. >> sand yaw patel has more -- sandhya patel has more. >> dan and ama as we look at live dop her 7hd-- live doppler 7hd it is quiet and we are seeing mist and drizzle. look at the clouds as they came in. we saw peeks of blue and then as the evening went on it started pushing in. it is still a bit cooler but that is about to change. 50s across the region. here is the view from the kgo roof camera. spotty drizzle and it will turn cooler on memorial day. this is the low that kept us cooler than average today with the drizzle around this morning that measured in some parts. but as that low is kicking out of here, high pressure will start to come in and a warmer pattern is setting you up for this weekend. we will ease you into the warmer pattern. do look out for some dense spots. you are hitting the roads to head out at 6:00 you will run into some slick roadways. then you will see plenty of sun the temperatures will react a little warmer for your saturday. the numbers will get into the 70s. as we head toward your sunday low 80s for the warmest spots. the clouds will still linger and be fo

at least nobody was hurt. >>> and now the weekend forecast. >> sand yaw patel has more -- sandhya patel >> dan and ama as we look at live dop her 7hd -- live doppler 7hd it is quiet and we are seeing mist and drizzle. look at the clouds as they came in. we saw peeks of blue and then as the evening went on it started pushing in. it is still a bit cooler but that is about to change. 50s across the region. here is the view from the kgo roof camera. spotty drizzle and it will turn cooler on memorial day. this is the low that kept us cooler than average today with the drizzle around this morning that measured in some parts. but as that low is kicking out of here, high pressure will start to come in and a warmer pattern is setting you up for this weekend. we will ease you into the warmer pattern. do look out for some dense spots. you are hitting the roads to head out at 6:00 you will run into some slick roadways. then you will see plenty of sun the temperatures will react a little warmer for your saturday. the numbers will get into the 70s. as we head toward your sunday low 80s for the warmes

. >> i am meteorologist sandhya patel. you will be seeing slick streets for your morning commute. i'll let you know how ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ told ya you could do it. (dad vo) i want her to be safe. so, i taught her what i could and got her a subaru. (girl) piece of cake. ♪ (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru. >>> a grocery outlet is pulling harris ranch brand ground beef off its shelves because of a concern it may contain glass. this comes after an oakley woman says she found glass chards in her meat loaf. they pulled all of the packages of meat from the 185 stores. 31 are here in the bay area. store officials say they are trying to determine where that glass actually came from. >>> there is a thriving industry right now around the posting of fake reviews. people are getting paid to write glowing reviews leaving you to wonder which you can trust this. >> michael finney shows us what we need to know to protect ourselves. >> offers from both those who pay for reviews and those who write them are blatant. the intent is to get a positive review of a service. the reviewer may not ha

at least nobody was hurt. >>> and now the weekend forecast. >> sand yaw patel has more -- sandhya patelore. >> dan and ama as we look at live dop her 7hd -- live doppler 7hd it is quiet and we are seeing mist and drizzle. look at the clouds as they came in. we saw peeks of blue and then as the evening went on it started pushing in. it is still a bit cooler but that is about to change. 50s across the region. here is the view from the kgo roof camera. spotty drizzle and it will turn cooler on memorial day. this is the low that kept us cooler than average today with the drizzle around this morning that measured in some parts. but as that low is kicking out of here, high pressure will start to come in and a warmer pattern is setting you up for this weekend. we will ease you into the warmer pattern. do look out for some dense spots. you are hitting the roads to head out at 6:00 you will run into some slick roadways. then you will see plenty of sun the temperatures will react a little warmer for your saturday. the numbers will get into the 70s. as we head toward your sunday low 80s for the wa

