in the newsroom elissa harrington abc 7 news. >> as we mentioned abc 7 news reporter sergio quintana is in nepal with volunteers from the bay area and they're there to help with relief efforts after the earthquake. sergio continues at 4:30 with those bay area relief workers after they arrived in kathmandu. sergio is tweeting updates at svq journalist. >>> the relief and recovery efforts in nepal likely now need more help. if you would like to donate you can text nepal to 90999 to contribute $10 or call 1-800-red cross. >> a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck japan more than an hour ago. it was centered off the coast of northern japan. tremors were recorded in the nation's capital of tokyo, but there were no immediate reports of deaths or damage. that quake is not expected to cause a tsunami and there are no official warnings at this point. >>> time to turn to our weather today. we are seeing some pretty gusty conditions this afternoon. >> it's been pretty breezy the last couple of days and a live look outside from the abc 7 roof cam and you can see the flags blowing in the wind and this

in san jose matt keller abc 7 news. >>> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00 starbucks has a new brew for customers, but how the java giant is mixing up your next visit. >>> hello. i'm mike schumann live in oracle arena. game one between the rockets and warriors on deck and we'll have a preview on abc 7 news. >>> new at 4:30 these police academy recruits aren't officially cops and they're helping to keep the streets of san jose safer. >> a look at traffic across the san mateo bridge and it is moving in both directions. traffic approaching us and it is heading eastbound toward 880 east bay and thicker traffic than on the right hand side >>> covering walnut creek burlingame, campbell and all the bay area. this is abc 7 news. >>> we are now less than two hours away from the warriors and rockets tipping off in game one of the western conference finals at oracle arena. >> to my recollection the warriors do not lose. >> don't say it out loud. and they have the blue water bottle, too. >> i know. all of the blue is flowing. >> they dominated houston and they won 4 and 0 and these two teams haven'

from the marin headlands, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> that will do it for abc 7 news at 4:00.s. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm larry beil and abc news begins with dan and cheryl. >> i don't know who did this to her. >>> a granddaughter's emotional reaction after her grandmother is beaten after getting off a muni bus. the all-out search for the suspect. >>> a camp counselor faces new charges tonight in a child pornography case and it is compelling authorities to raise his bail. >> breaking news in san francisco, a sidewalk problem gone wrong is causing a traffic mess. >> a piece has fractured, but is it really a big deal. >> i'm abc 7 news, sandhya patel. i'm tracking showers and tell you if it will impact your holiday weekend plans. >> abc 7 news starts right now with live breaking news. >>> and that breaking news is in san francisco where a gas leak has shut down key streets in the middle of the evening commute just as it's getting under way. sky 7 hd is live over the scene near the moscone center. >> pg&e says a piece of sidewalk fell during a construction project and broke a gas lin

in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> and as we mentioned abc 7 news reporter laura anthony was the only local reporter when nick vlahos and his kids were reunited with family. coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00 laura will bring us moments you did not see from last night's reunion. >>> scary moments for a construction crew. a giant crane collapsed at an office development called stadium tech center. sky 7 hd was live over the center at great america parkway south of highway 237. luckily, no one at the job site was injured. officials are trying to figure out what caused that large crane to fall. >>> a 42-year-old man is in the hospital after a private charter bus hit him in san francisco this morning. police say that bus struck the man at the intersection at fourth and king streets just after 10:00 a.m. and this is sky 7 hd video of the scene and investigators said the driver remained at the scene but they have not said what caused the accident. the man's injuries are not life-threatening, but offered no other detail sfwloos the weekend closure of the san mateo bridge and caltrans p

