slowing out of alamo to danville. a crash still possibly blocking one lane and traffic slows a bit through the area. walnut creek interchange is fine and disabled vehicle at willow pass highway 4 westbound in the commute direction. if you're in the area the b.a.r.t. line goes right down this area and we'll take you towards downtown oakland. that's a great option for you. right now the bay bridge toll plaza lightensme folks are savi towards downtown oakland later in the morning. back to you. >> ts morning. therhe streets of oakland in just a few hours. it's the dubs third championship victory in four years. >> team coverage this morning to make sure you are ready for the big day. we want to begin with pete suratos, things a little different this year. >> yeah, good morning to you, a little bit different, there's notbe a b rally a the end of e parade but the parade still taking place at 11:00 a.m. starting here where we're standing on 11th street and broadway. downtown oakland, they have the right idea because those war

it happened in the northbound side of 68 in danville near el pintata road. as kpix5's mary lee tells us, there were warning signs. >> reporter: that's right, liz. i want to show you first the freeway down below and that's where this tree fell. we are learning more about the woman who died. she is dr. lyudmila beyzer who worked at john muir health who said they are deeply saddened to hear about the sudden and tragic passing of dr. beyzer. she was a member of their network for 15 years and will be greatly missed. during the busy morning commute this massive 70-foot tall tree came crashing down onto northbound 680 near el pintato road in danville. officials say 58-year-old lyudmila beyzer of danville was killed while driving alone in her silver mercedes. >> it is out of the norm. you expect more of a deer to run in the roadway or a typical crash around commute time, but for a tree, it's a little unusual. >> you see the root ball right here has come completely out of the ground which means those roots just snapped. >> reporter: we showed arborist darrell wiles o

this is down on the lanes of 680 in danville leading to a huge back-up and a deadly crash. >> we do have team coverage. bob redell is there stuck in the back-up. but first we start with mike inouye with the impact. >> let's take a look. we have a bad back-up northbound on 680 because of the crash. we had video and i don't know which order we'll take it. i'm sorry about that. but four miles of back-up into the area and this is a problem. the crash around el cerro and that is on the northbound side but the southbound side is backed up for four or five miles between walnut creek and san ramon and that crash on the southbound side because the median is so low, folks can see over that. you may notice on the nimitz they're raising the height of the median and there is the reason why. and here is the jam northbound that i showed you for four or five miles and coming up to el cerro and funneling down to one lane and that is a horrible problem but also a horrible crash and for more on that we'll head over to bob redell who is out there on the freeway. what do you see? >> reporter: well, good morn

. >>> breaking news no danville. one person dead after a freak accident on interstate 680 this morning triggered by a tree falling across the freeway here the elk road onramp. you are live at the scene, laura? >> reporter: kristen, i'm standing on interstate 680 northbound, north of the exit, the crews moved in here in force. they are cutting up this pine tree. this is the tree that fell across the highway before 9:00 this morning. let's show you what it looked like a bit earlier from sky7. the car that was involved is actually about a quarter of a mile down from where i'm standing. it was a silver mercedes sedan. i've just learned from the chp that the woman inside that car was killed. at this time, they don't know whether she was trying to avoid the tree or whether the tree hit her. there's some indication that she swerved to the left maybe hit the center divider and the car rolled quite a distance, but there is one woman who has been let's show you the tree again. it is a pine tree from the ground. we can show you

>>> a freak accident claims the life of a driver after a tree falls onto highway 680 in danville. >>> streets are closed and barricades are up. the countdown is on to celebrate the warriors nba championship when. >> we deserve it. >>> the street cones are out on parts of downtown oakland. warriors fans are getting ready to mark the championship. loyal fans get ready for the royal treatment. welcome to the 4 on 2. >> i am cristina rendon own. whether you attend tomorrow or will just be in the area. >> it is the third parade in 4 years it will be different from previous years. we are along the parade route in oakland. rob. r this is where the victory parade is set to begin. barricades are going up. the city, the warriors and the fans are getting ready. warriors fans cannot wait for tomorrow. >> the energy of the crowd. >> reporter: there will be an estimated 1 million people lining the parade tuesday for the third warriors victory parade in the past 4 years. he has a lot of experience planning this parades. for fans, it never gets old. >> the parade route comes by the office. it is at e

. >>> and the drowning of a student at a pool in danville is ruled an accident. we will hear from the family's attorney about why they say the school district failed. >>> the contra costa coroner owes office has determined the 15-year-old's death was a accident and not a suicide. that has parents upset said an attorney. >> it makes it worse, they are in pain as a result of their son and they are also in pain that the son had killed himself. >> the attorney says the parents blame the san are momentum valley unified school district for -- san ramon valley unified school district for not correcting the report of suicide. >> it was sitting out there in the public to let everyone believe this poor young man committed suicide. >> reporter: danville police also reviewed surveillance video of the pool. it shows curry submerged as the rest of the class leaves the pool but the report continues based on camera angles it is unclear if curry left the pool with other students or remained in the pool under the surface of the water, or if he surfaced in another area of the pool.

