reporting live in oakland amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thanks. you may have already noticed we're showing our warriors pride there on the screen. on the lower right corner of your tv, you'll see our logo in the colors and alongside a countdown clock. that's counting down to 5:30 when the nba coverage of the finals begins. >>> mayors of oakland and cleveland didn't bet on the series but not stopping museum directors in both towns. people running the oakland museum of california set up what they call a community wage we are a cleveland art of museum. >> when the kaf leerls lose, they sponsor a visit by 100 kids and families from the east bay ymca for a visit and art experience to the oakland museum of california. and if by chance the warriors don't make it this year which we know of course, won't be the case, the oakland museum of california will sponsor art experiences and a visit to the cleveland art museum by the cleveland boys and girls club. >> the oakland museum of california opened in 1969. and has nearly 2 million objects dedicated to the a

amy hollyfield has the story. >> the giants are prettying up the part for the weekend power washing windows to prepare if the diamond backs arrival. if you are coming to the game on an off day your seat may not be so clear. to try and save water during the drought officials have decided only to power watch the seats every other day rather than every game like they used to. it could be sticky but they are trying to do their part. same for the a's. >> it is fine. when people come to games they do not care about the seats but here to have a good time. that is fine. >> the giants grounds keeper tried to cut back on how much he watered the field but the ground turned hard and it could be dangerous for the players. they would rather protect the field than the seats. >> i would rather have the field soft because of injuries. >> the fans have some successes for the giants, starting with the windows. >> windows? if they are super high up it does not matter. >> the southfield. >> they can use recycled water. >> that was amy hollyfield reporting. speaking of water and rain we will not get any, any tim

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> 4:35. two federal grants that would have cleared rape kit testing backlog in san francisco have been lost. the i team first reported on this backlog in 2013. the police department refused to participate in grants worth $2 million each. the police chief says funding was too restrictive. it would only pay to clear kits past the statute of limitations. >> we don't want to spend resources on things that can't be prosecuted at the expense of things that can be prosecuted. >> there are about 1100 rape kits from 2003 across the area sitting in police storage rooms untested. >>> 4:36. rain and lightning sweep across northern california. despite the drought may be a curse rather than a blessing. officials with cal fire say lightning strikes are causing a number of fires in eldorado county. there's concern more could be on the way as things dry out in the days ahead. cal fire says there were more than 500 lightning strikes over six hours yesterday. the agency warns even though there's been some wet w

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in dublin. >> reporter: it's that time of year. fireworks are now on sale just as firefighters are issuing warnings and it is getting hot outside. fires have already started blackening hillsides. this one in livermore. firefighters say with temperatures heating up and the dry conditions from this drought they are expecting more. >> we're anticipating a busy weekend over the fourth of july. >> reporter: cal fire just issued a burn ban in place for parts of alameda, contra costa and santa clara counties. firefighters say the ban will help but they need everyone to be extra vigilant. >> for the most part, we're trying to encourage folks to clear brush around their house be careful with the hot weather and stay hydrated. >> reporter: volunteers at fireworks stands say they, too, will do their part to push safety. >> we're recommending they have a bucket of water standing by, they do it away from their house, away from shrubs and grass. >> reporter: these fireworks are legal in dublin and are carefully monitored. they're also big fund-r

amy hollyfield is outside the conference with an exclusive abc7 interview. amy?m cook said he is excited to see everyone the look behind me: they are clearly excited to see hip the look at the line, stretching and wraps around moscone center. the word is they will open the doors at 7:00. that is why you see everyone crowding the front door. the excitement is building at the mass crone cone center -- at the mascone center. people at the front of the line got here yesterday afternoon at 4:00 and it was fun hang out all night today but they got funny looks from people walking by. tim cook appreciates the devoted fans and said it is always good to see everyone at the yen. >> when you enter the center this is a family, it is a very close family. we are not the transaction am company that just brings people together. this is a very tight community and type communities help each other. they are extended families. >> i expect updates to the i.o.s.9 and also possibly a if you apple tv. i am real excited. >> the keynote address is when he announced new products this mornin

