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trying to do something this afternoon they haven't done all year. win three games in a row. it's the longest streak to start a season for the or the team since 1972. center fielder luis matos continuing an amazing week and for that he is our toyota player of the day, motto said five rbi last night. he did even better this afternoon at oracle park against the rockies. bottom one two on two out. matos facing former giant ty blocking gets the best of him there. three run shot to left center. added another rbi later. nine rbi in two games. sets a new franchise record with 15 in his first six games of the season to the fifth. giants up six three. matos, due at the bat and the glove there he is in center field, are on the move and leaps in. oh, what a catch. second time he's robbed a home run this week. hard crash in the wall. but he stayed in the game. de la salle high product kyle harrison the starting pitcher loves it. he got the win in this game. bottom eight matos two run single. it's a laser to center field a six rbi game becomes the fourth giant in franchise

history to rbi in consecutive games. and the giants win for a week for matos, man, that's a lot of rbis . >> guys from our system, guys that you know came up with as giants are now getting a shot with the big league team and getting probably their best chance ever. so yeah, it's been a jolt of energy for us. and you know it's like i said it's been a really good feeling in the dugout. >> the kids are getting it done. luis matos with 11 rbi in two games, 17 in a week. giants won three in a row. he is our toyota player of the day. all right. chiefs head coach andy reid in kansas city watching the a's and royals. who's he talking to? maybe patrick mahomes travis kelce taylor swift i don't know. casey is going to be at levi's in october for a super bowl rematch in the second. seth brown shakes it off. two run shot to center fourth of the year game tied. it's taylor swift reference for all you out there. bottom five same score. a's starter ross stripling gives it the go ahead run. it's vinnie

pasquantino rbi single three two. and when he does well they do this past squatch thing at the stadium i don't know i like that a's lose 537 straight losses. they dropped ten games under 500. watch out for the past, squatch. all right. moving day. the pga championship. valhalla louisville, kentucky justin thomas grew up in louisville. and how about the hometown kid? check him out on 14. follow the yellow line. that's the golf ball. goes in for the birdie. tied for 10th, five strokes off the pace. what a shot that was. how about cows? collin morikawa took the lead on 15 when he did this. rolled around the cup twice and in he's at 15 under tied for the lead. woo xander schauffele heading into a great championship sunday. muddy day in baltimore. second leg of the triple crown. it's the preakness stakes nfl mvp lamar jackson in the crowd kentucky derby winner mystic dan the favorite. but it sees the gray who stays ahead down the stretch. mystic dan just holding off, catching freedom for second. and with the victory,

the 88 year old dewayne lucas becomes the second oldest trainer ever to win a triple crown race. sees the gray paid off at 9 to 1 odds. all right, shifting gears to football, 40 niners greats came out to san jose earlier this week for the fourth annual dwight clark legacy series, honoring the 40 niners legend, who died of als in 2018. the charity auction event benefits the golden heart foundation, which helps 40 niners alumni who are going through hard times. post football career four niners quarterbacks from steve young to brock purdy, they were on hand and i caught up with that guy. former 40 niners offensive tackle harris barton before a very wonderful event. the fourth annual dwight clark legacy series were four for four for you. what does this event mean? well this brings a lot of my old teammates together, a lot of new teammates that that i've been cheering for together for a common cause. >> and the cause is really helping out the 40 niners that gave it their all in the 70s and 80s to this organization, and they fell on some bad times and need some help. and so that's

what we that's what we try and do here with the golden heart fund. and dwight was big into this because, you know, he believed in his players. and we were we were all brothers. and when he passed away he said, listen we got to do something to help help out former players. and that's what we're doing tonight. >> what was dwight like for those that don't know him, take us behind the scenes. dwight, clark, dwight was a glue. >> you know he was a guy that kind of. he went through three generations here in the 70s and 80s and 90s as either a player or as a in the back office, and everything rotated around dwight. i mean, he was kind of like the center of the universe. and so players, young players, old players, you know, black, white, everybody kind of got along with dwight. and when he passed away, we all felt like we had lost something there. and bringing this together every, every year kind of remembered how great dwight was and what he did for this organization. >> real quick, brock purdy, though, your analysis on him and where he's going. >> i love brock purdy. yeah you know, i mean, brock purdy to come in here to do this tonight. it i mean he's my hero right. he