it happened on interstate 680 in danville... the doctor was driving northbound on the freeway-- less than a mile north of el cerro boulevard....kron 4's j-r stone is live in danville... where he spoke with eye witnesses. j.r. what did they htoave say about the incident? this is the damage done after a massive pine tree fell on this mercedes benz monday morning on interstate 680 in danville. the driver, lymi beyzer was killed instantly according to officials. one witness watched everything unfold.sot saw it go down slowly....that didn't think anyone had been caught under the tree.sot then when we looked back we saw the car...that driver who lost her life was a doctor at john muir health in walnut creek. the hospital issued a statement saying "we are deeply saddened to hear about the sudden and tragic passing of dr. lyudmila beyzer. she was a member of the john muir health physician network for 15 years and will be greatly missed. our thoughts are with her family, friends, patients, colleagues and staff at this very difficult time

in danville, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> all right a shame, laura. thank you very much. >>> a teach ner the south bay is in trouble for what he calls a joke. but others aa racist gesture directed to a student was entirely inappropriate. abc 7 news was in san jose where activists held a news conference about this incident in april. the unnamed teacher is on paid administrative leave from santa theresa high school. activists say a black student was in p.e. class when thehite staying stay away from me and using a rope to make a noose around his own neck >> it's appalling that we have children trying to be educated in an atmosphere like this. we are all responsible for raising and educating our children. >> activists are considering a civil rights lawsuit against the school district. the case was taken to the district attorney's office which deemed it a hate incident, not a hate crime and no charges were filed. >>> we have new details about the suicide of designer kate spade, what her husband is saying today. >>> plus a car goes airborne and lands on the

tomorrow, music in the park returns to danville. and then on sunday, here's the big one. coachella kicks off at 11:00 a.m. >> don't be confused. k kidchella. not coachella. >>> and folks heading out bring a lot of water. >> definitely. it's 4:57 and we're already at about 59 degrees in san jose. 57 for the coast. what spots are expected to be hottest and how long the heat advisory is expected to last in the bay area. >>> looking over here. light traffic in san jose. 101, hoping this traffic ends. i have a feeling things will change. >>> plus, the latest on the breaking news we're following in downtown san jose. a large building still smoldering after an overnight fire. a live report is straight ahead for you. 4:57. you're watching "today in the a live look outside at san francisco >>> good friday morning to you. you've made it to the end of your workweek. a live look outside in san francisco. hustle and bustle it will be moving in a few hours, i'm sure. it is just seconds before 5:00 as we get started with our day and thank you so much for starting yours with us. i'm marc

it happened northbound 680 south of sycamore valley road in danville at 2:30 in the afternoon. five cars involved. only minor injuries. at this point how the crash unfolded. >>> in palo alto a cement truck flipped over with the driver trapped inside unable to get out. it happened on el camino real at 6:30. no word on how the cement truck flipped over. >>> get ready for about a million people. the 48th san francisco pride celebration is happening. our sky ranger getting a sneak peek at the floats that are ready to roll. they're being stored on pier 54. security is expected to be tight throughout the next couple days. christie smith joins us at dolores park:. >> reporter: the trans march should get under way. san francisco police say people should expect a significant presence through the weekend. special teams will be mobile in the parade and festivals. the finishing touches are under way for 35 floats that will make their way down market street. >> people making sure that we didn't miss anything. we'll stage everything for rollout on sunday. >> reporter: the theme will be gener

facts contradicted that narrative and he never changed it. >> reporter: the corners report says danville police reviewed surveillance video of the swimming pools. he wasn't discovered until about an hour later. the coroner did find traces of antidepressant medication in his system. they are expected to wrap up the investigation later this week. >>> 4:16 pekt we want to check in with sal for a look at traffic practice what are you keeping an eye on so far? >> we are looking at the gilroy commute but so far so good as you drive on this commute. let's look at northbound 11 driving in from gilroy to san jose. it looks very good but there have been no major issues driving into that region. and it continues to look pretty good. now, we've had a couple of minor things but for the most part, it is not worthy of you worrying about it as you drive into san jose. also looking at the commute here from east bay getting into san jose, it's good. just a few r there. at the bay bridge, it is still light driving into san francisco. 4:16. let's bring steve in and out with the forecast. >> three lanes are

in danville, jodi hernandez. nbc bay area news. >> okay. thank you. >>> an updiet a story we first broke last night. san francisco general hospital says it is now investigating what happened in the hours before a woman was found dead in a psychiatric unit. we were the first to report that homicide investigators had launched a probe into the death of a woman found dead at the hospital monday morning. sources told our investigative unit that the woman had been brought in on a psychiatric hold but that no one checked on her for four hours after she asked to use the bathroom. in a statement the hospital now says, preliminary autopsy findings suggest no foul play but wouldn't answer any questions about the possible breakdown in patient monitoring. at least two state agencies are already probing the death of another person found dead in the hospital stairaway. at least one of the buildings on the hospital property last week. >>> community activists are calling this a hate crime campus. tonight a family claims a teacher put a noose around his own

