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like any other game. that is for sure. i would say big is too small a word to describe this game. as 70% of the team that win game one win the nba title. i don't think it is just another game. >> reporter: it is an event. you can feel it, mark. from the moment you walk in the arena. even different from the previous rounds of the playoffs. the more media -- [ talking at the same time ] >> reporter: you know it is big if shaquille o'neal is here with his size 22s -- [ talking at the same time ] >> reporter: and the reverend jesse jackson in the house. when you look at things, this is fattage of the warriors earler -- footage of the warriors earlier. you try to keep your emotions
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in tact as much you can. you can't tell me they have first game jitters. >> reporter: i promise you, everybody is going to be nervous, geeked up for this and the players told us they expect this to be a charged oracle atmosphere. >> reporter: fans at their best. >> it will be wild. you know, a lot of emotion, everyone is excited to be here. probably going to be wild moments. coach acknowledged that. we as players are trying to stay relaxed and approach it like a normal game. this is a big stage. there will be jitters. >> this is what it is all about, so to finally be here where it is time to play, what we have been waiting on. what you prepare for all year. trying to get better. to finally be here, it is definitely a relief. it is a relief for now. then all of a sudden that jump
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ball go up and it is a different time of -- i wouldn't call it stress but -- i can't find the word i am looking for. you get what i am talking about. >> reporter: all right. interesting to hear that the warrior players think it will be so wild out here. on the way over here i got to thinking we heard about the tyket races -- the ticket prices, are they pricing out the fans? i see a lot of fans not putting on the yellow jerseys. i think we will get a lot of neutral fans. >> reporter: are you suggesting the casual fan can't afford $33,000 -- [ talking at the same time ] >> reporter: always interesting -- people talk about the super
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bowl, i can't imagine this building not being as loud as we 3rd all year. we are ready to get kicked off the floor. i want to say no lebron sighting as of yet. everybody is waiting to see lebron -- >> reporter: probably here. >> reporter: he is in the building. we will check in with you as the evening proceeds. for scott reiss, i am mark ibanez, back to you. >> you covered super bowls, world series, this is a first for you here at home, can you rank the excitement that is happening right now versus the other sporting events? >> reporter: i will let you answer that. i mean, obviously it is a lot of emotion to start with. >> reporter: yeah. it is different. i think baseball we have become spoiled with the giants being there three times and this is really a first. a first for this building. >> reporter: first time i covered a nba finals.
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you are feeling the juice, the energy. >> reporter: a lot of these folks weren't alive the last time the warriors won a title. >> reporter: we will tell you more once we have seen our first nba final. in the meantime, back to you. >> game time an hour away. we will talk to you at 6:00 p.m. the last time the warriors were in the nba finals was 40 years ago. we looked add what the team was like in 19 -- at what the team was like in 1979. on youtube we put together videos and interviews. i spent too much time today checking it out. to developing news out of san francisco, a grass fire has been knocked done. it started an hour ago. burnbug hind a paint store on -- burning behind a paint store. firefighters called for a second alarm.
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they also say the smoke didn't seem to effect freeway traffic. new at 5:00 p.m. daly city police targeted 13 parking lots. cracking down on the abuse of handicap placard, a problem all -- handicap handicap placards a problem all over the bay area. ktvu's mike mibach is in daly city tonight. today's operation began with complaints from citizens? >> starting with the citizens making phones calls and the police department is reacting. this parking lot, one of the parking lots that was targeted. 13 in all. i asked one of the officers today, i said i am curious, what is the biggest excuse you get, from people who park in those spots and don't have the handicap placards and he said people say i was just going to be in the store for a second. >> checking everybody's handicap placards. >> reporter: one vehicle at a time. >> the owner has to be with the
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vehicle. >> reporter: sometimes they are not and that is frustrating for those who need parking spots. >> i think there are people who need. >> everybody knows it is a no- no. >> reporter: 13 parking lots are targeted in this operation. >> the man did not have one so he wrote him a ticket. >> reporter: we have been digging into handicap placard abuse. >> are you michael? >> yes. >> have you i.d. >> reporter: when citizens complain it is officers -- its officers respond. >> when you use somebody else's handicap placard is a misdemeanor in california. you will be subject to arrest. >> reporter: if you park without a handicap placard,
