>> a very good saturday morning to you all. it's 5:00 a.m. i'm katie marzullo. wheel -- we'll start off with a quick look at the forecast. here's lisa argen. >> 57 in mountain view, 52 san francisco and just 50 santa rosa. the low clouds and fog peeling back to the coast today. even sunshine at the coast and temperatures there will be climbing into the upper 60s. here's a look at emeryville. afternoon high necessary the east bay, it will be in the mid-70s, even upper 70s. at the coast with limited sunshine, mid-60s, look at the heat coming into the east bay, low to mid-90s.

that's the key, it's everywhere. police in the east bay are putting together a task force after several violent attacks by large groups of teenagers. it's called wilding and it isn't just one city's problems. police departments from all over the area are banding together to put a stop to it. we have more from san le an degree. >> kids come in here, they jump over the gates all the time. >> what are they doing? >> arrests. >> over the past month san leandro police a growing number have been using bart to travel up and down the 880 corridor mostly for the purposes of doing nothing but terrorizing people and committing acts of crime, the trend called wilding was sparked bay youtube video where 600 young people roomed

the streets of chicago last year committing crimes. >> we need safety in numbers. several people have been assaulted and robbed and now police agencies from oakland to fremont have created police officer. >> not five or six will show up, to or 30 will. >> many crimes are affectth bay fair center mall and shopping areas and surrounding cities. >> you see a lot of people leaving the area and shopping elsewhere. it's sad. >> the task force is still being formed but a full task force will be ready to respond as early asex week. in san leandro, alan wang, abc7 news. >> police are looking for a man accused of assaulting a man in san mateo. this is the surveillance of a man who assaulted a woman on a woman. he grabbed her from behind in bear hug type hold. she was able break free and not hurt. suspect is described as hispanic mail about 5'2", and 140 pounds.

court documents have revealed the san francisco man at the center of an fbi manhunt bought enough biotoxins to kill hundreds of people. fbi agent claimed while they didn't find the biotoxins in his apartment, they did finddom making components. they believed he bought the toxins john lied on the network that allows people to hide their activity. he brought it on the site a "black market reloaded." our i-team uncovered that site on a report called dark report" just last month. >> these tugs that you see here hold meth meg in the liquid farm, later to be converted into

crystal enough. agents are removing it from the house. officers say two kids were home during the raid and they are now in protective custody. happening today, a memorial service for a san leandro teenager killed by a train. the 18-year-old was hit by an amtrak tracks as she was crossing on may 19th. witnesses say she was wearing earbuds while she walked during the train and did not hear people shouting warnings. today's service gets underway at union city. an ultramodern futuristic looking microhotel might be coming to hotel. the hotel itself isn't tiny but the rooms are. we have the story. >> the development property is the grant building. it's been bored up since 20 is 1 after a failed attempt by the former owner to turn it into a nightclub and hostile according

to the san francisco chronicle. a company purchased it and will work with a london based company to convert the 110-year-old tower into a futuristic microyotel. they have one other property like in this the country. some liken them to capsule hotels you find in. >> pan. i showed pick towers to travelers at sfo to see what they think. >> this is what is looks like. >> wow. >> looks very high end. >> more smaller. >> the big selling point of japanese capsule hotel is how small they are. but the plan for these is not so small and they aren't cheap. >> it will be great for young people traveling. if the price is right, why not.

>> the ultramodern property has 170 square foot rooms going for 170 a month and the prices are slightly less in san francisco. abc7 news. slightly. well, what's a lunch with one of the world's richest men worth? nearly $2.2 million. last night a man in singapore paid that amount to win lung. in new york to win lunch with warren buffett and one guest. all the money from the charity power lunch from buffett goes to help feed people, help the homeless, children, and to maintain programs to prevent violence. history could be made in new york today. it's been 36 years since a horse won the triple crown but california chrome has the chance to become the first to ever win the kentucky derby, the

preakness stakes and the belmont stakes. >> california chrome! >> and the preakness. >> california chrome has won the preakness! >> next up, the final jewel in horse racing's triple crown, the belmont. it's been a whirlwind couple of weeks for the three-year-old colt and his team. from the new york stock exchange, to the empire state building to the belmont, everyone wants a piece of chrome. >> california chrome definitely all wait. >> california chrome doesn't seem tired. >> i looks really, really nice. he looks really red did. >> only 11 horses have won the triple crown. affirm was the last to do it back in 1978. california chrome is the underdog. his owner invested just $10,000 to breed him.

