j.r. stone has more. j.r.: you are looking at sky seven video showing one of two fishermen being rescued from the rocks along the water at the beach overlook. a third fishermen, a cousin, was swept into the ocean and has not been found. >> the waves just grabbed him and swallowed him. j.r.: he was one of the two rescued in this area. the three had been fishing on the rocks monday afternoon when the waves intensified. he described the moment his cousin jose was struggling in the water and then the moments afterwards when he threw off his clothing and jumped into try to save him. >> he was asking help me, help me. the waves were insanely big and pulling me down as well. i was swallowing a lot of water. i had to save myself. i let him go. >> the coast guard, national park service and numerous local agencies have been looking but have had no luck in finding jose. >> water temperatures and stuff like that, if you don't have a rescue within the first half-hour, you are not going to have one. j.r.: family members

new at 11 :00, j.r. stoneas at san francisco city hall where the mayor helped kickoff the festivities tonight. ♪ j.r.: lions dan dan dan dan dan ground and in the air at san francisco city hall thursday night. preparation for this weekend's lunar new year celebrations in chinatown. >> we are so excited because of the last two years because of covid, all the events were virtual. we are so excited. j.r.: saturday's lunar new year celebrations, which include the traditional parade, will be in person. stephen lee owns lions of the only nightclubs to open in recent years in chinatown. he is hoping for a big weekend as the year of the tiger is celebrated. >> all across the board we are probably 50% down from what we were probably pre-pandemic. we are not giving up. we lasted this long during the pandemic. there is a good number of stores that survived it. j.r.: there are safety concerns in terms of -- in light of the anti-asian hate crimes. the sheriff and mayor say this will be a safe event. >> we will have meter a

j.r. stonesa and explains the services are a relief for many after already cold nights. >> i was feeling so bad my stomach and back work tightened up and cramping. reporter: he is describing what last sunday night was like on the streets with nowhere to go temperatures dropped in santa rosa. >> my body was so sore. reporter: tuesday night, he is saying at the arlene francis center opened by community members last-minute as a way to shelter the nearly 2000 homeless individuals in sonoma county. >> one of our friends brought cots and blankets. calling made chili, we are going to have hot chocolate. reporter: a line was forming one we were outside the catholic charities warming center ended by the city, just blocks from the arlene francis center. there aren't beds here, there are heaters outside and transportation available to take individuals to the city shelter that has additional beds. >> we are going to have patio heaters, clothing giveaways. we are going to have warm food, drink, to help peopl

j.r. stone was at the vigil tonight and has more. >> sheriff's deputies saluting pictures of david nguyen. the alameda county sheriff's recruit who was killed on interstate 580 in oakland last month as he drove home to san francisco after a day of training. >> seeing the community get together like this for a cause for my brother keeps me going. >> his sister, with a number of others, including the san francisco sheriff, honored him wednesday night, where he was so close to graduating at city college of san francisco. alan wong is a trustee who served alongside him in the national guard. >> with the support of his teachers, i'm moving forward with a proposal to have city college confer him and honor a degree in liberal arts and sciences. >> he was one unit away from a degree. his girlfriend read a journal of his or he vowed to do better in school. >> my solution is to enter city college with a completely different mindset. the mindset to learn and most of all, not cheat myself out of an investig

tonight, j.r. stone was at that time theater and has more of the excitement. j. >> : harry potter fans here and there and everywhere you looked outside of san francisco's grand theater thursday night for opening night of harry potter and the cursed child. >> not having the arts was definitely hard. >> reopening night is a more accurate term to see thursday's show. the exact one that was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic the theater was closed for 660 days until soft opening last month. >> major london greed! >> i've got say, this is really icing on the cake as we start to reopen our city and recover from this pandemic. >> san francisco and new york city are the only two u.s. locations where this harry potter show can be seen. many we talked with made a long journey get here. >> i'm from pats -- potts dam, new york. those here were excited to drink butter beer and enjoy harry potter among other diehards. they say it's been a very long pandemic. >> i have felt very cooped up. >> a long time. a lot of video games. thank you playstation station 5. >> always bee