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advisory is in effect above 7,000 feet through friday and we'll have details on that with sandhya patel and the accuweather forecast. >> meantime much more ahead for you at 5:00. >>> they claimed to have apologized last fall, but it was an empty apology. >> they've banned people from the social site from next month's pride parade. >> deflategate puts tom brady back in the spotlight and his dad is calling it framegate. >> how unconscionable can you be? >> jackie spear takes on for-profit colleges and offers a lifeline to students just drowning in debt. >>> another look from sky 7 hd over the transbay terminal as bart deals with one headache after another. stay with us. cheryl and i will >>> covering los altos antioch petaluma and the bay area this is abc 7 news. >>> presidential candidate hillary clinton is in san francisco tonight and she is holding a fund-raiser later this evening and first, she was in chinatown with the mayor and that's where abc 7 news reporter vic lee caughts up with her. vic? >> you might call this not a coffee break, but a tea break. hillary clinton sipping tea wi

take patel in vineland for example.tness news". >> lottery officials caught patel trying to cash in $20,000 winning ticket he bought from someone for $10,000. the ticket was voided but he never lost his license. neither did the two other retailers cited for discounting last year. >> why did you buy it off the person? >> no comment. >> reporter: is this something that you do a lot? >> since 2010 patel has won $600 or more 13 times. totaling alm >> but he didn't want to talk about any of those wins. >> reporter: can you just answer few our questions? >> no. you got to leave ma'am. >> reporter: why do we have to leave? >> ma'am, if you don't leave i'm going to call plasson. >> reporter: now, we also asked lottery officials for the number of retailers they have citeed for ticket discounting so far this year, and we're still waiting for that answer. >> understand some of these people being evasive but the lottery is kind of surprising. >> it's very surprising. >> it's all very interesting. that's for sure. >> eye opening. >>

kevin durant faiza patel, and travis smiley will be here. i'm "the guardian", and this is "third rail" -- i'm imran garda and this is "third rail." >> there'll never be peace or compromise. people will kill each other's children... >> what astonishes me is how many problems are the direct result of what people believe about god. >> in any holy book you can see something that validates anything. >> like suicide bombing into skyscrapers. >> it's hard to find anything other than religion causing a decent person to do atrocious things. >> a world but religion gave us hitler, and poewe pot and others. >> that's the way we are wired. >> if you want to find a system encouraging people to be better. worldwide, consistently, the only one we have is religion. >> we have atheist department of transportation, and larry alex taunton, executive director of the christian based fixed point foundation as our guests >>> thank you for joining us. larry alex taunton, does religion do more harm than good? >> depends on the religion it's a bread question. christi

>> i am sandhya patel. clouds now and we have some spotty drizzle to start off your weekend.l be back to let you foe how the rest of grilled sourdough, fresh tomato and crispy bacon bring the flavor... and sriracha-marinated chicken brings the heat. lucky for this guy this swiss cheese doubles as a fire blanket. new sriracha spicy super chick'n. denny's. welcome to america's diner. >>> abc7 news has learned auto shops in the bay area are seeing a rash of auto burglaries targeting hybrid batteries, especially for the prius. a mechanic says the thieves are probably pros doing it without being electrocuted. in 20 minutes thieves can get away with a battery that will sell for $100 on-line. fixing the damage is much more expensive, up to $10,000. >>> the counterfeit product industry is said to be a $1.7 trillion criminal enterprise. it supports terrorism and child labor. >> what if you don't know you are buying a fake. >> it may not be right but it is one thing when you want to buy a knockoff purse when it is cheaper, but what if you don't want to buy one? counterfeit goods are en

>> i am sandhya patel. clouds now and we have some spotty drizzle to start off your weekend.i'll be back to let you foe how the rest oh rash of auto burglaries targeting hybrid batteries, especially for the prius. a mechanic says the thieves are probably pros doing it without being electrocuted. in 20 minutes thieves can get away with a battery that will sell for $100 on-line. fixing the damage is much more expensive, up to $10,000. >>> the counterfeit product industry is said to be a $1.7 trillion criminal enterprise. it supports terrorism and child labor. >> what if you don't know you are buying a fake. >> it may not be right but it is one thing when you want to buy a knockoff purse when it is cheaper, but what if you don't want to buy one? counterfeit goods are ending up on store shelves so you could get one and not know it. they are finding the counterfeit products in more places tan ever. >> they will show up in major retailers and it will show up on-line when you are buying through market places like ebay and am amazon or even small neighborhood shops. >> dave is the co

