thanks for joining us. two reductant reports have been released and they argue more information is needed for the fbi criminal investigation. kristen: but the ruling still does mean the defense will not get all they are demanding. reporter: when it comes to the races texting scandal, only a small fraction of the evidence has been released until now. >> this is the first instance of a judge ruling any amount of disclosure of material beyond the summary reports as warranted. reporter: evan k. represents one of the men singled out by the police. he says up until now, the defense attorneys only have the two reductant summary reports put up by the contra costa district attorney's office. but on friday, a judge ruled the das office must turn over all information regarding racial bias obtained from the fbi's investigation. >> in order to fully litigate the challenge here, we need the entirety of the materials, the downloads from those phones, and

the reports of analysis. reporter: carmella c. represents carry-on q., she filed in april under the new california racial justice act, which allows a person charged or convicted of a crime to challenge racial bias in their case. >> the racial justice act states that we should have all evidence relating to a racial animus claim, and the court acknowledged that. reporter: she says the only reason the evidence exists is because the fbi was able to seize the officers' personal cell phones during its criminal investigation. >> had the officers not been under criminal investigation, we would never have known about their private communications, demonstrating their explicit and repulsive racial animus toward our clients. reporter: she is the mother of an officer named by police and the racist texts.

she is happy that more evidence may be released. >> it is so important to me because these are the officers that beat my son and light on text messages about classified reports. i can breathe a little bit but i won't be able to breathe at all until we get justice. reporter: the judge will privately review the evidence. he can still limit what is released. he says they may not get everything, but it is a start. >> this is the first step and hopefully will reveal additional information that can be used to seek even more as we bring to a full light the extent of the corruption, racism and bias in this police department. dan: authorities in county have made seven arrests in a sting operation targeting sexual predators. they called it operation spring cleaning which focuses on internet crimes against children. specifically attempts to establish contact with minors online. the weeklong cracked on also led

investigators to seize dozens of illegal firearms as well as illegally used cell phones and other electronic devices. the operation as part of a training program conducted by the county's internet crimes against children task force. kristen: new details this afternoon about the man accused of stabbing a bakery employee in san francisco's chinatown. documents obtained now show the alleged attacker had a long history with the bakery, its owner and the owner's father. we've been reviewing the information, answers and joins us from the newsroom with more. reporter: court documents show he has a violent history. he just finished serving a nine-year sentence for attempted murder in 2016. today we learned his are violent encounters with the bakery owner and the owner's father, dating back as far as 2007. and the attacks may have been motivated by revenge according to court documentss. he went before a judge in san

francisco last week after police arrested him for stabbing an employee at a bakery in san francisco's chinatown on monday, may 29. the public defender asked for more time for the investigation and made this statement outside the courtroom. >> he suffers and has a long history, an extensive history with medical health issues. reporter: he was previously sentenced to nine years in state prison for stabbing and 89-year-old in may of 2016. he was playing cards at portsmouth square. henry chen, seen here, survived the attack. today from court documents, we have learned the defendant has a documented history of targeting the victim and his son's bakery since 2007. we learned about his prior offenses. on april 15, 2007, police responded to a fight that broke out at the bakery. the owner and his son detained him. he entered the bakery to order a

pastry and helped himself to some coffee. when an employee asked them to pay for the coffee, he got angry and argued with the employee, picked up a chair and struck the employee with it. according to court documents, he then punched chen in the face. he faces charges for inflicting injury on an elder. on july 7, 2014, officers responded to a vitalism -- to a vandalism call. he used a hammer to break the windows of aa bakery and cafe. when officers detained him, they found them holding a hammer and a cleaver knife and a box cutter knife in an open bag. court documents prosecutors indicated that prior incidents involving him demonstrate defendant's motive of revenge for his arrest as a result of the 2007 incident. he served his full sentence in state prison in connection with the 2016 stabbing attack on the bakery owner's father. he remains in jail awaiting his hearing june 27 for last week's attack on a bakery

employee. dan: thank you. san francisco public defenders say they are fed up with a lengthy and illegal backlog of cases overdue for trial. today they took their frustrations to the steppes of superior court, holding a sit in at the courthouse. they say the backlog is denying more than a 1000 people their constitutional rights to a speedy trial. organizers of today's protest say more than 100 people are currently sitting in the san francisco county jail, months in some cases years past their trial deadline. >> we have a in this country both federal and state that enshrines the right to a speedy trial. that is called dismissing the case. reporter: organizers say they plan to hold sit ins every friday through july. kristen: new developments on the federal charges filed against donald trump. today the justice department unsealed the indictment,

