dozen occupants from their berkeley home this morning. firefighters say the blaze was tough to put out. >> abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard joins us now. good to know the people made it out. >> reporter: for sure. firefighters here at station 2 say crawl spaces and lots of fuel inside that house made it difficult to put the fire out. 12 people now looking for a new place to live. a rude awakening for people living inside this home on hearst avenue in berkeley. >> a lot of black smoke and some names. >> reporter: neighbors watched firefighters battle the two-alarm blaze which started about 7:30 a.m. engulfing the top floors of the house. >> it was actually already blowing through the attic space when we arrived. initial reportse we disabled occupants trapped on the second floor. luckily, those residents made it out on their own. >> reporter: in fact, all 12 people living here escaped. >> it was scary but i felt like they had it under control.

>> reporter: the berkeley fire chief said there were challenges inside the home -- crawl spaces with lots of fuel to burn. >> the spaces were so small and the fuel load was so heavy and it made a difficult time to make our way through to get to where the fire actually was. >> reporter: several pets inside the house got rescued, now getting love from their owners. residents who escaped the fire declined to speak with us. two were treated at the hospital for minor burns. the red cross is working with everyone to try and find them new housing. the cause of the fire is unknown. in berkeley, cornell barnard, abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. in the south bay police were investigating a shooting that left two men hurt one with life threatening injuries. officers responded to avalani avenue around 10:30 last night after multiple calls of gunshots in the area. they arrived to find two men each suffering a gunshot wound. police did find nine millimeter

shell casings and are looking into the circumstances surrounding the shooting. a suspect is not identified. starvation is the reason for more gray whales being found dead in the gray area according to "the san francisco chronicle." this whale washed up recently at ocean beach. it is the ninth gray whale found in the bay area in just the past two months. "the chronicle" reports the unusually large death toll is happening because there is too little food to support the giant mammals. it says starving whales are taking a dangerous detour into san francisco bay to seek sustenance. just because cannabis is legal in california doesn't mean immigrants can't face deportation for a crime. an appeals court in san francisco denied an orange county woman's appeal yesterday. she was convicted of possession in 2014 and had the conviction reduced from a felony to misdemeanor, but the court said federal immigration law does not recognize california's decision to reclassify a conviction. that woman is from mexico and became a u.s. citizen in 1980.

she applied for political asylum saying she should not be deported because she was no longer guilty of a felony. abc 7 news has committed to building a better bay area and one of the big issues we focus on is homelessness. it is not just a problem here. a report today by "the los angeles times" highlights how serious the issue is in southern california. l.a. spent $619 million last year on the homeless. a lot of that money goes toward housing. progress has been slow. last year 53,000 people were reported as homeless in los angeles county. that's almost double the number of people reported homeless in the entire bay area. earlier this year the bay area council economic institute put a staggering price tag on fixing homelessness and says the an e construction cost of $450,000 per home for each of the 28,000 people who are reported homeless in the nine bay area counties. a large number of them are also living out in the open in tents,

a car, or someplace else. bart's fleet of the future is slowly getting on track. a report by "the chronicle" says the transit agency just received its 84th car last week. the goal was to have 775 of the new cars running by 2022, but now the date has been pushed back to 2023. right now 75 have been given the green light by the state and considering the typical train is ten cars long, that is seven and a half trains. bart has faced a variety of challenges in getting the new cars rolling primarily because of new software. it is pretty complex and one mistake could cause a malfunction. happening now a star-studded event is going on in san francisco to raise awareness and help in the fig ainst lyme disease. about 320,000 americans are diagnosed with it every year. we'll go live event.

>> reporter: we spoke with several people diagnosed with lyme disease through the years and they're telling us they were told they were just suffering from a flu. doctors told us that is a common misdiagnosis. some might experience fevers, headaches, cognitive complications and a rash. today there will abspace opened for people diagnosed with lyme disease to tell their stories. actor jeff bridges will be performing and the foundation hopes to raise a million dollars today to raise awareness. a doctor we spoke to explained hout tick carrying this bacteria can be found anywhere in the north bay. >> we think of them as nature's dirty needle. they basically pick it up from different animals and pass it to the next one they bite. if it happens to be human, they can pass the lyme bacteria. >> it got in there and did a lot of damage. it o time

my neurological animus claddddd skeletal. it is everywhere and damaged all of those areas so i have to take care of my immune system. >> we just heard from a marin county resident diagnosed with lyme disease nine years ago. ticks carrying the lyme bacteria can be found in 46 of 58 counties in california. the hot spots in the bay area are mend sinno and marin. symptoms may appear five months or a year later. this resident says she takes at least 20 pills a day to carry her through the day and has been diagnosed nine years ago. it is very tough. they're trying to find a cure here today. >> thank you very much. it's hollywood versus georgia. the controversial abortion law that has actors and filmmakers calling for a boycott of

the south bay.

against a controversial abortion ban just passed in georgia. >> it comes as alabama moves to pass an even more restrictive ban. chaos in the capitol forced lawmakers to delay the vote. >> all those in favor say aye. any opposed? motion passes. committee amendment is enabled. >> there was no motion! >> reporter: this shouting match happened thursday as alabama senators considered a bill to ban abortions at every stage of pregnancy from conception on and criminalize the procedure for doctors. ocure ntle over abortion rig in w ceai statesree for a lawsuit in the nation's highest court. >> the first time in 46 years

that the makeup in the supreme court has changed where there is possibly enough conservatives on there to believe row v. wade was incorrectly decided. >> outside of alabama a so-called heart beat bill has been passed in several states, some already blocked in courts. those laws prohibit abortions after a fetal heart beat can be detected six weeks into a pregnancy before many women know they're pregnant. that's causing a problem for georgia's nearly $10 billion film and tv industry. >> our industry is taking a stand, women are taking a stand and saying, no more. >> david simon who created the wire said his production company won't film in georgia anymore. he is joined by others. cnn reached out to marvel which delo t shoppinall in h inepoed cupertino. nc h sapn

aernati proposal that was put together by a previous city council. this leaves the current plan of the developer to turn the land into a mixed use site of housing, retail, and business space. there was a lawsuit challenging the project but demolition has already started to make room for thousands of apartments. a trip to asia today right here in the bay area. we'll take you to a colorful celebration of taiwanees american culture and how organizers are making sure the event will live on.

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finally open after what felt like an endless winter. glacier point road is the main path to get to half dome and usually closes for the winter. this year it was buried in snow. crews have been busy clearing it and while it is open again people are being warned not to go hiking on the trails unless they're prepared. well, the largest taiwanese

american cultural celebration on the west coast returned to union square today for its 27th year. >> this is so special. i had the honor of hosting the opening ceremonies. thousands of people came to experience music, food, and dance. all of the activitie yo-yos and live performance. >> actually handed it down to the second generation this year for the young people that were born here in the bay area to organize the whole event. >> for an event of this size it's amazing to hear that volunteers and supporters put on the event entirely. this was an opportunity to learn about taiwanese culture as san francisco celebrates asian pacific american history month. it was touching to see how many people came out. definitely a sense of pride there. looks like the weather cooperated as well. >> it was gorgeous. things started out very gray and gloomy and turned kind of hot for a while. >> welcome to may.

may, gray, and full effect in the morning and then squeak out some nice sunshine in the afternoon. live doppler 7 with satellite. this is a typical may pattern under way. you've got the fog, the clouds, banked up right along the coast line. away from the coast you're seeing a lot of sunshine. big, blue skies. sunshine away from the coast. look at those clouds. they are just lurking right now. as the sun goes down the clouds will push inland so we are in store for overcast skies for most of us tonight. the pollen forecast, we have some changes over the weekend. tree pollen now up to high levels. your main offenders right now olive trees, oak trees, and pine trees. grass pollen still at medium levels. weed pollen and mold spores currently at low levels. yes, that uv index, the sun is strong this time of the year. it's very high both today and tomorrow. a breeze out there is blowing that palm around right now. we have a gust to 22 in hayward. 24 in the city. 17 in mountain view. the breeze coming off the cool

ocean water gives that wide range of temperatures. we've dipped into the 50s for the city in half moon bay with the breeze. a little cloud cover. you're enjoying 70s away from the coach. 72 in concord. a lot of 60s around the immediate bay shoreline. 67 in san jose. oakland with a temperature around 63 degrees. over-nate tonight, we have the clouds right now along the coast line to spill in and around the bay. we'll find coastal drizzle with temperatures falling into the upper 40s to lower 50s overnight. we start out with the cloud cover first thing on mother's day but the skies will clear quickly in the morning so by noon a mostly sunny picture away from the coast. by 4:00 the bay inland, you're seeing sunshine. clouds will cling to the coast again tomorrow with temperatures in the 70s and 80s away from the coast line. highs in the micro climate starting in the south bay tomorrow, a lot of sunshine. 77 the high in san jose. 75 cupertino. a warm 81 the high in morgan hill. along the peninsula sunshine in

palo alto. 71. 70 redwood city. in pacifica high only 60 degrees. downtown san francisco, afternoon sunshine, 61. daly city stuck in clouds most of the day. 76 in santa rosa with sunshine. 73 in petaluma. about 73 in vallejo. sausalito cooler on the water at 66. in the east bay morning clouds afternoon sunshine. 68 in san leandro. 71 the high in fremont and then 80 in pittsburgh, and here is the acura seven-day forecast. through mother's day after morning clouds, afternoon sunshine away from the coast. a cooling trend mid week with increasing clouds by wednesday. temperatures below average and rain chances increase. a slight chance on thursday but a better chance on friday with a system working right now.

