live in cleveland, wayne freedman, abc7. >> thank you, wayne. those are at donald foil prices. >> ooh, not even me, man. >> that's pocket change, tip money for donald foil. much more ahead on #dubson7 pregame. fearless predictions and the story behind the moment gone viral from our game two post game show. ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. the most awarded luxury suv of the century. visit your volvo dealer to take advantage of our midsommar sales event offer. >>> as you know, the warriors are in cleveland, but thousands of fans will be at oracle arena tonight for a watch party. we were out there last year. the energy of the crowd was truly amazing. like they were watching a live game. still plenty of good seats available. live at the civic center now, this whole area is going to be covered with people. they're going to be body to body once the game starts and the big screen is up there. and back live in cleveland where the get-in price i'm told is about 800 bucks a ticket. that's just to

abc7 news reporter wayne freedman was one of many reporters. wayne? >> reporter: not just all kinds of reporters, but reporters for a day, reporters for a week, everybody on a deadline. too many questions, not enough time. you might notice that continually ticking clock. forget that we're on a basketball court because right now it's counting down the seconds to score, not a hoop, but a journalistic scoop. >> you have the best [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: does miles brown look familiar? he's an actor on black now turned espn analyst. >> i want to be an nba player. i want to be like these guys. >> reporter: clearly we're in a world where this day only anything goes, ask who you want whatever you want, while the clock keeps ticking on this the eve of warriors versus cavaliers. >> a guy with a ball and basket. >> reporter: here's another media member, security guard from jimmy kimmel show. others throw soft balls at players and coaches. >> are you nervous? >> me? i don't think anybody in this thing is nervous. i think everyone is anxious. >> reporter: guil

as "abc 7 news" reporter wayne freedman explains, it is starting close to home for one key member of the dubs organization. >> at the high school in danville is it possible to get used to not one nba championship trophy in your gym but two? >> you gonna touch it? >> might. >> reporter: though we can safely say that monte vista made a strong impact on bob meyers, his teachers remember him. >> he came across as someone who will be successful. >> reporter: well, the warriors book end trophies are not all that arrived at mont ah vista. how about draymond green, and monte vista graduate turned general manager bob myers who used to play on this court and became the newly crowned nba executive of the year. he choice his old high school for today's press conference. >> words i don't think are ever for one person. you know, i think the awards are for a group of people. >> reporter: this was about inspiration from beginning to end. you see the man hugging draymond green? it is his high school coach from michigan. his presence here, a complete surprise. >> what did he say when he saw you? >> he

as "abc 7 news" reporter wayne freedman explains, it is starting close to home for one key member of the dubs organization. >> at the high school in danville is it possible to get used to not one nba championship trophy in your gym but two? >> you gonna touch it? >> might. >> reporter: though we can safely say that monte vista made a strong impact on bob meyers, his teachers remember him. >> he came across as someone who will be successful. >> reporter: well, the warriors book end trophies are not all that arrived at mont ah vista. how about draymond green, and monte vista graduate turned general manager bob myers who used to play on this court and became the newly crowned nba executive of the year. he choice his old high school for today's press conference. >> words i don't think are ever for one person. you know, i think the awards are for a group of people. >> reporter: this was about inspiration from beginning to end. you see the man hugging draymond green? it is his high school coach from michigan. his presence here, a complete surprise. >> what did he say when he saw you? >> he

live from oakland, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> that's a good one. thank you, wayne. >>> not everyone can make it, of course, to oracle tonight. >> no, abc7's lilian kim continues our coverage with the fans who gathered at bars and restaurants to cheer on the dubs to victory tonight. >> reporter: dan and alma, what a night. drake's dealership in oakland was packed and the crowd reacted as you might expect when the game was over. pure jubilation, but even when things were looking promising, fans never took the warriors' lead for granted. up until the final minutes, there was cautious optimism amid the excitement, then when it became clear that the warriors would come out on top, relief. no game six, no heading back to cleveland. fans jumping up and down, celebrating a championship that they believe should have been theirs last year. and to top it off, fans were so happy to see kevin durant play as well as he did in the series. they shouted mvp, mvp, throughout the game. >> he's the mvp, absolutely. he's changed everything for the warriors. of course w

abc7 news reporter wayne freedman is outside the arena with the story. wayne? >> reporter: capitals these days may not be familiar to you, but if you attend the game tonight, or if you watch it on television, trust us, his work, his handy work, is all around. strictly business just another day at the office, everybody gets some slack, especially here. the warriors, everywhere. >> i don't know that i have a favorite. >> reporter: nor should he say because this isn't just any office. it's the warriors front office and david kelly, the team's top lawyer. what is locked up in your head that you can't tell me? >> i can't tell you, but it's locked up in there. ♪ >> reporter: here's what's not locked up. ever see this video, hear of hip-hop artist capital d? david kelly is one and the same. the same expression for master of language who likes to write whether those words are legal or come from the street. >> you'll have your slang, your term, your street terms that become slang and you have your business terms that become slang. people don't recognize a slang. peopl

