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KGO ABC7 News 500AM June 9, 2017

Cover and we could see fog off the coast and inland as well. Gray skies are above, and great news, though, watch as the cloud cover quickly breaks down and sunshine will prevail later on this afternoon with comfortable temperatures in the 60s and 70s. Lets get a check of traffic with alexis. A live look outside with the bay bridge toll plaza. I think we are going to get a few extra minutes before those flip on this morning. On fridays we have the lighter commute with folks stretching it out into a threeday weekend here. Westbound 80, highway 4 to the maze, 16 minutes. And 90 minutes between francisco and sfo. Tonight the warriors have a chance with ultimate redemption. They can sweep the cavs there we are, and they with win their second championship in three years. And then a volunteer shoot around and most of the team was there. The warriors could make nba history by closing out the cavs tonight. They would be the first team to go 160 in the playoffs. Draymond green said had not talked about it until now. You want to take the series, and so its a goal and its something you should push for now just to have it done. It would be the first nba final sweep in ten years, in fact, the spurs swept lebron james and the cavs back in 2007. And we are counting down to the nba finals right now. About 12 hours and 30 minutes to go. Somebody else is counting down. A warriors super fan headed to sfo right now. Amy hollyfield is live at the airport. Reporter yeah, i just talked to him and hes on his way here and we will be here within the hour and will catch a flight cleveland. Justin lou has done this before. We caught up with him two years ago when he went to cleveland for a game. They won the championship that year and he didnt go last year and we all know what happened, so this year he feels like its his duty to be there, and he booked a ticket right after game three. Price line is saying flying to cleveland and page for your ticket and paying for a hotel is cheaper than going to a game at oracle. And he backs that up. He doesnt have game tickets yet and plans to buy those when he gets there, and he does think the warriors will win tonight and clinch the championship. Amy hollyfield, abc7 news. And the coverage of game four of the nba finals starts tonight at 5 30 here on abc7, and before that you can join beil and mike shumann at 5 00 p. M. Police in the south bay area looking for the person that set this fire and a string of others. Six fires were set in san jose in just a day. Abc7 News Reporter has the story. Reporter caught on camera just before 4 00 a. M. On Willow Street near vine. Watch the top of the screen. You see somebody on the bicycle ride up to the dumpster and the person pauses there and then rides away and moments later flames. His home was in harms way. He lived next door to the apartment with the surveillance camera and took this video with the cell phone. I woke up early with an explosion, and i woke up and the liquor store across the street was smoking. The fires were two of six fires that broke out between 2 00 and 5 00 in the morning. When we have fires at the same time in the same vicinity will be suspicious. The arson unit is investigating a Business Owner with a store full of handmade items was worried they could lose everything. You have too much work and you dont know when some day you come here and theres nothing. If you information about the fires you are asked to call the san jose fire department. New this morning Berkeley Police are looking for more groping victims after a woman said she was grabbed near the cal campus. Police tracked down the suspect yesterday thanks to the victim. She managed to take a photo of the suspect with her phone after he says she groped her. Berkeley Police Arrested him on Sexual Battery charges. San Francisco Police released a mugshot of a man that killed a australian tourist. He faces assault and battery for he faces assault and battery for the death of 33yearold matthew bate. He punched him and he fell downstairs, and he claims it was self defense. And then a 22yearold garcia of hayward had been in critical condition, and we just got word that he was pronounced dead on saturday. The other victims of the crash were President Trump is responding to the james comey testimony. He tweeted out despite so many false statements and lies total and complete vindication, and wow, comey was a leaker. And multiple sources say he did not watch for an extended period, and it was the first day since april 15th that the president did not send out a single tweet. The senate wants to review james comeys memos and notes that he talked about at length in yesterdays testimony. In yesterdays testimony. Moments ago on politicalists said how this is far from over. The president of the United States declaring he was total vindicated as a winner, he got his resulted from price cooper. The members will keep defending the castle but they are not willing to go out and be offensive. Mr. Trumps soninlaw will be interviewed late this month or early next month. The Senate Intelligence committee will meet next week to coordinate the parallel investigations. The president expected to hold a joint News Conference at 11 45 this morning. Now your accuweather 7day forecast. Now tracking some patchy cloud cover. Live doppler 7 along with satellite, we got rid of yesterdays light showers but still some of the cloud cover is hanging on this morning but it will move out by midday. That cloud cover overhead, its keeping us on the mild side. Look at our numbers right now. Were in the mid50s to low 60s. 60 in oakland, good morning. 