday. so we'll get some pretty good rainfall out of the sunday storm, continuing into monday. there will be some cold air

accompanying that storm, producing some snow in the higher elevations. then on monday, we have -- after monday morning's storm, getting a little tongue-tied here, another storm coming in late tuesday. that will continue into wednesday. that will probably be our most vigorous storm of the entire week. it will rank 3 on the storm impact scale, accompanied by strong gusty wind and snow in the higher elevations. we estimate by the end of next week, by friday, rainfall totals generally range from 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches across the bay area. and the highest rainfall totals of the season will be realized next week. the strongest winds will occur tuesday and wednesday with that more vigorous storm i mentioned to you as snow levels will drop down to about 2,000 feet. so bay area mountains will certainly get at least a dusting of snow. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. dry day tomorrow, and then after that, no completely dry days at all for entire week ahead. tuesday into mention, we'll get the stormiest weather with strong gusty wind, snow in the

higher elevations. wednesday's storm ranks 3 on the abc7 news storm impact. we have not seen a level three storm in a long, long time. there will be more showers or light rain on thursday followed by showers likely next friday. so, again, get your rain gear ready, because you'll need it if you're going outside. dan and ama? >> absolutely. all right. thank you, spencer. wear a mask. it's been a rule for a long time. no restaurant dining. well, there is another rule we're used to. next, we're going take you to the place that is openly flaunting both of those rules seemingly without any consequences. a frustrated unemployed man records his customer service phone call. i'm michael finney, and now you can

building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. >> we have told you all about all of the frustration, those who are out of work feel when trying to get their government benefits. >> and tonight 7 on your side's michael finney brings us even closer to the action with an audio recording, michael.

>> yeah. ama, this recording was made when an out-of-workman felt he was getting the runaround. so he wanted a recordof what he was being told. brian lives in victorville and has been receiving unemployment benefits. then he got ripped off. >> i had money taken out of my account from somebody that i didn't know. so i contacted bank of america because they tell you that you have the fraud protection. >> reporter: brian says he called the bank and was told to wait ten days and his money would be replaced. he waited and still no money. so he says after a couple of follow-up telephone calls with bank of america, he asked to be connected to a supervisor, then recorded the call. he was shocked to hear his account had been closed with no investigation. >> there was no investigation because once we receive the claim, the edd gets the alert there is a claim going on. they automatically close it,

saying there is fraud risk, fraud risk. so they don't give us time to actually work the claim. >> bank of america offered multiple times during the call to reopen the claim. still, brian was frustrated, and here attempts to clarify what he is hearing. >> so edd makes you guys and edd automatically claims -- denies any claim of fraud without even investigating? >> yes, due to its high value. >> reporter: so is that the official policy? we reached out to the edd. it responded our ui program people are looking into your inquiry. we'll reach back out to you when we have the information we need. bank of america would not comment on the recorded conversation, but in an official written response, contradicts what brian believes he was told, writing that accounts are not automatically closed when a fraud is reported. however, accounts may be frozen to protect recipient funds from

more fraud if there are additional sides of fraudulent activity. a new card may be issued at that time. brian's account was reimbursed, but he still doesn't have access to his money because his identity has not been verified by the edd. and that brings me to the important takeaway for everyone having issues with their unemployment insurance payments. when the issue is identify, contact the edd. when your issue is with the transaction, like a fraudster making a recall, contact bank of america. now here is where it gets a tad bit confusing, dan. you may call the correct one to start. they'll fix their part of the problem, and then send you to the other one. that's where a lot of the frustration is coming in. >> such a more remarks michael. thank you for working through it for everyone. thanks. despite health guidelines banning restaurant dining, there are some places that aren't

complying. abc7 news viewers tipped us off to one place in solano county they say is doing a booming illegal indoor business. we sent abc7 news reporter wayne freedman to check it out. >> reporter: maverick barbecue has the distinction of being either the most popular restaurant in suisun city, or else the most reviled. it's certainly busy, and as you may notice, hardly a haven for the mask-wearing multitudes. >> go in at your own risk. i don't think you need to live in a nanny state. if you're that afraid of covid, stay home. >> reporter: what you can't see in this video is the lunchtime crowd packed shoulder to shoulder inside, a clear and flagrant violation of state and solano county guidelines. >> he says he is just trying to make a living. >> i agree with him. more power to him. >> reporter: he being this man, the owner. he declined multiple requests for an interview and referred us to a lawyer who never did get in touch. he did cite his constitutional rights. they hang on the darkened window

below that red neon open sign. >> i have no problem with him whatsoever. i've had the virus already. and you know what? no one here is cutting from it. >> reporter: but others do have problems with maverick barbecue. most restaurant owners in the shopping center preferred not to talk on camera. the owner of this thai restaurant did. >> it's not helping that they're open, running business as usual. >> reporter: she described cutbacks, takeouts and a business scrapping for every penny while a few yards away the restaurant and bar at maverick siphons customers. >> i feel they need to. they need to be fined or come in and close them down. i need help here. i don't know what to do. >> reporter: late today, state's department of alcohol beverage control confirmed it has observed violations at maverick, and will be contacting the solano county district attorney's office. meantime, maverick remains open and busy and not talking. in suisun city, wayne freedman, abc7 news.

