now out to laura anthony at quicken loans arena. >> hi shu.eland, there's a strong sense that this city is an underdog as we go into game six. it's a city that hasn't won a championship in any major sport in 50 years. there's a lot at stake that folks here feel like with tonight's game. even though they are down 3-2 to the warriors we talked with some folks who tell us -- cavs fans, who say they are very much, in their view in the game. >> 80% have lost if they didn't win the fifth game. but 20% have won. we might be that 20%. >> you haven't thought about it. >> i'm a clevelander. we don't give up. >> cleveland has been the red-headed stepchild for years. i've lived here 25 years. what are you doing in cleveland? look at cleveland. >> a lot has been made about warrior fans trying to get here. tough to get here with the weather in chicago. look behind me here. a few warrior fans. >> warriors! warriors! >> prediction tonight? >> warriors. we're going to win it tonight and bring it back home and celebrate on friday. >> so they are represented her

laura anthony is in berkeley. we begin with vic lee live at city hall. >> reporter: there was a small gathering outside city hall early this morning. the group did not know which way the justices were going to go. when they found out there was a huge outpouring of jubilation, relief and unity. the decision brought cheers hugs and tears just raw emotion among the dozen or so same-sex couples who gathered here to hear the decision. >> i feel like i'm part of the american dream now actually. the opportunity to live the american dream like everybody else. >> it did take a long time but it says a lot about our country that we could get to the right place. >> amazing. it's incredible. we have waited all of these years. >> reporter: among those here state senator mark leno who came out more than four decades ago. >> after 46 years my federal government now recognizing that my heart beats and loves no differently than yours or anybody else's. >> reporter: brought her 3-month-old daughter. >> this is a huge celebration for

a great moment for many in cleveland. >> live in cleveland laura anthony, abc7 news. >> thank you very much. >>the dub nation will be having a victory parade near the warriors practice facility. it i will end at the kaiser convention center. we will he live coverage on abc7. >> and now a lok at what you will wake up to tomorrow morning. golden moment. the front page of the chronicle. you will want to save this newspaper. steph curry's expression says it all. >>> other news to talk abou on the opposite end of the emotional spectrum. we will be live in beeley with a look attribute tots victims of the horrifying and terrifying brail connie collse. >> what may have caused the collapse that killed six people. what engineer said happened. >> we hav warm weather coming our way for the start of summer. i will have that in a now at there's foster farms simply raised, it's tougher than ever to be a foster farms chicken. but foster farms simply raised chicken is 100 percent natural with no antibiotics. well you're an herbalist. help us to be natural. will those herbs do it those? one grows hair,

laura anthony i in cleveland with the later. >> it is a place one can see some of the biggest artifacts from the biggest names, the creators of rock and roll. everything from elvis' gold suit to michael's glistening glove. and there is an exhibit devoted to the bay area complex. contributions tonot just music, but the american culture in the le 60s. >> we have material fm quicksilver messenger service. big brother in the holding company with janice joplin. the jefferson airplane that was later jefferson star ship. >> the whole pshedelic movement is in san francisco. it all comes out of there. >> as teenagers they longed for whatwas happening in san francisco. >> i was entering high school and i wa completely taken with rock and roll. this was the epicenter in america. our parents wouldn't let u go out there. no way. >> paul stayedome, but richard took a different path. one at landed him in the bay area in 1968. >>amming in the garage. it was everything you see on these films. it was there. >> richard said the me was an experience that changed him foreve >> i never came back. >> laura an

cornell barnard and laura anthony are talking to viewers. >> we begin with mike shumann in cleveland. >> reporter: we get ready for game three at quicken loans arena. of course, cavaliers stole game two, and the warriors have been one of the best road teams on the road in the nba. they hope that rings true again tonight at quicken loans arena. game two back at oracle to even the series at one game a piece. today at warriors shoot-around, i ask coach kerr if they have a different approach with this team when they hit the road. >> the game is the same. the routine is different. sometimes the routine is healthy. get out on the road and circle the wagons a little bit. we played well on the road in the playoffs. we're very comfortable. >> the road wins speak more volume about your team. there's more adversity. in the regular season maybe not expected to win a majority of those games. we've done that. we come out focused. it's a bonus to know that it's just us 14 guys on the bench the coaching staff and the few fans you have in the stands. whenever you can leave an arena with a win with a h

live in cleveland laura anthony, back to you guys abc7 news. >> thank you so much. abc7 news reporter continues our live team coverage from owning land's tribune tavern. >> hi ama. we all know that the warriors represent mere -- here in oakland. have i to warn you that there are a few cavs fans among us. >> the tribune tavern is warriors ground. >> it is deep blue and yellow and i think that's something that is really driving the team forward. >> on the west side of 880 shall we say neutral territory? they own the mexican spot a few freeway exits from oracle arena. >> we have actually become hot prior to the game which makes it difficult to be in this confusing situation. >> cory is a life long cleveland cavalier fan. because people from ohio don't have strength in numbers. >> it is a town of a hundredish. >> he has taken a few shakes from the warriors fans. too early and too fast. >> if the series stays tight they will avoid facing the dub nation. >> it would be best for business if i stay home. >> fans promise what is needed to defeat the cav. >> because we would

