what a win and what a dynasty. the warriors dancing to the nba finals. we will take you behind the scenes. it never gets old. the bay area celebrating the warriors. 18,000 people in chase center and hundreds of thousands more cheering from home. san francisco is lit up

tonight. fireworks high above chase center. the biggest wave in the short history of this billion-dollar arena. their sixth trip in the past eight years. is truly remarkable. right in the middle of all this action and the warrior dynasty continuing here. >> reporter: western conference champions. it is official. it says that right here on this t-shirt. will it be boston or miami? we won't know the answer to that yet. but we do know that they were amazing tonight. fans and players cannot wait to bring the championship to this new stadium. never experiencing this before. warriors fans overjoyed with a win that will take them to the finals.

best game ever. >> inside the predictions on who they will play in the finals came early in the game. >> it's about miami. they seem weaker. >> this is extra special for autumn mclean who has been cheering them on for over 22 years. >> i've built it up from the bottom. it doesn't matter if you are an old warrior's fan or new one, they hold the western conference title and they could go all the way bringing the championship back to the bay. >> looking at the heart of the finals let's bring it on. >> at the chase center, bay area news.

>> they are stoked. so you want to go to the nba finals next week, you know the drill. the cheapest ticket tonight $700. so what does the schedule come next week? we have reaction from players later on in this newscast. a difficult week across the country. for the game there was a somber moment. a moment of silence for those in the school shooting in texas. most of the lights turned off. names of the website put on the board of organizations or people can support sensible gun legislation. the gunmen in texas took the life's of 19 elementary school students and two teachers. as they plan funerals in that texas town questions remain about what exactly unfolded on campus. and why it took so long to confront the shooter? we have the latest now on these

reports. >> reporter: grieving for a third night. flowers and messages of love for the 21 crosses the stand at the town center. talking about her niece annabelle rodriguez. a smart and fun-loving 10-year- old among the 19 innocent children gunned down. families coming to this school looking for comfort. it comes as police try to clarify the timeline of tuesday's massacre. but their answers are raising even more questions. >> still a lot of information. >> they say he crashed his truck and witnesses report seeing him carrying a long gun in a bag. he fired at two people outside of a funeral home across the street before heading to the elementary school.

this video shows the gunmen dressed in black. entering the school 10 minutes later at 11:40. the doors were unlocked. >> was there a school officer who was on campus? and was he armed? that's what we were told? >> no. there was no armed officer available. >> local police arrived at 11:44. officers say they called for reinforcements. eventually tactical team has arrived. they admitted the shooter was in the classroom for an hour before they were able to take him out. video after the rampage shows love ones being restrained outside of the school and unable to get to their children. begging officers to go in.

today the grieving husband of one of the teachers killed has now died. according to a family member joe garcia, the husband of irma garcia, suffered a medical emergency. they are survived by four children. >> we need your prayers. and we will need them to continue move through it this. and try to move through this together. a greg abbott will not be attending the nra meeting in person. the event starts tomorrow in houston. the governor was slated to speak but instead he will give a prerecorded video message tomorrow afternoon. he will hold a news conference in eovaldi. what can be done to prevent this tragedy? democrats are trying to get more gun legislation. but many republican lawmakers

oppose any attempt to modify the nation's gun laws. ted cruz pressed by mark stone. >> many people around the world just cannot fathom why in america? why is this so awful? >> i'm sorry you think that is awful. >> republican representative tony gonzalez is pressing for legislation that would make them tougher targets for mass shooting. among this a single entry point for all schools. here at home we are remembering the deadliest mass shooting in the bay area. this happened one year ago. nie shot nine coworkers. since then the building where the shooting took place spewed toward dowd.

a symbol of healing. >> reporter: an american flag presented to the head today. the same that federal agents drew over the building from the atrocity a year ago. >> among the did was turn a hernandez the third. >> we saw him before the massacre. they say it is not their friend. pain and anguish is still too much to handle.

