leslie brinkley talked to fans about how they are feeling about the warrior's odds. >> reporter: fans shared their deep dark thoughts on last night's loss on 95.7, the game. >> through the text messages a lot of people are freaking out. >> everyone is getting blamed. >> reporter: that didn't deter fans from scooping up gear at oracle arena today. the hottest selling items are shirts em blazed with the town. >> this is do or die. >> they will do. a lot of confidence. i am a bay area guy. they have got to do it. >> i am rooting for cleveland and rooting for the warriors so there will be a rematch. >> sisters born and raised in cleveland. and i live in the bay area now. love to see a rematch. >> reporter: every extra warrior's game is money in their pocket. >> they are hoping that the warriors come out on top. >> reporter: nearly everyone is betting on a home court advantage. >> so loud, it is intimidating. and the warriors are going to handle business and you know, the rockets are going to go home with their tail between their legs. >> reporter: i am leslie brinkley. abc7 news. >>> let'

that's all. >> that's abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley reporting. let's stay in fairfield another moment where travis air force base psychologist accused of treating sexual assault victims by having sex with them will stand trial. a solano county judge ruled there is enough evidence to try the doctor on three counts of felony sexual assault. prosecutors say summer targeted female service members in 2014 and '15 whale working at a medical center at the base. summer pleaded not guilty to the charges. >>> a man accused of the shooting and killing two deer in his regard in teuberen. now mark darrick dirkers is facing two counts of animal krult. and violation of fishing and game code. ess accused of using a pellett gun to kill the deer. he told officers the deer were eating his landscaping. he has faced backlash from neighbors and moved out of state. >>> new at 5:00 a sfrat san francisco federal judge struck down the shipments of coal to from utah to asia taking place in west oakland at the site of a former army base it was expected to bring jobs to the

leslie brinkley was there today as two of the injured puppies were reunited. >> here is your sister. >> these two 4-month-old german pupsy were reunited after a san francisco animal hospital. >> so happy to see her sister. >> frig has a rear paw shopped off. her sister has a jaw broken on both sides appearing on purposes. they were find at a homeless encampment saturday night then yesterday another one. >> aed third dog was found in exactly the same location with the exact break to the jaw. at that time my -- you know, my stomach like turned to ice. this is an obvious case of an animal torturer. >> three similar breed of dogs found in similar areas. it's probably linked but we don't know for sure. our biggest concern is that we know there is a huge body of research that shows the link between animal cruelty and vience against people. >> oakland animal services and oakland police launched the investigation into animal cruelty. pet food express posed a $5,000 reward for information leading to arrest. extensive surgery is still needed for two of the dogs. >> the search is is on for an o

i am leslie brinkley. abc7 news. >>> major legal problems for california's right to die law. lawmakers acted illegally when they passed the law in a special session. the ruling doesn't factor in the legality. the law allows terminally ill adults to obtain a prescription if they have six months to live. >>> according to the california association of realtors, that is up from 29% at the end of the last year. six of the nine bay area counties improved. because wages went up. least affordable is all here in the bay area. >>> developing news tonight on a story following closely, a massive eruption of kilauea volcano. the 20th fissure opened so far. vol canologists reveal it could turn the water to steam and an explosive eruption. we are watching what is happening in hawaii closely. >>> a small earthquake felt by thousands yesterday evening. the usgs says the 3.5 struck at 7:18. it took the alameda county system a long longer. >> the house shook. >> reporter: and so did at&t park. the earthquake triggered alerts from apps. and about an hour and a half later, this official alert fro

abc7 news leslie brinkley met with mary buart today this time on camera. >> well, i woke up to the sound of a man's voice in my ear. >> reporter: 52-years old right now, but she will never forget june 1979 when she was 13-years old. just making it onto the walnut creek cheer squad. the man came into her bedroom and put a knife to her throat. >> he tied my legs and my hands and gagged me with my training bra and told me he was going to kill my family if i made noise. and i was just as quiet as could be. and he raped me. >> reporter: her sister was across the hall. she ran down the hall to tell her dad what happened. >> approximand i blurted it out flew out of bed. and the look on his face was devastating. >> reporter: her dad tore down the play house by the bedroom window. >> because apparently that is where he was watching me or stalking me. >> he could see right into the bedroom window. i insinuated his filth and evil into my house and our life and our community and brought terror to everybody. >> reporter: while she is feeling empowered that the man accused is behind bars facing murder