pennies compared to most champion horses. >> we've already accomplished so much. it's unbelievable if we could win the triple crown. >> this is known as the test of the champion, more than 100,000 people will be here hoping california chrome ace it is. abc news, belmont park. >> golden gate field is hosting what they are calling the biggest belmont stakes party in the bay area. they have ten live races and a wine festival. the jockey, victor sepinosa trained at the field and sherman. sherman was an owner and trainer for more than 40 years. owners are steve coborn. and both tapped their retirement accounts to invest in california chrome. >> these are not the sheiks,

these are not oil people, these are every day people. they turned down over $2 million for the mare and they feel in is their dream and they are just enjoying the ride. >> and what a ride it has been. post time is 3:62 this afternoon and we will immediately know the outcome of the race. download the abc7 news app and you will get breaking news whenever news happens. it is 5:09. lisa argen will have a check of the forecast coming up next and also next a live look from our kgo rough cam. the beautiful bay lights on the bridge there. next, comedian tracy morgan in critical condition this morning following a six-car pileup on the new jersey turnpike.

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comedian tracey more gone is in critical condition in a hospital this morning following a car accident. he was riding in a limo bus when the accident happened on the new jersey turnpike. in addition to the bus the wreck involved two tractor trail and another vehicle. one person was killed and four others are in the hospital in injuries. we will keep you posted on this. a judge ruled that wife of radio ailing show personality

mr. kasem was in contempt of court by moving the man. he was in critical condition with an infection related to bud source and he suffers from a debilitating form of dimension. >> we can find out later when she wants do. i want to be around my father, all of us so if he happens to open his eyes and looks up, his entire family is there. >> the judge also ruled that all members of kasen's family can visit him, just not at the same time due to the an animosity between his wife and his children. >> according to reports, former microsoft ceo steve ballmer is waiting for the official sign off from don sterling. his wife negotiate add $2 billion sale of the clippers to him last week.

but mr. sterling is guys the lawsuit forcing him to sell the team. giants fan brian stow will need around the clock assistance for the rest of his life as a result of the the injuries received in a beating outside the stadium. a doctor gave the testimony yesterday. canton said stow requires constance assistance because of the life-threatening sustaining injuries. two men were convicted for the assault on stow. >> a new study said medical marijuana pot farms are making the drought worse by draining streams. each plant use was six gallons of water every day during the 150 day growing season. despite that concern water officials say legal growers shouldn't face any more cutbacks than other farmers. >> curtailment notices are not

related to marijuana, they are content neutral. if you are a senior water right holder and you are not using the water for committing waste or unreasonable other, you will have your water right intact. >> in one county they say water ways are being contaminated by pot farms and it's getting into the water supply. earlier this week they approved a ban on some. you may see goats grazing and eating on the hillsides of the area, reducing the fire danger. we are getting our first look at how effective these furry little firefighters are. >> imagine having a job where your only responsibility is to eat all day every day. >> it's like family. >> latisha is responsible for the goats and thousand of others that are in search of a good

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her son responded to an accident and died while responding. it came in pleasanton before a golf tournament benefiting police and fire, the fallen heroes. her husband was a captain at the fire department. >> it's amazing. i see him every day in her. he would do anything. he would do anything for anybody. a wonderful, wonderful person. always happy, always had a smile on his face. so he's our hero. >> fallen heros chose jennifer and her family after learning about mark's dedication to service. a group of high school students have combined new technology with a classic car t in san francisco yesterday they showed off this restored 1957 v. w. as part of an contest.

the students say not only is their car unique, so is the program. >> the fact that it is a fully electric car that there is not anything else like around it in the world and high school students are doing? stuff. >> they are doing about extraordinary things. it's about education and getting engaged but it's also about technology and the environment. >> this car can now travel 60 miles at 60 miles an hour on one charge. we are getting a unique glimpse into the life of a polar pair. you are looking at the first point of view video from a polar bear. temporary camera dollars were attached to four female polar bears giving research areas chance to see things through their eyes. you can watch them interacting with other animals eating and

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>> welcome back, everyone. 5:30 now. we are starting this half-hour with a quick check of the weather. here's meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning, katie. it's cloudy in the city and there are areas of clouds around the bay. but where it is cloudy it will burn off quicker today. that will lead it a warmerdy for everyone. san francisco 52, 57 in san carlos. we have clear sky in san jose and 54. four mile visibility at half moon bay, 52 degrees. and looking at better visibility around the bay with the fog just ending near our east bay. but as we go through the afternoon, we will look for the temperatures to warm quickly with a wide range with mid-60s for ocean beach and stinson. upper 70s toward oakland. mid-80s in san jose and upper 80s in the north bay. mid-90s inland. that's not the hottest day of the weekend, though. we have triple digits ahead as soonçg7ç as tomorrow. >> thank you, lisa.

