(steve) senators dianne feinstein and kamala harris and representatives nancy pelosi and barbara lee introduced a bicameral congressional resolution today.... congratulating the golden state warriors on their n-b-a finals victory over the cleveland cavaliers.(catherine) here's what senator feinstein had to say... "the dubs gave us a historic playoff performance, just one game shy of an undefeated postseason record. the team's focus on the championship was impressive, and i couldn't be prouder that the title is back in the bay where it belongs." (catherine) senator harris

saying"the dubs played with heart, they played with skill, and they played like champions. i'd be honored to join my california colleagues in welcoming this inspirational team to the u.s. capitol." steve) representative pelosi saying "it has always been my deep conviction that sports bring us together as a country. in this spirit, it is my great honor to congratulate the golden state warriors on their well-deserved championship victory! they have made all of us in dub nation, once again, so proud."(catherine) representative lee saying "as a proud member of dub nation, i am excited to celebrate this remarkable victory for the warriors... the outstanding lineup led by team captains steph curry and andre igoudala and finals mvp kevin durant, are an inspiration to the oakland community and the entire bay area." (catherine) we had team coverage of the warriors championship parade... as fans from all over the bay area piled onto the streets of oakland to watch their favorite players go by... (steve) kron4's terisa estacio was at the parade and

talked to many fans who came out to take in the experience...

(steve) our team coverage of the parade continues now with kron four's philippe djegal... who was just up the street from teresa at 12th and broadway... he shows us how it was like there. (philippe) such a special day for the city of oakland... this really feels like a redemption tour. fans showed up so early in the morning for a prime spot to catch this action... and, this is certainly a day that none of them will ever forget. nats- fans cheering for some warriors faithful... this is as close as they may ever get to the players... and, you can't put a price on how much this means for those who've rooted for this team through thick and thin.jason cummings/12-years-old- "everybody on the team is just

really humble. it's not like they don't go around showing off or anything like that." stephen curry hoisting the trophy.... sharing the moment with his family and dub nation... capping off one of the most impressive regular and post-season runs in n-b-a history.isaiah alomar/8- year-old- "i've never, uh, seen anything like this."nats- fans past warriors' players and coaches enjoying the moment as well... even hall of famer rick berry, cherishing every second.nats- fans cheering durant. no one more thrilled than n-b-a finals m-v-p kevin durant -- who passed by to cheers... now, with a title under his belt...vanna truong/visiting from san jose- "yes, he's been validated, because kd's the man -- mvp... he deserved it. i was happy for kd. it's good to see him win."wina navarro/ visiting from los angeles- "couldn't be anymore prouder. we're going to do it again next year -- yeah!" to watch your team slowly weave through the city to confetti... and rousing applause... not a bad day to be in oakland. philippe djegal, kron four news. (catherine) there was a lot of traffic throughout the bay area this morning... as

fans were driving infrom all over the place to watch the parade in oakland.... kron4's lydia pantazes is at the walnut creek bart station...and talked to some of those fans... .

(steve) with the championship parade in the middle of the workday-- attendance was not an option for many dubs fans.(catherine) but work did not stop some determined fans... like one man-- who just happened to feel a bit under the weather this morning... ("sick" warriors fan): "i called in sick ácough coughá can you hear it? not feeling to good, but i'm feeling good enough for my warriors to give me that extra spirit, ya know." butted to "yeah, i'm not the only one so i'm sure there's gonna be other people there but i'll be out there with the fellow sick ones, we'll all be coughing together and cheering together." this is what the bart station at broadway and 12-th looked like after the parade. thousands of fans inched their way through the entrance gates and crowded into the packed station... trying to catch a train home. (catherine) when it comes to a celebration there's got to be confetti... and of course after the confetti --

comes the clean-up. (steve) kron4's gabe slate takes a look at how the confetti cannons work and what's done with the confetti pieces after... gabe slate /tech reporter says: "one of the best parts of the parade was the confetti flying in the air all around you so much fun i talked with one of the confetti canon operators to learn a little more about their unique job" wally /confetti cannon operator says: "it works very simple. we use these airpumps to push up air through the hose and then load the paper confetti and shoot it out into the air, there is a lever on top that you pull to make it work. very simple. and fun! we have about " wally operated the confetti cannon at 12th and broadway he was just one of dozens of spraying the crowd with the blue and yellow pieces.. individually they are light as a feather but combined.. there is a lot of paper being dropped wally /confetti canon operator says:"there is about 2,017 pounds of confetti being dropped today" you might be thinking what is this doing to our enviroment. well.. right after the parade passes they come out with the leaf blowers to pile up the

pieces then recycle trucks come by and sweep them up they better save those.... we're gonna need them next year go warriors in oakland gabe slate kron 4 news.. (catherine) and we want to see your warriors pride pictures... we've been flooded with viewer photos...these are just a view of them... send us your dub pride pictures... you can download the kron 4 app and send them that way.. and you might see them on the air. (steve) our coverage of the championship continues online... there you can listen to players speeches again... we also have clips of the players on their floats and buses and a warriors fan photo gallery... all that on kron4 dot com... (steve) we have much more on the kron4 news at 5.... (catherine) a congressional baseball game goes on as scheduled - after yesterday's shooting at a g-o-p practice. find out how both parties came together to honor the victims....includ ing a republican colleague who's still hospitalized tonight. (catherine) also - an advertising blimp with a

lone pilot crashes during the first round of the u-s open in wisconsin. details on what happened and how the pilot is doing tonight... (steve) and after the break... we're learning new details of the gunman in the deadly shooting at a san franicsco u-p-s facility.... the problems he was facing at work... (brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. (steve) there are a

