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KGO ABC7 News 800AM April 16, 2016

80s, 30 degrees warmer. Liver more already at 60 degrees. Chris . Lisa. Thank you. Developing news from newark where a busy boulevard at closed at cedar because of a hazmat incident. A gas tanker hit a fire hydrant at around 4 00 this morning. The accident sheered off the hydrant and the gas tankers supply valve. Gas from the tanker has been leaking onto the street. Because its so windy out there this morning, a hazmat team has been called out. Surrounding streets are closed as crews work to clean up the spill. We are told that some of the gas has leaked into nearby storm drains. The closures will be in effect for the next two hours. This morning a salvage crew will work to tow a car that plummeted 100 feet off a cliff last night. It happened just before 10 00 p. M. The car went over the hill of grizzly peek near south park drive south of tildone regional pa park. Witnesses say they heard a loud screech and watched the car go off the clip. It cartwheeled down the hillside. I was like, whoa, that car is going to roll off the hill and then it rolled off the hill. Authorities arent sure where the driver went off the accident or if that person was injured in the wreck. For the second night in a row a police chase ended with an accident. It started yesterday along highway 13 in oakland before 8 00 p. M. Chp officers say they tried to pull over a red mercedes sedan for missing license plates from the driver took off. A helicopter followed the car all the way to pittsburgh where police in that city used spike strips to disable the car. The driver ran and unsuccessfully tried carjacking another car near highway 4. The suspect was arrested by police. Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton spent last night at a high priced fundraiser with a high profile guest. But the event also attracted protestors. Reporter heres a brief grips of George Clooney leaving this fundraiser. The event held at Venture Capital list knob hill home attracted dozens of demonstrators. They were mostly Bernie Sanders supporters. The vermont senator had called this fundraiser others like it obscene because of the amount of money ponied up by attendees. 353,000 is what theyre charging to have a seat at the table with Hillary Clinton as part of this fundraiser. You cant buy a home in San Francisco for that amount. Its incredible. Reporter sanders is pushing for a strong showing in california. His Campaign Just released this ad here. Lets transform america. Reporter sanders touched down in rome for a conference at the vatican and urged people to reject what they call immoral economy. Before flying here, clinton celebrated a small victory, playing dominos at a Senior Center in harlem. Clinton will head to los angeles next for another event with George Clooney, a fundraiser at his studio city home. Abc7 news. Hillary clinton and Bernie Sanders will join Abcs George Stephanopoulos tomorrow morning for this week for a round of tough questions before the New York Primary on tuesday. This week airs sunday at 8 00 a. M. Right here on abc7. Its a question most drivers have after theyve dropped their car off at the shop. Whos going to drive it and where. A local man says his dash cam captured a joy ride while his luxury car was in for repairs. At this wheel apparently an auto mechanic. This video is raising a lot of questions. We have the story from the audi dealership in palo alto. The owner of the car, Brian Thornton says the man behind the wheel is an employee. Thornton is accusing the employee of joy riding and speeding. Mark noble is a customer at audi palo alto and says he would be very irritated if it were his car. Spend a lot of money on these cars and the last thing i would expect is somebody taking it out for a joy ride. Dennis roth had already seen the video. He works on his own audi. The question is how the background checks were on their employees. Reporter owner pamela pike is skeptical. That could have happened but honestly most of the mechanics are pretty well certified and i think the guy might have made up a little bit of a story. Reporter palo alto says in part, we immediately began an investigation. We are working with the customer involved and have thanked them for bringing this mere atter to attention. Mark noble is taking his car in next week. I asked him if it has changed his mind. Probably not but ill ask about it. Breaking news from pittsburgh where firefighters have brought a large gas fueled fire under control. This started at 5 00 a. M. Near snowflake way. Contra costa firefighters say a broken gas meter at one of the homes kept the fire burning in that home. The flames quickly spread to a neighboring home. It took about an hour for firefighters to bring the fires in both homes under control. Seven people have been displaced. The cause is still under investigation. Deputies in ma rin evacuated a campground at dylan beach last night after a fire started in the dunes near. It fires burned about five acres. Deputies blocked several roads so firefighters could do their jobs. Campers were taken to the beach as a precaution. Investigators say the cause is suspicious. Witnesses saw people running from the scene. Thankfully no one was hurt. The red cross has put up dozens of people in the south bay after an Apartment Fire there. This is over the twin pines apartment in sunny veil. More than 30 people were evacuated. Some had to climb down ladders to get out. Firefighters were able to save several pets. Sunny veil tweeted this picture. Police are looking for two suspects who violently attacked a store clerk. [ shouting ] on march 8, police said two men ran into sunnys quick stop. The ran in the red bandana assaulted the clerk, then demanded money. After a heated exchange, the man shot the