. >> weigh have coverage and we will begin with amy hollyfield at the scene. amy? >>> yes i will show you the balcony first and the top of the apartment building. you can see it is of newer construction and the balcony folded over. it appears it bloke apart from the stucco and just collapsed. folded over from the weight of ail the people would were on it. we have five people who fell to their deaths here in berkeley and eight others were taken to the hospital with injuries. we spoke with a man flagged down by twovilles who were wanting a ride. he said they were very upset but he was able to figure out that the victims are irish and are in their early 20. >> two desperate students waved me down and i took them to the highland hospital. they were friends of the people who were on the balcony and a couple of minutes women did not have shoes and one had blood on her knee all from ireland and very young and they all knew each other. >> he said he accident me if they are students at uc berkeley but because the victims were scattered among different hospitals they were al

>> we are taking you back to downtown berkeley where amy hollyfield is reporting on the deadly balcony collapse near downtown berkeley bart station. we do have streets should down around kittredge and berkeley hive is near and uc berkeley is a couple of blocks away so there are landmarks around the area and police say they do not know when it will re-open. detours are in place until further notice. as we look at drive time traffic westbound 580 tracy to dublin is 26 minutes and from antioch to concord is 14 minutes. 101 southbound from san rafael to san francisco is 18 minutes. >>> we are following the breaking news in berkeley where the balcony packed with people collapse asked five are dead and eight are injured with coverage coming up. >> stranded cars and buses glad streets and the weather danger facing millions of people this morning and why it is about to get worse. >> abc7 bay bridge toll plaza light and moving along early on this tuesday they make little hearts happy and big hearts happy too because as part of a heart healthy diet those delicious oats in cheerios can help lower

amy hollyfield has the details. amy? >> if you drive a car here on market street you will not lick this idea. as you can see and hear this street is very crowded and transit folks say something has to give. >> walking market street on food can feel dangerous. tourists say it does not take long to figure this street requires their full attention. >> you have to keep your eyes up, not on the phone. safety first. >> transit officials are addressing the concerns of the plan to take away this option, the right-hand turn. >> if approved cars will not be allowed to turn right on to market street between 8th and 3rd. >> it could be hard for cars but help pedestrians. >> advocates for pedestrian safety say it would make things better for people on foot pointing out 162 people were hurt in accidents involving pedestrians in 2012 and 2013. >> the towns are where we see the most injuries and fatalities here on market street, the most dangerous traffic behaviors. >> bicyclives and previouses say they are all for cars finding a way ar

amy hollyfield is at the chevrolet lot.arted at 11:30 and firefighters thought maybe they had a van station fire. there is a line of trees in the back of the lock. but they figured out they had cars on fire two enbutted and two on fire. firefighters got the fires out. no one was hurt. police are trying to figure out who did this? and why in they think it was arson. they are asking for the public to come forward with any information. anything to help solve this case. >>> thank you, amy. hundreds of pg&e customers in the south bay are welcoming today's cooler temperatures after spending all night without power and without air conditioning. there was record-setting heat. matt keller is in gilroy reaching scorching temperatures. matt? >> yes they d it is looking up in gilroy this morning. pg&e crews just left the scene in the past 15 minutes. they have power restored to the area. here is video of them work on the fail power quip 349 as a result of the record temperatures yesterday. at one point hundreds had no power and air con

firefighters are on the scene in fremont where a high school caught fire a day before graduation amy hollyfield has more on investigation. >> the fire happened in the science wing at washington high school the look at the pictures of what was on fire, a utility closet that made quite a mess in the science room they got a call at 3:23 when the school alarm went off. it was smoky when firefighters arrived. they think whatever caught fire in the closet was smoldering for a while. they got it out and kept it from spreading so students, if you hoped to hear that school is canceled today, we have some bad news for you. >> i talked to one of the school officials and they will relocate students out of the willing with classes in session. if there are finals they will have to take it. >> finals are going on this week and it is the last week of school. this was not set by a student but it was accidental. the fire was behind two locked doors. no one set it. they will talk to the custodian to see if they can figure what was in the closet to start a fire. no one was hurt. >> >> 6:02. breaking news from sant

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> maybe try not to spill your nachos.hank you for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm ama daetz. >>> triple digits in the bay area to start the weekend. >>> a strange end to a whacky week of weather. the weather phenomenon brewing that could make this seem like normal. plus -- >> that's fine. got to see them up close. >> warriors fans turn out the welcome mat. game five in oakland can't come soon enough. >> vaccines to me is a no brainer. >> despite doctor's opinions the fight to let parents have the final word about vaccinations isn't letting up. >>> live from the kgo tv broadcast center this is abc 7 news. >>> what a week of up and down weather. >> a week of weird weather with record-setting temperatures. wednesday june rain is now triple digits again. look at the different images. looking live from our camera you can see the layer of fog clear in some areas and hot every place else. >> it's been a whacky week from heat to rain to heat. part of the reason for the mid week moisture el nino. the moisture from tropical

