Live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is abc7 news. After a controversial lbgt law in north carolina, tonight theres a push to move next years nba allstar game from charlotte to the bay area. 73 wins is a beautiful time, and certainly its also a time to say that we stand for justice and inclusion. Good evening. Im dan ashley. And im ama daetz. Tonight, oakland councilwoman is looking ahead to a different game. She says if the nba pulls the plug in the allstar game in north carolina, it should be moved to oracle arena. Were live outside the arena with this story. Kat katie . Reporter she said shes already talked to people here at the arena and the pressure is on the nba. Six senators wrote a letter to the commissioner asking that the game be moved and tomorrow the nba will discuss it with team leaders at the board of governors meeting. We have those dates available, so we would love to have the allstar game here. Reporter rebecca capland is poised to make her pitch to the nba. Its an area with a long history of inclusion and diversity with a Large Community of lbgt people as well as people who stand up for justice and equality. Reporter capland says oakland is the anecdote to north carolina. The state is under fire after passing a law that limits protections for lbgt people. The chair of oakland pride says capland is on point. I implore nba representatives and neighbor who wants to know if oakland is a city thats diverse to comb to oakland pride, because they will see beyond a doubt we are the city they should be in. Reporter the allstar game would bring big money to oakland. Charlotte is estimating 100 million in economic impact. A managing partner at tribune tavern says bring it on. It gives us more exposure. Reporter this fan said he was constantly reminded of the last time the arena hosted the allstar game. Theres a banner there and we still have that banner from 2000. That was such a long time ago. Reporter before the warriors held the record for the most wins. Youre going to see a lot of these around the bay area. Shirts with the number 73 to mark the recordsetting win last night. Went on sale at stores and online today. At the Sports Authority tonight in emeryville, they sold out of one size. They hope to have more tomorrow in stock. Another quick seller, the beer in oakland. The restaurant served up 73 cent brews in honor of the warriors. That offer was good today only. The first playoff game is today against the rockets. If you arent lucky enough to have a ticket, abc 7 is the only place to watch the action. Once the game is over, stay tuned for after the game right here on abc 78. Larry beil and like shumann will be joined by hall of Famer Nate Thurman and odonnell foyle. New york voters could play a pivotal role who will be on the president ial ballot in november. Tonight, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders squared off, trying to sway their fellow democrats. Marci gonzalez has the story. Reporter a democratic debate battle in the big apple. Senator sanders did call me unqualified. Ive been called a lot of things, that was a first. Reporter the increasingly heated rhetoric between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders coming to a point here in brooklyn. Does secretary clinton have the experience and the intelligence to be a president . Of course she does. But i do question [ applause ] but i do question her judgment president obama trusted my judgment enough to ask me to be secretary of state for the united states. And lets talk about judgment. Yeah and let us talk about the worst Foreign Policy blunder in the modern history of this country. Reporter with less than a week before new york voters go to the polls, the rivals clashing on guns, raising the minimum wage. History has outpaced secretary clinton, because all over this country, people are standing up and theyre saying 12 is not good enough. We need 15 an hour. Reporter and on Foreign Policy. He could not answer b about afghanistan, israel, counterterrorism. Reporter just a few miles away, all of the republican candidates together. Protesters chanting outside as donald trump, ted cruz, and john kasich spoke at a new york gop fundraiser. And all of the candidate also be campaigning in new york tomorrow except sanders, who is traveling overnight to speak at the vatican. In brooklyn, new york, marci gonzalez, abc7 news. Thousands are now living in emergency shelters after a powerful earthquake killed at least nine people in japan. You can see some of the damage caused by the 6. 5 earthquake. It struck near kuamato city about 800 miles southwest of taio cruz. Japanese soldiers are assisting residents in the hardest hit areas. A little boy is safe after being abducted and Police Continue to hunt for the thief who stole a car belonging to the boys father. Sky 7 hd shows us where the car was found abandoned inside a shed. Jacob vargas was unharmed. You see him there. The boys ordeal began when his father left the family car running with the boy inside in soledad this morning. Someone drove off with the vehicle and police activated an amber alert. Police need your help to catch a robber who targeted a 70yearold woman. This is surveillance images of a blue ford pickup that theyre trying to find. The man grabbed a bag as he drove past her. The victim fell and suffered minor injuries. This happened on monday. El nino is finally fading away, bringing new concerns about the drought. Scientists increased the chances that next winter will bring drier than normal la nina conditions. Water supply managers are taking that forecast into account. Even after a wet winter, theyre in favor of keeping drought restrictions in place. We dont know what next year will bring. It could be another dry year. La ninas can be dry some years and wet in others. Experts say its too early to know which this will be. Tonight, b. A. R. T. Is taking action to deal with seat hogs on trains. The b. A. R. T. Board today approved a plan to fine people who take up more than one seat during certain hours of the day. Alyssa harrington is live in walnut creek with the story. Reporter these are some big