in palo alto matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00 amtrak's new plan to keeppassengers on the tracks after the deadly derailment in philadelphia. hundreds of east bay children may soon lose the school and the plea parents are getting ready to make tonight. >> a water mystery in the east bay. the leak creating a muddy mess that no one can seem to figure out. >> at 4:11, our first check of afternoon traffic and a live look at the san mateo bridge going to the peninsula and the exit at hayward was stacked up a little bit and the righthand side going back toward 101 south >>> covering loss altos, petaluma and the bay area this is abc 7 news. a state-funded preschool in antioch may be forced to close leaving 300 kids without a free preschool preschool. tonight parents and administrators are taking concerns to the city council hoping they will help. abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez is live in antioch with the latest effort to save this school. lyanne? >> reporter: hi, ama. in a few hour the city council chambers will be packed with parents asking for their suppor

marcy gonzalez abc news new york. >>> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00. inside job the wells fargo employees now accused of defraud defrauding their own customers. i'm laura anthony at oracle arena where the warriors have the most valuable player and to hear them tell it the most valuable fans too. that story coming up. >>> new at 4:30 the financial lifesaver just passed in santa clara county to keep a struggling ambulance company afloat. taking a live look at traffic, and the skyway jammed up in both directions and moving slightly better on the left hand side and that is the southbound and the left hand side approaching the lower deck and on over >>> covering walnut creek, burrellinggame campbell and all the bay area, this is abc 7 news. >>> tonight the warriors will take on the grizzlies in game two of the western conference semifinals and before tonight's game a specialer is money toe honor the nba's mvp steph curry and laura anthony joining us live from oracle arena where they have a secret weapon for tonight's game or perhaps 20,000 of them. >> right

abc 7 news at 4:00. z. abc 7 news begins with cheryl and dan. >>> police freeing a kidnap victim from the trunk of a car. plus -- >> a significant amount of water that has now flowed to the bay. >> an incredible act of destruction. how the bay area just lost 50 million gallons of fresh water. also tonight a deadly plane crash in alameda county, we are live on the scene. and if the latest earthquake wasn't that big, but it was big enough. >> usually, we have something live and today i needed something soothing. >> i'm abc 7 news sandhya patel and are cool, drizzly patterns are about to come to an end. abc 7 news starts right now with live, breaking news. >>> and that breaking news is happening in oakland where police are talking about the arrest of two men in a kidnapping for ransom case. >> cell phone video you will only see on abc 7 news shows the officers surrounding a black buick this morning and it's right next to the power pole. this is the end of a chase from oakland and the car crashed to a fence i

she's new to abc usually on the west coast in l.a. ing some time in new york city with us now. >> i like it here. thanks for having me here, t.j. >> you weren't here during the winter. you would have been talking a little different. >> you're right. but i was in boston all winter long. i was there for that record winter. >> you trumped me sister, you got me there. >> i have the best snow boots in the world. >> ever, i'm sure. it's good to have you here. she's going to be with us the rest of the week. >> thank you. thank you so much for being here. >> thank you. we want to start with the investigation into that failed terror attack in texas. so isis is now claiming responsibility for it. >> and the top lawmaker in the house homeland security committee calls it a textbook case what we're most concerned about. abc's lana zack with details. >> a claim of responsibility and a warning. isis says the two heavily armed suspects in that failed texas attack are isis soldiers and they say more attacks are coming, but the terror group offered no p

caroline tyler, abc news 7 news. >> grocery outlet stores are pulling packages of harris ranch meat fromhat appeared to be glass shards in a meat loaf she was making. our contra cost ta times media partner says they removed all beef rolls from its stores nationwide. 31 in the bay area. grocery outlet says stores, rather that meat will remain off the shelves until it can deter men what was in the meat. >> family and friend of a camp counselor killed by a falling tree in yosemite, stage aid day long demonstration in support of the victim took place out the san francisco office. riddenburg died two years ago. evidencen a recently settled lawsuit says the camp ignored expert advice about the trees. >> what i want this community to do is start qug question sasking questions. love a place. have great experience at the place. you have to ask the questions and look at the evidence. >> the camp said the tree fell spontaneously, and said in a statement, the trees at the camp are routinely inspected by certified arborists and consistently followed recommendations for their maintenance and removal.

