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solutions. this is abc7news. >> for the first time tonight we are hearing from a mother of three month old brandon cuellar, days after the infant was kidnapped from the families san jose home. his mother is happy and in good health, holding him as he describes what it is like to learn about the abduction and finally be reunited with her baby. thank you for joining us. >> here's abc7news reporter with more of the emotional interview. reporter: this is three month old brandon cuellar. not a photo shared by law enforcement but safely in the arms of his mother. >> very emotional. i felt like my soul came back into my body. when i found out my son was missing it felt like half of my heart left with him. i felt like i died. reporter: three people had been arrested in connection to the kidnapping. san jose police have identified them as hosea roman portillo,

you send your guadalupe bay ramirez, and while demeo -- baldameo sandoval. >> there was a connection between two of the people, we know them. reporter: the only female suspect, ramirez is described by family members as being, obsessed with baby rands -- brandon. neighbors and relatives telling our partners at univision, ramirez came to the families elm street home on monday, trying to convince the grandmother to go with her to walmart, so they could use food stamps to buy food and supplies for the baby. police say when they returned, rendon was kidnapped while inside the upstairs apartment, while grandma was downstairs, unloading groceries. this video shows suspect portillo, walking away with the baby inside the carrier. >> these people coordinated

efforts, planned and took a be brandon. the grandma did exactly what we want people to do. they went shopping, she took the baby inside first before anything, thought the baby was safe in the apartment. she was not privy, she did not know about this plan. at this time we do not believe she is involved. reporter: brandon's mom said she was at work when she got the call about the kidnapping. >> i did not know how to react. i fell to the ground and there was a moment i cannot explain, it was something i lived through and do not know how to tell you. but it was difficult. i hope no other mother goes to this. >> baby brandon was found tuesday morning after 24 hour search that ended miles from where he was taken. he was found along rather drive or an employee at a nearby nursing home saw him and thought that to be suspicious. the call to 911 led to the recovery of the baby. brandon's mother says she wants the full weight of justice to fall on the suspects. the three face charges of kidnapping, conspiracy to commit

-- commit kidnapping, held abduction and home invasion. >> new developments, two decades in the making. the oakland police department may soon be finished with its federal oversight. tim johnson explains what is next after a judge today signaled the opd has met all of its reform requirements. reporter: speaking at a press conference on wednesday night, the oakland mayor was joined by police chief, and other leaders to announce that after nearly 20 years, the city's police department is finally almost done with its federal oversight. >> today marks a milestone in a continual journey. towards oakland's reforms and professionalism as a national model of policing. reporter: the oversight began after a 2003 settlement that require the department to enact 52 reform measures under the guidance of a federal judge and outside observers. the institution was under heavy

scrutiny at the time, after four officers known as the writers were accused of brutalizing people on the streets of some oakland neighborhoods. a federal judge said the department has almost completed all of the reforms, set out, nearly two decades ago. >> we await the judges orders. but i am optimistic we are proving to the public that we have reformed. reporter: the judge says the departmental enter a one year sustainability period, where it can prove the changes were law -- will be long-lasting. welcome news to a civil rights attorney who was one of the lawyers who filed the initial court case. >> they have better checks and balances in place, more count ability. -- more count ability. reporter: despite the progress that has been made, the city leaders acknowledge more work still needs to be done. one area, the court noted, still has to be dealt with, the judge says opd needs to be more consistent with how does the -- it disciplines its officers,

focusing to eliminate racial disparities, something the chief says they are working on. >> talking more to our staff, hear from our minority officers about how they are feeling about the discipline process. reporter: ensuring the changes are tangible, for the community, it serves. >> this is not the department of 20 years ago, we are a different one today. >> let's move onto the weather for a moment to touch on the windy weather, one more day. let's get to the meteorologist. sandhya: they have really picked up tonight. they are going strong, let me show you a live review from our camp. you can see a bouncy camera. winds are gusting to 40 on mount diablo. 30 miles an hour, as you take a look here when advisors from the northeast bay, wind gusts for the 5-60 meeting there is potential for power lines going down, which means power outages.

hour-by-hour tomorrow morning, onshore winds are gusty, 25-30 miles an hour. as we head into the afternoon those winds picking up. as we check out what you can expect, secure outdoor objects as the strong winds will continue, do not park under trees and power lines. use caution when it comes to crossing bridges because the winds can really push you around. i will let you know exactly how long the lid -- the winds will last and when warmer weather will come. >> a big night for sports in the bay area, the warriors advanced to the second round of the nba playoffs. our sports anchor has highlights and reaction from the war years as they come back from the win. -- warriors as they come back from the win. >> the warriors were down 10 in the second half and eight entering the fourth. they chip around for an amazing comeback, to close things out.

