it's all happening at the oracle arena.e'll have the details coming up in a live report. >>> lagging bemind months after local lawmakers addressed the issue of e-cigarettes. the fda finally decides to weigh in. a live report from washington, coming up next. >>> a very good thursday morning to you. 5:42. for the first time, the fda is proposing rules on e-cigarettes. "today in the bay" tracie potts live on capitol hill with the fda's push to regulate these and other new products. good morning. >> laura, good morning. first of all, if you don't know what they are metal or plastic tubes with nicotine, water and other products that produce an odorless type of mist, often flavored because they're sold in different flavors. different than the type of smoke and ash and by-products you get from a cigarette. for that reason, the industry says they're much safer alternative. but the fda wants to know for sure. they're proposing that these companies have to register with the food and drug administration, which would require them to pr

camps and moving on after the war. >> this morning there's growing uncertainty about the future of oracle arena that the warriors have made plans to move to san francisco. oracle will need to reinvent itself to fill the void left by the warriors. one idea is to reduce capacity by almost 5,000 seats to create a midsize venue. another concern is public debt. when the warriors leave in 2018, there will reportedly be a $62 million debt on the facility. there's already a legal dispute over whether the team is liable to help taxpayers cover that cost. >>> well, bit by bit and drip by drip we get some rain. >> yeah, it didn't really materialize, the light rain. although in the south bay we are looking at drive pavement and starting to see sunshine. parts of the bay still looking at mist and drizzle. here's a look at the cloud cover, which will continue to thin on out throughout the day today. after the morning hours we should be done with the cloud cover and the light rain, mist and drizzle. here is san jose. most of the sky is cloudy with temperatures in the 50s on the peninsula. redwood city 53. oak

wearing only underwear and socks. >>> the golden state warriors could threaten the future of oracle arenals to turn a profit and is expected to report $6 million in losses through next year. half of the hundred events staged at the arena in a 12ment period where they are. they have purchased land for a new arena. and it could open as early as 2018. people in oakland are trying to keep the team from leaving. sports fans were inviteded to a public workshop turn it into a coliseum city with new housing. recreation unblentty of shops. the project would generate 20,000 new jobs. >> they have expressed serious interest. it is beneficial to them business wise and the warriors. there is room for the warriors to stay here in oakland. >> oakland strategic planner said the 800-acre site is an attractive location for easy access to the freeway as well as bart. >> they are operating in the napa valley and expanded into napa at the beginning of month. local drivers have had hundreds of customers. most of them used uber in big cities and now, it is active in 100 cities across the world. >>> well, they h

you can see oracle arena is ready to go. the fans and organization are focused on getting the series tied at two games apiece, tipoff set for just about 5 1/2 hours from now, however, comments allegedly made from the clippers owner donald sterling are drawing national headlines in an audio recording first obtained by tmz he allegedly tells his girlfriend that he does not want black people at any of his games. this comes after she posted a photo on her instagram page of her and nba great magic johnson. that picture has since been deleted but here are some of the comments obtained by tmz. >> towards black people? >> i don't have hate. that's what people do, they turn things around. i want you to love them privately. >> i saw someone admire, i admire magic johnson. >> during your entire [ bleep ] life, bring him here, feed him, i don't care, you can do everything but don't put him on instagram for the world to see so they call me and don't bring him to my games. >> donald sterling bought the clippers back in 1981. since then he

bans. >>> now to the golden state warriors and their playoff run as we give you a live look at oracle arena. all quiet now. that is going to change a little bit more than 12 hours when the warriors host the l.a. clippers. >> things already heating up inside the arena today. that's because "today in the bay" bob redell is there live. tonight's excitement in oakland moving across the bay in just a couple of years. is that a foam finger? >> it is, yeah, first 3,000 fans tonight get one of those foam fingers. good morning to you there scott and laura. you might recall earlier this week teams scrapping plans to build a new arena on the san francisco water front. instead buying 12 acres in mission bay. the idea to have that 18,000-seat venue completed in for the 2015/2016 season. somebody was paid a lot of money to put all these t-shirts in every seat. 19,596 seats here. everyone getting one of these loud, proud, warriors playoff t-shirts tonight. tipoff 7:30. the first home game for the warriors in round one of this season's playoffs. game three. right now standing 1-1 with the los angeles clipp

take a look at a live picture of oracle arena where clippers' players made a public showing of their outrage at the alleged comments. the game finished more than an hour ago. nbc's brian mohr has more on the developing story. >> there were signs of appropriate test in the stands and solidarity on the court before playoff game overshadowed by controversy. the l.a. clippers turned their warm-up jerseys inside out, to show how they feel about racially charged comments allegedly made by team owner donald sterling. >> we are playing. and that's our message. >> sterling wasn't there and was not commenting on a recording first posted by tmz sports. he is allegedly arguing with then girlfriend about an instagram photo of herself and michael johnson. >> if you want to broadcast that you are associating with black people. do you have to? >> nbc news has not authenticated the audio. a spokesman, questions if the statements are real or altered, and says they are leaked because the family is suing the ex-girlfriend. the alleged recording is not consistent with nor does it reflect his views, belie