brandy hit, abc news los angeles. >>> still ahead on abc news at 4:00. just won't go away. steph curry bringing his daughter to the nba news conference. >>> i'm colin, live in houston outside the toyota center and we will have a preview of game four of the western conference finals coming up. >>> new at 4:30 oakland gets tough on protesters and the free speech accusations now facing the mayor. >> 7 on your side's michael finny is taking your questions on twitter and facebook and he'll answer them live just search for michael finney on facebook and twit tore ask finney. >> our first live look at afternoon traffic on memorial day and it wouldn't be nice if traffic on the sky were like this every day especially traffic going to the lower deck of the bay bridge and that's the oncoming traffic on the left side of the screen which is as good as it's ever going to get and the right hand side the folks heading back to 101 south are starting to get listen up... i'm reworking the menu. veggies you're cool... mayo, corn dogs... you are so out of here! ahh... the com

abc news, new york. >>> still ahead on abc 7 news here at 4:00. remembering an extreme sports legend. the new details we're learning with the b.a.s.e. jumping deaths at yosemite national park. >>> $127,000 on a new tesla model s. the problem that made the pricey car undriveable. >>> new at 4:30 president obama tries to limit the use of military-style equipment by police. the bay area departments that say they need that here. >>> and at 4:0011 we take a look at live roadways in san jose. the traffic is backed up moving much better northbound and 880 going up over the top is >>> covering daley city dublin, los gatos and the bay area this is abc 7 news. >> new details this afternoon in the death of extreme sports legend dean potter and a fellow b.a.s.e. jumper at yosemite national park. "the los angeles times" reports 43-year-old potter and 49-year-old graham hunt were trying to clear a notch of the mountain and slammed right into the rock instead. officials describe the notch as a steep and rocky ridge line. the two were killed after jumping from a

in san jose david louie, abc 7 news. >> that will do it for this edition of abc 7 news at 4:00. z. >> i'm larry beil. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now with cheryl and dan. >> thunder, hail downpours even some minor flooding. the bay area is seeing some crazy weather today. >>> i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. i'll led you know how long live doppler 7 hd will be tracking the spring storm coming up. >>> you have a right to steal my soul. >> emotions running high in sacramento as a controversial bill aimed at children gets a shot in the arm. >>> and we are now learning that one of the victims in the amtrak train derailment has ties to the bay area. >> oh, he was -- he was very sweet. >>> exactly what the bay area needs arrives with some drama. this was in palo alto. >> check that out, hail in the north bay. the downpours in novato certainly made driving an adventure. >> in the east bay, rain poured down in north concord after thunder and several lightning strikes. >> an abc 7 viewer took this picture in san jose of what looks a lot like a tornado starting to develop, b

his exclusive interview with abc news. >>> and uber takes off. the company's new high-flying adventure tonight on abc 7 news at 11:00. >>> pitch perfect 2 blew away the expectations of studio analysts this weekend. it also blew away the competition to earn the top spot at the box office. pitch perfect 2 brings back the underdog a capella group from the first movie. it cost just $29 million to make, but earned $70 million. mad max, fury road is a critical favorite because of the nonstop action earning 98% approval on rotten tomatoes. it earned $44 million at the box office. avengers made $38 million and topped $1 billion globally. hot pursuit comes in fourth and paul blart hung in there again tying furious 7 for the fifth spot. so all those times you saw it, mike shuman -- >> yeah. >> well done. we need to make a date to see pitch perfect 2. >>> thanks for watching, everyone. that's it for abc 7 news at 9:00. our next newscast is at 11:00. drew will be dancing then. >> party! narrator: warning: please do not attempt any of the activities presented

