so kristen starts sending the snap chat with underwear all over the place. keeps telling her he's tired, not tonight, et cetera, until he gets this snap chat. >> no. >> she's dancing around to beck's loser. >> scary. >> and right there, you can see there is some figure, some man in black in her place. immediately, of course, this guy springs into action, asking her what is going on, tries calling her. she's not answering. then he starts getting snap chats like this. >> oh, no. >> you have ten minutes or shee she's crying. he gets her voice mail. gets another snap chat, looks like this, nine minutes, come alone. grabs a knife from his kitchen, busts outside, gets this snap chat with a knife up to her throat. gets in the cab, three minutes, finally, he gets there, walks up to her door -- no! there is one more snap chat they're about to send. >> they got him. >> they got him. that was the murder on snap chat. >> i got it. >>> when chelsea's 30th birthday, there is one way the family thought they could celebrate for her. >> oh, my god. it is sexy sexy on sex-a-g

eric and kristen kristen sze?have a brand new website, the new abc7news.com, that matter what device you use we will automatically fit your screen with more video and stories without live and is now her to use and better. >> seven things to know before you go. >>> as you look at the live picture from the camera over the golden gate bridge, it is gorgeous as mike said. >> here are seven things to know today: three victims, three families in the bay area trying to deal with the death of their sons. james hong and david wang and george chen were all stabbed to death in ad toly -- in a deadly rampage. the university has canceled classes tomorrow. >> investigators are uncovering new information about the lengthy plot by elliott rodger leading to the attack. video posts on youtube and a 137-page manifesto describe a broader attack in the works for years. his parents were e-mailed a copy and tried to stop last friday's attack but didn't make it in time. >> three, police in walnut creek are looking for a man who shot and

we get more tonight from nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> they're off! >> reporter: he made it look so easy. >> a good start for california chrome. >> reporter: but he was really an unlikely winner. >> california chrome shines bright in the kentucky derby! >> reporter: the 3-year-old colt pulled away from the pack and won by more than a length, looking every bit a champion. >> derby dreams do come true. >> reporter: but knowing his back story, he seemed anything but. true to his name, he's california raised, a state that hadn't had a derby winner in 52 years. in fact, it's so uncommon that on the first saddle cloth his team received, california was misspelled. his owners, steve coburn and perry martin, scraped together just over $10,000 to breed him. a lot for them but pocket change in terms of racehorses. another contender, wicked strong, was bought for 375,000. >> our guardian angels have been watching over us. and they put this horse on the right path. >> reporter: his trainer, there's a story there too. art sherman is 77 years old and now the oldest

kristen welker.on his release and how it actually went down. this is according to a senior administration official who says that the handover was peaceful and happened in eastern afghanistan, along the border. u.s. special operations forces conducted the rescue, and they flew helicopters in the mission. here's a little bit of color for you, alex. this official saying that once bergdahl was on the helicopter, he rode on a paper place. he had to write because it was too loud on the helicopter. he wrote fs meaning special forces. the operator said yes, we are special forces, we've been looking for you for a long time. at that point, bergdahl broke down crying. really incredible to hear about those first moments of his release, his own reaction to realizing what was happening after being detained since 2009, alex. >> boy, that is a -- that's enough to bring tears to my eyes. general mccaffrey, your reaction to hearing that? >> well, indeed, you know, his family will be delighted. the community's rallied

kristen welker do we know quickly here president obama is he back tomorrow? stateside? >> craig, i think that the president will be back by tomorrow if my math is accurate i think that he is coming back at some point tomorrow, but look, before he leaves, he is going to visit the hospital, and visit the wounded warriors and he is also going to hand out awards to the troops for their service. so he is not finished with the visit yet, but he did give the speech which is certainly the centerpiece, craig. >> thank you, chriskristen welker at 1600 pennsylvania avenue and patrick murphy here in the studio, and again, president obama at bagram airfield and we will continue to watch this, and he has done, patrick murphy, 2,000 or so hands so far. >> yes, it is unbelievable, and those folks, thank god they are saying i brought these cell phone and even though they can't call home with them thank god i can take a picture. >> how did we record memories before. and now coming up here, new details of what the police are calling, quote, the work of a mad man in california. -mail every

kristen and eric?bsites like yelp are not just good for rating the service of local restaurants but they can help officials identify the eateries that make you sick. a pilot project by the new york city health department found that reviews posted on yelp helped inspectors find unknown outbreaks of food poisoning involving 16 people at three establishments all cited for multiple health violations. inspectors used a software program that combed law reviews of 2 the holy land with the pope trying to bring peace to the middle east. >> and a lizards make as debut at the bronx zoo. >> a story for those flying to las vegas, the we medical help you will find to your next trip thank you will not find anywhere else in th in every life, there are when you know, you know. the all-new volvo v60 sportswagon. the s60 sedan and the xc60 crossover. test drive one today. model year end sales event. the s60 with 0.9% apr and up to $2500 in allowances. >> 5:53. it soon could be illegal to smoke inside farms in foster city

