52 in halfmoon bay. Parts of the coast will brighten up, but well be cooler than average today. Still a little warmer than yesterday. And tomorrow the warmest day. Well talk about memorial day too, coming up. Chris . Lisa, thank you. We want to get to some breaking news out of San Francisco where crews are at the scene of a twoalarm fire in richmond. The fire started just before 5 00 this morning at a residential building near fulton and willard north. Thats not too far away from the university of San Francisco campus. Thats right across the street from golden gate park. You can see fire crews mopping up the scene. No word yet if there are any injuries or how the fire started. Breaking overnight, the california Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash on highway 101 in marin county. The crash happened just before 4 00 this morning in the southbound lanes of the highway near seminary drive. No word yet on the person who was killed or what caused the accident. 8 01 is the time. The san mateo bridge is closed for maintenance. The bridge has no traffic, but theres a lot of fog and crews are beginning a weekend of work on the stand. They shut it at 10 00 last night. The plan is now for repairs and how one group is getting around it. Its a game convention. Not a video game convention. Reporter in fact, its the largest Board Game Convention in the western united states. This is kublacon. 3,000 people are descending on the regency for the event. I would imagine folks coming from the north bay would probably pay for the san mateo bridge to get here because we are so close to it. Reporter but from 10 00 p. M. Friday until 5 00 a. M. Monday the san mateo bridge is not an option. This is the last closure allowing caltrans crews to repave the span. Commuters will notice a smoother ride, a softer ride. It will allow the material on the bridge to last another 50 years. Reporter during the mothers day weekend closure, the bay bridge took the brunt of the backup. This time caltrans hopes drivers will consider the dumbarton bridge, even highway 237 as other alternatives. Gamers, as you might imagine, have a strategy. We actually went out of our way and spent the money on taxis to just take the train and taxi over. Because we knew it was going to be insane trying to get in and out of here. Reporter he says the cabs will cost twice what parking would, but it is worth it and they plan to leave the Convention Early monday. On the san mateo bridge, katy marzulo, abc 7 news. To make matters worse there wont be any bart service between the fruitvale and con have to voluscent stations. And yesterday at mission and paradise yesterday is where a kidnapping came to a smashing end in hayward. Reporter the suspects car is a black buick quick lip surrounded by police. From across the street Jonathan Bradbury saw the crash and recorded it on his cell phone. They were asking for a you bar and i heard them asking for it as they got the bag out and proceeded to go to the truck. When they opened the trunk there was a hostage in the trunk. Reporter in his video you can see police opening the trunk of the suspects car. We heard sounds at the trunk area of the suspects vehicle. We opened the trunk and observed the victim inside bound. Reporter police carried the man away his hands and legs tied up. The 59yearold victim had been abducted at 10 30 the night before in east oakland. His kidnappers called the mans family and made demands for his safe return. Police were called and they tracked the kidnappers. Investigators were led to an outside city and a home where they surrounded the suspects who were seen exiting that house. And led the officers on a brief pursuit. Reporter in the Surveillance Video, you can see an suv spin out of control and was rearended but the two culprits were trying to get away. The two suspects are now in jail. Reporting for abc 7 news. The mothers day beating of a grandmother in San Franciscos chinatown neighborhood is now a homicide investigation. The family of the 77yearold woman removed her from life support friday morning. On mothers day the woman started to hit her getting off the muni bus. Three days later she fell down the hospital sending her to the hospital. They believe the autopsy will show a head injury sustained in the attack caused the fatal fall. They hope the community can help to find her grandmothers attacker and the Good Samaritan who helped her afterward. In my heart i dont think ill ever get closure until i find out what exactly happened to my grandma. Police are looking for Surveillance Video to help with the investigation. 8 06 is our time. Millions of gallons of water were lost after vandals destroyed an east bay dam. It happened along Alameda Creek near quarry lake in fremont. Alan wong has details. Reporter detectives think someone sliced a fivefoot gash into this inflatable rubber dam that released 49 million gallons of water down the Alameda Creek and into the bay. Yeah, thats pretty bad. So whoever did this didnt realize the magnitude of it. Reporter a second inflatable dam along the creek was being guarded. Police are checking to see if surveillance cameras captured the crime. Many people have tried before to do Something Like that, tried to shoot at it a bunch of times with guns but thats crazy because they can ricochet and come back at you. Reporter the rubber is oneinch thick and not easy to puncture, but police are aware of the past attempts. We are so close we can hear the helicopters calling them to get away from the dam and off the dam. Er er. Reporter the dam serves 80,000 customers. Why would they do that . It seems so senseless when Everyone Needs that water. Reporter the loss is only half