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business interests backing glazer have bumped millions into radio ads attacking sbranti for his support of the bart strike. >> it's just noise. >> reporter: speaking of noise, sbranti's union supporters have fired back with a $1.6 million barrage attacking glazer for his work as a political consultant for big business. >> it shows how you get dimonized when you -- demonized when you run for office. >> reporter: the win may be the republican catherine baker who thanks to the dogfight stands a good chance of coming in number one in the first round primary vote tuesday. >> i'll get every voter i can regardless where they are on the political spectrum. >> reporter: given the reaction so far of the multi-million dollar dogfight -- >> outrageous some of the things they're saying. >> reporter: -- she just might. >> rather hear about than talking about the issues. >> i'm sick of it actually. >> reporter: and it's not just here. a little further south in the fremont area, it's bob wieckowski battling with mary hayashi. and as i said in the state superintendent of schools, you have tom torlakson who is backed by the california teachers to the tune of $2 million going up against marshall tuck who received a little less than a million dollars from charter schools and business interests. it's a demo versus demo derby. and it looks like they are out to demolish each other. >> i feel sorry for the postal carriers delivering all this stuff every day. >> reporter: you just get swamped with them. >> we all vote tuesday. phil matier, standing by in orinda, thank you. also in contra costa county, a former city manager passed away yesterday and he leaves behind a not so flattering legacy. da lin reports, he also left behind a big mess. da. >> reporter: liz, nelson oliva died of leukemia on tuesday and critics are coming out with pretty strong response. they say this is an example of his legacy, this unfinished vacant building now wrapped in white plastic under his direction they say he spent $35 million on this project and he ran out of money and sold this building this year to a developer for $1 million and today taxpayers are still cleaning up his mess. former city manager nelson oliva resigned three years ago. today, hercules is still feeling the effects. 30% fewer police officers half of the city workers laid off. and popular events canceled. >> 4th of july parade, that was canceled. we had 4th of july fireworks, that was canceled. >> reporter: the city made drastic cuts to prevent bankruptcy, even sold city- owned properties to pay off debts. taxpayers are still paying back a $300 million bond debt, many say thanks to oliva. >> one man's greed and the quality of life in the city of hercules was reduced. >> reporter: councilman dan romero was elected in 2011 to clean it up. he said aside from running hercules to the ground oliva siphoned $3.2 million of city funds into his own consulting company which he made his teenaged daughter ceo and cfo to hide his association. >> do i mourn nelson? i guess i would have to say no. do i feel sorry for the daughters? yes. >> reporter: hercules' mayor knew oliva when she was a planning commissioner. she tries to remember the good side of him. >> a good plan who made mistakes and sad and grieving, i know his family is suffering. >> reporter: many people tell me his death will close a bitter chapter in hercules. he and his company last year settled a $3 million lawsuit with the city. he was going to repay hercules $60,000 a year. >> even in death, he is costing the city. >> reporter: city officials say hercules is slowly recovering. this year, it got a balanced budget first time in 9 years. live in hercules, i'm da lin, kpix 5. >> after he resigned, nelson oliva moved to apple valley in southern california. oliva was never charged with any crime. the fbi was investigating and gathering evidence for a case. it was the fbi that informed the city of his death. a grass fire broke out in vallejo this afternoon causing major traffic backups at the interstate 80/780 interchange. the flames jumped the road forcing crews to battle two separate fire areas. the flames ripped through the dry brush. thick smoke billowed over the freeways making it impossible to drive through. authorities say that fire may have started at a nearby homeless especially campment. the flames are contained now but traffic is still slow going. tonight we're learning more about how oakland is putting more officers on the streets. kpix 5 reporter ryan takeo found out it involves asking certain officers to leave. >> reporter: so we have asked more people to retire in the last year. >> reporter: oakland mayor jean quan says last year there were dozens of officers on medical disability basically desk duty so the department asked them to take an early medical retirement. >> so we could free up the positions for officers who could work the streets. >> reporter: 35 officers took medical retirements last year compared to just nine in san jose and only one in san francisco. mayor quan says the number of opd medical retirements skews the attrition rate which she