abc 7 news reporter anser hassan will have a full report in our next half hour including how much you can expect to pay at the pump if you are hitting the road. >>is a quick update on weather and traffic starting with meteorologist mike nicco. hey, mike. >>> hi, everybody. a live look at doppler 7. mostly cloudy this morning. so far not hearing much of fog or drizzle. looking at the explore yum to downtown and stars in the background. mid to upper 50s at 7:00 as we roll through the accuweather 12-hour planner. low 70s at 4:00 and back into the mid-60s as we head through the evening. grab a coat if you're heading out. you won't need the umbrella, at least not today and tomorrow.

anser hassan live at levi stadium for us. anser? >> reporter: good morning. that coach is keanon lowe who used to be with the 49ers in 2016. he's getting a lot of praise from around the country this morning. students told police that last friday dias walked into the classroom wearing a trench coat and pulled out a long gun. the coach said when he saw the gun he immediately lunged towards dias trying to get the gun from him but dias wouldn't let go. the coach said he tried to keep the gun pointed away from students trying to run. coach lowe spoke exclusively with "good morning america" telling them he doesn't think he was in the classroom by coincidence. he believes he was there for a reason. >> to be there for the kids and the community. in that moment i was called upon, and i just reacted. like i said, instincts kicked in and i was able to, make something good out of something that could have been very, very tragic. >> reporter: no one was injured. dias now faces several charges including possession of a loaded firearm in a public space. coach lowe says goin

anser hassan is live. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, guys. there are no borders dub nation won't cross. there's a flight from sfo headed to toronto and we already know that warrior fans are on their way to game one. >> we have more experience than them and they're too excited. they're going over the top and then the warriors are just relaxing right now and we're favorites and we're going to have to play good on the road. >> ready for war, baby. >> reporter: one of the warrior diehards hitting the road to be with his team. the golden state warriors will take on the raptors in game one on thursday. the warriors are heavy favorites to win, but toronto fans remain confident their team made history by becoming the first canadian team to reach an nba final. their fans say home-court advantage goes a long way. >> kevin durant and marcus cousins will both be out. we have home-court advantage. it will be in toronto. i think raptors will take game one. >> reporter: there are still tickets around $900. seats courtside start at about $10,000. reporting l

anser hassan live at coit tower. morning, anser. >> reporter: talking about four popular hot spots, coit tower one of them. the other three the japanese tea garden, the botanical gardens and the conservatory of flowers at golden gate park. san francisco recreation and park officials want to switch tr and drop by 25% when there's less demand. park and rec say they would help reduce wait times for visitors. not everyone agrees. protect coit tower says price surging could work at a place like golden gate park. they can visit during peak hours. that's not the case at coit tower. there's a separate vote in sacramento dealing with lombard street. that bill is to charge drivers a $5 fee and have them make a reservation to drive down the popular street. as for price surging, operations committee votes on the proposal today. if approved it goes to the full commission in two weeks. and if approved by the city council could take effect as early as september. reporting live in san francisco, anser hassan, abc 7 news. >>> now a l

i'm anser hassan, abc 7 news. >>> thank you to anser. ha mental fitness. the president stormed out of an infrastructure meeting. he said pelosi accused him of being involved in a cover-up. he called on his aides to insist he couldn't have been more calm. >> the president, again, stormed out. >> first pound the table and walk out the door. another temper tantrum. >> she said i walked into the room right next door yesterday and walked in and started screaming and yelling. just the opposite. just the opposite. she's a mess. >> pelosi called the move a stunt to distract from the mueller report. meanwhile president trump is ramping up so-called i the vestg he is orderntelge agenci cia w of robert mueller' investigation. back to you. >> jessica, thank you. >>> now to your morning money report. tesla could set a new record this quarter. >> elon musk sent a memo saying they have a chance of exceeding its record90,700 deliveries. glass door is moving to san francisco and adding 300 jobs. according to "the chronicle" the company will move into a b

