>> he seems to find pleasure in the idea of communities coming together over this. >> buzzy said in the interview this is attention he didn't want, telling he would have preferred to have kept his identity seek set kret so he can plant wads of cash. >> he is overwhoemed by it. >> he says he made millions during the foreclosure wave that consumed large parts of the bay area, since then, he says he spends time volunteering travelling to 70 countries and working with children through various chairitable organizations. >> we started talking to a manufacturing company >> he's invested in this start up, here promoting a smart phone case with a cigarette lighter. we wanted to speak about his cash give away and reasons for doing it we went to his home, and address for his office but waits to a

mailbox inside of this postal annex, it seems finding the man has been as difficult as finding the cash. that is one clue not on twitter. he talked about why he is doing this last week. >> i'm in 1% some people loathe. but rather than hating the people that are successful, by point to encourage people who have been successful to give back a little bit more. >> with 450,000 followers on twitter is a safe bet he'll have an audience. >> santa patel here with the warm up. >> key is some locations. it's going to sizzle. you'll see where fog is still

hanging on near the beaches here is a sampling of a city where we're expecting triple diblg digits. sunday above 78 degrees, hanging on to heat monday, then, temperatures will fly we'll take a look at the rest of the accu-weather forecast and how warm, hot, or comfortable it will be in the neighborhood coming up for the weekend. dan? >> thank you very much. and with rising temperatures comes increased fire danger. one county wants to know how well weed munching votes are helping. contra costa county has been running a test study. that is where we are live with answers, how are they doing? >> well, they're well behaved now. it may in the look like it to this guys that are in the middle of the day. they've got jobs out here this

is from a company in orinda with 55 goats. now they have 8,000. theirs is an important job. california is facing increasing fire danger. these goals are a valuable tool to keep the east bay fire safe this summer. in this case they're doing some protection. >> we're looking at effectiveness of goats and sheep. >> mike is with the flood control. he says goats are more than carrying their weight. >> in the county we have >> what we're going to find out

is that it's going to be a combination of world methods of grazing. >> in a ranch it's grown four fold. >> it's fire control. so when grass gets dry we bring goats out. the goats are here to keep the fires down. >> the only down side is possible contamination. in concord, abc7 news >> new concern about pot farms tonight a study says medical marijuana pot forms are making the drought we'res by draining streams, finding each uses six gallons of

water every day. officials say legal growers shouldn't face anymore cut backs. >> they're not related to marijuana and are content knew truly. if you're not using the water for creating waste, you'll have water intact >> water ways are being contaminateed and runoff is getting into the water supply. >> to east bay now, in pittsburgh, three men have been charged with running a brutal sex ring in contra costa county. prosecutors say they raped, beat and tortured three women while forcing them into prostitution. the three accused of shaving the woman's heads as punishment. these alleged crimes happened

from 2006 to 2013. prosecutors believe there would be more victims. >> federal agents busted a residential drug lab and found large quantities of methamphetamine andçó two young children. investigators say those are tubs of liquid meth you're looking at. >> it's a transfer point. methamphetamine salt, converted into crystal methamphetamine. and that is the product that gets sold on the street. >> federal agents made no arrests at this point. >> the man at the center of an investigation for possessing bomb making materials was in

court today but a bail hearing did not go as expected. tiffany? >> that detention hearing delayed again next week as the judge ordered a mental health evaluation but big news is that it comes in the form of these documents. they're just unsealed today. >> the fbi explains how the investigation led them to belief he used bit coin to bye byo toxins on the tour network. chamberlain identified after the fbi located a bio toxin seller on the site and traced that seller from sacramento. they interviewed the seller about the conversations with the buyer. the affidavit says the buyer

told the seller he wanted to buy liquid ricein but it was too expensive, he was after abrin, another lethal toxin. he allegedly agreed to pay $250 for the abrin, the fbi believes to have been enough a ups record shows he received a package in december the affidavit goes on to describe interaction with another seller and allegedly tried to buy pure nicotine as well. when the fbi agents executed a search warrant they did not find bio toxin but did find components for an ied. >> an explosive device could maim or kill people. i don't think it makes a difference that what they found was different than what the search warrant indicated they

hoped to find. >> of of course he was arrested monday at chrissy field he is sxoekted to be back in court june 15th. >> sunnyvale department of public safety says the man shot and killed was not armed with a rifle after all as first believed but a bebe gun. officers serving search and arrest warrants for a murder. owe fishes say griggs made verbal threats, came out of a room on a weapon and did not stop. >> this is an unfortunate situation we're seeking to comply with the law. >> the department officials say the fact he was armed does not

change anything the four believe their lives were in danger. the officers have been placed on paid leave. >> two teens accused of credit card fraud caught in a pricey sports car. a sheriff deputy spotted them in this sports car. the 19-year-old accused of using a stolen credit card. police say they used the car to book a $12 million vacation home in glenn ellen. he was arrested in march for trying to use a fake credit card to buy $10,000 worth of project in berkeley. >> a lot of excitement. the stage is set for belmont stakes. coming up, how anticipation is building for california chrome. plus...