today he talked with our reporter leslie brinkley. >> reporter: vallone tin o luken admitted to robbing this bank at 11:00 a.m. wednesday. he said, i went inside and said good morning. nobody moves. this is a robbery. i talked with luken at the martinez detention facility armed with a reporters notebook, no camera, no cell phone. >> sitting in his jail gash the celebrity chef described the desperation after the the aclaumd restaurant closed down in late 2016 and he became unemployed. he said we've been struggling a lot financially. and i have a family. he said, i feel bad. it wasn't something i was planning or doing for a living. he claims that wednesday morning he decided to get money and went to the bank. it was a fake gun, he said. a bb gun. he said he told the frightened teller nothing is going to happen just put the money aside. >> we were just told it was a pistol, a fireman. and that's what we were reacting on. >> did he threaten the bank clerk or. >> i understand he present to do in a manner threatening. the tellers complied. and gave him the money. and he fled the bank and ente

leslie brinkley on the new abuse charges that mother is facing. >> reporter: she was booked into the solano county jail on nine felony counts of felony abuse. bail is set at $495,000. the judge denied reducing it. the da's office says rogers allowed her husband to inflict tor torous act on her children for years. the investigation into the family started in march when their 12-year-old ran away. >> this case initially came in as a child endangerment based upon the conditions of the house. the children were taken into protective custody and sent with relatives. >> reporter: officials say the children were subjected to puncture wounds, hot water, water board and being shot with a pellet gun. they now live with roger's sister and her mother's house. rogers blamed her mother for the allegations. >> she has conjured up these ideas of torture. i would not abuse my children or sit back and let them be abuse. and the truth will come out. >> reporter: her preliminary hearing is set for friday. i am leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >>> president trump talking about what to do about the california s

leslie brinkley explains. >> this is the first time a judge acknowledged that our defense has merit. zblrp harris's attorney offered to use his money for harris to be released into a sober living facility with an electronic ankle maurnt based on a lamar state court ruling requires judges to consider alternatives to jail for criminal defendants who can't afford cash bail. harris, along with derick almena, the founder of the arts collective known as ghost ship are each charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the fatal fire back in december of 2016. today a judge turned down a motion to dismiss the charges. almena's wife believes her husband is being scapegoated. >> i'm disappointed the motion got dismissed today. i think -- i don't think that was right. >> but almena will have a chance to speak in court. >> we intend at trial to put our client on. so mr. lambie will be testifying. and he will be testifying on his own behalf. >> attorneys are pushing for an evidentiary hearing before the trial judge. >> arson investigators botched the investigation. they failed to preserv

leslie brinkley has the story. >> reporter: these 24-month old german shepherd puppies were reunited today. >> so happy to see her sister, you know. >> reporter: frig has a rear paw that was chopped off. her sister has a jaw that is badly broken. appears on purpose. found in a garbage. yesterday, another one. >> a third dog was found exactly the same location with same break to the jaw. at that time, my stomach turned to ice. >> it is horrifying for the animals hurt and horrifying for the community. it is very disturbing. >> reporter: oakland animal services and oakland police launched an investigation into cruelty. extensive surgery is still needed for two of the dogs. the search is on for an orthopedic surgeon to repair the jaw. there is a chance is she is goi to make it. >> we are hopeful that someone is going to be held accountable. >> reporter: leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >>> dozens of senior dogs can be adopted after a woman who rescued them passed away unexpectedly. the dogs are at muttville, two dogs have already been adopted and the rescue has 35 adoption application for the