. >> i'm sandhya patel. the temperatures toppled today and are trending lower for the upcoming weekend. >>> breaking news from london. the duchess of cambridge kate middleton is in labor and has been admitted to hospital. she is now eight days past her due date. it should be a matter of time before we find out the second time mom to be and prince william will have a new little prince or princess. >>> back here in the bay area an emotional plea for help pr a man passing through san francisco. the widower was on his way to oregon to scatter his wife's ashes when his car was stolen in the richmond district. his wife's ashes are in the car. abc7 news reporter is live where that car was stall 11. was stolen. >> the blue honda civic has a new mexico license plate and was taken from this very spot. this is caw brewy -- cabrillo and fourth. it is what's inside the car that is precious. the owner is hoping someone will find the con tepts and -- contents and turn them over to police. >> it is like a promise we made to

>> i am sandhya patel. clouds now and we have some spotty drizzle to start off your weekend. i'll be back to let you foe how the rest of ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ told ya you could do it. (dad vo) i want her to be safe. so, i taught her what i could and got her a subaru. (girl) piece of cake. ♪ (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru. >>> abc7 news has learned auto shops in the bay area are seeing a rash of auto burglaries targeting hybrid batteries, especially for the prius. a mechanic says the thieves are probably pros doing it without being electrocuted. in 20 minutes thieves can get away with a battery that will sell for $100 on-line. fixing the damage is much more expensive, up to $10,000. >>> the counterfeit product industry is said to be a $1.7 trillion criminal enterprise. it supports terrorism and child labor. >> what if you don't know you are buying a fake. >> it may not be right but it is one thing when you want to buy a knockoff purse when it is cheaper, but what if you don't want to buy one? counterfeit goods are ending up on store shelves so you could get one and not

. >> i am meteorologist sandhya patel. temperatures are trending higher tomorrow. we'll show you where and >> more now on the historic n and special moments are on the cot. steph's mom and dad are also there to share the big win with their son. here is steph and his daughter ley. you can see both are enjoying is history making moment. we introduced you to the 105-year-old sweetie of oakland. she is the matriarch. she has been following for so long steve kerr gave her a shoutout. >> you talk about people like that who have been following the team for a longtime and how they are feeling. i am happy for all of our fans and especial sweetie if you are watching out there. congrats. oh she was watching. i bet that meant a lot. sweetie will turn 106. she looks forward to celebrating with the warriors championship. abc7 is one ofhe only place u.s. can see them face-off in the finals. >> also making news tonight a woman accused in a wave of zip car thefts tells abc7 news says she did it, but not as much as she is accused of. it is a story you will see on abc7. during march

sandhya patel is tracking it for us. >> that's right. i want to show you this before we talk about the wishield wiper weather. sunset at 8:22 tonight from the mount tam cam. it is an amazi sunett is. of course yu know, the marine layer stayed low though to where we were able to caure that. as we look at live doppler 7hd, the cloud cover is extensive. the lo clouds have pushed out toward concord and livermore and up to the north bay. when you look at the wind southwesterly gusting to 37 at fair field. the temperature in the 50s. the marine layer is gettg pushed by the on ore winds. here is a view of the gray skies you will be facing from the eloratorium camera. a cloudy morning and warmer inland the next few days looking at a cooler pattern. d it will hold on for one more day on monday. in case you are wondering why it has been so cool a good three to eight degrees below average, one trough after another keeps comg through, and that is what has been responsible for the drizzly conditions. 'll see it tomorrow morning and then a weak ridge

. >> i am abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. cloudy tonight. get ready for a damp morning >>> less say this man is the leader of a stolen bike ring frequently cutting them up and selling them for parts. >> the i team went undercover in one of the city's most notorious chop shops. >> bike thefts are a ig about problem around the bay area. in san francisco a bike is stolen every three hours. most are never recovered. the reason? chop shops. >> you are watching a crime in prague -- progress. a bike thief casing an expensive bike shop. when no one is looking he cuts the lock and takes off. >> i kept checking and i kept checking and checked again within 10 or 15 minutes of being there and it is gone. >> roger dawson has a good idea where the stolen bikes go. >> what happened here? >> it was here. >> this was the scene of the crime. >> roger was sitting on his car on busy valencia street when a thief stole a bike next to him. >> and he put the cut lock and his wire cuters and the helmet in one hand and jumped on the bike and road away. >> he ended up

