>> lawmakers are scrambling now to react to the third bombshell in as many days. jo congressman, do you think the appointment of mr. mueller goes far enough here? >> no, but it's a very significant step and we need to get to the truth and this is the way to get to it. >> robert mueller is very well respected here in the bay area and nationwide, can you tell us how this investigation will work? >> from what i have read about director mueller is respected by his peers. >> what does this do to president trump's agenda. he's been taking one body blow after another. does this grind all that to a halt? >> i don't think it grinds it to a halt, but it givens a process where we can govern collectively, congress and the administration, republicans and

democrats, right now, your government's not functioning and with this cloud over the administration and over the republican party, as they have not partnered with us to get to the truth, it's very hard for them or for us collectively to govern. so the sooner we get to the truth, the better for the american public. >> thank you for joining us today and giving us a limb insight. let's tonight our coverage with nbc news anchor kristen? >> naming former fbi director mueller as special counsel and right away president trump has responded. president donald trump released a statement tonight reading as i have stated many times a thorough investigation will confirm what we already know, there was no collusion between my campaign and any foreign entity. the white house had only a

30-minute heads up about this announcement. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle had been pressuring acting attorney general rob rosenstein to get the appointmentep i after back to b allegations first that president trump gave classified information to the russians and that president trump -- >> it was this new report about james comey's note that is think forced the hand of rob rosenstein, getting well respected, well regarded special counsel like robert mueller. >> reaction from capitol hill is pouring in. >> i think he has a long history of honorable service. >> a very solid and significant step toward reaffirming the rule of law. bob mueller is a real pro, he has integrity and guts.

>> whatever investigation goes on will have the credibility of bob mueller is former director of the fbi and renowned lawyer. >> the bay area delegation tonight says this is just a first step. a statement from east bay representative eric swalwell says we need a bipartisan-appointed independent commission to investigate what happened. and representative nancy pelosi said he cannot take the place of a truly independent juice commission that is completely bipartisan. >> this does not mean crimes have been committed or that prosecution is warranted. instead he says a special counsel is needed for the american people to have full confidence in the outcome of the investigation. robert mueller got his start as a lawyer right here in the bay area. he worked as litigate for out of law school until 1976.

he then went to various u.s. attorney's offices, including the san francisco office, where he became chief of the criminal division. he left the bureau in 1982 and came back 16 years later as u.s. attorney for the north district of california. we just spoke to john musinello, who calls this an outstanding choice. >> his reputation has been that he does things quietly, thoroughly, effectively and it's because he does it that way, usually, eventually the crowds quiet. and they wait to see where the evidence leads. >> up until today, mueller was working at a d.c. law firm. he resigned right away upon agreeing to accept this role as special counsel. in a statement tonight he says, i accept this responsibility and will discharge it to the best of my ability. >> abc7 news caught up with pete mcclauskey, in 1973, as water

unfolded, he became the first member of congress to call for the impeachment of president richard nixon. >> it's a dead ringer, because what caused nixon to be impeached finally by the house judiciary committee and adopted the arms offi impeachment it wa for obstruction of justice because nixon had directed the fbi not to investigate the cia. >> he met donald trump at an event in the late '90s honoring his marine rifle corps. and the growing political drama in washington rattled wall street today. the biggest single day slump in eight months, the nasdaq gave up 158 points or 2.6%.

the s&p 500 reported it's biggest loss since september sliding 8.3% of its value. the question is this a case of rarnl profiling or a deputy sheriff just doing his job? now the picture of 47-year-old pedro martining ing aguilar see in hand cuffs is the latest. >> reporter: that picture went viral and then the alameda sheriff's office posted a picture on their page and they received several comments criticizing and praising that office. today that office trying to appease protesters. >> why were they even asking for

his identification? >> reporter: those questions were asked by activists in defense of martin aguilar seen here in hand cuffs. >> this picture caused so much pain for people and really touched a nerve at a time when there's such a crisis of confidence in sheriff's. >> reporter: today the sheriff's office responded saying fruit vendors are typically not seen in san lorenzo neighborhoods. it was a neighbor who called to have him removed. >> this would not have been an imminent arrest, had the man not tried to push our deputy and then tried to run and flee. >> there's a lot of folks in oakland, all over oakland, there's people that are selling stuff and i'm sure they don't have permits, but all they're doing is trying to make a living. >> aguilar has and an kl monitor and was on probation. >> the sheriff's job is not

immigration enforcement. >> still if i.c.e. reaches out to alameda county to find out his release today, the county has to comply. it's not clear where mar tetin aguilar will end up. a santa cruz neurosurgeon appeared in court in what some are calling the worst child molestation case in county history. dr. james kohut now faces ten separate child molestation charges involving three different victims. >> multiple children on different dates, of the ten charges, six of them involve specific sex acts committed on children under the age of 10. >> dr. kohut saves people live's, this is not a conduct that he would participate in.

