a regular season. >> we have live team coverage tonight. >> we're going to begin inside oracle arena with mike shumann. what a fun night coming up. >> reporter: you can feel it, it's like game seven in here and on fan appreciation night, as i step out, you can see players getting warmed up. it's an unbelievable feeling here tonight. this is going to be quite a game and what a way to go into the post season with that moment. steph curry was telling us they know what is at stake. >> there is one shot to get it done and we're home. it's crazy energy.

and there is no better way than to get everyone's mind off the playoffs. >> it's crazy and a record that everybody grew up knowing. >> this is a call this year, it would be a special feat. i mean, we've got to break this night. you know? you might not see this again. >> and you're watching dramond green getting ready. what an opportunity to set the record. we'll have more coming up in sports. stick around, i'm mike shumann, abc7 news. >> abc7 news is outside now

tickets from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. some have a free seat inside, however. >> we are live fromt!d alameda h their story tonight. leanne? >> if you don't have a ticket, the place to be is the alameda cinema but they're very popular here. and three students were selected by the teachers after writing about who they are. >> his experience dealing with adversity that won him a seat at

tonight's warriors game. he wrote a five page essay and today is a star football player. >> a person takes education seriously and want to do something for my mother so i can get a good job and support her. >> he says his invited guest will be another student who is fighting leukemia. >> i love him, he's my brother. >> for joseph martin, the basketball court is a place of refuge. he was born on ivory coast and living in liberia when civil war broke out. he was five and spoke no english. >> i was struggling with school work. i didn't want to go to school. i knew i'd be made fun of. i didn't give up. i kept trying. here i am, now, today. >> today, he's on the basketball

team and his dream to attend george town to study business. >> i'm ready to go to the game. just ready. you know? >> he had not wrote about living in a tough neighborhood. at 18 he's the captain of the basketball team at dewy academy. a continuation school. >> my mom is a single parent. she raised five and i'm just trying to make her proud. >> we want to see your photos and video. use #dubs on 7. >> more on warriors big night, but let's move on for the time being. the arrest of a man suspected in 30 burglaries. he's a transit. investigators don't believe he acted alone and expect more

arrests in this case. a public hooting battled a neighborhood. apparent murder suicide happened in rodeo. >> that happened around 2:30, but just minutes ago nearly four hours later that investigators cleared the crime scene and took down the tape. this was an active crime scene. investigators are saying it appears to be a murder suicide between a girlfriend and boyfriend. the female victim was shot first according to investigators and the man turned the weapon on himself. i spoke with a lieutenant today. >> we're dispatched to a possible shots fired call and found two people on the street.

and is being investigated as a murder suicide. >> you're looking at video of a car that is one of two vehicles from the scene. just minutes ago i spoke with a woman who is frantic and said she believed the female victim might be her niece. she was too upset to speak. you may notice firefighters cleani cleaning what is left from this apparent murder suicide. >> there are fond memories from the family of a man shot to death in oakland. he shared these picture.

one photo shows him with his family. >> they're all devastated by the loss of somebody so kind, interesting and friendly. >> he left this bar saturday night and walked more than a mile and a half toward home. police say he was shot and killed a block from reaching his home. detectives are hoping to find clues. >> a san francisco political consultant was sentenced for having bomb making equipment in a toxin in his home. he will be on probation. he was the subject of a manhunt two years ago and said he was

suffering from depression and never meant to harm the public. >> police are looking into a fatal hit and run that they hope will lead them to the driver. police say a 27-year-old autistic man left an adult group home and laid down on a highway. a driver avoided him but another driver hit and killed him. >> it's entirely possible he was unaware he hit a human being. and entirely possible we're dealing with nothing more than a horrible accident. >> police say the driver might have thought he or she hit a deer. >>. a town hall meeting in san francisco got very heated

the police chief says witnesses confirm accounts that a 45-year-old had a knife pointed upwards and says officers felt threatened. supervisor david campos, however, lashed out at the chief. >> how can you say it's an independent investigation when you're saying this is what we believe happened? >> i have given the facts from interviews. >> you're prejudging. >> rising rents is a hot button issue. community groups shared fear was city council members as the counsel considers changes to the apartment rental laws. chris nguyen is live with the latest.