abc7 news reporter wayne freedman is live in cleveland with a sweet story. wayne? >> reporter: dan, this is a simple one. you can call it a taste of home around the road from nba players. they know when they come to cleveland, if they have a sweet tooth, they also have a source. why does this man look like he has something to hide? it's a long story, one that in cleveland requires a trip beyond the traditional tourist areas into a red brick suburb where in this house, dozens of miracles occur before every nba playoff game. >> try one? >> reporter: it smells really nice, but i don't have a sweet tooth. >> you don't have a sweet tooth? >> reporter: no, ma'am. her name is diane simon and those dozens of small miracles taste like heaven or so we're told. around the league she's known as the cleveland cookie lady. that would include players like draymond green and steph curry who likes sugar cookies, red ones. >> after the game he probably had about ten. >> reporter: draymond favors snicker doodles. >> to me he's like a little teddy bear. >> reporter: she's become a wor

abc7 news reporter wayne freedman is there to tell us more. wayne? >> reporter: well, this is one of those stories that only happens on the off days between final games. and it's one of those days where everybody turns out to be a winner. have you ever heard of an nba legacy school? i'm now standing in the middle of one. at west lake middle school in oakland, this was a day for some very large bodies to mingle with some grateful student ones. have you ever been more excited -- >> no. >> reporter: jason jones meets the golden state warriors and the nba brass. this is what happens when your local team goes to the finals along with the league picks your school to become what they call a legacy. this is the most excited i've seen students ever since i've been here. >> reporter: he runs the music program on this almost 100 year old campus. those were his kids certificate n serenading the dignitaries as they arrived. work began more than a month ago. legacy school status brought with it new backboards in the gymnasium, simple but upgrades to the dance cent

he's the best. >> reporter: in oakland, wayne freedman, abc7 news. [cheering and applauding] >> some of the loudest cheers at today's parade were for two-time mvp steph curry. curry jumped off the bus and showed off the championship trophy to adoring fans. amid the crush of people are eric thomas chatted with the all-star point guard. >> that's what basketball is all about. that's why we celebrate the way we do because we put time in from day one. this is our goal and we're here. >> curry also raised the trophy on the bus with a cigar in his mouth flanked by his wife and daughters riley and ryan. >> and he liked the cigar look so much that he replicated it about an hour ago with this tweet. he captioned it, and we back. >> and one person who had a great vantage point for all of the festivities was abc sports anchor mike shumann. >> he was there at the start of the parade. and he is there with more. shu? >> reporter: as you mentioned it started right here this morning six hours ago as we all convened in oakland the second time in three years to celebr

. >> abc7 news reporter wayne freedman is one of them. he joins us live from downtown oakland. wayne? >> reporter: quite an experience at the warriors headquarters, here comes one player, then the next player, then the next player, just ordinary guys, away from the thrill of the championship or so it would seem. elite athletes do not decompress fast and they know what they have in store tomorrow. above oakland today, the owe zone layer may be a little thinner, the air certainly more rarified, especially on the top floor of the oakland convention center. on the warriors practice court, in the middle of a media skrum. >> it's sweeter this year. it's going to be a better summer for sure. >> reporter: in the shadows of previous greats as the warriors prep for tomorrow's parade, they brought out sean livingston, steph curry, kevin durant, klay thompson. a main question for all of them, will the team stay together? and then we went on from there. >> we'll all figure something out. we'll work something out. like i said, i want to be here. we just won a championship, man. let's see if

wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> few want to be there for game five, tickets go on sale today. for season ticket priority weight list members noon. the final pre sale is at 3:00 p.m.. tickets go on sale at 5:00 p.m.. few can't get tickets today through the warriors' website, secondary market sites have plenty of tickets available. but they will not come cheap. we checked some web sites, here's what we found. on stubhub it's $820. gametime $872 and ticket iiq it's $4u6789 apiece. those are for upper level. lower level seating will cost you $3,000. >>> meteorologist lisa argen is here now and you're tracking cooler temperatures to start the day? >> yeah, that's been the trend, in fact, it's not going to change much. we will see gusty winds in the upper elevation, over 40 miles an hour, at the surface, breezy, 57 in oakland. in the 40s in sonoma county. ill let you know how long this cooling trend will last. we are talking about a big warm-up. >> looking forward to that, thank you. >>> also ahead, president trump hitting back at former fbi director james comey and the blockbuster

wayne freedman joins us live from the track, where drivers have been practicing all day. wayne? >> reporter: we've been practicing too, and putting our ear plugs in our ears. we've been fascinated with tires all day. one of these tires will costyl $500. a set of them maytñu8y last 30 . in a race, they use five sets. in other words, every race, they spé2> $10,000 each on tires alone? welcome to sonoma7> raceway, whe this weekend the usual rules of the road will not apply. signals or turn signals or anything. >> no. >> reporter: that is nascar in a nutshell, described by ken lewis from eugene, oregon, just another member of this weekend's nomadic tribe. >> about like a traveling circus, i would say. >> reporter: one with 38 stops per year that can leave a person partially deaf. we're on pit road where men checking tire pressure never before seem sod fed so fascinat. a peek in the lead leads to a question -- >> there's no room for luggage in here? >> no, sir. a driver has to travel light. >> reporter: a road course with hills, steephwñ turns. rv spaces selling for $1,500 for t

