one is located at pelican bay. >> many of them are in here indeterminately.never leave shu until a committee decides they are not a part of a gang anymore. >> this officer works at the shu. he told us a simple lapse on his part could result in gang warfare. >> if i were to pop two doors at the same time and they were, the mexican-american from los angeles and a mexican-american from sacramento, the odds are very, very good they would immediately commence to fight because that is expected of them in prison. that's the rules of the game. if word got out that they had an opportunity and didn't go after someone, they would have some explaining to do. that's just life in prison. >> they are restricted to their cell for 23 1/2 hours a day. they only get a half hour outside in their little hard yard right next to their cells and then they're right back into their cells. >> despite the restrictive conditions in the shu, gang members still find ways to make weapons, sometimes carving them right out of their own cells. >> this was made by an arian brotherhood member in

or is it just binding on pelican bay, and california prisons? >> well, as a matter of whether it's actually binding on other courts, it won't be binding beyond this one prison. courts consider what is called persuasive authority. in cases that are legally similar. so this does have the sense to set a national precedent. there come as time, when being locked in a wind with doeless box the size of a parking space violates the 8th amendment. >> to rewering maine, new york, colorado, others? is is there a momentum now for a re-examination of the use of solitary or are there so few tools that it's going to stick with us even among administrator whose don't want to use it. >> i think both are true there's no question that the people that i speak to, my colleagues correctional administrators all over the country, understand the da bill tating effects of extreme isolation. and for the most part, many of them especially at the state level less so than perhaps the county jails are taking steps to reduce the reliance on this kind of isolation. t'slation wi

be sending a flam buoyant homosexual, is pelican bay. >> adolph green was on the pelican bay yard when our producer noticed him and asked for an impromptu interview. >> i'm a flamboyant homosexual. and we call each other girls. you understand. some of the dudes call you girl, call me girl this and that. then you have those that smile in your face and laugh at you behind your back. you walk around the track, somebody say look at that punk, that [ bleep ], a bunch of disrespect day in and day out. >> green told us that those who are open about their sexuality face retribution from inmates. >> you have people that are undercover. you have people that are hiding in the closet. that are doing each other. but the minute they see somebody that is flam buoyant that's out they don't understand then they have something against that. and they go through their fever day, every day, a bunch of people telling you what you can, and can't do, who you can live with and can't live with, it's wrong. half of all the ones who are telling you not to do it are doing it in the closet. >> in this environmentme

. >> at pelican bay, we saw the definitive guide to distilling white lightning, a hand drawn illustrationonfiscated in a cell search. >> i found that in an inmate's cell. it explained to the people on the tier how to manufacture one, you know, pure alcohol. but they're actually making 150 proof. that's not your regular pruno. a little more sophisticated. >> this is the final result. this here is about the equivalent of grain alcohol. extremely potent. >> how does this taste? >> white lightning tastes exactly like whiskey without any cut. some guys in prison will cut it with, say, something like kool-aid or something because it's too strong. then you have other guys that just down it just raw. and a lot of these dudes that make this stuff, they don't realize that the bacteria in the stuff they're drinking doesn't do anything but give them tuberculosis and other diseases because it is nothing but rotten food that it's made from. >> since drunken inmates can lead to big trouble, correctional officers are constantly on the lookout. >> they're out there searching. they'll find it. three days l

i've been in the hot desert, pelican bay, every one of them, major riots with guys getting their headsbut here, nothing happens. because they want to keep you on lockdown for nothing. >> what's wrong with change? >> another inmate faces the icc after fighting with a cellmate. >> they put crazy people in your cell, and crazy things happen. he was having problems with somebody else, so they moved him in my cell. this guy is having problems, why is he moving this guy in my cell? i don't need no problems. i had an operation on my testicles, because one of them swelled up as big as a softball. so when they let me out of the hospital, i came back to the cell, and there was this guy and he jumped on me and kicked me on my testicles after i had my operation, and hit me in the head with a cup. so i grabbed him and held him and choked him and made him quit. >> what really happened, nobody really knows, because we were in the cell, and an altercation occurred. he wound up getting hurt worse than i did. so it looked like i'm guilty. >> michael callans is brought before the institutional classifica