we're live in danville, susie stein kpix 5. >>> a violent confrontation in east oakland. a car goes airborne landing on the house and the driver attacks first responders. it happened at about 6:00 this morning across from roland park in -- and the oakland zoo. here is the scene that stunned neighbors. >> an interesting morning, that's for sure. we woke up one we heard knocking on our door. >> reporter: from chopper 5 did you can see what happened just feet from his front door. a sedan was balancing on part of the garage and a smashed fence. >> it went flying over the fence into our neighbor's roof down the hill. >> reporter: this happened at about 6:00 this morning. police believe the driver was traveling very fast. it made a turn off of the 99 block and launched into the air before landing on the garage. nothing shows that the driver tried to stop. there were no tire tracks to be found anywhere. >> it's very common to have an accident of this nature where the vehicle is hanging off the side of the garage. >> reporter: amazingly, the driver was able to get out of the car

in danville, ian cull, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, ian. a surveillance photo of an suv that investigators in the east bay are anxious to track down. it's either blue or black. a cheep grand cherokee. they say it's connected to a deadly shooting friday morning in north richmond. police want to talk to the driver behind that wheel. the victim later died in the hospital. we have new details tonight about a grizzly murder in san francisco. police have identified a woman whose body was dismembered with a hacksaw. she's 61-year-old margaret rose maimer. officers found her chopped off body parts covered in maggots yesterday in a storage bin under the apartment where she rented a room from 47-year-old lisa gonzalez. prosecutors say gonzalez used a hacksaw to cut off her arms and legs. neighbors say the two women mostly kept to themselves. >> it's unbelievable. you don't think of these things happening right down stairs from you. >> gonzalez told them she did have an argument because maimer refused to move out. gopz less went on to say she flipped

i want to head back to danville. northbound 680 near el pintado.shes, a second one north of the initial crash. we have far right block and onlooker delay. 60 between alamo and danville. not a massive back-up yet but certainly keep an eye on th..at residual delays westbound 92 past foster city. two trucks involved in a crash. that has cleared from the three right lanes. check out this camera here. this is westbound 92 just passed the toll plaza. you're heavy across the bridge. not great. we'll take a look at drive times next. >> thanks, alexis. a health alert for anyone who picks up a snack at work. >> hard work pays off. see the surprise of dubs fans who dedicated their time to helping others. >> good stuff. first here is ginger zee for what's coming up at 7:00 for "good morning america." >> good morning. coming up ongm "a" singapore for that history making summit. george speaking first to the ing.ident just after that kim jong-un promising the worldt me wiee a major change. can the president really trust him and will he regret strikeing a deal wit

lydumila beyzer of danville. she was an internist. the tree fell down onto her car or if she ran into the tree after it fell on the freeway. >> there was only one vehicle involved. the chp offers our condolences to the family. it is a terrible time. hopefully we can figured out what happened for them and do that as a service for them. >> the investigator shut down the freeway for more than three hours, traffic was backed up more than four miles. the tree that fell have been on caltrans property. crews said it appeared the tree was dead, since it had been on caltrans property they came and removeit. there is no word if caltrans will remove other trees from that part of the roadway. caltrans did receive -- released a statement saying, s her highest priority. ing we are exterminating the causes of this unfortunate incident. >>> an investigation is underway into a deadly industrial accident in petaluma yesterday afternoon. the santa rosa press democrat reports that an employee of rogue research was working with a mixer and somehow got cau

. >> reporter: the coroner's report also says danville police reviewed surveillance video of the pool. it shows curry submerged as the rest of the class leaves the pool but the report continues, quote, based on camera angles, it was unclear if curry left the pool with the other students or if he remained in the pool under the surface of the water or if he surfaced in another area of the pool. curry was discovered an hour later by the next class. >> there was a lack of supervision in the swim class. that allowed the son to pass. that shouldn't have happened. >> reporter: the coroner did find traces of antidepressants in his system, although he suffered from depression, there's no indication he intended to harm himself. the report doesn't say what caused the drowning. >> we are going to do our own investigation, that's for sure. >> reporter: the district has no comment on the criticism while the danville police department is still investigating. that investigation is expected to wrap up perhaps by the end of the week. in danville, rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> coming up, a 61-year-old

. >> reporter: the coroner's report also says danville police reviewed surveillance video of the pool. it shows curry submerged as the rest of the class leaves the pool but the report continues, quote, based on camera angles, it was unclear if curry left the pool with the other students or if he remained in the pool under the surface of the water or if he surfaced in another area of the pool. curry was discovered an hour later by the next class. >> there was a lack of supervision in the swim class. that allowed the son to pass. that shouldn't have happened. >> reporter: the coroner did find traces of antidepressants in his system, although he suffered from depression, there's no indication he intended to harm himself. the report doesn't say what caused the drowning. >> we are going to do our own investigation, that's for sure. >> reporter: the district has no comment on the criticism while the danville police department is still investigating. that investigation is expected to wrap up perhaps by the end of the week. in danville, rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> police in san francisco a

a danville woman is dead after a freak accident on interstate 680 this morning. tree fell right as she was driving by. the chp is still investigating. >>> frightening surveillance video has been released with a car slamming into a toll booth. this happened last week. police now cite driver fatigue as a factor in the crash. five people were hurt. they've all been released from the hospital now. >>> sonoma county supervisors are reviewing the final report that revealed subpar performances during the tubbs fire. abc7 news reporter wayne freedman will have the latest at 5:00. we're now about 90 minutes away from the start of that historic meeting between president trump and kim jong-un. >>> abc news reporter serena marshall has the latest. >> reporter: a late-night stroll through singapore. north korean leader kim jong-un posing for selfies as he explored the city hosting the summit. he and president trump hope can lead to peace. >> it's a one-time shot. >> reporter: even as president trump says it's likely just the first step, he's publicly stated that he'll know th