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everyone.n this monday, i'm marci gonzalez. reena ninan is on assignment. you thought you were rid of me. no such luck. >> it always happens. sometimes things keep coming back. you know, you think you're rid of them, they just -- >> that's not the response i was going for, thanks. >> marci was with us all last week. we said bye on friday. we hugged it out and thought it was done. >> i missed you. i'm back. >> so welcome back. i'm not going to say bye to you today. >> fair enough. >> because i anticipate you'll be back tomorrow and then the next day. it's always good to see you. thank you so much. we have to begin, my goodness, a shoot-out in texas. a bloody deadly brawl in waco. we're talking about rival motorcycle gangs battling it out in the parking lot of a busy shopping center. families all over the place. >> nine bikers killed 18 wounded. some of them were shot by police who had been warned about the confrontation. no bystanders or police were hurt but at least 100 people detained. abc's j

. >> it looks spectacular. >> thank you so much for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. rry beil. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins with dan and cheryl. >> he just didn't feel safe. >> a mother says her son's school bears responsibility for his killing. tonight, the teenagers now booked with murder. >> the boston marathon bomber gets settenced to death. abc 7 news talks to bay area runners who were there on the that fateful day. fighting rush hour new enforcements underway to unclog san francisco's congested streets. >> we're live in memphis with the warriors and what players say they need to do tonight to win this searies. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. i'll let you know if this pattern will continue for the weekend coming up. >>> live from the kgo tv broadcast center this is abc 7 united states. >> >> parents aring can to pull their kids out for a reason. they don't want their kids at an unsafe school. >> they say it contributed to the death of their 17-year-old son. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm cheryl jennings. thanks so much for joining us. police have made an arrest connected

cecilia vega, abc news, brooklyn, hew york. >> thank you. day from one of the garden state's favorite sons. rocker jon bon jovi was in a gown to receive an honorary degree at a rutgers university satellite campus. >> he was honored for his charity work helping to house and feed the homeless. he told graduates it's okay not to have a plan for their lives saying they shouldn't be embarrassed by indecision. >> then in true form, the entertainer performed a song he wrote specifically for the occasion called "reunion." >> i actually gave that same advice once. it's okay. everybody tells you you have to have a plan. what is your five-year plan. it's okay if you don't know. >> he did well for himself. >> listen to him, don't listen to me. listen to him. we've got "the skinny" coming your way. taylor swift's trip to a sex shop, also harry potter co-star of that movie, he's quite the showoff. man, i can't wait to see the "skinny" myself now. >> me, too. first getting a jolt from a popular energy drink. the potential risks in this drink. especially for

at 11:00, abc 7 morning news anchor eric thomas shows you a loophole in airport security. oming up at 11:00 over on channel 7. >>> but we do have another 30 minutes of abc 7 news at 9:00 just ahead. coming up the search for a united states marine helicopter in nepal that disappeared just hours after that big aftershock. >>> also the man who survived an accident with a nail. look at this. >> ooh. >> just how a millimeter made a big difference in the case. >>> also new hope for a shuttered hospital. how an east bay medical center that so many depend on could reopen. >> stay >>> good evening again. we begin this half hour in nepal, where there is an all-out search tonight for six american marines. >> they were flying in an american military helicopter rushing to the scene of that deadly earthquake, and then just vanished without a trace. >> abc news chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz has the story. >> reporter: another day of searching these rugged mountains with no sign of the missing americans. the six marines and two nepalese had been delivering rice and othe

they have more information on the abc 7 news bay area instagram feed. s tonights's prime timelineup and check it out at 8:00 shark tank. "20/20" is at 10:00 and join us for abc 7 news at 11:00. >>> people will be in the stands tomorrow for the 141st running of the kentucky derby. the field of 20 will run for the roses at churchill downs and each hoping to get the chance to win the triple crown. american pharaoh is this year's favorite at 5-2. a figure that could be exceeded this year. more money may be bet on a pacquiao-mayweather. that's one of the most anticipated matchups in the history of boxing and for one bay area community and it's about celebrating a cultural icon. >> abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen has the latest. >> inside the filipino restaurant. >> he's fighting for us for every filipino. >> some are calling it the fight of the century and manny pacquiao versus floyd mayweather. everyone is ready for that. daley city is home to one of the largest communities in the country and it comes as no surprise that this is a shrine to the pac-man. >>