. >> amy hollyfield is in oakland. that is where the parade kicks off. >>en fares are fired up. they are gathering. they say they are very excited to see the team. guess would also they are excited to see? riley. they cannot wait to see riley curry. the most adorable, popular 2-year-old fans are hoping to see her on the parade with her dad of course. it will be a fund day. it is early. the then use a is reaching a fever pitch. some fans cannot believe they are here. >> cannot plaintiff i i -- believe i am here. but i am. this was on my bucket list and said i must be here early. i am happy to be here. a great city. >> look at the entrance the start of the parade is gorgeous beautiful balloons and gorgeous blue and gold. data me how many balloons you think it takes to make the arch over 11th and broadway? >> it is not packed yet. there is still room. get in the spirit and look at the fans getting in the spirit. get on bart or the because and get here because we expect it to fill up. a lost enthusiasm. bring and wear your blue and gold. people are covered in it and carrying it and

reporter amy hollyfield is live to explain. >> reporter: watch out you may be sitting in traffic next with a kidney in it. couriers are playing a role, they're driving some kidneys between the two campuses of cpmc and ucsf. this includes 18 people, five husband and wife pairs. this video provided by cpmc. you can get an inside glimpse into the impressive event. so far everything is running smoothly, all started because of one bay area man who just wanted to give a kidney to a stranger. >> he is doing a wonderful thing. i think he felt the need to show gratitude in some way, this is how he is doing it, he is helping multiple people now. >> reporter: that man's recipient had a relative willing to donate that wasn't a match for the relative so decided to give to a stranger and so on and so on. 18 surgeries later, this will be in the history books. a cpmc spokesperson says it is believed to be one of the first single city transplant collaborations in a ten hour period. ten surgeries down eight to go. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> fairfield police too

our reporter, amy hollyfield, is at the scene with an update for you coming up at 6:30. >> in san pablo the c.h.p. is investigating a shooting on interstate 80 to see if the casino worker who called 9-1-1 after being shots at last night. the driver was exiting san pablo dam road and someone opened fire. >> there are new details this morning in the fight to bring a san rafael journalist home safely from iran. according to the journal, he will face the second day of the closed door espionage trial on monday and he is the bureau chief for the "washington post" and detained in iran for a year and faces 20 years in prison if convicted of espionage. >> in berkeley, the high school principal is recalling the year book after a rank with students taking offense to a paragraph of academy of medicine in public service which said it will hell train students to become "trash collecters "filled with grammar errors before printing. a representative from the politic student union said that they are upset because 80 james of the academy are students of color. >> oakland is moving forward with, spank pla

in dublin, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00.:00 begins right now with cheryl and dan. >>> no mom wants to have their child have a preventable disease. >> only one thing now stands in the way of making vaccinations mandatory in california. we have a live report. >>> uc berkeley is talking after three cal sfunts file a lawsuit claiming the school fails to protect students against sexual assault. >>> and how this hairstyle led one bay area family to file a complaint. >> and i'll have your forecast coming up. >>> one of the toughest vaccination bills in the country is now headed for governor brown's desk. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm cheryl jennings. we have breaking news first, happening now at san francisco international airport a coast guard helicopter sits on its side following a crash landing. sky 7 hd is there. this is that coast guard station on the northwest edge of san francisco international airport. but it is away from the terminals where we all catch flights on commercial airlines. abc 7 news reporter carolyn

amy hollyfield joins us with the latest. amy, sirry is going to be better, is that right? >> she will improve her skills as a personal assistant and they are saying that our bat try life on the ipads will be longer. those are improvements that have come from the keynote address going on right now at moscone center. more announcements are expected. c.e.o. tim cook took to the stage an sure ago to a packed and thrilled crowd. he pointed out that more than 70 countries are represented here today. cook gave an overview saying they would announce improvements to the apple watch and handed the mike to his software chief would explained improvements to the mobile system. they are saying siri will be a proactive personal assistance getting to know your needs. >> siri is capable of doing so much more. things like show me photos from utah last august. instantly show you the right photos from your photo library. and siri can take reminders. you can ask, remind me to grab my coffee off the roof of my car when i get in because she knows when you are in the car. >> attendees were excite

