good afternoon and thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. this is an early edition of abc7 because in of the nba playoffs. a major milestone for the nfl of the st. louis rams drafted michael sam in the draft. sam will become the first openly gay player to be drafted by a pro football team. sam celebrated, backing a member of the rams, with his partner by his side. this is video from espn, showing sam reacting to the announcement. he announced he is gay earlier this year. sam is expected to

>> other news, crash today that caused a messy situation on san francisco's folsom street. cornell bernard spoke with the driver in a story you'll see only on abc7 news. reporter: it's really amazing that no one was hurt here. the mess from this very bizarre accident has been cleared up here on folsom street. but the smell still lingers in the air after a port-a-potty was caught in the middle of the crash. >> we just had this big old bam. >> she heard the crash and gnaw something was wrong. >> we came running outside, and i looked and i'm like, my god. >> the drive of this nissan smashed into a san francisco construction zone, taking out a giant orange arrow sign ask a port-a-potty. luckily work crews were not here but a chain reaction smashed

three cars. >> i just fixed this consider a month ago. that's the killer part. mother's day tomorrow and it's like this is how we're going to celebrate? >> witnesses told police the driver tried to leave the scene. mercy jiminez managed to stop him. >> you can't leave. we got to work this out. >> what happened here? >> i don't know. >> this driver did not speak english but told police he was tired. >> so he -- >> he was cited for not having a driver's license or insurance could face reckless driving charges. while all this was going on, the smelly content of the port-a-potty flowed down the street, creating a health hazard. >> it stinks. bad. >> the sidewalks were closed until city crews could clean up the mess. in san francisco, cornelber natter. >> two robbery suspects are in custody after a deputy shot one

man and another gave chase. it happened in san leandro. investigators are on scene for most of the morning. the store clerk says the men roughed him up and acted as if they had a weapon, though he didn't see one. the sheriff's office says a sergeant shot one of the men after he reached into this waistband. the other suspect took off in a car, and led deputies in a chase. >> two tension regions in eastern ukraine are preparing to vote tomorrow. uncentury generals -- insurgents have clashed. >> if you look behind me you can see flags from the european union and the state flag of ukraine. a crowd of 100 people and growing. the dedemonstrateors broke

himselfs into david groups, walkers, runners, those on bikes and those in cars, ending up here in fort baker. all in an effort to bring peace and unity in the ukraine and, in their words, stand up against russian president vladimir putin. demonstrators believe they should have the right to be their own state. >> the soviet union is gone and we have our independent state, independent country, ukraine, and we're proud to be ukrainian here. reporter: there is pressure to end the war from europe europe -- european leaders was well. the european union imposed targeted sanctions but has held back on all-out economic sanctions. the french -- president said he

hopes to avoid the resolution and those here today hope there's a quick resolution. a growing international coalition of rescuers is arriving in nigeria this weekend to help find those 270 school girls kidnapped by islamic extremeis, a rescue team from france and a british team. for the first time first lady michelle obama delivered the weekly presidential address on her own, calling attention to the kidnappings. >> in these girls brach and -- barack and i see our own daughters, see their hopes and their dreams, and we can only imagine the anguish their parents are feeling right now. nye jeanan citizens expressed outrage after world security officials turn down international help from britain

and the u.s. in the day following the kidnapping. >> searchers are searching for the third victim of a balloon accident in virginia. the balloon caught fire in mid-flight and crashed to the ground after grazing electrical wires two of those aboard jumped or fell from the basket. both were found dead. fire department radio recordings described the moments that followed. >> got a report the basket has come off so we're trying to find that right now. >> i advise all units, the airborne balloon is not the issue. we need to locate the basket. >> search and rescue crews combed a wooded area for any signs of the third person. witnesses described seeing debris fall from the sky. >> you could hear them screaming. please, dear god, sweet jesus, help us, we're going to die, please help us. >> the ntsb and the faa are

investigating the accident. the night was art of the mid-atlantic balloon festival which has since been canceled by organizers. nurses, workers, and patients at doctors medical center? san pablo held a community meeting today to put together a plan to keep the hospital from closing its doors. people who turned out this morning say they were asked for help from the coax contra costa county board of supervisors and urge them to find a way to keep the hospital open. >> a lot of poor people do not have transportation so they just stick around and unfortunately lives will be lost. >> voters this week rejected a partial tax measure to fund the hospitals. doctors is losing $1 million a month. bay area military moms whose sons and daughters are serving overseas won't have to celebrate alone. a big group gathered at the

marines memorial club in san francisco this morning for a special brunch. the meal simulates the celebration they're military sons and daughter would have taken them to if they had not been deployed. >> the military we have today in this room represents all of our children. so it's really nice to have that, and, again, my daughter's been in the military for several years and has not been able to be with me on mother's day. for a lot of those years. flexor -- it's the tenth year of the event. the event provides emotional support for military moms how to cope with the daily worries of have are children in harm's way. >> some are marking the day by standing up against violence. cheryl jennings emceed a walk organized by 1,000 mothers to prevent violence. lower rain taylor founded the group after losing her two sons to a drive-by shooting in oakland in 2000.