number of questions today about why one ups employee would open fire killing three others. san francisco police are remaining quiet about a motive while those who knew the victims are trying to make sense of it all . kron 4's dan kerman is live at the ups customer center in san francisco with more. one day after a ups employee shot and killed three co- workers before killing himself at ups's san bruno avenue customer center in san francisco, those who knew the drivers are looking for answers sot joseph cilia/teamsters local 2785 12-19its senseless, it's the only word that keeps coming to mind from the minute i heard to disbelief to now whyteamsters secretary treasurer joseph

sillia knew all three victims and the shooter jimmy lamsot they all worked with each other for many years we had no knowledge of issuessillia says lam filed a request back in march to reduce his overtime hours, and believes that was resolved immediately because it never escalated to a formal grievancesotit's senseless, all family men, fathers day coming up, they all had families, jimmy had a family as wellas ups drivers returned to their routes on thursday, a memorial for victim mike lefiti , known as big mike continued to grow at the diamond heights shopping center.sot susan wasserman/on "big mike's" route 101-110he was a piece of sunshine, he used to tell me he loved when we got packages because it meant he had an opportunity to come say hello and he was just a sweetheart.in the sunset district at harvest books and gifts, owner margaret lee is remembering another victim, benson louie, who used to pick up and deliver to her store. sot margaret lee/knew victim benson louie 126-132that's the kind of guy he was, always give you a helping hand and just a great guy. i'm going to miss him133/going to miss him

(catherine) happening now - a man is behind bars after barricading himself inside a union city home for several hours.(catherine) police say they were responding to a possible domestic violence incident in the 18-00 block of baylor street. they found the man inside the home alone. a shelter in place order was issued...and some nearby roads were closed for a time. the man was eventually arrested around noon...and the investigation is ongoing. (catherine) seven years

after a woman's body was found stuffed in a suitcase and thrown in the san francisco bay... a man has been found guilty of murdering his girlfriend. 55-year-old lee bell has been convicted of first-degree murder in the death of 52-year-old pearla louis. louis disappeared in may of 20-10, and was last seen by bell in san francisco. her family reported her missing - and not long afterwards - police found her badly beaten body curled up inside a suitcase.. floating in the bay. bell remains in custody without bail. he'll be sentenced at another court date. (steve) the congressional charity baseball game is on... the matchup is going forward after a gunman opened fire on republican members of congress practicing for tonight's game. reporter karin caifa has the latest from nationals park ... where the charity game will be played. a charity baseball game between republican and democratic congress-members

will go on...despite the horrific shooting during republican practice wednesday morning.house majority whip steve scalise remains in a hospital in critical condition...getting a visit from president trump and first lady melania trump wednesday night.representative ron desantis believes he spoke to accused shooter james hodgkinson just moments before the incident.rep. ron desantis/-r- florida: "this gentleman approached us, he asked whether it was republicans. it was a little bit of a strange encounter//as soon as we got the news, jeff and i both talked to each other and said we've gotta report this guy.") investigators are working to piece together what led up to the crime.66-year-old hodgkinson was from illinois but had recently moved to the d-c area.he posted regularly on social media -- expressing opposition to republican policy and president trump. hodgkinson had been an avid supporter of bernie sanders ... volunteering for his campaign and even posting on facebook that hillary clinton should concede the democratic presidential nomination to him. sanders said the shooting was despicable:bernie sanders/-i- vermont: "violence of any kind is unacceptable in our society and i condemn this action in the strongest possible terms."

at nationals park in washington, i'm karin caifa (catherine) golfers and fans at the u-s open in wisconsin were in for a shock after a blimp crashed near the golf course this morning.. this video shows the blimp falling from the sky... it came down only about a half mile from the course. the pilot actually managed to parachute out of the deflated and tattered blimp.....but still suffered serious injuries and burns - and was air-lifted to a hospital. no one on the ground was hurt....and now investigators are trying to figure out what went wrong. it's believed the blimp may have had mechanical problems. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with meterologist larence karnow.

lawrence karnow: high pressure started to crank up the temperatures today. we had many highs in the 80s and even a few 90s. this is just the start of a much warmer weather pattern. it's a little breezy but should be a mostly clear and mild night ahead. we could see a few patches of fog right near the coast but most of us will see stars. there still some shower to the north and even a few raindrops in far northern california. but high pressure will begin to build out of the southwest to bring hot and dry weather to much of the state. we should see some upper 90s and 100s in the central valley tomorrow with 70s and 80s in southern california. we will star to heat up in the bay area too. highs tomorrow will be in the upper 90s in the warmest valleys. highs in the bay will be in the 70s to upper 80s and much cooler 60s to low 70s near the coast. the heat wave will intensify this weekend with with triple diget heat

becoming more common. by sunday offshore winds will send much warmer temperatures to the coast too. temperatures will stay above average well into next week. (catherine) coming up... we have continuing coverage of the golden state warriors championship parade... we'll hear some of the players' speeches...(steve) and after the break... a rise in suspicious fire in one popular area in the south bay... find out what firefighters are doing to stop this from happening as the summer hot weather is hitting the bay area.