wayne freedman joins us live from the track, where drivers have been practicing all day. wayne? >> reporter: we've been practicing too, and putting our ear plugs in our ears. we've been fascinated with tires all day. one of these tires will costyl $500. a set of them maytñu8y last 30 . in a race, they use five sets. in other words, every race, they spé2> $10,000 each on tires alone? welcome to sonoma7> raceway, whe this weekend the usual rules of the road will not apply. signals or turn signals or anything. >> no. >> reporter: that is nascar in a nutshell, described by ken lewis from eugene, oregon, just another member of this weekend's nomadic tribe. >> about like a traveling circus, i would say. >> reporter: one with 38 stops per year that can leave a person partially deaf. we're on pit road where men checking tire pressure never before seem sod fed so fascinat. a peek in the lead leads to a question -- >> there's no room for luggage in here? >> no, sir. a driver has to travel light. >> reporter: a road course with his, steep rv spaces selling for $1,500 for the weekend. d

wayne freedman, "abc7 news." >> now back to our breaking news story. no sign of lanes reopening on north bound i-680, although you can see what they're doing is detouring everybody off that one little lane on the right, where they're exiting the freeway. that is at landis avenue. this is happening because there is a man in danger at a nearly overpass. and you can see lanes there are moving okay. north bound, they're not moving. download the app and enable push alerts to find out when those lanes may reopen. >>> a grand jury investigation has called out oakland city leaders for making deals behind closed doors. in new findings today, the investigators accused city officials of back room deals. some were done one on one between council members and developers. also, because residents didn't know about the deals, they couldn't bring them up at open meetings. the grand jury wants the city to comply with the brown act and the city's sunshine ordinance. both require more public negotiations and discussion. >>> $20 million in emergency grants will fund struggl

wayne freedman has the story. >> reporter: it happened in backwoods country, so rough that two fire trucks blew tires just getting there. that may be the most interesting twist to what we call the pine fire in marin county. it began at 10:30 this morning, probably due to power lines that sparked when they slapped in the brees breeze. >> the key is to hit it hard and early, fast. >> reporter: and that's exactly what they did, going all out with helicopters. and tankers. he's thankful that what happened today did not occur during last week's triple digit heat wave. >> we would still be fighting that fire and be at 400, 500 acres. >> reporter: the underlying threat that much of the county has not burned in over 50 years, leaving dry, unburned fuel. and now it's surrounded by thousands of homes. there's historical precedent for fires to this region. >> it's been a long time since we've had large fires. if you take the same foot prints that we've had in the past and put them in the same spot and compare the numbers of homes that were there then to now, no comparison. we would have thousands of

wayne freedman has the story. >> reporter: it is a strange place to use a tape measure, a sidewalk pinched by a fence next to traffic in a railroad intersection. what's the amount? >> about 30 1/2 inches. that won't accommodate a wheelchair. >> reporter: william fishman, thorn in the side of the smart railway, which announced a smart opening and free preview rides thursday. smart says they're close to final approval from the federal railway administration. >> every request they have we need to respond to, and we're doing those responses as quickly as possible. >> reporter: but the 64 crossings remains controversial. residents have been angry for years, saying smart has not listened to their concerns. >> they've been responsive at the point of a gun. >> as far as i'm concerned, they're on notice for their liability if a pedestrian gets hit. >> reporter: smart installed these fixes to control where people cross the track, forcing the county to spend $2 million on sidewalk and traffic improvements. the trains move past through here. the crossing is blind and somewhat tight. if it's really saf

wayne freedman has the story from the wildlands above wood acre. it happened in back woods country so rough that two fire trucks blew tires just getting there. that may be the most interesting twist to what we call the pine fire. it began at 12:30 this morning, probably due to power lines that sparked when they slapped in the breeze. >> the key is to hit it hard and early fast. >> and deputy fire chief mark brown says that's exactly what they did, going all out with helicopters and tankers. he's thankful what happened today did not come during the triple digit heat wave. >> we'd probably be at 4 or 500 acres. >> murin county has not burned in 50 or 60 years leaving quite a lot of dry unburned fuel. there's historical pres dnlt for fires to this region. >> it's been a long time since we've had large fires and if you take that same foot print and compare the numbers to homes that were there then to now, there's no comparison. we've have hundreds of thousands of homes. >> reporter: sobering thoughts. >> it's a matter of when, not if. >> wayne freedman

news reporter wayne freedman shows us the big changes at west lake middle school in oakland. >> reporter: there are ribbon cuttings, school assemblies. but in oakland's west lake middle schooling the students and fact kulth never seen a day like this. >> this school really needed a boost. >> reporter: after 18th years of teaching here the director finally saw this is what happens when your local team goes to the finals along with the league and local sponsors, picks your school to become what they call a legacy with all the perks. >> everybody is on a high. this is the most excited i seen students since i have been here. >> the nba helps 1,100 students in the world. viewers and pliendz in the dance studio a. separate room in the library for learning and playing and not far away, a parents' room they call it complete with all the comforts at home. >> for example a washing machine broke. >> reporter: meantime music teacher randy porter still hat one burning question. >> how come they get away with the fouls, commissioner? >>. >> reporter: we asked. >> it's the same playing time. >> reporte

