but byron rumford is revered in california assembly. and also in the berkeley and oakland communities. so i'm very proud of the fact i got a chance to document his story. >> you've done a lot of projects. what's next? >> well, next i'm working on sports again. we're going into baseball. and we're going to be working on a project called called up, the story of ashford, major league baseball's first black umpire. and this year when the season starts, we'll be celebrating the 60th -- excuse me, 50th anniversary of when emmett ashford came to the major leagues from the pacific coast league. >> doug, you pick some topics that a lot of people just aren't familiar with. but they are so important because there's a lot of groundbreaking civil rights work that you are discussing. it's fascinating stuff. real quick, tell us when people can see the pete newell story and the byron rumford story. >> the pete newell basketball guru, the pete newell story will be aired on wednesday, on wednesday, february 24 at 7:00. immediately after the golden state

but byron rumford is revered in and also in the berkeley and oakland communities. so i'm very proud of the fact i got a chance to document his story. >> you've done a lot of projects. what's next? >> well, next i'm working on sports again. we're going into baseball. and we're going to be working on a project called called up, the story of ashford, major league baseball's first black umpire. and this year when the season starts, we'll be celebrating the 60th -- excuse me, 50th anniversary of when emmett ashford came to the major leagues from the pacific coast league. >> doug, you pick some topics that a lot of people just aren't familiar with. but they are so important because there's a lot of groundbreaking civil rights work that you are discussing. it's fascinating stuff. real quick, tell us when people can see the pete newell story and the byron rumford story. >> the pete newell basketball will be aired on wednesday, on wednesday, february 24 at 7:00. immediately after the golden state warriors versus the miami heat game on comcast sportsnet. >> there should be s

. >> do you know who byron rumford was? >> no. >> i think he was a doctor. sure. >> reporter: he was a pharmacist who worked out of this building but in 1949 he was the first black man in northern california elected to the state assembly. while there he authored important civil rights laws including the so-called rumford act banning housing discrimination. it later became part of the federal civil rights act of 1964. but there's a reason most people haven't heard of him. >> he is short of shy. he didn't love the limelight on him. >> reporter: but now a group of berkeley residents wants to memorialize the man with the unfamiliar face. and to do it they have turned to someone who is familiar to a lot of people. >> i'm super proud of this. >> reporter: dana king gave us the channel 5 anchor disto be pursue a new career as an artist. but she admits creating a 7- foot-high bronze statue is a daunting challenge. >> because i have never done it before and it's going to stand there for as long as the bronze lasts. right? >> reporter: in her oakland studio dana has w

to play for the broncos in past super bowls were special guests at a great pep rally today, mark rumford, brad henke and todd i they received --. they received super bowl 50 footballs. they were cheering the broncos onto super bowl victory. got crocheted hats in orange and blue. this is at the nicus center at university of colorado hospital. we know you want to see more of these. we have more of these posted. check out the pictures at cbs4denver.com. we are rooting for the broncos. >> you can hardly contain it as we get closer and closer. there's a lot of sunshine going on here, a few high clouds over the west and a great day and temperatures are still on the chilly side but they will warm up. we have a big trough of low pressure way out in the pacific. we don't have to worry about much. san francisco right down to los angeles looks pretty good today. we have snow in the great lakes region. it will move on over to new england. that's about it for the country. this includes colorado, they -- this shows most of the country looking good. believes in -- 72 degrees in santa clara. miami got i