what have you been able to find out? >> well, as larry said, the question is will steph curry play? he's normally out here warming up. he's going to warm up to see how he feels and will make a decision. kind of an odd injury. coming up now, just minutes ago, steve kerr announced the fact will he play steph or not? >> we'll err on the side of caution. if he's not right, he's not going to play. it's not worth risking turning this into a long-term issue, but there is a chance he'll get out there. in that case, we'll play it. >> we had a good conversation today before shoot around.

steph is a rational person and easy to speak with. and we went over the different scenarios and he understands we have his best interests at heart. his career. and we know he had surgery on that ankle four years ago. so he's got a lot of basketball head of him. and the competitor that he is, he's going to want to play. >> there he is. steph curry about to warm up. he looks like he's moving good and will be a game time decision with steph, the staff, and steve kerr. and hopefully, we'll have an answer coming up in sports. >> he's looking good but we have

to see him move around a little bit. listening to steve kerr, it's clear, steve would prefer steph not play. but he really wants to play. it's a battle of wills here tonight, ama. >> now, we want to check in with laura anthony. fans are excited and nervous. >> hi, ama. players go through a lot of preparation, but so do the fans. they need to gear up for game two of the playoffs. hoping for a strong summer of basketball. >> i'm ready for it. i'm ready for it. >> call it superstition or good judgment. either way, many fans have a certain way of dressing on game day. >> i wear tee shirt when they're playing. and i wear a hat during the

playoffs. >> this guy decided to make it up with a nonwarriors tee shirt. >> i thought it would be overkill. if i was going to the game tonight, and i'll take tickets if you have one, but around here, it might have been too much. >> there are those who believe a little bit goes a long way. >> i have a yellow band and tomorrow i'll have one. if we win i'm going to have on pink with slash brothers on it. >> warriors fans are concerned about whether steph curry will suit up for game two. and most seem to be looking long term. >> it gives them rest. we'll -- everyone else will rise

to the occasion. >> this is just the beginning of the playoff season fans hope extends into june. >> taking a look at the traffic situation getting to oracle arena, this is sky 7 hd there. this is ideal, actually. and have never seen it like this or not. if you're driving, you're good. >> this series shifts to houston for game three, thursday at 6:30 p.m. game four in houston here. and necessary, game five would be back at oracle on wednesday, april 27th. >> and we always want to see your fan and we can

them. >> records fell on another hot day in the east bay and south bay. >> yes. in san francisco, people were soaking up the sunshine. >> and fountains in the plaza were off, that didn't stop people from enjoying time outdoors. >> ones with asterisk indicate a record and a tie. 83 degrees for the date. 82 in richmond. and 91 in san jose. all new record highs for the date in those locations and airport, 81. temperatures are dropping below

the high today. 79 san jose. 82 in conk yortd, 79 in livermore, there is more cooling still to come. one of the hottest spots today was in oakland. we found a lot of people working out, doing jogging at lake merit. alisa harrington joins us live from the lake. >> reporter: a lot of sun bathers at lake merit. there are folks having a picnic and there is a sail boat. record breaking warmth brought everyone outside.

alicia and her friends came to work out. >> it's nice. makes you want to work out. >> she brought in a water bottle to stay hydrated. >> very to get my tan on. >> right? >> we're walking and having a nice chat. a lot of sun bathing going on. >> reporter: the u.s. forest service wants people to be findful of has yards. a survey found 27.6 million trees. in oakland, abc7 news. investigators released information that could help track down a driver in a deadly hit and run. witnesses saw a brown minivan hit a vehicle that overturned.

investigators said there is a partial license plate 4 ayy. the last four numbers are unknown. >> the man seen on video seen being struck by police is back in court. he and his girlfriend pled not guilty to federal gun, an drug trafficking charges. authorities found guns and meth in the couple's room. his lawyer claims he's being targeted because of this video. it has sparked an investigation into actions. search and rescue efforts are under way in ecuador tonight. the government says the death toll stands at 413 including an american. abc7 news reporter sergio quintana is live at sfo tonight. sergio?

>> reporter: some are delayed. we had a conversation with a copa airlines crew saying everyone supposed to be arriving today will be unfortunately arriving tomorrow. the airports in ecuador are functioning but probably overwhelmed with people trying to get out and crews trying to get in. the concrete buildings have been reduced to rubble. workers continue to search for survivors. this researcher says it's similar to one that hit nepal last year. south san francisco resident genna bradley is trying to get information on one of his friends. >> he's a american living in ecuador and not marked as safe. he's in one of the red zones. 80% of the city is destroyed.

