Live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. U. S. Supreme Court JusticeAntonin Scalia tonight is being remembered as the conservative rock of the nations highest court. A live look at the white house. The president has ordered flags at the white house and across the country be flown at halfstaff. Good evening. Im eric thomas. Well get back to the passing of Justice Scalia in a moment. First, breaking news. Firefighters are just getting a threealarm fire under control in San Francisco. Lets go to abc 7s tiffany wilson. Thats right. Right across the street from where that fire began. You can see firefighters going into the building right there behind me. That threealarm fire is now out. The firefighters expect to be here overnight, though, watching and looking for any hot spots. And just making sure that nobody goes into these buildings. Early reports had as many as 50 people being displaced. I just spoke with the assistant fire chief who says its closer to 20 to 25 people displaced. There are members of the red cross standing next to me. So they are here on scene trying to assist those displaced individuals as best as they can. The assistant fire chief tells me no one was injured but one dog is still missing. The threealarm fire began around 8 00 this evening. And the initial firefighters who arrived on scene found flames shooting out of the garage and the first floor. That fire quickly escalated to a second and then third alarm. The scientistant chief says the age of the home contributed to putting out this fire. We have two 50foot ladders here. We cant use our aerials. We put the ladders up fully extended to get to the roof. That was a challenge. Reporter take a look at this video shot by amateur photographer michael cunningham. He says he could feel the intense heat from where he was shooting the video. It gives you a perspective on how hot the fire was and how strong those flames were during the most intense moments this evening. Fortunately, you can see the fire that initially started in this first house and spread to a second is now out. There are firefighters here on scene. They expect to be here all night long. Traffic in this area will be a mess. They have some of the roads around here shut off. You can expect that if you are here tonight. 20 to 25 people displaced, but no one seriously injured. Tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. Thanks. For breaking news updates on this fire and any other story, download our abc 7 news app and enable push alerts for immediate notifications. Back to our other top story. The sudden death of supreme Court JusticeAntonin Scalia. Scalia died in his sleep at a private residence in south texas. He was considered the Supreme Courts most fiery conservative voice. His death leaves the court in limbo. There are four liberal leaning justices. The three conservative leaning judges are chief justice john roberts, samuel alito and Clarence Thomas. Anthony kennedy has long been considered the more moderate swing vote. Scalias death will likely set off a struggle between the president and congress. Lana zach has the story from washington. Reporter just scalia was known for his razor sharp mind, costic wit and his passing leaves a tremendous hole. Justice scalia was known as the conservative anchor of the Supreme Court. His sudden death was marked by republicans and democrats alike. He influenced a generation of judges, lawyers and students. And profoundly shaped the legal landscape. Hell go down as one of the great justices in the history of this republic. Reporter theres already a political battle brewing. Mitch mcconnell threatening republicans will not confirm any obama nominee. The president saying hell fulfill his constitutional responsibility. There will be plenty of time for me to do so and for the senate to fulfill its responsibility to give that person a fair hearing. Reporter Antonin Scalia was the longest serving justice on the current United StatesSupreme Court. Nominated by president Ronald Reagan in 1986. Getting nominated to the Supreme Court is the culmination of a dream, of course. And im greatly honored that the president would have such confidence in me. Reporter he was confirmed unanimously by the senate and became the first Italian American member of the court. Justice scalia died in his sleep of Natural Causes at a resort in west texas. He leaves behind a wife and nine children. He was 79 years old. Though Justice Scalia was firm in his conservative beliefs, he had no problem reaching across the aisle, counting among his very closest friends liberal Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. Justice scalias death has already sent shockwaves through the president ial race. Bay area experts say u. S. Senate races could also be affected. Sergio quintana is in the newsroom with that. Reporter if the republican run senate didnt act on the president s nominees, it could focus attention on senators up for election. Republicans are defending more seats than democrats. As many memorialize justice Antonin Scalias conservative voice on the Supreme Court, president obama says he will nominate someone to replace him. In due time, there will be plenty of time for me to do so and for the senate to fulfill its responsibility. Bay area politicians and scholars analyzing how this will play out. Jackie spear will not have a role in the confirmation process, but she knows the politics. Its a very tight wire