businessman we're told in his late 50s was kidnapped from that parking lot, taken to a outside of oakland then, it ended in hayward >> it's a culmination to rescue a man kidnapped for ransom. police have a dark-colored buick surrounded, one crashed through a chap link fence after a chase. >> they're asking for a crowbar and i heard them asking p they got a bag out. there was a hostage in the

trunk. >> you can see officers carrying the man, bound at the hands and feet. daniel thomas was nearby on paradise boulevard >> this morning i heard a car hit something, then, police went by and told a person to get down on the ground. >> as for the victim... >> i just met with him, he's glad to be back with his family. and he's all right. >> oakland police do believe the victim was targeted by the kidnapper. in oakland, laura anthony abc7 news. >> investigators are on the scene of a plane crash the is hes in that went down yesterday was owned by a 67-year-old a long time pilot. the plane reported missing but wasn't found until today, it was

located in a remote area of roll ranch. >> did start a small fire. and couple locations but because the grass was damp, it did not go any further. had that continued we would have been able to find the plane quicker. >> there are no indications why the plane crashed. the faa and national transportation safety board are investigating. >> a military plane crashed into the water in san diego bay. the pilot was air lifted from the water. the pilot ejected from the plane. >> 50 million gallons gone that is the amount of water poured into the bay. it happened along alameda creek.

david louie is live with the story. david? >> whoever did this is facing felony charges and the ire of tens of thousands of water customers because this is their drinking water. there is a mural that says treasure our water. someone didn't embrace that. >> the creek is used to recharge ground water. investigators are measuring what appears to be a slice in the rubberized material. millions of gallons of fresh water drained to san francisco bay. tall fences and barbed wire protect the dam. >> this security worked well over 30 years somehow this happened and we'll investigate.

>> the dam was scheduled to be replaced soon. the project will help store next winter's rain. >> you can't be out here 24-7, guarding it. >> some is upsetting and a violation of our rights to our water. >> the customers served are facing a 20% reduction in water use. nine the district says it's one half of one percent of supply. in fremont, abc7 news. >> so far, no one has come forward to claim a boat that washed up in the surf in a popular beach this afternoon. sky 7 was over the scene today

the fire department says no one was on board. the coast guard is trying to figure out why it ended up like this. >> the chp says a truck driver is at fault for a fatal crash last year. it was taking high school students to a college visit. >> federal officials may have known about issues with a south bay youth camp leader months before he was charged with child molestation and child pornography. he claims immigration agents knew he was part of the investigation, but didn't revoke his work visa and allowed him to continue working.

one family is alleging he molested their child at that camp. others are furious as well. >> i'm glad it's stated. i mean from what we're hearing they knew in november and those could have been avoided. >> we reached out to the department of homeland security. a bay area man has been sentenced to 199 years in prison in mexico. he was accused of producing child pornography. agents say the mother of one victim gave him access to her child in exchange for drugs. >> today the family of a grandmother beaten on mother's day in san francisco removed her

from life support. she was the victim of a vicious assault a woman hit her in the head when she got off a muni bus days after she took a fall down a flight of stairs the family hopes there will be a connection between the assault and injuries after her fall. >> in my heart i don't think i'll ever get closure until i find out what happened to my grandma. >> police continue to look through surveillance video on the route she used to take and hope to find information leading to her attacker and the good samaritan who helped her. >> police want to track down two men who attacked a gas station clerk may 11th. police released this new video today. one man grabbed a clerk by her face, she took handfuls of merchandise the casher was not injured.

>> the man convicted of killing chandra levy is expected to get a new trial. government attorneys withdrew their opposition for the man. the defense says a one time cell mate gave false testimony. >> a new roof will be over the heads of san francisco's homeless veterans. it's a plan for mission bay made possible in part by the donation of millions of dollars. vic? >> it's $5 million, seed money to be leveraged in a partnership to build an affordable housing project in mission bay. that is part of a plan. >> they say on any given night 50,000 veterans sleep on the streets. dwyane was one of them.

>> some nights i used to walk all night, and get on to bart in the morning and ride bart. >> no man or woman should have to sleep on the streets. >> one group of leaders gave $5 million towards this project. the warriors were part of the group. >> it was a call to action one that the warriors are answering. we call ourselves the golden state warriors, right? >> 100 housing units will be constructed on the corner of third and mission rock streets. and 50 will be for low income families and other 50, for homeless vets the mayor's passion for the project is personal. >> i don't have an opportunity

to thank my dad for being a veteran. so, i will speak through the veterans here to thank him. >> construction begins next year. >> one of the nation's toughest bans on plastic microbeads is closer to law the proposal cleared the state assembly. opponents say it makes their way into waterways and animal stomachs. now, it moves onto the state senate. >> someone appears to have taken a giant eye ball worth $100,000 from an underground music and art group in san francisco. the group says it was on the way

home but never made it. a spokesman thinks fed-ex just left it on the landing of the building. >> as soon as they open the box they go what is this? if they still have it hopefully real realize it's valuable to someone. >> the group says an original album cover is gone they say that is worth $20,000. >> wow. >> still to come the morning after a quake rattled nerves in the north bay. no damage but frayed nerves residents are concerned about another big one. >> get ready for a traffic mess. why traffic is backing up. >> two thirds of the weekend will be warmer than today. >> thank you spencer.

