so close, but yet so far. oh, melissa, so close. so close. yes, that's the word i really was missing. [ indistinct conversation ] -that was hard. -yeah, that was a hard one. yeah, that's a hard one. -- captions by vitac -- the contra costa county fair went on without a hitch this weekend, but going to the bank to deposit the profits is now a much more unfortunate story. good evening. i'm ama daetz. it's a nearly $90,000 heist in antioch, and it involved the money you may have spent. police say the two victims were employees at the fair. abc seven news reporter j.r. stone spent the evening in antioch and has more on this investigation. jr. >> police say the two employees

went to go and try to deposit the money in the night drop box at 218 in the morning. they had thousands of dollars with them when they were held up at gunpoint. the contra costa county fair ended late sunday night, but it's what happened in the overnight hours after the fair at this bmo bank, a mile and a half down the road in antioch that is raising eyebrows . >> two of our employees possibly were taking a very large cash deposit to a bank not too far away, and were robbed at the bank, not on the fairgrounds. >> craig cannon is the president of the contra costa county fair board of directors. he was not the one making the day to day operations calls at the fair and is now demanding answers. he says nearly $90,000. the fair money was stolen outside this bank, which is located in a strip mall where stores are boarded up and unhoused individuals are living in the parking lot. >> things were not handled the way they're supposed to be, and we're going to work on fixing

that. but you never send an unarmed citizen to a bank at a wee hours of the day, when the banks don't even open and expect us to make a deposit, a night deposit would be made right here. >> the only possible camera i could see from here is right there. and police have yet to release any surveillance video. some community members were angered when we broke the news to them wednesday night. yeah, they. yeah it is. are you surprised that somebody would rob somebody else for the money that was made from the fair? >> i don't surprise me at all. >> that's bad. that's really bad. >> cannon says the loss of this amount of money could impact the fair's music headliners and animal attractions in the years to come, he says the fair went very well this year without any problems until this happened off property and in a community that has been hit hard by crime, everybody's free game right now with these criminals and it's everywhere. >> antioch, of course, with the

limited police department out there, they have their hands full. >> police have not given any description of the suspect. they also haven't given any information that would hint if this thief knew that the money was going to be at the bank at this time, or if this was a random robbery. j.r. stone, abc seven news. >> all right, j.r, thank you so much. onto the peninsula. now, the mayor of redwood city is taking action after a fire at a recycling facility sent smoke across the region. we've been following incidents involving sims metal for years, including at this metal recycling center today. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez spoke to the city's mayor tonight, who wants an investigation. >> a fire that broke out at sims metal on the redwood city port sent plumes of smoke that reached parts of santa clara county. manuel michelle took these videos. he works at a water recycling plant next door. michelle said workers were advised to put on respirators because of all the smoke. >> this has probably been the biggest fire i've seen. we had to stop for maybe an hour or so

while it got contained. >> sims metal is a recycling facility that shreds things like cars, refrigerators, washers and more. the fire broke out just before three wednesday afternoon . redwood city fire said crews put out the fire by six, mayor jeff guy said this is not the first big fire at this facility. i'm disappointed that it happened again, especially since it happened the first time when i was serving as mayor. in 2013, two fires broke out at the recycling plant, prompting public officials to issue more than a dozen safety measures in order to prevent future fires. mayor guy said after wednesday's fire. city officials will be talking to the recycling plant again, but we'll be looking very carefully to the forensics, to what happened, why it happened and what corrective measures need to be made, whether it be physical improvements to the facility or operational improvements, to make sure that whatever is being shredded doesn't catch on fire and doesn't blow black smoke throughout the south bay, redwood city fire officials tell

me what sims metal crews are doing is moving a pile into a shredder, so less material is left behind. >> having oversight is important. >> lauren weston is with the environmental nonprofit acterra. she said it's a reminder of the process throwing appliances and other material away. >> so what's happening with the chain of materials? how can we better prepare for a transition, and how do we keep it out of our backyards and put it in a place that feels remote enough that we're all protected? >> in a statement, sims metal said the health and welfare of the community is an immediate priority in redwood city. lauren martinez abc seven news. >> we were streaming live aerials of this fire as soon as the smoke first broke out. you can get access to the same live breaking news when it happens by downloading the abc seven news bay area app for your phone or on apple tv, google tv, roku and amazon fire tv. a high school student was arrested in gilroy today for stabbing another student. it happened at christopher high school. staff put the school on lockdown after a fight broke out between the