j.r. stonen santa rosa and explains the services are a relief for many after already cold nights. >> i was feeling so bad my stomach and back work tightened up and cramping. reporter: he is describing what last sunday night was like on the streets with nowhere to go temperatures dropped in santa rosa. >> my body was so sore. reporter: tuesday night, he is saying at the arlene francis center opened by community members last-minute as a way to shelter the nearly 2000 homeless individuals in sonoma county. >> one of our friends brought cots and blankets. calling made chili, we are going to have hot chocolate. reporter: a line was forming one we were outside the catholic charities warming center ended by the city, just blocks from the arlene francis center. there aren't beds here, there are heaters outside and transportation available to take individuals to the city shelter that has additional beds. >> we are going to have patio heaters, clothing giveaways. we are going to have warm food, drink, to

new at 11 :00, j.r. stonemayor helped kickoff the festivities tonight. ♪ j.r.: lions lions lions lions ls ground and in the air at san francisco city hall thursday night. preparation for this weekend's lunar new year celebrations in chinatown. >> we are so excited because of the last two years because of covid, all the events were virtual. we are so excited. j.r.: saturday's lunar new year celebrations, which include the traditional parade, will be in person. stephen lee owns lions of the only nightclubs to open in recent years in chinatown. he is hoping for a big weekend as the year of the tiger is celebrated. >> all across the board we are probably 50% down from what we were probably pre-pandemic. we are not giving up. we lasted this long during the pandemic. there is a good number of stores that survived it. j.r.: there are safety concerns in terms of -- in light of the anti-asian hate crimes. the sheriff and mayor say this will be a safe event. >> we will have meter ambassadors. j.r.: outside of city hall

j.r. stone has more. j.r.: you are looking at sky seven video showing one of two fishermen being rescued from the rocks along the water at the beach overlook. a third fishermen, a cousin, was swept into the ocean and has not been found. >> the waves just grabbed him and swallowed him. j.r.: he was one of the two rescued in this area. the three had been fishing on the rocks monday afternoon when the waves intensified. he described the moment his cousin jose was struggling in the water and then the moments clothing and jumped into try to save him. he was asking help mep me. s were insanel big and pulling me down as well. i was swallowing a lot of water. i had to save myself. i let him go. >> the coast guard, national park service and numerous local agencies have been looking but have had no luck in finding jose. >> water temperatures and stuff like that, if you don't have a rescue within the first half-hour, you are not going to have one. j.r.: family members holding out hope. jose's fiancee could be seen st

tonight, j.r. stone was at that time theater and has more of the excitement.otter fans here and there and everywhere you looked outside of san francisco's grand theater thursday night for opening night of harry potter and the cursed child. >> not having the arts was definitely hard. >> reopening night is a more accurate term to see thursday's show. the exact one that was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic the theater was closed for 660 days until soft opening last month. >> major london greed! >> i've got say, this is really icing on the cake as we start to reopen our city and recover from this pandemic. >> san francisco and new york city are the only two u.s. locations where this harry potter show can be seen. many we talked with made a long journey get here. >> i'm from pats -- potts dam, new york. those here were excited to drink butter beer and enjoy harry potter among other diehards. they say it's been a very long pandemic. >> i have felt very cooped up. >> a long time. a lot of video games. thank you playstation station 5. >> always been a huge geek. a

j.r. stone was at the vigil tonight and has more. >> sheriff's deputies saluting pictures of david nguyen. the alameda county sheriff's recruit who was killed on interstate 580 in oakland last month as he drove home to san francisco after a day of training. >> seeing the community get together like this for a cause for my brother keeps me going. >> his sister, with a number of others, including the san francisco sheriff, honored him wednesday night, where he was so close to graduating at city college of san francisco. alan wong is a trustee who served alongside him in the national guard. >> with the support of his teachers, i'm moving forward with a proposal to have city college confer him and honor a degree in liberal arts and sciences. >> he was one unit away from a degree. his girlfriend read a journal of his or he vowed to do better in school. >> my solution is to enter city college with a completely different mindset. the mindset to learn and most of all, not cheat myself out of an investig