and i think at the eptd of the day, the evidence will show these allegations are untrue. >> and two nurses were also arrested on several charges of molestation and many counts of manufacturing child pornography. if convicted all three could face life in prison. an emotional day in court as sierra lamar's sister testified today. jurors are deciding whether torres will get the death penalty or life in prison for the murder of the morgan hill teenager. today her older sister danielle described their relationship. family members and even a juror wiped away tears during her testimony today. she spoke with abc7 news afterwards and said it was difficult talking about all the things she won't get to do with her sister. developing news from con contra costa county where deputies laid out a long line of

ed making the case of arson. and the suspect could be responsible for dozens more arrest sens around the county? >> reporter: the current charges are connected to 11 car fires from april and may of this year, but investigators say they're looking into at least 30 more fires also from 2017 but farther back that may be connected to this manage. take a look, this is james bishop iii. today the contra costa county da's office charged with him two counts of arson, and one count of possession of ammunition. fire officials say the car fires share several common characteristics, like the use of an accelerant. and many of the cars were parked in driveways. many law enforcement agencies across the county worked together to find bishop. bishop was arrested while driving that suv.

>> as these incidents occurred, we became very concerned and accelerated our planning and coordination. we are very relieved to have the suspect in custody. >> reporter: last week the car fires which we reported on in martinez, lafayette, brentwood were -- since bishop's arrest, reports of vehicle fires have slowed dropping down to a more typical rate of okay current. as i mentioned, 30 more fires they're still looking into, so the fire department would like anyone who lives near those car fires to get in touch with the tip line which we have posted on our web sirt if use have any information about bishop or the fires. budget issues are up for debate with cal frachb. train. it's not just train tickets that could get more expensive and it's not too late to make your opinion heard. the party is about to get

under way in the south bay, a u2 concert will rock levi stadium. we'll look at what it takes to get 50,000 people there and home again. it may not qualify as a heat wave, but it will feel like one, i'll have the accuweather forecast. >> some energy efficient windows come with a side effect you may have never heard about. now you wi

show time is just about 15 minutes away at levi stadium yes u2 is playing for 50,000 fans

tonight. concert goers showed up early, alleviating what could have been a serious case of gridlock during the evening commute. david lui is live keeping a watch on that and other concerns. david? >> reporter: this is what everybody was concerned about, the gridlock is on great america park way right now, of concert goers getting into to see the concert starting at 7:30. the city does have a 10:00 p.m. curfew, but the penalty doesn't seem to be stiff enough to deter u2 from stopping early. for some fans, this might be their first time at levi statement, so parking lots opened at 2:00. the city's live cameras provided drivers with real-time traffic on the web to warn against congestion, and after the

experience of super bowl 50, vta will have volunteer ambassadors to guide riders during transit. a city code says nonfootball events must be over by 10:00 p.m. week nights, when u2 did a sound check and rehearsal last night, they were done by 10:00 but in front of a live crowd, they could go longer. >> any time there's base music, you can feel it, you can't drown out that sound, but you can feel. and my dogs feel that. so now they're barking, waking up the baish. >> reporter: there's no specific time for violating the curfew, but restrictions on noise level could receive a maximum fine of $1,0 $1,000. >> the music is going to be pretty loud and we do have the 10:00 p.m. curfew during the

week so we face some difficult situations if the music doesn't end at 10:00. >> santa clara is in the process of installing four noise monitors but they are not operational yet. an east bay e school principal is worried about his district tonight. lau lawy >> reporter: well, hi, dan, this was part of a larger issue, a walnut creek neighborhood that wants to sucede from the mt. diablo school district and take five schools with it. the prince pal is worried that it could hurt hiss school greatly. >> we might lose our transitional kindergarten. >> reporter: a school that draws 600 students from walnut creek

and clayton. but the plan to create a new north gate school district, he worries that his halls could be half empty. >> it would take away about 50% of our student population and about 15 to 20 members of our staff. >> highland is part of the mt. diablo school district, but there's a plan under way that would pull 50% of those students in into a new north gait district. >> concern for my kids. it's their first year at highlands and my son will be starting pre-k, so it's a little bit scary. >> the parents are going to get a choice for the first time ever here. >> bob mill sits on the north site leader of caps. mills says highland's families can stay right where they are. >> they can transfer in, if they prefer. or they can transfer out.