>> her friend is part of what she describes as a sizeable ex-patriot community in the country. she's been monitoring the safety check feature but he's the only one of the friends and family that has not checked in yet. >> i skyped two of them last night. my daughter's grandparents. and where they were. >> a vallejo couple told us they made it through the quake okay. >> my husband and i are california natives and lived in the bay area, we're used to earthquakes. >> she said they helped guide others to safe areas during and after the quake. they're working to collect donations and should have them set later this week. >> more coming up at 6:00, taking a fight public. san francisco's police union

making a bold nuf with a district attorney and his investigation into the sfpd. >> bracing for an unsanctioned holiday. and san jose sharks fans getting ready for the big game in the shark tank. >> demanding answers about this broken fire hydrant that didn't work when firefighters n

latest salvo has been fired

in the fight between the police union and sfpd. vic lee is live with the story. vic? >> reporter: this is the first of a series of videotaped interviews. the union wants to respond to the da's investigation by this blue ribbon panel. they want their voices heard before that panel wraps up findings. the interviews will be sent to the blue ribbon panel, formed in may to look into potential racial bias in the department after the racist text message scandal. they decided to release them on you cube. why? >> they ignored our request. >> we have the most diverse police department in the united states. >> this is the former head of the police officers association is being interviewed by the

group's loier. he talks about his relationship with gascone, saying they were close and he never heard gascone say anything about systemic racism in the department and recounts a conversation with then-chief gascone in a dinner. he said gascone made racial remarks. >> there were things said that were surprising. >> the current president wants them to appear in person. the panel says it did invite to testify in person and a spokesman says he was invited to testify and

the spokesman says it is an effort to distract the public from a department fired in scandal rather than do the difficult task of working with members in the community to reform the sfpd. the panel's spokesperson says the union is obstructing the process but dissuading officers interest testifying. halloran says the officers who want to testify on the unions are black, hispanic, and lgbt members. vic, thank you. thousands are expected to converge on golden gate park for wednesday's 4-20 celebration. you're looking at marijuana smoke rising, wafting are from the area near sharon meadow last year, april 20th. several agencies are going to keep up to keep the giant smoke out peaceful.

>> so many complaints about people relieving themselves, under age smoking and drinking. >> we have plenty of police officers that will be present. we'll be using resources from outside of the district. >> police warned parents they'll face arrest if bringing their children to this celebration. a religious group filed a lawsuit against san francisco over an outdoor urinal. the pacific institute calls it offensive to manners and morals. the institute is a conservative legal organization considered anti-lgbt. a spokesperson for the city attorney responded to the lawsuit saying if i had to predict the top 100 things in dolores park likely to offend these plaintiffs i won't have guessed this would make the cut. in the scheme of things this

is a grand night for sports fans. we have not just one playoff series, but two. the others in san jose. the sharks hope to win a stanley cup tonight. wayne freedman is live outside of the shark tank. wayne? >> reporter: if you ask sharks fans they'll tell you it's the only playoff series. they think they have a shot at the stanley cup this year. imagine, it's possible. >> if you're a fan looking for symbolism, here it is. >> so i'm an optimist. hopefully, it's a good night. >> one that begins one hour from now. it will be game three against the los angeles kings. sharks lead 2-0 but let's not forget how kings have had the

sharks playoff numbers in recent years, coming back from three down in the last playoff series. >> would you rather play someone besides the kings? >> no. when we say no love lost, we mean it. >> why don't you like the kings. >> they're bad people that like to beat us. >> san jose is the only team not to win a hockey cup. and they're tired of looking at facsimiles here. >> it would be special for everybody born here. >> just like for warrior fans last year. are you feeling upstaged san jose? yes? >> warriors take away from the great team here. >> the one with the inflatable shark. how about two championships this year? >> only the sharks and giants matter. >> yes. that is contrary. isn't it? >> reporter: in san jose, wayne

freedman, abc7 news. >> we'll go from ice to heat. >> yes. highs, temperatures up and that is unusual. we still have sunny skies across the bay area fog returning to the coast against. and let's talk about the rain. we haven't had severe and had another one thursday night into

friday. notice cloudy approaching 5:00 a.m. and some light rain developing off shore. between 5:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. we'll see rain spreading and there will be wet pavement before the commute ends. current projections indicate rainfall totals under quarter inch. under two tenths in most locations. this can change in four days and we'll keep updating and highs in the low 80

redwood city and on the coast. 76 in napa. upper 70s on the east bay. and then, low 80s inland. temperatures dropping off later into the week. and friday is the day rain is likely. partly cloudy skies to mainly sunny skies saturday and sunday. and temperatures climbing into the week. >> up next an era for a san francisco hospital with a storied history. stay wit