onto interstate 680, hitting this car, the driver was 58- year-old lyudmila beyzer, a doctor from danville. >> it is not your everyday deal, a tree would just become uprooted, i don't know how something like that would happen. but it is out of the norm. >> reporter: traffic backed up for miles behind on six city, and chp invests try understand how could happen -- could havehappened. >> i don't know if the vehicle collided with a tree, or if the vehicle was hit by the tree. it appeared to be a dead tree on caltrans property, no word on whether they will be taking down dead trees nearby, lyudmila beyzer, who lived in danville, was affiliated with john your hospital, her office was closed allowing coworkers to grieve. >> thankfully there was only one vehicle involved, from the chp, we offer our condolences, a terrible time, hopefully we can figure out what happened as a service to them.>> reporter: caltrans said that the safety of the traveling blic is our highest priority, we are currently examining the causes of this unfortunate incident. ktvu fox 2 news. >>> ktvu fox 2 news at 6:30 pm, up

in danville, susie signed a -- susie steimle, kpix 5. >>> investigators are still trying to figure outay when he made his escape. it happened after munson learned he was going to be taken into custody for new sex prime charges. >> something like that would obviously attract the attention of our deputies. >> detectives are asking anyone with information on where he is to contact law enforcement immediately. >> was a bay area race that made national headlines, judge aaron persky's the bench. >> reporter: judge persky has been recalled from the bench but the stanford law professor who successfully orchestrated the recall campaign called it a victory for women and visors -- and survivors of sexual assault. >> women are clearly saying they don't support impunity for privileged perpetrators, -- of sexual assault and domestic violence. >> reporter: and he sentence brock turner to 6 months in county jail after being coicted unconscious woman outside of stanford. >> sexual violence has to be taken seriously. >> he was following the rule of law. >> reporter: after nearly 2 years of silence, judg

she is identified as a doctor from danville. >> it's not your everyday , a tree becomes uprooted.'t know how something like that would happen. it is not normal. >> reporter: traffic backed up for miles on 680 near stone valley road. chp investigators try to understand how this happened. >> i don't know if the vehicle collided with the tree or the vehicle collided with the tree. >> reporter: they said the tree which appeared dead was a caltrans property. they will take down other dead trees nearby. she worked as an internist in walnut creek and was with john mayer hospital. her coworkers closed the hot -- clinic to grief. >> we offer condolences to the family. it's a terrible hopefully, we can figure out what happened. >> reporter: caltrans release a statement saying the safety of the traveling public is our highest priority. we are examining the causes of this unfortunate incident. in danville, ann rubin with ktvu fox 2 news. >>> we are losing our humanity, compassion toward each other. >> frustration with homelessness boils over, at 10:45, we hear from the man who captured this v

it happened on interstate 680 in danville... the doctor was driving northbound on t freewa- ssn a mile north of el cerro boulevard.... kron 4's j.r. stone is following the story and joins us live tonight in that area. j.r. you talked with an eyewitness this afternoon. (j.r.)i did she said she was still trying to take it all in but described seeing this tree slowly fall...then pick up speed before it hit the ground. she didn't realize anyone had been affected until she drove through the area and saw a car that had been hit.58 year old lyudmila beyzer is the woman who was killed. she is a doctor at john muir health in walnut creek. the hospital issued a statement saying, "we are deeply saddened to hear about the sudden and tragic passing of dr. lyudmila beyzer. she was a member of the john muir health physician network for 15 years and will be greatly missed. our thoughts are with her family, friends, patients, colleagues and staff at this very difficult time." i talked with a witness who described what happened...(j.r. that this

it happened on interstate 680 in danville...r was driving northbound on t freewa- ssn a mile north of el cerro boulevard.... kron 4's j.r. stone is following the story and joins us live tonight in that area. j.r. you talked with an eyewitness this afternoon. (j.r.)i did she said she was still trying to take it all in but described seeing this tree slowly fall...then pick up speed before it hit the ground. she didn't realize anyone had been affected until she drove through the area and saw a car that had been hit.58 year old lyudmila beyzer is the woman who was killed. she is a doctor at john muir health in walnut creek. the hospital issued a statement saying, "we are deeply saddened to hear about the sudden and tragic passi

that crashing tree killed a doctor from danville. dr. lydumila beyzer was an internist. investigators don't know if the tree fell onto her car or if she ran into the tree after it fell onto the freeway. >> there was only one vehicle involved. from the chp, we offer our condolences to thterrible time. hopefully we can figure out what happened for them. >> the investigation shut down the freeway for more than three hours. traffic backed up more than four miles. that tree that fell had been on caltrans property. the crews say it appears the tree was dead. since it was on caltrans prerty, the crews removed that tree. there is still no word if caltrans will be removing other trees from that part of the roadway. caltrans to release a statement saying, the safety of the trcauses of jail this morning, accused of kidnapping his 71-year-old landlady. police say it happened after a dispute between the man and the elderly woman at her home in chinatown. police say the suspect assaulted the woman's adult son before forcing her into his car and driving away. the police chased the car