. >> i am sandhya patel. fog takes us into the weekend. i'll let you know if it w grass fed? mhmm. i'm super into health. bottled tap water? well all bottled water is the same right? you need crystal geyser alpine spring water. made by nature, not by man. crystal geyser alpine spring water. bottled at the mountain source. ♪ 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. >> this is abc7 news. >> the warriors begin the nba finals in six days. it is unclear if allstar klay thompson will be cleared to play. the team announced thompson has been diagnosed with a concussion and for now there is no way to tell if he can recover in time. >> it was a hit on the right temple of klay thompson. >> he suffered a concussion on wednesday, enough to cause bleeding from his ear. thompson finished the game after the team performed a concussion medical evaluation. he showed no symptoms then but his father said that changed a few hours later. >> he was woozy last night. i had to drive him home. he wasn't able to drive himse

. >> sandhya patel is here with the details. >> this is a spring system we welcome. as we look at live doppler 7hd, right now the clouds are gathering, and as we look at our computer animation going into the start of your morning commute there will be some slick roadways. as we head toward the lunchtime hour that's when we are expecting a little more widespread activity with moderate to heavy rainfall and there may even be some thunder. i'll be back with a look at how long the wet weather is going to last and how much rain we will receive. dan and ama? >> thank you sandhya. the doves got it done at oracle taking a lead over the grizzlies. >> after a slow start they ran away with the game. we have team coverage tonight. mike shumann is live with the highlights. shu? >> all right, guys. it might rain tomorrow, but it was raining three's here at oracle. they had a twenty-tw oi nt victory and those who win game five wins 80% of the time. klay thompson lead with this three .er late in the game. it was a four-point play with the foul. klay talked about the crowd. >> like w

. >> i am sandhya patel. fog takes us into the weekend. i'll let you k female annncer: sleep train challenged its manufacturers to offer even lower prices. but the mattress price wars ends sunday. now it's sturepedic vs. beautyrest with big savings of up to $400 off. serta icomfort and tempur-pedic go head-to-head with three years interest-free financing. plusfree same day delivery set-up and removal of your old set. wh brands compete, you save! mattress price wars ends sunday at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a beer night's sleep ♪ >> this is abc7 news. >> the warriors begin the nba finals in six days. it is unclear if allstar klay thompson will be cleared to ay. the team announced thompson has been diagnosed with a concussion and for now there is n way to tell if he can recover in time. >> it was a hit on the right temple of klay thompson. >> he suffered a concussion on wednesday, enough to cause bleeding from his ear. thompson finished the ga after the team performed a concussion medical evaluation. he showed no symptoms then but his fat

. >> i'm sandhya patel.the temperatures toppled today and are trending lower for the >>> breaking news from london. the duchess of cambridge kate middleton is in labor and has been admitted to hospital. she is now eight days past her due date. it should be a matter of time before we find out the second time mom to be and prince william will have a new little prince or princess. >>> back here in the bay area an emotional plea for help pr a man passing through san francisco. the widower was on his way to oregon to scatter his wife's ashes when his car was stolen in the richmond district. his wife's ashes are in the car. abc7 news reporter is live where that car was stall 11. was stolen. >> the blue honda civic has a new mexico license plate and was taken from this very spot. this is caw brewy -- cabrillo and fourth. it is what's inside the car that is precious. the owner is hoping someone will find the con tepts and -- contents and turn them over to police. >> it is like a promise we made to each other. >> he

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. >> i am sandhya patel. fog takes us into the weekend. i'll let you know ♪ we came in station wagons, campers, on planes to see what walt had built. ♪ forever young ♪ and what we found was a place that was always growing, but never grew old. ♪ forever young ♪ and now comes a celebration 60 years in the making. the disneyland diamond celebration. ♪ may you stay ♪ with dazzling, new experiences for the young ♪ may you stay ♪ and the young at heart. ♪ forever young ♪ come remember that feeling. ♪ forever young ♪ come feel forever young. >> this is abc7 news. >> the warriors begin the nba finals in six days. it is unclear if allstar klay thompson will be cleared to play. the team announced thompson has been diagnosed with a concussion and for now there is no way to tell if he can recover in time. >> it was a hit on the right temple of klay thompson. >> he suffered a concussion on wednesday, enough to cause bleeding from his ear. thompson finished the game after the team performed a concussion medical evaluation. he showed no symptoms then but