stay with us. >>> gerard moncure is outside the oracle arena. so close and down to the wire. >> oracle has been a house of horrors for the clippers. the warriors have beat them 15 of 17 times they played here, but the clippers tried to keep the crowd out of it, they made them put everything on the floor and it worked for the most part. this game came down to the final possession. let's show you what happened. barry bonds in the house tonight, taking in game three of this playoff series. on to the fourth quarter, clippers up one. blake griffin knocks down the tough fadeaway jumper. he scored 32 points. stef curry, though, comes right back. he was held in check, knocks down the three and it's a one-point game. now, after a free throw from the clippers to put them up two, under ten seconds left, curry goes for the win. no good and the warriors come up short, 98-96. falling behind in the series two games to one. >> it's frustrating but it's not over. we understand there's still plenty of time for us to get control of the series back. game four is obv

back now to oracle arena and i have to gig a shoutout to youth developments of hunters point.y put these out for warriors. they say loud proud warriors. that is the slogan for this year's nba play-off action here. i got to tell you the warriors have sold out 41 consecutive home games this season alone am this game is sold out for tonight, as well. but there could be a couple of tickets that become available so we made it easy for you. visit us online at kpix.com and we'll hook you up with the warriors. reporting from the winning home our golden state warriors at oracle, roberta gonzales, kpix 5. >> we got the kings/sharks tonight in l.a., too. roberta, thanks. >>> in other bay area headlines, a big push out of santa clara county to rid the county of hepatitis "b." the help b free campaign encourages people to get free testing at the northeast medical clinic on lundy avenue. once people are aware, they can get treated. one in 10 asian pacific islanders is chronically infected with hepatitis "b" worldwide. >>> it's been three weeks since the century 21 theater dome in san jose c

make the spicy sauce are grown. >>> this morning there's growing uncertainty about the future of oracle arenanow that the oracle have made plans to move to san francisco. oracle will need to reinvent itself to fill the void left by the warriors. experts tell our media partner, the contra costa times, one idea is to reduce capacity by almost 5,000 seats to create a midsize venue. another concern is public debt. the contra costa times reports when the warriors leave in 2018 there will be a $62 million debt on the facility and there's already a legal dispute over whether or not the team must help texas payers cover that cost. >>> marin county has received a federal grant to help pay to replace four bridges and fix another. the construction won't start until 2017. workers will replace the mountain view road bridge at sir francis drake boulevard. and then the cassio road bridge. the bridge on near woods road near the entrance mieur monument. and repair other bridges. >> scientists have discovered a long lost steamship this sank near the golden gate back in the late 1800s. researchers using sonar d

over the next three days is for you, a at all, 76 in san francisco. >> okay, joined live from the oracle arenaot big games tontd. warriors and sharks. >> the warriors stole game one in l.a., but, unfortunately, were broken out and embarrassed. here at home, they're very aware that the crowd here at oracle is their x-factor. they don't get two wins for beat us that bad. we're still able to come back with a fresh start at home. >> it would be niegs to get in front of our fans. we've got to play better. this doesn't happen wi coming home. we've got to do something about it. >> now, if history is any indication, they've done their job since 22006. they have nothing but respect for the oakland crowds. they 'been that way, though. they came out, supported it. they've made a lot of noisz. >> i think the warriors had one of the best add van tangs in the nba. they've always had great fans. fans are always consistently great. it's going to be a difficult environment to come out with a win. the sharks, of course, can sweep their way through for the second year in a row with a win over the kings tonight d

reporting from oracle arena. roberta gonzalez, kpix 5. >>> silicon valley comes up short in an area. >>> and what a popular dating site says tech workers are lacking in the love department. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, they're not that "tolerant". at least not when it comes . >>> they maybe tech savvy at the silicon valley. but apparently they're not very tolerant. at least not when it comes to love. the online dating site surveyed members about what's important in a partner. it found san jose second least open minded in the country when it comes to attitudes about the same sex. second to raleigh north carolina. people were concerned about aaron harang and drinking habits and body types. the most tolerant city, las vegas. >>> it's prom season. that can mean creative invites. stefan takes the cake with a little help. >> if you don't go to the prom with stefan, then maybe your best course of action would be to tread lightly. >> maddy, will you go to prom with me? >> that was brian cranston from breaking bad. >> a great way t