residents are return home after a massive explosion at a neighbor's home that sent a man to the h amy hollyfield is in fairfield with what police believe was behind it all. amy? amy? >> we are working on that microphone and we will get back to that important news story. >> officials in the bay area's biggest city take steps to crackdown on illegal fireworks in their community. our reporter is in san jose with more details. matt? >> yes, the past year we have had some serious fireworks injuries in san jose. firefighters are often the ones who have to deal with the aftermath. that is why 9 mayor liccardo and city council members and firefighters are getting behind a new proposed ordinance giving additional authority to cite people over the fireworks with an increase in complaints. last year four people were injured in santa clara including a boy who was seriously injured and his father arrested after fireworks exploded in their home. with the drought fireworks could spark a fire. according to our media partner, the ordinance allows park rangers and code enforcement and community service officers t

amy hollyfield joins us with more. amy? >> authorities are telling us that the pilot was a 75-year-old man from pleasanton and he was an accomplished pilot. look behind me and you can see where they are trying to figure out why he crashed. we have firm investigators here both from the f.a.a. and the ntsb to conduct the investigation. the pilot the my per pa22 that crashed if livermore last night radioed the tower right best accident to report problems. >> i have a slight control problem and i am going to circumstance circle here and check it out in that pattern. >> he crashed three miles away from a field. witnesses posted pictures of the burning wreckage on social meet ya authorities say the pilot was killed. he was the only one on board. >> the reaction when something like this happens is extremely sad and we question ourselves, how did this happen? >> the general manager at the airport said that the crash will likely have pilots doing even more thorough preflight checks although he said they are all very safety-conscious

in lafayette, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> that is so fantastic.hat a great idea bhofrwhoever came up with it. thanks for joining us on abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm larry beil. >> we have a restricted pursuit policy. >> questions today about public safety after another police pursuit in san francisco ends up sending a pedestrian to the hospital. >> plus live team coverage the day before the nba finals begin on oakland's night in the spotlight and how curry is helping her nba dad. >> when i tried to open the door the smoke just billowed in. >> scary moments from marin county residents when a fire ripped through their apartment building. >> i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. clouds have moved in and you'll see wet spots for the morning commute and i'll have details straight ahead. >> live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. >>> dub nation is showing its pride all over the bay area especially in oakland. sky 7 hd saw the warriors flag on top of the tribune tower and it's warriors ground and they're seen around lake merit. the gol

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield has the story from the crash scene. >> reporter: the pilot of the pa-22 that crashed at livermore at 9:00 last night raid yod the tower right before the accident to report problems. >> i have a slight control problem. i'm going to circle here and check it out and head back to the pattern. >> reporter: he crashed in a field about three miles away from the livermore airport. witnesses posted pictures of the burning wreckage on social media. authorities say the pilot was killed. he was the only one onboard. >> the reaction when something like this happens is extremely sad and we question ourselves, how did this happen. >> the general manager at the airport said the crash would likely have pilots doing more thorough pre-flight checks each though he says they are all very safety conscious. the airport is helping in the investigation and is also in mourning. >> it's a close-knit community, as you can imagine and we're close to the airport and we know each other. it really is extremely sad. it's like a family member was taken from us. >> federal authoritie

. >> the warriors will host a watch part for game six and amy hollyfield is at oracle arena. >> steph curry will not be here tomorrow night but he will be up on the big scene and the fans can gather here to watch him play. much will get a rally towel. they will have a watching party at oracle arena tomorrow night. the good news is tickets are cheap, only $15. here is the headlight parking is only $5 when does that happen? the bad news, it is sold out. they sold out in two days. the team store is open and regular became concessions are available and they will be giving away rally towels but what fans really want is an nba finals hat. those are tough to get. the first shipment sold out weeks ago and a new shipment arrived yesterday and fans were eager to get their hands on them. >> lucky enough to drove one. i will not wear it so i need an extra one to wear. >> there will be watching parties all over the bay area with a street food park one option if you did not get tickets to be inside oracle arena on tuesday were they have had watching parties throughout the whole playoff series, and

