murdered object these streets in 2015. >> i done allow any of my kids to walk down the streets of east oakland anymore. >> reporter: less than five miles away from the coach's whistle lives a very different kind of oakland. a booming economy with new headquarters for high-tech opening in downtown every month. unemployment at 8%. high paying jobs growing by 3% and more. murder, assault, and gun arrests much less a problem here. close by along highway 13, what we're calling the oakland hills, the disparity grows even greater. unemployment at 6% and dropping. where the average salary is three and a half times what it is in east oakland and where they only had one murder, four gun arrests, and 45 assaults since last august. contrast that to east oakland with 26 murders, 90 gun arrests, more unanimous a thousand assaults, where the latest census date shows 18% unemployment. average earnings just half of the at thiswide average. and 21,000 people living below the poverty line. >> you have highly impacted poor communities. >> reporter: dr. howard pen der hughes is associate professional of social and

now that lucky school was of course east oakland pride elementary. the nba had added a beautiful new outdoor basketball court. they also refurbished their library making it a place where kids can come to expand what they learn in the classroom. there is also a science and technology multipurpose room. some of the warriors star players took time from their busy practice schedule to bring some joy and excitement to these kids. the nba says this is how the warriors leave a lasting legacy for children and families of east oakland. >> i'm sure the kids watch the games an they see you us on tv, but just to be here and talk with the kids ais special. >> the science room really looks like egg science room. the kids are going to be engaged in that classroom. >> reporter: and today the nba has donated more than 1,000 of these live learn and play spaces. i'm live in oakland, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> so what does the coach of the cavaliers do after his team lost game one of the nba finals? turns out he goes to a federal penitentiary. or at least a former

on these streets in february 2015. >> i don't allow any of my kids to walk down the streets of east oakland anymore. >> reporter: less than five miles away from the coach's whistle live as different kind of oakland. a booming economy with new headquarters for high-tech opening in downtown every month. unemployment at 8%, high-paying jobs growing by 3% and more. murder, assaults and gun arrests, much less a problem here. close by along highway 13, what we're calling the oakland hills, the disparity grows even greater. unemployment at 6% and dropping where the average salary is 3.5 times what it is in east oakland and where they only had one murder, four gun arrests and 45 assaults since last august. contrast that to east oakland with 26 murders, 90 gun arrests, more than a thousand assaults where the latest u.s. census shows us 18% unemployment. average earnings just half of the citywide average and 21,000 people living below the poverty line. >> you have highly impacted poor communities. >> reporter: this is a doctor of social and behavioral sciences at ucsf. >> where businesses have left,

near east bay about 37. oakland 79. san rafael low to mid-80s. and castro valley. you head inland temperatures warm with a few 90s out by the delta. over in oakland this afternoon,, a beautiful day about 5:00, looking at 70 degrees. upper 50s by 8:30. the accuweather seven-day forecast still 90s inland today and tomorrow. cooler weather ahead for tuesday and wednesday. the coolest day should be thursday and friday with numbers just in the 70s for highs inland. carolyn. >> thank you, lisa. up next, why the cleveland cavaliers are upset with the warriors. and it wasn't just losing game one that has some players frustrated. so now i'm not being perky, telling you that drivers that switch to progressive save an average of $548! whoo! i mean, whoo. i would kill for something sweet. i know... we could have one of those. one? are you kidding? we'll end up eating like thirty. wanna split that? ughhhh...no, soooo much fat... don't fight your instincts. with each for 150 calories or less! try our chocolatey brownies, tangy lemon bars and creamy cheesecakes fiber one. go on,

. >> how east oakland elementary school benefited from the warriors day off. >> will the heat simmer the weekend plans? the weekend plans? dre our partnership with habitat for humanity at pg&e, we believe solar should be accessible to everyone. allows us to provide the benefits of solar power to the types of customers who need it most. pg&e provided all of the homes here with solar panels. the solar savings can mean a lot, especially for low-income families. with the savings that i am getting from the solar panels, it's going to help me to have a better future for my children. to learn how you can save energy and money with solar, go to pge.com/solar. together, we're building a better california. >>> tonight the u.s. played clump bay in one of the most prominent soccer tournament anywherein the world. >> game was at levi stadium this was one of the early goal goals. it's the first time the game has been held outside of south america. >> levi is one of 10 site in the u.s. for this year game. 100 annual event. many mattress played to sold out stadium. columbia beat the u.s. tonight 2 n

for the east bay some large contrast here. in oakland 73 degrees. maybe you're doing some shopping in the afternoon tomorrow you're going to have a hotter but still nice 86 degrees in walnut creek. for the north bay maybe you're going up to wine country that's a great spot to be 83 degrees tomorrow and for mill valley 77. high pressure in place. that's what brought the hotter temperatures today but we're not going to see that last for too much longer. what's up next is a cooling low pressure offshore and that's going to bring another drop in temperatures as we head throughout monday, tuesday and also wednesday. there is some rainfall associated with it, but that's well to the north so again we're going to see temperatures beginning to drop. let's look at how things will play out for us and you'll be able to see for the south bay from 84 degrees tomorrow down to 79 on monday and on tuesday 74 and a huge drop here in the tri valley from 87 tomorrow down to also 74 by tuesday. so cooling coming next week but let's go back to sunday one more time. if yo