that the Senate Majority will actually be walking because they could be seen as being obstructionist. Reporter Supreme Court confirmations can have a role in national races. Some scholars say the contention confirmation of Clarence Thomas ushered in big changes in senate races the following year in 1992. Many consider that the year of the woman. Senator feinstein, boxley, Moseley Braun all got elected. Reporter john trevino was a lawyer for the Judiciary Committee back then as dean of usf law school, he hosted Justice Scalia for a symposium here. He predicts president obama may be able to replace scalia in his term. The president may not get his first choice but at the end of the day youll see president obamas nominee approved by the u. S. Senate. Reporter the senate can affirm a nominee by a simple majority. In the case of a tie, Vice President joe biden can cast the deciding vote. Sergio quintana, abc 7 news. The last six justices were confirmed or withdrawn in 87 days or less. The senate took the longest coconfirm justice kagan. The longest Supreme Court nomination took president obama has 342 days left in office. 11 justices have been confirmed inkjco election years. Justice scalias death took center stage at the republican president ial debate. Moderators began with a moment of silence but the gloves quickly came off. Tiffany wilson covered the debate and filed this story before heading out into the field tonight. Reporter the candidates offered condolences to Justice Scalias family. Hell go down as one of the great justices in the history of this republic. And then discussed his replacement. We ought to let the next president of the United States decide who is going to run that Supreme Court by a volt by the people of the United States of america. Its called delay, delay, delay. Reporter folks disagree with that stance. They want to delay for the benefit of themselves. And its i fund thind that t selfish attitude. Reporter it turned to foreign policy. We should have never been in iraq. We have destabilized the middle east. Well, donald trump was building a reality tv show, my brother was building a Security Apparatus to keep us safe. And im proud of what he did. The World Trade Center came down during the reign of bush. He kept us safe . Thats not safe. Reporter donald trump also battled with ted cruz. If he supports federal taxpayer funding for planned parenthood. You are the single biggest liar. Reporter the intense exchanges led kasich to issue this warning. I think were fixing to lose the election to Hillary Clinton if we dont stop this. Reporter in San Francisco, tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. The New York Times and several other news outlets speculated that California Attorney general Pamela Harris is on the short list of potential Supreme Court nominees to replace scalia. The 51yearold twice elected d. A. Of San Francisco has declared her intention to run for the u. S. Senate to replace barbara boxer. Our coverage of Justice Scalias passing continues on our website, abc7news. Com. You can find more reaction from politicians on both sides of the aisle. Still to come on abc 7 news at 11 00, a search for a missing 73yearold man last seen in the bay area is growing increasingly desperate. Also who is putting tacks in an east bay dog park. And after a mild day, record warmth on the way. Well look at the numbers in the full accuweather forecast coming up. Are you kidding me . Later, the splash brothers go get up to four years interestfree financing announcer through president s day at sleep train, on tempurpedic, and save up to 300 on beautyrest and posturepedic, plus sameday delivery. Hurry this special financing offer ends president s day at sleep train. Its always worth remembering. That icing the Cinnamon Rolls is a privilege not a right. Unleash the power of dough. Give it a pop. Look at this sweet face. So sweet. Ok, were going to need a napkin gooey, flaky, happy. Toaster strudel. Marshall gardner, the man mario woods was accuse of stabbing before San Francisco police shot and killed him on december 2nd is showing his face for the first time in this exclusive video from dailymail. Com. He spoke anonymously to abc 7 news on february 4th about woods stabbing him with a knife in the bayview neighborhood. Its the same knife officers say woods refused to drop before they shot him 20 times. It bothers me because its something that i see often too much. I see too many just black men just get gunned down for no reason. The shooting death of woods prompted a call for change in the Police Departments use of force policy. The group people for the ethical treatment of animals is offering 1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for placing 200 thumb tacks in a hercules dog park last week. It is not the first time tacks have been found in the dog park. Peta is donating 1,000 to install security cameras in the park. Family and friends of a missing 73yearold man from alameda spent the day handing out flyers. John beck missed an appointment Tuesday Morning and was last seen boarding a b. A. R. T. Train at the 12th Street City Center station. They think he was headed to San Francisco. Today they focused their search near the beach. It was the morning before he disappeared. Beck is accused of running a get rich Quick Real Estate scheme. His daughter told the San Francisco chronicle she doesnt think the judgment is connected to the disappearance. Pope