a great moment for many in cleveland. >> live in cleveland laura anthony, abc7 news. >> thank you very much. >>> the dub nation will be having a victory parade near the warriors practice facility. it i will end at the kaiser convention center. we will have live coverage on abc7. >> and now a look at what you will wake up to tomorrow morning. golden moment. the front page of the chronicle. you will want to save this newspaper. steph curry's expression says it all. >>> other news to talk about on the opposite end of the emotional spectrum. we will be live in berkeley with a look attribute tots victims of the horrifying and terrifying brail connie collapse. >> what may have caused the collapse that killed six people. what engineer said happened. >> we have warm weather coming our way for the start of summer. i will have that in a mo i don't want to live with the uncertainties of hep c. or wonder... ...whether i should seek treatment. i am ready. because today there's harvoni. a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. harvoni is proven to cure up to 99% of

laura anthony is in cleveland with the later. >> it is a place one can see some of the biggest artifacts from the biggest names, the creators of rock and roll. everything from elvis' gold suit to michael's glistening glove. and there is an exhibit devoted to the bay area complex. contributions to not just music, but the american culture in the late 60s. >> we have material from quicksilver messenger service. big brother in the holding company with janice joplin. the jefferson airplane that was later jefferson star ship. >> the whole psychedelic movement is in san francisco. it all comes out of there. >> as teenagers they longed for what was happening in san francisco. >> i was entering high school and i was completely taken with rock and roll. this was the epicenter in america. our parents wouldn't let us go out there. no way. >> paul stayed home, but richard took a different path. one that landed him in the bay area in 1968. >> jamming in the garage. it was everything you see on these films. it was there. >> richard said the time was an experience that changed him forever. >> i never ca

a great moment for many in cleveland. >> live in cleveland laura anthony, abc7 news. >> thank you very much. >>> the dub nation will be having a victory parade near the warriors practice facility. it i will end at the kaiser convention center. we will have live coverage on abc7. >> and now a look at what you will wake up to tomorrow morning. golden moment. the front page of the chronicle. you will want to save this newspaper. steph curry's expression says it all. >>> other news to talk about on the opposite end of the emotional spectrum. we will be live in berkeley with a look attribute tots victims of the horrifying and terrifying brail connie collapse. >> what may have caused the collapse that killed six people. what engineer said happened. >> we have warm weather coming our way for the start of summer. i will have that in ♪ ♪ ♪ you're only young once. unless you have a subaru. (announcer) the subaru xv crosstrek. symmetrical all-wheel drive plus 34 mpg. love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru. people wanna know, why has my high efficiency washer been saying 7 more minutes for 25 min

laura anthony is in cleveland with the later. >> it is a place one can see some of the biggest artifactsreators of rock and roll. everything from elvis' gold suit to michael's glistening glove. and there is an exhibit devoted to the bay area complex. contributions to not just music, but the american culture in the late 60s. >> we have material from quicksilver messenger service. big brother in the holding company with janice joplin. the jefferson airplane that was later jefferson star ship. >> the whole psychedelic movement is in san francisco. it all comes out of there. >> as teenagers they longed for what was happening in san francisco. >> i was entering high school and i was completely taken with rock and roll. this was the epicenter in america. our parents wouldn't let us go out there. no way. >> paul stayed home, but richard took a different path. one that landed him in the bay area in 1968. >> jamming in the garage. it was everything you see on these films. it was there. >> richard said the time was an experience that changed him forever. >> i never came back. >> laura anthony, abc

live in cleveland laura anthony, back to you guys abc7 news. >> thank you so much. abc7 news reporter continues our live team coverage from owning land's tribune tavern. >> hi ama. we all know that the warriors represent mere -- here in oakland. have i to warn you that there are a few cavs fans among us. >> the tribune tavern is warriors ground. >> it is deep blue and yellow and i think that's something that is really driving the team forward. >> on the west side of 880 shall we say neutral territory? they own the mexican spot a few freeway exits from oracle arena. >> we have actually become hot prior to the game which makes it difficult to be in this confusing situation. >> cory is a life long cleveland cavalier fan. because people from ohio don't have strength in numbers. >> it is a town of a hundredish. >> he has taken a few shakes from the warriors fans. too early and too fast. >> if the series stays tight they will avoid facing the dub nation. >> it would be best for business if i stay home. >> fans promise what is needed to defeat the cav. >> because we would

laura anthony live with more on how the warriors success has given the citya h a huge boost. >> reporter: that's right. seems like a distant memory now but you may remember at one point there was talk that this parade would be held in san francisco. that did not happen. and while the future is uncertain today and now oakland is proud to claim the warriors as their open. san francisco mayor ed lee may have rolled by in a rolls-royce but this was oakland's mayor day to show off her city. >> i love the city. the good, the bad, the ugly. and to show what oakland really is just so amazing. >> no better place for this to happen than oakland. i'm so proud of this city and so proud of the warriors to give this community the sense of spirit and pride it deserves. >> we love the warriors. we bleed warrior pride. >> reporter: this parade is the culmination of efforts by oakland leaders to put the city in a good light. >> welcome to the beautiful bay area. >> reporter: including during the nba playoffs when the networks finally began showing oakland beauty shots more often than san francisco. as oak