chris? >> today, demonstrators delivered a copy of a letter to city council members as well as the fair asking for their concerns to be heard. as rents rise, more residents are struggling to pay bills. >> will i have a place next year? >> rose wallace says her landlord tried to he fikt her, a judge ruled she can stay put for now. >> every day, i'm worried. are they going to evict me? what are they going to do next? >> today, she joined dozen who's demonstrated at city hall. counsel members are reviewing an ordinance. >> i want to live in my dwelling

without fear. >> what we need to do is create more affordable housing throughout the reason. and that is where my energies are focused. >> advocates are pushing for an ordinance prohibiting retaliation against tenants asome land lords are mighty greedy, that is displacing people and it concern meez. >> the city council is expected to vote on changes next >> police say a south bay man was making money by making money. >> yes. until he was arrested for it. see if you can spot the fake $20 bills. >> the goal of any cancer therapeutic is going after the cancer and spare the patient.

>> find out if your job makes this year's list of worst jobs.

a bay area tech pioneer lost a crusade aimed at saving lives, lots of lives. abc7 news reporter wayne freedman has the story. >> reporter: it's a sign of progress you cant( hardly tell cancer survivors just by looking. >> now, you can't. two years ago, you can

how they looked in 2012. >> did you know what you're going into? >> no. >> maybe some day, it will be a thing of the past after an announcement in los angeles this morning. patients have the right to be impatient. we need to make progress faster for their sake. >> you might know sean parker now, he's a cancer fighter. this grant binds researchers into one san francisco based institute. >> the goal of any cancer therapeutic is to go after

cancer and spare the patient. >> it's a new step, and a treatment of last resort. but cancer survival rates remained flat in 20 years. maybe time to try something new. to hard lessons. >> you're not in control. you can plan as much as you want. >> you know that now? >> i do know that now. >> wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> the battle over the use of bathrooms by transgender people is spreading. three states are in the spotlight. and two companies are joining the fire storm. kristin? >> today, the biggest headline is ringo starr cancelled a show in north carolina which became the first state to require north

carolina that requires people use the bathrooms on their birth certificate. a letter delivered urging lawmakers not to follow north carolina. it was signed by many companies in the bay area. in south carolina opponents rallied outside of the state house, saying the bill today puts them in danger. the state senator who introduced it says aim is to protect women and children from people who may pretend to be transgender just to get into the bathroom. here in california, silicon valley assembly man committee today. >> thank you kristin. >> let's move on and talk about the werng. nice for everyone trying to get

to the game. but things are changing. >> yes. and heating up. >> there is rain coming our way, high winds. and then, a warm up. >> yes. >> here is live doppler 7. things appearing to be calm. and high surf advisory until 3:00 a.m. tomorrow to 8:00 a.m. friday. large breakers are a concern and there is a risk of being swept into the 64 in mountain view and this is the view from our camera looking west southwest. 64 in fairfield and concord. and 62 in livermore.

golden gate bridge, blue skies and showers for the morning and breezy tomorrow afternoon and isolated showers and will be much warmer this we'll rank storms from 1 to 5. the storm tonight ranks one on the storm impact scale. a storm of light intensity. we'll see beginnings of light showers and rain, by 2:00 we'll see a wide path of rain reaching into the central part of the bay area. and we'll see damp roadways spread across the bay area. house strong will winds be? we'll see gusts up to 25 miles

per hour, and increasing in the evening hours up to about 30 miles per hour or more in on we go, to the sierra. there will be light snow and a winter weather advisory from 11:00 tonight to noon, tomorrow. we don't expect a lot of snow. a few inches, perhaps could slow traffic down. low temperatures from mid-40s to 50. tomorrow's highs not out of the mid-60s around the bay and inland. here is the accu-weather forecast. there is a a weekend warm up, high temperatures mid-80s inland saturday and sunday.