the average salary only about half of what the others make citywide. 21,000 people in east oakland livebelow the poverty line. there have been 26 murders and 90 gun arrests in that part of the city since last august. we asked oakland's marrawah she and the rest of city leaders are doing to address this inequality. the mayor says programs to make the city more equitable are being rolled out as we speak. to hear more about that and her interview and a further break down of these numbers, go to nbcbayarea.com and click on the investigative unit. back to you. >> thank you very much. if you have a tip for our investigative unit, give us a call. >>> coming up, back home where hearts open and tears flow for a boxing legend. the body of muhammed ali where memorials continue. live from kentucky where the country prepares for his funeral later this week. >>> welcome back. quarter to 5:00 on your monday morning. there was a lot of heat. >> hard to not notice. >> you felt your skin and shirt sticking to it. >> i was driving through parts of the central valley and the thermometer in the car got up t

near east bay 73 today. oakland 82 union city. head inland you will still see some of the 90s. 93 antioch, 92 in brentwood. later on this afternoon at oracle look for 72 degrees at about 5:00. temperatures dropping through the 60s. accuweather seven-day forecast, just is a couple of 90s inland today, tomorrow. then we will drop further. nice afternoon ahead. but by thursday and friday highs in the mid-and upper 70s with just about 70 around bail and a little warmer is forecasted for next weekend. carolyn. >> lisa, those are below normal temperatures at the end of the week. thank you. coming up next, why the cleveland cavaliers be upset with the warriors. it wasn't just losing game one that has some players frustra >> is it worthwhile to pay for custom made furnishings to fit in your home? one man decideed to splurge but everything went terribly wrong. he went to michael finney for help. >> the drawers were all ordered too wide so they wouldn't open and close. >> he ordered a custom made closet for his bedroom, but the custom fit d

. >> next, how an east oakland school benefited from the warriors day off. >> just ahead on abc7 newsve rofrt from the oldest international soccer competition, being played outside south america for the >> that is the sound of a warriors win and the only place to watch is right here on abc7. >> abc7 news is live to tell us more about the day kids will remember forever. lyanne? >> reporter: warriors are in the middle of finals and yet have time and passes to come out students are star struck, of course. . today, the point guard left a lasting impression on kids from east oakland pride elementary. >> i'm sure kids watched the games and see us on tv. >> livingston came to open a new live, learn, and play zone at the school. a beautiful basketball court was added. the nba refurbished a library, making it where kids can come to expand what is learned in the classroom. there is a science and technology multi purpose room. >> it really makes children, i think, gravitate to come to this to do something exciting. >> players took time to bring joy and excitement to the kids. and the nba says th

the historic tournament making >>> an east oakland school got some incredible upgrades today donatedy the warriors and the nba. abc 7 news was at east oakland pride elementary as the team helped cut the ribbon on the live, learn and play zone. outside there's a new basketball court. indoors there's a refurbished library, science lab and tech room. klay thompson, shaun livingston, and harrison barnes were among the warriors there interacting with the kids. >> just to be tangible and come out here and you know, talk with the kids, interact with them is special. >> there's so much about this team that in the middle of the series you have so much players here who wanted to be part of this. >> it sure says a lot. the nba has donated more than a thousand of these live learn and play spaces. and abc 7 is the only place you can see every game in the nba finals. our coverage of game 2 on und is sunday starts at 4:00 p.m. with a special warriors pregame edition at 5:00. then abc's coverage of game 2 begins at abc 7 with the warriors and cavs in oakland. tipoff at 5:00 p.m. and if you're not pl

car free. >>> the investigation into a sex scandal involving oakland police officers having sex with an underaged girl has expanded to other east bay departments. the daughter of an oakland police dispatcher told investigators she also had sex with a contra costa county deputy when she was underage. this comes to days of the oakland police chief resigned because of scandal happened on his watch. the oakland city council president told us she didn't know why he stepped down. >> my most recent conversations with the chief was that he goes in this control and the organization was beginning to tackle very difficult, difficult issues. >> he is the third oakland police chief to resign in the past five years. bart deputy chief will take over. >>> a puppy stolen at doesn't is back home save with her 14-year-old owner the east bay. police are still searching for suspects but they're happy to reunite maya and her young owner. today cornell bernard spoke with the young man who got back his dog. >> got the call, so excited. >> the best news ever for this 14-year-old boy. his stolen puppy, maya safe. >> anxious to see her. >> a security cam

a raging house fire injures people in east oakland. it >>> our top stories tonight, a raging house fire injures two people in east oakland. it started just before 3:30 this afternoon near 76th and hillside. explosions could be heard coming from inside that house. crews have been able to bring the fire under control now. no word yet on what might have caused the fire. >>> police have arrested four teenagers in last night's violent protest at a donald trump rally. charges include assault with a deadly weapon and refusal to disperse. the men are accused of tracking trump supporters after they left the rally at the convention center and police say they've identified more suspects and are out looking for them >>> the polls close in about an hour and a half here in california. we're one of six states holding primaries today. 475 delegates are up for grabs in our state. minutes ago donald trump weighing in on tonight's election returns, speaking from a prepared text, and reading from a teleprompter he began his outreach for general election v