downplays. you do seen the that being an issue? >> it may be, but if a high percentage of those are people who are on desk duty and disability, i think they made a management decision. >> our numbers relative to our size when it comes to adistribution are extremely high. -- attrition, are extremely high. >> reporter: the union says she is ignore reality and attrition goes well beyond medical retirement. >> it's people leaving who are at the end of their career, people at the beginning of their career, and mid career officers going elsewhere seeking opportunities. >> reporter: he says the mayor is also ignoring the forces force's issue of low morale because of forced overtime and underappreciation by city leaders. >> and a lack of knowledge about what's going on in the city she's mayor of. >> reporter: the new recruits are about to face the tough challenge of patrolling oakland's dangerous streets filling in for the long list of injured many now retired. in oakland, ryan takeo, kpix 5. >> the police union says the "occupy oakland" protests from a couple of years ago have a lot to do with the high number of disability cases. another somber day on campus for ucsb students. they returned to crass for the first time since friday's rampage killed six classmates. emotions running high of course and also facing end of the year deadlines, finals right around the corner. many are drawing strength though from acts of kindness and courage when students jumped in to try to help the victims. >> seeing that people want to help each other more than they want to hurt each other. the overwhelming accepts of emotion and care people had and -- sense of emotion and care people had and being together and not being bitter and spiteful. >> i don't know how to react like really just like slowly ease back into this, i guess. >> yesterday more than 20,000 people from the small college community gathered at the stadium to remember the victims. uc-berkeley community is holding a candlelight vigil tonight to remember the lives lost in isla vista, as well. it starts at 8:00 at memorial glade. more than 1,000 people are expected to attend tonight. there hyenas be an open mic. california lawmakers are taking action after the ucsb shooting. a series of bills have been introduced to deal with mental health and public safety, including dealing with those who are mentally ill and commit crimes. >> one, reform the way we sentence people with mental illness. two, provide more meaningful treatment and three, establish a process and criteria for humane releases. >> the proposals are based on a study by stanford law school. he says he was choked, she says she didn't touch him. now some doubts surround the accusations that a santa rosa mother choked a 12-year-old boy she claims bullied her daughter. attorneys for delia garcia- bratcher released a report saying the boy choked himself at olivet charter elementary school. the 30-year-old mother is facing felony charges in the wake of the accusations. her attorney recommends measure, the bruising to determine the size of the hand that caused the injury. >> other bay area headlines police want to know who shot a dog that bit a man in richmond. officers were called to a house on mcbird avenue. they found a pit bull shot four times and a guy with a bite wound running away. he had outstanding warrants. he was arrested but witnesses told police a different man actually shot the dog. he has not been found. the dog is expected to survive. a driver crashed into this wall of jamba juice on king and story road, the wall cracked, the hood of the car took a beating. the driver mistook the gas pedal for the brake. one person was injured and taken to the hospital. hunter pence has his beloved scooter back tonight. a group brought it back to the giants outfielder today to at&t park. on sunday it was stolen along the embarcadero. he found out it was returned during the afternoon game against the cubs. >> i'm happy to get the scooter back. when i was running in from the outfield, gutierrez was clapping at me and giving me a high five. what happened? they got y'all scooter! >> san francisco police are treating it as found property. that's because pence never reported it as stolen. vice president joe biden expected to be arriving in san francisco's fairmont hotel in just a few minutes. he is in the bay area tonight raising money for the democratic national committee. biden's first stop will be the home of hedge fund manager tom steyer. the billionaire also hosted fundraisers for president obama earlier this year. a bay area super speller has advanced to the semi finals of the scripps national spelling bee. the 14-year-old from cupertino aced the words recalcitrant and tarpaulin this afternoon. we caught up with her before she headed to maryland. she was the winner of our kpix 5 local bay area spelling bee and earned the chance to compete in the scripps national competition. she has been studying the dictionary for hours every day and it looks like her training regimen is paying off. she and another teen from los angeles are the only ones from california still in the running. there are 46 kids left. we'll