wayne freedman continues our live team coverage. he's in santa rosa tonight with some old fashioned ways to beat the heat. wayne? >> reporter: there are a whole bunch of old fashioned ways. one might be this community pool. a lot of people in there today, flashing around. then there's some unconventional ways, some natural awways to st cool. best bet, follow the russian river. there's nothing like a heat wave to bring out the lewis and clark in all of us. take me to the river, dip me in the water. searching for talking heads escaping the heat, a task that proved as easy as shooting ducks in a barrel. or in this case, on the russian river. >> we're going to go down liver in that direction. >> reporter: burks canoes had been five feet under water a few months ago. but now their financial prospects have turned upside down. >> over the weekend, we get hundreds. >> reporter: down river, guerneville has been turned into a tourist metropolis. this is the same spot that disappears beneath flood waters most years. take a look at the place no

abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman shows you the big changes at westlake middle school in oakland. >> reporter: there are ribbon cuttings, school assemblies, but at oakland's westlake middle school students and faculty have never seen a day like this. >> this school needed a boost. >> reporter: and after 18 years of teaching music rapndy porter saw it today. this is what happens when your local team goes to the finals and your school is a legacy with all the perks. >> everybody is on a high. this is the most excited i've seen students. >> the nba says it's helped hundreds of schools around the world. mirrors and blinds in the dance studio, a separate room in the library for learning and playing and not far away a parent's room complete with all the comforts of home. >> the washing machine or dryer broke. >> reporter: the music teacher randy porter still had one burning question. >> how come lebron gets away with all those fouls, commissioner? we want to know the answer to that. >> reporter: we asked. >> he's called the same way all the other players are. >> reporter: you're standing o

in danville, wayne freedman, "abc7 news." >> so great for the warriors. >> it is. >> here's a look at the high temperature trend over the next seven day in santa rosa. wee got a nice warmup coming our way and this trend is indicative of the pattern we see in high temperatures. notice over the next four days, as the average high of this time of the year is only 83. to low 90s in santa rosa.per 80s temperatures dropharply going into early next week, just in time for the fourth of ly. even though it's going to be mildor most of the bay area for the fourth of july, it's not going to be very warm. you can s that we have mild conditions rightnow. sunny skies across the bay area a little fog at the coast. it hasn't start to push very far across the bay. this is the bay from sutro tower. patches of f pushing out of the bay right now. 64 in oakld. 67 in mountain view. san jose, 71. gilr, 76. and 57 a half moon bay. and looking back at the city being swallowed by the fog, it's 73 in san to rosa. 79 infairfield. 83 in concord. 76 in livermore. and a big patch of blue at the golden gate, as well

wayne freedman has the story. >> reporter: it happened in backwoods country, so rough that two fire trucks blew tires just getting there. that may be the most interesting twist to what we call the pine fire in marin county. it began at 10:30 this morning, probably due to power lines that sparked when they slapped in the brees breeze. >> the key is to hit it hard and early, fast. >> reporter: and that's exactly what they did, going all out with helicopters. and tankers. he's thankful that what happened today did not occur during last week's triple digit heat wave. >> we would still be fighting that fire and be at 400, 500 acres. >> reporter: the underlying threat that much of the county has not burned in over 50 years, leaving dry, unburned fuel. and now it's surrounded by thousands of homes. there's historical precedent for fires to this region. >> it's been a long time since we've had large fires. if you take the same foot prints that we've had in the past and put them in the same spot and compare the numbers of homes that were there then to now, no comparison. we would have thousands of

in danville, wayne freedman, "abc7 news." >> so great for the warriors. >> it is. >> here's a look at the high temperature trend over the next seven days in santa rosa. we've got a nice warmup coming our way and this trend is indicative of the pattern we see in high temperatures. notice over the next four days, as the average high of this time of the year is only 83. we'll see highs in the upper 80s to low 90s in santa rosa. temperatures drop sharply going into early next week, just in time for the fourth of july. even though it's going to be mild for most of the bay area for the fourth of july, it's not going to be very warm. you can see that we have mild conditions right now. sunny skies across the bay area, a little fog at the coast. it hasn't started to push very far across the bay. this is the bay from sutro tower. patches of fog pushing out of the bay right now. 64 in oakland. 67 in mountain view. san jose, 71. gilroy, 76. and 57 at half moon bay. and looking back at the city being swallowed by the fog, it's 73 in san to rosa. 79 in fairfield. 83 in concord. 76 in livermore. and

abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman shows you the big changes at westlake middle school in oakland. >> reporter: there are ribbon cuttings, school assemblies, but at oakland's westlake middle school students and faculty have never seen a day like this. >> this school needed a boost. >> reporter: and after 18 years of teaching music rapndy porter saw it today. this is what happens when your local team goes to the finals and your school is a legacy with all the perks. >> everybody is on a high. this is the most excited i've seen students. >> the nba says it's helped hundreds of schools around the world. mirrors and blinds in the dance studio, a separate room in the library for learning and playing and not far away a parent's room complete with all the comforts of home. >> the washing machine or dryer broke. >> reporter: the music teacher randy porter still had one burning question. >> how come lebron gets away with all those fouls, commissioner? we want to know the answer to that. >> reporter: we asked. >> he's called the same way all the other players are. >> reporter: you're standing o