. >>> an east oakland school got some incredible upgrades today donated by the warriors and the nba.bc 7 news was at east oakland pride elementary as the team helped cut the ribbon on the live, learn and play zone. outside there's a new basketball court. indoors there's a refurbished library, science lab and tech room. klay thompson, shaun livingston, and harrison barnes were among the warriors there interacting with the kids. >> just to be tangible and come out here and you know, talk with the kids, interact with them is special. >> there's so much about this team that in the middle of the series you have so much players here who wanted to be part of this. >> it sure says a lot. the nba has donated more than a thousand of these live learn and play spaces. and abc 7 is the only place you can see every game in the nba finals. our coverage of game 2 on und is sunday starts at 4:00 p.m. with a special warriors pregame edition at 5:00. then abc's coverage of game 2 begins at abc 7 with the warriors and cavs in oakland. tipoff at 5:00 p.m. and if you're not planning to be at oracle abc 7

car free. >>> the investigation into a sex scandal involving oakland police officers having sex with an underaged girl has expanded to other east bay departments. the daughter of an oakland police dispatcher told investigators she also had sex with a contra costa county deputy when she was underage. this comes to days of the oakland police chief resigned because of scandal happened on his watch. the oakland city council president told us she didn't know why he stepped down. >> my most recent conversations with the chief was that he goes in this control and the organization was beginning to tackle very difficult, difficult issues. >> he is the third oakland police chief to resign in the past five years. bart deputy chief will take over. >>> a puppy stolen at doesn't is back home save with her 14-year-old owner the east bay. police are still searching for suspects but they're happy to reunite maya and her young owner. today cornell bernard spoke with the young man who got back his dog. >> got the call, so excited. >> the best news ever for this 14-year-old boy. his stolen puppy, maya safe. >> anxious to see her. >> a security cam

. >> next, how an east oakland school benefited from the warriors day off. >> just ahead on abc7 newsive rofrt from the oldest international soccer competition, being played outside south america for the (voand exceptional customerity pre-ownservice,les... head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... flip your thinking about buying your next one. >> that is the sound of a warriors win and the only place to watch is right here on abc7. >> abc7 news is live to tell us more about the day kids will remember forever. lyanne? >> reporter: warriors are in the middle of finals and yet have time and passes to comee out students are star struck, of course. . today, the point guard left a lasting impression on kids from east oakland pride elementary. >> i'm sure kids watched the games and see us on tv. >> livingston came to open a new live, learn, and play zone at the school. a beautiful basketball court was added. the nba refurbished a library, making it where kids can come to expand what is learned in the classroom. there is a science a

oakland hills. not a major problem down the east shore freeway.the drivers aren't expected to have much of a problem. build here for north 101. fremont shows you the traffic volume starting to build just a bit at 880 south. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> up next, we investigate a stark divide in oakland. >> what's your administration doing to fix this? >> it's not just one thing. it is a robust economy that provides opportunities for those who have been left out in the past. >> some residents worry about safety while others embrace a new economic boom. we dig into the numbers. >>> happening now, a scare in the south bay after a mountain lion was sighted in cupertino park. >>> we take you inside the last of a terminally ill california woman. a veteran news photographer and editor for national public radio is dead after an tack ina. ==take vo== david gilkey and an afghantranse >>> a veteran news photographer and editor for npr died in an attack in afghanistan. david gilkey and afghan translator were killed on assignment. according to npr, their2

about 20 minutes later, police found another man also shot in the shoulder across town in east oakland. abc 7 news was at east 16th street and 27th avenue as police gathered evidence. the victim survived the shooting. officers are look being for two suspects who took off rung. >>> police believe drunk driving and speeding caused a crash that ended two young lives in south san francisco. two people died after being ejected from this car along airport boulevard just before midnight. the honda hit another car before otherturning and plowing into at least one tree, honda's driver survived. investigators believe he was drunk while driving at least 80 miles per hour which is more than twice the speed limit. >>> in oakland, you could see firefighters prying a woman fwr from the wreckage after a driver plowed into two stopped cars near high street. it all started when a car wasn't able to move after hitting the center divider after 1:00 this morning. a good samaritan then tried to help two people stuck in the fast lane. >> i turned on my warning lights and i got out, i rushed over, are you guy

a housing development in east oakland is closer to being finished. 94th avenue and international boulevardlex will provide housing to low income families. the development is a private partnership between the city of oakland and related california. it specializes in building affordable housing. the land was provided by -- gospel church and the senior pastor is hoping it will revitalize the community. >> this development is going to raise the hope of a lot of people who live in the east oakland area. we feel like we've been forgotten by the other people downtown and what not. there seems to be a lot of development and a lot of things going on. there's not that much going on down here. >> the project is expected to be finished by earlier next year. this is just the first of many affordable housing developments that will go up along the international boulevard corridor corridor. stocks dropping a bit on this thursday. looking at the big board. the dow is down 24 points. if you're lookinged a got financial news, american household weather rose in the first -- wealth rose in the first several mo

