Year, its been a great season well get them next year. This year that is not the feeling at all. Everybody here says, hey, well get it back do 22 then it will be a series. Game three, the toughest one to win and well find out just that coming up. Reporting live in cleveland at the q, im mike shumann, abc7 news. All right, thank you, shu. Well see how healthy steph curry and kevin durant have to say about that. Dubson7 pregame show brought to you by jeep, that starts at 5 00. Then abc coverage of game three of the nba final starts at 5 30 with michelle bead l and nba count down and they take to tip off. Lots more coming, is it doom and gloom in cleveland or as shu led us to believe, they are expecting an amazing come back like last year. Dan and alma . Thanks, larry. Well check back with you in a bit. People plan to wake up early tornl to watch james comey testify before the senate committee. Yes, the second of two highly anticipated hearings with the Senate Officials about the russian interference. Stephanie ramos is live in washington, d. C. Stephanie . Reporter dan and alma, thats right. Form former fbi director james comey is set to testify tomorrow. His prepared statement is already out. In it comey claims trump asked him to lift the cloud off of the russia investigation. The day before fired fbi director James Comey Testifies before the Senate Intelligence committee, his opening remarks are released. In the explosive statement, comey talks about his conversations with President Trump, about former National Security advisor michael flynn, and his communications with russia. According to comey, the president tells him, i hope you can see your way to letting this go, to letting flynn go. Comey recounts the january 27th dinner he had with the president who he says told him, i need loyalty. I expect loyalty. The fbi director says he tried to explain the importance of the department of justice independence from the white house. And given the recent news about ongoing investigations reporter on capitol hill today, the same committee had tough questions for the nations top intelligence officials, all of them refusing to say whether or not President Trump had asked them to intervene in comeys russia investigation. I have never been directed to do anything i believe to be illegal, immoral, unethical or inappropriate. Reporter their responses frustrating both republican and democratic senators. Let me ask you specifically. Did the president the reports that are out there ask you in any way, shape or form to back off or downplay the russia investigation . Im not going to discuss the specifics of conversations with the president of the united states. But i stand by the comment i just made to you, sir. Reporter the director of National Intelligence dan coats echoed the same. I dont believe its appropriate for me to address that in a public session. Reporter and james comeys testimony he also detailed the three times that he told President Trump that he was not the subject of an open Counter Intelligence case, meaning he was not personally under investigation at that time. Dan and alma . Stephanie, what is the Trump Administration have to say about all this, about comeys prepared remarks . Reporter so, dan, President Trump was in ohio today talking infrastructure, but on the way back to washington, a White House Deputy press secretary sara sanders said she didnt know if President Trump had a chance to review comeys statement just yet, but she did say that the timing of this release was interesting, coming directly after those other hearings that happened on capitol hill today. Okay, all right. More to come tomorrow. Thanks so much, stephanie. Stephanie ramos reporting. Reporter oh, definitely. A contentious faceoff erupted between senator Kamala Harris and a member of trumps administration. It happened as harris demanded specific answers from Deputy Attorney general rod rosenstein. She asked about the authority of special Counsel Robert Mueller who is looking into ties between President Trump and russia. Are you willing or are you not willing to give him the authority to be fully independent of your ability statutorily and legally to fire him . Yes or no, sir . He has the full independence as authorized by those regulations as are you willing to do would the senator suspend . The chair is going to exercise his rights the chair then admonished harris and asked her to suspend her questioning of rosenstein. A new Berkeley Institute of governmental studies poll shows californias views of the Russian Investigation are strongly partisan. Democrats are one sided in their negative reaction to comeys firing, disapproving 79 to 7 . On the other hand republicans approve of the president s firing of comey by a 3 to 1 margin, 65 , 22 . 