amy hollyfield is in san francisco where they are racing to finish the floats. amy? >> look behind me you will see them hard at work the float on the right -- they just stepped away. a crew was putting blue and gold touches on this one and the threat on the left is the mvp float the orange will start to look like basketballs. they still have a ways to go working quickly. they are used to building floats in a hurry but this parade does come with its own sent of challenges. with a lovable team like this coming up with float ideas for the championship parade is not a problem. >> they told me of the flash brothers and the other major themes so i work up some ideas that we are working with. >> the challenge for the float making company in san francisco is the timing and logistics. >> we are build six floats in two days. >> they have to be done quickly and have to travel across the babe bible the floats are not unusually freeway ready. >> we do not take an entire parade across the bridge. that is exciting. >> the good thing is next week is the gay pride parade and they dec

our reporter, amy hollyfield, is in lafayette, with the story. amy? >>> kristen when we retire we can only hope to be declared "king of the day," or receive something as nice as the dead indication of a rose garden. this was only the going. >> he thought he was here for another school assembly one of many he has attended and cleaned up after in 25 years. but today, juan was surprised to find out he was the gift of honor. >> today we are going to honor a very special person. for you know who that person is? >> juan! >> juan is retiring as the custodian of spring hill elementary. after 25 years behind the scenes today he was front and center. and showered with love. >> you are going to be so missed and we love you so much. the tributes were heartfelt and numerous he smiled with his wife, a student and teachers and parents shared their stories about juan. the music teacher led the students in a song written about him. ♪ it is juan ♪ >> the principal crowned him "king for the day," but the real surprise was they prepared him with a huge check from parent

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield joins from the dealership. the remain employees are still upset. >> they are. they are taking this a little personally. the arsonist may have thought it was a good spot. it is way if the back of lot, tucked away in a corner there is vegetation right here. the next-door neighbor, the chinese restaurant next door, has surveillace cameras looking this way. aought person who set the cars on fire did it right where surveillace cameras were pointing and police tell the employees the camera captured an permit image. >> i do know they did see a man in the video. it was suspicious. >> they have not made any arrests. >> employ sees surveying the damage cannot imagine why someone would target their cars. >> i heard it on the news so i unlogged and want back there and took a look. it was pretty devastating of the a loss. all around. >> fire started in the back corner of the novato car lot at 11:30 last night damaging four chevrolet volts, the cars sell for $40,000 each. >> residents whose homes are behind the dealership ca

amy hollyfield joins us live with the latest. amy? >> reporter: the teacher not here. school officials tell me he will not be here on the campus for the rest of the school year which does come to an end next week. two mothers told the san francisco chronicle that the tenth grade students were told they would get extra credit if they took the selfies with any adult toys they found in their home. some other students told the newspaper the teacher was just kidding and that he's known as the funny, cool teacher. here's what the school district had to say when we asked about the adult toy selfie story. >> that's the story that's being told and i can say that i can't give you a lot of details. we do take these allegations seriously. so when our site administrators meaning the add min strars heard this story, they reported it to district offices here and that's exactly as it should have. that's our protocol and policy. while i know the public and the parents would like to hear more details, we have to keep the details of the investigation confidential. >> reporter: the distri

. >> amy hollyfield is along the parade route in oakland this morning with what fans can expect. amy? >> you think city hall is proud wear the pride on the front door with a huge banner? the mayor has a huge smile on her face expecting people to line up for the parade by action on friday morning. judging by the enthusiasm we met today, i would not be surprised if people come out earlier. the victory was sweet. the fans deliriously happy. now it is time to celebrate with a parade. >> we are excited to host the victory parade and rally on friday morning. >> oakland mayor schaaf is putting the finishing touches on parade plans and is ready to show off oakland. >> we are work on all of the details and we promise it will be beautiful, visual and it is going to be full of those famous oakland fans that raised the roof. >> fans are working on their plan for friday morning. some waited in line for championship gear they were plotting how to get out of work on friday and deciding what spot they wanted to stake out along the route. >> i am trying to figure out what i will do. i will thing a

amy hollyfield is at 8th and mission. amy? >> christian a friend of victim tells us he was respondive after he was hit but he has been listed in critical condition. he was hit last night about 10:30 here at 8th and mission and police have started following a car because they thought the robbery suspects were inside driver then fled from officers and immediately hit the pedestrian who tried to get out of the way. >> we are crossing the street and there was a police chase going on and we get out of the way and he got hit by the car that wasening chased. that the police were chasing. >> how bad was it? >> scary. >> police did continue to chase the car a blue four door bmw that was followed over bay bridge they last site of it and they got away. the pedestrian is still in the hospital and i checked with police if there is any news overnight in the search but no news and they have not caught the suspect. we reporting live in san francisco for abc7 news. >> happening today, san francisco police will be conducting two traffic safety