. >> when we first met ivory taylor at california's pelican bay state prison, he had to be flanked byers for his interview in a secure housing unit, or the shu. >> hi, guys. okay. you got it. look at our man right here. you got this rambo camera. who do you work for? >> msnbc. >> nbc? >> msnbc. >> tell us who you are. what's your name? >> they call me double life because i've got two life sentences, a life without the possibility of parole. and 25 to life. and they call me godzilla because i've got more points than anybody else in the prison system. i fight everybody. i'll fight anybody who will fight with me. and i've been in the hole 19 years straight. >> taylor spent all those years in the shu because of a list of violent infractions rivaling any inmate we've ever profiled on "lockup." >> i've had my nose broke, hip broke, shoulder broke and foot broke, all in confrontations with the police, distractions, yard distractions, hospital distractions, shower distractions. anyplace you can get in a fight, i've gotten in a fight. >> when our crew later visited taylor's cell, he felt compe

the warriors hosting the pelicans. >>> the bay area is great known for great basketball players, and also for creating the greatest gadgets. >> a teenager is offering a new way to see the world. >> he says he was in the fifth grade when a remote control plane of his broke, he took it apart and he started to become fascinated with electronics. he is growing up fast because now he has moved on from playing with toys to helping make the world a better place. >> at a table and chair meant for someone a bit younger, this 13-year-old is working on wonders well beyond his age. it is a project he started last year after watching a documentary about every day life for blind people and the limitation, as he saw it of the 100-year-old white cane. >> i thought it was a device that could use a update and maybe i could make it better. >> so he got to work and in just a few days he had a prototype of a new product. he sought out someone who would. >> once i figured out how to turn it on. >> the head of the santa clara blind center and a technology keek as well. he was more than a little impressed w

but we have a pretty good following and the chino and pelican bay, even on the gp yards, there are gay boy gangsters that are not on the sny yard. we're just a group of people that are gay and pretty much stand for our own. you know? that's our car is gay and then pretty much we're -- that's our car. >> while clements says the gbg is not a violent gang, some members can't leave their violent lifestyles in the past. >> i usually go by the nickname demon. i'm a gay boy gangster. >> they call us gbgs. you have to be able to fight to get in the gay boy gangsters. most gay boy gangsters are previous gang members that dropped out or kicked out because of their sexual orientation. on the mainland i ran as a skinhead. i just tried to be that guy, the tough guy. someone needed to get beat up i raised my hand. anybody that tries to forcefully take property, rape or in any way hurt a homosexual that can't defend themselves, that's where we step in. we come in and tell them, check this out. this in your one and only warning. leave our people alone. do not put hands on our people. do not try to hur

pelicans. we'll take you inside oracle arena next. >>> coming up after nbc bay area news at 11:00 -- ♪ when youescape... another sneeze attack... you may be muddling through allergies. don't get caught off guard. try zyrtec® dissolve tabs. powerful allergy relief, now in a tablet that starts dissolving instantly. zyrtec® dissolve tabs. muddle no more™. >>> right now the fever is spreading. not just contained to that arena. but it is oracle arena. evening, nearly 20,000 fans will be packing that arena in oakland hoping to watch the warriors take a 2-0 lead over the new orleans pelicans. >> nbc bay area has a preview of the big game. as stefcurry said after the win over the warriors everything resets in the playoffs. you have to remember who you are, how you got here and enjoy the moment. this particular moment in time, the warriors coming off of a franchise record 67 wins during the regular season. they are number one seed in their conference. they're playing to sellout crowds. saturday no exception as they beat the pelicans 106-99. not the blowout some fans were expecting. especially considerin

pelicans. fans across the bay area certainly had a lot to cheer about. >> warriors take on the winner of the memphis/portland. christie smith spent the evening with some ecstatic warriors fans. >> reporter: absolutely. oracle arena gets loud especially in a sweep, doesn't get better than this. fans feeling confident and ready for the next round. warriors fans got what they came for, a sweep. game 4 against the pelicans the type of play fans like to see. >> this is the best warriors game, the most they've had this series. i think they'll have more games like this as they go through the playoffs. >> at pedro's cantina and pete's tavern, fans watched the effort play out, a win that sensds them to round 2. >> very confident. and draymond. it's too much it's a force. >> the warriors will face the winner of the memphis/portland match-up. >> whoever we face in the second round. >> fans are looking down the road and weighing the options, but tonight celebrating a best of 7 series that ended in four straight. >> i believe it's their time. it's the bay area's time. just like last year when the giants won, tha

bay area news. we're on because of nnhl playoff hockey. game one in the book they held on to defeat the pelicans. the highlights. first up nbc bay's christie smith live at oracle arena kicking off team coverage. fans, boy, it must have been electric. >> reporter: absolutely. warriors fans say it was loud and it was great. a number of them stayed around and waited until after the game was over and cheered the players on as they drove out of oracle arena earlier this afternoon. now they're looking to monday hoping the warriors can do it again. the exit from oracle arena came with big smailsmiles for warriors fans. game one, a win. >> electric. fantastic. it was great for everybody. >> a great game. exciting. curry got a lot of the shots in. wonderful. >> here comes curry. >> reporter: in front of a sell-out crowd against the pelicans fans say steph curry's first quarter set the pace for the playoff opener. >> steph curry, he's still cookin' right now. he's hot. you can tell he felt. they're ready for the playoffs. >> reporter: during warm-ups fans chanted and cheered. outside, they talked about play