tonight, abc7 news reporter j.r. stone is following the story from san francisco.reaming] j.r.: jacob ortega and hi brother chasing this white rat sunday evening at one of the two civic center playgrounds in the shadows of san francisco city hall. >> we just saw a big white rat came out twice to look at us. about eight inches long albino j.r.: look at that time video we recorded. other rats are taking to this playground area in the latter afternoon hours. two more after the chair sunday night. several friday including this rat that runs urn an occupied slide. then under the entire play area before jumping into the bushes, something doctors say is concerning. >> rats can transmit quite a few infections. >> dr. hong says he wouldn't stop sending kids to a playground but hope that parents use caution. >> number one use your hands. instruct the young kids not like put their hands in their -- in their mouths after running around that potentially rat-infested area. >> secondly knowing the effect of certain rat illnesses like fever, diarrhea or rash. the bushes used to be

reporter: j.r. stone, abc 7 news. >> don't forget forget track of all of the changes at abc 7 news.com/coronavirus. we have a list of requirements for each bay area county. speaking of the game, rams fans have taken to the streets of los angeles to celebrate the championship. this video was taken an hour ago near the staples center. you can see those fans clamming on cars, crowding streets, some even saw fireworks in the intersection. police declared the unlawful and shot fireworks to clear the crowd. and these are the moments of the super bowl halftime show. that is rapper eminem taking any -- a knee performance. this kaepernick's taking a knee to protest racial issues. moving on now for the second time in two years, the 49ers have been hit by hackers. this time the target is the team's corporate i.t. network. the ransom group reported what seemed to be team financial documents on the dark web. so far there is no information on what information was stolen or encrypted. the fbi is aware of the incident. i

here is j.r. stone. >> today is the first day i went without a mask. : he says he did not mean to do that, but he was well aware that the indoor mask mandate was dropped last week, realizing he no longer has to have the mask on. >> it was nice going to the stores and just talking and seeing people's faces, their expressions. >> yes. i'm trying to figure out how i look with makeup on. j.r.: many in the east bay city of pleasant hill had their mask off on sunday, both indoors and out. many had it on and tell us it is staying on. >> this thing will still kill you. i'm not willing to put myself into position to get something that will give me problems in five years, two years, if i can avoid it. j.r.: one ucsf doctor says that while the situation is improving, a few thousand additional covid-related deaths are expected across the country over the course of the next month. >> i think that people are right in terms of re-engaging with life successfully. but there is still enough virus circulating around. many of these deaths, in fact the majority, are unvacci

j.r. stone has new details from court documents and reactions from some of the victims closest friends. >> he texted me that we were going to get together and i never got the chance because of what happened. j.r.: tears from delcares whose best friend jean ransom was shot and killed on by a 80 and oakland last friday. days later, a murder charge has been filed against 35-year-old juan garcia of san francisco. those close to the investigation tell abc 7 road rage is likely to blame here. >> i do not know all of the specific details but this is premeditated murder we are talking about. over what? j.r.: ransom was a basketball standout in the 1970's at berkeley high school and eventually the university of nevada reno. chp says rca was driving a black lexus last friday that went onto the shoulder of the fast lane to get side-by-side with ransom's honda. detectives say garcia fired a single shot that killed him striking him in the head. >> i am hurt, shocked. we are always teammates. we looked out fo