. >>> new this morning, a three alarm fire that ripped through the east oakland church, firefighters arrived at 11 pm, and smoke was pouring from the prayer house fake church on walnut street. the flames spread quickly to the three nearby buildings, and the cause of the fire is under investigation. firefighters are still on the scene of the huge fire in the mission district that started yesterday afternoon in or around the hardware, and firefighters stayed overnight to make sure that the embers did not reignite. the five-alarm fire destroying six buildings, thick smoke blanketing the area as they worked to evacuate the old buildings and to get the fire under control. >> heavy smoke and heavy heat conditions, and it appears to be that the firefighter safety would be compromised, so we regrouped to the exterior location and began to fight the fire from the exterior of the building. >> for those displaced, the red cross is helping them out, and two people were treated for smoke inhalation.>>> the sharp up fire is about -- sherpa fire is about 45% contained, and the tall grass is resenti

darien brown shot and killed alexis irving behind the rainbow recreation center and east oakland. after the shooting, brown went to a gas station and was acting erratically.>> this guy came back following the customer and annoying her. he was asking her if she was feeling threatened, she said she was an we call the police. he said once just to touch the bag, and there was a gun in the bag.>> brown is being held without bail, and his mother said that he is mentally ill. the victim had just finished her junior year in high school. >>> there is a call for the independent committee told police accountable for misconduct, and community groups and council members gathering all the steps of the city hall. the independent citizen review commission, if approved, could hire or fire the cheap, and they can take disciplinary action against any officer for wrongdoing. the city looks into charges that several police officers had sexual contact with a teenager. several east bay police officers are on leave or have step down as a result of the investigation. >> the commission will have real autho

. >> i don't allow any of my kids to walk down the streets of east oakland anymore. >> reporter: less than five miles away from the coach's whistle lives a very different kind of oakland. a booming economy with high tech opening downtown every month. unemployment down by 8%. murders and arrests much higher here. what we're calling oakland hills, the disparity grows even more. the average salary three and a half times what it is in east oakland. and where they only had one murder, four gun arrests and 35 assaults. contrast that with 1,000 assaults and 90 gun arrests. the census data shows 18% of unemployment and 21,000 people living below the poverty line. >> you have highly impacted, poor communities. >> reporter: dr. howard penderhughes is a professor of social and behavioral sciences at usf. >> where businesses have left, where government has essentially pulled out, and that you've had a large-scale public and private investment in those communities. >> he also works with oakland's prevention institute, dedicated to finding solutions to the root causes of inner city violence. >> tha

this was one sideshow in east oakland and sky 7 was overhead.u can seat view of the skid marks left behind. the show broke up quickly. someone set off a roman candle in the parking lot. over all the streets were quiet. fans leaving the game fooling so sad on the outcome. >> they do their job. they are pro-s and does what they are supposed to do. sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. >> the most serious incident happened at oracle arena, police say a man in his tent got into a fight after the game and fell from the second deck and our media partner reports that he is in critical but stable condition. no arrests were made. police talked to people out of the game but it seemed like everyone quietly left the game. and went home. >> sad times. social media lighting up to congrat warriors and proud of our men according to ayesha, cannot deny it, proud, proud, proud and the shacks tweeted "freud have share add run with you, not the finish we wanted but ready for return in 2017." and the gianted we ended "we would like to remind you that every other da

one happened in east oakland at 7:00 yesterday morning. bullets chipped the outside of the building. a woman who says she used to play there when she was a little girl is upset. >> very shocking and it's just bad, bad. you know, it makes people don't want to bring their kids here. >> the other killing happened about 2 miles away at midnight yesterday. a woman was inside a car at alameda avenue and she was shot and killed and taken to a hospital. police have no suspects or motives. >> five people were arrested in connection with a suspected hit- and-run. a resident reported five people running out of a car with fresh collision damage. there were three minors, an 18- year-old, and a 19-year-old. the adults were booked on car theft and possession of stolen property. >>> a vigil held for a teenager killed in an accident involving a chp vehicle. this was on interstate five in glenn county and involved three vehicles, including a chp officer's pickup truck. the officer was distracted by his computer screen and didn't notice the traffic ahead of