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it is one of the worst tragedies in oakland's history. the ghost ship fire at a warehouse that had been converted into an artist's collective. the crowd gathered for a concert late one december night in 2016. for reasons still unknown, a terrible fire broke out. 36 people died. you see their faces here. we always want to remember their faces. the first trial over their deaths ended with a jury finding one defendant not guilty and deadlocking on the other defendant, ghost ship founder derick almena, this man. he was supposed to have a second trial, but today instead there was a guilty plea. abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley has been following this case since the very beginning. >> reporter: the court hearing was brief and held remotely with no one but attorneys, the judge and defend derick almena there. families in the ghost ship fire victims said it was hard hearing 36 names read in succession.

after each name, almena said "guilty." 36 times he said guilty. >> and i was doing okay until number 16. i was far more emotional than i thought i would be. the tears started falling. >> reporter: this grieving mother said her daughter, chelsea faith dolan was an electronic music composer and dj who ran back into the burning warehouse in december 2016 to try and save friends. during the 2019 trial, almena, as the founder and master tenant, was accused of turning the warehouse into a deadly fire trap, inviting people to live in a space zoned for storage with no sprinklers, no exit sign, and no smoke alarms. >> there are no words that can convey our disappointment with this evil plea bargain. and our sorrow. >> reporter: almena was jailed in june of 2017. a jury deadlocked over his guilt in 2019. there was supposed to be another trial next month, but things changed.

>> since last year, he got out for covid, and he has been on an ankle bracelet at home. it's almost like he's getting off scot-free. >> spending a year and a half on his sofa writing and drawing and spending quiet time with his family is not justice. >> reporter: this is the ghost ship warehouse today. accounting for time served and good behavior, almena could potentially serve less than two more years in custody. almena is scheduled to be sentenced on march 8th. he is not expected to face any civil penalties. he remains under house arrest in lake county. i'm leslie brinkley, abc7 news. today we got a taste of what's to come in the weather, rain. spencer has a series of storms in the seven-day next.

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the coronavirus pandemic has put enormous stress on health care workers around the bay

area, but at stanford, doctor, nurses and others have found a way to keep their spirit strong, with music. last night they got together for another in what has become a schedule of regular performances. abc7 news anchor dijon kizzon l look. >> reporter: raju loves performing classical, and just about any other kind of classical music. so does matias. but the idea of performing together first took shape under a different kind of spotlight. dr. brizoni is a pediatric surgeon at lucille packard children's hospital where raji is a pediatric nurse. working together, they started talking about music. >> so we started just practicing some songs together, just the two of us. and we -- he might have mentioned it, but we named our group after one of the sutures we use in the operating room. >> we were able to blend nicely on music tastes and likes and the harm nice and all of that. >> reporter: but now roughly a decade later, they found an

important new audience. >> welcome to the first second home concert for the year. >> reporter: raji and matias have joined with dozens of doctors and nurses and others across stanford for a popular series of virtual performance, known as the stuck at home concert series. the weekly concerts were launched after the covid lockdown forced stanford to cancel a symphony performance. >> thank you. >> and organizer jackie genovese says they've grown into a kind of antidote for the stresses and pressures doctors and nurses are facing from the pandemic. >> it's really turned into this amazing way to have a space of joy and music and also contemplation for sort of what we're all going through. >> reporter: or in matias and raji's interpretation, you've got a friend, the james taylor classic they performed together at last night's concert. ♪ ain't it good to know you've got a friend, you've friend ♪ >> reporter: heartening message

for medical professionals dealing with an historic challenge. frends, colleagues and entire families have signed up to join the stuck at home series. >> the idea was great. >> it has broken down some boundaries in terms of our ability to connect with one another when we wouldn't have otherwise. >> reporter: at a time when music might be the most soothing of medicines. dion lim, abc7 news. >> in case you noticed, the pair wearing scrubs during the performances. not for costumes or effect. both had just come from the o.r. very impressive. any way to stay sane, right, dan? and they're doing so much to help people. >> stay sane and keep your spirits up. really nice, spencer. i love to see that. >> what a sweet story. i wish i could -- well, i could hum along. here is a look at what's going on with our weather. we're going have our little storm is winding down there. is still some spotty showers, but basically a partly to mostly cloudy night with low temperatures in the upper 30s in

the inland valleys and low 40s near the bay and on the coast. tomorrow a sunny day. enjoy it while it's here, because it will be the last one for a while. breezy at the coast. high temperatures will range from mid-50s a the coast to upper 50s around the bay and inland. here is our forecast animation starting on sunday. and notice we've just got a series of storms coming in. some periods of rainfall every single day next week. some of it will be heavy at times. colder air iscoming into the bay area. so we can expect snow in impact scale. rainfall totals by the end, 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches of rain generally. and what we're looking at, what we can expect is the highest rainfall totals of the season so far. strongest winds of the week will be on wednesday. and snow levels, as i mentioned, down to 2,000 feet. here is the accuweather