>> reporter: still some highlands parents are worried. >> my son's graduating, but definitely concerned about the kids who are behind him. >> reporter: after a public hearing earlier this month, the contra costa county board of education ask set to decide on the board of education's decision at the end of the summer. >> spencer christian is here with the forecast. >> we have a big warm youp coming our way, and as you know, our inlangds continue to sissle. and we're using concord as our indicator, tomorrow's high will be around 82 degrees, bumping up to about 90 degrees by friday, check out the weekend and even into monday, highs in concord will reach 93, 92, 91 degrees respectively. saturday, sunday and monday, it's going to be very, very warm in our inland area. that will be the pattern, so let

it is 10 degrees warmer now in concord than at this hour yesterday. 14 degrees warm never antioch, 11 degrees warm never fairfield. in santa rosa, and all around the area we're feeling the warmup and it's going to get even warmer. looking westward over the bay, it's 59 degrees in san francisco, 65 degrees in oakland, mountain view #, and san jose. this is a view of downtown oakland, from our emeryville camera. santa rosa is 75, napa 72. novato 64. over in the inland east bay, fairfield, concord, 73 degrees, and half moon bay 63 degrees. where you might want to go during this warmup that's coming our way. here's our forecast features, warming trend revs up tomorrow, a cooling pattern settles in

early next week, overnight skies will remain clear, it will be a little bit breezy at the coast. overnight lows will range from upper 40s to low 50s for the most part. and then tomorrow under sunny skies, mild to warm conditions will prevail along the coast, looks for mid to even upper 60s, we'll see mid 70s around the bay and low to mid 80s in our inland communities. and looking ahead to sunday, we'll have sunny skies all day long, so early morning runners will be greeted by sunny skies. we'll see temperatures climb skbog ting into the mid to upper 60s. sunny skies all across the region, through sunday and wuchx again sunday, it's going to be pretty hot inland, and highs climb to the mid90s on sunday. mid 80s around the bay, up to 70 or higher on the coast. and temperature also gradually

taper off going into next week, and there that's sharp cooldown on tuesday. >> we'll probably want that cooldown. whales are back in the bay for the second year in a row, and we found an expert who has a pretty good idea the reason why. >> new research indicates that residue from popular pet products may be putting the san francisco bay ecosystem at risk. >> these chemicals get on our hands when we pet our pets, get on our clothing or pet bedding, so when we wash our hands or wash our clothes, this all goes down the

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they're back for the second year in a row, whales have ventured into san francisco bay. marine biologists say it is their feeding season, so they're probably chasing food like cell and anchovies. >> we're going to be very much on the lookout this year to see if some of the same whales that kept coming in on a regular basis last year are the same ones coming in this year, so it's a newly learned behavior. >> experts say don't hesitate to come out and watch the whales, it's really exciting. just do it of course from a safe distance.

we captured these shots from sky force 7. if you were watching earlier this morning, you could have seen this live. they're not birds or bats but close cousins of dinosaurs and you can fly just like a terasaur. there's a new exhibit on these flying reptiles. besides looking at fossils, visitors can try to fly like one. b.a.r.t. riders arrived at a pitch black station last month when riders arrived at the stations in san francisco. the science fiction future is closer than ever at google's annual designing conference, how a artificial intelligence is getting more intelligen

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it's encouraging that they're taking that seriously. >> they're taking it seriously

because children have become seriously sick. new numbers show at least 24 students in san jose schools have had to stay home because of the stomach flu. >> it's affected 11 different campuses in the san jose unified school district. >> remember, germs are everywhere. and what's the best way to wash away the germs? >> for a number of students in the south bay, a lesson today on practicing proper hand washing. more than 240 children in the san jose unified school district have become sick with the is stomach flu. principal ron hammond is reminding parents that even once students become symptom free, they need to stay home for 24 hours. >> that support what is they can do or what they shouldn't do.

>> hacienda magnet has reported the most cases at one school site. they have reported nausea, vomiting or diarrhea, this mother had to keep her daughters out of school after they complained about simple thoms. >> they're just home doing their home work, i came to pick up their spouts lessons, so we'll keep them busy. >> high touch surfaces are being washed down with bleach. basketballs and jump ropes were off-limits during recess. cleaning crews are also coming in after hours to do an extra scrub. >> it seems like the entivirus keepings coming back, so hopefully the student also stay home for a while and not reintroduce the virus back into the schools. >> reporter: district officials evaluating it on a case-by-case bas basis.