16th 16th street in east oakland. our media partners at the bay area news group report a map was shot in the shoulder. her he survived. the earlier shooting appeared in north oakland. a man was shot in the shoulder. offers say the gunmen runway. police don't think the shootings are related. follow us on twitter for updates on these cases. >>> hello, i'm eric thomas, thank you for joining us, happy end thing to the story of a dog stolen at gunpoint from a teenaged owner san leandro, maya, a german shepherd is back with her family. cornell bernard is live in san leandro with how the dog got back home. >> reporter: it's a remarkable story. maya, the puppy, stolen at gunpoint in this very neighborhood, then sold on the street. her young owner so happy she is back home. >> average to see her. >> the best news for this 14-year-old boy himself stolen puppy, maya, is home safe. his parents want their son's identity kept secret because the men who took maya are at large. the security cam ray caught the teen walking his dog whe

she saw him again after another arrestee made on the same stretch of east oakland. her words, they began dating, which is problematic for him because as a police officer in oakland, they have extensive training on how to deal with what is called sexually exploited minors, underaged sex workers are oftentimes coerced into that line of work. brendan never reported her -- you never detail her, never turned her over to social services as he is required to do for his training. instead, they began a sexual relationship. brendan introduced her to other members of his squad out of the eastmont station. she slept with them as well while she was underage. in some cases, she would receive information about undercover sting operations, prostitution stings, from some of these officers who would tell her, look, it is going to be hot on the stretch of east oakland. stay off the roads from this time to this time. which is a very dangerous thing to do for both officers safety and the safety of people out there in the public during these operations. amy: her name that you referred to

and east bay not too hot or too cold. 78 in oakland. 86 in caster valley.unny where you bake in the heat once again. 101 in livermore, 103 in antioch, 101 in concord. we fast forward to friday. this is where you notice the temperatures drop inland. it is warm but not as hot as it has been. cool along the coastline. saturday even cooler. we're going to drop down to the 80s and that is a nice relief for those of you who do not like the hot weather. sunday near average with 80s, 90s along the coastline, in the 60s. accuweather seven-day forecast, a heat alert up for tomorrow and we alert you to the fact that it is going to be hot inland. so you can plan accordingly. it is just advanced warning. triple-digits inland and low 60s along the coast. still hot on wednesday but out of the 100s. dropping down to the 90s. continuation through friday. 60s coast side and 80s around the bay. the cooling will kick in toward saturday when you come down to 86 in the warmest inland valleys, 60 along the coastline. that is a nice welcome change, i'm sure by then. >> for sure. >

happened when there was one sideshow overnight, look at the view from sky 7, the skid marks at east oakland. the show broke up quickly. someone set off a roman candle in the oracle arena parking lot but the streets were quiet. fans live the game were just so sad on the outcome. >> they did their job. they did what they are supposed to do. sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. >> the most serious incident happened at oracle arena. police say a man in his tenths got into a fight after the game and fowl from the second deck. our media partners report that he is in critical but stable condition. no arrests were made. police did make one arrest at oracle arena and it was for illegal ticket sales and public intoxication. they had to throw two people out of the game. those were the numbers sent out by police. nothing too jr. not a last incidents. people just went home. from oakland. amy hollyfield for abc7. >> thank you of the social media lit up last night to congratulate the warriors on a great season steph curry from his wife "proud of our men." the san jose sharks said in part proud to have s

it was written by students in east oakland two years ago when they were in the fifth grade. the book teaches students how to calm themselves when they are angry or nervous. >> i was stressed out because i had a lot of death in the family and i could not get my mind street in school. my friends help me change my life >> when kids are feeling really emotional or when they are feeling overly stimulated or if they are really angry, they need a moment to calm down and to stop and take a breather and think before the next series of actions happens. >> that book came out a few months ago. already it is in its third printing. royalties are being used toward scholarships when these young authors are ready for college. >>> a massachusetts boy is getting ready for a future in law enforcement after giving his dad an unexpected lesson on the rules of the road. >> my dad went past the red light. he has a black truck. it was in a brand-new car. my mommy's car. >> quincy police department heard that 911 call wednesday. robby richardson called the police on his dad who was  driving mommy's

prosecutors have filed murder charges against a man accused of killing his 17-year- old girlfriend in east oakland. 21-year-old dare yen brown of pittsburgh is accused of shooting and killing alexis irvin. spot technology alerted police about the shooting behind the rainbow recreational center. a man went to a gas station and started acting erratically. >> a man came in the station and annoying a woman and asked if she felt threatened and we call police and gestured about his bag or once actually about his bag and said touch the bag and i'm like you go the to go, bro. there was a gun in the bag. >> brown held without bail and his mother says he has mental health issues and returns to court on july 5th to enter a plea. the victim, alexis irvin had finished her junior year of high school in oakley in contra costa county. >> police looking for a man suspected of killing and shooting a man in the backyard of a home. they identified the suspect as 35-year-old cruz. he goes by the name of aguilar. it happened on saturday. the identity of the family not released. police would like to hear from anyone wit

the chase started last night in east oakland when police sale the driver carjack maintained. the patrol vehicle lost control when it swerved to miss another driver. >>> at the state capitol, seven people are in the hospital after being stabbed during a protest. police say a small group of white supremacists were met by a larger counter--protest group. no arrests so far. reporter francis wang has the story. >> reporter: from all over california, a mobilization, a crowd, who call themselves anti-nazis. many covered in all black, not wanting their faces shown. whenever someone associated with nazis and fascists was spotted, crowds would chase them and attack. these two men were escorted by police and shielded in the capitol. sacramento fire says multiple people were stabbed, several transported to the hospital, two with life-threatening injuries. people bleeding everywhere, many, including me, getting pepper-sprayed. abc7 news. >> in the southern sierra two people are dead and 200 hopes burn to the ground ball in the erskine wildfire. it started on thursday. and has now burned t