laura anthony joins us from the rock and roll hall of fame. >> reporter: being in cleveland today was a little tough for warrior fans after last night's game so a lot of them came here to get away to the rock and roll hall of fame. there is a lot of fun stuff here until you get to the end and there is this unpleasant surprise. [ cheers and applause ] one day after cleveland fans reacted like they had won it all warrior fans hope they and their team left it all on the court. >> after yesterday. >> reporter: at the rock and roll hall of fame warrior fans were going low key with the gear but are still plenty pumped up for tomorrow's game four. >> take this day to decompress and figure it out. i think they figured it out last night. would have been nicer to figure it out earlier. >> win tomorrow and we have home court back so it is all you can ask for. ♪ >> reporter: they were hoping to get away from cavs hysteria with a visit to the bay area exhibit but there is a temporary addition. >> the city pretty much revolves around lebron. wasn't a big fan of that part of the exhibit. >> the muse

abc 7 news reporter laura anthony joins us from the state capitol. >> reporter: this is not a done deal yet but nearly cleared all the hurdles and is close to becoming state law. >> i rise today in opposition to this bill. >> we know schools have to be safe. >> reporter: it was a spirited debate but in the end the california assembly passed senate bill 277 which eliminates the personal belief exemption for california school children. >> how many children have to die before we do something? i think the legislature and assembly certainly today has said we have had enough. >> the freedom that we feel about walking around and feeling that we are safe is because we have vaccinations at a high level. >> reporter: since amended in the assembly the bill must go back to full senate for full vote before heading to the governor's desk. minutes after assembly passed the bill opponents held a rally on the capitol steps vowing to continue the fight. >> hoping the governor vetoes. >> it is disappointing but will not stop us from trying to turn it and inform people and hope things change. >> reporter:

in oakland, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> and check out this dynamic duo.is oakland mayor with mc hammer on the snail car. the two enjoyed the crowd's energy. too legit. hey, the golden snail car is a giant hot rod built by a group of artists. mayor calls it a great symbol of oakland. and she was out there with a broken hand. cast on the right arm. >> she at least had the colors still going on. thousands took part in today's celebration. 284,000 people, 48000 riders used the three stations in and around downtown oakland. b.a.r.t. doesn't know yet if it broke any ridership records today. >> we have much more warriors parade coverage coming up later in the newscast including the youngest star on the warriors team. the big recognition that riley curry got today. then at 4:30, we'll hear from members of the 1975 warriors championship squad. and they will be talking about today's celebration. they were riding out in those vintage convertibles, nate thurman, rick,al, great to see them all. >> perfect day to have the top down. spencer christian is here now with ou

. >> laura anthony is live at the building with more on the story tonight. laura? >> reporter: hi, dan. well, we are learning more about what contributed to this disaster, through records released today by the city. what we've learned is that the factors that contributed to this failure date back to when this building was constructed. >> a construction issue. >> reporter: documents from the city of berkeley confirm what private inspector matt said is plain to see. the balcony failure was not related to the design but rather the construction of this building. >> very likely has to do with the way in which slashings and membranes were installed, the things that would protect the wood, and divert water away and off of that deck. >> reporter: he suggests that since the balcony failed, other parts of the structure may also be compromised. >> they're probably going to be wanting to do investigation into other parts of this building to make sure there aren't leaks in other places. again, it matters a lot less than have a balcony fail. >> reporter: as workers on a cherry-p

laura anthony. >>> stay with us still ahead here tonight at 6:00. is the university of california doing all it can to protect women against sexual assault? three students are coming forward tonight to say no. only on abc 7 news the hair cut that got this little boy removed from his classroom. and how his mother is fighting back. the penalty that pg&e is facing for the pipeline explosion, why it could become a billion dollar tax writeoff. >>> and tomorrow's debut of apple's music. will >>> covering santa clara, san francisco, east bay and all the bay area. this is abc 7 news. >>> three uc berkeley students have filed a civil lawsuit against the university of california regents and cal. according to the suit the university fails to properly investigate sexual assaults. live, with more on the story. leanne? >> reporter: well, dan about a year ago the university created a task force to address some of these situations. and three survivors and others are not happy with the results. sylphie was only a freshman at cal when she was sexually assaulted. >> he

laura anthony has the story. >> vaccines save lives. >> reporter: leukemia survivor became the face ofbill 277 the seven-year-old could not be immunized. his parents argue requiring others to get vaccines to protect from a deadly disease. >> it is a tension between rights and responsibilities. at the end of the day, we are all part of society and have to look at the greater good. >> i rise in reluctant opposition to the bill. >> we know schools have to be safe. >> tension played out at the state capitol. in the end, california assembly passed senate bill 277 which eliminates personal belief exemption for vaccines for california school children. >> sb 277 passes. >> sack seens are safe and work when enough people are immunized. >> reporter: since it was amended, the bill must go back to the full senate for a final vote before heading to the governor's desk. minutes after the assembly passed the bill, opponents had a rally on the capitol steps vowing to continue the fight. >> this legislation won't change parents' minds. >> if passed and signed by the governor, it would become law effect

laura anthony. >>> stay with us still ahead here tonight at 6:00. is the university of california doing all it can to protect women against sexual assault? three students are coming forward tonight to say no. only on abc 7 news the hair cut that got this little boy removed from his classroom. and how his mother is fighting back. the penalty that pg&e is facing for the pipeline explosion, why it could become a billion dollar tax writeoff. >>> and tomorrow's debut of apple's music. will my name is ronda derosa and i'm a gas superintendent for pg&e. as a gas superintendent, i'm responsible for the safety of the public and our employees. pg&e is using a lot of new technology to improve the safety and reliability of our pipelines. my wife and i live in the bay area with our two kids. this is where i choose to raise my family. i want it to be as safe as it can be for our customers for my family, for my friends. that's what drives me. pg&e is here to help our customers. we're here to deliver power, we're here to deliver it safely and reliably. together, we