. >> now, the nba did ask sterling not to attend today's game at oracle arena. >>> new this morning, even president obama is weighing in on sterling's alleged comments halfway around the world. >> the statements by the owner of the los angeles clippers, for our malaysian audience, this is a sports team, basketball team in the united states. the owner is reported to have said some incredibly offensive racist statements. when ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don't really have to do anything. you just let them talk. that's what happened here. >> that question was asked of the president during a press conference with the malaysian prime minister. >> stay with nbc bay area for the latest on this controversy. the warriors take on the clippers today at 12:30 this afternoon. you can find more of our coverage on this story online at n b nbcbayarea.com. >> in other news, a south bay mother who authorities say was suicidal and suffering from depression is accused of stabbing her own 7-month-old baby boy to dith. police say they were called to a camp for terminally illliverm

nick smith is live at oracle arena where the clippers play tomorrow. the story continues to snowball. reporter: it does. the nba says they're in the process of authenticating the recording, calling the comments both offensive and disturbing. >> people call you and tell you i have black people on my instagram, and it bothers you. >> yes, it bothers me a lot. if you want to broadcast that you're associating with black people. you have to? >> you associate with black people. >> i'm not you and you're not me. you're supposed to be a delicate wife or delicate latino girl. >> she is a black' mexican descent and posted a picture of evers with magic johnson on ina gram. an act that angered material. >> you can do anything but don't put it out for the world to see and they call me. and don't bring him to my games. >> the photo of johnson has been removed from instagram but the conversation is causing an uproar. magic johnson responded: >> the clippers play the warriors tomorrow at oracle arena. coach jackson responded to fire storm. >> up fortunate and disappoi

we're live at oracle arena with fan and team reaction. >> today, kevin johnson, representing the nba players association, says the players told him they don't even want donald materiality playoff games until the situation is resolved. the action at oracle arena for game four in the nba playoff between the golden state warriors and the los angeles los angeles clippers started before tip-off in the first public demonstration as a team the clippers went through their preclaim routine with their shirts worn inside out to hide the team logo. >> to state solidarity and unity. to say we're paying attention. >> the players themselves remained silent, choosing not to speak out against comments alleged to have been made by team owner, donald sterling, to his girlfriend. >> i would be -- >> you don't feel it. don't bring black people and don't come. >> do you know that you are whole team that is black? >> do i snow? i support them and give them food and can clothes and cars and houses. who gives it to them? does someone else give it to them? who makes the game? do i make the game or do they mak

. >> reporter: inside of oracle arena, fans held up signs showing how they felt about the comments and the controversy lit up social media. stallworth drove up to watch the game with his cousin he said as a long time clipper fan, he is aware of what has been going on with donald sterling. >> i always wanted a new owner, hopefully, we can get him out of town. >> reporter: the mens come at a time when the team should be focusing on the playoffs >> the timing of it was horrendous to honestest with you and very distracting. >> reporter: fans of both teams say they want to see the players rise above the controversy and play at their best. >> everyone works hard. everyone has put their effort in for to get to the playoffs. play as hard as you can, is what you can do and see what happens. >> reporter: the controversy outside of oracle arena. a dozen protesters were here. while he was barred from the game, his estranged wife was in attendance and was court side. >> >> speaking from malaysia, president obama called sterling's remarks racist and incredibly offensive, but tried to offer some pers

. >> reporter: oracle arena in oakland is relatively quiet right now, but it will be loud. later tonight, the warriors face off with the clippers, game 3 of the first-round series. we'll tell you how the team plans to feed off the home crowd. ♪ >>> it's official. sir paul mccartney is coming back for one final concert at candlestick park before it gets smashed by the wrecking ball. the rockledge nd announced this morning he will return to -- rocklegend announces he will play thursday, august 14th. el chose the stick over levi stadium -- he chose the stick over levi stadium. they played their final concert there in 1966. tickets for that concert cost $5. no word yet on how much tickets for the candlestick fairwell concert will be but you can be sure it will be more than 5 bucks. tickets go on sale may 5th. >>> some former 49er greats and other nfl legends are set to play what's being called a final football game at candlestick park. montana will lead jerry rice and dwight clark in a game of flag football. it will be a rematch from super bowl xix. they will go head to head ag

head back to the oracle arena for game three on thursday. >>> let's check with anthony this morning in this morning for mike. did i hear you say all week? >> at least the next few days. >> mike had a good break. >> he's on vacation this week. >> for the next few days we're looking at traffic right now coming through dublin and traffic is starting to build through the altamont pass. the thing different about this week from the past couple weeks, spring break is over and lots more cars on the roads this morning and you can see coming through the altamont pass. even through pleasanton things looking pretty good. the s.w.a.t activity and right at camden. in fact, there is an update for you. camden is still closed, however, now, the camden southbound side is open. so, if you do live in that area, you can still take camden on the southbound side, but the thing about it really ewith the s.w.a.t activity, avoid the area altogether, if you can. back to you guys. >> thank you very much. >>> well, even though easter has come and gone president obama and the first family hosting the 136th annual e

at oracle arena. barry bonds in the house. and so was michigan state head coach tom.dan with authority. 14 points. 22 board for jordan and blake griffin other big man. went off for that. warriors couldn't guard him. jj for 3. clips up by 18 in the third and frantic come back in the fourth. andre rising off the feed from curry then with 13 seconds left curry bomb away held to 16 but down to 1 point game. 7 seconds left and curry versus chris paul comes up short on the air ball. curry said he had his left arm on me. he fouled me clearly. he couldn't rise and shoot but no call. warriors from percent from the field. 6 of 31 from deep and the clippers win 98-96 taking a two-1 series lead. >> frustrating but not over. about still plenty of time for us to get control of the serie series. we have it obviously some muscle in game 4 on sunday. >> just on edge a little bit. >> the point was we settled down and that's when we began to make a run. >> hopefully they keep running for game 4 of the warrior clipper series. sunday afternoon at 12:30 on abc 7. highlights post game inter

