good evening. i'm eric thomas. in the race for the white house, it was much calmer than yesterday when dozens protested donald trump's appearance. >> god bless the state of california. >> reporter: it was a cruz crush as delegates and supporters pushed their way to the front of the crowd to score a selfie or handshake. >> california is likely to

decide the entire nomination. california is critical. >> reporter: he touched upon the drought as he sang the praises of his newly named running mate, carly fiorina. >> carly will be the first californian on a national ticket since ronald reagan. >> i hope the republican choice in california will be and i feel c confident that it will be senator ted cruz. >> reporter: not everyone is sold. >> i have not endorsed a candidate yet but you can feel the electricity. >> these candidates are all of a sudden competing for the primary votes. >> reporter: the only one out there, you're it. >> i am. protest of one. but i'm peaceful. which is a contrast from yesterday. >> reporter: that's when hundreds rallied against trump forcing him to cut through a

fence to get into the convention. five were arrested. trump tweeted that the california protesters are thugs and criminals and should be dealt with strongly by law enforcement. leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. john kasich spoke about keeping america fresh, exciting, innovative and based on opportunity. >> now i'm running for president with the same ideas, same initiatives to give people a chance to rise and, most particularly, to begin fixing this economy because it is just really terrible. >> reporter: kasich said the health care system needs to be more transparent to the people and we need to track kell the drug problem plaguing our nation. hillary clinton is scheduled to be in the bay area next week. she'll be campaigning from her first california headquarters at 14th and franklin in downtown oakland. the office opened on thursday. the democratic presidential

candidate will make a stop in l.a. this coming thursday and then it's on to oakland on friday. meantime, u.s. senator bernie sanders' presidential campaign also has an office in oakland in the rockridge neighborhood located at college and broadway. this is the candidates second office in the state. sanders campaign opened the first los angeles office earlier this month. the california presidential primary takes place on june 7th. gusty winds hit the bay area today. in san jose, the wind proved to be too strong for the relay for life event. canopies were being whipped about. 15 to 20 of the tents were blown over. organizers had to take the cloth off the remaining canopies. e volunteer said everyone was in shock that the wind hit so fast and so strong. >> i saw a cloud of dust swirling above the whole event. immediately, i saw most of the canopies tipped over and people

scrambling. >> there were no reports of any injuries. in the north bay, crews will work into the night to clean up this big mess, an estimated 100-foot tall oak tree crushed three parked cars. no one was hurt. >> we're going to make sure no other trees fall. >> the fallen tree did minor roof damage to one home but it's still structural sound. there's a detour for drivers in the area. and taking a live look outside right now, the winds have died down and it's very dry. however, we could see a little rain later this week. this april rain hit part of the bay area while other parts were unseasonably dry. let's check in with meteorologist drew tuma. how unusual is that, drew? >> we're talking about the rainfall for the last 30 days, eric, and really the second half

of the viewing area was a jock pot. these areas saw above normal rainfall. the north bay, unfortunately, you can see, only saw half to two-thirds of their normal rainfall. today it wasn't the rain. it was the wind. the winds have been with us for much of the week. from sunday until friday. you will notice peak wind gusts. they have current wind speeds less than 15 miles per hour and comi coming in creating a wide range of temperatures for our sunday. the next chance of rain in the next part of the forecast. >> drew, thanks a lot. the great highway has been closed on and off because wind pushed sand onto the road. people were worried about strong sneaker waves and rip currents. an advisory expired moments ago. extra beach patrols were out. one person had to be pulled in

from the water to land today. however, many chose to stay out of the water altogether. >> it just looks rougher when it would come out, i guess. >> if you go out too far, i'd say ten feet out there, you can get sucked under and that's when the problem starts. and so they are definitely patrolling but there are people going too far out. >> just two weeks ago, two teenagers from vallejo high school drowned at ocean beach after a wave knocked them down. it's a reminder to beach goers about the danger of the waves which could be 10 to 13 feet tomorrow. in san jose, a man is in jail accused of shooting and killing his wife on indigo oakland just before 1:00 this morning. police found 40-year-old sonia nallan shot at least once. her husband james has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

after tomorrow, one of mountain view's three remaining independent book stores will be closing and looking for a new location. there was one last warehouse sale. the store has been in business at this location for more than 22 years. the owner is looking for a new location here in the bay area. he was forced to move after his rent shot up more than 100%. he says he isn't upset and understands the need to adapt and he has this message for long-time customers. >> i just say thank you. it's been great. we don't want to leave mountain view or castro street but times have changed and we have to adapt if we are going to stay alive and we are determined to stay alive. >> reporter: he's hoping to raise $35,000 on go fund me to pay for the move. book buyers will be opened from 11:00 until 3:00. still ahead on abc 7 news at 9:00, the unprecedented fire of

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the kenyan government burned $172 million of illegal elephant tusks and rhino horns. it's the largest destruction of wildlife products in history. kenya's president said it was time to take a stand against

poaching after an estimated 70% of elephants in central africa have been killed over the last ten years. well, president obama's two terms will end early next year. tonight, at the white house correspondents' dinner, president obama took the mike for the last time. he roasted the crop of the current presidential candidates. >> i am hurt though, bernie, that you've been distancing yourself from me. that's just not something that you do to your comrade. hillary trying to appeal to young voters is a little bit like your relative who signed up for facebook. did you get my poke? is it appearing on your wall? and there's one area where donald's experience could be helpful. that would be closing guantanamo. because he knows a thing or two about running a water front property into the front.

>> larry wilmore gave the final roast. up next on abc news at 9:00, a tree planted in the north bay has a lot of history and how it's helping to preserve a literary heritage. and could we see showers in the week ahead? meteorologist drew tuma is up next. and the a's brought up an old veteran and what a day h

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dozens of older adults gathered in san francisco to

laugh, listen and learn about brain health and aging. >> as you get older, that's something you've got to keep an eye on. >> not that he's an older adult, mind you, but mike shumann hosted the event where they shared their experiences about getting older. the national campaign to empower people and help them make the most of their brains as they age. the first of 15 sapplings from a tree in glenn ellen has been planted in sonoma. concerns that the 200 to 400-year-old oak tree wouldn't survive, acorns were taken and nurtured at the botanical gardens in the last two years. it's showing its age succumbing to disease but they believe now it will live for a few more years. man, it was a gorgeous day

out there once you got past the wind. >> yes. really a nice start to the weekend. there's no green on that screen. nothing but blue skies out there today. and tonight it's nothing but plenty of stars. looking south from the embarcadero, it's a quiet but nice night. we're talking temperatures that are really comfortable out there. a lot of spots still in the 70s. 70 in concord and livermore and 73 in mountain view and san francisco one of thecooler spots we have on this map checking in with of 63 degrees. our 24-hour map, everything has jumped by double digits. livermore is 19 degrees cooler or warmer than we were this time yesterday. 11 degrees warmer in hayward. 14 in mountain view. san francisco, 8 degrees warmer. the warming trend continues as

we head into sunday as well. overnight tonight, plenty of stars out there. it's going to be a mild night with numbers in the 60s and 70s. vallejo, pretty warm. 58 degrees. we talked about 54 in palo alto. 52 in santa rosa and san jose at 53 degrees. future tracker temperatures, quickly warming under total sunshine. mid- and upper 70s and we'll continue to warm into the afternoon. by 3:00, 4:00, locations are inland and wore going into the mid-80s in a lot of spots. the coast, though, with the sea breeze kicking in, it's going to be limited to the 60s. a wide range in temperatures tomorrow afternoon. looking at the pollen forecast with this dry and warm air, moderate level for the next four days. poke, olive and pine tree along with grasses. keep taking the allergy medication. no relief in the next four days. head to the beach and get relief

from the heat. sunshine and high uv index means you need to slap on the sunscreen. ocean temperature is chilly, only at 50 degrees. for the south bay, 80, morgan hill. peninsula, 79. 77 for the high in san mateo. downtown san francisco, mild. 70 for daily city. going into the north bay, 79, though, in san rafael. east bay, 80. lots of sunshine. union city. here's the warmest spots and 85 in pittsburgh and antioch and pleasanton. a storm system is scraping by us to the north. it's close enough that we stay unsettled so there's a chance for a light rain in the forecast. clouds on monday cool us off for

near average tuesday and sprinkle wednesday night and into thursday and otherwise friday and saturday, we're sunny and seasonable, into the 60s and 70s. >> drew, thank you very much. >> guess who got a new job out there. >> yeah, okay. let's talk about it. >> i know. bad segue. a surprise to some but not to a the lakers. he retired three years ago and is now proud of leading a franchise. now, today he said he's not going anywhere until the warriors season is over. >> my priority is these players and winning. and they know that's how it

should be. it's a lot of hard work and coaching and that's where my time and effort is. >> i'm not surised by it just because i think houston would be their guy. i'm excited for him but, at the same time, this stings a little bit. >> sharks in the playoffs. did you guys know that? they made five third-period goals to beat the predators in game one. big time performer in the post season. why doug wilson brought him in during the off season. >> he shows up at this time of the year, this is his hockey. physical. not too many guys like that, i thought he went too far. i don't know what he was doing but he tricked us all. >> after a rough spring training, the starter jesse hahn

pitched against houston in his season debut. billy burns, bases loaded, two outs in the second, support for hahn. struck out four and they went 2-0. happy to be back in the big. >> it just felt great. it felt comfortable. i felt like i need to be here and to walk off and hear that, it was very special. >> we heard good things and it showed today, he came up and he was his old self and it was good to have him back. >> bases are loaded and makes for a 4-3 ball game. michael was 3 for 4. two-run and suffered the third

loss of the year. seven hits and 100th pitch and turns out to be the game winning run 6-5, your final. nfl draft included today, dreams came true, drafted in the last three days. quarterback rashad ellison out of lsu, they took a quarterback out of louisiana tech. michigan state quarterback also took texas running back d'andre washington. chiefs selected kevin hogan. good fit. blake martinez and trevor davis. picked by the parkers, to the seahawks, good luck to all. philly, 1-0. finishes with the left foot and

his first goal of the year. quite fulfilling and ended in a 1-1 tie. coming up at 11:00, san antonio spurs made a huge statement tonight, 232 points. don't count san antonio out in the playoffs. >> i was thinking a really good championship games in the west. >> there you go. see how these

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coming up tonight at 11:00, more from the gop convention and carly fiorina recently finished addressing the crowd. also, after an 11th hour decision, nearly 200 students no longer have a place to swim. their plea tonight to get back

into the water. join us at 11:00. this is an unusual call for firefighters in fresno. 11 baby ducklings fell into a storm drain and got trapped and somebody spotted they're frantic mother running around and stopping traffic. firefighters got all of the babies out safely. one firefighter says his job is oh to save lives, be it human or animal. good way to go about your job. i like that. gentlemen, thank you very much. thank you for joining us. for abc 7 news at 9:00, our next newscast is at 11:00 on abc 7. for updates at any time, download our app.

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