laura anthony joins us from danville to explain. laura? >> reporter: hi, matt. 1991 east bay did release the names and addresses of those water users. current excessive water users could find their names made public in september. >> they should be brought to the public's eye. >> reporter: it's an easy east bay will face in a couple of months after warnings, fines, and a chance to appeal. by law they must release the names and addresses of the customers who appear on their excessive use list. >> we're all in this together. and if you don't share in the trials and tribulations of sharing water, then shame on you. >> i don't think that's cool. i don't think that's cool at all. especially addresses. people have a right to privacy. >> reporter: with the new drought rate structure set to go into effect july 1st they have sent warning letters to more than 5,000 customer who is are clearly using too much water. that threshold is 984 gallons per day. four times the average per household in the district. penalties will kick in for customers who don'

laura anthony has that story from berkeley. >> reporter: kennedy of writes a love letter to marriage.a clear victory for same-sex coupleberkeley professor melissa murray says justice kennedy's opinion is in many ways conservative and potentially problematic. kennedy writes quote as some of the petitioners in this case demonsates marriage embodies a love that may endure eve past death. it wou misunderstand these men and womeno say they disrespect the idea of maiage. >> what this opinion says is all of those other kinds of relationships pale to this relationship marriage which is so of the be all and end all. certainly many people may actually think that but it's quite another thing to have it enshrined i that supreme court opinion. >> reporter: others studying the ruling at berkeley school of law say it may be a landmark decision but not a surprising one. >> it's a long opinion, and it simply confirmed what those who consider themselves profsionals in the area knew already. >> reporter: justice scalia writes a right over looked by every personlive at the time of ratification and almos

here and watch for reports from the rest of our dime including sports anchor mike shumann and laura anthony covers dubs on the final station that is us, abc7. >> we are the only place to catch the nba finals. coverage of game these begins tonight at 5:30 with the nab count down nba countdown and at 5 o'clock we are live from cleveland with dubs on 7, the toyota pre-game show and at 5:30 game three of the finals. that is 11 hours and 21 minutes away. toyota after the game will follow game three and jimmy kimmel became night and an hour long abc7 news starting at 1030 assuming our anchors have not yell themselves hoarse. >> eric is looking at the clock on the scene which will be up during the newscast so you can keep track. >> everyone thought i was a genius. >> now we go to the weather januaryious. >> it look like cleveland weather. >> muggy yes. it is not going to be so humid in cleveland after they have the showers this morning. if you know wayne freedman he is a very good photographer, still photographer and i said there would be thunderstorms on thursday and he took the best equipment. i

laura anthony has that story from berkeley. >> reporter: kennedy of writes a love letter to marriage.victory for same-sex couples berkeley professor melissa murray says justice kennedy's opinion is in many ways conservative and potentially problematic. kennedy writes quote as some of the petitioners in this case demonstrates marriage embodies a love that may endure even past death. it would misunderstand these men and women to say they disrespect the idea of marriage. >> what this opinion says is all of those other kinds of relationships pale to this relationship marriage which is so of the be all and end all. certainly many people may actually think that but it's quite another thing to have it enshrined in that supreme court opinion. >> reporter: others studying the ruling at berkeley school of law say it may be a landmark decision but not a surprising one. >> it's a long opinion, and it simply confirmed what those who consider themselves professionals in the area knew already. >> reporter: justice scalia writes a right over looked by every person alive at the time of ratification an

laura anthony has more street.lau anthony has more. >> they are friends of those who di and survived tuesday balcony collapse on kit ridge street came with pictures and then sotd arm in arm to pray. about many who stopped didn't know the udents but wanted to honor them in some small way. >> i made a banner for the people to die and putonight irish and it remind them of home. >> 7 students who survive remain in area hospital. one shawn fay posted this pictu on the face book of gr fit that i says berkele 6 rest in paradise. and message thanks everyone for the support in such a dark time. in the mean time workers spent the day a cherry picker taking photograph and removing remnant of the about coin that failed and the one below it. >> it happed because water was able to leak inside a closed system. >>reporter: matt is the private building inspector who says tt the balcony was compromised rest of the structure should also be examed. >> it is possible there's a leak into other parts of the building. they of course would

laura anthony joins us from danville to explain laura? >> reporter: hi, matt. 1991 east bay did release the names and addresses o those water users. current excessiv water users could find their names made public in september. >> they should be brought to the public's eye. >> reporter: it's an easy east bawill face in a couple of months after warnings, fine and a chance to appeal. by law they must release the names and addresses of the customers who appear on their excessive use list. >> we're all in this together. and if you don't share in the trials and tribulations of sharing water, then shame on you. >> i don't think that's cool. i don't think that cool at all. especially addresses. people have a right to privacy. >> reporter: with the new drought rate structure set to go into effect july 1st they have sent warning letters to more than 5,000 customer who is are clearly using too much water. that threshold is 984 gallons per day. four times the average per household in the district. penalties will kick in for customers who don't reduce