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expect that to cost you $450. police say this is not the last day they will be out there looking for offenders. there will be another day this year. >> did they write a lot of tickets? did they catch a lot of people today? >> reporter: he was going to get back to me, i checked in with him, have not heard back. hopefully we will have numbers at 6:00 p.m. >> all right. mike mibach in daly city, thank you. california is one step closer to allowing assisted suicide. they paid a aid and dying measure. it now goes to the assembly. the idea of allowing terminally ill patients to take their lives gained traction with the case of brittany maynard. she moved from california to oregon to end her life last year. coming up at 6:00 p.m. we will explore the issue and hear from opponents who say you want to kill the pain, not the
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patient. the new water restrictions have people confusedfused and concerned. we have e-mails from viewers wondering if they will be fined because they use more water than the last people who lived at their address. ktvu's tom vacar with what he learned about the situation. >> reporter: understand this, make no mistake, water agencies have been turned into water cops by the state and they mean to make sure the state mandates are placed so use is really cut. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands of people move in and out of california every year on top of those who move from one address to another. some agencies will set use reductions for the nuse households based on 2013 figures. a family that replaces a elderly couple that moved out. >> all households, baseline use is based on 2013 use of that
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house. >> reporter: other agencies are taking the let's all pitch in and help out approach. >> asking customers to follow the water restrictions. if we get that compliance then we can achieve the 20% cut back we need it get. >> reporter: with the drought so severe now, july 1 east bay mud's approach will slap water hogs with still penalties. >> that would effect customer whose are using more than 984 gallons a day at home. that is a lot of water. >> reporter: whether a public utility or a private supplier, whatever scenario your agency chose, everyone began with this premise. >> we are water customers too, we treat people the way we would like to be treated. >> reporter: you will see at 6:00 p.m. what she is talking about and how customer whose feel they have been allocated under -- or
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unfairly fined, how they can do something to get relief. reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> all right. thank you. there is a website where you can look up every agency in california. you can find information on that on our website www.ktvu.com under web links. . man is under arrest in connection with a cold case homicide out of orange county from 30 years ago. the 65-year-old was arrested in santa rosa in march for domestic violence. authorities say a dna sample matched evidence from the 1974 murder of a 30-year-old. he was scheduled to appear this afternoon in court before being transferred to orange county where he will mace a murder charge. -- face a murder charge. more tar balls washed up along the southern california coast line and now miles of beaches are closed. the question is, where is the
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oil coming from. >> the clean up operation is underway here in long beach after tar balls started washing up yesterday afternoon. now, four miles of beaches remain closed and authorities say they don't know where the oil came from. >> this is what is causing us concern now. >> reporter: officials say the worse may not be over and they are expecting more to wash up in the coming hours. >> we have identified a significant increase on product on our beaches and we are taking every action tominimize impact. -- to minimize impact. >> reporter: nearby manhattan beach and ventura county also effected. it could be connected to a massive oil spill in santa barbara last month. federal investigators say the pipeline was corroded leading to a leak of 100,000 gallons.
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the pipeline's operator plains all american pipeline writing a letter of apology saying we will remain on the site and fully engaged till our response efforts are complete. but it may be too little too late. southern california residents now having a serious debate about the future of oil pipelines here. >> with all the oil leaks here and there, it will make the public more concerned. >> the coast guard is testing samples to determine the source of the tar balls but officials say they did not come from local sources. fox news. ahead tonight we hear from a mom who says her son was violated by a camp counsel and now her child isn't the same. >> also ahead, a problem with pets. one ex-- pests. it is the worse he has seen in decades. why you may see more of a particular bug inside your home
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this year. >> the giants visit the white house, the president's joke for hunter pence and the gift the team had for the commander in chief. >> lots of sunshine today. a few showers popping up right now. coming up with wherethe showers are -- where the showers are developing and the big temperature change
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water. this increase in cockroaches on the move means an increase in business. >> reporter: they are the roommates he never wanted. >> in the kitchen and in my bath room. under the carpet. when i try clean my room they just jump out and i was freaking out. >> reporter: cockroaches, they are finding their way out of pipes and cracks in the pavement and thanks to the drought heading into homes. >> worse we have seen in 30 years. >> reporter: he says their food and habits dry up. >> when they lose their moisture, they make it in. >> reporter: this is video from another company. one taken in san jose. the other in milpitas. you can see the cockroaches looking for shelter. walking at night is 10 times worse. >> snap, crackle pop. i was at place last night and