didn't have to do this. and you know here's a guy who's new to the bay area. he's coming out. he's supporting the organization. you know, and for to that that type of that type of, you know, effort uh- makes me a big fan. >> that is all the time we have for toyota after the game. lauren, you have more news, all sports at 11. >> all right chris, thank you so much. coming up next on abc seven news. that fire that caused a traffic mess in san francisco, shutting down part of the bay bridge. and the backup continues tonight. also caps, gowns and gripes. graduation day at sonoma state and more fallout from the protests that contributed to a hectic week on campus for years. four more years and london breed makes it official she wants to remain in charge of san francisco a little longer. >> i'm spencer christian. those onshore winds are bringing us some cool breezes tonight, but there's warmer weather around the corner. i'll have the accuweather forecast coming up

traffic on the bay bridge is moving at a crawl right now. here's a live look through our abc seven news traffic camera. it's not much different from the scene hours ago, when a fire nearby shut down the lower span of the bridge, causing a backup that stretched for miles. good evening, and thank you for joining us. i'm lauren martinez. the fire is now out, but the bridge closure, coupled with detours for tomorrow's bay to breakers, has created gridlock in some areas. tonight, the lower deck of the bay bridge had to be shut down as firefighters put out a fire burning right next to the tunnel. the fire started just before three this afternoon. firefighting boats sprayed water on the fire for about an hour. firefighters say high winds plus the steep hillside made the fire fight difficult. it was also bad timing for those leaving the giants game. chp shut down the eastbound lanes of the bridge to give firefighters more space to work. that triggered a backup

that stretched for about five miles and spilled onto the streets of san francisco in some cases. now to the north bay, where a week of controversy at sonoma state university is culminating with commencement ceremonies today, it comes after the sudden retirement of president mike lee this week. the csu chancellor placed lee on leave after he made a deal with pro-palestinian protesters without proper approval. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard shows us the protest during graduation and has details on the fallout >> hundreds of sonoma state grads rocking their caps and gowns during commencement ceremonies. after a dramatic week on campus involving former president mike lee. but alex can't think about that right now. >> today is about me. i'm glad to have my dad here to see me graduate, so that was more on my mind than the school. >> lee's retirement was announced friday by csu

chancellor mildred garcia, a day after she put him on leave for insubordination because of an agreement lee made with pro-palestinian student protesters who had occupied an encampment. lee told them he would initiate an academic boycott of israel among other things, which angered the jewish community. >> there was no communication with the jewish community, with the with the jewish students, with faculty uh. it was as if we didn't exist. students for justice in palestine held this silent protest during graduation. >> for more than an hour, a line of police not letting the group approach the commencement stage. sonoma state's acting president acknowledged this week's controversy, with student protesters without even mentioning mike lee by name. >> i also want to acknowledge this current moment in time, one in which college campuses, including our own, have been spaces of social change, and i am proud of this university community for appropriately focusing today's attention on our graduates and their supporters. >> i have very mixed feelings right now. >> bd white supports mike lee

and says she refused to shake hands with the acting president after getting her diploma. >> thank you for taking a stand, president lee. i hope you enjoy retirement and thank you for doing the right thing. >> activist susan lamont standing outside with this sign supporting lee university's today are totally corporately owned now, you know, just by their investments and that sort of thing. last weekend, pro-palestinian protesters interrupted uc berkeley's graduation ceremony. saturday's sonoma state commencement saw no delays, but lots of pomp and circumstance at sonoma state. colonel bernard abc seven news. >> well, six people are recovering from injuries suffered in a bad crash on highway four today. it happened in antioch, near summersville road. it appears at least two cars crashed and one of them landed upside down. contra costa county firefighters didn't share how badly the six people were hurt. prosecutors in the east bay will not file criminal charges against the richmond