bay" is back after this. the warriors break down the pelicans pretty easy. hear from steph curry next. >>> let's give you a live look outside at oracle arena. game 1 of the western conference semifinals will take place as early as saturday there at oracle. >>> well, after rallying from 20 points down in the fourth quarter to beat the pelicans in overtime in game 3 on thursday, many experts felt there was little doubt the warriors would complete the sweep against a sitt spiritually crushed pelicans team, and it turns out they were right. second quarter, shawn livingston finds green for two of his 20 points there. they led by 13 at half time. steph curry kept the pelicans at arm's length. they finished with 39 points. the warriors sweep the playoff series for the first time in 40 years. >> any time you come into a series against a team like they have, and you win four straight, that's tough to do against anybody, so i'm proud of the way we played, the way we competed, and, you know, four is a good feeling. we can rest up and continue to get better next week, f

forever would receive it fever is sweeping the bay area basketball france to maul the top-seeded golden state face the eight seceded new orleans pelicans in the first round of the play offs bay area pot smokers getting fired up for the day on force = 20 and if you think it's no big beat the have a little batty stanley roberts explains why even a doctor's letter will map protect you and 30 million people watching this matt uncomfortable moment strap yourself in for flower of your choice of prime time news >> pam moore: tonight 8 don't ground rocket and fresno today of a fiery explosion critically burned three people and shut down a freeway. thousands of people witness the starling's same grant lodes and been following the developments since it broke. grant now has the latest details >> grant lodes: this is new video stunning images just imagine driving along highway 99 a shares shooting range in fresno is big fat and slow motion an enormous fireball about 1 ft. high by some estimates. they just got could not believe their eyes it was caused by a gas explosion the flames were seemed above that tree right there 11 people injured three in

pelicans. game two. what was that? steph curry was doing right there? that was bay? >> no. let it go. >> steph curry, he had 16 in the first half. we were tied going into the fourth thanks in large part to anthony davis. the pelicans could not have a first quarter like they had in the first game. klay thompson did have a fourth quarter. curry shut out in the fourth. didn't matter because his splash brother was getting it done. andrew boeg bogut was getting it done. >> i have to give ewe class on social media when there's time. >>> we have to do bucks and bulls. derrick rose doing his thing. 0 for 7 in the first half. third quarter, he had 12 points. he's been strong in third quarter so far in this sereiesseries. jimmy butler has been strong throughout. a new career playoff high for the second straight game in a row. he had 25 in game one. there's rose again. all 15 in the second half. bulls up two games to none as that series heads to milwaukee for game three. we send it back to you. >> all right, fellas thank you. >>> another sports note. our guy, tim tebow is back in the n

can take a strangle hold of their first-round playoff series against the pelicans with a game three win. >> warriors flew from the bay area to new orleans yesterday and held practice at the smoothie king center. i don't think i'll get used to saying that. warriors won two close games against new orleans at home. they expect them to come out to fight for their life. >> each step you get closer to closing them out gets tougher. we have to take it one at a time and be smart about it and let the process happen. >> tonight's game tips off at 6:30 p.m. >> it do >> and mike the game and follow him on twitter from an insider perspective. >> weather in new orleans is going to be hot. at least the warriors. >> probably humid, too. >> good morning. looking forward to not a lot of sleep tonight. hopefully take a nap to stay and watch the game. 49 in sunnyside. coolest spot in san francisco. mission, 50. everyone else about 51 degrees. financial district is 51. same thing in san leandro. saratoga. 53 in palo alto. look where it is ten degrees cooler in petaluma. notice flags on the ferry building not really blowing or not being m

bay area. the golden state warriors taking on the new orleans pelicans. last-minute preparations are underway at oracle arena. shirts have been placed on the seats, carpets have been rolled out, and a new bar has been constructed. the signs strength-in-numbers have been posted, something that even the mainentance crew was cheering about on friday. the warriors had the number one record in the league during the season. and fans tell us they think the team can go all the way. if you love the warriors we want to see how you show your team pride. feel free to send in your photos.to our facebook, twitter.or instagram. or you can email: breaking news at kron dot com. you may see them on air. and online. sidepanel coming up. an attempted kidnapping of an elementary school girl in the north bay. what the school plans to do now. 4-20 - it's the unofficial holiday celebrating marijuana. and golden gate park is the meeting point. this year, officials say. they will be more prepared than they've ever been before. and a string of car break-ins hit one oakland neighbor