said the shooting was preventable and someone should have read the signs. >> they were >> reporter: several families are now suing the agencies. knowing that even that will not bring their loved one back. >> i will continue to be his biggest fan for as long as i am here. i would've given anything to make sense of this. >> reporter: law enforcement says there could've been even more in terms. those who went in when others were running out are the heroes. nbc bay area news. >> we did speak to two of those officers that went in. they arrived at the railyard within minutes of gunfire. this is the first time they

have spoken publicly about what happened a year ago. >> we can hear those gunshots going up the stairs. you try to run and get there as fast as possible. >> you replay it in your mind and you wonder if it could've gone faster? it's just an honor and a privilege to go in with those that come into work every day with that much fanfare and recognition. >> an honor and a privilege. they say mental scars from this day one year ago are still with them. and memorial in san francisco for those killed in city streets. they came together at third and mission. they were killed at an intersection when it came

online here. but they want to redesign streets and prioritize safety. an agreement that is expected to return to work over the next few weeks. an unwanted guest has arrived, new sub variants. over 1% is here. >> we can just be prepared never be fearful but the

streets are currently in cases of south africa and europe. but they say it is currently too soon to know how dangerous it will be. we will be back in 60 seconds. was the open house and open invitation for the bad guys? sounding the alarm over something they hope does not become a trend. skyhigh. of mortgage and that's what payments crossed the line? what can we do about it? we have clouds returning for tomorrow. also the possibility of showers this weekend. i will detail that timeline coming up in about six minutes.

i've lived in san francisco for 20 years. i'm raising my kids here. this city is now less safe for all of us. chesa boudin is failing to hold repeat offenders accountable. he prosecuted zero fentanyl drug dealing cases, even though nearly 500 people have died of overdoses. i'm voting yes on h to recall chesa boudin now. we can't wait one more day when people are dying on our streets. take a look at this photograph. police need your help finding this 13-year-old girl. her name is maria benevides. she was last seen yesterday at

10 a.m. not far from the children's hospital. she was wearing a blue and red hoodie and black and red sneakers. anyone who has any information should call police immediately. an ongoing series on the challenges of living here. we often ask how much paychecks are going toward housing and how much is too much? they found creative ways that some families are making it in the bay. >> a lot of us are in or near financial danger zones. so let's map out those lines to see where you fall and show you some startups that are looking at new ways to make your condo apartment or home partly pay for itself. picture a pizza or a pie chart. roughly 12 inches wide and a representation of your family budget.

how many slices does housing chew up each month? about 2 1/2 is the limit. the department of housing and urban development has drawn a danger line at 30%. family should not let it eat up more than 30% of the income. in mill valley, there's some of that budget. nonetheless she is making it work by making her families house work for her. you will see how. but first you wanted to see how california measures up to 30% ceiling. not well for some. our team analyzed census data by counting for homeowners there's no county the landed within the financial danger zone. house prices are way up but to the median cost of owning a home has not hit 30% of income.

yet. for renters we found that the financial risk is 40 of the 58 counties including santa cruz, sonoma napa and marin. in those counties, the median cost of renting devours more than 30% of people's paychecks. past the safe mark. billy lou is ceo of piñata. they offer renters a way to build credit. piñata recently surveyed thousands of renters. almost all said they are feeling squeezed and worried. >> the majority of that is actually going to the individual rent payment every month. and that number is going down this year. >> what can you do if you are stretched thin.

people are making ends meet. websites in vision dollar signs all over your home. if you are lucky enough to have a pool this might be a budget lifesaver. it helps you rented out to other families by the hour. sniff spot also smells profit in people's backyard. connect to those who would pay a pretty penny for you to let your yard be there private play area. >> we have people making over 2000 a month. they stick a price tag in your parking lot or garage. they also advertise storage spaces you're willing to share. then they have gigs stir. it shows pro photographers here. the kitchen is everyone's favorite folk >> these real homes for flash

photo and video shoots. >> this is passive income. my kid is in precool preschool the house a sitting empty. >> they say you set your own prices and hours. could be hundreds or even thousands of dollars per day. >> this covers all of our utility bills and part of the mortgage which is great. >> what if something goes wrong while strangers are paying to rent parts of your home? many of these startups offer users protections like liability insurance. before you senate consider calling your own insurance agent to see what your homeowners or mental's policy allows or does not. consider contacting your landlord to be sure that sharing your backyard kitchen or cash does not violate your lease. you have a housing story? share with us. or call us at 888996 to's.

