just about trying to make something good out of something bad. >> a bay area father who lost his daughter is now fighting to save other young lives. the effort today to help end what he caws a national epidemic. hello, i'm katie marzullo. young performers from across the santa clara valley took part in an effort to bring aware nose cyberbullying. the proceeds benefit the audrey potts foundation, named in honor of a saratoga teenager who committed suicide. cornell bernard is live in san jose with the story.

>> reporter: some really good news. the concert here at the theater on the square raised $5,000 for the audrey potts foundation, which is trying to eliminate cyber bullying. [music] >> music with a message. young performers on stage giving it their all. this rock for a reason concert is raising funds for the audrey audrey.ott foundation, audrey was 15 after committing suicide after being sexually assaulted at a party after she passed out after drivenning alcohol. photos of the assault were posted online. he later messages friends, my life is over. three teenaged boys pled guilty. >> she talked to her friend. >> he family's foundation takes the message of anticyber

bullying into schools. the message, speak out if you see it happening. >> to get behind an educational effort, starting in the middle schools. into the high schools and just giving kids some different opportunities and some understanding of what is going on and to try to stop this national epidemic. >> layer -- larry potts says his daughter loved music. this singer songwriter new audrie and says social media can he a weapon. >> not many people think about what they do before they do something online and what she didn't deserve what happened to her at all. i. >> last you're the governor signed audrie's law which increases penalties for teens convicted in cyber bullying crimes. meantime, others are lehning their voices to bring hope and awareness to others. in san jose, cornell bernard,

abc7 news. abc7 news was in san francisco's mission district today where protesters organized a loud rally calling for equal rights. the group is standing in solidarity with protest north america baltimore, in calling for justice for people of color, and to condemn misfremont from -- treatment from police. and calling for gender equality. >> it's wrong. we need to have equality. we need to have justice. >> today's rally was organized by the san francisco chapter of word a feminist organization that focuses on equal rights. oakland police are looking for a driver who hit and killed a pedestrian yesterday on purpose. it happened just after 11:00 last night on 29th 29th street near san pablo avenue. police say the victim was man in his mid-40s. they believe he was targeted by the driver, who drove away after

the collision. officers did not release a description of the driver or of the car involved. the death is being investigated as a homicide. another deadly hit and run in oakland. police are searching for a driver involved in a three-car crash. it happened last night at 14th 14th and adine. i've is are can looking for the driver of a saab. a woman driving a gray audi sedan was injured and is expected to recover. >> a fishing boat that an aground in half moon bay is still stuck at this hour. the fishle vessel ran aground. there was only one person who was on board who was able get to off the vessel on his own. right now the coast guard is coordinating removal of the oil

from the vote. >> developing news on severe weather in the midwest. air traffic is expected to resume at both of dallas' airports after they were close because of flooding. but they're bracing for another big storm. rob marciano is in texas with the latest. >> reporter: overnight, more torrential rain in texas. feeding the floods, taking over yards, neighborhoods and up toes. >> just come up all at once. >> reporter: she woke up saturday to find water in her home, forced to call 9-1-1 for rescue, but she couldn't grab all her pets. >> we're more worried about your animals. >> yes. ya i am report this month into far texas has seen enough rain to cover the entire state eight inches deep. for patty that mend watching the lake rise and swallow her property. >> i couldn't tell where the water was off and waited for a

flash of lightning to see where the water was. >> reporter: for some people there was enough warning to get out early. >> it's mandatory we get out of here. the water is getting pret which yes. >> reporter: for others the flood came too fast. >> this is our living room downstairs living room. >> reporter: in wimberly texas, the blanco river receded enough for kelly to come home even as she assesses what to save she is haunted by the waters that swept away her neighbors. >> the sound of houses hit ago houses, hitting trees people screaming, was deafening. >> reporter: near houston the water is still rising and evacuation orders are in place forcing residents to rely on volunteers to save that they can. >> they came to any wreckage. >> everybody chipping in and doing a little bit. >> dallas texas. >> dramatic images of high water rescue coming out of texas tonight. you see here a police officer