. >> from abc news this is "world news now." >> good morning. we begin this half hour with that severe weather stretching some 1200 miles across the middle of the countries. >> as storms here dumping torrential rains and spawning dozens of tornadoes, this morning flash flooding is still a major concern. let's start our coverage with rob marciano. >> violent storms bringing rain and rescues. >> this man and this woman are in this home that is totally surrounded by water. >> including this one in johnson county texas. unfolding on live tv. first responders using a drone to send a rescue line to a stranded couple. then paddling toward them in a rescue raft. homeowner bill talking to dallas station wffa. >> they're trying to figure out how to get the boat over here. >> reporter: the sound of debris waking them up. that current too swift. a national guard helicopter called in lifting them to safety. flooding causing problems all the way to missouri. residents there urged to evacuate outside of kansas city. this after a tornado outsfwlik across the ro

mara schiavocampo abc news, new york. >> creepy.he words of our producer, it can get creepy. >> that's right. i just think we need to go back to dial-up telephones. i've been advocating that on the show. where you have the cord on your telephone. you have a little round. >> you mean rotary. >> that's it. it's dialup modem. america knows what i mean. >> yeah. i guess london, that london. we've got to get that out of you. >> the red little telephone booths. >> they've got the dialups over there. >> all right, folks. we're going to dial up a new story here in a minute. it's a rotary phone. the dialup. >> okay, rotary, dialup. i think in britain they call it dialup. you know who i'm interested in calling up elian gonzales, 15 years after he was taken by federal marshals and returned to cuba, speaking out as an adult and telling us why he would like to return to the u.s. that's in the next half hour. >> first morning dance parties. the growing trend before work. hitting the dance floor without a single drink to get you loosened up. you'r

elizabeth herr, abc news, new york. >> name's beautiful. >> it is beautiful.e to please. i bet that was stressful choosing those names. >> seemed like they got everybody in there. it pulled everybody's heart strings to hear diana was in there. that was really great. these two can do no wrong in my eyes. they got the baby's name right. >> absolutely. >> coming up next here, behind the scenes of the new "star wars" movie. >> a first look at some of the new creatures in the galaxy. that's next on "world news now." rld news now." look at some of the new creatures in the galaxy. that's next on "world news now." you are loved in so many different ways that's why you're wrapped in the comfort of pampers swaddlers with blanket-like softness and up to 12 hours of protection so all you feel is love. wishing you love sleep and play. pampers thank you for calling colonial penn life insurance company. i'm glad i was able to help you today. hi, my name is jonathan lawson and i'm a customer service representative for colonial penn life insurance company. insurance can someti

david louie, abc 7 news. >> thank you for joining us i'm ama daetz. >> i'm larry beil and abc 7 newseryl. >> the red jeep cherokee drove in. >> and then it drove back out so burglars could run in. the daring crash and grab. the suspects still on the run. plus. >>> shock, disbelief, like it didn't happen. >> a relative reacts after a man in a mustang kills three high school students and the charges now leveled against this lone survivor. >> the growing problems along with the bill for the new bay bridge. >> i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. get ready to pull out the umbrellas. we have rain on the way. we'll take a look at the timeline coming up. >>> live from the kgo tv broadcast center this is abc 7 news. >>> take a look. handfuls of high-end jewelry grabbed in just a matter of seconds in the south bay. it's a criminal tactic that's becoming more problem. thanks for joining us i'm cheryl jennings. >> the crooks who know their craft get the job done with ruthless efficiency in and out. that's the way it was done last night. the newly built bloomingdales hit by a crash and gr