follow her progress tomorrow. you have never seen san francisco like this before. tonight, the future of the city in 3d. >> plus, what has four tires, two seats, no steering wheel and no brakes? >> temperatures climbed five to 10 degrees away from the water today. but didn't move that much near the coastline and the city. coming up, we'll talk about if temperatures will climb toward the first weekend of june next. >> and why all these people are on their hands and knees even climbing trees today. ,, ,,,,,,,, female narrator: sleep train challenged its manufacturers sleep train challenged its manufacturers to offer even lower prices. but the mattress price wars ends sunday. now it's posturepedic versus beautyrest with big savings of up to $400 off. serta icomfort and tempur-pedic go head-to-head with three years' interest-free financing, plus free same-day delivery, setup, and removal of your old set. when brands compete, you save. mattress price wars ends sunday at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ seen it before. no crystal ball necessary -- our john ramos takes a glimpse into e p of some san francisco like you have never seen it before. no crystal ball necessary. our john ramos shows us 3d models. >> reporter: from street levels views of the transbay terminal area of san francisco don't spark the imagination. so developers hired a company called steel blue to create an animated 3d digital model of the area. >> the level of detail is accuracy to the inch in many cases. >> reporter: created a digital model of san francisco down to the inch? >> in many cases. >> reporter: but now what was just data has become real. a software company called auto desk has used the digital model to create this real-life cityscape using 3d printers. the detail is amazing with some of the buildings rendered from their actual blueprints. it centers around the future transbay terminal and includes the waterfront, bay bridge and at&t park. >> this is a living model. as things change in the city or there's plans to change things in the city, we can change each one of these blocks to show that accordingly. >> reporter: it took two months for a couple of 3d printers working all day to create the cityscape block by block. the plastic model was commissioned by the developers of this building as a marketing tool to attract future tenants. but now that it's been created, it can serve as a way to visually communicate future changes to the area. this has helped to create a bridge, helped to create a bridge from that digital straight to physical in a way that we weren't able to do before. it looks better than any of us thought because once it's put together, you see this massive scale, this beautiful scale that we weren't seeing in individual blocks. >> reporter: so whether you enjoy playing god or just godzilla, the city of san francisco is now within your grasp. it is a thing of beauty second only, of course, to the real thing. in san francisco, john ramos, kpix 5. >> the model will stay with the developer who commissioned it but there are plans to create a second copy for public display at the autodesk gallery at one market street. well, he has done it again. the mystery millionaire known only as hidden cash on twitter hit up the south bay today and it sparked a frenzy. tons of people coming out in hopes of finding the free money searching high and low in bushes, in trees, sidewalks, you name it. but some even ran across several lanes of traffic. one wad of cash was found taped to a stop sign. another on a fence post. our kiet do reports from san jose. >> reporter: this was the first san jose clue. across from where the sea creatures play, a dog, peas in the fall. it was found in less than five minutes. >> today is lucky day for alex. and alex is about to get more free money. if i don't get no more money today, i'm happy. >> reporter: alex found $135 by camping out across from the shark tank and making an educated guess based on past hints. >> san francisco, he went to landmark places so i figured this is the biggest landmark. >> reporter: to give you some idea of the frenzy this has whipped up the second clue was tweeted in the middle of our interview. [ screaming and running ] >> greyhound! [ screaming ] >> run, run! >> reporter: and run they did. within minutes, hundreds of people were literally beating the bushes and climbing the trees across the street from the greyhound bus station. the second clue said, behind a tree under a leaf across from the fast dog station. we found mix 106.5 radio host jeff pope on his hands and knees making this promise. >> you find it, we'll split it three ways. get the cameraman involved. >> reporter: after half an hour of intense searching, radio host jeff pope and marla davie from mix 106.5 came out and broke the news. a station employee had quickly found $140 but ran back to the office across the street and was too scared to face the cameras. >> we just went back to the station because we had been looking for it. what? we have to go tell everybody! everybody is looking like maniacs. >> reporter: the anonymous man behind this made his money in the real estate market in