. >> abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman joins us live from the parade route on broadway near 22nd. hi, wayne. >> reporter: we have confetti. it is in the gutters, in the street, when packed cars fly through the air, the confetti is in the air. we'll be finding confetti in engine compartments, glove boxes, clothes, for months and months and months. the transformation of broadway is complete. this morning, a parade route, now a thorough fare. as for the time in between, just one word, wow. no meter, no speed gun, no known container or method of measurement can quantify the joy we witnessed in oakland today. >> very common. we're ready to go. >> reporter: a triumphant cavalcade in yellow and blue and why now you don't know who, there is no explaining what you missed. what do you say to them? >> congrats. we're so proud of you. >> reporter: now multiply such enthusiasm by more than a million and that's a conservative estimate. >> this is the icing on the cake. >> reporter: icing on the cake. what flavor? >> chocolate. >> reporter: with all of the trimmings and so many surprise forums,

wayne freedman has the story. >> reporter: it is a strange place to use a tape measure, a sidewalk pinched by a fence next to traffic in a railroad intersection. what's the amount? >> about 30 1/2 inches. that won't accommodate a wheelchair. >> reporter: william fishman, thorn in the side of the smart railway, which announced a smart opening and free preview rides thursday. smart says they're close to final approval from the federal railway administration. >> every request they have we need to respond to, and we're doing those responses as quickly as possible. >> reporter: but the 64 crossings remains controversial. residents have been angry for years, saying smart has not listened to their concerns. >> they've been responsive at the point of a gun. >> as far as i'm concerned, they're on notice for their liability if a pedestrian gets hit. >> reporter: smart installed these fixes to control where people cross the track, forcing the county to spend $2 million on sidewalk and traffic improvements. the trains move past through here. the crossing is blind and somewhat tight. if it's really saf

in oakland, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> and check this out. the mvp of the finsal k nevew sports illustrated magazine. etting the record a champs, daws straight about a rumor that started and swirled questions on social media earlier today trehm unanimously decided not to visit the white house for their traditional victory celebration. the team lateren saying today i about celebrating our championship. we have not received an invitation to the white house but will makhoio tese when and if necessary. >> oakland police say it was a fairly peace despite side shows you're seeingfu there. sky 7 captured this scene near 101st avee a boulevard. police tell us officers stopped about 100 cars and issued more than 40 citations. officers say theharefu wler of last night. >> the question is are we going oo have g thursday's parade? >> let's check in with spencer christian to find out. spencer. >> it's going to be mild togoodw here's a look at live doppler 7. looks good to me right now. sunny skies all overkhe t out t temperature change. warmer than yester

leave in cleveland, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> all right, wayne, thank you. i'm sure some vendors at the parade will have 16-0 if the warriors get it done tonight. the fans not allowed in yet as we take a live look inside the arena. trust me it will be packed later on this evening. let's move on to concord. at the plaza where the big screen is up there, good looking guys on that screen. they're calling it total dubs plaza for this evening. as many as 2000 warriors fans will be rocking the plaza for game four while they watch their dubs right here on abc7. council man tim mcgillian says the fans in concord like the warriors are more than ready. >> they are going to bring their brooms and i'm going to have mine up on stage this evening. >> man, you have that rematch. >> still time to get out there, by the way and join the party. might want to bring a chair or a blanket. if the warriors don't close it out tonight and need more than four games to win the finals and capture the championship again, here's the schedule for the rest of the series. game five would be

. >> here's abc7 news reporter wayne freedman with what they're saying. >> reporter: what is the next best thing to hoisting a nba championship trophy? how about painting one? >> i'm mad, we should have been doing this last year. >> reporter: he might have found agreement four floors up in the warriors practice facility in the middle of a media strum. >> it's sweeter this year. it's going to be a better summer for sure. >> reporter: in the shadows of previous greats as the warriors prep for tomorrow's parade, they brought out sean livingston, steph curry, kevin durant, klay thompson. a main question for all of them, yes, they say they plan to stay together. as to why? >> we make each other better, better and it's not about, you know, who gets the credit. it's like, it's really let's have fun playing ball. let's see how we can win together. >> next question, will they go to the white house? >> we haven't talked about it much. probably some side conversations here and there. you don't plan anything. >> reporter: and on it went from there. take a free swing with this whole experience of

from cleveland, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> if you want to meet again, five tickets go on sale today, season ticket holders can get their hands on it this morning. american express card numbers 2:00 p.m. t. final pre soaker is at 3:00 p.m. tickets go on sale to the general public at 5:00 t. only place to buy tickets is online at warriors.com. if you can't get tickets on the website, second market sites have plenty of tickets available but it won't come cheap. we found on stubhub the cheapest ticket is $820. on gametime $872. on ticketiq it's $900. the seats are upper level seating. lower level will cost you at least there are 3,000. game five of the nba finals starts monday right here on abc 7 and right before the became the, join abc 7 larry biel for the pre game show brought to you by jeep. they will start monday at 5:00 p.m. >>> for now, lisa >> it's cool. if you look outside, you can see patchy fog out there. not a lot. we won't need a lot of sunshine to cool us up. it's quite gusty at the coast today. right now 53 in the city as well as livermore. we will talk about the warm-up