clerk. Police say that the clerk should survive. After a big week, the warriors title run officially kicks off this afternoon on abc7. The preshow starts at noon. Abc7 News Reporter Alyssa Harrington is live at oracle arena and has a preview of what promises to be a very big day. Good morning. Reporter so excite, especially since the ws did so well this season. Theres a tshirt draped over every single seat. Thats more than 19,000 shirts and thats for people lucky enough to have a ticket to todays game. They say strength in numbers which as we know is the teams slogan. The game starts at 12 30 against the Houston Rockets for game one of the post season. As we all know, the warriors have had tremendous success here inside oracle arena. A couple days ago they beat the bulls record for the most wins during a regular season. A lot of people thought that record could not be broken but the warriors did it again. Steph curry also hit his 400th threepointer. Fans went crazy and warriors playoff frenzy is now only beginning. Weve seen people decked out in team colors, warriors flags hanging off of cars. Fans hope that the team can do it again and take home another championship. I want to come back live here into oracle arena. You can see the large scoreboard has been dropped down. Theyre making sure that everything is working properly. Weve seen crews washing the back boards, washing the court, making sure everything is perfect for todays game. Fans are extremely excited. Oracle arena is holding a tailgater on the south side of the stadium. You can go there and take part in all the fun here in oakland. Abc7 news. Thank you. If you cant be at the arena for this afternoons game, you can watch it right here only on abc7 news. Again, our coverage begins at noon. After the game one showdown, stay tuned for after the game here on abc7. Larry beale and mike shuman will be joined by warriors ambassador donald foil for complete coverage and analysis. 8 10 is the time and, lisa, youre tracking sun. Its so exciting, isnt it, the weather, the warriors. We are looking at a lot of sunshine. The Golden Gate Bridge 57 degrees. Temperatures already in the 60s in parts of the bay. The winds are shifting. Upper elevation gusting winds. Well talk about the warmest day of the week tomorrow coming up. Also ahead, stepping in to help find a missing child. Hear from everyone who made this emotional reunion possible. First a scary scene at everything you need to know about life, you can learn from granola. Keep it simple. Make every piece count. Let other people know what youre made of. Always be real. Dont be fake, dont be artificial, but always be sweet. And of course, wear nscreen. Nature valley granola bars. No artificial colors, flavors or sweeteners. Just good. You wish your dog could fight off fleas and ticks. But since he cant. You rely on frontline plus. Because frontline plus unleashes a deadly killing force to kills fleas and ticks, plus flea eggs and larvae, preventing a new flea infestation. Its protection lasts a full 30 days. No wonder frontline plus is recommended by vets for killing fleas and ticks. After all, your dog is a lover not a fighter. Frontline plus. Vet recommended flea and tick killer. Some scary moments yesterday Southern California high school. A Mountain Lion showed up on campus right in the middle of a lunch break. Instead of eating, students had to run inside to their classrooms. No one was hurt. Wildlife Officials Say the animal dashed off campus before they managed to tranquilize it. They released this picture of the Mountain Lion back in the wild again. A concord family had a huge scare when an 11yearold autistic boy disappeared from school. With help from family and friends, there was a happy reunion. Reporter an enormous hug for little zachary jordan smith. San Francisco Police released this photo of a happy ending to a frantic search across the bay. A Family Reunion made possible by a vigilant woman. I said, lord, give me favor right now, clear the freeway so i can get this kid. So when the freeway cleared up, i ran across and i grabbed him. Reporter Alice Carothers spotted him in San Francisco trying to cross i280. Zachary traveled all the way from concord, more than 30 miles away. The mood was somber earlier in the afternoon when his parents and police joined volunteers to search for him after he sneaked out of school in concord. I cant imagine if kelly was missing. Reporter as the search was about to begin, this call came over the radio. Stand by. Were on the phone with San Francisco pd advising that they found him. Reporter mom got to talk is to him on the phone. Im glad youre safe, baby. Im glad youre safe, okay . Reporter it was all thanks to alice. I said are you lost . He said im lost. I said where do you live. He mentioned a street i never heard of. He said concord. I said how did you get here. He said bus. I said so youre missing. I said im going to get you safe and i promise ill get you to your parents. Reporter Sergeant Lisa springer answered the phone and it just so happens she knew the boy. Her own son went to preschool with him. The stars aligned today. So happy. That was dan ashley reporting. The once missing boy and his family are now back in the east bay together thanks to their efforts. School officials are now trying to figure out how zachary managed to slip out of School Without beak noticed. The chia pet is going back to its roots. Tomorrow the Mexican Museum is having an exhibit on the spouting seed that became popular in the 1980s. The idea of putting chia seeds in pots goes back more than 100 years in mexico. The aztecs and mayans considered them a super food. They were actually included in religious ceremonies so they were seen as having spiritual qualities. Tomorrows event will take place from 1 to 3 in the afternoon. Visitors will