>> and i'm kristen sze. new questions tonight about a dead tree that killed a woman driving along interstate 680 today. >> the clearly ailing tree was an caltrans property but so far, the department is not answering any questions about why it wasn't removed sooner. >> abc7 news reporter laura anthony is live with the very latest. laura? >> reporter: well, hi, kristen. while we wait for more details from caltrans, we have learned more about the victim in this accident. we just received confirmation from john mirror health in walnut creek that dr. ludmi ludmila bayser was in their network, an internist for the past 15 years. in a statement, they expressed condolences to her family and said she will be deeply ntapne n of lucfor the driver of this silver mercedes. 58-year-old lyudm liila was drig

northbound just as a pine tree collapsed on to the road in front of her. >> the calls came out there was ly tree down and it appears there's one vehicle involved with a tree. unknown at this time if the vehicle collided with a tree or if the tree landed on the vehicle. >> reporter: the car was heavily damaged and beyzer pronounced dead at the scene. the tree was clearly dead, perched just 20 yards on the hillside above the freeway just north of the el pintado onramp. it's property owned by caltrans. with traffic backed up for miles, caltrans crews worked to clear the tree from the roadway. at the same time, the chp conducted its investigation where the car ended up, about 1/8 of a mile beyond the tree. it all happened during the morning rush hour. >> it could have been worse. it was during commute time, so thankfully there was only one vehicle involved, and for the chp, you know, we offer our

condolences to the family because this is a, you know, this is a terrible time. so hopefully we can figure out what happened for them. >> reporter: caltrans did not respond to our questions about why this tree wasn't removed but did issue a statement. caltrans expresses its deepest victim of this accident.y of th- the safety of the public is our highest property. we are curuses of this unfortun incident. in danville, laura anthony, abc7 news. a bizarre kidnapping in oakland ended with a police chase and the arrest of the suspect. the ordeal started in oakland's chinatown neighborhood and ended in east oakland. abc7 news reporter leah has more. >> reporter: oakland police responded to calls made from this house on oak street. andy chan, owner of bay auto center, told us police were everywhere. >> we don't know exactly what they did. we saw a lot of policemen right

here. >> reporter: police had received a call from a man who had been assaulted while his 71-year-old mother was being forced into a car. police arrived as the alleged kidnapper was taken off. >> certainly time was of the essence in this particular case. if our officers had been even second later, they would have not seen the suspect vehicle leaving with the victim. >> reporter: officers chased the car for more than 45 minutes, endi ending up in east oakland on lorenzo avenue. at one point, the driver had rammed into a police car. no one was hurt in that chase. the 71-year-old woman was fine. police say it turns out the woman was the alleged kidnapper's land lady. >> this is a landlord-tenant dispute that ended in an assault, a kidnapping, and then a ramming of a police car. >> reporter: police could not say what led to the dispute between them. the suspect now faces several assault as well as kidnapping charges.

in oakland, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. an east bay chiropractor faces a lawsuit from two former patients who say he sexually assaulted them. abc7 news was in oakland today where the women spoke about their claims. they say pleasant hill chiropractor david atkinson fondled them under the guise of treatment. the women say they came forward after finding out through mutual friends that they both had similar experiences with atkinson. >> a lot of women don't think that stuff like this is wrong when the doctor does it, so we wanted to come forward because it could be some other women out there that we can help. >> i want him out of business. i want him -- i want this to stop for women. >> abc7 news went to atkinson's office, which was empty. he was also not responding to our request for comment. new details on a story we first told you about last night on abc7 news. the contra costa county sheriff's office has identified

the man taken into custody after a lengthy standoff. he is 41-year-old alex studer. neighbors told abc7 news he was walking around carrying a rifle with a scope, threatening to kill people. he is now in jail, accused of making criminal threats. new developments in the race to be san francisco's next mayor. just 1,601 votes now separate the top two candidates, numbers released just an hour ago show london breed holding on to the lead. she had been trailing marc leno last year after ranked choice voting propelled him into the top spot. there are still about 18,000 votes left to count. the director of elections told abc7 news he doesn't expect to certify the election until the end of june. city, county, and transit officials they they're ready to go for tomorrow's parade. crews were out early today on broadway, putting the scaffolding in place that will hold the giant speakers along the parade route. the barricades are also ready to