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. >> sandhya patel is here with the details. >> this is a spring system we welcome. as we look at live doppler 7hd, right now the clouds are gathering, and as we look at our computer animation going into the start of your morning commute there will be some slick roadways. as we head toward the lunchtime hour that's when we are expecting a little more widespread activity with moderate to heavy rainfall and there may even be some thunder. i'll be back with a look at how long the wet weather is going to last and how much rain we will receive. dan and ama? >> thank you sandhya. the doves got it done at oracle taking a lead over the grizzlies. >> after a slow start they ran away with the game. we have team coverage tonight. mike shumann is live with the highlights. shu? >> all right, guys. it might rain tomorrow, but it was raining three's here at oracle. they had a twenty-tw oi nt victory and those who win game five wins 80% of the time. klay thompson lead with this three .er late in the game. it was a four-point play with the foul. klay talked about the crowd. >> like w

. >> i'm sandhya patel. the temperatures toppled today and are trending lower for the upco >>> breaking news from london. the duchess of cambridge kate middleton is in labor and has been admitted to hospital. she is now eight days past her due date. it should be a matter of time before we find out the second time mom to be and prince william will have a new little prince or princess. >>> back here in the bay area an emotional plea for help pr a man passing through san francisco. the widower was on his way to oregon to scatter his wife's ashes when his car was stolen in the richmond district. his wife's ashes are in the car. abc7 news reporter is live where that car was stall 11. was stolen. >> the blue honda civic has a new mexico license plate and was taken from this very spot. this is caw brewy -- cabrillo and fourth. it is what's inside the car that is precious. the owner is hoping someone will find the con tepts and -- contents and turn them over to police. >> it is like a promise we made to each other.

sandhya patel is tracking it for us. >> that's right. to show you this before we talk about the windshield wiper weather. sunset at 8:22 tonight from the mount tam cam. it is an amazing sunett is. of course you know, the marine layer stayed low though to where we were able to capture that. as we look at live doppler 7hd, the cloud cover is extensive. the low clouds have pushed out toward concord and livermore and up to the north bay. when you look at the wind southwesterly gusting to 37 at fair field. the temperature in the 50s. the marine layer is getting pushed by the on shorinds. here is a view of the gray skies you will be facing from the exploratorium camera. a cloudy morning and warmer inland the next few days looking at a cooler pattern. and it will hold on for one more day on monday. in case you are wondering why it has been so cool a good three to eight degrees below average, one trough after another keeps coming through, and that is what has been responsible for the drizzly conditions. we'll see it tomorrow morning and then a w

. >> sandhya patel is here with the details. >> this is a spring system we welcome. as we look at live doppler 7hd, right now the clouds are gathering, and as we look at our computer animation going into the start of your morning commute there will be some slick roadways. as we head toward the lunchtime hour that's when we are expecting a little more widespread activity with moderate to heavy rainfall and there may even be some thunder. i'll be back with a look at how long the wet weather is going to last and how much rain we will receive. dan and ama? >> thank you sandhya. the doves got it done at oracle taking a lead over the grizzlies. >> after a slow start they ran away with the game. we have team coverage tonight. mike shumann is live with the highlights. shu? >> all right, guys. it might rain tomorrow, but it was raining three's here at oracle. they had a twenty-tw oi nt victory and those who win game five wins 80% of the time. klay thompson lead with this three .er late in the game. it was a four-point play with the foul. klay talked about the crowd. >> like w

travis smiley, faiza patel, and alan dershowitz. straight ahead - would be refugees forced to plunge into the sea, desperate for rescue from a sinking ship. i talk to a reporter that had their stories in our field note segment coming up. >> you realise the long journey that the people make and how difficult. and we see them disembarking. a powerful moment for the whole team. >> it has been called a colossal humanitarian >>> it has been called a colossal humanitarian catastrophe by the mayor of catania sicily. more than 60,000 migrants made the straight journey across the mediterranean sea, from north africa to europe. more than 1800 perished. each week "third rail" will catch up with an al jazeera correspondent from wherever they may be to get the story behind the story, to share their experience that you rarely get to hear. stephanie dekker has been in the mediterrainean reporting on the migrant crisis. you have seen thousands of migrants come into europe, hundreds losing their lives along the way, what stood out for you the most,