pelicans. the game went into overtime.and had fans on the edge of their seats. here in the baya.warriors fever in full swing. kron-4's j-r stone joins us live now. j-r you were right in the thick celebrating the big win! >> reporter: because it within 3 1/2 quarters it was a terrible game. the game went into overtime. >> reporter: that was unbelievable best game ever go warriors go warriors. >> : 20 points down and making a comeback. this is unbelievable. i have no clue what to say right now best game seen all season. >> reporter: they actually won the game 30. >> pam: sports director gary radnich will join us on set later tonight. with an update on the pivotal warriors game 3 win. we also want to encourage warriors' fans to send in your photos and show us your warriors pride! you might be featured online or in one of our newscasts. breaking news tonight. a cupertino teen missing since monday is home safe tonight. santa clara county sheriff's says connor sullivan returned to his home tonight. connor had not been seen or heard from. since monday morning at monte vista high schoo

pelicans. anderson may have grown up near the bay but he is by no means a warriors fan. >> well because i'm from sacramento we're kings fans, i have to say that. but i did, i definitely grew up coming to warriors games and there's like a certain pride when you're from the northern california area. obviously went to college at berkeley and so i consider myself some what of a local guy. but tomorrow my allegiance is in new orleans. >> all right, we don't know yet if the warriors are the best team in the nba. but i will tell you what, they are certainly the most entertaining. let the show begin tomorrow 12:30 at the oracle. >> stranger things have happened but i don't think anybody can see the warriors losing this series. >> i think that's the biggest thing is just getting over confidence. i heard so many fans overlooking the pelicans. are they going to win, win four or five. let's remember the pelicans beat the warriors once this year and then they pushed them to overtime in another game. they're certainly capable and one of the warriors won't mention before one game. this is just a scrimmage for

in new orleans, where the warriors opponents will be the pelicans, of course, the average resale ticket price is $197. a little bay area inflation going on for you. >>> coming up at 5:00, we're inside oracle arena. we'll see how he does. see if he can get the splash brothers a little run for their money. >>> we're going to find that out if he's got a mini hoops. it's 4:41. another step today in a fight over president obama's immigration reform. we're going to have details coming up next. >>> plus, the fight to save our national parks. what congress is now proposing to help fund the parks. >>> united airlines takes an idea from the past to get future customers. we'll explain. it is 4:44. germany will hold a national me motor sal service today in honor of the victims of the germanwings plane crash. it went down march 24th in the french alps on its way from barcelona to deucele dousseldor. >>> trapped in a cargo hold of a plane thousands of feet up in the air. now for the first time we're hearing the dramatic and unusual 911 call made by an airport employee. >> 911. >> hello. i'm trapped in this plane. i called my jo

they swept the pelicans but it was a competitive game and there are doubters, none in the bay area and the warriors don't worry too much about the fact there are some people who are still not believers thet they can go all the way -- that the they can go all the way. >> you can label us but -- there hasn't been a lot of teams like us in the history of the league. i think we have a special group. >> like i said it will be that way the entire playoffs. always have something to say. we focus on what we do. into be the team we have been all year and get better. everything else takes care of itself. >> they seem cool, calm and collected. meanwhile in cleveland the cavaliers have a problem. they swept the boston celtics over the weekend. but one of their stars, kevin love, a guy the warriors were interested in, sustained a separated left shoulder on that play. didn't waste time going straight to the locker room and today it was confirmed, and he will definitely miss their next series. could miss more time. kevin love definitely out. tim lincecum to the mound tonight in los angeles against th

. >> well, it is almost time warriors pelicans game 4 from new orleans, comes your way and it's just under 5 minutes over on comcast sportsnet bay area. a win and golden state is in to the second round of the inform ba playoffs. and it shifts back to the area area. >> i'm here in new orleans, game four, the warriors are up 3-0, sweeps the pelicans after a devastating loss for the pelicans, they gave the up a 20 point lead. came off of a heads up play. he got the office rebound. swoops it out to curry. the warriors never look back. in game three, this whole arena, this whole arena was covered in red shirts. the warriors are trying get four in a row and get up out of here and get rest. let's not make it harder than it needs to be. >> from new orleans, nbc bay area. >> it's a full schedule. one bay area sporting event has dwon final. the a's fell to the astros over at the coliseum. mine-3. >> all right kate thanks very much sounds good. no rain on the parade the petalmua butter and egg day parade. >> it was all sunshine for the 34th annual parade and festival. wait a minute, who is that? >> hey. >> is that jannell wang thousands of

they land safely in the bay this evening after performing a sweep of the new york pelicans. have all your top news stories and anthony slaughter will be back with a complete look at your seven-day forecast. for now we'll send you back to the "today" show. >>> please not be judgmental on the way that people dress because it's the way of it's a form of self-expression. >> this morning a real treat for you, some of social media's biggest new stars are joining us. they have millions of people watching them every day this morning as we kick off a special series called viva today celebrating hispanic culture. we are going to introduce you to some of them. we're back on this sunday morning, april 26th, 2015. the final sunday of the month, may just around the corner. time is flying. great crowd out here on rockefeller plaza. thanks to everybody for waking up early. gorgeous out here. >> i know they are. >> quiet. >> now we got them started. we're going to take a quick look at this morning's headlines. aftershocks rocking nepal this morning a day after that massive earthquake killed