i'm kristen zee. we would like to hear from each of you in the studio to see wh to see, what kind of a push in the asian american community. lisa, what do you think? >> i would encourage young asian-americans to pursue social entrepreneurship and getting back to the community. there's a vibrant community here and then there's always a way to give back. >> in what sense? doing good for others? >> doing good for others. everyone can be a tlan tlopist. you don't have to have millions of dollars. identify needs and solutions. >> david, how about we ask you what would you like to see? >> i'd like to see participation in the mainstream, in particular, voting. we generally think our vote doesn't count. it does. one of the organizations that's doing that is the apia vote. i encourage nations and others to participate in the voting process. >> those numbers aren't coming up from election to election though, right? >> yes. >> and maralee, i know you always have a thought. >> two things. one is i really would li

eric and kristen? >> it is 4:50. san francisco muni will test a new feeding configuration on light rail to relieve overcrowding. the new seating plan replaces 14 double-wide seats to single-wide seats allowing 28 more passenger s each train. >> coming up, how bet time has been pits could lead to obesity, not for you, but for your children. >> a message is serious in this catchy tune and what is behind it. >> after winning two legs, california chrome faces an unexpected challenge, a decision that could stop the northern california champion from running in the third and final >>> less pain at the pump as the average price of gasoline has dropped over three cents in the past two weeks. the 3.5 cent drop is expected to drop. gas prices climbed 43 cents between february and may. albuquerque is the lowest at $3.32 and the highest? right here in the bay area: san francisco drivers paying on average $4.17. "click it or ticket" a tune from c.h.p. is reminding drivers to latch the seatbelt or face a sign. ♪ click it ♪ or ticke

he retired three years ago and started living as kristen beck. it is the toughest battle of all in many ways. >> i >> i i have a number of death threats expri been physically attackedreet.reet. i was minding my ownss. it is because of how i looked. >> she was very public about her life speaking at transgender conferences like this one in march. >> i am going to keep working hard. that's my thing. >> she is also the subject of a documentary that is now on the festival circuit. >> after the release of her book she took heat on social media from a woman in martinez. on a blog about transgender issues she wrote she is not the first seal to ever be transgender. >> why the heck are you doing it anyway? it doesn't make sense. be happy with your own life and do your own thing and achieve your achievement. >> they tried to award it to navy seals and she completed basic demolition seal or buds training in the late 70s. she came to my attention when a viewer who lives in martinez spotted her with fake seals. so i began researching robin mitchell. founder an

he retired three years ago and started living as kristen beck. it is the toughest battle of all in many ways. >> i i have a number of death threats expri been physically attacked on the street. i was minding my own business. it is because of how i looked. >> she was very public about her life speaking at transgender conferences like this one in march. >> i am going to keep working hard. that's my thing. >> she is also the subject of a documentary that is now on the festival circuit. >> after the release of her book she took heat on social media from a woman martinez. on a blog about transgender issues she wrote she is not the first seal to ever be transgender. >> why the heck are you doing it anyway? it doesn't make sense. be happy with your own life and do your own thing and achieve your achievement. >> they tried to award it to navy seals and she completed basic demolition seal or buds training in the late 70s. she came to my attention when a viewer who lives in martinez spotted her with fake seals. so i began researching robin mitchell. founde

matt and kristen? >> a mother's day a woman will never forget and the life-save gift show received in the bay area that is helping her beat the odds. you will see her story only on abc7 news. >> no one told winter the season is over and we will show you the incredible challenge for drivers in one part of the nation. >> a change for north bay >>> covering daly city, dublin, los gatos and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> member's governor and other officials are surveying damage today after a tornado swept through the southeast part of the state. the hardest hit area is located 130 miles west of omaha with buildings destroyed. threws were thrown on to cars and damaged power poles. schools are closed today in the area. >>> a different type of severe weather in colorado: a spring blast of snow. the storm dropped a foot of snow in some areas with self feet expected in the higher elevations and several inches in denver where snowplows have been working all night to prepare for the commute. the nation

kristen at the white house. do they realize just how unsuccessful the president was at stemming the anger yesterday? >> hello, hello? >> while luke -- >> reporter: the chief criticisms is that the president had a lot of strong words yesterday but hasn't taken any action yet as you pointed out at the top of the show. he has dispatched his deputy chief of staff rob neighbors to go to the phoenix va to assess the problem to get to the bottom of the problem and issue a series of recommendations by the end of the month. andrea, i can tell you that rob has been directed to identify any immediate actions that can be taken. and if he finds some, he's going to get back to the president earlier than that one-month deadline. you could see some action taken before then. again, this speaks to the level of pressure that they are getting, not only from republicans but from democrats now. we saw that yesterday, particularly some red state democrats coming forward saying that they want to see more than just talk from this white

he retired three years ago and started living as kristen beck. it is the toughest battle of all in many ways. >> i i have a number of death threats expri been physically attacked on the street. i was minding my own business. it is because of how i looked. >> she was very public about her life speaking at transgender conferences like this one in march. >> i am going to keep working hard. that's my thing. >> she is also the subject of a documentary that is now on the festival circuit. >> after the release of her book she took heat on social media from a woman in martinez. on a blog about transgender issues she wrote she is not the first seal to ever be transgender. >> why the heck are you doing it anyway? it doesn't make sense. be happy with your own life and do your own thing and achieve your achievement. >> they tried to award it to navy seals and she completed basic demolition seal or buds training in the late 70s. she came to my attention when a viewer who lives in martinez spotted her with fake seals. so i began researching robin mitchell. fou