1600 californians participated in this telephone poll conducted from the fourth to the 29th. Abc7 news was in oakland today at the new Parkway Theater which plans to open its doors at 6 45 tomorrow so people can watch comeys testimony. The viewing is free and instead of popcorn and soda, youll be able to purchase brunch and coffee. Wherever you are, you can watch james comeys testimony live right here on abc7. George stephanopoulos will anchor abc News Coverage beginning at 7 00 a. M. Right after abc7 mornings. We have new details of the arrest of a persona cuesed of putting meth in a 2yearolds mouth in berkeley park. Abc7 news has obtained the complaint and probable cause document filed against sayyadina thomas. Those documents say thomas shoved a tootsie roll with meth at the park in berkeley. The boy was on the playground with his nanny. Thomas is a stranger. Officers determined thomas was a danger to herself and a danger to others. She is facing attempted murder charges. The chp is looking for a driver who hit and killed a plan and his dog as they walked on port chicago highway in lake view drive. The chp says the driver was headed east when the vehicle hit the 41yearold man from antioch. Investigators need help finding the suspect. A reasonable person would believe there would be some type of front end damage, major from a human being causing a lot of damage to the front end, the front left, the right front. Both the man and the dog died at the scene in bay point. The driver could face manslaughter charges for fleeing the scene. Seven years after a murder involving a body in a suitcase, the case has finally gone to trial. She was murdered in 2010, her body stuffed into a suitcase and thrown into the bay. Today her family was in court for the trial. Abc7 News Reporter vic lee is live in San Francisco at the hall of justice with the story. Vic . Reporter well, alma, it was indeed a gruesome murder. The trial is being monitored closely by advocates of victims of Domestic Violence. Now, the trial started several weeks ago here at the hall of justice. Final day of testimony today, closing arguments monday. The wrist band reads, in loving memory of pearla. Asia lewis has worn it every day of the trial. Im always here to show my support for her and who she was. Reporter asia is the daughter of pshlearla lewis murdered seven years ago. Her body dumbed into the bay and washing ashore near the embarcadero bay bridge. The man accused of this horrific crime 55yearold lee bell who is finally standing trial 7 years later. It has been a very long time so its just been very draining. Reporter the suitcase carrying louiss body was discovered may 18, 2010, a day after her family reported her missing. Very challenging time for us. Reporter a young asia and her siblings fanned out along the embarcadero handing out fliers, hoping for any clues that might lead to the killer. Bell was arrested weeks later. The Prosecutor Says he has a long history of Domestic Violence and that his relationship with louis was also violent. Bells Attorney Says while that may be true, it doesnt mean he murdered her. Beverley up ton heads the San FranciscoDomestic Violence consortium. She says there are lessons to be learned. What could we do different . Is there a way to prevent this . All Domestic Violence deaths are preventable. Reporter asia has also become an advocate of Domestic Violence victims. I also tell people if you think it cant happen to you, it can. Reporter asia hopes that at the end of the trial, there will be some kind of closure, some peace of mind. Vic lee, abc7 news. The Alameda CountySheriffs Department is now offering a 10,000 reward to solve the january murder of a Hayward High School student. Authorities say 16yearold lamar murphy was riding his bike to the corner store near his home when someone shot and killed him. Murphy was a junior. He played football and wanted to go to college to be a registered nurse. Abc7 news has learned the identity of a woman accused of abandoning her child in San Francisco. The 5yearold girl was found monday night near the San Francisco zoo. Police say the girls mother, 22yearold samantha paton, faces two charges of child endangerment. Paramedics just happened to be in the area and saw a woman push a girl out of the car, then drive away. The woman still had her oneyearold boy with her. Both kids are with Child Protective Services tonight. They were not hurt. Prosecutors formally charged a San Francisco man today with charges of filing dozens of fraudulent applications for disabled parking placards. Montana le made a brief court appearance. He is charged with six felony counts following his arrest last week. Dmv investigators say they linked lee to more than 34 fraudulent applications. Now, if convicted he faces up to four years in prison and fines of up to 10,000 per violation. One thief led police straight to him because the stolen items were hightech trackers. See what other evidence made this case an easy one to crack. There are people that are quite nice and there are people that just cant help themselves. Classic john madden. See what brought him back to the spotlight today after a long absence. Im Spencer Christian. We have rainfall woman theres a moment of truth. Etes, and now with victoza®, a better moment of proof. Victoza® lowers my a1c and blood sugar better than the leading branded pill, which didnt get me to my goal. Lowers my a1c better than the leading branded injectable. The one i used to take. Victoza® lowers blood sugar in three ways. And while it isnt for weight loss, victoza® may help you lose some weight. 