. >> laura anthony joins us with how the warriors and the nba gave back today. laura? >> reporter: that's right, larry. the warriors spent this morning with practice and did media interviews and several of them came over here along with nba steve kerr and nba commissioner silver, they were here to dedicate a new facility that was sponsored by the nba and it was an opportunity for oakland mayor libby shaft to remind everyone where this team lives now. >> welcome all of you to the city of oakland, home of the golden state warriors! [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: it was a way for the warriors and some of basketball's biggest names to bring some finals excitement to the neighborhood not far from the bright lights of oracle arena. >> think i speak for myself and my teammates when i say you're the absolute best in the nba and we definitely couldn't have gotten here without you guys. >> besides the likes of fremont and harrison the nba brought the trove tote oakland boys and girls club. >> the purpose of the event to unveil a new nba cares live learn and play zone, some

abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is live with the story. laura? >> reporter: hi, cheryl.estorm was nearly 24 years ago, but the debate around this issue how to best manage the vegetation behind me is as hot as ever. >> the goal is to reduce the threat of fire hazard here. >> vince is in charge of vegetation management for the oakland fire department and the plan that would have cleared thousands of eucalyptus and non-native trees is long overdue. >> the wins are coming out of the northwest right here and right out in we have a high level of brown fuels and intermediate level brush and tree fuels and then the tree crowns. you could be looking at lengths of 100 feet if we had a fire that came through this canyon. the plan has its detractors including some firestorm survivors, and the fema's proposal as currently written goes way too far. >> they do plan to clear-cut the area. a third of the trees at the end of three years and there would be no eucalyptus pines or a cashias left. >> the group that believes it largely fueled the 1991 fire saying the fema plan doesn't go far e

in moraga, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> former 49er ray mcdonald's ex-fiance is claiming he repeatedlyd shoved her while she was holding their 2-month-old child. the incident happened lastweek when mcdonald reportedly broke through a bedroom door the former girlfriend says mcdonald became abusive only after he starte drinking too much. that's when she moved out. mcdonald was arrested twice last week, first for the alleged attack, then for violating the restraining order that followed. >>> a multimillion-dollahome in an exclusive south bay community lies in ruins after a massive fire this morning. the people who lived there will have to find another place to live, but thankfully they did esca with their lives. abc 7 news reporter matt keller has the story from monte sereno. >> reporter: sometimes fires are too ngerous for firefighters. when fire crews arred at this home on los gatos bouvard just after 2:30 this morning they made sure everyone got out fely. thin fought the flames defensively from the outside. eventually the second floor llapsed. the firefighters' intuition was right. it

arena both teams were talking about the excite am ahead of this matchup and abc 7 news reporter laura anthony getting the plum assignment joining us live from oracle. hi laura. >> reporter: hi larry. lots of excitement and lots of big names in the house and all of them for the first nba finals in oakland in 40 years is about to tip-off here tomorrow night. the warriors and cavaliers both practiced today and talked to members of the media and cavaliers star lebron james is playing in the first consecutive nba finals and stephan curry spoke about james' larger than life fame. >> he's a normal guy. >> i do normal stuff, i guess. i went to the movies last week and had a regular movie theater and i wanted to go see -- i forgot the name of the movie, but i went to go see. what's the move we the girls and they be singing?" pitch perfect 2 which is unbelievable. >> curry also talked about tuning out distractions and trading tomorrow's big game like any other. >> do whatever you can to get your mind right. i'm going to get a haircut, and i'm going to hang out at the pool at my house and get some sun a

coverage from cleveland in all things warriors great reporters wayne freedman and mike shumann and laura anthony tomorrow right hire on the morning news. >> major ruling on affordable housing is due from the state supreme court at issue a law in san jose that requires new developments to set aside 15 percent of their units for sale at below market rates. builders say the city failed to justify the 15 percent requirement and that is unconstitutional. this would affect similar housing requirements in 200 state cities and lower the number of affordable units. >> that is a big issue in mission district in san francisco with some leaders want a moratorium placed on the market. there is not much time to get signatures for a billion lot 9,700 section must be turned in by just three weeks from now. >> now annual war on hot poles, with crews filling in hundreds of the holes? oakland. officials state only way to get rid them is to re-pave the entire street but oakland has hundreds of miles of major streets that need it. >> thing with will not hurt them but it will not help. >> not really, it will be coole

. >> laura anthony is live. >> the marquee behind me says it all and forced to close soon.operator put up here just a few days ago when he found out his rent was about to go up dramatically. barring the last-minute plot twist, the iconic ream theater will close june 30th after a landlord who has been subsidizing the rent for years decided to raise it suddenly and dramatically. >> it was a 60% rent increase. >> which means what? >> which means a lot of money and money that we cannot afford. theater operator derek zimrack invested $250,000 on digital projectors two years ago and he's putting new seating but he can't afford $8000 a month in rent for a theater that often draws it for a first-run movie. >> on the phone landlord mahash told abc 7 news quote if somebody comes to the plate, and i can make a little return on my investment i would be happy to work with them. >> what we're talking about here is basically an increase in rent which amounts to $3,000 per month. >> town councilman dave trotter says the locals have stepped up over the years and despite the ominous marquee,