will not take much once we get a system in here. 50s, 60s in half moon bay and we have a big op. 57 danville and mid-50s. temperatures will warm up quickly inland but the coast should shave off a couple of degrees. this system will move in and settle over us for about five days. by the weekend there could be mountain shower activity up but -- up in the sierras. here are your highs for thursday, 60s and 70s. 60s, 70s, 80s and some 90s. yesterday we peeked out. we get windier over the weekend. >> i guesthat's better news than what we were looking at yesterday. >> it is weakening rapidly and will arrive as a tropical storm. >> that's good, thank you steve. >>> a popular part of yosemite has been off-limits to the public for the past 3 years but all of that is about to change before the end the week. a big reopening is coming up. >>> security concerns about dams. possible cyber attacks, we have that report coming out. -- up. >>> welcome back. fire is burning out of ntrol south of the nevada state capitol. that fire started yesterday morning in a rugged area for miles from the state capital build

reporting live from danville, nbc bay area news. >>> a slight gap tonight between the frontrunners in san francisco's rate. they have now 6% of the vote. they're separated by exactly 1,601 votes. however, several thousand ballots remain to be counted. san francisco, as you know, uses ranked choice voting, but she did not get more than 50% of the vote and that sent the race into an instant runoff with second and third place votes now being counted. for several days last week, leno was the leader by a few hundred votes. >>> are you ready for a parade? we know the drill between the warriors and giants. this will be our first championship parade in the past eight years. tomorrow about a million screaming fans are expected to flock to downtown oakland to celebrate with steph curry and the nba champs. it's going to be warm, it's going to be kroulded and itcrow going to be different than in years past. cheryl hurd is here. >> the barriers are up, steph curry is here, but this parade will be a little different than last year. steel barriers are out and oakland is just about parade ready. >> w

. >>> contra costa county coroner says the drowning of a 15-year-old danville student was an accident, not a suicide. you may recall this tragic story. ben curry, a freshman at san ramon valley high school was found unresponsive in the school's swimming pool last month. the coroner says the video shows ben getting into the pool with his classmates. he reportedly goes under water but never comes back out. the family argues the district allowed rumors of suicide to continue. the coroner's report shows no evidence the boy intended to harm himself. >> hard to imagine how this story could get out there the way it did and the school not put a stop to it knowing what the parents were going through. >> the family attorney is calling for accountability. the school district says in a statement it's been consistent to not spread rumors on this case and it will start its internal review. >>> 6:04 we want to update you on abused puppy charges in oakland. police now upping that reward in the case to $40,000. here is the back story. three dogs found in a pile of trash. this is over memorial day week

doctor lyudmila beyzer was killed yesterday morning when a tree along 680 in danville up-rooted...and fell directly on her car...killing her. it had been unclear if she drove into the tree. regardless...it's a chilling tragedy...that tree...said to be 50 to 60 feet in length. doctor beyzer was driving north on 680 in danville around 9:00 yesterday morning when the accident occurred. the 58-year-old had worked at john muir health for more than a decade. the hospital releasing a statement today: "we are deeply saddened to hear about the sudden and tragic passing of dr. lyudmila beyzer. she was a member of the john muir health physician network for 15 years and will be greatly missed. our thoughts are with her family, friends, patients, colleagues and staff at this very difficult time." (pam) exactly one week after primary election day .... the san francisco board of elections is still tabulating votes for the city's next mayor. the ranked choice voting system takes longer to tally. as the days go by, we are getting closer to hearing who will lead the citty.(ken)and the race is still wit

it has no problem cranking up and that usually means it will be cooler. 50 in danville. el cerrito 52. pretty windy along the coquina straits. a lot of fog rate there. we have a spin in the atmosphere giving us a cool down. but -- but dig up a with 51 -- but dig up a at 51. it's 4:31 am. s me of days that they used to live on the coast. we would not see the sun. >> yes ad june >> thank you. traffic continues to move along pretty well on 80 westbound into vacaville. you may see the wind here is you drive across some of these causeways. the yellow causeway comes to mind. also over tracy. you can see traffic in vallejo looks pretty good. there have been no issues across the carquinez bridge. as we look as -- at interstate 80 we are getting a pretty good drive. eastbound near ashby they had road work that's not causing any delays. at the bay bridge toll plaza you can see traffic is moving along very well. the flags are gusting out there because of the gusty winds. be careful across the officers and a carload of teenagers in union city. henry lee spoke to witnesses who say th

i want to take you to the danville area.s is actually the same location where we had a fatal collision yesterday. northbound 680 before el krero boulevard. one of those vehicles flipped off on the shoulder. with that many vehicles involved and a rollover once emergency crews arrive we'll have at least one lane taken away. i'll follow up with that shortly. mass transit looking okay. not everyone heading to the parade. if you're taking ace to work, 1 and 3 on time, normal service for you. extra bart trains in service. we did check in with them. everything going great this morning. we do have a lot of additional service and support around downtown oakland area this morning and same for ac transit. of course modified service with all of these street closures, reroutes and service help happening all day today. >> alexis, thank you. new at 6:00, put down the snack. new research shows how many extra calories we're consuming every week grabbing tasty treats around the office. >> the way to get through. first details on the chance to