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>> belmont park in new york this is where california chrome is set to run tomorrow. >> if he does, california chrome will become horse racing's 12 triple crown champion. care travers has a preview of the potentially historic race.

first, kentucky derby. next up, the preekness tomorrow, the belmont. as the sun rose, california chrome got in a workout. it's been a whirl wind couple of weeks. from the new york stock exchange to top of the empire state building to the track here, everyone wants a piece of california chrome. >> i'm so tired i think i've talked to everybody in the world four times, already >> california chrome doesn't seem tired. >> he's getting better with every praise. only 11 horses have won the

triple crown. since then, 12 horses have come with a triple crown on the line. only to find short. california chrome owners invested just 10,000ses today breed him. >> we've accomplished so much. and would be available. >> 100,000 people westbound here, hoping california chrome aces it. >> what a great story that would be. a lot of bay area ties. >> the jockey worked and trained in albany. so did trainer art sherman. both tapped retirement accounts

to california chrome. >> these are not the sheiks or millionaires that own this horse they turned down 6 million for 50% of the horse and over 2 million for the mare. they feel this is their dream. they're just enjoying the ride. >> what a ride it's been. the race is tomorrow afternoon at about 3:456789 we can let you know immediately outcome of the race. and we'll get breaking news alerts >> company officials said today putting san francisco companies value situation over $13 billion. including face book.

it also faces lawsuits from taxi companies in chicago and san francisco >> family of a fauen firefighter got a new car this afternoon. jennifer hobbs and children got the keys to this hyundai before the start of a golf tournament to benefit families the fire captain died in february, while responding to a car accident on i five. since then, hobbs says her oldest daughter is studying to be a flight nurse >> it's a struggle. >> finding a vehicle for my daughter means a lot. >> car west auto body and mercury insurance donated the car and a year of insurance. >> a group of high school

students showed off this restored 1967 bmw as part of the twitter for good event. these students come from kansas city, missouri. a pair of students with science and engineering projects. students say not only is it unique, so is the program. >> doing extraordinary things. it's about education but about technology, about the environment. >> the car can travel 60 miles at 60 miles per hour on one charge. >> and looks good doing it, >> in case you haven't noticed, it's right. >> hi, sandhya.

>> the weekend is looking fantastic. we have something for everyone our summer micro climates. towards the bay we'll see a pattern again, one more night. the fog going to be a disappearing act meaning it's going to get hot right now, we're seeing a lot of thunderstorms this afternoon in the sierra nevada. if you look north there, you can see another thunderstorm developing. tomorrow looking fine. sun, partly cloudy. sunday, 80 degrees and could get more thunder bumpers.

64 in oakland. look at this view just showing you low clouds there. we do have hazy skies around the bay area. mostly inland. low 70s in the north bay now. it was cooler today around inland communities. our range of temperatures, low 60s coast to low a foggy view around the coast and way bay. summer spread tomorrow, we're looking at triple digits inland. here is a satellite picture. we have our set up with low pressure inland, high pressure over pacific. that is going to get close enough to take temperatures up. we're expecting hot days inland this weekend.

and sunday a taste of summer. temperatures low to upper 50s you might want to bundle them up. afternoon just going to get warm in the south bay. peninsula, 77 in san mateo. it's going to be beautiful weather. 81 in redwood city. lingering fog. temperatures coming up from today. north bay mid-80s around novato towards east bay, mild, sunny day. 90 in concord and pleasanton. summer sizzling. low 70s at the koechlt a

beautiful place to be. monday, mid-60s coast. we'll see 0s inland. there is a lot going on this weekend. union street festival, the weather looks terrific. >> can't go wrong. thank you very much. >> meantime abc7 weather anchor spencer christian back on good morning america. >> they love him there. >> new, our old friend spencer christian from san francisco station kgo. what is the biggest difference from when you're here to now? >> the weather. >> they love him there. but we get him right back here. he'll be back where he belongs on monday. but what fun for spencer to go back to his old stomping grounds. >> over a billion delivered in

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coming up at 6:00 police say this video of a prolific bicycle thief caught in the act. >> also, emergency action taken by a federal judge over regulations on government telephone and internet surveillance program the >> suspect in a mortgage fraud files for bankruptcy. when any of the victims will get their money back. those stories and more coming up at 6:00 >> and an astronaut aboard international space station is in the right spot for taking the picture. >> look at this.

a nasa astronaut took this shot. a large storm swirling near argentina. >> experts say it's not destructive. here is another shot. >> ski resorts are receiving a foot and a half of snow from that storm. but it's a dramatic image. >> yes. it s we're getting another dramatic image, unique glimpse, into the life of a polar bear. >> you're looking at the first point of view video from a polar bear. collars attached to four female polar bears. >> you can see the polar bears eating and swimming right there. they hope to learn about behavior and declining sea eyeings. >> it's fantastic. >> world news is next, from all of us here, we appreciate your

time. our next newscast at 6:00 >> we'll see you then. welcome to "world news." tonight, on the scene. a deadly plot foiled today. [ gun fire ] the deadly shootout, the heavily armed gunman carrying explosives. what was his plan? and who stepped in to stop him? the severe weather tonight. fierce lightning and wind. the reported tornado in denver. 30 million in its path and tonight, this image emerging. lightning hitting a pickup. the abc news exclusive. the first look diane sawyer one-on-one with hillary clinton. and the tough question -- should the president have exchanged those taliban prisoners for that american soldier? >> did he make a deal with the devil? >> plus, the candid moment about hillary clinton's health. the scratchoff scandal. if you have ever purchased one of those scratchoff tickets, you have got to see what we've discovered tonight.