being rescued near dallas. it's raining right now in the southeast part of the state. drew tuma is falling the weather. how long is this going to last? >> incredible images out of texas and tonight they're under the gun again for wet weather live doppler 7hd will show you we're tracking an area of low pressure over the state of louisiana, dragging a coal front through the southeastern portion of the state and that's where you're seeing the wet weather at this hour. we we we're right around the city of houston. it's been water logged and tonight, drenching downpours on street level. the pockets that the heaviest of the rain. so timing it out for you. it's a cold-moving cold front so by 1:00 sunday morning they drying out and behind the cold front, high pressure building in so sunday they're drying out, lot's sunshine. fortunately the mock is ending on a quiet note. near the bay area we have our

own cold front. >> ahead, see the video that may lead to a lawsuit for a california police department. also illegal stunts on the streets of oakland. a look at hot spot for side shows and a cleanup of massive oil pile on the california coast enters a new identifies, and lawmakers are voicing criticism about the response.

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[tires screeching] >> the sound of stretching tires in oakland where you can see a large crowd gathered at a side show. started around 11:30 last night at coliseum way and 42nd 42nd avenue. the chp has yet to respond to requests for comment. people two take part in these illegal side shows could face reckless driving charges. >> video from a police officer's body camera a may lead to a lawsuit against police in southern california. >> ma'am ma'am. [screaming] >> the video shows bar stow police wrestling sharlene na cooks to the ground. cooks, who was eight months pregnant at the time was dropping off her daughter at school and had a confrontation with another woman. cooks refused to give the spending officer her full name. >> just looked at me and said oh she must be this way, and i'm not that way. you make me feel that i'm a way that i'm not.

and i work so hard to provide for my family. >> the police department says cooks was actively resisting arrest. cooks says a judge dismissed the charges are seeing the video and now has an attorney and is considering a lawsuit. cooks gave birth to a healthy girl. new details on the oil spill off the santa barbara county coast. 11,000-gallons of an oily water mix has been recovered. in a letter thursday to federal officials, senators barbara boxer and dianne feinstein called the responsible to the spill insufficient. the owner of the run pureed pipeline said it immediately activated its emergency response plan upon confirming the leak. the spill created a ten square mile slick in the ocean. >> off the los angeles county coast, surfers and swimmers are back in the water. beaches have been shut down for three days after oily tar balls began washing ashore.

officials re-opened the seven-mile stretch of coastline from man had -- manhattan beach to redondo beach. the source of the tar is unkeir. >> exciting time for the dub nation but this warriors fan has another reason to celebrate. the moment at a game that changed his life, ahead. heading live outside, we enjoyed a warm sunny

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this warriors game will be one at a young couple with always cherish and here's why. glen, jr. shared the video with abc7 7 news help was at a warriors game in april with his

girlfriend help he popped the question. glenn worked with the staff at the arena to make it happen and it went off without a hitch. she says yes. glenn says with the warriors heading to the finals he couldn't have picked a better year to propose to the love of his life. >> we're celebrating the best fans in basketball and today that honor goes to sweetie in oakland. we love sweetie because at age 105, she still has the spirit. carolyn tyler met with sweetie and shared this wonderful picture with us. share your warrior fanpicks using the hash tag dubs on 7. including your city in the post. the fan of the day could be you. abc7 news is the only place you can see the warriors in the finals, live coverage begins next week. game one is next thursday at oracle arena game two the following sunday, also at home. games three and four in

cleveland, and game five would be back at oracle if necessary. that's a big if. back over to drew. a look at the local forecast. the beaches looked kind of packed. santa cruz? >> santa cruz is packed. no one is in the water because it's 58 degrees. nonetheless it's shaping up to be a nice saturday evening across the region. live doppler 7hd, searching for moisture coming up empty. a live look outside from the emeryville camera, beautiful blue skies an hour ago but the clouds are thickening and that's creating a wide range in temperatures. outside right now in san francisco, it's 57 degrees. antioch, more than 30 degrees warmerrer, very nice temperature of 88. very warm there 83 in concord novato, 77. the giants are home facing the braves, 7:05 first pitch. you want the jacket because the temperatures are going to cool