go, sitting on the walks right now and will be put in place shortly. b.a.r.t. is urging passengers to get there early and look for the signs in the stations that will help direct you where to before and after the parade. here's a quick look at the pra parade route. its start at 11th street and travels up broadway to 20th. it will make a right to harrison and make another right down the normally one-way 18th street to lakeside drive, making another right all the way to 14th street. get detailed information on our website about parade transportation, street closures, and victory parade do's and don't's all on abc7news.com. an oakland artist is rushing to finish warrira me,efor tomorrow's parade. abc7 news caught up with the muralist as he covered a section of the oakland convention center with his artwork. the mural is titled dubs dynasty and has the three warriors championship trophies, of course. kevin durant will also be included by the artist, who goes

by his instagram name of vogue tdk. check out abc7news.com for a map and video of all the warriors murals in the bay area and there are quite a number of them, actually. >> good stuff. if you plan ongoing to the parade, you're going to want to know what the weather is going to be like tomorrow. abc7 news meteorologist andy patel knows the answer. >> it's going to be perfect parading weather, dan and kristen. let's take a look at the forecast for the parade. tomorrow at 11:00 a.m., when that parade gets under way, it is going to be 70 degrees, warming up to 78 by 1:00 in the afternoon, so if you're going for the dub nation celebration, i would say shorts, short sleeves, and take plenty of water with you along with your sunscreen and your shades. take a look at live doppler 7. today the fog kept the temperatures in the comfort zone near the coast. it was certainly warmer away from the coastline and we are in for hotter weather inland. i'll be back with those temperatures coming right up. >> steamy.

okay. thanks very much. after the warriors victory parade comes the next step, and that is, of course, keeping the team together to make another championship run. >> right. we got to do this again next year, right? abc7 news reporter carolyn tyler talked with the did you subs gm coach steve kerr about how they plan to do that. >> as the celebration will go along into the night. >> reporter: while his team celebrated, coach steve kerr admitted he was not the life of the party. you didn't get lit? >> i didn't get lit. >> reporter: but he is savoring the victory and reflecting on what he says was the toughest season yet on the road to the championship. >> it was very gratifying, but took a long time to get here. >> reporter: general manager bob meyers says the goal is now to keep the core of the team. the warriors are already over the salary cap for players, but the organization wants to keep mvp kevin durant at all costs. >> whatever he wants. you don't get to play in the nba

that long and for a guy like him, i'm sure he wants to and wanted to put his best years in a place and hopefully succeed, and it's actually working out for him and we're the beneficiaries. >> reporter: and now all the players and dub nation are ready for the big celebration. >> i'm thrilled for the parade. it's one of the best days of the year. it's -- i speak of it like it's like an annual event. we're trying to make it that. >> reporter: carolyn tyler, abc7 news. >> such a special time in the bay area. now if you can't be there in person, catch the parade right here on abc7. our live coverage starts at 10:00 tomorrow morning. get detailed information about transportation, street closures, and championship parade do's and don't's and there are some you should know about, all on our website, abc7news.com. we should have a spectacular day tomorrow. >> it never gets old. all right. a new report placing the blame

on the response to the north bay wildfires, how sonoma county is viewing it as a lesson on what to do when the next big disaster strikes. and if you're a caviar afish yo that do, you could be getting money back. following all the recent controversy around the auto pilot feature, tesla's ceo is teasing about a software update. >> stay

an emotional day today for a san rafael woman, back home from her overseas deployment. >> her surprise reunion with her daughter brought cheers and a few tears to her hometown. >> for good reason. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield has the story. >> reporter: it was such a special moment. her third grade daughter, liliana, just thought she was watching a talent show here at school this morning, and then the best act of all walked in and surprised her.

>> star bailey served for ten months in afghanistan. she is in the navy. she has two daughters. she surprised 8-year-old liliana today at school. liliana thought mom would be home on wednesday, so they both cried as they hugged for the first time in ten months, and all the students around them were gasping. we talked to liliana afterwards about her shock but before the big moment, we asked her mom why she decided to have a public reunion. >> i was thinking there's so many other people that don't know what we as service members go through, being away from our families and the sacrifices we make and i just thought that it would be a cool story to show with everyone. >> i felt surprised and shocked when she came to the door. >> and what do you want to do with mom? >> i want to take her somewhere. >> where?