. >> now back to amy hollyfield in oakland for the warriors victory parade and rally. >> what can we expect, amy? >> my gosh we will see a lost blue and gold. that is a hunch. i am so smart about these things. i want to show you how busy it is even at 4:30 look at people planning, setting up, getting the barricades up we have parade planners and security guards. all we neared the nba champions. here is a look at the floats you will see parading through oakland today: six threats including one celebrating the splash brothers and one mvp float. they were built in san francisco. they are right new making the journey cross the bay bridge to get here to oakland to celebrate the warriors. businesses are also gearing up and are bringing more employees and more supplies in preparation if a lot of customers. >> we speaking thousands and thousands of people upfront. we have been waiting very long for a parade of this size. we do not know what to expect. just a lot of people. >> fans have been stocking up on warriors apart relative. i am think we can count on today we will see a lost blue and go

amy hollyfield is at 8th and mission. amy?nd of victim tells us he was respondive after he was hit but he has been listed in critical condition. he was hit last night about 10:30 here at 8th and mission and police have started

our reporter has fans flying out for cleveland and the cost if you want to go but first, amy hollyfield is at oracle arena. >> yes, even if the team is leaving town it is heating up here. after last night's win there is more demand for gear here at the store and more demand for gatherings to watch the games and even more confetti win they win. >> crewers cleaning up the confetti and it is not fun but they are glad to see it. >> we were okay with the confetti and glad to clean it up. >> the extra work keeps on coming although the team will not be here tomorrow night, the crew will be working again. officials decided to open oracle arena for a game-watching party with tickets at $15 each and the staff here thinks it is a great idea. >> the prices for the games have been not with in reach but for the watch party it opens the doors to the masses. >> but the party is sold out so people now are selling their tickets for $150 each. the same fan fever can also be soons at the team that store. toriry got in line at 8:00 this morning in the hopes of getting a final hat and her second attempt. >>

amy hollyfield is at the scene. amy? i spoke to man who drove people to the hospital. said they are in their early 20s. he does not know if they are foreign exchange students but they all know each other and they are very distraught. the balcony did not detach but folded over at 12 41. five people were killed. four died at the scene. another die at the hospital. police are trying to put together what happened. they say the people on the third floor below were the victims were not at home. >> >> we are trying to determine where everyone was and it is hard to say how many may have been on the balcony or if anyone was below that was injured. that is something we have to determine. >> eight people were taken to the hospital and this happened at kittredge and howard. this is a look at the collapse, the apartment is modern construction and not an old and dated building. police will work with the building inspectors to try and figure out why this collapsed. this is all developing and it happened a few hours ago and we will be on the scene through the morning as we bring you >

our reporter, amy hollyfield, is in fairly. amy?here it happened, the explosion happened at 5:00 p.m. yesterday, described as "very loud." the man who was here was making fireworks. he was burned severely. that is the bomb squad detonating explosives they found, doing it in a safe place but it took all night long. while they were doing that, they evacuated the homes near the house where this happened so the red cross relocated people for the night. police say they took 42-year-old anthony stewart to the hospital. he suffered from severe burns. they say at this point his condition is unknown. >> developing news, a

amy hollyfield is in oracle arena with the fan frenzy. >> look what i have! do not climb through the television and tackle let for the championship hat you can get one. they will be going on sale. here is what it sounds like in oracle arena last night when they clinched this >> it sounds like a home team crowd clearing for their theme on the court with no team here watching it on the big screen and the team was this cleveland and know were able to watch inside oracle arena at a watching party with tickets $15 and sold out in to days. the fans describe to us what it felt like at the moment when they won. >> old electrifying. >> i cried. i did. it was emotional. we won. we won. we won. >> the party spilled to the parking lot and fans did not want to go home and were deliriously happy. a deejay was in the parking lot to keep the party going with tunes going with such a happy scene they had hats and t-shirts on sale last night. here is a look at the t-shirt nba champions. they will have them ready to go this morning after they sold out last night. the team opens