worse every step of the way and wayne is in cleveland along with sports anchor mike shumann and laura anthony and joining us from cleveland on the only place to see the finals abc7. >> we will switch gears and air with and with will will release a if you report that is about two proposals to make it harder for those in san francisco to share their homes. tenants say landlords are take rentals off the market but airbnb say homeowners need to share to pay the mortgage. >> the interviews -- the board of supervisors will take up advertisements on sugary drinks in san francisco city limits. if the board passes it, san francisco would be the first place in the country to require warnings for soda ads. the proposal is opposed by the beverage industry. >> year was such a scorcher it was all anyone could talk about. today, another change. >> it depends where you are. that is the amazing part. the microclimates are important depending if you get the sea breeze or not. we are getting it in san francisco so we have low-to-mid 50s from west portal at 52 and sunny side and bay crew and crissy field and dow

reporter laura anthony tweeted this video of pouring rain at chicago's o'hare international airport.their scheduled flight has been changed and turned into a weather delay. laura tweets that's called rain, for all of you in california. i'll say this if you go anywhere with mike shumann he is the human delay, the human rain delay. wherever he's going, take a different route. >> you want no part of it. >>> well there's still no rain here in the bay area forecast but there is a change coming. >> spencer christian with more on that. >> that's right. we have changes coming our way. i wish i could say they were rainy changes, but they are not. here's a look at live doppler 7 hd. we have a dry pattern right now and the dry pattern will continue, but it's going to get warmer as we get later into the week. meanwhile, not much change likely tomorrow over in the midwest but first let's travel down to the tropics where you can show you hurricane carlos just off the coast now. it's a category 1 hurricane, maximum sustained winds 75 miles per hour. it's going to travel along mexico's west coast fo

and laura anthony joins us live with the story. laura? >> hi larry. this man generated two lawsuits, 24 years after the oakland fire storms, there is still agreement on how to best manage the vegetation in the hills to prevent another disaster. >> in 1991 they lost their home, and scott mother lost her life. now, a plan to remove trees true to fire danger. >> what gives people the right to decide what trees are okay and what are not? it's the same to deciding who can live in what neighborhood? >> vince is in charge of vegetationanagement and says the plant thatould clear the trees is long overdue. >> it's presenting a huge fire threat to homes here. we're talking about getting rid of some species and replacing them with other species. >> this is not with fema funds. >> but the sierra club and others believe the leaks fuelled the fire say the plan doesn't go r enough. oakland city council will decide whether to step $4 million at the meeting on tuday night. in kland, abc7 news. >> water conversation becomes mandatory statewide shlgs meaning cuts beyond

. >>> laura anthony is also live at quicken loan arena. >> some disappointed fans amg the celebrating crowd. it is not what the fa wanted. >> well, the party is winding down here in cleveland. they are winding do and there are not too many warrior ns among them and they were actually in the noseleed seats in the arena. let's show y what it looks like. we will show you folks that have things way up high. many are employees flown in for this game. the vibe was pretty tense from the beginning. the cav seemed to take it to the warriors early on. we d have one warrior fan that we ran into after the game. he told us what it was like in there. >> compared to the oakland atmosphere they are a strong base. >> i have been to hundreds of warrrs games. we stand up and it is almost the college basketball experience. in cleveland apparently you have to sit down orou will upset a lot of people. >> and we are back here live in cleveland. again the celebration went on for quite some time. wrapping it up tonight. we are all quiet at the moment and we do have one fan behind me. he took off thankfully. l

you can catch live reports all week from mike shumann and wayne freedman and laura anthony right here on the only place to see the finals abc7. >> three people are out of their home after a fire in san jose. it started after 6:00 a.m. with the people living there waking up to the smell of smoke. they were able to get out safely along with their pet. firefighters say the fire starts in the back of a large ranch hope. the heat made it tougher to knock down. >> the high heat index this weekend makes fire grow faster exponentially because the humidity is down. for our crews we have to be cognizant they will work beyond their stress point quickly because of the temperature. >> the cause of the fire is still "under investigation." >> hot temperatures are expected again today prompting fire danger warning. >> right now from our camera at the east bay hills all of the dry brush there. >> meteorologist mike nicco joins us. the warnings are out to people pets and property. mike? >> it will be a hot one today in many areas of the unlike the firefighters we can take off our coat. it has been a lo

and laura anthony joins us live with the story. laura? >> hi larry. this man generated two lawsuits, 24 years after the oakland fire storms, there is still agreement on how to best manage the vegetation in the hills to prevent another disaster. >> in 1991 they lost their home, and scott mother lost her life. now, a plan to remove trees true to fire danger. >> what gives people the right to decide what trees are okay and what are not? it's the same to deciding who can live in what neighborhood? >> vince is in charge of vegetation management and says the plant that would clear the trees is long overdue. >> it's presenting a huge fire threat to homes here. we're talking about getting rid of some species and replacing them with other species. >> this is not with fema funds. >> but the sierra club and others believe the leaks fuelled the fire say the plan doesn't go far enough. oakland city council will decide whether to step $4 million at the meeting on tuesday night. in oakland, abc7 news. >> water conversation becomes mandatory statewide shlgs meaning c