the bay area and wants to be known as mr. hidden cash and give back. however colleagues at kcbs did an interview with him. here's what he wants people to do when they find the money. >> for the people that can afford to if they can pay it forward and help others as well if you do it like this like what i'm doing, or if you do it through charity, it's really rewarding to see the smiles on people's faces and people retweeting the photos and talking about things they have done with the money like buying their coworker lunch or giving to charity. it's gratifying. >> reporter: in san jose, kiet do, kpix 5. >> the voice of the mysterious mr. hidden cash on kcbs. so he says he now heading for los angeles but he will be back in the bay area soon. according to his twitter page, he also has a friend stashing some cash in colorado. stay tuned. >> wow. it's going to go nationwide before we know it. >> you bet. >> absolutely. paul deanno is in walnut creek tonight. it was a pretty perfect day to play a little baseball. hey, paul. >> reporter: it's a rite of springtime passage. it's hanging out at the little league baseball game. we have the orioles playing the cubs here. the cubs are up to bat. we have another field just right down there, the dodgers playing the mets. families out here. i'll tell you what the weather could not be more perfect. it's warm but not hot, a little breeze in the afternoon. the cubs are having a good game right here. walnut creek little league on a warm spring day. morgan hill 80. san rafael 77. san jose 76. fremont not much warmer than yesterday, 73 degrees. and san francisco you only had a 2-degree warmup, 66 your high today. major leaguers playing today as well of course the giants hosting their game earlier. the a's are playing the tigers tonight about one hour from now. it will be clear and breezy near the water. 67 degrees your first pitch temperature. low pressure is moving out. that was the catalyst for our stronger wind yesterday. and that wind was coming from the ocean so that meant temperatures were dropping yesterday. but with high pressure reestablishing itself tomorrow, we'll have a warmup. this is only going to be one day before a different area of low pressure moves in and really cools us down as we head toward the weekend. have to talk about the tropics because the eastern pacific getting active the first named storm of the season tropical storm amanda is out there. it was a hurricane but it's a big storm still, 500 miles off the coast of cabo. sustained winds upwards of 60 miles per hour. forecast to weaken and also stay out to sea migrating a little closer to the mexico coastline. for us tomorrow, 72 in san francisco. so 6 degrees warmer than today so that one day warmup will be there for oakland with a high of 78. santa rosa 82. fremont 78, livermore tomorrow 85. your extended forecast, we will be cooler and cloudier. as we head toward the weekend, mid-70s inland, mid-60s near the bay upper 50s for the coast with lots of cloud cover there. then we'll warm up and bring back the sunshine as we head toward next week. buick here on the cubs bench, cubs are having a good time playing a good game and i'll tell you what, a lot of families out here and a lot of smiles. the bay area council released their poll yesterday. weather the number one reason why people love living in the bay area on a day like today you can see why. live from walnut creek, paul deanno, back to you. >> thank you. she turned pain into poetry and inspired millions. tonight, the life and legacy of maya angelou and her bay area routes. >> why no one will ever get behind the wheel of this google driverless car. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, wheel. and no brakes? cbs reporter jericka duncan shows us. what has four tires and two seats, no steering wheel, no brakes, cbs reporter jericka duncan shows us. >> reporter: google believes this is what the future of cars looks like. the tech giants released this video showing people taking a ride in google's latest self- driving vehicle. >> there's no steering wheel in the way. >> reporter: no steering wheel and no pedals. just push a button and the electric car uses sensors to drive itself. >> i love this. >> reporter: this is the first time google designed a model on its own. for years, the company has been testing its technology in toyota-made vehicles. cnet's seth rosenblatt took a ride in a lexus which uses a huge roof sensor to navigate the roads. >> it sees pedestrians and other cars. it knows when there's a lane splitting motorcycle coming up. >> reporter: several automakers including nissan, mercedes and volvo are road testing their own self-driving vehicles that could go on sale by 2020 or even earlier. google was following a similar timeline and plans to build at least 100 of these cars for testing purposes. but the search giant doesn't necessarily want to make cars on its own. the company is looking to partner with an auto maker who can help get its driverless technology on the road. in new york, jericka duncan kpix 5. >> the state dmv plans to create regulations for self- driving cars by the end of the year. and to see