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>> traffic is moving now, but things are going to change. at 10:00 the bridge will close down for the three-day weekend. caltrans is predicting the closure will not be as bad as two weeks ago. drivers are not convinced.

>> it was very busy. >> caltrans will treat the deck of the bridge as far as perform routine maintenance the bridge will reopen at 5:00 a.m monday morning. that is the plan. and to make matters worse there bart service because of the replacement this weekend. >> the closures on the busy memorial day weekend hopefully, you'll have fast track. and other side of the bridge just looks awful now. left-hand side, traffic is trying to get to the lower deck

and into the east bay. they're heading southbound on the righthand side just inching along. >> that is the worst. >> yes. >> and if you like camping you're in luck. today, abc7 found out that means no showers. >> again rayings have come to enjoy a rustic experience. >> was because of the drought you might notice changes next time you stay in the camp ground. this sign may come as a surprise to some. showers have been the sole source of water. >> we want to be good neighbors

and want to draw that up and realize they want to use the water as well. >> if the drought conditions get worse, flushable toilets could be the next thing to go. this camper isn't thrilled about this possibility. >> we're not fond of port o potties she plays soft ball tournaments so we use a lot of them so flushable is g >> the park department is limiting the number of available reservations meaning space will be at a premium. >> camp fires are permitted for now. as for not being age to take a shower? >> take a sponge bath. >> camping the way mother nature probably intended for it to be. >> a major break through tonight

in the state's push to cut back water use on farms a group of delta farmer as agreed to reduce the use by 25% as long as they don't get hit with mandatory reductions officials say this is an historic agreement and hope to use it for deals with farmer as cross the state. >> golden state the golden state warriors boarded a plane but had to wait five hours to leave because of a mechanical issue with the plane. the warriors are in flight now and will not arrive in houston until 9:00 central time they won't get a workout in today. action shifts to houston saturday and monday. necessary, game five will be home on wednesday. game six, back in houston friday. game seven back at ora cell on sunday.

>> time to turn to weather for this holiday weekend >> looks pretty g >> let me look. >> yes. >> clouds are forming into the afternoon now. here is a different view from one hand dan and ama. you can see sunny skies inland and we do have cells moving through around susanville. temperatures are these. 59 degrees in san francisco. and so temperatures around 60 degrees we'll see spotty drizzle

overnight, and fog brings with it a cooling marine flow. low pressure system brought us unsettled weather and pushing inland. and south and east of the golden gate, north bay looks like it will remain dry. later in the day partial clearing and sunny skies by afternoon. high temperatures climbing up to spring-like levels. mid-60s around the bay and shore line. will be warmer sunday about 80

degrees and 85 in clover dale. upper 60s to 70s around the bay. then, marine layer coming back monday, bringing with it an onshore flow. there will be a lovely holiday on memorial day. cloudy skies except more clearing up in the north bay. and patchy drizzle is likely mainly south and east of the golden gate. mid to upper 60s around the bay. low to mid-70s inland. here is the accu-weather forecast. after a warmest day of the weekend, saturday and sunday low 80s inland. low 60s on the coast. almost beach weather. >> thanks spencer. >> okay. the future is here and it's in the east bay. the new robot could one da

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>> there are still frayed nerves tonight following a quake last night. the 4.1 quake hit just before 8:00 the bridge is closed until further notice. abc7 news is in napa. >> if you wonder if they lost their skills they have not. 4.1 might not sound like much but this is fragile napa county.

>> last night's quake was centered near yountville. we did find plenty of frayed nerves. >> today i needed something soothing. >> that is deborah, working at a shop called the roost. >> is napa back? >> more or less. less would be this cafe sandwiched downtown. foot traffic remains reduced here. >> you're happy? >> i am happy and making it work.

>> voters in ireland are deciding whether their country should legalize gay marriage. resulted are expected to be announced on saturday. >> two southern california men are in custody for allegedly planning to join isis. a joint terrorism task force arrested the men last night. one at los angeles international airport and another in anaheim motel. prosecutors say the men bought a plane ticket to travel to the middle east in the hopes of becoming a partner the wen will be charged with conspireing to provide material support to a terrorist group. >> video taken today shows extent of the spill, stretching nine miles in santa barbara

county. >> a grand jury is investigating ties between pg and e executives and the california public utilities commission since the pipeline explosion in 2010. gazes charged the utility with obstructing justice in connection with the blast. officials say company officials no longer work for the utility. >> tonight, stocks have closed lower before the memorial day holiday weekend. the dow fell 53 points. california's unemployment rate dipped last month to 6.3%. silicon valley homes hit record high values median price is now

$905,000. home sales were up 7%. and amazon prime now service is delivering food now. but only in new york city. there is a shipping service half the price of amma onprime. >> henry j kaiser convention center has been sitting empty for a decade. city leaders will look for ways to breathe new life in the gem. >> from sky 7, you can see the imposing henry j kaiser convention center and auditorium. city officials chosed the facility. and locking the gate on generations of memories.