get all things warriors from sports anchor mike shumann and reporters wayne freedman and laura anthony. >> new water restrictions take effect today in san jose, and the water company is asking all customers to reduce water consumption by 30 percent over 2013 use. most of the rules focus on outdoor water use accounting for half of use of the total household and customers have to fix leaks and broken irrigation systems and plumbing fixtures in 72 hours. they may not water outdoors more than twice a week and they cannot water between 10:00 a.m. and can p.m. >> napa construction begins to replace a bridge damaged by a magnitude earthquake 4.1 america reporting on the cross road bridge over the napa river it sank 2-4" pulling apart old cracks on the 100-year-old bridge. it was already scheduled for replacement this summer with only bikes and pedestrians using the bridge. >> now a look at headway 87 in san jose. no we will not get that but if this is part of your commute you know how bad it is during the peak hours. now we have another video, over to you, eric thomas. >> the naacp leader acc

warriors every step of the way with sports anchor mike shumann in cleveland with wayne fred man and laura anthony. wayne will join us at top of the hour right here on abc7. >> danville is offering a $6,500 reward to find whoever vandalized the war memorial with extensive graffiti found monday at the memorial in the park. these photos of some of the damage. vandals used black and red spray paint to deface the areas. the site is dedicated to awaying all men and women who serve our country. >> one of the biggest firearm seizures if recent memory, 38 guns a ball make kit, a grenade and 5000 rounds of ammunition found in one home in south san francisco. officers arrested two men accused of selling the weapon the street. they are also suspected in a string of beeries -- robberies in san francisco. >> and year's rain will not make much of a dent in the drought. we learn how some found a way to water their perhaps and not get in trouble. >> a wave of showers rolled through the bay area game homeowner as break from watering. >> not much. not teach but we have to keep it going. >> the problem? most water a

way and sports anchor mike shumann is in cleveland along with the reporters wayne tread man and laura anthony. wage will join us on the final station at to which the hour. >> got to give mike can you doughs -- kudos for calling a close series and calling for the rain. >> on the bay bridge at 3:00 this morning the eastern spokesman, the windshields are working as the light shower was rolling across this part of our commute. we will look at live doppler hd and can you see we have a nice shield of green great sprinkles for a light shower to moderate shower on 101 up to rohnert park and petaluma. what you will notice if it is not raining in your neighbor it is warmer than year. upper 60s to low 70s inland east bay but mount diabolo is 59, 20 degrees cooler than yesterday. everyone is in the low-to-mid 50s until newark at 59 rather 67. and half moon bay at 65. walnut creek, 680 looking dry. in the afternoon we have a scattered shower and chance of warmest weather inland and up to 86. human at the coast and san francisco, 64 to 70s, a stray shower here and scattered shower is possible an the bay at

he is in cleveland with the team along with laura anthony and mike shumann. this is the only place to see the finals abc7. >> coverage of game let is tonight at 5:30 with nba count down followed by the tip-off at 6:00, and prior to that, we will have abc7 news at 4:00, followed by abc world news tonight at 4:30 and at 5:00 we are from cleveland with dubs on, the pregame slow and 5:30, game three. toyota after the game will follow game three and then it is jimmy kill people live and then hour long addition of abc7 at 10:30. >> novato police are voting a fire at a car dealership that destroyed several vehicles. our reporter is at the chevrolet lot. >> this happened in the very back corner of the lot. look behind me. you can see west damaged cars is still here and the back end of it is burned. you can see part of the car is melted from the fire. look at the vegetation when authorities the for the call they thought they were dailying with november station fire and they got here they relied they had something very different with the images taken overnight. it was

in oakland laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> $50,000? just a little bit of money. oh, my gosh. laura, thank you. >> all right. for oakland residents this really is the time for their city to shine. carolyn tyler is live at lake merit with the pride that extends all of the way to the u.s. capitol. carolyn? >> reporter: that's right. lake merit is one of oakland's crown jewels. across the way today i saw a huge contingent from espn and the city is hoping for positive coverage with all eyes on oakland. >> we'll have it on tomorrow. >> reporter: jackie bradley just bought a t-shirt from a corner vendor to show her support for the warriors and her oakland pride. the city is wearing its blue and gold. at emerret and jones barbecue, even the drinks are color coordinated. >> this is what you order when you're a warriors fan. >> with the media presence in town for the nba finals oakland is hoping for a chance to shine in the stories that will be covered off the court. >> i would like to see some focus on the fact that it's such a diverse and vibrant community. >> reporter: at oaklandic t

we are following the warriors and mike shumann is in cleveland along with wayne freedman and laura anthony. wayne will join us at the top of the hour on the final station abc7. >> warriors president and c.o.o. will be honored as ground marshall for the san francisco pride the first openly gay sports executive in the 4th seasons at the warriors president. this year the pride celebration will be juan june 27 >> there is a missing 95-year-old man. richard mor." l was last seen on north henry avenue at 6:30. his wife found the front door open and her husband, gone. he has alzheimer's disease and is considered at risk and was last seen wearing a blue fisherman's hat. >> tensions are escalating in sunnyvale after all 25 teachers were told they have to re-apply for the jobs and this was a meeting. parents say neither kept in the dark about what the ten is about but the district said it is simply cannot elaborate. >> when i start to get into a description of the tension in any detail i'm going right for the issue of personnel and i cannot talk about that. >> you do not treat teachers like this. th