i am leslie brinkley. abc7 news. >>> major legal problems for california's right to die law. law session. the ruling doesn't factor in the legality. the law allows ter ter ter ter r adults to obtain a prescription if they have six months to live. >>> according to the california association of realtors, that is up from 29% at the end of the last year. six of the nine bay area counties improved. because wages went up. least affordable is all here in the bay area. >>> developing news tonight on a story following closely, a massive eruption of kilauea volcano. the 20th fissure opened so far. vol canologists turn the water to steam and an explosive eruption. we are watching what is happening in hawaii closely. >>> a small earthquake felt by thousands yesterday evening. the usgs says 7:18. it took the alameda county system a long longer. >> the house shook. >> reporter: and so did at&t park. the earthquake triggered alerts from apps. and about an hour and a half later, this official alert from the city of oakland. >> sometimes we have to make a decision when we should do an alert o

abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley was in court today for the plea and explains what it means for the second suspect in this case. >> reporter: lysette quest's father sat in silence as he learned that one of the accused in the murder of his daughter was pleading guilty. the charges were read aloud and he loudly replied, murder, guilty, assault with a deadly weapon, guilty, causing great bodily harm, guilty. the charges could potentially put him away in prison for life. >> it is his hope and his wish that his decision to take responsibility today will bring some level of peace and closure to ms. questa's family and loved ones. >> reporter: earlier in the day, gross's pregnant girlfriend entered a not guilt plea to the same murder. it was back in february that 19-year-old lysette questa was found mortally wounded and crawling. she had beentabbed repeatedly. she later died at the hospital after giving authorities the names of the two people she said attacked her with a knife. gross and leonardo wer arrested at this home in modesta and charged request questa's murder. shaken family member

abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley was in court today for the plea and explains what it means for the second suspect in this case. >> reporter: lysette quest's father sat in silence as he learned that one of the accused in the murder of his daughter was pleading guilty. the charges were read aloud and he loudly replied, murder, guilty, assault with a deadly weapon, guilty, causing great bodily harm, guilty. the charges could potentially put him away in prison for life. >> it is his hope and his wish that his decision to take responsibility today will bring some level of peace and closure to ms. questa's family and loved ones. >> reporter: earlier in the day, gross's pregnant girlfriend entered a not guilty plea to the same murder. it was back in february that 19-year-old lysette questa was found mortally wounded and crawling. she had been stabbed repeatedly. she later died at the hospital after giving authorities the names of the two people she said attacked her with a knife. gross and leonardo were arrested at this home in modesta and charged request questa's murder. shaken family me

in fairfield, leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >>> more trouble today for ride share companies. a 24-year-old fremont man working as a lyft driver has been charged with applying passengers with alcohol and 0.and sexually assaulting her. >>. >> zblrp april lyft driver picked up a 29-year-old in oakland. the woman told police he drove her to her friend's house in berkeley but when she got her her friend wasn't hope. the driver told her he was off duty but take her back to her place anyway. he got on highway 880 heading south but drove past the exit leading to her home. since he missed the turn off the police said he apologized and told her he would get her something to eat. they stopped at this jack in the box and in fremont ate meals and left. police say the driver told his to his apartment on the 38,000 block of camden street in fremont. police say once inside his apartment the driver offered her marijuana. police say they took her upstairs to his bedroom told her to rest to lie down. that he was too tired to drive her home. that's when the woman says the sexual assault occurred

leslie brinkley talked to fans about how they ae feeling about the team's odds. >> reporter: warriors on the brink. down 3-2. >> fans shared their deep dark thoughts on the warriors lost on 95.7, the game. >> will being at twitter. looking a the blogs. through the text messages. a lot of people are freaking out. >> a lot of people are getting blamed. warriors fans are confident but not as confident as a week ago when the series started. >> reporter: that didn't deter fans from scooping up gear at oracle arena. the of the howest selling items are shirts emblazoned with "the town". this fan bought one for his grandson. it's do or die. >> they will do. they will do back there also. i have a lot of confidence. i am a bay area guy. they have got to do it. >> reporter: even the warriors rivals are pulling for them. >> i'm rooting to cleeld and i'm also rooting for the warriors so there is a rematch this year. >> sisters born and raised in cleveland. i live in the bay area now. yeah -- >> reporter: you would like to see a rematch. >> we would like to see a rematch for sure. >> reporter: loca

abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley talked to fans about how they are feeling about the team's odds. >> reporter: warriors on the brink. down 3-2. >> fans shared their deep dark thoughts on the warriors loss on 95.7, the game. >> looking at twitter. looking at the blogs. through the text messages. a lot of people are freaking out. >> everybody is getting blamed. warriors fans are confident but not as confident as a week ago when the series started. >> reporter: that didn't deter fans from scooping up gear at oracle arena. the hottest selling items are shirts emblazoned with "the town". this fan bought one for his grandson. it's do or die. >> they will do. they will do. they will do back there also. i have a lot of confidence. i am a bay area guy. they have got to do it. >> reporter: even the warriors rivals are pulling for them. >> i'm rooting for cleveland, and i'm also rooting for the warriors so there is a rematch this year. it would be very fun. >> sisters born and raised in cleveland. i live in the bay area now. yeah -- >> reporter: you would like to see a rematch. >> we would lik

in oakland, leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >>> by the way, the district attorney's office did not make a comment today. that trial is expected to generate significant national interest. >>> a scare for visitors at walt disney world in today. a dragon float caught fire at the magic kingdom. cast members moved guests away from the float in the parade age to put out the fire and nobody injured zbs now the accuweather forecast with spencer christian. >>> this has been a brit and brozy day across the bay area. windy. here a look at live doppler 7. sunny and mild. we have a wind quizly in effect through the strait and delta and beyond until 6:00 this evening. wind gusts exceeding 40-mile-per-hour. then a which hadder reaching wind drizly tomorrow morning por the bay area hills above 1,000 pete. gusts exceeding 5 a-mile-per-hour. i'll give you a closer look when the winds diminish. and how much warmth is left in a few minutes larry. >> see you then spencer. >>> governor brown released the final budget proposal of his tenure with the goal of leaching the state in better financial help than 8 y

leslie brinkley talked to fans about how they are feeling about the team's odds. >> reporter: warriorsthe brink. down 3-2. >> fans shared their deep dark thoughts on the warriors loss on 95.7, the game. >> looking at twitter. looking a the blogs. through the text messages. a lot of people are freaking out. >> a lot of people are getting blamed. warriors fans are confident but not as confident as a week ago when the series started. >> reporter: that didn't deter fans from scooping up gear at oracle arena. the hottest selling items are shirts emblazoned with "the town". this fan bought one for his grandson. it's do or die. >> they will do. they will do. they will do back there also. i have a lot of confidence. i am a bay area guy. they have got to do it. >> reporter: even the warriors rivals are pulling for them. >> i'm rooting for cleveland, and i'm also rooting for the warriors so there is a rematch this year. it would be very fun. >> sisters born and raised in cleveland. i live in the bay area now. yeah -- >> reporter: you would like to see a rematch. >> we would like to see a rematch

we expect more developments on this story today, and we'll get them to you, leslie brinkley, my colleague, is in the courtroom now listening for further developments. live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> a peninsula homeowner is unhurt and lived to tell about a frightening tale this morning when a car careened into his house while he slept. what investigators have to figure out was it mechanical failure or criminal behavior. abc 7 news reporter matt keller is live at the scene in redwood city, matt? >> reporter: no matter the cause, this house is damaged. you can see the path the car took through the yard, into the porch, and into the house. thankfully, no serious injuries. this crash into a house in redwood city is unusual, but the homeowner knew it was a possibility. >> i wouldn't say it's surprising. >> reporter: sky map 7 shows this is on emerald hill road. the bmw went through the intersection into the yard before coming to a stop inside sam's house just before 5:15 this morning. >> he basically said that his brakes had gone out and he was losing control of