and gradualed cooling tuesday and wednesday. >> thank you, spencer. >> hate your job? next why yours is well, probably considered better than ours. >> yes.

a big strike in the u.s.

took place today, 36,000 verizon workers walked off the job, upset their company and union have been unable to reach a contract agreement. bernie sanders walked the picket line with the workers. hillary clinton issued a statement showing her support for workers. the two candidates will debate in new york city. candidate donald trump is focused on fighting a party and its rules on convention delegates. >> this is a dirty trick and the rnc should be ashamed for allowing this kind of crap to happen. >> g.o.p. chairman responded saying the process is known for a year and beyond. it's the responsibility of the campaigns to understand it. complaints now? give us a break. trump will be in california this month to deliver the key note speech at the california republican party convention in

burlingame. both ted cruz and john kasich will also speak. >> air traveller are getting where they want to go on time more often. 83% of the flights arrived on time in february, up from february of last year. hawaiian, alaska and southwest were most likely to be on time and found passenger complaints rose just a fraction. >> this is a jobs in 2014. career cast compiled the list based on job outlook and physical demand. >> interesting. yes. we know that money doesn't grow on trees but it can apparently be created in cupertino. >> coming up, see if you can

spot what makes this a fake 20. >> the name in the corner of many music videos is moving to a prime corner in san francisco. inside vivo's new offices ahead on abc7 news. >> the doors are open and fans going in. we'll show you

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sky 7 looking live over oakland. fans arrive for a chance to witness history. tonight warriors go for win number 73, something no other team reached in a regular season. >> tonight's game is sold out. some people paid thousands for a seat. >> yes. abc7 news reporter laura anthony is live after speaking with fans all day long. they must be stoked. >> reporter: hi, dan. well, the doors here just opened. they're going for security at this point. just to give you an idea of the demand for tickets, tickets in

the 22 row of this game tonight are selling for more than court side seats at kobe bryant's last game in los angeles. not since last year's finals have the warriors stirred up this much excitement. >> did you think you'd see a warrior team going for a record like this? >> no. no. we have been blessed. >> there is nowhere on earth i'd rather be. >> energy now, i'm excited. >> this is oakland's moment. >> oakland mayor got into the spirit, sporting blue and gold. >> we're so excited about the warriors game tonight. and this team is showing what hard work and teamwork can do.

it's just a magical run. >> tried to cover all bases so to speak. >> you have a ticket to the a's game. >> do you have those for sale? >> going to watch the game tonight. really excited. >> are you excited about tonight? >> so excited and can't wait. very nervous. >> we spent time with the players and they did not seem nervous, they were calm and focused and intense on bringing home this record owe. laura anthony, abc7 news.

>> nba fans are making their way into the staples center in los angeles where kobe bryant will be playing his last game. according to tick iq, average listing price to see the goodbye will set you back $2100. and president obama tweeted big night of basketball. and ends with the line nba fans feeling like himself and steph curry. we want to see your photos and video when you post them to social media. just use #dubson7. >> asiana airlines is offering a multi million dollar pay out for

a deadly crash three years ago, offering san francisco $3.5 million to settle the claim from the crash that killed three people in july, 2013. the money would go toward airport repairs. supervisors need to approve this settlement. an antiviolence group is teeming up with medical marijuana dispensaries to get guns off the streets. 240 firearms returned in december. $100 given out for hand guns and 200 for assault weapons. pot clubs are donating money. >> i'm not into trying to take way from the second amendment. we're trying to get guns off the street. people running around, robbing or killing partners behind domestic violence. >> the buy back will be saturday