faiza patel, from the liberty and national security programme, and an al jazeera contributors, and professor alan dershowitz, a boston globe contributor, and author of "terror tunnels." why is it that u.s. presidential candidates have to be religious christians or claim to be religious christians and play the came to be collected. >> one, you are assuming it's a choice. >> is it a faith of choice? >> for most it is, numbers bar it out. having said that there's ag nostizism in a bit of all of us, we all have questions. i don't think it's a game. i think they play politics with our fate in campaigns. most of these persons running for office are persons of faith. >> there's a pew poll finding 50" of americans are less likely to vote. that means more americans support sun who never had office. is gay, in their '70s, or all of the above. what does that tell you? >> that america has been rooted in cristiology, that means for the average american, that assist something about this that the candidate can believe in, trust, that roots or grounds them at their best. i don't believe that is the case for

sandhya patel with a look at the update.turing that area in particular of texas and oklahoma sandhya. >> reporter: that's right. it isn't over. let's take a look. those strong thunderstorms continue to push through. tornado watch boxes up for lubbock and san angelo texas and flash flood watches for parts of texas and oklahoma. they've already seen flooding today in oklahoma and that's going to continue right on through the weekend but it does look like they'll get a much needed break as we head into june next week. thunderstorms expected from the gulf coast to the midwest. if you're traveling tomorrow 83 in chicago 82 new york. out west, pretty warm in portland, 84 degrees. 103 in phoenix. it's going to get hot down in the desert and in las vegas, 102. this is the kind of summer heat we expect so it's a little early. 77 in taho if you're heading there. here in the bay area, a little bit of clouds. plenty of sun, occasional high clouds and the warmup continues. up to the low to mid-80s for our warmest inland valleys along the

she is margio patel from wells fargo funds management. good to have you with us. you are banking on the consumer but today's news on consumer sentiment was dower. why do you think the consumer is going to do something they haven't shown the preddelection to do and that is depart with their cash. >> well there is improve in the finances. and we have the unemployment numbers improving, here and there improvement in wages and will continue to benefit from energy prices being low and the dollar being low and that will keep the lid on imported goods and will continue to see the income grow and have the money to spend. >> what about the stock market itself. we came into the year with increased volatility and you think that is passed us and the volatility is lower, what kind of market do we have as we go into the second half of the year? >> i t it more of the same. low volatility low growth lowen flation, nothing unexpected from the feds and more of the same but i think the economy is grood you'lly improving and we'll see stocks finish higher and if in the second half of

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faisal patel.rand paul says it's a debate about whether a warrant with a single name of a single company can be used to collect phone records of all of the people in the country with a single warrant, he said our forefathers would be aghast. are they rolling over in their graves or laughing? >> i imagine they are shocked because what rand paul's argument is is that the programme uses broad orders they are like the general warrants and if you go back to history, that's where you say go off and search for evidence of criminality, that is what was so upsetting to the american revolutionaries, and that actually was the basis of the fourth amendment. we are rite that the broad orders are what the forth amendment is supposed to protect against. instead what we so is a court has been issuing them in sequence, year after year after year. and with little evidence in counterterrorism effectiveness. does it bother you that it is an exception. they are not normal citizens. after all, the people gathering the m

sandhya patel. >> plan on extra time for your morning commute. let me show you live doppler 7 hd and we'll talk about what's ahead. right now we're watching the clouds and if you look at the computer animation starting at late tonight at 9:00 p.m., the clouds start to thicken up and we have scattered showers showing up. the rainfall picks up in intensity around the lunchtime hour and there's a chance of thunder and this doesn't end at noon. i'll be back with a look at the full time line, plus how much rain you can expect. dan? >> sandhya thanks very much. a controversial bill to collect taxes on air b & b vacation rentals has passed the toughest test yet. mike inning wire passed the senate finance today and moves on to the full senate. if approved it will require online vacation company disclose the extent of their business so they can be taxed. the bill gives local government better ability to enforce regulations on those short-term rentals. >> the berkeley city council has unanimously voted to become the first city in the country to require cel