stephen curry got a little nostalgic and wore his first shoe the curry one for game 1 against the rockets. he said good things happen in those shoes and they still do. the splash brothers had a huge night. klay kept golden state close with 21 points the first half and curry's legend only grew as he pumped in 23 points in the fourth quarter alone. steve kerr played 11 of the 12 men on the roster and each one contributed. andre iguodala hit five 3s the most for him in a single game since 2013. strength in numbers is back. >> it goes back to coach kerr in terms of keeping it real with everybody on the bench. you know, you don't know when your number is going to be called whether it's from game 1 through 82 or in the playoffs. we have guys that work hard, take care of their bodies, stay sharp with their skill sets and

understanding that moments like tonight are where it all pays off. >> everybody who came off that bench, for guys to step up like they did, it was big for us. people can say what they want but when the moment gets big we got guys who step up. >> obviously injuries forced us to use the bench. i probably should have used them earlier. you know, over the years we've played a lot of people. we like to use our bench. we talk about strength in numbers. you know, the coach wasn't doing much of that the first five games. if you can't beat 'em, join 'em and frank vogel did agreeing to become the next head coach of leb james and the lakers. espn reports vogel agreed to a three-year deal with l.aand repoin jason kidd will be an assistant on his staff. his teams defeated vogel's teams three times in the playoffs. the belief in the nhl is the

team with the hot goaltender goes the furthest in playoffs. the sharks take an early lead in game 1 of the western conference finals under way right now at the tank. head coach peter deboer said jones got in trouble early in the playoffs. then he got in more trouble because he was too aggressive. he is in a great spot now as the sharks go for their second stanley cup finals appearance in three years. >> then he found that happy medium and it coincided with us, you know, giving him better protection around him. one small technical thing but he's been great the whole time i've been here. we keep reiterating it but there was never one discussion about trading for a goalie. there was never one discussion about starting somebody else. he's been our guy since day one. >> matt chapman hit his first ever walk-off home run last night. the as won their second straight extra inning game of the week. they preferred to take care of business today against the indians in the standard nanen

innings. it was a great day to go drumming at the coliseum. tied at 1-1 in the fifth nick hundley sent this deep to left and the left fielder jake bowers is going to misjudge it so it rolled a little while and hundley ends up on third but the ball is overthrown so hundley heads home for the little league home run. top of the ninth, two outs, one on second. here comes jordan liplo. the second blown save of the season. bottom ninth, winning run on third. liriano with the hay pop-up. into the sunshine. it drops. matt olson comes on home and the as win by one, their third walk-of teehowxciting i iave giants for you as well. it is oneng to encounter an alligator but this run-in is a little bit different. >> what this gator is missing

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tonight on abc 7 news at 11:00 nearly 18 years after the 9/11 terror attacks a new book shares the experiences of many whose lives were forever altered that day. the author explains why right now is an important time as ever to release the book. plus, donations are now pouring in for a bay area teacher with cancer who is forced to pay for her own substitute. some donors from miles away tell us why they were so touched by the story. finally tonight, this is one of the stories you just got to see to believe because it's one thing to see an alligator on the golf course but how about a three-legged alligator? >> this video was taken in bonita springs, florida, south of ft. myers. you can see the huge reptile slowly making its way across the course. a woman is heard saying it's coming right at me. the woman who took the video

says the gator actually followed her to her house and then stared inside for hours. >> i feel kind of bad for this guy. >> i do, too. >> she has nothing to worry about. it's so slow. >> i was thinking the same thing. i just didn't say it. but yeah. you see that guy coming at you, you got time. >> you'll be fine. >> that's it for abc 7 news at 6:00. for the entire team we'll see you back here at 11:00.

>> hi, everyone. i'm spencer christian. it's time to celebrate the joys of wine. join me on a journey filled with wine, food, and fun. in this journey, we're exploring the russian river valley. >> i try to think of every vineyard as a dancer, right? and some dancers are like ballerinas. >> then, one man's mission to make wine more approachable. >> and i want to buy a bottle of wine, but i don't really want to spend less than $100 a bottle, or $50 a bottle, but telling that to our server will allow us to get a really great bottle of wine. >> exactly. and an urban winery right across the bay. >> to me, this is like old-school bay area. like, this is what they bay area is about. >> plus, a perfect pairing -- wine and dessert. >> what i like to think about when i pair my wines with dessert is, really, what goes with what.