at offices of united playas. tonight, abc7 news was the first to break news of a counterfeit ring busted in the south bay. >> this is charges for manufacturing the fake $20 bills and sending them to customers. merchants began seeing a large volume of the bills. hundreds of thousands of fake bills were shipped. >> if you're targeting small business owners, fast food restaurants, gas stations and places that are used to high transactions, a lot of foot traffic it would be difficult to

detect. >> take a look. the bill on the top is a real note. the one below, a counterfeit. >> often they'll put this in real money. in the middle so you're not catching it. >> it's estimated the suspect earned over $100,000 a year from the printing operation. the supplies he used were commonly available, detectives said the way in which he printed shows some level of skill. the cupertino apartment complex sits next to apple offices. an employee across the street was surprised to learn counterfeiting was going on close by. >> i think it's crazy. you won't expect that here. i mean, you never know what happens behind closed doors. >> in cupertino, abc7 news. >> if you're waiting for the tech booms to go bust, you're going to have to keep waiting. >> why music video company vivo

moved in next door to twitter. >> it's good to have an advocate. thank you for helping me. >> how michael finney sa these are the hands that plow the data, dig up clues, create opportunity,

and weave messages that lead to sales. these are the hands of pitney bowes, the craftsmen of commerce. these are the hands, the hands that drive commerce, that build business across borders. these are the hands of pitney bowes, the craftsmen of commerce.

>> it was a big day for the dow jones industrials. the nasdaq added 75 points. a new app like tinder for television leads tonight's business watch. users of mighty tv swipe to indicate if they like, love, or dislike a show or movie. the app learns and makes recommendations. a "wall street journal" reports elizabeth holmes may be banned from owning or running another lab for two years. this is video of holmes with vice president biden. the possible action comes after medicare officials say she failed to fix major problems at the lab.

the bay area's tech boom continues and vivo is opening up offices in mid market neighborhood. jonathan bloom took a tour. vivo is saying hello to san francisco. >> it's the largest music video platform. >> mobile phones, ipads, television, any, frankly, platform connected to the internet. vivo publishes hits like this on you tube and with apps with a bigger deal than ever. >> we're going to double the size of our team here. over the next, i'd say 6 to 12 months. >> the office will be a tool to attract the tech industry's best

talent in a specific location is no accident. >> we like to be neighbors to twitter and in the same building. >> with sweeping views and a room just for ping pong, it's making a statement. >> our ambitions are clear we'd like to become one of the top shops for engineering. >> just look on the smart phone and you can see every app within five minutes of here. so they're looking for talent. there are not enough candidates. >> workers have come to suspect the lunches and paychecks. >> 38% higher in san francisco market compared to anywhere in the united states. >> protecting creative. yes. >> often, companies have to win talent and vivo has a leg up. >> one p one perk we bring is when there are concerts we have access to those. >> an offer that could help them

lure engineers away from their new neighbors. >> in san francisco, abc7 news. >> the saying goes you break it, you buy it. >> what happens if it's already broken when you buy it? >> that

>> you can see the model on tv. is that a right after this snk. >> a man took a chance but needed help from michael finney. >> yes. this viewer bought a so called open box tv set. boy was he surprised when he opened the box. >> james thought he found a great deal on a new tv set. >> supposed to be like a new one. >> it was a 40 inch lg previously opened. on display or returned by a customer, he found it for $292. >> it was saying geek squad certified. >> the seal indicated it passed inspection and in good working order so it was a shock when he opened it up. >> i hadn't even unwrapped it and i saw there was this spring

missing. >> the screen had a fracture with cracks. >> i was like, livid. >> james sealed it back and because i has no car, walked it back to best buy a mile away. >> on my shoulder and then, on this shoulder for a while. and then, sometimes, i'd care it on my head. >> when he got there, customer service told him he had to ship it back to a return center. he pointed out the return promise saying all purchases online or in store could be returned at any store free. if he mailed it, he'd have to walk it back to a post office or ups and pay for shipping. >> packing it up, making sure everything is in there. >> he said he contacted 7 on your side. we asked best buy why it didn't honor the policy. within days the store refunded his $292, telling us we're happy

