reporter: we are parallel to highway 4. if you look over my left shoulder you can see the backup. you're looking right at the san marcos boulevard exit where chp is fuming traffic around highway four because all four lanes, as you said are blocked. this is a contra costa county sheriffs case and we have put in calls to their public information officer and have not heard back. what i cantle you right now is that the backup goes for miles. thisser is clearly a very serious -- this is clearly a serious investigation since they had the highway closed off from shortly after 3:00 i spoke with a homeowner who lives above where this vehicle and is they've been stuck in traffic. the gentleman who was there said his friend has been stuck in traffic for more than an hour just trying to get off the exit. and they are on the highway. they have no estimated time for re-opening.

it is closed all the way to bailey road. so if you can, avoid highway 4 eastbound as they have the investigation into what reports are saying is a shooting. we will be touching base with the sheriff's office as well as the chp to get you a better idea when the highway might open and find out more details of the investigation. for now we're live in pittsburg. abc7 news. >> stay with abc7 news for any breaking updates or follow us on twitter. a security guard shot and tailed man in oak land last night at a gas station. witnesses say a fight erupted between the two men. may have started when the guard asked the man and his girlfriend to leave the station. police questioned the guard. >> today hundreds hundreds of people mourned two cousins killed in a ball colony collapse.

ashley don know hoe and oleave ya burke were celebrating a friend's birthday when they fell to their death. cornell bernard is live with more. >> reporter: ashley don know hoe was a student here at sonoma state there was a memorial reception held in her honor. a sad day for two families saying goodbye to their daughters. in. [bagpipes playing] >> mourners packed the catholic church to remember two young cousins with bright futures, killed tragically. >> with some there is a tendency to say well, it is the will of god. but you know what? god did not want this tragedy to happen. >> 22-year-old ashley don donohoe and olivia burke from ireland were good friends. they were about a birthday party when

the ball colony they were standing uneclipsed. the girls died along with four others. ashley's mother raced to the scene. >> as she saul the bodies they were holding each other. >> have the -- the families thanked the public for their prayers prayers and support. >> our daughters and the rest of these students were responsible young adults that were celebrating their friend's 21st birthday, and what they felt was a safe environment. unfortunately that turned tragic through no fault of their own. >> reporter: why the balcony gave is use under investigation. friends say ashley could few anything. >> she was a beautiful person, and everything, like her energy was so amazing. at a time like this you need someone like here. >> reporter: seven others were injured in the collapse. they are recovering. >> they're young and they're row

robust but they'll be fine. block. >> reporter: the two young cousins, an irish blessing from the priest, which begins may the road rise up to meet you may the wind always be at your bark. >> even more people paid tribute to the victims at the site of the ball colony collapse today including irish students visiting california for the summer. >> we can relate because we're on the same visa. we came out for a summer of enjoyment. everyone knows each other. >> such a sad time. i think being irish you really appreciate what the americans are doing. they're really trying to stick by us. >> the students say they received many calls from friends and relatives back home in the hours falling tuesday's tragedy to make sure they were company. president obama left san francisco this morning but as he left another powerhouse democrat arrived. today hillary clinton spoke to a conference of mayors where she

talk about our nation's struggle to control gun violence. sergio quintana is live from union square with more. >> reporter: one of the women who hosted talked about the same issue he talked about at the conference yesterday. mayors from across the country have been tackling the variety of issues this weekend ranging from a hike in the minimum wage to access to water even issues surrounding regulation of uber and other pioneers in the so-called sharing economy. but during the conference yesterday, president obama talked extensively about the master in charleston, south carolina this week and today hillary clinton did the same. her speech comes as the purported manifesto of confessed killer dylann roof. today clinton talk about racism in america and efforts to control gun violence. >> i am not and will not be afraid to keep fighting for

common sense reform and along with you achieve those on behalf of all who have been lost because of this senseless gun violence in our country. [applause] >> reporter: clinton said race remains a deep fault line in this country. now, coming up back here live. there's a lot of police activity on the streets right now because the san francisco police department is starting to organize the departure of members of the conference. they're headed to an off-site event here shortly. reporting live in san francisco, abc7 news. >> thank you. outside the mayor's conference some san francisco taxi drivers called on lawmakers to level the playing field when it comes to uber-and lyft drivers. they demand thing follow stricter regulations like they do. >> our driver goes through a fingerprint check, they maintain standards of safety for vehicles. they maintain insurance.