thanks for joining us, i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. what does the holiday weekend hold? >> warmer weather. a moist marine layer and 2.5 miles at half moon bay with drizzle possible at 9:00. 58 at 7:00 with lingering clouds at noon and total sunshine at 4:00, at 74 and 64 this evening. inland, gray conditions and 58 and mostly sunny by noon and 73 and 80 at 4:00 and drop to 71 so comfortable and gray all day at the coast and drizzle and mid-50's and top out in the low 60. sue? >> problems this morning if you are trying do get from pleasanton to fremont an early gravel spill and, unfortunately, caltran says they will be at least until 6:45 to get the sweepers out. you have slow speeds this. southbound 280, full closure, and amy hollyfield is on the scene, southbound 280 from 6 to 101 closed. if you have giants tickets go over to 80 and 101 southbound because 280 southbound you cannot get out as of 9:00. >> scientists will descend on a san mateo county beach to figure what led to the death of a baby whale. clouds can gather to see the humpback washed up at pillar point. mat

nbc's kristen welker is at the white house for us. kristen, with a good saturday morning to you, what does this cabinet shuffle suggest? >> reporter: hey, alex. good morning. with this nomination president obama is doing a couple of things. he's elevating a rising star and giving a nod to the latino community when they are pressuring him to get more done to get immigration reform done. latinos are a crucial voting block as democrats fight to hold on. they say castro was a good choice because of his success in revitalizing san antonio. he rose to national promise when he delivered the keynote speech to the democratic national convention in 2012. we've continued to see his star power rise. there's buzz that he may be a potential vice presidential pick. this certainly helps him get there if that is his goal. still, others argue that the position of hud secretary is not one of incredibly high prominence. shaun donovan will go to omb to replace sylvia bureau and she will replace kathleen sebelius. both castro and donovan are expected to be

kristen and eric? >> more on crash on market street. the big rig jackknifed at 12:30 and hitting a funeral home bursting into flames. this video was posted on the fire, crews got it under control an hour later and not before it scorched the outside of sullivan funeral home on market street at 15th and no real damage to the building interior but the driver and passenger suffered minor injuries, and we will get more great amy at the scene at 6:30. >> more breaking news from los angeles where there is a big spill this morning. 50,000 gallons of crude oil leaked when a 20" pipeline ruptured after midnight. it happened in the neighborhood near the los angeles zoo and said to be knee deep in some places. nor a period, oil was shooting about 30' into the air before being shut off. two people were taken to the hospital complaining of nausea. >>> in san diego conduct crews battle nine fires that have charred thousands of acres. the big it concern this morning is the very active 700-acre fire burning this san marcos that destroyed three homes and

kristen welker at the white house this morning. thanks. >>> david gregory is moderator of "meet the press." david, good morning. >> hey, lester, good morning. >> you've been to more than a couple of these things. the president really didn't bite his tongue yesterday. is there something liberating about being a second-term president attending that dinner? >> yeah. i think there is. but i think actually the more vulnerable you are, the bigger hit you can be. if you're really self-deprecating. most -- you know, it's a very tough room, but the room is always with the president. because, you know, you're hammering him. you're in the press all that time, republican or democrat. and you see the president giving a little. i think that's always pretty winning. i thought the president was pretty good. he showed some signs he might be fatiguing of the entire event here by now. but he's still got in some good jokes. maybe tipped his hand as we'll talk about on "meet the press" with his views on 2016. >> i want to talk about it now. you're refe

kristen? >> thanks, leyla gulen. we have break news from washington, dc: the obama administration will accuse china of cybercrimes. specifically, hacking united states business interests to gain unfair economic advantage. the criminal charges are state-sponsored hacking are expected to be announced against top chinese government officials. the diplomatic implications are enormous. it is not clear how china will react. intelligence officials have long believed china is stealing information that it is afixing our national security. we will have more on "good morning america" at 7:00 after the newscast. >> one of 18 resident advisors fired by san jose state university say it was a public relations stunt by the university to cover its backside. the san jose mercury news spoke to former r.a. who said the mass firing was triggered by the case of four white freshmen accused of bullying a black student roommate and not an underable drinking incident involving students at a dom. the senior says the task first looking at racia

eric and kristen? >> investigators are asking for more spectator video to understand the shocking air show crash that kills a well-known stunt pilot yesterday at travis air force base. amy hollyfield is on the scene. we have new witness video? >> yes, christian, -- kristen, but officials are asking for more because it can help in the investigation. this crash video was posted on youtube and it is there and witnesses say eddie andreini a stunt pilot was doing the second attempted inverted fly by and three was too close to the runway and crashed and the flames burst into flames. as crews tried to get to the planes, organizers addressed the crowds. >> i heard them saying if you have children with you, you should hide their eyes so i turned to the airfield and there was a great pillar of smoke and i knew they were going to crash so i got up there and i could see the biplane upside down and burning and the plane was engulfed. >>> witnessing say it seems like it took a while for responders to get to the plan