get a chance to learn about the history of chia and make their own chia pets. The Mexican Museum is located in San Franciscos fort mess sa. Texting will not be coming to an amc theatre near you. The company dropped the idea after people almost threw popcorn at the screen when they heard the proposal. Thursday the companys ceo told variety magazine he was contemplating changing the rules. A former San Francisco landmark, play land at the beach, is the inspiration behind a street festival taking place today on balboa street today. The free art and Music Festival will be held from 2 to 6 00 p. M. 1,000 people are expected to partake in todays event in celebration of the Outer Richmond neighborhood. There will also be a screening of the documentary, remembering play land, remembering the beach park, until it closed in 1972. If youre partaking in that party, 70s in San Francisco. At the beach youll reach about 70 before that sea breeze kicks in. Were looking at a warmer day by as much as 10 degrees in the city. The sun was up at 6 32, sets at 7 47. Over 13 hours of daylight. Spectacular day today, getting on the warm side tomorrow. You can see a huge dome of High Pressure is carving out a niche to the east of us and High Pressure sticking around into next week. We will look for a couple of areas of low pressure not only to cool us off but perhaps give us a couple opportunities for maybe a sprinkle, maybe a shower by the end of the week. Its all kind of still sketchy in our forecast models. This wont last, just with us for the weekend. Emoryville, tons of sun. If you want to enjoy the weather, a Beautiful Day today. 47 morgan hills, 57 Half Moon Bay. San francisco coming up a few degrees and for most of you the wind is flat. Yesterday it was quite gusty out of the northwest and today its calm right now but out of the north northeast later on, aiding in our warmup. Its gusty in the upper elevations. 25 to 35 mile per hour wind gusts, 55 in napa. It was 44 this morning in napa. Check out the outlying areas. Anywhere from six to 15 degrees warmer this morning in liver moore, napa and look at the warmup on the peninsula, six to nine degrees warmer for you and youll be near 80 degrees today south of the airport around palo alto. San mateo in the 70s, a little warm for this time of year. Sunny and warmer with a sea breeze today. Sunny and warmest tomorrow and then gradual cooling into next week really by tuesday because monday is still looking warm. By 10 00 some 70s popping up from clover dale to napa. 63 in liver more. By the afternoon upper 70s, a few low 80s. San francisco comfortable in the 60s and then by the evening weve got a very nice evening on tap for sunny vale at 68. Tomorrow well into the 80s san jose. Oranges on monday so the cooldown not in terms of the southerly surge. 80 in fresno, 70 in monterey. Winds are dialing back in Southern California. San jose 81 degrees. Morgan hill 75 and 79 in santa cruz. Low 80s inland, low 80s around the bay tomorrow, 70s the coast. A little bit of a wind shift on monday but the fog comes back to cool us off on tuesday. A weak weather system may be bringing us showers by the end of the week. Lisa, thank you. What does it take to get a good nights sleep . For one family it took 7 on your sides michael finney. When you buy a new bed does it feel different in the store than it does at home . A bay area couple said their expensive pillow top mattress turned into a mass of lumps. Michael finney has their story. This is where we sleep with these lumps. Reporter janet brennans pillow top mattress was barely three months old when it started to happen. I dont want to feel like the princess and the pae syndrome. Reporter as the story goes, the princess couldnt sleep because she could feel a tiny pea under her mattress. Janet feels a sea of lumps under hers. We feel mountains and mole hip hills. Youre not comfortable. Reporter the couple bought a bed from pottery barn. We have to adjust who gets the worst lump and the less worst lump. My husband is generous and taking the worst lumps. Reporter they say sleep is difficult. His hips are sore, a crick in your back. Reporter pottery barn offered to replace it with a third mattress, but there was a catch. You have to promise sight unseen that you will keep this mattress under no certain terms, that this will be the end of our correspondence. Reporter janet didnt want to risk it so she contacted me. Its almost like sending youre on double secret probation, im calling channel 7 on your side but it truly does work. Reporter we contacted pottery barn. It agreed to refund the 2,000 they paid for the bed, telling Us Customer Service is a priority for us at pottery barn and we take this matters very seriously. We pride ourselves on our quality and will be looking into the matter to assure we continue to uphold high standards. Now, janet feels a little more like a princess without the pea. I can close that chapter on my life and then i have a lot of nights of Sweet Slumber ahead of me. Reporter the mattress was a weston heavenly made by simmons which declined to comment for this story. Janet says she and her husband are now looking forward to sleeping peacefully and lump free. People in four bay cities have some of the greenest commutes in the entire nation according to the pew research center. They take transit more often instead of driving. Daily city, oakland, berkeley and San Francisco made the top 50 on the list. The city with the greenest commute in the u. S. . New york city where more than 60 of people take transit to work. Workers are putting the finishing touches on a new hospital in one of the most densely populated neighborhoods in San Francisco. Were in china town where the ceo of the new hospital gave us a tour of the facility. Its

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