the full video from google go to kpix.com. coming up in our next half hour, tonight we remember maya angelou and explore her bay area roots. >> plus, taxi turmoil. why some cabbies are so offended tonight. >> and if you don't have a mastercard, why you might be tempted to switch over. ,, ,,,,,,,, ,,,, my dad worked as a short order cook. right here. my parents were immigrants. and they taught me that with hard work, anything is possible. i earned a scholarship to mit. and worked across party lines to get things done. i'm alex padilla. i'll protect voting rights for everyone. and make it easier to start a business. so we create jobs and opportunity for all californians. what should we order? (announcer) alex padilla. secretary of state. - maya angelou> 'leaving bed nights of terror and fear ie into daybreak miraculously clear' tonight: the life and legacy of maya angelou... she has inspired countless others who have k injustice and misfortune in their own lives and her deep bay area roots. admirers have been leaving flowers outside angelou's north carolina home. he she was a professor at wake forest university for more than 30 years. mike sugerman shows us angelou's incredible and inspirational career began in the bay area. >> reporter: before maya angelou had a platform on the world stage this was her platform the back of a municipal railway streetcar. she wasn't pushed there because she was african-american. she was working at age 16. the first black female streetcar conductor. >> you like the uniform? >> i loved the uniform. [ laughter ] >> so i said, that is the job i want. >> reporter: it was summer break from washington high, a happier time in her life after her mother's boyfriend sexual's advances in arkansas. she and mom moved here when maya was 7. >> she considers this home because she spent so many of her wonderful formative younger years here. >> reporter: a pioneering female african-american herself in broadcast met angelou four decades ago. >> she had worked at channel 9. she had her own program before a person like me thought about having my own individual program anywhere. >> every time she moved, you could tell that she was going to be a star. >> reporter: the reverend cecil williams of glide church called miss angelou a friend for half a century. >> the glide en semple was her entry into -- ensemble was her entry into glide. she is a great musician verbally. her words would just spill out in song. >> your true sense of her, you could not avoid her. she wouldn't let you. >> reporter: another true san franciscan who also escaped here from the south, former mayor willie brown. >> at all times, however, she was outspoken and insufferable from -- we are going to miss the originality and the independence, the take no prisoners attitude no matter who you are. >> reporter: it was that directness she may have learned on the streets of san francisco that made her such a star on the world stage. i was lucky enough to have a personal story. i know why the caged bird sang, i loved that book. she was going to have a signing. i took my 10-year-old son because i just wanted him to meet her. we get up to the front. she signs my book and looks at my 10-year-old, she says, nino! and she walks around and gives him a big hug. oh. it was so sweet. and it was just like a family treasure moment. and because i had heard talking to people today, she could be a difficult person. >> hm. >> reporter: she was no angel. but at that moment, man, she just made our family. >> what a memory. >> it was great. >> unbelievable. >> amazing american. yeah. >> reporter: she really was. >> yeah. thanks, mike. all right. maya angelou also had ties to the central valley. stockton named a library for her. inside are signed posters of awards she won and a copy of her famous clinton inaugural poem. she came to stockton several times in the '90s to encourage young people to strive for greatness and was a distinguished visiting professor at sacramento state. back in 1978. her teaches are still taught in history class. >> the students gravitate to her story. they like what she has to say. and there's a real strong deep connection. >> stockton also named a park for angelou's mother, who lived there and was a well-known community activist. for an in-depth look at maya angelou's life and legacy and more on her bay area ties, visit our website, kpix.com. well, some taxi drivers are calling it discrimination. new regulations are requiring sacramento cabbies to speak english. it's a requirement. cbs reporter derek shore on the backlash. >> reporter: his name is raheem and while he doesn't speak much english, he blames to be good at his -- he claims to be good at his job driving a taxi in sacramento for years but fears he may soon be out of a job after the sacramento city council last night passed new requirements for taxi drivers including proof they have a basic english knowledge. he tells you in punjabi his fears. the president of of the sacramento taxicab union denounced the new regulations. >> maybe they cannot read english, you know, but they can't understand and they can answer. >> reporter: he estimates more than 100 of the 