new this morning, president obama is use the college commencement season to talk about legislation that would let college graduates refinance their loans. in his weekly radio address he notes the program would be paid for by closing faction loopholes for millionaires. the choice facing lawmakers is to protect young people from crushing debts or to protect tax breaks for millionaires. >> the senate democrats are working on a bill that would help more young people save money. just like you can refinance your mortgage as a lower interest rate, this bill would let you refinance your student loans. and we pay for it by closing loopholes that allow some millionaires to pay a lower tax rate than the middle class. >> the senate is expected to debate the legislation next week. it faces significant obstacles. >> vice president biden is in ukraine this morning to attend the inauguration of the nation's new president. he's also expected to meet with ukrainian leaders.

his visit comes at a chaotic moment for ukraine. they hoped the elections would resolve the conflicts there but it's been tempered by clashes in the last few weeks. the government has ordered a hearing over the government spy program. it comes one year and one day after edward snowden's first revelations of the details on spying. >> long before there was edward snowden, there was mark kline, a company work who found out the equipment he was installing was for the nsa. >> i didn't sign up for the nsa. >> seven years later that case is still in court. no verdict in sight. >> we know the government is doing domestic spying on millions of americans. and we ought to be able to decide whether that's legal or

not. >> but instead an attorney found herself in an emergency hearing asking a federal judge to keep the government from deleting evidence. there was a secret room in at&t's room coping communications. >> this one believes her communications were among the millions collected but they could be automatically erased the and the feds say stopping the oughtedmation deletion to harm their security. >> i do think the government tends to overplay the security card sometimes. the american people are getting a little tired of it. >> the judge sided with the feds and denied the request. >> the courts all along have been cowardly, i would say. or at best you could say conservative and weary of getting involved. >> in. >> sitting in the back of the courtroom mike had to bite his

tongue as the justice refused to acknowledge the data even existed. >> i was tempted to say look at the nsa documents, look at the at&t documents. it's all been revealed already and everybody knows about it so why are they pretending? >> for now the nsa can keep systemically delete to go their heart's attend. one year ago we learned about prism. it reports to the only phone messages but e-mail and a voice message you may have left for anyone. abc7 news. police say the accused seattle university shooter admitted he wanted to kill as many people as possible and then take his own life. yesterday the judge found probable cause to hold him without bail for thursday's student that killed one student and wound three others. the senior has been credited for stopping the assault as he reloaded his shotgun.

>> my shots on him, he had a puzzled face, arms shaking and had a studder in his voice. i've never seen him like that before. >> the student who died is 19-year-old paul lee. architectures showing off their design for the new sandy hook elementary school. it's. but where the old school once stood where a gunman killed 20 children and six adults. the new school appears to embrace the student as they enter the school. it features state of the art security but not in a way to overwhelm students. >> they want to make sure new students feel welcome and they won't see the design is different than a lot of other schools but they know they will

feel safe. >> the $50 million project should be finished and ready for students in fall, 2015. merchants in oakland's fruitvale district are intensifying their protest against new bus lanes. it will go downtown oakland to lake merritt and san leandro on international boulevard. business owners on international boulevard oppose the rapid bus lanes sag they will lose as much as 50 spots on the streets. >> what are we to do, close it, sell it? >> as a matter of fact, we are gaining parking spaces. you see the red zone, those are going to be parking spaces. >> oakland is getting $190 million in federal funds to create 9.2 miles of rapid bus lanes. the merchants would like to see money invested in more security along international informed. >> happening to the two birds

were injured when trees were trimmed outside a downtown post office are set to be released. five black crown herons have been under care since may 3rd. two will be released and two others at a park on edge water drive at 1:00 p.m. three remaining herrons are too young to release. the contractor is facing federal charges because the herrons are protected by the might goer to bird treaty act. the man behind the hidden cash now identified. what we know about the peninsula millionaire. and here's a view from our emeryville cam. awfully gray out there but it is going to warm you. it will be sunny. emeryville you are looking at the mid-70s today. but tomorrow, that's when the heat is really turning up. lisa argen will have your forecast in a few minutes.