sandhya patel is tracking it for us. >> that's right. i want to show you this before we talk about the windshield wiper weather. sunset at 8:22 tonight from the mount tam cam. it is an amazing sunett is. of course you know, the marine layer stayed low though to where we were able to capture that. as we look at live doppler 7hd, the cloud cover is extensive. the low clouds have pushed out toward concord and livermore and up to the north bay. when you look at the wind southwesterly gusting to 37 at fair field. the temperature in the 50s. the marine layer is getting pushed by the on shore winds. here is a view of the gray skies you will be facing from the exploratorium camera. a cloudy morning and warmer inland the next few days looking at a cooler pattern. and it will hold on for one more day on monday. in case you are wondering why it has been so cool a good three to eight degrees below average, one trough after another keeps coming through, and that is what has been responsible for the drizzly conditions. we'll see it tomorrow morning an

s authorities and provisions, he seems to do well. >> faisal patel, the co-director. and national security programme at the brennan center for justice, thank you for being was. and ari, raben half former advisor to harry reid and host of "the agenda", a national morning radio show. thank you for being with us this evening . >> thank you >>> coming up he finally home an american freed an spending 400 days inside an egyptian prison. we'll talk to his lawyer and brother-in-law next. >>> mohamad soltan is on his way to the u.s. after he was released from an egyptian prison his family say it was a combination of his actions and those of u.s. government that secured his release. courtney kealy has more. >>> after being gaoled and on a hunger strike, he was arrested. he was the son of a member of the prominent muslim brotherhood relinquished his passport. his family released a statement saying: >>> soltan, a graduate of ohio state and former campaigner for president obama had been charged with setting up an operations room in a pro-muslim brotherhood protest camp in 2013. th

. >> i am meteorologist sandhya patel. temperatures are trending higher tomorrow. we'll show you where and h is there an elk in your bed? with sleep number, now there's an adjustment for that. only at a sleep number store. save $300 to $600 on selected mattress sets. ends sunday! queen mattresses start at just $699.99. know better sleep with sleep number. @ >> more now on the historic win and special moments are on the court. steph's mom and dad are also there to share the big win with their son. here is steph and his daughter riley. you can see both are enjoying this history making moment. we introduced you to the 105-year-old sweetie of oakland. she is the matriarch. she has been following for so long steve kerr gave her a shoutout. >> you talk about people like that who have been following the team for a longtime and how they are feeling. i am happy for all of our fans and especially sweetie if you are watching out there. congrats. >> oh she was watching. i bet that meant a lot. sweetie will turn 106. she looks forward to celebrating with the warriors championsh

. >> sandhya patel outside now with the forecast. >> dan and cheryl, the weekend is really important, you know? it's mother's day weekend and the weather is going to be absolutely beautiful for any of your plans with mom. right now it is bright and sunny behind me and a bit on the breezy side. live doppler 7 hd will show you that it's not bright everywhere. we do have fog around the point rays area and the coastal spots are looking at some gray skies and as you take a look at the northern sierra our radar is tracking some thunderstorms moving southward and they're not going to make it to our area, obviously, but we are seeing a few leftover clouds looking from the cumulous clouds that were falling apart now. 58 in san francisco and san jose 68, and one of the chillier spots in the mid-50s and if we look at the golden gate bridge camera you'll see the low cloudiness advancing and it is currently in the 60s and napa petaluma and mid-70s and concord, livermore and looking toward sausalito and richardson bay here and we're keeping an eye on the low clouds which of course be on the increas

. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the accuweather forecast. >> it's nice out here and juste cloud cover, cheryl and dan, and a little bit of a breeze. i am tracking some thunderstorms to our north. check out doppler live 7 hd and we'll talk about when showers might be showing up here in the bay area. to our north around the lake county and mendocino county we've been seeing storms firing up today. and we have had a report from one of our viewers and at 3:00 loaded into abc 7 news and said it's thundering and pouring now. guess what? between kelseyville and lake port, we have pretty good lightning strikes so you'll probably see more of that. pea-sized hail has been reported east of clear lake so don't be surprised if more shows up and it's an area of low pressure with the counter clockwise flow that is producing thunderstorms in the sierra nevada and northern california mountains and this is going to continue. check out the raindrops from the lake tahoe camera and they'll be looking at more of this going into tomorrow. low 60s, oakland san carlos and temperatures remain belo