fines. A repeat offender could get a 500 ticket. This will not go into effect for a few months while b. A. R. T. Police try to nail down exactly how they plan to enforce it. Sprawling across a row, man spreading or placing your bag in an empty seat could be a pricey thing to do on b. A. R. T. In a split vote, the board of directors approved a move to ticket seat hogs. They know its not kind, its bad manners. Reporter the new rule would only be enforced during commute hoarse, 6 00 a. M. To 10 00 a. M. And from 3 00 to 7 30. Passengers who take up more than one seat would first get a warning. The next time a 100 fine. Then 200, then 500. Thats crazy. Thats insane. Thats a lot of money for, you know, spreading out on a seat. Reporter others say the crackdown is long overdue. I think its a great idea. I noticed a lot of people taking up more than one space around it takes up a lot of room for the elderly people. Its rude more than anything, but have fun with it. Reporter you dont think lit be easy to enforce . I dont think it will be easy to enforce. I like the idea of it. Reporter directors dont want to target the homeless, but force riders to share or pay. Alyssa harrington, abc7 news. One of the last text free frontiers could be no more. Not everyone is happy that you can message your friends in movie theaters. Its do annoying to deal with. Also going nuts, the hunt for sophisticated thieves who have stolen millions of worth in pistachios. And the unusual move by those against a leaf blower ban. Im meteorologist sandhya patel. Bundle up in the morning and then get ready for a weekend warmup. Ill have your temperatures coming up. First, heres a look at whats coming up on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Thanks dan and ama. Heres a glimpse of the tonight show for your consideration. What is happening there . Oh, look at that. [ applause ] will unleash an entire secret service made up of insane clowns so shhh and to texting. Many may have to deal with texers too, and thats because amc theaters are considering allowing people to message while in theaters. Were live in santa clara. Lisa, what are people saying about this . Reporter ama, they are saying a lot. You know, the ceo really wants to attract millennials. And if this is done right, it could work, meaning possibly offering a special screen that will dim the brightness level on your phone. But still, experts say that this might be a good idea. Weve all seen this message. At the movies. Now Amc Entertainment is considering changing its tune. The companys ceo told variety magazine texting may be allowed. Adam erin said you cant tell a 22yearold to turn off their cell phone. Thats not how they live their life. Were going to have to figure out a way to do it that doesnt disturb todays audience saudie if youre allowing that, they want people to come. Reporter thats what amc wants. There are 80 million millennials in the u. S. And many dont go to theaters. Kit yaro studies millennial spending. This is a group that cant be ignored. One of the things we know about them psychologically they like a lot more stimulation. They like to be doing several things at once. I feel like if they allow it, people are going to do it any way. Reporter amc may set aside a test friendly auditorium or section. Either way, most moviegoers hate the idea. Its annoying. Its texting now, next it will be calls. If they come to the movies, they should watch the movie. Reporter amc is one of the largest theater operators in the country. Backlash tonight over motor trends exclusive on a potential apple car. The car magazine posted mysterious pictures oh of what could be the apple car. Turns out the renderings and images were a team of designers that motor trend assembled to imagine what a new apple car could look like. Apple has not released new information on when an apple car would hit the market. Theres word that san franciscos shuttle will shut down tomorrow. It was founded in 2014 and raised 12 million. The shuttle was hoping to expand out by the bay area. International criminals are stealing one of californias largest crops, nuts. They hack into a database, set up fake trucking pickups and pick up the nuts. Last year, nut thefts got 4. 6 million. A stunt to stop a gas powered leaf blower ban is getting attention. Car salesman jerry marino strapped a leaf blower to the top of his car and went through town. A petition was even walked in on a miniature horse. Hes upset the issue didnt go before voters. The ban could be suspended if the city confirms there are enough cig churs. Lets talk about the weekend forecast. Sandhya . Warm weather this weekend and i want to show you a preview of what youll be seeing more of. The sunset at 7 45 tonight, just watch how beautiful it was when the sun was going down. We did have some showers earlier this morning, but they are long gone. As you take a look at live doppler 7 hd, most areas are clearing out beautifully. Heres a look at your temperatures or your wind, excuse me. Its still gusty along the coastline here. Sfo gusting to 29 miles an hour, but most bayside and inland communities, the winds have dropped off. We have a High Surf Advisory until 8 00 a. M. Tomorrow. The swells continue to build, up to 18 feet. Earlier it was about 23 feet. So watch out those large breakers and sneaker waves could sweep you away tomorrow. Temperatures now in the upper 40s. Santa rosa, fairfield, most areas in the 50s. Heres a live look from our emeryville camera. We look back towards san francisco, turning chilly by morning. Breezy and milder by tomorrow and much warmer weather is headed our way this weekend. When you get going tomorrow, do not leave home without grabbing your jacket. It is going to be on the chilly side. Coolest spots in the upper thirties with clear skies across the area. Most areas in the 40s. Its still going to be breezy out towards the delta, where a wind advisory is up until 11 00 p. M. Friday night. Look at those hourly temperatures for walnut creek. Yes, you start out on the cool side at 45 degrees. 6 00 a. M. , hour by hour, you notice the temperatures are steadily climbing. 73 by 4 00 p. M. Tomorrow afternoon. Friday, 72 in the south bay. In san jose, 68 in santa cruz. Low 70s sunnyvale. Redwood city. Daily city, 63 degrees. The sun shining in downtown san francisco. Mid 60s. In the north bay, a nice spring day, certainly warmer than today. Mid 70s. 71 oakland, newark, fremont, low 70s. Inland, mid 70s for fairfield, concord, livermore. Now lets fast forward to the weekend. You have major outdoor plans, saturday, warm winds coming off the land blowing towards the coast will bring temperatures up. Most areas in the 70s and 80s with the exception of the coast. By sunday, were a good 10 to 20 degrees above average. That down sloping wind will push most area s up into the 70s and 80s. Accuweather fourday forecast. Warming trend under way tomorrow. A bit breezy, although not as windy as today. Once the winds switch direction and let up, temperatures will rise this weekend. Upper 60s to low 80s saturday. Mid seths to 80s sunday. Temperatures slowly drop on monday. By tuesday through thursday, well all be in the 60s and 70s, ama and dan with a little bit of low cloudiness. Thank you, sandhya. Coming up, a galaxy far, far away coming to a theme park near you. High Speed Internet from at t. With 99. 9 reliability you can, keep calm, your internets on. These are the hands that build the machines, the machines that sort, stack and seal. These are the hands that keep private information private. These are the hands of pitney bowes, the craftsmen of commerce. These are the hands that dig for opportunity, identify patterns, and uncover risk. These are the hands of pitney bowes, the craftsmen of commerce. Well, soon you will be able to check out the galaxy far, far away in person, sort of. Disney broke ground on its park. The Company Posted this video online today showing r 2 d 2 and all sorts of other characters and machines roaming the construction ground. Disney has not announced when the park will open, but fans cant get their fast enough once it does. That will be cool. Time to check in on sports. A lot to talk about. We have our own star wars. Steph curry talks about facing the rockets in the first round and the sharks ha the sharks had the best road record in the nhl this season, so starting the playoffsed a l. A. Did not figure to be a problem. Lets go to the staple center. Game one of this best of seven series featured plenty of hits. Didnt take long for the kings to get on board, just three minutes in, as the puck goes off the skate of hurdle. The sharks answer on the power play. The captain with his one timer beats jonathan quick. Brent burns has been growing a playoff beard for a year and a half and puts san jose on top in the second with this wrist shot. But the kings respond. Jeff carters shot goes off the goaltender, tying the game at 22 and made will farrell happy for the moment. In the second, the sharks gave up a short handed goal, but on the same power play, they tie it up as hurdle finds the net. 17 seconds into the third, the wrap around which was the game winner. Sharks take it 43. Game two is saturday back at staples. The warriors begin their quest for backtoback nba titles this saturday afternoon when they host the rockets. They met last year in the western conference finals with golden state winning four games to one. The rockets were supposed to be a title contender but barely made the playoffs, qualifying on the final day of the regular season. The warriors know houston can be a problem. You cant go in thinking just because we beat them last year in five games that its going to be, you know, anything similar. If we play our agame and are locked in and focused mentally, i think well be all right. The giants not only lost to the rockies today but sergio romo has been put on the disabled list with an elbow injury. Out to coors field where it appears santa is a giants fan. Colorado took control with a ninerun fifth. Rockies pitcher de la rosa with the tworun single. Kay was charged with six of nine runs. The giants made it interesting, scoring three in the 7th and two more in the 8th on this blast by belt, his third of the season, cutting the lead to 96. But the rockies answer, gonzalez with the tworun double. Colorado wins 116. Tomorrow the giants open a threegame series at donneller stadium. Dodger stadium. They just got back from houston. If they win one game, theyll be happy. Abc7 news continues now online, on twitter, facebook thats how much garbage visitors to our National Parks add to the countrys landfills each year. But this year, subaru is sharing their zerolandfill expertise with the National Parks to work toward the goal of making garbage there a thing of the past. To get involved visit subaru. Com environment. Turns out lemon juice doesnt cure pink eye. Hi. How are you doing today . Thats how i am. Red head fred. Ultra rare. I collect these too. Nah, these are for my dog because he can never decide which one he wants until he gets home, so. American express presents the blue cash everyday card with no annual fee. Cash back on purchases. My only concern is that this is where we put food. A dogs foot is cleaner than a humans mouth. Thats what they say. Is it . Cleaner than my mouth. Backed by the service and security of american express. Cleaner than my mouth. Those are some good looking tomatoes. Yep. How long have you been growing them . For a couple months. Me too. Hey leonard, if weve been growing our tomatoes the same amount of time, why did your dirt grow more than my dirt . Because my dirts better than your dirt. Oh. Natures care organic potting mix produces more tomatoes than those other guys. Thats some good dirt. Thats our report this thursday. As always, we appreciate your time. Im dan ashley. And im ama daetz. For all of us, thank you for joining us. Jimmy kimmel live is next. See you tomorrow. And now Abcs Jimmy Kimmel live. Dicky from hollywood its Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight chris hemsworth, from broad city Abbi Jacobson ilana glazer, this week in unnecessary censorship, and music from Anderson Paak featuring schoolboy q, with cleto and the cletones and now, ive said enough heres jimmy kimmel [ cheers and applause ]