in mountain view, anser hassan, abc 7 news. >>> is there a safe parking site where you live? should there be? share your experience by joining our better bay area facebook group. >>> labor leaders will talk about why they're opposing the park. it will create 2,000 construction jobs. the labor counsel represents 135 labor unions and 135,000 workers across the county. another labor group, though, opposes the howard terminal location. that group thinks the ballpark would kill jobs by eliminating docks. >>> fans welcome nct 127 to san theolls offtongue, t ? peming on "good morning america" last month. one concert goer traveled from the central valley. she and her friends were in line for hours before the doors opened at city national civic. k-pop is having a moment. bts played to a sold-out crowd at oracle. 127 plays again tonight. you have to hand it to them, they are styled, each of them has a look and a personality. i mean, yeah. >> hey, mike. >> what is going on on the peninsula. if you look at the lpga, most of the top women golfers now are from south korea. interesting. >>

reporter anser hassan live for us at a gas station in san jose. hi, anser. >> reporter: good morning. those of you looking to get out of town this memorial day weekend, today may be the day to do it. aaa says the worst time to travel will be saturday between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. aaa is predicting to be the second busiest holiday travel period in about 20 years. gas prices are up but according to the u.s. bureau of labor statistics bay area gas prices have actually dropped from their peak in april. the average price of gas is just over $4. $4.07 in oakland. $4.05 in san jose. even with high gas prices aaa says that prices are actually about the same as they were this time last year. they also say consumer spending remains strong with families spending much of their disposable income on travel. now this gas station here in alum rock in san jose you can see unleaded prices about $3.87. 18 cents less than the average price here in san jose. now if you hit heavy traffic in the bay area, it's not just people trying to get out of town. san francisco is amon

reporter anser hassan is live in san jose. >> reporter: a situation that could impact about 3 millione two forms of i.d. you may be getting a letter from the dmv. the dmv only required one form of document to show proof of residency. then the department of homeland security changed the requirements and want two forms. the dmv is trying to simplify the process. if you need a letter in the mail, verify your address, check the box to confirm your mailing address is correct and send it back to the dmv in the prepaid envelope. the dmv was supposed to send the letter out in april but there have been delays. beginning in october 2020 you will need a california real i.d. if you want to fly domestically. your old driver's license won't work. california has been issuing them since january of 2018. if you have a real i.d. with one form of residency it's still valid to drive in california but at some point you will have to provide the second form of documentation. in san jose, anser hassan, abc 7 news. >> it's been certainly confusing for so many. >> and i still don't have one. >> me either. 4:30

reporting live in union city, anser hassan, abc 7 news. >>> happening today the san francisco public safety committee will review the february 6 gas line explosion that happened in the richmond district. officials will discuss the actions and events leading up to this incident. they will review the cause of the explosion and emergency response. a preliminary report confirms a third party contractor damaged a pg&e natural gas line at a construction site. five buildings were burned in the fire. >>> retired oakland investigator will face a second day of cross-examination in the ghost ship fire trial. yesterday defense attorneys demanded to know why the atf's national response team was not called in. she maintained atf investigators were among many on the scene. abc 7 news video from the days after the fire does show members of the national response team. a man who barely survived the fire also testified. he said there was bottleneck at the front stairway when the fire broke out december 2016. >> to hear someone who was there in the fire and saw how unsafe the stairs were and how scary t

abc7 news anser hassan spoke with the man who call themselves pothole vigilantes. interesting, anser. >> yeah, kristen and dan, those are two of the potholes that they filled last week. and then they put up signs like this to let neighbors know what they're doing and how they can donate for the next project. last wednesday, late at night, the pothole vigilantes set out to work, filling three potholes in oakland's adams point neighborhood. they call it their version of community service. >> we love the city. we hope they fill the potholes faster. and if they're not going to do it, we'll do it ourselves. >> tired of the potholes throughout the city, the duo decided it was time to do something. >> we've lived in a few other places, and none have been as bad in terms of road repair as oakland. >> they don't want to be identified, but they do want to be recognized for their work. they've posted fliers and on instagram about what they've done and asking people what streets to fix next. >> so we went, knocked on a few doors to see if other neighbors thought it was good ide

anser hassan, abc 7 news. >>> it is now 4:30. if you're just waking up to us, good morning.nicco. >>> yes, does. on a cool n up once you're snuggled under those blankets. look at how relaxed it is compared to yesterday. we're gusting to 30 in fairfield. now we' do five. some of the winds are blowing offshore. look at this. you can see the stars behind the exploratorium. let's map out all the sunshine we can handle today fro

