now ann is gone and i salute her. and rosie o'donnell said with a heavy heart, she was so real. she was 85 years old. >>> loc world war ii hero celebrated a special milestone today. "abc7 news" was in castro valley as he enjoyed his 100th birthday wi family and friends. he joined the navy as a teenager during the depression in 1934. today, he told us howe and his fellow sailors felt when the u.s. dropped a nuclear bomb to end the war. >> we were glad. we figured it would be over, that what we wanted, we wanted to get it over with. i mean you're out there for years, you know floating around, and youe got a family back here that you don't see, you know? so you want to get back home. >> he lost his wife of 75 years, mary, last year. she was 99. he credits avoiding junk food and rarely eating meat for his longevity. thanks for the tip, john, and a happy birthday to you. >>> coming up next on "abc7 news" at 9:00, caltrans takes a simple state to remove tons of trash and create elctricity. and up next is the forecast. >>> while we marvel over the warrior's run to the playoffs, >>> cov