a san francisco family needs help solving a myster isles for her husband who disappeared on mother's day. chi is an uber driver, his wife is worried that a passenger who left a phone in his car may have gotten him tangled into some kind of trouble. >> he's been missing for four days and the kids call out for him. they call his phone and they ask me when is daddy coming >> san francisco police are having a hard time tacking down chi. in the last hour, uber informed us that it doesn't believe he went missing while he was on the platform. they also said they are working with sfpd on the investigation

and urge anyone with information to call police. a b.a.r.t. official today admits that they are not happy about the emergency station lighting that failed to activate during two major power outages last month. the montgomery street station fell into total darkness in the april 21st blackout in san francisco. a b.a.r.t. passenger took this video from the concourse level. emergency lights were supposed to turn on but they didn't. a similar situation happened at the richmond station on april 27. after a round of test, b.a.r.t. found emergency lighting didn't work at 14 of its stations. >> it's extremely troubling that the lights didn't come on so we want to be transparent with the public that it's unacceptable. >> temporary generators have been installed at those stations until alternate power can be installed. >> meantime, cal train raised

prices for tickets and parking, cal train says more money is needed. proposed changes including monthly parking fees by 50%. monthly pass prices would increase by 13% to 23%. each zone would go up by 25 cents. another public meeting will be held in july on all of this and a final decision is expected in early august. changes if approved would make effect in october. it's a venue that's played host to legendary bands and musicians, but today it was google that took the stage at shore land amphitheater for its annual conference. >> reporter: a whac-a-mole game about crashing servers, a photo booth with an architecture diagram. it's no arcade, it's google io. in the past google's unveiled

shiny new gadgets, but today in that glass case with all the people around it, a processor for data centers. >> we're building what we think of ai first intelligence centers. >> people have conversations with an assistant is getting more and more like having a conversation with another individual. >> what can i get you started with. >> the strawberry poppy seed salad. >> i got it, how about one of these drinks. >> now the assistant can handle transactions. >> traffic's heavy right now so you'll need to leave in 14 minutes. >> ai could solve some problems. >> now google photos will recognize your friends and ask them if you want to send a copy, you can make it automatic. >> now when i take a photograph of either of my daughters, my wife will get it immediately. >> a brand new area of technology called augu eed augm

reality. look through this phone and you'll swear there's a heart suspended in space. all these kids can see it tee. >> students can get up close to see the detail, they can step back to get a sense of the scale. >> it goes hand in hand with virtual's ar. ar will also enable an indoor low kargs like gps inside the store, and when ar meets ai. >> point your phone at it and woe can tell you what flower it is. it's great for someone like me with allergies. >> have question? ask google. . >> and as we mentioned, jonathan live tweeted today's event as it happened. you can follow him at bloom tv and for all the stay day's news, go to abc7bayarea.

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kevin durant took a break from playing. k.d. took center court to unveil a project that he helped pay for. >> reporter: kevin durant got a raucous reception. the 7-footer had more than just the nba playoffs on his mind, he was talking about giving back to young people. >> i would do this every so often if i could. like i said, it's amazing that so many people came out and supported it. >> reporter: the impact that kevin durant was having was on the basketball courts inside and outside the lincoln park rec

center. and the project got a thumbs-up from another athlete. >> i love to see young people coming out to do things like this, because unfortunately some young people get going the wrong way. >> they're trying to keep kids from going the wrong way by building courts all across the can country and as far away as india. >> a lot of people trying to do great things here and i'm just trying to be one of them. >> it was cool, it was like i never saw kevin durant before. >> reporter: do the kids like the new courts? you might call it a slam dunk. >> it's a good investment for the community? >> reporter: what do you think of them now? >> new. >> reporter: if you're kevin durant, two things won't ever get old, the other, winning an nba title. he's already accomplished one

thing, maybe this year he'll get an nba ring to go along with that. the man who gave sleepy beauty a new look is the focus of a new exhibit. i the exhibit at the walt disney family museum includes 250 of his works. they disney is a parent company of abc7. weather today was noticeably warmer than yesterday. this live look from mt. tam shows you sunny skies. >> spencer

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[ seagulls squawking ] we all know energy efficient windows can help our utility fees. >> energy efficient windows keep the heat inside when it's cold and outside when it's hot. simple enough concept, but one that can have a unique side effect. robert hart is a mechanical engineer in windows researcher at lawrence berkeley national labs, he studies energy efficient low e-glass windows,

those are windows that have thin coatings. he's using heat lamps lamps laml how energy efficient windows work. >> this is what low e windows are meant to do, they reflect the solar radiation back out. >> reporter: that makes our homes more comfortable and few of us give it much thought. but la that the energy efficient windows are causing damage, and not just to the windows. >> you can see where it's baked into the fencing there. >> reflective sunlight can damage home siding too.