students around lunchtime. we have video that was sent to abc seven by a classmate. you can see the knife on the floor of the boy's locker room where the fight started. investigators say one student pulled out a knife and stabbed the other student. the victim was taken to a local hospital. the district is offering counseling for students . now to the new ambitions from the former police chief of oakland, leronne armstrong. he's now making plans to step into the political arena. armstrong filed paperwork this morning to launch his campaign for an oakland city council seat. he was fired from the police chief position a little more than a year ago by mayor shengtao. armstrong is a west oakland native and now lives in district seven, but he's running for the at large council seat, which represents the entire city. >> i could serve beyond, you know, law enforcement, beyond the police department that i could continue to give back to my community. that's given so much to me. >> an investigation found armstrong mishandled two cases involving his officers while he was chief. however, an independent arbitrator later cleared him of wrongdoing. he

has since filed a lawsuit against the city for wrongful termination, which he says will not impact this race. donald trump is coming to the bay area, according to a report from reuters. the republican presidential candidate will attend a fundraiser in san francisco on june sixth. two weeks from tomorrow, it will be hosted by venture capitalist david sachs and chamath palihapitiya, reuters reports. vip tickets cost $50,000. we are pushing toward that weekend and we are still seeing that cool down. heading toward our thursday, abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel has everything to know in our 24 hour accuweather forecast. sandhya >> yeah and ummah. the countdown begins to the holiday weekend and today was day one of the cooling. this does continue as you mentioned tomorrow. look at this view from our mount tam cam. we have clear skies across the bay area is a little hazy out there. gusts to 30 miles an hour at sfo. it has been a gusty day across the coast and breezy

elsewhere. as we look at your planner tomorrow morning, mainly clear temperatures in the 50s. the sun will be out at noontime and then later in the day breezy to gusty again. cooler conditions than today, upper 50s to low 80s. clouds on the increase at 7 p.m. i'll be back with a full look at that memorial day weekend forecast to let you know if there is any rain in sight. ummah >> all right, sounds good. we will check back with you. thank you so much, sandhya. students at uc santa cruz are at a crossroads, as a strike against the uc system enters its fourth day tomorrow. students are now wondering if their graduation is in jeopardy. grad workers and teaching assistants started the strike on monday over how the uc system has handled the pro-palestinian protests and encampments at its schools. the strike has been authorized until june 30th because most people on strike are the ones who handle the final grades, many students may not be able to graduate on time. those on strike say the ball is in the university's court. >> is it the case that they want

the class of 2024 to, like, exit the university with these memories of, like, graduation being disrupted in this way, they really could fix it if they wanted to. reporter. >> tonight, uc santa cruz says it will continue the remote instruction in place this week through tomorrow and friday. an old, outdated ship is sinking into the delta and now leaking fuel and oil. multiple state agencies are responding and trying to contain the leaking diesel fuel. the aurora, as it's called, sits about 20 minutes northwest of stockton. it's a decommissioned cruise ship built in 1998 and had been in the process of being restored. time to talk travel. the unofficial start of summer is expected to be another busy holiday weekend, and tomorrow will be when it all begins. we first start on the roads as we check out some of our live freeway cameras in the area, 80 going through berkeley and emeryville. all seems to be one of the biggest problem spots. make sure to avoid those peak commute hours. triple-a says this will be the second

busiest memorial day weekend on the roads since 2005. in the skies, the faa says this will be the busiest memorial day period in 14 years. nearly 54,000 flights will be taking off tomorrow, with an expected 18 million people flying through next wednesday. a terrible loss for a beloved bay area band. the tributes coming in for the former member of train. plus the fight for ticket transparency, the potential legal action coming for live nation and it's our pick for the best thing you'll see today our talk with the oakland high schooler who's celebrating a seriously impressive feat. first, a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live! right after abc seven news at 11. jimmy watch tonight or i'm calling the cops. >> are people still playing hacky sack? they probably are. it's probably like a hip. >> i have a hacky sack in my car. you really? i have it in my glove

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paying it forward with gma's ray of sunshine. where will we be? get ready to smile. because you know what will make the morning better? >> a little ray of sunshine. >> charlie, collin, the original bassist for the san francisco band train, has died. tmz is reporting he died after falling in the shower while house sitting in brussels, belgium. he and his band mates formed train in san francisco in the 90s. they went on to win multiple grammys for hits like drops of jupiter. charlie colon was 58 years old. colin. excuse me. tonight, a class action lawsuit over systemic sexual assault at

the recently closed federal women's prison in dublin is set for trial. but as abc seven news reporter tara campbell reports, the case involving hundreds of prisoners could forever change the system. >> just one month after shuttering the doors of the federal women's prison in dublin. a day in court for hundreds of women who say they were abused inside. i think this will be a benchmark case to say to prisons, you need to treat people fairly. >> these are very vulnerable individuals and we're not going to tolerate this kind of abuse. >> a district court judge announcing wednesday the federal bureau of prisons will go to trial next june over claims of widespread sexual abuse. erin neff is with the california coalition for women prisoners. >> it's very good that we have a date set. >> a class action lawsuit was filed last year by a group of more than 600 women, claiming the feds allowed for guards to sexually abuse prisoners. >> this cannot be isolated to just the 605 women, because the

problems are system wide. the abuse, medical neglect, retaliation in it, just the list goes on and on. >> eight former correctional officers have already been convicted of abusing female prisoners at the federal prison while talks of a settlement in this larger case are underway, it appears that the prison system recognizes that the abuse was rampant and that change needs to be made, and they appear to want to reach out to a settlement because this was an ongoing crime problem for many years. meanwhile, advocates want people to be in the know. hosting a virtual town hall thursday evening with updates on the case and its potential impacts on the prison system. >> this is a prison that is funded by our tax dollars and it's important for people to know and that while you don't think it is affecting you, it is affecting your greater community .