outlining the government's case and criminal counts the former president now faces. justin finch has the details. reporter: the justice department, laying out its argument against the former president, donald trump, and his aide in a 49 page indictment. >> i invite everyone to read it in full, to understand the scope and gravity of the crimes charged. reporter: the charges, 37 criminal counts in total including 31 counts of lawful retention -- willful retention of national defense information, one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice and one count of scheme to conceal. the indictment stems from the grand jury probe into his alleged mishandling of classified documents and efforts to hamper return to the government in accordance of the law. the unsealed indictment includes images of places where trump kept classified documents. including a bathroom and bedrooms. the dispute resulting in an fbi

search of trump's mar-a-lago home this year. >> we have one set of laws in this country and they apply to everyone. reporter: in new jersey, the first new images of the former president seen golfing at his private club hours after his federal indictment and the records -- in the records investigation. on his social media platforms, trump, defending his aide, who was also being indicted. accusing the justice department of trying to destroy his life. also insisting he has done nothing wrong. >> i'm innocent and we will prove that very soundly and hopefully very quickly. reporter: trump has been ordered to appear for arraignment tuesday in the miami federal court where trump appointed, district judge aileen cannon is assigned to preside at least for now. the former president also announcing on social media that his defense lawyers are exiting his legal team. in a statement, the attorneys,

calling this a logical moment for us to step aside. kristen: for more on the trump indictment, just go to abc7news.com. you can read the full indictment for yourself. we will continue to update the story as it develops. dan: a mental health program in santa clara county is seeing success in its first year of service. dustin dorsey shows you how people suffering the most are getting the help they need. reporter: just under the surface for millions across the country including here in the bay area, the internal struggle with mental health related illnesses. supervisors recognized the need for help. declaring mental health a top priority in the community. >> we want people to live a strong healthy life and mental illness, untreated drug and alcohol addiction destroys families and negatively impact our entire community. it fills people into our jails and we want to stop that. reporter: she says the county

does that by taking what works and making those tools available to the community. there assisted outpatient treatment program is an example -- their assisted outpatient treatment program is an example. >> we are really creating a team with various different backgrounds to go out. whether it is an encampment or to their homes or the streets, to look for them and try to talk to them and really offer services. reporter: the program director says the program serves nearly 70 clients. more than half of which are on housed. aot received more referrals than expected, highlighting an increased demand in the county. nearly 100 percent of participate voluntarily. and there is more stability for those who need it. >> they are not only getting clinical treatment but also getting housing. and that will continue -- and i will continue to work with them and not just exit them once they are done with the program but link them to the next level so they will continue using

services. reporter: continuing to build on successes and steadily continuing to help those struggling the most in the community. kristen: equal rights advocates are unveiling a campaign to close the wage gap for women and members of the lgbtq+ community. details were released at a gala in san francisco emceed by our own anchor, karina nova. this comes one day before the 60th anniversary of the 1963 equal pay act and the 10th anniversary of equal pay day. >> we will be working on getting women in higher wage jobs and making sure that people can have families and the caregivers and go to work and still make their money and thrive in the workplace. kristen: equal rights advocates have been working for nearly five years -- actually make that five decades to ensure women have economic security. today's gala was the first in-person event they posted since the covid-19 shut down. dan: coming up after the break

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dan: community leaders to celebrate the start of construction for new affordable housing complex. they will convert an empty office building into housing with 41 appointments and provide services for households experiencing homelessness and dealing with mental health issues. leaders is a repurposed thing office buildings is something that started during the pandemic. >> the in office use has gone down. we will see a lot of vacancy and office buildings. also during covert times, the state put up some money by sustained assets and buildings. they were mostly thinking hotels. dan: the project was funded by project home key california housing accelerated programs and the county of marin. kristen: in the east bay, a robotic dog is being tested as a tool to help dangerous inspection operations typically

performed by people. amanda del castillo was east bay mud and engineers as they showcased spot. reporter: they call him spot. robotic pup -- a robotic pup for with less risk to humans. > we will still be doing human inspection but we are looking at ways to be able to use this technology not just for us but also for other types of inspections. tunnels and beyond. reporter: similar to tools like drones with cameras and sensors used for years by the east bay municipal utility district when inspecting confined spaces, spot is being tested to hopefully improve on those capabilities. >> we don't do physical inspections too often. this is a great opportunity for us to go and see how infrastructure is holding up. see if it needs any immediate repairs and it's looking pretty good.