hundreds of other family members took part of the event in san leandro. a popular brand of fitness shoe has settled a class action suit. the big change to the golden gate bridge. an update on a little chihuahua right there. that was found on the median of an east bay freeway. re i look, a and a congress standing in the country ready way.ove forward... their budgets are late; jobs bills are stalled... and special interests run rampant. as an economics teacher at stanford, i know education means good jobs. so here's my plan:

i'd start teaching computer coding in public schools right away. open doors for women in science and technology. and prepare young people for middle class manufacturing jobs. i'm ro khanna and i approve this message, because change starts with us. just playing what are you up to? hide the cheddar. can i play? it's more of a one person kind of game. i won. tillamook cheese slices, tastes better because it's made better.

parts of san francisco's potrero hill got a soaking today when an eight-inch water main broke this morning. it floated kansas street and left people within the one-block

area without water. utility officials didn't immediately know what caused the break but say ruptures are typically linked to aging pipes. expecting changing if you're driving north on the golden gate bridge. look at this map that details where road work on doyle drive will mean changes beginning tonight when single lane closures will good into effect. then starting at 1:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, the ramp from highway 1 to 101 will be closed so traffic can be shift ted a new pattern. drivers on north 101 have to use the far right lane at the golden gate bridge toll plaza to access the last san francisco exit. this video shows you what drivers can expect. all vehicles in the left lanes will be forced to travel across the bridge. the new traffic pattern is expected to be in place for a month. if you're in those running shoes you might have a refund.

the company that makes them has agreed to pay $3.75 million to people who bought the glove-like shoes. customers filed the class action lawsuit over health claims be the shoemaker that said the shoes could prevent injuries and strengthen muscles. critics argue there's no science to back that up. the company denies any wrongdoing but will stop making health claims in its ads. ahead, anything but the typical traffic stop for one police officer and it's captured on his dash cam. what he is saying about his lucky escape and learn what happened to the driver of the car the officer pulled over. >> sunny out there now. clouds, ready for summer's return? or an early summer, seems like, a look at the hottest days ahead. then, look at that smile. a woman gives new meaning to the term senior prom. how she finally got to the dance some 73 years after graduating high school.

incredible. caught on video. police officer in iowa lives to tell the tall of a massive tree falling on him. it could easily have crushed the officer but the suv he pulled

over absorbed much of the impact. the driver of the suv got away without a ticket. >> that's the one true way to get out of a ticket. everyone asks a police officer, how to get out of a ticket. if a tree falls on you, you'll probably get off. >> the owners of the oak tree say it appeared healthy, the leaves were green and there was no wind. new details on a tiny chihuahua rescued from a freeway median. take a look. she is now at the contra costa county animal shelter. she is in fearful but in good health. they're waiting to see if the dog's owner comes forward. the chp tweeted a photo of her after rescuing the pup from the median on interstate 680 near walnut creek. investigators don't know yet how the dog got on to that poor median. poor little puppy. time for a check on the

weather. meteorologist frances dinglasan is here and seems like the wind never ends. >> breezy today. we're starting off with live doppler 7hd, sweeping around the bay area so we have some cloud officers parts of the east bay. no precipitation falling. i want to take you to the sierra nevada and loop it over the next three hours. you can see thunderstorms over the last few hours and areas of green, light rain, and even some snow, pink, and the white as well, and here's a live shot. this is in tahoe, in heavenly. mountain top. this is live. heavy snow right now reported as well in truckee. currently it's in the 60s around the bay area. 60 in san francisco, 67 in oakland, and 62 in redwood city. 67 insen jose. half moon bay, 67. here's a beautiful shot of the east bay, looking east towards mt. diablo. you see some clouds there but a gorgeous day.