seven-day forecast. and you can see the numbers right there. most of the storms will rank only one on the storm impact scale. but that wednesday storm ranks 3. and we haven't seen a storm quite that strong in some time. with all the rain we're expecting next week in such a short period of time, there could be localized flooding. maybe some erosion in the burn scar areas. let's not worry than yet. we'll just keep you posted as situations develop. dan and ama? >> that 3, though. all right. thank you, spencer. let's turn things over to abc7 news sports director larry beil. hi, larry. >> hey, dan. hi, ama. a tough day in the baseball world. imagine going to work every day facing more death threats than you could possibly read. hank aaron did that and stid was able to thrive. we look back on the life of a

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now abc7 sports with larry beil. good evening. the sports world lost a wlelege with the passing of hank aaron, breaking home ruth's record in 1974 as called by another legend, vin scully. >> fast forward. the high drive into deep left center field. goes back to the fence. it is gone! what a marvelous moment for baseball. what a marvelous moment for the country and the world.

>> and you can see hank aaron was just a living legend with all that he was able to accomplish. finished with 755 homers. an mvp award, world series champion, 25-time all-star. accomplishments all extraordinary, and somehow he handled the pressure and so much hate from people who did not want to see a black man pass babe ruth. >> he was the subject of death threats and hate mail. and not just that, but the fact that this is the dream of america, right? this is what america tells us to do, to go out and pull yourself up by your boot strarngs which he did. you're at the top of your profession, and you're worried about being assassinated. that's why this didn't make him happy. he always told me, he told the world, this was supposed to be the best moment of my life and it wasn't. >> we're not only talking about a transcendent baseball player, we're talking about a transcendent person in american

history as well. jackie robinson kind of set the stage, but hank took it to a whole another level. >> obviously as far as i'm concerned, the truest home run hitter in the game in baseball history. >> he basically is the braves. our brand is and our team is who we are because of hank aaron. >> giants legend willie mays released a statement saying he was saddened by aaron's passing. quoting now, i enjoyed our friendship over the years. he was a very humble and quiet man, and just simply a good guy. i have so many fond memories of hank and will miss him very much. another giants great, barry bonds, who broke aaron's home run record in 2007. bonds calling aaron a trail blazer who set an example for african american players. and quoting now, hank's passing will be felt by all of us who love the game and his impact will forever be cemented in my heart. hank aaron, gone at age 86. well, as expected, the nba rescinded the technical foul

call on draymond green last night, but the damage was done for the warriors. green got tossed, and that contributed to golden state losing to the knicks. draymond picked up a t early and started cursing at james wiseman. the rookie ref thought draymond was yelling at him, and the second technical means automatic ejection in the nba. apparently that's a situation that cannot be reviewed. clearly should it be reviewable. to the nfl. as expected, quarterback patrick mahomes cleared concussion protocol today. he'll play sunday in the afc title game with the chiefs hosting buffalo. mahomes left last sunday's game with cleveland after he got yanked down by his neck. >> i actually just got out of the protocol. the week has just been a bunch of testing, a bunch of different things to make sure that i'm good to go, and there is no lingering effects and anything like that. >> i tell you, this is going to be a fun sunday. you've got that game and also have tampa bay versus green bay.

tom brady versus aaron rodgers. a lot of bay area fans will be watching that. you've got former cal quarterback. you've got brady from san mateo. anybody that's wondering what i'll be doing on sunday, seven straight hours on the couch. that's like a lot of days for me, though. not really. >> that's fun. that sounds nice. thanks. >> thanks, larry. coming up tonight on abc7 news at 8:00, it's shark tank followed by "20/20" at nine and don't miss abc7 news at 11:00. you can watch all our newscasts live and on demand through the abc7 news bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, android tv, amazon fire tv and roku. download the app now and start streaming. finally tonight, a few thoughts about what really matters. despite the efforts of the last president, the new president is on the job in washington. joe biden with little time to enjoy the moment, however, getting right to work for a nation in crisis.

the inauguration wednesday, a dignified and inspiring affair, despite accommodations made for a pandemic and an insurrection. the latter the misguided result of disinformation. until january 6th, i suspect that most of us took the peaceful transfer of power for granted. what we saw that day, rioters whipped into an insurrectionist fren frenzy, desecrating our capitol building and putting our democracy in peril. it was something to witness to be sure. if there is a silver lining, it is a reminder that what we may have always taken for granted is more fragile than perhaps we ever thought. it's fragile and it's precious. the foundation from which all good things are possible in our country, and from which we need to change can be changed. what really matters, democracy triumphed on january 6th. and in the words of the outgoing vice president that night, let's get back to work. i always love to hear from you.

let me know what you think. follow me on twitter and facebook@danashleyabc7. >> that is going to do it for this edition of abc7 news. we thank you as always for joining us tonight. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. for spencer christian, larry beil, all of us, we appreciate your time. have a nice evening and we hope to see you again tonight at 11:00.

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