reporter: precise information about water tunnel conditions. that is what's happening here at the stanley tunnel. testing all 7000 feet of this 100-year-old tunnel. part of a collaboration between east bay mud and uc berkeley, he was deployed for day two of testing this morning. on the control engineers monitor the wi-fi range and tolerance to water and moisture. >> once we make it to also we can make it into a make it walk in the water. reporter: other industries have activated spot, including construction, mining, public

safety and more while highlighting hard to treat places. >> it is pretty cool. the bonus of also checking out this robot and innovation. kristen: so nimble, right? dan: really. just into the newsroom -- the weekend is arriving. [laughter] kristen: breaking news. meteorologist sandhya patel is here to take a look at the weekend weather. meteorologist: i want to show you the view from the oakland airport camera, as we pan around here. you can see the clouds are stock -- are stacked up on various levels. there are some peeks from this camera now. we will see a similar set up as we head into the weekend. a mix of sun and clouds.

keep in mind with the wind coming off the cool ocean waters, it is going to feel colder. make sure you grab a jacket for later on tonight. tomorrow we will head towards another light wind for the start of the day. back to breezy conditions for the afternoon and evening. take a look at our live pictures from our tower cameras. you can see some sun from santa cruz to the oakland airport. we are not really seeing a wide range in numbers. temperatures are down by a few degrees compared to 24 hours ago.

5:00 tomorrow, just north of the county, there's the possibility of showers. enter sunday morning, dwn towards the central coast in the south bay, there may be a shower or two. keep that in mind. have the umbrella handy between tomorrow afternoon and sunday in case you are in any of those two locations. your morning temperatures, in the 40's and 50's. clouds and spotty drizzle to start the day. tomorrow afternoon is a nice one.

a nice day in the east bay. forecast, breezy and the little cooler sunday but we are going to keep the temperatures about the same to start a new work week and then you will notice from below average back to average as we head towards the middle and latter part of next week. we are going to bring on some 80's inland. 60's coast side. looking really nice for the weekend plans. dan: great. thanks. kristen: thank you. we will be right back.

kristen: check this out. a cute ending to an investigation today. the santa clara sheriff patrols rescued two pups. they found the dogs inside a stolen trailer and they were unharmed. dan: they are so cute. in the meantime, there is severe overcrowding in animal shelters across the bay area. gloria rodriguez explains what's being done to try to find homes for all the pets in need. reporter: numerous local shelters, they are dealing with an unprecedented number of pets. some are offering free adoptions this month to try to find them homes.

contra costa animal services is overcapacity when it comes to dogs. right now they have 130 dogs, 130 cats, one -- five rabbits, and even a horse. >> we have kennels set up has a door, a guillotine door in between two halves of the kennel and it should be one dog per kennel and it makes it more stressful on the animals in the shelter, being in such a small space. reporter: and services, acs, east bay spca, and the rescue in san francisco are also seeing a big increase in the number of animals in their care. mudville's founder

i have never seen the overcrowding that we see today throughout californiand the nation. what we are seeing is shelters being so full, they are having to euthanize perfectly wonderful and loving animals due to lack of space. ccas chief of shelter medicine kathy mills says there are a few reasons for this uptick. >> there are issues with people losing housing. there is the cost of pet ownership now. it's becoming very difficult for people. there was a lack of spay neuter services and general veterinary care for pets early in the pandemic just because there was -- it was hard for people to get out not being able to be seen. reporter: it is also kitten season. define these animal homes, they are offering free adoptions through the end of the month. waving adoption fees for dogs six months and older in june. east bay is asking for donations withheld for kittens -- for help with kittens. kristen: still ahead, the cost of bay area

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the rising cost of transportation. reporter: at the same time as california public transit agencies across the state have asked governor newsom for a $5 billion bailout over five years because of reduced ridership numbers, bart's board of directors voted to increase fares over the next two years. >> the average fare of $4.20 will be going up by $.23 in january. reporter: if you take bart's five days a week round, it will cost you an average of $2.30 more per week. >> the majority of the board felt it was an important signal to state lawmakers we are doing whatever we can to increase our income. reporter: bart officials say they expect the increase to bring in $26 million through july of 2024. something they say is needed to cover operational costs. >> we are paying more for energy, for instance. . the electricity to run the trains. that is one of the big cost drivers that we have. obviously we need to pay workers a living wage.