byron pitts, abc news new york. >> all right. coming up comedy catharsis. >> how some soldiers have used the power of laughter as a coping mechanism on the battlefield and beyond. you're watching abc's "world news now." >> " >>> well, not easy right, to find humor in the heat of battle. >> no, it's not. that's what the some soldiers are doing as a way of coping with the horrors of war and emotional release once they get back home. here is abc's dan kloeffler. >> i'm not from the new york. i was born in detroit. detroit looks like what happens when you lose in sin city. >> like any comic, derek humphrey looks for the punch line in a situation. even in the middle of a war. >> it was kind of bewildering in a sense just because i couldn't imagine that i would ever be a part of that point in history. and to be completely honest i didn't entirely agree with all of it. >> after enlisting in the navy he found himself stationed board the "uss donald cook" launching missiles in support of "operation iraqi freedom." >> how did humor find its

at uc berkeley, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> that will do it for abc 7 news at 4:00.ining us. i'm ama daetz and aishs newsbc 7 news begins with dan and cheryl. >> it was a bumpy ride. >> bart meltdown as if a broken track in san francisco wasn't bad enough, a power outage hits stations in the east bay. >> a couple of hours and at times i was a little bit stressed. >> bart is trying to recover from a day of problems. we have live team coverage. >> we are also live with the first of two visits by hillary clinton to the bay area. that's ahead, plus biologists figured out what killed a whale that washed up on a pacifica beach. >> live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. >> it took us about an hour, hour and a half. it was a slowdown, stop and go. >> well, it was one of those days for bart riders and equipment problems from the east bay to san francisco caused epic delays as bart's single-track trains threw out its busiest court and if the earlier problems are still causing delays and sky 7 hd are live over the embarcadero center and they had to wait outs

david muir, abc news, new york. >> i love that.est attention that an issue can get is when it's a celebrity. people pay attention when somebody like that speaks out. something angelina jolie and a lot of what she did for bringing attention to issues. >> speaking out and making changes. i think that's great what he's doing with that sunscreen for kids. captions by vitac ÷h ♪ ad 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 morning on "world news now," the violent storm system sending twisters through america's tornado alley. >>> we have a roof that just flew through the air here. this is a serious situation. >> the path of destruction, plus the watches and warnings expected in

more news from abc coming your way. >> thanks for watching "world news now." "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. >>> good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes. here are some of the top >>> good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." state of emergency has been declared along california's central coast with oil from a broken pipeline having soiled at least nine miles of shoreline. that pipeline had no previous problems. it underwent a complete inspection two weeks ago. we've got more details straight ahead. >>> with one in seven american vehicles at risk of air bags exploding with deadly force, drivers set a record. nooding the government's recall website, but none of the 17 million newly recalled cars are listed yet. >> newly released documents from osama bin laden's hideout revealed new details about his obsession with bringing down america and an application to join al qaeda along with an electric array of books. >> and ahead of mcdonald's a

rebecca jarvis abc news new york. >> sounds terrific tips there.n your next half hour the pilot accused of being drunk in the cockpit. that pilot plowing his cessna into a shed with his son on board. what authorities found inside that plane. >> for the second year in a row, we have two winners in the scripps national spelling bee. you're watching "world news now." "world new >>> all right. kids apparently are just getting smarter these days. >> we love this story. >> the story of the >> it is. till last year it hasn't happened for more than 50 years. for the second year in a row there are two winners in the national spelling bee. >> abc's michele franzen on who had the last word. . >> c-r-a-n-n-o-g. >> correct. >> it's it the annual ordeal to see who can be letter perfect. >> correct. >> thank you. >> when even a momentary die spell. >> that's not right. >> can spell doom. >> for $37,000 in cash and prizes young people from all over the united states run an obstacle course of abcs to see who can spell success most often. >> i-e-s- >> s-. >> correct

city officials tell abc 7 news residents were allowed back in this afternoon. re flushed with chlorine and were retested before people got the okay to return. >>> still to come on abc 7 news at 11:00, a scare on the road after a propane truck overturns. we'll let you know what it did to the commute. >>> no hands, no feet, no nothing. >> the new innovation coming to america's highways. giant big rigs driving themselves. just how safe are they? >>> later, things are heating up and not just in california. the new record broken when abc 7 on his quest, jack ventured far and wide. through dust, fog and rain. until he smelled something legendary. garlic herb butter. jack knew what to do. take the cowboy with him. and that's how the buttery jack came to be. our juiciest, butteriest craviest burgers ever. the new buttery jack burgers from jack in the box. >>> covering novato oakland, sunnyvale, all the bay area this is abc 7 news. >>> someone who didn't have a driver's license caused a big mess in vallejo. investigators say he crashed a bmw through the glass window of t

