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sigh of relief after the warrer i don't reallies hold on to take a game one at oracle. good evening and thank you for joining us. >> it was nerve wracking, wasn't it? what a game we have live team coverage tonight of the dubs overtime victory. >> let's begin with larry who is live on the floor at oracle. >> hey, larry. >> hi had, man, this is nuts. this is wild game one victory for the golden state warriors in overtime, 124-114, it was a game that cleveland, they had it in their hands they could have easily won the game. consecutives left and -- with seconds left, george hill at the line. instead of laying up the game winner, he dribbles out of the the clock, and thought they were up by one. and he said that he knew what he was doing. no, no, overtime now.

a gift for golden state and they dominate in the overtime, and out score cleveland 17-7 in the extra session. and they go on to win by ten. chippy at the finish. tristan thompson took exception to livingston shooting at the end of the game, he was trying avoid a shot clock violation and thompson gets in to it with draymond green, and shows rerestraint after getting a ball in the face and did not respond. you think a fine minimum for tristan thompson. the j.r. smith brain lock was a very hot topic after the game. >> i was disappointed that we didn't get the rebound first. and then, you know, we got lucky. he -- he could have taken a shot, but he dribbled out. i guess he thought they were ahead. sometimes it happens. it's just, you know, we got lucky. >> did he think the game was tied or did he think you guys

had it salted away? >> how i do know that? >> did you discuss it at all with him at the end of the play? >> no. they asked me if i talked to j.r. bit, i said no already. i thought we were all aware of what was going on. that's my view. i don't know what j.r. was asking, or the question you are trying to ask. >> i was wondering if you knew his state of mind. did he think that he was trying to make be a play or that you had it won? not sure? >> what do you mean i'm not s e sure? i don't know his state of mind. >> do you know if he knew the score? >> thank you. >> and with that, lebron james said is, i'm done. i'm done with being interrogated about the mind is set of j.r. smith and lebron james went for a career high 51 points. steph curry had 29 for the

warriors. and we have run it back on sunday. game two, this one was insane. you can watch a lot of nba basketball for a long time and never see anything quite like this. >> that's true. >> more coming up later on. but for now, abc 7 sports. >> thanks, larry. >> a lot of celebrities made their way to catch tonight's game. >> that's right, and abc 7 news mindi bach caught up with them and live for us as well. hi, mindi? >> reporter: the finals, they bring out of the hollywood elite and a lot on here to watch the game and they are here to promote this movies, like this one, "tag." they were entertained by overtime and i had a chance to catch up with them about their new project that you can see soon. you may recognize these guys. they may look out of character. but, we normally see this guy in

the avengers, you have been on the big screen several times. you have a new movie, what is it called? >> it's called "tag," it is based on the true story of the group of friends who have been playing a game of tag since they were 9 years old, keep in mind they are in their 40s and adults and still play the children's game, it's hilarious and has a ton of heart and myself and jeremy and a bunch of people -- >> i'm just a guy that never has been tagged. i win. >> kind of like the overtime we saw tonight between the cavaliers and warriors. is it your first nba finals? >> i've been to one before. i have not seen one, the last one i went to was a bit of a blow out. this was thrilling and there were call reversals and crazy calls and fights and it was crazy. it was very -- >> there's more drama on the court than most movies.

i will say. >> lebron james erupting. >> he is trying to be an actor anyway. he is making a play to be in the big screen. >> to be a super hero. >> he dropped 51 in the finals. >> i did ask them though, if they had to pick a player in these nba playoffs, that would win the best actor award, would it be lbj, they said tonight, james harden may be the runner up. you can see more of that interview on abc 7.com and yeah, there's sure to be more celebrities sitting courtside on sunday for game two. especially after the way this one ended. >> for sure, mindi, thanks a lot of. >>, so will that game be just as dramatic. the fans were on the edge of their seats watching this game much. >> it was an incredible night many. we are live outside the oracle arena. >> reporter: it's actually kind of erie, this is the why

estimate -- it's the quietest it's been all day long. i seem to have lost my voice from screaming and yelling so much, because of the great epic overtime win. what a great way to start the series. there they go, take a look at the fans that were on pins and needles during the final few minutes tonight. some of them wanted to beat the traffic and get out of here early. but just could not turn away from the dramatic match-up. we caught up with relieved and elated fans. >> that was a good game. >> reporter: were you nervous? >> i was nervous. because lebron always come and show he is a great player. but the warriors showed we were a good team. >> i was nervous, lebron, 51 points cannot argue with greatness. >> of course we was going to pull through. warrer i don't reallies all the way. no doubt at all.