in palo alto, anser hassan, abc7 news. >>> oakland native damian lillard is coming back home, ready to play against the warriors in the western conference finals. abc7 news reporter wayne freedman is live. lillard told you he hopes to close down oracle arena with a golden state loss. we hope not. wayne? >> well, this this is an interesting story. hometown kid comes home. is he going to be a hero or a villain? or both? he certainly has this whole story in context. >> when people ask you where you're from, what do you say? >> east oakland. brookfield. >> and so the confusion bound to land on warriors fans who live in oakland and watched damian lillard grow up there. they've gone on the record before. >> he always kept a ball with him. he always wanted to be around outside courts or inside courts. >> what you see with damian, i followed his career. every time he doesn't get something, he does something to get better. >> i think it's a storybook moment. >> the damian lillard who sat down today arrives in town hoping to knock off a team he grew up worshipping. oakland still runs through his

reporting live in union city, anser hassan, abc 7 news. >>> happening today the san francisco publicafety committee is expected to review the february 6 gas line explosion that happened in the richmond district. officials will discuss the actions and events leading up to that incident. they'll also review the cause of the explosion and the emergency response. a preliminary report confirmed a third party contractor damaged a pg&e natural gas line at a construction site. five buildings were burned in the fire. >>> in the east bay dublin will recognize june as lgbtq pride month. a pride flag will not fly above city hall. >> as reporter amanda del castillo tells us, the decision sparked an unexpected debate that some are describing as disturbing. >> reporter: the city, state, and american flag will be the only three displayed over city hall n. a 3-2 vote, city leaders rejected the request to fly a pride flag on june 1st. >> it seems we're being told, yeah, we like you guys as our neighbors and everything and we don't have any animosity but we don't want to recognize you as being a group.

reporter anser hassan live for us in san jose. anser? >> reporter: good morning, guys.ily of walter huang will be holding a 10:00 a.m. press conference to talk about the wrongful death lawsuit. they claim the tesla model x has a design defect. the lawsuit claims in part that the tesla model x was defective in its design and that the passenger protection systems of the vehicle would not, could not, and did not perform in a manner as safely as an ordinary consumer would expect. family says huang was driving on autopilot when it veered in a traffic barrier in mountain view. the suv batteries burst into flames on impact. huang died in the hospital from his injuries. the family spokei-team reporter. they told him huang complained about this problem before. >> and he wanted to show me the last time it happened. >> reporter: he told you that the car would drive to that same barrier? >> yes. >> reporter: the same barrier that he finally hit? >> yeah, that's why when i saw the news i knew it was him. >> reporter: the family is also suing caltrans. the safety cushion huang hit co

reporting live in santa cruz, anser hassan, abc 7 news. >>> anser, thank you. >>> a fire that burned for several hours in the refinery in carson near l.a. is now out t. appears a mechanical problem caused the fire which started last night. nobody got hurt. remember, gas prices rose following a fire at that same refineryem riner ipg&e equipmen start the campfire. the affiliate in sacramento says they ruled out any other possible origin. but he says it's too early in the investigation to say if a crime took place. pg&e said before it was probable that its equipment started the fire. the campfire killed at least 85 people. >>> now to a story you'll only see on abc 7 news. this san francisco man has been busted with hundreds of thousands of child pornography images. joey hernandez was found in the excelsior district. he was caught with the help of a new cyber crime lab here in the bay area. canadian authorities notified the lab after they found child porn on a local ip address that tracked right to hernandez's apartment where authorities found him in bed with an underaged girl. >> hernan

anser hassan live for us at sfo this morning. anser? >> reporter: yeah, good morning, guys. there are no boundaries, no borders that dub nation won't cross to be with their team. scotiabank holds around 20,000 people. some warriors fans will be with them for game one. >> we think we're going to win. we have more experience. they're too excited. they're going over the top. the warriors are just relaxing right now. we're favorites. we're going to have to play good on >> reporter: one of the warrior diehards hitting the road to be with his team. game one is this thursday in the canadian capital. golden state warriors will take on the raptors. the raptors made history by becoming the first canadian team to reach an nba final. i checked flights to toronto this morning. seats are going for about $800 if you leave today. there is a flight out of sfo this morning leaving around 7:30. some very confident warrior fans left yesterday ready for whatever smack raptor fans try and put down. >> i'm bringing a t-shirt, a warriors t-shirt to her husband. and he has a raptor t-shirt for me. >