56, Half Moon Bay, and 62 in san jose. You step outside and its not only mild, but its also rather humid out there. Dew points measures how much moisture is in the atmosphere, and when the moisture is around 60, thats when you feel the mugginess. Highs on your friday, take a look. Tons of sunshine in the afternoon and comfortable 71, and san rafael, 73. And for San Francisco, 74. And oakland up to an afternoon high of 68 degrees. We will take you to oracle. Watch party game four. 67 degrees as you enter and as you are exiting, 58 degrees. Dont have a ticket . Of course you can watch it here on abc7. All the action starts at 5 00 p. M. We have one new issue in San Francisco on westbound 80, and so as you come into the city here we are starting to see a delay. Sounds like one vehicle has a blown out tire and possibly a broken axil off of ninth street. And i dont think this was a collision. Its not being reported as one yet and we are seeing a little backup. Traffic came from a little further back. Not seeing the backup yet, but if thats blocking for long, we could see that cause of delay. A quick check of the south bay. 101 and 880, and we are looking fine and nice and quiet and dont have any issues so far this morning. Hearing of a new problem in the north bay, we will check on that coming up next. And then the auction to have lunch with Warren Buffett is up to 2 million and the proceeds coming to San Francisco. And then the first gender neutral gym. Neutral gym. How it aims to set a new so now im not being perky, telling you that drivers that switch to progressive save an average of 548 whoo i mean, whoo. [ inhales, exhales ] [ announcer ] cigarettes are not just dangerous when theyre smoked. [ rat squeaking ] theyre dangerous long after. Cigarette butts are toxic. They release chemicals that poison our water. And harm wildlife. And millions. Are polluting our environment. [ sniffing ] [ seagulls squawking ] now a live desk update. Its 5 13. We have stunning video that just came into the live desk. Watch this, its from illinois. A bunch of hot air balloons being lunched until of wind came and slammed them into each other. And one person got hurt and had to go to the hospital. We are hearing they are expected to recover. Fire Department Officials say the pilots did the right thing and its really amazing that more people were not hurt. Is that just terrifying. Look at her. Look at this woman. Right down into that pit. He was texting or playing a game on her phone and she fell right through the open doors here, and crews had them open because they were repairing gas lines. Firefighters had to pull her out on a stretcher, and this morning she is listed in serious condition. The north bay is prone to flooding during the rain. We know this. And mill valley is working on a plan to reduce the flood risk in town. And the valley is moving forward with a 375,000 project that will study the citys storm drainage and Flood Control systems and consultants will do computer modeling to show where the problem areas are and what works. The hit that paralyzed the player is under investigation by the collegiate sports governing body. Cal head coach clark says taylors injured were preventible because the hit that paralyzed him last month was illegal. Its unclear what will happen to the player that hit taylor. He was transferred to colorado to start rehab and a gofundme account has raised money for his care. Now Gilbert Baker died in march at the age of 65 and designed the rainbow flag after being asked to come up with a positive symbol for the gay positive symbol for the Gay Community nearly 45 years ago. Abc news was there last night when the gay mens chorus sang in bakers honor. Its a lively one, and celebrating his life and the gift he gave to us which was the gay flag. A gender neutral gym in San Francisco. It could be happening. It could open up next month. It will be located near 26th and valencia streets. It will have one locker room with sectioned off. He hopes to hire staff who identify as trance or gender neutral. And then being arraigned for fraud. Owner and three employees are being charged of taking advantage of their clients. She faces three misdemeanor charges each carrying a sentence of three months in jail. How would you like to have lunch with Warren Buffett . All you need is a cool couple million dollars. You can see the clock ticking down, and heres the best part, 100 of the proceeds go to one of the leading social Service Institutions helping with poverty here in the bay area, and you are able to bring a group of seven friends. I am always open to new friends, so shoot me a line. I would rather be the friend than the person paying the check. United express offering three daily the charles m. Schulz airport. We are feeling the warriors pride throughout the bay area, and you are showing it on social media. Take a look at all of the middle ones from the Lacey Middle School in pacifica. Its tough taking one of those jumping photos but you nailed it. Well done, and thank you for hash tagging and scarf. We found these because you used dubson7. Does that cat have its own instagram . All the pets and their gear, we will have tons of photo to share later today as you dubson7. What is leftover, a fair amount of cloud cover, the graying you see on the screen. Its mild out there and on the humid side. Mid50s to low 60s, and these are your starting temperatures out the door this morning. We are at 60 in san mateo. And about 61 in hayward. San francisco sitting at about 56 degrees. So the call later today, you will get rid of all the cloud cover, even along the coast, and tons of sunshine out there. 