. >>> welcome back to you with a live look at oracle arena tonight. thousands of fans will pack the seats for the warriors first home playoff game this season. tipoff tonight at 7:30 and in an anticipation of tonight's game, oakland showing its warrior pride. ac transit buses say go warriors and the tribune building adorned with golden state flags and oakland city hall is shining a beautiful blue and gold. >> very nice. >>> from the court to the ice, playoff action for the sharks tonight, as well. team teal has a chance to sweep the kings in los angeles to advance to the second round of the stanley cup playoffs. the puck drops at 7:30 tonight, as well. >>> so, there will be one last football game at candle stick park after all. >> joe montana will lead a team of former 49ers against fellow hall of famer dan marino. his team of nfl all-stars in a flag football showdown. the game is set for july 12th and part of the last summer at the stick series. roger craig and dwight clark and tickerts stat at $30 and go on sale may 10th. guys playing flag football.

at oracle arena. barry bonds in the house. and so was michigan state head coach tom.dan with authority. 14 points. 22 board for jordan and blake griffin other big man. went off for that. warriors couldn't guard him. jj for 3. clips up by 18 in the third and frantic come back in the fourth. andre rising off the feed from curry then with 13 seconds left curry bomb away held to 16 but down to 1 point game. 7 seconds left and curry versus chris paul comes up short on the air ball. curry said he had his left arm on me. he fouled me clearly. he couldn't rise and shoot but no call. warriors from percent from the field. 6 of 31 from deep and the clippers win 98-96 taking a two-1 series lead. >> frustrating but not over. about still plenty of time for us to get control of the serie series. we have it obviously some muscle in game 4 on sunday. >> just on edge a little bit. >> the point was we settled down and that's when we began to make a run. >> hopefully they keep running for game 4 of the warrior clipper series. sunday afternoon at 12:30 on abc 7. highlights post game inter

. >>> alex savage is live at the oracle a arena where it is expected and in case you lost track right and they are going to be cloud and proud tonight. the 20,000 strong, some of these folks will get some of these foam fingers too if they check on facebook and tonight for game three and they split the games and this was a very tough blowout loss in game 2. remember the team still has home court advantage in this series and they stole game one and now they need to put the clamps on the forward blake griffin and they are fired up for game two and blake some son is -- thompson is looking for a lift from the home town warriors fans. >> you know, it is the kind of atmosphere you expect in the play overs and it's what makes the nba what it is and showing this supplied, yarr yours -- showing this flag, even ac transits is get -- transit is getting in on the action and showing their signs with the buses and there are still tickets available for tonight's game three of the matchups, you you need to go and snag up with of those tickets and everything gets going here it will be cloud. alex savag

it's overcast there and we are indoors at oracle arena.i'm always the first to arrive to the party. last night is the last home game of the regular season and got to follow me here. it's really early in the morning. we have jose gordon, the executive director of the golden state warriors foundation. good morning. >> good morning. how are you? >> i'm good. the arena looks beautiful. before we get into that fun stuff, tell me about your community foundation. >> so, this season, we launched a new program for kids and generate $500,000. >> every girl loves her splash brothers. we have splash brother rain ponchos here, but again, three pointers. explain that for me. >> tonight at halftime, we give a check for $375,000 to the boys and girls club of oakland, bill, the east oakland youth development center, reading partners and play works. >> it's amazing and you're able to raise this money from three pointers from curry and thompson? >> that's correct as well as the rest of the team. >> the boys and girls club plus four other foundations? >> yes,

the warriors take on the clippers at 12:30 today at oracle arena in oakland as their playoff series continues. but this morning the clippers owner donald sterling is getting more attention than the we have an audio recording of what he told his girlfriend, to not bring black people to the games. nick smith reports. coaches and players from both teams admit that the sterling firestorm is a distraction. >> anger and frustration could be heard around the nba after an audio recording surfaced as a man identified as los angeles clippers owner donald sterling his his girlfriend not to bring black people to his game. >> people call you and tell you that i have black people on my instagram and it bothers you? >> yeah, it bothers me a lot. if you want to broadcast that you are associating with black people. you have to? >> you associate with black people. >> i'm not you and you are not me. you are supposed to be a delicate white or delicate latino girl. >> she is a black and mexican decent, posted a picture of herself with magic johnson on instagram. an act that agerred sterling. >>> you can do anythi

at oracle arena. barry bonds in the house. and so was michigan state head coach tom. jordan with authority. 14 points. 22 board for jordan and blake griffin other big man. went off for that. warriors couldn't guard him. jj for 3. clips up by 18 in the third and frantic come back in the fourth. andre rising off the feed from curry then with 13 seconds left curry bomb away held to 16 but down to 1 point game. 7 seconds left and curry versus chris paul comes up short on the air ball. curry said he had his left arm on me. he fouled me clearly. he couldn't rise and shoot but no call. warriors from percent from the field. 6 of 31 from deep and the clippers-96 taking a two-1 series lead. >> frustrating but not over. about still plenty of time for us to get control of the serie series. we have it obviously some muscle in game 4 on sunday. >> just on edge a little bit. >> the point was we settled down and that's when we began to make a run. >> hopefully they keep running for game 4 of the warrior clipper series. sunday afternoon at 12:30 on abc 7. highlights post game intervie