they're registered so you can report them and track them down. none of that is true for uber. >> taxi drivers say they suffered 40% pay cuts since the two companies started operating. another protest will be on monday at uber-headquarters. uber said it delivers reliable and affordable options. lyft has not respond ted our calls. >> still ahead at 6:00 after being in the bay area can the president's next california stop includes some rest and relaxation for father's day. why there's some criticism about how he is spending his time off. >> and central valley farmers are suing the state, saying a new law will devastate the region. >> i'm meteorologist drew tuma. the final full day of spring brought warm temperatures sunshine. a live look from the emeryville camera showing you nothing but blue but the first day of summer will

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get your first month's payment plus five years wear and tear coverage. make the most of summer... with volvo. president obama took off from sfo this morning after spending yesterday in san francisco. he spoke at a conference of mayors. he has since arrived in palm springs to golf with self high school buddies. a local newspaper criticized his

decision to golf. the paper says too much of the area's water goes to golf courses. about a fourth. and the president should make a better example of himself by not supporting an unnecessary use of water. president obama will play at a private club that uses groundwater to sustain grasses. >> the first lady and the girls are touring europe. today they were in vein is in and well go to milan and london. >> central valley farms hope a lute will stop california from taking water that that need to their land for more than a century. they sued the state water board over orders to stop using water from the san joaquin river. they claim their rights have been iron clad since 1914. >> take property without a due process hearing from a state agency. that's just wrong. >> it will kill us. we're half warp through the season. it will destroy the tomatoes out there. >> the state water board has not responded to the lawsuit saying

it doesn't comment on pending litigation. up next on abc7 news at 6:00 a bay area art fair about more than just sprucing up your walls. this one raises money for people halfway around the world. a cooldown is coming but won't last long. meteorologist drew tuma has the forecast. >> perhaps the toughest thing to do in sports throwing a pen game in baseball. washington's max scherzer

the mvp of the nba finals wilt about be on jimmy kimmel monday. warriors forward andre iguodala will talk about guarding lebron james and leading the team to the i championship. a fundraiser is taking place in richmond this weekend to support a local community radio station and to help earthquake relief efforts in nepal. an answer was at the craneway pavilion on richmond's waterfront you can find many varieties of quilting, jewelry and artwork and three artists are selling their work to support the victims of the recent earthquake in nepal. >> i hope art has always some kind of positive hope and relief

effort. >> i think it's not just temporary put will go on for maintenance use tom. >> the kpfa summer arts fair continues tomorrow. >> time now for a check of the forecast. let's turn it over to abc7 meteorologist drew tuma. >> the final day of summer -- quite an intro. >> the start of summer tomorrow comes with cooler air. a live look from the golden gate bridge camera will show you plenty of cloudses can't even see the bridge. this is an indication that they marine layer is thickening. temperature-wise, san francisco, 63. oakland, 68. 72 mountain view. 77 san jose. half moon bay, 61. another look live from the east bay hills camera showing you a prettier picture. blue sighs sigh, thin, sirius

clouds. 74 in santa rosa. 71 napa. 72 petaluma. fairfield, hot, 88. 91 concord the doppler d. and satellite showing you a pretty night start to the weekend. the blue skies are giving way to awe identify high clouds. off to the west there's the shield of cloud cover so-associated with an area of low pressure. it will bring stronger, cooler breeze tomorrow to cool us off. sunday morning 11:00 you notice the clouds are still thick around san francisco, into the north bay and right along the coast. that's an indication of the thicker marine layer, look at your temperatures, 80s pushed east into stockton. 60s and 70s around the bay area but the cooldown will be short lived. livermore, average high 85. tomorrow, 79. and then temperatures take off and by next week, thursday and

friday, athlete comes back and will be near triple digits by the weekend. tonight, mixture of fogs and cloud. temperatures into the upper 40s and fifth's, celebrating father's day tomorrow, agoing to be a nice day. partly sunny skies by the afternoon, we're mainly sunny 'the only exception right along the coast. otherwise it's a cooler end to the weekend. in the eights in inland, around the pay, sicks in, and along the coast, in the upper 50s. so highs for sunday, south bay sunshine 77. san jose, 75. 84 morgan hill. on the peninsula 70 san mateo. downtown san francisco 61. 59 sunset district. 78 calistoga. east bay, 66 oakland. 71 castro valley. and one final stop we're warm but not hot tomorrow.