>> maybe somewhere that she might like. >> reporter: star took a couple of questions from the talent show audience. she said being away from her daughters was very challenging but face timing and iphones did help. but she said it does feel good doing something for a good cause, and she emphasized to the kids the importance of staying in school and getting an education. star told us she is looking forward to some home cooking and seeing her new home. she bought a house, but she hasn't seen it yet. in san rafael, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> welcome back. sonoma county, more reckoning from last fall's wildfires. today, the county's board of supervisors began going over a new report of what worked and what did not, line by line. >> wayne freedman joins us live outside the sonoma county administration building with more. wayne? >> reporter: good afternoon. the report they've been listening to inside continues from a state report that was released earlier this year. the county wants to know what it did right, what it did wrong, and what it might do better in

the future. for those of us who lived through it, the north bay fire storm that began the night of october 8th may always seem like idea. in the sonoma county board of supervisors, this man delivered the report in the form of a thick book. >> you'd be hard pressed to stop a fire that moved that fast. >> reporter: he is the county's interim emergency services winter after a state report cited problems including a breakdown of the countywide alert system, this new report has elaborated. >> where is the fire? >> there are fires in so many places. >> reporter: the county already knew that 911 dispatchers and first responders couldn't help everyone due to an overrun communications system. this report offers solutions, proposing 21st century alerts that keep people informed and directed moment by moment. it turns out that had these fires happened almost anywhere in california, results would have been much the same. >> this is par for the course. we had achieved a status quo in

california. we thought we were prepared for most events. >> reporter: and all the more important, he said, with chances of a major regional earthquake at 70% in the next 30 years. as the north bay learned from the fires, systems we have today will not be able to cope with trapped people, ruptured roads, and food, fuel, or water shortages. let these fires be a lesson, the supervisors said today. >> the state had no policies or procedures, and they need to develop them. they need to develop them for all 58 counties, not just here. >> reporter: call it a work in progress from a disaster, still in recovery mode. in santa rosa, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> a proposal that would have placed tax on california's drinking water has now died in a budget deal. called the safe and affordable drinking water act, it would have taxed people 95 cents each month. that money would have gone to clean up toxic wells. lawmakers decided to use money from the general fund instead to cover the costs.

it's estimated the water tax would have raised about $140 million each year. san francisco-based square will pay more than $2 million to settle a class action lawsuit. >> it involves it food delivery service, caviar. "7 on your side's" michael finney is here. >> as it turns out, caviar does not come cheap. they claim they took money customers paid to tip their delivery drivers and never gave that money to the drivers. caviar sent a notice to customers who may have used this service between january 2012 and august 2015. customers will receive a $15 credit to use on another order. the judge still has to approve the settlement for the credit to be activated. cavi caviar admits no wrong doing, instead saying it is settling to avoid going to court. the federal trade commission has charged three individuals and nine businesses with scamming more than $125 million from customers in a business coaching program.

it was called my online business education. the ftc says the organization targeted people, including service members, veterans, and seniors, claiming it could help them start their own online business. according to the complaint, people who paid the $49 entry fee were then urged to spend thousands more on membership packages. some lost more than $20,000. some older workers are hoping extra money from a side hustle will help fund their retirement. that's what the last story was about. well, online investment company betterment interviewed 500 people whose chief source of income derives from the gig economy, and 500 who work full-time and have a side gig. the last group, 67% said the side gig is for financial reasons. a third of those say it was because they had insufficient retirement savings. 16% of all people surveyed said they plan to work a side gig even after retirement.

boy, talk about being part of our life now. >> absolutely. >> thanks, michael. hi there, everyone. a warmer day across the entire bay area but you don't notice so much along the coast. check out live doppler 7, san francisco southward, we still have a bit of fog hanging around. south-facing beaches are under a beach hazard statement through this evening, that's the entire coastline, watch out for the rip currents and sneaker waves. the southerly swell is reaching the area, and from our santa cruz camera, it sure is a good-looking day to hit the beach. that's for sure. here are your temperatures. san francisco, 66, it's in the 70s in oakland, 80 in san jose, cool spot, half moon bay, 59 degrees. sea lions at pier 39 and the visitors all enjoying the sunshine. santa rosa, 86, currently 81 in napa and it's in the upper 80s in places like concord. so temperatures came up today. you're going to continue to notice that those numbers will rise as we head into tomorrow as