. >>> new at 5:00, two people hurt in a house fire in east oakland that started before 3:30 this afternoon near 76th avenue and hillside street. explosions could be heard coming from inside the house. we are headed to the scene and will have a live report tonight at 6:00. >>> and a man is in critical condition and the person who shot him in vallejo is still on the loose. the shooting happened about 1:00 this afternoon in front of a liquor store on springs road. chopper 5 spotted investigators on the scene and are looking for a man or a boy described as a black or latino, possibly as young as 16 wearing a black hoodie and carrying a handgun. >>> earlier, officers and paramedics rushed to the lot in front of a spring town bottle shop and found a man with a single gunshot wound to the head with life-threatening injuries. a woman heard the shots fired. >> pow and then i thought it was my tire, thought it was young kid that is popped my tire and come to find out, it was the man that got shot. >> that must have been traumatic. >> it was very traumatic. i had to grab my know. >> police have deplo

it makes people don't want to bring their kids here. >> she doesn't live in east oakland any more but brought her children to the rec center's playground. >> i wanted to remind them of my past. mama used to be here. i used to play at this park. back then it was fun, it was safe, it was a lot of stuff going on at the center here. and we used to come here and get free lunch all the time. >> several hours before this killing. another woman was shot and killed about two miles away. police say after hid night, a woman was shot in the car on the 4,000 block of alameda avenue. she was driven to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. investigators will look into whether or not the two cases are linked. >> it's crazy. we need more protection around here. more safety. >>> police are following up leads tonight. they have not released descriptions on suspects in either case. and no arrests have been made. >> what about managers at the rec center? are they saying anything about what happened? >> well, we spoke to an official who said he was very saddened by what happened. but he couldn't comm

oakland such a championship feel. >> the warriors have given grants to organizations such as the east oakland youth development center. donations helped pay for a brand new gym there. the warriors foundation is still adding up the fundraising totals but except this year to pure sass past lone by about $100,000. -- past season by about $100,000. >>> they are targeting big named players. kevin dur rant's name has come up before. he would be a nice addition. now the warriors could could also be interested in dirk nowitzki notify. the warriors executive said the team will be very aggressive in the off-season. durant is said to be their top priority and nowitzki said he wants to remain in dallas but has said if the team decides to rebuild, he may not want to stay. >> hmmm... >> interesting choices there. >> yes, yes. >> and the warriors, by the way, favored -- already favored for next season. >> right, exactly. >> every other year is not so bad, sal. >> i know it was painful to lose but i mean, at least they won one. people maybe don't want to remember how bad the warriors were not that long ago.

is carl jacobs marcus malone's nephew and manager the freak accident happened here on 81 ave in east oaklandat this point they say the head trauma is so severe that that the only thing that can really help him put right now is time he need time >> stanley:according to eyewitnesses the tire wasn't actually attached to the car from what i heard it was on top of the car oncoming traffic he was going to get insie of his truck it was just like some final destination stuff where bizarre its just un explain explainable >> stanley:so right now marcus malone is in intensive care at hightland hospital and a grim prognosis the doctors are saying it dosent look good you know umm if he does come around hell never be able to play music again which is his passion probably wont be able to talk or anything probaly be in a skilled nursing facility for the rest of his days should he pull out of this hemo say hippy kia ya marcus had a surprise visitor; carlos santana came to highland hospital to check on his former band mate . i'm thinking it was because maybe he wanted this to be more personal as opposed to ha

a horse drawn carriage carried her casket to the acts full gospel church in east oakland. because she loved to dance, the service included a spirited dance to honor her. >> any party she would be the first one to dance. she would break the ice and always was the life of the party. >> jefferies was looking forward to college as she was in during her senior year at deer valley high school in antioch. she was shot and killed while attending a vigil for two friends who had drowned. per kilo remains at large. >>> the governor's office is apologizing for automated response to a heartfelt letter from the family about the need to stop the gun violence. in a statement the governor's office said, the form letter was cummaquid, absolutely unacceptable and governor brown who read ms. wilson's letter asked a senior member of the staff to call the family, apologize for the error and offer his sincere condolences. >>> a man who was working as a housekeeper at stanford hospital -- hospital in palo alto is accused of inappropriate touching another employee. the district attorney's office h

year-old reginette jeffries through the streets of oakland to the doors of the gospel church in east oakland. and for some, the, the pain of what happened began to set in. those who knew reginette say she loved to dance and often danced to honor others. today a spirited dance to honor her. reginette was gunned down last week. she was attending a vigil for two teenage friends who had drowned when shots rang out. when her friends spoke of being with reginette she slowly began to slip away. >> it replays in my head over and over makes my body numb. i can hear you saying you love me and don't leave your side. i wish you are here so i can tell you i tried. >> another friend who was injured in the shooting is still wearing a cast. reginette grew up in oakland and was about to enter her senior year at deer valley high school in antioch. she was active in clubs and was looking forward to college. >> she would have been the first one to dance at every party. she would break the ice and was always the life of the party. >> and she was a typical teenager. >> i'm going to really miss her babysitting. al

