Long lines in San Francisco for a momentous election. Not here but thousands of miles away. And once again, all eyes are on a controversial candidate with a tough stance on immigration. Good evening. Im eric thomas. Voters in france and abroad are deciding which two president ial candidates will appear in a Runoff Election. Heres a look at the eiffel tower in the capital city of paris as the sun came up just a little while ago. Voters are now heading to the polls in one of the most contentious contests in recent memory. Abc 7 News Reporter keith larsen is live in our newsroom with reaction from local french citizens who voted today. Reporter here in the bay area french citizens got a chance to cast their ballot early. Some lining up here for hours. Right now it is sunday morning in france and youre taking a live look at a polling place in paris. K see folks inside lining up getting ready to cast their vote for an election that truly stands to influence Politics Around the globe. A contentious election resulting in violence on the streets of paris. As a vote with Global Impact is under way in france and across the world. Here in the bay area french citizens lined up at the polls in berkeley and San Francisco. I think theyre all decent candidates. It doesnt matter who you vote for as long as you vote against le pen. Reporter Marine Le Pen recently saying islamist ideology cannot be spread in france. She is one of four candidates on the ballot locked in a dead heat for a spot in the second round. President trump told the a. P. That thursdays terrorist attack on the Champs Elysees would probably help the far right candidate, Whose Campaign has been compared to trumps. As she promises to pull france out of the eu and vows to crack down on immigration. Were all about globalization and not creating borders and barriers, and i feel like shes going to do the same, so thats not something that we like. Were a very international family. Reporter Nicole Garzon recently got her french passport and is voting in a French Election for the first time. She supports francois fillon, a mainstream conservative candidate. I think a lot of people are showing ip because they dont want the same thing to happen in france thats happened here with trump and in the uk with brexit. Reporter Emmanuel Macron is leading the polls just ahead of le pen. The centrist has formed a new party and has never held political office. Former president barack obama called him to offer his support. Main message i have is to wish you all the best in the coming days. Reporter now, we are hearing about actually local watch parties tomorrow morning at cafe bastille in downtown San Francisco opening early at 10 00 a. M. To broadcast the election results. The final Runoff Election between the top two candidates will take place on may 7th. In the newsroom im kate larsen. Eric, well send it back to you. All right, kate, thanks a lot. Lets take one more live look from paris where polls opened at the top of the hour. Its just past 8 00 a. M. There. The voting will take place mostly while youre sleeping, but well stay on top of the results. Download the abc 7 news app and enable push alerts and youll get updates on what happens in france. To developing news now. A fire has completely gutted a home in sunnyvale. Abc 7 news was at the scene while firefighters surrounded the fire on el sona court. Thats on west fremont avenue and highway 80. Firefighters faced dangerous conditions when they went inside and they retreated from the burning home around 7 30 this evening. We started having fire break through the roof itself. It became unsafe because the roof has solar panels on top and also we started having roof collapse. That roof was already compromised because of fire. That just adds more weight to that roof. It can have a quicker collapse. All the residents escaped safely. One of them treated for a minor injury. Once its safe investigators will look to see how that fire started. People across the world marched in the name of science this earth day. They marched here in the u. S. , in europe, and even antarctica. And here in the bay area thousands rallied for science and called out those who denounce or deny it. Abc 7 News ReporterCornell Barnard has our story. Science, not silence. Reporter a celebration of earth day at uc berkeley. These marchers support science and say Climate Change and Global Warming is real. We only have one planet and its really important to fight for it and protect it. Reporter in San FranciscoMarket Street was packed wall to wall with thousands of marchers for science. Becky fullup brought her daughter from oakland. I believe that science is not something we should even have to be marching for. And yet with the Current Administration its something thats threatened. She blinded me with science reporter many believe President Trump has shown little respect for the importance of science. Basic things are under attack, which i dont support. I also am here because i believe that science itself and technology, regardless of who the president is, should be more inclusive. Reporter the march from the foot of Market Street made its way toward civic center. Some students came with their science classes. Why are you here today . Because i want to save this earth. Our planet under attack. Fight back. Reporter before the march San Francisco supervisor jeff sheehy, who was hiv positive, told the crowd science saved his life. Were demanding continued funding to further the knowledge of our planet, our universe, and develop therapies that will save countless lives. Reporter mythbusters host adam savage says science is no myth. We want to