take a look around at all these beautiful gold shirts that are adorning oracle arena. those shirts signify 20,000 people that will be entering this arena for game time which is at 7:30 tonight. let's set the stage for you. we take you back to game 1 in los angeles. our warriors were facing off against the l.a. clippers. okay. that game was won decisively by our warriors? >> then we fast forward to game 2 on monday. i don't want to talk about it. it was just ugly with a warriors loss by more than 30 points. i blame it on the refs on that one. that's my personal take on that game. blake griffin 30 minutes without a foul. okay, so now that's why this game is so important. we are back at home to give you a little bit of history here, everywhere you go around town, all you're seeing is blue and gold. yay! lots of town support and that is so important. that sixth man is very important going into game 3 here at oracle arena. now, the warriors have not lost a game here at home in the first round of play-off action since [ indiscernible ] [ signal breakup ] the clippers at home

expect oracle arena to be rocking tonight.tched us this morning, you have probably seen alex savidge trying to make a bat ket. he's made a few. let's go back to alex on the court where he's guaranteeing to make a long-distance shot. alex, are you sure? >> reporter: yeah, you know, you can see where i am. i'm at the end of the bench. i think that's probably the appropriate spot for me. we're ready to try to here. we're inside oracle. we're gonna give this a shot and see if it works out. >> i saw it with my own eyes. >> reporter: you guys saw that. >> yeah, we did. >> reporter: there's no way that you can make something like that up. >> very impressive. >> reporter: hopefully the warriors can shoot something like that tonight. we're inside oracle. the place will be really loud tonight. game 3 of the first round playoff series. 20,000 will be packed in. they have the loud crowd warriors t-shirts for the fans they need to get back in the series. mentally they have to bounce back what was a tough blowout loss against the clippers i

both players and fans react eld to the recordings at oracle arena. leslie brinkley joins us live from the newsroom with the latest. >> coaches along with fans and players found a way to express how deeply offended they were. they used signs and symbolism to stand their ground. >> in a silent show of support, the los angeles clippers took off their warm up jackets to reveal red shirts worn inside out to obscure their team name. once the game started they wore the usual blue jerseys, but sported black wrist bands and black socks to reflect their anger at the owner's statement. >> this is basketball. this is life. our guys have family and they have friends and cell phones. i can't imagine they have been pulled on and talked to and what you should do and what you shouldn't do and what you should say. >> don't think it is the clippers that's been affected by these comments. i think it affected us. >> the arena was charged with emotion and plenty of homemade signs. the ones that went viral on twitter were scrawled out by these friends. one said "i brought

both players and fans react eld to the recordings at oracle arena. leslie brinkley joins us live from the newsroom with the latest. >> coaches along with fans and players found a way to express how deeply offended they were. they used signs and symbolism to stand their ground. >> in a silent show of support, the los angeles clippers took off their warm up jackets to reveal red shirts worn inside out to obscure their team name. once the game started they wore the usual blue jerseys, but sported black wrist bands and black socks to reflect their anger at the owner's statement. >> this is basketball. this is life. our guys have family and they have friends and cell phones. i can't imagine they have been pulled on and talked to and what you should do and what you shouldn't do and what you should say. >> don't think it is the clippers that's been affected by these comments. i think it affected us. >> the arena was charged with emotion and plenty of homemade signs. the ones that went viral on twitter were scrawled out by these friends. one said "i brought

. >>> players from the clippers and the warriors are responding after a tense matchup at oracle arena. >>> a san jose mother is accused of killing her 7 month old baby, what police say may have been behind this shocking crime. >>> we are live in fremont where unsuspecting people are being shot with appellate gun, we will tell you what police are -- a pellet gun, we will tell you what police are doing about it. >>> . >>> the search continues for the plane right over the san rafael bridge. he was talking about that search and thank you for waking up with us, it is monday, april 28th, i am pam cook. >> and i am dave clark, how is it looking? >> sunny and warm. humidity is building in from warm to hot and if there is any patchy fog it will not last long. overall, look some low 40s and it will not long to start warming up. it will be in the 70s and tomorrow we will dry it up and the if you are looking for those 90s, remember they will be back on wednesday and it will be a warmer week. sunny and nice, a warm eastern afternoon and still very pleasant, inland temperatures

clippers protested in silence hiding the team's logo at the oracle arena.