81 in pittsburg. 79 in livermore. the accuweather seven-day forecast shows you super begins tomorrow morning. it's a cool start to season. that continues interest monday, and then the heat comes back. by wednesday, even thursday and friday, we're near 100 degrees inland and all indications next week we say hot. >> i don't like it. >> enjoy tomorrow. >> over to mike shumann. >> i like that. introduction okay, thank you. in the history of major league baseball only 23 perfect games have ever been thrown. max scherzer of the washington nat was one pitch away from throwing the 24th. fans looking on. scherzer two outs bottom nine when sabates. and he hits stab would to on the elbow. the perfect game over. but he leaned into it. the ump can change the call if

he thinks it's intentional. rules otherwise. fans can believe it. but a no-hitter possible. next batter, hairs harrison flies out to left. sher sher complete game shutout no hits no walks, the nats win and instead of gatorade the jersey going to the hall of fame gets the chocolate syrup bath. >> set for the no-hitter. does that matter to you? is there much of a loss? >> there is but just because you're so close. with two strikes -- one struggle away from a perfect game. but just being able to get a no-hitter in front of the fans, nothing better. >> katie just corrected me, a chocolate sir victim shower. >> last night, a's son gray on the mound lose. trying to rerace that memory today. improves to 5-5.

pimped 7-2/3, strike out four got some help on defense. ben zobrist, the siding catch. game tied at 1-1 in the sixth. 2-1 a's. two batters later brett lawry finds the gap. another rbi double. all four runs off doubles. a's with the victory. >> giants and l.a. hosted by the dodgers on dog day at the park. first batter, aoki. hit in the ankle goes to fir scores but leaves the game. tim hudson on the hill for the g-men. bottom first peterson, 18th 18th home run of the year, 2-1 giants. next batter, justin turn turner, see ya. in if the, justin maxwell, revenge is sweet. two-run shot off rios who hit aoki.

brandon bell just added a two-one shot. we have highlights at 9:00 and 11:00. >> jeff gordon retiring from full-time racing after this year so next sunday could potentially be his last race at sonoma raceway. nascar's off this weekend so gordon was at his old school spring town middle school in vallejo, meeting with students and giving back to his former community. today was like a trip down memory lane. >> i was into break dancing and the music that came along with break dancing and those are my great memories and it's the one thing i feel like in my travels al -- all around other parts of the country, the thing i brought from vallejo was the kind of music i liked and that break dancing skill. i've lost that skill now but i definitely -- that was something you can only get into in the area like vallejo. >> break dancing, you no?

earthquakes in seattle. mattias, shakes a defender. finishes with his left foot. first goal. quakes win on the road, 2-nil tsunami. germany and sweden opening the round of 16 women's world cup. germans up 3-0. then going top shelf. germany advances. 4-1 the final. u.s. open, dustin johnson leads at 4-under. only seven players under par. this sports report bright you by bank of the west. highlights at 9:00 and 11:00 thank you for the correction, a shower as opposed to a bath of chocolate sir victim. you would know. >> next at 6:00, heroes, villains and whatever this is. all invade thing state

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and cut back on waste. how it works tonight at 11:00. super heroes, celebrities and people who worship them descended on the state capitol this weekend. wizard world comic couldn't is expected to draw -- comic-con is set to draw thousands of fans. they dress up at their favorite tv and video characters. comic-con draws celebrities stars from the walking dead dr. who, and guardians of the galaxy. tomorrow is kid's day. there will be special activities designed for kids, including a video game tournament and special freebies and now we know why shu is off tomorrow. >> what would you dress up as? >> i'm so out of the loop on that. i don't have a good comeback. >> a doctor dr. who. >> kid's day tomorrow. thank you for watching. that is it for us at 6:00. see you again at 9:00 and 11:00.

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