aditi roy, abc news, san francisco. >>> next to trouble on the highways. the number of americans driving this memorial day weekend is expected to set a ten-year record. that may not be news to you if you spent time in traffic like this. but here's some tips to make your drive home a little bit easier. here's linsey davis. >> reporter: this memorial day weekend, a travel nightmare. aaa estimates 33 million people are on the road this three-day weekend, making it the busiest in a decade. some good news -- gas is almost $1 cheaper than this time last year, with the national average now at $2.75 a gallon. as vacationers start to think about the long ride home, there are ways to avoid getting stuck in a massive backup. with the advent of interactive driving apps like waze, drivers with smartphones now have access to travel route speeds based on real-time driving data from millions of other drivers. warning you about anything from potholes to construction. after plugging in the address of where i am going, i get three routes. look at this. a potential time saving

in san jose, chris wen abc 7 news. >>> still ahead on abc 7 news the president of the boy scouts takes new stand on a hot button social issue. the change former defense secretary robert gates is calling for today. >>> hello i'm live at oracle arena. game two between the warriors and the rockets. and the splash brothers have gone nationwide. we talk to an expert coming up. >>> and housing activists trying to stop development in san diego's mission district. new at 4:30 the other neighborhood that could soon see a halt in housing. >>> and checking your traffic in san francisco on the skyway. on the right-hand side, you're actually slightly moving pushing 101 southbound. on the left-hand side though, all jammed up as you approach the lower deck of the bay bridge and over to the bulldog: mattress discounters memorial day sale ends monday? oh boy! a queen size serta mattress and box spring set for just $397. mattress discounters has the largest selection of memory foam mattresses under one roof! well i'll be... up to $300 off tempur-pedic breeze. and wow! get up to four years interest-free

brian ross, abc news, new york. >> i like my soccer clean. >> yeah. >> you know?open secret if you will, but now they're doing something about it. we lost out possibly because of corruption and bribes here in the u.s. we turn now to the weather. back to the weather. killer storms in the plains. wild weather keeps on coming. the death toll has climbed to 21. >> some rivers still rising. residents in wharton south of houston are packing up and getting out. with more, here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: severe weather slamming millions. this tornado caught on camera near dayton, ohio. here in texas as the water recedes, the death toll keeps rising, up to 16 dead. and along that swollen blanco river, the national guard searching for the nine still missing including members of three families staying in one vacation home. authorities confirming the death of 43-year-old michele carrey. she was in that home. >> the house took a sudden jolt. the flow of the river picked the house up and it started moving down the stream. >> somehow husband jonathan survived found nine m

david muir, abc news, new york. >> i love that. sometimes the best attention that an issue can get is when it's a celebrity. people pay attention when somebody like that speaks out. something angelina jolie and a lot of what she did for bringing attention to issues. >> speaking out and making changes. i think that's great what he's doing with that sunscreen for kids. >>> this morning on "world news now," the violent storm system sending twisters through america's tornado alley. >>> we have a roof that just flew through the air here. this is a serious situation. >> the pad of destruction plus the watches and warnings expected in the hours ahead. >>> nfl scandal. the new england patriots accused of cheating by useing deflated footballs. the new report is in and it points the finger at tom brady. >> this is going to be about discipline for the patriots quarterback tom brady. >> did the mvp cheat? what the report does and does not say. >>> also later, suing starbucks. the police officer who says a spilled cup of coffee burned him so ba

pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> and this sad breaking news.oom just a short time ago, blues legend b.b. king has died. king had -- that guitar. you know that sound so well. right? b.b. king had been in poor health living in a hospice in las vegas. the career began back in the late 1940s. he continued to perform and record actively until recently. he did slow down somewhat in the past year or so. he still had hundreds of performances. he had hundreds of hits, 15 grammy awards, b.b. king dead at the age of 89. >> patriots quarterback tom brady formally filed an appeal of his four-game deflategate suspension about an hour before yesterday's deadline. last night, it was announced that nfl commissioner roger goodell will personally hear that appeal. the nfl players union had asked for a neutral arbitrator to hear the case despite the ongoing drama, it is clear brady maintains the support of his teammates. >> he's an unbelievable player. he has full support. >> the patriots released a harsh criticism of the report that led to brady's suspension yest

in the newsroom lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> thank you so much and thank you for joining us for abctz. >> i'm larry beil and abc 7 news begins with dan and cheryl. >> to be following in your footsteps means a lot to me. >> steph curry gets emotional. lots of tears and laughter today as the warriors star is named league mvp. >> plus, rescue after a couple gets trapped and her husband runs for help and -- >> it felt great. >> a reason to get in the bleachers. >> a man whose car was stolen with his wife's issue ashes inside gets some good news thanks to a dedicated police officer. >> i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel and it gets off to a cool start and i'll let you know if the pattern persists coming up. >> live from the broadcast center this is abc 7 united states. >> >> congratulations, steph. >> this is an incredible journey. steph curry becomes the first warrior to get basketball's top honor since wilt chamberlain did it in 1906. >> i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm dan ashley. steph curry was officially named the most valuable player today and he was clearly humbled by the

abc news,s this "world news from abc news,s this "world news now." >> i feel extremely underdressed.riately. >> overdressed perhaps. >> you're good. >> good morning. i'm kayna whitworth. reena is on assignment. >> let us welcome kayna. i wasn't here yesterday. good to have you here with us. we've been looking forward to this. hello, folks, i'm back now. t.j. holmes here. we have to start with that attack outside a muhammad cartoon contest. you're hearing that right. this happened near dallas. two gunmen involved in this attack now dead. no bombs found in their car which has been removed from outside the hall where this so-called contest was taking place. >> local and federal authorities are trying to piece together a timeline. they're tracing movements of the suspects who were killed by a local policeman and one of those suspects was well-known to the fbi as abc's brian ross reports. >> the fbi acknowledged it had 30-year-old elton simpson, the man in this selfie obtained by abc news, under scrutiny as a possible terrorist for the last ten years. simpson grew up in a christian family

more news from abc coming your way. >> thanks for watching "world news now." orld news now," informing insomniacs for two >>> making news in america this morning, breaking overnight, wanted a suspect is named in the d.c. mansion fire that killed four people. just blocks from the vice president's house. the dna trail tra investigators said led right to him. >>> the oil spill on california's coast much worse than initially thought. a single slick stretching for miles and the environmental concern growing at this hour. >>> security breach. a dramatic moment playing out in an american airport. a man rushing past tsa agents taken down with a stun gun in front of shocked passengers. >>> final bow. david letterman leaves us laughing the long list of celebrities stopping by for his final late show ending a historic television career.

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matt gutman, abc news, miami. >> all right. we're honoring fallen heroes next. >> announcer: "world news now" yeah, yeah, it was the unofficial start of summer but more importantly memorial day was a day of remembrance where americans honor the men and women who gave their lives for the freedom of this country. >> the tributes a solemn reminder of the sacrifice so many have made. here's abc's bob woodruff. >> as a day of celebration for the sacrifice of those who lost their lives in wars and conflicts across the country, pictures and prayers. a time and place to pause. and remember from visiting the graves of their loved ones to laying their hands on the names of family members. >> today is the first memorial day in 14 years that the united states is not engaged in a major ground war. >> yes, not a ground war but there are still serving 3,050 in iraq, 9800 in afghanistan and kabul. remembering the fallen. around the world, servicemen and women separated from their families, making homecoming so much sweeter. >> daddy. >> 9-year-