because if the warriors lose this thursday night at oracle arena they're done. they have to win the next two games to advance to the second round of the play offs. that's going to be a big game this thursday night at oracle arena. >>> the silican valley owner of the sacramento kings says he will lead the charge to force donald sterling to sell the team. >> i will 100% support the commissioner on this and i have no doubt he will get the votes that he needs on this. the league is color blind. all we care about is if you have game. >> ranadive says he approves of the punishment adam silver handed down today. he added he believes there's no place in the nba for racism. >>> as for tonight's game itself, sports director mark ibanez will have the highlights and low lights and postgame reaction coming up a little later on in sports. >>> there are sweeping new rules in santa clara county tonight designed to help you determine if a restaurant is a safe place to eat. today the board of supervisors approved a whole new grading system and asmeth smith is live. >> reporter: r

because if the warriors lose this thursday night at oracle arena they're done. they have to win the next two games to advance to the second round of the play offs. that's going to be a big game this thursday night at oracle arena. >>> the silican valley owner of the sacramento kings says he will lead the charge to force donald sterling to sell the team. >> i will 100% support the commissioner on this and i have no doubt he will get the votes that he needs on this. the league is color blind. all we care about is if you have game. >> ranadive says he approves of the punishment adam silver handed down today. he added he believes there's no place in the nba for racism. >>> as for tonight's game itself, sports director mark ibanez will have the highlights and low lights and postgame reaction coming up a little later on in sports. >>> there are sweeping new rules in santa clara county tonight designed to help you determine if a restaurant is a safe place to eat. today the board of supervisors approved a whole new grading system and asmeth smith is live. >> reporter: r

the clippers' players staged a silent protest before the game against the warriors at oracle arena.e clippers took off their warmup jackets and displayed plain red shirts worn inside out hiding the loet go, a strong -- logo, a strong display of unity sending a message to the owner and donald sterling was not at the game. current and former nba players are speaking out about the alleged comments. brian flores is in the studio to tell us how a legend has come up with a resolution of its own. >> that's right. magic johnson has expressed interest in purchasing the clippers. that is if the nba decides if donald sterling can no longer own the team. but experts say it could be problematic because it could start a long, legal battle. what's next? well, this is unprecedented from the nba standpoint there's no realtime table but the commissioner says he wants to take swift action in resolving this issue. this morning the players association remmed by current sacramento mayor and chairman. nba players association kevin johnson calling for the maximum penalty allowed by the legal. they are call

kimberly tere joins us live outside oracle arena with more on what we just learned in the past hour. >> reporter: tomorrow the oakland coliseum will be swarming with warriors and clippers fans. it is not what is happening on the court that has basketball fans talking. the big news, an investigation into a tape and alleged recording of clippers' owner donald sterling. and in just the past hour a statement from the team questioning the legitimacy of it all. the clippers release a statement tonight. allegedly team owner donald sterling making racist comments. it read we heard the tape on tmz. we do not know if it is legitimate or if it has been alterred. quote, it is the antithesis of who he is, what he believes and how he has lived his life. he feels terrible that such sentiments are being attributed to him. the audio recording is of a male voice criticizing a woman for posting online about bringing african-american friends to the game. nbc news is not independently able to verify the audio. warriors' coach mark jackson said if the allegations are true it is unacceptable and disappoint

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back from oracle arena after the warriors game. >> speaking of hot. the warriors were down 2-1 in the series to the clippers. they had to win game four this afternoon. steph curry sets it down with a three ball clinic. before the game, the clippers took off their warm-up gear in silent protest against owner donald sterling. 17 points in the first. 33 on the day. a career high play-off seven threes. the clippers were shellshocked. andre iguodala steal. and slam 35-17 down. blake griffin, watch. this nice hands for a big guy. dishes to jamal crawford. the warriors led 39-24. the biggest lead in the first half. klay thompson goes to the rack. he's got mad skills. and blake griffin all day, turns his back here on the defense. curry picks him, tosses ahead to iguodala for the flush. 22 point, 9 assist. the 118-97 win. game five tuesday in l.a. afterwards i asked steph what lit his fire. >> down 3-1 and going on the road, it's kind of a death wish. to get this one at home was huge. the energy and the ability was amazing from start to finish. and that's what

> a' players made the best of a cancellation by heading over to the warriors game next door at oracle arena. they tweeted this peck tour of josh red -- reddic hanging out at the game. >> right now, sandhya patel is here with the latest on the wet weather that contributed to the cancellation. sand yaw, they should have checked with you. >> they should have, but they didn't. let me show you live doppler 7hd. we have been telling you for a couple days now there would be light showers or a light rain, and that's exactly what we had. although at times we had moderate rainfall around the bay area. here are the rain totals. san francisco .38 and same thing for half moon bay. a third of an inch in oakland, 1400 santa rosa and 1200 and concord picked up a third of an inch of rain. will they be able to get the game in tomorrow? i will be back with a look at the a's fore -- forecast and a look at your weekend weather. >> all of the rain we saw this week brought heavy snow to the sierra. here is video of interstate 80 at castle peak. no chains are required on on 80 or highway 50, but you may notice a f