j.r. stonewas there tonight and has some of the fond memories that were shared. >> he believed in the raiders. i believe in the raiders. the oakland raiders. reporter: with that, john madden's widow. fans at the oakland coliseum cheering. the focus, remembering and celebrating the life of john madden, who passed away last december at the age of 85. >> is dad would say, it is good weather. >> he was animated and sincere and funny. interesting. creative, he would hold your attention for three hours. reporter: former 49ers coach was one of several who spoke at the memorial. highlighting -- highlighting dme wooden -- the emmy-winning broadcaster and award-winning coach. % know. >> it's an honor to be here. i know i'm in enemy territory. >> one -- once john knew you're serious and authentic, didn't you feel like he was on your side? >> 100%. >> as the first female nfl analyst, she spent a great deal of time with madden and remind -- remembers his impact on those in other industries. >> some guy dress

j.r. stone has more on the boost this is giving businesses. reporter: it just started snowing on the south shore about a half-hour ago. reporter: those light snow conditions in south lake tahoe are expected to pick up in the overnight hours. traffic cams monday evening, already showing backups along i-80 as the snow came down. >> lake levels three to six inches. maybe double that. reporter: i sure hope so. >> how big of deal is it to get any snow right now? >> that's a great question. after 43 days, any precipitation looks good. i was just up my yard, it was eight, 10 feet of snow. we are able to see the dirt again. reporter: many kids are out of school for midwinter break. their families sent is the deal from sledding hills and ski resorts, shots there pretty with groomed snow on the ground. it has been more than a month concerns been a measurable snowfall in the sierra. he would never know at california ski company in berkeley. custom boot fitting is backed up four to six weeks. now a rush for rentals after management added to their collecti

j.r. stone was at the game tonight and talked to both fans and the organization. >> i just need your vaccination card and identification. j.r.: step right up and assure that vaccination card. if you are eligible for a booster, that needs to be on the card, too. >> if you are eligible for a booster, we expect to see proof of booster results or a negative test. j.r.: proof of a negative antigen test within 24 hours or a negative pcr within 48 hours. while these restrictions might be controversial in some regions of the country, not here at chase. among many warriors fans we talked with thursday night. >> when we are in there eating, there are people who won't put their mask on at all right next to us. so it is safer knowing that more people are vaccinated and booster. >> i was just at a suns game. they had no requirements. they did not check for vaccine status or anything. j.r.: just 64% of vaccinated san franciscans have received a booster shot. some wonder if this new requirement will affect att

j.r. stone was at the game tonight and talked to both fans and the organization. >> i just need your vaccination card and identification. j.r.: step right up and assure that vaccination card. if you are eligible for a booster, that needs to be on the card, too. >> if you are eligible for a booster, we expect to see proof of booster results or a negative test. j.r.: proof of a negative antigen test within 24 hours or a negative pcr within 48 hours. while these restrictions might be controversial in some regions of the country, not here at chase. among many warriors fans we talked with thursday night. >> when we are in there eating, there are people who won't put their mask on at all right next to us. so it is safer knowing that more people are vaccinated and booster. >> i was just at a suns game. they had no requirements. they did not check for vaccine status or anything. j.r.: just 64% of vaccinated san franciscans have received a booster shot. some wonder if this new requirement will affect att

j.r. stone is following the story and has new details from court documents and reaction from some of jean ransom's closest friends. >> he texted me we were going to get together. i never got the chance because of what happened. j.r.: tears from doug harris, whose best friend was shot and killed on i-8 80 in oakland last friday. days later, murder charges have been filed against 25-year-old juan garcia of san francisco. those close to the investigation say road rage is likely to blame here. >> i don't know all of the specific details, but this is premeditated murder we are talking about. over what? j.r.: stand out in the 1970's at high school, cal, and university of nevada reno. garcia was driving a black lexus last friday that went onto the shoulder of the fast lane to get side-by-side with ransom's honda. garcia fired a single shot that killed ransom, striking him in the head. >> i'm hurt, i'm shocked. we were always teammates, we looked out for each other. i wish i was there to look out for hi