i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. let find out about potential rain, mike? >> coming in tomorrow, that scattered light rain still in the forecast. starting out this morning, mostly clear to a few clouds out there. visibility unlimited until the coast. half moon bay, five miles. that's easy to contend with. jump to what's going to happen this afternoon. be prepared for 67 to 73 around the bay. 70 to 77 inland. 59 along the coast. 66 in downtown san francisco. while it may be quiet in your neighborhood, those breezes will pick up this afternoon. a check of the morning commute. >> covering this accident in danville. not just any kind of accident, involving a stolen car pursuit. amy hollyfield will bring us more details in a minute. southbound 680. we're seeing heavy traffic there but it is a sig-alert with two lanes b blocked. let's take a live look. san jose and see what happens happening along 280 as you come away from 17. traffic funneling smoothly away from southbound 17. >>> more on the pursuit that came to a violent end in the east bay. amy holdly field i

kristen and eric?thank you, they have a game each day starting tomorrow and memorial day week. >> federal prosecutors are revealing new details of the boston marathon bombings and next the tsarnaev brothers may have had help. >> a special honor at white house today in san francisco gay rights icon i'm k-a-t-e and i have copd.i. i'm k-a-t-e and i have copd, but i don't want my breathing problems to get in the way my volunteering. that's why i asked my doctor about b-r-e-o. once-daily breo ellipta helps increase airflow from the lungs for a full 24 hours. and breo helps reduce symptom flare-ups that last several days and require oral steroids, antibiotics, or hospital stay. breo is not for asthma. breo contains a type of medicine that increases risk of death in people with asthma. it is not known if this risk is increased in copd. breo won't replace rescue inhalers for sudden copd symptoms and should not be used more than once a day. breo may increase your risk of pneumonia, thrush, osteoporosis, and som

i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. don't get your hopes up. here's mike. >> this time tomorrow tracking drizzle along the coast and scattered, light showers tomorrow. right now everything's quiet. we have mostly cloudy conditions around the bay shore. everybody else is clean except the peninsula coast, we have clouds. gray spots 55, 61 sunshine at noon. upper 60s, breezy at 4:00. high clouds and 62. it's clear and dry, temperatures in the upper 40s to low 50s. upper 60s at noon. 73 breezy at 4:00. get ready for low 60s by 7:00. at the coast clouds, 51. high clouds and breezy conditions this afternoon. >> taking you into campbell, san jose, where we have a brushfire that's under control now but we have lanes blocked off. southbound along highway 17 at hamilton avenue. hamilton avenue on-ramp closed until further note teice, take campbell instead. a stalled vehicle blocking a lane, seeing slow and go traffic away from 84, right up to the dublin interchange. a live look at bay bridge toll plaza, we've got metering lights. turned on a few minutes

. >>> and very good friday to you, i'm kristen welker in washington. vladimir putin is making his first visit to crimea since his country annexed the region from ukraine arriving by boat. the visit comes hours after the russian president presided over a military parade through red square as they mark victory day and defeat of nazi germany. there are reports of fresh violence today and multiple deaths in the southeastern ukraine where forces clashed with pro-russian troops trying to take control of a government building. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel joins me now from donetsk, ukraine. thanks for joining me. i want to start with the reports of violence. what's the latest and talk about putin and the show of force he's exhibiting? >> first on the violence it is mostly centered in the city in southern ukraine, not far from crimea. this violence began yesterday when russian separatists and militias took over the main government building in the center of the city. they were driven out by ukrainian government forces this morning and there's

>> kristen, thank you. i would like to show you audience pictures we're just getting in from philadelphia, some of the flooding happening in that state as mentioned, kristen, live in maryland. we're looking at a couple of different state where folks are waking up with serious weather trouble this morning. in fact, just in new york in the community howard beach some people said the damage they witnessed this morning or that they experienced this morning was worse than they received during hurricane sandy and quite a bad situation, and this is out of philadelphia. and now to developing news out of pensacola, florida, where a massive gas explosion at the escambia county jail left 150 inmates and corrections officers injured last night. within the last hour the sheriff of escambia county said not all of the inmates have been found and that led to an emotional exchange with the mother of one of those still missing. >> i need to know who is and is not accounted for, and -- >> i was here last night. >> yes, ma'am.

>> kristen welker for us from 1600 pennsylvania avenue. kristen, thanks as always. we'll have a report from ukraine coming up in just a few moments here. meanwhile today, president obama has announced plans to tour the devastating tornado damage in arkansas first hand. the president will be meeting with the families affected. he'll also be meeting with first responders and recovery workers wednesday. tornadoes struck the state earlier this week, killing 15 in arkansas alone. at least 34 others died in those storms that barrelled through mississippi, alabama, oklahoma, and iowa. this will be president obama's first trip to arkansas while in office. >>> a big endorsement today for a candidate who's not even running for office just yet. hillary clinton. this morning, virginia senator tim kain announced his support for a possible clinton run for the white house in 2016. kain telling the south carolina women's democratic council that clinton is, quote, the right person for the job. we will dig into the significance of that announcement with the brain trust. coming up. >>