a percent of the total supply, but residents and businesses are being asked to use less and pay more for water. Ice and Everything Else is conserved as well. You know, we use the lowflow toilets. Everything to conserve. Reporter detectives believe the dam was punctured early thursday morning. And now they want the Publics Health in finding the culprits. In fremont, allen wong abc 7 news. New this morning, a Flood Warning has been issued in two states as a river reaches one of its highest levels in year. The red river flows through texas and oklahoma. Officials say heavy rains have brought some of the worst flooding in nearly two decades. Many recreation spots have been closed in the area. And flooding closed all public boat launches on the river. New from overseas ireland is on the verge of legalizing same sex marriage. A special referendum to legalize gay marriage is winning at the ballot box. Its the First National vote on the issue and they are forecasting a landslide issue for the yes campaign. The campaigner against gay marriage says his side is bracing for defeat. Happening today, uber will announce the opening of the first office in the east bay for those looking to join its team. Uber representatives will take place in todays hiring event to feature the onboard process for drivers and vehicle inspections and background checks. It gets underway at noon at the corner of 15th and harrison in oakland. Also happening today House Minority leader nancy pa lowelosi will deliver the commencement speech. She gave the commencement speech at u. C. Berkeley last year. My cousin katrina will get his degree today, congrats buddy. 15,000 people are expected to attend this commencement that gets underway at 9 30 at spartan stadium. Thousands will head to San Francisco this weekend for the 37th annual carnival that gets underway and lasts through sunday. It will feature a special program with percussionist pete escovado. Tomorrow it will feature sheila eye to serve as the grand marshal. Carnival celebrations are underway at 10 00 today between 16th and 24th. This morning the Golden State Warriors are gearing up for game three of the western conference finals. The team is in houston this morning but getting there yesterday was a bit of a challenge. The team had to cancel a planned practice because of a program with their or problem with their charter flight. They had to wait more than five hours to leave because of a problem with the plane. They are playing in the best of seven series. Game four will be in houston on monday. If necessary, game five is home on wednesday. Game six is back in houston on friday. And game seven at oracle the following sunday. You can catch all the action on our Sister Network espn. And dont forget, abc 7 is your home for the nba finals that starts on june 4th. Lisa argin with the forecast is coming up. The marine is mixed up out there, so we get a little sunshine from above and still cloud deck below with mid50s and mist and drizzle around the bay. Its sunny over in concord. So well talk about the partly cloudy afternoon. 60s and 70s for most. And a warmer day on the way. Thats coming up. Lisa thank you. 8 10 is our time. An eyeopening effect of the oil spill in santa marie county. The marine life is hit hard by the disaster. Plus a bizarre chase through the streets of l. A. That music throughout sfx smash sfx roar sfx roar sfx engine roars welcome back. We are taking a live look at the downtown san jose skyline. The color run is expected to add some color to an otherwise dreary start to the weekend. Well get the latest with lisa and the accuWeather Forecast coming up. 8 14 is the time. And the latest on the oil spill in california. Crews are running into challenges trying to clean up the mess. Officials say the sheen of oil is thinner than a coat of paint. And is becoming harder to skim from choppy winddriven water. Park Officials Say some beaches and campgrounds will have to be closed until june 4th. Meanwhile, the spill is being investigated by federal, state and local prosecutors for possible violation. Federal regulators ordered the Company Responsible for tuesdays spill to undergo tests and complete a series of steps before it can ask to resume pumping oil through the pipes. This video shows the effect on marine life and mammals. They got this oilcovered sea lion into a carrier to be cared for. Rescuers are using a toothbrush to scrub the thick tarlike oil off another sea lion they saved. A rescued seal and six pelicans are being treated this morning. The birds feathers are being cleaned with dish soap. Sadly a dolphin and three pelicans have been found near the area of the spill. And a new roof will soon beover the heads of San Franciscos Homeless Veterans. Its the new plan for mission bay unveiled by mayor ed lee and made possible in part by a multimillion dollar donation. Heres the story. Reporter they say on any given night, 50,000 veterans sleep on their nations streets. Dwayne ray was one of them until he got a job with the v. A. s Homeless Outreach program. Some nights i used to walk all night and then get on the bart in the morning and ride bart. No man or woman, especially those who served our country should have to sleep on the street. Reporter this chairman was among the group of tech and Business Leaders who gave 5 million toward this project which will house Homeless Veterans and lowincome families. The Golden State Warriors were part of the group. It was a call to action its one that the warriors absolutely are answering. After all we call ourselves the Golden State Warriors right . Reporter 101 Housing Units will be constructed on the corner of third and mission rock streets. Its adjacent to the muni line across the street from the new Public Safety building and close to the ballpark. 