bay area news. >> let's keep it going, warriors. game 2 against the pelicans is tomorrow in oakland, games 3 and 4 are in new orleans and game 5, if they need it, will be tuesday, april 28th. >>> if you have photos to share, send them to us on facebook, twitter, or you can send them to the e-mail address ic@nbcbayarea.com. >>> we'll have the full highlights of the warriors game 1 win. we'll hear from the team. >>> still ahead on "today in the bay," oprah is headed to the bay area. the mogul is talking about spir spirituality. >>> we're waking up to cloud cover except in the east bay. we'll talk about more sunshine, cooler conditions and rain in the forecast. coming up right after this. >>> let's give you a live look outside at san jose as the sunrises this sunday morning. it's going to be a nice warm one across the south bay and the tri valley. as anthony slaughter is letting us know, some rain is in the forecast. he will be along if just a minute to tell you when. >>> a big name is coming to the bay area. oprah winfrey will be speaking at stanford tomorrow ni

pelicans nba play-off run. pelley fans very small in numbers. in the bay area heart of "dub" nation.uct of the big easy. >> i grew up with the jazz. so this is all new for me. so i came down to kind of support my hometown. >> reporter: yeah. >> and this is great that we have this little piece of new orleans in san francisco. >> reporter: as we do this interview the pelleys are hanging right in there. >> they are doing pretty good. not bad. >> yeah. >> reporter: i see you kind of, um, you are cheering when they win and grimace when the warriors make a run. >> yeah. >> reporter: your heart's kind of in it? >> a little bit. you know, it's new for me. the pelicans are new for me. i'm a die-hard saints fan but, you know, i'm trying. >> reporter: the nba play-offs last night was not for everyone here. some chose to dive into a thought provoking game of scrabble. don't let the barren atmosphere fool you. five months from now here's what will be cooking. some gumbo and voodoo spells on opponents of saints football. all right. know going to overshadow the 18th birthday for lydia ko. owe yeah.

tonight the nba playoffs warrior fever is taking over the bay area tonight to maul the top- seeded warrior's face the eighth seeded new orleans pelicans in the first round off crack first round of the playoffs jr stone is live in oakland >> jr stone: and yeses an empty parking lot right now pam will come tomorrow morning this parking lot is gonna be walking with music hotdogs is gonna be a big party this is an early gain tomorrow at the 1230 the first playoff game for the golden state warriors. outside of oracle reroute you look off into the dids distance you could see that big carpet in blue and yellow and also one to go to some of the video. they've done such a great job out here oracle you see the signs put up >> jr stone: the main and dad have been putting up all the signs old all over the sake stadium the maintenance man. look at these things they look good is this strength and numbers that is the logo. this is not is also in downtown oakland i've been talking with fans all day. and some of these fans are a bit confident after 67 when season >> : we love the warriors is already done. >> jr stone: are you trying to occurrence thin

bay bridge to go watch the golden state warriors. it is official, they are in the playoffs. they'll play the new orleans pelicans on saturday in the first round. >> the pelicans. last night the warriors beat the nuggets 133-126 to wrap up the season. it was also fan appreciation night. seth curry told the sellout crowd that they keep the teams going. fans believe this team can go all the way. >> they're good because they have i think man for man the best team in the nba. >> we suffered through all the dark times so the last few years have been a lot of fun. >> they're amazing top to bottom. i mean no one has a deeper roster than us. every player can play first team on any other team. they're just amazing. >> happy fans. game one will be at 12:30 saturday at oracle arena. you can bet it will be another sellout crowd. >> they roar. >>> more details this morning on what turned out to be truly a historic season for the warriors. golden state won 67 games. that sets a franchise record for most wins in a season. the team is also in the top ten all-time in the nba when it comes to wins in a single season. even more ama

pelicans and this is 109 to 98. >> emily turner caught up in the bay area. and they celebrated last night's victory. >> it was a welcome for the four game sweep of the first round of playoffs. >> oh, my god, it is amazing. >> this is a sweep. >> we are done. > >> absolutely amazing. >> couldn't have played better. >> he was huge out there. and i am ready for the next round. >> now, attention turns to the next round. >> plenty of fans make sure they are part of it. >> i don't know how i will afford it much and i will get the tickets to the finals. and i don't know what they are going to cost and i want to be there. >> this is an investment that many say is worth it. especially those who were golden state fans in the leaner years. >> they say, it is paying off. > >> that is good basketball and we have been able to see a team like this in the bay area. and you know, it is fun. >> now, i am super excited about the way they are playing the last few year. this team is incredible. >> they are reporting for us. and this is the series between the trailblazers and the