she was killed this morning when a tree fell onto interstate 680 in danville near el pintado road. explains, some say there were warning signs. >> you see the root ball right here has come completely out of the ground which means those roots just snapped. >> reporter: this massive 70- foot tall tree came crashing down onto northbound 680 near old pintado road -- el pintado road in danville. lyudmila beyzer was killed while driving her silver mercedes. >> you hear a pop, pop, pop and by the time you look around the tree is falling, three to five seconds. >> reporter: there probably would not have been time to react. >> no. trees come down real quick. >> reporter: we showed arborist darrell wise our chopper 5 video from the scene. he said it was a pine tree with a decaying root system. darrell said the tree was dead a month and likely fell onto the freeway in seconds. >> i told him look at this, paco. the tree for sure, the tree needs to come down. >> reporter: darrell's employee marco takes 680 and drives by the tree every day. he said he even pointed out the dangers to his friend j

a9 profit based in danville that was started by brian ware back in 2013. the father of two says he and his family realized that restaurants who provide asked crayons to customers, were just throwing those used crayons away. so they decided that if they figure out how to take the old kayons and make new ones, sick children in hospitals could benefit. >> so it went through a trial and error. >> repor t the paper off the crayons. they eventually figured out that it's easier not to try. >> there's a big learning process. big learning process. and then it was have we tried throwing them all in a president and see what happens. we did that and that's how we do it today. >> reporter: he says he was determined to do this right. even consulting with an occupation. therapist to come up with the triangular shaped crayon. >> for dexterity was the main reason from the design perspective butt a great side benefit is it won't roll off the table in the hospital. >> reporter: the initiative has grown quickly. 2015 was the first year of production an the crayons initiative

while danville topped out at 90 degrees and 86 today in livermore.ce and cool for half moon bay and clearing for the and while all clear right and in palo alto the high up to 80 degrees. some mid to upper 60s for san francisco today. and some upper 80s for parts of the north bay but mill valley up to 79 degrees. we have just enough of our winds coming onshore to cool down the coast in san francisco. while the inland areas are starting to heat up because that wind is coming right over land and then as we go into the day tomorrow, our winds blow offshore and what happens getting the winds at about 15 to 20 miles per hour, as it moves over the hills and then down into the valleys, that air actually warms up as it descends an the valleys heating up to the triple digits by tomorrow, as well as saturday with the strongest winds we also have a high fire danger and a fire weather watch in effect for parts of the east bay and north bay mountains and we have to monitor the conditions with the low humidity but then going into next week it all changes. our tempe

ben curry was found at the bottom of the pool at sa ramone valley high in danville last month. student say rumors spread quickly that the freshman now the parents are taking legal action to set the record straight. >> the school district uld have corrected the false narrative, immediately. they knew that he drowned in class, they knew there was a video of the incident. and they shared that with nobody. >> the school district said this tonight "we will be examining policies and procedures in an on con effort to insure the safety of our students." >>> the race for mayor is still up for grabs. with thousands of ballots still to count, anything could happen. >> reporter: the mayor's race is still too close to call. down here in the basement of city hall, they are counting tens of thousands of outstanding ballots. of the 240,000 total votes cast by san francisco, nearly a third, about 85,000, were mailed or dropped off. so they are still being counted. officials say voter turn out i can't say unusually -- was unusually high for a midterm election. >> what we experienced was like a p

is according to a tourist who recorded this on his cell phone. 29-year-old alexander miner iso fr danville, california. received communications from the birds and the sky to come to d.c. to resist tyranny. someone else told miner they didn't believe in god and that is when witnesses say he jumped the rrier. 'll be back in court today. >>> 4: right now.ce of are learning more about mental health and first aid. an officer shot and killed an unarmed man last week. this is cell phone video from that shooting. it shows officer anan vajubar standing next to white after he s shot. the department wants cops to be able to tell the difference. w >> want officers to come on scene and realize there may be a health-related emergency taking place in front of them and the behavior they'reeeing in fro of them and may not be the true behavior of individuals. last night's training was scheduled before that shooting. >>> police in the district hope a sketch of the so-called d.c. hote rapist w lead to his arrest. take a look at this sketch here. investigatord relea this sketch of what theyelieve he looked lik

danville, 52. you can see the low turning heading up toward >> lake city and boise, idaho. these are near average. 60s and 70s to 80s on the temperatures. it looks like a little warmer tuesday. cooler wednesday and warmer thursday. if everything emerges in as advertised, it will be warm friday and saturday. >>> 4:18 am and imagine the in 15 years old and you already have a college degree. we will tell you more about a young college graduate. that young man and th he just earned. >>> with the immigration debate move forward this week? there is a lot number of children being separated from their parents at the border. we will have the latest in washington d.c. >>> the battle over immigration may be coming to ahead at the nation's capital.>> over the trump ministration policy of separating children from their parents at the border. doug was later -- lazar is in washington d.c.>> reporter: trump will be at capitol hill to talk about immigration tomorrow. there is criticism about the zero-tolerance policy at the border. protests at the texas facility and in new jersey, where dem