valley, inland valley locations especially toward the east bay staying in the 90s we think tomorrow, even though we may see a little cooling towards oaklandnd the interior east bay, along the waterline. out toward the tri valley, numbers in the low to mid-90s through most of the week and probably hanging onto 90 degrees as we approach next weekend and maybe another warmup towards next sunday. the official start of summer tomorrow, seven-day, eight-day, nine-day, ten-day forecast keeping the temperatures in the 80s and 90s. possibly spare the air days this week. back to you. >>> coming up, children left in hot cars. it happens every summer. but now the auto industry is stepping up to prevent it from happening. ground-breaking ideas they're working on that can save lives. a five year old girl is lucky td her locked in a hot car in tex. ===vo=== >>> a 5-year-old girl is lucky to be alive after a couple spotted her locked in a hot car. it happened in texas. the girl was crying and sweating profusely. by the time rescuers pulled her out of this car, an incident and recent deaths have people reminding others to not leave children inside. genera

and it's so big when had a star shows up in your neighborhood, on friday, abc 7 news was at east oakland, pride elementary as the school cuts the ribbon on the live, learn and play zone. they have the brand new basketball and court. that looks beautiful, indoors a science lab and a tech room and get this. klay thompson, and sean livingston and harrison barnes. they were all there, reading to the kids and impacting with the kids. >> just to be tangable and come out and interact with them, it's special. >> it's so special for the team, in the middle of the series, so many players wanted to be a part of this here. >> the nba has donated more than a thousand of these live, learn, and play spaces and they do, and the warriors do a wonderful job in the community. they have events every week, where their star players go out and meet with the kids. after tonight, after game two, the series will shift to cleveland, games 3 and 4, are wednesday, and friday. with coverage being at 5:30 here on abc 7, the tipoff will be at 6:00, and the finals come back to oakland for game 5 on monday, june the 13th

sky7 hd is live over east oakland where the tadrug task force is serving warrants. >> you can see officers outside a house at 84th and holly street. we're told the task force hassor arrested at least 15 people in the past two days, many of the suspects have connections to the sinaloa dlug cartel. we'll have more information on this operation at abc 7 news ats 11:00 and our news app. >>> meantime, an outrageous kidnapping in north oakland today may have uncovered a human trafficking ring. >> someone called police to say a 14-year-old girl was being kidnapped this morning just on the berkeley border. >> abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is live live with the story. >> reporter: hi, dan. the house that was the object of this investigation is just behind my. police have confirmed that there was a kidnapping this morning. they have a victim and a suspect, but what happened before that and whether this is part of a larger human trafficking ring is still unclear. >> by the grace of god, she fought fought fought and got away. >> reporter: the family of a 14-year-old girl abducted this morning in n

east bay shoreline. we'll see more 80s there 80 in oakland. yeah, the inland east bay, 98 in concord, 100 in pittsburg, 102 in antioch. the forecast, 102 tomorrow, 100 on tuesday. low clouds and fog in the morning and then a few clouds on wednesday, cooler, and sea breeze and thin subtropical moisture and possibility of mountain showers in the outlook with temperatures near average by the end of the week. eric? >> thank you. rick quan fliss for mike shumann with a preview of sports. >> coming up in sports the a's and giants finish their games in walkoff fashion and an exciting finish at sonoma raceway acetoney stewart and >>> lots of drama at the save mart 350 as the race was not decided until the final lap. there you see last year's winner, kyle busch. and a.j. allmendinger started second, competing in his final send. 45-year-old tony stewart wanted to make this a day to remember. stewart had not won in 84 races but with ten laps to go had the lead. but on the last lap, denny hamlin in car 11 caught and passed him going into turn seven. but h

as well as oakland todayment 84 expected in hayward as we get into the afternoon for the inner east bay. upper 90s expected for antioch and brentwood. 95 for livermore. mid-90s for oakland hills. along the beach we have low 80s in the forecast. along the coast for half-moon bay at pacifica, daily city upper 50s. a beautiful day for san francisco for the second half and 86 expected for redwood city. here's a look at your extended forecast. fog coming back into the forecast for tomorrow morning. temperatures will begin to fall off although still very warm far inland cities. wednesday, thursday look to be the cooler days and we begin to rebound as we get into the coastline. low to mid-90s expected for our inland communities. so the first week of summer and it feels like it. >> feels like it. >>> nascar on sunday too coming to town. >> nice. >> rosemary, thank you. >>> southern california crews are continuing to battle several wildfires that have already scorched several acres. >> more than a dozen wildfires are continuing to burn all across the west. >> 16 wildfires are burning in the west