kron 4's jackie sissel is live from oracle arena with more.ere's some videos from sunday's game were the warriors on actually defeated the clippers to tie the series at 2. we do know that as of dario was talking about of a process that the clippers in did before the game where they took off their warmups and then turn their jerseys inside out bridge were not sure whether or not there will be in the other process in this best of seven series. as far as what may happen. we had a chance to talk to mark jackson the head coach of the golden state warriors yesterday. and he said he had an idea of what he thinks transit should do and possibly what they could do tonight. the lot a statement they could make as far as fans is to so i'm not sitting here saying clippers fans. i'm st fans. i would not show up. memo we don't know exactly what's going have been a winter of what happens as 730 down at staples. a lot of that might be determined with what happens today 11 a.m. to of our time. for the commissioner told a press conference. the other thing that's

clippers in silence hiding the team's logo at the oracle arena. >> leading to death and destruction in the central and southern parts of the country and more storms expected later today. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on kpix 5 news this morning. >> good morning. i'm michelle griego. >> happy monday. i'm frank mallicoat. 5:00. let's get weather. i hope you like it hot, right? >> yes, we are cranking up the heat today. probably the last mile day of the week. these temperatures are really going to soar. the hottest temperatures of the year so far. out the door we go. a little cool in spots this morning. down in the 40s and the 50s but by afternoon, mid 70s in the valley. 70s, a lot of them inside the by and 60s in the coastline. mostly clear in the bay this morning. we had a hint of patchy fog near the post line, otherwise, a cool 42

>> the warriors are about to post their 80th connective sell out here at the oracle arena and it willlouder place come 7:30 p.m. tip-off time and they do say the warriors they feed off this 19,500 dub nation but it hasn't been as much of an advantage. 27-14 this regular season. that is the second worse home record of the playoffs teams and they are not going to win anywhere if they commit 26 turnovers like they did monday in los angeles. three-pointers, they made just 4-19 in the 40 point loss to the clippers. steph curry said they put that out of their minds. >> at the end of the day is still 1-1. they don't get two wins for beating us that bad. we are able to come back with a fresh start at home and take care of business the way we expect to. with the adjustments we made and play the way we expect to play. >> clippers did a good job of getting into it. it is big. helps with momentum. guys are comfortable with their home arenas. >> one win in los angeles. if we take care of home court we will be fine. teams are playing well. showing up on the road and getting the job done. should be

in response last night at oracle arena the clippers showed unity by taking off their jackets at center court to reveal that their warm-up jerseys were turned inside out hiding the clippers logo. a unified front since these allegations surfaced on friday. it appears the team has been affected. their play on their court is not as sharp and, again, they did lose last night to the warriors. meantime, a growing call for sterling to no longer own an nba franchise because of these remarks. especially for magic johnson, who is named in these recordings by the man that everyone believes as sterling and everyone from the naacp is speaking out on those comments. >> it has affected us all and it is difficult to believe and as crazy as it sounds that that is the men tetality. th that. >> we believe this is a defining moment for the league. this is a defining moment for the commissioner and it's a defining moment for all the players in this league. >> that was the president of the players' association there. but the nba, the league promised they will move quickly into their investigation into the au

let's good right to nick smith who is live at oracle arena the oakland, where the clippers play the warriors tomorrow. how tide this come out? reporter: came out because a recording was posted to the gossip web site tmz, and allegations to have recordings of the clippers owner a rant. the nba says they're investigating the authenticity of the recordings but call the comments offensive and wrong. >> anger and frustration could be heard around the nba after an audio recording surfaces over man identified as los angeles clippers owner donald sterling, telling his girlfriend not to bring black people to his game. >> people call you and tell you i have black people on my instagram, and it bothers you. >> it bothers me a lot you want to broadcast that you're associating with black people. >> you associate with black people. >> i'm not you and you're not me. you're supposed to be a delicate wife or delicate latina girl. >> she posted a picture of evers with magic johnson on instagram. and an act that angered sterling. >> you can do anything but don't put him on instagram for the world to see and th

let's good right to nick smith who is live at oracle arena the oakland, where the clippers play the warriors tomorrow. how tide this come out? reporter: came out because a recording was posted to the gossip web site tmz, and allegations to have recordings of the clippers owner a rant. the nba says they're investigating the authenticity of the recordings but call the comments offensive and wrong. >> anger and frustration could be heard around the nba after an audio recording surfaces over man identified as los angeles clippers owner donald sterling, telling his girlfriend not to bring black people to his game. >> people call you and tell you i have black people on my instagram, and it bothers you. >> it bothers me a lot you want to broadcast that you're associating with black people. >> you associate with black people. >> i'm not you and you're not me. you're supposed to be a delicate wife or delicate latina girl. >> she posted a picture of evers with magic johnson on instagram. and an act that angered sterling. >> you can do anything but don't put him on instagram for the world to see and th

the banner was going up outside oracle arena and along i-880.nce we are thinking about a warrior sweep look at their first four games, sweep. i am saying it now. game one saturday in l.a. at 12:30 right here on abc7. game 2 monday night in l.a. 7:30 tip. and then the series is a week away from thursday. on sunday the 27th, that's another 12:30 start and also on abc7. >>> still to come, another extra inning affair for the a's in anaheim and another hard fought win for hunter pense and the giants over female announcer: get three years interest-free financing on brand name mattress sets. plus, get free delivery, and sleep train's 100-day low price guarantee. sleep train's interest free for 3 event is on now. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ victory the giants will go for a sweet of the dodgers. buster posey called a gem of a game for vogel song. grounder finds the hole and pence coming around third. 1-0 giants. six innings and four hits allowed uribe with one of his strikeouts. one out and tied at one. he gets a 1-2-3 double play and gets