i'm kristen sze. credit a 7-eleven clerk for calling 11. crews were called out to a two-story building on college avp near stuart street around 4:30 this morning. they quickly put the fire out. >>> not so hot today. what's going on, mike? >> temperatures close to average but the winds will come back especially around sfo. weather weren'ting at the airport from 2:00 to 9:00 with wind gusts to 40 gusts. it will be choppy getting home on the ferry today. 60s and 70s. chance of scattered showers tomorrow. leyla? >>> keep both hands on the wheel for the san mateo bridge. five-car crash in san jose northbound 101 up to dela cruz, heavy bumper-to-bumper traffic. 26 miles per hour your top speed fly all over town to find the best deals. ots of ways to save. ots of ways to save. real big club card deals, the safeway app and gas rewards. for mother's day weekend two pounds of driscoll's strawberries are just $3.99 moms love tulips. they're just $5.99 a bunch. and brew up starbucks for only $6.99. there's more s

kristen, give us more details on what this assistance means. our colleague chuck todd was on earlier, and saying that it is not a situation where the navy s.e.a.l.s will swoop in and try to regs cue the girls, and if that is not the case, what are we waiting to see happen here? >> and secretary of state john kerry saying it is going to be coming and you can expect days and not weeks. this is some of the specifics, it will include military intelligence, and fbi forensics investigators and hostage negotiators and satellite imagining, and electronic eavesdropping and the drone bases could be a part of this as well. the question surrounding this assistance of the united states is offering is how well will they work with the nigerian officials once they arrive and how smoothly is that process and the that transition going to take place? tamron, this is all happening as the international outrage is mounting for something to be done. there have been protests for the past several days both abroad here in the united states as well as one yesterday that

i'm kristen sze. >> we have breaking news out of mexico where a strong earthquake hit the pacific coast, 55 northwest of acapulco, it was just downgraded to a 6.4. it was felt as far away as mexico city, 188 miles away where frightened office workers streamed into the streets as you can see from this picture and away from high-rise buildings. first reports say the quake lasted as long as 40 seconds. in spite of all that, there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. last month a 7.2 quake hit that same region but there were no reports of page damage there either. >> back here fire investigators are trying to figure out the cause of a fire and explosion. an elderly couple killed and their son narrowly escaped. >> still a busy scene. sunnyvale command, department of public safety, also arson task force. they are trying to figure out what caused the fire that killed two people. the deb of this home in sunnyvale mobile home covered up a dark truth. two people died. the hope was they were staying somewhere else that night. the reality came to light when the sun came up. firefighters

kristen welker is at the white house with more tonight, kristen. >> reporter: he turned down a job as transportation secretary after the 2012 elections but a source tells nbc news he is being vetted for secretary of housing and urban development and if asked, he'll likely say yes. san antonio mayor castro became the first hispanic to keynote the democratic convention. >> america will prevail. >> reporter: and now he may be heading to washington. government sources tell nbc news president obama plans to tap castro to become the secretary of housing and urban development impressed with his record on urban revitalization and what he'll bring to the cabinet. >> this is one way for him to secure his legacy and be the equal opportunity president. >> reporter: the move not only catapults castro, but sends a strong message to a key voting block ahead of the midterm elections. >> president obama is sending a clear message to the latino community, he cares about them and wants to push immigration forward. >> reporter: him and his twin brother, a texas congress man are democratic darlings both p

kristen and eric?it is now 6:52. >> the morning news returns in 90 >>> whether you are just joining us or headed out the door here are seven things to know. breaks news in hair, two men were shot 90 minutes ago on cooper avenue at huntwood standing on a drive way. it is not known if it was a drive by shooting. both were taken to the hospital. no word on their condition. >> ones if san lenadro say a teen was distracted by her cell phone when she was hit by an amtrak train last night. the 18-year-old brittney silva did not hear the witnesses yelling at her while crossing the tracks not too far from her home. it was fatal. >> three, students face annan certain future at bryman college in san jose with eviction notices posted at campus. students are now trying to determine if they can continue training for jobs in the medical field at the other college cam ppus. >> the nba is not expected to extend the deadline for l.a. clippers' owner donald sterling to apole the lifetime ban. the attorney asked for three

kristen? >> mike, thanks for the tips. hidden cameras show how fast and how easy it is for pick pocket thieves to rip you off. we have the act caught on tape and what you can do to protect yourself. >> the san diego area grocery store surveillance videos show theft rings in action. watch as this unsuspecting shopper towns away from her cart. the man on the right sees the chance, takes the wallet and hides it under a tote bag, the woman has in idea as the man then hands off the wallet to his partner. watch again, as the thieves play a game of double distraction. one talks to the store employees to get him to turn away and the other approach es this woman who is not looking at her cart. police release the surveillance videos to the san diego affiliate hoping they would lead to an arrest. >> it is just when she is reaching. >> the professional pick pocket knows the game. >> getting her fruit, her purse, he has it. >> while not a thief he gives expert advise on how to catch crooks and showed investigators on "good morning amer

>>reporter: kristen abc 7 new news. >> do nations help to cover training cost for dog for diabetic. mr. information on the group we have a lynch for you. >> three months until the stadium open ins santa clare, fans don't need a game ticket to check out the new stadium. once it opens the team offer tour year round to fans for $2 $25. there is a replica of walsh office. the 20,000 museum open every day so fans can check out memorabilia and interactive exhibits. >> santa rosa native is one step closer to a trip to mars. ben is one of 700 applicant left out of more than 200,000. eventually 2 men and 2 women will supposedly be sent to mars. good catholic church they will never return to eart earth. company hype the project is mars 1 dutch company. it plans to pay for the voyage by turning the selection process into a reality tv show. >> commitment. >> the star worse tribute day of may fourth known as may the fourth be with you his come and gone but the celebration of the iciconie series continues tomorrow night the abc comedy the goldberg relives all the excitement with an episode revisi