. >>> a freak accident in danville. a tree toppled onto a car, backing up traffic for miles and killed one person. >> reporter: this is a frightening situation. you can imagine this massive pine tree came tumbling down onto the freeway and it is near 680. crews are working to clear the pine tree from the road and they have taken out several trees because they appear to be dead and they don't want more accidents. looking at chopper5, they have a nice view of the area and you can see traffic backed up for miles. it happened on 680 northbound and the vehicle involved ended up about one quarter mile down and the driver inside, chp says she died in the crash. it's under investigation, and whether or not the car hit the tree or the tree fell on the car. take a listen. >> it appears there is one vehicle involved and it's not known if the vehicle collided with the tree or the tree landed on the vehicle. that is under investigation. >> reporter: you can see the caltrans crews are working to clean up the mess with several lanes o

nbc obtained documents on the breach, 29-year-old alexander thomas minor from danville is accused of jumping the bay area on south lawn. said he was on a mission from god to harm the president. he carried a back pack but no weapons. minor is scheduled to appear before judge today. >>> the search is on for a person who stole a 6 week old puppy from a south bay business. cameras were rolling when the puppy was snatched. they are asking for help identifying man you see in this video. investigators say he walked into the business on bering drive in san jose and left with a husky golden retriever mix. we spoke to the dog's owner who is hopeful the surveillance video will help get his puppy back. >> when i see those videos it hurts. it hurts to see that video but i mean, i'm so glad that we installed security ram ras to see his face perfectly and his car. >> the suspect drove off in a black mer aicedes suv with a si week old puppy named nila. >> three kids under age of 10 are in the hospital after a deadly crash in concord. a gray suv you see right there t boned a white dodge. this happene

of a high school in danville... has been ruled an accident.psy report determined benjamin c >>> good morning, it's 67:26. i'm michelle griego. a drowning in the swim pool of a high school in danville has been ruled an accident. an autopsy determined benjamin curry a freshman at san ramon valley high school died of an accidental drowning while in swim class. >>> it could be a long wait to find out who will be the next mayor of san francisco. mark leno has a slight lead over london breed but there are thousands of ballots yet to be counted. >>> stay with us; weather and traffic in just a moment. >>> good morning. 7:27. an accident on westbound 4 manslaughter one lane blocked right near bailey and you can see that is quickly backing up things for drivers westbound. expect a little over 35 minutes just to go from loveridge to 680. southbound 680 on the right side of your screen making its way down towards walnut creek north main street getting congested not too bad. through novato, 23 minutes 101 at ignacio. >>> clouds rolling in and out. messing

. >>> well, we've learned the man who tried to scale the white house fence this week is from danville, and his father's talking only with nbc bay area about what his son did and why. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez is live in contra costa county with more on this story. >> reporter: alex minor was arrested on the spot outside the white house. nobody was hurt, but tonight hehis father is talking with us exclusively, sharing what he says is his son's long battle with mental illness. >> he's a good kid. he's a kind kid. he's got a great heart. >> reporter: that's how lincoln minor describes his son. but on monday, 29-year-old alex minor of walnut creek was arrested in washington, d.c. after trying to scale the fence in front of the white house. a tourist captured the arrest on camera. according to charging documents, alex minor told investigators president trump was the anti-christ and he had hoped to make his way into the oval office and slap president trump in the face. >> if he really wanted to harm the president, he think he probably would have, you know, gotten a weapon. he didn't hav

san francisco 73 degrees today and mid-60 in danville. >> i do. it's the only crash i'm worried about. it's also a repeat performance, traffic flow is northbound 680, same area we saw the tree down late yesterday morning, we're looking at the crash there now, four or five vehicles originally reported involved but they are off to the shoulder. i don't see slowing and the bridge toll plaza, metering lights, guys. >> next and all new this hour, lack of sleep won't just make your kids cranky but serious health risks they may risk later in life if ty don't get enough sleep. >>> first happening now, lava is still flowing on hawaii's big island. this morning an update on the number of homes destroyed. it's up to 700. plus voters in five states are getting ready to cast their ballots. virginia, ine, north dakota, south carolina and nevada all have primaries. we'll track them all after the break. county... city leaders in richmond ar >>> e5:56, happening today in contra costa county, city leaders in richmond are inviting people who live there to give input

it is a cooler pattern with the westerly bree. 51 in black hawk and danville. 53 pleasanton and mid-50s from martinez to el sobrante. that breeze is kicking in. it is west, west, west, but the delta wind, which came down to hardly anything yesterday decided to wake up. 26 now gusting to 33 in travis. southwest in davis. we had a north, northwesterly breeze yesterday, nois more westerly. the water temps continue to be cold there. as that system digs in today and tomorrow, temperatures take a dip today, level off tomorrow and then things get warm to hot again. the fog will burn off sooner tomorrow, getting warm faster on friday and saturday. it looks just like last saturday. don't make me remind you. it was hot. >> it was hot last weekend? >> saturday. and then it cooled down fast sunday. >>> san francisco international airport is making changes affecting ridesharing companies like uber and lyft to reduce traffic jams. sfo is raising the fee for ridesharing companies that pick up or drop off passengers at the curbside to $5.00. also, it is opening a new passenger loading area for their se

