outrageous dan. we're talking about a 77-year-old grandmother here and we're talking about a person who attacked her without provocation. now, i spoke with a woman's granddaughter this morning connie ho and she says her family wants to know what happened and so do police. doctors tell lynn's family that 77-year-old woman is near death. >> the only thing we can do is let her leave comfortably. >> reporter: leung's granddaughter spoke via skype from honolulu. her grandmother was in chinatown shopping for groceries. this security camera shows her walking down the street before the attack. it's not exactly clear where it happened, but police believe it was here on stockton street between 12:30 and 2:00 in the afternoon. leung told her family she was struck twice in the head by a black woman when she got off a muni bus. >> she said she appeared to be very angry and she was not sure

as to why she was i guess attacking her. >> leung was able to get to her home in japan town on her own but her daughter with whom she lives says she appeared disoriented. three days later she fell down the stairs and suffered severe brain trauma and other serious injuries. leung is in the hospital for a coma. doctors say her prognosis is not good. >> she will not recover from this injury again. and the likelihood of her waking up is not possible hope posted on instagram asking witnesses to step forward. including one special person. >> it's believed that there was a good samaritan who helped the victim after she was struck by the suspect. >> if you can help please call san francisco police. vic lee abc 7 news. a high school basketball star was shot and killed yesterday in oakland apparently

by people he knew. 17-year-old ed war mcgowan played basketball for fremont high school. police say he was driving in a vehicle on gar teeled avenue when an argument broke out and mcgowan was shot and found dead on the street by police. another officer who was wounded was arrested for the shooting. a jury has found a man guilty in the 2013. an alameda county superior court jury convicted 58-year-old brandy alana today. it took less than two hours to decide alana killed 60-year-old cooke. coke disappeared in august of 2013 and her body was found in a remote area in vacaville five days later. prosecutors said alana who had 17 prior convictions likely killed coke because she was ending their 20-year off and on relationship. additional charges have been filed against the south bay camp counselor. he is at the center of a child pornography investigation. abc 7 news reporter david louie

joins us with the latest outside the superior court building in san jose. david? >> edgar covarrubias is facing charges of manufacturing child pornography and not just possessing it. that's got to shock hundreds of south bay parents who are concerned who may have shot pictures or videos of their children. >> the new charges prompted the prosecutor to ask for the court to raise covarrubias' bail from $125,000 to $200,000. the request was granted. covarrubias said nothing in court as this will delay his entering a plea until the end of june. he was known as papa bear at walden west an overnight environmental ramp owned and run by the county office of education and he underwent a background check before he was put with the annual visitors and school kids from all over santa clara county. detectives discovered over 600 images and videos of what they labeled as child porn on

covarrubias covarrubias covarrubias' computer. prosecutor says they are not sure if others were involved. >> we are doing our best to go in through all of the leads that we have been provided to make sure there's no one else, and we are in the process of still doing that. it is an ongoing investigation. parents wait for new details. the office of education maintains a website to share what it knows, but it declined a request for an on-camera interview. >> ihow do we know he did not place cameras in the showers and the toilets and things like that. >> those are the nagging questions parents want answer, but the investigation is still ongoing. david louie abc 7 news. believe it or not there is a new safety concern for the bay bridge. one of the steel rods that spans the tower to the foundation failed what's called a poll test and it fractured. a bridge spokeswoman says it is one out of the 424 rods that it has tested that has failed and

it is unclear what caused the rod to break. last fall crews discovered more than 400 of the rod his been immersed in rain water and experts believe that could crack when exposed to water. state officials have essentially shut down the transit start-up in san francisco and leap operates a line of high-end busses between the for ina and district. we've reported on it before. they have issued a cease-and-desist order saying it does not have a proper permit to operate. leap has addressed the issue and hopes to resolve it soon. chp and firefighters responded to that scene on the west macarthur onramp to westbound 580. the oakland chp was talking to the driver of the car that was carrying m80 fireworks and the ramp has since reopened to traffic. >> monday as you know is memorial day honoring the nation's war dead a solemn time and today the california highway patrol paid tribute to its officers killed in the line of