pelicans. at least we have, i mean, compare that to the warriors, no comparison. >>> let's go out and take a look at highway 4 in the bay area, it does look pretty good here, we're off to a good start there are no major problems all though this is one of the earliescommutes along in the livermore valley this is a look at the bay bridge tole plaza, usually around 5:30 is when we see the first sign of slow traffic, i'm here to let you know if something changes that. for the most part, it is a nice drive from livermore to castro valley. 4:48. let's go to steve. >>> thank you, sir, we have some fog out there, it is pretty similar to what we had yesterday, all though the system kind of dragging across, picked up the breeze, allowed cooler air to spill in, temperatures today 60s, 70s to near 80 degrees, but we have an okaybreeze, 47, a lot of 50s here, i think we'll see a couple more 40s compared to yesterday, we'll have more widespread fog south wind, usually a cool direction, west napa, fair field to 24, south in concord, and cooler directions in the water temperatures continue to be right about where they should be, 52, ha

pelicans in game one. we do have live team coverage on this big win. kate scott joining us from comcast sportsnet. first let's get over to nbc bay area christie smith. christie, had to be pretty electric there in that arena. >> reporter: absolutely. warriors fans certainly left happy. some said they were on the edge of their seats towards the end of the game. a win is a win. they say they're ready to cheer on the team again come monday. the exit from oracle arena came with big smiles for warriors fans. game one of the series a win. >> it's so electric man. it was fantastic. it really was. it was great for everybody. >> it was a great game. so exciting. curry got a lot of shots in. it was wonderful. >> reporter: in front of a sellout crowd against the pelicans, fans say steph curry's first quarter set the pace for the playoff opener. >> steph curry? he's still cooking right now. he's hot. you could tell he felt it. they're ready for the playoffs definitely. >> reporter: the warriors were ahead. but the pelicans trimmed their lead down in the fourth. warriors hung on. fans kept believing. >> like i was just -- >> reporter: it was a hot ticket. for man

bay area. >>> the warriors are in new orleans tonight, getting ready for tomorrow's game against the pelicanse team took off this morning. landed late this afternoon. they sent us this video. the warriors can take a commanding lead in the best-seven series with a win tomorrow night. monday night the dubs beat a determined pelicans team here to take an 2-0 lead in this best of seven series. tomorrow's game tips off at 6:30 p.m. abc 7 news sports reporter, mike shuman, is in new orleans. he tweeted this picture with abe mendoza today. he'll have a preview at 6:00 tomorrow. and you can follow him on twitter for his insider perspective. and larry beale will have more on the game coming up in sports. here during this hour. >>> if you couldn't get a ticket to the grateful dead's final concerts in chicago you're in luck. the band announced it will broadcast the event live via pay-per-view. the shows will be live streamed in a web cast. details on the band's website. the concert will feature the four original members to be reunited in chicago. >>> another 30 minutes of news at 9:00 is coming up next.

mood or maybe just relieved he never ceases to amaze anyone in the bay area they're now up 3 nothing in the first round against the pelicansures to breaking news www.kron4.com and also a message just on facebook and of the warm-up the red in the background. >>james: we have the east bay mud officials the crews are not doing details on the vegetation on the creek the carcass of the did well in pacific is still detained on the beach and they're not and it plans to move the despite the smell there's also a large pool shaped chunk of well below are scattered along the sand biologist summary metal said towers said in a proxy on an animal since last when they return to the you're exactly why the will died at it admits the tissue samples data from the carpets were not fresh enough to determine the cause of death they say that this plant will most likely be left on the sand and let nature takes its course. >>darya: we wanted to a lot of interesting study that reveals who may be more vulnerable to a mosquito bites you have sweets blood. let's see if it's true. my name is bret hembree. i am an electric crew foreman out of the cupert

pelicans monday night. looking forward to seeing how they do. >> reporter: lots of former teammates. willie brown and all the bay area media. to keep in mind, the proceeds for tonight's event, the nba legends event, you have your own foundation and the proceeds are going to the rick berry foundation. >> it is going through had organization, a jewish charity, i met a rabbi and he is the most amazing man i met. nobody had the aura and the specialist this man has. he saved thousands of thousands of lives of kids. i say if you were catholic you would be a saint by now. i am delighted to do that. >> reporter: final question, your favorite warrior that you love to see on this year's team, any comparison to a guy you played with? >> i tell you, stef fun to watch. a heck of a basketball player. he is deserving of the mvp award. he is not throwing as many crazy, wild passes. the way he handles the ball, his shooting, 77 connective -- [ talking at the same time ] >> crazy. he is a special player. no question about it. his teammates are buying into the team concept. credit to steve kerr. >> reporter: warriors make it? >> i think they