>> the judge has also ordered a special master to oversee mandatory changes to the federal prison system. tara campbell, abc seven news. >> the president and ceo of the aquarium of the bay has resigned. that's according to the san francisco chronicle. we've spoken to george jacob several times since he took the helm at the san francisco located aquarium in 2017, the board's chairman told the chronicle. the board asked jacob to step down. the chairman says the board had recently received complaints about deteriorating equipment and collections agencies, calling the aquarium, jacob told the chronicle he resigned to pursue a new project. california could extend the statute of limitations for the prosecution of domestic violence from five years to 15 years. the proposal is gaining new attention after disturbing video was released showing sean diddy combs physically assaulting his former girlfriend on hotel surveillance video. back in 2016, the l.a. district attorney's office said earlier this week it cannot prosecute

combs for the assault because it's outside the statute of limitations. the new bill was introduced by state senator susan rubio. >> i am a survivor of domestic violence, so i have been very vocal about protecting victims. >> the bill has already passed in the senate. if it is approved , it will become law january 1st of next year. tomorrow, louisville police are expected to release video footage of golfer scottie scheffler s arrest during last week's pga championship. the department said it would also provide an update on its internal investigation surrounding the case. police arrested scheffler shortly after 6 a.m. friday after he attempted to steer around traffic congestion. the traffic backup was caused by a fatal crash earlier that morning. scheffler faces several charges, including second degree assault of a police officer. investigators say his car dragged a police officer who tried to get him to stop. many feel like the ticket buying process for concerts or sports games has gotten out of control. tomorrow, the justice department

and several u.s. states are expected to step in. they're expected to file a joint lawsuit alleging antitrust violations by live nation, the group that oversees ticketmaster. it came under extra scrutiny a couple of years back, when many were blocked out of chances to buy tickets for the taylor swift eras tour. a successful case could lead to sweeping changes in the live events industry. a california family is on the hook for almost 90 grand after a massive mistake looking for vacation souvenirs. at the end of last year, the rust family took a trip from their fresno home to pismo beach. >> my kids were picking or they thought they were collecting seashells, but they actually collected clams, 72 to be exact. >> oh, the rust family didn't know clamming has regular sessions. they got a ticket on the spot and later received a notice to pay more than $88,000. a judge took some pity on the family and reduced the fine to $500. wildlife officials say the

regulations are important to preserve the clam population. tonight, this is a look of san francisco's city hall. as we close out the end of harvey milk day. it's celebrated on this day every year since 2009, to mark his birth date and honor his legacy of activism for the lgbtq plus community in 1978, milk became the first openly gay elected official in california's history. it looks beautiful. the weather today was also beautiful. a wee bit hazy there, sandhya. >> yeah, and you know what? as the wind has been picking up. umma, we're going to get rid of some of this haze. i want to show you some live pictures right now. gorgeous views from our tower cameras tonight. clear skies everywhere except in half moon bay, where there is a little patch of fog that's trying to form. here's a look at where those temperatures are going. it was cooler today. warmest spots in the mid 80s. today tomorrow livermore is going to hit 78 degrees. the average is 77. so number will slide and continue to drop off

through saturday before recovering the second half of your weekend. the winds will be picking up just like today. tomorrow morning gusty along the coast, not that windy inland, but then later on in the day gets breezy inland and it will remain windy right near the coast. here's a look at what happens. so this first trough that came in just started the onshore winds today. and really strengthened them, which allowed those temperatures to fall. there's another trough that's moving in our direction. and so the combination of the two will continue the cooling trend. and friday into saturday could even see a little bit of drizzle. all right. as we look at live doppler seven right now. don't have to worry about the drizzle temperatures at this hour in the 50s and the 60s. live view from sutro tower and overnight tonight into tomorrow. breezy to gusty. next few days. the cooling trend continues. and for memorial day weekend, we're talking about a below average start to the weekend in terms of temperatures not below average for our graduates tomorrow. terra nova high school in pacifica graduating 330 in the

afternoon at 3:00. it's going to be in the upper 50s, mainly sunny later on in the evening, turning mostly cloudy. congratulations to all the graduates, including redwood christian. tomorrow in san lorenzo in the evening. it's going to be quite comfortable. 63 degrees, partly cloudy and then the temperature will eventually drop off into the 50s. here's a look at what's going to happen tomorrow morning. a few high, thin, wispy clouds, and then tomorrow evening notice the higher clouds increasing as the day goes on. so the sun will fade. and that will set the stage for a grayer start on friday morning temperatures 40s and 50s. tomorrow you might want to grab that extra layer for the morning hours and for the afternoon breezy coast side 50s. their inland areas in the low 80s. we'll call it a mix of sun and high clouds and if you're going to bottlerock in napa, the weather looks fantastic, although temperatures not quite where they should be for this time of year. for friday and saturday it's going to be breezy, low 70s and then sunny and warmer for sunday. the

temperature comes up into the mid 70s, so beautiful weather for bottle rock as well. here's a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. breezy and cooler tomorrow than today. gusty below average friday friday night into saturday morning. may see a little bit of drizzle. this will be the coolest day on saturday and then turning it around with sunshine and warmer weather. for sunday and memorial day, you will notice memorial day, those temperatures coming up into the mid 80s, and then tuesday and wednesday holding in the 80s, inland 50s coast side. just overall gorgeouseaer coming

choice from a list of more than 120 schools. elms has a suitcase that's spilling over with letters from all 122 schools where he's been accepted. he and his dad, chris, joined our 530 streaming show this afternoon to talk about all those options. >> so my dream is to become a professional musician, and i know that's going to take a lot of work and determination to make that dream come true. and by applying to so many schools, i sort of wanted to prove to myself that that is something

i'm really passionate about and i'm willing to make come true. yeah i think so. >> elms has a 3.9 grade point average at head-royce high school, where he's part of an a cappella singing group. his dad says while a music degree isn't required for pop stardom, it also can't hurt helms's chances. >> i do not want him to have this illusion of seeing people as superstars and think, oh, i can just go do that without really thinking hard about the amount of work required to make it happen. >> helms applied to 157 universities, so a few said no. he's also earned a staggering $5.3 million in scholarships. i say good luck, but i'm not sure he needs it. well, after a heartbreaking loss last night, the giants had another stress test tonight, sports director larry beil is here with more. >> i'm a blake snell continues to struggle for the giants. he was in line to take the loss tonight. but the offense bailed him out big time with a late

offensive explosion in pi

epic comeback tonight in pittsburgh. got a start with mustache man, right? like how many hours does it take to perfect that look? pirates load the bases in the fourth blake snell coming back from the adductor injury hits andrew mccutchen forcing in the first run of the game. snell is pulled after going three and a third innings later said he was bothered by a blister on his foot. on comes shawn jelly. oh bases still loaded and brian reynolds goes high. deep. aloha means grand slam pirates jump out to the five nothing lead. snell has an era over 11 at this point. giants score the next nine runs, though. matt chapman homering for the second day in a row. that makes it a two run game. chappy with his seventh of the year. top nine giants down 542 outs. lamonte wade junior is clutch rbi single scoring. luis matos were tied at five. then to the 10th. we go. patrick bailey singling home thairo estrada. that is the go ahead run as the giants score four times in the 10th. the pirates threaten, but ex giant joey bart grounds it. chapman bobbles, recovers and then guns him down to end it.

nine five giants. how about the a's hosting the rockies? the stomper hurd showing off the beanies. he's down two. zip in the fourth. jj bleday here it comes and there it goes. cuts the lead in half with one swing of the bat. this makes it a21 game just like the giants were. a's down to their final out in the ninth zach glove game tying rbi single. estuary. ruiz in and gerloff is fired up. they go to the 12th. ryan mcmahon uh- oh that's a problem. two run homer rockies win four, three and 12. when you're in the same conversation with bird magic and wilt, you have done something. and that's where steph curry is. the warriors star, who averaged 26 points per game, made the all-nba third team. it's the 10th time he's been named all nba, matching those legends from the past. nba playoffs tonight. mark cuban the laser like focus for game one of the west finals between the mavs and t-wolves kyrie irving went full uncle drew in the first half, scored 24 of his 30 points in the half. dallas, down three at the break, karl anthony towns only 16 points, but his three from way

downtown puts the t wolves up one with four minutes and change left. luka doncic closing the show with 15 of his 33. in the fourth, the mid-range jumper with under a minute left and the mavericks go into minnesota and they take game one, 108, 105 sports on abc seven. sponsored by river rock a slow network is no network for business. that's why more choose comcast business. and now, we're introducing ultimate speed for business —our fastest plans yet. we're up to 12 times faster than verizon, at&t, and t-mobile. and existing customers could even get up to triple the speeds... at no additional cost. it's ultimate speed for ultimate business. don't miss out on our fastest speed plans yet!

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