duty. >> >> july 10 1938. ♪ ♪ >> the chp's golden gate division held its annual memory ceremony today in vallejo. a total of 235 officers have lost their lives while on duty in the chp's 86-year history. 37 of them from this division. it is an emotional event as you can imagine even as joan baker who lost her husband 46 years ago. >> i hope all of us respects all of our law enforcement who keep us safe and secure and for the great sacrifice they give. >> officers say the event is not only about mourning but renewal and new hope for the families of the fallen officers. police have released the 911 calls from a dramatic wrong-way

chase and crash along the east bay. officers say the driver identified as a 30-something man on probation took off the wrong way down highway 242 to highway 4 and interstate 80 in the stolen car before crashing into an suv at california street and hearst avenue at berkeley and the suspect called 911 at one point to tell police to back off. >> i'm going to crash! >> are you the driver driving the wrong way? >> yes, i am! you need to stop following me! tell the hospitalelicopter to stop following me. >> officers and k-9 units searched the neighborhood, but they were not able to find him. new information about a dog that was severely beaten in san francisco. there is a person of interest but animal care is asking for

public to identify him. lyanne melendez is live in the newsroom. >> max milian had to be put down because his kidneys were too damaged. there are a lot of people out there who really want to find the person who did this. there is a person of interest another homeless man but the only way they can nail him is through surveillance cameras. >> this afternoon we found max milian's owner mark anthony too distraught to get out of his tent. >> i would like to find the person that did this to my dog and -- [ indiscernible ] >> his dog was stolen around noon from this homeless encampment under the 101 freeway at cesar chavez street. he was found severely beaten with cigarette burns three days later. he was chained to this fence at division and south vanes in. max milian was left to die. this is a picture of max before he was taken.

several eyewitnesses have come forward to say they saw a homeless man with that dog during that time. >> he mitt beght be with a man who is on a bike or a bike pulling a cart. >> animal care and control needs proof. this is a map of the area where they believe the dog and the person of interest may have been. these cameras, hundreds of them in the mission area may help identify him. >> we're asking the public in that area to have any video footage from those days where you can see max. >> city picture frame on folsom street have several cameras and they've offered to help. whatever we can do to help to catch the person who brutalized this animal. >> i think with all of this attention, he will be found and max can rest. >> before he was euthanized his owner was able to say good-bye to max. in san francisco lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. all right. the warriors' steph curry gets

fined $5,000 and coach cur does not like it. >> i am morally outraged. >> you'll find out what's going on just ahead. [ laughter ] >> the littlest mvp stealing the spotlight. how not everybody is a fan of 2-year-olds at news conferences. also ahead a lot more of us are bringing home the bacon. what's behind the falling price of pork these days and the

covering los altos, antioch, petaluma and all the bay area. this is abc 7 news. this is something a lot of folks may never have heard of. it's going to cost warriors' superstar steph curry $5,000. today the nba fined that amount of money for this 110-106 win over houston.

league officials claim curry violated the anti-flopping league rules. a flop is where a player intentionally falls down to create the appearance of a fall, a foul. fans thought he was fouled, but not coach steve kerr. >> i think he did flop and i think everybody else does, too. it's not a big deal. it shouldn't affect anything for the next game or beyond. >> this was the first fine for curry for flopping. if he gets called on it again it will cost him $10,000. there's controversy this afternoon over curry's decision to bring his 2-year-old daughter to the post game news conference, and some reporters complained after the fact saying it impacts their ability to do their jobs in a timely manner. coach kerr doesn't think it's an issue. >> i'm all for it. i'm going to actually make it a requirement for steph to bring riley every single press conference. that was the most entertaining press conference ever. my wife was loving it by the way.

she thought it was the cutest thing ever. >> now curry's dad, dell told usa today the critics who think little riley was too distracting will get over it. he continued she knew she was on the stage and she knew people were talking to her daddy and she's on his lap and she's like, hey, how's everybody? that's just the way she is. the warriors sent this tweet today indicating that little riley may learn a little bit about her scene-stealing skills from dad who used to appear courtside during dell curry's 16-year nba career. pretty cute shot. abc 7 news elissa harrington has more on the bring your toddler to work day. >> as they hear steph curry talk about the win over the rockets there's one little girl who doesn't want to hear it. >> be quiet. >> curry's 2-year-old daughter riley tells her dad to be quiet and get to work.