j.r. stone has more on the boost this is giving businesses. reporter: it just started snowing on the south shore about a half-hour ago. reporter: those light snow conditions in south lake tahoe are expected to pick up in the overnight hours. traffic cams monday evening, already showing backups along i-80 as the snow came down. >> lake levels three to six inches. maybe double that. reporter: i sure hope so. >> how big of deal is it to get any snow right now? >> that's a great question. after 43 days, any precipitation looks good. i was just up my yard, it was eight, 10 feet of snow. we are able to see the dirt again. reporter: many kids are out of school for midwinter break. their families sent is the deal from sledding hills and ski resorts, shots there pretty with groomed snow on the ground. it has been more than a month concerns been a measurable snowfall in the sierra. he would never know at california ski company in berkeley. custom boot fitting is backed up four to six weeks. now a rush for rentals after management added to their collecti

let's go to j.r. stone. ama: he was in san francisco tonight as reporters gathered to watch the results come in. >> you can see those who are here are fired up, happy with the election numbers so far and they won all three of these board members gone. >> i saw a lot of kids struggling, doing school from home. i saw the school board prioritize renaming schools over getting kids back into school. >> they should have been focused on reopening schools like most districts were thinking about and doing. >> the kids had six weeks of in class instruction last year. before summer break. this is a huge loss when it comes to kids who are coming from difficult socioeconomic situations. >> we know allison collins and the board president have been recalled. supporters of this recall believe it took too long for their kids to go back to in person learning, saying many kids here struggled and fell behind because of it. they also argued that this board was more focused on social issues like renaming schools instead of workin

j.r. stonewas there tonight and has some of the fond memories that were shared. >> he believed in the raiders. i believe in the raiders. the oakland raiders. reporter: with that, john madden's widow. fans at the oakland coliseum cheering. the focus, remembering and celebrating the life of john madden, who passed away last december at the age of 85. >> is dad would say, it is good weather. >> he was animated and sincere and funny. interesting. creative, he would hold your attention for three hours. reporter: former 49ers coach was one of several who spoke at the memorial. highlighting -- highlighting dme wooden -- the emmy-winning broadcaster and award-winning coach. % know. >> it's an honor to be here. i know i'm in enemy territory. >> one -- once john knew you're serious and authentic, didn't you feel like he was on your side? >> 100%. >> as the first female nfl analyst, she spent a great deal of time with madden and remind -- remembers his impact on those in other industries. >> some guy dress

abc7 news reporter j.r. stone has been going through the charming documents and joins us from the newsroom. j.r. reporter: the suspect in gene ransom's killing is now facing felony charges including murder and shooting into an occupied vehicle. sources close to the investigation tell us road rage is likely to blame here. 25-year-old juan garcia was arrested saturday morning in connection with the shooting that left ransom dead. the police report says ransom was driving his honda northbound along i-880 in oakland in the fast lane and just south of oak street when garcia in a black lexus drove along the small shoulder next to ransom coming side-by-side with him. garcia then fired one shot at ransom, striking -- striking him in the head and proving to be fatal. last weekend we talked with ransom's best friend doug harris who spoke highly of gene saying he was a star basketball player at berkeley high school and cal in the 1970's. he was in the cal athletics hall of fame. harris said ransom was involved in athletics u

let's go to j.r. stone.san francisco tonight as reporters gathered to watch the results come in. >> you can see those who are here are fired up, happy with the election numbers so far and they won all three of these board members gone. >> i saw a lot of kids strui saw the school board prioritize renaming schools over getting kids back into school. >> they should have been focused on reopening schools like most districts were thinking about and doing. >> the kids had six weeks of in class instruction last year. before summer break. this is a huge loss when it comes to kids who are coming from difficult socioeconomic situations. >> we know allison collins and the board president have been recalled. supporters of this recall believe it took too long for their kids to go back to in person learning, saying many kids here struggled and fell behind because of it. they also argued that this board was more focused on social issues like renaming schools instead of working to make them safer and get them open. some peo