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all around the drains, trash area, they are crawling. >> what can you do? he uses a foam to seals cracks. inside a home he says sticky traps will work but his preferred method? >> vacuums. >> reporter: they have another tactic. >> i have to kill them. i step on them. >> reporter: he says the issue will correct itself because the drought will cause a large number of the roaches to die off so next year the numbers may be done. >> i guess stepping on them works. ann rubin live tonight, thank you. a couple of good samaritans are credited with catching a robbery suspect. he is charged with robbery and battery on an elderly person. police were called to had
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safeway about 6:00 p.m. last night. witnesses say he stole a wallet from an 85-year-old man inside the store. when the man noticed what happened he tried to get his wallet back and that is when the good samaritans stepped in and held the suspect till police arrived. the suspect now held in jail. the san francisco giants returned to the white house today, part of a tradition after winning another world series last year. >> this is the third time in the last 5 years the world champions san francisco giants. [ cheers and applause ] >> never gets old. the president gave a shut out to giants greats and hall of famers. they played for the 1954 new york giants. president obama recounted the amazing feats the team accomplished winning three world series and he singled out hunter pence. >> he inspired a craze of signs
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like hunter pence eats pizza with a fork. [ laughter ] >> president obama said not everyone would have laughed at the signs but not everyone is hunter pence and he recognized the work to create a new academy and then giants ceo gave the president a few gifts. >> we would like to present you with an autograph ball. >> he presented a base signed by all the players players and he got a jersey on it. all right. our chief meteorologist bill martin is off tonight. mark tamayo filling in. nice out there. >> yeah. we had lots of sunshine throughout the bay area. believe it over not, we have a few showers popping up. up in the -- isolated, still
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enough to be detected on the radar. right now clear skies across the region. live camera towards oracle arena. great weather for the tailgating right now. lots of sunshine. a bit of a breeze and courts in the 60s. -- temperatures in the 60s. showers towards the sierra, parts of the north bay as well. a weather system over the central portion of the state and around the low we have the circulation drawing in moisture. a look at the radar. most of the bay area is dry but we have develop, north of callus toga. hills to the east of cloverdale. this will be a factor over the next one to two hours out there. temperatures mild towards santa rosa. 81 degrees. fairfield 82. san jose 74. san francisco checking in 61 degrees. wind speeds, the winds pick up. you can see right now winds in
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fairfield, gusting to 20 miles per hour. santa rosa 13 miles per hour. a breeze towards sfo, yesterday it was stronger at this time, sfo winds 18 miles per hour. for tonight, partly cloudy skies. tomorrow patchy clouds for the morning hours and then sun- cloud mix. temperatures trending up beginning sunday. not too much change for friday and saturday. over night lows, tomorrow morning, lots of 50s. partly cloudy skies. patchy fog. santa rosa 52. san jose mid-50s. livermore 50s as well. you get the idea. tomorrow, starting out the day towards the coast line, lower 60s for the afternoon hours. temperatures trending up. no extreme heat, the warmest location's inland upper 70s. a few low 80s as well, 82-83 degrees. forecast headlines, towards
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oracle arena, tomorrow morning clouds, skies partly cloudy, sunday will be the warmest day of the weekend. short term, the patchy clouds regrouping over night, especially after 10:00 p.m. tonight and for your friday, track the weather system, there is a chance we could have a few showers develop towards the sierra and to the east of the bay area. forecast model, tomorrow, 3:00 p.m., a chance of a slight chance of a pop up shower approaching the north bay and saturday, skies partly cloudy skies. forecast highs tomorrow, not a big change, warmest locations lower 80s. san jose upper 70s. half moon bay 62. the five-day forecast, temperatures not changing too much. by sunday our warming trend begins. i have not typed many 90s, monday the warmest locations approaching mid-90s. >> thank you. first of its kind transplant of a skull and a scalp. why they compare the operation
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to the making of a fine swiss watch. california is closer to making assisted suicide legal. tonight at 6:00 p.m. ktvu's john sasaki hears from those fighting for the law and the very strict requirements for someone to become eligible. plus -- >> drones flying in the sky right now. covering everything. >> a bay area wedding with a twist. why the use of gadgets including drones was so important to the couple.
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the family of a terror suspect shot and killed in boston said they didn't know he became radicalized, if that is true. he was being monitored and had been planning to behead police officers. investigators say he pulled a knife on members of the task force as they confronted him on tuesday. the family says his relatives were unaware of his ties to isis. the family does not have evidence that he was involved with isil. the family plans to threw surveillance video today and then go on with funeral plans. . restrictions on americans looking to ba.