leave the world a better place for our kids and our families and our communities. And if we can agree on that we can have a reasoned discussion about how to move forward. Reporter in an earth day statement President Trump said, my administration is committed to advancing Scientific Research that leads to a better understanding of our environment and of environmental risks. Science marchers hope some Common Ground can be reached. They say the environment should not be a partisan issue. In berkeley Cornell Barnard, abc 7 news. Abc 7 news was also in san jose when people from all walks of life gathered at city hall to march for science. Two marchers shared some insight on what motivated them to join todays event. Well, were here to march for science. We support making decisions based on fact and evidence and not on ideology and ignorance. Celebrating the Amazing Things that science does for us. Theres folks who have had organ transplants, medical procedures, cures for diseases. Organizers also told us theyd like to see politicians of all parties support Science Education and scientific projects across the country. If youd like more information on todays marches go to you are owebsite at abc7news. Com. In other news now, police in san jose are on the lookout for a gunman who killed one man and injured two others at a molt 6. It happened this morning around 3 00. When police got to the motel one person was already dead. Two others had to be rushed to the hospital. Authorities have not yet released a motive. Happy days actress erin moran has died. An emergency crew found her unresponsive in indiana. Variety reports she was recently kicked out of her trailer park home because she partied too hard. Authorities have not said how she died. Erin moran was 56. Tonight the Flight Attendants Union is coming to the defense of an American AirlinesFlight Attendant who appeared to snap at sfo. By now youve seen the video. His angry outburst coming after passengers stood up to him. They say he took away a mothers stroller, accidentally hitting her and just missing her children. The Flight Attendants Union is urging the company and the public not to rush to judgment until the full story comes out. The union also reminds passengers that it is against federal law to threaten a Flight Attendant with violence. That Flight Attendant is on paid leave while the airline investigates. The union says tight schedules overcrowded planes, smaller seats and limited overhead bin space are to blame for the recent rise in clashes between passengers and crew. American refunded the mothers ticket, gave her a 1,000 travel voucher, and put her and her family on a firstclass flight back do their home country of argentina. Well, tonight the warriors took a commanding lead in their firstround playoff series against portland on the blazers home floor, but it took a big second half comeback. Abc 7 sports anchor mike shumann is live in portlandk and shu, it was exciting to watch. What a game it was, eric, and i wish you were here. Of course the warriors were 04 in game 3s last year. And of course game 3 always the toughest to win because its the first one in your poents home and a raucous crowd. The warriors fought both of those without steve kerr and kevin durant. Ill show you some highlights. Oaklands own Damian Lillard, 31 points on the night. Blazers led by as many as 17 in the first half. But the doves roared back in the third and steph curry put it away in the fourth. Curry with a gamehigh 34 points as the warriors win it 119114. They can sweep the series monday night. Its a lot of heart in the Third Quarter, trying to just get back to warrior basketball. They obviously had a lot of adrenaline and fed off the home crowds energy. For us to withstand those runs and do what we do to get ourselves back in the game and get over the hump just a lot of fight. Hes made big shots his entire life. And sooner or later both he and klay were going to get it going. I just felt that you know, we needed to make sure that we defended the right way in order to give those guys a chance to get hot. All right. Warriors up 30. They can close it out monday night. Well have a lot more coming up in sports. Reporting live in portland, mike shumann, abc 7 news. All right, shu, thanks a lot. Rick kwon will have all the highlights coming up in sports. First, a small Northern California community in the spotlight tonight. Go inside the remote sis keaau county cabin where a tennessee teacher holed up with a student hes accused much kidnapping. This picture from the exploratorium at pier 15 showing the warriors colors. I want to he sho you how today temperatures returned back to average. Eight to ten degrees cooler than we were on friday. Well have a cool day tomorrow and then im tracking some rain, chances of rain coming up in the accuweather sevenday forecast. Channel 7. The force is with you always. And what a day for selfies in the south bay. What you missed at Silicon Valley comiccon today and what you could see tomorrow. Plus and an officer tonight dealing with an unusual freeway hazard. Stay with happiness is powerful flea and tick protection from nexgard. Nexgard kills fleas and ticks all month long. And it comes in an easytogive tasty chew. And that makes dogs and owners happy. No wonder vets love it too. Reported side effects include vomiting, itching, diarrhea, lethargy and lack of appetite. See your vet for more information on flea and tick protection you and your dog will love. Nexgard. The vets 1 choice. We are back tonight with a look inside the remote cabin in siskiyou cabin where authorities found a tennessee teacher holed up with his student. It