. >>> the bay area is gearing up for the warriors' first play- off game tomorrow against the pelicansby oakland city hall until 3:00 this afternoon to sign a giant banner wishing the team well. you can also pick up rally cards in a few spots around oakland. as for the game, tickets are only available on the resale market. >>> i'm kiet do live here at lexington reservoir where the levels are as low as they have been in years. you can see why governor brown has ordered massive water cuts all across the state. he got hundreds of comments this week most of the pushback coming from the business community. yesterday in sacramento, governor brown met with state business leaders to talk about how to meet the 25% reduction in water use. the governor has ordered to cut water use on state campuses, golf courses, cemeteries and other large land cares. the order would -- landscapes. the order would also cut grass at public landscapes. the state wants to make the business community does the same. the president of the california alliance for golf says it won't be cheap or easy. >> you will see brown

pelicans win one game, the series comes back to oracle. >>> the swinging skirts classic kicks off today. tara moriarty was at the lake merced golf club where a lot of players with bayrea ties are competing. >> reporter: paula creamer teed off before 8:00 along with indy park and morgan presser. creamer started off on a rough patch losing her fall on the first hole. the event showcases michelle wie, julie ingster and cristina kim. swinging skirts defending champ lydia coe is a favorite. we caught up with tiger woods's niece. >> i'm here in case anyone withdraws. i will be able to play. i'm hoping to play. ette a great event -- ibts a great event -- ibts a great event. it's a great event for women to get women involved in the game and kind of grow the game of golf worldwide. >> reporter: last week creamer tweeted i hope the masters will continue a masters women. she did not back down from that sentiment this week. >> i feel like there's no reason why we shouldn't be able to. it's 2015. i think that augusta and the masters and everybody, they want to grow the game. >> reporter: it's a sport that dee dee says is greeing rapidly. >> i always thought golf would grow like

bay residents get a lesson on how to reduce their water use. >>> and we could see a sharp change to the weather. abc7 news meteorologist drew tuma has the forecast. >> warriors and pelicans game four, the dubs going for the knockout blow. in oakland, the routine wasn't >>> tens of thousands of people are flocking to social media to watch a california's man close encounter with a gray whale and her calf. he pass paddle boarding when he spotted the whale in the water. he followed the female and calf for two hours. he calls it one of the most memorable moments of his life. >> i was freaking out at that moment. we're aunts compared to that credit tour. it was beautiful and immense and breathtaking. >> case believes the mother whale, known as a cow, went south to give birth and will migrate back to alaska for the summer. 14,000 people have watched historiedow on facebook. >> californians are learning how to do their part to save water. abc7 news was at san lorenzo village today as home owners made their lawns more drought resistant. they also learned about sheet mulching their lawn, and saves water. >> a really simple process of layering cardboard, compost and mulch on top 0

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pelicans and playoff fever is in full swing. the flag is flying high in san francisco. one of several siphons warriors pride around the bayt -- signs of warriors pride around the bay area tonight. inside the oracle arena tonight, mark ibanez and joe fonzi. man, it will be a great night tonight. >> reporter: absolutely. you know, you are starting to feel the energy come alive here. fans streaming in. i guess you could say we are nit-picking at this moment but if you were going to say the warriors have a weakness they might want to take second look at, they have been building up leads and taking their foot off the pedal. >> we mentioned this earlier the warriors did not make free throws down the stretch. anthony davis. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: not taking your foot off the gas pedal if you have a lead. >> the good news is the warriors are well aware of that and the question was brought up earlier. >> reporter: guys talked about it today about how they have to keep their foot on the pedful they get ahead. >> -- pedal if they get ahead. . >> we want to blow the game open. >> i like what happened. i like winning. i like b

there on the road enormous for game 3 of this series with the pelicans the warriors to take a quick break coming up next on health scare at a bayarea university will tell you how school officials and try to prevent the spread of meningitis + processors say they will not stop the to list the arrest after a man dies while the police custody will explain was next in the investigation here is a quick live look outside the san mateo bridge camera lets check on what out there. >>james: they were 54 at the moment should woman to 69 lead on today--hayward we will be back with more headlines in just a minute. if >>james: the parents of the eight your fare for boy who was kidnapped are upset over how they were treated by police he was tested monday while he was asleep in the back of a car that was all right out of the family's driveway and and the dollar was issued you may remember he was later found safe but his mother said she was handcuffed by police which will not allow the masada the home to investigate it was because the have dogged the would have been the officers they're not looking to the complaint centers helpless ever arrested

bay area this morning, flew to new orleans. practicing at the smoothie king center. they are getting ready for their series with the pelicanse shumann is with the team. the warriors pulled out two wins from home with a lot of help from the oracle crowd. now they have to win in enemy territory. >> reporter: no question and as we said earlier, they have home court advantage. they did what they were supposed to do, win two games at oracle. you get a feeling for the play are you are playing against and in this case, you have to win at home. we like the warriors today flew in. got right off our plane. came here to smoothie king center. watched a 5, 6-minute scrimmage. work up a little sweat. draymond green didn't practice a bum ankle. i talked to some players, about how different it is when you change venues. >> our guys like the challenge of being on the road feeling the opposing crowd and there's a different energy that is us against the world type thing. >> margin of error is smaller when you're on the road than it is at home. and crowds will be behind them and they will play with even more intensity than they've been playing