>> there is an apt life for that. >> i think also the backyard for my dogs. okay. were almost that friday. there will be some good weather mixed in for the weekend as we do look ahead. you can see there is some fog clouds and drizzle for the morning. a slight chance of showers and wind coming of the next few days. let's go right into your friday forecast. i noticed some green picking up with some spotty drizzles to the bay area for the afternoon. high clouds will continue to filter across. there is still a huge departure from that sunny and hot weather

we had just a day ago. as we start off you probably still need that light jacket. 54 in san francisco and the east bay in the mid-50s. we don't really adjust a lot. upper 60s to low and mid 70s that will put us in santa rosa back to concord and livermore. oakland and 65. make sure you bundle up at the coastline. the cooling weather was the first change this week. the second one is a system off to the north. at this point the best rain chances remain to the north of us. spotty shower chances with the wind kicking up. a shower chance going through saturday morning and you can see there is a slight chance through the bay area and then we will see the possibility

here in:00 on saturday as the storm system does move toward the south. the wind will kick up on sunday and we will get sunshine in memorial day. 66 will be the best day of the three-day weekend. comfortable temperatures as we do roll into next week. 70s through sunday a little bit warmer but thankfully there will be no one hundreds coming in. good weather to rent out the backyard for all of those dogs this weekend. but make time for yourself this weekend. capping now convicted murderer patricia karen weikel has been granted parole. she was convicted of killing sharon tate and six others. and must be approved by governor newsom. historically they've denied it

for anyone who supported manson. the corporations take 90 percent of the profits. and using loopholes they wrote, they'd take even more. the corporations' own promotional costs, like free bets, taken from the homeless funds. and they'd get a refund on their $100 million license fee, taken from homeless funds, too. these guys didn't write a plan for the homeless. they wrote it for themselves.

for state controller, only yiu will save taxpayers money. wait, who, me? me? no, not you. yvonne yiu. yvonne yiu. not me. good choice. for 25 years, yiu worked as an executive at top financial firms. managed hundreds of audits. as mayor, she saved taxpayers over $55 million.

finding waste. saving money. because... yiu is for you. yiu is for you. exactly. yvonne yiu. democrat for controller. only on the bay area did they use an open house to case the place? the photo from surveillance camera shows people rolling a brand-new fridge out of her condo for sale in san jose. police have not yet identified any suspects. the realtor believes that they may have targeted this condo after seeing the new appliances during an open house. >> it seem like three or four people. it was just this particular house. >> the silicon valley association is alerting there

followers about this case. will tell you which vips were at the game tonight.

welcome back. the warriors into the nba finals for the six time in a year after beating the mavericks. game five the western conference finals stuff curry buries the triple. they lead by five after one. golden state will take control of the 41 point second-quarter. dave thompson scored 19 of his 32 points before the break. warriors up 17 at halftime after a slow start. luka doncic is gets hot leaving them on a 15-0 run. warriors lead going down to 10 after three. that is as close as they will get. all five starters scored in double figures. rooney was the force in the paint. 10 points with 18 rebounds. stuff curry puts the game on ice with the three-pointer. named the conference final mvp and the warriors beat the mavericks 120-110. they win the series 4-1. two

years ago there the worst record in the league and now they are headed back to the nba finals. >> it's been a tough few years. taking this one back again it's special for us. >> they will be hosting game one of the nba finals here next thursday. they will face boston or miami. at chase center, anthony florez, nbc bay area. >> you heard it. game one is next thursday night. game two is sunday june fifth. right this down. they will both be here at chase center. >> do you know who was at the game tonight? lionel richie. on that long. dave chapelle. and depot samuel. and i'm sure it will be you next week. >> let coliseum. mark not happy.

frustrating game overall. ninth inning game tied 1 to 1. texas would take the lead out of lacey garcia with the go- ahead run down the line. texas gets the win 4, . another crazy day? of course—you're a cio in 2022. but you're ready. because you've got the next generation in global secure networking from comcast business. with fully integrated security solutions all in one place. so you're covered. on-premise and in the cloud. you can run things the way you want —your team, ours or a mix of both. with the nation's largest ip network. from the most innovative company. bring on today with comcast business. powering possibilities.™

some the best part of winning a conference title is to celebrate with your son. it's bring your son to work day. a special moment after the game. there he has. doing his usual. the five-year-old loves to pop up there he is in the postgame news conference. >> and barry bonds used to bring his daughter to the conference? is not like 25 years old. thanks for joining us. will see you tomorrow. [ cheers and applause ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon."