oh. >> so -- . >> a mother's reaction she finds her son alive and well. one of the many emotional family reunions after yesterday's devastating tornado that destroyed two schools in oklahoma. good afternoon, everybody, i'm larry beil.

>> i'm carolyn johnsonful officials in moore say the search for survivors and more victims from the massive tornado is almost complete. the number of dead stands at 246789 a welcome drop from yesterday's coroner's report of 51 bodies then rose to some estimates of 91 last night. nine of those killed are children. >> today the national weather service upgraded the strength of the twister saying it was an ef 5, highest possible rating on the fu jismt ta scale, winds at least 200 miles per hour. abc news reporter marcy gonzales dwinz our coverage. the governor of oklahoma just here, touring the devastation. search and rescue crews were here through much of the afternoon, going through rubble, still, searching for survivors. debris waved in trees like a white flag of surrender.

this small community of moore, oklahoma nearly flattened by a tornado of unthinkable size and power. >> it's scary. i thought i was going to die for a while. and i held by dog close to me. just waited to see what is going to happen. >> the skies darkened, students at briarwood school huddled in hallways and bathrooms. >> i had to tell them this is not a drill. we need to be safe. and just play laied on body on top of as many kids as i could. >> all of the children at briarwood would survive but only a sole black board sticking out from the rubble. officials say seven children died there and more are still missing. this storm ripped homes to shreds. debbie and her husband, and

neighbor heard sirens and took shelter emerging to find this. >> that was the fireplace its just a house. it was my house for 31 years but it's just a house, we got to come out together that. is important. >> many residents say they got through that huge deadly tornado that tore through this area in 1999, they can get through this, the president promised federal money to help. in moore, oklahoma abc 7 news. >> the president says he's instrublgting his disaster response team to get victims in oklahoma everything they need right way. he addressed the nation today promising victims will stand the country, the country will stand with them. he signed a major disaster declaration, money should start flowing to victims soon.

>> our full focus is on the urgent work of rescue and hard work of recovery and rebuilding that lie as head. yesterday, i spoke with governor fallin to make it clear to oklahomains they'd have all of the resources they need at their disposal. >> search and rescue teams from across the nation are heading to oklahoma now smrks have arrived. you're looking at live pictures of the devastation in moore. you can see homes, buildings here have just been leveled in certain parts of the area where tornadoes swept through, covering at least 12 miles. california dispatched six search and rescue specialists one from the oakland team left last night. abc 7 news vic lee is live with task force three. >> this warehouse is where the menlo park disaster response

team trains. you can see firefighters behind me. it just so happens there was a training session here today. the team is one of three task forces in northern california. the others based as you said in oakland and one in sacramento. and a team member did go from oakland to oklahoma sort of check it out to see if of the reenforcements are needed but so far this team has not been asked to go. their expertise is to go and find people who are trapped. they are trained to find them under collapsed buildings and get them out quickly. they concentrate on collapsed schools and locations where there are lots of people. and they tell me they're aware of something called crush syndrome. >> when you have an object on a a piece of the body for a long period of time just for a

couple hours, it stops the blood circulation in that portion of your limb, let's say. well, if you're just to go in without any treatment and premed x of those victims, when you took that debris off of them, they're going to die of toxicity of toxins building up in the body when you just released it. >> other thing is that communication which is a big problem after a major catastrophe. these members are equipped so they can go set up systems and establish communications among their own members. this team not expected to get called to oklahoma this time but if they do, they'd be the second team from the bay area to be on call to be called to respond to that particular catastrophe. one interesting note i'd like to let you know about.

they said stirjs cane yinz are the most effective way to find trapped people. >> thank you. >> well, unfortunately that region still facing some very severe storm system autos yes. spencer christian is here now with a look the what is ahead and fears out there. >> okay. here is a look at our looping doppler 7 radar show being movement of another live of thunderstorms in that area. and with this line of storms we haven't had any tornado reports but two funnel clouds have been sighted you can see the storm has been upgraded to ef five, strongest category

with winds in excess of 200 miles per hour which is beyond comprehension there. is a tornado watch for a wide area of eastern texas through northern louisiana, west and northern mississippi and western tennessee. that is in effect until 10:00 tonight. this movement is going to weaken. the storm goesing to fall part. another line of storms redevelop. basically into the area of alabama and mississippi. these storms will not be as intense as storms producing tornadoes yesterday. as storms produced funnel clouds today so, likelihood of more tornadoes tomorrow is greatly diminished. neert bay area we're experiencing some calm weather right now. under sunny skies, temperatures 60 degrees in san francisco. 68 in mountain view. san jose, 67. other temperatures into 70s in santa rosa and los gatos, first forecast calls for

mainly clear skies and highs low 70s inland. i'll give you a look at the forecast coming up later. >> if yo help tornado victims in oklahoma best way is to donate to the red cross. all have you to do is text red cross to 90999 to make a $10 donation. if you want to donate more, you can call 1-800-red cross. or go to our web site. >> stay with us for continuing coverage of the deadly oklahoma tornado. you can follow latest developments and get instant updates on twitter. >> moving on to big stories neert bay area is news 49ers will host super bowl 50 in 2016. >> yes. here is the official announcement from the nfl today.

>> super bowl 50 in 2016 has been awarded to san francisco. the decision drew cheer frtz host committee. the game will be played at the new levis stadium. 49ers ceo says the new stadium helps set san francisco part from the competition. >> you want to make sure have you first class made stadium. not just your own fans but hundreds of millions of fans are now going to have a place to be able to enjoy you know the next again raigs of super bowls and stadiums and that is what levis stayed jim going to be. this is reactions from city officials in santa clara. >> and this is the first time

in a decade the super bowl awarded on the first ballot, meaning san francisco, santa clara captured 75% of the vote. san francisco mayor ed lee briefly interrupted a celebration honoring golden state war dwrorz announce touch down. >> want to let you know san francisco has been named host of super bowl 50. >> wening bid announced just before noon, our time after the 32 owners meeting in boston cast their secret ballots. >> san francisco was going unagainst miami. and which hosted preechl year event so 10 times with aging stadium competing against brand new one, under construction in santa clara, the league apparently said enough, already. giving the nod to the bay area. >> well, 50 is such a big dominant display of history past, present so. that end of the cell should create

historic moment. we'll have a 100 plan we'll hit the ground running with setting up offense, setting up staff and putting nuts and bolts together. >> and it is going to be quite extraf ganza. nfl requiring a village for fans. live in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> thank you, carolyn. and ed lee was dressed in warriors blue and gold. needed to go to red and gold. >> yued. yu. >> noi we heard miami probably wasn't going to get the bid because they haven't put public dollars into the stadium. >> i think that was a huge factor here. but first of all great job by san francisco and santa clara to come together joining forces to put together what was an outstanding bid there

are people saying they're leaving we don't want a part of this. they got it together. and so new stadium is the center piece for that. but nfl is about money. and like field of dreams, build, welcome. that is why we've seen next year in new york do you think people want to sit and freeze in new york watching a game? no. three. >> you spend $1 billin you get the super bowl. >> so this is another strong message about picking the bay area? >> absolutely f you want to host our party you better pay for stadium upgrades they're going to say look. california is broke but found a way to new stadium.

if california can do it, you can do it. >> still ahead google's dominance eroden. >> and a beaten puppy. >> and new at 4 thirty-one group asking parents to keep children out of school on a day honoring the gay rights activist. >> taking a look at traffic right now. slow going on traffic on the lower deck of the bay bridge.

an investigation now underway to find out who beat a 10-month-old puppy so brutally it was left blind this, is the pug, chihuahua mix being treated at san francisco animal care and control wh. brought in she was suffering from major brain trauma and could not see. she may have also been sexual assaulted. >> she was out, really at death's door. it was touch and go quite a while for her. we weren't sure whether she'd walk again. >> the puppy is making progress and has begun to stand on her own. the pug mix will be put up for adoption. authorities sate person responsible, if caught will

face criminal charges. >> business news now is google perhaps losing an edge? microsoft unveiling a new x box. >> microsoft unveiled an update to the skchl bo.. x box one, player set to go on sale later this year, will use voice commands to recognize users. microsoft is the number one seller of consoles but faces increasing competition from a new breed of writers. spring team raising stakes in the fight to acquire clear wire frup 14% from its previous bid in an attempt to persuade shareholders to reject a competing proposal. the full take over would give it control over clear wire's

spectrum stocks closing higher today and your if google losing it's dominance is in the company's share of searches on u.s. personal computers is dropping. falling from 67.1% in march coming as search players like yahoo and microsoft's bing gain shares. bing is actually hitting a record high. >> thank you. >> two super star athletes stepping up in a big way for victims of the oklahoma tornado. kevin durant of the oklahoma city thunder donated $1 million to the red cross and the oklahoma native promising

to donate a thousand dollars for every home run hits between now and all star game july 16th. the their home used to be owned by kent's mom, was spared. and fans being encouraged to donate to relief efforts. abc 7 news caught wupt sharks will go to the red cross. >> now live to moore, oklahoma. the search for survivors is complete. number of dead stands at 246789 we know nine victims are children. today, national weather service upgraded the strength of the twister saying it was a ef 5. >> i just can't fathom 200

miles per hour winds. >> does the devastation and the strength of the? >> you can see why everything was flattened because what can withstand that force? just amazing. here is live doppler 7 with sunny skies, breezy and winds over the remainder of the bay area, winds gusting from 20 to 30 miles per hour. take a look at the temperature change. virtually every location cooler today than yesterday. 22 degrees cooler today in san carlos and livermore than yesterday. from ocean beach, clear, breezy overnight, sunny, breezy, cool toll tomorrow, little change nomplt several days. behind it a cooler pattern that will be with us for at least next couple days and perhaps longer.

tomorrow, windy and near the bay a breezy conditions ini had lnd. then, tomorrow, high temperatures breezy conditions inland and windy at the coast and around the bay only into mid to upper 60s around the bay. low 7 70s inland. on the coast mid to upper 50s so cool day for late may. here is the accu-weather forecast. high temperatures low 70s moving up to mid-70s saturday, sunday around the bay. and cool on the coast. only mid-50s throughout the weekend. we'll see warming on monday. which is memorial day. high temperatures back into low 80s inland. cool at the coast.

so you can pick your location. >> up next, generations of kids grew up with captain kanga roo and now, your chance to own a piece of that show. >> we'll go live to los angeles where a new champi

police arrested barbara walters daughter on suspicion of dui on sunday. the sheriff's office says this is her first infraction as an adult and did not specify whether it was for alcohol or drugs. walters chronicled her daughter's struggle was drug ause in her auto biography. >> now is a chance to own a bit of television history. >> estate of captain kangaroo going up for auction today in los angeles. >> that among items keys to the treasure house as well as puppets used on the show. >> still head on abc 7 news at

4:00 new concerns over how caltrans are dealing with hundreds of at risk bolts on the eastern span. >> plus, tim cook grilled on political capitol hill today. what lawmakers want to know about company tax autos warriors celebration in san francisco

we begin with problems on the new bay bridge caltrans are testing bolts on the eastern span but experts are questioning plans on their testing plan. >> john fisher is a professor and one of three experts on the independent peer review panel. last week, he was wo not involved in selecting them. he didn't say @ it then, but told the chronicle he thinks the plan to use this type of high strength rod was not well thought through and that boy have certainly urged them tyke another course. he seems all suspect bolts above a certain hardness level should be removed and plea ree placed but there are 2300 f them.

some encased in concrete. caltrans says replacing them is an option that decision has not been made yet. >> we're doing some short term tests and testing for toughness and hardness and there is a corrosion test. you take a bolt and imers it into salt water. and that could take several weeks we'd need to have more information to determine if and when these bolts need to be taken out or left in place. >> we can learn if it can be postponed at the mtc meeting. >> tim cook denying am saigss the company is stashing money overseas to avoid paying taxes in the u.s.. cook testified today one day after a congressional report revealed apple didn't pay billions in taxes on money earned outside of the united states.

he defended apple's off shore policy saying skpt not exploiting tax loophole autos we pay all taxes we owe, every dollar. we don't stash money on a caribbean island moving money to fund our u.s. business in order to skirt the repait traigs tax. >> cook calling for changes saying the tax code just has not kept up with the digital age. senators raised apple's success but accused of company of violating at least the spirit of federal tax laws. the fuby question that had nothing to do with taxes. coming up. >> former irs chief man in charge with the agency was targeting conservative groups says he knew little it. he was on the hot seat today and left his job as irs

commissioner last year. he was in charge of the irs. >> why didn't you know when you worked there? >> i agreed that that this is an issue in someone spotted it they should have run up the chain. they didn't. why, i don't know. >> according to a new abc news poll three quarters of americans see the irs behavior as inappropriate. >> happening about an hour now fr now the oakland city council will decide whether to part fwher a micro lending group to support small businesses and three local businesses would get zero percent loans up to $10,000

each if aplufed. >> is these little entrepreneurs that grow into giant entrepreneurs creating great living wage oakland making oakland the most exciting city in in america they'll have access to conventional financing. >> one of bay area heroes of the september 11th attacks is the focus of a new film. the rug by player and also, includes his decision to come out as gay. his mother plays a central part in the movie is a saying his courage pivotal to fight terrorists. >> trying to encourage one another just like the game.

>> the film includes film shot and 4. >> and on this for you on our web site abc 7 news.com. >> the warriors haven't moved yet for the city of san francisco is celebrating. the games in oakland. san francisco mayor ed lee as we showed you at the top of the newscast declared today warriors day and hosted a celebration for the playoff run inside of the city hall rotunda. with a proclamation to rick welsh. >> the team made history and plenty of accomplishments to be proud of for many seasons still to come. the bay area team for 50 years. and our city knows future holds

events and one year ago tochl the warrior as announced their plan tz build a new arena on the san pran water front. the city of oakland holding their own celebration for the warriors tomorrow evening from 6:00 to 9:00 at arena. the public is invited. everybody having a day for the warriors. >> up next an act of kindness. how a stranger is helping a woman's dream vacation come true. >> plus, what happened to livermore's famous light bulb? it hasn't happened in more than a century. >> and looking at western sky from our east bay hills camera, blue sky over golden gate. lovely, let me count the days how long this will last. >> taking a look at the san mateo bridge looking hazy out there. traffic moving along nicely. on lefthand side of the screen both cars heading towards

a massachusetts man probably spt moving too well today after a stunt pulled off yesterday. >> his nickname is the bear. he wolfed down 11 pounds of apple pie in six minutes. >> he pulled off the stunt as a promotion and estimates he consumed between 10,000 to

15,000 calorie was a half gallon of iced tea. >> i hope josie chestnut is watching this, because lks like he's got a new challenger awaiting. >> yes. >> after a brief blackout the longest lasting light bulb on the planet is back on. a power supply turned off the light bulb for six hours and this morning was back on. >> san jose area fire stations. at the current home, the number is six. >> bummer the record is broken after more than 100 years. >> people wait tables want big tippers but woman got more than expected. >> take a look at this receipt. a customer left a waitress a thousand dollar tip on a $60 meal. >> the customer wrote on the receipt your ticket to itally,

enjoy. she believes she was overheard telling another customer telling she wanted to go to itally. >> here is a look at live doppler p. clear skies breezy conditions very pleasant cooler and this evening, if you're go together giants game it will be sunny. 55 degrees at the start of the game. again, breezy, cool. so you might want to bundle up. nationwide tomorrow, calmer weather picture especially down into area of those violent storms and tornadoes. texas and oklahoma will have clear skies and mild conditions tomorrow. we'll have showers in the southeast. but i don't think they'll be severe. they don't seem to be the kinds that would have phone shall to produce tornadoes. in california tomorrow, mainly sunny skies and cool but pleasant with the exception of

around eureka. we do expect sunny skies, windy near the bay. breezy and much cooler than average for this time of the year. high temperatures only into mid to upper 50s on the coast. mid to upper 60s around the bay. only low 70s into mildest inland locations. it will start to warm up before memorial i day which is probably good. >> thank you. >> yes. >> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00 who will take home the mirror ball trophy tonight? >> live to los angeles next for excitement with dancing with the stars. >> i'm michael finney. if you're in the market for a used car i'll tell you why buying

a coalition of consumer groups accusing airlines of continuing to sell fares to passengers before disclosing true price. >> michael finney joins us. michael was thnt dwelt a couple years ago? >> yes. you would think it would be over with but some haven't

been satisfied with results. regulations went into affect in 2011 requiring airlines to disclose all fees on the web site prior to ticket purchase. this calls for airlines to disclose fees. we contacted airlines for american and told us it supports transparency and believes this campaign is about further protecting an antiquated ticket model. some discouraging news for used car buyers prices are sky high. average price fell just half a percent and that drop isn't nearly as much as some hoped for or expected. average price of a late model used car now is just under $16,000. this memorial day weekend let

the waze app save you time and money giving you realtime information on roads to avoid traffic congestion and suggest alternative route s. the app responds to voice commands souk keep your hands on the steering wheel and give suggestions on where to find the map. >> and then, tonight at 11:00 why travel web sites won't tell you. i have two tips saving you hundreds of dollars when booking summer vacation. that is tonight on abc 7 at 11:00. >> that is important. thank you. >> sure. >> four finalists are vying for dancing with the stars title tonight. just one point separates top