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Side effects can lead to dehydration, which may cause kidney problems. Nows the time for a better moment of proof. Ask your doctor about victoza®. All right. Welcome back with a live look in cleveland as we count down to game three of the nba finals. About 20,000 people will pack quicken loans to see if the cavs can get back in the game. Thousands will watch from inside the oracle arena at the official watch party. Abc7 News ReporterLaura Anthony joins us live at oracle with local dubs pride. Hey, laura. Reporter hey, alma. We talked about 20,000 people in cleveland. There will be 16,000 people here tonight at oracle arena. They will open the doors for the public at 5 00 for those who have tickets. Now, these are people who would rather watch tonights game with their fellow fans even if their team is out of town. Its become an annual tradition. At the secondhand boutique at oaklands lake shore avenue. This is three years now in the running. Reporter the blue and yellow paper ma shea dress is the brain child of store owner ann hartford. Its a demand from the neighborhood. They love it. It gets people going. It makes them happy. Reporter it helps that hartford surrounds herself with warriors fans. Are you excited about the game tonight . Yeah, really excited. Hoping i can watch it. Our tv isnt working too well. Shes a calming force as well as a cheering force. Reporter this dog india will be watching according to her human companion. How does she cheer . She wags her tail, the whole back goes. Her whole back end wig lz when she cheers. Reporter are you expecting a lot of wiggling tonight . No question about it, were winning. Reporter Carl Williams wouldnt be out and about on game day without some serious warriors gier and his favorite player up front. Draymond green, yeah, he can make an impact even if he doesnt score. Just being there. Bam. Reporter tshirt salesman geraldo hoping for a final sweep. Would it be better for you if they took a few more games . It will be good regardless. I can go on and spend some more time with my fans instead of being out here all day long. Reporter arent you starting to feel a little sorry for the cavaliers . Why should i . Im a warriors fan. No, theres no sympathy here. Reporter and we did do an informal poll before we came here to oracle. People telling us they do not want the warriors to let up at all on the gas. Of course, they remember what happened right around this time last year. So, the folks we talked with certainly hoping for a sweep. Live at oracle, Laura Anthony, abc7 news. Okay, laura, thanks so much. Now, you can watch the game for freon this big screen in San Franciscos Civic Center Plaza. There is a live picture now. They will be showing abc7 news live there at civic center so you can watch with the crowd, be among your closest friends. The event is open to the public. Alcohol is not allowed. Keep that in mind. Abc7 is the only place to watch every game of the finals. Abc and espns coverage of game 3 in cleveland starts at 5 30 today. Coverage of game four on friday in cleveland starts at 5 30 as well. Well, turning back to our oter news today, police sometimes ask for tips to crack a case. But in santa clara the victims of a hightech burglary were able to supply detectives with the realtime whereabouts of the thieves. Abc7 News Reporter david louie is live at Santa Clara Police headquarters with how they caught the suspects in a matter of hours. David . Reporter well, alma, the burglary suspects had no idea they had stolen 100 tracking devices. It takes only one to pinpoint their every move within 50 to 60 feet. The company rome beat proved its technology really works. It was reported in the morning and approximately eight hours later we had them in custody. Reporter claire polisanta c were able to zero in on the thieves so fast because they didnt know what they had stolen from the tech company. They took three boxes of roam boxes. They know where it is, they know when it moves, and they know they can be within, you know, two minutes of reacting. Reporter the trackers were among 30,000 worth of equipment stolen. Police had a real leg up. We put an application on the phone. So, he and his fellow officers could actually track live in their patrol car where these two individuals were driving. Reporter their every move was captured. They first went to a house in san jose, then to a Storage Facility in union city. Then they drove up to a house in alameda. Thats where they were arrested. The storage unit had stolen goods from other burglaries which detectives are using to build on larger case. Have i had i cant super mania is amazed what the thieves plan to do with the trarkers. I think that individual was trying to sell cell phone chargers not realizing we knew exactly where he was. Reporter the suspects, a man and a woman, left tracks behind. One of them went to the roam bee break room and drank half a bottle of beer from the fringe leaving fingerprints and a tissue with blood stains was found after one of the thieves cut a finger. Theyre bungling, but theyre certainly not very smart and, you know, their actions led us right to them. Reporter . Santa clara, david louie, abc7 news. All right. To the weather now, our droneview7 captured a mix of sun and clouds over San Francisco today. Yes, and there is a chance of rain in our near future. Abc7 news weather anchor Spencer Christian is tracking the approaching wet weather. Yes, its getting cloudier and cloudier. The sun is going away r