we're able to resolve this. we never want to inconvenience customers. >> it's good to have an advocate. thank you for helping me. >> i often get reports of sets with a cracked screen. so you piet want to examine in the store or before you sign on delivery. that way, you can prove who broke it. now, go to abc7news.com and click on sections tab. >> good advice. >> yes. >> rain expected to move into the bay area overnight. >> today, blue skies and this picture of the san francisco ferry building on her morning run. >> use #abc7 now on the pictures and you can see them on tv. >> nice.

spencer is back with an update. spencer? >> we can still find patches of blue sky in the bay area now. and showers arrive in the morning. by afternoon, we'll see showers tapering off in the north bay. high temperatures on the cool side. not reaching out of low to mid-60s. here is the accu-weather forecast. warming up over the weekend. high temperatures mid-80s inland. and 72 on the coast. >> mike shumann is live from oracle. something happening in oracle. >> there are people gathering for some reason, shu. >> well, no question. history could be made here tonight. the warriors look to set a new regular season record with 73 victories. you can be surprised what

hello, i'm mike shumann and of course this is a final home game of the year. what a better setting. warriors set a new standard of nba victories with 73. what say season.

media credentialed is like a game 7. it's been a series of records and let's take a look ahead. >> the warriors winning 23 games to start the season. when you're a reigning champion, every night you're going to get best efforts. almost like a game seven every night. >> this is that number that seems invincible. they're now 72 and 9. and one more chance. >> they're big quest being sunday night, they prevented spurs from becoming the first team to go undefeated and ending a 32 game losing streak. this tied a record with 72 win

and set the table for a match up. >> in chicago, there is a championship banner. >> we were concerned they'd run out of gas but head coach steve kerr made sure all minutes were monitored. what are the chances he may be a part of both teams? >> you know he's our head honcho. these great ideas flow from >> the warriors did not lose all season, showing their grit and competitive nature as a

they'd love nothing more than to get into the playoffs. >> no one wants to lose a back to back team. and there are contributions from everybody. it's been >> we need something to go with it. >> 36 years they've been in playoffs only ten >> he had a good situation and is one proud coach of the team. >> i'm proud of the guys for laying it out there.

you know? for putting themselves out there and trying to achieve something that is truly great. it's amazing our guys have been able to put themselves in this position and i'm just proud of them. >> this energy is unbelievable. let's throw up highlights. and here is an interesting look. you can take this baby down for the complex double marcus simion stays hot.

and third homer in two days. top nine, angels put it away. albert pujols, what a night it's going to be here and it's unbelievable. this is brought to you by orchard supply, hardware. >> join us tonight on cable channel 13 and at 11:00. >> yes. we're going to be live with reaction during and after the warriors big game. >> tune in. >> yes. >> that will do it for this edition of abc7 news, thanks for joining us. >> from all of us, we appreciate your time.

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this is "jeopardy!" here are today's contestants -- a fishmonger from sea isle city, new jersey... an art historian and college professor from ann arbor, michigan... and our returning champion, a law student originally from birmingham, alabama... ...whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thanks, johnny. hi, folks. welcome aboard. i don't know why it is, but i really like it when contestants win a lot of money on "jeopardy!" as was the case yesterday for carter,

winning $1 more than $26,000. let me take that back. uh, i do know why i like it. because the money is not coming out of my pockets. [ laughter ] all right, pamela and christian, i hope one of you or carter wins big again today. good luck. here we go. all right. the categories in play are... little bit of everything. a little bit of everything. a little bit of everything, i guess. i won't repeat myself. and finally... ...or "e-t-c" -- those three letters will come up in that order, but not necessarily together, in each correct response. carter, off you go. randomness in science, $200. carter? what is chaos? that's it. science, $400.