meteorologist sandhya patel is outside with a look at the accuweather forecast. >> i am seeing more blue skies right now dan and cheryl and many of you probably are as well, but it is still cooler than normal and let me show you live top lore 7 hd and talk about what's ahead for the middle of your workweek. a few clouds on the radar and a few showers as you'll neatis they'll stay up there and we're not expecting them to come down in this direction. we had measurable moisture this morning in the form of drizzle. la honda, rocky ridge .06 and do expect more of that each though you're seeing the sun right now from the emoriville camera. 61 in oakland and it's in the mid-60s around san jose and half moon bay and you can see the clouds coming back in over the financial district and a few spots made it up into the low 70s like santa rosa, fairfield and nap a 64 and in livermore it is 67 degrees and here's the view from the mount tam cam and the clouds you're looking at will be working their way across the bay as we head toward the morning hours and drizzly areas tonight and below average the n

this was the scene in belmont today and sandhya patel is here with more on the windy conditions out there. sandhya? >>. >> dan, the winds were stronger than what i'm looking at and they're still slapping around and let me show you a live picture from the exploratorium camera and let me take a look at the peak wind gusts and 66 miles an hour at noon and over 40 mile an hour winds at sfo wood acres and san francisco, oakland and more than 30 miles an hour and right now winds are gusting to 41 in sfo, so they just picked up most other areas around 25. we are expecting the winds to dial back and let you know when showers will be showing up coming right up. cheryl? >> sandhya, thanks very much. >> some sad news today, an unbearable tragedy for a middle schooler on his way to school when he was hit and kaled by a muni light rail train in the single side neighborhood. carolyn tyler joins us from the scene tonight. carolyn? >> cheryl it is heartbreaking. that growing memorial right there represents what muni says is its first fatality of the year, but we talked to lots of neighbors who say there

although patel was a congressman, he was a nationalist hindu. he was a religious hindu and i think of all the people that he talks, those are the to come mahatma gandhi and patel. >> tom finberg consultant. it's always a dangerous to ask about the future but he does have an election coming up within the next year or so. in both cases, have a lot of other people learned the lesson and are now dedicated to using social media perhaps more effectively? and the other specific issue he is apparently having trouble with is the reaction to his proposed land acquisition. i don't know if you have any insight about how either of those factors may make the elections were typical? >> i think i'm going to bow to greater knowledge, left. is much better qualified to answer all of those questions than i am. the one reflection on one of the other parties are learning from the success and from their failures. i do think they're starting to. is one of the reasons why he did well in delhi. whether the congress party has learned the lesson jet they are taking quite a

sandhya patel is here with the forecast. it is not nearly as warm. >> and we will keep things comfortable for the up -- upcoming mother's day weekend. you will see what is going on right now. clouds are advancing over the bay. the temperatures are in the 40s and 50s and they are retaining a little of the mildness. san francisco's financial district was socked in tonight. a look at the forecast. cool to mild for mother's day. we are looking at a chance of rain late next week. so we do have some mows tour -- moisture, at least a possibility. the moisture associated with this low has pushed off to nevada and arizona. so it is taking the snow from the sierra with it. steady sea breeze from the high to the low. so we will see pretty much what you expect to see around may. low clouds pushing inland. when you start out your plandz they start out gray but hen the clouds will pull away. bay and inland you will see low clouds. look for lingering low clouds on saturday afternoon. the first named storm of the hurricane season of the atl

patel owns deep world tobacco store in the 300 block of west ridge road in claymont.nd 450 bags of synthetic marijuana more than 3,000 gel caps and thousands of dollars in suspected proceeds. patel is behind bars facing a number of drug charges. >> all right time now for an update on the commute home on a friday night with autumn marisa. >> let's see what's going on on the roads. >> hi, autumn. >> 95 northbound an accident involving a motorcycle. lots of police on the scene slowing things down. farther north we have some police activity here as you're approaching cottman avenue in the southbound lanes just cleared so that's good news there. traffic is moving along very nicely again. and over to new jersey, everybody wanting to head down to the shore right now starting to see things pick up. 42 freeway, this is at creek road moving along here but as you approach 55 things slow down as well as the atlantic city expressway and over in egg harbor, guard city parkway northbound we have all lanes blocked right now past northfield and pleasantville because of an accident so

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