62 in San Francisco, and 68 in oakland, and 63 in san jose and 73 in fairfield. Want to say congratulations to all the graduates at santa clara high school. You are graduating today, finally. Sunshine from start to finsh and temperatures in the 70s and a bit on the breezy side. Heres the accuweather 7day forecast. The weekend will feature cooling temperatures. On sunday a chance of showers and best chance in the north bay and then summerlike warmth to finish off the 7day. Lets get to traffic with alexis. I have a few issues to get to. One crash in the north bay, southbound 101 at the north end of the Robin Williams tunnel. A twocar crash and sounds like the first vehicle spun out and lost control and then was hit by a second vehicle. Doesnt sound too serious. I believe everybody is okay and no injuries reported yet. And we do have a backup starteding to form. Also this trouble spot, westbound 80 past ninth street as you get into San Francisco. We have a disabled vehicle, blown out tire and possibly a broken axil as well blocking the left lane and that backup continues to go, too. If you are coming through the Santa Cruz Mountains past the summit, another new crash blocking the far left lane. I will have an update on the bay bridge coming up in ten. In todays gma first look, jurors had riveting testimony at the sex assault trial of bill cosby. In this mornings gmas first look, for the first time jurors are hearing bill cosbys side of the story. Not from him directly, a Police Transcript were read to them, and cosbys responses to questions about his relationship with the victim drastically differenter from her interactions. Did she tell you to stop . No. Did she push you away . No. Was she awake . Yes. Cosby said they engaged in petting four times at his home and she asked him to stop only once and he did. He has a pattern of behavior that is consistent throughout all of the 16 women. Coming up at 7 00, nancy grace weighs in live with your gma first look, norristown, pennsylvania. Pennsylvania. A setback are looking at charlie the goat and placed him on an iv after he experienced stomach issues and a drop in eating. A small herd of goats became trapped and all but one of the goats survived. Coming up next, the seven things you need to know as you start your day. Tailor swift getting back tailor swift getting back with a few need a fast absorbing try nivea inshower body lotion. Wash. Apply. It absorbs fast. For 24 hour moisture. Quickly rinse for smoother skin. Ready to go nivea inshower body lotion. Also available with cocoa butter. The toothpaste that helpsparod. Prevent bleeding gums. If you spit blood when you brush or floss you may have gum probls and could be on the journey to much worse. Lp stop the journey of gum disease. Try new parodontax toothpaste. Things we think you shouldknow today. Number one, three people looking for a place to live after a fire in the tenderloin area this morning. One person is recovering from smoke inhalation. Antioch police calling the death of this 15yearold boy a tragic accident. He was shot in the chest with a pullet gun while playing in the house. And then looking for suspected arsonist in san jose. Theres a fire near willow and vine, which was one of six fires set in the area on wednesday. And then responding to james comeys testimony, and the president sent a tweet saying total and complete vindication, and wow, comey is a leaker. Number five, were starting off with a lot of cloud cover off with a lot of cloud cover out there, and live look at the exploratorium camera. The bay bridge into San Francisco, heavy traffic due to an earlier disabled vehicle but they did get it cleared and we have a thumbs up and you are backed up halfway to Treasure Island. And tim cook is going to mit. The apple ceo is delivering the commencement address at graduation today. And it picked cook because of his brilliance as a business his brilliance as a Business Leader and passion for issues its been a long time since i heard that song . Thats okay. I am Team Katy Perry on this one. Oh. Taylor swift is back on streaming services, and the timing is interesting because katy perry, who has publicize the her issues with taylor swift is releasing her album today. Is this the subtle swish, swish like back and forth situation. Seems like it could be. I will just leave it at that. Coming back with 90 minutes of news including the newspaper cover that is sure to anger cover that is sure to anger supporters of president trum how far should pure Alpine Spring water cover that is sure to anger supporters of president trum have to travel from its source to the bottle . A hundred miles . A thousand miles . How about less than a mile and a half . Crystal geyser always bottled at the mountain source. How fafrom its sourcelpine spring to the bottle . Travel how about less than a mile and a half . Crystal geyser is the only major us spring water bottled at the mountain source. Waking up to just a little bit of fog hanging over the bay bridge this morning. According to the meteorologist, the fog will lift soon, though. Seeing heavier than normal traffic into San Francisco on the bay bridge because of an earlier disabled vehicle that is cleared now but having a tough time bouncing back. Things are getting better, yeah . Improving, yes. Thats the optimist this morning at 5 30. Lets kick it off with weather. Live doppler 7 along with satellite, we have the gray overhead but thats not how we are going to finish the day. And the cam showing you a lot of cloud cover and low fog. This is going to clear out. Midday sunshine becoming dominant, and later in the afternoon a lot of 70s popping up around the bay. Thats weather and lets get a check of traffic with alexis. On top of the bay bridge issue, a problem if you are coming from the north bay. Southbound 101 at the north end of the Robin Williams tunnel and we had a vehicle lose control and spin sideways and then another vehicle hit that. Last time we checked we did not have a backup and now you can see thats heavy get into sausalito. Did look like a lot of damage done to the vehicles and the people inside were okay. And then the bay bridge backup, you are heavy back to Treasure Island and giving you the thumbs up and the traffic has cleared. Give it another 15 or 20 minutes and hopefully it will be back in the green. Next traffic update coming up in less than ten. Rescued at least six people from a burning building in the tenderloin. The fire broke out on the second floor of the building. Three people a

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