j.r. stone, abc7news. >> you contract temperatures where you live. on the weather forecast are all part of the abc 7 bay area news app streaming 24/7 on roku, amazon fire, android tv, and apple tv. >> strong winds and hot conditions fueled several brush fires today. one destroyed two homes in the community of whittier. another brush fire came close to multibillion-dollar homes -- multimillion dollar homes in the community of laguna beach. the fire is 20% contained. hundreds of families are out of their homes tonight. mandatory evacuation orders are in effect for irvine cove and south emerald bay. >> this is subject to wind changes and we are monitoring that very close. this is a large team effort and we are taking safety very serious. >> fire is being fueled by low humidity and hot conditions. >> let's take you to the peninsula. after many years, getting ready to close doors. it has been bought by a los angeles based company. tim johns was at the mall tonight and has reactions and more on the locations future. reporter: for decades, the shops at san

j.r. stone is following the story and has new details from court documents and reaction from some of jean ransom's closest friends. >> he texted me we were going to get together. i never got the chance because of what happened. j.r.: tears from doug harris, whose best friend was shot and killed on i-8 80 in oakland last friday. days later, murder charges have been filed against 25-year-old juan garcia of san francisco. those close to the investigation say road rage is likely to blame here. >> i don't know all of the specific details, but this is premeditated murder we are talking about. over what? j.r.: stand out in the 1970's at high school, cal, and university of nevada reno. garcia was driving a black lexus last friday that went onto the shoulder of the fast lane to get side-by-side with ransom's honda. garcia fired a single shot that killed ransom, striking him in the head. >> i'm hurt, i'm shocked. we were always teammates, we looked out for each other. i wish i was there to look out for hi

our reporter j.r. stone is covering that meeting. reporter: this meeting is still going on right now. this is all about the process of independent investigations of officers. the chief says procedures have not been followed by the das office. the office says they have. police commissioner's with lots to say tonight. all seem to want to find a way to make the agreement work. >> i felt that you had directly attacked this commission's authority. the problem came blindsided us. tonight, you're bringing up all these incidents, you are blind-siding us. reporter: san francisco police commissioner firing questions and stressing his frustration with san francisco police chief phil scott. questions on why the chief pulled out of an agreement that made the district attorney's office lead investigator of all police officer shootings and use of force incidents. >> that is not why came here for. >> this provision was not followed by the sf das office. still to my knowledge. reporter: last week, the san francisco district attorney defended the mou

j.r. stone, abc7news. >> you contract temperatures where you live.conditions on the weather forecast are all part of the abc 7 bay area news app streaming 24/7 on roku, amazon fire, android tv, and apple tv. >> strong winds and hot conditions fueled several brush fires today. one destroyed two homes in the community of whittier. another brush fire came close to multibillion-dollar homes -- multimillion dollar homes in the community of laguna beach. the fire is 20% contained. hundreds of families are out of their homes tonight. mandatory evacuation orders are in effect for irvine cove and south emerald bay. >> this is subject to wind changes and we are monitoring that very close. this is a large team effort and we are taking safety very serious. >> fire is being fueled by low humidity and hot conditions. >> let's take you to the peninsula. after many years, getting ready to close doors. it has been bought by a los angeles based company. tim johns was at the mall tonight and has reactions and more on the locations future. reporter: for decades, the sho

here is j.r. stone. >> today was the first day i went out without a mask. j.r.: he says he did not mean to do that, but was also aware of california's indoor mask mandate that was dropped last week, no longer needing to have the mask on. >> it was nice going into stores and seeing people's faces. >> i am trying to figure out how i look like with makeup on. j.r.: while many in the east bay had their mask off sunday, many had it on and tell us it is staying on. >> this thing will still kill you. i am not willing to put myself into a position to get something that will give me problems in five years, two years, if i can avoid it. j.r.: dr. peter says that while the situation is improving, a few additional covid-related deaths are expected across the country over the course of the next month. >> i think people are right in terms of finding risks successfully, but there is still the virus going around. the majority of these deaths are among unvaccinated folks. j.r.: angela works as an er tech come and she says there has been a shift than those coming to the emerg