very breezy as well. it's currently 70 in santa rosa, and we see 70 in fairfield and concord. here's what you need to know as we look this time from the east bay. you can see the breeze causing ripples on the water. clear and cool tonight. warmer for mother's day, and then get ready for a heat wave next week. i'll show you the timing of that pretty shortly. right now, winds have been pretty strong, gusting up to 41 miles-per-hour. sfo, all the winds from the west, even gusts up to 30-miles-an-hour at livermore. here's what is going on. this area of high pressure and low pressure, and you see the air moving that way. you see the tight isobars and that brought us locally windy conditions. tomorrow as the high pressure moves east we'll start to see the wind turn into more of an offshore flow and this helps drive temperatures up. so tomorrow, we'll see the wind from the north and the land breeze will help our numbers come up a few more degrees

compared to today. overnight lows in the upper 40s to near 50 degrees, and some low 50s out there. look for 51 in san francisco, and in oakland, 49 in concord, and 50 in san jose. so, we'll have mainly clear skies tonight. tomorrow, numbers will be coming up and that's the beginning of a trend. san francisco, very comfortable for mother's day. a high of 71. plenty of sunshine as well all around the bay, 74 in san mateo, 78, san jose. low 80s inland. and i want to show you what to expect the rest of the week. so, this is a temperature trend for livermore. the average high, right around 75. we're talking near record mid-week. 97 by wednesday before things cool down again. and i want to also take you to the accuweather. warm for mother's day. the warmer pattern moves in all the way mid-week, and we'll keep an eye on records for you.

>> 98 wednesday! crazy. thank you, frances. shu is here. last day. >> nfl draft is finally over. we'll look at the 49er and raider picks, and guess who is back? matt cain on the hill against the dodgers.

re i look, i see a and a congress standing in the country ready way.ove forward... their budgets are late; jobs bills are stalled... and special interests run rampant. as an economics teacher at stanford, i know education means good jobs. so here's my plan: i'd start teaching computer coding in public schools right away. open doors for women in science and technology. and prepare young people for middle class manufacturing jobs. i'm ro khanna and i approve this message,

because change starts with us. matt cain was on the 15-day dl after slicing his finger when he dropped and night and caught it awkwardly. he is back on the hill and has taken a lot of grief for his stipulate on the dl. teammates look are for a win against dodgers. dustin baker in the house. top two. hunter pence, sacrifice fly off

greinke. crawford beats the throw and the giants up 1-0. same inning, buster posey to'd. puig dives to stop it but hix scores. to the sixth, dodgers down 2-0. adrian gonzalez, grounds into a double play. then in the seventh, degorden, with a dagger past a leaping panda at third. dodgers' first lead of the day in the eighth, matt kemp. a blast and the dodgers go on to win it 6-2 your final. nfl draft today, niners had seven picks, bruce ellington, three quarterback win, johnson, ricer, and akerr. aaron lynch, ramsey, and with their final pick, adding depth

to an already strong roster. five picks for the raiders, justin ellis, keith mcgill and defensive end harris from illinois, safety from western kentucky, raiders with a good draft which reggie mckenzie and allen will need to have a good season. bay area athletes. ed rein independence to the eagles. san jose quarterback joins north carolina and quarterback david sails winds to chicago. cary fort -- not showing, gaffney on his way to carolina. nba regular season and playoffs can be like night and day. case in point, brooklyn. beat miami all four regular season games but have yet to get a win against lebron and the boys in round two. the heat won game two thursday despite a solid effort by the nets. brooklyn outrebounded miami.

the nets nearly matched the heat with points the paint. how did the nets lose? lebron says his team is tough to beat. >> we get to our game wishes don't turn the ball over. offensively we is execute, but pressure defensively. >> to golf, players championship, considered a fifth major, the best field in golf. a two-hours race. on 17. at the tpc stadium course. shot of the day. cink, in the air. in for the eagle, six back. johnson in third. three back with the 4-under. rolls in for eagle. they're chasing martin camer and jordan spieth. spieth had just one birdie in

this long par putt on 18 to stay at 12-under. he and camer co-leaders going into sunday. >> matt heath is on deck. >> a 91-year-old pennsylvania woman fulfilled a dream thanks to a group of high school students. last night, edna lamping finally went to the prom. she wanted to go 73 years ago when she was in high school, but her parents were really strict. finally, her family surprised her with her daughter asking her own mother if edna could go to the prom. the school said yes and edna got to live out a dream, although the dance moves happeninged a bit. >> now they just stand in one place and shake it. edna and her house joe will have another reason to celebrate. their 68th anniversary is next month. that does it for us. see you tonight at 11:00. enjoy the game.

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