the warriors looking for their pearl -- first playoff series since the 2019 western conference. gary had a 15 points off the bench, including this huge triple with just over one minute to go. that will make pops proud. gary payton, he is happy. steph curry started the game, and he closed, 3430, and the lay-up and good night denver. warriors on the second round a 102-98 win over the nuggets. >> tonight was a weird feeling because we have not been there for a while, we wanted it so bad. we made it a lot more difficult on ourselves. but we still remember how to do it which is a good feeling. >> we are not satisfied but it is something we can be proud of, especially from the last two years of being banged up. not having our school -- whole squad together and now we are finally home, it has been such a

great time in the playoffs. we look forward to the next round. >> now the warriors get much-needed rest. they will await the winner of the minnesota memphis series. they play game six on friday. if memphis wins, it is likely the warriors will play in memphis sunday at 12:30. while we are waiting, that series has to flush itself out. the warriors on the next round and they're going to wait. we will have much more highlights from this night, here at chase center. i will send it back to you. dan: great stuff tonight. fans from across the bay area flocked to san francisco for two major sporting events. not only was that the warriors game but the giants were taking on the a's at oracle park. we have more on the fan frenzy. reporter: traffic woes just getting into san francisco as the chase center was lit up for the warriors/playoff -- nuggets

playoff series. a's bay bridge series. >> it does not get better than this. reporter: as long as you do not mind traffic. most warriors, giants, and a's fans were a bit concerned about parking. >> we took part for the first time, parking in san francisco was terrible so i did not want to go through that. it's going to be a busy night through this neighborhood. reporter: we were outside one parking lot, near oracle park, that went from $60 at 5:25 to $80 at 5:30. >> i'm so glad we got good parking, given the fact that there are so many things going on today. reporter: it was cheap to haul? >> i do not know about cheap. but at this point i will pay for convenience. reporter: the sisters flew in from los angeles to see the warriors, just like these two who flew in from seattle to see the giants. while some say the baseball game was a must, warriors fans, some of whom waited in long lines to

get in and others who watch the game from outside, said there was not even a thought of what game to watch. >> it's the playoffs, it's too early in the season. maybe if it was giants and 80's playoffs, then i will be at the bay. but there is no comparison. >> it's like two kids, some -- one has a worthless little league game and the other has a big dramatic performance. reporter: fans packing nearby businesses too. the management says business has been up and down of late but not on this day. >> with the playoffs, as you can probably tell, there a lot of fans out here and it brings in the study business, even with all the games going on. reporter: everyone is excited to be back and doing what they have to do to watch their team. >> i am from oakland. but i have the giants stuff on today. we will not talk about that, we are here. >> it's good to have this atmosphere back. it feels normal. giants game here, warriors games

down the street, it is awesome. ama: bay area scientists say we are entering into our next wave of covid activity, even before people take tests. dan: california homeowners setting fires on purpose. the new cal fire program teaching them how to do it safely. ama: a loo

dan: to the topic of health an issue we focus on in an effort

to build a better the area, health experts say the prevalence of covid shows we are in the middle of a new wave of the virus. that is based on findings in wastewater. inside stanfords engineering lab work samples are processed, researchers are finding high levels of covid in almost all of the 11 sites they test in the greater bay area. >> the concentrations now are similar to what they were during the delta surge back in the summer of 2021. maybe doubling every four weeks. dan: they also found evidence of the latest variant, ba.2, that is causing a lot of cases on the east coast. health experts as covid cases have gone up over the last several weeks. what they don't knows how long that is going to continue. ama: google is celebrating its return to its san francisco offices. as it welcomes workers back, the tech giant is doing something to

drive economic recovery. it is teaming up with the golden gate restaurant association with a month -- month-long event, promoting dozens of restaurants on the embarcadero. the company will provide funding for the ggra to get to participate in businesses. dan: we are concerned about the drought and the wildfire season to come. calfire's learn to broker -- is teaching homeowners to take fire prevention in their own hands. sacramento manic agreed to be part of the test back in january. crddfirhards by burning the top layer of fire fuel. it also helps with the drought by allowing rain is one individt deal with climate change, but i can make my property more resilient to what is going on with climate change and make it more fire resilient. dan: take a look at ted's land

today, this is one of the areas he burned. you can hardly tell. the buckeye trees are growing back. but the low-lying leaves and pine needles are still gone. ama: a big event in san francisco's chinatown today were a mural was unveiled celebrating asian and pacific islander heritage month. community leaders are calling it the perfect way to honor asian american culture in san francisco. the incredible work done by the heroes whose faces are pictured in the mural. >> the mural as a youth nominated process and community panel. we are proud to center community voices, asian american voices, in the process and to uplift their voice. ama: among the faces is that of betty, the american airlines flight attendant who was the first person to alert authorities to the 9/11 hijackings. the mural is located on brandt and street in chinatown. >>go hchpen and they are we

trau o board. dan: you are watching a history making moment, a space x capsule carrying oster not stocked with the international space station. the crew included a black woman in addition, she will become the first black woman to complete a long-duration space journey scheduled for five months. this is the first nasa crew comprised equally of a men and women. watkins is a stanford university regiment and worked at nasa in mountain view. ama: it would be terrific if we got rid of the wind. dan: eventually, but not for a while longer. sandhya: by friday, those winds will be long gone. we are going to see them calm down. right now it is anything but calm. it is windy outside, especially over the higher terrain. this is the view from our east bay hills camera and a look at the wind gusts, past 55 miles an hour.