off and the low 50s, around 57 first pitch. 54 under a west wind, 10 to 20 miles-per-hour as the game wraps up. across the bay next a's are taking on the yankees, similar forecast 63 degrees by first pitch, and as the game winds down by 10:00 temperatures falling into the mid-50s. satellite and radar two areas of high pressure, the muscle maker in high pressure you have sinking air and that come presses the marine layer and the coast saw more sunshine but waiting in the wing an area of low pressure and a cold front is going to move in here tomorrow night, early monday morning, and bring us a chance of some drizzle. so future weather has you covered tomorrow morning, coastal clouds. by sunday afternoon, it is looking beautiful across the bay area. lots of sunshine, and then that cold front moves in and that means monday morning will like my be tracking pockets of drizzle heading back to work and school. overnight, clouds increase again. upper 40s in to mid-50s and

then highed for thunder sunday south bay, right around 76 in san jose 80, morgan hill. 73 sunnyvale. along the peninsula, 72 the high in redwood city. the clouds will hang with us tomorrow much of the day not like today where we saw sunshine. 72, palo alto downtown san francisco, 61. 77, santa rosa, 69. vallejo. east bay mid-to-upper sicks in. 67 oakland 67, richmond. 79 pittsburg, 82 antioch, 80 san ramone. it's the final day of the festival wrapping up tomorrow in nap but. by the afternoon we're looking nice. sunshine and full effect. temperatures around 74 by 6:00, and by 10:00, clouds coming back in and temperature of 5. so the accuweather forecast, fog to nine on tuesday and then turning a corner the first week of june.

by friday and saturday look at that the summer spread coming back turning warmer and sunny and nice. >> thank you drew. over to shu now. a preview of sports. i'll give you $100 not to say warriors. >> warriors. >> he lasted so long. >> after two straight months of basketball, we're dying for warriors action but it could help as they get healthy. klay thompson a big question mark with the concussion as the dubs approximate today but a bigger question, how do you stop

warriors practiced before taking sunday off and klay thompson did not participate due to his concussion but was in the building. head coach is confident he will be ready for game one. the other daunting question is how to stop lebron james. he, like steph curry, are going to get their points but you have to slow him down. look for barnes and green and iguodala to share the defense stiff duties on king james and andre talked about that today at practice. >> trying to throw different things at him. talk about strength in numbers our slogan. and trying to wear guys down so to be really tough but we're going to try to go with what has been working with us. >> no mart what we do lebron is going to get his points, and make his impact, and we have to do as much as we can could make

things difficult and try to slow him down. >> game one tips off thursday evening at 6:00 p.m. right here on abc7 7 told by after the game. join larry beil and nate thurmon and yours truly. warriors assistant coach has been hired by the new orleans pelicans. he finishes the finals with the warriors before it will be announced. he has been great hire by new orleans, huge loss for the warriors. french open, first weekend of action with matchups and none better than serena williams and azarenka. azarenka came out firing, winning easily 6-3. had the 19-time grand slam champion on the ropes but sarina digs in. azarenka hits a line but the judge calls it out. azarenka not happy with the judge.

serena not hey with victoria. they replayed the point. williams as always wins it othersly. serena moves into the fourth round with a victory. she faces stevens. >> nine-time deading champ, rafael nadal facing -- no match for rafa. yet to drop a set in this, his 11th french open. won nine of them. rafa will turn 29 on wednesday moves into the fourth around with a straight set victory. takes on jack stocks the last remaining american male. >> san jose earthquakes, north of the border facing toronto fc on a rainy day. the penalty kick, doesn't miss, 101st career goal. 1-1. but toronto would score once more before halftime. caval fines the net and the quakes fall 3-1. >> u.s. women's soaker take on south korea the final march before the world cup.

best scoring opportunity in the 50s in minute. denied be the south korean keeper team u.s.a. heads to canada with a scoreless tie. we'll tee it up at 6:00 p.m. and hear from bob melvin before the a's take on the yankees and klay thompson, hopefully he can play but that's a big question mark. with a concussion, it could change. like not having you on the newscast. >> hard to imagine. up next why would someone say such a thing and why would sun spend $18,000 on a bottle of

up quarterbacks at 6:00, look at the damage caused by a busted fire hydrant that turned into a geyser today. a dry month for most of the state but not all. the significant spring showers that hit the sierra this may. a bottle of one of the world's rarest wines sold at auction for $18,000 and it may be undrinkable. the private corrector in europe picked up the 1945 chateau rothschild at auction. the trouble is it suffered from oxidation. the v on the label is to mark the allies' victory over indiana si germany. the historic value of line. >> i think we reside all drink it no matter what. >> give it the old college try. thank you for watching. that's going to do it for us

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