-- warriors all the way. no doubt at all. >> reporter: so much confidence there. all of it coming to head with fireworks and a dance party. at one point the song "this is how we do it" played appropriately. live outside oracle arena. abc 7 news. >> it could not have been more fun tonight. thank you so much. abc 7 news is the only place you can watch the nba finals. game 2 of the series is sunday at oracle. we will have a pregame show at 4:00. abc coverage starts at 4:30. with tipoff at 5:00 and stay with us for toyota after the game. >> well, there's more news to cover tonight. investigators say the driver of a truck blew through a crossing and collided with a smart train. witnesses say around 3:00 p.m., they heard what sounded like an

explosion and saw a cloud of dust. one man said that the front of the train was smashed and the man driving the truck was covered in blood. the chp said that the driver's injuries are minor. and no one on the train was hurt. dwl new at 11:00, a fremont based uber eats driver is excuse accused of threatening a couple with a knife. it's uber's food delivery service. we have more on the strange situation. >> reporter: a couple trying to get in their apartment complex couldn't because a driver was politicking t inkin inking -- a blocking the entrance. the driver reversed and things quickly escalated. i spoke with the couple who did not want to be identified, they said that the driver rolled down his window and started to spit at their car and then they say he pulled out two large knives and threatened to stab them to death. he took off but they snapped this photo of his car.

police tracked down and arrested emanuel balicot a short time later. neighbors are worried. >> we think it's a safe place. but if some uber driver comes here, we think he may be here to pick somebody and we would not expect it. it's really scary. it's a gated community. i opted to stay here because it's safer relatively. >> reporter: uber has responded the driver who started driving for the company four months ago. he is currently out on bail much. abc 7 news. >> a lot more to come on the special decision of abc 7 news, a controversial pardon for president trump. >> winds will relax, i will show you what had will replace them coming up for the weekend, straight ahead had. >> thank you, and after a night on the run, well, look at had this, some southern california bears decide to get r and r in

someone's backyard. >> and later, do you get nervous when you see your phone battery zooming to zero.

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♪ never let you go enhance your moments. san pellegrino. tastefully italian. president trump has pardoned a conservative commentator, and he may not be done. >> we look at whether he is trying to send a message about the russia investigation. >> reporter: he has used one of the biggest powers of the oval office, presidential pardons thursday, president trump announcing a fifth full pardon for this conservative conservate commentator. he admitted to illegally making campaign contributions and said he de-- said he

regretted his conduct. he is thinking of pardoning martha stewart. both with ties to celebrity apprentice. >> i will do anything. right? legal and ethical and honest. >> i'm looking for apprentice. >> blagoyovic had to sell a seat. is the president sending a signal to his allies. including michael cohen, when asked about it last month. >> are you considering -- >> thank you very much. stupid question. >> as for that great grandmother, kim kardashian lobby lobbied a pardon --

>> two bars are ba -- two bearsb been caught after officials caught up to it, it had been wondering around los angeles county. fu first they chased it out of a tree and then after a few moments it dozed off after being hit with darts. >> big and scary. you don't know what it will do. we were with on the other side, we were afraid that it would jump on the roof, it was looking right at us. >> it was a big bear. a second bear was found hours later in another neighborhood in los angeles county and it too was darted. >> fans to oracle of game one were treated to warmer weather and less wind. >> still a little wind, are we done with it?