. >>> kristen and eric? >>> uc berkeley researchers find a silent health hazard in bay area preschools with a banned chemical children are still exposed to. >>> burger and flies could come with a super sized lesson if labor relations. many workers will walk off the job today. >> the must see video people are it will talking about: a boy attacked by a dog only to be saved by a furious >>> covering novato, oakland, sunnyvale and all bay area this is abc7 news. >>> good morning, everyone, 4:43 a high definition picture of the embarcadero and the bay bridge and you can see right there, traffic on the embarcadero is almost nonexistent on the bridge and moving along pretty well and leyla gulen is follow this and will tell you more about it. >>> the san francisco police are vetting the latest pedestrian accident in the city on the great highway near ocean beach. it happened shortly after 9:00 last night and a pedestrian was hit by a car trying to cross the great highway and were taken to the hospital with critical

ginger, that was for you. >>> i'm kristen sze. st. miltded jessica's portrait because it va lited dress codes. portraits will be displayed at graduation on saturday. see how your morning commute is going with leyla gulen. >> good morning, everyone. 8:27, we are tracking traffic across the bay area and it is looking busy. we had an earlier crash in oakland. looks like that's in the clearing stages west bound at 580. bumper-to-bumper traffic into oakland. drive time traffic right now, 5 0 starting to ease up a little bit but the opposite is happening to highway 40. >>> we'll check out your forecast after this. >>> good morning. radar returns tracking with live doppler 7-hd have since vanished. you can see they were pushing through the south bay, really didn't see anything reach a rain bucket. so nothing measurable as far as official recordings. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s right now. our destination is going to be about the 60-degree mark around the bay and 70s inland. accuweather seven-day forecast, scattered thunderstorm possi

>> kristen welker, thank you. >>> in ukraine tonight, exit polls show the front-runner, a pro western business tycoon has won the presidential election. but not everybody was able to vote today in the divided country where hopes for unity are uncertain at best. our report tonight from nbc's ayman mohyeldin in kiev. >> reporter: he's a billionaire, making his fortune from chocolate. but tonight petro poroshenko is poised to be ukraine's next president. with the challenges ahead, poroshenko's victory may not be as sweet as it seems. >> in the state the economy is not very good. but immediately when we establish the peace, we will do the absolutely unique transformation of the country. >> reporter: today millions turned out to vote for the country's first leader since a revolution toppled ukraine's former pro-russian president. many, like 31-year-old factory owner andre with one issue on their mind. >> what's most important is to fight corruption, only this way. >> reporter: on the outskirts of kiev, people here dream of a better future. but with a collapsing economy and growing violence

>>> kristen, police say she has been found but she is not going home. seven-year-old kyianna orear's mother told police that her daughter had been kidnapped from her oakland home on 73rd avenue in east oakland launching an intense police search and investigation. this morning, she still believes kyianna orear was kidnapped. >> someone cut the gate and took my child. >> it turns out kyianna orear was safe. she wandered into the east oakland deliverance center and cared for by this couple who was there for a prayer service. but no one told police. >> she said she was host. >> she didn't ask you to take her to her mother? >> she didn't know where she lived. she was lost. >>> the couple kept kyianna orear overnight and this morning they were getting ready to take her to her school and they saw her picture on the news and drove to the police station instead. >>> it is a good feeling, and the detectives were so excited when we drove up with her. we were so happy to see her on the news. >> she is in good shape. there is a lot of work on the case. >> police kno

kristen and eric? >> 4:39. next a close call for a c.h.p. officer and how the person he was about to ticket may have saved his life. >> the influence of your yelp review is not just customers reading what you have to say but the local health inspector. >> a generallous twitter user hiding cash around the city. where is it come progress? why is the give an not ending in but, first the tech bytes. >> play station headed to china, after the government lifting the ban on import video game consoles. microsoft announced it would bring the xbox to china this fall and china is a major market for gaming systems. google report through is developing a new cutting edge tablet with advanced vision capability and according to the "wall street journal" it would have two back cameras and depth centers. useable power like you charge an iphone and g.p.s. and any of those you can charge israel from your bicycle. >> 20 minutes of cycling produce as 20 percent charge. those be tech 8txtes0p0p teacher layoffs. and a 60 billion dollar budget deficit. that's what j

i'm kristen sze.news in sunnyvale where authorities have just announced they found the bodies of a couple following a fire that gutted their mobile home early this morning. that was reported on. the fire started around 2:00 in the cape cod village off berregas avenue. the woman's adult son managed togtd out in time. >>> schools in danville have three graffiti messages threats ni -- threatening to harm students today. school officials are confident today will be a safe day. >>> we do have a couple of accidents, the first of which over the altamont pass. at grant line road you'll see it cleared to the shoulder but we're left with heavy delays. northbound 101 at hellier avenue, very heavy backups coming away from highway 85. >>> we'll check out your forecast which may contain some >>> good morning. tracking some clouds right now with live doppler 7 hd but no radar returns but they will develop throughout the day and into the evening hours. some scattered light showers on the way. temperatures milder this