mike shumann and wayne friedman and laura anthony. >>> a bay area woman at the centering of a supreme court case. the one thing justices say she has no right to know about her husband. >>> look for your papers, check your i.d.s. >> changing lives three years on, advocates have a message for immigrants who want to live in the bay area. >>> also the comeback plan that means big layoffs for a bay area company. >>> why state lawmakers just passed a budget they know the governor opposes. >> and if you're looking to save money on car repairs 7 on your ♪ ♪ ♪ it took serena williams years to master the two handed backhand. but only one shot to master the chase mobile app. technology designed for you. so you can easily master the way you bank. >>> effective immediately, the department of homeland security is taking steps to lift the shadow of deportation from these young people. >> that was president obama three years ago today. he salvaged a program that changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who were brought to the u.s. as children. abc 7 news reporter sergio c

laura anthony continues with the coverage. there is a growing memorial there, for the victims. >> ye there is. the workers look lke they've finished up here this afternoon, removing the remains of the balconies. there is a memorial here and family and friends have arrived to pay their respects. they're friends of those who died and survived tuesday's collapse. they came with pictures and stood arm in arm, to pray. many who stopped didn't know the students but wanted to honor them. >> i just made banner and put in irish. >> seven studentsemain in the hospital. one posted picture of graffiti that says berkeley 6, rest in paradise. in the meantime workers spent the day in a cherry picker, taking photographs and removing remnants of the balcony that failed and one below it. >> water was able to leak inside of the system. >> this private building inspector says it was compromised, the rest should be examined. >> it's possib there is a leak into other parts of the building. they'd be less important than a failure of a balcon >> five

laura anthony continues with the coverage. there is a growing memorial there, for the victims. >> yes, there is. the workers look like they've finished up here this afternoon, removing the remains of the balconies. there is a memorial here and family and friends have arrived to pay their respects. they're friends of those who died and survived tuesday's collapse. they came with pictures and stood arm in arm, to pray. many who stopped didn't know the students but wanted to honor them. >> i just made a banner and put it in irish. >> seven students remain in the hospital. one posted picture of graffiti that says berkeley 6, rest in paradise. in the meantime workers spent the day in a cherry picker, taking photographs and removing remnants of the balcony that failed and one below it. >> water was able to leak inside of the system. >> this private building inspector says it was compromised, the rest should be examined. >> it's possible there is a leak into other parts of the building. they'd be less important than a failure of a ba

laura anthony during the finals. laura tweeted this photo of the bay area exhibit at cleveland's rock and roll hall of fame. you can see there is a curious addition to the display. laura will have a live report at 5:00. >>> and then council member is calling for federal probe into the police department. critics cite a video showing officers hitting a man repeated repeatedly with batons. david is live with the details. >> reporter: we are told they have well over 100 encounters a year with mentally ill people. the relatives say he has such issues but instead of getting help the other day he got beat up by police. the video you are about to see is graphic. this is the video that sparked new anger at the police department, an incident friday evening showing five officers surrounding 28-year-old jose valasco. the woman was his mother. >> i called for help for my son. >> reporter: he was in court for a parole violation and was using crutches. sources say it took ten stitches to close wounds on his head. relatives joined pr

laura anthony has the story. >> vaccines save lives. >> reporter: leukemia survir became the face ofate bill 277 the seven-year-old could not be immunized. his parents argue reqring others to get vaccines to protect from a deadly disease. it is a tension between rights and responsibilities. at the e of the day, we are all part of society and have to look at the gater good. >> i rise in reluctant opposition to the bill. >> we know schools have to be safe. >> tension played out at the ate capitol. in the end, california assembly passed senate bill 277 which eliminates pernal belief exemption for vaccines for california school children. >> sb 277 passes. >> sack seens are safe and rk when enough people are immunized. >> reporter: since it was amended, the bill must go back to the full senate for a final vote before headin to the governor's desk. minutes after the assembly passed the bill, opponents had a rally on the capitol steps vowing to continue the fight. >> this legislation won't change parents' minds. >> if passed and signe by the governor, it would become law effective july 1st

laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> the district attorney's office is launching an investigation into thebalcony collapse in berkeley. six people died and seven people were hurt in last tuesday's accident. this week police say they would not consider criminal charges and confirmed the wooden beams had severe dry rot but the building was up to date on inspections. >>> google lost second team member to a tragic accident. an executive this week was killed after being hit by a vehicle. his identity has not been released. in april google executive died in a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in nepal climbing mt. everest. >>> wild life officials are looking for a bear that attacked a dog and owner. a woman was scratched, bitten and bruised after she tried to protect her golden retriever. the dog was fighting with what turned out to be a medium sized bear that turned on her when she tried to intervene. >> the dog was in rough shape and they are working on it to try to get it better. >> game warden took a dna sample from the woman to try to match it to the bear. bear attacks on humans are rare in californ

the laura anthony has our story. fv.r the became the face of senate bill 2 77. 7-year-old from mayepublic county couldn't be immune couldn't bimmunized sought parents argue requiring others to get their vaccine protected from potentially deadly disease om potentially deadly disease. >> between rights and community responsibility. at the end of the day i feel like we are all part of a society and we have to look at thereater good. >> i realize today in reluctant opposition to the bill. >> we ow schools have to be safe. >> that tension ayed out at the state capitol but if the end the california assembly pass senate bill 2 77. almost andrea yates the personal belief exemption for vaccines r california school children. >>es 46, no 30. the sb 2 77 passes. >> vaccine are safe and they work. the work when enough people are immune people are immune. >>reporter: since it was amended in the assembly the bill mt now go become to the full senate for a final vote before heading to the governor desk. minutes after the assembly passed