500 or so drivers in the area may not be able to pass the test but are still good drivers. >> if they don't pass this english test they have to lose their jobs. you know? and they will be out of business and they will be in jeopardy. >> the whole point is from the passenger's perspective so that they can communicate with the driver and get to where they need to go. >> reporter: sacramento city revenue manager brad watson says the requirements are in response to complaints from customers and says the test will be offered in audio format for those who may not be able to read. >> we want to help them so they can serve the public better and pass the test. >> reporter: he says drivers not following regulations should be reported to 311. raheem wonders whether he will be able to keep working. >> why the city is creating trouble to our cab drivers, this is really discrimination. >> reporter: under the new regulations, taxis cabs must not be any more than eight years old and drivers must within professional clothing. a clause in there about the drivers being hygienically clean was taken out. in sacramento tonight, derek shore, kpix 5. >> in case you're wondering on the average, a cab driver in sacramento makes about $26,000 a year. still ahead, security experts giving credit to mastercard. coming up in tonight's consumerwatch, how customers are protected in a way they never have been before. >> it gives kids hope. >> reporter: if the road to success starts with a single step, these kids are on the fastrak. >> this is what track can do and this is where you can go from here. >> reporter: how a bay area attorney is paving the path to success. >> many of them go on to be successful. that's what keeps you go. >> coming up. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, security breeches, experts d people to used credit instef debit because it comes with better protections. but on the consumer watch, we're fog the recent glut of security breaches -- we're following the recent glut of security breaches. experts say to use credit instead of debit because of better protection. >> reporter: it may change for mastercard customers. the company announced today it's extending the seemed zero liability policy it has for fraudulent credit card purchases to atm withdrawals and p.i.n.-based purchases, too. traditionally the card maker assumes that only the cardholder knew their p.i.n. so crooks wouldn't be able to withdraw the money but with the increasing numbers of hacks, skimmers and cameras that can record you enter a p.i.n. that's no longer the case plus they set up a program to help victims of identity theft. no word if visa will follow suit. a new generation of safer baby products is making its way on to store shelves slowly. as we have been reporting california's new furniture flammability standard took effect in january. it is intended to reduce the toxic flame retardant chemicals in padded furniture and baby products. today a center for environmental health released a report card rating companies on their progress. at least 8 companies have eliminated the chemicals in some products but many big names either have not or have not disclosed it. and we have a viewer question tonight. a couple of old rebate and gift cards were found with expiration dates. he asks, isn't it illegal for these to expire? the answer is sometimes. state law does barre tailors from selling gift cards with expiration dates. but if you get a card as part of a proposing, reward or loyalty program it can expire and gift cards that can be used at multiple businesses like the visa gift cards can also expire. lawmakers amended that gift card law a few years ago to allow gift cards under $10 to be redeemed for cash. and remember, if you have a consumer problem or question, email us at kpix.com. >> thank you. well done. >> summer cold, awful. an oakland attorney knows what it takes to run a good race. how he is giving young people the tools to compete in life for 35 years. >> mobile weather is live tonight in walnut creek for little league baseball and a beautiful day today. but changes are coming. cooler, cloudier, just as we head toward the weekend details next. >> and i'm dennis o'donnell. did you hear about johnnie manziel's vegas vacation. >> >> i don't live my life according to you gooist. >> tiger's extended vacation will continues while serena's started early and vern glenn, after today he might need a vacation. >> vern has a tough one. >> i'm taking the next three minutes off but i'll be back. ,,,,,, female narrator: through sunday, it's posturepedic through sunday, it's posturepedic versus beautyrest with up to $400 off. serta icomfort and tempur-pedic go head-to-head with three years' interest-free financing. mattress price wars end sunday at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ teacher layoffs. and a 60 billion dollar budget deficit. that's what john perez faced when he became speaker of the california assembly. so he partnered with governor brown to pass three balanced budgets, on time. for the first time in thirty years. today, the deficits are gone and we've invested an additional 2 billion dollars in