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-- to cuba. the provision approved by republicans today would put an end to that. a texas man is heading home from the hospital after the world's first partial skull and scalp transplant using a human donor. the 55-year-old had the skull- scalp operation in houston to fix a large head wound from cancer treatments. doctors say they performed the transplant because they needed to transplant his kidney but couldn't do that with an open head wound that wasn't heeling. it is a 15 hour operation. >> you have to use stitches half the diameter of a human hair. this is used with fine instruments. >> did an excellent job.
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i am still in awe that i am up and walking. >> this is believed to be the first skull-scalp transplant from a human donor. doctors also say two weeks after the surgery he already has sensation in his scalp. a mother speaking out against a camp, that camp failed to protect her son from a sexual predator. >> i just knew something was wrong. [ indiscernible ] >> how her son is trying to recover and what the county is doing now. >> how crews were able to move a mansion across puget sound it an island -- >> and making r2d2 replicas. lucas film has used them. al geyser alpine spring water. made by nature, not by man. crystal geyser alpine spring water. bottled at the mountain source.
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♪ da da da da ♪ ♪ da da da da ♪ ♪ da da da da ♪ ♪ da...♪ sorry brenda. crystal geyser. bottled at the mountain source. da da da. mother says her son is no longer the same after he was inappropriately touched by camp counselor who he trusted. she in jail accused of molesting the child. ktvu's azenith smith sat down with the boy's mother and we have learned two more families come forward with similar stories. >> reporter: yeah. both of the families are suing the office of education saying the county failed to protect
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their children from a sexual predator. >> reporter: this mother tells us when her son came back from the camp in january he was a different person. >> when he got off the bus he hugged me so sight. he was teary eyed. >> reporter: he was moody, refused to attend sleep overs and never slept alone. it wasn't till he was arrested for possessing child pornography she suspected the counsel had molested her son. >> i put two and two together. i just knew from his reaction coming back. just the way he was. >> reporter: when her son got ill at the camp he was advised to get comforted by him. they would be alone and he was told he couldn't go home or call his parents.
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>> i feel disgusted, sad angry. for something like this to happen is a nightmare. >> reporter: he maintains his innocence, saying he would rather kill himself than touch a child. they responded to the arrest saying it launched an investigation and made improvements to ensure children safety. this mother questions why those rules weren't enforced to begin with. >> shouldn't have happened. especially in such, you know, at science camp, where there is so many children that go there. >> reporter: that mother tells me her son is undergoing counseling and why weren't the rules in force? that is the question. i tried to ask but i was declined an interview because of pending litigation. >> azenith smith, thank you.
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a washington d.c. judge granted a new child for the man kicked in the killing of chandra levy. ingmar guandique was convicted and sentenced to 60 years in prison. attorneys arguing his conviction was based on a line. the case sparked a national scandal after it was revealed gary condit had an afear with the intern. -- an affair with the intern. how americans view undocumented immigrants in the united states. the poll finds most americans believe undocumented people should be allowed to stay in the country. illegal immigrant will be a major issue in the presidential election. 72% of americans favor legal
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status. 56% of republicans favor allowing them to remain as long as they meet conditions. but at the same time 63% of republicans believe undocumented immigrants are also a burden on the country. today texas governor rick perry announced he is running for president again. there are now 10 republican candidates. the democratic frontrunner was in texas talking about voter rights. >> it is time for a reset. time reset the relationship between government and citizens. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: standing in front of a plane like the one he flew in the u.s. air force, former texas governor rick perry announced he is back. he was give an strong show of support from american heroes whose stories became hollywood
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block busters. the 65-year-old old candidate went on an attack of his own. >> the truth is we are at the end of an era of failed leadership. >> reporter: jeb bush ended the anticipation surrounding his bid -- surrounding his bed, he will officially enter the race june 15 in miami. also democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton who took aim at voter fraud laws. >> i call on republicans at all levels of government, with all manner of ambition to stop steer mongering about a phantom epidemic of election fraud and explain why they are so scared of letting citizens citizen have their say. . >> reporter: rick perry was indiced on abuse of power
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charges. in washington, fox news. a high school recalling the year book. the offensive comment that is racially motivated. >> a bear burned in a wildfire returned to the wild. her recovery and why she isn't heading back alone and a look at the dangers of fighting fires. why a local fire department released this video.
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you are looking at video from a firefighter's helmet cam ru. it shows him -- camera. it shows himming into a -- him charging into the fire. he goes in and you are about to see here the video goes dark. sacramento fire department released the video to promote smoke detectors. repairs to a road that buckled from a water main break. we have video to share from one of our viewers. flooded streets. north san jose. flooding started 7:30 p.m. last night and caused part of the road to lift and crack. the water company says the pipe likely failed due to its age. crews worked over night and into the afternoon to fix the pipe and the asphalt. >> it was really bad. the whole street was flooded. it was a foot high. cars were sinking in it and there was a big cirque hole
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last night -- sink hole last night. >> it was open during repairs but traffic was shifted. water service has been restored. a look at a new college scholarship program for middle class families. lawmakers debate how much money to allocate for higher education. it was designed to help cal state and uc students. democrats in the senate want to phase out the program. critics say 1100 students receiving the scholarship have family assets worth more than a million dollars and 1-8 has assets worth $200,000 including assets like rental property, savings or stocks. not something you see every day. a mansion floating on puget sound. work crews in washington state placed this 6200 square foot home on a barge and moved it
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from seattle to bainbridge island. they spent 2-1/2 months preparing for a move and used a dozen dollies. the house was built in 1923. the owners found it on a website that sells and relocate homes. they bought it for $850,000 and that includes delivery. an art exhibit features the work of talented kids. the program is a 5 week photography course that teaches kids with cancer about the art and skill of taking pictures. children learned how to capture beautiful still shots and learn how to proget about being sick -- forget about being sick. >> we want kids to be kids. we believe that should be their only rule. this is a way to get a sense of normalcy back into their lives and have fun. >> 800 cancer patients across
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the united states participated in the program. we put a slide show on our website so you can see the beautiful and inspiring pictures. go to www.ktvu.com and click on web links. a data breach could effect every single agency. the important information that is at stake and it could involve security clearances. plus -- >> the group making replica r2d2 that lucas film used and what happened when they took a cruise through san francisco. >> and in weather most of the bay area in the clear, a breeze out there, towards the bay, tracking showers. coming up where they are falling right now and the court change in the five-day forecast -- the temperature change in the five-day forecast.
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the fbi is investigating a cyber attack on the u.s. government that compromised the personal information of 4 million federal workers. hackers based in china are suspect offend carrying out the attack. the attack camp rumized data from the -- compromised data from the interior department. former government employees are effected as well. it is unclear whether intelligence information was stolen but one official said it could effect every federal
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agency. new at 5:00 p.m. the bay area is full of people who love to make things and one group is making replicas of r2d2. ktvu fox 2 news allie rasmus was there when one of the robots took a spin around an unsuspecting crowd. >> reporter: in san francisco people passing by stopped to take in an unusual sight. >> this is mydroid. based on are the -- my droid based on r2d2. >> reporter: there is something about a friendly robot that makes people smile. >> very cool. very cool. i like it. >> there is a lot of soft baby sounds. >> most people immediately recognize him. >> reporter: r2d2 builders club
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made these from scratch, inside and out. the process takes months or years and isn't cheap. >> as much as a small car. >> reporter: why do this? >> why not do this? >> reporter: they are so good they are used by lucas film as stand ins for -- stand ins for films. >> reporter: they could be the stars of their own film. [ music ] >> reporter: in the short film r2 in love, he finds a love of his own. >> i love you. >> i slowly started walking past mailboxes and thought, that seems about the same size. >> reporter: spoiler alert, he gets his heartbroken. >> lives up to his personality.
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does steal away the mailbox from r2. >> it was shot on their days off. >> the goal was to put it on youtube. >> the point isn't fame, just fun. judging by the reactions here it is a goal they are likely to achieve. allie rasmus, ktvu fox 2 news. >> i want to see that movie. >> i want that thing. [ talking at the same time ] >> so cute. >> i know. >> something about it. >> it takes you back to when you were a kid. fun story. our chief meteorologist is off, mark tamayo in tonight. talking about it earlier, it is nice but we are getting sprinkles. >> a few pop up showers. i used to collect the action figures. >> do you still have them? [ talking at the same time ] >> that was the hardest one to get. r2d2.
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weather, we have clear skies. except a few pop up showers in parts of the north bay. you can see right now, showers developing towards the sierra, energy rotating around the system. trekking closer to the north bay. the system i have been watching since 4:00 p.m. this afternoon, you can see the coverage out there. we will put a pause on this, calistoga. cloverdale as well. northern portions of sonoma county as well. we will show you this. towards calistoga. instability in the north bay. current numbers are in the upper 50s in san francisco. lower 80s towards santa rosa. fairfield, concord, 80 degrees. san jose 74. live camera towards oracle arena. excitement of game one of the finals here. the forecast for tonight,
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outside, partly cloudy skies. fair skies. a breeze. tomorrow sky businesscoming partly cloudy and for the -- becoming -- skies becomic partly cloudy and for the weekend -- becoming partly cloudy skies, and for the weekend -- fog near the coast and around the bay. into the afternoon, partly cloudy skies. a breeze. starting out in 50s. 60s to the lower 80s. san jose tomorrow, mid-50s at 6:00. 7:00 60 degrees. on track to reach the upper 70s. hurricane blanca right now weakened, right now winds of 100 miles per hour. here is the forecast track. sobo san lucas. -- cabo san lucas. here is our forecast tonight,
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patchy clouds over night. a weather system that makes a forecaster nervous here. the area of low pressure, the instability, some of the moisture getting close to the bay area friday. to the north and east. we will keep an eye on shower chances tomorrow afternoon. tomorrow morning clouds out there, into the afternoon hours, there is a chance of a pop up shower late into the afternoon into friday evening. most of the area is dry. we will keep an eye on the shower developing late tomorrow afternoon into tomorrow night. warmest locations friday, friday, in the lower 80s. near the coast line lower 60s. your five-day forecast, temperatures into the weekend for saturday, not much change and then we will bump up the numbers sunday. monday, warm to hot. 90s. talked about the fire story today, that will be a reality in the bay area. >> thank you. a bay area high school
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recalls its year book. >> that is offensive piece in the year book. hurtful to a community. >> the comment inside and what the school is doing to get the year book back. >> coming up at 6:00 p.m. an organ donor starts a chain reaction, the reason that person decided to give opkidney and the number of -- give up a kidney and the number of people it will help. >> [ music ] >> the way this lucky couple used technology to share their special day.
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bear cub that spent a year recovering from burns in a wildfire returned to its native habitat. >> officials say they released the cub yesterday into a central washington forest. he was found after a fire last year that scorched her paws and left her unable to walk. she spent most of her time at a facility at lake tahoe. she is doing very well. >> isn't that something? we had some of these clause in the front, there was only two and there is all five again. >> she was released with a cub she bonded with. and she wearing a tracking collar. berkeley high school is
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recalling all of its year books after the school discovered a incensive and troubling comment that -- insensitive and troubling comment that someone snuck in. ktvu's rob roth has more. >> reporter: at berkeley high school there is a lot of anger but mostly a lot of students feeling hurt. >> racist and hurtful. >> made me think about how people see me. >> reporter: an offensive comment someone snuck into the year book. it was about a program that enrolled african american and latino students. the version that was supposed to go in described the program as making our future nurses, physicals and fire chiefs and innovators of tomorrow. before publication someone changed innovators to trash collators of tomorrow. no one caught it till the year
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book went out. >> racist. anyone who thinks someone will study to become a trash collector is -- has aclusion that people will a-- has a delusion that people will apply to college to do that. >> the school trying to figure out how the comment got in the year book. they recallload 160 -- they recalled all 160 year books. the principal calls it a form of bullying and says if those responsible caught there could be suspensions. the new year book will have a sticker over the offending comment that contains a more positive message. for some it is a band cade covering a deep -- band aid coving a deep wound. rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. the ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00 p.m. starts now. california moves a step
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closer to allowing terminally ill patients to end their life with help from a doctor. good evening everyone. hello. i am frank so merville. >> and i am gasia mikaelian. julie haener is off tonight. the right to die movement in california. the senate passed legislation that would allow a terminally ill person to end their life. the official title is the end of life option act. ktvu's john sasaki is here now. there is still a lot of opposition to the bill. >> reporter: there is. meiny from religious groups -- mainly from religious groups. >> the measure passes. >> that vote followed a debate over the controversial issue. whether terminally ill people should be able to go to their doctor for help ending their lives. >> what is the new them to of the state of california, come
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play, live and die in california. >> the bill is not a mandate. this bill will not force me if it is not my religious, cultural, ethical belief to do this. >> reporter: the bill's sponsor includes democratic senators. >> we are pursuing a human right, the right to a compassionate choice for a very limited number of patients in california. those with a terminal illness. >> reporter: republicans voice concerns about a variety of issues. included the safety of the meldication. >> this is hew -- medication. >> this is humane enough for a loved one but not to execute a mass murder. >> reporter: the issue of assisted suicide gained prominence after brittany maynard moved
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