you will notice mount diablo 42 miles an hour. definitely watch out with a strong gusty winds tomorrow, down tree limbs, loose objects getting blown around in a few powe outages, not out of the question. this is your wind alert for tomorrow. winds gusfrancisco, 30 at sfo, s going to continue. we go into tomorrow morning at 8:00, onshore winds, 27-32 miles an hour, as we head into the morning hours. or the afternoon and evening, 30-34 miles an hour. a strongest over the coast in higher terrain. this is all because of a cold front coming through. winds have kicked up, behind the front the winds are going to continue to remain on the gusty side. it is a dry cold front. we are not expecting rain. we are seeing a beautiful view of san francisco, gusty winds through tomorrow. winds relax on friday, warming begins. it is going to be mild to warm

for the upcoming weekend. temperatures in the 40's and 50's. there is a frost advisory and when sheltered areas between lake county between 12:00 and 9:00 a.m. it means frost could kill sensitive vegetation. it is a good idea to bring inside vegetation. it is going to feel colder because of the wind. some clouds around us, especially for the southern part of our viewing area, in the afternoon it will still be windy. but plenty of sun. temperature is below average, just like today. many areas where 3-4 degrees below normal. tomorrow some areas may be cooler. mid 50's to the low 70's. wendy. -- windy. this is one computer model for monday, bringing in the possibility of rain. the other model keeps the rain well to our north. here's a look at the accurate seven-day forecast. wendy and cooler tomorrow, leiter winds for friday, notice

the temperatures rise -- lighter winds for friday. still pretty mild around the bay and inland on sunday and then a slight chance of showers monday. we will bring back the warmth on tuesday and wednesday with low to mid 80's inland. 60's coast side. dan: what's it like having xfinity internet? it's beyond gig-speed fast. so gaming with your niece, has never felt more intense. hey what does this button do?t!

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ama: tomorrow night the future stars of the nfl will kick off careers under las vegas. as a draft rolls into town, simcity is ready to put on a show like it can. the nfl created a floating mainstage and red carpet in the center of the bellagio fountains. with the backdrop of water and

neon, the show opening countdown the world will get to see tomorrow. it included a projection on the fountain, featuring the logos of all 32 proteins. each team will be celebrated at the nfl experience, a free fan zone with immersive experiences. >> meet players, and really get close on the draft and see what is going on, seal of the action happening there. ama: the experience will take it spectacle to these guys too. tomorrow night and friday, 300 drones will launch in formation, showing the logo of each nfl team. we will bring you coverage at 5:00 p.m. stay tuned for after the draft right here on abc seven. they spared no accent -- expense. dan: what happens in vegas does not always stay in vegas. the warriors in a playoff with denver. larry: in case you forgot what playoff stress feels like, it is back. steph curry comes up again late

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>> abc 7's board by river rock casino. >> nothing easy, that describes game five of the warriors-nugget series. klay thompson biking into chase. parking there is a fortune. steph curry making his first art, worries go with a three guard lineup. he missed two free throws tonight. draymond green, paul goes to gary payton. -- paul goes to gary payton. tied at 48 on the half. nikola jokic feasting on light. the nuggets build a 10 point league and steph curry admitted the warriors were feeling the duessure of a closeout ge. th. urints he was incredible.

career playoff high, 19 off the bench, denver would not die. p2, wide open for three. finally, the lead. he had 15 points, that is my boy. three point game, 35 seconds left, curry drives and hits and puts denver to sleep for good. 102-98 final. we wait on the winner of the memphis/minnesota series. >> it feels a lot more familiar than the last two years felt. that is who we are. that is why we have had the success we've had. we know how to win games, we know how to win playoff games. >> we felt that playoff pressure for the first time in a few years. our guys responded. to be honest, for three quarters it was like our guys, maybe they had forgotten, about how difficult it is to close out a series. >> it was tough.

half a mile away the a's and giants, windy oracle park, five pitches into the pitch. gone. a's with a 1-0 lead. the giants could do nothing all night long. best chance, bases-loaded, hits it into a double play. paul blackburn covering first. he went five scoreless energies -- any's. -- innings. that is your ballgame. a's when 1-0. -- (music throughout)

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