>>reporter: kristen z abc 7 news. >> in and out assure device also approved in canada and about to begin clinical trial in europe. american college of ob-gyn compared data on the effectiveness of this and other method of birth control but no current advice regarding the complaints collected on patient web sites. >> all right let's tour our attention to the weather forecast which may believe it or not include a little bit of rain. >> a little bit of drizzle out there tonight and sandhya has the latest. >> yes we have had a few sprinkle around sfo. move it feechltd you look at live doppler 7hd right now the areas not measuring. we are seeing a few drops still in the santa cruz mountains here so you might run into a couple of drops. salinas reporting trace amounts of rape here. we have a few areas of green showing up. in the sierra nevada we see some signs that the colder air is reaching your area. snow showers developing into tuesday. few spotty showers right now. wind relaxed. today it was so gusty and so cool across most of the bay area temperatures running below average for this time of

. >>> i am kristen sze. >> i am cheryl jennings. >> the family has been targeted before and it is more dangerous with each attack. matt keller joins us outside the home with the details. >>> an arson investigators arrived from the arson task force. he is talking to the renter. they are trying to get clear what took place outside of the home. they do have a bird's eye view of what took place in the drive. >> look closely at the surveillance video. you are watching a crime in progress. two people can be seen walking across the street from the home in east san jose at 1:53. a minute later one of them dressed in a hooded sweatshirt approaches the 2008acura parked in the drive. the father of the house explains what happened next. >> they put gas on the windshield using a torch to start the fire. >> blame starts and the two people run off. the father, wife and four teens were inside sleeping when the fire started. one of the daughters woke up and called 9-1-1 at 2:10 a.m. by 2:15 the flames were huge. the homeowner attempted to put out the fire but it was too much. the flames spread for the

we get the story tonight from nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: 5-year-old zander was born with apinal cord disorder. so his mom barbara says playtime with the other kids isn't always easy. >> it is a little sad sometimes seeing him not be able to keep up with his friends. >> reporter: but now four wheels and one man -- >> are you muscles getting stronger? >> reporter: -- is changing everything. >> we took zander and said what if we make a stand-up car? >> reporter: cole galloway is a scientist at the university of delaware. but his greatest experiment started a few years ago in a toys r us store. frustrated by expensive wheelchairs, galloway decided there had to be a better way. >> anyone can build these in a matter of hours. >> reporter: a little pvc, a few modifications -- >> open this baby up. >> reporter: -- and for about $200 he and his colleague sam logan were soon giving disabled kids not just a way to get around, but a way to fit in. >> there's been a few times we've watched where he looks like the pied piper with a crowd of kids following him along. >> reporter: the kids

eric and kristen? >> thank you. five days and counting before thousands of runners hit san francisco streets. what you need to know if you running in bay to breakers. >>> a real estate developer neighbors zuckerberg to court with the promise he claims the facebook c.e.o. reneged on. >> video of a deadly hot air balloon fire that killed three people. the critical new information that the balloon's pilot may not have had access to. >> covering burlingame, campbell and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> agents will investigate this scene at a retirement community in new hampshire. an officer responding to a domestic disturbance call was shot and killed as he entered the home in brentwood. a second officer was driven away by gunfire. a few minutes later home caught fire and exploded. the gunman died inside the home. officials say he lived where with his elderly father who was in the hospital. new hampshire governor ordered state flags to be flown at half staff today. >>> new details in the fiery hot air balloon cra

eric and kristen? >> you may think twice when flying.auburn university researchers found deadly germs can live in the plane environment for a week or longer. worst is tray tables and window shapes and seat pockets and arm roasts. use alcohol-based cloth to wipe down areas and sanitize your hand when flying. >> today, the national 9/11 memorial museum opens 10 years after ground was evening brotherren. the underground museum pays tribute to the 3,000 people killed in the 9/11 attacks and in an early 1993 attempt to bring down the world trade center with a truck bomb. volunteers will stand by today to help those who could be emotionally overwhelmed. tickets are sold out for today despite the $24 cost which has been publicly criticized. >> in iran police have arrested six young people for singing and dancing to "happy," and posting it on youtube. ♪ it might be crazy ♪ what i'm about to say >> this video was originally posted on youtube last month and received 30,000 hits in four days before being taken down with three men and three unveiled