ended a 30day manhunt for the missing teen. Abc News Reporter eva pilgrim has our story tonight. Reporter tonight the family of the missing tennessee teen speaking for the First Time Since being reunited. Were all excited. Its like just pure joy. Reporter 50yearold tad cummins in fbi custody and facing federal charges after allegedly kidnapping Elizabeth Thomas and going on the run for over a month. What is she like right now . Well, right now shes i mean, in ways shes like herself but in ways shes not. And its kind of distressing to see her like that. Its troubling. Reporter this as we are getting a look inside the remote california cabin where elizabeth was finally found. Inside, plywood walls, leftover food sitting on bare floors, along with survival gear, toilet paper, and very little else. No electricity or running water. Search warrant papers. Reporter these documents left behind by investigators listing some of the items seized as evidence. Bed rolls, socks, beer cans. The nationwide search began after cummins and thomas disappeared march 13th from columbia, tennessee. Two days later security video captured them at a walmart in oklahoma city. They made their way to Northern California and stayed at a commune but left after they were not accepted into the group. There were all kinds of indications something a little strange was going on. Reporter officials caught up to the pair in that cabin where the caretaker says he saw an amber alert poster and called authorities. Surrounded, cummins surrendered without incident. Someone kind of showed me a picture and i was like, yeah, thats definitely the guy. Reporter eva pilgrim, abc news. An east bay congressman returned to his alma mater today to listen to what people want him to do in washington. Abc 7 news was at Dublin High School where Eric Swallwell hosted a townhall meeting. Around 200 people had the chance to ask him about fixing roads, Campaign Finance reform, sanctuary cities and social security. A dublin boy scout asked about crowded schools in his growing city. How will we improve kids education and having enough space at the same time . People are going to develop in our community, they have to build schools and roads and support the police. The congressman called on local businesses to engage with children to help them choose future careers. Fans at this years Silicon Valley comiccon say its the best one yet. Abc 7 news went back to san jose tonight where we spotted spiderman, wonder woman, and more comics than most people know what to do with. The costumes are a big hit with lovers of fantasy, scifi movies, and technology. There were plenty of star trek fans celebrating the 30th anniversary of the next generation. And where else are you going to see lightsaber fights . I just love the different costumes here. Just like spending time with my friends and family here. Its awesome. I cant complain. Cant complain. Even as the darth lord. I love it. Youre a signaturth. Youre supposed to complain. Even nasa has an exhibit. You can see apple cofounder Steve Wozniak and actors pam greer and john cusack. Sometimes families need help when theyre stranded on the freeway and they just cant drive away or fly away. Youre looking at what happened in petaluma today when a family of canadian geese found themselves stranded in a dangerous spot along 101. An animal control officer rounded up the goslings and the adult geese waddled behind them. Sometimes theyll be in the worst place. Today theyre on the freeway and we were able to get them to the offramp and a little patch of grass so its not too traumatizing. We could have drove them somewhere, but then you dont know if youre separating the mom and the hatchlings. Animal control officers asked us to tell you that if you see animals in a dangerous condition on the freeway stay in your car and call the highway patrol. And if you it to be geese asking for roadside assistance this was a Beautiful Day to do it in the bay area. Its pretty nice. They can get a little feisty too. Im surprised. Thats what i hear. They can get a little upset. Early warning. It was a nice earth day. All things considered. You have a lot of high cloudiness but look what happened as the sun was starting to set. Roll the time lapse from our east bay hills camera and you can see just about an hour to an hour and a half of sunlight. Well see more tomorrow. Right now our temperatures are dropping down into mainly the mid and upper 50s. Weve got some cool exceptions. Look at santa rosa 51, livermore 52, and up in the hills in los gatos its about 48 and fairfield 51 also. Bone dry on doppler 7. Well have a mixture of clouds and stars tonight. Cant completely get rid of the clouds tonight. We may have some low clouds develop as we head toward tomorrow morning. Looks gorgeous from the east bay hills camera. Brighter and cooler tomorrow. Chance of rain. Chances i should say early next week. And next weekend trending warm. Wait till you see those 70s and 80s, possibly even at the coast. Its a week away, though. Tonight you can see the patchy cloudiness thats going to develop. Temperatures in the mid to upper 40s in place like cloverdale, santa rosa, fairfield, livermore, palo alto, morgan hill, about 50 to 52 for the rest of us. Microclimates for tomorrow. 70234 gilroy. 66 to 69 for the rest of the south bay. San jose 68. Santa cruz if youre heading to the boardwalk. Peninsula 63 to 67 degrees. Redwood city, menlo park, los altos 66. Half moon bay 66. Thats one of our warm spots along the coast where its going to get breezy especially 3 00 in the noon hours. 65 south San Francisco. A little breezy if youre thinking of walking across