we have not found that in the bay area, but these are some examples, published in a lawrence berkeley national lab report. the energy efficient windows are efficient at reflecting sunlight as well. >> a clear glass unit like this will reflect something about 13% of the solar energy. a typical low e window reflects about 1 1/2 to three times that energy. >> usually that reflection is no big deal and goes unnoticed, but not always. >> everything out here is just kind of for show, we don't get to enjoir the backyard as much as we would like to because it feels a little dangerous. >> if this is happening at your home, there's some good news, usually a common screen used to keep insects out of the home are enough to diffuse the light or energy. >> if you have a concern or a question, i want to hear from you, my hot line is open monday through friday 10:00 to 2:00, the number 415-954-8151 and

can always get me at finney@abcnews.com. >> organizers say nearly 1,000 elementary school students took part at san francisco's ocean beach, after the cleanup, students sat in formation to create this design, isn't that cool? the army art work was inspired by a student who won a design contest. >> wherever you were, this was a perfect day to spend outdoors. droneview7 climbed high to give us this peek at the bay off in the distance. >> ocean beach might be a cool place to go, or a warm place to go over the next few days. we have quite a warming trechd coming our way, but tonight,

clear conditions, temperatures ranging from upper 40s to about 50, then tomorrow, temperatures ranging from mid to upper 60s at the coast, to mid 80s inland. and i might point out that the uv index is high, and we're going into that time of year where the sun is at its strongest over the next couple of months. if you're going to be exposed to the sun for a long period of time, use sunscreen. here comes the warming, starting on friday with inland highs up around 90s, we'll see mid 90s inland on saturday and sunday, 70s on the coast, then there will be a gradual cooldown going go nec week. a lot going on in sports. >> tempers flaring, as they often do, the series finale between the giants and the dodgers.

good evening, the giants were going for a sweep of the dodgers this afternoon. but clayton kershaw put an end to that. the bench is emptying and the giants accusing the dodgers of

stealing signs. nice stash, that's going to require some maintenance. top of the first, 0-2, a two-out double off the wall in right field. cory seeinger and justin turner score. and it's 2-0 dodgers in a flash. look out high and tight. ball gets away from buster posey, allowing chase utley to score. he sent a message, dodgers not happy with the location bench. que cueto allowed five in the fourth. michael morris in the fifth. mack williamson, slow delivery. kershaw picks up his 20th career against the giants. ugly finishes for the giants, 2-1 home stand. >> got to be happy with it. won the series, here obviously

would have liked to have come away with the win today, but have to be happy going into the offday tomorrow, how we played here at home. >> and the a's play the mariners tonight. encouraging words from steve kerr, he's going to fly to texas to be with the team in san antonio. kerr missed the ten warriors playoff games. kerr had surgery on that 5 to repair a spinal fluid leak that's been causing him severe headaches. still no word on when kerr may be able to return to the bench. one of steve kerr's suggestions for acting head coach mike brown was to give rookie patrick mccaw some playing time against andre iguodala. he exploded for 18 points last night, 6 of 8 shooting in the plowout win, mccaw kind of nervous and reluctant to shoot. >> it was the western conference

finals, so first it's kind of nerve-racking, i got comfortable, the guys have a lot of confidence in me to play my game and taking shots when they're there. >> the thing about him is aggressiveness, when he's open, he takes the shot, and understand the moment when he gets the ball in his hands, you know, make the right decision, be aggressive like i said and try to maker things happen. and he did that all game. >> game one eastern conference finals, the celts coasting the cavs. rust not a problem for lebron james, splits the d, what a nice finish there. and again this time with the left. 23 for lebron, kevin love has 13 points, going right around marcus smart. all cavs, 61-39 at the half. stage four, california 91.is miles santa barbara to santa

clarita. brian huffman sprinting to the finish, his first tour california win. he retains the yellow jersey ahead of tomorrow's climb up mt. baldy. in an interview today, supermodel geselle said she was concerned about tom's long-term health because he's had con cusses in the past, in fact had one last year, in ten years, brady has never been listed as having a concussion on nfl injury reports, no comments yet from the patriots and we know bill belichick treats those injury reports as kind of a suggestion, not necessarily a rule. it's bending the rules a bit. join us tonight at 9:00 on kofi tv 20, cable channel 13. what should be a celebration between graduating teenagers led to a fight amongst adults. and robert mueller's bay area connections, at 11:00,

we're talking with the people familiar with the man now pledged to investigate president trump. >> thank you for joining us.

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