wayne freedman shows us the big changes at west lake hills school in oakland. >> reporter: there are ribbon cuttings, some isell plys. but in oakland's west lake middle school the students and faculty have never seen a day like this. >> there school really >> reporter: the director says this is what happens when your local teams go to the finals and along with the leak and local sponsors picks your school as a legacy with all the perks. >> everybody is on a high. this is the most excited i've seen school ever since i have been here. >> reporter: the nba says it's helped some 1,100 schools around the world. here at west lake, it means an upfwrad to the gym. mirrors and pliendz, a separate room for learning and playing and not far away, a parent's room as they call it, complete with all the comforts of home. >> for example the washing machine or their -- broke. >> reporter: randy porter still had one burning question. >> how come the blind gets away with this, commissioner? we want to know the answer to that. >> reporter: we asked. >> it's the same way as any other case. >> reporter: a

abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman shows us the big changes in oakland. >> reporter: there are ribbon cuttings, school assemblies. but in oak's west lake middle school the students and faculty have never seen a day like this. >> this school really needed a boost. >> reporter: after 18th years of teaching, the music director finally saw this is what happened when your local team goes to the finals and along with the league and local sponsors picks your school for a legacy with all the perks. >> serve on a high. this is the most quieted i've seen students ever since i have been here. >> the nba says it's helped several hundred around the world. blinds in the dance studio. a separate room for learning and playing. not far away, a parents room complete with all the comforts of home. >> for example the washing machine or their dryer broke. >> reporter: meantime, teacher randy porter still has one burning question. >> how come we get rid of these fouls, commissioner? we want to know the answer to that. >> we asked. >> it's the same as all the other places. >> you are standing on it? >> abso

also coming up at 5:00, abc7 news reporter wayne freedman talking with warriors fans in oakland, some of whom climbed the walls to get a great seat at the parade and a rally to celebrate their nba finals victory today. sky 7 shows the huge crowd that gathered at lake merritt. abc7 news anchor eric thomas live at oakland police headquarters where, eric, the police had a huge job to keep the crowds safe. >> reporter: and if you needed to find a cop during the parade in oakland today, the parade grounds, that was the place to find them. security was very tight. some of those officers were still returning to headquarters right now. the 2015 nba victory parade cost a little less than $250,000. we don't know how much this one cost yet, but it looks like they got their money's worth. when one of the biggest stars on the best basketball team in the world comes down off a parade float to mingle with fans and share what an nba championship means, people pay attention. >> this is for every person in the bay area who loves basketball, enjoys the coaching here. this is what it's all about. >> this

. >> abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman joins us live from the parade route on broadway near 22nd. hi, wayne. >> reporter: we have confetti. it is in the gutters, in the street, when packed cars fly through the air, the confetti is in the air. we'll be finding confetti in engine compartments, glove boxes, clothes, for months and months and months. the transformation of broadway is complete. this morning, a parade route, now a thorough fare. as for the time in between, just one word, wow. no meter, no speed gun, no known container or method of measurement can quantify the joy we witnessed in oakland today. >> very common. we're ready to go. >> reporter: a triumphant cavalcade in yellow and blue and why now you don't know who, there is no explaining what you missed. what do you say to them? >> congrats. we're so proud of you. >> reporter: now multiply such enthusiasm by more than a million and that's a conservative estimate. >> this is the icing on the cake. >> reporter: icing on the cake. what flavor? >> chocolate. >> reporter: with all of the trimmings and so many surprise forums,

live in san francisco, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> wayne, take care of that voice there. stay away from any smoke, all right? if you hadn't noticed, i'm sure you noticed, the heat has arrived in a big way. here's the place you want to be, santa cruz. anywhere along the coast. we just lost the feed there for a moment. a live picture at the board walk. they have not had too many gorgeous beach days like this, but this is fantastic, kristen. >> none of those people noticed by the way. i look at this, a lot of folks will be headed to tahoe as well this weekend. great place to escape the heat, just jump right in the lake. >> there is still snow on the ground. >> i know. there is some snow, but yes, with the heat it's not going to last long. >> abc7 news reporter lana rivera is in the east bay. we begin with spencer christian in what is going to be a brutal weekend for many. >> it's going to be quite hot, larry. into next week as a matter of fact. here's a look at live doppler 7. we have sunny skies. as you pointed out, the heat has arrived already and will intensify into the w