well. livermore, 55 degrees tomorrow morning, by the afternoon, you're 40 degrees warmer coming up at 95 degrees so definitely signs of summer in the accuweather 7 day forecast. south beach camera showing blue skies right now, looking over the bay, a good day for sailing, warm for the warriors parade tomorrow, hot inland and mild at the coast through midweek and we're looking at a cooler pattern for the end of the workweek. tomorrow morning, clear and mild for most of you, some patchy fog near the coast, temperatures will range from the 50s to the 60s for the afternoon. think you can get away with shorts. 87 in the south bay and san jose. it's going to be a hot one in gilroy, morgan hill, 86 in redwood city, 68 in half moon bay, a nice looking day in san francisco, 66 in daly everyone from the 70s to the 90s. 92 in santa rosa. in the east bay, you'll need the shades in oakland if you're

going to the parade, a nice-looking day in the 3:00, 4:00 hour, about 80 degrees, 83 caster valley, head inland and it's going to be a hot one, 95 in concord, 96 in ant wioch. you want to escape the heat in go to the coast.% uv index will be very high, so you'll need to lather on the sunscreen. quick look at hurricane bud. it is a category 3 hurricane packing winds of 120 miles per hour, moving away from the southwest coast of mexico, but they are expected to continue to get some rain out of this and large swells are expected to hit cabo san lucas over 12-foot swells are possible as we head into thursday, weakens to a tropical storm but dumps some heavy rain, weakening further. accuweather 7 day forecast, mild at the coast, still hot inland for wednesday but you will notice cooler, breezier conditions as we head into thursday. temperatures fall everywhere

friday through the weekend, which includes saturday and then sunday, a turn around just in time for father's day. nice-looking weather. low 60s to mid 80s so you can impress dad with the weather. >> i'm counting on it. >> this father deserves that. >> that's right. he deserves it. >> and thanks so much. b.a.r.t.'s extension to san jose was already supposed to be done, but after one delay and now another, it could be a long

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the extension that would brick b.a.r.t. into the south bay may be open later than expected now. our media partners in the bay area news group reporting the extension could be pushed back into september of 2019. the valley transportation authority originally was targeting an opening of december of last year, but it's been sliding that date back. bta says it needs more time to test the lines at new stations. it's hoping to open next march, but in a worst case scenario, the opening might be delayed until september. in the wake of several high-profile crashes that have brought its all the pilot feature into question, tesla plans to move forward with a software update. ceo elon musk said on twitter the update will enable full self-driving features. the update is supposed to roll out in august. the last major update was in 2016. just last week, preliminary ntsb reports said a tesla-involved in a deadly crash in mountain view

was on auto pilot for the final 19 minutes. what's more, it also accelerated in the final seconds before the wreck. shifting gears, we have some incredible video of a mountain lion doing something you probably wouldn't expect. > you got to see this. also the location in california where a

coming occupy on abc news at 6:00, a bay area man looks for justice after a surveillance camera captures a car slamming

into his home. tonight, the steps he's taking to capture the driver. also, good-bye net neutrality. new rules are now in effect. we'll show you what's changed and how it could impact your internet service. and as crews get everything into place, officials have some important advice for anyone heading to tomorrow's warriors championship parade. all that plus much more coming up in half an hour on abc7 news at 6:00. all right, ama, thanks. >> finally tonight, we are used to seeing mountain lions roaming around in california, the hills, usually, sometimes neighborhoods. >> but we have some video tonight of a big cat like you have never seen before. look at this. this was taken earlier this month. >> that really is a mountain lion paddling in the water and it is clearly a solid swimmer. the man who spotted it said he was on the lake for a fishing competition. he got the catch of a lifetime with this video. cool. tigers like to swim. mountain lions don't particularly like to but i guess they will if they have to cross the river. >> world news tonight is coming

up next. >> all of us here, we appreciate your time. >> tonight as we come on air in the west breaking news from singapore. the president set to sit down with the north korean dictator, their high stakes summit. the first time a sitting u.s. president has ever met with a north korean leader. after months of calling each other names and the threats of nuclear war, the president tweeting we'll soon know if a real deal can happen. will kim give up his nuclear weapons? what will he demand in return? also tonight, who is this mysterious dictator? in just moments, he will be thrust onto the world stage beside the president of the united states. but he has been ruthless, ordering the execution of his uncle. it's believed the assignation of his own brother, too, with a nerve agent, captured on surveillance. tonight, from the brutal dictator to the new selfie a short time ago, and e