in mountain view, anser hassan, abc7 news. >>> all right. we mentioned earlier that other cities have a similar program. in the east bay, alameda county recently launched safe parking sites. abc7 news was there in march when the first one opened at williams chapel baptist church in oakland. a second one is now open, and two more are planned. money from the city and the county funds a security guard, fresh water, and bathrooms. and on the peninsula, it's been almost a year since a pilot program started in east palo alto. it allows 20 rvs to set up in a city-owned parking lot with mobile hygiene units while people transition to permanent housing. now, is there a safe parking site where you live? should there be? share your experience and opinion by joining our better bay area facebook group. >>> sometimes we take the building part of building a better bay area quite literally. that's the case with san francisco's shuttered salesforce transit center, which sky 7 flew over today. all repair and reinforcement ennt review panel ha still needs to l

abc 7 news reporter anser hassan live at levi stadium. anser? >> reporter: natasha and reggie, good morning. the coach used to be an offensive analyst for the 49ers back in 2016. he's winning a lot of praise from around the country this morning. police say back on friday diaz walked into the classroom with a gun, the same classroom coach lowe just happened to be that morning. he says when he saw the gun, he immediately lunged towards diaz, trying to get the gun from him, butudentouldn' let thchays other students he did his best t k these students. coach lowe spoke exclusively with "good morning america" telling them he had to put his life on the line because he had to act. >> i ended up getting the gun from him, you know, getting the gun with my right hand and holding him off with my left hand and calling for a teacher to come grab the gun from me. i feel like i was put in that room in that very moment for a reason. to protect those kids. >> reporter: no one was injured. diaz faces several charges including possession of a loaded firearm in a pu

in palo alto, anser hassan, abc7 news. >> wow. >> and here at abc7 news, we are committed to buildingea. looking at the issues that affect our quality of life. >> certainly safety is a very big one, and it's an issue across the bay area. so we're dedicating this entire week to giving you the tools and information that you need to feel more secure. >> 7 on your side's michael finney today is showing how you can better protect your home. michael? >> you guys, we've been going through this house step by step by step, and now we're in the living room. joining me is anthony byers. he is with byers security consulting. okay. so we're finally in the living room. so it's time to talk about an alarm system, a surveillance system. what is the difference? what do you need? >> an alarm system is basically something you want to put into the house that has door sensors, window sensor, motion sensors. you can add other components as well, but it's about your budget. what you're looking for, have you done your research? do you know what the good companies are? do you know what the references are? do

abc 7 news reporter anser hassan will have a full report in our next half hour including how much you can expect to pay at the pump if you are hitting the road. >>is a quick update on weather and traffic starting with meteorologist mike nicco. hey, mike. >>> hi, everybody. a live look at doppler 7. mostly cloudy this morning. so far not hearing much of fog or drizzle. looking at the explore yum to downtown and stars in the background. mid to upper 50s at 7:00 as we roll through the accuweather 12-hour planner. low 70s at 4:00 and back into the mid-60s as we head through the evening. grab a coat if you're heading out. you won't need the umbrella, at least not today and tomorrow. sunday a different story. that's coming up. here is sue. >>> a look at the east shore freeway and it's looking good with a lot of graps between the headlights and the drive from henryvillemaery ligs y can sein lights and lly come on between 5:00 and 5:30. we'll be monitoring that for you. we have one accident to report to you westbound 4 at willow pass. no word from chp whether it's blocking but our sensors are

anser hassan spoke to the owner of the gas station and has the latest. >> and they put a knife in his chest, put a gun on his head, and they told him to give h all his money. >> that's how nick says his employee described the armed robbery at the arco gas station in moraga. >> they took the register with the whole register and his cell phone. >> the employee immediately called police once the three teens drove off. moraga police shared the suspects' description. they were then spotted by lafayette police. a police chase followed joined by pittsburg pd and contra costa sheriff's deputies. the chase ended when the three teens crashed their car off of highway 4 in antioch. >> it's very surprising. it's a really safe neighborhood. >> it's not the news that lizzie expected to wake up to this memorial day weekend. what puzzles her is whyhe would robti u inhe hills and miles away from the freeway. >> moraga doesn't have the same freeway access that more of the cities that are closer to the freeway have. >> the gas station owner says this is the second time he has been robbed, despite there b