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dragon dancers were out in china town for the new ribbon cutting of the chinese hospital. unlike the old building patients will have private rooms with electronic wellness boards in english and chinese. a group of san francisco kids

tonight and there to kick off a fitness challenge. >> it's never a bad thing to get outside and get more exercise. >> the school kids taking part will keep a journal of the physical activity and duffy is going to come back in six weeks to hand out prizes. >> well, still to come, in our next half hour, complaints about broken fire hydrants that went ignored until disaster hit. who is responsible for fixing sheared hydrants that could have saved a burning home? pros and cons of a $15 minimum wage and the latest city looking to adopt it sooner, rather than later. >> honoring champions of the en

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on the bottom. there is no way there is water like the fire department told me. residents say complaints about broken hire drants went ignored until disaster struck one neighborhood. a weekend fire destroyed a home, killing two pets. >> abc7 tells us what's happening tonight on sugar creek drive in a story only on abc news. >> the fire hydrant worked but when needed most, it did not. two pets died during a weekend fire. this one had a gaping hole. >> we have called the city about this hydrant. >> it hasn't been fixed and it's major. >> reporter: despite the calls, the water company contracted by the municipal water system to do repairs says the only calls they received was today. >> what time did you get calls?

>> just a few minutes ago. >> the system spokesperson says employees inspect 300 hydrants per year. there are 850 total >> we have to look into that. >> reporter: he says this was fit in december 2015 saying this one was last inspected two years ago and can't say how many are broken. >> is that a problem the city doesn't know how many hydrants are out of service right now? >> residents wonder if it could have been put out sooner.

>> police tell abc7 news there is no connection between a kidnapping suspect and a boy he's accused of kidnapping. investigators tell us he is accused of attempted murder because the 2-year-old was found inside of a car with windows rolled up. the 2-year-old was unharmed. the boy disappeared after his father left a family car running in the driveway on thursday, and someone took the car with the boy left inside. san jose may not wait six years for california's minimum wage to hit that would increase paychecks by $3,000. a study calculates costs for 10%

for restaurants. >> are you one of the millions of americans racing to get your taxes filed? the deadline is midnight. the cutoff is three days beyond the usual because last friday was emancipation day, a legal holiday in washington, d.c. the irs expects 5 million returns to be filed today alone. a majority online. only four post offices will stay open late for last minute filers not submitting online. back in the old days do you remember the lines? san francisco's processing center is open until >> the dow topped 18,000

closed up 106 points. >> bids to buy yahoo, bloomberg reports yp holdings emerged as a bidder. yahoo offered grim business predictions for 2016. >> amazon launched it's streaming prime video and charging $1 less per month for it. this as net nix predicted slower growth. >> now, your voice, your vote. a big day for rez yil candidates on both sides of the aisle. they're making a push for votes in the new york primary. donald trump and hillary clinton favored to win the state that would be important for clinton. abc7 news analyst says she's

facing pressure from bernie sanders. >> a couple weeks hillary clinton had with and donald trump is a right target for her. >> more than any other state thus far, republicans have 95 delegates if play. a child of undocumented immigrants stood outside of court today deciding whether president obama can enforce a law to allow millions of undocumented immigrants shielded from deportation. the court appears divided on this issue. honoring protectors of the environment. we introduce you to some of the goldman prize winners.

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update on steph curry situation. he is not going to play tonight in game two with the rockets. warmed up five minutes, didn't push it. and then, walked off the court, and so no steph tonight.