kimberly tere joins us live outside oracle arena. >> reporter: tomorrow those two teams will be facing off but today the talk is about anything but the playoffs. in fact, it is about the big news you were talking about, the investigation into the tape and alleged recording of clippers owner donald sterling. this evening we got a statement from the team questioning the legitimacy of it all. the clippers released a statement questioning the authenticity of the video recording released by tmz. we heard the tape on tmz. we do not know if it is legitimate or if it has been alterred. the statement says the audio recording does gnnot reflect sterling's views or beliefs. he feels terrible that such sentiments are being attributed to him and apologizes to anyone who may have been hurt by them. the tape is of a male voice chastising a woman for posting a photo on instagram with magic johnson. nbc bay area news is not able to verify the audio. mark johnson says if the allegations are true it is unacceptable and disappointing. >> all i can do is say that i'm disappointed. it is unfortunate that st

kron 4's j-r stone is live at oracle arena tonight --- j.r? ahead at eight: find out what it will take for the coming rain to make a dent in the drought. later in our broadcast: how your money could be giving you the cooties. but first: good samaritans rush to the rescue. when someone tries to take their own life on a busy bay area highway. oakland police say, it was quick- thinking citizens.who rescued a person off of an overpass on interstate 580. authorities say, the person was threatening to jump. when a group of good samaritans went into action. new tonight at 8-- kron 4's philippe djegal is live near the scene. with reaction from one of the heroes. philippe? pam. this good samaritan was on his way home. taking the route he does everyday. when all of a suddent he noticed something out of the ordinary. many people may have kept walking. but lonnie monroe took action. sot- lonnie monroe/good samaritan that's what longtime oakland resident lonnie monroe stressed to the person one the ardley overpass thursday afternoon. trying his best to kee

looking to bounce back at oracle arena after a pretty tough loss to the clippers last night.one never even close to span their 40 points losing 98 to 138. that series at 1-1. game three is in oakland on thursday. >>> the raiders saying good-bye to quarterback terrell pryor traded to the super bowl champs seattle seahawks for seventh round pick in next month's draft. started nine games for the raiders and reportedly asked to be traded when he realized he was not in the team's long-term plan. the silver and black signed matt last month. >>> now, many incredible story lines from the boston marathon. there's one, though, that really is catching our eye. >> that's right, for a little while, a guy from utah held the lead in that race to head up most of the elite runners in the world. look here at seth finding his way to the front of the pack. finished with an official time of 2:43 good enough to place 927th when you consider out of 36,000 runners, not bad. he tells the local paper, it was great in to get a solid workout with the best runners in the world. i slowed down and loved se

now in response last night at oracle arena the l.a. clippers went to center court and took off their jackets and revealed that their warm-up jerseys were turned inside out to hide the clippers' logo. a protest of what is going on. the team has tried to stay unified through all this. the allegations and recordings first surfaced on friday but the team has not played so well on the court, that's what commentators say. they did not look so sharp last night and did lose to the warriors. meantime, a growing call for sterling to no longer own this nba franchise that he has owned for more than three decades. one of the last people calling for that is magic johnson who is named in the recordings and everyone from the naacp to president obama has joined in to speak out against these comments. >> i think it has affected us all and it's difficult to believe that in as crazy as it sounds that that is the mentality of, i wish i could say one person, that's the mentality of a lot of folks today and it is unfortunate. >> we believe that this a defini

taking you outside for a live look at oracle arena. all quiet now and that's certainly not the case last night when 20,000 fans packed the stands hoping to boost their warriors to a victory over the clippers. however, the clippers they were up big late in the game, but golden state did mount a comeback. steph curry had the game in his hands and a chance to win with this shot right here. comes up short right there. that three-pointer would have pushed us over the edge. we lose it 98-96 and trail the clippers 2-1 in the series. >> the last play all curry had to do was hit the three and that would have been the greatest comeback of all time. that's too bad. >> heartbreaking. but we'll be back, we'll be back sunday. >> a must win in game four on sunday. we've already won in l.a. and we've shown we can do that. we want to allow that to be an opportunity for us to get over the hump, but we got to take care of sunday. >>> l.a. dominance meantime over the bay area carried over to the ice last night. the kings beat the sharks, 6-3. that means t

kimberly tere joins us live outside oracle arena. >> reporter: tomorrow those two teams will be facing off but today the talk is about anything but the playoffs. in fact, it is about the big news you were talking about, the investigation into the tape and alleged recording of clippers owner donald sterling. this evening we got a statement from the team questioning the legitimacy of it all. the clippers released a statement questioning the authenticity of the video recording released by tmz. we heard the tape on tmz. we do not know if it is legitimate or if it has been alterred. the statement says the audio recording does gnnot reflect sterling's vier