. >> reporter: i am leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >>> the warriors play game six tomorrow at oracle. >> my start button is going real fast today. i am sorry about that. >> my start button always goes fast on friday. ready to start the weekend. clouds lingering arpd the area. you can see the circulation of low pressure. wrapping the moisture and be the clouds around. producing thunderstorms early this afternoon. this is our view right now from our abc7 rooftop camera. 58 degrees in san francisco. 63 in mountain view, san jose and gilroy 60. 55 in half moon bay. pier 39 camera. looking at the sea lions, i can't say they are sunning themselves. 62 santa rosa and napa. and little dreary looking at the golden gate. traffic flowing nicely. forecast breezy tomorrow, sunny by afternoon. and big warmup coming our way for the remainder ever the three-day holiday impact. what is left of this storm ranks one. spotty light showers. here is the forecast animation. starting at 7:00 this evening, we will see a couple of areas of light showers swinging through between mid knight and 5:00 a.m. moisture m

in dublin, leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >>> two men suspected of a fatal stabbing last night in santa rosa are no custody. authorities in modesto arrested 20-year-old john yes lewis martinez and cardin herda today following a statewide armt. police say the two men stab the victim a number of times during a fight around 7:45 last night .victim died at the hospital and name has not been released. >>> prosecutor from across california plan to meet tomorrow to focus on cold case that is might be linked to the goldman are golden state killer. today the santa barbara district attorney filed four charges against joseph deangelo suspected of being the golden state kill are. . the former police officer faced two charges for crimes back in san diego county dating back decades. one double murder case dates back in 1979. the other to 1981. >>> violent cold cases never grow cold for victims or their loved ones. they never do. in fact, most of them spend their lives feverishly seeking answers. >>> deangelo is 72 years old and remains in jail in sacramento after being arrested last month. >>> a majo

. >> abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley

leslie brinkley was there today as two of the injured puppies were reunited. >> here is your sister.month-old german pupsy were reunited after a san francisco animal hospital. >> so happy to see her sister. >> frig has a rear paw shopped off. her sister has a jaw broken on both sides appearing on purposes. they were find at a homeless encampment saturday night then yesterday another one. >> aed third dog was found in exactly the same location with the exact break to the jaw. at that time my -- you know, my stomach like turned to ice. this is an obvious case of an animal

today he talked with our reporter leslie brinkley. >> reporter: vallone tin o luken admitted to robbingwednesday. he said, i went inside and said good morning. nobody moves. this is a robbery. i talked with luken at the martinez detention facility armed with a reporters notebook, no camera, no cell phone. >> sitting in his jail gash the celebrity chef described the desperation after the the aclaumd restaurant closed down in late 2016 and he became unemployed. he said we've been struggling a lot financially. and i have a family. he said, i feel bad. it wasn't something i was planning or doing for a living. he claims that wednesday morning he decided to get money and went to the bank. it was a fake gun, he said. a bb gun. he said he tol

now she tells abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley she's taking it back. >> nobody wants to walk aroundry berwert, rape victim." >> mary was one of the youngest victims when i first met her the day after the arrest, she was still in shock, wanted to remain anonymous. >> i just heard it on the news. i started crying. it's over. >> talking with close friends from high school changed her feelings. >> we just cried. and laughed. >> that empowered her, she said, to sit down on camera and tell her story. >> that was such a crappy situation for so many years that i had to hide, and i didn't talk about it, so it was -- now it's -- it's out there. and i don't have to tell, i don't have to go one by one and tell this horrible story to everybody. you know, it's -- it's ripping the band-aid off. >> the attack happened right after her 13th birthday. a man entered her walnut creek bedroom in the middle of the night with a knife. >> the attacker was -- wore a mask. >> he tied my legs and tied my hands and gagged me with my training bra. >> she was sexually assaulted and feared her stalker would kill h

leslie: the three network evening news combined are watched still by 23 million, 24 million a night. that's not nearly what it used to be when walter cronkite and huntley and brinkleyere doing it, where it was the only source of news. because, you know, what you say is absolutely valid. people are getting their news all day long, so i think the 6:30 news now sort of gives you further insight into the news as opposed to just reporting the news. and i think they do well. they do better in times of crises. obviously during the hurricanes, people want to see what's going on. but now with the advent of these big cable news networks, and also with all that you get online, they become a bit less important, but 23 million people are still a lot of people. david: ok. so you have recently had your head of your cbs evening news show go to "60 minutes." do you have any announcements you want to make today on who the replacement is? leslie: nope, we have an acting person doing the job, and we're talking about what we can do for the future, but we have no announcements. david: you don't want anybody -- leslie: we're not making news today, david, no matter what you say. david: ok