two contestants. >> who will go home with the mirror ball trophy? have you some highlights? >> absolutely. four remaining couples danced three times last night and the dancing isn't done yet. at least for three of them. one couple will be eliminated and remaining three dancing one more time for more scores for judges only. so that is what's happening here. we saw how close the race is. >> it was a good news, bad news day for leaders. she earned two perfect scores and won cha cha relay round. her are partner also got beamed pretty good she looked

at me like don't stop. i had blood around. i ran aroundment kids are ready and see my face. i see their face. >> so scared and didn't know what to do. i didn't know if he knew blood was dripping all over him. >> their free style earned cheers and a standing ovation for len goodman. >> it was amazing. >> you know ilts its only a handful of the moments. it's amazing to be aware i was in one of those moment autos

they landed in third place, spirits remained high. >> everyone brought their a game tonight. amazing and i loved everyone's free style. awesome. >> in fourth place, jacobby jones. he is not happy about it. >> i don't think we deserve it, sorry. >> we're going see plenty of dancing but also going to get musical performances. and one of these four remaining will take the crown. >> is he obviously not too happy you think? but moment of truce here, this did that win it?

>> i think mirror ball trophy goes to them first. how much fan support does this guy have? >> loo that looks like quite a shiner there. >> does it look that bad in person? >> blood seeping out last night. so we had to get a clois up shot. it's bad. he was smiling throughout the pain. he went to the hospital. thank you. i didn't realize dancing with the stars so dangerous. >> one group telling parents to boycott california public schools tomorrow. >> there is a san francisco connection, ahead. >> in the newsroom our live team coverage continue was a look at the driving force behind such a massive tornado. is it it climb yim change or

something else? and sitding down with

at 8:00 it's the bachelor's sunniest moments then at 9:00 it's two-hour season finale of "dancing with the stars". a campaign to keep kids home from california public schools tomorrow. >> tomorrow is the day designated to teach about the contributions of harvey mill ook tomorrow would have been his 83rd birthday. nannette miranda has the story from sacramento. >> may 22 is harvey milk day in california. a date recognizing the first openly gay lawmaker. public schools encouraged to

commemorate him. >> keep your kids home. >> but a family values group running radio ads calling on parents to boycott the day keeping their children home from school. >> they'll be taught in an agenda attacking our family value autos children belong to their parents not to the government f government schools are sexually indoctrinating children it's up to the parents to protect their children and two, protest. tell schools don't do it again. >> harvey milk day became state law in 2009. lawmakers wanted californians to be more aware of the slain gay rights leader's accomplishments. >> gay and besless beein people are not defined by their sexual orientation. we're defined by who we are and what we do and what we contribute to society. >> schools lose funding whenever kids are absent no

matter the reason. we caught up with a school from conservative yuba city. heather says all four of her kids goring to on harvey milk day. >> gay rights is going to be more accepted so i think it's just what they learn bit now. >> it's traumatic for children to be made sexually uncomfortable by their own teachers and principal. >> another california law mandates the next time textbooks are updated gay history must be included. >> there is a case fween tween lawmakers and apple executives today. >> but there is a light moment or two including when arizona senator mccain wrapped up questioning of of tim cook. >> and i want to fix that.

>> there you heard it. cook laughing and trying to make their ads better all the time. >> we'd be better if you didn't enter in your pass word. >> can't remember ours. >> it's problematic. >> okay. >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm carolyn johnson. >> i'm larry beil. >> thank you. stories of survival and loss. live from oak okay tornado zone. researchers question what is contributing to a twister of massive pro portion autos i'm sandhya patel. where the strongest line of thunderstorms are heading. >> a big victory for the bay

area, super bowl 50 gets ready to kick off here we'll take a look at what it brings with >> just ahead, it was my house for 31 years, just a house. >> that woman survived terror in oklahoma. 24 others did not. it's a drop from the estimates reaching 91 dead last night. tonight the search for more victims is nearly complete. fire chief is 99% confident. >> we're a nation standing as lng as it takes. words of come forlt today from the president vowing speedy federal aid and as efforts begins we're getting a better idea of the power of this storm.

good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> we want to show you entire neighborhoods from the sky here flattened in oklahoma in adecision, 250 people are injured. dozens more, hospitalized and now, the difficult task of cleaning up is underway. jessica? >> yes this, is just one area hit hard here in moore, oklahoma. this used to be a bowling alley. today, it's gone z there are neighborhoods that look like this. crews continue to look for victims today. residents faced reality. those on foot did and when returning they had a story to tell. >>