anser hassan, abc 7 news. >>> it is now 4:30. if you're just waking up to us, good morning. that up here's mike nicco. >>> yes, does. on a cool n up once you're snuggled under those blankets. look at how relaxed it is compared to yesterday. we're gusting to 30 in fairfield. now we' do five. some of the winds are blowing offshore. look at this. you can see the stars behind the exploratorium. let's map out all the sunshine we can handle today from it coming up at 6:14 to setting at 8:00. starting off mainly in the 40s, one or two 50s around. the 40s are going to dominate our morning commute. we'll stay in the 50s at the coast at noon, 4:00 and 7:00. look at the upper 60s, milder at noon and low to mid-70s, what a gorgeous day to be outside. before you can do that you've got to get to work and back home. let's find out about the commute with alexis. >>> good morning, mike. overall we are looking good sta route 87 just south of minieta airport. a quick check of drive times. southbound 680 dublin to mission boulevard, looking better than northbound. the northbound side is where w

in san jose, anser hassan, abc 7 news. >> it's been certainly confusing for so many. >> and i still don't have one. >> me either. 4:30. if you're just joining us, a quick update on weather and traffic. hi, mike. >>> hi, je doppl7. those areas about ave hehowers eay the santa cruz mountains, the diablo range and showers moving through the south bay. look at all the stars and the moon above the exploratorium camera. by noon we're almost as warm as yesterday, 58 at the coast. 65 elsewhere. warmer this afternoon, not quite average but will feel more comfortable right around 70 and will drop back into the mid-50s at the coast at 7:00. high clouds and sunshine, ought to be a gorgeous sunset. if you capture it, we would love to see it. mid-60s. get another check of the commute. alexis? >>> good morning, mike. it is breezy in some areas. high wind advisories for the bay bridge, san mateo bridge and dumbarton bridges this morning. no high wind advisory. we're still looking at very light volumes. so far so good. highway 4 to walnut creek. a rough commute yesterday. walnut creek to highway 13. no is

abc 7 news reporter anser hassan will have a full report in our next half hour including how much you if you are hitting the road. >>is a quick update on weather and traffic starting with meteorologist mike nicco. hey, mike. >>> hi, everybody. a live look at doppler 7. mostly cloudy this morning. so far not hearing much of fog or drizzle. looking at the explore yum to

. >> anser hassan did that story for us, and tonight he follows up. >> folks who live in especially adrive to work, but they want a safe place to come back to. >> mountain view mayor says that place could be this parking lot. on tuesday, the city voted to lease the land from the vta to build affordable housing, but it will take about two years for the project to get going. so in the short-term, they plan to use this lot for safe parking. >> yes! >> safety. what if they were your kids? >> this man who goes by alberto says even temporary solutions really help the hundreds who are currently living out of their cars and rvs on mountain view streets. >> the challenges, it is a high cost place to

abc 7 news reporter anser hassan is live for us. anser? >> reporter: good morning.lter huang will be holding a 10:00 a.m. press conference to talk about the wrongful death lawsuit. they say the tesla x has a design defect, that it was defective in its design and that the protection would not, could not and did not perform in a manner as sachl as an ordinary consumer would expect. the family says huang was driving on autopilot when it veered into a traffic barrier in mountain view. the batteries burst into flames on impact. the family spoke exclusive to i-team reporter dan noyes. they said huang complained about the problem before. >> he told you the car would drive to that same barrier? >> yes. >> the same barrier he hit? >> i saw the news and knew it was him. >> reporter: the safety cushion huang hit collapsed 11 days before and in another accident the family says if that had been in working order he would still be alive. we would like to add we did reach out to caltrans and tesla. did not hear back for comment. >>> police say a gunman opened fire in a classroom on