east. saudi arabia's invested $3.5 billion in the oakland-based ridesharing company. stment made uber the most highly valued venture in terms of venture capital. uber has committed to investing $250 million in the middle east. >>> we are keeping an eye on developments in fremont this morning. that has a major impact on the city streets there. >>> the area is pretty busy. i want to show you the map. this will be a very busy area near 680, washington street -- this is the general area, fremont boulevard and washington. they have a lot of close streets. fremont boulevard, adam scott robert and washington will be area streets to avoid. and near the strip mall. they are not letting people through. that will cause some confusion. let's look at the san mateo bridge. traffic is going to be busy as you drive through there. no major problems. we are also looking at the bay bridge toll plaza. the traffic is going to be busy. there is a car on fire, eastbound 80 in san francisco near seventh. that may cause slow traffic getting to the bridge from san francisco onto the lower deck

one was the rainbow recreation center in east oakland. bullets chipped the outside of the building. other was midnight yesterday. a woman was inside a car on alameda avenue near the home depot and she was shot and killed. police have no suspects or motives in either case. >>> we're hearing from the 12- year-old boy who police say was stabbed by a woman inside a wells fargo bank earlier this week. the woman has been charged with attempted murder and robbery. the attack happened on monday when police say she started acting erratically inside the bank and for no reason stabbed a 12-year-old with a pay of scissors. he needed 50 stitches and is now out of the hospital. the boy was visiting from arizona and was with his grandmother when he was attacked. >> i felting is on my back and i tried to run but i guess i blocked her and i kind of got cut on my arm. >> broke out in tears, of course. thankful he's alive. >> police say hammond also robbed another customer before she was arrested. jacob's family plans to head back to arizona tomorrow. >>> a radar tower will be saved. the district vote

shot and killed and dumped behind the rainbow recreation center on international boulevard in east oakland. her boyfriend, 21-year-old dare yen brown of pittsburgh arrested and charged with murder. a motive is not clear. police had little to go on at first. the city's spotter detection system alerted officers. >> 57th national. there is four round heard. >> reporter: 3 hours after the shooting police say brown showed up at this gas station in north berkeley and acted erratically and bothering customers. >> i had a customer and this guy came back following her and annoying her and asked her if she was feeling threatened and she said she was so we called police and gestured about his bag or once actually about his bag and said just touch the bag and i'm like you got to go,bro. all you have to do is touch the bag. that was the only thing he said. >> berkeley police searched his bag. it turns out there was a stolen gun inside. the same one brown had used to kill the teenage. >> there was a gun in the bag. interesting. you never know. >> reporter: i spoke to brown's mother, she said her son is

this book was written by students in east oakland two years ago while they were just in the fifth grade. the book teaches students how to calm themselves when they're angry or nervous. >> i was stressed out because i had a lot of deaths in the family. i couldn't exactly get my mind straight in school. so, yeah, and my friend helped me change my life. >> when kids are feeling very emotional or they're feeling overly stimulated or really angry, they need a moment to calm down and stop and take a breather and think before that next series of actions happens. >> the book came out just a few months ago. it is already in its third printing. royalties are being used toward scholarships when these young authors are ready for college. >> a father gets an unexpected driving lesson. the reason the boy called 911 and what he had to say about it. >> plus, an unwelcomed encount we are an elephant. the scary moments for arnold schwarzenegger on safari in africa. >> an air force thunderbird jet crashed after a flyover for the air force academy commencement. the f-16 went down just south of colorado spr

firefighters are battling this three alarm fire in a strip mallon walnut street in east oakland.mes began about 45 minutes ago. firefighters are trying to keep the fire from spreading to a nearby apartment building. so far no reports of any injuries. >>> technology invented here in the bay area could help keep astronauts safe from threats on foreign mission like journey to mars. abc7 news anchor dan ashley has the sorry. >> reporter: the view from the international space station may be out of this world but some bay area scientists are more concerned about what might be lurking on the inside. >> we don't know what microbes might be there. >> reporter: crystal jiang and her team at the lawrence livermore lab helped create a device that can quickly identify more than 12,000 type of bacteria, viruses and other microbes. >> we are determining what microbes are present. >> reporter: tracking them could be critical in space. because months in low gravity can cause changes even in living organisms raising potential that a microbe could evolve into something more dangerous. >> the crew's

we were told about a side show in east oakland. bottles were thrown at officers but there have been no big problems. jessie gary was waiting for a final celebration but that didn't happen. what is the mood now? >> reporter: what a disappointing way to end the weekend. downtown oakland is deserted. you didn't have to tell people to leave the bars and go home, closing time came earlier. our video. outside the tavern in downtown. waiting for the warriors to pull out the win, not this time. did not happen. many were stunned. they did not come through. as a result thousands of fans ditched downtown. headed for the doors. the greatest season record. >> i don't know, man, they broke down, man, as a team, you know? they didn't have the tenacity they had throughout the season. >> maybe this was pay back for what we did last year. cleveland played really hard. >> we wanted to see the home town team win and more action in the streets. bring a lift to the city. >> i am heartbroken inside. i have been cheering them on all season. it is heart br