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>> welcome back, a live look at the golden gate bridge. you see a few cars on the bridge this morning. fear not, it's going to clear up and warm up. we actually have a very warm weekend ahead. triple digits in some areas. stay tuned, lisa argen will have all the details on that. >> guess whose grandson is following in his footsteps or flippers, so to speak. he's become an ocean explorer but he's doing something his legendary grandfather never do. right now junior castougeo

spend a record amount of time below the water. 53 days. that depth creates about three times the amount of pressure you feel above the water. damian hopes the stunt will prompt a new focus on ocean exploration. take a look. these pink fruits are part of a colorful knew exhibit locate ted marine sanctuary located at the bay. aquarium is a new 2,000-gallon aquarium tank. >> we are showing the strawberry anatomies, this is sort of a false corral we have in california. the incredible variety of colors, pinks and oranges and reds and purples. >> be hides the big tank there are also smaller aquarium displaying other sea live from the sanctuary. get this, fish that suction

themselves to rocks because they are bad swimmers. the exhibit coincides with rural oceans day tomorrow. didn't know fish could be a bad swimmer. >> that's too bad. we are looking at a cloudy start to the day. it's not going to last long. you will notice the change is quicker this morning from the roof camera. low 50s in san francisco. highs today downtown should be about 70 degrees. sea breeze still providing a cool push of ocean air. i'll explain and have the numbers when we return. >> thank you, lisa. also next the giants return home against the mets and have another come-from-behind victory. rick kwan has the highlights hello! i'm a ki and us and us kids have an important message for our grown ups. three grams daily of beta-glucan... a soluable fiber from whole grain oat foods like cheerios can help lower cholesterol. and where can you find beta-glucan?

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>> welcome back, it's 5:44. a live look at the san mateo bridge. the view from hayward looking west toward san mateo. no traffic to speak of. maybe some heaters running in the cars on this overcast

morning in the bay area. but if you like to see sun, you are in luck because it is coming. you just have to wait for it. lisa will tell you when and where it will first show its face. we are learning more about the man behind a viral campaign of cash give-aways, jason busi made his fortune by flipping houses on the peninsula but it's tough to tell how much. we have more about hidden cashman. >> did you find cash? >> yeah. >> the search for cash has created a frenzy. he made a whole lot of people very happy. >> i was intrigued who the person was and if it was real. >> she is with the online magazine "the gold italicism she confirmed jason busi is the guy behind the free cash give-aways that started in san francisco and quickly spread to san jose and l.a.

a big warmup for the second half of the weekend and cooler, minorcology on monday. more significant cooling on tuesday and the coolest day looks to be wednesday and thursday.

so if you are headed to the san mateo county fair, today should be a good day to do it. in the upper 70s. tomorrow as much as 8 to 10 degrees warmer. you may want to plan when you are head together fair. 80 fremont, 84 in san jose low 90s as you head out toward the east bay. and it's a night game. it should be beautiful at at&t park with temperatures in the 70s at the park. it will stay warm and hot on monday but the sea breeze keeping the coast very comfortable. but tuesday and wednesday it willing downright chilly at the shoreline with more 80s coming into play. so it shouldn't be too bad. >> shouldn't be too bad. thank you, lisa. sports, today history can be made in new york if california chrome wins the 146th belmont

stakes. it would become the first horse in 36 years to win the triple crown and post time is at 3:52 >> last night the a's tried to stay hot on the road in baltimore and went into extra innings. here's rick gun with the sports. >> good morning. the a's just refuse to lose. twice in two innings baltimore threatened score the winning run and twice the orioles were turned away at the plate. let's go to baltimore. the 1-0 lead in the first. josh donaldson goes off the field for his 17th homer of the season. a's start tommy malone. that deserves one more look. 3-2. and the says cespedes ripped a double. cocococo crisp scored. looked like baltimore would win it in the tenning.

he rounded third but gunned down by brandon moss. derek morris with the tag. and unless cruz tried to steal home but here's a good throw and cruz is out. a's took the lead in the 11th. 4-3 in the final. oakland has now won six of their last seven and are ten games over .500 away from home. the giants, matt cain didn't allow any until the 6th. struck out three over seven innings of work. daniel murphy goes deep to right, 2-1 mets. the giants come back to tie. then regained the lead on the blast by buster pose ski. his agent of the season. 4-2 giants. san francisco improves to a major league best 40-21. stanford lost to vanderbilt. the pitcher walked four batters

in the first. this one is a home run. stanford fell 10-0. 11-6 was the final so the cardinals face another team later today. lebron james and the air conditioning should both be ready for game two of the finals. with game one on the line he was forced to stay out the last four minutes because of severe leg cramps. they had temperatures into the 950s. after this basket he cramps up and needs to be helped to the bench. king james has taken a lot of heat on social media for not being able to man up and stay in the contest. no one was more disappointed than lebron. >> i was very angry and disappointed in myself. i did everything that i needed to do to prepare for this game, prepare for this moment. you know, my body failed me last night. i was angry in the fact i

couldn't help my team get over the hump. >> game two is u.n. on abc7. pregame starts at 4:30. that's sports for saturday morning. i'm rick kwan. >> as rick said game two of the nba finals is tomorrow on abc7. no matter where you are you don't have to miss a moment of the game. you can watch it live with watch abc on your phone, tablet or computer. next, fair season begins in the bay area. what is planned for

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