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >>> and up next here tonight, such a nice gesture, until you see just what he had up his sleeve. >> ah, aren't you so sweet? >>> this scene in texas last night as the rangers-blue jays game as a fouled ball was picked up by toronto's third base and tossed into the crowd. without missing a beat, a nice young man shows what he is made of when he hands off the ball to the woman behind him. generous, isn't he? but looks are deceiving. it turns out the ball was one he had apparently brought to the stadium. nice move, slick. you would have to call that the play of the game. >>> winning the triple crown is one of the biggest achievements in all of sports. and tonight california chrome is a big step closer to that goal after going all the way in the preakness yesterday in baltimore. but now as nbc's craig melvin reports, there could be an unforeseen obstacle in the way. >> reporter: as california chrome rounded the final turn, the odds on favorite thundered to victory to keep his triple crown bid alive. >> california chrome has won the preakness! >> report

i'm kristen sze.d primary begins today. in san francisco, it will take place at city hall, county election offices across the state are also setting up voting booths to accommodate early voters. ballots will be sent out this week to those who have registered to vote by mail. >>> starting out on a cooler note this week. let's check in with mike. >> it's the breezes. check them out on live doppler 7-hd, blowing straight off the ocean. good morning, everybody. today will be our coolest day with temperatures in the upper 50s, struggling to 60 along the coast, midup toer 60s for rest of us. accuweather seven-day forecast, calmer and warmer starting wednesday. leyla? >>> still a 10- to 15-minute delay, but in the car we have this accident involving a couple vehicles through bay point, westbound side of highway 4 at bailey road. you can see the heavy traffic out of pittsburgh. kristen? >>> thanks a lot. the news continues with "good morning america." if i eat this super creamy and delicious tillamook marionb

>>reporter: kristen abc 7 new news. >> do nations help to cover training cost for dog for diabetic. mr. information on the group we have a lynch for you. >> three months until the stadium open ins santa clare, fans don't need a game ticket to check out the new stadium. once it opens the team offer tour year round to fans for $2 $25. there is a replica of walsh office. the 20,000 museum open every day so fans can check out memorabilia and interactive exhibits. >> santa rosa native is one step closer to a trip to mars. ben is one of 700 applicant left out of more than 200,000. eventually 2 men and 2 women will supposedly be sent to mars. good catholic church they will never return to eart earth. company hype the project is mars 1 dutch company. it plans to pay for the voyage by turning the selection process into a reality tv show. >> commitment. >> the star worse tribute day of may fourth known as may the fourth be with you his come and gone but the celebration of the iconic movie series continues tomorrow night the abc comedy the goldberg relives all the excitement with an episode re

>>reporter: kristen z abc 7 news. >> in and out assure device also approved in canada and about to begin clinical trial in europe. american college of ob-gyn compared data on the effectiveness of this and other method of birth control but no current advice regarding the complaints collected on patient web sites. >> all right let's tour our attention to the weather forecast which may believe it or not include a little bit of rain. >> a little bit of drizzle out there tonight and sandhya has the latest. >> yes we have had a few sprinkle around sfo. move it feechltd you look at live doppler 7hd right now the areas not measuring. we are seeing a few drops still in the santa cruz mountains here so you might run into a couple of drops. salinas reporting trace amounts of rape here. we have a few areas of green showing up. in the sierra nevada we see some signs that the colder air is reaching your area. snow showers developing into tuesday. few spotty showers right now. wind relaxed. today it was so gusty and so cool across most of the bay area temperatures running below average for this time of

eric and kristen?>> the malaysian government released satellite data used to tie to locate flight 370 three months after disappearing showing the plane flying to beijing diverted from the flight path and ending up in the southern indian ocean. the "wall street journal" reports australian investigators found the jetliner was likely descending after running out of fuel. no trace of the plane has been found. authorities are preparing to open up the hunt to private contractors next week. >>> coming up, creating a buzz in the emerald city and what seattle folks are getting their hands on for free. >> a minor leaguer goes deep for the first time this season but wait until you hear about the fan would c it's the yoplait greek taste-off and we are asking the music city which 100-calorie strawberry greek yogurt is the next big thing. i'm a random lady with a table full of yogurt. want some greek yogurt? can i ask you a question? tell us what tastes best. this one is definitely the winner. that one is good. a is

>>reporter: kristen z abc 7 news. >> in and out assure device also approved in canada and about to begin clinical trial in europe. american college of ob-gyn compared data on the effectiveness of this and other method of birth control but no current advice regarding the complaints collected on patient web sites. >> all right let's tour our attention to the weather forecast which may believe it or not include a little bit of rain. >> a little bit of drizzle out there tonight and sandhya has the latest. >> yes we have had a few sprinkle around sfo. move it feechltd you look at live doppler 7hd right now the areas not measuring. we are seeing a few drops still in the santa cruz mountains here so you might run into a couple of drops. salinas reporting trace amounts of rape here. we have a few areas of green showing up. in the sierra nevada we see some signs that the colder air is reaching your area. snow showers developing into tuesday. few spotty showers right now. wind relaxed. today it was so gusty and so cool across most of the bay area temperatures running below average for this time of

kristen and eric?asian pacific american heritage month and we highlight the contributions and issues in the bay area asian-american quality in a special public affairs program "beyond the headlines," we meet three who made a difference. one, making sure diapers for backs from needy mothers and fighting human tracking and stories of little known chinese american heroes. i hope you join us on sunday at 10:00 a.m. >>> today could be the end of the line for marcus books. the evidencest black owned bookstore. the owners will meet with movers to move out of the 1712 fillmore^. the couple have owned the building since 1981 but last year the bank sold it at auction and was granted last mark status but that was not enough. the johnsons missed a couple of rent payments and the owners changed the lots. >> if hearing rv makes you think of the movie "vacation," this will blow that out of the water. >> check out how uber rich travelers hit the road. a state-of-the-art r.v. look at that! with a starting price of $1.5