. >>> our team coverage continues with wayne freedman. >> he is live in cleveland tonight at the quicken loans arena, where there's a lot of disappointed cleveland fans, wayne? >> reporter: well, this game hilt hit the 30-second mark, the crowd went away. they were loud up to that point. they came here expecting a classic clash and they got it. fans got onn each other early. playoff game away. as the clock ticks down toward tipoff, up ramps the rhetoric and a venom. >> he has an attitude problem. on the court. he's not courteous. he's very cocky and pompous. that's not what we teach our kids. >> reporter: familiarity has finally bred contempt. >> they're not friendly. >> they have to be. >> they're cocky. yeah. they're cocky. nobody likes a cocky team. >> james splits the defense. >> reporter: off they went again. the best, most hard-fought playoff game. cleveland, a do or go to their death bed game. the warriors took, as locals feel -- >> cleveland lost it. >> reporter: bitterness for the whining and gold, contrasted with glee. and the warriors faithful, in short, a tale of two cities i

in petaluma -- wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> joining us in the studio today is joe delaurentis from daly city, and joe served in the united states navy from 2006 to 2010. now he's a student at the university of san francisco, and he also interns here at abc7, and joe helped produce this show today. and we're so proud of you. >> thank you for having me. >> thank you for your service. >> of course. >> all right, i know transitioning is hard. my dad was in the military. it was really tough for him as a lifer in the army. for you, as a young man, let me start with the work you did. we'll see how that translates to the work you want to do. so, what did you do in the navy? >> sure. the first job that i had was a traditional navy job. i was ship steering and maneuvering and then a little bit of anchor handling, which is a lot more dangerous than it sounds. >> it sounds dangerous. >> [ chuckles ] it does. after some time, i was able to be a part of the search-and-seizure team for my ship -- drug enforcement, if you will -- while being deployed. >> and then you served overseas, as well, right, we

. >>> our team coverage continues with wayne freedman. >> he is live in cleveland tonight at the quicken loans arena, where there's a lot of disappointed cleveland fans, wayne? >> reporter: well, this game hilt hit the 30-second mark, the crowd went away. they were loud up to that point. they came here expecting a classic clash and they got it. fans got onn each other early. playoff game away. as the clock ticks down toward tipoff, up ramps the rhetoric and a venom. >> he has an attitude problem. on the court. he's not courteous. he's very cocky and pompous. that's not what we teach our kids. >> reporter: familiarity has finally bred contempt. >> they're not friendly. >> they have to be. >> they're cocky. yeah. they're cocky. nobody likes a cocky team. >> james splits the defense. >> reporter: off they went again. the best, most hard-fought playoff game. cleveland, a do or go to their death bed game. the warriors took, as locals feel -- >> cleveland lost it. >> reporter: bitterness for the whining and gold, contrasted with glee. and the warriors faithful, in short, a tale of two cities i

from san francisco, wayne freedman, "abc 7 news." >>> a para greider is recovered as medical center in walnut creek after crashing in vallejo. you can see him rushed into a helicopter here. the crash happened about 4:00 this afternoon. firefighters say there were turbulent weather conditions at the time. the man has injuries to his spine and his knees. well, fire department rescuers pulled a man to safety at san francisco's -- it was over the scene near battery cross by. this man was stranded on the rock face. he tried to walk to the beach but kept slipping, couldn't make it. the fire department got the call about 2:30. it took them about 45 minutes to prepare the lines for a high angle rescue they call it. they brought him back up the cliff. no injuries were reported. everyone is doing okay. three people are in custody tonight accused of attacking a lyft driver on a san francisco freeway earlier this year. 33-year-old dwayne johnson, 19 year old jerrold williams jr. face charges ranging from assault with a deadly weapon to battery. this dramatic cellphone video captured the attack las

abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman was at quicken loans arena in cleveland and has reaction from warriors fans that went to the game. >> reporter: two towards, you know what follows statements like this? we're expecting a sweep. >> history, 16 and o. warriors sweep your champions. >> that was the skipt as written by bay area fans who through themselves to the airline travel system. our bay area cameras helped justin as he hopped a plane to cleveland and arrived with plenty of time to spare. >> we made it by halftime. >> reporter: in fact it was not as anticipated the par warriors got done to them what they have done to 15 others they made this game look more leak a shoot around at this time. 86 points in the first half of the finals game. that's a record a. surprise to bay area fans, the cavaliers made 58% of all 3s, for once, they got drubbed. when the staple remains undaunted. >> what's this all >> it's since the oakland as in 1970s. >> in short, no worries. >> this will be done next week. >> from cleveland ray freedman, abc 7 news. >> if you want to be there for game five, tickets go o

abc7 news reporter wayne freedman joins us live. how are you? >> reporter: you know what it's like next to the warriors as they're getting ready for tonight's game. it's practically the center of the universe. it's filling up. it's orange and red. that's what you would expect. we into cleveland and guess what we found? a lot of orange and red, not a lot of blue and gold. we had gray skies over cleveland much of today. or excuse us, they call it believe land now. unless that b is really an r, relieve land or believe land? >> believe land. >> reporter: though maybe clevelanders are in disbelief at this point of the series. tim conroy talks a good game. >> we'll lull you into a false sense of security again. >> reporter: then he directed us into the uss cod, now on the shore of lake erie which might also describe one's sinking feelings after descending the ladder and looking around the cramped quarters of this mechanical marvel. is it all symbolic with the cavs down 2-0? you think this is what? >> practice. >> reporter: not at all if a person looks