education. now john perez is running for controller, to keep fighting for balanced budgets. school sports played in his life. a successful oakland attorney credits much of his academic development to the role high school sports played in his life. so he is giving back with an event that highlights the best in oakland young people. kate kelly introduces us to this week's jefferson award recipient. >> reporter: if thomas broome looks at home here, it's because he competed here as an oakland high school student. >> we ran on dirt. >> reporter: the kids competing today on this beautiful all weather track and field don't know they owe a great deal to this local attorney. >> we were looking at the plight of the schools not having the facilities they needed to be competitive. >> reporter: 35 years ago he and three colleagues all track enthusiasts started the oakland invitational relays not just to raise money for equipment and facilities, but to give oakland students a chance to compete on a bigger stage. >> expose these youngsters to kids from all throughout the state. >> reporter: it's become an annual premier track and field event attracting thousands of boys and girls from across the state including several olympians. and all the money raised benefits the oakland athletics league. from starting blocks to hurdles and the state-of-the-art climbing system, broome's ah event event raises thousands. several former participants remembered how it opened their world. >> that exposure gave me a lever to go on to college and compete. >> reporter: former world class sprinter jeff lanes got a track scholarship to usc and credits mr. bromase vent with increasing his vis ability. >> this is where you can go from here. >> reporter: she ran in the first invitational and now helps run the annual event. >> it takes discipline, focus and commitment both on the track and in academics. >> reporter: for thomas broome it's always been about the students and the link between competitive sports and academic success. >> that's what sort of kind of fueled me and kept me going but also, seeing many of them go on to be successful. that's what keeps you going. >> reporter: so for supporting thousands of oakland youth in their race to success, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to thomas broome. kate kelly, kpix 5. >> mr. broome is always looking for sponsors to help with this all volunteer event. if you want to help or if you would like to nominate your local hero for a jefferson award, go online to kpix.com/hero. beautiful day around the bay area. chief meteorologist paul deanno live in one of those fantastic towns walnut creek with this warm weather, huh? >> reporter: it is really nice outside. i got say something. sitting here on the bench which is where a lot of people would argue where the weatherman always should be. enjoying evening and you great little league baseball the orioles versus the cubs last inning and the weather couldn't be better. we have temperatures out there in the 70s and 80s away from the water with 60s currently anywhere close to san francisco bay including san bruno at 67, oakland up a degree over the past hour to 74. livermore 78. san francisco 66. san jose 74 and santa rosa currently 81 degrees. there is a red flag warning in effect for high fire danger low humidity and winds gusty tomorrow up to 30 miles per hour. so watch out in the strait and delta red flag warning for extreme fire danger tomorrow. overnight tonight lows in the 50s. santa rosa 50. oakland 54. san jose 54. san francisco 54. low pressure is moving out. that's why we had breezy conditions and cooler weather yesterday. with that gone it will be warmer even by the water, 10 to 15 degrees warmer than today. evening breeze, sunny, warmer tomorrow. if you didn't warm up today, you will tomorrow. and then more clouds and cooler this weekend. we'll all noticing a significant weather change coming up on saturday and sunday. even inland temperatures will be running well below normal. high temperatures tomorrow 81 for milpitas. 82 for sunnyvale. you are in the mid-70s today. that's a change for you. vallejo 84. antioch 86. kentfield high 81 tomorrow. sonoma 83. extended forecast, we begin the cooldown on friday. we can really take shape with the cooldown coming up on saturday and sunday. mid-60s saturday and sunday and at the coast highs in the upper 50s and low 60s before we warm up next weekend. now what's great about little league -- you know what's great about little league baseball? when the game is over and victory is in hand, then you get the snacks. do you see this in major league baseball? no. cookies, sun, happy kids, that's what it's all b you get through the game so you can make it to the snacks. cubs beat the orioles in little league baseball. weather was a winner, as well. speaking of sports, we have dennis and sports coming up next. this tillamookmook old fashd vanilla ice cream is absolutely amazing. creammmmmy. it makes my tongue dance. me too. hey you two, stop that tillamook tongue dancing and get back to work! tillamook ice cream, tastes better because it's made better. right here. my parents were