>> they're off until thursday, so might as well, let him rest, get ready. >> six environmental activists are receiving the prestigious goldman rise in san francisco. and their accomplishmented were as varied as back grounds. >> at an age when teenagers are planning for proms, destiny wattford is preparing for a movement to block what would have been a large incinerator near her home. they decided conditions in their neighborhood weren't fair. >> especially that is the believe everyone has a right to breathe clean air. >> this struggle was to keep it

safe from solution and development. it is a nesting ground for a leather backed sea turtle. >> i mean, what project they're prepare yoesing to channelize o one of the rivers. >> for this public interest lawyer shutting down the waste dump was a family affair. she also involved her own daughters. 12 and 15 years old. >> edward pioneered a program in indonesia that he says protects

the communal life style and ability to live off the lands but this took him by surprise. >> can't see, all of a in san francisco, dan ashley, abc7 news. >> still to come, commemorating the great quake that changed san francisco. >>

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. the u.s. military joined relief efforts in southern japan. authorities estimate 42 people were killed in the tremors that struck on thursday and sunday morning. a thousand people have been injured. rescue efforts have been hampered in several towns near

kumamoto because the quakes destroyed roads and highways. the anniversary of the 1906 earthquake went on this week. hundreds gathered in san francisco. abc7 news was at the commemoration. silence, sirens and song. marking the earthquake that ripped across san francisco, 110 years ago. 3,000 people died and hundreds of thousands display placed this, is the first anniversary without any survivors. the last known survivor passed away in january. >> i heard stories about the earthquake from the time i was

little. it ties you into the city of san francisco. >> after gathering the group moved to dolores park. this hydrant helped save the mission district and sprinkles every year as a reminder. >> history isn't just something out of a book with no relation to your life. >> the group moved incoors for breakfast. >> the day begin was a wooden ladder raised. >> the department looks forward to the future. >> we know it's when, not if. >> this morning with a lot of

support for victims of the quakes of ecuador and japan. >> very warm, and rain is on the way. >> that is right. sunny skies and tomorrow, sunny, warm, highs in the upper 80s and 84 an jose, highs expected to be 81 to 80 wednesday. friday, 66 and here is the accu-weather forecast.

this will be mainly light rain. and partly to mostly sunny skies over the weekend. temperatures rise again next week. >> all right. thank you. >> okay. >> and sports tonight, it is the most observed ankle in the bay area, steph curry not going to play tonight. we know that. what is pl mmm. bacon is lookin good. let's instabrag. honey, jalapeño boom boom, h-how is there no bacon emoji? denny's new honey jalapeño bacon, part of the red white and bacon menu. denny's. welcome to america's diner.

game two between warriors and rockets in their playoff series. we're wondering whether steph curry will be able to play warmed up five minutes, he can't go. shu? >> reporter: well, larry, it's a warm up. he looked good early on. you can see rand on-bruce still warming up. but he moved well, and you can tell just couldn't push off on the ankle. warriors beat houston on new year's eve in texas. this won't be the first time

they have played with out steph curry. they played three games without steph curry and they know they can win without him. >> i don't go in saying i have to be more aggressive because steph is not on the floor. very play my game. >> there will be changes we need to make. >> the war's bench can use sean livingston or ian clark. this team feels confident. >> we'll be prepared and should be prepared if he's not available. >> we played the team already on

new year's eve. so we know what we have to do. >> head coach steve kerr monitored his team all season which has been tough everyone got playing time and bodes well when you have to replace an injured player. >> when steph is out, our guys understand, he's not there to count on. so they have to execute. >> nba defensive player of the year award, and draymond green finished second. >> it's a snub and he's such a

big part of defense. >> it would have went either way. you know? so i don't feel robbed this year. >> well, steph is out. draymond is not happy. so if you ask any teammate, it's almost an insult to the team. they know they can win without him. so between that and draymond coming out so in game giving steph arrest before going back to houston. should be interesting and fun to watch. you're going to see more

movement and everybody has got to step up. >> sharks hosting l.a. kings in l.a. over the weekend. three points and sharks have the worst home record of any team in the >> maybe you're giving up more shots but giving up more quality opportunity. >> we'll have highlights at and 11:00.

and at 11:00, seeking crime fighting into the digital age. a local police department launches an effort to keep your information safe. >> here is a look at prime time tonight. "dancing with the stars" followed by castle and abc7 news at 11:00. >> and tonight's guests are producer cherry brukhimmer. >> join us on abc7 news bay area. from the entire abc7 news team, we hope you have a great evening and we'll see you a little bit later tonight. we'll leave you with a live look outside.

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