(top vo/catherine) hot weather is hitting the bay area... as investigators remain focused on some recent suspicious fires in the city of san jose. (2-shot/doublebo x/steve) kron four's rob fladeboe is live for us now with the latest on the investigation and a look at where these fires are happening.. (rob live) im here just south of downtown san jose. up there on that hill you can see a burn scar from one recent fire. interstate 280 is just over the top. you can see several of these burn scars along 280 and in the nearby coyote meadows. both are areas with signficant numbers of homeless encampments. homeless woman" if you look over there you can where the fire was..."as she collected recycleables in coyote meadows, this homeless woman told me shesuspects the recent

fires here are not simply the result of cook fires, but were deliberately set.homeless woman"..no, they're not cook fires, it's more of a pyro person. you mean arson, like a firebug? yes, it's someone who is just starting fires for amusement..."hardly a day goes by lately when the fire department has been called to the scene of a grassor debris fire here and along nearby coyote creek, where a number of homeless camps have popped up again, after being evicted from a large camp known as the the jungle.david vossbrink/san jose spokesman" it's a chronic concern, we have known there are a lot of camps in the creeks and there have been fires...sometimes it's from cooking, other times it's been deliberate..."one recent fire broke out along the freeway behind the di lac buddhist temple wherethe venerable thich phap luu and some

members of his flock were gathered in the garden.thich phap luu/di lac temple"...it came close, everything could have burned....they were very scared and very nervous but i told everybody to pray...."the city's arson team is also working on solving some recent suspicious dumpsterfires a mile or so west of coyote creek, but the fire department has not said anything about a possible connection. meantime, park rangers in coyote meadows say they have beenthreatened by illegal campers and the homeless woman i met there says she is looking for a new place to sleep.homeless woman"...i just decided to get out of here before i get burned up...." (rob live) rangers and clean up crews won't be entering the coyote meadows area without an esscort from now on. and the city is reminding residents that there is an arson tip line. the number is easy to remember.

408-272-7766 or simply 27 arson. (catherine) there's much more to come on the kron4 news at five...(steve) a big story we've been following since the begining... after over 30 hours of deliberations... find out why jurors just can't make a decision in the bill cosby trial... as the comedian faces three counts of assault... details coming up...(catherine) and after the break... it was a sea of gold and blue across oakland... as fans celebrated at the championship parade.. we'll break down what it really means to be "dub nation."

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decked out in blue and gold packed the downtown streets of oakland this morning to celebrate the golden state warriors championship.. (steve) this is the second championship in three years...but that did not diminish the crowds or enthusiasm of the fans.. people lined the streets to watch their favorite players drive through the parade course..(catherine) the warriors clinched the championship monday night at home...the first bay area team to win a championship series at home since the 1970's. at the end of the parade fans gathered at a rally near the south end of lake merritt where some of the champs spoke about the season...the team and the love they have for their fans.

as a surprise gesture - warriors owners joe lacob and peter guber said the team will be picking up the tab for the victory parade.. they say they'll reimburse the city for the entire cost -- which could be tens of thousands of dollars. (catherine) along with seeing their favorite players today during the warriors victory parade, fans were also treated to a few unexpected sights..... along the parade route - coach kerr joined in the fun, getting out there and surprising fans.

kron4's haaziq madyun shows us some of the day's sights and sounds.. for warriors fans the 2017 victory parade feels like... nats/snare drum rollat times this years parade was more like dance party nat/dance musicspeaking of dancing, mr. too legit to quit, mc hammer was there accompainied by oakland mayor libby schaaf, both riding on top of a vehicle shaped like a fire breathing snail...an unexpected site. talk about seeing someone unexpected, isn't that barry bonds? however these warriors fans came to see their favorite world champion nba superstars warriors fans: "green, curry, durrant, stephenthat's what i'm talking about! one by one

they appeared on the upper level of blue and gold double decker buses, green, curry and 2017 nba finals mvp kevin durrantwhile his players were riding high above, down on the ground coach steve kerr was working the crowd like a champ, slapping high fives and taking selfiesgo handle your business coach and uh...looking forward to seeing you and your team smoking cigars and holding that trophy again ...next year! at the warriors victory parade in oakland haaziq madyun kron4news (steve) well, warriors fans from all

across the bay area, california and the country flocked to oakland today. our very own charles clifford was in the crowd this morning watching the parade and talking with fans. here in oakland more than a million people showed up to celebrate the warriors win and no one was disappointed.nats draped in blue and gold, warriors fans stood for hours to catch a glimpse of the team that has brought home the a second championsip trophy in just three years.natssotwe came all the way from dc, go warriors!most of the players road atop large blue busses, but a few climbed down to shake hands and sign autographs.sotclay thompson. that's who i'm here to see. even warriors coach steve kerr, who has been suffering with back problems, took a victory lap along the parade route.sotwe've seen everyone so far. tons of fun absolutely, yeah.the parade rolled by for about an hour and everyone i talked to loved it.sotit's great to be out here i'm just happy to be here. in oakland charles clifford

kon 4 news. (steve) our coverage of the championship continues online... there you can listen to players speeches again... we also have clips of the players on their floats and buses and a warriors fan photo gallery... all that on kron4 dot com... lawrence karnow: high pressure started to crank up the temperatures today. we had many highs in the 80s and even a few 90s. this is just the start of a much warmer weather pattern. it's a little breezy but should be a mostly clear and mild night ahead. we could see a few patches of fog right near the coast but most of us will see stars. there still some shower to the north and even a few raindrops in far northern california. but high pressure will begin to build out of the southwest to bring hot and dry weather to much of the state. we should see some upper 90s and 100s in the central valley tomorrow with 70s and 80s in southern

california. we will star to heat up in the bay area too. highs tomorrow will be in the upper 90s in the warmest valleys. highs in the bay will be in the 70s to upper 80s and much cooler 60s to low 70s near the coast. the heat wave will intensify this weekend with with triple diget heat becoming more common. by sunday offshore winds will send much warmer temperatures to the coast too. temperatures will stay above average well into next week. (catherine) a big story we've been following... jurors said today that they can't come to a unanimous decision on any of the three counts of aggravated indecent assault against bill cosby... they announced that they're in a deadlock ---- but the judge has ordered that they keep trying. they've already deliberated more than 30 hours.. if they can't reach a consensus the judge

will declare a mistrial. andrew wyatt, cosby's publicist, is insisting that his client is innocent. andrew wyatt: " these jurors, they have been very judicious, they have really taken their time to re-do, to re-try the case in the deliberation room. and this deadlock shows the not guilty that mr. cosby has been saying the entire time. that he's not guilty of these charges that they tried to bring about."(catherine) gloria allred, who represents a woman who testified at the trial....says that she's still hopeful the jury will deliver a verdict. (steve) still ahead on kron 4 news at five... another recall tonight... this time affecting 300-thousand minivans... why fiat chrysler is saying the drivers-side airbags can accidentally deploy... (catherine) and after the break... why nike is planning to cuts jobs across the globe.....

nike plans to cut its workforce. the company announced earlier today that will cut about 14-hundred jobs around the world. that's about two percent of its global workforce. it's unclear where and in what departments nike is cutting jobs. but the athletics giant says the cuts will take place over the next two months. nike says these laypffs are part of a new strategy to sell products more directly to

customers. nike stock fell about two percent after the news come out. (catherine) another recall tonight to tell you about.... some fiat chrysler owners need to have their vehicles checked for a mechanical problem. roughly 300- thousand dodge grand caravans are being recalled.... the recall is for 2011 and 2012 model years. wiring problems within the steering wheel can cause driver-side airbags to suddenly deploy. more than a dozen such incidents have been reported, causing minor injuries. owners will not have to pay for repair work. (steve) still ahead... investigations continue into the possible ties between russia and the trump campaign... and now justice department is investigating president donald trump himself... for obstruction of justice. details ahead... (catherine) and twitter is looking a little different today... we'll break down twitter's new look and why - as always - some people don't like any changes.

(catherine) it's been a day of bay area pride.... that huge celebration in oakland with the golden state warriors. kron 4's pam moore is in the newsroom now with more on that - and what else we're working on for the news at six. ( pam ) the world champions bring excitement to the parade ... literally touching the fans. and those fans came from all over to the party today ... some getting to town before there was sunlight. and when it was all over... for thousands it was back to bart. getting out of town has been a challenge... we'll show you.( pam ) also at six.. a story about gamblers and why they were arrested for bringing big money to a bay area casino. those stories and much more ... coming up at six. now, back to the news at five. (steve) as investigations continue into possible ties between russia and the trump campaign - a key question has

been the degree to which trump himself is being looked at. in his firing of f-b-i director james comey, trump made a point of saying comey had assured him that he was not under investigation. reporter reid binion exlains how a report by the washington post shows the story has changed . sen. chris coons / -d- delaware: "this report in the washington post this evening suggests, strongly, given five different sources, that the scope of the investigation has changed."democratic senator chris coons......weighing in on a wednesday report that justice department special counsel robert mueller is investigating president donald trump... for obstruction of justice.it's the most significant sign yet that the d-o-j probe is moving beyond questions of russian meddling in the 20-16 election and possible collusion by trump associates.sen. chris coons / -d- delaware: "it's now targeted directly at the president and his actions which may amount to

obstruction of justice."the president has long dismissed the investigation and a spokesman for trump's attorney condemned the post's report... ...instead taking aim at the leaked information, calling it "inexcusable and illegal."but mueller -- as the head of the d-o-j's russia probe -- is plowing ahead and will soon speak with three top intelligence officials: recently retired deputy nsa director richard ledgett. ...national security agency director mike rogers......and director of national intelligence dan coats.sari horwitz, washington post: "we know that president trump called dan coats and mike rogers on the phone and asked them both to come out and personally say that there is no evidence of collusion."the washington post's sari horwitz......speaking to c-n-n about what the paper reports were trump's efforts regarding the investigation......and the post's reporting that the president spoke with coats about the probe into michael flynn's russia ties.sari horwitz: "the president said 'can you do something to get fbi director comey to back off of on the investigation of former national security director flynn?'"both coats and rogers have testified that they were not pressured by the trump administration. i'm reid binion reporting. (steve) the social media service twitter has unveiled a new look...(catherine) but lots of users don't like the

new interface.... twitter says the new design emphasizes simplicity-- with bolder headlines and more intuitive icons. profile images have also been changed... displaying the image in a circle rather than a square. it hardly sounds wortyh of controversy and drama...but the company got nearly 30- thousand tweets about changes today. most of the tweets are either complaints - or jokes. (steve) time now to check on our weather... with meterologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: high pressure started to crank up the temperatures today. we had many highs in the 80s and even a few 90s. this is just the start of a much warmer weather pattern. it's a little breezy

but should be a mostly clear and mild night ahead. we could see a few patches of fog right near the coast but most of us will see stars. there still some shower to the north and even a few raindrops in far northern california. but high pressure will begin to build out of the southwest to bring hot and dry weather to much of the state. we should see some upper 90s and 100s in the central valley tomorrow with 70s and 80s in southern california. we will star to heat up in the bay area too. highs tomorrow will be in the upper 90s in the warmest valleys. highs in the bay will be in the 70s to upper 80s and much cooler 60s to low 70s near the coast. the heat wave will intensify this weekend with with triple diget heat becoming more common. by sunday offshore winds will send much warmer temperatures

to the coast too. temperatures will stay above average well into next week. (catherine) coming up after the break.... actress gwyneth paltrow talks about her seemingly perfect life...

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5. steve joins pam moore now - for kron 4 news at six. (pam) catherine thank you... the bay area celebrates the nba champion golden state warriors. from the parade... to the speaches... and the fans... we have a complete wrap up of the massive celebration in oakland today.(steve) plus... president trump responds to reports that he is under investigation for obstruction of justice. a full hour of news is next on kron 4 news at six.

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area?more than one million members of the dub nation cheered their heroes today. today's victory parade for the world champion golden state warriors was a chance for the fans to show their love ... and the players to thank them for their support.there's steph ... he's in the crowd ... he's making a run for it. i love it ( steve ) good evening i'm steve aveson.( pam ) and i'm pam moore. what a fabulous day ... the world champion golden state warriors ... and about a million or so of their biggest fans .... packed the streets of oakland today. this is what those diehard fans came to see... stephen curry and all the dubs .. with their team's second championship trophy in three- years.( steve ) there was finals m-v-p kevin durant...

enjoying his first victory parade. but perhaps the show stealer today was none other than draymond green. he was all over the place... at one point he was slapping high-fives with fans... and then came a very memorable speech... we'll have just a few minutes. well, warriors fans started lining up early this morning. some people left home in the middle of the night just make sure they had good seats. kron 4s charles clifford was among the throngs at today's parade ... he talked with excited fans who said the early start was worth it. on thursday, more than an million people showed up for the warriors championship parade. some of them arrived very early in the morningsotwe figures we wanted to get a prime spotchris and mel houghes left fairfiled at 3 am and grabbed their seats here at the parade around 5. as long time warriors fans and season ticket holders, they say it's worth it.sot i watched them when they were nothing and now with durant on the team it was excitingsot it's great here. i was here

two years ago when they won it . i was stuck off in a corner over there and now i'm here in the middle. it's exciting and i'm happy they wonsoti told myself i'm going to be here bright and early with my son jon coronado and his son left home in san jose around 4 in the morning. he's a life long warriors fan but missed the last victory parade two years ago. he was also at game 7 of the finals last year when the warriors lost to the cavs. for him, this victory parade was a long time coming. sotit felt like relief to have a new championsip and the second one. for the warriors fans who came early they were rewarded with up close encounters with their favorite players, but honestly, there wasn't a bad seat in the house for anyone at thursday's parade.in oakland, charles cliffodr kron 4 news. ( steve ) the wait... was well worth it. the players addressed the massive crowd... and he summed up the fans' feelings pretty well.

you were watching the game on tv, listening to tim roye on the radio, at oracle arena wherever you were, i know you are going to remember that day for a very very long time. supporting dub nation.> curry acknowledged that the team missed out last year when it fell to the cavs in seven games. ( steve ) warriors fans were advised to come early. those who did, secured good locations along the parade route ( pam ) and with several hours to spare before the parade actually started, some fans found time to reflect on the team's past, present and future talking with kron4's haaziq madyun.. what time did you get here this morning?so you got a pretty good view? are you ready?what are you doing reading this awesome book on an awesome parade day?

not going to miss this day and here i am">is this your first time coming out to celebrate the warriors parade? were you here two years ago?is that right? cool! how do you feel? ...really? i can't tell? get lit up. give me a go warriors!how long have you been down with the team?are you going to feel a little funny when they move across the bay or no?nice!at the warriors victory parade in oakland haaziq madyun kron4news ( pam ) putting on a parade of

this magnitude takes a lot of resources.. and that is not lost on the warriors' owners. this is how they decided to thank oakland today.

( pam ) it was quite a day for warriors fans .... especially those who got up extra early to grab a spot to watch the parade and take in the rally.( steve ) kron four's terisa estacio was out with fans as they basked in the sun with their beloved team. as the floats went by the crowds went wild - "i want to see curry." it was really a picture perfect day to be warriors fan. with the second championship in 3 years, this group was ready to party hard. "we didn't win last year, so this is sweet retaliation." and once the parade was over - it was time to take it all in and enjoy the speeches - (estacio) "some thought a better strategy was to be inside and watch kron four. yeah, it is too hot out, we can eat here. q. what was your favorite part? high fiving the players. shaking draymond greens hand, what? did you really? yes. will you remember that always? yeah. go warriors, in oakland, terisa estacio

( steve ) all sorts of dignitaries turned out for this parade but few probably had as much fun

as these two. oakland mayor libby schaaf once again rode atop her fire-breathing snail. that's become her go-to mobile for any big event. and who is that next to the mayor having a good time? that is m-c hammer. you know his story well... he is an oakland native and wears his pride on his sleeve. ( steve ) our team coverage on this big day for the golden state warriors continues now with kron four's philippe djegal.( pam ) he caught the action from the foot of the parade.... and found some fans who made a very long trip. (philippe) we are surrounded by confetti. we are surrounded by energy. what a special day in the city of oakland. fans coming from far and wide just to take a part of this. this is a historic day for the city of oakland... and, fans are reveling in it.hannah & elissa

ballou/ visiting from santa clarita- "(hannah) i'm so happy to be here, just support my team and see all my favorite players and just so happy to be here. (philippe) and, you've got a prime spot -- you're going to see every single player. (hannah) i know, i just, i wasn't expecting this, yay!"nats- fans hoisted atop double decker buses... each warriors player greeted like a champion. and, you could definitely feel the love.april irving/ visiting from monterey- "people are getting along. there's no crazy drama. so, it's good, it's great. nats- fans cheering monterey, santa clarita, antioch, and los angeles... fans paid whatever it cost and woke up before sunrise to get a glimpse of the guys who answered the bell... quieting the critics... putting themselves in the conversation as one of the greatest teams of all time. leonie solia/visiting from san jose- "seeing steph with the trophy -- that was the best part -- that was my favorite." to start the season... the expectations were high... a challenge embraced by the now defending world champions.isaiah alomar/8-years-old- "i'm a huge fan of the warriors." three consecutive trips to the n-b-a finals with two titles... fans don't want this ride to stop and there are no signs of it slowing down. in oakland, philippe djegal, kron four news.