police officers, who shot and killed a man last summer, richmond police, show me your hands. >> show me your hands. >> that is a moment before bullets started flying back in june. richmond police were searching the home of a man arrested with a gun. the suspect's roommate, 66 year-old kevin mcdonald, was inside the house. prosecutors say when officers opened the door to mcdonald's room, he pointed an assault rifle at them. two officers fired, killing mcdonald . they later found dozens of guns in his room. this week, the contra costa district attorney's office decided the officers acted in self-defense and should not face criminal charges. san francisco mayor london breed has formally announced her reelection campaign. breed made the announcement in front of a packed house at the fillmore auditorium today. the mayor was direct about some of the city's biggest challenges, saying she wouldn't apologize for her police crackdown on drug markets. but for the most part, breed speech was hopeful, celebrating revitalization in the city and promising more

change for downtown. >> it has to be a place where people work, where they live and where they play. so my economic recovery plan 30 by 30, bringing 30,000 new residents to downtown by 2030. >> breed is facing four major challengers former supervisor and interim mayor mark farrell, nonprofit founder daniel lurie, supervisor aaron peskin and supervisor asha sapphire. the candidates were set to debate monday night at manny's in the mission, but organizers canceled the event after too many backed out. california's largest gathering of republicans is happening this weekend on the peninsula, and the biggest headline has nothing to do with our state, south dakota governor kristi noem spoke today at the california republican party's convention. she made headlines and potentially blew her vice presidential candidate chances after writing in her new book how she shot and killed her dog, the state gop defended noem

speech, calling her a proven leader. in her speech, noem talked about people being too easily offended, urging us to talk to people we disagree with. >> we live in a country that is addicted to being offended, don't we? we just love to be offended. >> republicans best shot at statewide office didn't even show up for the convention. senate candidate steve garvey skipped the event. it's an unusual move for a major candidate, but it tracks with his strategy so far, with limited public appearances. well, housing is one of our biggest challenges we face as we work to build a better bay area. one solution is turning empty commercial space into apartments, a new report shows. one bay area city is one of the top in the country for it, an analysis by rent cafe found alameda had the third most apartment conversions in the country. last year. developers turned warehouse space into 372 housing units. only new york

city and richmond, virginia, had more rent. cafe says projects like these are on the rise across the country, with most of them focused on turning old hotels or office buildings into apartments. calling for better work conditions took their demands to the streets of healdsburg today, more than 200 farm workers and supporters rallied to demand disaster pay and what they call dignified wages. the rally was organized by the group north bay jobs, with justice. they said they held the event at the same time as the healdsburg wine and food experience. to illustrate the economic gap between many in the wine industry and those who work in the vineyards. happening now. it's the final weekend closure for state road 37. in the north bay, the eastbound side of the highway, which extends from sears point to vallejo, will remain closed until 5 a.m. monday morning. caltrans is repaving the road.

the detour route involves taking 121, 12, and 29 highlighted in green. if you're planning on traveling up through wine country, you may need to make some additional time for your trip. coming up, we'll look ahead to a busy travel weekend, as one discount airline makes a big change of how you buy your ticket. also one of the bay area's weirdest races is about to take off. the traffic headache is about to begin for bay to breakers. we'll tell you abou

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race begins at 8 a.m. sunday. runners go from the embarcadero all the way to ocean beach. that will make it hard to get around. the sfmta says most streets should reopen by two tomorrow afternoon. we have a full list of road closures and all the details you need to know to attend, or steer clear of the traffic you can find it all on abc7 news.com. looking live at sfo and oakland airport this evening, one of the cheaper airlines there is planning a big change. low cost carrier frontier airlines is revamping its fare structure and eliminating change fees. it's a move to attract more travelers by packaging travel extras. passengers will now have the option to choose bundles that include priority boarding, seat assignments and checked baggage, and the changes come just in time for memorial day weekend, which 3 million travelers are expected to fly. we added pilots, we've added flight attendants, we're flying about

about 5% more flights with larger aircraft. >> we're fully staffed. we're ready to go. >> the tsa is forecasting friday, may 24th, to be the busiest travel day of the holiday weekend. a big birthday celebration is underway on the santa cruz beach boardwalk this weekend marks 100 years of ups and downs, twists and turns for the giant dipper, the iconic wooden roller coaster opened to guests on may 17th, 1924. today the boardwalk is celebrating with special events and a fireworks show. a century in the making, it's now the fourth oldest roller coaster in the united states. >> it's one of the 10th oldest roller coasters in the world, so it's really one of the last of its kind. it's a really special treasure. >> i've been coming here since i was little. >> this is my first time. >> his first time. so just sharing a little piece of history and my family with him. ride it. how many times? >> ten times as many as we can. we can. >> and get this back. when it