>> get to work, daddy. >> i know hold on, one second, okay? >> maybe because she'd like to steal the spotlight for a while. the adorable toddler sat on her dad's lap during last night's press conference following game one of the western conference finals wearing a huge bow in her hair riley upstaged her old man. she laughed at his answers. >> it's entertaining basketball but it's -- [ laughter ] >> waved to the crowd and made not so subtle hints that it was past her bedtime. eventually steph put her down so he could answer questions without interruption, but riley didn't go far. she playfully peaked out at reporters from under the table cloth. >> scoring the game high 24 point, but to riley he's just dad. >> she is just like this. >> she's great! >> she's only 2. it's the craziest thing ever. >> elissa harrington abc 7

news. now game two is at oracle tomorrow night. the series shifts to houston for games three and four saturday and monday and the best of seven series and you can catch every game against the rockets on the sister network espn and of course, abc 7 is your home for the nba finals. you know that? we hope that warriors go all of the way and catch the exciting action beginning on june 4th. >> the raiders may be running out of time to come up with a plan to keep the team in oakland and speaking at the owner's meeting in san francisco. commissioner roger goodell has yet to hear from oakland about the plan for the team to stay there and the executive we talked to today who has been to several oakland -- he's been to oakland several times in recent years painted a bleak picture for the new stadium. >> each time i've gone there is the promise is right around the corner of the master development and time has schrufrj and that to me is going backward. >> eric grubman says if there is no concrete plan by the end of

the summer the team could be moved to southern california. >> whatever team moves to l.a. may get to host super bowl 54. mark davis has said repeatedly he does want the team to stay in ownland. >> an update on our breaking news. workers have capped a broken gas line on folsom street in san francisco and both fourth and fomc om has reopened. no one was hurt, but the road closures were causing gridlock near the moscone center. we have breaking news in a mortgage fraud case. 07 your side first broke more than two years ago. 7 on your side's michael finny is here with the latest on an investigation that you will see only on abc 7 news. >> breaking news. 7 on your side abc 7 news has confirmed the arrest of miguel angel lopez. lopez ran a company known as mortgage modifiers out of petaluma. distressed homeowners accused him of promising to modify their loans in exchange for an

advanced fee, never fulfilling his promises. he faces 95 criminal counts including mortgage fraud, grand theft and financial crimes against the elderly. he could face up to 84 years in prison. we are still tracking down developments in this case and we'll have an update on abc 7 news at 6:00. the company behind a massive recall of air bags says it will boost production to speed up replacing defective parts. the recall affects 34 million vehicles and includes 11 tom automakers and air bag inflators can spray metal shards. japanese supplier takata says replacing all of the inflators could take years. it's a lot easier these days to take home the bacon. prices at the supermarket are down 25% a savings of $1.25. that's because the supply of pork is said to be excellent. reproduction has made up for

last year's shortage due to the swine flu. before you try a restaurant or pick a new doctor you'd probably like to check out reviews, but what if you can't tell if the reviews are real? two people told me they were offered jobs to write good reviews about products and services they never even tried. >> i got this email with this pre-written review that they wanted me to cut and paste on to yelp. >> what you can do to avoid being fooled by fake reviews. that's tonight on a 7 on your side special report at 11:00. >> michael, thank you. fascinating. let's talk about the weather forecast. not too bad. a little balmy. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the accuweather forecast. >> it's nice out here and just some cloud cover, cheryl and dan, and a little bit of a breeze. i am tracking some thunderstorms to our north. check out doppler live 7 hd and we'll talk about when showers might be showing up here in the bay area. to our north around the lake