j.r. stone is following the story from san francisco. this white cter plaroun in osan ll.nches long and albino white. >>re looking for a lot of rats. >> look at the video reit recorded. other rats taking this playground area. several friday including this rat that runs under an occupied slide then under the entire play area before jumping into the bushes, something doctors say is concerning. >> rats can transmit quite a few infections. >> the doctor says he wouldn't stop sending kids to a playground do to rats but hopes their parents use caution. >> number one, wash your hands. instruct young kids not to put their hands in their mouth after running aun knowing the effectst illness like fever, diarrhea, rash. city workers say the bushes is to be trimmed very short, but not anymore. we reached out to the parks department but have yet to hear back. it is unclear if traps have been set or if there are plans to get rid of the rats. sunday, family sue could be seer more of the rodents. >> disconcerting for the can mad find sanitary practices. >> they probably need to call an ext

j.r. stone's tonight, live with what it is like as we honor someone who had such a huge impact. >> he certainly did. this is a celebration in their eyes. so many of the greats are out remembering john madden and fans, too. who have been tailgating. they have filled this parking lot in preparation for this event. as we go to video and talk about john madden, we talked about someone who was not just one of the raiders' best coaches of all time. he was one of the nhl's -- nfl's best with the top winning percentage of any coast with more than 100 games. he won 14 emmys as a broadcaster. >> he has provided me with a lifetime of lessons and memories. >> he was like the big guy that was just animated and sincere and he was funny. he was interesting and he was -- you know, creative. he would hold your attention for three hours. >> it is an honor to be here. i know i am in enemy territory, but is for a great cause. for a great man. >> that of course from andy reid, coach of the raters rival kansas city chiefs. you see the lights are still on this memorial service going on. they are honoring, celebrating

a memorial was held of the oakland coliseum last night and j.r. stone there. >> he believed in the raiders. i believe in the raiders. the oakland raiders raiders rais j.r.: and with that, john madden's widow got fans of the oakland coliseum cheering. the focus on this monday night, remembering and celebrating the life of john madden who passed away last december at the age of 85. >> as that would say, it is good hitting weather. >> he was a big guy who was animated and sincere and funny. he was creative. he would just hold your attention for three hours. j.r.: steve mariucci was one of several who spoke at the madden memorial, highlighting john madden, the emmy-winning broadcaster, the super bowl winning raiders coach. >> he was personable, but he was also a bad [bleep]. when you messed up, he let you know. >> is an honor to be here. >> once he knew you were serious and you were authentic, didn't you feel like he was on your side? >> 100%. j.r.: leslie vizard spent a great deal of time with john madden, and remember his impact on his and other industrie

j.r. stone, abc 7 news. kumasi: stopping social media misinformation campaigns targeting ukraine.ta is describing its news. reggie: shopping online a lot? the risk of that by now, pay later action. drew: a pretty warm afternoon on the way. right now, coldest temperatures are in the 30's. a lot of low to middle 40's. warm spots coming in at 52 degrees. hour-by-hour, we will warm pretty quickly today. a lot of sunshine later on. climbing through the 50's, if not 60 degrees by 10:00 a.m. this afternoon, by 3 p.m., 70's making a comeback. away from the coast, we expect a pretty warm afternoon on the way, way above whatever we should be this time of year. josÉ sunny, and mild fish to the month of february. 70 and oakland, 73 in santa rosa. will hit about 76 for the height in fairfield. pretty warm across the entire state today. eureka will see a lot of cloud cover, but light santa ana winds are picking up. a lot of sunshine. 81 in l.a., san diego up to about 74. here is live doppler 7. the storm we are tracking, there is a weak area of high pressure currently in control across californ