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where you're located, but things will warm up next week. here's a look at what's happening right now on our satellite radar composite image. we've got a pretty brisk onshore flow. the clockwise circulation around high pressure off to our west, and a counterclockwise circulation around an area of low pressure, actually the highest to our north. i beg your pardon? uh. and the. well, let me go through this again. here's the area of clockwise circulation around the high. here's the counterclockwise circulation around the low. the two are combining to give us a very strong onshore flow. as you can see on the surface wind speeds here we have gusts up to 27mph in san francisco, a 24

over in livermore. it's breezy all around the area, which makes it feel a little cooler than it actually is. 24 hour temperature change shows most locations about 234 degrees cooler than at this time last night. so let's take a closer look. 54 here in san francisco right now, oakland 57 low 60s in hayward, san jose, redwood city, 54 at half moon bay, and the post sunset sky is still a glow. as you can see from our mount tam camera 56 right now. santa rosa, petaluma 5256. also in napa, we have 63 at fairfield and upper 50s in concord and livermore. let's check out our forecast headlines right now. bay to breakers. tomorrow it will be mostly sunny and pleasant. it will be cool, of course, at the start of the race, but once you get going you'll warm up early next week. look for a sunny skies and a warming trend through the middle of the week, but later in the week, next week it will get gusty and sharply cooler. so for tonight, looking at the futurecast, you can see that brisk onshore flow will continue. we'll see some low clouds developing along the peninsula coastline, and maybe a little bit around the bay

shoreline as well. north bay will remain pretty clear and we'll start the day tomorrow with a mainly sunny sky. although there will be a few lingering clouds near the coast overnight. low temperatures will be in the mid to upper 40s in the north bay, which will be our coolest region, and we'll see low 50s just about everywhere else. and then tomorrow bay to breakers starting at 8:00 tomorrow morning here in the city. of course, there will be runners out there even before 8:00, and so it'll be about 53 to 55 degrees during that first hour. 7 to 8 a.m, and only a gradual increase in temperatures as we get to the middle of the day. but as you start to move about, you'll feel warmer anyhow. high temperatures, upper 50s at the coast tomorrow, 65 here in the city, upper 60s to low 70s generally around the bay shoreline. inland areas will warm up to mid to upper 70s, up to about 80 degrees at santa rosa and on we go to the maximum temperature trend on monday. we've got a pretty good warming trend going early in the week. high temperatures inland will move into the low to mid 80s. we'll see low 70s around the bay tuesday, likely to be our warmest day, with inland highs reaching into the upper 80s in

some spots back down to the low to mid 80s on wednesday before further cooling. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. so nice day tomorrow and notice the gradual warm up. not so gradual on tuesday. that will be a rather dramatic bump up in temperatures. wednesday. still mild to warm, although a few degrees cooler than tuesday. and then later in the week you can see that cooling trend taking us back into more like a winter like pattern in terms of the temperature range. lauren >> all right. spencer. thank you. tonight on abc seven news at 11. it's empty now where pro-palestinian protesters cleared out a camp earlier today in the bay area. and this is not your ordinary taco stand. the prestigious award had just received that has people lining up for a taste and where the gem is located. that's tonight on abc seven news at 11. the wnba newest expansion team is hosting their first ever block party. today, the golden state valkyries are throwing the event at thrive city, the plaza

surrounding the chase center. fans were treated to food, games, kid zones and entertainment as the valkyries were welcomed to their new home. scheduled musical guests included bay area artists like e-40, goapele, kehlani, quincy mason and p-lo, and there's no shortage of excitement for this coming wnba team. >> just celebrating the block party and having fun showing baby girl what it is. >> uh- have women sports in, in america. yeah >> the valkyries are expected to begin play in 2025. well, that's it for our special edition of abc seven news for chris alvarez and spencer christian, i'm lauren martinez. we'll see you back here at 11.

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