amy hollyfield is at at&t park. amy?christian, officials are trying to figure out how to conserve water during the drought, one answer? you may find some old nacho cheese stuck to your seat. officials have decided for only power wash the seats every other game to try and save water. cleaning crews are wipe down the seats now before first pitch and the team is asking fares to do their part and clean up and then the issue of field. they tried to cut back on overnight watering but the ground was too hard putting the players at a hurt. at the coliseum, their field does not require so much water because they are 22' below sea level but they are not using water on the infield dirt so officials at both seems say it is a tough balance but they do want people to necessity they are doing their part. >>> this could be the develop president that finally helps ease the california drought, scientists have revised their el nino estimate for the fall and it is promising. a strong year could mean a lot of winter rain. >> san francisco ge

amy hollyfield is at scene at 8th and mission. amy? >> we talked to a friend of the victim. was responsive at the accident but was described as being in critical condition. he was hit last night at 8th and mission at 10:30. police started following a car because they thought robbery suspects were inside. the driver then fled from officers and immediately hit the pedestrian who tried to get out of the way. >> we were crossing street and there was a police case going on. he got hit by the car that was being chased by the police. >> how bad was it? >> he went flying. >> police continued to chase the car. it was a blue four-door bmw and followed it over the bay bridge and lost sight of it at the 580 split. the pedestrian the victim, is in the hospital. >> man arrested for stealing a bmw and driving through a dealership window will be in court today. peter derona of san francisco is facing ten charges including hit-and-run accident and vandalism. he stole the car from the dealer were some on howard street on monday morning. the first car did not fit through the door so he triad s

amy hollyfield is at at&t park. >> you may find sticky nacho cheese last over stuck to director seaty are trying to save water. at first, crews tried to stop watering the field so much and they stopped watering it overnight and found out the field turned hard and that could cause a player to be hurt. they turned their attention to the stands and decided to cut down on how often they power wash. fans say they can deal with a little sticky seats. >> i will a fine with it. they should water the field. you do not want to hurt the players but sticky seats is something we can deal with. >> the a's are doing this cutting back on how often they power wash their seats hoping that fans will do their part point out a little wipe down of your seat will go a long >> thanks, amy. facebook reveals what it wins it could be more of. >> wall grandparents wants to lure shoppers with make do. >> happy friday wish i had better news on the mark wet with the down lower by 100 points and half a per accept loss for the suspect and nasdaq, as well, and inflation numbers show inflation out there could mean the

our reporter, amy hollyfield is if livermore with the details. amy? >> yes eric it is dark here in the field. they have a light on the crash site but they have not had an opportunity to look at it in the daylight. the plane went down about 9:00 last night. here is the view from sky 7 from above last night. authorities say the pilot was killed in the crash and they do not believe anyone else was on board, the many went down three miles from the livermore airport and they believe the pilot had just taken off. we have an audio clip of the pilot radioing in to the control tower just before the crash. >> i have a slight criminal problem and i will sickle here and check it out. >> our deputies arrived and we location add small single engine-type aircraft. we are unable to find a tail number at this point. >> witnesses posted pictures of the site on social media last night, the plane did catch fire and authorities rushed to put out the fire before it video in the dry and grassy field. they have not released the name or the gender of pilot but we expect more

amy hollyfield?ook at happy mess they left hype, confetti litering the floor and happy to see it here at oracle arena. the party was not limited inside the oracle arena. look what happened outside. so much to celebrate fans had so much fun and they had a deejay in the parking lot. the fans would have made their own music if they needed to. they were happy and they did taught want to go home and have been waiting for 40 >> how long have you waited for a championship? >> 40 years! >> oracle arena inside was packed as if it was a home game. it wasn't. the teams with in cleveland but the fans watched the game on the big screen with fellow fans at $15 a ticket got you inside. it was sold out control. it was a ton of fun and now time to focus on championship gear. here is the mat if you are dying to get your hands on one and i have a t-shirt. they sold these last night and though sold out so they will re-open the store at 8:00 this morning and have all of this available for you to grab them on the way to w

amy hollyfield is at the scene gearing details. she will have much more for us in 30 minutes. >> the san jose police department wants more women officers and is taking steps to get them. matt keller is at san jose police headquarters with more. matt? >> yes the san jose police department has staffing issues and they want to increase the number of officers in the city but are having a hard time retaining and recruiting the any officers. now they focusing on getting more female officers in the --. according to our media partner the police department has 88 female officers, far below the height of 2008 and the lowive since 1993. they have been hit hard with retirements and resignations. the department has less than a thousand officers available to patrol the biggest city in the bay area and the department leaders are trying to recruit more women to make them more representative of the city. officers toll the newspaper that concerns of passing physical fitness tests poor pay and balancing personal and professional lives often cited as

amy hollyfield will have more details coming up in a report at 6:30. >> dublin school district is looking for ideas to ease classroom overcrowding. they want your help. officials are inviting parents for a townhall meeting looking at several options including portable classrooms and capping enrollment. if you want a say the meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. >> oakland teachers vote on a new contract proposal on wednesday. the union is asking members to vote "no," on the latest offer saying it would not guarantee enough improvements. union leaders say teachers have received only 3.25 percent since 2003 and they want 14 percent to 7 percent raise the next three years. >> cal fire will me begin the first of three training days in east san jose to get ready for the dry conditions facing this summer because of drought. a total of five avenue -- of dry brush will be used for the training burn. people may see a column of smoke between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. this afternoon, today, wednesday and friday. >> firefighters will also start a controlled burn if snow may county today at the warm springs dam

amy hollyfield tweeted this photo of the parade floats and said, the one on the left, that's the mvpl have much more on the preparations coming up at 5:00. >>> a drug bust in san leandro leads to the return of an army vet's medal. police recover his stolen property in oakland. vic will have a live report also at 5:00. >>> the charleston church shooting suspect has been identified and arrested. police arrested 21-year-old dylann roof today. wayne friedman talked with people who knew one of the victims. >> reporter: the church was founded in the 1840s. the methodist church denied membership to slaves due to the color of their skin. the irony that the a.m.e. church does not discriminate anyone, so why suspect an unknown white male during bible study. it was a planned meeting with an unplanned disturbing and emotional topic. >> shock, disappointment, sadness. >> reporter: reverend dr. harold maberry of the first a.m.e. church. they met at a restaurant in the east bay. but their hearts in charleston, south carolina, where nine members of their church died at the hands of a gunman in an ap

our reporter, amy hollyfield is there, gathering new details and she will have an update at 5:30. >> c.h.p. is investigating an overnight shooting on interstate 80 and they say a casino worker called 9-1-1 to report the car was shot at around 10:45 and the driver was not hurt. according to c.h.p. the driver was exiting the we the road when someone opened fire. >> we are learning more of the terrorism suspect shot and killed by authorities in boston. authorities say you are's nephew identified at 25-year-old david wright was charged with conspiracy yesterday. the f.b.i. said that wright aided rahim shot and killed by officers in a boston parking lot after lunging at them with a knife. the men are believed to be influenced by isis and right now the f.b.i. said they are videoing hundreds of potential isis sympathizers. in all 50 states. >> we are monitoring them closely for any action any type of mobilization factors and when we see those we are not taking the chance. >> according to a criminal complaint, rahim had a phone conversation with wright talking about what the f.b.i. believes

amy hollyfield is at the scene with a report at 5:30. >> pg&e crews are still working to restore power to hundreds of south bay customer whose have been without electricity since we hit record high temperatures yesterday. our reporter is in gilroy with the hottest spot in the bay area. matt? >> 55 years since we saw temperatures this high and thousands were in the dark. check out this tweet in the national weather service explain how hot it is: 109 in gilroy is a record for today but the hottest temperature so early in the season birdly beating 108 on june 3 1960. here is video from last night showing the power outage creating a blackout in san jose, with the sunsetting and 12,000 customers lost power in san jose and gilroy and by 10:00 3500 were without power. here is a look at the map showing san jose with 829 customers without power and that number went up in the past half hour and in gilroy 505 customers have no power and a couple of trucks in the neighborhood and pg&e is estimating that they will have power back on in gilroy by 8:00 this morning. >> it was not automatic bad hundre

amy hollyfield is at city hall. >>> times are good kristen, so the mayor is ready to make some improvementsand spend some money. one thing he has carved out in the budget is money to buy the police cameras or police officers' body cameras. he also wants to hire 400 new officers. mayor lee will make some improvements to muni. he has a plan to buy new buses and muni metro cars. here is a look at some of the numbers. the city has $400 million more to spend this year than last. mayor is calling to spread it across several department including an extra $20 million for police an extra $47 million to fire so hire more firefighters and paramedics an extra $48 million for muni and an extra $28.9 million for homeless services. this is all expected to translate into almost 1,200 more jobs in city government. mayor lee will debut and explain this budget this morning. the board will have to vote on it. reporting in san francisco for abc7. >> a man and woman are in jail this morning accused of trying to run down san jose police officers. abc7 was this last night when the car was toed near tully road and