>> it is one of the most important historic landmarks. >> there are people that went to college here. >> oakland was celebrated as an engineering marvel. the exterior serves as a gateway to a larger auditorium and arena. experts say it's in relatively good condition. >> everything from roller derby to brewery to artist space or office space.

there are ways you can create uses in this building. >> staff is inventing two proposals. their recommendations will be forwarded for review. >> more still to come here. thinking about tossing your old smart phone? >> why you might want to consider repurposing

do you have a old smart phone? you may want to repurpose that device. >> the phones have good cameras why not use it to make your familiar safer? the cost is free. gene wong is sitting in his kitchen, telling me about his samsung smart phone which he just got last week. >> now, what do i do with the old iphone? well i could trade it in and get pennies on the dollar. or i can just repurpose it into a security camera.

and check in on people i love most. >> the company people power has an app called presents. it turns an old smart phone into a camera. it can be used to watch your home. and will alert you to any movement. this is activity captured on video and you're sent an alert. >> have you stopped crimes? >> we have. yes. we just stopped a crime. someone set up ipads. and turned out they're also had a chance to watch an armed robber come into their house and steal a macintosh. >> the app is free but additional purchases allows you to control the camera, turn lights on and monitor your home's electrical use.

other companies are repurposing smart phone. i'll have links to all of the companies. to see my reports ongo line check on the sections tab. >> yes. thank you, michael. >> celebrating 60 years of disneyland. 24 hour party underway now. >> at the kickoff this

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tonight at disneyland, celebrating 60 years of magic. >> it was stopped in july, 1955 and to celebrate, the park is open 24 hours today. >> the celebration got underway. >> thousands of people flooded disneyland for the celebration, camping out to be part of the dazzling experience. disney's president reflected on

walt disney's vision 60 years ago. >> there were plenty of naysayers. and yet, here we are 60 years later. celebrating a place where dreams really do come true. >> park goers are being treated to eye popping entertainment, a fire works show an electrifying parade and more. people come to disneyland to be transported to another place and time. they also come for the nostalgia. like me. i'm in town square. where my mother and grandmother stood in 1956. >> in my first trip i was six months old. >> eve been coming for a year now. we have passes and are excited about that.

>> the magic continues. >> well, bay area rollercoaster enthusiasts zil a new ride to kick off the season. it will go forward and backward and features longest suspended hang time. and you know i'm just crazy about roller coasters >> here is a time lapse view. downtown looking

east, we have clouds gathering on the coast. just head over there as soon as you finish watching the weather. drive over. statewide conditions, active weather and here in the bay area sunny skies high temperatures into mid-60s around the bay. mid-70s inland. here is the accu-weather forecast. next week, lower 80s >> thank you. >> okay. >> have you ever been on a plane and they can't take off because of a problem? it doesn't just happen to us. >> it happens to us too.

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good evening, warriors had a lengthy delay and have not arrived in houston yet heading into game three tomorrow. but our crew made it. >> as for warriors they were supposed to depart around 10:00 a.m this morning. instead of getting to houston, that didn't happen. so i can't imagine it would make such of a difference. clay thompson scored 27 but main job of the series has been in

its defensive end. >> he played great these two games. >> stepping back three so you can feel you can just -- he's quicker than he looks >> warriors are scheduled to land any minute now. we'll meet up with them tomorrow morning prior to game three. reporting from houston, abc7 sports. >> collin talking about james harden. seven seconds he wishes he can have back. you don't want owe call time

out. he wants a drive, left. stephan clay has space to rise up and shoot a jumper there. howard is not going to shoot a three. so he could have gotten a shot off. instead a turn over. >> i hooked up and saw a red jersey. i'm thinking it's five minutes on the clock. so i tried to get it back. you know? it's two guys there. you know? i watched the film just a tough, tough play. >>ing aony there. we don't mind. the plan is to try to go with rest and

therapy. i have not gotten over that. top of the fourth up and out. in his tenth home run of the reason. evan longoria. aloha means goodbye. and giants are leading. michael jam will get a chance to continue his career in canada. first openly gay player drafted has signed with the montreal alouettes. he spent time with the rams and cowboys last year but never able to get on the field in a regular game. he will get the opportunity north of the border.

>> thank you larry. >> join us tonight at 9:00, the rescues going on right now. that is at nine. >> what happened that left the president speechless? and tonight's prime time line up it's 500 questions. 2020 at ten. it's jimmy kimmel live the guest and you have can now get all abc programming on your smart phone, tablet or computer. >> finally tonight, i bet you had a lot to do at work today to get things done before the

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