anser hassan joins us from santa cruz. anser? >> reporter: good morning, guys. there's still 60 to 70 people here at the ross camp, because it's behind a ross story. it's set to close at 10:00. at its peak there were about 200 people living here in santa cruz. and voted to close it in february. businesses have complained about vandalism and garbage. some residents reported being attacked. the city gave out vouchers to move a majority to nearby shelters, but that still won't be enough. they're opening the river street camp which was forced to close in november. there is a plan to house about 100 people set for about july. the number of homeless people is among the highest in the country with more than 2,000 people, 80%, who don't have access to shelter. the people say one of the reasons they don't want to leave they face more restrictions at a camp run by the city. >> anser, thank you. >>> a fire that burned for several hours in carson is now out. nobody got hurt, gas prices rose across california following a fire at that same refinery and problems at benicia ref

anser hassan is joining us with more on that. anser? >> reporter: good morning. one location is here, the other three the japanese tea gardens, the botanical and conservatory flowers. here is what is breg proposed. recreation and park officials want to switch to a flexibility pricing model at the four locations. for example, it costs $4 to visit any one of these hot spots. prices would go up or down depending on the time of day you visit and the season. if it's winter and raining outside the price could drop about 25%. price kos could go up up up popular times. the change would reduce long times and wait times for visitors and would not affect people who live in san fran. not everyone likes the idea. protect coy tower, this would just confuse visitors. a separate vote dealing with lombard street, that is to charge a $5 fee and have them make a reservation to drive down the popular lombard street. the operation committee votes on surge pricing proposal today. if approved goes to the full commission in two weeks. they could go into effect as early as september. >>>

. >> reporter: i'm anser hassan. if you have a california real i.d. it may not be valid. explain why and how the dmv is trying to help. >>> good morning, it's wednesday, may 22nd. finally feeling like spring. >> yeah, for now. until it's yanked for us. mike nicco? it is pretty. it is nice. i like it. >> enjoy the next three days. i can't promise you the weekend. >> oh, mike. >> that's why i'm on this side of the desk. >>> it's 6:31 right now. and since you're never more than seven minutes away from further disappointment, let me show you what's going on in the south bay. the showers are starting to exit moving to the santa cruz mountains. you have been on me all morning. everything else is clearing out -- since my heavenly comment. take a look at our temperatures, in the mid-40s, low to mid-50s elsewhere. upper 50s at the coast. near 70 at 4:00 and back in the mid-60s at 7:00. here is alexis. >>> don't worry, mike, i never have good news for anybody either. this is a little bit of good news. all clear at stevenson and fremont. you can see if you look closely the vehicles

reporting live in san jose, anser hassan. >>> san francisco police are investigating a dismembered body in the outer mission district. officers doing a welfare check discovered the remains inside the home at mt. vernon avenue monday. they were responding to reports a man may have been missing from his home. there were suspicious circumstances so they went inside. the medical examiner's office is trying to determine the cause of death. >>> and in the south bay santa clara county supervisors are going ahead with a plan to spend $5 million on gender based violence services aimed at helping certificate vifsurvivor. two rape crisis centers and training for law enforcement on sexual assault. cindy chavez pushed for the funding. the supervisors voted into looking to use county funds to replace lost federal grants. >>> stop whatever you're doing and watch this wild video in southern california a woman driving a stolen rv is facing several charges including felony hit-and-run after this crazy chase. >> oh, no! oh, my goodness. oh, my god. right into the tree. >> during the chase the rv hit a pal

. >> anser hassan has been joining us with the new developments. ancer? >> reporter: larry and ama when this station closed, it left this parking lot open. it wants to coordinate it as part of a safe parking program where people can park here at night. >> folks who live in -- especially a car, they drive to to come back to. >> mountain view says that place could be this parking lot. on tuesday, the city voted to lease the land from the vta to build affordable housing. it will take two years to get it going. the short tefrm, it planned to use this lot for safe parking. >> the challenge is high cost place to live and we have folks who are making the decision to liver in a vehicle. >> she said people would be allowed to park between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the city would set up amenities like port-a-potties. those who park here would have to register with the city and work with a caseworker in finding permanent housing. this man who goes by alberto is living out of his van. he likes the proposal. >> safety, what this ferp your kids? >> many nearby businesses