abc seven news reporter wayne freedman begins our team coverage. >> no meter, no speed gun, no known container or measure of measurement can quantify the joy we witnessed in oakland today. >> we're coming, baby. >> a triumph ant cav vel kad and by now if you don't know who there's no explaining what you missed. >> what are you saying to them? >> congrats and we are so proud uh. >> now multiply that by more than a million and that's a conservative estimate. >> this is the icing on the cake. >> icing on the cake. what flavor? >> chocolate. >> with all the trimmings and so many surprised forms, like warrior mat barns who chose to walk instead of ride. >> this has always been a great fan base, supports good or bad. so it's always good to be able to give back to the city and no better way than to win a championship. >> this is the parade that celebrated it. here is the warrior's first trophy from philadelphia in 1947 if the then they did it again in 1956. some of us remember 1975 and we love to get the drought that lasted until 2015. and today, steph curry practically floated high above t

wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> tough jobs there. >>> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >>> firefighters walk their truck in to battle a grass fire, while helicopters fight it from above. we're live in contra costa county. >>> working overtime. a business districts is out of lucas the heat takes a toll. >>> marching one by one, from outside city hall to inside. the message they have for city leaders. >>> and they're looking through tree branches in oakland. a colony of protected birds is at risk. >>> now, from abc 7, live breaking news. >>> flames shooting beneath power lines in contra costa fire county, the fire next to a high school. as we take a live picture from sky 7, you can see the quick work by firefighters. the hillside is charred, yes, but the fire is out. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze. you can see the flames from the football field. coach kevin macy shared these photos with us. >> the football players had weight training today so they weren't on the field, thankfully, they were in the gym. that's just up

abc7 news reporter wayne freedman is live in marin county. wayne, firefighters had a tough time reaching the fire? >> reporter: they've had a real tough time. we're 38 acres. it doesn't appear as if this fire is going to burn anymore. it's on the ridge over there behind me and yes, very difficult to get to, so tough that we couldn't get up there, so tough, in fact, that two fire trucks suffered blown tires on these roads getting to this in the lineage of california wildland fires what they now call the pine fire will not go down in the history books as being anything memorable. it began above wood acre at 10:30 this morning, beneath power lines that probably sparked, a fairly common cause. >> typically wind. the wind will be blowing hard enough and we looked at our remote automated weather system this morning after the fire ignited and we had strong gusts all night and into the morning. and that often can cause the wires to slap. >> reporter: marin county deputy fire chief mark brown told us his agency went all out at the fire early with heli

. >> abc7 news reporter wayne freedman is there live and he joins us now with the latest. wayne? >> reporter: good afternoon, kristen. i just spoke with the fire department. it is now a 3-alarm fire, not a 4. they called it up. look over my shoulder. you can see what it was like earlier today. they stopped pouring water on it. it is a 5,000 square foot one-story warehouse that caught fire. a little bit before 1:00, they say. the shelter in place does remain in effect. they call it precautionary. witnesses tell us this thing began not quietly, but with a loud bang. >> like a big ba-boom. >> just a explosion like a cherry bomb. >> reporter: followed by a fire that burned long and hot in an old wooden warehouse and force the san francisco fire department to order a shelter in place down wind, according to fire chief joe ann hayes white. >> the concern is that there might be some toxic air. >> reporter: neighbors described what was a foundry the last three decades, the owner has manufactured miniature cable car bells. there was no one inside when the fire broke out which is fortunate

from san francisco, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> rescuers pulled a man to safety near battery crosby. this man was stranded on the rock face. he tried to walk down to the beach but kept slipping. the fire department got the call at 2:30. the crew took 45 minutes to prepare their lines for a high angle rescue. they brought him back up the cliff. no injuries reported. >> the two defrts charged criminally in the ghost ship warehouse fire appeared in court together today. but they won't enter their pleas until next month. for the first time tonight we are hearing from the attorney and family of max harris, one of the defendants. abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow was in court today and is in the newsroom with the latest on this. melanie? >> reporter: dan, the attorney says the alameda district attorney is strategically going after the people he says are least likely to have the financial means to defend themselves. we learned today that two attorneys from two separate law firms have taken harris's case pro bono and at least for now they have no plans to make a motion to separate him from

wayne freedman is in. sonoma county. >> reporter: downtown where earlier this week temperatures hit 110. no wonder people weren't moving fast. >> it's been in the hundreds all week so, yeah. >> reporter: compare that with what we saw just a couple of miles away. leaf clearing beneath that same hot sun. >> you get used to it. you wake up for it. >> reporter: lately they've raced the clock and thermometers. >> we hit 95, we go home. sfwlrks policies currently in place probably began their evolution and deinvevelopments the early 1970s. >> reporter: following state guidelines for sanitation and water. 2.5 gallons per worker per day. and they have specific shade requirements. this year it's an unusual balancing act. the hotter, the better for the vines which have been growing too fast after a season of heavy rains. >> the reality is every year's different. >> reporter: so workers have begun and knocked off earlier. if you think you had it hard in the heat today, try this for just one hour. >> do they ever comp