also just the fixed cost that we have of the train system with 50 stations. reporter: many of the riders we spoke with say they want to see these increases go towards improvements on bart. >> may be more lines they should be running. more security. >> if we are not going to see changes in here, i don't see any reason for it. reporter: while many save it will not help -- many say it will not help with the issue of ridership numbers. while riders are preparing to pay more, they are not exactly off the hook either. as the mtc is holding their first meeting friday to discuss an idea that could add widespread tolling on bay area freeways, where there is a viable public transit option such as bart. >> using pricing has shown -- is shown to be perhaps the most effective way to meet our greenhouse gas reduction targets that are mandated by the state. reporter: although that change could still be a decade away,

many say the rising cost of transportation is simply a sign of the times. >> even just grabbing a a cup of coffee. i like to get boba with my friends. it's like eight dollars sometimes. dan: starting tonight, caltrans will close southbound lanes of interstate 680 in pleasanton for roadwork. crews will replace pavement and the shutdown takes effect at 10 p.m. and lanes are scheduled to reopen monday at 4 a.m. in time for them on their commute but closed all weekend. detours will be in place. the closure only affects southbound lanes. kristen: in the north bay, nascar racing is returning to wine country. thousands of fans are converging on sonoma raceway for the race. this year, cooler weather is helping fans enjoy every twist and turn and your popping roar of the engines. cornell bernard takes us there. reporter: those with a need for

speed have come to the right place. nascar cup series is bringing the roar back to sonoma raceway this weekend. for fans like derek, it is everything. >> i am a diehard fan. i've been coming here since '98. >> we have a ton of fans here in california. this is the one time of year we visit this area. reporter: where else can you get this close to the cars, for crews and drivers? like john, who is here for the two-mile truck packed with twists and turns. >> most race tracks we go to do not have the elevation changes we have here in sonoma. a lot of blind rolling corners. you drive up the hill and turn and then down the hill. reporter: more than 80,000 race fans expected this weekend. the traffic was already pretty tough getting here friday afternoon. >> nascar fans know there are a couple of must haves if you're coming to the racetrack. number one, sunglasses, number two, ear protection.

you are going to need it. >> obviously we went and purchased some of these because it was a little loud. i didn't realize how loud it would be. reporter: is it loud? >> yeah. reporter: we found cameron carraway at the raceway. a 12-year-old from castro valley is already a rising star on the stock-car racing circuit. >> i'm working on it. i know that i can make it and be on this racetrack sooner or later. >> whenever really were racing fans coming up. cameron has helped grow into fans of the sport. because we have to participate in it because of him. now we are fans of it. we love it. reporter: the big race is something with the checkered flag dropping on the 360. dan: good fun. some call it the ultimate collection of breakfast foods. it is coming to the streets of san francisco north beach this

summer. we are talking about the new pizza bagel and beer festival. the event is happening august 19th. 45 bay area and breweries will participate. a pizza and beer tastings ed includes access to a private lodge with an open bar and a charcuterie board as well. kristen: if you have plans that involve flying, there's a new future for travelers who will want -- you will want to know about. the clear app usually requires a membership to speed through security but now there's a free option and here's how it works. >> this is the clear app, you can put your flight information and that helps you find your flight. it suggests when you can get to the airport. and when you should

your house. at the very bottom once you scroll down, you will see a spot that says reserve. that is with the new product is. reserved by clear. i'm going to open up my qr code. it's going to give you a qr code here on the phone. it'll tell you when you should go through security. we've got gail here. she's going to scan the qr code. and that is it. now even if i don't have a membership, i can still go ahead and cut through the line and not have to wait in all that time and spend all that time in line and really good all the way to the front. kristen: they say the process takes about five minutes. it's not available yet at any bay area airports. but we will be sure to update you when it arrives. dan: after the break, helicopter parents taking it to the next level as their children grow up. how the involved in their adult kids' professional

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kristen: it's time now for the four at 4:00. so it seems, helicopter parents are now showing up at their kids' workplace. recruiters say they are seeing more parents inserting themselves into their children's professional lives. not just school anymore. they are calling hiring managers, applying for jobs in their behalf and even showing up to mediate any conflicts. [laughter]

dan: my dad -- kristen: i have not seen that here. dan: my dad is alive at 89. next time i'm in trouble here, i'll just call him. [laughter] >> i will say, my parents guided us, coached us -- my siblings and i. once we got to high school, i remember my dad saying, you're on your own. if you want to sign up for that, you make a mistake, you will learn and grow from it. he kind of was hands-off. i feel like we are doing a similar set up. even though my kids are not adults yet. >> you have to let them go off and make their own mistakes. you are not helping them in their lives if you are that involved as an adult. >> yes i am. [laughter] you don't want your kids to face the same dumbness you faced earlier in your own career. so you want to help but at the same time like you said it is best to just pull back and let them navigate themselves.

they will figure it out when we are the other. they will have had the experience of it the next time they have to deal with the dumbness and they know what to do. >> your daughters are smart, larry >> give them advice, sure, but don't get involved actually. you can have a piece of bart with you every step of the way. they sent out a tweet they just dropped these system map flip-flops for $20. it features a map design that includes the different stations and black rubber straps. one person made a joke about the slippers saying, they will get you there faster than bart anyways. we can make a lot of jokes here. it's a cute idea. i don't know that i want to go open toe on bart. [laughter] >> hadn't even thought about it. i was trying to figure out. how my navigating my way? when i'm taking my flip flops off? kristen: that's a design flaw.

i do understand they have a budget shortfall. they've got to think of something. >> it might be the best product that bart delivers. the flip-flops. i'm serious. it's not supposed to be a jab at coming up with a creative way to save money. people are jumping over the fear gates anyhow selling flip flops. kristen: i think you were being a little flip. spencer is not here. [laughter] >> tote bags, you can do the same kind of thing with the same concept. kristen: you could. [laughter] >> but would you want to? kristen: a new survey says huge portion of americans -- 66% -- have a negative view of tipping. 41% believe businesses should pay employees better rather than rely on tipping. 32% are annoyed by pre-tipping and 16% would be willing to pay higher prices if we could just do away with tipping.

that's kind of the european model. i'm sure it is in a lot of other countries as well. >> if you have an exceptional waiter or waitress who was actually helping you out, and you tip higher, in other situations may you had really poor service, i don't think it should be across-the-board. i think it should be dependent on what your service was like. >> promise if you raise people will still expect to be tipped anyway. i do think we've kind of gone over board. i am a generous tipper. but you are expected to tip for all kinds of things you didn't used to have to tip four. -- tip for. kristen: it started during the pandemic. >> the tricky part is, when you go to pick something up and that's not like you've had a waiter or service the whole hour or two. you are in and out. then you pick it up but the display for the credit card says what to? you can almost feel the person on the other side effect counter with a laser i looking at you --

eye looking at you. what are you clicking? >> it feels very judgey. >> it really does. >> and they are putting on insurance now for the employees on the actual check. some of the restaurants are doing it. >> and you study as revealing the most unusual items requested for room service at hotels. some of it, really strange. according to hotels.com, the top 10 bizarre items are diet water, melted ice cream, blowfish, boiled bottled water, a cooked fish that the guest brought with them, cockle popcorn, which is made from a type of mollusk that is fried, and bison. people have strange habits sometimes. kristen: breaking news. you don't need diet water, because water is zero calories. >> i think that's a joke. [laughter] >> no! i love my diet water. i pay extra for my diet water. [laughter]

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a way of life for a lot of people but new data is showing a big majority of gen z is shopping in person. kristen: zach fontes has more on what is behind the trend and how gen z is helping the local economy. reporter: they are considered the first digitally native generation, but knew that it shows that jen z -- gen also like shopping in person. they surveyed more than 1016 to 26-year-old across the country. they found more than 95% of them were shopping online but 75% of them also shop in person. >> you have the high school, college, and the 23 26-year-old starting their career. they were all going. we didn't find a lot of difference in the numbers of the age groups that were going. it was pretty even across the board which is very encouraging. reporter: a good majority,

going to discount retailers and specialty retailers that can be found at shopping malls. while many malls have seen a decline, westfield has been a major exception in san jose. gen z they say has played a part in that success. >> they want a day with their friends and that is not something you can do online shopping. reporter: they recently put $1 billion into expansions that facilitate in person shopping and gathering. >> gen z can identify that and they want to come and see what the excitement is about. >> what is getting local gen z'ers to shop in person? some say it is about convenience. >> i'm looking for a graduation dress so i'm going to -- so i'm going in person to the mall. >> some say it is a place to find connectivity. >> it is also the social aspect of buying it from someone and going with your friend. reporter: they say they are actively working to keep drawing in large crowds long-term. >> malls need to adapt to consumers' trends and desires. and we do that. reporter: they say they hope