bay area. this is abc 7 news. >>> the warriors are warmed up for game two of the nba playoffs against the new orleans pelicans and everyone at oracle arena is preparing for another packed house. >> and some noise. katie was there and saying oracle was too loud that it might not be legal. can you hear me? are you okay? >> following saturday's game i probably need my hearing checked and at practice this morning i asked greg thompson can the players feel it? he said absolutely and they love it. they feed off of that energy. this team is so easy to get behind and it's easy to cheer and be loud for these guys. i want to show you a part of these teams and players that many don't see. it's how good these guys are off the court. >> warriors guard clay thompson seemed shocked during pregame practice. >> and sports reporters clamor for insight into tonight's playoff game but the shyer half of the brothers' duo is making big waves off the court. he's been blessed for two things and one, he's a great shooter and two, he really wants to help kids. >> because of thompson's fill act roppic and charitable work he's a finalist fo

bay area this morning, flew to new orleans. practicing at the smoothie king center. they are getting ready for their series with the pelicansmann is with the team. the warriors pulled out two wins from home with a lot of help from the oracle crowd. now they have to win in enemy territory. >> reporter: no question and as we said earlier, they have home court advantage. they did what they were supposed to do, win two games at oracle. you get a feeling for the play are you are playing against and in this case, you have to win at home. we like the warriors today flew in. got right off our plane. came here to smoothie king center. watched a 5, 6-minute scrimmage. work up a little sweat. draymond green didn't practice a bum ankle. i talked to some players, about how different it is when you change venues. >> our guys like the challenge of being on the road feeling the opposing crowd and there's a different energy that is us against the world type thing. >> margin of error is smaller when you're on the road than it is at home. and crowds will be behind them and they will play with even more intensity than they've been playing with

and also next, the pelicans maids the warriors sweat down the stretch but the dubs held on to win game one. >>> a special camera could soon help thousands of bayt pregnant. abc7's news anchor cheryl jennings shows us. it's a technology that we've profiled before, and now it's proven to work. >> how about the monkey? >> courtney kenny said she and her husband are grateful both for their young son j.j. and the cutting edge technology that helped them get pregnant. like thousands of couples, they turned to in vitro fertilization or i.v.f. but then their doctor told them about a device that might up their odds. >> it increased our confidence that the right embryo was going to be selected. >> this can help us. >> the doctor is the director of stanford's in vitro fertilization lab at stanford and the founder of a private device company called "oxygen." we first profiled it two years ago when they were testing a system known as "eva." it helps doctors choose the healthiest embryos to implant. >> this is a tremendous leap forward in our ability to evaluate embryo viability. these are the time-lapse cameras. >> the eva system uses specialized cameras t

bay area has warriors fever. we'll preview game two as golden state takes on the pelicans once again. can the dubs finish stronger? also ahead. a my kron four story. a bike thief caught on camera. the big reward the owner is now offering. and tens of thousands turn up for the big cherry blossom festival and parade in san francisco's japantown. why many say this important. h ' om festival over the weekend. it wrapped up sunday afternoon in japantown with kron-4's will tran followed the festivities all day long and shows how the community came together to celebrate japanese culture. >> reporter:wasn't easy jamming more than 50 thousand people into san francisco's japan town doing it. cherry blossom festival was the place to be on sunday to immerse yourself in all things japanese. like this family did from marin. organizers say it cost more than 300-thousand dollars to put on the event. but what they get back in terms of cultural identity and pride makes it more than worth it. this girl says it makes her even prouder to be of "i enjoy everyone enjoys my culture it's really hon. a very lo

bay area, this is abc 7 news. >>> warriors are on the road they are in the big easy getting ready to take on the pelicans in game three of their playoff series. >> tipoff is coming up in about two hours, and following the dubs all the way to new orleans, abc 7 news sports anchor mike shoeman who joins us live. treman green is upset. finished second of the player of the year award. he is off the ballot entirely which is unbelievable. >> reporter: well, i tell you what, larry i think his teammates were more disappointed than he was. although when they heard this, took a little damper off they've practice session. steve said that he is the heart and soul of this offense and defense of this team. actually, and i tell you what, when we talked to him about not winning the defensive player of the year, well, let's just say he wasn't too happy about the results. >> disappointed yes to be angry, can't be angry. that man's a champion and we all strive to be that. can't knock that. >> for what he has meant to thus year, and we have the number one rated defense in the league and the way the game is played where you have to