50 of the units will be for lowincome families. The other 50 for homeless vets. Veteran ed lee says his passion for the project is personal. I dont have an opportunity to thank my dad for being a veteran. So i will speak through the veterans here to thank him. Reporter construction begins next year on this empty lot. Dick lee, abc 7 news. 8 16 is our time. Take a look at this, a slowspeed chase in l. A. Had dozens of cops and hundreds of onlookers scratching their heads. The chase reached a blistering speed of 5 Miles Per Hour for nearly an hour. The driver led police on the cities of tarzana and encino smiling the whole time. He had signs on his car that read victory parade. But it was not the police who finally brought this ridiculous chase to an end. It was a random bystander who strode in front of the black mustang. The driver stopped police pounced and both men were taken into custody. Police say the driver may have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The Oakland City Council will soon decide the fate of the east bay landmark. The henry jake civic center and auditorium has been sitting empty for a decade. In the coming weeks, city leaders look for new way to breathe new life into the lakeside gem. Abc 7 News ReporterLaura Anthony explains. Reporter from sky 7 hd you can see the imposing 114yearold Kaiser Convention Center and Civic Auditorium in oakland. To cut costs city officials closed the facility. And locking the gate on generations of memories. Its actually one of the citys most historic landmarks. Reporter kelly kon is overseeing the revitalization of the building in the city. There are people who graduated from high school here, they went to their First Political rally here. Reporter opened in 1915, it was celebrated as an engineering marvel. The ornate exterior serves as a gateway to a lavish 17000 foot auditorium and larger 45000 square feet room. Despite the closure, the building is in relatively good condition. The time is right to find a new user. Reporter the city is now working with two local developers, whoever is chosen must restore the building and allow the public access. So you can have everything from roller derby to a brewery to artist space. To office space. You can create many uses in this building. Reporter they are vetting two proposals to define the future of this building. The recommendations will be forwarded to the council for review. And today san jose state gets to hold their commencement. How is the weather shaping up . You wont get a sunburn, but it has been cool. The National Weather service just tweeted the ninth coolest may on record for the city of san jose. So yeah you probably felt that. And beginning to see some of the clouds pull away from the north coast here. And weve got sunshine over in concord, brentwood, Mountain View is brightening up. Take a look at the Sierra Nevada. Its been gloomy and rainy in reno tahoe and it continues with numerous showers today. Possibility of thunderstorms, highs in the mid50s. This is all due to a sluggish upper level low. It is slow to move out of the area. Theres another system that will enhance the showers there today. And it will keep us on the cool side. Heres a look at santa cruz where temperatures are in the 60s yesterday. Pretty gray, of course but the upper 60s to near 70 today in morgan hill. 55 in san carlos. 52 in San Francisco. No delays at sfo. And were looking gray here. Our roof camera where temperatures are in the 50s. Youll climb to the low 60s today under partly cloudy skies. San francisco, 56 by the delta. Really the most pleasant weather will be out here where well see the mid70s and a slight warm up by 2 00 by a degree or so for us. More significant warming on the way for tomorrow. The warmest day that well see out of the next three for the long Holiday Weekend. You cool back off for memorial day. Treasure island right here look at all the gray. You cant distinguish the ocean from the sky. It all blends together. Spotty drizzle this morning. Starting to get milder despite a couple degrees today. More sunshine tomorrow and then the onshore winds continue to kick up cooling us back again for the holiday on monday. Speaking of when, today up to 30 miles an hour with the waves kicking up in southern california. Theres the sluggish low i was talking about keeping the showers going in northwestern nevada and northeastern california. And then a weak system sliding down later on today keeping it cool, possibility of maybe a shower over the Higher Elevations. Overall, were partly cloudy and slightly warmer day to day, but its not going to last and be as warm as we should be for this time of the year. 67 in the southern sierra. There are your showers in the northern sierra. Look at sacramento, 79. Chico, you could see the rain as well as redding. 68 in los angeles and monterey. The entire state cooler than we should be. In the south bay 65 in milpitas. Theres your 68 in san jose. The mid60s for santa cruz. On the peninsula, partly cloudy in the mid60s, san mateo. Same for Mountain View. A breezy afternoon with the cloud clinging to the san mateo coast pulling away from the marin coast. 72 in sonoma but still cool. Mid06s for san leandro. 66 in fremont. Heading inland you see the green there. Maybe a Higher Elevation shower. 75 in antioch. 73 in livermore. The accuweather sevenday forecast, a minor bump up today. More warming tomorrow, memorial day, cooler as we stay that way on tuesday. Wednesday, thursday and friday, finally the lower 80s around here. But modest warming. And thats what we need. Any warmer than that and