francis is right now resting at the vatican ambassadors residence in mexico city. He celebrated mass at the basilica of guadalupe. The pope demanded the catholic hierarchy help mexicans escape the violence corrupting and plaguing their nation with the drug trade threat. Kabc in los angeles is in mexico for the popes fiveday visit. A special report coming up a little later. State police in pennsylvania are telling people to stay off the roads after a nasty pileup that took all day to clear. Three people were killed in this mess of mangled metal. About 100 miles west of philadelphia. Sudden heavy snow and strong winds caused 50 vehicles to crash this morning including a bus carrying the Penn State Lehigh Valley mens basketball team. No one on the team was seriously hurt. More than 40 people went to the hospital. Surf was up, way up in ocean beach today. The National Weather service issued a High Surf Advisory from point reyes to the big sur coast. Waves reached up to 20 feet earlier this afternoon. Meteorologist drew tuma is here with a look at that and the weather. The waves are slowly coming down. The High Surf Advisory has been allowed to expire. Right now rather quiet. Live doppler 7 hd. High clouds passing through the area right now. Dry. Tower camera showing you the bright lights of San Francisco under quiet conditions. The forecast includes sunshine and warmer temperatures. And warmer air arrives monday into tuesday. Records are very likely. Finally the return of wet weather. Some rain moves in midweek next week. Its all about the mild numbers. 56 in San Francisco. 54 in mountainview. A cool 46 in napa. 52 in livermore. Take a look at the valentines hour by hour on sunday. Early tomorrow morning, likely dealing with coastal fog. By noon, plenty of sunshine. Warmg up nicely. By 4 00, around the bay. Most spots are going to hover in the mid70s. Well above normal this time of year. Warmer air moves in on monday. Future tracker temperature shows you the north bay could be touching 80 degrees. Cities around the immediate bay in the mid to upper 70s. Record on tuesday hold in the mid to upper 70s. A record at 75. San jose 78. Most spots will meet or exceed those numbers. Records likely around here on tuesday. Watch what happens on wednesday. Temperatures drop like a rock. Everyone back into the low and mid60s. This coincides with our next storm. The storm impact, rating our storms from 1 to 5. 1 is light, 5 is most severe. Gives you a better idea of what to expect. The one is wednesday night is a 1. Very light storm. Light amount of rain and light winds associated. Future weather, we jump ahead into wednesday evening. 7 00 on wednesday, likely tracking scattered showers out there. It doesnt last all that long. By early thursday morning, the system is exiting. And were just tapering to lingering isolated showers. Total rainfall, most spots hover around a quarter of an inch of rain. Not a blockbuster storm but its good to see this pattern chain since february has been so dry. Overnight tonight, some high clouds moving through. Upper 40s to 50s across the region. That sets the stage for a warm valentines day across the bay. 71 San Francisco. 76 in san jose. Same in oakland. 78 napa. 79 in antioch. Theres your accuweather forecast. Tomorrow, heartwarming. Flirting with 80s on monday. Temperatures drop back into the 60s. We see evening showers wednesday. And thursday morning, a little damp. A 1 on our storm impact schedule. Friday and saturday, mixture of sun and temperatures holding in the 60s. Drew, thanks a lot. Still to come a Sweet Surprise in San Francisco this valentines day weekend. The envelopes filled with money popping up around the dozens of people in San Francisco are getting an unexpected treat. Abc 7 News ReporterMelanie Woodrow tweeted these pictures of envelopes filled with change taped to meters. No idea who is leaving the envelopes. Melody says the most exciting part is watching people smile when they discover the envelopes but leaving the money for someone who needs to even more. Looks like Klay Thompson didnt need much help today. He got extra money and donated it to a couple of charities. The slam dunk contest. We knew it would be one of the look, i know youre a cow and all. And you may not know what im talking about, but, uh. The yogurt made from your milk, is delicious. Mmmm, yoplait. Abc 7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. Straight to toronto for the allstar saturday and nba threepoint shooting contest. Steph curry, the defending champ and Klay Thompson wanted to prove his stroke was as good as currys. Steph has to drain his last two shots to just to make it into the final round. Clay were in the finals. Klay hit his final eight shots. Finishing with 27 points and the threepoint trophy stays with the warriors. Klay thompson wins it. The first team in nba history to have a player from the same team win backtoback. Reporter for the second year in a row, the threepoint king is a splash brother. Klay thompson got scorching hot on the final rack to beat out steph curry. Ive never been on a team with someone who shoots it better than me. Steph pushes me to be great. A reason ive gotten my percentage better. I learn so much from him. Happy were taking this back to the bay. And backtoback years for the splash brothers. Its cool. Youll let him at least look at the trophy . Hes got his own. Hes good. He was on a mission. I was, too. Wanted to go