(pam) crews are finishing the clean up in oakland... after the golden state warriors and their fans took to the streets today. as you see in this video... piles upon piles of confetti can be seen throughout the streets.. a million plus people came out to support the warriors during their victory parade. the parade and rally ended around 2-this afternoon, and the cleaning was taking a lot of time and effort.. crews did not say how long it will take for streets to be cleaned. (steve) with pretty much all of downtown oakland blocked off to traffic... many warriors fans opted to take bart. right as the parade wrapped up, people immediately headed to the two stations on broadway. it did not take long for the 12th street station to fill up. police had to control the crowd so they closed the entrance gates to keep it from getting overcrowded. in the days leading up to the parade, bart had been predicting a potential record for ridership. we will find out soon if that is indeed the case. ( pam ) we are going to save one of the best for

last... draymond green. as you might expect... he had some colorful remarks.

investigation into president trump. how nancy pelosi responded when asked about simmering scandal.( pam ) and we are getting new details on the deadly rampage at a u- p-s facility in san francisco. what we now know about tonight the gunman. i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow. get ready for summer heat. i'll have details coming up.

a big story we are following tonight is the deadly rampage at that u-p-s facility in san francisco this week. new details are starting to trickle out about the gunman's past.(steve) but as we learn a little more about who he his... there are still plenty of questions about what caused him to kill three co workers before killing himself kron 4's dan kerman has been talking to those who knew the victims. ... he joins us tonight from the ups customer center in san francisco. what have you learned? (dan kerman)outside san francisco's ups' customer center a memorial is growing for the three employees who were shot and killed wednesday by co worker jimmy lam before lam killed himself.soti just couldn't believe it.teamsters secretary treasurer joseph sillia back in march lam made a request to reduce his overtime hours, but believes that was resolved immediately because it never escalated to a formal grievance and he

says the union had no indication of any problems sot joseph cilia/teamsters local 2785 we do get information when employees are having issues with employees or management and weve heard none with jimmy or the other three victims.as ups drivers resumed their routes on thursday, a memorial was growing at the diamond heights shopping center for victim mike lefiti, known as big mike sot michelle wasserman/on "big mike's" routeif his that picture of a driver who would go the extra mile also applies to victim wayne chansotat harvest books and gifts in the sunset district, owner margaret lee is remembering another victim, ups driver benson louie, who used to pick up and deliver to her store. sot margaret lee/knew victim benson louiewhatever i asked him to do he would always do, always with a smile, i'm going to miss him./to miss him

(pam) homeless camps are suspected in connection with an uptick in firesalong coyote creek in san jose.(steve) kron four's rob fladeboe brings you up to date on the investigation. the fires are occurring here along interstate 280 just south of downtown san jose. but lately, firefighters have been busy with brush and debris fires along the banks of coyote creek, in and around homeles camps.david vossbrink/cityof san jose" it's a chronic concern, we know there are a lot of camps in the creeks and there have been some fires and sometimes it's from cook fires but other times it's deliberate..."the area known as coyote meadows, between senter road and 28o, once home to a large homeless camp known as the jungle, seeems to have seen the most fires. david vossbrink" our arson investigation team is tryin to find answers but arson can be a very difficult

thing to track down the culprits...."this homeless woman tells me someone is setting the fires for amusement. although shut down a couple of years ago, small homeless camps are popping up again in the jungle area. clean up crews will not return to the area without an escort david vossbrinkwe have had some reports of our park rangers being acosted by someone with a weapon. no one has been hurt but it is concerning to us..."amid stepped up patrols, hotter weather and the upcoming 4th of july holiday, the city is trying to get the word out about it's arsonhotline. 408 27 arson. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news covering california... state lawmakers have passed a 125-billion-dollar budget

today.. the new budget increases spending on education and social services.. democrats say it will also help alleviate poverty and stands up for those who are in the state illegally and face deportation.. the budget prevents local governments from signing contracts with federal authorites for immigration detention facilities. it also includes 50-million dollars for family planning services like planned parenthood. in the face of tragedy... congressional republicans and democrats defiant tonight... they are playing their annual charity baseball game tonight... one day after one of their own members was shot. congressman steve scalise of louisiana remains in critical condition after getting hit by gunfire during a practice yesterday in virginia... the players huddled for a prayer before the first pitch. scalise was fielding balls at second base when he was hit in the hip. he is going to need multiple surgeries after sustaining injuries to some of his internal organs. he was

one of several peopoe shot some of those playing tonight plan to wear gear from louisiana state university in honor of scalise. he is a l-s-u graduate. ( steve ) tonight president trump says the investigation in to russia's influence on last years election is the "single greatest witch hunt in american political history."( pam ) the president is blasting a washington post report suggesting the justice department is investigating if he obstructed justice. kron 4's washington correspondent mark meredith is at the white house with the latest reaction. tonight the washington post reports the justice department is investigating president trump for possibly attempting to obstruct justice. the post writes that's a new focus by robert mueller - the special counselor investigating russia's ties to the 2016 election. áááááááááááááá"the white house is not responding to this story directly, instead the president is choosing to use of one his favorite platforms to respond: twitter.the president tweeted quote:"they made up a phony

collusion with the russians story, found zero proof, so now they go for obstruction of justice on the phony story. nice"on capitol hill, the russia investigation continues behind closed doors.today the director of national intelligence dan coats ignored questions as he prepared to speak to senators in a private session.now some democrats are avoiding the topic, including house minority leader nancy pelosi."you don't really expect me to comment on what i've been briefed on..do you" at the white house, today the president continued with business as usual.on the schedule -a meeting with several governors on to boost the nation's job market. among the guests, colorado governor john hickenlooper who says his focus is on jobs, not the russia investigation.says he and the president instead are focused on improving america's workforce."there is always that temptation to get caught up in the political story of the day, but i think we need to keep our eye on the goal, and our goal is to make sure our kids have great jobs"at the white house, i'm mark meredith. let's take a look outside right now for the current

conditions in the bay area... (steve) meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the forecast. lawrence karnow: high pressure started to crank up the temperatures today. we had many highs in the 80s and even a few 90s. this is just the start of a much warmer weather pattern. it's a little breezy but should be a mostly clear and mild night ahead. we could see a few patches of fog right near the coast but most of us will see stars. there still some shower to the north and even a few raindrops in far northern california. but high pressure will begin to build out of the southwest to bring hot and dry weather to much of the state. we should see some upper 90s and 100s in the central valley tomorrow with 70s and 80s in southern california. we will star to heat up in the bay area too. highs tomorrow will be in the

upper 90s in the warmest valleys. highs in the bay will be in the 70s to upper 80s and much cooler 60s to low 70s near the coast. the heat wave will intensify this weekend with with triple diget heat becoming more common. by sunday offshore winds will send much warmer temperatures to the coast too. temperatures will stay above average well into next week. ( pam ) a real scare at a major

golf tournament. a blimp crashes right near the course. what we know tonight about the man who was at the controls.( steve ) and it is a waiting game. the jury in the bill cosby trial is still trying to reach verdict. what the entertainer's accuser did today to show how she is passing the time.

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sky near golfers in wisconsin. the crash was a half mile away from the course, and the pilot suffered serious burns and injuries. no one else was inside the blimp with the pilot, and no other injuries were reported. the cause of the crash remains unknown. (pam) today, members of the jury said they could ánotá come to a unanimous decision on any of the three counts of aggravated, indecent assault against comedian bill cosby... they announced that they are deadlocked ---- but the judge has ordered them to keep trying. the jury has already deliberated more than 30- hours.. if they are unable to reach a consensus.... the judge will declare a mistrial. cosby's publicist says, this deadlock helps show cosby is inoccent... attorney gloria allred, who represents a woman who testified at the trial....says, she is still hopeful the jury will deliver a verdict. ( steve ) it seemed like a good idea to "beat the house." what two men are accused of doing at a bay area casino this week.( pam )

and we have more coverage of the warriors' victory parade. in sports... see the jabs between draymond green and lebron james.( steve ) making sure food does not go to waste. we will introduce you to a bay area group that come to the rescue and provides groceries to those who need them the most.

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been telling you about the committed and hard- working people behind some of the bay area's food banks...( steve ) tonight - we're highlighting the program at grace baptist church in oakland...one of themany programs in partnership with the alameda county community food bank.. catherine heenan is here with their story.. (catherine) the oakland church calls its program....'acts of grace.' and they're dedicated to feeding thousands of people every year... volunteers at oakland's grace baptist church...getting ready for one of their twice-monthly special days...'mike - you want to hold that back for me?' their refrigerators are packed with things like chickens and hot dogs..the freezers - full of everything from vegetables to waffles.the volunteers

range from anthony - who's been doing this about a month.. to 86-year-old dorothy...who's been doing it for years.as everything is neatly placed on outside tables - the line of clients is already forming.a lot of what they'll be taking home comes from the grocery rescue program... from juices... to piles of sweet potatoes and apples.....it's unsold, still fresh food that won't go to waste.lola hardy/program director "the whole thing basically that they have in the store. once the shelf date has expired, of course they can't sell it. and it's still good and they give it to us and we're able to distribute it. and as soon as we get it, we turn it around and give it out.''today's new shipment came from foods co.... one of the grocery chains pitching in to help....where help is really needed.a staggering one in five residents gets help from the alameda county community food bank.michael altfest/alameda county community food bank"i think it surprises people to just see how deep and profound the need is in the bay area, and i think a lot of that has to do with the cost of living."

food bank client/michael jones "it's getting 'real' rough. you know, rent going up high, high high. everything is high."matt primrose /food bank client "you have to stand in line for a minute, but it's like they're bending over backwards to help us out.' joanne tabon/food bank client "it means a lot. cuz when you're homeless when you don't have food, who can pay for shelter, and groceries..and clothing?!today's visitors get to take home bags of food...and get a lot of choices.across alameda county -- the food bank's grocery rescue program meant more than 4 million pounds of food went to homes where it's badly needed...instead of simply being thrown away. (catherine) the food bank workers say some of their clients need a little short-term help....others rely on the food bank to get by - and it's desperately needed.. either way - the program is always there for them. meantime tomorrow - some of our staff will be volunteering at various bay area food banks.. catherine heenan, kron four news.

is great to be here with my family, in oakland, terisa estacio > man, what a special day in oakland. some fans saying they didn't even fall asleep. they were so excited for this. they've been waiting for this ever since the warriors lost game seven against the cavaliers last year. the fans are die-hards and they are getting their money's worth right now.isaiah alomar/8-year-old- "really special."jason cummings/12- years-old- "(philippe) how sweet is this? (jason) oh, its amazing."leonie solia/visiting from san jose- "it's awesome. this is amazing."april irving/visiting from monterey- "very special, i mean, this is like, once in a lifetime opportunity. so, you don't always get to see this." in oakland, philippe djegal, kron four news. here at the warriors victory parade in oakland, while team was riding high in the sky waving at fans from atop blue and gold double decker buses,

head coach steve kerr was on the ground working the crowd like a champ, slapping high fives and posing for cellphone photosat the warriors victory parade in oakland haaziq madyun kron4news

(dan kerman) here in san jose....the city's arson team is looking into suspicious firesalong interstate 280 and in the coyote meadows area between the freeway and senter road. firefighters have been called to the area several times in recent weeksamid an up tick of fires suspected to have been set, either accidently or on purpose, by the homeless. what was once known as the jungle, a large encampment, was closed down a few years ago but the area is once again seeingnew camps and campers

who have confronted park rangers. residents and neighbors are encouraged to report anything suspicious and use the city's arson tip line....that's 408-27-arson. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now... lawrence karnow: high pressure started to crank up the temperatures today. we had many highs in the 80s and even a few 90s. this is just the start of a much warmer weather pattern. it's a little breezy but should be a mostly clear and mild night ahead. we could see a few patches of fog right near the coast but most of us

will see stars. there still some shower to the north and even a few raindrops in far northern california. but high pressure will begin to build out of the southwest to bring hot and dry weather to much of the state. we should see some upper 90s and 100s in the central valley tomorrow with 70s and 80s in southern california. we will star to heat up in the bay area too. highs tomorrow will be in the upper 90s in the warmest valleys. highs in the bay will be in the 70s to upper 80s and much cooler 60s to low 70s near the coast. the heat wave will intensify this weekend with with triple diget heat becoming more common. by sunday offshore winds will send much warmer temperatures to the coast too. temperatures will stay above average well into next week. ( pam ) take a close look at this pile of cash. looks real, right? not so fast. we'll tell you where some men were caught trying to pass off these bills.

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the north bay sounds like a bad hollywood script.( pam ) two people are under arrest ... after trying to use fake 100- dollar bills yesterday ... at the graton casino in rohnert park. the sonoma county sheriff's office says, casino employees quickly realized the bills were counterfeit. deputies arrived and busted two men from vallejo ... and confiscated the money. in all.. they seized close to

36-thousand dollars in fraudulent 100's. and as you can see from this picture, the bills look like an older version that remains in circulation today. in sports... we have more on the warriors parade...... gary gives his take on the big celebration today ... he has what draymond, durant and steph had to say at the rally and more..... that's coming up

for the 2nd time in 3 years okaland and the rest of the bay area celebration a warriors nba titleestimates were between 1 = to 2 million people along the parade route

and at lake merritt for the rallyoakland mayor libby schaaf and m.c. hammer got things startedklay thompson smoking a cigar on the double decker bus with matt barnes kevin durant the finals mvp acknowledging the crowd draymond green with a t-shirt mocking cleveland's quicken loans arena "quickie" it said steph curry with the larry o'brien throphy as great as durant is it's still curry's towngreen left his bus to talk through the crowdcurry skipped his way into the rally with the trophy at the rally green wanted a little respect for general manager bob myers a had a job at lebrom james who had claimed he never played for a "super team"(sot:

gren, durant, curry, celebration at end) "hey, can somebody give bob some f---ing credit? everyone talks about 'superteam' this, and 'superteam' that. 'i've never played on a superteam'. you started the superteam bro!" "i feel like i'm basketball as a team, rather than aau, when you're playing with these guys. it's just so much fun. coaching staff, they coach us up, they discipline us, but we're so loose and have so much joy when we're out there on the court, so it means the world to me to win the championship for you guys and hopefully we keep it going, but we're gonna enjoy this one.""i know where you were ju 12, 2017, whether you were watching the game on tv, listening to tim roye on the radio, whether you at oracle arena, where ever you were. i know you're gonna remember that day for a very, very, very long time. i wanna keep this thing going for years to come. be out here in this cali sunshine every june. dub

nation, we the champs! we the champs!"

lebron james couldn't help trolling draymond green and that "quickie" t-shirt he was wearingjames posted this photo of green in the shirt with the caption "that's what she said huh?"but draymond got the last laugh reposting this photo of lebron with a new haircut with the caption "the dubs finally made him go bald congrats bro!"green later acknowledged that it's just good fun and that lebron is "family" to him

round one of the u-s open in erin hills half a mile away from the course -- a blimp crashed and caught fire -- the pilot is suffering from serious burns and injuries but as for day one -- it tough day in the greens jason day in the 8th -- goes bunker to bunker -- it leads to a bogey -- he double bougey twice and had 4 bogeys -- finished with a 79 jordan speith stuggled the entire day -- he misses the birdie putt in the 8th -- he finished one over par the number one in the world, dustin johnson misses the birdie -- after day one he's three over -- shot a 75 rickie fowler put an impressive first round -- he birdies the 7th -- holds the

lead after the first 18 holes -- he's seven under -- shot a 65 árory mcllroy also had a terrible day -- he's 13 shots off the lead colin kaepernick's option to play in the n-f-l continue to shrink. seattle has been the only team that's pursued the former 49er quarterback. pete carroll and his team believe kaepernick deserves to be playing in the league but the seahawks decided to sign austin davis as russell wilson's backup. new 49ers general manager, john lynch breaks it down why kaepernick might be getting blackballed by the n-f-l. "i think he'll get back. i do believe it's had something to do with why he's not employed right now. look it, a lot of people will talk about the injustice and that, but i think a lot of it stems from the fact, are people really sure that that's what he's all about? at the quarterback position, you gotta live it, you gotta love it, and i've had the opportunity to sit down with colin and i know that's where his heart is. he wants to play and play in the worst way, and i also believe you can have other things that are important to you."

(steve) love to go to muir woods but frustrated about having to try to find a parking spot? the changes that are going to be coming soon to this popular bay area destination.

muir woods is one of the more popular destinations in the bay area, but it can also be one of the most crowded. tonight a plan to fix that is moving forward. the national park service is proposing redoing the parking areas and redesigning the visitor entry plaza. environmental review was recently completed and has all but cleared the way for the project. the funding will come from user fees and a government program. construction is suppose to start in 2019 and finish within a year. about a million people visit the marin county park every year. last weather and goodbye final look at the weather with chief meteorologist brittney shipp.

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