mid 80s walnut creek and danville. antioch may reach the low 90s. concord ninety six yesterday. that will not happen today. dropping about 10 degrees sausalito 90 degrees today, one in napa and sonoma, mid-80s. oi to happen with tropical storm bud. tropical storm bud is coming from baja into the united states. the desert southwest by this weekend expecting plenty of rain showers through arizona, colorado, utah, new mexico, southern california with a little bit of rain as well. it's basically going to not allow this low to bring us any rain. what we will see is cooler temperatures through the weekend and then we warm up for next week. it looks like a pretty good father's day on sunday. we will be right back after the break. >>> the sunrise sunset report sponsored by kelly more paints. go where the pros go. kelly moore, the painter's paint store. >>> i am simi dos. joining me is the vice president of home loans. i guess you get this question a lot. when is a good time to buy a home? >> my advice is always the same. take as much time as you need to get your credit and finances in l

danville and also pleasanton at 50 degrees. we are going to warm things up, though, napa, 78.wood city 76. antioch, speaking of, 87-92 tomorrow and saturday. san jose, equal 73. the fine folks down there in san jose weather station, said, i'm called yesterday. i'm cold. well, yeah, 73 is cold. that's sweater weather. more so friday, saturday. very fine people on twitter are talking about on july 4, it looks like this monster bridge is going to set up over the great lakes. a little bit of lower pressure. last july, it was just the opposite. things are different this year. ali so far. we will get a little warm up here friday and saturday. low clouds another. not as extensive as yesterday. there's plenty on the coast and the water temps are cold. 40s, 50s. the night is really short, yet there's a lot of 40s here. including atherton, menlo park and woodside in there. low 50s. pacifica montier, san mateo. we are 52. and redwood city, pretty cool low considering you don't have much to work with. west, southwest. yesterday, it was screaming. i expect that to come down. bodega bay, 50

so is danville. not much of a change. this is the low in southern california. as that lips northward, it is giving a lot of cover and a few scattered showers. it will get kicked up by this system. and then of course, the moisture down into arizona. a lot going on in the west. june to be a quiet month. that's not the case here. 60s, 70s, upper 70s, low, low 80s for many. colin continues into sunday. maybe some partly cloudies for us. slightly warmer monday and tuesday. so a year ago, we were about 105 for some. >> wow. >> that's hot. >> not this year. >> not this year. all right. we will take it. thanks, steve. >>> some bad news for diaper companies. we will tell you more about a shift in the u.s. leading to a drop in sales. >>> a huge between a land owner and cattle owners blamed for a gruesome discovery. a number of dead cattle found buried in rural santa clara county. they began processing the scene above bell station. investigators say a rancher contacted them saying more than two dozen of the cattle were missing. that led to the discovery of a health sticki

in contra costa county, danville now has a median price on par with san francisco at 1-point-3 millionp 9 percent from last year. and in fremont, the median price is also just north of 1 million dollars. in marin county - a new home in san rafael would cost you 1 million dollars as well. property experts say the demand for homes in the bay area remains high and the number of houses on the market is still low. ( james ) nolan says there is nothing on the horizon that could bring prices down. but he does expect that home values will plateau at some point. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning buzz... it is all about the warriors and a crazy game one of the n-b-a finals. maybe you could save energy by weaving your own shoes... out of flax. or simply adjust your thermostat. do your thing, with energy upgrade california. only marshall tuck will change that. year after year, policians fail to improve public schools. tuck turned around

not uncomfortable but you'll feel the heat. 84 in danville, 84 in antioch. oakland getting up to 72. sunshine here throughout the peninsula. cool in half moon bay with the ocean breeze. the warmest in palo alto at 79. not that warm in san francisco. just couldn't bump these temperatures up that much. that's dow to the cold ocean breeze out of the west at 2. mildist in the mission at 66. through marin, napa and sonoma counties, there's the heat for you. in napa, three-day weekend in the grapevines, 85 degrees. also warming up in mill val lieu to 77. once we hit this weekend, we do have that new change coming our way. system off to the north will bring rainfall near the california/oregon border, clouds and cooler temperatures. going on a road trip? not only rain right here but also into oregon and washington. my extended forecast, milder weather, we've ratcheted up the temperatures in san francisco. low 70s monday, tuesday and wednesday. for cities away from the coastline, here are the temperatures, 85 tomorrow, 75 saturday. back up to 83 on sunday. there's ou

died in a freak accident with a tree falling onto interstate 680 in danville during the morning commute yesterday. the 70-foot tree crashed on the northbound side and they said the 58-year-old dr. died when her see her for -- when her mercedes hit it later. >> we heard a pop and then looked around and the tree had fallen. it was a matter of three or four seconds, maybe five. >> reporter: there was no time to react? >> no. trees come down really quickly. >> this arborist said that the tree had probably been dead for months in one of the employees said he had pointed out the tree to a friend earlier. >>> a wild scene in the east bay. police are lead on a high-speed chase. >>> we are learning more about the air force deserter tracked to the bay area after three decades. dangerous conditions on investigators say: the suspect abducted a landlord yesterday. kpix 5's katie nielsen on how this all unfolded. "to have a tenant kidnap a landlord, that's unusual. >>> a kidnapping turned into a police chase in oakland. they said the suspect abducted a landlord yesterday. more about this. >> reporter