>> the wind is dying down, and temperatures that were a good five to 15 degrees are easing up. take a look at the winds many. nothing like what we specialsed in the last couple of days. 20 miles an hour out of the west, sfo and the rest of it is light. from the east bay camera, breezy over the hills. temperatures in the mid 50s and currently 49 in gilroy. check out warriors blue, the sales force tower. 58 in santa rosa, it's sparkling tonight in san francisco, 58 in conco concord. livermore, 58 degrees and the biggest change will be the wind. really dialing back for the next couple of days. expect lighter winds and a lighter pattern. it will be turning cooler again early next week for those of you who do not like the hot weather.

look at san francisco. downtown, city hall, all visible. fog is not an issue. now, listen:00. a few minutes away. we will keep the breeze going across the coastal areas, not like what we have sperned, tomorrow morning for the commute, many areas are looking for the calm conditions. unlike last night and the night before, where it was windy, look at the breeze where it was lightening. it's cool enough that you will need to dress in layers. clear skies and for the afternoon, warming up inland in to the warm and mid i can't tells. we will keep you on the comfortable side. temperatures in the 60s for friday afternoon. we are going to transition to hotter weather over the weekend. here's the temperature trend from tomorrow going to saturday and saubd. san jose, 79, and then 88 on saturday. 84 on sunday. concord, you will go from 84 tomorrow to 95 degrees on saturday. if you have weekend plans, at

least if you live inland, you have the a/c, if you don't, go to the coast to keep cool. it's a warming trend friday. low 60s and 80s. mid 90s inland and low to mid 60s, and then cooler weather as the marine influence returns next week. we will drop the temperatures off. the biggest drop will begin on monday. and then, we will just level off as we headed towards tuesday threw thursday. >> pretty toasty. >> yes. >> thank you very much. >> he coined the term collateral damage. >> and

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movie was thomas shelling. he died in 2016 and now his nobel prize is being auctioned off for a cause. >> president trump raised the possibility of nuclear war with north korea by being defiant. he tweeted this, which was intended for the north korean leader. i too have a nuclear button, but it's a much bigger and powerful one than his and my button works. that's what thomas shelling described as the science of strategy or game theory. robert powell who worked with him explains. >> and it's ultimately that, that you hope will get somebody to back out before, you know, disaster happens. >> shelling wrote about the theory in a 1961 article that was published in a london newspaper. at the time, it caught the attention of film director stanley kuberick, here is an interview about that encounter.

>> and he was in london make ago movie and he read the newspaper and he thought, sounds like a good show. >> they sat down and thought up the story for "dr. strange love." >> it's the art of producing in the mind of the enemy the fear to attack. >> shelling was born in oakland and graduated from uc berkley, he made it clear that the nobel medal was to be auctioned off after he died. >> the opening bid is $150,000. we have with sold them north of 700,000 $700,00 $700,000. >> the money will go to a civil rights nonprofit. what is hip? >> good question. the legendary bay area band ♪ seresto, seresto, seresto jake... ♪ seresto, seresto, seresto

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oakland today, what is hip. they poured out to honor the legendary hometown bapd, tower of power, they are celebrating their 50th anniversary with two shows at the fox theater. the mayor declared today tower of power day, honoring their strong oakland roots. >> we took bruce's advice and used the link to city of oak lapp land on all of our album covers. we promoted the oakland sound traveling the world, and it turned out to be one of the wisest decisions we ever made. >> 50 years and still going strong. in fact, tower of power has a new album coming out this weekend as well, it's entitled soul side of town. >> well, fans of the 1986 block buster "top gun," are about to get their wish. >> that's right. tom cruz tweeted himself in a

photo as day one of production "top gun maverick," it's scheduled for rereece in july of next year -- scheduled for release in july of next year. >> the massive wing span got bigger. that's kd on the side of a 737. >> i think that is life size. >> it is. >> it features 30 decal pieces covering 560 square feet, it landed in oakland international just in time for tonight's tip off and big win. >> stick around, the coverage of the warriors dramatic victory continues. larry, live at oracle arena. people thought, the warriors and cavs fourth straight year, that was boring. were you not entertained? we had craziness and overtime madness, and the dubs won . we have the story coming up. >> hours of waiting and

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>> live, where you live. this is abc 7 news. ♪ ♪ this is how we do it >> a dobb nation celebration. the warriors take game one in overtime in dramatic fashion. we have live team coverage for you coming up of. >> first though, our other top stories you have probably been stuck in a long line at the dmv, maybe even walked on out in frustration. >> that, tonight, the state is