immigrants. and they taught me that with hard work, anything is possible. i earned a scholarship to mit. and worked across party lines to get things done. i'm alex padilla. i'll protect voting rights for everyone. and make it easier to start a business. so we create jobs and opportunity for all californians. what should we order? (announcer) alex padilla. secretary of state. hitter last season he threw pitches..today, he wasn't gn nearly as much rope against cubs.. linceum had 4 when tim lincecum tossed his no-hitter last year, he through 148 pitches. he had four walks against the cubs today and needed 32 pitches to get out of the 1st inning. the panda bailed him out nailed castro at first. lincecum didn't allow runs but he was pulled after five innings with his pitch count at 96 and a blister. and giants were shut out into the 6th and pablo strikes again, rbi back up the box, giants take the lead. he has an rbi in eight straight games. 7th inning cubs still didn't have a hit but jeff baker broke it up. the cubs have not been no hit since the lbj administration. they haven't won a world series since 1908. giants beat the cubs 5-0. >> i have been through this with this no-hitter. believe me. that was stressful. there was no chance that he was going to finish that game. >> i think it's easy because i know what our bullpen is capable of and, you know, just to keep a game close like that didn't matter. i just wanted to pitch a win and we did more than that and scored five. we put up good numbers. >> lincecum had a blister. vern glenn was nearly killed in his job as ball dude. >> reporter: the condition and setting were perfect force a giants ball dude. >> where should we go after the game? >> good one. what pub? >> i wouldn't mind a cold beer but i'm working. this was not my first rodeo. but it had been seven years. here's what happened the last time. >> took a beating. >> happened to make a play make sure to show it off. once you make the play, show the ball, and then hand it off to the crowd. >> awesome. >> that's how the great fans do. when they make the play like no big deal i got it and if you don't make the play, so what, laugh. >> reporter: trying to heed his insight, didn't take long. giants at bat -- >> foul -- whoa look out down there, vern! >> big vern has it tough. >> total bill buckner between my legs under the glove. you have to get the glove dirty. >> i was a little embarrassed for him really. he had a giants jersey on and, you know, and the ball's down you get down. >> reporter: yeah, i deserved. it got to get the glove down. things were better in the 6th. with former giant nate schierholtz at bat made this 6- year-old kid happy. with the giants, vern glenn, kpix 5. today was the las day to sign up for ball dude camp which will be held on friday at at&t park. go to juniorgiants.org and don't forget to bring your cup. the upsets keep coming at roland garros. 19-year-old anna schmiedlova dropped the first two sets to venus williams but won the second set 6-3 and finished her off 6-4 in the third. she was just a month old when venus won her first match. a fewer hours later her sister and top sides serena took the clay against garbine muguruza, the spaniard make quick work of the defending champion beating her 6-2, 6-2. so both sisters are out. tiger woods is out of the u.s. open. had back surgery late march hasn't played in a tournament since and says he is unable to play competitive golf. the u.s. open in a couple of weeks in north carolina. johnnie manziel is the most interesting man in football. the browns held their machine any camp after a few days. photo surfaced of manziel partying up in vegas. cleveland coaches were aware of the trip. he had a lot of questions today. they were asked about his vegas vacation. >> i don't really feel that that's a story. i don't live my life according to you guys or according to what other people think of me. i'm going to live my life to the fullest and continue to be committed to this game and committed to what i need to be doing here and if i want to have fun and it doesn't hinder what my main goals in life are, then i don't really care what anybody has to say. >> okay. he is 21 years old. he is a number one draft pick. he's been working diligently through camp. he has learned his playbook. if i want to blow off a little bit of steam, i'm going to go to las vegas. the difference is, in today's day and age, it's like joe namath was the king, right? >> mm-hm. >> but the social media today, you saw that picture right there? >> nothing gets by anybody. >> it's so prevalent that any move you make is going to be recorded. >> okay. >> you have to be so careful. >> we love johnny manziel but elizabeth told me she wants to be a ball gal at candlestick. >> you want to do that? >> mario alioto if you are out there elizabeth wants to try it. >> oh-oh. >> any advice? >> i need to go to camp it sounds like. >> get your glove down. >> i'm going to fix that up for you. >> don't forget your cup because they have a lot of free soda and you can have a drink. >> oh, perfect. exactly what i need. >> very good. 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