other business owners take the results to help develop their business strategy over the coming years. >> this generation has a lot of loyalty. it's an opportunity for retailers to really build that brand loyalty and hold onto those consumers for the long-term. dan: they are getting back into the stores. time to get one last check on the weather as we head into the weekend. kristen: not bad for a little outdoor shopping. meteorologist: that sounds so good. sign me up. let's take a look at the forecast for the sonoma raceway. there's a lot happening this weekend saturday and sunday. upper 70's tomorrow, a little warmer after the morning clouds. slightly cooler and breezy on sunday. 73 degrees. the san mateo county fair doors open at 11 a.m. it is going to warm up into the mid 60's with a mix of sun and clouds. later on in the evening, you will need to dress in layers. it will turn breezy and cooler.

a lot of cloud cover right now especially near the coast. higher clouds up above for the rest of you. a milder day tomorrow. we will see lingering low clouds near the coast. the high clouds will filter the sun for the rest of you. sunday, temperatures dropping off a little bit but still pleasant for outdoor activities. warmer tomorrow. cooler sunday. we are going to continue with the drop off in the temperatures to start the week below average and we turn it around back to average by the middle of the work we. -- the workweek. dan: firefighters in canada continued to battle more than 130 wildfires as help from across the globe arrives to help deal with the flames. and includes more than 100 firefighters from france and 600 from the u.s.. at least 15 firefighters are from california and have been in alberta for the past two weeks. the smoke from those fires has created unhealthy air

conditions for millions across 20 states. rena roy has the latest on that part of the story. reporter: from lingering haze in new york city it's a visible bridges in philadelphia, a thick massive plume of smoke still shouting cities in america. similar conditions in cleveland, baltimore, and washington, d.c. a code purple signaling hazardous air quality. >> i thought it was getting better. we are not even use to this language to deal with this type of air quality. reporter: extending as far south as atlanta and memphis and as west as st. louis and indianapolis. the air quality ind hitting 491 on the 1-500 scale. even worse than new york city's 44 on wednesday. many schools, switching to remote learning today.

parents encouraged to watch for signs of shortness of breath, chest pain and wheezing. people, urged to stay indoors or mask up. >> this is our old friend. one you don't want to see again perhaps. but this mask can make a difference. reporter: conditions are slowly improving in some areas with winds shifting and smoke back to canada. kristen: coming up, the miami heat, looking to even out the series. we are less than 10 minutes away from tip-off. and sports director larry beale will be here with a preview of what

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kristen: the miami heat are looking to bounce back after dropping game threads of the nuggets on their home court. dan: what should we look for in tonight's game four? they reveal is in the newsroom with a preview -- larry beale is in the newsroom with a preview. larry: when we say we are talking about double figures and points, rebounds and assists, jokic has five triple-doubles this season, tying the record held by draymond green of the warriors. jokic grew up in serbia, raised in a small town. with big stats as a teenager. but no one had actually seen him play. a sports agent kept seeing stats and a newspaper, sent has colic to see if jokic was just some big kid playing against little

guys or if he was older than his opponents. when the agent heard jokic was playing against kids his size, he immediately signed and before anyone knew who he was -- signed him before anyone knew who he was. obviously the rest is history now. jokic, basically impossible to guard. >> he's kind of breaking that mold. how like magic johnson did with the point guard position. he's breaking the mold of the center position -- being dominant. down the block. being dominant before everyone on the floor. >> we've just got to no one's paying attention to it. which we will do. i will be better. because whenever i'm better, we are better is able. >> it's may be an or never. -- maybe now or ne it's really important to be focused and have a chance to win. >> this game, the heat really need to win to tie the series.

the game should begin right around 8 p.m.. we saw jamal murray doing some drills in the video. his dad used to put them through -- him through pain tolerance drills as a child. kind of like you do with me every day. [laughter] it's good. you get toughened. kristen: wow. dan: you get the calluses you need. kristen: i'm not sure if you can still do that these days. all right. dan: thanks, larry. kristen: it's going to be an exciting one. dan: that is our report.

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