county and mendocino county we've been seeing storms firing up today. and we have had a report from one of our viewers and at 3:00 loaded into abc 7 news and said it's thundering and pouring now. guess what? between kelseyville and lake port, we have pretty good lightning strikes so you'll probably see more of that. pea-sized hail has been reported east of clear lake so don't be surprised if more shows up and it's an area of low pressure with the counter clockwise flow that is producing thunderstorms in the sierra nevada and northern california mountains and this is going to continue. check out the raindrops from the lake tahoe camera and they'll be looking at more of this going into tomorrow. low 60s, oakland san carlos and temperatures remain below average in this time of year and 54 in san jose and 55 in half moon bay, sun shining and it got up to 67 today. it is in the mid-60s around napa concord, livermore and highs so far have made it into

the low 50s to low 70s and a beautiful view from the emoriville camera. slight chance of showers tomorrow and it is going to get sunnier and milder for the holiday weekend. here is the area of low pressure that is keeping our pattern well, not exactly maylike. we'll keep this going as another area of low pressure starts to work its way down toward the southern california area. unsettled through friday is what we'll call it. here's our computer animation. tonight, cloud cover, spotty drizzle and light showers show up for your morning commute. the best chance of those showers will be in the south bay and the peninsula and we'll keep a lingering chance to our south and to our north going into tomorrow afternoon. as we head toward the sierra nevada watch out for more snow showers and really above 8,000 feet and pretty high snow levels if you're traveling to yosemite. >> tomorrow morning, upper 40s to the mid 50s. you will need more time and the slick roadways may slow down

your commute and like i said, the best chance of showers will be to our south and make sure you bundle up and for the afternoon, keeping the shower chance around the mount hamilton area and 68 in san jose tomorrow and 70 in livermore, concord, santa rosa and 65 oakland and 60 degrees in half moon bay and clouds will linger along the coast and parts of the bay will keep a slight chance in the accuweather seven-day forecast for your thursday with a morning drizzle following friday and notice temperatures. they're trending a little bit higher as we head toward the holiday weekend and it is going to be a little bit milder toward memorial day weekend and upper 50s to low 60s and mid-70s in the inland spots and not a whole lot of change as we head back to work and the kids head back to work and the temperatures will be bouncing back closer to normal as we head toward the weekend. >> that's true. sandhya, thanks very much. just ahead arms control. first lady michelle obama shows us how she stays so toned. >> that's coming up and new at

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>> the stunning number of bay area bike thefts. the i-team goes under cover to a bicycle chop shop and a visit to the place called the neighbor nest. it's twitter making good on the promise it made to the people of san francisco. all coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> thank you. two northern california men have scratched their way to serious cash. >> both of them winning $750,000 on a cross bird cash scratcher. pablo bringas a truck driver bought his ticket in sun city. >> and freddy sanchez purchased his ticket at redwood city and sanchez says he's still in shock over his big win. disneyland is celebrating its 60th anniversary. california adventure is unveiling the nightspectacular world of color. this is video of the old display. we won't want to spoil it, after all. 1200 powerful fountains and laila gulen is on the road for

the big event. >> i'm cheryl jennings for sandhya patel tonight, the dramatic security breach. one of america's biggest airports. authorities using a taser. >> stay down! >> as a man appeared to race through security. also tonight, outbreak. a stunning 29 reported tornadoes in just 24 hours. towns getting hit, debris flying. ginger zee right here with the new threat tonight and the concerns this holiday weekend. the major oil spill on america's coastline. the oil-covered birds, whales swimming right through it. tonight, the famous beach now closed this memorial day. osama bin laden. for the first time, the secret files from inside his compound. obsessed with america. his warning for his own wife. and the cruise ship nightmare. 3,500 on board. the time lapse. the moment it runs aground.