wayne freedman was one of the many reporters in attendance. >> reporter: the ticking clock is counting down the seconds to score not a hoop but a journalistic scoop. >> what do you think in the locker room has the best taste in music? >> in music. man. >> reporter: does miles brown look familiar? he is an actor on blackic now turned espn analyst. >> i want to be an nba player just like these guys. >> reporter: clearly we've entered a world where anything goes. and who you want anything you want as the clock is ticking. warriors versus cavaliers act three. here's another former security guard turned tv personality, guillermo rodriguez from the jimmy kimmel show. other players threw soft balls at the players and coaches. >> are you nervous? >> i think anyone is nervous. i think everyone is anxious. >> reporter: gee a&m air mow throwing curves. >> what what was your last dream. >> i don't remember. >> you have got to get some sleep. >> sports journalism, where the fit learn to adapt and survive. >> how do you think that went? >> good, good. it went great. >> reporter: he is a busy man who

. >>> while the warriors look to sweep the cavs, wayne freedman tweets, is king james human after all? wayne will have more live from cleveland at 5:00. abc7 news reporter laura anthony shared this on twitter who says a racist holiday gift from the boss was the last draw in a pattern of harassment. live details at 5:00. >>> fbi former director comey accused the president of lying and says he believes he was fired because of the russia investigation. that televised hearing was a must-see event. abc7 news reporter maggie has our story. >> reporter: americans are obsessing over the congressional testimony of the former fbi director james comey. outside the hearing, hundreds wait in line from the break of dawn for the chance to get just one of the 90 seats in the hearing room. and across america, people watching the event in homes, offices and bars. at a tavern in d.c., it looks like a sporting event. the crowd eating, drinking, watching it all unfold on big screen tv. >> just hoping to get some truth and peel back another layer of the senate administration. >> reporter: reacting to key m

here's abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman with the story. >> reporter: in sonoma and marin county, the half billion dollar question. when will real service begin. >> next spring. >> reporter: now reality from sonoma county supervisor. >> within a couple weeks' time. >> reporter: originally it planned to open last november. engine problems pushed it back to early june. now as we approach july, the railroad has announced free preview rides beginning thursday. meantime, it has yet to earn approval from the federal railroad administration for an automated control system. >> every request they have, we need to respond to. >> reporter: meantime, smart has local critics who say the railroad has yet to meet their needs. >> as far as i'm concerned, they're on notice right now for their liability if a pedestrian gets hit. >> reporter: residents fought the railroad for years about this crossing through the middle of town. now they wonder why smart installed fences to 30 inches in order to keep pedestrians off the tracks. every day flagmen stand by to maintain safety. >> they've been responsive to

abc7 news reporter wayne freedman will have a life update at 5:00. >>> abc7 reporter leslie brinkley is at the lake in oakland. the water there is safe for ducks but not for people. she'll have more on the toxic algae that shut down the lake once again coming up at 5:00. >>> world of the most vocal republican critics, senator rand paul, and inviting all republican senators to huddle at the white house to discuss their concerns. >> we're going to talk and we're going to see what we can do. we're getting very close, but for the country, we have to have health care. and it can't be obamacare, which is melting down. >> reporter: but with the nonpartisan congressional budget office projecting the senate plan would make 22 million more americans uninsured over the next decade, 15 million more uninsured next year alone, it seems the bill couldn't withstand the growing pressure from republican opponents. democrats meanwhile have been united against the gop health care bill. >> this is not a bill of just paper and pencil. this is not just abstract numbers. these are real people. >> reporter: